The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 22, 1900, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22. 1900. CRANP FAVORS SUBSIDY BILL OF NATIONALISTS B o 8 Builder Testifies Be- fore the Industrial Commission. ye Merchants Favor Foreign-Built Vessels Because of the Differ- ence in the Cost of Operation. TO END HIS LIFE , 8 T;a\'eling Salesman, Uses Improvised Weapons on His Throat. cently moted. The t alcohol op the alcoholic hal !ac' is just as t disgmised as a med; or, other “com- medicines contain 1008 pages, in paper covers, i of 21 one-cent stamps todefray Address BREWERS, TAKE NOTICE TITION SALE UNDER ORDER OF cov be sold at public < use in Kansas City, Mo uary, 1301 This property %% or more, and In all prob- o the fortunate purchaser bulldings and grounds for cannot be found, and large v peen made st the brewery k., bak in equal payments, *'6 per cent per annum Purchaser has the privilege of pay- cash ahove ope-third as he de- pay off delayed ;-)m A A ress JOHN G. MUEHLEBACH, Kansas City Mo | Coal Company, Chamber of Deputics Refuses | to Act on Major Cuignet’s | Arrest. —_— Imprisoned Officer Is Accused of Dis- closing Documents and Charging the Premier With False- hood. on the Major ther orders of the leavir death to dis- being deprived of he om St Petersburg, went able immoralit! a'enr‘e 0 two.and a half ent with loss of citizen- The Unit entered th stop at Stez oceed Decem- EX-PRESIDENT CLEVELAND GIVES VIEWS ON TRUSTS Says Golden Rule Lies at Foundation of All That Makes Life Worth PHILADELPHIA 21 —Gro\er H(- nxd l" part The true xy‘den rule fon of all that makes is the parent of | - worth gat defense of lately a them was o’me‘ was the result of trusts and Were their neigh- friends fare and wil each other's SIGHTED OFF FLATTERY Believed to Be the Charles D. Lane, Laden With a Cargo of Lumber. TOWNSEND, Dec. 21.—The Forester, just arrived from Cape having sighted a steam- g between Flattery Rock of dis- PORT name of the gale was blowing. he gives of the steamship the distreszed vessel is the which sailed from here z with one million feet el is in a dangerous he wind continues she is and become a Further par- btainable on account of e at Neah Bay being ay a terrific south- ailed in the Straits of The steamship Rob- r San Francisco, 1 ‘attempt to make returned here at noon e abatement of ickitat, lumber laden. returned to-day. d in reaching Port severe known uch damage has been gt Port Townsend Southern a number of washouts having . arriving from the is afternoon, reports the steamer cka. saill ing on Sullivan Island ¥ feet of her fore keel er plates torn off. It is returning from the never be floated. scxsae bl HOUSES SINK INTO PENNSYLVANIA MINE Cave-In at the Ravine Continues and | It Is Feared Other Sections Will Sink. PITTSTON. Pa., Dec. 2L—The cave-in at the Ravine mine of the Pennsylvani which commenced yester-, day, eontinued to-day. principal streets of the city for a of thirty-five feet fell into the mines. The | cave-in is the most serious in the hmar}'l ekl 1 | of the anthracite region. | cther sections will also sink. Water an | gas mains were brokei by to-day's cave- In and water is flooding the mines. Seven | houses have been badly damaged. It is stated the collapse was caused by the | rcbbing of the mine piilars SHELVES ATTACK ' FORMER GOVERNOR ROGER WOLCOTT MASSACHUSETTS PASSES AWAY After OSTON, Dec. 21.—Former Gover- nor Roger Wolcott died at his residence in this city to-day. He became {ll with typhoid fever sev- eral weeks ago, but reports from nothinz alarming change for ! new com: tions produced s the worse. From that time un:ll the end conditicn were hopeful, i "We hear a great deal just now in’con- | ent, Pierce, at Albert. From Napa—T. Oliver, at Broadway | | Central. AL s CLEVELAND'S VIEWS | i Before noon the | (ErOUE! Natgnce | gotices with the | Has Not Changed His Mind Since 5 His pn3y h resuited from ex- Iue ta the progress of members of his a lethargic 3 and whiie probably conpsclous of ing on his mind was not alert » word. A was probably contracted ither while on shipbeard or soon after he New York after lus European eral will be helé Monday after- noon in Trinity Church. Roger Wolcott, the tlurty-fifth Governor of Massachusetis, was Lorn in Boston, July 1 He obtained his early edu- fauon in_the private schools of mboston, eutering Harvard College and graduat ed h _high honors in 137, being se.ectea by Ltes to deliver the vraton. lm- duation he commenced he omce of T. . Boston, leaving there to enter Law School, from which he 1874 as an LL.B. He entered tice of nis profession, taking part in puolic affairs. He 1 1677 10 ms first public of- s a member of the Common Coun- 1 of Boston he was eminently successful T re-clected. As a member of e of Representatives. . ed in tne years IS --4 n« first_attracted the atten- the ,que of the commonwealth tegTity, his close atten- © is office and his .Juh-r‘dnnx the rights of the ause uf good government ted to the Com- » the two following of as chosen en proved use of his Sublic aluable arty In'1 that ‘ard(da!e for vas re- He ret 1hd from nc ve puhll(‘al life uaoi the expiration of his term of office, re- suming the practice of law. 74 Mr. Wolcott married Edith Pres a grandda xh;er of Willlam H. Pros- the histort: and a great-great- BUURBONS NGREE WITH CLEVELAND 1| Some Noted Men Express, Views on Plight of the Democratic Party. —_— NEW YORK, Dec. 21.—The following are comments on ¥x-President Cleveland's statement in regard to the Democratic party: Richard Olney, Secretary in the Cleveland administration: read an abstract of the article, but I do | Dot care to discuss the subject now. I would prefer to wait until 1 have read the article in its entirety before express ing an opinion, if I have any to express. J. Sterling Morton: *I fully coneur in the opinions ofsMr. Clevelafid as to the causes of the defeat of the Democratic 1896, and also as to the reasons bitingly accentuated and vehe- ed walloping in 1800."" who was President Navy: “I except in so a criticism of the action atic party in supporting liberal Republican plat- | form of 157 John Dew Democr: taking every op 3 the Republican part I agree with Mr. Cleveland that it is not so much the re- organization of the party that is neces- as the return to oid principles, the rst of which is, I believe, to make a de- cided stand in behalf of the people against any fresh attempt by the syndicate that exploits McKinley to loot the American people for its benefit.” ward M. Sheper that 1 welcome any utterance of Cleveland's; it will do good.” Sentence of Swindlers. Recorder Goff to-day sentenced Henry Zeimer, one of the heads of a fraudulent divorce bureau, and James Holden, alias Frank Wilson, a professional co-respond- | to three years in State prison. Californians in New York. wing Caiifornians are in New | : Tom San Francisco—B. ng, at Herald Square; D. C. Bloom, at A, Clark, Miss J. Clark, at ; C. H. Felton Jr., at Holllnd iy idea is that “I will merely say Mr. at Cosmo, tan; M. Wirner and wife, at Savoy; Wright, at Grand; H. Leightner, at West minster;: L. von Rosenberg, at Navarre aterhouse, at Westminster, ‘From Los Aneges—A. King, J. King, at | Morton. From Oaklané—Miss Pierce, Mrs. W. L. | ON SHIP SUBSIDY BILL His Speech at the Launching of the St. Louis. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2L—A reporter for the North American to-night asked | ex-President Grover Cleveland for his opinion on the ship suosidy bill now pend- ing In Congress. He dictated the follow- | ing statement, which he said contained al | he cared to say rezarding the subsidy measure: “In_regard to this proposed subsidy I ® launching of the St. something in favor of free ships. I have not changed my mind. “With our much-vauated accession to a | position among the world powers I hope | 10 see not so much instead of more of that sort of coddling which a less pro: rent place in the family of nations 3’ claimed by some of our people to ex- | cuse. Increases Its Stock. ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 21.—The Great Northern Rallway Company has increased ! jts capital stock to 10,000 shares at $19 a share, making $1.0000. The company, h its president, James J. Hill, and {ts ry. Edward J. Nichols, filed proper Secretary of State to- The company has increased its stock | & s all along the line, both on tracks and on rolling stock. ————— For a Cold in the Head. Laxative Bremo-Quinine Tablets. | above Sioux City, Oregot 'Dies From Typhoid Fever Contracted on Shipboard or Soon| His Return From Europe. FORMER GOVERNOR ROGER WOLCOTT OF MASSACAUSETTS. WHO | DIED YESTERDAY FROM TYPHOID FEVER AF 2 OF SEVERAL WEEKS. FROM A RECENT PHOTOGRAPH. 5 5, b grandau, r of Colonel Willlam Pr later. Oliver W fhh— cott, ho commanded the Amer forces at the battle of Bunker Hill The Woicott family Las been connec since early times with the history of t country. As far back as 176 Rog-r Wolcott wi command of the Connect!- cut forces at siege of L. was Governor of Connact AIVER AND i BILL COMPLETED R te Governor of inecticut. Oliver Wolcott Secretary Treasury 7 and the Declaration of liberty and was af nth Governor f Indepen- the strug- rward elec: -l A second of the from 18:¢ of = RMLH(MD BATES NOT EXORBI T Appropriations the Second Views Expressed by Mem— bers of ths Pestal Com- Largest in History of ' the Country. WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.—The river and | WASHINGTON, mission. Dec. 21.—Th e commis- harbor bill was completed to-night, and | slon made up of members of the Senate ! and House of Representatives in Congress, | Chairman Burton gave out a statement | showing the amounts apgropriated. The total is arproximately $6,000.000. of which about $23,000,00 is on direct approphations and about $37,060,000 the authonzation of contracts for cont'nucus work. Com- pared with former river and harbor bills, the present one s the second largest on record, and, after the Senate has added amendments, st is expected to be well up 1o if not ahead of all previousrecords. The bill of 19¢ carrfed and that of 7, which on record, car- ried $72,7 The appropriations and contracts, ag- gresating over $300.00 for the Western S and the largest Eastern items, the same, are -Boston harbor, new project, $3.000,000. channel, cash, 2 basin and Black Rock harbor, cash, $200,000; contracts, $614,643. Gearflaf avannah, new phoject, con- tract, $1.000.000. Louls.nn —Mouth West pass. cash, $350,000; contracts, 'exas—Galveston harbor, cash, iq 000; contracts. $1.000.000. Ohio—Cleveland, cash, $500, \Mssi«np- 9); contracts, $2.200,000. California—San Diego, cash, $50.000; con- tracts, $217,80; San Luis Obispo, cash, 350, Oregon—Tillamook Bay and bar, cash, $27.000. ashington—Olympic harbor cash, $25,- 000; Tacoma, cash, $30,000. Rivers. Pensyivania—Delaware River. J., and vania, cash, $600,000; contracts, §2,- 400,000, Florida—8t. ville to the ocean, cash, ,000. Tex-y—mmty Rtver, c tracts, hlo——Omo River, cash, $400.00; dam at John's River from Jackson- ,000; contracts, cash, $150,000; con- Culloml Ripple, culh $i00,000; contracts, $950,000; locks, cash, $150,000; contracts, $750,000. Mic! n—Detroit, cash, $500,000; con- tracts, $1.250,000; “ell Neebish, cash, $500,- 000: coutmcts $4,000, Mississippl RherAReser\es at headwat- | ers, cash, river from the head of the passes to the mouth of the Ohio, cash, $2.500,000; contract, JPctween the Hlfloufl and St Paul, con- tract, $2.600,000; Mmo\nl Rher general provements from Stoux City and mouth, cash, $300.000; removal of obstructions cash, .000. n—Columbia River at the C. cades, cash\ $30.00; mouth of Coiumbia | River, cash, $490,000; contracts, $1,500,000; | lower Willamette and Columbia Rivers below Portland. cash, $225.000;. Willamette Kiver above Portland and Yamhili Rive 9; uille River, general im. proveament, $40. Siuslaw River, mouth of, cash, $26,000; examination, surveys and contingencics of rivers and harbors. in- spection of bridges, etc., cash, $200,000. The statement does not cover in detail the svrveys to be authorized and gencral | provisions of lcsislation, as these features | are not yet completed, and will probably be given out ‘o-morrow. CHRISTMAS GIFTS TO ALL OLD r.mpm American Express Company wm Henry Lewis Still at Large, but His Give Away Thousands of | Dollars. ! CHICAGO, Dec. 2L.—Fifty thousand dol- | lars in gold is to be distributed by the known as the Postal | about completed its labors and probabiy | will make its report to Congress by Janu- | ary 10. Numerous eharges having -been | made of exorbitant sums charged the Government for carriage of mails by the | railroads and for use of postal cars, etc., | Congress committed to this joint Con- gressional commission the duty of mak- ing paid raflroads The Messrs. Martin and the Moody. a thorough for Senators on Wolcott, Addison, investigation Catchings and Fleming of rates transportatior. are Chandler and Representatives Loud, The investigation has been in progress during the last two y taking testimon: the ars and an Franci Detroit a It is under: commission unanimous in has peen The commis- . Chicago, nd Boston stood tha the view | #na Breth win CONTRADICTIONS IN BODL CASE West Point Cadets Make Conflicting State- mants, In Trying to Prove Former Comrads | a Coward Witness Places Him- self in an Unenviable Light. WEST POINT. N. Y., Dec. 21.—The mil}- tary court-martial inquiry into the alleged brutal cases of hazing which are said to have caused ibe death of Cadets Booz not be able to finish its 2 “work this week. An adjournment until | Wednesday or Thursday will be taken after rrow’s session and the rematn- der of probably wil se Commission. has | | that the specification of exorbitant rail- | road mail carrying charges amounting to | three or four times the fair value have not been sustained by the testimony. One of the specifications was that the cost of railroad could be cut twenty: to the G ve per ce: carriage overnment nt at once and that investigation would show that a reduction of seventy-five per cent could be made, instead of upward of $33,000,000. specification which, it i& understood, tha | commission is unanimous in not suslun- ing. Its members are not yet agreed, hov-.sulu It is this | ever, on the question as to whether there | is any overcharge, and this is the chief | point yet to be decided. It is not yet clear | that the report will be unanimous on all | points. Pt o B INCOME OF RAILWAYS IN THE UNITED STATB‘ Figures Preparcd by the Statistician " of Interstate Commerce Commission. so that the total annual cost to | | the Government would be about $8.000,00 | WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.—The prelim- | inary ne. r mile of line. 760 were classed as report on the income account of | rajlways in the United States for the { year ending June 30, 1900, prepared by the | statisticlan to the Interstate Commerce ‘Commumon. contains returns of operat- | raflway companies representing 190,906 | nn les of gross ""cmded it b earnings of the raflways in- his report were $1,480,675,064, or Of these earnings passenger earn- ings and $1,M8.268575 as freight earnings. The gross earnings shown in the final re- | rt for the preceding year were $1313,- 0,118, Openung expennes for the last fiscal mne of $956,814,143, or $5025 per llne 'l'he net earnings of the roads embraced in this advance report were than they were for 18%. $523,858,912 for 190, or $13.1 10147 more | Income from in- vestments and other sources amvunu‘nl{ 10 $60,675,700 was received. so that the tof Income was $584,534 612. msmm:xon GULF PORT, 'Miss., | Lewis, Lucm WRONG MAN | Cousin Suffered for the He Committed. Dec. the alieged” negro Crime 21.—Henry murderer of American Express Company among its | Marshal Richardson, has not been caught, employu as Christmas rememi Every man who has been in the em; of the company for one vear will a % gold plece on Christmas eve. esunnod that there are over 10,000 gz)e- in It is ’ em- | remem! in this employ | 1 after him. nmy\:'y-mob it no yestes cousin o alleged the Lnnd States, Canada md 'holly inrocent of the crime. ‘The father ol Henry Lewis has ptured and ;:’ hll at Mobile. brother flA!.BI‘n brances. | thcugh bloodhounds and posses are still | who was lynched here ‘W appears, was murderer and been at Scranton. Lynehlr' I.l vmhun l.f the guilty fugi- sweeping the streets to His | | | | Said Booz was not severely injured cured by the end of next week. story of the tight between Keiler and Booz in Fort the Frank n the 6th of August, 1S, was told by Keller bimse:f, as well as by and the sentineis watch for officers hosen by a com- ‘catl out’ Cadet eyeda the orders of ird and made inso- H i man. iurned He was 1.,,.» to er than | ana had a longe “We strippeu e waist, the witnes a tough cu again a pght afier ning counted G “1 went up sned as to whether he had 'ven them ““hell but he admit- a few. ayder of New York. at the fight, said . enough to kuock through he acted Booz lay on the ground nd acknowledged baving taken par: In hazing lower class pien Cadet W ttison of Kentu told of one oce nel duty at the rear of Bettison's tent when ke spoke to Booz, who was stand- B! one end of the post, and told him ing at to g s post properly trol asked General such instrue- Brooke tions?" *No. not officially,” replied the witness. 1t 1 had a right to give to nim v to give him amn: 15 a result of that. Mr. Booz was ut to figh vou had no right to put Ca- tion,” sald General Prook., sharpiy Cadet George R. Spaulding of Michi- gan. who acted as timekeener at the "n:i an walked all right from Fort Pu camp. over three-quarters of a positively denled T having hll@d Bouz Cadet ir A Farnsworth Barnes of 1he District of Columbia, who was one of Keller's seconds in the fight, gave rather a new version of the encounter. as he said it lasted th rounds. He said Booz ran away from his opponent, and was not knocked out. Cadet James Prentice of New York satd that one day Booz came into his tent and asked if be could not lle down. He toid Preutice that he was afraid he had heart disease. and Prentice advisea him to re. sign. Booz aiso suffered from sore feet. and the w'tness gave him powders tc use on them. He saw Booz read his Bible, and one day saw him reading a small book which he heid de of his BIbl He could not say wha: kind of a book was. Prentice saw Booz braced onc night in the camp. Booz seemed to have a weak back. Cadet Edward H. DeArmond of Missou- ri, whe acted as a se 1 at the fignt saild he saw_it all, and that Booz got a black eve. He never knew Booz to be required to take pepper sauce. u ever require any ome to take ance”" asked General Clous s, sir. to Cadet John ¢ George F. Ros Cadet Fred I Deen of Texas who cording to a previous witness, gave hot sauce to Booz, denied that he had done so. He said Booz was not forced to take the sauce. It i= well known among the West Pointers that Deen. when a fourth- class man, fought fifteen rounds with an upper-class man, and, although defeated, came out of the fight with glory. Pegram and the same to Jr. ac- Annapolis Floated. NORFOLK, Va., Dec. 21.—The United gunboat Annapolis, which ran aground opposite Lamberts Point early this morning, was floated in the afternoon | by tugs. The vessel is not thought to be | infured. Our Nation’s Wealth. Gold and sitver are poured sbundantly into | the lap_of the nation, but our material wealth | | and = of sl metals, just as the wealth of & humaa being lies In & useful stomach. If you bave | overworked yours until it is disabled, try Hos- | tetter's Stomach Bitters. It will reileve the clogged bowels, improve the appetite and cure constipation, dyspepsia. bilicusness, liver and Kkidney disease. HILES "I ‘was troubled with Protruding Plles many years. Tried every remedy I could hear of and had them twice. 1 despaired of cure until 1 tried Verus Plle Cure. I was never so surprised \;d;ny lite mlhl‘i myseit cured before using S Rt indeed wonderful. WEIDNER. reward. YBRUSI‘[LEGURECO..MISG. Wilsea Blk Or the old and reliable ELLINGTON DR’LG CO.. Agents. corner Fourth and Spring sta. Los Angeles, Cal. DR, MEYERS & CO. Specialists. Disease and weakness of men. Estabiished a4 private book and private at office or by SFs1 San anteed. 731 Yet stree: (cievator Saa 1 i ;T mm»oouo .......““. 000200000000000008 I gave four drops on a spoon | BALTIMORE BANK 1§ INSOLVENT Temporary Recsiver Ap- pointed for the American National. S Has Suffered a Large Shrinkage in Deposits and Decently Sus- tained Heavy Losses. B . WASHINGTO! 21.—The Comp- troller of the ( to-night appeinte:i J. Frank A rary receiver of the American MNational Bank of Balti- more. This bank is stated. has suf- 2 deposits and losses which i surplus and urces. The uch that the _wiil be smal’, Dee badly ¢ the bank, made to tober 5, shows its According one man in United States who recs ADV EBTISEXENTS. Large Stock of Richk Holiday Gvods Neck Dress ight Robes Shirts Underwear Gloves Suspenders Pajamas Handkerchicis Umbrellas Collars Cufis, etc. EAGLESON & C0.'S 748 and 750 Market St., 242 Montgomery St. UNITED STATES BRANCH. STATEMENT — OF THE — CONDITION AND AFFAIRS — oF Scottish Union and Nafional INCURANCE COMPANY F EDINBURGH, SCOTLAN THE — ON THE ), and for ade to the loner of !h- State of Call- the provisions of sections I Code, condensed as the Commisstoner. b Company. Real Estate owned by Loans on Bonds and Mortgages $ 28.%8 - a2 Cash market value of all Stocks and Bonds owned by Company Amount of Loans secured by piedge 4 of Bonds, Stocks and other mar- etable securities as collateral . 190 0 Cash in Company’s Office o 344 02 Cash in Banks . nsTes n Interest due and accrued om all Stocks and Loans . 0,382 Interest due and accrued Bonds and Mortgages ... . 1950 12 | Premiums in due course of collection 327.280 54 nummlnmmmuumuc“‘w | | | i Total Assets LIABILITIES. in suspense Losses resisted, lncludln[ exm— premiums on Fire Risks run- one year or less, §1.82.416 8 461 35; reizsurance pro rata. Due and accrued for salaries, remt, INCOME. Net cash actually received for Fire Bmspes g 32,199,400 2 Recetved for interest on Bonds and ............ .05 52 W-.w';r interest and dtvidends on Bonds, Stocks, Loans, and from all other sources Total Income | EXPENDITURES. | Net amount paid for Fire Losses 1 uuemmum:usu. losses of pre- vious shmsmonp.Foad X VT ‘m o allowed 7r Commission o¢ nase @ taxes . gt : 265 » All other payments and expenditures 117.329 01 Total Expenditures .. JAS. H. BREWSTER. and sworn to befors me, Subscribed this 24 day of January. 136 CLARKSON N. FOWLER. - Notary Public. PACIFIC COAST DEPARTMENT » R. C. MEDCRAFT, General Agent, 319 California Strect S. F. SAN FRANCISCO CITY AGENTS : MANHEIM, DIBBERN & CO., 217 Sansome Street, 8. F.