The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 9, 1901, Page 4

4 GOVERNOR GAGE'S MESSAGE i b (Continued from Third Page) 'HON. | Fespond without the need of an appeal from the people of Texas. When the reportswf the destruction reached me I communicated with the Governor of Texas Ly wire, who responded | thet the people of Galvcston were in need of | Appreciating the necessity for the distribution Congress and wil_possible help. of anh organized mov THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY CAMPBELL P. BERRY GOES TO HIS LONG REST Was an Early Pioneer and Served Terms in the Legislature. of gmoney in &id of ihe b of the dead, 1 ap for the Texas sufferers uished citizens of San F re, Jeales W. Claus Spreckels, Willlem A rvivors and for the inted as a State ttee the mann, A. A. Watkins, Char | J. Tobin and J. L. Fiovd. Each of the above named citizer s wccepted the resp bility and w temtion to mittee lab the distressed th day of Se ed his tims un ane work. - The y in the Texas preiim.; r day of Decen e their labors. business-like comm CLAIMS OF COUNTIES AGAINST THE STATE THE LATE HO! AN EARLY SETTLE YEARS IN STAT CAMPBELL P. BERRY OF WHEATLAND. NAL POLITICS. — HE WAS LIFORNIA AND PROMINENT FOR e oy JECSON CIVEN N THE BURTEDKSE Merchants of Denver Win Against San - Francisco. 'CHARGES ARE T00 HIGH Interstafs Commission Holds CoastShould Not Have - | Differentials. | B Na JANUARY 9, 1901. SENATORS IN HOT ARGUMENT ON ARMY CANTEEN QUESTION oy | WASHINGTON, Jan, 8.—Tht Interstate | | Commerce Commission to-day, in an opin- | fon by Commissioner Prouty, announced | its decision in the case of George J. Kin- | dall and the Denver Chamber of Com- merce agalrst the Atchison, Topeka and | Rallroad Company and others. | se involves the legality of greater freight charges to Denver than to San Francsico from the Missouri River and | points East: greater freight charges from | Denver than from the Missouri River and points East to San Francisco; greater freight charges to Denver than to the | Missouri River and points East from San | Francisco; greater freight charges from | Denver than from San Francisco to the | Missouri River and points East. | Water competition, the opinion says, fixes the rate between New York and San Francisco, and the carrers, in pursuance of their own finterests, have recognized | the desire of Chicago and Missouri River | points to do business on the Pacific Coast, | and for that reason have given to Chi- ago and points on the Missourl River a | rate in no case higher and in many cases | lower than obtains at New York. The | say his ) this 3 He represented four terms in the Legisl peaker of the House, 8 He rep- eration as our 1 be greatly INSANE WELL MANAGED has been possible for th and regula: te of orts have been very el- must be remembered that the the nagers of the several 2nd that th hospitals hold for Governor has no power of o of such managers. This all subordinate State officers hold- fixed terms. At the extra session of recommendation, the act to es- e Lunacy Commission, approved was =o_amended as to aliow the commission fix thé salaries of all officers and employes of the several State Hospitals sane. This most ealutary measure the commission subsequently to ar- ge uniform sa for such officials, and ake reductions amounting to nearly $20,000 it was fo however, necessary, on account of the increased number of patients and because of the previous limited service, which had sometimes permitted escape {rom the ssylums, to apply much of this saving in the employment o us well as to secure the services of female physicians. The number of patients in the asylums of this State is 5311, of which 1960 are fe my ompleted by to be hoped will soon be removed), he whole the State Hos- Pt for ih 8o far as it been M. Tor the present adminietration to deal ¥ith the questions, are much better managed than ever before. At the tion of my administration I per- ceived the necessity of employing female physi- ciane in the State Hospitals for the Insane on Gecount of the large number of female fients. 1 1aid the matter before the Commission, and I am pleased to say plan met with the hearty approval of the niembers of th commission, and two female physiclans were appointed after due examina- flon s to their gualifications—one belng as to Nepa and the other to Stockton, there- fur- the construction important he con- the the that the e appropria- | quty requires them to visit the other State rovement | asylums. The sppointment of these female physicians was only made possible oy the reduction by The Tunacy Commission in the salaries of the fficers and employes of the gsylums by rea- #on of the amendment to the law passed parsu- ant to the proclamation at the extraordinary session of 1900 Grievous wrongs have ed of the misuse of privs snd feeble-minded perso lums are, when rightly conducted, of great benefit o the relatives of unfortunates, who are enabled to have proper care taken of Competents - without subjecting the patients to the publicity which accompanies thelr custody in the State Hoepitals. But as forcible deten- tion of the unfortunates is necessary in all cases, it sometimes bappens that such asy- lums used as engines of great oppression. There may arise cases where certain sane and competent persons may be duped apd coerced by designing persons intefested in securing n sometimes report- ums for insa: b private asy e has slready appropriated well perbaps to make an | their property, or interested in thels incarcer- the payment of half of such | ation for other purposes. Because of the pos- sible danger of such felonious coercion, I rec- m counties to be | ommend that the law be amended so that the sprovement, having for | State Lunacy Commiseion may have the pow- igly pald taxes intc | er upon inquiry and investigation, of liber- having had ®0 much | ating all competent persons therein confined. rest of the State | In this connection I suzgest that like powe: res upon State | be vested in the said Lunacy Commission o of the mountain | liberating all competents- found in any-of ths h the rest | State Hospitals. As the law now stands, a just perhaps that they court proceeding must be first had, in order to COST OF SICKNESS. What a large proportion of the time of the well is necessarily devoted to and lost in the care of the sick. An army of Physicians, Nurses and Watchers, etc. One sick member of the family upsets the whole current of domestic affairs, and social and business interest suffers. Sleepless nights and anxious days tend to undermine the health of those who are well. The direct cost of sickness is an item impossible to estimate: even the direct cost—could it be computed — would be ”ll?e:lh:xnl%mm edb he ealthis N y resorting to the use of Warner's Safe Cure just as soon as the liver shows signs of torpidity or the Kidneys give suspicion of weaKkness. This great Kidney and Liver Specific relies upon the verdict of the mwodd after 21 years er | ature | widow, four brothers and one son, R. A. | the | Hospitals | aaditional subordinate a:- | pa- | Lunacy | —3 Special Dispatch to The Call. resented the Second District in Congress for four Sub-Treasurer in San Fran for four years. as poisoned by eating sauerkraut a 20 and pneumonia followed, caus- ing death. He was a prominent Knight Templar. The funeral will take place Thursday morning at Wheatland under the auspices of the Masons. He leaves a | | Berry, of San Francisco. determine the question of competency, before liberation, where the superintendent refuses tn discharge the inmate. Human life, liberty and human reason cannot be too strongly pro- ecte The following is a report to me by the gec- retary of one of the State boards of a savimg to the State through the action of the State Lunacy Commission in causing the deportation thy of certain insane persons, Jay- nese subjects, to wit: JULY 7, 18%. No.of Cost of Cost of main. Hospital— Japs. Deportation. for 1yr. Stockton . 5 41 60 %687 00 Napa ...... 5 & 72 50 Agnews 5 471 85 685 05 | Mendocino . 3 120 00 408 67 | Southern Calll Il 1 5715 155 90 ‘ Total ....... $1599 85 $2654 42 The cost of maintenance for one year is based on the per capita eost of each Bospital for ihe fiscal veas ending June %, 15t iguring on recoveries at the rate of cent wliil give us 15.2 who would Droh.oblvzohap:: beer malntained. say twelve years, or aver- age life of insare in hospitals, at an average cost of §140 Der year, or §25,006 for the 85 por cent’ who would have been maintained: . ducting from this the cost of deportation | $15% ) gives us $28.936 & met saving to the ate. It Will be the endeavor of this administration | to induce the various foreign Consuls to take care of their insane citizens confined in our insane asylums by deportation to their ro- epective countries. The means sometimes adopted of spiriting intoLou Stats hospitals \he insane of other | States and of foreign countries should n tolerated. % he | | The Btate hospitals are in pirt maintained | by the taxation of our own people in charity to those in our midst who are or may become demented. It is not right therefore that resi- dents of other States should, as has been sometimes done, gecretly carry their insane in- | to. this State, to be supported at the expenss of the taxpayers of this State. I suggest that some measures be passed em- poweripg the State Lunacy Commission to ef- fectually quarantine aguinst the insane of other States and other countries, PARDONS, REPRIEVES AND COMMUTATIONS The most patnful duty which comes within the province of the executive is to decide upon petitions for pardon, reprieve and commutation. | There are now pending before me about 200 different applications for pardon. Perhaps per cent have some wircumstances appealing for clemency. The tendency of the human mind I8 not to resist but to yield to the appeals of unfortunate criminals and their heart-broken relatives. There is a higher duty which the executive owes to the people. He must not allow his per- | somal eympathies to be ed. The law abid- | ing people of the State require protection. | Crimes, whether due to weakness of nature or to cool dellberation, must be punished. To lib- erate criminals upon the appeal of relatives in { all instances where the convicts have repented and have served very long and severe sentences, would be practically to declare that crim. shonld not be punished. Influence savoring of a political character, which is sfmetimes at- tempted, is most objectionable and should never | be the key to executive clemency. Appeals to me of this nature will result, as in the past, in speedy dentals. In nearly 50 per cent of the cases which have been presented the applications are accompanied by a petition signed by the jury which convict- ed the criminal and by a letter of the trial Judge, expressing his opinion that the sentence imposed was perhaps too severe, or that the | ends of justice would be subserved by the lib- | eration of the convict. This means of attempting to shift the re- 1 sponsibility of a severe sentence upon the exec- | utive is not an argument which can have much | effect upon me, where the trial has been pre- | sumably a fair one and where the evidence | tends to prove the guilt of the accused. Judges are sworn to do thelr duty. The trial Judge has the case before him with the living witnesses, whose demeanor and words bear the | tmpress of truth or falsehood. The Judge has | heard the case, and while the jury may con- | vict, the power of grangng a new trial stiil | rests with him. Under these circumstances, acting upon the | presumption that the sworn officers of the law ‘have done their duty, I have steadfastly dis- regarded such appeals in clear cases. |1 have patiently examined each case in the light of my duty to the people, and while my | heart has many times urged me to sign the paper which would bring joy to the prisoner and to his anxious friends, yet my oath of office and my responsibility to the people to maintain the law had demanded a Aifferent course. The number of pardons, reprieves and com- mutations during the last two years of my ad- ministration is, I regret, necessarily small—only gne pardon being granted. . The following ts the st First—William Nagel, a butcher by trade, over 70 years of age, in the month of January, {1899, in"the Superior Court of Modoc County, pleaded guilty to the crime of furnishing lig- uor to an Indlan and was sentenced to eight months' _imprisonment in the County Jail of Modoc County. A petition for his pardon, signed by many leading business and profos- sional men of Modoe County, and by meny of the county officlals, was duly presented to me. The District Attorney joined in the petition for clemency and the Judge who tried the cause waived in writing all objections to executive clemency. A full pardon was granted by me to William Nagel on t) day of Junme, 1899, for the following reasons: It satisfactorily ap- peared to me from the papers and evidence submitted that the Indlan to whom the liquor was furnished sustained no tribal relations; that the time of furnishing the liquor by Nagei was on one of the Christmas holidays; that Nagel was so_Intoxicated at the time as not to know the pature of the act he was com- mitting, and the liquor was furhished, not for profit, but as an act of drunken generosity. It further appeared that Nagel had borne a reputation, wag honest, Industrious, law ing and patriotic and ‘was a veteran of 4 the Mexican and civil wars. It appeared ther that upon the facts, had he been tried be- | commission says if these railroads have | carried the rate which water competition | fixes, 1400 miles from the Atlantic sea- | board, they must not ship there. Neither | the desire to do business nor the right to | do business ceases with the Missouri Riv- | er. Denver, 1000 miles west of Chicag may demand the same treatment whi its rival cities have received. It 1s held by the commission that the | rates complained of are in violation of the fourth and third sections of the act to regulate commerce, and that as a matter of general application rates at Denver to or from the East or to and from the Ps cific Coast ought not to be higher than | those between San Francisco or other Pa- cific Coast terminals and the Missouri River or points East. In the case of east- | bound traffic the carriers’ contention that -the rate of sugar might be higher to Den. ver than to the Missourl River is sus- | tained, it being found that the commis- | sions governing the traffic are different | when it is carried to Missourl River | points than when it stops at Denver. The | commission decides also that Denver 1s not entitled, by reason of its being nearer | | San Francisco, to a lower rate than that | in force from the Missouri River. | | | ‘ @lileeeefeloieiefmimieedufoirfuinte deiolel @ | | s il @ detention would In all llkelihood Impair serious- 1y his health, and he had at the time the pa don Wwas granted served more than five months of his sentence. | Becond—Ysabel Molina, a Mexican subject, | was convicted in Kern County of the crime of murder !n the first degree for the killing of Ameltano Ramoe, a Mexican or Indlan, at Bakersfleld, in December, 187, and was on De- | cember 11, ‘1899, sentenced by the Judge of th Superior Gourt to be executed at the prison San Quentin on January 12, 1900. On_ the 31st | day of December, 1899, I received a telegraphic | appeal from the Mexican Embaseador at Wash- ington requesting an examination into the case, | and the extension of clemency to the con- | demned. Upon an examination of the records in the ‘Executive Department, I discovered that cer- tein papers had not been transmitted to me | from the Superior Court of Kern County, as | | required by law, and also that it would be recessary, In view of the prisoner’s record. | | that the Supreme Court should pass upon the “ question of the exercise of clemency. Therefore, | on January 6, 1900, T reprieved the sentence of the prisoner until April 6, 190, in order to se- cure the needed records and fo enable a ma- Jority of the Justices of the Supreme Court of | the State to pass upon the recommendation for clemency. Subsequently, and before the expira- | | | tion of the reprieve, I submitted all the rec- ords transmitted to me bearing upon the case te the Justices of the Supreme Court. On the day Of April, 1900, 1 received from & majority ¢ the Justices of the Supreme Court a recom- mendation that the sentence of the prisoner be commuted to imprisonment for life, as prayed | for. Nome of the other Justices of the Supreme | Court indicated an opinion to the contrary. | Ubon a review of the testimony In the case 1 | determined that the killing occurred as the | consequence of a brawl with the deceased, and that the recommendation of the learned Judges was in conformity with justice. Therefore, agreeably to the recommendation of the Su- | preme Justices, on the fifth day of April, A. D, | 1900, I commuted the sentence of Ysabel Mo- | { lina to imprisonment for life. | | Third—Harry Winters, convicted of murder | in the first degree in San Mateo County, was | sentenced to be executed on October 27, 1899, | at the State Prison at Folsom. Prior to the | date of the sentence, to wit, on October 9, 1599, | Warden Aull of the prison died, and the Attor- | | ey General having given his Gpinion that the entence could mot be carried into effect on October 27, 1899, by reason of the fallure of the Prison Directors to elect a new Warden, I | | therefore, on October 26, 1599, reprieved the | sentence of sald Harry Winters until December | 8, 1889, on which day sald prisoner was exe- | Cutea according to law-a new Warden having been previously elected. i Fourth—George Puttman was convicted of the | crime of murder in the first degree for killing a fellow convict in the State Prison at Folfom, on September 18, 1300, and was afterward, by | 4n order of the Judge of the Superior Court of | Sacramento County, sentenced to be executed a: eaid prison, on October 5, 1900. TUpon peti- | tion by his counsel that he desired to perfect | his appeal to the Supreme Court from the judg- | ment of death, and he being by section 1239 | | of the Penal Code entitled to sixty days in | | which to perfect sald appeal, and-said date of | sentence being less than.the time allowed de- | fendant by law to perfect his'said appeal, on the third day of October, 1900, T reprieved the | sentence of said prisoner until November 19 1900, on which day said prisoner was executed according to law. TO CHECK ASSAULTS IN STATE PRISONS he discipline of the State Prison must be preserved. Prisons are not only intended for ihe reform of the prisoner and as an exampie | to the lawless element of the community but | likewise for punishment of crimes. The great- est vigilance of the prison officers cannot pre- | vent occasional outbursts of vielence where | criminals are kept together in such numbers as in this State. It has been a matter of obsery tion that in many cases where desperate con- victs have been setenced to life imprison- ment, a spirit of abandon has overcome them. Knowing that they are immune from any higher. punishment, where crimes less than murder are committed by them within the prison walls, they have sometimes feloniously assaulted the turnkeys, guards and even their fellow prisoners. The case of Jacob Oppen- | heimer at San Quentin is more notorious and suggestive of the need of legisiation than that of Puttman at the Folsom Prison. Oppen- heimer, a vicious life prisoner and a ringleader of a few desperate convicts, had made felonious assaults upon guards and fellow prisoners, and | ou one occasion he attempted to stranglé one | of the guarde. On another occasion he delib- | erately stabbed one of the guards a number of times, infiicting severe wounds. He seemed rot to dread the ordinary punishment of the prison. This and other examples of the crim- inal deeds of life convicts bid me urge the passage of a law which shall make it g crime ?unllhnhle with death any life convict to zlnl‘;lc;l:al{l n;llka an It with intent to do great iy harm upon any person. 1 am satisfied that the enactment of such a law would tend to sustain the discipline of our State prisons by holding out the dread alter- native of death to such of the abandoned life priscuers as-devote thelr spare ioments {0 the tehing of infamous plots. ‘The number of prisoners confined. in the State mnl is 2045, of which number 1283 are con- in San Quentin and 762 in Folsom. Of these 2045 State prisoners only nineteen are women—these latter being confined in the State prison at San Quentin. This exceedingly small number of female convicts, unparalleled in any State in the Unlon, is a splendid testimonial to the cl of the women of California. There are uently made on be- half of State goners who are not permitted to be paroled under the provizions of an act of March 23, 1893, entitied 'An act to establish Board of Parole’ Commissioners for the parole of and government of paroled ", and | | | | | SENATOR HAWLEY OF CONNECTICUT, CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMIT- TEE ON MILITARY AFFAIRS. j army. | at least ING BY CARICATURIST HY. ME ASHINGTON, Jan. 8.—During the legislative session of to- day the Senate had under consideration the much-moot- ed canteen question in con- nection with the army reorganization bill. The Senate committee in effect restored the provision for a post exchange, or can- | teen, which had been stricken out of the bill by the House. For nearly flve hours the * Senate discussed the committes amendment, but a vote on the proposition is not yet in sight. Gallinger of New Hampshire and Hansbrough of North Da- kota vigorously opposed the amendment, and In turn it was quite as strenuously supported by Sewell of New Jersey, Haw- ley of Connecticut, Money of Mississippi and Carter of Montana. Discussion of the canteen question was opened by Gallinger of New Hampshire, in opposition to the pgposed amendment of the committee permitting the sale of beer. Gallinger made an extended argu- ment in support of his position, quoting many eminent authorities to prove that the use of alcoholic stimulants among men in and out of the army was most deleterious in its effects. He urged that the bill be left, so far as the canteen question is concerned, as it was when it came from the House. Sewell, a member of the Military Affairs | Commitiee, and long a member of the | board of managers of the Soldiers’ Homes of the country, said the canteen had been | adopted at the Soldiers’ Homes simply as | a temperance measure. The canteens were all allowed to sell to the old soldiers only beer, and it had been found that the inmates were willing to take a glass or | two of beer at the canteen in preferenc | to visiting the groggeries which surround- ed nearly all of these institutions. In conclusion Sewcll said: ‘““The Amer- fcan soldier ought not be condemned to a reformator: We cannot recruit the army if you abolish the post exchange. It is opposed to the soldler’s idea of lib- erty to be tied down in that w will not have it."” Hawley declared that the post exchange promoted discipline and good order in th He satd that the officers as well as the men of the army viewed with dis- © inieinimieiuinlmiiiiiediisiieliiisi e @ ypt whose cases are so worthy as to Impress the Governor that their behavior would indicate a complete reform. Yet as the conduct of such prisoners would not without a test justify the executive in granting a full or even a condi- | tional pardon, it would appear just that such | prisoners should be tried by a limited parole With full power on the part of the executive at any time of terminating the parole granted by the State Board of Prison Direcors. T suggest that the powers of the State Board of Prison Directors under the sald act be ex- tended to the granting of such limited paroles to all worthy reformed prisoners; provided, however, that no such limited parole be granted until such prisoner shall have served at least two calendar years in one of the State prisons. WAR CLAIMS AGAINST FEDERAL GOVERNMENT I beg leave here to call your attention to | what was said by me in my inaugural address on January 4, 1503, respecting the unsettled claims of our State against the national Gov- ernment, arising out of the civil war, in order that you may. if you deem such course advis- able, pass ,appropriate resolutions instructing our Senators and requesting our Representa- tives to urge the passage of a law refunding to the State the money advanced fob equipping X ing the California volunteers. A ey Mangural address T cxpressed my con- | victions as follows: “The clalms of Calffornia against the gen- eral Government for furnishing, equipping and paying volunteers during the civii war, aggre- gating over $4,000,000, are still uniettleqy Vi rious bills have been from time to time intro- duced in both the United States Semate and House of Representatives, but they have been either abandoned after introduction or referred to committees without final action taken there- on. On June 9, 1888, the United States Senate adoped a resolution in the ‘matter of H. R. 493 respecting these claims, and appointed three Senators, viz., Teller, Pascoe and Stew- art, to confer with the House of Representa- tives. A provision for the payment to ‘lhls State of $3,951,915 42, in full settlement of Cali- fornia’s claims, has been included in the Sen- ate amendment. California cheerfully furnished to the Federal Government soldiers in defense of the Union, and while the nation had the Tight to this support, it had no right to the meney, amounting @ over $4,000,000, which the State advamced for the equipment of its vol- unteers: and this money should now be re- Stored to the State with interest. Our Sen- ators and Represenatives {n Congress should Be requested to fise every lawful effort for the passage of a bill allowing these war claims for $3,951,915 42, the amount allowed in the Gongressional’ bill to which reference has just been made. These war claims are both just and equitable, and the State has long and pa- tiently waited fr this settlement. the act of the Legislature approved March 20, 1899, T ed the three follow- ing distinguished citizens of our State as Com- missioners to the great Parls Exposition: The Hons. Ben C. Truman of Los Angeles, W. W. Foote of San Francisco, E. W. Runyon of Red Biuff, all of whom duly qualified according to jaw and_entered upon the discharge of their dutles, Commissioners Foote and Runyon have recently returned from Paris, but the other commissioner is still in Europe. The Commission has not as vet filed with me the report of its proceedings, and In the absence of which I cannot make further offi- clal statement. Under the provisions of section & of an act entitled “'An act to authorize suits against the State, and the procedure there- in,” approved 28, 1593 (Stats. 1593, 59, 1t umn uty to report to your Ponoravis es. judgments rendered against the State and mof heretofore reported. The following Is & list of such judgments my and he | THIS PICTURE IS FROM A DRAW- YER OF THE NEW YORK HERALD. -+ | may the proposition to abolish the can- | | teen. In the course of Hawl was interrupted frequently by Pettigrew, ‘luding wine from the post exchanges. Finally Hawley became impatient and de- clared he would not answer another ques- | T am quite well aware,” retorted Pet- | tigrew, *“‘of the Senator’s Inability to an- | tio; swer my question.” Angry in an | Senator demanded with some heat: |, “What does the Senator mean by that ‘low down' insult. Has he been to a | saloon outside of the post exchange?" clear the atmosphere and the passed. Money of Mississippl sald he was thor- oughly convinced that the post exchange promoted temperance, health, morals and discipline among the soldiers of the army. In response to arguments advanced by Sewell and Money in favor of the post exchange, Gallinger directed attention to the system 4n the nav Under the law the {lors were given 5 cents per day in addition_to their pay in lleu of grog ra- tions. This had been found to be an ex- | { | | well to apply it to the army. He de- | clared that during the first four years | after the canteen was established court- martial had increased in the army 16 per cent. Hansbrough of been recognized as one of the leading op- ponents in Congress of the post exchange, made an extended argument in opposi- tion to the committes amendment. He de- | | the men’s usefulness as soldiers and from | their morality as men. The sale of beer in the canteen has been shown (quoting from a letter from an army officer) to be at the bottom of most of the trouble and | misery of the soldler. _He had hoped that | Congress would signalize the opening of | statute books the Government saloon. Thurston of Nebraska, Platt of Connec- ticut and Jones of - Arkansas were ap- gn\n!l‘d as conferees on the part of the Senate on _two bills ratifying treaties | with the Cherokee and the Muskogee or | Creek Indians. The Senate at 5:10 p. m. adjourned. authorization of the has heen brought to my knowledge by the Attorney General: First—'James C. Daly, plaintiff, vs, State of Callfornia, defendant. By complaint in BSu- perior Court, eity and county of San Franetsco, or $10,000, legal services in Southern Paecific vs. ers. Judgment for plaintiff September 8, 1898, for $11,050 and Interest until paid. Stipulatio: walving appeal filed November 4, 1898, Closed. From communications recsived from B. E. Collins it is made to appear that the abov. judgment was at some time assigned to the Californla Bank of Oakland, but of the cor- rectness of this information I have no knowl- edge from the records. Second- R. Hanify, plaintiff, vs. State of California, defendant.’ Justices' Court, city and county of San Francisco, No. S1512. Com- plaint filed June 25, 189, to recover $197 70 damages caused to lot a of shingles dumped mont-street Whart. Cause tried mitted December 20, 1593. On February 7, 1899, Judgment rendered for plaintiff for $197 70 dam- #ges and 83 co Records of court,show no satistaction or assignment of judgmient. Third—"The People of the State of Galifor- by Tirey L. Ford, Attorney General of eaid State, plaintiff, vs. Pacific Land Improve- ment Company, a corporation, and Emil Wick- Superior Court, Los Angeles . 33,738, Complaint filed October . 1599 Action’ to quiet titie to certain lands in the town of Santa Fe Springs, County of Los Angeles, dedicated as a public park. Cause tried December 5, 1899, and on that date judg- ment rendered for defendants because of insuf- fictent proof of acceptance by the public. ECONOMIC REFORM AND LOW TAXATION My efforts to fulfill my pre-election pledges of giving the people an economic government were sustained by the excellent body of ‘Sen tors and Assemblymen who sat in the thirt, third legislative sesston. ever, that the members of thé present Legisia- ture, If you will only resolve so to do, can surpass the 00d work of the preceding Legis- Inture by urging on still furtier ecommin Te- form. The times ard auspicious. The peo le. of our State o just disburdened’ fro years of depression. The recent el-r‘.!ou":: demonstrated how near President McKinley is to the hearts of the people and how fully. his forelgn and domestic policy reflects their wishes. The Philippines, a key to Oriental commerce, being now American territory. will enrich and build up the varied industries of this State. - . It = right, therefore, that no reactionary depression should be developed by the imposi- tion of a heavy tax rate through excessive ap- propriations or otherwise. Let the buoyant feeling which Inspirits alike the laborer and merchant, the farmer and banker, continus unchecked. so that business activity may not be marred by the shadow of a too greedy tax gatherer. It lies with you, as legislators, to $o appor- tion the State’s money that all proper debts may be paid and the wants of all public in- stitutions be sufficiently but not extravagantly supplied. 1t is impossible in a to call atten- ton to all the necessities of the State. and as you are each acquainted with a foular district and with its actual needs I will be pleased at all times duflu‘ the session to con- fer with you as to all such needs, so that the Ieflll-uvg and executive departments may in- telligently co-operate in_an economia govern ment, by giving the people the lowest rate of taxation in the history of the State. In view of the number of appropriations necessary to pay the current expenses of ernment, the maintenance of the several pul institutibns and the various just claims the State 1 Invoke your bonorable io t to Board of Rallroad Commission- | into San Francisco Bay by collapse of Fre- | and sub- T am satisfied, how- | Sewell and Hawley Declare the Post Ex- change Tends to Promote Discipline. —— i 's statement he | ™ instant, the Connecticut | The laughter which arose served to | ruent of the State. incident | | cellent system and he believed it would be | clared that the use of beer detracted from | the twentieth century by wiping from the || ! | | | | | | | | YOUNG BRIDE DESERTS RODNEY Further Troubles for the Navy Paymaster Who Was Recently Sued. Alleges That Miss Cole, Whom He Defeated at Law, Has Caused His Wife to Leave Him. ——— Spectal Dispatch to The call CALL BUREAU, 146 G STREBT, N W., WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.—Robert Bur- ton Rodney, the retired paymaster of tho navy, whose family troubles have attract ed much attention, has been deserted by his young bride of two months. He Is making diligent search Tor her, but ‘:1 out success. Mrs. Rodaey and Miss Col her cousin and companion, whom the pay- master charges as being at the bottom of his family troubles, lef: the Rodney home in Tairteenth street last Saturday. On Friday Miss Cole lost her suit against Mr. Rodney for wages due her. That night, after the two women had retired, it 1s alleged Mr. Rodney went to their room and, forcing his -way in, proceeded to wreak vengeance on several of the chairs for the cold way in which his bride treated him. One of ihe women blew a lice call and & policeman came. Mr. ked that ho | Rodn it is said. remar | wanted 'to show that he had the rizht to enter his wife's room and then seated himself on top of the steps and laughed | hysterically Country Around Ximberly Being Cleared of Peopls, Livestock and Feedstuffs. CAPE TOWN, Jan. 8.—It is reported the Boers have ri hed Sutherland and are within twenty miles of the village of Piquetburg. The country around Kimber- ; being cleared of people, livestock Endis!cegstgff:. A commando of 150 loo ed a cattle farm seven miles from Kim- beriey. It is reported that all residents of Vryburg who are ble to supply themselves with provisions for two months must be brought south, | exercise rigld economy In the matter of small | a3 well as large expenditures, for extravagance n the management of the State may grow great by the u ssary addition and mul- tiplication of what may appear to be small items. | T most respectfully again request that a close | examination may be made of each measure, | both in the ouse as well as In the committee, | before it receives your final sanction. Per- fection in legislation Wwe capnot expect, but the lawmakers be earnest and sctive, and if the laws passed be intrinsically just, their ob ject conformable with the prevalent ?ub' spirit, and if they be expedient, then will such easires contributs to the public welfars. The subordination of self to public obligation 1s the first duty of the legislator. Good laws | i | who wanted to learn the reasons for eX- | are the forceful expressions of the public wil | 1 To recognize the uity of the law and to so frame its provisio as to be adapted to general welfare the legislator should ad: himself of the dominant sense of pubiic When the indtvidual consclence of the le lator harmonizes with the public conscience the unfoldment of law is both easy and reason. able and the legisiation ts commen - the public good and public deman: Obeyt! the dictates of right conscience and swayed by our sacred offioial oaths I Jatriotically, zealously and economicall | together, ®0 as to assist in_the highest | of Governor the l ADVERTISEMENTS. B. KATSCHINSKI, PHILADELPHIA SHOE CO. 10 Third St., San Francisco. North Dakota, who has | Don'tOverlook This Come right down and buy a bargain before they are all gone. Wo are clear- ing out ali our broken lines in LADIES LAC 4 BUTTON SHOES in leather, kangaroo calf coin or square toes and tips; hand tutned and hand weited soles. These shoes formerly sold from $3 to $5, but we are offering them before stock taking for $1 per pair. We have every size in some style on AA, A, B and C widths, and some style in the following widths: D, E and F®: sizes 233 to 4 and € to 0. and box calf; SPECIAL FOR THE CHILDRES- Broken lines In lace and button shoes, kid or patent leather with vesting tops, turned goles and spring heels: mads by Laird, Schober & Co. and J. and T. Coustns. Widths A to E, Reduced from §1 §0 to 98e. sizes 4 to & We do not guarantee to fll country orders. Only one pair sold to each customer. None of thess bargains will be sold retall shoe dealers. NOTICE—This store closes at § p. m. week days and 11 p. m. Saturday, and will continue to close st thoss hours PROVIDED ALL OTHER _SHOE STORES WILL DO THE SAME PHILADELPHIA SHOE CO. 10 THIRD ST. San Francisco. - % mdmaa bri wetting of chi! n, dropsy, diabetes, and rheum —FOR SALE AT — THE OWL DRUG CO.. 113 Market st. ——AND AT— DAHLBENDER DRUG CO.. 214 Kearny st., Send e in 2 stamps to W. F. McBurney. 418 S. Spring st., Los Angeles, @AL, for § days' treatment. Prepald $1 . Druggists BRUSHES FOR lARl;IR‘ nn.. ers, bootblacks, bath- houses. DHLARE tables, brewers, bookbinders, candy-makers, canmers, dyers, flourmills, foundries, laundries, paper. hangers, printers, painters, shoe “ta- Blemen, tar-roofers, tanners, tallors, ete. BUCHANAN BROS., Brush Manufacturers, 609 Sacramento St