The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 18, 1901, Page 4

SCHEME TO TRANSPORT ONE MILLION CHINESE LABORERS FROM PORTS IN ASIA TO MEXI THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1901. CO Translation of a Chinese Circular Asking Rich Mongolian Merchants of San Franciseo to Subscribe to the Capi- tal Stock of the Pacific Charter Company Discloses the Seope of an Enterprise in Which M. F. Tarpey, the Friend of President Diaz, Is Heralded as the Chief Promoter--Articles of Incorporation Filed Dec. 15, 190 HE latest scheme for bringing hordes of cheap laborers from Asia to the American conti- es in its reach all of a similar char- herto planned. In promoters of the e obtal from a vast conces- nd lands adja They propose 2 Chinese to Mexico and the ng grour ng a mil lish fisheries, canneries and ware- along the an coast. hed The al efforts were be- e rich Chinese merchants ey in Mexi r Call Company to Alluring cir- leading mer- act that F. Tar- Democratic states- of exclus n doc rich merchants “in to the capital any red that an excl of diligent inves the stock of 4he | for which the corporation is to exist s fifty years. The {incorporators are: Michael F .. Tarpey, Alameda; L. Kentwell, Honolulu; John E. Bennett, Berkeley; Arthur B. Tarpey, Alameda; K. Harrington, Oakland. The capital stock is $12,500,000, divided into 500,000 | shares of the par value of $25 each. The amount of stock actually subscribed is $125, each of the incorporators holding one | share. The purposes of the company are: First —The building, ownership, £hartering and operation of oceanic steamships and for the conducting of lines thereof, between ports of various countries of the world. cond—For the building, ownership, chartering and operation of coastwi cteamships and for the conducting of lines thereof along {he coasts or in the waters of various countries of the world. Articles four and five provide for the transportation of passengers and freight nd for the buying, selling, dealing in and rading in all Kinds ot merchandise. The remaining articles deal with the general business of the company; including the making of contracts, negotiating loans, hase of jnventions, etc i designs of the new comfpany, not | fully disclosed In the official articles | rporation, The Call obtained a copy purc being eer s . the circular printed in Chinese char- g2 was as ined an inc ters and procured a translation thereo den e inqu 2 new steamsh the rich merchants of Chinatown M comm was a pey and his iates gave the true | i por we ide business. ri’s office Decen he value of the vast concession in | RO WA W) e e e e S N OPPOSITION TOGROLT BILL | Livestock Association Sendsi Strong Petition to ; Congress. ‘ a Jvestock Convention S tial progress was made v adjour will be ken ac 1 e with the £ llowing me- ris nited States reduced price the producer product ame e privileges i 1 privile hogs #h. se of others and a £ the k respectfu! ts should r t ame. s that these ded Dy Congress in its W e, stipulating severe < ‘same uud.r misrepresenta position, 81 that this pro e proven to be Ehh Bt af this DowEtry WERE none but the dairy and allied inter- | asking for in this matter the proposed legisla on your ®rator, or further indorse- is purely and | in behalf of the sumers of this great country. sts against the : ¢ ny other legh 5 entail an enormous 1oss lucers of this country, and to deprive not o but many others, of on the live- to ruin a great the working heap, whole- ous and acceptable witicle of THE NATIONAL LIVESTOCK _ASSOCIA- N. JOHN W. SPRINGER, President. ¥. MARTIN, Secretary scussion of the Grout bill, which re the convention when adjourn- was taken yesterday, was then fternoon session a number of from the executive committee re read and acted upon The question of sheep-grazing on forest reserves was brought up in a resolution, which expressed the sense of the conven. tion t the i reserves should be thrown open for the grazing of sheep, attle and horses, under careful restric- on and safeguards as would prevent any njury to forests The matter of uniform inspection was rought up through a subcommittee of he executive committee, which reported that it was found that the Patrick bill, soking 1o the establiehment of uniform inspection. was the most commendable for the purpose indicated . The report was inrorsed by the convention. The question of iand leasing was brought up in majority and minority re- ports which made no special recommenda- tion, and on motion of Cowan of Texas hoth reports were laid on the table, the effect being to eliminate the matter from the proceedings of the convention. Colonel John P. Irish of California and ex-Sengtor Carey of Wyoming delivered addresses on the question of land leasing and the livestock industry. Tt was proposed to raise a fund of $10,000 to fight the Grout bill. Subscriptions were opeped and $8600 subscribed. Pledges were made sufficient to make the amourit L The convention then adjourned untll to- morrow. nu; | Steamships Now’ on the Way to the | Albert, | bert HOUSE TAKESUP | THE POSTAL BILL No Changes Regarding Rail-| way Mail and Other Mooted Questions. R S SR WASHINGTON, Jan. This was an‘! exceedingly dull day in the House. The | entire day was spent upon the bill to re- | vise and codify the postal laws, which is to be the continuing order, not, however, interfere with appropriation bilis or conference reports, until disposed of. It is a bill of 221 pages and is simply a re- vision of the existing laws. Some @isposi- tion was manifested to inject into the | measure some amendments to the present law in the interest of certmin classes of | mail employes, but such attempts were successfully resisted. Ninety-three pages of the bill were completed to-day | House, without preliminary busi- went into committee of the whole, awrence of Massachusetts in the chair. Loud *alifornia, in charge of the bill, made a brief explanation of the provisions f the measure and explained in answer o | many inquiries that the bill made no mod- | fication of existing statutes regarding | ailway mail, salaries of railway mail clerks or any of the mooted questions re- | garding the postal service. The bill was thep read for amendment under the five-minute rule. Hepburn of lowa moved to strike out the provisions requiring that the four Assistant Post- masters General should be confirmed by the Senate. Hepburn sald the confirma- tion of those officials by the Senate simply crippled the appointing power of the Pres- ident and placed it in the power of the Senators to “hold up” the executive in the matter of appointments, The amend- ment was lost. W. A. Smith offered an amendment to classify letter carrfers as first, second, third and fourth class and pay them at the rate of $1200, )0, $800 and $600 per an- res He made an impas- d.speech in support of the amend- . which he said would do only scant justice to one of the most deserving class of Government employes. Mahon, Repub- lican, of Pennsylvs ila, replied with an | equally earnest appeal against increas the salaries of Government employe: declared that for the same class of work the letter carriers were the best pald men in the nation. Loud urged that the pre- sentation of such an amendment to the pending bill was inopportune, but said he | was willing to allow the proposition to go | to a vote without debate. The vote re- o e f no quorum The committee then rose and at 5: House adjourned. | ELEVEN TRANSPORTS TO BE DISCHARGED Pacific Coast Will Be | Released. | WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.—According to the records of the War Department eleven steamships chartered by the Quartermaster’s Department for the transportation of horses and mules to the army in the Philippines and China are now on their way to the Pacific Coast for discharge, having segved their time. They are the Arab, Athenian, Pakling, Port Port_Stephens, Fedorica, Pack, Wyefield, Connemaugh, Leelanaw and Westminster. They all have left Naga- and are at different stages of the journey across the Pacific. The Arab. Athenlan, Pakling, Port Al- and Port Stephens are bound for Seattle, and the others for San Francisco, Unless further use is found for some of them they all will be discharged from Government service on arrival at their ination. The charter price of these els ranges from $400 to $600 a day, and daily cost of the entire eleven fs = the $5725. SRS B BEQUESTS OF LEWIS ARE REVERSIONARY London Money Lender Provides That His Widow First Shall Have His Wealth. LONDON, Jan. 17.—It is announced that the large bequests made by Samuel Lewis, the money ‘lender, to charitable organiza- tions, aggregating £6850,000, are reversion- ary, going into effect on the death of his widow. The will, however, directs the im- mediate payment of £500 {0 the Prince of Wales hospital fund, and of similar amounts, aggregating: £50,000, v Jewish charities. % $iAndng e POSTOFFICE ROBBED. Thieves Get Away With Cash and Stamps at San Jacinto. SAN JACINTO, Jan. 17.—The San Ja- cinto Postoffice and Kaufmann & Co.'s general merchandise store were entered by burglars last night. Postmaster Munn found the back window and door broken open when he entered to send out mail at/ 5:30 o'clock this morning. The safe and four money drawers were robbed. er $200 in stamps and $130 cash were stolen, The Sheriff and bloodhounds have been telegraphed for. Kaufmann's loss it Sy Jim Is Convicted. SANTA ROSA, Jan. 17.—A jury to-night returned a verdict in the case of George Jim. the Fisk Mills Indian charged with assault with intent to kill upon the pe son of Louis Johnson. The defendant found gullty as charged. mall. T is K. | | for the pr EX WHICH HAS BEEN ONIZING A MILLION CHINESE M. F. TARPEY, PRESIDENT OF THE PACIFIC CHARTER INCORPORATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF COL- COMPANY, COOLIES IN MEXICO. | { l + | rights to fish on the Mexican coast lina. Mexico is fully set forth in a style cal- culated to excite the admiration of the dullest Chinese coolie. The climate of Mexico is extolled. The fishing grounds are declared to be the finest In the world, and a hint is conveyed that Mr. Tarpey knows all the good fishing places. Mention is made of the significant fact that the promoter of the Pacific Charter Company and President Diaz are close friends, and as a result of that friendship the Chinese will be welcomed to Mexico. Following is a free translation of the circular: “The Pacific Charter Company proposes on behaif of the Mexican Government to encourage Chinese as well as Europeans | | to come to Mexico and have special priv- | ileges. At present there is but very little commerce between Mexico and Asia and a new steamship company is needed to take hold of the trade and .bufld it up. The Pacific Charter Company of. Mexico has made a contract o open a new steam- ship line between Mexico and China and | all goods from Mexico to China will be | shipped on this line. contract to ‘cording to concession the Mexican Government give the“Pacific Cha.ter or promises Company This concession includes salt fish, dried fish and shrimp and canuping. To do this great fishing business Chinese are desired. These fishing grounds are good, large and wide. “THERE IS PLENTY OF ROOM ROBERTS APPEALS FOR PROMPT RESPONSE TO CALL FOR TROOPS Great Britain Again Decides to Adopt Most VigorousI Measures in the War Against the Boers. LONDON, Jan. 18.—Lord Roberts, who was entertained privately at dinner last evening by the United Service Club, the guests including the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York, the Duke of Cambridge and some three hundred officers, has is- sued from the War Office a stirring ap- peal to the country for a prompt re- sponse to the call for 5000 yeomanry, whose past services he highly commen is to the gratitude of the nation. The authorities continue to hold a hope- ful view regarding the South African sit- uation, but they seem to recognize that vigorous measures are necessary. The proclamation of .martial law throughout almost the whole of Cape Col- ony, Lord Kitchener's strong measures against the population of the republics, the placing on reduced rations the wives of men in the field and similar measures go to show that there is heavy work. : British offensive operations have ceased sent. It is supposed that Lord Kite hpnvre\s collecting his strength for a final effort to crush or to capture the commandos by a repetition of the tactics which caused the surrender of General Cronje and General Prinzloo. It is alleged that the Boers who are concentrating at Carolina and Ermole are preparing to descend into N The casualty list issued that the Boers have released 257 British | proclamation, was made a prisoner and | Eventually both attacks were repulsed, | who were captured at Helvetia and Bel- | sent to Pletrewiff, accused of high trea- | the Beers losing heavily. The British were fast. The facts regarding the captures |son. The Boers are still active around | not able to pursue the Boers owing to the at Belfast have not been allowed to |Standerton. necessity of protecting their baggage. transpire. | A special from Cape Town says: Mar- | Their casualties were one killed and fif- It is asserted that more heavy naval|tial law has now been proclaimed in every | teen wounded. [ ] B 0 bbbl el ool e el i @) 9 0 L o i e m s B [ ] FILTH KING IN GARDENS OF CHINESE VANCOUVER, B. €., Jan 17.— Dr. Fagan, provincial health officer, in a report made yes- terday wupon typhold fever and sanitation, to the Lieu- tenant Governor in council, makes startling statements regarding methods adopted by Chinese market gardeners. He says that 90 per cent of the typhoid infection found in families occurred where it the castom to buy vege- tables from Chinese. Continu- ing, the report says: “Now, It is not generally known, but it is a fact that vegetables often do carry in- fection. Of course, most vege- tables are purified by boil- ing, but many, such as sal- ads and celery, are served raw. This, no doubt, is the cause of more trouble than is generally supposed, and, therefore, I thought it my duty to visit some of the gar- dens supplying Vancouver. I only visited Chinese gardens, and am satisfied that shounld the patrons do the same they will make a change. In many of them pigs are kept. There is not a pretense of keeping the places clean. The pens are simply an abomination; the yards just as bad. This is bad, but nothing compared to the dirty habit.all these Chi- nese have of preserving the animal acids for the fertiliza- tion and-whitening of veme- tables. Each garden has a bar- rel always full of ‘animal ncids, which is allowed to de- i e S 3 e ) compose o that plenty of ammonia develops. The vegetables mare them freely sprinkled with them.” i il e e i @ Buried on a Mountain Top. SAN JOSE, Jan. 17.—An inquest was held over the remains of Arthur Sable, who at one time was a member of the Oakland police force, in his cabin to-day, forty miles northeast of Mount Hamilton. The deceased had iived a lonely life for nearly twenty years. His place was at the head of Mocho Creek. It was known as Camp Besse and had been a rendezvous for Oakland and San Francisco sports- men for many years, Sable was 7 yeavs of age. He had been a sufferer from asthma and was found in a dying and famished condition by a passer-by a few days ago. He had selected a burial place ——t—e e years ago on the top of a high To Prevent the Grip unian e atieang ingheet Toder Laxative Bromo-Quinine removes the cause. *! his body was laid to rest there. . ~ | guns will be landed at the Cape. Infor- | mation as to the doings of the invaders |is hard to obtain, but it is clear that they |are getting very“little help from the | Dutch. Twice they attempted to capture | Barkley Es but both times they were | | repulsed. For three d. v occupied | Sutherland, but they cleared out on the | approach of a British column. Small scattered parties are reported operating | | in various parts of the Ceres district. Ap-/| parently the invaders abandoned the idea | of attacking Clanwilliam on finding the | town well defended. A commando of 100 | has been active in the Richmond district, but there the Boers have secured oniy 100 _Dutch recruits. The stop-the-war committee to-day sued a statement saying: ‘‘Orders which a British officer reports | he recelved reveal the adoption by Lord | Roberts and Lord~Kitchener of a policy | having for its aim the extermination of a | | heroic nationality by starving its women | | and children and the deliberate massacre | of unarmed prisoners.” 1 The latter clause alludes to General | Kitchener's alleged secret orderg to Gen- | eral Dewet’'s pursuers to take 'no pris- | oners. Copies of letters from an unnamea Brit- ish army officer containing these and other charges will be sent by the committee to | Lord Salisbury. Lord Roberts and others. | A Standerton special sa Boer women | brought in by the military report that William Steyn, who was appointed a dele- | gate of the Boers here to ask the fighting Boers to surrender under Lord Kitchener's is- WILL PREVENT GERRYMANDERING Effects of the Reapportion- meat Bill as Passed by Senate and Hous eeliss i | | ~ | WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.—The reappor- tionment bill as passed by Congress con- talns a provision in the form of an { amendment offered by the committee and | adopted in the House which will prevent the worst form of gerrymandering of | Congressional districts, but not necessar |ily do away altogether with that prac- | tice. The amendment adopted to regu- late the formation of Congressional dis- tricts requires that “they shall be of | compact and contiguous territory and as i nearly as practicable of equal number of | inhabitants.” The purpose of the amendment was to prevent the formation | of so-called ‘“shoestring” districts and | other extreme forms of gerrymandering. | _The amendment was objected to by many Republicans and Demoerats alike | on the grounds that Congress had no | power to legislate on the subject. It was | contended that the power of Congress was limited to the apportioning of Rep- resentatives among the several Stafes and could not conirol the division of States into districts. That power rested with the States alone. The amendment was nevertheless adopted by a vote of 120 to_110. While the bill necessitates “‘contiguous and compact” Congressional districts, it will still be’ possible for Legislatures to redistrict the States as _they see fit within their limitations. Districts may be geographically of irregular formation, | yet contiguous and compact. The amend- { | ment was intended primarily to prevent outrageous gerrymandering in certain Southern States where very long, circuit- ous and narrow districts were carved out | for the purpose of including within the'r ! limits as much as possible of the negro vote. The bill was passed by the Senate unanimously and without debate. FOUL PLAY IS FEARED. L. S. Kennedy, ;S:ockton Plumber, Is Missing. STOCKTON, Jan. 17.—L. 8. Kennedy, a plumber of this city, left town last Fri- day, saying that he was going to do a job of plumbing near Lathrop. Nothing has been heard of him since, though he j declared he would return the next day, and the wifé and mother of the missing man fear foul play. He took a kit of tools with him. Inquiry in the vicinity of Lathrop has elicited no information concerning him. Kennedy is 33 years of sge, of medium height and welght, and ;ms four teeth missing from the upper aw. e T Youthful Burglars Sentenced.. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 17.—The last of a gang of youthful burglars who for a time led the police a merry chase received their deserts this morning in_ the Superior Court, when Henry C. Carson and Charles Neimetz were sentenced to five years in San Quentin. Their companions, Bird and Carter, were sentenced to a similar term in Folsom Vesterday. Not one of the boys is over nineteen and all pleaded guilty. part of Cape Colony except the districts of Cape own, Simonstown, Part Elizabeth and East London. It has al Been proclaimed in Tombuland, Gri- quiland East and in East and West Pon- | doland. Tt has been proclaimed uniawful for any person in the Cape peninsula, ex- cept officials and regular or order troops, to possess arms and ammunition or either. A Pretoria special says: n and their stock are being systematically brought into convenient centers from ail | over the country. They are kept In camps and fed. Those who surrender voluntarily are supplied with full rations, and those whose husbands are still in the fleld are | provided for on a reduced scale, but raised | when the husbands surrender to a full | allowance. - BOERS LOSE HEAVILY. Make Two Unsuccessful Attacks on Colville’s Column. STANDERTON, Wednesday, Jan. 16.— Colwille’s mobile column, marching from New Denmark to Vladlaagte, was attack- ed by 1000 Boers, divided into two forces. One force made a determined attempt on the bzggage and the other on the cav- alry constituting the rear guard. The cav- alry were compelled to retire until pro- tected by four companies of rifles, hidden behind a ridge, who were waiting with bayonets. The Boers then made a speedy retreat, leaving several dead and wounded from the -heavy British fire. YIELD HER ¥ LANDS MAY % A FORTUNE TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 17— The development of oll fields in Colusa County, California, promises to bring a large for- tune to Mrs. W m D. Jen- kins of Olymp Mrs. Jen- kins was formerly Mrs. E. J. Rayl of Portland. Through her former hus- band she became the posses- sor of nearly 500 acres of land in Colusa County, to which she attached but little value. Some time ago she heard that oil had been found iIn that section, and refused to wsell her land at a price which had formerly been considered fair. Very recently she has been of- fered $90 an acre cash for the land and a royalty of 10 per cent on the oll taken there- from, by a syndicate which proposes to commence boring oil wells as soon they can secure Mrx. Jenkins' consent. It is probable that she will accept the offer, though she has not yet formally done so. Mrs. Jenkins is the wife of the outzoing Secretary of State of Washington. Mr. Jen- kins turned over his office this week, and 1t is likely that he and Mrs. Jenkins will go to California to Investigate the oil situation for themselves. SCHMOLL CASE OPENS. Jonathan Sweigert Is Accused of Defrauding His Father’s Heirs, SBAN JOSE, Jan. 17.—The suit of Mrs Caroline Schmoll against her brother. Jonathan Sweigert, for an ace the estate of thefr father, A gert, deceased, is being hedrd before Judge Rhodes in the Superfor Court. About $120,000 is involved. In the will Sweigert was named as executor of the estate of his father, whose business he had transacted for yvears. Mrs. Schmoll and the children of a deceased brother. Adam Sweigert Jr., charge that Jonathan Sweigert exercised undue influence over their father, and in this way obtained possession of large sums of money which e now holds. Tt is alleged that Jonathan Swelgert sold a %!oce of property on Kear- ny street, San Franclsco, for his father for $97,500, and that since 1397 he has col- lected $10,000 a year rents for the estate, and that he has these sums in his pos- sesslon. They admit he paid out $15,000 to the children of Adam Sweigert, The balance of the money they want turned into the tfllll!h| o G e case eard before Rhodes without a The mlt!e‘r'“: n be hotly contested and a couple of weaks v;m“ :‘eedoc.;g\lpledlln _‘ly;n lflruL \Fo-day was oce reading the e Caroline Schmoll.” ¢ CePosition of Mrs. nting in m Swei- Wynberg, | Boer families | }FOB A MILLION CHINESE FISE- | ERMEN. | ‘“There is plenty of all kinds of fish and i shrimp. Near the beach the land is very | rich and one can raise all kinds of vege- | tables, fruit and sugar cane and coffee. “The climate is very good and warm like that of Hongkong. The rainy season | | is good and does not leave the surface of the ground mushy. There is no sickness There is a space of four thousand miles of Pacific coast fn Mexico. ““The president of company, M. F Tarpey, has resided .n Mexico about ten | He is a friend of the Mexican dent and his officers and knows all the fishing places. He knows all abou |1and and water righis, having travel several years in Mexico. | *“The Pacific Charter Compan~ has made a contract with China and the Mexicaa Government to admit free of duty for fifty years all Chinese necessaries, such as tea, rice, etc. In one year steamships will be running between ports in Mexico and to China. There is a steamship com- pany in this city now willing to take both fishing and e ting busin The name of the comp: is the F Company. “Rich men from N steamship company, but the laborers and fishermen are expected to trom China. The fishermen from China are expected to come in groups of fitreen o | twenty, each group io have a foreman 1y fic INSTRUCTIONS OB CONGER i President and Secretary Hay | Decide Upon Course | of Action. 2 T | Special Dispatch to The Call CALL BUREAU, 146 G STREET, N. SHINGTON, Jan. 17.—Consider- s being given by the President and Secretary Hay to instructions to be cabled to Minister Conger for his guid- | ance in the negotiations for a permanent settlement of the Chinese question. As | practically determined upon, the pro- gramme to be followed in the negotia- tions contemplates the immediate car- rying out by the Chinese Government of the demands which require no further | discussion; the determination of extent of and method of punishment of responsible authors of Chinese outrages; the amount and method of payment of indemnity; and finally the revision of the treaties with China. Discussion relative to the punishment will relate to the ability of China to impose harsher punishments than she will probably propose, and the designation of a cotnmittee of allies to be present when the punishment is Inflicted This Government is still in favor of the foreign Ministers agreeing upon the amount of indemnity’ China shall pay, after which the foreigm, Ministers will distribute it among the allies, falling which distribution is to be made by The Hague Commission. It has not yet been determined whether the treaties shall be revised by each nation separately or by the nations joint- Iy, as this matter will have to be settled by direct negotiation between the powers. BIG STEEL AND WIRE _FIRMS TO COMBINE Four Companies to Unite With a Capitalization of Two Hun- | dred Millions. NEW YORK, Jan. 17.—The Journal and Advertiser will say to-morrow: The first step in the formation of a $200,000,000 com- bination of four existing steel and wire companies were taken yesterday after- noon at a secret meeting in-the offices of the Federal Steel Company, which was attended by the chief representatives of the American Tinplate Company, the American Steel and Wire Company, the American _Steel Hoop Company and the National Steel Company. Another meet- {ing will be held to-day (Friday). The | present capitalization of the four com- panies named is about $150,000,000. Grocers Organize. SANTA ROSA, Jan. 17.—The Retail Gro- cers' Protective Association has formed branch in this city and to-day elected the following officers: Ney L. Donovan, pres- ident; C. J. Seibel, vice president; S. P. Erwin, secretary and treasurer; E. A Wilson, D. C. Page. L. A. Cooper, L. B. Rhodes, B. M. Spencer and George W. Wheeler, trustees. Charter | w York are In the | gives the foreman licer > fis | The company to fish and shows him where t The company cannot buy the fish or | import Chinese goods into Mexjco. T Chinese merchants 11 San Francis through the foremen, do all this company wants is the freight The rules are First—The fisherman must get fe self tea, ric vegetables, clot goods fromi the foreman or Chine chants. The Pacific Charter Compan | not after that kind of business “S8econd—These necessaries wil | ried by the company. The freigh will be che Other than the fisherm and mer “Third—W they must to buy t merchants. 1ts will have to' pay the fishermen begin wor make a contract with foreme ir implements from 2 If not, the contract is brok our The Chinese merchants muat buy the salt or dried fish besides can fish or otherwis foremen will take | charge. Acapuico and ali other stoppi | places for the ships wul have ware | Canneries will be coast and the compa abiished all al will have steamer to visit the caaneries weeic to take the ried a Aca puico.” he remain th Chinese 1 £ chants are inv t | ital stock of the Pacif | It seems that the | lotted to Chinese me | = forty th Companies | per share is $25. BALEYWILL - BEEAONERNTEL ;Texas Congressman @ives | His Testimony at the | Investigation. —_— Spectal Dispatch to The Call AUSTIN, Tex., Jan. 17.—Congressman J. W. Bailey to-day testified before islative committee which has charge the investigation of his connection w the readmission of the Waters-Pierce Company, which is the Southwester branch of the Standard Oil Company. M Balley made an exhaustive statement ¢ his connection with that transaction, He satd that he exerted his influence to se cure the readmission of the company Texas at the request of Hon. David R Francis of St. Louis, who is his warm friend, and that did not recefve any muneration for his serv He cor ferred with Governor Sayers, Attorney General Smith and Secretary Hardy in re of Sta rence to the readmission the compan question, and his onl ject was to perform a service for friend, Mr. Francis, and to secure for State the business. Mr. Bailey gave the details of his pur chase of the farm of 6000 acres from former Lieutenant Governor Barmett Gibbe shortly after the readmisston of this company to the State. M rancis was involved in this land transaction, was charged that it was deeded Balley In a. payment of his service | half of the Waters-Pierce Oil Compan Mr. Bailey exaibited for the committe. all the papers relating to his purchase o the farm, showing that this tramsaction was in no way connected with his work in behalf of the cil company’'s readmission to the State. Colonel Gibbs also testified, corroborating Mr. Bailey's statement con- cerning the farm purchase. Attorney General Smith testified as to the legal phase surrounding the readmis- | sion of the company The committee will probably make | report to the House to-morrow, exonera ing Mr. Bailey from all wrongdoing. TOASTS THE POPE AND THE QUEEN Earl of Denbigh Presides at Banquet of the Catholic Asso- ciation. LONDON, Jan. 17.—The Earl of Den- | bigh, presiding this evening at the ban- | quet of the Catholic Association, instea. of the Duke of Norfolk, who is il with a cold, proposed: “The Pope and Queen.” He said: “We join the two because we regard spiritual welfare as taking precedence ¢ temporal welfare, but we are not the less .loyal subjects.” | i | _ Suspends Publication. i SAN RAFAEL, Jan. 17.—The Dally In | dependent, F. L. Bowen proprietor, has | suspended’ publication and will be con- tinted as a weekly. “Night disappears when the THE IMPROVED WELSBACH LIGHT WITH 6AS-SAVING REGULATOR “Reduces Cost of Lighting 83349, Take no substitute if you would have this saving. Welsbach Company 138-140 Ellis $t, and alf dealers