The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 15, 1901, Page 2

THE SAN. FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1901. INITIAL - VICTORY FOR THE GOVERNORS PET HEALTH BILL RIDICULOUS FEATURES OF ELECTRIC LIGHT BILL — — e Rate Fixed by It Wo to Generate Special Dispatch to The Call. DQUARTERS, b. 14—John Butler, represent- sembly the Thirty-third Dis introduced a bill to regulate ight companies. It is known as 1—“Ah act to establish 10 be charged by any com- ration’-doing business witi.- rations exceeding 25,000 nts in the State of California for ishing electric light and establishing r fixing said rates and provid- es for violation."” was introduced January 31 and Committee on Municipal The members of this com- avage (chairman), Fisk, Macbeth, Cowan and 4 not reported the bill, ought to read it and ask some about it. Butler ought to be sould supply light, at the rates f he had a plant given to him i free. Competent e vince the committee that in existence could be operated e bili; as the rates permitted t« Jodeiede PLAN FOR JUNKETING | TRIP TO SAN PEDRO Bill Which Was Defeated Two Years Ago Again Makes Its Appearance ADQUART:! Feb. 14.—Thi pady b SACR. rm rate ¥ Or corpo; eral bi! 1d measure creat te Harbor Commissi troduced ¥ norning a res committee in b d authorizing the committee of ers and its secretary to visit San trip will cost the State some $1200 Pedro and vici: d troduction. The { committee that s | vs frankly introduce mbly. F aughin o that member he T weeks ago ots_he was plan- Par resolution. ould resurrect bor bill and introduce committee might take Pedro. | s not lost on Brady and bis later Crowly was t delay, b typewritten c assed u; on for introd Knowland was chairman Commerce avi- introduced in- necessary. He ot five on the trip, xceeded $500. The an adverse report th, made 2 2 sub-commit eage biil ught kille in is very much e of his joking eo ¥ opposed to the fearing thai the committee will stify its trip by returning a re- of the passage of the bill he trip to San I with at his own exj He aphed 1o lez to be ready against the biil to-morrow - ARCHITECTS THE NEXT TO BE REGULATED CALL H ARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Feb. 14.—Broughton introduced bill in the Assembly this morning to egulate the pri e of architectyre. I rovides for the appointment by the Gov i i of Architecture ,to be | members. The State is | northern and a southern | he north- Kern and e members appointed from ramcisco Chapter y Institute of Arch institution or association, be ginted from the er of the Amer- or som. tit c - T boards shall hold regular meetings e examination of applicants for cer- to practice architecture. HILLANT THRONGS GREE B SN Y Continued From Page One. | low in the steps of his mothet, and pro- ed to express dissatisfaction with the | conduct of the war in Bouth Africa. He : the present conditions in South & lled him with apprehansion. The vernment_had been iving In a fooi's dis Unless it enabled weral | hener to speedily términate the war | situation could easily become more rous. If the Government attempted | t the whole military situation on a | isfactory basis it would receive support from the Liberals, Lord Salisbury Replies. | Tord Salisbury rose leisurely and added congratulations to. the mover and sec- | onder of the address and proceeded to re- fer to the manner in which the country’s | Joss had been_ received throughout the world. Lord Salisbury sald the country could now hope confidently that the prom- ise given by the King that he would fol- | Jow In his mother's steps would be fully and abundantly berne out. If so, it would | be the greatest triumph for the people of | the monarchy and for the name of the | British union. Dealing with the war, | Lord Salisbury thought there was nothing | unusual in the I h of the campaign. | He referred Lord Kimberley to the In- | dian mutiny and the Amerivan war, be- tween which and the South African cam- | {mtgn there was a great resemblance. In | 3osnia it took two years and the whole power of Austria to conquer the peas- | ants. Where great enthusiasm and_per- | sisiency existed in a country like South | Africa months must elapse before tran- | quillity could be restored. Therefore he | did not believe there was any real ground for the discontent or apprehensions ex- pressed by Lord Kimberiey. The House of Commons, after a briet recess, reassembled and a message was brought in from the King thanking the Commtons for their address of sympathy on the loss of his mother and their exs pression of dutiful attachment to his per- son. The Speaker then read the message for condolence in the various parliament- ary bodies. During the formal business the members condoled wifh each other on - | be charged would nol: pay for the cost of | t. | tures | the granting of a francliise upon petition | spee W | & reference to the chi | Mr. uld Not Pap for Fuel Electricitu. fuel to generate ligl A company operating under the pro- vislons of Butler's bill could not coliect more than five cents a month for a 31-| candle lamp. Only two cents a month could bé collected for a l4-candle lamp. Section £ of the bill makes It unlawtul for | any company to place a meter or other appliance for the purpoge of fixing the rates to be charged for furnishing electric ights. | R Sstmblyman Butter claims that he framed the bill himself. ~ If he were in possession of some knowledge of the sub- ject when he framed the measure he ought 1o be able to tell the committee how much it costs per kilowatt hour to produce light. Let him estimate oil for fuel at 9 cents | 2 barrel and make his calculatiohs on that basis. Of course, Butler's San Francisco_con- | stituents want cheap light. Martin Kelly | angyishes for the lowest rate of illumi- nation, and the Committee on Municipal | Corporations should ask for 1fght on But- | ler's bill. Intense rays of light thrown on | the measure might disclose the presence cinch plague bacilli in the body of the bil: MINOR VICTORY FOR THE TRACTION COMPANY Caldwell’s Amendment to Franchise Bill Adcpted by the Senate Committee, CALL HBADQUARTERS, SACRA- M TO, Feb. 14.—The Los Angeles Trac- tion Company scored one on the Southern | Pacific before the Senate Cbmmittee on Municipal Corporations when Caldwell's | amendment to the franchise bill was lopted by the committee,- but it was | all victory.. The bill had two fea- | which it was hoped would be changed. One allowed competitive bid- ding after the sealed bids were opened | a another which made the advertise- | ment of a franchise compulsory. One amendment submitted knocked out the bidding after the opening of sealed bids, but the amendment was killed., The other amendment fought to allow of the owners of two-thirds of the prop- erty fronting on the. proposed franchise | without advertising for competition, but | this, too, was killed. Caldwell's amend- was made after the amendment striking out the -open bidding had t. He added a clause that re- utting up of a check the size | p of the new bid w | made in open competition, the amount of | the check being made forfeitable to the city in case of attempts to evade the bid. This was adopted. s | Then Taylor submittéd an amendment so changing the. bill as to make it require readvertising upon the release or exten- any franchise, and this was adopt- ylor had a long string of amend- | s, but none of them except the ome | mentioned prevailed. He Intends to sub- | mit a minority report when the bill is sent back. The committee recommendation wiil be that it do pass as amended. In all the votes except two the committee stood; ¥or the amendments—Taylor, Caldwell and Smith of Los Angeles; against them— he, Shortridge, Devlin and Tyrrell pf San Francisco. On the amendment. re- quiring the presentation of checks on open bidding A went over to the other side. On Taylor's successful amendment Ashe also voted with the minority, but Cald- well went to the majority. Gz il WILL LIMIT CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS Tyrrell’s Bill PreventsCommissioners From Creating Vacancies by Removing Competent | | Employes. | CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- i Feb. 14.—Senator Tyrrell of San | > introduced. a bill to-day, the ar of which is to limit the opera- | tion of eivil service regulations. Section 1 of the bill is as follows: Whenever any person within this State 1 hold any office or position of public trust and shall have taken the oath of office prescribed by section 3, article 22 of the State constitution upon entering upon | such office, or shall after his election or | appointment have offered to take such | oath, it shall be unlawful to remove uch’ person from such office or position | 6f public trust because such person has | not complied with some or any provision of any law, charter or regulation pre- scribing an -additfonal test or qualifica- tion for such office or position of public | trust, and any person who is removed or threatened. with removal from any office or position of public trust under any pre- tense or device whatever, if the real rea- son be because of non-compliance with provisions requiring such additional test or_qualification, shall be entitled to re- strain such unlaw removal or to en- force restoration by process of injunction both prohibitory and’ mandatory.” The second section of the bill provides that any person in authority may be re- strained from -removing such official from ice by prohibitery and mandatory in- junction. If it becomes a law- it will nullify the civil service provisions of the charter of San Francisco. —_———— Veto Sustained. SACRAMENTO, Feb. 14—The Gover- nor's veto of Atherton’s bill to permit roads to San Quentin prison to be con- tructed and repaired by convict labor was unanimously sustained. B o o i o T BRITAINS NEW RULER pose the injuries received in the scrimmages earlier in the day during their attempts to reach the House of Lords. Bhere were m: contusions. Among the measures announced Gerald Balfour, president of the Board of Trade, gave notice that at an early date he would introduce a bill to amend and consoli- 4!::(£‘lhc law regarding the literary copy- ght. % ‘the Speaker. having read the King's ch, H. W. Farestier, Conservative, st Hent, who was in the uniform of the Yeomanry, moved the address in re- ply. to the speech from the throne. After 2 ange of sovereignty Forestier saild he hoped the House would remember the dignity of the King's fgition and deal generously with the civil ist. Sir Andrew Agnew, Unionist, Edin- burgh, seconded the motion, et s i s OPPOSITION OF IRISHMEN. They Determine. on a Vigorous Cam- paign Against the King. LONDON, Feb. ll.—gm Redmond, in the course of an inte™ew this evening, said: “While the Peers arid Commoners were jostling each other to-day in vulgar haste to pay obeisance to Edward VII, Irish member deliberately abstained from any participation in the pageant. The Irish National party to-day unanimously decided that In consideration of Ireland's present _condition the Irish members would take no part in the ceremonies in- augurating the new reign. ten vears, eighty "'l‘lfnr (hebf:rst “melm ish members met in a united part; Westminster to-day and determlr?:d gn'g vigorous campaign against the new Kin They intend not only to discuss Iris questions, but to interfere in every Brit- ish question which may arise. We pur- aolsf ;Odflfpose ;he iniquity of the Boer Var, an 0 Xh;h;hole "l :Em;ed a ‘::Ql‘ll assault upon evening mond received a mes- sage from Boston, signed by Mr. O'Calla- han, saying, “Members -of the United Irish League of Boston bid the . Irish party God-speed in beginning ‘the fight.” a | delayed some da G 2, YR \, N \‘\‘ i/ i , MR.FELIZ, THE AGUINALDO OF THE ENDEAVORIA i = 'sAvETHE:? oF e V| ABALONE. TR STATE PRINTE| / SIGHTS IN THE STATE CAPITOL. + VOTE FOR CALL HEADQUARTERS, was concerned Smith of Kern fought the Senate to a standstill this afternoon. He made the Governor's bill appropriating $100,000 for the protection of the health | of the State look like the much-abused 30 cents, and only the thing was. fixed to go through it would have been a sorry day for the Governor's pet measure. The bill came up on second reading, and in defiance of an agreement made in com- ittee that its consideration should be it was taken up. Rowell and Lu nger objected, urging the committee agreement as a reason for postponement, but they finally wilted withdrawing their objections. Then Ta: lor rose and offered an amendment cut- ting the $100,000 down to $20,000. Taylor argued that $100,000 appropriated at this time would be an admission that there was plague in Califor- nia, and he belleved with the $23, 60 already at the disposal of the Go ernor $20,000 would be ample. Belshaw argued that at any time the State Board EYPRESSED Hig VNG ON THE PROTECTION FROM PLAGUE THEY ADMIT DOES NOT EXIST Adherems of the Appropriatien Bill Pay Little Attention to Argument, Break Previous Agreement and Vote Solidly. SACRA-| | MENTO, Feb. 14—So far. as argument | of Examiners could create a deficiency | and raise as much money_as. would be |’ necessary. Then Smith of Kern spoke in favor of the amendment, but ended by Special Dispatch to The Call. C—— asking time to consider the bill. He said his vote for the bill would mean that he believed plague did exist in the.State. and he was not yet willing to declare that to be his belief. He moved that the consideration of the bill go over until Wednesday next. Cut- ter moved the previous question, fearing that some of the weaker knees counted | upon would bend under the strain. The previous question was lost, however, the | time for Assembly bills, under which or- der the measure was belng discussed, was continued indefinitely and the debate went on. . Wolfe, Lukens and Selvage all cpposed the postponement, and then Smith was allowed to close the disclis- sion.. He closed it very much as a shell bu at the end of its flight In st'nklng to the postponement Smith tore the theory of the bill to shreds. He rlcturcd the supporters of the bill deny- ng the existence of plague in the State, vet asking $100.000 to preven. it from spreading to protect the State from some- l&hur that did not exist. He demanded what would be the result if he asked for $100,000 to protect the town of Bakers- field from cholera. “I would be asked if there was cholera in Bakersfleld,” he con- tinued, *“and I would say ‘Not on your life.’ Bakersfleld is too healthy a place for_cholera. “Then I would be asked if cholera was likely to come there, and again I would say, ‘Not on your life! And if I still demanded $100,00 for the protection of Bakersfield from_cholera what kind of an ass would I be? And that is just the position in which some of the Senators are, whipping this bill through with a arty lash that has shown {tself in this enate this afternoon. If reports show that there is plague in this State L will vote for this appropriation, but I will not be whipped -with it to-day.” The roll was then called nm{ the motion to postpone was lost. There was more discussion on the merits of the amend- ment, Smith of Kern leading in the theory that with $20,000 appropriated and 28, more in the old fund there would be ample for an¥ emergency, but the cmendment was lost by the ' following Ayes—Ashe, Belshaw, Currier, Green- y e }l"filgi Lardner, Plunkett, Rowell, Sims and Cald or—9. Noes—Noes—Burnett, Byrnes, well, €orlett, Curtin, Cutter, avis, Devlin, Flint, Goad, ofiy. Laird, av- itt, Lukens, Maggard, Muenter, Nelson, Nutt, Selvare, Shortridge, Simpson, Smith of Los Angeles, Tyrrell of Nevada, Tyrell of San Francisco, Welch and Wolfe—26. Smith of Kern 'dld not vote-on the amendment. The vote Includes all the strength behind the bill, with two more who were. absen., besldes several who were @gainst both amendment and bill. The measure went to third reading, but it has developed an opposition that may end in swamping it. 2 ettt el ool el ool et ool @ CHINESE MATTER |LITTLE REGARD GROWS MUDDLES| - FOR NOBLE DEAD Situation More Complicated and No Prospecis of Settlement. LONDON, Feb. 15.—The Tientsin corre- spondent of the Standard, wiring yester- day, says: “The situation in Peking is again be- coming complicated. and the prospects of a settlement are more remote than ever. “It is believed that Sir Ernest Mason gatow will take decisive early action. Count von Waldersee is reported to have gent an ultimatum to the imperial court. All appearances indicate that 'China’s immovable obstinacy is merely intended te facilitate the active preparations she {s making for a renewal of hostilities in spring.” . 2, lh}gE 'lNé. Feb. 14.—No official communi- cation has yet been made to the foreign envoys by the Chinese Klenlpotenunrea on behalf of the court. At present nego- tiations *are no further vanced than they were at the meeting when the Chi- nese plenipotentiaries agreed to tne Goath of Prince Chuang and Yu Hsien. Private dispatches (rom Slangfu say that a strong opposition has develope among the officials to an agreement to the demands. of the powers, as well as &n opposition to_the ‘reform’ edict. Sey- eral memorials have been presented to Emperor Kwang Su urging him to refuse further negotiations and to promote those whom the forelgners desire executed. On the other hand it appears that Shan Chi Tung, the Viceroy of Hankow, urges the immediate commencement of reform. REPORTER HAMILTON DID NOT KILL DAY An Towa Plumber Makes Important Statement in Connection With Millionsire’s Murder. DES MOINES, Ryan, a plumber, makes the statement that he was an eye-witness of the killing of Leonard Day. He says le saw the fight start and saw an unknown man strike Hamilton, the reporter, with a bil- liard cue, .He dld not see the fatal blow struck, He says Hamilton. did not kill Day. S ———————————— To Prevent the Grip Laxative Bromo-Quigjne removes the cause. * Iowa, Feb. 14.—P. M. | lulu, how the officers and the women kept Returned Soldier T.olls of evelries on the Trans- port Warren. TS SR A Speclal Dispatch to The Call. LOS ANGELES, Feb. 14.—A grand ball took place on board the transport War- ren, while the Stars and’ Stripes hung’ at halfmast and the corpses of more than 100 American soldiers lay on board. A grewsome spectaclé it must have been and yet, according to the statement of Fred Culver, who was one of the sick men to ecome home on the transport, this 18 the sort of diversion in which the of- ficers and the ladies on board ship in- dulged in while the ship was walting, oft Honolulu. Mr. Culver makes some sens!onn.l dls- closures regarding the conductfof the of- ficers on the trip and the manner in which sick soldiers were treated. Culver's time avould not have been out until next June, but he was sent home because of sickness and received an hon- orable discharge. The young man_ told the wgird story of the festivities at ‘Hono- time with their feet to lively dance musie, while the winds and the ocean waves were moaning a requiem for the brave boys who had laid down their lives in the service of thelr counh'i. The starry emblem fluttered to the breeze, keeping watch over the noble dead and hanging at halfmast above the ship. While sick soldiers lay huddled in the hold of the vessel, half stifiing’in the im- gure alr, there was a ‘‘sound of reveiry y night’ on the cabin deck and the boys knew that the officers were whillng away the hours with festivities that were {lly adapted to the ‘circumstances surrounding omecoming of the transpo arren, “This,” sald the young man, ‘‘was o:lx 2 specimen of the regard that the offic had for the comfort of the sick men. We were kept in the hold and not on any ac- count allowed to fio on the cabin deck, no matter how much a breath of fresh air was needed. The cabin deck, we were told, was for the officers, and they monop- olizéd it without conscientious scruples regarding the sufferings of the men be- low. We were never able to get medicine, except in- the daytime, and a soldier might have died for want of medical aid in_the night.” - Mr. Culver is the son of Captain J. H. Culver and has also two brothers who oc- cupy offictal positions in the urm‘r ‘t;m ly to which he belongs is well “known Los Angeles. . BITTER ATTACK ON KING EDWARL Editor Lummis Scorées Him in Language Hardly Fit for Publication. ——in Speclal Dispatch to The Call. LOS ANGELES, Feb. 14.—They cannot arrest people in this country for lese majeste, but if they could Charles F. Lummis, the author and editor of the Land of Sunshine magazine, would promptly be jailed by the British Vice Consul here, C. White Mortimer. Mortimer is white hot with rage and resentment of a remarkable denunciation of England’s King which ' Lummis has printed in the current number of his mag- azine. . There 1s a considerable colony of wealthy British here and in Riverside and their ihdignation at Lummis’ remarkable diatribe i8 unboundec. ‘When these British folk get through telling what they think of Mr. Lummis and his vitriolic pen the editor of the Land of Sunshine may know how the King of England felt when the news was wired to him that he is thus scored in Lumms’ magazine: A . whose - sharppess is little atoua’ Ts’ now dpon. EREiand. In blace ot e Queen, Whi ree the o_tor score years was the quiet model of*‘the domestic virtues”and of clean life Who nn. Europe its longest example of re- dpect court—in her place is the perso Gagully. ST e e iy 7o the first pt Europe, the most whole- sale roue alive, & et, a dehguchee o unmeasured ife—as clean a woman as_his mothe intellectual—has 4 for to raw herselt from his Dy how preity. el ueted the eatinget by now el possibilities of Adebauchery. Oid The place of virtue i the formal act. but ke will not change his fibte. He will never stand as :I\ .exal he has nolhlm! 1522 Mmoas ‘than the average C. White Mortimer, the Bri Consul, said: of %‘I‘n.' doe&nt for at to stand on. He has any public man In 4 (Ensland; tish Vice man of histortan” and masisine editor sets forth: ihe ing of England in such te and in such e}nf remonst o the mi form e T et ges S . Snat —_— To Cure a Cold in One Day. i ive Bromo Quinine 3 Tota g, Poong Qunis, Taper_an E. W. Grove's signature is on each box. %c. * SENATE COMMITTEE AGREES ON APPORTIONMENT PLAN e . Of the Eight Districts Seven Are Safely Republican and One Democratic. Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA MENTO, Feb. 14—The Senate Committee on Apportionment came to an agreement this afternoon on the Conmgressional re- | apportionment. The scheme agreed upon | follows in the main the lines of Cutter's original Congressional apportionment bill. | ra, Nevada, Placer, El Durado, Amador, Calaveras; popuiation 200,591 Second District—Glenn, Colusa, Lake, Napa, Sonoma, Marin, Yuba, Sutter, Bac- ramento, Yolo: poulation 163.190. < Third District—Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano; population 172,35, 2 Fourth District—Part of San Francisco; ’ | population 207,000, g?:(t:,a holv\v‘e\er. 1s placed in the First | PORAHIGH TolP ot of San Franciseo 3 pine is placed in- the SiXth| .. 4 San Mateo and Santa Clara; popula- District instead of the First, in accord- | ance with the agreement to group it and Mono and Inyo into an Assémbly Distriet. The chief contention to-day was over | Mendocino County. Selvage wanted it in | (70 127 the First, while Davis contended it should | ~Seyenth District—Los Angeles, 170,29 be put in the Second District, with the| -Efghth District—San Luis Obispo, Santa valley counties! Selvage was finally sus- | Barbara, Ventura, Kern, San Bernardino. tained by the committee. Following are | ot the districts ‘according to the committee | 1 agreement: | le: First District—Del Norte, Humboldt.[ The Sixth will probably be Democratie Siskiyou, Trinity, Modoc, Shasta, Lassen, f under the reapportionment, the other Plumas, Butte, Tehama, Mendocino, Sier- | seven being safely Republican. [ THIEVES SET FIRES IN SEVERAL CHICAGO HOTELS Daring Incendiaries Operate During Confusion Caused by Flames. fon 207,000. i District—Monterey, San Benito, Mariposa, Tuolumne, Alpine, adera, Fresno, Kings, Tt quin, Santa Cruz; popula- Orange, Riverside, San Diego: 7,030. Santa Clara gains its contention to be ft in_the Fifth Distric CHICAGO, Feb. 14.—Flames were set simultaneously on four floors of the Palmer House this afternoon and forty- five minutes later were discovered on two floors in the Great Northern Hotel. Two | inal. men supposed to ‘be hotel thieves were | Sherman House—The blaze was on an seen to run from the Paimer House. | upper floor and was at(fmled,wl'h littie During the excitement $00 worth of jew- | Commotion. |Dar§-‘xe 8‘1};‘ elry was stolen from one of the rooms of | ;i le Most dangerous fze In the FAmCT the Great Northern. tinguished at personal risk by John M About the same time a blaze was dis- | Williams Jr., a senfor at Princeton U covered in the Sherman House. The.ve_;;ny. 5 A tnd Sl wilke four fires convince' the police that an e poli agree . ? - organized gang of incendiaries is operat- ‘J;f;:t‘l(!::;‘ kz‘x:f!?lt:;n‘::zah; ‘o:;:rr [ Sepontant ing in Chicago. Good descriptions have, (] of officers in plain clothes watching been secured of the two men Who Were | for the men suspected of having started seen running from the Palmer House and | the fires.. These officers, as well as the a number of detectives are at work on the | hotel managers. have the theory that the case. The four fires, with time of dis-|DPlaze was s y s e = covery and ‘attending incidents, were: hotel employe who wished to sath Palmer House—Four fires set simul- taneously in baskets of linen an different jewelry had been stolen from his room. Damage of $1500 by fire and small panic among the gue: Hotel Grace—Fire of sus overed in linen closet. iclous origin Pamage nom- in' the Palmer grudge and was able to do so through his intimate knowledge of opportunities. A telephone message was received at the Palmer House while the second fire . Towels saturated with kerosene | v : ?g\?rrnsd. Fire extinguished by .guests and | at the Great Northern was in progress. employes. Two suspects seen, but al-| “How is your blaze coming on? was lowed to escape. Damage nominal. | asked. ““The Great Northern is burning Great Northern Hotel—Simultaneous | finely.” “Who are you?" asked Head Clerk Grant, but the inquirer laughed and rang oft. fires discovered on the H and J floors. Odor of kerosene on H floor. J. 8. Friest of New York reported that $500 worth of .”““.“““”““”,”'i*.“””““”“”““”l. MEETS DETH |- e N DEEP SHOW Plan to Lynch Schoolmaster Berry John Lett Perishes Alone in the Mountains of San Hall Is Not Cufl_od Into Bernardino County. Effect. HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Feb. 4.—With the arrival of the militla from Birmingham and Gadsden, ordered to Huntsville by Governor Sanford this afternoon, all at- tempts to lynch Berry Hall, a white schoolmaster, for an alleged assault on a 13-year-old white girl, apparently have abandoned. The soldiers are guarding the Jail. At the close of Hall's preliminary trial | to-day a mob burst in the door of the courtroom, secured the prisoner and led him into the courthouse yard. A rope was thrown over a limb but no one would volunteer to tia the rope around the vie- tim's neck, and at the eritical time a Deputy Sheriff walked up and with no re- sistance whatever on the part of the mob led the prisoner to jail. SAN BERNARDINO, Feb. L.—Owing to the immense depth of snow on the moun- tains traveling is very difficult and to- | day the death is revorted of John Lett of this city, who was employed by the | Arrowhead Reservoir Company working in tunrel No. 2, about six miles from Hedges. Cafp, the headquarters of ths works. Sunday morning Lett started on snowshoes from the tunnel to the camp to see the manager and get thé mall for the men in the tunnel, about fifteen in | number. He reached Hedges C:mn suni'. | on and started back for the tunnel. ":‘rl::r::ow is all the way from three to thirty feet in depth and the barn at Hedges Camp, two stories high, is entirely buried In snow. Wednesday Hedge went to the tunnel on snowshoes and found that Lett had not got back there, the men supposing he was still at the camp. A searching party was at once out and to-day the body was discovered in Grass Valley, standing agaln‘st a tree, frozen stiff. The mu& :ahsp:n;yg-;“\{ | e e wanderea from. the where found. “’X‘x’a aerflg)rdt‘e:as made to carry the body back to camp, but after going two miles Dependable Drugs Prescriptions ‘We do not charge so much for prescriptions as other stores, be- cause we do not pay commissions to the doctors. Furthermore, we buy our drugs in such large quanti- ties that' we can afford to fill your was abandoned and the body night the attempt wili be renewed early in the morning. It s thought the body cannot. be brought down for burial before | Sunday. . R ) ne camp was nearly starved | S Fose mine cump was nessly starves | ater pipes frozen and burst. A party of fen men attempted to get out for assist- ance and only nine succeeded. It tooi ghteen hours to make ten miles. prescriptions for a whole lot less than you are used to paying. We fill your prescriptions as they ought to be—just as the doctor orders— we do not substitute. Listerine Swift’s Specific 75 75¢ them ei | S ¢ ther man found his way back t> Ayres’ Hair Vigor 75¢ (1;?: Roos: l-mlfle, The oldest séttlers have Cuticura Soap - never known such a quantity of snow on P > Soay the mountains as this winter. @itttk o o L@ HAVE NO USE FOR A CHRISTIA Former Engineer Olmsted’s | Views of the Los An- geles Politicians. { ————m P Belladonna Plaster Carter’s Pills Pinkham’s Compound Paine’s Celery Compound Pierce’s Remedies Scott’s Emulsion Mennen’s Talcum Powder Mellin’s Food Swamp Root 3 for 75¢ 75¢ 75¢ 75¢ 15¢ 55¢ 40¢ Free dellvery to raflroad points within 1200 miles on ail orders of §5 and up. Special Dispatch to The Call. LOS ANGELES. Feb. 14—The friends of Frank Olmsted are making the re- markable claim that the former City En- | gineér was beaten in the city convention last year because he was a Christian. Oimsted is to be, asked to give an ac- | count of his experiences in politics for the | benefit of the Young Men's Christian As- soclation, and according to his former henchmen the ex-City Engineer will de- scribe his political downfall as due to the fact that he “follows Christ.” Olmsted was.asked by a local paper to say what Los Angeles needs most. Olmsted prompt- ly wrote: “Los An One of t | | | OR: MEYERS & CO. Specialists, Disease and weakness of men. - Established eles needs Christ most.” 1381, Consultation ie beu-klx:own A:."lcmmsh n.n:: rs in Los geles, who :1‘:: gl :5|:zllnent church worker and a Personal friend of Olmsted. said to-day: “When Frank Olmsted stands up in pub- lic and delivers his talk upon the ‘Chances of a Christian in Pulitics,’ and Illustrates it by a description of his experiences in the City Hall and in the conventions there will be an opening of eyes, ! Olmsted was his Christian faith. He perished in pol- because he wouldn't sacrifice his ristian manhood and purity to cater to the ‘push.’” m. | anteed. 3 ket street (elevator entrance), San Francisco. TEEL STAMPS]