The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 17, 1901, Page 9

THE SA F RANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1901 ANOX T0 REMAIN I THE CABINET i s Senate Finally Confirms His Nomination as Attorney General. Fight to Have Confirmation Delayed Meets With Quick Defeat. PSR Dec. 16 before the e con- ation of Philander C. orney General of the he nomination of Knox en the Senate first went session a few minutes after point was made that be action on the Hay- under the agreement The virtue ded, and a tentative made that further con- nomination should be to-morrow. When, how- te had disposed of the < x;.- v General's nomination a 5 wh Senator ommit the nomi- the testimony proposition were »nes and Turner, and nded b, t the two Sena- only evidence onfirmation had_been of the Anti-Trus: very vague and indefi- favoring the motion were true there could 1 the part of the friends General to placing all 1 reach of the public and he committee should give the more thoroughly the be convinced of the fair- position when ultimately @t some length upon hat the Attorney Ger ering upon the duties had been attorney for the es Steel Corporation and the facturers. In reply to gued that his position as counselor for 10se interes not be used legiti- ely = him in connection with nistration. So long as d himself with propriety his as an attorney should not injury as an officlal. The ymmit ‘was lost. The ballot There was no roll call on onfirm, which immediately MUST TRANSPORT FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS FREE Queer Ruling in Ottawa Against the Yukon and White Pass Railroad. | ANCOUVER, B. C., Dec. 16.—A pecu- developed in connection | being brought against the | Railway. According to ad- to-day from Ottawa, it was the Department of the In- | any person may assist upon m_over the rallway line | to White Horse, ‘any- | territory, until such | approved. The | the company, | will not dare to | ngers or freight hat if the Govern: cutting down of section of the - TWO WEDDINGS OCCUR IN THE CITY OF ROSES A, Dec. 16.—Miss Edith Ol- Merritt were united in me of the bride's par- . W. Olson, . this ‘morning. 'Rev. L. | tor of the Congregation- | The groom is cash- | ! Bank of Santa f the Merritt Fruit | e left on the ea: an extended honey- 3 Mexico, é Preston and Henry d rried at the home of the je's grandmother. Mrs. J. H. Holman, city this evening. Rev. W, L. | of the Baptist church performed | the ceremony. The bride is a young lady | £ beauty and has many- friends, sister of Dr. Plerce Preston of The groom fs & young busi- to make their home after | sston of | on Judiciary, in | Hoar and Pet- | it was said that it was | an attorney in pri-| represent any interest capacity, and it was a position under the | he | whither the couple | ANARGHISTS MAY mittee to Report on Needed Laws. i Amended if Found { Necessary. i e { WASHINGTON. D. | Senate to-day a resolution offered by Cla | directing the Postmaster General to send | lo the Senate a complete statement of the C.. Dec. 16.—In _the amounts paid by the United States Go! | erninent to varlous steamship lines f | mail service, together with copies of the | contract in each c: was agreed to. A resolution offered by Nelson of Min- | nesata, requesting the President to send | to the Senate a copy of the report of Em- | bassador Choate, relative > certain | charges imposed by “London dock com- panies upon American flour and other American products shipped to that port,’ as adopted. Vest of Missouri called up h tion instructing the Judiciary Com { to inguire into and report to the Scnate. | by biil or otherwise, as to the proper ac- | tion by Congress upon the subject of | anarchy and anarchists. He said he did not desire at this time to enter upon a discussion of the subje Indeed. he did not feel qualified to discuss it until he had heard from the Judiciary Committee. The resolution raised these questions: Has Congress the constitutional power to | legislate for the punishment of anarchists who assassinate or attempt to te the Whether it is ne: Ty to empower Congress to prevent the teachings of anarchists Governments should be destroyed. and the | rulers of such Governments assissinated. Whether it is necessary that Congress shall archical associatios Vhat amendments, if any, are necessa the naturalization laws to prevent anar. from becoming citizens of the United States and whether such anarchists, after trial and convietion, be imprisoned or deported from the United States. Whether it fs necessary to confer upon Con- gress the power to cstablish a penal colo Where persons convicted of anarchy shall be confined during life : Without discussion or comment ‘the res- olution was adopted. Clapp of Minnesota called up his. reso- lution providing that further discussion of the pending Hay-Pauncefote treaty should be had in open session. Addresalng the Senate briefly that while thé resolution w: Auced as a joke the cfuntry regarded the executive sessions of the Senate farce. He did not think there occasion under ordinary conditions for s cret sessions of the Senate. Despte every effort of the Senate the American people obtaind reports of secret sesslons. While his resolution, he believed, would be shelved, he was of the opinion that executive sessions “will become a part of the tradition and rubbish of this he said reat people of ours.” & Mason of Illinois colncided with the | vlews expressed by Clapp and declared that the Senate's exe an “ancient barnacle, swept away. Mason Money of Mississippi. utive sessions were which ought to be who raised a point of order against discussion of the subjeet | o, in open session, but finally the resolution | was referred, on motion of Spooner of Wisconsin, to the Committee on Rultes, 1 the Senate went into executive session, and at 6:23 adjourned as a mark of respect to the memory of the late Representative Brosius. L o e e T ) NGAEE TO PUT UP THEIR GUNS Rival Tongs Promise Not to Shed More Blood. If the warring factions live up to the agreement which they signed yesterday | afternoon there will be no further blood- shed in Chinatown. Shortly after 4 o’clock the twelve associations and the leading members of the Chinese Merchants' A sociation met and discussed the best means to stop the war between the Four families and the Ping Kong Tong. After the matter had been thoroughly discussed the officers of the Ping Kony h Mr. Newhall's parents e Mrs. Bonine Is Now Eligible. ASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. Commission has decided to Lola Ida Bonine, ed of the murder yres Jr., to the roll appointment to the civil rvice successfully passed an but pending the ADVERTISEMENTS. Postmaster Palmer of So. Glen Falls, N. Y., des- cribes a condition which thous- ands of men and women find identical with theirs. Read what he says, and note the similarity of your own case. Writeto him, enclosing stamped ad- dressed envel- ope for reply, and get a per- sonal corroboration of what is “here given. He says regarding Dr. Miles’ Heart Cure: “] suffered agonizing pain in the left breast and between my shoulders from heart trou b!e,lh My IL’“"; won‘ id p:_) 'l tate, i en skip beats, unf onid mo Jonger Tie in bed. Nightafter night 1 walked the floor, for to lie down would heve meant sudden death. condition seemed almost hopeless when 1 began taking Dr. Miles' Heart Cure, but 3t helped me from the first. Later 1 took Dr. Miles' Nervine with the Heart Cure and the effect was aston- ng. 1 earnestly implore similar suf- erers to give these Te ies a trial Scld by all Druggists on guarantee. Dr. Miles Mecice! Co., Elkhart, Ind. L. D. Paimer. | | | 1 i 16.—The | r to the death of Ayres | skilled labor in the Gov- | Tong and the leading members of the Four families were sent for. It was pointed out to them that further blood- shed would seriously injure any chance that may exist to defeat the exclusion , and also cause the white people of this city to look upon the Chinese as out- laws and assassins at heart. Both sides were then settlement. After listening to the spokes- men of the warring factions for some time, a committee composed of an equal | number of the members of the twelve as- sociations and the Merchants’ Associa- tiop was appointed to draw up the terms of peace, both sides agreeing to abide by them. The committee then went into ex- ecutive session and in a short time pre- sented the agreement, which both sides sigred, and by which it is expected fur- ther bloodshed will be prevented. The agreement ovrovides that in event a Chinaman is murdered the faction respon- sible for the death shall pay the other the sum of $5000; that the Merchants’ Asso- clation holds itself ready to make good the amount in case the Four families fail to live up to the agreement, and the twelve associations to do likewise for the Ping_ Kong Tong. Heavy bonds were ex- acted from both sides to Insure their liv- ing up to the agreement. It was also agreed that all the perpe- trators of the recent murders shall be turned over to the police within forty- eight hours and that they shall be vigor- ovsly prosecuted. In case another mur- der is committed the perpetrator, or per. pertators, shall be turned over to the fac- tion to which the victim belonged and put to death if the circumstances of the murder warrant such punishment. As soon as the agreement was signed | posters were pasted upon the walls of Chinatown announcing that the war had been declared off. The news was received with delight by the peaceable residents and congratula- tions were heartily exchanged. Since the trouble began six men have murdered and two seriously ESays Island of Pago Pago Makes Good Coaling Station for Our Navy. Commander B. F. Tilley, U. 8. N., was among the arrivals from the South Seas yesterday and is at the Occidental. The naval officer sprang into prominence re- cently on account of charges preferred against him_while acting as Governor of the Island of Pago Pago. At this tribunal Admiral Evans presided and Commander Tilley was honorably acquitted. He is now en route to Washington. Commander Tilley says that the natives of the isiand of Pago Pago, are taking very kindly to American rule. He says the wharf qn the island is completed and battleships tan now tie up to it and coal at any time. The wharf has a capacity of 5000 tons of coal, but in the near future this wharf will be enlarged to a capacity | of 25,000 tons. —_— el Killed in Train Wreck. ROSEBURG, Or., Dec. 16.—An extra south-bound freight train was ditched last night two miles north of Dillard Station. Homer Rolla, a bookkeeper from Cincin- nati, Ohio, was killed. The wreck layed the north-bound overland ten hours, BE DRIVEN OUT Beaste Judiciary Com-éExtravaganza Proves Popular---Jefferson De Angelis Drawing Well at the Federal Constitution Will Be| have power to punish persons belonging to an- | s not intro- ! s a any | the sked to present their griev- | ances for the purpose of effecting a peace | | night, as well a; “LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD” GIVEN AS TIVOLI'S CHRISTMAS OFFERING Columbia---Larger Audience Witnesses Second Production of “Rip Van Winkle---“Diplomacy” Well Presented at the more real fun to the re inch in “Little Red Riding d,” the Tivoli's new Christmas ganza, sampled last night, n in any other little thing that rtman has hed off.” * And 0od deal. rn of the house folks last the occasion of the open- ing of the Christmas show, and they seemed to be just as glad to be back as we are to have them. Most of the fa- miliar faces were to be seen—Annie My- qua Hooy the retu e trim and roguish as ever; Edward Webb, the old reliable; the tuneful Ar- thur Cunningham. the ever beautiful Har- ry shman and Ferris Hartman, the onc and only, among them. here are new too. Florence Chapman, a San iseo girl, who has been with the Southwell Gpéra Company for some time, 15 a decidea acquisiion and makes a tetching picture as Little Red Riding Hood. Ouve uirich is another pretty girl that has been gathered in, who Shows and charm in her role of Miss Barneita Muelier, the fairy queen, kas been scen und heard before as Nedda auring the grand opera season, and i much more in her element in the spangles of fairy queen than as Nedda. For the rest, the chorus has been very considerably enlarged, and a tiny army - emass tte; 3 of smail folks ada quaintness and pret- ine&lluem( o(‘ the linllf-rl States, nd if not, | tiness to the scene. 7There are some un- vhether it is expédient to amend the Federal | usually dainty balle ; censtitution to enable Congress o to legislate. | g Vo Seluty leth, . plstly s ROl | Tired," | | | was interrupted by | 1 | | i | | do ngs for everybody and a host of spe- cialties of the brightest. The snow ballet, with its snowclaa giris and white-garbed children, is particularly pretty, but it is only one out of a number equally effec- tive. Hartman , ha; role that fits him to a King Fire Fly, later Simpie Simon, and from the momeént of his picturesque entrance on an airship keeps the laugh going until the close. He sing: funniest. of the Eddie Foy in a man, 3 one of the ONg: 3 shion to convulse nd others of his hey Gi Me a Medal for the Hartmanized edition of ““When Shake- gpeare Comes to Town,” fully fill the bill, and were encored until the Tivoli's hemi- dem!-semi-barytone's volce broke. Webb is also fitted congenially with his part of the Baron Rubberneck, and his pleasing voice and sprightly, happy humor help things along amazingly. But Arthur Cun- ningham has the voice of the crowd and | he uses it with a fine swing in his one good song, *The Mermaid.” There ought to be more of him, more particularly as h has loosened up considerably in his acting since his last appearance. Harry Cash- man is a Granny Hood who gets all, and maybe somewhat more than is best to get out of the part. It is a little—just a shade —more vulgar than funny. Annle Myers is Boy Blue and as piquant as ever in the part. She is the only woman in the company who makes any pretense of singing. Her voice is fresh and bright, every_word of her songs AMr. “Steindorft is back onductor's chair, and the the extravaganza was handled with all hi Some of the mus! Then there' customary smartness. c is uncommonly good, the transformation scene. in which Mr. Greer has outdone himself, and all in all, “Little Red Riding Hood” is much the best Christmas pro- duction that the Tivoli has ever put on. Alcazar. There is plenty of snap and fun in the ce comedy, “The Gay Mr. Lightfoot,” presented at the Alcazar Theater. It is { from the pen of Louis de Lange and Lee Arthur and had a long and successful run in New York. There are numerous com- plications caused by two friends, Mr. Lightfoot and Mr, Jerome, assuming eaca other’s names for a night and a day. Two pretty love tales run through the plece, and Te Jim, an Indian, and an old maid help materially to get things mixed up, which are, of course, smoothed out in the final act. Frank Bacon, as Mr. Lightfoot, has a part that admirably suits his genial humor and he makes the most of it. M. L. Alsop as his friend, Mr. Jerome, has o a congenial part and plays it with usual manliness. Henry Shumer, a vernment agent in pursuit of Te Jim, the Indian_ bigamist, and who falls in ve with Mr. Lightfoot's niece, is also suited to the role. Howard Scott play Indian with his usual care. Miss Marion Convere, a widow with a thorough knowledge of men but who falls a prey to the persistent love making of Mr. Jerome, i{s very charming, and the same can_be said of Miss Margaret Wych- erly as Miss Helen, Lightfoot's niece. Miss Juliet Crosby made a hit as Miss Opie, an old maid very much in love, and Miss Marie Howe was in her element as Mrs. Lightfoot, the jealous wife. The play should have a successful run. California. A much larger audience than that of the first night saw the second production of “Rip Van Winkle” at the California last night. Thomas Jefferson is a good Rip, and he was applauded quite heartily, At the end of the first act he was called before the curtain. The other members of the troupe. particularly Meenie and the clever little boy and girl who portrayed the characters of Meenie and Heindrick dn the first act, appeared to please the audience. Columbia. “A Royval Rogue’’ at the Columbia com- menced its second week auspiciously last night with a large and appreciative audi- ence. The comedy is full of amusing features and the songs, particularly the opening one and that rendered by the double sextet, are vociferously applauded. Jefferson de- Angelis has a fund of laugh- able remarks and humorous attitudes Grand Opera-House il + which are the source of no end of amuse- ment for his audience and show that his reputation as a first-class entertainer is perfectly legitimate. De Angelis will close his engagement Sunday night and Mary Mannering in_a dramatization of Ford’s “Janice Meredith” will follow. Central. “Muldoon’s Plenic,” a three-act farce comedy, was given its initial perform- ance last night at the Central Theater to a crowded house. As a laugh producer the play was a decided success, the antics and horse play of Mulcahey and Muldoon keeping the audience in an uproar. James Corrigan, as Denis Mulcahey, scored a hit and proved _himself well fitted for the character. Harry Conlon, as Michael Muldoon, furnished his share of comedy. 4 During the play some good specialties wers Beoduced and found favor with the audience. Conlon and Ryder in an eccentric act held the stage for some little time and kept the house in good humor. The Ben- nett Sisters’ songs and dances and Mas- ter Tom Dunn’s singing came in for a liberal share of applause. The farce abounds in funny scenes and a good week's run is predicted for it. “The Silver King,” a melodrama, is the attraction for next week. Grand Opera-House. Sardow’s “Diplomacy,” with Minnie Seligman as the Countess Zicka, received ) 1 L POPULAR COMIC OPERA STAR WHO IS ONCE MORE AT HOME AT THE TIVOLIL b a very favorable reception last night at the Grand Opera-house. The splendid act- ing of Miss Seligman was well balanced by the full strength of the Grand Opera- house stock company. This is the third week of Miss Seligman’s appearance, and “Diplomacy” has thus far proved the most popular play in which she has taken part. Fischer’s Concert House. A varied and interesting programme at- tracted a large audience to Fischer's Concert House last night. Mme. Charity Martin was at her best in Gilchrist's “Heart’s Delight,” and for an encore she gave “Love's Proving.” In company with Signor G. 8. Wanrell she sang .Pinsuti's “Amore,” and the duet was delightfully rendered. Signor Wanrell's “Toreador Love Song” was a vocal gem. The Pa- loma Ladies’ Quartet were accorded a welcome and_showed marked Iimprove- ment since they appeared here some months ago. Ivan Trepoka, in Russian national dances, was a novelty, and Charles Stanley and Anita Walton, in “Mrs. O’'Grady’s Wash Day,” were im- mensely amusing. Deming and Carroll gave a unique sketch, the Mullaly Sisters made a hit in their songs and dances, and the orchestra played in excellent style. A duet for violin and ’cello, “Love's Old Sweet Song,” played by August Hinrichs and Willlam Wertsch, was well received. Chutes. Bicknell, the clay modeler, proved a big card at the Chutes last night with his clever act, ‘‘A Model Baker.” Alma Wut- rich, juvenile character change artist and baton swinger, responded to several en- cores and scored a big hit. Other good numpbers are Al Hazzard, ventriloquist; the Lockos, bag punchers, and Montgom- ery and Evans in the latest illustrated songs. A series of comic moving plctures conclude a strong bill. Orpheum. The new bill this week is a great attrac- tion and presents many strong features, notable among which are the Dumond Parisian Minstrels, Mr. and Mrs. Gard- ner Crane, the merry manikins of Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Deaves, and Rose and Jeanette. Mr. and Mrs. Crane displayed artistic acting in their sketch, and the juvenile dancers were gorgeously cos- tumed. ® WMHWM+WW*“’W§W+‘W L] HUSEI HOLDS BACK HER ALY CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.—Senator Perkins has received a communication from Secretary Hay in reply to his letter inquiring as to the status of negotiations with Russia relative to the right of Amer- ican fishermen to.take cod in the Okhotsk Sea. Secretary Hay has communicated a similar inquiry from the Manufacturers’ and Producers’ Association of California to the United States Embassador at St. Petersburg. In his letter to Senator Per- kins Secretary Hay says: “This is a sub- jeet which hinges uglon arbitration now in rogress between the United States and %us!ia relative to the selzure of certain American vessels in the Bering and| Okhotsk seas and it is probable that the Russian Government considers that any favorable answer which it might give to this question would be detrimental to its interests in litigation. The department is, therefore, inclined to the opinion that Russia will not reply until the arbitrator renders his decision. 1 may add that the Russian Government maintains the ‘head- jand to headland' view of the marine boundary as regards its bays and what- ever might' be its attitude regarding cod fishing, the taking of seals would be prob- ably subject to definite and later regula- tions (than those of 1382), but this de- artment is not advised of any later regu- ations covering cod-fishing.” Clocks and.Candlesticks. We have the best line of superior Gold- plated Clocks, Candelabra, Candlesticks, Candle Vaseés, Ornaments, etc., to be seen in this city. The public is cordially in- vited to inspect this department. "San- born, Vail & Co., 741 Market street. [ ————— WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.—Senator Lodge to- day introduced a bill to prohibit the sale of firearms, oplum and intoxicating lquors to the patives of -islands in the Pacific Ocean, LOVE LETTERS ON EXHIBITION Seventy-four love letters were shown Mrs. Maud Cheyney yesterday in Judge Sloss’ court, where her sujt for main- tenance against Samuel/ W. Cheyney, the well known young mining man, is being tried. She would not state whether or not they were in her handwriting, and when Attorney Peter Dunn read passages from the epistles to her she claimed there was not a word in them familiar to her. Some of the letters read as if they were written by a young womar who taught a class in a Sunday-school, while others sounded as if they had been written by a person more than familiar with the ways of the wicked. And there were some let- ters it was claimed were written by Cheyney’s alleged wife that were hardly proper. & Mrs. Cheyney claims many of the letters are forgeries, written for the purpose of enabling Cheyney to deny that she .was ever his wife. The letters were the only evidence in- troduced yesterday, and after the sev- enty-fourth had been read the case was continued until to-day. 3 W. A. Burdick, against whom Laura J. Burdick filed a suit for divorce a few days ago, flled an answer and cross com- plaint ~ yesterday. Burdick denies his wife's charges of infidelity and cruelty and in his cross complaint alleges that she is the unfaithful one. He names as %»rc:pondentn J. W. Seeley and George uchler. Suits for divorce were filed yesterday by Rose P. Rubenstein against Charles Rub- enstein, for cruelty; Maud A. Rainsbury against J. A. Rainsbury, for desertion; abel Anne Lawrence against Willis Lawrence, for desertion; M. L. Sehl t John J. Sehl, for failure to de, and Vine Hanna st Hugh - na, for failure to provide. DARING THEE MAKES A UL A daring daylight burglar entered the residence of Paul Manciet, 1628 Clay street, last Monday afternoon while all the mem- bers of the family were out, and got away with quite a rich haul of diamonds, watches and other pieces of jewelry. The burglar effected an entrance to the house through the basement door. He went upstairs to Manciet’s room on_ the second floor and rified it. Mrs. Man- ciet’s dressing table lay her diamond ear- rings and her small gold watch. These the thief pocketed. As there was nobody in the house to molest him the burglar took out the bureau drawers and turned their contents on the floor. Mr. Manciet's gold watch, ond cuff buttons and dia- mond ring were in a jewel case in one of the drawers and these, too fell into the hands of the burglar. After rifling all the drawers completely the thief searched the room for money. He turned all the pictures, pulled out all the clothes in the closet and even went so far as to rip open the mattress on the bed in his vain search for coin. ‘While the burglar was doing his ne- farious work Mrs. Clavarre, a friend of Mrs. Manciet, called. She rang the bell four or five times and the burglar becom- ing frightened hastened downstairs and made his escape to the street. When Mrs. Clavarre- heard the footsteps coming downstairs she thought it was one of the family coming to let her in so she peered through the glazed door and got a good look at the burglar as he was beating his hasty retreat. Yesterday afternoon a complete deserip- tion of the stolen articles and a deserip- tion of the burglar were furnished Cap- tain r, who at once detailed two of his best men on the case. The stolen property was valued at $500. ST SR, LOGANSPORT, Ind., Dec;16.—Frank Hardy and his daughter. who' were riding in a buggy, were run down by a train and killed near hers . | heralded "HET TORETHER,” SIS RISEBERY Former Premier Gives Advice to the Lib- eral Party. | | Quotes President Roosevelt to Give Emphasis to His Argument. | CHESTERFIELD. England, Dec. 16— Lord Rosebe: long expected and much eech, delivered from a crowded platform here to-night, was received with marked enthusiasm by an immense crowd. It can hardly be sald to have thrown much light along the pathway of the Liberal party. He said that he had come by invitation and did not wish to indulge in phraseology, but to speak his mind and offer the Liberals some slorate advice. at the spéech was a finished oratorical effort was amply at- tested by the frequent applause with which the speaker was interrupted. But it is doubtful if when he had finished his most admiring listener could have given any justification for his enthusiasm, save that it was Lord Rosebery. The Liberal party, he said, had passeil through a long and trving iliness, but was now approaching convalescence, one of the signs of which was that It had got rid of the Irish alliance. Resolved into its elements, the speech merely said, “‘Get together.” The speaker himself con. fessed that he did not pretend to say how this cohesion could be accomplished. In | urging his fellow Liberals to reorganize, Lord Rosebery quoted the following words from the message of President Rooseveit: | “We hope to keep going by slow steps, | not'by bounds. We must keep our eyes on the stars. but we must also remember that our feet are on the ground.” The following was the tenor of. the for- | mer Premier’'s speech: “The Ministry is wrong, but the Liberals should be very careful how they try to set it right.” Turning from the immediate outbreak of the war, Lord Rosebery touched upon education, in which, he said, Great Brit ain was woefully behind her. sister na- tions. Her commercial development was | also atrophled, and the time would soon come when Britain would be forced to fight for trade supremacy. She would then be as helpless as though armed with | » bows and arrows. Lord Rosebery maintained a discreet yagueness on the question of his personal inclinations _concerning the leadership of the Liberal party. He said that he could not imagine himself .n the position of a Minister. But in the next breath he told how he would reorganize the War Office’| if it fell to his lot. He said this reor- | ganization, however, should be postponed | until after the war. The speaker's recipe for the proposed | 3 reorganization of this office was a char- acteristically American one, namely, appointment of a commission. ing the Government's conduct of the war Lord Rosebery was severe and scornful. The complaint of the Government that the Boers had not made war according to the recognized rules reminded him that the same thing had been said by the old Aus- trian enerals of the young Napoleon | when the latter was beating them. Ho | was particularly sarcastic at the expen of the explanation of the Earl of Hal bury, the Lord Chanceior, that only “sort of warfare was now going on.” and he strongly condemned what he termed the scandalous misrepresentations - by | which the Government has precipitated the last general election. @ ittt e e e @ | TRING TO P WALUE OF LAND Site for Naval Station at Honolulu Causes a Lawsuit. a HONOLULU, Dec. 9.—Captain Henry, who is in charge of the Pearl Harbor dredging, states that the actual work of dredging the channel will begin next month. : The suit of the Government against the Bishop estate to condemn land for the naval station has been before the United States Court for two weeks and is still far from an end. The testimony as to the value of the land is most conflicting. Some of the witnesses for the Government have testified that it is practically worth- less, declaring that a fair price for the Government to pay would be $5 per acre, while witnesses for the other #ide have gone as high as $300_per acre for a deal of the land. The defendants' claim over $600 per acre, basing their claim largely upon the fact that the Govern- ment proposes ‘to take all their water Tont. Complete returns as to the income tax show that the amount of the tax col- lected will be far below the sum expect- ed when the law was passed. The re- turns show an aggregate assessment of $335,000, which is only about half of what it was hoped the tax would bring in." The tax is 2 per cent on all over $1000 for every individual or corporation, and the returns therefore show that with the $1000 deducted in each case, Incomes ag- gregating $§16,750,000 net were received here during 1900. Of the total returns of ,000, $277,000 are from Honolulu. The smallness of the figures is belleved to be due in part to recent falls in sugar stocks. The battleship Wisconsin will leave here on the 12th for Acapulco, Mexico. She is now quarantined against the shore, on account of reports of three cases of bubonic plague here during the month of November. Her anchorage just outside the harbor is a cause of much complaint among the captains of inter- island steamers. She is in the line of the lights by which they enter the harbor at night, and some of them have experi- enced much difficulty in finding - their bearings as they approached. ‘W. O. Smith of wall has bee: a_vice president of the Willlam McKinley National Memorial Arch. Association, Hu- | wall has a local memorial committee, which is raising funds for a monument or some other sort of memorial here. It is possible that the funds raised for this }:urgase will be applied to the national und. elected ———— Postage on Christmas Edition. The great Christmas edition of The Call, issued December 15, 1901, con- tains 70 pages and will weigh 17 ounces. The rates of postage on this edition will be as follows: Domestic... «..5 cents Foreign. ..9 cents — e Must Pay Tribal Taxes. ARDMORE, L T., Dec. 16.—Judge Town- send in the United States court to-day de- cided that the intercourse laws passed by Congress in 1832 were in effect in Indian n Territory. The means t per- sons doing business in the territory must pay tribel taxes under penalty of expul- sion. g ————— Captain Hobson’s ice. SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, 2 16.—The en- gagement was announced to-day of Caj tain Richmond P. Hobson, U. 8. N., 1npa Miss Eleanor Ludlow of this city, a nim' of ex-Governor Bushnell. The wedding will take place in February. ———— The Best Fountain Pens. | ‘We are selling agents for the ‘“Water- man Id?l.di‘uunw; !Pcn'-;—g:m to $10 :hn ia::: s iumtaln ;r-u in the worI Sanborn, Vail & Co., 741 Market street. SENDS PEAGEFUL REPLY TO CHILE Note Forwarded by Ar- gentina May Probably Be Accepted. Should Hostilities Begin Civil War Is Thought Certain to Ensue. SANTIAGO DE CHILE, Dec. 16.—A re~ port has been received here of another al- leged invasion of southern Chile by Ar- gentine troops. Should this be true it will create new difficulties between the -ountries. ROME. Deec. i6.—There are rious ap- prehensions here that in the event of hos- tilities between Argentina and Chile ething in the nature of a civil war be- a e two countries Itallans of The Argentina have already offered to form an Italian legion and their compatriots in Chile would doubtless follow suit. BUENOS AYRES, Dee. r 16.—The reply Argentina to the ched to-day at 8 £ the Governm Chil at note was disi v’ clock ‘This peply Is couched in terms which e no doubt as to its acceptance by MEXICO, Dec. 16.—The Ar- elegates to-day denied a report be cufrent in the United States that they would withdraw from the Pan- Amer 1 Congry this week MRS. McKINLEY’'S RELATIVES ARE ABANDONING ALL HOPE There Is No Improvement in Her Condition and No Present In- dication of Any. CHICAGO, Dec. 16.—Relatives of Mrs. McKinley have little hope of her living long. according to a statement made by Lieutenant James McKinley, U. S. A.. a ¢ of the late President. Lieutenant y passed through Chicago to- night in company with General 8. B. M. Young, the successor of General Shafter. Continuing, the lieutenant said: “My aunt in Canton remains in about the same condition that she was in after the fu- neral of the President. There has been mprovement and there seems no hope of any.” Y - Of Interest to People of the Coast. WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.—Postmasters appointed: California—Estelle F. Flank- harp, La Cr . Los Angeles County, vice Annfe M. E. Holly, resigned: Solomon P. Cres er, Matilija. Ventura County, vice W. C. Blumberg, resigned. These pensions were granted: Califor« ase—Charles D. Church, San $10. Widows—Minor of Jobn San_ Francisco, $10; Margaret Thompson ¥ ) Oregon—! Willlam J. Elllott, Fall City, § Washington—Increase—Daniel Dougher« { ty, Soldiers’ Home, Orting, $12. - Noted Trotting Mare Janice Dead. SANTA ROSA, Dec. 1f—Janice, 2:08% the great trotting mare that with Dol Dillon made such a record on the East circuit this year, died yesterday at the Santa Rosa stock farm of pneumonia. At Memphis last summer Janice won the world’s record by going a mile and an eighth in 2:24} pping the last quartes She won $1460 clear and the two e than $10,000 during the season. Janice was five years old and sirefl by William Harold, by Sidney. She had a great future. Only a few mon)lh! ago Plerce Bros. refused $10,000 for h — e Licensed to Marry. OAKLAND, Dec. 16.—Licenses to marry were issued to-day to J. Franklin Wilsom, aged 27 years, and Clara Spraner, 35, both of San Francisco; John W. Thomford, 35, and Mary J. Hamilton, 2, both of Ha wards; Clayton R. Hooper, 22, and Ne E. Blackman, 20, both of San Francisc Oscar B. Turman, 31, and Matilda Chris- tensen, 32, both of Oakland; Joséph E. Costa, 27, and Florence A. Davina, 17. both of liaywards; Joseph Rodricks, 2. San Francisco, and Annie B. Machado, 20, Al- varado. STOMACH BITTERS This wonderful medicine has never been equaled as a stomach strengthener and heaith builder. It is the only one to take when your system is weak and run down and you suffer from dyspepsia, indigestion,” eonstipation, flat- uleney, sour s.omacn or head- ache. Try it. It will surely do you good. 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