The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 24, 1902, Page 2

o - THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1902. CORRUPT RING THAT CONTROLS SAN QUENTIN PRISON COMPELS Skilled Men AreUsedfor Fraud. ‘ Charge Goods to Bogus ltems. e Continued From Page One. of $100 per month for subsistence, the rec- ords w that sum has been ex- cesced twice and three timies over. he Books of the commissary department have this been altered dcliberately by conviet clerks under direction of officials. The Warden's subsistence account h: been | reduced monthi 18w and the exce ers” mess acce charged to the prison- or other items. The system of ment at S vy depart- run en- the commi: n Quentin pri: B S FRENCH CHEER FOR ROOSEVELT President Graciously Re- ceived on Warship Gaulois. Memorable Luncheon Given on Board the Foreign Vessel. ANNAPOLIS, Md., May 23.—The lunch-; eon giv to-d, on board the French bLattl p Gaulois in honor of President RooSevelt was one of the most memor- abic incidents of the visit of the distin- guished French soldiers and sailors to this courtry, who were here to join in the un- veiling "of the monument to the memeory r Rochambeau, which will take Generzl e in Washington to-morrow. o The members of the French and Ameri- commissions arrived from Washing- n bour in advance of the Presiden- tratn. They were met at the station, d to_the Gloucester and Standish can ton tial end conveyed to the. French, batileship Iyigg i A roads. ;v Governor BSmith B 5= sion Presider Amenican officiais arriy were driven to the de marines and Na- uged!l” Guardsmen: thepge to the shart, through a Gouble line of réviewing the battalion —of & ts _-en route, and boarded the dispatehboat Dol- phin. v As ‘the Dolphin approached the anchor- | aee grownd of the Gaulolg and the Amer- icin escorting squadron, the -Olympia;. Al- | bany wae fired and. the rowsiyig eheers. @bozra the Gaulois, accompanied by his gl and Secretaries Moody and was met by Embassador Cam- Brugere and Admiral Four- ted to the cabin of the of- 2 general handshaking, con- 4Apd Kearsarge, a Presidential saiute sailors gave Frepch hen followed the luncheon ten- President Roosevelt by the Embassador. The banquet hall bad been improvised upon the ample af- terdeck of the Gaulofs. NOTABLES AT LUNCHEON. cvelt occupled the mid- head of the table. The honor mext to President Governor Smith of Mary- ssigned a seat mear the Magistrate. Admiral Dewey sat to Governor Smith. Immediately op- gosite the President was Madame Cam- ou, wife of the French Embpassador; upon his right Mrs. Root. wife of the Secretary of War, ard unon hié left M Locge, wife of the Massachusetts Se: aior. t to Mrs. Lodge was General re, commander of the French arm- and 2o the left of Mrs. Lodge was Admiral { Fournier, “inspector ‘genera! of A acies of the menu had be. ssed Embassador @ambon arose and in the name.of President Loubei of e French republic, bade a.hearty wel- me 1o all who:were ‘bresent. He was cat guest “of next espacially complimentary in llusicns to Pregident Roosevelt, in Whose hands, | be galdl the vrecious liberties of the Anierican people were safe. He concluded by offering a to: United' States. President Roosevelt. replied in his hap- piest veln, though speaking with unusual dcliberation. -as - though. he' measured ery word he uttered: After expressing to the President of the the friendly spirit which prompted the sending of a battleship -and so many flestrious .«:vdi;{; 2nd saflors to the un- vefling « the ochambeau statue, th President said: P PBESIDENT’S: ‘ADDRESS. AT, Embaseddér, ' we appreciate | what France has gGone in sending to our sheres on “4hi€ pecaston such a-warship and we appreciate the cholce of those who were sént hess, and M. Fambon, we thank you for your -haj good jullgment_in mandes of the army and navy to send to us on the guspicious gecasion of, the unvefling of the Rich stdiue. " One’ hundred and twenty s ago vajor.of the scidiers and Peculiar To Itself 18 wha: it is and what it does——c!oru taiving the best blood-purifying, alter- ative and tonic substances and effecting “the most radical and permanent cures of 4l humors and all eruptiohs, relieving weak, iired, languid feelings. and build- ing up the whole system—is true only of Hood’s Sarsaparilla No other medicine acts like it; no other medicine has done so much real, substantial good, no other medicine has restored health and strength at so little cost. ' Foed's Sarsaparilla promises to cure and keeps the promise. Tablets This signature is on Llnflv:h . remody that cures & cold in ome day. M he limit allowed by | t or to cement sidewa'ks | As: the. President came | S | murdered, but by whom or for what rea- reciation of the American people ; ecting such, en-illystrious com- | o A 4 tirely by clever convict forgers, with the full . knowledge of Warden Aguirre. the bosom friend of Governor Gage and to whom the Warden owes his position. The reputed commissary officer, Francis Foley, is entirely ignorant of what is carried on in his department. He is un- able to explain any entries on his bouks, always calling upon the convict clerks to give Anformation. Warden Aguirre “allows the convict clerks in the commissary department to do as they please. General Overseer J A. | Aguirre, the brother of the Warden, ad- mits that he knows nothing of the bouvks of the commissary. The nianner in which the commissary books are kept ‘enables ' the. grossest frauds to be perpetrated by the ring in control of San Quentin prison,’ aided and abetted by the convict clerks. |Fruits Charged as Fuel. Thousands and thousands of dollars werth of supplies are charged annually to the prison at San Quentin. The books do not even show that the goods have ever reached the prison. The only proof pre- sented is a bill from the shipper and the entry made by a convict clerk.: :Collusion between the ring in contro} and corrupt | shippers opens the door to the defrauding of the State of enormous sums. In the matter of ordering and distribu- ting supplies for the prison the system in vogue 1s“farcical. Entries can be found | of France excited, according to ‘the judgment { of historians, thé determining influence in this i to become a frec and independent cous | and bec of that France must alwa cccupy a cherished place in our, hearts. | .”Embassador, 1 thank you' personally for | the courtesy which has been. extended to me. It has been a source of valued information to be permitted to see and inspect this splendid French vessel, and 1 have-been’ duly impressed | by its supericr mechanism and by the superior phrsique and discipline of your men. I am sure | 1 speak for the American pavy when I say it bas beena source of pleasure that such a splen. did men of French naval architecture as the has visited ‘our shores on such a friendly mission, and in its name T thank you. Let me, on behalf of all the people of ‘the Unit- e tes,. and with the certain. conviction that 1 hate expressed their sentiments, drink to the kealth ‘of President Loubet and to-the continued prosperity of the mighty nation of which he is | President. General Brugere followed with a felici- | tous- speech, concluding with 2 toast to| the memories of Rochambeau and Wash- | ington. Secretary of War Root delivered | 2 brief but happy address, in conclusion | offering the toast: “I drink to the army | of France, ever faithful and gentie in friendship; ever fearless and gallant in war.” TOAST TO ROOSEVELT. | aul Admiral Fournier followed with an ap- propriate address in which he dwelt upon | the high esteem existing between the French and American navies and pro- | posed a foast to Mr. Roosevelt and the | sidential household. Secretary of the | Navy Moody delivered an address, in | which he dwelt upon the fact that the| French fleet had never visited America ! except upon a friendly mission. The Sec- | retary ended by a toast to the navy of France, whicl as responded to with a hearty will. Embassador Cambon con- cluded the speech-making by again aris- | ing and dwelling upon the chivalrous character of the American people. 1| now propose a toast,” said he, ‘‘to Mrs. | Roosevelt, the first lady of the land,” a | proposition which elicited a most enthusi- | astic response. | The company then arose and the Presi- | | dent, accompanied by his daughter and | Secretaries: Root and Moody and their wives and Mrs., Lodge and a few others | repaired to his . launch . which, was in| waiting. As he proceeded to the Dolphin, | which was lying near by to take him to | Annapolis, a saluté of twenty-one guns was fired.'Immediately thereafter another | lsunch containing:General Miles, Govern- or Smith, Minister to France Porter, Gen- cral Corbin and others-left for the Stan- | dish, which was to take them to the An- napolis wharf. As the Standish steamed away the Gaulois fired a salute in honor of Governor Smith and General Miles. President Roosevelt left Annapolis on the 4:30 o'clock train for Washington. Among the notables present at luncheon were the following: President Roosevelt, Miss Alice Roosevelt, General Nelson A. Miles, Governor General Walter A, Smith, Admiral Dewey, General and Mrs. Cor- | bin, Embassador Porter, Count and | Countess Rochambeau, Count and Coufit- ess de Lafayette, Senator and Mrs. Wet- | more of Rhode Island, Assistant Secre- tary of State Plerce, Commander Rodger: Captain Gleaves, Admiral Higginson, Sec. retary of War Root and Mrs. Root, Secre- tary of the Navy Moody, General Chalen- | der, Captain Fillonbeau, Mr. and Mrs. Cortelyou. M. Pierze de Magerie. Com- mander Wainwright, M. Renouard, Vi- comte de Faramond and Colonel Paul St. Mare. | SUPAI VALLEY WHITES FEAR INDIAN ONSLAUGHT Natives, Angered by Murder of a Boy, Threaten to Attack { the Settlers. | KINGMAN. Ariz., May 23.—On the af- terndon of May 21 a Supai Indian boy who had been sent on business to the Truxton Indiar School was found dead eight miles from Supai village. The boy had been cannot be learned. All the Supal In- | are excited and are making threats | against the school authorities. The agent at Truxton has been sent for and . will leave in the morning with officers for the protection of the school and teachers. It |is feared that the Indians may commit | some overt act before the agent arrives. ! The Supais have never taken kindly to the establishment of a school in the Su- pal canycn and may make the murder of the Loy an excuse for attacking all whites ‘in that vicinity. { Ortman Will Assess Barges. STOCKTON. May 23.—-County Assessor | Ortman has surpriged steamboat men by | taking the vosition that the law does not require registration of barges, and there- | fore the barges owned by the Navigation | and Improvement Company, valued at | $150,000, will be assessed in San Joaquin County this year. : B o S o Fellow Prisoners Snub Matricide. SALINAS, May 23.—The preliminary ex- amination of John McCarthy, the Castro- | ville matricide, will commence to-morrow morning. Arrangements have been made to prevent trouble while the prisoner is escorted to Castroville and return. Simce bhis attempt to escape on Wednesday Mc- Carthy has been kept closely confined. The other prisoners refuse to speak to or | recognize the matricid ; Employe Dies at the Fire. BUFFALO. N, Y., May 23.—The loss by | the “fire which last night destroyed ths transfer freight shelis of the New York | Central ‘here is estimated at $150,000. J. J. Lester, an employe of the railway com- vany, was killed while working to get cars out of reach of the fire, the origin of whick is unknown. (- Lot Y BB, The Rev. J. L. McKee. DANVILLE, Ky., May 22.—The Rev. J. L. McKee, a professor emeritus of Center Coliege and one of the best -known Pres- byterian ‘teachers and préachers in the South, died to-day from the effects of a carbunkle on the neck. He was seven- ty-five years of age. e e SUSQUEHANNA. Pa., May 25. esso: Benton E, James, for many yzara nrzl:{dflerm o; the Montrose High School, committed sulcide lzst night by hanging himself to a tree in the outekirts of the borough. Temporary insanity ::::d by iil-nealth is supposed to be the | WOODLAND, May 23.—A meeting of the di- rectors of the Woodland Ca , Condensing and Preserving Company was held to-day, at | which the purchase of a canning plant was an- | nounced and the following directors were elect- ed: Joe Crafg,- ent; Dr, T. W. Prose, | more “money in the Philippine war than vice president; s, treasure: T. Bidwell, secretary; I. A. ‘CONVICT CLERKS TO FALSIFY RE Forgers Made to Change ~ Bills. State Settles for Ladies’ Gowns. in the' books at San Quentin showing that costly tableware and. articles of clothing have been entered as.'‘bed furnishings.” These goods, sent'to the Warden's house, have been charged up to “furnishing and fixtures,” leaving no clew as to their des- tination, FoAn The corrupt :ring. that controls San Quentin prison and. the disbursements of latge sums of public money has entertain- ed lavishly. Wines and cigars, fruits and delicacies have been partaken of by Gov- error Gage's family and the friends of Warden Aguirre and his brother, J. A. Aguirre, and charged by the SEES DANGER INTHE DAAGON Senator Dubois Protests Against - Arousing Sleepy China. Beveridge Refutes Argument of Minority on the Phil- ippine Bill. AR WASHINGTON, May 23.—A temperate and carefully prepared speech was deliv- ered in the Senate to-day on the Philip- pme bill by Dubois of Idaho. He con- fined himself almost entirely to a discus- sion of the commerclal and Industrial aspects of the Philippine question, his purpose being to show that it would be a disadvantage to the people of this coun- try to retain the islands. An earnest and forcible reply to Dubois was made by Beveridge of Indlana, who contended that the development of Chin- ese resources would be of advantage in trade and commerce in the United States, as the industrial development of other nations had been. 5 Dubois said tne Reptblicah policy was to hold tne islands for all time as a col- ony and to exploit, them for the advan- tage and gain of our own people. The minority intend to ‘gjye the peopie an in- dependent’ Goyernment and to turn the 1slvnas over to them when they have es- aplished their own.Government. He was satistied that there was great danger Lo the white labor of the United States at- tendant upon the development of’indus- trial activity by this Government in the Philippines and declared that the United States could not compete with Japan for the Oriental trade. China, also, was a menace, in his opinion, to the supremacy of the United States In the Oriental trade. The large exportation of flour from the United States to the Orlent, he thought, had misled people into belleving that we could establish there a large trade. This was an idle dream. He belleved it would be but a short time until all the wheat needed in China would be raised by Chinese. DEAGON IS NOW SLEEPING. “The dragon is sleeping quietly now,” said Dubois. ‘“I'he monster is inert sur- rounded with a conservatism of centuries. Looking to the interest of the white labor race of the world, are wc pursuing a right course in awakening this sleeping | dragon?”’ Dubois believed there was no hone of protitable trade relations with the Orient or the Philippines if thc islands were managed and exploited &s contemplated in the pending bill. A few individuals might reap a profit, but it would be at an enormous expense to the United States and especially to the laborers, the manu- facturers and the farmers. Dubois declared that feature of the bill which permitted corporations to take up 5000 acres of land in the Philippines for agricultural purposes ought to be stricken out, he belleving that under it the rich- est lands uitimately would.fall into the hands of great sy~dicates, thus encourag- ing a tremendous production of cane sugar, cotton and tobacco. Agricultural developmcnt would induce industrial activity and manufacturing es- tablishments would spring up and ccm- pete with us not only for the trade of the islands, but also for China and the Straits Settlements, and eventually, owing to cheap labor, would compete with our own marig!actured goods ‘n all parts of the world. The total trade of the United States with the Philippine Islands, he said, was about_$5,000,000 2 year. We had spent all the trade of the islands with the Unit- ed States would amount to in a hundred and fifty years, and every day we remain- ed in the islands our loss would be in- creased. Dubois asserted that within six months after Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma were admitted to statehood, the profit to the manufacturers of .the United States in their trade with any one of the new States would be greater than the com- bined profits on all of their trade with the Philippines and other Oriental countries. BEVERIDGE MAKES REPLY. Beveridge of Indiana declared that the whole argument of the Idaho Senator had been made for the purpose of frighten- ing the American people with the dragon of China. Dubois had maintained that when China had adopted modern methods in the development of its resources it would supply not only its.own needs, but those of the world. If that were true, Beveridge held, then it would be true that the United States ought not to encourage the development of any country. He urged that that was not true, e exports to China from outside coun- tries amounted to about $250.000.000 a year and he believed that it would be possible easily for the United ..cates to secure one- half of that trade. The Philippines, he maintained, ‘were & door to the Chinese Tade. Beveridge said that Great Britain sold to her dependencies each year products amounting to $500,000,000, and he felt that that sort of trade was worth striving for. Carmack pointed ‘out that Great Brit- ain's trade had been declining while that of the United States had constantly been increasing. - Admitting that fact, Beveridge said the reason for it was that Great Britain, hav- ing long enjoyed a monopoly of the ex- port trade to her dependencies, Town careless, and ofher nations—the. nited States and Germany—more active and enterprising, slowly had been under- mining England's forelgn trade. oar of Massachusetts inquired of Bev- eridge if Great Britain had a larger export trade with. her dependencies or- "Beveria lied that the trad everidge replie A e e was | greater with “free nations” because onl; of the lower consuming power of the de- PRIt 315 h, havi ul s In speech, Ing n that if Governor Taft lho;m dl:ooma:g members of the present ‘able- Pnilippine { had |~ Wwith-free | itching Instantly. Ol A e AR — clerks acting under instructions -to vari- ous departmental accounts in the guise of wcod, coal, cement, iron work, cloth, ete. Criminals Leave Clews. Particular care has been taken by the Convict clerks to cover up the pur- chase and supply of goods destined for the members of: the controlling ring and its friends. As in all criminal work, how- ever,’a clew has been left, and The Call is prepared to prove its assertions here set forth. The lavish entertainment carried on by Warden Aguirre and his brother at San Quentin hes been done with the, knowi- edge of Governor Gage. The Governur has been a' very frequent' guest of his bosom friend, Warden Aguirre, and must have known that his host could not afford to entertain as ne did on an’allowance of $100 per month. S 3 It is now the duty of the Board of Pris- on Directors to make an immediate in- vestigation and ask The Call to prove lts charges, which this paper is prepared to do in a full and complete manner. * actiign L ' FOLSOM CONVICTS REBEL. Refuse to Accept a Diet of ,Overri;m Shad. FOLSOM, May 23.—The convicts at the prison almost broke into open revelt at RAILROADG MAY ~ MAKE CHARGES Honolulu Freight-Carry- ing System Causes Comment, Charge Made That Interstate Commerce Law Is Violated. Special Correspondence for The Call. HONOLULU, May 14.—The - advent _of several new lines of freight-carrying steamers between. the coast and Hawaii- an ports is beginning to do more than arouse keen competition. There is un- doubtedly a larger stcamer tonnage no on - the iine than' is warranted by the amount of freight offering, and the sail- ing vessels are being withdrawn and are running with part cargoes. Most of the antagonism seems to be centered against the American-Hawailan Company. which has a steamer coming here every month. with 2000 or 3000 tons ; of merchandise that is shipped from New York. In addition the same boats carry from 5000 to 10,000 tons destined for San Francisco, Seattle, Portland and all Pa- cific. Coast terminal points, some of the freight again going East several hundred miles thuk, it is cigimed, avolding the interstate mmerc§ gulations. * If the merjcat-Hawalian Company stuck strictly to Honolulu busfness or trans-Pacific business the - railroads; of course, could take no action in the mat- ter, or, in other words, the volume of business that could be handled around the Horn to the Hawalian Islands is so small that they could not afford to disturb their terminal rates for the revenue due them if they secured all the business of the islands. But, in all probability, they will not stand by and let any outside insti- tution come into their field and take away from them 155,000 tons of freight per an- num without at least making an effort to eliminate such competition. TRADE BY THE HORN. On east-bound business the transcon- tinental railroads, other: than the South- ern Paclfic, do not miss the 370,000 tons of sugar that'is shipped to New York prin- cipally around the Horn, which route will continue to get greater proportions from vear to year, owing to the fact that all the transconunental rallroads, Southern Pacific Rallroad excepted, have their heaviest business east-bound. The Santa TFe hauls the immense fruit crop of Cali- fornia; the Northern Pacific,Great North- ern and Canadian Pacific tap the great wheat belt and lumber districts and have the first option on the thousands of cars of salmon that move from British Colum- bia, Washington and Alaska. But whether or not these continue to lose business around the Horn remains to be seen. a matter of fact there have already been some nice examples of what the North- ern transcontinental railroads can do in the naming of freight rates from eastern points of origin to Honolulu, even against the very low rates of the Américan- Hawalian Steamshi Comfmny. The three Northern transcontinental railroads have in ‘the last six months successfully. bid for and secured in the neighborhood of 20,000 tons of freight that was originailly intended for .the American-Hawalian Steamship Company via New York and the: Horn. Although the transport Buford was in ort only for one night, the soldiers. on oard of her made ‘disturbance enough 1o last this quiet tropical city for a month. The police had their hands full, and many arregts were made, though as a general thing they were content with dispersing the rioters. To add to the excitement a Japanese ‘woman committed suicide, using both a revolver and carbolic acid, in the district of Iwilei, where the soldiers congregatéd. The ‘patrol wagon. was on the run from 7 o'clock in the évening till- past ‘midnight, and there was a greater run on ac- commodations at the police.station than could be well supplied. 3 % 5 The Board of Health and Bishop Gul- stan of the Catholic Mission, after con- siderable correspondence and a .contro versy that has aroused a good deal of bit- terness, are reported to have reached an agreement regarding the board's demand for the recall of Father Wendelin from the leper settlement. The Blshog refused to remove Wendelin and claimed that he lines will westbound had a right to stay at the settlement,. on _migsion property. The board then re- voked the priest’s permit and ordered.him to leave by June 10. A numbeér of Cath- olic organizations held, meetings ‘and ap- pointed committees to protest, and a, ms meeting was called. It is undefstood that the Bishop has conceded the board’s right to send Wendelin away, but that the board will grant.a request to allow him to remain. ¥ commission should away, it woul be dicult fo sup;:fy”!’nre‘lr'!p}l'msu sy cile e’y - Sficieny an ;u; ?ue men, Bev- “‘There is another Taft not far ¥ He will be here in a few days. a:l‘g'd Wood is another Taft. Hé meets all the ;‘3\:llr'em¢nts of a great administrative of- He mentioned _also Luke ‘member, of the Philippine commis 4 able' to ‘take up the wor.. Governor Taft if the latter should relinquish it. _Piles Cured Without the. Knife, Itching, Blind. Bleeding or Protruding Piles. No cure, No Pay. All drug by manufacturers of Pazo Ointment to refun money where it fails to cure any case of X no matter of how long lundlnfi.. Cures ¢ cases in six days; worst cases in fourtéen- One application fives ease and rest. . Reil . This. is.a new discovery, and iz the only pile remedy sold on positive guar-- antee, no cure, no pay. A free sample will be sent by mail to any one sending name and ad. a ce, w&k l‘t your dm.lfi“ don't As | ts are authorized | 1TSS d | and the ,kaid Made on - the Public Funds. WardenLives - in Lavish Style. noon to-day, objecting ‘to the food that was supplied them. In the dining room at the time was Prison Director Porter -and it was an object leésson to him of the starvation methods incident to the sys- tem of economy in vogue. Fish was the staple food for dinner to-day. The fish was shipped from the markets of San Francisco. The consignment consisted of about 200 pounds of shad, and it was taken from the itrain here last night. The trainmen held their noses when they slid the boxes from the car. The fish was cooked in the prison kitchen this BISHOP ADVISES AMERICAN RULE Senators Hear From a Divine of Philippine - " Conditions. Petition From a Sister of Sixto Lopez Is Made Public. WASHINGTO! May 23.—Bishop Tho- burn continued hls testimony before. the Philippine Commjttee of the Senate to- day. He was examined about various phases 'of ‘the situation and especially as to the rights of the United States to dom- inate. the Philippine Islands. He said in reply to one question that chaos would result if: England were to withdraw from India. . England had advanced civiliza- tion iIn ‘the Far East. Hongkong and other plaees were made great points of commerce.”- Hongkong was, he said, bet- ter goverpéd than' Chicago and human life was safer there than in Chicago. He said the United ‘States had more rights in the Philippines than jt had over the American Indians, *because the . islands were acquired by treaty.. He was askéd whethef he #,mn:fi strong cowntries had ‘the right to gubjugate weaker omes by force and sail &h_a quesmmh n‘tlz’t'app_ly to the Unitéd Btates and the ippanes, because tizz“ islands~ were: acquired by treaty = y The Bishop expressed the qplnlon that Agumnldl?)h could u?t. have subjugated the istands if left alone in" his reébellion against Spain. He also. said' that :here would have been civil ‘war'in the Philip- ‘in case Aguinaldo had beéen victo- his war with the . United: States. The matter of the witness’.opinfon as to our right by force to subjugate another people was gone into at length by Senator Culbérson, when the witness said: FILIPINOS ARE Amfi. : “If you refer to the Philippine Islands, I woix{d:any that we have not suhj.!_xsated they came to us by treaty. Senator asked: “Don’t you know at the time of the war with Spain T that! the Filipino people were in revolt against Government?” ish e Eanle VTt Maafla but not else- “That was WRWELL, then, don’t you think that the consent of the people themselves shculd have been secured before we assumed the respongibility of their Government? “I don't think it safe to make any ef- fort to get their consent until affairs are better established than at present. The average Filipino would not know what to say f approached on the subject. If he should speak out for American rule he is liable to have his throat cut. Senator Carmack asked a number of questions concerning the comparative suc- cess of American missionaries in Asla. The. Bishop replied that he did not con- sider their success due entirely to the fact that heretofore the United States has not been a nation of conquest and declar- ‘ed it was due largely to the popular man- ners of the Americans. They are, he said, less ‘pompous. - In China the Americans ‘have, he sald, always been popular and théy ‘are becoming more so since the Chi- nese war. Our soldiers there had behaved better than the forces of any other nation except Japan. Thg conll?mittee to-day made public a petition by Miss Clemencia Lopez, a sis- ter of Sixto Lopez, to the President for the release of three of her brothers of the province of Batangas, who have been taken into custody by General Bell and sent to the Island of Talim, where, she says, they are undergoing greaf hard- ships. . Miss Lopez is in Boston and her frfl n is dated there, March 15 last. The fixt of the petition covers several printed ‘pages, ‘but the facts and also the plea e by Miss Lopez are summarized in i § mad the :following: ' PLAINT OF MISS LOPEZ. rs, Lorenzo, Cipriano and Three of my brot Manuel 1 are - prisoners on the island of | Talim, all the property of my family has been ¥ _and_we are aimost destitute. Against ‘my brothers there is no definite charge, ye any. of them been allowed even a iartial. My, other brother, Cipriano, is without_evidence, of having concealed fitty guns when he surrendered with his troops in March, *1901. ~ Moreover, four of the super- -intendénts of our ‘estates have been arrested ‘and. have been inhumanly: punished to make them, give up these supposed guns. My family has alyays: Triendiy. with the American of- ficials,; my eldest brother, Marlano, having ren- - dered.’them valuable service in pacifying sey- éral pi |ncei.ulm! oul;.‘:‘ow 3 I:yul 1111.2: only permanently town in the provini 'gtfl?ysft" . Th!“authomm in: the Philip- fused to hear us, and therefore be- e of such great injustice T bave come di- | rogfly to you, Mr. President, to beg of you to give us justice. _ She says that when the superintendents ‘ot -the estates -were arrested they were cruelly beaten, one of them dying as a ‘result rg‘;he blows' inflicted by_the sol ers. 01 e Ts is the report on e case byn%harle? E Magoon, law of- cer of the divislon of insular affairs of | the Philippine. Island War Department, who recommended that the petition be not ‘granted for the following reasons: . That under the conditions existing in Batan- province in December, 1901, Brigadier gn Bell in the instance under considera- tion- exercised a lawful authority in a lawful manner. That the showing. made by the papers flled erein {s_not sufficient to overthrow the (hat the action takén by the author- ngas ‘was warranted by the facts ties of the military situation, The President's position in the matter js made known thmu&h the folowing note 'from Secretary Cortelyou to Mrs. 1 “Wasren of Boston, under date of April 23: The President has received your note of the 224 inst., and requests me to say in reply that “he has gone -carefully over with the War De- .\Kumm~m matter of which ou write, hav- been. in correspondence with the authorities and’ in consultation e 10, 0] nor : morning and when it was served to the prisoners at noon the revolt began. Nine of the prisoners were reported to the Warden as having thrown to the floor the fish dished out to them and few of the other 700 prisoners had the nerve to even taste what was given them. They declared that the smell drove away thelr hunger. " The convicts have been asserting for the past ten days that the head of the com- missary, Edward Fitzgerald, a brother of Director Fitzgerald, would drop after the meeting to-morrow night. They say that the Warden has made up his mind to dis- charge that official. For several weeks the Warden and the commissary have not been on speaking terms. ¥ P Heretofore the convicts have known days in advance of any changes to be made by the Warden.” Two weeks in ad- vance they named the very hour when Lieutenant of the Guard Lamphrey would be dismissed. At the: designated timé Lamphrey was-called into ‘the Warden’s office and told that his connection with the prison staff was ended. The convicts told, too, that George Heggerty would 12ke Lamphrey's place and on the. morn- | day”and after a quarrel irg after Lamphrey left Heggerty was lleutenant of guard. A& few days-after that change was made the convicts said that Civil Engineer Matheson would’ be dismissed. They even named the day when pears to be a-consensus of opinion that no in- Justice was done. —_— MODERATOR REBUKES SOME COMMISSIONERS Says Brethren Are Sent to Presbyte- rian Assembly to Work, Not for Pleasure. NEW YORK, May 23.—The Presbyterian Genetal Assembly resumed its sessions to-day with a good u.n.esdan;:)e.km:“?el: . Dr, Van e, I e h::pg;te B¢ ihe. apecial committee on Sabbath observance as -the special or- der of the day. The report was read by James Terrence. ice was conducted b;:nt‘:e A}f:;fll%r;?ls's&r:uc Young of Alaska, whe, with other speakers, made grateful reference to the accomplishment of creed Tevision. During the reading of the report of the special committee on Sabbath observance R. L. Carothers of Grand Rapids, N. D., moved to strike out a part of the report in which card parties on Sunday are con- demuned. “It would convey the idea that the Gen- eral Assembly of this church approves of card parties on other days of the week,” said Mr. Carothers. The amend- ment was accepted. After the adoption of the Sabbath ob- servance report the moderator adminis- tered a rebuke to some commissioners, who, he said, were members of a judicial commission and yet could not be found ‘when called for. “You are here to get through with the work of the assembly,” he said. “That is what the church sent you here for, breth.: ren, and not merely to have a good time. e STRANGE STREET CRIES GREET ONE IN CAIRO Beggars; | Peddlers, < Fakers, Mer- chaunts, Butchers and Others Each Have Peculiar Cry. © Take a- _busy cafe near the marks % qnm center and watch street life. There are no hungry men, no s . pinched child faces, no finger-worn: mothers, for this is a land of plenty, ‘and the people’s wants are few and- simiple; Thus sunshine and laughter spray. a welcome fragrance over the nov- elty and romance of the gay city’s streets. Here is a street melodist twanging a monstrous one-stringed , “‘something,” and accompanied by a .nose-ringed girl who taps deftly on-a specles .of tambourine, while bystanders -ejaculate “Allah! Al ‘lah!”"—the Arabic word for applause. If not quite in accord with your prejudices concerning - music, well, maalaish (never mind), it is not nearly so distriacting as a street cornet at home, and théy will go away if you tell them to. The baboon, the donkey and boy are in evidence, with a score oi performing tricks that are very original and certainly funny, and you con- =ole yourself with the hope of a minimum of cruelty in the training. A fruit seller, basket on head, with lus- cious grapes and figs, saunters by sing- ing in a quaint minor; ‘Oh, grapes, oh, sweet grapes, that are larger than dove: eggs and sweeter than new cream! Oh, angels’ food, delicious figs bursting with honey, restorers of health.” There is a drink seller, bent under the weight of the odd-shaped jar slung over his shoulder, a lump of ice projecting from its mouth, conjuring custom in a similar strain as he struts up and down, making the air resound with the rythmi- cal clap-clap of two brazen saucers: “Oh, retreshment of the weary! Oh, quencher of parched lips! Oh, blessing of heaven!” Another street cry which may be heard in the main street of Abbassieh (a suburb) contains the following enticing announcement: ‘“To-morrow, oh, people, I am going to kill a camel. The doctor says it 'is young and healthy. Oh, its flesh will be tender as the quail and juicy as lamb. Its price is but 1l plastres (7 ff“f,')“me g:;;:‘xi' "llJo you love the sweet es! . then come satisfied ™ e o Not the least picturesque figures in the streets are the city police, in their neat white drill and red tarbouches in summer nlnd blue serge in winter.—London Trav- eler. ——— WASHINGTON, May 23.—Elijah Cha; colored, was hanged here to-day for the. murder of 1da Simmons, Wwith whom he had been Iiving. Chapman reéturned home drunk last New Year's ith Dlunged a knife into her heart. . TOmAR WOODLAND, May 23.—Farmers’ tele, lines promise to become strong competiiy o the Sunset Company for local business. About a hundred miles of line is already in operation and fitty miles more are in course of construc. tion. 1.0S ANGELES. May 23.—Governor S B. Dole, Who has been _visiting relativen 1o Riverside, passed through the city to-day. en route for San Francisco. He will sail from that city on the steamer Alameda for Hawail May 31, LOS ANGELES. May 25.—The Boa: Public ‘Works to-day decided fo" recommens that the pole for the receiving and sending of wireless: messages between Los Angeles and Catalina be erected on Olive H Chtaln ive Heights, on Third e SCHOOLBOYS STEAL SCALES.—R. Faulkner, principal of the Frankitn Gramrmns School, swore to a warrant in Judge Cabanjey court yesterday for. the arrest of three sehogl. boys on a charge of petty larceny. eges that they broke into the school ul;x; ks and stole two. scales valued at $30. ] ————————— The little town of Malin, in produces the fi World, - Malin horseramiose s o over Europe. Bohemia, in the horseradish 1s known all | \Crime Shows on Face of Books. dives Costly Presents to Friends. he would go, though none of the officers of the prison had heard of i. When the time set by the convicts came Matheson \réceived a note from the Warden telling him that his services were no longer re- - quired. It has been common report about the prison that the Warden makes confidants of the prisoners and ignores his officers. If he has taken the convicts into his con- fience and prepared’a plan for the dis« missal of Commissary Fitzgerald after the coming meeting it remains to be seen ‘whether. he’ will be able to carry it out. BITTER WORDS " IR PEASIONERS Loud of California Warmly Criticizes Relief Bills, Eastern Oongressmen Resent the Remarks About Soldiers. WASHINGTON, May 23.—The House devoted the day to private penmsion bills and to a few other minor measures. Loud of California criticized the special pension legislation as a disgrace and drew em- phatic.responses from Sulloway of New Hampshire, Sulzer of New York and Miers of Indiana. In all 105 private pension bills were passed. The House adjourned until Monday in order to participate in the Rochambeau exercises to-morrow. Upon the convening of the House Wads- worth of New York presented the confer- ence report on the agricultural bill for printing in the record, according to the rule yesterday, and gave notice that he would call it up on Monday next. The following bills were passed: To redivide the district of Alaska. into three recording and judicial districts, For the promotion of First Lieutenant Joseph Simms, revenue cutter service. The House dis- agreed to the Senate amendment to the bill to prevent the false branding or mark- ing of food or dairy products and asked for a conference. The House then proceeded to the con- sideration of private pension bills. Loud declared that pension legislation had gone far beyond the point of reason and had become a disgrace {o this legislative body. He sald it was physically impossible for the committee reporting these bills to consider them carefully, as 1169 had beem received at this session and passed within a total of twenty-eight hours. Chairman Sulloway of the committea asserted that the bill had the most care- ful consideration. He pald a tribute to the old soldiers as, the warriors of the nation, who should be protected in their old age and never be permitted to enter an alms institution. “Sulzer and Miers also paid tributes to the old soldie - Miers said it was an alternative betwt, this legislation and “over the hills to & 2gainst the slandering of the men who ilo‘lledwid tl;e flag nmll_lev:‘lareq:l“‘a that it was e duty of every patriotic resent: to stand behind the old uold.\el?. oy A spirited contest occurred between Sulzer of New York and Hull of Tows When the latter sought to defeat one of Sulzer’s.rellef bills to relieve the charge of desertion against Michael Mullet. The New York member declared that Hull, as chairman of the Military Committee, was seeking to punish him for a vete on ona of the military bills. Hull denfed any such purpose and asserted that Sulzer's relief bill was without merit and had been reported as a personal favor, and when action ra e 24 sing the point — Big Firé on Dwight Way. BERKELEY, May 23.—A fire on Dwight way In this city to-night destroyed prop- erty valued at $20,000. The buildings burned were the Chinese Bazaar, t store of Yates, Rankin & Co.; Steen's ery and the bicycle establishment of H. W. Longstrath.. It is believed that the fire is of incendiary origin, prompted hy a desire to rid Berkeley’s finest thorough- fare of a Chinese establishment, as less than a month ago the same bazaar which was burned to-night was found in flames, which, however, were extine guished without doing much damage. ————————— Says Gripman Was Careless. Elizabeth Augenblick and Jacob Augen- blick, her husband, are suing the United Railroads for $75,500 damages, for injuries alleged to have been received by Mrs. Augenblick on April 9. They allege that through the carelessness of the gripman on a Market street road Mrs. Augenblick was thrown to the ground as she was im‘h“ns from a car and severely in- | Jured. —_—————— ST. PAUL, May_23.—Sunday-school session of “the Américan Baptist Publication Soclety was beid to-day. The committee on the pub- lishing department in its report highly com- mended that branch of the society's work for ity careful business management and the suc- eess of its various enterprises. WOODLAND, May 23.—From a < - sidered reiiable it is learned that about the first of June the railroad company will put on an- other train, which will be operated between Woodland and Willows. This train will leave Willows at 4:40 a. m., arrive in Woodland at 6:50 a. m., and leave Woodland at 7:10 p. m. and arrive in Willows at 9:30 p. m. “THE QUEEN OF - The Menus o . notable State and Social Functions, at Home - and Abroad, demonstrate the Pre-eminence of Apollinaris - TABLE WATERS.” CORDS AND FORGE ACCOUNTS y poorhouse.” Sulzer emphatically protes(m‘