The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 3, 1903, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1903. SENATORS GROW QUITE PERGONAL Case of Captain Brow- | nell Causes Acrimo- nious Debate. ! | ry of Arkansas and Proc- | tor of Vermont Say Un- | pleasant Things. s to- un- al be | when Pettus of Alabama request- at it go over until to-morrow to per- ndments to be offered. Dur- reading of the Hale and got Into a discussion r the ff proyision, the former it was general legisla to was e ax tio: no place in the bill. Cockrell in- * otherwise. Quay during t dis- n rjected the remark that’the the bill arkable a defense by Proctor of V An amendment authorizing the officer of the sig- —_ £ the teleg and reau of the White H who amend also was & % to sup- ‘ Stat ce with the ' e was also ESCAPING PRISONER IS SHOT BY A DEPUTY Receives Bullet in the Leg While ng Get Away From Idaho Penitentiary. o OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE OF THE PACIFIC COAST Several Changes Are Made in the Postal Service and More Pen- sions Granted. ADVERTISEMENTS. Pears’ We perspirc a pint a day without knowing it; ETEAN LINES MAY BE TIED UP Conductors’ and Train- men Favor a General Strike. Roads Refuse to Meet Tlei- Demands for an Increa e in Wages. T el TOPEK 4 K , Feb. 2.—The conduct- ors an inn the Western lines, among which a Santa Fe delegatio voting on a proposition for a gcneral strike unless the railroads accede to the nd for eadjustment of the wage So far can be learnad the sen- ent appear ugh this is in great part conjecture, as men heep their b ess preity closely themselves The roads have a refused to meet the a 20 per cent increase, e a number have offered to compromi maller per n But the boards o t both for the ake the ground e a conservative re- that 3 quest in th th first place, that thelr ir, and they will not budge cent his is an increase of it from the schedule agreed on CHANGES ARE EXPECTED IN AFFAIRS OF A RAILWAY Various Rumors Center Around the St. Louis and San Francisco Company. NEW YORK, Feb. 2.—More .ti dinary interest attaches to the mon meeting of Louis and San Fr: clsco directors, scheduled fo- Thursday city, because of the variou s which center around that prope ty is commonly belleved the control of the road is now lodged in J. 1. Mor- gan & Co., though J. and W ligman & Co. were for a long time the fiscal Latest reports hi t a deal ween the Frisco a Southern Railwa: a Morgan property ading officia Franaisco road decli the various . d *‘combi: direc this teme ot ed t rumors week’s be without s e new mem! by their velopme Louis and Sa — . WOUNDED ACTRESS APPEARS IN COURT Testifies Against Elsie Barrett, Who Shot Her New Year’s Eve Under Sensational Circumstances. CHICAGO, Feb. 2.—F Barrett trained nurse who on New ¥ e sh mer, known under on the ewt stage apartments on was t¢ held to the C iry in bonds of $2000. Miss Palmer able to appear in court though she had to have her head c i Ause neck. She Barrett had tried to id further ircumsts kwood was e her ack on New Year's eve she has come to the hospital where I lay point of death and made repeated 1 pon my life Miss Bar testified revolver was accidentaily disc - : e MITS AN ULTIMATUN. EN SUB Continued From Page 1, Column 7. BOW 1t to make public the text of the note jdressed to him, as it is in reality a to the allied powers: but it became known that it was along the lines heretc re set forth, and concluded with an ap- justice to The Hague tribunal re- z the contention of the allies for ntial payment and an a n such action carried with it the rais- of tt sckade. Some signific ac the note in view of the t that before d Bo spatching it to the Bri conference is wen was in w retary Hay. her the all wiil accept as final w jowen has had to say or will as- s atory at e and ask, as both Bowen an e re 1e allies in thi ment for a 1 d no one in Washington fe = predict The position taken by Bowen, it is said ceived the indorsement of a ed ons, in h num- is Tnited Sta e A at erenc feernoon, which occurred o'clock des Bow- the Italian and British kmbassadors 1 the German Minis was sent Count Quadt 24 the German N the Baron Sternberg, conducted ity and judgment the negotia- 1 behalf of his Government. AMERICA'S FIGHTING- FORCE. Nearly Eleven Million Men Capable of Bearing Arms. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. — There are 10,853,3% men of the *requisite age and physically fitt bear arms in defense of the T d States. The available figh ing forces are the regular army and the militia organizations of the States and Territories S i ) This information was laid before Con- ught to; if not, there’s gress to-day by Adjutant General Cor- | bin. The number of men aified with the ‘.'nuble ahead. The ob- { militia organizations is 1I8§%3. General ’ | Corbin’s report makes no statement other structed skin becomes or breaks out in pimples. The trouble goes deeper, but this is trouble enough. sallow | the statement show: If you use Pears' Soap, | no matter how often, the skin is clear and soft and | open and clear. Sold all over the world. { with the greatest | compan: than the giving of tables showing the mi- jitla strength and the unorganized strength of the various States and Terri- Out of the 115,259 militiamen organized, that 21547 are com- New Y State leads number organized number of men Pennsylvania and missioned officers. troops and the greatest | available for service. Tllir 363 able-bodied unorganized men fit service and 3603 organized militiamen. Colonists for Venezuel: JOPLIN, Mo., Feb. 2—The “Venezuela which organized here several days ago to enlist men for colonization in Venezuela, has, it was sald to-day, re- ceived more than 100 men, all with mili- tary training, and some of whom are said to have held commissions in the United States army and navy. Applica- tions for membership are pouring in from all parts of the United States and Canada. The company expects to obtain large land grants from the Venezuelan Government. favorable to a stirike, al- | * | land is follow in order. California has | LEGISLATURE WILL GIVE SUPPORT TO PLANS FOR A NAVAL INCREASE + joint Resolution Will Be Considered by Both Houses. Need f;r the War- ]{ ships Does Not Fail of Appreciation. - Speclal Call. | ALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- Dispatch to The | MENTO, Feb. 2.—The Legislature of California will lend its support | to the resolution now before the | national House of Representatives providing a means for a regular and rapid increase in the size and efliciency of the United States Navy. It will not be nec- essary for the Legislature to instruct the lifornia members of Cougress to sup- port such a resolution, but, in order that they may know what the wishes of the people of California are in the matter, a joint resolution will almost certainly be passed declaring that the Legislature believes that such a movement should re- ceive hearty support. Senator Hahn of Pasadena introduced such int resolution to-day, and from expressions heard on the subject through- out the Capliol and in the hotels where members congregate, it is believed that the resolution will be adopted without a dissenting vote. Hahn's resolution, which follows s referred to the Committee on Federal Relations, of which he is chairman, and from which it will, of course, receive a favorable vote: Senate joint resolution memorializing our Senators und Representatives in Congress to support a resolution introduced In the House o ntatives by Hon. Alston G. Dayton of Virginia, opening the way for a rapld rease of (he United States navy. Whereas, there is now pending before Con ess a resolution introduced by Representa- e Alston G. Dayton of West \irginia, open- the way for a rapid increase of the United ates navy; and, Wherea view of the fact that battle- ships of modern construction are necessary for the first line of defense of our long line of ast and general commercial and maritime and, War College has rec- policy whereby the strength of be brought to a _condition definite period that would nough to cope on our owa tores with any possible combi- is likely'™o be formed; and, coast line of California is than that of any other Etate Union, a proper naval protection a m of supreme interest and portance; therefore, be it he Naval a could the extent lved, That it is the sense of this Leg- islature that the purposes indicated in said :solution are wise and worthy of hearty sup- ! and that the Secretary of the Senate hereby instructed to immedlately forward to W of our Senators and Representatives in ess 1 coj this resolution emblyman Goodrich will introduce a similar resolution in the lower house to- morrow. It was prepared for introduc- tion to-day, but during the temporary ab- sence of Goodrich from the room the As- sembly adjourned. In the lower house, in the Senate, it is believed there will be mo opposition to the resolution, and once it passes one house the resolution 4 which bas been adopted will be imme- diately transferred to the other house and there substituted for the one which re- | iins on the files. am sure that this resolution will be adopted,” said Senator Hahn. ““Phe mat- ter is one not only of greatest importance te. California, but it is also important to the entir tion. If the people of the | whole nation were permitted to vote upon whether or not the navy should be in- creased I believe they would declare favor of appropriating almost unlimited funds for that purpose. They would in- | sist that the United States have a navy | which could compete with any in the world. We are not callea upon by this resolution to do anything else than ex- press ourselves on the subjecf, and I have no doubt that that expression will be in fa of the new and powerful navy which is contemplated by the administra- tion and by Congress." -~ — LARGER NAVY IS DEMANDED. Four State Legis?ntures Indorse Con- gressman Dayton’s Resolution. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2—In four State Legislatures to-day there were intro- duced resolutions asking for a larger navy. viz, California, Virginia, Kansas | and New Jersey. Representative Day- ton, whose resolution looking to a con- d policy of naval increase has at- tracted attention on two continents, in discussing the proposed programme in ation to that of Germany and Eng- | land id 3 ermany has thirty-eight battleships bullt and building and Eng- has more than sixty, while United States has only twenty. Germany has a distinct naval programme and Eng- out a ical programme of building. The United tates has not. been vur policy to build some years in others to o it. The number of vessels to be built | been problematic and has been subje to the will of Congress the navy—the material have not been developed side by side. long period, we built no ships. We began building ships ten or twelve years ago, | but have made no provision to man them. | We have not half enough officers now. | This r we hope to incorporate in the land has for years been following lc and personnel— logically and val appropriation bill a provision to partially remedy this defect. “The plan is to allow each Senator and Representative to appoint a cadet to Au napolls every two years, instead of cvery four vears, thus doubling the nurmber of | cadets. 'here is a necessity for a systematic plan for increasing the navy and person- nel. There is also involved the question of an increase In the types of vessels, so | as to make the best fighting fleet. The | fleet cannot be all battleships. There must be cruisers, dispatch-boats, colliers and ! other auxiliary craft, and it is weil for | in our construction to have a definite | plan, so that these vessels may be bullt | in such proportions as to make the hest fleet.” 1 —— | GOLDEN POPPY ADOPTED. i CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRAMENTO, | Feb, The Senate this morning enjoyed a bit of pleasantry at the expense of Smith of L Arngeles. His bill to adopt the “‘golden poppy | as the State flower came up for final passage. Lukens asked Smith to exvlain the bill, and the popular representative of the City of Ah- gels blushingly explained that the State had not officially selected a flower. aithougn effuris had been wade to ds so &t previous sessions. | He stated that a similar bill had been passed at the last session, but thai Gage in his wis- dom had seen fit to veto it. Smith grew elo- quent in his appeal for its passage and over- looked the fact that certain of his colleagues were plotting to defeat his pet measure. When the roll was called Devlin, In a sten- torian volce, voted against it. Smith turned tories, Organized men available for ser- | | vice, classified under the civil heads of the service, are: Engineers, 1045; cav- alry, 4951; artillery (heavy), 2825; light ! batteries, 3707 chine gun batteries, infantry, 101 signal corps, 8§34, and hospital corps, 1206 and mockingly rolled up his sleeves to give | acramento representative battle. Smith was astounded to hear vote after vote cast against the bill. He turned red. and did not know whether to become wrathful or to treat the affair as a joke. “Fhe bill was overwhelmingly defeated, but before Secretary Brandon could announce the Vote, Senators arose in evary part of the chamber and changed their votes from no to aye. Sinith —then arose and sarcastically nounced that he desired to change his vote from aye to no, as he did not care 10 vote with such & “bad bunch.”” When the merriment had ceased the Senate proceeded with its busi- nezs. Lo the of | in | the | Two branches of | After the Civil War, for a | aes PROMIN LEGISLATORS WHO PART THE SESSION BEING HELD IN N THE BUSINESS OF LAWMAKING ARE TAKING A CONSPICUOUS FOR THE STATE AT SACRAMENTO. Special Dispat DQUARTERS, SACR. MENTO, Féb. —For the first time this session the Sendte was the scene of a hot parliamentary ALL H | | | | i batfle to-day. It was over the resolution i oduced by Devlin instruet-| |ing our Senators to Congress to vote| { against the passage of the Cuban reci- procity treaty. -That it falled of passage was due to the fact that the majority did twenty-one votes. nged from the necessary 1 Be rdino ¢! not Hubbell of the affirmative to ve and gave notice of a reconsideration, and this will come up to-morrow As was foretold in The Call, the Re- | publican ca s decided to allow the mat- | ter to be fought cut on the floor of the House. When the resolution came up this » his reasons for in- afternoon Devlin g troducing it. He sald that the jnterests | of this State demanded that Senators Per- | kins and Bard should be instructed to vote against the passage of the treaty. Smith of Los Angeles said that he con- curred in the remarks of the Senator from Sacramento, and that he had re- ceived several telegrams urging him to Caldwell express- was necessary to in vote for the resolution ed surprise that it e RECORD SEARCHERS OBJECT. Complaint Is Made Against Senator Bliss’ Bond Measure. HEADQUART 8, Feb. enator Bliss’ Assembly which provides that persons and firms engaged in searching records must give bonds, has pro- voked much unfavorable comment a3 a mea- sure designed to foster a monopoly of the busi- The bonds required arc from $150,000 first class to $1000 in coun- es. AT bill 117, ness. in counties of the ties of the ffty-fourth and fitty-sixth cla: | Searchers of records are fighting against the | bl ana they are circulating the —following | { ‘ e defeated reasons why it should be defeated : It is submitted that the giving of a bond by {he searcher of Tecords being a requirement be complied with, would result in the closing 1 of the avenues of information as to land titles, to the confusion of real estate interests and the discomfiture of those desiring such {nfor- mation, while even compliance With the re- quirement would mitigate the evil in only & Very small degree, as the person, firm or cor- soration filing the bond would alone have ac- "'rr:'l‘n“(he "ruun records, to the exclusion of S0ribe) Geaistance whoss aid is necessary to compass mol -I(hfln( an ¢ research, while attorneys O eaetenally require to resort to the county fecorda independently of aid from the searcher of records would be debarred from so doing. Why the public should have such additional protection from the searcher of records any Irore than from the physician, the architect, the transportation agent, and others who min- ister to the public is not apparent, while it I8 egsy to see that it would afford no e 1 rotedion to. the county records, . the | custodian of which s proper person to be charged with the enforcement of the rules and regulations to that end, As the adoption of 'the proposed measurs would practically render the county records Thaetessibla, embarrassment and distress would Sarily result from the suspension of deal- With real property, which constitutes the of all credit, ——— APPOINTMENTS OF GAGE. Senator Lukens I_n?roduces a Bill to Nullify Them All CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRAMENTO, Feb, 2.—Senator Lukens introduced a bill' tiis | morning to add to the Political Code as fol- | 1o | %\When the Governor is authorized to fill a | vacancy in any oifice, hix abpuiiee hows for the unexpired portion of the term only, unless some law expressly provides otherwise.* In explanation of the measure Senator Lu- iny basis Kens said: ‘“This blll carries into effect the <constitutional purpose of limiting terms of office to_four years. It WIlL bave wue eiect of giving ifidividuality to the administration Eovernor by bringing it about that tne oinc to be filled by appointment will be occupied during his term by men of his oww choosing.” This bill refers to the Board of Bank Com- missioners. d it been in effect during ‘s ndminigiration. Kevane could not nave ‘appointed for a full term. and all the e Phing made to deprive ‘him of his Job would be unnecessary. l By Daylight. The New Southern Pacific Valley Speciai runs through the San Joaquin by daylight, both ways. San Francisco 8 a. m., reach Bakers- fleld 5:40 p. m.; leave Bakersfleld 8 a. m., reach isco 5:25 p. m. Ask for co) ot new Southern Pacific Valley Folder. o . ‘Cuban Reciprocity Resolution Causes Debate | and Fails, but Will Be Reconsidered. - | struct the Senators from California how S | SACRAMENTO, e e Cresonably be cxpected will mot | nsignificant volume | ind others who | ch to The Call. | to vote on the treaty. Belshaw said that | he did not think it was wise to instruct | Senators, but as this was of vital interest | | to California they should be told to vqte against the treaty, Savage spoke in #$he same strain. Leavitt argued against the resolution. | He said that Senator Perkins did not need | | instructions. Shortridge spoke in favor of the resolution. Rowell, in opposing the | resolution, stated that our Senators were | on the s _ene and ware more familiar with | the conditions, and he did not think it advisable to tell them how 0 cast their votes. Hubbell eloquently urged the adoption | | of the resolution. Selvage and Ralston | | were opposed to instructing the Senators, | because not even the author of the reso- lution, they said, was familiar with the treaty. Lukens moved to lay it over till | to-morrow, but his motion was defeated by 17 to 18, | | A vote was taken on the resolution and | | stood 19 to 15. Before it was announced | by the Speaker—twenty-one voes necessa of the House, and Plunkett was sent for. | | Bunkers and Emmons voted for and | against the resolution. Hubbell and Dev- | lin changed their votes and gave notice | -of reconsideration. | THREE MORE JUDGES. | Bill to Relieve 7C;x;geltion in San Francisco Courts. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRAMENT | Feb. —In order to relleve the present co | gested condition of the courts of San Francisco | and to make it possible that the business of the courts may’ be transacted hereafter with more promptness and without placing such a burden ¢ labor upon the members of the bench, As- | remblyman McMartin this morning Introduced a bill providing for the immediate apporntmenty of three additional Judges of the Superior Court in the city and county of San Francisco. The biil provides that within fifteen days after its passage the Governor shall appoint t three additional judges, whose salaries shal the eame and shall be paid in the same way that of the present judges. The appointees are to hold office until the next general elec- tlon. At that election three judges are to be elected and at thelr first meeting after they have been “elected and have qualified they shall by lot decide upon the length of their re- spective terms of office. One shal for two years, another for four y third for a full term of six years. McMartin sald that the present condition of the San Franclsco courts was such that the public could not get good service from fts courts. He believed the additional judges were | necessary upder the circumstances and ex- infon that the bill would pass. SR | SOWARD MEETS REVERSE. Maximum Sheep License Tax Is Fixed at Five Cents. ALL - HEADQUARTERS, SACRAMENTO, 2.—Despite the efforts of Soward of Sierra. | Assemblyman McLaughlin won his fight to place the maximum sheep license tax at 5 cents some of the members )m the mountaln’ d'stricts desired. The bill come up for final Passage and Soward attempt- | ed to amend it. Thers was a spirited discus | sion ‘in_which the sanfe arguments were used as on Saturday, when Soward was def the same effort. On_ rollcall on the ments Sowarg was denied the privilege Amending the'bill, and it was finally passed as | originally introduced. Prescott’s two bills carrying appropriations for the Southern California State Hospital Patton,” San Bernardino County, were finally passed’ this morning and sent fo the Senate ne provides $110.000 for a new building and the other $8000 for certain machipery and pipe Tine \ | The Assembly refused passage to the pro- nosed amendment of the libel and slander law | proposed by the Committee on Revision and Reform of the Laws. The bill provided that plaintiff in such actions must file a bond of not less than $500, and, if judgment were ren- dered for defendant, the bond might be collected | or so much thereof as was required to meet the defendant's expense. Houser, chalrman of the committee, gave notice of a motion to re- | consider. | pressed the —_— Age Limit for Judiciary. | CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRAMENTO. Feb. 2.—Assemblyman Houser of Los Angel introduced a proposed constitutional amend- ment this morning the purpose of which is to place an age limit upon those who occupy ju- dicial positions throughout the State. The amendment provides that no person shall hold | 2 judicial position either as judge of a court. justice of the peace or commissioner who shali have attained the age of 70 years. The pro- viglons of the amendment are not to apply to B petorrea to the Committea a on. was refe o the Conatitutional Amendments. . | greso flashed | however, admitted that | expert. | gram from Assemblyman Dorsey Experts Spzak of Tests and the Flashes of the Oil. Lawmakers Enlight- ened on the Project of Ralston. A Special ACRAMENTO, Feb. 2.—The Sen- ate chamber was crowded this evening to hear the discussion on Ralston’s bill No. prescribing the quality of petroleum to be used by the people of the State. Senator Ralston presided and made the statement already published as to his connection with the bill and the fact that Dr. Deane desired its withdrawal. Fire Marshal Towe of San Francisco addressed the meeting with reference to the bill and explained that the gravity of the oil and nd im- Dispatch to the fire test were inconsequential a material factors. sole thing regarded. he said, was the flash test, and everything else shohld be eliminated from the bill, for when oil flasies the danger point is passed A flash test of 110 degrees, Fahrenheit, | he considered the minimum of safety both for illuminating ofl and fuel. He fuel per su- explained that it was the cheapest known, the saving when coal is $ ton being $3 91 for every ton of coal perseded by the use of oil. In arswer to a question by Senator Bel- shaw, Mr. Towe said that the crude petro. leum now used as fuel in San Francisco would stand from 200 to degrees, Fah- renheit, without flashing. Heat alone will not ignite the gas of petroleum. A spark of fire or electricity is always necessary | It was In evidence, he added, that the ofl that caused the explosion on the Pro- at 85 degrees. Had the tanks of the Progreso been full there would have been no explosion. Towe, he was not an A. M. Hunt, engineer, argued that the flash point should be left ‘out of the biil and that it should deal only with the storage and handling of fuel petroleum ard its products. The safety of fuel ofl lay altogether in the manner in which it was stored and handled. Professor the University of California said that the matter should be left with the local au- thorities. Edward T. Morris, chief engineer of the Oceanic Steamship Company, made a practical test of the ofl used on the Pro- greso and that used on the steamer Mari- posa. He lighted the Progreso oil with a match easily, but cofid not light the sample taken from the Mariposa, its flash point being extraordinarily high. The flash test, he said, was not the factor, but the manner in which the oil was handled and stored. Fred T. Perris, manager of the oil well system of the Santa Fe Railroad Com- pany, was of the same opinion. .Lewis W. Anderson addressed the meet- ing in a similar vein, and an adjournment was had at a late hour. DENOUNCE RALSTON'S BILL. Kern County Oil Men Regard It as a Pernicious Measure. BAKERSFIELD, Feb. 2—The Ralston bill came in for its share of attention at oil by the meeting of the Kern County men to-night, which was attended forty representatives of the leading co panies. Chairman Spellacy read a of this . asking for an expression of opin- jon from the meeting and action w s tak- en lenouncing the bill. In submitting the telegram of Assemblyman Dorsey, Spell- acy sald: I will s frankly that in m will not directly harm Kern oils wili stand the proposed test culty ‘The State genera howaver, will be atly ed by it cturing interest and be > use o the object of this bill is only pasiengeis on steamers, as some y so and that end it. Light oils tinually vsed in the Eastern States without danger After a very brief discussion it was unanimously resolved “that the Ralston bill does not resent the oil men of Kern ( the sentiments f Anty.” The result was wired to Assemblyman Dorsey to-night The sentiment of the meeting appeared te be a unit M opvosition to ths biil The draft of the bill to protect oil wells from water was taken up and discussed The provision making contractors and employes responsible for violations of the law was stricken out. as was the portion prescribing the method of casing wells, leaving the bill simply requiring that the well must be so cased as to prevent water interfering. with the oil strata. An amendment was inserted requiring actions” for violation of the law to be brought in the Superior Court of the county in which the well complained of may be located instead of “In any Super- | ior Court.” An amendment was proposed to provide for the appointment by the County Super- vicors of five owners of oil properties to constitute a board of commissioners witih power to preseribe the method of casing and plugging weils and to enforce the law, but after discussion it was lald over without action. The bill was finally referred back to the ecommittee for final action and the com- mittee W authorized to employ legal talent to pass upon it before forwarding it to Sacramento. After taking this ac- tion the meeting adjourned to assemble again next Monday night for the purpose of petfecting a permanent organization for the protection of mutual interests. Among those who attended to-night were several from other parts of the State - DIVORCE THE QUESTION. HEADQUARTERS, 9 CALL MENTO, Feb. 2.—The Legislature now in session has pald much attention to efforts to amend the divorce laws. In both houses many. bills bearing upon the subject of divorce have been introduced, the general trend of them being to make the securin 51 diverces more difficuit than before. Speaker Fisk introduced in the Assem- bly this morning several bills on that sub- ject, which, If they become laws, wil' make a radical change in the manner and ease with which divorces may now be se- cured. His plan, as indicated in one the bills, is to make the people of Cali- fornia a party to all actions for divorce. At first sight this may seem to be a pecu- liar rexulation or provision, but Fisk ex- plains that some such law is necessary. His proposition is to make it the duty of the District Attorney in each county to appear eifher in person or by deputy at the hearing of all divorce cases and cross- examine witnesses and make such other investigations as may seen propér. The purpose of this is to render more difficult the success of cases of collusion in the digorce courts. Fisk stated that there should never be a divorce by consent: that each such case should be prosecuted, and in the absence of a desire on the part of the defendant to appear, the District O'Nell of | SACRA- | EVOKES POWER OF MAGISTRATES |England Orders Relax- i ation of Crimes Act { in Ireland. National Member of Parlia- | ment Reddy Is Released i From Jail. DUBLIN, anneun mation cts In Feb, he official Gaszette -day that official procla- ted last year placing thirteen Ireland under the crimes act d maintaining summary jurisdiction by the magistrate is revoked. LONDON, Feb. 2.—The relaxation the crimes act in Ireland, which is garded in Irish circles as paving the way for the Government's new land bill, stiil | leaves sections of the act in force viding for the employment of special juries and a change enue. In Sligo, Tipperary and Clare counties no relaxa- of tion has been made and the magistrata will still have the power of summary jurisdiction. The Government also or- dered yesterday the release of the Na- tional mem¥er of Parllament Reddy | from Tullamore jail Reddy’ senter | under the crimes act would not exp { until next March. It is understood that the Irish members, William Redmond an- John Ritchie, will a shortly be lea; 1 It is ex'plained in the Gofernment press that boyeotting and Intimidat have greatly diminished recently that the t STOP EA-CONVICT ~ ATPOINT OF GUN - Officers Arrest Three Who Attempt to Enter Store. ondipi e While in the neighborhood of Green street and Montgomery avenue at 2 o’clock this morning Officers Morton a Evatt saw three suspicious characters One of them they recognized as Jake Busch, ame ex-convict. The police stole into a’ deorway and watched the trio. Jake Busch was seen to try the doors of Stulz Bros." grocery at 533 Montgomery avenue, while the other two kept watch, The police did not wait any longer, but ran forward and captured two of the men, who proved » be Joe Bu Jake's brother, who Is employed by McNab & Smith as a teamster, and Willlam Peter- son, alias Smith. Jake Busch ran and { Morton followed him, drawing his gun | with the intention of “winging” him it he didn't stop. Jake stopped, however and Morton caught him. The three were taken to the City Prison { and searched. On their persons were found handkerchief masks and Jake Busch had a big 3S-caliber pistol | Morton and Evatt stated that the two | men caught with Jake are not his regu- lar running mates, but that a man named Martin Brady is his “paL” They con- sidered it quite possible that Brady had | been with the three some time during the night, so they donned eitizens’ clothew and went out to look for him. —_————— Russian Pianist in Concert. To-night the first concert of the bril- liant young Russian pianist, Ossip Gabril- owitsch, will take place at the Alhambra Theater. From all accounts there should rich treat in store for music-lovers and the following varied programme will d the pianist an admirable oppor- to ibit his virtuosity: evening— Variations nity Tuesday leuses * ): sonata op. 31, E flat major oven): prelude in D flat major. valse in 7 minor and ballade in G minor (Ch Pres de Attorney nder his plan. would be obliged to appear, and thus protect the erest of the whole people and of so- clety. | The second of Fisk's bills provides for he elimination of mental distress and iish in cases where extreme crueity is alleged. At present it is possible for a plaintiff to testify in support of such allegation that he or she suffered tally from alleged brutality on the part of the other party to the action. 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