The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 3, 1905, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 3, 1903. ‘ IS PASSED IN THE LOWER HOUSE OF THE LEGISLATURE BY A VOTE THAT SURPRISES FRIENDS OF THE MEASURE LOWER HOUSE [SENATE PASSES JACCUSED SOLONS IS KEPT BUST| SEVERAL BILLS YOSEMITE BILL ASSEMBLYMEN GROW ELOQUENT AT TIMES —_— INDULGE IN FLIGHTS OF ORATORY 7. Continned From Page 1, Column et is why I speak | ate pride.. They will m, like Paris of might worl < 'd to slur the any a arguments heard ome St he Sacral o nildn't you be cheers subsided. The ovation brought the ariet of modesty to Hartman's che His argument was that the ple should be given a chance to vote the proposed recess " wa's his peroration, glorious spot of California.” nwell said if the valley should be | eded it would be studied by great minds at Washingtdn and would re- ceive extensive advertising. { “When this valley was given into the ! of California forty years aste, “there was no system parks. The pioneérs said it i to the people of the nation and that that might be the Government turned- it keeping under the conditions stiil done xisting. The nation was then too busy freeing the slayes to lpok after the matter of a national park away out| here'in the West. The Yosemite be- lon, to the people of the whole nation and we are not ignoring any wish of | the plopeers when we_giye it back to_| Yo- | the Government for ourselves and all )t in | the citizens of the country. The time sent a million | to do that has arrived.” »wstone Park. VOTE ON FINAL PASSAGE. he future.but by Following is the roil call of the vote on final passage: into | Rolley Severance, | Walsh—20, | Jones of Tuolumne changed his vote | from no to aye and said he would move to-morrow for a reconsideration. sH sty el 2 H MEASURE IS AMENDED. Slavin, Vogel, | Senate Incorporates New Provisions 1 ip the Recession Bill SACRAMENTO, Fe'l). 2.—The Yo- semite and Mariposa Grove recession bills came up on special ofder in the Sendte this mornihg. After some dis- cussion two important amendments to the measure were made. One re- lates to the protection of vested rights, in the event of recession; the other requires the Government to ac- cept the parks within two years, fail- ure to do which operates as nullify- | ing the bill, in the event of its passage. | The amendments are as follow: This act shall take effect from and after v the United States of America sions and regrants_herein made, ver releasing the State of Call- om further cost of maintaining the i premises, the same to be held for all ¢ by the United States of America for pub- use, resort and recreation and imposing ie United States of America the cost of taining the same as a national park, wave of applause swept the | " 0% DVICAET homy, Armerich, | . Erovided. however that the recession and ancisco made the |Atkinson, Barnes, Bates, Biiss, Boyle, | rights and interests of third persons. > e g Burke, C ler,| * * * Provided, however, that the Unite ¥ against the, bill. his 331‘-:151;:1”;‘::;:59' it “:r‘(:la’:';:._n | Stntes. of ‘America shall acoept. this regrant s arked by the oratory of | ¢ " Drow, "Eills. Esbey, Estu. |0 recession on or before February 1, 1n017, . . said he thanked God | Cromwell, Drew, Eills pey, Estu-|ang if not so accepted within said tinie this t et dend. )¢ dillo, Gans, Gafes, '~ Goodrich, Held, | act shall thereafter cease to be of any force < sentiment wae not dead. Il pouser, Johnson, Johnstone, Jones of | or effect —_ enator Belshaw thal | San Francisco, King, Lumley, Manwell, | Curtin objected to the amendments s e but | McKenny, Mitcheltree, Olmsted, | on the ground that he wis opposed to x emite. but | 4 kins, Pfaeffle, Pyle, Prescott, Stro- | the entire bill, but he met with little A ' was for | .dge. Thompson, Treadwell, - Waste, | support the committee report that the = ot was for Whiting, Wickersham—45. | measure be amended in accordance Shibast oF She DS, . Noes—Beardslee, Béckett, Busick, | with the foregoing receiving almost T Shane wib et | O Hartman, Hawkins, Jarvis, | unanimous support. The bill was o7 X Tt e rememy | John, Jones of Tuolumne, Jury, Lucey, | made the special order for Monday . forefatheps—our 1¥nch, McNamara, Meincke, Mlndhar:x, | mext. us not give away | 4 . h is ral part of our COMBES WILL CONTINUE . {NEW KINDS OF COTTON drew applause. rely on the senti- estion MITCHELTREE CHANGES VIEWS. Mit ree said that thirty davs ago FIGHT AGAINST OPPOSITION Former Premier Accepts Leadership on Condition That Republicans Follow His Policy. 5 2.—Senator and- for- all the srma. | PARIS, Feb. s question he mMer Premier Combes, in accepting to- it it. day the presidency of the Republi- 4 »ne and |can groupe in the Senatk, said the € e against | Cabinet change must not permit delay e he was opposed rusly the that Cali- Yosemite, who married a i her back to d to him: want to expen- made a strong L He said . the | ifornia _of ssets. He members_who were r they had any pride ent will do as a will,” { in a and ou re- and when | vernment priate for your not for 3 never but inst its re-cession | and bayonets. He of the bayonets. He | accommodations in 1d said the Government conditions QUESTION OF SENTIMENT. | Transit Company’s lines. This ‘was /| W in opposition. He Smd.d«‘ridvd at a conference to-day be- s before the Yellow- |tween General Manager Headly and - money from the Gov- | representatives of the employes. At people of his district the opponents of the beneath -con- policy or people. They some invisible ent. 1 Hartman then turned xpected oratory. He aid but everybody heard him had finished it was two | the handclapping and | @he b Chas. Beilus & Cuo. | E xciunsive High-Grade Clothiers No Branch Stores and No Agents. THE CREATIVE GENIUS,: BRINGING TO VIEW]| LINES AND FINE POINTS OF SMART-MADE CLOTHES, ARE EVIDENT IN OUR| NEW SPRING MODELS.! QUALITY FOR PRICE HERE| Do yeuw want see and try on wur sweagger models 1nd swell patterns | for this season? | 182 Bearny $treet [ | Pire Thurlow Slnchh_ or abandonment of the task of sep- arating church and state. The opposition,” ‘which' had struggled, was flattering itself that it had indefinitely postponed the project. Therefore it was necessary to’ask the new Cabinet without further delay to, make a precise @eelaration, removing all equivocation and doubt upon this essential question., Only upon condi- sROWN' IN AUSTRALIA | One Is a Tree Cotton for Orchard Cul- | tivation and Yields Crop | First Season. | At the recent show of the Royal Agri- cultural Society of Victoria, at Mel- | bourne, were two new varieties of cot- ton reported to be of exceptional qual- | ity, grown by Dr. Thomatis at Cairns, in the State of Queensland, reports Consul General Bray. Dr. Thomatls stated that one variety, named Cara- | vonica I, gave' the large yield of 1200 | pounds of ginned cotton per acre, and | that it has been pronounced by Amer- | ican, English and continental experts to be of the value of 10d (20 cents) per { pound, and should be classed as a wool cotton. “The other variety, named Car- javonica II, the yield of which is’ not tion that such' a. @efinite declaration,|Stated, is a silky cotton valued at 1s made would thé groups of which he was president give adlerence t6 the new Ministry, .. The new Minfstry. had a Cabinet meeting to-day to go over the separa- tion of church and state and agree on the final form of a ‘new rheasure, which will be presented to the Cham ber of Deputies next week. —_——— WILLIE WISE, TOMMY TUFF And also Simple Sammy try snowball- ing in next Sunday’s comic supple- ment. —_—————— NO STRIKE ON SUBWAY. Employers Grant Demands Made by the Men. NEW YORK, Feéb. 2.—There will be no strike on the Interborough Rapid | | the conclusion of the conference it| { was announced that all the demands | of the men had been granted and that on next Monday the old trip schedule would be restored, providing for six local and seven express trains in a d work in the subway. This sched- ule will continue in force until Feb- | ruary 28, when @ new schedule to be decided on in the meantime will go into effect. This new schedule, accordihg to agreement reached at to-day’s confer- ence, must contain a provision for a satisfactory. interval of rest for the motormen between trips. This rest probably will be a period of fifteen | minutes’ duration. BRIEF CITY NEWS. REPORT OF EMERGENCY HOSPITALS. The monthly report of the City Recetving Hospitals shows that 636" patients -have been treated at the Central Emergency Hospital; Harbor, 439; Potrero, 109; 65 patients . were taken to the detention ward: making a total ©f 1366 for the month of January. COMPLAINS OF NOISE.—The Supervisors’ Committee vesterday decided to inves- tigate for itself the complaint of the noise caused by the Union Engine Company at 240 First street. A representative of the com-~ pany agreed to abate the alleged - nulsance within & week. ARRIVAL OF MARSHAL OSBORNE.—H. Z. Osborne, United Btates Marshal for the Southern District of California, arrived in this city vesterday from Seattle, having in charge J. B. Clark, who has been indicted by the Federal Grand Jury of the crime of imperson- ating & United States officer. CIGAR MEN IN WAR COUNCIL.—The Cigar Dealers’ Association; the efforts of the trust to invade the local arket, met at 731 Market street Jast evening d_discussed thelr campaign work. President arry reported that the prospects were fa- varable for the passage of the anti-coupon bilL WILL SUB THE CITY.—F. M, Yorke & Co., | who had the contracts for repgiring bitumin- ous pavements and for paving H istreet, since declaged fllegal on a technicality, is prepar- ing to sue the city. for work donie under the contracts. The amounts to be sued for are $10.000 for repairs and $4000 for, .work "done on H_street. o WANTED FOR GRAND LARCENY.Z-Sallen Mansour was arrested yesterday morning on Tehama street by Detectives Regan and O'Con- nell and locked up in “‘the tanks” at the City . The arrest wae made on a dispatch trom Sheriff L. C. Smith of King County, Wash., that, Mansour was wanted there on & :shu-e?e ©of grand larceny. The Sher!ff was no- ¥ILES ARTICLES.—Articles of incorpora- tion were flled yesterday by. the. Ciaremont Park Company, Which proposes to do a real estate businees with a capital stock of $200,000, of which $40, been submcribed by the directorg gs follaws: J. H. Spring, Fruitvale, $11,000; Wickham _Havens, Oakland, $10,000 Dnncan McDuffle, Oakland, $8000; Louts Titus :!lfior(_rek)‘. $10,900; W. B’ Creed,- Oakiand, BAZILLE'S WILL FILED.—The will John Bazille, who died Januacy 26, wee. flica Zfor probate yesterday by Antoine BoreP and J. ‘Henry - Mever. - testament; - written in French, was made in January, 1883, and.leaves all ‘his property to his wife, Anna #.' Bazille, with instructions to pay $600 to their daughter, Berthe. The estale consists of, spraperty oi Stockten stpeet, product-- $112 month; on Svofford alley and Clay street,” producing Montgomery street, 150 a month, wnd at sil a month. formed 4o resist { (24 cents) per pound. Caravonica I in yield and value is stated to be far in advance of all other i cottons, and applications for seed have | been made from many countries, * It is | & tree cotton, and is cultivated like an orchard tree. It is planted seven feet by seven feet apart, and when 8ix months old attains a height of seven | feet and bears a small crop the first | season. Slight pruning is necessary | each year to keep the tree robust and | of a convenient size for working. From | 300 t8 500 bolls are said to be yielded by a single tree in a season; and it is | claimed 'that seventy of these bolls will | make from one and three-quarters to two and a half pounds of clean lint.— | New York Commercial. S —————— Grace of Eastern Women. Passing us occasionally, going to Jerusalem with butter and eggs and little jars of leben that showed their | thick creamy throats as they were | held up to us, were small companies i of women in single file. As one blue | procession went by the leader called | to us: “Why should you ride and we { walk? Why is your lot better than | ours?” Given the opportunity for lei- | surely argument we could not by any | philosophy have made satisfactory | answer. We could only admit the | fact as they saw it, and recognize the universal world-plant of discontent. They carry themselves, these women, like figures on an antique frieze. As they stride along holding | in sure balance on their heads their | Jars and baskets of homely produce, | they tread the stony paths with the | grace and largeness of action that we | of the Occident have grown to regard as belonging only to the age of the Praxiteles. ik The men are also admirable in the simplicity of their costumes, the big lines of their attitudes, the swing of their draperies. I saw a youth ng his mantle over his shoulder and fold it about him exactly in the manner of: the classic Greek, sculptured-<n hig finely unconscious pose. God save the | day when these sons of Canaan ‘clothe’| | their limbs in our ungainly garments. Metropolitan Magazine. Ran N “At what intervdls . do the 5 run?”’ a man asked a Ninth-avenue d{ vated train.guard.at the South Ferry the other day. " Thi ard looked at him in amazement. “We don’t run no interval ‘trains,”, he- finally replied. The interlocutor gave the guard a look of disgust. “‘Certainly you don’t; what: interval is there between the running | he is now known by is “Inte; New York-Tribune.- - In spite of the war tho,eumyg,uou,w European classical music is rapjdly ex tending among the better-classes in Ja- ! pan. A native Beethoven Society hag been formed at Tokio. - % CALL PATTERNS, I All orders for THE CALL'S the earliest possible moment. - ten days to fill ordqn;_‘:j i as the FLnr o i { Committee Is Named to Pre- pare Amendment Relative to Legislative Sessions NORMAL SCHOOL BILL Measures Ready for Third Reading and Will Be Acted Upon Next Thursday Spectal Dispatch to The Call. ] SACRAMENTO, Feb. 2—At the Assembly | morning session of the | Speaker Prescott announced the steer- !ing committee that Is expected to |frame a- conmstitutional amendment | changing the present law providing for sessions of the Legislature—establish- | ing the period for which it shall sit, date of opening, salaries of members |and expenses, Stanton’s proposed | measure, now before the House in a | much amended form as, returned by {the Committee on Constitutional Amendments, will be used as the basis | upon which the steering committee will build a measure satisfactory to the As- | sembly. Assemblyman McGowan was an- nouced as chairman of this committee and the other members are Houser, Stanton, Burke and Gates. On motion of McGowan, Stanton’s proposed amendment was made a spe- cial order for Friday, February 10. At that time the steering committee will probably have further amendments in shape. Treadwell’s bill granting the Board of Harbor Commissioners of San Fran- | cisco power to lease two blocks of land | lying along the .seawall on Jefferson street, between Mason and Jones, was reported by the Committee on Com- merce and Navigation and will now go on the second reading file. Treadwell still says he does not think the bill has any special significance, as it is simply of the same nature as others that have been passed at previous sessions, giv- ing the board power to lease as the de- | mand for water frontage extended, but there is still a persistent rumor that the Western Pacific has an interest the measure, as there is property joining the frontage concerned could be used for a terminal. The Senate bill providing for the San | Francisco Normal School appropriation | of $150,000, which has passed the upper house and is now ready for third read- |ing in the Assembly, was made the | special order for next Thursday. |- The strained relations that seem to | exist between Atkinson and Treadwell | of the San Francisco delegation effect- | ed another momentous plece of legisla- | tion. The resolution of the first named for the appointment of another assist- |ant sergeant-at-arms was reported fa- vorably by the committee. Had there been no objection from the San Fran- cisco side it,might have passed, but Treadwell protested and Anthony fell | into_line. Stanton.made a motion to lay on the table, and, Atkinson making no effort to bring the matter to a vote, the motion prevailed. . Chairman Duryea of the Judiclary Committee signed a minority report from that committee against the pas- sage of Thompson’s bill, similar to one by Stanton, making verbal contracts for the sale of realty binding. The ma- Jority report of the committee was in favor of the passage of the bill. The names on the minority report are those of Duryea, McGowan, King, Cleveland and Burke. The usual resolution providing for the proper observance of Washington's birthday was introduced by O'Brien and adopted. that PRACERIE o S ACQUIRING WATER RIGHTS. Assemblyman Hartman Thinks Bill Introduced May Prove Dangerous. SACRAMENTO, Feb. 2—Chairman Hartman of the Assembly Committee on Commerce and Navigation has still in his keeping Assemblyman Barnes’ bill providing for the acquirement of water rights on the ocean for power purposes and has asked its author to withdraw it altogether. Hartman says that it may prove a very dan- gerous -measure if passed and open a way to the grabbing of valuable water frontage not controlled by harbor boards by the ‘“mere erection of a windmill,” as he puts it. The impor- tant sections of the measure, which is a novel one, follows: The waters elong the sea coast. or of any slough, strait, bay, inlet, estuary, or arm.of the sea, which are not,’ except at extremely hgh tides or on uneually favorable occasions, gafe for navigation of vessels of ten tons bur —Government measurement—togeth AtrID of land not to exceed 1000 et 1n width: commencing at the ordinary high-water mark on the shore of such waters and extending |'theretrom out Into sald waters a sufficlent dix. tance for the convenlent use thereof for the purposes hereinafter stated, mya be used by any person, assoclation of persons or corpora. tion for developing and utilizing the power mtafl by the action of such waters, to e ox . propel machinery: and any perso assoctation of persons, or corporation, desiring to 0, use such waters and land, may construct | and maintain upon sald land, and out Into said waters, & sufficlent distance for the convenient 0f, for the purpose aforgsaid, tructures: as are necessary, the instaligtion b:nd ‘maint \ ‘and wheels to be propelled by the power gen. e action of sald waters, | T e 3. Any’ person, associafion of per- sons. oF corporation, thelr heirs or, assigns, who shall first file. for ‘record in the ‘office County. of the county whmu-\::: 3 such of the regulartrains?” -The guard be. waters, eontaining. a desoription - of came, apgirgd.al “I told, you we: don't . t'k"m thereof, and shall o full sthe | run no interval trains, :ma we don’t. f, and as hereinafter fixed, shall have the b2 s % g ion‘,ct?a“:‘llgfli u@&:.uem of the boundaries. hereinbefore trains run?”’ The guard gave e | A e act any Water, fron- “Oht” and taded away: - Tho a tagetwithin the jurisdiction of an: ‘board of theState, harbor commissions wmu: ; Assemblyman Barnes . says - i mw-;uo cola ana name and 1Ak for Hynatire B W, Srome foll several days, 'y that attacked . Seéley same time, had Seeley arrested for intent to d was dismissed by Po Wednesday. | disqualificatitons of Judges. Acts Favorably on Measure to Transfer the Veterans’ Home in Napa to Uncle Sam T WILL BE GIVEN HEARING SRS Merchants Who Use Trading Stamps Are to Appear Be- fore Judiciary Committee Bpecial Dispatch to The Call. SACRAMENTO, Feb. 2.—Belshaw in- troduced a bill to-day relating to the It pro- vides that no Justice or Judge may sit in any action in which he is a party interested; when he is related to either party or an officer of a corporation which is a party or to an attorney or agent of either party, by consanguinity or affinity, within the third degree. It is also provided that when either party files an aftidavit that he believes he cannot get a fair and impartial trial before any Judge of a court of record the said Judge must secure the service of some other Judge. McKee introduced a bill relating to co-operation by- county boards of Su- pervisors. and incorporated bodies knowr: ‘as ‘“‘associated charities” and contributions to such societies. Under the provisions of the bill sums of money may be contributed to one so- ciety in a county, but shall not exceed $1000 in any one month. The object of the bill is to sys- tematize the work of relief of depend- ent poor. Senator Wolfe of San Francisco to- day introduced a bill which is design- ed to prevent the sale of or dealing in of warehouse receipts purporting to represent goods or merchandise con- tained” In any other State. Senator Wolfe says the bill is favored by -the wiolesale liquor dealers in California. It is intended to prevent frauds upon retail dealers by having Eastern liquor agents come into California and pro- cure morey from them upon ware- house receipts for barrels of whisky. The custom has been, it is alleged, for liquor agents to come from the East, display receipts to retail dealers, make sales for several barrels, of whisky upon the strength of the receipts and then take the notes of the saloon-keep- ers for payment. Later on the saloon- keepers, in most instances, would learn they could not get any of the. liquor until their notes were paid in full. The following bills were among those passed to-day: By Woodward—Senate bill No. 104, to authorize certain corporations to act as executor and in other capacities, and to provide for and regulate the ad- ministration of trusts by such .cor- poraticns.” Each corporation, before accepting any such appofntment or de- posit, shall deposit. with the State Treasurer for the benefit of creditors a sum equal to 50 per cent of the cap- ital of the corporation in bonds . or other securities. By Rush—No. 269, to transfer the Veterans’ Home at Yountville, Napa County, to the Federal Government, to be conducted as a national home for soldiers, sailors and marines of the United States under the existing laws. The bill of Senator Keane directed against trading stamps or coupon de- vices in the transaction of business came up for third reading in the Sen- ate to-day, but at the request of the author it was sent back to the Ju- diclary Committee. This was done to glve the trading stamp people an op- portunity to be heard. patbSitahni, LOAN COMPANIES' INQUIRY. Senate Committee Will Treat All Cor- porations Alike. SACRAMENTO, Feb. 2.—The special Senate committee, consisting of Wood- ward (chairman), Hahn, Curtin, Lynch and Anderson, appointed by the presi- dent of the upper house to carry on the investigation of building and loan associations in place of the @ommittee on Commissions and Retrenchment, tour of the members of which are on trial on charges of bribery, met and organized to-night. /It decided to hold its first meeting next Tuesday night and begin the investigation of the Continental Building and Loan Asso- ciation. Rules were formulated and it was announced that the meetings would be held in the Senate chamber if it could be obtained for the purpose, and the public will be admitted. “Following the investigation of the Continental, which under the turn af- fairs have taken it is deemed should be put first on the list, we will look into the affairs: of other companies, treat- ing all exactly alike in the matter of examining into their condition and their methods of doing business,” said a member of the committee. “We will adhere rigidly-to the resolution passed by the Senate. 7 3 “Our sole purpose will be to deter- mine whether the companies are ad- hering to the laws that exist and to frame new laws in case we find that that protection d:n nl‘nvu'}an and stock- bolders demands them. . 'J.l‘hsrf\mn';bly Committee on Building and Loan Assodiations Intended to the existing one to go before that body, but it is understood that, under the / advice of Speaker Prescott, It will leave the matter of taking the initiative to the Senate, In the hope that whatever bill goes through theé upper house may be satisfactory. ere for the city of San Diego to- night to begin the taking of testi- mony there. They also will visit Los Angeles, and probably San Bernar- ‘dino. . Those who went are Weyand, ‘Devlin, McGowan and O'Brien, Barnes remaining ‘here. Stafford and a stenographer accom- ‘panied the committee. Th absence is indefinite. The members | who took the trip are all lawyers. g et aieten b S B WANT DELAY. Continued From Page 1, Colummn 6. aside the shadow of the penitentiary. B0 next Monday night when the again goes on, witnesses will come for this purpose from Downieville and San Diego and many points between and behind them will follow an army of the prosecution’s witnesses to prove that what the witnesses for the defense say is not based on truth. estimated, this will cost the State about $15,000, this swearing of one force that the detectives are not to be believed, the other that they are. Questions of character come high, but the defense must have them and, as it must, the prosecution must fall in line. District Attorney A. H. Seymour of Sacramento says none of the Senators accused of accepting bribes will be ar- rested until after the investigation now on before the special committee looking into the charges against them has fin- ished its labors. ARRESTS ARE TO FOLLOW. “Although I have the power to have warrants for the arrest of these men issued at any time I will take no ac- tion" toward their apprehension until after the investigation is ended,” he said to-night, “as I do not want to be in a position where either side can say I prejudiced its case by instituting criminal proceedings before the Senate committee had concluded its work. “Bpecific action was taken in Jor- dan’s case because he is not a Senator and his arrest could have no-influence either way upon the case against the accused legislators. Furthermore the Senate has no jurisdiction over Jor- dan other than to force his appear- ance as a witness.' The Sacramento District Attorney is a quiet, undemonstrative man, who has the appearance of wishing to know his ground well before he takes a radical step. His words leave little doubt that the: accused Senators, or at least Bunkers and Emmons, will be arrested on charges of having accepted bribes as soon as their hearing s ended. Joseph 8. Jordan seems cheerful and declares that he is In no danger. He says he has a sufficlent explanation to make at the proper time and that none of hiz frieffds need worry about him. He is about town as he was before his name was connected with the bribery scandal, the smile for which he f{s noted seeming to have been dimmed butmll(fle by the trouble that has come to him. TRYING TO TRACE BILLS. The prosecution in the bribery cases admits that its detectives are search- ing for some of the bills that it is al- leged were given Emmong, Bunkers, French and Wright, but declares posi- tively that it has none of them In its possession. It is said that any of these | i | | l And, it is | bills will bring very fair prices. Up to this time there is no evidence that the people that laid the trap for the trial | 2lleged briketakers had any detectives - to follow them up and watch to see if they spent any of the bills given them. It is said, however, that they were fol- lowed immediately after the money is alleged to have been given them and that one of them changed a $50 bill in a saloon. The detective, it is al- leged, stepped up to the bar a moment later with $50 in gold and said he wanted a bill of that denomination. “I1 just got one a few minutes ago,” the bartender is reported_to have said, and handed over the one passed by the accused Senator. One can hear all sorts of stories like this in Sacramento at present. An- other is that all the .money has been turned back to Jordan, and that he will produce it and say he never gave It tu the Senators, and that they knew noth- ing about it. That he was only trying to see whether the bullding and loan companies would attempt bribery. This is discredited on the ground that in Sacramento during a legislative session it is against all ethics to ever give any money back, and that it would be un- likely..that some of the paper, if re- celved, as charged, was not broken be- fore another sum gilded the Capitcl dome. PRESENT A BRAVE FRONT. It is not an infrequent thing to ses citizens at night, after the business ac- tivity has subsided, measuring off dis- tances at the points where it is alleged the money passed. They hold up bills to see if they can be observed under the street lights at the distances the detectives sald they saw the money they allege Jordan handed to Emmo: and Bunkers. Some men have observ: in a test as to whether a roll of bills could be grabbed with both hands at once, as it was intimated was the Sen- atorial practice in the case under in vestigation. # The accused Senators are seen about town as much as ever and all of them present a brave front. They appear at times at the hearing before the com- mittee appointed to Investigate them, but their eloquence no 'onger rings in debate on the Senate floor. e SAN JOSB, Feb. T —Walter Kerr, convicted of gambling at the Vietor Club, was to-day sentenced by Justice Wallace to pay a fine of $100 or serve 100 days in the County Jail. Notice of a motion for & new trial was filed. —_———— DENVER, Colo, Feb. 2.—The bursting of a large water tank om the roof of the Denver Dry Goods ), ome of the largest depart ment houses In the city caused damage to stock estimated at over $50,000. —_————— GUTHRIB, Okia, Feb. 2.—The Bnid, Beaver, Gumon and Western Railway Com- . capital $5,000,000, was hers to- :;, to from, Enid, Okla., to bulld a line Dawson, New Mexico. Tf}ié sale of ‘.sailor suits is proving to be a splendid chance in -saving for those mothers whose boys are 3, 4 or § years of age. These are the only sizes left from an im- mense assortment whi%n sold at $5.00. The remaining garments go for $2.80. They are made from a good quality serge in red, royal, blue, navy and brown; each suit is trimmed with rows of braid on collar. : See the suits in our windows. Come early —it is likely that we will take the garments from the windows to supply the last few customers Saturday afternoon. outof