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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-21
DEATH And IMPRISON MENT.
Punishment Melted Out 10 the KuIdererS Of
GOufe.

PARIS. Dec. 20.-The trial of Michael
Eyraud and Gabrielle Bompard for the muir
der OF Notary Gouffe was continued this
morning. The proceedings were opened by
the Public Prosecutor, who summed up the
case In behalf of the Government. He de-
nounced the theories of the Nancy school of
hypnotizers and urged that person who is
hypnotized retained sufficient will power to
resist the operators will. He said that
PROFESSOR Charcot'S experiments showed
that no operator could bring the subject so
absolutely under control as 10 force MIN or
her to commit crime. The theories of the
Nancy school are on par with fortune
telling with cards. If such theories were
once admitted, personal responsibility would
be at an end and the laws on which society
depended Tor protection would disappear in
anarchy. Both the prisoners were equally
guilty. The evidence showed that every
thlng IN the room in which the crime was
committed was prepared for the hanging of
Gouffe, and it was idle to assert the con-
trary. 1t was the Jury's duty to reject the
story OF the woman, who is as culpable as
her companion, who frankly avowed his
quit. He demanded that the extreme SEN
be imposed upon Mile. Bompard. The Jury
must decide whether there were any extenu-
ating circumstances in the part she had
taken in the crime.
NJ Decorl spoke IN behalf OF Eyraud, who,
he contended, was mere puppet under the
evil influence of Mile. Bompard. He read
letter written by her to her first lover to
show her character. During the reading
Gabrielle burst into a fit Of weeping, and
restoratves had to be applied. Dec0ri in.
sisted that she, and not Eyraud, conceived
the crime. The original intention of both
was not to murder GOuffe but to extort
money from him.
NJ. Robert spoke in behalf of Mile. Bonn
pard, maintaining that Eyrand had enticed
her into participation in the crime. He said
the story of the crime as recited BY her to
Dr. Noisin, while she was under hypnotic in
huence, was that it had been agreed that she
was to throw her girde over Gouffe's neck,
but just as she was about to do so she was
seized with nervous attack, which rem
dered her helpless, and Eyrand, seeing her
unable to perform her part, rushed upon the
victim and stranged him to DEATH
The jury was ont one hour and fifty
minutes and returned verdict condemning
Eyraud TO death and Gabrielle Bompard to
twenty years at hard labor.
Gabrielle, upon hearing her sentence. ap-
peared utterly overcome and fell back into
the arms OF her doctor. Nyraud showed
no emotion. While being conducted to his
cell, Eyraud necessarily muttered, con
denined to death at last, but l expected it."
Eyraud refused to taste his dinner. lie
expressed hope that he would be granted
a .reprieve. Mile. Bompard is also hopeful
that her sentence will be reduced.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-21

PARTIALLY.
Republicans Not Allowed to
Call Up Private Bills.
Senator'S Spooner and ingalls, Speak in
Favor Of the Federal Elections Bill.
HearSt's Illness.
Special to THE MORNING CALI.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20-In the House to-
day the members were endeavoring to pass
some private bills. The Democrats were
obJecting to them and insisting on the reg
ular order when, in the midst of the confu-
sion, Representative Clunie was recognized
and called up the bill for the relief of As
sistant Treasurer Brooks. Kilgore and Oates
objected. Clunie appealed to them to with
draw their objections, which they did, and,
after getting the attention OF the House,
Clunie explained the merits of the bill, and
1t was passed. Other members tried to call
up bills. when the objections were renewed,
making it impossible to get them before the
House. The Speaker said the Democrats were
acting very unfairly in allowing Clunie's
bill to pass, and when more important meas
ures were asked to be taken up interpos-
ing objections which prevented their con-
sideration.
A San Francisco paper is in error in the
expectation that the next House will consist
VI 500 members, gain of one for California.
Tie apporiionment does not take effect till
the Fifty-third Congress, which convenes in
December, 1898.
Secretary Noble has affirmed the de-
cision of the General Land Office in the
case Of George B. Reynolds application for
the repayment of his purchase money and
refusing to return to him any of the
money paid for land in the Los Angeles
district.
The Secretary of the Interior to-day cert-
fed to the Secretary Of the Treasury the
$4,000 apportioned for an agricultural
college in California.
L G. Clark has been appointed Postmas-
ter at Chiles, Napa County, California, vice
j. Taylor, resigned.
Morrow to-day presented to the House
kilograms from the Pacific Coast Board of
Trade praying for the rassage Of the Ship
ping and Subsidy Bill; also enc from San
Francisco merchants in favor of the tobacco
rebate.
The Court of Claims has dismissed the
case of Eli Il. Skaggs, administrator of the
estate of Ewing M. Skaggs, deceased, late
OF Sacramento, against the United States for
a claim for supplies furnished the Union
Army in the War of the Rebellion.
The Second Comptroller of the Treasury
having disaloweG the claims of subsidized
railroads for the transportation of sailors
across the continent, the roads will decline
to carry them free, and sailors will be sent
TO the Pacific ports via Panama
Representative McKenna and E. w. Mar
ston OF California called on the President
this morning,
Trent Lane County, Oregon, with Francis
L. Kelly Postmaster.
California pensions-Martin V. Pomeroy,
Pomona; George Gilgrich Los Angeles.
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THE HOUSE.
The Bill for the Relief of Ex-Trezsurer Brooks
ard His Ecndsmen Passed.

The Bill for the Reliefof Ex-Tre.surer Brooks
ard His Bondsmen Passed
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O.-In the House to-
day Miliiken of Maine presented a number
OF conference reports on the Public Build
ings Bill
On motion of Clunie of California Senate
bill was passed for the relief of S. II. Brooks,
Assistant Treasurer at San Francisco, and
the surelies on his official bond.
A bill was passed authorizing the construc-
ton Of tunnel under the waters of the Bay
Of New York, between Middletown and
New Utrecht.
On motion of Hermann Of Oregon, the
bill was passed for the cancellation of GER
tain contracts for the delivery of stone for
the improvement of the Columbia River
A motion to adjurn, made by Stone of
Kentucky. was lost.
The House went into committee of the
whole on the Urgent Deficiency Bill, with
the Senate amendment.
Henderson moved concurrence except in
the amendment providing for the payment
OF Senate session employees, including clerks
to Senators.
After a long debate the motion was agreed
to, the bill returned to the Senate and the
House adjourned.
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But now, the ignorant white voter might
nave The simplest clause read to him and be
asked if he understood it, and answering
yes, might be permitted to vote, while an
aostrnse clause, as to the right Of eminent
domain or some other technical question
might be read TO colored voter, who would
pc asked TO give reasonable explanation of
IT The scheme was plainly devised to let
the ignorant white man vote, if he voted
the Democratic ticket, and to keep the iRno-
rant black man from voting unless he voted
that ticket And yet Democratic Senators
rallied against the pending measure as CIV
ing election supervisors lordly powers.
This Constitution of Mississippi had been
adopted too, not by a vote of the people,
but by the convention itself Southern
men ought not to fold their arms and say
they would keep their increased representa-
ZION while suppressing the negro vote. 1t
had been said on the other side that the
negro should never have had the right to
vote, but it was too late now to argue that
question. The right had been given him,
whether in wisdom or unwisdom, and could
not be taken from him.
Referring to Stewards speech of yester-
DAY, and his remark that the election law
could not be enforced in the South, because
public opinion would not support it, Spoon
er said: Have wa fallen to such condi-
ton in our country that calls for the preser-
walton by law Of the purity of the ballot at
the North but that we must stop at Mason
and DiXon's line because public opinion in
the South is in favor of the dishonest aud
fraudulent and violent suppression of suf-
frage? cannot believe it! Spooner spoke
over five hours and his speech was listened
to with marked attention by both sides of
tho chamber
Ingalls, said it was the conviction of the
great mass of people of the North that the
Constitutional Convention of Mississippi
vas assembled for the avowed purpose of
DISTINGUISHING majority of its citizens who
were also citizens OF the United States. 1t
had been assembled for the express purpose
OF nullifylng, defeating and overthrowng
the amendments to the Constitution of the
United States, by agreeing to which the
State OF Mississippi secured its readmisSiOn
into tine Union. The Southern people had
retained their representation In the House
OF Representatives and in the Electoral Col
iege while they suppressed the colored
vote. They had retained their representa-
tion which had given them tor four
teen years supremacy in the House and
once placed in the Presidential chair man
who had never been elected to that office in
any Just sense. Contrary to the usual course
pursued in free communities, the results of
the Mississippi convention would not be
submitted to the people to be voted upon.
1t had been arranged to have it declared the
organic law of the State without any action
on the part of the voters.
Edmunds added that the convention came
into existence by methods entirely outside
OF the Constitution of the State which pro-
vlded particular way for its own amend
ment
The conference report on the bill for a
public building at Kansas City was agreed
TO, and the Senate adjourned.
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BERTHA'S IRE.
The Confidence Queen Flogs an
Editor for Writing Abont Her.

Big Bertha" OF considerable notoriety
interviewed Editor j. F. Thrum in his sane
tum yesterday afternoon. She had with
her cowhide and was backed up by an
athlete named Hart The preliminaries
were opened by Bertha.
You would write me up" SIZE exclaimed,
''ip your nasty old Music and Drama news
paper" and then there was a swish of the
cowhide. Thrum yelled Murder" when
swing from the strong right arm
Of Hart upset him and sent
him to the floor with bang.
Bertha played tattoo on HIM while he was
prostate, and kept IL up until the police ar
rived on the scene. They were attracted bv
the c0mmotion which disturbed the yicinity
Of 223 Kearny street, where the Office Is
located.
Captain Douglass came along in the
meantime and sought to find out what was
the matter.
81 don't want her arrested" said
Thrum. ~ only want to get her
out OF here" Bertha was then ordered out.
and she left. declaring that the man had
done her wrong. ana that she would tell
his wife.
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SITTING BULL
AS THE MESSIAH.
Excitement Over the ALLEGED
Appearance Of a Phantom.
A Wild Ghost Dance Resulting From the
Story Told by a Party OF Redskins.
DiScr;dited Report Of a Raid.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 90. "A Tribune's
special from Pierre, S. Dak., says a ranch
man in to-day from up Bad River reports
that the hitherto peaceable semi-civlized
tribe of Two Kettle Sioux has begun wild
ghost dance. Night before last some of the
bucks, when returning home, claimed to
nave seen white figure on the top of
bluff. One of them said it was Sitting Bull.
The alleged phantom motioned them to fol-
low and glided from hill to hill in the direc-
tion of the Bad Lands The ranchman saws
the Indians accepted this us proof that Sit
ting Bull is the Messiah and that he was
beckoning to them to join his followers.
The ghost dance is the result and the ranch
man says the Indians as far down as Willow
Creek are affected. II the story is correct
1t is a serious affair.
A REPORTED RAID.
PIERRE Is. Dak.), Dec. 20.-George lap
liant came in to-day with a report that In
dians raided the town of Midland, Nowlin
County, night before last, and that brisk
skirmish ensued. the Indians afterward es-
Gaping to the Bad Lands. The report is
discredted here.
Oklahoma City says there is no truth iu the
report that 1000 Kickapoos are dancing. The
other tribes have almost entirely stopped
and no alarm is felt.
MISSION OF FRIENDLY INDIANS,
RAPID CITY Is. Dak.), Dec 2O.-General
Miles has received advice from General
Brooke that 500 friendly Indians have left
Pine Ridge to attempt to bring in the hostles.
Dispatches from Lieutenant Colonel Drum
there are quiet. Thirty-nine of Sitting Bulls
Indians, who left the agency on Monday,
have sent IN word that they will return
General Carr has sent out cavalry force
to intercept the band now reported moving
across the reservation to the Bad Lands.
Ii the force fails to intercept them they will
be pursued and arrested. General Miles
says no advance would be made until
the result of the Pine Ridge conference
Is known. Big Foot and Hump
have surrendered and returned to the
agency. No Indians, except the band men
toned, are now going to the hostiies, and
the Gordon is constantly tightening. Gen
eral Miles discredits the report of large
band of Indians in the vicinity of Camp
Creek, on the Little Missouri. No further
engagements are reported from the lower
ranches. The Government herd is located
on Alkali Creek, and force of twenty men
has gone to round it up. Two companies
OF the Seventeenth Infantry from Fort Rus
sell are expet ted here this afternoon and
VIII at once follow the forty-five Cheyenne
scouts from Pine Ridge who started for the
Cheyenne River Agency this morning.
The available force along the cheyenne un-
der General Carr is about 1900.
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FRENCH AFFAIRS.
Work OF the Tariff Commit.es-fi CURING G
The Poue,s Succes.or

Work OF the Tariff Committee-figuring en-
The Pope's Successor.
PARIS, Dec. 20.-The Tariff Committee is
hard at work. Nearly every alteration en-
han ces the duties 10 the proposed bill.
The continuance Of the modus yiyendi
concerning Newfoundland has been def
nitely arranged with England under the dis
tnct stipulation that the English Govern
ment shall settle the difficulty during the
interval with or without the assent of the
Newfoundland Parliament
The question OF the suppression of Car
dinal Layi2erie's salary on the ground that
he had occupied himself with politics was
discussed to-day by the Senate. The Min
lister of Justice defended the Cardinal and
his remarks showed a strong desire for the
establishment of an entente with the Vati-
can. The debate was purposely raised to
ascertain the policy Of rapprcchement. The
next election of the Pope appears to be an
early probability and the whole influence of
France will be directed to the selection of a
Cardinal favorable to the republic. The
most satisfactory candidates are: Lavigerie.
Zigliara. Raffaele, Monaco, La Valletta and
Gibbons Of America. Gibbons impartial
treatment of republican countries makes
him the fayorite candidate after Lavigerie.
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A LONG FAST ENDED.
signcr Succi soccseds in Abs,aining Freu
f,r E.-t-

signer Succi socc .eds in kbstaining From
Fool for FortJ-fve DAYS
NEW YORK, Dec. 2O.-Giovanhi Succi's
fast OF forty-fve days terminated at 10
o'clock last evening in the presence of an
audience Of four hundred. The worst at
tack Of gastric trouble he has had during
the fast was at o'clock to-day, during
which his pain was SO acute that it was
feared he would collapse, but his indomit-
able will carried him through. From that
time until S15 o'clock pains constantly oc-
CURED. his distress being shown by contor-
tons of his face and the nervous move
ments of his body. When cocoa was pre-
pared shortly after o'clock, Succi arose
from his lounge and staggered to the table,
looking more like a skeleton than man
When he first slipped the cocoa there was a
burst of applause from the spectators. 1t
was doubtful whether he would be able to
retain tile nourishment but the uncertainty
soon rassed away and Succi gradually re-
sumed his sbuoyancy. This evening Succ
weighed 104% pounds. When lie began the
fast he weighed 147A pounds. During his
fast he drank twenty-one quarts of alkaline
water and nine and half quarts of Croton
water, besides little of his elixir, which
the chemists say contained no nourishment.
Tomorrow afternoon he will take his first
dinner. The fast has undoubtedly been an
honest one,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-21
AN OBJECTIONABLE LAW,
Hote'-Keerers Rebel Against an Order to
Take Out ctua ers' Iicenses

o0le -AeeFers henei Against an Order to
Take Out V Vctua ers' licenses.
WATERyILLE (Maine), Dec. 20. - The
town of Skowhegan has been in state of
excitement since Thursday morning on ac-
count of the closing of every hotel, restau-
rant and lodging house in tie place. The
proprietors of hotels aud lodging-houses
were notified that they must take out
victualers' licenses in accordance with the
Revised Statutes, which allow the municipal
offlcerS to license as inn-kee ers and victual-
ers persons of good moral character, under
such restrictions and regulations as thev
may deem necessary. Thursday they signed
an agreement to close for one week, and if
then not allowed to open under the old con-
ditions. to leave town. Thursday morning
the Besselton House turned away 1O8
guests, notifying them they must seek en-
tertalnment elsewhere, and the Coburn and
SkOwhegan hotels also sent away a large
number. AT the Coburn Hotel Judge
Whitehouse OF the Supreme Court is STAY
ing, with many attorneys and witnesses.
The Judge stated: "If the hotels are
closed viii have to adjourn court and 90
home; A meeting of Selectmen and promi-
nent business men was held at the Hotel
Coburn with the hotel-keepers and Judge
Whitehouse to see what could be done to ad-
just matters. The hotel men received as
snrances that the action of the municipal
authorities was unauthorized, and they have
agreed TO open as before.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-21
CUTICURA REMEDIES
The Greatest Skin Cures, Blood Pu-
rifiers and Humor Remedies
of Modern Times.

nave used the CUrICURA REMEDIES, and find
that there Is nothing equal to them the removal
and cure OF acne, pimpies, etc. Some time since
my brother was troubled with ringworm of a very
malignant type, and the caustics tnat were applied
had little or no effect: at times in fact agyrayatfg
IL. one set OF the CUTICURA REMEDIES comp ete!Y
removed 1t. A friend of mine was troubled with 3
running and ulcer In his sea p that suppurated
continually. Physicians and their remedies proved
useless AT last his father after spending several
hundred dollars in trying to cure his son, tried
CUrIcURA REMEDIES, and before ten dollars were
spent for them my friend completely cured;
and, with the exception of small in his scalp
one would never know of his having had such sore
in his head. His hearing is perfectly sound and his
ear is as good as Its companion to-day.
WILL G. MAXWELL, Woodland, Cal
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G1ld Bars,

WASHINGTON. Dec. 20.-Carter, from the
Committee on Coinage. Weights and Meas
ures, to-day reported to the House the bill
agreed upon by the committee, to amend
the act of May 26. 1882, authorizing the re-
ceipt of United States gold coin in exchange
for gold bars. The bill proposes to make
the exchange of gold bars for gold coin dis
cretionary with the Secretary of the Treas
ury, instead of mandatory, and also gives
change equal to the cost of manufacturing
the hars %
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THE LABOR PROBLEM.
Object Of Towderley's Proposed Call for
Po iiicsl Convaotion


PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 20.-Powderly re-
turned from Florida today. He said he was
not at liberty to speak of the relations ex
isting between the Knights and the
Alliance. The organizations will probably act
in accord with each other. The words "inde
pendent political action" if rightly under
stood, would settle the question in the minds
of thespeople. They mean simply that in
which as organizations they stand. There
is no necessity to form new polit-
iical party. but a political movement
having definite object in view.
1t is upon that basis he proposes
to issue call to all labor
leaders. reformers, single-tax men, and, in
fact, anybody who desires the success of
the labor movement to meet in convention.
The object will be to discuss the labor prob
lem IN all its aspects and attempt to make
platform which will satisfy, ali to such an
extent that they will work for it.
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WARRANTS FOR LOCKE.
The Theatrical Manager Threa ened With a
New Exneriaura

New Experience.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2o.-One or more war
rants, 1t seems. have been sworn out for the
arrest of c. E. Locke for having obtained
money under false pretenses. 1t is also un-
derstood that these warrants have been ac-
companied by writ of requisition, as Locke is
out OF the State, and il is believed that
the warrants issued are but the precursors Of
others which will follow in rapid success
sion. One of these warrants for Locke's
arrest has been secured by parties in Pitts
burg with whom Locke had contract to
other is supposed to be held by theatrical
man n in this city. The Herald quotes
L. f. Gilmore, proprietor of Niblo's, as
saying that Locke owes him $780, Gill
more adds: Locke is now In Texas with
Juch and her company, and they are on
their way to California. l don't believe
Locke will ever come back here unless
things are settled, or unless he is brought
back on reQuisitiGn
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SOUTHERN BASEBALL.
The Los Angeles Club Defeated in a Slug ging
Match hv San Diam

Inc LOS Angeles Club Defeated IN Slug ging
Match by San Diego. a
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 20.-A large audience
witnessed the game between the San Diego
and Los Angeles teams to-day. The game
was very interesting contest from the be-
ginning to the end, with plenty of free hit
ting in the first inning Goodenough led
off with neat single and DUNCAN caught
the crowd by driving the first ball pitched
over the right field fence for clean home
run.
In the third inning the score was San
Diegos 2. Los Angeles l. but in Los Angeles
half of the inning they commenced hitting
Cobb freely, and aided by errors of the
home team they piled up ten runs.
Then the home team pulled themselves
together and Cobb pitched great ball, not
allowing the visitors another run in the
game. In the eighth inning, with the score
II to against them, the San Diegos did
some hard hitting, scoring six runs.
The score by innings:
San Diegos. 0 0 0 o 8 6 OLA
Los sAngees..........-l 10 . o o o oil
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Leeacu To a uniuersitr

CINCINNATI, Dec. 2o-The city of Cincin-
natl vas made the sole beneficiary under
the will of the late Matthew Thomas, ad-
mtted to probate to-day. 1t gives the en-
tire estate, amounting to S1,150, 600, to the
city OF Cincinnati in frus: for the benefit of
the McMicken University. Thomas was
unmarried.
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New City Hal for Portland.

PORTLAND, Dec. 2O.-The cornerstone of
the new City Hall was laid here this after
noon under the auspices Of the Masonic
Grand Lodge of Oregon. Governor Pen
noyer and staff and the militia of this city,
together with several civic societies, partici-
pated. The Grafton was delivered by Hon,
II. w. Scott. The building will be Of brick
and stone and four, stories high and will
cover the entire block, and when finished
will cost over half million. 1t is expected
to have it completed within one year.