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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-24
MILLER'S SUCCESSOR.
Henry B. Brown Of Michigan Nominated
for Justice Of the Supreme Court.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23-The President
to-day sent to the Senate the name of Henry
B. Brown of Michigan to be Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court OF the United
States. vice Samuel F. Miller, deceased.
The appointment Of Judge Brown meets
with general favor at the capital, and he Is
said to be good man for the place. He is
OF Connecticut birth. and after graduating
from college he went to Detroit. where he
practiced law. He was frequently counsel
in cases before the Supreme Court, and was
particularly strong as an admiralty lawyer.
He is said to be a man of considerable
means. He has been District Judge for
many years, and Is well and favorably
known to his future associates.
The President has also made the follow
ing nominations: Louis L. Williams and
Edward de Croft of Alaska Commissioners,
and NJ. A. Fuller and Carl Spun of Alaska
alternate Commissioners to the Worlds Fair.
Colonel Charles Sutherland, Surgeon GEN.
eral. with the rank of Brigadier- General,
vice j. Fl. Baxter, deceased.
Major Merrill, U. S. A., retired, to be
Lleutenant-Colonel of Cavalry, under au-
thority of the act Of Congress approved
September 81, 1890.
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PRICE FIVE CENTS

questions-so Barry evidently thought-in
regard to the job, his purpose evidently be-
ing to blockade it, if possible.
Boyd figured in the objections also, and
parry quietly squeched both by stating that
the extensions were necessary In order to
carry out the Point Lobos sewer system as
ordered by the board, and that the COM
mission IS necessary according to law. Tic
resolution was passed, Wright adding hi,
vote to the Solid Nine'
ANOTHER PATROI~wAGOy
A resolution was adopted providing for
the construction of another Police Patrol
wagon, not to cost more than S4s5 Super
visor Boyd suggested that the resolution
order the wagon constructed according To
the satisfaction of the Chief of Police
A resoluti0n was submitted proposing to
expunge from the official map Houston
street, from Taylor street to Montgomery
avenue. but as some objection was raised
the resolution was referred to the Street
Committee.
;, The resolution that proposed to prohibit
the distribution OF laud-bills aud all printed
advertisements on the streets was indef-
initely postponed.
Alfred Clarke filed communication. in
winch he rendered to the city the use of his
clsterns on the southeast corner of Douglas
street and Casselli avenue, in case of n fire
in that neighborhood.
The resolution granting C. d. Vincent an
extension Of time of $50 days on his contract
10 pave Kentucky street was finally passed
Inc board then adjourned until next Moa-
day evening.
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CAPTAIN JAMES CARROLL.
The Delegate to Congress From Alaska
Arrives at Washington.

WASHINGTON, Dec Ex-senator Mitchell
gave lunch yesterday at which were pres
ent, among others, Senators Stanford.
Delphi, Allen and Carey, John Mitchell Jr.
OF Tacoma, and Captain James Carroll.
The latter is the recently elected delegate to
Congress from Alaska. He is here to pre-
sent his credentials to the House and ask
1or his admission as delegate from that
Territory. He has been interviewing mem-
Ders OF the House Committee on Terri
tories, among them Chairman StrubIe and
Springer, and owing to the fact that there is
not llkely TO be quorum in the House dur
Ing the holidays, and as Struble himself will
De absent from the city, he will not bring
his case before the House until after the 1sr
OF January. But meantime he intends to
Drng the subject OF his admission to the at
tenllon OF individual members Of Congress.
Captain Carroll will earnestly advocate the
establishment of a territorial form of gov
ernment for Alaska, and the many reasons
he Will set forth why the Territory should
be thus organized are liable to attract con-
siderable attention. He is warm friend of
Speaker Reed. For the past twenty-five
years he has been the captain of Pacific
Coast steamers, and has carried among his
passengers many Senators and Represents
tlyeS. 1t was in this way that he met
Speaker Reed, when the latter visited the
racine Coast TWO years ago.
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KiLRAIN AND GODFREY.
Reasons for Acc ping the Cal fornia Clubs
Offer of q Purae

New YORK, Dec. 23.-In a conversation
with friend prior to his departure for his
home at Baltimore, Jake Kilran gave his
reasons for accepting the California Athletic
Clubs offer OF a S4500 purse for his fight
with Godfrey. rather than battle for purse
of similar amount in one OF the Eastern ath-
ietlc clubs. iKilrain said: II am desirous Of
going to California for several reasons. The
main object of my visit, of course, will be to
meet Godfrey. l shall go there some time
next month, so as to get used to the climate.
am in as good condition as ever have been
in my life, and really feel stronger and
more active than l ever felt before. Ii
l defeat Godfrey, and 1 have no
doubt that will, shall then be in the field
for match with some crack heavy-weishts,
for they will all be there in the course OF
the next two months. The first man shall
go for will be Corbett. He will either have
to fight or leave the Pacific Slope. l shall
open up negotiations for the championship,
whoever may hold it. The present indica-
tions are that it will be either Savin, Jack,
son or Corbett. The first named, think,
will be the man. From what have heard
and read of Slavin, think he is better than
either Jackson or Corbett. l shall challenge
the champion and try to win back tho lalir-
els that lost fighting men when | was not
even in good health, let alone condition. |
Will guarantee that will not enter the ring
again unless am in tiptOp order. and thea il
l get whipped il will Ue my own fault"
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DAN RICE's BIOGRAPHY.
The Veteran Snowman Charged With tn.
Theft Of His Own Papars.

Tho Veteran Snowman Charged With the
Theft Of His Own Papers
NEW YORK. Dec. 23-The veteran show
man, and once famous clown, Dan Rice, ap-
peared before Justice White Mt the Tombs
Police Court yesterday to answer to charge
OF larceny, preferred against him by Marvin
b. Clarke, the blind journalist. Some years
ago Rice placed material in the hands OF
Clarke with a view to having him arrange
them for publication in the form of an auto
biography. Rice says that according to the
contract he was not TO pay for the work un-
less it proved successful; in that event he
agreed to give Clarke $50 week for his
labor. Rice was not satisfied with the in
troductory chapters and end Favored to re-
cover his papers, which, he says,
Clarke withheld from him long after
the contract was broken. Clarke demanded
certain amount of money before he would
surrender the documents, which Rice
eventually secured, as Clarke claims, by
theft. AT the time Rice took the papers be
handed Clarke note for $500, paya BILE at
the Chemical Bank on July 1st. Rice says
that had the autobiography been published
as written it would have made him the
laughing stock of the country.
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THE HOUSE.
The Financial stringsncy Brought Up in the
Form of R.so utiou

Inc financial otringency Brought Up In the
Form of R.so ution
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23-In the House to-
day Blanchard of Louisiana offered for ref
erence preamble ana resolution setting
forth the financial stringency and instruct
ing the Committee on Banking and Cur
renoy to bring in a bill providing for such
increase OF legal tender currency as will
bring up the circulation to about $50 per
capita.
Burton of Ohio introduced bill to amend
the Interstate Commerce Act by adding
thereto a section relative to railroads doing
business partly in the United States and
partly in adjacent foreign countries. 1t re-
quires such company to obtain from the
commission license. by virtue of which it
is to obey and conform to the provisions of
the Interstate Commerce Act For a vio-
laton of the act penalties of suspension of
the license for different periods are pro-
vlded. during which suspension customs
officers will prevent the passage of cars, etc,
at their ports.
The Speaker made number of committee
appointments and the House adjourned un-
til FRIDAY
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AN ANARCHISTS TRIAL.

Judgment Deferred in the Case Of Labruyere
for Aiding Padlswski to Escape.
PARIS, Dec. 23.-Labruyere. the anarchist
journalist, who aided the murderer of Gen.
eral Seliverskoff, Anarchist Padlewski, to
escape, was placed on trial to-day, together
with Nine. Duquercy, who concealed Pad
lewSki in her house after the murder. Dur
ing his examination Labruyere said be con-
sidered he had done something which would
raise the status OF newspaper reporting.
He confessed to having received 5000 francs
for expenses, but although his expenses
were only 535 francs he could not account
for the remainder. The Procureur con-
tended that Labruyere's sole motive was
to advertise himself and thereby earn
money. judgment was deferred
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PUGET SOUND DRY-DoCK.
Report Of the Commission Fsvoring Port Or
ehsrd for Its Location

Report OF the Commission Fsvoring Port Or
ehsrd for Its Location.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-The President
to-day sent to Congress the report of the
commission appointed to select site on the
Pacific Coast or Puget Sound for a dry
dock. The report. after reviewing at great
length the localities visited, states that
while solely from commercial point of
view 1t might be difficult to decide between
the naval claims of Columbia River and
Puget Sound for Government dock. the
conditions for the successful defense of the
latter are such as to leave no doubt in the
mind OF the commission that the proposed
dock should be located at Port Orchard on
Puget Sound. AS a strategic point in time
OF war, the commission holds that Puget
Sound Is an important place and one that
can be easily defended. The report dis
cusses in detail the Importance of the CO.
operation of a naval force with the land
defenses on the sound, aud the necessity for
q reasonable security of the waters to pre-
vent sudden raid by the enemy Regard
ing the feasibility of Port Orchard for the
location OF the dry-dock, the report states
that 1t has depth of fourteen fathOms Of
water and Is in other respects the most de-
sirable location for a dry-dock on the
Pacific. The commission estimates that the
land required for the dock, amounting to
about S07 acres. can be purchased for S37, 600.
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An Erab ~ er Arrsste,.

NEW YORK, Dec %. - Eugene Piquet,
formerly cashier Of the Lancashire Insur-
ance Company. has been arrested at
Geneva, Switzerland, for embezzl-
ing $4,000 belonging to the
company. Assistant District Attorney
Lindsay to-day received a dispatch from
the United States Minister in Switzerland
advising him of Piquets arrest. He will be
eXtradited as soon as possible.
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A CLOTURE RULE.
Aldrich Reports His Resolution
to the Senate.
An Msctual Remedy for Democratic Oh
StructiOn Methods.
Intended to Be Applied 10 the Pending
Elections Bill Sherman's Financs
Scheme Reported.
special to THE MORNING CALL.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23-The cloture reso-
luton. reported by Aldrich to-day in the
Senate, provides that when question shall
have been considered for reasonable time
1t shall be in order for any Senator to de-
mand that debate thereon be closed. On
such demand no debate shall be in order,
and pending such demand no other motion,
except one to adjourn, shall be made. If
such demand be seconded by a majority of
the Senators present, the question shall forth
with be taken thereon without debate, If
the Senate desire to close debate on any
measure, it shall take precedence of all other
business, and the question shall be on all the
pending amendments and upon the measure
In Its successive stages according to the
rules OF the Senate, but each member shall
be permitted to speak u on the measure, in
Guiding all amendments, not more than once
and not exceeding thirty minutes. If the
Senate shall have decided to close debate as
herein provided, no motion shall be in order
but motion to adjourn or to take recess.
When either of such motions are lost or fail
OF second, it shall not be in order to renew
The SAME until one Senator shall have
spoken upon the pending measure or one
vote upon the same shall have inter-
vened. Pending proceedings under this rule
no proceeding in respect to quorum shall
DC IN order until it shall have appeared upon
DIVISION .or on taking yea and nay vnte
thaS quorum Is not present and voting.
All questions Of order shall be decided with
cut debate, and pending proceedings under
the rule no obstructive or dilatory motions
of any kind shah be in order.
Aldrlch presented resolution to apply
the above rule to the pending Election Bill
1t is improbable that any action will be
taken on the rule before next week. The
programme of the Republicans is believed
to be in this line. At convenient time the
rule is to be called up. when Republican
majority is at hand. When the Democratic
Senators attempt to attack it with the inten-
tion of talking it to death-or until the 4th
of March-the presiding officer will rule that
debate is not in order, taking stand on the
broad ground Of tie general parliamentary
law that motion to close debate would in
itself be defeated by debate which must
therefore be ont of order, rs was ruled in
the British Parliament when the celebrated
eluture rule was adopted against the vigor-
GUS opposition of the Irish members. What
Will follow no one can say, but If the rule
carries, the Election Bill VIII come very
near going on the statute-books.
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JAMEsON's DIARY.
d History OF the Adventures of .he Stanley
Fv0a5it;on Mo-. pphI;o

History Of the Adventures of :he Stanley
Expedition Made Public.
LONDON, Dee. 23.-1he Jameson diary
will be published tomorrow. In the preface
Mrs. Jameson and the dead mans brother
bitterly attack Stanley for making Jameson
the scapegoat for all the troubles which
they assert were due TO Stanley's own bad
judgment and neglect.
l he diary is record of the progress and
adventures of the expedition, interspersed
with disputes with Stanley and his follow
ers, and literally sprinkled with the record
OF Jameson's grievances against stanley.
In one place he says that Stanley degr AIDED
three chiefs, the best natives Jameson had
ever seen, and only released them on tue in
teraession of Tipoo lib. Again he refers
to disgraceful row between Stanley, Jeph-
=, n and Stairs in reference TO the complaints
OF natives, whose word Stanley takes in
preference TO that of his OWE officers. Re-
Ierring TO the camp of the rear guard at
Yam huya. Jameson says Stanley left them
seventy-six of the very worst men under a
worthless chief, The camp, he said, was
pitched in frightfully damp place. He
describes many thrilling adventures.
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ITS FATE IN DOUBT.
nothing to Be rons With the Shipping 5
Until Af;ir the HOLIDAYS.

Until Afiir the Holidays
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Nothing is likely
to be done with the Shipping Bill until after
the holidays. Representative Farquhar,
who has the bill in charge, refrained from
calling up the measure last Saturday be-
cause Henderson wanted to secure the pas
sage of the Urgent Defcier cy Bill. He has
informed Wheeler of Alabama that he is
willing to have ten hours debate before the
previous question is demanded, but fears
that even this time will not be sufficient un-
less leave to print it is granted. There are
some fourteen or sixteen Republicans who
want to speak on the bill and the number
on the Democratic side is equally large.
Wheeler has a speech prepared which will
occupy an hour and half in its delivery.
As yet there Is no concert of action on the
Democratic side as to who shall have the
control of time. Both Wheeler and Fithian
desire to lead the opposition. FarQuhar
says when the Democrats decide what to do
he will call the bill up again and press it to
Its passage.
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The Suanish Tariff.

MADRID, Dec pa royal decree was is
sued to-day which alters the customs tariff
and appoints commission to take steps to
bring about reform in the commercial
treaties existing between Spain and other
countries. Tie object of the Government is
to strengthen its electoral influence by
promptly applying the policy Of protection
to the country, and possibly TO its colonies.
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Soma or Hears,,a Cordi,ion.

WASHINGTON, Dec 23.-It has been known
for some days that Senator Hearst has been
indisposed at his house. but it is not gener-
ally known that he has been 10 a serious
condition, and has caused his family some
alarm. The trouble is with his stomach, and
his advanced age renders his recovery slow
and perhaps uncertain. The family has
been very cautious in giving out reports as
to the Senator's real condition. Last night
they reported his condition much more IA
vorable than for some time. The Senator is
still unable to sit up. but his family feel
hopeful that he will be up again at an early
date. The family physician from New York
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-24
A MATTER OF THE FUTURE.
Tie San Francisco Pos,offics Site Far From
Being SstlIed

The San Francisco Fostoffics Site Far From
Being Ssttled
WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator Stanford
and Representatives Morrow and Clunie
met Secretary Window. Attorney General
Miller and Postmaster General Wanamaker
this morning at the Treasury Department,
and after considerable discussion it was de-
cided that SS00.000 was not enough for the
San Francisco P0Stofiicc site, and that a
good site could not be bought with that
amount, SO Stanford to-day introduced
bill in the Senate raising the appropriation
to Sd 100000. the lot to be acquired "by
condemnation or otherwise" Nothing will
be done in the matter till the fate of STAN
ford's bill is determined. Iuasmuch as
Harrison and the leading Republicans In
the Senate and the House are rather alarmed
about the deficiency, there is small chance
for Stanford's bill to pass. SO the San
Francisco site is as far from settlement as
ever.
Stanford favored some site that could be
seen from Market street, and all but Clunie
agreed with him, but the latter insisted that
tho site could not be purchased for $500, 600;
but Stanford insisted stoutly that it ought
to be near Market street C,unie told Sec
retary Window that 81 800, 600 would not be
too much for postoifice building in the
metropolis of State that furnished S16,-
0O0,000 per year TO the Governments
Treasury. Next Friday morning he will in
troduce Stanford's bill in the House and
Clunie will endeavor to get the Public
Buildings Committee to report it favorably,
though the prospects ara against an increase
OF the appropriation.
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Murder and Suicide.

New CoRYDoN Qnd). Dec. 23-Wesley
Tells. prominent young business man,
this morning killed Miss Virena Travel and
then suicided. He had been paying atten-
ti0ns to the girl a long time, but her mother
objected to the match. This morning lie
entered the store kept by Mr.. Travel and
was ordered out He drew revolver and
shot Vrena through the heart. After firing
two shots at Mrs. Travel, who escaped
through the back door unhurt Tells put
bullet into his own brain.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-24
A New P;apue

SAN ANTONIO Uexas), Dec. 23.-Some
disease. which is supposed 10 be menin-
gifts, is proving very fatal in Fairfield The
hrst case developed week ago to-day. Ten
deaths have occurred from the disease and
two are supposed to bs dying. Several new
cases have been developed. Medical aid
seems to be Of no avail. The people are
fleeing.
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MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. ga Tribune special
from Des Moines, Iowa, says: Six Aldermen
and ex-Aldermen, six ex-constables and half
q dozen other citizens have been indicted and
were arrested to-day for conspiracy and an
attempt to evade the prohibition law. They
were released on $1,000 bail each,
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A shi,w,eckel Crew Rescued.

HALIFAX On. S., Dec. 23.-The Ameri-
can schooner Horace B. Parker arrived at
Shelbourne with a woman and the Crew of
the ship Eurydice, from Liverpool for PEN
sacola. Two passing vessels refused to re-
spond to the EurydIce's signals of distress.
The crew was taken off by the Parker two
days ago with great difficulty, and the ship
sank four hours later.
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Five Years, Imprisonment

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 23.-Ellis P. Bard,
who pleaded guilty to embezzlement from
the Lincoln National Bank, Lincoln, Pa,
and abetting him in the embezzlement, wer,
to-day sentenced to five years imprisonment
in the penitentiary. Bard was cashier of the
bank and Hull one Of its depositors. Bird
allowed Hull to overdraw his account almost
$4,000
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j. Bert Hayes. the eldest son of Police
Officer j. }. Hayes. died at the family resi-
dence yesterday morning from consumption.
The deceased was only 90 years Of age, and
was bright young man, having graduated
with honors at both the Boys High and the
Commercial School. He was taken sick in
January last with la grippe, and never re-
covered. He was Native Son.
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Fatal shn ting ARraz

JACKSONVILLE Fla.). Dec. 23.-At Fort
Ogden this morning Ben Rice demanded an
explanation from one Shirley and a negro
named Saunders for an insult offered his
wife. The negro drew a knife. Rice started
Tor his store to get a gun and Shirley fired
two Intellectual shots at him with rifle.
Rice secured a double -barreled shotgun and
killed Shirley and fatally wounded the
negro. Further trouble is expected.
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WEDNESDAY MORNING.. s90-EIGHT PAGES.

eulogized Mr.. Cleveland, and declared that
50 sure rs he live Cleveland will be the next
President of the American Republic.
"A massive silver cup was presented to Mr..
Cleveland, said to be one of set made for
Jefferson on behalf Of his admirers in the
thirteen original States.
Governor Boies of Iowa and Governor
elect Russell of Massachusetts, also spoke.
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THE STARS AND STRIPES.


Eewf1updlanders Anxious to Have Them
Wave Over That Province.
HALIFAX On. S., Dec. 23.-Papers from
Newfoundland represent the psople of that
island as being in furious state of indigna-
ton over the official announcement that
ahe modu. vivendi between England and
France is to be extended another year and
that meanwhile England undertakes to eff
feet q settlement with or without the assent
of the Newfoundland Parliament. A writer
in the Herald says: 1--WE are determined
that only one flag shall float over Newfound-
land, and that flag will be the stars and
stripes if England does not do her duty.
There is movement on foot in connection
with this matter that will startle the people
when Parliament meets"
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.Bateman's Death.

PHILADELPHIA, Dee. 2S.-An investiga-
ton by the Coroner to-day into the sudden
death OF Daniel e. Bateman disclosed the
fact that Bateman was once prominent
wire manufacturer in Bradford, England
and owned property worth S5,000,000 In
1876 he met with reverses and lost his wife.
Five years later he came to this country, and
in the following year established the Tenn
per Steel Wire Works. which proved fail