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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-07
SPO0KS IN TIE SENATE.
Massachusetts Legislators Dabbla in PSy-
Geological hatiaFS.

BosToS, March 6.-What is a genuine
spook IS a matter just now puzzling the
brains of Massachusetts Lawmakers, and
the Judiciary Committee OF the Senate de-
voted the entire day to holding 4 public
hearing in the new work to prevent fraud
in spiritual manifestations which has been
brought forward by a number of prominent
spiritualists here. Tie spiritualists claim
that fraud can easily be detected by the
fact that the spirits will not lend themselves
to any mercenary scheme for individual
gain, and with law to suppress the host Of
public test and physical manifestation me-
diums that advertise their vocation here the
business would be stopped.
The bill was considered seriously, and
large and most respectable crowd attended
the hearing The floor was Uttered with
wigs, gowns, masks, portable dark cabinets,
that were utilized to show how deception is
easily performed. Professor n l.. ThOmp-
son, G. F. Leonard, John Carts and other
well-knOwn psychologists testihed. These
gentlemen. who are all prominent citizens,
with perfect confidence in their pecu-
liar faith, stated that only one in 100
of those who claimed mediumistic powers
were genuine. The peculiar psychologists
qualities for such influence, the practices
necessary and the difficulty spirits have in
coming in contact with contracting matter
which makes genuine spiritual manifesto
tiOn most rare under most trying conditions
were discussed. The Senators were much
impressed and MassaChusel eltS will undOubt-
edly by law recognize the genuineness Of
spirtualism by leglslatiug against the fakirs.
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This gives the Conservatives majority Of
"a. There are five constituencies 10 hear
from yet
New YORK, March 6.-The Posts Mon
treal special says: The Independent esti
mate of Yesterdays vote gives the Govern
ment n majority Of from 2S TO 30 Despite
what the Government organs sayit is deeply
disappointing to the party, more especially
to the manufacturers, who spent hundreds
of thousands of dollars to maintain the ma
tiOnal policy in power, and who cannot fail
TO see in Sir Johns reduced majority the
writing on the wall, which plainly indicates
a change regarding the fiscal policy Of the
country. The most important facts re-
veaed in yesterdays vote are that the an
nsxatlon CRY is not so unpopular III Canada
as was supposed. and closer trade relations
with the United States are inevitable. The
Liberals Will be returned to power at the
next general election.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-Secretary Blaine
said this morning that he had nothing to
say in regard to the Canadian election, ex-
cept that there seemed to be in some quar-
terS Il belief that President HarrisOn'S ad-
ministratian is interested in the election.
LAS a matter of fact" he said, "the Admin
istration is utterly Indifferent as to the re-
suit None of the members of the Cabinet
took any interest i'll the matter aud cared
less about it than the Canadians usually do
about our elections"
LONDON, March 6-The Globe this even
ing referring to the Canadian elections, says:
The Canadian Government now has frea
hands and can conclude the negotiations
with the United States which were pending
before the elections The Globe adds: The
most gratifying feature of the result is its
significance as protest against annexation.
Tie st. James Gazette says 1t Is source
of pride and pleasure to EngllShmen 10 note
the response made to the annexation cry
adding Though England may sometimes
be proud of the progress made by Anglo
Saxon America she has more fondness for
the fair Young daughter Of the empire for
adhering TO the old flag"
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JAILED FOR CONTEMPT
An Attorney Who Advised His Client to vi
late IN Injunction

An attorney VINO ADVISED his Cient 10 FlO-
late an Injunction.
SACRAMENTO, March 6.-Amos Fl. Car
penter, Il Stockton attorney, with his client,
ID. NJ. Vance, languishes behind the bars of
the County Jail. They were fined 500
each by Judge Catlin few days ago for
contempt of court and refused 10 pay the
fine. The contempt Of which Carpenter and
Vance were adjudged guilty was the viola
tion of an injunction issued by Judge ARM
strong in the case Of James c. Pennie vs..
Nischar ct al. The latter case involved q
portion of the estate OF Charles McLaugh-
lin, who was killed BY jerome B. Cox. Nc
Laughin, who was a contractor, had graded
a portion of what was then the Western
Pacific Railroad, ana received in payment
large tracts of land which the railroad had
received from the Government as acgrant.
A number OF persons settled upon SGme OF
these lands and much litigation ensued.
The contest became very bitter, lives were
lost in the strugg.e, and troops eanped Tor
days upon the grant.
Finally suit was brought before the Supe-
riOr Court OF the county and Judge Arm
strong granted au injunction restraining
the defendants from in any way interfering
with the lands. Vance violated the injunc-
ton, and Carr enter in a written letter ad-
vIsed its violation. 1t was for this that they
are now III Jail.
Carpenter has filed articles of impeach-
ment against Judge Catiin with Speaker
CoOmbS of the Assembly.
An incident occurred few days ago at
the Courthouse that does not place Car
penter in an envious light. He asked per-
mission to be allowed to copy the judgment
which had been found against him and Dep
uty County Clerk Wachhorst produced the
paper. Carpenter commenced copying il
and Wachhorst retired from the room for a
few minutes. When he returned Carpenter
had gone and the original document was
missing. A letter was written 10 Carpenter
at once and the document was returned. 1t
is believed that Vance and Carpenter will
attempt to secure a writ of habeas corpus
from the Supreme Court.
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CANADIAN ELECTION.
4 Probable Majority Of 2S to 80 for The
Conservatives.

TORONTO, March 6.-The Empire, the
Government organ. sums up the result OF
yesterdays election rs follows: Conserva-
tives 125, Reformers SO, majority for Cen
servatives AZ, with seven seats to be heard
from, of which five at the last election re-
turned Conservatives.
The World, a Government paper, claims
q majority of 80 for the Government.
The Mall independently gives the Gov
ernment a majority of %.
The Globe (0pposition) says the majority
will not exceed 20.
A dispatch from ST. John, n. B., says the
latest returns from Kings County show that
George +. Foster Minister of Finance, IS
elected by a small majority.
The latest returns show q Government
majority of 81 with six constituencies to
be heard from. According to the revised
returns there will be l15 Conservatives and
81 Liberals.
Sir John Macdonald is completely ex-
hausted to-day. He expects to be all right
again in few days. In an interview with
an Associated Press correspondent to-day
he estimated his majority at between IS
and 3d.
The follOwingsable shows the latest stand
ing of the parties i'll the Dominion:
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EMMA ABBOTI'S ASHES.
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They VIII Be Placed in the Monument
Over Her Husbands Grave.

Boston, March 6.-The question as to the
final disposition of Miss Emma Abbotfs re-
mains, which is being so much discussed at
present, seems to have been answered
by Monson L. Wetherell, the dead
actress brother-in-law, who to-day says
in an interview that she had since her hus-
bands death and burial in the old town Of
Gloucester talked freely on the subject Of
her own end.
She told him that the monument she had
ordered for the grave of her husband, which
will be one of the finest in the county,
would contain a receptacle for her ashes.
No work has yet been done in the ceme-
terry for the reception of the monument, and
nothing will be performed until the frost is.
out of the ground. The foundations will have
TO be very extensive, and it is estimated that
it will take number of months to put them
in, then, if the superstructure is ready to bS
added, it will take number of months
more to place 1t in position. +.
Mr.. Griffin, the Superintendent of the eeiu-
etery, who has had conferences with the
agents of the builders of monuments. thinks
that it will be fully year before everything
is ready to receive the ashes. In the means
time il is thought. that Miss Abbotts ashes
Will remain in the safety vault in New York.
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THE FEDERAL CLUB.
A Dinner Given TO the Leaders
Of the House.
EX-SpeakaT Reed Reviews The WQrk Of the
Filty-ffSt Congress.
A Record That Challenges The Approval Of
the Entire COultry-AddreSSGs by
Henry c. Lodge and Others.


NEW YORK, March 6-Chauncey Depew
presided tonight at the dinner given by
the Federal Club, at which many notables
were present Mr.. Depew, in his remarks,
said II am here tonight, much to my
surprise. The Coroner's jury holds me re-
sponsibe for all the accidents on my rail-
road. Dismssing this, however. will say
we are here tonight as Republicans. There
are no Mugwumps to doubt our faith in this
world and the next We are present 10 give
greeting to the Republican leaders in Con-
gress. We welcome Reed and Lodge and
regret that Mckinley is not here. A Re-
publican properly constituted has nothing
to defend. The Republican party has al
ways won its victories by being aggressive.
We are happy in the fact that the party of
Garfield and Blaine, of Lincoln and Grant,
is the party of Mckinley and Reed"
Depew then introduced Speaker Reed,
who was also received with great applause.
He said in part: "Half the struggle in life
is to get n hearing. When Christopher Co
lumbus discovered America it took him
three months, but it took him half his life
to get Il chance to discover it, Adyer-
tisement is an absolute prerequisite
to the sale of goods, and your
best advertisers are your enemies.
l will challenge the world to point to the
equal of the Fifty-first Congress for the
great good it has done. We have done
more than passed great measures; we have
shown to the people that it is possible to
have a responsible Government. This
country to-day with its sixty millions of
people cannot be governed as when il had
three millions Our Government has got to
be the growth Of the necessities of our peO-
pie, and cannot be adopted from any other
land"
Mr.. Reed spoke of the increased work of
Congress, comparing the work of the one
lust closed with its predecessors, and added:
" What | claim for the House of Represent
atives is not what it has done, but what 1t
has rendered possible for all time to be
done" Tremendous applause followed
Reeds speech.
Congressman Lodge, in his remarks, said
he was not content with the vague declara-
tion, II am a Republican" The Republican
platform stated the party to be the party OF
honest money. A declaration TO that effect
was too vague to suit the speaker; but the
killing of the proposition for free silver
showed the party was in favor OF honest
finance 1t was also the party for civil
service reform, and these facts explained
what he meant when he said, Il am a Re-
publican"
OF the last Congress Lodge said: I'VE
have given minority rule deadly blows we
have crippled obstruction; we have proved
to the American people that the House can
legislate, and made it impossible for any
majority in the future TO escape RESPONSE
bility by the miserable excuse that the mi
nority would not let it legisate."
Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt,
General Woodford and Judge AnnouX also
spoke,
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words, but practical scheme for strength
ening the navy. The Governments pro-
pOsals have created terror throughout Ger
many"
Chancellor Caprivi said the Ministry were
unanimous in the opinion that more money
was not desired The Chancellor proposed
that the vote for two new ironclads be re-
turned TO the Budget Committee, where an
agreement could be arrived at. Windthorst
agreed. Herr Richter cOntended that the
revelations of the committee in regard to
the navy, especially in regard to the new
ironclads not exceeding fifteen knots an
hour, evoked universal establishment. Ad-
miral HOLMAN, Secretary Of State for the
Marine Department, did not deny Richter's
statements and admitted that a speed of
seventeen knots was not attained. The de-
partment he said. considered fifteen knots
satisfactory, especially as the vessels were
well built and we'll armed.
Richter denied that the Radicals wished
to express the idea that they had no conf
dence in the navy. They simply wished to
ventiate the whole question of the navy
budget in the interest of the service.
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REUNITED In OLD AGE...
4 Blind San Franciscan Gets a Pension and
RemafFieS His Former Wife.

FALL RIVER Mass.l, March 6.-Astrange
story of marriage, divorce and Temarriage
has just come to light in this city. John
Pierce was born in Assonet sixty-ive years
ago and when he came to the years
of manhood he married and five children
were the fruits of the marriage. When the
war broke out Pierce enlisted and served
three years. When he returned from the
war he wanted to go to California, but his
wife refused He went to California and
remained a resident of San Francisco for
fifteen years. During that time she sent
him severalletters asking him to returni but
he refused.
She then advertised in California news
papers for him, and when the divorce laws
of that State had been complied with she Sc
cured legal separation. She then went TO
Boston to reside with sister. While there
she met and married man named CossOns.
He died about year ago, leaving her destI-
tute. Knowing her circumstances the chill
dren decided to hunt up their father.
Some six months ago they went to San
Francisco and found him, but he had be-
come totally blind from injuries received in
the war. He had lost all lis money and was
himself in sad way.
They took him back East, had his war
record looked up and secured for him pen
sion of 500 per month, with ba pay, etc.
amounting to $4,000. This was enough for
two and they then brought the long seD-
arated couple together and gaining theiI
consent had them remarked to-day. -
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Is HE THE MAN?
An Alleged Murderer Of Mrs.
Greenwood in Jail.
The Prisoner Answers the Description Of
One Of the Criminals.
An Attorney in Sacramento Cell for
Contempt Of COuTt-Brutal Fight
al Glen Ellen.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

SAN JOSE, March 6.--The Mercury to-
morrow will publish full account Of the
capture of a man who, it is claimed by
the officers, is one OF the murderers of Mrs.
J. o. Greenwood, who was killed by two
men at Napa on the night Of February 10th.
Sheriff McDougall and a posse of deputies
have been in hot pursuit of the murderers
for two weeks, and every man who acted
suspiciously or travelled in the mountains
surrounding the valley has been trailed and
overhaued. Several arrests have been
made, but finally it fell to the lot Of Deputy
Sheriff Charles Gardner of Gilroy to make
the arrest of one of the men. A dispatch to
the Sheriff from Gilroy Hot Springs Wednes-
day night Informed him that two men, per-
fectly answering the description Of the
murderers, had been seen there.
The Sheriff went to Gilroy yesterday,
and when lie reached there found Gardner
had arrested man answering the descrip-
tion of the American, who gave the name
of Frank Rafferty,. The Sheriff interviewed
the man, and to him the supposed murder er
gave the name of Frank Smith. He answers
the description perfectly; he is 5 feet 9
inches tail. about 30 years old, is of slim
build, with high cheekbones, has wrinkles
on his neck, and has dark hair and COM
plexion.
The officers are firmly convinced he is
the right man. He wore gold chain with
a fiat fob attached, and ring with stone
setting on the third finger of the right
hand.
The Sheriff and his deputy brought the
man ironed to the County Jail in this city
this afternoon. he having been sentenced to
seven days Imprisonment for being drunk
by GilrOy Justice Court.
Mr.. Greenwood was sent for, and will be
here on the O:30 o'clock tr ain Tomorrow
morning. The prisoner said to the officers
that he can prove an alibi by hotel-keeper
in San Francisco
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HEIRESS TO A FORTUNE.
The Romantic Life Of Ray Douglass, The
Actress.

New YORK, March 6.-Miss Ray Doug
lass, the beautiful and somewhat famous
Bohemian, vino has been leading
rather precariOus existence for sew
eral years past, is to-day made
happy by being heiress to S2j0OOO left her
by her grandmother, Mrs. Catherine A.
Thompson, widow of the late Jacob Thomp-
son, Bucnanan's Secretary OF the TreaSur
and later the Confederate Cabinet official,
who died not long since.
Ray Douglass is a Southern girl. She
came from Nashville and her proper name
is Mamie Thompson. Montgomery Jacob
Thompson, when he died IN 1885, left
a fortune TO his wife and another great for
tune in trust for his two granddaughters,
Kate and Mamie. Miss Mamie Thompson
is the Ray Douglass of to-day.
Less than three years ago she fell in love
with a very wealthy SOutherner named
Stonewall Montgomery. He was Secretary
of the Memphis Express Company. They
loved each other rapturously for few days
and then eloped to Baltimore, where they
were married. The marriage turned out to be
very unhappy. Mr.. and Mrs. Montgomery
quarreled during the honeymoon and
have never been friends since. Two
months after her marriage Mrs MOntgom-
cry went to the theater one afternoon
and failed to return home. Her
friends were alarmed and her husband was
uiSlIdcltu, lOl ht lOfeu HIS 1OuhS Wilo WIN
an all-abS0rbing passion The police were
notified and detectives put upon the wlte's
track. Still no tidings were heard of Mrs.
Montgomery, and the mysterious disappear
ance Of popular bride and belle became
the most thrilling sensation of the South.
After long period Of suspense and dis
couragement Mr.. Montgomery found his
wayward wife with McCaulPs BLACK
Hussar" Company in this city. He
persuaded her to go South with him,
but the monOtony of a domestic life
down South did not suit Mrs.
Montgomery, and in the spring of 1888 she
again abandoned her husband and joined
Rpbert Mantell's company, playing the part
of Lucille in ''Monbars." Miss Douglass
retired from the stage about two years ago.
She las since been experiencing many ups
and downs in Bohemian life.
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PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Work of the House Committee Of the Last
Congress.

Work of the House Committee of the Last
Congress
WASHINGTON, March 6-The work of the
House Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds during the Fifty-tirst Congress is
set fo-th by statement prepared By Chair
man Milliken. Four hundred and eleven
House bills for the erection Of new public
buildings and the completion or extension of
buildings in progress of construction were
referred to the committee, asking for ap-
preparations amounting to $76,635,625. OF
the bills reported from the committee eighty
three passed the House, apprOpriating Sl2,-
696, $50. One hundred and twentY-nlne SEN
ate bills were referred to tie committee,
asking for appropriations amounting to S29.-
l22, 800. In most cases these bills were for
buildings at places for which House bills of
a similar nature We're introduced. OF the
Senate bills, 50 were reported to the House
with amendments. reducing the apprOpria-
lions to correspond with the House bills.
The eighty-five as they came from the Sem
ate asked for an aggregate appropriation OF
S24, $4,000. AS reported by the committee
the amount was reduced to S14, ,293,000 OF
the bills passed, eIghty-6ve were approved
by the President, appropriating S12, III, ,639,
and four we're vetoed, appropriatins $780,
000 The committee had before it a large
number of bills involving much larger ap-
preparation than we're referred in any Con-
gress since the organization of the Govern
ment. The policy of the committee has been
to provide for buildings at large number
of places and to limit the appropriations.
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as the flagship of the China Station. She is
expected TO sail by the east route for China
in about month from now. She will be
commanded by Captain Henry B. Seely,
now in command of the League Island
Nayy-yard at Philadelphia.
THE PACIFIC SQUADRON.
The Baltimore is expected to arrive in
Chilian waters next week. and Admiral
McCann. who is now there with the Psnsa-
cola will. it is said, transfer the AdmiraPs
flag from the Pensacola to the Baltimore,
making her the flagship. 1t is thought
probable that the Charleston will join the
South Pacific squadron under Admiral Nc
Cam, instead OF the San Francisco. which
will be attached to the North Pacific squad
ron as the flagship of Admiral Brown.
THE ARMY.
By direction of the Secretary of War
Major Michael Cooney and Captain TheO-
d0re j. WiDt Fourth Cavalry, are detailed
as members of the Examining Board ap-
pointed to meet at Fort Walla Walla, Wash,
vice Captaius S. Allen Smith and Charles
a. P. Hatfield, Fourth Cavalry, hereby re-
lieVed.
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MuddIed Condition of County Affairs.

BOISE CITY Qdaho), March 6-Dispatches
from Bellevue state that Alturas and Logan
counties are in state of anarchy because
all the officers have been legislnted out of
office by the passage of the law creating
Alta and Lincoln counties. 1t will be some
time before the new officers TO be appointed
by the Governor can qualify. Justices OF
the Peace are throwing cases out of court
for alleged want OF jurisdiction, and no
legal papers can be recorded. Absconding
creditors have the right of way out of the
county, and even the Treasurer of Logan
County refuses to receipt for money offered
to be paid into the Treasury.
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WORLDS FAIR.
The Plan Of Mezico's Exhibit at the Chicago
Exposition

lue rla1 c. MexlcOS 5 6AulDlL Gt lue OE1cdSo
Exposition
WAsHINGTON, March 6.-Lieutenant A.
c. Baker. the Commissioner sent on behalf
of the Columbian Exposition to Mexico,
forwards an interesting sketch of the plan
for the Mexican exhibit at the exposition.
prepared and submitted to the Government
CT Mexico by a well-known artist of that re-
public. The plan represents the history Of
Mexico from the Aztecs to the present tme
and is history of the human race and hui
mau habitdton in this country. Lieuten-
ant Baker says the exact drawings and
plans of the grounds Will be given, and the
artistic skill of those engaged upon the en-
terprise warrants the assurance that it Will
be carried out in manner creditable to the
Republic Of Mexico.
There has been received at the Latin
American Bureau Of the Columbian EXPOSE
tiOn five Cuban newspapers which give in
tereSting accounts of the meetings of the
Commissioners to the Exposition, appointed
by the Governor-General Of Cuba.
CHICAGO. March 6.-The Worlds Fair
Directors Tonight adopted a reply to the de-
mandS Of the Chicago labor unions. The
reply comedies tile eisht-hour demand and
the establishment of an arbitration tribunal
to SETTLE disputes. The demand that 81 80
be made the minimum of wages and that
union labor be given preference were vlrtu-
ally refused, the Directors saying that both
subjects had buen referred to a special COM
mittee,