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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-06
A DEADLY VENDETTA
A FiendiSh Woman Murders
Her Enemy.
Suicide Of an Embezlils Cashier at
Savannah.
The Trouble In the Coke R9gOnS-GOuld'S
Proposed Railroad Combination.
The Worlds Fair.
speciai to THE MORNING CALI.

CHICAGO, April 5.-A murderous fight,
the result of a long-standing feud between
two Italian women, Mrs. Jesse Gallo and
Mrs. Congetto Vallone, occurred tonight in
a State-street tenementhouse. Mrs. Val
lone called on Mrs. Gallo on invitation Of
the latter to settle matters amicably, and, as
Mrs. VallOne was taking off her shawl, Mrs.
Gallo locked the door and placed the key
in her pocket. She then went to the closet
and secured large butcher-knife, and then
informed her visitor that she had invited
her there for the purpose of settling the
trouble in true Italian fashion. Mrs.
VallOne attempted to escape, but her fren-
zied assailant pitileSsly bore her down upon
the floor Fourteen times the Gallo woman
plunged the keen blade into her victims
neck, face aad body, and only desisted in
her blOudy work apparently from sheer ex-
haustiOn. The furniture was overturned
and broken and the walls and ceiling spat-
tered with blood. The police at this june
ture broke omen the doors. and, as the
officers approached MIS-. Gallo, she rushed
upon them with the bloody knife still
clenched tightly in her hand. A fierce
struggle ensued. hut the desperate woman
was oveTpoWered and her victim was taken
to the hospital. Mrs. Vallone cannot re-
cover. Mrs. Gallo is held without bail.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-06
RUSSIA And FRANCE.
Partisan Impressions Of the Al
lance.
Khy President CafnOt Will Not Visit The
MOSCOW Exhibition.
amnesty Demonstration in PheniX Park, Dub
lin - Threats Of the Bel
gial Miners.


PARIS, April 5.-President Carnot will
not visit the Moscow Exhibition, although
he received a cordial invitation 10 be pres
ent A high parsonage in the Russian i'm
perial councils is opposed to the taking of
any step that might appear TO confirm cur
rent alarmist rumors. and it is for this rea-
son that the Pres ident has decided not to
attend the exhibition. At the Foreign
Office here no credit is given to the reports
circulated in London and Berlin regarding
the Cars alleged intention to precipitate a
war. 1t is understood the agreement with
France has been arranged for purposes of
defense at the present time and for offensive
operations at more remote future. In the
meantime the Gar devotes his energies to
the remodeling OF the internal administra-
tion Of tie empire. Much must be done in
ternally before Russia will be prepared TO
face great European conflict
The first result of the Miners Congress
has been a declaration by the Belgian
miners to-day in favor of general strike if
the Government refuses to assent to re-
vision of tie Constitution.
a conelave of Chileans and supporters of
Chilean insurgents meets lsecrecy at the
Grand Hotel. The meetings are presided
over by Chilean banker, Frequent cable
dispatches are received announcing that the
cause Of the insurgents is succeeding. To
purchase and dispatch arms and ammuni-
ton through the most secret English chan
nels is tie chief work Of the group.
A number of French capitalists have
made an uffer TO the Russian Government to
build the Siberian Railway from Tchecabu-
isk to ViadivostOck, a distance Of 7l9S
yersts, receiving payment either in railway
bonds OF by a loan credit OF S00OO0,CG rOu-
bIaS
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GIBBONS SUCCESSOR.
Nearly Every Colonel in the Service Thinks
He Has a Chance of Promotion.

Nearly Every Colonel in the Service Thinks
He Has a Chance of Promotion.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-There is consid-
cradle speculation in army circles concern
ing the probable successor tn General Glib
bon to command the Pacific Division. One
who is versed in such matters said lastDight ::
"Ihe appointment will probably be made
before tire Goth inst. Every Colonel in the
service thinks he is : in it and has political
friends working for him. The Secretary Of
War and President are being besieged about
the matter The artillery is pressing the
point that their branch of the service has
not been recognized, and they demand that
the promotion come from that branch.
Colonel LangdoD, who for some time was
stationed at San Francisco, but is now at
n ew York, is being pressed by some. while
Colonel John Meudenhall of the Second
Artillery at Fort Adams, who was appointed
from Indiana, has good political backing.
Artillery. stationed at Mcpherson barracks,
Atlanta, is an old-time friend of the Secre-
tary, ands will reach tile President
with strong Endorsement. General r. l.
Dodge Of North Carolina, who is stationed
at Madison Barracks, was an aid-de-camp
to Sherman, and is pressing bis claims.
Colonel A. 5. Otis is fine officer, and is
now in charge of the general recruiting SER
vice stationed at New York, and has Sena-
toral strings b, sides an extensive ac-
quaintauce among prominent men. Then
there are Colonel Shafter of tho First
Infantry at San Francisco, General Kautz
of the Eighth Infantry at Fort Mckinley,
Colonel {. Z. Carr, whose brother is Min
lister to Denmark; Colonel Forsyth, with
Ohio strings, besides distinction in the ser
vice quite recently. In addition to these
is a big field of others.
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CROP REPORTS.
Late and Excessive Rains and Dry Winds in
Some Sections.

Late and Excessive Rains and Dry Winds in
Some Sections.
WAsHIN GToN. April 5.-The weekly crop
bulletin says: The season continues late.
and. owing 10 excessive rains muddy roads
and cold Weather. but little farm work has
as yet been accomplished in the Northern
States Cold and rainy weather has L.
tarded growth in the States Of Ohio and the
Upper Mississippi Valley, but generally
throughout The winter wheat region wheat,
fruit and pasturage continues in good con-
dition. The ground is in excellent condition
III the spring wheat region of Minnesota
aud the Dakotas. Excessive rains have also
retarded work i'll Kentucky and Tennessee,
where the season is reported as being from
two weeks to month late. Grass and
wheat i'll these two States are doing well,
but snow ana the freeze of Friday night
will probably injure fruit, as the trees are
reported in bloom.
The Oregon reports says showers have
kept the ground moist, ana but little spring
seeding has been done. No damage has
been done to fruit from the recent frosts.
Fall wheat is doing tnely. Reports from
California indicate that the weather for the
week has not been favorable, although as
yet no damage has been reported. The alb
sence of precipitation and dry north winds
retard growth and bake the ground. Rain
is greatly needed ia the grain districts,
where the crops are turning yellow In the
foothills the prospects for fruit are reported
good. In Southern California the crops are
coming forward favorably, and sugar beets
are satisfactory to planters.
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THE WORLDS FAIR.
Work Going On steadily-Election of Di-
rectory This Week

Work Going On steadily-Election of Di-
rectory This Week.
CHICAGO, April 5.-At yesterdays meet
ing of The National Worlds Fair Commits
sion bylaw prohibiting members from
holding other positions in connection with
the Worlds Fair was repealed. a c0mmu-
nication was received from Mrs. Potter
Palmer, President of the Board of Lady
Managers, saying that she would only ac-
cept so much OF her 5000 salary rs she was
obliged TO, to pay her private secretary. An
attempt 10 annul and then cut in half the
salary Of Secretary Phoebe CouZns was de-
feated. In the afternoon the commission
adjourned sine die.
The local stockholders of the Worlds
Fair Company held a meeting yesterday
and registered proxies. A majority of the
present directory will be reelected next
week.
Ii the Board of Directors for the Worlds
Fair to be elected next Thursday attempts
to put new life into the lake-fTOnt site
scheme 1t will probably get into trouble
with the National Commission. That body
before adJOurning yesterday closed its con-
troYersy by approving the present plans,
which contemplate the erection of the fine
Art Palace only on the lake front. The
Board of Control was deprived OF tue power
To accept any changes in the site.
PARIS, April 5.--lt Chicago expects to get
l1b pest NOTh OF LHe lCauIIB fGtucH dItlSls
for the Worlds Fair better guarantee
than any vet given at American exhibitions
must be assured. Benjamin Constant says
he is not inclined to send other pictures
than those already in the United States
Bougereau, whose opinion is weighty, he
being President of the Society OF Artists
says that while he is most kindly disposed
toward the art movement in America it is
too great risk 10 expose valuable works 10
such long absence when Ii Is dlthcult TO
get redress in the event OF irregularities,
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the Legislature, but was vetoed by the Gov
ernor. and four years later Harry Meiggs
died"
"You say he was then very wealthy?"
"Well, yes; every one knows that, but
very few of our native sons know more
than that. Let me try to give you an idea
of the citizen San Francisco lost when
the man who built that old wharf sailed
away never to return There is nothing IN
history or in romance to be compared with
the career of Harry Meiggs in South Amer
ica He has been spoken OF as the Rotls-
child of Peru, the Count of Monte Crsto.
the American Aladdin and the Magician of
the Andes. Bret Harte and Mark Twain
I have romanced bit about him. but
no one has told the true tale of
this great engineering and financial
genius-the friend of Flood. OBrien.
Mackay and Sharon, afterward man with
out friend and without country"
Did not Meiggs acquire citizenship in
South American"
"Nominaly yes, but he was really cos
mopolite from the day he left these shores.
He lived in Ecuador. in Peru. in Chile, in
Bolivia, even in Patagonia, and wherever he
went he created wealth, built railroads, de-
yeloped mines, Orened up nitrate deposits.
sugar plantations, guanO beds, and infused
his own ceaselesS energy into the native
Spanish Incidence wherever he went. Did
you ever hear of the Oroya road? Some
people have called it the eighth wonder Of
the world. AS a railroad enterprise it was
as much greater than the passage OF the
Rockies and the Sierras as these enterprises
were greater than the first track laid down
between Liverpool and Manchester in 1889
When Meiggs died in 1877 there was no one
left in the country who could complete what
he had begun. Chile and Peru have been
retrograding ever since"
What was the particular quality Of
Meiggs' genius?"
His fearless confidence. 1t was in South
America as it was here: everything that
for moment his ability to carry out an en-
terprise when he once took it up. He
dropped down into Callao like being from
another world; an utter stranger. among a
particularly jealous. distrustful and con-
servative people. In few years he had
plunged the Peruvian Government over
head and ears in debt, bu: had built rail-
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-06
FISHING RIGHTS.
Propositions TO Be Discussed by Secretary
Blaine and Canadian officials.

WASHINGTON, April 5.-Sir Charles Tup-
per, George Foster, Minister of Finance !;
John Thompson, Minister of Justice,
and Mr.. Chapman reached Washington
late to night. The visiting Ministers
will call by appointment upon Secretary
Blaine tomorrow and informally discuss
with him these propositions: The renewal
of the reciprocity treaty of 1854, with such
notifications as will suit the altered cir
cumstances oi both countries; second,
the reconsideration of the treaty OF
1886 with respect to the Atlantic fisheries,
with the aim of securing free admission
into the United States markets of the Ca
madam fishery product in return for facili-
ties TO be granted the United States; fisher
men to buy bait and Supplies and to
tranship cargOes in Canada, all such
privileges to be mutual; third, the
protection of mackerel and all other
fisheries of the Atlantic Ocean and inland
waters; fourth, the relaxation of the sea-
board inland coasting laws of the two
countries; fifth, mutual salvage for saving
wrecked vessels; sixth. an arrangement for
settling boundary between Canada and
tliS rpuutry
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Clearing-House Statement.

Boston, April 5.-Clearings; New York,
SAT-, ,13O, 900. decrease 1863; Boston, Ss4, 49,
600, increase SO; Chicago. So, So, 600, in
crease so; Philadelphia, Sj3. .So3, 600. decrease
1872; St. Louis. $50, $4,000, decrease 6.5
San Francisco. S16.1S1,O 600, decrease SO;
Baltimore, S13,647, 900. increase 10; New
Orleans, S11 ,52i 900, increase As 8; Gin
cinnati. So, ,s4S, COO. decrease .5; Pittsburg,
Sl1,157, ,0CO. decrease 227; Omaha, $685.
COO, decrease 25.S; Denver, S4,293, COO. de-
crease 27.6; ST. Paul S3,461. 0CO, increase
3.4; Galveston. S5,O73,OC0, increase 3Ol.7 !;
Minneapolis. S56s4, 900, increase S24;
Portland Oregon, Sl.g24,O00, decrease 10;
Salt Lake, Sl,510, ,000, decrease 1876; Seat
tie, S1,121.o0O. increase 6.3; Tacoma, S904,-
645, incrf ase 1913; Los Angeles, S679 800, dc
crease 10. Total for the principal cities Of
the United States and Canada 1856, SIS, ,9S1 {;
decrease 90 per cent as compared with
the corresponding week year ago.
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A PIONEER WHARF.
The Last Memorial of Harry
Meiggs Passing Away.
A Waterfront Oracle Tells Of the Building
of the Wharf and the Disappearance
of the Prince of Financiers.

"You might take a snap shot at the old
wharf while you're about it," said gray
bearded solon of the water front to CALL
reporter, who was leveling a camera on the
western extension Of the new sea-wall yes
terday. The shot was taken, and after be-
ing faithfully promised print from the
negative the old gentleman became chatty
and retrospective.
Poor Harry Meiggs," he said. "Many's
the hard word that's been said of him, but
there are men this side of the Rockies in
high positions that might we'll have skipped
when he did. They stayed and faced the
music, while Honest Harry broke his
heart In exile. l suppose you've noticed
how rarely you see Harry Meiggs' name in
California records, yet l make bold TO say
he was the greatest genius this State ever
produced, and if he had remained San
F rancisco would to-day have more than
half million inhabitants"
Sand that wharf is all that is left OF his
work?"
"Yes, that and the fine houses you see up
yonder west of Telegraph Hill. This wharf
was only part of Harry Meggs' plan Of
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-06
BARRETI's NAME.
Edwin Booths Explanation of the Origin of
the Brannigan Story


BosToN, April 5.-The death of the actor
Lawrence Barrett has brought an announce
ment that his real name was Brannigan.
This has elected a reply from Mr.. Booth,
who to-day makes the following statement:
Mr.. Barrett talked about this thing to me
many times. He used to say he did not be-
lieve in an actor abandoning his real name
upon going to the stage, although many Of
his most respected friends in the profession
had done so. He did not himself believe in
it, and if his name had actually been BTan-
ngan he would not have thought of sup
pressing it. BE was proud OF being an Irish
man, and never had the slightest notion of
cUncealing the fact. The error arose IN
this way: Very early in his career on the
stage, when lie was struggling actor a
dramatic pat er published series of con-
densed biographies Of stage people. Some
joker in the theater where Mr.. Barrett vas
employed contributed the facts as TO him,
giving for fun the name of Brannigan as
being lis real one. That started the mis-
statement. for that biographical paragraph
was taken by subsequent writer's as authori-
tative and was reproduced subsequently in
several books concerning the drama in
America. My word for it, Mr.. Barrett's
name was never anything but Barrett. |
met his father and | know his brother.
Their names are Barrett"
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GOULD IN ST. LOUIS.
Proposed Capitalization Of the Entire systel
nf Railroads

Proposed Capitalization Of the Entire System
Of Railroads.
ST. LOUIS. April 5.-In connection with
Gould's visit to the West an afternoon paper
has the following: The object of Gould's
visit to st. Louis at the present time is the
furtherance of proposed great southwest
ern and southern combination of railroads.
including the roads known as the Gould
system, Texas lines owned and controlled by
G. p. Huntington, or what is known as the
Huntington syndicate; the Atchison, To-
peka and Santa Fe, and on the east side OF
the Mississippi the Richmond and Danvlle,
and perhaps others. The proposed scheme
is the formation of company with sufficient
capital TO cover the reasonable capitalization
of the whole, amounting to some 400GO miles
OF railroad, extending across the continent
with their main stems running through the
South ana Southwest, and many feeders
reaching out in every direction through the
vast country made tributary to the main
1iuas
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-06
WEIGHT OR MEASURE.
A Clause in the Mckinley Bill Which Affects
Whisky in Bond.

LOUISVILLE, April 5-The Louisville
Public Warehouse Company has brought
suit to secure the Interpretation of the
clause in the Mckinley bill under which
reimported whisky is taxed. At present the
tax is paid on the quantity of whisky in the
barrel at the time it is entered for importa-
ton. The clause in the Mckinley bill says
that any import withdrawn from the bonded
warehouse shall pay duty only for lis
weight at the time of withdrawal. But
whisky pays by gauge and not by weight,
and the question is whether being so reck-
oned it will come under the clause re-
ferred to. AS whisky usually loses several
gallons while laying in the Government
warehouses, the difference will save several
hundred thousands of dollars annually for
the importers
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making North Beach the commercial and
residential center of San Francisco. l don't
know whether he ever had vision. of the
present extension of the seawall and the
splendid frontage we shall have on this part
of the bay, but this old whaf of his was
the right thing in the right place, and all
the extension TO the south has been wrong
in nv Judgment at least"
"You remember Harry Meiggs well?"
"Quite well; and you'll find a number of
pioneers who'll agree with me in saying
good word for him. By the way, there's a
man on Howard street who can show you a
euriosity-One of Harry's notes for 500.
1t was given when Meggs was in the lunl-
Der business some time before the financial
crash came. I'm told that this is about the
only note OF Harry's that wasn't redeemed
after he went to Peru and made his fortune.
l don't suppose the holder OF that note
would take any price for it now"
"When did Meiggs leave this country?"
"If | rec0llect rightly, it was on October
s, 1854. l was coming to that; but you'd
better let me tell the story in my own way.
Harry Mciggs and George ii. Ensign were
both in the lumber business on North Beach
in 1851, and they had for neighb0r Cap
tain Welch. whose hide-hOuse was erected
close to the site of this old wharf. Among
others who we're living in this section at the
time were William Sharon, A. Haynes, Rob-
ert McClenechen, G. Billion, R. NJ. Graham, E.
Hudson and Thomas Smith. AT this time
Meiggs WAS President of company which
owned one of the largest saw-mills in Men,
dOcino County, and it was partly to help
him out in this business that he financed the
building of this wharf. The lumber used in
its construction was brought over from Saul
salito. and it was all completed by the end
of 1851. Then Meiggs. having great ideas of
the future OF North Beach property, went
into politics, became an Alderman and
bought all the land in sight on the west side
of Telegraph Hill and around North Beach.
Enormous sums of money were expended in
grading Powell, Stockton and other streets,
and everything looked well, although by
this time Harry Meiggs was about s., 100000
in debt. He had covered this amount,
chiefly distracted from the City Treasury,
by forged notes, and when at last the
financial crisis OF 1854 came, his
North Beach property wasn't worth
five cents on the dollar 80 he
and his brother, and their families, one fine
day sailed out of the heads on the bark
America oStensibly for pleasure trip, but
in reality as fugitives frOm justice, since the
brother had been privy to the substitution
of the forged warrants. Years and years
after, when the whole thing had passed
from mems minds, the money was made
good, and IN 1873 Meiggs petitioned for
full pardon. A bill for his relief passed
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RAILROAD CONFERENCE.
They Have Agreed to Pay Up All of the Back
Commissions.

Commissions.
CHICAGO, April 5.-Another conference
on the question of paying of commissions
was held by the various roads yesterday, but
little was done. 1t was reported last even
ing that notwithstanding the denials of in
terested lines they have agreed to pay up
ba.k commissions and resume payments in
the trunk line territory, on the ground that
the Board OF Ruling has failed to carry out
its policy Besides, it is reported on appar-
emily good authority. that the Union Pacific,
which ordered the payment of commissions
TO cease February 1st, has cOuntermanded
that order. As the matter now stands it
looks as if the Western roads had shifted
the responsibility for the failure Of the
scheme upon the Eastern lines. owing to The
failure of the Board OF Ruling TO enforce the
proposed boycott.
A complaint having been ma ade by some
roads that too much of the proceedings of
the asso ciation meetings get into public
prints. C hartman Midgley Of the Western
Freight Association has sent out strictly
private" communication to members OF the
assoc iation discussing the matter, and say
ing that it is contrary to the spirit of all
agreements TO furnish copies of proceedings
to nOn- n-memberS or 20 show them TO the
puDlic,
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struction of expensive public works, includ-
ing an army road from Tegucimalpa to the
coast of the Caribbean Sea, more than 800
miles in length, and another, canal, twenty
miles long. to connect Caratasca Lagoon
with the Guayapa River. In addition to
these works, Perry and Imboden agree to
erect 100 miles of telegraph line, establish
ing communication by wire between the
Mosquito region aud the interior country.
Active measures will at once be taken to in
duce immigration to settle upon the lands of
the concession, and liberal inducements
will be offered. The Government of Guate-
mala recently granted a concession to Mar
tin, Roberts 81 Co. for the construction OF
canal, fifty-two miles long, from Point Len
qua de Buy. near Port Livingston, on the
Caribbean Sea, to Gualan, $50 miles from
Guatemala City. A railway is now in pro-
cess of construction between the latter
towns. The canal is to be of sufficient
length and depth to accommodate steamers
of 100 IONS