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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-14
THE SENATE.
Carpenter Explains That He Is Not a
Political Ringmaster.

SACRAMENTO. Jan. 13.-Carpenter. rising
to question of privilege. stated it had been
reported that he had left the Republican
Senatorial caucus in disgust because OF the
numerous attaches nominated for appoint
ment. He wished to correctths impression
raised by the report that he was ringmas-
ter.
The Hospital Committee reported the State
Board of Funeral Directors bill. with the
recommendation that it be passed.
VOORHEES, introduced a bill making an
appropriation for the State School of Indus.
try; Mathews for the sale of railroads and
otner privileges in cities; also, for the erec-
ton of aTmeries, and to define labor cor
poraiions and the powers Of board Of ar
bitration; Bailey, creating the county of
San AEtonio; Ragsdale, for the redemption
of lands sold by the State for taxes.
The Senate ratified the appointment of
assistant clerk for the Claims Committee;
but on the appointment of a porter no
quorum voted, and recess was summarly
announced by the President.
A bill was introduced after recess making
a deficiency appropriation for the support
of the reform school at Whittier.
The Senate joint resolution, by Ostrom.
relative to foreign immigration, was re-
ferred.
After the transaction of some other bust
ness, the Senate adjourned until p NJ.
Monday.
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SHOT HIM TWICE.
A Plucky Woman Wounds
an Intruder.
WITH THE PREACHERS WIFE.
EIopement of the Spouse of Healds-
burg Divine-Changes in the
Wright Law.
Special to THE MORNING CALI.

SAN BERNARDINo, Jan. 13.--About con
yesterday q daring scoundrel entered the
home of Oscar p. Taylor, lawyer of this
city. on Pearl street, and secreted himself
in the bedroom, for what purpose is not
known. Mrs. Taylor. who was in the back
yard at the time. hearing a noise came in,
and, approaching the bedroom, saw man
trying to bids under the bed.
When discovered the man said, 81 want
to see you" Mrs. Taylor replied by order
Ing him out Of the house, and when he did
not 60 she ran into another room and seized
small rifle. The man started toward her,
when Mrs. Taylor fired. wouading him in
the neck and causing him to bleed pro-
fusely.
Mrs. Taylor then closed the door Of the
bedroom and locked it, when the man called
londly to be released. Failing in this. he
raised the window and jumped out into the
yard. Mrs. Taylor then ran around the
house ON the back porch and shot at him
again, and she says she thinks she hit him
a second time, as he Immediately threw his
hand up on his back.
The man was not tramp, as be was we'll
dressed. Taylor was away from home but
returned last night, and the matter was re-
ported to the police this morning. They are
making every effort to capture the intruder.
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CURSED IN DYING.
Laughing While Murder
ers Hang.
FARMERS IN GOOD HUMoR.
Shameful Scene About the Scaff0ld
Upon Which Four Negroes Paid
the Death Penalty.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

CHEsTERTowN, Md, Jan. 13-An I'M
usual occurrence, auadruple execution,
which came very near being az octuple
one, took place in Jail here shortly after
noon to-day. The history leading up to the
tragic end is as follows: In April last a
gang of negroes waylaid DR.. j. III. ILL as
he was going On professional visit, cut his
throat and beat his brains out with club.
The murder grew out Of the testimony of
Hill in case in which a negro was killed
some time before. Fifteen negroes were
arrested for the crime, but only nine were
indicted ana one of these was acquitted.
The other eight were sentenced to death.
OF this number Charles Emery, Henry
HURT. Joshua Baynard and Lewis Bay
nard, boys Of only 16 and one Is years
of age, had their sentences committed
by the Governor to imprisonment
for life, and were secretly removed
by body of constables at night to
Baltimore fer fear the eDraged populace
would storm the Jail and lynch them, which
they undoubtedly would have done. The
remaining four. Fletcher Williams, FrisbY
Conegys, Charles Brooks and Moses Brown,
were hanged on the same scaff0ld to-day.
Aside from the fact of the number. the
scenes attending the execution were in no
way unusual. The negroes had season of
prayer and praise before beginning their
march to the scaffOld.
AS soon as the drop fell shout of sxulta-
ton arose from the men who crowded into
the Jail yard and surrounded the scaffolj.
Fletcher Williams and Moses Brown died
almost without q struggle, but Brooks and
Conegys went through the most appalling
contortions. The latter died from strangula-
ton and the formers death was due to the
disocation of his neck. Old farmers who
gathered about the dying men laughed, and
some OF them even cursed the negroes.
The men died in from 10 to IS min
utes. The heart of Williams beat for II
minutes. although he acted as though he
died first.
At 1880 the bodies were cut down, placed
in pine collins at once and two express
wagons conveyed them to the potter's field.
After the execution the people quietly dis
persed.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 13.-Allen Beader,
colored. was hanged to-day for the murder
OF William Hamilton last April.
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MIS- CELLANEOUS.

No one doubts that DR..
Sage's Catarrh Remedy really
cures Catarrh, whether the
disease be recent or of long
standing, because the makers
of it c1inch their faith IN It
with a $500 guarantee, which
isn't mere newspaper guar
antee, but "on call F" IN a
moment.
That moment is when you
prove that its makers can't
cure yol
The reason for their faith
is this:
DR.. sage's remedy has
proved itself the right cure
for ninety nine out of one
hundred cases of Catarrh in
the Head, and the Worlds
Dispensary Medical Associa-
ton can afford to take the
risk of your being the one
hundredth.
The only question is-are
you willing to make the test,
if the makers are willing to
take the risk?
If so, the rest is easy. You
pay your druggist 50 cents
and the trial begins.
If you're wanting the $500
you'll get something better
q casys i
IN
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THE ASSEMBLY.
The "WeIr' in the Capitol Formally
Abolished.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 13.-At the opening
of the Assembly Dodge of Alameda asked
TO be excused from serving on the commit
tee to investigate the Home for tbs Adult
Blind, which is located in bis district.
Granted
Bledsoe presented a reportof the Commit
tee on Public Morals, with accompanying
resolutions. The report finds that the Sec
rotary of State is the legal custodian of the
State Capitol; that the keeping of a res
taurant in the basement is, under the stat
utes, Illegal, as is also the sale Of liquors.
The committee finds that intoxicating
liquors have been sold during the present
session, and holds that Secretary Of State
Waite. a. j. Rhoads of Sacramento Ito
whom the Secretary Of State had given the
use Of the ROOM, L. Rainford and two others
who keep the restaurant in the basement
are responsible. The resolution empowered
the sergeant-at-arms 10 Immediately clean
out ''the WELL" Bedsoe made a lengthy
speech on the report
Price 3D., who followed Bledsoe on
the report, which practically charged Secre-
tary Of State Waite with an infringement
of the law in allowing the use of room In
the Capitol for other than State purposes,
declared that the matter should be pushed
20 its logical conclusion and the guilty par
ties. no matter who they are. be punished.
1n bis testimony before the committee yes
terday Secretary Waite acknowledged that
his action in allowing the use Of the room
was an error He had, however. no knowl-
edge of the sale of liquor there.
No speeches were made in the Assembly
on The report except those by Bledsoe and
Price, though McElfoy OF Alameda objected
to Biedsoe's language concerning Rhoads.
The reading Of the report and the calling
of the roll was listened to with interest by
the members.
The report and resolution were adopted,
Anderson of Sacramento, and Curtis,
Gately, Kenney. Mc(5owan and Marks, all of
San Francisco, voting against it.
The clerk was instructed to notify the
sergeant-at-arms.
The Judiciary Committee reported.
Bills were read by title a second time
and sent back TO the Judiciary Committee.
The Senate announced the refusal to con-
cur In the joint resolution providing for
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IRRIGATION BONDS.
How They Could Be Made More Popu-
lar With CAPITALISTS.

SAN DIEGO. Jan. 13-W. w. Thomas.
just back from New York. says the chief
objection Eastern capitalists have to in
vesting in California is that its mortgage
tax Is low. Regarding irrigation bonds he
says one or two amendments to the Wright
act would make district bonds as popular as
school or county bonds. The chief amend
ment demanded is that the County Assess
ors assess the property Of the irrigation
districts, which would be guarantee that
the property has not been given an inflated
value. and that the County Tax Collector
shall collect the taxes from each district as
he does special taxes from the school dis
triets, which would give greater assurance
TO the investor that the interest would be
paid and would reduce the business TO an
official basis. Thomas was given to under
stand that a number Of New York investors
would join in letter to Wright urging the
amendments suggested.
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JEFFERIS PLEADS.
He Answers s'Not Guilty. to the Sac
ramento Indictment.


SACRAMENTO. Jan. 13.-GeoIge b. JEFF
ferris, charged with the murder Of Miss o. c.
Ayres, the Brighton station operator, on
the morning of December %. was arraigned
In Judge Johnson's court This morning. and
the indictment was read to him. He replied,
mot guilty, by big majority" General
Hart, defendants counsel, urged a speedy
trial on account Of the condition of Jefferis'
family. They needed his help sorey. The
case was continued.
Prior to Jefferis appearing in court there
was scene in the county Jail. He refused
to go unless his attorney was present
Being assured that such was the fact he
appeared in court. The defense promises
many startling disclosures when the case
comes to trial. 1t will try to prove con-
spiraey to down Jefferis. The bigamy
charge was ridieuled by defendants counsel.
1t Is contended that Jeffefis could not be
indicted in Sacramento by the Grand Jury
for an alleged offense committed in San
Francisco.
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CARLISLE A CANDIDATE.
Terms Upon Which He VIII Enter
the Cabinet

New YORK. Jan. Ex-senator Carlisle
has accepted place in Cleveand'S Cabi-
net. according TO the Suns Washington
correspondent The correspondent says in
a special to that paper: ."Before leaving
Washington for Kentucky Carlisle mailed a
letter to Cleveland accepting the Secretary
ship OF the Treasury. 1t is said that Car
Isle accepted the portfolio on condition
that he should have the solid support of the
Administration in his candidacy for the
Presidential nomination in 1885,
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persisted IN FLAMES.
Guests i'm a Duluth Hotel Who Could
NOT EScaDe

lNOt LoSopCs
DULUTH, Mimi, Jan. 13.-Ths st. Louis
Hotel was burned to the ground to-day and
the adjoining property badly damaged. The
fire started in the basement of the 81. Louis
and was caused probably By leaky gas
meter. The flames spread with great rapid
ity, and many guests had great difficulty in
escaping. There were. in fact, many mar
row escapes and many were slightly injured
By the breaking Of three windows to reach
the fire-escapes. Several ladies made their
escape very lightly clad and suffered severely
from the cold. 1t was reported at first that
four or five lives were lost, but later this
was eontradicted. Late this evening, how
ever, Conductor Sehaefer of the $500" line
reports that Brakeman Preston and Bag
gageman Beauber, who roomed together at
the hotel. are missing, and there is little
doubt that they persisted. 1t is also feared
that scrubwoman, name unknown, has
persisted.
The Brighton Hotel, next door. and other
property in the immediate vicinity suffered
considerable damage from heat and smoke.
The losses aggregate abort $4,000. of which
about $50, 600 is Oh the st. Louis Hotel.
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A Sad Failure.
Runaln Exnress

whats the matter, dear?'' asked Mr..
Justwed. as he came into the house and
found his wife crying as ii her heart would
break.
II am so discouraged" che sobbed.
What has bothered my little wife?"
II worked all the afternoon making Gus
of them, and--and-" Here she began
weeping hysterically again.
And what, darllng?"
And they turned out to be sponge
cakes"
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nights ago. PiRg0tt thinks she eloped with
young man named S. C. Bounds, who
boarded with them a while this winter. He
found that they remained here the night she
disappeared from home and left on the next
mornings train for Suisun Bounds is the
son Of q prominent farmer living in the
northern part Of the county. He left
Healdsburg ON December %. saying he was
going to Arizona. instead of which. it is
claimed, he came here and waited for a
favorable opportunity to elope with the
preachers wife. Piggott will sue for d.
vorce at once. His truant wife is about %
years old and attractive in appearance.
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DAILY AND CHOYNSK.
Two Contest Clubs Offer Purses for
the Fight.

BUFFALO, Jan. f3-Lats this afternoon
James Daily. the pugilist and Champion
Corbett's former spairing partner, received
a telegram from the Olympic Club of New
Orleans. asking II he would accept purse
of 5000 for finish fight with Cboynski OF
San Francisco. the battle to take place early
in March. This IS the second offer that
DAILY has had this week, the other coming
from the Pacific Club Of San Francisco,
which will bang UP purse of $4,000 for
battle. He thinks the battle ought to be
worth $1,000
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The Fire Record

An alarm from box 95. Taylor street and
Golden Gate avenue, at 2:45 o'clock yester-
day afternoon sent the department out on
another OF the many wildgoose chases it
has had OF late. When the engines arrived
on the scene there was no fine, and no one
could tell who turned in the alarm.
A false alarm was turned In at Clio o'clock
last night from box As. at the corner of
Geary and Kearny streets.
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VANCOUVER ELECTIONS.
Railroad Men Hang a Candidate in
EffiQy,

VANCOUVER. B. c., Jan. 13.-Mayor Cope
was reelected in yesterdays election by a
majority of al over ex-Alderman William
Brown The election passed off quietly,
though it was holly contested in each ward.
The chief feature was the opposition made
by the railroad men to the election OF Al
derman Gavins. He is an ex-Canadian
Pacific Railroad conductor and during the
strike took out train. This evening his
effigy was hung In front Of a saloon, but
the police cut it down before it was burned.
Mayor Haslam was reelected In Nanaimo
over ex-Mayor Hilbert by over 100 votes
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IDAHO'S LEGISLATURE.
The State to Be Apportioned Accord
ing to the Recent Vote.

BOISE, Idaho. Jan. 13.-An apportion-
ment bill based on the vote cast at the
recent election was introduced In the
Senate to-day. The bill provides that each
county shall have at least one Senator and
representative. In the House the Election
Committee reported back the Story test
oath bill with a recommendation that it
pass. A memorial to Congress for the
passage of a free coinage bill WAS unan-
imousiv adOpted
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INTO A TANK OF OIL.
A Careless Boy Terribly Burned at
San Bernardino.

SAN BERNARDINo, Jan. 13-Last evening
while employees of the San Bernardino
Laundry Company were unloading con-
signment OF oil a terrible explosion took
place. 1t was caused by Eddy Rouse, boy
about 10 years old, accidentally dropping a
blazing stick into large tank containing
5000 gallons of oil used for running an
engine. Rouse and his companions. Harry
Taylor and William Edwards, were terribly
burned about the face and chest, and are in
a critical condition. Engineer l.. E. Berkely
ran FROM the engiEe-room and closed the
opening in the tank, thus smothering the
flames.
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HIS GROCERYMAN.
Don NJ. Dickinson Will Go Into the
Cabinet

New YORK, Jan. 13.-The Mail and Ex-
press Washington special says: Despite
the protests to the contrary. it transpires
that Don NJ. Dickinson of Michigan is to
be in Ceveiand's Cabinet. Some member
of the Dickinson family has written TO
their former -Greengroeer here that after
March he can supply them with provisions
again. Dickinson's friends here believe
that he denied that he would be in the Cab
met because he had some doubt whether
he weuld be asked TO take a portfolio, bat
apparently he has been invited by Cleveland
recently and has accepted.
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HE OWED A BOARD BILL.
Arrest of a Stylish Young. Man at
RedIaadS.

Los ANGELES. Jan. 10. - Constable
Richardson arrived from kedands this
morning in charge of George Glen. who is
wanted for defrauding the st. Elmo out of
board bill. Glen, who Is quite stylishly
clothed and of gentlemanly appearance.
Is indignant over his arrest. He came from
Portlands Or, about q month ago with
plenty of money. but he ran up against too
many "cinch" games of poker.
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A Novel Residence.

SAN DIEGO. Jan. IA novel house Is to
be built on the ocean front at Coronado by
n. c. Jones of Manitou, Colo, for winter
home for himself and wife. 1t will be two
stories in height, and the front facing the
sea will be of glass. The roof will be fat
and covered with cement for a roof garden
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Buchanan. and was presented to Speaker
Davis. Stevenson then arose. amid great
applause, and expressed his thanks in a
brief speech. A pleasant informal recep-
ton was then held and the Repre- sentatives
were presented to the Vice President. After
ward Stevenson held public reception. A
banquet was rendered him tonight by the
Hermitage Club, and was one Of the most
successful events ever given in Nashville.
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BROKEN GAS MAINS.
Nine Families Narrowly Escape Death
by ASphyxiation.

PITTSBURG. Pa, Jan. 13.-Six families Of
this city and three families of Allegheny, in
all twenty-five persons, narrowly escaped
death this morning from asphyxation by
Illuminating gas. As il is. several persons
are in critical condition, but all are likely
TO recover. In both eases broken mains
were responsible for the trouble. In this
city every member of the six families was
more OF less affected. but by promptly OPEN
ing all the windows all but three, Q son of
David Garner, Samuel Arnett and Mrs.
Jackson, quickly recovered. They are in a
serious condition, but no fatal results are
expected.
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Bought One More Road

NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 13.-The Times
Democrats San Antonio special says: 1t
was learned here to-day that the formal
transfer OF the San Antonio and Arkansas
Pass Railroad to the Southern Pacific will
take place on January %.
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We Want the Prince.

CHICAGO, Jan. 13.-An agent of the
Worlds Fair will leave tomorrow with a
special invitation to the Prince Of Wales to
visit the fair.
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Policemen Want More Paw.

CHICAGO, Jan. ia petition to the
Council for an increase in pay during the
Worlds Fair year by the 1000 policemen is
being circulated and generally signed. 1t
is stated that unless granted they will all
strike.
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Too Pure to Last.

SIOUX CITY. Jan. I'D. w. Wood,
lawyer, preacher and temperance agitator,
was convicted this morning of obtaining
$4,000 under false pretenses. Wood was
the original prosecutor in this district of
saloons existing contrary to law and we'll
known throughout the Stata.
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Struck Oil.

SAN DIEGO. Jan. Is -President Dondore
of the Banner Oil Company to-day received
Geographic adviees from Newball, In this
State. that a flow of petroleum bad
been encountered at depth of about 500
feet. The well will produce about fifty
barrels of oil daily.
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Robbed the Mails.

CHATTANOOGA. Ca, Jan. 13.-Frank Cush-
man, brother-in-law of Senator Perkins of
Kansas, has been arrested for robbing the
mails
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WANTS NO BOTHER.
Cleveland Keeping Out of the Way of
Politicians.

LAKEWOOD. n. j., Jan. 13.-President-
elect Cleveland left New York at 40 p. NJ.
and arrived here at 10 O'Clock. Cleveland
is accompanied By Mrs. Cleveland. Baby
Ruth and Francis p, Freeman OF this place,
an intimate friend OF the family. Cleve-
land said that he had come TO Lakewood for
a quiet rest and would not be bothered with
politicians
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Petroleum on Torpedo-Boats.

The special commission appointed by the
French Government to conduct experiments
In the use OF petroleum on torped6-boats
has decided against the use of this form of
fuel. Out of ten cans eff petroleum expert
mented with under the conditions in which
they would be placed on board torpedo-
boats, eight became ignited from conclusion
after twelve shots had been fired upun the
armorpate protecting them.
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Death of a Sonoma Pioneer,

SoNoMA. Jan. 13.-P. Ii. Vellmar. a resi-
dent Of the embareaderofO for the past twenty
one years, died this morning after linger-
ing illness. Deceased was pioneer and a
prominent member Of Sonoma Lodge No.
'2S. ]. o. o. f.. under the auspices of which
his fqneral will take place.
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Gould's Will Probated.

New YORK. Jan. 13-The viii of Jay
Gould was admitted to probate to-day.
Special Guardian Rollin NJ Morgan was
given $500 and Special Guardian Mapes
$1,000 for services in the probate proceed
ings by Surrogate Ransom.
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Died at Los Angeles.

PORT TOWNSEND, Jan. ia telegram
was received from Los Angeles this even
ing stating that c. C. Bartlett of this city
died there to-day. He had been a resident
Of this city for thirty years and was very
wealthy.
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A Close Cornnrafion.

New YORK, Jan. l3.-Arrangements are
in progress to transform the extensive re-
tail and wholesale grocery firm OF Acker.
Neral s. Condit into stock corporation
with capital of 100000. The value of
the property Is twice that amount
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They Can Get Husbands.

NEW YORK. JAN. 49, = Hotel-keeper
0'Brien Of Huron. S. D.. has written to a
priest here saying he and his neighbors
want carload of manageable Irish girls
shipped to Huron, where husbands can be
found as plentiful as blackberries in July
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Death of a paner

SAN BERNARDINo, Jan. 13.--The Gazette,
a daily paper which for some months past
has undertaken to supply "a loug-felt
want" expired last night, leaving liabilities
of about $1,000