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The morning call., 1893-01-24
CONGRESS AT WORK.
| No Vote Yet Reached on the Anti
Options Bill.


WASHINGTON. Jan. %. - The Senate,
after the morning hour, took up the anti
options bill and George continued his
speech in opposition to the Villas amend
ment. Unanimous consent was given that
the vote on the George amendment to the
antioptions bill be taken Tuesday of next
week at / p NJ. and the vote on the bill and
amendment not later than P. NJ. the same
day.
|. The anticipation bill was laid aside and the
Cherokee outlet bill taken up.
Platt (R.) of Connecticut offered
as substitute the bill reported by
him from the Commit on Indian AT
fairs on July &C. 1892. An amendment to
the substitute was offered by Berry 3D. OF
Arkansas. providing for the appointment Of
commission for the extinguishment of
the national or tribal title to lands in H.
dian Territory. This was agreed to. The
bill went over and the Senate adjourned.
The House continued consideration of the
quarantine bill and adopted the amendment
by Warner of New York extending Quaran-
tine to the land boundaries. The amend
nent prohibiting interference with emigra-
ton between the States was rejected A
number of little conflicts between the advo-
Gates and opponents Of the quarantine bill
were finally settled amicably and motion
to reeommit the bill was lost. The bill was
then put on its passage and passed.
The New York and New Jersey bridge
bill was called up, but the Pennsylvania
delegation compelled its withdrawal by
filibusterins tactics. The House then in
committee of the whole proceeded to the
consideration of the sundry civil bill.
Without disposing of the bill the committee
rose aud the House adjourned.
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BILLS IN COMMITTEE.
| The Reassessment Measure Attracts
Cloud of Railroad Men.


SACRAMENTO. Jan. 23.-The Senate Com
mittee on Corporations met this evening to
discuss the Shanahan reassessment bill.
The following railroad men were present:
J. f. Burgin, president. and McMullin,
general passenger and freight agent of the
Donahue road; j. NJ. Fulton. manager Of the
California and Oregon; Mr.. Garnsey OF the
Redondo Railway Company; ID. A. Bender.
general passenger agent OF the California
and Colorado Railway; Mr.. Wslbridge,
president of the Yreka Railway; Dan
Freeman, president of the Southern CALI
fornia Railroad; J. f. Kidder. president.
T.. Fletcher, secretary. and A. Burrows,
attorney, of the Nevada County narrow
gauge; c. A. Smurr. Stephen Gage. w. G..
l.. Lansing and j. c. Martin. of the South
ern Pacific Company.
1t was suggested by Senator Goucher that
Shanahan, who introduced the bill In the
House, and Senator Berry, who introduced
il in the Senate, should be heard first, but
as Shanahan was busy with the Bretz in
vestigation an adjournment was had until
tomorrow evening at O'clock.
The Military Committee considered Me-
Cauley's bill limiting companies In the
State to seventy and redistricting the State.
1t was decided to report the bill favorably.
The Assembly Judiciary Committee de-
cided to report favorably Bulla's bill relat-
Ing to the estates OF deceased persons.
which simplifies and makes less expensive
the administration of estates. 1t does away
with the formal petition for the sale Of real
property. all questions to be decided on con-
drmation of the sale.
The committee will also report favorably
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SOME COAST GOSSIP.
Miners Telegraph for Postpone
ment of the Hydraulic Bill.
They Are Not Satisfied With the
Penal Clause and Will Try to
Have 1t Changed.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23-It was expected
that the hydraulic mining bill would be
taken up in the Senate to-day, but its con-
sideration has been postponed by the re-
quest Of the committee of tie Miners Asso-
citation now On its way to Washington to
propose modification of the penal clause.
Caminetti said he knew nothing of this
until Senator FELTON, informed him of the
receipt OF a telegram requesting the post
Donement.
Senator FELTON, returned to-day from New
York.
The First National Bank of Chicago has
been approved as reserve agent Of the First
National Bank Of Mount Vernon. Wash.
In the case of Jacob Morgan VS.. Matilda
Harlow, in the Sacramento district the sp-
peal is dismissed. The appellant has not
clearly and concisely designated the errors
of which he complains.
In the case of r. NJ. Rice VS.. Andrew
Martin. in the Los Angeles district. the APP
peal is dismissed. The appellant should
point out wherein the decision was err0ne-
Gus.
Pensions have been grapted as follows:
California: Original-James w. RYAN,
Patrick Golden. William Fl. Sammis, Rich
ard MeNanie. Frederick w. Brown, Adam
Oswald, JOHN Huston. Patrick FL. Bortran.
William w. Towle Additional-Charles S.
Rchey. George Barnett. James Greer.
George w. Lee.
Oregon: Original-John Miles. John L.
Rowland. Horace MAYNARD. John w. Force.
Additional-James T. Hood. Increase
Frederick Jensen, John Grills.
The Senate has confirmed the nomination
of Rounseyele Wildman of Idaho to be
United States Consul 10 Burmah.
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs
ordered favorable reports Of the following
measures: Senate bill to extend TO the North
Pacific Ocean the provisions of the statutes
for the protection of seals and other fur
bearing animals; to repeal so much of the
Chinese exclusion act OF May. 1892, as pre-
vents persons OF African descent from be-
coming witnesses in courts of law.
Senator Turpe presented the petition Of
citizens OF California In favor of the election
Of Senators by direct vote Of the people.
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THE SENATE.
Committee Appointed to Investigate
the Pilot Commissioners.

the Pilot commissioners.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 23.-The Senate con-
vened at 2 P. NJ. The second reading of
bills was taken up.
Among the measures introduced were the
following:
For the organization and control of levee
districts.
For the payment of an annual tax by in-
surance companies upon their corpora te
franchises and on business done in this
State.
Requiring railroads in cities OF over 100, 900
inhabitants to pay 0 per cent of their gross
receipts for the Improvement of parks and
public squares.
Authorizing the State printer to prepare
an index to all laws of California from 1850
to 1898.
Regulating the sale of lands uncovered by
the recession of the waters of inland lakes
and unsegregated swamp and overtiowed
lands.
Relative to foreign corporations and the
conditions under which they may transact
business in this State.
Providing for the appointm of board
OF examining engineers to license engineers
Of portable and stationary engines.
Providing for the adjustment of indebt-
edness and assets between counties which
have been or may be created and the coun-
ties from which they were formed.
Goucher presented a petition from the
Sierra Vista Vineyard Company and others,
representing 36S.000 acres, against the crea-
ton OF MADEIRA County.
Goucher moved that a special committee
OF three be appointed to investigate the
amount collected as pilot charges by the
Pilot Commissioners of San Francisco dur
ing the past four years. Carried. Goucher,
Strester and Hart were appointed on the
committee.
The first and second reading Of bills was
followed by an adjournment
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THE SAN FERNANDO SOLD.
Disposal of the Great Lower California
Copper Mine.

SAN DIEGO. Jan. 23-The Union is ad-
vised of the sale to Denver capitalists of the
great San Fernando copper mine in Lower
California for $3.50 900.
Operations will begin at once for the pro-
duction OF COPPER ore. There is said to be
$4,000 worth of ore on the dumps now
ready for smelling. The ore runs from 80
to 55 per cent copper.
The mine had been worked on a large
scale by Kelly and Wnolridge of Mazatlan,
who were offered 81, 500. 900 for the property
as it stood before their desertion of the
country to escape capture for wholesale
smuggling some years ago, since which time
the property has been lying idle.
The mine is situated about 100 miles south
of San Qulntin and II miles from the
ocean. In country bearing every indication
of mineral richness.
Doctor O'Clery. former owner Of the
mine by virtue of patent from the Next
can Government, retains an interest in the
property. The sale was arranged by Gen
eral II. Ii. Rollins of Los Angeles.
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TO MEET CHOLERA.
Taking Wise Precautions
in Time.
THE QUARANTINE BILL PASSED
1t Will Be Made Effective by the
Senate and Will Then Be
Rigidly Enforced.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 23-The quarantine
bill which passed the House to-day. though in
general purport similar to the Senate meas
ure on the sane subject. will have to pass
the scrutiny of the latter body. The bill as
it passed the House requires that all vessels
clearing for the United States obtain from
the Consul or Vice-Consul at the port OF
departure bill Of health. The President
is authorized to detail a medical officer to
serve in the office of the consulate at any
foreign port, for the purpose of furnishing
information and giving bills of health.
The Marine Hospital service shall CO.
operate with the State and municipal boards
of health in the enforcement of the rules of
such boards and regulations prescribed by
the Secretary of the Treasury to prevent the
introduction Of contagious and infectious
diseases into the United States from for
eign countries, and from one State to an
other. but nothing shall be construed to
warrant Federal official in relaxing State
rules.
On the arrival of an infected vessel at any
port not provided with proper facilities for
the treatment of those diseased, the Secre-
tary of the Treasury may remand the vessel
to the nearest national or other quarantine.
tuduuitT Sdtu tHiS hiteIuoOu THAI oo ooOh
as it was practicable after the bill came
over from the House he would call 1t up.
He thought the bill would be amended 80 as
TO conform to the provision of the bill as it
had passed the Senate, and after adding an
appropriation of S1.OO0.O0 for carrying it
into effect 1t would be sent back to the
House.
BERLIN, Jan. 23-The cholera In the
lunatic asylum at Halle grows daily
worse in tyDe and more destructive. The
total number of cases since the beginning
of the outbreak is 1884. of which thirty eight
have already proved fatal.
There have been six new cases of cholera
and one death in the Hielben Insane Asy-
lum to-day.
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MISCELLANEO U.s.

The brusque and fussy i'm.
pulse Of these days Of false
Impression would rate down
all as worthless because one
is unworthy.
As if there were no notes
in sunbeams
Or comets among stars!
Or cataracts In peaceful
rivers
Because one remedy pro-
fesses to do what it never
was adapted to do, are all
remedies worthlessl
Because one doctor lets his
patient die, are all humbugs !?
1t requires fine eye and
a finer brain to discriminate
to draw the diferential line.
They say" that DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery and
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton have cured thousands.
They say !" for weak sys-
TEN there's nothing better than
the " Discovery" and that the
Favorite Prescription is the
hope of debilitated, feeble
women who need a restora-
tive tonic and bracing nervine.
And here's the proof -
Try one or both. If they
don't help you, tell the Worlds
Dispensary Medical Associa-
ton SO, and you get your
money back again.
The morning call., 1893-01-24

Rulla's bill relative to the guardianship of
the estates of minors and incompetents.
Three other bills amendatory Of the code
relative to estates or conveyances OF prop
erty were, together with the measure pro-
yiding for the appointment of guardians OF
children maintained in orphan asylums.
recommended for passage.
The bill fixing penalties for contempt OF
court will be reported adversely. A minor
ity report In favor Of Its passage will be
made.
The Senate Judiciary Committee decided
In favor of the bill making Labor day a
legal holiday.
The Committee on Hospitals returned
to-day from visit to the Stockton Asylum,
the Jewish Orphan Asylum. the Catholic
Orphan Asylum, the Protestant Orphan
Asylum, the Kings Daughters Home
for Incurables at San Francisco and the
Home for the Adult Blind and the Deaf and
Dumb aud Blind at Berkeley. They have a
number Of other institutions to visit before
making their report
The Joint Committee on Claims tonight
resumed the discussion Of the Jordan
claim, which was continued until a late
hnt1r
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FREIGHT TRAINS WRECKED.
Fatal Collision on the Northern Pa.
cific in Washington.

TACOMA. Wash. Jan. 23.-Meager details
were received here tonight of collision
and wreck of freight trains on the Northern
Pacific, eight miles east Of Eagle Gorge and
forty miles from Tacoma.
The accident occurred early this after :
noon, but the railroad officials refuse to give
out any Information concerning it. One
man, supposed to be brakeman, was killed.
and several others. including the engineers
and firemen, were injured.
The collision is supposed to have been
caused BY a con fusion of orders. The main
line is blocked and trains from the East due
this evening will not arrive until morning.
The company's physician ana a wrecking
train were sent out shortly after the accident
occurrad
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Z Making New States.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 23.-The Republican
Senators will hold a caucus to-morrow
afternoon after the Senate adjourns for the
purpose of taking definite action on the pro-
posed admission of the four Territories.
Some of the Northwestern Senators are
working industriously in that direction. and
are confident the admission of these Ter
ritories will be accomplished.
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ARMOR PLATES.
An Explanation OF the Delay i'm Their
Delivery Wanted

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-The sub-commi.-
tee of the House Committee on Naval
Affairs, charged with the preparation OF the
naval appropriation bill. requested the rep
resentatives of the Bethlehem Iron and
Steel Company and Carnegie. Phipps & Co.
to appear Wednesday and Thursday and
explain the cause of the delay in the deiv-
cry of armor plates and other naval steel.
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SUNDAY CLOSING.
The Petition Clerk of the House Has
Been Swamped

WASHINGTON. Jan. 23.-Ths petition
clerk of the House document-room Is liter
ally swamped with many thousand of petit
tons from all sections of the country pray
ing Congress to enact legislation for the
opening of the Worlds Columbian Exposi-
ton on Sunday. To-day there are about
10000 to be recorded. and the associates or
the petition clerk are assisting him in his
Iabors,
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THE MONTEREY ROAD.
Officers of the New Railway Corpora
ton Elected at Fresno.

lion E1eCteu at FTeSn0s
FRESNO, Jan. 23.-The directors of the
Monterey and Fresno Railroad Company
met here tonight and elected the following
officers:
Colonel A. w. Jones of Kansas City.
president; II. A. Greene of Monterey. vice
president; l.. w. Moultrie OF Fresno. sec
rotary; T, White of Fresno. treasurer.
There will be a public meeting to-mor-
row night. at which an attempt will be
made to raise bonus. 1t is claimed that
the road is independent and has no connec-
ton with the Southern Pacific.
A clause to that effect is in the contract
for the bonus. The persons behind the
project say work will begin on the road In
May if they get the necessary rights of way
and bonus.
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Paid for His Amusement.

VENTURA. Jan. 23.--The case Of Lattalada
VS.. Casper Orena, which has been in the
court for four or five years. was dismissed
to-day In the Superior Court. the plaintiff
paving the costs.
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Abortive Attemnt AT BURGLARY.

LIvERMoRE, Jan. 23.-An attempt was
made to rob the postoffice here last night.
An entrance was effected through back
door. Evidently the thief was frightened
by some means. as nothing was found dis
turbnd nr misainp
The morning call., 1893-01-24
Mana Contested Election Cases.

NAPA, Jan. 23.-The contested election
cases. which will decide whether or not the
inmates of the Yountvlle Veterans Home
are entitled TO vote. will open here to-
morrow
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Coast Defense Gums.

WASHINGTON. Jan. Ex-senator Squire
has introduced bill appropriating $780, 600
for one 10-iDch aud one 12-inch riied high
power steel Calling guns for Coast defense
purposes.
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Death of an Editor.

FORT SCOTT. Kans., Jan. 23.-Dr. f. S.
DickmaD. editor and publisher of the West
ern Medical Journal, died to-day.
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ters into the com position of whites Yucatan Gum,
but on the contrary. every ingredient is beneficial
to the human system,
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Have Faith i'm Cannon.

VENTURA, Jan. 23.-Hon. Marion Cannon.
Congressman-elect, returned to Ventura TO-
day and received the congratulations of his
friends. P0pulists and people generally
heartily approve his course at Sacramento
and believe he saved his party from general
dInr
The morning call., 1893-01-24

% 2y cod On
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-31
WHITE CAPS ON HAND.

They Advise a Young Medical Student to
Behave himself.
HAsBRLUCK HEIGHTS. March 81, 1S93.-
White Caps again, for the second time,
have mad their appearance in the village
of Hasbrouck Heights, Bergen County,
N. J. While zone of the members of the
organization have been seen in person,
their presence has been made known by
tue following placard:-
WARNING.,!
To a certain young man visiting IN waiter ave-
nue.:
Unless YOU cease visiting a certain married
woman. residing on a certain corner IN ibis VII
lage. on the nights when her husbind Is away
wv y" WHITE CAPS.
A skull and cross bones also adorned The
The next morning. Charles Schwacoter.
the society leader of the Heights, began
TO tear down the warnings, assisted by
fir euds. His father stated tnat
SINE one must have done 1t put OF Jeal-
oosy. or who envied his sons high social
Young Schwacofer. who is a medical
student. does not say much about tns
matter, but Is trying TO ascertain the
identity OF the "while caps"
The woman who is connected with the
ease said TO ne Mrs. Minnie Taggart. wife
nf n. r. Taggari, n box manufacturer
in brooklyn. TIL. Taggart residence is
on the corner OF Walter and Terrace ave
nups.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-31
PILOT FADER's HERoIsM.

The Crew of the Narcotic Had 10
Jump Overheard to Save Their Lives.
SAVANNAH, GA. March 31.-The tug
Narcotic, Capt. Potter, commanding.
went ashore on Cumberland Beach
Wednesday afternoon in a heavy stor m.
and her crew were obliged to leap
into the waves and swim for
the shore. All succeeded in reaching
the beach after a terrible struggle. ex-
cept Stewart Bowen. who was drowned.
Fireman Bozeu was unconscious when
he reached the beach, and his companions.
thinking him dead, lett him
living there, aud started to
walk to the Cumberland Hotel
ten miles away. The weather was cold
and the suffering of the men was Intense.
Captain Potter tainted after walking
four miles, but was carried the remain
ing six miles OIL the Should
ers IF his Learly exhausted COM
panions. He and Pilot Fader tell
in a faint on reaching the hotel. Fader
was the first TO leap from the tug aud
swim ashore. His heroisln in leaping
pack into The angry waves and helping
other men to reach the beach saved
the ives OF several. Yesterday a party
went to the beach to remove the remains
of Bowen and Bozen to the hotel, but
met Bozen walking toward the hosiery.
He had regaiued consciousness after "
ing on the beacn twenIy-four hours in the
storm aud bitter cold. Bowen was dead.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-31
A STRANGE CEREMONY.

A very strange ceremony Is observed
in the Cevennes Mountains every New
Years eve. This is the so-called Ami
NAL Mass" The church where his takes
place is described as "a poor little tum-
bled-down place, with lichen-grown walls
and a square. ungracefai ~steeple." While
toe Cracked bell tolls Ironically" the
mountaineers inside the church, dressed
in their festal clothes and each one hold
ing q lighted candle. singing the cid
Cevennes hymn beginning might more
beautiful than day." and the oxen. the
cows, the sheep aud goats are driven to
take their places in loug rows before the
open portico of the church. Mass is then
celebrated in the usual manner, but when
tie Ita MESA est Is pronounced the priest
once more raises the hosts, and chanting
the "Magnitcat" marches toward the
door, followed by the whole congrega.
ton. The drivers and shepards fall upon
their knees and an acolyte with q holy
water sprinkler walks through the ranks
Of the believing animals and anoinJs
them with the holy fluid. Moved by
som unknown instinct or excited by
this ceremony. the animals which have
been lying down rise to their feet, while
the venerable cure blesses them. The
ceremony concludes with q loud %hosanna,
in which every one joins. and the sound.
mingled with the voices of the animals,
Is echoed from the Surrounding hills
Chicago Herald.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-31
BAT FOE THE DUDES.
All the New York Tailors Likely to
N m ChrlEA

All the New York Tailors Likely to go
on Strike.
NEW YORK, March 81, 1S93-The crucial
test of the strength of the warning fac
ton fight between the Clothing Manu-
facturs aud Knights of Labor on one side
and the United Garment Workers on the
other, is likely to take place today or to-
morrow.
The members of the Clothing Associa-
tion expressed themselves more freely
and cheerfully this morning through
their President, Mr.. HornJhal, than at
anv other stag of The fight.
Mr.. Horuthal said there are really only
about 450 cutters out, that their placeswere
being rapidly filled wherever men were
wanted by the knights OF Labor men, and
that u large number OF Federation men
had deserted the ranks of that orRantza-
ton and had lined the Knights Of Labor.
Secretary White. in speaking Of the
situation in behalf of the Garment
Cutters, said this morning n a he
nad received hundreds of letters from
the trade asking that ON
piete list of the members of the associa-
tion be sent them. in order that they
mighJ more effectuallY push the boycott
against the association. -
Secretary White asserted that the in
JUNCTION restraining tenn sending out cir
culsrs had actually frightened the retail
dealers from handling The goods of mem
bers of the association.
The tailors will hold meetings tonight
all over the city TO prepare for a general
stoppage of work tomorrow night.
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LOTS OF EXCITEMENT.

In the ladies' Tournament on the j. q
A. {. Alleys Last Night.
The fair bowlers who engaged In the
games at the Jersey City Athletic Club
last evening. had their most exciting
meeting of the series. Mrs. Crouter had
a total of 1874, and 1t was conceded that
she had won the prizs awarded to the
lady making the best score at each meet
ing. To induce the others to make an
effort to roll big scores. q special prize, a
box of bonbons was offered to the lady
having the highest total, but prize Win
ners were excluded. Mrs. Heck led with
81. Theen Mrs. Muller tied the score, and
they were engaged In an exciting contest
10 decide the tie, when Miss Hill rolled
1OA. and she was receiving congratulations
when it was discovered That Miss Brister
was making a fine score. A spare In the
tenth would give her the best total OF the
evening. She made it. and excelled Mrs.
Crouter's total by four pins. That ended
the competition for the bonbons, as
AIRS. Crouter found sweet solace IN he
confectionery for her disappointment in
NOT wining the club prize. Miss Brister
has lone ~.phenominal work and has
won the Individual prize half a dozen
times. She and her partner James S.
Newkirk had many points for the team
prize. The scores or the games last even