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The morning call., 1893-12-23
NOW BEFORE THE JURY.
Close of the Trial of the Portland
CONSPIRACY Cases.

PORTLAND, Dec. 22.-The trial Of twenty
persons In the United States District Court ON
the charg. OF conspiracy to smuggle Chinese
into The United States from British Columbia
came TO an end tonight and the case was given
TO The jury. AT late hour Judge Bellinger
ordered the jury TO return a sealed verdict if
they agreed before morning The Judge In
structed the jury 10 return a verdict of acquit-
tai in the cases OF Captain John Ross. j. E.
Marks and Glen O. Holman. His Instructions
In the cases OF the ten Chinese merchants were
of James Lotan, C. j. Mulkey, nomas Jordan,
p. j. Bannon, Seid Back ana Ching ChOng Quie,
he said, he would leave to the judgment of the
jury. The trial occupied two weeks ana over
100 witnesses were examined.
The morning call., 1893-12-23
MAY YET BE ATTEMPTED.
Two Letters That Revealed the
Whole Scheme.
THE JOB PUT UP IN THE WEST.
1t Had at Its Head a Crank Who
Cannot Now Be Located by
the Authorities.

ABILENE, Kans., Dec. 22.-The belief
that an attempt was to be made to kidDap
little Ruth Cleveland arose from the cir
cumstance that two letters we're theiother
day picked up on the street here by 8
countryman and handed 10 the police.
One of them was from Topeka, dated De-
cember 10. and says:
I'VE have concluded to make two jobs
of the White House business. We will
take the oldest child first. We can get her
all right. Mollie will get her and hand
her over to us, ana we will keep her till &
reward is offered. 1t means thousands to
US to get the child Ruth, and we will get
her, too. in January. Address me in Chi
cago. We will 20 right on"
The other letter was of an earlier date.
from Minneapolis. 1t said: 'We have
everything ready for the White House and
will send Grover to hades when the bugle
sounds. We will also get our $4,000. l
will start for the White House now. We
have never failed in our jobs and won't
now. There is much more in the houses
of goldbugs and Vanderbilt"
The police consider the letters the work
Of cranks. A Queer-acting individ ual, who
was around the city early in the week
declaring he would soon be rich, is sup
posed 10 be the recipient of them. He has
gone East and has not been located.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. PA special to the
Republic from Abilene, Kans., says: Up
to tonight the police have found no trace
OF the reci pients OF the two letters which
contained the outline of plan to kidnap
Ruth Cleveland. alth ough they think they
can identify him with crank who was In
Abilene early in the week. He talked
wildly about property rights. and said he
would soon have his share. Little atten-
tion was paid to him and he went on East,
saying he would be heard from. On
Wednesday in one of his haunts the two
letters were picked up, but not until late
last night were they given to the police.
The letters are evidently written in all
sincerity and had been through the mails,
though the envelopes were torn so the
address could not be read. That the gang
referred to means what is intimated can
not be doubted. but It's ability to carry out
the plot is problematical. The stranger,
who it is pretty certain had the letters,
was careful to give no name, and the
search for him seems unavailing after the
time that has elapsed since he was here.
The morning call., 1893-12-23
BROKEN UP DURING A GALE.
The Ill-Fated Craft Nav Never
Reach This City.
SLOWLY DRIFTING NORTHWARD.
One Steamer Lays by a Portion
of the Raft to Warn Pass
ing Vessels.

EUREKA, Dec. 22.-The steamer Excel
sior ar lved at this city to-day. Captain
Higgins, master of the vessel, brought news
OF the Marshfield raft, which the National
City endeavored to tow from Coos Bay to
San Francisco.
Wednesday night the Excelsior set out
from San Francisco to look for the raft
and if necessary to render the National
City aid III getting it to San Francisco.
The captain found it necessary to lie off
the coast as it was too stormy to sight the
National City. Thursday the boat was
not found.
This morning the atmosphere cleared
and Captain Higgins sighted the National
City fifteen miles straight off the coast
from Humboldt bar. The Excelsior ran
up to the National City. 1t was seen that
OILY one-third of the raft was under con-
troll. From Captain Manson it was learned
that on Wednesday night he proceeded
successfully as far as Cape MendOcino.
When terrible gale came that night
the raft went to pieces and slowly began
drifting northward. Captain Manson fol-
lowed and when the Excelsior found him
this morning two-thirds of the raft's logs
were floating promiscuously and gradually
going ashore along the coas, from Table
Bluff to Trinidad
Captain Manson will lay by the portion
OF the raft now intact until it goes ashore.
The dangerous object floating about made
it necessary for the n tional City 30 warn
passing vessels to prevent disasters. 1t is
now evident the project of transporting
logs In RATS will never prove successful
unless the weather be phenomenally mild.
The morning call., 1893-12-23
Do THEIR OWN rIARKETING.
How Mrs. Carlisle and Other WASH
ington Leaders Get Up Dinners.


Ihere is one custom peculiar to life at
ene capital which has become so common
place that it no longer attracts attention
the FASHION of society women doing their
own marketing. At about 10 o'clock the
market might be taken for some fashion
aDle interior, so crowded is it with hand
someiy essed women.
In watching some fashionable woman
seiect her marketing for the day writer
Tor the Post realized why Washington
uihners nave become so justly celebrated
the world over. The Washington woman
lives up to ber reputation and leaves
nothing undone to mar the completeness
of her feast.
Mrs. Carlisle is constant in her attend
ance on the market. Few official women
feel that they can spare the time to spend
an hour or so at the market three times a
week. But Mrs. Carlisle is a notable
house wife, and enjoys the relaxation Of
bustling about in crowd. She is direct
and busnesslike in her dealings, and what
would take some women the whole morn
ing to accomplish she has finished in half
an hour.
The wives of the other Cabinet officers
have all taken peep at the market, but
they are too much occupied just now in
getting settled in their new homes to give
this part Of the housekeeping their spe-
cIdl attention. 90 many or the Senators
wives 60 as a usual thing that it would be
task TO name them all.
Even those who board find it a distrac-
tion and make the buying of flowers an ex-
cuse TO spend au occasional half hour
there. Mrs. Hale, Mrs. Mcmillan, Mrs.
Stock bridge, Mrs. Sherman, Mrs. Man
dersOn, Mrs. Cockrell, Mrs. Vance
are occasional visitors. 1t is worthy
of note that these women, especially
celebrated for the excellence of their
dinners, are almost invariably seen
AT the market, often accompanied
by their husbands. whose epicureaD tastes
have stimulated their wives to educate
themselves in gastronomy. Mrs. Mareellus
Baiely makes regular trips 10 market and
buys with discriminate Mrs. Dablgren
ers. Mrs. General Sheridan is Il faithful
heusekeeper, and one rarely misses her
face on market days. Her sweet and gen.
tie manner has made her a great favorite
with the men who stand behind the stalls,
and she is always sure of prompt attention.
Few of the foreigners have adopted this
Washington custom, which is doubtless
due to the fact that comparatively few Of
the diplomats have their families with
them, and their households are managed
by servants. Nine. GuZman, the Ameri-
can wife of the Nicaragua Minister, is
enthusiastic in her atteRdances. and says
she enjoys her trips to market as much as
any of the social dissipations, Nine. RO-
nero goes but seldom. She is not very
robust and society makes heavy demands
on her.
The morning call., 1893-12-23
Dragged From Her Cot by a Wolf.
Atlanta

During the night recently a c0yete came
up TO the ranch house of D. S. TsQmas,
near AriZ0la, where the families )f fkhe
men employed on the ranch, Samus WI
and Manuel Marino, were sleeping 5ut56 &
doors. the West family on the east ide q
the building, the Marino family u til
north. The tracks of the animal saoweH
that it passed the cot where theWests
were sleeping. Going to the north side,
the voracious beast seized by the arm a
little girl about years of age. dragged her
from the cot and around the house In the di-
rection whence he came. The outcries of the
child quickly aroused every one, and they
were no long determining the cause. Mr..
West ran into the hoase and got pistol.
AS he came to the door Mrs. West called
that the beast was passing her cot. The
cries Of the child. however, were sufficient
to locate its Whereabouts. Going close.
Mr.. West placed the muzzle of the pistol
against the beasts side and fired. The
animal released its hold aud fell dead.
The child was severely bitten, and her
face was considerably bruised from con-
tact with the ground as she was being
dragged.
The morning call., 1893-12-23
PUT ON HIS DEFENSE.
Lochren Tells Why He Has Sus.
pended Pensions.
He Has the Power and Thinks That
He Should Sometimes Exer-
else IL.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-The first at
tempt to get judicial determin ton of the
legal right of the Commissioner of Pensions
to suspend a pensioner from the rolls came
up to-day in the Superior CONT Of the
District of Columbia. 1t is brought in the
form of an application by Charles d. Long,
Justice Of the Supreme Court of Michigan,
for mandamus to compel Commission or
Lochren to restore him to his full rating
OF S72 per month. Justice Bradley issued
an order on the Commissioner to show
cause why mandamus should not issue.
the writ being returna0le to-day. The
matter was argued by counsel
Attor ney Hopkins opened for the petit
toner. He spoke of the legal aspects of
the case and then vigorously attacked the
pension policy of Commissioner Lochren
and President Cleveland, declaring that
the first administration of President Cleye-
land had also been narrow. illiberal and
parsimoniouS to the soldier. Assistant
Attorney-General Whitney accused Hop
kins of speaking for the newspapers and
said the former loose administration of the
Pension Bureau was a matter of public
scandal. He spoke of the pension for per-
manent helplessness granted to Judge
Long and referred to complainant's occu.
pancy Of the Office of Supreme Court JUS
tice in Michigan at 5000 year.
Commissioner Lochren, defending his
own action, said he suspended pensions
only in cases where they were plainly H.
legal. He referred to the Norfolk case
where claims were based on fraudulent
testimony. As he had the power of sus-
pension his oath of Office required him to
exercise it when necessary In his judg-
ment. In every case he had given the
benefit of the doubt to the soldier. The
hearing will be concluded tomorrow MORN
inc
The morning call., 1893-12-23
REDS MEAN FIGHT.
Valiant Only Made a
Beginning.
VENGEANCE ON MANKIND.
France to Suffer for Crushing
the Commune.
LET HIM SAVE HIMSELF WHO CAN
A r1anifesto That Will Bring Dis.
comfort to a Great Many
Respectable People.

PARIS, Dec 22-The Associated Press
has obtained copy of violent manifesto
which the French anarchists of London
have secretly prepared fer distribution in
Paris. The manifesto is headed "Dyna-
mitards to the Panama Crew."
The manifesto says: "This first dyna.
mite explosion will not be the last for you
wretches. Since 1871. when you converted
Paris into a charnel-house and massacred
$1,000 proletariats, the republic has been
turned into den of thieves, directed sue
cessively by Scoundrel Theirs. Brute Nc
Mahon, Thief Grevy and Manikln Carnot,
while the poor hounds below were con-
demned to white slavery or to die of
starvation in the streets. DO you think
such state of things can endure? No!
Revolution will devour you. We, whom
you have outlawed, will come to the res
cue of the starving and duped poor who
cannot wait patiently like the labor Dspu-
ties. so-called, because they have no work
"These idiotic and renegade Deputies
declared recently that yeu would have
them shot like abbits. but they decline to
be blown up with you. Don't hold the
miserable Socialists responsible for dyna-
mite. They only want to enrich them
serves. ike you.
After further denunciation of the Social
lists the manifesto proceeds to describe the
bourgeois class, saying they are worse
than dung, and we warn those who are de-
manding the death penalty for Valiant
who followed the knife of Lauthier with a
bomb thrown into the midst of your rob-
bers' cave. to look out for your SKINS
That was merely foretaste, messieurs :;
you who nwardly prefer surrender to be-
ing blown into shreds and into the air.
''Vive la revolution sociaer
'Vive Panarchie!"
MADRID, Dec. pa bomb was ex-
ploded yesterday in the village of Soda,
and rugstore was wrecked. Nobody was
killed.
An anarchist named Carmeno and his
son have been arrested at Barcelona. 1t
is believed they are implicated in the bomb
outrage in the Liceo Theater and the at
tempt upon the life of General Campos.
Important documents were seized at their
lodgings.
ODESSA, Dec. 22.-In consequence of
meetings held here by French anarchists.
who praised the outrage committed by
valiant. eleven men have been arrested
and Will be tried on charge of melting
people to commit outrages.
BERLIN, Dec. 22.-The editor of the So
: zlaist, already undergoing a sentence of
two months. has been further sentenced
to nine months Imprisonment on a charge
OF stirring up class hatred.
The morning call., 1893-12-23
PRAIRIE LIFE.
Bleak Surroundings Which the
Northwestern Pioneer Must Face.
Atlantic Monthly.


Atlantic Monthly.
Ii there be any region in the world
where the natural gregarious instinct of
mankind should assert itself that region is
our Northwestern prairies, where short,
hot summer Is followed by long, cold
win ter, and where there is little in the
aspect of nature to furnish food for
thought. On every hand the treeless plain
stretches away to the horizon line. In
summer it is checkered with grain fields or
carpeted with grass and flowers, and it is
inspiring in its color and vastness: but one
mile OF it is almost exactly like another,
save where some watercourse nurtures o
fringe of willows and cottonwoods.
When the snow covers the ground the
prospect is bleak and dispiriting. No
BROOKS babble under icy armor. There is
have passed on their way south. The
silence Of death rests on the vast land
scape, save when it is swept by cruel win ds
that search out every chink and Granny OF
the buildings and drive through each un-
guarded aperture the dry. powdery snow
in such region you would expect the
dwellings to be of substauti con struc,ion,
poor to build of brick or stone. He hauls
lew loads OF lumber from the nearest
railway station aud puts up a frail little
house of two. three or four rooms that
looks as though the prairie winds would
blow IT away. We're 1t not for the inven-
tion OF tarred building paper the flimsy,
walls would not keep out the wind and
snow. With this paper the walls are
sheaihed under the weatherboards.
The barn is often a nondescrpt affair OF
sod walls and straw roof. Lumber is murh
too dear to be used for dooryard fences
and there is no inclosure about the house.
A barbed- wire fence surrounds the barn.
yard. Rarely are there any trees, for on
The morning call., 1893-12-23
STOPPED BY A WARRANT.
Mcconnell Taken From the Train at
Winnemucca.

WINNEMUCCA, Dec. 22.-willam McCon-
nell, who was arrested In New York on the 7th
inst on charge OF felony just prior to his sail.
ing for Europe and held by the New York au-
thorities until the arrival OF Detective Whit
aker OF San Francisco, was taken OF the train
here to-day by warrant issued out of the Dis
trlet Court and sworn 20 by George Russell, a
relative OF Mcdonnell. The matter came be-
fore the District Judge this evening and was
set for trial tomorrow morning at 10 O'CLOCK.
McCoDnelPs friends have been watching the
trains for several days with a view of getting
him released from the officer. Mcconnell is
said TO have OBJ, aimed goods from W. & J.
Sloane & Co. OF San Francisco and is wanted
there to answer the charge.
The morning call., 1893-12-23
MAVERICK ATE POISON.
The Evidence Relied Upon to Set the
Widow Out of Jail.

LONDON, Dec. 22.-Ln an interview with
the solicitor of Baroness RoQues today
the latter said fresh sensational evidence
has been discovered In favor of Mrs. May
brick. Baroness Roques' daughter, 10
prison for poisoning her husband, and
that urgent means are being taken to in
duce the Secretary Of State for Home AT
fairs to open Independent inquiry into the
case under its new developments. The
newly discovered evidence comes from the
captain Of Halifax On. So ship. who has
been away at sea. This captain declares
he often saw Maybrick putting arsenic In
his food. Maybrick declared he must have
something to keep him up, and that he
took enough to kill one unused TO 1t.
The morning call., 1893-12-23
CAUSED BY CARD PLAYING.
A Prominent Man of WalIa Walla
Shot During a Game.

WALLA WALLA, WASH, Dec. 22-At
Wallula tonight NJ. L. johnson was shot
by Eugene Born and mortally wounded.
The men were playing cards in a saloon.
Born lost heavily, and finally quit playing
in anger, and walked out of the saloon to
another saloon, where he borrowed a
pistol.
In few moments he returned to the
cardtable, drew pistol and shot Johnson
through the right breast. The latter
jumped up and started for the door. Born
followed with several shots, one entering
Johnson's back and Telling him to the
floor.
Born then attempted TO escape. but was
placed under arrest. johnson is the pro-
prietor of a livery stable and one of the
best-known young men in this county.
The morning call., 1893-12-23
TO DAM THE MOJAVE.
A Scheme to Irrigate Large Tracts
ON the Desert

SAN BERNARDINo, Dec. 22.-Articles OF in
corporation have been filed with the County
Recorder by the Victor Reservoir Company.
which has a capital stock of $500, 900. The
object OF the company Is 10 erect dam al
Victor NarrOws, on the Moiave River, $50 feet
In height, imp ounding lake OF water nine
miles long aud about three miles wide This
water Will be used in irrigating about 200. 900
acres of land on the Mojdve Desert which is
specially adapted 10 growing raisins, grapes
and alfalfa.
The Altura Gold Mining Company, with a
capital stock OF $3.50, 900, and the Vanderb bilt
Mining and Milling Company, with a capital
stock OF 81 100000, have also filed articles OF
incorporation.
The morning call., 1893-12-23
PUSHING THE TARIFF.
Democrats Want to Pass the Bill as
Soon as Possible.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 22.-There is evi.
dent a purpose to hurry the tariff bill
through when the House reassembles and
it is probable sessions will begin at IL
o'clock each morning and last until at
night during the consideration of the bill.
Many people are urging that the bill be
passed at an early date so that business
affairs may be adjusted to new conditions.
and several Democratic members of the
House who signed call for caucus on
the tariff bill do not believe that it will
now be held,
The morning call., 1893-12-23
CHEERED BY THE RAIN.
Farmers Welcome the Precipitation
ir, the Jnfarior

SANTA MARIA. Dec. 22.-Heavy, warm rain
without wind fell last night, with prospect of
more. Gang-plows are busy everywhere, and
the outlook Is cheering.
REDLANDs, Dec. 22.-Rain, so badly needed,
has b. en- falling to-day.
FRESNO, Dec. 22.-Twenty-one hundredths
of an inch OF rain fell here this morning, ana
the drOuth croakers are below par.
CAYUCos. Dec. 22.-One inch OF rain fell last
night, which, with previous showers. enables
the farmers To proceed with plowing and greatly
helps the growth of grass.
SACRAMENTO. Dec. ga severe hailstorm
occurred In the southern end of the county
this evening. 1t was one OF the hardest ever
experienced there. In this city the weather is
clear and cool.
The morning call., 1893-12-23
Deceived by Stein.

NEW YORK. Dec. PA motion was
made before Judge Truax. special re-
ceiver of Abe Stein & Co., to-day on be-
half of the British Bank Of South America,
the German Bank of South America and
the German Bank of London. 1t was al
legged Stein misrepresented his financial
condition to tue banks.
The morning call., 1893-12-23
Remembered the School Children.

VICTORIA, B. C.. Dec. 22.-The late j. D.
PembertOn remembered the school children and
the Jubilee Hospital in his will, recently filed
for probate. He beQueathed $4,000 TO be used
ln fencing and Improving the Central Public
School grounds and erecting a gymnasium
thereon, and $4,000 to the hospital. Mayor
Beavan this morning received from f. 5. Penn
berton. one of The executors. official notice OF
the beQuest
The morning call., 1893-12-23
BOILER EXPLOSION.
Four Men Were Killed Outright and
Three Seriously Wounded.

KNOXVILLE. Dec. pa most shocking
accident occurred here al noon. The boiler
of the lum ber- mill of the Alexandria Lum-
ber Company exploded. killing four per
sons outright and seriously wounding three
others. The killed are j. Nj. White, Louis
Palmer, Sherred Dupss and Harrison Cald-
we'll. The injured are: Tom Balri, Solo
mon Henry and Joshua Massey. Henry
will probably die.
The morning call., 1893-12-23
PAYING ITS DEBTS.
The Atchison Meeting Obligations as
They Are Matured.

NEW YORK. Dec. 22.-It is stated on
good authority that the Atchison paid off
q number of loans which matured tn is
week, amounting In all to several hundred
thousand dollars. come Of which could
have been, IL the management so desired
1t. renewed. President Reinhart and
several directors attended the funeral of
Magoun to-day.
1t Is rumored that Russell Sage has ad-
vabced money to meet the Atch ison's
January interest Sage refused to dis
cuss the subject.
The morning call., 1893-12-23
Big Politicians Indicted.

NEW YORK, Dec. 22--ls is officially ar.
nounced that the Grand Jury has turned
in large batch Of indictments for election
frauds. 1t is understood many are against
prominent local politicians. A number of
bench warrants have been issued and
many prominent arrests are looked for.
The morning call., 1893-12-23
Could Not Face Trouble.

LONDON, Dec. 22.-W. F. Paul. the we'll
known whip" who won a prize at the
Worlds Fair at Chicago for driving a
team in competition. committed suicide at
fashionable Piccadilly hotel by taking
prussic acid. 1t is reported Paul was In
financial difficulties
The morning call., 1893-12-23
He Deserves to Hang.

DENVER, Dec 22.-The Supreme Court
has refused 10 reverse the decision of the
District Court in the case of L. Brado
Mora and sentenced him 10 hang at Cam
yon City during the week beginning jan
uary z. Mora murdered Nelson Anderson
and Andrew Peterson on July. 1891, for a
few dollars
The morning call., 1893-12-23
OREGON PACIFIC ROAD.
Attorneys May Buy Up Claims to
Secure Confirmation of the Sale

CORVALLIS, Or. Dec 22.-Attorneys ughes
and Clarke. who bid In the Oregon Pacific Rail-
road at The recent sale In the interest of Blair
and others. applied at the office to-day for a
statement Of he floating Indebtedness against
the property. which suggests the probability
tnat they intend buying up claims In o, der 10
secure a confirmation OF The sale. The state.
ment furnished shows $3.50 900 In claims for
wages and attorneys fees. Superintendent
Mulcahy resigned to-day.
The morning call., 1893-12-23
Bank President Arrested.

NEW YORK, Dec. 22-S. L. Keeney.
president of the defunct Commercial
Bank at Brooklyn, was arrested this
morning on an indictment by the Grand
Jury and admitted to bail. He is charged
with making false statements in regard to
the condition of the bank.
The morning call., 1893-12-23

OF age. Two upper and TWO lower front teeth
were missing: He wore white shirt with the
letters "F. NJ" stamped on the fan. red
nannei undershirt, gray woolen socks. strIned
blue trousers and congress CATERS I'm his
poke were ring and seven KEYS. The bonv
must have been In the water three weeks. The
remains were Inferred in the cemetery at
Bolinas. "'