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CHURCH INFLUENCE.
How Everything Was Worked by the
Panama People.

PARIS. Jan. 18.-The Republicans, ignor-
ing their personal differences, are rallying
TO the cause of the Government Goblet
states he will not associate himself with
campaign designed to provoke Presiden-
tial crisis. This sentiment is generally ex-
pressed by other prominent men whom the
reactionistS had hoped to attract to their
side through motives of personal ambition.
The detection of Royalst plotting at
home and increasing the interest In affairs
abroad has served to weaken the hold of
the Panama scandal on the public mind,
and the enemies of the Government also
find the public more incredulous, in view of
the earnest prosecution Of the De Lesseps
and their associates. in believing the asser-
tion that President Carnot or the Ministry
have anything to conceal.
In view of the developments of the trial,
attention has been called TO the part which
Ferdinand de Lesseps got the clergy to take
in helping his scheme, which heretofore
has almost escaped observation. De Les
sepS and his whole family went prominently
to high mass at the Madeleine all the time
the bubble was being blown. The christening
of each of the successive children of the
family was q not less public event, cele-
brated at the nuneiature by special license.
The prelate was in one instance asked to be
godfather. The speculation in Panama
options, il is said, went on at the Vatican.
A Marquise who has a mansion in the
Place de la Concorde was advised by a
priestly counselor to convert her Offering
of 10000 francs year to The Peters pence
fund into Panama paper. The adviser got
a heavy percentage on the transaction. OF
course the company was expected to pay
heavily and answered to the expectations
Each priest who got one of his flock 10 take
bond or share got a commission. The run
of the priests on the Panama offices was so
great that arrangements were being made
for a special Office and secretary to re-
ceive them when the collapse came.
De LeSseps sent out in most SEN
sational way bri gades OF Sisters of Charity
to the hospital at the canal works
An appeal was one night made through a
religious paper to the zeal and devotion of
the Daughters of ST. Vincent de Paul. The
next day there were thirty-eight volunteers,
who were taken to Saint Nazaire the day
after TO embark. The eyes OF the Catholic
world of France were for an hour riveted on
the poor heToics. who were then forgotten
until another brigade OF volunteers were
needed, for the yellow fever no more spared
them than other whites on the isthmus in
the unhealthy season. A call was once
made for chaplains, but not with so much
success.
1t has been claimed in connection with
the deputies accused of corruption in the
Panama affair that. as the alleged corrup-
tion took place in 1888, on the occasion Of
the passage of the lottery loan by Parlia-
ment, the law of 1889 on tra1icking with the
effective mandate is inapplieable, but clause
1T of the Penal Code Furnishes with civil
degradation all public func tionaries guilty
of yenaIity.
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WANTS TO COMPROMISE.
Attorney-Ge Hart on the Rail-
WaY.TaX Suits.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. Attorney General
Hart ed his report on the ralroad-tax
suits with Governor Markham to-day. Tie
Attorney-General goes into the question of
previous litigation on the subject. critcizes
the action Of Attorney General Marshall for
the manner in which he effected settle
ment of the railway-tax suits during his
term of Office and finally proposes that the
State compromise the suits at issue at the
present time. He also questions the con-
stitutionality OF the Shanahan reassessment
bill. His recommendations to the Legislature
are as follows:
First That joint committee of The Senate
and Assembly be appointed, 10 which committee Q
ali bills upon the subject should be referred.
That the committee examine the suDject-matter
involved and report TO both houses The result Of
the committees consideration, which should In
clude whether the State can obtain more Of
these delinquent tax moneys by settlement than
by reassessment.
Second-That TWO bills ought 10 be passed. one
authorizing the Attorney General TO accept not
less than a certain sum 10 be fixed by the LegIs-
lature and also perfect bill providing for a re-
assessment, so that In the event a settlement is
not oDtainable a valid reassessment may be
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the resolutions. Marion Cannog did whisper
TO Kerns, and instantly there fter Kerns
left the Assembly chamber al met John
Gaffey, an open agent for the Democratic
candidate for United States 81 aat0r He
then returned to the chamber and broke his
pledge. The action Of Kerus is character
lied as false and reasonable and s outrage
upon the PEOPLES party and humiliating
and digraceful and an Infamous wrong to
over a million of Peoples party voters in
the nation.
Cannon is then scored for having & deav-
ored to defeat Gator, and Kerns aud Can
non are both denounced and spurned. Itis
recommended that they both be cut off from
fellowship in the party.
The resolutions are signed by all of the
members of the State Central Committee
that are in town.
1t is rumored late to-rignt that charges
will be preferred against Kerus in the
Assembly tomorrow.
The members from the southern part of
the State declare that during the campaign
Kerns was openly for White. The only act
that darkens his escutcheon is his signing
the Populists' caucus pledge and then de-
llberately going back on it.
Vann. another Popullst, is also in trouble,
for men from his county declare that be
never would have received the nomination
bad he not pledged himself to vote for
White.
MCGOWAN is scored on all hands for leav-
ing the convention and making it possible
for White 20 be elected without either Carl
son or the Populists. He was seen with
Phil Crimmins yeste rday and that is given
as a sufficient reason for his peculiar action.
When White found that MCGOWAN would
stay out of the convention he did not want
either Carlson or Kerns. but the latter got
aboard anyway, while Carlson was left be-
hind
Gator is very much perturbed over the re-
suit, and when he met Cannon at the
Golden Eagle Hotel after the fight he told
him never 10 speak to- him again. Cannon
replied that he need not disturb himself, as
he never intended to.
There is some talk among the Demo-
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THAT STOLEN LETTER.
Il Was Taken From Archbishop
Riordan's Waste-Basket.
Carried to St. Louis, the Document
Was Shown to Priests Supposed
to Be Foes to Ireland.
S.sclal to THE MORNING CALL

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan. 1s.-The Catholic
clergy Of 3. Louis have been in a state OF
intense excitement for the past few days
over the circulation of a surreptitiOusly
obtained letter from Archbishop Ireland to
Archbishop Riordan concerning recent de-
velopments in the school question and the
position of Monsignor Satoli.
The letter was Of very private nature
and was stolen from the waste-paper
basket of Archbishop Riordan after it had
been torn to small bits. Subsequently 1t
was pasted together. according to the report
in church circles to-day. which came from
a source that cannot be doubted. The letter
was pasted together. brought to this city
and shown to a number of priests supposed
to be friendly to Archbishop Ireland's oppo-
nents on the school question Several copies
for future reference were made by some Of
the clercs who were shown the letter.
Oaly a few days ago the posted letter was
here, but since the matter leaked out the
person circulating it has disappeared.
Speaking of the matter to-day we'll
known priest said: 1T is we'll that the
letter was taken away before Archbishop
Riordan's friends learned about it. They
are now trying to find out who have the
COPIES"
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WHITE CHOSEN.
Named on the First
Ballot.
POPULIST FALLS DOWN
Kerns in the Democratic
Camp.
BRETT ALLEGES CORRUPTION.
lie Charges that Marion Cannon Used
Money to Secure the Los An
geIan's Election.
FALLS DOWN
BRETT ALLEGES CORRUPTION.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 1s.-The battle Is
over, and Stephen NJ. White has been elected
90 the United States Senate. Victory did
not come to him as easily as ne had aDtici-
pated, and in reaching it he was treading
closely upon the brink of defeat. Had not
Kerns. one of the POPulists, deserted to the
White banner, and had not Assemblyman
McGowen OF San Francisco purpOsely ab-
sented himself from the JOINT convention,
White would have received but sixty votes,
and would have failed of election to-day.
But it is all passed now. and the manipu-
lation that was resorted To in order to bring
about the one great result Is forgotten in
the merry clink of wineglasses and the wild
hezzas of the victorious Democrats. The
town is wild, ana champagne is as free as
the muddy water of the Sacramento.
Never since the Capitol was built has
there been such a scene enacted within it's
walls as occurred there to-day. What has
been looked uDon all along as quiet, spirit
less fight suddenly developed all the fierce
ness and violence of a Kansas cyclone.
Kerns broke faith with the Popuists and
for doing so Bretz openly accused him of
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GUILELESS JOHN.
Chicago Has a Touch of True Chinese
Virtue

CHICAGO. Jan. 18-The body OF Jung
Din Kan. Chinese laundryman. horribly
chopped and lying in pool of blood, was
found in his place this morning. A blood
elotted cleaver. a hatehet and dagger.
which had been used to slay him, were found
near by. Jung Jack Sing. whOarrived from
Kansas City last evening, was coOlly wash
ing his hands in the place when the police
entered. He was Despattered with blood
from head to foot. When arrested he de-
MED all knowledge of the crime, saying he
had found the dead body after an hours ab-
sence. He is believed to be a highblnder
who came here specially TO kill the murdered
man.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. 1S.-Jung Jack
Sing the Chinaman arrested for the murder
of Jung Din Kan in laundry al Chicago
this morning, was in Kansas City on JaHu-
ary and attem pied to murder Martin T.
Layfield. a clerk in UnI0n-avenue restsu-
rant. He reached Kansas City from Tue
son, Ariz., the night before. In the morn
ing be went into the restaurant and. having
some words with the clerk, drew huge
knife and attacked Layfeld with it. Lay
field. however, was too quick for him and
stretched him senseless with a blow from
heavy cane. The Cinnamon here say that
Jung Jack Sing is crazy.
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A QUESTION OF vERACITY.
Either ClemenCeau or Witness
Against Him Has Lied.

Against Him Has Lied.
PARIS. Jan. 1S.-The first witness before
the parliamentary commission OF inquiry
to-day was NJ. Stephane, clerk in the SER
vice OF Baron de Reinach's partner NJ.
Proper. He said that Baron de Reinach
left him list Of the persons compromised
in the distribution of Panama money.
Among the names on the list we're those of
Arene. Deves. Grevy. Roche, Dugue de la
Foncounire, RouvIer. Floquet, Prer2:.
Renault, BarbP. Berall and Thevlnet. oev-
eral names were repeated on the nst as the
men indicted had received Panama money
more than once. The whole list contained
the names OF more than hundred Deputies
who had bcen benefciaries of the Panama
fund. The sums paid these men varied from
1000 and 100000 francs each. NJ. Stephane
said he gave the list to N. Clemenceau.
who he thought. could make the best use
of it.
Considerable questioning on the part of
Chairman Brisson elected many additional
facts which show that NJ. Stephane had in
his possession list similar tC the one pho
tO2raphed for NJ. Andrieux.
NJ. Stephane was requested to wait Ia the
commttee-room while NJ. Clemenceau was
being summoned from the Cham ber. Five
minutes later Clemenceau arrived. He de-
MED emphatically that he ever received
any list of compromised Deputies from any
body. He did not even hear of such list
from Baron de Reinach or from anybody
connected with him in the business.
NJ. Stephane was then recalled. lie re-
peated his former testimony without varia-
ton, directly contradicting everything NJ.
Clemeneeau had said.
The Journal des Debats says the police
have found 800 checks paid by NJ. Arton,
the Panama lobbyist and the agent of Baron
de Reinach, and indorsed by conspicuous
men. 1t is supposed that most of these
checks were drawn In favor of Deputies,
among whom. NJ. Andrieux said, Arton had
been commissioned to spend 1860, 900 francs.
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COLUMBIAN STEAMERS.
New Offices Being Fitted Up in New
Work

New YORK, Jan. 1S-The offices of the
new Columbian line of steamers, 35 Broad
way, are filed with painters and furniShers,
and will be ready for occupancy in few
days. The offices are adjacent to the
Panama Railroad headquarters.
The Post quotes General Newton as say
ing, with reference 10 the application to the
Attorney General to have suit begun to for
felt the charter of the Panama Railroad ::
1T is for actions committed by the en-
ployeS of the Panama Company prior to
April, 1888, when the present board came
into existence. that this Is done. AL these
transactions, however. have been remedied
by the present board, and l cannot see why
any one has cause to complain. The Pacific
Mail Company is back of this last quibble.
We have traced 1t directly to that source. !"
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TALK OF OLD DAYS.
Meeting of California Pioneers i'm the
Frozen East.

CHICAGO. JAM 1S.-Once more the CALI
fornia pioneers of Chicago met around the
festive board. These annual meetings,
which began several years ago are for the
purpose of recalling the trials. triumphs
and adventures of the past and indulglng
in those "reminiscences upon which an old
'49ers love to dwell.
The ranks of the society are rapidly be-
coming decimated. Nevertheless the enthu-
siasm of those who remain Is as unbounded
a in the days when they brayed the track
less prairie and the unknown mountain
passes. Over 100 members were present to-
night, one of them, Benjamin K. Nicholson.
being about the only surviving member
OF the first California Legislature. The
address Of welcome to the invited guests
was delivered by George C. Custer. In
few words he told the part which the Cali
fornia Pioneers had played in the cIyiliza-
ton Of the country. Other speakers fol-
lowed, after which the gathering quit the
banquet-room to partake Of lighter pleas
ures-
The following officers were elected;
Addison Ballard, president; John b. Kerr,
secretary; ID. w. Miller. treasurer.
Several kilograms of conGratuIation were
received from other branches Of the associ-
alton throughout the country. .
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foreible, and he denounced in no uncertain
terms the charge made by Bretz. His
statement that he had nothing but friendly
feelings for those of all parties was favor
ably received, and the close OF his speech
was followed with interest and received
with prolonged applause.
The Assembly convened at II :03 and pre-
pared for the reception of the Senate. which
had arranged to attend in body at the
joint convention for the election of State
Library Trustees, and at II :35 the Senate
entered in body and was received by the
Assembly rising.
Lieutenant-Goyerno Reddiek called the
joint convention to order. and Mathews OF
Tehama placed the Democratic ticket for
State Library Trustees in nomination. 1t
was as follows: Curtis ii. Lindley Of San
francisco, Edward Leaks of Yolo. DR..
Gardner of Sacramento, f. T. Baldwin OF
San Joaquin, W. S. Green of Colusa. This
ticket favors w. D. Perkins for librarian.
The Republicans aud Popuiists, through
Duck worth, nominated the following ticket ::
Adam Andrews of Sacramento, William X.
Davis Of Alameda, Isaac Trumbo of San
Francisco. John S. Dore of Fresno. E. NJ
Wardell OF Los Angeles. This ticket is
unders x&G to favor General R. II. Orton
for librarian.
William Clough was placed In nomina-
tion in place of Trumbo and the nomina-
ti0ns were closed
Bedsoe voted an Independent ticket and
several members voted mixed tickets.
Carlson won applause by voting the Re-
publican ticket .Itept that he substituted
Clough for Trumb\ Miller and Rowe (Rl
voted the Democratic ticket. Thomas Of
Nevada also voted the Democratic ticket.
The democratic ticket was declared
elected, receiving a majority of the III
votes cast
At - :2S o'clock the Senate and Assembly
convened In joint session in Nce Assembly
chamber to elect a United StaA,S Senator.
The lobby and even the aisles of the cham
Der were flied with spectators, among them
many ladies.
The reading of the minutes of the pre-
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BANK AT SAN DIEGO.
A New Fin anciaI Institution to Be
0Deued

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 1S.-lt was officially an
nounced this afternoon that strong COM
pany Of capitalists has been organized and
will open new bank here in a few days.
The names include Ralph GraDger.a a wealthy
man from Colorado. who has recently
located here; Mr.. Wer, a banker from New
Albany, Ind; NJ. c. Kimball OF Illinois <.
j. Swayne, DR. f. Van Norman, Phil p
Morse and other local capitalists.
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Closed It's Doors.

DALLAS. Tex. Jan. 1S.-Bank Examiner
Stone to-day. at the request of the directors
and stockholders of the Bankers and ME-
chants Bank of this city. took charge and
closed the doors. The liabilities of the
bank, deposits and rediseounts amount 10
$4,000 and the assets S59000O. The bank
this evening secured money TO liquidate the
depoSits and redlscounis.
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affairs On the Isthmus of Panama, the ex-
pendltures OF money in America to secure
acquiescence in the canal project and the
proprlety OF General Newton's connection
with the Panama Canal Company.
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Suicide at Clear Creek.

0RovILLE. Jan. 1S.-A young man named
Johnson shot and killed himself at Gear
Greek to-day. The cause of his suicide is
not known.
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CANNOT CONVICT.
The Cheyenne Cattlemen May Never

y
Be Tried.
CHEYENNE. Wyo.. Jan. 1S-1n the cat
tlemen's trial to-day forty men were exam
ined and one retained. DR.. Bennett, the
Prosecuting Attorney, has been asked by
large number Of people to discontinue pro-
ceedings, for the reason that l. is heaping a
large expense on the county and cannot
possibly lead to a conviction, even If jury
ha sacnrad
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FELLOWS WANTS TO KNOW
What Was Done With French Money
i'm This Country.

WASHINGTON. Jan. Representative
Fellows has offered in the House, for refer
enee resolution directing an inquiry by q
Congressional committee into the state Of
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IS NOT DEAD.
De Freycinet Has No Fear of the Out
come of the Crisis.

PARIS. Jan. 1S.-The report of the death
OF De Freyeinet. spread this evening, is
absolutely false. The ex- Minister of War
has been seen. He is quite we'll and not at
all anxious respecting the issue of the crisis.
LET them do and say what they like" he
said, they have nothing against me-"
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SACRAMENTO, Dc. 81, 1892.
We, the undersigned members Of the
Legislature, in the Peoples party caucus
assembled. do hereby pledge ourselves each
to the other that during the thirtieth ses-
sion Of the Legislature we Will. III all mat
ters wherein the principles Of said party are
involved, act together as a unit and be gov
erned in such action by the will of the ma
jority Of the caucus. duly expressed by
majority vote hereof
Charles A. Barlow, NJ. Thomas, A. BretZ,
W. A. Vann, 7. j. Kerns, &. +. Bennett,
P. r. Adams, IL. J. T. jacobson.
The Populists are devsing all sorts Of
schemes tor revenge and one of them IS to
prefer charges against Kerns in the House,
and endeayor to oust him from his seat
The representatives of the Peoples party
who were In this city this evening met with
the Assemblymen of that party at the Pop
ulst headquarters. After lengthy discus
sion resolutions were adopted which set
forth the facts OF Kerns' election, and how
and when he was elected by the Peoples
party and that he had declared that he was
pledged to no one. The fact of bis sign
ing the caucus pledge is rected. The reso-
lutiOns also state that tho Farmers Alliance
and the county committees Of the various
counties, including the one in which Kerns
lives, passed resolutions demanding that
Kerns stand by his party nominee.
IL is also set forth that Kerns frequently
declared his intention to keep his agree
ment with his party, and to-day at II
O'Clock had adjnred his party confreres IN
the name of Christianity and con science n 0t
to injure the party by voting against the
candidate.
Within a few moments thereafter. say
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-02
PUBLICATIONS.
IHB WHITE GYPSY
BY J. MONK FOSTER,
WILL BEGIN IN THE MORNING NEWS
SUNDAY, JAN. 8, AND IN THE WEEKLY
NEWS SATURDAY, JAN. ii.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PLOT.

The story deals with the lives and loves. tbs
hopes and struggles. Of pitmen and Dit brow
lasses. The hero OF the ta's is miner; the
heroine beautiful girl who works on the pit
bank; and one of the Coal Kings of Lancashrs
plays prominent part in the drama
In tho opening chapter there is a brief de-
scription OF Sir Nicholas Carsland and bis two
sons. who are half-brothers. The baronet COM
menced life as a pit boy. and has made fortuns
out of coal. The elder son is q cold -blooded
schemer the younger a bohemian Of the Wild
est kind, whose escapades and msadventureS
have alienated him from home aud relatives.
The prodigal makes last appeal to his father.
and promises reform. but the baronst at the in
stigation Of bis elder son refuses 70 help the
scapegrace, who is living in lodgings In Lon
don.
In desra Sydney Carsland, the scspesrscs
son. repairs to Carsland Hall, where he meets
with frtgid reception. Heis told that he need
hope for no further monetary help until he set
ties down, selects profession. and begins to
study in earnest. ALI thought Of hard work n
distasteful TO the pleasure-loving young man.
and for some time he hangs about undecided
what course to pursue.
At this point Sydney discovers that his brother
- NHee6SN W q JOdhA AouJ WHO nNS8 IN tnS
neighborhood, whom he had himself woosd in
vain year or two before, aud that the MARI
rage is to take place shortly. He learns also
that his father intends to present the bride With
his late wife's jewels, which are said To
be worth $4,000. The precious stones are
in his fathers room. and one night he obtains
possession OF them, and flies. seeking safety IT
a wood some miles away. Here he is attacked
by poacners, beaten senseless and robbed. When
he RECEIVERS he is lying in cottage on the con.
fines OF the wood. Here be remains an outesss
and penniless. and in deadly fear of being ar
rested for robblng his father.
While at the cottage he passes under an as
sumed name. falls ia love with and marriss tbs
daughter Of his host, who is an old widowed
gypsy. short time afterward he learns thss
both his father and brother have come 70 sud,
den end, aud that he IS wanted as the new bar
onet and heir. He resolves TO leave his wits
and father-in-law forever without revealing bis
real identity, and goes back to Carsaud Hall
This forms only the introduction to the story.
the interest Of which really begins when q SUI.
perbiy beautiful girl known a. the ''whits
Gypsy" appears on the scene in the picturesaus
attire OF pit brow girl.