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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-31
BILLS IN COMMITTEE.
Favorable Recommendation of the
Irrigation Convention Resolution.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 3O-The Assembly
Irrigation Committee tonight passed Sena-
tor Ostrom's joint resolution requesting the
Governor 10 call an irrigation convention
for September; also Finlayson's bill rela-
tive TO the fees 90 be charged for recording
duplicate instruments Of irrigation districts.
The Joint Committee on County Division
and County Boundaries to-day discussed the
Kings County measure, Messrs. Phillips
and Walker speaking 10 favor Of, and J. D.
Hyde against it.
The Assembly Committee on Claims will
report without recommendation the claims
Of Mary, widow of ex-State Printer Springer.
and Of Major Pieo for $500 for organizing
tro ops In 1853 and 1864. The claim of Cook
& Guttenberger for 1880 and two others
will be reported adversely.
The Assembly Judiciary Committee,
Dodge in the chair, tonight acted adversely
on the measure providing that actions to re-
cover or quiet title to property may be
maintained against executors or administra.
tors.
Sbanahan's bills. relative to the incorpor-
alton of railroad wagon, road and tele-
graph corporations. provide that each in
tended corporation shall first have sub
scribed to its capital stock $1,000 pei
mile for railroads, 500 per mile for tele-
graphs and $500 for wagon roads. and rela-
tive to the borrowing of money and the
issuance of bonds by railroads and to the
consolidation of railroad corporations in
corporated under the laws OF California
with those Of other States. The latter bill
was discussed at length by the committee
and Attorney Wheeler of a San Francisco
law firm. Wheeler said the bin was in the
interest OF the San Francisco and Great
| salt Lake Railroad. 1t was suggested,
however, that the bill did not provide for
railroads organized outside and doing busl-
| ness within the State.
A amendment will be offered on the floor
Oh the House covering such cases.
The bill Teimbursing Santa Clara, COlusa
and Nevada counties for commissions on
State taxes collected was also discussed, The
District Attorneys for Santa Clara and
Nevada counties being present. AS the
bill was not regularly before the committee,
IL was decided 20 defer action until the
measure is sent 10 the committee from he
House.
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MARRIED FOR MONEY.
Investigating a Peculiar Case at
Los Angeles.
The Wife of a Fortune Hunter Dies
Suddenly Under Suspicious Circum-
stances Two Deceived Women.
Special 70 THE MORNING CALL.

Los ANGELES, Jan. 30.-The District At
torney has ordered an investigation Of the
circumstances attending the recent sudden
death of Mrs. Henry Bentley. An analysis
of the stomach of the deceased is now being
made.
Henry Bentley Is an ignorant German
gardener. who came to Los Angeles from
Arizona about six years ago and worked for
several families in this city. He was per-
sistently on the lookout for a wealthy WIFE
and finally, by paying a commission, sue
ceeded in obtaining an introduction 10 a
portly Mexican woman. e. years of age and
ignorant Of the English language, the widow
of man named NOrdhOldt, and possessed
of property worth about 100000.
Despite the opposition Of her children
Bentley married her about year ago, run
ming off with her to San Jose for the pur-
pose. Immediately afterward he mortgaged
a portion Of her property. Mrs Nordholdt
died suddenly this month, it is claimed, of
heart disease.
1t appears that several months ago Bent
ley advertised in San Francisco paper
under an assumed name for female COM
panion, receiving replies from Miss Emma
Casey and Miss Hancock. The latter sold
out clearinghouse to join him. They are
both here claiming damages. Miss Hancock
declares that Bentley offered to marry her,
and when taxed with being a married man
replied that his wife would not live three
months. She died within that time
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-31
DOWN WITH THE ICE.
Coal Barges Carried Over the Falls at
| OuiSYiiIe

LOUISVILLE, XIV. Jan. 3O.-The ice gorge
at Twelye-mile Island, above this citys
broke this afternoon. and has swept away
fully $4,000 worth Of property.
This evening five coal barges. mostly
empties. were swept away from their moor
iDgs at the Pumpkin Patch.
The barges were carried over the falls
and many were smashed to splnters on the
piers OF the railroad.
FREDERICK. Md, Jan. 3o.-Ice from
eighteen to twenty -four inches thick started
out of the Mcnoeacy this afternoon
and began gOrging in the Potomac
so seriously that the back water
extended four or five miles up the river. A
food was feared, but late tonight break
was made at the south end of the gorge and
the baekwater is going down slowly.
PITTsBURG, Pa, Jan. 30.-All danger of a
flood at this point is now passed. The great
mass of ice and snow went out this morn
ing. doing abont $4,000 worth Of damage
to lumber and coal fleets, and this leaves
the stream clear.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-31
BOOMING THE ROAD.
Outlook of the San Diego and
Phoenix Line.
Chief Engineer Fox and Citizens of
Yuma Confer-Route of the
Projected Railway.
Special TO THE MORNING CAsr.

YUMA. Ariz., Jan. 30.-A large and en-
thusiastlo meeting was held here to-day for
the purpose OF taking steps to assist in the
building Of the San Diego, Yuma and
Phoenix Railroad. Chief Engineer c. J.
Fox OF that lire was present and the matter
was fully discussed. Judge J. l., Van der
Worker, L. A. Hicks. Hon. j. W. Doring-
ton, J. L. Carpenter. John Gondolfo,
F. b. Wlghtman and c. r. lockwood were
appointed railroad committee to confer
with like committee from the cities of
San Diego and Phoenix. The line will be
about $50 miles in length. 1t will cross the
great valley of the Colorado from the mouth
of the San Felipe Canyon to Fl Rio. dis
lance of no miles. over the richest portion
of the Pacific Coast, and will be built on the
north side of the Gila River from here to
Phoenix. 1t is believed that the Rock
Island Railroad Company is behind the
scheme.
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 30.-O.J. Slough, Nathan
Watts and c. j. Fox, the committee who
went from here to Phoenix to confer with
citizens about the projected railroad to San
Diego. have returned. They were received
enthusiastically and every encouragement
was given. The people at Yuma will also CO.
operate. The intention is to obtain rights
of way and enlist Eastern capital.
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HE WANTS GRESHAM.
Cleveland Offers the Judge a Cabinet
Position

NEW YORK. Jan. 30-Among the most
prominent of Cleveland's callers to-day
were Judge d. Cady Herrick, the well.
known anti-snapDer chief of Albany. Sena-
tor John Camden of West Virginia, j. j.
Richardson of Iowa and ex-Minister Phelps
of Vermont.
The interview which Judge Herriek had
with Cleveland was a prOtracted one. and
it gave much comfort TO the anti-snappers.
There Is good reason for saying that some
time since Cleveland offered Herrick the
post of Attorney General. and pressed him
TO accept. but the Judge thought that giving
up place on the Supreme Bench good for
fourteen years yet. at $1,000 year, for
four years as a Cabinet officer was an I'M
fair ex hange and he declined with thanks.
4 leading Democrat, who saw Cleveland
to-day, said that an urgent request had
gone from him to Judge Gresham to become
a member of his Cabinet.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-31
FIREWORKS EXPLODE.
A Sort of Ware That Is Rather Dam
gerOus to Make.

CINCINNATI. } an. 90-A fearful explosion
occurred in the Diehl fireworks plant at
Reading. Hamilton County, twelve miles
north of here, to-day. H. Horn was burned
to death, Gus Gerse and Viola White were
fatally injured and twenty-five other en-
ployes received painful burns and bruises.
Only two of them, however, were at all
seriously injured.
The fireworks are manufactured in fifty
one small wooden buildings, each about ff-
teen feet square, and the explosion occurred
In one of these little structures where stars
are dried. 1t is supposed the room became
overheated and the highly infiammable
nature of the material about rendered the
explosion natural sequence. When the
explosion occurred the stars were sent fly
ing through the air for long distance, set
ting fire to other buildings and in turn set.
ting off explosives in them. Fifteen OF the
buildings were destroyed and glass was
shattered in houses for half mile around.
The loss will not exceed $4,000.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-31
A TOUGH DEAL.
Gallagher Got in Bad Crowd, but
He Won His Fight.

DENVER, Colo. Jan. 3O-There was 3
lively time tonight in the Galagher-Smilh
scrap. Gallagher, who was knocked out
by Young Mitchell in San Francisco two
years ago, agreed to knock out Smith. To-
cal colored pugilist, in eight rounds for
$1,000
There was a large crowd present At the
first swing of Gallsgher's arms Smith
slipped and fell, and after that with each
of Gallagher's rushes Smith would 60 to
his knees.
Bat MastertoD. who was behind Smith.
attempted to help him to his feet just before
time was called, and for this Gallagher
struck him.
Masterson was over the ropes in an in
slant smuggling Gallagher, and dozen
policemen took hand in the fray, which
was lively one for couple of minutes
Finally. the sluggers were put at it again,
but the negro. in spite of warnings, kept
falling to his knees to avoid punishment,
and the referee gave the fight to Gallagher
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-31
THE GERVAIS FAILURE.
The Affairs of the Bank Taking On an
lJply ASDect

SALEM, Or. Jan. 30.-Another attach
ment was Issued to-day against the United
States Banking Company of Gervais. This
Is the twelfth suit. The feeling to-day at
Gervais is that President Baldridge of the
bank. who Is now East. will not return and
straighten out the tangle, as was first
thought. When the vault was attached but
81 remained. There are but few negotiable
notes and they are for small amounts.
Baldridge's personal note for about $1,000 is
among others and there is one of S120 on
Reeves of the Sheridan Bank, which was
under the same company's management.
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estimates the company's liabilities at over
$4,000, 900 exclusive of the S8S4,000 capital,
aud claims that the concern is insolvent and
the directors are unable to continue the work
for want of funds. The company employs
1000 men, and the plant is estimated to be
worth 100000. A director of the com
pany said this evening that the embarass
ment was brought about by the continued
investments necessary to keep up with
modern improvements and three or four
years of close trade. He thought the CON-
pany would be able to continue and pull
out safely.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-31
IRRIGATION AT RIVERSIDE.
The Development of a New District
Just Begun.

RIVERSIDE. Jan. so. - TIE recently
formed irrigation district, known as the
Riverside Heights district, and which conf
prises quantity of land east Of this city,
has just begun the work of water develop
ment The land in the district has been
bonded for $50 per acre to prosecute the
work. The district will run a tunnel into
the Box Springs range of mountains, lying
adjoining and east of the district lands, from
which a supply of water will be drawn
The prospects for an abundant supply Of
watar are p0od
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-31
AN INDIAN YARN.
The Report of Wreck on CIayoquot
Sound Denied.

VICTORIA. d. c.. Jan. 30.-The news sent
from Carmanah Point Saturday evening re-
garding the supposed wreck at Clayoquot
Sound arose out of story told by some In
dians. who, in talking to some white men.
related the story of wreck that occurred
in Clayoquot ten years ago. The white men
misunderstood the Indians, and thinking
they were talking of recent wreck tele-
graphed the news TO this city.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-31
REvIvALIST CRITTENTON.

His Meetings at San Bernardino At
tended With Marked Success.
SAN BERNARDINo, Jan. 3O-For the last
two weeks revival services have been held
in this city under the charge of C. n. Crit
tentoD. the millionaire philanthropist. Large
crowds have attended and the effect hos
been marked, about 100 having joined the
several churches of the city. The meetings
close next Wednesday
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-31
BUCKS HEINOUS CRIME.
A San Bernardino Painter Arrested
for Assault.

SAN BERNARDINo, Jan. 30.-Jesse Buck,
well-known painter. assaulted the four
year-old daughter of Nathan Keller at
Liberal Hall. in this city. Her parents
were attending services Saturday evening
and allowed the child to play outside, she
being restless. 1t seems, according to the
charge, that Buck enticed the child awly.
Her parents did not discover the facts till
this morning, when the police were notified
and Buck placed under arrest. This is
Bucks second offense of a Similar nature
and his punishment will be severe one.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-31
TYPHUS ONCE MORE.
The Authorities of New York Are
Very Greatly Alarmed.

NEW YORK, Jan. 30.-The health authori-
ties are excited over the fact that typhus
fever was found this morning in tene-
ment containing twenty-five families at 1888
East Ninth street. The patient is man
who was confined In the alcoholic ward at
Bellevue Hospital at the time Of the preva-
leDce of typhus.
Four additional cases of typhus were re-
ported tonight.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-31
MODERN IMPROVEMENTS.
One Iron Company Could Not Keep Up
With Them.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 30.-On an equity
bill suit by a number of creditors to-day
Judge Biddle appointed receivers to take
charge of the business Of the Pottstown
Iron Company at Pottstown, Pa. The bill
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-31
BACK TO THE GALLOWS.
Return From Oregon of a Fugitive
Missouri Murderer

SALEM. Or. Jan. 30.-R. C. Rose, alias
Carter. who is under sentence TO hang at
Mount Vernon. No., was started tonight
for Missouri in charge of the Sheriff and
deputy. Rose is the man who broke iail
six years ago while under sentence OF death
for murder. He was arrested few weeks
ago at Portland.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-31
THE SENATE.
The Bill Regarding Board of Health
EMPLOYEES,

SACRAMENTO. Jan. 3O.-The third read
ing of bills was taken up when the Senate
convened at p. NJ
a bill was passed requiring the Board of
Health Of San Francisco to appoint only
practical plumbers as employees.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-31

THERE is nothing which viii so quickly and effec-
tually remove the bad taste produced by smok ing
or chewing tobacco as piece OF Whites Yuoatsn
Gum.
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A GREAT SUCCESS.
Sybil SandersOn Captures a Critical
Audience.

Audience.
NEW YORK, Jan. 30-The Herald's Nice
special says: Sibyl Sanderson scored
success at the opera-house here on the oc-
casion of her appearance in Romeo ct
Juliette."
Her costumes were exquisite and her
voice in excellent form. She was well sup
ported, and was applauded from first to
last, with several recalls.
The opera-hOuse was packed, large p0r-
tion of the audience being Americans.
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For additional telegraph see seventh
page.
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4
decision 10 the attention Of the Supreme
Court aud successfully resisted the effort
of Attorney General johnson, on behalf of
the State, to have the case heard and the
controversy determined on the merits of the
| case.
This action of the Southern Pacific Com
| pany was a gross violation of the solemn
promise of its chief counsel made to the
committee OF the Assembly of 1885, and of
| the stipulation entered into with the then
| Attorney-General of the State, pursuant to
| the promise made to the Assembly commit
tee. The action of the railroad attorneys
| in this ease is but a repetition of the tactics
pursued to obtain q dismissal of the San
| Mateo case before referred to.
| 1t was stated before this committee that
| the owners Of the railroads will pay the
| back taxes for 1885. 1886 and 1887 just as soon
| as the Legislature can frame law that will
give them way to pay them and get re-
| ceipt. Ii there be no way to pay the taxes
and get receipt therefor why does
Mr.. Craig. acting for the compa-
pies, in his letter to the Attorney
General, under date OF January IL
1893. offer to pay all taxes. costs and penal
ties involved In the San Pablo and Tulare
case Anu IL lHcTc Is no way W pay tD6
taxes for 1885, 1886 and 1887 and obtain
receipt how did the companies find way
to pay the taxes since 1887 and obtain re-
ceipt for the amount paid each year since
that time?
The law as to the payment OF taxes and
the giving of receipts for such payments is The
same now as 1t was in 1883 and has not been
changed since that year. Ii payment could
be made for 1883 and each subsequent year,
and they are willing to pay the back taxes
all that 1t is necessary for them to do is to
bring their money TO the State Treasurer
and have no doubt that the Controller Will
promptly Issue his certificate authorizing
the Treasurer to receive 1t.
Now, word as to the statement Of Mr..
Cross that the railroads had to force the
payment OF the money on the State, for the
years up to 1884. through the courts, by
legal proceedings instgated by them.
The records OF the State will entirely
disprove this statement. Attorney Gen.
ersl Marshall. though officially re-
quested to furnish the Controller with
a statement OF the moneys received by him,
giving the years for the taxes Of which the
money was received and the counties for
which the money was paid, declined to do so.
also requested him to bring an action to
determine the authority OF the Controller,
but he refused to do so. The Rooney case
was not instigated by the railroads.
As to the condition at that time Of the
cases Of 1880. 1881. 1882 and 1883, the records
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-02-25
Governor McKinley's Speech.

Governor Mckinley has no apology
to make for protection. His speech
before the Ohio wool-growers was
inspiring and confident, His ring
ing declaration, Il do not believe in
giving up the fight after one engage
ment and one defeat" expresses the
overwhelming sentiment of the Re-
publican party. The steadfast cham
pion of protection bases his advocacy
of that policy on the only foundation
broad enough to lend it stability and
permanency. Gov. Mckinley favors
protection for all American interests,
and is unalterably opposed to Having
commodities free at one end of the
factory and fairfield at the other end. :"
If Republicans firmly maintain this
principle throughout the coming
,free-trade experiment the future of
protection is secure.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-02-25
STOCK AND FARM.

Glasco Sun: Several of our farmers
are trying to hire help for the coming
year; but the boys like to work for
$1.5O day too we'll to work by the
month.
Garden City Sentinel: S. D. Huffman
has sold two 7-months-old pigs which
weighed 612 pounds. These pigs were
raised in Garden City and fed on
swelled corn.
ElDorado Advocate: w. A. Ander-
son, of Pontiac, says that his seventy
tive-acre patch of wheat is in excellent
condition. This winter weather of ours
portends bountiful crop.
Great Bend Register: Hugh Boyle
came in with two loads of hogs that
brought him $28 per head. The same
kind of hogs Mr. Boyle says he has sold
for So in Great Bend in former
years. Hugh is happy and prosperous
and will never go back on Barton
county.
Lakin Index: W. Fl. johnson is ex-
pected home from Iowa in short time
with carload of fine Jersey COWS and
some fine horses. When the county gets
well-stocked with few more butter
COWS, probably some enterprising per-
son will see the advantages of establish
ing creamery.
Gaylord Herald: It is reported that
Ben. Hope was offered $1,000 for his
farm the other day, and at first agreed
to accept the offer, but afterward craw-
fished and said he didn't mean it, When
Ben came to- this county few years
ago he was so poor that he had to go
barefooted in the Writer.
Santa Fe Monitor: b. G. Barnes, of
Boone township, has just finished his
wheat crop. He threshed one piece of
twenty acres that made 467 bushels.
This was sown last fall. Thirty acres of
volunteer wheat threshed out 40 bush
els Total, 937 bushels. Last fall. just
after harvest, he threshed out 833 bush
els of volunteer wheat, making the
grand total of Ito bushels OF wheat,
machine measure, as his crop for 1892.
The most remarkable part Of it is that
out of this big crop only twenty acres
was seeded last fall. the rest being vol
unteer, the ground not being touched
during the season.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-02-25
THE AGREEMENT.
The Governors Last PROPOSE
ton as Accepted.
The Governor Says the Dunsmore Honss
Has Secured Another Hall, Therefore
Efc-There Arc Certain Condi-
tions-The House Accepts.

At o'clock in the morning Governor
Lewelling sent to the house proposition,
as follows:
First-It being the understanding that the
house presided over by Mr.. Dunsmore has
secured hall in which to meet, the house
presided over by Mr.. Douglass shall remain
in possession of representative hall, undis-
turbed and unmoleste6.
Second-The house presided over by Mr..
Dunsmore shall in like manner be undis-
turbed and unmolested in the hall winch it
has secured, and may, if 1t desires, select
room in the state house for It's meetings
other than representative hall.
Third-No arrests to be made by either
house of members or officers of the other.
Fourth-The militia to be immediately re-
heved. including the new recruits sworn in
and the sheriff's posse, to be Immediately
disbanded.
Flfth-Militia companies now en- route for
Topeka to be Immediately telegraphed to by
the governor to return to their homes.
l.. ID. LEwELLING, Governor.
The republican house upon receiving Gov
ernor dwellings, proposition held long
discussion upon its adoption, which resulted
in a committee, consisting of Speaker Doug
lass, d. w. Eastman and J. Z. Cubbison, to
again wait upon the governor and inform
him that his proposition would be accepted
If satisfactory t. all parties and an under
standlnRsas to details of agreement. This
committee reported to the bouse at u :35
o'clock p. M, with the original proposition,
which was signed by the governor and the
committee, together with the following addi-
tlonal memorandum, which was attached to
the original document:
1.-The memoranda this day signed by Gov
ernor Lewelling. George L. Douglass, d.
w. Eastman and j. K. Cubbison, as a COM
mittee of the house of representatives pre-
sided over by Mr.. Douglass, and hereto at
tached, ia not to, be construed as a fecogni.
ton by either the Douglass or Dunsmore
house of the legal organization or character
of the other. or by the governor or the sem
ate as a recognition of either such houses,
and shall not be used in court or any legis-
lative body as evidence for any person, party
or body, and shall not be entered upon the
journal or other record of either the Doug
lass house or the Dunsmore house or the
senate.
[Signed. L. d. LEwELLING,
Governor.
GEO. L. DOUGLASS.
D. W. EASTMAN,
J. K. CUBBIsoN,
Committee OH the part of the house presided
over by Mr.. Douglass.
Orders for discharge of all militia were at
once made.