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The morning call., 1893-01-02
THE GUELPH FUND.
The Berlin Scandal Will
Not Down.
DEPUTIES WHO WERE BRIBEI
A Grim Ushering In of the New
Year at London-Thousands of
Unemployed Parade.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

BERLIN Jan. 1.-The attempts OF several
newspapers. to smother in ridicule the
Guelph fund scandal have not succeeded
The details given In Vorwaerts' article con-
cerning the distribution of the money is too
minute to be dismissed as mere fabricatOns.
Although Withholding, for obvious reasons,
the names of the recipients Of the bribes
Vorwaerts indicates their occupations aud
politics with exartness. len men who were
enefciaries of the fund. il says, are officials
of the Empire, eight are generals. three
judges, eleven journalists and twenty-five
members of the Reichstag. The deputies in
question are mostly National Liberals and
Conservatives, and received sums varying
between $500 and S2700 each.
The principal benefciaries OF the fund are
believed 10 have been intimate friends Of
King Ludwig OF Bavaria. The heaviest
bribng. says Vorwaerts, was done in 1856
The information supplied to Vorwaerts is
believed to have been gained for the Social
Democrats by August Bebel. Shonlu Bebel
be as diSingenuOus as he usually is the In
vestigatlon VIII be exceedingly perilous.
The whole matter Will probably lie over
until the Reiehstag reassembes. when the
Social Democrats will bring it up by means
of a resolution or Interpolation.
The morning call., 1893-01-02
NEW YEARS IN EUROPE.
Thousands of Unemployed Attend
Church at London.

LONDON. Jan. New Years day was
notable only for the enormous crowds of
church goers. At the City Temple Rev. DR..
Joseph Parker preached with his wonted
force and directness. Fhe demonstration
Of unemployed al St. Pau's Cathedral was
entirely orderly. Some 1000 men, with all
the Tower Hill leaders. marched up TO the
cathedral shortly before the service opened
and took three times the number Of seats
reserved for them. Canon Henry Scott
Holland preached sermon full of SYM
pathy with them. The procession moved
from the cathedral TO Camberwell singing
the "Marsellaise" and 'The Starving Poor
of England"
BERLIN, Jan. 1.-The now year was OBJ
served in the usual way at the old castle.
The customary New Years reception was
given by the Emperor and Empress. aud
was attended by all the foreign diplomats
and dignitaries of the empire. The En-
peror spoke mainly concerning the army
bill. and did not refer. as was expected. to
the possibility that he would appoint an
other general to the Chancellorship to re.
place Count Won Caprivi.
The morning call., 1893-01-02
RAILWAY INCOMES.
Figures of the Interstate
Commission.
MILES OF ROAD OPERATED.
A Marked Increase in Earnings Noted.
Healthy Expansion of Trade Dur
ing the Last Two Years.
Special TO THE MORNING CALL.

WASHINGTON. Jan. IA preliminary re-
port on the income and expenditure Of
railways for the year ended June 80, 1892.
compiled by the statistician to the Interstate
Commerce Conmis ission, will be made public
soon. The gross earnings of 12S. .349.99 miles
OF railway are shown to have been S9J1,-
o25,159. from which the gross earnings of
tho entire railway system of the sountry is
estimated to have been 81, ,222. III ,69S, an in
crease of S125,950, 3o3 over the earnings Of
the previous year. or an increase "f S60S per
mile. The operating expenses for lie year
were SSl4, I22. .0S2. an increase OF $50. S34 1S9,
which leaves an increase in the net earnings
Of S44, 1l6.114 or S2472 per mile. The actual
increase in revenue from the passenger
service was So, ,500.03S, or S247 per mile as
against an increase in revenue from the
freight service of SOL. 5O6671, or S349 per
mile of line.
The railways Of which the largest gross
earnings per mile is rated are the lines
connecting the wheat-growing territory
with the seaboard. and in the southern
States bordering on the Gulf of Mexico.
significant fact in regard to these rail-
ways is their increase in the operating ex-
penses. which Is nearly equal TO the in
crease In their gross receipts. The report
shows the aggregate gross earnings OF 81
roads to have been S794. 47S. 1871, being an
average income OF S12, The aver
age gross revenue per mile for all the roads
was $3.50 A classification of the 62 roads iD
question shows that eight receive each an
Income in excess of $4,000 per mile
of between S7443 and $4,000. while the in
come for each of the remainder is less than
S7443 per mile. From what appears In
some parts of the country, there has been
a healthy expansion OF trade during the last
two years, while in other parts the in
crease in traffic in 1892 does little more
than balance the loss Of traffic in 1891.
The morning call., 1893-01-02
OPPOSITION TO CARNEGIE.
Rumors of the Formation of Two
Great COMPANIES.

PITTsBURG, Jan. 1.-The Carnegie Com
pany has obtained such tight grip on the
iron and steel trade of America that two
opposition companies are talked of. One
includes the Pittsburg Mills and the other
eontemplates the purchase of the plants of
eight firms in the Youngstown, o., district
by syndicate of New York capitalists.
Some people profess to believe that the New
York capitalists are really Andrew Csrne-
gle and his partner, Ii. c. Frick. andothers.
The general opinion. however, is in favor
of an anti -Carnegie combine. Not quite two
months ago the vast interests of the Carne-
gle firm made reorganization necessary, and
there resulted the Carnegie Steel Company,
limited, with a capital stock of S25. 600 900
to run eight years. There are twenty
three stockholders, all but four of whom
are residents of Pittsburg and Allegheny.
The exceptions are j. w. Vandevort of
Pasadena. CAL, C. l.. Strobe and J.. C.
Fleming of Chicago. and j. Ogden Hoff-
man OF Philadelphia. whose united interests
do not exceed S45O.O00. In the reorganiza-
tion the capital stock was increased five
fold. Andrew Carnegie has SIS, ,S33. 1888 80,
or more than enough to control the concern
IN his name. The next highest stockh olders
are 5. c. Frick and Henry Phipps Jr.. who
have each S275 000 The bulk Of Chairman
Frick's millions are in the Connelsville coke
region.
The morning call., 1893-01-02
PERSONAL NOTES.

William Harvey, capitalist from Oregon,
is a guest at the Lick.
r. NJ. Shackelford. capitalist from Paso
Robles, is at the Grand.
w. ID. Sink, Cloverdale wine merchant,
Is registered at the Grand.
Daniel Murphy. prominent capitalist of
San Jose, is at the California.
6. Ii. Hersey, banker from Gilroy, is
registered at the Occidental.
Charles Roth. prominent capitalist Of
Louisville, is at the California.
DR.. j. p. Young, prominent physician n
Of IrviugtoD. is guest at the Grand.
G. r. Hebron, of the Salinas State
Board of Equalization. is at the Grand.
Leopold Fust, a prominent capitalist of
Cincinnati. is registered at the California
A. f. Bake of the Brunswick Bake
Billiard Co., is at the Palace with his wife.
Grant Mitchell, a prominent business man
from New York, is registered at the Palace.
Z. n. Hand of Guatemala is at the Grand.
Clay III. Taylor, Shasta lawyer. is at the
Palace.
A l.. Webster of Great Falls, Mont, will
leave for the south tomorrow, where he has
stock interests.
d. A. Bender. general superintendent of
the Virginia and Truckee Railroad, is a
guest at the Palace.
The morning call., 1893-01-02
Crushed His Hand.

George Horo, young clerk living at 1922
California street, met with a painful acci-
dent yesterday morning, which may cause
him TO lose his right hand.
Like many others, Horo saw the old year
out and the new year in through bottoms of
numerous glasses, with the inevitable re-
suit.
When Horo concluded to 60 home he at
tempted to board Sutter-street cable-car
at Taylor street, but in some way missed
his footing and fell off into the street.
When tho 1880 A. NJ. car, which followed,
came along, the gripman saw him lying
directly across the track in time to stop the
car, and picked him up.
Horo was taken TO the Receiving Hospital
where DR.. Somers found that his right hand
had been badly crushed and the middle
finger cut off, the physicians suppose by
one of the wheels of the car from which he
fell. After his wound had been dressed
Horo was sent to his home. 1t may be
necessary to amputate the entire hand.
The morning call., 1893-01-02
Robbed of His Watch.

J. g. Rule. well-known mining man,
had an encounter with an unknown foot
pad at Montgomery and Sutter streets early
yesterday morning, and as result monrns
the loss of gold watch and chain.
Mr.. Rule is superintendent of the Lone
Star Mine in Amador County and came to
this city few days ago to spend the
holidays here.
He stopped at the Lick House. and early
yesterday evening went out To visit some
friends. Shortly after A. NJ. he walked
down Sutter street on his way home, aud
when near the corner of Montgomery he
was suddenly struck from behind and
knocked down.
Mr.. Rules cries for assistance quickly
brought the police to the scene, but not be-
fore the thief had relieved his victim Of q
gold watch and chain.
MIR. Rule was too daZed at the time from
the blow to give good description of the
fellow. who made good his escape In the
darkness.
The injured man was taken to the Re-
ceiying Hospital, where DR.. Samuels found
the principal injury to consist of a badly
confused hip.
After his injury bad been dressed Mr..
Rule was taken TO his rooms MT the hotel.
The police are searching for his bold
assailant.
The morning call., 1893-01-02
INTO THE FUTURE.
DIR. Ollie Points Out Some Fatal
Errnrc

Errors.
Rev. DR.. Ollie preached a special New
Years sermon at the Central Methodist
Episcopal Church yesterday morning. A
double male quartet formed feature of the
services, which were attended by full
congregation.
The text was taken from Ecclesiastics ILL,
18th verse: "God requireth that which is
past"
The reverend gentleman dwelt strongly
upon the folly Of mankind in imagining
that future would bring forth good fruit
in some iDdefnable form of fortune. What
ever was to happen in the future, he said,
would be resultant for some past deed
done or left undone.
II was too common a custom to believe
that something new would happen in the
new year which would set Alright blunders
and errors of the past. This was fatal
error. Sins of omission as we'll as commits
sion grew stronger and stronger unless
promptly seized and slain outright. The
earlier one commenced TO battle the safer
chance Of success.
The infant allowed TO scream and beat
his puny fists TO the amusement Of his
parents developed into the savage slayer
of mankind. The child permitted to pink and
pose before q mirror TO the admiration OF
sells her soul for dress and jewelry.
From the great criminal institution
records of the world one discovered that
almost without single exception all crimi-
mails dated their fall from crime incepted in
their earlier childhood.
The solution of the great social and
economic problems of the world would not
be achieved by future race of mankind
unless the seeds Of the movement were
sowE in the children OF past.
The reverend pastor gave scale Of
chances of salvation, ranging from 10 in 10
at the age of Is TO / in 500 at the age of so,
to better illustrate the meaning of "lhe
sins of the fathers shall be visited upon
their children-yea, even unto the third
and fourth generation"
This, he explained. applied foreefully to
the individual in manner not generally
thought upon. Every group Of years in a
mans or woman's life was the child of 8
preceding group of years. The sins Of
those years were visited with greater aud
greater suffering as time wore on. Nothing
died out in course Of time. Nothing could
sweep the effects of the past into oblivion
by sheer lapse of time.
The gift of God was the present. The
gifts or curses of the future were what man
made them from his use, disuse or misuse
of the present. The mark OF the beast was
stamped upon the brow by slow degrees,
which, If not removed by Christian means
in their earlier stages. remained immoyable
for all eterni.y.
The morning call., 1893-01-02
CHILE'S POLICY.
A Large and Beneficent Scheme of Gov
ernment Proposed.

Herald prints an authoritative statement
of the general internal aud foreign policy OF
the Government under President Montt.
Congress and the Cabinet have been en-.
gagged. it says, In framing laws which viii
tranquiliZe Chic ami will re-esiablish the
country on firm basis, and maintain quiet
Chile, il is announced, Will never act In an
aggressive manner toward her neighb0rs.
but will always be ready to aid them in
preserving their autonomy and in their en-
deavors to place themselves in such posi-
tion as TO be free from the wild outbursts
OF revolution TO which many of them are
now subject. The idea # war between
Argentina and Chile Is said to be absurd
The morning call., 1893-01-02
THE DOCTOR FAILED.
A Sick Man Ends His Suffering by
Committing Suicide


"The Piedmont Society will provide for
my funeral. l put an end to my days be-
cause l could not stand my sickness any
longer.
81 leave my watch to Mrs. Linsea and the
balance of my personal property to John
Vaudagua, my partner"
The foregoing letter was found by Cor
oner's deputy near the dead body of Joseph
Cravero In a Sacramento-street lodging
house yesterday afternoon.
Cravero was saloon-keeper al 1929 Du-
pont street. He shot his life away with a
revolver yesterday afternoon. lie was uD-
married and lived at 10 John street.
Three pistol shots rang through the lodg-
ing.house at o'clock P. NJ, and the dodgers
who heard the reports FASTENED to Cravero's
room.
The door was locked, but they broke it
open and found the saloon keeper lying
dead on the floor. Blood was flowing from
his mouth and pistol. whose mnZZle was
covered with blood, lay at his side. Three
chambers Of the revolver had been dis
charged. 1t supposed that the three bull
lets were fired into Crayero's mouth. as no
wounds were found in any other part Of his
body.
The morning call., 1893-01-02
DROWNED IN BURRARD INLET.
Sad End of Boating Party-Items
From British Columbia.

VANCOUVER, B. c.. Jan. Last night
E A. Brown and C. ". McCan took small
rowboat and started to visit an old wreck
at Prospect Point The boat was capsized
and Brown was carried away by the tide
and drowned. MeCan clUng to the over
turned boat and after a number of futile
efforts he righted the boat and finding one
oar still sticking in the rowlOck reached the
shore. Browns body has not yet been re-
covered. The deceased was an old settler
and was well known. lie leaves a wife and
family.
G. g. Mackay. one of the leading citizens,
died suddenly of heart failure this morning
at the age Of e. lie was native of Scot
land.
Bishop Silletoe of the New Westminster
diocese was installed as Bishop Of the new
cathedral yesterday and Rev. Arehdeacon
Woods as caupn,
The morning call., 1893-01-02
COLOMBIA'S CONDITIONS.
Requirements Imposed on the Panama
Company for Time Extension.

PANAMA, Jan. 1.-Tbe Government will
impose the following conditions in granting
an extension of time to the Panama Canal
Company: The debt to the Government,
amounting to 6.5OO000 francs. is raised to
100000 francs, and is 10 be paid In four
equal installments. the first payment to be
made in May, 1893 An inventory is to be
made of all property now possessed by the
company on the isthmus, and the latter to
bind itself not to transfer or dispose of any
of ii without the consent Of the Govern
msnt, and disputes which may arise are to
be settled by the Supreme Court Of the
republic.
The morning call., 1893-01-02
SNOW-PLOW WRECKED.
Fatal Accident Caused by an Avalanche
on the Great Northern.

SPOKANE. Wash, Jan. l.-Particulars
have been received of the wreck of snow
pillow on the Great Northwestern. and the
loss Of four lives. The disaster occurred
near Java Station. Ths dead are: A. L.
MordeD. brakeman; John Benn. West
ern Union lineman; a fireman. whose name
isunknewn, and an Italian. The conductor.
Peter Lemieu, was seriously injured. The
snow-plow was standing on the track. and
was struck by an avalanche which came
down the mountain.
The morning call., 1893-01-02
MORE FATAL THAN CHOLERA.
RavageS of the Singular Disease
Among the | title Dock Cnnvicfs

DALLAS, Tex, Jan. III. Pettibone of
Little Rock, Ark. is in this city. In refer
ence 10 the reported existence of cholera
among the conyicts in the pententiary in
that city, he says that the disease has all
the symptoms of cholera, but Is more swift
ly fatal than the Asiatic cholera. 1t first
appeared among detachment OF convlcts
at work cleaning out sewer on the Iron
Mountain road. The uncoverlng of the
sewer liberated q gas. which. it seems,
generated the disease. Eight conycts at
work in the sewer died, five of them half an
hour after they were stricken down. From
the sewer the disease was conveyed to the
penitentiary. The disease has created
something like panic in Little Rock.
The morning call., 1893-01-02
Panic in a Catholic Church.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. IAN insane man
caused an incpient panic in the Roman
Catholic Church of st. Thomas Aquinas
this morning at mass by attempting an as
sault on the rector. A humber of women
tainted, aud stampede for the door. which
would probably have resulted in serious
bodily injury and perhaps loss of life, was
narrowly ayerted.
The morning call., 1893-01-02
BLAINE MUCH BETTER.
Surprise at the Remarkable Vitality
of the SfafeSIna

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-"Blaine Is much
better" said DR.. Johnston this evening
That Blaine lived the old year out and
witnessed the coming of another was sur
prise to many who have means of knowing
just how i'll he has been, and who also know
how sick he is to-day. Sick as Blaine is he
still exhibits much OF the wonderful will
power and nerve that carried him through
more than one crisis In these latter days
he exhibits less dependency over his ply
sical condition than when he was much
stronger than heis to-day. There are times
when he discusses plans for the future,
especially those of a literary nature. 1t is
understood that, in case he should not be
able to carry out certain OF his literary
plans. he has arranged 10 have the papers
relating to public matters in hi. possession
edited and published at the proper time.
The morning call., 1893-01-02
THE MONTANA EGISLATURE.
The Democrats VIII Elect the United
States Senator

HELENA, Mont. Jan. There now seems
every reasen to believe that the Democrats
will organize both houses of the Legislature
tomorrow. They control the Senate by
from 9 to Z. The Choteau County canvass
ing board has not yet reconnted the vote of
that county and the Republican contestant
has no title to Office whatever, so that the
Democrats will have twenty-seven straight
votes. enc less than the required number.
1t is now almost foregone conclusion that
the Democrats will control both houses of
the Legislature and will have a majority
over all on joint ballot for United States
Senator.
The morning call., 1893-01-02
ARRESTED FOR MURDER.
George Miles Apprehended for Crime
Committed in Nav, 1891.

Los ANGELES. Jan. News was re-
ceiyed here to-day that George Miles had
been arrested in Santa Fe, N. Mex, for the
murder Of George w, Miller in the Carlton
saloon, on Spring street, In May, 1891.
Miles was arrested at the time. but was
discharged. Sincetheu additional evidence
has been secured and he has been indicted
by the Grand Jury.
The morning call., 1893-01-02
DISGRACE AND SUICIDE.
A Seattle Society Woman Atones fol
an Error bY Death.

SEATTLE. Wash, Jan. Mrs. Nellie
Brundage. wife of c. n, Brunsdge, a pysmi-
nent real estate man, committed suicide in
the room OF her paramour, S. K. Clute. an
attorney. at the Grand View Hotel early
this mOrI'ng.
Cute, on realizing what the woman had
done, made an unsuccessful attempt to end
his life. The climax was the result OF in-
toxication aud an article in a Sunday paper
telling of her actions ON Christmas night,
but mentioning no names. Her husband is
heartbrOken at the disgraceful affair.
Clute is an attorney from MOnteZuma.
Iowa. aud the Brundages came from Can
andaigua, n. 7.
The morning call., 1893-01-02
FIRE IN A JESUIT COLLEGE.
A Member of the Faculty Suffocated
by the Smoke.

NEW YORK, Jan. l.-Fire invaded the
Jesuit College of st. Francis Xavier on
West Sixteenth street to-day, and Rev.
Thomas GOrnley. S. j.. WIS overcome by
the smoke and died within few minutes
after being rescued Messrs. Mccarthy
and Bueil were burned about the face and
mead. but escaped without serious injury.
The fire was extinguished after the theater
aud. rooms above it were gutted. The
damage is estimated at $4,000; insured.
The morning call., 1893-01-02
THE VICTORIA TRIAL.
The Government at Washington Sur
priSed at the Result.

WASHINGTON. Jan. l-Surprise is ex-
pressed in Government departments at the
result of the trials held al Victoria, b. G..
OF sealing vessels seized in Bering Sea DUR
ing the least season. From teegraehic
dispatches it is learned that the British
schooners seized by American naval ves-
sells snd turned over TO the British Ad-
miral for trial have been released. No
pretense was made that they had not vio-
lated the modus vivendi. but various
excuses were advanced for their dis
charge. This Is a repettion.of the expert
ence of last year, and is in marked con-
tTast with the conduct of the United
States authorities, as American vessels
seized for violating the modus viyendi were
vigorously prosecuted in the United States
court al 'Sitka.
The morning call., 1893-01-02
LOCKED HIM IN THE SAFE.
Bold Robbery of a County Official in
Wisconsin.

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 1.-While working in
his Office in the courthouse at Viroaua, Yer
non County, last night, John c. johnson
was confronted by two strangers who COM
PEELED him at the point Of revolver to
open bis safe and hand over the cash there
in. They secured about 5000. The rob-
bers then locked johnson in the safe and
escaped. Although the country has been
secured there is no clew TO the robbers.
The morning call., 1893-01-02
JUSTIFIED THE KILLING.
A Floridan Who Slew His Wife's
Lover Acquitted

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Jan. 1.-The jury In
the case of the State against Thornton
StringfeIlow for killing Charles II. Pratt,
editor of the Gainesville (Fla.) Daily Re-
port, was out only fifteen minutes. Stringfel-
low caught Pratt in fl sgrante delictu with
his wife and killed him, and the verdict of
the jury, mot guilty." met with popular
approval and caused ripple of applause In
the cOurtroom
The morning call., 1893-01-02
PANIC AT A COCKFIdHT.
Desperate Attempt of the Onlooker.
to Escape Arrest.

NORWICH, Conn.,, Jan. 1.-Whlle cock
fight was In progress last night In third
story room of the Miantonomah Hotel
squad of police surrounded the house and de-
manded admittance to the room. Then en-
sued panic and fight on The part OF the 100
men present to escape. Without amoments
Hesitation the whole company plunged
through door at the rear OF the room. and
amid sounds OF crashing panes Of glass and
splintered sashes dove headlong three
stories to the ground. Some fell on the tops
The morning call., 1893-01-02
PLAYED WITH ELECTRICITY.
An Oregon Student Killed by an EIec-
friC Wire

EUGENE. Or, Jan. 1.-Clifton d. Stevens,
young man about 20 years old, a student
Of the State university, was killed about
midnight last night by shock from an
electric light wire. He was with a num-
Der of others returning from watch party
and play fully jumped and swung his weight
on cable which suspcnds an arc light His
weight raised the lamp so as TO turn the cir
cult into the cable, which he was holding
He was killed Instantly.
The morning call., 1893-01-02
Aggressive Kansas PopuIists.

TOPEKA. Kan. Jan. There are fears
among the Republicans Of this Stale that
the Populists will endeavor to organize the
House over the Republican maio rity Of
three. This belief Is strengthened by the
fiery editorial which appeared in the last
edition Of tho Kassas Populist, the Peoples
party paper. published here.