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The morning call., 1893-01-28

wound in linen clot ;
ever so many times a
day. and then he wGuii
stick fast to his clothes
l could not dress him
alone for months. Ills
little legs, h nds AM
arms were just one soiid
deeD running sore: h
was sore ali over, but the
deepest ones were on his
arms, lie rs aud face. Ills
face aud ears had gre st
deep cracks IN the flesh
and were swollen 81 that
he did not look like a
child. His were the
OIL of the kind. We b gan
soIGS, %nd in two wee
)vement, aud now he is
la is smooth aid white,
J. We are so thankful
q like to tell every Que
bout CUTICURA.
:. FRED BARRETT,
, Ingham County, Mich.
The morning call., 1893-01-22
CONFIDENT STEWART.
He Is Acting as a Free Lance and He
Has Great Hopes.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-Since his re-elec-
ton TO the Senate by the aid of tie votes of
the silverites of Nevada. Stewart, who has
been the most pronounced Republican adj
vocate of free coinage has declined 10 par
ticipate in Republican caucuses. There
was another such caucus this evening. and
he was not there. Stewart mas been en-
deavoring to do missionary work and his
labors have not been, according TO his own
accounts, in vain.
The bill cannot pass" said the Senator,
land the outlook is now better than 1t has
been at any time since the bill was reported.
l have not been about the Democratic side.
but there is no hope that the Republicans
can draw from their side of the chamber to
warrant the belief that the bill will meet
with success. Carey, Warren and Hans
brough. who have voted against free coin
age, will not go to the extreme of voting for
the repeal OF the silver purchase act, and |
have at least half dozen Republicans in
clined to think that action upon this meas
ure should be postponed until next Con-
gress. Why Republicans should do any
thing to ease the burdens OF the Democrats
is more than they understand, and they can
be counted upon as being opposed TO the
consideration Of the bill. l feel very conf
dent enough votes to pass the bill can by no
method be gathered together"
The morning call., 1893-01-22
THE FIELD TRIALS.
Ontario Likely to Be the Place of the
Next Meeting.

BAKERSFIELD. Jan. 21.-1he adjourned
annual meeting Of the Pacific Coast Field
Trial CLUB was held last night, President
Edwards in the chair. c. A. Schmidt was
admitted TO membership. The location of
the grounds for the trials of 1894 was dis
cussed, H. T. Payne proposed holding the
next trials at Ontario, and it looks as If
that would be the plare selected. J. n.
Hoefer of Suisun, D. NJ. Pyle Of Bakers
field ard r. T. Vaudervoort of Pasadena
were appointed to examine the grounds and
report. A resolution was drafted to be pre-
scented to the Legislature indorsing the
Emeric game law bill.
The work to-day has been the best OF the
trials. There were more birds and better
weather. The finishing heats were run off
at the schOol-hOuse grounds. seven miles
from Bakersfield. The attendance was very
light, most Of the visitors having returned
The first brace down were Pelham and
Lady Jane. Pelham won the heat in AZ
minutes. Old Black Joe was then put
down with Pelham. Joe won the heat and
second money, S91. Clay and Pelham were
put down after lunch for third money. Pei
ham won the heat and third money, SCI,
after being down 80 minutes. The men,
bers' stake was abandoned.
The morning call., 1893-01-22
CONGRESSIONAL HOODOO.
Bad Luck Followed i'm the Wake of
Reagan of Texas.
ST. Louis Republic

st. Louis Republic.
"When Senator Reagan was in Congress
from Texas" said Thomas r. Chadwick of
Baltimore last night, ''he was regarded as a
hOodoo. He had a habit OF wandering aim
lessly around the floors of the Senate cham
Der and then sitting down without thinking
in some one else's chair. The curious part
of it was that whenever he sat down In fell
low-Senator's seat bad luck Invariably fol-
lowed. ] remember that when ex-senator
Eustis Of louisiana was q candidate for re-
electun Reagan was constantly in his chair
and he was defeated. Then he sat one day
In Salsbury's seat aud the next week Sails
bury was defeated. Finally the members
got to talking about it, and Reagan was
looked upon as a regular jonah. Along in
1899 Senator Harris OF tennessee was bav-
ing hard fight for reelection. The day he
started home to look after his fen es he
called the Texas Senator aside and saidl
See here. old man; while | am not su-
perstitious in the least, still you'll do me a
favor if you will keep out of my chair when
| am away
Reagan consented and Harris was re-
elected. Notlong after that Reagan sat down
in Ransom's place and the following day
the North Carolina Senator received a
telegram commanding him to come home on
the very next train; that serious opposition
had suddenly sprung up against him and
his presence was demanded at once. Reagan
had been in the habit of sitting in his (Ran-
sOm's) seat, so he called him aside and told
him about 1t. plainly intimating that the
fact that he had been using his chair caused
the dissension. Reagan got mad and said
something about pc ople being fools.
Ransom went home and when Reagan went
into the Senate chamber the next morning
he found that Ransom's chair had been
moved AWAY"
The morning call., 1893-01-22
PAYING A DEBT.
A Story of an Uprising Of the Yucatan
Indians.
Manchester Times.

Manchester Times.
About the middle OF this century there
was a terrible uprising among the Yucca
tan Indians. Fol- time they were
able to wreak vengeance on their white con-
Querors. and their ferocity and cruelty were
horrible. Even so dark a page of history
as this, however, is not without its story Of
kindness and mercy between enemies. The
town of Pet0 was so situated in the Indian
territory that 1t was taken by the Indians
and recaptured by the whites many times.
Once, when it was in the hands of its right
full owners, number of Indian prisoners
were held. Less cruel than the savages the
whites killed only in battle. They allowed
their prisoners to live. But provisions be-
came more and more scarce in Peto, and the
Indians were left to die of hun ger. One day
Don Marcos Duarte. wealthy inh8bitant
of the town, was passing the house where
the Indians were, and stopped shocked at
the sight Of miserable. emaciated Great
| ure. What are you doing?" he asked. II
am eating my shoes. as you see," was the
| reply; Il am starving to death. For twelve
| days we have had almost no food. Most of
my companions are dead and the days of
the rest are numbered. Don Marcos
| looked at the mise rable survivors and said.
You and they shall live" and he sent them
| food every day and finally procured their
| freedom. Whatever were the rights of the
| question between 1Dula0S ana whites In
this case human pity spoke first In bis
heart
Some time later Peto was captured by the
Indians, and the inha bitants were mas
sacred. Don Marcos, with his wife and
children, awaited death on their knees In
PRAYER. They heard party of savages APP
preaching the house and felt that the end
had come. The head of the band, however,
stationed sentinels around the mouse and
gave this order: Not hair of the head of
this man or his family IS to be touched on
| paih of DEATH" The family of Duarte was
the only one that was spared. The Indian
who had inspired the pity of Don Marcos
| was paying his debt Twenty years after
ward. in an uprising, the Indians
sacked number OF villages and country
houses. They retreated loaded with spells
and dragging with them many household
servants, of whom they intended to make
slaves. The chief of the expedition asked
one of them what was the name of his
master. Don Marcos Duarte," he replied
The chief Immediately called halt How
many men GelOng to Don Marcos ?" he
asked. "Twenty-four," replied the man TO
whom he had spoken. Name them." said
the chief Having collected the twenty
four men, he returned to them the spoil
which had come from the Duarte house,
and said, go home, friends; you are Free"
1t was the Indian once more paying his
debt
The morning call., 1893-01-22
THE ASSEMBLY.
The Bill Providing for the Payment
of Jurors Killed.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 21.-AmOng the bills
introduced this morning was one by Hut
son to promote rance fiber and silk culture
and to make an exhibit at the Worlds Fair.
1t is understood this morning that an
effort has been made to induce the PoDulist
members to Withdraw the resolution censuT-
ing Kerns for his vote at the Senatorial
election, but that they have not agreed to
do so.
The bill for the payment of jurors and
witnesses in criminal cases in justices
courts or before Justices of the Peace met
with considerable opposition, Anderson de-
claring it would bankrupt half the counties
in the State.
Anderson moved to strike OUT section OF
the bill. Carried.
As this is the only section in the bill the
measure was killed altogether.
The bill amending the sections Of the
Civil Code relative to judgment on failure to
answer was finally passed.
Recess.
Anderson introduced a resolution asking
leave Of absence for the joint sub-commit-
tee of three eacn from the Committees on
Public Buildings and Education, together
with Speaker GOu ID, to allow them TO at
tend the graduation exercises of the San
Jose Normal School January q. Granted
unan mously.
Committees reported measures passed
upon last night.
The Senate joint resolution requesting
the Congressional delegation to support the
passage of the Nicaragua canal bill was
made the special order Tor Monday.
Adjourned
The morning call., 1893-01-22
DEFENSELESS CITIES.
The Need of American War Vessels
on the Great Lakes.

Washington Letter in the Cleveland Letter.
There isn'ta city on the northern lakes"
said Commander Evans, u. 5, n, that
couldn't be easily and quickly destroyed by
English gunboats. The English have fifty
ships which can come in from the Atlantic
by way of the present route. They carry
six and eight inch guns. and could go to
Cleveland, for example, stand off six miles,
or so far away that only their smoke
stacks would be visible, and ruin the town
in little while. A 6-inch gun throws
a 10O-pound projectile six miles and pumps
them out at the rate of tn minute"
But" l asked, couldn't we blow up the
Welland canal and thus prevent the English
gunboats from getting through TO the
iakes?"
81 don't think we could"
"The canal" continued. sis less than
twenty-seven miles long, and it has
twenty-five locks. Dynamite could be put
under lock. couldn't it?''
at could if the Canadians would let u.s."
replied Evans. There are twenty-five
locks, that Is true, but there Is a fort at
every one of them. Moreover, the Cana
dian militia is always kept at a high degree
of efficiency. Four or five years ago l ex-
amiued several of the forts on the Welland
canal and would have seen them all if my
identity had remained unknown. They are
strong forts and would be ample protection
10 TIE locks.
"The big steel freighters on the lakes
could be converted into gunboats. said |,
'and could be made the equal of the ships
sent against us.
$50 / have heard" replied Commander
Evans with a smile. There was a time"
said he, when guns could be put on almost
any kind of vessel, but that was long
while ago. A big 13-inch gun, when fired,
will lift battle-ship a foot out of the
water. That is an amazing fact, isn't it?
The recol of the modern gun is awful. A
6-inch gun, If discharged from the desks of
any vessel on the lakes would go over the
side and TO the bottom, and the vessel
would follow it. No, the steel freighters
are strong and swift, but they were not
built TO stand up under the strain which
even the smallest guns in the navy would
give them. 6-nch rife requires fifty
pounds of powder at a charge, and ships
which carry guns of that size must be con-
structed to take the recoil without damage
Ore. coal, grain and lumber vessels can't
do it,"
THE new cutters which Canada has
built" said l, ARE 125 feet long merely
tugs in size. Could they carry guns?"
Certainly, ii they were designed for
guns. A lake tug could stand up under
6-inch rifle If that was the purpose Of its
builders"
The morning call., 1893-01-22
Cars Lighted by Electricity.

Electric Thanksgiving apparatus is being
introduced on the Northern Railway Of
France, six. eight or ten candle-pOwer
lamps being used according to the class of
the compartments. Each car carries its
own independent battery Of sixteen storage
cells inclosed In sets of two in small
wooden boxes. four of which are attached
to the longitudinal frames of the car in such
q manner as to be readily accessible. Com
mutators and switches placed outside the
car enable all the necessary conuec-
lions to be made easily. The lamps
are supplied with bright, white-enameled
refectors. fitting into the ordinary oll-lamp
globes, with covers so arranged that oil
lamps may be substituted for the electrjct
lights If desired. A number OF these
coaches are now running on the express
trains between Paris and Lille. and it will
be interesting to watch their history and
compare their practical working with the
system outlined last week. now in use ON
some Of our American railway cars, The
French road has been experimenting about
two years with these lights already, and a
somewhat similar use of storage battries has
been made on one OF the Swiss roads for
moro than year past
The morning call., 1893-01-22
in A NEW ROLE.
William as the Friend of
the Poor.
In the Event of Strikes There Should
Be Arbitration if the Men
Go Back to Work.
AGE ADVICE TO KRUPP.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

BERLIN, Jan. 21-Before the Reichstag
committee on the army bill adjourned for
three days on account OF the court fetes con-
nected with the marriage Of the Princess
Margaret ST Prussia to Prince Frederick
Carl, Chancellor Won Caprivi made slgnlfi-
cant reference to communications received
from foreign powers arising from what he
termed the distorted press reports of his
recent speeches.
Whether or no the events in France are
causing the Car TO change his policy 1t is
certain that the French group in the Rus
sian court Is losing its ascendency.
The developments Of the Kuiturkampf in
Hungary are watched here with great in
terest. kilograms received here to-day
from BuIa-Pesth foreshadow another over
turn of the Cabinet through a coalition
against its civil marriage legislation.
The intensity of the cold has enormously
increased the mortality in Berlin. Apart
from the homeless poor and the paupers,
reputable artisans are suffering and the
guardians OF the poor have proved that they
were not prepared for the emergency. They
were utterly unable to meet the demands
made upon them for fuel and food. Many
thousands of residents of Berlin are starv-
ing. Visitors to the poorer districts de-
clare that the famine there is equal to
that prevailing in Russia.
Emperor William, at dinner given by
him to Herr Krupp and number of other
men engaged in high industrial enterprises.
tried to talk them into adopting better
policy toward their workingmen. Herr
Krupp contended,. and was supported by the
others, that the absolute suppression of
strikes aud the severe punishment of the
strikers was the best way to meet the mems
demands. The Emperor advised his guests
10 meet the delegates of the men with
chosen delegates, provided the men first re-
sumed work and remained at work. pending
a settlement of the matters in dispute.
The morning call., 1893-01-22
HOPE FOR SILVER.
Republican Senators Cam
not Agree.
WILL NOT ACT AS A UNIT.
Repeal of the Sherman Bill Dropped
for the Present and Stewart
Still Confident.
Special TO THE MoRNINo CALL

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-There was no
quorum present at the caucus OF Republican
Senators called for tonight TO consider the
silver repeal question, consequently the
gathering partook rather of the nature OF
conference. The repeal of the Sherman
silver-purchase section was dropped, as
after a brief expression of the opinion Of
those present it was evident that no agree
ment could be reached whereby the adhe-
sion Of the party could be secured.
The Senators then endeavOred TO arrange
the order Of business after the anti-optiOn
bill should be disposed of. Aside from the
appropriation bills, the first measure to be
brought up will be the Cherokee strip open
ing, and next III order will be the bills
amendatory of the interstate commerce law.
The subject of passing statehood bills was
brought up but considerable opposition
from the Eastern Senators was developed,
and as it had been agreed that 40 measure
would be brought MP which would cause
controversies within the Republican ranks
the matter was postponed to another caucus.
The morning call., 1893-01-22
CROWS BY THE MILE.
Story of a Visit to ROOst i'm South
west Missouri.

st. Louis Globe Democrat.
"a mile and half of crows ara a good
many" said Charles Jones, ''Dut there is
crow roost down In Southwest Missouri
which covers that area Of ground Out of
curiosity / recently made a visit to the
roost after nightfall. and never heard such
a tempest of caws before in my life. There
were millions OF the black thieves, and they
kept up an incessant roar that was really
deafenng, and 1t seemed to me that all the
crows In the United States had gathered
there and were holding Dem cratic caucus.
"There were millions of them, and every
one seemed to be trying to make more noise
than the other. There were several of us.
and we seemed to be very unwelcome Wis
itors, for whenever we approached the
rookefy the birds would take flight, and
their wings made the night seem several
degrees darker. Where they came from no
one can say, but persons living near by
state that every evening from 4 O'clock
until dark the heavens are black with vast
fiocks coming from every direction, but that
they are early risers, and at daybrea but
few are lett.
"Tnese crows have been making this spot
headquarters for number of years and
have become source OF no little annoyance
to the farmers of the surrounding country
by committing depredations upon their
wheat fields, and very often raids are made
on the roosts after dark. when the sh otgun
does deadly execution and thousands are
killed. But this seems to have no effect on
them other than 10 make the others more
wary. The r0ost Is in q swamp and il Is
said that In summer the stencil Is insuffer-
able for miles around. The people OF that
section are seriously considering the al
The morning call., 1893-01-22
RURAL ATTICA.
An Americans Observations i'm the
Birthplace of Demosthenes.

Birthplace of Demosthenes.
Athens Corr. Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
For rural Attica, in which / have lately
made a short excursion along Hymettus
and to the hill of Spata. Pausanias has little
to say, except concerning Marathon, which
we did not visit this time. In fact, we found
at Spata an intelligent schoomaster Spir-
dion Georgakis-In whose drawing room |
slept upon the fiOor-who had taught for
twenty-five years at Spata and Keratia, a
few miles off. had expounded Greek history.
ancient and modern, TO several thousand
Attic boys, and yet had never visited Mara
thoD, only fifteen miles away from his
schoohouse door. He had sailed past the
famous plain to Chalcis, he had sometimes
made the picnic excursion from Lahrum to
the Island OF Tamos, where miracles are
still performed under the eyes OF the Greek
priests, but he never set foot on the mound
where the heroes OF his country were buried
2300 years ago, after the great victory OF
Mitiades was won.
The old Mesoe@a, or Midland" of At
tica, where we spent the day-partly at the
birthplace of Demosthenes, now called
Li0pesi-is fine farming country of great
plains shut in by mountains, and titled
beautifully for the vine and the olive
chiefly the vine, from which they make the
konak, a kind of compromise between
brandy and rum, of which thousands of GAL
Ions are distilled on these lovely hllsides,
for the use or abuse of the fellow-citizens
Of 1ricoupis. Al Liopes they insist that
Pislstratns, as well as Demostnenes. was
born in their vicinity; and they drink to
the health of their great men, old or new,
In their spark ling white wine, with now
and then glass of koniak.
The first house that we entered In the
birthplace of Demosthenes conta med, even
at 10 80 A. NJ, a drunken priest, in company
with sailor who spoke French and a sol
der who wore the modern Greek uniform
neither of them quite sober, but all very
hospitable and glad to welcome Americans
to their village. Alterward we went to The
village school. where some seventy BOYS
told us the story of the Trojan war and
where my companion, Greek professor
from America, read aloud passage from
Demosthenes in the modern Greek pronun-
citation and accent, to the delight OF the
schoolmaster and the public which was
present All day December 2o) the sun
shone bright and warm. and the next morn-
ing at Spata we only found a few lndica-
lions of hoarfr0st to show that 1t was the
winter sostice. Such is rural Attica in
dead Of winter.
The morning call., 1893-01-22
SONS OF THE REVOLUTION.
Chief Engineer Moore Entertains Them
at Mare Island.

VALLEJO, Jan. 21.-The California
branch of the Sons Of the American Revo-
luton came up from San Francisco to- day
and held a meeting at Mare Island. There
were in the party: Colonel a. s. Hubbard,
registrar; r. ). Gray, secretary; C. II. War
rem, J. r. Robinson, Rev. J. Lyman Ran
dOlph. Captain c. d. Wallace. Robert Van
dercook, John McHenry, II. f. Matthews.
j. r. Smith and J. II. StaTke, the latter a
grandson of General Starke. the hero of
Bennington. Master w. Wallace. the
youngest member of the society, was also
present.
The party was met at the landing by
Chief Engineer John W. Moore, u S. N,
president Of the society. at whose residence
the visitors were entertained.
The meeting was called for the purpose
of considering the proposition of uniting
the Sons of the American Revolution and
the Sons of the Revolution, which project
will probably be eliminated al joint con-
ference Of delegates of the two societies TO
be held at New York on February 16
When this business had been concluded
President Moore showed his guests the
sights Of the island. They left on the 4
O'clock boat after voting their host their
thanks,
The morning call., 1893-01-22

Railroad Commissioners vacant will be dis
cussed. An Investigation will probably be
demanded before any such summary action
will be taken.
Senator MCGOWAN In the Senate and
Shanahau in the Assembly have introduced
three bills designed to modify the present
incorporation laws ia the interest OF CON-
peting railroads. One bill provides that
railroad may incorporate upon suoscrlp-
ton of $1,000 per mile within the State, in
stead of the same sum for its entire route.
A second bill permits the issuance OF SloO
bonds instead of $500 as at present. which
will enable small capitalists TO take them
UP. Add third bill permits railroads run
ming out of the State to consolidate with
other lines and issue bonds upon such con-
solidation. The bills are designed to aid
the proposed construction of the San Fran
cisco and Great Salt Lake Railroad. They
have been referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.