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Smyrna times., 1893-03-08

-Four homing pigeons made a sue
csssful flight with messages IRON the
Presidents reviewing stand IN WASH
ington on Inauguration day to the
Naval Academy, Annapolis.
Smyrna times., 1893-03-08

The Methodist Conference at Hagers
town contributed $4,000 to the Meth
odist University at Washington, and
Bishop Newman gave $1,000 personally.
Smyrna times., 1893-03-08

The revival at Trinity NJ. f. Church
South. Easton, is Of great magnitude,
and the interest shows no signs OF
diminution. The conversions have
reached nearly one hundred. Satur-
nights the church is closed, but meet
ipSs are held in the engine house or
/ Harrison street.
Smyrna times., 1893-03-08

William 5. Ridgely has sold his
Sandy Point farm, near Annapolis 70
DR.. Thomas w. Sparklin, veterinary
surgeon, of Baltimore, Tor $lo'OOV'
The farm is beautifully situated, with
a frontage of one and one-halt miles
ON Chesapeake bay.
Smyrna times., 1893-03-08

The manufacturer of the first three
wheat threshing machines used IN
Caroline county, and the first man to
nse steam in local lumber mills-John
NJ. Cannon, Of BridfetOwn-died Thurs
dav at the age of 84 years.
Smyrna times., 1893-03-08

Itis probable that the property Of
The Wilmington Fair Association will
,o into the sheriff's hands. The
srsditors do not seem willing to run
ne tairthemselves. The liabilities are
,bout $2S. 600
Smyrna times., 1893-03-08

WrJH. Primrose, of Smyrna, Orga-
r;lsr of the Improved Order of Hepta-
.onhs has secured % or 80 names as
e5,rler members of the order in Mid
Se,owu and organized a lodge last
The morning call., 1893-02-03
POSSIBLE SILVER VICTORY.
Stewart and Newiands Not to b
Hampered in Their Work.

Hampered in Their Work.
CARSON. New, Feb. 1.-The gold bug ring
of the East. through their agents in Nevada
ana California, consisting of the Chamber
of Commerce, the Board of Trade and the
branch ring of Nevada. attempted TO force
the following joint resolution. originating
in the Senate, through the Legislature, and
hamper the action Of William NJ. Stewart
and Francis G. Newlands. Neyada's United
States silver Senator and representative In
Washington:
Resolred. BY the Senate, the Assembly con-
curing that our Senators In Congress be and
they are hereby instructed, and our member or
the House OF Representatives of the United
States be requested to earnestly support The pas
sage OF The Nicaragua Canal measure.
ResOlred, That his Excellency the Governor Is
hereby requested 10 forward to each OF our Sen.
ators and representatives IN Congress copy OF
these resolutions.
This resolution was denounced openly In
the House as a binding one upon Stewart
and Newlands, and the following amend
ment prepared by the honest and sincere
silver men of Nevada was offered and at
once carried. as the people of Nevada had
promised Stewart and Newlands absolute
freedom OF action la the matter of any
Congressional action tending to advance
free coinage: Amended by adding after the
word measure OF the printed bill the
following: I'm so far as such support does
not interfere or in any wise hinder or de-
lay their labors for the free aud unlimited
coinage of silver"
This amendment was recelved in the
Senate by refusal to concur and the re-
solution now goes before the joint COM
mittee, and as the House refuses to recede
from its amendment the entire resolution
will be lost. This has been the bisteTest
fight OF the sixteenth session and Is con-
sidered silver victory.
WASHINGTON, Feb. "A dozen Dem
ocratic Congressman from New York State
held an Informal meeting this evening to
devise some plan OF procedure when the
silver question shall again come before the
House. 1t was decided that every means
known TO parliamentary practice should be
employed to secure favorable action upon
the Bacon bill, which is substantially the
same as A ndrews' measure.
The morning call., 1893-02-03
IRRIGATION DIFFICULTIES.
Seawell's Bill TO Provide Relief Will
Be Reported FaYOrablV.

SACRAMENTO, Feb AIT a joint meet
ing Of the Irrigation Committee tonight
Senator SeawelPs bill came up for discus
sion. This measure provides for the aban-
d0Dment Of operations by the irrigation dis
tric;s and for their Reorganization upon the
discharge Of all outstanding obligations.
The purpose of this bill is 10 permit dis.
tricts which may be in the condition Of
the Central irrigation district in Colusa
County and unable TO sell any more bonds
or raise in any way the funds necessary to
complete its system. 10 determine by vote
whether the district will cease construction
and dispose of its uncompleted system,
esting private capital in the enterprise and
applying the proceeds TO the payment Of its
debts, any bonds remaining unpaid to re-
main lien on the district and be paid by
taxation on the district in the same manner
as though no sale OF the system had been
made. After all the bonds have been paid
the Superior Court, on petition, may disor-
game the district.
Attorney George Maxwell, speaking in
behalf Of it at the request Of Senator
Seawel. said such a measure would afford
relief to both taxpayers and bondholders
when any district gets into such a con-
dition that II cannot complete its system,
and that the law will therefore strengthen
the security of irrigation bonds and relieve
the serious condition now existing in the
Central district, where values are unsettled
and heavy district taxes paid without any
resulting benefit, because the district is in
com plete and funds cannot be raised to
complete it, and the law now provides no
relief. In such a case unless some such
measure were adopted the system would
The morning call., 1893-02-03
VICTORIA AFFAIRS.
Commissioners to Regulate Finances
of the LabOrerS.


VICTORIA. B. c., Feb. AT Nauamo a
special Court of Assize will be held on the
18th inst to try the Bawnmore raiders and
also an Indian named Underwood for the
murder Of companions near Duncans a
little over year ago.
Hon. Colonel Baker to-day introduced a
bill in which provision will be made for the
appointment of Commissioner of Labor
Statistics to collect information regarding
labor in the province aud 10 see that the
laws regulating workshops, factories. ETC.,
are carried out The province may be
divided into six industrial districts, each
district to have deputy commissioner.
or the province may be one district. In
each district there shall be a council of
Cancellation for settlement of disputes and
claims. councils to be composed Of four
members appointed by the Government.
The council is supposed to act as arbitrator
in the usual way in all labor disputes re-
ferred to it By dsputing parties. Wide
powers are given in the way of collecting
evidence
The tug Panton has not returned from
limbo Island, although gone sixty hours.
No fears are entertained
Relatives Of the men killed by the explo-
sion are anxously waiting for the bodies.
John Morrison, father Of one OF the vic
tins. denies the statement that he will sue
the company for 500 damages
Twenty Chinese who arrived from the
Sound were returned because OF evden ce
that it was not clear that they were genuine
Chinese merchants in business in the United
States
The morning call., 1893-02-03
RAILROAD TAXES.
John p. Dunn's Estimate of the South
ern Pacific,S Indeht edneSS

SACRAMENTO. Feb. 2.-According to John
P. Dunn's estimate amount OF railroad back
takes that the State will get by the adoption
of the Carpenter amendment is 81. col, $50 II,
as against the face value Of S2.0l1, 600. with
delinquencies and penalties and interest
added. Aside from the S69l, 048 43 that is
being sued for in Judge Hebbard's court for
the delinquent taxes of 1887 there will only
remain 1910, sos "a for 1886.
The Carpenter substitute holds that no
taxes are due back of 1885, and Dunn claims
that $500, 900 is due from 1SS0-S1-S2. for 1883
500, 900. and 1884 S323, 900.
Attorney Cross Of the Southern Pacific
Company says that the taxes of 1SS5-S6-S7
will yield $1,000 600. He declares that Dunn
makes a mistake when he claims penalties
and delinquencies for there were none as
the courts had decided that the assessments
were illegally made. The rate of the levy
for 1SS5-S6-S7 is to be fixed by the present
Board of Equalization. and whether they
will fix il at the rate of the levy prevailing
in those years is not known. The rate for
1885 for 81 cents. for 1856 56 cents, and for
1887 60 cents. Last year the rate was less
than 90 cents. The question is whether the
old rates will be fixed for the rate that is to
prevail this year. Cross says that the courts
have held that the old rates cannot be re-
yiyed
The morning call., 1893-02-03
THAT MISSING WILL
Some Sensational Features in the
Seattle Mystery.
The Afternoon YesIer Made His Will
His Wife Was Seen Destroying
Some Papers.
Special TO THE MORNING CALL

SEATTLE. WASH, Feb. 1.-The Yesler
lures to-day and even deeper interest was
taken in it than before. S. l.. Crawford
was recalled, and testified to Yesler's anger
at the time he destroyed the will in 1889.
but said this feeling had passed away years
ago.
Mrs NJ. L. MaddOcks told of converse
tlons with Yesler. in which he discussed the
will. Last August he talked Of it, saying
If be left no Will the widow would get half
of the estate anyhow. He did not like being
talked to about dying.
Mrs. William Lowman, who lives next
door to Mrs. eagle. Mrs. Yesler's mother
told of frequent meetings of Mrs. Yesler
and DR.. Jordan and Mrs. eagle.
Mrs. Jane Fay, the nurse who had cared
for Yeser In his last illness, was called
She told of hearing conversation between
Yesler, Van Buren, and Hillery Butler two
YeSler said he had made a will and
his wife knew where 1t was. That
afternoon she saw Mrs. Yeser destroying
some old letters. Under cross-examination
she was severely questioned, and was made
TO admit that the prosecution had promised
TO pay her expenses II she would remain in
the city. as she might be wanted in eonnec-
ton with the case, and she had received
$50 from an attorney.
Her testimony was somewhat weakened,
but not on material points.
The morning call., 1893-02-03
TO BRIBE A JURY.
Charges Against an Oregon
Company.
A NICE CORPORATION SCANDAL
Interesting Developments in the Suit
of the Great Northern to Gain
Terminal Grounds.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

SEATTLE. Feb. I'm the Superior Court
to-day a great sensation was caused by
Attorney Thomas Burke, counsel for the
Great Northern, making a statement that
the Oregon Improvement Company had
attempted to bride jurors in a case about to
be tried. in which it was one OF defendants
and the Great Northern plaintiff.
The suit in question is one by which the
Great Northern seeks to condemn for
terminal grounds nearly three blocks Of
valuable land partly owned by the Oregon
Involvement Company and Northern Pa
cifc Railroad Company.
Counsel for the defense at'once demanded
an investigation, and p. p. Shelby, general
manager of the Great Northern, was put on
the stand by Judge Burke. He swore that
be had been warned that the Oregon I'm
proyement Company had attempted to
corrupt the jury in this case by F. j. Wilder,
a ticket broker.
Wilder was then put on the stand, and
swore that Immediately after he had been
summoned to act on the jury j. s. Ed
wards, a bookkeeper in variety theater,
called on him and told him that there
would be from $1,000 to $500 in it for him
II the Oregon Improvement Company was
awarded big enough damages. He had in
timated that the company ought to have
100000 Edwards told him he had come
to him at the instgation of Eugene Way. a
gambler.
NJ. C. Adair, d. r. Wilbur and J. c.
Reisinger, other members Of the jury, tes-
lifted to having been approached by either
Edwards or Way in a similar manner.
Judge Osborn at once Issued an order for
the arrest OF Edwards and Way. and the
case was continued to next Saturday.
The morning call., 1893-02-03
LEEDS ON THE SCENE.
He Wants to Be Heard by the Senate
Committee.

SACRAMENTO. Feb. 2.-TTsffic Manager
Leeds arrived here to-day. and was very
much surprised to learn that credence had
been given TO J, c. Martins statements of
last evening. He stated to THE GAIL cor
respondent that he had intended to be pres
enI at the meeting of the Senate Commit
tee on Constitutional Amendments, which
had his amendment under consideration.
He was kept away. however, by important
business of the Traffic Association in San
Francisco. As soon as he could get away
be came directly to this city, aud is ready to
meet any Of the assertions made by Martin
last evening In reference to the point
made by the attorney for the Southern Pa
ciic. that Leeds had not accurately copied
the figures of the Kansas distance tariff in
making up the California distance tariff.
which is proposed to be incorporated into
The constitution of the State, Iced says
that he has never maintained or asserted to
any one that his amendment was an exact
coIV of the Kansas distance tariff. What
he had done was 10 make UP a tariff for this
Safe which would produce the same rev.
enues as obtained in Kansas.
He declares The carriage in Kansas is much
lighter than it is in California, and holds
firmly to bis original assertion that the build
ing and operating Of roads in California is not
more expensive than in Kansas He says
that 80 per cent of the business transacted
in California is in the valleys Of the San
Joaquin aud Sacramento. Leeds admits
that the introduction of figures and the
name Of John Tripley into the constitution
is original, not to say unique, but he be-
lieves il is all right. What he wants is Ia
have a tariff adopted as temporary re-
liei; then he favors the abolition oil the
Railroad Commissioners, so as to place the
fixing of railroad rates in the hands Of the
Legislature. as that body would be more in
touch with the people. Instead of the new
tariff working an injury to California he
believes that will be great benefit Rail
roads will make more money than they have
ever made before and more people will
come to California. AS to the small rail-
roads The amendment will not affect them
as none of them are earning $4,000 a mile.
The morning call., 1893-02-03
TWO MURDERERs CAUGHT.
The Slayers of Station Agent Hore
Landed in Jail.

SANTA BARBARA. Feb. 2. Sheriff
Broughton arrived this evening from Santa
Inez Valley with two of the men who shot
Fred Hore, the station agent at Los Olives,
on Tuesday night. The men were captured
this morning on the Santa Rosa ranch
They are safely in Jail. Hore has died from
bis wound.
There were but two men implicated in the
shooting instead Of three, as at first sup
posed. The officers are confident that they
have the right men, rs they answer the
description and have not denied the shoot
ing Of Hore. Further particulars from
Los Olives are to the effect that the men
entered the station and told the agent to
hold up his hands. He started TO rise and
one of them shot Immediately and both ran.
Hore was able to go outside and call assist
ance. He fingered until next day at II
o'clock. when he died. There is consider
able excitement at Los Olives, but no vio-
lence was attempted when the men were
brought through there to-day. Hore was
agent for the Pacific Coast Railroad and
Wells, Fargo e. Co. He was aged about "a.
The morning call., 1893-02-03
REPORTED FAVORABLY.
Many Bills Considered and Acted
Upon in Committee.

Upon in Committee.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 2.-This afternoon
the Assembly States Prison Committee de-
cided to report favoraby on Johnson's
bill appropriating $4,000 for new wharf
at San Quentin.
The Assembly Apportionment Committee
will report favOrabY bills franchising
women ut school and municipal elections.
Affords bill making it msdemeanor
for newspaper publishers to falsify circu-
culatioD. and Sergeant's bill providing that
savings banks shall make semi-annual
sworn statements received favorable action
tonight.
Assemblyman Schlesinger's bill requiring
insurance companies to make reports to In
suraDes Commissioners on the 18th of JAN
usry of each year was favorably acted
upon.
The Assembly Judiciary Committee re-
ported fayOrably tonight on the following
bills: Taggart's bill requiring tax cOllec-
tors to publish time ana place for payment
Of taxes; in favor of re-enactment of the
old deliBquent-tax law adding 5 per cent
costs to unpaid taxes; Duckworth's bill re-
lating to the making of sworn statements
of personal property; the bill Of Bennett OF
Orange, leYylpg an income tax.
The morning call., 1893-02-03
STATESMAN AND SOLDIER.
Death of General Thomas w. Bennett
at His Home in Indiana.

INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. General Thomas
w. Bennett, who was Governor of Idaho
during Grants administration. and dele
gate to Congress from that Territory, died
at Richmond tonight aged 81 years.
General Thomas w. Bennett was born IN
Union County. Ind. in 1881 He graduated
at the Indiana Law School In 1854, entered
the Union army as captain at the out.
break Of the war and came out brigadier-
general of volunteers. He served two terms
In the Indiana Senate. one before the war
and one Immediately following it, and in
1871 was appointed by President Grant
Governor OF Idaho Territory, holding the
Office until 1875, when he resigned to take
his seat as dc legate to the Forty fourth Con-
gress from the Territory. He later returned
to his old home in Indiana, where he died.
The morning call., 1893-02-03
Salt Lake Junketers.

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 2-Tho visiting Salt
Lake .COuncilmen were shown over the
town by the City Fathers this morning nd
this afternoon were taken on an excarsi on
to the Mexican line. Returning I hey will
visit Hotel del Coronado, and will leave in
the morning for Los Angeles via Riverside
and Redlands.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. AT a meeting of
the city officials this evening a committee
was appointed to receive and entertain the
Salt Lake officials Saturday and Sunday.
The morning call., 1893-02-03
IN THE ASSEMBLY.
No Investigation of the Whittier Re-
form School.

SACRAMENTO, Feb. "A resolution for
the appointment of joint special committee
to investigate the Whittier Reform School
was lost on an adverse report of the CON-
mitree on state Prisons, which desires to
take the matter under its Jurisdiction.
Emeric OF Contra Costa succeeds Price,
deceased, as chairman of the County BouD-
daries Committee.
A bill was introduced by Barlow to estab-
lish free employment Offices.
constitutional amendment was intro
duced by Vann. making all mortgages. deeds
or debt obligations taxable.
Barlow introduced joint resolution pro-
The morning call., 1893-02-03

have TO remain forever uncompleted and
useless il bonds cannot be sold.
The amendment to the Wright law, which
was introduced at the instance of the recent
irrigation convention. was also discussed.
This amendment provides for enabling the
directors to levy assessments TO pay the
current expenses of the irrigation works
before the completion of the system without
a vote of the people. as the law now re-
Quires. Wright favors this amendment, but
it was opposed tonight by those large land
owners who are fighting the MADEIRA district.
The Seawell bill will be reported upon
favorably.
The morning call., 1893-02-03

having been killed by collision with the
limb of tree hanging over the road. He
was buried at the camp.
His associates, after talking Of the event
for several days. decided to give the fellow
a decent burial, and accordingly disnterred
the body. An examination of the body
disclosed the fact that the pockets had all
been cut and there were numerous bruises
on the person. An investigation will follow
Among the effects found in the clothing Of
the deceased was splendid medal. given
by the Gar of Russia for service In the
Turk0-Russian War. The deceased leaves a
family in Russia
The morning call., 1893-02-03
TO PROSECUTE PAVEY.
The Outcome of the Late Political
Wranqle i'm Illinois.

SPRINGFIELD. H., Feb. 2.--As result OF
the controversy between the ex-Auditor OF
Public Accounts Pavey and his Democratic
successor as to the disposition of certain
records of the disposition of funds. acting
Governor Gill to-day directed the Attorney
General to prosecute Pavey to the full ex-
tent OF the law for irregularities In Office
and for abstracting certain books from the
Office. His bondsmen will also be included
in the prosecution so that II there is any
shortage they can be held for It,
The morning call., 1893-02-03
A Rohher Identified

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 2.-The man who
robbed Mrs A. n. Towne. and who gave
the name of Rhnehart. was identified in
the San Francisco jail to-day by Officer
Talbot of this city as }. Goldman, alias
Isaac Gooden. He was arrested by Talbot
at the fair grounds here during the State
Fair in 1891, together with George Cart
wright, while in the act of picking the
pocket of a granger named Green. Goldman
was sent to Folsom for one year, and was
liberated about last September Talbot
will send photographs of the prisoner to
San francisco tomorrow.
The morning call., 1893-02-03
Raided a Faro Bank

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 2.-The police raided
Ross IL Weber's faro game to-day and
rudely disturbed about forty Gaatlemen
who were enjoying pleasant afternoon in
caressing the tiger. The keeper and layout
were captured. Police Captain Bradley
created sensation by rushing to a window
and firing three shots from his pistol
Everybody in the neghborhood supposed
that some one was murdered
The morning call., 1893-02-03
Christian Endeayor Work.

UKIAH. Feb. 2.-The fifth annual district
convention of the Young Peoples Society
OF Christian Endeavor. comprising Mendo-
elmo, Sonoma and Napa counties. convened
this afternoon. Following organization and
reports c. B. Shaw of Cloverdale read a
paper on reverence A general discussion
of the subject followed. This evening an
address of welcome was delivered by Miss
Lucy Cleveland of Ukiah. response was
made by Miss Matte Sparks of Healdsburg,
and the address OF the evening was made
by Rev. J. b. Silcox of Oakland on valor-
Gus Christianity. Forty-seven delegates
were present. besides numerous friends. 1t
was the largest district convention ever held Z.
The morning call., 1893-02-03
Extricating a Grounded Steamer.

STOCKTON, Feb. "A big dredger has
been at work all day and night cutting the
bank on which the steamer Captain Weber
rests, and will be kept running until the
earth is removed so the boat can be slid into
the river. 1t is believed that the steamer
can be got into the water this week il the
embankment is solid enough to hold timbers
to be run under the boat. The boat lies five
miles from this city and can be seen from
town. apparently high on an embankment,
The morning call., 1893-02-03
It's sometimes said patent

It's sometimes said patent
medicines are for the igno-
rant. The doctors foster this
idea.
The people" we're told,
are mostly ignorant when it
comes to medical science"
Suppose they are What
a sick man needs is not knowl-
edge, but cure, and the medi-
cine that eures is the medicine
for the sick.
DIR. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery cures the "do
believes and the "don't be-
lieves." There's no hesitance
about it, no eff" nor posi-
bly,"
1t says-"I can cure you,
only do as l direct"
Perhaps it fails occasionally.
The makers hear of it when it
does, because they never keep
the money when the medicine
fails to do good.
Suppose the doctors went
On that principle. eve beg
the doctors pardon. 1t
wouldn't dolly
The morning call., 1893-02-03
The Storm Has Abated.

SAN RAFAEL. Feb. 2-The storm that
arose here yesterday aDated at an early hour
this morning. The air is still very cold and
the indications are that more rain will come
soon. The precipitation for the storm is
.46 of an inch. The farmers state that the
prospects are for good year, though plow.
ing is somewhat delayed.
The morning call., 1893-02-03

semblymen and two Senators to investigate
and report to the next Legislature ON the
granting, use or abuse OF franchises or
special privileges by any power within the
State.
Owen introduced bill to abolish the
chain gang.
A deficiency appropriation for the Board
OF Forestry for three years. also two other
deficiency bills, were passed
communication was received from
Denis KeaTney of San Francisco urging the
Legislature to pass q resolution petltoning
Congress to restrict japanese immigration.