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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-24
ST. JOHN A WITNESS.
His Testimony Before the Strike
commissioners.
The Rock Island Road Not Compelled
by Contract to Haul Pull
mans.

CHICAGO, Aug. 23-General Manager
st. John of the Rock Island road was be-
fore the Strike Commissioners to-day.
He read history of the strike as it az
fected his road.
He was asked if mis- company blackIisted
men.
Not in the sense the word is generally
understood" said the witness. when a
man is discharged from one division we
send statement to our other divisions
that he may not be re-employed, but no
such statement is sent other roads unless
requested"
Can you show us copy of your con-
tract with the Pullman Company asked
Commissioner Herman.
II can show you the contract, if you
will regard it as private. / do not wish to
see it published"
ST. John was asked if the contract CON-
PEELED the company to haul Pullmans on
all passenger trains. No." was the an
swer. 1--WE can haul Pullmans on any
trains We choose. and need not haul them
unless We wish"
Then you were lot compelled to haul
Pulmans during the striker"
mo"
st. John was asked as to the number of
strikers who had been taken back.
Most of our men," he said, ''quit
work through fear. but of 500 actual
strikers only seventy-four have been
taken back. When the union has 80 per
cent or more of our men," he said, I'VE as
a general thing treat with its represent
tives. We had no dealings with the A.
r. u, as it had less than 500 of our en-
ployes."
ibid your road cut wages last spring or
summer" asked Commissioner Wright.
mo, sir; we cut our force, but not
wages"
How much did the strike cost the Rock
Island road?" Herman asked.
81 cannot gives the exact figures, but l
should say between $4,000 and $1,000
Co.,
ST. John alphabetically denied that
United States Marshals were controlled
by the railroads. Witness said that many
of the rioters who overturned and burned
cars were strikers.
In the afternoon St. John gave history
of the formation of the General Managers
Association, which ne denied had its in.
ception from any desire to reduce the
wages of the men. He said further the
schedule OF wages complied seems to have
been misunderstood. 1t is a tabulation OF
railroad wages all over the country. II
was impossible TO have anything like
equality OF wages for the same class OF
service without some such tabulation. Ii
had nothing TO do with any reduction OF
wages, and was not followed by reduction
Two or three Southern lines found they
were paying wages considerably In excess
! of wages paid by their competitors, anc
! naturally reduced them to an equality.
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computation China has from 80, 600 to 200.-
600 troops armed with rifles, all of whom
are so placed as to be easily employed In
Korea. Only arms are wanting to double
this force, and kilograms show that China
is h.aking large purchases of arms. China's
weakness, from the military point of view.
is not in any deficiency in quantity or
quality of material from which to coDsti-
tute efficient armies, but want Of skillful
leaders. In this respect they are. it is be-
lieved. decidedly lacking. In the present
crisis the active command has been given
to Liu Min Chuan. civilian, who showed
some capacity in Formosa, but who is in
capable, it is thcught. of maneuvering the
large army China must send to Korea.
AS for European officers employed by
the Chinese, they are regarded with sus-
picion and excluded from command. As
drillmasters and engineers they are ac-
ceDted readily, but not in responsible
posts. China may in consequence fail to
use It's resources efficiently against the
japanese, who welcome foreign guidance.
The military officers of China are supposed
to be wanting in prompt action, readiness
of resource, ability TO seize small ad-
Yantages and the power to evolve fresh
binations-Qualities that do not readily
c0exist with Chinese originality and rever-
ence for antiquity. With Major Won Han
nekin or other German officers at his
elbow Liu Min Chuan might perhaps do
very we'll in his approaching campaign,
but otherwise it is feared that the Chinese
preponderance over Japan in numbers,
resources and wealth may not be ade-
quately utilized.
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EVIDENCE TAKEN IN SECRET
Colored Men Object to Campaign
Contributions.
AN EDITOR ON THE WARPATn.
But the Obnoxious Official VIII Try
to Show the Charges Were
Trumpet Up"

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23-The Civil Ser
vice Commission resumed its examination
of the charges against Recorder of Deeds
G. II. J. Taylor to-day. The commission
ers have determined to conduct the inves-
tigation with absolute secrecy, and q num-
Der OF witnesses, said to have received
assessment letters signed by Taylor. repre-
senting the negro Democratic league, were
examined at length behind closed doors.
Taylor Is credited with representing the
negro Democratic league, but at the CON-
mission it is limited both the league and
the American Bureau of Organization of
the Democratic Congressional lCommittee
are involved in the case. Taylor is presi-
dent of the league, and until recently was
connected with the bureau. He resigned
from the latter position soon after the
Civil Service Commission began its inves-
tigation Of the charges against Robert G.
Still, the chief Of the bureau.
1t is learned that the complaint alleging
assessments was filed several weeks ago
when the full commission was in session.
and that it has been discussed at num-
Der Of the meetings lately.
Mr.. Lyman mas been spending several
weeks at the seashore, but returned to
Washington late last night to join his two
colleagues in the investigation.
Several more witnesses who received the
letters probably will be examined to-mor-
row. and it can be authoritatively stated
that the report will not be forwarded to
the Acknowledgement or the President be-
fore tomorrow night. There is strong
ground for the belief that accompanying
IL will be an urgent request signed by the
full board for Taylor's removal from the
office to which President Cleveland ap-
pointed him last spring.
This request will be accompanied by an
exhaustive statement summing up the
charges and reviewing the case. The orig
inal charges were filed by w. Calvin
Chase, editor of the Bee, negro organ of
this city, and by a messenger In the Iute-
riOr Department named Barnes, who is
also business manager of the Bee. Both
Chase and Barnes. as well as Secretary E.
L. Dawkins and NJ. c. CoOnce of the
league have appeared before the commits
sion as witnesses.
The persons accused Of campaign con-
tribution soliciting denounce the charges
as ''trumped up" by Chase with the aid of
the colored messenger, and ascribe them
to refusal of Taylor to appoint friends
of the negro editor to positions in the Re-
corder Of Deeds office, and they will en-
deavor TO have the President retain Tay-
lor in Office Notwithstanding the Civil Ser
vi Con Sim
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WOMEN MAY VOTE.
An Opinion From North Dakota's
Acknowledgement.

GRAND FORKS, n. D.. Aug. 23.-Attor-
ney General Standisb states that any
woman having the qualifications that
would entitle her to vote if she were
man will be entitled to vote for Superin-
tendent of Public instruction in this State
at the forthcoming State election, and ad-
vises County Auditors and Sheriffs to
provide in each precinct cheaply con-
structed. separate boxes to receive their
votes. Where these boxes are not pro-
vided. the Judges of elections have author
ity to provide such boxes. They have no
right to debar the women from voting nor
10 refuse their ballots where the women
are eligible.
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THE FLEMING FAMILY
Have Big Reunion at Muncie,
Indiana.

MUNCIE, Ind, Aug. 23.-The Fleming
Family Association of the United States
closed their reunion in Muncie last night.
There was good attendance, representa-
tives being present from fifteen States.
West Virginia, North Carolina, Ohio IIli-
nois. California, Utah and Indiana had
the largest number of representatives.
Hon. r. 5. Gregory of Muncie and ex-
Governor A. b. Fleming of West Virginia
made addresses.
New officers were elected as follows
President. Thomas w. Fleming of Fair
mount. w. Va; vice-presinents-E. c..
Fleming. Xenis, Ohio; George II. An
drews, Muncie; j. W. ClufT. Utah Joseph
Fleming, Fairfield. Ill.,; recording secre-
tary. U. S. Fleming. Pittsburg. Pa.
corresponding secretary, n. J. Fleming.
Tabor. Ind; treasurer. A. j. Fleming,
Honey Creek, Iud.
They decided TO hold their next reunion
at Newark, Ohio. in 1897.
They trace their family back to 1910
A. D., to Fleming who resided in Scot
land in 1041. Four brothers emlgrated
from Ireland to America. and it is said
that they now have 1000 descendants liv-
ing in the United States.
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TAM A r
| N d | Z N
GRILL0!NI'|!
iV2I
TRUSTEES SALE.

TN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND
under the authority or certain Deed of Trust
the first part, to HENRY c. CAMPBELL and
THADDEUS i. KENT, trustees, parties OF the
UNION, party OF the third part dated January
10, 1890 and recorded in the office Of the County
Recorder OF the county OF Alameda, State OF Cali
foFEia, in Liber 407 of Deeds pages 50 and fol-
lowing: And in pursuance of n resolution passed
on the 11th day of January 1894, by the Board of
Directors OF said SAN FRANCISCO SAVINGS
UNION, a corporation, and the holder OF this note
(No. 98S4), to secure payment of which the afore-
said Deed OF Trust was executed. declaring that
default had been made in the payment of the
principal sum and other sums. due under said
ing said HENRY C. CAMPBELL and THADOEUS
B. KENT, Trustees. to sell the real estate de-
scrtbed therein to satisfy said Indebtedness.
We. HENRY c. CAMPBELL and THADDEUS
u. KENT Trustees. do hereby give notice. that
on FRIDAY, the 7th day of September, =. d. 1894,
ut II o'clocE NJ OF that day, ana at the au tion
salesroom OF VIM. j. DINGEE, y os. 400 and 462
Eighth street. In the city of Oakland county OF
Alameda. State OF California, will sell at public
auction. to the highest bidder. for cash in gold
coin OF the United states, all the piece or parcel
OF land situate in the city of oakland. county OF
Alameda, state of California, described as follows,
to wit:
westerly line of East Twenty street with
the southeasJer,y line of Seventeenth avenue,
running thence southoasterly along said lire Of
East 1wensy-fourth street TWO hundred (20Ol
feet: thence at right angles SouthweSterly two
hundred and ten (21o) feet; thence at rlsht
angles northwesterly two hundred (200) feet 70
said southeasterIy line OF Seventeenth avenue;
thence northeasterly along said last-named line
two hundred and ten (2l0) feet to the point OF
commencement
Being lots numbers one az, two (2), three 81.
four a. five (5) six 80 and seven (7), and parts
of lots numbers eight a. forty-seven (47l, forty
eight (4S). forty-uine (49), fifty 500. hrty-one
% j, fifty (52). fifty three (53I ftty-four
t54), in block number seventy-seven 90, North
ern Addition to Brooklyn together, with the sp-
performances.
| TERMS OF SALE-Cash in GOLD coin of the
United states: 10 per cent payable to the under
signed on the fall of the hammer; balance on de-
4 ltyarY of deed. and III mil far want
of title (ten days being allowed for search) then
said 10 per cent to be forfeited and the sale to Do
void. Acts OF sale at purchasers expense.
HENRY CAMPBELL OTrusteeS
HHADDEUS b. KENT.
.
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A CLUSTERING CAPTAIN.
He Will Be Called to Account for
His Brutal Tactics.

MERIDIAN, Miss. Aug. 23-Fnlly 10, 600
people assembled at the encampment
grounds this afternoon to witness the
sham battle by the State National Guard
Several serious accidents occurred on the
grounds, caused by the recklessness of
Captain r. r. Stevens. U. S. A, who is
stationed in Nebraska. and who was
ordered here as instructor. This officer
was mounted and endeavored to rush the
crowd of spectators back by riding at a
fast speed over them. Women and chill
dren were knocked down and trampled
upon by bis horse. Efforts were made to
dismount him, but he succeeded in escap.
ing by the constant fling of cannon in the
direction of the crowd. Orders were
issued by the city authorities to arrest him
at once. strong feeling exists and the
officer will be made to answer for his
recklessness 10 riding.
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AT A CLAMBAKE.
Elk = President Harrison Spends ;
Pleasant Afternoon.

New YORK. Aug. pa small man with
Vandyke beard of gray was the con-
spicuous figure at the eighth annual clam
bake of the Leather Manufacturers Asso-
citation of New Jersey last night at
w ardellsport au Prell, at Pleasure Bay
Ex-President Harrison said after the bake
was devoured:
when Was invited to this banquet l
was told it was 10 be but clambake. and
was assured l would not be allowed to
be clam. do not desire to speak upon
any public question, but if there is to be
any marked tendency in the business it
must go upward. as you are at the bottom
of the watts now"
During the ride back TO Monmouth
Beach tbs ex President was asked his
opinion of the tariff situation. 81 think"
he was quoted as saying. "Mr. Cleveland
will sign the bill, although how he can
make up his mind to do so cannot un-
derstand"
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DAVID MICHAELS DEAD.
The Veteran Editor Passes Away in
Chicago.

CHICAGO, Aug. 23.-David ID. Michaels
died at his residence here last night, aged
60 years. Mr.. Michaels was born in Al
bon, Ill.,, in 1926. He came to Chicago In
1859 and connected himself with the
Chicago Times, then owned by Cyrus Nc
Cormick. as commercial and financial edi-
tor. He afterward was with the Repub-
lican, now the Inter Ocean. Later he was
with the Morning Courier. Still later he
was with the Inter Ocean. For many years
he was the correspondent of the New York
Evening Post He started the Daily Com
mercial Bulletin, which is still published.
and was the first man in Chicago to collect
the statistics of pork-packing, grain and
cattle receipts. He leaves a widow and
six children
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AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
An Annual Address on the Legis-
latiVe System.

SARATOGA, Aug. 23.-The annual ad-
dress before the American Bar Associa-
ton was delivered to-day by Moorfield
Storey of Massachusetts. The subject was
The American Legislative System" He
reviewed cases which are bringing legis-
lative bodies into contempt, and dwelt
upon the necessity of restoring and main
tanning their integrity.
The association this evening resumed
consideration of the reports of several
commistees. 1t also received suggestions
from number of patent lawyers that the
association create a section on patent laws
similar to the section on legal education.
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that the Chicago will have Der full CON-
plement OF seamen. The men have been
selected from those at the Brooklyn Navy
yard in the crew OF the receiving-s hip Yer
mont
NO ship IN the navy is at present more
popular than the Chicago. She has en-
tered more ports. visited more foreign sta
tions, has received ana entertained more
noted men and has been honored abroad
more than any other vessel in the service.
She has made the longest cruise of any
warship. extending over a period of five
years and a distance Of e, 900 miles.
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PLOT TO ASSASSlNATE.
President Hippolyte of Hayti Had a
Narrow Escape,

NEW YORK, Aug. pa special from
Kingston. Jamaica, says: News has
reached here from what has hitherto
proven a reliable source that an attempt
was made few days ago to assassinate
President Hippolyte of Hayt The at
tempt. it is said, was made one evening
while he was on his way 10 his country
residence, a few miles from Port-au.
Prince.
Twenty-four men armed with pistols
stationed themselves along the road which
the President was to take, and according
to arrangements the first shot was to be
fred when the intended victim had re ached
the center OF the line. and escape would
then be considered Impossible. The plot
was given away by the sweetheart of one
OF the band of conspirators. Several of
the ambushed mon were arrested.
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are all of the same temper, asking that
work be resumed in the shops and that
old employees be given preference over
imported help. So urgent are some oil tn o
demands that Dickinson has about de-
clded to go West and personally interview
the business men Of the communities
ciamorlng for relief and asking for the re-
lnstatement of the men. The petitions de-
clare that many of the mems families are
in absolute want
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TARIFF ON WOOL.
Only One Way to Escape Payment
of Duties.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-James W. Tat
tersfeld of Miller g. bakersfield. importers
and dealers of wool in Philadelphia. had
au interview with Secretary Carlisle to-
day regarding the construction to be
placed on the new tariff bill as to goods in
bond. The particular question which Mr..
bakersfield desired to have settled was
whether wool now in bond could be with
drawn without payment OF duty when the
tariff act placing 1t on the free list became
law. Mr. Carlisle explained the wording
of the enactment clause of the new tariff
bills was such that there could be but one
construction placed upon it. and that was
that all wool while in bond. in order to
avoid the payment of duty, would have 10
be exported and again imported.
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HAS NOT MATERIALlZED.
Iron Trade Does Not Come Up to
Expectations.

NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-The Iron Age
says: Thus far the expected general i'm
provement in the iron trade has material
zed only to very modest extent. In some
lines and in some localities there has been
somewhat larger demand, but its volume
Is far from being such as to make the
slightest impression upon prices.
10 finished iron and steel there is fair
volume OF business, but not enough to pre-
vent the pounding of values which are not
perllOusly close To tho record.
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FARMERS IN MISSOURI.
Only About Half of Them Own Their
Places.

WASHINGTON. Aug. GA census bull
.etin issued to-day shows almost SO Der
cent of the farming families in Missouri
own the farms cultivated by them and the
remainder hire them. The average value
of each farm is S2642 and of each home
S2615. Almost 81 per cent of the home
families hire their homes and the re-
mainder own them. The debt on owned
homes in Missouri aggregates S29, 232, 65S.
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Jumped to His Death.

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 23.-Colonel j. M.
Winsted, president of the Piedmont and
Peoples Savings Bank of Greensboro. N.
c.. to-day jumped from one of the towers
of the City Hall here, a distance of ITO
feet. killing himself. His body was terri
bly, mangled. His left leg caught in a pro-
lection and was torn from its socket.
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VICEROY OF SICILY.
King Humbert VIII Appoint the
Prince of NaDIeS.

LONDON, Aug. pa Times dispatch
from Paris says: The journal des Debats
asserts King Humbert of Italy will create
the "Vlceroyalty Of Italy," and will make
the Prince OF Naples Viceroy. 1t SAYS the
news of the Kings intention is favorably
received In Italy as a happy solution of
the problem of Sicilian disaffections.
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TWO MORE COMMISSIONERS
Hudson Would Have Three to Look
After Pensions.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-Representative
Hudson PoD.) of Kansas has introduced a
resolution for the appointment of three
rension commissioners instead of one.
One would represent each political party,
including the PopuIists. They would hold
Office six years and in disputed cases
majority OF the board would decide.
Hudson also introduced a bill for the
coming of ali silver from American mines
into standard silver dollars.
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FOR THE CHICAGO.
New Seamen Sent From the Brook
fyn NaVy.Yard

NEW YoRK, Aug. 23-1he terms of en-
lstmens Tor over 100 able seamen on the
chicago. Admiral Erben's flagship, now
on the European station, have expired
within the last few weeks. Many of these
men have not re-enlsted and have been
sent nome from Southampton. To re-
place those who came nome derachmenis
have been sent over from time to time so
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DICKINSON BESIEGED.
Petitions for the Reinstatement of
Ex-Union Pacific EMPLOYEES.

OMAHA. Aug. 23-General Manager
Dickinson of the Union Pacific is daily re-
ceiving hundreds of petitions for the rein
statement of old employees who went out
on the strike. The letters do not come
from the men themselves, but from mer-
chants, bankers, real estate agents, board
of trade associations and others. They
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SAILING ORDERS. SENT
Soon the Charleston Will Depart
for China.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 23-Final sailing
orders, have been sent from the Navy De
partment by wire to the Charleston, and
she is expected to start for China in day
or two. The sailing of the ship was de-
layed until the arrival of the Philadelphia,
in order that the lOng-service men on the
latter ship might be drafted in the Charles
ton in place of a number of men and boys
who have less than year to serve and
therefore would have to be brought home.
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MISCELLANEO Us.

Do you know the differ
ence between good uphol-
stery and the other kind
the kind that looks we'll,
but don't last we'll ? We
make our own-know how
it's made and how it lasts.
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Commands the New York

New YORK. Aug. 23.-Shortly after IL
O'Clock to-day Captain Rooley d. Evans
took command OF the United States
steamer New York. which is lying at the
Cob dock Ia the Brooklyn Navy-yard.
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Crushed i'm a Wreck.

FORT ATKINS, Wis, Aug. 23-Thomas
Ingalls,. Charles Klein and Stephen Ontwa.
three laborers from Chicago, were crushed
to death in wreck caused by broken
axle on the Chic ago and Northwestern to-
day. Four other laborers were seriously
injured
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TO SURVEY THE vIGILANT.
ueorge Gould Anxious to Show the
FaISitv Of RumOrS.

81 NOuFU AlXIUuS 20 -1HVW E''~
Falsity of Rumors.
SOUTHAMPTON. Aug. 23.-George Gould
mas requested j. Harvard Bles. professor
OF naval architecture at the University OF
Glasgow. to make a special survey OF the
VlglIant for the purpose of proving the
falslty of the rumors circulated at Cowes
regarding the recent accident to the yachts
centerboard. The survey will probably
result In showing it to be necessary to re-
move one or two of the Vigilsnts plates
In order 10 ascertain the extent of the
damage to her centerboard.
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RAILROAD TIES.

DEALERS IN RAILROAD TIES ARE INVITED
u 10 send TO the office of SUTRO RAILROAD
CO., so Montgomery Block. on or before
August 80. sealed proposals To furnish 30 Nj split
Redwood Ties 6xSxS Bidders will also state
shortest time required for delivery after receipt
of order. WM G. LITTLE,
au24 1t Secretary SutrO Railroad Co.
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III you want to know all about the d
missions near Santa Barbara get part
twenty-five of "Picturssque California"
Ii contains some fine pictures of them.