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The morning call., 1894-02-08
COAST GOSSIP.
Working for the Removal of Oh.
StructiOnS i'm the Bav.

WASHINGTON, Feb 7.-Captain James Car
roll of san Francisco says the bill introduced
by Representative Loud TO license second, third
and fourth males of ocean steamships viii be
reported favorably. Captain Carroll is now
working to secure the removal of rocks
and other distractions IN the harbor of San
Francisco and Mission Bay. He wants fog
signal at Point Lobos and change OF light
from white to red at Twin Brothers. near Mare
Island.
Representative Loud to-day presented a
memorial from the Chamber of Commerce of
San Francisco urging Hawaiian annexation. a
cable TO Honolulu. the completion of the Mica
ragua canal and the publication Of pilot charts
for The North Pacific.
Sergeant Otis V. Estes, now on furlough at
San Diego barracks, is, by direction of the
President, placed upon the retired list
e The following pensions have been graDted:
California: OriginaI-Abner i. Parsons OF
Sacramento. Original widow-Sarah Starr OF
MADEIRA. Mexican War survivors: Increase
at Los Angeles. Franklin Dufour of Riverside,
Thomas A. LeXder Owens of Healdsburg,
George ;. Johnston OF Granitevilie, George
Rodgers of san Jose.
Many letters have been written here indors-
Ing ex-Marshal Franks stOr appointment as
United States Marshal for the Northern dis
trlct OF California. Ii lie is nominated there
Will be opposition TO his confirmation by the
Senate on account OF the feeling engendered at
the time OF The Nagle-Terry shooting.
Representative Loud has discovered that
there is now BILE $4,000 which may be
used In snagging the river above Sacramento.
Heuer will be advised of this by Chief of En-
gineers Casey, and The money will be so ex-
pended as otherwise il would only revert 10
treasury.
1t has been developed that C. P. Huntington
wrote letter recommending j. j. Mulsen for
Collector OF Customs at Los Angeles, TO which
place j. L. Galley was appointed.
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FROM THE ORIENT.
Severe Storm in Japan-A Confession
ExtOrted by Torture.

BY the arrival OF the steamship Peru from
China and Japan We have advices from Hong
Kong to January IL and from Yokohama 10
January %.
Great damage has been caused in Hokkaido
by severe storm which began on January
and continued for three days. Several towns IN
the province of Shirbashi had numbers OF their
houses leveed with the ground. The rivers.
also, swollen by the great rainfall, burst their
banks January and devastated a large tract
OF country. Numbers OF ships and smaller
craft lying in The harbor of Otaru or anchored
along the coast of MOI Oran Bay were
blown seward. and even those whose mOorlngs
held suffered more or less serious injury. No
record Is yet prOcurable of casualties 10 life
and limb, bat many persons as We'll as cal:i5
and horses are believed to have persisted.
Some time durlng the middle of last month
number of robbers visited the premises OF the
Roman Catholic priests at Kahding and sue
ceeded in making away with considerable
amount OF money. Notice having been sent to
the city from KahdiDg requesting The assist
aDce or The Shanghai mandarins, the latter sue
coed IN arresting on suspicion man at And
Ing, who was eventually brought in. MIR.
Huang examined the prisoner. who confessed,
after various torIures, such as chain
kneel1ng, bar-stIeIchiDg. etc, that he
and twenty others visited the kahding Roman
Catholic compound, about twenty days ago;
half OF them went in while the other half stood
outside TO keep of intruders. They were only
armed with iron bars, and took away four
packages OF dollars from the place. The two
leaders of the band took package each,
while the other two were Divided among the
lest. The prisoners share was only len dollars.
The Export trade of Japan for the year 1893,
amounted 10 S89.712,S64, and the import trade
to SIS. PSI, III.
After three years. parleying g. Dubail, the
French Consul General at Shanghai. has sue
ceeded in settling the Kiangse claims OF the
French missionaries. Tie Chinese have at
last consented 10 indemnify tie mission rleS
and their converts ana 10 relnstate the mission
building
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FRAUDULENT PENSION CLAIMS.
William Wood Wants to Be Put in
the Place of His Uncle.

SPRINGFIELD, H.. Feb. IA case very
similar to the ceie DRAFTED Newly case is on
trial here. William w. Wood is charged
with presenting a false pension claim. In
1891 Wood, now aged 20. made an affidavit
in support of his claim as a Mexican War
veteran, alleging that he enlisted in 1870 in
Roanoke County, Tenn, in the Fourth
Tennessee Volunteers under the name Of
Burke, in place of his uncle Isaac Burke,
who was home on a furlOugb, and served
through the war as Burke, participating in
all the battles from Vera Cruz to the City
Of Mexico. The Government claims that
Isaac Burke served through the war and
received land which, at his death. went to
his heirs. ana that the Fourth Tennessee
never { anticipated in battles between Vera
Cruz and the City of Mexico. Three of
Isaac Burke's messmates, all officers of the
Federal army durn the War of the Re-
belliOD. are here to testify against Wood,
and one of them says he knew Wood be-
fore the war and recognizes him now as
Wood
The morning call., 1894-02-08
City Front Streets Are
Neglected.
SPEAR STREET IMPASSABLE.
No Signs of Any Warning of
Existing Danger.
CITY OFFICIALS ARE BLAMED.
People Who Are Allowed to Make
Lumber-Yards of Streets and Use
Sidewalks for StorehOuses.

w. W. Ackerson, Superintendent OF
Streets, Squares and Highways, IS likely
to be visited by delegation of indignant
teamsters and the city can consider itself
lucky if it is not sued for damages. The
lower end of Spear street, along the water
front from Folsom to Bryant, IS in con-
dition which demands i'm mediate attention.
Within the distance mentioned there are
sixteen holes through the planking which
vary IN size from one foot in diameter TO
Tour feet. Not a signal of danger is
raised TO warn drivers and this accounts
for the sprainiDg of truck horses fore
leg yesterday and the throwing of driver
OF buggy team from his seat. Luckily
there were no serious results.
1t is almost Impossible to see some of
the holes from the seat of a vehicle until
one is almost on top of them. Al night
pedestrians are liable to drop through one
of the apertures into the bay or else be
badly mangled by being dashed upon the rocks
of the harbor seawall.
Chief Wbarfinger BOobar made complaint to
Presi dent BassetI of the Board of HaIbOr COM
missiOners that teams from the Spear-street
dock and trucks, heavily laden, from the Pa
cfc Mall wharf are making a circuit over The
States doc, which runs parallel with Spear
street, and this, on account OF the almost im-
)
Jurisdiction.
At noonIime number OF stevedores who, no.
ticed that he planking adjacent 10 one par
ticuiary bad hole was g adually caylng in and
threatening TO eDgulf some unwary msjer,
erected pile OF old boards as d warning 10
passerS that way.
The dilapidated condition of lower Spear
street is not he result of day of heavy dray-
ing, but the street became gradually broken up
uutil its present chaotic appearance is The
finale.
The Union Pacific Steamship people, the en-
ployes OF the Merchants DrydOck Company, the
firm OF Hasl II & Bailey ana all the Iumbermen
are loud and bitter III heir complaints of this
danger spot. The state officers heartily sup
port I HE CALL In drawing the attention of the
city authorities TO somebody's neglect of duty.
Twice has The CALL brought the attention
OF the Street Department 10 the fact that Bly,
ant street Is being usurped as a undergrad,
and upon several occasions has shown that
thOrOughfares of the water front merely
given an occasional casual glance by the Street
Superintendent.
The using of Bryant street as undergrad
goes cneerfully on. A span 80 feet Wide by
300 feet long, is filled UP with lumber. II is
not the sidewalk 10 the street that is obStrucJed,
but the center of the STREET.
Had the property used for lumber piles been
leased o the parties concerned by the city and
at a price commensurate with its value
place for storage, the municipality would have
been enriched tG the extent of $500 or $4,000
year for the past three or four years.
Warehouse companies use waterfront side
walks whereon to store merchandise which is
charged for by them at good round rate per
The morning call., 1894-02-08
WHITFIELD'S CRIME.
Arrested at Last for the Murder
of Young Todhunter.
One of the Counterfeiters Who Killed
COnstable'S Son While
Escaping Arrest.

WOODLAND, Feb. 7.-On March %, 1893,
Constable Todhunter and his son of Wash
ington, Yolo County, attempted TO arrest
two counterfeiters who were coming down
the Sacramento River in boat The coun-
terfeiters resisted arrest, killing young
TOdhunter and escaping among the tules
A man named Moody was afterward
arrested and charged with the crime, but
was acquitted on turning States evidence.
He implicated young an named White
field. who. he said, fred the shot that
killed young Todhunter. To-day Whit
field was located in San Jose, was arrested
and brought here. Information leading to
bis arrest was given by his mother-in-law,
who lives in San Jose, and who has had a
quarrel with her daughters husband.
Whitfield is rather good oking young
man. about % years old. He comes from
hard family. One of his brothers, the
notorious Doc" Whitfield, was sentenced
in October last by the United States Court
In San Francisco to ten years imprison-
ment for counterfeiting. Another brother
is under arrest In San Jose for shooting at
his sSter-il-laW
The morning call., 1894-02-08
FOUGHT THE TROOPS.
Many lrOnworkerS Slain During
Riots i'm the UraI Mountains.

PERM. Russia. Feb. IA riot occurred
at the large iron works at Mizhnee-Tag-
hisk, in the Ural Mountains, about l55
miles east from this city, participated in
by 5000 workmen, On account of low wages
and the nihilistic propaganda. The local
authorities were unable to cope with the
disturbance and large force OF troops
was sent TO he scene. A pitched battle
ensued, in which many rioters were killed
and a number of soldiers shot or stoned TO
death.
The troops we're finally repulsed and
forced to fortify themselves while re-
endorsements were sent for. When these
arrived the attack was renewed aud the
rioters were finally driven off after. the
killing of manv of them. 1t is said that
the nihiists are urging the propaganda In
many parts of the empire. and the Gov
eminent is compelled to take energetic
measures TO suppress it.
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MORE SEAMEN REQUIRED.
Not Enough Men TO Man the Ves-
sells in Service.

WAsHIN GToN. Feb. There are not
enough men enlisted in the navy TO prop
erly man the United States ships which
go into commission before the 1st of May,
and moreover. the limit allowed by law
will not permit the enlistment of suffi-
cieut number. The big cruisers Columb IA,
Olympia, Marblehead aud Montgomery,
Atlanta and Boston, Raleigh, Cincinnati,
Alert and Marion, are all to be manned,
requiring about 1900 men. About half
that number is available. Additional au-
thority will be required from Congress to
enlist sufficient men, ana Secretary II er-
bert will probably lay the matter before
that body.
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TOO STRONG FOR PRINT.
Emperor William Predicted War
Within Three Months.

BERLIN, Feb. THE Associated Press
learns from a leading National Liberal who
was present at Chancellor Won Caprivfs
recent soiree that the Emperor's language
in urging the necessity of Russian treaty
was too strong 10 be reproduced in the
Berlin papers. According to the inform
ant the Emperor said If the treaty were
not adopted Germany would have war
with Russia before three months have
passed. Russia was bent upon the treaty
and the Car was identified with it, and
they would not stand It's rejection, nor
what they regarded as an inimical step
upon the part of Germany.
The morning call., 1894-02-08
WORRY CAUSED HIS DEATH.
Demise of a Man UnjustIy Accused
of Smuggling.

SPOKANE, Wash. Feb. 7.-Charles Bod
man died tonight of typhoid fever and
worry. His remains will be taken 10
Portland for interment. A month ago he
was arrested on charge Of smuggling
opium. His arrest was an outrage" SAID
his attorney tonight. 1.-THE keen disgrace
drove him into fever. which carried him
off. The prosecution is responsible for
his death, as he was. to ny knowledge, an
innocent man."
Bodman was man of excellent family
connections ia Portland.
The morning call., 1894-02-08
WOUNDED BY GARROTERS.
Terrible Injuries Inflicted Upon a
Hungarian Farmer.

SPOKANE, WASH, Feb. IA desperate
case of sandbagging occurred last night
John Lipsioe is at the hospital lowering
between life and death. One great cash
upon his head, another across his throat,
and the blood that gushes at times from
his ears and mouth show how fierce was
the attack upon him. Lipstoe is Hunga-
rian farmer. living nine miles west of
this city. He started home about 10
o'clock, and when two miles beyond the
smelter three men attacked him. At 6
o'clock this morning he was found lying
by the roadside in the snow with pool of
blood around his head. There was an
other pool OF blood thirty feet away.
The morning call., 1894-02-08
SILVER MEN ARE RIGHT.
1t Is Only Question of the Remedy
to Be Applied.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE Posts Boston
special says: Some of the leading citizens
of Boston and Massachusetts are commit
ted to the movement Tor promoting inter
national bipetallism which reached pub
licity yesterday. Among those who have
bad the most to DO with the movement.
are President Walker of the Institute of
Technology, Augustus Lowell, Brook s
Adams and General Charles j. Paine, we'll
known in connection with international
Yachting. President Andrews OF the
Brown University is chairman OF the conn.,
mittee chosen TO promote the movement
In the opinion of these bmetallists the
The morning call., 1894-02-08
Five Bows in Jail.

SAN JOSE. Feb. Five boys who came here
last night, tried 10 sell an express-wagon ana
two horses for 81 and falling gave the outfit
away and boarded a freight tram for Oakland.
They were arrested at Alviso to-day and lodged
in the County JAN here. The boys are all from
San francisco and one OF them. John Kane,
aged Is years. saws he hired the rig from man
on Iehama street, between Fifth aud Sixth.
He, Frank Crowley. aged Is, and Thomas Sui
iivan, aged 20. wanted 1t TO 20 10 Baden TO look
Tor work. They lost their way and came here.
The other bows. Willie Mclaughlin, aged IL,
and Alexander Kromholm, aged ID, say they
got into the wagon 10 take rlne. The boys
Will be held pending an investigation by Chief
Crowley.
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WAR ON THE YAQUIS.
The Troublesome Tribe Will Be Ex-
terminated. if Necessary.

HERMosILLo. Mexico. Feb.l7.-The cam
paign against the rebellious YaQu Indians
OF Northern Mexico Is being organized by
General Loise Torres, which. it is hoped.
Will be effectual in completely breaking
the power Of this troublesome tribe. A
campaign to the death will be inaugurated
and it is intended it shall not come to a
close until the Yaquis are exterminated, if
that is the only way they can be subdued.
If escape is attempted across the border
into the United States to form a union of
war with their cousins. the Apaches, Gen.
eral McCOok of Denver, close friend of
General Torres. Will cooperate with his
troops in Arizona and New Mexico in
bringing the Indians to a surrender.
The morning call., 1894-02-08
FIRE AT THE FAIR.
The Buildings in the Great White
City Seem to Be Doomed.

CHICAGO. Feb. Z. - The Agricultural
building at the Worlds Fair grounds was
slightly damaged by fire late this after
noon. After the flames were eXtinguished
a large section Of the glass roof fell H.
narrowly missing a squad Of fremen un-
derneath. The few exhibits remaining in
the building were not damaged. The fire
is believed 10 have been of incendiaTy
origin, as early in the day blaze was dis
covered in pile Of rubbish close to the
building, but was extlnguished without
damage
The morning call., 1894-02-08
DESIRES TORE LIGHT.
The Senate Committee Still Looks
for the Truth in Hawaii.

WASHINGTON. Feb. Z. - Commander
Nicol Ludlow of the navy was called be-
fore the Senate Hawaiian Investigation
Committee to-day for the purpose of ADD
ing some general Information concerning
the islands. Ludlow was not on the ISL
ands at the time of the revolution, but
from long service on the Pacific was able
TO throw light on many questions concern
ing the commercial value Of the islands
and their population. The committee de-
cided to call more witnesses
The morning call., 1894-02-08
WILL SPAR FOUR ROUNDS.
Corbett and Mitchell! Will Meet at a
Public Benefit.

NEW YORK. Feb. 7.-Corbett and Mitch
ell have volun teered to spar four rounds
at Madison-square Garden on the night of
February "a for the benefit of the World
bread fund. 1t is the intention of the
management to reproduce as nearly as
possible the scene enacted at Jacksonville
January %. Honest" John Kelly has
consented to officiate in the capacity of
master OF ceremonies. Nearly all the
men known in the great international
champions ship battle will be present.
The morning call., 1894-02-08
MYSTERY DEEPENING.
Mrs. Carr Insists That She Did Not
Kill Her Husband

DENVER, Feb THE Carr murder mys-
terry continues to battle the police. Mrs.
Carr is still in custody at the County Jail,
but there is little excuse for holding her
To-day she confessed that she had been an
unchaste woman both before and after her
marriage, but denied being i'm picated in
her husbands murder. There was no in
surance on Cars life. two policies for
$4,000 each having been allowed to lapse
some months ago. There is now some
doubt whether Carr was ever divorced
from his Baltimore wife,
The morning call., 1894-02-08
TO CRUSH FOOTBALL.
An Interesting Bill introduced in the
Mas sachusetts Legislature.

Boston. Feb. Ire preventative Buck
ley of Cambridge 10 day introduced in the
Legislature petition for legislation pro-
hibiting the game OF football. The bill
accompanying the petition provides for the
punishment of any person ''who takes part
in the game of football when such game is
played in the presence of persons who
have paid an admission fee to witness the
game. or who promotes the playing of the
game of football when money is charged,
or who offers or sells tickets of admission
to the game"
The morning call., 1894-02-08
SeaIer rIinnie Confiscated.

VICTORIA. B. c., Feb. Tin the Admiralty
Court to-day judgment was given decreeing
The condemnation OF the sealer Minnie and
everything on board. Judge Crease was severe
on the defense, holding no reliance on the cap
taln's account OF The seizure. He commented
on the uDsa isfactory state OF the log and
pointed significantly 10 the fact that not one of
the crew was put in the witness box.
The morning call., 1894-02-08
Trouble in Chile.

NEW YORK, Feb. THE Herald's Val.
paraiso special says: The territory be-
tween Coquimbo and Biobio rivers has
been declared in state of siege, and many
persons have been arrested and locked up,
among them two of Baimaceda's brothers.
Disturbances are feared during the APP
preaching elections.
The morning call., 1894-02-08
FORMALLY CHOSEN.
Will Be Senator to Sue
coed WaIthalI.

JACKSON, Miss, Feb. AT noon to-day
the two houses of the Legislature met in
joint session for the purpose Of electing a
United States Senator 10 succeed Senator
WalthalL A. j. McLaurin, the Demo-
cratic caucus nominee. received 142 votes.
Frank Burkett Pop.) IS, scattering 4. In
a few brief words McLaurin accepted the
The morning call., 1894-02-08
CLUBBED BY TRAINMEN.
Forty Tramps Beaten From the Cars
at Hauford.

HANFoRD, Feb. About forty tramps were
brought to this city from the south this morn
Ing by the railroad company and left here.
This evening when the tram went north the
tramps attempted so board the freight train
and tight eDsued between the tralumen and
the tramps. Reviewers were drawn on both
sides, but no shots were flied. The trainmen
USED clubs freely, and several of the men who
attempted 10 ride were horribly beaten. and
they >wore out warrants for the arrest of the
trainmen. The crowd is camped in town for
the night,
The morning call., 1894-02-08
THE GOVERNORS TRADE MARK.
Trouble Over the South Stuff Kept
by North Carolina.

WASHINGTON. Feb. THE Court of
Appeals of the district has reversed the
decision of Judge Bradley in the Palmetto
trademark liquor case, and Comm issioner
of Patents Seymour has scored a point
against Governor Tillman Of South Caro-
lima. The Commissioner refused to register
trade mark brought by Governor TilIman
for brand of liquor sold by the State.
Judge Bradley granted the mandamus to
compel the registry. The Commissioner
appealed and the Court Of Appeals re-
yerSed Judge Bradley's decision
The morning call., 1894-02-08
WANT A NEW CHARTER.
ValleiO'S Citizens Ask for the EIec-
ton of FreehOiderS,

VALLEJO, Feb. IA large body OF citizens
gathered al Eureka Hall last night to consider
the question of new charter for Vallejo. w.
I. Kelley OF the Santa Fe Railroad was presi-
dent of the meeting. and addresses were made
by u. ). Campbell Jr., j. A. Brown, Professor
w. >. BaDcock, ex-senator Campbell and j. T.
Ryan. The old charter was criticized severely
and 1t was shown TO be practically useless. A
committee was appointed to attend the next
mee'l ing OF the City Trustees and ask for the
right 10 select fifteen fl eehod-rs at the coming
city election 10 frame a new charter.
The morning call., 1894-02-08
For the Northwest Survey.

WASHINGTON, Feb. THE Senate Com
mittee on Foreign Relations to-day de-
cided to report in favor OF the ratification
of the treaty with Great Britain for an ex-
tension of the treaty for completing the
survey between Alaska and the North ives;
Territory. which was sent to the Senate
Monday by the President.
The morning call., 1894-02-08

Princess CoIOnna Awaiting a De-
CiSion of the Courts

LONDON. Feb. Mrs. JohnsW. Mackay
has returned from Paris. An intimate
friend of the Mackay family says the
Princess Colonna has not gone to the
United States, that she is in France with
her children. and adds the reason that her
whereabouts has not been revealed is
she fears the children will be abducted.
1t is asserted the Princess is not likely to
90 to the United States until the decision
Of the French court Is announced.
The morning call., 1894-02-08
Identified His Sons Body.

SAN RAFAEL, Feb. John Walters of 224
Hilbert street, San Francisco, called at the
mOrgue this morning and identified the re-
mains OF the man found in the water at Sausa-
Tito last Sunday as those OF his son Patrick
aged 8 years. The deceased had been mIssise q
since January ID. The father removed the re-
mains TO San Francisco this afternoon
The morning call., 1894-02-08
An Overdose of Choral.

KEoKUK, Iowa, Feb. Z-Dr. j. C. Ar
mentrout. professor of physiology in the
Keokuk Medical College. died to-day from
an overdose of chloral
The morning call., 1894-02-08
CUSIA RICA ELECTIONS.
By Uniting the Liberals Can Defeat
the CIericaIs.

NEW YORK, Feb. IA special to the
Herald from San Jose. Costa Rica, says
The elections have passed off quietly. No
party has an absolute majority. The
Clerical party has the largest number of
electors, but not enough to elect a Presi-
dent The Civilists, the Government party,
has the largest number of Liberal electors
and if the Liberal factions unite they can
defeat the ClericaIs by small majority.
The morning call., 1894-02-08
A Brakeman Badly Injured

SAN RAFAEL. Feb. 7.-Elmir Decker, brake.
man employed on the North Pacific Coast Rail-
road, met with painful accidentthls afternoon
while engaged in riding cars into the quarry.
The cars were thrown from the track one fall
ing upOn Decker. He was eXtricated from his
perilOus position, when IL was found he had
sustained Injuries of the head and shoulder.
The morning call., 1894-02-08

Willamette Valley and Cascade Wagon
road Company in the State of Oregon, the
bill to prevent the consolidation of land
Offices in Colorado and the Senate bill TO
dispose OF several abandoned military
reservations.