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Arizona republican., 1895-06-16
HE WON'T BE THERE.
DepeW Will Not Attend the
 League Convention.
No Danger That Chauncey Will Say Something That He Might
 Afterwards Repent.
By the Associated Press.


 CINCINNATI, O., June 15.-The follow ing telegram has been received from Chauncey M. Depew, in reply to an in- quiry as to whether he could attend the Republican National League convention next week: "I have notified the com mittee of the impossibility of my stay ing over the 10th at Cleveland to at- tend the league meeting. I leave here tomorrow for Nashville to deliver the annual address at the Vanderbilt uni versity, and returning l will arrive at Cleveland On the 18th at 5 o'clock and leave at G."
 It is possible that delegation will meet MT. Depew st the depot and en- deavor to prevail upon him to address the convention.
Arizona republican., 1895-06-16
The Government in Doubt.

There was an apathy on the part of the government that lent strength to the assertions of the claimant in the esti- nation of the public and facilitated his swindling scheme of selling at first his deeds and afterwards the stock in his company already mentioned.
 As late as the month of April 1885 even, Gen, Johnson who subsequently made an adverse report wrote an official letter to the secretary of the interior Lamar-who had just come into office under Cleveland, stating that his claim was pending and undetermined and that he had not examined into it's merits for want of funds and asking whether the lands should be withdrawn from market and sale. And when this fact was discovered Gen. Churchill sent the following telegram to Secretary Lamar:
 ''To L. o. c. Lamar, secretary of the
 Interior, Washington, D. c.
 1 respectfully request that no pro. ceedings be taken relative to suspen' sion of land from entry upon sugges- tions of Surveyer-General Johnson on account of alleged EPeralta grant until other settlers shall have been heard. Papers will be forwarded presently. CLARK CHURCHILL, AttorneyGeneral of Arizona J
 And at the public meeting held at the court house in Phoenix, April 30, 1885, copies of this correspondence were read and 8 committee consisting of i leading citizens was appointed to follow up this request by in forming Secretary Lamar of the situation and urging him to save the country from thls threatened calamity.
Arizona republican., 1895-06-16

of the Colorados and in fact that there was no such person as the pretended grantee
Arizona republican., 1895-06-16
THERE'S TROUBLE.

San Domingo Initiates the Money
 of France.
 PARIS, June 15.-It it reported that some difficulty has arisen between France and the repub bile of San Domin- go in consequence of nickel money bear ing the effigy of the French republic.
Arizona republican., 1895-06-16
IHe '. s. GoV'f Reports

SkcI [ecyaf Baking Powder sucazIo.- to sH others.
Arizona republican., 1895-06-16
You Do Not
Realize what q good

Realize what good thin ng you are missing for your children by not giving them policy of one or two thousand dollars in the Chfld's Aid Association, which they will draw when 21 or 25, or sooner If death will overtake them. L. J. Wood, secretary; Dr. Tut tie, medical examiner; Judge Reno < Sou, gen eral agent, Phoenix, Ariz.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-31
NEEDFUL EXPENSES ONLY.
Professor Hilgard's Pointed Reply to
Accusations.
He Says the Experimental Stations Of the
University Are Economically
Managed.

In relation to charges made that the ex-
penses of the experimental stations of the
College of Agriculture. University of Cali
fornia, are greater than is necessary, Pro-
lessor Hilgard said yesterday:
"These charges contain nothing new,
and are merely revival, by interested
persons, of accusations which were fully
disproved years ago. 1t is unnecessary for
me to say, for the department., that in the
present as in the past we court the fullest
and most immediate investigation of our
work, by legislative committee or other
wise, that can be made by fair-minded and
intelligent men.
"Without entering into detailed argu-
ment, will merely say that whoever COM
piled the financial statement IN the article
in question committed the error of con-
fusing the United States Experimental
Station system, the State Forestry system,
and portions of the Morrill, aid fund, all
used for experimental purposes. with the
sums used purely for instruction. This
wholly destroys the value of the figures
given. In fact, this correction reduces by
two-thirds the alleged expense per capita.
Moreover, agricultural students taking
y
in Europe: but the number actually in at
tendance upon purely agricultural lectures
at Berkeley is not seventeen, but fOrty-hve.
But this represents the smallest group of
persons under our instruction. Apart from
farmers Institutes, correspondence with
between 1000 and 5000 persons yearly
reaches applicants for information all over
the State.
1.-The tenor of the letters and reviews
fh rnT10 hOTf California rdJnU work
and such official reports as that made by
the committee of the State Grange at the
last annual meeting, satisfy us that our
work is appreciated by the farmers of the
State. University instruction, however,
occupies barely one-third of the time of
our staff. The experiment station work,
all the results of which are concentrated
and elaborated at Berkeley and published
in our bulletins and reports, fairly over
burdens the rest of the time of hard
working staff.
Regarding salaries, they are not greater
than in other departments of the univer-
sity, and are such as are necessary to Sc
cure and retain the services of competent
specialists. To these, moreover, it makes
no difference whether the classes taught
consist of five or seventy-fve students.
The preparation and the time required are
the same, and the organic act creating the
university in conformity to the United
States law providing the funds makes the
maintenance of fully equipped College of
Agriculture compulsory upon the regents.
1t is peculiarly fortunate for California that,
unlike other States, the double duty of in
struction and experimentation is done by
the same corps of workers, greatly reducing
the expenditures.
Now, as to the past, decline to take
notice of any personal assaults. A long ex-
rience through many years of professional
life has convinced me that they always show
the weakness of a cause which thinks itself
helped by such weapons"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-31
AMONG THE WHEELMEN.
Entries and Handicaps for the Imperial
Clubs Road Race.

Entries and Handicaps for the Imperial
Clubs Road Race.
There is report in circulation that Cap
tain Horace H. Martin of the Bay City
Wheelmen intends to resign his Office on
account of i'll health. Those who are men
toned to fill the vacancy are Charles s.
Wells, Jules F. Hancock and w. H. Hal
lett.
At a meeting held at the clubhouse of the
Bay City Wheelmen last Tuesday evening,
it was decided to organize an association
for the maintenance of the track at Central
Park. Committees from the Olympic Club
Wheelmen, California Cycling Club, Impe-
rial Cycling Club and the Bay City Wheel
men met and organized the San Francisco
Bicycle Track Association. The officers
elected We're: President, F. II. Kerrigan,
b. 9. W.; vice-president, E. G. Douglass,
L. Z. e.; secretary, S. G. Scoyern, o. G. W. I;
treasurer, j. w. Mullen, o. G. w. 1t was
reported that the different dealers would
stand their proportion of the expense.
The track will be in rideable condition to-
morrow. Another meeting of the commit
tee is to be held the 18th prox.
ii. f. Wynne, chairman road improve
ment committee l.. A. W., will represent
the league at the Good Roads Convention
at sacramento on February 7. In this con-
nection Mr.. Wynne would be pleased to
receive suggestions of any sort from the
Wheelmen on improvement of highways.
HIS address is corner Twenty-second and
Folsom streets.
}: s. Egan and G. j. Panario of the I'm
perlal Cycling Club rode century last
Sunday to San Jose, returning on the Oak
land side. This is not, however, the first
century OF the year, as has been elsewhere
stated. That honor belongs to Joseph B.
Carey OF the Garden City Cyclers, who did
the trick January Il III heavy rainstorm,
when the roads were in terrible condition,
and he deserves all the credit accruing.
D.. a. Young, chairman of the committee
on lnter-club relations, G. A. G. c., is ar
ranging steamer ride on the bay, to be
participated in by all cyclists who are
members of clubs that belong to the aso-
citation.
The Oak Leaf Wheelmen of Stockton
have Withdrawn from the G. A. C. C.
The California Cycling Club will give
ladies' night on Saturday night of this
week.
Jules Farnsworth says he is going to
Withdraw from the Olympics and join the
Imperials.
The Bay Citys have Robinson home
trainer" en- route, which will be of great
benefit to the racers.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-31
DENIED HABEAs CORPUS.
A Question for the United States 81
preme Court to Settle.

Question for the United States Su-
preme Court to Settle.
The appellate jurisdiction in the cases of
Chinese merchants who are refused land
ing by the Collector came up in another
form in the United States District Court
yesterday.
1t was in the matter of Lem Moon Sing,
who makes application for a writ of habeas
corpus. Judge Morrow denied the appli-
cation on the ground that the court had
no jurisdiction.
The matter was agreed upon so as to get
a more complete record before the United
States Supreme Court. There are several
cases of the kind before the same court now,
but the Chinese declare that this embraces
new features. which will affect the act of
August, 1894. This gives the Collector of
Port full power to investigate snch cases
and decide upon them. From his ulti-
matum there is no appeal except to the
Secretary of the Treasury.
The Chinese aver that they have the
right to appeal to the courts at all times
for habeas corpus.
1t is to settle this fact that the proceed
ings were taken. Until a decision comes
from the Supreme Court Lem Moon Sing
will remain in jail.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-31
TO MEET His CREDITORS.
Frank GOlden's Carson City Store
Sold.
He Had a Fortune TO Spend, but Was Not
Successful in His Specula.
lions.

Frank Golden, who has recently disposed
of his jewelry business at Carson, New, by
sale to D. NJ. Ryan, was in San Francisco
yesterday to meet his creditors, to whom
he suggested that he is willing to settle at
20 cents on the dollar, and that matter is
under consideration.
The creditors and credits are M. Schus-
sler & Co., $4,000; George Greenzweig &
Co., $4,000; A. Eisenberg g. Co., $4,000;
Phelps q Miller, $4,000. After attending a
meeting of the creditors at the store of M.
Schussler Mr.. Golden left for Nevada.
Golden was left a fortune by his uncle,
Thomas Freehill, Nevada capitalist, sew
eral years ago. He speculated in stocks
and entered into number of business en-
terprises which did not yield him the re-
turns he anticipated. His friends. who
are acquainted with his affairs, have for a
long time been looking for some signs of
his financial weakness. They are, there
fore, not surprised to learn that he has
negotiated with his creditors
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-31
WORKING THE FLIM-FLAM.

Three Genteel Looking Swindlers
Abroad in the City.
Three clever workers at the fiim-ham
game are trying to "do" the town south of
Market street.
They went into the grocery and saloon
and tried it upon ]. M. Poge, whose place
of business is at the northeast corner of
Mission and Fifth streets. They made a
desperate effort, but Mr.. Poge had been
caught once before, and was therefore
familiar with their game.
Diagonally across the street is the gro
Gerry and saloon of F. Kaufman, where
they wended their way and tried the trick
on Otto Feldman, barkeeper. After fail
ing there they proceeded ON their way, but
with what success the police have not yet
learned.
The manner in which the "f1im- flam" is
worked has been explained many times in
three men entered the saloon and one of
them ordered three glasses of beer, and in
doing so placed $40 piece on the counter.
The beer was drawn and the barkeeper re-
turned in change a So piece and 81 IS in
silver. One of them says, 'tWhy, see here,
John; I've got Is cents" and with that he
placed the three nickels on the silver
change, while the first puts the SIS in his
pocket and remarks, "All right; give me
my $40 piece back, barkeep," and shoves
over the silver.
All hands are doing all they can in the
meantime to rattle the barkeeper, who
often hands back the $40 piece, and the
swindlers go off winners to the extent of
81 IS.
The police say that flim-fam has not
been worked to any extent in the city for
two or three years before
The men are described as being well
dressed and dark complexioned. The
leader was about 5 feet inches
tall, heavy set, and wore heavy mus
tache. The others were light complex
Toned and smooth faced. Both had on
SLOUGH hats. One was about 5 feet s
inches tall and the other nearly feet.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-31
DEATH OF FRANKLIN MOSS.
He Leaves a Valuable Estate to His
Heirs.
The Aged Capitalist Never Recovered the
Blow Of Having a Guardian
Over Him.

oAKIAND.-Frank Moss, the aged CAPT.
talist of Fruitvale, died yesterday at
o'clock at his residence on the San Leandro
road.
Mr.. Moss was one of the first settlers in
Alameda County to discover the agricul-
tural advantages of the land and early
secured tract of land in what is now
known as the Fruitvale district He was
thrifty and prospered from the first, and
when the San Leandro and Haywards
electric line was pushed through his place
few years ago the value of his holdings
was so increased that he soon found him
self capitalist.
He was thought to be worth something
like 100000, and it is probable because of
his retiring disposition that he might have
gone through life unnoticed had it not
been for the peculiar lawsuit brought by his
two sons-in-law last July, the outcome of
which was that Moss had a guardian over
himself and his affairs appointed by Judge
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-31
OONVIOTS TO MAKE ZOE.
Expressions of Opinion in Regard to
That Subject.


The question of putting in an ice plant
at Folsom prison is before the Legislature.
Governor Budd has recommended that
such action be taken, and the California
and Nevada Ice Company, the Union Ice
Company, Consumers Ice Company,
Sierra Lakes Ice Company, Floriston Ice
Company, Peoples Ice Company, Mer-
chants Ice Company, the Mountain Ice
Company and all the other ice companies
are fighting against it.
The ice companies have such men as
Lloyd Tevis, R. G. Sheath, S. D. Smith
and c. o. Swanberg on their side, and
these gentlemen are using every means in
their power to defeat the measure.
There is over 81 100000 invested in the
ice business in San Francisco, and the
various companies pay from $2700 to $4,000
companies object to having convict labor
brought into competition with them.
81 want to see an ice mandatory estab-
lished in the State prisons" said John
Lubben. "Then l will become my own
customer. use great quantity of ice in.
my business and it is big item in my ex-
penditure. l am taxed to keep up the
State prisons and if | can get any return
for the money have to pay, it is so much
the better for me- Of course, the article
must be sold at market prices, so as not to
enter into competition, as far as prices are
concerned, with other ice companies. In
that case think the passage of such law
would be a move in the right direction
81 wouldn't use their ice if they gave it
to me for nothing" said Frank Wieland.
Let the State make up its deficit in some
other way than by attempting to take the
bread and butter out of the mouths of
hundreds of women and children"
"The bill will never pass" said Joseph
Martin. ut is an ubiquitous measure and
puts convict and free labor in competition.
OF course it means the saving of few
dollars to the State, but then it also means
that SO many men who are now keeping
their families in respectable manner will
be forced out of employment.
''As far as the cost of maintaining the
prison is concerned the move is good
one" said j. II. Hall, secretary of the Con-
sumers' Ice Company, "but when the man
ufactured article comes into competition
with the ice made by paid labor then it is
time to call halt. Let Folsom and San
Quentin make all the ice required within
their walls, but let the supply stop at
hot -
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-31
THREATS AGAINST LIFE.
An Intended Bride Has Her Betrothed
Put Behind the Bars,

Isaac Benjamin, young peddler and
purchaser of old iewelry, was arrested on a
warrant yesterday afternoon charging him
with threats against life. The charge was
made by Edna Huntington, young
woman with whom he has been keeping
company, and who, he says, he was to
have married on Monday last. The woman
is young and handsome. She says he tried
to stab her with penknife, and has often
threatened to kill her.
Benjamin declares that the real name of
the woman is Ruth Bennett, and that he
was trying to reform her and get her away
from evil companions.
81 used to make S. and SEA day." he said
last night, "and 1 bought her fine dresses,
and even took her meals to her. Last Mon
day we were going to be married at 1
O'Clock in the afternoon. l went out to
work in the morning, and when 1 returned
at the appointed time she was gone and
had taken everything with her that could
be moved, and now she has me arrested. |
did not intend to give her those new
dresses and things until she married me,
and I'll get even by having her arrested for
grand larcenyo
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-31

Greene. This, it is said, broke the old
mans heart and he never recovered the
blow. He never considered that he was
in need of a guardian.
Moss was twice married, the last time to
Miss Mollie Briggs, a worthy and attrac-
tive young woman, who survives him.
By his first wife he left two daughters, one
the wife of w. l.. Taylor of 1865 Twenty
fourth avenue, and the other the wife of
P. III. Auseon of 1881 East Fifteenth street.
1t is said that matters between the
daughters and the young wife OF the old
capitalist had never been very pleasant,
and the outbreak came in the suit for the
appointment of a guardian. The case
lasted several days and was bitterly con-
tested by both sides. The pretty young
wife of Moss was constantly in attendance
on her husband during the trial and at
tracted considerable attention in the court
room.
The testimony shows that while the old
man was somewhat lax in his business
affairs, his wife acted as his bookkeeper
and kept pretty close eye on his affairs,
was careful in small matters he let large
amounts slip through his fingers too easily.
1t was also brought out that he acted
queerly by singing and dancing in happy
manner at times.
He broke down when the guardian was
appointed, and said: "My God, to think it
should come to this" He felt the humilia-
alton up to his death.
He was born in New Haven, Conn.,, June
6, 1921.
1t is thought now that there will be a
bitter contest for his valuable property be-
tween Mrs. Moss and the daughters.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-31
FORTUNES ARE AT STAKE.
Grain Brokers Wildly Excited Over
May Wheat.
They Expect a Bad, Break or a Boom
To-Day and Buy and Sell on the
Street Till Evening.

After the afternoon session of the Prod
uce Exchange call-board adjourned yes
terday undisguised excitement prevailed
latest turn and prospects of disastrous
break or boom to-day
The excitement did not abate particle
until P. NJ, when brokers' offices closed
and the days business was practically
ended. Little groups of brokers could be
seen on California street as late as $50
P. NJ, most extraordinary sight, that indi-
Gated very plainly what an interest was
taken in the wheat markets latest fuctua-
tons and the state of mind these brokers
were in. They chatted enthusiastically,
forgetful of what passed around them.
Occasionally one broker would throw up
his hand and cry NINETY"
Half a dozen would reply in the same
explanatory voice: "I'll take you"
Puts at 80; who wants them?"
CPL take 5000 tons"
Then another brokers' hand would ap-
pear over his companions heads.
'''Callsp who'll have 'em at 90X2" he
would shout.
'I'll take 'em up" The answer would
come from two or three simultaneously.
And so it continued on the street, even
while offices we're closing and people were
going home for the night.
One of the brokers who seemed to have
entered into the spirit of the occasion was
asked for an explanation. He was S. An
toldi, member of the exchange.
"The brokers are unusually excited :"
said he, cover the market for May wheat.
There is either going to be terrible break
tomorrow or boom in prices. But which
is coming l cannot tell, and the brokers
are divided on that point. 1t is felt as
certainty that something very important
is going to happen tomorrow, and those
brokers who are deepest in May wheat are
greatly worked up over the outcome.
MAY wheat sold in the morning session
to-day as low as 89%, then it rallied and
went to 9015. In the afternoon session it
weakened again and closed at 90k to 9035.
There were great many transactions at
905s. Puts and calls were sold just as fast
as bargains could be closed, several brokers
paying 80 to 90Z for them. That means
in plain talk that CANDLES were made on
gamble. Brokers reserved the privilege of
so many thousand tons at prices quoted,
and will win or lose accordingly as the
market fuctuates.
81 believe the expectation of big Jump
in prices is likely to come true tomorrow
If receipts in Chicago, Minneapolis, Du-
luth and those Western cities are light
there will be big rise here. l cannot see
much in England to encourage hopes of
boom, yet the market is extremely sensi-
tive and has touched snch low point
everybody believes it must go up.
''The morning will reveal an exciting
change in the Produce EXCHANGE"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-31
The Olympic Bowling Tournament.

The bowling tournament of the Olympic
Club ended last evening and the winners
are: First class, B.W. Bernhard, whose to-
tai percentage in cooked hat and five pins
was 35.06; Charles White second, with 1906
per cent; H. G. Ramsey third, with 80 SO
per cent; G. A. Stratton fourth, with 1884
per cent; J. W. Leavitt fifth, with 27.47 per
cent; f. w. Mowry sixth, with 1888 per
cent; T. G. Spillane seventh, with 1892 per
cent; F. G. Montealegre eighth, with 1921
per cent; K. Boyd ninth, with 22.25 per
cent.
In the second class the winners and their
percentage are: w. L. Gilbert 27.49, f.
Chandler 27.33, w. Haley 27.10. ]. A.
Ostendorf 1910, f. M. Speyer 1886, F.
Fuller 1881, III. Gum 1915, j. Elliott
25.07, H. D. Hadenfeldt 24.S1, l.. G.
Hunter A.74, j. White 23.77, DR.. H. o.
Massie 20.33 II. Monahan 1903.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-31
AT HIS WIFE's BEHEsT.

John Dreamer Arrested for Alleged
Failure to Provide.
John G. Creamer an engineer on the
tugboat Annie, was arrested on East street
yesterday by Sergeant of Police Mahoney,
and locked up at the Harbor police sta
ton to await the arrival of deputy
sheriff from San Jose with warrant
wherein Creamer is charged with failing
to provide for his wife, who is now living
IN the Garden City.
Dreamer, who is well known along the
water front, was very indignant over his
arrest. He has always, he said, earned d
good wages and treated his wife well until
she deserted him. He has always been
willing, to support her if she would remain
in the he home which he provided f for n, her.
prepared to care for it, and had done so.
He claims that the arrest is due to spite
full feelings on the, part of his. wife's
mother and brother, because he refused to
support them. Dreamer will be taken to
San Jose this morning.