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MISS FAIRWEATHER.
She Had No Money to Wipe Ont Financial
EatbGTrGS SntentS.

She Had No Money to Wipe Out Financial
EnsbaTrGsSnsents.
Miss Helen Fairweather is teacher in
the Emerson School of this city, but sne
could not be found last night, as she no
longer lives at 725 Waller street.
Her stepmother, pleasant-faced lady,
whose home is at 400 Steiner street, stated,
when shown the San Jose dispatch an
nounoing that her stepdaughter was named
as the young woman who had fallen in
love with Luisa E. B. Matson, alias Milton
B. Matson, that it all was strange news to
her. "You see," said the lady, Sin the
place, my stepdaughter is not young girl,
and, then, she is an invalid, and has been
for many months. She obtained leave of
absence some time in July and did not re-
turn until the early part of this month.
Now, never knew that she had been at a
hotel in Ben Lamond, and further, her last
letter to me before she returned was dated
Los Gatos, and in that she stated the hotel
she was at ives kept by lady.
"Know of her being in love or being en-
gagged? Why no, she never told me any
thing of the kind. She left here for the
benefit of her health and that, believe,
occupied her attention more than would an
affection of the heart. Then that portion
of the dispatch printed this morning which
declares that she could not see her lover
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bridge against Gonsalos' forces 200 strong.
Quite the contrary is the fact; both Barrlos
and his army are incapable. But nature
has done much to protect the Guatemalan
shore. There is a terrific ocean swell all
along the coast and not one small boat In
a thousand could ever reach shore without
capsizing hundreds of feet before reaching
the waters edge. For years untold num-
bers of devices have been tried to land
passengers and freight by the Pacific Mall
Steamship Company with any degree OF
safety and success, but in every instance
failure has been scored. The trouble is
simply this: The ocean swell rises and
falls fully thirty feet in the very caimest
weather and sends breaker after breaker
rolling up on a shoal space 200 feet to the
shore Any boat carried on these swells
must necessarily come with disastrous I'M
pact against the rocks and sand of the
beach as soon as shoal water is reached.
Hence invading mariners would not be
able to get ashore excepting in the regular
way as adopted now by the Mail Company,
and this, for obvious reasons, would be I'M
practicable in times of war.
To facilitate the landing of passengers
and freight, tremendous iron wharves have
been built reaching from shore five or six
hundred feet into the ocean at both Cham
perico and San Jose de Guatemala. There
wharves stand on iron pillars forty feet out
of water, and it is not infrequent that in
heavy weather the ocean swellS up to the
level of the wharves.
One of the most interesting sights
afforded passengers on, the mail steamers
is the landing of passengers at the various
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THIEYING OFFICLALS.
Hoto They Ptundered q County Il,
IO1rH.

1OtCus
CHICAGO, Jan. 2S.-A special from Sioux
City, Iowa, says: A settlement with the
County Board of Supervisors of this
(Woodbury) county has just been effected
with the Woodbury. County citizens and
taxpayers committee and others, of a
number of suits pending in the courts, and
marks the end of some of the most bitterly
contested itigations ever instituted in
| court.
| About year ago the newspapers sue
ceeded in getting an abstract of the county
warrants issued to the Board of Super
visors and to divers persons, but all of
which were receipted for by some one or
another of the members of the board and
it was published. 1t showed that members
of the board in three years time had drawn
something like 100000 of funds from the
county road, bridge, insane and poor funds
and there was little to show for it in the
way of work done to the county road, etc.
The upshot of it was that the committee
referred to was organized and experts were
engaged to 60 over the county books. The
revelations were startling. 1t was alleged
that the county had been systematically
robbed of thousands of dollars and that
fictitious bills had been rendered. Affi-
dayits were prepared showing the extent of
the Irregularities and presented to the
court in support of the application for a
temporary injunction to restrain the SUI
pervisors from placing the debt beyond
reputation by the sale of bond issue to
fund $225, 900 of the warrants, among which
were those in question. As soon as this
-
officers became frightened. Deputy Audi
tor Roberts suddenly left the county, and
was finally located in Virginia. He was
promised immunity if he would came back,
and he did so. Ae was put on the board,
and in support of the application of the
committee to make the injunction perma-
nent told startling tale. He recited the
particulars of the system by which it is
claimed the padded bills were got through
| the board.
| Suits were instituted against members of
| the board to impeach and remove them
| from Office. Supervisor Strange was found
guilty and removed. Supervisor Hunting,
| when he heard the result of the Strange
suit, resigned. Supervisors Adams and
Epps were also made defendants, but
weakened and gave the attorneys of the
prosecution valuable information to be
used in prosecuting the other cases and re-
| covering the stolen money.
In the meantime the Supervisors started
| to retaliate, and announced that Treasurer
Kifer had illegally withheld large sums of
money in the shape of the fees of his
office. The board commenced a suit to re-
cover $25, ,O0O from him and his bondsmen,
who were members of the citizens COM
mittee.
Of the warrants enjoined nearly 5000, 900
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The City'S Able to Take Care
Of Itself.
VIEWS OF MEN WHO THINK.
Government by Commissions Ought
to Be Abolished.
1.-THE CALL'S' CRUSADE is COMMENDED.
George 7. Marye, Colin NJ. Boyd, B.
HeaeOek and Many Others Discuss
the Vital Topic.
"THE CALL'S' CRUSADE is COMMENDED.

Shall San Francisco be governed by men
chosen by its citizens and taxpayers or
shall it be governed by men selected by
Governor who has little interest in or may,
perchance, be hostile to the city's ad-
vancement? Have not the dwellers in
this ommission-governed municipality
reason to complain that they are taxed
without being represented and to repeat
the famous declaration, Taxation without
representation is tyranny"
The Police Department, the Fire De-
partment, the Health Department, the
Harbor Commission and the pilots are
virtually controlled by the Governor of
California, while the Mayor of San Fran
cisco is almost without power. Thinking
men of all parties and persuasions have
come to the conclusion that this anoma-
lous condition of affairs should end and
end at once. Home rule for San Francisco
is what we want.
Following are the views of leading citi-
zens on the vital subject and there are
many more to follow:
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NEW CABINET FOR FRANCE
Noted Men Who Now Possess the
Portfolios.
President Faure ImpartS to the Ministry
His Message, Which Will Be Read
TO the Lawmakers.

PARIS, Jan. 27.--The name of neither
General lamont nor Admiral Besnard ap-
pears in the list of Cabinet officers pub
Iished in the Journal Officiel.
The Ministry of War will be occupied ad
interim by Prime Minister Ribot and the
Ministry of Marine ad interim by M. Ira
rieux, who also holds the portfolio of JUS
tice. This makes the new Cabinet as fol-
lows:
Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and
ad int Minister of War, M. Ribot; Minister
of Justice and ad int Minister of Marine,
M. Trarieux; Minister of Foreign Affairs,
M. Hanotaux; Minister of the Interior, NJ.
Leygues; Minister of Public Instruction
and Worship, NJ. Poincarre; Minister of
Public Works, NJ. Dupuy (Temps); Min
lister of Commerce, M. Andre Ledon; Min
lister of Agriculture, NJ. Cadeau; Minister
of the Colonies, Chautemps.
The newspapers express surprise at the
composition of the Cabinet, but their COM
ments are not hostile.
President Faure this morning received
General lamont. The Ministry held its
first conference at the residence of NJ.
Ribot and decided in principle to support
an amnesty bill. In the evening the Cabi-
net met at the Palace of the Elysee, when
President Faure impaired to the Ministers
his message, which will be read by M.
Ribot in the Chamber of Deputies, and by
NJ. Traireux in the Senate tomorrow.
Prime Minister Ribot has decided not to
to make formal ministerial statement,
but will indicate his policy in his govern
ment. Notice has been given of several in
terpellations, three of which come from
Socialists and are aimed especially at NJ.
Ribot.
The Cabinet has decided that the Min
istry of Worship shall be reincorporated
with the Ministry of Public Instruction.
1t is stated that General lamont declined
to accept the war portfolio until it was
offered to General Herve, who is now sta
toned at Algiers.
Cardinal Richard, Archbishop of Paris,
to-day celebrated mass in the church OF
Notre Dame and public prayers were said
on the occasion of the end of the crisis.
There was large congregation present,
including many Senators and members OF
the Chamber of Deputies.
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ever and the necessary means used to that
end. 1t is prophesied in some quarters
that Mexico will settle the boundary line
by quietly appropriating the whole
Guatemalan republic as a part of the
United States of Mexico, with the City of
Mexico as its capital and with the chief
executive of this republic as it's ruler.
The Mexican authorities decline to discuss
this matter, however, and it is exceedingly
probable that such a proposition has not
been seriously considered, except as a last
resort, and after all other plans for recon-
ciliation shall have failed.
In an interview with the Salvadoran
Minister, Don Jacinto CastelIanos, he said
that he considers the final declaration of
war against Guatemala as a calamity
which ought to be averted if possible and
which, he thinks will be averted by the
final recognition of justice 1t will be re-
membered that Salvador is in the position
of friendly neighbor to Guatemala and so
will use all its influence to preserve the
peace.
The hope of Guatemala forming a Cen
tral American union against Mexico in the
present fight seems to be growing less and
less every day since the arrival of the Min
lister of Salvador in this city. He has kept
his home Government well informed of the
high spirit of the whole Mexican republic
over the Guatemalan episode and of the
activity of this Government in pushing
forward preparations for a war to finish.
This sort of thing is not to the taste of
Salvador or the other Central American
republics. President Barrios of Guatemala
is feared by some of the other republics on
account of his vaulting ambition to be
ruler of all Central America, and so his de-
mands carry some weight with them, when
leveled at his weaker neighbors.
The official daily OF the Mexican Govern
ment states that the late attempt of the at
taches of the Guatemalan legation to visit
the Government arms factory was not
made in company with an Italian Minis
ter, but with Carlos Loya, the former first
secretary of the Mexican legation in Qua
temala and later in Italy.
The position of the Government is that
if Guatemala or any other nation desires
to see the preparations for war now being
made in the Government arms factory or
anywhere else, Mexico has nothing to hide
and will give free admission and liberty of
Au1 1uSpeCJiOH W t1c AcPAOSSAIob1feS VI
such countries.
The o. c. Ord Post of the G. A. R. has
adopted resolutions of fealty to the
Mexican Government in case of war with
Guatemala. A number of Union veterans,
including an American general, have sig
nified their willingness to go to the front
for Mexico if the service viii be accepted.
The memorial will be presented to General
Diaz on Tuesday.
Troops are being concentrated at all
Pacific. and Gulf ports, and the Govern
ment has chartered two merchantmen in
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some SAY SHE MAY BE COBBLED UP.

Acapulco. In the event of war the in
vasion will be made from several ports,
principally from the Pacific side.
The city is quiet tonight although IN
the lobbies of the hotels, and wherever
groups are gathered, the topic discussed is
the Guatemalan question. Yet the excite
ment has to a great extent abated. The
President and his officers of the cabinet
have been considering Guatemala's last
document for several days. 1t is believed
that it is not satisfactory to Mexico, though
had it been very radical the public would
undoubtedly have learned of it by now.
Preparations for war are being made by
both countries, no doubt, but tonight
there seems to be an undercurrent of
opinion that trouble may be automatically
avoided. 1t is now semi-officially an
nounced that the warship reported as hay-
ing been sent to Guatemala is incorrect
and that she sailed for another port.
Minister De Leon has leased a residence
here for three years, closing the deal Sat
urday, which looks as though he thought
he would not receive passports to return to
his country, Guatemala, for awhile.
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Guatemala. No doubt that will be the
result in the event of war being declared,
but the patriotic students who are so
warmly trying to spur President Diaz on
to battle will find it much harder to invade
the enemy's domain than it is to spout and
shout war cries down the Gale Real of
their dear Mexico.
The invasion will, per force, have to be
made by land. There is no other way for
hostile contingent to get into Guate-
mala, and all the talk about Mexico pre-
pairing herself by buying transport-ships
sounds nonsensical. Transports might
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suffer for such a base thing as coin and so
made frequent contributions to wipe out
the financial embarrassment is absurd, for
the reason that she had no bank account,
in fact she had no money to spare. She
might have loaned somebody dollar or
two, but any greater sum than that is out
of the question"
The lady stated further that it was not
strange that her stepdaughter had not
called on her since her return. She sup
posed that being an invalid she did not
want to tire herself by coming out so far.
She also said that no ill-feeling exists be-
tween her stepdaughter and herself.
ST have heard" added the lady, 'that
Ella had taken room somewhere on Lar
kin street, but in what part I do not
know"
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ability to drink the best brands of whisky,
let loose at times the artillery of profanity
and could tell racy story with the best of
the boys. His engagement to San
Francisco school-teacher by the name
of Helen Faithweather drring the latter's
soiourn in Los Gatos is said to be a fact, as
this morning the proprietor of a boarding
house where they both boarded stated to a
reporter that the lady in question told him
she was engaged to Matson. In fact,
Miss Luise succeeded most effectually in
fooling all Los Gatos. Miss Matson's ef-
fects, including two suits of clothes, Scotch
cap and a big valise are still at her late
boarding house, where the things are held
subject to the payment of little debt of
some forty odd dollars due for shelter and
the necessaries of life during stay en-
bracing about seven weeks.
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HOME RULE DEMANDED FOR San FRANCISCO.

worth were bought by the Farmers Loan
and Trust Company of this city, which had
an arrangement with the board to carry
them at time when the County Treasurer
had no funds to pay them. Finally sift-
ing committee went over the warrants, and
by consent all but about 100000 OF them
were released for the reason that the
county had no defense against them. The
rest of the warrants were held by the sift-
ing committee, and the trust company
commenced two suits against the county,
one for 100000 and one for $25, ,000 to put
the warrants sold in judgment. This
made the county anxious for settlement,
as the cases promised to amass a great
amount of costs, and for week past efforts
to bring about one have been in progress
and have been partially successful.
Saturday the Farmers Loan and Trust
Company, citizens committee and the
county board got together and agreed to a
stipulation by which the trust company
releases the county of $4,000 of warrants,
pays the costs in the suits and in turn has
released from the injunction all the war
rants itholds with the understanding that
they are to be bonded, and in turn dis
misses the suits it has brought.
A settlement was made with Kifer by
which he completely reimburses the county
for all shortages found in his books. The
cases against Kelly on the printing bills
still stand, and there is no prospect of a
settlement of them outside of court. These
cases are the only ones of the civil actions,
however, that will stand. The costs on
both sides have been enormous. The
criminal cases all stand, despite the settle
ment of the civil suits, and besides it is the
intention to push them all.
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THE CALL HAS DONE WELL,
Colin NJ. Boyd Oommends the Crusade Fl
Self-GoYernment.

Colin N. Boyd Commends the Crusade for
Self-Government,
COLIN NJ. BoYD-THE CALL is right. The
only way to get our departments and gen.
eral affairs properly managed is to remove
the citys business from the reach of State
interference, and, you have probably OBJ
the charter we are now framing.
The power of appointment must be III
the hands of the Mayor absolutely as far
as is possible. Of course, there are certain
officials, such as Harbor Commissioners
and Port Wardens, who are in a manner
connected with the city's affairs and who
have much more to do with State property,
the Governor, but city officials proper
should never be SO appointed, and the new
charter will do away with such a state of
affairs
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Central American ports, and it has oc
Cured frequently that passengers have
continued aboard the steamer ultimately
returning to their port of departure rather
than risk life and limb in going ashore by
way of cage and hosting gear-the only
available means.
The Mail Company steamers drop anchor
half q mile or more out in the ocean,
whereupon clumsy lighter is towed along
side. By means of cage and hosting
gear worked by the vessels donkey-engine
the passengers are lowered into the lighter
and eventually towed to the long wharf
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RELIEF FROM CORRUPTION.
Freeholder Marye Tells What Home Rule
Will Accomplish.

Freeholder Marye Tells What Home Rule
Will Accomplish.
GEORGE T. MARYE-That is the idea we
have been working on from the start, and
which we have not lost sight of at any
time during our deliberations.
We are unanimous in the belief that re-
lief from the corruption which now rots
the core of our municipal affairs can only
come when we govern ourselves and take
the power of appointing our Commission
ers and other officials out of the hands of
the State authorities. As it is at present,
every pothouse politician who wants a
place given or created for him goes to Sac
ramento, trades or jobs little with coun-
try representatives, who have their own
ends to serve, and who have no interest in
the welfare of our great city, and we are
the sufferers from having such people
foisted upon US. We must govern our
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REMOVE STATE INFLUENCE.

]. ]. OiBrien Believes in Centralized City
Government,
J.J. O'BRIEN-I am in favor of central
lied city government removed as much as
possible from State influences.
Of course we do not wish to do anything
to conflict with State or general laws, but
mitted to the people it will be in such a
form that we will have as good city gov
ernment as can be found in the country.
Our Mayor will make the appointments
and will no doubt make more judicious se-
lections than would any Governor.
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come in handy at later date, near Cham
perico or San Jose de Guatemala, after
Mexico has gained a foothold in Guate-
mala, but not until then, for the reason
that handful of Guatemaltecos at either
of these ports could offstand the strongest
hordes essaying to make a forcible entry.
It is not as if President Barrios' army
were well provided with horses like Chev-
alier Bayard, who, single handed, held a
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WARsHIPS ARE EXPECTED.

Spread of the Revolution In the Depart
niesst of Cdnea.
New YORK, Jan 27-A special to fae
World, dated Colon, January 27, says:
The revolution in the department of
Canea is reported to be spreading north.
DIR. Menosa, the editor of liberal news
paper in Panama, has been arrested here.
The United States Consul here has had a
conference with the local authorities.
French and Italian warships are expected.
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where they are again Gagged and landed.
The whole thing is very disagreeable. The
lighter tosses and rolls terribly, and it is
not unusual that an hour or more is con-
sumed in safely landing a score of passen-
gers. Indeed, masterhand must be in
command of the cages hoisting apparatus
to prevent accidents by humping or other
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Prophecy as to the Fate Of
Guatemala.
one WAY TO SETTLE DISPUTES
Mexico, However. Is Perfectly Willing
to Act Justly.
LESS CHANCE FOR 4 CENTRAL UNION.
Troops Are Being Concentrated at
Pacific and Gulf Ports and Prepa.
ratiOnS for Var Proceed.
LESS CHANCE FOR 4 CENTRAL UNION.

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 27.-If Mexico is
pushed into the fight over the interna-
tional boundary her policy will be as out
lined by President Diaz and his Cabinet,
to the effect that this dispute and other
little matters will be settled once and for
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PROTECTED BY NATURE.

Guatemala Can BE Invaded Only by
Land, Not by Sea.
Young Mexico is just full of fight now
sand wants to ''wipe up tn EARTH with
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SHE FOOLED Los GAros.
That Is WhGt the Residents There Say
About LaIiSG.

Los GATps, Jan. 27.-To say that the dis
covery yesterday in San Jose of the true
sex of the check-passer, Matson, created
lively sensation here to-day, would be put
ting it mild indeed. Nothing all day has
been talked of save that sensational de-
nouement.
"Miss" Matson while here showed her
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