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The advocate., 1895-07-24
That Foolish Tariff Laws.

WASHINGTON, July 20.-Treasury off.
oials are in qusndSry on the question
Of carrying into effect the section Of the
tariff act which provides that lead ores
imported into the United States shall
be sampled and Rsssysd to the port Of
entry according to the commercial
usage.
Some months ago the department in.
Vited bids for doing this work during
the coming year and required the ereC.
tion Of the necessary buildings at each
port.
The bids we're opened to-day and it
was found that only two propositions
were made, both for the port Of FL PsSo,
Tex. The Ell Paso Ssmpling works pro-
posed to do necessary ssmpling at 60
cents ton and the Taylor & Brunton
SSmpling works at Aspen, Colo, 60 cents
per ton where from one fifth to one
tenth Of the whole was sampled, or 85
cents TO crush and sample all ores en-
tered.
As there are about fifteen points in
the West, Northwest and Puget Sound
sections for which no bids were received,
the officials are at q loss to know what
to do.
The advocate., 1895-07-24
Hark, From Che Tomb

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 2I.-Ex. Con-
grsssman Bland is in the city, and speak
ing Of the silver question tonight said {:
"Thers is no use trying to dodge this
issue any longer. II the democratic
party does not declare for the free COIN
sge Of silver it will be wiped off the map.
The newspapers in the large cities like
81. Louis talk about the silver move
ment dying out, but they are not going
to fool anybody. There may be q few
democrats in the cities who will follow
the administration, but there are praO-
tically none in the country. This con-
Vention will show how the democrats Of
Missouri stand. In order to win In the
next campaign we have got to take @
bold stand for silver, and we must be
getting into line"
"Do you think the next democrstio
national convention will declare for in.
dependent free coinsgeH"
"I do not know whether it will or not,
but IL it don't the party will not stand
the ghost Of show. The people are not
going to follow q platform any more
which is meaningless or intended 10 de-
ceivs. Federal officeholdsrB and whisky
g0guers may succeed in controlling con-
venti1ns, like they did In Kentucky, but
the people viii not follow them."
"Would not declaration Cor free coin
age lose rs the vote In the large CitiesP"
"It would unqueStionably lose votes In
some cities, but we would gain in 9TH
ora"
The advocate., 1895-07-24
FEDERATION IN TEXAS.
The Lone Star State Is Alive With
Patriotism and Enthusiasm,

e@-"~@ee~SAvNNNAeu
DALLAS, Tex, July 19.-The State
Federation Of Labor, the Federated
Trades Of Texas and the State Farmers
Alliance have Rmslgamated, TO ell in
tents and purposes, and joint call has
been issued for a meeting Of the
three organizations at Lampasas
Springs, Tuesday, August 26 The
call Is signed by James Scott, president
State Federation Of Labor; George N.
Beach, State Federated Trades, and w.
A. Carper, r. A. High and John DWyer,
Of the State Alliance.
The call closes as follows: "Rscent
decisions Of the courts and reCsnt action
by the authorities have put the very sx-
istenCe OF labor orgAni nizations in great
jeopardy, and il these decisions and 40.
tions are allowed to pass unohallsngad
the right to organize is logically denied.
It is no exsggeration to say that never
in the history OF this nation have 20
many and so grave issues confronted or
gsnizsd labor Rs now, and nevel was
united, intelligent action 80 imperative"
All labor and farm organizations are
urged to send delegates. It 10 believed
that separate political action will be one
Of the results.
The advocate., 1895-07-24
SOVEREIGN WOULD DISCRIMINATE
AGAINST NATIONAL BANK
NOTES,
In Order to Sharpen the Conflict and
Settle the Money Question in
1896 - Opinions as to
the Effect,

WASHINGTON, July 19.-Ths Times
prints the outlines Of a manifesto is
sued by Master Workman Sovereign,
Of the Knights Of Labor, for the boy.
Oott Of all national banks. 1t Ia ad-
dressed to the Knights OF Labor, Farm
sFs Alliance, the Peoples party, reform
clubs and kindred societies, reciting "ths
wrongs OF the toiling thousands and
their suffering at the hands Of the
money-mRking power" and calling for
q boycott Of national bank notes in ell
dealings between individuals. 1t is to
60 into effect September l.
The manifesto declares that the ma.
tional banks "sre responsible for the
destruction Of the gresnbRCks, the pay
ment Of the bonds in coin, the funding
act, the demonstration Of silver, and all
the corrupt financial legislation for the
past thirty years; that they have boy
Cotted and Disseminated against every
kind Of money that promised relief to
the debtor class and prosperity to the
industrial masses; that they are boycott
ters Of the most cruel and merciless
kind. This boycott, it continues, will
preCipitate the great conflict with the
people on one side and banks on the
other, and the issues will be as sharply
drawn as in the struggle Of Jackson with
the old United States bank. The strug-
gle Of 1896 must result in victory for the
common people or the hope of American
liberty is lost. Boycott the notes OF ma.
tionsl banks" it says in conclusion.
Mr.. Sovereign smphsticslly says that
it is obligatory on every knight to obey
the order. "Not only that" he declares,
"but we expect similar orders to be is
sued By the heads Of all sympathetic or
gRnizations."
Officers Of the treasury, from Score
tary Carlisle down to his subordinatss,
who have charge Of banks and the cur.
rency, were today discussing the threat
snsd boycott by the Knights Of Labor
against national bank notes.
1t was about the only subject talked
OF. But after careful consideration Of
the question in all its phases, Secretary
Carlisle expressed the opinion to one Of
his advisors that no serious results
would follow such boycott. His con-
olusiOn Was based upon the figures in
regard to the circulation Of national
bank notes. The amount Of these out
The advocate., 1895-07-24
Troubles Of a Famous Woman.

AANNANANN
WASHINGTON, July 2O.--several days
ago the public was surprised by q news
paper report that oil the household fur
niturO Of the famous Mrs. Kate Chase
SpFRgue was advertised to be sold at
auction to satiafy creditors. Mrs.
Sprague 10 Shs daughter Of the late Chief
Justice Chase, and the divorced wife OF
ex-governor Sprsgus OF Rhode Island.
She still owns an equity in EsgsWood,
her RSthsr's old home two miles from
the capitol, and there Ia where most Of
the valuable furniture belonged.
When Mrs. Sprsgus's destitution was
published several prominent men who
had placed high estimate on the ''pa.
tFiOtiO" services Of her father az we'll az
those OF herself, through the political
salon over which ahe was a queen, made
up a sum su fficlent to keep her IN COM
fort for the rest Of her days. It is nn-
deEstOod that the amount subscribed ia
$4,000, to which Senator G. s. Brico,
OK. Postmaster General John WanR-
maker and Congressman Paul j. Sorg
contributed 5000 each. The other con.
tributOrs are prominent republicans In
this city, New York, Cleveland, Cincin.
natl and Providence, with the exception
Of Secretary William G. Whitney,
whose contribution 10 said to be the
largest Of oil.
Mrs. Sprague ls still at the Hotel
Jefferson in Union Square, with her
daughters, but she refuses to talk about
the matter. 1t is believed that she will
now stop the advertised auction sale Of
the furniture Of her old home, Edge
wood, in the suburbs Of Washington,
and that she will be able TO pay of many
mortgages on the place and make il her
homo again.
Even though Mrs. Sprsgue has not
cen in society for nearly twenty. hVe
years, she kept up until ten years ago
her interest and influence in politics.
She was very close friend Of the late
President Chester A. Arthur, and il is
an open secret that the campaign against
James G.. Blaine in 1884 was planned at
EdgewoOd. Senator Jones Of Nevada
was another friend who appreciated her
political Rcumen and was q frequent Wis
itor at her home.
Mrs. Sprague seldom talks Of her hus-
band, but when she does she blames
him for the suicide Of their only SON,
who shot himself in Seattle some years
ago. He never made any provision for
the support and education Of the chill
dren after the divorce. and she feels GER
Continued on page 9.
The advocate., 1895-07-24
$I.OO A YEAR.

"Your name has frequently been men
toned as candidate for the presidency;
what can / say about thstI"
"It is all foolishness TO talk about cam
didates. There i8 no democratic party.
There is nothing but chaos and dis
order"
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-12
THE TRANSPACIFIC CABLE
A Syndicate Organized to Lay a Wire to
Hawaii
Congress Asked to Grant a Franchise to the
international Pacific Company.
Those Interested

Washington, Feb. ia bill to incor-
porate the International Pacific Gable
Company, with the object of building q
cable from California to the Hawaiian
Islands, thence to Japan and other points
n the Pacific and on the mainlands of
Asia and Australia, was introduced in
the House today by Representative
Charles W. Stone of Pennsylvania.
The incorporators are William Alvord,
Samuel T. Alexander, Hugh Craig, W..
H. Dimond, Alfred S. Hartwell, Edward
B. Pond, John Irwin, Ray Stone, A. c..
Hawes, Herman Oelrichs, Charles E.
Bishop, G. f. McNear, Lewis E. Parrott,
w. M. Buckner, c. l. Taylor, o. D. Bald
win, Henry f. Allen, W. J. Adams, 10 hn
d. Spreckels The bill proposes to give
the company the right to hold requisite
connections, land offices, such power as
may be granted by any other government,
with the provisions that nothing in the
action shall be construed to commit the
United States to any financial liability or
guarantee of carrying out of it's contracts.
The capital stock is to amount to $5, 000,-
900 in 80, 900 shares of 500 each, with the
right to increase to 200, 600 shares by a
vote of two-thirds of the stock, and the
stockholders are to organize when 81, ,00O,
900 of stock has been subscribed for and 10
per cent of the subscription paid in.
The cable project has been the work of
Admiral John G. Erwin, who recently re-
tired from active service and at whose re-
quest Mr.. Stone introduced the bill. Adj
miral Erwin has extensive interests in
Hawaii and Japan. OF the other incor-
porators Mr.. Hartwell is prominent law
yer of Honolulu; Charles r. Bishop is the
richest man on the islands; Hugh Craig
is prominent San Francisco insurance
man; Jonn d. Spreckels is a son of Claus
Spreckels, and the others are prominent
California business men.
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CLEVELAND'S BOND MESSAGE
Prospect for the Ways and Means Com.
mittee to Agree
Secretary Carlisle to Produce the Contract.
Republicans VIII Probably Vote
With Democrats

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE House Com
mittee on Ways and Means held another
conference over the President S bond mes
sage today and again adjourned without
reaching any conclusion, but with n
brighter prospect for agreement ahead of
it. Tomorrow Secretary Carlisle will ap-
pear, it is expected, with the contract for
the sale of the forthcoming bond issue to
settle Il question which arose today.
Democratic members of the committee
prophesy that the Republicans will unit
with them upon a plan. This belief is
based upon no definite statement for the
opposition, but on the general demeanor
OF the Republicans and the sight of Mr..
Reed in conference with Mr.. Cochran for
an hour. The Republican contingent took
a small part in the proceedings, and in
dividually the members are diplomatic in
speaking of their intentions
If Mr.. Reed has arrived at any under
standing with the administration as was
freely rumored, he has done it, his col
leagues say, on his personal responsible
ity. Most of the time today was consumed
in discussion of a plan offered by Mr..
Cochran to meet the present emergency
and possible contingencies of the future,
which would confer large discretionary
power upon the executive branch of the
Government. He made it as verbal
proposition, but after the meeting re-
duced the plan to writing and will pre-
sent it tomorrow in the following form
Whenever it appears to the Secretary
of the Treasury that an additional supply
of cold or silver is npcpsSarv to the traa en-
ry to enable it to maintain the parity be-
tween the various coins or forms of money
for the United States, as required by the
law, the said Secretary is hereby author
lied to procure such gold or silver as may
be necessary for that purpose by issuing
therefor obligations of the United States,
conditioned for the return of like guam
tity of the same metal as may have thus
been obtained and for the transfer to
the holder of such obligations of an adj
dtional amount of said metal, not to ex-
ceed three per cent of the whole amount
thus obtained.
Early in the meeting Mr.. Cochran made
speech in favor of his proposition,
claiming for it that it did not discrimi-
nate against either metal.
Mr.. Bryan, of Nebraska asserted its in
tent was solely in the interest of gold.
Among the Democratic members of the
committee who were listed as doubtful
conciliatory condition made itself mani
fest, but it may not result in an agree
ment. Republicans say their course can
not be decided upon until the Demo-
Gratis present some definite measure to
them.
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DEATH GAVE No Warming
w. w. Stow Stricken in His
Office at San Francisco
LAWYER AND POLITICIAN
Passing Of One of the Most Widely
Known Californians
Biographical Sketch of a Man Who Was Prom
inent in the Development of the
Golden State

San Francisco, Feb. 11.-W. W. Stow,
one of the Golden Gate Park commission
ers and well-known politician, died sud
denly in his office this afternoon. He was
stricken with apoplexy at 3 80 oclock and
expired half an hour later.
w. w. Stow came of Revolutionary
stock. His grandfather served with the
American army in the Revolution On
the maternal side he was of the promi
ncnt Whitney family of New York, of
which ex-Secretary Whitney is represent
ative. His uncle, Joshua Whitney, was
noted in the industries of that state. He
owned largely of timber lands and was
heavy shipper.
Deceased was born in Binghampton,
Ny. He received an excellent education,
finishing at Hamilton College. After
wards he entered upon the study of law.
Admitted by the Supreme Court of New
York, he practiced there from 1s49 until
he left for this state
Mr.. Stow arrived in this state in May,
1852 having made the journey by way of
Nicaragua, and with California he was
always afterwards identified. Mr.. Stow
first settled in Santa Cruz county and in
1858 was elected to the Legislature from
that county as an Independent candidate.
He was Whig in politics then, and the
county was Democratic, but he was cleo
ted. Again, in 1854, he was elected, and
at the convening of the Legislature of
1855 he was chosen speaker of the House.
He declined other political office and re-
sumed law practice, settling in this city.
In 1858 he formed partnership with his
brother-in-law, Mr.. Patterson. In 1860
w. T. Wallace joined the firm.
In 1872 the firm was dissolved. Mr..
Stow was one of the counsel for the
Central Pacific for many years, and acted
as their agent in various ways up to the
time of his derth.
In 1868 Mr.. Stow invested heavily in
land in the southern counties. Among
his Investments was one of 80, 900 acres in
San Luis Obispo county. His invest
ments made him rich man. He also
interested himself in mines and was sue
cessful. Mr. Stow leaves family of
four sons and two daughters.
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uneasy The engineers were unable to
work, because of the violent tossing OF
the ship, A gale burdened with
sleet and snow came out of the
west with terrific force, and the yes
sci pitched and tossed in the ferment. But
for the storm the passengers would not
have expressed any anxiety. We cannot
say too much in praise of the captain ana
officers, who behaved manfully and did
all in their power to make our lot as com
Portable as possible" 3"
The officers of the steamer La Gascognc
are; Baudelon, Commander; Blanquie
Second Captain; Gonter, First officer
Pitou, Second Officer; Landegren, Third
officer; Martin, Chief Engineer; Le-
Banc, Second Engineer; Gouverne, Third
Engineer; Hannah, Fourth Engineer /;
kaphet, Purser; Darandeau, Assistant
Purser; Gervais, Doctor.
La Gascogne is two-masted, steel screw
steamer built in 1885 at Lazyne, France,
She registered 1881 tons net and 7290 tons
gross. Her dimensions are 4SO feet
length, 52.3 beam and "a. 4 depth of hold
She was last surveyed in New York in
February, 1894.
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OHIO'S DESTITUTE
Great Distress in the Timing Regions--Starva-
ton Threatened

Columbus. o., Feb. ll.-Distress in the
mining regions of Ohio increases, and
hundreds of people, men, women and
children, are threatened with starvation,
which is only averted by contributions of
charity from other parts of the state.
John Eddy, chairman of the relief COM
mittee, and William Edwards, merchant,
both of Shawnee, are in Columbus to lay
before Governor Mckinley the urgency OF
further immediate relief. They say that
there is intense and widespread misery in
the valley, and unless speedy assistance is
furnished there will be not only one but
many deaths from starvation.
Governor Mckinley has received tele-
gram from f. S. Coultrap, chairman of
the relief committee at Nelsonville, stat
ing there is great distress at Lathrop, a
town near Gloster, and unless immediate
relief is furnished there will be intense
suffering and probably actual starvation.
The Governor made the necessary ar
rangements to send assistance to Lathrop,
and will also provide for the sufferers at
Shawnee.
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Assembly Constitutional Amendment
No. 80 to repeal the mortgage tax law,
which was defeated on Friday at last
came up on Pendletons motion to recon
slder the vote by which it was defeated.
Upon another vote being taken the amend
ment was adopted by vote of So to 10.
The Assembly then took up and passed
the following deficiency appropriation
bills:
To appropriate $1,000 for the transporta-
ton of prisoners; to appropriate SIS, 900
for the support of the Stockton Insane
Asylum; to appropriate 500 for postage,
ETC., used in the Secretary of States Of
flee; to appropriate $1,000 for the support
of the State Normal School at Los Ange-
les; to appropriate $1,000 for arresting
criminals without the state. All of these
bills are to cover deficiencies in the ap-
preparations for the past two years.
Cutters proposed constitutional amend
ment to relieve church property valued
under $4,000 from taxation, was defeated
by a vote of 25 to %.
Hatfied's proposed constitutional
amendment to permit the governor at his
discretion, to order and arrange for an
interchange of superior judges among the
different counties, when necessary to dis
pose of accumulated business, was ac-
cepted by vote of 81 to 16.
Assembly bill 36l, by Thomas, relating
to water rights in mining districts, was
passed.
At 45 the Assembly ordered recess
until 1870 p. M, for which hour the
woman suffrage bill was on the calendar
as a special order
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THE ASSEMBLY
Appropriations for the Transportation of Pris
oners Arranged

Sacramento, Feb. 1.-THE anti i-cigar-
ette bill passed the Senate unanimously,
came up in the Assembly this morning.
The Judiciary Committee favorably rec
commended it in the Assembly.
The military appropriation was in
creased to $685. 900 and made to include
the expenses of the naval battalion. An
appropriation of $4,000 for the State
Printer to manufacture school text books
was reduced one-half. Speaker Lynch said
the whole system of printing school books
was wrong. They are disgrace to the
State, badly printed and full of inaccur-
acies.
Brusie, chairman of the the Assembly
Ways and Means Committee, introduced
a resolution, which was adopted, to per-
nit his committee to investigate the tele-
phone monopoly. He said the revenue is
too great for the taxes it pays.
When the Assembly reconvened after
noon recess Speaker Lynch announced
that w. III. Rice, an assistant enrolling
clerk, has persistently neglected to per
form his duties, and he therefore declared
Rice to be no longer an employee OF the
Assembly. On motion of Pendleton,
Speaker Lynch's action was sustained.
Rice is a San Francisco saloon keeper,
who has been drawing IS day, though
he remained in San Francisco.
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TIED UP BY ATTACHMENTS
United States Marshal Levies Upon a
Bankers Property
Litigation Growing Out of the Closing of thr
First National Bank of San
Bernardino
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
San Bernardino, Feb. 1.-THE United
States Marshal has levied on all the
p roperty of Joseph Brown, president of
the First National Bank as shown by the
Assessment rolls for last year, both real
and personal, on attachments issued at
the instance of the receiver of the bank
The attachments are made to cover all
property in his name at the time tn
bank closed, some of which has since been
mortgaged or decided away. The attach
ments are made on a claim for S15, 600, for
which amount the bank holds Browns
note, but it is said that this does not in
clude all of his Indebtedness to the insti-
tuition.
The attachments cover all his property,
however, and will protect any other
claims. This is the first step taken by the
new receiver in closing up the affairs of
the wrecked institution.
The First National Bank OF Los An
geles has also filed an attachment on
some of the same property on a note of
Brown for $4,000.
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A STATE FLOWER
Earl of Alameda Wants the Golden Poppy
AdODtcd


Sacramento, Feb. 1.-THE Senate held
a short session this afternoon Governor
Budd's appointment of II. l. Emeric as
Fish Commissioner was confirmed by a
unanimous vote. Senator Androus of
Los Angeles introduced resolution for
the appointment of special committee of
three to investigate the rates of pilotage
charged by the pilots of the port of San
Francisco during the last four years. The
resolution was referred to the Committee
on Commerce and Navigation.
Assembly bill 449 by Lynch, to permit
the reorganization of district agricultural
societies the validity of whose incorpora-
tion is questioned, was passed.
Senator McGowans bill to prevent de-
ception in the manufacture and sale of
butter and cheese and appropriatng $l2, :
900 for the expenses of a state dairy
bureau which the act creates, was PASSED.
Senator McAllisters bill to reimburse
Marin county for $3050 expended in the
prosecution of crimes committed in the
San Quentin Penitentiary, was passed.
The Senate also passed bills carrying
appropriations in the following amounts
to meet deficiencies in the appropriations
for the past two years:
For postage, ETC., used in the Secretary
of States office, 500; for the support of
the Stockton Insane Asylum, SIS, 900; for
contingent expenses of the preceding state
Senate, $371.
A bill appropriating $4,000 for repairs
at the Stockton Insane Asylum was also
passed.
Among the bills introduced was one by
Senator Earl of Alameda to adopt the
golden poppy as the state flower of Cali
fornia.