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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-17
HILL. IN THE DEAL.
anere 10 Movement to Secure Norther,
Pacific Bonds.

ahere Is Movement to Secure North ern
Pacific Bonds.
NEW YORK, N. Y, May 1e.-The Wall
street News Agency says: There is good
authority for the statement that James ].
Hill has succeeded in closing some kind of
deal involving his connection in some
way with Northern Pacific affairs. The
nature of the deal cannot be exactly
learned, but we understand the purchase
or control of the Northern Pacific second
mortgage bonds, other than those held by
the Adams committee interests, in concert
with whom Hill is understood to be acting,
plays an important part therein.
Hill is expected to arrive from London
tomorrow night Samuel Hill is coming
East to meet him. The recent decline in
junior bonds and the stocks of the COM
pany is thought to be due to the belief on
the part of some holders that the reorgani-
cation of the property. is likely to be
severe. 1t is pointed out that the control
OF the second and third mortgages would
be unnecessary unless a drastic reorgani-
cation was intended. The recent improve
ment in the company's business, it is
thought, may interfere with drastic plan.
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MeNULTA AFTER sCALPs
He Says Officials Employed
Moneys for. Outside Specu-
Iation.
SERIOUS ACCUSATIONS. MADE.
One Million Dollars Worth of Bonds
Sold at About Half
Price.

CHICAGO. ILL, May 16.-The culmina.
ton of the charges against ]. b.: Greenhut,
ex-president of the Whisky Trust, and
some of his associates was reached this
evening in bill filed in the United States
Circuit Court by Receiver John B. Nc
Nulta Greenhut and Nelson Morris are
accused of having used the funds of the
trust for outside speculations of a personal
character, in which they met with loss Of
$500, 900. Then to make good the losses
they are charged with having, in the sum-
mer of 1893, conspired to secure the assent
of the board of directors of the trust to the
issuance of bonds.
1t is further charged that they sold
81, 100000 of the bonds at so cents on the
dollar, applying the proceeds to make up
their losses in speeulations and secured
possession of $500, 900 of the bonds SO issued
at the so cent valuation, in order to milk"
the trust for the other 30 cents on the doll
lar, thus giving them profit of $4oO, 900
on the transaction, besides securing the
payment of their losses in speculations.
The character of the speculations is not set
forth.
Besides President Greenhut and Morris,
the other defendants to the bill are: Ex-
Freiberg, of Cincinnati; Lewis Maddux,
Hobart's: partner, and Julius Freiberg.
Walters brother, and the Central Trust
Company of New York.
As specific instances of fraud, it is al
legged that in September, 1893. Greenhut,
as president, and Hobart. as treasurer,
sold to Morris $50, 900 of the bonds for $751;
600. On October IL, 1898, Greenhut and
Morris sold to Maddux and Hobart of Gin
cinnati SIS, 600 of the bonds for $37 500, the
payment being made by note of the
trust held by the firm, Hobart, the treas
urer, being the member of the firm.
On the same date $4,000 of the bonds
were sold to J. Walter Freiberg of Cincin-
natl for $4,000, the latter also being di-
rector OF the trust at that time.
The receiver declares that all such sales
to said directors were contrary to the obli-
cation of their trust as officials, and were
made without the knowledge of the other
members of the company or the consent of
the other directors. None of these pro-
ceedings, the receiver alleges, were ever
applied to the use of the Distilling and
Cattle-feeding Company.
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WOULD NOT WITHDRAW,
Why the Trunk Lines Placed a
Boycott on the Canadian 3.
Pacific.
Now There Will Be Hot Fight for
Trade in the New York
Territory

CHICAGO, ILL.,, May 16-More definite
information regarding the Canadian Pa
cific boycott by the trunk lines was re-
ceived to-day by the Western Transconti-
mental lines, and it in no way tends to re-
lieve the situation. The direct cause of
the boycott was the refusal of the Canadian
Pacific to withdraw all its orders from the
New York market. =:
About two weeks age the trunk lines
held a meeting at which an agreement was
reached which would, it was supposed, put
an end to the fight between the Canadian
Pacific and the Grand Trunk. Under this
agreement the Canadian Pacific differen-
tials were to be shown in the trunk-line
rate sheets, on the condition that the
Canadian Pacific would Withdraw all its
orders from the territory of the trunk
lines and leave to them the distribution of
business arising in their territory.
The Canadian Pacific refused the condi-
items and its tickets were promptly turned
toward the wall. Now the real trouble will
begin, for the Canadian Pacific will, with
out doubt, increase the number of its or
ders in New York, pay large commissions
on emigrant business and make hot fight
generally for its share of business.
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The Christian Endeacor Convention.

SEATTLE. WASH, May 16.-The Wash
ington State. Young Peoples Christian En-
deavor Union convened here to-day in the
First Presbyterian Church in its sixth an
nual convention. All parts of the State
are represented and about five hundred
out-of-town delegates are in the city. This
evening the session was in every way sue
cessful and all of the delegates have been
provided for. Tomorrow will be bust
ness session, with devotional exercises in
the morning. and on Sunday endeavor
meetings will be held in all the churches. So
many out of town and local delegates con-
template attending tie session that to-
morrow evening an overflow meeting will
be held at the Fourth Congregational
Church.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-17
THE BRIGADIER-GENERAL.

III. W. Muller of Fresno Has Beer, Called
to Sacramento on That account.
SACRAMENTO Call, May 16. = It is
generally conceded that M. W. Muller of
Fresno will be the brigadier-genera ap-
pointed by Governor Budd tomorrow, pro-
viding that brigade headquarters be re-
tanned at Sacramento.
There is not the slightest doubt but what
General Sheehan would prove far prefera-
BILE for the position if he could be prevailed
upon to serve; but he states that his long
service has entitled him to well-earned
rest, and if brigade headquarters be re-
tanned at Sacramento which is in the GEN.
ter of the brigade section, he will will
ingly step down.
1t is argued that Fresno, being at the ex-
IRENE end of the immense section allotted
to the brigade, it would be very inconve-
nient as headquarters. On the other hand,
it is pointed out that Sacramento, being in
the center and where the Governor could
have immediate verbal communication
with the brigade commander at any mo-
ment, it should be the place.
1t is conceded by many that the unfortu-
nate occurrences of last Fourth of July at
the Sacramento depot injured General
Sheehan with those members of the Ma
tional Guard from all sections who did not
know the circumstances, and Governor
Budd is anxious to appoint man who will
prove most congenial to the majority of
the militia.
Personally General Sheehan does not
desire the position, and it was only upon
extreme pressure and the argument that
his refusal would take the brigade head
quarters away from Sacramento that he
was induced to consent to any reappoint-
ment.
Governor Budd has sent Telegram to
General Muller asking him to be in Sacra-
mento tomorrow, and it is more than likely
he will be handed his commission then.
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and not the money. question would be the
leading issue of the National election. He
left tonight for Spokane.
Senator Gallinger was interviewed on
Presidential possibilities. He favors Reed,
but thinks that Mckinley or Allison will
be nominated. If the Allison and McKin-
ley forces are SO evenly divided as to pre-
vent the nomination Of either, a dark
horse. probably Senator Cullom, will be
nominated. Senator Gallinger says Har-
rison he considers out Of the race. Senator
Gallinger is on the coast for pleasure and
will visit Alaska before returning East.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-17
He NAY Be A CANDIDATE,
If Allison and Mckinley Split
the Vote CulIom May Be
Nominated.
Scarlet Fever Is Epidemic in Seattle
and the Schools Are to Be
Closed.

SEATTLE, WASH, May 16.-United
States Senator Cullom of Illinois arrived
in this city this morning and this evening
as he was about to depart, United States
Senator Galiinger of New Hampshire ar
rived.
Senator Cullom in company with leading
citizens viewed the route of the proposed
Lake Washington canal to be built by the
Government, and later addressed a meet
ing of the Chamber of Commerce in which
he expressed himself in favor of the pro-
ject. In an interview he said he was in
no sense candidate for the Presidency,
but admitted that he would accept tiff
it were offered him. He expressed him
self as believing that the tariff question
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-17
SHUT OUT THE BRITISH,
Americans Preparing to Start a
Big Bank Down in
Venezuela.
An Enterprise of Minnesota Men
That Is Backed by the
Republic.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, May 16.--It is
said that President Crespo of Venezuela
has evolved a scheme for the establish
.ment of a Bank of Venezuela in which
American capital is. to be heavily inter-
ested and to which is to be entrusted the
collection of taxes and duties General
Grant, the Farihault mine contractor, told
the story to Journal man before his re-
cent departure for Caracas, under injuno-
ton OF secrecy, which is now removed by
hint of the matter in yesterdays dis
patches.
The bank is to have paid-up capital of
$5,OOO,0 600, half of which is to be furnished
by the Venezuelan Government, and the
rest by the Minnesota men and their East
ern hackers in New York. The bank will
have complete monopoly of the collec-
ton OF the taxes and duties for the entire
country. In return it will have contract
under which it will be impossible for the
Government to draw out the sums paid in
duties and in taxes, except in small por-
lions, and after notice, the effect of which
will be to keep the money in the bank for
at least year. It will have certain rights
in the matter of State money and other
Soi.oo0AoAiS VIZ NC SIdHIcu. hmOIS tueSe
will be the control of Government bond
issues, something which the English have
heretofore taken charge of.
The Venezuelan Congress will adjourn
June.15 and the charter for the bank will
be granted before that time. It is ex-
pected that the bank will be running in a
very short time. and that it will enter upon
the collection of duties at the earliest pos
slble date. This has been made necessary
In part by the action of Great Britain in
leyying upon the revenues of Nicaragua.
The officials of Venezuela desire to be
be protected from any similar move in so
far as the bank, with an American inter-
est, can protect them. President Crespo
and his advisers were very anxious for
Americans to take hold of the institution,
and they wanted above all that the British
should have NO interest in the affair.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-17
Kfdnaped h, Chfcano,

CHICAGO, ILL.,, May 1e. = Reginald
Scott. the nine-year-old son Of James Scott,
a stonecutter, who lives at 6618 Drexel
avenue, was Kidnapped last evening while
playing in front of his home by.a man who
is thought to be Henry Manning, the man
who kidnapped two children in South Chi
cago short time ago. The boy was in
duced to go with the man, and the two
were seen to board cable car in .Engle-
wood. The police have found no trace of
the boy. Manning was committed to the
Detention Hospital by Justice Robbins
when arrested for. kidnapping the South
Chicago children. but was released from
that place after an examination.
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The Electric Road Gets a Setback.

SANTA BARBARA, CAL. May 49,
To-day's session of the City Council prom
Used to be one of considerable interest to
citizens on account of its being the date
set for opening bids upon the franchise
recently granted to new electric road.
The clerk reported, however, that no bids
had been received. w. f. Reed of the
company appeared before the Council and
stated that owing to the delay in granting
the franchise he had been unable to con-
troll the expected funds and asked for an
extension of thirty days, which was
granted. The building of this road is
anxiously looked forward to by Santa
Barbara people. The surveyed route will
not only give new and improved facilities
for travel in the town, but covers the whole
of the adjoining country from Carpinteria
to Goleta
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-17
PErALUMA TO SANTA ROSA.

Proposals to Build a Railroad Betsceen
These Points Under Consideration.
SANTA ROSA, CAL, May 16.-A very
important meeting was held here to-day,
at which B. NJ. Spencer presided and
Frank Brush acted as secretary. The
meeting was called to consider the propo-
sition. of James Keyes and others to build
narrow-gauge railway from tidewater
at Petaluma to Santa Rosa. The proposal
is that Santa Rosa take $45, 600 and Peta-
luna $4,000 of 100 $4,000 fifteen-year first
mortgage bonds, the money to be paid to
the company at the rate of $500 per mile
on completion of each mile of track.
The meeting to-day resulted in the ap-
pointment of W. D. Reynolds, T. P.
Keegan, f. A. Brush and B. NJ. Spencer to
confer with Petaluma men and investigate
the matter and report on to people here
some time in the near future.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-17
RALsING. THE WAGES.
Nearly IFoar Thousand Mem Benefited by
the Increase.

Nearly Four Thousand Mem BENEFITED by
the Increase.
PITTSBURG, Pa, May 16.-Jones &
Mclaughlin, proprietors OF the American
Iron Works, have granted their employees
10 per cent increase in wages. The firm
employs about 1900 men and are the great
est rivals of the Carnegie Steel Company in
the manufacture of structural iron. The
advance will apply to all skilled men and
to all others except common Iaborers, who
are now receiving 81 20 per day, the recog-
nized rate for such work.
No reason is assigned for the action OF
the firm, but it is thought that the ex.
ample will be followed by many other
large firms.
The Republic Iron Works will resume
work Monday, paying the Amalgamated
Association rate of 81 for pudding. This
will give employment to 400 men who
have been idle for several months. The
works are a branch of the National Tube
Works and manufacture material for pipe.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-17
A HARDLAW ON BANKERS
The Southern Pacific Com.
pany Has the Best of the
Waterfront Case.
COSTS ARE TO BE RETAxED.
Judson c. Brusie to Be Paid for
Defending the State in Big
Damage Suit.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, May 16.--At the
meeting of the Board of Examiners held
tonight in the Capitol building, the claim
of Judson c. Brusie, for legal services rem
dered in defending the State in sundry
suits for damages alleged to have been sus.
tanned by individuals at the collapsing oil
the grand stand at the State Agricultural
Park, during the session of the State fail
several years past, was allowed and ordered
paid.
The claim of w. II. Laysen, who at the
time was acting as Deputy Attorney Gen.
eral in the same cases, was rejected.
Acknowledgement Fitzgerald gave it as
his opinion that it was the duty of every
employee of the State to defend it against
legal attacks and that therefore Mr.. Lay.
sen was not entitled to any compensation
other than the salary paid him by the State
In referring to an opinion he rendered a
few days since to the effect that County
Treasurers could not deposit county funds
in banks to be used by said banks, Attor-
ney-General Fitzgerald said the opinion
would probably "raise Cain" with him, as
far as the banks were concerned. The law,
he said, is very explicit and the identica.
declared that when banks used public
funds deposited with them they were
guilty of embezzlement.
"More thousands are expended in the
election of county than in the election OF
State treasurers," he declared. "And the
banks are the ones which spend it. The
reason is that they want the money to loan
out. and they get it; one county treasurer
with whom I was talking opened his safe
and showed me instead of county money a
number of certificates of deposit with the
words special deposit written across their
face. l explained to him that he was
breaking the law, and that it was being
done all over the State"
The Acknowledgement also informed the
board that he had received notice from the
railroad company that they would move to
retax the costs in the Oakland water-front
cases. These costs, he said, amounted to
$4,000, and would necessitate his going to
Washington or else sending deputy.
The case had been dismissed by the Su-
preme Court of the United States, he said,
for want of jurisdiction, and the State
would have to pay the costs, as it was
plaintiff, but these costs might be cut down
somewhat.
In regard to rehearing of the case, he
was decidedly opposed to it and declared
that the State could not win. s'The rail
road has had the best of the matter from
the start" he said. 1.-The State has stood
by and seen the Oakland mole built and
thousands OF dollars of improvep ents
made around the water front and said
nothing. In my opinion, we are disb&rred
from any action in the Natter
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-17
PETALUMA.SANTA ROSA.
Proposals for a Railroad Be
tween the Two Points Under
Consideration.
EPISCOPAL WOMEN CAN VOTE
Broken Levees on the San Joaquin
and Kings Rivers Have Caused
Much Damage.

SAN BERNARDINo, CAL, May 49,
Emilio Garcia, the condemned murderer,
who is to be executed June at San
Quentin, has appealed to the Consul OF
Mexico to save him, Garcia is a Mexican,
and has written to the Mexican Consul at
San Francisco, asking him to interfere.
District Attorney Daley has received a
letter from the Consul lnquiring into the
case, and asking for full details of the
trial. Garcia claims that the trial was
unfair, that he was not allowed to testify
by his attorney and that he is not guilty
of the brutal murder of Chicken JIM at
Cotton, for which crime he is soon to be
executed, unless some power intervenes.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-17
Scarlet .Eerer Is Endemic.

SEATTLE, WASH, May 16.-The Board
OF Health to-day issued an order that to
avoid danger from scarlet fever the South
and Rainier schools should close at 8
O'Clock this morning, despite the opinion
of counsel for the School Board that the
Board of Health had no power to enforce
the order. The aid of the police will be
called in if necessary. The School Board
isaccused of bad faith in resisting this or
der after it had practically agreed to close.
and one member is said to have taken his
own children from school to avoid infec-
ton,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-17
CARRIED CASES OF COAL OIL.

SeisMre of a Steamer for VsoIating Navi-
CATION Lascs.
PORTLAND, Or, May 16-The steamer
Dalles City. plying between this city and
the Cascades, was seized tonight by Col
lector of Customs Black for violating the
navigation laws.
] The offense was carrying 1853 cases of
coal oil from this city to the Cascades.
The statute makes it unlawful for steamer
to carry coal oil or other explosives when
there is other means of conveyance
The Oregon Railway and Navigation
Company's road follows the Columbia
River from this city, thus furnishing rail
transportation to the Cascades and other
points.
The steamer Regulator, which runs be-
tween the Cascades and The Dalles, will
also be seized tomorrow for the same Of
tense, as the shipment of coal oil was for
The Dalles. The penalty is a fine Of $500.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-17
1T Il GOLDEN JUBILEE.
Many Noted Archbishops Participate In tn
Ceremonies.

BOSTON, MASS, May 16.-The obsery-
ance of the golden jubilee of the ordination
to the priesthood of Archbishop John J.
Williams began at the Cathedral of the
Holy Cross this afternoon, with the cele.
bration of pontiical high mass of thanks
giving. The sermon of the day was
preached by Right Rev. D. M. Bradley,
bishop of Manchester, N. FL. Among those
here are: Monsignor Satolli, Cardinal Glib
bons and Archbishops Fabre, Montreal Cor
rigan, New York; Ireland, st. Paul; Elder,
Cincinnati; Riordan, San Francisco, and
Ryan, Philadelphia.
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Lynched by q; Mob.

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 16.-A special
to the Times from Marion, KY, says: John
Howerton (white) was lynched here about
O'Clock this morning. On April % How
erton assaulted Anna Pierce, a 16-year-old
daughter of prominent farmer. The
girl now lies in a critical condition. How
erton was captured yesterday. A mob was
formed, the iailor was made to give up the
keys and the prisoner was seized. He was
taken to the slaughter-house near Marion,
rope was placed around his neck and he
was pulled from the ground. = -
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-17
sERIo Us TROUBLE FEARED.
General SMspension of Work IN the
PSttsburg District.

"oseT"s O"SpeHSt0n OF WORK VI Me
Pttts6urg District.
PlTTSBURG, Pa. May 16.-A resolu.
ton ordering general suspension ct work
in all the mines in the Pittsburg district
was adopted at the miners convention
here to-day. 1t was also decided to estab-
lish camps at all the pits working below
the rate. The convention vas one of the
largest ever held here, and the sentiment
was for calling out all miners working for
the 69-cent rate or for the 60-cent rate, and
twas finally decided TO demand the old
wages. The delegates went home tonight
TO ascertain the sentiment among the
miners, and will report to the convention
to morrow. The operators, it is said, will
now bring new men into their. mines. If
they do there will likely be serious trouble.
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Presbyterian Home 1hsssso.s.

cANoNsBURG. Pa, May 1e. =. The
United Presbyterian Board of Home Mis-
slons is IN session here, with fifty-nine of
si3ty.three members present. Rev. w. A..
Spanidlng OF Spokane, Wash, is chairman.
Dr. w. ). Owens, the general secretary,
presented the needs Of the fold. Appli-
cations Tor aid aggregate sS2,sOO The
board will endeavor to limit the appropria.
tons to $4,000.
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A Bad Break at Stockton.

STOCKTON, CAL, May 16-This fore.
noon the levee broke near Paradise Cut
and the water of the San Joaquin is run
ming over the country from Banks to
Moores Landing, distance of about forty
miles. About one-quarter of the inun-
dated land is wheat and the rest was
mostly grazing land. The San Joaquin
River is higher than it ever was before, the
last few days having melted great volume
of snow in the mountains.
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Physical culture a. stockton.

STOCKTON, CAL, May 1e.-Walter E.
Magee, physical instructor of the State
University, lectured this forenoon before
the members of the athletic club on
physical culture. At 7 O'Clock he judged
bargerace between the professional and
an amateur crew of the club. The dis
lance was three-quarters of a mile to the
stakeboat and return. The regular crew
won easily in 10 min. 40 sec.