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The morning call., 1895-02-26
INDICTMENTS MAY FOLLOW
The GRAND JURY PROBES FRAUD
IN THREE NOTORIOUS
PRECINCTS.
ELECTION OFFICERS AND OTHER
WITNESSES CALLED ON FOR
EVIDENCE.

The Grand Jury spent last evening in
investigating election frauds, which have
been receiving attention at every oppor-
tunity when special cases are not brought
up.
There were several witnesses from the
Thirty seventh Assembly District and two
from South San Francisco in that portion
of the Thirty third District where gross
frauds were perpetrated in counting the
ballots. Among these witnesses were
officers of election in precincts which be-
came notorious in the recent recounts.
What stories they told under the running
fire of questions from the District Attorney
in presence of the Grand Jury was strictly
observed by them as secrets. Outside the
jury-room they knew nothing. From the
uneasy manner and the reluctance ofmany
of these witnesses it was quite evident they
were badly frightened.
The frauds in the Fourth Precinct of the
Thirty seventh District were investigated.
In that precinct forty-three votes were
stolen from James McNab and given Will
liam Ruddick.
In the Ninth Precinct of the same dis
trict, where McNab was cheated out of
seventy-tive votes, the inquisitorial probe
was inserted last night. And consequently
there were some exceedingly troubled cleo
ton officers from the upper end OF Hayes
Valley before the jury.
Among those who were examined were {:
Louis Bernstein, William ]. Egan, James
Mclaughlin George Lewis and Thomas
Campion, all from the two precincts. They
pretended to have no knowledge of fraud
having been committed.
81 was clerk OF election in the Fourth
Precinct said CamPion, but saw no
crooked work there. That I am positive
Of don't know how it was DONE"
"And you were PRESENT."
81 was there in>the booth, but 1 did not
see any fraud committed.
The Twelfth Precinct of the Thirty-third
District in South San Francisco was inves-
tigated, as the recount showed that gross
cheating had been done there wherever
possible. A young man named Davis, who
visited the booth and watched the count,
testified regarding the frauds committed
The Grand Jury adjourned after thor
oughly sitting the charges, and it is very
likely that more indictments will be found
as the result of last nights investigation.
The morning call., 1895-02-26
GUNBOATS SINK THE CANOES
NATIVES ATTACK THE BRITISH ON
BRASS RIVER AND MEET
DEFEAT.
SEVERE PUNISHMENT OF NATIVES
WHO ASSAILED THE WEST
AFRICAN EXPEDITION.

LONDON, Feb. 25.-Advices from Rear
Admiral Bedford, in command of the Cape
of Good Hope and the West Africa station,
who has been cooperating with the land
forces of the British expedition on Brass
River, Guinea coast, confirms the report of
severe fighting in that locality. The Adj
miral adds that Lieutenant Taylor of the
royal navy and two men were killed and
five men were wounded.
The British advanced up Brass River
February 3d. captured several rebel strong
holds and destroyed a number of war ca
noes. Many of the natives were killed
and the main body of rebels retreated into
the interior. The following day the British
advanced further inland, and after Sharp
fighting captured and burned the native
town of Nimbi.
The natives, who lost heavily, fed from
Nimbi to Bassouia, followed by the Brit
ish, who shelled the last-named town. but
did not proceed further inland. Sir Claude
NJ Macdonald, who personally directed the
operations, sent an ultimatum to the rebels
that unless they surrendered and gave UP
the prisoners captured at Akassa month
ago further attack would be made on
them.
A later dispatch from Admiral Bedford
says the British expedition consisted OF
the gunboats Widgeon and Thrush two
steamers belonging to the Niger Protector
ate and the flagship st. George
On February II the rebels, in twenty
five war canoes, attacked the British force
at Sacrifice Island, but the fire of the ma
tlves was ineffective and three war canoes
were sunk, after which the rest retired
The following day the intricate channels
OF Brass River were buoyed and the creek
reconnoitered.
cat daybreak,ss February 3D." continues
Admiral Bedford's dispatch, 1--WE com
menced the attack, and after an obstinate
defense, the position being naturally diff
cult, landing was gallantly effected and
Nimbi was completely burned The force
was Withdrawn the evening following, after
the residence of King Koko and the houses
of the other chiefs had been destroyed"
An additional dispatch received from
Admiral Bedford this evening saws that
Fishtown, another town on Brass River.
was destroyed by the British expedition
airy force to-day. The admiral adds !:
'',rhe Brass chiefs and people implicated
in an attack upon Akassa have now been
punished and no furth er operations are
contemplated"
The morning call., 1895-02-26
ON APPROPRIATIONS BILLS.
The Senate Is NotO Working Night and
DGY.

DGy.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The Senate is now
working day and night on the appropria-
ton bills in order to complete them before
the session closes. The sundry civil appro-
priation bill was considered with little in
terruption or delay from II A. NJ. to 5 $50
P. NJ, and again at a night session. The
item of $4,000 for purchasing the historic
property of the late James G. Blaine in or.
der to- prevent its use for other purposes.
occasioned a sharp debate, but was finally
agreed to. Other Senate amendments
agreed to during the day include one for a
temporary Federal building at Chicago
100000 and for beginning the new Gov
eminent building at Chicago $500, 00O
An arrangement for dispensing with the
reading of the Senate journal and crowd
ing all the usual morning business aside
for the appropriation bills to-day was a
surprise to all but few Senator'S who were
in their seats when the order was made
The programme was arranged on the Dem
ocratic side by Senator Cockrell and on the
Republican side by Senator Platt There
were not over twenty Senators present
The Senate plunged Immediately into the
appropriation bills and was well under
way when the Senators arrived who might
have other business to present in the morn
ing hour.
White proposed a substitute providing
for the condemnation of the Blaine prop
erty instead of purchasing. Hale urged
the injustice of such action against Mrs.
Blaine. The substitute was defeated, %
to D. The committee amendment for the
purchase of the Blaine property was then
agreed to, ayes 81, noes %.
The sundry civil bill was then proceeded
with. The item for the examination OF
the "subsoil lot for new public building
at San Francisco was changed to make it
mandatory on the Secretary of War to
have two or more army engineers conduct
the investigation. Perkins of California
spoke incidentally OF the needIessness of
an investigation by those more versed in
politics than in scientific engineering and
DESTROYS OF taking a pleasure trip to the
coast.
The appropriation of $4,000 for q public
building at Annapolis, Md, was struck out.
There have been some indirect criticisms
The morning call., 1895-02-26
UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE.
Discussed Before the Young Woman
Club,

discussed Before the Young Woman s
Club.
The Young Woman's Suffrage Club held
an open meeting in Pythian Castle last
night. There were over two hundred
people present, who after few introduce
tory remarks by President Mabel Osborne,
listened to music, recitations and ad-
dresses Mrs. Laura de Force Gordon had
been announced as the principal speaker
OF the evening, but being unable to be
present Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Stetson,
delivered an address in which she gave her
reasons why women should have the bal
lot and explained, how, when universal
suffrage, is obtained, woman's educa-
ton and her ideas will be broadened.
1t was announced that at the next open
meeting, to be held two weeks from last
night, an attorney OF this city whose
name was not given will debate the
suffrage question with Mrs. Annie Smith,
who will speak on the affirmative side of
the question.
The morning call., 1895-02-26
Row in a Lodeing-House.

Edward Smith, sailor, was badly beaten
about the head last night with hammer by
Charles Stokes, night Waterman at a lodging
house on Jackson and Front streets. Smith
had been drinking, and when he went to the
lodging-house, Stokes ordered him out. Smith
refused and Stokes picked up hammer and
hit him over the head with it. Smith seized a
chair to defend himself, and Stokes knocked
him down with lamp. Then he pounded his
head with the hammer till George Morley, a
friend of Smith, interfered and took the ham
mer from him. Stokes disappeared and Smith
was taken to the Receiving Hospital, where
five wounds on his scalp and forehead were
dressed
The morning call., 1895-02-26
LET EASTERN GOODS ALONE
GRosvENoR P. AYREs THINKS
BENEFITS MUST RESULT.
Mr.. Grosvenor P. Ayres of the firm of
Holbrook, Merrill & Stetson said:


There can be no doubt that the manufactur-
ers' convention will be beneficial to the State.
1t could not be otherwise. Holbrook, Merrill
& Stetson will do their share toward making
the convention a success, and do not see how
it can fail.
There are lines of manufacture on the San
Francisco market that might be produced here
if the local capital will but interest ITSELF but
on the other hand there seems to be tendency
toward purchases from Eastern markets of
many articles produced here. Then the agents
here of Eastern firms have, matter OF ex-
pense, serious advantage Their expenses are
probably less than ! per cent of their sales
while local manufacturers of competing lines
must OF necessity keep UP larger stock and
correspondingly larger establishment. Some
of the legitimate expenses of these agents are
evaded. That should not be the case, but, of
course, it would hardly do for competitors to
charge the evasion in court.
All such matters might reasonably come be-
fore such q convention as the CALL has sug-
gested, and could not fail to bring good results.
The question OF the taxation of local manufac-
lures must necessarily enter into the question
of the extension OF such manufactures, for the
reason that in their beginning they should not
be handicapped shy more heavily than neces-
sary. l do not think you will find any manu-
facturer antagonistic to the proposed conven-
tion for the best of all reasons that it is bound
to help the State of California. The theory
still prevalent to an extent, and indorsed by
the local cost of labor, that Eas tern goods are
the best or cheapest must be disproved by Cali
fornians.
The morning call., 1895-02-26
THO KILLED, THREE INJURED,
People on hc Way TO Church Ram Doun
bfy a. Train.

LINDEN, o., Feb. pa freight train
on the Nickel Plate road yesterday ran
down two horse rig, carrying party of
people to church, at a road crossing near
here. Two persons were killed and two
others will likely die as a result OF their
injuries. Miss Alice Hunt, aged 10 years,
and Miss Bessie Hunt aged IL, were killed
The injured are: Miss Margaret Hess,
aged II years, badly hurt internally; Miss
Louise Camp, aged 10, leg and arm broken;
Walter Briggs, driver, slightly injured.
The morning call., 1895-02-26

as to including Annapolis with Cheyenne,
Boise City and Helena, and German Gre
ated a surprise by personal request to
omit Annapolis
Wilson OF Washington secured 500, 900
for public binding at Olympia.
AT 5:25 P. NJ. the Senate held an execu-
tive session and then took recess until
The morning call., 1895-02-26
FIGHT FOR HOME INDUSTRY.
HENRY E. SCOTT SAYS SUCCESS Is
SURE TO Follow.
Mr.. Henry Il. Scott, president and treas
rlrer of the Union Iron Works said;

Ii the people OF this State want 70 increase
their manufactures, all they have to do is to go
to work. | am with the idea of n convention of
manufacturers, and the Union Iron Works will
not be in the rear of the procession
1t was said when we started TO build the
Charleston that we would not complete her.
But We die and built others.
The history OF the success OF Chicago lies in
the facf that ii q Chcagoau leaves town and
forsefs his pencil, he telegraphs back for il.
Ii Californian manufacturers want to make
ANYTHING they viii make it. It is specisltes
that count There is no reason on earth why
engines and boilers, for instance, should not be
made here. but the fact remains that they are
bought East and brought here.
8 / am not prepared to say that the State can be
entirely seli-supporting, but ] know that it
will never be until its citizens try Tor them
selves. The history of the State proves it. The
San Joaquin Railway proves that they are
ready to get together, and there is no reason
The morning call., 1895-02-26

From one ton of ordinary gas coal may
be produced 1900 pounds of coke, 20 gallons
of ammonia water and 40 pounds of coal
tar By destructive distillaton the coal
tar will yield 69.6 pounds of pitch and II
pounds of creosote.
The morning call., 1895-02-26
Mr.. WATKINS ENTHUSIASTIC.
ENERGY AND ENTERPRISE CANNOT

~ I0-NI I'M In LfNTfNIoE OAN-NO4
But Be SUCCESSFUL.
Alonzo a. Watkins, President of the
Board OF Trade and President of Mon
tague & Co., said:
The convention cannot but be prolific OF
most excellent results l am with the move
ment heart and soul. As TO the exact lines
upon which the rejuyenation of Californian
manuiecture is to be achieved, have not yet
DEFINITELY considered. That something must
ana can be done is undoubted. Energy and
enterprise cannot fail
The morning call., 1895-02-26

why this convention should not prove the same
thlng OF the manufactu rers.
Let them get together and fight and they viii
De surprised at their own success.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-05-21
pAILYl lRDGpEN DENT
AN EVENING PAPER,
rssued>evory day. ::sundaysseroepted.
W. BOoHER, Editor and Pro-
prietor.

prietor.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-05-21
CRUELTY. TO a CORONER.
An EnGllsh Policeman Treats Him with
Amazing Disrespect.

an EnGush policeman Treats Him with
Amazing Disrespect.
The police of Denbigshire are grace
less and irreverent, lot, says. London
Truth. One of their number at Wrex-
ham lately spied.a chimney on fire at
the residence of w. Wynn Evans and
straightway took out SUMMONS for
the oTcnse. If Mr., Evans had been an
ordinary citizen this would have been a
proper proceeding. But Mr.. Evans is
not an ordinary citizen, and he speedily
reminded the chief constable of the
fact.
am, as you are aware" wrote Mr..
Evans, zone of her majesty's coroners
OF this county. By virtue of my Office
am also magistrate for the county.
Do You suppose it can do the police any
good, or further the cause of law and
order in this borough, that should be
subjected to the indignity of being
fined one shilling and costs for a tech
nical breach of an obscure provision of
the public health act for which person
ally am no more responsible than YOU
are? L come into almost daily relation
ship with your officers in the conduct
OF my. official duties as coroner. Hith-
erto this relationship has been a pleas
ant one and freed from any friction. Is
1t wise on your part to create feeling
of a grievance on my part and bad
blood on both sides2"
This is sufficient to show the coroner's
sense of dignity and calm judicial
temper, but there was further hint
that, If the summons were proceeded
with he might make things disagree
able for the police. Instead of trying
to appease the affronted official, the
chief constable replied that he consid-
cred the letter SIN the worst possible
TASTE" t'The police" he added, "can-
not favor one and punish another. {"
However, the magistrates can = and
they dismissed the summons.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-05-21
The Better Part of valor.

Nobody; ever called in question the
courage of the early Spanish settlers of
California; but there seems to have been
at least onenan among their descen-
dants who held discretion to be the bet
ter part of valor. His fellow country
men still preserve the memory, with a
keen appreciation Of its point. A GER
tain Don Andreas was interviewed by
his superior officer, on the eve of an en-
gagement with the enemy, and was
warned that the American was q very
different foe from the Indian or the
Mexican, and that courage should not
be pushed to rashness in an encounter
with him. ''Have no fear, generall''
was the response of the intrepid cabal-
lero. "I would far rather that history
should record from where fed, than
where fell" The generals mind was
probably relieved of anxiety concern
ing the fate of at least one individual
in his command by. this reply.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-05-21
what Allied Him.

A young Sunday-school teacher in
one of the Philadelphia churches has
successfully cultivated the acquaint-
ance of the little ragamufins of the
district and has organized class Of
seven bright but untutorcd boys. One
Sunday he secured an addition and
mentioned to the class that an eighth
member would be present the next Sum
day. The boys protested earnestly that
they didn't want new boy, but the
teacher was infiexible. Thep, one after
another, the boys remarked: "He can't
sit side NV me, and the teacher added:
swell, he. can sit. by me-" This settled
the dispute until after Sunday school
was over, and one little fellow lin
gered to catch the teachers eye Put
ting his mouth close to her ear, he
whispered: "You'll soon get tired of
him. He's got 1eas."
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-05-21
A Mammoth state.

The whole population of the United
States could be concentrated in Texas
without bringing up the density of her
population to that of Massachusetts. In
fact, If an area equal to that Of Indiana
were cut Off, from Texas the state would
still hold the entire population Of the
United States without crowding us. as
the people of Massachpsettsare crowded.
Delaware would have more than room
for us all could the whole population be
crowded as are the inhabitants of Now
York city.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-05-21
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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-12-07
A Grent Agricultural JonrnaI.

The difference between the "gooC
bad and Indifferent" in agricultur
al journalism is being appreciated
by the intelligent farmers of Oui
country, and never before were
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allied. We feel safe in saying
that TIE OHIO FARMER al
Cleveland Ohio, is clearly the lead
el of agricultural journalism OF
America. II is in its 10Th year ol
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a garter of q century under pres
ont infringement. As an evidence
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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-12-07
ReliefrOr Rheumatism.

"This infoF nations" $ id II well
known physician to Z" correspo dent
Of the TELEGRAM, "may save many
lives; at amy rate 1t will prove an
invaluable boon to people suffering
from rheumatism in any form"
"Rheumatism is caused by ncidi-
ty of the blood. 1t should never be
neglected. This remedy, as know
by long practice is very efiicacious
and as simple rs it is powerful.
"Here it is" he added, "when II
rheumatic twinge is experienced,
the patient should buy ~ bottle Of
DR.. David Kennedy's Favorite
Remedy and take one teaspoonful
in milk or water to suit the action
of the bowels, three times day,
and continue daily until the last
vistage of the mal'dy has disap-
peared. That's all, but If taken as
l have prescribed, it will save many
doctors bills, to say nothing of
pains, aches and swellings. I've
never known it to fail.-A l6dny, NJ
Y, Telegram. Il sgt
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-12-07
NEGROES LYNCHEp.


Taken From Tennessee Jail by o Mob
and Hanged.
NASHVILLE, Nov. 30.-Joe Robinson
and Ozias McGahey, both negroes, were
taken from the Jail at Fayetteville by a
mob composed OF people from Lincoln
and Marshall counties and hanged. The
negroes had been taken from Nashville
to Lewisburg, Marshall county, yester-
day morning, tried for attempted rape,
convicted and sentenced to the full pen.
atty Of the law, and train had been
held to take them to Tracey City. En-
route, at Fayetteville, i'll the adjoining
county, syplpathIzers Of the Marshall
county mob ut the request of the mob,
held up the train, forced a sidetracking
of the car containing the sheriff and
prisoners, oven the protest of the lead
ing cititizens. The sheriff then placed
the prisoners in Jail, from which they
were taken.
AT 1880 last night Governor Turney
received telegram from the sheriff
calling for troops. At S:l5 telephone
message was received stating that tb
Jail had bee. stormed and the prisoners
lynched. Fayetteville Is $50 miles by
rail from this city.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-12-07
A RELIGIOUS WAR
Cross and Crescent May Again
Meet In Conflict.
TIE PICTURE DBPLoRABLE.
Priests Said TO BE Inducing Their Fol.
lowers to Embrace Islamism to
Save Their Lives In the
City of Erzerum.

CoNsTANTNoPLE, Nov. 30.-Every re.
port which reaches Constantinople not
only confirms the stories of reported
outrages but adds to the list of horrors
recorded and swells the death roll by
hundreds daily. Blood, fire and famine
have been stalking unchecked, if not
encouraged, throughout the Asiatic
dominions of the Turk, and the hour,
it is again said, cannot long be delayed
when Europe must cry "halt" to the
bloodthirsty infdel and the cross be up.
raised against the green banner Of
Mahomet.
From Erzeroum some additional news
was forthcoming, but it only served to
paint the picture blacker and redder.
More attempts to exterminate the Chris
tian population Of that city and vicin.
ity have been made, and the Armenians
who survive are actually being induced
by their priests to embrace Islamism to
save their lives.
Tho last outbreak at Erzeroum, &c
cording to The official account of the
affair, was of trifling nature, only
eight persons were killed and is at.
tributed by the governor of Ezeroum to
an encounter between agents of the
tobacco internal revenue department
and some smugglers.
The Armenian versions of the affair
put an entirely different complexion
upon the disturbance, saying the num-
Der of killed was much greater and that
the notiny was occasioned by the
Turks
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-12-07
EXCURSIONS.
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR
VIA BUCKEYE ROUTE.

Ish - w - - Il - wv n -
For the Christmas and New
Year Holidays the Columbus
Hooking Valley and Toledo Rail
way will sell excursion tickets to
all points on its lines and to points
on connecting lines at extremely
low rates of fare. This will in.
clude Columbus, Toledo, Chicago,
Cincinnati, Pittshurg, st. Louis,
Detroit, Buffalo, and all important
points in the Central Traffic AS
sociation. Tickets will be sold
December oath, 25th, 3lst. and Jan-
uary 1st. good returning until Jan
uary 2nd, 1896. For particulars AZ
to time of trains and connections,
rates of fare, etc, call on or address
Agents G. II. V. & Il. R'y. or w.
Fisher, General Pass, & Tkt. Agt,,
Columbus, Ohio. j-1 SO