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The morning call., 1895-02-21
REVISION OF THE JUDICIARY.
An Important Constitutional amend
ment in Committee.

An Important Constitutional Antend-
ment in Committee.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 20.-One of the most
important meetings of the Senate Judiciary
Committee was held tonight to consider
proposed constitutional amendment
which, if adopted, will entirely revolution
lze the Judiciary of the State. The speak
ers before the committee were w. B. Tread
well and John A. Wright.
In addressing the committee w. B.
Treadwell declared that it seems to him
inadvisable to make such important
changes. II changes were to be made of so
importanta nature it would be wiser to
call constitutional convention to adjust
the demands. The judicial system needed
some changes, but he thought it unwise
for the Legislature to attempt too much.
John A. Wright referred to the attacks
made in the newspapers when certain
judges were nominated. He related the
old story, which he pronounced lie, of
Republican convention receiving $50, 900
not to nominate a certain Judge who, it
was thought, would affirm Judgment
against certain corporation. Not since the
| time of Jeffreys had such a state of affairs
existed. Judges were suspected because
at the bar they had acted as counsel for
corporations. California seemed to have
absolutely lost the idea that a judicial
office was above party intrigue or influence.
His method was to go back to the primi-
tive one. In France the magistracy was
separate from the bar. Practically Judi
cial officer began as an apprentice and
went from lower to higher courts. Eng
land got her best lawyers On the
bench because the salaries were so
high that no client could afford to
compete for such talent. 1t would be a
dream to expect such thing in California
just now. There was just as good and Just
as able men in this State as in England,
but the methods served largely to make
them useless functionaries. They had to
seek nominations from conventions and
| bosses.
| Senator Wilmington referred to some
defects in the English judicial system.
John A. Wright, continuing, advocated
reduction in the number of Judges, an
| increase in salaries, a longer term of office
and retiring allowance. He favored sin
gle oral opinions from each Justice at the
conclusion of a case. Bench Judges, he
declared, had become essayists instead of
lawyers. He advocated courts of disci-
pline as a method of putting the law into
operation. Such courts would enable
Judges to have their characters vindicated
when uniustly assailed.
| The committee will hear further argu-
! ments before acting on the proposed con-
stitutional amendments.
|
The morning call., 1895-02-21
Arrest of Fuoitsres at Sacramento.

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 2o.-Paul Keller, ac-
companied by his wife and two other
women, was arrested here tonight for
felony embezzlement on telegram from
Chief Crowley, giving his description and
the number of his baggage checks. 1t was
by the latter that he was detained as he
prepared to board the overland train.
The morning call., 1895-02-21
Attemps to KIN an actor at Red,and..

REDLANDs, Feb. 2o.-Ralph Rodgers,
who was brought before Justice Camp and
charged with an assault with deadly
weapon on Jules Trees, an actor, has given
bonds. Rogers says Trees lived with him,
won the affections of his wife, and sue
ceeded in breaking up his home. Sunday
Rogers found his wife and Trees in lodg-
ing-house in Redlands, and, it is alleged,
tried to kill the latter.
The morning call., 1895-02-21
cAPrA1N B1UMENBERG GUILTY.
A San Francisco Er-SoIdier Convicted o
Fraud by Cosrt-M Martial.

n san francisco EJ-OOtdfeT COnCtCtcU OF
Fraud by COurt-MartiGt.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 20.-Orders were issued
to-day from the adjutant-generaPs office
announcing that Captain S. P. Blumenberg
(retired) of San Francisco, formerly COM
mander of the First Troop of Cavalry in
that city, has been found guilty by gem
eral court-martial of having signed false
certificate, in which he certified that pay
roll on which were the names of five per-
sons purporting to have been on duty at
Oakland during the strike in July last was
correct. but which the court-martial has
The morning call., 1895-02-21

such change. This bill was introduced at
the request of the Market-street Improve
ment Club, and the object of the bill ap-
pears to be law which will enable the
lowering of the grade on Market-street ex-
tension to conform to the main thorough
The morning call., 1895-02-21
The Marl;ct Street Grade BIN.

SACRAMENTO, Feb. Ex-senator Burt to-
day introduced bill by request. 1t gives
city authorities the power to regrade streets
when the public convenience demands
The morning call., 1895-02-21
Assssa Bank Robber,s Hearing.

Los ANGELES, Feb 20.-Myers, the Azusa
bank robber, was taken there this after
noon for preliminary examination. He
will plead guilty. Cashier Daniels did not
rest well last night. He had high fever.
1t is thought he will pull through all right.
The morning call., 1895-02-21
KILLED NEAR Iona PRIETA.
Mistaken for a Deer by Comrade, Who
Fires WJth Fatal Results.

Fires WJth Fatal Results.
SANTA Cruz, Feb. 20.-Charles Coombs
accidentally killed Frank Carroll near
Iona Prieta this afternoon. The men
were hunting deer when Coombs, seeing
the brush move, thought deer was there
and fired. The bullet entered Carroll's
heart, killing him instantly. Both men
were mill hands. Coroner Clark will hold
an inquest tomorrow.
The morning call., 1895-02-21
Oreaoa. Senntorfnk Ballot.

SALEM, Or, Feb. 20.-Two ballots were
taken for United States Senator to-day
without change. Both stood: Dolph Al,
Hare 10, Raley Z, Huston 1, Williams 30;
absent 2
The morning call., 1895-02-21

idaho Legislatures Ballot for Senator.
BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 20.-There was no
change in the Senatorial vote to-day The
result was: Shoup 90, Sweet 19, Claggett
Is. 1t does not seem likely that there will
be any change tomorrow.
The morning call., 1895-02-21

Continued on Second Page.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-18
The Academy Of Forty.

The Academy of Forty held its current
session Monday evening. The subject was
'"Thoroughness," with Miss Helen r. Holmes
as director.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-18
The Golden Cross.

Potomac Conmandery, United Order of
the Golden Cross, held an interesting meet
ing last evening, Miss Edith b. Ashford
presiding Ten applications for member
ship were presented, and nine are pending.
The degrees we're conferred on nine candi-
dates Grand Prelate Gusts and Grand Her
aid Harrison assisting the regular officers
in those imposing ceremonies. Visitors were
present from all the Communicates in the
jurisdiction except two. Mrs. Annie E. AL
len of National Commandery has presented
all the Applicant tons for membership now
pending, and of the thirteen candidates
initiated al the last two meetings The COM
mandery then elected the following officers
for the ensuing term: Noble commander,
Edgar S. Ashford: vice noble commander,
Mrs. Leila 4. GARNER; worthy prelate,
Frank B. Holden; keeper of records, r. w.
Burnside; financial keeper of records. VIM.
H. Smoot; treasurer, Geo. w. E. Slater;
worthy herald, Miss Lillian Yates; warder
inner gate, Miss Mollie w. Bolster; warder
outer gate, Richard Sweeney; past noble
commander, Miss Edith B. Ashford. The
commandery will hold special meeting on
the 3Oth instant to confer the degrees. The
officers-elec ill be installed on the 18th of
January in public meeting by Grand Com
mander Hallam and officers of the Grand
Commandery. The prize Will also be award
ed to the commandery entitled to receive it
for the best ritualistc and record work
shown at the late grand visitations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-18
MORE SENT DOWN,
Tramps Find This City Not a Pleas
ant Place.

Tramps Find This City Not q Pleas.
ant Place.
John Sullivan and Edmond Desmond,
young men who make their home in sec
tons where the climate suits them best.
came here year ago and lived most of
the winter spending their nights in police
stations and charitable institutions. They
managed to live through the winter with
out getting arrested. and they Jared so
well that they thought they would return
and repeat the experience. Two days ago
they reached here, but last night they ran
across the wrong policeman, and now they
are in the lookup.
Policeman O'Dea was the officer and when
he was made acquainted with the facts he
placed them under arrest. Last night was
spent in the police station by the two
young men. who have spent many nights
in places not near so comfortable and this
morning at the Police Court they were
given some hot coffee and rolls and when
they faced the judge, they answered gull
ty.'
The officer related the circumstances of
the arrest, and the young men had moth
ing to say.
NaSrancy was the charge against a
young man named Glenn Taylor, but 1t
was not charged that he belongs to the
tramp kind.
ne IDS peeH HdlSiuS dDOul a Saloon on
Pennsylvania avenue" said Policeman
Newkirk, land I've warned him that if he
did not stop keeping such company. l
would arrest him.
WAS he begging?' Judge Kimball asked
mo, SIR" responded the officer
Fifteen days"
Under the vagrancy law Charles Hess
was charged with liquor drinking and beg
ging.
Are you guilty or not guilty?" asked the
clerk.
I'm guilty"
This man was on 7th street yesterday"
Policeman Hodges told the court. He was
drunk and begging, and said he belonged
in Georgetown
Bonds, or thirty days"
A colored boy named Robert Posey was
In the tolls a suspicious person because
it was alleged he made an effort to break
into William Backney's blacksmith shop.
The proof against the boy was insufficient
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-18

One of the pleasant features of the regu-
lar weekly rehearsal of the Choral Society
was the presence in the chorus of Eugene E.
Stevens, the popular ex-secretary of the
mittee and for several years a member of
the board of directors. About a year ago
Mr.. Stevens severed his active connection
with the society because OF his removal to
Cleveland. He IS in Washington for the
holidays. He was enthusiastically greeted
when he was called upon by the president
for few words, and after the rehearsal he
vas rendered cordial reception by his old
associates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-18
From the New York Press.

Bessie, big Maltese cat, was taken into
police station No. in Boston recently.
charged with the larceny of a diamond
ring worth over 500. She lives in a block
Of flats in Berke ley street. She came In the
window from the fire escape with the ring
in her mouth, and gave 1t up to her mis-
tress, Mrs. E. w. Fitzgerald.
Mr.. Fitzgerald took her to the police sta
ton. and the police are trying to find the
owner of the ring, as Bessie hasn't yet told
where she stole 1t. Lieut.. Sullivan allowed
the thief to go when her owner gave YER
bal bail for her appearance when required.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-18

+ T. WALKER SONS, 204 10TH ST NV, CAR
pet Lining. Felts. Fire Brick and Clay, Asbestoa
Paints, Brushes. Lime. Cement, two and three
ply Roofing Material sci
No Christmas and New Years table should be
without bottle of DR.. Siegert's Angostura Bitters.
Beware Of couuterfeits!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-18
ThrOuRh the Ice.

Sunday afternoon two deaths in the wa
ter of Accotink creek were the result of
skating on the thin ice. George Tyler, who
was nineteen years DID, broke through the
ice and disappeared, and his brother Ed
ward, thirty-five years old. who attempted
to rescue him. was also drowned. He leaves
a wife and two children Both bodies were
recovered soon after the sad accident and
taken to the home of their parents. near
Accotink from where their funeral took
place today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-18
thinneSS

The diseases of thinness
are scrofula in children,
consumption in grown
people, poverty of blood in
either. They thrive on
leanness. Fat is the best
means of overcoming them.
Everybody knows cod-liver
oil makes the healthiest fat.
In SCOTS Emulsion of
cod-liver oil the taste is
hidden, the oil is digested.
it is ready to make fat.
When you ask for Scott's Emulsion and
your druggist gives you a package In q
saImon-colored wrapper with the pict.
ure of the man and fish on it-you can
trust that mani
50 cents and SI.O0
SoorT BOVINE, Chemists, New York
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-11-12
LEPRosY IN AMERICA.
Dread Disease II Always More or Less


dread Disease II Always More or Less
Prevalent Everywhere.
There is leprosy in Key West-four
or five cases-but, according to ply
sician interviewed by the Florida
Times Union, there is lcprosy in nearly
every large city in the United States.
New York, Philadelphia, Boston, while
at New Orleans they have a leper hos
pital.
There may be case in Jackson
vile for all l know" said DR.. Porter.
II don't know really that there is one,
but if there was, there should be no
reason for alarm. There have been a
few lepers in Key West off and on for
several years All Key Westers know
they are there, and as the lepers are
kept off of the thoroughfares, nobody
Is afraid that the disease will spread.
1T is true the disease is contagious.
but not dangerously SO. You might
sit down and talk to leper every day
in the year and not catch leprosy. ii,
however, the leprosy virus should be
communicated by fly, as has been
done, or in any other way directly to
sore ON your own body, ten chances to
one you will have the disease.
AT Havana, you know, they have a
leprosy hospital. go to Havana about
twice year, and usually pay visit
to the Lazarene hospital, where the
lepers are kept. Here leprosy can be
found in all of its stages. A man suf-
tiering in the advanced stage of leprosy
is one OF the most revolving sights hu-
man eyes can gaze upon"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-11-12
NEW Works. BIG FIRE.
MANY buildings Burned by Fierce Flames
Losses About 100000.

Losses About 100000.
New York, Nov. 6.-The big fire a,
Broadway and Bleecker street of Tues
day night and Wednesday morning
was still burning at ten o'clock. Three
banks were at one time on fire, the
Manhattan, the Empire state and the
Old Blocker Street bank. The eight.
story stone building owned by the Man.
haitian bank is very nearly II complete
wreck. 1t cost half million dollars
to build five years ago. There were
about 20 different firms in the place,
nearly all of whom will suffer n total
loss of their stock and office furnish
ings.
The building was supposed to be fire.
proof, but Fire Chief Bonner said he
would not again trust his men in So
called fire-proof buildings. Chiefs
Reilly and Lally were injured in the
fire and about 20 tiremen were more
or less hurt. All were reported Us do
ing well Wednesday morning.
The Empire state bank is total
wreck. The whole building was
burned to the ground. The total loss
is in the neighborhood of $3.50, 900. In
dividual losses cannot be given.
The fire was the flercest in the CITY
for years. 1t blazed up through half
a dozen buildings in less than 30 min
utes. The work of the firemen was
superb.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-11-12
AN EMBARRASSING SITUATION.
Predicamcnt of a Man Who Was Robbie,

Predicamcnt of Man Who Was Robbed
of His Trousers.
1t was 10 o'clock at night. a lonely
and friendless man was sleeping in the
court house yard, says the st. Louis
Republic. The sky was serene, the
breeze was brisk, and 1866 stars were
thinning in the sky. The lone and
friendless man continued to sleep. Two
stealthy forms approached. Without
word OF warning they laid hold of the
sleeper and removed his trousers. He
continued to sleep. At 1890 o'clock he
awolse. He blushed and started toward
the Chestnut street police station. At
the corner of Fourth and Chestnut
streets he met two young women, at
tired in the height of fashion, who had
just emerged from the Planters hotel
cafe. They gazed in wondcrment, but
1T was only for moment. One of them
tainted and the other screamed for the
police. Patrolman Toney rushed to
the aid of beauty in distress, and after
the young woman had been revived
placed her and her companion on a
Laclede avenue street car. They re-
fused to give their names. The trouser-
less Splinter continued his fight to the
Chestnut street station, where he laid
his weeping eyelids upon the shoulder
blades of Sergt. Ryan and gave his
name as Joseph Breck. lie was accom-
modated with place to sleep, and re-
plenished his wardrobe the next morn
ing. Breck is painter, and lives near
Forest Park
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-11-12
REVOLUTION in BIG GUNS.
Scheme to Transform Obsolete Rodmnn
Cannon Into Rlfled Guns.

scheme to Transform Obsolete Rodmnn
Cannon Into Rifed Guns.
II the board of fertilization accepts
several propositions made by Norman
Wizard, and the latter Is able to carry
out his eng agements, the United States
will be in possession of by far the
largest and most powerful rifled gun in
the world, and the means will be at
hand for the easy conversion of what is
now obsolete ordnance into the most eff
fective modern rifles. Mr.. Wizard made
his propositions to the board during
the present session. First he asked the
board to make an allotment for the
Reading Wizard 12-inch rifle, which he
has brought almost to the point of COM
pletion. This is an old Rodman smooth
bore cast iron gun converted into a rifle,
and Mr.. Wizard told the board that this
weapon would show one-third more en-
ergy than any other 12-inch rifle, could
be fred more rapidly, and would show
greater endurance than the best
OF the modern-built, expensive steel
guns. Next he offered to take the big
2O-inch smooth-bore cast iron Rodman
gun, just removed as obsolete from the
earthworks at Fort Lafayette IN. w
harbor, and convert this into 2O-inch
rifle. AS the largest rifle in any service
is 16-inch caliber, this would be the
greatest rifle ever made. The 16-inch
guns have all failed, but Mr.. Wizard as
serted to the board that this 2O-inch
rifle would stand extremely rapid firing,
endure at least 100 rounds in ten hours,
and throw she'll weighing ton with
an energy far surprising any shot on
record. The last proposition is to build
an all-steel, high-powered 1o-inch rifle,
which he guarantees to excel in en-
durance and performance any service
gun of like size in the world, and to
possess the remarkable property of be-
coming stronger with every shot fired
from it. This last property is to be Sc
cured by some popularity of construc-
ton that is not yet fully disclosed. The
board has taken these propositions
under consideration,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-11-12
THE WEALTH OF NATIONS.
While America Is the Richest, France L
Ricber pnr. f,optto

While America Is the Richest, France Il
Richer Per Capita.
The United States is the richest coun-
try in the world, according to M. G..
Francois, the eminent French statisti-
clan, who has been making careful
study of the wealth of nineteen of the
principal nations of the globe. 1t will
interest penniless people to know that
this calculator estimates the riches of
this country at 3l3, 600, O0O, 900 francs, or
reckoning francs to the dollar, nearly
$4,000 0,oo0,0oo, says the New York
World.
England Is the next with 265, OOO, 0OO,-
600 francs and France the third in line.
being the possessor of 225, 200, o0o, 900.
Gcrmany's fortune is considerably less
only lG1, 200, 1000, 900; and the Russian
empire, though far more vast, is con-
siderably poorer, with but l2,Ooo, OOO,-
600.
Three states possess more than TO-
00O,COO,o0O and less than 100000, Ooo, 1000
each. Austro-Hungary, $4,000, 900, 900;
Spain, $4,000, 1000, 900, and Italy, 54,OOo,-
100000. The fortunes of the eleven
other countries vary between 5000, oOo,-
600 and $40 0,O00.0OO francs.
The actual amount of money Dos
sessed by the various nations bears but
feeble proportion to the above figures.
OF national wealth. The Bank of
France for example, is responsible for
only about G,50O,OOO, 900 francs, or a lit
tie less than 8 per cent. of the total for
tune of that country, while other coun-
tries have still less cash in their pock-
cts or strong boxes, for France has the
greatest per capita wealth of any coun-
try in the world.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-11-12
ENVELOPE FLAPS.
Old Mays Said to BE Used to Make Them
Adhesive.

Adhesive.
Envelope-lickers will do well to
pause and ponder on the fact that a
man has died in consequence of in
dulging in the popular but disgusting
trick of moistcning the adhesive en-
velope with the tongue, advises Oak
land Echoes. Some will say: "How
can gum arabic poison any person?''
Gum arabic2 Are they so innocent as
to believe that this article, raised to q
prohibitive price by the Egyptian war
and subsequent closure of the Soudan,
is used on the envelopes? Do they see
that ancient nag hobbling down the
street? There is the parent of their
gum arabic; and in few weeks time,
when that decrepit animal has made
his bow to the knaclser, and yielded up
his hoofs to the glue-boiler, perhaps
they may have lick at his remains on
the envelope they are dispatching to q
friend or sweetheart.
And should some faint of animal
poison Turk amid that gum" they may
soon require other, and blacl-bordered,
envelopes to be licked for them when
their mourning cards are sent out.
Perhaps no more unpleasant part of q
visit to a stationer's shop is when, hav-
ing folded the small purchase in flinsy
envelope. the tradesman raises it to his
lips, opens hippopotamus mouth, pro-
trudes tongue which looks ut least
two sizes too large for its habitation,
and then with q smirls hands the damp
delicacy to his customer. May he, of
all men. be warned by the premature
departure of a fellow-iicker, and may
all who send literary missives to their
friends rest assured that the recipients
OF these envelopes would feel better
pleased if these. coverings had been
closed without any exhibition of moist
anatomy.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1895-11-12
The Landslide.

The nd ministration looks aghast al
its two and half years of rottenness
and misrule. Commencing with the
year 1895, it began the work OF dicta
ting to the democracy what their plat.
forms should be touching financial
policies. Through its bread and but
ter brigade in every state, it dictated
Its platform, and in most of them it's
candidates. 1t was utterly unscrupu-
lous OF the means used so that it's pol
icy OF serving the money lords Of
Europe was endorsed by an approval
of the administration and its financial
policy. Its press proclaimed the
unanimity of these endorsements with
evident pride and satisfaction, not
withstanding the means used to obtain
them. Every such approval of it's
policy was an approval of the infa-
nous contract Carlisle made with the
acknowledgment syndicate of pirates
which included the Rothschilds of Lon
don, and which contract the PLAIN
DEALER publishes in full to-day. The
administration democrats of Iowa can
for the first time regale themselves
from It's peruSal.
The consolation the true democracy
of the country draws from the result
OF the recent elections, is that not one
state where democracy had faint of
endorsement of the financial policy of
the administration which included its
corrupt contract with London Jews
but went down to ignominous defeat
last Tuesday. Thanks be to the true
Jeffersonian democracy of the nation
they are not ready to substitute Ham
iltonian federalism for the principles
and traditions of the past pure and
patriotic statesmen. Cleveland as
ponderous as he is about the waist)
has been weighed in the balance and
found wanting in the elements that
the democrats of the nation will APP
prove and endorse. In this rebuke is
the hope and salvation of the future of
democratic government in the United
States and the western hemisphere.
Even the true and tried democracy of
Kentucky repudlate the base pre-
tender, and his plant tool in the treas
ury. 1t is well and gratifying to all
who put country and good government
above party.