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The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
NO PROSPECT
OF AN ALLIANCE,
tContinued from First Pu9e.l

we W i'll arbitrate it ourselves, and practi
cally intimates that we will then see to it
that our decision is obeyed. That is toler-
ably hard pill for any self-respecting na-
ton to swallow. Still, we have always to
remember that in matters OF foreign policy
there ought not to be divided ranks behind
our constitutional leader"
"Does Lord Salisbury's latest letter
shake your belief in the justice of the Ven-
ezeula claim as to the boundary?'
"No, not seriously it is again question
of facts. Where the statements conflict
nobody can determine without finding out
which statement is accurate. / can only
say that General Guzman Blancos pre-
sentation of the case seemed to me to be
very much the same with that which
now read more fully, and perhaps even
more ably set forth in Secretary Olney's
letter. Part of Lord Salisbury's reply is
special pleading. Still there are some
statements of fact which certainly need to
be met.
"But after all there is in the very nature
of the case the greatest uncertainty about
these old Spanish boundaries. Why, it
was only ten years earlier than the begin
ming Of the present Venezuela question
that we ourselves were in a most ludicrous
bewilderment as to the old Spanish lines
which must fix our own boundaries here
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
WILL WED IN SANTA ROSA.
Dr.. A. Pierce Preston and Miss Gertrude
4. Rue 10 Be Married on New
Yerr's Eve

SANTA ROSA, CAL, Dec. 2S.-Dr. A.
Pierce Preston and Miss Gertrude A. Rue
are to be married at the First Presbyterian
Church in this city on New Years eve at
O'Clock. The ceremony will be per-
formed by Rev. William Martin, pastor OF
the church.
The contracting parties are society ia
vorites. Mrs. P. P. Rue, mother of the
bride-elect, was a member of the Woman's
Board at the Worlds Columb bian Exposi-
tion and member of the executive COM
mittee of the same board. Mark L. Nc
Donald, Worlds Fair Commissioner-at-
large and president of the Santa Rosa
Water Works, is an uncle of Miss Rue's.
The bride-elect is tall, graceful and beau
tiful blonde. DR.. Preston is q native son
of the golden West and SonOma County
boy. lie is graduate of an Eastern dem
tai college and practices his profession in
Santa Rosa.
The bridesmaids will be Miss Ida Pres
ton, the groom's sister, Miss Edith Oleson
and Miss Dorothy Kinsel, all of Santa
Rosa. Drs. f. X. Mundy and A. l.. Tib-
belts of Petaluma and DR.. Emil P. Hal
sted of San Francisco, all classmates of
DR.. Preston during his course at the dem
tai college, will officiate as groomsmen.
Five hundred wedding invitations have
been issued. The big church building is
to be profusely decorated with flowers and
evergreens. DIR. Preston and his bride Will
reside in Santa Rosa.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
MISSING FROM SAN JOSE.
Contractor Clinton'S BondSmen
Alarmed Because of His
Absence.
He Boarded Train for San francisco
After CaShing a Check for a
Large Sum-

SAN JOSE, CAL, Dec. 2S-Menzo Clin-
ton, well-known contractor OF this city.
cashed a check for $500, part payment on
a contract, last Monday and departed
without settling the amounts due sub
contractors and material men.
Clinton took contract from David
Jacks several months ago to erect a two
story brick building. The stipulated price
was 0,700, and of this amount Clinton
has received $1,000.
The first $500 was used to meet the
claims for labor and material, but of the
last S2500 nothing was paid out. Clinton
made no secret of boarding the train for
San Francisco, but his failure to return
alarmed his bondsmen, who will have to
finish the building if Clinton fails to keep
his contract. The missing man had pre-
viously borne a good business reputation.
His family denies that he has fed and pre-
diets that he will return shortly.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
Over One-Half of the Total
Amount Sent From the
Metropolis.
HOURS SPENT IN COUNTING.
The State Is Now Ready to Pay Off
All the Warrants Held
in Allegiance.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Dec. 2S.-Nearly
5000 900 of gold coin was paid into the
State treasury yesterday, being the first
installment of city and county taxes from
various portions of the State. Most of
this treasure arrived in the city on the
east bound passenger train at 11:20 o'clock
in the morning. OF the gross amount
ST ,034, ,938 20 comes from San Francisco, in
charge of City Treasurer A. c. Widber and
Deputy Auditor Burrows. The full
amount of the first installment OF San
Francisco City and County tax is 81 ,553,-
2S3 81; OF this amount $5lS, ,345 oil, having
been apportioned TO the school fund, is
retained in the City treasury. The San
Francisco tax payment has been appor-
toned as follows: General fund, $685.
372 10; interest and sinking fund, $780,
070 81: university fund, $21,4 4S5 6s.
On the arrival of this gold in Sacramento
1t was conveyed direct to the State treas
Ury and all of yesterday and large por-
ton OF this morning was consumed in
counting it. This duty dcyolving upon
the State and San Francisco Treasurers
and Deputy Auditor Burrows. Alameda
County contributed $500, San Mateo $685.
III y, Marin $57, ISL Sc, Del Norte $9401 30,
Sonoma $12S,S5G 81, San Joaquin $157,-
49l A. Butte $67.980 o., Kings :S32, ,273 80,
and Riverside $50, 13l SO.
As these payments will f0lly replenish
the general fund, which has been ex-
hausted for some time, all State warrants
which have been held in allegiance are
now PAYABLE.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29

in the Southwest. Mr.. Jefferson himself
didn't know that he had bought
Texas along with Louisiana, though
ne had; and he was sure ne hau
bought West Florida with it, though
he hadn't. Mr.. Monroe hlmsei'
twenty years before he was proclalmlng
the Monroe doctrine, was engaged IN faris
trying to convince Talleyrand and Napo-
leon that the Louisiana purchase OF the
year before, instead of being limited py
the Iberville River actually lnciudeo
Mobile and stretched to the Appaiachl-
cola. His associate, Livingston, asked
Talleyrand what were the eastern ooun-
daries of Louisiana, and Talleyrand with
q good-natured sneer replied: L do not
know. You must take it as we did, But
what did you mean to taker demanded
Livingston. and Talleyrand replied again,
Il do not know Thereupon, little later,
Livingston was found cooperating with
Monroe in urging that we should claim
that Louisiana extended to the Appalachi-
cola, and with "a little display OF force
especially if Spain should be engaged in
European war, we should get it.
"All this uncertainty was about the
spanish UOu0QaTleS III Jul oNh SCoiAeAy'
France and Spain were treated to the spec
tacle of the United States, through its
Ministers, Monroe and Livingston, and
through its Secretary Of State, Mad1-
son, solemnly insisting that Napoleon had
sold Us West Florida, when he hadn't even
claimed it and when we had no more
right to it than we had TO Patagonia or
Madagascar.
"Yet this was in our own country, anu
in long-settled region. How much
greater would be the natural uncertainty
about the, same time, as to Spanish
boundaries, on the southern continent IN
unsettled and largely unexplored regions
covered with dense forests?
"The government of Thomas Jefferson
expected to get West Florida 'by little
display of force, especially if Spain should
happen at that time to be engaged in
European war. Human nature is very
much the same in both the great Anglo
Saxon nations. Great Britain may have
been trying to stretch her boundaries IN
the same way, and agreeing with Living
ston, Monroe and Madison in the notion
that "a little display of force would be
Enthusiastically since the gold dis
coveries. The trouble for poor little Vene-
zueia is that the vague definition OF these
old Spanish boundaries gives good
chance for that sort of work and may
make it difficult for anybody to furnish
absolute proof that it is wrong"
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
Merchandise Purchased From
Prescribed Jobbers in San
Francisco.
SEIZED UPON ITS ARRIVAL.
Heavy Impost Levied Upon the Un.
faithful Mongols for Their
Treachery.

PORTLAND, Or, Dec. 2S.-The recent
boycott in San Francisco of the Sam Yup
Company merchants by the See Yup Com
pany, growing out of highbinder outrages,
was ordered on here three weeks ago, when
a meeting of the See Yup merchants, num-
bering about 80 per cent of the Chinese
tradesmen in the city, was held. 1t was
stipulated at that meeting that no Port
land merchant should purchase goods of
any description from Sam Yup dealer at
the bay. The penalty for transgression
of this agreement was that for the first
offense the offending merchant be fined
one half of the value of the invoice he
bought, and one half of that was to go to
the informer; for the second offense the
guilty person must, upon conviction, sur
render the whole OF the contraband in
voice to the local officers of the See Yup
Company, all OF which goes to the in
former or informers.
The anti-Sam Yup compact furnished
vocation for a few Mongols who live by
their wits. They realized that, in order to
obtain any of the Portland trade during
the life OF the compact, the Sam
Yup jobbers at the bay would
have to hold out extraordinary induce
ments to the Portland dealers, and that it
was not altogether improbable that some
of them would nibble at the bait. Early
this week the spoilers were advised that
goods directed to number of See Yup
firms here had been shipped by Sam Yup
houses on steamer due here last night.
The local See Yups, when confronted with
this evidence, made no attempt to conceal
or deny their treachery. On the contrary.
they expressed willingness to abide by
the penalty for their bad faith.
The unfaithful See Yups were compelled
to exhibit the several invoices sent them
from Sam Yup houses, which in the ag
gregateifgured mp to $250o. The local Off
GERS of the See Iup Company last night
assumed charge of these goods, for the re-
lease of which the unfaithful must con-
tribute $3.50 TO reward the informers.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
JUSTICE DYrERs DEFENSE.
Frost's Charges I1enicd oR The Fitness
stand by the Accused.

tOSt " NftHfVfS 1'cHfcU ON fNc HfNcSS-
Stand by the a ccused.
SAN JOSE, CAL, Dec. 2S.-The suit of
W. L. Frost against William II. Dwyer,
which has for is object the removal of the
defendant from the position of Township
Justice, was taken UP this afternoon by
Judges Reynolds and Lorigan. Louis
O'Neal appeared for the plaintiff, and be-
fore opening the case asked the court to
make an order on District Attorney Her.
rington requiring him to appear and assist
IN the case for the plaintiff. Judge Rey-
nQsds said that the District Attorney, so
far as the court was concerned, was at lib
erty to give all the aid he desired, but that
the court had no right to demand his at
tendance and ASSISTANCE in suit between
two persons. Attorney 0'Neal withdrew
and in few minutes returned with the
District Attorney.
Attorney Howell c. Moore appeared as
counsel for the defendant. A general de-
NAL of the charges was the answer filed to
the complaint. Justice Dwver took the
stand, and testified that he was too Ill TO
attend the evening examination of the five
persons charged with gaming, set for De-
cember %. He said that Fournie had
come TO his office and wanted to make
affidavit that he had paid his tine He had
informed Fournie that the docket should
stand as it was. If there was any mistake.
the magistrate was responsible for it..
Charles Keane did all of the clerical work
in the office, and the failure TO turn over
Fournie's fine was due to his mistake. The
Acton case was an usual one. in that it
went over from month 10 month. The
case was settled in November, but the
settlement was dated back to June. the
month in which the complaint was fled
The fines were turned over as soon as the
matter was brought TO his notice.
The case went over until January g.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
SANTA MONICA RESCUE.
Captain Dittmer Saves an Aged
Fisherman From Death
in a Gale.
Picked Up by the Alcatraz While
Drifting Helplessly in
Skiff.

SANTA MONICA, Call, Dec. 28.-Cap-
tain Dittmer of the Alcatraz rescued an
aged fisherman from death in a gale
to-day, and he does not regret the act,
even though it did cause delay of several
hours in the unloading of his vessel.
jeremiah Everet tt is the man who owes his
life to the kind hearted master of the
Alcatraz. He is an aged veteran of the
Civil War, who occasionally ventures into
the bay in a skiff to add what he can to
his meager pension revenue by catching
and selling fish.
While the wind was blowing strongly
this morning the aged wife of Everett,
made frantic by the fear that the veteran
would lose his life in the sudden squall
that had come up, went to Captain Dorm
field, the wharf-master, and begged him to
send a tug to pick up the fisherman, who
had left in a skiff before the wind came up.
The steamers San Mateo and Mineola were
then unloading cargoes of coal and the Al
catraz one of Lumbar. The tug Coils was
unavailable on account of being laid up
while undergoing repairs. Captain Dorm
field informed Captain Dittmer of the Al
catraz of the old lady's trouble, and Cap
tain Dittmer at once ordered his men to
StOp ulSC1dI SluH dnu Will 0dpldIn OOIU-
field go to the fisherman's assistance.
After following the storm track for about
eight miles the skiff was sighted. 1t was
utterly powerless in the gale that was
blowing and was already half-filled with
water. The steamer made haste to pick
up the frightened fisherman. Everett had
piece of gaspipe attached to fish line
for an anchor, but was drifting out to sea
rapidly, while he knelt in the bottom of
the hOat and Draved for reScue He was
taken on board the steamer and brought
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
WAR At SEBASTOPOL.
r. E. Bulls Hanged in EMgy by the Friends
of Man Whom He Caused
to Be Arrested

SANTA ROSA, CAL, Dec. 2S.-F. E.
Bulls was hanged in effigy at Sebastopol
last night. Bulls is a planning mill man.
Recently he had trouble with G. w. Hunt
ley, wealthy Sebastopol orchardist.
Yesterday morning Bulls had Huntley
placed under $500 bonds to keep the pea ce.
too polite to his (Huntley's) wife,
and had made some rash threats against
Bulls personal safely.
Huntley's friends were greatly incensed
when Bulls caused the arrest of his
enemy. The hanging in effigy followed,
and this morning they declared that Bull
lis would be given forty-eight hours to
Bulbs, who is married man and an ex-
Union soldier, says he will stay in the
town.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
CHICO ACCIDENT.
j. j. CahiH the pic.in. of a Lumber MIL
Disaster.

CHICO, CAL, Dec. 2S.-A serious and
possibly fatal accident occurred at the mill
of the Sierra Lumber Company this morn
ing. ]. J. Cahill, one of the oldest en-
ployes of the company, was engaged in
running what is known as q four side
hatcher. A sudden breaking of the large
belt caused it to become wound around the
counter shaft, twisting one end of the
shaft loose from the hatcher. There were
four pulleys side by side, making facing
of over three and a depth of two feet, and
these were broken into thousands of
pieces and thrown to all parts OF the mill.
When the machine stopped Operator
Cahill was found lying on the floor with
his face badly gashed. one finger carried
away and a cut about five inches long on
his left side, Just under the heart A
piece of one of the pulleys had struck him,
cutting through his clothing and entering
his side. Cahill was resting easily this
afternoon, but the chances are against his
recovery.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
4 nppEn p00V ABSOLUTELY
q NN1nl EVVA GIVEN AWAY I

Few books printed in the English Ian
guage have reached 80 great a sale as
Adviser. It is book of 1908 large pages
and contains over 900 illustrations some
OF them in colors. 1t is complete family
doctor book. It is written simply and con-
cisely, and is indexed SO that reference to
1t is made easily and quickly. Over oSo,ooo
copies have been sold at the regular price
OF 81. so. The profits on this enormous sale
enable the publishers to distribute 500 600
copies absolutely FREE. A copy bound in
strong paper covers, will, therefore be sent
FREE TO any one who will send al one-cent
stamps to cover cost of mailing o,,Yy
Address, WORLDS DIspENsARY Mrn.
IcAL ASSOCIATION, Buffalo, N. Y.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29

does the best she can, and if man will only
help her little bit at the right time, he
may eat what he likes and as much as he
likes. DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are for
people who are troubled with indigestion.
Particularly for those in whom it manifests
itself III the form of constipation. The
Pellets" are quick and easy in their action.
They are in perfect harmony with Nature;
They effect permanent cure. You need
take them regularly only little while.
After that use them occasionally when you
need them when you have eaten some
thing that disagrees with you. They are not
violent in their effect, do not derange the
system at all, and may be taken just as
freely as you would take water or any
other necessity of life. Once used they
are always in favor. You can get the
Pellets at any drug store. If you are
careless enough to let an unscrupulous
druggist sell you something on which he
makes more money, it is your own fault
If you do not get well.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
BL ockADE IN THE CASCADES.

Great Northern Passenger Train Sno,v-
bound in the Mountains.
SEATTLE, WASH, Dec. 2s.-There is a
complete snow blockade on the Great
Northern road. Neither passenger nor
freight trains have crossed the Cascade
Mountains for twenty-four hours.
The westbound passenger train, which
attempted to come over the range yester-
day about noon, is supposed to be stuck
tight and fast in the mountains, where,
for distance of ten miles, the snow is
reported to be from ten to twenty feet deep.
Eastbound passenger train No. 4 was
abandoned here last night. The recent
storms have paralyzed the telegraph lines
along the Great Northern.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29

suspected that he has left the country
taking with him considerable amount of
his employers (Wyndham) money.
Donovan was ferryman across the river,
and always had in his keeping money
belonging to Wyndham. At the time OF
his disappearance he was known to have
several hundred dollars on his person, and
it was at first supposed that he had been
murdered for the money. The officers have
relinquished the search for his body, which
was supposed to have been hid somewhere
in the vicinity of the ferry.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
Raidimg Gitrov Lottery Games.

GILROY, CAL, Dec. 2s - Charley
Chung, Chinaman. was arrested to-day
by Constable Rives for selling Chinese lot
terry tickets. Wong Chin, arrested for the
same offense, pleaded guilty and was fined
$25 by Judge Wiley The officers are en-
deayoring TO break up the lottery games
in Chinatown.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
END OF THE DEADLOCK.

Magyar Justin CompeIs fiction Upon the
Police BoRds.
SAN JOSE, CAL. Dec. 2S.-In accord
a:ice with orders from Mayor Austin the
Chief of Police tonight brought into the
City Council Chamber the Councilmen
who had failed to attend several meetings
called to approve the bonds of the newly
elected police full board was secured
and the bonds approved. Mayor Austin
recorded in the affirmative the vote of
Councilman Kreig, who refused to vote.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
GUrHRIE TO cOMM4ND.
Elected Colonel Of the Reconstructed Sec
0ud ffPa;DPDf

Elected Colonel Of lie kecoMsfrUcfed Sec
ond RegjmeR'.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Dec. 2S.-Colonel
J. w. Guthrie was chosen by acclamation
this evening 10 command the new Second
Regiment, as reconstructed under general
order Is. At the time the order went into
effect it was expected that there would be
a close contest between Colonel Guthrie
and Colonel Park Henshaw, as both were
extremely popular with the officers ard
men of their former commands. Since
that time Colonel Henshaw announced
that he woEld not be a candidate for the
command and Colenci Guthrie was elected
the vote being cast By the secretary.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
La,ryers to Open Csaoroon4s.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Dec. 2S.--At meet
ing of the recently organized Bar Asso-
citation to-day it was decided to open club
rooms, where the attorneys can congre-
gate and discuss legal matters. The fees
for life memberships were placed as fol-
lows: Fifty dollars if the applicant is over
SO years old; $50 if from 40 to so years; $40
if from 30 to 40 years, and $50 if under 80
years. Life members shall be exempt
from all dues and assessments.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
Murder at SeafsIe.

SEATTLE, WASH, Dec. 2s.-William
Carey, fisherman 2s years old, was ar
rested to-day for the murder on Christmas
day OF his wife, an Indian woman. The
murderer. after committing the crime, tied
rock to the body and threw it into the
bay. The body was found to-day. Carey s
former wife died two years age under sus-
picious circumstances.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
HUDSON MEDICAL INSTITUTE,
Stockton, Market and Ellis SITS.

TAINTED BLOOD-Impure blood, due
to serious private disorders, carries myriads OF
sore-producing germs. Then come sore throat,
pimples, copper-colored spots, ulcers in mouth,
old sores and falling hair. You can save trip
to Hot Springs by writing for Blood Book to
the old physicians of the Hudson Medical In
stitute, Stockton, Market and Ellis streets.
LIvER-When your liver is affected you
may feel blue, melancholy, irritable and easily
discontented. You will nouce many symptoms
that you really have and many that you really
do not have You need good liver regulator,
and this you should take at once. You can get
it from us. Write for book on liver troubles,
CAL About the Liver" sent free.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
Funeral of a Brace Officer.

REDDING, CAL, Dec. 2S.-The funeral
of Constable James Campbell, who died
from the effects of pistol wound acciden-
tally inflicted by himself, was largely
attended to-day, The courthouse was
closed and no business was done in the
police, justice or superior courts, out of
respect to the deceased officer. Citizens
and officials from all over the county
attended the funeral.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
Eire Near The Palms.

SANTA MONICA, CAL, Dec. 2s.-Mrs.
A. F. EIliott's twenty-acre eucalyptus
grove, near The Palms, five miles from
here, was destroyed by. fire this evening.
The disaster was caused by burning the
refuse grass on neighboring pasturage and
not looking after the fire after it was
started.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
Chinese on the Cotville Reserve.

SPOKANE, WASH. Dec. 2s.-The ques-
ton of the rights OF Chinese to locate
mineral claims on the Colville Indian
reservation was heard before Judge Han
ford of the United States court to-day. He
will give decision in few days. The
issue is Of vast Importance, as it involves
hundreds OF valuable claims located in the
last two months.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
Snependea for Fiahtina.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Dec. 2S.--Chief Dwyer
of the Fire Department has suspended
William Sullivan, Ed Mangin, William
Galbraith and Ed Corbett, the tiremen who
engaged in a fight in Stewarts saloon
Christmas night, in which Mangin and
Sullivan received knife wounds. Charges
will be preferred against the men on the
grounds of fighting and intoXication.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
To. Gatos Fire,uen ygiect Oaiccrs.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Dec. 2s.-The election
OF officers of the Los Gatos Fire Depart
ment resulted as follows: Chief, c. c.
Christensen; first assistant, Paul Tobin;
second assistant, Dan Martinelli; treas
urer, George II. Adams.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
PLUCK OF A SEATTLE WOMAN.

Mrs. Fryberg Captures Burglar by
Locking Him in a Room.
SEATTLE, WASH, Dec. 2s.-Mrs. J. P.
Fryberg, who conducts a Commercial
street clearinghouse, captured a burglar
this morning by locking him in a room
and keeping him prisoner until the arri-
val of the police. A more fortunate ac-
complice of this burglar escaped, despite
the plucky woman's efforts to corral him
also
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
To Die for a Seattle Crime.

SEATTLE, WASH, Dec. 2s.-John and
James McCann, brothers, were sentenced
to be hanged to-day for the murder last
summer of Joseph Cicero. The date OF
execution has not been fixed.