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The morning call., 1895-02-16
THEY ARE PAYING
THEIR MONEY In.
VALLEY ROAD SUBSCRIBERS MEET
THEIR OBLIGATIONS TO
THE FUND.
PERSONNEL OF THE BOARD
1T WILL PROBABLY BE PRECISELY
AS RECOMMENDED BY THE
COMMITTEE.

The ink had scarcely dried on the notices
sent out by the valley road committee to
subscribers yesterday informing them that
the first assessment on their stock was now
due and requesting that it be paid at the
Bank of California, before several of the
subscribers had their checks on the way to
that institution.
Isaac Upham, president of the Traffic
Association, and one of the most indie
fatigable workers for the new road passed
rapidly down Sansome street shortly after
lunch yesterday with a check for $500 in
his hand. Mr.. Upham hurriedly explained
to gentleman, who endeavored to, stop
him, that he was anxious to make the first
deposit on the stock assessment for the
new road and had not time for even mat
tiers of business while that object was on
his mind.
But Mr.. Upham found when he reached
the bank that other subscribers had been
even more energetic. Five of them had
already paid into that institution the
amounts due on their stock, the sum of
SIS, 200 having been received during the
afternoon.
The subscribers who paid their assess
ments, the amount of stock held by them
and the amounts paid follow:
The morning call., 1895-02-16
SCORE THE GOVERNMENT,
English Commissioners Object to the Pc
icy of the Premier.

English Commissioners object to the Pol
icy of the Premier.
LONDON, Feb. 15.-On the resumption of
the debate of the address in reply to the
Queens speech opening the session in the
House of Commons to-day, Joseph Cham
berlain offered an amendment declaring it
was contrary to the public interest for the
time of Parliament to be occupied in the
discussion of measures which. according to
the Minister'S own statements, had no
prospect OF passing into law, while pro-
posals involving grave constitutional
changes had been announced on which the
Judgment of Parliament should be taken
without delay.
In speaking of the amendment Mr..
Cham berlain said the Unionists in the
House desired to impugn the latest cleo
toral device, consisting of wasting the
time of the House in the discussion of
matters which were not expected to pass,
but had been introduced in order to con-
fuse the issues now before the people and
destroy the inevitable condemnation
which awaited the primary policy of the
Government. The refusal of the Govern
ment to disclose the terms of its pro-
posed res solution against the House of
Lords was disrespectful to the House. The
Gov eminent was lettering and could not
longer represent. the interests of Great
Brita IN in the councils of Europe. Neither
could it enact measures for the enforce
ment of its domestic policy.
Herbert Asauith said it would not be the
The morning call., 1895-02-16

sail hanging in shreds to her booms, evil
IDENTIFY having blown away in a gale of
wind.
No examination of her cargo could be
made, but she, in all probability, has
lumber or some other buoyant material in
her hold, the deckload being gone. Only
the words "San Francisco" and the letters
"ey" or FRY" could be seen of her name on
the stern, that part of the hull being
deeply submerged.
No missing coasters have been reported
at the Merchants Exchange or along the
city front, but it is known that the
schooner Ada Mckay, Captain Johnson.
left this port February 10 for Eureka, and
the Joseph and Henry, Captain Christian
sen, is absent, bound for Coquille River.
The Ivy, Captain Englebretter, sailed for
Shoalwater Bay on the 18th inst, and the
Rio Rey, whose description is identical
with that of the derelict, is away from this
port.
There is, however, no knowledge that
any of these vessels is the capsized
schooner now floating off Bodega Bay.
Immediately upon the report of the ex-
istence of the wreck the Spreckels tugs
Fearless and Vigilant and the Ship
owners boat Sea King started for the
locality OF the wreck.
The coast steamer Homer reports that
the wreck of the brig Lucas, which found
cred and was abandoned last September
on the northern coast, was seen recently
floating off Heceta Point light, in the natb
OF both steamers and sailers. The upper
part of the battered hull stands out of the
water and is constant source of danger to
coast navigation.
By the Mariposa it is learned that the
American bark Ophir was lost on Deem
Der % in hurricane at Fiji, the officers
and crew being saved. She was living in
the harbor loaded with copra, and drag
ging her anchors before the force of the
gale was broken in pieces on the beach.
Captain Walter Ferguson, the COM
mander and part owner of the Ophir. is
well known here and in the South Pacific
for the character OF his shipping ventures,
as well as for the luckless examinations of
his voyages. He was connected with the
notorious blackbird expedition in the
islands which ended disastrously. and was
also in command of the slave brig Tahiti
which capsized at sea five wears AGO en-
Io"V0 w U""'ehlsi1 WIN d human cargo.
He was also once in charge of the ilI-fated
Montserrat on mission as disgraceful as
the others.
When he sailed from this port in the
Ophir five months ago he and his ancient
craft were regarded with suspicion and a
revenue cutter trailed the presumed
SLAYER some distance to sea.
AS Captain Ferguson's resources cannot
be wrecked, however often his vessels NAV
be cast away, tits confidently expected that
he will be literally "on deck" ere long.
The morning call., 1895-02-16
SEVENTH-D4T 4DVENTISTS,
General Congress Hears FIdttering Re
ports of Their Fork.

ports or 1hetr UOrE.
BATTLE CREEK, Mich, Feb. 15.-The
general congress of the Seventh-day Ad-
| ventists convened at the Tabernacle to-day,
the president, or the elder, o. A. Olsen
presiding. One hundred and TWENTY-FIVE
delegates are present representing more
| than forty State conferences and mission
| fields
| President Olsen's address states that
since the last general conference two years
ago sixty State and local camp meetings
have been held, sixty-two persons have
been ordained to the ministry and the
membership of the denomination has in
creased over $4,000, while ninety-seven
church buildings have been constructed in
various countries, including the organiza-
ton of five churches in Melbourne, Aus
tralia, and its suburbs. More than dozen
schools and academies have been estab-
lished by the general conference in the past
two years, besides more than as many
more State and church schools
The publishing interests were reported
in substantial condition, and many tons
of the literature of the society had been
printed and distributed. President Olsen
| thinks that much more should be done in
the line of medical missionary work in the
future. More has been accomplished in
this line in the past two years than during
all the time previous. At present eighteen
persons are under appointment for diff
ferent fields in this line of work. He
recommended larger plans for the work
among the colored people of the South.
The conferences of Oklahoma, with
seventeen churches and 500 members, and
Florida, with seven churches. and $50 mem
bers, were admitted to the conference and
| their delegates seated. Committees were
appointed and the meeting adjourned
until Sunday
At the present time there are 267 min
listers engaged in Adventist work. There
are ISL churches, with a total member
ship of 10000, and the tithes amount to
| $3.50 700
The morning call., 1895-02-16
FOR MONETARY CONFERENCE
Germans Realize It's Importance
and Take Preliminary
Steps.
Statesmen in the Reichst stag Favor the
Rehabilitation of the White
Metal.

BERLIN, Feb. 15.-Count Won Mirbach
German Conservative, introduced a resolu-
ton in the Reichstag to-day instructing
the Federal Government of Germany to
issue invitations for an international none
tarY conference to take measures to bring
about the rehabilitation of silver as a
circulating medium. Mirbach said that
the moment had now arrived for Germany
to take the initiative in settling this ques-
ton, which is of great Importance.
Bimetallism would cause the rise of all
prices in England, where gold was the cur
rency. Agriculture would be ruined if the
present system was maintained. America
would either absorb Germany's gold or
adopt pure silver standard and capture
the whole Eastern trade. Other supporters
of the resolution Endorsed the position that
Germany had taken at the Paris monetary
conference in 1888, namely, that she re-
garded an international agreement of a
ratio between gold and silver as desirable.
DR.. Theodore Barth, German Radical
Untonist, said the Brussels conference had
proved fasco, and the conference held in
Germany in 1893 was fruitless. There was
little or no connection between the depres-
sion in husbandry and the introduction OF
the gold standard.
Count Herbert Bismarck said the failure
of the Brussels conference was partly due
to the absence of an entente between the
powers which took part in it. The Berlin
congress of 1873 arrived at result because
Great Britain and Russia had previously
reached basis for an agreement. An in
ternational entente upon the curreney
question would be arrived at in the course
of time, and in the case of Great Britain
the feeling was growing in favor of BIZ
metallism. In conclusion Count Herbert
said: at gives me great pleasure to show
how warmly my friend Balfour has taken
up the cause of that country
Herr Schoenlank commended that the in
PRODUCTION OF bimetallism would lead to a
fall in the value of currency and would
promise nothing but hopeless future to
the workingman.
DR.. Lieber of the Center party said the
CentristS willingly supported the measure
because they saw in the proposed confer
ence an attempt to remove the difficulties
in regard to the monetary standards
question which was of paramount import
ance to commerce.
Chancellor Won Hohenlohe declared that
he was inclined to favorable consideration
for proposal for an interchange of views
on the subject with those states which
were concerned in the silver question.
The debate was then adjourned
The morning call., 1895-02-16
LOCAL CRITICISM
OF A MYSTIC BODY.
MERGE M. THIRDS VIEW OF THE
PHILOSOPHICAL CONVENTION
IN INDIA.
STANDS FIRMLY WITH JUDGE
AND QUESTIONS THE VERAcITY OF
COUNT WACHTMEISTER-
BE A DIVISION.

Mrs. Mercie M. Thirds, prominent among
American theosophists as lecturer and
teacher, who spent last autumn teaching
theosophy in Honolulu, expressed positive
opinions on the controversy that threatens
disruption of the American section of the
osophists.
81 do not know what Mr.. Judge will do"
she said. III cannot see that he has any
cause for resigning the vice-presidency.
The convention which is reported to have
demanded his retirement was not represen-
tative of the whole society. l think it will
be found to have been merely convention
of the Indian section with some of the
Europeans.
Count Wachtmeister could not have
written truthfully in his report to The
CALL, or he would have said the American
The morning call., 1895-02-16

delegates Endorsed Mrs. Besant and Pro
lessor Chakravarti. There were no Ameri-
can delegates there. The convention of the
American section, held in San Francisco
last spring, failed to name delegates to the
Adyar convention.
"But the American convention did not
fail to indorse Mr.. Judge on that occasion
and it will be seen that at the next an
nual convention, to be held in Boston, he
will be still more strongly Endorsed.
1.-The question of whether or not there
will be division among the American
theosophists that will result in forming
new branches cannot be answered by any
individual member. That is matter for
the convention. 1t is true that any five
delegates can form branch society. But
if they should do so they would be under
the jurisdiction of the American section,
and Mr.. Judge as secretary of the Ameri-
can section, is the executive head. So
long as he holds that Office, whether he
continues as vice-president or not, he will
be in control.
II think Mrs. Besant has been misled.
She has not been accused of practicing
black magic, but of being influenced by
others who do. | refer to Professor Chalk
rayarti. 1t is true that in the World S
Parliament of Religions at Chicago he was
looked upon as wise and good man. He
spoke eloquently and learnedly upon the
osophy and endeared himself to many
The morning call., 1895-02-16

Governments fault but that of the House
of Lords if the measure did not become
law. Henry Labouchere said his party
was dissatisfied because a leader, Lord
Rosebery, who was member OF the
House of Lords, had been planked upon
them. He blamed Lord Rosebery for ban
derlng to the lingo" party: There had
been undoubtedly change of the attitude
OF the Liberal officials since the retirement
OF Mr.. Gladstone, both in regard to home
rule and the position of the House of Lords.
The change was due to the influence Of
Lord Rosebery.
Mr.. Labouchere warned the Government
that the country had not changed the view
OF the question, but demanded the abolition
OF the House of Lords. He urged the Gov
eminent not to pursue a course which
would surely lead to disaster.
The morning call., 1895-02-16

building the new ships. He believed the
development of navy and merchant ma
rine should go hand in hand Hall (D.y
of Missouri opposed the proposed navy.
He called attention to the fact that of the
130 commanders In the American navy but
twenty-seven were performing sea service
Money CD of Mississippi, a member of
the Naval Committee, made a strong plea
for the appropriation for the new ships on
the ground that they were absolutely
necessary for the defense of our coasts.
Everett 3D. of Massachusetts, took the
position that at the present and pros
pective demands on the treasury costly
warships were extravagant Injuries.
In glowing peroration that riveted the
attention of the House, Mr.. Everett de-
cIared that war was of the past, relic of
an effete civilization. For the future
there was peace, and the country that
would carry its issue to the arbitrament of
arms would be branded with a mark of
Cain.
Weadock and Meyer closed the debate
for the day in favor of the appropriation
for the new ships.
The House disagreed to- the Senate
amendments to extend the time for making
income tax returns and sent it to con-
ference.
A bill was passed to authorize the con-
struction of wagon bridge across the Vel
lowstone River in Derby County, Mont.
At 5 o'clock the House took recess until
o'clock, the evening session to be devoted
to the consideration of private pension
hills
The morning call., 1895-02-16
HARRY HAYWARD IDENTIFIED.
one Witness SdW Him Drifting With
Miss Cling ia a BHggy.

One Witness SdU Him Drifting With
Miss Cling ia BHggB.
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 15.-The defense this
morning in the Hayward trial resumed its
efforts to impeach the testIm,d Of Claus
A. Blixt, the particulars Of tie attack
being against the story Blixt told on the
stand of having gone to see some Of his ac-
quaintances in South Minneapolis imme-
diately after the commission of the crime.
The evidence of Ole Thorson, his wife and
Mary Larson established at least a doubt
that Blixt visited the house on Twelfth
avenue south, which he claimed to have
visited that night.
Harry said this morning that the alb
sence of any distinct line of defense in the
opening speech of John Day Smith yester-
day was by no means an indication of
weakness, as the public seemed to think.
DO you mean by that there is sensa-
tional evidence to Gomez"
THAT is just what l mean," replied the
accused. '.There will be some facts
brought that may astonish the people,"
The crowds in attendance have dimin-
ished somewhat in size, but are made up
OF the usual proportion of women who ex-
hibit the most morbid curiosity and even
sympathy for the defendant. Some of the
women will go to any length to get word
with him or an autograph or handker-
chief for a souvenir
W. D. Wilson testified that he had known
Miss Cling for several years and that on
the night of the murder he saw her driv-
ing out in Lyndale avenue in buggy.
He identified Harry Hayward as the man
who accompanied her.
Miss Mabel Bartlettson testified that
Harry Hayward went to the theater with
her. She was with him from to Ii
o'clock P. NJ
The morning call., 1895-02-16
MASS-MEETING At SANTA CRUZ.

Prominent Citizens to Confer W9th East
ern Capitalists as to the Netc Road.
SANTA CRUZ Feb. ia meeting of citi-
zens was held yesterday to discuss the
proposition to build a railroad up the
coast from here to San Francisco. Ex-
Sheriff Kay of Tulare said he was in re-
ceipt of communications from friend as
to Eastern capitalists who want to con-
struct the road under certain conditions.
A New York banker, now in this State
who is interested in the construction of an
electric line at present, is interested in tha
project. The capitalists propose to build
the road on condition that a subscription
of $4,000 per mile could be secured, for
which first mortgage bonds would be
issued. A committee OF prominent citi-
zens was appointed to meet the capitalist
who is expected here in few days, to
talk over matters and arrive at a definite
understanding and ascertain what is re-
quired of this county in the way of SUBJ
scriptions and rights of way.
The morning call., 1895-02-16
SHIPS THAT ARE OVERDUE.
OtcnerS Are Not WOrried, as the Storm
HIS From the West.

O,cners Are Not Worried, as the Storm,
Was From the Vest.
NEW YORK Feb. 15.-The few craft now
belated into port are not causing their
owners any degree of uneasiness. The St,
Augustine has reached her fourteenth day
out on her passage from Jacksonville, and
it has been ten days since she was seen.
The agent in this city, however, still adj
heres to the theory that she must have
been blown far to the eastward, and being
short of coal is trying to make port under
sail.
The British steamship Sally Burr from
Mediterranean ports with 10000 boxes of
fruit and small general cargo is also
overdue here. In ordinary weather she
would have arrived in this city on Feb
ruary 6, but her agents state that they are
not surprised that she is late in view of the
heavy storms recently.
The Standard Oil Company's barge
which was abandoned by the steamer
Maverick during the gale last Friday, is
still out.
The morning call., 1895-02-16
INVEsT1GATING TROLLEY sTR1KE
The Legislature Committee Hears Eel
dence From the Men En,pLoned.

The Legislative Committee Hears Eci-
dence From the Men Employed.
BROOKLYN, N. Y, Feb. 15.-The Legis-
lative committee appointed to investigate
the cause of the trolley strike began its la.
bors to-day. NJ. J. Connolly, the manager
OF the strike, started the case for the oper-
atives. Mr.. Connolly said he did not con-
slider that the employees had struck, but
that the situation had been forced upon
them by the action of the companies in
the locking out of between 200 and 800 of
the worknaen upon their lines upon their
refusal to take the places of the motormen
and conductors.
Another cause was that the com panies
wished to increase the number of "trip
pers," paving by the trip, whereby the men
would be obliged to be in attendance from
fourteen to fifteen hours a day and would
be unable to earn more than 80 to IS cents
day. The reason the companies had
given in a formal refusal to comply with
their demands was that they could not
afford it.
The morning call., 1895-02-16
GONE BACK ON CLEVELAND.
Senator Vest Says He W1U No Longer
Support the President.

Senator pest Says He WiIl No Longer
support the President.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. ia special to a local
paper from Nevada, Mo-, says: V. P.
Thorpe, Collector of Vernon County, is in
receipt of the following letter from United
States Senator George G. Vest upon the
financial question:
In my judgment the only hope for the Demo-
cratic party in the future is to stand firmly by
the doctrine of bimetallism. The Republican
party is irrevocably pledged to the single gold
standard and TO the national banks believe
that an immense majority of the people of the
United States favor larger use of silver money
and if the Democrats will only stand sauarely
and decidedly for the financial doctrine of our
party, gold and silver, we will achieve a great
victory in 1896. 1t is impossible for us to go any
further with Mr.. Cleveland in his issue of gold
bonds and the perpetuation of the national
banking system. AS l said in the Senate we
cave come to the parting OF the ways and L dc
not propose to go any further with him in the
direction he has taken
The morning call., 1895-02-16

At the rooms of the committee only two
or three of its members put in an appear
ance during the day. There is, in fact,
nothing further to be done by that body at
present, except to prosecute the work of
raising more funds, and in this line a
number of them were engaged yesterday
The prevailing sentiment appears to be
that the list OF trustees suggested by the
general committee will be adopted without
a single change at the general meeting of
the stockholders, to be held in the Cham
Der of Commerce next Wednesday after
noon at . o'clock
AS TO who will be president of the road
there is but one name mentioned-that of
Claus Spreckels. The sentiment expressed
is that but for the energetic manner in
which he took hold of the project the plans,
which now are upon a substantial footing,
might still have been intangible and of
little consequence. The illness OF Mr.
Spreckels has had a marked effect upon
the snap and vigor with which the work
was prosecuted while he was able to be in
attendance, which all the more attests his
Invaluable aid and the enthusiasm which
his presence and example inspired.
A. f. Kennedy. the civil engineer who
made the surveys for the San Francisco
and Great Salt Lake road through Beck
with Pass and who also ran some lines
through the San Joaquin Valley, has been
In the city for several days and
his presence here leads many peo-
pie to believe that he will have
something to do with the route of the new
road. One of the lines which Mr.. Ken
nedy ran back of the Oakland hills through
the Moraga Valley is still marked by stakes,
it is said, which extend out as far as Clay
ton, about eight miles beyond Walnut
Creek, extending beyond the rough coun-
try intervening between the bay and Stock
ton.
From the country come many reports to
the effect that communities, towns and
cities are all engaged in preparing their
plans for presenting their claims to the
management of the road as soon as an or
ganization is effected, and all along the
line the prospect appears to possess not a
single discouraging feature. The action of
the Santa Clara people in declaring that
they would be perfectly satisfied with a
branch line has had the effect of allaying,
in a measure, the apprehension of the peo-
pie of Stockton, so gentlemen from that
city say, and the indications of conflicting
interests, which at one time appeared
likely to develop, have disappeared and
now all is harmonious