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The herald., 1895-02-14
THE LEX0WITES
Delegates From San Francisco Preach Reform
to the Legislature

Sacramento, Feb 13-The reform ele-
ment of San Francisco came down upon
the Legislature in force this afternoon.
One hundred and twelve members of the
Civic Federation of that city arrived here
on special train at 2 O'Clock, marched
through the streets and at o'clock the
Senate and Assembly, sitting in the As
sembly chamber, gave them audience.
News that such a delegation was en- route
to the city reached the Capitol early in
the day and caused great uneasiness
among a certain element OF the San
Francisco delegation. In the Assembly
it was attempted to prevent
hearing being accorded the visitors.
Early in the afternoon Wilkinson of San
Francisco moved an adjournment. At
that time the object was not known, but
the Assembly refused to adjourn. Later
in the afternoon McCarty of San Francisco,
Wilkinson and others again attempted to
force an adjournment, their evident in
tention being to prevent the delegation
from San Francisco being heard. By an
overwhelming vote the Assembly refused
to adjourn. 1t was not until after this
that Speaker Lynch read two kilograms
announcing that the San Franciscans
were en- route to the capital and that they
asked to be heard. The Assembly then
voted to give them audience at 4 o'clock,
at which hour they filed into the chamber.
Speaker Lynch first .introducediI ].
Truman, President of the Federation. He
declared that the delegation with him
were 112 in number and they came to
urge publication of the government of
San Francisco through the agency of an
investigation commission, as proposed by
the Waymire bill which Attorney
General Fitzgerald drafted. The people of
San Francisco, he said, were helpless.
The grand jury could do nothing, for as a
The herald., 1895-02-14
A CONTRABAND SCHOONER
The Vessel That Carried Arms TO
Hawaii Seized
Customs Collector Fisher of San Diego Takes
Charge Of the Suspected Craft.
The Captains Story

San Diego, Feb. 13.-The schooner Wahl-
burg arrived at this port today and was
seized by Collector Fisher on charge of
having violated the neutrality laws by
transporting arms and ammunition to the
Hawaiian country for the use of the re-
voting Royalists.
Captain Matthew Martin processes inno-
cence and persistently declares that he
has been on an otter-hunting expedition.
Simultaneous interviews with the Cap
tain and the steward resulted in marked
divergences in their statements.
The Captain referred to stormy expert
ences at sea during the recent gales, while
the ateward said that they had expert
enced good weather throughout the voy-
age. Both had the outlines of the otter
hunting expedition by heart, but differed
in respect to details, hedging when dues-
toned as to the amount of salt on board
and the supply of provisions
Hawaiian Consul Wood expresses the
opinion that straight case can be made
out against the Wahlburg, and has ad-
vised Minister Thurston on all facts re-
lating to the seizure. The Wahlburg is an
ordinary fore and aft schooner, with
main top mast and two jibs. She is of
twenty-seven tons register and fifty feet
lOnp
The herald., 1895-02-14
CHICAGO'S MORAL CENSORS
One of the Civic Federation Gets Into Trouble
With a Pistol

Chicago, Feb. 13.-A. G. Wahl, chief
agent OF the Committee on Morals of the
Civic Federation, made tour of the
down-to town saloons. Whatever he was
looking for, he found liquor, and so much
that he lost track of everything else. As
a matter of self protection, while he is
serving warrants, Mr.. Wahl carries big
revolver. He pulled this weapon from
his pocket and waiting a favorable mo-
ment pointed it towards the skies and
blazed away. AS the cartridge exploded
everybody in the vicinity jumped.
Wahl hastily placed the revolver in one
of his pockets and putting his hands in
other pockets, attempted to look uncon-
cerned. Policeman Gundelach heard the
shot and began looking for the source. He
passed several persons and came to Wahl.
Around the latter there was small piece
of burning cloth. Then Gundelach saw
smoke coming from under the Civic
Federation agents coat. The policeman
lifted Wahl's coat and overcoat and found
the back Of his trousers on fire. The small
blaze was extinguished, when the police
man discovered that the revolver was still
smoking with which Wahl, in his haste to
hide it, had set his neither garment on
fire. He was taken to the station where
several prisoners, whose arrest he had
caused were already locked up.
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and for the modern rascal, not up to the
times He asserted that the rascals wero
not all in the Republican party or the
DemocIatic party or the Populist party
and that they were really in the minority
in all the parties, but that they managed
to control she politics of San Francisco.
Rev. DR.. Ollie declared that the elective
franchise had been debauched IN San
Francisco and that the grossest political
frauds had been perpetrated. Wherever the
probe had been put in corruption had
been revealed. He asserted that 200 peo-
pie of San Francisco were demanding the
appointment of the commission proposed
in the Waymire bill. San Francisco's
present grand jury, he said, had confessed
Its utter helplessness to deal with the cor
ruption which is known to exist.
III. n. Clement, a member of San Fran
cisco's Board of Freeholders, spoke as a
Republican and urged the Legislature to
pass the bill
G. Wesley Reed, recently prosecuting
attorney in the police courts, told of cor
ruption which he knew to exist.
Rev. DR.. McClish declared he could not
longer live in this community, where, in
a single election, frauds could be commit
ted in over 100 precincts.
Other speakers were Rev. T. H. Irwin,
A. W. Thomson, Rev. DIR. Philburn and
Rev. DIR. Gardner. They all urged the
Legislature to pass the bill authorizing
the Governor to appoint an investigating
commission of three members-one Re-
publican, one Democrat and one Populist.
Several spoke against the proposition
to allow the Governor to appoint one COM
missioner and the President of the Sem
ate and the Speaker of the Assembly each
to appoint one.
In conclusion the delegation presented
and had read the resolutions adopted at
their mass meeting in San Francisco last
Saturday night.
The herald., 1895-02-14
THE THREE DIAMOND RINGS
Harry Hayward Got Luck Money
From a Userer
MISS GING'S JEWELS PAWNED
A Trance Medium Tells Very
Interesting Story
MISS GING'S JEWELS PAWNED
How the Murdered Woman Was Induced to
Give Up Honey for Her Slayer
to Gamble With

Minneapolis, Feb. 13.-The state in
winding up its murder case against
Harry HAYWARD TODAY delivered n blow
which staggered the defense. Peter VAL
lalio, hackman of whom Harry had
spoken of to Adry as being willing to as
sist in the proposed crime. testified that
Harry HAYWARD anproacbed him with
questions as to whether he ever ndone
anvtbinp - and If 81 whether his com
science bothered him. HAYWARD later
asked Vallalio whether he would drive a
hack into Lake Calhoun and let the occu
pant drown for n sum of money. sJ told
The herald., 1895-02-14
FIGHT FOR BARRON'S MONEY
Testimony Going to Show That the Mil
li0naire Was Sane
Business Men and Bankers Tell Of Associa-
tions With the Man and Say He
Was of Sound Mind

San Jose, Feb. 13.-At the trial of the
Barron will contest today, Mrs. Jessie
Scale testified that in a long acquaintance
with the deceased millionaire she had
never noticed change in him mentally
or physically.
James Mofiit, Frank J. Sullivan and s.
Murphy, directors of the Mutual Savings
Bank, testified that Mr.. Barron had been
quite active at the meetings of the board,
and they did not notice any change in his
mental or physical condition. He often
discussed matters connected with large
loans.
l.. d. Slocum and F. NJ. Chapman,
livery stable keepers at San Francisco,
had at different times boarded Mr.. Bar
ron's horses, and had horse trading trans
actions with him.
Colonel e. E. Eyer of Fair Oaks, San
Mateo county, testified that he was an
old time business acquaintance of Mr..
Barron, but had never had any confiden-
tial relations with him. Wesley Barclay,
formerly a business agent between May
field and San Francisco, had overheard
some conversations that Mr.. Barron en-
gagged in on the train the witness thought
these conversations were sensible.
The herald., 1895-02-14
I KILLED BY FAILING WALLS
Fatality Follows a Fire in a
X, Massachusetts, Town
TEN MEN BADLY INJURED
An Explosion Splits the Burning Building
in Two
ladders Filled With Brave Firemen Fall Into
ri Seething Mass of FIame-The
IL Killed and Wounded

lynn, Mass, Feb. 13.-Fire broke out
;pbout eight o'clock tonight in the base
llment of three story wooden building
occupied by W. Henry Hutchinson, hard
I ware, and spread to adjoining property,
y 5entailing loss of 100000. Three men
] killed ten injured and two missing, sup
posed to be buried in the ruins.
v The dead are: Captain Henry Skinner,
twenty-three years old, marred Thomas
Murphy, twenty-five years old, married; !;
John Conlin, twenty-eight years old.
Missing-George Butler, fireman; Kim
ball, actor supposed to have been in the
building when the fire broke out.
Injured - George Middleton, William
Hunt, William Minton, Charles Carson,
George Center Nicholas Webber, Leo
Miller, A. G. Moody Lorenzo Allen, all
fremen.
A spectator was also injured by falling
debris, but not seriously.
The blaze started near the paint room
in the Hutchinson building, and prom
ised to do but slight damage for the first
half hour, during which the efforts of the
fremen confined it mostly to the base
ment and first floor of the building.
AS the confagration was in the very
heart of the most dangerous district in
Lynn, a second and third alarm had been
rung in as a precaution. When the fire
had been burning half en- hour, without
warning a terrific explosion occurred,
which seemed to split the building faom
bottom to top. The upper stories sepa-
rated and the lang ladders, on which sew
eral of the firemen Stood slipped and fell
into the cavity, and the men were hurled
to the pavement beneath.
Then the building fell, mass of ruins,
and with fresh energy the flames began to
spread. The next building was occupied
by Peter Connolly wholesale and retail
shoe dealer. This was wholly destroyed
and the fury of the flames was not
checked. Assistance was then sum-
moned from Salem and Marblehead.
The flames swept on to the three and
half story wooden building adjoining and
occupied by T. J. Ready, dealer in new
and secondhand furniture, and Parsons
& Lick, BARRIERS. This building was also
totally destroyed. Meanwhile assistance
arrived. Tons of water were poured on
the flames and they were finally checked
after raging over three hours. Total loss,
$4,000; insurance, $52, 900.
The herald., 1895-02-14
THE ANTI-SCALPERS BILL
Passed In the Senate by a Good Majorits
Yesterday

Passed In the Senate by a Good MaIorits
Yesterday
Sacramento, Feb. 13.-There was a spir-
tied debate over the Seawell bill, appro-
priating $146 900 for new buildings for the
Mendocino Insane Asylum The bill was
deferred on the ground of economy, to
February 81. Meanwhile the Governor
and Senate Hospital Committee will in
spect the institution.
The bill was passed appropriating $142,-
900 for expenses of the state militia during
the 1895 strike.
Hoyt's anti-scalpers bill passed-23 to
12, after bitter debate, Burke of Santa
Cruz denouncing it as in the interests of
the railroad.
Chairman Voorhes of the Finance Com
mittee presented his report on the var
ious newspaper claims for printing the
proposed constitutional amendments
prior to the recent elections and offered
substitute for the original bill, which
carried an appropriation OF $109, 1853. The
substitute bill appropriates but $4s, 662
The claims of the California Democrat,
lie Franco Californian, LIE Voce del Pop
olo and L'Italia, aggregating SIS, 942, were
not allowed under the law which pro-
vides that such official publications must
be in the English language. Many of the
other claims were considered excessive
and were cut down. The claims of the
leading newspapers were allowed as fol-
lows: San Francisco Call, Chronicle and
Examiner $500 each; Bulletin, Post and
Record, $4,000 each; Oakland Tribune and
Times $1,000 each; Los Angeles Herald
San Jose Mercury, Los Angeles Express
$500 each; Sacramento Bee and Sacra-
mento Record Union and San Diego Union
$1700 each; Fresno Republican, Stockton
Independent and San Francisco Abend-
Post $500 EACH Grass Valley Union $3.50;
Los Angeles Times Mirror $243; San Ber-
nardino Times-Index, Santa Barbara
Press, San Louis Obspo Tribune and
Eureka Times $3.50 each.
Senate bill 242, by Langford relating
to the division of swamp land districts
was passed.
Senate bill ITO, relating to the lien Of
judgments of federal courts was passed.
Assembly bill 1862, providing for the
purchase by the state of real property
sold for delinquent taxes and providing
for the redemption and release of such
property upon the payment of reasona-
bic rate of interest was passed.
Senator MCGOWAN gave notice of re-
consideration.
Senate bill 647 by Earl, relating to the
annual preparation of an abstract of all
mortgages, deeds of trust and other OBJ
legations by which any debt was secured
was passed.
Wilmington gave notice of reconsidera-
ton.
At o'clock the Senate adjourned to
listen to the arguments to be made in the
Assembly chamber by a delegation from
the Civic Federation of San Francisco.
The herald., 1895-02-14

Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 13.-By vote of
25 to 36 the question of e-submission of
the prohbitory amendment was finally
defeated in the House today. Represent
ative Cooper made the sensational charge
that the re-submissionists had sent a com
mission to st. Paul and Minneapolis to
secure money from the wholesale LIQUOR
dealers and railroads to c.rry resubmis-
sion. He charged that the railroads had
been threateved with adverse legislation
unless they contributed
The herald., 1895-02-14
IN THE ASSEMBLY
The Purchase of Dphtheria Anti-Toxins
Authorized


Sacramento, July 13.-The Assembly
this morning appropriated $4,000 to the
State Board of Health to purchase diph-
liberia anti-toXine.
resolution was adopted to memorabilia
Congress to extend government aid to
the Hawaiian cable.
Bills were introduced preventing the
wearing of hats or bonnets in theaters:
abolishng the State Board of Horticul-
ture; arranging for manufacturing
school for furniture at Folsom prison; re-
moval of the Home of Adult Blind from
Oakland to Santa Clara; permitting
Boards of Supervi isors to fix rates of gas
and electric lights.
Hatfield of Sacramento introduced a
resolution requiring the Railroad Com
mission to detail the cost of fruit ship
ment East. He said the freight charges
were greatly in excess of the actual ex-
pense.
The entire afternoon session of the As.
sembly was devoted to the consideration
of the general appropriations BILL which
came up on second reading and was sub
ject to amendment There were many
long discussions on trivial matters, but
only rev changes were maze III the Dill
as it was adopted in the committee of the
whole. The most imp tant change made
was the cutting down of the proposed APP
preparation for the care of the Yosemite
Valley from $40, 900 to $40, 600 and the cut
ing OF the appropriation for the care OF
Mariposa big trees from 5000 to 50, 500
The bill was still under consideration a.
A o'clock, wrangle having arisen over
the district agricultural fair appropria
tions.
The herald., 1895-02-14
THE ROBBERS RETURNED
One Was Shot But His Companions Looted
the Cash Drawer

the Cash Drawer
Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 13.-The stage from
Mammoth tonight brings the news that
yesterday three Mexicans entered the
store at Alma, where old man Doll and
his son were murdered few weeks ago,
and attempted to hold up John Roach,
who was in charge of the place, but
Roach was too quick for them. Before
they could use their guns he had fired
three shots, which brought one of the
would-be robbers to the ground, perhaps
fatally wounded, and the others fed
Roach, fearing the bandits would get
help and return and serve him as the
Dolls were served, got his horse and went
to Mammoth few miles away. When
he returned to the store, accompanied by
two men, he found that during his alb
sence the Mexicans had revisited the
place and had taken considerable sum
of money from the cash drawer. Officers
are now in pursuit of the robbers. 1t is
the opinion that two of these men butch
cred the Doll family.
The herald., 1895-02-14
THE POOR WHISKY TRUST
Receivers Authorized to Borrow Money
From Bank
How the Concern is Handicapped-A Bank
Turns Down a Note and Puts the
Trust in a Hole

Chicago, Feb. 13.-Judge Grosscup to-
day issued an order authorizing the re-
ceivers of the whisky trust to borrow
$50, 900 for ninety days. The receivers in
asking for the authority said that bank
holding funds of the trust had charged
$45,0 900 against its depositors on account
of note that had fallen due. The result
was to cripple the financial operations of
the receivers. 1t was reported that the
receivers and the judge were in consulta-
tion over the business of the trust which
was represented by the receivers to be a
losing instead of a paying one, as an
nounced at the time Of their appoint
ment Concerning the conference on that
point Judge Grosscup would neither deny
nor affirm the report.
The herald., 1895-02-14
RECOGNIZED HIS SIGNATURE
Dick Mcdonald Acknowledges His Handwrit
ing But Does Not Remember

Dick Mcdonald Acknowledges His Handwrit-
ing But Does Not Remember
San Francisco, Feb. 13.-The defense in
the trial of R. H. Mcdonald for perjury
reopened its case today and made the de-
fendant witness. Mcdonald testified
that he never swore to bank statements.
He recognized his signature to a state
ment upon which the complaint was
based. but said he had no recollection of
signing it. He denied he was ever mana
ger of the bank; said his father assumed
full control. directing all the business,
even when absent telegraphing instruc-
tions daily. The prosecution in rebuttal
made witnesses of two depositors who
had lost heavily by the failure of the Pa
cifc bank. Each angrily asserted that
Dick was perfectly sane and responsible
for his actions.
The herald., 1895-02-14
KILLED HIS LANDLORD
Negro Charged With nurder Surrenders to
the Police

Meridian, Miss, Feb. 13.-Saunders
Carlisle, who is charged with the assas-
sination of his landlord, Joe Hurst, at
Butler, Ala, few days ago, has sur
rendered to the officers at that place. He
denies killing Hurst but says that Hurst s
son and daughter killed the old man. He
(Carlsle) was offered and accepted forty
acres of land and a mule to do the bloody
deed but on reaching the spot where the
murder was to be committed, his heart
failed him and he threw up the job leav-
ing it for young Hurst and his sister to
do. The trio are in Jail awaiting investi
cation, but the probabilities are they will
never reach trial, as the citizens are very
indignant and talk freely of lynching
them.
The herald., 1895-02-14
MURDERED IN FLORIDA
Sad Fate of viii Norton the Famous
Football Coach


Oakland, Feb. 13.--The Reliance Club
received a dispatch tonight that Will
Norton, the Yale man who coached the
Reliance football eleven in 1S93-94, had
been found murdered in Florida. Norton,
it was known here, had gone to Florida
on hunting expedition. He was found
in the cabin of a little sloop on bayou
OF the Indian river with his head
smashed, and it was apparent that he
had been dead several days when the dis
covery was made.
He was brought to Oakland by the Re-
lance Club, and stayed with the eleven
for three months at salary of 500 a
week. He was very popular in Oakland.
While on the baseball team at Yale, Nor
ton was colleague of Murphy, the
lannon's shortstop of the New Yorks, and
these two were the stars of the team.
The herald., 1895-02-14
Elections in New York Towns

New York, Feb. 13. Municipal cleo
tions were held in number of towns in
this state yesterday. In Binghampton
Mayor George e. Green was reelected by
the largest majority ever given a mayor
atty candidate in this city-1704. Ogdens-
burg, Oneida, Danville and Canistee elect
by about the usual majorities.
The herald., 1895-02-14
Lots That Rarnum Had

New York, Feb. 13-In the Supreme
Court Helen Bremmel has commenced an
action asking that more than 100 lots of
land belonging to the estate of p. 7. Bar
mum be partitioned among devisees. The
plaintiff is granddaughter of p. T. Bar
mum, and Caroline C. Thompson, C. Bar
mum Seeey, Jessie B. Marshall, Herbert
b. Seeley, Nancy B. Clark, Henry b.
Clark and Nancy Barnum, the widow of
the testator, are also interested in the es-
ta
The herald., 1895-02-14

New York, Feb. 13.-A Montreal dis
patch to the Evening Post says: The
condition of the Dominion finances is be-
coming worse and worse as each monthly
statement appears until now IL net deficit
for the seven months previous of nearly
SO, 900, 900 is shown. This will mean a
deficit for the current year of Sc, 1000, 900.
The herald., 1895-02-14
REUNITED BY A WRECK
5equci to the Rescue of Sailors From Water
logged Ship

New York, Feb. 15.-The rescue by the
umbria OF the crew of the French bark
lean Baptiste, has been the means of
bringing together two brothers who had
had not seen or heard of each other for
fourteen years. Joseph Thomas, who is
employed as watchman at Pier &, North
River, read in the newspapers of the res
cue of fourteen men by the Umbria, and
seeing the name of Julian Thomas, con-
Guided that this was brother whom he
had not heard from for SO many years.
The herald., 1895-02-14
WlCKES WAS WICKED
Pullman's Man Kicked and Cuffed His Wife
So She Saws

Chicago, Feb. 13.-Mrs. Wickes, wife of
Thomas H. Wickes, vice president of the
Pullman Palace Car Company, was granted
a divorce by default today in Judge Tut
hills court.
Mrs. Wickes charged her husband with
having kicked her, throwing a glass of
water at her, striking her in the face and
throwing food at her. She also claimed
that during the last few years her hus-
band had deprived her of the comforts
suitable to her condition in life and that
he had refused to converse with her.
The herald., 1895-02-14
LABOR, AGRICULTURE AND CAPITAL

Senator Perkins Wants Non.Partisan
Committee to Investigate.
Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Perkins
of California today introduced bill pro-
viding for the appointment of non
partisan commission to collect informa-
tion and to consider and recommend leg
islation to meet the problems presented
by labor, agriculture and capital. The
President is to appoint the members of
the commission, which is to be composed
equally of representatives of labor, of ag-
riculture and of the business interests of
the country
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favor. There is some hesitation on the
part of the managers of the appropriation
bill to give the necessary time to the de-
bate, and there are several Senators who
have not been seen, some of whom may
object. If the scheme succeeds the
proceedings will be on the basis
of the Jones unrestricted coinage
bill, with voting after the various
amendments and substitutes have been
passed upon
The herald., 1895-02-14

Chicago Feb. 13.-Today Judge Gross
cup directed that an order be served on
George M. Pullman, commanding him to
appear this afternoon and explain why he
did not answer the subpoena last week.
The herald., 1895-02-14
Russia and the Seal Fields

St. Petersburg, Feb 13.-Grashdania
says the Russian government has granted
a concession to a Russian company for
taking seals, sea animals, birds and fishes
in the Pacific Ocean and Polar Sea.
The herald., 1895-02-14

London, Ont, Feb. 13.--The Dundas
street Methodist church was burned today.
Firemen Mcdonald and Siddell were seri-
ously if not fatally injured by falling
walls. The loss is $50, 900.
The herald., 1895-02-14
No War Vet

City of Mexico, Feb. 13.-There is no
change in the Mexican Guatemalan nego-
tiations
The warship Independence has left
Coatcoalcos, carrying off the, mail from
Guatemala.
The herald., 1895-02-14

San Antonio, Texas. Feb. 13.-At 10
o'clock tonight snow began falling here
and is still coming down. This is the
first snow in five years. 1t is the worst
storm in fifty years.