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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-22

A VETERAN ACTOR GONE,
Death of Stephen w. Leach,
an Old-Time Favorite of
the Stage.
EVENTS OF A LONG CAREER.
He Belonged to the Famous Old
California Theater Com
pany.
EVENTS OF A LONG CAREER

Stephen W. Leach, time-honored actor
and musician, died at the Fabiola Hospital,
Oakland, yesterday morning. Mr.. Leach
was born in England seventy-nine years
ago.
Browns History of the American
Stage makes this reference to the actor
who has just passed away:
LEACH, STEPHEN W,
Was the barytone with Nine. Anna Thillon's
Opera Troupe. In July 1858, he married Geor-
gianna Stuart. First appeared in Philadelphia
April %, 1849. as the Duke in the "Enchan-
tress," at the Walnut-street Theater.
After leaving Philadelphia Mr.. Leach
went to England. William Greer Harri-
son calls to mind that he first saw Mr..
Leach in London with the Louisa Pyne
Harrison Opera Troupe in 1852.
Some two years later Mr.. Leach came to
San Francisco with the Anna Bishop Opera
Company and had part in the Grown
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-22
THE EIGHT-HOUR LAW.
An Interesting Opinion in Relation te
Municipal Corporations.


Several weeks ago Labor Commissioner
E. l.. Fitzgerald received complaint from
a labor organization in Oakland with
reference to one OF the Supervisors of
Alameda County. The principal charge
was that the Supervisor in question was
working men on the county roads in
violation of the eight-hour law. The
Labor Commissioner, after verifying some
of the charges wrote to Acknowledgement
Fitzgerald for an opinion upon the eight
hour law. The latter has sent the follow
ing self-e1planatory opinion:
In reply to your favor of the 9Th inst, and to
your question as to whether section 3245 OF
the Penal Code, providing that eight hours
labor constitutes a legal days work, and
directing that a stipulation to that effect must
be made part of all contracts ''to which the
State or any municipal corporation thereof is
a party" applies to county, 1 am of the
opinion that the said section was intended
by the Legislature to apply to all governmental
subdivisions of the State, and that the term
municipal corporation" as used in this Sec
ton includes a county. In the case of Bah
cock VS.. Goodrich, AT California, at page 500,
the Supreme Court treated this section as ap-
plying to O county.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-22
FOR THE ATLANTA FAIR,
The California Exhibit Fund Much
Smaller Than Was Anticipated.

Smaller Than Was Anticipated.
Secretary j. A. Filcher of the State Board
of Trade departed last evening for the At
lanta Exposition, which will open next
month, in order to prepare for the recep-
ton of the California exhibit which will
be shipped on Saturday. Mr.. F1lcher was
somewhat disappointed that he did not
secure the $4,000 asked of the counties be-
fore he left. So far $3.50 has been received.
He said:
1t is too bad that the Board OF Trade is thus
hampered for money and time. 1t means that
the reputation of the State of California is at
stake and we are handicapped in upholding
the honor and reputation not Of the Board of
Trade, but of the State. Ii the State had I'M
dertaken to send on such an exhibit as we are
to display it would cost all of 100000, yet we
ask for only $4,000 Our glassware would cost
$50, 600, the eight redwood stands $500, Ven
turas bean pagoda $1,000, the Ferris wheel
$4,000 and the collection of preserved fruits
$4,000.
We get $4,000 worth of space free and the
free transportation of about ten carloads of
exhibits, that taken as freight would cost fully
$500 per carload. Now, when the board has
contributed these things free and obtained so
much in the interests of the State 1t seems
strange that there is so little public spirit
shown in this matter that we are short of funds
and only ask for $4,000. / received word to-
day that the Fresno Chamber of Commerce is
going to make a subscription although the
county declined to help. However, we will do
the best we can with the materials and means
that we have at hand
The Board of Trade has given up its
rooms at SIS Market street and as soon as
the exhibit is shipped to Atlanta the rem
nant will be removed to the basement of
the Croker building, on Market and Post
streets. There the packing of late exhibits
to the exposition will be carried on for a
month or so. The business of the board
will be transacted in an office on the fifth
or sixth floor of the building. This office
will be kept open until the exhibit is re-
turned from Atlanta and then new and
larger quarters will be selected.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-22
THE MACD0NOUGH ESTATE.
An inventory Shows Property
That Is Valued at
$3.50, 2o6 SO.
ONE.HALF IN LOCAL LANDS
The Appraisal Som eWhat Lower
Than the Estimates at the
MilIionaire'S Death.

oseph Marlborough was millionaire,
but his estate is not so large as it was sup
posed to be. At the time of Mr.. Macdon-
ough's death the estimates were placed at
from 100000 to 5000, 000 but the return
made by the appraisers is much lower.
The summary of the inventory and ap-
nraisal filed yesterday is as follows:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-22
or exposes for sale any playing-cards before
the duty thereon has been fully paid
shall be snbiect TO a PENALTY of $50.

Snail De SUBJECT W d pcuhlty VI pOO.
He contended that the statute provided
for no criminal proceedings, and that the
only way to recover the $50 penalty was by
civil suit. Now the section quoted
which alone imposes a penalty for vio-
lating the law refers only to every maker
or manufacturer" OF course All Chow
was not in fact manufacturer of cards.
But section 46 of this law says, 'every per-
son who offers or exposes for sale play
ing-cards, whether the articles so offered
or exposed are of foreign manufacture and
imported or are of domestic manufacture,
shall be deemed the manufacturer
thereof"
Riordan did not dispute that All Chow
exposed unstamped cards on his shelves
for sale. but made the further objection
that the defendant could not legally be
held to be the manufacturer and that the
law applied to manufacturers only.
United States District Attorney Foote
also expended great deal of thought and
research on this Interesting and important
little Chinatown case and offered his array
of arguments and decisions. 1t appears
peculiar that no parallel cases concerning
the old internal revenue taxes on matches
or anything else were found. All the
other existing revenue laws concerning
liquor and tobacco contain the words
"public offense" or other terms declaring
q violation of the law to be crime.
Commissioner Heacock yesterday held
All Chow for trial before the District
Court. He held that the defendant was a
manufactures" according to the plain
reading of the law, which makes him one
anyhow, and as to the sufficiency of
criminal proceedings he relied on a de-
cision by Judge Deadly in the United
States Circuit Court of Oregon given in
1912 in which il was held that
The rule Is we'll settled that when q statute
prohibits an act heretofore lawful and i'm
poses penalty upon a party committing it,
but prescribes no mode of proceeding to
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-22
Held for Murder.

Mock Tie was held to answer without bail
for murder by Judge Conlan yesterday nc rn-
ing. He fatally shot Tsang Wal at Stockton
and Washington streets on July IL, and it was
his case that caused all the recent trouble in
Chinatown.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-22
DUNCAN'S SPRINGS
HOTEL DEL MAR,
REDUCED RATES.

At Saratoga Springs, Lake County, CAL,
BACHELOR p. O.-FOR FALLAND WINTER.
I'D Large airy, hard finished rooms. suite. Ac-
commodatons first-class. Hot mineral baths
Write for particulars to J. CONNER, Proprietor.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-22

/, enforce it, such party may be prosecuted by
indictment or information.
Mr.. Riordan will probably now press
his important legal points before Judge
Morrow.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-17
CUBAN MANIFESTO.
Grounds of Their Appeal for
American Sympathy.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-The man
ifesto of the Cuban revolutionary
party to the people of the United
States was made public today. 1t is
a long document, prepared by En-
rique Jose Varona, eX-deputy in the
Spanish cortes, and reviews the his
tory Of revolutionary agitation in Gu
ba and presents conditions on the
island. The manifesto concludes:
"Spain denies Cubans all effective
power in their own country; con-
demns them to political inferiority in
their native land; confiscates the prod
uct of their labor without giving in
return either safety, prosperity or ed
ucation. Spain has shown itself utter
ly incapable of governing Cuba, which
it exploits, impoverishes and demor-
alizes. The Cubans, not in anger, but
in despair, have appealed to arms to
defend their rights and vindicate an
eternal principle without which every
community is in danger-the principle
of justice. Nobody has the right of
oppression. Spain oppresses us. In
rebellion against oppression, we de-
fend a right. In serving our own
cause we serve the cause of mankind.
We have not counted the number of
our enemies, nor measured their
strength. We may find ruin and
death a few steps ahead. So be it.
We do our duty. If the world is in
different to our cause, so much the
worse for all. A new iniquity- shall
have been cohsummated. The princi-
pie of human solidarity shall have suf-
fered defeat.'s
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-17

while the congress rs not in session, the
disappointed ones, whose names will be
legion, can. swear and denounce him,
and get sober again by the time the
congress reconvenes. The chairman
ship of ways and means will undoubt-
edly go to Mr.. Dingley, of Maine. The
craftsmanship of appropriations should
go to Henderson, of Iowa, but will
probably be given to Cannon, of Illi-
nois, who was chairman when the
Fifty-first congress achieved the dis
tinction of "the billion dollar congress"
There is no doubt of the fitness of Mr..
Cannon, but political considerations ap-
pear to have predominated in his selec-
ton. Inasmuch as Senator Allison is
likely to be chairman of appropriations
in the senate, it has been deemed un-
wise to give the house Craftsmanship
of appropriations to Henderson, who
Is also an Iowa man. and resides in the
same city with Senator Allison. When
Mr.. Reed came here two weeks ago he
said to the G O correspondent:
'It makes no difference to me where
Henderson resides. The senate and
house are distinct bodies, and 1 shall
not be influenced by the choice of the
senate for any Of It's chairmanships.
I see no geographical reason why Col.
Henderson should be displaced"
But two weeks and lots Of political
considerations appear to have affected
the mind of the czar and he has now
concluded that the geographical con-
sideration is of paramount Importance.
The situation reminds one of the IA
nous remark Of Abraham Lincoln in
1864, when Ward Lamon. reported to
him that Illinois was all right and
would stand by him for renomina-
ton, when he said: Ward, old boy,
you can never know how hard the
presidential bee buzzes until it has
been ringing In your ears"
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-17
BOUND IN GOLD.
Constitution of Utah Received by
the President.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-Gov. West,
of Utah, today escorted to the White
House and presented to the president
Messrs. Letcher and Sherman, the
commissioners appointed to deliver to
him certified copy of the constitution
adopted by the new state and a state
ment Of the vote by which the consti-
tuition was adopted. The constitution
was a gold bound volume encased in
morocco. The president has submitted
the documents to the secretary of state
for examination, and If it is found
that the proceeding were in accordance
with the provisions of the act of con-
gress providing for the admission of
the state, and the new constitution also
complies with the requirements, the
president will issue his proclama ton
declaring Utah to be a member of the
family of states. Besides the commits
sioners there were in the party Col.
Trumbo, Delegate Cannon and John w.
Burton, of Salt Lake City. The pres
ident remarked: There has been con-
siderable change of sentiment in Utah
during the past few years. I am glad
to see it, and congratulate the people
of Utah."
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-17
LEADERS IN CONFERENCE.
Reed Invites the House Democrats
to Give Their Views.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-There was
a conference of Republican and DEM
ocratic leaders in the speakers room
this afternoon to discuss the Repub-
lican plan for increasing the number
of committees to deal with election
contests. Mr.. Reed INVITED Messrs.
Dingley, Daniels, Henderson, Canon.
Payne and Dalzell, of the Republicans,
and Crisp, McMillin and Bailey. Demo-
Gratis. to the discussion. The plan out
lined by the Republicans was for three
committees of nine members each, six
Republicans and three Democrats,
each committee divided into three SUBJ
committees, each composed of two
Republicans and one Democrat. While
this plan would give the minor
small proportional representation than
it has formerly had. Mr.. Reed ex-
planned that the division was rem
dered necessary by the scheme for
subcommittee. With nine subcom-
mittees each one would have about
three contests to consider, as, of the
thirty-three contests, four have been
practically abandoned by the failure of
the contestants to gather evidence, and
Mr.. McGann, of Chicago, has conced-
6Q his seat 10 the hepuDllcdI CldlIN-
ant, Mr.. Belknap. The Democrats
assured that the only object Of the
majority was to facilitate the disposal
of the contests and establish the titles
of the rightful claimants without de-
lay, in the interest of justice and econ
onmy. Mr.. Reed said that the Repub-
p liean intention was to settle the cases
strictly on the legal evidence and in
a judicial spirit.
Difference of opinion developed
among the Democrats. Messrs. Crisp
and McMillin declined to assent to the
proposition and are understood to have
held that the proper plan, if a commit
tee of the usual size could not hear
all the evidence, would be to increase
the number Of committeeman. Mr..
Bailey took the stand that the DEM
ocrats were bound to accept the as
surances of their opponents that the
minority would be fairly treated and
was disposed to accede to the plan.
The other Democrats were inclined to
the opinion that the scheme was one
to unseat Democrats with greater IA
cility. No understanding was reached
and it was by courtesy that the DEM
ocratS were consulted, as the Republic
ans intend to carry out their plan.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-17
BULLETIN OF
TIE ORILY GLOBE.
Weather for Today
Snow, Much Colder.
TUESDAY, DEC. II.

PAGE L.
Medical Colleges United.
Philadelphia Trolley Men Strike.
Senate Committees Fixed.
Work of Congress-.
PAGE z.
C. A. n. Committee Work.
Transit Company Not Bidding.
Death of Young Hull Investigated.
PAGE 8.
minneapolis Matters.
Fatal Blaze in Winnipeg.
Bombs for Pullman.
PAGE 4.
EDITORIAL.
Big Bill for the school Board.
e. A. r.. Monument for st. Paul.
PAGE 5.
LendViIle'S Ice Palace.
Report of Secretary Carlisle.
Hill in the Pacific Cable Company.
PAGE g.
Work of the A. f. l.
Supt. Britton Promoted.
PAGE 3.
Bar Silver. 66c.
Cash Wheat in Chicago, Sc 1-Sc.
Sharp Demand for Stocks.
PAGE S.
SanbOrn Reverses q Ruling.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-17
PENSION AGENTS. OFFENSES.
Where the Supreme Court Can Re-
verse a Lower Court.

Where the Supreme Court Can Re-
verse n Lower Court.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-In the case
of A. w. Ballew the supreme court to-
day decided the important point that
in proceedings under motions for writ
of error, 1t was competent for the su-
preme court to reverse the finding of a
court below on one finding of the court
below, in cases where the proceeding
has been based on more than one
charge, and still affirm the decision as
a whole. Ballew was accused of charg-
ing a greater fee in a pension case
than allowed by law; and also of with
holding a part Of the money due his
client. The supreme court held that
that the court below had erred in pro-
nouncing sentence in the last charge,
but affirmed the sentence on the first.
The case comes to the supreme court
from the circuit court Of the northern
district Of Georgia.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-17
REED IS THE MASTER.
He Will Report His Committees
Just When He Plcases.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-There will
be very few congressman here to lis
ten to the announcement Of their fate
when Speaker Reed lays his commit
tee lists and chatrmanships before the
house next Friday. The men who ex-
pect chairmanships and who are labor
ing for important committee places will
remain until the agony Is over, but
the majority will depart. The Demo,
Gratis appear to care but little what
Speaker Reed does with them in COM
mittee assignments. They know that
they are in a hopeless minority and
that they cannot effect legislation.
They know also that the people will not
blame them for whatever Tom Reed
may do In their assignments,
and they will not remain here to lis
ten to the formal announcement, which
they can read in their home newspa-
pers just as well. Mr.. Reed seems to
care but little what congressman say
or what they will do. His announce
ment will not be made until the house
is ready to adj6tlrn over the Christmas
holidays, and then he will fold his tent
like the Arab and silently steal away.
During the two weeks intervening,
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-17

ing stories of the two opposing fac
tionS relate both to the cause and
meaning of the stand made by the
contractors BENJAMIN SchweitZer,
who is at present in charge of the
strikers; Harry Jackson, a member of
the executive committee of the BROTH
erhood and number of others united
in insisting that the move of the con-
tractors meant an attempt to return
to the old task system. This, they
claim, means that the contractor be-
comes virtually the judge as to what
constitutes a days work. The con-
tractors admit the signing of the
agreement, but say 1t was one-sided
agreement, and that they will have
none of it. Others try to make the
point that the men themselves have
first broken the agreement, because 1t
provides that in case of rush times
the union shall see that each shop
gets all the extra day men required.
This, they assert, the brotherhood has
not done.
Benjamin Wilkoskey. secretary of the
employers organization, says. how
ever, that the agreement has nothing
to do with the case.
1T simply MEANS" he said, that
we are going to run our own shops.
Under the present system we cannot
discharge an incompetent man with
out having the union down on us, and
we have resolved to put an end to that
sort of thing"
Mr.. Wilkoskey denied that there
was any intention to return to the
task system, or that there was any
lockout even.
I'VE simply put our rules up In our
shops" he said; "those who want to
work under them may"
The new rules, so-called, are printed
on large cards, with both English and
Hebrew version on each. The condi-
tions they propose are these, literally:
"This shop is open for such employees
that will suit our work.
mo shop chairman or walking del
egate admitted here.
working hours are from to II a. m.
and from l to p. m. daily.
"All employees must be at their re-
spective places on time.
amy one ten minutes late shall not
start work before a quarter of a day.
"All hands hired by the day only.
Payment made each Monday.
1.-The proprietor is the only boss OF
this shop, and the management of it is
under his control only"
Both the employees and the employers
held meetings this afternoon. The
locked-out men met at Wallhalia hall,
were addressed by Herman Robinson,
Benjamin Schweitzer and others. At
the headquarters of the contractors a
lively discussion of the situation en-
sued. Secretary Wilkoskey, however,
would not make known what trans
pired at the meeting.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-17

says these Indians have been in a
state of unrest because of the failure
to ratify the agreement, and that it
is opposed only by Canadian half
breed faction, which has always been
a turbulent element on the reserva-
tion. The bill provides for annual pay
ments of $4,000 to the Indians for a
term of twenty years.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-17
BULLET STRIKES GOMEZ.
Insurgents Cause Disaster on Gu
ban Railroads.

HAVANA, Dec. 16.-It is reported
that MaXimo Gomez was slightly
wounded during one of the recent en-
gagements between insurgents and
Spanish troops.
A culvert in the railroad between
Santa Clara and Cienfuegos, the head
quarters of Capt. Gen. Martinez de
Campos, has been blown up by the
insurgents. A pilot engine was ditched
and five railroad employees were killed.
An important engagement is report
ed at Maltiempo, Santa Clara, in which
a force of 500 troops under Col. Arizon
met the main force of the insurgents
under Gomez to the number of 5000.
The combat was a fierce one and long
continued, the insurgents being finally
repulSed
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-17
LIKE THE SIOUX MASSACRE.
A Missionary,s Description of the
Armenian HORRORS.

BOSTON, Mass. Dec. 16.-Another
letter describing the situation in South
ern Asia Minor has been received from
an American residing there, who says:
1--WE are here like sheep in the midst
of wolves. The most horrible passions
are raging like the sea all round us.
We have been on the very verge of
massacre for the past three weeks, and
1T is wholly uncertain when the scene
already witnessed in other cities shall
be enacted here also. All over the
country to the east of us the work of
destruction is going on. 1t reminds me
of the Sioux massacre in Minnesota in
1850 I"
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-17
GOING OUT OF BUSINESS,
Empire State Bank. of New York,
Closing Its Affairs.

NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-The Empire
State bank practically went out of busi-
ness today. Arrangements had been
made with the Astor Place bank where
by all the business of the former bank
should be liquidated and the balance
due to deposftors paid on application.
The Empire State bank was burned out
in the Bleeker street fire on election
night, and has since been operated in
temporary quarters.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-17
Lincoln Bank Closes.

LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 16.-The Ger
man National bank closed its doors
today. The bank has been looked upon
as a little uncertain for some time
and depositors had gradually been
withdrawing. The deposits aggregate
$4,000, and the assets will cover all
liabilities. c. T. Boggs was president
and cashier Of the bank. ;.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-17

A contemporary, addicted to read
ing notices, comments effusiveIy on
Mr.. Rockefeller's enterprise In con-
structing his twelve 4,O0O-ton freight
ers. ror the Lake Superior trade The
actual inducement was Mr.. Rookie
feller's knowledge that the state of
Minnesota taxed vessels engaged in
interstate commerce cue cent a ton,
making the tax on each of these
steamers $40.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-17
SIXTEEN THOUSAND IDLE.
Employing TaiIors Declare War
on the Union.

NEW YORK. Dec. 16-Tonight
about 10000 tailors in this city, Brook
lyn and Jersey City are locked out,
There are 195 shops in the employers
association, and Of this number eighty
three have posted the new card and
the rest are expected to follow within
a few days. Twenty thousand work
men may. be involved, for that Is the
number Controlled by the brotherhood
In the three cities named. The vary
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-17
IN DESPERATE STRAITS.
Chicago Man Anxious About His
Dauuhter in HaruOOf

CHICAGO, Dec. 16.-Hoping to find
some way to relieve the terrible neces-
sities of his daughter and son-in-law
in Armenia, Silas M. Moore, of the
firm of E. A. Cummings & Co., left
Chicago tonight for Boston. The case
is thought well nigh desperate and
the chances of success are feared to
be slim. Mr.. Moore's daughter is the
wife of Rev. c. Frank Gates, presi-
dent of the Armenian college in Har-
poot. 1t Is to send to them, if pos
sible, even the bare necessities of life
that Mr.. Moore goes to Boston.