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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-28

There is another snag in the way Of the men
who are trying TO push through the Raines Excise
bill, if the story told by Brooklyn brewer is to
be credited His tale is that large sum OF
money is being raised among the brewers for the
purpose Of defeating the obnoxious measure, the
amount assessed on the Brooklyn brewers being
100000, and OH those of this city S20OODo with
Il fund of 100000 ut the disposal of the oppo-
nents Of the bill it requires little penetration to
see that the task Of lis advocates will be meas
urably increased.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-28

brief halt in the progress of the Greater New
York scheme was called yesterday by the Senate
Committee on Cities in order that Il hearing may
be given TO certain Senators who wish 10 lay
their views before the committee Il whole
Only one days delay will thus be caused. appar-
emily for ii is plain that the majority mean TO
push the bill through regardless Of consequences
Mr.. Stranahan. the chairman of the Committee
on Cities. announced that he had made up his
mind TO vote for the bill. and there is not one
chance in million that any number Of hearings
will change the views Of any one. Mr. Platt has
the men and the power he will exert the one,
and the others will mcciy obey his orders THIS
is legislation by the people at the end OF the
century.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-28

This day. the 2sth Of February, marks an era
in the philanthropic history of the state Inc
New-Y York City Asylums for the Insane Win
their $500 patients. will to-day pass INTO 'he
custody and control OF the State, being reol
ganized the Manhattan state Hospital in''
means the completion in New-York state OF the
bcnehcent system of State care and maihte
nance of the dependent insane. Of whom there
are now $4,000 in State hospitals 1his
reform is largely due to the efforts or the ota'e
Charities Aid Association, which has been WORK
ing for this end since 1886. The Manhattan
state Hospital. governed by seven OF the mos'
respected and representative OF our ci'i"S"',
will enjoy all the advantages "hc" ""'e ''
the State hospitals Of New-York among ."e
10, institutions OF the country, contrasting
sharnIv with the asyums under the control OF
county and city authorities. That the ota's
Care system has at last been thus co'ip'e'eu
should be cause for general congratulatioh'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-28

In paying compliment to the Hon. Andrew
D. White at the dinner Of the Cornell alumni
last evening President Schurman made an elo-
quent appeal in behalf Of Board Of Arbitration
for composing the international difficulties OF all
branches OF the Engllsh-speaking family. The
very talk Of war; he said, was a reverslon to bar
barism. and war with our AnGlo-Saxon kindred
would be "desecraton Of all that is most sacred
In our civilization" Mr.. Schurman's words
struck responsive note in the hearts OF his
hearers, as they will in the hearts OF all who
read them. And I'LL whom they reach will join
heartily in Mr. Schurman's wish that the Com
mission Of which his iilustrlous predecessor Is
member may be successful in It's task Of deter
mining the true divisional line between British
Guiana and Venezuela.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-28

IT, according TO MS reported INTENTION L.
Hung Chang visits America on MS way 10 az
tend The coronation Of the Car. we shall nave
the honor q welcoming the greatest Minister
and statesman produced by any OF the Orieh'aI
nations since our knowledge OF them began.
Although he handed back the peacock feather
T. thu Emperor In a calamitous crisis OF the re-
cent WAR Tor which he was In no way T-spohsi-
ble he has no dOub. resrr I'd that ornament
and will come clothed win all the decorations
and authorities il the power Of the Empire 70
confer. He will be an interesting visitor. ana
the Republic viii spread before him its fairest
ceremonies OF welcome. Perhaps II VIII try 20
convince him Of tho wisdom and liberallty or
the statute which forbids his compatrots az
mission into the country. but this line OF ex-
pl,natlon Will be as well left alone Ii Huns Is
now we'll stricken in years. and the long jour-
nav upon which he Will ) ION embark. carrying
him almost around the world. is likely TO be
the most spectacular function in which he mas
ever appeared and may round out and COM
plete his career. But his work Will 1--we AFTER
him. placing in no long time the Oldest ana
creates, and most obstinately backward or en-
plres I'm line with modern progress and ideas
That will entitle him to more honor than be-
longs 10 AL !ts dynastes since Kublai Khan
erected his pleasure dome in Nanadu. ana II Is
quite sure to be bestowed upon him. not only
by his own people. but by foreign States and
posterity
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-28

The Dunraven incident WAS closed last even
ing, so far as the New York Yacht Club is con-
cerned, by the expulsion Of the Earl from mem
bership. The action was virtually unanimous,
only one vote In opposition TO the resolution drop
ping Dupraven's name from the roll Of member
ship being cast. His resignation is understood
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-28

Wevler has begun work In earnest Inc snoo''
ing Of innocent non-combatants In the streets
the butchery Of sick men In their Deds 'ne
numbering II prisoners, are the items ina. ho"
MAKE up the days budget of news from Cuoa.
IN he last war the SpaniariS murdered III co'u
blood three times as many 'ubans as thry N'le'
IN omen battle: and N'yiot says he INTENDS 10
live up t. his old record. It is hide'us out
look
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-28

I'VE will swallow your measure. which Is
naueeating and unjust" say the Populists in the
Senate III you will swallow ours" In other
words the Popusts will do what they consider
wrong II the Republicans will also do what they
consider wrong. That is beautiful exposition
Of Populist morality
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-28
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-28
",toonsh,nlng' by syndicate is the latest de-
,o,o,r,o,, Next week we shall probably hear
OF a National Burglary Trust.

II 1t should prove true. after all. that Do". nc
Cochran is to become monk, AFTER gums
through novitiate in a Jesuit seminary " 10
certain that he would make one OF the most ST. IN
ing monastic figures Of modern times ana might
become the founder OF a new order Ike 81 FRAN
els or St Dominic. lie lacks neither brains nor
notifies and sanctity VIII no doubt come Win
nractico. 50 far the calendar OF saints mas never
been recruited from Tammany. but IL mas SNOW"
I'm such A tremendous procession Of sinners that
il is time things took turn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-28

II the rank of cities were determined by their
subscriptions TO the last Government loan. the
score would stand. NewYork first. and no sec
ond.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-28

The problem Of the daf on some SUBURBAN
railroads u.s. How many bundles ana pachas >
shall be allowed to travel free on CONDITION Oh
carving one passenger among then!
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-09

those having appointive power. He spoke
In praise of the services of the adjutant-
general and his assistant. and urged the
members Of the leagre to work in har-
mony; California, with the aid of the
united effort OF the soldiers. will redeem
herself next fall from the imputation of
being classed as Democratic State"
AdIutant-G General Kip's report called at
tentlon to the fact that headquarters would
soon be opened. He reviewed the work of
the league Tor the past two years. showing
that headquarters had been established in
October, 1894, and maintained until March,
1895; that over 10000 books, pamphlets
and circulars had been distributed for the
dissemination of Repub,icanism. He re-
ported that there are fourteen camps with
a membership of $500. and that it is the
purpose TO increase the number of camps
to twenty-five and the mem bership to 5000
before the election.
Camps have been formed or are being
formed" he said, ''in San Francisco. Oak
land, Alameda, Sacramento, Vallejo, Los
Angeles, San Bernardino. San Jose, Stock
ton, Fresno and Red Bluff" He reminded
the league of enthusiastic meetings held
during the campaign of 1894, especially
that OF November a. Odd Fellows Hail.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-09
DISMISSED THE CHARGE.

Simpsons Complaint Against Moran
Ignored by Police Commissioners.
George w. Simpson, an erratic lock-
smith with shop near the park. appeared
before the Police Commissioners last night
to prosecute sundry charges he had pre-
ferred some weeks ago against Policeman
Harrison Moran. The case was dismissed.
Simpson alleged in his complaint that
Moran had been guilty of any number of
serious offenses unbecoming the dignity of
an officer, including riding bicycle. The
locksmith brought in sixteen witnesses to
prove his charges. When they had fin
ished giving their testimony the Commls-
sioners dismissed the charges. Moran not
being called on to present any portion Of
his defense. The residents on Halght and
Stanyan streets presented the following
sworn affidavit in behalf of the defendant: !:
SAN FRANCISCO, March 81, 1896
George j. Hobe, secretary Masonic Cemetery
Association, room Ls, Masonic Temple-DEAR
SIR: We, the undersigned residents and
property-owners of this neighborhood bounded
by Stanyan, Haight and Waller streets, respect
fully request you to assist us in removing from
your premises, for we are informed he paws no
rent, one George W. Simpson. who is nuisance
to the whole neighborhood, in that ne is
meddlesome, quarrelsome and continually
interfering with every ones business here. BY
so doing you will confer great favor on the
unde rSigned.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-09
GAY GUARDSMEN At TABLE
Brigadier.General Warfeld the
Guest of Honor at a
Banquet.
The Second Brigade of the National
Guard Enjoy a Delightful
Reunion.

Bright flowers and glittering uniforms,
flashing lights and words of gay good
fellowship conspired with creature COM
forts in the solid and liquid line to render
last nights banquet of the Second Bri-
gade, N. G. c., most enjoyable affair.
The annual inspection of the National
Guardsmen was over, and in order to cele-
brate the happy termination of the ordeal
the brigade decided to invite their genial
commander. Brigadier-General R. H. War
field, to dine with them.
The affair took place in the banquet-hall
of the California Hotel. The apartment
was draped with the National colors in
festoons of filny Grape, caught up by
punches of palm and ferns. The table was
laid in the form of horseshoe, in the
midst of which rose q stack of guns
wreathed in smilax and carnations and
urmounted by the brigade's standard. At
either end Of the horseshoe was similar
stack of rifles hung with knapsacks can
teens and other military impedimenta,
while the table itself, with its graceful
epergnes and artistic flower pieces, was
thing OF beauty.
Besides the guest of honor there were
present:
Ieutenant-Colonel ]. G. Giestfng, assistant
adlutant-general Chief OF staff; Lieutenant
Colonel g. F. Hanson, surgeon; Major Charles
Jansen, inspector; Major J. H. Mangels, quar-
termaster and paymaster; Major W. A. Hal
stead, commlssary; Major H. B. Hosmer, in
speetor OF rife practice and ordnance officer;
Major c. H. Murphy, engineer officer; Major
c. }. Evans, signal officer; Major D: s. Dorm,
judge advocate; Captain S. L. Naphtaly, aid-de
camp; Captain H: A. Wegener, aid-de-camp;
Acknowledgement Barrett. Assistant Adjutant-
General Peeler and Colonel Macdonald
The Governor and Colonel Fairbanks
were also among the number invited but
were unable to be present. Both, how
ever. sent messages of regret and good
wishes.
The affair was entirely informal and no
set speeches were made. Among the
toasts were: THE President of the United
States" responded to by Brigadier- General
War6eld; His Excellency the Governor
of California" by Adjutant-General Bar
rett; "The ladies' by MAJOR Halsted
"The National Guard" by Major Hosmer
| and The Grand Army of the Republic"
| by Major Jansen. Between the speeches
| Cassasa's orchestra rendered a fine musical
programme.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-09

Southern Pacific. Each was granted thirty
acres, and each, according to the act, was
to expend 100000 on the improvement of
the grant for terminal purposes, or an ag-
gregate of $780, ,000 The important section
of the act which bears upon the forfeiture
OF this tract to the State reads as follows:
And upon the location by the said companies
OF their terminus and terminal depos and sta
tions upon the said premises, and the expendi-
ture OF 800 900 thereon by each of the said
mpanies, the Governor shall issne patents
therefor, TO the said companies respectively;
provided, that unless the said companies shall,
within thirty months from the passage OF this
act make the terminus OF the roads upon said
premises and expend thereon the said sum of
100000 each, then any grant herein con-
tained shall be void to the said company so
in default, and the lands herein granted to
such company shall revert to and be the prop
erty of the State.
Not one of these conditions have been
complied with. The beneficiaries have not
expended the specified 100000 on this
property. and neither have they put up
any terminal buildings and stations with
in thirty months of the grant, nor made
this tract the terminal of any road or
roads. They have simply clung to it,
watching it grow in value and keeping it
out of the hands Of others who might have
made use of it for the benefit of the City
and the State, Why their alleged title has
not been long ago taken from them is
SHOWN IN the letter OF MI. OOvle.
Acknowledgement Fitzgerald's attention
was called to the matter last August, but
the missing papers in the case, as referred
to by Mr.. Doyle, prevented him from TAX
ing immediate action. Then came the
suit OF the Southern Pacific Company
against the Railroad Commissioners,
which has since occupied his time. But
despite the heavy work that had thus been
thrown upon the Attorney General s
Office he did not altogether lose sight of
the Mission Bay matter. Word came to
him about the middle of January last that
the missing papers had been returned to
the files of the County Clerk office and he
lost no time in having certified copies of
| them made.
These are now in his office and he has no
fear OF any evil consequences should the
originals again disappear.
| inquiry at the Office of the Attorney
General yesterday elected the further in
| formation that as soon as the present case
against the Railroad Commission has been
submitted that of the State against the
! Central Pacific and Southern Pacific
railroads to have this tract declared
forfeited to the Stare, which case is still on
| the docket. will be taken up and vigor-
ously prosecuted.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-09
The Army and Navy League In
dorse Their tCom.
rade.
FOURTEENTH ENCAMPMENT.
General Robert A. Friedrich Reelected
Command in Chief of the
Former Boys in Blue.

The Army and Navy Republican League
of California declared for Mckinley in un-
mistakable terms at its fourteenth annual
encampment. held at Kohler e. Chase g
hall yesterday afternoon.
A heated discussion was precipitated by
the following resolution, proposed by
Judge J. A. Waymire:
Resolved, by the Army and Navy Republican
League of California, That we hereby declare
our choice for President of the United States to
be William Mckinley of Ohio, whose private
character is without q blemish, and whose
public services as soldier and statesman have
endeared him to the people OF the United States,
marking him as the logical leader of the Re-
publican party at this time OF great financial
depression, to the end that the country may
be restored to that state OF prosperity which
long secured by the protective policy of the
Republican party. In any event, we pledge
ourselves to the support of the nominee of the
Republican party.
General W. H. II. Hart spoke earnestly
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-09
gave the law to the public and the land to the

gave the law 10 the pubic and the land 10 the
Just before Governor Pacheco went out OF
Office the Attorney General applied to me to
aid him in an action he proposed to bring, on
behalf of the State, to vacate this patent, ana
at his instance prepared bill in equity for
that purpose, which was filed in December
1875.
T. B. Bishop and 1 signed it as associated
with the Attorney-General. In January, 1875,
10 Hamilton, the newly elected Attorney
General, assumed control of the case, and, alter
granting many and long extensions OF time,
finally, on my remonstrance, refused further
time. Then followed motion to strike out
matter from the complaint and more delay.
l finally found that / had no control, or even
voice, in the management of the suit. General
Hamilton also informed me that he could pay
no fees, although he had fund OF $4,000
year allowed him by the State for such pur-
poses and could but conclude that lwas not
wanted in the case.
About the same time learned from my other
associate counsel in it, Mr.. Bishop, that he had
railroad companies. Under these clrcumstan-
ces the suit naturally went to sleep. / never
heard of the filing of any answer in it, al
though of the proceedings after the motion to
strike out If any there were, have no knowl-
edge, having never been consulted about them.
While remained in practice occasionally
inquired in the clerks office and expected
some day to learn that the action had been
dismissed, but that was not done.
The last inquiry made by me, some three or
four years ago, revealed the fact that most OF
the papers had disappeared from the files, and
| see no reason for surprise If all have, but if
the present Attorney General desires TO prose
cute the case l believe could be OF material
service TO him in reproducing copies OF those
that are material.
During the term of Office of Attorney General
Hart he met me on the street one day and told
me that he was going TO bring the suit TO
trial. He seemed, however, TO have been side
tracked by other litigation with the same ad-
versaries over the Oakland water front and
abandoned the idea, if he really entertained
it, OF taking the case up.
Some little explanation of Mr.. Doyle s
presentation of the case may be made for
clearer comprehension of the situation.
The original grant was to the Western Pa
cifc Railroad, which was afterward
merged into the Central Pacific and to the
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-09
WILL SUE,
The Attorney-General Delivers
His Ultimatum to the
Supervisors.
An Old Bone of Contention May Be
Settled in a Court of
Law.

Attorney General Fitzgerald has notified
the Board of Supervisors in unmistakable
terms that unless the money due the
Whittier School from the municipality is
paid forthwith he will begin suit for the
amounts, aggregating over $4,000.
The matter has been bone of conten
tion for several years past. the Supervisors
claiming that as there was no money to
pay the demands during the year in which
the Indebtedness was incurred the City
was not under obligation to pay at all.
Under date of April Attorney General
Fitzgerald sends the following comEuni-
cation to the Board of Supervisors:
To the Board Of Supervisors Of the City and
County of San Francisco, Cal.-G GENTLEMEN: L
desire to call your attention to the following
matters: On the first day of May, 1893, Hon.
Walter Lindley, the then superintendent OF
Auditor of the City and County OF San Fran
cisco the umount due said school for board,
clothing and tuition during the month OF
April, 1898, of pupils named in the detailed
statement accompanying such statement, for
the maintenance of whom your County was
made responsible under section "a of
State Reform school for Juvenile Offend
ers and to make appropriation therefor"
approved March II, 1889, as asa amended INC by an
thus certified was $2169 81. On the LIST day of
June, 1898, the superintendent certified 10
the Auditor a similar statement for the month
OF May, 1893, the amount certified being
$2145 40, and on July /, 1893, a statement for
the month of June, 1863, was certified to the
Auditor by the superintendent. the amount
aggregating $2O96 90
Section "a of said act provides, among other
things that 1.-THE expense which any county
may be liable to pay on account of any minor
committed to said institution under the pro-
visions of this act shall be paid by the Board
of Supervisors into the State Treasury on
certified and detailed statement as to the
amount due therefor from such coun-
ty being furnished to the Auditor
OF the county by such superintendent"
Although so certified to the Auditor, and
although demand has been made upon your
board that it pay this money into the Treasury
of the State III accordance with law no such
payment has yet been made by your board.
Unless such payment is made fOrthwith-be-
fore the Goth of this MONTH shall be COM
PEELED to commence an action against your
board to enforce compliance with the law.
In this connection desire to llyour atten-
tion TO opinion rendered by Harry T. Cres-
we'll Esq, your City and County Attorney, to
]. H. Widber Esq, your County Treasurer, con-
cerning your right to pay this money out of a
fiscal year other than that in which the liabil-
lty accrued.
The position taken by the City will be,
In case of suit, that the State must take
it's chances with the members of the asso-
ciated creditors in getting its dues at some
future time when the funds will admit.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-09
TO BE A GREAT DAY.
They Will Celebrate the Era OF Goo
Roads.

They Will Celebrate the Era OF Good
Roads.
J. Maude. one of the commissioner of
the Good Roads Bureau, Sacramento is at
the Baldwin. He gives fattering &C.
count of the progress the commission is
making in the direction of improving the
public roads.
He says the rockcrusher at Folsom is
now ready to run; also that the immense
bunkers Tor holding the crushed stone are
now being completed. These great bunk
ers will hold no less than 5000, 900 pounds
OF the crushed rock. The cost, too will
be phenomenally low, being no greater
than 20 cents ton, and in little time
the commissioners believe they can figure
it at less than that.
Every one concerned is, therefore, greatly
gratihed, because it would appear the
public roads of California may be made
as fine as bonlevards at trihing COST
SO great is the enthusiasm that it has
been decided to hold a sort OF cele.
bration at Folsom IN about two weeks,
to start the rock-crusher and inaugurate
the era of good roads. Champagne is to
flow.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-09

The manufacture of razors by machinery
has become an important industry in Ger
many.