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The San Francisco call., 1896-04-09
THE HOLMES EXECUTION
4 Scientist Is Refused Permission to Wit
ness 1.-THE Murderer's So Called
Confession.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, April s.-Hun-
dreds of applications have been made for
permission to witness the execution of
Holmes, the murderer, who is to hang on
May7. The most interesting is that of
DR.. Arthur Macdonald, the head of the
Psycho-Neurologist department of the
National Bureau of Education IN Wash
ington. His study has been among GRIM
inals. Science has contrived an instru-
ment which is known as the kymographi-
con. 1t is for recording in visible lines
human emotion. With this machine the
scientist wishes to ascertain the emotions
of the convicted murderer just before he
goes to the gallows.
DR.. Macdonald explained that it was in
the interest of science and that he was act
ing in his official capacity. But the au-
thorities have refused to grant the doctor
request. Holmes was consulted, and de-
clined to submit to such examination.
The Sheriff says the prisoner is entitled to
quiet, peaceable hanging.
The time of the condemned man is taken
up chiefly with efforts to dispose of a state
ment which he has written purporting to
be true autobiography, or confession -
as it is called. 1t is said a New York pa
per has secured it for large sum.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-09
KINGS WITHOUT THRONES.
Vest Point Is TMrmtng Out Too Many
army Officers.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April s.-Those
cadets who will complete the four years
course at West Point in June will be con.
fronted with the most extraordinary situa-
ton that ever has confronted the lot of
young aspirants for army com missions.
They will find on graduation morning
probably not more than dozen vacancies
in all departments of the service for some
seventy men. This condition is due to the
number of appointments made from the
ranks in the last year and the compara-
lively few retirements and casualties.
Usually at this time of the year the class
about to be graduated has some thirty or
forty vacancies waiting to be filed, and
for years there has been generally sur
plus above those necessary for West
Pointers. The result was tnat few years
ago many civilians received appointments
in the army. among them the sons of
General Schofield and Senator Sewell.
Despite the discouraging outlook all the
cadets will be provided for eventually, as
the law directs that all graduate shall be
commissioned in some branch OF the army,
The department, therefore, will have to
designate at least sixty of the cadets addi-
tional sec end Geutenants, and place them
on the list awaiting vacancies.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-09
Prominent Philadelphians Invest
Heavily in Canaigre Root
Cultivation.
sWINDLED BY AN OPTION DEAL
Many Thousands of Dollars Obtained
by the Prisoners on Bonds That
Are Now Worthless.

CHICAGO, Ill, April s.-John H.
Crouthers and Henry B. Wall were ar
rested this afternoon at the Auditorium
Annex Hotel by Z. F. Gentner, an officer
OF the State of Pennsylvania attached to
the State Attorneys Office in Philadelphia,
whose authority was requisition on the
Governor, obtained on an indictment
found against the men on April in that
city, charging conspiracy to defraud c..
Arthur Beasley, a Philadelphia lawyer,
and other prominent citizens.
The arrests were accomplished while the
men ana a distinguished party of twenty
eight Englishmen and their wives were
preparing to resume a transcontinental
journey in private Pullman cars. The
party went East tonight, but Crouthers
and Wall did not join them.
They are accused OF getting the Phila-
delphta people TO organize the Chicago
Canaigre Company for the purpose of cul-
tivating the root on lands in Southern
California. New Mexico and Arizona, who
advanced $25,0 900 to the prisoners to under
write the coruoration's bonds in London
for 81, SOC, 900, and when they got to London
it is alleged they made fraudulent use of
the options on the land which the Phila-
delphia company had secured and organ
lied the AngloAmerican Canaigre Com
pany, to whom the options were trans
fered, leaving the Philadelphians in the
lurch.
1t is alleged that Crouthers, who was
the original owner of the options, obtained
thousands of dollars from John II. Sutton
of Philadelphia, giving him bonds in the
Chicago company, which are now worth
less. The party with whom the prisoners
were travelling is composed of stockholders
and prospective investors in the company,
chief among them being C. A. Duff
Miller OF Miller & Co., London, the largest
manufacturers of tannic extract in the
world. Mr.. Miller, the men arrested and
George H. Tousey of Philadelphia, who is
also one OF the party which has been hav-
ing luxurious trip to the Pacific Coast
from New York, are defendants in civil
suit for 100000 damages brought by Beas-
ley and others.
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know two or three membe whom he has
importuned in behalf of this bill myrmi-
don OF mugwumpery named Chamberlain.
SAID to be the Commissioner of Naviga-
ton. Grover Cleveland, President of the
United States, has removed from the Of
nee OF Governor of Arizona Mr.. Hughes,
because he was charged with sending tele-
grams to Congressman asking them to vote
Tor some school bill. say to the gentlemen
On the other side that if they are friends
OF Mr.. Chamberlain they will allow this
bill to be killed, for if it shall pass and
MI. Cleveland held to the rule he laid
down in the Arizona case, MIR. Chamber
lain will navigate out OF Washington very
speedily" Applause
Wadsworth (R.) of New York, chairman
OF the Committee on Agriculture, pre-
sented the report of the conferees on the
agricultural appropriation bill. The &C.
companying statement showed that the
bill, as finally agreed upon by the con-
1erees. carried total appropriation of 3d.
oo2, 792-less by $7S, 12O than the bill carried
as 1t passed the Senate.
The report was agreed to. and at 80
o'clock the House adjourned until to-
morrow
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-09
Il. IL. u. TROUBLES.

Commission of Nebraskn's State Organ
iser Reroked-Charter Suspended.
OMAHA, NEBR.. April 8.-A letter has
Just been received from President Eugene
V. Debs of the A. r. U. stating that the
commission of State Organizer Waller has
been revoked, and that the charter of local
American Railway Union No. BAL has been
suspended, pending the investigation OF
charges OF boodling preferred against the
officers. Mr.. Debs states very emphati-
cally that if the charges are proven MIR.
Waller and others implicated will be ex-
pelled from the order. This action may
be taken as the aftermath of the conserva-
tive and socialist squabble that has beer
disturbing labor circles here for the past
two months. Waller was the leader of the
socialist wing.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-09

YOSEMITE WILEY RAIL WAY.
senator Perkins Introduces Bill Granting
nights of Way Through the Mari-
poSd Forest Reservation

posa Forest Reservation.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. April 3.-sen-
ator Perkins to-day introduced a bill
granting right Of way 200 feet wide to
the Yosemite Valley and Merced Railway
company from Merced to the Cascades,
on the Merced River, Mariposa County,
through the Mariposa forest reservation
and over such vacant public lands as may
De required for such right of way by the
shortest practicable route between said
points.
The right of way asked is through Town
ship No. 2 south, range 20 east, Mount
Diablo meridian; Township No. south,
range 19 east, Mount Diablo meridian :;
township No. south, range 20 east,
Mount Diablo meridian.
The company shall have the right to take
from public lands ad jacent material, earth,
stone and tim Der necessary to construct
SAID road, and shall have the ground ad-
jacent, for station buildings, depots,
machlne-shops, sidetracks, turnouts and
water stations, not to exceed in amount
twenty acres for each station, to the ex-
tent OF one station for each ten miles of its
road.
No right shall vest in the company until
plats thereof, made upon actual survey,
snail be filed with the Secretary of the
Interior and are approved by him. The
company shall not assign. or transfer, or
mortgage the right of way for any purpose
whatever until completion of the fine;
provided, however, the com pany may
mortgage said franchise and execute
DEED OF trust conveying the same assurity
LOT oonds to construct and complete the
said road.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-09
Millions Diverted From Business
Channels and Lent to Stock
Spectators.
THE EVIL MUST BE STOPPED.
Hoar of Massachusetts Indorses the
Proposed Reform Of the Colo
rado Senator.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April s.-A bill
giving pension of $50 month to the
widow of Charles s. Hamilton, major
general of volunteers, was passed by the
Senate to-day.
Teller {R.) of Colorado introduced bill
providing that all National banking asso-
Citations shall keep their reserves in their
own vaults, and moved its reference to the
Committee on Finance. He said there
was general impression that the conges-
tion OF money in the Eastern cities grew
out Of the practice of country banks keep
ing their reserves in the city Of New York
and other reserve cities.' The country
banks draw interest on these deposits in
stead of using their money in their own
localities. That practice was considered
very detrimental to the business interests
of the country.
He understood that in September last
the amount of these reserves of country
banks held in New York banks was $780,
o.0O0. This money was largely lent out by
the New York banks to stock spectators.
His information was that rs per cent of it
was lent to stockholders and stock specu-
lators. He desired the Finance Committee
to inquire whether there was not some
way 20 stop that evil. Possibly the banks
ought not to be required to keep all their
reserves in their own vaults; but they
ought to be required to keep a large pro-
portion OF them, SO as to prevent an ac-
emulation of money IN the banks OF "re.
serve cities"
Hoar (R.) OF Massachusetts, expressed
his approval of Teller's proposition, and
hoped that the Senator would succeed in
effecting the reform he proposed.
The bill was referred to the Finance
Committee.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-09
BER|NG SEA VIOLATIONS,
The Senate Holds a Brief Exec.
utive Session on the
Subject.
Action to Be Taken on the Foreign
Relations Committee Report
in a Few Days.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April s.-The
executive session of the Senate this after
noon was brief, and was devoted to the re.
ception of report from Sherman,
chairman of the Committee on Foreign
Relations, on the treaty now before the
Senate relating to the appointment of a
commission for the assessment of dam
ages growing out of the seizure of the
Canadian vessels for violations OF the regu-
lations relating to Bering Sea fur-seal
fisheries. Sherman reported few amend
ments, which were ordered printed.
The treaty will be taken up IN a few
days. Objection was made to its consid-
Grafton on account Of the illness of Senator
Morgan, although Sherman stated that
the State Department was very anxious to
have the matter disposed of.
The amendments reported are only YER
bal and will not change the text Of the
treaty in any material manner. An addi-
tion of four vessels not included in the
statement of facts submitted 10 the Paris
tribunal, and which We're thrown out by
the committee, have been permitted to
stand. The word "award" as used in the
treaty has, however. been expurgated for
the reason that the committee does not
agree with the claim of the British EN-
bassador that the Paris tribunal made any
award in connection with this matter. On
the contrary, they contend that the ques-
tlon of damages was not before the tri-
bunal and that high court of arbitration
expressly declined to consider any cues
ton relating TO damages.
Believing that the word award" if per.
mitted to stand, therefore, may lead to
confusion, the committee has reported in
favor OF striking it out and changing the
text relating to the statement of fact so as
to read las found by the Paris tribunal
instead of ''as found by the award of the
Paris tribunal" etc.
the only other amendment of conse-
quence is one that provides that the COM
mission may sit either in Vancouver or
San Francisco, the original draft of the
convention stipulating that the session
shall be held in Vancouver.
Should the illness of MIR. Morgan {who
it may be stated, is antagonistic to any
treaty. be prolonged, it is believed that
the matter will be taken up and disposed
of, for the State Department has been urg-
ing speedy action owing to the presence in
Washington of Sir Stafford Northcote.
who is understood to be the English mem
Der of the commission to be authorized by
the treaty. The season for sealing is so
far advanced that there is also an addi-
tional reason why the matter should be
disposed OF at the earliest opportunity.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-09
CONTESTED ELECTIONS.

-Four Cases Disposed of by the House
Committee.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April S.-House
Committee on Elections No. 5, Nc
Call chairman, to-day decided four
contested election cases. The case
of Murray against Elliott, from the
First South Carolina District, was de-
cided in favor of Murray, colored {R.), the
contestant.
In the case of Johnson VS.. Stokes, from
the Seventh South Carolina District, it is
recommended that Stokes (D.) retain the
seat.
The case of Kearny {Pop.j against Alb
bott CD, from TIE Sixth Texas District,
was decided In favor OF Abbott, the sitting
member.
In the case of Radcliffe (Pop.) against
Williams CD, from the Fifth Mississippi
District, the contestant failed to appear.
and the committee unanimously recon,
mended that Williams retain the seat.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-09
THE OHIO HORROR.

Smith Confesses the Murder Of the Stone
Family.
AKRON. OHIO, April S.-John Smith,
the ex-hired man of the Stone family,
three mem bers of which were so cruelty
murdered ten days ago at Tallmadge, was
arrested tonight, brought to this cityland
charged with murder. Smith confessed,
acknowledging that he killed Alvin n.
Stone and wife and Ira Stillson and in
ficted severe injuries on Emma and Hattie
Stone. Smith was discharged by Alvin
Stone two weeks before the crime for pay
ing too much attention. to the youngest
daughter.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-09
BERLNG SCI PATROL.
Si1 Cutters HiH Leare for the Aortl
W;tkin Ttro Weeks

ofS SNUeTS Uat Ledre Tor the North
W;thin Ttro Weeks.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April s.-The
United States patrol feet in Bering Sea
will leave for the scene of operations from
San Francisco about the 18th inst. and will
rendezvous at Port Townsend, Wash,
leaving that port on April 20. 1t is ex-
pected the feet will arrive in Bering Sea
on May 1. Captain c. L. Hooper will be
in charge. The fleet will be composed OF
the best revenue cutters, viz: Grant,
Captain Slamm Walcott, Captain Phil
lips; Corwin, Captain Roth; Bear, Cap
tain Tuttle; Rush, Captain Roberts, and
the Perry, Captain Smith.
While the feet is in the North Pacific
Ocean its headquarters will be at Sitka,
Alaska, and when it touches the Bering
Sea the headquarters will be Dutch Har-
Dor, Unalaska. Captain Hooper will re-
main ashore during most of the sea-
son, directing the operations of the feet
from shore headquarters.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-09

cavator being pushed along by light en-
CINE, jumped the track while crossing the
Wheeling and Lake Erie bridge over the
Maumee River. 1t tore through the iron
work, and carried the whole of an S0-foot
span into the river with it. The engine
remained on the track. A switchman
named Briggs of Ironville, who was riding
on the excavator, was carried down and
drowned. His body has not yet been re-
covered. He leaves a widow and four
children. The property loss is estimated
at S1QlO
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-09
L. A. ". BULLETIN.
Official Handicappers-NesO Protection
nIa- ccesafed RecoaCa.

Official Handicappers-NesO Protection
als-Accepted Records.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 8.--The
following is the official L. A. w. bulletin
issued by Chairman Gideon:
Official handicappers appointed - william
Rosborough, st. Louis, Mo-; w. P. Morarity,
Kansas City, Kans.; F. B. Thrall, Ottumwa,
Iowa; W. Tobie, Portland, Me-. NJ. j. Fleck,
Louisville, KY: n. R. Stevenson, Wheeling, w.
Va; R. A. Smyth, San Francisco; II. G. +.
Smith. Los Angeles, Cal.
Declared professionals = Godfrey Schmidt,
Los Angeles, CAL, clause E; Oscar Lane, San
Diego, CAL, clause E; w. II. Palmer, San Diego,
CAL, clause E.
Sanctions granted-May 9, Garden City Cy.
clers, San Jose, Cal.
Records accepted-W. w. Hamilton, Co
ronsdo. Cal, one mile. paced, flying start,
1:39 1-5, March 81, 1896.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-09
CARL BEAUMAN, Stockton, Cal.

"THE SMITH A MIGHTY NAN IS
L he." Carl Beauman lis Smith,
blacksmith-now strong, vigorous and
rugged. 1t was only a short time ago
when he was a sick man, a tired, weary
day laborer. He could digest no food, had
pains in his liver and pains over the kid
neys. He suffered from exhaustion, ex-
posure, cold and overwork. In his own
words:
THE EDWIN w. JOY COMrANY-Gentle-
men: may not be able to tell you in fine
language the great gratitude l feel, but I can
tell 1t just the same. A short time ago Twas on
and pains in my stomach. / used Jov's Vege-
table Sarsaparilla for two weeks and my bowels
became regular, and l could feel that was get
ting on. | continued to use joys Vegetable
Sarsaparflla until was well enough to work,
and now / am strong again. Say, God bless
Joys Vegetable Sarsaparilla. 1t Is great
CARL BEAUMAN, Stockton, Cal.
joys Vegetable Sarsaparilla is the great
California remedy Of which so much has
already been said. More than 10, 600 testi-
monials are in the office of joys Vegetable
Sarsaparilla. 1t is good for the blood,
liver and kidneys. 1t is fine remedy for
people suffering from constipation. It
will cure the worst case of chronic consti-
patton. Ask your druggist or dealer for
joys Vegetable Sarsaparilla.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-09

try this is q significant period. As an evil
dence of the expansion of japanese mari
time enterprise, 1t is noted that the Japan
ese steamer Tosa Maru has departed on the
pioneer voyage of the new service to Eu-
rope. The goods shipped by her were un-
expectedly numerous, her cargo reaching
the limit of her capacity.
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Il TRAMP,S WINDFALL.
Drops Into q Fortune after q Fire Fears'
Piiurfna1e.

NEW YORK, N. Y, April s.-A Herald
special from Liberty. N. Y, says: Jehiel
Judson, tramp for the last five years,
has been notified that by the deathof e
friend in the State of Michigan he has
become heir to fortune of SAC, 600. Some
years ago Judson was possessed of COM
petence, which he lost through unfortun-
ate speculation, and becoming disheart-
ened and dissipated was finally reduced to
vagrancy. He wandered from place to
place, homeless and friendless, until he
finally decided to reform, and recently
wrote letter to his home in Michigan
declaring his intentions. A reply was
soon received inclosing return ticket and
advising Judson that fortune of $40. 600
was awaiting him. He left for his old
home YESTERDAY
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-09
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC.
senator Mitchell Proposes Restrictfons (
It's Future Mau10eueuf

It's Future Management.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April S.-The
Northern Pacific Railroad, which will in
the near future be sold ut foreclosure sale.
was the subject of joint resolution intro
duced in the Senate at late hour today
by Senator Mitchell of Oregon. The reso-
luton is quite voluminous and is intended
to facilitate the reorganization of the
Northern Pacific system and to secure to
the settlers along that line the right TO
purchase at price not exceeding 81 SO per
acre the agricultural lands within its grant.
1t also prohibits the present company, the
purchaser under the foreclosure or any
other persons who may become its own ers.
from giving by consolidation. sale or other
corporate action, control OF its railroad to
any corporation, company, person or asso-
cation OF persons owning, operating or
controlling parallel or competing road.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-09
Pacific Coast Pensto.s.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April s.-Pacifc
Coast pensions to-day were issued as fol-
lows:
California-Original, Benton Jones, Sol
diers' Home. Los Angeles; William Woods,
Veterans Home, Napa.
Oregon Original, James w. Paul,
Dallas; William Byrne, Grants Pass.
Washington-Onginal, Wilson s. Cavill.
Shelton
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MUST BE SoN-sECEAR1AN.
Proriso Mode tn the District of Column
bi0 Approprjdtion.

Ola appropriation.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April S.-The
bill making appropriations for the District
of Columbia was reported to the House
to-day. 1t authorizes the District Com
missioners to contract for the care and
maintenance of orphans, paupers, sick and
helpless, and approprlates $94, 100 for that
purpose, with the proviso ''that no part OF
the money herein appropriated shall be
paid for the purpose of maintaining or
aiding by payment for services or expenses
or otherwise any church or religious de.
nomination Or any institution or society
which is under sectarian or ecclesiastical
control" This is tbs only substantial
change made in the bill.
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FIGHT RITR ROBBERS.
Five Young Desperadoes Run Dozen {,
Indian TERRITORY,

I"UtUW IeTTFOTy.
INDEPENDENCE, KANs., April g.
Two weeks ago the Exendine Commercial
Company's store at Ringo, 1. T., was
robbed by five outlaws, who got away
with large amount of booty. Two of the
gang were soon captured, and the officers
have been hard on the trail of the remain
ing three since Sunday. Yesterday Deputy
Marshalls Gibson, Smith, Seaquay and
Jackson unexpectedly came on them at a
ravine near Bartlettsville.
The desperadoes opened fire and the
officers returned it. Two shots struck
Jim Rook, one of the outlaws, seriously
injuring him. The outlaws escaped, but
were again located on Coon creek and cap
tured. All of them. with the exception of
Rook, are on their way to Fort Smith to
be tried. Rook is only Is years old.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-09
Condition of the Treasury.

WASHINGTON, D. G., April s.-The
treasury gold reserve at the close of busi-
ness to-day was $127. 1856, 167. The with
drawals for the day were $4,000. The
$780, 600 taken at New York to-day for ex-
oort was not taken from the sub-treasury.
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Recover for a Questionable Concern.

Receiver for a Questionable Concern.
CHICAGO, ILL, April s.-A receiver
was appointed to-day for the Continental
Investment and Loan Association by
Judge Gibbons on the report of real
estate expert, who stated that the concern
had been doing business since 1890 on
false representations and that the.hanage-
ment had been of the worst kind for the
investors. The association was attacked
some time ago by Attorney-General
Moloney and an investigation ordered.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-09
RECORDS FAIL At CORONADO.

Wheelmem of the Stearms Team Make Fast
Time on Tandenns.
SAN DIEGO, CAL, April 8. Two
worlds bicycle records were broken this
morning at Coronado by the speedy young
men Of the Stearns team now in training
there. They were the half and the quar-
ter mile tandem records, unpaced. The
half mile was made by Randall and Schef.
ski in 80 3.5. The best previous record
was :52 3-5, made by Terrifl and Taylor. on
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-09

La Fiesta de Los angeles, now fixed in
the chronology OF California feasts, and not
less illustrious than its older prototypes, CON-
mences april @", and the riot of fun viii
spread over 4 days.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-09

Buried Under Steam Ercarator.
TOLEDO. OHIO. April Sat an early
hour this morning ponderous steam ex-
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-09
FLOWER FESTIVALS,
F|ESTAS,
ROSE CARN|VALS,
and the like, will be the delight of California
for the next two or three months.

Santa Barbara Fiotcer Festival, the fame
OF which is worldwide, and the glory of which,
like that OF Solomon, is not half told, opens
Aprft 15. Queen Flora will reign 8 days an
arbitrary and absolute despot
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