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The San Francisco call., 1896-06-05
MALAYS ARE PIRATES.
But Their Crimes Are Much More Care
fully Conducted.

But Their Grimes Are Much More Care
fully Conducted.
In the Malay peninsula piracy has de-
clined considerably since the expedition
of twenty years ago, but Perak, Salangore
and Romhow still distinguish themselves
now and again by a little undisguised
business of this kind. In China the two
great hotbeds OF buccaneers are the places
which have been celebrated in this direc-
ton for centuries-Amoy and Canton.
The Annoy people proper, who speak the
Annoy dialect and live in the walled city,
are very quiet, peaceabe and orderly,
and have a pronounced antipathy Tor
fighting, whether on sea or shore. But
back of Annoy is the mountainous district
of Tongan. 1t is connected with the ocean
by many arms OF the sea. Its soil is sterile
and its resources are very few; its people,
like the mountaineers, are thin, muscular,
brave and resolute. Even to-day they
preserve semi-independence OF a military
nature. These make their living by piracy.
They and the men of Canton have learned
wisdom by experience. They no longer
cruise the wide seas attacking any craft
that may come along There are too many
gunboats patrolling the coast-too many
rt1ed guns and TOO many vardarms. Law
and order, in the last half-century, have
shot, hanged, drowned, blown up or
burned at least 900 followers of the
"black flag" To-day the work is done on
smaller scale, but on far shrewder and
safer basis.
They keep spies at various places in
their neighborhood, who report to head
quarters whenever some junk is to leave
that has a rich cargo or carries a large
amount of money. Along with this goes
the information of who commands the
boat, how large crew it carries and how
it is armed. The pirates then plan to in
tercept the craft in some river or arm of
the sea, or else in some shoal water near
the coast, where there is no chance OF
meeting a gunboat and where, after tn e
robbery, they will have safe means of
escape.
Their calculations are carefully made,
but come out right only once in four or
five times. 1t may be that a foreign or
Chinese gunboat suddenly appears on the
scene. 1t may be that the junk they are
after goes past their rendezvous with q
European steamer or river launch, or may
hap the prospective victim is deiayed by
adverse winds and tides and so does no APP
pear at the time and place figured upon.
When they do make capture they are not
so brutal and cruel as in the old years.
For the rest, any one who knows China
and the Chinese will not need 10 be told
that the booty is easily disposed of with
out risks or questions asked.-Pall Mall
Gazette.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-05
CRUELTY TO A MOTHER.
How Blind Old Lady Was Dumped
the Sidewalk.

Oh the S1QeWAihs
Mrs. Schaffer OF Clipper street, near
Sanchez, applied to the Mayors office yes
terday to know if her sister, Mrs. Pierson,
who lives at 927 Twentythird street, and
is well off could not be compelled to con-
tribute to the support of her blind and
aged mother. She was informed that the
Mayor could do nothing for the old lady,
and that having daughters capable OF sup
porting her she was ineligible for the
Almshouse.
For some time past the sisters have been
wrangling over the support OF the aged
mother, who is in feeble health and has
not long to live. Mrs. Schaffer is widow
with five children to support, and it is as
much as she can do to provide Tor them.
Mrs. Bahrs, who lives on Twenty second
street, near Folsom, has husband and no
children. but she refuses to be burdened
with her mother. Mrs. Piersou is well-to
do, and is said by her sister to be building
herself fine home on the Mission road.
For the last few weeks the mother has
been residing on tolerance with Mrs. Pier
son. Yesterday Mrs. Schaffer complained
to the Society for the Prevention OF Cru
city to Children that the evening previous
Mrs. Pierson had gathered together some
bits of furniture that belonged to her
mother and calling an express wagon had
ordered them to be hauled upon 1t, and
putting the old lady in along with the fur
niture had ordered the man to take his
load to the residence of Mrs. Bahrs, on
| Twen ty-second street.
The expressman acted according to Mrs.
Persons instructions, but on arriving at
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-05
OLNEY UNINFORMED.
He Knows Nothing of the Alleged
CoerciVe Action of Great
Britain.

He Knows nothing OF the Alleged
CoerciVe Action of Great
Britain.
WASHINGTON, D. c., June 4.-THE
CALL correspondent asked Secretary Olney
tonight if the State Department had re-
ceived any notification from Honolulu
concerning Volnev Ashford, who was ex-
patriated from the Hawaiian Islands for
com plicity in the Hawaiian revolution of
1895. 1t was reported that Ashford had been
refused landing on the island, and being
a British subject, had appealed to his Gov
ernment, and that the English Premier
had demanded that President Dole per-
nit Ashford to land.
Secretary Olney replied: 81 have heard
nothing of the matter"
Another State Department official was
more communicative. He did not wish to
be quoted, but said to The CALL corre-
spondent:
"I saw a press dispatch intimating that
Great Britain would send man-of-war to
Honolulu to enforce the demand that
Ashford be allowed to land, and also the
statement that the Hawaiian GovernD ent
in that event would appeal to the
United States for aid. | think there is no
foundation for either sensation. | do not
think that Great Britain would take this
much interest in the case OF a participant
in the Hawaiian revolution, nor do | be-
lieYe that the United States would inter
fere in behalf of President Dole's Govern
ment. This is only my individual opin-
ion. Up to the closing of the department
at o'clock we had received no advices
from Honolulu"
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-05

cannot be held responsible for the mali
cious acts of his employe except to repair
the damage inflicted provided that the
employer does not ratify the malicious
acts. The conductors action in this case
was judged to be malicious, and compensa-
tory damages should be allowed, not puni-
tive.
In illustration, it is said that should an
engineer run his engine close to a street
crossing in order to frighten streetcar pas
sengers the railroad company cannot
properly be held responsible beyond COM
pensation for whatever actual damage
occurs.
Neither is a merchant responsible should
an employe wantonly and maliciously
drive over some one in the street. The
act is entirely that of the driver, and the
merchant can only be made to pay for the
actual damage done.
In the Fresno matter Warner may OBJ
tam compensatory damages, but the court
holds that $4,000 is too much.
Justice Mcfarland fathered the opinion,
with Justices Henshaw and Temple con-
curing.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-05

the house Mrs. Bahrs showed no desire to
welcome either her mother or the furni-
ture. The goods and the old lady were
therefore dumped down on the sidewalk
and according to the statement of Officer
McMurray of the Society for the Preven-
tion of Cruelty to Children, who investi-
gated the case yesterday they were all left
out in the road for some time.
Finally Mrs. Bahrs took her mother. in,
but she threatens to return her to Mrs.
Pierson.
Mrs. Schaffer wants to know If there is
not some means of preventing the old lady
from being carted about in express
wagons. The society can do very little
for her, as Its jurisdiction does not extend
to people in their second childhood.
General McComb advised her to place
the case in the hands of an attorney, and
finding no redress at the Mayors office,
she left, stating that she intended to fol-
low the generals ADVICE
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-05
The Sidewalk Inspector Collides
With the Street Super
intendent.
LACKS AsHWoRTEs SIGNATURE
A Legal Battle Between the Officials
Is Promised Over the Delayed
Salary.

The prospects of bitter legal battle
between Superintendent of Streets Ash
worth and George W. Elder, the sidewalk
inspector Of the Board of Supervisors, over
the salary of the latter, are excellent in
view of recent happenings.
a feUd of long standing exists between
the two officials, and Mr.. Ashworth
appears to be venting his spite on the
Inspector by withholding his signature to
the Iatter's warrant.
AS the Auditor will not sign demands
against the funds of the Street Depart
ment without the signature OF the Super
intendent, Mr.. Elder goes. without his
salary.
Previous to Elders appointment by the
Board of Supervisors, his predecessor, In
spector Reid, received his salary regularly,
the warrants being signed by Mr.. Ash
worth without protest.
When Elders appointment was made
known to Ashworth that individual inme-
diately stated that there was question
whether he would sign his warrants, as he
did not recognize the right of the Board of
Supervisors to appoint men whose pay
came out of the funds of his department.
His excuse for signing Reid's warrants
was that the latter was an old man and
that he did not care to stop his salary.
OF course the improprietY OF spending
the peoples money out OF sympathy for
the man to whom it was paid did not seem
10 strike Mr.. Ashworth as being out of the
way. A few days ago the Board of Super
visors sent down Elders warrant for his
first months salary, and the paper was
promptly returned by Ashworth without
the signature which would have insured
the attaching of Auditor Broderick's and
made the warrant exchangable for 500 al
; the treasury.
Then the Supervisors signed the war
rant and sent it to the Auditor, but the
watchman of the Treasury put it in his
draw and there it remains.
Elder was on a hunt for his warrant
yesterday and speedily located it in the
Auditors office.
He demanded to know why it had MOI
been signed with the other warrants and
was told that as it was on the Street De-
partment funds and lacked the signature
of the Superintendent of Streets it was not
in legal form and must be held up until
signed by Ashworth.
while believe the Superintendent OF
Streets to be wrong in the matter" SAID
Mr. Broderick, II must do my duty as the
law points it out to me and hold this
warrant until the matter is fixed up
"All right" rejoined Elder; "but
shall not ask Ashworth to sign. The
sending of the warrant to him from the
Board OF Supervisors was all the legal
demand that was necessary, and that
is all he will get. If he intends tc
deprive me of my salary to satisfy
the animus he has against me will go tc
the courts Tor relief and force him to pay
what's Justly due. He paid Reid's salary
for long period without kick OF any
kind, and this fight he is making is no.
against the office, as ne claims, but against
me personally. My reports on some O.
the bad jobs that have been passed by
some of his men have angered him, anc
he is trying to get even."
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-05
the papers say, we are not under the con-

the papers say, we are not under the con-
troll of any man.
1.-The question of Buckleyism is dead.
The issues that will arise at Sacramento
are National issues, and this delegation is
pledged to silver. 1t has at its head the
Honorable James /. Stanton, who, as the
people know, would not identify himself
with this organization if he did not be-
lieve that this delegation represents the
sentiments of the people on the railroad
question.
"The Junta has nominated Judge Ma
guire for Congress by the wonderful
ability of Gavin McNab, but [ cannot per-
ceive the consistency of it after the Junta
had declared that Mr.. Mcguire was not fit
to represent the party in the National
convention. That proceeding will not
catch any flies or fool anybody"
Wien Clunie had been applauded again
the committee adjourned to the call of the
chair.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-05
THREW WEAVER OUT.
Superintendent Reddy of the Aims
house Said to Hold Office
Illegally.

P. /. Weaver, through his attorney,
Henry E. Highuon, brought suit yesterday
against Superintendent Reddy of the
Almshouse, asking that Reddy be removed
from Office and that he, Weaver, who
formerly filled the position, be restored to
power.
1t is alleged that Weaver was illegally
removed from office and for political rea-
sons. He says that the meeting which or
dered his decapitation was not legal one
and that there was no just cause for the
action.
Reddy is claimed to have forcibly elected
Weaver from the Almshouse without due
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-05
Annnno,is Stndents.

ANNAPOLIS, MD, June 4.-Tne follow
ing are among the members of next years
first class who have been selected for the
engineer division, and they will remain at
the academy this summer, continuing
their course in steam engineering: Peter
l.. Pratt, Illinois; Henry Jensen, Wiscon-
sin; Robert w. Henderson. Ohio: Hilary
Williams, Indiana; Clarence S. KEN pff,
California; Robert G. Bagby, Missouri; !;
George Van Orden. Michigan; Andrew T.
Graham, Illinois; George Weber, Arkan-
sas; Irwin f. Lands, California.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-05
FOR THE RAILROAD.

The Supreme Court Reduces the Dam
ages In the Warner Case.
The Supreme Court yesterday reversed
the judgment of the lower court in the
case of Willis T. Warner against the
Southern Pacific Company and sent the
case back for new trial. In the Superior
Court the plaintiff was awarded $4,000
damages for being elected from train 1T
Fresno.
The opinion holds that the employer
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-05
NEW TO-DAY.

Your Doctor viii tel
you that Cod-lver Oh
will make better, richer
blood, bring back color
to your cheeks and put
on flesh where health
demands it; that Hy-
pophosphites tone up
the nervous system,
relieve exhaustion and
permit healthy activity
Of mind. To obtain
these results he will tell
you that you must be
sure to get Scott's
Emulsion, which con-
tains the purest Cod
liver Oh and the largest
amount of Hypophos-
phites happily united by
its own peculiar process
and producing results
which no other Erntll-
sion can promise.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-05

authority. Therefore, Weaver asks that
Reddy be removed and he relnstated.
ttorney-General FITZGERALD has sane
toned the bringing of the suit in the
name of the State.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-05
The Club Began Life October
20 With Only One Hun
dred Members.
PURE POLITICS A, PRINCIPLE
To Meet Twice a Month Until More
Frequent AsSemblages Become
Necessary.

The Thirty-ffth Assembly District Re-
publican Club, organized October 20, 1895,
with 100 members, has grown to member
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-05
Tie Seasons Family Excursion

San Jose and return 81. Iroquois Club out
ing. Train leaves Third and Townsend O'Clock.
Sunday, June z. Yalencia.street station 8 TO- =
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-05

The Siebe trial yesterday was taken up with
The testimony of Deputy Assessors, who used
much time in telling that they were not re-
sponsible for the omission OF the assessment OF
portions OF the property of the Market-street
Railway Company.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-05
CrOSSIlal's S Specific Mixture

With this remedy persons cure themselves
without the least exposure, change of diet or
change in application to business. The medicine
contains nothing that is OF the least injury TO the
bottle
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-05
ID never will ask, and would not

mission and never will ask, and would not
accept it."
Clarence Ashford declined to discuss the
threatened naval incident, saying that
when his brother was ready to return to
Honolulu he would do so. AT present,
however, the probability of his early re-
turn was very remote.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-05
Wriglts Indian VegRtalIe PILLS

Are acknowledged by thousands OF persons who
have used them for forty years to cure
SICK HEADACHE, GIDDINESS, CONSTIPA-
TION, Torpid Liver, Weak Stomach, Pimples, and
uurify the blood.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-22

freedmen. who are TO te made victims Of
a Conspiracy on the part OF the rnre-
coucnea Shareholders. who wish 70 roo
them Of their wages
10 say that we were astonished az SUCH
a suggestion from Bosrse Cochran Is 70
describe our feelings mildly. We can only
attribute bis Misrepresentation Of the
south to tho excess OF real Of a new
convert and 20 the atmosphere % New
York. which MAKES each resident % that
city imagine himself being superior in
wisdom and morality 20 all other citizens
o. the country. and gives him great
contempt fer the rest OF maukird Alas,
how has The crest tribune q tie people. %
oppressed people. fallen. thst he should
be willing 10 appear before Republican
meeting 20 mock his hosts OF admirers N
the SOUTH
To show what others think O. Geek
rams speech. We quote the Washington
Post:
1T was q fine piece Of invective against
the farmers o. the West the educated
classes q the Sociological al. ~ iac~
who oppose what Nr BoarSe COCHRAN.
fo- the moment and FOR his own personal
purposes. thinks u convenient 10 espouse-
The farmers OF the West are srindlels
who never pay their debts II they can
help H. and the better classes OF tHe
south are lrreconctled slaveho!1ers VINO
want 20 achieve a new revolution Then
come the Popuiistic egitators. who are
mere scum On the eyes % this mysterious
Is made aristocra-. Ana 90 o. trem orc
es--4s- beneath his feet The thought ~
them u 49, l.s naughty blood boil and
Dis hcr0rabIe r1rre Use up into his COM
.-lrr ..r throat Wneu lie reEar1s the
honest t..er and considers how that no.
be being is about 20 be lespoilei b. the
dishonest farmer. the ulreconci.ed slave
holder and the incerdiaTy Populst. he is
moved % a very passion q protest
u IS stated that our National Demo
cratic Committee VIII print great num-
bers OF copies OF extracts from Cock
rams speech Tor circulation among the
farmers in the West This IS a good
move. It VIII show the farmers OF that
section Of the Union what f. thought OF
them in the financial circles Of New
York. a. set forth IN q prepared speech
By tire greatest orator Of that city. But
II this Be a good document 70 circulate
among the Democrats Of the West. it
would be FIVE times better for circulation
among southern planters.
True. Cockran says the western farm
ers want 10 pay low wages but he
charges that the "unreconciled slave
holders" don't want to pay any wages
a. all.
However. on this point We quote his
exact language. 50 that our country peo-
pie may know precisely what he said:
This is a conspiracy between profes-
slonzl farmers who want 20 pay low
wages AND THE UNRECONCILED
SHAREHOLDERS WHO WOULD LlhE
TO PAY 40 WAGES. (Appia-se) Here
IS the real root II this conspiracy. Here
f. the explanation Of this PoDIlst move
nent. Nr. Bryan did not create IL. no
man can create a movement Ike THIS.
Ire forces that created u are active anl
have been working In thousand dif-
f-rsnt directions. M Bryan. represent
Ing this theory. IS but Ike a drop Of water
on the crest OF a wave, more conspicuous,
but no more important than the millions
Of drOus that form its base"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-22
SAFE FOR BRYAN.
The Popularity of the Democratic
Nominee I'm West Nirainin.

STAUNTON. VA, August -0-Nou
stated IN the Dispatch OF the 18th COM
menting on an article from the Atlanta
Journal as to Bryan's chances. that west
Virginia should have been put down as
"safe" for Bryan. / think the reports
that reach US here from that state may
well Justify YOU in your forecast. A gem
tleman. who has just travelled through
the state. and whose report cannot be
questioned. says that At Clarkspirs ne
met ex-Congressman Anderson, who told
him that the State would give at least
81 90 majority for Bryan. and how much
beyond that nobody could tell. Ny IN
formant visited Upshur county, q he-
publican stronghold. which, az the last
election, gave Dayton, who defeated Mr.
Wilson. for Congress. 100 majority he
SAYS that the Republicans were rapidly
going over to Bryan in that section, that
az one precinct, Hodgesville' a refer
Bryan Club OF sixty members had peen
formed, OF which forty-three were hepuD-
iicans. At Peterstown. Monroe county
where all but two or three had been Re-
publicans. the situation had been so
much changed that now all Dut TWO OF
three supported Bryan.
Similar changes IN various sections or
the State leave very little doubt that
West Virginia will In November return
TO the Democratic column with a stronger
majority than she has given since the
va T. c. VI.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-22
VERDICT SET ASIDE.
Bank-Cashier smith. Of Bedford City,
Gets Il NrNN Irinl.


BEDFORD CITY. August 2l.-(Special)
The argument before Judge Barksdale FOR
a new trial IN the case Of J. w. smith.
the cashier o. the Liberty Savings Bank.
who was last week convicted OF making
a false statement in regard 70 the nnan-
cial condition OF the bank, was begun
Wednesday afternoon.
The first plea was that the conviction
was made on the sixteenth day. which Is
one day beyond the limit for the term OF
a county court.
Mr.. Burroughs. for the Commonwealth,
requested time 20 investigate the point.
and court was adjourned until next morn
inr. when the Judge overruled this plea.
The second plea was that the verdict
should be set aside because some Of the
jurors have been heard 10 express opinions
inimical 20 the defence. In proof u which
witnesses gave evidence.
Mrs. W. B. Preas testified 10 substance,
that George Y. Thomas, one u the Jurors.
had stated 10 her house that II J.. g.
Arthur. n recent county Treasurer tried
for defalcaton. had been convicted the
indictments against the officers OF the
bank would not have been made. but y be
should be summoned 10 serve on the jury
be would vote 70 send them all 70 the
peniteutlary.
Messrs. J. II. Walker and John wilson
testified IN regard 20 hostile expressions
OF opinion made by j. Il. Huldieston. an
other member Of the jury. Another Wit
ness gave evidence in regard 20 one OF the
venlremen. who had sworn that he could
Z give a fair trial. and was afterwards
heard % express decided opinions for
conviction.
The third point IN the motion Jr new
trial was that only four o. the nine mem
hers Of the grand jury voted for the in-
dictments, which were consequently hIe-
gal.
This morning Judge Barksiale rendered
his decision. setting aside the verdict and
granting a new trial. giving his reasons
O. Soma LENGTH
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-22

and speechmakiug. and the cannon was
r0undly cheered after a successful trial
OF her strength. While President Iyler
was at dinner Il was proposed that the
gun be fired again. and o message was
sent 70 the President. asking him 70
come on deck. Some guests kept him.
however. and it was finally decided 10 IRE
the gun without his presence.
Mr. Gilmer was standing directly be-
hind 81 when the match was applied. and
he was instantly killed by the explosion
which followed. Many others were in
turei. and the Presidents absence prob
ably saved his life.
Mr.. Gilmers home was IN CharlOttes-
vile before he entered President Tylor's
Cabinet and he was Governor OF Viz
ginia in 1871. az a Whig. serving in
Congress from 1871 up 70 ten days before
his accidental death