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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10
A HEAVY SENTENCE.
One of the Dick Williams Defaultinp
Witnesses Sent to Prison.

One of the Dick Williams Defaulting
Witnesses Sent to Prison.
Wong Gin. witness in the Dick Will
lialns case, yesterday learned that the
way of the transgressor is hard and that
the Federal courts, like the buzzsaw, are
not to be handled with impunity. When
Dick Williams was on trial Major Moore
of the Treasury Department learned that
Gin possessed much valuable knowledge
of the ways of thrifty Dick. He got from
the Monaghan statement that Williams
once extorted large gum OF money from
Gin for making favorable report TO Col
lector Wise, upon which Gins nephew
was permitted to land.
Just before the time for Gin to testify
in court TO these facts he, with several
other witnesses, disappeared and he kept
out of the way until week ago, when
Major Mo re arrested him in Chinatown,
the fellow having inst returned from Los
Angeles. Gin decided to plead guilty OF
contempt OF court and Judge Morrow pro-
ceeded to relieve his mind upon the mat
ter. He said that he is determined that
the business of the court and the admins
tration OF justice must not be INSTRUCTED
by witnesses who are not DESTROYS of tes-
tifying. In order to impress upon Gin
the enormity OF his offense and upon his
country men the fact that they must obey
a summons of the court he decreed Wong
Gin guilty of contempt of court and
sentenced him to imprisonment for one
year in the San Francisco County Jail.
The culprit was staggered, for as his at
torney intimated he did not expect 10 be
Imprisoned over five or ten days.
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lie said, that Maceo had been killed, yet 1T
was altogether improbable that he would
have been found by the Spaniards at the
head of so small detachment of men as
it is reported he was leading. Then again,
he stated, the general was certainly miles
away from where the skirmish is reported
to have occurred.
Captain Lane left here tonight Tor Ne"
York. He was wounded badly about two
months ago by a gun shot in the leg ana
was granted months leave OF ABSENCE
He is now on his way back to Cuba.
While Captain Lane would not speak OF
the number OF men in the Cuban army,
be stated that they were numerous enough
to meet Weyler and his soldiers IN open
battle, if Gomez and Maceo so determined,
with the result that the Spanish would De
driven to havana in disorder.
The captain is an American. and with
former Harvard student owned and
operated a sugar plantation in the province
of Havana at the time the insurgents hrst
rose in the East. He known nothing OF
the reported death of Major Osgood.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10
INSANITY PLEA FILED.
Dennis Mccarthy Cannot Have New
Trial on That Plea.

Dennis Mccarthy Cannot Have a New
Trial on That Plea.
Dennis Mccarthy, who killed George
Fox, and who was convicted of murder in
the first degree, has been denied o new
trial by the Supreme Court. The decision
was handed down yesterday. The defense
was insanity, the homicide being admit
ted. The trial court was found to have
charged the jury correctly in these words:
You are not 10 consider whether or not the
defendant is insane at the present time, but
you are to consider him as now sane A person
charged with crime cannot be legally tried
for such crime unless he be sane at
the time of the trial The defendant has
presented the issue that at the very time of the
alleged commission of the homicide he was
insane AS / have already told you, the bur
den of proving his insanity at that time rests
upon him. because the law presumes he was
then sane.
The court found that ''the killing was
an exceptionally cold blooded and wanton
one, inflicted upon defenseless man from
no other cause, so far as manifest, than a
feeling of petty spite and jealousy having
no foundation, while the evidence relied
upon 10 establish the defense of insanity
was so entirely lacking in material sub
stance that no unbiased jury, them
selves enjoying the blessing of sane and
reasoning minds, could have justly reached
q different conclusion"
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Story of the Battle Told
by a Madrid Core
spondent.
Little Doubt as to the Fate Of
the Fearless Cuban
Leader.
Heroic Fidelity of the Youth Who Is
Said to Have Died With
His Chief.

MADRID, SPAIN, Dec. 9.-The CORE
.'epondent of the Impartial, the only news
paper representative accompanying the
Spanish army in its campaign against the
lnsurgent leader, Antonio Maceo, sends
an account of the engagement fought on
December about fifteen miles from
Havana between accommodating party of
500 Spanish troops under Major Ciruieda
and about 1000 insurgents, in which Maceo
is alleged TO have been killed.
The rebels we're found in good position
st San Pedro, sheltered behind stone
walls, etc. Though the Spanish troops
lAaG been under the fire OF detachments of
1pbels for some time before coming up to
HE main body of the insurgents Major
Cirujeda charged the rebels with fixed
bayonets and desperate fighting at close
quarters ensued, lasting until night. The
Spaniards then retired to Punta Bravo,
having exhausted their ammunition and
lost number OF men,
During the reconnaissance upward OF
forty dead rebels were found, among them
two bodies which were undoubtedly those
OF Antonio Maceo. the insurgent leader,
and a son of General Maxine Gomez.
Upon the body of Maceo were found a re-
vOlver and drinking cup and upon his
hand a ring inscribed "Antonio and
Maria" His clothing was of fine texture
and his shirt bore the initials "a. NJ"
The man was a mulatto, with hair and
. mustache slightly ttnged with gray. In
his coat was found a small diary contain
ing a sketch of the operations covering
the period from November 81 to December
T. Some of the entries were as follows:
December 2-Left to explore trocha and on
the 4th passed it, joining forces with Lieuten-
ant Vasquez on the 5th, Colonel Acosta and
sartorius on the 9th and Sanchez on the eth
The other man was white and not more
than is or % years old. Just before he died
he had scrubbed with pencil on a scrap
of paper: "I die, as l Will not abandon the
cornse Of General Maceo." His clothing
bore the initials az. g." and in his
pocket was found letter from which the
following is an extract:
Army of Deliverance,
Headquarters Staff, Cuba, Sept. 25.
My Dear Pancho: For three days we have
been attacking Cascorro and already have suf-
iciently weakened the enemy, and ifreinforce-
ments do not arrive who knows if we may not
take II? can write no more reyetlle is
sounding and 1 must mount. Your very az
fectiouate father, NJ. GOMEZ.
The correspondent adds that a second
reconnaissance was made when it was
found that the bodies had been taken
Iaway. Their identity, however, was
clearly established
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HEr1ER,s MoYEMENTs.
Not Hnotcn Whether He Has EncOW,
tered Any Body Of Insurgents.

Not hnOgCn Whether He Has EncOUn-
tered Any Body Of Insurgents.
HAVANA, CUBA, Dec. 8. "A CORE
spondent at Artemisa reports that Gen.
era[ Weyler, with his troops, passed
through San CrIstobal in Pinar del Rio
province, on the 9TH, marching along the
highway east toward Candelaria. 1t is
still unknown, the correspondent adds.
whether or not the captain-general has
encountered any body OF insurgents.
The Havana newspapers all print lead
ing articles upon the alleged death of
Maceo, and all of them express JOY over
the report of his demise. They also pub
lish a detailed account of the finding of
the bodies alleged 10 be those of Maceo and
young Gomez, tending to verify the re-
ports of their death.
1t is reported that band of rebels at
tackled Arroyo Naranja. near Havana,
setting fire to many of the houses in the
town. After sharp fighting the insurgents
were repulsed. Five of the soldiers form
ing the garrison of the town were wounded
ana one woman was killed. The rebels, it
is said, lost heavily, but carried their dead
and wounded away with them.
.Jacinto Collado Rodriguez was shot to-
day at MaianZas for the crime of rebellion.
twenty-five hundred more reinforce
ments for the army in Cuba arrived from
Spain to-day. Captan-General Weyler
in view of the scarcity of the supply of
meat for the troops and the residents of
the towns in the Piner del Rio province
caused by the difficulty of getting cattle
for slaughter, issued a decree ordering the
troops TO assist the cattlemen to get their
stock into the fields. The decree also pre-
scribes rules for the payment to the own
ers of the value of their catsle.
The newspaper press of Havana remains
silent concerning the references to Cuba
contained in President Cleveland's mes
sage. Official circles also maintain abso-
lutte reserve in regard to the subject.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10
SPANISH GARNET MEETING.
President CIereIand,s Message a Matter
of Craze Discussion.

President CfecetGnd'S M6SSdOe HnIter
Of Grave DiscHssfOn.
MADRID, SPAIN, Dec. 9.-The Heralde
saws: The Cabinet held a meeting to-day
for the purpose OF considering President
CIeveand's message TO Congress. Elk
Premier Sagasta declared that the message
is of so much importance that he will
await the receipt of the full text OF the
document before discussing it.
All of the Spanish newspapers declare
that the message provokes Europe, not
Spain alone. The general opinion here is
that the references to Cuba and Spain
contained in President CIeveland's mes
sage to Congress show that it is the inten-
ton OF the United States 10 conform more
and more to the Monroe doctrine each
time a case arises to which that principle
is applicable.
The Cabinet after debating the text OF
the message to-day will form dehnhe
judgment, which it is believed will result
in modification of the relations of Spain
with the United States.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10
POWERS SEAT CONTESTED.
John A. Hoey Says He Was Legally
Elected to the Legislature.


Elected to the Legislature.
John A. Hoey, Republican nominee for
the Assembly in the Thirty second As
semby District, has filed contest to the
election of John w. Powers, who was de-
clared the winner by % votes.
In assigning reasons for the contest Mr..
Hoey says that in two precincts which
went against him the numbers were not
torn from the ballots before they were de-
posted, thus violating the law, which pro-
vides that there shall be secret ballot;
that in two precincts the election inspect
ors refused to count votes Tor Hoey when
the X was placed before his name instead
OF AFTER the name in the blank space left
for saidX; that in one precinct SO votes for
Hoey were thrown out because the voters
attempted to vote for too many Presiden-
tial electors.
Testimony IN regard to the allegations
of set forth in the complaint will be taken
by A. ]. Morgenstern. attorney for Mr..
Hoey, before Justices of the Peace Kerri-
gan ana Groezinger. After the testimony
is written out it will be forwarded to the
Speaker OF the Assembly
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10

This evening at z 80 o'clock reception will
be given to the Rev. George c. Adams, DID,,
pastor of the First congregational Church, in
the church auditorium. southeast corner of
Post and Mason streets. Representatives, OF
the various religious denominations in The
City will be present and participate in the ex-
ercises. Five-miuute addresses will be made
by Right Rev. Bishop Nichols, Rev. noratio
Slebbins, ka bbi jacob Voorsapger, Rev. John
Hemphill, Rev. w. w. Case, Rev NJ. p. Bovn-
ton, Rev W. d. Williams and Rev. ]. D. Orr.
All of the clergymen of the City, with their
congregations, are invited TO be present in or
der that this shall be cordial welcome to t he
Rev. Dr.. Adams to the religious life and work
OF San francisco
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10
FIFTY rEARs IN THE sANorUM.
Colonel He CIure of tho Philadelphia
Zinles Recefrea CONGRATULATIONS.

Colonel lie CIure of the Philadelphia
Times Receives Congratulations.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. o. Colonel
Alex K. Mcclure, the veteran editor of
the Philadelphia Times, to-day rounded
out fifty years OF journalism and his
friends tonight commemorated the golden
anniversary of his editorial work by ten
dering him dinner at the Hotel Walton.
About 800 guests were present. repre-
senting not only Mir. McCIure's associates
in the newspaper fraternity, but men rep
resentative of every walk of life, many of
whom were of National prominence.
Pleasant and com plimentarv letters and
kilograms of regret were read from Presi-
dent-elect Mckinley, Secretary Herbert,
William J: Bryan, e-President-elect
Hobart and others.
Governor Hastings presided. Editor
Mcclure spoke, reviewing his career in
journalism since fifty years ago. This
afternoon the staff of the Times pre-
sented Mr.. Mcclure with a beautiful gold
tobacco box and set of resolutions.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10

A committee from the Kearny-street mer-
chants, consisting of NJ. Hart and c. Herman,
to collect funds for fireworks display on Kear-
ny street next Saturday night, being the oc-
casion of lighting Kearny street, called on the
merchants on two blocks of that street yesier-
day afternoon and collected $50. and the pros
pects are that goodly sum will be collected
and a brilliant display of fireworks assured.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10
AFTER HIS FEES.
DR.. Marc Levingston's Interest in the
Fair Estate Was Garnisheed
Yesterday.

A garnisbment was placed on DIR. Marc
Levingston's interest in the Fair estate
yesterday at the instance of J. J. Rauer,
who holds claims against the physician
amounting to nearly $4,000.
Two years ego Attorney John M.
Ch-etien, who held promissory notes of
Levingston's amounting to $3519, sold the
same to ]. j. Rauer, and it is on this
claim, with costs and interest, that the
Fair estate trustees were served with the
punishment. Bauer claims that the
estate owes the doctor $500 for medical
services rendered to the late Senator, but
the trustees are of different opinion.
When the papers were presented bv
Deputy Sheriff Byington yesterday they
declared the estate was not lndeb to
Livingston IN the sum of $4,000 or any
other sum.
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Dnmrosch Gets Fr,C Votss.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Dec. 9.-The Mu-
steal Protective Union tonight reelected
Alex Bremen as its president, Walter
Damrosch receiving only eighteen votes.
Charles Puemer. editor of the American
Theater, was elected vice. president of the
union, ohm Matlhauer secretary and Ignaz
Rosea treasurer
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d., Not H.,ter. 1fnceo Dead.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Dec. General
Tomas Estrada Palma, head of the Cuban
Junta, said to representative of the AS.
ISOLATED Presses that he did not believe
the report from Havana stating that Gen.
eral Maceo had been killed. He declared
it was a sensational piece of news sent out
by the Spaniards TO counteract the effect
of Mr.. CIeyeland's message.
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CELEBRATING in Madrid.

MADRID, SPAIN, Dec. 9.-The report OF
the death of General Maceo in the battle
between the Government troops and in
surgents in San Pedro on December
created the greatest enthusiasm here.
Groups of excited students rushed through
the streets making demonstrations at the
Government officers and the United States
legation, and venting their feeling in
cheers for Spain, her army and Major
Ciruieda.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10

dog TO be at large Monday night the dog at
empted to bite Mrs. John Z. Holman in front
of ST. Roses church, Brannan street, and
when the husband, who is Deputy County
Clerk, jumped in to protect her the dog bit
Holman fired at the dog but missed it and it
ran away. Policeman Videau found it at 514
Brannan street and took it 10 the City Prison.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10
CnnnrntnLnted bu SaMsbmru.

LONDON, Eng, Dec. 9.-The Daily
News to- morrow will say that Condo de
Casa Valencia. the Spanish ambassador
in London, had not heard the report of
the death of General Maceo until he Wis
tied the Foreign Office this afternoon,
when Lord Salisbury congratulated him
upon the news, which is confirmed from
British snnrceS.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10
Extra Session of Kemfncty Iegi.lat"re.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. "A Wash
ington dispatch to the Courier-J Journal
says that reliable information has been
received there that Governor Bradley of
Kentucky will tomorrow hold a confer
ence with friends and decide OH the date
for calling an extra session of the Ken
lucky Legislature.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10
KBARNY-s STREET LIGHTS.
They Will Be Extended Beyond Cali
fornia Street to Broadway.

fornia Street to Broadway.
Kearny street is to be lighted with electric
lights from Market street to Broadwa
1t has been known for some time that the
popular thoroughfare would be lighted by
new system as far as California street,
and this led the business men toward the
north TO go to work and, if possible, COM
plete the undertaking.
DR.. FL. Morton Jr, III. Jacobs and Ed
ward Holland took an active interest in
the proposition and have succeeded in
obtaining a suffi cient number of sigma
lures and promises of financial aid from
business men to assure its success.
To-day the street, from Broadway to
Green will be canyassed and if the bust
ness men in that district take favorable
view the line of lights will be extended
over the HILL
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10
Spokane Mem to Fight for Cuba.

SPOKANE, WASH, Dec. 9.-There is
being secretly organized in this city,
company of sharpshooters, supposed to
be under command of J. W. Proctor,
better known as "Death-o -the-Trail,"
noted Indian scout, the mission of which
is 10 60 to Cuba. and join the ranks of the
insurgents. About seventy-five men have
already enlisted.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10
Gorernor of the Ph,l.tpp ines.

MADRID. SPAIN, Dec. "a dispatch
from Manila says that General Polavieia
has assumed the duties of Governor OF the
Philippine Islands. General Blanco, the
former Governor, was appointed head of
the Kings military household.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10
Colonel Fello,,,, Probable Successor.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Dec. civilian
K. O.cott, president of the Board of Alder
men, has been practically selected to sue
coed Colonel John r. Fellows as District
Attorney. All other candidates have
Withdrawn in his favor, and his selection
will be acceptable to all factions of the
Republican Marty
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10
BE1lETES M4cko LIVES.

Captain lane of the Cuban Army Dis
credits the Leports.
BOSTON, MASS Dec. Captain g. ID,
Lane OF the Cuban army was in Cam
bridge to-day and he characterized the
report OF Maceo's death as Spanish trick
10 off-et the effect of the message of Presi-
dent Cleveland. While it was possible,
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To Fight for the Cubans.

BUTTE, Mont, Dec. IA club of
Cuban sympathizers is being organized
here to join the insurgents in January.
Captain Bordeaux, the organizer. has
nearly go names on the list.
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Died From Her IpiurIes.

Cecilia Robb, the maid who jumped
ont of a three-story window at the Ho-
tel Richelieu, Tuesday night, while suffer
ing from religious mania, died at the Receiv-
ing Hospital yesterday morning. Her body
was removed to the Morgue.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10
DR.. TaEmage DENT. the Rumor.

NEW YORK. N. Y, Dec. 9.-The Even
ing Sun says Rev. DR.. Dewitt Talmage
to-day denied his reported engagement
10 marry Miss Susie Mangam OF Sing
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10
Fire in a Dwelling.

AtS:12 O'Clock yesterday morning an alarm
was sounded from box 285 for fire in George
Hawley's residence at 2630 Bryant street. 1t
is supposed that the blaze was started by rats
gnawing the heads OFF bunch of matches.
The damage was about 500.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10
Stranded on Long I.tand Beach.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Dec. 9.-The Brit
ish ship Brenda, Captain Clifford, from
Calcutta for this city. with cargo of
sugar, came ashore on Long Island beach,
i. l., near the big hotel, this morning,
during a heavy blow. The ship stranded
on the edge of the bar and lies easy. The
crew is still aboard. There is no immedi-
ate danger
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10
Fabre Rnnidlu Sinhfnn.

MONTREAL, QUEBEC. Dec. 9.-Arch-
bishop Fabre is sinking rapidly and can
not last much longer. Cardinal Rampolla,
Papal Secretary of State, has cabled the
PoDe's benediction TO the dying Arch
bishop.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10
Jones TO Ren.ore His HEADQUARTERS.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec 9.-Chair-
man Jones of the Democratic National
Committee will remove the Headquarters
of his committee from Chicago to Wash
ineton.
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A yicions Dog.

yesterday morning for the arrest of Martin T.
Doyle, 139 Silver street, for allowing a vicious
Morris tribune., 1896-12-30
WATERS OF THE RED.
Soon to Flow Into the Mississippi River
From Big Stone Lake.

Soon to Flow Into the mississippi River
From Big Stone Lake.
ORTONVILLE, Mimi Dec. 30.-United
States Surveyor W. c.. Weeks Of Min
neapolis and corps are here. Their
presence here is to make an accurate
survey of Big Stone and Traverse lakes,
also to survey the foot of Big Stone lake
for the proposed great dyke. An
accurate level will also be taken as.
suming given height of the dyke
at the foot of Big Stone and extend
ing that line through to the foot of
Lake Traverse. Thus with. the survey
and level the amount of land necessa-
rily overfowed by any given height
of dam can be accurately ascertained
The excavation necessary to complete
the canal connecting the two lakes will
also be computed. The object of the
survey is to bring these lakes into the
reservoir system. This would make an
immense reservoir and would serve the
double purpose of relieving the Red
River of the North of its surplus water
and supplying the Mississippi with
water during the dry season. 1t would
also make q water course of consider
able Importance to Western Minnesota
and North and South Dakota.