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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-05
DURRANT'S LAST CHANCE.
A Bitter Fight in the state Supreme
Court To-Morrow Morning.

Bitter Fight in the state Supreme
Court TO-MOrrow Morning.
There will be great legal battle fought
tomorrow morning before the Justices
of the Supreme Court sitting in bank.
The contest vii. be on the motion of Act
ing Attorney General Carter to have the
court dismiss all of the appeals IN the
Ourrant murder case made by the con-
demned man. Twice has Theodore DIr-
rant been sentenced and he has appealed
from the iud gment of the Superior Court
in both instances. The dates set for his
execution have long since passed.
Tue United States Supreme Court and
the Federal cour have passed upon his
case and refused to interfere with the
orders of the State courts, and
now the proposition of the acting
Acknowledgement is to clear away
these old appeals, which he claims are
now imperative, SO that the murderer of
Blanche Lamont may be brought back to
this city and be resentenced.
This is exactly what the attorneys for
the defendant do not want, for if it is
effected Durrant's lease of life is likely to
be near its expiration. Hence there will
be a light, and all the eloquence, logic and
law that can be brought to bear by both
sides will be presented orally. 1t is ex-
pected that Attorneys Deuprey. Dickin-
son and Boardman, Tor Durrant, will each
make an address, but Mr.. Carter is likely
to make his contest alone. An early de-
cIsion of the State officers motion is ex-
pected.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-05
BELCHBR RULES
AGAINST DENMAN
County Clerk May Appoint
as Many Assistants as
He Requires.
Injunction Prohibiting Widber
Prom Paying Salaries
Dissolved.
Mayor Phelan Has Determined to
Appeal the Case to the Supreme
Court.

For few minutes yesterday there was
happiness in the County Clerks Office and
up and down the cherries corridors of
the new City Hall. James Denman had
lost his action before Judge Belcher to re-
duce the staff of G. F. Curry and cast
out in 10 the world few court clerks. The
jubilation was shortlived, however, as
Treasurer Widber, with visions of a pos
sible appeal from the judgment of the
Superior Court, refused to pay majority
of the war; ants. and for time a small
sized riot was imminent. Before recog-
nizing the claims of the host of clerks the
Treasurer will consult his lawyer, and act
on his legal judgment.
The case OIL Denman to enjoin Wild Der
from paying the salaries of a certain num-
Der of clerks concluded shortly after noon.
Counsel closed the argumenl and Judge
Belcher immed iately gave his opinion on
the case. He sustained the demurrer of
the defendants TO the complaint and
ordered the tenn porary restraining clause
or Injunction to be set aside.
Judge Belcher finds that the law pro-
vIdin g for the appointment of nine regis
ter clerks at time when there were only
IL Inc departments of the Superior Court
cOulQ not De en1OrCeu Wnen The mum Ter OF
departments had been raised 10 Twelve
Arguments on the case were heard Fri day
and yesterday. Philip 6. Galpin appeared
for Denman and A. l.. Hart, T. D. Rior-
dan and George D. Collins for the
defendant
Galpin argued that the law regarding
the appointment of only nine register
clerks was still III force, while the defense
hello that the County Clerk should be
guided by the statute of 1880, which gave
him the right TO appoint as many clerks
as the transaction of the business of the
Office required. When the argument
closed, as was expected, Judge Belcner
delivered his opinion orally from the
bench dissolving the injunction. On re-
ceipt of the news many OF the clerks mad e
q break for the Treasurer's office, but
they were disappointed, as Widoer re-
fused to cash their warrants Later in
the day few demands We're recognized.
among them the warrant of A. J. Martin,
the clerk against whom the suit was d.
rected, but the majority will have to wait
till Monday morning for their money.
Mayor Phelan. who was instrumental in
the instigation OF the suit, has expressed
his determination to take the case to
higher tribunal, and this may again re-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-05
ACCIDENTALLY POISONED.
SiIas Roberts swallowed CarboIic Acid
While Gargling His Throat.

Sias Roberts, a carpenter and alchitect,
81 years old, living tn his mother, sister
and bro her, at 1929 Ellis street, died last
evening from ca bolIc acid poisoning.
The death was purely accid ntaI. Dur
ing the evening the boy had been very
jolly, and after din er went to his room
and got small bottle of carbolic acid
With this he gargled his throat at the
sink in the kitchen, then sat down to
the table again telling his mother he
wanted another piece of her good homo
made pie. He soon rose TO his feet
staggered and said he dill not feel we'll
He lost consciousness almost immediately
and died in >pi of the efforts OF a doc
tor who was called.
Roberts was member Of Company B
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-05
Mrs. O. Il. Wiley VIII Remarry.

Mrs. Wiley, who was recently divorced
from her husband. o. F., Wiley, is soon to be
married to Fred Babcock OF New York. Mr.
Babcock is a brotner-in-law OF Ex-Governor
Flower and a member of the Babcock Car
became acquainted at the Hotel Savoy, where
the WilIeyS were stopping when Mr.. Babcock
came to this coast on business matters. 1t is
stated that the announ cement OF the engage
ment is not surprise to Mrs. WiIley's
fria
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-05
THE KINGS HIGHWAY"
new Peter G. Yorke Will Lecture Next
sunday Evening in Aid of the
street Improvement Fund.

Rev. Peter C. Yorke will deliver lee
ture on the subject of 1.-The Kings High
way, in aid OF the street mprovement
fund. this evening at St. James
Church, corner of Twenty-third and Guer-
zero streets. Tickets will be sold at 81
each and the money received will be de-
voted TO :he betterment of the streets of
the city and to the improvement OF their
sanitary condition.
Inc subject is pertinent to the occasion.
ana those who have been so fortunate in
.ne past as to listen TO the spirited lee
lures VI rather Horke anticipate treat,
and 1t Is expected that so MANY will he
turned away that the lecture will have To
be repeated. ~
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-05
Asks for $4,000

John F. Wagner is plaintiff in a suit filed
against the San Francisco and San Mateo Rail-
road Company asking for $40 900 for damages
received on December 5, 1895. The conn aint
dHeses that the plaintiff " hiIe driving q team
across the track was struck by car and tnat
tne negligence OF the comp aIy and the iniu-
res 10 himself are worth the amour / 70 ed and
given. ~
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-05
BURGLARS CAUGHT.
John Brown, an Ex-COnvict, and III. S
Sullivan Prison.

John Brown, an Ex-COnvict, and III. S.
Sullivan Prison.
John Brown, an ex- convict. was booked
at the City Prison yesterday by Detectives
Reynolds and Oman on charge of
burglary. Last Thursday morning he
broke into the store of Brooks, Hollis &
Co., electrical furnishings, 523 Mission
street, and stole a quantity of electric hot
blasts, SWITCH boards and other apparatus,
which have been recovered.
Early yesterday morning Policemen
w. E. Oman and Van Bogart arrested
II. S. Sullivan while he was trying TO
break into the room of Mrs. Henrietta
HAYES, 5l5 Kearny street. He WIS
charged with an attempt to commit
burg AIRY.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-05
of the California National Guard and he
will be given military burial.
Germans and the Charter.

The Germans of this city are making extern
sive preparations for a mass meeting to be
held tomorrow evening at the Temple, lit
Turk street. DR.. Emil L. ess, editor of the Sa II
Francisco Tageblatt German daily, and
speaker for the German liberal societies, will
deliver lecture in the German language on
the coming freeh older election.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-05
Wants n Divorce,

Superior Court against her husband, Charles
Crowley, for divorce on the ground of failure
to provide. She has retained Attorney P. +.
Benson to see that the bonds of matrimony are
dissolved.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-05

suit In lock being placed on the coffers
In tie Treasurer's Office and long drawn
out suffering on the part of the clerks
lending the decision of the Supreme
Court.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-05

To Recover on Note.
The Plume & Atwood Manufacturing Com
pany has commenced suit against Parry A.
Roger TO re cover 1916 alleged 10 be due on q
promfssory note issued Deem Der a. 1893.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-05
Not the Jake Dreyfus.

Jake Dreytus, saloon-keeper OF Az Jackson
street wishes to explain that he is not the
Jake Dreyfus who was arrested on Tuesday
last for EN- bezzlement.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-05
Pretty Pictures

GOOD values, artistic frames and choice sub.
yects, Inc Hargreave's line of pictures from
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-06

Phnadelphia evening TelegrapI

philadelphia Evening Telegraph
That nothing but good is 10 be said OF
the dead Is an axiom to be regarded as
binding only on condition that nothing but
good is thereby entailed upon the living.
The tragic end of AIR. William \. Ham
mond. the second yice-president Of the
collapsed National Bank. Of Illinois,
might be allowed to SHIELD his memory
from further criticism, but to that end ms
friends must tacitly consent to consign
his name 20 oblivion. 1t is a fatal mis-
take on their part TO seek sympathy FOR
him by charging the newspapers with
driving him TO death" by accusing him
"of wrecking the bank. Specializing with
depositors' money. deceiving the deposit
ors and directors" and. in brief, Of will
fully and deliberately violating the law.
II Mr.. Hammond has been driven TO sui
eide by these charges. for which his
friends hold the newspapers responsible,
il is not because the charges have been
published. but because they are true. HAD
tho guilty Vice-President been able 10
show the allegation TO be false he would
not have thrown himself into Lake MicnI-
gan as his replication thereto
The newspapers told the truth. but not
the whole truth. with regard 10 the mat
ter. Had they been more alert. more
sharp In hunting up the facts indicated by
suspicious circumstances. and more
prompt in exposing the same, Mr. Ham
monds derelctiOns might have been
stopped six months ago. and the National
Bank of Illinois possibly saved from total
destruction. Mr.. Hammond himself even
might nave been saved from suicide had
the newspapers printed last April the
facts which they might have discovered
at that time without overstepping the
boundary OF their proper province. II the
newspapers are In any way accountable
for his being driven TO DEATH as his
friends allege, II is because they con-
scented TO let questionable appearances
pass without public notice. because OF his
high and responsible position. Not that
the newspapers have been too severe. but
too lenient, is the moral OF Mr.. Ham
mond's tragic story
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-06
Iron and steel Industries.
CNew York Times.)


Yesterdays news Of the cut in wages
by the Illinois Steel Company. and Presi-
dent Gatess admission Of bad business
and bad prospects. was considerable OF
surprise 20 Wall street. The cheering de-
velopments that have lately transpred
I'm the iron and steel trade have tended
TO persuade people that the expected IN
dustrial revival had begun to show itself.
Specifically considered. Illinois SteePs
proclamation is a disclaimer OF this.
Within the last week news from iron
and steel trade circles has been most en-
couraging. The Maryland Steel Com
pany has announced the lighting Of new
fires and the employment Of additional
men. The Bethlehem Iron Company has
made a similar announcement. The John
son Steel Company is about 10 resume
work I'm its motor department, which has
been idle for months. Several of the
Cambria mills are also 10 resume. All OF
this indicates renewed activity in iron
and steel. and is the result of confidence
on the part OF the manufacturers. IL not
Of actual orders from the consumers.
The Illinois steel Company explains its
action by pointing TO the reduction Of %
per ton IN the price of steel rails. which
viii mean a loss Of more than 100000 to
the company. From the president down.
every employee or the company Is 10 pear
his share OF the reduced income. and the
cuts in wages are to range from 10 to 50
per cent.
In trade circles In New York The ac-
ton Of the Illinois company was not looked
upon yesterday as Of any special signih-
canoe. or indicative of any serious troubles
in the trade. Ii was pointed out that the
cOmpany's largest business was done i'm
the rail department; and following this,
in billets. the price of which has also
been lately reduced. The company has
been paying higher wages Of late than
most Of the otner concerns, and even
after the reduction the wages Of its en-
ployees will not be much lower, II any,
than those of the employees of other
companies.
New York representatives, Of the large
iron and steel industries say that the
action of the Illinois steel Company
should not be taken to mean bad trade
conditions. They are unanimous in re-
porting increased activity in their re-
spective mills, and preparations for a
coming demand. Orders are increasing
in size and number. and there is every
indication of a steady revival to assume
considerable proportions by spring.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-06
PREPARED FOR THEM.
Noonshiners Ambush Party or
Revenue Raiders.

FLOYD. VA, January 5.-(Special)-
on last Friday night Lee Pinkston, spe-
cial Deputy Collector. with several guards
and an informer as guide, went on
a raid on Runnet Bag. in Franklin coun-
~. When near Nowlin Mill, the party
left the road. and proceeded up ravine,
I'm which the moOnshlne distillery was To-
Gated. Leaving one OF their men with
the horses near the road, they proceeded
far enough up the ravine 10 get in sight
OF the distilery, which was in full blast;
when. suddenly, a hot fire ut close range
was opened on the party. From both
sides and i'm front and in rear the balls
flew thick and fast. Pinkston fired two
shots from his pistol. when he and his
guards broke for their horses. Dashing
through the line in their rear, they reach
ed their horses in safety, and. mounting
at once. they rode down the creek at
high speed. and escaped without the loss
Of a single man, killed wounded, or miss
ing. They proceeded down Runnet Bag
some distance, and, striking across
span of the Blue Ridge. returned up
Shooting creek glad. no doubt to escape
from the ambuscade. which had boon,
evidently. laid for them.
This is the same locality in which De-
puty-Collector Stultz and party were fired
on last fall and had several horses and
one man wounded.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-06
western State Hospital.

The annual report of the Board Of d.
rectors and Superintendent of the West
ern State Hospital. at StauntOn, has just
been issued, and presents the following
statistics:
Admissions during the year ending Sep
TENDER 80 lS96-Males, ll2; females, 80; TO-
tol. POP Total in the hospital during the
year-Males. sos; females. 1876; total, s5J
Daily average during the year-Males. 4Oj;
females. 800: total. 762. Discharged during
the year: RecoVered-Males, a; females,
y; total. 60. Improved-Males, 4; females,
9: total. g. Not insane Males. 4; females
>: total. 8. Died-Males. %; females u;
total, 80 Discharged on bond-Male, j,
unmproved. Whole number discharged
during the year-Males, 81: females. 49,;
total 40. Total in the hospital during the
year-Males. 500; females. 436; total. $780,
Removed during the year-Males, 81; fe-
males 50: total. 40. Remaining Septefn-
Der 3d. 1S9;-Ma1es. 422; females, 81; total,
799 Proportion Of recoveries to admis-
sions-3i 10 100. Proportion Of deaths TO
daily averages - 10 100. Total admitted
during the year-Males. ll2; females, 80;
total. 2O2. or these readmitted-Males, z;
females. p; total. y. Persons admitted
Males. 81; females. 90; total 16O The
highest number under treatment on any
one day was August 30 1896 C0j) lowest
number October I. 1925 cZ0.
The report further says by dividing the
sum Of 800 1882. expended on support ac-
count, by the daily average of patients in
the hospital G60 the average per capita
cost for maintenance has been $l30H
The Stewards report shows a most
satisfactory and economical condition OF
our finances, which should be commended.
The per capita cost for the year is the
lowest in the history of the institution.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-06
Japan and the philippines.
philadelphia Inqulrer.)

II is "a far cry" TO the East Indies. and
that fact and the interest which is being
taken i'm Cuban affairs may probably ac-
count for the Indifference which has been
manifested in the progress Of the insur-
rectlon in the Philippine Islands And yet
there are signs that history is going to
be made there. and that, too, in very
short time. In spite of the news that the
Spanish forces have gained a signal VIC
tory over the insurgents. there can be no
doubt that the uprising is spreading and
that ii will be as difficult TO put it down
as IL has been to vanquish the Cubans.
The secret societies among the natives
have been the means by which the move
ment has been carried forward. and the
promptness with which the members OF
these societies took TO arms as soon as
their plans were discovered shows that
all their preparations had been carefully
and effectively made. The insurgents are
led by haf-breeds, who although they
have Spanish blood I'm their veins. are
irrecOnciably opposed TO Spain and her
oppressive methods. The largest island
Of the group, which is also the seat OF
government, has shown particular ac-
tivIty in the instruction, seven of the
provinces being declared in revolt, while
even the suburbs Of the capital have
been raided by rebel guerrillas. Neither
can the Spaniards trust the native sol
diers i'm their army, and a considerable
number OF them have gone over to the
insurgents and taken their arms with
them
But there is another factor in the cam
paign. which promises 70 show It's inn
portance. An old rhyme tells US that
Rob Roy stood on a hill for to watch,
hoping for some booty for 10 catch.
III H.. ha af
of Japan at this juncture. Her gunDoats
are in the neighborhood of the islands,
and 1t is reported that she is almost
ready 10 recognize the insurgents as bel
ligerents. Dispatches from Madrid have
from time 10 time charged Japan with
furnishing arms and ammunition TO the
insurgents and have gone so far as TO
say that there are japanese officers in
the rebel army. 1t il a fact that IN re-
cent years thousands OF Japanese have
emigrated 10 the islands, and that many
of them are merchants at the seaports'
and are carrying on an active trade with
their own country. At the close Of the
war with China II was asserted that
japan wished 10 secure possession OF tho
islands, and doubtless after her acquisi-
ton OF Formosa this desire became
stronger Only two years ago she at
tempted 70 obtain them from Spain by
purchase or other means. but the latter,
true to her traditional policy, refused to
part with them.
The revolution has undoubtedly given
Japan the opportunity which she has so
long desired. and although il is not likely
that If it had occurred ten years ago
she would have interfered yet the pres
tige which she has since gained and the
trumphs which she has achieved nave
al. 1 nj hap
When the news comes. as it may any
day. OF the capture OF Manila by the
rebels, Japan's opportunity Will have
come, and she VIII avail herself Of II.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-06
fIrs. Cnsflc Cured.
springfield Republican,


The nervous disorder, known as klen,o.
mania. Is undergoing constant davaior.
ment. Mrs. Castle, the wealthy 81,
Francisco woman. whose arrest ana urs.
secution in London attracted So much
attention not long ago. has been DIS.
charged from q hospital On Phualcfrhn
after an operation. completely curofn
and she was there but three weeks. b..
formation also comes from Rome "ths,.
the proceedings against Signor Crisrrs
son. Luigi. on a charge OF theft OF Ia
Countess Cellere's diamonds. have been
abandoned" Luisis trouble was klerio-
mania, IL appears although 20 should D.
noted too that his father is one of fta
most influential men in Italy. which NAV
have had something 10 90 with the case
The remaining instance that has come
under our observation OF late is that %
an old Kentcky negro who was cOnvicte.
of stealing wheat from a freCht-car Az
he left the court 20 80 20 Jail. DE- stole
the Judges fine silk hat, right before that
luminary's eyes, and calmly walked oil
with il on his head. Ii has been su..
gested that the negro had kleptom8nh-
an empowering desire TO steal something
of no possible use TO him. But the De-.
fence was not considered good. whether
from lack Of social influence on The Do.
gro's part, it were, perhaps importueri
to suggest. All we know is that he WILL
serve out his time.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-06
For the Surplus Dogs.
baltimore Amerlcanl

iDdlllnOIt AItIlcdn.)
II has been decided TO meet the prob
lem Of surplus dogs by the appointment
of four dog-catchers who shall be
chosen by the Society for the Proven
ton of Cruelty TO Animals, and who
shall be assigned to four districts in
which the city will be regularly divided.
The officials will wear badges Inscribed
"Dog-Catchers." They will be paid a
fee by the society and % cents for every
dog delivered at the pound.
At first sight this may not seem a
lucrative place, but one forgets that
there are in the city thousands Of dogs
that could be spared. The alleys are full
of them. and some streets are thiclIly
populated with them. There is the field,
and the fee and the quarter are the
rewards The catcher cannot only make
money but he will also have the con-
seriousness OF earning the gratitude Of the
community. and that in this cold and
i'm fact. than most office-holders ever get.
although they may work ten times as
hard and draw larger salaries.
There is satisfaction in the fact that
these catchers will be carefully selected
by the society The dog-catchers in the
past have not been exactly Chester
feld.an. and they have figured more in
police courts than at cotillons and good
citizens have felt more like hitting them
with clubs than admring their gentle
ways But the new licensed foes of UNI
licensed brutes will, doubtless elevate
dog-catching TO a high art. and thus
everybody will feel safer and happier.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-06
Death Ratio in Large Cities.
Baltimore Americana

Last week there were 1876 deaths I'm
Baltimore. against 2l9 I'm 1896: rs i'm 1895.
and 223 IN 1894 The rate was 2l4 per
l.0o0. The rate for the whites was 1913.
and for the colored 1881. The death
rate I'm cities in this country Is usually
higher for the coored people than Tor the
white. This is due 10 certain conditions.
crowdinS chiefly. that tell heavily on
health. In the country the difference *
not so wide. The normal rate is not far
from ~ per 1000 In many American
cities the rate is usually much higher
than I'm Baltimore. In New York for
instance. the dcath-rate In 1896 was 2l5i.
and bios IN 1895. II was 1868 for the
five years from 1891 to 1876. This Is very
high. and shows that conditions unfavor-
able for the health prevail In that city.
notably on the well-known East Side
New York has only about ll5 coo houses.
which means an average OF is people TO
"A house. This is the highest average OF