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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-28
VELBURN'S FRIENDS CLAIM
He NEED FEAR NOTHING
FROM THE GRAND JURY
They Say That He Has Been Already
Acquitted Of All Possible Offenses
Against the Government

against his father. Should an indict-
ment be found, there was no doubt in
their minds that Welburn, having al
ready proved his innocence Of forty
three charges, would be able to dispose
Of any others that might be brought.
and with equal facility.
What is most disQuieting to Special
Agents Thrasher and Thomas is the
fact that Miss Nellie O'Brlen, one of
the most important witnesses in the
present proceedings before the Grand
Jury, cannot be found.
Friends of the ex-Collector profess
to be confident that even If Welburn
should be indicted he cannot be con-
victed. The ex-Collector has influen-
tial friends In this State and at the
seat Of government, his wife being a
niece Of ex-Secretary Carlisle, and no
means will be left untried to keep the
family name from the disgrace of a
conviction.
From the time Welburn assumed Of
fee he stood in with the boys" and
the first scandal that was noted was
in connection with the Chinese Regis
tration Bureau. He had been allowed
forty deputies to do the work of carry
ing out the provisions of the registra-
ton act, and a bureau was estab-
lished in Chinatown. But Welburn did
not appoint a solitary man of them.
At that time 1894, he had acquired the
title Of Colonel" by political courtesy
and was ambitious of becoming Gov
ernor Of the State. He was encour-
aged in this ambition, and as a neces-
sary preliminary he turned over the
appointment of the deputies for the
northern district into the hands Of
Max Pepper and the Democratic Cen
trail Committee. The committee had
the appointing, but Welburn had the
shaving, and the deputies in order to
get even and also to obtain a little
spending money imposed q tax of so
cents upon every Chinaman applying
for registration. AS AZ, 900 Chinese were
registered in the northern district, the
per capita tax Of so cents made a good
sized fund.
Bert Thomas was one of the first to
discover what was going on and
ordered an end put to the abuse
Thomas was supervising officer and
his word was law, or would have been
law had the facts been other than
they were. but the forty filed an in
dignant protest to Collector Welburn.
asking for the removal Of Thomas as
supervising officer. Welburn took
sides with the deputies, and when he
showed the protest to Thomas, which
was very strong hint, Thomas re-
signed, and gave as his reason the fact
that the associations were obnoxious
to him.
Another means Of taxing the Chinese
for the benefit of individuals was in
augurated in Welburns time and is
continued since, and that is the i'm
position Of fee ranging from So to $40
in each case for hunting up original
certificates. The original certificates
of the $4,000 Chinese who registered in
the northern district of California are
kept on file in the office Of the Col
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lector Of Internal Revenue of the dis
trict. When a Chinese person loses his
certificate or the same is destroyed he
must prove his loss by the evidence of
at least two white men, and must fur
nish to the Collector a photograph for
comparison with the original on file
in the Collectors office. These GER
tiflcates are not indexed and long
search is required to find any particu-
lar one. The deputies and clerks in the
office have other duties to perform.
and they cannot allow the important
business of the office to suffer for the
sake Of a few Mongolians who have
lost their certificates. In this con-
tingency appeared the accommodating
broker or two of them, to whom the
Chinese applied for assistance, and Of
course the fee system was at once in
augurated. Those who are familiar
with the office Of the Internal Revenue
Collector say that Captain Youngberg
and Broker Jones got the bulk of this
business, and that the income derived
from this source was large. The prac-
tice has been perpetuated TO this day
and the Government has taken no
steps to have the certificates indexed.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-28
DYING WISH OF
O'ROURKE NEEDED
Lindsay Fulfills His Promise
Made to the Horse
man.
The Body OF tho Unfortunate Man
VIII Be Given a Christian Burial.
Funeral Tomorrow.

Thomas II. Lindsay is fulfilling the
promise that he made to James NJ.
O'Rourke in the Receiving Hospital on
Friday morning last.
On that occasion O'Rourke, faint
from the loss OF blood in a quarrel Of
his own promoting, extending his hand
to Lindsay said: 81 was in the wrong
but if I should die you will see that
am not buried as a pauper. won't
your
II WILL" was Lindsay's answer.
O'Rourke, with two companions,
lay IN wait to assault Lindsay last
Friday morning while he was waiting
for a car at the corner of Powell and
Ellis streets. They had previously en-
tered his saloon and created trouble.
Coming on Lindsay unawares they as
sailed him with bricks and not until
he was compelled to shoot to save his
life did he fire.
O'Rourke was mortally wounded and
taken to the Receiving Hospital Sun
day the wounded man died and was
removed to the Morgue. Subsequent
ly Lindsay. in accordance with his
word had the body taken to the under
taking parlors of Halsted & Co, 946
Mission street, where the remains were
prepared for burial and placed In a
costly casket.
The funeral Of the horseman will
take place tomorrow.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-28
Battered by Storms She
Could Not Make ANY
Roadway.
Men Injured, Sails Blown
Away and Rigging Dam
aged in the Gales.
TURNED BACK IN DISGUST.
After the Fourth Failure Captain
Fretwurst Put His Vessel
About

Much to the delight Of the re-insur-
ance SPECTATORS the long overdue
British bark Natuna arrived from
making the run to this port, and ev-
erybody thought she had gone to the
bottom. In fact 40 per cent re-insur-
ance was paid on her several days ago.
The Natuna's long passage was due
to the fact that Captain Fretwurst
finding it impossible to round the
Horn gave II up after the fourth at
tempt and came to San Francisco via
the Cape of Good Hope. Nothing but
bad luck attended the voyagers almost
from the start Gale after gale was
run into, and anything like fair
progress that was made one day
would be lost the next. During the
battle with the elements sails were
blown away, yards were sprung, run
ming rigging damaged and everything
movable washed overheard. The
cargo started and several barrels Of
creosote burst; two Of the crew
were injured, and for weeks the cap
tain was unable to leave the deck and
had to take his meals in the chart
house. The sailors were put to work
to shore up the sliding casks. and ev-
cry piece of spare timber on the vessel
was used. 1t was hard work to secure
the loose barrels as they were very
greasy and hard to keep in place The
bilges was soon filled with the liquid
and the ship was permeated with the
odor from stem TO stern. Some of the
creosote got into the drinking water,
but not sufficient TO make the water
undrinkable. The ventilators were
carefully watched, and on the first OPP
portunity Captain Fretwurst pro-
cured a sample of the liquid and test
ed its inflammability. He found it was
very hard TO ignite, and in conse-
quence the main precautions were
taken in regard to the gases which
generated in the hold from the escap-
ing oil.
The Natuna sailed from London on
May 16 last with a cargo of creosote
and other merchandise for the South
ern Pacific Railroad Company. Vari-
able winds and Gains were encoun-
tered until the vessel was off Staten
Island on August 8.
Between August and 90 we passed
Cape Horn four times" said Captain
Fretwurst yesterday, and we always
drifted back again to the east in
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underwriters, however, as they now
think that the missing vessel is still
af1oat and on her way to San fran
cisco via the Cape of Good Hope:
Other overdue vessels on which re-
insurance has been paid are the BRUSH
ship Craigend from Ph1ladelphla tor
Hiogo, Japan, IS per cent; and the
steamer Pelican from Puget Sound Tor
Taku, China. 40 per cent.
The British ships Glenfinart from
Swansea and the CyprOmene from
Newcastle, England, also reached port
yesterday. The Glenfnart had very
rough time of it at the Horn, and she
encountered some westerly storms that
kept her a month in that very undA-
sirable locality. On October II she
passed around in company with seve-
raj other ships and then set all sail for
San Francisco. The Cypromene was
only twenty-five days from SO to 90,
and during seven of those she was in
a succession of gales that blew the
sails out of the bolt ropes and dam
aged the standing rigging. The ship
Laomene, now out 1874 days, and the
Crompton, III days from Newcastle,
England, have both been beaten into
port by the Cypromene. The chances
are that they also got some of the Ma
tuna's Cape Horn weather.
The British ship Pyrenees from New
castle, Australia, has a different kind
of a tale to tell. She made the run in
fifty-three days, and Captain Bryce re-
ports favorable weather until this
coast was reached. For the last six
days he has been 300 miles off shore
unable to get in owing to the light
northeast win that prevailed. The
ships Kate Thomas, Cambuskenneth
and Conishead all left Australia be-
fore the Pyrenees and have not yet
been heard from. The Kate Thomas is
now eighty-three days out.
The American ship Fcnrv B. Hyde,
IA days from New York. also arrived
last E.Sht.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-28
He Wanted to Be Gov
ernOr and GaveAway
Appointments.
Max Pepper and the Democratic
Central Committee Got
the PlurnS.
TAX LEVIED BY THE PUSH.
ws4burr1's Son Has Been Kept Posted
on All the Proceedings
Against Him.

Osca NJ. Welburn, ex-Collector of
internal Revenue, still remains absent
from the city, and from this State, SO
far as any public knowledge Of him
seems to be concerned. He appears to
be in possession OF the tabled cap
which makes it's wearer invisible, and
of the mythical seven-leagued boots
which enable their possessor to walk
outside Of the limits of an ordinary
county in a hop, step and jump.
Contrary, however, to the prevailing
opinion, he is not wanted" by the
Federal authorities or by any other
authorities. He is not under indict-
ment; no information has been filed
against him. He has been indicted,
tried and acquitted, and there is no
reason why he should remain in San
Francisco-or even in the State-to
await the pleasure of Federal or other
authorities.
The Grand Jury, being unable to OBJ
tain his attendance as a witness, sub
mitted a question to United States
District Judge de Haven as to the
right and power Of the jury to compel
q person to appear as a witness in the
investigation of charges against him
self. The Judges answer to this ques-
ton was that the Grand Jury could
not compel a man to appear before it
and testify regarding matters upon
which a charge against him might be
based. The jury has adjourned over
until January 4, so that Welburn's
presence or absence is a matter of in
difference.
But the meetings of the Grand Jury
have not by any means been an in
different subject to WeIburn and his
friends. His son Clyde informed a
friend a few days ago that he had seen
many of the witnesses who had ap-
peared before the former Grand Jury
and who were expected to appear be-
fore the present body. He said he
knew what they had testified to on the
first occasion and what they might be
expected to testify before the present
body, and from what he and his
friends had learned they were conf
dent that the present Grand Jury
would not bring in an indictment
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-28
POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED
William Petit Picks Out w. J,
Clark as the Man Who
Robbed Him.

w. J. Clark, accused Of robbing VIII
liam Petit on Stevenson street early
Sunday morning, was positively iden-
titled by Petit in the City Prison yes
terday afternoon.
Policeman Naylor got a number Of
other prisoners to stand alongside Of
Clark. and Petit without any hesita-
ton picked him out. He was unable
to identify John Collins, the other man
arrested for the robbery, but Detec-
tives Ryan and O'Dea, who are search
ing for the third robber, say that they
have witnesses who will testify that
both Clark and Collins were concerned
IN the robbery.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-28

d, SO pieces 45-INCH FINE ALL-WOOL ENGLISH N
C SERGE. price 75c special SOC a va
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-28

n pieces 42-INCH FRENCH NOVELTY DRESS G.
ured effects. Regular price s0cI special SAFE
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NEW TO-DAY.
COLORED DRESS DEPARTMENT.

pieces 8s-INCH MOHARANE DRESS GOODS, two light
colorngs 4Oc; reduced to zoe yard
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107 pieces 37-INCH ALL-WOOL SCOTCH CHEVIO1
ING. in checks and notified effects. Former price
special sale 35c a yard.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-28
Found Dead In Bed

Found Dead In Bed.
Heinrich NJ. Lehman was found dead
In his bed at 147 Fourth street yesterday
morning. Death is supposed to have
been the result OF natural causes.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-24
THE THEATER CHANGES.
Mr.. Baker Outlines the Plans of the
Association Which Now Con-
trolls both Houses.

Mr.. Charles II. Baker. receiver Of the
Merchants National hank, Of the s.ssest OF
which the Third avenue theater constitutes
portion. was seen at his office in the
Pailey building yesterday afternoon by
Post-Intelligencer representative relative
20 the contemplated managerial changes.
Concerning the first and exclusive infor-
nation published on the subject by the
POst-Intelgencer Mr.. Baker said:
Tho hard times have. perhaps, been
more destructive TO theatrical interests
than almost any other line OF business.
The Third avenue theater and the Seattle
trester have each had ns!d of the'r own.
bat the stringent conditions prevailing
have given rise 20 greater rtv2srT and COM
petition. Under the new management each
can live and Jet the other live the expense
81 one management Will do for both. visit
ing companies can be had on more profit
able percentages. whEe the management
VIII be enabled 70 select 0n2y the hghrst
class q high-priced shows for the Seattle
ihas4eT, and the best popular priced at
fractions for the Third avenue. so that tho
distinctive chars cter Of the two houses
WIZ remain unaitered. The TWO theaters
VIII form part OF an organized circuit
embracing the principal cities OF the
Northwest. There IS no change or owner
ship % either tHeater. simply a Concentra-
ton 81 management and a partition OF
territory. Under the new management the
patrons OF the Third avenue theater vii
De- better entertain ed. especially In the
matter ~ music. Tire Northwest T1catri-
cal Association WiH control boch theaters
under the management cf Mr.. Cal HeitE
Mr. Res@+l. VINO hss managef the the
atritsl Interests 90 the house Tor several
years Is tae recipient % several offers in
ctler cities. the most dattertng OF wnieh
be may accept. or he may. as stated. bui3
@n opposition tHesfer.
II desire 20 correct tire statement that
Nr. r3r3vAy oNEs tha caairs and other
furniture iu tae Third avenue theater.
w-iicE IL Is alleged he viii User Ia furnish
iGs house ~ AIS own here, Mr. CordTsy
owns the ,.sse on l0a only % the leos
CGalrs. mon (which there IS small un-
paid balance. w1ica chairs be may have
waen he settles hls obligations with the
tHeater corporation by. C3rGray furthsT
knows t@at e1t1 That tire he v.H no;
creu d. th~ateT BE- This ctty cT in t1is state
tn bic own name or anyone elsc's name,
-r1e Third hrenge psices cf emission
WIZ remain as heretofore. ~Gi.e the sat
&c t1eater AFFECTIONS. under the agree
Us Ts. MI he 3 cents and up.'
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-24
The Famous TabernacIe Model.

The model OF the ancient Jewish taber-
nacle which viii be exhibited at the Sc
attic theater next Monday and Tuesday is
an exact reproduction of the original
tabernacle made by Moses, the great law
giver. after the pattern shown him on
Mount Sinai
Not only is the model correct in its archi-
tectural design. 1t is made of the same
materials as the original The gold, silver
and brass work. the skins of rams and
badgers, the fine drapery, and also the
parts of wood are exactly the same as in
the original, so far as the very full par
ticulars given TO Moses and recorded in
the book Of Exodus can be followed.
The model is placed In position against
a magnificent panoramic oil painting.
showing Mount Sinai at the back ana the
tents of Israel In the foreground. the tab
ernacle being placed. as in the original ac-
count. in the midst of the encampment.
The model is one-eleventh the size of the
original. and at the commencement of the
lecture stands before the audience just
as the original. As the lecture progresses.
first the outer wall inclosing the large
court is taken down, then the outer or tent
roof Of skins and later the inner or actual
covering OF the tabernacle Itself Is re-
moved, giving n clear view of the interior.
with the Holy and Most Holy place. the
ark and mercy seat the golden candle
stick and various other fixtures and yes
sells which played such an important part
In the Jewish worship. The model will be
on exhibition after each lecture and dur
ing the whole of each day IL is here.
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sousa Next Week.

Sousa has the faculty of catering to all
classes of ears. The Wagner enthusiast,
the lover Of the sentimental Italian music
and the everyday American, who likes
soul-stirring marches, viii each find some
thing 10 please and thrill. The enthusiasm
at his concerts would be a revelation to
those who imagine that music is merely
something TO analyZe. dissect and study
Perhaps they might include, in time. that
the ultimate purpose of music is that soul
full enjoyment arising out of the vocal and
instrumental expression of melodious and
harmonic numbers. but at present they
deceive themselves into the belief that
music pleasant 10 hear and agreeable to
a sentimental nature. must be trivial and
worthless.
John Philip Sousa disproyes this ridicu-
lOus theory In the most substantial man
ncr. His programmes are composed of ex-
tracts from the works OF the best writer's
OF modem music and the old masters so
arranged az to form pleasing and effective
contrasts. and while the expression Of a
military band Is more limited than that
OF a grand orchestra. owing TO the alb
sence OF strings. Il Is far more virile and
inspiring. and Sous8 does not fai 70 lend
a charm even 70 those excerpts from Wag-
ner 80 frequently introduced in his pro-
grammes. Sousa has struck emphatlcally
the keynote OF popular concerts.
S0usa viii be at the Armory Thursday,
March 4, afternoon and evening.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-24

the passenger department will smart.
for General Passenger Agent Galloway
has announced a cut Of g in fares 10 East
eFn points. The difrerential rates are on
the basis OF s2750 20 New York and Mon
tfeai ard S. 10 Portland and Boston. The
500 Inc tariffs VIII quote figures Sc below
these rates Why? VIII the Chicago
lines meet the cute Those are the ques-
tions.
The Associated Press few days ago
predicted trouble OF this kind and quoted
a 500 line passenger official. who init
mated that AIS people we're dissatisfied
with conditions. They claimed that the
market was bad. showing that some Chi
cage lines were quoting rates = under
tartI. thus wiping out their difrerenuals.
They also claimed that the scalpers held
a meeting recently and decided 10 main
tain rate az $3.50 70 Chicago. II this BE
true. lis truly good. not.
Chicago lines viii probably ignore the
cat 81 the 500 line openly. and may even
decline TO Kick il out 81 the rate sheet"
but they will 30 the best they can to keen
oven. as general freight departments are
doing In the matter Of mere handise rates.
II Is ao open secret that no road running
into s. Paul is losing good patrons by
refusing 20 give them as low rates as the
500 iine made and the Chicago Greet
Western and Wisconsin Central met so
VIII Il be With tae passenger people
The matter 81 cut passenger fares VIII
come before the Western Passenger Asso.
citation. hut probably no formal decision
60 meet them VIII De reached They viii
Dee uct. iust The same. Then there Is 70
telling how far the trouble may spread.
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ISOLATION has finally agreed 20 the prcgo-
sszt0n, and this gives a thirty-1&y 4lEIift .
the ticket enabling purchasers 20 tfAe
side excursions and trips from - pau
ard 5rlnneaDosts. ard return IN tine .
use the return peTEioa 81 their reduced
rate ticket.
The passenger rates % the roads run
ming east from Chicago are IN a tatT way
10 become badly deloFaliZed. The tEo1-
Die seems 70 Dc over the rates made %
Washington for the guaugura ton Al
though The day for the actual sale Of tex
IS has not yeE arrived. al sorts or sto-
rses a. 20 the reductions made D. several
roads are flying around. il Is reported GA
what seems % be excellent authority that
several parties have been contracted Tor
at the rate % 81 for the round trip. a.
though she authorized rate Is sI7.sH. II IS
generally thought that the generalization
vii become greater after the business
once begins 10 move.
The agreement IN pursuance Of which
the zuis Of the Northern Pacific * Mani
to5a against Henry Wizard FOR an az
counting as 70 the disposition Of between
81 CO 90 ard s.. e1o0s9 worth OF bonds was
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" = g-4ttN 80 ,h. xxg,a...s. 80. -
Great Fails last night.
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s-..r,s ~ tba N.rt s,,,-ss+e,y, ,v~sss,4 Ia
taxn Yesterday
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pt ,.fs = Ns 49,
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q. tftl1E N1eoFNe Mol Brown, district Qss-
scn<eF aee1t. Alan Cameron. district
freight NEert. ag3 Mr. Carson, traveifr..
Pas~f nkrr aEent. Wcnt Np 30 NaDcoaFer
S'7-s-''S '''''
the northern kt<ioc railroad yesterday
Delivered a trGu8. He-npN2Dg 80 a %cFaa3
aanfH3 t.eEt+sA latitNco, 30 - tAoparti.
Ut.1tF .<n a<ttcafhtat sNorA Gus o. the
ltttef Eot tae property on an >crot1t et
frB I0F. AZ the sale taf trunk was h.8 t1
~ CaoPsla the account amounting 10
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dismissed by Judge TacoTnbe in the Unit
ed States circuit court has been made
public. In IL the plaintiff company admits
that there Was no ground for the suit and
releases Mr.. Willard from all manner OF
claims. causes OF action and demands
ard liabilities due or TO become due now
actionable or which may become action
able, including those embraced IN suits
now pending" In turn. Mr.. Willard re-
leases the company from ali claims in
terms above. The document was signed
by Edwin w. Winter. a 3 president of the
Northern Pacific & Manitoba and by
Henry Willard