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The San Francisco call., 1897-03-06
On the Floor of the Senate Voor-
heiS Applies the Lash TO
the FaISlfers.
LONG GREEN AND HIS GANG
ON THE RACK.
Authors of the Bare.Faced Lies Ac,
cusing Legislators of Bribery
Are DemoraliZ d
SACRAMENTO, CAL. March s.

SACRAMENTO. CAL. March :.
In its wild despair and rage over
being shown up as a malignant
faker, the Examiner struck out
blindly, hitting all who refused to
become a party to its attempt to
quash the bribery investigation or
to blind the real issue. Among
others it maligned were Senator
VOORHEES, and Judge Frick. Both
took steps to-day to even up the
matter.
On the floor of the Senate this
afternoon, Senator VOORHEES, rose to
a question of privilege, and spoke
as follows:
81 desire to rise to a question of
personal privilege. noticed in the
Examiner of this morning that |
was accused of leaving Sacramento
to avoid being subpenaed in the in
veSugation which is now pending
in the Senate and Assembly. de-
sire to state that my absence from
Sacramento was on purely business
of my own, and the statement in
the Examiner that | left to avoid
being subpenaed is falsehood pure
and simple.
81 desire to make that statement
to the Senate, for the paper that
goes broadcast and carries every
where such malignant statements
should be denied representation in
this Senate and Assembly. Its
statements are malignant falsehoods
from. first to last"
Judge Frick took more drastic
course. To-day he telegraphed his
law partner to begin a libel suit
against the Examiner for $4,000
for the defamatory matter published
in its columns this morning.
Two hot-worded alterations also
took place here to-day as the result
of the scurriIous attacks this morn
ing on witnesses before the Assem-
bly, Investigating Committee. One
was between Frank Mofitt of Oak
land and Andy M. Lawrence, and
which nearly resulted in blows.
The other was between Judge Frick
and. Andrew j. Clunie, in which the
lie was given Clunie.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-06
THE TRARSWAL RAID.
Rhodes Says 1t Was Preciphoted BY the
Gross Discrimination of Kruger
in RoUwav Rates.


LONDON, ENG, March s.. The ex-
animation OF Cecil Rhodes, ex-Premle1 of
the Cape Colony, was resumed in West
minister Hall to-day by the Parliamentary
committee appointed to inquire into the
Jameson raid in the Transvaal. There
was a fair attendance of spectators, but
there were not nearly so many persons
present as at the previous sittings.
Mr.. Rhodes testified that the Transvaal
Government had raised the railway rates
for passengers and freight through the
special intervention OF President Kruger
the object being 10 divert traffic so that
the bulk of it should be- secured by the
Netherlands line. Witness said that he
himself had told President Kruger that
the result of such action would be that
the Cape Colonists, and even great many
of the Beers, would resent it and try to
turn him out of office. To this Kruger
replied that he had the power and meant
to use it.
The opposition to commercial fedora
ton, Mr.. Rhodes said, came chiefly from
Germany, as it tended to interfere with
the German trade. The duties aid not
oppose the wishes of the Germans. Mr..
Rhodes said that his main object in assist
ing an insurrection in the Transvaal was
to secure free trade throughout Sout
Africa and more tolerant attitude on the
part of the Transvaal republic toward the
Cape Colony.
In answer to questions relating to the
expenses of his operations against the
natives in South Africa Mr.. Rhodes said
that be had sold 10000 shares of the
British South Africa Company stock to
pay the expenses of the war against the
Matabeles and had expended f94 600 in
deiraying such expenses, from which out
lay there had been no return.
Mr.. Rhodes further testified that he had
paid $50 900 toward the fines which had
been imposed by the Transvaal Court at
Pretoria upon the Johannesburg reform
committee prisoners.
The examination of Mr.. Rhodes was
then concluded.
Mr.. Cham berlain and Mr.. Rhodes were
mutually polite during the sitting, but
there did not seem to be any feeling of
cordiality between them. The questions
put and the answers given throughout Mr..
Rhodes examination. however, agreed in
showing that the narrow and reactionary
policy of the Transvaal Government is
endangeriEg the peace of South Africa.
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Murdered By the Natives-Jap.
aness Warships N W on
the Scene.
SPAIN WILL BE FORCED TO DO
JUSTICE.
If Prompt Action Is Not Taken Japan
Will at Once D; clare
War.

The long overdue schooner Vine got in
from the Southern Seas last night.
Captain Luttrel reports that Spain has
another war on her hands, in the Caro-
lines, and that Japan will demand salts
faction for the murder of several of her
little brown men" from the land of the
chrysanthemum have had con ;ro, of all
the trade on all the islands. This an gered
the natives and they took their revenge on
the Japanese when the opportunity came.
The whole colony was wiped out and now
Japanese warships have been sent to the
scene of action in order to uphold the
honor of the flag.
1T was this way that the trouble oc-
Cured" SAID Captain Luttrell yesterday.
THE natives are half Spanish and half
South Sea Islanders. At first they well
coined the japanese, but when the latter
began to monopolize ali the business of the
group the natives began to kick Finally,
when the Japs began taking to wife the
handsomest girls on the group the trouble
began. A general uprising followed and
every Japanese Oh The Ruk Group was
killed. L call it cold blooded m murder, and
the Japanese Government seems to hold
the same opinion. When the Vine left
the Carolines warships were expected
there every day, and the chances are that
that the islands OF Ruk are in ruins and
that several Thousand natives have paid
the death penalty for the murder OF the
Japanese.
"Of all the natives in the Caroline
group those on the Ruk Islands are the
most savage. They demand an eve for an
eye and tooth for tooth, and nothing
save death can prevent them from having
their pound of flesh. Nothing short of
determination will quiet them and no
power on earth can accomplish that.
Spain cannot control them and Japan
will not be able to do anything with the
warships except to have them back up her
demand for an indemnity. In the mean
time the Japanese are being murdered and
the whole group is in a terment."
While the Vine was at Kusaie the hull
of a copper-riveted vessel drifted on the
reef. at first it was thought to be the
Centaur, which was burned in April last
in $50 west, but now Captain Luttrell is of
the opinion that it was some American
ship that was reported missing years ago
and has finally reached land. There was
nothing but the hull left and not thing
by which the vessel could be identified.
No matter what vessel it is, the hull shows
that it must have drifted at least 5000
miles Turing the past six months.
James McMiilen, an old-time trader and
one of the best known men in the South
ern Seas, died at Butaritari last January.
fret inf Had fn his MY
TO San francisco on the Vine in order
that they might be placed in the family
vault in Illinois, but other counsels pre-
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reason to hope that further difficulties
will not arise and that Greece will prove
her wisdom by bending to the mighty will
of united Europe. In the common in
terests OF peace and legality Greece cannot
desire 10 endan ger her future by acts OF
folly, and the Greeks may be happy in the
knowledge that their kinsmen in Crete
Will IN future enjoy local autonomy.
Russia, which has ever had the interests
of the Christian peoples of the East at
heart, will regard the suggested solution
with salts acton, ali the greater seeing
that it Is in harmony for the desire Tor
universal peac and IN the spirit OF
equity by which the ir perial Government
Is constantly inspired.
CANEA, CRETE, March 5.-The situa-
ton at Selino and towns in that vicinity
is uncertain, the reports from there being
vague. 1t is claimed that Cadmos is still
holding out despite the previous reports
that the town had surrendered to the
Christians.
For three days discussion has been
going on between the admirals OF the
foreign warships and M. Baraklis, the
Greek Vlce-Consul, who was recently dl-
rected by King George to go to Selino 10
intervene with the insurgents in behalf
of the besleged Mohammedans at Cad
mos. The Consul insisted upon going
to Selino on the Greek warship Hydra,
but the Greek admiral apparently
thinking that if he went in a Greek
vessel Greece would get too much credit
for the rescue of the Moslems, declined to
permit him 10 go on the Hydra, They
offered, however, to place q Russian tor
pedo- boat destroyer at his service for the
purpose, put Nj. Berakis very firmly re-
fused the offer.
1t is now variously stated that M. Ber-
aklis has gone on mis- mission of mercy
and that he has not gone. The impor-
tance of the matter lies in the desperate
situation of the besieged Mosems at
Cadmos. Public feeling here is strong
against the attitude OF the foreign ad-
mirals. which may lead to the loss OF
many lives.
CONSTANTINOPLE, TURKEY, March
5-The Italian ambassador has made
formal demand upon the Porte for salts
ction for the firing Of a shot across the
bows of an Italian mail steamer on Tues
day evening while the vessel was passing
through the Dardanelles.
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10 commsnd of the military authorities

the commsnd of the military authorities
permit.
LONDON, ENG, March 5.-Sir Charles
Dilke, Sir Thomas Reid, Henry Labou-
chere, John Dillon, Herbert Gladstone,
the Right Hon. A. J. Mundell and nearly
100 other Liberal m EN- bers of the House of
Commons have subscribed their names to
letter to the King of Greece, paying him
a tribute for his services to Crete and ex-
pressing hope for the future safety and
welfare OF Greece.
The Standard says the letter has ex-
cited indignation among the supporters of
the Government. The letter, it adds, is
calculated TO encourage the King to resist
the powers and to produce mischievous
result
Concerning the dispatch signed by 100
Liberals, National Irish mem bers of Par
lament, which was sent to the King of
Greece last night, expressing sympathy
with the efforts of Greece in behalf of
Crete, the Wes minister Gazette (Liberal)
says;
When the King receives this message
OF sympathy he will do well to take notice
of the fact that the British Government
has majority of 150 in the House of
Commons IF he understands the bearing
of this, and ii he knows that the Govern
ment OF Great Britain can only be diverted
from its decision by an adverse vote in the
House of Commons, which there is ap-
parently no chance of obtaining, he will
better understand the value of the m es-
sage"
The Constantinople correspondent OF
the Standard telegraphs that the police
have reported that 10000 Greek residents
Of the city are preparing to make trouble.
Orders have been issued from the Yildiz
Kiosk that exceptional precautions should
be taken in view of the bitter feeling be-
tween the Greeks and Mussulmans.
In reply to letter from the editor OF
the Chronicle, Gladstone writes from the
troops from Crete ana keep as police the
butchers of Armenia would further deepen
the disgrace of the powers.
The Times publishes q dispatch from
Constantinople stating that the Porte 8
reply to the note of the powers was
drafted Wednesday and will probably be
delivered Thursday evening. The tenor
of the reply is acquiescent. The dispatch
adds that the powers have agreed upon
the terms of their communication respect
ing the withdrawal of the Turkish troops
from Crete, and that this communication
will be handed to the Porte on Monday
i'm ediately after the Bairim festival,
during which the public offices are closed.
ST. PETERSBURG. RUSSIA, March g.
The Journal (semi-o i-otficial) makes state
ment in effect that the Russian Imperial
Cabinet is animated by an ardent desire
to further the work of paclticatlon, and in
that spirit took the initiative in propos-
ing the plan formulated in tn. identical
notes of the powers to Turkey and Greece.
The paper in conclusion says: There is
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-06
LONG GREEN" CoNFESSEs
Y Tbs Managing Faker OF the Ex-
aminer Admits That He Had No
Foundation for the Libel.

amin6r Admits That He Had No
Foundation for the Libel.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, March 5.-The
Assembly committee investigating the
Examiner libel found out something to-
day. 1t found that the article accusing
the Senators and Assem- blymen of being a
pack of bribe-takers was written upon
rumor, and that it was published with the
full knowledge and approval of Andy M.
Lawrence, managing editor of the monarch
of the "new fake journalism"
Assemblyman Valentine conducted the
case for the Assembly committee, and
Andy Clunie had the impudence to eues-
ton Valentines right to be there. Lev
ings, the author of the article, could not
give the committee any information. He
claimed to have tip that Mr.. Hayward
had sent dispatch to Senator VOORHEES,,
and the Examiner at once jumped TO the
conclusion that it was a proposal to bribe
the Senator-t to vote for Caminetti's bill
No. 273.
Manager Jaynes of the Western Union
Office produced the telegram, under pain of
contempt in case of his refusal to do so,
and it proved TO be a request from Mr.
Hayward to do what he could in favor OF
Senator Wolfe's bill on corporations sole,
in which Arch bishop Riordan was said to
/ be interested and to desire its passage.
4 The bill was a perfectly honest ana legiti-
mate one.
Judge Frick produced copies OF tele-
grams which had passed between him and
George w. Baker, attorney for the Liquor
dealers Association, which was interested
IN No 273, and these proved to be open
and above board. They are published in
full in this article.
The Examiners attorneys displayed so
much anxiety to conceal the fact that the
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Continued on Second Paoe
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-27
LAZY TENNYSON.
From the Novem ber Atlantic.


In 1880, on path in a wood at Somersby,
Tennyson came Unexpectedly upon slender,
beautiful girl of II, and impulsively said TO
her, care you dryad or an Dread wandering
here?" Six years later he met Emily Sellwood
again. on the occasion of the marriage OF his
brother Charles TO her youngest sister. The
friendship ripened into love, but for lack OF
means the marriage did not take place until
June, 1850, the month in which "In
Memoriam" was published The cake and
dresses came too late, ana the wedding was so
quiet that Tennyson declared that IL was the
incest wedding he had ever attended Ot III 5
wife ne said, m any years later, 1.-The peace OF
God came into my life before the altar when l
welded her."
OF this marrisge the son writes: at was
she W no became my fathers aoviser In liter
ary matters. 4 am proud of her intellect, he
wrote With her he always discussed what
he was working at; she transcribed his poems; ;
to her. and TO one else. he referred for ii
final criticism before publishing. she with
her tender, spiritual nature and instructive
nobility OF thought, was always by his
side, ready. cheerful, courageous, wise
who shielded his sensitive spirit from
the annoyances and trials OF life,
answering. for example, the innumerable let.
! ters addressed to him from all parts of the
world By her quiet sense of humor, by her
faith as clear as the heights OF the Juno-blue
heaven she helped him also 10 the utmos in
the hours of his depression ana his sorrow; +;
and to her he wrote two OF the most beautiful
of his shorter lyrics, Dear, Near and True
and the dedIca atory lines which prefaced his
last volume. The Death of OenoDe.'
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-27
CHINESE WHEELsARROWs.
Casters Magazine.


The wheelbarrow man wears across his
shoulder a strap which is attached 10 the
shaft on each side Boxes, bales of goods, or
whatever The lead may consist of, are secured
to the wheelbarrow by ropes. There are seat
ing accomm odatIons for four people, two on
each side, and cushioned seat is pro vded
for the passenger, who genera ly sits with one
leg resting on the front of the barrow and the
other hanging over the side in d rope loop
which serves as a foot rest. On The Great
Plain Wheelbarrows are occasionally seen with
q sail set, when q fair wind proves TO be
great help 10 the trundling of the barrow over
a level way.
Since the institution OF cotton mills at
Shanghai the wheel barrow has been extern
slveiy used as passenger vehicle, especially
for carrying workwomen TO and from the
mills. One man can wheel six women for a
distance of about three miles, morning and
evening, the charge beiug Is Sd per month.
The average earnings OF a wheel barrow man
are about SID per day. About 1000 licenses
are issued monthly to the same ber OF
wheel barrows plying for hire IN The streets OF
the foreign settlements at Shanghai, where,
being under the municipal regulations, tney
are perhaps the best in China. Sometimes as
many as fifty barrows may be seen i'll the
streets travelling one behind the other, each
carrying two barrels of English Portland
cement and pushed by one man. Very fre-
quenty a load is carried on one side OF the
barrow only, and it is extra ordinary 10 see
Chinaman skilifully balancing and propelling
1t. The upsetS and accidents, too, are emark-
ably few when it is cOnsldered that about
1000 OF these vehicles are in use n the streets
in addition TO large traffic of other kinds.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-27
PRESS AND POLICE IN FRANCE.

THE relations between the and the police in the
raise important problems of public
and it is therefore interesting note how the relations be-
tween similar bodies regarded in other countries.
Consd cradle light thrown upon the subject far
France by publication advance sheets
OF the forthcoming of NJ Goron exchief of the
Criminal nyestg Department Of Paris and review OF
by correspondent Phade pha Ledger quotes the
author being the whole favorable the cooperation of
press police discovery the
vcton of criminals.
NJ. Goron maintains the police be friendly with
Investigations the being that
than detectives intelligent and have
money they WILL investigate for themselves obtain
quicker and better results by publishing them put the
criminal guard The press powerful and
full auxiliary police properly used. Absolute discretion
is, impossible says NJ Goon for detective who
would bbe exchange information will frequently
fail resist the seeing his in the
which will be read by his wife.
Despite expressed opinion that the police should give
information press compatible with work Of
capturing cmina the officials in Paris did not a.!
do Hence ncdents. NJ Goron relates that
erprng journalist fewoodbox, where he
had been compelled order to learn facts
the Commissary would O tell him.
1t probably from consideration of such incidents that
NJ Goron reached the police should work
harmony with the the trouble of
craving into woodboxes and policeman chance to
see his name in a newspaper which his wife
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-27
HEAPING GOALS OF FIRE.

pecuiar circumstance that CALL have
the Arctic correspondents of both Chronicle and Er-
qner The fact is stated here being
some interest likely mentioned by journals
which vicarouy accept THE CALLS bounty equippng
of cebound whaers the Chronicle
took no part and
hand inclined throw aspersions the plan,
to ridcule il the idea that necessity existed
When without either approval, plan
perfected far 10 dignity the occasion by appoint
ing Hamlet its correspondent Mr. Hamlet takes
TO the field OF his outfit OF clothing by
THE CALL.
Examiner the is about the except that
yellow journal did make hollow pretense of wishing 10
thing whaer but did do until The CALL
only broached subject but offer pro-
ship and equip the board to Withstand
rgors pole Hence the tardY offer
only unnecessary but characteristic
mpernence such might have been expected from
perver-for newspaper world well world people
Yet Examiner needed representa-
tive too Lieutenant Camden, wears
is welcome to- provided by THE CALL No shall go
cad cold of the north if this paper
The showed enough consideration
its to ask him to brave the trip under
the protection the clothing furnished the sailors
be understood that this brief recital in the
of complaint far from it. The CALL glad be OF
assistance TO being sup
ply correspondents with such clothing essential they
naturally rely upon this paper which responds freely and
gladly that quality gratitude
not wholly absent contemporaries, that they
would appreciate that must TO them few loved
dollars
But THE CALL, knowing them expects appreciation
1t expedition for relief the whaes
the purpose booming ITSELF and such profit its needy
neighbors the is
without that
OF these aspiring mator should be wearing clothing
donated By The CALL
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"THE CALL" BULLETINS.

TINE rapidty and the fulness with which THE CALL bull
lened only San Francisco but in other cities,
ports from the sporting events OF Thanksgiving day fur
nished striking illustration of the value the public of this
feature Persons interested in the
games OF the holiday until morning
even until late afternoon learn the results of the
various contests AS points football
games or races run upon the track pub
ebsd on THE CALL bulletin boards and known
general public as accurately those who watching
grand stands.
While bulletins of Thanksgiving day especially
of the sporting events OF general
and by the further fact that being ho
day. larger people usual had time
bulletins they posted The CALL service Thanks
giving can hardly exceptional Ever paper
passed of management great
tention paid development of this
service cities of
CALL every day gives public bulletin
imuor ant ne swiftly electricity convey
AS the work OF THE CALL continu-
ou. 1t does publication of the paper the
morning but goes through al the hours of the day
late into the night anything of happens any
part of published the pubic ckly
information conveyed THE CALL office
spend day front of the bulletin
read the record for the world almost
incdently with the happening of the events
The bulletin service is but many evidences
given determination THE CALL
competitors the work gathering editing, publishing
Through the channels
Press York Herald and its special
spondents, THE CALL gathers the completely
reliably other the Pacific Coast:
through its daily columns its hourly bulletins
all rivalry in distributing it.
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THE SPANISH SOLDER IN CUBA.
Westminster Review.

Westminster Review.
The Spanish soldier IS probably the best
fighting material in the world. He is brave,
wiry, easy to feed ana house, and always un-
complaining But as his disposition is excel
lent so is his officer worthless, the Spanish
aristocracy corrupt and good for nothing; the
Spanish plebs serviceable, obedient and
ductile. The simplest maaeuver is to the
Spanish officer an unknown quantity. But
the most deliberate ana devilish evil of all is
the dishonesty in high places The amount
of money-the property OF the Spanish peo-
p.e-misappropriated by the officers OF the
Spanish army must amount to millions of
pesetas per month "We know it," said an ex-
Minister sadly to me in Madrid, week ago,
eve know even over here.
Dead soldiers are kept upon the listed
strength for month after month and their pay
continues to be regularly drawn by their cap
tains Moneys that were destined for the
commissariat are coo!ly perverted into regular
source OF official income. should be- next
to-penniIess captain, living like a lord in the
cos lliest hotel in Havana, readily owned to
me that he had been able 10 send home to
his wiies keeping $4,000 in half year.