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The San Francisco call., 1897-01-04
NOT TIED BY PLEDGES.
Members of the legislature VIII
Act for the Best interests In
Selecting a Senator.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Jan. 3.-The
Democratic Examiner, the Sacramento
Record Union, tail-end organ of the rail-
road kite. together with all the place.
hunters and chronic Ioafers around the
Legislature are telling respectable Repub-
licans that it is treason to mention for the
senatorship any aspirant other than
George c. Perkins. 1t goes without say
ing that every place-seeker has promise
of place from Perkins.
The vaporings of the Examiner in
Perkins support has disguised many
decent Republicans who entertain ideas of
their own in regard to the fitness of candi-
dates for United States Senator. Now the
spectacle of the out-and-out organ of the
railroad rporatIon proclaiming in col
umns of double.leaded type that Perkins
can only be defeated by treason, corrup-
ton and party dishonor, deepens the
disgust of sensible hig b. minded repre-
sentatives of the Republican party.
There are some things in politics, even
California politics, that are altogether 100
raw for Republicans. When 1t is OBJ
served that the San Francisco Democratic
organ and the Sacramento rosette of jour-
nalism are pulling together in Perkins fight
honest Republicans who do not get their
political instructions from the Democratic
party or the railroad camp are inclined to
resent the advice as solent and intrusive.
1t is already The talk OF the sanguine
supporters of Perkins that if sixty-one
votes cannot be secured in the Repu blican
party to elect him to the Senate the
Democrats following the advice of the
Examiner will get into the fight and give
him enough votes TO pull through.
The Republican members of the pre- en-:
Legislature are not tied up and fast bound
by Senatorial pledges. Instructions given
to them by their constituents contemplate
that they shall use Their judgment and
select the best Republican for the Senate.
They have not been told to consult the
Examiner and Record Union and get in
structions from those quarters. They are
free 70 act as their intelligence and con-
science dictate. In view of developments
at Washington recently and the subse-
quent attitude of subsidized railroad or
gans in California many Republicans who
do their own thinking are gravely consid-
ering whether the interests of the party
would not be conserved by holding aloof
from the caucus. 1t is sure that they will
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-04

| Tuesday. Speaker Coombs, as he is al
ready designated, because no one has en-
tered the list to deprive him OF the honors
and prerogatives of the Speakership, has
| been busy man to-day. In an interview
this evening he remarked:
sI have not taken up the subject OF
standing committees. anu wiil probably
not settle down to that task until the
Assem- bly, is organized. My time to-day
has been devoted to long conference
with the committee appointed to con-
slder the matter of patronage. IL is our
purpose to retrench all along the line ana
make reduction in the numoer OF at
taches of one-third as compared Win 'ne
numb Der engaged by the Assembly at the
session two years ago. One hundred anu
tifty-two attaches were on the payroli t"o
years ago. The force was exec slve anu
added largely to the contingent expenses
of the Legislature. We recognize that
there is a public demand for retrench-
ment and we propose to respond to 1t, or
at least make an honest effort to get into
line with the taxpayers of the Sta,e.
have talked with very many Assembly
men to-day, and I find positive and
almost unanimous sentiment in favor OF
keeping the number of attaches within a
limit OF 100.
"When the matter of patronage is set
tied l will take up the subject of appoint
ing the standing committees of the AS
sembly. l shall get room somewhere in
the Capitol and receive suggestions from
all the members. see no reason why the
A bly, should not organize to- morrow.
The appointment of the standing commit
tees is not at all necessary for the organi-
zation of the House."
The fight is raging all around the hotel
for clerkships and minor positions ofevery
grade from page to rear porter. The AS
sembly caucus tomorrow morning may
deprive many of the applicants of hope.
The Governor is ready to fire in his BIZ
enniai message as soon as he is notified
that the two houses are ready to hear
from him. The message is said to be a
great retren1hment paper, in which at
tention is called to the extravagance oil
public institutions in this State.
One of The first acts OF the Legislature
will be the adoption OF joint resolution
or memorial to Congress asking that q
duty of 80 cents box be placed on oranges
in the tariff measure now being framed al
Washington. Senator Androus of Los
Angeles will introduce the subject in the
| Senate and the Los Angeles delegation in
! the Assembly will act simultaneously. L
| is proposed 10 wire the resolution tc
! WASHINGTON
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-04

newspaper publisher was quoted by Ed
itor Craig, and was also the text at the
recent meeting of the California Editorial
Association. The story in brief is that a
servant woman employed by prominent
merchant of Sacramento called at the office
of the Chief of Police and complained of
her employer, accusing him OF a serious
crime against her. Upon the woman's
statement and affidavit the man was ar
rested. A reporter of the Sacramento Bee
wrote the woman's story as she had given
it TO the Chief of Police, and in the same
issue of the Paper published a denial of
the accused. On a preliminary examina-
tion the man was held to answer, but on
the trial in the Superior Conrt he was
acquitted on the ground of insufficiency of
evidence.
The merchant began a libel suit for $780,
600 damages, and the case being tried
before a Judge and without a jury, the
McClatcheys were adjudged to have vio-
lated the law against libel and were
ordered to pay the merchant $780, The
prosecution conceded that the publication
had been without malice, but the court
held substantially that as the merchant
had not been found guilty OF the charge
brought against him by the woman, the
publication of the item had injured him
and that he should be entitled to receive
damages. The point of the case was the
fact that the statement of the woman to
the Chief of Police was not a privileged
communication or such matter as would
be allowed by law, not being made under
oath and in a court proceeding. The Su-
preme Court sustained the decision Of the
Sacramento Judge and hid that it was
the law. Under the decision a woman
who had been wronged would be debarred
from exposing the 1rongdoer if the police
magistrate should refuse to issue war
rant for him, for it would be unlawful for
newspaper 10 publish her state ement and
the whim of a Judge could prevent her
making one that could be published.
Mr.. Craig lamented fhe fact that the
conduct of such papers as the Examiner
had made it necessary that a Judge
should interpret the law so strictly as
against the defendants, but, he added, 10
matter how strict the laws might be made
and no matter how severe the punishment
might be such unscrupulous journals as
the one he named would manage to eYade
it and escape punishment.
Thomas V. Gator was among the arri-
walls tonight. He says that be will re-
main for two or three days Dan T. Cole
came also.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-04
DES ERVES THE HONOR.
Colonel KowaIsky Tells Why He
Supports Samuel M. Short
siL-a F@n


SACRAMENTO, CAL, Jan. BIN an in-
teryiew this evening Colonel H. /. kowal-
sky thus defined his position:
''The reason am Cor Samuel M. Short
ridge for United States Senator is because
l see an opportunity of uniting the Re-
publican party. Everybody knows the
bitter contest waged in San Francisco be-
tween the factions and the position took.
Mr.. Shortridge, while on the other side,
occupied an honorable and dignifed posi-
ton, working at all times to produce har-
mony, and if that result was not obtained
it was not because his efforts were not
earnest and untiring.
For fifteen years l have labored side by
side with MIR. Shortridge, in season and
out OF season, for the success of the Re-
publican party, and l know of no man
more worthy of being honored by his
party at this time. My friends with
whom l have co-operated in the past join
me in the opinion that Mr.. Shortrid ge
possesses all the elements that can bring
us together and solidify the party, so that
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-04
Peculiar Charge of the
Judge Causes Some
Complications.
Jurors Misunderstood the Mean
ing of the Words OF
the Court.
Thinking They We're Compelled to
Yield to the M jority They r.
turned Verdict Of Guilty.

ROsTON. Mass, Jan. 3.-H. J. Booth,
mem ber of the jury which on Saturday
found Tho mas B. Bran guilty of the Her
bert Fuller murders, tonight told 1HE
CALL cores pondent that at least tour
members of the jury did not believe that
the mans guilt was proved but Voteo 1or
the verdict because they peleved they
had to.
The iury went out at :05 O'Clock FRIDAY
afternoon, and Saturday morning asKed
the court for instructions, on Just WnaG
point the lawyers in the case do not Know
but evidently as TO the proper course TO
follow to avoid deadlocking. To this
Judge Colt said in part:
"In order to bring twelve minds to a
unanimous result you must examine the
questions with regard and Difference to
the opinions of each other. 1t Is your
duty 10 decide the case. In conferring to-
gether you ought to be convinced by each
others argument. and if the larger num-
Der of your panel are for a conviction, a
dissenting Juror should consider whether
| a doubt in his mind is a reasonable one,
| which makes no impression upon the
minds of so many men equally honest,
equally intelligent with himself.
Mr.. Cotter, Bram's counsel, excepted to
| this ruling.
"This ruling" Mr.. Booth says, "made
the jury bring in verdict. At least four
mem bers of the jury will make affidavit
that they do not think Bran guilty, that
| they did not believe him guilty, but we
| interpreted Judge Coles ruling as an or
der to bring in verdict agreeable to the
maiority taking that as such we agreed
| on verdict that our conscience said was
wrong; did not know my rights in the
case and if Bram Is hung l shall ever con-
slider myself responsible in part for his
murder, for murder it will be.
This statement possibly insures Bran
new trial. His counsel is jubilant. At
the Jail tonight Bran said: Il am lnno-
cent and shall be free; when l die it will
be as God intends"
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-04
"A PRETTY CONTEST.
Candidates for the Office Of Ser
geant-at-Ar of the Assembly
Lined Up for Battle.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Jan. 3.-There is
pretty contest on for sergeant alarms Of
the IDLY. By common consent the
position was conceded to San Francisco,
but the delegation from the City could
not agree as between Banks, Wilkinson
and Parkinson. Now ]. H. Tibbetts of
Amador, an ex-Assemb blyman who recent
ly returned from South Africa, is in the
race. Tibbits is now known in Amador
as the uncrowned king of MatabeIand.
R. c. Crothers, proprietor of the San
Francisco Bulletin, made his advent in
the swirl at the Golden Eagle this even
ing. Thisis new business to Mr.. Crothers,
and be gazes on the surging crowd of
place-seekers with evident surprise.
The San francisco delegation of Assem-
bly, Republicans essayed TO caucus this
evening, but adjourned without accom-
plishing anything.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-04
FIRST PoNzLFIoAL MASS.
Aych1tshop MartineIi Oftciates at
Latcrenc, Mass.

Sych6tshop MdrttneLH OficiateS at
L0tcrenc, Mass.
LAWRENCE. MASS, Jan. 3.-The first
pontifical mass given iii New England by
Archbishop Mariirelli was celebrated to-
day in ST.. Mary's Church, which was filled
with peoplr. The Archbishop was attired
in his royal purple robes of Office and his
train was borne by four altar-boys. He
was assisted by Father G. NJ. Driscoll,
provincial of the Augustinian Order of
Philadelphia. A choir of 200 voices was
assisted by an orchestra.
In the afternoon solemn vespeIs were
sun by the Arch bishop before a congrega.
ton composed exclusively of women. In
the evening the Archbishop celebrated
solemn ponIifcal vespers at tSt.Augustine's
Church, Andover. The Archbishop will
leave Monday Tor Boston, where he will be
the guest OF Archbishop Williams.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-04
ECONOMY THE ORDER.
Speaker Coombs Talks About the
Probable Organization of the
Assembly.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Jan. 3-Organi-
zation of the Assembly may be effected
tomorrow. yet obstacles unforeseen may
| delay tine completion Of this work until
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-04
Carlisle In Neic York.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Jan. 3.-John G..
Carlisle, Secretary of the Treasury. ar.
rived in the city late tonight from Wash
ington.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-04
Eugene Arann.

not be herded and corracd by the double
loaded rails of the Record nion. The
spirit of independence is still elive in the
ranks of California Republicans.
Evening journal., 1897-11-22
FOOTRALL NOTES

Contrary to all expectations, Prince
ton went down before the Yale eleven,
the score being 6 to O. Marty every one
at all posted on football had expected to
see a victory for the "Tigers," and lots
of money changed hands on the result.
Lafayette defeated Wesleyan by the
score Of Al to 6.
The Park football team will go 10
Bear station to play the team of that
place on Thanksgiving Day.
The Park Jrs Saturday defeated the
Brandywine A. c. by the score of 4 to O.
The Wilmington High School foot
ball team will play the Central Man
ual Training School team en- Tuesday
and the Villa Nova team On Thanks
giving morning.
Delaware College football team Sat
urday elected Harrison w. Nickes, 80
captain for next year. He played right
end for two years, and was compelled
to lay off pant of this year on account
OF injuries received in the SwarthmorC
game. Mullins, Morris, Davis, Pierc,
and Baldwin. members og this year;
team, viii net be seen on the grid
iron next year. The season just CLOSED
has been a success in a finacial way
ard the colleges played were better
than heretofore.
II was reported yesterday that enc
of the United States Artillery Schcol'l
p,ayes WAS alt the Warren game Sat
uday to get a line ON their style o.
play II the soldiers bank" thei
hopes on yesterdays game they vii
certainly he surprised en- Thursday.
The Orange Jrs. defeated the Defanc
Jrs. by the score Of 8 to 0 Saturday
Evening journal., 1897-11-22
LETTERs ON AN EsTATE.

Register CT Wills CrOssan Saturday
afternoon granted letters on the estate
of Ann Bratton, of st. Georges hun
dred, to Emma Rose, of Wilmington.
The property of John McClafferty, at
the northwest corner of Fifth and Pine
streets, was sold yesterday by Sheriff
Finn to John NJ. Rodney, attorney, for
IS coo. McClafferty was one 'of the
bondsmen for John j. Dougherty, the
ex-tax collector, who figured in a suit
before Chancellor Nicholson recently.
The property of Barkley Bros, at
Fourth and French streets, was sold TO
Samuel McCaulley, attorney, for 81 100
John Davis property, at Jackson and
Maple streets, was sold to Arthur Spru-
ance.
Evening journal., 1897-11-22
FORMAL DECREE MADE.

CHANCELLOR NICHOLSON DIS
MISSES THE BILL OF COMPLAINT
IN THE DOUGHERTY SURETY
CASE sr
Chancellor Nicholson Saturday morn
ing made a formal decree dismissing
the bill of complaint in the Dougherty
surety case. He also made an order
on the bin CT complaint OF st. Ste
phen's Evangelical Lutheran Church
VS.. William T. Price. directing the re-
spondent to convey TO The church his
interest in a lot en- Tatnall street be-
tween Seventh and Eighth streets. The
chancellor adjourned court until We'd
nesday, December !. In the. future he
will sit here On The first Wednesday in
every month, instead Of the first Mon
day, as heretofore. This will' probably
make a new rule day.
Evening journal., 1897-11-22
THANKSGIVING DAY GAME.
TO BE ONE or THE GREATEST
CONTESTS EVER SEEN HERE.

IT WILL BE WITH THE UNITED
STATES ARTILLERY SCHOOL
TEAM. WHICH HAS DEFEATED
ALL THE CRACK TEAMS OF THE
SOUTH.
What promises to be the best game OF
football ever arranged to be played in
Wilmington will be that on Thanksgiv-
ing Day, between the Warren and the
United States Artillery School, of Fort
ress Monroe, Va. 1t will be particularly
interesting because it will give the Will
mington public an opportunity to see
what a showing the Warren can make
against a really strong team.
The Artillery team is composed Of
officers and enlisted men in the United
States Artillery School, and is unques-
tionably the strongest team in the
South. In fact, barring the four big
college teams, it is one of the very best
teams in the country. 1t has the re-
markable record Of not having been
scored against this season and has de-
feated every big team in the South. No
one who enjoys the sport will miss this
game. Some idea of what an aggrega-
/ ton Of football players they have is
|
lantic Squadron, White Squadron, An
napolis Naval Academy, Maryland Ath-
letic Club, Richmond Athletic Club.
Athletic Sailors u. S. S. New York, Nor
folk A. c., University of North Carolina,
and not only defeated them, but pre-
vented them from scoring
The Warren patrons have long been
requesting that a strong team be
brought here and in order to please a
critical public, this game has been ar
ranged. They have spared no expense
to get the best teams here that they
could arrange a ga me with.
This club costs the Warren more than
twice as much as any team that has
ever played here, besides coming from
so far, their expenses will be three
times as much as any team that has
ever been here.
You don't otter hear of a man weigh
ing 1875 pounds playing full-back, yet
that is Tim berlakes weight, and he has
a national reputation. Cross, on an end
is a wonder, and Dudley as tackle has
no peer IN the country, in fact, every
man on the team has done such good
} work this season that 1t is hardly fail
to indiv!dualize.
. The Warren management feels prouC
Of having been able to secure this team
/ for Thanksgiving Day. for they had Of
fers fr-m several larger cities for q
game en- that day, but influences be
sides money were brought to bear, anC
} Lieutenant Ruckman concluded, mucl
, to the delight of the Warren, to come tC
! Wilmington.
This game will be a treat that al
] football enthusiasts should avail them
/ selves of, for it will be a long time be
fore they will have an opportunity o
7 seeing in Wilmington a game such a
! this will be.
Evening journal., 1897-11-22
RRorGHT BACK -54 QITAIL

Harry W. Lowe and Officer John
Ward returned home Saturday frcm
Laurel, where they have been en- a gum
ming trip. They brought home fifty
four quail and a half dozen rabbits.
Their string of game attracted a crowd
OF envious persons at the p, W. & b.
station.
Evening journal., 1897-11-22
THE sHERTFF SOLD THEM.

Sheriff Finn sold three properties
Saturday. Nos. 22O5 and 22O7 Market
street, belonging to Alexander Boyd,
we've sold to William A. Meredith. one
for 81 ,275, and The other for Sl,35O. J
Ernest Smith purchased Ezekiel Stir
lings property for $3.50.
Evening journal., 1897-11-22
FOUND DEAD IN BED.

Richard Shannon, aged 2S years, eim-
ployed ait Ford's morocco works, was
found dead in bed at his home. No. 1710
Union street Saturday morning. When
he retired Friday night he was appar-
emily we'll He was a sufferer from con-
sumption. He leaves a wife and two
small children.
Evening journal., 1897-11-22
CRIMSON'S DEFEAT IN PHILADEI.
PHIA

Phi,ade.phia, Nov. 20.-Harvard
kicked off the ball, going outside. On
the second trial II was kicked to Morice
who ran it back fifteen yards behind
fine interference, being brought TO earth
by a Harvard forward The ball was
finally worked into Harvard's terri
tory, having changed hands several
times 1t was finally Penn's ball ON
Harvard's thirty-yard line, when 1t was
passed 10 Morice, who held it for a
place kick, and Minds kicked the goal.
the ball going fairly between ths posts,
and five points we're scored fer PENN
sylvania- jackson got Harvard's kick
off and ran the ball back twenty yards
before being downed by Bouve The
Quakers then brought their famous
guards back formation, and by clean,
straight plunges carried the ball UP
the field and Minds went over for a
touchdown, from which he kicked a
goal. Harvard took a brace here and
worked the ball up 10 Pennsylvania I
cdity-yaHd line, where Parker gOt
around Penns end for a good run and
touchdown. HoughtOn kicked this
goal. Time was called shortly after
for first half
Penn kicked off to HoughtOn, whs
was downed in his tracks by Boyle. Har
ward was forced to kick, and Minds re
turned it. Penn got the bail on FUN
BILE. and shortly after Hare went owe
for a touchdown. This ended The scor
ing. There was great cheering wheI
it was seen that Princeton was defeate'
by Yale, as Harvard had kept YAH
from scoring last Saturday. and b.
Pennsylvania winning from Harvar'
yesterday it makes them the real cham
pions OF the Big Four.
Evening journal., 1897-11-22
FALL AND WINTER UNDERWEAR

All new goods OF this season, com
prising the largest stock and best as
sortment in the city at the loves
prices, at Ross. 210 Market street. All
the fashionable styles Derby Hats fci
Fail and Winter. The best 81 Hat in
Wilmington. Agents fer Domestic
Sewing Machine.
Evening journal., 1897-11-22

Make it clear as sunlight that when
you demand some article advertised in
this paper. you want precisely that arti
Gle, and nothing else.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-11
PAYABLE on JANUARY Is.
Northern Pacific Dividend Of I Per
Cent.-Earnfpgs for Six
Months S6.640,O ,OOO

NEW YORK, Dec. 1o.-The directors OF
the Northern Pacific declared a quarter
iy dividend OF per cent. on the preferred
stock This is the first dividend since the
reorganization. The resolution providing
for the payment OF the dividend sets forth
"that the net earnings of this company
now are on a basis that provides for
fixed rates and fixed cash surplus for
contingencies, and justify the belief that
the company may with safety begin the
distribution on the preferred stock
The dividend is 10 be paid January Is,
1885 TO the holders Of record OF the pre-
ferred stock at the closing of the transfer
books on December Il. 1897. The president
called the attention OF the board 10 the
fact that the net earnings of the company
for the four months ending October 81
were s4.4AD00 He estimated the net for
November at 81 800 90 and for December
al $500 40. making the net earnings for the
first six months OF the fiscal year So $40 00o
The fixed charges for the entire year were
about SC oo0 0eo. The estimated surplus for
the first six months over fixed charges Of
the entire year, $4,000. The net earnings
fer the first six months from January to
June 1887 were s.. .a91. on which basis
the surplus over fixed charges for the en-
tire year would be at least So 5s5 GO
The president stated further that the
earnings from January 10 June lsas were
likely to be largely In excess of those for
the same period Of 1897.