The San Francisco call., 1897-03-11
undoubtedly be taken to the Supreme
Court and the hearings had in San Fran
cisco.
SLURRED BY THE FAKER.
Sacramento People Indignant over
the Examiners Uncalled-for
a huSA.

Abuse.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, March O.-Much
Indignation prevails among the most re-
spectacle citizens of Sacramento with rel
erence TO the uncalled-for slurs cast upon
them bv the Examiner this morning,
wherein the peop.e who applauded SEN
ators Morehouse and Boyce and the vote
by which the Examiners manager was
adiudged guilty OF contempt are de-
nounc ced as the "ragtag of the lobby ana
the offscourings of all social conditions.
The extracts from the Examiner OF this
morning are as follows:
Women acre there aUho uould hare turned
the thumb on the gtadiators Of the Roman
arena, and the ragtdg of the LOBBY, the OF
scourings of all social conditions, ~ere
ledgUed IN evidence, tier on tier.
In another part of the article the de-
cent people of Sacramento who applauded
Senator Morehouse' stinging castlgation
of the libelous rascals are abused as fol-
lows with the pen of fshwife:
To be sure he a0on some applause from the
lobby, but there neUer get wGs a whipped
ScoundreL i0ho appealed to the deiectabIe
gathering who crawt about the Capitol halls
iCho did not ind ready and sympathetic
hand.
These are the terms with which the
convict-labor newspaper brands the honest
men and yirtuous women of Sacramento
who dared to applaud a Senator's denun-
citation of black mailers and thugs. Like
a mad dog, foaming at the mouth, gnash-
ing its teeth and snarling and swapping at
every one on the road, the Examiner ran
amuck in Sacramento yesterday, and was
checked by running into the net Of the
poundmaster.
The quailty and quantity of the Exam
iner's unpopularity were illustrated last
night. and are being illustrated to-day by
the handshakings that We're INDUCED in
and by the organizations which are being
exchanged between business men on the
official condemnation of the ex-organ OF
Southern Pacific Doodle.
"Will this denunciation by the highest
legislative tribunal in the State cause the
Examiner TO be little less obscene, lit
tie less mendacious little les scurri-
ous?" was the question. generally asked
last night, and the reply came this morn
ing with the arrival of the Examiner
whose columns reeked with abuse and
lies.
True to it's instincts of roboing It's news
boys, as it has robbed and does rob its
space-writers and reporters, the Examiner
foresaw yesterday that there would possi-
bly, be a demand for copies of the sheet
this morning to see what it would say
about Its own condemnation and raised
its price cent or so on the newsboys.
Millionaire Hearst needed cent or half
cent more on the price of the hundred
copies of the paper which were circulated
in the capital to-day and he tried to take
it out of the sweat of the poor boys, who,
unable to obtain any other employment,
earn a precarious livelihood by selling
newspapers on the streets.
But the boys were spirited in their pow
erty and refused to pay the robber toll,
and the result was that the Examiner re-
manned in the bookstores, while the boys
earned much more than their usual wage
by selling The CALL.
The Assembly committee resumed its
inquiry this morning and vigorously ex-
amined mem bers of the Assem- niy on the
lines already stated in THE CALL as to
whether they knew Of any bribery or had
ever heard of any; whether they had re-
ceiyed any writings or kilograms with
reference to the bill, or whether they gave
any newspaper reporter or any one else
any information on which the Examiner
charges were based.
The object of the last question was to
ascertain whether there was ally truth in
the testimony of Reporter Levings to the
effect that he had received some informa-
ton as to bribery from members of the
Legislature. Thus lar no member has
said that he gave the reporter or any one
else such information. Should all the
members answer to the same effect, and
there are but very few left, the committee
will determine whether it will proceed
against the reporter for perjury.
Superintendent Jaynes of the Western
Union Telegraph Company appeared be-
fore the committee to-day and replied
that he had made diligent search for teIe-
grams addressed to or sent by Senator
VOORHEES, and had been unable to find any
Assem- blyman Bettman, one of the Ex-
aminer's warmest friends, swore that he
had been informed that George w. Baker,
Will Dargie of Oakland and the liquor
men were interested in Assembly bill 273.
He gave no information TO the Examiner
reporters, because he had none to give,
aAd had heard nothing that would lead
him to believe that there was anything
wrong about the bill. He was absent at