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The San Francisco call., 1897-03-16
ALARM IN MILITARY CIRCLES.
Foreign Governments Already in Posses
sion of the Plans of Uncle Sans
Fortifcatons.

CHICAGO, ILL, March ia special
to the Inter Ocean from New York says:
Alarm is felt in military circles over the
belief that the order promulgated to the
army by Major-General Miles on March
s, that none but the officers in the service
or those associated with forrihcations shall
be permitted to visit the lake or coast de-
fenses of the United States, has come too
late to accomplish the purpose intended.
In other words, the foreign Govern ments,
which it sought TO hold in ignorance of
our plans of National defense, are already
in possession of the information.
For years it has been matter of little
difficulty for visitors 10 gain entrance to
any of the defenses of the United States,
and the army officers in charge of the
works at forts Hamilton, Wadsworth,
Schuyler and Willets Point have been
particularly amicable in this regard.
Permits were not needed or asked for
and 8 ranger was seldom moiested or
asked what his business was. Writers for
the press. photographers in the employ of
the magazines and others were permitted
to come and go almost at will and left un-
disturbed 10 take copious notes and pic
lures of the works. The result has been
that the knowledge thus obtained has
been spread broadcast and the people of
the United States have probably more
thorough knowledge of the defenses of
their Government than the citizens of any
other country have of theirs.
1t is not the practice OF the British Ad-
mralty, while English diplomatists are
getting black in the face from shouting
Historically for peace and ar oitration, to
letal! their 81 les or dismiss their experts
who keep tab on the growth of the armies
and navies of their rivals.
1t is said on good authority that Eng
land has more thorough knowledge of
our coast defenses than any other Eur
pean power. Be that as it may, the new
order of things will prevent any civilian
from wishing any of the many works OF
National defense about New York. The
order not only applies to the defenses on
the seacoast, but to those on the great
lakes.
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he will do anything he can confdentally,"
and the letter to Mr.. Brandon the words,
Nov, don't expect you to jeopardze any,
thing by making an open fight" but Il know
You are in position 10 kill them If you want
TO-" and the fact appears from his letter 10 Mr.
Johnston that he was in correspondence on
the same subject with John Varcoe, the enroll
ingcerk of the Assembly.
The State Printer was II no manner to blame
for the changes in bill 494 that would have
sskilled" il, nor was Mr.. Brandon. The fact
remains, however, that the bill was twice so
dealt with after it had been properly passed
and that 1t contained matters therein inserted
which would most effectually have killed it
had the error not been d.scovered.
The danger of the defeat OF deserving mees-
ures during the closing days of the session
would be so very easy by such methods that
every safeguard should be thrown around
them The heaviest penalties should be at
tached to any secret confidential request made
of the officers handling them 10 interest them
selves in any manner whatever in their defeat
JAMES H. BUDD, Governor.
March IL 1897
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Pacific coast Pensions.
WASHINGTON. D. g., March 15.-Pe

WASHINGTON. D. g., March 15.-Pen-
sions have been granted as follows:
California: Original-John w. Smith,
Suisun; Edward Finnegan, Chico; Aron
W. Drew, dead. Trnckee. Additional
Peter Stolz, San Francisco. Increase
Special, February 26-Michael Goss, San
Francisco. Original widows. etc-Harriet
M. Fish. Pasadena; Celia M. Viven, Los
Angeles. Mexican war rwidows-Johanna
O'Grady, Freestone. Special, February
27-Richard M. Jersey, Arroyo. Special,
March 8-Thomas f. Baker, San Fran
CISCO. Twenty years service-Juan Luis,
Vallej,; John McLooa, Soldiers Home,
Los Angeles; William A. Swift. Nord.
Widows, etc.-Mattie e. Layton. Los An
eeles; Mary ]. Hoax, Bayles. Survivors
increase )-Austin P. Melton. Redondo
Bach.
Oregon: Original-Wiliiam M. Wren,
Illahe; John Wood. The Dalles; Jonathan
M. Thompson dead, Prairie City. Addi.
tional-Jesse T. Bennett. Mehama. Origi-
nal widows, etc.-Fanny E. Faul, Green
vile; Lucy M. Thompson. Prairie City.
Originat-Thomas Perkins. John Day,
Grant.
Washington: Original-George w. Dyer,
Pine City; Joseph II. V. Grubbe, Garheld.
Original widows. etc.-Mary D. Hakes,
Seattle.
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DIBBLE PROTESTS.

Declares That Senator SeatceH IL Per.
xomnIty Int-re,fed tn Blu.
SACRAMENTO, CAL. March 49, Dib-
Bile caused sensation in the House this
afternoon when Seawel's Senate bill lib
came up on second reading.
"This bill" said Dibhle, "was intro
duced for the purpose OF enabling GER
tain lawyer to win a particular case. 1
had hoped that he would have the decency
not to attempt to pass this bill.'
DibbIe explained that Barclay Henley.
a constituent of his. was the lawyer on the
other size. He read extracts from letters
received by him from Mr.. Henley. The
following is an abstract:
You will see that the bill says that
after five years no execution shall issue
on Judgment unless it has been reviewed
by some appropriate proceeding. Mark
the obscurity of that language. What do
they mean by that? 1t is impossible for
human being to tell. 1t is simply in
tended to cloud the subject with obscure
phrases in the hope that it will be con-
strued to be modification of the lam
guage of section 685, which they have at
tempted TO modify by the preceding bill.
The attempt is one that the Assembly
ought to sit down on very sharply, be-
cause it is fathered In duplici,y and is
only intended to erect the purpose OF
lawyer, who is seeking to put it through
for his own individual gains"
In another letter Henley says:
1.-The purpose of Senator Seawell is to
affect law suit now pending in which he
is personally interested and is an attor-
ney. The facts are that in certain case,
Wheeler VS.. Eldred, in Mendocino County,
foreclosure suit was commenced and a
decision rendered. The defendant in the
foreclosure suit then, by his attorney. in
stituted in Injunction proceedings on various
grounds to stop the sale of the property.
"By dilatory tactics they tied up the e1-
ecution until five years had expired. We
then applied for an execution and the
litigation that is now pending has arisen
out of that application.
There IS no kind of propriety in it,
and if it passes it should be with an
amendment such as 1 have heretofore
sent to Judge Dibble and Judge Brldg-
ford, which provides that the bill snail
not affect matters that are now pending"
Caminetti raised the point of order that
it was not proper to read private letters
in the discussion of bill, but Speaker
Coombs ruled the point of order not we'll
taken.
Sanford spoke in favor OF the bill.
The amendments were voted down and
the bill went to the third reading file.
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WITHOUT EVEN
nTHE SHADOW, 5"
There Was No Foundation
for the Examiners"
Libel.
Legislators, Guiding Braunhart,
Testify Before the Senate
Committee.
Their Evidence Causes the Utter
Collapse Of the Most Sham sless
of Fakes

SACRAMENTO, CAL, March 15.-In Or
der to throw discredit on the Senate
bribery investigating committee the mon
arch of thousand iakes-shameless and
i'm mpudent still, in the face of the chastise-
ment two of its taxing attaches have suf-
fered-has been asserting that the COM
mittee would made vicarious sacrifice of
Senator Braunhart in order to further
punish the managing faker of the news
paper prescribed by decent people through
out the country.
1t was stated that on the supposition
that Braunhart was the fountain head of
the baseless rumors on which the Exam
iner's stupendous and silly fake of Febru-
ary 81 was published he would be baited
by the committee. This unmanly fling
was taken up By those who would evil
IDENTIFY have liked to see such an out
come, and was magnifed into report
that the expulsion of Braunhart was not
unlikely.
The whole fabric of this much inflated
sensation collapsed and was torn into
shreds at the session of the committee to-
night, when Senators Shine, Denison.
Braunhart, Pedlar and Bert were exam
ined
Shine testified that he heard rumors
after the passage of the bill that corrupt
means had been used. He did not renem-
ber that he had overheard what Senator
Braunhart said to Senator Doty in,medi-
ately after the passage of Assembly bill
273 by the Senate. He had heard the ru-
mors on the street and at the Golden
Eagle Hotel, but he could not rememb b IT
the name Of any person with whom he had
talked en- the subject.
Senator Denison knew absolutely moth
ing regarding corrupt means to influence
any one in his vote on the ILL.
Senator Braunhart testified much in
line with Shine. To questions as to
whether or not he had given any informa-
tion to the reporters of the Examiner on
which the article of February 81 was based
he returned positive deniais. He had
heard only rumors and had simply re-
peated these, he said, to his fellow Sena-
tors as others had done. He could throw
no light of any kind on the subject, nor
give any information that would aid the
committee in its investigation.
Neither Pedlar nor Bert had anything
new or interesting to communicate.
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tation Company, whose boats run to and
from Sacramento carrying produce.
year ago he was appointed Port Warden
by Governor Budd and has retained both
positions up to the present time. Who
will succeed MIN as Port Warden is an
open question, but the chances are that
the appointment will be made to-day.
As Major Harney is in Sacramento it
cannot be learned whether he will retain
his position as agent for the California
Transportation Company, but people who
know him assert that he will not. as it
would not do for him to be constantly
passing as Harbor Commissioner upon the
bills of the corporation which he repre-
sented.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-16
AsAAo DIMES WITH COILS.
Thy Discuss the Ar,c Oriental Steam
Ship Line.

Thy Discuss tho ArtC Oriental Steam
Ship Line.
NEW YORK, N. Y, March 15.-Asano,
president of the new Oriental steamship
line which is to ply between Japan and
the United States, was in the city yester-
day. Mr.. Asano has been in Europe look
ing after the business of his company.
He was accompanied yesterday by H.
Koy bayashi and A. Kondo, business as
sociates. He was reticent about his busi-
ness in this city, but 1t was learned that
while here he consulted with Charles II.
Cramp the well-known shipbuilder, and
various railroad officials regarding the
traffic connections.
Asano has been negotiating with the
Santa Fe line for traffic arrangement,
but this Is said to have failed. The cause
given is that the Santa Fe terminals are
at San Diego and this har Dor is not large
enough to accommodate the ships which
will be used. Saturday oight Asano dined
with Coils P. Huntington and talked the
matter over with him as far as Mr.. Hunt
ington's road, the Southern Pacific,
was concerned. 1t was said yesterday
that a traffic arrangement had practi-
caly been agreed upon between the
Southern Pacific and the new Oriental
line. The Southern Pacific has access to
the arbor of San Francisco.
Asano, accompanied by his two asso-
ciates, started for Niagara Falls at 6
O'Clock last evening, and after short
stay there will proceed to Japan.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-16
BASEBALL a4MkS scHEDU1ED.
Series of Matches Bef,reen College Teams
aud the Otususo{cs

Series of Matches Beftreen College Teams
aud the Oty0tpfcs.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAL,
March i5.-Baseball Manager James has
arranged a new baseball schedule with the
representatives of the teams from the
University of California, the Olympic
Club and Santa Clara College. Each team
is to play six games. The Stanford team
will play its first match on the campus
mex. Wednesday with the Santa Clara
nine. In two preliminary games this year
the Santa Clara ball-tossers succeeded in
defeating Stanford. The last game was
hotly contested, the team winning by
sinsle score.
The schedule of games as arranged at
the last meeting of the baseball managers
Is here given:
At San Francisco-March 13, Olymp pics and
University of California; March 20. Olym pics
and Stanfords; March 27, University of Cali
fornia and Santa Ciaras; April 8, Olympics
and University of California; AprA 10, STAN
fords aud University of California; April II
or April "a. Stanfords aud Unive rsity of Cali
fornla; May z, Stanfords and University of
California (not league game); May 8. Olym-
pics and Santa Claras.
On Stanford campus-March II, Stanfords
and Santa Claras; April 1, University of Cali.
fornia and Santa Clnras; April s, Stanfords
and Santa Claras; April 15-Stanfords and
Olympfcs.
At Santa Clara-April 25, olympics and
Santa Claras.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-16
Anxious to Have the New
Journal" Scavenger
Make Charges.
AS 1t Is, He Is After Fakers
for Their Unfounded and
Base Insinuations.
Instructs His Attorney to Sus for
Damages if an Action Can Be
Sustained

SACRAMENTO, CAL, March 15.-The
opening of the last week OF the thirty-sec-
ond session of the Legislature showed a
plentiful supply OF vacant chairs parti-
cularly in the Assembly, many of the
mem bers being away on leave of absence
and others having taken French leave to
be hauled back in, very disagreeable
manner by Deputy Sergeant-at-arms on
q call of the House
The exhibition of Mr.. Hearst's bogus
gold-brick telegram from "Bert," some
body informing "Blodgett," somebody
in Bakersfield, "that $4,000 would save
Bert on reconsideration" has provoked
only ridicule and contempt on the
part of the Assembly. Some pity is felt
for MFR. Hearst by his Dem ocratic we'll
wishers because of the merciiess manner
in which he is being bunkoed by Long
Green; the bogus telegram, which could
prove nothing if genuine, having cost him
about $3.50 if rumor is to be believed.
There are whole lot of worthless and
faxed "telegrams'' for sale on that and
other bills, but since Mr.. Hearst'S $3.50
was paid for the Bert" telegram the
price has risen to $275 and $500.
1t is seldom that the merchants in
bogus kilograms come across so soft
thing as Willing Willie.
Assem- blyman Power has demanded of
the Examiner correspondent that he
charge him directly with the giving or re-
ceiving of money. This would give him
an opportunity of beginning action for
libel. He also informed the Examiner
representative that he would break his
jaw if he came to him again with insult
ing questions.
Power has written to his attorney in
San Francisco to peruse the Examiner
articles very carefully with the view of
bringing an action for heavy damages for
libel.
II told the Examiner reporter that he
was liar" said Power to CALL reporter
this evening. land that he was trying to
crawl into hole because he was forced 10
deny that l had made the statements
which he had caused to be published in
his fake paper. told him that it the Ex-
aminer had any charges to make against
me it should have manhood enough to
come out and charge me directly with
crime.
"Just as soon as saw that piece in the
Examiner ! telegraphed to my father the
following:
SACRAMENTO. March 13.
james Po,Der, San francisco: The Examiner
fake yarn is false right through. You know
have TOO much respect for you to do anything
to disgrace you. JOHN POWER.
II also telegraphed in the same way TO
Nolan Brothers. my employers. The Ex-
aminer has made no charge, and there
fore there can be no Investigation. 1t has
merely insnuated, in a cowardly, under
handed, sneaking way. as 1T does about
everybody. Let it but make a charge, and
l shall be the first to demand an investi-
CATION"
Late this evening Power announced that
in the morning he would rise to ques-
tion of privilege and demand an invest-
cation into the insinua tions made by the
Examiner.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-16
John L. Gro,,s Boo.t/ut.

SALT LAKE, UTAH. March 15.-John
l.. Sullivan passed through Salt Lake to-
night on the "Parson' Davies special.
With a rather unsteady voice and
stagger, caused probably by the rocking OF
the train, he reiterated the declaration
that he intended to challenge the winner
OF the coming battle in Carson.
In voice that could be heard above the
scream of an engine he also announced
THAI he was better man than either Cor
bett or Fitzsimmons. John.was In a fra
ternal frame of mind and handed out
ready made interviews right and left.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-16
San Kafnel Hood linen.

SAN RAFAEL, CAL, March 15.-The
San Rafael Camp of Woodmen was for
mally instituted last evening. There were
thirty charter mem bers of the organiza-
ton, which is the second instituted in
California.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-16
Facing at Ne,u Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, La, March 15-Seven fur.
longs, Donna Rita won, Grayling second, imp.
Summer SEA- third. Time, :2S1x.
-Four furlongs, Van Antwerp won, Sly Fox
second Our Lizzie third. Time, :491l.
One mile, Booze won, Little Billy second,
Ben Wadell third Time, / :43
One mile and twenty yards, Fasig won,
Paros second Stockholm third. Time, :4SZ.
One mile, Ixion won, Jack the Jew second,
Stark third. Time, 1 :43.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-16
Fatal r,ain ureok ,m Itl,,,ot,.

DANVlLLE, ILL, March ia wreck
occurred this afternoon on the Chicago
and Eastern Illinois Railroad in whic h
John Cody and Ray Monros were killed
and Oscar Kinerim was injured.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-16
Broke a Shaft at Sea.

ST. JOHNS, N. F., March 15-The Colo
nial steamer Grand Lake with the Eng
lish, American and Canadian mails and
passengers. bound for Halifax, broke her
tallshaft off st. Pierre on Thursday
night. She sailed into Harbor Breton to-
day. Her passengers and mails will be
transferred to her sister ship Virginia
Lake and be forwarded tomorrow
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-16
TO SUCCEED DAN COLE.
Major Patrick Horney Appointed Mem
Der of tho State Board of Harbor
Commissioners.

SACRAMENTO. CAL, March 15.-This
afternoon the Governor sent to the Senate
for confirmation the name OF Major p ].
Harney of San Francisco to be Harbor
Commissioner, vice dan T. Cole, erm ex-
pired. Harvey is at present Port Warden.
Rudolph Harold was also nominated to
succeed f. S. Chadbou.ne.
Major Patrick J. Harvey is we'll known
on the waterfront. Many years ago he
served term as wharfinger at Jackson
street wharf, and later was assistant ad.
jutant- general under Governor Irwin's
administration. Upon the expiration of
his term in the latter capacity he became
bcokkeeper in the United States Sub
Treasury, but gave Up that position to be-
coma agent for the California Transport
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-16

Four fifths OF the worlds supply of
cloves come from Zanzibar and Pemba,
Africa.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-16
n to reduction of freight rates on

relation to reduction of freight rates On
wheat was lost.
By Denison. to pay the directors of the
California Institute for the Deaf. Dumb
and Blind for grading and paving Dwight
way in front of the institution; by Bulls,
relating to public lands. revenue and tax
alton; by Boyce, relative to county boards
of education.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-16
CIOSSnal'S Specific Mixture

With this .emedy persons cure themselves
without the least exposure. cnange of diet,
change in application To business. The medicine
contains nothing that Is Of the least injury 10 sne
constituti Ask your druggist Tor IL Pitce, ~
q b0tt.e.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-16
Expose of an Attempt to Tamper
With the State O f.
Gals.
ONE. MESSAGE THAT CAUSES
A SENSATION.
Rather Int resting Developments IS
Ensuc in Very Prompt In.
vestigatiol.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, March 15-Gov-
ernor Budd sent message to ths Senate
this afternoon announcing that he had
removed Henry French as Trustee of the
Normal School at San Jose and stating that
French had been attempting TO induce the
State Printer and certain officials of the
Legislature to blockade Bulla's Senate bill
494, providing for change of trustees on
July l, 1897. The Governor com planned
that the bill had been sent to him twice
with 1897 chsnged to 1899. The following
is the message:
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-04-28
OREGON PERSONALS.

ThOs. q. Kay has gone 70 waterlpo.
J. B. shipp left today for Rossland,
BIC.
T. E. Mckinney has gone TO Silver.
ton.
L. II. Plymale has returned TO Port
land.
c. II. Lane was IA Portland Tuesda ,
afternoon.
Banker E. p. Mccormack was in
Portland today.
K. VI KightlInger and family left
today for Yakima.
". L. Burlingame, OF this city, left
today for ROssland, b. c.
s. VI. Stock has returned from a
business visit 10 Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Davis are
home from Lincoln county.
Jos. Kuertan, the Oregon City soap
manufacturer, Is 10 the city.
Cbas. X. SDaulding, the weil-known
lumber man Of Newburg, is in the
city.
Chas. Whitehead, Of tie United
States pension department, is in Sa-
lem
j. >. Sharpe, Of the Chicago Por.
trait con pauy, has returned 10 Port
land
MEa. Young. of Portland, arrived In
Tho eiiJ uday Ia the Interest Of Wood-
men circle.
Sheriff A 5. Barnes, OF Jackson
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-04-28

There Is a rezd-hesded boy who par
ticfpztes 10 the action Of "a Nutmeg
Match tO 3 very eonsiderste oegree
and is Continually getting matters
into complications. Brick, for such
is hts sou0riquet, is listed as being
typical county lad. but the young
men Who reside in rural localities viii
not feel fattered, regardless bow
much they are compelled to laugh, at
Mr. HerUn's Interpretation. This
resd-headed imp Of satan as be is
termed is always under foot and his
inauisitivs disposition finds him 10
attendance both at the wrong
and right time. 1t Is a character
study for which the metropolitan
press have extended very fatterlng
praise. Between Cinders and Brick.
"A Nutmeg Match" is kept bubbllng
continually and the prospects are that
our theatre goers are not going TO
miss this well known laughing cardo.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-04-28
An Incipient Blaze.

Tuesday afternoon the roof Of ;.
Browns residence at the corner Of
Marion and Twelfth street became
ignited from a burning fue. and a
possibly disastrous coufagration was
avoided by the heroic work Of Ed
Brown, who was at work in the garden.
Observing the blaze breaking through
the roof, Ed hastily secured large
bucket Of water, mounted the roof
with the agility Of a professional fire.
man and applied the contents Of the
bucket where they would do the most
goOd(?) The flames were soon extin-
guished, the only damage being
done was a small hole IN the roof,
which can easily be repaired.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-04-28
Reception.

Tuesday aftern oon from 4 10 {
o'clock, Mrs. F. B Southwick at her
pleasant home, corner Of Marion and
Twelfth streets, rendered a reception
70 Mrs. F. A. Falkenburg, wife OF
Head Consul Falkenburg, OF the
Pacific Jurisdiction, Woodmen OF the
World. The rooms were beautifully
decorated with house and field flowers
while small trees, significant OF the
order, were distributed about the
house, adding greatly 10 the decora.
tiohs. Fully 100 members OF the
Woodmen's Circle were in attendance
and the afternoon was one ofthe most
pleasant social events OF the order
After a delightful season OF social
conversation delicious refreshments
were served.