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The San Francisco call., 1897-12-21
WILL BE ALLOWED TO PLEAD
GUILTY or MANSLAUGHTER.
The Evidence Is Not Sufficient to Convict
Mrs. Mack on the Charge of
Murder

NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-It is under
stood that District Attorney Youngs
has finally decided to allow Mrs. Mack
to plead guilty to manslaughter in the
first degree. 1t is asserted that the
prosecuting officer has gone over care
fully the evidence against the woman.
and has reached the conclusion that it
would be impossible to convict her of
murder in the first or second degree.
Her confession made on the Thorn
trial could not be used against her, it
is alleged, and the evidence of John
Gotha, the barber. would be of no value
against her. She will probably be ar
raigned at the January term of the
Supreme Court, which opens at Long
Island City on Monday, January %,
and be allowed to plead
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-21
LYNCHERS NOT
YET INDICTED
Judge Mack Delays Grand Jury
Action in the Uber
Case.
Sends Word That He Is Not Able
to Give the Affair Immediate
Attention.
Special pispateh to The Can.

Special Dispatch to The Call.
CARSON, Dec. 20.-Judge Mack did
not appear in Genoa to-day to charge
the Grand Jury in the Uber lynching
case. He sent word that he would not
be able to attend to the matter until
next week. AS he had ordered the
Grand Jury to be drawn and ready by
to-day his postponement of the con-
sideration of the case has caused con-
siderable comment here, and he is
charged by some with a disposition to
shirk his official duties. He has, how
ever, acquired a reputation for fear
lessness in the discharge of his duties
in all cases, and the public is disposed
to suspend judgment until his real
reasons for delay are better known.
George Brown, a resident of Gard
nerville, who was few days ago
charged by the News of this city with
having said that its editor would get
a letter with d rope at the end of it,
denies ever having said anything of
the kind and has engaged a lawyer
with the intention of suing for SLAM
der.
The Lyon County Times, published
at Dayton, says that a few days ago
two Danish teamsters came to town
from the valley and discussed the
lynching with the air of men who had
positive knowledge of it through hav-
ing been present. Several persons
claim to have lists of the people en-
gagged in the lynching, but no cred
ence is placed in these reports. The
rumor that one member of the mob
has agreed to turn States evidence
cannot be traced to any reliable
source.
The petition calling for a reward has
not yet reached the Governor, who is
absent from Carson, attending the
asylum Investigation at Reno.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-21
FUNERAL OF DAUDET,
THE FRENCH NOVELIST.
Many Prominent Men Attend, and al
Grafton Is Delivered at the Crave
side bY ZoId

PARIS, Dec. 2O.-The funeral of
Alphonse Daudet, who died suddenly
Thursday, was largely attended to-day.
Emile Zola, who was present, was
hooted, owing to his support of the
efforts made by the friends of Alex
ander Dreyfus to bring about a re-
opening of his case.
Daudet's remains were followed by
his sons Leon and Lucien, his brother
Ernest, NJ. Hanotaux, Minister of For
eign Affairs; NJ. Rambaud. Minister of
Public instruction; NJ. Roujon, Direc-
tor of Fine Arts; deputations from the
municipality, the French Institute
and from the societies of authors,
composers and journalists, in addition
to an immense crowd of people.
NJ. Zola delivered the funeral grafton
at the graveSide. The municipal
authorities of Paris have decided to
name street after Daudet.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-21

LONDON, Dee. 20.-The newspapers
are still busily discussing the "parti-
ton of China" The Daily Nails dis
patch from Shanghai denying that
Russia has seized Port Arthur prob
ably only means that the Russians
have not yet actually landed.
= An unconfrmed report is current that
part of the British far eastern squad
ron viii be stationed at Wei Hal Wei
this winter. If true, this indicates that
Great Britain is working in harmony
with Japan. The latter power still oc-
Cupies Wei Hal Wei, pending the pay
ment of the Chinese war indemnity.
The reports concerning the British
fleet wintering at Wei Hal Wei are Off
cially denied but it is alleged with
some show of authority that the gov
eminent knew of Russia's occupation
of Port Arthur last Friday, and the
Cabinet sat three hours discussing the
situation.
The evening newspapers were much
disturbed over the situation.
What do we get?" was the burden
of their complaint, and they all insisted
upon the necessity for immediate ac-
ton.
many now have the two most impor-
tant strategicaI positions in Northern
China, and Great Britain, whose COM
merciaI interests there are ten times
greater, must be content with the
crumbs from the st. Petersburg and
Berlin tables"
The Pail Mall Gazette echoed the
Standards inquiry as to Americas at
I.
tition of the coast, which is bound to
come, will not be confined to Russia
and Germany. Every state in the world
is actively concerned in the disturbance
Of the equilibrium in the far East
Great Britain, France and Germany es-
peciaIly But the United States cannot
be taken as a quantity GO be ignored.
The tame acquiescence with which the
seizures are made is not worthy our
report and is fatal to our future We
may remark that we shall not be with
out sympathizers, as the Japanese will
most joyfully back any scheme to re-
sist the bitter humiliation they have
suffered at the hands of Russia. Ad-
vices from Paris show that France is
awaiting Great Britain's action. If
Great Britain follows the lead of Rus
sia and Germany and occupies a sea-
port, France will forthwith follow suit -
The Paris correspondent of the
Cologne Gazette telegraphs that paper
that he learns on reliable authority
that the Russian occupation of Port
Arthur was connected with the visit
there Of the British warship Daphne a
week ago, when, in spite of the pro-
tests of the Chinese, the Daphne en-
tered the inner harbor, ostensibly to
ascertain whether or not there were
Russian ships there. China COM
plained Of the incident to the repre-
sentatives Of the powers at Peking
The British Far Eastern squadron
is said to be at Talienvan, and, ac-
cording to the correspondent quoted, is
shortly expected at Port Arthur.
The Cologne Gazette regards the oc-
cupation as merely a continuance of
the cooperation of Germany with
Russia in Eastern Asia.
. Prince Henry came to London to-
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-21

PORTLAND, Or, Dec. 2O.-H r.
Lewis, chairman of the Chamber of
Commerce Klondike Relief Committee,
took delight in giving the following
statement to the Call correspondent
this evening:
'"The agitation for the relief of the
starving miners on the Yukon under
taken by the Portland Chamber Of
Commerce and carried to a successful
issue, was not only materially aided
by the graphic description furnished
by the Calls intrepid correspondent,
Sam w. Wall, but when the relief res
olution came up for action it was the
only thing at hand to use in making
the argument before Congress- Seeing
the need of prompt action if the bill
were to be pushed through before the
holiday recess, the committee in charge
of the work at Portland wired it's rep
resentatives in Congress to introduce
the resolution at once which was done
the following day.
1T was supposed that the wide pub
licity given to the stories brought out
by the Dalton party had reached
Washington and were familiar to
every one, so no effort had been made
to supply the material necessary for
a proper presentation of the case. Fol-
lowing the introduction of the resolu-
ton, Senator Mcbride wired that he
had nothing to support it, and re-
quested specific information. Imme-
diate steps were taken to secure inter-
views with members of the Dalton
party, but none could be located. AS
d last resort the following telegram
was hurried to Washington:
" Procure copy of San Francisco Call
of November %, containing authentic
statements from the famous corre-
spondent, Sam w. Wall. at Dawson
City. See also stories Of Thomas Ma
gee, Jack Dalton and twenty-three
others in the same issue
1.-The day was saved. An answering
telegram conveyed to the anxious
committee at Portland the profuse
thanks of the then thoroughly posted
congressman, and it is known that
their information was absolutely the
only munitions of war for the combat,
and with which one of the great VIC
tories of legislation was won.
"(Signed) II. r. LEWIS.
Chairman Klondike Relief Commit
tee"
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-21
GERMANY IS UEFRIENDLK.
But the Minister at Washington Smiles at the
Weird Story About He1rY'S Fleet

BERLIN, Dec 2O.-The Norddeutsche
Allgemeine Zeitung, in the course of
another article on the attitude of non
European powers toward Germany, es-
pecialIy with reference to Haytis ac-
ton, under the mistaken idea that she
would be supported by America, says
""The case of Cuba shows how the
Monroe doctrine should be met. Every
thing depends upon whether the appli-
cation of the doctrine finds itself linn
tied by the right of the nations in the
form of a line of iron clads with an ar
mament of guns
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20-The asser-
tions that the German fleet, under
| Prince Henry, will go to Samoa and
Hawaii, thus creating a menacing sit
uation for the United States, are ridi-
culed in all official quarters here. When
the reports were called to the atten-
ton of the German representatives
they laughed heartily at the idea of a
German diversion against Samoa or
Hawaii Nothing of this kind has ever
been considered.
The German fleet will go to China,
via the Suez canal, and it's destination
is Kiao Chau Bay. Germany, the
United States and Great Britain are
parties to a tri-partite Government
| Of Samoa, and although the plan
has not proved satisfactory, there has
been no recent friction, and at no time
a condition which would call for a ma
val demand. Germany has taken no
interest in the annexation Of the Ha-
waiian Islands to the United States,
and her only interests there are those
of the 400 German citizens, who form
a considerable part of the wealthy
sugar planting community
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-21
MEANNESS IN THE NAME
or WILLIAM ROCKEFELLER.
Widow Yessen Promises to Pay for the Pas
turdge of Her Cow and Costs
of the Suit

GREENWICH, Conn, Dec. 2O.-The
case of William Rockefeller VS.. M1aa
Mary Yessen came up before Justice
Brush this morning, and as Mrs. Yes
sen was absent, the case was adjourn
ed for week. 1t was a suit for SIT so
brought in the millionaire's name by
his agent for the pasturage of a COW.
Mrs. Yessen appeared later and con-
ferred with Judge McNall, Rookie
feller's lawyer, and as a result prom
ised to pay the amount with Sc costs
added. Mrs. Yessen will receive $500
from an estate in a few days, and an
order for the amount of the bill, with
costs. has been executed on the admin
iStrator.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-21
IMPETUS TO BE GIVEN
RIVER IMPROVEMENTS.
Much Good Expected to Result From To-
Days Convention at the g
Capitai

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 2O.-Much in
terest is taken in to-morrow's meeting
of the river convention. While some
good results have been achieved by
that body in the way of procuring ma
tional aid, never before in the history
of the State has there been such a
movement in river affairs as was be-
gun last winter when an appropria-
tion of 100000 was made to carry out
the suggestions and plans embodied in
the report of Commissioner Leake to
the Legislature of 1897.
While much time and money has
been spent in memorializing Congress
to give some attention to the San Joa-
quin and Sacramento rivers, but little
progress had been made, and the
greatest encouragement ever received
by the river people has come in the
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-21
BADEN MURDER SUSPECTS
TO BE TRIED IN JANUARY
Raymond and Winters Plead Not Guilty
of the Killing of C.. A.
andrews

REDWOOD CITY, Dec. 20.-C. H.
Raymond and Harry Winters, two of
the men accused of the robbery at Ba-
den and the murder of G. A Andrews,
were brought before the Superior
Court this morning to plead to the
charge of murder preferred against
them by the District Attorney. P. B.
Nagle, the attorney retained to de-
fend Winters, made an effort to have
the information against his client dis
missed, but the court denied his mo-
ton and ordered the defendant to
plead. Both pleaded not guilty, and
their cases were set for trial on the
18th day of January. The case will fol-
low that of Thomas Flannelly, whose
trial for the murder of his father, Pat
rick Flannelly, will commence on the
9th of this month.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-21
POPE LEO REMAINS
I'M EXCELLENT HEALTH.
His Visit to the Holy Father at
RO1e

NETWORK, Dec. 2O.-Bishop Emard
Of Valley Field, province of Quebec,
who arrived here on La Normandie
from Havre to-day, described his visit
to Pope Leo.
'The Pope is in excellent health" +"
he said. II had an audience of an hour
and ten minutes with him, and his vi
vacity was as great as ever. He asked
questions necessarily. He seems to
know everybody everywhere, and fol-
lows the events of the world with
avidity.''
If the Pope discussed with Bishop
Emard the Manitoba school question
and other questions affecting the state
and church in Canada, the Bishop was
careful not to reveal the fact
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-21
hight and visited the German embas-

night and visited the German embas-
sy. 1t was supposed he intended to
visit the Prince of Wales, but he did
not. The visit to the Queen is under
stood to have been purely a family af
fair, and he made no set speech.
Prince Henry slept at Osborne last
night after visiting the Queen, and re-
turned on board the German cruiser
Deutschland at 10:30 this morning. If
the weather permits coaling the Prince
will resume his journey to China to-
morrow morning.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-21
SIGNS OF WAR m THE ORIENT.
Russia aud Japan May Be Fighting on
Land and Sea Before Midsummer.

In mercantile circles of San Fran
cisco much attention is paid to news
from the Orient. The intelligence that
a Russian fleet has occupied Port Ar
thur, following so closely on the news
that Russia had obtained a firm grip
on Korea, leads to the belief that active
hostilities between the Mikado and the
Car cannot be long deferred. 1t is re-
garded as significant that agents of the
Russian empire have recently made
extensive purchases of army supplies
in the United States for the garrison
at Vladivostok. A few days ago cable
messages from Vladivostok via ST.
Petersburg were received in this city
inviting several firms to bid on an i'm
mense quantity of provisions.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-21
as ships are at hand for transporting

as ships are at hand for transporting
the troops.
Wide-awake merchants of San Fran
cisco perceive that there will be a
great demand for supplies to maintain
the fleets and armies now assembling
in the Orient. The market here is one
in which all kinds of provisions for
armies and navies can be readily OBJ
tained. AS the nearest great CONNER
cial port Of a neutral nation the ad-
vantages Of trade to our merchants
should be considerable
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-21

thought the steamer will be floated, as
assistance was refused from the steam
er Capilano.
The captain of the steamer Capilano
says the Santa Cruz is lying on the
sandy beach and can probably be
floated if lightered. The Santa Cruz
refused assistance from the Capilano
because the George w. Elder, of the
same line, was expected along very
shortly.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-21
TELEGRAM
THAT SAVED
THE DAY

Procure copy Of the San
FroDcisco Cull of November 90
containing outheDtlc stotemeDts
from the famous correspondent
Sam w. Wall, at DuWsop City.
See also the stories of Tbomos
Mdgee, Jack Dalton oDd twenty
three others in tbe same ISSUE"
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-21
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Weather forecast for San Fran
cisco: Fair on Tuesday; contin-
ued cold; light northerly winds;
probably heavy frost in the morn
ing.
FIRST PAGE.
War cloud in the East.
Want to Sell Sealskins.
The Call Aided Klondlkers.
SECOND PAGE.
Fitz to Fight Corbett.
Labor for Postal Savings.
Actor Ratcliffe's Fear.
THIRD PAGE.
A Tragedy of the Sea.
Cold Wave in California.
Bering Sea Claims.
FOURTH PAGE.
San Jose Council Fighting.
Rock for a Boulevard.
Convict Leaps to Freedom.
FIFTH PAGE.
Crazed by the Klondike.
At the City Theaters.
Wants No Pulpit Sensations.
SIXTH PAGE.
Editorial.
The Kaiser and Hawaii.
Markets for Our Products.
Breakers Ahead.
Factionists and the Charter.
The Large Spots on the Sun.
News of Foreign. Navies.
Personals and Queries.
SEVENTH PAGE.
Revival of Local Trade.
Where is Miss Zwald?
Griffin Has Soft Job.
EIGHTH PAGE.
The c. F. Crocker Estate.
The Nevada Bank Must Pay.
A Victory for Land owners.
NINTH PAGE.
City Gas TO be Purified.
Races at Ingleside.
TENTH PAGE.
Commercial Intelligence.
ELEVENTH PAGE.
News From Across the Bay.
TWELFTH PAGE.
Mr.. Carolan Must Amend.
Hoff Fears No Gallows.
THIRTEENTH PAGE.
Births, Marriages and Deaths.
FOURTEENTH PAGE.
Conlan Roasts Hayford.
News of the Water Front.
Living in Want and Squalor.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-21

enactment of the law which provides
a State Auditing Board to carry out
the plans of the Commissioner of Pub
lie Works and made the appropriation
heretofore referred to. The meeting
tomorrow promises to be by far the
most effectual one ever called.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-21
NICARAGUA CANAL COMMISSION
HAS ARRIVED At GREYTOWN.
Members on the United States Cunboat
Newport Are An Well and Ready
For Work,

PANAMA, Dec. 2O.-The Herald's
correspondent in Greytown, Nicara-
qua, sends word that the United
States gunboat Newport has reached
that port with members of the Mica
ragua Canal Commission on board. All
the members of the party are we'll and
reported the voyage pleasant and en-
iOVable
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-21
ASHORE At BELLE c0OLA.
Pacific Coast Steamship Santa Cruz Fast on
the Sandy Beach.

VANCOUVER, Dec. 20.-The Pacific
Coast steamer Santa Cruz, en- route to
Alaska, is ashore at Bella Coola- The
passengers are camped, and it is
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-21
MVGUINARy CONFLICTS
At BARRACKS IN PRAGUE.

FWaHV-fIVe Men severely wounded During
Conflicts Between czechs and Ger
man Soldiers.
LONDON, Dec. 20.-A dispatch from
Vienna to the Daily Telegraph reports
that there have been sanguinary con-
fiicts at several barracks in Prague
during the last few days between
Czechs and German soldiers. Twenty
five men have been severely wounded.
The authorities confiscated the Czech
newspapers that reported the affrays.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-21
ENGLAND TO THE FRONT.


L to
e a pena
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-21
Congress Moved to Action
by Accounts Published
in The Call.
Supplied the Only Argument
Available in Urging the
Appeal.
FACTS FROM DAWSON CITY,
Lawmakers Enlightened by the In
trepid Correspondent Who
Assembled the Yukon.

Special Dispatch to The Call.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-05
Mr.. Hogg's Quiet Joke.

Mr.. HoGg seems to imagine that man
kind arc prepared to believe anything in
respect to dogs which partakes of tho mys-
FERROUS and accordingly plays off the fol-
lowing quiet joke upon his readers, says
Our Dumb Animals:
Its good sign of dog when his face
grows like his masters. It's proof he's
aye glow'ring up in his masters ecn to
discover what hos thinkin on, and then,
without word or wnvo of command, to no
aif to execute tho will o. his silent thocht
whether it bc to wcan sheep or to run doom
deer. Hector got so like me, afore no dco'd
that remember, whom l was owro lazy to
gang to the kirk, l used to send him to
tako my place in tho pew, and tho min
lister never kent tho difference. Indeed he
once asked me next day what thocht of tho
sermon, for he saw me wonderful atten-
two nmang a rather sleepy congregation.
Hector and me gicd anc anithor sio
look, and l was feared Mr.. Patton would
have observed it, but he was Il simple,
primitive unsuspcoting old man, worry
Nathaniel without guile, and he jaloused
nothin though both Hector and mo was
like to split, and tho dog, after laughin
In his sleeve for mair than n hundred
yards, couldn't stand it me longer but
was obliged to loup ava owro n hodge into
n potato field, prctendin to scent par
tridges"
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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-05
HUMoR OF THE HOUR.

We were waiting for the beds to DO
made up in the Santa Fe sleeper and
passed the time swapping yarns
II met recently" said the secretary
Of Columbus (O.) corporation, IAN
old professor of Miami university,
where cx-President Harrison graduated.
He said that when Harrison was SEN
ior in college an elderly man, whose
namo / have forgotten, came there to
make % speech in favor of the abolition
of slavery. 1t was only the average
abolition speech of those days about
slavery-its wrongs, it's injustice and
the final results of it's continuance. In
those days, of course, very few of tho
colleges or college communities shared
tho sentiments of the abolitionists. The
most progressive of them seldom went
beyond the Henry Clay or Daniel Web
ster ground of compromise. Harrison
had already reputation as d college
orator and was called on to reply He
was unprepared Mt moments notice
to present very formal argument, and
in order to gain time to collect his
thoughts he began with glittering gen.
eralities. The gentleman he said,
was oonversant with his subject. He
is an older man than I am. He is n
more experienced man. He is taller Ho
has moro whiskers. He has longer
hair
land better manners, interrupted
tho stranger i'll mild, remonstrant voice
from the front seat he had taken to
hear the young orator. The youth stop
ped, blushed, could not recover his
speech and sat down without finish
ing. "-Chicago Times Herald.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-05
From an Irish Root,

Metaliferous Murphy was an assayer
and justice at White Pine, New, in
early days. He was called Metaliferous
because piece of grindstone was sent
to him once for an assay, and he re-
ported that it went $500 to the ton in
gold and $50 i'll silver. One day his
constable, who had held his Office for
about year, asked:
Judge, what does the ct al see in
the titles of suits mean?''
eyer ignorance surprises me. sir, ;"
declared the judge 1T is Latin
phrase taken from the good old Irish
phrase AT all, at all. '"-San Francis
co Post