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Omaha daily bee., 1897-02-27
Chicago stock Exchange.

Silver bars, GiJsc; Mexican dollars. 5lA95lac
drafts. sight. zoe. dralts. telegrnph. 2Iac.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-02-27
stock in Sight.
San Francisco Wheat LIMITATIONS
Lacked lin FOR Assault.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 2G.-WHEAT-Steady
December. sl.1G7s; May, $lS2.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-02-27
boston stock Quotations.

BOSTON. Feb. 26.-CatIioaus. IA@sls Der cent.
me loans. 2'sa4 per cent. closlI. prices 10,
Lnnka hnnnA mud mining AhArnat
Omaha daily bee., 1897-02-27
~pTGs-opDs AND ENDS.

S~IIEEP-Aftcr rcmalninE Hrm Tor some days
past the market Weakened today and was rather
slow at u decllne Of loo. ReprcScntatiNc snlesi
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-11

fencing him to be hanged coupled with
the order that he be kept in close confine-
ment the court erred, surely it cannot be
charged that the punishment is either
cruel or unusual, and the theory that it is
a double sentence is not worthy OF serious
discussion.
I'm the case OF Ross GAO q. S., 453)
an application was made to the Circuit
Court of the United States for the North
ern District of New York for a writ of ha-
/ beas corpus, alleging, among other things.
that Ross had been deprived of due pro-
cess of law in that he had not had the
constitutional right of trial by jury and
the precedent right of indictment in con-
formity with the laws of the United
States. The petition further showed that
Ross had been convicted of murder before
the consular tribunal in Japan, estab-
lished by law in order to carry into effect
the provisions OF the treaties granting
extrateIritorial rights in certain foreign
countries. Now, in spite of the fact that the
constitution of the United States accords
to all persons charged with crime certain
rights (among them the right to trial by
Jury) it was held that Congress had the
right to establish consular courts, wherein
! tne accused might De proceeded az ainst
without Information, indictment or Jury.
and the judgment of the Circuit Court de-
nying the application for the writ of ha-
beas corpus was affirmed.
II mention this case inasmuch as it has
been argued thst the power delegated to
the prosecuting officer of county by the
statutes of this State to proceed against
| alleged criminals on information only is
| purely judicial function and is a point
not covered by the decision in the Hurtad O
case. Undoubtedly in the Hurtado case
! this question is not raised, but the decision
in the Ross case is properly applicable ana
iustifies the conclusion that the right to
proceed on information, even if it be a
quasi judicial function, is within the
sphere of the State Legislature, and not
contrary to the provisions of the four
teenth amendment of the constitution.
There is no doubt but that both Dur
rant and Worden will find their tenure of
life extended for several months to come
but unless the Governor interferes, an I'M
probability, the correct administra tion of
the law will result in the execution of sem
tence."
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-11

to be dreaded the Supreme Court OF the
United States may be depended upon to
resent to the fullest extent, and its power
and authority are almost limitless, any
trifing with or lack of sincerity In pro-
ceedings before it's bar; and while L ac-
quiesce in the assertion that the appeal
from the United States Circuit Court to
the United States Suprt me Court acts as
q stay OF execution by virtue OF the pro-
visions of section 766 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States, until the
latter court has passed upon the appeal, L
fail to see, by the most liberal constrUc-
ton of the question raised by defendants
attorneys in what manner they will JUS
tify their appeals when they appear before
the tribunal at Washington in October
next. To speak plainly, l consider the
appeals absolutely frivolous and without
the faintest color of merit; and l am con-
fdent and predict that the Supreme Court
will, if the appeals are perfected, go so far.
as to announce their opinion without
leaving the bench.
''In the Kemmler case (136 .. s., 1850, it
was argued in behalf of the petitioner
that he was sentenced to undergo a cruel
and unusual punishment within the mean
ing of the constitution in that the in
Fiction of death by The application OF
electricity had been decreed in accord
:.Ece with the State statutes. 1t was also
urged that the sentence was repugnant TO
the constitution of the State for the same
reason. The Supreme Court, Chief JUS
tice Fnller delivering the opinion of the
court, held, among other things, that
'punishments are cruel when they involve
torture or a lingering death, and that
the meaning of the word 'crueP IL the
constitution implied something inhuman
and MISUNDERSTANDING more than the
mere extingulshment of life. AS 10 IFS
being an unusual mode of punishment,
il was held that it was matter within the
exclusive sphere of the Legislature 10 de-
termine; and the Legislature of the State
OF New York having determined that it
did not inflict cruel and unusual punish
ment, and its courts having sustained
their legislation in respect to death by
electrocution, the Supreme Court held
that the privileges and immunities of the
petitioner had not been abridged nor had
he been deprived of due process OF law.
Applying these rulings to the conten-
tion urged in Durrant's case that he has
been deprived of due process of law in a
large number of cited and declared in
stances, it is not difficult TO foresee that
the right of the State of California to try
alleged criminals, whether the crime be a
| felony or not, according to its own estab-
!ished methods Will be upheld so long as
it has not violated the broad constitu-
tionaI safeguards in the process of Iegis-
lating. As for the assertion that in sem
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bring her back to health and strength.
Most women do not understand their own
bodies, or the things that make them we'll
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hollows sink into the cheeks. Irritabilitv
succeeds good temper and fretfulness takes
the place of contentment. Little by little
lite becomes more and more miserable
The woman is killing herself with neglect
just as surely as if she were taking deadly
poison. Perhaps her husband cannot per
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The San Francisco call., 1897-06-11
OPENS WITH BURLESQUE.
The Auditorium Theater Gives
a Spectacular Per-
formance.
A addin" Mounted in Good Style
With a Medley of
Music.

The Auditorium TheAter, at the corner
of Eddy and Jones streets, opened last
night under new management with a
spectacular prod uction of r. c. White S
fairy burlesque Aladdin, or the Wonder
full Lamp" which had been rehearsed
under the personal supervision of the
playwright.
A large audience was present and the
performance was received with plenty of
applause. The Ibretto had been fur
blshed up and adorned with local Jokes
and up-to-date gags" and the play was
given more on burlesque lines than on its
last production in this City. For instance,
the Princess was played by brawny cIti-
zen with deep barytone voice, who had
10 be EN- braced by Aladdin in sections"
The spectacular side of the performance
had been well attended to- ali the cos
tunes being fresh and bright and the
scenery pretty and effective. The ballet
was handsomely costumed and few more
days rehearsal will no doubt soon brin 2
it into good dancing order.
Anumber of clever people appeared in
the cast and performed Bpecialties in the
festival scene at the end of the third act
Aladdin was played by Miss Minnie Huff,
a clever little contralto with big voice
who is we'll known locally. She acted her
cores for her songs. Miss Lenore White
took the part of the Spirit of the Lamp,
Miss May Wells was Souchonr. Aladdin's
mother and the other female roles were
satisfactorily sustained.
r. G. White, the author of the libretto
took the amusing role of Tippo Ring a
jester. Louis Wood was the wizard and
Frank de Camp the clown, Bang Gong.
He sang a new song, "There Was a Pair
of U.s." which seemed to take well.
There was quite an array of talent in the
specially scene, but as the performance
was not over till long after IL CLOCK some
of the turns would never have been missed
if they had been omitted. The audience,
however, was largely responsible for the
length of the programme, as nearly every
thing was encored.
Aladdin" will run to the end Of this
and all next week, after which another
spectacular performance will be mounted
at the Auditorium.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-11
LITTLE PETE'S DEATH.
Trial of Chun WoOn Sing, Charged With
the Murder of a Bad Man.

the Murder of a Bad Man.
The killing of Fong Ching, alias Little
Pete, the most notorious Chinaman in
Chinatown, caused great deal of excite
ment in Chinatown several months ago.
Chun Woon Sing is now on trial in Judge
Carroll Cooks court charged with the
murder. The defense is being conducted
by ex-Judge D. J. Murphy and Colonel T.
V. EDDY, and ex-Judge Robert Ferral is
associated with Assistant District Attor-
ney Hosm er in the prosecution.
In his opening statement Mr.. Ferral an
nounced to the jury that the prosecution
was prepared to prove that the killing was
case of cold-blooded murder and that
there was no truth IN any suggestion OF
self-detense. De said that witnesses would
be produced to identify the defendant as
one of the men who fired the fatal shots.
Wong Chick Cheong, Woong Loong and
Wong Took testified that thay were in a
barber-shop with Little Pete" at the
time of the shooting and that the mur-
dered man was being shaved at the time
the murderous attack was made on him.
On these points they were agreed, but none
of them could identity the defendant as
one of the assailants of the dead man. IL
appears that there were two men in the
attacking party. There was so much ex-
element that the murdeTers escaped be-
fore they could be apprehended.
1t is expected that the trial will last a
week or more, as all the parties interested
are prominent in Chinatown affairs, and a
desperate struggle will be made to convict
the accused.
d. S. Hutchins is relied on as a witness
Tor the prosecution. At the preliminary
nearing of the case he identified Chun
Woon Sing as one of The murderers.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-11
WILL PLAY IN
A GOOD CAUSE
San Francisco Dry Goods
Commercial Baseball
Team.
Sketches of the Men Who Will
Compete Against the
J ]. O'Briens.
They Will Play Ball for the Bench
of the Families of the Hero'c
FiremeD.

At meeting of the San Francisco Dry
goods Commercial Baseball League last
Tuesday evening Vice President Lawen-
thai of the league made a n otion that the
league plav their fifteenth game for the
benefit of the families of the brave fire.
men who lost their lives in the disas-
trous fire on the morning of the 9th. The
proposal, as every one knows, was hailed
with delight by the members of the
league, VINO are a particularly charita BILE
SET of Young men. The only fault to be
found was with the length of an ordinary
day, twelve hours would hardly permit of
all the teams playing on that particular
day. But if day could be extended into
a week, San Francisco would have a car
nival of baseball playing that would not
be forgotten for many years to come.
The competing teams for the 20th will
be the Newman & Levinsons and the J. J.
O. Brlens. Both teams stand high. The
Newman e. Levinsons have never been
defeated, and the OBriens but once.
However, the O'Briens have registered
solemn VOW to defeat the Newman & Lev
insons this time and so even things up.
The game will take place on Sunday, the
Goth, at Sixteenth and Folsom streets.
The entire gross receipts will 60 to the
families of the heroic 1remen. None of
the expenses are 10 be deducted. COM
mittee OF leading citizens, hremen and the
press have been invited to attend and see
that all the money goes TO the families.
The al mission fee Will be % cents.
One of the ablest team captains in the
league is H. Toomey. Much OF the sue
cess of the n. q L. team is due to his ex-
cellent tact and judgment, and also to his
firmness in enforcing the necessary dis
cipline. He is himself a good all around
ball-player though his favorite field is
shortstop, IN which position he will play
in the big game of June 20. Next to base
ball he prefers Swiss cheese sandwiches
and steam beer.
Tom Mansfield is the N. & L. crack
pitcher, and his reputation is such that
many professional might be proud of it,
All who have ever stood up against his
bewildering out and in curves will readily
attest 10 that. He is a brother of N g.
l.. g catcher, Dick Mansfield, and to their
clever cooperation much of the success of
the team Is due. It is whispered behind
the counter that Tom is about 10 be mar
ried.
Dick Mansfield the catcher of the n &
l.. team, is well known in the amateur
baseball world. HIS quick eve and fear
less courage seldom let pass a ball there
is a possibility of stopping.
Joe Stevens, the midget mascot of
n. & L., weighs sixty-one pounds, is 13
years olG, and measures four and a half
inches over an ordinary baseball bat. His
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-11
JOOST'S PROPERTY.
Prolonged TT al in the Attempt to Fore
close Mortgages Recovered
Against Him.


close Mortgages Recovered
Against Him.
For eight weeks Judge Belcher has been
struggling with the important litigation
of Nicholas Ohlandt against Behrend
Joost, in which property worth $279. los is
involved. When appealed to by the court
yesterday, the attorneys in the case said
that they thought they might manage to
get In the rest of their testimony next
week, out that they could not think OF
ending sooner.
An interesting interchange occurred
Yesterday between Attorney Michael Null
lany on one side and Attorney A. +. Nor
rison on the other. MIR. Morrison was for
the time being on the witness-stand, aud
was explaining his connection with Mr..
Joost In The earlier part OF his financial
career.
In the course of the colloquy it was de-
veIoped that Mr.. Morrison thought Mr..
Joost was treacnerous and unreliable aud
that Mr.. Joost had accused Mr.. Morrison
of having done him up"
But he took that back" explained Mr..
Morrison, land at The time he did so ne
broke down and asked me to forgive
him"
Ibid you forgive him2' asked Mr.. Null
Ianey
Yes, SIR
What did he weep for2 Was it because
you forgave him2"
~ don't think so. I think it was be-
cause he realized that he had been guilty
and that he was sorry for it,"
There was a bitter feeling between
your
Not at that time. 1 felt pity for MIN
and was willing 20 help him all could. l
did give considerable time TO helping to
reorganize the company that he was try
ing 10 run"
80 your friendship led you to put this
man in such position that the money
lenders gobbled up all this property2"
IL consider that very unjust way to
put it. l helped him to get money when
/ he needed il. He was very grateful for
the money, and it was the only way that
he had chance of getting out of his diff
culties. The property be had to offer for
mortgage was almost all outside pieces
that no bank in the City would lend
money on. He thought himself fortunate
10 have a chance 10 negotiate the mort
gage. He was the person who was bene-
! fitted"
Further hearing of the case has been
postponed until next Monday.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-11

ia ent in mascoting baseball teams has
lain latent in him till this season, when
he blossomed forth as a tull-blown mas
cot. The able manner in which he has
discharged the arduOus duties incum bent
on his onerous position has won for him
the encomiums of all who know him.
The picture is from photograph take n
after he bad dispatched six large dough
nuts and cup of coffee.
The board of control of the league is
composed of the following gentlemen:
Gerald O'Brien of J.. ]. O'Brian & Co
president; J. W. LewenthaI OF Newman &
Levinson, vice. president; F. S. Owles OF
KohIberg, Strauss & Frohman, treasurer;
R. w. Costello OF O'Connor, Moffatt &
Co., secretary; ]. Donneily OF Hale Bros.
and II. Copp of the White House.
J. w. Lewenthal will manage the New
man 81 Levinson team and Gerald O'Brien
the j. j. O'Briens. Following will be the
makeup of the competing teams:
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-11
PRODUCERS MEET.

They Take Steps to Stop the Spurious
Brandy in New York.
The Manufacturers and Producers As
sociation met yesterday afternoon. Oscar
Lewis reported that he had consuite
Chief Lees on the question of having he'll
NETS made In California, and the Chief
agreed to do what he could TO that end.
President Kerr yesterday wired the As
sistant Secretary of the Treasury tnat the
recent shipment of spurious brandy did
not belong to the owners OF q manufac.
turer's warehouse and that it should be
held in New York.
The ASSOCIATION registered its protest
against any reduction of the Dingley bill
schedule on wines.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-11
A MIDNIGHT REPRIEVE.
The Governors Late Words Post
pone the Hanging.

pone the Hanging.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, June 10.-The
following message was received at the
Governor office at late hour tonight:
u rep.ieve the sentence of w. II. T.
Durrant to July 9, 1897"
Following is the reprieve in full:
WHEREAS, During the months OF July
august, Septem Der, October and Noyem ber
a. ID. 1893 at a regular session of the Superior
Sourt helo In and Tor the City aud County of
San francisco in said State, W H. T. Durrant
was trled and convicted of the crime of mur rder
ana sentenced to be executed upon the 81 st
gay OF february, 1896, and whereas the
salo case was appealed to the Sunreme
Court, and after a decision of said coIr,
an1rmlng the judgment of the Sunerior
Court, said w. H. j. Durrant was sentenced 70
be executed upon the 11th OF June 1897 ana
whereas, said w. II. L. Durrant under son
tence as aforesaid, has appealed to the United
States supreme Court, and whereas the
Warden OF San Quentin, whose duty it Is 10
execute the sentence aforesaid of said
Superior Court, does and will refnsa
10 execute the sentence of death of
said w. II. 7. Durrant OH said Ilth dsv
OF June, 1897, and whereas, 1 snail apply to
the Supreme Court OF this State for a writ of
mandate 10 compel w. E. Hale, the Warden
aforesaid, 10 carry out the sentence of said
court unless he be restricted by an order
OF the Federal courts; and whereas / an adj
a repr,eve is required that the said court NAV
properly consider the said subject; and
Whereas the opinion oil the said court in said
proceedings will settle the question judiciallv
whether an appeal TO the United States Su-
preme Court in such proceedings as taken by
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-11
WHY DURRANT WAS RETRIEVED.

Yosemi tie, Cal, June 10.
In view Of the status Of the and the
compli CO lions that ight arise have deemed
it best to reprieve Theodore Durrant tt IL July
9. The Attorney-General recommended thi S
course, pending my application to the Su-
Preme Court for mandate, in order that time
may be given for a full hearing and cons d.
Grafton Of the grave questions involved.
JAMES H. BUDD.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-11
The State Supreme Court VIII
Be Asked to Command
the Execution.
SOME PHASES OF THE JUGIRO
CASE.
Interesting Views of Attorney French
Who Represented New York
in the Fight.

The Attorney General and other legal
lights who have the affairs of the State in
keeping have made another move on the
legal checker board in the game of try
ing to hang Durrant.
Governor Budd has reprieved the
doomed man until July 9, on the advice
of the Attorney General. Between now
and the date set for the hanging i is in
tended to have another pull or two at the
legal snarl, because the Governor and
others believe that Warden Hale will
hang Durrant. in spite of The Federal ap-
peal, if he should be commanded so to do
by the Supreme Court of the State.
The following telegram from the Gov
ernor to THE CALL explains why the re-
prieve was granted until July 9:
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-11

Durrsnt stays the execution OF the sentence of
State court now, Therefore, by virtue
of the authority in me vested by the
constitution and laws of this State, l, James
H. Budd. Governor OF the State of California,
do hereby Ieprieve the sentence of the said w.
Ii. T. Durrant to the 9th day of July, 1897, at
which lime the said eutence shall be executed
un less otherwise ordered.
Witness my hand and the great seal OF State,
this 10th day of June, in the year OF our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and ninety
seven. JAMES II. BUDD.
Govern or of the Stale of California
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-11

In the neighborhood OF the Bermuaas
the sea Is extremely transparent, so that
the fishermen can readily see the horns of
the Holsters protruding from their hiding
places in the rocks at considerable deptb'
TO ent1ce the crustaceans from these cram
mics they tie lot of snails in a ball and
dangle them in front of the cautious lob
ster. When he grabs the ball they haul
him up.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-11

When the Mosque of St. Sofia, in Con-
stantinople, was built, more than 1000
years ago. the stones and bricks were Inid
In mortar mixed with a solution of musk.
ana the building has been fragrant with
the odor ever since.
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NEW TO-DAY!
The man who
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4 AC 41Adh w NJ
stands idly by and
sees the life fading
out of his wife 5
face, sees her health
going, sees her be-
CO m IN & old a n d
faded and wrinkled
when she should
still be in the perfect
enjoyment of Wig
orous, useful health,
is either less than q
man or else does not
know of the one
remedy which will