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The San Francisco call., 1897-02-03
PtNNSYL VANIA'S
CAPITOL BURNED
An Ancient but Costly
Structure Reduced to
Ruins.
Both Branches of the Legislature
In Session When the Flames
Appear.
Lawmakers and Newspaper Men Com
PEELED to jump From Windows
TO Saw. Their Lives.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Feb. "A fire
which started in the rooms Of Lieutenant
Governor Lyon some time this morning
swept through the ancient Capitol of
PENNSYLVANIA and within an hour and
half after the breaking out of the flames
the structure was in ruins. The Senate
and House were about to reconvene for
their afternoon session when the fire burst
through the walls and the lawmakers
were driven for their lives to the open air.
As far as known no one was killed, but
q number of people were in the building
trying to save furniture and other effects
when the dome fell in, and it is possible
that some one may be buried under the
ruins.
Quite number of people were cut and
bruised by falling debris or smothered by
smoke, but no one was seriously hurt.
The most valuable of the State and
legislative records which were in the
building were saved. but the records and
statistics OF the Department of Public In.
struction were destroyed.
The Legislature will find a temporary
home t0-morrow-the Senate in the rooms
of the Supreme Court and the House in
the United States District Court. The
Legislature will at once take steps to have
the Capitol built. The total loss is esti.
mated at nearly $1,OOO,O00, on which there
is an insurance Of hut 5000, 900. The origin
OF the fire is unknown.
Shortly before I o'clock. as the Presi-
dent OF the Senate was rapping that body
10 order, q puff of smoke made it's way
into the chamber. a hastily improvsed
bucket brigade traced the fire to the
apartments of Lieutenant-Govern Lyon
on the floor above the Senate chamber,
but their efforts were useless.
When it seemed that the building was
in serious danger, the Senate attaches
turned their attention to saving the Sem
ale ana State records, and the handsome
furniture and before this work was COM
p!eted many of the men were laboring at
the risk of their lives.
In the opposite wing of the building the
House was about to reconvene. BY the
time the people in the House had realized
the seriousness OF the situation, they were
in peril of their lives.
The flames and smoke made their way
into the chamber and drove the throng
headlong before them. So rapid was their
advance that some people had no time to
even make their escape by the doors, but
were compelled TO jump from the win
dows to the ground.
This was the case with the legislative
reporters OF the United Associated Presses
who had remained in the rotunda filing
bulletins. While at this work the scat
folding which had been used by painters
who were decorating the dome fell with
crash. To save their lives both men
jumped from a window and escaped with
slight injury.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-03
HHo SHOT CoLIANDERq
Guilt of O'MdIIey aud Santry Noto a
Matter of Doubt.


Matter of Doubt.
CHICAGO. ILL, Feb. I'm the trial of
Alderman Thomas J. O'MalIey and John
Santry. charged with the murder of Gus
Coliander at the polllng-booth on Oak
street i'll November, 1894 Officer MichaeIs
swore positively that O. Malley was pres
ent and took a hand in the riot which
ended in the death OF Coliander.
Micnaels, who survived the riot after
receiving painful bullet wound in the
knee, swore that he saw q crowd of rioters
enter the booth, headed by O'Malley He
heard the command given by one of the
rioters to hold up their hands. He looked
up and saw O'Maf1ey with a revolver
pointed at his (Michaels) head. He threw
up OMalley's arm and the bullet went
into the ceiling Michaels identified San
try as being. one OF the foremost in the
riot.
Dissemination, vigorously conduct
ed by the prisoners attorneys, failed TO
shake his evidence. After Dr.. Henrotin
had given a technical description OF the
wound which resulted in Coliander's s
death the defendants counsel called Of
ticer Michaels for the purpose of further
cross-examination, and this time sue
ceeded in securing several important ad-
missions and confusing the officer.
The court then took a recess.
After recess the crosse Examination of
Officer Michaels was resumed. He said
that he drew his own revolver and holding
his arm close TO his side fired two shots.
He could not extend his arm because OF
the struggling crowd in the darkness
Attorney Donahue for the prisoners said
that upon this admission he would at
tempt TO prove that Michaels shot Colian-
der.
O'Malley's defense is an alibi.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-03

Boyce's bill to prevent collusion be-
tween employer and employment agent
passed.
Berts bill reappropriating $125, 900 for
the Affiliated Colleges building in San
Francisco was passed. ..
This afternoon the third-reading hle
was taken up.
Senate bill 70, providing for the employ
ment of only citizens on public works.
was amended by striking out TIL at portion
which provided that the Labor Commls-
sion shall enforce it's provisions, and
passed. Warehouses; amendment to in
ciuoe persons who have declared citizen.
snip intentions was rejected.
Senate bill g. establishing an eight.
hour day on public works was passed,
after being amended to except contracts
let oy municipal corporations.
The debate of the day occurred on the
Torrens land bill. Aram proposed an
amendment raising the fees to be paid,
but IT was voted down. Smith OF Kern
and Gillette spoke agains: the bill. which
was championed by Bulla and Withing-,
ton.
The bill provides for DEGREES of title to
be issued by the Superior Court upon
proof. The bill was lost-ayes IT, noes 20.
Senate bill 1, enabling school districts to
issue bonds, was passed. Adjourned.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-03
FOR Il JOINT BRIDGE.
Bill to Enable the Southern Pacific TO CO.
operate Htfh the Gorernnsemt

operate Huh the Gorernnsent
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Feb. 2-Senator
Stratton to-day introduced the bill which
is TO give the Board OF Supervisors of Ala
media County the power to enter into an
agreement with the Southern Pacific Com
pany for the construction of a joint bridge
across Oakland Creek, in accordance with
the orders of the Secretary of War, asking
that the draw of the bridge or bridges over
this waterway be increased from 80 to 16O
feet. The bill follows:
The Board of Supervisors of any county in
the State now controlling or maintaining by
virtue OF any statute any bridge across any
navlgable stream within the boundary lines
OF any municipal corporation is hereby au-
thorlzed and empowered, whenever it may be-
come necessary in the interests of commerce,
or by reason OF any such bridge being out of
repair, to reconstruct and rebuild any part of
such bridge, or replace said bridge by a
new structure. or with the consent of the
governing bodies of such municipalities
change the location of such bridge to such
place on such stream as may be better suited
TO It's use or to the use OF such navigable
stream, and the Board of Supervisors OF any
county Is hereby authorized to abandon any
such existing bridge and rebuild new bridge
a. sucn changed location, and the
Board OF Supervisors OF any such
county so rebuilding and reconstructing
SAID bridge may enter into an agree
ment with. any railroad company or other
corporation ow m aintaining any bridge across
any such navigabe stream for the building
OF joint bridge for the purpose of preventing
the impeding of commerce on such naviga Bile
streams, ana of apportioning the expense be-
tween said county and said railroad corpora
tion or any other corporation, in such man.
ner as may be agreed upon between said
county and said railroad company or other
corporations.
The expense of said reconstruction. or the
building OF new bridge, to be payable out of
me same Iund as is now provided by law for
the maintenance and repair OF any such
bridge, provided that in case said county
should make such agreement with said rail-
ROAD company, or other corporation, for the
building of any joint bridge, only the
eounty's portion of 5aid joint bridge, as may
be settled by said agreement, shall be paid
from the said funds
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-03
AUSTIN COXBIA,s ASrArE.
Sensational BiU Eiltd IN a United State.
District Court.

Sensational BiI Eiled IN a United States
District Court.
MACON, GA, Feb. "A sensational bill
has been filed before United States Dis
trict Judge Spear by l.. F. Fielder formerly
OF New York and one of the late Austin
Corbin,s closest confidants, against the
Corbin estate and the various English and
American loan companies connected with
1t. a receiver was i'm m ediately appointed
and an injunction granted against the Cor
bin Banking Company and the loan COM
panies.
The receiver, E. P. Williams of Macon,
Ga, was directed to take charge of all the
assets OF the Corbln Banking Company
and the loan companies in this State, in
volving property, mortgages and money
exceeding 81, 600, 900. The Injunction pro-
hiblts realizing by the mortgage compa-
nies of any of their properties or
money In this State pending final
adjudication, and it is held that
upon the appearance and answer
to the bill by the defendant the iurisdic-
ton OF the order and decree of I'M junction
viii. pertain to the entire United States
and this event will tie up the large Corbin
clearinghouse in New York and invest.
ments in tie United States aggregating
many millions of dollars.
The complainant is Thomas J. Fielder.
From 1876 to 1893 ne represented the Cor
bin Banking Company in Georgia, South
Carolina and Alabama, with Headquarters
In Atlanta. He loaned thousands of dol
lars on farm mortgages and was well
known in business and social circles.
In 1893 Fielder went to New York to take
entire charge OF the Southern business of
the Corbin Banking Company and the
loan companies for which it acted, or
claimed to act, as agent. He had no fined
arrangement as to salary. but as much as
$4,000 was passed up TO his credit on the
books of the Corbin Banking Company.
He now claims large commissions due
him.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-03
IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
Speaker Coonbs' WarHfnO against Ear
ceaSire AnnroprintfonS.

Speaker Coombs' Harmin0 against Ear
cessire Appropriations.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Feb. 2.-In the
Assembly this morning the constitutional
amendments which had been reported by
the com mittee were made the special Or
der for Thursday, after spirited debate
over motion by Shanahan to refer them
TO the judiciary Committee.
Speaker Coombs red 10 the Assembly 6
telegram announcing the arrival at San
Francisco of the Swanhilda.
The bill to compel the carriage of bi.
cycles as baggage was passed by vote OF
81 to O.
Dibble protested against the diiatoriness
OF the engrossing clerks and declared that
the clerks were sending the bills 10 San
Francisco and selling them.
The debris bill ard the river-dredging G
bill were reported by the Ways and NJ eaus
Committee and Ennis moved to make
them the special order for tomorrow.
Dibble opposed giving precedence to
bills which appropriated $500 900.
Speaker CoombS took the floor and
warned the me embars against the tendency
% excessive appropriations. He said the
LIE legislature had reached a critical point.
There are pending bills appropriating
over two million dollars. This overshad-
owed all minor matters, and mem bers
should rise to the occasion. Appropria-
tions must be considered as a whole.
Before any of the large bills were passed
they should be laid side by side and de-
cision reached as to how much the people
can stand.
After discussion the bills were made a
special order for Friday morning-47 TO
Is.
Senator SeawelPs two bills relating to
papers which may be taken by retiring
jury were defeated.
The Senate this morning rejected the
Smith resolution regarding the creation of
the office OF county expert
Stratton introduced resolution to ex-
empt the Lick School OF Mechanical Arts
from taxation. Referred to the Commit
tee on Education and Public Morals.
A report was received from the visiting
committee recommending the removal of
girls rom the Whittier home to the Santa
Clara location.
Pedlar introduced a resolution appropri.
ating SIS day for Blue Canyon water for
the use of the Senate.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-03

TO allow his body to be buried. but had 1t
fixed up with electrical appliances, and
kept it in her parlor for over year, when,
upon her marriage TO Joseph E. Bivens,
the president of the Crodelle Bank, she
removed the body and had it inferred in
Macon. Shortly afterward she dropped
dead in her home.
After the death of DR.. Marvin, a young
man appeared upon the scene from Ne
braska, claiming to be the son of DR..
Marvin, and set up claim to his entire
estate This contest was filed yesterday
at the same time as the delayed will
leaving all the property to the wife.
Under the Georgia laws the husband is
heir to property of his wife as well as her
children. In case of no children, he is
the sole heir. Thus it happens that Presi-
dent Bivens was the beneficiary of the
entire amount of DIR. Marvins estate.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-03
Strike In Big Tin Factory.

CHICAGO, ILL. Feb. "A strike of
large proportions is on at the big tim
manufacturing establishment of Norton
Brothers, in haywood, as the result OF a
10 per cent reduction in wages made
yesterday. The strikers claim that 100 of
the 900 employees were at work Today and
that in a day or two the factory will be
com PEELED TO shut down entirely. Man.
ager Norton, however. asserts that the
strike has not assumed serious propor-
tions, that the company employs only
$50 men now and that not more than haif
are on strike, embracing the unskiIled
laborers. The strikers behaved threat
eningly toward all men who applied for
work in their places, and serious trouble is
feared. The newcomers were assailed
with insulting epithets and pelted with
snowbalIs on their way to the factory.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-03
Lady Aberdeen to he the Orator.

CHICAGO, ILL, Feb. 2.-President
Harper of the University of Chicago an
nounced to-day at the chapel service that
the wife of the Governor-General of Can
ada would be the convocation orator at
the university commencement exercises in
the Auditorium on April u.
in the good graces OF the Chicago people
during the Worlds Fair, Will have The
honor of being the first woman engaged
for such an occasion in this country.
President Harper spoke to the students in
high praise of Lady Aberdeen's nobility of
character, her attainments and charming
personality.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-03
Arraigned at San Rafael.

SAN RAFAEL, CAL. Feb. THE pre-
1mlnary hearing in the case of John
Reilly, arrested for assault with intent to
rob on A. B. Thomson. on Mover m ber 3. on
Fourth street in this city, was had before
Justice Gardner to-day. Reilly was ar
rested upon the confession of Jack Moran,
alias Morgan, who claims that he and
Reilly were the thugs who attacked
Thomson. Reilly was held to answer in
$4OoO bail. He denies the story and says
ne will prove an alibi by many credible
witnesses
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-03
RECEIVERS APPOINTED
Keystone Manufacturing Company @
Council Bluffs In Trouble.

t'TD CO1PHHy u
C0uncit Bluffs In Trouble.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa. Feb. O.
Judge Thornell OF the District Court to-
day appointed James B. Patterson, the
local manager, receiver for the Keystone
Manufacturing Company of this City on
request of Thomas A. Gait, one of the
stock holders who secured the appointment
of E. Leroy Gait and Frank NJ. Tracy as
receivers of the home Office and factory of
the company at Sterling. ILL.,
Gait secured a judgment against the
company in Illinois for $4,000. which
brought on the receivership. In the
petition filed here Gait CT aims the IiabiIi-
ties OF the combany are $4,000 and the
assets $4O0, 600. The local stock is valued
at $47, 300, and other stocks in the State
make the total property of the company
in Iowa worth $50, ,225.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-03
KELLEY CURE DECISION.
Counties Not ResPonsibIe for Treatmen
of Indi1ent InsbrintrS

Counties NOT HeSP0nsfoto for Treatment
of INDECENT Inebriotes.
MADISON, Wis, Feb. 2.-The Supreme
Court to-day handed down a decision
which declares unconstitutional the law
under which county courts have COM
mitted to Kelley Institutes throughout
the State indigent inebriates for treat
ment at the expense of the county from
which they were committed. The test
case was on an appeal from the decision
OF the Circuit Court of Milwaukee. which
held that Milwaukee County was liable
for the cost of treating a patient COM
mittet to the Wisconsin Kelley institute.
The Supreme Court reversed the decision.
Milwaukee County alone will be relieved
OF paying nearly $4,000 for treatment
under such commitments, and settlement
OF claims in many other counties has been
held IN allegiance pending decision as to
the constitutionalityo of the law.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-03
OSTRJ CISM OF ThAMPS.
Neto York City Finds 1t Necessary to
Boycott Hedry WiIltes.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Feb. 2.-Hence-
forth tramps are ostracised in New York.
Every one found Begging is to be arrested
and locked up. By arrangements of Mr..
Roosevelt with the Charity Organization
Society Chief Conlin has detailed twelve
policemen for the exclusive duty of run
ming down beggars. When they are cor
raIed the charity men will be sent for to
look them over. The magistrates will be
guided by their advice. Old offenders
wno beg by choice will be sent 10 the
island and made to work. The municipal
lodging house is in running order and
men who have no shelter may apply there
for nights lodging. They get bath. a
clean bed, supper and breakfast. Their
clothes are cleaned and disiufected.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-03
DETROIT WIIH0Ur Il MAYOR.
And the supreme Court Refuses to Order
Special Election,

SpecfnL Election.
LANSING, Mich Feb. 2.-The Su-
preme Court this morning refused to
issue the mandamus applied for by Attor-
ney Fred A. Baker last night, directing
the Common Council of Detroit to declare
the office of Mayor vacant and order a
special election to fill the vacancy. The
court held that there is plenty of time be-
fore the next election TO let the case go
through the proper channel-the Wayne
Circuit Court. The contention was that
Mayor Pingree, by his assumption OF the
Office of Governor of Michigan, had va
Gated the office of Mayor of Detroit.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-03
Iulpr,s oned in Rurnino Mfn.

HOUGHTON, MICH, Feb. 1.-The North
Tamarack mine l. on fire with five miners
cut OFF from escape. The fire was dis
covered on the ninth level of the main
shaft Heroic efforts are being made to
prevent the hre from spreading into No. 8
shaft, but the men are working under
terrible disadvantage nearly mile under
ground. 1t is scarcely possible that the
five men can survive the terrible heat.
though fresh air is being constantly
pumped to them.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-03
attempted Muraer at porgond.

PORTLAND, Or, Feb. IA discharged
waiter named Foster in the Arlington
Club, leading institution of it's kind in
this city, made desperate attempt last
night to murder Stewart Leon Sayolea
with revolver. The latter escaped un-
injured, and the woIld-be murderer can
not be found by the police.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-03
Bicycies to Re transported Free.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Feb. 2.-It will
not be long before bicycles will be carried
free as baggage by every transportation
company in California. The bill 10 that
effect has already passed the Assembly,
and was to-day considered by the Senate
Committee on Corporations. " hich decided
to recommend that it do pass.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-03
COMPLLCATED WILL CASE.
Easy Manner in Which q Bank Prest
dent Gained u Fortune

VIENNA, GA, Feb 2.-The will of DR..
Marvin, disposing of 100000 worth of
property, was admitted to probate yester-
day. DIR. Marvin came here from Ne
braska many years ago and married a
woman of some wealth in Atlanta. Upon
his death, in Crodelle, four years ago, the
LADY was so disconsolate that she refused
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-03

THOSE severe spasms of choking and gasping
for breath, so FREQUENT in Wbooping Cough can
be speedily checked with Jayne TX pectorant
For a sour stomach-take Jayne's Sapatiye pills
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-03
To Retain Present Rates.

CHICAGO, ILL, Feb. 2.-Freight traffic
officials of the Chicago and st. Paul rail
roads held a meeting to-day to consider
the meeting of the 80 per cent reduction
in rates from the Atlantic seaboard to ST.
Paul, via the Soo-Canadian Pacific. The
500 was present at the meeting, which
resulted in the st. Paul roads adherinp to
their determination to retain present rates.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-03
NEW TO-DAY.
~~-~~~~

!. Bad dreams dis
tress the man whose
digestion is out of
order. Constipation
creates more dreams
than are in the infer
nal regions. People
who are troubledwith
constipation sleep
badly and restlessly.
Sometimes they can
not sleep at all, and
when they do sleep,
the dreams come. It
doesn't take so very
long to wear a man
out with that sort of
thing. He gets up
III the morning feel
ing worse than he
did when he went
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-28

and him his little daughter. Liv. dashes into
the room. climbs on her fathers knee and pres
Nansen's bright and attractive presence lends
charm TO n repast thoroughly Norwegian in char
acter. Much sympathy was naturally felt Tor MIS-
Nansen during her husbands absence In regions
from which word could reach her. Apart from
the consolation dervable from the love and care OF
her little daughter the of her sustainment
into which she threw her heart and soul as dis
traction after the first six months retirement not
in her own country. and beyond it. indeed. wher
the lovely voice of Mile. Eva Sars rendered
To the years Of anxiety, responsibility ana sus-
pense there IA come period OF supreme re-
lief not unity illustrated by tho picture OF the
great explorer seated before his own brightly burn
ing hearth his child asleep in his arms. while Mrs.
Narsen makes sweet music AZ the piano.
As a boy Frdtjof Nansen always lived In the
farm of Great Frozen at West Aker which be-
longed to his father Bader Fridtjof Nansen. an
nights would be spent by him in the recesses of
the woods Of Nordmarken whore he lived sort OF
Robinson Crusoe life subsisting on crus OF bread
on travel and exploration was greedy read. After
he had been two years at college the spirit Of adj
venture too rampant In him 10 be longer re-
strained so that he eagerly accepted the offer of
the post OF naturalist and zo0logist on board a
whaler bound for Arctle cruise on his return
the appointment of Curator TO the Museum or
Bergen awaited him. Here he settled down Tor
some years fairly contentedly TO his microscope,
and prosecuting his researches so industrously as
to make him quite an authority on parasitica nsn-
worms and general nerve structure Then the par,
TALLY successful exploration Effected IN Greenland
hv the veteran Swede Nordenskiold set his blood on
fire to emulate the great traveller by crossing
Greenland. The details Of that intrepid exploit.
with the more recent and more extraordinary voy-
than mentioned Or. Nansen has deservedly
ceived tn, gold medals from almost all the geo.
royaltv in his own country and in England has
shown him special marks Of favor.