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The San Francisco call., 1897-03-26
SEE YUPS AND
THE SAM YUPS
Peace May Now Follow
the Bloody Warfare
in Chinatown.
Mission Of the Delegation to
Washington Results Very
Satisfactorily.
Minister Ylng Yu Will Have Sen.
tences Revoked 1 the Rivals
Cease Hostlllties.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 25.-The
See Yups have won their fight against the
Sam Yups. They are jubiIant tonight
and celebrating their victory in true ORR
entail style. Their representatives have
had several conferences Of late with the
Chinese Minister and went over the whole
ground with him.
Tonight Yang Yu sent for Attorneys
Cam pbell and keough, who represent the
See Yups, and they had conference with
the Minister and his counsel, Hon. John
w. Foster, ex-Secretary of State under
Harrison. T Minister acknowledged
that he had taken an erroneous position
with respect 10 this controversy, and now
wished to say that all would be well ii
the See Yups would declare off their boy
colt against the Sam Yups and dismiss
their in junction against the Chinese Con-
sul-General At San Francisco which was
brought before Judge McKenna.
The Minister said they need not dis
solve their corporations nor pay him any
money. He said that if they would agree
TO these terms he would Immediately tele-
graph the Chinese Government TO declare
off all the suits against the seventeen men,
who were given various sentences. Two
were sentenced to death and the others to
banishment and confscation of property.
The See Yups agreed to this, and the
Minister then gave each of the ten China
men certificate of good character.
Attorneys Campbell and keough say
that the effect of Yang Yu's decIsion will
be to stop all further highbinding and
Doycotting for some time 10 come. The
party will leave for San Francisco on Sat-
urday
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-26
OF ISrEkEsr TO THE COAST.
ConZressman Ma0ufre Single 10r
Before tho DeIatcare LeQtsIatMre.

Con1ressman Mcguire Single 1oc
Before tho Dslascare LeOtslature.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. March 25.-At-
torn ey- General McKenna was on the floor
of the House TO hear his friend Dalzell
speak on the tariff to-day.
Judge McKenna believes the appoint
ment of Colonel Jackson as Collector will
be a good selection.
Judge Mcguire went to Dover, Del, to-.
night to deliver an address on the single
tax by invitation of Delaware Legislature.
Represen tative Barlow says he has
been assured that he will be member of
the River and Harbor Comm lttee.
Judge Mcguire says he will soon hold q
com mpetitiye examination in San Fran
cisco for appointment of naval cadets.
There are twenty-five candidates.
Hon. Marion de Vries has been admitted
to practice in the United States Supreme
Court on motion of Judge Mcguire.
Observation-Disclosures Original-Patrick
Mccoy. Soldiers Home. Los Angeles;
Jacob GrabilI, Oakland; Alva D. Scott,
Redding. Increase-Axron Hoag, Fresno:
James NJ. Gardiner. Soldiers Home, Los
Angeles; John Laverty, Los Angeles;
Jonn Nichols, Durham. Original wid-
ows-Mary A. Klmball, Oakland.
Oregon: Increase-John Mitenberger,
Myrtle Point; Solomon b. Coivin, Flor
ence. Original widows-Frances Miller,
Corvallis; Elizabeth V. Hall, Portland !;
Sarah j. Harlan, Damascus; Adelia
French, Lebanon; Ammitha A. Beene,
Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-26
TO CAPITALISTS
and INVESTORS.
MAGNIFICENT
BUSINESS
PROPERTY.

NV. line Of Howard ST.. 100 feet Ne of Sixth
ST. this location is in one of the strongest crowng
portions OF our city. and Is certain to enhance In
value rapidly; at a small outlay an income can be
shown Of say $3.50 to $500 per month: full par
tcuiars OF leases, etc, at ofic-; 1t is near the
City Hall. new Postoffice and other prominent
buildings; it is but 100 feet from sixth ST. very
Of property downtown; for 4 specula ion or an IN
vestment the best and most certain show for alarge
Look at its size, fOox1su feet, rnnning m m through
to Natoma
Will be sold as an entirety or in two large sub
divisions
Van Ness Ave. Residence Lots.
Sc (5O vara) cor. Van Ness ave. and Francisco
St.. as entirety. in large subdivisions 27 6x
123 feet this eegant locato, for residences is on
the grand boulevard, Van Ness ave. is the
Government reservation, and commands a grand
marine view; Van Ness ave- is bi.umnzed.
Business Triangle Lot.
NE line Of Montgomery ave. and W. line Of
Taylor ST. this is an elegant piece of property for
specu alton or nve tment; lines in every
direction; lot 73:7s4 xb6 :714x47:l1a feet.
Point Lobos Avenue Corner Lot.
SW. cor Point Lobos and 9th aves.: q grand
business or residence corner lot: electric cars lot
ready to build upon; large corner lot; 2:5xlOO
feet.
NV. ST.. and 10th ave-; large piece of
property near Golden Gate Park block away:
cars on D ST.; large corner lot l32x108:3 feet.
Magnificent Richmond Corner Lot.
Sc. cor. Point Lobos and 10th aves; an elegant
corner lot for business or residence The grand
wide boulevard; Point Lobos avenue ard Sutro
sfectric road; grand corner lot S2:6xlO0 feet
Ocean "Bouievard'' Lots.
E. line Of 18th ave- Ocean bou u.evard) 100 feet
south Of R st., and near the Ocean House; this
grand piece OF properly fronts the boulevard
which is now being comp eted-has the boundIess
Pacific ocean On its west front, and VIII soon be
very valuable for grand residences or business;
will be sold entire, l00x240 feet through to 47th
ave, or In four subdivisions. 5Oxl20 feet each.
Large Richmond Lot.
W. line 9th ave, 265 feet south of Point Lobos:
large, handsome lot ready for building, near Point
LoboS ave.; Sutro electric cars; lot 7Oxl2O feet
For particulars, catalogues, etc. inquire of
EASTON, ELDRIDGE q CO..
638 Market st. Auctioneers.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-26
LOS ANGELES MONTE cARLO
Games and Sports of Ancient Greece ant
Rome TO Be ReNved IN a Big
Afhietic Park

LOS ANGELES, CAL. March 25.-An
athletic park of immense proportions, in
which it is proposed to revive the games
and sports of ancient Greece and Rome,
will soon be laid out by the Pasadena and
Pacific Electric Railway at the hamlet OF
Garvanza, midway between this city and
Pasadena. The most elegant buildings
will be erected, and fine gymnasium is
already being planned. The exact site OF
the buildings has not yet been determined
upon, but the ground comprises all the
valley in the vicinity of the 60-foot-high
Santa Fe bridge. 1t is also said that ]. B.
Maynes will build a $500, 900 hotel. This
ca ravansary will rival in completeness
and beauty anything yet standing in
Southern California. The architecture
will be of the old mission style. and it will
be an immense ram bling structure. The
intention of the whole gigantic plan will
be to the establishment and the operation
of second Monte Carlo.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-26
FURTHER WITHDRAWALS.

Railroads Continue to Cut Loose From
Associations.
CHICAGO, ILL, March 25.-More with
drswals from railroad traffic associations
came to the headquarters In this city to-
day or were made known at the general
offices of the com panies. The Chicago and
Northwestern's lawyers advised sever
ance of official ties with other roads, and
the notice to this effect was received at
the offices of the Western Freight Asso-
citation. The Missouri Pacific, Kansas
City. Fort Scott and Memphis and the ST.
Louis and San Francisco also sent notices
OF withdrawal. Several Chicago roads
which have not formally Withdrawn in
writing have practically done SO by refus-
ing to participate in any meeting except
those of an informal discussive character,
such as was held by passenger traffic off,
cials yesterday and to-day at the offices of
Chairman Caldwell.
There was also an informal meeting of
general managers of Western roads in the
office of Third Vice-President Ripley of
the Santa Fe road, at which the future
policy of those roads was talked over in
the light of the Supreme Courts decision.
A conference for similar purpose, except
that it may take definite shape as to the
legal and executive plan of campaign to
be followed, has been called to meet in
this city tomorrow. The participants
will be the counselors and solicitors of the
Chicago roads. None of the associations
here attempted 20 do anything to-day.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 25.-The office
of the Southwestern Traffic Association
was open to-day and routine business
transacted. Secretary Campbell said of
the future: "If the executive officers of
the roads which are members of this asso-
citation decide that the Supreme Courts
decision applies to this organ ization We
will have TO suspend operations.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-26
EEYIsW OF THE DECISION.

Ratlroad Men Prepare to Act on the
Supreme Courts RtstSnQs
NEW YORK, n. Y, March 25.-Per-
haps't the most thorough review of the de-
cision against the Trans Missouri Freight
Association and the most concise state
ment of the effects of that decision was
made to-day bv former Judge John +. Dill
lon, himself a Juror of note. Judge Dillon
said that he had the opinion of the ma
jority of the court in the case, but had
not seen the dissenting opinion. He
said:
Substantially three positions were de-
cided by the majority. First that the
provisions of the antitrust act, so called,
on which the suit of the United States
against the Trans Missouri Freight Asso-
citation was brought, extend to and en-
brace the business of interstate transpor-
tation by railways. Second, that the
particular agreement of the eighteen COM
panies which constituted the Trans-Mis-
souri, Freight Association is an agree ment
in restraint of interstate trade and COM
merce, and therefore violates the provi-
sions OF the antitrust act; and, third, that
the United States has a standing in court
of equity under that act to enjoin the vio-
lation OF It's provisions in civil proceed
ing
1.-THE heart of the antitrust act is the
prohibition expressed in the following
language: Section 1. Every contract,
com bination in the form OF trust or other
wise, or conspiracy in restrainst of trade
or commerce among the several States or
with foreign nations. is hereby declared
TO be illegal, and punisha BILE by fine and
i'm prisonment as misdt meanor; and the
Circuit Courts of the United States are in
vested by the act with jurisdiction to
prevent and restrain violations OF 1t. Ihe
case was argued in the Supreme Court py
the Attornev-General on behalf OF the
United States and by Carter, Phelps and
Dillon for the association.
'sThe associations counsel maintained
that the antitrust act, as shown by the
Congressional history of its passage and
its language, did not embrace the subject
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-26
ONE HUNDRED
WERE MASSACREO
Helpless Armenians Vic
tins to Moslem Fury
at Tokat.
Most Vigorous Protest Made to
the Porte by the British
EmbaSSador.

CONSTANTINOPLE, TURKEY, March
25.-Further and possibly more accurate
details of the recent massacres of Ar
menians at Tokat, in the Sivas district of
Anatolia. have been received at the Ar
menian patriarchate here.
The first report of the affair was issued
by the Government. This declared that
fifteen Armenians and three MussuIm ans
had been killed. Little reliance was
placed in the report, TOR the officials have
always made it rule to underestimate
the number of persons killed in the vari-
Gus massacres. Later information was re-
ceived at the EN- bassies showing that
fully 100 defenseless Armenians had fallen
victims to the fury of the Moslems at
Tokat, and this number, it was thought,
was pr baby correct.
The news received to-day at the patri-
archaic shows that these figures were OBJ
tanned from reliable persons at Tokat and
vicinity, and that the mum Der OF victims
stated IS without doubt correct.
Sir Philip Currie, the British EN- bas-
sador, made most vigorous protest
against the massacre in a note to the
Porte.
4uo Holo was sdlO 10 udfo pccu tuC
strongest ever delivered by an Em bassa-
dor to the Turkish Government. The re-
suit of his action was shown to-day whom
the Sultan ordered the dismissal and i'm
mediate arrest of the Turkish officials at
Tokat who are suspected of com plicity in
the massacre and the appointment of a
special com m ssion to try tnem.
1t is believed that the British Embassa-
dor will watch the trial closely to see that
it does not prove a farce, as so manv
trials of Moslem officials charged with the
murder OF Christians have been.
The Armenian Patriarch also made q
protest to the Sultan against the murders
at Tokat. and has added force to hi. pro-
test by insisting that the Sultan shall &C
cept his RESIGNATION, which was rendered
some time ago. AT that time the Sultan
refused to accept it and promised the
Patriarch that further concessions would
be made to the Armenians. His Majesty
asked, however, that the granting of these
concessions be deferred until after Easter.
The massacre at Tokat followed
Eight Armenians were arrested here to-
day as measure of precaution. the Govern
ment fearing that the news of the Tokat
massacre might precipitate an outbreak
The prisoners are suspected of having
been engaged in an attempt to make q
demonstration here
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-26
MOUNT MckINLEY.

The President Sends a Neat Little Note Of
AcknoeUEed0 nsent
LOS ANGELES, CAL, March 25.-The
Park Comm ission met here this morning.
A statement was made by Superintendent
Carey of the trees and plants for Elysian
Park now being propagated-30O0 ivy
geraniums. 500 begonias. $500 verbenas,
5000 marguerltes. These are all for beau
tifying the park entrance.
A ommunlcation as follows was read
from President McKinley's private secre-
tary, John Addison Porter:
The President directs me to acknowledge
the receipt of your favor of recent date and in
closing copy of the resolutions adopted at a
meeting of the Board of Park Commissioners
of your city, and to assure you of his hearty
appreciation of the honor you have conferred
upon him.
This Communication was in answer to
the christening of the highest point in
Elysian Park as Mount Mckinley. The
communication was ordered spread upon
the minutes OF the board.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-26
To INVES T|GATE
RATE-CUTT|NC
Chicago Board of Trade and
Federal Grand Jury in
Dual Action.
Will. Gather Evidence of the
Violation of the Interstate
>, Commerce Laws.
Leading Eastern R lilroads Continue
to Withdraw From Various
Associations.

CHICAGO, ILL. March 25.-The Chi
cago Board of Trade WILL on the 1st OF
next month, begin an investigation of
alleged extensive railroad rate-cutting on
grain going East from this city, ano it is
reported that the special committees
which have been appointed will have the
assistance OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission and the United States Grand
Jury. The plan is for the commission and
the Board of Trade investigators to meet
at the same time and pursue policy OF
mutual help. with the object of present.
ing to the Grand Jury any evidence OF
violation of the commerce law.
. Ii the developments of the dual investi-
ygatlon warrant such action special Fed
eral Grand Jury will be called to consider
the Indictment of offending shippers and
railroad men. The Board of Trade di-
rectors ordered an investigation after they
had received for weeks vigorous COM
plants from shippers of grain who allege
that. they have been shut out and are un-
able to move their grain owing to more
favorable rates of transportation being
given to their competitors by the rail-
roads. Lasar Cooper & Co. and Caring
ton, Hanna & Co. are said to be two of
the aggrieved shippers, and willing wit
nesses are said to be on hand to testify
before any tribunal. The rate-cutting is
said to have been done for more than TWO
months by half dozen of the ten east
bound lines from Chicago. On corn for
export the rate has been cut two to three
cents q hundred pounds; on all other
grains two cents; on domestic corn five
cents, and two half to five cents on all
other domestic grain. The roads are also
accused of manipulating rates by absorb
ing transfer and switching charges.
The Federal otfic ials hope that the in
quiry will disclose eliminating evidence
against the alleged beef trust and its rail-
road accomplces. The effect Of the grain
rate discrimination has been to concen-
trate the grain-shipping business here
practically in the hands of three firms,
permitting only two or three others TO
handle small share of the business
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-26
FROM AFFLUEACE TO POVERTY.

FROM AFFL UEACE TO POVERTY.
Sad Plight of the Man Who Latd Ost
Lon0 Beach.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, March 25.-A
peculiarly sad case of want and destitu-
tion was presented to the Associated
Charities here to-day. People in many
parts OF California will remember John
Wilmore, the man who laid out Long
Beach. which was then called Wilmore
City, and put the land on the market. He
was rich and influential once, but now he
is poor, very poor, and sick. For some
time he has been an inmate of the County
Farm. He is So years old and broken in
purse and health. Some years ago he
suffered from sunstroke and well-nigh lost
his reason. His mind has cleared up a
little cf late, however. and now he wants
to go to New Mexico and has asked the
county to pay for his transportation.
W1lmore recognizes his former associates
in business when he sees them, but most
of them pass him by, giving no sign of
former acquaintanceship. The associa-
tion will make an effort to comply with
Wilmore's wishes.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-26
xoM4NcE FhOM Poxosl..
Golden Sequel to an Old Quarrel
fsceen T1rO Brothers.

Golden Sequel to an Old Quarrel Be-
tsceen Tsr0 Brothers.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, March 25.-
Stephen Gale, who lives in the foothills
north of Pomona, has had strange
fortune come to him from a long-separated
brother. Gale had for years been living
in q poor little shack and raising lima
beens and other truck for his living. He
and his brother, Daniel w. Gale, quar-
relied and he struck out for the North
west. He never wrote but once to his
brother. He drifted down the coast and
finally came to Pomona in 1878. Daniel
w. Gale died in Chicago recently, leaving
q grea. deal Of wealth. and left q request
that his brother, il found. be cared for. He
was found, but could not be persuaded to
return to Chicago, so it WAS arranged to
provide for him to spend his reclining
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-26
ro.nd Dro,oned I. a Catch Basin.

CHICAGO, ILL, March 25.-Grew some
evidence of an untimely and violent death.
was revealed By tho finding of the head
less trunk OF man in catch basin on
the County Poor Farm this afternoon.
Peter Hengle. assistant foreman of the
grounds, while removing the lid of q
large catch basin, discovered the body
floating in the water. The basin is To-
Gated midway between the insane build
ing and the poorhouse of the Dunning in
stitution. An inquest was held this even
ing and verdict was returned that the
Stories of the attendants at the institu-
tion agree that the catch basin rarely con-
tains enough water to drown man.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-26
JAPANESE GOLD STANDARD.
Senator Woicott Says 1t win Hasten the
Establishment of on International
Monetary Basis.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. March 25.-Con-
cerning the recent action OF japan in
adopting the gold standard Senator VOL
cott, who has but recently returned from
abroad, after interviews relating to the
propos osed international monetary confer
ence on behalf of this Government, this
afternoon said:
THE monetary situation in Japan is not
only interesting but most far-reaching,
aud perhaps not generally understood.
The result which Japan seeks is to make
permanent the depreciation of silver in
relation to gold, and to preserve thereby
the advantages which this position natur-
ally gives to Japanese agriculture and
japanese industries, and is not in any
sense an attempt to equalize values.
There was a time III the history of the
United States when we might have taken
a step identical with that which Japan
now proposes. Ii, during the years of our
Civil War, when our money was worth
but so per cent of the gold ollar, we had
by law declared that henceforth our dol
lar should be of the value of so cents only,
in gold, our legislation would have been
parallel with that which Japan evidently
intends. We chose to follow different
path.
THE action of Japan accords in q
measure with that of Austria few years
since and with the action projected in
Russia, with this difference: Austria
forced the permanent depreciation Of its
money, measured IN gold, to the extent of
some Is per cent; Russia will establish a
reduction of about 80 per cent in the value
of its rouble, while Japan proposes to per-
manently depreciate it's exchange, relative
10 gold, so as to lower the value of the
yen to about 48 cents on the dollar.
1.-THE action OF Japan must not be con-
strEed as an attempt to establish and
m maintaln gold standard; it is simply an
attempt to preserve the economic advan-
tages which shs at present enjoys because
of the gold premium which exists in
Japan, and this at the expense OF the
great commercial countries of the world
which have heretofore maintained the
stability of their coinage as we'll as their
financial integrity.
"Of course, at the present price of silver,
measured by gold, the result of the action
of Japan would be to drive all its silver
out of that country. 1t is premature,
however, to attempt to forecast the full
effect of her action in this respect.
1.-THE course of Japan must, in my opin-
ion, only serve to hasten some agreement
between the leading commercial nations
of the world looking to a settlement of
this question upon an international basis. .
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-26
A,pl;oan,s for Portions.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 25.-The
following applications for positions under
the Treasury Department were made
public this morning; For collectors of
internal revenue; G. w. Lawrence, Los
Angeles. Cal, at San Francisco; G. T..
Boggs, Stevensville. Mont, at Helena;
C. H. Mllversted OF Anaconda, Mont, ct
Helena; Richard Lackey of Helena,
Mont, at Helena; John Davis of Max
we'll City, N. Mex, at Santa Fe; W. R..
Merrill of Deming, N. Mex, at Santa Fe.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-26
CIVIL sERvICE IN THE ARMY.
Copies Of Orders to the Engineer Depart
,nent Sent to tho SENATE.

Copies Of ORDERS to the Engineer Depart
msent Sent to the Se,sate.
WASHINGTON, D. O.. March 1s.-In
response to a Senate resolutio the
Civil Service Commission to-day sent to
the Senate copies of all its orders, etc.. re-
lating to the application of the civil
service rules to the operation of the Engi-
peering Department under the War De-
partment. This class was put under the
civil service by President Cleveland May
g. 1896. The commission at some length
shows what the law is and how persons are
mployed and adds that SO far as the com, !,
mission is concerned there has been no
cause for embarrassment in filling vacan-
cies or IN carrying on the operations in
charge Of the department.. With respect
to the future the commission says 1t does
not see how the provisions of the civil
service rules can interfere with or EN- bar
rass the operatio of the department
The mission says that it believes
when its plans have been perfected the
operations Of the Engineer Department
will be conducted in better manner than
under the old system.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-26
Assisfant Secretaries. !.

WASHINGTON, D. G., March 25.-There
is no likelihood that any changes in the
position of Assistant Secretaries OF the
Treasury will be made before April l, and
probably not until later in that month.
All of the Assistant Secretaries-W Wike,
Curtis and Hamlin-promptly handed in
I heir designations after March 4, but Sec
retary Gage has requested them 10 remain
until he can look over the ground thor
oughly. Mr. Hamlin has informed Sec
retary Gage that he is anxious 70 return
to Boston, and resume his law practice
by April /, and in no event can he remain
here longer than April l.