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The San Francisco call., 1897-03-14
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tion giving the Legislature the right to
investigate charges of bribery against its
members for the purpose of expelling them
if found guilty to my mind shows clearly
that the Senate did have jurisdiction OF
the subject matter.
sit is true that the resolution under
which it is claimed this jurisdiction was
conferred upon the Senate included
within it other matters, namely. whether
members of the Senate had been libeled
or whether or not a public libel, as it was
termed, had been committed. Nevsrthe-
less it is unnecessary to discuss whether
or not the Senate had jurisdiction of such
a proceeding, but decision in such case
showed it has. But q decision on that
point would be merely obiter, and it il
therefore unnecessary to take up that
phase of the case.
I'm the Mccarthy case the Supreme
Court of this State quoted from the de-
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Mr.. STRlUSS' GENEROSITY
It Is Acknowledged by Cover.
nor Budd as of Public
Benefit.
The following letter is self-explanatorv

Leui Strauss, Esq, San Francisco-DEAR srp.
fornia have extended to you their thanks for
your timely gift to aid poor and deservinn NJ
students through out the whole State IN ob,oiS
an education at the State Universftv ond
w hile ], president Of the Board Of Ps1o~1 n1u
share in the resolutions OF the board yyhicI,
have been passed in this behalf I hoo
to saw as Governor of the State of CeIifo-n;as
that welcome the disposition shown in tbs,
terms OF your gift-a disposition which tends
to bring every part of the State of Celifornis
nto harmonious and mutually helpfuI rela-
tions-a disposition which will aid greatly To
mi tigate the prejudices of place and locality.
will add to the patriotism of the whole Stale
and in every way tend to the general good.
/ have long Contemplated q change In the
local character oil the Normal schools of this
State, so that they might subserve the pur-
poses and in fact constitute branches of our
State University, SO that students could prac-
tically attend the State University for perhaps
the first two years near their own homes, and
there receive absolutely similar instruction to
that at the parent institution, and by the same
professors
A recent act of the Legislature enables this
to be done, while permitting the Normal
schools to re tain their distinctive and this
dual character, and I have approved bill for
a State Normal School at San Diego with the
idea of thus affo riding to that portion OF the
State q branch of our State University.
therefore hail such an act as yours, which
not only furthers all of the above purposes.
but makes such donors as yourself not so
much residents of their special localities, as
citizens of the State of California. l am, dear
sir, yours very truly, JAMES II. BuDD.
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NEW TO-DAY.


There is something so shocking about
sudden death that the mere mention Of 10
wrenches the nerves of sensitive people.
Millions of people pray for deliverance from
It, Every Sunday In every Episcopal church
In the world these words are said
From battle, and murder and sudden death,
Good Lord, deliver u.s.
lust why sudden death should be shock
ing, and death after lingering disease easy
to bear, would puzzle any one to tell. It
would seem that it would be more terrible
to see some loved one wasting away, daily
becoming weaker-daily slipping toward .
death no less certain because it was slow in
coming. Consumption causes more deaths
than heart disease more than cholera
more than yellow fever - more than any
other disease the world has ever known.
And yet people are careless about it. A man
In danger Of sudden death from heart dis
ease can avoid the danger simply by keeping
quiet and avoiding excitement. Consump-
ton goes right on with its deadly work, no
matter what the man does or how he con-
ducts himself If he doesn't take the right
medicine to cure it. Consumption affects
the whole body. 1t is blood disease. It
permeates the whole system. It shows in
the lungs because the blood goes to the
lungs for publication. It carries impurities
there to be made pure. If there is too much
impurity, the lungs are over-worked-over-
loaded the impurity stops there. The
germs of disease stop there. They develop
and multiply and then consumption takes
definite form Dr. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery cures o8 per cent of all cases
of consumption, lingering coughs, throat
and bronchial diseases if It is taken accord
ing to directions Get it at drug stores !;
learn all about it in DR.. Pierce's great 1905
page work, Common Sense Medical Ad-
viser," sent FREE on receipt of Al one-cent
stamps to cover cost of mailing only. It
contains 1908 pages, profusely illustrated. It
is veritable medical library complete In
one volume. Every family should possess Z
copy for ready reference In case Of sudden
sickness or accidents Worlds Dispensayy
Medical Association. Buffalo. N. Y.
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SACRAMENTO, CAL, March 13.-
Long Green Lawrence was placed behind
the bars Of the County Jail this morning.
Thus did he begin the real expiation Of
his dastardly and cowardly offense in at
tacking through the fake scavenger jour
nal of which he poses as the manager an
entire body of public and honorable men.
With him L. L. Levings, a correspondent
of the taking newspaper, was made to
suffer the same humiliating punishment.
Like rat in trap the faker-in-chief of
the taking monarch made the most fran
tic efforts through his attorneys and his
political friends in high places to prevent
the key of the prison lock being turned
upon him, but without avail. Sheriff
Johnson could neither be coerced nor
coaxed to depart from his bounden duty,
and the curious and morbid on-lookers
had the qualification of seeing through
the square aperture in the prison door
the hoodlum- banged, kid-gloved and top
coated purveyor of cheap and nasty fakes
within the prison walls.
For three and a half hours ne remained
in the custody of the Sheriff. Then came
by telegraph a writ of habeas corpus
issued by the Supreme Court and an order
from the same tribunal informing the
Sheriff that the prisoner might be released
on bail, pending the hearing OF the new
writ on Tuesday next The necessary
bonds were ready. were taken before
Judge Hughes and approved, and at 1:30
P. M both prisoners were again breathin g
the air of freedom.
Judge Hughes courtroom was well
filled when that jurist took his place on
the bench and announced that he was
ready to render his decision in the matter
of habeas corpus in behalf of A. M. Law
renee and L. L. Levings, committed to
Jail for contempt by the Senate of the
State of California.
The Judge explained his course in de-
livering an oral opinion by stating tn at
the time had been too short to submit his
decision in writing. He reviewed very
briefly the various points raised and early
in his remarks it became evident to his
auditors that the decision was to be
against the prisoners. Though the opin-
ion was brief all the points were clearl y
and thoroughly covered, and the opinion
was pronounced by oil the legal lights
present to be mastery effort.
ssIt is the order of the court that the
petitioners be, and they are hereby, re-
manded to the custody of the
Sheriff of the county of Sac
ramento and that the writ be dis
missed" were the concluding words of the
Judge. A minute or two later Lawrence
and his companion prisoner were marched
downstairs to the County Jail.
II was few minutes after the hour set
when Judge Hughes alone entered the
courtroom and took his seat. He had
hardly got comfortably settled in his chair
when he began the delivery of his opinion
and decision.
1.-The time which has elapsed" he began,
'since the case was submitted to the
court last evening has been so short that
the court has not been able to do more
than examine the authorities which were
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publish its unfounded charges of bribery
and general corruption among the mem
bers of the LEGISLATURE.
Twenty OF the members OF the uppel
house were before the committee to-day
and all, with the exception of two OF them
knew absolutely nothing that could throw
| any light on the charges of bribery, either
directly or indirectly. Those examined
were: Hall, Morehouse, Wolfe. Prisk
Toner, Androus, Chapman, VOORHEES,
Linder, Seawell, Franck, Doty, Gillette,
Wilmington, Simpson, Flint, Holloway
and Henderson.
While Doty was on the witness-stand
he was asked if he had heard anything re.
garding bribery after the bill had been
passed, and this opened his store of infor-
nation. All previous questions had borne
upon matters preceding the passage OF
the measure. He asked permission to be
excused in order that he might consult
with the person from whom he had heard
regarding bribery in connection with the
bill and was granted his request. He was
absent a few moments and when he re-
turned he told the committee that he was
ready to give all the information he pos
sessed on the sub bject.
Senator Seawell had been conducting
the examination during the session,
though all the members of the committee
were present. To a question by Seawell,
Doty replied as follows:
"a gentleman came to my seat after
the bill had been passed and said to me,
This don't look right. You have gone
wrong on this BILL He said it in such a
way that I felt as if there was something
behind it. He said it in such a way
that it made me feel peculiar, and
asked him the particulars about the mat
ter. He said, I don't think that you
voted for it for any consideration. Idon't
want you to think that for a moment
Then he said there was money behind
that bill, or he understood there was. He
intlmated that there was in his judgment,
or that he thought So"
He did not say ?" interpo osed Seawell.
"Did he mention the amount that he
heard had been received and the names. OF
those he had heard it from?'
81 don't know" answered Doty, "where
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submitted, and has therefore not been
able to present written opinion in decid-
ing this case, as it would like to have done.
l would state that at the commencement
of the case I had invited Judge Hart to
sit with me during the hearing of this mat
ter and l am now authorized TO anonunce
that he concurs in the conclusions that /
have reached.
"While it is admitted by counsel that
the court had the right to issue the writ,
desire to briefly refer to this power of the
court"
At this point the Judge cited number
of authorities in reference to this phase of
the case. On the matter of the right OF
the court to admit to bail pending the
hearing of writ of habeas corpus, the
Judge said:
while there is no direcg power to ad-
nit petitioners to bail, other than the
rule of the Supreme Court and the Supe-
rior courts of this State, 1 can state, with
out fear of contradiction. that it has been
the universal practice to admit petitioners
to bail under such circumstances.
Now, W ith reference to what limita-
tions, if any. were placed on the court in
it's investigation CT the particular matter
which is the basis for the com mitment for
contempt, the authorities OF this State are
not in conflict. and the rule as laid down
by the Supreme Court is the rule enforced
in all the States of the Union"
He cited the case of ex-parte Cohn.
This was case where the writ was issued
out of Superior Court on behalf of Cohn,
who had been committed for contempt by
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tribute an estate as ordered by the court.
On the hearing of the writ the petitioner
was discharged on the ground that the
remedy lay in an action by the distrib-
utees to recover.
In the habeas corpus case of McCol-
Tough the writ was asked for on the
ground of error, but the court held that
question of error cannot be heard in hear
ings of this kind, and that there should
have been writ OF error. This decision
was affirmed by the Supre me Court.
Reference was made to the action OF the
Supreme Court in the habeas corpus case
of Armand. "In this case" said the
Judge, 'the only thing that was consid-
cred related to the jurisdiction Of the
committing court over the person and
subject matter, and the court before
which the writ was heard held that no
irregularity in the procedure and no i'm
justice or wrong 10 the prisoner could be
considered.
Therefore it would appear that the in
quiries which the court in this proceeding
would be permitted to investigate would
be-:
"Fifst-Did the Senate of the State OF
California have jurisdiction OF the subject
matter then under consideration? And
Seconds the warrant of commitment
and arrest regular pom its face2
"That the Senate has Jurisdiction to in
vestigate questions of bribery of its men,
bers was decided by the Supreme Court OF
this State in the case discussed at length
by counsel Yesterday, and this in con-
junction with the section of the constitu-
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ba ont his inform alton or anything apout
Il Senator Shine was present ana was
e,ond;no close bv me. / did not suppose
.horo was any secret about it at the time
n nantioned something in regard to the
amount. I think it was Sl5O that ne salu
was paid to Assem- blym en- and S5oo 70 @ooo
to Senators. He seemed TO know some.
thing about the matter. he salo ne nau
heard it rumored."
Senator Seawell said: eve want TO
know from whom you got this lniorma-
rion.'
"I am willing to answer that now" re-
sponded Doty. sit was Senator braun
hart. He came to my desk and toio me-
and 1 have his consent to tell you ABOUT
this
Senator Henderson testified that Judge
Frick of Oakland had admitted to him
that the bill would be good thing for the
Hale & Norcross people.
Senator Braunhart will be called on
Monday, and it will then in all probability
be developed that the whole fabric OF the
Examiners story was built upon just such
idle reports as were carried to Doty by
Braunhart.
The Examiner has been taking consola-
ton in the predicament in which it now Is
by making geeful boasts and malicious
insinuations that the Senate would be glad
to drop the investigation, now that it had
punished some of the Examiners en-
ployes. It need hardly be said that its
wish in this regard was simply father to
the base thought, and that the Senate
will carry along the investigation as long
as there is particle of evidence to be OBJ
tanned, or until it is positively proved that
bribery took place, or that the Examiner
knowingly and malevolently faxed its
whole story with nothing but skeleton
of shadowy. rumor to build upon.
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ONE CLEW TO THE FAKE
Sam Braunhart Started the Vile
Rumors That Led Up to the
Libelous Story.

SACRAMENTO. CAL, March 13.-Up
to the present time the investigation OF
the Senate bribery committee has demon
strated only in negative, though concIu-
sive manner, that the charges of the Ex-
aminer were based on rumor and hearsay
alone. From the development before that
committee to-day, however, it looks as il
they will be able to learn in positive
way that such is the case.
The important clew was given by Sem
ator Doty in the course of his testimony
before the committee, and points to SEN
ator Brauahart as the source of the infor-
nation which led the fake newspaper to
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-14
rifty-Four chinese Arrested.

Officers J. V. Bunneo and J. Conlon OF the
Chinatown squad, disguised as Chinese, sue
cessfully passed the guard stationed at the
door of newly incorporated gambling res ort,
known as the "Chinese Mutual Protective and
Benevolent Society of California" at Washing
ton street and Waverley place, ana assisted by
SergeantA. A. Perrin and five officers in citizens
dress arrested dfty-four Cinnamon whom they
detected playing pi cow. The Cinnamon were
booked at the California-street police station
on charges of visiting gsmblin place.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-14
Mr.. Bonner's Reminis cenoes.

John Bonner, whose pers onal experiences
are worthy of volume of many folios, lee
tured on "My "reminiscences before large
audience at Mechanics Institute last evening.
Mr.. Bonner has keen sense of humor, appre-
ciates the frailty of human nature, under
stands its idiosyncrasies and remembers the
striking episodes of his life, and in conse-
quence his paper was unusually interesting.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-09-11
PoIly's Mirror Q.


Every Saturday Polly has to scour
the spoons. That IL all that mamma
askes her to do, and It does not take
much time, but Polly has always dread.
ed It 30 long beforehand, and grumbled
30 while she rubbed them, that It seem.
ed like very hard work indeed. Every
week It was the same old story, and
you would think that the little girl was
asked to clean the family plate In some
old mansion.
But last Saturday mamma heard her
laughing all by herself In the kitchen.
and asked what she was doing.
making mirrors, mammal shouted
Polly, gleefully.
10 mamma came to see. Polly was
rubbing away on spoon, and when It
grew quite bright and shiny, sure
enough, there was little mirror In the
bowl Of the spoon, and such q funny
Polly reflected there. with very fat
cheeks and very small eyes, and no
hair. When she moved her head her
cheeks grew thin, and her eyes as
large and round as an owls. How
Polly did laugh!
Then she secured another spoon, and
soon there was another tiny looking.
glass, and another queer little Polly, as
funny as the first.
When she had twelve Of these droll
little mirrors her work was done, and
she was surprised to find that II was
only play, after oil.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-09-11

fifty Il more attractive than the common
herd Of young men, and for q woman Of
Lady Carminow's ambitious temper he
would lie especially attractive. She has
secured her coronet. She has made her
self marchioness, and no one can mis-.
take her. The next step would be to &C.
cure an ex.prime minister for her hus.
band and slave"
"That Ii all nonsense. Clarice 10 full Of
romance"
Lady Lashmar did not argue the point.
She was bent upon masking her batteries
II possible. Men are such kittle.cattle;
and if LGslmar once took II into his head
that she was bent on matchmaking he
would set his face against Clarice and all
her charms. She would trust TO the chap.
ter of accidents and to Lady Carminow's
beauty, which was In Its zenith.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-09-11
CHAPTER X.

As the years rolled on Stella was al
most happy. The afternoon hours Of ev.
cry day were spent with Gabriel Werner.
He was old and feeble, and sometimes
prosy, but he was mine of information;
he loved learning for learning's sake, and
he loved Stella. He carried on her edu'
cation from the point at which Lord Lash
mar had left OF. He cultivated her love
of the classics, reading Homer, and Virgil.
and Horace with her again and again,
dwelling ON the passages he loved, In.
Of bis pupil. He taught her French and
German, and together they read the class.
~ Of both languages. They had nothing
- distract them from their books. no VS.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-09-11
A Boso paIOehOod.
Ito be continued.)

Weary Watkins-"DOn't Alabama
mean Here we restT"
Hungry Higgins-'"That's what II
says In the books and ! went down
there to see about Vt and them long.
haired gun-luggin' farmers KEEP me on
the keen Jump from the time I struck
the State TIL l got out Of it."-Indian.
apolis Journal.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-09-11

What has become Of the old fashioned
woman who sewed her boys waist on
In order to keep him from getting It OF
to 20 swimmlngf
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-09-11

Whenever you hear anyone speak Of
himself as high spirited" It 10 nearly
always o sign that he Is o little bit
silly.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-11-20

Last year and this, our republican
friends ne er tired telling of the great
benefits which would result to the cane
growers under Republican tariff Inle.
We have a tariff on sugar Of Il and
one-half cents per pound, yet last week
the quotations of prime yellow clarified
the grade upon which is based the
price Of cane sold by the ton. were pre-
cisely the same as last year, when we
were enjoying Democratic free trade''
80 cents per pound. Great are McKiE-
ley, Dingley and Protection! Greater
still are they as Humbugs, and Barnum
said the American people dearly de-
lighted in being humbugged!
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-11-20
Beard OF Health.
ABREvILLE, La. Nov. 16

ABBEvILLE, La, Nov. 16. 1897.
At a called meeting Of the Board d
Health held this day, were present,
Mayor Greene, Aldermen Mouton, Drs
Woods and Edwards. The following
proceedings were had subject to ratifi-
cation by the absent members.
Resolved that drummers residing in
neighboring towns, who have not visit
ed any infected districts, after dne APP
plication to the Board, Shall be allow
ed to enter the town.
Permission was granted to Judge A.
G. Allen and L. Forsythe to enter
town.
Resolved that residents now absent
in 0 infected districts be allowed to
return, by way of New orleans provid-
ing they do not stop id that city.
Permission was granted to Eraste
Monton to receive a shipment Of bug
2 les from Cincinnati.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-11-20
FRANK j. CHENEY.
AKflafng Frost.

The little cold wave which started
up north Of the Dakota's last Sunday
night, struck here Tuesday about ii
O'clock, at which hour it was quite
warm and saltry, So, the wind sudden
ly shifted from southeast to northwest,
i little sprinkle Of rain, and the mer-
curry fell rapidly, reaching $50 at 5 p.
M. The wind blew hard all night and
although the thermometer dropped to
$50 there was 10 frost. Wednesday
vas cold, and Thursday morning d
heavy frost was everywhere visible, the
mercury stood ut 35o and on the prair-
les ice was found. This will about set
tie yellow jack for this season.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-11-20
Personal Mention.

Elias Broussard transacted business in
New iberia this week.
Adonis Leblanc is in town once more
after an enforced absence.
G. N. C~onnerly. of Franklin, is in town
looking after bis lumber business.
DR.. Neville B. Smith, of Leroy, retura-
ed from q visit to his old home in Missis-
sippi, this week.
Mrs. w. II. Waggoner, two children and
little sister left this week on a visit to
her mother in Algiers.
Eli Wise and w. B. White made a BUSH
ness trip to Crowley yesterday, getting
an early morning start.
Miss Rosa Stauffer, of Praire Greig,
leaves today for Natchitoches, where she
will enter the State Normal school.
Mrs. Jean NJ. Beauxis went to Carencro
this week to see her husband. He is bet
ter Dut his voice is still very hoarse.
Rev. Father Vanderbnllt. of Delcambre
and Father Jouan. of New Iberia. visited
Father Maltie at Cossinade this week.
Geo. Hayes, of Indian Bayou. was in
town Wednesday to attend the meeting
of the democratic executive committee.
Isaac Wise returned home this week
after quite a lengthy absence, at old
Point Comfort and look Out Mountain.
DR.. W. G. Young, a leading physician
Of Rayne. came over last Sunday on a Wis
lit to his brother DIR. +. f. Young and re-
turned the next day.
Chas. B. Upchureh and family, who
have had quite a spell of it with typhoid
fever are about recovered. Himself and
wife are conyalescent. tho their little
girl still has some fever.
E. 3. Thompson aud VIM. Hill, Clayton
New Mexico. have been here this week
purchasing stock for his rancho. Eratse
Mouton sold them about 700 head Of
choice cattle. calves and yearlings.
Mrs. John G.. Morgan, Of Hope Mill, is
onite sick with typhoid fever. She is
naturally ueS1caIe and wore herself out
nursing the sick. as the fever las been
prevailing at Hope Mill nearly all the
summer
Hon. Howard Hofpauir, of Indian Bay
on, was a pleasant caller at our Office this
week. He left with us a natural curiosity
in the shape of a stalk of pop corn which
has put out an ear shoot from every Joint.
OF those there We're eight, six being per-
feet ears, two false,
Our friend A. ]. Golden, has been APP
pointed a notary public for this parish.
has received his commission and qualified,
Mr.. Golden is an intelligent and pains
taking gentleman and those who are in
need of notorial assistance win find him
at ali times ready and willing to serve
them.