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The San Francisco call., 1898-05-11

past year there were three new lodges instituted, as against one the preViouS year, and that two which had disbanded were reinstituted. The order has invested in hall property s1 SPA ,9S3. and in other se- curitieS $4S6, ,S75.
 One of the important reports presented to the grand body was that Of the board of trustees of the Odd Fellows Home at Thermalito. This sets forth that during the year the actual cost of maintaining the inmates of the home "aS brothers, not as pahpers,' was ST ,5SS, or per cap ita of about $4 per week. This includes food, clothing, medical attendance, etc. Fred J. Moll, the superintendent, and his wife, the matron, are reported as pecu- liarly adapted for promoting the happl- ness of the residents of the home E. A. Kussel of San Francisco, the physician, is commended. The board announces that in accordance with the order of the Grand Lodge of 1897 it dispensed with Chinese in the laundry and built steam laundry at a cost of $500. which has since been maintained by a monthly expenditure of S60 The statement is made that the home now has ninety-four residents, that there Is demand for more room, and that to of the new wing should be completed. The board suggests that the approprta- tion this year should not be less than 70 cents per capita on the membership of the order. which would yield revenue of little more than S21. .000 The report will be acted on this afternoon.
 At the afternoon session the finance committee presented a report which shows that the receipts during the year were $34 APO and the expenditures were funds at the close of the year was $9497
 The grand trustee reported having in trust property valued at $l8OO belonging to defunct lodges in Markleeville, Win ters and Havilah.
 The Grand Lodge took a recess until 10 o'clock this morning.
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ington," put in Attorney Hayne, that this Is in the pursuit of truth.
 "Well, if you overtake 1t I will be much

ington," put in Attorney Hayne. that this Is in the pursuit of truth.
 Well. if you overtake 1t VIII De nlucn mistaken" was the reply.
 At the beginning of the examination yesterday Huntington was asked to give detailed history of the various organi, zations having in charge the building or the Central Pacific Railroad, as well as the construction companies to which the work was intrusted- The. reply was ln- teresting, but not wholly instructive, mainly because the witness persisted in giving too much prominence to such as- poets of the case as served to throw into bold relief his own goodness of heart and greatness of mind. When asked what in- terest the principal stockholders in the railroad company had in the construction companies, the witness admitted that the owners of the one were also the owners of the other
 What is the present value of the
 That is a hard question to answer At the time the road was built its value was somewhat prospective We expected to have to wait for 1t to become valuable. Of course, it cost us a great deal more to build the road then than 1t would now, on account of the difference in the cost of material. I remember having paid sl2O a ton for iron rails in those days.
 Was that the market price?
 'I never paid more than the market price for anything in my life.
 Did you not rush the road to compile tion for the purpose of sooner getting con- trol of the Government subsidy? ?"
 That may nave been true Tn the man, but you must understand that 1 took great pride in rushing the work to com pletion. Every man, woman and child in California wanted to go home and see the old folks. so I hurried up the road to ac- comodate then.'
 When asked what he had to say regard ing the sworn statement of MT. Stow bridge, chief of construction of the Gen. tral Pacific road, that the road could have been built for half the money that was paid the witness. seemed very i'll at ease. He said he had no means of knowing the nature of the information upon which Stowbridge based his calculations, and was, therefore, unable to judge of the worth of his deductions. Because of this lack of knowledge, he said, he did not feel Justified in entering into discussion of the subject.
 At the request of the Attorney-General, Huntington promised to produce in court ! to-day the annual reports of the Southern Pacific Company covering the period from l 1892 to 1897.
 It is more than probable that the pres ent examination of the railroad magnate i will not extend beyond to-day, because of ! the evident intention of the railroad com- | pany to resist all attempts to get at the 1 facts regarding the expenses and profits l of the roads under its control. Hunting ! ton declares that he cannot furnish the | information within the limits of the pres ent century, and any attempt that may be made to bring the books of the corpora l ton into court will be the signal for the | inauguration of litigation intended to de- | lay and thereby defeat such purpose.
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was soon concluded. and the multitude that gathered in the cause of charity filed out of the Pavilion to await the com ing of another day.
 To-day's programme of music is as fol- lows
 Overture "Masaniello'' .Auber Negro dance. Southern JoIlifications'' Kunkle Grand scene from "Huguenots" Meyerbeer ..Traumerei'' ...-......................S .Schumann Solo Tor 'fO'i'0o F. K Tobn Waltz "Tales of Vienna Woods ..... Strauss Selection from ''The Serenade" ....... Herbert Quartet for trombones. Banks of the Wabash" March ''Thirtieth Exposition Rogers National anthem. America" a"....................
 EVENING.
 Rennett's Band, George w. Bennett director. Overture. Merry Wives of Windsor" ..Ntcolai Waltz Jolly Fellows ..Volstedt Solo for xylophone. ...-..-................ Fancy dance, "Mnuet de Mozart" ..............
 Ladies of Mount Moriah Lodge No A.
 F. and A. M. Mrs. William Boyer,
 Natae M5fs eae saresky oeahs Mas Forenee coomb
 Messrs James A. Christie Joseph Fiber.
 James A. Shute, Henry Wallace. spTen Minutes at the Minstrels'' ......... Boyer selection. 9l,tR Chimes of Normandy Panquette Isdies of the Postoffice Booth-Miss Alice C. Voorsanger. Miss Alice Brume Miss Minnie Brume Miss Regina Plageman. Miss Mamie Voorsanger, Miss Aimee Cerarus. Miss Maude Prosek. Miss Tiliie ohlandt Miss Belle Rapp assisted by Messrs Fred Hammersmith. dorffer. dtSf4sr Paul Westerfeld. Hardy Cellarius Arthur Meusdorffer. John Plageman Jason Gould Edward Schnutenhaus. Oscar Gantner Merritt Robinson, Dr Brady.
 Sketch, Happy Days in Dixie '...-........M Mills National anthem. America" "..........-......-...
 Chorus by the audience.
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a faithful representation of huge hre- place, clean and comfortable, keeping watch over all. compose the little home. From this booth, when the fair is on, ladies in quaint Puritan gowns go out among the crowds to sell their wares-all in the cause of charity.
 The Japanese tea garden is without doubt the most artistic booth in the fairyland within the hall. Delicate walls of bamboo, from which gay lan- terms hang and garlanded with the flowers of the apple tree. girls robed in true oriental style and matrons to stay them when they wish to stray from duty complete the garden the lit- tie brown men builded. Another fas- cinating spot Is where the lottery wheel spins busily away, each turn bringing in it's bit of silver for the home of the poor. Were natural born gamblers, the comedy "spielers' shout in treble voice, and then away goes the wheel again on it's mission Of charity. No gambling spirit reigns at that booth. It matters little to the players whether lost, but will bring it's cheer to many a cheerless heart.
 The musical programme rendered both afternoon and evening by Ben nets band was exceptionally good. A multitude of people lowered around the stand where the musicians performed and applauded each selection.
 At II o'clock the ring of a great bell heralded the closing of the days festiv ities and the band struck up the national anthem America" Ten thousand voices caught up the tune and swelled it until the big Pavilion trembled. The anthem
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Yesterday afternoon the hammers or busy artisans rang through the hall and the ring kept up till the night fell. Sev- eral oS the booths are as yet inoom- plete, but this afternoon will see them completed and the fair on a smooth sailing way Among the completed booths the most interesting. if not the most artistic, is that of the Purltans' situated in the southern portion or the building opposite the band stand. With in the walls of the little booth are
 many homely belongings of those peo- nle who were driven to Plymouth ROCK by the prosecutions of the English cen +uries ago. The old tables. ancient chairs and spinning wheels-relics or the dead past-set here and there, and
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AROTIND PICTURESQUE BOOTHS THE REVELERS GA

and Southern Pacific Railroads will be resumed before the Railroad Commission to-day at l o'clock, but this is contingent upon the action of the United States Court. in which Huntington is fighting the commission. President La Rue said that the date of the investigation would depend on the courts decision:
 The formal opening of the Valley road to Bakersfield will take place on the 27th inst, when 1t Is expected that the road will be In full operation. The event will be fittingly celebrated in Bakersfield by the citizens of Kern County, who have reason to be proud of this achievement in railroading. Superintendent Story said yesterday that the bridge over the Kern River has been completed and the tracks to Bakersfield will be laid by the end of the week. He further said that the freight and fare rates would not be pub lished until the road is in operation.
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REGISTRATION CLOSED. More Than Seventy-Three Thousand Names Down on the Books.

Registration for the charter election closed last night, and Registrar Biggy re- ported a grand total of. 73, ,45s registrations. which will be subject to verification and revision. A loss in the vote is expected. owing to the changes caused by the re- moval of troops.
 Registrar Biggy has been warmly con- gratulated on his work during the past few days. Yesterday his office handled 357 originals and 759 changes of residence.
 MT Biggy said last night that while the registration was heavy for the short space Intervening between the general elections, there was nothing to indicate how citizens regarded the proposition for or against a new charter. Any activity might be construed as either a predflec- ton for a new constitutional law or a determination to defeat any undesirable change.
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SUFFOCATED BY
 FUMES OF GAS An Aged Couple, Well Off Financially, Found
 Asphyxiated.
Friends Claim Foul Play in the Tragedy, but the Po-
 lice Are Skeptical.
Mystery Surrounding the Sudden Death of Thomas and Bridget
 Cornell.

An aged couple, Thomas and Bridget Cornell, were found dead from carbon monoXide poisoning at their home on Bay street, near Powell, last evening, and just how the gas came to be turned on, whether by accident or intention, is not known and probably never will be.
 The dead people were missing all day yesterday, and in the evening Officer IT, vine broke open door and found the dead bodies. Mrs. Cornell was lying in bed and her husband was in a kneeling posture on the floor beside her. Both had been dead for about sixteen hours.
 The old couple had no relatives in this city, but had a number of friends of whom they thought as much as If they were relatives Among these were MT. and Mrs c. McFeely, who lives at 1924 Montgomery street. A cousin of theirs died at Los Angeles recently and his body is ln the city at present. A funeral was held Monday night and MT. Cornell at tended it. He returned home about half past five o'clock yesterday morning and that was the last time he was seen alive. Adjoining the Cornell residence is the property owned by the San Francisco Gas and Electric Light company, where MT Mr Connel is employed as watchman Mrs McFeely went to the premises about 1O o'clock last evening and being unable to get in notified the police
  cially, as a Hibernia bank book with s4245 97 credit showed. Only $5 was found in the house, which leads the friends of MT and Mrs Cornell to believe that there has been foul play for the purpose of robbery They claim that Mrs. Con- nell never had less than $50O in the house and often kept more than that about her. As nothing seemed to have been disturb ed in the rooms the police believe that there were no persons In the house be- fore it was entered by MT. and Mrs Me EeaIN
 The position of MT Connell kneeling at his wife's side gives color to one theory of the death-that Mrs. Cornell either in- gas. and when her husband returned early in the morning and found his wife in an unconscious condition he tried to save her and was himself overcome by the poisoned air, or finding her dead thought he would follow her and allowed himself 10 be asphyxiated. The fact that the two gas jets in the parlor were turned on full force lends color to the belief that if the foregoing is true the opening of the jets was intentional Another theory of the case is that Mir Connell returned from the funeral and accidentally left the jets onen The friends say that he never drank to excess, and If he had not been in an intoxicated condition it is not prob turned on Apparently there was abso- lutely no reason why the couple sholIid take their own lives. They had lived very happily together for thirty five years.
 in Ireland where they were married, and were in the neighborhood of 50 years old. They came to this country about twenty years ago and have lived in San Fran cisco ever since. They never had chil- try. but it is said that there are some in Ireland
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~ AN FRANCISCO'S charitable peo- | pie fiocked in hordes to the Ma
 sonic Festival at Mechanics Pa o vilion yesterday, and all seemed
 to be actuated by desire to add their silver and gold to the fund that will build a home for the homeless widows and orphans. In the big build ing out on Larkin street there is much to see, and when the eyes grow weary there is music and entertainment to complete day of enjoyment. In the spacious gallery last evening but few seats were left unoccupied. and as they are raised to a generous height all that occurred in the far recesses of the building may be observed by the pleas ure seekers.
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CAPTURED A BURGLAR.
Pete Mccoy, a Sneak Thief, Landed
 Behind Prison Bars.

Pete" Mccoy was arrested by Detec- tives Ryan and ODea last night and lodged in the tanks on charge of burg lary.
 About two months ago he entered the room of a MT. LanderS at PA Fourth street, and donned one of the latter s suits, leaving his own, and took with him two costumes. In his huSry he forgot to remove pawn ticket that was in the pocket of the discarded suit. giving the detectives a clew. Landers recognized the clothes as belonging to Mccoy and reported the matter to the police.
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PARK COMMISSIONERS MEET
Adolph B. Spreckels, the New Ap- pointee, Is Elected President of
 fba poard

The Park Commissioners met yesterday and immediately elected Adolph B. Spreckels the new appointee of Governor Budd, president. to succeed Joseph Aus tin, who was thereupon elected vice president.
 The newly organized board immediately went into executive session and reap pointed John McLaren superintendent and Miss Valence Block secretary of the selves.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-11
Brandon Recovers Damapes

A jury in Judge Hunts court yesterday rendered verdict for s40OO in favor of Julian R. Brandon and against the South ern Pacific Company for injuries received In a collision between two trains owned by the corporation at side switch near Ocean View.
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stenographer olsen Acouitted

J. B. Olsen, a stenographer, formerly employed in Police Judge Lows court. was acquitted by jury in Judge Cooks court yesterday a charge of having sworn falsely to the correctness of de- mands drawn on the city treasury.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-10-20

islature from Wayne. SO tina, you
can work up Job in ASSOCIATION
with Daniels brother from Wayne,
Duplin, and Fender. and get
all these fraudulent claims paid.
You are to work it to loot the
State Treasury IN one house while
Daniels gets his fingers into il in the
other nous". You are a nice pair to
go before the tax payers of Duplin,
Fender and Wsvne and ask them to
vote for you. Yes, you are a nice
pair indeed. 1t seems that the last
count in your articles OF impeach-
ment against the Governor is that he
refused to let you use the pardoning
power to extort money from q Du-
pin county negro. You have fixed
up a screed about the Governors par
doning terrible criminal who had
violated the virtue of an innocent
woman. Your distressing anxiety
to preserve the virtue of negroes is
crowding the Heavenly realms With
weeping angels. You forgot tc
mention, however, in your little
screed, that you are the same indi-
vidnals who begged tho court not to
send this negro to prison at all if he
would pay you 500. You did not
get the 800 and the negro went to
prison. About all the white people
who knew anything about him or his
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-10-20

The next count IN your articles OF
impeachment against the Governor
is based upon your aggregious fail
ures TO realize upon your Oyster
Fraud Claims.
These claims have been fully in
vestigated by W. G. Douglas and
both of them Demo
cratic lawyers. These men have
certified that, after a thorough ex-
animation of the matter, they find
them to be fraudulent. The claims
against the State in this o. ster Fraud
amounted to $1,000. am informed
and | verify believe, that you and Sim
mons were to get half or more than
half of the Doodle when it should be
drs wn from the State Treasury. You
we'll remember that you went to the
Governor, claiming to be his friend,
and begged him to advise the Treas
urer to pay these claims at once.
You will also remember that the
Governor absolutely refused to give
any such advice. Seeing that you
could not work the Governor in an
effort to loot the State Treasury,
you began the course of intense
malignancy against him which has
characterized your every utterance
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-10-20

full, or did not believe, that Davis was
the father of the child.
During court here last week Mr.. Al
len came to Thad Jones and myself and
told US that Davis came very near be.
ing pardOned, but that it was held up !;
said further that he had just consulted
the prosecution, and they were willing
to do a. they directed; then proposed
that if Freeman Davis would pay 500
he would have the prosecution join in
the petition for pardon.
As we have asked you to pardon this
man feel that these facts should be
laid before you.
Our courts should not be prostituted
by allowing prosecutions (0r persecu-
ti0n) In the name Of the State to ex-
tort money.
Your early action granting our Pc
tition will be greatly appreciated.
I enclose transcript of the record.
If you require the $50 paid to the
woman, l assure you it will be done.
Yours, ETC.,
(Signed) d. MOORE,
Sheriff Duplin County.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-10-20
WARSAW. July 1e 1899

His Excellency, DANIEL l.. RESELL,
Governor of North Carolina, Raleigh,
NC.
DEAR SIR aside from having been
of counsel in the case now before your
Excellency, feel q keen interest in
the matter, from the standpoint Of .
citizen. The defendant was the .ic-
tim of the Vaccinations and the hatred
of man who has since had to leave
the State. The very best people in the
county have signed the petition for his
pardon, believing him innocent of the
crime for which he was convicted. No
one who knew the circumstances and
the parties has refused to sign the petit
ton. have no personal interest in
the matter, having received nothing
for my work in the past, nor do ex-
pect anything in the future. Ny only
wish is that an innocent man shall not
suffer. People, irrespective Of color
party and social COZ dition have signed
his petition, and By granting the same,
Your Excellency win do IN act which
will merit and receive the appreciation
Of our best citizens, and the eondem-
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-10-20
THE DEMOCRATIC MACHINE
ATTEMPTS TO KICK DOWN
TRUTH AND FACTS.

against him since he baked you IN
your purpose In that interview about
the Oyster Frauds.
l am aware that this is plain talk;
but it is the truth, nevertheless, and
you know it. Do you think the vot-
ers of the county of Wayne will ele-
vate you to the legislature when
they come to know these facts about
your careeri Do you think 500 We
shall SET!
Your confederate in the Oyster
Fraud business, F. M. Simmons,
Chairman of the State Democratic
Committee, got a chance to get in
some of his spite against the Govern
or by procuring Hancock to write q
letter saying that the Governor told
him he would retain him in the Pres
idency of the sAtlantic Road if he
would whip Joe Daniels.
Everybody who knows anything
about it believes that Simmons
wrote that letter, and had Hancock
to sign it. Simmons must have
known it was lie when he began
it's circulation; but little thing of
that sort never interferes with any
of his purposes. Everybody else
knows it is q lie; because it is self
evident that, If Hancock could have
saved his place by whipping Daniels
Daniels would have been whipped.
1t was too easy thing to do for
Hancock to refuse it. Bless your
dear life, what job could have been
more easy than for Hancock to have
damned the miserable coward who
was slapped in the face by Day;
kicked into the gutter by Carroll
and cowhided on the public streets
by Ashe. The only possible trouble
that Hancock could have had in the
performance of that task would have
been to catch Daniels.
The above statements show tina
you and your confederates are beau
ties. You have nice little arrange
ment by which you are to come te
the legislature from Wayne, ant
manage the machinery in that BODY
so as to get Oyster Fraud claims pa
by an appropriation.
When the State Treasurer, Mr.
Worth, refused to pay the Oyste
. Fraud Claims, you and Simmon
, stuck your complaints into the edl
: torial pages of that disrepatable shee
, known throughout this State as tn
. News and Observer. I do not kno'
, whether you wrote them, or whethe
{ Simmons wrote them, or whethe
, Daniels wrote them. l am satisfie
| that each and every one of you ha
] q hand in that nefarious business
: In this newspaper sheet, you will n
Q member how vilely you abuse
= Treasurr Worth for not having PAL
q these fraudulent claims. I suppos
Q you want to have him impeachet
7 You want to come in the next lei