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The San Francisco call., 1898-07-23
This Weeks Wasp.

The crack New York Regiment of Volunteers is the special illustrated feature of the Wasp this week. Colonel Barber Lieutenant Colonel Stacpole, the field officers and number of the members of that regiment were photographed especially for the Wasp. hashlight picture of the scene in the Pavilion on the morning of the New Workers reception there was also taken by the Wasp's enterprisng photographer The fourth Philippine expedition and the trans port Pennsylvania are other interesting sub 1ects of illustration. The narrowing scenes of the damage done by the explosion at the pow der works in Melrose, Alameda County. are fully shown the engravings being from actual photographs. There besides views of the arrival of transports at Honolulu and some pictures taken in Cuba. The cartoon features represem Aqmirai M Dewey ealng a9Mn or the preaching the shirking Cuban patriot and the Populist turning the table on the Democratic political direction. The literary features are varied and interesting and up to the Wasp's usual high standard
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primary elections should be held to allow the voters an opportunity of expressing their choice of representatives. Against the primary plan was urged the fact that in some of the counties of the State 1t would be impossible to hold primaries, as the voters were so located that a central election place could not be selected.
 After lengthy debate 1t was decided to recommend that primaries be held in all counties embracing three or more As sembly districts. This means that primaries will be held In San Francisco, Los Angeles. Santa Clara. Sacramento and Alameda counties. In the other counties the manner of selecting the dele gates will be left to the discretion of the county central committees but none of the delegates are to be appointed
 The apporhonment of delegates to each county was next taken up, and it was decided to recommend that the apportion- ment be made on the basis of one delegate for each 200 votes cast. for D. H. McKin- ley, who headed the list of Presidential Electors in the last Presidential cam paign, and one delegate for every fraction of 100 votes and over. Counties. having less than 100 votes will be allowed one delegate. Alpine County will come under this provision.
 The committee decided to recommend
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ENGLISH DEATH DUES.

The fatness of the English national purse is largely owing to the increase of the death duties, which has exceeded all expectation. The part of the act re- lating to the death duties came into op- eration on the expiration of the 1st day of August, 1884, in the middle of a financial year, and the experience of the second half of the year 1S94-95 was insufficient to give any clear indication of the financial effects of the changes which it intro- duced. The increased revenue from all the death duties during that period was G1, ,13S GOO, and it is estimated that 3960- 900 of that sum was attributable to the new act.
 The financial year 1S95-96 was the first complete year during which the statute was in force; the net gain to the eX- chequer was e2,SS5,00O, as compared with 1S94-95, and 94,023,0 900 as compared with 1S9394, the last year before the passing of the act. Thus, in eighteen months, in- stead of in several years, there were real court that the ultimate net gain to the revenue from the provisions of the act would be about G4,000 900. In July, 1896, the finance act of 1896 came into opera tion It contained certain clauses relat- ing to the death duties, the objects of which were not to depart from the prin- ciples of the act of 1894, but to remove some cases of hardship which had be- come manifest in the working of the original act.
 Owing to the alleviations introduced by those clauses the death duties fell slight ly for the year 1S96-97, yielding e13 ,963 900, as compared with 14,0SS, ,605 in the pre- vious year; they, nevertheless, exceeded the Chancellor of the Exchequer's esti- mate for the year In 1S97-9S the yield has been e15 1928 GOO. an increase of G1 ,365 900 and e1, 400 coo above the estimate.-Cham- berS' Journal.
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The Tyrone's Picnic.

The Tyrone, Fermanagh and Donegal Benevolent Society will hold it's eighth annual picnic at Shell Mound Park Sun day, August 2S The committee of ar engagements held a large meeting at Bnai B'rith Hall last evening, B. German in the chair and P. J. Tinney acting as secretary The committee on music, P. J. Healey chairman, reported that it had secured Tim McCarty, the celebrated Irish piper and Professor McMahon, the fiddler, also the Hibernian band, for the event. D. G. Lewis of the committee on prizes said he had collected SIS cash, also several valuable prizes The commit tee decided to give horseraces and bicycle races. John Curry said $50 had been given by the society, also a $100 bicycle and would be given away among the gate prizes. It was also decided to purchase stock in the new Irish Hall for the pro- ceeds received on that event.
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MAIDENS FIGHT OVER
 A YOUNG MANS HAND
LAUNDRY GIRLS WHO WERE
 JEALOUS OF EACN OTHER.
One Is Lacerated With a Hatpin and the Other Severely Cut About
 the Face With a Knife.

May Murphy, who resides at 370 Eighth street, and who earns a livelihood as an employe in the Empire Laundry. is in- dignant and also severely cut. Both in- juries were the result of disagreement with lady friend over the hand of a blushing youth who works in the same establishment. Like the fickle lover that he is he estranged two fast friends by bestowing his affections on both, much to their dissatisfaction. This state of things continued for a time, and while both la dies were presumably friends yet they were jealous of each other The youth unaware of the trouble that was brew ing, continued his uneven course until the sparks of jealousy in the one time friends burst into flames
 Some few nights ago, while Miss Mur- phy was leaving the laundry, she was scrap" ensued. Both girls forgot the rules usually governing such contests and used everything within reach. In protecting herself from injury Miss Mur- phy pulled her hatpin out and allowed her locks to fall around her. She then made a vicious stab at her foe and succ eeded in inflicting laceration of the eye. Friends parted the combatants and hos tilities ceased for the time being They met again last night and in the fight that followed Miss Murphy sustained a deep gash across the chin and cut beneath the right eye.
 Accompanied by the cause of all the trouble she visited the Receiving Hospi- tai, where Dr. F. Timothy Fitzgibbon gal lantly repaired the damage, winning the everlasting gratitude of the wounded maiden.
 What the outcome of the trouble vii! ba is hard to say, as Miss Murphy, by her pitiful condition. has gained a strong hold on the youths affections.
 She refuses to give the name of her as- sailant.
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THE REVOLUTIONARY FURY.

Theroigne de Mericourt, dressed in riding habit of the color of blood, sword by her side and two pistols in her belt, was the first who broke open the gates of the Invalides. She was one of the first to attack the Bastile, and as a re- ward a saber d'homme was voted her on the breach by the victors. She, on horse back, led the women of Paris to Yer sailles. She brought back the King to Paris. In proportion as the Revolution became more bloody, she plunged deeper and deeper into it. But the end of the beautiful creature was awful in the ex- treme. When she sought to stay the progress of the Revolution, the women called the "Furies of the Guillotine" re- sented her conduct stripped her of her attire and publicly flogged her on the ter race of the Tuileries on May 31. 1793. This punishment, more terrible than death, turned her brain, and she was placed in a madhouse, where she lived twenty years. Alphonse de Lamartine in his History of the Girondists,' says:
 Shameless and bloodthirsty in her de- lirium, she refused to wear any garments, as a souvenir of the outrage she had un- dergone. She dragged herself, only cov- cred by her long, white hair, along the flags of her cell, or clung with her wasted hands to the bars of the window, whence she addressed an imaginary people, and demanded the blood of Suleau."-Notes and Queries.
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Suppression of Vice, and he made sev- eral arrests. He learned about two weeks ago that an old man who was barber was concerned in the scandal, and on July Katie Tracey, one of the girls, swore to warrant for his arrest on the charge of criminal assault.
 The girls did not know Adams address, but yesterday Officer McMurray was in- formed by Tessie Bartelson that he had a barber shop at 260 Third street. About o'clock yesterday afternoon McMurray accompanied by Tessie went to Adams shop. They passed the door and the lit tie girl pointed to Adams. who was seat ed in chair in the shop.
 McMurray met Policeman Chase and asked him to go with him while he served the warrant They went inside and Me Murray, approaching Adams, said: '1 have a warrant for your arrest, and he pulled the warrant out of his pocket
 What am I charged wtth?' asked Adams. and McMurray told him. .
 "That's ridiculous" coolly replied Adams. .
 That may be-" said McMurray, but
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POLICEMAN
 HOSTETTER
 IN TROUBLE Accused of Insulting
 a Woman. HE ASKED HER TO MEET HIM FORMAL CHARGES TO BE PRE-
 FERRED TO-DAY. Lena Peterson, 8 Servant, Has a Thrilling Experience With the
 Offending Patrolman.
HE ASKED HER TO MEET HIM
FORMAL CHARGES TO BE PRE-
 ERRED TO-DAY.

Serious charges are to be preferred against Policeman Hostetter of the O'Far- rell street station to-day. He Is accused Of insulting Lena Peterson, a servant in the employment of Howard Vernon, the well-known court reporter, who lives on Hayes street, near Devisadero.
 According to her story, which was told to Chief Lees last night, Hostetter ac- costed her as she was getting off a Hayes street car, and asked her where she was going.
 She replied that she was on her way home, whereupon, 1t is claimed, the off, ciouS policeman caught her by the arm and started to drag her along the street.
 Hostetter, it is alleged, after releasing her arm, attempted to make a date" with her. Miss Peterson claims that fear ing violence at his hands, she consented to meet him at some future date. Evi- dently thinking she would keep her word rostetter allowed her to go. Miss Peter of her employer to whom sine told the story Of the encounter with the police man.
 After satisfying himself that her story was true Vernon started out to find Hos letter, intending to ask him for an eX- planation.
 After a diligent search he failed to To- cate him. but meeting Sergeant Duke, he appraised him of what had happened. Duke, 1t is claimed, was anxious to inn mediately bring charges against Hostet- ter before the Police Commissioners, but as the woman hesitated, he decided to make an investigation.
 Meeting Hostetter several hours later
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you had better put on your hat and coat and come along with me"
 "All right said Adams, as he rose from the chair, and pulling off his linen jacket went to a closet as if to get ms coat and hat. He was standing with his left hand toward the officers, and in an instant they were startled by the report of a shot, followed by the collapse of clutched in his right hand and blood was pouring from a gaping wound in his right temple.
 McMurray rang for the ambulance and Adams was taken to the Receiving Hos pital, where Drs Bunnell and Maher found that the bullet had penetrated the brain and death was only a question or minutes. He died shortly before $ o'clock and his body was removed to the Morgue.
 The coolness with which Adams delib- erated before sending bullet through his brain was marvellous, and is best told by z. Lewton, who has been h.s helper for the past three years. LeWton was seated In one corner of the shop honing a razor, when the officers walked into the place.
 chairs,' said Lewton. when Officer Mo Murray asked him his name. He told him frankly, and when inlormed Of the take He did not seem moved. He asked s66Nd what the bail was, and when told szVoo expressed no surprise.
 ''The officer then told him to put on his nat ana COdl. AudHlS uIlCOliCSi iiSuiy walked to clothes closet at the rear of the room and after disappearing from view we heard sharp report Of a pistol. When we reached him he was leaning against the wall and bloou was, flowing porfusely from a wound near the right temple. We laid him on the floor and he was afterward removed to the Receiving Hospital. The shooting occurred at about D. m.' =.
 Adams was a married man, about 62 years of age His wife is an invalid, and they resided at 21 Ritch street. He came from the East many years ago, and claimed to be a down East Yankee. He was a drinking man, and so far as known never accumulated any property or wealth Those who are best acquainted with him express surprise at his being charged with a heinous crime. He was always neatly attired and is spoken of as of kindly and generous disposition in general
 He was never known to be arrested be-
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TOOK ROUGH ON RATS.
B. J. Nelson Ends His Life With No
 Apparent Cause for the Act,

E. J. Nelson, a peddler of laundry sup plies, committed suicide yesterday even ing by taking a dose of rough on rats at his home. SAT Florida street. His wife says that the relations between herself and husband were amicable and that she can think of no reason for his act
 Nelson was out in a buggy with his 7-year-old son all afternoon and the two made a number of purchases. Nelson went into a drugstore and on his return to the buggy the boy asked him what he bought. Nelson replied that he had purchased some poison. The boy thought nothing of thls until on their return home his father called him into a room and told him he had taken the poison.
 The little fellow ran to his grandmother, Mrs Dingle, who lives next door to the Nelsons, and informed her of his fathers action. Dr. Lagan was summoned, but the man died before he could do any, thing for him. At the request of the take the body to the Morgue, but turned it over to the undertakers.
 The deceased was 40 years old, mem- Der of Mission Parlor of the Native Sons of the Golden West, and leaves widow and three children.
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there will be a separate set of delegates elected to nominate Congressman.
 A. B. Lennon of Santa Rosa, H. z. Osborne of Los Angeles. A. Ruef of San Francisco and NJ. R. Higgins of San Fran cisco were appointed a subcommittee to draft a call containing the recommenda' tions of the committee, and present it to the executive committee at a meeting to be held at Il o'clock to-day.
 After the Republican committee had ad- journed Q member of the State Demo- cratic Committee said that the conven- ton of his party would be held either on the 2d or 9th of August.
 He laid he knew this was the pro- gramme of his party. 1t would be fol- lowed out and the Democrats would have the advantage of placing their platform and candidates first in the field.
 James H. Barry, the editor of the Star, has announced himself as candidate for Congress on the Populist-Democratic ticket in the Fourth District. to succeed Ma0l1ire
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he asked him what he meant by insult ing Miss Peterson. In explanation of his conduct he said that the woman was in the habit of getting drunk, and that ire quently she returned to the home of her employer in an intoxicated condition. As Miss Peterson is religiously abstemious she is indignant over the accusation made by Hostetter. Her employer keenly feels the insults heaped upon Miss Peterson, and to-day he will filed charges against the officious patrolman.
 The woman, in her statement to the police officials, says that she promised to meet Hostetter after he had grabbed her by the arm because she feared that he would iniure her
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 DEATH TO
 DISGRACE Dramatic End of Fred
 Adams. ACCUSED OF A GRAVE CRIME TRAGIC SCENE IN A THIRD STREET BARBER-sHoP. Stepped to a Closet to Get His Coat and Before He Could Be Pre- vented Sent Bullet Into His Brain.
ACCUSED OF A GRAVE CRIME
TRAGIC SCENE IN A THIRD
 STREET BARBER-SHOP.

A tragic scene occurred in a barber shop at 260 Third street, near Folsom yesterday afternoon, Fred Adams, the proprietor, preferring death to the dis grace of being arrested on a serious charge.
 Several men and boys were mixed up in a scandal in connection with five young girls, whose ages ranged from 12 to 15 years. The case was intrusted to Officer McMurray of the Society for the
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that the State convention meet at D. m on August 23. The place of holding the convention will be left to the State Com mittee
 The delegates to the State convention will in addition to nominating the regular State ticket, also nominate Railroad Com missioners and members of the Board of Equalization. If the recommendations of the executive committee are accepted,
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ions of the hour, with music between

times.
 The array of speakers is a formidable one. Among. those who have been in vited to speak are: Senator Perkins, M. M. Estee, George A. Knight, Samuel Shortridge, Charles J. King, R. B. Car penter, Tirey L. Ford, A, L. Hart, M. J. Waldheimer, Merton c. Allen, Julius Kahn, J. c. Campbell, H. c. Dibble and E. l. Wolf.
 l. J. Truman will preside over the meet ing, which is expected to prove an inter- eSting one
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jor Frank Mclaughlin of Oroville, and call of the roll showed that the following members were present: F. P. Flint, Los W. F. George, Sacramento AL
 len B. Lennon, Santa Rosa; F. A. Miller, H. z. Osborne, Los Angeles; W. NF Parker, Los Angeles; James w.
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REPUBLICANS WILL
 OPEN THE CAMPAIGN
A Mass Meeting to Be Held in Met ropolitan Temple This Evening.
 Prominent Speakers to
Attend

The opening of the forthcoming cam paign will be signalized tonight by tho Republicans at Metropolitan Temple The meeting will be under the direction of the Central Republican League. There will be the usual addresses on the Ques-
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Primary Elections to
 Be Called.
CONVENTION DATE PROPOSED
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
 WILL MEET TO-DAY.
The Projected Apportionnent Calls for Seven Hundred and Fifty
 One Delegates Based on ... Number of Votes.

The executive committee of the Repuo- lican State Central Committee met at the Palace Hotel last night to outline call for the next State convention. Over three
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"Well Done! Do It Again" Is the title of Editor James H. Barry's leading edi- torial in to-day's Star. Read it.
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fore, and 1t is intimated that he had but lately provided himself with the 32-caliber revolver. which he concealed in an over coat at the shop.
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hours were spent in the discussion of party affairs, and after all those present had expressed their views sub-commit- tee was appointed to prepare the call and present it for indorsement this afternoon at a meeting of the State Central Com mitee.
 The meeting was called to order by Ma
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or electing the delegates to tne State con-

NeIlIOI.
 Some of the committeemen favored the appointment of delegates by the several strongly opposed to such course It was argued on the one side that
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JoURNEYMEH BARBERs MEET.
They Oppose tho Repeal ar the sunday CiosinI
Lnw-tnvor licensing Bnrbers.

They Oppose the Repeal or the sunday Closing
lnw-taror Licensing BARRIERS.
SYRACUSE, Jan. 1O.-Tho New York State
Association OF Journeymcn BARRIERS held its
annual meeting in this city to-day. Delegates
representing twenty of the twenty-five unions
in the State attended. In his annual address
President w. 4. Klapctzsky Of this city referred
to the attempt which had been mado during the
past year to have the Sunday Closing law re-
pealed. The credit for defeating these attempts.
he said. belonged to the journeymen BARRIERS OF
the State. President Klapetzsky disapproved
the bill for licensing BARRIERS which has been
prepared by the Master BARRIERS Association.
as it placed too much power in the hands of tho
bosses.
As drawn by the master BARRIERS, tho bill pro-
vldes for the appointment of tivo inspectors,
three of whom shall he master BARRIERS and two
journeymen barbrs. He said a similar bill, got
ten up by the .journcymen BARRIERS. which was
introduced at the last session OF the Legislature,
but failed TO pass. had met with the approval OF
tho State Federation of Labor. and insisted that
every effort should be made to have the bill be-
come IA law.
The delegates voted to indorsc the Journey
men BARRIERS bill. providing for the licensing of
the barber trade, and voted to mako a special
effort to have the bill puss the Legislature.
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Receiver for New or,.an. and western.

NEW ORLEANS. La, Jan. loon the prayer OF
the State Trust Company of New York. which
alleged that the New Orleans and Western Rail.
road Company had defaulted in the payment Of
interest on its bonds, Judge Parlange OF the
United States District Court to-day placed the
company, In tho hands OF u receiver, naming c.
Is. Van Nostrand as tho receiver.
The company consists mainly of New York
and Boston capitalists. who invested from
$3. 00O.0OO TO "a 500, 900 In building uD a D rt
at ~Chalmctte. Just below New Orleans. Here
they bought tho old battle-ground where Jack.
son won his victory, erecting elevators. wharves.
cotton congresses and war houses.
Port Cbaimette seriously hurt tho business OF
New Orleans the nrOt year OF lite existence. Tho
leans reduced their rates . Port Chalmetts
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R. E. JOHNSTON & CO.'S AFFAIRS.
II VIII Carry On uts Contracts with Its Ar.
lists without SGr. Johnston's Help.

II Will Garry On uts Contracts with Its Ar.
lists without SGr. Johnston's Help.
1t was said yesterday afternoon at tho Office
orr Z. Johnston & Co. that no change had
been made in the firm beyond the retirement of
Mr.. Johnston from all participation in the af-
fairs Of the various artists engaged by 1t. j. w.
Cochran, one Of the partners, said that no new
capital had been taken in and that no successor
toMr. Johnston had as yet been admitted into
the firm. Several persons. according to his
story, are waiting to buy a share In the FIRMS
enterprises.
lshall take charge of the business of Mivi,
lsaye. Pugno, and Gerardy. and OF Nine. Nor
dica and NJ. Plancon." said Mr.. Cochran to a
Bun reporter, and they will fill the contracts
arranged for them in the West. Next week
tney VIII appear in Toledo, Chicago. Cincinnati,
sna Milwaukee. and the engagements OF the
urn Will be transacted just rs IL nothing had
happened: But Mr.. Johnston will not again be
interested In the affairs of the firm. he 10 too
" " 70 pave anything to do with business Of any
The representative Of at least three of the
siLists under contract to R. K. Johnston & Co.
saad mat they would ill all engagements already
maue Ior them. and that they would be glad to
uacs were to be secured. Mr.. Cochran said
mat ne would give a concert at the Metropoli-
. opera House next Sunday night. He did
not name the artists. but said that IL was pro-
pyoem 70 make up q programme consisting
wholly OF American artists,