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The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29
RAILW AY MEN
 AT SAN JOSE Freight Bureau Still Dis a cussing the Question of
 DifferentialS. Decision Will Not Be Reached Without Considerable
 Difficulty. westbound Rates Likely to Bo Re- adjusted at the Session
 To-Day.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN JOSE, March 2S.-The Transcon- tinental Freight Bureau. which was in session at Monterey last week, opened it's sessions at the Hotel Vendome to- day. Chairman Countiss presided. In the afternoon a large amount of un- important routine business was con- sidered, but no definite action was taken upon any vital question.
 The chief topic before the bureau is still the matter of the difference in rates on fractional or whole carload lots. There is much variance of inter- ests among the lines represented upon this point, and the decision will be reached with difficulty. In this matter al in all others, the various roads rep resented will be bound by the decision of the bureau.
 There was some further discussion on the subject of west-bound rates and east-bound were also considered. It is expected that west-bound tariff rates will re readjusted at the session to- morrow
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29
TIME FOR
 ENGLAND
 TO MOVE Russia Holds the Ad- vantage in the
 Far East. Great Britain Should Par take of the Spells of
 China. Limitations of a Scheme Cov- cred by Salisbury's Policy
 of Delay. AMERICA MAY GIVE AID. Is That Why the White Squadron Has Been Massed at Hong
 kong?
AMERICA MAY GIVE AID.
Is That Why the White Squadron Has Been Massed at HOng-
 kong?
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LONDON, March 2S.-In the House of Commons to-day A. J. Balfour. Acting Minister for. Foreign Affairs, replying to Sir William Vernon Harcourt, the Liberal leader, promised a Ministerial statement on the situation in the Far East before Easter.
 The Globe (Conservative) says this afternoon: The disappointment of the Government supporters at the progress of affairs in the Far East is becoming more acute. Unless it is found that the Government has secured some tangible advantage, riot will set in among it's supporters. It is rumored, However, from the best quarters that the appar- ent diplomatic defeat of Great Britain masks a move of greatest importance, which will give Great Britain favor able position.
 A statement has been obtained in a competent quarter respecting British intentions in China in regard to the na- val movements in the East. It is ad- mitted that the British policy of main- taining the integrity of China and conn., mercial status of all nations has been abandoned, owing to the concessions made to Russia and Germany. It is addeds The only course left Great Brit dlH IS to 1OllOW suit, ODLdln duNdnldSeS with the other powers and secure ade- quate compensation in her own inter- ests. This explains the British naval activity at HOngkong and elsewhere. Therefore a movement upon the part of Great Britain may be anticipated in the near future. It is deemed improb obable that Japan, single-handed, or still less in conjunction with China, will combat the policy of the European powers. She will probably rest content with a com promise satisfactory to her pride and securing the position due her as the fruit of her victories over China
 There is reason to believe, according to a special dispatch from Shanghai, that the American squadron at Hong kong, instead of waiting. as was at first supposed, in proximity to Manila, prep aratory to a Hispano-American war, is really intended as a practical display of American sympathy with Great Brit aims Chinese policy. The American and British admirals. the dispatch adds, have had frequent interviews.
 Prince Henry of Prussia will leave Hongkong forthwith in consequence of the accentuation of the crisis.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29
POETIC WORDS
 FOR PEACE
Sentiment Expressed by Great Britain's Poet
 Laureate.
Copyrighted. 1898. by James Gordon Bennett.

LONDON, March 2S.-The Herald's European edition publishes the follow ing poem from the pen of Alfred Aus tin, the British poet laureate: What is the voice I hear
 On the wind of the Western sea? Sentinel, listen from out Cape Clear, And say what the voice may be. Iris proud, free people calling loud to a people proud and free, And 1t says to them: Kinsmen, hall! We severed have been too long; Now let us have done with worn-out The tale of an ancient wrong, And our friendship last long as love doth last and be stronger than death is strong.
 Answer them, sons of the seif-same race, And blood of the self-same clan, Let us speak with each other, face to
 face,
 And answer as man to man, And Loyalty love and trust each other as none but free men can. Now fling them out to the breeze, Shamrock. thistle and rose, And the Star-spangled Banner unfurl
 with these,
 A message to friends and foes, Wherever the sails of peace are seen and wherever the war wind blows. A message to bond and thrall to wake. For wherever we come. we twain, The throne of the tyrant shall rock and
 quake,
 And his menace be void and vain, For you are lords of a strong young land and we are lords of the main. Yes, this is the voice on the bluff March
 gale
 We severed have been too long; But now we have done with a Worn-out
 tale,
 The tale of an ancient wrong, And our friendship last long as love doth last and be stronger than death is strong.
 Al EREn AIrCTINr
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29
WILL
 DIE IN JUNE St Helena Fratricide Sen tenced by Judge
 Ham. Motion of His Counsel TOT a New Trial Denied by the
 Court. ca,d.r,Ded Man Cries Like Chdo When Taken Back to Els
 Prison Cell.
Special Dispatch to The Call

NAPA March 2S.-At 10 o'clock thls r,orning, the hour fixed for passing sentence upon George w. Clark for the ,,,,1rder of his brother, the south court room was crowded with spectators ana Indga Ham for the first time Ill this oo,,,,tv nronouneed the judgment or death on q human being. In the per formance of this solemn outS 'ii0 "e said to the prisoner:
 stand up, MT. Clark"
 Tba command was obeyed and the convicted man was told that he hao been informed against by inc Dlstiic. Attorney on a charge or Hluruei .' been brought to trial and touha Suii's of murder in the first degree anu tha' it now became the duty or the court 'o pass judgment. h,,
 Have you any reason 10 sta.e Why judgment should not be passeo upoN you?" asked the Judge. a-,,
 Here Clark was directed to slt uoWh hv his counsel and Attorney Wepper made a motion for new trlal OH llle grounds. first, that the court erIea III it's decisions relating 10 the uI ~ " i1.s of the jury; second, that the coui. . erred in it's instructions to tne Jui third. that the verdict was contrary 10 low on circumstantial evidence, ana fowr+h that the verdict was contrary to the evidence In the case The mo tion was overruled and the defense LOOK
 fudge Ham again ordered Clark 10 stand up With troubled LOOK the prisoner arose to his feet.
 "Is there any further cause why judgment should not be pronounced III Accordance with the verdict or the Jury in this case?" asked the Judge.
 Clark made no reply, and Judge liam
 "It now becomes the duty of the court to award against you the Judgment | which the law affiXes to the crime ol which VOL have been convicted. In the brief and simple language of our Penal 1 Code it is enacted, That every per son guilty of murder in the hrst degree shall suffer death or confinement Tn the State Prison for life. at the dlscretlon of the jury trying the same In your case the jury failed to exercise any dis cretion by returning a verdict, Guilty | of murder in the first degree; hence, l there can be no other Judgment pro- nounced by the court than that Of | death.
 '0The contemplation of the enormity | of your guilt, although 1t cannot save you from the penalty of your crime, may nevertheless serve as means to l arouse your conscience and enable you to seek repentance and forgiveness from a God of mercy, who. l believe, is now ycur only refuge and hope"
 | Clark was then sentenced to be hanged at San Quentin on June l After being taken to his cell the con- demned man cried like child. He said | to the Sheriff that he would like to see Mrs. Clark and her children.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29
 INTERESTS THE PEOPLE OF THE PACIFIC COAST.
Federal Supreme Court .Upholds the State Supreme Court in the
 Wong Tim Ark Case.

WASHINGTON, March 2S.-Justice Gray in the Supreme Court to-day af- f1rmed the decision of the Supreme Court of California in the case of Wong Tim Ark vs the Geary law. The case was one involving the right of American born Chinamen to citizenship. The California Supreme Court decided that they had all the rights of citizens and the case was appealed.
 c. M. Ledbetter was to-day appointed Postmaster at Dunlap, Fresno County Cal, vice s. F. Wilson. resigned.
 Pensions have been granted as follows:
 California: Original speoial-David Hutchinson, Madeira, S6; Edward w. Hackett, Squaw Valley, SIP; Frank Jes- sen, Stockton, ss; Kaspar Ellenberger, San Francisco, S6. Original widows, etc. Louisa Yeaman. Pacific Grove. s.
 Oregon: Increase-Norvel Biggs, Sher- wood. s6 to sS: Charles J. Dodd, Eugene, SIS to ST.
 Washington: Original = Daniel w. Brown, Chinook, S6. Restoration and re- issue-Henry c. Stinson (dead. ChehaI- is, s6. Original widows. etc.-Louise Stin- son, Chehalis s.
 There were no detachments or changes made in tho coast survey of the Pacific, according to the Navigation Bureau.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29
Death of Colonel Sawvers.

SANTA CRUZ, March 2S.-Colonel James Alexander Sawyers Is the third of Santa Cruz's old citizens to pass away in three days time. He was born on De- cember IS. 1924. in Giles county, Tennes- see. Colonel 6awyers was a veteran of the Mexican war and also r. the rebel service he rendered was two years work in locating a Government wagon road from the Missouri river to Virginia City Montana. This was through country in habited only by most hostile Indians. For some years his health and sight have been falling, and death resulted from heart trouble.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29
PLANNING FOR
 THE FESTIVAL. Ladies of San Rafael Are Diligent in Their
 Preparations. Saturday, May 7, Will Be the Main Day of the Floral
 Carnival. Committees Have Been Appointed to Take Charge of the Several
 Departments.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN RAFAEL, March 2S.-Final ar engagements are being made for the great floral festival to be held here in May. The committee of ladies met to- night at carnival headquarters and in conjunction with the gentlemen in- terested in the affair resolved to make Saturday, May 7 the main day, while the sports, including bicycle races, are to be held on the afternoon before. The school children of Marin County will be one of the main attractions of the fes- tival. The following committees have been appointed:
 Executive-P. T. Burchaell. president: E. Hayden, vice-president; R. w. John son, treasurer; George Richardson, sec retary; w. N. Anderson, chairman; Rob- ert F'urlong E. w. Newhall, Oscar Fitch, Henry Eickhoff, Richard Kinsella. Daniel Convery, Frank ". Taft. Robert Magnes, Henry c. Gieske, W. $, Dreypolcher.
 Auxiliary-Mesdames A. w. Foster, chairman; Charles Christensen, secretary; l.. A. Lancell. Henry Harrison. George H. Foster w. S. Dreypolcher, William FL liott, w. J. Wiekman, l.: J. Hamm, D. H. Whittemore. Sidney B. Cushing, Hepburn Wilkins, James Tunstead, George Butler, Miss Jessie Elliott.
 field, Lieutenant Fechtener, W. F. c. Has son. Lieutenant George Sage, William FL lott, Fl. A. Gorley,. F. l.. de Darlington.
 Press-F. w. Taft. w. s. Dreypolcher, J. J. Murray, w. J. Eden, F. W. Birlem. F. F. Runyon.
 Auditing-P. T. Burchaell, chairman; H. c. Gieske, R. Magnes.
 Grand Stand and Tribunes-L. A. Lan- cell, chairman, H. P. Wood, T. Hansen, E. c. Lund.
 Music and Transportation-E. W. New hall Henry Eickhoff, J. Burke.
 Invitatien-P. T. Burchaell, James H. Wilkins.
 School-Robert Furlong, Rev. Hugh La gan, Rev. Dr. Crosby. P. Hitchcock, G. H. Boke, Miss Edwina Dufficy.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29
Racing on a Muddy Track.

NEW ORLEANS, March 2S.-A light rain fell steadily throughout the day and made the track very heavy.
 Six furlongs-Annie Cook won, Scornful second, Surveyor third. Time. 1:19.
 Seven furlongs-Tole Simmons won, Russella second, Wrangling Duchess third. Time, 1:321.
 One mile, selling-A B c won. Robert Bonner second, Dorothy III third. Time, 1:461a
 Seven furlongs, handicap-Fervor won. Elsie Bramble second, What Next third. Time, 1.30%
 Mile and a sixteenth, sellng-Hurns won, Tutti Frutti second, Elyria third. Time, 1:62A.
 Mile and sixteenth, selling-Colonel Gay won, Dawn second, Leaseman third. Time. .53
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29
KI,ONDTKE GOLD OUTPUT WILL
 BE ENORMOUS
1t Will Drive You Tenderfeet Crazy," Says a Miner in a
 Letter From Dawson.

encouraging let by Yorke A. Barrs fromh brother he
 make big When first Bonanza ana will out Just as creeks rich is no longer bed rock ana th
 yellow AIoosehde and Too Much Goo are xa aoa
 the claim e De
 All or us want !" geta muc them we car
 gold that will come out or this
 I enderfeet to see ii hacked up like potatoes"
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29
SPEAKING Rupture Cured in Two
 Months.
Occidental. Calif..
 Feb. 18th. 1898.

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 men: wish to inform you that the Truss which I purchased at your office the 9th of last December CURED me of Rupture in TWO MONTHS. am 0, IT sixty years of age.
 There Is no mistake about the fact that your celebrated Magnetic Elastic Truss will positively CURn RUPTURE, and I heartily recommend 1t to all ruptured per- sons. Yours sincerely, c, s. COLLINS
 If ruptured, call or send 20 in stamps for our New Book on Rupture. Trusaes fitted at office without extra charge Address MAGNETIC ELASTIC TRUSS ca. R0A MARKET STREET. Opposite O[O Palace Hotel, San francisco Or 35 and 36 Sullivan Block. 7l2 First ave.' SEATTLE.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29
ADVERTISEMENTS.
F. MARION CRAVFORD'S
 NEW NOVEL, 
Bound In buckram. Two Volumes
 in a Box.

It is by far the most stirring and dramatic of all the authors plot is a masterfy PPlCS one, bringing at all 60 OO most every page aV A'OO fresh surprise, keeping the reader in suspense to the very end.- The Times, New York.
 F. Marion CraNfOrd's Novels take Tank without QuGS- tion as the most popular Amer1- can fiction, About a year ago it was remarked that upward of half a million of them had been sold in the United States alone, and there has been no falling off since then, but quite the COn~ trdrur
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29
M'KINLEY BURNED IN
 EFFIGY IN COLORADO
How the People of Durango Ex- pressed Disapproval of the
 Presidents Course.

FL PASO, Tex, March 29.-A private dispatch from Durango, Colo, states that Mckinley was burned in effigy there tonight.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29
Fannie Davenport Better.

CHICAGO, March 2S.-The condition of Fanny Davenport was slightly improved tonight.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29
Earl of Stafford Dead.

LONDON, March 2S.-The Earl of Staf- ford Is dead. George Henry Charles Byng, third Earl of Stafford. was born in London in 1884,
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29
The Famous Musical Director by Poisoning, Probab,
 From ting

musical director deo in Sedw n He  chief nc h.
  
 in Septem
  ceeding Dr 1884, seid
  of Shakespeare He alized ciize of the
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29

The "Koh-I-Noor'' copying pencil Is largely taking the place of fountain peps'
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29

SXZlaI::EyIy
 AUG ' TON OF REAL ESTATE Probate, Executrix, ExecutOr, Admin istrator and Miscellaneous Sale
 MONDAY, APRIL q, 1898
 At l2 o'clock NJ. At SaIesroom, IA Montgomery Street
 THE FOLLOWING PROPERTIES:
 HENRY WASHBURN ESTATE
 Executrix and Executors Sale First-Nos l2224 26 Utah street. west line south Of Alameda street. near junction of Tenth and Grammar streets and Potrero avenue 2story houses Of rooms sash an4 barn o Park o No M bounded by and streets and Forty third and avenues, Park; s4ox61O; equal to 50 lots; corners. Third-North line of Cumberland street. distant 2oo feet est of Church street; lot, 5Oxll4. Fourth-Esst line of Ninth avenue $50 feet south or street, l00xl20 being only half block from the en- trance 10 Golden Gate Park.
  To close Estate of Ellen Bernard, deceased Nos. Il to l7t5 Oak Grove avenue, northeast side, southeast of Harrison street between Fifth and Sixth streets, several houses rents, Sl6 month; 751l2 WEBSTER STREET RESIDENCE No. 627 Webster street. between Hayes and Grove streets; nice 2story residence of rooms and bath; brick foundation, etc; sf:6xlS!;b
 TO CLOSE AN ESTATE No. 643 Folsom street southeast line between Second and Third streets; 2tory front and houses; rent A6; 301S2:6, with an s6x2S
 ALEXANDER McGREGOR ESTATE
 Executors Sale First-No 33s Twelfth st.. bet Folsom and Harrison streets; old 3story house; rents, s3; irregular lot Second Nos l22- 2+-26 Eleventh street. between Jar on and Bryant streets buildings renting for S32 per ThirdWBuding and leasehold No 66o Bryant street; 2story building used for blacksmith and carriage Fourth~Lot No s, ,Fruityale Homestead Association. Frutyale Alameda county containing 03 acres, being short distance from Frutyale avenue electric cars PAGE STREET RESIDENCE LOT South line of Page street. s76 feet west ot agunA street; lot, 25xs7:6 with l. l26x50; street aecep'e~
 LOUIS RASMUSSEN ESTATE
 Administrators Sale No. 34 Powell avenue; 2story house Of rooms m hn,S 1, Mission and Valencia streets lines, and apou' one block south of Twenty-sxth street,
 RI. A. ROURKE ESTATE
 South San Francisco Investment @ Nos l522-24 Sixteenth Southi LaSs hIs t5t ooms each; rents sl6 S0xlC0; otne os siirad avenue rom the Thirdstreet electric ars on kailio"u @
 BRIDGET O'DAY ESTATE
 Administrators Sale South line of Twenty fifth street, 70 Iee' s N " nt avenue: lot, 25x90
 MARY c. GRANT ESTATE Executors Sale No s22 Fremont street southesi CT lot' 2IS1iO0 to ience of l3 rooms and bath, etc. etc' iV'' ' Grant alley. . obserfpIlv given Further particulars. catalogue etc. cns'fiu"' It our office
 G.H. UMBsEN & CO.,, AuctioneeFs
 IA Montgomery Street
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29
FIREARMS TAKEN FROM
 HOMES OF IRISHMEN.
Precaution Taken by the Police in the Counties of 1imerick and
 Cork

Cork
 DUBLIN, March 2S.-In connection with the centenary of the revolution of 179S the police have searched the farmers houses in the counties of Limerick and Cork. taking possession of all firearms found and announcing that they will be returned after the celebrations.
 San Rafael Bond Election. SAN RAFAEL, March 2S-The citizens of San Rafael will vote next Saturday. April 2, on the question of issuing $15 ,O00 bonds for high school building.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29
San Rafael Bond Election
ADVERTISEMENTS.
OF CURES!
lie Feels Like a Boy of
 Fifteen.

VIM. H. SAWYER of BerdeR
 station, Sonoma County, writes
 as follows
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The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29
Novels of American Life.

Katharine Lauderdale "... ...............S S1.00 "The Ralstons," 3 vols....................$2.00 "An American Politician "......-.........S1.0O "Marion Darohe ........-...........$l.OO "The Three Fates "............ .-......."SLQ0
 .'They afford view of certain phases Of New York life that has not hitherto been treated with anything like the same ade- ouacy and felicity."-The Boston Beacon.
 His versa tility and wide experience may be judged from the varied scenes III "iAch his novels are lald:
 "Greifenstein, the Black Forest. t........$1.OO "A Tale of Lonely Parish" England. -S1OO "A Cigarette maker Romance" Munich Sl.O0 "The Witch of Prague" Bohemia .,..,.S1.O0 "Paul Patoff," ConstantinOple Chiefly ~$100 "Khaled," Story of Arabia. a.,.-,,..$1.0O "zoroaster," Babylon and the Far East-s1.O0 "Dr. Isaaes," India......... ."..SlOO "Marzios Crucifx," Rome.................S1.Q0 A Rose of Yesterday" Lueerne....S1,25
 Andrew Lang once wrote: "He has great adaptability and subtleness of mind: a master of the narrative style, he throws d sgPfie i Gnarm s Gvfr fly a borne ne out by the incomplete list just given, though it does not include the novels usu- ally considered his best, those of Italian life
 "Casa Braccio," vols........... .........S2.OO "Taquisara," vols......... ...................SS'0O "A Roman Singer" ................-.-$1.OO "The Saraoinesca series, vols., $500,
 to which has just been added "Cor-
 leone," 2 ols........................-.S S2.O0
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-12
OF An Engagement With the Spanish
at the Market Street Bridge.

Squire Haberfield had a dream Sun
dav night. 1t was a dream of war, or
the invasion of Wheeling by the Span
ish
There appears to be great deal OF
rivalry between the Squire and another
officer of civil war fame, as to who
will have the best regiment of homeI
guards This matter was evidently
preying upon Haberfield's mind when
he retired Sunday night. Following
is the story as it was told to a repre-
sentative OF the Register: The Span
ish unloaded 5000 troops at Benwood
and were marching up town. | had
1900 men and was stationed at the
stone bridge on Main street. Col -
had 5000 men, and guarded the Mar
ket street passage. The Spanish
troops We're coming up Chapline street
double quick Col. saw them
coming and ordered a quick
retreat to the Top mill. When
| heard of the Cclonels order |
hurriedly ordered my men to the Mar
ket street bridge, where we met the
enemy. After an hours engagement
in which | lost two of my best Off
GERS. Shorts and Creighton. the Spanish
were repulsed with terrible loss. !
don't know what ever became of the
other regiment; the laat | heard of
them they were still running.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-12

helm, dismissed.
HI. T. Ford VS.. Receivers B. & O., set
April p.
w. e. Chaffin VS.. @. r. Adams COM
pany. demurrer to amended declaration.
Kate Halter VS.. S. Elders estate, set
April go
r. NJ Manley VS.. Stolze Bros, demurrer
to declaration argued April IS.
John r. Mendel VS.. Mary Mitchell, set
May TO-
B. Geltman & Co. VS. Mutual Benefit
Supply Co, April 16.
Albert Plant VS.. Wheeling Railway
company, demurrer to declaration. April
IT,
Baer Sons Grocer Co. VS.. James f.
Stuck. demurrer to declaration, May I.
Jennie e. Wright VS.. Penn Mutual Co.,
dismissed at plaintiffs cost.
Alexander Lumber Co. vs.. r. G. Dunn
&, Co.. demurrer to declaration in each
count set May I.
Milt l.. Davis vs. Elm Grove Coal Co.,
April 80.
Catherine Dorsey VS.. John Heiner, de-
murrer TO declaration in each count, SCI
for hearing.
C. L. Taylor VS.. Baer Sons Grocer Co.,
set for April is.
Nj. S. Sherwood VS.. B. 5. Baer, uehlui
rer to declaration, set May !
Frank Finksinger VS.. August Budsch-
wing ct AL set April IS.