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The herald., 1898-12-17
Special to The Herald.

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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 16.-The sena-
torial situation has resolved itself into
general guessing contest, so far as informa'
ton goes, not only of the average citizen
but of many men who are presumably on
the inside of the mystic pool of politics. In
the four weeks that intervenes between now
and the first Tuesday after legislative or
eanzation, when the election of United
States senator is in order, hot times among
the workers are looked for.
| asked a man today-one of the best in
formed newspaper men in the city-for his
inside tip, and he promptly confessed him
self at sea. Nobody really knows" he
said mo one can give good guess or make
a safe bet. The Herrin mudde and the
withdrawal of De Young, the open opposi-
ton of De Young and Spreckels to Burns,
the half-hearted support of Grant in the
south, Knights strength in Humboldt
and northern countess-all these have COM
hined to make as fine senatorial mix-up
as the state has ever had My best judg-
ment, now, is that it looks like Burns first,
Grant second and Bulla third"
1t is generally conceded that Grant will
have thirty votes in caucus, while he Will
need forty. Burns, according to outlook,
will have the San Francisco, Alameda and
Sacramento contingents sure. Knights
votes will likely go to Burns, although the
silver-tongued lawyer says he is in the field
to stay. Barnes, like De Young, is far in
the field, and :. .e-of the wiseacres give any
credence to the boasts of the friends of DIR.
Pardee of Alameda.
1t was the gossip of the lobbes today that
Herrin, the astute, is displaying letter
from C.'P. Huntington, in which the aged
manipulation expresses confidence in Herrin,
and says his course in politics has his ''un-
qualified approval" This letter, the story
goes, was displayed over the lunch table with
considerable pride. But the date OF the
. letter--that was something the friend failed
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Has Resolved Itself Into a Guess
ing Contest
EVEN THE EXPERTS ARE ALL AT SEA
lust Now Burns Good First Choice Grant Second and
Bula Third With Probability Of Rearrange-
nent or Reversal Tomorrow

to see, and the assumption Of those who
love not Herrin is that the letter is of
antique date-prior, at least, to that famous
conference at which Herrin told DE Young
and Spteckels that the railroad favored
Burns.
The Call today prints this story about
Grant
1T may be of interest to the legislators
who will soon be called upon to choose a
United States senator to know few OF the
schemes this brilliant young man so re-
Gently arrived from beyond the mountains
has attempted to put into execution in order
to deude the general public and secure for
himself what he is pleased to call his ambi-
ton Some time ago Mr. Grant approached
gentleman who is prominent in the
councils of the Republican party and sought
his support. This is the proposition he
made:
81 have an ambition to be United States
senator If you will lend your influence and
support to secure, my election | will serve
one year in congress and then resign in your
favor
"The gentleman to whom the offer was
made replied that he was not in the bust
ness of assisting unknown young men to
crafty personal ambition at the expense of
the people of the state. He also said much
more td the same effect and, Mr.. Grant was
dismissed with the assurance that he would
do well to let crooked politics alone if he
wished to retain the respect of decent men.
If Mr.. Grant has sufficient disregard for
the truth to deny the assertion that he made
the aforementioned proposition the name
of the gentleman will be given, as well as
some additional particulars regarding the
interview"
The name of thi,. gentleman prominent
in the councils of the Republican party" is
understood to be none other than the Calls
proprietor, John d. Spreckels. Green,
Grants manager, declined tonight to dis
cuss the matter, nor will,the Spreckels men
say more. They await Grant $ denial
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BARSTOW BULLETS
Fired by Mexican Who Prudently
Retires

BARSTOW, Cal, Dec l6.-A shooting
scrape occurred in the Harvey House lunch
counter. about 3 o'clock this morning, in
which Harry Wettoch, lunchman, was Shot
IN the arm by drunken half-breed named
Carlos Lozano
The trouble arose over dispute in max
ing change. Lozano drew two large revol-
vers and was threatening to shoot, when
George Hamilton, night yardmaster, hand.
ed Wettoch revolver. The two men ex-
changed four or five shots without effect,
when Lozano ran outside and fired through
the window, striking Wettoch in the left
arm above the elbow
DR.. Renshaw dressed the wound, but
being unable to locate the bullet. Wettoch
was sent to San Bernardino on the passen-
ger train early this morning for treatment.
Lozano bears bad reputation, having
been in several shooting scrapes before. 4
posse is searching for him with threats of
lynching if apprehended
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An Illegal Fee

WALLA WALLA, Wash, Dec. l5.-Ed-
gar Lehman, an attorney of this city, was
arrested this afternoon by Deputy United
States Marshal Jack Stringer of Tacoma,
on warrant issued by the Federal court
charging him with conccaling stolen govern.
ment property. Lehman is accused of hav-
ing $l66 worth of postage stamps which
were given him in payment for defending a
man named Morgan, who was arrested for
burglary. Friends of Lehman here say that
nothing criminal was intended and that he
turned over the stamps to officers who had
them for several months and then returned
them to Lehman. The latter used some in
appealing Morgan's case to the Supreme
Court
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Space at Paris

CHICAGO, Dec. l6.-Director of Exhib-
its John H. McGibbons has received a let
ter from the Governor of California asking
that as large space as possible be allotted
to the State at the Paris exhibition. Horti-
cultural, agricultural, mining and educa-
tional exhibition space has been asked for.
Director McGibbons was visited by Mrs.
Frona Eunice Wait, the official winchester
of California who has been sent from Califor-
mia as special delegate to the commission
to obtain an additional allotment of space
for State wine exhibit Mrs. Wait in
making her application stated that Calfor-
Ions of wine annually.
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SALISBURY SPEAKS
But He Confines Himself to General
PRINCIPLES

LONDON, Dec. l6.-The Marquis of Sal
isbury, the premier, at banquet given this
club, devoted his speech in reply to toast
of his health to home affairs and to the
general principles for the conduct of foreign
policy, without direct reference to any par
ticuar question.
The government" he said, SHOULD be
judged not on individual items, but on the
success of policy as a whole"
Referring to the difficulty of taking the
matters of foreign policy" he said
Il have often felt the want of such an in
stitution as the United States foreign rea-
tions committee. 1t is impossible here,
but it must be great advantage for min
lister to be able to meet persons not of his
own political opinion and to explain to them
the reasons for his action"
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Of Conditions Prevailing in
Western Cuba
COUNTRY RAVAGED TO DISTRACTION
Responsible Citizens and Foreigners Agree That One Half Of
the Former Population Has Been Killed or Has
Starved to Death

walls everywhere. Shan raise flag tomor.
row in the presence of troops and citizens.
Treasury empty, and only means of replen.
ishing it is a system of taxation almost to
the verge of confiscation. No custom houses
in this province. Country of great fer
tility and beauty, but ravaged almost to de.
struction; assured by responsible citizens
and foreigners that one-half the former
population has been killed or starved to
death. Colonel Seyburn, with two battal.
ions, at Guanajay. He is ordered to occupy
Mariel with detachment. No sickness.
DAVIS,
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TROOPS FOR MANILA
Regulars May Expect to Stay Three
Years

WASHINGTON, Dec. l6-Orders were
today issued for the immediate prepara-
regular infantry for service in the Philip
pines: Twelfth at Jefferson Barracks;
Twenty-second at Ft. Crook, Neb., Third at
Fort Smelling, Mimi; Seventeenth at Colum-
bia Barracks, o., and Fourth at Ft. Sheri-
dan, ILL., In each case the order states that
the date of embarkation and point of sail
ing have not yet been decided upon, and
depend upon the transportation facilities
which may become available.
"It is impossible" the order reads, "to
state the duration of the tour of service OF
this character at this time, but preparations
should be made with view to at least two
or three years service before returning to
the United States"
1t is not the intention of the department
to send any wagon transportation.
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Canadian Questions

WASHINGTON, Dec. l6.-The American
and Canadian Commissioners held brief
joint session today, after which both sides
held long separate meetings. 1t is now un-
derstood that the holiday adjournment will
not be later than Monday or Tuesday Of
next week and that the commission will re-
sumo its work in the second week in Janu-
ary. 1t is generally conceded that there is
no present prospect of an agreement.
1t is thought that the holiday session will
be brief on account of the approaching ses-
sion Of the Dominion Parliament.
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The Ocean Vote

TOPEKA, Kan, Dec l6.-The State can.
vassing Board decided a tie between A. p.
Scott, Republican, and L. NJ. Marks. POM.
list, candidates for the Legislature from
Jefferson county, by ordering the drawing
of lots. Mr.. Scott won, but did not demand
his certificate, going home with the expecta.
tion that it would be sent by mail. Before
Pacific vote cast by the Twentieth Kansas.
en- route to Manila, was received. Upon ex.
animation one vote was found for Mr..
Marks. Accordingly the State Canvassing
Board reversed its decision and issued a
certificate to Mr.. Marks
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Rebellion Rampant

TACOMA, Wash, Dec. l6.-The steamer
Empress of India brings news from Chung
King, China, via, Shanghai, that business
is still paralyzed throughout the western
Chinese province of Szchuen, because of the
depredations of Yumantze and his band OF
5000 rebels, who are thoroughly disciplined
and wear a uniform having for its distin
gushing feature the Chinese character mean
ing revenge"
They are determined to rid China of all
foreigners and to stamp out the Christian
religion. There are 5000 Catholic refugees
in Chung King and the property destroyed
by the rebels is estimated at 5,000,000 taels.
During their raids they have rendered
10000 people, mostly native Christians,
homeless, and sixty-two lives have been
taken, including several European mission
aries.
Yumantze recently beheaded two Catho-
lie missionaries, which the city of Yuinchuan
gave up to him as hostages. He offered
them their lives if they would renounce
theiIr, religion. They refused; j. Fleming,
natives and soldiers at Using Ping, ninety
miles east of Kuei Yang. The mission house
was raided and burned down. There has
been no attempt to punish the rebels at
the hands of the mandarns
France demands 100000 taels damages
for the destruction of the French mission
ary property. French missionary was
burned to death at Swatow. The mission
was attacked and Catholic crosses and
altars destroyed by mob of 1000 of the
Christian haters.
Adyices by the Empress of India state
that Russia has sold half million obsolete
Berdan rifles to China at large price
through the Russo Chinese Bank. viceroy
Tan of Canton is ordered from Peking to
pay for them at the rate of five taels per
rifle and IL taels per 1000 cartridges. Every
two rifles are supplied with set of extra
parts in case of loss. Manchu troops
throughout the empire are to be armed at
once with these rifles.
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NOT A GOOD FIGHT
Kid Mccoy Easily Disposes of Joe
Goddard

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. l6-Joe God
dard and Kid Mccoy were the features to-
which came to an end in the fifth round bv
the referee, disqualifying Goddard and Civ
ing the fight to Mccoy Up to that point
the fighting was uneventful Mccoy doing
the better work. In the fifth round, after
number of exchanges, the kid landed a
heavy right on Goddard's jaw and sent him
to the floor. Goddard was on his feet in
second and the kid again landed on Joe's
jaw and sent him to the grass once more.
He got on his feet again and clinched with
Mccoy. They wrestled about the ring for
some time. when the referee interposed and
disqualified Goddard. He said he had at
tempted to throw Mccoy to the floor while
wrestling
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Calvin Brice's Funeral

NEW YORK, Dec 16.-The funeral
services of Ex-senator Calvin S. Brice will
Avenue Presbyterian Church. 1t is expected
that the Rev. Wallace Ratcliffe of Washing
ton, will conduct the services. There will
probably be no pall-bearers. After the serv-
ices the body will be tken to Lima, Ohio,
where it will be inferred in the Brice family
plot.
Among the messages received by the FAM
ily were kilograms from President McKin.
ley, Secretaries Hay and Alger and Senator
Hanna and Governor Bushnell of Ohio.
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Associated Press Special Wire

WASHINGTON, Dec. l6-The terrible
state OF affairs existing in the western
province of Cuba is shown in this report to
the war department from General Davis:
PINAR DEL RIO, Dec. Ia, lS98.-Ad-
jutant General, Washington: Arrived here
last night; troops comfortably encamped; !;
have all required supplies; have been re-
ceived with greatest enthusiasm and re-
joicing. Civil governor left province when
Spanish troops retired. The alcalde called,
and rendered his services. A small Cuban
force is in, town as police; good order pre-
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A CABLE SYSTEM
To Connect All the British Cable
Stations

LONDON, Dec. 16.-The morning papers
print a letter addressed to the Right Hon.
Joseph Chamberlain; secretary of state for
cellor of Queens university, Canada, and a
leading expert in telegraph communication
and the unifcation of time reckoning
throughout the world, advocating the adop,
tion of system of state-owned cables con
meeting. every British possession and all of
Great Britain's naval coaling stations.
tions of cables in the Pacific, Indian and At
lantic oceans, and estimates their cost at
f6, 100000 The first step he suggests is
state-owned Pacific cable. He contends
that if his proposals were carried out. the
cost, OF cabling would be enormously cheap
The herald., 1898-12-17
A Baseball Boom

NEW YORK, Dec l6-That something
of a startling nature was to be sprung during
the meeting of the national baseball league
was an open secret, and today when the an
nouncement was made that the Brooklyn
and Baltimore clubs had amalgamated no one
was surprised. When the matter was an
nounced as certainty it was generally re-
garded as great boom for baseball in Great.
er New York As business venture the
deal is regarded as a promising one fnan-
cially for both sides
The herald., 1898-12-17
A Ferryboat Scare

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. l6.-A defective
casting caused the walking beam of
the ferryboat Bay City to break today. The
bay. When the shaft broke, the connecting
rod of the released shaft crashed through Il
the cabin and upper deck of the vessel, Great
ing havoc. No one was hurt, although a
dozen people narrowly escaped being crush
ed. The passengers in the cabin were panic
stricken for the moment, but cool heads pre-
vailed on the more excited, and order was
yestored. 1t will take some time to repair
the wrecked engines.
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HELD TO ANSWER
Brandes and Mrs. Mantel Charged
With Murder

OAKLAND, CAL, Dec. 16--The prelimin.
ary examination of w. A. Brandes, accused
of the murder of his five-year-old daughter
morning.
Very little additional testimony was given
The defense attempted to put some Of the
autopsy physicians on the stand, but they
refused to testify unless they were paid
expert fees. The defense refused to pay the
money so they did not get any testimony.
Both sides then rested and submittd the
for the defense moved to strike out the
policeman's club as an exhibit in the case.
The Judge denied the motion. Justice Gift
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Orders for Iron

CHICAGO, Dec. l6.-Iron and Steel to-
morrow will say:
An estimate of the pig iron sold here
within week is $4,000 tons. An inquiry
from the Russian government for 70, 900 tons
within year, beginning next March, had
to be turned down by the Chicago mills.
because deliveries could not be made.
The herald., 1898-12-17
Roosters With Gloves

ST. LOUIS, Dec. l6.-Sparring contests
between game cocks with gloves on and an
exhibition of trained tumbler pigeons proved
interesting and attractive features at the
poultry and pigeon show last night.
The judges have completed the awards for
the pigeon exhibits.
The center of interest in the judges W TX
was about the Silver Wyandottes. In this
class awards were made as follows: Cock,
first, Campion and Beck, ST. Louis, score
9OA; hen, first, Fl. Steinmesch, St. Louis,
score 94& cockerel, Steinmesch, score 94k !;
pullet, Steinmesch, score 94.
The herald., 1898-12-17
Porto Rico Postal Contract

WASHINGTON, Dec. l6.-The postal
contract with the New York and Porto Rico
Steamship Company, supplemental to exist.
ing arrangements with the Red ID Line, has
been. formally signed. The arrangements
are for five regular sailings month from
New York to Porto Rico and regular addi
tional sailings Herewith around the island
at least once week, calling at all principal
harbors and ports
The herald., 1898-12-17
The Lafayette Monument

NEW YORK, Dec. l6.-The Lafayette
Memorial commission announced today the
prove the design for the Lafayette monp-
ment, consisting of j. Q. A. Ward, presi-
dent of the National Sculpture society:
John La Fargo, president of the Society Of
American, artists, and George b. Post, pres
ident of the National Institute of American
Architects.
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then rehearsed the evidence and held the
defendent to answer without bail.
The preliminary examination of Mrs. Anna
Mentel was concluded today. She was
held to answer before the Supreme Court
without bail. The prisoner was put on the
stand and testified that she shot her hus.
band while she was on the ground. She de-
clared that he denied their marriage, beat
her, knocked her down and was in the act
of choking her when she fired the shots.
The herald., 1898-12-17
The Dusenberry Estate

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. I6.-A contest
for part of the estate of John burberry.
who died in this city two weeks ago, leav.
ing property valued at sl,5O0,O 900, was com
menced today in the superior court. The
contestant is r. Barron, cousin of the de-
ceased, and the defendants are Nathan and
Louis burberry, surviving brothers.
Barron alleges that the brothers are con.
cealing will in which he and his grandchil-
dren are named as legatees.
The herald., 1898-12-17
Bolivian Revolution

LIMA, Peru, Dec. l6.-Advices received
today from La Paz, capital of Bolivia, an
nounee that the revolutionists have formally
proclaimed a federation. Senior Severe
Fernandez Alonzo, president of Bolivia, is
still at Gruro, at the head of the government
troops. He has declared state of siege,
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day by the war department to get ready
two transports to leave here as soon as
possible for Manila via the Suez canal. The
transports Mobile and Mohawk have been
selected and Colonel Kimball has been in
structed to have them brought here and
made ready for service as soon as possible
Each of the transports has a capacity of
2400 men, but for this trip they will carry
only 1900 men each
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Soldiers Complaints

STOCKTON, Dec. l6.-Since many of the
privates of the Stockton companies of the
Sixth regiment have returned home, after
receiving their discharge papers, they are
talking severely about some of their
officers. The men complain of harsh
treatment at the hands of some of the Off
GERS and say their supplies were insufficient
at times
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Bank Consolidationj

ST. LOUIS, Dec 16-The Republic today
publishes the following:
The final steps were taken yesterday for
the absorption of the St. Louis National
Bank by the National Bank of Commerce
and the papers were signed and delivered.
All accounts in the St. Louis National were
checked up last night and that bank is now
practically out of existence.
The herald., 1898-12-17
Spanish Prudence

MADRID. Dec. l6.-A semi-official note
is published today which says: 'As the
American Senate must ratify the treaty OF
peace before it comes effective, our govern.
not hasten to cede territory which the
United States may not accept"
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The Tin Plate Trust

EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio, Dec. l6.-The
new tinplate trust has taken possession Of
all the mills in this section. w. H. Bran
field of the Irondale Mills is to manage this
district, embracing lrondale, Lisbon and
New Castle.
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WAR and STARVATION
MAKE CHIN CHOW CHINAMEN
TIRED OF LIFE
Thousands of People Dying and Other
Thousands Terrorized by Anti
Foreign Rebels

san FRANCISCO, Dec. 16.-On board
the steamer Gaelic, which arrived from the
Orient today, was Rev. H. w. White, 4
missionary. He brings news of a terrible
condition of affairs existing in the Chin
Chow Flu province, section $50 miles long
and seventy miles wide, inhabited by over
4, 100000 people, mostly farmers. Owing
to two successive droughts the crops have
been failures and the people of the province
mentioned are dying by thousands from
starvation and the outlying provinces and
the government are doing little to help the
suffering The people of Shang-Tung PROV
ince are also starving In some of the vii
lagos of the latter place there are hundreds
of deaths in a weeks time. In Chin Chow
Flu there have been as many as $50 deaths
in one day.
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BRYAN AT THE CAPITAL

Colonel Bryan expressed himself very en-
phatically to his Democratic associates
upon the duty of congress in regard to the
Philippines. He believes that the islands
ought not to be held longer than is ncces-
sary for the United States to establish there
a stable and independent government, as
was guaranteed to Cuba in the resolution
which led to the declaration of war, and he
believes it is the duty of congress to make
a declaration of the intention of the United
States at the earlist possible date, in order
that there may be no misunderstanding in
the future and that the natives of the islands
may be assured that the ultimate purpose
of the United States is to give them a free
and independent government. The war
was fought for humanity's sake, he says,
and the United States, in the hour of vic
tory should stand upon the policy it had pro-
claimed at tho~butset regarding Cuba.
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Sailed for Hawaii

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 16-Thc italian
cruiser Etna sailed today for the Hawaiian
islands.
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NOT MATES

which was destroyed by the explosion and,
after listing the uniniured portion of the
vessel, to building bulkhead and false bow
10 fill the opening.
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A CORDIAL GREETING
Accorded to Col. Bryan by Friends at
Washing gton


WASHINGTON, Dec. l6-William ].
Bryan came to the House of Representa-
tivcs about l o'clock today and was given
most cordial reception by his former col
leagues in Congress. Earlier in the day
Representative Bailey of Texas, the Demo
cratic floor leader, breakfasted with Mr..
Bryan at the latter's room, and it is under
stood discussed in a general way questions
of public and party policy. When Mr.. Bry-
an reached the House he was escorted to
the Democratic cloakroom, where he was
surrounded by members and made the re-
cipient of many attentions. For some time
he talked socially and politically with that
unreserve which marks cloakroom discus
-.
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Transports Selected

NEW YORK. Dec. l6.-The transporta-
tion department of the army was notified to-