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The San Francisco call., 1899-01-26
A BILL TO PROMOTE
KILLING OF MEN

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. Ex-senator Dickinson
this morning introduced bill which
specifically defines what Justifable
homicide is, as follows:
When resisting any attempt to mur-
der or to commit a felony or to do great
bodily harm to any person.
when committed in defense of home
or habitation against any attempt to
commit felony, or where a person at
tempts to enter house in a violent or
tumultuous manner.
When committed in lawful defense
of wife, husband, parent, child or mas
ter, mistress or servant when there is
reasonable ground to apprehend the
commission of a felony:
When necessarily committed in at
tempting by lawful means to arrest a
person for felony or lawfully sup
pressing a riot
when committed in the heat of pas-
sion by the willful and malicious pub
ltcation of libelous matter of and CON
corning the slayer by the party slain
This last clause of Senator Dickin-
sons bill opens up the way for every
exposed fraud, hypocrite or public con.
fidence operator to commit murder IL
he desires to do So
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INCIDENTS OF THE DAY AT SACRAMENTO.

been extracted by evaporation, for the
purposes of preservation or increase of
saccharine strength. Dry wine is that
produced by complete fermentation of
saccharine contained in must. Sweet
wine is that which contains more or less
saccharine appreciable to the taste. For
titled wine is that wine to which distilled
spirits have been added to increase alco-
holic strength for purposes of preserva-
tion only, and shall be held to be pure
when the spirits so used are the product
of the grape only. Pure champagne, or
sparkling wine, is that which contains
carbonic acid gas or effervescence pro-
duced only by natural fermentation Of
saccharine matter of must, or partially
fermented wine in bottle.
In the fermentation, preservation and
fortification of pure wine it shall be spe-
cifically understood that no material shall
be used intended as substitutes for grapes,
or any part of grapes: no coloring matters
shall be added which are not the pure
product of grapes during fermentation, or
by extraction from grapes with the aid of
pure grape spirits; no foreign fruit juices,
and no spirits imported from foreign
countries, whether pure or compounded
with fruit juices or other material not the
pure product of grapes, shall be used for
any purposes; no aniline dyes, salicylic
acid, glycerine, alum or other chemical
antiseptics or ingredients recognized as
deleteriouS to the health of consumers,
or as injurious to the reputation of wine
as pure, shall be permitted; and no dis
titled spirits shall be added except for the
sole purpose of preservation and without
the intention of enabling trade to lengthen
the volume of fortified dry wine by the
addition of water or other wine weaker in
alcoholic strength.
In the fermentation and preservation of
pure wine and during the operations of
fining or clarifying, removing defects, inn
proving qualities, blending and maturing,
no methods shall be employed which es-
sentially conflict with the provisions of
the preceding sections of this act and no
materials shall be used for the promotion
of fermentation, or the assistance of any
Of the operations of wine treatment, which
are injurious to the consumer or the rep.
utation Of wine as pure; provided, that it
practices of using pure tannin in small
quantities, leaven to excite fermentation
only, and not to incresae the material for
the production of alcohol; water before OF.
during, but not after fermentation for
the purpose of decreasing the sacccharine
strength of muStS to enable perfect fer
mentation; and the natural products of
grapes in the pure forms as they exist in
pure grape muStS, skins and seeds; sui
phur fumes to disinfect cooperage and pre-
vent disease in wine; and pure gelatinous
purpose of assisting fining or clarifica-
ton. shall be specifically permitted in the
operations hereinbefore mentioned, in ac-
cordance with recognized legitimate Gus
tom.
Section provides that it shall be un-
lawful to sell or offer for sale any bever-
age purparting to be the juice of the
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-26
A. MEASURE AGAINST
THE POLITICAL PUSH

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. Ex-senator Stratton has
what might be termed '1ong scent" in
the matter of introducing bills covering
the matter of purity of primary cleo
tions. This morning he took another turn
at the subject by presenting a bill making
it a felony for anybody to act as an cleo
ton officer at a primary election who has
not been duly appointed to act. Any per-
son who willfully fails to perform his
duty as an election officer at primary is
to be punished by a fine not exceeding
$1,000 or by Imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary for not over five years, or both.
Any person failing to answer questions
asked by judges as to his qualifications to
vote at a primary is guilty of misde-
meanor.
Any person who votes illegally or who
votes twice, or who attempts to or does
change a vote after it has been cast, is
guilty of felony.
Anybody who aids, abets or advises a
man to cast a fraudulent vote at a pri-
mary is guilty of misdemeanor
Any election officer at a primary who
attempts to or does destroy the poll list;
to add additional names to it; to place. in
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Republican Central Committeeman
Ask Mclaughlin to Interfere.
Petition Being Circulated That Is Calculated to
Bring About Caucus to Settle the Sena=
tOrial Question.

CALL HEADQUARTERS. SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 25.-The Call tonight
obtains information that a petition has
been circulated among members of the
executive committee of the Republican
State Central Committee urging Major
Mclaughlin, chairman of the party or
ganization, to use his utmost influence
to break the deadlock in the Legisla-
ture and secure the election of a Re
publican United States Senator at this
session. Several members Of the COM
mittee have signed the document. and
doubtless it will be placed in the hands
of Mclaughlin in a day or two.
The utter absurdity of addressing
such a petition to a chairman of the
organization who has openly proclaim
ed himself as an advocate of Dan
Burns election must be obvious at first
consideration. 1t is possible that the
members Of the committee who have
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ing. He was asked if the report was
true that he intended to go into the
Burns camp when he left the fold of
Grant. The question was based on the
knowledge that the Sonoma Assembly
man was in receipt of many kilograms,
letters and petitions setting forth that
his support of Grant was contrary to
the wishes of the people whose repre-
sentative. he was in the Legislature
Mr.. LIE Barron replied:
Il have hot decided to vote for Colo
mel Burnss II have no personal obiec-
tion to him, but letters and kilograms
which 1 have received and preserved
convince me that majority of the peo-
pie in my district are against the cleo
tion Of Colonel Burns. and I shall en-
deavor, in casting my vote. TO repre-
sent the sentiments of my people. Dur
ing the campaign which resulted In my
election l was often asked how I stood
on the Senatorship, and l invariably
replied that I had no personal choice.
but would be guided by the wishes of
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signed desire to open the way for the
withdrawal of both Burns and Grant
from the Senatorial contest, but it is
highly probable in view of present con-
ditions and past events in this strug-
gle that it is a movement in the inter
est OF secret caucus proceedings.
1t is known fact that members of
the committee are working with all the
zeal and activity of intense parttsans
to force members of the LEGISLATURE
into Burns camp. The contest has
reached the stage of deadlock. Burns
cannot augment his forces in the open.
The only road left for success i~ the
devious way of a secret caucus.
The petition to the chairman of the
State Central Committee sets forth that
the cause of harmony in the party and
the interests of the State demand that
the Republican members should agree
upon some plan for immediate settle
ment of the differences existing. There
is scarcely shadow Of doubt that the
petition emanated from the adherents
of Burns in Sacramento and was de-
signed to persuade unwilling members
of the Legislature to go into a dark
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-26
WARM DEBATE OVER
CONTESTED ELECTIONS

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 25.-The Assembly opened
up business this morning with the major
tty report of the Committee on Contested
Elections in re Jones VS.. Assemblyman
Wardell of the Thirty-ninth District, San
Francisco. The majority report recon-
mended that Mr.. Wardell retain his seat
in the Assembly.
The report of the minority recommended
that Mr.. Leon Jones, the contestant, be
seated. The minority was composed of
Assemblyman Cosper of Fresno, chairman
of the committee.
After warm wrangle and cold-blood-
ed attempt by Cosper to bury the matter
in the Judiciary Committee, the major
ity report prevailed, and it was upon good
Republican votes that Wardell was re-
tained in his seat.
Cosper talked copiously in favor of his
single-barreled report, but he was opposed
warmly by Hanley CD, San Francisco,
Cowan CD of Santa Rosa, Pierce (R3
of Yolo and Wade (R.) of Napa, and when
the matter came to vote it was all War;
dell's way.
In the afternoon Milton Jay Green did
not appear again when his name was
called at half-past 2. Mr.. Green still suf-
ferS from chill, but DIR. Hatch, who sent
in the necessary certificate, gave out the
glad news that his patient would be ION
his feet in. reasonable time. Johnson
OIL SdCTdHellLO thought lQdC 1Orty-e1ght
hours would be a reasonable time, and
moved that Green's case be set for Friday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
In the afternoon there was scarcely
enough legislators on hand to do business.
The committees on State Prisons and
Capital and Labor left at half-past 2
o'clock for the State Prison at Folsom to
look at the rock crusher and hear the
opinions of the prison directorate on An
derson's bill restricting the sale of prison.
made goods, The Committee on Investi-
cation left the chamber about the same
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-26
A MEASURE FOR THE
PROTECTION OF WINES

CALL HEADQUARTERS. SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. Ex-senator La Rue's bill
to prohibit the adulteration of wine and to
prevent fraud in the manufacture and
sale thereof was passed by the Senate to-
day on second reading
The bill defines pure wines as the juice
of grapes fermented, preserved or forth
fed for use as a beverage, or as a medi-
cine, by methods recognized as legitimate
according to the provisions of this act;
unfermented grape juice, containing no
addition of distilled spirits may be de-
nominated as wine when described as ..,In-
fermented wine," and shall be deemed
pure only when preserved for use as a.
beverage or medicine. in accordance with
the provisions of this act. Pure Crane
must shall be deemed to be the Juice Of
grapes only in its, natural condition
whether expressed or mingled with the
pure skin, seeds or stems of grapes. Pure
condensed grape must shall be deemed to
be pure grape must from which water mas
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-26
A Resolution That Failed

SAN RAFAEL, Jan. 25.-At q ,,oa+,,.
of the Marin County Central Commits ty.a.s'
held this afternoon in the Courthouse -
resolution was introduced calling unop
Senator Dickinson and Assemblvnoer, :,
Atherton to break the deadlock in tba
Senatorial situation by entering a ca,,cus
fashioned way" The resolution Stated
that the present situation is preindicisi
to the best interests of the party and viii
probably result in only one Senator [,oiI,l q III
to Washington. After a heated dehats
the resolution was defeated by a tie vofe
of to 8. 1t is claimed by the Opponents
further the candidacy of Dan Burns. bnf
this was as vigorously denied by those in
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lantern council to agree on a candidate
for Senator.
Leading members of the Legislature
who were seen tonight did not hesi-
tate to express the opinion that a eau
Gus of the Republican members at this
time would be the most unfortunate
step for the Republican party to take.
They declare that the people of Cali
fornia have their eyes on the contest
and tina. betrayal of the party in secret
caucus would work endless disaster.
They assert that the only wav to secure
party harmony and maintain public
confidence is to eliminate Burns and
Grant from the contest.
The chairman of the Republican
State Central Committee said tonight
that he knew nothing whatever con-
corning the draft or circulation of such
petition. He asserted that it did not
emanate from him.
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grape when it is not, but a provision is
made that this act shall not apply to
liquors imported, which are taxed by en-
original packages and prominently labeled
so as to be known as foreign products,
excepting, however, when such liquor
vided, further, that the act shall not ap-
ply to currant wine, gooseberry wine or
wines made from other fruits than the
grape, which are labeled or branded and
designated under the name of wine, but
expressly specifying the fruit from which
they are made, provided they are not
health.
Every manufacturer of, and dealer in,
or handling wines as defined, shall mark on
every cask, or other wooden package, in
stencil of one-inch size letters his or the
firms name, and the variety of wine it
may contain. The same requirement is
made of wines bottled.
Any wine showing by analysis by the
professor of agriculture of the University
of California the presence OF any ingre-
dents or any substance deleteriouS to the
health of the consumer shall, upon a
certificate to that effect, be subject to
seizure and confscation.
Any person, firm or corporation violat-
ing any of the provisions contained in any
section of this act shall be deemed guilty
of misdemeanor~ and subject to fine
of not less than one hundred dollars nor
more than five hundred dollars for the
first offense and q fine of not less that
five hundred dollars nor more than one
thousand dollars and Imprisonment In the
County Jail for a period of not less than
one month nor more than six months for
the second offense.
A premium is to be placed on the in
former, for he is to receive half of the
amount of fines collected.
The Board of Regents of the State Uni
versity is given a $4,000 appropriation to
make tests and analyses of suspected
wines.
Senator Bnlla was opposed to naming
the amount of fines to be levied for viola
tions of the act. He thought that that
matter should be left to the trial court.
In some cases circumstances might be
such that the judgment, under the general
misdemeanor act, might be better than
that of the Legislature
Senator Dickinson said that Senator
Bulla had no reason to think that the
judgment of the average Justice of the
Peace was better than that of the Legis-
lature.
To this Senator Bulla replied that the
experience of Senator Dickinson in JUS
tice Court practice was probably. greater
than his own. That was the reason he
was so much more familiar with the
Judgment of a Justice of the, Peace than
he (Bulla). fs,s
The bill was passed on second reading
and ordered to the printer.
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-26
DAN COLE REBUKED
FOR GIVING UP TOO MUCH

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 25-Ever since Dan Cole
was on the stand before the investiga-
ton committee the Good Government
Club has been contemplating the proper
method of rebuking him, and tonight his
fate was fixed. Dan was expelled from
the club. He is an ourcast, an exile,
accused of a degree of honesty. AS Mar
tin Kelly expressed it confidentially to
the bartender of the Golden Eagle, Dan
wasn't onto himself and so we put him
on. See?'
An astute reporter was detailed to look
up the proceedings of the club, and
though the members We're reticent as is
the habit of trained diplomacy, he ascer-
tanned all the essential facts. The club
met in a back room, from which the por-
ter had swept the tobacco smoke Sam
Rainey was in the chair and Kelly acted
as secretary. A roll call showed quorum
present, consisting of Rainey and Kelly,
the Banjo-Eyed Kid having been shut out
because he had forgotten the pass word
Doodle"
Mr.. Chairman said Kelly, 'ft be-
comes our painful duty at this moment
time friend, Dan Cole. Fain would 1
shrink from wounding the soul of our
associate, but when a man gives HIM
ism is outraged and our blood boils within
our veins. so it does. / understand, Mr.
President, that old Dan Cole had $500 of
good Grant money, and that he threw it
at the birds, or. rather, at one bird, for
that's Jilson. What would you think Of
a man who would deliberately take such
a respectable sum. and in the dividing
of the same give the other guys the
best of it to the tune of to L? l would
call him a chump.''
Hear! hearr shouted the chairman
and then hastily calling himself to order
imposed a fine of two steams, for which
he has not settled. - -4e
In view of the emergency continued
Kelly, and the absolute necessity thai
the Good Government Club amt made no
monkey of, have prepared and now pre-
sent the following:
Whereas. The Good Government Club has
heard with regret and shame that Ole Dan
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get the support of the Sonoma Assem-
blyman in the scheme for a secret eau
Gus. Mr.. LIE Barron is anxious that the
deadlock should be broken and admits
that Burns is not personally objection
able to him. Mr.. LIE Barron will proba-
bly, hear from his people again if the
Legislature does not pass a law making
it felony for the people to interfere in
the election of United States Senator
General Barnes supporters were aug
mented tonight by the arrival of
Colonel j. M. Litchf1eld, A G.. Booth
and j. p Frazier. The generals devoted
little army is standing together and
successfully resisting all assaults from
other campS
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the people of my district. I do not con-
template going into caucus at present.
ed by conditions which may arise"
When asked if eX-Assemblyman Price
was using influence to keep him (Mr
LIE Barron) in the Grant fold, the AS
semblyman responded: Il am very
friendly to Mr.. Price and he is friendly
to Mr.. Grant. I presume Senator Per-
kins is his friend"
Word came from San Francisco last
night that Burns had a strong line out
for Mr.. LIE Barron and would probably
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Union Labor for the State.

CALL HEADQUARTERS sACRA-
MENTO, Jan. Ex-senator Leavitt of
Oakland has introduced a bill in the SEN
ate requiring the use of the typogranbi-
e. cal zdnd union n label upon all printing which
- rsrit u4ne py the state. Any officer having
ia3el Is guilty Of a misdemeanor punish.
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-26

time, and there were so few left on the
floor that the third reading file was laid
over on motion of Dibble and the second
reading file taken up in it's place, but not
before Langford's bill making a ten-hour
day in lumber camps was defeated.
Speaker Wright, Valentine of Los An
geles and Belshaw of Contra Costa alter
mated at the desk until adjournment was
taken
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-26
To Cure a Cold in One Dav

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets An
druggists refund the money II 1t fails to cure
Csc. The genuine has l. B. @. on each tablet
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ONE MORE VOTE,
NO MORE CHANGE

CALL HEADQUARTERS. SACRAMENTO, 25.-One
joint ballot
the daily
accepted
The investigation committee tonight will submit its
Assembly
good deal of speculation what follow.
the
-
The Grant
whtewash brush even
win, to do
ballot incident and resulted
efOlloy
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-18

A Syndicate Gets Control Of the Atlanta
Street RAILWAYS

Atlanta, Ga, April ia special to
The Constitution from Baltimore says:
Close upon the heels OF the announce
ment here hat the International Trust
Company, with a cash capital Of
"a, 500, 600, had completed its organiza-
ton, with an Atlanta man as director,
comes the additional Interesting news
that Baltimore folks are to finance an
enormous consolidation OF Atlanta
street railway interests. 1t is stated
here positively that the leading street
railway lines OF Atlanta have been
a-malgamated through a syndicate and
that not only are the bonds Of the new
company TO be fioated through the
moneyed folks Of this city, but a big
portion Of the stock is to be purchased
by interests here. The International
Trust Company people will not talk
but Ii is believed that this company
may take part Of the bonds. The At
lanta syndicate has organized. it is
stated here, OF a basis of 5 2 1000, 900 and
there will be a bonded indebtedness of
$1,000. 900.
The Atlanta end Of the story develops
beyond a doubt that the Atlanta Con-
solidated and the Traction have ANAL
gamated on the basis mentioned in the
Baltimore special. This gives the Con-
solidated control of e~ighty-five miles
of street railway.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-18
The FaisOn Book Club

Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Faison, N. c., April 10.
Mr.. and ,. 1. F. Hill entertained
the Book Club in elegant style on We'd
nesday evening, this being the regular
social meeting of the club.
The members of the club always an
ticipate a good time with Mr.. and Mrs.
Hill and surely this was enc of the most
enjoyable occasions in the history of
the club.
Writing poetry was the order Of the
evening and every one, of course, ex-
celled all previous records. Mr.. B. B.
Wetherington won the first prize, while
the BOBBY was awarded to Miss JAMIE
bell Hines.
At 10 O'Clock a delightful luncheon
was served. Then came music which
vas simply grand. Beautiful flowers
were in abundance.
. The next social meeting will be at
the home of Miss Carrie Holmes three
weeks hence.
A large berry crop is looked for. in
this section. Snow and frost did mo-
damage to any great extent. Some
truckers expect to ship April goth. The
weather is warm now, with prospects
Of rain soon.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-18
CHEMISTS DIFFER
As to the Nutrftive Qualities of canned
Roast Beef

Washington, April 13.-Dr. w. D.
Bigelow, chemist of the agricultural
department told the Wade court of
inquiry today that the canned corned
beef was a wholesome and nutritious
product-even more nutritious than
fresh beef, because of the preponder-
ance of proteids. He also gave h de-
tails. of his general investigation into
the canned beef supply, showing the
meat to be a generally satisfactory
ration.
Professor Mallet, professor of chem
istry at the university of Virginia, pre-
sented contrary view. He expressed
the opinion hat a chemical analysis
was not a sufficient test Of the charac-
ter of a food product, saying that va
rious conditions necessarily must be
considered. He did not regard h can
ned roast beef as a desirable ration.
Rudolph K. Spicer, an undertaken of
Harrisburg, Pa, said he had discover
ed crystalline salts on the refrigerator
beef in Porto Rico. which reminded
him of powders used in embalming.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-18
Historic Colonial Church

st. James, Goose Creek, sixteen or
eighteen miles from Charleston, is a
venerable Episcopal church founded IN
colonial days and is probably the Oldest
church in the south. 1t has a most in
teresting history and curious traditions
running back over three hundred years.
1t is customary to have services in the
old church once a year and next Sun
day is the day set apart for this years
service.
Mayor Waddell and Mrs. Waddelli
by invitation, will leave here this after
noon for Charleston and will go thence
to Goose Greek to attend the services,
Many of Col Waddell's ancestors lie
buried in the churchyard, among
them the remains of Governor James
Moore, whose burial occurred in 1905
The mayor expects to be back here
on Monday.