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The San Francisco call., 1899-12-05

Clark by himself and his agents did bribe
sundry members OF said legislative assem-
bly, 10 vote for him for said Office the
memoriallsts alleging that he was not the
untrammeled choice Of the Legislature OF
Montana The assertion is made that by
corruption and bribery MIR. Clark was en-
abled 10 secure enough votes 10 compass
has election as Senator.
1t is recited that the sum of $50 900 paid
20 members OF the Legislature by Mr..
Clark or his agents for votes was pro-
ouced In open session of the Legislature
and deposited In the treasury OF Mon
tana, where IL still remains still un-
claimed by Mr.. Clark. The sum Of SS5. COO
II is alleged, was TO be paid for the votes
or four members Of the Legislature II
ID alleged that the $4,000 is but a small
lacuon OF the amount expended by Mr.
Clark 20 compass his election. The me-
moTialists offer TO show 10 the Senate
ample evidence 10 establish the charges
they make. The charges are signed by
Henry 5. Stiff. Speaker of the House, and
twenty-seven other members Of the Mon
Appended TO and made a part OF the
memorial is report OF the investigation
maze OF the election OF Senator Clark by
the Legislature OF Montana
Mr.. Carter also presented a petition
signed by Robert y. Smith, Governor Of
Montana; T. L. Collins, State Treasurer;
Henry 5 Stlff, and many other prominent
cluzens OF Montana. asking for an early
and full hearing OF the charges against
Senator Clark, which are set out fully in
The petition declares that "for the urr-
pose of securing the support Of members
or said legislative assembly 10 vote for
and elect the said William A Clark he
did confederate and conspire with parties
named and unnamed by the petitioners 10
corrupt and bribe the members OF said
legislative assembly and TO thereby Sc
cure their votes in behalf OF the candI-
dacy OF said William A Clark" 1t is al
legged that Clark did In the furtherance
OF his desires pay large sums OF money TO
the members OF the Legislature for their
votes. The petition then names a num-
her OF members OF the LEGISLATURE. with
the sums they are alleged 10 have re-
ceived set opposite their names. The
sums aggregate, according 10 the petition.
about $500 900.
In addition to the sums alleged 70 have
been paid by Senator Clark TO members
Tor their votes or influence II is asserted
that Senator Clark offered to various per
sons for their votes or influence sums ar-
gregating $4,000. Those persons also arc
named in the petition. The petitioners
aver that many other sums unknown M
this time were paid out corruptlv bv Sen
ator Clark in advancing his candidacy for
the Senate.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-05
DEFRAUDED PERSONS
SEEKING COMPANY
Trying to Prevent the Return of Un-
opened Letters Sent to the
Franklin Syndicate.

NEW YORK, Dec At is expected
that a petition will be made by attorneys
claiming to represent a large number of
depositors who were caught in the Frank
lin Syndicate crash to Judge Thomas Of
the United States Court, enJoining Post
master Wilson of Brooklyn from return
ing TO the senders the mass of letters sup
posed to contain a large amount of funds
received in his Office since the collapse of
the syndicate and held there by means of
fraud order from the Government pro-
hibiting the delivery of mail to Miller's
concern. The motion will be based on an
affidavit giving the gist of an interview
with Postmaster General Wilson, in
which lie Is said to have set the value Of
the money-bearing letters now in the pos
session of the Postoffice Department at
from $751; TO 800 ,OO0 with an average Of
$4,000 coming in each day.
IL will be urged that the senders Of
money by mail did. by so sending. become
creditors of the concern known as the
Franklin Syndicate and are therefore en-
titled only TO such share of it's assets as
a regularly appointed receiver acting
under the bankruptcy laws of the United
States. shall be able to distribute TO them
The attorneys for the depositors claim
that the United States postal authorities
in returning funds are making themselves
liable for the assets Of the syndicate.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-05
FIXING BOUNDARY
LINES IN AFRICA
Object of the Conference at Rome
Between the italian and English
Representatives

ROME. Dec. 4-The conference here be-
tween the Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Marquis Visconti Venosta: Commissioner
Martini; the British ambassador, Sir
Philip w. Currie. and James Kennel
Rodd. the British Consul General in
Egypt. who was special envoy TO King
Menelik of Abyssinia in 1897. was solely
concerned with the delimltation of the
frontiers of Erythrea and the Soudan
and the details of frontier arrangements
affecting intercourse between the two
territories. II was the presence in Italy
OF Commissioner Martini. who is Gov
ernor of Erythrea. which suggested the
expediency OF Mr.. Rodd's visit In order
TO rapidly and verbally arrange matters.
The Associated Press is officially In
formed that Emperor William Of Ger
many was neither consulted nor inter-
ested in the arrangement. which was
purely one of boundaries. upon which
italy. more as q matter of courtesy than
anything else, was consulted. No element
OF offensive or defensive alliance was
considered, and the reports to the effect
published in the United States are Off
cially characterized as absolutely un-
true.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-05
PosTMAsTERsHIP CONTEST.
Rosters Chances for the Position in
Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 4.-Upon the. per-
sonnel Of tine Rivers and Harbors Com
mittee OF the House Of Representatives
will probably depend the Postmsstership
Of Los Angeles. Among the candidates is
John Roster present clerk in the South
ern Pacific Arcade depot. Roster is a
brother-in-iaw OF Speaker David Hender-
son. Congressman r. J. Waters OF this
district desires to serve as Pacific Coast
representative on the Rivers and Harbcrs
Committee, and II is understood that II
Speaker Henderson accommodates the
Los Angeles Congressman the latter will
get in behino the Postmaster Of Los An
gees.
II Waters is turned down some other
man may be Mathews successor. Speaker
Henderson is said TO be fond of his broth
er-in-law, whom he placed with the
Southern Pacific when he was here on
visit three years ago. The new Speaker
on the other hand II is said. is not enam-
ored OF Congressman Waters. who in the
carly stages OF the Speakership contest
tied himself at the wrong time to boom
Congressman Sherman of New York
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-05
KIDNAPPED HER CHILD.
Mrs. Isenberger Did Not Want Him
to BE in His Fathers Cara

STOCKTON. Dec. 4-Mrs. Louise Isen-
berger. who is suing for divorce from
Ezra lsenberger, kidnapped her child to-
day and Is supposed to have left with IL
on the afternoon train for San Francisco
Mrs. lSenberger left her husband and chill
dren some four or five years ago and has
since been living in San Francisco. Isen-
berger. who is employed in Troy Laun-
dry, retains his old affection for her and
opposes decree of divorce. He has been
supporting the children, of which the
youngest Is seven years old.
This morning Mrs. Isenberger came up
from the metropolis She went to Jackson
School this afternoon and told Principal
Mobley that she had come for her boy,
the youngest, who was attending the
school. The principal could not prevent
her from taking the child, but he imme-
diately telephoned TO the father. A few
minutes later Isenberger, with his sleeves
rolled UP and soapsuds on his hair.
rushed into the office of Attorney Nc
Noble and informed him that "she had
taken the boy and gone" He wanted TO
get out a search warrant or an attach
ment or some legal paper to stop his wife
from spiriting away their child.
Isenberger threatens to follow her to
San Francisco and take the child by force
If necessary. There promises to be some
thing doing when the case Is called for
trial on Wednesday.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-05

ceived this morning the skull sent from
San Diego. which the officers there think
may be Dunham's. The local officers are
puzzled 10 know how they are 10 identfy
the bones. All the lower jaw bones and
teeth are gone. The remainder OF the
skull Is intact, save there are only three
upper teeth left. None of these show any
sign OF dental work.
a blue necktie comes with the skull.
This was found In the cave in Lower Cal
ifornia with the remains. II Is of silk or
tion. IL is a tie which could have been
used for a four-in-hand or ordinary
double bowknot. as the wearer might
see nj. No marks have been found on
it. A powerful glass may show some
thing on the tie or teeth. Dentists and
doctors will be called in TO view the frag.
ments. but the officers have no hope or
Identification. They think IL unfortunate
that the southern officials did not make a
careful Investigation. when. months ago,
the skeleton was found in the cave.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-05
GENERAL HARRISON
ON THE ROBERTS CASE
Declares It Would Be Shame to Let
the Polygamist Sit in
Cnnuracc

INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 4.-Ex-President
Benjamin Harrison was asked to-day IL
he would assist the Anti-Roberts League
in its efforts TO prevent the seating OF
Congressman-elect Roberts He said:
"OVertures have been made to me bv
persons connected with the league. but
they were merely tentative / was asked
II / could assist the league. l replied
that my time q having just returned
home) would be too much occupied for
me 10 go into the case. The matter was
not pressed"
What is your opinion of the case?"
AS for myself. / share with the whole
country the feeling that TO allow a man
who is living with plural wives to sit in
the Congress of the United States would
not be American. 1t would be a national
shame"
General Harrison was not backward in
indicating his entire sympathy with the
movement TO prevent the alleged polyga-
mist from taking his seat.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-05
NEW FRATERNITY HOUSES.
Sororities Will Erect Two Handsome
Buildings at Stanford.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Dec. A.
Two new fraternity houses will soon be
added to those already built on Lasnen
street. the avenue which Mrs. Stanford
has designated as her Fraternity row."
The curious part is that both parties who
fraternities. as they choose 10 be called.
The Delta Gammas will probably begin
building first. as they already have an
architect engaged in drawing up plans
and active work will commence shortly
after the beginning OF the new year.
The other party OF ambitious girls is
the newly formed Alpha Phi Sorority
Though they only received their charter
from the national fraternity last May
they are already one of the largest and
strongest of the girls organizations at
Stanford. 1t is rumored that their house
is TO be the most elaborately planned OF
any Of the fraternity houses on the cam
pus. Work will commence within a few
months, as the location Is definitely set
tied
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-05
Collapse.


IS worry-the outcome of low condition
oi the nervous system and Inadequate
nutHnon which generally causes col
lapse. The collapse seems sudden. brt
IL reality II is a slow process. The sto,r-
ach ana organs OF digestion and nutri-
tioil are diseased, the nouTishrreut in tie
food eaten Is only partially extracted and
if'lperiectly assisuilated. The blood be-
comes impure; the very fount o. life is
poisoned, and some day all the faculties
ana functions go on strike. That's
collapse. Dr.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery cures diseases of the organs al
digestion and nutrition, purifies the
blood and builds up the weak BODY with
sound healthy flesh.
y was cured OF a very bad case Of indigestion,
afsociaicd with torpid liver. by the use OF D.
Picrce's Golden Medical Discovery - writes A.
o 2. Bird, Of Dyrnside. Putnsm Co W Va
"bciore began the use q Golden Medical Iis-
ooverv' had no appetite: could not sleep nor
work hut verv little bowels constinafed and life
was misery 10 me. After taking four bottles 1
iei 80 well that went 10 work bit soon GOT
worse, SO used II about eight weeks longer
when was permanently cured"
DR.. Pierce's Medical Adviser IS sent
J'ce on receipt of stamps to pay cost of
mailing oHiy. Send 2r one-cent stamps
Tor paper covered book, or 81 stamps Tor
cloth, to DT. r " Pierce, Buffalo, n. Y.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-05
NO CHANGE CONTEMPLATED.
Offices of the Oregon Short Line Not
to Be Moved.

OMAHA. Dec 4.-General Auditor
Young of the Union Pacific said positively
to-day that the auditing department Of
the Oregon Short Line would not be
moved back TO Omaha and consolidated
with that OF the Union Pacific, as was
the case before the receivership, but that
II would remain where Il is al present.
Another general officer OF the Union Pa
cific said that the same was true Of the
general offices of the Short Line. They
were at present admirably organized. and
the disadvantages of removal would be
greater than the the advantages. The
talk of removal was largely due. the OIL
cial said. 10 the fact that they were for
merly here. but the forced change when
the roads We're segregated under the re-
ceivership had demonstrated that II was
a good move
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-05
OBJECTS TO THE FRENCH
TREATY WITH AMERICA
Member of the Paris Senate Attacks
the Course of His Gov
ernnenf

PARIS. Dec. +.-In the Senate TODAY N
r resneu protested against the signing of
the Franco-American convention ~ f,.iv
q without the knowledge OF Interested
parties. such as the Chamber OF Com
merce and agricultural associations He
also said the Senate ought TO demand a
postponement and an examination of the
treaty until the interested parties lad
made their observations on the subject
NJ Millerand. the Minister OF Com
merce. replied that the text Of the CON
yeniion would he communicated TO the
Chambers OF Commerce and Agriculture
bN which satisfaction would be given TO
AL NJ. Fresneu wished for a further dis
cussion OF the convention. but the Ser
ate refused 10 agree 10 IT.
In the Chamber OF Deputies, during the
discussion OF the budget. the House. at
the request Of the Premier. NJ. Waldeck-
Rousseau. rejected proposal TO suppress
against 207
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-05
CLARK ACCUSED
OF OPEN BRIBERY
Carter Presents a Me-
mortal to the Senate.
speclal Dispatch to The cal.

WASHI%GTON. Dec. s-In the course
of The proceedings 81 The Senate to-day
Garter ~ Montana presented q memorial
from some Of the members OF the Mon
iana Legislature against the validity OF
the pretended election OF William A
Clark 20 the Senate" The memorial re-
cited that Mr. Clark did secure and pro-
cure votes Ia the legislative assembly by
tie payment therefor and by the promise
of payment therefor OF large sums OF
money.
Further. your memorialists and pro-
testants 90 aver that the said William A.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-05
Next Years Captain.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Dec A.
The football men will meet next Thursday
night to elect a captain TO lead them next
year. Burnetts is the only name mem
toned for the place. and II is likely that
the giant tackle will be unanimously
elected on the first ballot. He is the only
player with the credit of having played in
two Thanksgiving games who will be I'm
college next year. This. together with
the fact that he Is general favOrite with
his fellows. makes him the logical candi-
date for this the greatest OF all college
honorS.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-05
LONDON LORD MAYORS CASE.
Justice Wright Says It Constitutes
Nothing Short of a Scandal.

LONDON, Dec. AT the conclusion to-
day Of the investigation into the concern
with which Lord Mayor Newton was said
TO have been unfavorably mixed. Justice
Wright said he had no judgment TO give.
He added that the investigation was
solely TO enable the official receiver OF the
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-05
FUNERAL OF J. J. REED.
Hundreds of Sorrowing Friends Fol-
low the Remains to the Grave.

SAN RAFAEL, Dec. H.-The funeral Of
John ]. Reed. which occurred under Ma
sonic auspices to-day. was one Of the
largest ever seen in the county. At the
Masonic Temple the service was read by
Master Mason w. f. Jones and at the
cemetery by the Rev. DIR. Marshall.
In the cortege the Native Sons led. with
the Odd Fellows second and the Masons
third. The pallbearers were W. N. Ander-
son, James Watson, Stephen Richardson
Thomas II. Hansen. Ira Parks and VIII
liam Glindermann. The interment was
at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-05
Burdette Returns.

PASADENA. Dec. 4-Rev. and Mrs.
Robert j. Burdette returned yesterday
from a 1900 mile lecturing trip. Mrs.
Burdette also lectured, and her husband
boasts that she can get ready for a trip
on as short notice as he can. Mr.. Bur-
dette will resume the pastorate OF the
First Presbyterian Church.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-05
HAYDEN Leaves Stanford.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Dec A.
Carl T. Hayden co. one of Stanford's best
debaters and sub-center on this years
Varsity football team. left college for his
home in Arizona to-day. The very serious
decline Of his fathers health, which was
the cause OF Mr.. Hayden's withdrawal
from college, may prevent his finishing
his college course.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-05
Election at Ventura.

VENTURA. Dec. AT the city election
nelo to-day J. =. Newby was elected City
Clerk, J. II. Kaiser City Marshal. and i
5. Collins. S. L. Shaw. Jules Feraud. MINI
ROD Nickers and Nick Hearne elected
Councilmen.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-05

company to take other proceedings, II he
so desired. IL was due TO Lord Mayor
Newton, he declared 10 say that ne had
successfully resisted the attempt OF Pro-
moter Mendel 10 appropriate R2S.O0O for
his own purposes. Such articles OF asso-
ciatlon. however. according 10 Justice
Wright. constituted nothing short Of
scandal
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-05

7 ASHINGToN. Dec. 4.-The text
\ OF the currency bin prepared
by the Republican members OF
the Senate Finance Committee
s. as follows.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-01
A WORD IN SEASON.

NI AY the celebration of the Glorious Fourth be
| joyous and jubant in every respect and in
every city, village and countryside through
the republic. Let the patriotic ardor of youth be
everywhere vigorous and exutant in its manifestations
of pride in the greatness of the nation but let there
be also certain and discretion in it ALL that
the Joy OF the day be not marred by fires accidents
With the eagerness characteristic of young America
the celebration OF the Fourth has been to some extent
anticipated The rattle of crackers and other juvenile
fireworks is to be heard toward evening in nearly all
parts of the city. The OF Fourth Of July fires
is therefore already upon US, and from now on until
the close OF the celebration all citizens should be on
guard.
One Of the evils of our popular methods OF celc
bratng the Fourth the is that OF employing
large bombs instead OF the comparatively harmless
hrecracker. The tendency as large bomb as
the law will permit is natural. Each boy desires 10
make much noise as he and feels his own size
and importance increase in proportion the size and
detonatng power of the frework he explodes Could
the youngsters have their way they would shoot off
whole kegs OF powder on the streets and think great
fun.
The great evil Of the bomb however does not come
from the small boy, but from the hoodum or the
practical Joker who takes advantage of the freedom
OF the Fourth throw crackers or even bombs under
the feet of persons passing along the sidewalk Not
even women are spared from such attacks, and fre-
uuently serious accidents result from them All such
practices should of be suppressed as far az
sible and to that end public sentiment should CO.
operate aid and encourage the police in preventing
them.
There is no reason why the Fourth of July should
not be celebrated with ample freedom by all classes
of citizens young old, but at the same time with
entire safety to property and TO person If the heads
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-01
THE COMING AUTOMOBILE.

IRON the office of the Herald in New York
there will start this morning automobile for
journey the continent to The Call Office
in San Francisco Among the people who will form
the throng greet it its arrival here will be some
who crossed the plains in teams because there was
other means OF transportation Such has been the
development of facilities for travel in the course of
fifty years
To the great mass OF people the automobile is as
yet hardly than sort Of costly scientific toy
few years ago it was considered as something almost
in the same class with the airshp. Many believed it
would be invented in the course of time but compare
lively few expected to it i'll operation ordinary
roads machine OF practical value before the close
of the century And now it is coming not toy to
be exhibited expositions, a novelty for rich
to amuse themselves with in racing, nor a
vehicle for only we'll paved streets, but a
of travel and transportation suitable for nearly
all localities and available for long distance well as
for short trips.
In Europe and in the East it is noted that automo-
bes are coming into use rapidly that predictions
are made they will soon be almost as common the
streets bicycles At the present time there good
deal of objection to them in quarters because
they frighten horses That objection however, will
pass away when the frequency with which the machine
is will render horses familiar with it they are
with electric cars. In time the country roads
will show almost as many automobiles wagons and
their passage will cause disturbance than that
of any other form of vehicle
The forerunner of the coming revolution in trans
portation is the automobile which The Call and the
Herald have engaged to make the grand journey
across the continent and which begins to-day AS it
passes along the highways of the nation in its
ward course it will be thousands Of people the
sation of the season To most of them it will be the
first machine of the kind they have seen, and to
a considerable number it may even be a revelation
Of something OF which they had never heard.
1t is certainly wonderful age OF scientific research
and mechanical invention which has brought about a
trip the continent in a self-propelling vehicle
within the lifetime of persons who raversed than
half the distance in teams because other
of travel available. The experiences OF the new
journey will be vastly different from those of 40
but in their way will be hardly less interesting. The
record Of them will constitute important feature of
the from this time until the wonderful zip is
completed and the value OF the automobile for long
journeys over all kinds of roads has been amply
demonstrated.