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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-25
YOUNG GIRLS MISSING
Police Asked to Locate the Runa-
WAYS

Stella Brough 16 years ole, and Lau-
ra Prefontaine, Is years old, have dis
appeared from their homes in Worces-
ter, and yesterday afternoon the
Brough girls father called at station
1 and asked Deputy Chief Amos At
kinson to help him locate his missing
daughter.
The Brough girl lives at 81 Salem
street, and the Prefontaine girl lives
at SO Mechanic street. The Brou h girl
when last seen wore a garnet dress,
red hat trimmed with black feathers
and red roses. She is about five feet,
two inches tall and weighs 1875 pounds.
Miss Prefontaine wore a dark dress
and black coat. She also wore a red
hat and looks to be about IS years old.
Mr.. Brough thinks that his daughter
may have gone to Syracuse.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-25
TREATY FAVORED
French Say United States Are
Not Branch of EnuIand

Paris, Dec. A.-The Journal Des Debats.
in the course of a long article favoring
the F'ranco-American reciprocity treaty.
says: Some are opposing the treaty be-
cause they have become the dupes Of Eng
lish newspapers, which are spreading the
idea that the United States are only a
branch Of Great Britain. The Americans,
however. have affirmed their determine
tion TO be independent. President Nc
Kinley's message showed their ability to
disentangle themselves from English en-
braces when these became compromising
AS for ourselves, until there is some
proof to the contrary, we must regard the
Americans as our allies and friends The
conclusion of a treaty with us was a
friendly act and must be considered as
such. Our only desire should be the rati-
fication by our own chamber Of deputies
and the American senate of an agreement
so significant and precious for the main
tefance, OF the traditional relations be-
tween the tive countries
Regulate stomach, liver and bowels and
promote digestion.
CARRIERS LITTLE LIVER PILLS.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-25
Mrs. Palmer Appointed

Chicago, Dec. 24.-Mrs Louise e.
Mann, secretary of the Women's Ma
tional Auxiliary to the Blue and Gray
Legion, has received a letter from Pres
ident Mckinley saying that Mrs. Pot
ter Palmer viii be appointed director Of
the American women's department at
the Paris exposition. The auxiliary has
sent communication to Washington
asking that Mrs. Palmer be appointed
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-25

length he said:
Papa"
Yes, my son 4"
Suppose was to meet highwayman
on a lonely street late at night.5
Yes, my son +"
And suppose he should pull out a pistol
ana say; Little boyl Your money or your
life What could do?" - Soui
Ten minutes later the senator's son was
Wnlstllng to his chum outside his chun' q
his pocket. 0i"i AZ
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-25

Also on News Stands at Terminal
Station, Boston Grand Central
Depot, New York, etc.
LoWELL---Daniel Emory, Newsrocm 3S7
Middlesex St.
PITTsFIELD---Pittsfeld News Co.
LAWRENCE---Central News Co.
NEW BEDFoRD---G. L. Briggs, News.
room, I6I Purchase St.
BRoCKToN---E. M. Thompson, News
room, u Center St.
GREENFIELD Richard o. Hara, News
room.
MARLBORO, N. H..-Goodnow Bemis
& Co.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-25

Try them and you will be convinced
GATHERS LITTLE LIVER Pill, 81
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-25

Regulate stomach, liver and bowels and
promote digestion.
CARRIERS LITTLE LIVER PILLS.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-25
POST-MORTEM SHOWS POISON

Coroner's Physician Noel completed
a post-mortem examination of the body
this afternoon and reported that death
had been caused by narcotic poisoning,
probably morphine or opium. DIR. Noel
said the drug might have been taken
with no apparent, effect several. hours
before death ensued.
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-09
A SETTLED PROPOSITION.

7 IHEN an idea thoroughly takes root in a
lN Legislature it is difficult to eXtirpate it. Some
one has wittily said that mortgages and weeds
the two hardest things to get off ranch but they
easily eradicated compared with an idea which
has become deeply nbedded in the Legislative Mind
Indeed, we often have had occasion to observe that
matter how great the obstacles to be overcome
how dscouraging the prospect, the Legislative Mind
with unfailing regularity to its pet Jobs al
ways with determination to put them through.
Ever since the adoption OF the constitution in 1879
the Legislature has been dissatisfied with the prov-
sons which regulate its business. Scarcely session
has adjourned without a proposition to amend of
some kind being submitted to the people At first an
attempt was made to increase the pay OF. the mem
bers then to lengthen the sessions; then to enlarge
the perquisites. But finally the Legislative Mind
settled down to splitting the sessions into two parts
and for about six years the members have been
struggling to get some sort of amendment adopted
which will put into force this peculiar idea.
At the last election amendment was submitted
providing that the Legislature should meet bennally
as usual and sit for twenty-five days. during which
period bills might be introduced Then an adjourn
to be taken for thirty days, when the ses-
sion might be resumed, but no bills introduced The
idea was to give the members vacation of thirty
days during which they could organize to jam
through the ODS agreed upon Oy the posses But the
promoter of the scheme could resist the tempta-
ton to drag in provision extending the sessions
He placed the pay limit at seventy-fve instead of
sixty days.
The amendment voted down by the people as
have been all others devoted to the same subject by
overwhelming majority. But this defeat-the last
of dozen-has not quieted the Legislative Mind The
other day Assemblyman Jilson introduced the same
amendment with the pay limit fixed at sixty days as
at present. Evidently Mr.. Jilson thinks the length
ened sessions defeated the proposition at the late
election Evidently he thinks the split session idea
will go if only it be divorced from the old lob
of getting more pay for the members.
In this, however, he is mistaken The history Of
constitutional amendments since 1870 demonstrates
conclusivey that the people will adopt nothing chang
ing the present legislative system. They have the
Legislature just exactly where they want it. and they
patiently waiting for the Supreme Court to strip
it Of the little power which it still possesses The
sooner Mr.. Jilson drops the matter therefore the
better The people will down any and all propo
sitions upon the subject The fact that the Legisla
ture is constantly complaining of its constitutional
situation is enough for the people They will see that
the complaints continue
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-09
AROUND THE
CORRIDORS.

Charles L. Daley merchant of Salem,
Or, is at the Grand.
l.. F. Bruner. Sacramento business
man, is at the Grand.
Charles Rule, a dairyman and rancher
of Duncans Mills, is at the Lick.
W. l.. WINNER, a capitalist Of Salt
Lake City, is guest at the Russ.
S. Glasgow, a mining man of Spokane.
Wash, is registered at the Palace.
William A. Bowden, a leading attorney
of San Jose, is registered at the Palace.
]. Aubineau, mining man of Flagstaff,
Arizona, is at the Russ, accompanied by
his wife.
Mrs. w. T. Ellis and her daughter, Mrs.
Hope Sherwood. are registered at the Pal
ace from Marysville.
Otto Schmidt, superintendent of the
Crockett Sugar Refinery, and wife are
registered at the California.
William Cogswell, the artist. who has
been in Honolulu for some, time, returned
yesterday, and is at the Lick.
George de la vergne, who owns large
interests in Honolulu. mas arrived at the
Occidental for a prolonged stay.
George Bray and R. Menzel, orchardists
and land owners of Santa Clara, are max
ing their headquarters at the Russ.
S. H. Wagener and George B. Mckee,
of San Jose, who are interested in tan
neries in that town, are located at the
Grand
]. B. Dermody, of Downieville; C. B.
Hamilton, of Napa; H. E. Irish, of Santa
Cruz, and George A. Grymes are some of
the interior residents registered at the
Lick.
B. B. Nutting, a merchant of New
York; James A. Gibson, a Los Angeles
- n ~.
cago attorney, are some Of the guests at
the Palace
Felix E. Morton, a New Zealand mail
agent who accompanies the Moana and
represents the English postoffice, will be
at the California until the departure of
the steamer.
P C. Jones, wealthy sugar planter
of Honolulu, who has been connected with
the Hawaiian government, is al the Occi-
dental on his way to Philadelphia, where
his children are being educated.
Hon. ]. ]. Toohey, member of the leg
islative council of New South Wales, and
the largest brewer in Sydney, was one of
the passengers on the Moana, and will
make a protracted visit to the United
States.
M. Moss of Sydney, New South Wales,
arrived yesterday and registered at the
Occidental. He came to this coast to visit
his son in Oakland, whom he had not
seen in six years. He learned after his
arrival that the young man had recently
gone to San Luis Obispo and he will pro-
ceed to that place to-day.
Felix Brannigan, assistant to United
States Attorney General Griggs, and w.
McIntire, of Washington D. c., are at the
Palace They are here to take some dep
ositions in the suit of Bowers and Brown
against the Government regarding the al
legged infringement Of a patent on
dredger, now pending in the United States
Court of Claims. They expect to finish
their work in a week and will then return
home
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-09
FUNDS FOR THE EXPOSITION.

u nth a Commendable promptness and with an
\N/ energy which augurs well. for the future, the
. committee in charge of the proposed Pacific
Exposition has set about the preliminary work Of
providing funds for the undertaking. Appropriations
are expected from the city the State and the nation
and it is to obtain these the efforts OF the committee
directed
At the meeting on Wednesday it was decided to
ask from the city $5oooo and from the State and the
nation each 100000. special committee OF seven
was then appointed to draft appropriation bill for
submission the Legislature and to visit Sacramento
and urge its passage The active work of preparation
has therefore virtually begun, and upon the results to
be attained at Sacramento much of the OF the
enterprise will depend.
=: The amount asked of the State is moderate when
the scope and the benefits of the enterprise taken
into consideration 1t will be remembered the State
aade appropriation of $35oooo for display at the
Worlds Fair in Chicago and has never had occasion
to regret the expenditure. That money sent out
OF the State. The sum now applied for will be ex-
pended within the State The display made at Chicago
attracted people to California only indirectly. The dis
play to be made in San Francisco will attract people
fro1n all parts OF the world directly to California,
where they will perceive not only the products of the
industry OF her people, but the marvellous resources
OF the State and the opportunities afforded by all
tons to persons who seeking homes or profitable
investments for capital
Little argument will be needed to convince intei-
gent and progressive members of the Legislature Of
the, merits OF the proposed exposition and the advis
ability OF making liberal appropriation for it. In
fact, had million been asked it would have been
none too much The State we'll afford to appro-
pirate 100000 for an undertaking which will make
known her industrial and commercial possibilities
and wide demand for all the products of her
labor. Moreover, an appropriation of the re-
quested will the enterprise and thus strengthen
the claim upon the General Government for an equal
amount, From whatever point of view considered,
. the subject is one deserving favorable and prompt
action the part OF the legislators that the great
work may be pushed vigorously forward without
delay.
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-09
WHERE LEGISLATION IS nEEDED.ss

IRON the report made by the Senate investigat-
| ing committee the construction of the ferry
depot it appears the Harbor Commissioners
were guilty of gross wrongs in the management of
the work. but not liable to any punishment, nor
can the money they wasted be recovered by the
State.
The report points out that the Commissioners, in
stead of constructing the entire building out of the
100000 provided for that purpose, used $4,000
of the harbor improvement fund for the construction
of the foundaton that after letting contracts for the
erection of the building that substructure for
$545, 900 they admitted many changes in the work
called for in the original specifications to increase
the cost by upward of $I45,ooo; that by reason of
these changes the State has suffered heavy loss.
The committee does not make close estimate Of
the loss and by way of explanation for doing so
says: eve leave this wide margin because the COM
mittee did not consider it to be its duty to trace
these figures down to a mathematical certainty, and
we could not see how any recovery can be had, or
anybody punished, in the premises"
The Call went over this subject some time ago and
made an exposure of many of the greater wrongs
and frauds committed in the construction of the
depot The full extent of the waste of money of
course can never be known. The Senate committee
virtually confirms all that published by The Call
at that time In fact, the report of the committee
expressly states: "This commission seems to have
entirely during the last years. ignored the law where
it suited its convenience to do So
Here is certainly complete showing of gross mall
feasance in Office under circumstances which compel
intelligent and impartial men to suspect corruption
and dishonesty. Yet with all the facts made public
by the Investigations in The Call, with all the evil
dence obtained by the official examination of the
Senate committee the lame and mpotent conclu-
sion is that nothing can be done to vindcate Justice
by either civil criminal processes by recovering
the wasted money for the State, or by inficting a
wholesome penalty upon the offenders.
Such being the condition of affairs, it is clear there
is needed in our Penal Code some provision for the
punishment of officials who take it upon themselves
ignore the laws where it suits their convenience
One such lesson as we have had in this case should be
enough for any commonwealth The Legislature
should not fail to profit by what has been taught.
There should be promptly enacted some statute which
will give the State resource by which to do Justice
if another set of officials wastes her money and
violates her laws.
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-09
COMPELLED TO WED.
Harry Houston Would Shake His
Venerable Wife Now That
he Is of Age

Harry Houston, some q years of age.
filed suit yesterday in which he requests
the court to annul his marriage to his
wife, Harriet f. Houston, whom he mar
ried year or so ago. Houston alleges
that when he married his wife he was a
youth of tender years and incapable of
legally taking a wife while she had lived
something over 40 years. Houston claims
that he married his wife under fear of
to his character. She threatened to ex-
pose him to all the world unless he mar
ried her, he alleges, and also stated that
she would deal with him in ways not al
lowed by law. Fearful that he would get
the worst of it, he led his motherly bride
to the altar. Now he is of age and he
repudiates her and asks the court. to legal
ly allow him to do so.
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-09

ceorge II Robinson, the lot 1915 by 100 on the
southeast corner OF 1 street and F9rty- i
avenue and two cars. for SSSo; 10 WE: oth line
,of street 32:s east of Forty-seventh avenue )
a cottage with a lot 25 by 12O on the east li'iT
of Forty-seventh avenue @ petws s19sn. LOT 25 hy
120 on the same block to Thomas u OpralIl,
for sl5O lot of the same size on tne .os ssilg ht,
block to Samuel p Cole Tor so3o 10 Iobn Ioh Fitz
Eeraid for $3.50; lot % by 12O to Charles
Young for $3.50, and lot 80 by lOo from 'dooo
Heyman to Lena Heyman, value sIzoo'
RANDOM NOTES.
II. schlosser has awarded contract Tor G1 the
erection of two $4,000 residences in san RaIaeI; j =.
The buildings have already been leased 10
Messrs NJ l. and w T. Ger Gerstle patro, building.
which has been in process of construction on
city Hall avenue. has been completed 1I,rbor
Bids were recently opened net;on py Of III" number
Commissioners for the erection Vi Z"
OF sheds on the water front ,. ,,+,,.+e5
Celia Wolf has leased the premises sltuateo
at 244 Sutter street to Henry T. Hook Tor
wear at s112 80 a month and for two years al
meeting of the creditors Of A. r. Denke a
real estate broker in Alameda, was fecentLy
held in the office of the Registrar In Behk. :.
ruptcy at Oakland. The assets are placed at
SIS. 900 and liabilities at s16,86S 80; -, u-s
$4,000 homestead has been declared by Mrs.
Albert p Brown on the premises situated on
the northerly line of Hill street 2o5 feet west
s A. Pewter. a lumberman of Portland, Or,
has disposed of 1000. 600 feet OF standlng
lumber. chiefly fir, on Abiqua Greek Oregon
The purchasers are from Wisconsin They maze naes
formed themselves into a stock company calied
the Abioua Lumber Company of Wisconsin foI
the purpose of placing the lumber on the mar
ket. -, =,
A. M Speck & Co. have removed their real
estate office to 667 Market street.
NJ J. Lyon. the architect is figuring on plans
for the erection of twenty-o flats.
The additions to the Grand Opera-house on
Mission street are rapidly progressing. and Will
he completed in time for the production OF
grand opera early in March.
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-09
PATERNALlSM GONE MAD.

q MONG the numerous paternal measures which
I \ have been introduced into the present Legis-
lature with view to regulating and control
ling the customs OF the people and preserving and up
holding their interests, none is quite so ridiculous
as bill which passed the Assembly the other day by
the decisive vote OF IS to 20 This measure provides
for the regulation and control OF the business of
horse-shoeing in California and among other things
it establishes Board of Horseshoe Examiners and
Confers upon them authority to certify all men who in
the backsmithing business attempt to shoe horses
We have heard of boards to examine dentists,
doctors, engineers, druggists etc. but never before
have we heard of the State establishing board to
pass upon the qualifications of horseshoers The
business of horse-shoeing of course is very impor-
tant but venture to say that the annals of egsla-
ton will be searched in vain for an instance in which
State has actually interered with the feet of its
beasts of burden.
II board of examiners for the examination of
horseshoers is to be established, large number of
other boards designed to pass upon the qualifications
OF other artisans will follow matter of course
For instance, shall have boards to examine jour
nasts, stenographers printers, bakers, street car
conductors, blacksmiths, carpenters, newsboys real
estate agents and the followers of other vocatons who
are now left to prescribe their own qualifications
Undoubtedly large numbers of journalists, printers,
bakers and newsboys are incompetent, and undoubt-
edy board to issue certificates to them would serve
the excellent purpose of shutting out of those occu-
rations men and boys who have business to be in
them.
From this prospect to that in which every man who
works at anything will have to hold State certificate
or join the grand army of tramps it is but STEP If
Paternaism is to continue these lines there will
be but one way out of the difficulty and that is to
place everybody upon the State payroll and have the
work of the State done by Cinnamon. We know large
numbers OF people who would rejoice to see things
reduced to such an agreeable basis
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-09
ARE TIRED OF PRISON.
M. H. Azhderian and Elsie Williams
Ask to Be Released.

NJ. H. Azhderian and Elsie Williams,
convicted of having extorted several hun
dred dollars from Captain w. II. Nevills,
are getting tired of jail. Yesterday after
noon counsel representing both prisoners
appeared before Judge Cook and argued
motions to release their clients on bail
pending the appeal in their cases to the
Supreme Court. On behalf of both aff1-
davits were presented stating that their
health was in poor condition and that con-
finement in the unsanirary jails was fast
running their health. After the reading
Of the affidavits Judge Cook took the mat
ter under advisement until Friday.
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-09
Died of His Injuries.

Clarence Hermann Mealand died yester-
day at st. Lukes Hospital of Iockjaw,
brought on by injuries received about a
week ago in collision with an electric
car on Bryant street, between Second and
Third. Mealand and a male companion
were coming down the hill in buggy and
ran into a car which was approaching
them.
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-09
Beaten by a Capitalist.

Charles H. Rogers, the capitalist, at
Tenth and Folsom streets, charged with
brutally beating his sister-in-law, Mrs.
Fay j. Barnes, last Friday, appeared in
Judge Mogans court yesterday. He
the case was continued until Saturday.
Mrs. Barnes was unable to appear in
court.
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-09

For having beaten his infant child into insen-
sbility, it being his fourth offense, a man has just
been sentenced to six months in jail which is all
right far as goes 1t does not go far enough by
fortynine years and half. The really deserves
to be lashed to death, but unhappiy such a course
must be reckoned irnpracticable
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-09
Father MacCorrv to Lecture.

BY special request Father MacCorry Of
the Paulist Community will repeat his
lecture on Individuality next Monday
night in Oakland under the auspices of the
Catholic Truth Society.
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-09

Special information supplied daily to
business houses and public men by the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), $40 Mont
gomery street. Telephone Main 1872
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-09

DYSPEPSIA CAN BE CURED BY USING
Ackers Dyspepsia Tablets. One little tablet
will give immediate relief money refunded.
Sold in handsome tin boxes. AT Owl Drug Co.
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-09

Travellers should know that DR., siegert's An
gostura Bitters neutralizes impurities in water
and corrects stomach troubles.
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-09

When the Evening Bulletin prints as telegraphic
news story clipped from New York paper neces-
sary several days DID, it ought to eliminate the illus
trations. Pictures do not by wire, and the pre-
tense that they do tends to strain human faith
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-09

Columbla-"The School Scandal"
Caifornia-''vhy Smith Left Home"
Alcazar-"Peaceful Valley
Tivoi-"Suzette."
Orpheum-V Vaudeville.
Comedy-'Spider Fly"
Metropolitan Temple-Pano Recital this evening.
Chutes Zoo-Pianka, the Lady OF Lions
Olympia Mason and Ellis streets, Specialties
Park-The Steepechase.
Mechanics Cycle Race. Commencing Mon
lay. February Is.
Iuglesde Race Track-Races TODAY.
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-09
cALIFoRNIANs IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Feb. S.-R. A. Graham of
San Francisco is at the Windsor. W. J.
Kennedy of San Francisco is at the Man
haitian.
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-09

Now the Filipinos declare they were not prepared
for hostites, and there no reason for doubt
ing this. However, they thought they were all ready
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-09

Joseph Choate gives some very
pertinent advice to his brothers in
the law in next Sundays Call.
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-09
cAL1FoRNIANs IN WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, Feb. 81. T. Gordon
of Los Angeles Is at the Shoreham. l..
Needham of Oakland is at Willards.
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-09

The man Nolan, who is trying to send his own son
to prison, to be in need of condgn treatment
himself 1t pity the son is not equal to the task
OF kicking him.
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-09

Cal. glace fruit SOC per 1b at Townsends.