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The San Francisco call., 1899-03-17
GIVEN THE POWER
TO SEARCH ALL HOUSES
If the Poundkeeper Tries to Enforce
Sausalito's New Dog Ordinance
There Will Be BloodShed.

SAUSALITO, March 16.-The despotic
powers conferred upon the town pound
keeper by an ordinance passed by the
Town Trustees Monday night have reused
the residents to fever heat and threats
are heard that the first attempt to en-
force its provisions will be followed by
bloodshed.
the licensing of dogs, but does not stop
there. Unlicensed dogs are made unlaW-
full property. and to keep one is an Of
fense for which Imprisonment and fine
is the punishment. Not content with this
gross violation of the law of property the
ordinance confers upon the poundkeeper
authority to search any house for the
purpose of ascertaining if the ordinance
is being evaded. No preliminary proceed
ing is required. The poundkeeper can
walk into any persons house and insti-
tute a search without asking leave or IL
cense.
If any poundkeeper has the temerity to
exercise this unusual prerogative serious
trouble will follow Captain Biddle, the
well-known pilot in speaking of the mat
ter, said to-day: Every mans house is
his castle, and if any attempt is made to
violate the privacy of my domicile I'll
resist with force. | have a dog whose
value is nominal, but so long as l keep
him within the enclosure Of my property
the town authorities have no right to
meddle"
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-17
CAUSE OF THE RISE
IN SUGAR STOCKS

CHICAGO, March ia special to the
Tribune from New York says: It leaked
out from inner circles to-day as a feature
of the skyrocket work in the sugar stocks
that a meeting will take place here soon
at which all the glucose. sugar and coffee
interests of the United States are expect
ed to be present 1t cannot be definitely
ascertained whether the principal owners
of these properties have instgated the
conference or whether outside financial
interests are at the bottom of 1t.
1t is known that the great fight between
the sugar trust and the Arbuckles has
reached plane where the sugar trust is
making inroads on the package coffee
business of the Arbuckles. The Arbuckles.
on the other hand, with their great sugar
plant are leaving no stone unturned to
break into the sugar trade of the trust
An attempt it is said, will be made to
regulate the business by leaving sugar to
the trust and coffee to the Arbuckles.
H. o. Havemeyer, president of the
American Sugar Refining Company. is
said to have acquired large interest in
the glucose trust, and rumors of a com
bination of these interests are believed
to have caused to-day's rise in the stock
Of both
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-17
DEATH CLAIMS
"OLD HUTCH"
Close of the Career of
B. P. Hutchinson.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

CHICAGO, March 16.-Benjamin P.
Hutchinson, the former Board of Trade
operator and packer, died of heart fail
ure at $50 o'clock this evening at the
Lakeside Sanitarium, Lake Geneva,
Wis. He was 70 years old. The re-
mains will be brought to Chicago for
interment.
Mr.. Hutchinson's health began to fail
rapidly three years ago, and during the
last two years he has been at the sani-
tarium where he died.
Mr.. Hutchinson was at the height of
his fame in 1888, when he ran his corner
in September wheat. After that began
his decline. and the financial end came
in 1891. His last deal was big one,
he being on the wrong side of the mar
ket for 81, 2,000, 900. Financially crushed.
he left town and went to New York,
where he opened a secondhand store.
He gave up that and returned to Chi
cago, where he traded in small way
when he could get people interested in
his schemes, but his career may be said
to have closed with the big deal of 81
No one knew how much he was
worth He would never talk about Dri-
vate affairs. The estimates of his
wealth when at his height place the
amount anywhere from $2,000,000 to
SIG, 600 900. A conservative estimate
places his richest days at S4,0000OO to
sc 900 000
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-17
ALGFR. GETTING
READY FOR HIS
CUBAN JUNKET
Now the Secretary Of War Is
Trying to Hide His Plans
From the Public.

NEW YORK March 1.-THE Ieralds Washington correspondent
abandoned Notwithstanding the official statement he made few weeks
o
e
members ofhe
in
Hav
difficult that he has strict orders
that their publicity will the oubrst public Indignation
to
a
Key Westa Key
The IS
Of
SUNDAY whe he will make
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-17

BERLIN, March 16.-In anticipation
of the third reading of the army bill to-
day both the Reichstag and the public
galleries of that house were packed.
The various items of the estimates
were first discussed, and the proceed
ings were so turbulent that the presi-
dent, Count Won Ballenstein, was re-
peatedly compelled to call the house to
order.
When the army bill was taken up
DR.. Leiber, the Centrist leader, moved
the acceptance of the committee pro-
posal to reduce the effective peace force
by 1000 men, adding a resolution to the
effect that the house in it's willingness
In the event of the figure granted by
the committee proving inadequate, to
enter into fresh negotiations with the
Government.
The Minister of War, General Won
Gossler. urged the adoption of the en-
tire Government demands and con-
cluded with declaring that If the
whole peace effective force was not
voted now it must inevitably again
come before the house.
Prince Hohenlohe, the imperial Chan
cellor, said that IN view of the mill
tary Importance possessed by the in
formations approved by the committee
and inasmuch as their being carried
out could not be delayed, the Federal
Government accepted DR.. Lieber's mo-
ton with the reservation that in con-
formity with the readiness expressed
by the Reichstag to enter into fresh
negotiations the Government will intro
duce fresh proposals before the eXpira-
ton of the agreed term, and from the
Willingness with which the Reichstag
indorsed Liebers resolution the Gov
ernment confidently deducted the be-
lief that the imperial Government will
find acceptance in good time for the
accomplishment of the proposed organi-
cation.
Herren Won Leftezow, Won Kardoff.
Bassermann and Rikert accepted Dr.
Iieber's resolution in behalf of their
respective parties. Herr Richter de-
clared that the acceptance of the Gov
ernment demand in its entirety would
be practically sanctioning military alb
solutism.
After further debate the general dis
cussion was closed and the articles Of
the army bill were debated Article /,
which the committee did not alter, was
adopted Article 2, as drafted by the
committee, was amended by DR.. Lie
ber's motion and adopted. Then the
whole bill was adopted by vote of
222 to 1872
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-17
PACIFIC UNDERWRITERS.
Important Matters Being Considered
by the Board.

DEL MONTE, March 16.-The Board of
Fire Underwriters Of the Pacific assem-
bled here in executive session to dispose
of a large quantity of business which has
accumulated since the last convention
spent a busy day. Preliminary work was
nearly all disposed of and the beginning
of definite action for results was reached,
although little along that line was accom-
plished The question of rates for San
Francisco, which was begun yesterday,
was again taken up at the morning ses-
sion to-day and was given more careful
consideration than at yesterdays delib-
Grafton, but no definite action was taken.
The matter will most probably reach a
vote tomorrow.
Three other topics of vital Importance
were opened to-day. They were the ques-
fion of competition of companies belong
ing TO the board with non-board insurance
companies rules for business interviews
with such non-board companies and the
question Of representation of officers in
the hoard that is, whether man who
represents more than one company, as
many do, shall have more than one vote.
Much of the business of the day was done
through committees, the work of the
board as a whole being rather discussing
and suggesting lines upon which future
action shall be taken. Tt is believed a
vote will be taken tomorrow on all four
matters now under consideration
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-17
CANADA's PARLIAMENT.

OTTAWA, Ont, March 1s.-Par,ian
was opened to-day with the custom ~,
ceremony. The attendance at the omen
ing ceremonies was larger than for many
years. number of American ladies o.
cupled seats on the floor of the Senate
from the throne by Lord Mimic = n11roba,.
OF new members and Senators were in
trodueed and reference made in fitting
Terms TO the death of three members Of
the Rouse. The Speaker of the House
read letter from Mrs. Gladstone. thank
ing the members for the resolution PASS
ed regarding the death of her husband
ana for the speeches in parliament sun-
porting the same. The House then ad-
lourned until Monday next, when the de-
pate on the address will begin.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-17
FOUR NEGROES
SHOT TO DEATH
A Fifth Will Die of His
Wounds.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

PALMETTO, Ga, March 16.-Militia-
men and armed citizens are patrolIing
the streets tonight to prevent an out
break of negroes, who are threatening
to destroy the town in revenge for the
lynching of several of their race, which
occurred shortly before daylight.
Masked men entered the village on
horseback early this morning and ST.
lently proceeded to a warehouse which
was used as a Jail. In 1t were confined
nine colored men charged with incen-
diarism.
The guards were overpowered and
four negroes were killed, one fatally
wounded and three slightly hurt. The
ninth escaped without a scratch.
The dead:
BUD COTTON.
HENRY BINGHAM
TIP HOTSON.
ED BROWN.
Dying:
John Bigby.
Wounded:
Glenn Watts, shot in the abdomen.
George Taylor, wounded in the thigh,
1sham Brown, shot in the body.
John JamiSon, arm fractured.
Citizens are patrolling the main street
OF the town and dispensing an occa-
sional group of muttering negroes, who
seem determined to get some form of
revenge for the slaughter.
The scene at Johnson's warehouse.
where nine negroes were confined, and
which is now filled with the dead and
dying, is a revolving and miserable one.
Blood covers the floor and blackened
walls are indented with rife shots.
Wives and children or negroes are
kneeling by their side in the dimly
lighted room and piercing the air with
cries and means of anguish
The mob was composed of $50 men.
Where they came from is a mystery
so far as the people of the town know.
That some of the people of Palmetto,
but not the better class, were in the
mob goes without saying.
Every face was masked, and when
the warehouse was reached the special
guard of five men were covered with
out word. In a minute the mob was
In the big warehouse and the fusiIade
opened. The frightened negroes sent
up yell after yell, begging for mercy,
but it had no effect on the mob. When
its work was finished the masked mob
turned and quickly disappeared as it
had appeared, on horseback. Two fires
of incendiary origin have occurred here
this year, one on February % and the
other five days later. Fourteen busi-
ness houses in all were destroyed
Nine negroes We're arrested on suspi-
cfon and taken to Johnson's warehouse
to await preliminary trial, which was
to have taken place this morning Yes
terday the leader of the gang, Bud Cot
ton, is said to have made a written
confession of the guilt of himself and
associates. He was the first to die in
the mob's bloody work. The negroes
frequently have threatened in the last
week to burn Fairburn, the county seat,
and it is reported that the mob came
largely from that town
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-17
SOLDIERS TELLING
OF THE BAD BEEF
FED TO THEM
More Testimony Given by Off
GERS in Support Of the Con-
tentiOn of Miles.

at all by the troops. The cans Of beef
he saw in Cuba had no labels on. They
came from the box in that condition.
Captain w. H. Beck, acting inspector
general of the Department of the Mis-
souri,, said the canned beef used on the
voyage to Cuba was a new ration to
him. The men said the beef nauseated
them. They used other things with it
in an attempt to improve it. Some of
the meat was soft and presented an un-
slightly appearance The men wanted
to- exchange it for bacon, but could not
do so because they were in advance of
their supplies The first supply of le-
frigerator beef was remarked upon IA
vOrably. Personally he thought 1t fine,
Later quantity of it was found to be
spoiled, which was attributed to the
exposure. Because some Of the meat
was in a bad condition companies did
not get their full rations. He said that
he would not attribute the i'll health of
the troops directly to the use of the
beef. He had no reason to- believe that
any Of the beef had been treated chem
ically.
First Lieutenant Isaac Irwin, Ser
geant Albert T. Kase, Quartermaster
Sergeant John A. McGiff1n and Ser
geant John P Delhi, all of the Sixteenth
Infantry, followed with testimony SINH
lar to that already given. They agreed
that the canned beef was almost uni
versally bad, while at first the refrig-
Grated beef was very fine, but spoiled
later.
The board went into executive ses-
sion to- outline some work which it will
have to do on its return to Chicago and
to prepare a list of witnesses which it
will call at the next session in that city.
This closed the work the board had be-
fore it in Omaha and this evening il
left for Kansas City
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-17
CASTROVILLE GANG
GIVEN A SETBACK
The Capture of Matthews Expected
to Be Followed by Confess
sion From Silva.

SALINAS, March 16-The Castroville
gang had great setback to-day when
it was made public that another of their
number had been captured. Sheriff Far
ley has been for some time irving to as
certain the whereabouts of Mansoe
Matthews, a young man of a respectable
Castroville family, but also known to be
a member of the gang" which for so
long has been robbing and assaulting peo-
pie in the little village as well as keeping
them in state of terror lest more depre-
dations would be perpetrated. Matthews
was wanted particularly as an accom-
pllee in an attack upon some Chinese on
FEBRUARY g. wherein the Cinnamon were
assaulted, robbed and beaten
Matthews was captured last night in
Monterey, and is at present in the County
Jail here. The preliminary hearing of r
W, alias Buck" Silva on charge of as
sault upon the Chinese was commenced
in the Justice Court of Castroville to-
before the case is finished that Silva will
divulge the secrets of the gang.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-17

OMAHA, March 16.-The board of in
quiry appointed by the President to
look into the charges of General Miles
that the beef issued during the late
war was of an inferior quality, un-
healthy and at times 'embalmed' ar
rived this morning from Chicago, spent
the day in the city and left for Kansas
City this evening. The morning was
spent in South Omaha, where the plants
of Cudahy and Swift were inspected
and testimony taken, after which the
investigation was continued in the
court-martiaI rooms at the headquar-
ters of the Department of Missouri.
At both Swift's and Cudahy's the Wis
itors were given every opportunity TO
make a thorough inspection OF the
plants. After lunch the board recon
vened at the army headquarters and
heard the testimony of soldiers VINO
had been through the campaign at san
tiago.
Captain S. w Dunning Of the SIX
teenth Infantry said that after thelr
arrival at Santiago the men complained
that they could not eat the meat anu
did not like it. They said the meat
spoiled as soon as opened. He was not
prepared to say whether any sickness
occurred bv reason of the use or the
canned beef. Complaints Of refrlger-
atOr beef were that it was spolIed ara
the quartermasters were 10th TO take l.
His command was insufhciently ra-
toned from Julv 8 until it left Cuba.
The rations consisted of beef, hard
bread. coffee and sugar, ana When the
beef was not used it left them short
Insufficient transportation caused part
of this shortage. On the voyage back
from Cuba canned beef was not eaten
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-17
WILL BE MARRIED IN
THE CONSERVATORY
Latest Edict Concerning the Marriage
of Young Vanderbilt and
Miss Fair.

NEW YORK, March 16-William K.
Vanderbilt and Miss Virginia Fair are
to be married in the conservatory. This is
the latest edict. Father Murphy will per-
form the ceremony The conservatory
was added by Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Oel-
richs to their dwelling at. the northeast
corner of Fifth avenue and Fifty-seventh
street during the summer of 1897. The
room will be. arranged as much as pos,
sible like a Gothic chapel with a central
aisle. The conservatory at the end will
be the chancel. In this will be placed an
altar with it's tall lighted wax candles,
in the midst of a tiny forest of Easter
blooms.
bride will be attended only by her maid
of honor Miss Mary Baldwin Tolfree.
Mr. Carroll of Harvard University a
classmate of the bridegroom, will be the
best man.
After the ceremony the bridal break
fast will be served at small tables in the
dining-room, hall and reception-room on
the ground floor. Later Mr.. and Mrs.
Vanderbilt will go to Newport in pri-
NatP car.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-17

Mount Pleasant. on the trail so as TO
make the line take in the rich part OF
the district. They were speedily toI-
lowed by at least forty Canadlan
miners. who all located good claims.
fortnight ago about 100 American
miners held a meeting and decided to
send notices to all Canadians to leave
the country. The meeting was secret,
as aliens. according to American law,
are permitted to mine in Uncle sam
territory.
Notices were duly sent out, but no
heed was paid to them. SO the ahalr
rested. as far as the outside world was
concerned, until last evening When the
steamer. Tees arrived from Lynn Canal
with a passenger on board direct from
the disaffected district. He is Ger
man ramed Carl Slummerfelt, and he
brought news that a battle had actu-
ally been fought between the American
and Canadian miners, resulting IN
number of casualties.
Slummerfelt's story is unconfrmed
except by the very serious reports re-
ceived here about two weeks ago from
the district, which came from reliable
sources and predicted a clash II the
Canadians did not leave the territory.
81 left Pcrcupine River District about
two weeks ago" said Slummerfelt,
and the day before 1 started there was
a bloody battle between the American
and Canadian miners. Notice was sent
ont bv the former that all Canadians
must go within five days. Supported
by q number of Canadian mounted po-
lice. who had claims in the district, the
Canucks did not stir. Early ON the
morning of the sixth day the American
miners met and proceeded to the cana
dian camp.
Il don't believe they intended blood
shed, although they were fully armed.
Before they could even state the object
of their visit, some one, 1 don't know
from which party. fired a shot, and
then every one seemed to be shooting.
Several rounds were fired and four men
I was told were killed outright-an
American and three Canadians.
The battle was very brief and re-
suited in the Canadians, about fifty in
number, fleeing across the border. The
Americans then retired to their own
camp. I was informed that the fol-
lowing Americans were leaders in the
battle, but cannot say for certain: c.
G. Lewis and Charles Leitch Of Los
Angeles, w. S. Hawes of Minnesota, A.
McConaghy Of Chicago and F. Will
borough of Denver.
Il did not ascertain the names Of the
killed, as I passed hastily through the
American camp on my way out to the
coast. From my location, about fifteen
miles north of Porcupine River, heard
that a squad of Canadian Northwest
mounted police had left Lake Tagish
for Porcupine, news Of the fight having
reached them. The Americans are de-
termined and I fear there will be an
other conflict There is no doubt in
my mind that the new district is in
American territory, although L am not
an American"
Slummerfelt lived formerly a few
miles from Los Angeles, Cal. While
his story is not confirmed. ne is en-
phatic in all his statements. He says
he is not anxious for notoriety, and
only told the story to reporters under
pressure. He is now with friends in
this city, but he will leave for the south
tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-17
.SCURVY RAGING
ON COPPER RIVER
Deaths From the Disease
and Exposure.
PERISH ON VALDES GLACIER
SAD FATE OF SIX MEN WHO
WERE AFFLICTED.
PERISH ON VALDES GLACIER
Two California Gold Hunters Among
the Victims of the Disease, and
There Are Many Other
Sufferers.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SEATTLE, March 16.-News that
scurvy was raging among the pros
pectors of Copper River, Alaska, and
that six men perished from cold on the
Valdes glacier in the first days of
March was brought here tonight on
the steamer Excelsior from the mouth
of Copper River She brought nearly
one hundred passengers, 40 per cent
of whom were suffering from scurvy.
Following is list of those who per
ished on the glacier:
ADOLPH EHRHARDT, New York.
MAMMALIAN MILLER, New York.
ALFRED ALLEMAN, New York.
DIR. EDWIN LOGAN, Denver.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-17
Silva loses His Child Wife.

SAN RAFAEL, March 16.-The child
wife of Manuel Bento Silva of Camp Tay-
lor was taken before Judge Rodden to-
day on a search warrant sworn out by
the husband. AS Mrs. Silva said she pre-
ferred to live with her parents the case
was dropped. Several months ago Silva
married the girl to prevent her from be-
ing prosecuted on a charge of stealing
SIS from Louis Becker's store.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-17
NOT HURT BY FROST.
No Serious Damage to the Fruits of
Yolo County.

WOODLAND. March 16.-The reports of
serious damage to the fruit crops in
Napa and San Joaquin valleys for time
made YoIo County fruit growers appre-
hensive, but the damage in this county
appears to have been light At Rumsey
the extreme western end of Capay Valley
there was no frost at all. Lower down
the valley there was some frost, but the
damage does not appear to have been Sc
rious. There is a considerable area Of
land around Rumsey where fruit appears
less liable to damage from frost than in
any other fruit belt in Northern or Cen
traI California
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-17
Pacific Coast Pensions.

WASHINGTON, March 16 = Pensions
have been granted as follows: California
-Original-Isaac r. Mcintosh, San Fran
cisco, SS Increase-Patrick Jones. Los
Angeles. IS to s12. Reissue-Special March
6 Especial acD, Thaddeus NJ. JOY, San
Francisco, S30 Reissue and increase
Joseph A. Moore, Soldiers Home, Los An
geles, Sc to IS. Original widows, etc.-Su-
san p. Cooper, Oakland, IS.
Oregon-Original-Joh Stafford Sol
diers' Home, Douglas, S12.
Washingt gton.--Increase- WINNER,
South Park. Sc to sS.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-17
Kipling Steadily Improvine.

NEW YORK, March 16.-Rudyard Kip
ling is steadily improving. He was NOV
ed to-day from his rooms on the second
floor to suite on the floor above which
has been in readiness for him for sew
eral days He will have more sunshine
there and the apartments are brighter
than those he has been in.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-17
Harry Smiths Funeral.

WOODLAND, March 16.-About fifty
members of the Sacramento Lodge of
Elks accompanied the body Of the late
Harry Smith to this city to-day The
funeral ceremonies were very imposing.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-17
Yolo Mules Purchased.

WOODLAND. March ia San Fran
cisco dealer to-day purchased two car
loads of Yolo County mules for shipment
to Honolulu.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-17
ARMY BILL IN
THE RE|CHSTAG
Peace Footing Cut Down
Materially.
REDUCED SEVEN THOUSAND
AFTER AMENDMENT THE MEAS
URE is PASSED.
However, the German Government Is
Not Satisfied and Will Soon Re-
new the Fight to Increase
the Troops.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

BERLIN, March 16. - The
Washington telegram saying
: that Mr. White will be ap-
pointed United States Commits
sioner to the coming peace con-
ference has caused a feeling
nearly approaching COnsterna-
ton in the embassy. The EN-
bassador knew nothing about it,
and seeing a number of matters
coming up just now between
Germany and the United States
the report was not credited.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-17
INDIAN SCHOOL
At YUMA BURNED
Superstitious Redskins Are Sus-
pected Of Having Started
the Fire

n
deaths
attributed superstition Indians hoped
of
o