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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-24

purpose of the bill proposing to give re-
lief against frauds upon trademarks,
labels, ETC.. but this act is SO broad that
1t would subject to punishment the most
innocent persons. Every person who for
any purpose should use or fill such YES
sci with homemade catsup. olives or the
like (even though the vessel may have
been bought and sold in general trade and
innocently purchased from anotner)
purchased from the owner, or unless. the
consent of the owner should have been
given thereto, such innocent purchaser,
by the mere use of such asvessel, is liable
to Imprisonment or a heavy fine of $500
or both such imprisonment and fine.
Moreover, SO far as the purpose of the
bill is to protect trademarks, this bill is
unnecessary, for the reason that section
so4 of the Penal Code affords ample pro-
lection.
Again, there is already law in force
covering this whole subject namely, the
act approved March q. 1891 Statutes 1891
page 217, entitled An act to protect the
kegs used in the sale of soda waters, min.
eral or aerated waters, porter, ale, cider
ginger ale, milk, cream, small beer, beer
or other beverages.
valid or invalid, it should, at least. be
tested or repealed before seeking further
legislation in this direction.
IF the bill be framed to properly reach
the wrongs intended to be. remedied by
prevail HENRY 7. GAGE,
The other bill is in regard to the ship
ping of infected fruits, and the message
reads as follows:
ITO the Assembly Of the State of Cali
fornia: I herewith return to your hon.
orable body without my approval AS
sembly bill 157, entitled An act to prevent
the shipment of infected fruits out of the
State Of California with my objections
thereto.
''While warmly approve of the purpose
of the bill, yet it is SO unhappily worded
4~r,, J. lott ,,4A nf rankinQ
preparing and delivering fruits for ship
ment, and therefore includes within it's
penal provisions the most innocent acts;
hence would work considerable, hardship
upon innocent and ignorant employees.
HENRY II. GAGE,
Governor of the State of California.
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TWO MORE VETOES AND
THE REASONS THEREFOR

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Feb 23.-The following mes
sages from the Governor, two in number,
were sent to the Assembly this afternoon.
Both were included in the Governor s
category of dead bills, for they were
returned without the gubernatorial ap-
prevail The first read AS follows:
ITO the Assembly of the State of Cali
formal herewith return to your honor
able body without my approval and with
my objection thereto Assembly bill %, en-
titled AN act to add new section to the
Penal Code, to be designated as section
354sa, making 1t a misdemeanor to deface,
obliterate, cover up or otherwise remove,
destroy or conceal the duly filed trade
mark or name of another, printed,
stamped, engraved, etched, blown, i'm
pressed or otherwise attached to or pro-
duced upon any cask, key, bottles, yes
sells sfphon, can or other packages [
disapprove of this bill amending the
Penal Code because 1t ignores the intent
with which the act is done of using, or
filling casks, kegs. bottles. siphons; cans,
cases. or other packages, and would make
even innocent acts crimes. To constitute
a crime there must exist minor or joint
operation of act and intent, etc. Penal
Code, section 2O)
Il am opposed to the misuse of trade
marks and to limitations of labels, and
am strongly in sympathy with the general
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Condemnation Of Newspapers for Keeping Tab
on CrOOkedneSS.
DOLLAR MARKED WRIGHT'S SQUAWK
The Exposed Legislator Asks That Call Representatives Be
Barred From the Floor Of the Lower House, but
Gets No Sympathy From Other Members.

opportunity in Melick's resolution to
swing his little AK and he got to work
with the following amendment:
The representatives of The Call are
hereby denied admission to and privileges
of the floor of this Assembly.
Wright's amendment preeipitated a
general epidemic of cold feet. SO long
as the censure was general most of the
House was willing to stand for 1t, but
when it was about to become speclho
there was a general retreat. Grove
johnson called from his seat and de-
manded that the ex-Speaker Withdraw
his proposal. Me1ick seconded him and
the dollar-marked ex-Speaker senten-
tiously announced that in difference to
the magnanimous request OF Grovel he
would do so.
Then Assemblyman Burnett of San
Luis Obispo County made an attempt
to play even for the scoring he got for
trying to introduce Willie Hearst OF
New York as the Senatorial choice of
the minority.
In a speech Of no small dimensions
he said that the freedom of the press
has come to be the license of the press
and that it was high time 1T was
curbed Mr.. Burnett thought, however,
that it should be curbed only so far as
The Call was concerned and he offered
an amendment to Melick'S resolution
striking out the word Examiner, leaV-
ing The Call to stand alone, the censure
that the southerner's amendment en-
bodied.
Melick objected and asked why The
Call should stand alone when all or
the San Francisco newspapers had
been guilty of exaggerating the facial
blemishes that characterize the Assem-
bly,.
Burnett declined to answer, and sim
ply insisted upon his amendment. 1t
was put to a vote and net one voice
was raised in its fav<r.
Then Melick got UP to make some
further remarks upon newspapers in
general and the vote upon his resolu-
ton followed 1t was adopted almost
unanimously, and The Call and Ex-
aminer retired for the half hour fol-
lowing for the purpose of feeling NOR
titled.
Cowan of Santa Rosa fittingly wound
I'D the afternoons Mysteries with the
/ following resolution, which was ADOPT
/ ed.
Resolved, That the members of the As
| semhly do hereby express and reafhrm
+ their confidence in the integrity, ability
| and untiring energy of the Hon. Grove
L.. Johnson as member of the session OF
| 1899.
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New Notaries Appointed.

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Feb. 23.-The Governor to-day
appointed and commissioned the following
notaries public: Charles B. Lowry, Fruit
vale, Alameda County; Max w. Kcenig,
Oakland; J. F. Baker, Copperopolis, Cal
averas County; Thomas Rutledge, Co
lusa; T. H. Sallenger, Grimes Landing,
Colusa County; ]. A. Coyle, Fortuna,
Humboldt County, Henry Hart, Los An
geles; George Gardner, Los Angeles; Will
liam B. Heriott, Los Angeles; A. G.
Hinckley, Los Angeles; J. c. Mac
Cable, Los Angeles; Abner Brown,
Dos Palos, MERGED County; w. A
Mackinder, St. Helena, Napa County; j.
n. Burke, Forest Hill, Placer County;
Wilfred M. Peck, Riverside; James Mills
Riverside; James B. Devine, Sacramento;
John c. Turner, Victor, San Bernardino
County; J. B. Walden, Sisson; William
Tormey, Vallejo; J. r Coffman, Heads
burg; b. R. Dole, Santa Rosa; George E.
Noonan, Weaverville, Trinity County
George hartman, Tulare; F. Murrow, big
Oak Flat, Tuolumne County; E. F. Has
well Rumsey, Yolo County, and J. w.
SNOWFALL, Grafton, Yolo County.
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CALL HEADQUARTERS. SACRA-
MENTO, Feb. 23-The anti-cartoon meas
ure of young Mr.. Works scratched
through the Senate this afternoon with
the help of Senator Bulla.
1t came up on Curtins motion to recon-
slider the vote yesterday, whereby II
failed of passage. There was no argu-
ment on the question. The motion TO re-
consider went to the following vote:
Ayes-Ashe, Bettman, Boyce, Bulia,
Burnett, Chapman, Curtin, Cutter, Dick
inson, Doty, Feeney, Flint, Gillette, Hoey,
Jones, Leavitt, Maggard. Morehouse,
Mutt, Pace, RoweI, Simpson, Taylor,
Trout and Wolfe-A.
Noes-Braunhart, Dwyer, La Rue, Luch-
singer, Shortridge, Sims and Strattonmf'
ceeded with, resulting as follows:
Ayes-Ashe, Bettman, Boyce, Bulla,
Burnett, Chapman Curtin, Cutter, Dick
gard Morehouse,. Mutt, Pace, Simpson,
Taylor, Trout and Wolfe-A-
Noes-Braunhart, Davis. Doty, Dryer,
ell, Shortridge, Sims, Smith. Stratton-13.
Absent-Currier. Flint, Hall, Laird,
Langford--5.
ried after the roll and the absentees had
been called, and then there was a demand
for a call of the House. 1t was carried
and the sergeant at arms was instructed
la sacrificed himself.
Mr. President" said he, ito prevent
all this trouble and to end this matter, |
will change my vote from no to aye"
This made the twenty-one. Senator
Shortridge then asked permission to
change his vote so he could move for a
reconsideration, but he was told a sec
ond reconsideration was prohibited by all
parliamentary rules. The vote was then
announced and the bill was sent back to
the Assembly for consideration of the
amendment by the Senate.
The amendments were by Curtin, eX-
empting the provisions of the act from
men in public life and by Leavitt. forbid
ding cartoons that hold the subject up to
ridicule as well as 'hatred and contempt.
The cartoon bill came back into the AS
sembly this afternoon that the Senate
amendment attached to it might be con-
sidered. When it came to the vote that
was necessary before it went before the
Governor for his signature it had Just
three votes against it-those of Raw OF
Ell Dorado, L. Hoey of San Francisco and
Felir # Monterey.
Tt bill was brought over to the AS
sembly Just as soon as the Senate had
disposed of 1t favorably and it was evil
dent that the Assembly had been already
notified Bliss of Alameda and Grovel
Johnson had arranged and directed the
programme.
Just as soon as 1t had been read Bliss
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Liberty Of the Press Cutaied Because Of Bad Temper On
the Part Of Lawmakers Whose FoibleS and Faces
Had Been HumorouSly Depicted

called to -Lardner of Nevada to take his
cue. Lardner got up to say he nad bee =,
the Assembly, but that he had voted
against it when it had come up on recon- recon;
siderat ton. He said, however, ne wouid
be glad to vote for it to-day, and ne ola
SO.
Wardell of San Francisco said about the
same thing. Feliz of Monterey said the
Assembly was in no frame Of mind, to
pass, judiciously on any. measure and That
If the bill was an iniquitous measure
when it was introduced it was still Bel
shaw of Contra Costa said he was glad
to have another opportunity to vote for
it. Belshaw stayed in the corridors to
avoid committing himself one way or the
other when the bill first came up and
to-day was the first time he has expressed
an opinion on it's merits.
Mr.. Cosper of Tulare also took some de-
light in backing the, measure and 1t was
passed and sent to the Governor.
Tonight the executive sent word to
both houses that he had approved and
signed it and considerable applause went
up forthwith
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One Veto and Three Approvals.

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Feb. 23.-Senate bill 151, provid-
ing for the release of the bondsmen of
J. N E. Wilson, has been hit with the
Governors veto AK The bill Is to re-
which Wilson, as Insurance Commission
er. had collected and deposited in the Pa
cifc Bank just before it failed. The Gov
is prohibited by the constitution to release
a claim of the State.
| The Governor has approved Senate bill
5g3 providing an appropriation of $500 to
send an expert to the South Seas after
predaceeus insects; Senate bill All, provid,
ing for the mailing of constitutional
in the newspapers, and Senate bill II, pro-
yiding for an appropriation to build a
road from Mono Lake to connect with
the Tioga road near the Tioga mine.
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INSTRUCTIONS" GIVEN
UNDER MISAPPREHENSlON

STOCKTON, Feb. 23.-The friends of
Burns gleefully announced yesterday
afternoon that they had secured ninety
names of citizens who were delegates to
the late Republican County Convention
to instructions" for Assemblymen Dun
lap and Muenter to go into caucus. Many
situation. 1t was represented to them
that the move was calculated solely to
insure the election of Republican Sena-
tor, ana they ana not take tune TO asce e
terest of the man from Mexico. How
ever, as there were nearly 300 delegates
in the convention the SIGNATURES would
indicate the will Of the rank and file of
the party. Sentiment here rs overwhelm-
ingly in favor of General Barnes, as was
The Call
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will remain 10 " Gnu
in details is al the affair."
of
speak, put ms ~
become pupc p
ertya determined to make full explanation
OF
corruption attempted
Mexicans become desperate anu ms
ures TO lis
Raubw "
Federal He eoeo '
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Land Patents Signed.

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Feb. 23.-The following land pat
ents were signed by the Governor to-day
c. w. Clark for $50 acres of land in Ven
tura County. 40 in Tulare County, so in
Tuolumne County and so in Fresno Coun-
ty; Olga Sutro. for $40 acres in San Diego
County; John T. Rutherford, $40 in Butte
County; George Lomenberg, $40 in Inyo
County; Reuben Raymond 240 in Lake
County and Edward H. Winship for zoe
also in Lake County.
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Blood diseases. skin diseases. scalp diseases
cause or how long standing successfully
treated without the use of poisonous drugs by
JOHN H. WOODBURY., rs W.. Esd ST., New
York. and 163 State St.. Chicago.
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FONT DOOR OPEN TO
MOUNTAIN COUNTIES

CALL HEADQUARTERS SACRA-
MENTO, Feb. 23.-One of the happiest
men in Sacramento tonight is Senator
Davis of Amador. He has made q most
effective single-handed fight for the bill
for the construction of State highway
from Tioga mine to Mound Lake basin,
thus giving front-door entrance from
the counties of Alpine, Mono sand Inyo
into the remainder of the State. The road
will, for large. portion of the way, nave
to be carved out of the solid granite OF
the Sierras, and is one of the most merf-
torious measures of public Improvement
before the Legislature;
Under Senator Davis able management
the bill encountered but one vote agaIins5
il in either house, and tonight received
the Signature of the Governor and became
a law. 1t carries an Appropriation OF
$25 900.
Commissioner Of Deeds.
CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Feb. 23.-The Governor to-day
appointed and commissioned : Ar Tni
Rrossman Commissioner of Deeds Or cali
fornia to reside at Philadelphia, Pa
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-11-30
SOME RICH PRIZES
Will Be Competed For by Cyclists at
the Paris Exposition.

Will Be Competed For by Cyclists at
the Paris Exposition.
NEW YORK, Nov. 81. Amateurs and
professional cyclists have some rich
prizes for which to compete at the COM
ing Paris exposition. Three days will
be devoted to determining the cham
pionships of the world.
The grand prize of the exposition
will be open to the world and is at
1000 meters, or at s,1S7 yards. 1t will
have prizes aggregating $4,000, and the
date Will probably be Sept. 3. On the
same cay there will be run a lap race
worth $500, 3-mile handicap for 5000
and tandem race OF the same distance
for $500. On the second day, Sept. 8,
international races will be held fol-
prizes of 81, 800.
Sept. 10, the grand prize of the expo
sition for amateurs, valued at $500 will
be run in trial heats, and 1OO-mile
paced race for $4,000 will be the feat
ure. Sept. IL, the semi-6nals of the
race for amateurs and professionals will
be held and there will be 3l-mile race
with pacemakers for $1,000. Sept. 10,
will be international day, with teams
of three men from each nation, fol
81, 300.
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WOOD AT NEW YORK.
Governor of Santiago Called to Wash.
ington, but Why He Doesn't Know.

Governor of Santiago Called to Wash.
ington, but why He Doesn't Know.
NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-General Leon.
ard Wood, governor general of the prov.
ince of Santiago, was passenger on the
transport Mcpherson. which arrived
from Santiago. General Wood said:
..Ihave no knowledge of the business
for which am called to Washington,
beyond the order to report. Before we
left we heard of the death of the vice
president, and flags were halfmasted on
all public buildings, His loss is great
as he was strong man in the admins.
tration. His death was heard of with
profound regret in Santiago.
"The condition in Santiago with re.
lation to public affairs is improving
daily. We employ many men on pub
lie works, such as roads, etc. The peo-
pie are employed and contented. We
have no restitution, and excepting a
period after the great storms and hurri-
canes, when the rains washed the crops
out of the ground in many places, we
have not issued rations. This issue was
less than 1000. have great hopes for
the early development of the mining
industries of Santiago province with its
wonderful deposits of iron, copper and
zinc ores, which are bound to add to the
prosperity of the island"
General Wood expects to proceed tc
Washington at once.
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MUST RECOGNIZE MACRUM.
Washington Insists That Our Consul Act
for Britishers.

Washington Insists That Our Consul Act
for Britishers.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-Mr. Mac
rum, the United States consul at Pre-
toria, has been instructed by cable to
impress upon President Kruger that in
the view of this government the usages
of all civilized nations sanction the
ministration of neutral representa-
tive in the interest of the citizens and
captives of one of the parties to war
and he must further insist upon per.
forming the sacred duties imposed by
all considerations of humanity. This
is practically the announcement of the
insistence of our government upon the
execution of the trust it assumed, to
look after the interests of British citi.
zens in the South African Republic.
CHICAGO, Nov. 27.-A special to The
Times-H Herald from Washington says:
Unfortunately the instructions tc
Consul .Macrum may not reach him TO,
several weeks. As for President Kru'
gers refusal to permit our consul te
carry on his humane work of giving in.
formation to the anxious relatives Of
British prisoners in Boer hands, no one
here imagines that anything more seri'
GUS than diplomatic correspondence
will grow out of the matter.
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GENERAL LORD METHuEN.

was the first battle after which the
British advanced, instead of retreating.
The fact that General Methuen was
forced to fight second pitched battle
near tho scene Of the first shows the
Beers were not demoralized at Belmo ont,
but quickly rallied, and with unabated
courage met the splendid assault of the
British naval brigade at Gras Pan.
The excellent military qualities dis
played by the Beers in these two fights
were no doubt partially derived from
the training Of Commander Albrecht,
former officer of the Austrian army.
Presumably Marching On.
Presumably General Methuen has al
ready resumed his march northward.
He was. when last heard from, still
nearly fifty miles from Kimberley. and
doubtless an action will have to be
fought at Modder river before ''Dia-
mondopolIs" is relieved. There is some
doubt as to what is meant in the state
mept that the Beers are falling back on
Warrentoa. which is fifty miles north
of Kimberly, unless the dispatch was
intended TO fall into British hands, in
the hops of misleading General
Methuen. The latter, however, is said
to be far too cautious to be caught by
such trick, and, it is added, it can be
confidently anticipated that his column
will SWEEP. steadily forward in spite of
the determined resistance he will meet
with.
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LONGANDSTRONG
These two Statements Made in
Regard to the Presidents
Message.
Cabinet Session Devoted to Dis
cussiOn of Policies and Rec
concentrations
No Official knowledge of Wide
spread Discomfort Among
CubanS.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-The presi.
dents annual message is practically
completed and ready for transmission
to congress when it is assemblies next
week. The message will be unusually
long, on account of the numerous and
important topics it discusses. The por-
tions of the message treating OF differ
emit topics have been sent to the public
printer as they have been finished, and
proofs have been submitted for revi-
sion. It is not certain the message will
be sent to congress next Monday. 1t is
customary to send it on the day OF the
assembling of congress, but as the death
of the vice president makes it certain
that the senate will adjourn immedi-
ately out of respect to his memory, it
is not unlikely that the message will
be withheld until Tuesday. In the
house the adjournment will only be de-
layed until that body is organized,
when, upon announcement of the death
of the vice president, it will also ad-
journ.
Discussed by the Cabinet.
The cabinet meeting was devoted al
most exclusively to the consideration
of the message. A large portion of it
was read by the president, after which
the members entered into long dis
cussion of the policies and recommends
lions it contained. After adjournment
several of the members expressed the
opinion that it was an unusually strong
and able document.
Protests, which cable dispatches from
Cuba say some of the Cubans are max
ing against the reported establishment
of civil government in Cuba were in
cldentally brought to the attention of
the cabinet by Secretary Root. None
of these protests, however, have been
officially received here.
Secretary Root said in answer to a
question on this subject that there was
no immediate intention of establishing
a civil government in Cuba. This,
however, must only be taken to mean
that no decision has yet been reached
concerning the appointment Of civil
governor which has been under consid-
Grafton for some time. But it can be
stated upon. high authority that the
alleged lamentations now going on in
Cuba against the establishment of a
civil government may result in allow
ing the present military government to
continue longer than it otherwise would.
The administration does not seek to
force upon the Cubans civil govern
ment that would be offensive to the
majority of the inhabitants Of the
leland
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guard of emirs, was killed, and all the
principal emirs were killed or captured,
except Osman Digna, who escaped.
The dervishes were utterly defeated,
their whole camp was taken and thou
sands surrendered. A large number Of
women, children and cattle also fell
into the hands of the Anglo-Egyptian
force"
Among the emirs killed were the
Khalifa's two brothers and the Mahdi's
son. Osman Digna left Immediately
after the firing began and is probably
concealed somewhere in the vicinity.
hope, eventually, to get MIN. We took
the entire dervish camp. All the der.
vishers not killed surrendered.
81 cannot speak too highly of the ex'
cellent behavior of the troops and their
endurance during the long, tedious
marches preceding the final action.
From o'clock in the morning of Nov.
81, till o'clock in the morning of Nov.
"a. they marched 20 miles and fought
two decisive actions. The Soudan may
now be declared OPEN"