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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-16
CONTRACT TO BUILD A
RAILROAD IN MEXICO
Rich Concessions Made to n. R
Yerxa and J. M. Neeland of
TOc Anoa1oc

LOS ANGELES, June 15-H. r.
Yerxa and j. NJ Neeland to whom the
Mexican Government has granted i'm
portant concessions, will at once begin
the construction of a railroad from Cor
doba, in the State of Vera Cruz. to the
isthmus of Tehuantepec, have reached
their homes in this city When seen
Mr.. Neeland said:
Instead Of being a concession. it is
contract that we have made Alfred
Bishop Mason of New York has the
concession and is the owner of the
road. The road is to be about $50 miles
long. 1t will run through the richest
part of Mexico from Cordoba. in the
State of Vera Cruz, through the State
of OaXaca, down the iSthmus of Te-
huantepec to Salina Cruz, on the Pa
cific Coast. The road will run through
lands rich in coffee, bananas, cocoa
nuts, pineapple plantations, sugar cane
and rubber forests.
The locality which will be tapped by
the railroad is the home of the vanilla
bean industry. 1t is also from this
vicinity that all chicle comes that is
used in the manufacture of gum. The
Mexican Government has promised to
furnish 1000 men, and we contemplate
sending to the island of Jamaica for a
cargo of negroes. According to the
contract we must begin work July /,
and have the work completed in two
years. 1t will be of standard gauge and
will probably cost $15,000,000. We an
ticipate buying a large portion of our
foreign supplies in Los Angeles The
cash for the first 100 kilometers, about
100000, has already been deposited in
the City of Mexico. Of this amount
$500, 900 is in gold. The Government will
pay us a subsidy of $4,000 in Govern
ment bonds for each kilometer con-
structed and the road will revert to
the Government at the end of ninety
nina
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-16
POINCARE
SELECTING
4 CABINET
Confers With Loubet as to
Men Who Will Receive
Portfolios.
DUELS OVER DREYFUS
The Result of Quarrels Among
Officers at BreSt, Where the
Captain viii Disambark.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

PARIS. June 15.-M Poincare in
formed President Loubet this morning
that he would accept the task of form
ing a Cabinet. He will take the war
portfolio in addition to the presidency
OF the council.
NJ POincare conferred with President
Loubet this afternoon reporting the ac-
ceptance by NJ. Guillainat Of the Colon
ial portfolio; NJ. de Lombre Of the port
folio of Finance, and NJ Ribot of the
portfolio of Public Instruction
He will report more'fully tomorrow
There is still some doubt whether NJ.
PoinCare Will succeed in forming a
Ministry. He wishes NM. Ribot and
Bar5hou to join him, but the Radicals
object to their presence in the Cabinet
1t is understood that NJ. del CaSse will
remain at the Foreign Office
a private conversation of NJ. Krantz
Minister of War in the retiring Cabinet
has been published here. which repre-
sents him as still believing that Drey
fus is guilty. If this be the case he
is not likely to appear in the new Min
istry.
The Dreyfus agitation is far from
having subsidized Quarrels between
officers at Brest, where Dreyfus will
disembark, have just led to two ducls,
and numerous Mayors have been sus-
pended for refusing to placard the
judgment of the Court of Cessation.
Nine. Loubet received last week
hundreds of anonymous threatening
letters, written on superfine paper in
elegant penmanship. Some Of these
were menacing. The writer's threatened
that if she accompanied her husband
to the Grand PTiX she would return a
widow. The moderate republicans. in
the Senate intend to introduce a bill
assimilating the President of the re-
public to foreign sovereigns. This
would render persons insulting him
liable to prosecution before the cor
rectiOnal chamber
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-16
PETROLEUM AS FUEL.
Successful Test Made With Valley
Road Engine.

STOCKTON, June ia test of the
steam-producng qualities of petroleum
was made this afternoon on engine 102 Of
the Valley branch of the Santa Fee road.
The employees of the roundhouse here
have been engaged for some time in nit
ling IN the engine with the necessary
txtures for burning petroleum. The
hnrner used is long and narrow. Heat
and flames are blown under the boilers by
first nv heating the boilers with wood.
Then the petroleum is started and gen
crates the steam The test this after
noon was fairly satisfactory, and 1t IS ex-
nected that eventually a number of the
VALLEY engines will be fitted up to use
this class of fuel, which comes cheaper
than either wood or coal.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-16
improving the Ne Plus Ultra.

MADEIRA, June 15.-Over one hundred
men are at work at the Ne Plus Ultra
copper mine, near Daulton, which re-
Gently changed hands, the purchase price
being $4,000 Three immense hosting
plants are being erected, and 1t is ex-
pected the mine will be turning out 100
tons of ore q day as soon as the present
Improvements are commpleted.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-16
PROBABLE INCENDIARISM
Fire Warden Discovers Traces of
Crime at an Early Morning Fire

OAKLAND, June 16.-Early this morn
ing a fire was discovered in the building
on Eighth street formerly known as the
Old Salvation Army Barracks but now
used as a chemical factory. After the
flames had been extinguished Fire War
den Lawton discovered gasoline and other
combustible liquids scattered about the
place and has come to the conclusion
that the fire was not the result of an &C
cldent, as was reported
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-16
NOT TO OFFER MEDIATION.
Peace Conference and the Transvaal
CONTROVERSY

LONDON, June 1.-THE correspondent
Of the Daily News at The Hague says he
has the best authority for asserting that
the peace conference will in no case ofser
mediation between Great Britain and the
TransVaal.
PRETORIA, June 15.-Both Chambers
Of the Nolksraad have adjourned to en-
able the members to consult their CON
stituents on the franchise proposals of
President Kruger.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-16
PASSING SPURIOUS CHECKS.
A Young Fresno Man Obtains Money
Under False Pretenses.

STOCKTON, June 15.-Complaint was
made to the police this afternoon that
Harry N Nickson, a young man well
known in Fresno. was obtaining money
under false pretenses by means of worth
less checks. He worked off one check
purporting to have been signed by II. D.
Stevens, and all told is supposed to have
cleaned up about 5000 within few days.
1t is said that he used bogus names on
most of the checks. The fraud was not
discovered until after Nickson had left
town. He is said to be well connected
and to be interested in an estate which
paws him a fair monthly dividend.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-16
The Storke Libel Case.

SANTA BARBARA. June 15.-The pros
ecution in the Yda Adds Storke libel case
after two days examination of r M.
Gutierrez, whom they claimed 1t would
be proved was the author of the ibelous
tablish anything. The hearing Of the tes-
timony will probably be concluded to-
morrow.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-16
Drowned in the Sacramento.

SACRAMENTO, June ia 7-year-old
boy named Rice, the son of a widow liv-
ing near the river in the outskirts of the
city, was drowned to-day while bathing
In the river. This is the first case of the
kind this season, but every summer a
number of boys are drowned owing to the
treacherous nature of the currents caused
by steep sand banks in the channel.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-16
To Lease the Burbank.

LOS ANGELES. June 15.-Oliver Mo-
rosco, theatrical manager of San Fran
cisco, is in the city and making an at
tempt to secure the lease of the Burbank
Theater here. The Burbank has been
closed for some weeks and some of the
scenery and furniture has been sold I'M
der attachment proceedings. The Or
pheum management has also been trying
to secure the lease of the house.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-16
The Native So
greeting:

JACKSON, June 15.-Excelsior Parlol
applauds the action Of your Grand Par.
lOr and pledges its sisters of Ursula tha
promote the complete success of the re.
ception to the Grand Parlor n. d. G.. W
next year.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-26
THE COAST SHAKEN
A Violent Earthquake In SOuth-
 ern California
Two Small Towns Were Destroyed and Six Lives Lost-Los Angele S Was Badly Jared But There Was no Serious Damage.

Los Angeles, Dec. 25.-At 4:25 o'clock this morning a severe earthquake shock was felt over a large portion of south ern California, the undulations last ing about twelve seconds The center of the shock appears to have been at San Jacinto, a small town in Riverside county A dispatch from there says: "A disastrous earthquake occurred at 4:25 this morning. Nearly every two story building was wrecked and it is estimated that the damage will az were preceded by a loud roaring and awakened many just in time to es- cape from the doomed buildings. No damage was done to small houses, but the business street was such a wreck that tons of debris were removed before the buildings could be entered"
 At Saboba Indian reservation six squaws were killed by falling walls, two fatally injured and many serious ly. The shock caused dry artesian wells to flow larger streams than ever before. Considerabled amage was re- ported in nearby villages. The shock was heavy at Santa Ana, Anaheim, San Bernardino, Riverside and other places, but no particular damage is re- ported, except from San Jancinto and Hemet. In this city no damage was done, though the shock was particular ly violent. The hotels are well filled with eastern tourists and they were in many instances terrified at the unex- pected disturbance and rushed from their rooms in alright.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-26
FRIENDLY ACT BY SPAIN
Drafts Sent for Interest Due Under
 Treaty Affected by the War.

Washington, Dec. 25.-Bellamy Stor- telegraphed to the state department to- day that the Spanish government had forwarded to the United States drafts covering the arrears of interest for the years 1898 and 1899 payable to this government under the treaty of 1884. This treaty provided for the payment of claims of American citizens arising from losses suffered by them through Spanish aggressions on the high seas and the illegal blockade of South American ports. Like all other treaties between the United States and Spain, this treaty was denounced, as the di- plomatic term is, by the Spanish gov ernment at the outbreak of hostilities in April, 1898. Spain's voluntary re- sumption of the payment of the inter- est on the indemnity constitutes notice that she considers the treaty of 1884 to be still in force. This is regarded as a graceful act and is interpreted as a de- sire on the part of Spain to forget the strife of last year and to endeavor to bring the two governments into rela- tions as cordial as those that existed between them prior to the late war. The drafts cover payments of about S6O, 1000.
 During the peace negotiations in Paris last year the American commits sioners proposed an article by which certain treaties, among them that of 1884, should be held to continue in force, but the Spanish representatives declined to agree to it and the matter was not pressed. In a report to the senate in January last, Senator Davis, chairman of the committee on foreign relations, said that in the opinion of the committee it was unnecessary to revive the treaty of 1884.
 The largest individual beneficiary in the matter was Edward Darlington of Providence, R. I. Most of the interest is now paid to estates. One of the ben eficiaries is the Louise Home for southern gentleworIen in this city.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-26
RECOVERING THE DEAD
Four More Bodies Are Taken From
 the Braznen Mine.

Brownsville, Pa, Dec. 25.-Work at the Braznel mines is progressing slowly. The roads from Brownsville to the mine are almost impossible. There is no telegraph or telephone connec- tion, so that all news has to be brought overland. Four more bodies have been recovered, but not identified. Some of the families of the doomed men are in a suffering condition and provisions are being sent out by the Brownsville merchants.
 The mine officials of the Braznell mine admit that two or more bodies are still in the mine, but the Slavonic so- ciety, which has made a house to house canvass, report that eight of their number alone are in the wreck and how many others they do not know. That naked lights and unlocked safety lamps were used in the dangerous mine was officially verified today by Pit Boss Thomas Jones, who made statement to that effect.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-26
SALIVA WOMAN SCORES.
Her Primer and Number Boxes Adopt
 ed in Indian Schools.

Salina, Kan, Dec. 25.-The' United States government has highly honored Miss Lizzie E. Wooster of Salina, by adopting her primer and reading and number boxes for use in the Indian schools of the country. There are at present 35,OOO Indian children attend ing government schools.
 Next year this number will be dou- bled for the reason that the govern ment will cancel its contract with the sectarian schools and take back all the Indian children and educate them in government schools. The commission CT of Indian affairs is the official who adopted the books, which will not only make Miss Wooster a name among the text book authors of the country, but will also net her good round sum of money. She is the only Kansan who has ever had any books adopted by the government for it's schools.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-26
FINANCE IN SENATE
Bill Not Likely to Be Passed
 Before February.
Its Debate Will Occupy Every Day After Routine Business Has Been Disposed Of There Will Be Little Opportunity for Filiburstering.

Washington, Dec. 25.- The first im- senate after the holidays is to be the currency bill. Every day after the routine business has been transacted currency is to be discussed. It will he impossible for the minority lea 1ers to be successful in filibustering, no mat ter what their inclinations may be- A campaign of that character can be car ried on only when the margin in the senate is very close or when time is pressing. In the present instance the sound money majority is ample and congress has more than a year 70 run. Even with Allen of Nebraska to help them the democrats can hardly expect to overcome the obstacles in their path They will offer substitutes in the way of free silver bills, so Senator Teller says, and will emphasize whereve~ pos sible the difference between the repub- lican position and their own But it is not believed they will go beyond that.
 Senator Aldrich intimates that the debate on the bill will nor last more than fortnight. That is too sanguine all estimate. The debate can hardly be concluded in less than a month, and the chances are that it is to be contin- ted longer than that. The senate pro ceeds in leisurely manner about such things, and at this stage in the session the majority managers cannot hurry 1t. Shouli tie bill be out os the way by the middle of February, the republican leaders can congratulate themselves Then will come the work in conference and the formulation of a compromise measure both to the senate and to the house which will find a place in the statute books.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-26
THE BASE BALL SITUATION.
Stands Firm and Rogers
 Adds Fuel to the Fire.

New York, Dec. 25.-There was no change in the base ball situation yes terday. Abell Won der Horst and Eb- bets of the Brooklyn club held long conference in the afternoon. After it was over Ebbets said:
 Our policy now is to say absolutely nothing. The attitude of the Brooklyn club toward the league has been made known. We are simply awaiting fur ther developments"
 Chairman Brush of the circuit com mittee and Robinson of St. Louis had their heads together in the morning, with the result that Robson saun- tered down Broadway until he hap pened to meet Abell and Ebbets just af- ter they had left Won der Horst. Rob- ison talked earnestly with both Brook lynites, who listened and smiled. A fine rumpus among certain of the schemers is said to be under way and an explosion of a startling nature may occur in the near future. Rogers of Philadelphia let drop a significant re- mark yesterday, when he said that Freedman would positively refuse to put up one dollar toward buying out the Cleveland, Louisville, Baltimore and Washington clubs.
 Several of the magnates, especially a couple of members of the circuit com mittee' have made the statement with in the last week that Freedman assufed them that he would subscribe his share of the necessary expenses. RogeG
Arizona republican., 1899-12-26
BERKELEY BEATEN
Carlisle Indians Soiled the Blue and
 Gold

San Francisco, Dec. 25.- The Car lisle Indians defeated the University of California eleven by the close score of to 0. Had it not been for a tumble by the blue and gold players at crit ical time, the result might have been a tie. The weather was perfect and the game the best ever seen on the coast. It was fast and furious from start to finish and several players on both sides required surgical attention, the eastern team having cause to be thankful for the presence of their Indian doctor. Six thousand people witnessed the game and the whole majority of them shouted for Berkeley. The Indians found many admirers and were heart fly cheered.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-26
Two Thirds of it Pro-
 duCed From Beets
GROWTH OF INDUSTRY
Cane Sugar Production on the Other Hand Has Scarcely Doubled Within More Than Quarter of Century While That of Beets Has Been Quintupled Within That Time.

Washington. Dec. 25.-(Special.)- Two-thirds of the worlds sugar is now produced from beets. Prior to 1S7-2 the worlds production of beet sugar had never reached 1000, 900 tons; in the present crop year it is, according to latest estimates, 5,51O, 900 tons, while the cane sugar crop which in 1S71-2 was 1,599,0OO tons, is in the present year 2,904,00O. Thus cane sugar production under consideration, while that from beets has more than quintupled. Mean time the price has fallen more than one-half, the average cost in foreign countries of all sugar imported into the United States in the fiscal year 1872 being 537c per pound, and in 1899 2.39c per pound.
 These facts are shown by a tabula- tion prepared by the treasury bureau of statistics in response to the demands for information regarding sugar pro duction which have followed the meet ing of congress and the prospective consideration of matters relating to the sugar producing islands which have re- gently come into closer relations with the United States.
 No development of the worlds pro- duction of foodstuffs has been more rapid or striking than that with refer ence to beet sugar. In 1S54-5 the total beet sugar crop of the world was but 1S2, ,000 tons; by 1S64-5 it had reached 5S6, ,OOO tons; in 1S74-5 it was 1,219,9ss tons; in 1sS4-5, 2,545, 900 tons; in 1ss4-5. 4,792, ,793 tons, and in 1s9919OO. 5,51O,OOO tons. In 1S54-5 beet sugar formed Is per cent of the worlds total sugar crop and in 1S99-19OO it formed 66 per cent
 Thus the sugar producing area of the world has in less than half century been shifted from the tropics north ward and the farmer of the temperate zone has shown his ability not only to compete with the low-priced labor of the tropics, but in doing so to re- duce by one-half the cost of the ar ticle produced.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-26
PEACE ON EARTH
And Goodwill to Men Outside of
 Dallas Tex.

Dallas, Dec. 25.-Dallas has not known so many bloody affrays on Christmas in many years as have been recorded last night and today. Charles Miller shot Walter Meyers dead in the street and fled. He surrendered today and claims he shot in self defense.
 Albert Hall got into a quarrel with two brothers named Edward and Mur- ray Cecil. and shot the Cecils Edward is reported dying and Murray will re- cover. Hall is a fugitive.
 A negro, name not known to the po- lice, partially wrecked a Chinese res taurant in Ervy street with a dynamite cracker. He returned tonight and hit a Chinaman, Dock Coun, on the head with brick. As the Chinaman turned to get pistol, the negro ran away. The Chinaman fired upon the first negro in sight and killed Jeff Thomas. an inno- cent bystander.
 John McMillan and Clay Patton are suffering from bullet wounds. and z. Philipps had a leg broken in three places by a bullet. They are white men and were attacked in different parts of the city by men who escaped and whose identity is not known to the police
Arizona republican., 1899-12-26
SERVICE STARS FOR CARRIERS.

Washington, Dec. 25.- The post master-general has ordered that here after the length of service as letter carriers shall not be indicated on the uniforms of carriers by stripes, but by stars. For five years service they will wear one silk star; two stars for ten years, and two for twenty; one silver star for twenty-five years, two for thirty, one gold star for thirtyfve years, and two for forty years.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-26
FRENCH MINERS STRIKE.

Paris, Dec. 25.-At a meeting of 25O miners held today in St Etienne a res olution was adopted in favor of declar- ing a general strike in the coal basin of the Loire tomorrow. A similar move ment involving 5O,OOO men is feared.
 The prosperity of the coal trade led the miners to demand an increase in wages, shorter hours and formal recog- milton of the miners federation by the companies. The latter made an offer of five per cent increase, but this was refused.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-26
PORTO REGAIN STATISTICS
Figures Regarding the Death Rate
 and Sick and Indigent.

Washington, Dec. 25.-The war de- partment made public today a state of Porto Rico between September 25 and November 30, 1899. The popula- tiOn of the island is estimated at 91S,- 22l,0 persons, the average weekly sick, 17,S72. and the average weekly deaths, 632 persons. The annual death rate was thirty-five per one thousand inhabitants. The increased mortality was confined to the mountain districts, where in some localities the death rate increased 300 per cent.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-26

over a question of work. White inter- fered in behalf of Cunningham. and the negro drew a revolver from his pocket and fired, the bullet penetrating Whites abdomen.
 Pierce was chased for two miles be- fore his pursuers came within shooting distance. The negro held his revolver in his hand as the mob rushed up. He dropped the revolver and begged his captors not to lynch him and a fusil- lade of bullets followed. The negro, who was still alive. although shot seven times, was about to be kicked to death when an official of the coke works begged for his life. The same men who had done the shooting then impro- vised stretcher and started to carry Pierce back to the hospital. He died on the way.
 Pierce's slayers say the killing was not lynching, but was only fatal of an escaping murderer" However a mob that had no oppor- tunity to join in the chase had got a rope ready at the scene of the shoot ing to hang the negro had he been brought back alive.
 Sanford White was 50 years of age and leaves several children. He was very popular with the workmen. Pierce, the murderer, came to Mount Braddock recently from Virginia.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-26
COLLECTING THE BRITISH.

Pretoria, Dec. 25.-Over 800 British prisoners captured at the battle of Stormberg have arrived here They have been taken to Waterfall to join the other prisoners. An official ac- count of the Boer casualties at Tugela river, says thirty men were killed or wounded.
 The government is much concerned about the escape of Winston Churchill to discover how he got away. The off cials have instituted a house-t to- house search for discriminating papers. The Volkstem aserts that he escaped dis guised as a woman.