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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-24
LIFE Imprisonment
FOR JUSTIN BROWN
Slayer of Cain Found Guilty of Muir
der in the First Degree at
Bakersfield.

BAKERSFIELD, May GIVE, the
jury. find the defendant guilty of murder
in the first degree and recommend his
punishment at life imprisonment"
This was the verdict of the jury in
the Brown murder case 1t was returned
at 6:15 this evening, after the jury mad
been out an hour and a quarter After re-
turning to jail Brown remarked:
That's a long time to spend in prison.
guess the jury did what they thought was
Justin Brown is q years of age He
had the friendship of Mrs. Cain, the
widow of his victim, throughout the trial.
she is 81 years old and is the mother of
five children, the eldest II years of age.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-24
Terrill's Case Argued.

SAN JOSE, May 23.-Attorney S. B..
Terrill, who has been indicted for en-
bezzlement and forgery in connection
with giving bogus deed to Mrs. Clara
A Fread, was before Judge Lorigan to-
day on a motion to have the indictments
set aside on the ground that they were
irregular. This was denied by the court.
Another motion to strike the indictments
from the records was partly argued and
continued until tomorrow afternoon to
enable District Attorney Campbell to look
up authorities.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-24
Recention to Runyon.

RED BLUFF, May 23.-The people of
Red Bluff are elated over the appointment
of E. w. Runyon as one of California's
Commissioners to the Paris Exposition,
and to show their appreciation they to-
night rendered Mr.. Runyon a reception in
the pavilion. Leading citizens of the
town made short addresses and Mr.. Run
yon replied. thanking the people for the
reception and promising to use his utmost
endeavor to further the interests of Cali
fornia at Paris.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-24
Chicago Gets the B'nai Birth.

CHICAGO. May 23.-At the final session
of the Order B'nai Birth to-day the mile
age provision in the bylaws was
changed so that all delegates, instead of
from each lodge, will hereafter have
their transportation expenses paid out of
the funds in the treasury of the order.
1t was decided to hold the next conven-
ton at Chicago
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-24
NAV Defer Bond Payments.

WOODLAND, May A.-The last Legis-
lature enacted law authorizing cities of
the fifth class to extend the time for the
payment of building bonds from twenty
to forty years. The City Trustees are
considering a proposition to so extend
the bonded Indebtedness OF course such
extension must be with the consent of the
bondholders,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-24
To Dedicate Their Hall.

STOCKTON, May 23.-The Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will dedicate
it's new building on California street near
Weber, avenue, next Friday. The build
own" The hall was erected through the
requests of the late William P. Miller
and wife. The deceased couple left to
the structure.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-24
DEFENDS HIS
POCKET VETO OF
SUFFRAGE BILL

of the right. The application of the max
i'm 'eXpresSio uniuS est eXclusio alter
ius bears with full force upon TINS pro-
vision of the constitution, declaring who
are competent to vote at elections au-
thorized by the laws of this State"
In the case of Spencer VS.. the Board s OF
ing in the District of Columbia, 1t was
held by the court that the right Of suf-
frage is not guaranteed by the Onlteo
court says: While the conditions of
right have varied in several States and
from time to time been modified in the
ed upon the express authority of the pollt-
ical power and been made to revolve with
in the limitations of express law .,
Again, in Mino vs. Happersett, Il Wal al
United States, passing upon the question
of woman's right to suffrage, under the
provisions of the constitution OF missouri
denying that right, held that there was no
inherent right to vote by reason of
womans mere citizenship and that the
constitution of the State of Missouri, con-
not in violation of the United States con-
stitution, and that the fourteenth amend
ment to the United States constitution
had no application to the subject of suf-
frage. The court, in review of the ques-
ton in conclusion says:
LAS has been seen, all the citizens of the
States were not vested with the right OF
suffrage In all save perhaps New Jer-
sey this right was only bestowed upon
men. and not upon all of them Under
these circumstances it is certainly now
too late to contend that a Government is
not republican within the meaning of the
guaranty in the constitution because
women are not made voters.
Women were excluded from suffrage in
nearly all the States by the express pro-
vision of the constitution and laws"
In conclusion the Governor comments
as follows:
These are a few of the most objection
able reasons which presented themselves
to me at the time of the submission Of
the bill for action. | therefore felt 1t my
duty under the law to refuse to sign a
bill which was clearly invalid, and which,
moreover would not have reached the
end desired.
In view of what has been hereinbefore
stated you will readily see that permit
ting the exercise of suffrage by females
in respect to school matters could result
in great financial harm to the various
school districts, touching the validity of
their bonds by reason of the doubt as to
their constitutional right to act. AS be-
fore indicated, | have not here at
tempted to go into all the details which
influenced my judgment in the premises.
but from the foregoing l am satisfied
that YOU will coincide thoroughly with
the accuracy of my position. Yours very
respectfully, HENRY /. GAGE
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-24
Arms for Marvsville Guards.

MARYSVILLE, May 23.-Marysvilles
new military company to-day received
from the adjutant general sixty Spring
field rifles, three arm chests and all other
accouterments included under the head
of ordnance stores. No date for the mus
tering in of the command has been fixed
If the citizens decide on a Fourth of July
celebration the induction of the company
into the National Guard will be a feature
of the days programme.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-24
Burglaries at Bakersfield.

BAKERSFIELD, May 23.-Three bur-
glares were committed in different parts
of this city last night. The residences Of
]. ]. Mack, w. H. Sanborn and E. w.
Wright were looted. The burglars were
looking for coin, and did not touch any
other valuables. At Mack's house bur
glar was detected, and Mack fired shots
out of a window and called for help. The
burglar fled.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-24
BUYS Hawaiian Stock.

HONOLULU, May 16. = Albert Raas,
late of San Francisco. is one of three new
members of the Honolulu Stock Ex-
change, coming in under the revised fee
Of $500 admission, instead of $1,000. Mr..
Hecht has bought heavily In Pioneer
Mill COMPANY and Oahu Sugar Company.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-24
Williams Recaptured.

SAN LUIS OBISPO, May 23.-Joe Will
liams, who on Sunday tunneled out of the
County Jail, was recaptured at an early
hour last night near Pozo by Ed Bean
and John w. Weary, two young men of
Santa Margarita. Williams was lodged in
the Jail again at 5 o'clock this morning.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-24
Crops in Yolo County.

WOODLAND, May PA cool south
breeze is the prevailing wind, and its eff
feet on growing crops is very beneficial.
Every day it continues will materially
improve the prospects of a good grain
harvest. The crop of early barley will be
as fine as ever was harvested in the
county. The wheat crop will hardly come
up to the expectations raised by the
March rains, but under the influence of
favorable weather prospects are growing
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-24
KRUGER'S FRANCHISE
PROPOSAL DISCUSSED
Transvaal Volksraad Decides to POST
pone Action Until Next


JOHANNESBURG, Transvaal, May %.
The Volksraad to-day departed from the
order of the day to discuss President
Krugers franchise and Bewaarplaatzen
proposals. A resolution was adopted m
structing the Government to publish the
franchise proposal and submit it to the
Volksraad next year President Kruger
denied that he was yielding to the seats
and said he would never agree to the
general extension of franchises demanded
by the Uitlanders
The other proposal was postponed pend
ing the reception of memorials.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-24
Bubonic Plague Spreading.

HONGKONG, May 23.-The bubonic
plague is increasing. The official reports
thus far for the month of May show 413
cases and 254 deaths.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-24
os ANGELES, May Ex-Governor

7 OS ANGELES, May Ex-Governor
Gage has written a letter to DR..
IL Stephen Bowers, editor of the
California Voice, explaining why he
vetoed Assembly bill No 4SS, which
conferred the ballot upon women at
school elections.
First, the Governor declares the act
is clearly in violation of article 2, sec
ton l, of the constitution of California,
which reads as follows:
Every native male citizen of the United
States, every male person who shall have
acquired the rights of citizenship under
or by virtue of the treaty of Queretaro,
and every male naturalized citizen hereof,
who shall have become such ninety days
prior TO any election, of the age of q
years. who shall have been a resident of
the State one year next preceding the
election. and of the county in which he
claims his vote ninety days, and in the
election precinct thirty days shall be en-
titled TO vote al ell elections which are
now or may hereafter be authorized by
law; provided, no native of China, no
idiot, no insane person, no person con-
ViCted of any infamous crime, no person
hereafter convicted of the embeZzlement
or misrepresentation of public money. and
no person who shall not be able to read
the constitution in the English language
and write his name. shall ever exercise
the privileges of an elector in this State;
provided, that the provisions of this
amendment relative to an educational
qualification shall not apply to any per-
son prevented by a physical disability
from complying with its acquisitions. nor
TO any person who now has the right to
vote, nor to any person who shall be 60
years of age and upward at the time this
amendment shall take effect. (Amend
ment ratified at election of November 6,
1S94)
Governor Case saws.
The mere fact that the act itself at
tempts to limit the officers for whom
women may vote does not render it less
unconstitutional. because the right of
suffrage is denied by the constitutional!
provision just referred TO generally; and
an act of the Legislature would be void
which would attempt to permit the eXer-
else of that right in a special case. The
Supreme Court of this State. in the case
of Van Volkenberg VS.. Brown, 43d Cali
fornia Reports. page 43. decided that
woman was not entitled TO the right of
suffrage.
The provision of the old constitution,
in so far as 1t used the words male citi-
zen of the United States was similar to
article II, section l, of the present con-
stitution. The court, on page 81 of the re-
port above referred to. says: "A State
may deny all her political rights to an
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-15
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-15
PRISONER PROVES HIMSELF A HERO

Magistrate Flammer who is sitting on the bench
at the jefferson Market Police Court yesterday
received a letter from superintendent Roberts Of
the Almshouse on Blackwells Island. The latter
in the letter stated that nj the hospital fire on
the island last Sunday morning John Brady.
seventeen years old. OF No. 50 Cherry-st. SEN
,.,oed on October 70 for six months for disorderly
conduct had made % perfect little hero OF him
self In caring for and removing patients from the
burning institution"
BRADY will he freed for his herolsm.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-15

mall: "They look as II the Public Library nso
Uttered on the common" 1t was cruz WIN o VS.
gave the name of Folding Bed-ouins 10 lass
OF urban nomads the residents OF apartment
houses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-15
SUSPECTED WOMEN DISCHARGED.

Captain Delaney. OF tho East Thirty-hfth-st. sta
ton, appeared in the Yorkve Police Court yester-
day with tho three women arrested last Sunday
AFTERNOON at No, sl2 East Thirty thirdst. and TO
Magistrate olmsted admitted that he had no svt-
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Books an6 publications.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-15
sCRIBNER'S SERIALS.
THE SEASONS DEMAND.

These are only few of the choice hooks which
Charles Scribners Sons have ready for the holiday
trade. The Christmas number of "Scribners Mag
azine' will contain several striking novelties In
illustration. Walter Appleton Clark's pictures,
which accompany Harrison Morriss Ballad Of
Three Kings" rich in color. The original pict
ures have been reproduced with fidelity In the hui
morous view, W. Glackens has illustrated a farCi
cal story by Arthur Cotton These have also been
reproduced in color. picture story by c. d. Glib
son, called The Seven Ages Of American Woman"
has been printed on delicate tint background, af
the manner OF old engravings. There is also the
fourth OF Maxheld Parrishs covers. which have
/ been such feature OF the magazine for this year.
Other artists represented in the black and white
illustrations OF the number +. c. Yohn, Albert
Steiner. f. c. Peixotto and Howard Chandler
Christy.
Scribner's other serial. THE Book Buyer, will
in its Christmas number far surpass its predeces-
sors In literary and artistic value and the publish
ers believe II will be generally pronounced the most
/ beautiful and useful guide to Christmas ltera ture
yet published. The number will give a full review
OF the holiday books Of 1898. II will include every
book Of any Importance designed by the different
publishers for the holiday book buyer Famous
writer's will contribute special articles and signed
/ rerieWs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-15

Travellers in far countries do much 10 make
"Harpers" readable and instructive this month.
Siberia and India provide the material for two
papers. Cuba and Mount Sarata, in Bolivia, for
two others Even the fiction takes us out OF the
United States both The Princess Xenia" and
Their Silver Wedding Journey" treating Of for
eign scenes But in spite Of all this the pages
most appealing are those in which Mr.. Sylvester
discourses Of Boston at the Centurys End"
drawing UP an impressive record OF material
development. Mr.. Baxter says. however that
while Boston. looked at in some aspects would
seem still 10 be our intellectual capital 'the
primacy has passed. probably forever, in certain
things where the city was undisputed
leader. The city is prominently known
erature. That age necessarily went by , ,
The great market for literature and art in Amer
ica has bsen developed in the greatest city,
In certain respects the rank of Boston
among American cities is much like that OF
Edinburgh and Dublin in Great Britain or Dres-
den, Munich and Hamburg IN Germany-a place
where life is rich and where it is a delight to
ter has few amusing things to quote, as Wit
ness this paragraph;
There is peculiar Boston wit. epigrammatic
and delighting in odd comparisons as locally
typical In its flavor as that Of Paris or Berlin
4 classic exponent Of this was the late Thomas
O. Appleton, who called Nahant "coid roas,
II the nsY spfway statasps on tbs TTsmoHt-St
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-15

? RUE JEAN -GoUJoN
orner Az D'ANTTN. pa,,,
Founded IN 1895. me- =.
j. STOLE, Pr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-15

President Hadley's contribution to the series
Of papers on modern education In THE Cosmo-
potan" appears this month. His views are
broad and liberal He is aware Of the perma-
nent standard OF excellence which a student
derives from a thorough training in the classics
and in pure mathematics; but he observes a
fatal weakness for the citizens of democracy
in the traditional form Of classical education.
This weakness he discovers in the long period
of time occupied in teaching it thoroughly. I'm
England" he remarks, where the spirit, as
well as the letter OF the old classical training
has been, think, more thoroughly retained
than in any other place. II shuts out the chance
OF intelligent preparation for professional
duties" President Hadey protests that I'VE
now call no man literally educated whose
course OF training has been purely technical, -
but the whole drift of his interesting paper is
toward the conception OF a university educa-
ton as something which Is 10 enrich q mans
character and mind at many points. making
him not only cultured but a useful member OF
the working world,
The English managers who have had the en-
terprise to introduce "pearson's Magazine" 70
the American public are making promptness
one of their chief merits, Their Christmas
number is already in the field, we'll supplied
not only with the Action essential to holiday
numbers, but containing also an excellent arti-
Gle OR the South African war by Howard c.
Hillegas. whose book, room Pauls People" has
/ recently attracted much attention, Both in the
November and December numbers of Pear
sons" we observe some extremely divsYtins
Short stories
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foreign Resorts.
Hotel de Lille ct d'AIbion, Paris

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taurant Dining room. Lunch table d'hote dinner :,
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steam neat II desired. HENRI ABADIE. Proprietor
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-29

amusement for the rest by trying to get
a bite from the apple on the whirling
stick. Luckily for the girls, man drew
the fatal slip, but before he had burned
his mustache off the First Witch took
pity on him and clapped her hands. Over
the door leading into the dining-room
dark, heavy portiere hung and at the sig
nal an apple rolled under the curtain and
Went spinning over the floor. 1t was fol-
lowed by another and then another, until
everybody had one. Knives were then
passed around and merry half-hour was
spent in peeling the apples and throwing
the unbroken skin over the shoulder in
such a manner as to form the Initial of
the future husband or wife. In one of
the apples a needle was imbedded in the
core, indicating that the finder would
enjoy a domestic or welded life. Another
contained a pen, foretelling a literary
career, and in still another tiny pencil
was buried. signifying life devoted to
art. In a fourth a small piece of wood
was hidden on which the word music
had been written.
A few moments before midnight the
merry-makers were all taken out the
kitchen door and separated into two
groups, the girls on one side and the
gentlemen on the other. At the first
stroke of twelve both groups started and
ran, one going one way and the other in
the opposite direction, all to meet al the
front door. The first couple to reach the
goal would be the first to marry-not each
other, necessarily-and the last to arrive
were doomed to lonely existence.
When the race was over, the breathless
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-29

feel jaded and worn; but hot r@eai of
Yenison stew soon put me right, so that
/ could sleep. AS drowsiness came on 7
first sprinkled. the deck with the tacks
that my old friend Samblich had given
me, and then | turned in.
Now, it is well known that one cannot
step on a tack without saying something
about It, A pretty good Christian will
whistle when he steps on the Commercial
end OF carpet tack; a savage will howl
and claw the air, ,a5t and that was just what
while | was asleep in the cabin, where
the savages, thought they. had me"
however. when they stepped on deck, for
then they thought. that I or somebody
else had them. / had no need of a dog.
they howled like a pack of hounds.
had hardly use for gun. They jumped
pell-mell, some into their canoes and
some into the sea, to cool off, suppose
over 1t as they went. I fired the rascals
a salute of several guns when came on
deck, to let them know that I was at
home, and then / turned in again, feeling
sure that l should not be disturbed any
more by people who left In SO great q
hurry.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-29

fate had given each for the evening there
was a good deal of merriment. At a sig
nal from the First Witch a couple went
into the outer darkness to pull kali"
stalks. OF course they had been prepared
one in the whole lot. After this ordeal
decrepit old hag, with a real. live owl
room. On her arm hung a basket full
gave each a nut and then standing by
teligible jargon and the room suddenly
became darkened again STOPPING over
the caldron she muttered an incarnation
and red fire Immediately bazed from its
depths. She then tottered out of the
room, which again was Illuminated as she
disappeared The nuts, when cracked
were found to contain a fortune, written
on a slip of paper. For example, you
will have many trials until the age of 80
when good luck will come to you" The
nuts for the gentlemen were tied with
red ribbons and those for the ladies with
blue.
During the evening all sorts of games.
peculiar to Halloween, were added to the
programme. a stick was suspended hori-
zontally from the ceiling and on one end
was short piece of lighted candle, while
an apple was stuck on the other, and
the whole thing set whirling. A small
basket was then passed around in which
Were number of slips of paper The
unfortunate who drew the paper with a
skull and cross-bones on it had to furnish