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The San Francisco call., 1899-07-08
SLAYERS
ARE ACQUITTED
Plea of Self-Defense Is
Sustained.
EVIDENCE OF CONSPIRACY
GENERALS HAD PLANNED TO
KILL AGUINALDo.
Since the Death Of His Rival the
Dictator's Influence Among
the Filipinos Has Been
Strengthened.
GENERALS HAD PLANNED to
KILL AGUINALDo.
speclal pispatch o The can.

MANILA. July The trial al Cabuna-
tuan OF the slayers Of General Luna; the
Filipino leader who was assassinated by
the guard Of Aguinaldo's residence, is
ended The accused were acquitted on
the ground OF self-defense. The testi-
mony showed there was conspiracy on
the part Of Luna and other officers 10
kill Aguinaldo and make Luna dictator.
Luna's death seems TO have strength
ened Aguinaldo's leadership for the time.
and Luna's supporters gre now outwardly
loyal 10 Aguinaldo.
The Spanish colony here is lionizing the
survivors Of the Spanish garrison at
BaIer on the east coast of LuzOn, who
returned here last night with the Span
ish commissioners sent 10 treat with the
prisoners.
A dozen banquets have been arranged
in THAR honor and subscription has been
started for their benefit Lieutenant Mar
tin the only surviving officer OF the gar
riSon denies the story that he killed Cap
tain Morenas. the Spanish officer who
commanded at Baler because he trled TO
raise white flag. Martin says the cap
tain died of beri beri-
The transport Churroca is to take Cen
eraI Bates 10 the Sulu Islands on dip
lomatic mission. They will arrange
basis for a friendly undertaking with the
Sultan OF Sulu. who claims TO be friendly
to Americans. Under the Sultan treaty
with Spain he received a subsidy
General Wheaton is 10 take command OF
General Hale's brigade at San Fernanoo
General Hale is returning TO the United
States with the Colorado regiment.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-08
IS LEFT
Of COULTERV|LLE
Heavy Loss by Thurs
days Fire.
INSURANCE VERY LIGHT
BURNED BUILDINGS NUMBER
SIXTY-SEVEN.
Telephone Agent Grensel1 Reports
That Those Who Lost Their
Homes Are Not in Need
of Assistance.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

STOCKTON, July THE fire OF yes
terdav almost erased from the map the
thriving town OF Coulterville- The fire
started In the residence OF Mrs Bogifos,
in the business part OF town. and IS be-
ueyed 10 have been caused by coal oil
which had been used in starting q fire in
a stove This was few minutes before
the noon hour, and soon the residence
was ablaze. Everything being extremely
dry. the house was soon enveIoped in
flames. WHICH were communicated 10 the
surrounding structures in very snort
time. So rapidIy did the fire sweep from
house 10 house that in TWO hours ana
half sixty-seven buildings had been
burned 10 the ground. The business por-
ton or the town was q mass OF charTed
and smoking ruins, and but little OF the
residence part remained standing
Though the city IRE apparatus IN the
place was an Old-sIyle hand engine. II
might have prevented q spread OF the
flames but for the wind. which blew
forts were made by the residents Of the
town 20 arrest the progress OF the naInes,
rapidly that there was barely time 70
save stock in some of the stores and
there was no time 10 save the buildings.
Notwithstanding the severe blow dealt
the town by the fire, z. \. Grensel. the
telephone agent. says there is no deStitu-
ton and no calls for aid He expressed
through all night. as none were N Gis-
tress. He placed the loss al $150, ,009. The
insurance, he said, was very light, out ne
thought rebuilding would be commenced
soon.
a generous offer was made this morning
by the Sierra Railroad 10 transport 70
COultervilIe free OF charge any goods or
provisions which il might be desired 70
send 10 the town in aid OF the destitute or
needy. but the information subsequently,
received from Mr.. Grensell shows that
this Will not be necessary.
The heaviest losers are c. B Mccarthy,
Bruschi * Co. Percy Davis, DeZOla and
Mrs. CanneSiOnna, ali handling general
mercha ndise. A special telephone MESSAGE
gives the following list OF business places
destroyed:
Percy Davis general merchandise store.
E z. Warrea's general merchandise store
Patrick & Palmer's livery stable.
J. z. Mercy undertaking establishment.
P A Lsban's saloon.
Il. a JOshlyns carpenter shop
c McCiellan's boot and shoe shop.
z. Abrams general merchandise store.
III MarOnis barber shop
p CiazZola's saloon.
J. Mays' barber shop.
Rims restaurant.
G Cannesionna' ; general merchandise store.
Z. Je1rys' hotel
J. Pendry's saloon.
c Buttman's news stand.
". II. Wilbur's saloon
c a. Grennens gentlemen's furnishing
J. A. Murray's barber shop.
John Bonds confectionery store
J. a. Vigna's saloon
r Bruschi & Co.'S general merchandise store
Mrs :. B. Samples lodging house
Mrs F smiths restaurant
Merced Gold Mining Company's office AID
Mrs p Harr3id's livery stable.
J. Sinners blacksmith shop.
Those who were burned out Of house
and home have been given shelter and
food by their neighbOrs-
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-08
PRESENTED To
QUEEN VICTORIA
Women's Congress Del
egateS Go to Windsor.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LONDON. July "A number Of the
American, colonial and continental guests
Of the International Congress of Women
having expressed a desire TO pay their
respects TO the Queen. Lady Aberdeen ar
ranged q trip 10 Windsor this afternoon,
when her Majesty assented TO the sugges-
ton that she should drive slowly through
the quadrangle of the castle and receive
a few OF the more prominent delegates
Il was about $50 when the delegates
took I'D a position in front OF the private
entrance. A quarter OF an hour later her
Majesty appeared and Lady Aberdeen
made the presentations
Miss Susan 5. Anthony. who with Mrs.
Mary Wright SeWall. the newly elected
president of the congress, enjoyed the
privilege OF presentation, saId TO the cor
respondent Of the Associated Press this
evening:
I had never seen the Queen before and
could not but feel thrill when. looking
into her wonderful face. I saw her as her
life is going out welcoming this woman <
movement, which IS the precursor of the
twentieth century. What pleased me
most was when her Majesty said: Now
ing ne. return without giving them cup
Sir Arthur Rigg. the Queens private
secretary. replied: But. your Majesty,
they are mere il hundreds.
90 I don't care said the Queen. If they
are in thousands. they must all have a
And we had it in the Queens palace
as a recognition Of the great womanhood
OF our country.
Mrs. Sewan said THE Queen looked
three years ago. The whole bearing of
her Majesty was a symbol that she who
has governed the mightiest of empires for
sixty-tfree years has finally recognized
intuitiveIy that she crowns her work in
recognizing the claims of her sex TO equal
rights with men.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-08
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
WARNING ON SALOONS
Petitions the Supervisors Against the
Issuance of a License at
Mayfeld

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. July T.
Stanford University is making decided
protest against the saloons OF Mayneld
An application 10 the Supervisors OF Santa
Clara County 70 grant a license to MIS-
Johnson for the reopening OF the Little
Tendorne one Of the best known OF the
Mayfield saloons. has been vigorously op-
posed both by the authorities OF stanford
University and by the residents OF MAY
field James II. Ferguson. VINO has LED
the Stanford forces in debate, has active
charge Of this movement and has cir
culated a petition TO the Supervisors ask
ing that the license be not renewed. The
SIGNATURES of President David Starr Jor-
dan and the other members OF the faculty
are attached and nearly all the property
owners OF Mayfield have Joined in the
protest.
The sale of liquor has been forever pro-
hibited in the town of Paio Alto by the
original deeds TO the real estate. and the
campus Of the university has been SINH
larry protected by the provisions made
BY the late Governor Leland Stanford.
In consequence the liquor business has
had TO go elsewhere and the saloons OF
Mayfield which is the nearest town. have
fiourished. The town now has six OF them.
besides a brewery. The Little Nendome
has been frequented at times by young
students, and the scenes there. IL Is
claimed have been quite hilarious, ex-
ceeding in fact. the limit OF behavior set
by- the faculty-'The utmost liberty con-
sfstent with good scholarship"
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-08
C0NSCRIPTI0k BILL
SPRUNG BY LANSD0WNE
Unpopular Measure introduced in the
English House of

LONDON. July I'm the House of
Lords to-day the Secretary of State for
War Lord Lansdowne introduced a bill
which was regarded as the thin end of
the wedge of conscription, and is, there
fore likely 10 render the Government I'M
popular. The BILL which is entitled the
militia ballot act" is intended to sim
plify and regularize an existing act now
practically suspended in favor of yolun-
tary enlistment
In his speech introducing the measure
Lord Lansdowne carefully explained that
The Government only wanted it read the
first time as there was no intention to
pass it, and ne repudiated 'the idea Of
trying to introduce conscfiption by a side
wind" Personally, he said, he did not
favor conscription. but he thought it "ad-
visable that such a bill should be in read
mess if wanted" and that the country
should realize how it stands with regard
to this question
Already the Liberal papers are attack
ing the Government and asking what reed
there is of such measure unless con-
scription is intended and looking TO the
fact that recruiting is dwindling the biii
will be regarded with great suspicion
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-08
RAPID RAILWAY BUILDING.
Southern Pacific Construction Force
Hurries Work on the Gan.

SANTA BARBARA. July THE gap
will be closed as far as twenty miles
below Surf within six weeks. All the ma
terial for the completion OF this extension
is on the grounds. The big bridge at
Honda will be finished in a few days.
when the rails will be laid. Contractor
Ramish said the work was progressing
beyond his expectations.
The right of way will be clear very
soon he said. ''and other contracts will
be let across lands that are now impos-
sible to consider, owing 70 the uncertainty
as TO agreement between owners and the
company. The only stumbling block that
comes in our way is the saloons and the
Supervisors to-day took action 10 stop the
sale of liquor around the camps. We are
in great need of good men who viii at
tend TO work. Crowds of stragglers work
for few days and quit Nevertheless we
can push the work along with the climate
in our favor
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-08
PIONEER ATTORNEY
CALLED By DEATH
Passing of W. L. Dudley Sr. of Stock
ton While Sojourning at
Lake Tahoe

STOCKTON. July IA private tele-
gram received at noon to-day announced
the death of ". L. Dudley Sr at Mckin-
ney's place on Lake Tahoe. Dudley was
one of the pioneer attorneys OF the State,
a man of unusual Intellectual force and
public spirit. He was native of
Cheshire County. New Hampshire. born
on December %. 1924. The Dudleys were
one OF the oldest families of New Eng
land.
The deceased commenced his educa don
in the Chesterfield Academy and gradu-
with Allen P: Dudley. his brother, al
Nashua, y. H. finished his education at
Harvard and was admitted 10 practice
in New Hampshire in 1916.
In 1S49 he joined the Gordan Association,
organized for the purpose of ascertalling
the truth Of the reports of gold strikes. II
landed first at San Juan and proceeded
via the San Juan River and Lake Mica
ragua 10 the Pacific. Five months elapsed
before the scientists could obtain transpor-
tauon TO California on account OF the
crowded condition OF the steamers. They
finally reached San Francisco Bay on
November 5. 1879. Mr.. Dudley proceeded
to CalaYeras County and was elected Al
calde of Mokelumne Hill in 1880 He went
back TO New Hampshire in 1851, but re-
turned TO California in 1872 He engaged
in the law practice in Mokelumne Hill.
In 1861 he came to Stockton and had re-
Mr Dudley married at Newcastle. Can
ada. in 1858 Miss Mary c. Doah, whose
father was the well known sculptor and
designer of the national Lincoln monu-
ment. Dudley was member Of the Con-
stitutional Convention in 1SS0- He was
elected to Congress on the Anti-Lecomp-
ton ticket In 1851. but did not claim his
seat. He declined the denomination II
1883.
The deceased leaves a widow and four
cflildren-Eli5abeth NJ. Eliena G.. William
l. and Mary Frances. The first named
is Mrs. Heron of Oakland; Elena G. IS
the wife of L. H. Parker Of Beloit. Wis.
and Mary Frances is Mrs. DR.. Terry of
Sacramento.
The fortune of Mr.. Dudley is estimated
al $4,000. The body Will be brought here
for burial.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-08
DIR. JoRDAN's OUTING.

PALO ALTO, July president David
Starr Jordan and party returned to-day
from two weeks trip in the northern
part of the State The party consisted of
President and Mrs. Jordan. Miss Jordan,
Professor Kellogg and Miner Roberts SO
Of Stanford. When questioned tonight in
regard TO the trip DR.. Jordan said:
THE party drove 276 miles through
Plumas. Sierra, Yuba and Butte counties.
Starting from Chico we drove to Pratts-
Vile, brakes Hot Springs. Quincy,
through the Indian Valley TO La Porte
and down the mountains to Oroville.
Lassen Peak. which We climbed through
the snow, l consider the finest view point
in that part of the country. We also
climbed Pilot Peak and visited several
gold mines and some of the mining towns
made famous by Bret Harte's stories.
We were especially interested in the mag
nificent scenery of the upper Feather
River and in the remarkable volcanic
phenomena about Lassen Peak, the most
notable of these being the cinder cone, a
mountain 100 feet high elected by volcanic
action about fifty years ago. and the re-
markable boiling lake called Tartarus. a
pond covering about four acres, strongly
impregnated with sulphuric acid. A num-
Der of valuable specimens were obtained
for the geology department.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-08
CANAL COMMISSION
WILL GO TO PARIS
Subcommittee Intends to Examine
the Plans Of the Panama
COMPANY

WASHINGTON. July "A part Of the
Isthmian Canal Commission viii take a
trip TO Paris before a personal inspection
Of the TWO canal routes is made.
AT a meeting to-day it was decided that
the original record Of the Panama Canal
Company ought 10 be examined as a pre-
lifninary TO an investigation Of the canal
routes Accordingly Rear Admiral Walker.
Colonel Ernest and MessTs. Morrison and
Burr as a subcommittee having charge
of this branch Of the work, VIII start abou'
August / for Paris. where they will spend
q month or so IN going over plans. papers,
etc, Of the Panama Canal Company
The company offered to furnish the COM
mission with copies Of any papers desired.
but the commission decided that more
satisfactory results could be obtained by
going direct 10 Paris. Before going abroad
the commission viii complete the organi-
zation OF special surveying parties, which
they desire to put in the field as early as
uCsSfbie
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-08
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
WHILE OUT DRIVING
Hanford Woman Wounded by the
Discharge of a Gun in Her
CarriaCe

HANFORD. July What came near
being fatal accident occurred last night
10 Mr. and Mrs. j. H. Howell. They were
riding in z buggy behind spirited horse.
Mr. Howell had a shotgun along with
which 10 shoot jack rabbits. The horse
shied at something and gave a sudden
lump. The jar threw the gun from the
seat TIE hammer hit on one of the
springs of the buggy, discharging both
barrels.
The charge took effect in the upper part
Of Mrs HoweiHs right arm. near the
shoulder. making q serious wound, but
not breaking any bones. Mr.. Howell mad
q very close call, some OF the shot just
grazing his cheek. The blood from Mrs.
Howen.s wound spattered on his face.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-08
Ice Expensive at Redding.

BEDDING, July IA rise in the price
Of ice was one of the first acts of the
local ice manufacturing plant after ab-
sorbing the branch supply depot and the
agency of the Union Ice Company in this
city. For several years the two concerns
were at war. the natural ice company re-
ducing the price of its frozen product 20
z5 cents hundred. while the local fac
tory maintained a 75-cent rate, and en-
joyed nearly all the business at that. The
war was ended ten days ago by the local
factory buying out the natural ice agency.
This is perhaps the first incident on re-
cord in which a private enterprise has
swallowed a branch Of a big monopoly.
The raise in price so far affects only the
small consumer.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-08
MILhN'S ASSASSIN
TRIES TO KILL HIMSELF
Also Jumps Into the River Save, but
Is Dragged Out by the
Police

SEMLIN. Austria, July THE fireman
who attempted TO assassinate former King
Milan IS a Bosnian named Gjura Kneze-
vic He had accomphces. During his
flight Knezevic endeavored to shoot him
self and when he failed he jumped into
the river Save. which joins the Danube at
Belgrade, but he was dragged out by the
police.
Fourteen members of the former radical
central committee. including eX-Premier
Tauchanovics, were arrested yesterday on
suspicion of being connected with the af-
fair. Another ex-Premier, Pasics, has
been placed under police supervision.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-08
EDITORS ELECT
NEW OFFICERS
r. II. Henry Is Chosen
President.
Special Dispatch to The Gail.

PORTLAND, Or, July THE National
Editorial Association elected officers, Sc
lected New Orleans as the next place Of
meeting and adjourned sine die During
the next four days the editors VIII visit
points of interest in oregon and on Iues-
day night VIII leave for home over the
Canadian Pacific Railroad. stopping en-
route al Tacoma and Seattle
Following are the officers elected:
President. R H Henry Of Jackson. Miss !;
first vice president. Matt Parrot o.
Waterloo, Iowa: second ylce president :
3 Balls Of ClebouTDe- Tex, th1rd Elce
president Albert Tozier Of Portland. Or /;
Corresponding secretary J. NJ Page II
II White of Mexico. No and treasurer,
James G. Gibbs Of Aoryalk, Ohio.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-08
Fined for Killing Deer.

UKIAH July 7.-Game Warden Orn-
baum to-day arrested John Harms OF Lay
tonville and Henry Mohlenbrock of San
Francisco for killing deer out OF season.
They were brought before Justice Critch-
field and fined $50 each. They paid their
fines. Mohlenbrock had in a trunk in his
possession thirty deer hides.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-08
Falls Dead at the Helm.

RIO VISTA, July Mate Nogel of the
schooner Francis E. Bernard dropped
dead while at the wheel of the schooner
yesterday. The schooner was sailing for
San Francisco al the time. Nogel was 73
years old a native of Sweden and resided
at San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-08
New York's Big Revenue Receipts.

WASHINGTON, July NEARLY one
third of the revenue received by the Gov
ernment Of the United States during the
last fiscal year was paid within the limits
of Greater New York. Approximate fig
ures show that the receipts from all
sources at New York will aggregate
nearly $500 .00O. 900 for the fiscal wear
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-08
Will Suppress Nickel Machines.

STOCKTON, July THE City Council
intends 10 take decisive action on the
slot machine evil. AS a result of a caucus
of members II was decided not to attempt
taxation or any halfway measures but 10
pass clean-cut prohibitive ordinance.
The Council will revise the municipal IL
cense ordinance and provide for a grad
uated license on ell classes of business.
the schedule TO run on all sales from
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-08
Death at Santa Cruz.

SANTA CRUZ. July 7-Charles T. SUIT
phen died last evening at his hoT2e on
Garfield street He had resided in this
city for many years. A widow and chill
dren survive him. Mr.. Sutphen was
native of Illinois and - years of age For
many years he held the Office of Justice
of the Peace in this city. He was a vet
eran Of the Civil War.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-08
BRYAN'S FRIENDS CLAIM
HE HAS ENOUGH VOTES
Declare a Total of Six Hundred and
Twenty-Six Is Already Assured
tbe Nehraskan

NEW YORK July 7.-Bryan's friends
claim he viii certainly have 626 votes in
the Democratic national convention. nine
teen more than enough to nominate.
The following table is given;
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-08
Marx Twain Goes to Sweden.

LONDON, July 7.-Samuel Clemens
mark Twain and family left to-day for
Sweden. where Mr.. Clemens viii take the
Swedish cure.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-08

Summerton-
Oakland-Margaret Blythe. Mrs. B. Cromwell.
Dorothy Hufschmidt, Alice Swasey.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-08
Marzsville,s Constable.

MARYsVILLE, July The Supervisors
have elected W. D. Kenyon Constable Of
Marysville, TO succeed c. c. Kelser. who
resigned.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-08
Reciprocity with Portugal.

LISBON, July THE House of Peers
to-day adopted the commercial conven-
ton with the United States.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-17

Mckinley told the clerical hypo-
critics who waited on him and urged
him to aid the czar for general
peace, (while they endorsed the
late Spanish war), that he could
not now agree to a reduction of the
United States army and navy.
While he is protesting to cooper
ate with the czar he is asking
congress to increase the standing
army to 100000 men. But he is
for peace, remember. The way TO
make for peace is to raise greater
armies for war. This is the hy-
pocrisy that now runs riot i'll So
ciety, church and state. And
crime holds high carnival. Human
life is the cheapest thing on all the
earth-human butchery and blood
the noblest occupation. If we do
not need another food the deluge
that drowned the antediluvians was
a most unrighteous inundation.-
Plattsburg Leader.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-17
The exposure of bribery in con.

The exposure of bribery in con
nection with the election of a
United States senator from Mon
tana is a weighty and legitimate
argument in favor of the election
of senators by the direct vote of
the people. The use Of money and
corporate power in influencing
state legislatures is increasingiat
an alarming rate and the people
must take the matter in hand and
elect their senators by popular
vote in order to protect themselves.
When the constitution was framed
the use of money as a factor in
controlling elections was not an
ticipated. The object was to make
the house of representatives pop
ular body of the people, and the
senate a more conservative and
staid one, so one would act as q
check to the other. That is why
the morlders of the constitution
delegated the power, of electiBg
senators to the state legislatures,
and to change this an amendment
to the federal constitution would
be necessary, which requires a
two-thirds vote in both lower and
upper house of congress and the
approval of the Legislatures of
three-fourths of the states. For
this reason, any amendment for a
change in the method of electing
senators would necessarily be slow
in realization, but that fact should
not deter the advance of a popular
movement in that direction. The
extreme boldness manifested in the
Helena affair should demonstrate
the necessity for the people elect
ing the senators, and while public
sentiment has hitherto languished
upon this subject, it is probable
that it will now be aroused.