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go into any details of my private busi
ness"
Mr.. Moss endeavored in a persuasive
way to induce Mr.. Croker. to give fur
ther information on the subject of money
making, but the witness simply refused
to give details
incidentally Mr. Croker praised Chief
Devery and the police department and
was on the stand when the hearing ad
journed.
Former Judge Joseph F. Daily, who was
called during the course of the afternoon,
said that he had been notified in the early
part of last year that he need not expect
a denomination. This notification came
directly from Mr.. Croker, and 1t was, he
said. the result of his refusing to appoint
a chief clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas recommended by Croker and be
cause he had refused to make a judicial
order for the removal of the legal sales to
III Broadway, where Peter f. Meyers
With reference to the statements made
during the recent election that Judge DAILY
had been originally discovered by Boss
Tweed and by him nominated for his
first judgeship, he denied that he had ever
known Tweed or that he had been selected
by Tweed. Judge DAILY said that he had
paid $1,000 in assessments for his two NOM
nations by Tammany Hail.
Former Judge Roger A. Pryor, who fol-
lowed Judge DAILY, testified that he, too,
had contributed to Tammany on account
of his nomination, he having sent check
for 100000 payable to the order of Richard
Croker, chairman of the finance commit
returned to him the next day and he was
asked to make the check payable to the
bearer. This he did.
Another interesting witness was John
F. Carroll, Mr.. Croker's chief lieutenant.
Mr.. Carroll did not prove very easy wit
ness, and because of his refusal to answer
questions Mr. Moss suggested that he
might have to have Carroll sent to Jail
for contempt of court. Later he asked
that Mr.. Carrolps refusal. to answer ques-
tions be reported to the Legislature The
cause of all this was the question as to
whether Mr.. Carroll had any connection
with the Consolidated Ice Company or
whether he had any stock therein 1t
developed during the examination that
Mr.. Carroll had given up $500 position
to accept his present position in Tam
many Hall, which theoretically is without
salary.
Mr.. Moss pointed out that therefore Mr..
Carroll was without visible means of sun
port and was therefore a pauper Wit
same time he denied that he was receiv-
ing a salary from Mr. Croker or from
Tammany Hall or from anybody that the
counsel could name.
1t was during the course of this exami-
nation that Committeeman Hoffman made
protest on the line of questions He
demanded that all the witnesses be treat
ed fairly and that questions be fairly nut
Mr.. Moss, however, continued to direct
his efforts to settle the question in the
same manner as he had begun. He ended
his efforts in this direction by asking:
Dare you tell of the money you have
which Mr.. Carroll replied: "I decline to
answer such questions. You can't frigten
me-.
Mr.. Carroll made the admission that
what Mr.. Croker says goes" And, ac-
cording to him. also, it goes with every
body connected with Tammany Hall or
holding his office through the good wishes
of that organization.
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CHINA'S REPRESENTATIVE
AT SAN FRANCISCO
Ho Vow Has Been Appointed Consul
General by the Peking
Government:

VICTORIA, l.. c., April 14-The steam
er Glenogle arrived tonight from the
Orient. Her mail advices say that several
important changes in the Chinese diplo-
matte service have just taken place. Ho
Vow has been appointed Consul General
at San Francisco. Ho Vow has just COM
pleted an Investigation of the condition of
Chinese in California and their adapta-
bility to become laborers in Mexico. He
is relative by marriage of the Hon. DR..
Ho Kai He is a brother of the Chinese
Minister at Washington, his Excellency
Wu Ting Fang.
Following Hos promotion a number of
other changes have been made. Lai Yew,
formerly Consul General at Havana. has
been transferred to Manila as Consul
General and is accredited to the United
States. There are over two million Chi
nese in the Philippines.
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A matter that Mr. Moss gave attention
to was Mr.. Crocker's connection with the
auctioneering business conducted by Pc
ter f. Meyer, by whom the majority of
the judicial sales were conducted.
Mr. Croker said he had been member
of the firm for some years, and as true
Democrat he expected to be befriended
in the way of profit from the sales.
'"Then you are working for your pock-
et?" said Mr.. Moss.
"All the time, the same as you are,
retorted the witness.
ITO the boss belongs the lions share of
the plunder," sneered Mr.. Moss.
mo plunder no. said Mr.. Croker.
you can call it what you like. You may
call the bill you send to the Legislature
for the work you are now doing plunder,
II you please"
There was loud applause at this and
Mr. Mazet said he would clear the hall if
the applause occurred again, but Mr..
Moss said he rather liked the applause.
Mr.. Croker told the committee that 1t
was customary for candidates in office to
contribute to election expenses and stat
ed also that contributions had been as
high as $4,000 or 1000 He said that the
contributions were not compulsory, but
We're in many cases, on the contrary, vol
untary.
Perhaps the most interesting part of the
lnVeSugation to-day was that in which
Mr.. Croker was questioned closely as to
now he had made his money. Mr.. Croker
refused to tell of his private affairs, but
admitted that he was a member of sever
81 companies, one of which is the Air and
Power Company, with a capital stock of
$l0,00O,000. He said:
I've got nothing to conceal. If any
one comes to me with a good stock to
buy buy 1t, and so would you, will not
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teenth Regiment to guard the entrance
OF the river the troops marched to
Longas and found it deserted Furni-
ture which had been dropped in the
fight Of the natives was scattered
along the trails leading into the hills
Major Weisenberger's sharpshOoters
were sent toward Pactos and Ancon-
tenca in the afternoon. They ran upon
a nest of rebels in some thick bushes
which afforded a splendid cover Five
men of the North Dakota regiment
were killed and two were wounded
two of the former dying after having
been brought to Longas church, where
Father McKinnon administered the
sacrament to them. The main body of
American troops, while at dinner in
Longas, heard the firing and advanced
to the support of the sharpshooters. A
scout from the hill saw the little fight
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ARBITRATION
At THE PEACE
CONFERENCE
Instructions for the Ameri-
can Delegates Read to
the Cabinet.
NO AU THORITY TOACT
Uncle Sans Representatives to The
Hague Cannot Agree Without
Wiring to Washington.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, April 14.-The Wash
ington correspondent of the Herald tel
egraphs: Secretary Hay read to the
Cabinet to-day the instructions to the
American representatives to the pro-
posed disarmament conference and
they will be delivered to Mr.. Hollis.
secretary of the delegation. tomorrow
or Monday
Officials are keeping the instructions
a close secret, especially that feature
relating to international arbitration.
which the American delegates will
strongly favor. While the administra-
ton relies fully upon the Judgment OF
the Commissioners, I understand that
they are instructed not to agree to any
important proposition without first re
ferring it to Washington for considera-
ton and determination by the Presi-
dent. The attitude of this Government
on the disarmament proposition of the
Car has been already explained by the
Herald. This Government has no con-
Germ in the armaments of the nations
of the world and will certainly not
agree to prohibit the invention of more
deadly weapons of warfare. The
American representatives are especial
ly directed to pay attention to the in
ternational arbitration phase of the ne
gotiations, and every effort will be
made to obtain an agreement of this
kind which may be satisfactory II all
nations taking part in the conference.
President Low has notified the State
Department that he will sail from New
York on the steamer 1eaving May g..
The American Commissioners will hold
a meeting Immediately upon the arri-
val of all the members, and decide upon
their line of procedure. They will
reach The Hague a few days before the
18th of May, the day upon which the
conference will assemble.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-15

KTEW YORK, April 14-Richard
nj Croker was on the stand to-day
VI before the Mazet investigating
i commission, and he will be on
the stand again tomorrow.
John F. Carroll, the Tammany leaders,
chief deputy, was also put through
course of questioning this afternoon.
Judge Joseph E. Daily, whom the
Democrats refused to renominate for
Justice of the Supreme Court last fall,
told of his treatment by Mr.. Croker and
Tammany, with other prominent wit
nesses, contributed testimony that
went to make the day most notable
one in the investigation into the city's
affairs
The examination of Richard Croker
was a remarkable one, chiefly by rea-
son Of the answers which he returned
to the questions propounded to him by
Mr.. Moss He was brief and took ad-
vantage Of many opportunities afforded
him to retort in a manner that evoked
applause many times from those gath
cred In le committee room.
Mr.. Croker gave events a somewhat
dramatic turn when, after refusing to
answer several questions concerning
his private affairs, he held up his right
hand and said impressively: "If you
can show me where [ have taken
single dollar from this city you can
cut that arm off"
When the Tammany chief went on
the stand at the beginning of the davis
session Mr.. Moss conducted a line of
questioning which Mr.. Croker evi-
IDENTIFY believed was a loss of time for
he suddenly leaned forward and said.
1T is not necessary to bring UP what
everybody knows There is no Use
playing to the galleries; there is no
use making speeches. l am the leader
of the party, and / acknowledge it. All
these people are my friends and / am
going to stick to them all the tim.
Just give me straight talk. l am going
to give you straight talk.
Mr. Moss said he would accommoda re
him and he endeavored to do so. He
drew from Mr.. Croker the fact that the
Tammany chief believed that all the
offices Of administration of all depart
ments should go to the victorious DO
litical party. ITO the victors belong
the spoils," he added.
Continuing, Mr.. Croker said that
when the Democrats placed men in of
fee the porty expected to have those
men do what the leaders of the party
asked them to do. He himself had
recommended the appointment of vari-
Gus officials and the distribution of pa
tronage Not in every case however,
he said, had his advice been carried
out He admitted, nevertheless that
he had a considerable amount of po-
litical influence.
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MANILA, April 14-For several days
past there has been extraordinary ac-
tivity on the part of the native popu-
lation Of the city, and fears of an up
rising are entertained. Strict enforce
ment Of the o'clock order requiring all
persons not having written permission
to be abroad to retire to their homes
has been enjoined. It is known that
a number of Aguinaldo's officers have
been in the city during the week, and
it is believed they have been endeavor-
ing to arouse the natives to revolt. In
structions have been given to prevent
all gatherings in the native quarters at
any time Of the day or night. More
troops are needed here. If the Ameri-
cans expect to hold the towns captured
they will have to be occupied. At pres
ent when the forces get possession of
a town they only keep it until the or
der comes for them to advance. Then
the rebels sneak through and around
our lines, and as the Americans leave
town the insurgents resume possession
General Lawton is marching north
along the road between the hills and
the lake with the gunboats Napidan
and Laguna de Bal abreast of his
troops. The enemy is retreating north
ward.
On Wednesday the troops crossed the
Paghanjan and concentrated at Lam
bun, at the mouth of the river. After
leaving two companies of the Four
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MAY SUCCEED sToRRER.
Lawrence Townsend May Be AS
signed to Belgian Mission.

NEW YORK. April 1.-THE Washington
correspondent of the Herald telegraphs:
AS result of the decision of the Presi-
dent to transfer Bellamy Storrer to Ma
drid as Minister of the United States, l
understand that the President has under
consideration the advisability of assign
ing Lawrence Townsend to the Belgian
mission.
An official who has talked with the
told me to-day that friends of Minister
townsend. who is accredited to Portugal,
have been strongly pressing him for Spain:
The decision of the President in favor of
Mr.. Storrer left vacancy in Belgium.
and the President, as a mark of his ap-
probation of Mr.. Townsend's worth, has
offered him the succession to Mr.. Storrer.
Should he accept it, the President will
make a new appointment to Portugal.
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GENERAL SARMIENT0'S
VILLA WAS DESTROYED

Special Cable to The Call and the New York
Herald. Copyrighted 1S99 by James Cor
don Bennett
BUENOS AYRES, April 14.-A dispatch
from Rio Janeiro announces that Wednes-
days earthquake destroyed the villa of
General Sarmiento. Three lives have
been lost-one woman and two children.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-15
CUP DEFENDER TO
BE NAMED COLUMBIA

NEW YORK, April III. V S. Oddie,
secretary Of the New York Yacht Club,
announced tonight that he had received
a dispatch from G. Oliver Iselin stating
Herreshoff's, Bristol, R. l., will be named
Columbia
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-15

superintendent Andrews of the tun-
mel Immediately dispatched a shift of
men from the tunnel to di~ out the in
jured men, and 200 men are now at the
scene of the wreck. 1t is hoped to have
the track cleared within twelve hours.
All of the injured men have been sent
to Everett in a special train. The ro-
tary was totally demolished.
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REVOLUTION IN THE
MATTO CROSSE PROVINCE
Defeated Candidate for Governor
Heads Movement to Overthrow
Antonio Luiz.

Special Cable to The Call and the New York
Herald. Copyrighted. 1899, by James Cor
don Bennett
BUENOS AYRES, April 1.-THE Her
AIDS correspondent at Montevideo tele-
graphs that a message from the frontier
has been received announcing that a rev.
olutionary uprising has taken place in the
province of Matto Crosse, Brazil, against
the newly elected Governor. Antonio Luiz.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-15

the Orient charge of the German Asac squadron it is
believed will be the King and the Chinese province of Shanun
his kingdom The occupation OF the interior of the province
pointed out a direct toward the establishment of
German sovereignty the whole the square miles
Shantung instead of the square miles around Kaochau
which gOuged OF the Chinese domain by Admiral Won
Dederchs after the native mob had killed Missionaries Nese
Hennie and Zeigler.
Baron eikng the German Minister although he
said have received leave of absence because of i'll health
yet claim his urlough left Peking for
Kiaochau where he will consult with Prince Henry The
expedition which last week into Southern Shan
tg que the antforegn disturbances there has occupied
Chou, your miles from I-ChouFOu the original objective
point without opposition. Chinese military officials in Shan
tung confident that they will annlate the foreigners and
is understood, have asked permission from the Pekng Gov
proceed against the force of occupation This per-
mission, however, will probably be denied
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-15
Precautions Taken to Prevent
Sudden Revolt of Natives
in the City.
ADVANCE OF LAWTON
Major Weisenberger S SharpshOOterS
Run IntOa Nest of FilipinoS and
Five North DakOtanS Killed.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

, y y = = = = = y = = = = y \ \ I
= MANILA, April 10 $3.50 a. M 4
= Starting in easterly direction (
= along the road to Pansanghan a I
= party Of seventy sharpshooters 4
= under Lieutenant Southern. Of (
= the Washington regiment, came I
= upon a trench across the road (
= about a mile out of Santa Cruz. (
: Lieutenant Southern was wound (
: ed. The Americans then ad- (
: vanced with mounted guns and <
: the Fourteenth Infantry battal- <
ions in the center, Linck's bat
: talon Of the First Idaho Infan-
: try on the right and FRAMES
, battalion of the First North Da-
, kota Infantry on the left, both
= lanking. The trench was car
: ried without loss to the Ameri-
cans.
Pansanghan was found desert :
ed.
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PRINCE HENRY
TO BE A KING
Talk Of Setting Up a Ger
man Monarchy on Chi
neSe Soil.

GLORIA, B. c., April I4-According to the
Peking and Tientsin Times, copies of which
were received here by the steamer Glenogle, it is
generally believed among the foreign element at
Peking that the seizure of Kiaochau in Novem-
Der, 1897, by Germany was first step toward
the realization of a scheme of Kaiser Wilhelm to
place a German King on Chinese soil
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-15
A VIEW ON TAHOE
EoM EoMoEoRoaoMoEoMoGoHoEoNo1t

The movement is headed by Jose Mario
Martinho, the defeated candidate at the
In St election
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-15
Crews of Rotaries on Great
Northern Swept Down a
Rocky Canyon.
SOME FATALLY HURT.
All of the Bodies Found Except One,
and Two Hundred Hands Are at
the Scene of Disaster.
Special Dispatch to The Call.


SEATTLE, Wash, April IA land
slide, terrible in its effects occurred on
the Great Northern railroad this after
noon near Wellington. A half dozen or
more of people were injured, several
fatally About l o'clock the rotaries
used by the Great Northern in the
mountains left Wellington for Madison
to clear the track for a Great Northern
freight train.
Some distance outside of Wellington
a vast avalanche swept down the
mountain side, carrying rotaries and
all a thousand feet into the canyon
and on the rocks below. At the pres
ent writing the bodies of the crews
have, with one exception been found.
The injured are:
q PILOT JERRY MORIARITY, @
q head cut. injured internally. y
q FIREMAN THOMAS GRANT,
y head and body injured. y
q GEORGE HART, both legs and y
q jaw broken, injured internally, q
8 will die. Q
o GEORGE ADAMS. arms and Q
Q hips broken. y
* AXEL SINGREEN, injured in ~
q ternally, will die .
a THOMAS SULLIVAN, injured Q
@ internally. .
superintendent Andrews of the tun-
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Continued on Third Page.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-15

DICK CROKER ADMITS
SHARING THE SPOILS

n TEW YORK, April 14-Richard
nj Croker was on the stand to-day
before the Mazet investigating
i commission, and he will be on
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-13
THE BLACK BOTHER R.

From tho Morgantown Now Dominion.
Work on the construction OF the
BlackbOttle is under full head way.
There are fifty men aud about a
dozen teams engaged in preparing
the road bed for the ties and rails.
They are hard at it and more will
be put on the job as aeon as thew
can be obtained,
More men are wanted and the
demand Of the harvest field on the
labor has held them back from
working on the railroad. It ia
hoped by those who arc building
the road that the laborers at home
VIII soon take hold OF it as It is
wanted to let home people do all
the work that is possible. They
do not wish to have TO import men
to do It II they can get anyone here
they won't resort TO such meas
urcs.
The first section Of eight miles
rs under contract. 1t 10 the part
that was partially graded q mum Der
Of years ago and 10 viii be finished
within thirty days. The work on
this can DO rushed with great
speed When this is done the
Ties and rails will be placed on 10
at once.
Contracts for each Of these have
been placed and The dellyeries be-
gin at The end Of the thirty davs
and they Will be LAID as fast as thew
are received. Very sausfactorvar
engagements have been made with
the y & o. for the rails and roll.
ing stock. The road will supplV
them and take cross ties in nav.
ment. The railroad company can
therefore keep the money at homo
that it Will take TO build and eouip
the new road and it will not 20 10
the foreign manufacturer.
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CHADWICK DAY.

The preparations for Chadwick
Day are still going on at Morgan
town and the occasion promises to
DO a State affair. 1t will not come
of till October, and In the mean.
time arrangements for quite q
number of eminent people to par.
ticipate is being made. Ex Senator
Camden and Senator Stephen B.
Elkins have each sent a check for
enc hundred dollars, and the com
mittee already has about one thous.
and dollars subscribed. Letters
from prominent people are being
received every day by Lieut. enant
Commander Brown, who has charge
OF the matter and has opened an
office for the business. From the
Daily Dominion we clip the
following
The following lotter was received
today from the Hon. Z. J. Crogan.
of Kingwood
Dear Sir: l am willing to assist
in any way 1 can IN doing honor TO
Captain Chadwick. Let the w. V.
U. Cadets, the State Militia. and
all the marching clubs and societies
in the State assemble and be re-
viewed by the guest Of honor aud
other distinguished visitors, have
patriotic addresses and a grand
banquet. No doubt all this could
DO done on a broader and grander
scale than ever before in the State.
MorgantOwn and the committee
named, with the assistance Of local
committees in every county in the
STATE are equal in this. a pyre-
tecnic display at night on q grand
scale could also be feature. /
merely suggest, and / am yours to
CONT and. p j. CROGAN.
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DONE UP BROWN"

Samuel Jacobs Jr., the editor Of
the Wellsburg Herald, was married
June Both to Miss Sarah Brown
of Ohio county, this State. The
wedding took place at IL O'Clock at
the home OF the brides parents and
at 2 O'Clock the newly welded
couple left for Portland, Oregon on
a wedding tour and to attend the
National Editorial Association in
session there last week. Mr..
Jacobs was delegate from this
state and wanted to "do IL IN
Brown" We congratulate him on
getting into the Brown Family and
will expect him to come with his
bride and attend theAnnualR
OF the Brown Fami ly, which meets
this year in Kingwood on the last
Saturday IN next month. So FAR
as we know Mr. Jacobs and Hon.
Edwin IL. Flynn of Spencer. are
the only delegates for this State
who attended the Animal Session
Of the n. e. a. At Portland.
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JEFFRIEs REFUSED A PARDON

The first meeting Of the state
Board Of Pardons was held in the
Penltentiary at MoundsviIle last
week. FIX Senator Presley w.
Morris OF Harrisville, was elected
President OF tho Board, and John
}. baugniin, Clerk Of the Pen
was elected Secretary. The other
members Of the Board are Hon.
w. W. Brannon OF Weston. and
George w. Atkinson OF Charles
ton. One Of tho first matters acted
upon was the petition Of jackson
JeiTries from Grant district. this
county, Tor pardon and release
from life imprisonment Tor killing
his wife. The application was
unfuvor1bly considered and in this
the Board was right as it was
cold bloOded murder and JeFrics
should have hanged for it and got
of very well with penal sorvitudc.
through the influence Of his law
yers who got his farm for savir 2
his brutal neck from tho gslloys
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CAAP-MEETING.

The Tunnolton camp meeting
Association will hold their 22rd
annual camp meeting on their
grounds, commencing on The 9th
and will not close before the 2stb
day Of August, 1899. Eminent
preachers have been invited and
will be present The association
will use every effort to make this
meeting tho graudest and best
spiritually ever held on the nOll
Csmpground." The BOARDING
house Will be under The control
and management Of experienced
persons. Arrangements are pend
lnR for reduced rates on The West
Virginia Northern Railway. Grand
Army Dag Saturday, August 25th.
If the conditions will warrant the
meeting viii not close a. soon "a
The 18th. All ere cordially IN.
vited 10 attend.
A G. GrBsoN, Pres.
j. A. MILLER, Secy.