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The San Francisco call., 1903-01-05
PREMIER COMBES
IS REELECTED
Senatorial Elections in
France Pass Off
Quietly.

PARIS. Jan. 4.-Senatorial elections
were held to-day in thirtyfour depart
ments of France, Algeria and in the colo
nies of La Reunion and Guadalupe to
select ninety-eight Senators, of whom
ninety-four will fill seats the terms of
whose occupants have constitutionally ex-
pired, while the other four will fill vacan-
cies caused by deaths.
The elections passed off without Incl
dent The results have confirmed the
general expectation that the ministerial
majority in the upper house would be
strengthened The Conservatives have
elected five Progressive Republicans, the
Liberals have elected twenty-five Repub-
licars, eighteen Radicals and thirty-four
some seats in France and the colonies
have not been received.
Premier Combes has been reelected
from the department of Charente-Infe-
rieure. He also was returned from COrca,
where he was only nominated Saturday.
Finance Minister Rouvier was elected in
the department of -Maritimes. He
thus passed from the Chamber of Depu-
ties to the Senate. NJ. COmbes and NJ
Rouvier are the only two Ministers who
were candidates. The only other note
worthy result of the elections was the
defeat of the former Minister Of Foreign
Affairs HanOtaux, in the department of
Aisne. OF the other candidates elected
to-day eight already were members of the
Senate. The others are, Deputies, ex-
Deputies or new men.
The Minister of the Interior asserts that
the Government gained fifteen and lost
two. net gain of thirteen seats, in to-
DAYS elections.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-05
CLEVER COUP
SAVES RULER
OF MOROCCO
Sultan Wins Favor by
Giving Freedom to
Brother.
Pretender Is Robbed of a
Pretense for the
Rebellion.

TANGIER. Morocco, Jan. 4-AccordinS
TO official news received here from Fez
the adroit move of the Sultan in bringing
his brother, MuIai MOhammed, to the
capital has attained the desired object OF
depriving the pretender to the throne
Of his prestige. and the latter has retired.
discredited. to Laza. He has been desert
ed by a number of local tribes, who dis
Persed TO make sure of their booty.
Buhamara. the pretender. having
claimed the intention of enthroning Mulai
Mohammed, his rebellion has no longer
any reason to continue. as the Sultan has
publicly recOnciled himself with his
brother. and Mulai MOhammed has made
a solemn entry into Fez acclaimed by the
populace.
The Sultan has announced the appoint
ment of Mulai Mohammed as Governor
of the province of Fez, thus disprovins
the rumOrs that Mulai Mohammed
piTed TO the throne. When this had been
done, according to the official authority
for these statements, the tribes around
Fez swore fidelity to the Sultan and de-
nounced Buhamara as an impOstOr. whom
they would prevent coming to Fez.
All Immediate danger has disappeared.
The routes from Fez to the coast are
open. 1t is said the Sultan is now pre-
pairing a large expedition with the inten-
ton Of crushing the rebellion.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-05
SAYS COIN WAS OFFERED.
Assemblyman Walker Tells a Story
Of Attempt at Bribery.
BY Associated Press.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 4.-Assemblyman
G. S. Walker of Los Gatos, in the pres
ence Of several newspapermen, to-day
stated that he had not only been offered
money to vote against Senator Perkins,
who seeks reelection, but that the prof
fered bribe had included the guarantee
Of a four years Government job. The
latter provision was to be included in the
understanding that he vote against Fisk
for the Speakership of the House.
When Walker was asked by the news
paper reporters to repeat his assertion for
publication he wanted to defer any state
ment until the conclusion of the fight for
Speaker of the House and United States
Senator. on the ground that the publicity
at this time might affect the interests of
either Perkins or Fisk. Although he ab-
solutely refused to divulge the name Of
the man who, he said, had approached
him with the bribe, Walker gave the fol-
lowing account of the affair:
-Four days Ego, in Los Gatos, a we'll
known attorney of San Jose called upon
me and after an exchange of few in
troductory remarks concerning the ap-
preaching session of the Legislature, re-
marked:
"'Well, are you ready to do business p
when 1 said tat 1 was. not divininc
the purport Of the fellows business, he
Dolby proposed 10 me tnat my vote for
Senator and Speaker be turned to the
account of a candidate favored by per-
sons whom he claimed to represent.
eff I would agree to vote for Dunlap for
Speaker and Senator to be named later
by his parties, the lawyer said | would
be guaranteed a four-years Government
position and $500 cash. IT, however. 7
was already pledged for Senator. and
would vote for Dunlap, the lawyer said
would receive $500.
Walker says that he spurned the offer.
but before rejecting the proposal succeed
ed in learning from his visitor that other
Assemblymen had been approached with
a similar offer.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-05

Herald Publishing Company
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao Jan 4-There
was a financial panic in Caracas yester-
day afternoon. A large number of small
traders and private depositors went to-
gether to the office of the Bank of Ven
ezuela to exchange bank notes for sill
yer. The bank refused to exchange more
than 81 worth of notes for any one per-
son, and at o'clock closed its doors. The
panic continued Bills issued by the bank
are now selling for so per cent of their
face value. The leading firms in Cara
.cas, Notwithstanding the present situa-
tion, have not presented notes for redemp-
ton, as all are interested in supporting
the bank.
A partial payment to the troops was
made yesterday, but it is not believed
that these payments can be continued to-
morrow.
Forces of revolutionists are advancing
In three columns General Castros
army In La Guaira there is already
much suffering and hunger, and those
who can are fleeing before the advance
guard of the rebellion. A desperate fight
which occurred last night within eight
miles of the city of Caracas resulted fa-
vorably to the revolutionists. They are
cutting all telegraph lines, tearing up
railroad tracks, and are hourly expected
in the Immediate vicinity of the city.
An extreme panic prevails among those
who before believed that Castro was in
vincible. A committee of the most prom
inent citizens has gone to President Cas-
tro and made representations to him OF
how hopelessly untenable Is his position;
but he insists OH holding on until his
forces are defeated In a decisive battle 1t
seems that this cannot be far distant.
President Castro is already planning
what he shall do when the inevitable
comes, but he will make desperate fight
before quitting, as he has no chance to
escape. The only alternative is imprison-
ment.
General Penalosa is in command of the
advancing revolutionary forces. He has
issued a proclamation, which is signed
also by a half-dozen lieutenants of FL
Mocho General Hernandez), and is being
widely circulated here. 1t calls upon Pres
ident Castro to resign. if he possesses a
spark Of patriotism. 1t declares that his
clinging to power is the only obstacle to
a happy and immediate adjustment of diff
ficulties and dangers
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dition of affairs. in Caracas especially
The pinch of the blockade is being felt
everywhere. Payments to the army are
largely in arrears. The soldiers are no
longer being fed. Therefore Castro S
troops, who are for the most part simple
poems, ignorant of what they are fighting
for, are likely to desert when they learn
that there is no pay or food in sight and
go over to the revolutionary armies.
which are reported to be well equipped
as the result of covert assistance rendered
by England and Germany, who are anx-
ious that Castro shall be overthrown
The revolution has been greatly aided
by the blockade. AT several ports the
revolutionists, it is understood are per-
mitted to have free access to the in
terror and Castro is powerless to obstruct
their landings because he no longer has a
navy.
The State Department has no informa-
ton bearing on recent military opera
tions, but is prepared to learn at any
moment that Matos has carried the revo-
luton to success and that Castro is
either a prisoner or in fight.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-05
COOK FOR JUSTICE.

Z IS believed by many that Judge Car
roll Cook of San Francisco Is being seri-
ously considered for the place, and this
presumption has been confirmed TO a Ger
tain extent by his HOnOr's hurried visit
10 the capital city to-day. He arrived
here by an early morning train and drove
through the back streets 10 the Cover
n0r's Office, where he remained in con-
-sultation until he had just time enough
left TO catch the 1:30 p. m. train back TO
san Francisco.
When asked about the matter Judge
Cook declared that his visit to the Gov
crn0r concerned an entirely different sub
iecr. lie is not a candidate for the posi-
rion. he says, and would not accept the
appointment II offered to him, as he pre-
fers six years on the Superior bench to
only two years as q Supreme Court JUS
tice-
The wise ones, however. are wondering
why the Judge should have made the hur-
rled visit at all when he is so hard pressed
Tor time with the Williams and Beale
trial on his hands and an early engage
nent IN Judge Hunts court tomorrow
morning All doubts and speculation will
cease tomorrow afternoon, for Governor
Gage viii then announce his selection, as
well as his other appointments.
q These appointments viii be launched
upon troubled waters, for Il has been de-
'clded that the Senate shall hold them up
1or at least 2 week before taking any
action upon them. BY that time the
nominations can be quietly rejected.
This plan extricates Governor Pardee
from the embarrassing predicament Of
recalling appointments made by a retir-
ing Governor Of the same political faith.
CHILLY FOR sHoRTRIDGE.
Senator c. NJ. Shortridge Of San Jose
finds the weather Of Sacramento very
chilly IN more ways than one. His Re
publican associates in the Senate resent
his bolt from the regular ranks 10 run
on an independent ticket last fall, and
tonight he was quietly but firmly cast
from the fold and allowed TO kick his
heels IA the frosty outside air while his
brother statesmen caucused within. He
declares between shivers that he did not
want TO caucus anyway and thinks
there's heap more fun in going IL alone
The capture OF the Speakership plum
by Arthur Fisk means the appointment
n J. N. Higgins Of Sacramento as chair
man of the Committee on State Printing.
s. H Olmstead Of San Rafael Will IN all
probability be also placed at the head Of
The Committee on Prisons and Reform
atories, In conformity with the rule 10
sssign such duties 10 the representative
~ the district IN which the prisons are
located George T. RoIIey Of Eureka is
also slated 10 preside over the Committee
On Public Morals.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-05
LAWMAKERS ARE CAUTIOUS.

The extent of the feeling to inspect and
winnow out the Gage nominations can be
estimated from the statement of a SEN
ator who is close TO the incoming admin
fstration, who said:
There are twenty-one members of the
Senate who will vote to postpone action
upon all of the appointments which will
be sent to the Senate by Governor Gage
This being a majority of the Senate it
is certain that the appointments will go
over, probably for a week This Is not
intended as any discOurtesy to the retir-
ing Governor, but there has been much
1 said about the recent appointments and
there seems to be a desire to examine
them. There is ample precedent for this
move, because some of Governor Cages
appointments sent to the last session were
not confirmed until the very last day of
the session"
A Senator who is opposed to Governor
Cages administration expressed the opin-
Ion that all of the nominations by the
outgoing Governor should be referred to
the Senate Committee upon Executive
Communications and that there they
should be held up until some of them
could be passed upon more critically. 1t
is not at all certain that there are
enough votes in the Senate to ultimately
confirm all Of the appointments, but that
there will be a fight upon some of these
appointments is equally certain. This
delay will permit both sides to do little
work for or against the appontees who
are in danger.
It is probable that an arrangement will
be made that will permit the confirmation
Of most IL not all Of the appointees. This
arrangement will include the acceptance
by Governor-elect Pardee Of those whom
/ Governor Gage has named for the heads
/ OF the departments, while the new admin
istration viii be given the naming of the
deputies and the distribution Of the gen
eral patronage.
This new fight will reach a more def
mite condition as the legislators assem-
BILE In the meantime the opposition
wants time to get its votes together, and
the fight is on.
Senator Belshaw said this evening in
regard to the report that some of Cover
nor Cages late appointments to be
acted upon adversely by the Senate:
Personally / should favor adverse ac-
ton on these late appointments. IL there
are those among the appointees who
would. under different circumstances be
confirmed let them be renominated by
Governor Pardee. This is my idea of the
proper procedure. There is a disposition
in some quarters to avoid action bv de-
ferring or postponing vote. 1 do not
favor this. The matter is up to the Senate
and IL should not avoid the responsibility.
II understand that Governor Pardee will
refuse to offer any suggestions in the
premises. He considers that the issue is
with the body having the power to con-
firm or reject the nominations. At the
present time it looks as If the nominations
will at least be hung up AS to whether
more decisive action viii be taken it IS
hard 10 say tonight The matter has
been discussed only informally, but this
has disclosed a sentiment which may re-
suit Ia adverse action on the appoint
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-05
WANDERS TO DEATH
IN A STERILE REGION
Miners Clothing Found, but His
Bones Are Probably Bleaching
on the Desert


SAN BERNARDINO, Jan. "A sequel
to the mysterious disappearance Of John
Doyle, a mining maA from Grays Land
ing. on the Colora@ River. has come
over the range to civilization. Horace
Muscott and G. C Munsey have arrived
here from that part of the country. Mum
sey had been a partner of DOyle's for
some time, but sold out. Doyle started
for Salton to meet some Eastern men, TO
whom he had bonded his property.
Several days after he left Grays Land
ing his DurTos were found wandering
along tho river A search was made for
Doyles remains. but they were not found.
Since the abandonment of the search
however, some men who were hunting
found Doyle's clothing hidden in the
brush. In the pockets of the clothing
were found eleven location notices for
some valuable property south of Grays
Landing which he had filed upon 1t was
thought at first that Doyle had been mur-
dored, but the finding of the location no.
tices in his clothes dispels that theory.
II. seems likely that Doyle while deliriOus
from thirst concealed his clothes under
the brush and wandered away on the
desert
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.HATTON'S CARD TELLS THE STORY
Continued From Page 1, Column 6.

signatures to the document at about the
same time, and they were all practically
the last signers.
Martin Kelly and Abe Ruef came up
on the evening train together, but they
got into different corrals Abe Ruef had
the names of four Legislative representa-
uVes from San Francisco in his pocket,
with instruction to add them to the Per-
klns call, and he made his way to the
Perkins headquarters. where those names
helped TO swell the list toward the sixty
one desired Martin Kelly wandered up
stairs in the Golden Eagle Hotel, as did
Ruef, but he merely looked into the Per-
kins headquarters and turned away.
John q. Burgess of San Diego, who
wrote to have his name removed from
the Perkins caucus CALL is not included
in the siXty-two names now on that docu-
ment Burgess did write from San Diego
TO that effect but the letter was sent to
the Mills building by mistake. When it
finally reached Hatton his name was re-
moved from the call as requested, and
II Is not now to be found thereon.
The name of Senator f. w. Leavitt of
Alameda County is also missing from the
call, but will probably be added to-mor-
row. Leavitt told Hatton that he would
sign the call on Monday after he ar
rived In Sacramento. And so the dark
horse in the Senatorial fight never made
its appearance, and with the settlement
of both the United States Senatorial oues-
ton and the Speakership by the Assem-
bly, in one day. all of the exciting con-
tests Of the session were disposed of. and
the way is cleared for the inauguration
of Governor Pardee, the inaugural ball
and the soclal side of the first two weeks
of new administration, and then for
the long grind of routine legislation.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-05
CAsTRo's RACE rs RUN.
Washington Expects News Of His
Imprisonment or Flight.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Amy hour may
bring news from Venezuela, it is be-
lieved here, that President Castro has
been forced out of office. This may be
accomplished by the revolution led by
General Matos or by pressure toward
Casrro's voluntary decapitation, which
will mean his flight
The State Department received this
morning cable from Minister Bowen,
the Language of which was not divulged,
but the purport of which was to a great
extent confirmatory of The Calls cable
from Curacao, published this morning,
which showed that serious crisis had
been reached in Castro's tenure of office.
Minister Bowen reports a dangerous con-
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-05
MURDERoUS ELEPHANT
PAYS THE DEATH PENALTY
'Topsy," Who Killed Three of Her
Keepers, Is Electrocuted at
ConeY Island.

NEW YORK, Jan. AT Conev Island
to-day several hundred spectators wit
messed the execution by electricity of
'Topsy," an elephant who had killed
three men. Immediately after 200 grains
of cyanide of potassium had been admin
istered, concealed in a carrot, a current
of 600 volts was turned on through cop
per plates on which the animal stood
The elephant fell and at the end of ten
seconds, when the current was turned off,
was pronounced to be dead. An autopsy
showed that the poison had not had time
to take effect.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-05
JAPAN RELINQUISHES HER
CLAIM TO MARCUS ISLAND

HONOLULU, Jan. A letter received
here from Thomas Fitch, the Washington
attorney for the Marcus Island Guano
Company, says that Japan relinquishes
her claim to Marcus Islapd and is willing
to allow the United States to take pos
session. Japan will also deport her sub
jects now on the island, and is ready to
pay as a reasonable indemnity $4,000 on
account OF the loss sustained in the trip
of the schooner Julia Whalen, which was
refused landing the island.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-05
Washington Speaks at Los Angeles

Washington Speaks at Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES. Jan. z.-Booloer T.
washington, president OF the Tuskegee
Industrial Institute in Alabama. who
came 10 Los Angeles primarily TO address
ne convention OF the State Teachers
Association, spoke twice to-day TO
enormous crowds. At Pasadena in the
afternoon he addressed an audience of
$500 and tonight IN the First Congrega-
ti0nal Church IN this city the famous COL
cred man had another remarlab bIe re
cCDtiOn.
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SERBTORSHIP WILL GO TO PERKINS
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only in the superficial manner that is born
of guesswOrk- one thing, however. is set
tied beyond all question Of doubt. Judge
Davis Of Marysville, the father Of Gov
ernor Cages executive secretary, viii not
be appointed. all reports 10 the contrary
r-r-r-fr0 STA r7rfur~
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SEEKING SENATORIAL HORSE BEHIND THE SACRAMENTO
WILL HOLD UP GAGE APPOINTMENTS
Continued From Page l, Column 5.

in that it will be infinitely more easy to
allow some nominations TO go through
and others TO fail without apparently
making flesh Of one and fish of another.
No definite plans have been made as 10
specific nominations for until to-day
there was a general idea that all of the
Gage nominations would be confirmed as
matter of political courtesy. To-day,
however, the opposition developed, and
before the day was over It became a Ger
tainty that the cOnsidera tiOn of these ap-
pointments would all 90 over for about a
week, a proceeding that would give op-
portunity TO muster the opposition votes.
How far the hand Of Governor Pardee Is
in this move is not revealed If the eX-
ecutive finger is in the pie at all it does
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-05
o1vmpic club Handball.

The semi-fnal round of the Olympic
Clubs handball tournament was reached
yesterday. The games We're witnessed by
a large and enthusiastic gallery. r. Bow
raan defeated w. Mi1ahan. 21-2O. 6-21.
21-15. T. 1. Fitzpatrick defeated James
Collins, 21-14, 21-17. Max ROsenfeld de-
feated w. Cavanaugh. 9-21. 21-17 2l-l2.
The final match will be played next sun
day.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-05

SHANGHAI. Jan. 4-The disturbances in
tl'e interior Of China are spreading. Five
thousand troops have been sent to euurr-a-<
tle disorders IN the province OF Che Kiase
PITTSBURCi. Jan. At is said that the
500 600 maleable casting consolidation. an
nounced last month as an assured thing, has
zone 20 pieces.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-05

VALPARAISO, Chile. Jan 4.-The United
States army transport Hancock arrived here
to-day from Mare Island on her way to New
York.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-05

LAREDO. Tex. Jan AT Monterey. Mex
$50 OF the employees OF the large Guggenheim
smelter have gone out on strike because Of
dissatisfaction with a new system Of pay.
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ments The idea Of hanging UP the nom-
nations would be to give Governor Par
dee an opportunity TO withdraw them,
but havo every reason to believe that he
would do no such a thing The matter is
up TO the Senate, and l do not think tho
Senate should avoid it's responsibility
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-05
CELEBRATED TRAVELLER
PLANS TO LECTURE HERE
Burton Holmes Is to Make First An
pearance at Steinway Hall
Next Week.

Burton Holmes, the celebrated traveller
is to make his first appearance here in
lectures next week at Steinway Hall. His
lecture series. famous in the East
ern cities, are already known here
through first series delivered by Louis
Francis Brown, at the invitation of Hem
ry Miller, two years ago at the Columbia
Theater. The series is remembered with
profound pleasure by those fortunate
enough to have heard the lectures. and
this second set will doubtless be even
more warmly appreciated.
Magnificently illustrated, with pictures
taken by Mr.. Holmes himself, to attend
one Of these lectures is quite the next
best thing to visiting the countries. This
year there IS to be en- entirely new part
of the world covered, the lectures concern
ing themselves with THE Grand Canvon
Of Arizona" (this repeated by general re-
quesO, Portugal Denmark "Swe-
den,' Norway T. and Norway II"
They will take place Tuesday and Thurs
day evenings and Saturday afternoons
beginning on Tuesday evening, Jan. IL
The sale of seats opens this morning al
Sherman & Clay Hall.
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POPULACE
Of CARACAS
IN A PANIC
Run Upon the Bank
Of Venezuela Is
Started.
Revolutionary Columns Are
Closing on Castro's
Small Army.

Special Cable to The Call and New York
Herald. Copyright, 1903. by the New York
Herald Publishing Company
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-05

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