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You From advertising because you do Don't not use The Herald columns. Get Results It Is a Winner VOL. XLV. NO. 62 SAN DIEGO NOTABLES Charged With Bribery and Fraud GUFTON LUTE. STORY TOLD The City Council Charged With Serious Offenses Aldermen and Delegates Mixed Up in tbe Matter A Case That Promises to Furnish Many Sensations An Affidavit Is Ready-A Long List ol De. fendants Who Are High In Social and Financial Circles Cel. Copeland.Cllfton E. May ne'e attorney has had in his possession for a week past an affidavit from his client, who is now iv the county jail under a sentence of twenty five years for assaulting Elsie Sbipton. Thia affidavit makes specific charges of bribery against the persons mentioned in the complaint above referred to and ia most sensational in its details. Colonel Copeland last night would not give any details about the matter, but it waa inferred that the connection of Boss Buckley of San Francisco would lie ahown in the matter, as well as other ultra-sensa tional matters. A bill in equity waa yesterday filed iv the circuit court by the Consolidated Water company of San Diego, organized and ex isting under the laws of West Virginia, against E. S. Babcock, the Southern Cali fornia Water company, the city of Sau Diego, S. Levi, H. Sweeney, George B. Watson, A. E, Dodson, W. J. Prottt, A. Blochraan, A. Beard, George H. Spears and Joseph S. Bachan, members of and consti tuting the board of aldermen of the city of San Diego, and Charles W. Pauly, Sew all F. Parker, Fred Baker, M. J. I'errin, C. C. Hakes, J. A. Altamirano, jr., H. Wel isch, Edwin 8. Burgert, J. L. Paulsen, S. H. Olmstead, Thomas H. Dunkin, J. IL War ner, Dan F. JoneS, Frank A. James, John Campbell, N. V. Paddock, members of and constituting the board of delegates of the city of Ban Diego, Nat K. Ti tus, auditor of said city, and T. j J. Howell, treasurer of said city, which promises to create a very lively time iv the city of baynclimate. It is set fSrth that the Southern California Mountain Water company has obtained certain rights by bribery and fraud and has obsorbed the Mount Tecarte company by means of an agreement between one Mayne and Bab cock. An injunction is accordingly asked to prevent any further action on thia line. THE CHAPPLE MURDER The Dead Han Was Wicked and Made Use of Loco Weed Omaha, Neb., Dec. 11.—The jury to try James Ish and wife for the murder of William Chappie of Kansas City, was sc oured today. This morning a startling bit of testimony concerning the manner in which the victim is said to have secured power over Mrs. Ish and other women de veloped through the statement of Dr. J. J. Solomon. Solomon claims to have been well acquainted with Chappie and to have evidence that Chappie was a hypnotist and ■sed drugs for tho purpose of gaining con trol over women. "It was in December, I think," said Dr. Solomon, "that Chappie came to my office and introduced himself. He showed me a box containing a yellow powder and asked me if 1 knew what it was. He went on to aay that if he gave a woman any of that powder he would have absolute control over her. I said it must be the loco blos som, and he replied that it was. lam fa miliar with the drug and know of its effect when used. I discovered in my business relations with him that he had used his power over many girls." THE CASE CLOSED Colonel Colt Says He Didn't (lean Anvthlng by His Suit Providknce, R. L, Lee. 11.—The last act of the famous Colt case was closed this morning, when J. M. Ripley, counsel for Mrs. Elizabeth M. Colt in the divorce proceedings brought by her husband, ex- Attorney General Samuel P. Colt, formal ly discontinued the petition of his client In tne appellate division of the supreme court. Samuel Coin ell, attorney for Col onel Colt, read a statement signed by the latter, that as the reasons for the suit brought by him against J. J. Van Alen of Newport for alleged alienation of Mrs. Colt's affections, had heen misconstrued, this case was also discontinued. Colonel Colt denies that any charges of unbecom ing conduct were made or intended to be made against Mrs. Colt in the suit brought against Van Alen. Cholera In Russia ( St. Petebsiu-ro, Deo. 11.—The issuing of passports to pilgrims to Palestine has been suspended owing to the disturbances therS, In this city between November 110 and December 7 there were thirty-three eases of cholera and forty-six deaths from the disease. In the government of Vol hynia, from November 17 to November 2H, there were 'JSO cases of cholera and ninety four deaths. In die government of Kiev, during the same period, there were 101 eases of cholera and thirty-four deaths. Ot Interest to Bankers Stockton, Dec. 11.—The story is printed here that the bank commissioners have is sued an order to all banks that city and county moneys deposited in the banks must be kept as special deposits and miißt not be used under any circumstances. A Vlsatla Burglary Visai.ia, Dec. 11.—Tne storo of h. J. j Brundage, at Farmersville, a village six j miles east of here, waa entered by burglars laat night and the safe forced open, and ' about $'JO in cash taken. Tools stolen lrom a blacksmith shop nearby were used in for.-ing tlie safe. The proprietor was sleeping in his residence nearby, and heard the blows, but tliouitlit it was noise I at die public hall where the alliance w as in i session. 1 OLD BILL VOSBURu Makes It Interesting But Unpleasant for Sherllf Tamsen | New York, Dec. 11.—The trial today of | Sheriff' Tamsen, charged with criminal | negligence in allowing the three poslolflce i robbers, llusaell, Killnrnn and Allen, to J escape from the Ludlow street jail, re ! vealed facts anything but complimentary ito the custodians of the prisoners ut the ! jail. "Old Bill" Vosburg, a notorious eonfl | deuce man ami fatlier-in-law of Russell, I was the principal witness. He told how j h« had been givon a pass to the jail which j the doorkeeper never took up, and how he j had visited the jail as often an live times a | week, taking liquor, money and firearms to the prisoners. He was never searched. ; Six days before tho escape he carried in i three revolvers, which he gave to the pris- I oners in the jail yard. A keeper stood ! nearby in tlie doorway at the time. On cross-examination Vosburg admitted the part he recently played in swindling | Farmer Cinfel of Nebraska, who paid $500 i for ifMOOO worth of green goods. Vosburg j explains that he did not sell Cinfel coun i terfeit money, but, as he explained, "only a box full of green paper with two $1 bills on top." He admitted that his purpose was to swindle the westerner out of his 1500. John Allen, who was a prisoner at Lud low street in June last, explained that pin ocle and poker were favorite games among the warden nnd the "star" prisoners. The keepers also took part. This closed the case for the prosecution. General Tracy of the defense at once raised the question of the state court's jur j lsdictlon over federal prisoners. He moved ! to dismiss the case against Sheriff Tamsen. •fudge Allison decided to hear arguments on that point tomorrow. VENEZUELAN QUESTIONS Ambassador Eustis Playing the Role of Peacemaker No Information Received as to the Personnel of Crcspo's New Cabinet The Boundary Hatter ■ Washington, Dec. 11.—Ambassador Eustis, it is understood, is continuing his efforts to adjust the difference between France and Venezuela, growing out of the expulsion of the French minister to Vene zuela. So far Mr. Eustis" efforts have not been crowned with entire success. There is a disposition here to question the ac curacy of the statement printed in London to the effect that Venezuela regards the matter of the arrest of the British chief of of police by tlie Venezuelan ollieiaU at Uruan as entirely separate from the boundary dispute with Ureat Britain, since it rests on the right of jurisdiction ' over the territory where the arrest was | made. No representations have yet been I made to our government on the subject Iby any of the parlies, which is probably I accounted for by the fact that up to yes ' terday President Crespo had not received j the demand from England for the indem nity. The Venezuelan legation has not re ceived cm.Urination of the report of the appointment of a new cabinet by Presi | dent Crespo, although such appointments have been expected for weeks. Kojas, ] who is reported to be the new minister of ! foreign affairs, preceded Dr. Pulido, the retiring minister, and wrote the decisive j letter to Great Bri am refusing lo apolo- I gize for the Uruan incident. His letter, ! heretofore published, took the ground that I the Uruan matter is not a question of per j sonal outrage to Police Inspector Barnes, :as claimed by Great Britain, but involves j the entire question of territorial rights between Venezuela and Great Britain, He urged that arbitration of the right of pos session of the I'ruan district was necessary to determine whether the British police in spector was rightfully or wrongfully there. This letter was writ'en a year ago, when Ureat Britain made her first protest. After ward Kojus gave way to I >r, Pulido, a con servative diplomatist of mature years. Kojas is a liberal, as well as a radical, so ! that his return to power is hardly con ' sistent with the reports from Caracas that ! President Crespo is inclined to pty tho in demnity the British claim for the I'ruan incident. She Wants Still More Ukiah, Cal., Deo. 11.—In order to sat isfy a judgment for $103,000, obtained by Frankie White against her ex-husband, George While, Wilson T. Smith, the re ceiver appointed by Judge Hebbard of San Francisco, today sold all real property owned by the cattle king in Mendocino, Humboldt, Trinity and Tulare counties. The property brought 170,000 under the hammer and was bid in by Mrs. White, it embraces about 40,000 acres of land in the counties named, together with town lots in this city and Coveto, Counsel for Mrs. White will ask for a deficiency judg ment, to cover the amount awarded that lady as alimony. INDIAN TROUBLES One Red Han is Ciood -Troops Out and no Outbreak Fdred Washington, Dec. 11.—The war depart- ' j ment has been advised by telegraph from j I headquarters at Denver that Lieutenant I I Fenton, who has been investigating the re- ) : ported killing of an Indian by a party of ! ! white men near Fort Apache, Arizona, ! has found the body of the In- ! j dian. The Lieutenant, with a troop i ■of Company G, Seventh cavalry, I •is in search of the party who committed ! j tlie crime, following the clue held out by : the finding of one of their pack mules, j 1 but it is believed the chances of arresting j | them are small. . The Criminals Found Denver, Col., Dec. 11.—Adjutant Gen eral Ward of the United States army, de partment of Colorado, today received a message from Fort Apache, stating that a man named Bois and two other men whose names were not known, gave themselvos up for trial on the charge of killing the In dian whose body was discovered on the i Cibique last Monday. The message stated I that the men were discovered in the act of j robbing a store and were pursued by citi zens. A dispatch was received tonight at army headquarters from Fort Apacne that > troops have been sent over the country in ! that vicinity, to quiet the alarm of the ranchers. There is no feir of any further trouble from the tenegades. I General Wheaton it*at Fort Huachuca. THE HERALD LOS ANGELES, THURSDAY MORNING-, DECEMBER 12, 1895.-TEIS PAGES. THE SICK MAN OF EUROPE Mas Not Been Cured by Irade Dosing THE ARMENIAN OUTRAGES Have Shown How Treacherous Is European Accord Christian Refugees Crowding Into the City of Van-Relief Wo k Is Ham pered by the Turks Associated Press Special Wire. Constantinople, Dec. 1 o, via Sofia, Bul garia, Dec. 11.—Copyrighted, 1 895, by the Associated Press. — The two Incidents which have constituted the center of sen sational interest, viz., the refuge of Kusti ehuk Said Pasha, ex-grand vizier, in the British embassy, and the refusal of the Sultan to grant the firmans for the pass age through the Dardanelles of the addi tional guardships demanded by the pow ers, are practically relegated to history through their settlement by the return of Said to his own residence and by the final granting of the firmans by the sultan. How unimportant these incidents are of themselves is indicated by the fact that the tense condition of the public mind is not abated by their closing, and the watch ful game of diplomacy is seen to go on as much as before. The intimate connection of the peace of Europe with the fate of the Turkish empire la not to be forgotten, nor is it to be lost sight of that this peace is dependent, as it has been for the past 18 years, upon the accord of the great powers as to the methods and limits of the coer cion which shall bs exercised upon the "sick man" of Europe. How great a labor and distress is necessary to the mainten ance of this accord has been indicated by the long drawn out conduct of the guard ship incident, the sultan refusing to con cede a single step voluntarily and leaving the powers to their own resources to patch up their complicated jealousies and con flicts of interests before an agreement could be reached to unite in a demand upon the sultan. The outrages upon the Armenian Christians seem to be receding into the background, except as they con stitute the technical case upon which the powers base their action at international law for the settlement of larger questions. The visit of M. Nelidorff to the sultan on Sunday and his prolonged audience with him. as first exclusively cabled to tho As sociated Press, seems to have settled in his mind at least that on the question of guardships at least the powers were in ac cord, It has devclopad that M. Nelidorff assured the sultan that unless the firmans for the guardships were granted tlie pow ers would present an ultimatum on the subject to the porte. M. Nellderff appealed to him on behalf of the czar to obviate the necessity of such a atop by granting tlie tlrmans. -Russia evidently convinced the sultan that his game of delay was up. Said's return to his own house was made in the carriage of Sir Philip Currie, the British ambassador, accompanied by the chief dragoman of the embassy. On the same evening that he returned the secret police who had been watching the embassy were withdrawn. Said Paßha wrote Sir Philip Currie a let ter of thanks, in whtoh he said that after forty-three years of peblic service and live in the position of grand v liar, his health was broken and he was unable again to accept the office of grand vizier. He then mentioned the written assurances, Finally, as Said's request to leave the country was still ungranted, and as he felt bound to attest his appreciation of his sov ereign's personal assurances, he returned to his own house, the sultan consenting to grant his with to be unemployed in an un official post and to enjoy complete rest and liberty. Sir Philip has reiterated the latter s de sire on behalf of the British government. It is feared, however, that Said Pasha will suffer from palace intrigues. flissionarj Relief New York, Dec. 11.-A cable dispatch received by the the Christian Herald today says: News received from Van states that fully I 50,000 refugees are crowding the city 1 from 200 villages which have been de stroyed in the province of Van. Ulie Turks are groaily hampering the relief work conducted by Dr Grace Kimball and her missionary associates. Missionary work is necessarily suspended for the present. The schools are closed. Information comes from Bitlis that the missionaries' lives there ore in danger, and that they are waiting a chance to es cape to a place of safely. The Christian Herat I today 'elegraphed to Clara Barron, president of the Amer ican Red Cross society at Boston, offering I to contribute $ "Jo .000 for relief if the Red Cross assumed ihe responsibility of the work iv that country. No Cessation ot Rioting London, Pee. 10.—A dispatch to the Times from Urumiah, Persia, pays: It is now certoin that tlie Hamiilieli cav alry have destroyed 'MO villages in the province of Van. A Vienna dispatch to the Timps says: News was received from Trebizond to day of fresh atrocities. The bishop and live" ecclesiastics were burned alive while seeking a refuge in a building. Fresh out rages have occurred in o'her parts of Asia Minor. The Standard's Constantinople corres pondent says: The porte is absolutely deserted by min isters, who hide day and night at the pal ace, where confusion reigns supreme. A dispatch to the Daily News from Con stantinople reports the arrest of palace officials and the subsequent liberation of the chief messenger of the British post office, who is an Armenian. THE GRANGERS' BANK An Old Concern Decides to tin Into Voluntary Liquidation San Francisco, Dec. 11. -The Granger? bank of California, one of the oldest com mercial banks in this city, is about to go into liquidation. This action by the di rectors is entirely voluntary and only awaits the ratification of the stockholders. Albert Montpelier, cashier of the bank, Btated that the cause of the bank's retire ment was the unprofitable condition of the farming interests of California during the last six years. This being purely a farm ers' bank, interested in making loans to wheat raisers and others and receiving their deposits, the condition of the bank was a good barometer of how those inter ested have fared. The depositors of the bank will be paid in full and any loss will fall on the stockholders. The paid-up capi tal of the bank Is $1,000,000. The de posits aggregate $218,000. H. M. La Rue, president of the Califor nia railroad commission, ia preaident of the bank. SUCCESSFUL RECEIVERS Were Those Appointed for the Santa Fe ALL THE BONDS CAME IN Local Debts Paid and the Road in Good Condition Union Pacific Affairs Under Consideration by the Rscelvers—lnterest llu: In January May [le Paid Associated Press Special Wire. Topk'ka, Kan., Dec. 11.—"Never has there been such a successful receivership," said Judge Caldwell after he had closed up the Santa Fe receivership. "I If the one hundred and thirty millions of bonds out standing one hundred and twenty-nine millions have come in. The rest are scat tered among persons who perhaps do not know just what proceedings have taken place and will come in in time. All are protected, however, by the decree. "The Santa Fe road was never in a bet ter condition financially. Pursuant to my order, all local debts have been paid, leav ing none outstanding. The employees have been paid regularly every month) and everything is perfectly satisfactory on all sides. "The sale was very simple, considering its immensity. It was cried as you would cry the sale of a pony. I convened court after the sale and confirmed the transac tion. I then issued an order for the deed to be made, which was formally done and executed. " The company has now possession of the road, but will do nothing until Jan jary 1. There is a provision which says that the road shall be turned over to the new company when they present the deed and demand possession, and it lias been agreed upon that they will not do this until that time." A Director's Meeting Chicago, Dec. 11.—A large party of the directors-elect of the Atchison road left this city this evening for Topeka, where a reorganization meeting will be held to morrow. It is said that all the details of the reor ganization wilz be completed and the road formally, turnea over to its new owners. The present slate for the executive com mittee is Aldace F. Walker, E. P. Kipley, B. B. Cheney, Victor Morawetz, T. P. Flower, E. N. Gibbs and K. S. Hayes. Most of the committee will return at once, but a number of the new members will remain in Topek» to attend the closing of ac counts and other matters of a similar na ture. Mr. Walker, the new chairman of the board, will not leave Chicago for bis new office in New Yark until after January 1. President Kipley and Third Vice Pre si dent Morton will make a tour of inspec tion of tlie road before they return to Chi cago. Union Pacifc Mattcts New Y'okk, Dec. 11.- Special .Master Cornish, who has charge of all L'nion Pa cific litigation, is at present in New York in conference with the receivers of the sys tem. The judge will decide within the next two weeks on the petition of the trmlees tinder the Union Pacific first mortgage bon Is for payment of the Janu ary, 1 Kilo, coupon bonis. The receivers have answered tit-; petition, and tn well in formed eire es it is believ eel the court will decide favorably before January 1 next. The July. 18Pi, coupon, winch is also iv default, has not yet baen considered. OCEAN LINERS IN COLLISION Two Steamers Damaged at the River Mersey's Mouth Lord Ounraven Was s Passenger on the Ger man!; -The Dcfcndcr-Valkyrle Debate ,-lust Walt Liverpool, Dec. 11. A collision oc curred iv the River Mersey last evening rjetween the British steamer Brunswick, uound for Brazil, anil the Cunard line jtsamei' Sylvaiie, Captain Pritchard, which arrived yesterday from Boston. Both ves sels were seriously damaged. The VVh te Star liner Germanic, Captain McKinsey, from Liverpool today for •Jueenstown and New York, collided at the nou h of the River Mersey with a Scotch feasting steamer and was ob iged to return to London badly eamaged Lord Dunraven, Arthur Glennio and lohn Hare and his theatrical company jvere on board the Germanic, Previous to his departure Lord Dunraven said that he was going to New York so as to insure that the evidence on both sides of ihe .Defender-Valkyrie controversy would be submitted in an impartial and complete manner. He added tint he desired a truthful statement aud fair consideration of the evidence produced. The disaster arose through the Ger manic driving into the forepart ef tlie steamer Cainbra', aud she remained weged there till thirly passengers of the Cambrae and twenty-eight of the crew hail clambered aboard the Germanic or i bad been rescued in boats. One lady had a rib broken. When the Germanic became disengaged from tho Cambrae the ship foundered. The Germanic then returned to Liver- ! pool, where the passengers wore landed and sent, tn hotels. They hay" the op- ! tion of proceeding on their journey by the Cunard liner Umbria, leaving Queens town DecemberlSth.or by the While Star steamer Teutonic, which leaves Queens town December 19 th. The Germanic had a hole nine feet by seven in her bow above the water mark. She was docked this morning and dis charged. The collision occurred in the fog. Both vessels weie going ahead slow at the time. The cries of the Cambrae's passengers were heartrending when they supposed the veasel was sinking. The Germanic's bulk- ! heads were immediately closed, so that I very little water penetrated the hull. A volunteer crew from the Germanic and the Cambrae started to draw the tires and to save the valuables on board the Cambrae, but she sank before they reached her. This crew, left behind, lost track of the Germanic, but fortunately their cries at tracted Ihe attention of a tug, which res cued them. Orphan Asylum Burned Milwaukek, Wis., Dec. 11.—The St. Francis Catholic orphan asylum burned to night, causing a loss of $40,000. No lives were lost. THE FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS Discussion of the Rules Occupies the Senate THE BELLIGERENCY OF CUBA i Gives .Mr. Allen a Chance to Talk Monroeism The House is Likely to Adjourn Until C/ar Peed Names Mis Committeemen—Bill.* Introduced Associated Press special Wire. Washington, Dec. 11.—The session of the senate today lasted but one hour, and was mainly devoted to a discussion of Sou ator Dubois" proposition to amend the rules so as to distribute the appropriation bills among the various committees of the sen ate. Senator Hill reintroduced ihe amend' ments which he proposed to the rules in ihe last congress, during the deadlock an tiie repeal of the Sherman silver law, for closure and for counting a quorum, and Mr. (jail of Florida gave notice that he would tomorrow call up his Armenian reso lution. In supporting his resolution Dubois maintained that the work of framing the appropriation lulls could be moreintelli gently done by the several committees having charge of legislation for each de partment of the governu.ent, and the great burden put on the appropriations commit tee always resulted in crowding the bills at the end of the session. Tiie house long ago had recognized the necessity of dis tributing the appropriation bills, and he thought the senate ought to follow suit. Speaking for the younger members, he insisted that the great power and respon sibility these bills gave the appropriations committee should be divided. Mr. Sherman of Ohio (Republican) said he agreed to some extent with the views of Mr. Dubois and also complained of the crowding of the appropriation bills at the end of the sessions and thought much faulty legislation was passed on appro priation bills. No action was had on the resolution, which was allowed to lie on the table. Nothing being before the senate the clerk called the tlrst order on the calendar, which was the res luUon of Mr. Allen (Populistl of Nebraska, to recognize the Cuban revolutionists as belligerents. Mr. Allen said lie supposed his resolution would be referred to the commitiee on for eign relations and informed the senate that tlie Populist party was sneered at as a par y of Democratic grievances, but stood shoulder to shoulder with ihe Republican und Democratic parties for the mainten ance of the Monroe doctrine. Mr. Allen commended some of the remarks of Mr. Cullom yesterday and then proee*ihed to I condemn the alliance of tlie money power 'of tlie east in connection with our lack of diligence in preventing the aggressions of the British on this hemisphere. With this idea as a text he referred contemptuously .to the report that Theodore Havemeyer, ihe retiring Austrian consul general at New York, was to be made a baron as an t evidence that that gentle-nan was ashamed iof tire country of his birth. He also re ferred to tlin American women "who were ! married to titled European mendicants. Senator George I Democrat of Missouri) I introduced a bill to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy. The bill is prac i tically the same as reported by George from the committee on judiciary at the last session as a Substitute for the Hailey bill, which passed the bouse. j Call I Democrat of Florida) gave no tice that tomorrow he would call up Ills I Armenian resolution, and Hill ( Democrat jof New York) introduced amendments to the senate rules providing for cloture and for counting a quorum, a brief executive session was then held aud tlie senate ad journed. IN THE HOUSE Little liusine.t. Carl He Done Until Committees Are Appointed Washington, D.-c. 11. - I here seems to \be no possibility now that the committees lof the bouse will be announced this week. ' and the house may ad journ tomorrow till Monday. Speaker Reed has experienced . more difficulty than was anticipated In ] making up the membership of tbe coin | mittees, owing to his lack of personal ac-. I quaintaince with the new members, of ! whom mere are ltiit. Fioui a source close : to tbe speaker the information is given out i today that the committee will probably ]no ba announced until the latter part of I next week, jus! before ihe Christmas noli* ' tlay season. House \ppolnt ne its« WASHINGTON, Dec, 11.—The Following house appointments were made tod iv: E. Hsmpstead, Pennsylvania, newspa per clerk at $-'O(Mi, clerk s office oi iho house. El ward Relchertof Missouri, bjokkeeper in the Bergeant'flt-nrms' olli ?e. Winthrop C. Jones of Detroit, deputy sertjeaitt-at-arnis. F. H. Britton of Michigan, tally clerk, MOOO. CAPITOL CITY NOTES Minutes ot Business Ooie or t > Be Done SomatlnM Washington, Dec. I 1.--The senate com nit teeon foreign relations decided today lot to take up for consideration any of the >ills and resolutions referred to it until the iommlttee shall he tilled and organized, Waller and Venezuelan resolutions ire included in this action. There was a )rfef reference on the part of son eof the lew members present to the Bering sea trbitration i|tiestion, but its consideration vus not necessarily postponed. The Populist senators held a final cau cus today and decided to place a full ticket n the held for senate officers, for whom ;hey will vote once and then step out and jllow tlie Republicans to proceed with the organizing. They will nomitate Senator Kyle for president pro tern., Hon. Thomas Watson of Georgia for secretary of the senate, and Hon. H. E. Taubeneckof lllin )is for sergear.t-at-arms. t BAYARD'S SPEECH And Congressional Action Cail for European Comment London, Dec. 11.—The United States embassy was besieged today by newspaper reporters anxious to obtain the views of Ambassador Bayard upon the demand for his impeachment made yesterday in the house of representatives at Washington by Congressman William E. Barrett of Mas sachusetts, on the ground that he insulted the country to which be is accredited and the people he represents iv speeches de livered in Boston, England, and L Jiuburg Scotland, on August 2d and November 7th, ' respectively. All attempts to indure : Bayard or his stafT to disouss the i matter tailed, while the British offi cials r.lso declined to make any I statements on the subject. The St. .lames Gazette this afternoon thinks Bayard "May resign afti r such an attack." • It so.'" the Gazette adds, "his loss will l>e regretted by all who come in contact with such a line exatnp'eof dignified,eloquent American statesman. But Mr. Bayard's Indiscretion was so deliberate, we doubt if he ditl not contemplate this result. After all, we too, should resent it if onr ministers made similar statements." Although Bayard refuses to be inter viewed, he has statee he does not intend to tendei his resignation. The EvenittZ Standard Ibis afternoon, commenting on the affair, said: "The pettiness of party warefare in the United slates was never more clearly dis played* Mr. Bayard has gained the good will of all classes here. The foiled States has always been singularly fortunate in the selection of its ambassadors to Great Britain, and Mr. Bayard has proved him self worthy of the foremost rank. This petty outburst of spite on the part of a political clique will not tend to increase our feeling of reapsct lor .American politi cians." X The Post (('onsenativet in an editorial on the action of the house of representa tives at Washington on [Tufted States Am | baesador Bapard,eaye. Toe moral is tbat ambassadors called upon to make speeches should discuss authorship ami Shakespeare, especially when a presidential election is in sight. The 1 laily News t Liberal I in an editorial, says: We do not desire to say anything very ' emphatic in Mr. Bayard's ease, lor that might make Mr. Call and Mr. Barrett go : for him anew. But we believe htm to be ! the sort of a man w ho will not scare worth I a cent. GRAVEYARD GHOULS' WORK Kansas Medical Students Steal Bodies for Dissection Police and rtllltia Called Upon to Save the College Building From Destruc tion by a ."lob Topeka, Kan., Dec. 11.—Three cases ,of grave robbery at the Rochester ceme ! tery have been traced to students of the j Kansas Medical college in the past three days, and popular indignation reached a crisis in North Topeka tonight, and it is feared that an effort will be made before morning to either burn or otherwise dam- ; I age the college. The first robbery was ; i that of Ihe body of Mrs. I. O. Van Fleet. I The husband of the dead woman became I unaccountably possessed of the belief that ■ the grave had been desecrated and had ian examination made, which disclosed the work of the ghouls- The body was found in the dissec ing rooms of the col lege. Further investigation revealed tlio mutilated remains of Mrs. I lake, wife of a well-known citizen, and at 8 oelock tonight P. H. Lillis identified Ihe third body at the college as that of bis mother, who died recently of consumption. The police learned this afternoon that 1 there was a movement on foot to assem -1 ble a mob to sack the medical college, lo ! cated at the corner of Twelfth and Tay < lor streets. This evening the faculty of j tho college called on the police for protec i tion. The students wero all sent home | and the building is in the posession of a ' large squad of policemen, j A detail of militiamen lrom Battery Bof I this city is stationed at their arsenal to pre vent a capture of the arms stored below. ! Upon the request of the sheriff, the gover i nor has ortlered the infantry company at : Lawrence to be ready to respond to a call '■ at any moment. The men are now assem ; Ice I at the station at Lawrence. While it is believed the precautions that \ have been taken will prevent any demon stration tonight, there is great excitement over tho grave robberies. All the A. O. U. W. lodges met tonight to denounce the out rage and demand a full investigation to discover the ghouls. Company H of the Kansas National guard, at Lawrence, received telegraphic orders to report in Topeka tonight, but tlie order was countermanded in a message re i eetved by Captain McClure at S oelock. Great indignation prevails throughout i the city that ihe authorities cf the college ■ should permit the robbing of graves when they could secure all the bodies they need from the cities by paying expressage. The I I'nited Workmen resolved not to employ any of the physicians connected with the I college and denounced Governor Morrill lor calling out ihe militia. Tbe mob, on advice of the officials, has i dispersed. | Rochester cemetery, from which the i bodies were stolen, is Used bj the poorer I classes of this city, and it is in a secluded ; nook, where the grave robber can operate j unmolested, iiany persons whose rela | tives have been buried there recently went : out today to open the graves and satisfy themselves that the bodies had not been : disturbed. HH KEPT WATCH • ; And Only nIJ Poar Shooting Prevented a , Double .Murder Sacra Kfettto, Dec. 11.—About 7:30 | oolook tonight there was an attempted i double murder at Highland Fark, a ] suburb of. Sacranicnto. i J. K. Harrison, a painter who hns lieen : separated from iiis wife for a conple of I months, suspected that she was receiving j I the company of other men at iter resi- 1 I aen.ee. Tonight it appears he kept a j j watch upon the house and saw a man i enter it. Crawling up to the bedroom i . window, he peered in and saw his wife aud i Edward Mitchell, who ia also a painter, , lying on the bed together. Harrison drew '■ i a revolver and fired four shots at the 1 couple. One of the bullets struck his wife i lin the shoulder, making a slight flesh : wound. He then went to the police station j and surrendered himself. Tbe police took j Mitchell into custody also, to hold him as j i witness. A STRANGE CASE Por the Third l ime Barbara Aub Changes Her ; Testimony NBW YORK, Dec. 11. Barbara Aub, ac cording to a statement made by herattor riey, has retracted the confession on the | strength of which W. H. bangerman was | allowed to go tree after he had been eon i victed of criminal assault in the first de gree. Miss Aub now claims, it is said, that the confession was forced from her by some of the attaches at the Door of Hope mission. "You can say that Barbara Aub has re tracted the confession which she made to Recorder GolT, and she now says the story told on the witness stand during the trial of : Ltngerman is true." • A Midday Robbery San Francisco, Dec. 11.—The book binding establishment or which Sheriff I Whelan is proprietor, was robbed at noon today of $170 iO cash and a check for $300, Two men decoyed the girl cashier out of the otllce on a decoy errand and robbed tho safe in her absence. If you have any wants for «-% you can get it supplied in I ICI The Herald Cheap A ure wi* l ""* A BIG SCANDAL UNEARTHED In the Affairs of the Viticultural Commission ! THE STATE HAD PROPERTY Of Which Nobody Now knows the Whereabouts Governor Budd Has Been risking Investiga. I tion and the -Salaried Officials V\ ill Be Called to Account I Assoclate<] Press Special Wire. S.\n Francisco, Dec. 11.—A big scandal hao been unearthed in tlie affairs of the state viticultural commission. Thousands jof dollars in state property, which, it is i claimed, the commission should account for and winch it does not possess, has dis appeared. I m the eve of its dissolution as i a state institution the commission is being j subjected to a searching investigation by | Governor Budd and the board of exainitf ! ers. Enough startling facts have been dia covered tn warrant serious charges and ! the secretary of the commission, Wlnfield ' Scott, has been summoned to Sacramento 1 to explain, if possible, what lias become of I the valuable property belonging to the I state. Costly apparatus, which it is difficult to : duplicate, aud which was purchased with state money for the use of the commission, , has gone, no one knows where. Books, ! furniture of all sorts, laboratory equip ments and working outlits have disap peared without explanation. Responsibil ity, under tho state law, rests with the sal aried officials who will be compelled to answer, or the secretaries who have served since the establishment of the board since 1881. They are Charles A. Wetmore, J. H. Wheeler and Winfteld Scott. Who is to blame, if any one is. must be determined by the investigation, which will commence before the stale board of exam iners Friday. ; Governor Budd lias been making a thor -1 ough investigation of the institution for ! some time, and to him is due the credit of I the discovery and the exposure. All of ! the accusations in the affair are based up ;on the inventory of the property of the commission made by the secretary. This j inventory, compared with the books and accounts of the state controller's office, J shows startling discrepancies. Property ] which is considered imperishable and I which should not have been sold, loaned or stolen, cannot be found. Governor Budd has the facts and figures at his command, and the investigation be fore the board of examiners promises to be of very great interest. The State Poultry Show J WAX PBANCWCO, Dee. 11.-The third an nual show of, the California State Poultry association was opened today in the Me chanics* pavilion. Fully 2500 fowls, the pick of approved breeds, go to make up this collection, which is the largest anil ! most varied ever gotten together on the ; Pacific coast. The entire display will j compare more than favorably witli any | previous effort in this line, and in some | special features far outshines anything j ever attempted anywhere. THE NEWS BY TELEORAPH-PfocecdlnßH in congress — Secretary Herbert dhcuss*« plans "for battleships,... Ambassador lus tis and the Venezuelan question ..../tlio Colt divorce case settled — Ocean steamers in col lis* sion: Lord Dunraven (#llllOll-,' the delayed passengers Good work done by Atchison receivers: rail road affairs... Tiie graining ot* tirmans for the pa I age ol guard snips has not improved tit* prospects in Turkey Figh h over the estates of wealthy Cal iforniaus — The C yde shipbuilders' strik* settled — Trial vi Dr, Hear no for the murder of Stillmau began at Bow Una Green, Mo . ...A Socialistic speech in the German reichstag .state property in the hands of the viticultural coujmission hits disappeared; a big scandal unearthed — Sporting notes... A series oE strange assaults On a Ssn Francisco girl Pnsa adenn;a ba/.ar of holidays: brevities Ventura: law and order league; a suicide) death 01 \V. li. Wilde—Santa Barbara; n balk; horse; t ;ood citizenship work. ABOUT THE CITY-Real estate ard building; a review of the week's transactions ...Mrs, Gibson's lecture; the le>sr of the series of weekly addresses on practical *üb'<*cts .. Occidental vs. Pomona; tiie two 1 lieges will play football at Al luetic Park on Mon day, December it-... For oil transporta tion; a company incorporated for the shipping of the stuff in and out of the city hall ....Meeting of the lire commis sioners: the Sunset Telephone company makes a showing as to thoir service; the fire escape ordinance — Annexation ists sq tlvely pn paring for tho next election The park commi slOll may meet today, and it Will be a warm session in all pro'>nbility Obeying all the laws; Contractor Mack ey exulaius to the council; no men worked over tirua .. Warrants issued for the several oil refinery proprietors The Boylfj Heights branch police station approved 60.110 marvelous shooting; feats, or the champion, Dr Caner. ...City hall extras aganee, incident to Lhe widening of Thir tieth street: the itemized statement, against which a protest alleging exorbi tance, was tiled .... Must pay the fall amount; Ei Hammond's bondsmen an get no relief at this time....Meeting of the board ot directors of tlie Chamber of Com merce A prisouerdoes not knou his own mind in the police court. ..Limb toiucuee) Alsatians before Justice Morrison. ...Faileel toobey the law; Tax Collector Mtrwln clings to about $700,000 which should*) hay been tur ned over to the treasurer some days ago,...tn the polite world; (be happenings in swelldom Two days' ses sion of theKarmois* institute at Lancaster Women car conductors; two of them will he seen in thii-cttj on Tuesday next fudge shaws term trial Jurors before tho supervisors; his honor hears the mile* age claims. ...Jurymen proceed to ride a high horse, but are promptly called 10 time Tue dairymen's meeting last night: they are organized Louis Her mann, while intoxicated, shoots his bus"* ne -a part ner... San Diego noi ables charged with bribery and fraud; Wayne's story told. WHERE YOU MAY 00 TODAY OnpnixM—At 8 p ns.; vaudeville BfßiuNK—At Sp. m.: Young Mrs.Winthi*w, iLUNOts Hall—At Bp. m ; Lecture on and demonssratlon of Hypnotism. Lob Angeles TngATßl—Al 8 p ni.; Heir-' inarm Waohtei.'s Stupid-Alt day; Exhibition oi oil and valor paintings. PRICE FIVE CEXTB