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BOGUS MONEY
IN SAN QUENTIN
Convicts Pass Queer on
Officials.
TRADE NOT PROFITABLE
THE CHRISTMAS CASH STOBE
AND ITS MISHAPS.
It Is Said That the Men in the Prison
xiave Dies for Counterfeiting
Coin Secreted in Their.
Cells.
!?;■<■• in! ] \-; iti b to The •
SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Jan."*.—
:-ial is au
thorized by Wari. ' . •
3 from convicts who have money
deposited with him for provisions for
their Christmas dinner. Officers Praet-J
■i this
is they purcha $600.
worth "t pi- . an .. lmi?ro\ teed
th< i
yard and ii was proclaimed, far and
■ ill ■■ prison that .bargains
i~h. No convict in- .
the yard is allowed t-> .hav.e. ;>ny
money in his possession, and' if he is
';i with any it Is confiscated by the
ils. This time it was all right to '
money. The convicts- rushed t"
tore and a thriving trade. wai
on, and after it was all
Messrs. Praetzel and ReynoTds found
X their cash $18*95 in counterfeit
Wibney, consisting of one $M piecp,
•• haiv« s, .. dimes ' and 'nickels,
a convict who has the
ebbrii - • RebeJ George" was. de
: in passing a counterfeit' half in
ri '11 of butter, nn<i h<- is
. it iv.- in i'■ • The convicts, it
'•'-.ls .said, hav< dies secreted in their. .cells
••ia!. The coii -
'.y.-iy cleverly done and would puss un
i : r iTiizi-i].
;•'■; W. J. Quigley, a night guard;..severe
■;. ]y frai tured two bones in his right an
]>h' while scuffling with one of. the
■guards prior I duty this
■■ evening. Dr. \V. J. Wickman of San
:..Jiafael set the fracture. Quigley is art
old veteran and he ■ ■ cord
m and capture of opium
■ ' I unds. ■ .
OF INTEREST TO THE COAST.
Additional Army Officers Who Are
Ordered to Manila.
■*■:. Jan; 4.— The following
■ irnia will I
Iff: Collis, Fresno
■ :
■. mail to Garlock,
i ngor.
!
: a bill authorizinK the i try of
■ - acting
l
By direction - itary
.
I any M, Fourteenth Unil
try, Manila, wil I from
the si ■ States. Acting
. iward VV." Plnkham.
les Army, ■ : from fur
duty at i . hospital, Fort
Art., and will proceed t0..-Coium
ti ks, < ihio, and report to the
of that post, to ac
■
Manila. Privati
ry I. Third Unit
: Bland, Cal., will
scharjred from the service of the
lichael ■H.
n.cih, ' Seventh United Bl I
;l:i! '■; ntpr. now on furlough- at his home In
II be discharged. Prl
. i 'ompany B, Fifi
tiow at th • Pre
trahsferred to
■ , .
nrj Mi < '.-.in, Four
tefeni!: Pnlt . will P ro
to San Francisco at the proper time
In the Twenty-second United States
ry for duty with t! •.: un
til "it arri. ■ ■• Philippine .Islands,
and thei
McGinness,
Ordn i United Si
Army, is relieved from the command of
the St. L iuis powdi r d< po< . St. Louis,
Mo., and will pro ,l re
i ommanding general
of the Cni - t thai place
■hief ord
tnmand, and to
ng to thi
he may dii
Private Oeorge Rubenstein, Hospital
now at Fort Baker, Cal., is trans
ferred to Vancouver Barracks, Wash.
Pens c been erai llows:
California: Original— Daniel H. Williams.
QroviUe, $6. ftetasue -Joseph Hammell,
frsm Francisco, $6. Original widows etc.—
Minors <.f Joseph ):> 11, San Francisco,
?!>'.; Agnes I Weavi rvil
Washington: Reissui Edgar \v. lister
Washington: Reissue — Edgar \v. •
kane , $16.
WATSON APPLIES FOR
THE ASIATIC STATION
Will Succeed Rear Admiral Dewey if
the Hero of Manila Gives Up
His Command.
V ■ WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Commodore
• Watson, at present In command of the
•'•'•Mare Island navy-yard, has- applied for
, : the command of he Asiatic station, to
:subceed Admiral Dewey when that officer
shall have relinquished his command.
..■."Unless Admiral Dewey change's his mind
V; that date will not be . much before the
.• current calendar year, for he has resisted
•/all invitations to accept relief from the
.-'onerous duties imposed -upon him, be
• 'lieving that he could •best serve his coun
:' try at Manila. li. win retire from, active
service next December, providing the law
•" is not amended in his interest. ,
Pears'
Pretty boxes and odors
are used, to sell such
soaps as no one would
touch if he saw them un-
disguised. Beware of a
soap that depends on
something outside of it.
Pears', the finest soap
in the world is scented or
not, as you wish; and the
money is in the merchan-
dise, not in the box.
All sorts of stores sell it, especially
druggists; ' all sorts of people are
nsiug it.
ROOSEVELT TO
DECLINE THIS
EMPTY HONOR
No CF)eap Brevet Ranl^ for H im
When He Feels That He Has
Won a Medal.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4.— The friends of Governor Roosevelt in this city
were not pleased when they read in ihe Herald to-day that the War De
partment had recommended to the President that the colonel of the
Rough Riders he made a brevet brigadier general and that the President
would act favoring the recommendation.
If Colonel Roosevelt is made a brevet brigadier general he will prob
ably lifeline the honor, and there is reason to believe that the head of
the War Department knows that Colonel Roosevelt will decline.
Colonel Roosevelt's friends say that what he wants is the medal of
honor to which he is entitled, and which the War Department is with
holding because of th^ colonel's famous "round robin." They also say
that th^ manner in which the brevet rank is to be given, in connection
with other volunteer colonels who were not under fire at all, is humili
ating.
The Btory as was told to-night is that Colonel Roosevelt was recom
mended for a medal of honor by General Shatter, General Wheeler and
General Wood. Thus the corps commander, division commander and
brigade commander joined In the request. No doubt, it was said, the
medal of honor would have been given but for the fact that Colonel
Roosevelt's desire to get hia troops away from Santiago when they
were likely to die of yellow fever stirred up the War Department.
Tlie news from Washington is taken by Colonel Roosevelt's friends
to mean that the recommendations of Generals Shafter, Wheeler and
W 1 are to be Ignored and that Colonel Roosevelt is nut to have his
m< lal of honor, but an empty title instead, the same as Colonel H. T.
P.ai-her of the First New York, who did not fight at Honolulu, and Col
on. '1 .1. B. Castleman of the First Kentucky, who was in Porto Rico at
one time under General Schwan, but was not even in the Tight which
Schwan had at Mayaguez.
FRENCH SHORE OF
NEWFOUNDLAND
Fisheries May Yet Lead
to Trouble.
■
LAND OF LITTLE VALUE
ENGLISH STATESMEN IN UGLY
HUMOR.
There May Be Cause for War in This
Between the French
and the Brit
ish.
Special ("able to The Call and the New York
Herald Copyrighted. 1898, by James Gor
don Bennett. _
PARIS, Jan. 4.— There seems to be a
growing conviction here that the New
foundland question will furnish the
next subject for discussion— some even
go bo far as to say for dispute—be
tween England and France. The mat
ter has been referred to many times
lately. Mr. McGrath, editor of the St.
John Evening Herald, has contributed
an article to the current Contemporary
l;. lew wherein the English view of the
case is given and reprisals are
threatened if satisfaction be not ob
tained.
"Satisfaction" appears to mean in the
nt case that the French should
withdraw from the stand they have
taken on their incontestable legal rights
guaranteed them by the treaty of
Utrecht. These rights have no longer
any raison d'etre, according to the
English. Mr. Chamberlain has pointed
out that at the time the treaty was
concluded the fisheries were uf great
value; now they have become compara
tively i'.isigniii( ant.
Hear Admiral Reveillere, in a letter
written to-day to Le Matin, says the
French Bhore is of no interest to our
navy. He affirms that the question of
the French shore- in Newfoundland is
us only because it has been ab
surdly exaggerated by professional
patriots.
"The English have never disputed the
rights of France," he writes. "They
only say nothing can be nv>re true than
that our ] ;; the French shore
Is a source "f perpetual danger from
conflicts which have only been averted
by extreme good will on the part of
both governments.
"It would certainly be of benefit to
both nations," concludes the admiral.
"if our rights could be exchanged tor
an equivalent compensation. I posi
tively affirm, certain that I shall not
be contradicted by any officers Who
know the Newfoundland station, that
the French shore is of no interest to
our navy."
Marc Landy, in Figaro, admits that
tli" entire territory in dispute is not
worth the blood of a single French
Bailor. "We should be well advised In
accepting compensation in exchange for
this stretch of coast," is his conclusion.
The question is will both parties ap
proach the subject in this conciliatory
spirit.
ACCUSED OF DEFRAUDING
SAN FRANCISCO MERCHANTS
H. J. Bray. One of the Best Known
Fruit Retailers of Vancouver,
Arrested.
VANCOUVER, B. C. Jan. 4.— H. J.
Bray, one of the best known fruit mer
cnants in this city, was charged in the
Police Court this afternoon with having
fraudently obtained a largv consignment
from P. M. Morbia a Co. of
421 Front street, San Francisco. The evl
dei cc weni :■> slkjw that Bray bad agreed
t" exchange certain k<>"'ls for the
oranges, lie received the. latter and sold
th'iTi at a pood l'fOfit. The «oods he was
to have sent to Morbia & Co. never
leach'-.! the latter, and after writing re
peatedly to Bray Ujey instituted a crimi
nal action against him. This deal in it
self in not a large one, but it is said that
other fruit firms in San Francisco have
similar complaints to make against Bray.
Bray'a arrest to-day created a great sen-
Bation in commercial circles, as he was
alwaj a held to be a man of good financial
standing. lie requested and was given
time to procure certain evidence from San
Francisco.
A Costly Strip of Land.
NEW YORK. Jan. 4.— Collla P. Hunt-
Ington haa purchased from Wflliam Wal
dorf Astor for 164,620 a Btrip of land 10x126
I on thi east atde of Fifth avenue, south of
; Fifty-seventh street.
This strip of land is at the north-
I erly end or the seventy-five foot plat pur
chased by Mr. Astor last October, As the
latter intends t<> build on this spot. .Mr.
Huntingdon desires the ten-foot strip In
order that his residence at the corner
' adjoining may pot the benefit of better
I light and air from the south.
THE SAX FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1899.
STILES LAWYERS
"CORMORANTS"
Scathingof Collectors of
Money Due Counties.
CONTRACTS ARE FRAUDULENT
CASHIER AUGUSTINE WARNS
MARIN SUPERVISORS.
Declares if the Scheme of the Attor
neys Is Carried Out They Will
Make a Clean-Up of
$700,000.
Social r»l!=r.at?h to The Call.
PAX RAFAEL, Jan. 4.— S. M. Aug
ustine, cashier of the bank oj A. P. Ho
taling & Co., filed a communication to
■the Board of Supervisors with County
Clerk Graham to-day, in which the
; San Francisco law firm which has se
'■. cured contracts to collect money al
leged to be due the county from the
'State is excoriated in the bitterest
! terms. Augustine declares that it is an
'attempt to take money from the pockets
nf taxpayers already overburdened,
■characterizes the attorneys as "cormo
rants," "vampires" and "bloodsuckers,"
and petitions the board not to become
i a party to what he regards as so mere
tricious a scheme.
After stating that the law firm has
secured contracts by which it will make
$700,000 in fees, provided ail the suits
against the State are won, and that if
this county should win its suit it would
lose $8000 out of the $20,000 claimed on
the basis of a 40 per cent fee, Augustine
declares himself in the following force
ful language:
Concerning the moral aspect of the case
I can hardly trust myself to speak, nor
can I characterize such practice as it <i, -
serves. Tho distinguished attorneys who
conceived this scheme of enriching them-
I selves at the expense of the toiling masses
of California, who are already in bad
enougH straits as a result of an unu
sually dry year, may anticipate an easy
victory. l,m in my '.pinion they undi rrate
the intelligence of the people of the Stati
who, if I mistake not, will be heard from
in no uncertain tones when they once un
derstand this proposed raid upon their
property through the technicalities of le
gal practice.
You were assured that the money to ~ay
this judgment is already In the State
treasury, appropriated for this pui
Had this been true, it would have been
to the interests of this county to com
mence suit to recover it; but it is no) true.
This money is in the pockets of the
taxpayers of tne county and State, and
if paid at . r ill we must pay it t<> ourselves,
and, besides, pay these cormorants,
varopln b, these bloodsuckers, literally for
the privilege of doing so.
An attorney in private practice would
be disbarred for betraying the interests
of hi? client. Why should these men be
permitted to do it on a gigantic scale
without a protest? Tlk- contract was
obtained from you fraudulently and can
be set aside on that ground, and we look
to you, gentlemen, with absolute confi
dence in your integrity and good inten
tion, to protect your constituents against
this Iniquitous attempt upon their rights,
and thereby to aid in setting the teal of
infamy upon the nun whose minds were
cunning enough to conceive this nefarious
scheme, and whose hearts wire base
enough to execute it.
To-morrow's session of the board will
be devoted to a consideration of the
proposition of rescinding the contract
with the law firm in question. District
Attorney Mclsaac will be asked at that
time to present an opinion in the
matter.
FLEEING FROM THE
REVOLUTION IN BOLIVIA
Wife of the President and Other
Prominent Refugees Have
Reached Antofagasta.
Special Cable to The Call and the New York
Herald. Copyright, ISO!), by James Gor
don Dennett.
VALPARAISO, Jan. 4.— The wife of the
President of Bolivia and several promi
nent Bolivians have arrived at Antofa
gasta, fie<--inp from the revolution.
The Italian cruiser Piemonte arrived at
Coronel on January L Her commander
paid that the quarrel between Italian and
Chilean Bailors at Punta Arenas was with
out gravity, aa it is of common occurrence
at all ports where Intoxicated sailors of
different nationalities meet. The com
mander was Mphly pleased at the cour
tesy of t lie Chilean authorities at Punta
Arenas.
Hobart Has the Grip.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.— Vic< -President
Mohan waa unable to attend the session
of the Senate to-day, belnp confined to
his home with a mild attack of the grip.
Appointed Assistant Surgeon.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.— Henry Green
leaf Simpson of California was to-day ap
pointed an assistant surgeon in the army.
PARIS TREATY
IS CERTAIN OF
RATIFICATION
Poll of the Senate Shows Sixty-
Two Members in its Favor
on the Final Vote.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
NEW YORK. Jan. 4.— The Herald's Washington correspondent has
made a poll of the Senate and sends the following:
Number of votes necessary to amend the treaty of peace, 45.
Highest number of Senators in favor of amending the treaty, 39.
Number of votes necessary to ratify the treaty, 60. Number of Sen
ators who will favor the treaty on the final vote, 62.
SENATORS WHO FAVOR AMENDMENT.
Allen, Bacon, Baker, Bate, Berry, Cattery, Chllton, day, Cockrell,
Daniel, Gorman, Hale, Harris, Heitfeld, Hoar, Jones (Ark.), Kenny,
Mcßnery, McLaurin, Mallory, Martin, Mason. Mills. Mitchell, Money,
Murphy, Pasco, Perkins, Pettigrew, Pettus, Roach, Sullivan, Tillman,
Turley, Turner. Turpie, Vest, Wellington, White. Total— 39.
FAVOR OF TREATY ON FINAL VOTE.
Aldrich, Allison, Burrows. Butler, Cannon, Carter, ('handler, Clark,
Cockrell, Cullom, Daniel, Davis, Dubois, Elkins, Fairbanks, Faulkner,
Foraker, Frye, Gallinger, Gear, Gray, Hanna, Hangbrough, Hawley,
Jones (Nev.), Jones (Ark.), Kenny, Kyle, Lindsay, Lodge, Mcßrlde,
Mcßnery, McLaurin, McMillan, Mantle, Mason, Mills, Money, Morgan,
Murphy, Nelson. Pasco, Penrose. Platt (Conn.), Platt (N. V.), Prlch
ard, Proctor, Quay, Rawllns, Sew ell, Shoup, Simon, Smith, Spooner,
Stewart, Toller, Thurston, Warren, Wellington, Wetmore, Wilson,
Wolcott. Total— 62.
CLAMORING TO
LAND AT HAWAII
Chinese Do Not Relish
Annexation.
OUR LAWS NOT WELCOME
MONGOLS WHO HAVE RE
TURNED MAKE A CONTEST.
The Supreme Court of the Islands De
cided in Their Favor, and an
Appeal Has Been Taken
to Washington.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Call Office, Riggs House,
Washington, Jan. 4.
Assistant Secretary HoweU of the
Treasury Department has under con
sideration the cases of a number of
Chinese seeking; readmiasion to Hawaii,
and has submitted the questions in
volved to Attorney General Griggs. At
different periods before the annexation
of Hawaii to this country many Chinese
left Hawaii with the intention of re
turning after going to China on visits
or engaging in business elsewhere. They
compiled with the Hawaiian laws en
titling them to return.
When they learned of the annexation
of the islands and the establishment of
United States laws over Hawaii many
<if them hastened back to the islands.
Inspector Brown of the United States
Gi .rnment denied them admission on
the ground that under the law.s of the
United Stuns they were not entitled to
come back. The case was carried be
fore Justice Judd of the Hawaiian Su
preme Court. He decided that the
Chinese ought to be admitted.
Brown has taken an appeal to the
Treasury Department, and the case will
be given careful consideration. Under
the laws of this country a Chinese go
ing away must secure from the Collector
of the Port from which he sails a cer
tificate that he has a family or prop
erty here and is entitled to return with
in a year.
The attorneys for the Chinese in Ha
waii maintain that it is unfair to en
force the laws of the United States
upon people who went out of Hawaii
believing that tiny could return under
the laws which then existed. It is
thought likely that the Attorney Gen
eral will uphold the decision of the Ha
waiian .lu.lp.- and admit the Chinese.
Nearly 800 Chinese will be debarred un
less the decision holds.
MISS SAMPSON BECOMES
HENRY H. SCOTTS BRIDE
An Interesting Ceremony in the Con
gregational Church at Glen
ridge, N. J.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4.— Miss Olive Far
rington Sampson, daughter of Rear Ad
miral W. T. Sampson, and Henry Harri
son Scott of San Francisco were married
in the Congregational Church in Glen
ridge, N. J., to-night by Rev. Frank Good
win. The church was elaborately decor
ated with orange blossoms, roses, violets,
ferns and palms. The little edifice, which
Is but a short distance from the Samp
son home, was crowded. The bride's
gown was white satin, cut en train and
trimmed with real lace and chiffon. A
long veil of white tulle, fastened with
orange blossoms, completed the costume.
She carried white roses and lilies of the
valley. Miss Hannah W. Sampson, sis-
U-.- o". the bride, was maid of honor. Miss
Klgie Lvme of Connecticut and Miss An
nie Davis of West Point were the brides-
Mrs. Sampson entered the church es
corted by her two littl<- sons. Miss Han
nah Sampson, the bridesmaid, entered
first of the bridal procession. Following
her was Admiral Sampson, with the bride
luiniim oo his arm. At the altar the
party was met by Mr. Scott. The us' ers
were Lieutenants R. C. Smith. U. S. N.;
R "\V Jackson, U. S. N.; Ensign W. T.
Clavering, U. S. N.; W. W. Herschell, H.
1.. Parker and F. A. Cleveland.
Fellow im 1 the church service a rocep
;i(in was held at the Sampson home.
Among thi presenta to the young couple
were a silver salad bowl and a set Of silver
Buoons from the officers of the cruiser
New York. Mr. and Mrs. ScJtt will re
side in Now York City.
— ♦ —
Foster Has Pneumonia.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 4.— The illness
frnm which ex-Secretary of State John
\\". Foster ia suffering has taken a turn
for the worse and it is feared to-night
that pneumonia has developed. JUiHt
night the patient was very restless and
to-day h;id a severe coughing spell, whtch
w< akened him.
Death of Joseph Day.
SANTA ROSA, Jan. 4.— This afternoon
Sonoma County lost one of her prominent
agriculturist's, Joseph Day, who died at
his home at Bellevue, near Santa Rosa.
He was a native of Ohio.
TREATY OF PARIS
I N THE SENATE
Duly Submitted by the
President.
AND REFERRED TO COMMITTEE
TERMS OF PEACE WILL THERE
FORE BE CONSIDERED SOON.
Both Branches of Congress Adjourn
Out of Respect to the Memory
of the Late Senator
Morrill.
Special Dlsratf-h to The Call.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.— The first
session of the Senate after the holidays
occupied only fourteen minutes, al
though in that brief time two open ses
sions and one executive session were
held. ■
The galleries were filled with specta
tors before the Senate convened, the
general expectation being that the
i peace treaty would be presented. The
Senatorial members of the Peace Com
j mission appeared on the floor and were
given a hearty greeting by their col
leagues.
In the absence of the Vice President,
Frye of Maine, the president pro tern,
called the Senate to order.
The chaplain in his invocation said:
"We come together under a sense of
bereavement by the absence of the
Benior Senator of Vermont, whose wise
counsel and loving presence shall no
more enrich the proceedings in this
chamber. We Mess Thee, «i Lord, for
his noble life; for his example to all
men, ami we pray that his spirit may
ever abide within these walls."
Scarcely had the clerk begun to read
the journal of the last session of the
Senate when Davis moved that the
further reading be dispensed with. The
motion prevailed.
Frye, who was in the chair, immedi
ately recognized Major Pruden, as
sistant secretary of the President, who
presented a message from the President
of the United States. The message con
tained the treaty o£ Paris, on motion
of Davis the Senate then went into ex
ecutive session in order that the treat>
might he referred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
In a few minutes the Senate recon
vened in open session and Allison an
nounced the death of Senator Morrill.
The usual resolutions were adopted and
as a mark of further respect the Sen
ate adjourned until to-morrow.
Laws for Alaska Considered.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.— The House
spent to-day considering the bill to de
fine and punish crimes in Alaska and
provide a code of criminal procedure for
the Territory. Sixty-seven pages were
completed to-day and the bill wan made
a continuing order until disposed of,
not, however, to interfere with appro
priation bills or other special orders.
The Hou.se adjourned out of respect to
the memory of the late Senator Mor
rill.
Senator Davis Again Chosen.
ST. PAUL. Jan. 4.— The Republican
members of the two houses of the Legis
lature met in caucus to-night to nominate
a successor to United States Senator
Cushman K. Davis, chairman of the Sen
ate Foreign Relations Committee and
American Peace Commissioner to Paris
Jhe caucus was an entirely formal af
fair, there being no opposition, and the
Republicans having a majority o£ ninety
on joint ballot in the Legislature The
roll was called to allow all to be record
ed, resulting in 127 votea for Senator Da
vis, that being the number present at tie
caucus. The chairman w;'s Instructed la
notify Sentor Davis by telegraph of the
action of the caucus.
No Opposition to Hale.
AUGUSTA, Me., Jan. 4.— The general
Republican caucus of the Legislature was
held In the hall of the House to-night to
nominate State officials, seven Councillors
and a United States Senator. It was fully
attended and most harmonious and en
thusiastic. It was a foregone conclusion
that Senator Eugene Hale would be
luimed to succeed himself, all idea of op
position having vanished. The nomination
was made by a grand chorus of ayes
Hale made a strong speech of thanks
clearly explaining his attitude on the is
sues of the day.
Harmony Alliance .
Harmony Alliance No. 15, S. P. A. of
America, has elected the following named
as its officers for the ensuing term: John
Ganey, president; William Collins, senior
vice-president; Robert Wilson iunior
vice-president: Joseph O'Brien, recording
secretary; H. Caveney, corresp Hiding
secretary; Charles J. Collins, flni
secretary; Charles Sheahan, trea:
Thomas McKeon, conductor; V. Session,
sergeant-at-arms; J. Conran, M.D., physi
cian; Tianiil Collins. D. Fitzgerald and
John Kearns. trustees; Thomas McKeon,
James J. Dunne. Charles 1.. Sheanan and
Maurice Corridan, delegates to the State
Council.
TRACING THE NEW
YORK POISONER
Police Have Men Under
Surveillance.
LOOKING FOR A LIGHT BEARD
THE WEARER PROBABLY THE
SLAYER OF MRS. ADA]ViS.
The Deadly Cyanide of Mercury Sent
to Cornish by Some Enemy
of the Young
Athlete.
Precial Dispatch to The Call.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4.— ThP police have
three men under surveillance in con
nection with the Adams-Cornish poi
soning and would have arrested one or
all of them had it not been for the fact
that none of these suspects has a light
heard. Miss Miller, the saleswoman
who sold the match holder in Newark,
is positive that the purchaser had a j
light beard. It is said that should the!
police discover that any of the suspects
purchased a false beard an arrest )
wruld immediately follow and that the
police would then believe that they had j
a good chance to secure the conviction
v£ Mrs. Adams' murderer.
Professor Wltthaus, who has been I
analyzing the contents of the bottle out
of which Mrs. Adams drank, to-day
made his report to the District Attor- I
ney. Professor Witthaus said defl
ly that the poison in the bottle sent t<>
Cornish was cyanide of mercury and
that he believes the sender <•!' the poi
son must have been eithei a < Ivinist or
one with an intimate knowledge of
chemicals. Professor Witthaus a Is..
says that the bottle containing the pdl- '
son was not a bromo-seltzer bottle,
though a label taken from a regular
bromo seltzer bottle had been pasted !
over this hottle.
All the suspects are said to be men
who had g: udges against Cornish.
Detective Captain McCluaky has
given out a statement made by Dr.
Henry Beaman Douglas relative to his
treatment of H. < '. Barnett of the 1
Knickerbocker Athletic Club, who died
in November, 18;<S, ten days after hav
ing partaken of a powder which he had
received from some unknown person
through the mails. Mr. Barnett was
treated by Dr. Douglas, who declared i
that he was suffering from diphtheria.
Interest in the case was revived on ac
count of the death of Mrs. Kate Adams
from partaking of a portion "!' the con
tents <ff a bottle Bent to Harry Cornish
at the Knickerbocker Club by some un- i
known person. Following are extracts'
from Dr. Douglas 1 statement: i
On October 30, 1898, was summon. .1 to
Bee Mr. Barnett at ti:- 1 Knickerbocker
Athletle Club. Mr. Barnett said tha
felt badly and had a sore throat. [ ex
amined his ti.roat and found Inflamma
tion of the right tonsil, the adjoining
parts and the uvula. This part wa.s cov
ered with a memnrane. His pulse was
about 90, liis temperature about 99. He
stated on the day previous he had been
In with his throat ami haii taKen a small :
quantity of powder from a box which had
been sent him in the mails— evidently a
sample box of Kjitnow'a nwder. After
taking "i's nowaer he hail Immediately
ejected it from his stomach and had vom- ■,
it. ii pretty thoroughly.
The diphtheria ran the usual course, the
membrane disappeared from his throat
and he was considered convalescent from
the dii>h*'"^-'a. About thirty-six hours
before he died he despite my instruc
tions and the objections of the nurse. In
sisted upon going to the toilet and re
mainei! there about half an hour.
Upon returning to bed his heart be
came weaker and I was called to see him.
He was suffering from symptoms of heart
failure, and this continued up to the time i
of his death. Mr. Barnett had ho bad
feeling from his stomach. His pulse was
good ami Btrong, he was not confined to
his, bed and ho had no vomiting. He
stated that he was a fool for taking any
thing that came In the mail, but thai he
was in the habit of taking Kutnow's pow
ders, and the mailed box was bandy.
During- the course of his diphtheria,
while he had neither diarrhoea nor vomit
ing: for the lirst few days, his tongue be
came sore and the edges of his gums also,
which Intimated slight symptoms of mer
curial poisoning. I to.k the box contain
ing the powder he had taken to Dr. Elli
son, who, in my presence, mad- tests
which satisfied him that the powder con
tained cyanide of mercury. In the inter
vening week before Mr. Barnett died he
had no symptoms which could be attrib
uted to mercurial poisonin sore
mouth. At no time did h" present any
symptoms of cyanide poisoning, and the
only evidence of any mercurial poisoning
was such as any man might have devel
oped after taking a medicinal dose of cal
omel, t believe that Mr. Barnett died of
heart failure following diphtheria, which
heart failure was brought >m by undue
exertion. I do not believe any mercurial
poison contributed in the least to cause
his death.
Captain McCluskey had in his posses
sion the sample package containing the
remainder of the Kutnow powders,
which Mr. Barnett had left when he
died. This package was sealed, and
Captain McCluskey said that he would
give the bottle, as it was given to him
to-day, Dr. Witthaus the exnert
chemist.
In speaking of the sending of the
two poisoned packages of powders, one
to Barnett and one to Cornish. Captain
McCluskey said: "The same party sent
the two poisons, it seems to me."
He refused to discuss the case in any
of its phases, but said that he did not
expect to effect any arrest in the case
at once. _______^___
"GYP" HEAVILY FINED
FOR AN ALLEGED LIBEL
Assertions in a Recent Book About
Senator Trarieux Cost Her Five
Thousand Francs.
PARIS. Jan. 4.— A civil court hap mulct
ed the ("omtcsse de Martel, the well
known writer over the noni de plume >f
"Gyp," in 5000 francs damages and c< -ts
tor publishing in a recent book a libel
against Senator Trarieux, the former
Minister of Justice.
The libel was an assertion by " ;■> i>"
that M. Trarieux became ;i Protestant
in order to contract n rich mar:i:
The Comtesse continued in co- versa
tlons to fulminate against the Jews, who.
she says, should be driven not i nly cut
of Paris, but out of the country. '••The
rich .Tow.-:." she assorts, "are n uch less
popular than formerly. Many sa ona have
l.f->-!i closed against them, while Jewish
receptions and marriages with Jews are
b< coming unpopular."
She further predicts a social and polit
ical revolution in l'uris. "as it is Impos
sible that the Republican regime should
continue."
PROOF "LARGELY MORAL."
Connection of Bresnes With the
Blowing Up of the Maine.
HAVANA. Jan. 4.— Senor Recido Ar
nauta y Hernandez, editor of El Recon
centrado, issued to-day a third attack
upon his old enemy, Zacarias Bresnes,
whom, with three others, ho accuses of
blowing up the United Stales battle-shiD
Maine. Bresn.es, who la a lawyer and
politician, sailed for Spain about two
weeks ago. The Installments of the story
thus far have been devoted to the felon es
and treacheries of Bresnes. The editor
tells his readers to be patient, as in due
time they will pet the facts regarding
the Maine explosion. He describes his
proof as "largely moral."
ORGANIZED TO
DEFEAT QUAY
Action of the Dissenting
Republicans.
WILL TIE UP THE ELECTION
ANXIOUS TO HAVE CRIMINAL
CHARGES PASSED UPON.
Those Who Failed to Attend the Leg
islative Caucus Issue an In
teresting Address to the
Public.
Special Disrm-h to The Call.
HARRISBrRG, Pa.. Jan. 4.— The Re
publican Senators and members who
Bigned th- pl< Ige not to take part in
lasl night's Sei I lUCUS organized
to-day to keep up the fight against Sen
ator Quay until after the Supreme
Court has disposed ■ t the People's Bank
conspiracy case. The meeting was at
tended by nearly all the signers and
two others, who did not sign, but kept
away from the cau< us.
General William H. Koenbe of Som
called th- meeting to order and
named Senator William Flynn of Alle
gheny for chairman and Senator I.
Henry of Philadelphia and Representa
tive Robert K. Young of Tioga for
secretaries. Senator Flynn said there
was no necessity for holding a Sena
torial caucus last night and that so
long as those who stayed away stood
together there could be no election of a,
l'nit,-.i States Senator. What he wanted
was more light on the pending charges
against Senator Quay, to ascertain
whether or not he was a proper person
to be elected to the United States
Senate.
A committee was appointed to take
charge of the work of organization.
The committee issued an address in
which it states:
In our present attitude we are prompted
by what we believe to be the bent inter
esi hi our party and State. We believe
thai a. Republican Senator should and will
be elected, and that no combination of
circumstanci s can prevent it. We be
lieve that the unquestioned sentiment of
the Republicans of the commonwealth is
si taking action that might result
in the election of a person as rnit^d
Senator who is chared with crime
before his Innocence is established in a
court of Justice, and that thf failure to
determine that question prior to this time
ir- due t" tin 1 act of the alleged caucus
nominee in delaying trial and not to any
act of ours. we feel that in justice to
tlic public ami our own sense of selr
t and duty we arc justified in ro
fusing to be committed to any proposi
tion that mierht cast a stigrma upon our
commonwealth anil our own integrity as
citizens and legislators.
Feeling that we art- sustain^ in our po
sition by th.- unbiased svntimom of the
we deem it unwise to vote for any
person for United States Senator who is
duly char?' <1 with 'Time so long as these
charges remain undetermined. "We can
not justify ourselves tor voting for any
!>• rnun for office who is Indicted f'>r crimi
nal offense and who simply alleges that
h.. is the victim of a political conspiracy.
We believe that the public, as well as
ourselvt s, is not Interested in the motives
of the person making these charges, but
rather in the truth or the falsity of these
Charges. Kntertaiiiing these views, we
submit our action to the unprejudiced
judgment of our fellow citizens.
SUES HIS EMPLOYEE,.
Thomas Watson Asked to Account for
His Profits.
Albert L. Behneman filed suit yester
day against Thomas Watson to recover
i lleged to be due as salary and $700
i commission. Behneman avers that he en
tered Watsons employ January 1. 1898,
.:.- cashier and salesman, with the under
standing that he was to receive a salary
• of 573 a montb and 10 per cent of Wat
son's nei profits during the year. Behne
: man remained with Watson until October.
when he wns discharged. He now seeks
to recover salary for three months, and
asks that Watson be compelled to account
for his profits, which, it is alleged.
amounted to $7iXK), and pay him 10 per
cent thereof.
The Water Was Boiling.
T. J. Roberts has sued W. R. Hearst
to recover $5000 damages for personal in
juries. Plaintiff alleges that on January
6, 1897, while he was employed in the en
gine room of the Examiner his foot
slipped and plunged into an uncovered
excavation which was filled with boiling
water. He avers that his foot and leg
were badly injured: hence the suit.
Fell Headlong From His Wagon.
A. Edinger. agent for F. Bertin's dye
ing and cleaning works, fell from the seat
of his wagon to the pavement yesterday
morning on Post street, near Franklin
street, and was picked up dead. He was
49 years old and leaves ;t widow and sev
eral children in Berkeley. Heart disease
wa.s the cause of death.
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What memory you have; what vim is
there; how much sleep do you get;
those tell-tal. spots before the eyes;
and that eternal fear of an as/lum of a
grave. Do you persuade yourself that
you are well?
Tlie
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