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VOLUME LXXXY-XO. 110.
WHEATON PURSUES AND
PUNISHES THE FILIPINOS,
KILLING TWO HUNDRED
MANILA. March 19, 6:20 p. m.—
Some of the rebels recently ex
pelled from Cavite and the
small towns in the vicinity of
Pasig combined forces and last
night attacked a company of the Wash
ington Volunteers about a mile and
a half southeast erf Pasig. General
Wheaton immediately reinforced the
Americans with two companies each of
the Washington and Oregon regiments.
The post had held the enemy in check
and the fire of the reinforcing compa
nies repulsed them, driving them across
to an island formed by the estuary.
They were thus in front of the Twenty
second regulars. j
Oa discovering that they wece en
trapped the rebels fought desperately,
aided materially by the jungle and the
darkness, but they were completely
routed, with heavy loss, after two
hours' fighting. The Americans lost two
killed and twenty wounded, among the
latter Lieutenant Frank Jones.
General Wheaton determined to pun
ish the natives and at daybreak to-day
his brigade started in the following or
der: The Sixth Artillery, holding the
extreme right; the Oregon Volunteers,
holding the center; the Washington
Regiment keeping to the edge of the
lake and the Twenty-second regulars
occupying the right of the line, which
swept the whole country along the lake
In a southeasterly direction, toward
General Ovenshine's position. The line
thus extended over two miles of coun
try, rough and covered with thick jun
gle, advanced eleven miles. The enemy
fled, the last of them being seen about
8:30 o'clock this afternoon. At scarcely
any time did the Americans get within
1200 yards of them.
The troops are returning to Pasig to
night, exhausted by the hard work un
der a hot sun. The Oregon Regiment
had one man killed and four wounded
and the Twenty-second regulars one
.wounded. According to the official re
ports no fewer than 200 Filipinos were
killed.
General Otis says the American army
and gunboats now command the lake.
He estimates that property of the in
surgents valued at $500,000 has been de
stroyed, while quantities of rice and
sugar and 400 tons of coal, which is
very valuable here, has been captured.
Many prisoners represent that the |
Filipino soldiers are weakening. The j
generous treatment that the Americans .
administer to the native prisoners and ;
wounded seemed to influence the in- i
eurgent army powerfully. In the opin
ion of the Americans, however, the
Filipino leaders will continue to pro
voke fighting just as long as they can
retain their hold upon their followers, j
because they have everything to gain j
and nothing to lose.
The enemy has twice as many men
on its firing line as it has arms,
and the fact that so few arms are cap
CASUALTIES IN
LATEST FIGHTING
KILLED.
Private Johnston, Company X,
Twenty-second Regular Infan
try.
Private James Page, Company
D, Second Oregon Volunteers.
Private J- Smith, Company E,
Twenty-second Regular Infan
try.
WOUNDED.
end Oregon Volunteers-
Privates Young (1), Clark, Young
(2) and Fred Bowne.
First Washington Volunteers —
Captain Jones, Corporal R. Buck
lin, Privates August Schmidt,
Robert Rice, Charles Parmer,
James Comeforde, Raleigh White,
Nelson Alvldson, William Ellis,
Frank Yunt, Leander Mingee,
Edward Wilson, George Schnei
der, Earl Edwards, Frank Rue
*er, Carl Crumpholz and Merritt
Porter. .' •"".
The San Francisco Call.
UNLOADING GOVERNMENT STORES AT CAVITE.
From a photograph taken for The CalL
OTIS REPORTS ON
WHEATON'S WORK
WASHINGTON, March 19. — The War Department to-day received
the following dispatch from General Otis regarding operations
against the insurgents:
"MANILA, March 19.— T0 Adjutant General, Washington: Our
Improvised gunboats under Captain Grant, Utah Artillery, have full
possession of Laguna de Bai; troops, Inhabitants and property on
shore of lake at our mercy. Wheaton's brigade on Pasig River line
drove enemy northeast Into province of Morons:. Last w.-nii»g
enemy attacked portion of his force south of Pasig, killing two men
and wounding twenty of the Twenty-second Infantry. This morn
ing Wheaton . moved against this insurgent force, driving it to the
south fifteen miles, experiencing very slight loss. Enemy left 200 dead
on field. OTIS."
tured by the Americans is because of
the guns of the wounded Filipinos and
many of those who surrender are spir
ited away.
The armed tugs Laguna de Bai and
Oeste have returned to "San Pedro
Macate and reported the results of
their tour of the lake. On Friday morn
ing last they shelled the town of Mo
ringi, the rebels fleeing without making
any resistance. The Americans landed
a party, which destroyed a quantity of
stores and all the store buildings ex
cept the church. The expedition then
proceeded to Majayguy, where a sugar
mill and sawmill were destroyed.
On arriving at Santa Cruz, a town of
1200 inhabitants, it was found that the
enemy was strongly . intrenched and
prepared to defend the position, as
sisted by two gunboats and several
launches. Moreover the mouth of the
river was blocked with rocks and bam
boo. A few shells caused an exodus of
the citizens, but not of the enemy's
troops. The Americans did not at
tempt a landing. Captain Grant, who is
in charge mf the expedition, asks for re
inforcements and will probably take
Santa Cruz to-morrow.
CHARGED INSURGENTS
WITH FIXED BAYONETS
Special Cable to The Call and the Xew York
Herald. Copyrighted, 1539, by James Cor
don Bennett.
MANILA. March 19.— recon
nolterlng expedition sent out from the
flying brigade, commanded by General
Wheaton, yesterday found Itself in an
awkward position and i was obliged to
charge the Filipinos with fixed bayo
nets. This dramatic incident changed
the situation.
One company of Washington volun
teers was stationed at Taguig. At 1
o'clock in the afternoon a regiment of
insurgents marched into the town in
columns of four. The company of
Washington volunteers opened fire on
them, and, at. the unexpected attack,
the insurgents scattered, 300 retreating
along the shore and 500 inland.
Three companies of the Twenty-sec
ond Infantry were sent out to recon
nolter the insurgent position. At 6
o'clock in the afternoon these com
panies ran into an insurgent ambush.
Their ammunition soon ran low. Some
of the men only had four rounds.
They were obliged to fix bayonets and
charge the insurgents, driving them
from ambush, and thus enabling our
troops to retreat successfully. Three
men were killed and twenty-one
wounded. Two of our men were taken
prisoners. One of them, on surrender-
In^ his rifle, was knocked on the head
by insurgents. He subsequently died.
The other shot one of his captors and
made his escape,
General Wheaton determined to send
out a punitive expedition. He ad
vanced the Twenty-second regulars on
! the right wing with two guns of the
Sixth Artillery. Five companies- of
Oregon Volunteers and six companies
of the Washington regiment formed
; the left wing. They started at 5
I o'clock this morning, met the enemy
jat 8 and drove them along the. lake
j for fifteen miles. Five miles of huts— the
SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1899.
hotbed of the insurgents were burned.
One hundred tons of rice were de
stroyed.
Two of the army tinclad gunboats
scoured the lake and took Morons: and
destroyed the rice fields, the inhabi
tants of the towns about the lake re
tiring into the mountains.
The Signal corps kept up telegraphic
communication with the front during
the long advance admirably.
Our losses to-day, according to pres
ent reports, are two killed and ten
wounded.
NEGOTIATIONS TO
TERMINATE THE WAR
NEW YORK, March 19.— Wash
ington correspondent of the Herald
telegraphs: Important negotiations will
be begun this week by the Philippines
Commission with leaders of natives on
the island of Luzon, looking to the res
toration of peace.
The State Department has been ad
vised of the arrival of Colonel Charles
Denby at Manila, so that the person
nel of the commission is now complete,
and it will immediately commence the
performance of its duties. An official
with whom I talked to-day told me the
administration expects more from the
commission in the way of securing the
establishment of peaceful conditions
than it expects from military opera
tions. The President recognizes that
If the natives are stubborn the war
can be kept up for the next five years,
► and the cost to the island would be
great, both in blood and money. Now
that the natives have been given a se
vere lesson and have learned the dif
ference between Spanish and American
methods of warfare it is expected they
will be willing to listen to reason, and
the commission will explain to them
the purposes of the President and of
the intentions of this Government re
specting the government of the Philip
pine Islands.
Eventually the commission will visit
all the islands, with a view to comuni
cating to the natives the friendly in
tentions of the United States, but at
present it is propsed to confine its ef
forts to pacifying Luzon.
Military operations will be continued,
of course. In response to authority
given him by the War Department to
enlist Filipinos if he deems it wise tb
do so. General Otis has wired the
War Department that he will try the
experiment. The commission, of which
General Otis is a member, will deter
mine when the time is ripe for the ex
periment. The commission will - not
promise that a home rule government
will be set up over the entire archipel
ago, but each district will have home
rule under supervision of the commis-
I sion- _________
SEATTLE CHURCH BURNED.
Eire Believed to Have Been of In
cendiary Origin.
SEATTLE, Wash., March 19.— The
Church of the Sacred Heart - was de
stroyed by fire early this morning. The
loss is estimated at $25,000, partially in
sured. The fire is thought to have been
incendiary- Several attempts have been
made to destroy the church within the
last three yeara
NEGROES TO
EIGHT THE
FILIPINOS
May Replace the Volunteers
Now Serving Around
Manila.
plan of Mckinley
Said to Favor Garrisoning Onr
New Possessions With Regi
ments of Colored Men.
Special IMspatch to The Call.
Call Headquarters. Wellington Hotel,
Washington, March 19.
A prominent United States Senator,
who assumes to have personal and di
rect knowledge, Is authority for the in
teresting statement that the President
has recently discussed a novel solution
of the question "How shall our colonies
be garrisoned?"
Although the indications for an early
adjustment of the insurrection in the
island of Luzon are favorable it is the
general impression among army offi
cers that these people, like all others
of fickle character, will be constantly
rebelling against our authority as from
time to time they find fault with our
exercise of government over them. It
is pointed out that the Cubans, the
Porto Ricans and the South American
natives are constantly rebelling against
the constituted authority; that this has
been -the case for centuries. The Fili
pinos, they say, are of the same char
acter. Moreover, while the natives of
Luzon may be subjugated there are
1400 other islands in that archipelago,
400 of which are well populated, but
with a class of people with whom it
will be hard to deal.
Our volunteers in the Philippines long
ago became tired of exile, and when
the treaty of peace lately ratified by
the United States and Spain has finally
been exchanged, which ceremony will
take place in a few days, the war will
have ceased practically and technically,
and the volunteers may then be mus
tered out upon theft own application.
It is needless to say that a vast ma
jority of them will apply for release,
and as it will have to be granted this
will leave only the 60,000 regulars.
It is assumed by the President and
i his advisers that there would be less
I objection among Democrats £o the re
| cruiting of the regular army up to the
j 100,000 standard, as proposed in the
j Hull reorganization bill, which meas
j ure was opposed especially by Demo
' crats from the South, if it were under
j stood that these soldiers would be re
! cruited from the negro population. It
! is assumed that the Southern Senators
j and Representatives would be willing
to increase th * regular army to the
i number of 35,000 additional men if it
were understood the regiments would
be recruited largely from the negro
ranks. It has been pointed out that the
negro regiments are not only very ef
ficient, but the negro, whose progeni
tors were accustomed to the rays of a
fierce African sun, will not be afraid
of spoiling their complexion in the Phil
ippines, Cuba or Porto Rico.
Whether or not the tentative sugges
tion will take the form of a recommen
dation to Congress at its next session,
the Senator was unable to say, but it
certainly j presents a most novel; solu
tion of the vexed problem of garrison
ing our new possessions.
SERIOUS CLASH
BETWEEN POLICE
AND THE PEOPLE
Many Wounded in an Affray
at Havana in Which
Cubans Participate.
PITCHED BATTLE AT A BALL
Insurgent Officers Head the Opposi
tion to Peace Officers and Use
Revolvers With Deadly
Effect.
Special Dispatch to The CaU.
HAVANA, March 19. — A serious
conflict between the police and
people of Havana occurred last
night, resulting In much shoot-
Ing and clubbing. From thirty
to fifty people were wounded, some se
riously. Among the Injured is Police
Captain Estampes, formerly a colonel
in the Cuban army.
Ever since the police interference
about a week ago at the demonstration
in honor of General Maximo Gomez
the police have been unpopular with
the populace, who jeer them and de
clare them inefficient. Certain news
papers let no opportunity escape to
criticize the force, denouncing the ar
rests as unfair and charging the po
lice' with "trampling upon the rights
of a free people." The police are vir
tually in the position of men who have
to make the people fear them in order
to secure ob^ience, as they have no
record to fall bar": upon for example.
Last night's trouble occurred at a
public mulatto ball in. San Jose street,
an unsavory quarter. Many Cuban of
ficers, colonels and captains among
them attended the affair. A policeman
on duty in that street, following orders
to prevent a crowd collecting in front
of the building where the ball was In
progress, asked a group of men to go
in or disperse. His request was un
heeded, and after repeating it he was
attacked by the group, whereupon
many men Issued from the building and
set upon him, took away his club and
revolver and handled him roughly. •
The policeman immediately notified
headquarters, which ordered twenty re
serves to the scene. The crowd had
prepared for their arrival. It Is said
they opened with a revolver fire upon
the police, which the latter returned,
the shooting being kept up until the
ammunition was exhausted.
The opponents of the police acted with
determination in the affray. Many who
were in the building mounted the roof,
which was low, and fired upon the po
lice from that point. They were appar
ently well armed, and this fact, together
with the resolution with which they
fought, seems to confirm the belief that
the attacking party was mostly made
up of Cuban officers, as ordinary civil
ians would have fled from the revolvers
of the police. ,
Many women were wounded. A re
port is in circulation this evening that
two of the injure^ civilians had suc
cumbed to their v%;inds, but this is
not confirmed. Among those seriously
hurt are Policemen Donato Aroza, En
rique Munoz and Benlgue Vasquez and
civilians Jose Dominguez, Etou Gall
ano, Alberto Aleja and Irene Rogue.
It is reported on good authority that
many were wounded who withdrew
hastily because unwilling to have it
known that they were present.
American troops were called to the
scene when the trouble was over and
numerous arrests followed. Police Cap
tain Estames, who is well known in
Cuban mlitary circles, is so badly in
jured that fears are entertained that he
will not recover.
Numerous permits have been issued
for similar balls this evening and it is
feared there may be further trouble.
Shortly before 9 o'clock it was re
ported that another conflict between
the people and the police had taken
place this evening in the outskirts of
Havana, and that two policemen and
several civilians were wounded. It is
asserted also that two policemen were
killed and that the reserves had been
called out.
WILL PROTEST TO THE
THE CIVILIZED WORLD
MADRID, March 19.— Senor Sllvela,
Premier and Minister of Foreign Af
fairs, had "a conference to-day with the
French Embassador regarding the lib
eration of Spanish prisoners in the
hands of the Filipinos.
Spain, it is rumored, has determined
to protest to the civilized world against
the attitude of the Americans In hin
dering the efforts of General Rlos,
Spanish commander in the Philippines,
to liberate the prisoners. • The Govern
ment will demand a credit for the pay
ment of the interest on the Cuban debt.
RUMORED TROUBLE
IN STORE FOR EAGAN
Report in Army Circles That the Gen
eral May Again Be Court-
Martialed.
NEW YORK. March 19.— A special to
the World from Washington says.:- It is
believed in army circles that the case of
General Miles in the meat controversy
has been proved by the testimony adduced
by the court of inquiry and that the court
cannot fail to recommend the punishment
of those responsible. t yf
There is some talk that General Eagan,
who was in charge of the commissary de
partment during the war. would be
brought before another court-martial. The
fact that he had already been court-mar
tialed and is under sentence would not
prevent his being again called before a
military, tribunal.
THE FIGHT IS OVER,
THE BATTLE IS WON,
THE PEOPLE REJOICE
Victory Crowns the Efforts of Clean
and Honest Men.
STATE SAVED FROM DISGRACE
* __.__—_—.—
:
Legislature Adjourns Sine Die and the Southern Pacific
Railroad and Its Tool Are Turned Down as
a Power for Evil.
CALL HEADQUARTERS. SACRA
MENTO, March 19.— long fight is
finished and the people have won a
great victory.
Burns is defeated and the State
saved from the c 3grace of his election
to the high office of United States
Senator.
The promise made to the voters of
California that the Republican party
should not be dominated by the South
ern Pacific Railroad has been fulfilled.
The power of the arrogant corporation
is broken and every true and independ
ent man of the State may rejoice.
The debt of gratitude which Califor
nia owes to fifty-five Republicans of
the Legislature, who stood from the
first to the last against the election of
Burns, can. ?. be appreciated in its full
measure at this time. They were proof
against corrupt influences and seduc
tive blandishments. They were vigil-
ant and courageous, refusing to yield
to the crack of the party lash wielded
by leaders who sought to betray the
party. The high sense of public in
tegrity which they possessed repelled
corrupt advances. They were strong
when strength was needed. They were
firm when firmness was imperative.
To-night leading men, in reviewing
the situation, accord high praise to
General W. H. L. Barnes, U. S. Grant
and Irving li. Scott. Each served the
cause of clean politics. General Barnes
expelled from his apartments a railroad
hireling bearing a vast bribe. U. S.
Grant and his, men deserve . boundless
praise for the tenacity and courage dis
played at every hour of the long and
earnest battle. The methods which in
troduced Mr. Grant to the scene of
Senatorial strife may be questioned,
but nothing said in that regard can de
tract from the record which he made
when the fight was on between the peo
DEPARTING SOLONS
HAVE NO REGRETS
FOR THE CAPITAL
The Exodns of Politicians of
High and Low Degree From
Sacramento.
CALL HEADQUARTERS. SACRA
MENTO, March 19.— And to-day the ex
odus.
Out of the Capitol, out of the Golden
Eagle and out from the places tucked
away behind the "beer at V the glass"
signs that everywhere decorate this river
ridden city, every train cityward has
taken its quota of legislators and lobby
ists every one of them glad it's over and
all of them afraid of a call for an extra
session. .>...' *.
Not every one is gone. Jake Steppacher
and Charlie Kenneally are still in town
and may be for a day or so to come, but
the rest have departed. The Los Angeles
delegation got away to-night on the 5
o'clock southern, and the five-ten car
ried most of the San Francisco crowd.
The hegira began as early as 5 o clock
this morning. Belshaw of Contra Costa
and Atherton of — arm led a crowd of
those who have been voting for General
Barnes down to the depot at that time,
and since then the depot has been the
liveliest spot in town. There is nothing
on the streets but rain- to-night, and
there i*** so little of that that the cow
county representatives kicked all the way
to Mjfor r McLaughlin and Hervey Lindley
went aboard the 5 o'clock train this even
ing and took with them a whole bu nch of
those who have stayea with . air. Burns
all through this wearisome fight, and not
onVinthf party but looked as smiling as
though nothing serious had happened.
Mr Burns himself remains in town.
The candidates, those of them who have
gone caught the 2 o'clock train this after
noon. Gineral Barnes and Irving M.
Scott were aboard, and it was expected
that Mr. Burns would be with them, but
he did not turn up nor did he leave on the
tVain this evening. Mr. Grant stays oyer
a day or so. although most of the Los An
teles and San Diego delegation pulled out
on the southern this evening, Works of
San Diego switched to Oakland, where
Mrs Works has been seriously ill for
some Weeks past. Crowder and Charlie
Huber who have stayed so loyally by the
Southron since his candidacy began, got
Iway with the rest, and Assemblyman
Radcliff of Santa Cruz, another of Mr.
Grant's leaders, pulled out for his home at
Watsonville. . . , . .
It has not been a happy' leave taking for
every one, however. The San Francisco
delegation was not altogether m rth
strlcke'n. Mike Barry and Fred Lund
qulst, Lon Henry and the rest made suc
cessive attempts to get away on every
train that pulled out, but they didn t
make it until the last on the schedule.
Charlie Kenneally got as far as the depot
but took the next car back. t Dls Is no
treatment for a legislator.* said Mr. Ken
neally in explanation. "I've voted for
every Espee bill what's come up. I've been
friendly to de railroad and don't care who
knows it, and den just look how far apart
dem ties is. Dats not de way fer Herrin
to do. I wait till to-morrow and mean
while wires home."
Jake Steppacher has stayed behind to
settle up the little account of the State
Central Committee and see that Its
erstwhile - headquarters are left in pre
sentable shape. >
Judge Dibble will not leave until he has
straightened out the crooks and cranks
that the hurry of the last few days has
left Assembly business in, and Valentine
of Los Angeles will be on hand for the
same purpose. Mead of Los Angeles,
who shares with Caminetti the leadership
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
pie of California and the railroad's
candidate for Senator. U. S. Grant
stands higher to-day in the estimation
of Californians than he ever stood be
fore. He has shown that he possesses
some of the attributes which made his
father famous as a fighter.
General Barnes' gallant fight is re
marked. He had neither the prestige
of party organization nor the power of
money to assist him, but aided by his
splendid personality, his eminent abil
ity and his record as a veteran in the
service of his party he took rank among
the leaders of the contest and main
tained a conspicuous position until the
close of the struggle. He stood for the
people against Influences which have
in the past controlled and swayed lead
ing public men. His supporters were
among the ablest men of the Legis
lature and they were proud of his lead
ership.
There Is no exultation over the vic
tory to-night, but a profound sense of
security from danger of railroad domi
nation and boss rule is entertained.
Leading legislators of Republican
faith say: "We can now go before the
people in the great campaign of 1900
and say Huntington, Herrin and the
bosses do not control the Republican
party. Look at the Republican record
in* the Legislature of 1899. Only thirty
Republicans could be deceived, misled
or corrupted when the vast power of
the corporation and all the evil In
fluences of political bossism were
brought to bear in order to secure con
trol of the Legislature. The Repub
lican party is clean and honest. It
sacrificed the political advantage of a
Senator rather than, take orders from
the railroad to elect an unworthy
man." ■ y A
The members comprising the Repub
lican party are almost worn out by the
fatigue of the long battle. They are
fully satisfied to-night with the result,
as the State has been saved from dis
grace and humiliation.
of the minority, will also not hurry In his
leave-taking. There remains a pile of
work at the Capitol yet to be done, and
although there is a large force of clerks
held over to do it. it cannot be got
through with unless some of the more
skilled in legislation are on hand to direct
matters. But so far as Sacramento is
concerned its prosperity is over for • n
other two years. It is left by the Leg **-
lature to drink itself to premature death
on Its own drinking water and a call of
the House to-night would not muster a
third of a quorum.
CLOSING HOURS
OF THE ASSEMBLY
CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA
MENTO, March 19.— There was a quorum
and no more In the Assembly this morn
ing to attend to the arduous duty of ad
journing sine die. The hour was fixed
at 11 o'clock, and the clock was stopped
at that time, although it was li minutes
before noon by the right time before the
gavel fell.
There was no little business to be done
before the whole thing could be called
off. and Judge Dibble and Assemblyman
Rickard assisted Speaker Anderson in
pushing it through as rapidly as it could
be made to go. The enrolling of bills and
the final passage and enrolling of a* bunch
that did not get through last night
stretched .th« time limit almost to the fa
tal hour of noon, and even then Judge
Dibble demanded adjournment and moved
it before the Enrolling Committee had got
back from the Governor's office with its
last batch. »**■'•"> ■"'
All of the bills passed were of neces
sity Senate measures, and most of them
were measures of Senator Dickinson, al
though Stratton and Boyce each got one
through.
The bils passed were as follows:
Senate bill 275, Dickinson— An act enti
tled "An act to amend section 751 of the
Political Code of the State of California,"
and providing for the appointment of a
chief deputy clerk and five deputy clerks
of the Clerk of the Supreme Court.
Senate bill 287, Boyce— An act to amend
section 501 of the Civil Code of the State
of California relating to street railroad
cars. . ..
Senate bill 422, Stratton— Appropriating
money for the repairs and improvement
of the building and grounds at the Indus
trial Home of Mechanical Trades for the
Adult Blind. „, " „ , ,
Senate bill 459. Dickinson— Making an
appropriation to pay the deficiency in the
appropriation for postage, expressage, tel
egraphing and contingent expenses of tf^
Attorney General for the fiftieth fiscal
Seriate bill 724, Dickinson— An act enti
tled "An act to amend section 756 of the
Political Code and providing for the
amount, and the time and manner of pay
ment of and making an appropriation to
pay the salaries of the chief deputy clerk
and the deputy clerks of the Clerk of the
Supreme Court."
! DEATH OF THOMAS MENZIES.
An Old-Time Business Man. Sue-
cumbs to Paralysis.
SAN RAFAEL, March 19. — Thomas
Menzles, the milionaire, died here yes
terday morning. He was formerly a mem
ber of the now defunct firm of Falkner,
Bell & Co. of San Francisco, and also
represented several English syndicates.
Deceased was born in Leith, Scotland,
and came to New York when a mere boy.
He arrived in California with the Argo
nauts, and since has amassed a fortune.
For several years he has been paralyzed,
and this ailment caused his death. He
was very popular, and leaves scores of
friends to regret his demise.
KIPLING'S IMPBOVEMENT.
NEW YORK. March Rudyard Kip
ling to-night read the papers, dictated
some letters and saw a few friends. Ha
spoke of getting out soon, and his physi
cian, Dr. Dunham, encouraged him with
the promise that he would be permitted
to leave his room la a few day* _•_
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