MURDERER PHILLIPS
WILL BE PROTECTED
Kansas Judge Orders Officers to Fire
Upon Lynchers Should They
Appear.
FORT SCOTT, Kans., Jan. 22.— County
Attorney • Sheppard, addressing the court
to-day regarding the lynching Saturday
night of the Meeks brothers, said the
officers were the people's servants and
that the people had simply taken the
enforcement of the law out of their
hands. He said he could not censure
them for it. .
The Meeks were to have been sentenced
to-day. When their cases were called,
Judge Simons said the men composing
the mob were guilty of murder and that
they had cast serious reflections upon
the city and county. - He instructed the
Sheriff to protect Amos Phillips, the
third of the murderers, whose life the
mob also sought. . . ,r- .
"If it Is necessary to shoot, do so; that
is your duty and that is the order of this
court."
No action looking to the arrest of any
of the mob was taken. A coroner's In
quest Into the death of the. Meeks to-day
rendered a verdict of "hanging by un
known men." The bodies were shipped
to Kansas City, where the widow of Ed
Meeks will provide decent burial.
• —
Large Whale Captured.
MONTEREY, Jan. 22.-One of the lar
gest whales taken during this season
was captured last week by the crew of
the Japanese Whaling Company's boats
near'Polnt Lobos, seven miles south of
Monterey, and Is now being reduced to
oil at the company's whalery near
City. -
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School Apportionment.
MONTEREY, Jan. 22.— The County
School Superintendent has Just appor
tioned the county school funds. Of the
entire amount. $36,347, Monterey -receives
$i!W, Pacific Grove $1120, and Del Monte
$280. , . -
ADVEBTISEMENTS.
REORGANIZING THE
BOARD OF ORDNANCE
General Miles the Only Member Re
tained Under Secretary Root's
New Order.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.— The Secre
tary of War Issued an order to-day al
most entirely reorganizing the Board of
Ordnance. General Miles, who Is ex
offlclo chairman of the board. Is the only
member of the former board retained.
The new members are Brigadier General
John M. Wilson, Chief of Engineers;
Brigadier General A. R. Bufflngton, Chief
of Ordnance; Colonel John I. Rogers of
the Fifth Artillery and Thomas J.
Henderson of Illinois. Henderson, who
is the only civilian on the board, suc
ceeds Thomas Joseph Outhwalte of Ohio.
The military members of the board who
have been relieved from further services
are Colonel Royal T. Frank, formerly of
the First Artillery, retired; Captain
'Charles B. Wheeler of the Ordnance De
partment anß Captain Joseph E. Kuhn,
Corps of Engineers.
It is said that there Is no special sig
nificance in- the action of the Secretary of
War in this matter beyond a desire to
recognize the supreme choice of the
board, which Is charged with the duty
of protecting our extensive seacoast from
foreign attack, and to Include in Its mem
bership the best military talent possible
under existing conditions of the service.
Repairing of the Olympia.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-Half a mil
lion dollars Is the estimated cost of re
pairing the Olympia, according to the re
port of the Naval Construction Board.
The work will be done at the Boston
Navy-yard, and will occupy about a year.
RAILWAYS FAIL TO
REACH AGREEMENT
Hill of the Great Northern Refuse*
to Withdraw the $25 Tour
ist Bate.
CHICAGO. Jan. 22.— At the mass-meet
ing of general passenger agents of West
ern and transcontinental roads In the
Western Passenger Association rooms It
is said a snag was struck that threatens
to delay the abolishing of commission
payments and the restoring of passenger
rates to a normal tariff. President J J.
Hill of the Great Northern and the man
agers of the Canadian Pacific are said to
6tand In the way of the consummation of
the big pooling plan of the Eastern road
magnates.
General Passenger Agent Whitney of
the Great Northern reported that his road
was not prepared to withdraw the $25
tourist rate from St. Paul to Seattle, but
would consent In the interest of harmony
to make the minimum rate to all points
In the Northwest $25. The reason as
signed was that the Great Northern could
not afford to abandon the field to the
Canadian Pacific, which continued to
make the low rates. This was not satis
factory to the Union Pacific and the Ore.
gon Railroad and Navigation Company,
which refused to honor rebate tickets st
long as tickets at flat rates were sold
from St. Paul. .
Efforts are now being made to har
monize the conflicting Interests of the
Canadian Pacific and the Northern Pa
cific.
DR. HOWARD A. KELLEY
BITTEN BY A RATTLER
Sucks the Poison From a Wound In
flicted by a Snake He Was
Exhibiting. -
BALTIMORE, Jan. 22.— Dr. Howard A.
Kelley, professor of gynecology In the
medical school of Johns Hopkins Hospi
tal, was bitten on the right hand to-night
by a large rattlesnake which he was ex
hibiting to Illustrate a lecture In the med
ical school. The doctor sucked the blood
from the wound and continued his lec
ture for nearly an hour after the occur
rence. When he left for his home he ex
pressed the conviction that he had suc
ceeded in drawing all the venom from his
wounded hand. •
PRISON GUARD SLAIN.
Four Convicts Make Their Escape at
Canyon "City, Colo.
PUEBLA. Colo., Jan. 22.— A special to
the Chieftain from Canyon City. Colo.,
says: Anton Wood. Thomas Reynolds,
Kid Wallace and D. H. Wagner, four
convicts in the penitentiary, stabbed Wil
liam C. Rooney, captain of the night
watch, to death to-night, captured and
bound two other guards and made their
escape.
OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE
OF THE PACIFIC COAST
Flans for the Leasing of Grazing
Lands to Western Owners of
Livestock.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.— The House
Committee on Public Land has deter
mined that whatever measure pass Con
gress to lease grazing landß, the Federal
Government will have charge of the leas
ing and the actual owners of herds will
have , their Interests well guarded. No
subletting and speculation in leaseholds
will be permitted, and syndicates which
own no stock will not be allowed to
squeeze men who do. With the leasing
policy will go that of renewing natural
forage on exhausted ranges, which the
Agricultural Department will aid the
leaseholder in carrying out. It is felt
keenly in Congress that the beef food
supply of the country will soon meet great
disaster if the ranges are not protected
from exhaustion by giving to leaseholders
a motive for their welfare. Whatever the
measure that becomes a law, the Interests
of the homesteaders on agricultural lands
and those of the miner on mineral lands
will be entirely preserved. Colonel. John
P. Iris-h of San Francisco was among
those who appeared before the committeo
and Its action was in thorough accord
with his argument.
The Secretary of the Treasury to-day
submitted to Congress estimates for de
fraying expenses i of the Government for
the fiscal year 1901 in collecting revenues
at Pacific Coast ports as follows:
California, San Francisco— Collector's office,
1855.555; Naval office. $23,525; Surveyor's offlc*.
* 11,725. Total 53:1,135. San Diego, $30,247; Loa
Angeles, 517.466; Eureka. $2932.
Oregon— Portland, $53,130; Coos Bay, $16*7; T»
kima Bay, $1025.
Washington— Port Townsend, $87,049.
Alaska— Sitka, $40,597.
Representative Needham to-day called
on the Postofflce Department and after a
conference with Assistant Postmaster
General Heath, the department ordered
the establishment of a rural free delivery
service at Bakersfield, Kern County.^to
commenqe on May 1. Two regulars and
one substitute carrier will be allowed and
fifteen street boxes.
L. Lorenzo waa to-day appointed an in
spector of customs at San Francisco.
The Comptroller of the Currency was to
day notified that G. H. Gould had been
elected vice president of the First Na
tional Bank of Santa Barbara.
Pensions for Callfornlans^-Origlnal: "William
K. Parrott. San Diego, $12; Jack D. Lemmon,
Ban Francisco, $6. Reissue— James P. Grover
ton Jr., San Diego, $10; Charles M. Boss, Benl
cia, $8. •
Oregon— Original: Albert Olinger, Salem, $6;
Gilbert L. King, Ontario, $6; Charles M. Jones,
Nyssa, $6. Additional— Alexander B. Moore,
Oregon City. $4 to $6.
Washington— Original: James A. Piper, Sol
diers' Home, Orttng, $8. Increase— Benjamin
T. Benn, Colfax. |G to $10.
m
Sixton on Trial.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
PLACERVILLE, Jan. 22.— The trial of
John E. Sexton, -charged with extortion,
was begun to-day in the Superior Court
of this county. Sexton Is charged with
falsely personating a United States reve
nue officer and extorting money from
Charles Greenwald, a> cigar dealer of
this city.... The case excites a great deal
of, interest in this county, as two grand
Juries have indicted Sexton. Judge Fred
Adams and Clarke Howard of this city
and James -W. Keys of San Francisco are
conducting hlal defense, District Attorney
Darlington appearing for the people.
JURORS TO TRY GILES.
Seven Secured Up to the Hour of Ad
journment.
Special Dispatch to The Cal
JACKSON. Jan. 22.— William J. Magee
of San Francisco was brought Into the
case to-day to assist Hon. A. Caminettl
in the defense of Dr. Giles and J. Charles
Jones of Sacramento Is associated with
District Attorney Vicinl in the prosecu
tion. All day was given up to the ex
amination of jurors and at adjournment
this evening but seven had been secured.
Westlake Again Arrested.
Special Dispatch to The Call
SALINAS. Jan. 22.— Charles L. West
lake, Monterey County's ex-Tax Col
lector, who was accused of having mis
appropriated over $22,000 of county
money, has been exonerated of all em
bezzlement charges and was this morn
ing ordered discharged from custody by
Judge Dorn. He was rearrested this
morning on a charge of having licenses
in his possession with intent to sell,
which had not been Issued by the
County Auditor.
The county has been repaid In full by
Westlake's bondsmen, and sympathy Is In
favor of. the defendant. It Is asserted
here that he will not be convicted.
AMERICAN SPHERE OF
INFLUENCE IN CHINA
Copenhagen Correspondent Asserts
This Government Is to Emu
late Europe.
LONDON, Jan. 23.— The Copenhagen
correspondent of the Daily .Mail • says:
"Negotiations for the sale of the Danish
West Indies to the United States are
likely to undergo a new development. The
United States Government intends to ac
quire a sphere of influence in China. In
that case Denmark, for the benefit of her
newly found commercial relations in East
Asia, would through American conces
sions obtain a valuable equivalent for hot
western colonies."
SPREAD OF THE STRIKE
OF AUSTRIAN MINERS
Thirty Thousand Men Join Those Al
ready Out and Others Will
Leave Their Posts.
VIENNA. Jan. 22.— Thirty thousand
more Austrian miners have gone ot
strike, their employers having refusec
the demands for higher wages and ar
eight-hour day. The total number now
out Is 70,000. and before the end of thi
week it Is expected 20,000 others will havt
Joined. The employers threaten dismissn.
and eviction within three days. Pollc«
precautions have been taken to preven
violence. The coal famine threatens ti
check every branch of Austrian Industry
Gas Exploded.
PETALTJMA. Jan. 22.— Fred Brush, t
young drug clerk in the employ of G
Edleman of this city, was to-day badlj
burned about the face and hands by at
explosion of acetylene gas while lookir.i
for a leak in the gas apparatus with i
lighted match.
FRENCH OFFICERS
ACCUSED BY ZOLA
Military Dossier Was
Tampered With.
PARIS, Jan. 22.— Em1l Zola gives In the
Aurore this morning the first installment
of the results of his Inquiry into the
charges made by the Petit. Journal in
May and July, 18PS, against his father, M.
Francois ; Zola. t He declares that he ap
plied successively to . General Billott. M.
Cavaignac and General Zurlinden, Minis
ters of War, to allow him- to see the mili
tary dossier dealing with his father's
case, but he was refused by each. Finally
the present Cabinet authorized General de
Gallifet to communicate the dossier to
him.
M. Zola, however, ascertained that the
dossier had been communicated to the no
torious Colonel Henry in March, IS9S, and
he insinuates that it was tampered with,
because now, while he has found one ot
two letters of Colonel Combes containing
the accusations against his father which
the Petit Journal published, the first let
ter and the eight documents referred to
in the second letter are missing.
SI. Zola says that both he and Maltre
Labor!, who has examined the dossier,
consider It singular that none of the docu
ments giving Francois Zola's explanations
and defense now remain. A choice seems
to have been made, he asserts, so that
the dossier consists purely of the docu
ments containing the accusation.
CARELESS MAN
CAUSES A WRECK
Cars Derailed and One
Life Lost.
Special Dispatch to Th« Call.
WATSONVILLE. Jan. 22.— A bad
wreck occurred at ah,out 9 o'clock this
morning on the Pajaro Valley narrow
gauge railroad at the Moro Co jo ranch,
about midway between this city and
Spreckels, In which the oldest engineer in
the employ of the company. C. N.
Wyckoff. lost his life. The wreck waa
caused by the carelessness of one. of the
beet-haulers at the ranch, who left a
large chain which had been of assistance
to him In unloading b^ets from the
wagons to the cars tied to the rails.
The derailed train was on its way from
Watsonville to Spreckela and was going
at a fair rate of speed, and the obstruc
tion was not noticed by the engineer or
fireman until they were close to it. The
fireman. Charles Green, escaped with
only a bad shaking up. while Engineer
Wyckoff was buried in the wreck of the
engine and the throw-off lever pierced
his body Just below the heart.
Engineer Wyokoff was a highly re
spected resident of this city, where he
had lived for many years. He was 47
years of age, and leaves a widow, three
sons, a mother, twa sisters and four
brothers to mourn his loss. Among the
latter are Mayor Wyckoit of Watsonville
and S. N. Wyckoff of San Francisco.
ANOTHER BAD DAY
FDD MOLIMEUX
Prosecution Is About
Ready to Close.
NEW YORK, Jan. 22.— Assistant Pros
ecuting Attorney Osborne announced at
the close of to-day's session of the trial
of Roland B. Mollneux for the murder of
Mrs. Katherine J. Adams that the pros
ecution would close to-morrow. The only
new testimony introduced to-day was that
of Matthias M. Dodd, a clerk in the sta
tionery department of Tiffany. & Co., who
stated that Molineux had an account with
the firm in ISOS. This evidence is consid
ered important, because a Tiffany en
velope was found in the package of poison
sent to Harry Cornish, and the box in
which the poison was inclosed was a Tif
fany box.
Dr. Henry P. Loomis, the expert chem
ist who performed the autopsy on the I
body of rienry' C. Barnet. testified that I
there was no evidence that Barnet died j
of any disease; tnat if'he had died of
diphtheria evidence of the disease would
have been found in the body. Witness
had no doubt that Barnet died of cyanide
of mercury poisoning.
Dr. James Colwhite. a diphtheria expert
in the employ of the Board of Health, has
seen between 2000 and 3000. cases and sev
eral c> v anide of mercury poisoning cases,
and testified that Barnet could not have
i died from any cause except cyanide of
I mercury poisoning.
Dr. Frank Ferguson, a pathological ex
pert, who made an examination of Mrs.
Adams' body, testified that she died of
cyanide of mercury poison.
Dr. E. S. Potter, who attended Mrs. Ad
ams, testified to the circumstances of her
death. The cross-examination evinced a
desire by Attorney Weeks for the defense
to thow that Harry Cornish, who says he
drank some of the poison, was not really
taken sick, as he claimed to have been.
William Williams, a colored servant,
testified that he was formerly employed
at 152 West Seventy-fifth street, where
Molineux Is alleged to have lived with
Blanche Chesebrough under the name of
Mr. Chesebrough before he married her.
Williams identified Molineux as Mr.
Chesebrough.
The court refused to admit the testi
mony of Molineux at the Coroner's in
quest to be used against him.
SCENE OF THE FIGHTING
IN VICINITY OF LADYSMITH
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1900.
MEN MAY VOTE TWICE
IN BRITISH COLUMBIA
Amendment to Civic Charter Provides That
a Husband May Be Proxy for a
Wife With Property.
VANCOUVER. B. C. Jan. 22.— The commission engaged In the revision of (
Jhe civic charter to-day approved a peculiar provision. This amendment per- ;
xnits a man to vote in alderrnanic and mayoralty elections on property of ,
which his wife is the registered owner. The existing regulations prevent ;
women from voting in such cases, and it is claimed that much property Is ;
thus unrepresented on the voters' list. A man may thus vote twice— once on >
his own property and again on account of the property qualification of his
SMALLPOX IN
NORTHERH STATES
Hundreds of Cases Are
Reported.
£f*cl*l Dispatch to The Call.
i
VICTORIA. B. C. Jan. 22— According to j
advices received by Vat British Columbian
Government, the epidemic of smallpox in '
Washington ar.d Idnho has spread to an i
alarming extent, and British Columbia 1?
OreadtaS an invasion. Attorney General j
Henderson yesterday evening received a ;
telegram from one of the agents of the !
provincial government at Nelson. B. C ,
stating that information had been re- i
ceived by the agent that there were now ,
between Cw and 7mt eases of smallpox in
the States of Washington and Idaho trib
utary to British Columbia. This informa- :
tion, th«* agent pays, he has on the best
authority. '
On receipt of the telegram the Attorney ¦
General at once took steps to establish a j
quarantine at the boundary to prevent the : i
introduction of the disease into this prov- ; .
lnce. and all incoming travelers from the
American side win have to pass a medical j
Inspection, and should suspicion attach to
the fact that they have romp from an in- • i
fectt-d locality they will be held.
Quarantine officers will be stationed at .
once on all the avenues of communication ;
from the two States before referred to, : ;
and the health regulations will be rigor- *
ously enforced. Generally speaking, the ' |
points at which the officials will be posted :
are as follows: Boundary. Kooteenal j i
River. Wanetaw. Sheep Creek and Red j .
Mountain Road. j <
ASSUMPTIONS FATHERS
ACCUSED OF CONSPIRACY
On Trial at Paris for Alleged Action
in the Plot of the Anti-
Republicans.
¦ PARIS. Jan. 22.— The trial of twelve
ABfumptionist fathers bepvin here to-day
brfore the Correctional tribunal. It Is
all^pf-d they wore involved in the so
called royalist and anti-republican con
spiracy. The court was crowded and a
r.uKbPr of women were present.
The judge oppn^d the proceeding's with
queFtioning Fathor Picaud. superior of the
order, who denied that he belonged to an
illejral association and declared he never
t<-.n'K part in the political agitation. The
AfFumptionistP. ho added, attended to
purely religious questions. Fathor Pi
caud's counsel then afked for the ac
quittal of thp prisoners. The public pros
«»outor. replying, said thr fathers wore
prosecuted booausu?. in violation of the
jaw. they had boon living in France for
the past fifty years without the author
ization of the Government or pn»l»ation of
th*> Holy See. He spoke of the wealth of
thf A»-"!=umptionists and produced facts in
support of the rharpp that thoy had en
tered actively into the electoral campaign
epainst the rrpublic.
The hearing was then suspended. The
trial is attracting much attention.
EARTHQUAKE FELT AT
TWO OBSERVATORIES
Record of the Temblor Made at To
ronto and Its Existence Known
at Mount Hamilton.
SAN JOSE. Jan. 22.— The Mexican earth
quake of January 19 was observed at the
Llrk Observatory. For three-quarters of
an hour near midnight Professor Tucker
was unable to observe the reflection from
the mercury basin used jn meridian cir
cle work on account of the slow ruo\e
ments of the ground. He concluded that
an earthquake was Jn progress pomp
where. Thf motion was not perceptible
with any of the other instruments.
TORONTO. Ontario, Jan. 22.— A record
from the seismocram at the Toronto Ob-
Forvatory boned to-day fhowp that the
earthquake whirh, visited Mexico on Sat
urday last was Celt here some five or trn
minutes aftrr It occurred in Mexico. The
record is eery distinct and shows the
amplitude of the tremors to have been
23.S millimeters.
Striker Arrested.
SACRAMENTO. Jan. 22.— Robert Striker.
¦who Js wanted here for robbing Mr?. Lott
of Petaluma of a set of diamond earrings
and who flod pom* works ago. has been
arrested in Salt Lake. An officer will
leave to-morrow to bring him here..
M. Derodays, Editor Figaro— Sir: There has
be*n communicated to me on board shi|) the
calumnies In Parisian papers which originate
In the Flffaro. You will at once print a formal
denial. 1 reserve the right on my return to
tell you what 1 think of your disloyal act.
"Le Figaro." continued the Count, after
he had translated his statement into Eng
lish, "is a paper bought by the highest
bidder. Why this man should have cir
culated such stories I don't know. I know
of no reason why such things should be
published except that we are in opposing
political parties. The editor thought he
would have a chance while I was on the
ocean to Bet some lies in circulation about
me.
"1 never gambled In my life," continued
Count de Castellane warmly. "1 never
played cards for money nor gambled in
any other form. I did not lose money in
speculation, and these stories are all fiUi
ncations and as false as they can be
There is no truth in them at all."
When the question of the relations be
tween himself and his wife was touched
upon. Count de Castellane said:
"Our relations are perfectly harmo
nious."
Then he smiled at his wife as she stood
by his side and she smiled at him. There
was seeming good feeling in the smiles.
With regard to their visit here the
Count and his wife said that they intend
ed to remain in New York for fifteen
days, though their plans might possibly
be changed. They are here to see the rel
atives and friends of the Countess. Count
de Castellane said he did not know if he
would go to Lakewood, where George
Gould has his winter residence. No ar
rangements had been made to go there
and the matter had not been taken up
The Count said that he did not know
whether George Gould would come to New
York City or not. He Bald if he did he
would meet him here.
_ PARIS. Jan. 22.-The Figaro publishes
Count Boni de Castellane's cablegram and
says:
"We disdain his insults, which don't
harm us. We shall be delighted to meet
him in the law court on condition that
the trial be a serious one and that noth
ing be kept back which would throw the
fullest light on the matter. But owing
to the professional secrecy of stock brok
ers there is only one means of clearly es
tablishing the truth, and this means lies
in the hands of De Castellane. Let him
request the Minister of Finance to send
an inspector to inquire of the stock
brokers— the Minister of Finance can
alone do this at De Castellane's request—
and then we shall know positively if De
Castellane has been slandered, if he never
speculated on the Bourse. This is the
only course open to De Castellane. Every
thing else in his cablegrams of threats is
what the Americans call a 'bluff.' "
DE CASTELLANE
MAKES A DENIAL
Says He Has Not Lost
in Speculations.
NEW YORK. Jan. 22.— Count Bonl de
Castellane and the Countess de Castei
lane, nee Gould, arrived in this country
to-day on the French line steamship La
Hretagne from Havre. They went to the
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The count, was
willing to talk about the stories of his
lossea by stock speculation and gambling.
He * peaks very good English, with a
slight accent- On the DeroUays matter
he said:
"Derodays! Well, what is Derodays?
Derodayb is a liar. He is a scoundrel—
bay anything you like about him. He U
a— what is such a person? He is nothing.
A nonentity. What should I care for him?
Oh, he is a iiar."
Iht Count evidently did not like the
storits that had been printed about him
and his alleged loss>t?s. He was asked it
he wcrjld challenge Derodays.
"Challenge!" he taid with hauteur.
"Certainly 1 shall not challenge such a
man. He is not the kind of man to ac
cept a challenge. No, 1 shall not challenge
him. but when I get back I shall slap his
lace with a stick if he does not retract.
Bee, monsifur, 1 have prepared a state
ment to stnd him."
The statement which Count de Castel
lane gave out in relation to Derodays,
editor of the Figaro, whence come the
stories that Count de Castellane lott sev
eral millions of francs on the Stock Ex
change and in gambling, translated, is as
follows:
TUNNEL NUMBERS
THREE VICTIMS
?
Cave-In Probably Dueto
Carelessness.
Special Di?ratch to The Call.
LOS ANGELES. Jan. 22.— The cave-In at
the Third-street tunnel has proved fatal
to three of the twelve men who were Im
prisoned. They are:
W. T. LAMBIE, inspector.
WILLIAM PAULEY, night foreman.
JOHN VESENTINL
Lambie was caught by falling earth
near the mouth of the tunnel. He was re
leased at 8 o'clock Sunday night, after
having been imprisoned for nine hours,
and died half an hour later.
The body of William Pauley has not
been recovered. It is supposed to be cov
ered by tons "of earth near the entrance to
the tunnel.
John Vesentinl was caught in the north
drift of the tunnel and pinioned by broken
timbers so he could not move for thirty
hours. He was released at 5:43- to-night
and died fifty minutes later in the Re
ceiving Hospital.
John Mitchell and John Eckert, brick
layers, married, were rescued at mid
night Sunday. Max Costello, Frank Pela
6ler. John Kimberly. John Bprden, Jerry
Mohen, John \V. YVashburn and K. Kera
merle, laborers, were rescued at 5:30 this
morning.
The cave-in came with a crash ana there
was no chance for escape. Work was pro
gressing on the tunnel night and day for
weeks, and while numerous small cave
ins had occurred the men Had become ac
customed to them and consequently were
taken by surprise.
Lambie was near the mouth of the tun
nel, and in running to escape stumbled
over a clod of earth and was caught by
the falling mass. Pauley rushed for tho
entrance, but was also hit with the fall
ing earth and crushed to death. Vesentini
was caught before he could move and pin
1 loned as stated. The others, working un
derneath the brickwork, had 120 feet of
I tunnel in which to move.
The rescuers worked faithfully on the
two drifts and the shaft from the top. It
was risky work on account of the shift
ing earth. Lambie was quickly rescued
and attention was paid to the others.
They were released at midnight.
The accident is attributed to careless
timberin,g of the contractors, who had
been notified by the City Engineer the
work was unsafe and not up to the speci
fications. Inquests will be held to-mor
row, when it is expected censure willbe
pieced on the parties responsible for tha
terrible accident. ¦:• ?* •¦:>
Major W. T. Lambie was"C2 years of
age and has lived In I Los Angeles for
many years. He leaves a widow tnd two
daughters. He has had much experience
In tunnel work, having been chief engineer
on the San Fernando tunnel and other im
portant work of that character.
DAY OF ORATORY
IN THE SENATE
Philippine Question to
the Fore.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.— This was an
other day of oratory in the Senate, little
beyond routine being transacted. Pritch
ard delivered a long and carefully pre
pared address on the race question in
the South, his remarks being addressed
particularly to the proposed amendment
to the constitution of North Carolina,
which, if enacted, he said, would disfran
chise a large mass of voters, both white
and black. He was followed by Turner
of Washington in a speech on the Philip
pine question, in which he arraigned the
administration's policy as set out In the
President's message and in the speech of
lit'veridge of Indiana.
Depew of New York, from the Commit
tee on International Expositions, favorably
reported a joint resolution authorizing the
President to appoint a member of the
Daughters of the Revolution as a repre-
Fentative of this Government at the un
veiling of the statue of Lafayette at the
Paris Exposition and to iepresent the
Government at the exposition.
Cockrell of Missouri called attention to
the fact that there was an understanding
that no woman should represent this Gov
ernment at the Paris Exposition, the
French Government having objected to
women representatives. Depew replied
that he knew of no such restriction, but
Allison said that such a restriction was
made. The Senate, without acting on the
resolution, went into executive session,
and at 4:4S p. m. adjourned.
ROBERTS WILL BE HEARD.
House Programme for the Disposition
of the Polygamist's Case.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.— The special
committee to Investigate the case of Rep
resentative-elect Roberts of Utah to-day
issued the programme for the conslder
tlon of the case in the House. It will be
called up to-morrow Immediately after the
reading of the journal. Tayler of Ohio,
chairman of the committee, will open the
debate In favor of the majority resolution
to exclude, and will be followed by Little
field of Maine, who will present the argu
ment in favor of seating and then ex
pelling Roberts. Roberts will then be
given an opportunity to address the
House. He will be allowed as much time
as he desires within reasonable limits.
The %'ote will be taken at 4:30 p. m. on
Thursday.
Samoan Treaty Reconsideration.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.— 1n the execu
tive session of the Senate to-day Sen
ator Jones of Arkansas gave notice that
at the next executive session he would
call up his motion to reconsider the vote
on which the Samoan treaty was referred.
SHIPPERS MAY CHOOSE
THE ROUTE FOR GOODS
Interstate Commerce Commission Replies
to a Query bu Quoting a Supreme
Court Decision.
SACRAMENTO. Jan. 22— The Bee publishes this evening an answer re
ceived from the Interstate Commerce Commission to the Inquiry' it had made
of that body as to the rlsrht of California shippers to route fruit and other
products to Eastern points. Secretary Edward _\. Moseley. responding for
the commission, says, under date of Washington. D. C. January 16:
"Replying to yours of the 4th Inst., I beg to ir lose a copy of the decision
of the commission in the case of Rea versus tie Mobile and Ohio Rattroad
Company."
The decision mentioned declares that the shlpp^. may control the route
by which hl^ merchandise shall go and that the carrier must treat in this
respect all members of the public alike.
The decision also quotes the decision of the United States Supreme Court
in the case of an express company vs. Kountz. 72 U. S. 362. which say^: "Car
riers of goods are required to follow the instructions given by the owner of
the property whenever practicable."
An Extraordinary Record.
109,803 cases "of G. H. Mumm's ' Extra
Dry, imported in: 1899, or 72.405 cases more
than . any other brand was never before
approached. Its quality cannot be ex
celled at any price, and their 1895 vintage
now imported was seldom equaled. •
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Churn. The stomach is a churn. A foul
stomach fouls tie food put into it. When
the food is fouled the blood made from
it is fouled also. Foul blood means dis-
ease. Cleanse the churn and you have
sweet butter. Cleanse the stomach and
you have pure blood. The far reaching
ection of Dr. Pierces Golden Medical
Discovery is due to its effect on the
stomach and organs of digestion and
nutrition. Diseases that begin in the
stomach are cured through the stomach.
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Mass. " Prior to September, 1897. 1 had doctored
for zay stomach trouble for several years, going
through a course of treatment without any real
benefit. In September. IS9S, I had very sick
«pell» and crew worse ; could eat but little. I
commenced to take Dr. Pierces medicine and
in a short time I coa!d eat and work. ' I have
Coined twenty pounds in two months."
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