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BRITISH, STATESMAN .WHO
SPOKE IN WARM SUPPORT' OF
THE IRISH LAND BILL..
Your druggist will refund your, money Jf PAZO
OINTMENT, falls to' cure? Ringworm, Tetter,
Old Ulcers and Sores,. Pimples ami Blackheads'
on the. face, and all skin diseases.. SO cents. •
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NEW YdRK, Aug/ .'{.—Brother Raphael h«a
becii 'eleeteil * superior ! and* "Brother Jerome as
sistant superior of the , Roman Catholic ' order
of the Brotherhood of St.'- Francis. ¦-' ¦
INDIAKAPOLI3. Ind.. Aug. 3.--Nearly 50O
photographers .have arrived for the national
convention, which will open to-morrow. San
Francieco and St. Louis ar« bidding for th«
next convention. ...
ECZEMA, NO CURE, NO PAY.
MADRID, Aug. 3.— The threatened gen
eral strike commenced to-day in several
centers, including Barcelona,-' Mercia,
Cadiz, Ronda' and Alcoy. ; The general un
rest Is' largely "attributed to bad harvests,
but the immediate motion. for the strike
Is '¦ to -reipforce . the ;• demand .'for. the re
lease 'of numerous' workmen who have
been -thrown; Into 1 prison for'offerises dur
ing recent < strikes. The leaders ¦ of the
movement are exhorting the members of
the trades unions not to return to work
Strikers and the Guards
Clash in Province
of Cadiz
: .Epplnger, when asked , who the capi
talists. w*ere • that were associated with
him, replied:. "One '-¦ is George W. Reed
of Guatemala, "the others are, gentlemen
in. South' America and in : the East. I
cannot give their- names at this time."
Attorney R. Brent Mitchellof the com
mittee of .fifty. In referring to the fran
chise applications - filed to-night, said:. "I
may be considered blunt In my remarks,
but in my opinion these applications are
ridiculous.' One "comes from a bankrupt
and the other from a gas man. I would"
like to know how we who live in Ala
oicda could get to San Francisco while
After the committee of fifty organized
by choosing. Major C- L. -Tilden chair
man. Dr. G. A. Moore vice president and
Charles 8. Neal secretary the repre
sentatives of. the seekers for the fran
chises were. invited to address the body
and to answer questions put by the com
mittee.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZES.
"We stand ready to take up the fran
chises of these roads, which I. understand
some Southern Pacific official said were
not profitable," asserted Maguire. "We
are ready to satisfy the committee of
fifty that we are responsible and can
furnish a better service than the South
ern Pacific Is now giving Alameda. Her
man Epplnger, R. B. Mott and Eastern
capitalists are ready and willing to oper
ate these lines either by steam power
or by electricity. We will guarantee to
start work within TTJirty days after ob
taining th'e franchises."
The second application . was from the
American Surface Electric Railway and
Supply Company, E. J. Russell president
and Frank N. , Dodd secretary. This
company offered no bonus for the fran
chise, Maguire explaining that the con
cern would do so if the privilege was ad
vertised and opened to competitive bid
ders. ¦
One application was from Robert B.
Mott of Alameda and Herman Epplnger
Jr. of San Francisco, who former Con
gressman Maguire said represented capi
talists who were willing to pay the city
$10,000 for a steam road franchise on the
south side, to carry passengers free with
in the city limits and to establish a first
class ferry system to be operated in con
nection with the road.
ALAMEDA, Aug. 3.— Organization of
the advisory committee of fifty repre
sentative citizens selected by the City
Triii- tees, was effected to-night and two
applications for the local franchises
sought by the Southern Pacific Company
were flled with the municipal board. • Ex-
Congressman James G. Magulre appeared
on behalf of the parties wanting tne fran
chises. K^-'' f ..Z' :: '-'rX'
A feature of to-day was the cross-ex
amination.of Thomas White, a witness
for the defense, by Tom.D. Marcum, one
of the attorneys. for the prosecution- and
a brother of the dead man.' His testi
mony corroborated that of several other
witnesses for the Drosecution.
Jett's testimony corroborated many oth
er witnesses who have . testified 1 for the
prosecution as to his actions on that fate
ful day. .'.; y.
Curtis Jett, one of the defendants, was
placed on the stand. He said that he
was friendly to J. B. Marcum, and with
the exception of a few words with him
some four years ago they had always
been friendly. Jett said after the shots
were fired he walked into the courthouse
and looked about, but, seeing nothing, re
turned by the side door, the way he
came, and went across the street. Jett
said he saw Ewen running around the
courthouse. A few minutes after this he
saw Tom White. on the street.' and with
njm went down town to a place near the
depot, where they crossed the river and
visited his grandmother Hargls mother
xif Judge Hargls. and there " had "dinner.
He said he met Mrs. Mary Johnson, who
asked him if he had killed her brother.
He told her he did not, but that they
would accuse him of it.
"I am sorry to be arrested on Sunday,
as I would not be taken to Winchester if
arrested another day. ' I could be taken to.
jail to Jackson, where I would j be all
right." .; .;¦'
Witness said he asked Jett where he
was when the killing occurred, and Jett
replied, "None of your business."
W. H. Blanton. who was recalled by the
prosecution, testified that In a conversa
tion with Captain Ewen the day after the
shooting of Marcum, Ewen told him who
did the killing.
After having presented forty-two wit
nesses Commonw-ealth Attorney Byrd an
nounced that the Commonwealth rested
the case.' :
CYNTHIANA, Ky.. Aug. 3.— In the Jett
and White trial to-day Bruce Little, a
special bailiff of the Breathltt County
Circuit Court during the first trial of Jett
at Jackson, testified that he and several
men with soldiers captured Tom White
after an eighteen-mile ride over the
mountains at 4 o'clock in the morning.
After he was taken White said to Liftle:
"In a few minutes* more you would not
have got me, as I would have left here."
Woodson McHorn, Sheriff of Clark
County, was called. He testified that he
arrested Jett on Sunday morning, May 10,
in Madison County at his mother's house;
that after being arrested he asked for
whisky, which was not given him. Jett
eaid:
Thirty. Killed in Railroad Accident
BERLIN. Aug. 3.-A dispatch to the
Volks Zeitung from Breslau reports a
serious disaster on the railway bridge be
tween Sucha and Kalvarla. Austrian Slie
sla. A train consisting of eleven cars
heavily laden broke its couplings and ran
at a terrific speed down a sharp grado
for twenty miles until it collided with n
passenger train. Thirty persons are said
to have been killed and fifty-two severely
Injured.
Two Companies Ready
to Operate Railways
in Alameda.
C. R. Smith stated that Attorney Frank
Shea of the Southern Pacific had told him
that- the company would be satisfied with
twenty-year franchises and would allow
High School pupils to ride on local trains
free.
City Trustee Dr. H. M. Pond informed
the committee that, the . Southern Pacific
had absolutely refused to remove the
gates from local trains. . • . ¦ . ¦ -
Joseph Knowland remarked that .the
Southern Pacific - was ready' to meet the
people of Alameda half-way and treat
with them fairly. . ¦' , . ...
On motion the following were named by
Chairman Tilden to constitute the execu
tive committee of the citizen body: Frank
Otis, ' T. G. Daniels. Jpseph Knowland, S.
M. Haslett and C.R. Smith. . ,
Chairman .Tilden and ; Secretary Neal
wi}l .also act with this; committee, which
Is to confer with; the Southern Pacific of
ficials. - •; . ',,, ... '¦' '}.•.- ¦.' - ; >¦'.
The. committee -of .fifty win meet again
next' Monday •night-.' 1 : ;¦>.-_ . : : '¦"¦
. Charles S. N<?al said that on the south
side line the Southern Pacific owned the
right of way from a " certain point at
West Alameda to. the Mole, and that the
City Trustees could grant no franchise
over that right of way to any other cor
poration.
In a general discussion Dr. G. A. Moore
asked Chairman Tilden If the City'Trus
tees -could regulate the fares and loca
tion of the stations while In the city lim
its, and the chairman answered that he
believed the City Trustees had that au
thority. Columbus Bartlett stated that
he did not. consider It would be dignified
for the representatives of the fifty who
would confer with the Southern Pacific
management on the terms of the fran
chises to go before tho corporation on
bended knee.
CAN REGULATE FARES.
these people were building the roads and
ferry system they talk about.. I believe
tnat we. would either have to swim or
stay at home. Why, the company that
constructed the pier from Emeryville has
been engaged In the project for more
than a year and It will be some time yet
before passengers can travel that way."
Charles R. Smith, president of the West
End Improvement Club and a member of
the committee of fifty. .wanted all meet
ings of the body to be closed to the pub
lic. 'Henry Rosenthal, president of the
Board of. Trade and also a member of the
committee, objected to what he said
would be called "star chamber gather-
Ings." The result was : that', a compro
mise w*as reached, it being decided to ad- ;
mit representatives of the, press but not
the general public to the sessions of the
committee of fifty.' ¦ "vv.
Prosecution Rests After
Calling Two-Score
Witnesses.
OSSINING. N. Y.. Aug. 3.-Anton!o
Turckowskl. a Pole, was put to death to
day in the electric chair at Sing Sing pris
on. He declared on his way to the chair
that he waa innocent of the murder of
John Shepoloskl. a Brooklyn saloon-keep
er, which occurred March 6 and of which
he had been convicted. Turckowski was
sentenced June 22, and the time elapsing
between the pronouncement of his sen
tence and Its execution Is said to have
been the shortest on the State records.
Suffers Death in Electric Chair.
EXCHANGE SHOTS
WITH GENDARMES
The fugitive clerk was arrested several
months afterward In Victoria, . B. C. He
had been working on the Canadian Rail
way as-a porter, and his whereabouts
was made known to the United States of
flfcra by a horseshoe diamond pin which
Dillard had worn for luck.- Before leav
ing this city he pawned- the pin in a
pawnshop on Montgomery street, where
it was discovered "by United States Secret
Service Agent George W. Hazen, who
had been making. a,systematic senrch in
the pawnshops of this city for the same
pin, knowing that. Dillard did not have
much money when he departed. Hazen
claimed the pin, but allowed It to remain
In possession of the pawnbroker, . because
he 6uspected' that the fugitive would send
for it. At the end of one of his trips
Dillard sent money for the redemption of
the pin and ordered It forwarded to a cer
tain address In Seattle. Internal Revenue
Agent Thomas had the pin followed to its
destination, after which it was traced to
Victoria, where It was delivered to the
UNLUCKY HORSESHOE.
Shortly after the receipt of this intelli
gence Dillard Informed Collector Lynch
that he was about to go on his vacation.
The time expired, but no word was re
ceived from the clerk, and when an Inves
tigation was had Collector Lynch and
United States . Internal Revenue Agent
Bert M. Thomas felt themselves justitied
in asking United States District Attorney
Marshall B. Woodworth to procure the
indictment of Dillard.
f-rp^HE trial of William H. Dillard on
I.", an indictment charging him with
I " having forged : the. signature of
~." 'John C. Lyncty United States In
¦''• ¦¦ /.;',.; tefnal Revenue Collector, to du
plicate certificates of residence of Chinese
laborers arid with having uttered fraudu
lent certificates of the same character,
was begun yesterday morning before a
jury in the' United States District Court,
Judge de Haven presiding,
Dillard was a messenger in the office
during j the administration of Collector
Osca M. Welburn. He was used as one
of the principal witnesses for the Govern
ment In the criminal proceedings insti
tuted against Welburn for embezzlement
of Government, funds. After the first trial
of Welburn. Dttlard was promoted to a
clerksnip under the new Collector. John
C. Lynch, with an increase of salary. He
was much brighter than the average of
his people and performed his duties in a
satisfactory manner. About, a year ago
Mr. Lynch was informed by United States
Internal revenue officers In New Mexico,
Texas and other places along the border
that they had found In possession of Chi
nese laborers certificates of residence
which appeared to be fraudulent and
forged and that they bore what purported
td be the signatures of John C. Lynch and
XV. H. Dillard.
The strike leaders attribute the failure
to the stringent measures taken by the
police. A.. man was arrested. at Barcelona
to-day for carrying dynamite cartridges
which he eald he Intended to throw in
a crowded part in the city. He also ad
mitted that he, was an anarchist and the
son of Barrera. who was arrested in 1S90
for throwing bombs. .
The residence of the Mayor and a num
ber of private houses at Alcala, province
of Cadiz, have been attacked by strikers
who exchanged shots with the gendarmes'
The strike has already collapsed at Bar
celona. where the majority of the work
men have resumed work. The masons
and compositors of. the newspapers still
remain out. The gendarmes are Datroll
ing the streets. . .- . '""
The Government has taken stringent
measures to cope with disturbances The
military force and the civil guards have*
been reinforced wherever necessary and
the troops have been confined to the bar
racks. The Instigators of the strike are
threatened with severe penalties.
until all the Imprisoned men have been re
leased.
Mr. Shortrldge did not neglect to sound
the jurors as to the existence of race
prejudice on their part. "You are aware
of the. fact." he said, "that the defend
ant Is a negro. As a result of your read-
Ing or experience have you any preju
dice acalnst the negro as a race which
would affect you as a juror? You would
give him the same benefit of a reason
able doubt as you would a member of
your, own race? Would you deal with
him as you would be dealt by?"
These questions were answered In a
Fatlsfactory manner and a Jury was se
cured before noon. After the noon re
cess Mr. Woodworth made a statement
to the jury as to. what the Government
expected to prove, and Collector John C.
Lynch was called as a witness. He de
scribed In detail the manner of Issuing
the duplicate certificates of registration
of Chinese laborers. He said that when
a Chinese person made application for a
duplicate the witness used to compare
the photograph and appearance of the ap
plicant with the photograph and descrip
tion on the diiDllcate certificate retained
in the office, and If convinced that the
applicant was the person to whom the
missing original had been issued he
O K'd the application. Then It was
handed to Dillard, who had exclusive
charge of the duplicates In the safe and
whose duty it was exclusively to make
out fac simile copies.
The fourteen alleged forged and fraud
ulent .dunlicate j certificates were then
shown to the . witness, who Identified the
handwriting of DIUard upon/ them and
testified that the signature of "John C.
Lynch;* was forged. He added that he
had not authorized Dillard or any other
person to sign the Lynch name to the cer
tificates mentioned or to any other cer
tificate.
The trial wlU be continued at 2 p. m.
to-day.
Samuel M. Shortrldge and T.^ C. West
appeared as counsel for -the. defendant
and United States District Attorney
Woodworth and Assistant United States
Attorney Ben L. McKlnley for the Gov
ernment. After several names on the
jury panel had been called and the per
sons mentioned had been seated In the
jury box Mr. AVoodworth called the at
tention of the court to the fact that the
record did not show that the defendant
had pleaded guilty or not guilty, and
asked that the plea be taken then and
there.
Mr. Shortrldge said that It was too late
to plead.
"No: it Is just time," said the court,
reassuringly.
'"The trial has commenced." suggested
Mr. Shortrldge very gently.
"The trial has not commenced," retort
ed the court firmly.
"We accept." *aid the lawyer, with a
sigh of resignation.
NO RACE PREJUDICE.
prisoner, who was at once placed under
arrest, ; ; ' ¦
FORMER CLERK, IN THE OFFICE OF THE INTERNAL, REVENUE
COLLECTOR ON TRIAL FOR FORGING CHINESE RESIDENCE CER
TIFICATES AND OFFICIAL TESTIFYING AGAINST THE ACCUSED.
• &pen prepared for the luncheon to be
. given in rtieir honor. Rear Admiral Cot
• ton* and. United States Minister Bryan
' ..with the -chief officers of the American
squadron, received the guests at the
At 'the conclusion of the luncheon Ad
rn'iral Cotton proposed the health of King
Charles of Portugal and during his re
marks he expressed his thanks for the
welcome and reception that had been ex
tended to the American squadron during
its stay at Lisbon.
<Jn reply General Pimental Pinto. Min
ister of War and Premier ad interim, pro
posed the toast of "President Roosevelt
and the Prosperity of the United States."
United States Minister Bryan then
Fpdke, dwelling on the sympathetic \
demonstrations of which the American
equadron had been the object at Lisbon i
and thanking the Portuguese Government
and people. The Minister of Marine re
sponded, speaking in flattering terms of
ttie American navy.
- President Roosevelt's cablegram in reply
to the message of King Charles, which
was published to-day by the Portuguese
newspapers, has created an excellent im
pression* here.
"OYSTER BAT. L. I., Aug 3.-In re
sponse to a message from the King of
Portugal announcing that he had had the
pleasure of drinking to the President's
health aed" to the prosperity of the Amer
ican navy on board the cruiser Brooklyn
at Lisbon, President Roosevelt sent the
following cablegram:
His Majesty the King of PoftUKa": I most
cordially reciprocate your Majesty's greeting,
peeing in the friendly relation which prompts
it a. renewed exprefrton of the Rood will which
unites the two countries and peoples.
THEODORE ROOS EVELT.
'board of which an exquisite menu had
net and the military and civil authorities
here proceeded in naval barges to the
'Broqkiyn. Admiral Cotton's flagship, on
I LIgBON. Aug. 3.— Shortly after noon to
'da'ythe member;; of the Portuguese Cabi-
MHJTSTEKS
: i" . VISIT OUR SQUADRON
Nevertheless,. It' Is" expected that the pa
triotism Of.' the Cubans' wljl acquiesce In
ending the "matter by paying oft the obll
ga-tlon to-the.qjttent'bf "the- Government's
present' 'ability, without hampering the
nation with a further load of debt.
;, HAVANA,, Aug^ 3.-A \ list of the revo T
lutlbruary; foldlers' ( entltled to pay. has been
completed! , In an;lntervlew General Max
imo. Gomea/ chairman of -t.he, committee,
said that the-Jlsi, consisted of about 50,000
¦soldiers, and".d\d;not Include. civil em
ployes." He believed that the pending loan
would not. cover more than half the
claims and expected the Cuban Congress
would provide for the payment of -^the
j balance in some form of due bill, payable
with Interest, after #. considerable. Inter
val and, probably, discountnble.ahd'. trans
; ferable..- General' Gome* isaid the rate of
wages. allowed 'to kit drdlh&rv,soldler was
Jl-.a 'day-durlhigritH^ lVerlod'.o?^ rhis'.seryipe.
Sergeants and commissioned officers" we're
separately, computed.- the. amounts "allowed
ranging .from a few hundred dollars to
?20,000, the latter sum being allowed to
himself as commander in chief. - •
The pay of major generals and colonels
Is I fixed at $10,000 and .Upward. ' The ma
jority of the privates' will receive, in' the
vicinity of f300, indicating two and a half
years" service.. General "Gomez said the
total altogether exceeded the commis
sion's expectations, but the cleims were
reviewed' so carefully that there was no
'doubtias.. to their: Justice. According to
present Indications th* amount of the loan
will hot meet, more than 50 to 60 per cent
of v the,tQU'l;clalms,* .''-;•<• .. .: . j
COILS TIGHTEN
IN MARCUM CASE
Duke declared, that 1 the" .Govern
ment was confident that the expenditure
of the $50,000,000 provided in trie bill would
be fully compensated by economies In the
judicial machinery and the reduction in
the police expenses,* which the- adoption
of the measure would render possible.
In conclusion, the speaker declared that,
although it would be 'rash to. predict that
it would prove a final settlement of ; the
Irish question,, any serious alteration-, of
the bill as adopted by, the House of Com
mons would release the contracting par
ties from tae pblUrations mutually^under
taken. Never before, he said;' '¦ had the'
representatives of the various" interests
concerned asked Parliament to sanction-a
Fettlement the main principles of which
they had themselves suggested. •
The Duke of Abercorn (Conservative),
while appreciating the liberality of the
financial provisions of the bill, declared
that nothing could recompense'the-land
lords for the losses they would have to
sustain. If their sporting rights were
lost and their property sold there would
LONDON", Aug. - 3.— The - Duke ''. of
.Devonshire moved the '.- second
reading of the" Irish land bill an
the House of Lords "to-day.. The
Fifty s usand Men
Their
J Back Pay.
WOULD COMPLETE
WITH HARRIMAN
Many others spoke, very few showing a
disposition • to .''prolong the discussion of
the, -bill.. One of Its stoutest, opponents
was Viscount' Harcnpden, Liberal, .who
characterized It as thoroughly mischiev
ous and corrupt." He .said it would re
sult In a land war more fierce and em
bittered than any which had preceded.
Lord Londonderry, Conservative, claim
ed the measure was for the benefit and
welfare of. all classes and entailed no risk
whatever on the Imperial exchequer; • -
.Earl - Spencer,. Liberal, supported the
billr saying. ,he+. thought, the possibilities
of Settling the agrarian Justified
the large expenditure involved. >
, t«frdTLansdowne, * Secretary \ of ' State - for
Foreign r "Affairs. ' did not ¦ share the Bin-,
ister^view which had • been expressed ; re
garding the effect of the bill on resident
landlords.' .On the contrary, he believed
the. measure was so framed as to Induce
them to remain In Ireland and expressed
the hope" that both landlords and tenants
would do their utmost to make It success
ful. „. .- ....
./The bill was passed to a second reading
without division.. ... . • .
The Earl of Duriraven (Conservative)
congratulated the Government on. the bill,
which, he said," was broad and statesman
like. He. regretted; however, that the bill
failed to carry out the entire recommen
dations of ;the" late Irish landlords' and
tenants', conference at Dublin. ' ' .
be no Inducement for the country gentle
men to remain in Ireland.
. Lord Crewe (Liberal) followed and said
that .unless the landlords Bold on a large
scale serious, results would follow, be
cause the unsold estates would become
centers of discontent and disturbances.
CUBAN SOLDIERS
TO GET MILLIONS
;»When Beale heard of this he was an
gry andfealled tirfa. few .newspaper men
; who had been " shut out. .
> _."Cbme ¦ with -me on -Tuesday morning,"
he said.'. ''There are fourteen of . them and
about six:'" of /us.VCan you shoot?".. \. '4
;!VTo-rnorrowr rnocnlng • BeaiJe and his
newspaper friends will make a descent
J on -the club. ¦ He will demand the with-,
drawal of the airship Intruders, and If
they are Impudent he will proceed to
clear* them out at the polnt3 of pistols.
Then he will send for his bride, who is
in New York, and resume his honeymoon.
U,WASH1NGTON,, Aug.. 3. — .Truxtun
Beale; i)f; Washington -and, California^ is
on path of Professor jLangley of air
ship"; fame. Beale^lately returned from
Europe with his bride. It wasBeale's in
tention" to go for ifewidays "to Cha'ppa
wampsiq, Island, where the Mount. Ver
non Ducking Association has 'a'.club
house.; He is/owner of part" of the island
and a I charter member of the club; ¦ - -
• He telephoned down and discovered
that-Professor^Langley, "who "also "is a
member of the, club, had taken possession
of the grounds for the entertainment of
his staff ¦ of scientists and helpers, who
are" '.working' on'.' the" flying maeflihe an
chored in the Potomac near by. Not only
did Professor Langley harbor twelve or
fourteen .men as guests, .but |on'.. his In
structions no outsiders were permitted at
the club, though they might hold cards
issued by. members. 'Newspaper men es-.
pecially: were, barred "from lanHngon the
island, t'v.'V ;<-¦
Special Dispatch . 'to The Call.
Secretary Root, in. his indorsement of
the opinion of the Judge advocate general.
says:
I suppose there is no doubt that a manufac
turing; firm, one member of which happens to
be a membfr of Congress, has a, right to manu
facture and sell goods to Jobbers who are fill
ing Government contracts and that they do not
come within the prohibition of the statute so
long as the contract between the firm and the
jobber Is a separate and distinct transaction
from the contract between the Jobber and the.
Government. There appears to be no evtdenco
that in the manufacture of gloves by the
Messrs. Llttaur Bros., to be u*ed in filling Gov
ernment contracts made by Lyon and others,
there was any violation of the statute excepting
one case, the contract of December 7. ISM. It
is not the iluty or the right of the Secretary
of War to adjudicate that case or to determine
whether the statute was or was not violated
except in so far aa it may bo necessary for him
to decide what action, if any. should be taken
by- the War Department. In view of the facts
disclosed. I think the Indications of an Inter
est by the manufacturing firm la the Jobbers'
contract with the Government are sufficient
to require me to proceed upon the theory that
there is a rrima facie case of violation of the
statute. ¦¦'*¦:¦¦
A case falling within the prohibition of the
statute Is clearly shown In the testimony,
which, in the opinion of this officer, charges
the department with tha performance of the
duty «et forth In section 3733 of the Revised
Statutes: and it Is. therefore, recommended
that a demand be made by the quartermaster
general upon the firm of Littauer Bros, for
the repayment of whatever sum is found to
hare been paid in consideration of the contract
of December 7, 1S0S. with E. It. Lyon. as ex
tended, in accordance with Us terms by th«
quartermaster's department.
General Davi: .ecommends that the tes
timony of two witnesses who could not be
found by Inspector Carllngton is rather
Important and that the investigation be
continued with a view of getting their tes
timony. When taken, he says, it can be
referred to the Department of Justice
with the other papers In the case.
Some discussion having arisen as to the prtca
which Lyon was to pay for gauntlets delivered
under the contract of December 7. an agree
ment wai entered Into by Littauer Eros, and
Lyon to the effect that an accurate account of
the cost of manufacture- was to be kept, and
If. after the contract were completed. It should
prove that the cost of manufacture did not
equal $1 65 per pair. Lyon waa to receive one
half of the profits. There was a profit of $3137.
one-half of which was credited to Lyon en
the books of Littauer Bros.
Colonel Carllngton of the inspector gen
eral's department was directed by Secre
tary Root to make an Investigation, which,
he did, taking testimony and submitting •
a report as to the facts In, the case. This
report and the testimony were" referred to
Judge Advocate General Davis, who mado
an extensive review and submitted an
opinion to Secretary Root. In his report
and opinion General Davis says:
It «vp«ars from the testimony that on Octo
ber 15. 1898.' a contract waa awarded to Lyon
for 3000 pairs of rauskrat gloves at $1 04 per
pair: on December 7. 1S98. a second contract
for 20,000 pairs waa awarded to Lyon at U TO
per pair, a stipulation belnir Inserted to the ef
fect that deliveries under It could be tncr«as*a
60 per cent at the discretion of the officer
making the contract. Tha Government took
advantage of the stipulation and 3O,0rtl pairs
were actually called for and delivered under
the contract of December T. 18»8.
' "WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.— Secretary Root
to-day made public all of the papers re
latins to the investigation into the Gov
ernment contract for gloves with E. R.
Lyon. This contractor procured gloves
from Littauer Bros., the senior member
of the firm, I* N. Littauer. beins a mem
ber of Congress. Secretary Root has re
ferred the case to the Department of Jus
tice, in order that it may be ascertained if
the law has been violated, and, if so, that"
appropriate measures may be taken in
the premises. There is a statute .which,
prohibits contracts for the Government
being made either directly or Indirectly
with a» member of Congress, and this was
the basis for the investigation by the War
Department.
.ThQ p3ss«nger train consisted of six
«ars. There were two baggage and ex
press ca^s, a smoker, a ladies' compart
ment car, -tiie Pullman sleeper and a
tourist sleeper. Th<^ foremost sleeping
car telescoped the smoking car. The
«hock threw many people from their
seats. The passengers got out of the cars
arid rushed to the aid of those In the
Smcker, but it was nearly an hour anil
a -half after the accident before the last
one was* taken from the wreck of the
smoker.
' HASTFGRD CITY, Ir.d., Aug. 3.—Six
••teen persons were Injured In a head-on
"cfilliEion to-<3ay between a westbound Pan
[ handle freight and the eastbound passen
••*Ehe seriously Injured are: W. H. Miller,
Leganport, head cut and bruised; George
A'ldwortht Chicago. leg crushed oft* below
fr*e; M. L. "Balm. Richmond, leg shat
tered; *C. H. . Frederick. Ridgeville, Ind.,
\eg broken; J. A. Watts, Chicago, leg cut
. :n -several place? and dislocated; Christo
" phet, Gofhamdt. Chicago, both legs
0 crushed and hurt Internally; William J.
Veil*. Chicago, both legs crushed and
tide injured; P. .J. Barrett, Chicago, boih
£gs broken; George Rowe. Logansport,
•nr.fcinoer of the freight train, right foot
' cm "and "badly bruised; Ben Palmors,
> Denver, on his way to Italy, leg bruised;
•Vtihn R. 'Kling, . Lcgansport. conductor.
\>eg broken and foot bruised; George Galt
¦•ijtain. Chicago, bruised and "cut and back
W. Snyder, L«ogansport, foot
,-rrushed; Ephraim Whistler. Ixigansport,
eg tt^idly bruised and left side bruised;
'Richard Wavey. Elmwood, leg broken and
'foot crushed; W. A. Rumell, Loganspcrt,
'' le^ bruised.
"'In. addition to the above list of injured
.•five or six others were cut and bruised,
bin their wounds were not serious.
' -.The accicK-nt happened opposite the
<3eveland factory. The freight had or
1 jjtrs to get to the lap track west of the
.Cleveland factory and let the passenger
.Hr. A broken drawhead caused six min-.
irteaf delay. "}"he enginf-er sent the brake
¦ ijan ahead to flag the passenger. The
" treight stopped at the Washington-street
screening but soon followed the flagman.
jtfere was a heavy fog, making It impos
"feSMe to see fifty feet ahead. Opposite
the Cleveland factory the flagman saw
the passenger comins at full speed. He
..had just time to give a shout and jump
"for safety. Both engines were reversed
when they met but the momentum was
°tiot checked to any degree.
Fog Prevents the Engineers
f Discovering the Danger
:<¦ .Until Too Late.
Reports That Law Was Vio
lated in Army Glove
Contract.
Galifornian »Will^Driver. Out,
; 'the Inventor and His
"pf~~~? -.¦;:¦ ¦&• •
Sixteen of the Passen
gers Receive Serious
. Injuries.
Inspector Recommends
Civil Action Against
Littauer.
a,\ Clubhouse!
Airship Man Arrogantly
V Takes Possession of-
TRAINS COLLIDE
NEAR SIDETRACK
GOVERNMENT MAY
SUE CONGRESSMAN
LANGLEY ANGERS
TRUXTUN BEALE
BRITISH LORDS DEBATING
THE LAND BILL'S MERITS
Duke of Devonshire, Moving the Second Reading of Meas
ure, Speaks Warmly in Its Favor, While Duke of Aber
corn Says It Will Drive Country Gentlemen From Ireland
THE SAN FBANCISCO CALLy' TUESDAY,^AUGUST 4, 1903.
Testifies Against William H. Dillard, Negro Clerk in United
States Internal Revenue Office, on Trial for Alleged
Issuance of Fraudulent Certificates to Chinese Laborers
Collector lynch says
signature was forged
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