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To Prevent the Grip Laxative Bromo-Qulnlne removes To Cure a Cold In One Bay. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine -Tablets. All druicfrists refund the- money If It falls to cure. E. XV.

Grove's signature is on each box. Sc Snow Near Jose. BAN JOSE. Jan. A light snow fall In the mountains east of town this extending almost down to Uhe valley In pllces.

Though only, an Inch In deoth even at the Lick Observatory, It is enough to clothe the hills In a mantle of white. CALL HEADQUARTERS. SACRAMENTO, Jan. The Assembly Ways and Means Committee had submitted to it this afternoon, during its consideration of the Senate' substitute for Irish's bill appropriating: additional for debris Impounding Bystem on the Tuba River, a letter written' to i Colonel Heuer of the United States Corps of Engineers by Mr. Irish and.

Colonel Heuer's reply. The questions asked by Mr. Irish were to points made against the bill by those who are fighting and the friends of the measure regard Colonel Heuer's answer as Betting forth strong. reasons why the bill should become a law. The two letters are as follows: SAN Jan.

26. ilSOl. Colonel AV. H.Heuer., Corps of United States Army. 41 Flood San My Dear There seems to be a lack of information in respect to certain questions connected construction of restraining barriers on the Tuba and if entirely consistent with official i Report.

Ralston, However, Is Obdurate and Will Present a Minority FRIENDS OP MINING MEASURE Witt OTJT SAN FRANCISCO. 'Jan. 16, 1901. John San- Francisco. Dear Sir: gin; reply; to your le'tev of this date relative to irapoundlni: barriers In Hhe Tuba River.

I have to state that many, persons i Interested In the construction of the Impounding Was there an official estimate Involving an estimated cost of $500,000 for the construction of the works contemplated by the appropriations recently made by the Legislature of California and; the- Congress 1 of the United States for the construction of. restraining barriers on the Yuba River? In other words, were these appropriations based upon an estimate made officially, or were the appropriations made to cover works to be thereafter planned by engineers? I have been frequently asked why the; $300,000 already one-half respectively by our State Legislature and by has not been used, or why work has not already been begun under that appropriation. My recollection is that you. In at least, explained this latter matter while before tho Assembly Committee on; Mines and Mining a few days since, but I am not Just clear about the facts, and I should be pleased to have you restate the matter. so that I may be able to clearly explain the matter to my fellcw leslslators.

TrustlnK you may feel" at liberty to answer the above Inquiries, I beg to remain with kindest regards, very truly JOHN'B. IRISH. would feel exceedingly grateful if you would advise me In respect thereto. The points about which I desire information are these: Senator' Selvage Scores a Signal Success in His Llaiden Speech. CALL HEADQUARTERS.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. Senator Selvage made his first speech before the Senate this morning, and so seductive was his eloquence that the Senate added $1000 to hla appropriation to welcome McKinley and passed hla resolution with a rush. The resolution provided for a reception committee composed of the 'President. President pro secretary, sergeant-atarms and five members of the Senate and the Speaker. Speaker pro chief clerk, sergeant-at-arm3 and nine members of the Assembly, and appropriated $1000 for the committee's expenses.

This was amended to make the committee first provided a committee of arrangements and make a reception committee of the whole Legislature, with $2000 for expenses. ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOB McXINLEY'S RECEPTION further plans, estimates or projects for any complete work or system were submitted until January, UPO, when the California Debris careful examination and exhaustive study of all the previous plan made. Us report, and estimated the dams for mining and other debris in the Yuba River have been and are under the Impression that an estimate of J500.00O Jias been submitted by some authorized person as the cost of completing such dams or barriers. The Governor California was doubUesa under such Impression, for In referring to the debris dams he te the State passed the acts in 1893 and i 1897 appropriating said sum of J2W it was estimated that the whole work coulj be done for JoOO.OOO.-and it was deemed proper J' he n8 tu re of the work proposed nd nat! Since; the message was published the verlous llt i iW relat t0 river improvement and debris dams have been examined and In the report of 1882 Is found an estlmiti for dams on the Yuba River to cos? Jlfiaf 000 and In another report published in 1831 bvi board, sometimes known as the mission, Ts found an estimate for dam on hi Yuba River at Dehuerre Point to $300,000 to depending on us height and an additional estimate of for restriction works on the Yuba River below i "oothina The 3 estimate of this Board of therefore. varies between the limits of 1600 OCO and $940,000 for completion of "he referred to.

Melick will call up the question to-morrow morning on his motion to reconsider The large affirmative vote to-day however." precludes almost certainly the possibility of a different decision to-morrow Joseph R. Knowland of Alameda consented to accept the chairmanship of California's first real" counterpart of the Lexow committee only after the personnel of the committee had been disclosed to him. He told Speaker, Pendleton that would have nothing to do with the investigation unless members were associated with him whom he could trust to bring in a report in strict accordance with the facts developed jay the Investigation Of committee "Webber, Schillig" Wright and Laird are lawyers. UI11 Knowland said to-night that nomeetlng of tho committee would beheld until after the Assembly should act to-morrow on Melick's motion to reconsider. If the Assembly does not experience a change of heart the committee will then at once organize and begin its preliminary meetings here Examination of witnesses will no doubt be conducted at meetings held In San Francisco and It Is probable that the committee will leave here Monday and will be ready to begin the hearing about Tuesday.

The vote as it finally stood was: Ayei, 4G; noes, 22. Those voting in the affirmative were: Anderson of Santa Clara, Barnes. Bauer, Bennink, Bliss, Broughton, Clarke, Cavagnaro. Cromwell Duryea, Evatt. Fisk.

Foster, Franklin' Gans, Greer. Guilfoyle, Haley, Henry Irish. Johnson. John Knight, Knowland, Macbeth. Mattos' McNeil.

Merritt, Myers Ralston, Reeber, Roberts. Savage, Schlesinger, Stewart of San Diego Sutro" TTeadwell. Walker, "Webber, Wrleht' Pendleton. sm On roll call a number of members refrained from voting and afterward voted "aye" and a few changed from "no" to "aye." Mellck changed his vote from "no" to and gave notice of a motion to reconsider. Fisk closed the argument wrth a speech full of emphatic assertions of the Legislature's duty to inquire into the alleged alliance between the San Francisco Police Department and the gamblers and tne prevalence of other forms of vice under the protection of the law.

Speaker Pendleton ruled Fellz's motion out of order, but upon protests by Johnson, Dunlap and Melick he confessed his error and put Feliz's motion to vote, promptly declaring It lost and ruling that the demand thnt was heard for a roll call was upon the motion to adopt the resolution and not upon Feliz's motion. Melick protested against the shutting off of debate, and Pendleton finally consented to withhold the roll call until members should be heard. Fisk said that the misconduct of the police had notorious and there ought not to be any delay. Savage of Los Angeles said that when the laws of the State were being flagrantly violated there must be not a moment's delay, "much less a day's, -In beginning investigation. Knight of San Francisco -said If was notorious that the San Francisco Police Department was flirting with vice and the Assembly's action' ought to be immediate.

Anderson withdrew his motion, but Feliz at once made the same motion that the resolution be printed: in the Journal and made a special order immediately after the reading of the minutes to-morrow. HOMmIMIIiiWII HHIWIhH have- been familiar with Investigations by the Assembly, for some years," Feliz continued, "anrl it is true that at the bottom of every one of them has been nothing more nor less than a political scheme. In every case there have been outside Influences'- and the purpose has been to make or- destroy the political future of some man." Anderson of Solano objected to the immediate consideration of so important a matter, and moved that the made a special order for. to-morrow 'WJjMHi jHWtH iMffijl'UllWlMWWPfll Feliz said he believed San Francisco to bft fully capable of dealing with this problem without calling for the aid of the Legislature In a matter outside of the latter's province. "I have no desire," said Fisk.

"to do Republican politics in this matter. Therefore I ask, if thia resolution be neither myself yor any other member from San Francisco be appointed on tho dommlttee. but that country members entirely be chosen for this investigation." Flak in moving the adoption of the resolution said the time had come when the people of the State ought to take a hand In the affnlrs of San Frunclsco If they were to continue to be bo conducted as to be a public scandal. He salt! the newspapers had been teeming with accounts of the disregard by the. Police Department of violations of laws against gambling and other vices.

Resolved. That a select committee of five members of the Assembly be appointed by the Spaker to immediately and fully, thoroughly and carefully investigate each and all of said charges, whether direct or indirect, and to report Its findings to this House; and J.hat said committee have full power to subpena witnesses, administer oaths, take testimony, send for persons, books, telegrams and papers, to employ a clerk and a Ktencgrapher, and that It have leave to sit at the city and county of San Francisco during the session of the Assembly, together with such other powers as shall be necessary for a full performance of Its duties, and to report fully and as speedily as possible, with such recommendations rs to -necessary legislation In tho premises as It may dopm proper. Special Dispatch to. The Call. ALL HEADQUARTERS.

MENTO. Jan. The Assembly took upon itself this morning the task of fiitpmiitir.tr to purge tho San Francisco Police Department. After an acrimonious debate a resolution offered by Fisk was adopted authorizing the Speaker to appoint a committee of five to investigate the charges that a compact exists whereby police protection is extended to Chinese and other gambling games in San Francisco. Speaker Pendleton has selected as members of the committee the following named: Knowland of Alameda Webber of Napa, Schillig of Yuba and Sutter, Wright of Santa Clara and L.aird of Kern.

The resolution. met with severe denunciation as embodying a partisan scheme aimed at the wrecking of political hopes, and several members of the majority, notably Brown of San Mateo. Dunlap and Mclick, pleaded for delay, asking that at least one day be given for Assemblymen to familiarize themselves with the import of the resolution. Several members of the minority also bitterly opposed investigation but the motion to 'adopt was crowded through wlt'i vindictive haste, and the vote upon it stood, ayes 46, noes 22. The resolution is as follows: Wherras.

direct charges been that various forms of Chinese and other gambling games, forbidden by the laws of this State are being conducted and carried on openly In the city and county of San Fran- Whereas, It has been charged that the Police Department of said city and county has for some time declared Us Inability to suppress eald gambling games; and Whereas, It Is also charged that the Bald Police Department of San Francisco. In view of its acknowledged Inability to close said games and punish such offenders, has entered Into a compact or agreement with said persons operating and conducting said gambling games, to allow said gambling games to run openly and without molestation, and In direct violation of tho laws and statutes in force in this State; and Whereas, such charges have been given wide publicity In the press, and should therefore be Investigated, to the end that, if found to be true, the Legislature should enact such necessary legislation as will enable tho Police Department of the city 'and county of San Francisco to suppress such gambling games; or should It be found that the present laws of the State are sufficient to enable the said Police Department to bring about' the suppression of said gambling games and the conviction nnd punishment of the guilty parties, then to recommend such legislative action as will require and compel the said Police Department and officlalb in control' In said city and county to at once suppress such gambling games and punish the offenders against the laws "of the State; now, therefore, be It ALLEGATIONS THAT CRIME IS PROTECTED TO BE PROBED Assembly Committee Will Inquire Into Alleged Compact With Chinese Gamblers. LEGISLATORS ACTION AS SEEN BY A CARTOONIST. cost of completion of the works therein attention Is Invited to the fact that In 1S33 when the State made Its appropriation of J2C0 000. on certain conditions specified in the act and Congress in 1S98 appropriated an emnl amount, no estimates that the work could -be comaleted for SOOO.COO had ever been "Furthermore, you auk why with tha J300.000 acDroprlated tnd supposed to be available work -on lmpoundlns barriers had' not been commenced.

Instead of waiting 1 for further Hums to be appropriated. The reason- Is plain. The laws both State and national, making these appropriations, or. In relation thereto, contained conditions such that In one case the money appropriated could not be used until the entire amount available wai sufficient to complete the work, and in another case, that no money could be spent or used until- the plans had been submitted to and approved by the Stnte' Board of Examiners. On June 6, 1900 Congress, in the emergency river and authorised the commencement of worK und made money appropriated available, Fubiect approval of plans and specincatlons by the State Board of Mpro; vlded by State law.

Approval of plans by State bnard Is said to have been given on DecemberST 1900. If so. that date In the earliest £rtod at' which any of the $300,000 appropriated for The work on the Tuba River became available. Very respectfully. Lieutenant Colonel.

Corps of Engineers. The Ways and Means Committee held a long and stormy session' this afternoon, devoting most of Its time to the roineiV bill The entire matter was threshed over and much bitterness of feeling exhibited When it finally came to. vote the friends of the measure triumphed the comtalttee voting to recommend that It Ralston will make a minority will flghf the bill on the floor of tho Assembly. SENATE PASSES THE STANPOBD BILL Kowell, a Regent of the University of California, Is Its Only Opponent. PALL HEADQUARTERS.

SACRAMKNTO Jan 31 -The Cutter bill university building in Santa Clara County of Stanford University and all Ss held by the trustees for the benefit of the university was passed by the Senate this afternoon, the vote belne noes 1. Senator Rowell was the one member who opposed the bill. Rowell declared against the bill as establishing a precedent and jlolating the true principle of taxation. Davil spoke eloquently and earnestly in favor of the bill, and expressed surprise a regent of the University of Callfomi-f should be the one man to raise his voice gainst liberal treatment of Stan- and I.ukens hastened to avow that Dr. Rowell spoke for himself alone, and each of them spoke elo(1 The onW sSech other than Dr.

Rowell's that approached an attitude of opposition was made by Wolfe, and he declared he wSSldvote for the bill because exemption Stanford University property had been aDDroved by the people. Belshaw said fhe university sought exemption in order that it might seek investment for its funds in local bonds bearing higher rates of interest instead of Government bondS. Tne corresponding Assembly bill will come up to-morrow. GALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRAMENTO, Jan. 31.

bills regarding State health regulation, introduced In the Legislature at the behest of the Governor, were given a new lmpetU3 by a message he sent to both houses to-day, which throws light on the reasons which prompted the measures. His message told of a commission secretly appointed which has been sent to this coast and Is laboring secretly on the problem which the State thought had been fought out and solved. An effort waa made to call the blll3 out of the committee to which.they had been referred so that action could be taken immediately, but as this was found to be impossible action was postponed, but it will be delayed no longer than it takes to have the bills printed. The Governor's message wa3 receivea In the Assembly before the sensction caused by Fisk's resolution for the Investigation of Francisco Police Department had had time to subside, and Immediately excitement was at lever heat The" message was read and immediately afterward Dr. Hasson, chairman of tne Public Health and Quarantine Committee, presented a report out of order recommending that the three health measures introduced yesterday do.

pass. Johnson moved that the bills be at once given the second reading. I James objected and Johnson withdrew that motion and moved that the bills be made a special order on the second reading file to-morrow morning Immediately after the reading of the minutes. Melick asked why the bills should not take the regular order, Johnson said the case was one of ur- Tames asked if the object was to interfere with the work of the commission sent out by the Federal Government. Johnson replied that there was no such intention.

His motion was passed. In the meantime speculation was rife among the legislators as to what Dr. J. J. Kinyoun was doing in Sacramento.

He. came in last evening and registered at the Capital Hotel under the assumed name of J. Keenan. He denied that his business here had any connection with the measures before the Legislature and declared he was visiting relatives. To-day he re- Iterated his statements, and added In explanation of his change of names that it would eerm peculiar if it was known he was in Sacramento just when these bills wefe up so he decided not to register as Kinyoun.

He said his determination not to register his true name was made when he read of the Governor's bills while on his way to Sacramento. The Governor's message Is as follows. EXECUT1VK DEPARTMENT. FTATE OF CALIFORNIA. SACRAMENTO.

Jan. 31. 1301. To the Atssmbly of State of California: I have the honor to represent to your honorable body that upon Sunday, the twentjsevrnth ot this month. I received infornwtion that the United States Treasury Department had sent to this State commission to make an ex parte Investigation the condition ot the public health of our and that some the members of t-ald commission were already In the rltv of San Francisco.

HpallzlnK the gravity of an Investigation conductedin without any opportunity on fhe part of the State authorities to into the work It intended to be conr-ucted by the said commission appointed by fhe United States Treasury department. I flamed It of the most Immediate importance fo innulre of the President the reasons and of this secret i-ommlsslon. and on the I transmitted the following tele eram the President of the United States: have "been Informed that the Treasury Department has sent a commission of experts SSS J. J. Klnyoun to the surgeon general of the Marine Hospital Service.

"I hope that In this matter of vital Interest to the people' Of California there Is no Intentional discourtesy on part of the oSlcer directed by the Treasury Department to supervise this investlzation. "In this matter, which concerns deeply the welfare of this Stato, I respectfully request that co-cperatlon with Uie State authorities by Huch experts should be advised. In order that the State may select eminent home bacteriologists nnd physicians as well as. If deemed necessary, bacteriologists and physicians from other £iates and countries, to eimatno the same suspected eases, so aa to arrive at a correct and Impartial conclusion. "I dislike much now to call your attention to this matter, but Irreparable Injury heretofore tiorfe to this State by unfair and ex pane examinations itairants this, appeal." Yesterday oTternoon 1 received from the honorable the Secretary of the Treasury tHe following telegraphic reply: "Reply Ing to your telegram of January -X to President, the commission appointed by this department embraces experts who by reason of technical knowledge ar.d'persDnal experience with the disease makeit the hljhsst possibles authority.

They from great Institutions of learning entirely disconnected 'with any department ot the Government, and ire chosen from different sections of the country, wholly on account ot their and have been directed to call upon you for the purpose of their respects and acquainting you with their work. In no sense therefore is any discourtesy intended, and the department the commission to make investigations In Its own way. unhampered by detailed from the Marine Hospital Service or any other Influence. It Is expected to ascertain the facts. and the department does not feel It should hamper the commission in its method of investigating and getting at the facts.

It will be independent of Dr. Klnyoun or any previous reports. Its conclusions ure to be basej on Ha own observations ar.d will be made known to this department and forwarded to you by the Department." From answer cf the Honorable the retary of the Treasurx It la apparent that State co-operatlcn Is refused, and that the Investigation of the commission will be conducted wholly uptfn such lines as will exclude any possible opportunity en the part of tha State to either verify or refute any position which may now or hereafter be taken by said commission or the United States Marina Hospital service. Under these circumstances the State Is ncv forced to rely upon an Investigation pursued by a commission which It has neither Invited to Its territory nor In the selection of whose personnel It has had any voice. The previous Inaccurate reports respecting the existence of bubonic plague In this State, which has resulted In the injury to the reputation for health of this State as well as in Injury to Its citizens, industries and commerce, have been the consequence of a system of ex parte Investigation, without opportunity of State examination or supsrvl3lon.

The repetition of such Investigations upon secret lines, without public scrutiny under State authority as have been heretofore pursued will Imperil the welfare of every citizen and inhabitant of the State and will bring distress to the farmer, orcaardlst. horticulturist, manufacturer, tradesman, merchant, as well as to all our marine and land transportation companies. The meanest criminal under the constitution of the United States cannot be dented the right of being confronted by his accusers, listening to their testimony and subjecting them to crcssexaminatton. and shall It be contended that tha great State cf California shall be unjustly denied a similar privilege In opportunity of facing those who. impugning the public health as the result of secret and one-sided examination, might choose to cast an Irremovable blemish upon the State's lanltary condition, on which the personal rights and property of her citizens In a large measure depend? The State belns denied a hearing I conscientiously believe, therefore, that legislation la Immediately and urgently needed toy which our State may assume that general and onrestrained control over the subject of the public health within its borders which vitally concerns her, and which Is her Inalienable right by virtue of her sovereignty.

Impelled by the sense of raWe duty. In view of this exceedingly grave situation, I rely upon the discretion of your honorably body to such appropriate action in the premises as may be deemed advisable. IIKNRT T. GAGE. Governor of the State of California.

Special Dispatch to The CalL KINYOUN AT SACRAMENTO UNDER ASSUMED NAME Secret Commission to Investigate Alleged Existence of Bubonic Plague In California. CHARGES PARIS COMMISSION WITH GRAVE OFFENSES bridge. "Of course there were many scene's of jollity and "merrimt-nt and the Commls- Men and Women California's Interests were Neglected and Revelru iiGiyiiuUi SENSATIONAL developments In legislative inquiry into the affairs of the California Commission to tlie Paris Exposition were not confined yesterday trs Sacramento. A new witness, and a Vitally Important one, has appeared In this city and before the investigation is over he will give his testimony at the Capitol. This witness Is Andrew Dennis, the colored porter served the California OommisFion at its headcuarters in Paris during the of those Interesting officers, at the French capital'.

Drr.r.is had an opportunity of seeing everything which transpired at the headquarters, and the story tells of the netiens of the Commissioners and their friends la one of shocking immorality, drunken revelry, pnmbling among men end women, neglect of duty, misappropriation of exhibits and other derelictions reflect anything but credit upon the commission. This porter describes the fight between Commissioner Foote and Commissioner Truman. He relates the duties 'hat the Commissioners forced him to perform for their private benefit. He tells of a gambling pariy in which one of the Commissioners lost 2500 francs to a woman and was forced to go to the bank the following morning to secure funds. He relates the incidents which accompanied the visits of disreputable women to the headquarters, and he recites a tale is perhaps more shockingly sensational than any which has yet been.

told of the commission and its affairs. Young Dennis begins his recital by telling of incidents which immediately precsded the celebration of July 4, 1903, by the California Commission. "Sousa had promised to attend our celebration," Dennis last night, "and preat preparations had been made for the affair. Commissioner Truman had told the other Commissioners that he would attend and then he told me that he would r.ot, as he did net like the character of the people who had been I knew then that something was wrong among the Commissioners, but Truman Was not the only guiltless one in the crowd. "He used to send me out every day with from three bottles cf wine to a case to take to his home in Paris or to his friends and he never even paid for the expressage on them.

I used to take this wine frcra the stock belonging to the-commission. While we were there Truman moved his residence and I had to do the moving. I dipcovered that he had stocked, his place with canned goods, fruit every description and -wines which came from the store of the California exhibit. "One day he took me downstairs to the cafe and asked me If Foote and Gaskill were talking about him. He told me that neither Foote nor Gaskill were any and that he was getting tired of the affair.

When the wine was taken cway Gaskill would always demand that I vouchers for that which Truman took. but I never got any vouchers for what the others sent away, and they sent a treat, deal. Emlay took away a great deal of wine, and Truman told me that was selling it to the various Xo inventory whatever was taken cf the stock at the California and any amount of stuff could be taken out and was taken out while we were there. "One day Loeb, French interpreter who was employed by Secretary Gaskill, came to me. very early the morning and asked me for the keys of the wine cellar.

I pave them to him and thrn got up to what he was doing. I discovered that he look away several cases of in a hack. Loeb was cmploved by QaskttJ at a of $03 a which v.as raised to a month. When we reached Paris he bought a quantity of French pictures which he tried to to visitors who rameXo the California headquarters. Complaint was made bytwo and an investigation was made, but nothing further was done.

"As for the wines given to the Juries, no more than twelve bottles were supplied to and I got those for the Jurors. The Commissioners were very seldom at headquarters, and Assistant Secretary Dargie and I were the only people there to welcome visitors, who would very frequpntly ask who was running the place end the Commissioners wore. The as a matter of fact, were at Henry's, an American bar on the Rue des Capuchins, playing poker and domlriocs with Americans all day long. They were very seldom at the headquarters, and Dargie and myself were left there "One night I went to headquarters and fotind Commissioner Truman sitting In a chair grossly and helplessly He had been nauseated in-; was in a very unpresentable condition. I went away and In the morning when I returned I found Commissioner Truman Iving asleep on a bear rug on the floor.

He went over to Henry's, the American bar, and got credit for four bottles of wine which Commissioner Foote paid for "In September came the fight between Commissioner Foote and Commissioner I knew the fight was coming because I heard some one tell Mr. Footo that unless he punched in the 3aw things would be disagreeable for him. The day of the fight Commissioner Foote wai In the headquarters when Commisnioncr Truman entered. Truman went Into the Inner- room and- a minute later I beard curses and a striking blow. There were loud.

words and scuffling and I and air. Darde rushed Into the room. "Mr. Foote getting. 'the worst" of It, as he was.

very gToggy 'that day, and Just as I entered Mr. Truman had an Ink well In his hand and was about to throw It at the head of lir. Foote. I Jumped at Mr. Truman to hold him and Mr.

Foote chouted: 'That's right, Andrew, hold the fellow won't give me a square deal and will kill I held Mr. Truman and turned him over to Mr" Dargie. I then escorted Mr. Foote downstairs to the street, where a hack was waiting, and where Mr. Foote met a lady friend.

They drove away together Mr Foote and Mr. Truman did not speak to each other for a week after that. "Poker parties were very frequent at the headquarters, and Commissioners Koote and Runyon and Secretary Gaskill tnd several of their lady friends took part in them. Sometimes the ladles won and sometimes they didn't. It depended altogether on who they were.

Some of them could play better than others, and, of course, they won. In one party a lady won 2500 francs from Commissioner Foote. and be was forced to go to' the bank the next morning lo get some money. But that lady was a pretty good poker player; she came from Honolulu. "Once In a while ladles would come up to see Commlsisoner Foote when they were Jn distress.

I loaned one cf them 53 francs myself, but Commissioner Focte paid It back. The lady was an who to play at Morosco's. She Is in Paris yet, I think, because there Is no sloners were not sober, but 1 suppose they were having a good time and it was none of my business. This i think Includes In a general way, without entering Into a variety of details, what I know of what happened in the California headquarters at the Paris Exposition." TRUMAN SCORES FOOTE. Beplies to the Colonel in Extremely Harsh.

Words. CALL, HEADQUARTERS. SACRAMENTO, Jan. Investigation of the Parts Commission took on a more roseate hue this afternoon, for most of the time was spent in investigating the. alcoholic capacity of the Commissioners and their willingness and ability to carry away Wine from the storeroom at the headquarters.

In the general mix-up Truman suffered most. There was not a good word said for him during the afternoon, and there were plenty that were bad. Robert Itcss. son of United States Judge Ross, was one of was the most interesting witness of the session. Ho was called to tell what he knew of the doings of the- commission during his month ot service.

Regarding the number of visitors at the heauquarters Kofs said 'JUO a day a large estimate, and of these more than hair were Tney were shown the exhibits' and through tne rooms, and were given wine if they wished it. "Did you ever see anything Improper around these askeu Mel- Jek. I have Air. Truman orunk several times," was the answer. you ever see Mr.

Gaskill undet the influence of "So, I never saw Air. Gaskill drunk." you ever see Foote drunk?" "No, not in tne headquarters." "Ever see him drinking "Yes; I have seen Air. Foote when he had been drinking. I have seen him take six cocktails in an afternoon, if that is wnat you mean." "Did you ever see any carousals in the headquarters in which there were "So, I never did;" "Why did you leave the employ of the commission?" "I was asked to resign by the secretary, who said the board had ordertd it. 1 refused to( resign until were preferred against mo.

and 1 think it was Mr. Gaskill who said the maps I was working on were not coming oat rapidly enough. I explained this. 1 They said 1 had without authority and 1 denied They said, too, I was intoxicated, and this, toor, I denied, for it was not true. Nest day I got a note from the commission asking lor my resignation." Four months later, Ross said, Truman called him Into his room and in the presence, of Marais, who was called In as a witness, told Ross that as his dismissal had not entered on the minutes the commission was willing to treat the intervening time as a vacation and would take him back and give him his salary for that time.

refused the offer. the witness offered this letter in evidence as showing Truman's version of the affair and also the feeling that existed in the commission last September. PAHIS. Sept. 26.

1900. My Dear Friend: Your son returned here to-day, and as Foote is in Spain and Gaskill In I called the boy into my in the presence of a witness, not to listen to him. Imt to myself (and, by the way. I did and 1 told him (your boy) the s-tory of his damnable treatment by I had said before he tj Madrid his inhuman treatment fcv the ww-llvfd, dirty. Infamous dog' Gaskill, lo him that the commission would ncf ac-ewt his resignation.

As the dirty dog ,8 away and cannot control the Foote if he comes back ti'-mprrow, and the latter will return from Ki'iyfr to-morrow. I think, and as I have genrrslly been ipnored by Foote and Hunyon in rr.oj-t 1 shall now insist upon not recognizing your son's reslpnetion forced by the infamous Oaskill and cowardly W. W. Foote and tell to draw his salary for four months and consider that he been 9 member of the commission all the time, and that nothing has happened. 1 have told Robbie that he need not pay anything against Toote to any human being (except his lather and mother), and that he should tell no person what I have done.

(It would take a dozen pages to tell you of the infamy of Secretary kill, who controls Foote.) All this I have said to" Foote. I knew his father, and I hated to say fo. but I told Foote to his race that ho was untrue, unfair, unworthy and controlled by Oaskill. I said even more. But vour son shall be rifchted to-morrow or when Foote returne or there- will be a dreadful scene.

But, my diear friend, while Foote ccmes from a fine Southern family, he is a liar, a traducer and a coward. Yours very truly. BEN C. TRUMAN. Binee writing you the foregoing Uobhle has paid to me that Foot" and Oaskill have paid him that they tried to save him, but "old Truman insisted en kicking him out." Was there anything so damnable? Why I frught putting him out all the way through.

Feote applied all the epithets known to your bob and ordered him with oaths not to smoke, etc. and Gaskill set him to work in the kitchen with a negro and a French cook in order to humiliate him and get rid of him. Well, your son is and has been an attache of cur commission all the time or there will ba a hell of a scene to-morrow. TRUMAN. Rofs had much more to say of Truman and Foote and how each of them would come to him privately and after swearing roundly at the other, would suggest that he go and repeat the remarks.

"They wore not men enough to talk to each other." said Ross, "fo they used to come and tell me." Emlay also told of Truman's convivial habits, going into great detail. "I was coming home on the night of July 7 last," he said, "and on going Into the" headquarters I saw Truman there. He was very drunk and was looking pale and sick. 1 tried to revive him and worked over him for four hours. Then he felt better and I left him.

I saw him again at 6 o'clock the next morning. He was looking very bad, dirty and sick. His face had not been washed and he was looking very disreputable." "Was that the only time you ever saw Truman drunk?" continued Mellck. "No." said Emlay. "I saw him drunk one day, it was the day Mr.

Runyon was leaving, down at the depot. He had a bottle of wine under each arm and said he wanted to give Mr. Runyon a good send-off. He was attracting a great deal of attention and was making quite a Ecene." Mellck asked many questions regarding the receipt which Emlay had been given when he paid the money for medals to Aine, and he called Emlay's attention to the Item. "Four bronze medals at each.

$100." Emlay declared he knew of no such discrepancy when he paid the amount, nor did he know of the discrepancy, he said, until Melick showed the receipt to him. He was asked what there was about the bill which showed that It had been paid and he pointed to a rubber stamp mark'- at the bottom. Ho said that In France all bills were receipted In that way. He said he paid the full amount showing on the receipt, and he did not know nor did he rind out later that it was $20 too. much.

Later A. Ekman, who was In charge of the mining exhibit, was shown the receipt and he said he would not have accepted It In that form as a receipted bill Ekman was called to the stand to explain the damage done to the Davidson quartz specimen, which he did by saying some of the points were chipped off by poor packing. He added nothing to the scandals, except to describe a drunken waiter who attacked him and whom he hit with his fist. This evening Judge Henshaw and Erall JCusbaumer came up from Oakland and until late -to-nieht they were closeted with Foote and Runyon and the Governor In Foote's rooms In the capital Hotel. H.

Mills may be called to testify to-morrow, and Joseph Lynch also be on hand. The turn of affairs this afternoon which brought the Inquiry into the personal conduct of the Commissioners is likely to assure the opposition which Foote promised in the first place Jf personal conduct should become one of the subjects Inquired into. METHODS OF LOCAL POLICE OFFICIALS ARE TO BE INVESTIGATED THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1901; 2 Cathartic pills never and never can cure Indigestion and stomach troubles, because they act only on the bowels, whereas the whole trouble la In tha stomach. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets taken after meals digest the food. That Is all there Is to it.

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