The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 23, 1895, Page 1

VOLUME LXXVIIL—NO. 145, FIVE CENTS. INSURGENTS ~ NEARING A FINAL VICTORY, Now THE WaR IN CUBA IS PRACTICALLY OVER REBELS ARE IN CONTROL. STR STR ONGHOLD AT SAN- AT A SIEGE LAID TO T OF THE SPA TIAGO DE CU GENERAL CAMPOS IS BEATEN. TO THE SPANISH T HE ApMITS 5 DEFEAT. BOSTON, Mass.. Oct. 22.—Dispatches ch were received from the seat of war uba to-day brought matter of more mportance. The first dis- ntiago de Cuba, October 19, an war is practically over. try is now practically in bels and an attack is ex- de Cuba any day. t week the soldiers and outlying Spanish garrisons have been retreat and are row in the in garrison. The insurgents are sur- nding the city in large numbers and it is expected that they will make their at- tack Their numbers are far greater than h been reported and they outnum- ber the Spanish earrison, while they now have control of all the natural highways, so that it is impossible for an expedition to leave the town in any direction. The Spanish troops are making active preparations to leave at a moment’s notice, and already the transport ships in the har- bor are ready to sail. Itwill be animpossi- bility for the town to hold out much longer, as, addition to the insurgents, are actively at work witnout, the Spanish soldiery themselves arealmost in a state of mutiny, and each hour sees several brawls. Already over a dozen men have been killed in these street fights, and the authorities have now ordered that if any more such fights occur the ringleaders will be shot. Aniong the soldiery there is a constant feeling of fear, and each hour there are many desertions to the ranks of the insur- gents. Sentries have been stationed and orders have been given to shoot down any man seen outside the gate. As a result of this order & young lieutenant was shot to- day. He was not deserting, but was simply making an investigation of an ob- ject outside the wall. when he was seen by a sentry and killed. The insurgents have planted their field batteries near the city in the most advantageous positions, and their shells are causing much damage. Ten men were killed to-day by the explo- | sion of a shell in one of the gun caissons | near the north wall, four of the number ; of the r aration is being made to withstand the last determined attack, | which may come at any moment, but it is | very doubtful e garrison can hold out. | 1f th it will mean the | entire triumph ot the insurgents’ move- | ment i :rn part of the island, and thev w rn their attention to the ch, dated Havana, Octo- ys: The Spanish officials to-day received notice of the condition of affairs in the east, and immediately ordered that the ve regiments quartered in the garri- should start for the beleaguered city Santiago de Cuba at once. This will practically leave the capital city at the | m y of the rebels if they should strike. | General Campos 18 doing all in his power | ent the disaster which is surely im- pending, but it will be impossible for him t the defeat which is staring him in e. The following cablegram which t to the War Department of the i home Government was gathered from an official source. Thedispatch reads: % gents have everything. We can meet nothing but defeat. Our only chance is to make terms. They have con- trol of the whole west, and in order to stop them I have to withdraw my troops in the wes s the capital bare. Send ten more regim - Canmpos.” This cabl was gathered from a source of st authority, and shows that the gr leader has practi- cally given up th le, Another thing that will render the de- feat of the insurgen n impossibility is that a most rampant state of anarchy is reigning among the who anish admin- istration. Since the open of the strug- gle the power of General Campos has been steadily on the wane, and to- v he is the most thoroughly hated man in the Spanish army, and this fact probably more than any other will be a strong factor in the ul- timate defeat of the regulars, A few of the most startling disclosures of the whole struggle leaked ont to-day, they also coming from the same high officiay source. This is, that every moment Campog’ life is in danger from his owp troops, and that already attempts 1o assas- sinate him have been mads on severa) oc- casions, but the true facts of the case have been kept behind for political reasong, The officers themselves who have been quartered in Havana are giving p, thoughts of the war, but are passing their time in riotous living. All offenders are | being treated with a summary hand, anq | wholesale executions are following each other in rapia succession daily, rank or position counting for nothing. Genera) Campos reported to the home Government the state of affairs and this action is sim. | ply carrying out their orders. These rig- | orous practices are causing desertions by the wholesale, and if they go on with such | alarming rapidity in the future as they have in the post, the Spanish army will be reduced to a minimum. The rebels are now at all points, and it is impossible to tell at what point they will strike. The marines on the warships in the har- bor have been landed and held under or- ders for immediate service. The Spanish loss during the week in the severa] hard fought battles and the almost innumerable skirmishes has been very great. The who | yellow fever is breaking out again among the trodps. A dispatch to the Cuban Patriotic League in this city says: ““The people in the cities and towns near the rebellion are in a state of starvation, for which there are two causes. One is the impossibility of the farmers to take any of their products to the markets, and the other that the Spanish merchants charge such high prices that the poor cannot buy. Campos knows that it is impossible to stop the progress of the insurgents by Torce and is now tryving to buy off the leaders. The Spanish troops have not been paid for three months, and are steal- ing anything they can lay their hands on. The spies, who have not been paid either, are committing terrible depredations and plundering and murdering everywhere.”’ A special dispatch to a morning paper says that it is reported that the rebels made an attack on Santiago de Cuba at sunset, but were repulsed. They succeeded m blowing up part of the fortress with a bomb, however. e BOUND TO GO IO CUBA. Meeting of the Irish Volunteer Execu- tive Committee. The company of patriotic Irishmen or- ganized last Monday night for the purpose of fighting in Cuba’s cause is bound to go to the Spanish island. These proceedings so far have been car- ried on with secrecy. It was deemed ad- visable by Captain P. T. Robinson and other members of the company to keep their plans from the public until they were perfecced. The company has been in correspond- ence with similar companies in New York, Delaware, New Jersey and other States in the t for some time, and at the meet- ing last night a number of letters from the East were read. Though the execu- tive committee held a secret session, enough was learned to verify the inten- tions of the company to go to Cuba at the first opportunity offered. They are bound to go to Cuba. principal question at present is relative to funds. It is understood that plenty of money is back of the organization, but everything is contingent on the action | taken by the military clubs of the East. The letters rtead from Rochester, N. Y., and cities in New Jersey |and Delaware were of an enthusiastic character. There was patriotic ardor in every line, and each sentence was an urgent appeal for heart-and-soul co-opera- tion. The reading of the letters aroused great enthusiasm, and if Cuba had been on the other side of the street and an arsenal conveniently located in the hall, the Spanish forces would have been whipped on the spot. Captain Robinson said: “We intend to strike a blow that will be felt. If the patriotic Irishmen are in earnest in their declarations let them prove it wien there is a chance. Here is a country that is siruggling for independence and freedom, the same as our own dear land, and if they are in earnest let them prove it and show England what there is in them.” There was great enthusiasm manifested among the members of the executive com- mittee, and it is generally understood among the members of the company that the start will be made for Cuba as soon as the necessary arrangements can be made. F. B. Lorrigan, the lieutenant, and officers Parker and Cody are capable organizers and have proved of valuable assistance to Captain Robinson. They are anxious to fight and their talk sounds like the click of a musket lock. FAE HONDRED PERIHED DETAILS OF THE LOSS OF THE TRANSPORT SHIP KUNG PAL The Two MAGAZINES EXPLODED, AND ALL EFForTs FAILED TOo PuT Out THE FLAMES. SHANGHAI, Caixa, Oct. 22.—Details of the loss of the transport ship Kung Pai and the drowning of hundreds of those on board have just been received here. On October 14, when the steamer was about twenty miles from Kinchow, an ex- plosion occurred in the powder magazine, setiing fire to the ship. The crew worked with all the energy it possessed in its endeavars to extinguish the flames, but without success. Half an hour after the magazine ex- ploded there was a second explosion in the boiler-room, which shattered the boilers of the ship to atoms. The captain and the first officer were wounded in the second explosion, and were laid in a boat and taken ashore. Before the boat could be lowered the soldiers on the ship made a rush for it, and so many of them crowded in that the davits gave way and all in it were drowned. There were 700 persons on board, comprising the officers, crew and soldiers, and 500 of them perished. The survivors clung to the stern of the ship for seventeen hours in a heavy sea before boats reached them from the shore, which finally landed the et S WILL ARREST HIS WIFE. A London Manufacturer After Some Atolen Money. LONDON, ExG., Oct. 22.—Fontana Bes- son, 8 musical instrument manufacturer of this city, New York, Paris and St. Petersbure, has obtained a warrant for the arrest of his wife, who is now in Seville, Spain, on the charge of stealing $7000 from him. Mrs. Besson left London last Au- gust, taking her daughter and toe money with her. An English detective has gone to Sevilie to arrest her, when proceed ngs for her extradition will be taken. It is understood she denies having stolen the money, claiming that the manufacturing business conducted under the firm name of F. Besson & Co. is really hers, and that the money is the proceeds of that business. et German Warship Aground. KIEL, GerMANy, Oct. 22.—The German ironclad warship Wurtemberg is aground in the Little Belt, between the Baltic Sea and Kattegat, and is seriously. damaged. She is leaking badly and is partly fifled With water. The warship Brandenburg and the dispatch boat Sachsen have gone to to her assistance. The Original National Convention Bid, Made by ‘‘The Call” February 14, 1895. . IR The Generous Offer Made by the *‘Examiner” Oct. 22, 1895. “THE CALL'S" §5000 CONVENTION BID, It Is Augmented by a Generous Offer of $1000 From the “Examiner.” 'W'HE.\' THE CALL began its campaign for securing the holding of the next Republican National Convention in San Francisco, it entered a contest that it knew to be worthy of its best efforts. The fight was bound to be long and arduous. A great many fallacious objections were suggested by those who, for one reason or another, were opposed to the claims of San Francisco as a convention city. Some said we were too remote from the center of population, others that we had not sufficient hotel accommoda- tions and that the telegraphic facilities would be inadequate. Dozens of fictitious obstacles were paraded by the advocates of other cities that desired to enjoy the honor of entertaining this great aggregation of politicians in 1896. But THE CALL persisted. One by one the barriers were burned away and the clear light of intelli- gence was turned upon the proposition. As a natural result the Republican leaders of the United States have about come to the conclusion that THE CALL is right, and that their next convention ought to be held in San Francisco. Hitherto THE CALL has been struggling almost single handed in this good work. It now gladly ac- cepts as an able ally the “ Daily Examiner” of this City. With such a coadjutor there seems to be almost a certainty of success. The *“ Examiner” has added $1000 to THE CALL'’S contribution of $5000. Others will also follow in this great undertaking. HOW CTEIRE THE NEXT ENTERPRISE. [From *The Call’’ of February 14, 1895.] In order that San Franecisco may have her rightful prestige in the Union she | should take her place among what we may | call National convention cities—that is, | she should be one of those centers in which the great political forces of the country | are periodically gathered up to shape the | platforms of parties and nominate candi- | dates for the Presidency. | There are some disadvantages in the lo- cation of the City on the extreme western edge of the continent, which would at first thought seem to render San Francisco un- fitted for the assembling of such conven- tions. These disadvantages, however, are more than counterbalanced by the ad- vantages. The climate in the summer months is an important factor in the com- fort of crowded assemblies, and on tha score San Francisco is so far superior any other large city in the Union that comparison is out of the question. In the matter of hotel accommodation also this City is equal to the foremost. Cer- taiply no city in the world hasa better hotel than the Palace, which is famed all round the globe, not only for its size and magnificence, but also for its appoint- ments and management; ani that hotel does mot stand alone, but is onfy chief among many hardly inferior to it. We have also a Pavilion ranking among the best buildings of the kind, capable of easily accommodating the largest convention, CAILIL” STARTED which would afford every convenience both for delegates and spectators. This being the case, THE CALL is in favor of making a vigoro ‘s efo.. o secure the holding of the Republican National Con~ vention in this City in July, 1896. We should be glad to have the Union League and other Republican clubs of this City un- dertake the work. We are aware that it will cost money, and in order to defray the expense THE CALL promises to bear a due share of the expenditures for preliminary canvass and arrangements, and, in addi- tion to that, if the Republican National Committee call the convention in San Francisco, Tue CALL will contribute $5000 toward paying the cost for preparing for it. Sous oo COMING OUR WAY. [(From ‘“The Call’’ of February 15, 1895.] It 15 evident that the proposal of THE CALL to make a serious effort to bring the next Republican National Convention to this City will find plenty of support both Liere and in the East. The telegram from General Clarkson and the interviews with leading men in this City make that mani- fest beyond a doubt. Let an energetic committee be put in charge of the work and the task will be half accomplished. That is the first step to be taken, and it should be taken at once. While the earnest support promised by our own citizens is encouraging the tele- gram is particularly so. In him we have not only an Eastern ally, but an ally in a position to be of great service to us in the TEIE MOVEMENT. contest. It is pleasing, therefore, to find that heis so heartily in accora with the Pproposition, and to learn from him that thers has been much favorable talk among the menibers of the National Committee in regard to holding the convention here. ‘With this full expression of public senti- ment in favor of the proposal it ought not to be difficult to get the work started with the right men in charge of it. The first step to be taken is organization, so that the matter can be laid before the country as a definite proposition. General Clark- son says: “If arrangements can be made | I think that discussion of it in the public press would show the proposition to be so popular that the National Committee at | its next meeting in November or Decem- ber would respond to the popular will and choose San Francisco as the seat for the convention.” This practically outlines the course for us to pursue. We must make arrangements early for low fares and quick special trains, and then enter at once upon the campaign of education. It will be clearly perceived from all this THE NEXT CONVENTION FOR SAN FRANCISCO, wreaths, each drawn by four horses. Mrs. Mackay’s wreath was of magnificent mauve orchids and white lilacs with mauve and white ribbons, and was 1nscribed, “From a broken-hearted mother.”” The wreath placed upon one of the carsas coming from John W. Mackay Sr. was in- scribed “‘From a broken-hearted father.” The floral cars were followed by scores of mourning and private carriages, filled with friends of the family. The cortege left the mansion on the way to the church at 12:10 o’clock. ‘When the procession lett the church the body was received at the entrance by Abbe Lemonnies and conveyed to a magnificent catafalque, which had been erected in front of the altar. Around the catafalque thousands of tapers were burning. Mrs. Mackay occupied a seat between Her son Clarence and her daughter, the Princess Galatro - Colonna, The other mourners were the Countess Telfener and Miss Edna Telfener. The pall-bearers were: Messrs. Everard Digby, Edmond Lynch, Evelyn Fitzgerald and Comte Albert de Marcis. The route of the funeral procession from the house to the church was lined with thousands of persons. During the progress of the cortege and throughout the entire services in the church Clarence Mackay wept profusely. Several splendid floral wreaths, sent by the staffs of the Commercial Cable Com- pany’s station in Havyre, were greatly ad- mired. At the conclusion of the services Abbe Lemonnies pronounced absolution and the Augustine, where it was deposited in a vault pending its shipment to America. The funeral services in the church con- sisted of a high mass for the dead, with full vocal and orchestral accompaniment, several leading operatic artists assisting in the choir. The coffin rested upon a catafalque erected in the middle of the nave and directly on a line with the altar. The entire nave and the aisles of the edi- fice were profusely draped with black and silver. Some impression of the somber gorgeousness of the obsequies may be gathered when the fact is taken into con-| sideration that the mournming draperies and emblems cost over 100,000 francs. Alongside the aisles of the church stood six monumental candelabra. The cata- falque was five meters (about sixteen and a half feet), and its pillars and canopy were richly ornamented with designs in silver. The whole structure was sur- meunted by a baldaquin reaching to the roof of the church. A perfect forest of lighted tapers were arranged around the catafalque, and incensers were burning be- tween the catafalque and the altar, and behind the altar also. At the conclusion of the services in the church the cortege was re-formed and pro- ceeded to the chapel of St. Augustin,where the coffin was deposited in a provisional vault, which had been transformed into a chapelle-ardente. When all but the mem- bers of the family had retired, Mrs. HMaekay, who had not been present at the church, arrived at the chapel, and entering the chapelle-ardénte, knelt and prayed over the body of her dead son. Among the callers’ cards left at the Mackay mansion was that of James Gordon Bennett. Included among those present at the services in the church were the artist ¥rederick Bridgman and his wife; Dr. Clarke, General and Mrs. Rodman Waramaker, C. R. Penni- man, Mrs. Campbell Clarke, the Duc de Aquerine, Henry Squires and Rudolph Er- langer. ATTACK” THE: CHRISTIANS OUTRAGES REPORTED TO HAVE that the outlook is bright and all pros- pects are favorable to the enterprise. Men of ability and influence stand ready to support it with money and energy; and, as we stated yesterday, THE CALL is will- ing to contribute to the sum required tor the preliminary canvass, and also $5000 toward defraying the costif the conven- tion comes here. Equally liberal contri- butions will come from other quarters when necessary. GRASPING AN ISLAND, GREAT BRITAIN'S UNJUST CLAIM TO LITTLE TRINIDAD. WILL HOLD POSSESSION. BRAZIL, - HOWEVER, WILL Nor SUBMIT PASSIVELY TO THE GRAB. UNCLE SAM NOT INTERESTED. It Is BELIEVED THAT THE SOUTH- ERN REPUBLIC CAN PROTECT HERSELF. WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 22.—An in- ternal complication, which may be of greater importance to Great Britain than her dispute with Venezuela, it is said here, is likely to follow the declaration that her Majesty’s Government will not relinquish possession of the island of Trinidad, or Trinidade, as it is generally called (in Bra- zil), which is situated about 150 miles from Rio de Janeiro. Various claims to the possession of this island, which is an important strategic §o§nt_. have been advanced by Great ritain at different times. One claim was of original discovery, but this being abun- dantly disproved in' favor of the Portu- gucse, claim is now made to the island as having been acquired by Great Britain by gprchau from the claimants to a giant isputed by Brazil. reat Britain is reported to have arrived 1 at a decision that she will adhere to this, her latest claim. No further information regarding the matter can be learned here. The Brazilian Minister, Senor Mendonca, politely but firmly declined to-day to dis- cussit. He said he had no information with reference to Great Britain’s action, and refused to discuss its effect either in its relation to Brazil or to this country. There is, however, presumptive proof that the report is true, and if this be so Great Britain’s actlon will create a greater ex- citement in Brazil than has existed there for years. There is the strongest documentary evi- dence that Brazil's claim to Trinidad is unassailable. Should any difficulty arise between the two countries it is not thought that the United States will become involved. Bra- zil, it is believed, is competent to manage her own affairs without the assistance of this country. — SECRETARY OLNEY TALKS. He Thinks That the Venezuelan Dispute Will Be Amicably Settled. BOSTON, Mass., Oct. 22.—Secretary of State Olney returned to his home to-day. His visit is on private business, and he will leave for Washington to-morrow and will visit the Atlanta Exposition. When seen by THE CALL correspondent to-night he stated that it was impossible to give out anything new on the two vital questions of the day—that of the Cuban rebellion and the Venezuela difficulty. In regard to the former he said: “I am frightened that there are too many people who wish to be hasty. Of course there is a state of war in Cuba. but it 13 something which the United States should leave entirely alone until a proper time shall come, when, if in the bounds of propriety in regard to the neutrality laws she may do so, she can recognize the rights of the Cubans'as belligerents. Un- til that time, 1t would be only effecting an untimely insult to a friendly power. “In regard to the Venezuelar question there is nothing to give out, as the official correspondence is naturally withheld. I do not look for any - difficulties arising, as I am perfectly sure that all will be settled amicably. Matters are now at a standstill until a thorough investigation is made. FUNERAL OF MACKAY, SAD SCENES DURING THE ToucHING OBSEQUIES IN PARIS, MOURNING RELATIVES. SIX WHITE HORSES DREW THE HEARSE IN THE STREET CORTEGE. FIVE. CARS WITH WREATHS. MaNY WERE THE FLORAL TRIBUTES TO THE MEMORY OF THE MIL- LIONAIRE’S SON. PARIS, France, Oct. 22.—The funeral of Juhn W. Mackay Jr., which took place to-day in the Roman Catholic church of 8t. Ferdinand des Ternes, in many re- spects resembled the obsequies of a great public personage. The entire front of the Mackay mansion, 9 Rue Tilsit, was cov- ered with mourning drapery, the lamps in front of the house were lighted and cov- ered with crape and street traffic was en- tirely suspended in the avenues in the vi- cinity of the Arch de Triomphe. The coffin was covered with a white pall, and a cross bearing the inscription, “‘Sa Mere Desolee,” lay upon its top. The -hearse,was ornamented with white and silver trappings upon a black ground sur- mounted with black plumes and drawn by six white horses. Following immediately behind the hearse were five cars laden with BEEN COMMITTED. BY THE MUSSULMANS. ARMENIANS ENLISTED IN A REVOLU- TION AND SUPPLIED WITH ARMS AND DYNAMITE. CONSTANTINOPLE, TurgEY, Oct. 22.— Reports have reached here that the Mus- sulmans at Ismid, a town in Asia Minor, fifty-five miles southeast of this city, are continuing their attacks upon Christians. It is charged that a Turkish soldier at that place made an assault upon a young Armenian girl and threatened her with death. This charge is denied by the au- thorities at Ismid, but troops have never- theless been hastily dispatched to the scene. The public prosecutor at Ismid has started for Akhissar to begin an inquiry into the recent massacres there. According to advices from Adana and Aleppo a revolution propaganda of serious proportions is in operaticn in these sec- tions. Agentsof the propaganda are en- rolling young Armenians under their standard, and arms, ammunition and dyn- amite are reported to have been secretly imported into that vicinity. Sir Philip Currie, British Embassador, had an interview with Kiami Pasha, the Grand Vizier, and Said Pasha, the Foreign Minister, to-day. v e MANY CITIZENS INVOLVED. Many Newfoundland Smuggling Casss Are to Be Disposed Of Privately, to Avoid Further Scanda’s. ST. JOHNS, N. F., Oct. 22.—The arrest of smugglers has been suspended for the present. It is believed that the Board of Revenue has exerted sufficient pressure to prevent the cases being forced through the courts and will dispose of them privately to avoid scandal, as so many influential citizens are involved. The revenue cruiser Fiona started this morning for Placentia Bay, to make another roundup among the suspected smugglers there. Itis learned that thousands of dollars’ worth of spirits and tobacco have been imported from St. Pierre in lobster cases without paying duty. One of the smugglers named Col- hns, who was arrested in the early days of the crusade, was before the court to-day. Counsel for the defense showed the exist- ence of serious defects in' the law, which, it is expected, will invalidate the arrest and cause the collapse of the case, in which event the whole series of proposed prose- cutions is likely to be abandoned. For Pacific Coast -Telegrams see Pagés 3and 4, body was taken to the church of St | Winslow, ! l WHAT “THE CALL'S" Sug- GESTION HAS BROUGHT ABOUT, IT WILL GIVE 85000, VARIOUS ASSOCIATIONS AND PRI~ VATE CITIZENS AGREE TO SUBSCRIBE. BOTH PARTIES WORKING FOR IT. REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS ALIKE UNITE TO COMPLETE THE PLAN. On the 14th of February Tue Cavrr, through its editorial columns, suggested that the next Republican National Con- vention be held in California and named San Francisco as the place of meeting. The result was a spontaneous outburst on | the part of business men, politicians, pro- | fessional men and the public generally, The State press, quick to see the importe ance of such a suggestion, took hold of it and in a few days the entire coast was alive with the possibility. Men of influ- ence and capital offered to all in their power to bring such a thing about and | there was a general concerted action ap- parent on all hands. | Californians 1n the East felt the pulse ot | the various National committeemen and a | quick canvass was made of all the mem- | bers, with the result that members from Maine to Oregon signified their approval of such a plan. Statesmen - all over the United States | saw the policy of holding the next conven= tion in this City and General James S. Clarkson, chairman of the Republican National Committee, sent the follow= | ng dispatch to THE CaLy in which he | touches upon the most salient points of advantage: ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 14, 1895. To Charles M. Shortridge, Editor of The Call, San Francisco, Cal.: There has been much and favorable talk among the members of the Res publican National Committee as to San Frane cisco as the location of the National Conven« tion in 1896. Based on arrangements being made for low fares and quick special trains, I | have personally believed it would be botha wise and popular thing to do. Other great National associations have gone to the coast to hold their National gatherings and always with happy results. 1 believe it would be gooa for the Republican party thus to recognize the iar Republican West and 10 hold its next convention among a people so broad and Nstional in spirit, and all such spiendid and deveted Amerieans. If the are rangements can be made I think that discuse eion of it in the public press would show the proposition to be so popular that the National Committee, at its meeting in November or De= cember next, would respond to the popular will and choose San Francisco as the seat for the convention. Signed, JAMES 8. CLARKSON, The matter was discussed in the press not only of this City butof the entire country, and generally in a very favorable light. A cursory canvass of the leading men of this City resulted in the most favor- able results, and men schooled in political moves united in the belief that the plan was not only feasible but quite likely of accomplishment, The Union League Club of this City, con< taining the leading Republicans of the coast, entertained Chairman Clarkson at its rooms in the Palace Hotel a few months ago, and the matter was touched upon then in a general way. 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