The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 22, 1895, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1595, There were no new lated k to-day to have failed. suspensions on the Con: g MET WITH FIRMNESS. Prices Went Up After the First Morning Smash. BOSTON, Mass,, Dec. 21.—After the first h t ing in the Boston a decided firmness, hough the s ion had not apparently cleared to any ider: extent. Boston houses very generally were re- e to take orders on the New York market, and there was a disposition on the part of the traders to refrain from ither on the long cr the short e of T. Price stock market ther: nce on openi e of the firm that their ies are not large. There was no of the local banks, and or — MENT. WILD XCUTE But Reaction Soon Set in at the Lake City. CHICAGO, IrL., December 21.—Ir. the ion of the scene of wild itution has ders feared a panic, but an ction came and it was as ofore closing time tey weie ; did not cover so yesterday. The demoral ¢ started the trouble d the falling n seemed to 2o City lling a few S infection, which was se 0, sold to: opened 4 pe crowded with ai of men and wome ited, feverish thro -~ CAUSED BY THE PANIC. Failure of a Prominent Firm in Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Dec. 2 Taylor & C kers and broker: this morning. on the street. The firm, w! since 187 in business H. Taylor has been omposed of Le Jr. and Frederick J. Chandler, both of | whom are members of the Philadelphia Stock Ex or being alsoa ck Exchange. did a large business, particu- York stocks. ties and & 2, but no are believed to es are obtain- able. The failure is the direct result of yesterday’s panic in New York, which ex- Lausted the margins of many of the firm's customers, who were unable to respond when additional mar, IR, HEARRES COUITAL After an Hour’s Deliberation the | Jury Found Him Not Guilty of Murder. The Notorious Criminal Case Dropped From the Calendar After Seven Years. BOWLING GRE Mo., Dec. After ¢ hour’s detiberation the ju the trial of Dr. James A. Hearne, on a charge of murdering Amos Stillwell, re- | turnea a verdict of mot guilty at 5:30 o'clock this evening. This disposes of a criminal case that has interested ‘the Nation and has never been three months off a cou endar for seven years. of December 30, 1888, Ames J. Stillwell, a wealthy citizen of Hannibal, Mo., was murdered at his home. Mr: Fanny Stillwell, the young wife of the de- ceased, was the only witness to the trag- edy and claimed that the murder was dofie by an unknown robber. Gossip had prior to the killing associated the names of Dr. J. A. Hearne and Mrs. Stillwell together. In less than a year er the murder the young widow married Dr. Hearne and Bome two years later made an effort to visit Europe, but was interc Hearne on a steamer at New York. Meantime $5000 reward for the discovery of the murderer had been offered and the wedding set scandalous tongues going. To avoid this Dr.and Mrs. Hearne went short residence at Los Angeles . Hearne sought and obtained a di- vorce on the ground of cruelty, but within two months they were remarried. The San Francisco Chronicle enlarged .upon the divorce and remarriage story and made allusions to the Stillwell murder so pointed that Dr. Hearne sued M. H. de Young, proprietor of the Chronicle, for $100,000. This opened anew the de:itor’s alleged connection with the murder, which the Chronicle made the most of. The suit is still pending. .., Dr. Hearne and his wife were indicted at Hannibal, and the trial, which has oceu- pied two weeks, was taken to Bowling *Green on achange of venue. It is likely the charge against Mrs. Hearne will bedis- missed. After congratulating the lawyers and jurymen Senator Ball of counsel for de- ~ fense asked that Mrs. Hearne be admitted to bail. Judge Roy fixed bail at $5000, and immediately William T. Hearne and Da- vid A. Ball qualified as bondsmen and the woman was released. Judge Roy then ad- journed court till January 2, 1896, having vromised to take up Mrs. Hearne’s case at the-earliest possible mom STORY BUILDING. IN A SIX Considerable Damage Caused by a Fire at Chicago. CHICAGO, Iin., Dec. 21.—Early this evening fire broke out in the top floor of the six-story brick building 298 to 504 Wa- bash avenue, adjoining the Auditorium Hotel. Before it could be checked about $40,000 damage bad been done. Fear was at first entertained for the hotel, but owing to immense fire walls and the prompt work of the firemen the hotel did not suffer. The National Parior Furniture Company is the 1eain loser, occupying the second, fourth, fifth and sixth floors of the burnea building. The origin of the fire is un¢ known. oo Attached an Failed. BUTTE, MoxT., Dec. 21.—The Kenyon- Conneil Commercial Company failed to- night as a result of attachments by W. A. Clark & Bros., bankers, of Butte, the Na- tional Tube Works of Chicago and the California Powder Works, aggregatin, $70,000. Other suits aggregating ssou,oo% are yet to be tried. o s tumbled so | were called for. | ted by Dr. | LIST OF COMMITTEES |Speaker Reed of the House | Announces the Men j Selected. |SOME SURPRISE CAUSED. ‘Fairness and Ability Generally | Conceded in Making the [ Assignments. | cHOICE OF CHAIRMANSHIPS. | The Selections on Pacific Roads Dis- appoint Those Who Oppose the i | Funding Scheme. i ; S w IINGTON, D. C., Dec. 21.—Speaker Reed cleared the way to-day for action by the House of- Representatives by announe- ing the list of committees for this Con- i gress. There were several surprises occa- ned by the reading of the list, but gen- | ly the assignments made have been discounted by current rumor. | There was general satisfaction with the work of the Speaker and he was com- mended on all sides for the fairness and ability as well as the consideration for pub- lic interests displayed in discharzing the | arduous and delicate task The message of the President urging Con- ressional action to relieve the present icial distress was read and referred to th rittee on Ways and Means, as was also the resolution providing for a holiday recess. It was stated by the leaders of the House that it was probable that the Presi- dent’s recommendation will be followed and no holiday recess taken. . Bankhead and Clark (D.) of ama and Hutcheson (D.) of Texas ared on the floor for the first time s session and were sworn in by the eak The House then at 12:55 o’clock ned until | THE VARIOUS COMMITTEES. i == Congressmen Who Sccure the Most avored Assignments. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 21.—Speaker Reed announced the House committees to- Following are the more important ones: Wafs and Means — Nelson Dingley Jr. of Maine, Sereno E. Payne of New York, John Dalzell of Pennsylvania, Albert J. Hopkins of | nois, C. H. G venor of Ohio, Charles A. | Russell of Connecticut, J. P. Doliiver of Iowa, | George Steele of Indiana, M hnson of North Dakota, Walter Evans of Kentucky, J. A. | Ta ney of Minnesots, Charles F. Crisp of gia, Benton MeMillin of Tennessee, Henry . Turner of Georgia, John C. Tarcney of Mis- | souri, Joseph Wheeler ot bame, J. J. Me- Laurin of South Carolina. | Bingham, Pennsylvenis; W. W. Grout, Ver- Northway, Ohio; William A. Stone, Arnold, Rhode Island: . E. Kainer, Nebraska; Richard Blue, Kansas; hlon Pitney, New Jersey: James A. Ham- vof Indiana, John E. McCall of Ten- eph D. Sayers of Texas, A. M. Dock- ery of Missouri, L. Livingston of Georgia, | Samuel Robertson of Louisiana, A.C.Layton | of Ohio, F. Bartlett of New York. Rivers and harbors—W. B. Hooker, New vork; 8. Hermann, Oregog; S. M. Stephenson, , Pennsylvania; H. nsin; T. E. Burton, Ohio; W. | rrett, Massachusctts; W. B. Reeves, Tlli- | nois; C Toene, Minuesota; D.B. Dovener, | West Viry 3 M. Clark, Missouri; J. A, | Walker, Virginia; T.C. Catchings, Mississippi; | R. H. Clarke, Alebama; P.D. McCulloch, Ar- Berry, Kentucky. Weights and Measures—Charles W. Martin Johnson of A.Hartman of Montana, Hen- Brewsterof New York, W.F. L. Hedley oi inois, Addison 8. McClure of Ohio, Jas. H. Southard of Ohio, Benjamin L. Fairchild of New York, H. C. Loudencharger of New Jersey, | Delegate Frank J. Cannon of Utah, John W. | Allen of Mississippi, J. H. Bankhead of Ala- | bama, Thomas C. McRae of Arkansas, 8. M. | Parkman of Floride, James F. Spencer of Mis- { sissippi, R. H. Clark of Alabama. | Judiciary—D. B. Henderson of Iowa, C. Brod- | erick of Kansas, Thomsas Updegraff of Iowa, | Fred H. Gillett of Massachusetts, L. M. Strong of Ohlo, Henry W. Baker of New Hampshire, James A. Conuelly of Illinois, J. J. Jenkins of | Wisconsin, Charles G. Burton of Missouri, Foster V. Brown of Tennessee, John W. Lewis of Kentucky, D. B. Culberson of Texas, C. J. Boatuer of Louisana. | Foreign Affairs—R. R. Hitt of Illinois, W. F. | Draper of Massachusetts, R. Adams Jr. of Penn- | sylvania, L. E. Quigg of New York, Robert Cousins of Iowa, Charles P. Taft of Ohio, Wil- liam A. Smith of Michigan, Joel P. Heatnote of Minnesota, Richmond Pearson of North Carolina, J. B. McCreary of Kentucky, Andrew | Price of Louisiana, H. T. G. Tuckerof Virginis, Hugh A. Dinsmore of Arkanses, Hernando D. Money of Mississippi, F. C. Newlands of Nevada. Banking and Currency (eleven Republicans and six Democrats)—Joseph H. Walker of Mass- achusetts, M. Arrott Brosius of Pennsylvauia, H. U. Johnson of Indiane, Henry C.Van Vor- hies of Ohio, J. H. McCleary of Minnesota, Charles M. Fowler of New Jersey, Jacob Lefever of New York, George Epalding of Michigan, W. A. Caldersheaa of Kansas, E. J. Hili of Connec- ticut, E. D. Cook of Illinois, Nicholas Cox of Tennessee, Seth W. Cobb of Miesouri, James E. Cobb of Alabama, J. C. C. Black of Georgia, Francis G. Newlands of Nevada, John K. Cowen of Maryland. Public Lands—J. F. Lacey, Jowa; S. M. Ste- phenson, Michigan; G. D. Meiklejohn, Ne- braska; W. W. Bowers, California; W. R. Ellis, Oregon; S. 5. Barney, Wisconsin; C. Curtis, Kansas; Edgar Wilson, Idaho; M. H. Culp, Penpsylvania; John F. Shafroth, Colorado; Delegate D. T. Flynn, Oklahoma; T. McRae, Arkansas; A. C. Lattimer, South Carolina; F. E. Downing, Illinois; Oscar W. Underwood, Alebama; W. A. Jarvis, Virginia. Military Affairs—John A. Thull of Iowa, Newton M. Curtis of New York, Benjamin F. Marsh of Illinois, Ephraim Woomer of Pennsyl- vania, Marshall Griffin of Wisconsin, George N. Southwick of New York, Richard W. Parker of New Jersey, R. W. Bishop of Michigan, Lucien J. Fenton of Ohio, D. T. B. Catron of New Mex- ico, John Tarsney of Missouri, D. Gardner Tyler of Virginia, George B. McClellan of New York, Joseph E. Washington of Tennessee, Joseph J. Hart of Pennsylvania, James A. Lockhart of North Carolina, John P. Tracy of Missourd. Interstate and Foreign Commerce—Wiiliam P. Hepburn of Iowa, Loren Fletcher of Minne- sota, James 8. Skermat of New York, Irving P. Wanger of Pennsylvania, W. H. Doolittle of ‘Washington, Thomas Settle of North Carolina, J. Frank Aldrich of Illinois, Charles F. Joy of Missouri, George H. Noonen of Texas,J. B. Corliss of Michigan, Chester G. Bennett of New York, James F. Stewart of New Jersey, Andrew Price of Louisiana, Josiah Patterson of Ten- nessee, Franklin Bartlett of New York, Harry W.Rusk of Maryland, Taswell Ellett of Vir- ginia. Mines snd Mining—D. D. Aitkin of Michigan, Robert G. Cousin of Iowa, C. O. Hartman of Montana, John C. Leisenring of Pennsylvania, T. W. Mondell of Wyoming, Rossean O. Crump of Michigan, Joseph V. Graff of Illinois, Frank- lin M. Eddy of Minnesota, Alexander M. Hardy of Indiane, Delegate Frank G. Cannon of Utah, Farish C. Tate of Georgia, J. W. Cockrell of Texas, Robert Neill of Arkansas, Joseph M. Kendall of Kentucky. Merchant Marine and Fisheries—S, E. Payne Aporopristions—J. D. Cannon, Tllinois; H. H. | oi New York, G. D. Perkins of Towa, A.J. Hop- kins of 1llingjs, L. M. Strong of Ohio, M, Gris- wold of Pennsylvania, R, C. McCormick of New York, J. Simpkins of Massaehusetts, E. 8. Miner of Wisconsin, A. S. Berry of Kentucky, G- A. Robbins of Alabama, C. M. Cooper of Florida, J. F. Fitzgerald of Massachusetts, M. Crowley of Texas. Irrigation of Arid Lands—B. Hermann of Oregon, J. A. Barham of California, E. Wilson of Idaho, J. T.Shaffroth of Colorado, F. M. Mendell of Wyoming, R. J. Gamble of South Dakota, 8amuel C. Hyde of Washington, J. C. Hutcheson af Texas, J. E. Washington of Tennessee, C. L. Bartlett of Georgia, J. C. Bell of Colorado. ¥ Naval Affairs — Charles A. Boutelle, Maine; John B. Robinson, Pennsylvania; George Hulick, Ohio; H. C. Hilborn, California; M ville Bull of Rhode Island, Frenk J. Hanley of Indiansa, Fra Charles Ed ‘d Foss of Illinois, A. G Dayton of West Virginia, Amos J. Cummings of New York, Adolph Meyer of Louisiana, H. D. Mooney of Mississibpi, U. S. Hallof Missouri, F. G. Tate of Georgia, Joseph J. Hart of Penn- sylvania. Pacific Reilroads—H. Henry Powers of Ver- mont, William P. Hepburn of Iowa, David R. Watson of Ohio, A. B. Wright of .<assachusetts, Frank S. Black of New York, William C. Arnold of Pennsylvania, Grove L. Johnson of Cali- fornig, Joel D. Hubbard of Missouri, W. Farris of Indiana, C.J.Boatner of Louisiana, John C. Kyle of Mississippi, Cherles E. Bell of Texas, George P. Harrison of Alabama, Josiah Patter- son of Tennessce, William Sulzer of New York. o gt POWERS IS5 CHAIRMAN. Maguire Disappointed With the Pacifie Roads Committee. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 21. D dicted in TnE CALL's dispatches Powers of Vermont, who favored the Reilly funding bill in the last Congress, has been made chairman of the Pacific Railroad Coramit. tee. The committee as made up is a dis- appointment to the opponents of Mr. Huntington’s funding proposition. Representative Maguire said: *“The Com- mittee on Pacific Roads is a great disap- pointment to me. It may fairly be called a funding-bill committee, for, with the ex- ception of Johnson of California, who is pledged to oppose the scheme, it cannot be said that there is a man among those inted who is opposéd to funding the ific railroads’ debts. “Boatner of Lou na is on the commit- tee, but while he was very much opposed to the funding measure known as the Reilly bill, and rendered us excellent service in defeating the bill, he was de- cidedly in favor of a compromise measure | almost as injurious to the Pacific Coast. He is a conscientious and very able man, however, and will probably stand with us, unless the railroad provosition will be substantially different from the Reilly bill, but he has an abnormal fear that our success may result in Government owner- ship of the road, to which he is extremely hostile. The strongest opponent to the funding scheme now in Cengress who served on that committee in last Congress is Cooper of Wisconsin, a leading Repub- lican, able, zealous and a determined op- ponent of the funding scheme in all forms. | Both sides expected he would be a leading member of the committee in this Congress zccording to the priority given bim by his previous service, but he has been dropped from the committee altogether. “John Boyd, Mr. Huntingion’s chief lob- byist, said he was highly pleased with the retirement of Cooper from the ccmmittre. ‘Why,” said he, ‘I would rather have Ma- guire on the committee than to have Cooper there.” This, I suppose, is because a minority report from Cooper would be likely to influence Republicans, whose votes are needed, while a minority report from me would not involve Republican deflection. His statements show the value | to them of Cooper's remcval fromn the committee and the corresponding tous. Itissaid here that some of John- son’s recent interviews indicate that he will not go further in opposing the funding scheme than his election pledges require, but, in my opinion, Johnson is too ablea man, has too clear an appreciation of pop- ular understanding at the time of his election, to in any way violate the spirit of his pledges while keeping their letter. I think we may safely depend upon Johnson to stand firmly by the interests and senti- ments of California on this question.” DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION, Irogquois Club of Chicago Making a Grand Effort to Get It There. The Only Fofmidable Rival That Is Considered Is New York City. CHICAGO, TrL., Dec. 21.—A meeting of prominent Chicago Democrats was held this afternoon at the Iroquois Club for the purpose of starting the ball rolling for the Democratic National Convention to be held here. There was a large attendance and an abundance of enthusiasm on the subject as well as praise of President Cleveland’s foreign policy, accompanied with frequent applause. A committee of nine, of which Walter S. Bogle was made chairman, was appointed with power to act in bringing the conven- tion here. The only condition that will be askea before the National committee is that the convention shall be held in a hall of not less than 15,000 seating capacit; A telegram was read from the secretary of the National committee, Cable of Illinois, stating that Mr. Cable was too ill to come to Chicago, but he would do all in his power to get the convention here. The sentiment of the party leaders who spoke was that Chicago’s only formidable rival would be New York. The subscription list will be opened at once. Several of the speakers said that the war talk created by the President’s message would bring half a million people to the convention, and an exclusive policy regarding admission would not be popular or good politics. e TAMMANY'S SCHEMES. John C. Sheehan Succeeds to Richard Oroker's Seat on the Board. NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 2L.—At a regular meeting of the Tammany Society in Tammany Hall to-night John C. Shee- han was elected a sachem in place of Richard Croker, and George B. McClellan was installed as a member of the board of sachems. It was stated officially that the election of Mr. Sheehan to the board of sachems in place of Mr. Croker had no political significance. The latter still remains a member of the society. Mr. Croker was unable to-be present at the meetings of the board, and be preferred to give way to some other member. It was then determined that in view of his successful work in thelastcam- smign the honor deservedly belonged to ohn S. Sheehan, and the idea met with unanimous approval. The board of sachems held a meeting after the meeting of the society, but transacted only routine business. oihas DS il Warburton in New York. NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 2L.—J. W Warburton, British Consul-General at San Francisco, arrived in this city to-day, and is stopping at the Hotel Marlborough. is H. Wilson of New York,, loss | PEACE NOT SECURED, Efforts to Settle the Strike at Philadelphia Made in Vain. ACTION OF THE MAYOR. His Mediation Spoiled by the Conduct of the Traction Company’s President. THE SITUATION COMPLICATED. Disturbances Occurred in Different Sections of the City and Ar- rests Were Made. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Dec.' 21.—The strike of the motormen and conductors of the Union Traction Company is still on, and from indications to-night there is no probability of an early settlement of the trouble. The day has been one of sur- prises, and the situation has become more complex than ever. An apparent settlement of the strike early this morning was repudiated before daybreak by President John Lowber Welsh of the Traction Company issuing a siatement that the thousand men who have been engaged since the inauguration of the strike would nos bedismissed. This was an insurmountable obstacle, and it has resulted in the president and the em- ployes being further separated than ever. The cause of an announcement by Mayor Warwick at 2 o’clock this morning that the strike was off, and the subsequent issu- ance of orders by the heads of the Amal- gamated Association of Street-Railway Employes for the strikers to return to work (the men were met with refusals when they presented themselves at the various depots at 4:30 A.M.) is best ex- plained by an interview which the city executive authorized this afternoon. The Mayor says: “When the proposition (arbitration) was submitted to me by Dr, George W. Baker, president of the Christian League, and George Griffiths, secretary of the same or- ganization, I had it put in writing and presented it at once to one of the directors of the Union Traction Company, Thomas Dolan, who was in my office. “After carefully reading it over he said: | “That 1s our position exactly and on be- half of the company I agree to its terms.” T asked him to be very careful and to be sure that the company would ratify any move that he made. “Then 1 presented the agreement to the gentlemen representing the strikers and they returned in about an hour’stime with the welcome statement that the strikers had accepted it and the strike had been declared off. “Then at 3:30 o’clock this morning I was visited by President Welsh and upon my calling the matter to his attention he told me about the 1000 men he had in his em- ploy und that he could not dischiarge them. I am free to say thatthe agreement as originally presented to Mr. Dolah was made by him in good faith and with no disposition to bunco the men or any one else. The reason it did not hold zood was just as I bave explained about President ‘Welsh having 1000 men that he could not summarily discharge.” Continuing, the Mayor said that he thor- oughly understood that the agreement with Mr. Dolan was to theeffect thatevery man should be taken back, and nothing was saia about the 1000 men recently em- ployed by the company until Mr. Welsh appeared on the scene. The ineffectual agreement to which Mayor Warwick refers and which was rati-. fied in his office by Thomas Dolan on be- half of the Traction Comapany and by the executive committee of the strikers was as follows: *‘If the men come back and return to their work, and peace is restored, the Union Traction management will cor- dially and considerately receive any com- mittee from the ranks of their own em- ployes, and will respectfully and kindly hear any complaints and grievances that they may offer, and will remedy the same within the range of fairness.” Thomas Dolan is one of the heaviest stockholders of the Union Traction Com- pany, and the fact that his authorization of a settlement plan was repudiated by the president of the company, notwithstand- ing that the influence of Mayor Warwick was brought to bear in arriving at the ap- parent agreement, has caused an unlim- ited amount of gossip. It-is known that strong efforts are being made to-night to have the Mayor “stand up’’ for a settle- ment of the strike upon an arbitration basis, the men to return to work pending the arbitration, but nothing definite had been arrived at up to a late hour. All sorts of reports were current to- night in relation to attempts at settling the trouble. One of the most plausible rumors was that on Monday a prominent soap manufacturer will apply to the court for a mandamus compelling the Union Traction Company to operate its cars. The contention of the complainant, so itis said, will be that the failure of the com- pany to run a full quota of cars is injuring his business. . It was denied to-night at the strike hesdquarters that either President Etigene V. Debs of the A.R.U.or ex-President McBride of the American Federation of Labor will come to Philadelphia to assist in conducting the strike. As has been the case since the beginning of the strike no cars were run to-night on any of the divisions of the Union Traction Company. The cars stop running each day about 5 7. . The return of the strik- ers to work this morning upon the receipt of the order from their executive commit- tee was general, but in every instance the respective superintendents declared that they had received no instructions to allow the men to go to work,and until they should be so ordered the men could not resume their duties. It was not until late in the day that the strikers understood the exact situation. Several disturbances occurred during the dayin different sections of the city. A number of arrests were made and in each case the police quickly dispersed the crowd. SOUTHERN PACIFIC DELAY. Not Ready to Present the California Im- migrant Question. * CHICAGO., Iry, Dec. 21.—Word was re- “| ceived to-day from the Southern Pacific Company that it was not yet prepared to Ppresent its case in relation to the Califor- nia immigrant question, which the West- ern roads have been trying to settle. The meeting of the advisory committee of the Western Immigrant Clearing-house, called for Monday next, is accordir gly off. It was_understood the Southira Pacific would submit a counter-proposition to that submitted by the Western lines at the recent New York meeting. FOR ALIENATED AFFECTIONS. Why a New York Man Wants Ten Thou- sand Dollars From a Cali- fornian. NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 21.—Samuel M. Solomon has brought suit in the Su- preme Couct, Brooklyn, against William G. Southgate for $10,000 damages on the ground that the affections of his wife have been alienated by the latter. Southgate is 23 years of age and the son of the late Bishop Horatio Southgate of California. He is not in business and lives with his mother at Astoria. As a society.man in that place he occu- pies a prominent position, being much sought after by his associates of the oppo- site sex. Mrs. Solomon is a tall, shapely blonde, 35 years of age, and is the mother of two children. Young Southgate denies the charge, say- ing that during all the time he has been acquainted with Mrs. Solomon his rela- tions with her have been simply those of a friend. Mrs: Solomon denies that South- gate had anything to do with her loss of affection for her husband. 8he claims her husband did not support her as she should have been supported. FATAL T AIN COLLISION. Two Persons Kilied and Seven Badly Injured. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Dec. 21. —A head-on collision occurred shortly before 7 o’clock this morning at Frankford, a suburb, between two local passenger traing of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, and two pergons were killed and seven injured. . The deaa: Daniel Hart, aged 70; George Anderson, a boy. Both lived In Frank- ford. Of tbe seven injured only three were seriously hurt. They were taken to the hospital, and the rest of the injured sent home. The accident was caused by a violation of train orders. INTERESTS THE COKST Cutter Contract for Seattle—Sac- ramento’s Weather Bureau Remains. Mail Service in Humboldt—Santa Bar- bara’s Port —Point Reyes Communication. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 21.—Bids for two cutters for service on the Pacific Coast were opened at the Navy Depart- ment to-day. One bid was by the Union Iron Works, $290,000, which was rejected because Congress had aporopriated only $200,000 for this boat. Eastern firms will now be given a chance to secure this con- tract. For the $30,000 vessel Mahan of Seattle bid lowest and will be awarded the contract. The Chamber of Commerce of Sacra- mento wrote to Senator Perkins and Rep- resentative Grove L. Johnson a few days ago, stating that an effort was about to be made to consolidate the weather burean of Sacramento with the San Francisco office. The services of Observer Barwick in getting crop statisties have been so valuable that protest against the change was made by the chamber. Senator Perkins and Representative Johnson took the matter in nand and the result is that Chief of the Weather Bureau, Professor Moore, has stated that he will not countenance any proposal to remove the Bacramento office to San Francisco. In consequence of the discovery of rich digeings at the head of Cooks Inle: appli- cation has been made by the Pacific Steam Whaling Company for an extension of mail service from Orca to that point. The matter was brought to the attention of Second Assistant Postmaster-General Neil- son, who has given an encouraging reply.” Mr. Neilson informed Senator Perkins on FPriday that the Postmasters of Briceland and Upper Mattole, Humboldt County, bave been instructed to invite bids for mail service between the two places. The ser- vice will be tri-weekly. Santa Barbara is trying to be made a port of entry. A bill was introduced in the Senate in October, 1893, by Senator Perkins, asking for an appropriation of $50,000, or so much thereof as might be necessary to open the western end of the tidal canal in Oakland harbor through the isthmus into the estuary of San Antonio Creek, so that the full ebb and flow of tides may pass to and from between the estuary and the eastern limit of the tidal basin, as now constructed. The effort to have this work done was to be resumed at the pres- ent session, and Senator Perkins called upon Brigadier-General Craighill, chief of engineers, regarding it. He was 1informed that the canal forms a part of the general plan under which improvements in Oak- . land harbor are now being carried out, and it is within the province of the War De- partment to expend on it so much of any general appropriation for Oakland harbor as the conditions of the improvement war-, rant. A special bill, therefore, would be necessary. 3 The Merchants’ Exchange of San Fran- cisco has informed Senator Perkins that the Government contemplated discontinu- ing tbe telegraphic service between Point Reyes and San Francisco by abandoning the line or turning it over to a telegraph or telephone company, thus deing away with the free service. The secretary of the exchange wrote that such action would be looked upon by merchants and ship- owners as a direct blow to Pacific Coast commerce. Senator Perkins and Congress- man Loud called on Professor Moore, Chief of the Weather Bureau, in regard to this matter, and to protest against the abolition of the service. Professor Moore said that under no circumstances would he consent to a “discontinuance of the service, and recommended that an effort be made to in- crease the appropriation sufficiently to build a house at Point Reyes for the signal service observer. Congressman Loud will endeavor to secure an additional appro- priation of $2000 for this purpose, and will urge its necessity before the committee of the House. Hitt introduced a bill to-day to carry into effect the recommendations of the International American conference by the incorporation of the International Ameri- can Bank. OCornelius N. Bliss of New York, T, Jefferson Coolidge of Massachu- setts, Andrew Carnegie of Pennsylvania, John F. Hanson of Georgia, Charles R. Flint of New York, Enoch Pratt of Mary- land, H. G. Davis of West Virginia, P. D, Armour of Illinois, Morris M. Estee of California, James 8. Clarkson of Iowa and Charles H. Turner of Missouri are desig- nated commissioners to receive subscrip- tions to the capital stock, and to exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as are by the terms of this actim- posed upon them, PILGRIMS EULOGIZED Two Hundred and Seventy- Fifth Anniversary Celebrated. HOLIDAY AT PLYMOUTH. Gala Attire Donned in the Town Where They First Landed in America, UPON AMERICAN PRINCIPLES. Senator Hoar, After Speaking in Grand Terms of His Ancestors Turns to Venezuela. PLYMOUTH, Mass.,, Dec. 21.—To-day Plymouth celebrated with fitting cere- monies the two hundred and seventy-fifth anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims. The occasion was made a holiday by the people of the Pilgrim town, and vublic buildings and ‘structures which serve as historic landmarks were decked in gala attire. At 11 o’clock a procession was formed at Pilgrim Hall, and proceeded to the armory, President Arthur Lord escorting United States Senator Hoar, the orator of the day. The hymn, “The Landingof the Pilgrim Fathers,” written by Mrs. Hemans, was sung, following which Hon. George F. Hoar delivered the oration. After a long eulogy of the Pilgrims and their descendants Senator Hoar spoke as follows in regard to the threatened trouble between the United States and England over the Venezuelan boundary claim: ““It is well that these two great nations should know something of each other that they do not get from their metropolitan press, whether in London or New York. Each of them should know that 1f it enter into a quarrel with the other itis to be a contest with that people on the face of the earth which is most like toitself. The quar- rel will be maintained on both sides until Anglo-Saxon—until English, untit Ameri- can—endurance is exhausted. For that reason, if for no other, such a conflict should never begin. *This whole thing is very simple. We cannot permit any weak power on this continent to be despoiled of its territory or to be crowded out of its rights by any strong power anywhere. England would not permitus todo that in Relgium or Denmark. On the other hand, we have no title to interfere with the established boundearies of English territory, whether we like them or do not like them. All be- tween these two limits are subject for dis- cussion and arbitration, subject for that international arbitration which a delega- tion of English members of Parliament came to Boston a few years ago to impress upon us, saying that in their destre for its establishment they represented the opinions of a large majority of the Eng- glish House of Commons. “The settlement of pending differences upon these principles will be compelled by the business men and the religious sentiment of these two nations, influences always irresistible when they are united, and when they are brought to bear upon large matters of national and intsrnational import.” The society and guests held a banquet at the Samosa House thisafternoon, at which addresses were made by Lieutenant- Governor Wolcott, Hon. Samuel R. Thayer of Minneapolis, and others. THREE LABORERS KILLED. They Were Terribly Mangled by an Ex- plosion of Dynamite. NEW YORK, N.Y., Dec. 21.-Three Italian laborers were blown up and almost instantly killed by an explosion of dyna- mite cartridees at New Rochelle this after- noon. The victims are: Frank Broke, aged 32 years; John Rose, aged 33; An- tonet Prello, aged 48, married. The men, with about sixty other ital- ians, had been excavating on the New York and Hartford Railroad. The three Italians were to blast the rock. They took three cartridges out of the box, but they found that they were frozen. Digging a hole in the earth they lit a fire to thaw out the dynamite. The cartridges exploded. Prello was blown sixty feet into the air and his body was torn to pieces. Frank Broke was thrown across the embankment against the side of 2 house. Rose was hurled into the air and landed several feet away. ST SENATOR SQUIRE’S BILL. It Relates to the Kngineers of Ocean Steamers. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 21.—Senator Squire of Washington to-day introduced a bill in which there is more than sppears on the face of it. It provides that all en- gineers on steamers coming under Govern- ment inspection shall be classed among the officers of the steamer, and that these officers shall be American citizens, The bill probably had its origin in the refusal of the American line of steamersa few years ago to employ American en- gineers on the Paris and the New York when those ships were admitted to Amer- ican register and to the benefif postal subsidy act. e Of e oo S SANTA FE’S EARNINGS. 4n Increase im the Gross Receipts for the Month of December. CHICAGO, ILL., Dec. 21.—The approxi- mated gross earnings of all lines of the Santa Fe Railroad for the second week in Decem ber are $813,603; for the same perioa of 1894, $759.772; increase, $53,836, Sharp Shooting pains in the head and face are symptoms of nenr:giiu, “the prayer of the nerves for pure blood.” Therefore to cure nes:lgm purify the blood and build up by g Hood's Sarsaparilla ‘The One True Blood Purifier. $1; six for%5, Hood’s pills cure ail uveglils, viulous- ness, headaches. RUSHES !wa.hmhm lau) FOR BARBERS, BAK- Brush Manufacturere, 609 Sacrament NEW TO-DAY. EAGLESON&GO.’S LARGE STOCK —O0F—— Holiday GOODs —AT—— Reduced Prices! Handkerchiefs, Mufflers, Night Robes, Dress Shirts, Fancy Shirts, Suspenders, Neck Dress, Underwear, Gloves, Etc. SEE OUR WINDOW DISPLAY. . 748 and 750 Market St. 242 Montgomery St. 112 S. Spring St., L. Ang. Shirt Factory 535 Market St., S. F. Go SOUTH Ladies! 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