The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 15, 1896, Page 2

2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1896. ‘What did the platforms of both great po- litical parties mean when they said that they favored the resumption of silver coin- age under international agreement or sur- rounded by necessary legislative restric- tions? Iflaw could notaffect values what mean, Crisp asked, by saying that 1ld trust in the maintenance of the of the two metals by ‘legislative re- strictions?” Crisp asserted that the results of the de- ation of silver in 1873 had been astrous. They were first seen in le for gold by all the nations. s connection he quoted from a speech made by Senator Sherman in 1876, in which he (Sherman) averred that the partial de- struction of silver as a money metal “was felt by every man, woman and child who anything to sell.”” He (Sherman) re- d in that speech to the “appreciating” sing power of gold, an assertion h was now vigorously denied in the use. other result, Crisp said, was seen in the constantly falling scale of prices which had existed since 1873. While this was the condition under which business was conducted ne man could tell where he and doubt, distrust and distress vecessarily ensued. The unfortunate con- dition of manufacturers and agriculturists stood, w not confined to the United States, but was to be found in the gold- standard countries everywhere. In support of this he read from an interview on the 9th of the month with J. Balfour, First Lord of Jlisbury’s Cabinet, and Queen’s speech delivered on the There was no probability, Crisp n view of Balfour’s declarations, that international ury in 1bstantial could ther Government. silver in the United ied, had been part of ¥ or moyement to wn siver. He reviewed the legislation in this country since policy of the Treasury De- m the time of the resumptiqn ayments, and charged that by administered the Treasury nt had piayed the part of *‘wet- to silver, *“seeking to endeavor to initin the markets of the world, discrediting it.” to Secretary Carlisle’s refusal e silver for goid, ““because he must retain the silver to support the treasury notes issued under the act of 18%), and yet when one of those notes is presented he redeems it in gold.” Crisp exclaimed: “Wh nd of juggling is that with the Ame n people? What kind of friend- ship for silver is that?” [Applause.] ““It is not the coinage of every ounce of silver which gives it it's value,” said the speaker, “‘but the right of every ounce of silver in the world to be coined.” [Ap- plaus Were that right restored, he claimed, the old parity of the two metals would be ored. Crisp said the country zely to receive any substantial this Republican Congress hing Congress.”” [Laughter.] s the platform on which it was The present preferment of the opinion that nothing ooked for f treat tes, he general cons| be the whomsoever which they reccived gold for id, was the deliberate ican secretaries of the nal rights of the Gov- ernment which had been followed, he re- gretted to say, by Democratic officials. Th ntenance of the parity of the two was the declaration of the Sher- The Bland-Allison act sion on the subject. ing to the “endless chain,” Crisp said the Government was engaged in the most expensive financiai experiment ever undertaken in the history of nations, and ed that one probable result would be the lo up of all the greenbacks, thus bringing about a reduction of the volume of the currency, which the Repub- ns would not vote to do. The final risp said, was: Could the United s single and alone undertake, with the expectation of maintaining it success- fully, the free coinage of silver? He be- dieved it could. If it be conceded that an international agreement could restore the old ratio between gold and silver, he said, then it was conceded that the law could affect values and the practical guestion not whether all power was behind the ent, but how much power. [Ap- .] Crisp quoted from the late Secre- tary Manning to prove that it was possible for the United States to restore and main- tain silver coinage “that was in'the days before it bad been discovered that law has nopower to affect values.” [Applause.] Quotations were made from Sherman’s speeches and letters by Crisp to show, he said, *‘the reasonableness and propriety of our contention.” “‘He aid not believe,”” commented Crisp, “in the inodern theory that law cannot affect values, and that otherone: that this country cannot alone undertake the free coinage of silver.” [Applause.] The TUnited States needed more mouey, said Crisp, than any other two or three nations, relatively and in bulk. What the friends of silver asked was that the old conditions be restored; that the United States undertakes for itself and mankind what France, greatly inferior to this country, maintainea for a period of seventy years; that the law be observed in the exercise of an option in favor of the people in the transactions of the Treasury Department, and, finally, that the owner of 371}{ erains of silver may take it to any mint in the country and receive forita dollar of American money. “If we return,” he concluded, “to the conditions of our fathers, and return to the financial independence of the Nation, we may not only hope that prosperity will again beam upon us as a people, but that it will continue to be our portion.”” [Ap- plause.] Turner, Crisp’s volitical colleagne on the committee and a Representative from the same State, followed the ex-Speaker in opposition to the Senate substitute. He was opposed to the free coinage of silver for the reason that all human experience showed that the introduction of a cheaper or inferior money was always followed by the departure of the better money. Coming then to the main question, “*Can the United States, singly and alone, maintain the parity of gold and silver under free and unlimited coinage of both?” which Turner said his colleague asked several times, but at no time tried to answer, the speaker said he could prove the negative toany fair-minded man by any process of proof or argument with which mankind was familiar. From the experience of the United States Turner vroceeded to show that it could not main- tain free coinage, reviewing the several efforts in the Bland-Allison act of 1878, the Sherman act of 1890, to coin more or less silver, but under both of these the price of silver had steadily decreased. The United States had not alone been thns en. gaged in an effort to maintain silver. The report of the Director of the Mint showed that there had been coined in tae world in the period beginning in 1873 about $2,700, 000,000 of silver, and that the entire stock of silver money amounted to about $4,000,- 000,000. In conclusion Turner made an elaborate argument to show that the United States could not maintain silver coinage and that an attempt to do so would cause 2 financial convulsion in the country. Dalzell (R.) of Pennsylvania, also a member of the Ways and Means Commit- tee, made the closing speech of the day. He asserted that the main proposition involved in this discussion had not been considered. That proposition was whether this House was ready to abandon its own legislation and accept the legislation of the Senate, which was 1n no way germane thereto. He warned the silver men that their cause would not gain by an attempt- ed humiliation of the House or its subjec- tion fo the demands _of the Senate. The free coinave of silver as a_separale propo- sition was one thing and as presénted by the revolutionary methods of the Senate it was another thing. He denied that silver was demonetized by the act of 1873. The history of the demonetization had to do, he said, with natural causes, the law of supply and demand. It was not of the slightest consequence, he said, if it was demonetized by that act. “What bearing,” he said, “has that upon the expediency of the United States de- claring now that 50 cents is equal to 100? The practical question is not one of morals or history—of what was right or wrong in 1873, but what is right in this year of our Lord 1896."” He went on to show that before 1873 gold and silver circulated concurrently as money at16tol, and that every commercial na- tion in Europe, except England, threw open its mints to the free coinage of silver. Before 1873 the annual product of silver haa held one unvarying piace. Since then the silver product had been increased by 150 per cent. Dalzell said there was in the world be- tween $3,500,000,000 and $4,000,000,000 worth of silver. Every ounce of that was worth in the market 50 cents. The assertion of the free silver advocates is that by the pas- | sage of a law in the United States there would be added $4,000,000,000 to the value of that sfivcn “I ask you in cold blood if a more preposterous proposition than that ever was made 2" In conclusion Dalzell said that what this country needed was not more free coinage of silver, but more revenue through its custom-houses. [Applause.] This concluded the debate, which had occupied nearly two weeks of the time of the House, and the previous question was ordered. By unanimous consent, 1n order that there might be no misuaderstanding, and at the request of Dingley, the vote was taken on the question: “Shall the House concur in the Senate amendment?’ The ayes and noes were called, and re- sulted: Noes 215, ayes 90, as follow: Ayes—Abbott, Aitken, Allen of Mississippi, Allen of Utah, Bailey, Baker of Kansas, Bank- head, Barham, Bartlett of Georgia, Bell of Col- orado, Bell of Texas, Black of Georgia, Bowers, Broderick, Clardy, Cockrell, Cooper of Texas, Cox, Crisp, Culberson, Curtis of Kansas, De Armond, Dinsmore, Dockery, Doolittle, Down- ing, Ellis, Gamble, Hartman, Hermsnn, Hilborn, Hutcheson, Hyde, Johnson of Cali- fornie, Jomes, Kem, Kendall, Latimer, Layton, Lester, Linney, Little, Living- ston, Lockhert, Loud, Maddox, Maguire, Marsh, McClure, McCulloch, McKenny, Mc- Lachiean, McLaurin, McMillin, McRee, Mere- dith, Mondell, Money, Morris, Neal, Newlands, Ogden, Otey, Pearson, Richardson, Robbins, Robertson of Louisiane, Sayers, Shafroth, Shaw, Shuford, Skinner, Spencer, Stokes, Strait, Strowd of North Carolina, Swenson, Talbert, Tate, Terry, Towne, Tyler, Underwood, Walker of Virginia, Wheeler, Williams, Wilson of Idako, Wilson of South Carolina, Woodward and Yoakum. Republicans 25, Democrats 58, Populists 6, Silver (Newlands) 1—90. Noes—Acheson, Aldrich, Andrews, Apsley, Arnold of Rhode Island, Atwood, Avery, Babeock, Baker of Marvland, Baker of New Hampshire, Berney, Bartoldt, Bartlett of New York, Beach, Bennett, Berry, Bingnam, Bishop, Blue, Boatner, Boutelle, Brewster, Rromell, Brosius, Brown, Brumm, Bull, Burrell, Burton of Missours, Burton of Ohio, Calderhead, Can- non, Catchings, Chickering, Clark of Iowa, Clark of Missouri, Cobb of Missouri, Codding, Coffin, Colson, Connolly, Cook of Wisconsin, Cooke of Illinois, Cooper of Florida, Cooper of Wisconsin, Corliss, Cousins, Crewther, Crump, Curtis of lowa, Curtis of New York, Lalzell, Danford, Daniels, Denny, Dewitt, Dingley, Dolliver, Dovenor, Draper, Elliott of South Ceroline, Erdmen, Evans, Fairchild, Faris, Fenton, Fischer, Fowler, Gardner, Gibson, Gillett of New York, Gillett of Massachusetts, Graff, Griffin, Grosvenor, Grout, Grow, Hadley, Hager, Hall of Montana, Hilterman, Hardy, Harmer, Herris, Harrisou, Hart, Hatch, Heat- wole, Heiner of Pennsyivania, Hemenway, Henderson, Hendrick, Henry of Connecticut, Hepburn, Hicks, Hill of Connecticut, Hitt, Hooker, Hoskins, Howe, Howell, Hubbard, Hulick of Ohio, Huling of West Virginia, Hurley, Hull of Iows, Jenkins, Johnson of Indiana, Johnson of North Dakota, Joy, Kerr, Kiefer, Knox, Kulp, Lacey, Lawson, Lefever, Leighley, Leisenryd, Lewis, Loug, Loudens- lager, Lowe, Mshany, Mahon, McCall of Massachusetts, McCall of Tennessee, McCleary of Minnesota, McClellan, McCormick, Mec- Creary of Kentucky, Mercer, Meyer, Miles, Miller of West Virginia, Miner of Wisconsin, Moody, Murphy, Noonan, Northway, O'Dell, Otjen, Overstreet, Owens, Parker, Patterson, Payne, Perkins, Phillips, Pitney, Poole, Price, Prince, Pugh, Quigg, Ray, Reeves, Reyburn, Roys, Rusk, Russell of Georgia, Sauerhering, Scranton, Settle, Shannon, Sherman, Simp- kins, Smith of Illinois, Smith of Michi- gan, Bnover, Eorge, Southard, South- wick, Spalding, Sperry, Stehle, Steele, Stephenson, Stewart of New Jersey, Stewart of Wisconsin, Stone (C.W.), Etone (W. A.), Strode of Nebrasks, String, Sulloway, Sulzer, Taft, Tars- ney, Tawney, Taylor, Thomas, Tracewell, Tracey, Treloar, Tucker, Turner of Georgis, Turner of Virginia, Updegraff, Van Voorhis, Wadsworth, Walker of Massachusetts, Walsh, ‘Wanger, Warner, Washington, Watson of Indi- ana, Watson of Ohio, Wellington, White, Wil- ber, Willis, Wilson of Ohio, Wood, Wright. Republicans 184, Democrats 31. Total, 215. The vote shows that Crisp was able to carry with him all but three of the eleven Representutives from Georgia. Lawson and Russell aligned themselves with Turner against free coinage. The hour of 5 o’clock having arrived the House, under the rule, took a recess until 8 o’clock, the evening session to be for the consideration of private pension bills only. The attendance of the evening session ‘was unusually large, a division upon a dis- puted point showing the presence of 116 members. Matters moved along smoothly for an houror so when there weresignsof a personal controversy between Talbert (D.) of South Carolina and Hardy (R.) of In- dianh. The former objected to a bill restoring a pension to &8 widow which she had for- feited by remarrying—a case similar to scores of others which come before Con- gress every session. Talbert has consist- ently opposed bills to restore pensions in such cases and to-night renewed his ob- jections to the pending bill, moving that it be laid on the table by the committee of the whole with an unfavorable recom- mendation. 1nis brought Hardy to his fect, despite the efforts of several gentle- men to induce him to let the incident ass. e “South Carolina,” he shouted in angry tones, “bas made trouble in the United States ever sincethe days ot John C. Cal- houn, whom Andrew Jackson threatened to hang in 1832. Now she stands without a parallel in the United States, represented in this House by the gentleman who has just spoken, and in the Senate by the Senator who has recently attracted public attention. Iam in favor of every pension proposition which is recommended to this House, but I am tired of coming here every Friday night to be dictated to by the State of South Carolina, which has not had a constitutionally elected Represen- tative on the floor since 1872.” This outbreak failed to disturb Talbert's good nature and his only response was, “I do not intend to notice what has just been said, but rise merely to suggest that Can- ada (Hardy’s native country) having been heard from, we have a vote.”” [Applause.] In the very next case considered by the committee Talbert won hearty applause from the Republicans by remarking in a speech in support of the bill: “It is not always or often you find the old veterans who met each other in the red blaze of war fighting it over again thirty years after the conflict is over. Those who in- dulge themselves in this way are gener- ally those who, while invincible in peace are invisible in war.”’ The committee acted favorably on ten bills which at 10:10 were reported to the House by Chairman Hepburn, and five bills previously reported were passed. When the bill to pension Hannah Wright was reported General Curtis (R.) of New York asked unaninious consent to with- draw it, brietly stating that the morning after favorable action had been taken by the committee of the whole he had re- ceived word that the old lady had died. At 10:25 o’clock the House tinding itself without a quorum adjourned until to- morrow. OF INTEREST TO THE COAMT. Cramps to Build U ZLand Bill Will Pass. WASHINGTO: D. C.,, Feb. 14.—The California delegation were much surprised when informed that the building of a rev- enue cutter, intended for use on the Pacific Coast, had been awarded to Cramp Broth- ess & Co. of Philadelphia for $198,000. They declare that the cost of sending the cutter around Cape Horn will more than equal the difference between the bid of the Union Iron Works and Cramp’s bid. The California delegation called on Speaker Reed this morning in regard to getting time for the consideration of the mineral lana classification bill. Speaker Reed said he favored tne bill and would give them an opportunity to have its con- sideration in the House atan early date. | Mr Reed, in greeting the delegation, sai *“Oh, 1 know Bowers of old. He and I a ways get along pretty well together. We | hm}l a sort of an agreement that he was to restrain himself as far as possible and I would overlook the rest.” Representatives Bowers said to a Carwn correspondent to-night he had no doubt of the passage of the bill. Captain W. H. Roberts of the revenue cutter Forward, now at Mobile, has been ordered to take command of the cutter Rush of S8an Francisco. Chief Engineer D. McC. French of the cutter Winona, now at Mobile, has also been ordered to report for duty aboard the Rush. erkins’ bill passed the Senate to-day appropriating $5000 for repairs to the wharf at Sitka. Mrs. V. K. Maddox and maid of S8an Francisco are at the Arlington. A postoflice was to-day established at | Keswick, Shasta County, Cal. Louis | Schauckman was appointed Postmaster. The postoffice at Bellview, Madera County, will be discontinued after Febru- | ary 29 and mail should be addressed to | O’Neals. Representative Hilborn has received | assurance from the River and Harbor | Committee that an appropriation will be | made for improvements in San Francisco | and at Vallejo; also that a general survey will be ordered, preliminary to the im- provement of Suisun Slough. Pensions bave been granted as follows: California: Original—Abraham M. Keel, | Pasadena; John Singleton, San Joss; | | @ Cutter—Mineral Stephen ‘Ives, Los Angeles. Original widows, etc.—Mary E. Alexander, Los | Angeles; Lydia C. Coe, Neenah. Mexican | war widow—Mary Blackburn, Oakdale. Oregon: Reissue — Thomas Morgan, Laurel. Washington: _Original—William W, Pierce, Seattie. Increase—Cassle Thomp- son, Chatteroy. Original widows, etc.— Mirlor of Charles Riddle, Seattle, 1 | 10 EXPEDITE 1S LABOR Great Britain's Assurance Is| Gratifying to the Venmezu- | elan Commission, Completion of the Map Upon Which | the True Divisional Line Is to Be Marked. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 14.— At the regular weekly meeting to-day the mem- bers of the Venezuelan Commission ex- pressed themselves as highly gratitied with the assurance that Great Britain would submit its evidence for consideration. This announcement at the opening of Par- liament and the assurance cabled by Em- bassador Bayard, of which the commis- sion was notified, are to expedite its labor in a great degree and make a decision when reached practically unimpeachable. However complete the two cases may be found, it is still likely that experts sent abroad by the commission may be able to develop impertant documents which will atleast throw valuable side lights on the controversy, and the idea that it will be necessary for the Secretary and perhaps some of the members to visit Europe has not been abandoned. Justin Winsor of Harvard College, a cartrographic expert, spent several days here last week in consultation with offi- cers of the United States geographical survey, who have charge of the commis. sion’s maps. The chart npon which the commission will work its true divisional line has been completed and was laid before the meet- ing to-day. It is claimed to be the most perfect map of the northern part of South America in’ existence. Justices Brewer and Alvey and Andrew D. White have been constantly at work upon the matter and have bad frequent consultations in the Commissioners’ offices. Mr. Coudert in New York and Professor Gilman in Baltimore have also been corresponding almost daily with the secretary. R Obscene Articles Barred. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 14.—The Postoffice Department bas issued instruc- tions to Postoffice inspectors in the larger cities, including Kansas City, Chicago and other Western points, to arrest and brin,; up for trial managers and proprietors o newspapers who violate the postal laws and regulations by sending obscene arti- cles, pictures and advertisements through the mails, gl Mails for the Orient, ‘WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb., 14.—The Postoffice Department to-day announced that the sailing of the steamer Miowera from Vancouver, B. C., had been post- ned until March 1 next, and after that ate the next mails for China and Japan would be carried on the 23d of each month instead of the 16th. Sy st Increase of the Reserve. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb, 14.—The Treasury gold reserve stood at $70,180,870 at the close of business to-day. The with- drawals amounted to-d;{ t0 $567,400 and the d;&uhl on account of bond purchases to $7,684,000. MORE TALKING - THAN FIGHTING Maher's Eyes Grow Better and the Big Mill May Be Held. MONDAY THE TIME SET. Pugilists of the Lesser Fry Are Yet Left on the Anxious Seat. DEMANDS FOR MONEY REFUSED. Those Who Have Tickets Will Have to Hold Them Regardless of Postponements. EL PASO, Tex., Feb. 14.—Maher's eyes are improving rapidly, and the prospects for a ficht Monday are good. At 8 o'clock to-night Dr. Albers held a conversation over the telephone with Quinn, who is Maher’s backer, and who is now with the pugilist at Las Cruces. On Quinn’s assurance that Maher’s eyes were greatly imbproved, and if the favorable conditions continued he would agree to the fizht next Monday, bulietins to the effect that Maher would be ready to go into the ring on Monday next were posted, and for the first time in a week, Dan Stuart’s face has been illuminated with a smile. The pros- pects now are that the Fitzsimmons fight will take place Monday. Referee Silver stated to-nizht that Wol- cott will weigh in to-morrow, and this is believed to be a precautionary measure to save the forfeit-money. Colling is ex- | pected to weigh in some time during the day. There was a considerable thinning out of ugly tempered and disgusted sports to-day. More are goingon the morning and evening trains of Saturday, and the prospects are that the crowd at the ring- side on Monday, provided Maher is in condition to get within the ropes, will be composed in the main of the local frater- nity. The promoters continue to insist that the size of the crowd is a secondary con- sideration, and that the chiei point is to get the men together, but they wax indig- nant when it 1s suggested that this means more of an exhibition for the benefit of the kinetoscope than a straight out con- test for the world’s championship. On the question of the minor contests that were to round out the carnival the managers continue to manifest a reticence that is galling to George Dixon, Marshall, Wolcott, Leeds, Xverhard and the re- mainder of the secondary fry that have been dropping into the office at frequent intervals with the view to finding out just where they stood. A number of the visiting sports would willingly have remained gver a few days had the promoters been wiling to put on some of the middle or hghteweights, and it has been put bluntly to tuem by scores of individuals here from distant points and who are as muck out of pocket as they are out of temper that if the proposed battle- ground is as inaccessible to the Mexican troops and without violating international comity, as they have all along claimed, it would be an easy matter to pull off the Dixon-Marshail or Leeds-Everhard con- test to-morrow, so as to show that they mean business and are acting in good faith toward the small fry. To these represen- tations there has been up to dusk but one reply: “We intend to pull off the big fight first and then we will see what we can do with thz other fellows.” This evening, how- ever, the pressure both from townspeople and visitors became so strong that it was given out ofiicially that if Maher was still unable to fight on Monday or Tuesday the Dixon-Marshall and Everhard-Leeds fights would be put on for those days, but tbat the battle ground or grounds would not be the same as selected for the principal contest. Word came this evening by telephone from Las Cruces to Buck Connelly that under the treatment prescribed by Dr. White Maher’s eyes had considerably im- proved during the day and that the local doctor was confident of having him in shape Monday or Tuesday. Before going to Las Cruces on the train Connelly said: “We shall ask another postponement if Maher cannot see well enongh on Monday, and if it is refused then the other peaple can take the forfeit. 1 believe that they will be willing to wait a while longer, if it is necessary. They came down here for a purse and not for a forfeit that will be barely sufficient to see them home, and if they are «o0 sure of winning, & matter of a few days is not worth considering. If they won’t consent then we will take up the proposition from the National Sporte ing Club of London, but we are not willing to go back on Stuart =o long as there is an earthly chance of bringing the men together under his auspices.” Fitzsimmons and Julian spent the greater part of the day in rown and took particu- lar pains to show themselves about the streets and resorts, for the purpose of giv- ing the lie to the story that the Australian had been notited to consider himself under arrest whenever he crossed the river to Texas soil. There were no Rangers dogging his foot- steps, nor were there any indications that Adjutant-General Mabry or the local authorities were concerned in either his comings or his goings. Fitzsimmons is considerably broke up over the postpone- ment of the fight. He has worked hard to get himself in the condition he is now in and says he does not know what effect a wait might have on his constitution. Then, again, the strain to which his mind has been wrought up through all the rumors that has been set afloat may have a disastrous effect on his nerves. He says he is willing to weit until Monday, but after that date he does not know what he will do. Parson Davies, John L. Sullivan and Paddy Ryan and the remainder of his out- fit have decided to leave to-night. Sulli- van is responsible for the change of plans. Heis sore and ugly over the postpone- ment, and says that he does not believe that another championship fight can be brought off on this side of the Atlantic within the century. A number of visitors from Chicago, New York, St. Louis and other points who had purchased\tickets. for the big fight before coming here called at headquarters to-day with the view of getting a refunding before leaving for home. Noneof them received any satis- faction. Secretary Wheelock explained that the affair had not been canceled, but merely postponed; that the tickets were still good, and that he had no authority to return any portion of the cash thac had been received. Later in the day Wheelock stated to The United Press that if the fight was officially declared off all money received for tickets would be paid back, but that if there were repeated postponements the tickets al- ready sold would hold good until the two men were got together, whether it be ina week or six months hence. Passengers from Las Cruces report that several others there are suffering from sore eyes and that Peter Burns is ina worse shape than Maber. After repeated refusals Governor Ahua- mada bas finally granted a concession for bull-fights at Juarez on Sunday afternoon. The bulls were ordered to-night from the estates of Senors Alberta and Terrazes at Gallego. Sl JOBN R. GENTRY SOLD. The Champion Pacing Stallion Secured by Simpson. NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 14.—John R Gentry, 2:03%, the champion pacing stal- lion of the world, was sold this afterncon at Madison-square Garden for $7600 to ‘William Simpeon of this city. The great stallion was sold to dissolve the partner- siip of Messrs. Holt & Scott of the Ala- mance stock farm, Grabam, N. C. The bidding was between John Turner, who was talking for Frank Rilis of Philadel- phia, and William BSimpson. Turner opened at $4000 and the duet advanced by $500 to $7500, which was the 1ast on behalf of Ellis. Simpson raised it $100 and Gexn- try was knocked down to him. he second day of William B. Fasig & Co.’s sale of trofting-bred stock recalled something like old times to the minds of the big crowd of horsemen who fairly crowded the garden. Forty-four head brought $39,840, or an average of $885 a heud, before the sale was adjourned for the evening. After three or four horses, the property of various owners, had been disposed of, the consignment from the estate of the late John A. Goldsmith was pat up for sale. Venetia Wilkes, 2:18, the eight-year-old daughter of Guy Wilkes and San Mateo Belle, brought the biggest price -of the lot. J.S. Ferguson of this city was the purchase The Sidney mare, Thelma, to J. E. Decker of Brooklyn for . 2:2217, by Steinway-Bertha, by Alcaatara, was purchased by F.T. Steinway of New York at $1400. The Goldsmith consizn- ment of nineteen head realized $10,405, an average of $547 66 _each. L. A. Burke, one of the *‘oid guard” of road-drivers of this city, disposed of his stable next. J. B. Greene of Wilmington, De!l., bought Memorial, 2:23, by Brightmont, dam by Little Wonder, for §105C. Pascal, the champion long-distance trotter, went very cheaply for $335 to an Enelishman, Albert Turner of Denton. Pascal holds the five- mile record of 12:45 and the ten-mile record of 26:15. That grand mare Phebe Wilkes, by | Hambletonian Wilkes-Dolly Smith' by Mambrino Chief Jr., with her recora of | 2:08)¢ made at Nashvilie in 1894, was a | cheap investment for W. C. Harrington of | Troy, N. Y., who got her for $3400, from Elf, tie consignment of McHenry & Saxby of Freeport, Ill. Alice Dornan, by Baron | Wilkes-Beulah Medium, will have her | home in Maryland for the future. She | went to C, T. McCue of Hagerstown for | $2075. A lot of colts and fillies by Baron | Wilkes all fetched good prices. Baronet, 2:11%4, by Baron Wilkes Lamberta, by | Daniel Lambert, the second of the Ala- | mance farm consignment offered for sale, was knocked down to B. W. Burdick of Albany, N. Y., at $2500. The sale will be concluded to-morrow night. 2l by FAST TIME AT CORONADO. McCrea Lowers the World’s Cycling Ree- ord for a Mile. CORONADO, CAL., Feb, 14.—H. E. Me- Crea of the Syracuse racing team broke the world’s mile record this morning from a standing start. He was paced Ey two quads. Time, 1:49 2.5, T anstel Racing Stallions Dead. NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 14.—News has been received from Hamburg, Gernmany, that the trotting stallion Ellard (2:093%) has been lost on the voyage from New York to that port. The horse was shipped on January 25 to trot in Europe and be sold there. Ellard was a bay horse, 8 years old, by Charley Wilkes, dam_ Daisy Fearless, by Fearless. He was bred by J. W. William Edward, Cummingsville, Mass., and was owned by D. C. Bricker, Butte, Mont. CEDAR FALLS, Towa, Feb. 14.—Fidol, the famous pacing stallion, died yesterday of gastritis. Fidol was 9 years of age, by Idol, and had a record of 2:041{. He was owned by Rivenburg & Son of Cedar Falls and was valued at $15,000. Eom S Burge to Meet Lavigne. NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 14.—The Mir- ror of Life of London cables Arthur T. Lumley that Dick Burge has agreed to meet Kid Lavigne before the National Sportin'g Club during Derby week for a purse of $5000. Sam Fitzpatrick, Lavigne’s manager, has accepted the terms. The men are to have a $2500 bet outside the purse. CONGRESS 18 REBUKED. Olney Has Not Enough Time to Furnish Desired Information. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 14.—The President to-day sent to the Senate a re- port required by a resolution of January 7, introduced by Mitchell of Oregon, asking him in the usual form to transmit to the Benate a copy of the report and accom- panying documents ot a special agent of the United States sent to the Fiji Isl- ands to investigate the claims of B. H. Henry of Oregon and other Americans for compensations for lands alleged to have been owned by them in said islands and claimed to have been appropriated by the British Government. In complying in part with the request of the Senate by transmitting the report (which has no particular public interest) the President, through Secretary Olney, takes occasion to adm inister a rebuke to Congress for these indiscriminate calls. He refers to the fact that to comply with the Senate resolution would involve the copying of 1117 foolscap pages of written matter and 163 pages of printed matter. It is obvious that months must elapse before such an addition to its ordinary work can pe accomplished by the limited and al- | the Presidential situation. It was expected | ready overworked clerical force of this de- partment. E R D GAVE AND RECEIVED DEATH. A Kentucky Rounder Killed a Policsman and Was in Turn Mortally Wounded. FRANKFORT, Ky, Feb. 14.— At 7 o'clock to-night Policeman Henry Brown was shot and instantly killed by Lucian Hawkins, a disreputable and drunken character, who was himself killed by Officer Gordon. Hawkins was drunk and dis- orderly, and when Officers Brown and Gorgon attempted to arrest him he opened fire, shooting Brown in the chest and head. Officer Gordon pulled his gun and shot Hawkins in the left side, and as he whirled Gordon shot him again in the right side. Brown fell to the floor, expiring instantly. Hawkins staggered around to the rear of the bar and fell behind it. He gasped a few times and expired. Gordon gave him- self up and was released. oG NEW BONDS SELL Already the Morgan Syndicate Realizes a Profit. NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 14.—The new Government fours sold at 1157 at the stock exchange to-day. The Morgan syn- dicate, it is understood, has filled the mar- ket up, and small capitalists who h,ve been awarded bonds are trying to realize. This has a tendency to weaken prices, Treasury officials say the loan bids fair to clean up a large part of the floating gold supply in the country. J. P. Morgan & Co. have notitied Assistant Treasurer Jor- dan that within a week his syndicate will turn in all their gold, that is $30,000,000. The total receipts of gold on bond account up to the close of business yesterday was $33,118.621. CHICAGO, Ivrr., Feb. 14. — The Sub- Treasurer of the United States here reports an increase of mnearly $1,000,000 in gold during the last week. MORTON FOR HARMORY, One of the Most Notable Events for Years at the Execu- tive Maansion, WELL. Every Shade of Republicar Opinion in New York State Is Repre- sented. ALBANY, N. Y., Feb. 14.—One of the most notable events at the Executive Man- | sion in years was the dinner of Governor | Morton which he tendered to the promi- | nent Republicans of the State to-night. | Every shade of political cpinion within | the Republican party of the State was rep- | resented by the leading exponents thereof, | and the affair has been frequently referred | to as Governor Morton’s “harmony feast.” | Senator Cantor of New York and As- | semblyman Stanchfield of Eimira, the | Democratic Jeaders in the Legislature, were | among the guests. The others present in- cluded Hon. T. C. Platt, Edward Lauter- bach, Chauncey M. Depew, Mayor Stro: of New York, Mayor Wurster of Brook- lyn, Hon. C. N. Bliss, Charles W. Hackett, Hon. Warner Miller and General Horace | Porter. There were no set speeches, but the guests, who did not leave the mansion until after 11 o’clock, chatted with each other for an hour and a ha!f after the din- | ner over their cigars. OMAHA, Nege., Feb. 14.—The Republi- can State Central Committee met at Lin- coln this afternoon and fixed upon April |15 and Omuba as the time and place for the meeting of the State convention to select sixteen delegates to the St. Louis | convention. Senator Thurston, as Nation- | al committeeman, met with the committee | and there was an informal discussion of | that the committee would present the | name of General Manderson for President, | but the McKinley sentiment was too | strong and it is now believed that McKin- | ley will get the entire delegation. General | Manderson has not authorized any one to | present his name for the place. LINCOLN, NEBr., Feb. 14.—The State Prohibition Convéntion to-day gave the first prohibition boom for the Presidency to the country tor the campaign of 1896 by instructing the delegates to the National convention to vote for C. E. Bentley of this city for the Presidential nomination. ‘The session was short and poorly attended, but very exciting, much of the time being spent over the money plank in the plat- form. A. G. Wolfenbarger offered a free silver resolution, which was at length adopted. The initiative and referendum principle was also indorsed as well as the usual prohibition principles. TOPEKA, Kaxs., Feb. 14.—The Populist State committee to fix upon a time and place for holding their State convention after a prolonged discussion issued a call this morning for two State conventions, one at Hutchinson, March 1, to elect dele- gates to their National convention; the other at Abilene, August 5, to nominate candidates for State offices. e THOUGHT TO BE LOUST. Fears For the Safety of @ British Tramp Steamer. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Feb. 14.—There are fears for the safety of the British tramp steamer Aswanty, which sailed from Ham- burg January 14 for Philadelphia. Noth- ing has been heard from her since January 19, when she passed Dunnet Head, taking what is known as the ‘“northabout pas- sage,” rounding the coast of Scotiand in- stead of taking the £nglish channel. The Aswanty’s cargo consists chiefly of Ger- man beet sugar, of which she carries 4300 | tons, besides several hundred tons of gen- eral cargo. Captain Cameron commands her, and his crew numbers thirty-two men. il Pork-Packers Assign. CINCINNATI, Omro, Feb. 14.— Jacob Fogel & Son, nork-gacnrs, assigned to-day. Assets, $75,000; liabilities not known. JOHN CAFFREY, NEW TO-DAY. THE ACADEMIE DE MEDEGINE OF FRANCE HAS PLACED Apollinarss (“THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS.”) “At the HEAD of ALL the Waters examined for PURITY and FREE- DOM from Disease Germs.” 47 First St., San Francisco, Representing CHARLES GRAEF & CO., N. Y., for Mineral Waters, SHAOUDED Iy DEEP MYSTERY. Peculiar Crime of a Loyep in a Suburhap Home. SHOT HIS SWEETHEApp And Her Mother and Sep Bullet Through His Owy Brain. t a NO MOTIVE FOR THE DEEDg, Efforts to Bring the Girl Back 1, Consciousness Were Made in Vain. CENTERVILLE, Iowa, Feb. 14.—Mrs, W. J. Martin and her daughter, Lea Mar- tin, aged 23, were killed at their home in the suburbs of this town at 8 o’clock this evening by George Jones, who afterward killed himself. There is mystery sur- rounding the affair. Jones has been fora long time a lover of the girl. Both are of good families, and there was no reason for the belief that there had been trouble. This evening Jones went out tothe home of the Martins andewas last seen as he left the streetcar. Half an hour later the tragedy occurred. There was nobody in the house when Jones went there but the girl and her mother. The five shots that were fired called in the neighbors, who found Mrs. Martin and her daughter on the floor of the parlor. Mrs. Martin was dead and Lea dying. The girl had a bullet-hole in her neck and was bleeding profusely. The mother was shot in the forehead and also in the breast, and bad been killed instantly by the shot in the head. Jones appears to have gone to the house and after shooting the two women went outside, crossed the street and shot him- selt before the neighbors came. He has a bullet from his 38-caliber revolver in his brain and had died instantly. When he was found his heart had hardly ceased beating. Lea is still alive, but losing strength fast and cannot possibly live. Every effort has been made to bring her back to con- sciousness, so that she might tell some- thing of the tragedy, but it will avail nothing. W. J. Martin, the husband and father, is a doctor and Coroner of Ape pannooz County, He had no family except the daughter and wife, and was away from home when the tragedy oc- curred. He is prostrated by the shock and very sick, aithough not in danger. NEW TO-DAY. L OCCO0mCOOmm OCCOOCOO) ")‘ [ MORE ¢ COLUMBIA : ———AND— HARTFORD BIGYCLES Are used than those of any other make. WELX? Because they are BEST ! *ey POPE MANUFACTURING 0., 344 PosT ST., S. F., CaL. Instruction and Renting De- partment—1970 Page st., near Park entrance. FLOUR, 00000k SO0 (00,000 CO0H Ask for “Smiths Weekly,” contain- 16 specials at reduced prices. Ereeatthe coun- ter. Best Standard Goods. Speeial Prices. Extra Famlly ¢S, C. 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