The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 22, 1896, Page 1

VOLUME LXXIX.—NO. 84, PRICE FIVE CENTS. FITZSIMMONS CHAMP In Ninety Seconds Peter| Maher Was Sent to Sleep. PUT OUT IN THE ]:‘IRS'.[‘.‘y The Irish Fighter Received One of Those Famous Upper | men o Hooks. DECIDED ON MEXICAN SOIL. Sports Dragged a Long Distance to Witness a Contest That Was Truly Disappointing. LANGTRY, Tex., Feb. 21.—Tt took Rob- ert Fitzsimmons just ninety seconds this afternoon to defeat Peter Maher and be- come the [heavy-weight champion of the world. The fight took place in the bot- toms of the Rio Grande River on the Mex- an side, one and a hali miles distant om the Langtry depot. Even to his friends it was evident that Irish lad was not in it from the start. fore the round had progress conds Maher attempted a edly warned by t simmons’ coup was in T ous upper hooks, with wh d out Hall and t nose of Jack Stelzner, his tr: f one of he knoc et upon after position, head on the the de- shman. rived from e was no evi- 1 was about to from Eagle Pass been belated and s of the country t the depot. One angers guarded the | ainder went down to the Texas side, but not the s made to interfere with of their movements. to move had been given, d that although for over sixteen hundred miles of the entertainment was Following guides in strag- on they went across the ! or a distance of five hundred yards commenced a precipitous aescent | sed wagon road that went | 1s way down to the Rio Grande | rocks and bowlders, now slipping backs, now clutching at a bramble ves from a fall and a broken i now stubbing their toes e cobblesto: or in cavities of e sports toiled in double and | the bank of the river was | Then there was a tramp of 500 | more through sand and mud full eep to the voint where the 75-foot | ontoon bridge had been stretched across | e Rio Grande River, which, swollen by | recent rair had b luggish stream to a roaring torrent. ; across the sports were on the bottoms of | the Mexican side, and the canvas inclosure | that contained the ring was to be seen in the distance. Five minutes more brought the perspiring and sore-footed pedestrians to the entrance stiles, where Bat Masterson and Joe Vendig examined the pasteboard tickets and passed the holders within. | A more ideal spot for such an event could have hardly been selected. To the oping down to the very foot of the nclosure, was a mountain 500 feet in height, rugged and almost perpendicular, Across the river on the Texas side was its | interpart and fringed along its stern nmit, commanding a full view of the 2, were some 300 men and women, who oked like pigeons to those below. Between the two mountains and within a stone’s throw of the ring upon the bottoms the river rushed with a dull roar. Heavy leaden clouds overhead and occasional ! drops of rain completed the picture. The circus canvas with which the battle- ground was inclosed was 200feet in circum- ference and sixteen feet in height. The ring was composed of white pine covered with white duck and had an elevation of | four feet. Over in the corner to the west | were two diminutive tents for the con- | venience of the principals in making their | final preparations. Fitzsimmons and Maber | with their attendants in the front rank of | the procession walked down but a few | yards apart, both reaching the inclosure in a profuse state of perspiration. They were taken to their tents and rubbed down. At o'clock when Referee Siler an-| nounced that ail was ready, 102 people were at the ringside, the remainder of the visiting party with the local contingent | having decided that a view from the Texas lls was preferable to the expenditure of $90 for a ticket. 1n response to Siler’s call, lian asked for ten minutes’ delay. nn consented and it was readily | granted. At 3:13, Fitzsimmons, enveloped in a flannel bathrobe, emerged from his quar- ters and bounded up to the steps of the ring, and selected as his corner the point i to the west with his back to the Mexican | nountain. Maher appeared a minute ater and took bischair in the opposite | r facing tne Mexican side, and his | k to the spectators on the Texas hill. | Maher had in his corner Jim Hal!, Buck -, Pete Lowrey, Jack Quinn and | rnes, while Parson Davies acted iis timekeeper. Fitzsimmons had be- | nd him Martin Julian, Everhart, Jack- | Stelzner and Jack McCoy, while Burt soeed of New Orleans acted as timekeeper. produced when t g half way 1then | co lie five-ounce gloves were from the boxes and fitted on. Thie men were about to strip their over- coats when Julian called George Siier to | the center of the ring and the two con- versed quietly for a couple, of minutes. clusion Siler gemanded in stren- es, “Is Mr. O’Rourke here?” responded the Bostonian, whose head barely came up to the level of the ring flocr, JON OF THE WORLD. “Have you the purse money?’ Siler asked. “It is here,” said O’Rourke, as he pro- duced his wallet and waved two checks in the air, | Fitzsimmons was watching the proceed- | ings with keen interest. As the papers were produced his lips curled and he yelled: *‘That stuff don’t | go. Julian. I want cash. How do we | know what those things are worth?” | “Did vou cash these checks last night?” asked Siler of O’Rourke while the crowd pressed in the neighborhood of the two s, I did,” shouted the Boston man. “But do you think I was fool enough to bring $20,000 with me into such digeings as these? It's the first time that my hon- esty has been questioned. 1 tell you that the money in the bank.” Ma:ters looked squally fora time. J ulian looked O’ Rourke squarely in the face, defi- antly, and said: “Nobody ever questioned vour honesty, but we want the money. We will take no checks.” Then, addressing the crowd, he con- tinued: *‘Ii there is any dissatisfaction it is not our fault. We notified the respon- sible people several mons would not fight was in the ring.”’ “Yes,” chirruped F mmons from his corner, “and they said it would be here.” Parson Davies made a remark at this juncture to the effect that Julian was wasting time on boys’ nonsense, and sev- eral of the spectators yelled, “Go on with tue fight.” Julian retorted that the crowd had bet- ter keep their mouths shut, as he didn’t end to stand any dictation from outsia- and serious trouble seemed imminent, when, like a tiger, the Cornishman leaped to his feet and made a bound to the center of the ring, and, his face inflamed with passion, fairly shrieked: “We'll take the checks. I give in to every bloody thing they want. Do you understand? We give in to this even if we don’t get it.” The crowd breathed more freelv, and a rousing cheer was given for Fitzsimmons. Then the men stripped. Fitzsimmons nad chosen for his ring costume a navy. blue breechclout, with a belt of the stars and stripes. shoes of the-standard running shape. Maher wore short-legged black fighting- pants, with a green beit. From the moment that the men had en- tered the ropes it was patent to everybody that while the Cornishman was togged for the fray and fuil of confidence his oppo- nent was nervous and ill at ease. His mouth moved incessantly as though he was chewing cum. His eyebrows twitched s ago that Fitzsim- unless the money and he kept his thumbs revolving one | itzsimmons eved him after the other. F with a sarcastic smile, and his breast heaved like that of an animal ready to bound for its prey. = when Referee Siler ealled both men to the center of the ring to give them their instructions and warn them against fouling or other infractions of the code, the spectators enjoyed the first opportunity of seeing them face to face. Fitzsimmons presented a better appearance than at any of his previous encounters. His flesh was hard and pink and the veins stood out like { whip cords. Maner, on the contrary, ap- peared somewhat flabby, while his move- ments on his feet lacked the agility that characterized those of Fitzsimmons. Man- | ager Quinn had evidently been honest in the ovinion that he gave The United Press a couple of days ago: ‘‘Peter is not in the condition that I would like him to be in.”” Time was called at 4:25 o’clock, and the spectators pressed to the ropes. Fitzsimmons led with his left. Maher backed toward his corner. Fitzsimmons landed with his right and a clinch fol- lowed. Maher struck Fitzsimmons with his right hand while they were clinched | and Referee Siler reminded him that if he did so again he would give the fight to Fitzsimmons. Aftera breakaway Maher landed his left on Fitzsimmons’ nec; Close in-fighting followed and Maher s | ceeded in landing bis left on Fitzsimmons’ upper lip, drawing blood. landed with left and right. A clinch fol- lowed. Maher feinted and Fitzsimmons led with his right, but fell short. A mix- up followed in which Maher landed both right and leit on either side of Fitzsim- mons’ head. Maher led with his left and another clinch foilowed. tzsimmons seemed a bit bothered and broke ground on Maher’s leads. Maker followed him up and led with his left, when Fitzsimmons side-stepped, and swinging his right, landed full on the point of Maher’s left chin. Maher measured his length on the floor, his head striking the canvas with great force. He vainly attempted to ris Fitzsimmons | but could not more than raise his head. His seconds called on him to get up, but he failed to respond and sank back to the canvas. The fatal tenth second was counted, Maher was declared out, and Fitzsimmons announced the victor, after one minute and thirty-five seconds’ rather lively. fight- ing. Fitzsimmons' seconds cheered him to the echo and Maher’s seconds carried the defeated Irishman to his corner. It was several minutes before he realized what bad happened to him, and Fitzsimmons walked over to his corner and shook him by the hand, Fitzsimmons also shook hands with Quinn and the seconds in Peter’s corner. Barring the slight bleeding at the nos- trils, occasioned by the left-hand jab of Makber, the Cornishman showed no signs of injury and appeared as fresh as at the opening of hostilities. Maher showed no sign of punishment except a slight break in the skin just above the point of the chin, where filzsim- simmons’ master-stroke had landed. When the cheering of the peopie around the ropes and the waving of handker- chiefs by those upon the mountain sum- mit had in a measure subsided and Fitz- simmons had tired of bowing his apprecia- tion, Julian took the center of the ring and, clearing his throat, made the follow- ing announcement with theatrical effect: “Gentlemen, Mr. Fitzsimmons has worked himself up from the bottom of the ladder and by the decision of the referee is now the champion. He is ready to de- fend the title against all comers at any time and place. No man is barred and all comers will receive recognition.” There were shouts of warning at this juncture that the pontoon bridge wasin danger of being washed away by the strong current, The fightérs and assist His legs were pare and his | '“//I, ',.f/’(. J//I«L Morgan — Collis, who cut down that tree ? Little Collis— I did—that is—er—well, | can’t remember. ants hastily gathered their traps together and the crowd made a break for the Texas | side. All got over safely. | Peter Maher and his crowd were a disap- | pointed-looking lot of individuals as they | tramped their way back across the rocks | and sand to the train. Peter was unusu- | ally communicative. “Well,” he said, “it was a chance blow that did the work. I did the best I could | under the circumstances. My condition | was not of the best, but asa further post- | ponement was not to be considered by the | Fitzsimmons crowd, I was obliged to get ! into the ring. My eyes were in a worse condition than I believed them to be, and I found my gauge of distance at fault. | However, I still believe that I am able to whip Fitzsimmons or any other man in the world. If Fitzsimmons proves him- | self champion, I will challenge him again | and will be ready.to meet him at any spot | or at any time. I was not a bit over-confi- dent. Iknew my condition better than | any one else, and fought Fitzsimmons | only when ;his arbitrary actions made it | necessary to do so or be proclaimed a | coward.” | Immediately after the fight Mr. Rector, | on behalf of the kinetoscope people, offered Fitzsimmons and Maher a purse of $5000 | to be battled for to-morrow. Fitzsimmons | | declared he would agree to put Maher out | | in six rounds, but insisted on selecting his own time and place. He declared that under no circumstances would he fight be- | | fore a kinetoscope unless for a purse of | 110,000 and 50 per cent of the profits. He | | based his position on the fact that the kinetoscope people had persistently | ignored him, and now he was in a position | to dictate to them. Nothing came of the | proposition, and the negotiations are off | for the present. After returning to the depot and while waiting the departure of the train for El | | Paso, Fitzsimmons was surrounded by a | crowd of admirers, who heartily shook his | hand and congratulated him on his victory. | | He bore his newly made honors with characteristic; self-satisfaction and re- minded newspaper men around about | that Dhe said all along that his| opponent was only a stiff and would | be done up without difficulty. He ad- | mitted, however, that the battle was almost | "too short for his liking and that he would | have been glad of a little more opportunity | of showing his form. | | Julian was in high glee. The manager, | from whose shoulders the big financial re- | | sponsibility had been lifted, acted like & | boy on the last day of school. { At precisely 6 o'clock the train bearing the victors and the vanquished and their admiring and chagrined friends drew | away from the crude railway station, leaving only representatives of the press associations in the one-horse hamlet for the next twenty-four hours. The de- parture signal was a discharge of carbines as a salute from the Texas rangers, who from their point of vantage in the Texas mountains had been willing spectators of the short contest. AT The Fitzsimmons party had already twisted the necks of half a dozen wine | Continued on Third Page. 'HODGES STANDS OFF HARRINGTON, Now the Fight to Repeal the Charter Is On in Earnest. WORK OF CALIFORNIANS T S One a Lobbyist for Huntington and the Other a Champion of the People. JUST A RAILROAD FREEBOOTER. The Southern Pacific President De- nounced in a Statement by Mr. Hodges. | FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. 21.—The fight | on the bill to repeal the Southern Pacific charter isonin earnest and will be kept up with vigor until the bill has passed both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly. "The bill came up in the Senate this morn- ing, and Senator Goebel, who is champion- ing the fight for repeal, measure be made the special order for next Tuesday afternoon, which was agreed to by the Senate. | tion from Huntington’s rascalities. He declares there is no comparison of reputa- tion between the two men. “‘Sutro is considered,” says Hodges, “a gentleman of integrity and a public bene- | factor, and was elected Mayor of San Fran- cisco over the combined influence of all parties and Huntington's money, while Huntington is considered a railroad free- booter, grasping everytbing in sight, and to-day is the most thoroughly despised man in California.” Hodges also pays his respects 1o Gov- ernor Budd, who waselected to office solely on the issue of Huntington and anti-Hunt- ington or Southern Pacific, which is the same thing. No case was ever tried in State | courts that could be taken to the United | States court. He says for years the rail- road commission has been under the con- trol of the Southern Pacific, and elucidates on the practices of this company. sl ‘‘Henchmen are here with that famous *sack’ which has for vears yielded such a potent influence in California courts and Legislatures, and is now opening up its powers on members of Congress. If chiv- alrous Kentuckians knew of the incubus and outrage they have imposed upon sister States they would repeal that infamous charter so quick that Huntington would think that he had been struck with one of his big piledrivers.’” The card created a sensation to-day and has set the Kentucky Legislature to inves- tigating. Tue supply of information on the ques- tion at issue sent from San Francisco has not been stinted, but not every member | has gone so deep into the real merits of the question as to fix his conviction for repeal. Colonel Harrington's interview was, of course, read by everybody, and, as he is here on the 'ground, responsible for what he said, and speaking with the authority of a man holding a pub- lic office in the State of California, his words had great weight, especially as he asked that the | took every opportunity to back up the im- vression made by earnest and emphatic personal interviews with such members as were steered in his way by some co-con- The bill will be considered exclusively | spirator. at the afternoon session, and will be con- sidered from day to day until disposed of. of the bill as no other measure can interfere and the fight for time which is the main | hopeof the Huntington lobbyists can soon be estimated,and the friends of the bili hope to pass the measure by Wednesday and have it pushed into the House, where sim- ilar tactics will be arranged. The Huntington people have become very active against the bill and claim there will be a surprise on a showdown. Their claim is without foundation, however, and the bill will’ be passed on a aye and no vote by a safe majprity. Hon. H. C. Hodges of Healdsburg, Cal., this morning published a lengthy com- munication in the Daily Capital in reply to an interview published in that paper on Wednesday with Colonel Harrington of Huntington lobby, in which he says tha hand 6f Huntington is plainly discernible, He says the Huntington crowd always jump on Mayor Sutro and expect scur- rilious attacks on him to turn the atten- The colonel said when he first arrived in | Frankfort that he was not here in the in- This is considered a victory by the friends | terests of the Southern Pacific and would take no part for or against it unless asked his opinion, which he would give. He has, however, proven pretty clearly that he is here principally to lo in Huntington’s interest. Visiting his wife’s relatives is a secondary matter. He is making his headquarters during the day and a good part of the night in General Duke’s reception parlors at the Capital Hotel, where sweet and sour mash and fragrant cigars, with jolly conversation, make tempting baits to draw the member who is to be impressed by a personal in- terview with Colonel Harrington. = Colonel Bob Lytle, with his $1000 claim, throws a little coldness over the colonel’s demeanor for awhile, but. it is unaerstood that the matter has been arranged. The Huntington party thought that the im- pressive colonel had the field to himself and would make many votes. A kind providence, however, sent H. C. Hodges to Frankfort at this critical junc- $10,000 Lasted Just > Peter Maher and Robert Fitzsimmons, Whose Battle for the World’s Championship and a Purse oj Ninety Seconds. COLLIS P, HUNTINGTON DRIVEN TO THE WALL ture and he bas taken up the cudgels for the State of his adoption with a spirit that commends him and his wards to the peo- ple of Kentucky and the Legislature es- pecially. He speaks in no uncertain tones, as you may see, and does not mince matters in the least. Kentuckians love a contest of whatever kind it is, and this one is going to do more to bring the merits of thessues in- volved in the disposal of this charter than all the printed matter that has been sent here. Harrington will likely reply to Hodges in the next issue. and that gentleman will undoubtedly return the courtesy. This fight will make votes for the biil and counteract Harrington’s efforts almost entirely. Mr. Hodges is well known throughout this sec- tion of Kentucky; in fact, throughout the whole State. He is the son of Colonel George Hodges, who was for over thirty years grand secre- tary of the Grand Lodge of Kentucky His family have lived in Frankfort or vi- people of large influence. All of his name and connection will take his side in this controversy. who has’ in addition to his other duties had the bulk of the work on this bill on his shoulders also, not to say that Flippin, McChord and others have not done their part after they were informed ‘as to the merits of the case. McChord is expected to make a strong speech in favor of the passage. If Bron- ston speaks at all it will be agai the bill, but he is not very enthusiastic in its sup- port. confident than he has done for some days, and the recess on account of Judge Grace’s death would have been a good thing for them with Harrington at hand to “‘im- press’ the members, but the advent of Mr. Hodges has puta different phase on the matter, ana the recess will only serve to make votes for the bill, the more so if Har- rington keeps up the fight. L SENATORIAL DEADLOCK. THE Blackburn and Hunter FEach Receive Fifty Votes. FRANKFORT, Kv., Feb. 21.—The joint bellot for Senator was not materially changed to-day. The four bolting Repub- licans voted for Walter Evans of Louis- ville and the stood by Carlisle. The ballot resulted Blackburn, 50; Hunter, 50; scattering, . Necessary to a choice, 55. The joint assembly then adjourned un- til Monday. Ballington Booth Dropped From the * Salvation “Army Rolls. He and His Wife Disappear and Her- bert Booth Offers a Reward for Information. NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 21.—Balling- ton Booth, commander of the Salvation Army in America, has disappeared with his wife, Maud B. Booth. Their home in Montciajr, N. J., is closed. They have not been at the army headquarters in this city since Thursday. Herbert Booth, brother of Ballington Booth and commander of the army in Canada, will take charge of the forces here to-morrow. He offered areward to any one who would tell him where Ballington is. The army is stirred to great excite- ment. On the steamship Teutonic Wednes- day night Eva Booth, a sister, arrived from England. Herbert Bootk was hastily summoned to New York by Colone! Nicoll, a staff of- ficer of the army, who came here ostensi- bly on a mission to investigate the senti- ment of rebeilion in this country against the transfer of Commander Booth to an- other sphere of action. He arrived on Thursday, and on that | day a court of inquiry was held by the three, with Ballington Booth before them. The proceedings became heated. There were chargesand incriminations. Balling- ton Booth was ordered to proceed at once to England. “I will not go,” ke said. ““This is insubordination,” replied Her- bert. “You know what that means in the army.”” “Yes, I know.” “It means dismissal.” “Then I will accept it,”” replied the com- mander. In the heat of the argument that fol- lowed the commander complained bitterly of the injustice of his father removing him so arbitrarily from & field where he had finish his life. He made use of terms of insubordination and criticized the general severely. *This means a trial by court-martial,” cried Herbert Booth, springing to his feet. *“You have spoken disrespectfully of your father and your general. I prefer charges of insubordination and disrespect against you. try you for your words.” Colonel Nicoll supportea Herbert Booth. He then made known his full authority. “I have authority to dismiss you from office,” he said, *‘and to appoint your suc- cessor. I demand of you all the property of the army in America that stands in your name. You are dismissed from office.” Ballington Booth rose to his feet. “Let it mean dismissal. I will never stand it.” and his wife, aided by a few friends, spent the evening packing up their personal be- longings. he keys were turned over soon afterward. . Rear-Admiral Fiffe Dying. OMAHA, Nesr, Feb. 21.—A dispatch from Pierce, Nebr., says that Rear-Ad- miral Fiffe (retired) is in a dying condi- tion. Relatives from Massachusetts and California have been summoned. A Nation of Connoisseurs, The immense consumption of champagne in this country constitutes the American the best judze in the world, and the im- portation in 1895 of 79,049 cases of G. H. Mumm’s extra dri is evidence of their choice, the reason being that its remarka- ble quality, purity and natural dryness commend it to physicians as well as lay- men. cinity since the State was born, and are | General Duke evidently feels more | sound-money Democrats | labored so long and in which he hoped to | I move that this court proceed to | After receiving notice of dismissal he | Cornered by the Questions From Tireless Senator Morgan. CONTRADICTS STANFORD Says Great Fortunes Were Not Made in the Contract and Finance Company. ONLY THREE OR FOUR MILLIONS | That Is the Miserable Pittance Hunt- ington Secured by Twenty Years’ Labor. This is very timely assistance for Goebel, | | WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 21.—Sena- tor Morgan resumed his examination of | C. P. Huntington, president of the South- | ern Pacific Company, before the Senate Pacific Railroads Committee this morning, | taking as the basis of his questions the re- | port of the United States Pacific Railroad | Commission, which examined into the | whole subject in 1887, Messrs. Littler and | Anderson making the majority report and ex- Governor Pattison of Pennsylvania | the minority report. | Mr. Huntington was in a mood to repel, | being driven to the wall, and he resented | with some show of asperity what he sup- | posed to be reflections on his veracity 1m- | plied in some of the questions put to him. He denied that himself, Stanford, Hop- | kins and Crocker made an enormous fortune, or even an undue profit out of the | operations of the Contract and Finance | Company, asserting that when the work | was all done and paid for—half in cash | and half in stock of the Central Pacific— ! the Contract and Finance Company was | not able to pay its debts. | It was only when the Central Pacific stock appreciated, as it did largely in a few years, that the Contract and Finance Company realized large profits. Taking into consideration all the work and anxiety that he had gone through for twenty years in building the road and in establishing it | on a successful basis, he declared that | himself and his associates were not suffi- | ciently remunerated. On being pressed to name the amount of his personal profit, Mr. Huntington finaliy put it at not “more than three or four mil- lion dollars.” “That is pretty good pay for twenty years' work,”’ said Senator Morgan. “‘Na, nct for the work we did,” saia Mr, Huntington. “I have done as much work in twenty years,’’ said Morgan, “and I never got a twentieth part of that.” “I do not do that kind of work for any such vrice as that—not of my own voli- tion,” Mr. Huntington said. Morgan asked if all the capital were not furnished by the Government, and Hunt- ington said it was not; but could not say just how much he did put in—certainly more than a million, and anyhow enough to make a great success of the work. It was put in from time to time asthe neces- sity of the work demanded. There was no time when he would not have mortgaged his dwelling-house to carry on the work. He had paid into the Contract and Finance | Company $8000 or $10,000 at the beginning, and several hundred thousand afterward. He could not state exactly how much. He was in the East the greater part of the | time, and Mr. Hopkins had absolute con- trol of that par: of the business. “Even your pank account?”’ asked Morgan. “Yes,” replied Mr. Huntington, “I always found it the better way to trust somebody than to trust nobody.”” At another point in the examination Senator Morgan remarked that Mr. Hunt- ington’s answer was ‘‘no answer at all.”” “I'm answering the best I can,” Hun- tington said. “I'm afraid not,” Senator Morgan dryly remarked. “I am,” Huntington retorted rather de- fiantly, ‘‘and when I say I am that is what it means.” Senator Morgan read a statement from the report of the United States Pacific { Railroad Committee and asked Hunting- ton whether the statement was correct. “I do not fight words,” he answered, ‘‘that are thrown into the air by irre- sponsible committees as these committees usually were. They picked np their in- formation on the street corners of San { Francisco. Very likely they did the best they could, but they did not get correct information.” “1t appears,” said Senator Morgan, “that they got some of their information from Senator Stanford, and Senator Stan- ford testified that each of the four parties in the Contract and Finance Company got just $13,000,000 as his share of the profit.’” “Mr. Stanford knew very little,”’ Mr. Huntington replied, ““of the business of the company, but I do not know how he could have made that mistake. I have no idea that there was any such amount of Central Pacific stock delivered, and how he could have got $13,000,000 of it I cannot see.”’ Morgan read from the testimony of a Mr. Yost, who swore he saw Mr. Crocker pick out a number of boxes containing books of the Contract and Finance Company and store them away. Mr. Huntington ad- hered to his former statement that the books in question had all been destroyed. “Did you know Yost?” asked Morgan. “Idid,” said Huntington. “What sort of man was he?’ “He is dead.” “I know that,’” said Morgan. ““Well, the best thing be ever did was to die,”” was Huntington’s reply. ‘A John Miller testified,’”” said Morgan, “‘that he saw Crocker store the bocks away ; what about him ?” “T'll tell you,” was Mr. Huntington’s re- ply. “I went into our office in San Fran- cisco one day and saw the man Miller at work, ‘What salary do you give that man?' I asked Crocker. ‘Five thousand a year,’ was his reply. ‘That is either too much or too little,’ I replied. I then ad- vised Crocker to put an expert on Miller’'s books. That was done and we found that