The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 1, 1896, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 1896 MAY KOT ADORH STATUARY HLL The Marquette Statue In- formally Unveiled at the Capitol. PROTEST OF THE A.P.A. The Government Urged by Reso- lution to Return the Gift to Its Donors. NO FEELING IN THE MATTER. The Opposition Is Said to Be Based on Inappropriateness and Bad Precedent. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 29.—An informal unveiling of the Marquette statue, which the State of Wisconsin pur- poses presenting to the Government, oc- red in Statuary Hall at the Capitol s afternoon. The covering was removed in order that J. W. Losey of La Crosse, the chairman of the coramittee appointed by the Governor to inspect the several models presented and select the one that should be executed, ght personally admire the work and himself as to the correctness with vhich it was done. Senators Vilas and Mitchell, of Wiscon- sin, as well as a number of the Wisconsin Representatives, were present, as was also Mr. Trentanove, the artist who mod- eled the statue. A great deal of uncertainty exists re- garding the date on which the Marquette statue will be presented to the Govern- ment. Mr. Trentanove believes the pre- sentation will occur on Friday next, but the Wisconsin people say the presentation may not take place for several weeks. In view of the opposition which the American Protective Association is under- stood to be making to the acceptance of the statue by Congress, it is regarded by some of the gentlemen interested as a good lan to postpone the ceremonies for a fort- t or more until the presentexcitement ted with the affair shall have disap- noon Representative Linton of itroduced in the House the tion regarding the statue of juette which has been ex- several days. The document in the history of laced in the e garbof a e being that of a Jesuit e, who died in or about who is referred to a reason , as “the faithful and wheieas, the Revised Stat- s (section 1814) pro- ng two statues in ronze from each State of ns who have been citizens there- for their distinguished civic ces, and when so furnisned 11 be placed in the old chamber of House of Representatives, now known as y Hall, in the Capitol of the United and whereas, said Marquette - inappropriate { £tuary Hall, the; t of the joint re s acceptance; thers esolved, That the placing of said statue in Capitol is not on authority, but in direct violation of ; and be it further Resolved, That said statue be removed from the Capitol and returned to its donors. Mr. Linton said, in explanation of his joint resolution, that ever since publica- tion has been made of the fact that it had been received at the Capitol members had been receiving memorials and petitions in relation to it, asking that Cong; refuse to receive it. “The joint resolution,’”” Mr. Linton said, ‘“sets forth the reasons why we think the statue ought not to be placea 1n the Capitol. There is nothing to say, of course, against Father Marquette. and there is no feeling in the matter that re- lates to him. The opposition to the statue in its present place is based entirely on its being inappropriate thereto and does not come within the terms of the law.” THE DELAGOA BAY PLOT. By Clever Intrigue the Boers and Germans Steal a March on John Bull ion occupied ng contrary to the u which provided Cecil Rhodes Completely Outwitted and His Reputation for Shrewd. ness Shattered. LONDON, ExG., Feb. 29.—Certain fa- vored Conservative journalists nave ob- tained from the Foreign Office a story of what they call the Delagoa Bay plot, which throws the clearest side light upon the Boer and German intrigue to securea foot- Lold at Delagoa Bay, the capital of the Portuguese possessions in East Africa, which would afford the best inlet and out- let to the trade of the Transvaal. There is no doubt of the truth of the story, which 1s tg the effect that just prior to the raid of Dr. Jameson into the Trans- vaal a Mr. Milne, a Portuguese concession- aire, who held a frontage on the foreshore of Delagos Bay for a distance ofABe\'en miles, cffered to sell the concession to Great Britain for £20,000. . Government, through Sir Hercules Robison, Governor of the Cape Colony and British High Commissioner in Africa, declined to deal with Milne, as it was ex- pected that it would do, as nothing w=s then known in England of the Transvaal Tow. : Therenpon President Kruger, who for a long time has been making efforts to se- cure a port for the Transvaal, 5upph'ed Seeman & Eiffe, a Cerman firm, with money to purchase the concession, thus giving to German subjects, who are en- titled to German protection, terrnor_ul rights on Delagoa Bay. The concession soon be actively operated. Beerfl_an & Eiffe control the trade route, outside 9( the raiiway, tothe Transvaal and the main routes to Swaziland. Dr. W. J. Leyds, the Transvaal Secretary of State, before coming to Europe visited Delagoa Bay and arranged an important vart of the Boer-German coup against\l British possession of that place. As Great Britain would rather go to war than submit her rights to pre-empt Dela- £0a Bay to the decision of a European con- gress, the foreshore affair at first sight does not look to be of critical import, as that matter does not seem worth fighting over, but as soon as the award of the Swiss arbitrators is made in the matter of the Delagoa Bay Railway, which is expected toresult in the granting of £500,000 com- pensation to the American bonabolders, Portugal will put the railway up at auc- tion. The Boer-German syndicate will then undoubtedly buy it and the Transvaal wul then have secured its long-sought-for out- let to the sea and will be able to carry on a foreign trade ‘without having recourse to the British railways to the south. The Anglo-Portuguese convention only prevents Portugal from selling the province and harbor of Delagoa Bay without giving Great Britain a chance to acquire them, but the Anglo-Portuguese convention can be practically annulled by the German holders passing on their concessions to their Government. How Cecil Rhodes, who once offered to buy the whole Delagoa Bay district for £2,000,000, got tricked over this concession is unexplained. His reputation as a far- seeing politician has been recently utterly shaken. RIOT IN e e CONSTANTINOPLE. Two Hundred Persons Arrested, Nearly All Armenians. CONSTANTINOPLE, TerxEey, Feb. 20.— Two hundred persons have been arrested in this city during the ceremonies of the fast of Ramazan, for riotous conduct. Several Turks are included among the number arrested, though nearly all of them are Armenians. The arrests were made yesterday, the authorities fearing a hostile demonstration to-day, the middle of the fast of Ramazan, when the Sultan attended the ceremony of “Kissing the | Mantle of the Prophet ISHORE. NEAR SEATILE The Three - Masted Schooner Challenger Driven Onto the Beach. In Danger of Being Ground to Pieces. Just Arrived From San Francisco. SEATTLE, Wasn., Feb. 20.—The three- | masted schooner Challenger, Captain Lonerud, was driven on to the beach near Lighthouse Point, five miles below this city, at 3 o’clock this atternoon. While at anchor the cables broke and a thirty-five- mile-an-hour wind hurled the vessel ashore bow on. Heavy seas have been beating against it, and unless the wind goes down to-night the Challenger will be ground to pieces. The tugs Vigilant and Moun- taineer, the only available craft, have been trying, but in vain, to pull the vessel off the beach. It is possible they may be able to do so in the morning,if the wind subsides and the work of destruction has not al- ready beeen completed. Wires are down between here and Port Townsend, from which city an effort was made to secure other and larger tugs. The Challenger arrived from San Fran- cisco this morning and dropped anchor at 10 o'clock just below Lighthouse Poin There was a wind blowing at the time, and the gale increased until the cables broke. Despite every effort the schooner was driven onto the shore, and she now stands well out of the water. The Challenger was to have begun to-morrow taking on a load of lumber from the Simpson mills at Bal- lard for Central America. STORMS ON THE COAST, Rough Weather Causes a Post- ponement of San Diego’s Carnival. The Picturesque Ice Palace at Truckee Doomed—Rain Welcomed by Farmers. SAN DIEGO, CaL., Feb. 29.—A chilling southwester blew this afternoon and even- ing and stirred up the usually placid bay so that it was unsafe for small boats to venture out. The water fete, in which 200 craft, all brilliantly lighted and moving in a procession in and out among the war- ships, were to participate, the illumina- tions and fireworks and bonfires all were postponed, and several thousand people who had faced the keen wind turned re- tuctantly away. Next Saturday night was the time fixed for the sugean.t and the committee in charge wiil go ahead with renewed vigor to make the affair more brilliant even than it would have been to- night. On Friday night the Italian cruiser Cris- toforo Colombo will arrive here‘and most of the larger craft to take part in the parade will greet the cruiser outside and escort it into the harbor, past the flagship Philadelphia, which wifl fire a royal salute. —_— Spokane’s Cold Visitant. SPOKANE, WasH., Feb. 29.—The weather turned very cold to-night and snow is fall- ing. The wind is blowing a gale from the e Reports from all sections of Eastern Washington indieate the same condition. Plowing had commenced in some parts, but ice several inches thick will freeze to-night. Lo TRUCKEE’S ICE PALACE DOOMED. Shorn of Its Crystal Covering by Rain and Warm Weather. TRUCKEE, Cav., Feb. 20.—The heaviest snowstorm of the season prevailed here for the past twenty-four hours. The storm is said to be general throughout the moun- tains es far west as Towles, it having com- menced with a light rain. At least a foot of snow has fallen here, while befween Summit and Cisco the fall will, it is said, aggregate 19 inches. The sky is clear to- niyht, though more snow is expected. The ice palace presents a forlorn appear- ance. The warm rays of the sun have of late played havoc with what was once an interesting and entertaining spectacle. The south side of the palace is shorn of its crystal covering, while on the north side the ice hangs only in strips. Un- doubtedly the ice palace will not prove the Mecca of sightseers again during the vre: ent season, but the promoters are not couraged and_are already planning for next winter. Mr. Whitney, proprietor of he Whitney House, and one of the heav- iest stockholders in the ice palace, said to- day: “'Next year will sureiy play us even. We hLave fared badly thus far, but we have no complaint to make. The elements have, unfortunately, been against us, but we have profited by experience.” A report is current that during the com- ing summer the palace will be transformed into a roller-skating rink and dancing pa- | Majesty, the Empress. The presentation vilion combined. ME WHTCHED | BY WILLIAM, English Statesmen Fail to Please the Kaiser in Their Talk. GOSCHEN’S BAD BREAK. That Speech at Leeds Causes a Consultation With the Ministers. ' GERMANY'S ANGER INCREASED. Ovations to the Raiders of the Trans- vaal Not Considered Just the Proper Thing. BERLIN, GErMANY, Feb. 20.—The Em- | peror made a special visit to the Chancel- | lerie to-day to consult with Prince Hohen- | lohe upon the subject of tire speech re- | | cently delivered at Leeds by the Right | Hon. George J. Goschen, First Lord of the British Admiralty, in which he made al- lusions to the Kaiser which were calcu- | lated to exasperate his Majesty. Accord- |ing to tne semi-official newspapers and semi-oflicial opinion otherwise expressed Mr. Goschen purposely went out of his way to make unjust insinustions against | the Emperor, and it is stated upon the most reliable authority that the Kaiser has strong hopes that sound sense will soon prevail in England and that the people | and statesmen of that country will not | | allow themselves to be landed into an un- | tenable position. Nothing can be learned from an official source as to the founaation for the report | that a more friendly feeling between Ger- | many and England has been brought | about and the truth of the suggestions is | generally doubted. Indeed nobody who keeps himself informed upon political questions gives the idea any credence. | Baron Von Hammerstein-Loxten, Min- |ister of Agriculture, and Dr. Miquel, Minister of Finance, were the guests of | the Emperor Wednesday evening, upon which occasion his Majesty was in ex- | cellent health and spirits and in an ex- } ceptionally good conversational mood. | The Kaiser talked upon all subjects of | | current politics and dwelt especially upon | the recent agrarian meeting .held at the Circus Busch. The Kaiser deplored the | attitude assumed by the more extreme | agrarians who by their conduct and intem- | perance of speech, he said, had inflicted | great damage upon their own cause. | Virulent language, he said, was not con- vincing argument, and-no. self-respecting | Government would allow itself to be i bullied upon any line “of pure party | action. The Ministers .who were the | | Emperor's guests concurred in_ his | Majesty’s views, and the Kaiser added that the executive head of the Govern- ment would not be deterred by agrarians or socialists or any other faction or party | 1n-his pursuit of desirable reforms for the L whole country. | Although the demonstrations which | were made in London upon the occasion of the arrival and subsequent arraignment | in courtof Dr.Jameson were not unexpected here—indeed, they were fully expected— they have, nevertheless, made the worst | possible impression upon the general pub- | lic and in official circles, especially in view of the fact that not only a mob of the riffraff of the London populace, but recognized leaders of society joined in the popular laudation of the man who is re- garded in Germany, and whom Germans believe ought everywhere be treated, as a | freebooter and an outlaw. The authori- | ties of the German Foreign Office are un- able to see why Cecil Rhodes is allowed to | go free, without trial and even without ac- | cusation, returning to. South Africa, as they believe, to prepare the way for fresh trouble in the Transvaal. The German press is again being treated in a very odd fashion by the authorities of 1 the Reichstag. The twenty-fiith anni- versary of the firstassembling of that body in 1871 will be celebrated by a grand ban- quet in the hall of the Reichstag on March 21. The membersof the press were not in- | vited to the banquet, but the conauctors of the newspapers were told that they might find room in some gallery from which they could look on. The Volks Zeitung in resenting this slight publishes a stinging article in which it calls upon the whole German press to ignore the | banquet in their columns, and practically to go cn a strike unless the representatives of the press are received in an honorable manner. The Vossische Zeitung, in an article com- menting upon the charge made by the English newspapers that Germany had in- spired the Sultan to demand that England should evacuate Egypt, makes a categori- cal denia! of the charges, and traces their origin to plans formulated by the Salis- bury Government, which seeks to nourish British hatred of Germans. Mrs, Burmester Peterson of Baltimore gave her first piano concert at Krolls’ Theater this evening in the presence of a large and distinguished audience. Princess Frederick-Leopold, sister to the Empress, warmly congratulated the artist upon her technique, and her numerous friends almost overwhelmed her with floral offer- ings as well as oral congratulations. Hon. Edwin ULl, the newly appointed Embassador of the United States Govern- ment to Germany, is expected to arrive here March 13. : Lieutenant-Colonel Ludlow, military attache to the United States Embassy in London, who returned a few days ago from Kiel, at the invitation of the Emperor, is receiving every facility at the disposal of the military authoritiesin the pursuit of bis mission to inspect the Baltic-North Sea canal, and 1s also the recipient of the exceptional courtesy and honor of being permitted to inspect- the artillery drills, the military school, and, in fact, all of the details of the German army. Herr Singer, one of the leaders of the Socialist party in the Reichstag, has pur- chased the business of the Verwaerts, the principal socialist organ, and has ap- pointed Herr Richard = Fischer, also a member of the Reichstag, as the respon- sible editor and manager of the paper. At the grand court reception held at 1 the palace a short time ago Mrs. Jackson, wife of J. B. Jackson, First Secretary and Charge d’Affaires of the United States Embassy, presented Miss Rutter to her was made through the Countess von . Broekdorff, Grand Mistress of the Court of | the Empress. Miss Rutter, whose grace and beauty attracted much attention, was the only American lady presented to her Majesty upon the occasion. e FRUIT-GROWERS MEET. Plans for Markect Extension Are Con- SAN JOSE, CaL., Feb. 29.—A largely- attended meeting of revresentative fruit- growers was held in this city to-day, those | present including T. H. B. Chamblin of Riverside, D. T. Fowler of Fresno and W. P. Stabler of Yuba City. A committee, of which D. T. Fowler was the chairman, made a report, recommending that an in- corporation, to be known as the California Fruit Bureau for Market Extension, be es- tablished. The capital stock was to be $120,000, in 4000 shares. The proposed in- corporation was stated to be for advertis- ing purposes, to extend the market for California fruit in_the East and not to make any sales, in “order that dealers might not be opposed to the scheme. This proposition to form an incorpora- tion for advertising purposes was not fav- ored by the meeting. The majority were of the opinion that the work should be done under the auspices of the exchanges and unions and other existing organiza- tions. £ A resolution calling upon the fruit unions of Santa Clara County to formulate a plan to promote market entension was passed unanimously. A resolution was also passed unanimously favoring the es- tablishment of a_free wholsale fruit mar- ket in San Francisco. SINTA RIS NOMINEES Democrats and Republicans Name Candidates for City Offices. | Mayor Woodward Again the Choice of His Party—Dr. Jesse Is His Opponent. SANTA ROSA, CaL,, Feb. 29.—Both the Democratic and Republican conventions for nominating city officers were held here to-night, this being the last night on whieh the certificates of nomination could be filed. Candidates for lucrative offices were as thick as mudhens on a salt marsh, there being three tickets in the field and many “boliters” running independently. The Democrats were the first to get to | business, and, after adopting a platiorm favoring free water and anew sewer sys- tem, nominated Dr. J. W. Jesse for Mayor by acclamation amid the wild cheering of the unterrified. Dr. Jesse accepted the nomination and thanked the convention. The selection of Councilmen being next in order three gentlemen were named and unanimously nominated. One of these having declined the thankless honor sev- eral others in the audience were placed in nomination, and each in turn declined. At last the name of W. D. Reynolds, the Populist nominee, was suggested and accepted. REx The ticket named is as follows: Mayor, Dr. J, W. Jesse; Marshal, Henry Wilson: Attorney, Ross Campbell; Treasurer, Charles Dunbar ; Assessor, John B. Davis; Street Commissioner, John McMinn; Clerk, C. L. Mo Recorder, M. K. Mc- Corkle; Councilmen—M. J. Bower, J. M. Carter and W. D. Reynolds.” The Republicans adopted a strong plat- form, advocating free water, city owner- ship of lights and scientific sewer system. The name of Mayor E. F. Woodward was then presented. From the ovation Mr. Woodward received it was apparent tha no other name would be considered an he was accordingly declared to be the choicq of the convention for a tbird term. In a characteristic speech the Mayor thanked his enthusiastic supporters and theh other nominations were proceeded with. W. J. Steadman was named for Marshal, and the wild applause from all parts of the house was a sufficient guarantee of no op- position. For most of the remaining oifices strong fights were made, and it was not until a late hour that thie following ticket was namd: Mayor, E. F. Wood- ward; Clerk, Thomas Goodfellow; Attor- ney, O. O. Weber; Marshai, W. man; Street Commissioner, John Carlton; Assessor, R. L. Johnson; Treasurer, H. Dunbar; Recorder, J. B. Reed; Council- men, C. N. Collins, William Simpson and J. C. Mailter. —_—— ODD FELLOWS CELEBRATE. Fortieth Anniversary of the Organiza- tisn in Santa' Rosa. BANTA ROSA, Cav., Feb. 20.—The for- tieth anniversary of the organization of 0dd Fellowship in Santa Rosa was cele- brated here last night. About four hun- dred persons assembled at the I. 0. 0. F. Hall, where they were well entertained by a musical and social programme, a schol- arly address by A. G. Barnett and a splen- did banquet. Santa Rosa Lodge No. 53 was organized on February 28, 1856, with eight charter members, and has now a membership of 197. Canton Santa Rosa, formerly known as the Uniform Rank, is the owner and holder of the silver trophy given by the Grand Encampment for the best drilling. The trophy had to be won three times and Santa Rosa Canton succeeded in winning firgt place at 8an Fraucisco in 1889, again being the winners at Sacramento n 1891, and although defeated at Portlaud in 1892 landed the prize for the third and last time at the encampment held in San Francisco on April 26, 1894, SAN CLEMENTE INVASION. Chinese and Opium Reported to Have Been Landed on the Island. United States Officials Start on ‘the | Hermosa to Run the Smug- glers: Down. LOS ANGELES, Car., Feb. 29.--Col- lector Gaffey, Deputy Harkness and Major Harry Patton left this morning on the steamer Hermosa for San Clemente Island on a hunt for smugglers. Coliector Gaffey heard some days ago that an attempt would be made to land a number of smuggled Chinese and opium on the island from an Asiatic steamer. It was reported that a San Francisco yacht was hovering abour the island waiting for a chance to take the coolies ashore. It was said that the yacht had a large crew on board, and some reports had it that a Maxim gnn was seen glittering back of the rail. Gatfey’s force consisted of eight men, all well armed, for, as a matler of fact, the trip is not at all a joke. The success of the smugglers in landing their Chinese means a profit of upward of $100,000, as there are supposed to be about 100 coolies aswell as a large amount of opium. Mr. Gaffey wasinformed thatthe San Fran- cisco men were a determined lot,and he was warned to take no chances with them if they offered the least resistance. ‘The expedition will, on arriving in Cat- alina, be transferred to Hancock Ban- ning’s yacht La Paloma, and will sail at once for San Clemente. WITH APPLAUSE AND FLOWERS, How Bob Fitzsimmons Was Received by the Sports. MAHER ALSO ON HAND, And Boxed Three Lively Rounds With the Man Who Put Him to Sleep. “PUT HIM OUT, PETER,” SHOUTED The Present Champion Wbultl Neither Make a Speech Nor Accept a Challenge. NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 29.—A big crowd of sporting men gathered in Madi- son-sguare Gardan to-night despite the inclemency of the weather. “Bob” Fitz- simmons, the famous middle and heavy weight champion, was the magnet that drew upward of 4000 spectators around the roped arena. They not only had the op- portunity of seeing the hero of the latest fistic battle pitted against a couple of good heavy-weights, but he also sparred three friendly rounds with the man he bested in Mexico a few days ago. The authori- ties had an unusually large force of police under Inspector Brooks on hand to prevent anything like fighting, Fitzsimmons, accompanied by his wife | and party, arrived in the garden about 8 | o'clock and the champion received a salvo of applause. Brady, Corbett’s manager, repeatedly waved a roll of bills which he said contained $10,000 and tried to shout a challenge to Fitzsimmons, but the cheer- ing drowned his voice. Fitzsimmons raised his hat in acknowl- edgment of his reception. A hoarse voice from the gallery cried out: “Corbett won’t do a thing to you.” Fitzsimmons appeared angry. Peter Maher came in before 9 o’clock. Tim Hurst had charge of the stage, and Harry Cornish of the New Manhattan Athletic Club held the watch. Harry Petersen and Denny Marshall started the | fun with a four-round set-to.” Then two | colored champions from Moineita Lane, Louis Brodie and R. Billop, pounded each other to their hearts’ content, and were followed by Matt Matthews and Dick Behrens, who exchanged very few love taps. Paddy McGuggin of Newark and Johnny Banks of New York, colored, rehearsed | their little “act.” Then Joe Harmon and Marty Delaney went four rounds, and gave way to Billy Lee and Harry Force, who gave a lively exhibition. Paddy Purtell, the Kansas City welter- | weight, tapped Tommy West almost at will. Ernest Roeber, the champion wrestler, | and William Marx followed ina Graco- Roman Wrestling bout, which was won by the former. A very fast and scientific bout between Jack Everhart and Billy Vernon, the | *‘Haverstraw brickmaker,” followed. The boxers then made way for *‘Lanky Bob” in a bag-punching exhibition. Mar- tin Julian was in the ring with him. There | was a storm of applause and cries of | “Speech.” American Beauty roses were showered upon Fitzsimmons while he was | giving bis exhibition. . Fitzsimmons | punched and the crowd roared. Finally | with one terrific swing. the burly Cornish- man sent the sphere flying away into the middle of the crowd. Fitzsimmons put on the gloves and started a three-round bout with Paddy Brennan. Fitzsimmons' powerful right rained taps with lightning celerity on Paddy’s body and the unerring left was busy on his head. But the champion was | very tolerant and his taps were love-taps indeed. The appetite of the spectators was stated that Fitzsimmons would. wind up’ with Maher. The Irishman has evidently not lost his hold on the heartsof the crowd, for he was cheered to the echo as he stepped into the ring. Before Peter got on the gloves Fitzsimmons stepped across the ring and shook hands with his late foe, Maher's eyes were still swollen and in- flamed. Peter blinked when he faced Fitzsimmons, and the latter jabbed him on the mouth. Right and left the cham- pion shot out and caught Peter on both sides of the head. The Irishman closed, delivering a left lightly on the body and after some sparring the one-minute round closed. The second round was lively and both did some fast work. Maher’s supportors in the audience were loud in their exhor- tations to Maher to *“Knock him out, Peter,” was frequentlv heard. The third round was quite as friendly as the others, but the love-taps were by no means gentle. They clinched frequently, and once Fitzsimmons sent a straight leit on Maher’s chin and the Irishman’s head went back. Justas the bell sounded they were clinched and showed no signs of breaking. : It was stated that Brady, on behalf of | Corbett, and Quinn, on behalf of Maher, cballenged Fitzsimmons after the exhibi- tion was over. Martin Julian refused to aftirm or deny the statements. Both Fitz- simmons and Julian declined to make a speech, although there were loud and fre- quent calls therefor from the spectators. | —_——— THE MARSEILLES REGATTA. I A Fierce Gale Caused the Event to Re- sultin a Failure. MARSEILL®S, Fraxce, Feb. 20.—The Marseilles regatta opened to-day. The sky was clear, but a very strong wind caused the big race for the prize given by the President of the republic to result in a failure, the Britannia having her main- haiyard block carried away before the start, The Satanita grazed the starting buoy, but kept on and went after the Ailsa, which had got the lead, overhauling and beating her in a round of eight miles by three minutes; also beating the 20-rater Samphire by ten minutes. All of the boats abandoned the race at the end of the first round, the wind hav- ing increased so that it was impossible to sail with full mainsails, Porterville Welcomes Kain. PORTERVILLE, Carn., Feb. 29.—A gentle rain began falling this evening, and the prospects are encouraging for a con- tinuance during the night. Grain has been saffering for the want of rain, and stock and sheep men report a scarcity of feed in the mountains. whetted to a degree when the announcer |’ NEW TO-DAY. the Seven Wonders Seven! A The Grand - Finale to All of Our Grand Sales! Here’s where 7 plays an im- portant part in our business. Here’s where 7 is going to do you a whole lot of good. Here’s where 7 will give you values worth double that amount the the simple reason that it is for final one of all our sales. It’s a grand “finale ; a grand climax. The choicest of Suits, the cleverest of Overcoats, all new Spring styles, in our big corner window to-day at —$7.00-- Goods representing values worth 7 times 7. It begins to-morrow and for 7 days only. : It’s a hot one while it lasts. Seven Times Seven Nearer Right! Above you see the Suits. Can tailors make cleverer gar« ments ? If so, bring ’em tous; we would like to see ’em. The prettiest of Blue Worsted Serges ; the prettiest of Black Worsted Serges, in Double and Single Breasted Sacks, also in the new cut of the Cutaway; awfully dressy garments. The latest shade Havana Brown in Three-Button Cutaway Sacks ; the very cleverest little pin checks, in light colorings, in grays, for Spring wear, and Spring ’96 at that; no resur- rected styles of last season, but Spring styles of this season; Spring styles of ’96. Should we sgy more ? No, we rest our case here. —$7.00— WILL DO THE WORK. Above you see an Overcoat and a very swell Three-Button Single - Breasted Sack. The sketch hardly does ’em justice ; they’re the very cleverest of tai- lor-made garments. The Overcoats are shown in Kerseys, those fine Blue Ker- seys, but just as a finale to all our great sales of the season, of which this is the last, we say --$7 FOR PICK-- If you desire to see clever goods at $7, just take the trouble to come downtown this evening and youwll see ’em in our big corner window. RAPHAEL’S § THE FRISCO (INCORPORATED), 9,11,13,15 KEARNY ST 2 BOYS.