The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 25, 1896, Page 2

2 THE SA FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 25, 1896. NOW FIGURING ON THE ASSETS Chicago Bank Directors to Sell the Calumet Road. Officers of the Defunct Illinois National Expect to Pay th: Depositors in Full Public Confilence Seems to Have Been Restored and the Run Has Feen Stopped. CHICAGO, Irn, Dec. 24.—The local financial situation resumed 1ts normal condition to-day, except for the assign- ment of the Calumet State Bank, a small institution at Biue Island, outside the city, which is not expected to have more than a local effect. Heavy withdrawals drained the working resources of the bank, an indirect result of the financial crash in this city. Only a few more de- positors than usual were at the Hibernian and lllinois Trust and Savings banks to withdraw their savings, and complete confidence may be said to have been re- stored on the public, so far asit can be gauged by outward signs, Directors Adams, Jenkins, Corwith, Kerfoot and Page of the defunct National Bank of Illinois made an informal call on Temporary Receiver McKeon at the bank to-day and also conferred with each other in an intormal manner, as all the directors were not present. They urged Mr. McKeon to make a very careful account from the Calumet road’s bonds hela by the banks. These directors went to the bank in their capacity of creditors. They are anxious to see the best interests of the bank sub- served and wished to know exactly what the bonds were worth as assets. The di- rectors talked among themselves as to the best plan to facilitate the sale of the Calumet road and thereby realize enough to pay in full the depositors of the de- funct institution. They said that was their only aim now, and that there was no doubt that all but the stockholders would get dollar for dol- lar due. so much. On account of the large part which the Calumet securities play in the bank’s assets, Director George E. Adams and Comptroller Eckels should be careful to appoint as permanent receiver a man who would inspire confidence and be above suspicion of being interested in depreciating the value of the Calumet se- curities. There is a sharp contest for the receivership, one of the candidates being yor John P. Hopkins, Edward H. Valentine, a capitalist, who was a director of the collapsed bank, said to-aay that he resigned from the directory about a year ago because he would not approve the additional loan of $900,000 on Calumet bonds, which-was carried on the bank books as “foreign exchange.’”” He declared that every director was cognizant of all the bank dealings in Calumet. Director Jenkins, when asked if there would be any prosecutions in connection with the wreck, said, “No; not at pres- ent.” Otto Wasmansdorff of the defunct pri- vate banking firm and son-in-law of Pres- ident Schneider of the National Bank of Ilincis has mortgaged his household goods for $500, and the mortgage was re- corded this morning. W. A. Paulsen, who was president of the defunct Central Trust and Savings Bank, began suit to-day in the Superior Court against President W. C. D.Grannis, Direc- tor Charles B. Farwell, Ex-United States Benator, and the Atias National Bank, claiming $250,000 damages. Paulsen alleges that his bank was forced to close because the Atlas refused to clear for him, well knowing he was solvent at the time, which was said to have been done in re- venge for Paulsen’s refusal to use the bank’s funds to pay a personal note of $30,000. FEW CALLERS AT CANTON. Colonel Fred Grant and Family Among Those Who Pay Their Respects to Major McKinley. CANTON, Omio, Dec. 24.—Major Me- Kinley had very few important cailers to- day. Captain A. T. Wimberly, the Re- publican National committeeman from Louisiana, was in conference with the major for some time this morning. Cap- tain Wimberiy avoided all mention of the purpose of his visit, saying only that he was on his way to Washington and stopped to pay his respects to the Presi- dent-elect. Colonel Fred Grant and family, who came in last night, called this morning, but the call was purely of a social nature and there was little or no private conver- sation between Major McKinley and his visitor. Canton has been enjoying superb sleigh- ing for the last three days, and this morn- ing Major McKinley yielded to the tempta- tion to take Mrs. McKinley out for a sleigh ride. They were out for an hour, the majordriving. Both enjoyed it keenly and after the major had looked over his mail and received several callers be ordered his sleigh again and took a second ride. Major and Mrs. McKinley, as is their custom, will eat their Christmas dinner with Mother McKinley to-morrow. Only the members of the family will sit down at the tabie. The day will be spent very quietly and no callers of importance are expected. gL L GENERAL MILES CHAIRMAN, At the Head of the Principal Commities in the Inauguration. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 24.—Gen- eral Nelson A. Miles, major-general com- manding the army, has accepted the chair- manship of the inauguration reception commitiee, tendered him by the execu- tive committee, This committee includes the Senators and representatives named by Congress, distinguished jurists, dis- trict officials and prominent citizens. It is the chief committee in pownt of nonor and integrity, and the chairman is the personal attendantof the new President during the day and night of the inaugura- tion. Generai Horace Porter announced to Chairman Bell that he has appointed Colonel H. C. Corbin, T. 8. A., as adjut- ant-general and A.N. Blakeman of New York chief of staff of the inaugural pro- cession. Itisalso given out by the chief mar- shal that he will move the procession past a given point at the rate of 12,000:men an The stockholders do not expect . hour. This will be accomplished by hav- ing 24 men in company froni instead of 16 as heretofore. The right of the line, the position of honor, coveted by the Ohio and Pennsyl- vania National Guard in particular, will be assigned on the principle of favoritism. Onio claims it by right of the Presidency, but General Porter has determined that it shall go in the order of the admission of States in the Union. This will put Dela- ware to the front. MUSICIANS They Propose Many Schemes for Melody at the Inaugural. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 24.—Offi- cials in charge of the Republican National headquarters are in receipt of numerous letters proposing various schemes, mostly relating to the musical features in con- nection with the approaching inaugration, which have been turned over by order of Chairman Hanna for disposal. One com- mun eation, from a distinguished New York musician, suggests that a band ora- torio and chorus be given at the same time as the inaugural ball, The writer says musicians want National emancipation from foreign thralldom, **Just as you poli- ticians got it.” He charges that the World’s Fair Amer- ican composers “‘were beautifully sat down upon by a mob of foreign bloodsuckers, who managed to get three-quartersof a million into their pockets for music.” Another writer says he wants to pro- duce a military and musical work calied “Battles of Our Nation,” and he is willing to lose on the transaction in view of the publicity it will receive. A third genius wants 10 *thrill the coun- try.” He suggests 10,000 singers in a great anthem. He refers to the Boeston Peace Jubilee in 1872, which had 20,000 singers, 2000 bandsmen, 200 anvils and twelve 12- pound cannon for the ‘“Anvil Chorus.” In conciusion he states he will be happy to help drili the musicians. i TOWNE AMND FREE BSILVER, Conference With the Washington. MINNEAPOLIS, Mixw., Dec. 24.—Con- gressman Charles A. Towne arrived in this city to-day from Washington and is in conference with the leaders of the free- silver movement of the State. He bas been made a member of the executive committee of the Bimetallic Lea.ue and says that the work of pushing the organ- ization will from now on be more ener- getic than ever. Mr. Towne says that es- pecial efforts will be directed toward es- tablishing newspapers in different parts of the country which will advocate free coin- age, and that aid will be given to those al- ready in the field. He says the outlook for the success of the free-coinage move- ment has never been so bright as it is at this time. He goes to Duluth to-night to spend the holidays with his famiiy. i AN EXPLOSION IN A MARKET. In ZLeaders at It Scattered Money Among the Christmas Shoppers and Caused o Stampede in Which Many Were Injured. CLEVELAND, Oxrro, Dec. 24.—Central Market was crowded and jammed with between two and three tbousand Christ- mas shoppers about 3 o’clock this after- noon, when suadenly a terrific explosion occurred, which was immediately followed by cries of fire. The crowd became panic- stricken, and basket-laden women, many of tbem leading children, were knocked down and trampled by the frenzied peo- ple. An inestimable number received ents and bruises, but no one is reported serious- ly injured. The explosion occurred in the office of the Brand Provision Company, and was caused by an oil tank connected with a heater. Five hundred dollars was on the cashier’s desk when the explosion came, and the money was blown in all diree- tions, The fire was soon extinguished, and then the crowd began fighting for the coins and bills which were scattered over the market place. In this scrimmage most of the personal injuries were received. It was only after a hard and combined fight by the police and fire department that the maddened crowd was restored to anything like order. In addition to the bodily in- juries by many score of people, hundreds lost what they had purchased and were carrying in their arms when the excitement began., € ey s ST INDIANS AT THE CAPITAL. They FEaxpect to Collect Damages Lands Taken From 1hem. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec, 24.—Three Crook Indians arrived in Washin ton last night, accompanied by their agent, Dr. Fred Treen. They came to collect $200,000 from Uncle Sam, damages for the alle.ed confiscation of large tracts of land in South Dakota, then belonging to their forefathers, The Indians belong to the famous Sionx tribs and are called Crook Creeks in the country which they inhabit in the Black Hills. Their faciion numbers nearly 3000, many of them fairly well edu- cated, but the full bloods are said to be slowly dying out. For some time members of the tribe have been laboring under the impression that years ago their forefathers were un. i’usxly deprived of an immense tract of and by the palefaces, which has now be- come very valuable, Another interesting delegation in the city at the present time are four Sac and Fox Indians from Oklahoma, who are in- terested in transactions pertaining to their annuities. Pah 8hip Ho, a big brawny chief, with war paint of many colors, heads the delegation, accompanied by Pee Pee Que, second in the tribe. George Quores and Willie Gray Eyes are acting as their chaperons and interpreters. They will have an audience with the Commis- sioner on Monday. Jfor sy AT FUR PROTECTION OF CHILDREN, Mrs. Lockwood Reports on the Work of the Genmeva Congress. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 24.—Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood of Washington, D. C., one of the delegates from the United States to the second international con- gress, which was held at Geneva, Switzer- land, in September last, to consider the administration of public chariteis for the protection ot children, has made an in- stroetive report to the Department of Btate. Ten nationalities were represented and aboul sixty-five delegates were in at- tendance. The congress was in session for six days, during which time many inter- esting and vzluable papers were presented and ably discnseed. Among the im- portant topics considered were the educa- tion of abandonea children and the chil- dren of various parents, and the best methods of relieving the poor, so as to make the relief permanent and to dimin- ish instead of increasing pauperism and crime. SRR A CLEVELAND’S GIRLS HAPPX, There 1s a Well-Loaded Christmas Tree at the White House. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 24.—At the White House to-morrow there will be the customary Chris:mas celebration, con- fined to the members of the President’s family, of which the chief feature will be an elaboraie tree for the three little girls, Rutih, Esther and Marion, to whom the patron saint of the season has been most generous. A number of packages will be sent by Mrs. Cleveland to the little ones in several Cabinet homes and to Mr. Tnorber’s boys. There are no guests at 1 the White House this yar, BANDITS FAIL T0 ROB THE BIG SAFE But They Make a Heavy Haul by the Alton Train Hold-Up. Express Messenger Fryer Given a Twe-Dollar . Bill for a Christmas Present. From the Manner in Which They Handle tie Engine the Robbers Are Ex-Railway Employees. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Dec. 24—When Chi- cago and Alton train 49. which was held ur last night 1n Blue Cut, arrived here at 1:15 o’clock this afternoon, Express M s- senger Freyer said that the big safe, which was cousigned through from the Pacific Coast to Chicago, was not robbed. One of the robbers placed a gun at Freyer's head and ordered him to hold up his hands. They then secured the keys ot the small safe from Freyer’s pocket and rifled the sa.e of its entire contents, consisting of a great deal of jewelry and a considerable amount of money. The bandits demanded that Freyer operate the time lock on the big safe, but were finally p rsuaded by him that it was impossible, afier which they began to drill a hole and prepare a dynamite stick. Freyer argued, with them that their efforts would be futile, as the safe con- tained nothing of value, and finally per- suaded them to let it alone. Freyer said that n the money secured from the small safe was a quantity of gola, ten and twenty dollar pieces, and ti.at one of the men declared, “That’s the kind of stuff we are after.” After the men had cleaned out the small safe they searched Freyer’s clothing and took all the money on his person. He demurred at this and the leader of the gang tossed him a $2 bill, saying: *“Get yourseli a drink for a Christmas present.” The robbers finally declared that they must skip, as time was pressing, and jumping from the car ran to the engine and started it down the track to a point about a mile below Glendale station, where they atighted and disappeared in the woods. ‘When the passengers in the train learned that the express car was being robbed, they became greatly excited, but nobody ventured out. In the Pullman coach, which contained one woman and four men, there was confusion. The vestibules were locked and the shades drawn, whil the pasiengers hid their money and jew- elry 1n every conceivable place of safety. From the familiar manner in which the express-car was uncoupled and tbe loco- motive handled, the express officials be- Heve that the robbers were former railway employes and understood the nature of the train and the fact that it ordinarily carried a large amount of money in the express-car. Messenger Freyer insists that so faras he could see there were but three men en- gaged in the robbery, all of whom were masked and armed. Superintendent Williamson declares the amount of money secured by the robbers is small and at a wide esti- mate will not reach $2000. Passengers on the train, however, declare that the rob- bers secured at least $10,000. CHICAGO, IrL, Dec. 24.—At the local office of the Chicago and Alton Railway Company the foliowing statement in re- gard to the robbery was given out to-day: “The train was flagged by red and white lanterns just west of the Missouri Pacific bridge east of Independence. Robbers took charge of the engine and made the enginemen get off. The conductor and brakemen came ahead and the robbers took charge of them. They made the brakeman go back and get the train- wrench and cut off the express-car. They made considerable noise and did much lond talking and pounding on couplings while doing the work, in order to give the expressman a chance to hide away his stuff. When the train was cut the rob- bers made the traimen get off while they took the engine and express-car away. They next stopped in the cut about half- way beiween tie top of the hill and Glen- coe and rapped on the express-car door. The expressman opened it and realized for the first time that he was being held up. “All of his valuables were exposed. He claims not to have had time to put them in the safe before leaving Kansas City. It was therefore not necessary for the rob- bers to open the safe, although they were amply provided with dynamite for that purpose. The amount secured foots up about $2500 cash and may reach $3000. Atfter robbing the car they cut the bell- cord, pulled the tankpin and cutoff the air, and ordered the express man to set the hand brake on the express-car. They all got on the engine and ran her to the second iron bridge east of Glendale, where it was left without steam, fire or air.” FEAST +Ok THE CHILDREN, Noble Work of the Salvation Army in New York, NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 24.—Twelve hundred youngsters will be made glad Christmas night by the Salvation Army. In its Kourteenth-street headquarters there has been erected a Christmas tree sixty feet in height, and about it a score of willing hands are hanging to-day shoes and stockings, gloves and candies for the little ones. The Christmas festivities will be inaugurated to-night with a service of song, and to-morrow afternoon the littie ones, without discrimination as to re- ligion, nationality or color, will be rounded up and their hearts made glad. Adyvices irom the branches of the army in other parts of the country indicate that the organization will prove a friend in need at this festive season to thousands of unfortunates. The Cleveland corps will serve a turkey and plum-pudding dinner to 1500 people, or as many more as will come, whaile at St, Louis rmy has ar- ranged to feed 3000 persons and to send basket lunches to thoss who from sickness or other infirmity are :rnhl- to put in an ,’ppuruwl personally st the feast. e & b 4 Sugar and Houses Burned. NEW ORLEANS, La, Dec. 24.—Mrs. Supple’s sugar-house, two miles from ‘White Castle, and one of the finest sugar bouses in the State, waa destroye.d by xn yosterday, together with 3500 barrels of sugar. The sugar-house cost $140,000 and insured f¢ :::l:s‘go. or $50,000, and the sugar was —_—— Tried to Wreck & Train. OTTAWA, Kaxs., Dec. 24 —An attempt | was made last night by five masked men to wreck a sonth-bound Santa Fe express which left here at midnight. They were a the act of placing obstructions on the track when discovered by the former night operator, John Spaulding. The bandits turned on Spaulding, beat bim into insen- sibility and fled, leaving a tie across the tracks. The engineer of the express saw the obstruction in time to avert a wreck. The scene of the attempted wrecking was a few milgs below R chmond, Kans. s 15 S PANIC IN A BURNING HOTEL. Rapid Spread of a Blaze Started in the Whiskers of Santa Claus—Many Guests Narrowly Escape. ROCKFORD, Irr., Dec. 24—The lives of many guests of the Huffman House were placed in jeopardy to-night when that hostelry and the block bearing its rame were completely destroyed by fire, with a total loss of $190,000. The blaze orizinated in one of the show-windows of Potter Brothers’ dry-goods store on the lower floor, owing to the whiskers of a Santa Claus figure becoming ignited from a gas jet. The flames ran through the store and its combustible stock with great rapidity, and, finaing an outlet to the hotel vortion of the building, soon ate their way upward through the elevator and air-shafts. Tue guests became panic-stricken, but fortu- nately none bad retired and all were res- peued, but not witbout difficulty. Many of the escapes were exciting, firemen veing compelled to carry ladies from the struc- ture in & semi-conscious condition. The guests lost all their personal baggage. The loss sustained by Potter Bros. is $90.000, with $60,000 insurance. The insurance on the building is $40,000. it IR r Old Doxey Theater Burned. ANDERSON, Inp., Dec. 24—The Co- lumbis, known as the Old Doxey Theater, was burned this morning. Loss, $80,500. R TRl PLUNGER RI1.EY GRANNAN. Fighting Against the Order to Keep Him Off the Track. BROOKLYN, N. Y., Dec. 24.—Sunreme Court Justice Osborne in Brooklyn, re- served his decision this morning on a'mo- tion to make permanent the injunction against the New York Jockey Club Com- pany and the Westchester Racing Asso- ciation, restraining them Irom ruling Riley Grannan, the plunger, off the track. Grannan was ruled off for giving & present of $500 0 Jockey Fred Taral after a race. It is also alleged th t he gave othar pres- ents, General Tracey appeared for Grannan. He argued that under a section of the civil rights act of 1895 racing associations had no right t rule any orderly person off the track. They have no right either, he asserted, to make a rule preventing the making of presents. Counsel tor the association argued that they had the right to make any reason- able rules and enforce them to preserve order, regulate the sport or preserve its integrity. He contended that Mr. Gran- nan had violated the rules. EE g Racing at New Orleens. NEW ORLEANS, LA., Dec. 24.—Six furlongs, Clara Bauer won, Issie O second, Mollie B third. Time, 1:143{. One mile, Anger won, Alto H second, Farmer Leigh third. Time, 1:423{. Oue mile, Bridgeton woti, C. C. Rumrill sec- ond, Paros third. Time, 1:43}4. Seven furlongs, P. Dunne W ond, Stockholm third. Time, Six furlongs, Senator Morrill second, Lorrania third. Time, 1: Six furlongs, Onaretto won, E la Penzance second, Nover third. Time, 1:153 e Ziegler and McFarlond Matohed. SAN JOSE, Car., Dec. 24.—Otto Ziegler and Floyd McFurland have agreed to ride a match on New Year's day at the cyclers’ track for $325 a side, the winner to take the purse and two-thirds of the gate re- ceipts. The other third will go to the manager of the contest. The race will be run in three heats of one-half, one and two miles. B‘lyomer sec- 22814, wo', R. Q. Ban +15 s B R CRAMP SEEKS REDRESS. Wants $1,300,000 ¥rom the Government for ileged Damages. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 24.—Some time ago it was stated in these dispatches thai Shipbuilder Cramp of Philadelphia Lad gone before Congress with a claim ag- gregating $1,300,000 for damages his firm bad susteined by alieged delays of the Government in furnishing necessary ma- terial for thz construction of the Indiana and other battle-ships. The claims on the Indiana and Massachusetts, respectively, are about $480,000. The Secretary c¢f the Navy has recom- mended that Congress reier these claims to the United btates Courtof Claims for adjudication, bat the Cramps want an ap- propriation from Con.ress direct, and to secure it they resorted to extreme meas- ures. They charge that they have been compelled by the SBecretary of the Navy to sign certain papers or obligations under auress. In aletter which was sent to Congress Mr. Cramp says: ““We were compelled to agree to and accept the propositions of the department releasing the Government from all liability in order that said con- tractor could geta portion of the large sum of money then due bhim, and which the Gov.rnment reiused to pay unless the contractor signed the agreement ior modi- fication of the contract as prepared by the Navy Department, whereby certain rights of the contractor were impaired.” It is charged that, among other things, three years after the contract for the In- diana was made the Navy Department made changes and modifications of that document, and the same circumstances nceurred regarding the Massachusetts. Under the agreement, which is dated May 10, 1894, in tie case of the Inaiana, and February 1, 1896, in the case of the Massa- chuseits, the contractors expressly re- Jeased the Government ‘from =all and every claim for loss or damage heretofore sustained by them by reason of any failure on the part of the department 10 comply with the terms of said contracts or on ac- count of any delay hereto.ore occasioned by the action of the department.” —_———— OF INTEREST 10 THE COAST. — New Postmasters, Pensions Issued. WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 24—The Secretary of War orders that Captain Wil- liam H. Baldwin, commissary of subsist- ence, be relieved from temporary duiy with the purchusing commissary in Chi- cago, Il., and that he proceed to San Francisco and relieve Major Weils Wil- lard, commissary of subsistence, from duty as purchasing commissary in that city, fyohu R. Whalen, Battery A, Third Ar- tillery, Alcatraz Island, will be dischaged from the army. 3. F. Allen was to-day appointed Post- master at Bangor, Butte County, Cal., vice J. W. Hill, removed; J. L. Orrs at Orrs, endocino County, Cal, vice F. ‘eger, resizned, - Pensions: California: Original—Thomas Campbell, Sargents; Michael J. Hag- :i;n" Ban Jose; Patrick Kennedy, River- e, Oregon: Increase — Wilson Bowm: Medford; John Solomon, Veroni. o ‘Washington: Original — Henley L. Reans, Bunnydale. Original widows, ete.— Emelia H. Masburg, Tacoma. Original (re-issue)—Mary A. Brown, Vancouver. Pl s g John Meredith Resd Il PARIS, Fraxce, Dec. 24.—John Mere- dith Reed, who was American Consul here for France and Algeria from 1869 to 1873, and acung Consul-General for Germany during the Franco-Prussian war, is suffer- ing from a severe attack of bronchitis, STREETCAR MEN STRXE AT BOSTON Three Thousand Five Hun- dred Employes Tie up the City’s Lines. N.w the Battle to Secure a Ten- Hour Day Is On in Earpest. Motormen and Conductors Declare There Will Be Trouble it Men Are Imported to Take Their Places. BOSTON, Mass,, Dec. 24.—Because of the alleged refusal of the West End Street Railway Company to recognize their union and to concede a demand of a ten-hour workday, 3500 employes early this morn- ing quit their posts of duty and effectu- ally tied up a street-railway system oper- ating lines throughout the entire city proper, South Boston, Dorchester, East Boston, Bridgeton, Cambridge, portions of Newton, Malden, Everett, Medford and in the eniire Roxbury and Charlestown districts. Not since the strike of the West End Railway emploves, in February, 1877, has the general public so fully realized iis de- pendence upon the street-railway lines for transportation between the various dis- tricts of this city as to-day. Coming ju t at Christmas the strike has greatly incon- venienced thousands who wished to visit the city stores to purchase their gifts, and all thoroughfares have been crowded with pedestrians, despite the biting wind that prevailed. Early this morning an enter- prising liveryman put out aline of pas- senger buses between Charlestown and Scollay square and reaped a harvest. Loter lines were started under the man- agement of the strikers. The steam rail- rouads have been dangerously overcrowded on account of the sudden demauds made upon them., During the late afternoon and early evening the suburban traffic over the Bos- ton and Albany road was immense. The station was packed with a dense mass of bumanity, and although trains were run every ten or filteen minutes the cars were filled like so many sandine boxes—the crowds pushing, jamming and trampling upon one another for standing room. Men shouted and women nearly fainted in the excitement, and innumerable bun- dles and boxes containing presents and breakable articles were crushed beyond r cognition by the crowd, which resem- bled a pack of frenzied animals more than a collection of rational human beings. There were somewhat similar scenes en- acted at the other railway stations. Both the conductors’ and motormen’s union that held the conference with the West End directors last night and agreed 10 a week’s postponement of the strike called upon President Littleton to place themselves right in the eyes of the com- pany. They ‘explained the appareut violation of the agreement entered into last night by saying the men took matters n o t.eir own hands, and the str:ke was a fact, even though the Supreme Council was not aware of it. The president re- iterated his statement of yesterday that he was powerless 1o sign the agreement, and that, even if he did so, it would be worthless without first being accepted by the executive committee of the company. The West End Streec Railway Company to-night issued a notice to its employes in which it states that all employes who con- tinue in the service of the company will be protected, bus that all who voluntarily absented themselves from service will be considered as having witharawn from the employ of the company. The company advertised for motormen and conduetors to-day and it was said to-night that in re- sponse a large number of men had been secured. At 9 o'clock to-night signs of weakening on the part of the strikers came when it was reported that 100 of division 7, which includes Cambridge, Arlington, Newton and West Summerville, had gone back to work, and as a result a few cars are run- ning to-night between Boston and Har- vard .Square, Cambridge. Some fifty or sixty men also returned on division 5, South Boston. Over on the Charlestown division the strikers declare that if men are brought from other cities to take their places there will be trouble. | For the Greater New York. - NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 24.—The pre- liminary dratt of the new charter for the Greater New York has been completed and was made public to-day. Tha com- mission before submi¥ting the charter to the Legislature will hold public hearings from January 4to16. The preliminary charter divides the city into four boroughs —Manhaitan, t: e Bronx, Richmond and Queens. The central government of the city will be in the hands of a municipal assembly consisting of two houses. e BOLD ROBBERS IN CHICAGO. _ Six Armed Desperadoes Raid a Saloon, Shoot the Proprietor and Take the Day's Receipts. CHICAGO, ILL.. Dec. 24.—Shortly before 7 o’clock this evening, a time when the downtown stores were thronged with Christmas <hoppers, William™ Burdette's saloon at 54 South Water street was held up by six armed robbers, who made sh'eir escape with the day’s receipts, -mgnnung to $100, after wounding the proprietor in the right leg. While one of the outlaws stood guard from the outside his five com- panions entered the piace. Burdeite was behind the bar counting the receipts. Patrick Nolan, a customer, and William Matthews, the porter, were the only other inmates. The latter two complied with the order of the robbers to hold up their hands, but Burdette resisted when one of the men staried to take the money. The tallest of the robbers fired two shots at him, and one of the bullets took effect in his rignt leg. Thev then seized .the money and escaped in different directions. Tue shooting, which occyrred within & short distance of the busiest district in Chicago, soon congregated a large crowd, and aithough several officers were on the scene a moment after none of the robbers were captured. —_———— PAY THE SAME WAGES. The Carnegie Steel Company Ewxpects Bet- ter Times During the Your. PITTSBURG, Pa., Dec. 24.—The em- ployes of the Carnegie Steel Company will receive the’ same wages dm-i:.m 1897 as tbey have the past year. Considering the fact that pigiron and finished products have fallen 1n price from 10 to 25 per cent since the last scale was signed, this action on the part of the big works virtually in- creases the wages of over 6000 employes. The notices posted at the different works read as follows: To Our Employes: Eizhteen hundred and ninety-five and ninety-six wages, scales and wazes agreements will remain in force during 1897. The present condition of the iron and steel business does not warrang this continu- ance of the paymentof the wages, but we hope that early in 1897 there will come such im- provement as to do o and i is the hope which led us to continue its payment. By order of the board of mauagers. THE ¢ ARNEGIE STEEL COMPANY, Pittsburg, Dec. 24, 1896. Ll SECOND CaLL FOR BONDS. Steps for Reorganizing the Uregon Rail- way and N vigation Company. NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 24 —Laidlaw & Co. has issued the following notice: “The Farmers’ Loan and Trust Com- pany, trustee, advertises for proposals to sell $400,000 first mortgage 6 per cent bonds of the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company for the sinking fund, and inti- mates that in the event of tne trustee not being able to purchase the bonds it will be necessary to draw bonds by lot at par. This is the second call for these bonds made tkis month, and it is understond to be for the accumulation of the arrears due the sinking fmnd which were not paid after the default of the lessee, the Oregon S ort Line, until the 1eorganization was effected, when rezular payment was re. sumed and $30,000 paid on November 12. —_——— CHILDREN BUKNED TO DEATH, They Perished in a Fire Which Was Jdecidentally Startsd. : FRANKLIN, Pa, Dec. 24.—Theignition of a match which the children of Philip McKim of Rockland Township were try- ing to take from the pocket of an old oily pair of trousers of their father’s yesterday started a fire in which three of the litile ones were burned to death and the house destroyed. Mrs. McKim had gone to a neighbor’'s house, leaving her four chil- dren alone. She saw smoke arising from her home, and with her brother-in-law, James Tayior, hurried to the house. Tay- lor_rescued one child, which was nearly suffocated. The charred bones of the other three were found later. L e With a Grand Eisteddfod. PITTSBURG, Pa., Dec. 24.—The Welsh residents of this ¢City and Alleghany County, re-enforced by gelegntiona from Bcranton, Pa.; Cleveland, Painesville and other points in Ohio, will observe Christ- mas day with .a grand Eisteddfod in the old City Hall. Outside of the National event a couple of years since this will be the most important Weish musical affair of any importance in Pittsburg for several years. here will be three sessions, morning, afternoon and evening, and a final programme on Saturday. Professor Daniel Protheroe of Milwaukes has been selected as-chairman of the judging com- mittee. —_—— For Soliciting a Bribe. MINNEAPOLIS, Mixx., Dec. 24—Al- derman George A. Durham was arraigned this morning on an indictment charging him with soliciting a bribe from Holver- sen, Richards & Uo. of this city, of $10,000, in return for which he was to secure for them the contract for constructing the water works reservoir in this city and the boulevard leadinz thereto. He pleaded not guilty and gave bail in $5000. TG The Dowdell Case Dismissed. BIRMINGHAM, Ara, Dec. 24.—The famous case of Dowdell against the Elyton Company, calling into question the valid- ity of the transfer of the Elyton Land NEW TO-DAY. HAVE YOU SEEN THE “orz (LEVRLANDRAAD RACE A perfect wheel is what all say who have examined i neatness and thorouch compieteness. It is th?wn hnllc;! :fiefifli‘:}’f —INSPECT ON SOLICITED. — ILEAV ol iyt by 303 LARKIV NT., COR. fimfi; s s 20 SAN PAB!—O AVENUE, OAKLAND. Company property to the Elyton Com- pany, its successor, was dismissed in the City Court of Birmingham yesterday by the complainant aiter two years of litiga- tion. The Elyton Comnany founded Bif mingham and owned $4,000,000 worthfo real estate here. All opposition to transfer is now at an end and holders of $2,000,000 of bonds in the new company are secure. g Their Long Walk Completed, NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 24—Mrs. Eaby and her daughter Clara, 19 years old, the transcontinental pedestrians, com- pleted che journey from Spokane, Wash., to this city yesterday. Thev left the Western city May 9 on a wager with a New York woman that they could cross the continent in less than seven months. SR e Settled Their Trowbles. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Dec. 24—A special from Maytield, Ky., says that all fears of further race troubles are rapidly passing away. Man{ of the armed citizens and volunteers from surroun .ing towns are returning to their bomes. Whites and blacks settled their troubles last night at mass-meetings. —_— The Calumet Bank Assigns, CHTICAGO, IrL., Dec. 24.—The Calumet Bank of Biue Island, near Chicago, made an assignment to-day, owing to the heavy run during the past week. The ;;;m are said to pe $87,669, and. liabilities NEW TO-DAY. Jrophy means a big step forward in baking powder making. “Old reliables” are giving way to the newer, bet- ter, purer arti- cle 3 [illmann & Bendel, Mfra, Philadelphia » Shoe Co, Ho. 10 Thiro S, STAMPED ON A SHOE MEANS STANDARD OF MERIT WE SELL THE CHEAPEST. W E DON'T CLAIM TO HAVE THE largest retail shoestore In this city, but we defy our competitors to prove our Shoes are inferior iu quality or workmanship, while we can prove we sail our shoes for less money, That is what you are looking for—THE ' BEST SHOES FOR THE LEAST MONEY. Can we prove It? Well, here are our prices: Ladies’ Fur- Trimmed Fausts, warm lined and in dif- ferent colors: Ladles’ Felt Fur-Trimmed Fausts, flannel lined $1.25 Ladles” - Quil usts, flannel |ined $1.50 Ladies 'Red Felt Fur-Trimmed Fausts, flannel lined...... ..81.50 Ladies” Kid Feusts, patent leather tips, flannel Iined. 81.75 $1.50 Ladles’ Twentieth Century. Lace Shoes, with kid or cloth tovs, durable soles; straight fox- ed, with kid tops or circnlar vamps and cloth ~tops: pointed toes and patent leather tips. Every.palr guatanteed. The very latest, swellest styles. Reduced 10 $2. & Compare our prices of Men's Embrok dered Siippers with the prices of our com- petitors. We are much cheaper and givs & better article. Men’s Embroldered Velve: Slip- pers, patent-leather trimmed . T, Qb 00, 8 Men’s Russet or Wine-Colored Grain Alilgator Slippers, n“enlrleunex.l rimmed. . et Men’s Viel Kid Siippers, in biack, brown or wine-color chamois lined. e Lea pers in elther Opera or Evereit Cuts. 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