The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 14, 1897, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14 + 1897 CARSON READY FOR THE FIGHT All the Money Has Been Put Up With the Stakeholder. Arrangements for the Fistic Carnival Proceed With All Due Haste, Citizens Making Plans to House aund Banquet the Thousands of Strangers. CARSON, NEv., Feb. 13.—Dan Stuartre- ceived a dispatch to-dsy from Al Smith, - " the stakeholder, in New York, stating that Smith|nad received the final instaliment of | . Fitzsimmons’ money from Julian, and now held the entire stakes. Stuart was all smiles when he got the telegram, for it re- moved the last possible obstacle in the way of the big fight, and demonstrated to the public that the principals meant busi- ness. i The whole world seems to want pictures of Carson, and since it wasknown tnat the fight was to take place here the camera men have been ‘“rushed to death” with work. The high ratescharged by the pho- sographers, owing to the heavy demand, caused the press correspondents to wire to San Francisce for kodaks, and jnumbers of amateur photographers are at work with Instruments which range from the pocket ariety to the most expensive kinds. Dan Btuart can not move about without hearing the click, click of the pneumatic shutters from all sides. Corbett’s private secretary and “Billy” Woods, the pugilist, are “shot’ wherever they go, and hundreds of views aday go out to familiar- ige the outside world with Carson street scenes. No less than 100 amateur photog- raphers are charging about the county get- ting snapshots of everything -and every- body, and the craze is spreading hourly. The question of feeding and housing the restless multitudes is agitating the people more than anything else, but the ent prising citizens are determined that no one shali be houseless or hungry. Men with an eye to business are already pro- curing cots and blankets from surround- ing towns and will be prepared to shelter the visitors in barns, sheds, tents and all sorts of temporary structures. An Indi- ana firm has wired the reception commit- tee that it will be on hand ready to sup- ply cots and bedding for 10,000 people. Several San Francisco firms are making preparations to be on tne ground to pro- vide the visitors with sleeping accommo- aations. People who have followed these sort of gatherings say that the mass of men who love the sport don’t care a rap where they sleep if tbey have plenty to eat and drink. The excitement of the big crowds keeps them up and they don’t think of sleep if they can see plenty of life, move- ment and hilarity. Gambling 1s licensed in Nevada, and there will be games enough in full blast to accommodate men who like to buck the tiger in other localities but cannot without fear of police raids. There will bé no fear of a food famine. The finest cattle in the world are now fat and sleek on the big ranches of Carson Vailey and Truckee meadows, Mason Valley, .all within a day’s drive of Carson, and it is proposed to have hundreds of these beeves barbecued for the benefit of the visitors. They will be roasted in large inclosures and the admittance will be 25 cents. This will enable the visitors to fail on to the roast meat, eat all they can and fall back to give others a chance. Five thousand prime beef cattle can be sent into Carson on short notice, and as many tons of the choicest potatoes ever grown in and about Dayton and Mason Valley— the same sort of potatoes that took the first premium at the three last World’s fairs—and there are three big flourmills and half a dozen creameries within a radius of fifty miles that can furnish bread and gilt-edged butter by the car- load. The people of Nevada are deter- mined not to let any one who comes to this fight go away hunery. Several thousand will come in palace cars, remain in them and carry their own provisions. These people give the Carson- ites no concern. A canvass was made of the city yesterday by the committee, and they were very much encouraged. They say.they will bave plenty of accommoda- tions, and arrangements are being made for plenty of food. Stuart received a telegram yesterday . from Al Smith in New York that all stake money had been deposited with Smith, the last installment of $5000 coming from Julian on behalf of Fitzsimmons on the same day. He will bave $30,000 in his pockets to hand to the winner. Stuart said to-day that he had received letters from various architects in San Francisco wishing to submit plans for the pavilion, but he had made up his mind that he could find architects in Nevada who could do all the planning, and he proposed to get everything in Nevada. The people of this State had done the right thing by him, and he proposed to reciprocate by every means in his power. He believed in home industry and was going to proclaim it. To-night Stuart got a telégram from Julian at Pueblo, Colo., asking if Fitzsim- mons could get quarters at Shaws Springs. Btuart wired him back that Corbett was already there. He did not want the two men to train at the same resort or in the same town fearing a fight might come off before schedule time. e RENO'S LITTLE BLUFF. May Btart Legal Complications to Pre- vent the Fight. RENO, Nxv., Feb. 13.—From present in- dications Corbett will not give a boxing exhibition in Reno Tuesday night without trouble. The police officials have notified the manager of the opera house here that in accordance with the recently enacted law, $1000 must be paid for a license bafore the exhibition will be allowed. The attor- neysdiffer in opinion as to whether the act is intended to cover boxing exhibitions, but at any rate the authorities will make a test case of the coming show. Behind this apparently simple matter which might be settled by Corbett’s re- fusing to spar, there is a strong feeling among the religious element that the big fight shall not come off March 17. The opponents to the fight say it could be stopped very easily. They propose to make a tesi case, in which the constitu- tionality of the recent act of the Legisla- ture will be questioned. The lower courts will have to de- cide it, which they would do quickly, and in all probability in favor of tbe legality of the act. That would be just what the religious people would want. They would promply file their notice of appeal to the Supreme Court, but would take ail the time the law allowed them to actually file the appeal. The Supreme Court of course would not be so dignified as to has.en a decision, and 0 it might be 1898 or thereabouts when Corbett and Fitzsimmons get together in the ring. — —— FI17’S MONEY PUT UP. No Longer Any Doubt About His Want- ing to Fight. V. YORK, N. Y., reb. 13.—All doubts as to Fitzsimmons’ desire to evade putting up the restof his side bet were dispelled to-night when Al Smith, the official stakeholder for the big fight, re- ceived the following telegram, dated Pueblo, Colo.: You will receive the balance of our money, £5000, on Monday through the First National Bank, New York. You will then have $7500 of our money in your hands, which covers the $5000 side bet and $2500 Fitzsimmons ap- pearance money, as agreed upon by Fitzsim- mons and Corbett. Kindly send me receipt certifying the above to Carson City, care Stuart. MARTIN N. This telegram sets aside the rumors which have been floating about during the last couple of days to the effect that Fitz- simmons and Julian would try to get out of putting up their portion of the side bet. Titese Tumors arose over the fact that Fitzsimmons left town without first hav- ing posted the mone e BRITISH PLAYERS AHEAD. They Win the Second Chess Game in the International Match. NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 13.—The sec- ond international cable chess match be- tween ten picked players from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and an equal number of playefs collected from the United States of America, a contest which was begup yesterday morning at 10 o’clock, ended this evening shortly before half-past 6 o’clock in the victory for the British team by a score of five and a half to four and a half games. The score will be seen from the appended table: 1 i = | 21| H Tamie | Ameriea | Great Britain. | £ 1.......|Pllsbury 33| Blackburn. .| 35 2l Lacock.- S .. Fi 5 3 8 Jioz 10. Following are the openings adopted on the ten boards, 1n the order named: Two Kings’ defense, Ruy Lovez, Vienna open- ing, Queen’s_pawns_opening, French de- fense, Ruy Lopez, French defense, Ruy Lopez, Queen’s pawns opening, counter center gambit. lows: 47, 36, 63, 34, 44, 69, 45, 44, 64, 27. The following summary of the play will be of interest: Pillsbury had a better game and ought to have beaten Blackburn. When Blackburn accepted the draw offered by Pillsbury he cabled: *I was lucky to escape with draw, Kind regards to my American friends.”’ Lacock made an error in the opening and fell an easy prey to Showalter’s supe- rior tactics. Atkins proved too good for Burille. The latter lost two pawns in the middle of the game, and he had no chance afterward. The games between Mills and Hymes and Hodges and Bellingham were splen- didly and evenly contested throughout, both games ending in draws. The veteran Deimar altogether out- played his adversary Blake, and he won by brilliant play. Helms made an error in the opening against Jackson, which circumstance en- abled the latter to win. Cole showed a marked superiority in end game play, and after a long and pro- tracted struggle had to resign. McCutcheon also committed himseif in the opening, and Jacobs experiecced few difficulties in registering a win for his side. B g SPORTS AT M ON SQUARE. Events Under the Auspices of the New Jersey Athletic Club. NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 13.—The carni- val of sports of the New Jersey Athletic Club was brought off to-night at Madison- square Garden before a very fair crowd. The principal events were the two-mile steeplechase and the ten-mile flat for the championship of the United States. B. J. Wefers, the Georgetown College sprinter, could not do better than finish second by about six inches to T. R. Fisher Jr. of Yale, who had a handicap of five feet in the final heat of a 60-yard rur. Wefers was, of course, scratch, and won his two preliminary heats in 6 1-5 seconds, faster than the world’s record. On re- measurement the track was found to be 15 feet 7 inches short. Fisher’s time in the final was 63-5 seconds for the full distance. Hjertberg won the steeplechase by a foot from Orton. BT Winners at New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS, La., Feb. 13.—Three quar- ters of a mile, Etterre won, Tariff second, Lil- lisn E third. Time, 1:24}4. Seven-eighths of & mile, Zelbach won, Bob Clampett second. Trixie third. Time, 1:42. Three-quarters of a mile, Oldham won, Pommery Sec second, Vencedor third. Time, eighths of a mile, Rovert Lalla won, Jamcoree second, If third. Time, 1:39}4, tle and an eighth, Harry Owsley won, Proverb second, Al Miles third. Time, 2:12}4. Three-quarters of & mile, Hano Belle won, {ugge Bullock second, Waldine third. Time, 2434, R Baseball at San Jose. SAN JOSE, Car., Feb. 13.—Percival R. Milnes has been elected manager and Charles L. Manon captain of the Univer- sity of the Pacific baseball team. The nine jhas been re-enforced by several new players, and will be the strongest in the history of the university. Next Saturday the season will be opened by a game be- tween the academy and college of the uni- versity. N ST Waller Wins the Race. PITTSBURG, Pa., Feb. 13.—The mid- night and closing score in the seventy-two hour (six days) bicycle race was: Waller 1221 miles, Gimm 1219, Schock 1200, 1185, Forster 1176 and Ruckel 1103. TUKKISH CONSUL ARRESTED, Charged With Embezzling $8000 From a Bostonian. NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 13.—Jacob Isigi, the Turkish Consul at Boston, was arrested at the Albermarle House this evening and locked up at police head- narters on 8 charge of embezziement. he arrest was made on a telegram from Chief Inspector Watts of Boston. The Boston police were notified. The telogram received here reads: . Hold Jacob Isigi for me for embezzlement of 000 here from Peter Charles Derieux. Copies of warrant and _compiaint in the case mailed you this evening. Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars involved in this case against Isigi. The Consul had very little to say outside of protesting against bis arrest. He de- clared that no one had authority to arrest bim as he was the Turkish Consul- General, and also said that the case in question was a civil one. s andii Nrs. Beechgr Fery Weak. STAMFORD. Cowx., Feb. 13.-— Mrs, Beecher’s condition is about as it has been for the past seventy-two hours. She is very weak. The numbers of the moves are as fol- | 10 BATTLE WITH GOVERNOR BUDD Legislators Introduce New Bills for a Printing Appropriation. If These Cannot Become Law Then the Office Will Be Closed Down, And the Republican Statesmen Will Introduce Economy That Will B> Widespread. SACRAMENTO, Car, Feb. 13.—The Governor's message, boiled down, is to the effeet that it costs a very large sum annually to priut the reports of about sixty departments of State and the State series of textbooks, and that the printing done for the executive and for the com- missioners appointed by him hasincreased the cost over that of several years ago be- fore those commissions were born. Itis also not disputed that the State Printer must print and bind everything thatis sent to his office by a State official, and that the expense does not lie on his shoul- ders, but on the shoulders of the State officials and commissions. 1t is also conceded that $75,000 is needed to carry on the State Printing Office to July 1; that appropriations as large for the same period of time have been made to Democratic State Printers when the number of commissions, bureaus, etc., was only one-third of what it isnow. Inthe face of this state of facts the Republican legislators say that the Governor's veto is indefensibl The sincerity of the Governor’s motives is questioned. When he and the commit- tee appointed to visit various State in- stitutions were at Coronado the Governor in the presence of Assemblyman Arnerich of Santa Clara, Price of Sonoma, and others spoke bitterly of the State Printer and of the appropriation desired by his office. His manner and his language con- vinced the legislators who heard him that he would veto the appropriation and ti he was prejudiced sgainst the Btate Printer. As an instance of the Governor's insin- cerity when he speaks of his desire to vent waste and extravagance Republicans are citing the case of John A. Wyilie, the Governor’s colored messenger. Wyllie draws from the State & ry of §100 per month as messenger and $30 per month additional as porter for the Buresu of Highways. Itis thought by many people, who make no pretense of being reformers, that $130 per month is rather extravagant wages for a man to run errands for the | Governor and to sweep out'one room | which constitutes the office of the Bureau of Hizhways. When all the facts were taken into con- sideration tbe Republican caucus decided that no compromise short of the right was possible, and it took the only conrse that was left to it in honor. Then when the State Printer cut down his force by discharging twenty-four men and four women, all of whom had been appointed at the request of Democrats, the gentle- men of that persuasion began to perceive thl!hthly had waded in beyond their depth. ence the frantic but unsuccessful effort of Shanahan to introduce two bills to-day, one for an appropriation of $40,000 and the other for an appropriation of $35,000 for the printing office—repentance, as it were, on the instaliment plan. The Republi- cans decided that if the Governor wanted 10 back out in two motions the credit for the appropriations should be placed with them, d Dibble accordingly introduced two similar bills, which will be considered next Tuesday. The tempest in the State Printing Office has developed an important factor in the matter, and that is the unpopularity in- side and outside of the office of Book- keeper Hadley. Employes of the print- ing office who are breught into close rela- tions with him do not like him for his brusque manners and what they allege to be his domineering way. It is believed that Governor Budd does not like him eituer, and that if he had the uppoint- ment of 1000 colored messenger-orters at $130 per month he would not appeint Hadley, for it is known that several per- sons who were given positions in the printing ofhice at the solicitation of the Governor disliked the bookkeeper both before and after they were discharged, and mention his name with words that burn. Chairman Melick of the Committee on Retrenchment was told a day or two ago that if Johnston would dischar.e Hadley the Governor would be mollified, but the persons who told him this did not say that they were authorized by the Gov- esnor to do so. So it would seem that there are other things besides patriotism, economy and an unselfish desire to do right that lie at the root of political action, even on the bighest peaks of the mountaihs. Mean- while preparations are being made for next Tuesday’s battle. Trenches for the dead and rifle pits for the sharpshooters are being dug. The heavy artillery is being hurried to the front. If the Governor still continues obdurate and insists upon blocking the wheels of legis- lation, which the closing down of the State ' Printing Office would bring about, Republican legislators intend to give an object lesson in economy by lopping off alarge number of the bureaus and com- missions, the cosy berths which are filled by the Governor's appointees and b, scaling down salaries in a way that will delight evary lover of economy. e IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY. New Bills Introduced to Provide Funds for the State Printer. BACRAMENTO, CaL., Feb. 13.—Dickin- son’s bill amending the Political Code as to the appointment of officers and em- vloyes of the San Francisco Board of Health came up in the Senate this morn- ing on Dickinson’s amendment dispensing with the quarantine officer and was or- dered re-engrossed as amended and sent to the third reading file. Withington’s motion to reconsider Sen- ate bill 443, relating to municipal corpora. tions, which was defeated yesterday, was adopted and the bill passed. Adjourned. 1n the Assembly this morning Speaker Coombs receded from yesterday’s ruling on the printing bill and said the vote on n.h:d Governor’s veto could not be reconsid- ered. Bills were introduced by Dibble to meet the requirements of the State Printer— one for $40,000 to cover expenses to the end of the present session of the Legisla- ture, another for $36,000 for the remainder of the fiscal year. The bilis were made a special order for nex, Tnesday. Shanshan_introduced a similar bill ap- ropriating $40,000, but it was rejected as th a duplicate of Dibble’s bilL’ Caminetti introduced a resolution in- structing the State Printer to report to the House the na) of the persons said to have been dischar i;:urdny, all of whom, it is claimed, are Democrats. The resolution was referred to the Committee on State Printing with orders to report upon it on Tuesday. Bills were to improve the Capitol grounds, relating to justices’ courts and to increase the limit of taxation in cities of the sixth class. Adjourned. JURISIS AEE HEARD. Important Matters Before the Joint Judiciary Committee. SACRAMENTO, Can., Feb. 13.—When the joint session of the Senate and Assembly Judiciary Committess was called to order this afternoon, there were present in the interest of proposed Supreme Court legislation: Chief Justice W. H. Beatty, ex-Chief’Justice Niles Searls, ex-Justices Van R. Paterson and Charles N. Fox, Judge Robert Y. Hayne, president of the Bar Association, Dr. E. R. Taylor, ex-president of the Bar Asso- ciation, and John T. Wright, the organizer of the Bar Association. B Two measures in the shape of constitu- tional amendments have been introduced, providing for appellate courts to relieve the Supreme Court. One of these is fathered by the Bar Association and pro- vides for three district appellate courts. The other is the idea of Judge Van R. Paterson and looks to the establishment of butone such tribunal. 1In all, there are about eight measures on the regulation of the Supreme Court business. In view of the difference of opinion be- tween the jurists present, Judge Hayne suggested that the consideration of the whole subject be postponed until a cone ference of the parties in interest could be beld and the situation shorn of its.con- flic.ing features. Judge Paterson rose to speak in behalf of the Supreme Court Commission, and to ask for ite continuance, and was agree- ably surprised when informed that the bill on this subject had aiready passed both houses and was now in the hands of the Governor. It was aeciged to postpone the hearing until next Saturday at 2 p. M. The judicial visitors then agreed to hold an executive meeting on Monday at 10 A. M. at the rooms oi the Supreme Court in San Francisco for the purpose of prepar- ing measures that wiil harmonize their opinions and thus simplify matters for the Legislature. These are to be sent here by Thursday morning, 50 as to be printed and in shape for the committees’ consid- eration at the appointed time, —_— MINING DEBRIS, 4 Btatement From the Controller Ex- platning the Matter Fully. SACRAMENTO, CaL, Feb. 13.—Con- troller Colgan has addressed the following letter to Assemblyman Soward, chairman of the Committee on Mines: Replying to your Inquiry of the 6th inst. relative to the appropriation of £250,000 made by the actof the Legislature approved March 24, 1893, for the impounding of mining debris: No part of this appropristion has been wn from the State treasury, and the entire amount remsins therein, unexpended. The act above Cited provides for the ap- pointment of a Debris Commissioner for a period of four years only, and makes no provi- sion for the appointment of a successor. It would therefore appear that the intent of the Legislature was to create the office for the | period of four years, at the end of which time the office would cease 10 exist. There appears to be no limitation asto the iffe of the appropristion. The only condi- tions surrounding 1t are that no warrant against it may be drawnor paid until the United States Government shall have appro- | priated an_equal amouut for a like purpose, and that the money is to be paid ouly upon orders drawn by the Controller upon the writ- ten request of the Debris Commissioner, and only for payment of not more than one-Balf of the cost of construction of works for restrain- ing and impounding mining debris. It follows, therefore, that unless the law is amended, or the office of Debris Commis- sioner is ‘continued in existence, the appros priation could not be used, as no leghl de- mand could be made upon the Controller. — KENYON'S AMBITION. Wants to Be Sent as Consul-General to Hawaii. BACRAMENTO, CAL., Feb. 15.—Speaker pro tem. Brewster C. Kenyon of Long Beach aspires to be Consul-General to Hawaii, and with that objectin view the following petition is being circulated: The undersigned beg to recommend the name of Hon. Brewster C. Kenyon of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Californis, for the position of United States Consul-General to Hawail. Mr. Kenyon has taken an sctfve partin Republican politics in this State for more than twolve years and is at present sery- ing his second term in the State Assembly, of which body he is Speaker pro tem. We con- sider himin every way qualified to fill the office to which he aspires, and believe that his appointment would be a fitting tribute to the young Republicans of California. It bas already been signed by the prin- cipal Republican State officials and also by the Republican legislators. S Goodhue Ewonerated. SACRAMENTO, Car., Feb. 13.—Assem- biyman Lindenberger this morning rose to 8 question of privilege with reference to the resolution jintroduced by him yester- day, repudiating the petition hawked about the Assembly by Assemblyman Goodhue, asking Congress to pass the Sherman’ anti-scalpers bill. Mr. Linden- berger disclaimed any intention of having aimed the resolution at Mr. Goodhue. He believed Mr. Goadhue to have been as in- nocent as & lamb in the matter. TEo =y Execursion to Ione. SACRAMENTO, CaL, Feb. 13.—At 9 o’clock to-morrow morning a special train will leave this city for Ione, Amador County, bearing a load of legislators on a visit of inspection to the Preston School of Industry by invitation of the trustees of the school. Assemblyman Caminetti has taken charge of the excur- sion, and will do the honors on the way. —_—— For a Law Commission. SACRAMENTO, CAL., Feb. 13.—At the meeting of the Judiciary Committes of the Senate to-day it was decided to report unfavorably the bill providing for the creation of a law commissioner to take the place of the code commission. #ANY CALLERS AT CANTON. Enthusiastic Republicans Pay Their Re- spects to the Gallant President- Elect. CANTON, Onro, Feb. 13. — Senator Thurston, who was one of the speakers at the convention and banquet of the Ohio Republican League Clubs at Evansville last night, stopped in Canton, on his way East, to see Major McKiniey. Senator Thurston was apparently pleased with the disposition toward harmony which he found among the Ohio Republicans. He left for the East this afternoon. A party of 100 enthusiastic Cleveland Republicans stopped for an hour in Can- ton on their homeward journey from the Zanesville banquet, and called-on Major McKinley. They marched through the streets behind a vigorous band. Professor William Harper and W. P. Wilson of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum called on the President-elect to invite him to be present at the meeting of that institution next June. He said if they would call bis attention to the event about twenty days before its occurrence, he would try to arrange to be present. Booker Washington, president of the Normal and Industrial College at Tusko- gee, Alabama, who is said to be the fore- most colored orator in the country, called to pay his respects to Major McKinley to- day. Unlike many colored men who have been here, Mr. Washington is not a poli- tician and does not want an office. He also one of the speakers at the Zanes- ville banquet last evening. Major McKinley does not expect to be in Canton the first half of next week. He bas one or two business matters that he has to attend to, and if he does not take the time a¥ once there will be no other opportunity before he goes to Washing- ton. Visitors who come to Canton before Thursday next expecting to see the Presi- dent-elect will probably be disappointed, for arrangements for his departure are well under wa; e BANQUETED BY BANKERS. Lyman J. G, Guest of Homor at @ Chi Club Event. CHICAGO, Irr., Feb. 13.—Lyman J. Gage, who is to be President McKinley’s Secretary of the Treasury, was the guest of honor at a banquet given atthe Au- ditorium Hotel to-night by his fellow- members of the Bankers’ Club. Two hundred citizens, prominent in the commercial, financial and professional life of Chicago, filled the small banquet- ball, and joined in the farewell tribute of regard and God-speed. The presi- dent of the club, Jonn J. Mitchell, bead of the llinois Trust and Savings Bank, said the President-elect had made no mistake in disregarding the desires of politicians by appointing Mr. Gage to the treasurv. It was ihe best appointment since Alexander Hamilton was given charge of the country’s financial policy. F. D. Lacey, congratulated Mr. Gage, this city and’ the country because Mr. Gage nad been appointed without solicita- tion, because he was a consistent advo- cate of civil service reform and his ap- pointment was a victory for tLat reform. An outburst of applause greeted Mr. Gage when he rose to reply. He said he had read so much in the Jast fortnight in praise of himself and abont himseif that he had doubted if he was himself at all. The illusion was helped out by cartoons ne had seen of a young man_with a mus- tache and goatee a la Napoleon and under it his name. He fully realized his individual responsibility in the larger National sphere into which he had been called, and hoped his Chicago friends would not regret the confidence they had reposed in him. — . CHAUNCEY DEPEW EXPLAINS. Says He Cannot Accept @ Mission That Is Not ¥et Offered. NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 13.—“The man who would say whether he would accept an office like that of Embassador to the Court of St. James before it is offered to him is not fit to fill that or any other office,” said Dr. C. M. Depew to a reporter this morning. “‘Itisnot true,” he continued, “that I have been offered the post, and I may add that I have not received one word on the subject from Canton. All that 1 know is that Governor Morton has written & letter to President-elect McKinley pro- posing my name and suggesting that my selection would be agreeable to the Re- publicans of New York State. Of course having received no intimation from Major McKinley I can say nothing further. ““As to_my resigning the presidency of the New York Central, all I have to sav.is that up to the present time such an idea has not entered my head.” Mr. Depew has not yet fully recovered from the cold he recently contracted and is still con- fined to the house. ) e HARD BLOW AT BUSHNELL. His Favorits Defeated for a County Com- mittee Chairmanship. COLUMBUS, Ono, Feb. 13.—Governor Bushnell’s Senatorial arbirations received a hard blow in his own county to-day in | the organization of the County Commit- tee when George Beard, a McKinley man, defeated Samuel Wilkinson for chairman, Wilkinson being Governor Bushnell’s fa- vorite. The defeat of the Governor in his own county was very quietly worked and his friends did not know until the vote was taken that Wilkinson would have op- position. It apparently means the defeat of McGraw, the Governor’s son-in-law, for the nomination for State Senator for which he was announced. Secretary Gage's Probable Assistant. BOSTON, Mass., Feb. 13.—The Evening Record makes the assertion tbat Colonel Alvert Clarke, Secretary of the Home Mar- ket Club, is to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. Itsays that he has theindorse- ment of the entire Massachusetts delega- tion in Congress, and tbat during his recent visit 1o Canton he was declared by Major McKinley to be just the man for the position. —— South Dakota’s Deadlock. PIERRE, 8. D., Feb. 13.—The vote for Senator to-dsy resulted: Pickler 47, Kyle 21, Goodykoontz 21, Plowman 9, Hinkley 9, scattering 4. There is no change in the situation. O'MALLEY AND SANTRY FREE. Acquitted of the Murder of Colliander at Chicago. CHICAGO, InL., Feb. 13.—The sensa- tional trial of Alderman Thomas J. 0’Malley and John Santry on the charge of being members of the gang which raided the Oak-street polling-place in November, 1894, to steal the ballots and killed Gustav Colliander while in the act, ended to-night in the scquittal of both defendants of the murder accusation. There was a demonstration of approval in Judge Tulley’s court when the verdict was announced, after several hours’ delib- eration by the jury, and the exonerated Alderman was tendered an enthusiastic reception by his fellow-citizens of the ward which he represents in the Council. The trial created an intensely bitter feeling, the German and Irish races and Protestant and Roman religions being brought into antagonistic relation. Many men have been charged with the Collian- der murder and numerous arrests have been made in various parts of the coun- try, but the broof of com%lichy in the murderous raid has never been fastened on any one. Tue announcement of the scquittal of Alderman O’'Malley was a severe blow to Inspector of Police Michael Schack, who had brought out the evidence on which the indictments were returned. Ever since the Colliander murder Inspector k has worked vigorously on the case and after the indictment of O’Malley it bas been generally asserted that unless a conviction was secured the inspector’s po- lice record was ended. After hearing the verdict to-night the inspector went home, where a little later he was seized with what is_believed to be a stroke of paraly- sis and his physician says his condition is serious. His wife was also taken ill to- night. S GENERAL SELBY DEAD. Saw Much Service in the Confederats Army During the War. ADRIAN, Mo., Feb. 13.—General J. O. Selby died at his farm near here this morning at 4 o’clock. He had been at the point of death for several days. The doc- tors had given bim up and it was known that he could not live. General Selby was born in Lexington, Ky., in 1831, but in his early life moved to Missouri. He was an active participant in the Kansas troubles and ‘joined the Confederate army soon after the outbreak of the war. He saw much service in the Bouthwest and quickly rose to the rankof general. After the war Selby lived for a while in Mexico, but subsequently re- turned to his farm in Missouri. S Suicide in Lincoln Park, Chicago. CHICAGO, Iin, Feb. 13. — William Stanford Lawson, who came here recently from New York city en route to California, committed suicide in Lincoln Park to- night by shooting himself with a revolver, Cards were found in his possession bearing the firm name of Lawson & Foote, 256 Broadway, New York. He was about 30 years of age. Mr. Bryan Gives Bonds. CHICAGO, Iin, Feb. 18.—William J. Bryan appeared in court this morningand gave bond 1n the sum of $30,000 in the in- junction suit involving Mr. Bryan’s book. NEW TO-DAY—CLOTHING. The Breaking Up of Winter, And the Breaking Up of This Great Sale. Monday and Tuesday Are the last days of this Sreat sale. A sad parting scene will be enacted when youw, we and, the figure “5” must part company and go down in the history of Frisco’s bigsest commercial insti- tution as one of the most wonderful sales in one of the dullest months of the year that has ever been held in the city by the Golden Gate. Yesterday it was almost impossible to handle all the trade and handle it as we would have liked to. Mon- day we promise better ser- vice, more salesmen added. Last days—Monday and Tuesday and no more. =l Above you see the garments that speak for themselves, or speak as well as pen and ink sketch can speak. The Overcoats are very swell, heavy and medium weight; in color of blue, black and Havana brown, serge lined. They're clever garments ; yow see that on sight, and we say this—that it will be many a day, many and many a year before swuch sar- ments will find themselves on bargain tables at -~$5.00-- BID GOOD-BY TO SEVEN. IT WILL BE QUOTED NEVER MORE, AND WILL BE WONDERS AT REMEMBERED A4S ONE OF THE SEVEN SEVEWN. Monday and Tuesday are the last days of seven. Monday and Tuesday will see the end of a sale that has caused a sensation intown. A pleasant sensation for you—a consternation it cre- ated among those that carry as fine goods as we. Monday and Tuesday those clever and dressy blue and black Serge Cheviots. Till closing time Twesday night those swell Scotches i overplaids—some of ’‘em fly- front—new Spring styles. The last days Monday and Tuesday of those fine Worsteds in neat checks, in blue, steel gray and tan. And the last days of those Royal Kersey Overcoats in blue and black, at --$7.00-- The closing scenes of this re- markable sale will be worth while witnessing, for if the crowd of yesterday is any crite- rion to do by. the last days will be an overwhelmer. RAPH | T AEL’S INCORFPORATHED). THE FRISCO BOYS—— 9,11, 13, 15 EKearny Streeot. b {