The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 19, 1897, Page 2

o 2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1897. —_——-— —— - —— abandon bis intended departure for his raining quarters at Shaw’s Springs. In- deed it begins to appesr ss though he would be unable to go there this week. In the mueantime hie is not permitting him- self to be idle and get rusty. He has en- gaged the Carson Opera-house for tem- porary training quarters, and intends to exercise there twice & day until he can move out to the springs. Shortly before noon to-day he stripped for some rough work with his trainers at the opera-house, and the favored few who were admitied to see him at his practice ! bad cause to marvel atthechampion’s wonderful powers of endu-ance and agir | ity. He scems to have recovered bis old- time ginger and spring, which, it will be remembered, was so woefully lacking in his late unsatisfactory battle with Sailor Sharkey. «le hops around like a French dancing-master, and seems never o tire of it. “He is a glutton for work and is as strong as a lion,” was the remark made by his trainer, Billy Woods, as he sat and | puffed like an engine after a bout with the | big feilow. Corbett began with a rattling four min- | ute boxing bout with Woods, and, the Jatter being then wirded, big Jack Me- Vey was thrown into the breach. Cor- bett does not box with McVey, who is a wrestler, but contents himself with pull- | auling the giant about the floor cticing clincbes with him. Mc- | y's physiognomy was barked in a dozen | places to-dey as the result of the hugging and mauling he received at Corbett's | hands. As soon as McVey cried out that he had enough, Woods retured to the at- tack with the gloves, And so it went on, the trainers alternating with each other and Corbett nev esting. This was col | tinued for just fiity-five minutes and then | Jim, who even was scarcely l:!uv\'mz,i thought it was time w0 rest and take a | rub-down. This afternoon bhe went through the same performance again, but shortened the working time to thirty-five minutes. This wiil be the regulur routiae now antil the storm lets up. Martin Julian, Fitzsimmons' manager, went through the formality to-day of | signing a lease for the use of the Cook | ranch until after the 17th of March. He hired a steigh and went out to take an- other look at the training quarters he se- lected for the auburn-haired Cornishman, | and was more pleased than ever with the place. . bere’s a parrot out there that says ‘What d’ye soy’ and several other similar choice bits of slang, and Fitzsimmons is sure to-adopt the bird as his mascot be- fore Le's out there an hour,” explained Julian upon his return. ! Martin might have returned to town in better humor than he did were it not that he met with a mishap on his way back. His team ran away with him and dumped bim into a snowbank. Some kind-hearted farmers came 1o his assistance and shov- | eled bim out of his retreat, but neverthe- Jess he had to walk home. In sucha blinding storm as prevailed at the time | this was 1o jo W. M. Cook, the proprietor of the ranch where Fitzsimmons is to train, is busy | getting things in readiness for the recep- tion of his guest. He bas set apart the | best bedroom in the house for the Cornish- | and another for the latter's wife. mmons will pursue his old plan of nothing during his training except such food as is prepared by Mrs. Fitzsim- mons. The ranch is completely uuder Bnow at present, and presents a rather dreary aspect. It comprises 320 acres, in- uding a pretty grove which is used for nics during the summer months. It is 15 grove that the daacing pavilion, which Fitzsimmons is to convertintoa m is located. This isa roomy re, 50 feet long by 40 feet wide, and is just the place for boxing, club-swinging &nd bag-punchin, Julian w would locate ers at the W he bed signed w Dan 8 been acc man ed a bonus to-night if he itzsimmons’ training quart- in ranch, near Empire, but to dec it, as he had already ith Cook arl’s persistent seclusion has ed for. For several days those who inquired for bim at his office were informed that the Texan was closeted with architects and contractors, but it turns out that the genial promoter has been a very sick man. He was taken down Tuesdsy with a bowel complaint, and has since been unable to leave his rooms. He had a relapse last night, and it required the efforts of two physicians during several hours to get him out of danger. He was reported to be improving this afternoon, however, and his friends expect to see him out again befors the end of the week. —_ a7 FI1ZSIMMONS S4ALT LAKE. Fieiterates to an Interriewer Hie Con- fidencr in His Prowess. SALT LAKE, Urawn, Feb. 18.—Bob Fitz- simmons and party arrived here at noon to-da Fitzsimmous eluded the crowd mbled at the dépot to me ¢ him, and drove up town alone while the mob spent its enthusiasm cheering for the trainer, Dan Hickey, who was mistaken for Fitz- simmons. In an Interview this afternoon, Fitz- simmons said he was feeling well, and was very confident that he would whip Corbett within ten rounds. He did not want to do any boasting now, but would reserve that until after March 17, when he would have reason to talk. He said he was champion of the worid now, and would demonstrate that he was a better man than Corbett. Iitzsimmons was not aware that Julian had selected Cook’s ranch, three miles from Carson, for his training quarters, until shown the United As-ociatea Presses dispatch from Carson. He expressed him- self as bighly pleased with the selectior, pariicularly because the roads in that neighborhood were good enough to ride a bicycie on, and be is fond of bicycling. He appeared at the Grand Opera-house to-night in a sparring exhibition with Dan Hickey and in a wrestling match with Ernest Roeber, and also punched the bag for a few minutes. The party stopped at the Templeton Hotel, and will leave at noon to-morrow for Carson, where they will arrive on Saturday. Fitzsimmons will at once go into training. e sl Fxeursion Lates Announced. CHICAGO, I, Feb. 18.— Chicago roads will carry parties to the Carson City fight at a rate of $7650 from this city to Carson and return and at $7250 from St. Louis. The Chicago and Alion has agreed to make this rate for the men who will go to see the fight by the special Silver- Hogan train which will leave this city about noon Saturday, March 13. The St. Louis contingent will be picked up at Roodhouse, Iil. The train will go via the Union and Southern Pacific lines. Uni n Pacific Earnings. NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 18.—The Union Pacific system reports for Decem- ber gross earnings of $1,977.027, an in- crease of $115232; expenses §1 323,567, in- crease $135.640; net earnings $653,460, de- crease $16,408. For the calendar year 1895: Gross earnings $22 939,670, increase $666 121; expenses $14.620.208, increase $679,158; netgarnings §5,319,463, decrease $12,031. % % will follow. % % spirit: But I digress. % § | me, not exclusive. % not like the steak. g fact is all our own. § % At 10 o’clock sharp I hung a picture of Mr. Heaast on the Why did I do this? you as The champion of the globe has chords in his heart to which the cold and clammy world is a stranger. wall of my room. you. soft things. business rivals. brick was not gold. the excer I call that low down. In. and punched the bag. This is e: me an injustic you use red ink ? Don’t let it occur again. usual, Yours lovingly, | | | % | | | 0-0-0-0000-0-0-000 000000000000 000000 A LETTER FROM CORBETT. THE CALL, at tremendous expense and by the exercise of almost devilish ingenuity, has succeeded in intercepting one of Champion Corbett’s letters to the Examiner. less literary gem is here given in its entirety, and it is prom- ised that if this astounding piece of enterprise on the part of THE CALL is appreciated by the yearning public, other letters To the Journal-Examiner or Examiner-Journal: GREAT AND GRAND FRIEND—I arose at exactly nine and a half minutes past 6 this morning, in good health and I can whip Fitzsimnons in fifty rounds. whipped him, it is true, and even if 1 knew that I could not, it would not be business to say so. I washed my face at 6:20 o’clock. s correct, and I am confident the Journal-Examiner—that is, the Examiner-Journal—will have it exclusively. I had breakfast at 8 o’clock. The hungry sleuth of the pr the fact is now throbbing along the heated wire. 1 pledge you my word that thi The story that the picture represents Mr. Hearst in the act of buying a gold brick is a foul calumny invented by our 1 respect the chief of our staff too much to have anything around me that would give him offense. I may add that | respect every member of our staff, with tion of Mr. Earp. You remember that we published a lot of hair-raising stories over Mr. Earp’s signature and that when he was on the witness-stand in the trial that grew out of the Sharkey fight he swore that some one else wrote the stories and all he did was to s I shouldn’t be a bit surprised if some of our readers remembering it should get to thinking that Mr. Bierce or Mr. Hamilton or some one else in the office writes the articles that But I have digressed again. lam confident that 1 can whip Fitz. clusive and authentic. I see that in printing my articles you use the same type that you use in telling about the uprising of the Gr war in Cuba and Mr. McKinley’s Cabinet. You sometimes forget to put a border ’round my stories. I expect $1000 for this letter, as it’s twice as long as This price CARSON, Feb. 18, 1897. I never have What am [ here for? This No one saw This, I am sorry to say, is saw me and But 1 did valuable . Let me tell He loves The ign his name to them. I ate three meals to-day the 1 think do you Can’t you give me larger type, or couldn’t JIM. 000000 00000000000000000000000-0-00-0-0000000000 000000000000 000000 000-0000000000000000-0000-00-0000000-0000 0000001 % § E § : HOUSE DEPARTS FROM A CUSTOM! Reverses the Decision of Its Committee on Elections. Seats a Kentucky Contestant De- clared to Have Been Defeated. Minority Report Contends That Fraud Vitiates Everything, and This View Is Sustained. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 15.—In the contested case of Hopkins (R.) vs. Ken- dall (D.) from the Tenth Kentucky Dis- trict the House to-day for the first time this session on a direct issue of fact re- versed the decision of its Committee on Eiections and seated a contestant whom the committee hea decared not elected. The case turned unon the action of the Connty Clerk of Clark County, Ky., wha, without proper authority, had substituted what was called in the debate an “‘odious, thieving coon’ on the official bailotsin place of the eagle—tle chosen emblem of the Republican party of Kentucky. It was admitted by the committee that this was a ‘‘transparent fraud” and that it was done with intent to deceive, but it was contended that the number of votes lost in this manner was not enough to overcome the sitting member's majority of 523 over his contestant. Tue minority report contended that fraud vitiated everything, and that the entire vote of the county must be thrown out. After an exceedingly animated discus- sion the House sustained this view by a vote of 197 to 91. On the only previous oc- casion in this Congress where the Election Committee rece.ved a setback William H. Moody of Massachusetts, who led the for- lorn hope in to-day’s debate in support of the majority report, was the successful assailant. He made a minority report of one in the case of Rinaker and Downing in the First 1llinois District, not in favor of seating Rinaker, but of having a recount of the vote. In thisthe House sustained him and on a recount Rinaker was elected. In the division to-day of the ten Repub- licans who voted to sustain the majority of the committee three were from Massa- chusetts, whicu led Handy (R.)of Inai. ana to remark that “Massachusetts had slobbered over 00 much,” an insult to Massachusetts which Moody indignantly resented. The rest of the session was given up to the passage of bilis by consent, which led the leader to consent to a speedy adjotrn- ment, and at 4:30 the House adjourned until to-morrow. Sodigc T SESSION OF 1HE SENATE. Passage of a Bill Contemplating & New Postal-Card System. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 18.—The Senate passed to-day without a word of explanation a bill which if it becomes a law will introduce a new postal-card sy: tem. Its title is, “A bill to extend the uses of the mails.” It was introduced in the early part of the last session by Vilas (D.)ot Wisconsin and was referred to the Postofice Committee, from which it was reported back with amendments on the 18th of last month. A week ago an at- tempt was made to have it passed by unenimous consent, but objection was then made by Allen (Pop.) of Nebraska, who sad that from the reading of the bill it appeared 1o propose the conferring of a monopoly. Vilas admitted that it dia coner a monopoly, but said that as the company concerned owned the patent for the invention there must necessarily be a monopoly. Allen promised to look into the matter, and when Vilas asked unanimous consent to-day for the passage of the bill and said that Allen was satisfied with it, no objec- tion was mace and the bill was passed without its even being read, except by title. Its purpose is to allow the circula- tion by mail of postal-cards and envelopes with “coupons " attached, patented and owned by a West Virginia corpora‘ion, at reguler postal-card and letter rates, “paid on presentation of the coupons from the said cards and envelopes when detached at the office of delivery.” Postmaster-General is to test the practi- cal operation of the plan in one or two cities and then suspend its operation if the test prove unfavorable. There are nine sections to the bill, but they do not convey & very clear idea of the plan. the House bili for the admission o needlework imported by the New York Association of Sewing-schools for exnibi- tion purposes. The Senate had spent only twenty minutes in legisiative session when on | motion of Sherman (R.) of Ohio the gal- | leries were cleared, the doors were closed and the consideration of executive busi- ness was entered upon. After three hours’ debate on the Ami- don case the nomination was contirmed by the decisive vote of 35 to 14. By a further vote of 32 to 27 the Senate decided at 5:30 to take up the arbitration treaty and the debate upon that conven- tion began when Nelson of Minnesota took the floor for the purpose of moving postponement of further consideration of the ireaty until March 5. Nelson was anxious to have the bank:uptcy bill called up and believed that this and other press- ing business shouid be attended (o at the present session. The treaty coud go over uutil the extra session without harm. Alison, chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, was of a similar mind and said that he believed it would require ail the remaining time of the Senate to consider the appropriation bills. Frye of Maine took the same view, but subse- quently admitted that it would perhaps be better to dispose of the treaty now. Hoar took strong grounds against post- Pponement, as did also Platt and Lodge. To the surprise of the Senate Vest came out in a strong speech favoring the early ratification of the ireaty as amended. He declared that the people of the United Siates demanded this convention, and that its negotiation was the re-ult of a de- sire for peace and general arbitration on the part of the people of the two great English speaking peoples of the world. It was lgood treaty, he said, and ought to ratified. Sherman in a very briel statement said he believed the vote ought now to be taken, and be was confident if that were done the treaty would be ratified. Morgan and Daniels, both of whom are opposed to the treuty, said they were pre- pared 10 go on with he debate if Snerman desired a night session, but this statement frichtened others who were tired of the proceedings, and a motion was made to adjourn. This motion was defeated by a small majority, several of the opponents of the treaty voting not to adjourn. Blackburn asserted his opposition to the convention and declared that it could not be amended in any way so as to meet his approval. He hoped the motion to post- pone would not be pressed. By this time the hour of 7 wa ap- proaching-and Sherman saw that it was impossible to keep a quoram present. He therefore gave notice that immediately after the routine business of to-morrow he should move an executive session, at which he boped the treaty would be dis- posed of. Sherman urged Senators to be present and remain until the vole was taken. There seems to be a disposition to com- ply with Sherman's request, and the chances appear to be rather good fora session extending well into 1he evening. Dowuble wrder at Anaconda. BUTTE, Moxr., Feb. 18.—Frank Dres- ser, a gambler at Anaconda, went home 818 0'clock this morning and found Sher- man Ransom, s bartender, with Mrs, Dresser. He shot and killed both. All are well known and came to Montans trom California. The | The Senate adopted without discu-ssion | SENITOR LEXOW USING THE PROBE Puts Searching Questions to Representatives of Combines. Mr. Flint h.lakes Admissions Damaging to the Rubber . Monopoly. H. 0. Havemeyer Tells as Littic as Pessible About the Sugar Trus’s Methods. Lexow and his colleagues of the joint legislative committee appointed to inves- tigate the existence of trusts and monop- olies in this State metagain this morning. In anticipation of an interesting session there was a large attendance of the out- side public. Mr. Havemeyer was in attendance at the funeral of the late William P. St. John, but Lawyer Parsons assured Sena- tor Lexow that he would be present after recess. Mr. Parsons said be had been authorized by a meeting of the board of directors of the American Sugar Refining Company to present the agreement in re- gard to the purchase of the Philadelphia concerns and the information regarding Senator Lexlow said the committee would like to have Mr. Havemeyer before the committee before putting the information in evidence. Chbarles R. Flint then tock the stand, He was asked if he had secured the figures with fegard to the wages paid by the United States Rubber Company and com- peting companies. Mr. Flint eaid he was unable to secure all the details, and he was then asked if any one in the employ of the United States Rubber Company bad destroyed the facilities for the manu- facture of rabber on Long Island. “I know nothing aboutany such thing,” replied Mr. Flint. *Did the United States Rubber Com- pany destroy any property in Brook- haven?” ot to my knowledge.” Now, don’t you remember that it was one of your agents that destroyed the plant of the Brook aven company after Mr. Eibertson bought it?"” I have no knowledge of such a thing.” “Have you any branch of the business which provides for the destruction of property ?” | “ILcan ascertain. Idon’t know.” | Chairman Lexow tried to get Mr. Flint | te admi at whenever the United States | Rubber Company advanced money to fac- tories it did so for the purpuse of con- trolling the output and fixing the price o: | the gouds, but the witness would not see | it in that way. The witness then gave statistics show- ing the wages paid by the United States Rubber Company to its employes und the wages paid by the Setauket company. According to Mr. Flint's figores his com- pauy paid more than the Setanket com. pany to its employes. He said thut work- ers in first-quality rubber shoes made §2 to §3a day and cutters get from $3 to 3 i How is it that the Setauket factory cannot compete with the United States Rubber Company, although it pays 25 per cent less for its labor?* “Well, we claim that we get more value out of our w rners than they do, al- though we pay them 25 per cent more, We have also more labor-saving devices and more economy in production.’ “Why is it when you increased your acilities, as lar as your plants were con- cerned, you did not go to a place like asuket, where labor was 25 per cent cheaper?” “We thought it best to increase the plants at our larger factories. Further- more, our specialty is the production of high-grade good: Senator Lexow smiled at this reply. ‘Mr. F int,”" he said, *‘pray do not adver- tise your goods any more.’’ Witness admitted that there were more men cmployed by the independent com- panies before consolidation and that the prices of rubber shoes had increased “Now, t0 put it plainly, Mr. Flint, has not the entire general stock of the United States Rubber Company been what is known as watcrea?"” Mr. Fint paused a moment, and then went on to describe how the stock was issued. “Our stock,” he said *was 1ssued for voodwill ani to pay for properties.” Now, does not a great deal of your company’s directors expect some day to develop into stock which may pay divi- dends?” “*We have our trademarks and patents, and they are very valuable—just as valu- able as brick and mortar,” said Mr. Fiint. Inreply to another question, Mr. Fiint admitted that one of the objects of the | consolidation was to enable the property to be put on the market in a realization of form. ““Then, to the industrial feature of the enterprise is added the ability to dispose of itscertiticates of stock?"” “Undoubtedly, sir.”” At this junciure Chairman Lexow an- nounced a recess. A subpena duces tecum has been is- sued on James Benford of the United States Rubber Compuny. who bas the key to the safe deposit vaait in New Bruns- wick, N. J., 1o produce the scheaule of purchases and other papers asked for by the committee. Alter recess H. 0. Havemeyer took the stand. Witness identifiea a copy of the agreement made by the Knight Refining Company for the sale of its property as a correct one. Afier witness had identified copies of the agreements with other com- panies and declured a document showing the amount of taxes paid by the company irom 1892 to 1896 as correct, he sa.d he thought that the statement made by Mr. Searles that the Brooklyn factories of ihe company produced 20,000 barrels per day was right. Witiiess said his company paid in this State lest year $33,615 in taxes for per- sonal. real and housenold property. He also stated that about one-haif of tbe pro- ducing capacity of bis company was in this State. He deciared that his company had as much raw sugar stored in Boston a8 in Brooklyn and twice as much in Phil- adelphia as 1n either of those cities. “How comes it, then, when half of your producing capacity is in New York, that you do not pay taxes on $30,000.000.” “Idonotsee any relation between the two things?"’ “Do you know where the deed of the American Sugar Refining Company is?”’ *No, sir; 1 do not.’” _Mr. Havemeyer then said that the figures showing the distribution of the preferred stock of the company were cut out by Mr. Parsons by permission of the Arnold committee at the time of the in- vestigstion by the United States Senate. “Do you mean that?’’ *‘Yes, sir. I say the figures were cat out at the time of the Arnold investigation by Mr. Parsons, without regard to anything vefore or since. The figures were never J replaced to my knowledge.’ NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 18.—Senator’ 1abor and taxes paid by the company, bu: | stock represent only water, which your | ““Who had the custody of the mutilated trust deed 2! r. Parsons.”’ 8 “How was it that you and your assist- ants were so solicitous to conceal these papers?” “A hundred people agreed to have that done. { am not responsible. The deed should have been destroyed.” “Why 2" “It should have been destroyed because, in my judgment, it was that deed that caused ail the trouble and hostile legisla- tion against the company.” = “You mean prosecut on, don’t you? ‘No, 1 say persecution. All the fuss has been over that deed. If thut ieed had not been in evidence the legislators would bave been fighting the air. All this sort of thing has been swept away by the Su- preme Court.” “What do you mean by that?’asked Senator Lexow. “Oh! I thought you were conversant with things that had gone beforein this matter by former investigations,” said the witness. “I am in a general way,” replied Sen- ator Lexow. “‘But explain what you mean.”* “I mean that we have had. these investi- gations before; that one Judge has ruled we are a criminal monopoly and another Judee that we are not. The Supreme Court has swept all this aside by declar- ing we are nota monopoly, inasmuch as we do not stifle competition.” Henry Burns, president of the National Wall-paper Company, was tbe next w ness. He was not one of the original in- corporators or original directors of the cornoration, which was organized in July, 18 Vere you connected with any company at the time of the organization?” “Yes, sir: with the Robert Greaves Comipany.” S Witness said that twenty-eight compa- nies in all were absorbed by the National Wall-paper Company. “How many companies were left out of the combination 2’ 'About seventeen.” ‘What amount of business did the com- bination secure?” *“About 65 per cent. judging by the ma- chinery we employ. We have 188 ma- chines” as against & of those not in the | combination.” *“What was the capital stock issued? The original issue was $14.000,000 an was subsequently increased to $27,000,000 5,000,000. This was common s:ock Witness said that $8,000,000 of deben- ture stock was authorized, but only $7,- | 500,000 was issued. **How did you arrive at the proper dis- tribution of stock 2’ **We calculated the profits of the vari- ous concerns for certain years and multi- plied it by sixteen.” ““In other words, you capitalized each concern at 6 per cent and bonded i, the te of common stock.” “‘Yes, sir, common and debenture. We subtracted from this amount, bowever, a lot of tangible proverty which we issued in debentures. The rest was given in common stock.” “‘How do your prices compare with the prices of the companies not in the combi- nation?’ “Qur prices are 25 per cent lower. The They are wages also have not decreased. about the same and the employment 1s steadier. About 5000 men are employed | by the company in the United States.’ ““Have you an agreement with the sell- ers of your product in New York?” ‘‘Yes, in one or two cases.” ‘Witness said they had competitors in New York State who worked under agree- ments. | ‘‘Are these agreements similar to yours?” “I do not know the methods our com- petitors use. Ionly know there is a wall- paper trust somewhere.” You claim, then, you are not a trust ?"’ Yes, sir.” The agreement you have with your sellers restricts them to the sale of your goods ?” “Yes, sir.” Adjournment was taken until to-mor- row moraing, and the witness was directed to produce the agreement. ASTOR NOT IN FAVOR. The American Eaitor of the Pall Mall Gazette Roasted in the House of Commons. LONDON, Exg. Feb. 18.—Quite a scene was created in tke House of Commons to- day by John Burns, Sociali-t member for the Batterséa divisioa of Battersea and Clapham. The occasion was the debate of a proposal to erect a new hall for the use of the London County Council. In the course of the discussion Mr. Burns, himself a member of the City Council, made an attack upon the Pall Mall Gazette, owned by William \Vuldorfl Astor, because of its opposition to the pro- posal. The opposition of the paper to the erection of a new building on the site of the present one was purely in the interest of Mr. Astor, whose house adjoined the Council building. In concluding his remarks Mr. Burns said he could stand a decent duke or a militant marquis, but he could not endure the miserable and un- gentlemanly conduct of a new millicnaire. After furtber discussion the proposal to erect a new County Council hall was re- jected by a vote of 227 to 146. Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, Secre- tary of State for the Colonies, in the course of discussion of the claim made by the South African republic for indemnity for damage sustained by the raid of Dr. Jameson and his followers into the Trans- vaal, said that the Boer Government claimed for moral damages £677,938, and for moral and intellectual damages £1,000,- 000. This remark of the Colonial Secre- tary provoked great laughter. bl SIX PEOPLE BUTCHERED. Horrible Tragedy in North Dakota, for Which Indians Are Held Responsible. WINONA, N. Dax., Feb. 18.—The bodies of Rey. Thomas Spicer and wite, their daughter, Mrs. William Rouse, with her one-year-old twin beys, and Mrs. Waldron, mother of Postmaster Wa'dron, were found on the Spicer plantation, near here, to-day. All were horribly mutilated and the tragedy is supposed to have been the work of Indians from the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. The bodies were found at different points on the ranch, ind‘cating that the victims had fled from their assassins. Tne sus- picion that the work was done by Indians is strengthened by the fact that an Indian was seen near the ranch shortly after day- light yesterday. The bodies all bear marks of clubs and knives, weapons which the Indians are known to have in their possession. The Standing Rock reserva- tion is but a few miles west of here, and it is supposed that a party of Indians got away, and, inflamed by bad whisky, de- ~cended upon the ranch in the night and murdered all the occupants, The Indians could have committed the crime and made their way back to the reservation during the night. There 1s much excitement bere over the discovery, and the Government Inspector at the reservaiion will be called ubon to-morrow to investigate the affair. The bodies were discovered by Walter Smith, a farmhand, who immediately re- ported it to the sutborities here. The bodies were brought to this city this even- ing and an inquest will be held in the mornine. — e DL CONE Y—In thiscity, Fevraary 18, 1807. Mrs Rosalla L de Coaey, beloved wife of Alexander K. Coney, anauve of Guadalajara, M. aged B2 years. kol && Notice of funeral hereatter. | stem to stern with lanterns, and the Ma- WILL FIGHT WATER WITH FIREWORKS Jupiter Pluvius Cannot Stop the San Diego Car- nival. Cruiser Philadelphia to Be Illu- minated by Costly Colored Lights. *“A Night in Venic:” Will Be Pro- duced, and a Parade Will Inau- gurate the F.esta. SAN DIEGO, CaL., Feb. 18.—It is rain- ing to-night and ihe weather office’ pre- dicts a continuance all day to-morrow, but the enthusiasm of the promoters of the water carnival, which will begin Sat- urday, is not dampened in the least. The barge of the goddess, which is an- chored just off the cruiser Philadelphia, will bea veritable fairy floating palace, with hundreds of colored incandescent lights and Japanese lanterns suspended from the rigging. On the Monadnock and Monterey will be erected two im- mense arches, from which hundreds of Japanese lanterns will be suspended. The flagship Philadelphia will be lighted from rion, Comus, Adams, Albatross, Petrel ana Corwin will have lights strung from every yardarm of their rigging. Five tbousand Japanese lanterns will be used on the warsh1ps alone. The fireworks are all properly stored and ready for use and the experts who will have charge of the pyrotecnics will arrive to-morrow from San Francisco. Two thousand pounds of red and blue and green fire will be used in producing the great spectacular scene, ‘A Night in Ven- ice,”” and the sight will be one of Oriental splendor. Grand Marshal Colonel A. G. Gassen to-day appointed his aids and issued orders for the grand parade, which will take place beginning at2o’clock Monday afternoon. The parade will be in two grand divisions, with Chief of Police Bren- ning and a platoon of mounted policein the lead. Following will come Marshal Gassen and his staff, consisting of Captain Charles C. de Ruaio, U. S. A., chief of staff, and eight mounted United Stares Army and militia officers. Then will fol- low the Army, Navy aud National Guard brigade, in charge of Lieutenant-Com- mander R. R. Ingersoll of the Philadel- phia, and consisting of 1200 men from the various warships, tie military post here and Southern California National Guard compenies. The second division in charge of Marshal I. J. Dowell will consist of semi- military and civic organizations. The parade will pass in review on the plaza, where it will be reviewed from the balcony Horton House Beardslee. KILLED IN THE RING. Pugilist Ben Coleman’s Neck Broken in a Przefight in Cincin- nati. CINCINNATI, Oxio, Feb. 18.—To-night occurred the first fatality for Cincinnati at a boxing match. In the preliminary con- test at the Manhattan Club room at River- side, a few miles out from the city, Ben Coleman, aged 22, was knocked down by Joe Rodgers, of about the sameage. Cole- man did not attempt to rise ana he was hastily carried from the ring. A doctor examined him and pronounced him dead of a broken neck. It is not known whether the fall or the blow killed him. The body was_ taken to the morgue in a patrol wagon. Both box- ers were colored. Rodgers disappeared in the crowd, but the police are after him, The star eveat of the jevening, a go be- tween Jim Johnson, the noted animal painter and boxer, and Al Roberts, who once fought a draw with Kid McCoy, took place in the riag after some delay, owing to the panic that the fatality in the first contest caused. This contest was aiso fast and furious and was stopped by the police in the fourth round. The fight was eiven by Admiral F. ADELSBACK. The picture fairly represents a man in good, robust health, and this is just the conditfon ot Mr. P. F. Adelsback of Ma- dera. When seen by your writer he was frank and outspeken in the praise of Joy’s Vege- table Sarsaparilla. A friend of Mr. Adelsback used Joy's Vegetable Sarsaparilla for kidney com- plaint and was cured. He had many pimples on his*face before using Joy's Vegetable Sarsaparilla, and as they disap- peared he told Mr. Adelsback of the fact. Many are the peculiar, and, at times wonderful, yea, singularly remarkable re- coveries from the use of this herb remedy. Hundreds of persons began taking the remedy just as a laxative and gradually got over chronic affliction. Madera has had many of such peculiar cases and nearly all of them came to the hearing of Mr. Adelsback. It is for these reasons that he used the great Californian remedy, and now he rejoices and tells his friends, his neighbors and all what good has been ac- complished for him. Don’tlet the drug clerk talk you into buying som etiiing else for Joy’s Vegetable Sarsaparilla. to Johnson. Bud Lily, the ex-league umpire, refereed both wontests, _Itis believed that thedeath of Coleman will be the end of publc boxing matches in this vicinity. T e Manhattan Ciub rooms are located nea: the distillery of Charles Fleishmann & S, the prominent turimen, and it is clained that persons connected with the etablishment are back of the club exhibitims, —_— GENERALJORN C. ROBINSON DEAD Pa # dway Full of Yeors and Honors at Ris Birthpaoe. BINGHAMPTON, N. Y., Feb. 18.—Gen- eral John Cieveland Robuson, after a week's illness, died at his hane here this aiternoon. General Robinsm was born in this city April 10, 1817. H spent three years at West Point, afterwad studying law. In 1839 he obtained a commission as second lieutenant and entered the Fifth Infantry. From this period untsl 1869, when he retired from the army, General Robinson served his country iy the mili- tary service, rising throuech tte various grodes to brigadier-general of vslunteers, He served through the Mexican War and after that campaign went to Florida to associate with the forces against the Seminole Indians. In 1872 he was elected Lieutenant-Governor of the State of New York. He was commander-in-chisf of the G. A. R.in 1877 and in 187 was elected president of the Society of the Army of the Potomac. He had been blind for sev- eral years as the indirect result of injuries receivedIn battle. NEW TO-DA' Put a spoonful of y%urbaking pow- der in a glass with some hot water. When the “siz- zling” is over the should be clear—or else the water baking powder is not pure. 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