The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 11, 1897, Page 3

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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1897. TRAIN GOES OVER AN EMBANKMENT Catastrophe Caused by the Heavy Rainfall in Indiana. Newspaper Men Refused Trans- portation to the Scene of the Wreck. But It Is Known That Five Persons Have Been Killed and Two Badly Iojured. March 10.—The passenger EVANSVILLE, Isp., Chicago and Nashville Limi train, south-bound from C o, was wrecked this morning at 10:30 o’clock at a point one mile south of Hazelton, Ind., and thirty-seven miles north of Evans- ville, on the Evansville and Terre Haute road. It was a very difficult matter to obtain , 28 the railroad offi- i reticent and refused newspaper mm rortation” to the ene of the wreck. The latest and most ble report is five men were killed and wo seriously injured, as follow Killed: erbert B. Allen of Evansville, cials were u at targets in La Plate River Monday one of the guns was discharged prematurely, killing one man and seriously wounding two. I s WANTED TO SEE THE FIGHT. Well-Kncwn Basebail-Piayer Who Goes Out of His Profession to Raise the Money. CAMDEN, N. J,, March 10.—To get money with which to go to Carson City, Nev., to see the coming priz: fight Char- ley Snyder, a well-known baseball-player, became a burglar and is now behind the bars at the Stockton town jail, where he was placed at midnight Monday night. Snyder beard John Trost, a saloon- keeper of Marmer avenug, remark several days ago that he had $300in a bureau drawer at home. On Monday the ball- player loitered around the hotel and told his frienas that he was getting ready to 20 1o Carson City to see tke fight. It was generally known that Snyder was penni- less and Trost told Chief of Police John- son that he suspected Snyder was up to no gooa. Chief Johnson detatled an offi- cer to watch Trost’s house and about 11 o'clock Snyder was seen to place a ladder to’a second-story window and enter tne room. The officer notified Trost and the couple went upstairs just in time to find Snyder in the act of prying open the bureau drawer where Trost bad the money. Sny- der was locked up. He told the jailkeeper | yesterday that he had made three previ- ous attempts to enter Trost’s house. Snyder was at one time catcher for the Louisville baseball team. S e TARRED AND FEATHERED. Mormon Elders Receive Whitecap Treat- ment in Florida. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 10. —A Times’ special from McCleuny, Fla., say: Six Mormon elders who had been prose- Iyting near here were taken in band by a crowd of crackers yesterday, tarred and in the smoker and drowned; Jo- eman of Evansville, ars of Terre Haute, > unknown. d—Brakeman Hauisen of Evans- conductor; Auditor Henderson. Both are se- injured. accident was the result of the heavy in Soutbern Indiana, and when the reached the fill the embankment y gave way and the encine, bag- g and part of the smoker dropped into about six feet of water. A telephone message from Hazelton there is another crevasse between River bridge and the one where the as wrecked. It is spreading rap- and the damage to the roadded be very serious. It was reported thatan overcoat marked *“J. T. Phiilips” was ound floating in the water near the The damage to the roadbed of the vansville and Terre Haute and vilie and Indianapolis railroads by it rains and floods is estimated at WOMEN OFFICE-SEEKERS. Belva Lockwood's Partner Wants the Colom- bian Mission—Europe Would Suit an lowa Lady. W YORK, N. Y., } 10—A Sun pecial from Wash Miss Mar- Ricker of New Hampshire desires to be r to public of Cora C. Weed of Mus- s applied for one of the an positions. ww to prevent the appointment of a a consular or diplomatic place, tiul whether a foreign Gov- e an envoy of that s of Consul might be per- a woman. vas formerly & resident of o and a partner of Beiva A. She was the first woman ad- tice om4n 1o fine looking per- hereabout, with short d rather masculine air. She ¥ a familiar figure on the ets of this city. Miss Weed is said to be a bright young woman and has held several appointments er the State government of lowa. . J. Elien Foster, tormerly of Iowa, M is a daily visitor at the White House. She asks the appointment of her husband as Governor of New Mexico, and bases his claims upon her services to the Republi- can party in the campaigns. She has not been able to see the President, but has been down at tne Interior Department and has had several interviews with Sec- retary Porter. There are several other ymen here assisting their husbands or sons t0 avpointment. Mrs.’ McKinley, however, has not re- eived any women officc-seekers, except Mrs. Logan and Mrs. Fred Grant, who w her personally and are always wel- come at the White House. —— KENTUCKY BRINGS SUIT. Southern Pacific Fails to Make a State- ment of Its Business for the Last Four Years. LOUISVILLE, Ky., March State of Kentu Southern Pacific Ruilway Company 10.—The for « business during the years 1893-94-95. as required by the law taxing fran- the railroad company’s charter been granted by the Kentucky ure. NKFORT, Ky., March 10.—Gen- era Duke, Judge Humphrey and other BSouthern Pacific attorneys ex- ressed great surprise when they were formed to-day by the atternoon news- papers that suits had been filed against the road. They wired Attorney-General 4 or asking for a conference to-morrow, ) they desire to present their pro- 1promise. They will arrive here at 10 o’clock, but it i= not likely will suc- ceed in getting a withdrawal of the suit ey agree to pay the full sum B LY E CALL. Convention to Bs Held Late This Month at Lincoln, Nebraska. OMAHA, NEpR., March 10.—A confer- ence of free silver Republicans was held in this city two weeks age, at which the question of forming a State silver Re- publican party was discussed. Prominent men from all over the State were present, and the opinion prevailed that a State convention should be calied. To-day a call was issued by the Free Silver Re-| publicans of the Nebraska Legislature which read in part as follows: “To the Free Silver Republicans of the State of Nebraska: Following theexample of Hons. H. M. Teller, F. Dubois and the other Free Silver Repubiicans of the United States Senate and House of Rep- resentatives, and in response to their call for the organization o the Free Silver Republicans of the United States, issued from Washington under date of February 23,1897, we the Free Silver Republicans of the Stale of Nebraska, invite you 10 meet conference at Lincoin, Nebraska, March 27, 1897, at 2 o’clock P. M., for the purpose of naming a provisional National Com- mittee and for the transaction of any other business that may properly come before the conference.”” —_— Fatal Target Practice on the ¥antic. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 10.—The Herald’s special cable from Montevideo, Uruguay, says: While the crew of the old- fashioned cruiser Yantic was practicing fireman; | and G. B. Henderson, brother of ex- | the | There is nothing in | in the courts of New | this afternoon sued the | )0 for failure to make astatement | feathered and sent out of the county, fol- lowed volley of buckshot. For two months they had been making converts of the women and holding meetings in a camp at Ten-mile Creek. | Last nignt s meeting of crackers was held and the men swooped down on the Mormons, Fiiteen women were found | Witk them, including one mother and her | four daugtiters. The women were threat- | ened wi sement and one woman | was whipped with hickory sticks. | St | WHITE PLAYS CHECKMATE. | Heard of an Effort to Delay the Appro- priation for the Deep Sea Har- | bor at San Pedro. | WASHINGTON, D. March 10.—It seems that the persevering C. P. Hunting- | ton has not yet given up all hope of defeat- ing the appropriation for San Pedro har- bor. Notwithstanding the almost upani- mouns report of the commission against Santa Monica, and in favor of San Pedro, he and his agents are endeavoring to de- feat the execution of the appropriation act of Congress. Senator White learned to-day that Hunt- ington, Senator Frye and Engineer Hood of the Southern Pacific had appeared be- fore the new Secretary of War and had endeavored to gain his consent to a delay in making contracts for the improvements | at San Pedro until Mr. Morgan, one of the { members of the commission, could filea | minority report dissenting irom the views of the majority of that board. | Serator White spent an hour with Sec- amed the whole ecretary had not Senator White for posting him. sohisseiin b | WAR DEPSET | | Seoretary Alger adopts the Design of | His Predecessor. ‘ WASHINGTON, D. C., March 10.—Or- | ders issued from army headguarters con- | tain a provision adopting = flag for the | | Secretary of War. its approval being one of the last acts of Eecretary Lamont. The new regulation is in part as follows: | The fag will be scarlet measuring twelve feet fly and six feet eight inches hoist, having upon it an | the | { eagle with outstretched wings. On | breast of the eagle isa United States shield, in the right talon an olive branch with berries, and in the left a bunch of arrows. In the eagle’s beak a scroll with the motto, “E Pluribus Unum.”’ In the fieid of ihe shield there shall be placed two rows of stars, six in the upper and seven in the lower row, placed equally distant apart, There shalil also be placed in each corner of the flaga white | star, the measurement of which shall be 9-8 inches from point to point. Colors of silk ars also vrovided. The | Becretary of the Navy has a somewhat similar flag, the color being blue. This was adopted eight years ago. The Presi- dent of the United Btates has had a special flag for ten years. e BENATE ADJOURNS SINE DIE, This Is Done to Prevent Possible Em- barrassments. . WASHINGTON, D. C., March 10.—Dur- ing the executive session of the Senate to-day attention was called to the fact that it having agreed to adjourn until balf-past 11 o'clock next Monday, an em- barrassing condition of affairs would re- sult snould any nominations be sent to | the Senate that day. The President has called an extraordinary session of the Fifty-fifth Congress, to convene March 15 atnoon. The present session of the Sen- ate will end at noon on that day. Any nominations sent in would, therefore, have to be acted upon within the half hour the body would be in session, or they would fail, and the Presldent would have to send them in again during the regular session. The Senate was this morning advised that | there would be no important nominations | before next week, The Alaszan boundary treaty was re- ported from the committee. - SIMPLY PaiD 71 IK RENPECTS. Senators Teller, Pettigrew and Cannon Make an Explanation. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 10.—Sen- ators Teller, Pettigrew and Cannon, three of the bolting Silver Republicans, are | quoted in dispatches in the morning papers as having yesterday during their visit to the White House, assured the | President that they would not stand in the way of or object to any tariff scheme that might be suggested by the new ad- ministration. These Senators wish the United Assuciated Presses to say for them that they called upon Mr. McKiniy sim- ply 1o pay their respects, and they added with empbasis that during the time they were in the presence of the Executive neitber the subject of tariff nor patron- age was mentioned or referred to in the most indirect manner by any of the parties. e Will Take Up the Treaty To-morrow. WABHINGTON, D. C., March 10.— The Senate Commirtee on Foreign Rela- tions decided to take up the general treaty of arbitration between the United Siates and Great Britain at a special meeting on Friday. The Alaskan boundary treaty was ordered favorably reported. ToriEnee Victorin Takes an Airing. LONDON, Exe., March 10.—The Queen, accompanied by Princess Henry of Bat. tenburg, started from Windsor this morn- ing for Portsmouth. There her Majesty will embark on the royal yacht Victoria for Cherbourg, where she will take & special train for the Riviera. n familiar with the matter and thanked | bunting, | We never J/MAKE IDLE BOASTS. [eAbers Are MADE OF STERNER, MORE HONORABLE - ATUFF= Sa O R TS Ryt NEW TO-DAY—CLOTHING. Prices. Remember, this challenge is for Thursday, Friday and Saturday.- One thing bear in mind, we handle the finest clothes for Men, Boys and Children in America, and all these fine doods are at Challende ¥ow’ll never fordet this challenge. lengdes every day in the year. 2000020020022200299 2292292 299222220209229292000220020920022000220922202202098 Youw’ll wish we issued chal- &wxmmm,unj WeChallenge 'Em All! The Gauntlet Thrown Down ! Who’ll Dare Pick It Up? 100000000 In times of old it was a custom to show strength in the dladiatorial arena. We have challengded the clothiers of this Coast from time to time, and we challenge ’em again to-day to name prices equal to ours, to show up a line of goods equal to ours, to show up an assortment aslarge, but not one of ’em has accepted the challende. They have admitted their weakness. They have admitted that they are not in a position to compete with us. They know the boldness, the dash, the vim, the pluck, the dare-devil spirit of the Frisco boys. Big Kearny-street House. They know it’s impossible to follow in the footsteps of the To-day we demonstrate to the people how much cheaper the big store sells doods than all other stores. Every department will feel the cut. Always the Challenger Always ‘But Never Challenged. Doing Better For You Than Others, But Never Allowing Others To Do As Well As We. Challenge Prices Mean aheaptoyouw ;to- day some 600 pretty Reef er Swits with deep sailor collar, elegantly braid- ed ; ages 4to 10 ; and for the bigder boys, ades 9 to 15; handsome color- ings, blues included; yow've always paid for ‘em $3.650. CHALLENGE PRICE -—$1.65— The Price That Hurts OUR COMPETITORS. Some 1500 of the hand- somest swits yow've ever laid your eyes upon ; $5 style, elegantly tailored; buckle at the knee ; ages 4 to 10 ; also for bigger boys, ases 9 to 15; the swellest stuff at the tini- est price. Get in while the assortment is largde. CHALLENGE PRICE -—$2.50.— and $6 valwes, heavy weidht and mediuny; spring ’97, in Reefer We Challenge Any house to meet owr prices on those beauwtiful Black Clay Worsted Cutaway Suwits; also in Double-Breasted Sacks, tail- ored wp to date; those pretty overplaids; no ' end of pretty, swits in tweeds; all colorings; | not one among ’em that isn’t worth $15.00. ‘Challenge Price Challenge Prices On .s'zm;e 1500 Swits and Over- coats, cleverly tailored, in all the swell colorings, blue, black and brown. Not a Swit or Over- coat in the whole 1500 of ’em that can be duplicated under £10 Challenge Price, The Overcoats. A Swell Overcoat in blue and, black kersey, with deep velvet | collar; also in tan covert cloths; | extraordinary values and price perplexers. Double the price | won’t touch *em in other stores. Inthis Qreat Challenge Challenge Price On the Big Boys’ Suits, in handsome colorings, tailored wp to date ; ages 12 to 19, and the price during this Sreat sale is —$3.65.— Who Ever Heard of Buyind a Long-Pants Reefer Swit atthis price? It’s a teaser, made from blue twill yacht cloth, the reefer collar trim- med with black or white true sailor style ; they're Sreat values while they last. . CHALLENGE PRICE —$2.95.— This challengde places in your way some swell Cape Coats, made with deep military cape, in blue and medium, lisht and dark colorings; braid on the cape ; worth $4.50; ages 3 to 10. CHALLENGE PRICE —$1.95.— Some 200 dozen Boys’ Yacht and Golf Caps will be included in this Great Challenge Sale, in pretty Scotches. In owr Big Hat Department to-day at —-15¢.— Il (s HATS. The Challenge Prices mean a heap to yow in owr big Hat De- partment. Quver 1000 dozen of Men’s Fine Fedora Hats; silk band and binding ; in black, brown and otter and many other shades. Our regular $1.50 Hat. CHALLENGE PRICE T0-DAY --75C.— braid; the long pantsin Challenge Prices Mean a Heap To You. The swellest of Swits, the cream of our stock, is placed in this great sale ; the most handsomely Zdotten up and tailored garments your eyes ever beheld. Your tailor would charge youw at least $40 to 850 for like values. We have never sold the like hereto- fore under $20, and then they were cheap at that. AUl these sarments, every col- or, every style imaginable, are in this great Challenge Sale at We'll Perfectly Overwhelm You With Overcoats In this Sreat masterly chal- lenge sale. They are perfect beauties. Some spring buds among ’em. That Swell English Box in tans and, blues. Those pretty Royal Kerseys in all the handsome shades. And how they are made! Seeing is believing. Our window is owr silent salesman. Ouwr store does the rest. All these Beautiful Overcoats in this Great ' Challenge Sale RAPHAEL' (Incorporated), 9, 11, 13, 15 Kearny St. APHAEL'S (Incorporated), THE FRISCO BOYS, (Incorporated), Showing the Handsomest Boys’ and Children’s Clothing For Spring. ¢ RAPHAEL'SRAPHAEL'S THE KING PINS FOR OVERCOATS. RAPHAELS (Incorporated), 9, 11, 13, 15 Kearny St.

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