The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 13, 1897, Page 4

. quite the Tight thing, * prize-ring rules. RS o TR R 4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1897. e e T e e kel st eteran THE LIST DBSTACLE REMOI Martin Julian Agrees to the Rules Announced by Siler. WARM DEBATE ENDS IN HARMONY. Differences Over the Disputed Clinch-Hitting Clause Settled. STUART HEAR3 OF A BANDIT CONSPIRACY. Informed of an A leged Pian lo Raid the Box-Oifics on the Day of the Fight. CARSO. EV., March 12.—The squab- ble.over the rules which are to govern the great Corbett-Fitzsimmons batile was settled this afterncon after a long and scrimonious debate, in which the chief participants were Martin Julian, who is Fitzsimmons' manager; William A, Brady, Corbett’s mentor; Referee George Siler and Promoter Dan Stuart. Julian and Fitzsimmons acknowledge, finally, that Siler has the right to interpret the Marquis of Queensberry rules, and both promise that they will raise no objections or do anything tending to delay the big fight. For that reason Dan Stuart is breathing once more. Dauring the past few days Stuart, while essaying his wonted offhand and easy- going way, has been greatly worried. The objection ‘raised at the eleventh hour by Fitzsimmons to Siler’s e ucidation of the real Marquis of Qaeensberry rules meant far more than appeared on the surface. It really threatened the consummation of the entire boxing carnival project and nobody knew this better than Dan Stuart | himself. The big Texan is not the kind of man who lets the world know what is dis- turbing his vitals and the fact that failure and the loss of about $75.000 already in- vested by him in this venture stared him | in the face did not prevent him from wear- ing to-day his customary pleasant smiie and assuming his everyday affability. The truth of the matier is that no man has ever undergone much greater mortai torment than has this big good-natured man from the ranges of Texas. Thers was every prospest that after allot his con- niving, his=outlay of momey, and tie chiances he was taking in the public patron- izing the venture, the whole project would fall through, and ail on account of one little clan-e in the rules, 2s interpreted by George Siler, than whom no more honest man ever reiereed a glove contest, accord- ing to the reputation the sporting worid gives him. This one clausa 1 have frequently made mention of in my correspondence to THE In fact THE CALL was one of the papers in the United States to an- nounce to the world that Fitzsimmons was king over the traces,” and ask- ing that Siler bar the rule permitting hit- ting in the ciinches and in the break- aws ‘When Siler made public the rules that to govern this fight of the cen- tury, Fitzsimmons plainly ennounced that he would not fight if the clinch clause ‘was allowed to stand. Biler could not very well afford toback down from his position, and then Dan Stuart came forward as peacemaker. The uppermost desire in Dan’s mind was to prevent a quarrel that promised to spoil the t. To come right down to it he cared nothing about the rules—knew noth- ing about them and did not want to know anything about them—and was not partic- ular how they were sdjusted so longas this was accom plished amicably. There- fore it was that Dan suggested a litile conference between Silerand the repre- sentatives of the principals. The talk took place this afternoon, It was intended that the meeting should be held in Stuart's office, but inasmuch as all of the parties concerned agreed that the press representatives should be allowed to be present—and they are thicker than bees in Carson jast now—the party ad- journed to Odd Feilows’ Hall. Martin Julian was the last of the con- ferees to arrive, but was the first to open the proceedings when once they had sat cown for business, “There are one or two clauses in these fules, gentlemen,” said the Cornisaman’s genial little manager in opening his speech, “that do not strike us as being Now, rule 1 says that this is to be a fair and square staud- up fignt and in a twenty-four-foot ring. Right on top of this comes rule 2, which declares that there shall be no wrestling | or hugaing. More than this, rule 12 says “that all matters not provided jor in these rules shall be governed by the London For the iife of me I can- not make out from a s'udy of Mr. Siler’s rules just what kind of a fight we are going to have. And rigit here I want to ask you, Billy”—snd here Julian turned to Brady— erned Corbett’s fight with Sullivan?'” I haven’t got a copy of them in my - pocket,” replied Brady, pufling yigorously . at his'cigar'and gazing at the ceiling. “But didn’t those rules provide that there should be no hitting in the clinches .or in the breakaways? Give me the straicht business, Billy.” “Yes, 1 guess you are right about that,” " replied Brady, stili studying the overhead frescoing. “But, then, you must remember one thing, Martin, my boy—that fight was stopped in the seventh round by the referee because Sullivan violated that very provision. Corbett could have had the decision then and there, but he would not have it. Aiter that round both of them fought according to the old-time and Marquis of Queensberry rules, hit ting in the clinches and breakaways. Sul- livan should really have lcst the fight in “the seventh round.” “Well, never mind about all that,” suid Julian, with an impatient ‘wave of his hand, “let me tell you sometning. You want a square, stand-up fight. Cor- hat were tae rules that gov- | bet: has repeatedly said that. Now I am willing to say right here that on the first foul my man commits we will let the ae- cision go against us without a murmur. There will be no fouling on our side. We only want a fair, stand-up fight. Idon't see as there is room for any farther argu- ment.” “*Of course there should be no more ar- gument,” responded Brady, at last bring- ing his optics down from their heaven- ward focus. “The referee has formulated | the rules and msde them public. That should settle all argument.’” Julian riled up a bit at this. “The referee bas nothing todo with this fight until the men get into the ring,” he said, pointing his finger in Siler’s direction. “Well, here are the rules, and we accept them,” said Brady, in his aggravating and ncuchalant way. *‘But they are not good rules,” snapped Julian, “For instance, did you ever see anything in the Marquis of Queensberry rules that barred the pivot blow?” “‘Regarding the pivot blow, the rules say that ail blows must be delivered with the glove,” was Brady’s reply. . *Now, look here, Martin,” he went on, | drawing his chair closer to Fitzsimmons’ brother.in-iaw, “‘when George Siler was selected as referee, Fiizsimmons agreed | that hitting in the clinches should go and remarked that it would be as fair to one now as to the other. Now, what does he mean by—"" “Fitz never said that,” broke in Julan, Lotly. “He only said that he wanted a fair, stand-up fight.” ler was called upon to elucidate on this point, and he said that Fitzsimmons distinetly told him that clinch-hitting would be satisfactory. “Oh, the trouble is that Fitz thought he had the best of it then, but thinks otherwise now,"” chipped in Brady. “Weil, now we won’t go into that mat- ter,’” said Julian, “The whole matter will be over in a few days.” “You bet it will,’” chimed in Brady, the irrepressible. Then they wrangled all over the rules again for at least half an hour, nobody | else offering to break in with a suggestion. | “Now, look here, Julian,” said Brady, finally, ‘‘iet me ask you something. You want this fight brought to a definite con- clusion, don’t you, so that the world's championship question will be settled for good 2" “Yes,” replied Julian. You dou’t want to win or loseona foul, do y’?u'l" “You don’t want to leave matters so that either man will have a whip in his band, so that he can lose the fight in a foul when he finds that he is getting the worst of it, do you?"’ “No, I don’t,” replied Julian. “But, see here, Corbett has beensaying all along that he wanted only a fair, square, stand- up fight. Why does he now want to mix | Loudon prize-ring rules with these?”’ | ““Wnat Corbett wants has not figured in | this case at all,” was Brady’s reply. ‘‘He | has said ali along that he'wonid be satis- | tied with anything the referee ordered. | Mr. Siler has announced his rules, and Corbett, true to Lis word, accepts them. | Fitzsimmons said the same thing in Chi- | eago. Besides, in this case, I believe we | should take Fitzsimmons’ word instead of | yours. Idon't recoguize you at all, as a dictator, any more than you should recog- | nize me in such a capacity.” “You need not_make any cracks like | that now,” said Julian, who was getting | warm in the region of his collar again. “Iam Fitzsimmons' mansger, and I say right here that he never told me that he ever agreed to let hitting in the clinches | 0. ‘ Siler was appealed to again, and he de- | clared emphaticaily that Fitzsimmons did lagree to it. ‘He said he wunted it,”’ | added the referee, “‘and when I found that | Corbett did not care whether the rule | went or not I incorporated it, beiieving | that 1 was peasing both sides.” | _ Then there was a spell of desultory talk, !in which most of what had already been | said was rehearsed. Julian was pressed | for his reasons—or ratner Fitzsimmons' reasous—:or changing his mind about the | clinen clause, and for the first time during | the session tue Cornishmar’s manager divulged what he bad all along appar- | ently sough to suppress. “I will be frank with you, gentlemen,” be said. “Fitzsimmons has never prac- ticed the art of—well, I will call 1t—" “Infighting,” interrupted Referee Siler. No, it is not innghting,” retorted Julian sharply. “It is nothing more than wrestling and hugging, the very thing that one of your rules says 1s foul. ‘We believe that to permit hitting in the clinches would be uafair tous. Corbett won tne title of champion o! the world in a fight where the clincn clause was elim- inated, ana I think he ought to be man enough to defend it under the same con- | ditions. We believe that the rules gov- erning the cogtest should not have been | announcea until the day of the fight.” | * “Tken there would Lave been a squab- | ble at the ringside end the public would | be the sufferer,” said Siler. | S0 far as we are concerned the public | does not figure in this matter at all,” re- | ptiea Julixn. “I am going to look after | my own interests and Fitzsimmons'—no- body else’s. 1had one dose in San Fran- cisco in the Sharkey fight, that I will never get over. 1t I hadn’t been a fool I would not have been caught that time; but I am going to look out this time apa stick to my rights clean through.” There was another wade tlirough the “fair, standup fight” talk, and Siler finally asked Julian what would havpen if they postponed announcing the ruies until the day of the fight, and at that time the principals could not agree. “The referee wonid have to decide, wouldn’t he?'’ asked Siler. ““Well, [ wouldn't agree to it even then, if the decision was that clinch-hitiing went,” was Julian’s stubborn response. “Then there would be no fight,” said 8iler, Loisting his fest to a resting-place on the table before him and puffing his cizar vigorously. This latter remark arcused Dan Stuart trom the reveries he had been enjoying all through the wrangle. No fight meant that he would be out thousands of dollars, and besides he would be kicked and cuffed from one end of the continent to the otier. Dan immediately proceeded to pour o1l on the troubled waters. He vatted Julian on the back and rearranged | Billy Brady’s uecktie. He hoped they would straighten things out, he said, if | it was only for his sake. ian gazed at the carpet for a spell and | then e :he first evidence of approach- | ing acquiescence. “There is one thing I do want,” he s turning in a conciliatory way to Brady, “Qur gloves are ready for inspection, and I want yours brought in as soon as pos- sible for the same purpos: “We agree,”” mf Brady. *“Make it to- morrow morning." *Good.”” ‘At Mr. Stuart's otfice 2"’ “Yep." Stuart asked if he should keep the gloves until the day of the fight, and Loth Brady and Julian nodaded their assent, A silence tollowed, while Julian again devoted his attention to the carpet. I believe Fitzsimmons to be the great- est fighter that ever breathed,” said Bob’s manager, suddenly coming out of his trance, “but I will confess that he knows nothing atout hitting in clinches. He 1s not on to that game.” But a glance over the faces present w: evidence enotigh to show him that his case was bopeless—the rules would stand. “You might as well order the men to ficht .under the London prize-ring rules and be done with 11" said Martin, making hia#;ltl d;orL P o Fiz t under the Londo! rales?” asked Bngdy- ks “Of course,” was the prompt reply. “Well, then,” said Brady, with a grin, *why does he object 10 the ciinching clause?” *0h, be’ll take a chance,” was Julian’s response. There was another awkward silence, but it was finally broken by Julian. «T'li leave the whole thing to Siler and Stuart to decide,’ he said, jamming on his cap and starting for a tramp around the room. Stuart and Siler then retired from the room for a consultation, and when they returned about five minutes later Stuart walked directly to Julian and told him that Siler would not change his rules, now that he nad once formulated them, and he boped Martin would look at the whole matter in right light. Fitzsimmons’ manager was inclined to be obstinate. “Just think of the hole I am in, d the big Texan, ell, all right, Dan,’’ blurted out Julian. ' “We will call it off. I will abide by the referee’s decision.” “Good boy, Martin,” chorused the throng of newspaper correspondents, all of whom admired the listle fellow’s pluck and generosity. - *‘Now louk here, boys,” said Julian, ad- dressing the correspondents, “‘I want to say to you that Fitzsimmons has given in to his opponents in-every fight he has ever had, He will do_it again in tms case. These are not the Marquis of Queensberry rules, but we will take a chance.” And thus was removed the greatest of all obstacles which has confronted genial Dan Stuart’s gigantic project and over which he has actually fretted him:elf sick. Corbett and Fitzsimmons did not go out on the, same highway to-day, and neither aid they indulge in any fake meetings or aquarrels for the benefit of the *‘exciusive’ brigade. This is not saying, however, that with another $500 each " tney would refuse to swear by another such yarn. Dan Stuart had no more than rid him- self of the row over the rules to-day when he received another shock, but this one will not cost_him haif so much worry as the other. It came by mail. An old sporting friend of ‘Dan’s, who now resides in Pasadena, wrote to-him to the effect that while on a train receatly enjoying & a few whiffs in the smoker he had an op- portunity to overhear the conversation of several rough-looking characters. These fellows were hatching a sceme to ride into Carson on horseback on the day of the Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight, swoop down on the box-office and piunder it of the thousands of dollars that will doubtless be there on that occasion. Dan’s friend in- forms him that tne entire plot was fixed up while he listened, and the conspirators agreed to meet in Truckee on the 16th inst. “Well, to be forewarned is to be fore- armed,’’ said Stuari to-day. I guess we will be on hand to receive ihe gentle- men.” Inasmuch as the intrepid Bat Masterson will be in cHarge of the protective force at the arens on the 17ih, and will be accom- panied by a swarm of trusted Southern gunfighters, the chances of the bandits would seem to be rather in doubt. The poxoffice raid on a big-event day has not been attempted by the freebooters in lare years. The last really sensational ho'd- up of this character occurred nearly thirty years ago in Kansas Oity, when the notori- ous James brothers and their accomplices, the Youngers, swooped down an the fair grounds and carried away all of the receipts. The Western Union people have been given a little scare, 100. A big wire-tap- ping plot bas been discovered, whicn, if 1t should be successfully carried out, would rob the company of mary thou. sands of doliars. I understand that the conspiracy was hatcbed in San Francisco, but has important Eastern connections. Th= plan was to tap the wire coming out of the arena and get the information se- cured thereby to the poolrooms in advance of the regular bulletins, thus giving the sure-thing gamblers w. is koown in sporting pariance as a “lead-pipe cinch” on the finul betting. But all this is not to be. Stuart wasap- prisel of the plot to-day and has agreed to assist the company in protecting its rights. Sentinels will be placed all along the route traveled by the wire, and as these men will all be armed it wiil be ratuer dangerous for the tappers to in- dulge in any funny business. The |mium;i of Uorbett and Fitzsim- mons to-day did not aiffer to any great extent from the regular routine. Both took advantage of the fine weather and diy roads ana did about seven miles of sprinting during the morning and in the afternoon went through t eir indoor ex- ercises. Corbett distinguished himself by knocking out Billy Woods again during one of their boxing bouts. Billy declares that he is going to drop his pneumatic mask and breastplate because they offer such a temptation to Corbett to hit hard. ‘The result is that he gets a worse beating than does any of the other trainers, de- spite the protective devices he wears, and Le does not like his job. The only'conso- lation Billy has is that the day of the battle is near at hand ana his troubles will scon be over. While out at Fitzsimmons’ camp this morning 1 took occasi to obtain ihe opinions of the Cornishman’s trainers as to the duration of the big battle. Here they are: Ernest Roeber—Fitz will win in three rounds, to a certainty. Dan Hickey—If Fitz does not win in six rounds the fight is liable to last twenty rounds, with Bob on top. Jack Steizner—Fitz is liable to win in one round or it may last forty. J. G. MANSFIELD. — YALE MEN 4PULOGIZE. Regret That They Sent a College Flag to Corbrtt, NEW HAVEN, Cox March 12.—In the Yale News to-day the following ap- peared: Appreciating that 8 wrong may have been done to Yals University by the outcome of our actin sending & Yale flag to- James J. Corbett, we make the following statement: We had no authority to commit the college or any member of the college other than our- selves, nor did we intend todo so. No oue of us had considered for a moment the inference which it now appears had been drawn from the misconstruction of the letter. We regret especially that we have thus un- wiltingly csst any slur on the university, and we will do all in our power to undo what harm we may done. This was signed by Payne Whitney, gonvernenr Morris, and eleven other stu- ents. Snigariey Boston Sends Few Sporte. BOSTON, Mass., March 12.—Jimmy Colville, Corbett’s time-keeper, accom- ‘panied by John L. Eullivan ana several other sporting men, left Boston for Carson this morning. Not over ten persons, it is said, will go to Carson from Boston 1o see the battie. Zhree Livee Lost at @ Buffalo Fire, BUFFALO, N. Y., March 12—The Chicago Hotel, corner of Washington and Exchange streets, was damaged by fire'at :30 o’'clock th s afternoon. Three per- sons lost their lives and two were injured, The dead are: Edward 0'Donnell, Paddy Brerinan, an ex-pugilist, and William Hannan, all of this city. The injured are: William Wilson and his wife.” Ed- ward O'Donnell and Hannan were suffo- cated while in bed. They wsre boarders at the hotel. Brennan jumped from a window and rececived injuries from which he afterward died. Racing at . ew Orleans. NEW_ORLEANS, LA, March 12.—Six fur- lougs, Nicholas won, Hélen Wren second, Sen- ator Morrill third, Time, 1:16. ‘our furlongs, Lupia won, Lillis Ri second, Jotn Conner thizd. Time, o ot Seven furlongs, The Plutoerat won, Princess Bounte second, Ciymena tnird. Time, 1:30, One mile, Judge Steadman wou, Necedah second, Dmingo third. Time, six furlongs. Rushfields won, Lo, second. Cadillac third. Time, 1:1 Oua mile, Paros won, jom Son’second, Con- Q" Fairfax stantthird. Time, 1:4: —_— X. A. W. Knoing Board Chatrman, BALTIMORE, Mp., March 12.—Albert Mott of Baltimore has been appointed chairman of the National Racing Board W e{ahznwudh G&o ‘D. a who réappointment, i g ————————— THOUSANDS 0f persons who thought they had Consumption have been cured with Dr. D, Jayne's Expectorant. 1f blilous, tace Jayne's Painless Sanative Pllls. STUDENTS - APPEAR IN COMEDY ROLES “She Stoops to ‘Conquer” Ably Presented at Stanferd, Sword and Sandal Club Talent Wins Encomiums From Spectators. Neat Sum Realizei for the Class Annual to Be Issued by the Juniors. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CaL, March 12.—An appreciative audience wit- nessed the performance of “She Stoops to Conguer,” given this evening by the Sword and Sandal Club in the Encina gymnasium. The comedy was presented for the benefit of the '8 annual, ana was a decided success. A neat sum will be netted. Five different scenes were staged, special scenery having been engaged ‘in San Francisco. The presentation was under the supervision of Walter M. McIntosh, business manager; Will H. Irwin, stage manager and coach; H. D. Connick, musi- cal director, and W, F. Jordan, electrician. Several of those who took part in the per- formance displayed decided ability. Wal- ter McIntosh '97 as Diggory acted the part in splendid style. His delivery was excellent, and his make-up as a pompous head servant could not be improved upon. His brother, William McIntosb, also filled a minor part acceptably, The mischiev- ous, unranly Tony Lumpkin, was imper- sonated by J. 8, Briscoe. He entered into the spirit of the part and made a decided hit during the evening. Frank Riley, the clever member of the Glee Clab, made an excellent impression, He is at home on the stage and under- stood his part. The actine of W. E. Price as Mr. Hardcastle met with approval. He is easy on the stage and has a rood voice for one of the heavier parts, The vart of George Hastings, the lover of Miss Neville, was carried out by George Busch. His wooing scene especially pleased the sudi- ence. Holbrook, '97, although ‘appearing in but one scene, made the best of bis opportunity. Miss Grace Dinkelspiel was a very pretty Miss Hardcastle, She is a member of the treshman class and is considered one of the stars of the company. She took the lighter parts of the careful coun- try miss with great delicacy. Miss A, Morley as Miss Neville shared the honors of the evening with Miss Dinkelspiel. Her voice was a trifle weak ai times, but she acted well. Miss May Ferre! as Mrs. Hardcastle also won applause, especially in the comedy parts. The performance was carried out with- out any prolonged delay between scenes. The full cast is here give S1r Charles Marlo Young Marlow. . George Hastings. Tony Lumpkii 8 Miss Hardcastle. ... Miss Neviile. T, el Rt oo STANFORD'S BASEBALL TEAM. Coach Langs Depar.s for the East After Geiting the Flayers Into Winning Form. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CaL, March 12,— Coach Lange finished his en- gagement with the candidates for the Stanford Varsity team, and left on the afternoon train for 8an Francisco. On his way to the Chicago baseball team’s train- ing quarters at Hot Springs, Ark., ne will stop at Carson 10 see the Corbett-Fitzsim- mons fight. He expects the former to win in the encounter. Lange leaves the team in good condi- tion. He thinks that with conscien- tious practice & winning team should be pitted against Berkeley this vear. The position ke has had the most difficulty in filling is that of pitcher.” He finally sifted the men down to Beckett 00, one of the big football players of the freshman class, [n the class games he has pitched good ball. He *'sizes up” a batter and with a number of efficient curves and a good delivery is a safe man in the box. In an emergency either Murphy '00, or Clemens ’98, could take his vlace. A. 8. Jeffs, captain of the junior team and last year's catcher on the Varsity nine, will fill the position behind the bat this year. His work has been of the best, and in the preliminary games he bas made | a good average as a safe hitter. His game is at all times the best he is capable of put- ting vp. “Home Run” Young will play first base, He has held the position for three years, and is out for regular practice. His batting of late has not been up to his standard, but he is getting back into his old form. He is thoroughly reliable on first base. -Becond base will be filled by Clare Strohn, captain of the. victorious.freshs man team. Lougheed ’00 will undoubtedly piay shortstop on the Varsity team this year. His work has met with Lange's decided approval, He comes from Los Angeles, where he played on seyeral baseball teams. Clemens 98 is playing good ball, and Lange says he is e man for third base. Lange says the positions in the outfield will pe: Thompson (captain), right field ; Freeman ’89, center field, and Wight '98. left field. R. Strohn ’98, Klauber '98, Cotton 98, Hawley '00, and several other men, are out for practice regularly, and before the season is over may win a vplace on the team, ¢ The first game of the league schedule will be piayed with the Santa Ulara team on the campus next Wednesday afternoon. The freshman baseball team will play ‘Balmonton the campus Saturday morn- ng. —_— BIG ¢1KE AT GHICAGO. Flames and Water Destroy - Property Worth $350,000. CHICAGO, ILL., March 12.—Fire broke out at 7 o’clock this evening on the fourth floor of the wholesale grocery honse of John A. Tolman & Co., at Michigan avenue and Lake street, and before it was extinguished resulted in damage of about $250,000. Chase & Banborn, proprietors of the big coffee-honse at 8, 10 and 12 Lake street, will share a considerable portion of this loss, while the bu:iding, which is the property of Joseph Kohn, is damaged to the extent of $50,000. Itis not known how the fire started. It rapidlv throughout the upper spread floors of the Tolman concern and com- municated to the coffee-house, which is is separated from the grocery a fire- wall. The stock that was not destroyed | by the flames was badly damaged by smoke and water. Representatives of the Tolman company said that the stock ot this coneern was worth $400,000, and esti- mate that the salvage will not tngod one- third of thif amount. Chase & Sanborn will probably sustain a damage of $50,000. g —— Indianapelis Elsctric. Plant Burned. INDIANAPOLIS, INp.,, March12 —The plant of the Jenny Electric Company was completely destroyed by fire early this morning. Loss, $80,000. —— Gold Standard in Japan. YOKOHAMA, JapaN, March 12—The House of Representatives to-day passed 5ne bill establishing a gold standard in apan. \ OESTIUTE i, Death Deprived Five Small Chil- dren of a Mother’s Care. A very sad case of death, sickness, des- titution and semi-starvation, caused by enforced idleness, was callea to the atten- tion of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children yesterday, and was investigated by Special Frank A. Hol- brook. Alfred Schlinger, a German bricklayer, has for some time past resided with his family in the rear of 834 Mission street. His family consisted of nis wife and five littte children. Eugenie is 8)¢ years of age, Jobanna 7, Salina 5, Leo 4, and Charlie a little over 2 years. For a long time the husband has been unable to secure employment, and what little money he had was soon gone. On the 2d inst. the mother died of blood- rolwnmg after a long illness, and her uneral was a pitiful affair. The last re- spects that could be paid to the wife and mother took the last cent and all that the unfortunate man could borrow. On the following day there was not even 8 cramb of bread for the five belpless ohil- dren and they wouid have gone to bed with empty stomachs had it not been for an aged colored man known as Professcr Mingo, who lives in the front house. He fed them and put coal in their empty stove, for as it is krcwn the nights have been bitter cold. In fact {rom that day to the present time the old colorea man has kept the family from freezing and starving to death. Finally the condition of the motherless little ones was called to the society’s at- tention and Holbrook found that the father was blameless for his offsprings’ suffericg. The three girls were s°nt to the Ladies’ Protective and Relief Society and the two _boys were temporarily pro- vided for. The father is wiiling to work, but in the past few: months fortune has turned her face from him. LODGED BEHIND PRISON BARS —e George McGregor Deacon Arrested for Em- bezzlement. William R Larzelere’s Book- keeper Said to Be a Defaulter. The Examination of the Books R:veals a D ficiency of a Total of $6455 43 George McGregor Deacon, bookkeeper of William R. Larzelere, commission mer- chant at 320 Davis street, was arrested yesterday by Captain Jules J. Callundan, superintendent. of Harry Morse’s Detec- tive Agency, upon the charge of felony embezziement. The acoused is a young man of respec- table parents who reside oa San Carlos avenue. He was married a iittle over one year ago. The accusation against Deacon was made after the books which he had charge of had been examined by an expert who found a shortage of $645543, with other items in the shape of bilis which the ac- cused had entered on the books 88 having been paid, but which are now being pre- sented to his employer for payment. The arrest of Deacon and the experting of the books was brought about by the suggestion of Captain Callundan, wio was consulted by Mr. Larzelere over som» errors which he discovered after Deacon had been suspended, which suspicion was brought about by Deacon’s negiect of business previous to the 20th of last Feb- ruary. At that time, owing to his indif- ference to _business, Larzelere demanded the keys of the'desk and safe, and Deacou was sent to perform some other work for the bouse. In looking over the books a discrepancy of $680 was found, but so great was the confidence reposed in the bookkeeper that i banias a defalcation. s meantime Deacon had skipped d went to Portland, Or. 16 M s & ency in that place located him. ‘He did not remain long in Portland, how. ever, but crossed over to Victoria, B. C., where he was again located and advised toreturn to this City, where a chance would be given bim to straighten his ac- counts, : This advice he followed and arrived here on last Sunday afternoon, but he failed to make clear that the errors in his accounts were mer: errors of entry and not fraudulent in their nature. In the meantime an expert had been at work, and upon his showing Captain Callundan was notified and took Deacon into custody. The accused, when spoken to last night, aeclined to make any statement until he first consulted bis attorney. He stated that he expected his brother wou!d secure bis release on boads before morning., He did not seem to be much alarmed over the consequences or the gravity of the charge against him. ———— e A Case of Abduction. AKLAND, CAL, March 12—An un- Xn?)tu man, presumably acting out of abducted & colored boy named ite, i“f’noch from his bome two weeks ago. Dr.J. M. Shannon, who came here six v ago from Mississippi, brought the l‘-:;":mfhim, and he never reilized but that the doctor's children were his own brothers and sisters, and was always treated as such. To-day ‘the boy was found at the home of William Jonnson, 2952 Magnolia street, and taken home, He claims to have been led away by glitter- ing promises, and fora time was in vari- ousdowntown resorts and later around the racetrack. Dr. Shannon thinks Le knows the stranger, and will make 1t interesting for him should he come around. —————— Mother MeKinley Heturns Home. CANTON, Onro, March 12.—Mother Mc- Kinley arrived here this afternoon. BSue said that she was in good hbesith and en- joyed the trip to Washington and the in- auguration ceremonies. Motner McKin- ley was accompanied by ber danghter Helen and by Captain H. O. Heistand, U. 8 A., who has been detailed a« military aid to the President. Mother McKinley was driven to her residence, and said she was glad to get back to the old home again. The trip from Washington was made over the Pennsylvania Railroad in President Pugn’s private cur. Captain Heistand will ship some personal effects of the President to Washington and store the rest of his goods. A tenant will take possession of the President's house on April 1. Queen Fictoria at Nies. NICE. Fraxce, March 12—Quesn Vic- toria ana party arrived here at 3:50 o'clock thiy afternoon. A does. —a complete man. slightly premature. energetic fellow. his youth. to real disease. and without vigor. ment. declines. ruined by vice, or dissipation. packs of cigarettes per week. pounds of tobacco in ten days. well, digests his food properly, and is indeed a melancholia, sorrow, despair. call a dissipated man, He 1s losing the vim and vigor of HISTORY OF THE DECLINE OF MANHOOD! 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