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

» CIALLENGE— \ AS WE . THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MARCH 14, 1897 3 r THEM ALWAYS DOING BETTE FOR YOU THAN QTHERS. NEVER ALLOWING OTHERS T0 DO AS WELK It Was ‘Midnight Before the last of our big force of help in both the Suit and, Overcoat room and Juvenile Department quit work last night. The Challenge Prices Caused the Big Store to Be Thronged With Purchasers. Things looked as though it were a day or two before Christmas, the crowds were so big. It doesn’t take the people of Frisco long to get on to a Sood thing. They Tenow that the Overcoats, the Suits, the Boys’ and, Chil- dren’s Clothing exhibited in our big windows are fashionable goods, reliable soods, made by New York's swellest tailors. They know that the tiniest of tiny prices ain’t for long, but we issued a challenge, word we said. and we mean every The crowds that attended the third day of this Great Challenge Sale fully demonstrate that the peo- ple, whatever they see in our ads, know it to be so. What brought ws the crowds yesterday will bring ’em again Monday. The : Handsomest Overcoats yow ever laid your eyes upon for the price are in this sale. Just think of it—a pretty Overcoat, serge lined, with deep vel- vet collar, in tans, blues and black, and Suits in the same colorings; not one of ’em but what is worth double the money. At our Challenge Price. <o, ARMEN 75 EXHIBITED gm wiNGOW oVOL! 77 “ 't FLooo or ", We Picture Two clever Overcoats made from high-grade Kersey, fairly alive with good, tai- loring and fashionable~ ness, in blue, black and many other shades. Double the money won’t buy an Overcoat as good in other stores. Challenge Price, The Boldest Challenge! And one that cannot be met, is our Clay Worsted Suits in black. Very dressy garments in the fashionable cutaway, the double and single breasted sack; a fifteen dollar swit any day in the yearin other stores. Busi- ness Suits, in pretty” Scotches— meore than 1000 to select from. Challenge price, This Challenge : Hurts! Overcoats That rank as top notchersin the art of tailoring, swelly gotten wp garments, are in this great sale. Those celebrated English Ker- seys of oursin blue, black and tobacco. Those real swell English Tan Covert Cloths so swagder and nobby ; 818 yow’ll pay for like coats in other stores. The Suits. The Suits in this offer are so nwmerous that it is impossible to attempt to describe ‘em miin- utely, but the picture shows yow a few handsome styles. They represent the newest and most fashionable fabrics, in- oluding those swell English Cheviots with fly - front vest, those narrow Twill English Serges in blue and black, in fact the cream of owr stock is repre- sented in this Great Challenge Sale Monday at Our Spring Styles FOR BOYS AND - -CHILDREN ARE IN. THEY'RE MUCH HANDSOMER THAN LAST SEASON’S, AND YOU'LL OWN ’EM FOR ONE-HALF THE PRICE. The Gauntlet Thrown Dewn. The Admiral, the Long Pants Reefer Suit, awfully swell and cute little suit, for your little man; reg- ular $6 valwes; in Blue Twill Heavy Yacht Cloth, trimmed with black or white soutache braid. They won’t last long at the pA Challenge Price, —$2.95- Challenge Prices on Trousers! Some 500 pairs of Worst- ed Trousers, real clever Trousers, in stripes, at --85¢-- Some right fashionable Trousers, in neat stripes, all wool, eleganitl, tailored £ a«n!{l worth $3. Challenge Price -—$1.50-- Some of those right natty Cheviot Trousers, new Spring styles, as handsome a pants as any one would wish towear. In this great Challenge Sale Mon- day at ! —$1.95- o, 11, INCORFPORATED), TRULY THE PEOPLES STORE. 18 and 15 EKearny Street. Reefer Suits in Blue and fancy Scotehes for Spring, made with adeep sai- lor collars; swell, swit; ages 4 to for the bigger years. store not many yards from us for no better, if as good, some colorings ; ages 8t0 10 years. Jor the bigger boys, 9 Monday Again. Those pretty a natty 10 years. Also boys, in. double- breasted style, ages 9 to 15 Every one of ’‘em worth at least double the price. Monday Again, -—$1.65— We Challenge ’Em Again To meet these values. You've paid §5 in a SHORT TROUSER SUI1TS than we offer to-day in this sale at $2.50. There's, all told, about 2500 Susts, including Reefer style, with deep collar, elegantly braided, buckle at the knee, all-wool guaran- teed, and what hand- Also to 15 years. Challenge Price, ~—$2.50— A Spring Beauty In This Great Challenge Sale Monday. That swell Long Pants Middy Swit in Blue French Cloth ; the vest is elegantly em- broidered in colors, and reef- er collar with many rows of souwtache braid, braided in black, red or white. They’re awfully swell ; ages 3 to 12 years. Monday at —$4.95-— QUEEN VICTORIA'S JOURNEY ABROAD Splendor of Her Rooms at the Palatial Hotel at Nice. Terrible Experience of Ships Recently Arriving at Great Britain. R:ported Engagement of the Young * Duke of Manchester to Astor’s E dest Dauzhter. LONDON, Exc., March 13.—Queen Vic- toria, who arrived at Nice yesterday, will reside during her sojourn at Cimiez at the Excelsior Hotel Regina. An entire wing of.the building has been set apart for the use of Lersell and attendants. There ate about sixty rooms in this wing, which have been completely isolated from the rest of the botel by a wall running from top ‘to bottom. A special elevator leads to the Queen’s apartments, which are on the first floor. Her Majesty’s bedroom is furnished in the style oi Louis XVI. The draperies and curtains are of pink silk and the furniture is of mahogany, upholstered with silk to match the hangings. The sitting-room of her Majesty is furnished with yellow bourbon paper, iight blue silk curtains and draperies and furniture of rich mahogany iniaid, the chairs and settees being covered in light-blue silk. The reception room is furnished with yellow empire silk curtains and draperies, the mahogany furniture being mounted with brass and the chairs covered with yellow empire silk. The private dining- room is furnished with red velvet curtains | and walnut furniture. A continuous bal- cony rises from the sitting-room and ex- ‘tends to a glass-covered gallery, where her Majesty will sometimes have her breakfast served and pass a portion of the morning. Lady Antrim, the youngest of the ladies of the bedchamber, accompanies the Queen. This is an innovation, as kereto- fore she has always been accompanied on her Continental trips by an elderly lady of the bedchamber. This year, however, it was decided that as there would be daily receptions and other social functions it would pe necessary to have a younger woman who would be better able to stand the fatigue involved by the position. The British steamer Marian, Captain Martin, from Baltimore ~February 19, Which has arrived at, Granton, reports having experienced terrific gales on the passage. Her decks were swept by heavy seas, her wheel, wheelhouse, binnacle and compass carried away and her saloon was flooded. The steamer was obliged to use oil in order to live in the heavy seas that were running. The British bark Amazon, Captain Christie, from San Diego November 13 for Quesnstown, before reported, arrived at Faimouth and proceeded for Dunkirk, where she anchored in the Downs. She re- ports that she experienced a series of gales between March 2 and 5, in which she was thrown on _her beam ends and her cargo snifted. Her decks were swept several times and one of her buats was washed away. She also lost several sails. Toe British bark Pyrenees, Captain Bryce, trom Tacoma, November 19, ar- rived at Queenstown. She reports bayving encountered a gale on January 15 in which she shipped a number of seas; lost a boat and sustained considerable dam- age. gl‘nere will shortly come before the courts for trial a civil suit in which a laim for £9,000.000 will be made by a Welsh collier. The claim, in which the initial proceedings have just been taken, concerns the right to the Drymma es- tates, with an annual rent-roll of £300,000, capitalized at £600,000. In addition the litigant, if successful, would acquire title to a sum close on to £13,000,000, lying in chancery. The cisimant is Nathaniel Richard Thomias, & collier, and in all probability he will be joined by his stepbroiher, David Meredith. Among the estates involved is the Hale estate, held by William Wil- liams, ex-member of Parliament for Swansea, and Glygollen, near Swanses, held by J. Davies. The property is situ- ated in South Wales. A report is current in society that the voung Duke of Manchester will eventu- ally marry the eldest daughter of Wil- liam Waldorf Astor. .The Duke was born 1n 1877. His mother was formerly Miss Consuelo Yznaga of New York. The general Irish conference, the hold- ing of which was proposed by John Red- mond, ended last night, and, as was pre- dicted in this correspondence last week, resulted in a complete failure to patch up any sort of agreement between the di- vergent interests. Colonel Baunderson, Conservative member of Pariiament for North Armagb, Who presided, said upon the breaking up of the conference that he regretted the want of unanimity that had been displayed, The Daily News explains the cotlapse of the conference to the fact that a majority of the Irish memb felt ‘that the Na- tional demand for a reference and adjust- ment of financial relations between Great Britain and Ireland should not be whittled down to meet the views of Unionist members, whose electors are as enthusiastic as the most extreme Nationalists for immediate legis- lation on the subject. The Unionist pa- pers, the Telegraph and the Morning Post, laugh at the result as typical of a factional chaos that prevails in Irish circles. _ It is notable that Lord Salisbury, reply- ing a few days ago to a large deputation of Irish land-owners, headed by the Duke ot Abercorn and the Marqus of Lon- donderry, .who visited the Prime Min- ister for the purpose of imploring notice of their grievances, made no allu- sion .whatever to the question. of finances. He specially sneered atjroyal commissions generally and said: *You, Irish landowners, are guilty of a vice which is not often ascribed to your countrymen—too great modesty and too great silence. In thess days the class that does not complain is the class that goes to the wall.” ——— LORD KOSEBEKY'S RETURN, After @ Tour Abroad He Will Resume Active Politice. LONDON, Exe., March 13.—Lord Rose- bery returned to London yesterday from his trip abroad. He will pay a visit to his stables to take s look at his racehorses, after which he will return to London. He intends to at- tend the House of Lords, where he will sit on the front opposition bench, but will strictly regard the leadership of the Earl of Kimberly. Lord Rosebery is more inclined to ad- here to the concert of Europe than Lord Salisbury, but he will not speak on foreign subjects unless there should be a crisis. His section of the fiberal party is sull trying to keep the way open for his return to the leadership, and they have elected his friend, Lord ‘Tweedmonth, president of the London Radizal Union, defeating Henry Labou- chere, who is a strong opponent of Rose- bery. SR The Newt Papal Consistory. ROME, Itavy, March 13.—It appears to have been definitely settled that the next Papal consistory shall be held at the end of April. It was reported some time ago that it was regarded as probable that Archbishop Corrigan of New York would be elevated to the Cardinalate at the com- ing consistory, but the matter has now ceased to be discussed. S Wipes Out Bookmaking in England. LONDON, Exa., March 13.—Five of the Judges of the Queen’s Bench division of the High Court of Justice to-day delivered judgment in the case of Dun, the book- maker at Tattersall’s, deciding that ring betting is illegal. This decision will wipe out the bookmakers and effect a revolu- tion in betting. John Hays Hammond’s Diary. LONDON, Exe., March 13.—Mrs. John Hays Hammond, the wife of the American mining engineer who was arrested at Johannesburg for his connection with the rising there, says that her husband kept a diary of the Transvaal troubles and that he will shortly publish it. —————— ADVANCES made on_furniture and planos, with orwithout removal. J. Noonan, 1017-1028 Mission. WA 1S ERENING 0 AT S Foreign Consuls Ask Their Governments to Send Vessels. King Malietca in Constant Fear of Attack by Mataafa’s Adherents, Hostilities Temporarily Checked by the English, German and Ameri- can Representatives. APIA, Samoa, Feb. 24,—If all Samoa knew a thing which is known by three gentlemen in white clothes there would surely be a war. These three men in ducks are the three Consuls, and it is easy to tell them apart by their bats. The United States Consul-General wears a white cap like Colonel Waring White- wings in New York; the English Con- sul goes around in a white helmet like that worn by the hot-tempered uncie in the play, who comes back from India without his liver, and the German Consul wears & black Derby, for no reason that any one can discover except, possibly, that he is Dutch. But the important matter is what is going on under those three hats, If King Malietoa knew certainly that the three Consuls had sent for warships by this mail he would surely declare war against the rebels, for it is always the Government’s policy not to fight until convinced that the three powers will do the practical work. If, on the other hand, the rebel chiefs knew that the three Con- sule had not sent for ships-of-war they would attack the Government at once, and with strong hopes of success. The three Consuls never talk much about what they hsve in mind, and just now, like the Tar Baby, they *‘jes dun keep on saying nuffin.” The causes for the present great war feeling are two. Last month the Govern- ment asked the Consuls to permit the retarn of some of the chiefs who are now in exile in Jaluit for their com- plicity in the last war. ‘What answer the consuls gave the Gov- ernment, as usual, nobody kno but the rebel chiefs let it be known that if any of the exiles returned and left ex-King Matafa in exile, the Government and the three powers might count on having a scrap on hand. This in itself was enough to make war likely, but the chance of fighting was greatly increased by the act of the rebels in making a descent upon the loyal islands of Manono and Apolims and driv- ing out ail of the inhabitants. Thiscause of war will particularly. interest Ameri- cans because of depredations committed upon American property. Foster Cluff of Thatcher, Ariz., is in charge of the Mormon mission at Lalovi, in the desolated district. The rebels took all of the property out of his house, stole the communion vessels from the church and by way of special indignity used the latter for a cookhouse. The president of the Mormon mission has complained to Consul-General Churchill, who bas pro- tested against the outrage to the King and Government of Ssmoa. From these circumstances war has by brewiug for the last few weeks and may break out at any moment. The King and Government have been in nightly terror of an attack upon Mulinuu, the capital, and the villagzes of the loyal district about Apia are under arms. There is a new member of the Steven- son family at Vailima, who arrived upon the 30tb of January. Vice-Consul-General Osbourne rejoices in a son, who has re- ceived the name of Alan, which will be familiar to all who bave read his distin- guished stepfather's story, “Kidnaped.” The new Municipal Councit to serve for two years was chosen on January 30. The following are the members: F. C. Conradt, E. A. Geinsmuhl, John Beckmann, W. C. .fl“n' W. Blacklock and Thomas Mere- th. The new Council is composed of three Germans, and one of the English-speak- ing members is so closely associated with the German interests as to leave his inde- %Qndence of action more than doubtfal. ven without him, when the new presi- dent arrives the Germans will have a working majority. England gets two members and the United States one, in the dpnnon of Mr. Blacklock, who has been made temporary chairman, SPIKITUAL PENALTIES, Church Decree That Meets With Critiotsm in Canad. TORONTO, Osr, March 13.—Arch- bishop Tangevin of Manitoba has de- clared thst the Roman Catholics who voted for the Liberal candidate in the re- cent by-election will be refused burial in consecrated ground if they die in spiritual condition, and also that he has reserved to himself the hearing of all confessions of that “sin,”” 8 The Globe in commenting on the sbove says: 1f the church, holding the spiritual guidance of a large section of the Canadian ople, is allowed to dictate to its mem- R:n as to what public men and measures they shall support and what they shall condemn, and to enforce such decrees by dmfl-l :'l Chflsmbnrlll llnd infliction of spiritual penal pular roment h:uumu a delusion. ’C“.’M lo and Paa- liament have too long tolerated clerical domination in political affairs. Such con- sideration and_ toleration have been ab- surd, and it is their right snd duty to assert and maintain the supremacy of the state in public agairs. SEEEef e PLEDGED TO SECRECY. But the Doings of Senators in Emeoutive Session Leak Out. - WASBINGTON, D. C., March 13.—The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Friday morning considered the arbitration treaty with Great Britain. The com- mittee adjourned without reaching a con- clusion. There will be another meeting on Monday. Prior to adjournment Chairman Davis put each Senator on his honor not to say anything about the discussion. It is known, however, that the committee favors an amendment eliminating from the treaty all questions pertaining to the domestic or foreign policy of each party and a new one prohibiting the selection of members of the Supreme Court of the United States as members of the court should the treaty be agreed to. e Naval Orders Issued. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., March 13.—The following naval orders have been issued: Burgeon H. E. Ames of the Detroit, now on its way home from China via Suez, when the ship reaches the Mediterranean, will'be transferred to the Cincinnati, re- placing Assistant Surgeon G. C. Hubbard, transferred from the Cincinnati to the Minneapolis in place of Surgeon D. N. Burton, who will come home in the Detroit and have three months’ leave. Passed Assistant Engineer W. 8. Chambers is ordered'from the New York Navy-yard to the battle-ship Oregon at San Francisco, relieving Passed Assistant Engineer T. F. Burgdorff, ordered home on waiting orders. b dilel, Want Ireasury Appointments. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 13.— Secretary Gage to-day made public the following applications for positions under the Treasury Department: Robert Hector of Newcastie, Cal., for Collector of Internal Revenue at Sacramento; John E. Hanoa of Denver, Coo., for Collector of Internal Revenue at Denver. . Contestants for an Kmpty Honor. WASHINGTON, D. €., March 13. — Richardson of Tennessee announced his withdrawal asa candidate for the Speaker- ship at the Democratic caucus this a noon. This narrows the contest for 3 nority honors' to McMiilan of Tennessee and ley of Texas. ——— McKenna Zakes Olney’s Secretary. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 13.—J. ‘Walter Blanford has been appointed pri- vate secretary to Attorney-General Mc- Kenna, a position he formerly held when Mr. Olney was at the head of that depart- ment. ¥ 2 e Why the Bank Failed. CHICAGO, Iiw, March 13.—A Tribune special from Edwardsville, Iil, gives the repart of the expert appointed to inves- tigate the failure of the John ' A. Prickett & Son Bank. Itshows that the Western investments made through Jule L. Prickett of Spokane, son of the late J. A. Prickett, while having a nominal value of $203,493%are worthless, and that the overdrafts of J. A. Prickett had steadily increased until they amounted to $53,847 when the bank failed. e MINNESUTA’S WHEAT CROP. Careful Estimate or .illers Shows What Can Be Depended Upon. DULUTH, Mixx.,, March 13.—Duluth millers have made a careful estimate of wheat in the territory tributary to Min- neapolis and Duluth. Itis found there is 35,000,000 bushels in store, including coun- try elevators, and the amount that may be depended upon from the farmers on the present crop is_estimated at 12,000,000 bushels. It is estimated that 43,000,000 bushels will be required by Duluth, Min- neapolis aud interior mills between now and September 1, when the new wheat will arrive, leaving only 4.000,000 bushels for export and Eastern mills. zshabnics ey The Colored Preacher Wins. GALVESTON, Tex., March 13.—The Court of Appeals has affirmed the decision of the lower court in the case of the Pull- man Palace Car Company vs. Rev. Thomas 'W. Cain, a negro, who bought a first-class ticket from St. Louis to Galveston, but was forced to ride in the ‘‘negro” car. The opinion of the court was that where a ticket is sold for a certain coach, like a Pailman, a negro isentitled to ride in that kind of a car or the company is liable to pay damages. Fourteen Days in an Tos Floe. S8T. JOHNS, N. B, March.13. — The overdue steamer Esquimaux arrived here to-day. She was fourteen d~ys frozen in an ice floe. The thermometer registered forty degrees below zero. A series of hur- ricanes raged, and nearly all the crew were frost-bitien. Big Loans Mads in New York. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 13.—Loars to the amount of $4,000,000 have been ob- tained from New York banks within a week to pay duties on goods held in bond, in-anticipation of higber duties under ths new tariff. One loan for $500,000 was secured to-day. Death in dShoveling Snow. JAMESTOWN, N. D., March 13.—A Northern Pacific passenger train collided with a rotary plow five miles west of La Moure, N.” D., to-night. Roadmaster Fitzgerald was killed and three others were more or less 1njured. Southern Pacific Will Settle. FRANKFORT, Ky., March 13.—The attorneys for the Southern Puc.fic Rail road wired Attorney-General Taylor to- day that they wodid come here to settie the Btate’s $137.500 franchise suit in court. Germany Will Have New Warships. BERLIN, GermANY, March 13. —The Budget Committee of the Reichstag to- duy n&r)ond the Government estimate of 20,000, marks for the purpose of build- ing new battleships.