The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 20, 1898, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1898. OUIET 1§ RESTORED AT HAVANA May Be but the Calm That Precedes the Storm. Soldiers Declare Openly | That Blanco Must Give Up His Post. They Would Not Fire Upon Rioters if He Ordered Them to Do So. PLAINTS OF AMERICANS. Lee's Mail Is | by Agents of the Even Consul-General Held Up Spanish Government. Copyright, 1898, by James Gordon Bennett. HAVANA, Jan. 19.—Aboslute calm | now reigns in Havana, and it is difi- t to realize that a few days ago the s was apparently on the verge of revolution. Although the rioting was practically over on Friday night, troops continued to be poured into the city up to Sunday. General Bernet arrived from Pinar del Rio on that morning with a force estimated at 2000 men and bivoucked in the railroad vards in Prado, where most of his forces remain. At about the same time a column of 1000 cavalry rode in and found quarters in Curtel de le Fu- r In Cuba street, on artillery wharf, batteries of field artillery were planted in position to rake Cuba and Chacon streets 11 public buildings along the harbor from Plaza de Armas to Punta, rammed with troopsand large bod- and infantry were held in adjacent to Central imated that fully 12,000 1 the city in addition to | lar garrison. | was much speculation as to the | ch extraordinary precau- | v of the fact that the city ntly tranquil. An expla- | red for the concentration of | far in excess of the apparent 1vity of the situation is that General co has determined to mobilize one- ter of the volunteer force and put to the field in active service. If had such an idea, he has ap- v abandoned it. A much more e solution is offered in the New York Herald’s Madrid telegram in the papers received here this morning, stat- ing that the riots were the result of a | Conservative plot in Spain to over- throw the ministry ard General Blanco.| and enforce the return of General| Weyler. | There is no question that the bitter- | est feeling against General\ Blanco and autonomy i rined in Conserva- nong .volupteers and in the armj olunteer officers are open in e ns of hostility and regulars are no less hostile, but are ly more guarded in their utter- | res: ular officer said yesterday that Blanco would have to go, and regulars were ordered to fire on olunteers or the people, he be- »d they would refuse to obey. I learn that General Blanco has been distinctly notified that the army will | permit the Government to extend *concentrados while loyal sol- suffering from want of sup- Circulars are daily distributed he streets and cafes calling volun- s to a to avenge insults put on paniards by the new regime. A as exploded on Monday night nta and Monte streets, but no as done. ican papers were again held office to-day. Many citizens that their letters have been well as delayed. In the last Consul-General Lee's papers, ad- dressed to the consulate, were held up | d General Lee sent a strong personal emonstrance to General Blanco and | later got his papers. To-day his papers | were again stopped. The Herald’s correspondent in Sagua | la Grande writes that mail for| United States citizens there is being | tampered with, including mail for the consulate. he i HOLDING WARSHIPS IN READINESS FOR SERVICE. Commanders of Several Vessels Given FTINESSES REFUSE T0 TESTIFY Bribery Investigation at Ohio’s Capital Blocked. Questions Asked in Vain| of Men Who Were | Subpenaed. | Committee Decides to Report Back to the Senate for Instructions. CAN MAKE NO HEADWAY. Falls to Gather Evidence as to the | Alleged Purchasing of Votes for Senator. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. COLUMBUS, Jan. 19.—The investi- gation into the charges of bribery in connection with the recent Senatorial election reached a crisis to-night. Nni matter what may be the final result of | the investigation, there will ikely be| several witnesses arrested for con- tempt. They had seven witnesses sub- penaed for to-night, but they were not all examined because none of them would testify. The Senate Committee last night ex- amined Samuel Pentland, proprietor of the Neil House; Frank P. Ross, man- | ager of the telephone company; W. F. | Truesdale, manager of the Postal Tele- graph Company, and Shepherd M. Dunlap, manager of the Western | Unifon Telegraph Company, who then | asked to confer with their attorneys and were excused until to-night for that purpose. When they appeared to-night they said their attorneys held that the Senate had no jurisdiction in the Investigation of the bribery of a| member of the House and had advised them not to answer any further ques- | tions before the committee. They all | followed the advice of their attorneys, | as did Mr. Hollenbeck, who was not on the stand last night. | When the committee found that the | advice of the attorneys was being fol- lowed uniformly by all witnesses called the open session was closed and the committee went into executive session to make plans for further procedure. The Senate chamber was crowded while the committee in open session attempted to examine witnesses, and the action of the witnesses caused de- monstrations of derision. The wit- nesses did not decline to tell the name of their counsel, and their replies showed that most eminent lawyers had been engaged in the case. The members of the House investiga- tion committee were present by invita- tion and they were requested to ask questions, but none of them took any part. Judge Robertson, who has served with distinction on the bench at Cincinnati, 1s a member of the Senate committee, and is prosecutor. He wore himself out asking questions and get- ting the monotonous reply “On the advice of counsel, I decline to answer.” Chairman Burke and Senators Lang | and Fink did their best to draw out the witnesses, but to no avail. After the four others took their turns Senator Garfield would close each examination by askimg: Do you decline to answer questions because your attorneys say this com- mittee has no jurisdiction in this case and have so advised you?” The reply was in the affirmative and the witnesses were excused. Each wit- ness was told that he was held under service by the committee and should report to-morrow night at 7:30, or sooner if called for. As the commit- tee will make a partial report to the Senate to-morrow a lively time is ex- pected. The committee will ask the Senate to punish the witnesses for con- tempt and to give the investigators full authority. | A. D. Hollenben of Chardon, Auditor of Geauga County and member of the Republican State Executive Commit- tee, was among the witnesses called. Hollenben was asked repeatedly if his | son was not in the employ of Senator Hanna, and if his son did not carry funds from Columbus to Cincinnati. | Representative Otis resides in Cincin- | nati and made the charges under | which the investigation was instituted. | He invariably refused to answer these | | questions, doing so, he said, upon the | advice of his attorneys. | Shepherd A. Dunlap, manager of the | | Western Union Telegraph Company, | was asked specifically for messages signed “H. D.” Mr. Dunlap, too, de- clined to make reply. Frank P. Ross, manager of the tele- measures to | phone company, was asked about H. Orders Bringing Them Nearer to Cuba. NEW YORK, Jan. 19.—The Herald's Washington correspondent telegraphs: In anticipation of an emergency Sec- retary Long has taken PARTIALLY FROZEN IN A CREEK BED Fate of a Frenchman Who Had Imbibed Too Freely and Lost His Way. SALINAS, Jan. 19.—A man found with the flesh frozen on him is a ¥ remarkable circumstance for this locality in California. Word has been received by telephone from San Ardo, a small town about twenty miles from this city, that late yesterday the body of a Frenchman, Louis de Leau, was found in the Poncho Rico Creek, paralyzed on one side and the flesh on the back and hips frozen. Leau had been missing since Sun- day, and it was only by chance that he was found vesterday. Sunday the man went to San Ardo, and while there imbibed too freely. When he started for home a friend accompanied him for some distance. A trestle had to be crossed, and his friend knew that Leau could not cross this without assistance. He left him, however, after seeing him safely over the trestle. This was the last seen of the Frenchman until he was found yesterday afternoon. It is supposed that after losing his friend the Frenchman was going along the creek bank and lost his balance and fell In the creek bed. The man remalned in this place, screened from view by a jetty. Here he passed two of the coldest nights of this winter. Where his body came in contact with the ground the flesh was frozen. The man when found was alive, but could not speak. SUBOOVOHROVIGTICO00D LoV LAUOROLAROI000D f=g=F=FeReFeFoF-F-2 R 3o FeFuFuguleFeFaFeFoFegegogegag =g -3 3.7 1 HONOR THRUST ~ [QUARREL OVER (PON WHITE NEWS SERVICE The Senator Popular With |Chicago Inter Ocean and His Party Members Associated Press at Washington. at Outs. Offered the Chairmanship of the Democratic Congressional Committee. Injunction Suit to Prevent a Disciplining of the Newspaper. Undecided as to Whether He Will | In Disfavor Because It Accept and Strive to Be Re- turned to Congress. Purchased Dispatches From an Out- side Agency. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. Epectal Dispatch to The Call. CHICAGO, Jan. 19.—The Chicago Inter Ocean, an Associated Press news- paper, recently brought suit for an in- junction restraining the Press Associ- ation from discontinuing its news service, as it had threatened to do, be- cause the Inter Ocean had been buy- ing news from the New York Sun, a rival newsgatherer. The Associated Press management claimed that Inter Ocean, by this action, had vio- lated the terms of its franchise in the Press Association. When the petition for an injunction restraining the Associated Press from discontinuing its news service came up in Judge Dunne's court this morning coungel for defendant asked for a post- ponement on the ground that it had not had time to prepare its defense. To this the attorneys for the Inter Ocean assented, provided it was agreed on the part of the Associated Press that no | action would be taken in the matter of depriving the paper of news pending the hearing of the petition, and the motion for continuance was allowed. A meeting of the directors of the As- soclated Press, at which 1t is proposed to discipline the Inter Ocean for pur- chasing and printing news dispatches from the New York Sun has also been postponed to a date to be announced hereafter. Manager M. E. Stone of the news association denies that he has given up the fight, and from another source it is learned that the prosecution will be continued with vigor. The position of the Inter Ocean is that the provision of the Associated Press that its mem- bers must not buy news of the Sun is in restraint of trade and a violation of the anti-trust law, and it bases its hopes of success on its ability to con- vince the courts that it is right. WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.—Represen- tative James Hamilton Lewis of Wash- ington State will introduce (by re- quest) a bill against the Associated Press monopoly which is designed to prevent this association from monop- olizing the news franchises. The bill is said to be in the Interest of a rival news association which is about to en- ter the fiel ROUNDING (P THE UBER LYNCIERS Nearly All the Testimony Is Laid Before the Douglas Grand Jury. Call Office, Riggs House, Washington, Jan. 19. Honors come to Senator White of California without his bidding. He was chosen chairman of the National Dem- ocratic Convention at Chicago without any effort on his part or on the part of his friends. The majority of the Democratic Congressional Committee now favors him for chairman of that committee, and has asked him to ac- cept. It is understood that the Sena- tor has the offer under consideration. He would be glad to accept this hon- orable position but for the fact that he is as yet undecided as to whether he would be a candidate for re-election to the Senate. He was jn some doubt about his acceptance to-night, but will make known his decision to-morrow. George P. Keenan, alleged to be a Californian, and who has been acting as organizer or “hustler” for the League of Silver Clubs, and who is also secretary of the National Commit- tee of the so-called “Silver party,” has evidently been disappointed in his am- bition to become secretary of the Con- gressional Committee, for when he as- certained to-night that White was like- 1y to be selected chairman of the com- mittee, he circulated around the hotel lobbies trying to injure the Senator by declaring that he was not a “good Democrat.” He repeated the lles of the San Francisco .- Bulletin to the effect that White was supported by The Call for re-election to the Senate, and sought to discredit his Democracy. But Keenan is an insignificant figure in Washington, for it is well under- stood here that he is a political “faker,” whose expenses are borne by Mr. Lane of California, the wealthy miner and silver advocate. Keenan is the person who was roasted the other day in the Washington papers by Law- rence Gardner and Senator Faulkner. MCKS-BEACHT WARNS CANADY Says the Dominion Should Con- tribute to Britain’s Naval Defense. Adds That the Day May Come When Canada Will Have a “Rude Awakening.” Special Dispatch to The Call. LONDON, Jan. 19.—Sir Michael Hicks- Beach, Chancellor of the Exchequer, the | speaking at Bristol to-day, ridiculed the Lively Scene in the Jury-Room and support any stand the Chief Magis- | trate may take. Orders to the gun- boat Nashville, assigning her to duty | on the ropean station, were to-day | revoked; the gunboat Helena, which left New York some weeks ago for the Asfatic station via the Mediterranean and Suez Canal, has been caught by cable at Funchal and directed to at- | tach herself to the Ruropean squad- | ron; the cruiser Cincinnati, now at | Buencs Ayres, and the gunboat Cas- | tine at Montevideo, have been instruct- | ed to proceed to the northern part of | Brazil. Furthermore, I underst. and that Com- | modore George Dewey, commanding | the Asiatic squadron, has been com- municated with, a s been inform- ed that it may sary for his ships to return to the United States, and that if they come they will be re- quired to come to the Atlantic by the quickest route, and ave his ven- scls in readin, the department may send. Rear Admiral Miller, who commands the Pacific station, and who is now at Honoluly, has been advised of the sit- uation. The battleship Maine was in- structed to-day to join the fleet and proceed with it to Tortugas. The De- troit or Montgomery will be retained at Key West on the filibustering patrol, and it is understood torpedo boats will also remain there. While it cannot be positively stated, there is reason to believe that the object in keeping tor- pedo boats at Key West is to have prompt forwarding to Rear Admiral Sicard at Tortugas of all dispatches sent by Consul General 1ee, Mercantile Library. The annual meeting of the Mercantfl Library Association will be hell:imntr{l: evening at the library for the purpo of installing officers for the preaegt ye:r.; J S 10 receive any orders |. H. Boyce, S. D. Hollenbeck and others being called up at Cincinnati, but he declined to answer. In response to subpenas Justin Wight and Harry Ellinsworth, telegraph op- erators, who worked the wire at Sena- tor Hanna's headquarters in the Neil House, were present to testify, but the committee decided at 9 p. m. not to pro- ceed with any more witnesses who were under instructions of attorneys. The committee then went into exec- utive session to consider the extent of its jurisdiction in the investigation and especially in the matter of punishing for contempt. The committee was in executive session from 9 to 11 o'clock and adopted, by a vote of 4 to 1, Gar- field voting in the negative, a resolu- tion to refer the whole matter back to the Senate and adjourned for further instructions and power. | IVES MAKES A BRILLIANT SPURT. The Young Napoleon Defeats George Sutton by a Score of 400 to 160. CHICAGO, Jan. 19.—After one of the | finest displays of scientific billiards ever | shown in_Chicago Frank Ives to-night | defeated George Sutton by a score of 400 | to 160. Ives won the bank, but missed | the play-off shot. Sutton made 10, and the young Napoleon proceeded to show the possibilities of the game. Draws, masses, spreads and bank shots alter- nated with skillful nursing until 123 was reached. Then Frank fell down on a| draw shot. Sutton piled up 56 in his third | inning, 19 in the fourth and 3 in the fifth. | Ives put up 45 in his fourth and in the | sixth gathered §3—but four short of the handicap. At the end of the eleventh | inning the score stood: Ives, 265; Sutton, | Then Ives took a new lease of life, and with runs of 29, 49 and 27 filled his score, leaving Sutton with but 160 to his credit. The score: Ives, 400; average, 28 4-7. Sut- ton, 160; average, 12 4-13, clear ‘without lhoud.w notion of providing granaries, as had been suggested in some quarters. He said he was convinced the British navy was strong enough to hold its own, and that in any war England would have many friends to supply corn. Referring to the coming budget esti- mates, he sald these would show that th Government was fully alive to Keeping up the standard of the army and navy, although he declared it was not creditable to Canada nor fair to English taxpayers that such a colony should contribute practically nothing to the naval defense of the empire. He hoped Canada would soon turn her attention to this matter, adding that if she did not the day would come when she would have a ‘“rude awakening, which would be entirely her own fault.” In concluding his speech, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that China had approached England for assistance to pay the Japanese indemnity, and that the negotiations were still Eendlnm The newspaper statements on the subject he characterized as inaccurate and incom- plete. The Government was not ashamed of these negotiations, and believed the country wouid approve them. He could see no reason why foreign powers should object, but if the negotiations failed, Great Britain would take her stand on ex- isting treaty rights. = BRIGHT METEOR IN DAYLIGHT. Very Unusual Phenomenon Noticed at the Lick Observatory. SAN JOSE, Jan. 19.—The following telephone message was recelved to-night from Director Schaeberle of Lick Ob- servatory: The very unusual phenomenon of a bright meteor in broad daylight was ob- served her to-day by E. F. Coddington, fellow in astronomy at the observatory. It was seen in the west shortly after 1 o’clock this afterncon at an elevation of about eight degrees above the horizon, moving very rapidly toward the north in a path slightly inclined toward the earth. It increased In brightness along its course and disappeared suddenly in a any explosion belng Nearly a Fight Between Two Disputing Witnesses. Special Dispatch to The Call. CARSON, Jan. 19.—Chris Dangberg was ummoned by the Douglas Grand Jury to-day and asked to explain, why he had, in the presence of three witnesses, in a saloon in Gardnerville, stated that he was one of the mob and knew the rest. He denied it, and said that when drunk he might have indorsed the lynchers, but was not one of them. He denied threat- ening Judge Mack and the Governor. Dick Roberts of Carson testified that a Dane named Glock, from Gardnerville, had admitted being one of the mob and had kicked Uber as he was being dragged. The two men were brought face to face. Glock denied having admit- ted anything, but said that Roberts had tried to get 4 Statement out of him and admitted he was there himself, Roberts admitted having said this to get the other to talk, and he did so and stated that he had kicked Uber, while Pete Anderson had struck him with the butt end of his gun. There was a lively scene and nearly a fight between the two in the Grand Jury room. Two witnesses in' Carson—George Jer- sen and Bill Muack—were summoned. to. day. Foreman Cook announces that all the testimony will be in to-morrow, after which the jury will go to work on its re- port. CHARLES M. SHORTRIDGE IS RAPIDLY 3SINKING. Midnight Message From Gilroy Hot Springs Says His Death May Occur at Any Moment. SAN JOSE, Jan. 20.—A message recelved from Gilroy Hot Springs shortly after midnight states that Charles M. Short- ridge is sinking rapidly and death may occur at any moment. The att, physician bas no hope of another rally. RESIDENCE OF Z0LA GUARDED Paris Police Present to Protect the Novelist. |One Small Mob Supplies i the Only Excitement of the Day. Renewed Demonstrations at Marseilles and Other Provincial Towns. ECHO OF DREYFUS’ CASE. His Arrest and Conviction Is Said to Have Been Caused by a ‘Woman. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. PARIS, Jan. 19.—As a precaution to prevent disturbances, the bridges from | the Latin quarter were to-day guarded | by police and the residences of Matieu side the Law School with the usual | eries, but the police prevented a serious demonstration. There have been renewed demonstra- tions at Marseilles and other provincial towns. | An anti-Jewish manifestation took | place at Nantes and Rouen, where | there were several arrests. It is sald that the student associations and com- mittees have resolved to abstain from further demonstrations, pending the trial of M. Zola. LONDON, Jan. 10.—With every show of authority the Pall Mall Gazettc this afternoon prints prominently an article purporting to give the inwardness of the Dreyfus case, and explains that the document on which the Government found the prisoner guilty was obtained in the following manner from the Ger- man military attache, Von Funcke: “Nine or ten months before the arrest of Dreyfus, Von Funcke was suddenly | removed from his post. The explana- tion of his removal throws a curious light on the Dreyfus case, and explains in some measure the attitude of the Government. When his predecessor, Baron von Huene, left Paris, he hand. ed Von Funcke a list of persons in France who were in relation with the German _intelligence department, en- Joining him never to let it out of his | hand. Von Funcke carried the docu- | ment in a leather bag around his neck. “Shortly after his entering upon his duties a woman obtained the document and took it to the Forelgn Office, where it was hastily photographed and re- turned to her, she returning it to Von Funcke. He had, in the meanwhile, discovered his loss, and, like an honest soldier and attache, he hastened to in- form the German Government of his | mishap, hence his recall. | “Curiously enough, the woman re- fused compensation, though a large sum was offered her. “With the photograph of the docu- ment the French Government went de- liberately to work, and I am assured on authority that leaves no room for doubt that the name of Dreyfus ap- peared on it, but it being a common name in both Germany and France, suspicion did not immediately fall on the officer subsequently condemned. Later it served as confirmatory evi- dence.” STRIKE RICIT ORE N WATTS VALLEY Fresno Citizens File Locations on Two Adjacent Gold Mining Claims. Froni Assays of Quartz Taken Out It Is Believed a Bonanza Has Been Struck. Special Dispatch to The Call. FRESNO, Jan. 19.—Dr. S. L. Chapman, M. W. Parker and A. M. Highrabedian filed locations on two gold mining claims yesterday. One claim is known as the Flock and the other the . The claims are adjacent and located in the Watts | Valley neighborhood in this county. The parties are all residents of Fresno, and they believe that they have made a rich | strike. “We believe,” $aid Dr. Chapman, “from assays of quartz taken from the | ledge last week that a bonanza has been struck right here in Fresno County. took in two partners in order to develop the mine, and will immediately com- mence the work of tunneling into the ledge.” The quartz exhibited by Dr. Chapman ‘was reddish, and sparks of very fine gold could be seen in it by looking through a magnifying glass. A careful assay will be made of the quartz to-day, as the re- cent assay was not made with the best appliances. SR g NEW WAGE LIST FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO MINT. Superintendent Leach Succeeds in Obtaining an Alteration of the Proposed Reductions. WASHINGTON, Jan. 19. —Frank A. Leach, Superintendent of the Mint at day. He will return_to Washington be- fore leaving for San Francisco. Although Leach has not been entirely successful | before the Treuug Department, he is | fatrly well satisfi with the result of his mission to Washington, and says that although there may be some reductions in salaries and wages at the San Fran- cisco Mint, the reductions will not appl: to all those who were at first Incmdedy. In a day or two he will know definitely just what the salary and wage list wiil e. S Excitement Over a Mineral Discovery. ST. HELENA, Cal., Jan. 19.—Great ex- citement has been caused In the upper Napa and Lake counties by the discovery of mineral that assays $5672 in gold and 3% in silver to the ton. The discovery was made by Martin Stearns, and’the vein extends for several miles, being near the surface. An attempt will be made to interest capitalists to develop the property and put in a stamp mill, Dreyfus and Emil Zola were guarded. | A small mob of students assembled out- NEW TO-DAY. MAIL STORE OPEN EVENINGS. ORDERS Will reccive our prompt attention and! be filled as fast as received and in being used in giving| our customers the benefits of all goods as advertised. THE'B order, great care| C HATTERS, FURNISHERS, 924-330 Market St,, SanFrancisco, ALDWIN LOTHIER Weare apt to become enthusiastic when speaking of our great Creditors’ Consolidation Clash, that has elicited the admiration of thousands of pleased purchasers the past week or so. | Nothing like it ever seen in all “Frisco.” Enconraged by our great success, we mean to-morrow’s sale to be a memorable one. We quote our prices for reliable merchandise only. Hereare the six trade-bringers for Thursday and Friday only. 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SEE THE C ‘B WONDERFUL | Hatters and BARGAINS. | THE BALDWIN | 924 to 930 MARKET 8T., Largest Outfitters on the Pacific Coast. | MAIL ORDERS | PROMPTLY ; FILLED. | LOTHIERS [ Furnishers, 0 SENATOR [N MARYLAND Judge McComas Makes a Slight Gain Over Tuesday’s Vote. Not So Many as Had Been Hoped by His Fol- lowing. It Is Now Believed That Some Man From Baltimore Will Be Chosen. Speclal Dispatch to The Call. ANNAPOLIS, Md., Jan. 19.—The Senate and House met in joint session to-day, and after casting one ballot for United States Senator to succeed Ar- thur P. Gorman, adjourned until to- morrow. The ballot resulted as fol- lows: McComas 36, Shaw 11, ShryDckE 2, Milliken 2, Barber 6, Fourner 1, Gor- | man 4, Findlay 2, Parran 6, Lowndes 1. Total, 113; necessary to a choice 57; absent 4. The vote cast for Judge McComas shows an increase over that received by him yesterday. The outcome of the | day's balloting was a distinct disap- Ancona, which is inhabited by anarch- ists and socialists. A number of men and women attempted to barricade the streets, but the police cleared the thor- oughfares and arrested several. Troops are searching the country, ar- resting suspicious bands of tramps. The agitation against the price, of bread is spreading to other towns. crowd as- sembled in front of the Town Hall at Sinegala and demanded relief. The Mayor gave a conciliatory reply, but the of women, mob, which co invaded the warehouses of they seized a quantity chiefly s of troops finally restored order. There has been another slight disturb- grain. ance at Maseota, about south of Ancona. soAie FIRST OFFICIAL RECEPTION OF THIS ADMINISTRATION. New Method of Distributing the Invitations Proves a Most Satisfactory Success. WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.—The first of- ficial reception of the present administra- tion was given at the White House this evening. Aside from the fact that it was the first, interest in the event centered in the new method of distributing the invi- tations, so that only a certain proportion of those entitled to the hospitality of the executive mansion would be entertained in a single evening. The plan, so far as could be judged from appearances, was an entire success. While 2000 invitations had been distributed, and in ite of a very rainy evening, every one who was invited appeared, there was no crush in any part of the house during the evening and the whole affair was commented on s one of the most ant and least laborious of the L.g gatherings that have occurred in the mansion. The receiving party consisted of the President and Mrs. McKinley, the Vice- President and Mrs. Lobart and the mem- bers and ladies of the Cabinet. All of these were present except Secretary Al- ger, who was still too ill to venture out and Mrs. whom was re| twenty miles S| and Mrs. Long, each of esented by a daughter. w pointment to the followers of Judge I San Francisco, left for Philadelphia to- | McComas, they having confidently ex- pected a gain of at least eight more votes than they got. Their failure is | now thought to indicate the possible reappearance of Postmaster-General Gary as a candidate, as these votes are looked upon as his whenever he wants them. A caucus of the Republican majority will almost certainly be held to-mor- row night and an attempt will be made to force the recalcitrants into line. Thirty-one signatures have been ap- pended to the call, and it is asserted that six more will be added before midnight. Thirty-four are necessary to secure a majority of the Republi- | can members and Senators of the Gen- eral Assembly. It is sald Postmaster-General Gary | has requested his six supporters who have voted for Thomas Parran to go into caucus and abide by the decision | of that body. It is claimed that a ma- jority of the six have signified their willingness to do so. To-night's devel- | opments indicate that to-morrow’s bal- | 1ot will be a repetition of to-day’s, and | indications of an attempt at coalition | between the “faithful eleven” and the Democratic members for the purpose of selecting a Baltimore city man are growing stronger every hour. Such a combination would probably mean Shaw or Malster. HALF-STARVED PEOPLE SACK A GRAIN WAREHOUSE. Bread Riots Renewed in a Number of the Smaller Towns of Italy. ROME, Jan. 19.—There were renewed disorders to-day in the poor quarter of | The fac-simile signature of is on every wrapper .of CASTORIA, NEW TO-DAY. \\\\\\\\\\\ § A Perfect N\ Znfant Food Gail Borden Eagle Brand €Condensad Hilk APerreCT SuBSTITUTE FoR MOTHERS MILK. 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