The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 2, 1899, Page 5

THE SA FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MARCH 2 1899. REMEMBRANCE F"KID" WELLER, | THE PLUNGER ‘His Horse, Opponent, " Ran Fourth. A WARM, CHOICE IN THE RING | | | | | | 'TRAINER-OWNER DOSS GIVEN‘ ' A CAUTION. Three Favorites in Front at Oakland. Judge Stouffer Helped His Friends Along—Jerry Hunt Liked the Mud—Topmast Won. | T When “Kid" Weller, the limburger ‘cheese plunger, left the sunny clime of thé Californ: betting rings, h their of odd ble along, too. y prices and fretful la neglected to take his st This is to be regretted. T here with a great reputa ¥ because the books woul not take ¥. Then he tried booking him- £ re public took his money and he roared again. H ‘went East, and told e fornia was no “‘puddin before, he left his stable here. out' of & motive for revenge or not, never be known Among his belongings at the track wa a horse called Op- of horseflesh. , and 4 ish pie race at ( h even 10bo™ picnic. with Nash Turr behind Ju 1ght be pe take kindly t Opponent did not rt caused no gl Favorites e of the comme balanc he card. He and at odds of 5 2 for the ed to land. but was Innovator, 1 by Bull” d to 4 to L e betting from 7 )k the mile and ds down. He Moringa, the ran very he latter young vim and’ vigor | ed on a dlet might do him ly have won, a horse, they ible for the money t @ sixteenth was late h proved easy for Ridden by Bull- | man, the brown gelding galloped in, five lengihs ahead of Whale ack. The final six furlong sprint caused a delay. After the betting had progressed some minutes Storm King, which opened favorite, came out of his preliminary gal- lop lante and was allowed to be drawn by the judges. Highland Ball then ruled fa- vorite, and with considerable to spare beat El Salado a couple of lengths. To-Day’s Entries. First Race—Seven furlongs; four-year-olds and upward; selling. 345 Stan Powers. 44 Carrie U. 50 Bliss Rucke: 744 Beau Monde. 742 Byron Cross.. 403 Morana .. 689 Melv. Burnham.107| 727 Rosemald 744 Merry Boy 115| 749 Sokombeo 680 The Dipper.. Second Race—Futurity course; four-year-olds and upward; selling. 746 New Moon. 732 Silver State. 44 Sweet William. Henry ¢ Ricardo Jim Bozeman. | {ARRIVED LATE AS USUAL 113 ‘108 Baliverso 4 732 Midas two-year-olds. Rixford Bl 1 Solace 4 3 Flamora, ... 733 Winyah 453 Yellow Tall. 0| 613 Infinity Fourth Race—Six furlongs; three-year-olds; | 745 Dunpraise Fitth Race—Six furlongs; three-year-olds and : handicap. S Satsuma . B .ll: 7 736 Rubicon . 659 Pat Murphy four- 12 1 selling: 716 Brown Prince. 3ridlington . 5| 726 Lomo .. E 2 Una Colorado. Don Gara... 2 Roadrunner Colonial Dame..110 Durward .. 680 Fred Gardner...118 Heritage . 744 Schnitz . A18 Selections for To-Day. First Race—Sokombeo, Merry Boy, Morana. Second Race—Sweet Ricardo Third Race—Yellow Tail, Winyah, Flamora. Fourth Race—Kootenal, Good Hope, Sir Urian. h Race—Satsuma, Pat Murphy, Rubicon. Sixth Race—Una Colorado, Colonial Dame, Paul Kruger. RUNAWAY ON BUSH STREET. Wild Career of a Butcher’s Cart Ends in a Horse’s Death. A wild runaway created considerable excitement in the vicinity of Bush and Kearn treets yesterday morning shortly s | William, New Moon, | FTERHATH 0 THE SO © CIOLE BN Kennedy Meets Many Creditors. : | LONG-DISTANCE RIDERS GIVEN MORE PROMISES. A Few More Tales of How the Indoor Tournament Management Trans- acted Business—Will Race at San Jose. | James C. Rennedy, fight promoter and erstwhile manager of the six-day bicycle | Tace that ended its unsatisfactory course | last week, met his discontented army of | hirelings at the Pavilion yesterday after- noon and listened to their manifold woes. | “Czar” Kennedy was in a discontented | mood. He had been awakened from | sweet slumber earlier in the day and had | to appear in Judge Mogan's court and answer to a charge of misdemeanor em- | | bezzlement, placed against him by Wil- | | liam J. Ryan, a disgruntled trainer. His | feelings were somewhat mollified by the | case being postponed until Saturday next, | but the thought of meeting an army of | { claimants later In the day made his choler rise. Promptly at 1:30 the six-day riders, their trainers, doorkeepers and other employes | were on hand to greet their debtor, but, | appearance until an hour and a half later. | Some half dozen riders were seated in | a side room, and as he entered there was | after § o’'clock. H. Fletcher, a driver em- loved by a butcher in Union Square Market, was driving down Bush street from Stockton. His horse slipped to his haunches on the wet pavement, and as oon as he regained his feet started to plunge wildly down the hill. The boy did his best to restrain him, | but was unable to hold the frightened animal, and the reins soon slipped from his hands. Other horses along the line caught the fever and started down the street at a mad pace. One of these’ was a milk wagon, which swayed from side to side, leaving a line of lacteal fluid in its wake. At the corner of Bush and Kearny streets the horse attached to the butcher cart fell and broke its leg. It was-found undesirable to move it, and_Police Officer Pendergast shot it. The’ other horses were stopped before any serious damage | was done. | | i | { | e ee——— Photographs of the wonders of Niagara Falls in winter in next Sun- day’s Call. — eee——— Spoke About Insects. Professor Vernon Kellogg of the depart- ment of entomology at Stanford addressed the members of the San Francisco Micro- scopical Soclety last night on “The Post- Embryonic Development of Flies and But- terflies.” He was aided in his lecture by a number of specimens and slides gath- ered during his investigations. THE CALL’S RACING CHART. OAKLAND RACE TRACK, Wednesday, March 1, 1899. — Fifty- 5 sixth day of the California Jockey Track muddy. Club meeting. Weather cloudy. JOSEPH A. MURPHY, Pres g Judge. JAMES B. FERGUSON, Starter. selling; four-year-olds and upward; purse, $300. = FI ity cours 750. 4 i I | Betting. dex. Horse. Age. Wei %m. %m. %m. Str. Fin. | Jockeys. |Op. Ci. 5 21 12 [Rutter .. 8§ 6 §2 2ns McNichols . B2 334 32 (Jones . 0 B 5n 48 [Turner Het 41 53 |Gray 8558 1% 63 |Buliman 8.6 Rucke 73 74 |Thorpe 15 NEioa L) 8 Ellis 100 d Girl ated by acclamat Good start. stale and wants freshening up. . Winner, H.. L. Jones & Won easily. Second and third driving. fon. His election was a popular one. He had The favorite had speed, Al 105, Homestake 106, Amelia Fonso 106, Ricardo 105, Road- g three-year-olds; purse, $350. ; sellin, 3 B 1 | Betting. Weight./St.. ¥m. %m. %m. Fin. Jockeys. {Op. CL nt 216 4 3% 4y 11% [Plggott . 3% g 110/ § 3157 $1 26" (Thorpe 4 11-2 a z 230 R 34 |Jones . 1012 gdalenes 1 15 12 S35 4 8 53 nie 51 0 12 58 53 62 9-10 94 9 7h 60 12 56 81 | 10 61 6% 9 | 30 4 . | 100 . Hennessy ....| 40 150 1; %, 1:03. Winner, B. Schrefber's b. c. by Servitor-Innocence. st three driving, er is a_hummer in soggy going. Acn had Master Rio Chico was no speed at all. not game. Magdalenes He was a joke from Ingle- Buck 102, Campus 102, Giit Edge 102. 752 THIRD RACE—Four furlongs; selling; tl'nryear—nld:pur $400. . T R T BT = Betting. Welght.|St. ¥m. % %m. Str. Fin Jockeys. }Op. i 104 4 21 1h 114 |Bullman 354 108) 2 1% 2h |Thorpe 1 4% 1 33 34 s . 3¢ e 7 5% 5% . 8 15 3 44 4% 30 710 Rixford 5 T4 64 100 740 Rachel C.. 8 8 8 100 710 Big Horn R SR s 15 1. Winner, L. H. Ezell's ch. &. d third drf from a famil TH RACE—One and a sixteenth $400 miles; selling; three-year-olds and 15 102 i 101 Time—1-16. :06%: 5-16 ers & McDonald's ch. fand_third driving. e s no doubt Sotobed St the best. seemed weary. sta Water 100, Tom Cromwell 110. upward: Betting. Str. Fin Jockeys. [Op. | O 11 12 (Bullman . 3 835 2% 22 |Devin .. 5 13 51 3h [McNichols ...| 15 30 41 43 (Holmes 10 12 3% 53 3 1 8 64 6 10 1 lGo 30100 , 1:46; 1 1-16m, 1:52%. Winner, Car- Good start’ Won easily. Second Devin, on the favorite, rode with a calmness that was .. ) tndex. Horse. Weight. St ¥m. %m. %m. Str. Fin ‘ Jockeys. * ‘\g,'_m"c‘l: B TMAlay e in. AN o AT @t Aa%E 1355 Ak DallRR 623 Whaleback 4 33Uy 33 3In Gl 3 oant gt amiies iy Sen ] 5 5% 4 5y w3 sitis 5 j6 % 4% 41 4% . %, 1:19%: mile, 1:46%. Winner, Lind & Humphrey's br. g. e aman. Gpod 'siart, Won sasily, Second and third driving. shing the bit. The winner was ‘tanc had been covered tched—Gauntiet 110, Elsin 104. Whaleback wanted to stop when half the dis- Gllberto had early speed. The Wooer ran for those Who woo. (idex. Horse. Age. Welght.|St. Highland Ball, 4.. El 1 8] Salado, *Coupled with Mainstay. . :25; %, 49%: %, LT :Dance. Good start. Won easily. Second and " Highland Ball held his company safe. El the horse of former days. Golden Link has Bcratched—Storm King 113. i Winner, Sunset stable’s ch. h. by fmp. Inverness-Slow third driving. young men between 15 and years of Salado swerved last part. Mainstay s not age. The present officers of the com; been on the sick list. are: capt:in, F. Head; lieutenant, I. %nnnn! ; 2 Lborn; captatn, J. M. Martin; first ser- a noticeable quaking among them. After | | glaring around, the burly manager grufily | | asked: “Eilinghouse here?” to which some | i : “No, sir.” | | . said Kennedy, “You'll have to | | get out of here. I want this room.” | | Having possession, he called in the door- | keepers and paid their claims, and then demanded that the six-day riders be‘ brought before him. When the latter were lined up at the foot of his throne he | informed Hale, Waller and Albert that he would furnish them transportation so | that they could leave for the East to- | | night. To Barnaby, Chapman and a half | dozen lesser stars he calmly said (lxey‘ would have to get back the best way they could. He completely ignored poor little son, the speedy young cyclist who brought out here to give exhibitions. Un- | deterred by Kennedy's haughty manner, | the diminutive rider demanded that his | claim of $116 be paid. As this amount was | to be devoted to paying railroad fare and | hotel bills, and was in .compensation fur‘ | services rendered during the meet, Gib- son was real pressing in his demand for | settlement. Kennedy refused to pay the | amount, but offered to compromise for | $50. Gibson indignantly refused his offer, | and left the building vowing to get legal | atisfaction. ‘As the trainers were overlooked during the various conferences, H. Rucker | | took it upon himsSelf to’ represent their | | interests, and when the “Czar’ left his | | room he ‘boldly accosted him. As he got | | little satisfaction, Rucker raised his voice, and in the presence of the duped trainers | called Kennedy down for not according himself and_the other caretakers_fair | treatment. He cven accused Kennedy of | putting up cheap prizes for the amateurs, and said he proved it by having two of | the prizes valued at a prominent jewelry | house. Kennedy said nothing, but with a kingly tread passed out, not, however, before giving notice that he would be at | the office to-morrow at the same hour to | transact business. | it is said on every hand that if William | A. Brady had not left for the 5 &3 | this trouble would never Rave occurred. | Immediately after his departure numer- | ous acts of bad management were com- | mitted by his representative, Kennedy, and it culminated in the troubles that fol- lowed the close of the tournament. As | is well known, the races did not prove a | aying investment. In fact.it is said that rady and his partners in the venture | stand to lose many thousand dollars. In meeting the bills of local people and the | claims of the riders, Kennedy has acted | | meanly. In a short'space of two weeks he has made scores of enemies, who are taking every means to injure him. He and his friemds know this, and the latter are | defending him by saying that he is sim- | ply living up to the contracts signed by | the riders before they left the East. | There has been so much dissatisfaction | among the riders at the outcome of the meet that a consolation two days’ tourna- | | ment will_be held in San Jose on_Satur- | day and Sunday next. Orlandg Stevens | and Floyd McFarland are going to han- dle it, and they expect to have many of | the long-distance riders and sprint men | partieipate. Gibson and McFarland will | rrr)hahl_\' meet in a match race, and tne | ong-distance men will ride eight hours | | for moneyed prizes. If this meet is held it will be a direct slap at (he management of the indoor tournament, as the men who compete were to ride for its benefit. The stories-of bills unpaid, claims dis- regarded and Kennedy's mismanagement crop up on every hand. “Bob"" Terrill, the well known local cy- clist, was nearly prostrated to receive.| $26 50 from Kennedy on Tuesday evening. The amount has been due him for a year, and why the “Czar” finally paid it “Bob’ cannot understand. He is subject to heart failure, and is now at home resting from | the shock. | The wretched treatment accorded the men who donated their services as offi- | cials during the meet was widely dis- | cussed at the different cycling clubs. The | officials were presented with entrance | | | tickets at the beginning of the meet, but near its close were asked to pay their way in. : 5 George E. Dixon of the Bay City Wheel- men was promised $3 50 a night if he would act as clerk of the course, a most arduous position. As Wilbur Knapp did | not put in an appearance until late in the meet, they also pressed upon Dixon the duties of announcer. When the time to settle came Dixon had $42 50 coming to him. Kennedy raged over it, and sald the demand was an extortion and he would not pay it. He offered, however, to compromise for $25. Dixon refused and walked away. Later Kennedy sent for him and gave him a ‘“hard luck story™ about the large amount of money they had lost on the venture and told Dixon that if he was truly interested in the sport he ought to contribute something toward it. Kennedy then offered to settle for $35, which Dixon finally agreed to, contributing the difference (37 50) to “the good of the sport.” Edwin Mohrig had a claim against the management for repairin Fournier’s motor cycle. He presented it for pay- ment the last day of the meet, but was refused. Ag he still had parts of the ma- chine in his possession, he- declined to give them up, and Fournier was unable to give his usual exhibition last Sunday night on the motor cycle, but came out with his motor tricycle instead—a slow, unwieldy affair, about which Fournier thinks so little that he has since sold it to Charles Miller, the six-day champion. Mohrig some days later collected his bill. The riders swear by Brady and Powers, but have no use for Kennedy. They say that Kennedy is the Judas of the cycling game; that the only way he came to be interested in eycling was because he was foxy enough to get a long lease on Madi- son-square Garden in New York, As Brady ¢nd Powers are interested in the game, and as Madison-square is the only jace in New York where races can be field indoors, owing to its size, they had to take Kennedy into partnership. Boys’ Brigade Entertainment. The first entertainment under the aus- pices of the Mission company of the Boys’ Brigade was given at Mannerbund Hall, Twenty-fourth and Potréro avenue, last night. A goodly number were present and heartily enjoied the excellent programme rendered. The company is aa:)mposed of derson; first corporal, Capitol vs. A. Massey's Hattell; F. | Moran’s Golden Russet vs. T. Logan's | | Miss Grizzle; F. A. McComb's Little Joker | true to his habit, he did not put in an |j |ERNE AND HAWKINS :‘ | he cannot afford to let u | round draw with George Dixon December | | of importance was against George La- | 1sland, which ended in a draw. | or without . i eant, . Davi: S. Wiester; second sergeant, F. fourth sérgeant, Harry San. ay Tozer; second corporal, George Ahlborn: third corporal, P onnton. There are thirty-three on the Toster of the company. ‘The following kindly assisted in making the affair a success: George Webb, Miss K. Thiesen, Jonn McCullough and ~ the Brockhoff brothers.'—_—*._a__ UNION PARK COURSING. Sixty-Eight Dogs Will Participate in the Sport Next Saturday. Two stakes will be run off at Unfon Coursing Park Saturday and Sunday. In the consolation stake twenty-eight dogs will leave the slips, and in the open stake forty hounds will chase the rabbits. The prizes in the first stakes aggregate $267 50, and in the open stake $480 will be counted out to the winners. The drawing is as follows: Consolation stake—Yosemite Kennels' Beauty Spot vs. Yosemite Kennels' Wild Lassie; B. C. Scott's Rock Island Boy vs. George Whitney's Theron; J. Dean’s Moondyne vs. R. K. Malcom’s Pretender; Handy & Smith’s 1da vs. Ed Evatt's Hur- ricane; P. K. Malcom’s Van Cloie vs. F. A. McCoomb’s Royal Flush; O. F. Hor- ton’s Tic Tac vs. R. C. Scott’s Victor King; M. Cavanaugh's Swedish vs. R. E. de Lopez's Green Valley Maid; George Van den Burgen's One Spot vs. E. Bau- meister’s O'Grady; F. A, McCoomb's F. Passon’s Kitty Scott; Handy Victor vs. C. L. Appleb; John Egan's May Flower vs. F. False Flatterer; J. H. Rosseter’ Miller’s Rabbi vs. J. . Rosseter’s Firm Friend; Al Aust ‘War Cloud vs. J. H. Perrigo’s Belle Seward; T. Butler's Susie | vs. Daly & Seibein’s The Exile. Open stake—Hurley & Rielly's 0. K. vs. Handy & Smith's Jennie Wilson; J. Seggerson’'s White Chief vs. H. Webber's Montana; Pasha Kennels' Emin Pasha vs. M. London's Sharkey; La.rke{ & Rock’'s Van Needa W. F. Hoole’s Mercy May; T. A. Gafney’s Sir John Arnott vs. T. E. MacEldown’s Rosebud; J, Perry’s Com- modore Nash vs. D. Healy’s Matthless; J. Seggerson's CGold Hill ~vs. Handy Smith's Dauntless; Daly & Seibein’s Shy- lock Boy vs. Kay & Trant’s Sylvia; Pasha Kennels' Metallic vs. A. Massey’s Light- foot: E. & R. Scott’s Lord Byron vs. C, Strahl’s Jimmie Cork; William Kramer Report vs. B. & R. Scott’s Garden City; William Kramer v Lily vs. Denison | & Porter's October Woodcock; Pasha | Kennels' Fair Helen vs. H. F. Anderson’s Crawford Braes; W, London's Magnetto vs. F. Moran's Bit o', Fashion; D. Flinn's | Hicks vs. F. Moran's Snapshot; J. Sears’ Beauty vs. G. Huison's Firebal Kay & Trant's Lady Norborne vs. J. H. Smith’s Merced; Kay & Trant's Christmas Day vs. J. J. Etman’s Morning Glory; R. E. de Lopez's Minneapolis vs. C. Strahl's Star Pointer; Willlam Kramer's Mald of | the Hill vs. William Kramer's Jessie Moore; Dennjs & Porter's Interesting vs. F. Moore’s Decency; Larkey & Rock's | Myrtle vs. F. Moran's Flying Faster. ARE IN GREAT FETTLE THE CLEVER LIGHTWEIGHTS READY FOR TROUBLE. On Friday Evening They Will Fight for the Glory and Coin at Woodward’s Pavilion. On Friday evening the Palace Athletic| Club will introduce the clever pugilists, | “Dal” Hawkins of this city and Frank | Erne of New York, to the many admirers of good pugilism who will be present at | Woodward's Pavilion. Hawkins is so well known to the sport- ing fraternity of this city that nothing can be said about him that will be of news to the lovers of the game. He is a dangerous man in the best of com- pagy, and his many victories in the East and also in the West have placed him on the top rung of the ladder in the class he represents. “Dal” is well aware of the fact that the opponent he will meet on Friday evening is considered by experienced judges of the manly art as being as clever 2 lad as ever stepped under the ropes, and knowing what a hard argument he | has to contend against Hawkins has| trained faithfully with the object of giv- ing his friends an agreeable surprise. Although Hawkins expects to capture the long end of the purse, he feels that on his trainin until the last hour. If condition wil win the battle for the local lad then his friends can rest easy, as Hawkins is now as fit as a fiddle to go a long and hard journey. Erne is of unknown quality to the peo- ple of this city. All that can be gleaned of his fighting ability is from Eastern sporting-men who have seen him in bat- tle. They contend that he is a marvelously clever fellow, a good two-handed fighter | and an excellent ring general. The sport- ing class of Buffalo are very much in- fatuated with their representative light- weight, and already several commissions have, it is said, been received by local poolsellers with instructions to place the hard stuff on their man at-any odds. Erne was born in Zurich, Switzerland, January 8, 187, and is 5 feet 5% inches in height. His record reads: Whipped George | Siddons on May 22, 1894, in six rounds; | fought a ten-round draw with Solly Smith October, 18%; stopped Joe Leonard in two rounds January 22, 1895; fought a ten- 5, 189; boxed a four-round draw with | Young Griffo December 2, 18%; four draws with Jack Downey; got a decision over | George Dixon in a twenty-round contest | November 27, 1866, and was beaten by | Dixon in a twenty-five round contest on April 7 of the same year. HIs last fight vigne on_ September 25, 1588, at Coney | | Manager J. J. Groom announced last| night that Joe Choynski had been agreed upon to_referee the contest. ‘According to the “dope” book. the only black marks that appear against Erne were his defeats by Martin Flaherty and | George Dixon. The Palace Club is making great preparations to receive a large crowd on Friday evening. The San Francisco Athletic Club will hold a show at 317 Sixth street on March 7. Twenty-six rounds of fighting will be provided. The programme reads: Eight- round contest, James Jeffords (S. F. A. C., 200 pounds) vs. Fred Jarrett (pupil of Pro. fessor Bean, 200 pounds); three grand six- round contests—William Toy (unattached, 145 pounds) vs. Pete Gallagher (S. F. A! C., 145 pounds); Jack Dean (S. F. A.' C., 125 pounds) vs. Willlam Perry (S. F. A. C., 125 pounds); Charles S. Vickers (S. F. A. 129 pounds) vs. George Savage (S. F. . C., 129 pounds). —_———————— “Labor” Was His Subject. 8. Goodnough of Oakland addressed the members and friends of the Liberty branch of the Socialist Labor party at their headquarters on Turk street last night on ‘“The Friends and Foes of La- bor.” The speaker devoted some time to the discussion of the right of the laborer to the product of his labor. In explaining why_the workingman did not get 4t, Mr. Goodnough sald competition was his foe. Tiis remarks were - intently listened to and when he concluded an’informal dis cussion between the speaker and hiy audience ensued. —_— e Heavy Bonds Fixed. On the application of the attorneys of Bernard Ward, the ex-secretary of the Marine Fireman's Union, charged with embezzlement, Judge Graham yesterday morning fixed the defendant’s ‘bonds at 2000 on each of the five vnarges, making $10,000 altogether. Ward was arraign and his preliminary examination set fow March 7. —_——e———————— Musicale and Dance. A musical entertainment and dance under the auspices of the Ladles’ En- deavor Society of Congregation Beth Is- rael will be given next Sunday evenin; at Native Sons’ Hall. Arthur Cohnreic and Miss Rebe Levinson. vocalists, and Miss Hilda Moser, violinist, will ' con- tribute to the musical numbers. Tickets 50 cents. e, James Moraghan Quits. James Moraghan, whose anxiety to be granted letters of administration upon the estate of his deceased mother, Julia B. Moraghan, led to an attack upon Judge Clfley, withdrew his petition In favor of tht Public Administrator yesterday. The titions of Elsie Moraghan and the Pub- ic tAdmlnhtra(or will be heard on the 14th nst. L. | the' Government plant. | dential positions. v —_—— Advances made on furniture and planos, with removal, J. Noonan, 1017-1023 Mission. APPROPRIATION FOR THE NAVY Quickly Passes the Bill. Senate COST OF ARMOR REDUCED PROVISION FOR GOVERNMENT PLANT IF NECESSARY. Perkins Called Attention to the Need of Legislation to Shut Out Con- tract Labor From Hawaii. Special Dispatch to The Call. WASHINGTON, March 1.—The Sen- ate is rapidly clearing its decks for final adjournment. The naval appro- priation bill, which ordinarily occupies the attention of the Senate for several days, was passed this afternoon after less than five hours of debate. In that time, however, it was amended radi- cally in one respect. The price to be paid by the Government for armor plate was fixed in the bill at $300 per ton, a reduction of the amount fixed by the House of $445 a ton. In -addition the | Secretary of the Navy was authorized | in the event of the refusal of the armor | plate company to supply armor at $300 a ton, to proceed to the construc- | tion of an armor plate factory to cost $1,500,000, and placing in the Secretary’s control $2,000,000 with which to operate The fight for these amendments was made by Tillman of South»Carolina, who delivered a characteristically sen« sational speech in support of the Presi- The Senate passed resolutions of regret at the death of Lord Herschell, and concluded the day’s | session by pronouncing eulogies upon | the late Representative Dingley. Cullom of Illinois, a member of the Hawailan Commission, addressed the Senate briefly upon the bill creating a form of government for the Territory | of Hawaii. Perkins inquired of Cullom whether any provision existed regarding the | alien contract laws applicable to the | States and Territories of the- United | States. ne whatevet,” replied Cullom. “Unless we take action before the close of the present sesslon,” suggested | Perkins, “as many contract laborers as ired may be imported into Hawaii.” Doubtless that is true,” replied Cul- lom. Consideration of the naval appropri- ation bill was then begun, the amend- | ments of the committee being acted | upon as the measure was read. The reading of the bill was concluded at 1:50 | p. m., all the committee amendments | having been agreed to in the course of the reading. An amendment was agreed to author- izing the Secretary of the Navy to con- tract for two submarine boats of the Holland type .at a cost not to exceed $135,000 each. Hanna offered an amendment author- izing the Secretary of the Navy in his discretion to purchase from the Cath- man Torpedo Gun Company of Chicago the gun equipment for one or more harbor defense monitors, subject to the usual inspection of the Bureau of Ord- nance at a cest not exceeding $250,000. The amendment was agreed to. The Secretary of the Navy was au- thorized to appoint a commission to re- port on a location for a coaling station on the Pacific Coast south of San Fran- cisco; to appoint a board to consider the construction of a drydock in the Columbia River and to appoint a simi- lar board to consider the desirability of construeting a drydock at.Key West or nearby waters. HONORED HER BUILDERS. Warrant Officers of the Chitose Ban- queted Union Iron Works Employes. The foremen and representatives of the various departments of the Union Iron Works were the guests at a banquet given at Maison Tortonl last night by Mr. Na- kamura and the warrant officers of the Chitose, lately completed, and which | was turned over to the Japanese Govern- ment yesterday. The officers present rep- reseuting Captain K. Sakurai, the com- mander of the speedy cruiser, were in fuli uniform. Mr. Otsuka, the assistant con- structor, acted as chairman, and opened the banquet with a neat speech of wel- come. During the evening speeches were delivered and melodies sung by a number of the guests. Mr. Otsuka was present as the representative of S. Sakural, the chief constructor attached to the vessel, and Mr. Nakayama served in a like capacity for Y. Wadagaki, head inspector of ma- chinery. The following guests were seated at the banquet board: g . T. Morris, Daniel Rodgers, Daniel | Fraser, Michael Haley, Charles Highton, James Todd, D. F. O'Nell, Thomas Smith, William Manuel, J. C. Fergusson, A. C. Lewis, John McAllister, R. Sture, William Telfer, John Olson, Timothy Cronin, Richard Doyle, George Cavanaugh, Thom- as Forrest, Robert Johnson, A. Johnson, M. McKenna, W. Young, Willlam Dickle, Joseph Baloun, Thomas Lehnquet, John Robinson, Charles Twigg, George Car- nagie, - Robert Scott, John Fitzpatrick, H. Wulf, M. Murphy, W. Ross, Thomas Jarvis, Gus Miller, E. L. Stanley, William Crocker, George Reste, Frank Renstrum, John Cullen, George Scott, James Timon, James McDonald, Alex Donaldson, Emile Penez, George Ratto and M. McLean. ———————— WILL NOT YIELD. Telephone Company Refuses to Abide by Its Franchise. ALAMEDA, March 1.—The Sunset Tel- ephone Company will not yield the $50 a month it was getting from the city with- out making a struggle. It refuses to be- lieve that the City Attorney’s interpreta- tion of the franchise is either final or cor- rect. Until The Call drew attention to the fact that under the terms of the franchise the city was entitled to telephone service free of charge the company had been col- lecting tolls from the municipality for eleven years at the rate of $50 a month. City Attorney Taylor reported to the City Trustees that The Call’s contention was correct and that the claims were illegal. Acting upon this authority the Trustees Tefused to pay the telephone company’s demand for Jaunary. Undisturbed by the provisions of the franchise or the opin- on of the city's legal adviser the com- pany filed bills to-day’ for telephone ser- vice rendered during February. —The Clerk filed the claims, but the Finance Committee of the City Trustees will not allow them. The company threatens to sue the city if the bills are not paid, and the city is preparing to sue the company for the money it is claimed it collected illegally. Dr. Plehn on Finances of the War. BERKELEY, March 1-—Dr. Carl C. Plehn, associate professor of history and political economy in the University of California, is_soon to deliver two public addresses in San Francisco upon the sub- ‘e“ of national finarces as affected by the ate Spanish war. As one of the members of the executive council of the American Economic Assoclation his investigations and conclusions upon the question will be those of an expert. Dr. Plehn is aiso one of the leading authorities and writers upon public finance. His two lectures will given in Mark Hopkins Institute of Art at 10:30 o’clock next Saturday morn- [og sngfe Feuriny 1ng. The titles of the ress re '‘0g of the Funds” and ~The New Taxes" ® DHOHOO+ O+ D+ O 404 O+OHO+D+ O+ O+ D4 O+ D4OHOH D4 D4O4+PO4O+ O+ O+ O+ O+ D+O4+OHO4O+D+PHDH O+ O+ O+ O+ DO+ OHOOHOHO+ O+ O+ O+ O+ O+O+O+ ADVERTISEMENTS. BARG BANKRUPT STOCK ATTRACTIVE ITEMS FLANNELETTE 5¢ 65c $LI5 70c $L15 225 50c 60c $LI5 $1.5 fleecy; worth 90c; on sale WHITE BED SPREAD! worth 90c; on sale at 70c WHITE BED SPREADS, effects; on sale at 22%c a yard. and serviceable; worth 7 sale at 60c a pair. sale at $1 15 a pair. AR A RCRZOR 20220RRORONEOTEOTEOTROR RO RORFOREOTEOT 0N SOR RO SOR OB OB OR 20 CHOICE In connection with our sale of the will offer the following FLEECE BACK, many stylish patterns; the 10c grade; on sale at 5c. 10-4 COTTON BLANKETS, in both white and colored, soft and 11-4 COTTON BLANKETS, fleecy; worth $1 50; on sale at $1 15 a pair. full size, extra heavy and Marseilles worth $1 50; on s=ale at $1 15 each. TABLE DAMASK, 54 inches wide, in cream only; worth 35c; TABLE DAMASK, 70 inches wide, in cream only, extra heavy LACE CURTAINS, 3 yards long, a fair grade; worth 80c; on LACE CURTAINS, 3% yards long, lacy effect; worth $1 50; on LACE CURTAINS, 3% yards long, new and pretty patterns; worth $1 85; on sale at $1 50 a pair. Vllarket, Jones and McAllister Sts., San Francisco. o e AINS of J. SAMUELS we for TO-DAY’S TRADE at 65¢ a pair. 72 inches wide, heavy, soft and a good size, heavy and durable; each. on sale at 50c a yard. + @4+ D+ O+ DHO+NADHO+OHO+ O+ O+ O+ O+ O+O+O+ OO+ O+ O+ D+ O+ D44+ O+OHIHD+D+ O+ O+ O+ O + OO+ QOO+ O+ O+ O+ O+ O+O+O+D |CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS ARE GRANTED LOW RATES FORCE THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC TO COME TO TIME. Valley Road Used as a Club to Secure a One-Fare Rate to the Convention. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 908 Broadway, March 1. The Southern Pacific Company has been | forced to bow before the will of Chris- tian Endeavorers. The transportation committee has brought the big corpora- tion to its terms by using the Valley road as a club. In consequence there will probably be not less than 6000 or 7000 delegates to the State convention, which is to be held in this city from May 18 to 21. The question of transportation has al- | ways been the main feature in State con- ventions of all kinds, and the Southern Pacific has hitherto never consented to | charge less than one and one-third fares for a return trip. On this occasion the chairman_of the transportation commit- tee visited the Southern Pac'fic office and was told that the same rates would pre- vail. A visit was then made to the Val- ley road office, and the cheering informa- | tion was imparted that.the Valley road would carry all passengers to the conven- tion both ways for one fare. When this became known to ‘he Southern Pacific another conference was held, and they also decided that they gates back and forth for one fare. These concessions insure a large attendance from all places as far south as Fresno. could carry dele- | The delegates situated along the coast line are not so fortunate, for unless a | ;;‘hm\(l?;y Fhange is made in the rate the i &3 of competition cann be C behea i not be brought e arrangements for the big conven- tion are progressing rapidly, and . some mammoth originaldecorations are planned | for the old tabernacle. Oakland will have | to entertain at least 5000 people for four id Vs, and this will be the biggest test ever made of this city’s accommodations. The convention will meet May 18, and will close the following Sunday evening. The next Monday will be given over to excur- sions and sight-seeing. The grand con- cert, with a chorus of 500 voices. will ba given in the tabernacle on the Tuesday | night prior to the opening of the con- | vention, and it is thought probable that | the Alameda County convention will bs held the following day, May 17. All ‘the committees are reporting good Progress, and a very successful and largely attende ed convention is now assured. —————— West of Castro-Street Club. At a meeting of the West of Castro Street Improvement Club last night | strong resolutions were adopted in oppo- sition to the rock quarry of Gray Broth- ers, at Clipper and Douglas streets. It was charged that the large charges of glant powder used in blasting rook at the quarry are resulting in injury to the houses in the neighborhood. Besides this it was said that the dirt and the dust from the rock crusher is an unmitigated nuisance, and one that should be abated. The lack of lights in the Noe Valley was severely commented upon, and a delega- | tion as appointed to wait on the gu pervisors to urge the placing of electriec lights throughout the valley. Another howl went up regarding the school build- ing that had been promised but: which had never been erected. It was said that there were quite a number of children de- prived of school facilitles by reason of ack of accommodation OF INTEREST TO BUYERS. Parchasers’ Guide to Respomsible Merchaats, Mamufacturers, Brokers, Ime porters, Wholesale Traders, Jobbers, Insurance and Real Estate Agents. CATALOGUES AND PRICE LISTS MAILED ON APPLICATION. ' In Corresponding With Any ef the Fellowing Firms Flease Montion “Ths CslL” COPPERSMITH. JOSEPH FOX, Supt. H. BLYTH, Mgr. €. W. Smith, Ship Plumbing, Steamboat and Ship Work a_ Speciolty, 16 and 18 Washington St Telephone, Main 5641 BELTING. Manufacturer of Belting and L. P. DEGEN, Lace Leather, 105.107 Mis. slon St., cor. Spear. Telephone Main 562. BOILER MAKERS. EUREKA BOILER WORKS, W. J. BRADY, Proprietor. Special Attention Pald to Kepalrs and Ship ork. Offios and Works—113-115 MISSION ST. Telephone Maln 5045. | IRON FOUNDERS. | Western Foundry, Morton & Hedley. Pro | 234 Fremont St. Castings of Every Dor i. uflnflan_yade to grgrererel. Black 1505, | LIQUORS. Gudold Whiskey, gallon. F. C. O. Whiskey, do L. CAHE! s1 ¥ & SON, 418 Sacramento st., S. PAPER DEALERS. VEgTEnT WILMMETTE PULP AND PAPER C0.,, 722 Montgomery Streat, PRINTING. PRINTER, E. C. HUGHES, i, &rovres. STATIONER AND PRINTER. 306 Calr- fornia wr. BOOKS AND STATIONERY. THE SAN FRANCISCO NEWS COMPANT, 842 10 350 Geary Street. Above Powell, Periodicals, Books and Stationery. CARRIAGE MAKERS. O’BRIEN & SONSLIEAE, i Victorias Carts and Buggles. Golden e ave. and Polk st.. San COAL. COKE AND PIG IRON. C. WILSON & CO., 900 BATTERY STREET. Telephone Main 1864 DRUGGISTS (WHOLESALE'. REDINGTON & C0. S55esspaosaens FRESH AND SALT MEATS. JAS. BOYES & C0., iy’ "Rl it J. "&Gu ‘PARTRIDGE THE HICKS-JUDD CO., Eriger,Book- - TYPEWRITERS, 7 All Typewriters Rented. Few partly 'd f AGENTS SMITH PREMIBR L. & M. ALEXANDER. 110 !(e!l}lumerv street. WAREHOUSEMEN. THE HASLETT WAREHOUSE CO.. Forwsrding Agents and Public Welghers. G. - eral St rain Warehouses, Gea- eral office, '::."F‘;n‘e‘;"m‘.‘. st. Tel. Main 1914 - » 1 15-k. Wedding Rings. 4 34 st. WHITE ASH STEAM COAL, Mined by the BLACK DIAMOND COAL MINING CO. st Its GREEN RIVER CO] . EFIRE RS