The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 13, 1900, Page 4

4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1900. 0000000000000 RING 0000 000 0000C0COC0000 CCO0C000000Q0C0000C SPORTS CHOYNSKI DEFEATS MeCOY, BUT LOSES THE DECISION Timekeepers Blunder Cheats the Californian 0ut of|Phelan Rode the Winner Victory, and Later He Is Knocked Out, Two Seconds After the Bt eieteteivieied as listenin ered b; “I WAS ROBBED OF VICTORY TWICE,” DECLARES CHOYNSKI Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Jan. 12—McCoy to-night gave the following signed statement g about the timekeeper’s watch showing that I had nds, but I do know that I was on.¥iy feet when the to the referee. o after the bell rang, I want to say that I 1 delivered the blow in good faith, and do not think alified on that account. I° think I beat Choynski CHARLES (KID) McCOY. tement t ruling ever rendered against a boxer Sound of the Gong. > & | fairly and r According to was down twelve s ocking M quarely and should have been de- he statement of the official timekeeper of the conds in the second round, and was therefore according to the rules, the Kid later dealt me ted me fighting Qeosseseseses sredebebebeBIebe Dot ebedeDote Z —*“Kid” McCoy | bo Ath Broadway ski w have ha ond round were 1 to timekeeping from protested vigorously, by w < while know by many sec mekeeper o £ that the round was 00d by the of- the third round ited and outs ver ring work. at in the lucky in the third. which he sent Choynskil ivered Imost two for the here was the bullding at the and undoubtedly Choyn- nad- astern portion of the build- nult caused by one of tators dropping dead. The man excited during the bout and himself freely as to McCoy be- ad as the bell sounded for the the third round. Padden, afterward fort t at the round seconds and that Me- practically out when cha- to find fecling rather hat he had no faul and & conversation ted White from i good and sure,” said i the timekeeper acted out However, 1 am & was done by either 1 timekeeper with an ng. It was an time should bad won ed, as I again under the o1 to take place ocadway Athletic Club on Feb- by rounds; couple of t the Kid to > sent bim G0 Twice more wi y was floored and Mc heard the clang of the bell. | He slid from | timekeeper for _and McCoy | owing is a technical account of the | Coy’s hard | & SUST right over the | further. I should then have been named JOE CHOYNSKL" D R R e e (4444 444444444444+ * FALLS DEAD AT THE RINGSIDE NEW YORK, Jan. 12—The spec- tator who fell dead during the Mc- Coy-Choynski fight to-night s be- lieved to have been Byron S. Sabin of this city. He appeared to the spectators who sat near him to be very highly excited over the fight and at the end of the second round expressed the opinion that McCoy had been counted out by the ref- eree. The man next to whom Sabin sat noticed that at the sound of the gong for the third round Sabin leaned heavily against him, and at the conclusion of the fight, when he arose to leave the building, Babin fell to the floor. v § D R e corner bieeding badly from the B e e e e R o S S S S S A e P t McCoy fought like a crazy man d f his corner and Joe was all ring rules at de- Choynski_rushed > spry on his feet McCoy got up Choynski rushed at him, but his gs gave way and he fell to the floor, regain- feet in an instant. MecCoy was queer t but went in and mixed McCoy hooked his right up. to the jaw, landing his left at the | same moment, and both men went down. Just as they got up the men’ rushed at each other and the bell rang while they were mixing | things up in a fashion. Neither man, heard the gong, and McCoy whipped over the jaw and Choynski fell were wild cries of ‘Foul, foul" as was carried to his corner and the for the fourth. Choynski's B up the sponge as McCoy rushed from his rner for the opening of th» fourth round, and McCoy was declared the winner. 3 y was a positive favorite in the | betting. A few wagers were made at odds | f 100 to 30, but there were many offers at | ) to 2%. ~Even money that Choynski | would not last ten rounds was plentiful. | & backers made a number of bets at 1 to 9 that McCoy would knock his an out inside of ten rounds. Danny Duane and George Jansen, both | of this city, met in the preliminary and | Duane stopped Jansen in less than two minutes in the first round. Duane was then pitted against Jim McKeever for a | six-round go at catchweights. This bout resulted in a draw. 0000000000000 : TRACK } 000000C00020000000C00C0CO TOPMAST IS BEATEN OUT BY OPPONENT With Excellent Judgment, Results at Tanforan. Finishing three heads on the post with Opponent and Scotch Plaid, Topmast again’gave his admirers a feeling of en- nui at Tanforan yesterday. The chestnut horse “answered bugie call an 11 to 5 favorite for the mile and a furlong racing recital, only to be downed a head by Op- ponent, with Scotch Plaid a ‘“snoot’” far- ther away. Little Phelan piloted the win- ner and falrly outrode Jack Martin, much (? the Jatter's astonishment and chagrin. Einsteln, the outsider of the party, set a withering clip to the stretch, when he be- gan backing up. The time—1:58%—marked a new track record. The card was not an enticing one and the ‘result was plainly shown In the Bt tendance, which was smaller than usual. Lung shots were not quite so conspicuous as duripg the earlier days of the week, although Sugden strolled in at 12 to 1, Favorites attached themselves to four of the purses. Corrigan captured the two-year-old urse with Rathgar, a youngster by {mp. Masseto. A 7 to 6 favorite, he fough Fv. out through the stretch with Sig A The last few yards the palr were jolned by Dunfree, all finishing heads on the wire, with the Corrigan entry in front. Sig Le j, pas third, but the judges sei bim for foul riding on the part of Conle Corrigan’s three-year-old St. Casimir enjoyed a cakewalk in the six furlong dash following. He had nothing to beat, and ruling a 1 to 4 favorite won in rag- time. Mountebank easily took the place from Diomed. Sugden, at odds of 12 to 1, took the third e, a five furlong scramble for “crabs.” titoe had the mount, and the chestnut horse won galloping from Espirando, a rac Vit 12 to 1 shot. Croker, the favorite, ran unplaced. Of the bad assortment of racing timber starting in the mile selling run Duke of York enjoyed a slight call over Hohenlohe and Cr ‘Thorpe mlumged to get him away first, and leading throughout won by a head in a hard drive from Charles Le Bel. The show went to Credo. A eelling handicap over one mile and a furlong was only a canter for Corrigan’ Sardonic. The mare closed a 4 to 5 cholge, winning with ridiculous ease T. Marka.' Facade finished third, a neck away. Track Notes. Conley was given thirty days on the ground for rough riding in the two-year- old race. He had the mount on Sig Levy and did nothing but bump into Rathgar the last eighth of a mile. There is considerable complaint among owners at not being able to start at Tan- foran, while race after race is put on for Corrigan's horses, Jockey Mattier, who was so badly in- jured in Wednesday’s hurdle évent, was on Thursday removed to St. Luke's Hos- ital. It is feared the young rider is suf- ering from concussion of the brain, and his recovery is doubtful. To-Day’s Entries. First race—Three furlongs; two-year-old - (@87 Sofala ... 387 Lily Diggs. B. Schrelber. Kingston-Es- 08 | 108 £87 Moonbright . telle. 887 Laura Marle «.. Opal Stape.......108 ++. Ullagon . C. E. Allen& Co. M. Daly. Inve: Madstone - Lit- ness-Banshee. | tle Zoa. «ss Core . %108 | ... Lily Simpson....108 P. Ryan. Fonso- E. Corrigan, Ar- Austria. tillery-Halt . Kingstelle ....... 108 Sister. Second race—Mile and an eighth; four-year- olds and upward; selling: 598 Stuttgart .. 104 €00 Whaleback . 609 Inverary II. (602)De1 Paso II. 606 Faversham (800) Tirade Third race—Five furlongs; four-year-olds and upward; selling: 620 Pongo . (604)W1ld Hi 580 Antloch 334 Lona M: The Last. 580 Monda. 619 Croker . 498 €. H. Hi elen Romany . Gold Baron. . Almoner. | (586) Albert Baldwin.l13 | Fourth race—One mile; three-year-olds; han- gicap: Fifth race—Six furlongs; three-year-olds and upward: (©46)Flower of Gold. 92 |(571)Sardine 608 Timemaker .....115, | 603 Olinthus 550 Gusto .. 97 . 82 109 Sixth race—Mile and an eighth; hurdle; handi- | cap: 5% Medaler . 621 Sardonic 600 Baltsta 605 Una Colorado. 604 P F.... 127 132 132 35 150 .130 | 500 B FY. Selections for To-Day. First race—Schreiber stable, Lily Simpson. Second race—Del Paso, Stuttgart, Tirade. Third race—Romany, Almoner, Albert Bald- win, Fourth race—Erwin, Tar Hill, Bathos. Fifth race—Flower of Gold, Sardine, Time- maker. Sixth race—Meddler, Rossmore, Balista. THE CALL’S R (Copyright, 1900, by H. H. Exbert.) TANFORAN PARK, Friday, January 12, 1900.—Thirty-sixth day of the Winter Meeting of the Western Turf Association. Weather fine. Track fast. ACING CHART. RKE—Presiding F. CALDWELL—Starter. 616, FIRST RACE-Thres furlongs; two-year-old colts and geldings; purse, $40. . ) | Betting. Index. Horse. . Welght.[St. ¥m. %m. ¥m. Str. Fin. Jockeys. [Op. CI. Rathgar 208/ 4 21 1ns |Spencer . 75 Dunfree 10| 3 62 2 ns [Thorpe ‘ Sig Les ni 1 1% 8 ns*/Conley 5 Carlonian 108| 5 4h 4% |Jenkins . 10 Gaylon Brown, 8| 3 3 Y% 65 |T. Walsh. 30 Andrattus . : & 64 66 [N. HIL 12 Wardman 9 71 72 [Morgan 15 Briton 5| 6 81 88 [Vittitoe . 3 Woeful . 8 9 9 |Phelan *Disqualified and placed last 13 £, Rathgar bumped by Sig Levy last furlong of the race. fled. Carlonian showed no signs of soreness, running an improved race. Good start. Won first three driving. *Coupled with Wardman. Winner, . Corrigan’s br. Latter was rightfully disquali- 617, Index. Horse. ¥m. %m. %m. Str. Fin Jocke: “(60%) St. Castmir 1% 13 14 14 [Spencer 472 Mountebank 21 22 21% 22 |Morgan 478 Diomed ........ 32 36 36 310 |T. Walsh, Et. Anthony....... LUt E B e e Sl Time—4, “SU: %, 14 Fafr start. Won easlly. Second and third driving. Winner, E. Co Winner fell f's b. g, by imp. St. Andrew-Ottyana. | e. Bt. Anthony was sore. 61s. THIRD RACE—Mile and an eighth; selling; three-year-olds and upward; purss, | $600. [Betting. | Index. Horse. Age. Welght. |St. %m. Jockeys. [op. €1, | St oo - Sl e { Opponent, § 2% |Phelan 3 Topmast. 6. 41 1. Martin u-s 559 8 5 |Vittitoe . 4 : Ll 14 |Bassinger 7 : g g " |T. Walsh, ] Time—14, :13: %, :38; %, 1:08; %, 1:28%: mile, . 1:53%. Good start. Won first three driving. Winner, J. Coffey’s ch. g., by Onondago-Elsin. Opponent ran gamely as usual. Martin walted a trifle too long with Topmast. Vittitos made a mistake in taking Platd back too far. Secratched—Mortnel $3. Einstein set a merry pace. 619, FOURTH RACE-Five turlongs; selling; four-vear-olds and upward; purse, $400. . APOLOGY OF TANFORAN ACCEPTED The President of the California Jockey Club Acknowledges the Written Note, The disgraceful incident at Tanforan in which Edward Corrigan disgraced his as- soclates by his unseemly behavior ap- pears to be closed, at least for the present. The letter of apology voted by the stew- ards of the Western Turf Association was malled with becoming haste to the president of the California Jockey Club, homas H. Willlams Jr., and was re- ceived by him yesterday. Mr. Willlams at once acknowledged the receipt of the written &pology in the following note: OAKLAND, Jan. 18, 1800, LB n, Secretary and Manager estern Turf Association—Dear Bir: Yours of even date received. The : ology of the Western Turf Associa- b on for the disgraceful scene created y Edward Corrigan at your track last Saturday afternoon accepted by the Californiza Jockey Club in the same kindly spirit in which I know it was sent. Yours very resgectfull)’, THOMAS H. WILLIAMS JR., President. This exchange of courtesies, which carry no doubt as deep a sincerity as they indicate, having passed, there appears to be nothing left to the incident. ghe offi- cers and members of both associations will probably continue that courteous in- tercourse which was so rudely interrupted by the characteristic outburst of Mr. Corrigan. There is a suspicion, however, that Mr. Corrigan, baving admitted him- self the uncouth and therefore irrespon- sible, may fvr‘r\nkfl another clash by a repetition of that demeanor which proved 80 very disagreeable to Mr. Miiroy. —_——— Mike Leonard Defeated. CHICAGO, Jan. 12.—Perry Queenan of —— e Pears’ Only they who use it know the luxury of it. !Mllwaukee and Otto Sieloff of Detro't | fought a eix-round draw at the Fort Dear- | born Athletic Club to-night. In one of the -Prbllmlnar!es Mike Leonard, the old-time | lightweight of New York. lost to Pete Boyle, a local feather-weight. |BOXING AT THE i 7RELIANCE CLUB | OAKLAND, Jan. 12—The Reliance Ath- letic Club has arranged for a boxing tour- nament to be held on the evening of Janu- ary %. The principal event will be be- tween Pete Recconi and Billy Woods and it i= attracting a great deal of attention. ‘The men are evenly matched and it is ex- ected that they will make one of the iveliest battles that has been seen at the club. They will weigh in at the ringside at 145 pounds. In addition to the main event Billy Murnane and Jockey Maynard will fight at 115 pounds, and Ed Smith and Dave Barry will fight at 145 pounds. There will be several spirited preliminaries. it S an < St s | Sunday’s Handball Games. | What promises to be a lively game at J Phil Ryan’s handball court at 858 Howard | street on Sunday is that scheduled be- tween “Jack” Bonnet and Al Hampton on the one side and the young cyclone | players, J. Collins and J. White, on the | other. The other entries are: | W. Fisher and M. M. McDonald vs. P. Ryan and W. Williams; W. H. Sleberst and W. H. Kedlan vs. . J. Prendergast and G. B. Hayward; E. Barry and D. Re- gan vs. T. Foley and J. Kirby; J. man and L. Waterman vs. . McDon- ough and E. Lynch; A. McVicker and T. Leach vs. G. Bmith and J. Condon; W. Maguire and E. Curley vs. J. Harlow and E. T G. McDonald and P. Stelner vs. M. McNell and P. McKinnon. e e.—— New Orleans Races. NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 12—Atlantus, who landed the third race, was the only | winning favorite to-day and he escaped defeat by Dominick’'s carelessness in al- | lowing Joe Doughty to swerve in the lasL sixteenth. The track was fast on the outside. Results: Six and a haif furlongs, selling— Watercrest second, Wiggins third. Time. 1:22%5. Six furlongs—Poily Bixby won, Major Mansur | ®econd, Sadie Burnbam third. ‘Time, 1:17%. ! _ Mile and seventy yards. selling—Atlantus won, | Joe Doughty second, Phidlas third. Time, 1:49. Mile and seventy yards, selling—Uhlers won, Tom Kingsley second, Forbush third. Time, tator won, ‘Seven furlongs, selling—Juanetta won, Bright Night second, Sister Fox third. Time, 1:3L ———— Purtell and Bean Draw. LEADVILLE, Colo., Jan. 12—A thou- sand people saw Paddy Purtell and “Par- son” Bean fight twenty rounds to a draw to-night at Gavin's athletic arena. It was a battle for the middleweight cham- Betting. | Index. Horse. Welght [St. %m. Fin Jockeys. lOp. — — — — | - e 1. 607 Bugden, 4 . 11 IVittitoe . 491 Espirando, § 22 49 Ann Page, 4 31 678 Momentum, § . 4h 57 Modwena, 4 . 5% 55 Nora Ives, 4 63 €07 Croker. 4 ... 4h 5 643 Mainstay, a 8% 252 Tourist IL 4. 98 514 Jennle Nevine 10 69 Hunch, 4 11 S eh, € L % o5 SRR T 0 s a8 N Pl Time—%, 124 %, :36: %, 1:014. Good start. Won easily. Second and third driving. Winner, Peter Burke's ch. g., by St. Leomards-imp. Lucille. Sugden a good horse to-day. Momentum is a '‘dog.” Croker made no showing. Ach away poorly. Scratched—Sokombeo 117, @2(), FIFTH RACE—One mile; selling; four-year-olds and upward; purse, $400. . ; ik T T Betting. Index. Horse. Age. Welght. St. H%m. Str. Fin Jockeys. & "7 Duke of York 11, 8.111/ 1 in 12 13 1n |Thorps . T 604 Chas. Le Bel, 6....111 4 51 81 2% 24 |Vittitoe . 5 10 52 Credo, 5 - $1% 2% 32 35 |T Walsh 6 5 58 Col. Root, 1% 8n 8% 4R |Morman . 6 1 68 Hohenlohe, § 114] 2 61 4% 4% E3 [E Rom 85 % 4] 3 % 7 62 62 |Glover 8 1 8 8 71 71 |Jenkins ? A 1 Loconomo, & 8 am. g1 % s N HEmL 123 Time—%, :264: % : 04 start. Won first three driving. Winner, 1. Morehouse's ch. - g Winner was best of a cheap lot. Fcratched—Tom Cromwell 114. SIXTH RACE—One mile and an eighth; selling; handicap; four-year-olds and B21. *Tua. Tane, v, . s o Bl Betting. Index. Horse. Age. w;mu.rsx. Str. Fin Jockeys. R 600 Sardonic, 5 ........109( 2 11 11 |Spencer. P 612 Dr. Marks, 5. 1l 4 34 2n |Thorpe (3 608 Facade. 4 .. -1001'3 21 38 |T. Walsh, 3 611 Tom Calvert, .1081 § 52 42 J. Martin 15 602 Midlan. 5 J114) € L] 510 |Jenkins 15 59 Gold Baro . 941 44 6 |Bassinger 2 Time—t, :13%; %, :37; %, 1: %m. 1:55%. Good start. Won eas- fly. Second and third driving. b, m., by Morello-imp-Sardonyx. A _set-up for the winner. m. Facade evidently prefers a heavy track. Midlan ran pooriy. plonship of the West. Purtell led repeat- edly and used aggressive tactics, but Bean was so shifty that Paddy could not 0 him any serious damage. Bean broke both his hands In the course of the fight, but kept up a game battle to the end. Nature’s Remedy for Constipation Hunyadi Janes | THE BEST NATURAL APERIENT WATER. lnsi;t or Having the Genuine, €13 Hindoo Princess.10. | 613 Tar Hill.. 107 613 Anjou ... 115 | 613 Sam Dan’baur. % 613 Bogus BIll. 100 | §13 Sunello 4100 | 613 Erwin . 110 | €13 Bathos 115 €13 Mortgage . 104 | BAR PUPILS AND TEACHERS ALSO Sweeping Tests for the Schools. SUSPECTS TO BE EXAMINED EFFORTS TO STAMP OUT THE DREAD DISEASE. ey A Report to the Board of Health to Be Referred to the School Board and May Be Adopted. L | AKLAND, Jan. 12.—“No per- | son affected with pulmonary 3 | tuberculosis shall be employed or re- | tained in the service of the Public School Department of the city of Oakland; and no pupil affected with pulmonary tuberculosis shall be per- mitted to attend any public school | in said city. Any employe in the ser- vice of the Public School Department | or any pupil in attendance upon any | public school of said city suspected | of being affected with pulmonary tu- | berculosis shall, within one week | after having been notified by the City Superintendent of Schools, either withdraw from the service of the School Department or attendance | upon school or submit to a bacterio- | logical examination by the city bac- teriologist, who shall, upon the com- pletion of such examination, file with the City Superintendent of Schools a certificate setting forth the result of such examination. The examination shall be without cost to the applicant, and the certificate of the city bac- teriologist shall be the only evidence required by the Board of Education.” This report was presented to the Board of Health this evening by a committee composed of Drs. A. L. Cunningham, J. B. Wood and J. Maher. It is the result of thelr investigations upon the proposi- tions submitted to the Board of Health g month ago by Health Officer Todd and Dr. Maher. The report was not finally acted upon, though If it came to adop- tion it would be carried, for it is signed by a majority of the board. This rule will be referred to the Board of Education, and that body will be asked to make it a' part of their rules. Health Officer Todd says that he has consulted with the members of the Board of Edu- cation, and that they are willing and anx- fous to support the Board of Health in this move, and that this will be adopted by that body. It the Oakland Board of Education and the Board of Health each adopt this rule Oakland wili be the first city in the State which will place a tuberculosis test over the teachers and puplls of the schools. his proposed rule is as sweeping as the suggestion made by Dr. Maher at the last meeting, when he proposed a tuberculosis test for scholars, for it includes the pu- pils as well as the teachers. This 1s one of the most advanced moves along the line of consumption tests that has been made anywhere in the State. TEA VICTORY ABSOLUTE. Instructions Issued to New York Col- lector Received From Treas- ury Department. Charles B. Platt has received a copy ot the letter of instruction sent by O. L. Spaulding, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Department, to the Collector of the Port of New York in reference to the forwarding of tea samples, concerning which a controversy has been golng on. From this it appears that San Francisco won all that has been contended for. The New York Collector has been directed as follows: ‘‘At the request of Mr. Charles B. Platt, member of the Board of Tea Bx- perts at San Francisco, 1 will thank you to prepare and forward to the Tea Kx- aminer at that port two-ounce samples of all teas imported at your port prior to marks, numbers, names of consignees, names of importers, vessel, date of impor- tation, Invoice number, etc., and with the statement whether the tea has been ad- mitted to entry or rejected. These sam- ples will be examined by Mr. Platt in con- nection with the tea "examiner at San Francisco for the purpgse of comparison with the practice at that port.” —_————— TAX COLLECTOR’S FIGHT. The Cases of Charles E. Broad and Benjamin I. Salomon Called and Continued. The two cases arising out of the free flght Monday In the Tax Collector's of- fice were called in the Police Courts yes- terday, but were again continued. Charles E. Broad, charged with assauit with a deadly weapon for throwing an inkwell at Attorney Ruef, was instructed and arraigned by Judge Fritz, and by con- gent a_continuance was granted till Tue day. The defendant was represented by Attorney Hugh Jones. Frank McFarland, 738 Francisco street, swore to the com- plaint. . Benjamin 1. Salomon, charged with as- sault to murder, it being claimed that he shot John O'Brien in the neck, appeared before Judge Cabaniss. He was repre- sented by ex-Judge Murphy, who was anxious to proceed with the case at once. Prosecuting Attorney Hanley submitted & certificate from Dr. Bunnell that O'Brien was unable to appear In court, and the gudge continued the case until Wednes- ay. —_————— GIFT TO MRS. TOWNSEND. Members of the First California Vol- unteers Remember Their Benefactress, Colonel Victor D. Duboce, on behalf of the First California Volunteer Regiment, presented Mrs. A. 5. Townsend yesterday with a handsome souvenir. The members of the regiment have long desired to show their appreciation of the many favors and acts of kindness stowed by Mrs. Townsend, and finally de- cided to present their benefactress with a book containing their photographs as a token of their esteem. The book em- bodies a unique idea and in design is a novel plece of workmln!hlg. To say that the gift is highly appreci- ated conveys but a faint idea of the feel- ings of the recipient. rs. Townsend through The Call desires to thank each and every member of the regiment for thelr kind remembrance, and acknowledges the gift, coming as it did from the soldier boys, as more acceptable than anything money could buy. — e o T Divorce Suits Filed. Sufts for divorce have been filed Genevieve M. Lupton against Charles Lupton, for intemperance; Lawrence S. Graves against Edith Graves, for deser- tion; Marz Anderson against Gustave An- derson, for cruelt{; Charles F. Wells ainst Carrie Wells, for desertion, and ellie M. Anderson against Joseph S. An- derson, for cruelty. Twenty-Round Draw. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 12.—Kid Willlams and Harry Jones, two local lightweights, fought a twenty-round draw before the Southern - California Athletic Club to- night. The ht was a fast one and a large crowd attended. —_——— Purcell and Johnson Matched. BACRAMENTO, Jan. 12—To-night the Sacramento Athletic Club signed articles of agreement with Frank Purcell and E1 Johi t u‘.’.'g&: o fight before the club here on April 18 next, with labels specifying the | | CONSUMPTIONTO | GAGE SPEAKS DEFINITELY ON EXTRA SESSION TOPIC Tells the Merchants He Will Convene the Legislature. Question of Harbor to Be Considered——No Mention at the Conference of the Senatorial Vacancy. XTRA-SESSION. topics wero freely | discussed In Governor Gage's rooms at the Palace Hotel last Thursday. | been ascribed to him which he never ute tered. e feared that the departure of the petitioners in a throng would cause AIl reports of the meeting agree | Lo’ xita sebaion demenstration had been that the Senatorfal vacancy Wwas | held in his rooms. Therefore he wanted not introduced, but arguments pertaining | nothing sald of the conference or his de- to proposed water front legislation were | termination to conveno the Legislature. Intimate friends of the Governor assert | Curry is so positive of the extra session that he did not invite the leading signers | that _he has made arrangements to open of the extra-session petition to meet him. | the “well” in the basement of the Capitol It is further asserted that H. P. Sonntag bullding. A att ence of the North End Improvement Club took | 4 MeTchants who attended the conforence it upon himself to bring the petitioners to the Governor's apartments. Sonntag fancled that the Governor would be im- ers wno have had good oppertuni certain what took place there, were cone- fident last night that the proclamation would soon be issued. Pressed ' favorably it the petitioners In| Wil'few weeks ago the Governor told am person presented their views to the chief | & (4 Wegts (69 JO8 SN ihe procia- magistrate. When Gage saw S0 many | mation, if one were issued, would be pre- uninvited citizens present he could hardly conceal his impatience. He made the re- mark several times that he had recelved the petition and was greatly impressed by | the statements it contained and would, as he had promised in his letter to Mr. Sonn- | uestion full consideration. | sed | tag, give the As the general conversation progre: Gage regained his composure, and sought by inquiries information regaraing water front facili- ties. Before the conference dissolved the Gov- | ernor spoke in a confldential strain. A well-known citizen who attended the con- | ference asserts that the Governor stated that an extra session would be called, but did not indicate when the proclamation would be issued, and neither did he utter the name of a Senatorial candidate nor in the slightest manner refer to the Sena- torial vacancy. He simply spoke of the necessity of an extra session to legislate on water front measures and sald that the statement which he had just listened to convinced him that an extra session was demanded in order to provide San Fran- cisco harbor improvements. He cautioned his hearers agalnst leaving in a body. He mentioned the activity of the daily news- papers and intimated that remarks had dressed generally to elicit | pared in the executive office at Sacra- mento and lssued directly from that partment. This remark was doubtless made to dispel the impression that Herrin reparing the proclama- Hice of the Southern I'a- and Dibble were tion in the law o cific Compan: Delay in calling the members togethe 1s accounted for by Gage’'s Intimates an apprehension on his part that he m: not be able to handle the Legislature the matter of adjournment. are eager to get on the pay roll ag: but are not quite willing to_pledge them- selves In writing to come off at ihe com- mand of the executive. A seeming ind: ference on the part of the Governor may JeENNa | tend to increase the anxiety of the legis- lators and compel them to accept such conditions as the Governor may dictate. proi s soioned Gage Is Non-Committal. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 12—Govern Gage arrived here this morning and is the Van Nuys Hotel. He refused to interviewed regarding an extra sessio the Legislature. It has been stated he will call the extra session while in t city, but leading Republicans here that this is improbable and that he wait until his return to the capital. Es@rndoa DEWEY COMING T0 CALIFORNI Date of the Visit Is Still Indefinite. BE OUR GUEST . WD s s HAD PLANNED TO MAKE THIS STATE HIS HOME. iy Epectal Dispateh to The Call CALL HEADQUARTERS, WELLING- TON HOTEL, WASHINGTON, Jan. 12— Members of the California delegation called upon Admiral Dewey at his home in this city by appointment at 10 o'clock this morning to present an invitation ex- tended by the Native Sons to the hero of Manila Bay, to be the guest of the people of California on the Sth of September next. Representative Kahn in a few words expressed the admiration of the people of California for the admiral and said that INVITED TO | while it would give them pleasure to ex- tend California’s hospitality to him at any time, the celebration of the fiftieth anni- versary of the admission of California into the Union would be an occasion emi- nently fit to show him how deep an affec- tion the people of the Golden State have for him. Senator Perkins followed and assured the admiral that California’s greeting to him would be most hearty, that the peo- ple of San Francisco breathed a sigh of rellef when they learned that he had so completely vanquished the Spanish fleet on that memcrable first day of May, and thereby saved San Franeisco from the danger of bombardment from its guns. He referred to the fact that Admiral Dewey's flagship Olympia was buiit in San Francisco, and that the inhabitants of that city would esteem it an unprece- dented honor to entertain the hero who had so proudly sailed her to victory. Admiral Dewey replied in a few well- chosen sentences. He said that he intend- ed to visit California at some time in the near future and that he would try to ar- range his engagements so as to be able to be there during the golden celebration of her admission, but that he could not make any positive promises at the pres- ent time. He spoke of his great love for the State and said that if the events of the Spanish war had not in a measure changed the current of his life, he would have made his home at Santa Barbara. Referring to the fact that the Olympia, his ship, was the product of the skill of Callfornia’s mechanics, and that the Oregon and the Monterey, which had also Joined his fleet before he left Manila, were also built in California, he stated that he ‘would be proud to meet the mechanics and artisans who had turned out such magnifi- cent warships. He sald that the presence of the Monterey was partly l‘ugomlblg for the capitulation of Manila without the firing of a single gun from the fleet. Some of the more hot-headed of the commanders were determined upon firing on the American ships, but the cooler- headed commanders said that it would be useless, because a nation that would send such a vessel as the Monterey across the Pacific Ocean was capable of doing any- thing. 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