The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 7, 1901, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1901. RACING, COURSING AND OHIO’S FIGHT ON TOMMY BURNS FINALLY BECOMES SET AND PILOTS SOME WINNERS Owen Mounce to Ride for August Belmont, the New York Turfman——Favoritgs Do Well at Tanforan Park. By F. K ng the IRED of finishing amo d whole y had the hot After t winner of k handicap: Handicap- < with » -against eac dlan boy e - in exceedin t k was in g four The disia six r overlooking owner of The purchase. and neve “also { T tip. | i as very| MULFHOLI.AND. THE CALL'S RACI NG FORM CHART. __TANFORAN PARK, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6. Weather showery. Track sloppy. or_start by Inspector but ida was ¢ well losing fast Re HACE {Po.| wee, Age, Weight.|Pst agai La Mascot Ripley 110, ta Scratched THIRD RA. Joe One and a_half miles: Index [Horse, Age, Weight Pst|St all he knew he 11- Po Pst x |Horse, Age, Welght 16, 45ty ird driving akewalkers al shot or two and then pu [Po.{ Weight. | Pst/S! some spe SIXTH RACE -_One mile and a sixteent Po. rse, Age, Weight.|Pst/St found the firing line furlongs; selling; four-year Going %. Str. Fin l Jockeys.” ar-olds and up: puree, $850. Po.| T ——— Betting ——— Weight. | Pst st. Fin. | Jockeys. [“Op. Hi. CL Pl 12 |Stoart ......] 72 92 92 Buchanan BT 8 ones....| 10 20 ' (O’ Connor 5 7 6 2 Ransch | 5 7 6 2 Dominick .| 10 5 12§ i Weir { 0 0 i20 8 Y. \Woods.i| 2 80 .40 2 Bullman ...] 8§ 2“1 6 Mounce, ...| 15 40, 30 T. Burh: 185 6 163 Henry e 184 18 nd and third ecasily. Win- A4 went out in front with a o hot, Invictus then ‘took command and rt J couldn’t untrack himself. Sublime and e Clds and up: purse, $250. e e Hi. €l PL Fin, year-olds and up; purse, $400. Lenhart Worthingtn Hu Third driving. Winner, low at the fencing game Koenig seemed to have E. Dur- Lomo ran forgotten how to 1 casily ured fs W i-year-olds and up: purse, $580. | ———— Betting ——— ©p. Hi Cl. PL 1-5 1145 Good start. Won Aintree-Stephanie. de the weight. An- in the rack. Scratched—For- couldn’t cone back ut purse, $400. ——— Betting ——— Jockeys. 1np. TR TR N % IT. Burns Henry Mounce . Stuart 30 Dominick .| 7-10 7-19 Ransch .....| 6 & Won ridden out. Second and third hmore-Zuhian. ndicapper outfooted his rather -‘dicki and his game leg went suited Sybar Scratched—Astor 107, La- BT four-year-olds and apward; puree; 00 |——— Betting ———, Serateh Op. a. P K| 174 2y B 65 & uart 20 30 ounce 10 15 J. Woods....] & 16-5 R. Murphy..| 10 4 Y Henr, 1 18 0 1 . 1:4T%: 1 1-16m, Good_start. ‘Won il - P. Magrane's b. g by imp. Prestonpans-Beeswing. Barney F ¢ quite a figure in the first act. Dr. hest Autumn 116, Telamon Loneliness .....1 N rnota ird Race—Mile and seventy yards; four- | up; selling. s Racetto 107 1762 Formatus 101 armenion ....101 Fille d'Or 9% Six and a half furlongs; three- 7)Theory an 33 Lennep 108 Race—Seven furlongs; three-year-olds selling Dandy Jim ..101{ 1667 Birdia 10 10817 101 Sixth Race—One mile; four-year-olds and up: ing 1 Sunello 1 Sirg Stone. 66 Handwdpper .81 )Torsina Bill Probable Winners. Race—Mechanus, Sad Sam, St. Wood, Second Race—Telamon, Bernota, Grafter. Third Race—Parmenion, Formatus, Barney F. Fourth Race—Waring, Lennep, The Monk. Fifth Race—Torsina, Good Hope, Boundlee, Sixth Race—Alee, . Sunello. Cxu oot Continued From Page Two. nts and dismissals in the Police De- nt and dismiss the Poli was the wer. 3 the appointment of a ce. Whether I have the remove the Chief of Police is a be possible to block- ink wered the Mayor. “It thfee policemen for Estimating that sixty gambing-houses in Chin. icemen would be needed for The houses‘of prostitution kaded more easily. White men when arrested, but the Chi shame whe eir names al papers.” HO YOW AND HIS TALE OF THE BLACKMAILER Captain Seymour Confounds Chief Sullivan and Contributes the Sensation of the Session. An interview in the Examiner was re- ferred to. The Mayor said that the all gation in that jnteryiew that the China- town squad had been bribed had had no reference to the regime of the past year. He had no suspicion that the present Chinatown squad had been bribed. If such was the fact the remedy would be decapi- 1etion of the offenders. With the excep- tion of the Chief, all the other officers of the Police Department were irremovable except for cause. The present Chief, in the depgrtment, was asked reorgan: 1o m recommendations if ‘he found changes to be advisable. He made no sug- partment was working harmoni- hi ked whether the Mayor had krowledge that captains of police had let the orders for raids get out before squads moved, The Mayor said that such action would be sufficient cause for removal; that it ould be in the nature of treason. No mplaints had come to the Mayor ask- ng for the discipline of any police officer. Therefore he concluded that the people were satisfled. The Chief of Police had id him that he bad no control over the Chinese iottery dealers. He could do h with them except arrest them. ey had no respect for their word. He did net believe that the police had any moral effect in Chinatown. It would be a good thing to clear out the lottery joints, for white men get In there surrep- ttlously. “Why haven't they been closed in the past?” asked Schillig. re two views of t arter gives me no power | police excepting in times s for a chauge, but reported that | configential. | | | him that Chu “There has been a certain toleration of Chinatown.” With the indorsement of the whole of uldn’t sa. vas involve hat the whole com- 2l topic that the Mayor was on_to talk about was the slave He did rot know that the police 1 called upon to rescue slave girls. not know whether the Police Com- had discussed the rescue of girl. The missionaries were rescuing them and they did not want to be rescued. Police Captain Seymour, when he was 2ced on the stand, requested, after a ew preliminary questions, that he should not be called Upon to testify to the sub- Ho Yow, the Chinese Consul General, about Chinatows, until he could gain the consent of the Chinese official, for he had considered the matters talked of as con- fidential. After some urging Captain Seymour was permitted to have his way and he worked the telephone while he was off the stand to such effect that the Con- sul General consented that he should re- their ersation. This conversation, so Captain Seymour said, took place in the Consular building. He had had several talks with the Consui General about Chinatown in the past year. It was on December 20 or 21 that the conversation concerning which he was about to testify took place. Ho Yow told £ and San Jose Charley and two other Chinamen, whose names he did not know, were collecting money in Chi- natown for the police. Ho Yow described these Chinese as blackmailers. “I don’t know about the police getting the money,” said Ho Yow, “but that is the story that they are telling, and I wanted to let you know.” There was no further communication then, so Captain Seymour testified, ex- cept ‘that Ho Yow sald: *I consider this x These loose stories about Chinatown do harm and I do not want them to get out.” The next day, so Captain Seymour testi- fied, or ihe day after that, he called upon Chief Sullivan and told him about what Ho Yow had sald. “Then you did tell the Chief about this conversation?” “Yes sir, 1 did.” Captain Seymour was then excused and the ‘Inquiry was suspended until this moraing at 19 o’clock, when Mayor Phelan will agair take the witness stand. —— GRAND JURY TAKES UP THE STILL HUNT Chief Sullivan Passes an Hour in Se- © cret Session With City ‘Inquisitors, o The Grand Jury began its investigation ance of a conversation that he had with | |v OLITA CAPTURES MIDHEEK STAKS Favorites Rule in the Chas- ing of Hares at Union Park. ————— Second Class Hounds Run Well to Form and Pikers Go Home , Dissatisfied With Results. il ¢ Sterl & Knowles' Olita won the sixty- dog midweek stake at Union Park yester- day. The favorites had things pretty much their own way, but few short-end- ers getting the money, although in the last course Snapshot, runner-up, was fa- vorite over Olita. The result First round—Curtis & Sons’ ho beat C. Bonnar's Wild Norah; D. Dillon’s Granuvilia beat \‘nsemhw: Sterl & Knowles' Sleety Mist beat Pasha Kennels' Run Alone; H. A. Deck- elman’s Snapshot beat M. Kolander's Le Roy; Cane's Master Davenport beat G. Lennon’s terl & Knowles' Ri s Crawford L J. Cheers beat Curtis Sons’ Plate; F. A. McComb's Frosty Morn C. E. Wiley’s’ Alameda Lass; H. A Deckelman’s Lawrence beat Curtis &, Sons McKinley; P. Reilly's Cascade beat Vinal & McCarthy's Prairie Princess; J. Hurley's Hur- ricane beat Chiarini Bros.' Brass Buttons: H. Perigo’s Controlier beat L. Hoffman’'s Prairie Boy: George McDougall's Colonel Lopez's and J. R. Smith's Injury in a double bye; Pasha Kennels' May Hempstead beat J. R. Smith's Jennle Wilson; P. Steinhoff’'s Veto beat J. R. Smith’s Password; Cheetham & Partington’ Whim beat Beck & Hoffman’'s Momu & Knowles' O'Hara bedt S. A. ith* Shaughran; L. F. Bartels' Banner Bright beat J. Smith's’ Boney Boy: Connell Bros.” Mamie Pleasant beat O. Zahl's Hummer B & Knowles' Rusiy Gold beat W. J. Daylight G. Lennon's Halfmoon beat Yo- semite’ Kennels’ Rebecca; Sterl & Knowles Olita beat E. N. Whitesides' Gold Bug; Pasha Kennels' Article beat Curtls & Sons' Rosin, 2 3 Brand beat J. Cleme < Lady Dav: enport beat F. A. wal Fashion; O. Zahl's Miss Wiison beat George Sharman's sy Three Minnie Wa Wa beat Kibosh: Psyche Three (heers; Lawrence beat Frosty Morn; Hurricane beat Cascade; Controller beat Colonel Lopez; Veto beat May Hempstead: O'Hara beat W Banner Bright beat Mamle Pleasant: Rusty Gold beat Halfmoon: Olita beat Injury: Real Article beat Best Brand; Lady Davenport beat Miss Wilson. ter Davenport beat Minnie Wa Wa; Lawrence beat Psyche; Cascade beat Controller after a no go; Veto beat O'Hara; Banner Bright beat | Rusty’ Gold; Olita beat Real Article; Lady Davenvort 2 by Fourth round—Snanshot beat Master Dav- enport: Lawrence beat Cascade: Banner Bright beat Veto: Olita beat Lady Davenport . Fifth round napshot beat Master Davenport; | Olita beat Lawrence. Deciding oourse—Olita beat Snapshot. sz Lol NINETY-SIX HOUNDS FOR THE OPEN STAKE Draw for the Coursing at Union Park on Saturday and Sunday. at Union Park on Saturday and was held at Pythian Castle last The first train on both days will 5 a. m. entries Sunday | night. leave at follows: Draw of open stake. ninety-six entries—T. J. Cronin's Vixen ve. Curtis & Sone’ War Eagi A. Bucher's Kanaka ve. W. C. Glasson's Dew Qrop; George Whitney’s Theron vs. Walsh & Heenan's Sacramento Boy; H. A. Deckelman's Rocker vs. Yosemite Kennels' Freedom’'s Ban- | ner; H. Lynch's Lottle M vs. R: E. de B. | Lopez’s Jewess; Captain Cane's Greenhall v, | & Handy's Twin City Girl; Pasha Kennels' | Belle Clair Joe Smith’s Master Workman; | M. Dunlea’s Erin vs. P. J. Reilly’s Lockneagh: | The Star Kennels' Master Lawrence vs. Pasha | Kennels' Rural Artist; Curtis & Sons' War path vs. E. M. Kellogg's Sweet Emma; J. R | Smith's Sylvanus vs. Curtis & Sons’ Narci: Aenetd ]—\’flr.m-lu America: E. M. ¥ J. Kennes ley's O K Capitol | Hur) F. A. McComb's al Flugh ‘vs. T. Liberator: J. R. Smith's Petronius v T. J. Cronin’ | Wild Tralee; T. Barre's Wait-a-Little vs, E. Hodgkins' King's Cashier; T. J. Cronin Vandal vs. Russell & Allen's First Foot; T. Tal Jones . Cron| | ’.v ¢ Dale vs. J. Kennedy's Ever Rhore: Wedgewood vs, Jeff Mart Tierne: Lucretia Borgia vi Glasson's lone; | Russell & Allen's Talk to M | Curtis & Sons’ Maud § vs. H. A. Deckelman's | Master Rocke! Chlarini Bros.' Santonin vs. | D. J. Healy's Taploca; Aeneid Kennels' Aeneas | . pet's ‘Slim: T. Sweetness v, vs. Erskine & Jones' Lavender; The Star Ken- nels’ Fontenoy vs. George - Parkerson's Ben Lomond: T. Neenan's Bab-a-Dim Russell & Allen’s Wedding Bells; Chiarini Bros.” Bunco | Bill vs. Curtis ¢ Charta n's Honor Bright vs. E. mite Kenne! ome’ King Cotton: Curtis & Captain Cane’s Victor Boy; Geary Ire semite. Kennels' Beauty neis’ Connell Bro: tain ( tor Queen vs. B. Geary's Palo Alto de B. Lopez & Son's The Levite vs. Kellogg's Kid McCoy: Russell & | A sthful Lad vs. Russell & Allen's TIGATORS OF POLICE. of the Police Department last night with Chief Sullivan as the star witness. All the members of the inquisitorial body were present when Foreman Dunker | called the jurors to order. | ney Byington w | the examination of Chief Sullivan and | two other witnesses who had been sub- penaed, D. H, Robert, a newspaper man, and H. I Torres. The fact that the Dis- trict Attorney is the legal adviser of the Police Commissioners as_well as the Grand Jury did not interfere with the proceedings, although one of the grand Jurors raised the question. District Attor: After u short discussion H. I. Torres | was placed on the stand. Torres, who is employed by J. H. Barry in his new; paper s said to have played fantan in Chinatown at the latter's solicitation, in order to demonstrate that white men are permitted to gamble in that locality. | Torres did not enlighten the Grand Jury to any alarming extent, and Robert was called to tell what he knew of the al- leged evidence discovered against the Police Department in having openly per- mitted gambling and other evils to flour- ish in Chinatown. Robert declined to divulge the names of the informants, and the Grand Jury for less than ten minutes, Chief Sullivan was the next witness and was kept behind closed doors for over an hour, He emerged therefrom with smil- ing face at the end of the ordeal and did not appear to be much perturbed. Neither he nor the members of the Grand Jury would tell the nature of the questions which he was called upon to answer. It was stated, however, that the examina- tion was merely preliminary and related to the original preparations, made by the department for the licensing of Chinese xnm_bllng. Police Captain Wittman wait- ed in the anteroom in the expectation of being called, but he was informed by Juror Kelly that he was excused until next Friday afternoon, when the investi- gullon will be resumed. When Wittman esired to know whether he should obey the subpena of the legisiative committee should it come at the same time as that of the ‘Grand Jury, Chief Sullivan replied significantly: ““You obey the summons of the Grand Jury, as it certainly has jurisdiction, wh:rels the legislative committee has not.” ¢ . (S e PILLSBURY INDIGNANT AT PHELAN’S CHARGES Denies That He Contributed in Any Way to What Phelan Calls a- “Shake Down.” E. 8. Pilisbury was seen last evening at his rooms in the Palace Hotel. The attorney was greatly surprised !pt his present and conducted | he was allowed to go after being before | name should have been brought up in the legislative investigation, and was indig- nant that Mayor Phelan should have re- ferred to any of his actions as being “‘a shake down. “'In the Green-Howard case it was sim- | Ply a matter of this man Howard being caught in dishonest work, cornered in the act and making restitution in part. How- Kurd did it voluntarily. He was confronted and informed that his fraudulent prac- tices had been discovered. “Howard could not be charged with em- ‘bPzzlvmeut. After due consideration of the case, we took the best steps we coud recover what we could for Green. | There w absolutely no ‘shake down' in case. A demand was made on How- ard to make his crooked work good and he made a partial restitution. This is all I have to say on the matter.” Army and Navy Parlor Minstrels. 1 ’I‘ht‘1 minstrel performance in Native Sons’ Hall last night, given by the mem- bers of Army and Navy Parlor, was equal to that given by many professional com- panies. The stories and jokes were new, the songs well rendered and the choruses | pleasing. The performers were: Interlo- cutor, Frank 8. Drady; bones, Jim Whit- temore and Jack Miller; tambos, Harry McCurren and Harry Auerback; Richard Hunt, John D. Lynch, Frank Everson, Charles V. Drady, Francis Rudolphus, Harry 8. Coleman and W, L. Smith. ———————— Dr. Beck’s Wife Sues for Support. Cassie C. Beck commenced suit.yester- day to compel her husband, Dr. Henry Martin Beck, to contribute toward her support. The couple were married in Alameda County September 5. 1804, and have been separated since April last. It is alleged that since the separation Dr. Beck, who is employed In a downtown pharmacy, Lo has refused to support his —————— Lecture on “L’Aiglon.” A French Jecture cn Rostand's drama of “L’Aiglon” will be delivered by Mon- sieur E. B. Lamare, on Tuesday, Febru- ary 7. at 3 'o’clock p. m., in the parlors of the First Unitarfan Church, under the auspices of the Channing Auxlul?. cordial invitation to attend is exten students of French. ¥ —_————— Wants Big Purse for Hegarty. George Harting, manager of Tim Hegar- ty, the champlon feather-weight of Aus- tralia. declares that his man is not yet matched to fight Te: M as Eastern dispa atches a.nmn:unee. e sovepts gest purse obtainaie Do g The draw for the open stake, ninety-six | The draw resulted as | The Doctor. | Second round—Granuvilla beat Echo; Snap- | shot beat Sleety Mist: Master Davenport beat | Third round—Snapshot beat Granuvilla; Mas- | | R. E. de B. Lopez's | A ed to | | ing_the emergency allowan | said _deficlency | American | which MILITIA MAY BE CALLED OUT FFRIES-RUHLIN FIGHT TO STOP State Emergency Board Authorizes Governor Nash to Ut PUGILISM JE | s National Guard of Ohio if Necessary. OLUMBUS, Feb. 6.—At the re- quest of Governor Nash the State Emergency Board to-day authorized him to incur any expense necessary to prevent the proposed Jeffries - Ruhlin prize-fight, billed to take place in Saengerfest Hall, Cincinnati, on February 15. The request was granted by unani- mous vote of the finance committee, chairmen of the two houses of the Gen- eral Assembly, the State Auditor and the Governor. It is possible that none of this will ba needed in case the courts should enjoin the fighters, and even if it becorhes necs- sary to use the militia it will hardly be necessary to call out more than one regi- ment, and tiat will not entall anything like $50,000 in expense. The members know until they arrived here that they were to be called upon to approve such an expense. - This movement on the part of the Gov- ernor leaves no question as to his inten- tion to use the military arm if the State law fails to prevent the fight. Following is the Governor's letter ask- “To the Emergency Board of Ohio— Gentlemen: Whereas there is reasonable apprehension that a body of men are act- ing together in the city of Cincinnati and Hamilton County with the Intent to com- mit a felony, to wit, bring off a prize- | fight, and by force and violence to break or resist the laws of the State, therefore I respectfully ask your board to author- ize the adjutant general to creaie a de- ficleney for the transportation, subsis- tence, pay and general expenses of the Ohlo National Guard in case it should he- come necessary to use them in preventing the commission of sald felony and in avoiding the breaking of said laws and in overcoming resistance to the same- not to exceed fn amount | court brought no indication as to when | State is making a mos | to show that the fights scheduled for this of the board did not | nuisance under | nent injunction is asked. The promoters of the fight and their couns Assistant Adjutant General Adams | stated this afternoon that probably two regiments of. State troops would be usel in case the step became necessary to pre- vent the fight. The Third Regiment, with headquarters at Dayton, and the Second, with headguarters at Lima. will | likely be those chosen, 2s it is not the policy of the State to use local troops in a aisturbance like this. il e % FLEISCHMANN ON THE Says He Was Justified in Issuing| Permits for the Bout. CINCINNATI, Feb. 6.—The second day of the Jeffries-Ruhlin prize-fight cases in ‘STAND. the hearing would be concluded. The exhaustive effort v on February 15 would be a public the provision of the Ohio law, and on that ground a perma o1 are contest- he State and | i | ing every move made by | claim to hopeful of pulling off the | boxing contest under the permit « Mayor Flelschmann. notwithstand: | the” radical action taken by Governc Nash and other State officials since last | Saturday, and especially to-day. The sale of seats, the training at the | quarters of Jeffries. Ruhlin, Martin and | Childs, the work of arranging boxes and | seats at the big hail and all other prep- | arations for the event one week from Fri- | day night have been proceeding to-day usual. It is evident that everything will be completed and in readiness before a decision by Judge Hollister can be ren- | Gered. The only suspension seems to be | in withholding the lithographs and other | display advertising of the events. These will be rapidly distributed if Judge Hol- lister refuses to grant an injunction. Fenton Lawson, director and secretary | in both the musical and the athletic as- | ton and Judge Mo: | petency of the admi the Marquis of Quee Willlam Ramsay the Saengerf Musical 2 a wordy contlict with Mr. Lawson @uring the noon recess of court. Ram: torney for the Saengerfest A advised again a schem w o called a lottery_in which it was proy 10 offer the big hall as the first prize. 5 plan was dropped and the the musical ociation reorgani nto an athletic as: n other ¢ was Ramss ptions %o testimony 1 during the court reconvened i son and forenoon a fer their re s was Mayo tified as to the con ditions v T he granted the per- prize-fight and he felt confident that he was justified so doing he gave a that would perm A boxi nte come t ws of Ohie. Henry Straus whose cigar store tick- ots are o o most of the Straus tes to the great ¢ ckets and the meeting ¥ s and Ruh was to be a t and not prize-fight that he was al per formance, but f within the provisions of A feature of t 1 an argument betweer erruled The.court oy b son and a copy of th 2s evidence. As the ¢ been entered into prov der these rules the junction consider strong point in thel the event here on ttorneys hat they ha than a boxing contest. The attorneys the injunction read these rules in court with great effaet a mmented <ocis v cipal witness to- | the brutality that was possible un $50,000. Respectfully, soclation, was the principal witness to- |t ¥ “GEORGE K. NASH, Governor.” | day. | them. WWWWHWW%Q Carroll's Master Clair Cavaller; J. R. McCarthy's rman’s Ghicago Boy; Gold Dust Kennels’ Daisy Claire: J. Curtis & sons’ John Doe vs. George Si J. Carroll's Auckland vs. enne Brutus; P. Doyle's Thelma vs. J. Dean’s Sis- quoc; Pasha Kenels' Flery Face vs Erwin & Lyon's Silver Wings; T. Tierney's Tea Rose vs. F. A, McComb's Sir_Pasha; George Sh man's- Black Flush vs. P. J. Reilly's Wiliful Widow: Curtis & Sone' Shadow vs. Aeneid Ken- nels' Achilles; Pasha Kennels' “Roman Ath- lete va. E. M. Kellogg's Towa Maid; Curtis & Sons’ Vulcan vs, Yosemite Kennels' Sir Van: Russell & Allen’s Spiteful vs. D. J. Healy's Uranfa; Russell & Allen's Strayaway vs. J. Kearn's Lancashire Lass: Cneecham & Part- ington's Representative . A. McComb's Bonaparte. v After the draw the Interstate Coursing | Club met to verfect plans for the Belle Brandon cup and the California plate. Results at New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS, Feb, 6.—Weather track fast. Summary: Six and a half furlongs, selling—Four Leaf C wen, Diggs second, Inngvator third. Time, 121 Three and a haif furlongs, two-year-olds, selling—Blue Ridge won, Ardita second, Miss Charlie third. Time. :43. Steeplechase, handicap, short course—Dona- tion won, Bristol second, Free Advice third. Time, 3 One mile, handicap—Picador won, of Beauty second, Cluster third. Time, 1:42. One mile, selling—Jim Conway won, Edna Riley second, Colonel Cassidy third. Time, 1:42%. Six and a half furlongs, won, Clales second, Eight Bells third. 1:21%. —_————————— Police Stop Wrestling Bout. NEW YORK, Feb. 6.—For one hour and seventeen minutes Ernest Roeber, the wrestler, and the French champion, Paul Pons, struggled for su- premacy in a roped ring in Madison- square Garden to-night. Inspector clear; Empress selling—Laureata. Time, | Thompson stopped the bout at midnight. —_——————— Barkeeper Badly Beaten. Charles Stegeman, a bartender at the qn.w Arrival saloon, corner of East and isslon streets, had an altercation yes- erday afternoon with a man who re- fuseg to pay for a round of drinks which he had ordered. During the fight which followed Stegeman was beaten over the head with a bottle and received a num- ber of ugly wounds. He was treated at the Harbor Hospital. —————— Medical Fraternity Dance. The members of the ‘Alpha Kappa Kappa Fraternity of the medical depart- ment of the University of California gave a dance in Golden Gate Hall last night, s well attended and greatly en- jeyed. ose who directed the function were Earle Stone, floor manager, and G. P. Purlenky, H. Elwin Piper, Herbert F. True, Clarence Wills, John N. Force and H. M. Simmons. TESTIMONY SUBMITTED TO INVES GIGMNTIC STEEL TRUST PROBIBLE Resfilt of the Transfer of Carnegie’s Stock to Morgan. —_— NEW YORK, Feb. 6.—The announce- ment this morning that Andrew Carnegie had disposed of the control of the Car- negie Company to J. P. Morgan and his associates attracted widespread attentions among business men here to-day. Not only Wall street but the entire commun- ity appeared deeply interested in the transactions with what the local news- papers denominate a “billion dollar steer combine.” It was the all-absorbing topic in brokers’ oifices, and under persistent repetiiions of the report the stocks of the leading steel companies made rapid and violent advances. As far as positive direct information is concerned there was practically none to be had to-day from Messrs. Morgan and Carnegie, Mr. Morgan declining to con- firm or deny the report, while Mr. Carne- gle would make no statement whatever. The fact, however, that these two men permitted the reports to continue in circu- lation without éven attempting a denial was generally regarded as a strong indi- cation that they were well founded, and there was something, in the manner in which the reports were put forward that added to the general public’s confidence In their credibility. umerous ‘“‘semi-offi- clal” statements were put forward, but those could not be traced back to the principals in the deal. ' According to these reports J. P. Morgan is at the head of a svndicate which con- templates the organization of a mammoth steel combine to include the Federal Steel Company, the Nationai Steel Company, the Steel Hoop Company, the Sheet Steel Company, the American’Steel and Wire Company and the American Tin Plate Company. The consensus of opinion bankers and brokers seems to be tha what Andrew Carnegie had really done was to sign a contract to dellver his stock holdings In the Carnegie Company to J. P. rgan and the All statements as to *h M, i‘m 2 ; -a price to be pai idle ation, So mm Who In_the natural order of inimes ¥ not be friendly to a combi; g on of this -clu:mar ot hesitate to call attention Ho he’ font \ { FALLS TO SIDEWALK | AND FRACTURES SKU [ 5 | Richard Schwarz, Proprietor of Meat | Market, Meets With Fatal Ac- cident on Union Street. | Richard Schwarz, proprietor of the New | Golden Gate Valley Market at 1987 Union | street, near Buchanan, fractured his skull | by a fall in the street near his place of business Tuesday evening and expired | a short time afterward. The case Wi investigated by Detective Tom Gibson and the officer came to the conclusion after a careful ®examination that the | butcher must have stumbled over a man- hole In the sidewalk and struck his head | against the sidgeof the building. Schwarz had just closed his shop and on his person was found $127. His account books, which he had evidently started to carry home, were lying beside him. Soon” after Schwarz had fallen Joseph Avstin and John Degirello found him ly- ing on the sidewalk and carried him to the office of Dr. Giberson, near by. He was sent from there to his home at 1580 Union street, where he died at :Asdp. m. Schwarz was a German, 51 yea#s old and leaves a family. Siegel in Town. Mr. Slegel, the famous mandolin vir- tuoso, has arrived in San Francisco and is enjoying California’s balmy climate. | Incidentally he is taking a much needed rest after his extended northern concert tour, which, by the way, was the most successful mandolin tour ever undertaken. | Mr. Siegel is known throughout the East | as the finest mandolin player the world has known. San Francisco's musically | inclined people will spend a most enjo able evening Friday. February § at Y. M. C. A. Hall, listening to the sweet notes | from this very fine instrument in _the | hands of an artist. Teachers throughout the city are recommending their pupils attehding this musical feast, as it will be of great benefit to them. While Mr. Siegel is resting, M Mary Chester Williams will render a vocal selection in her sweet and charming manner and she will be followed by Mr. Harry Hastings, the banjo player. The following programme will be rendered: Pant one—(a) “Fantasie Medley,” unaceompanied (Arr. Slegel); (b) ‘radle Song,” duo (Hauser); (¢) “Reverfe,” unaccompanied; harmonic duo, duo with left hand pizzicato accom paniment and arpeggio variations, violin style (Siegel): (d) “Patrol, e) “Medley of Pcpular Airs:” “Delight” (Luckstone), Miss Mary Chester Williams; Polish Dance” (Scharwenka), Mr. Harry Hast- ings. Part two—(a) “Cavalleria Rusti- cana,”’ intermezzo (Mascagni), (b) Fan- tasie,”” “Carmen’ (Bizet). (¢) “Melody in F' (Rubinstein), (d) “Spring Flower Gavotte” (Slegel), (e) “Witches' Dance” (Siegel). that in the spring of 1899 there were very positive rumors that the great Catgegis inkerests were to be transferred andithat an option had actually been given by Mr. Carnegie. Ngvertheless, the deal fell through. It Is claimed that H. C. Frick and men assoclated with him actually pald at that time $1,000,000 in cash to bind the bargain, and that, failing to securs the necessary capital, Mr. Carnegie prof- ited by this particular transaction to the extent of $1.000,000. 1t* was claimed by these men that the purchase could have been effected at that time at a lower scale of prices, and that $30,000,000 in cash only would have been necessary, whereas a considerably greater amount of capital would be needed now. On the other hand, interests in Wall street friendly to Mr. Morgan called at- tention te the fact that conditions have materially changed in the last two years; that this is the day of big things, and that the men now reported to be anxious to secure control of the Carnegie interest are vastly stronger in the world of finance than the men who planned the great steel combine two years ago. All reports seem to indicate, however, that Mr. Carnegie has obtained a higher price for his stock than was indicated in the proposed great steel combination of 18%. Railroad and steel experts accounted | for this in two ways: First, that the price of stocks In general and steel stocks in particular had advanced during the two years. Second, that Mr. Carnegle, hav- ing secured an’independent railroad line from his E&n(s in Western Pennsylvania to Lake Erie, and having undertaken large operations in connection with the | town and harbor of Connaught, Ashtabula County, Ohlo, and having planned an in- dependent raflroad through Southern Pennsyivania to tidewater as well, was in a position to ask from the men assoclated with J. Plerpont Morgan a higher price tk;nn he could have obtained two years ago. % The Divorce Court. Judge Graham yesterday granted Sarah A. McGee a divorce from Jaseph McGee on the ground of desertion. Minnie Cra- goe secured a divorce from William Cra- g0e because of his faflure to support her. Judge Kerrigan granted Agnes Beamish a divorce from George M. Beamish on the | un:; ground. “ Adolph Gold, who was of con‘;m t for failing ‘:fi m-':’;f? Minnie Gold, $20 altmony, was discharged from the custody of tne Sheriff on prom- ising to pay the money within a week. The following new _suits for aivorce were filed: Rose Smith from George D. - Moo- Ir Smith, failure to provide; Mary A, e trom Anare, Mooy, el cnl’:{'y_ (urphy m Joseph E. Murphy, ————— Tanforan Causes His Downfall, ‘Walter Kileen, driver of 1 collected $17 from _mp ‘r:?:mm right belonged to his employer, Anthieu. Kileen was enticed to place the amount on a losing at Tanforan on Erdiz B S hed Semered WARRANT FOR ARREST OF HUSBAND BEATER Frank De Cleer, an Aged Man, Is Afraid His Wife Will Kill Him. Frank de Cleer, an old man living on Powell and Washington streets, secured a warrant from Judge Mogan yesterday for the arrest of his wife, Margaret, on tha N did not wish preferred again ey had been ma charge of battery. He more serious charge her, he sald, because ti ried for many e old man head was bound up as the sult of the last beating he received from his wife and he said his body was cov- ered with bruises and beat him on the slfght provocation ant |he was man enough not to strike a woman. “About a week ago.," he said me and then presented a revoiver at m head, threatening to kill me. I ran ou of the house and Dr. Lord, who was pass ing, took the revolver fromr her, other- wise I am sure she would have shot me. British Subjects Are Grateful. A meeting of the British and America Upion was held last evening to hear th report of the officers on the receat fun- eral services held in honmor of the lat Queen Victoria. President William Gire: Harrison and the secretary, Dr. Freder @'Evelyn, addressed the meeting ar their remarks were received with contir uous ap . There were passed unani- mous votes of thanks to the people of San Francisco for sympathy extended on the loss sustained by the death of the Queen: to the press for valued services In re- rting proceedings in England and Ame.- ca and to the allied societies v.ho helpe to make the funeral services a complet and remarkable event. On metion i President Harrison, seconded by Dr &’ Evelyn, Arthur A. Lotto of the Call was elected an honorarv_ member of the es rendered as a member of the press committes -f the general committee having in _charge the arrange- ments of the recent funeral serviee. presseier S e bk, Gun Thieves Speedily Captured. union for servi Thieves broke into the gunstore of Louis Moller, at 76 California street, on Tuesday night last and carried away a number of guns and pistols and a quan- tity of ammunition. Detectives Whit- taker and Ed Gibson were detailed on the case, and in a short time located some of the stolen property in a room of a lodg- ing-house at the ithwest corner of Val- lejo and Powell streets. William Reed and John Hoey, occupants of the room ware arrested and locked up in the Cit Prison pending investigation. When Reed was searched a pistol was found on him which was idgntifled as one taken from Moller's store. WKTER COVERS MERCED STREETS Entire Town Is Inundated and Business Is at a Standstill. . — MERCED, Feb. 6 —~Water from three inches to three feet deep is standing in every yard in Merced. Every cellar is filled and business is at a standstill. For hours this morning all the express and delivery wagons and drays in town were kept busy transporting business men from their homes to their stores and offices. Tn nearly every yard chickens were roosting in trees and on roofs and fences, there being no bare ground for them to alight on. About ten inches of water is stand- ing In. the basement of the High Sehool building, putting out the fires in the fur- naces and, of course, no school was held to-day. The Santa Fa and Southe: c tracks are washed out south of":o::ki‘ii a distance of nearly a mile and trains are tied up here. Both roads are still open from here Twe north-bound tied up two miles a local liverym took a contract to transport the .'i',.:.’f :Bers. about 100 in number, from there to town, where they eould transfer L another train going -north. o During the night a' small bridge on the oclock this morning it had been put in place again &nd was ready for . STOCKTON, Feb. 6. water in the tributaries leading from the mountaing g! of Stockton arose ‘very y dur- last night, and was on upward ‘trend to-day. Miner and M chan- Tels came up sevéral feet, were heavy with sediment. East of city Mormon channel left it and cov- ered- considerable low _Fain has been heavy in the and-a continu- ance of the precipitation, with a melting of the -naf:ro. makes a freshet le. . A