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TAKEN BY THE TURKS
Zeitoun Has Fallen After
Repeated Attacks of
Beseigers.
ARMENIANS HAVE FLED.
Izzet Pasha Placed Under Arrest
for His Report on the
Country's Condition.
DID NOT PLEASE THE SULTAN.
The Ottoman Government to Make an
Inquiry Into the Hnrpoot
Outrages.
LONDON, Eng., Dec. 26.— The corre
spondent in Constantinople of the United
Press telegraphs under date of to-day that
it is reported there that Zeitoun, which
■was in the possession of Armenians, has
fallen before the attacks of the Turkish
troops, and that many of those who were
holding the place against the forces of the
Sultan have fled to the hills.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Tirkey, Dec. 26.—
The capture of Zeitoun by the Turkish
trooDS is officially confirmed. No details
of the fall of the place are given.
Izzet Pasha, who recently addressed a
long report to the Sultan pointing out the
deplorable situation in the country, has
been placed under arrest and is now await
ing trial by court-martial. His troubles
are due to his report, which the Sultan re
fused to read. When Izzet Pasha found
that his Majesty refused to pay any atten
tion to his report he resigned his office of
Chief Equerry, but the Sultan refused to
accept his resignation. Five times was the
resignation sent in, but the Sultan refused
to allow Izzet to retire voluntarily.
An official report has been issued star
ing that the Government is making an in
quiry into the outrages at Harpoot. It
denies that any missionary property was
burned in the presence of the troops. On
the contrary, it says that the officials used
the troops to the utmost of their ability to
•protect the missionaries and other forign
■ ers, and thereby prevented the burning of
a Large part of the missionary buildings.
A company of troops, the report adds, is
stitl guarding the missionaries' property.
CHICAGO, 111.. Dec. L>6.— A meeting of
society women from all sections of Chicago
and its suburbs was held to-day at the
office of Dr. Sarah Hackett Stevenson for
the purpose of devising means to con
tribute a substantial sum of money to the
Armenian relief fund, which the Red
Cross Society will distribute. The main
plan decided is to give a series of enter
tainments in various parts of the city and
the suburban towns during the next
month and swell the relief fund by the
proceeds. Other women will solicit con
tributions in cash from the Board of Trade
and similar sources. A letter was read
from Frances Willard saying she would aid
with her services and money. It was also
announced that Miss Clara Barton, the
Ke<J Cross president, would be in Chicago
soon to help in the work. She will be the
guest of Mrs. S. E. Gross, ■who was elected
treasurer of the association. Dr. Steven
son was chosen president.
LOSS OF THE KWAN PING.
The Cruiser Captured From the
Chinese Wrecked Off the
Pescador Islands.
Most of the Officers in Charge of the
Deck and Sixty of the Crew
Missing.
YOKOHAMA, Japax, Dec. 26.— The
cruiser Kwan Ping, which the Japanese
captured from the Chinese during the re
cent war, was wrecked on December 21 off
the Pescador Islands. Most of the offi
cers who were in charge of the deck at
the time of the accident and sixty men
are missing.
The Kwan Ping was a vessel of 1010 tons,
mounting seven guns. She was attached
to the Chinese Peiyang squadron, and was
one of the vessels surrendered on February
17 last to the Japanese at Wei-hai-wei.
ADVANCE OF ABYSBISIAXS.
Italian Forcea to Defend Strongholds
Against the- Enemy.
ROME, Italy, Dec. 26.— A dispatch from
Massowah, capital of the Italian colony of
Erythrea. states that the Abyssinians be
gan to advance to-day, but their objective
point is not known to the Italians. The
Abyssinian force is said to number 60.000
men, including those who served directly
under King Menelik.
General Baratieri, the commander of the
Italian forces, will defend Adigrat against
the enemy. He has a force of 10,000 men.
It is generally reported that the Dervishes
are approaching Atbara. Nubia, some 150
miles northwest of the frontier of the Tigre
province.
SAVED FROM THE FAL,ME.
Rescue of Those on Board a Stranded
Russian BarH.
DUBLIN. Ireland, Dec. 26.— The people
on the Russian bark Palme. Captain
Erikson, from Liverpool December 18, tor
Mobile, in ballast, which stranded in
Dublin Bay on Tuesday last, have been
saved. As* told in these dispatches Tues
day a lifeboat that put out to the rescue
of those on the Palme was capsized and
its seventeen occupants were drowned.
This morning the tender Tearaght reached
the Palme and rer-cued the sixteen persons
aboard of her. Among those saved are the
captain's wife and child.
Separate Schools Refused.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Dec 26.— The
full text of Manitoba's reply to the Do
minion Government on the separate school
Question is made public to-day. The Man
?toba Government positively refuses the
proposal to establish a system of separate
schools in any form.
For Militia Instruction.
OTTAWA Oxt., Dec. 26.— The Govern
ment has decided to at once establish a
school of militia instruction in Montreal.
Several informal delegations waited upon
fhe authorities in this connection an-i the
Government decided to accede to their de
mands.
Run Jioirn and Sunk.
PARIS Fkoxk, Dec. 26.-A dispatch to
the Figaro from Algiers says that the small
French steamer Emile Heloise was run
down and sunk by the British steamer
Bellerophon. Thirty passengers wre
drowned. Twenty-live of the drowned
persons were natives.
WILL REMAIX AT WORK.
Motormen Decide JVot to Continue the
Strike.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Dec. 26.-The
motormen and conductors of the Girard
avenue division of the Union Traction
Company, who protested yesterday against
the continued employment of non-union
men, and as an outcome of which several
riotous disturbances occurred, decided at a
meeting held early this morning to remain
at work.
Late last night about 100 Girard-avenue
division employes who were recently on
strike presented a series of grievances to
General Manager Beetem. The spokesman
for the dissatisfied men declared it to be
the general belief of the employes thai
they have been deceived by the promises
made which had led them to declare the
strike off.
Mr. Beetem, in reply, talked to the men
for fully half an hour. The company, he
declared, proposed to do ail that was found
possible to better the condition of their
employes, and would, if feasible, co further
than was agreed to in the plan of settle
ment.
The men brought here had to be taken
care of so long as they remained, but they
were rapidly being sifted out and all the
old men would be, in the near future,
gfven their old places.
The men, after a discussion, decided to
remain at work and await developments.
This decision was arrived at at 2 o'clock
this morning, when a notice was issued
that no ununiformed men would be put
on the cars leaving the Girard-avenue
depot to-day. The cars on this division
were run regularly to-day and no further
trouble is anticipated.
WRECKED BY A COLLISION
A Burlington Passenger Train
Crashed Into a Freight on a
Side Track.
Two of the Railroad Employes Fa
tally Crushed and Several Pas
sengers Injured.
LINCOLN, Nebk., Dec. 26.— A bad rail
road wreck, resulting in the instant death
of one man and the injury fo others, oc
curred about noon to-day at Seward as the
result of a collision between Burlington
passenger train No. 43 west bound and a
freight train. The killed and wounded
were: J. A. Geisler, fireman on the pas
senger engine, caught between tank and
cab and fatally crushed; died almost in
stantly; J. B. Jeffrys, fireman on freight,
leg crushed and otherwise bruised; condi
tion serious.
The passengers injured by the coach
leaving the rails were: M. M. George,
York, Nebr., leg and shoulder bruised;
Mrs. Ida Ferguson, Lincoln, slightly
bruised and shaKen up; Mrs. M. McKee,
Marquette, Nebr., shaken up and badly
scratched; R. E. McLeunen, Guthrie Cen
ter, lowa, badly bruised.
The exact cause of the accident will not
be known until the Coroner's jury renders
a verdict on the death of Fireman Geisler.
It is known, however, that the passenger
crashed into the freight, which was stand
ing on a side track.
Both engines were badly damaged and
passenger coaches and freightcars de
railed. Superintendent Bignel left with a
wrecking train from Lincoln and will make
a personal investigation. With the possi
ble exception of Fireman Jeffries, all the
injured will recover.
WOMEN IN THE BOARD.
They Have as Many Sights as the
Men.
CHICAGO, 111., Dec. 26.— The Appelate
Court this morning reversed the order en
tered by Judge Gibbons restraining the
open Board of Trade from prohibiting
women coming on the floor of the board
or enteiing the galleries.
The injunction was issued upon the ap
plication of Marson French, a broker, who
showed in bis bill that his business was
suffering, because most of his clients were
women, and owing to the restrictions of
the board they could not advise him in re
gard to their tradings.
Justice Waterman, in rendering the opin
ion of the upper court, said:
"We see no reason why in this age the
'new woman' has not the same right to use
the board as a trading or gambling agency
as has any man, but we are not aware of
any right which any man not a member
has to access to any of its quarters.
"It does not appear that privileges al
lowed to other members are denied to com
plainant, but the fact that he has female
customers who deal on the board does not
give him the right to require that such
women shall be admitted to the floor or
gallery of the exchange."
THE JOKE CAUSED DEATH.
Fatal Burning of a Youth at a Christ
mas Celebration.
PARKERSBURG, W. Va., Dec. 26.—
Clyde Farnsworth, a young man, was
burned to deatn last night as the result of
a playful joke.
A large party had gathered at a Christ
mas celebration and Farnsworth, dressed
in a fleecy cotton costume, impersonated
Santa Claus. 1
In the midst of the festivities a young
lady threw a lighted match at him. His
costume caught tire and he was burned to
a crisp.
Farnsworth's father and several others
were severely burned in attempting to ex
tinguish the flames. A panic ensued
among the guests and a number of women
and children were injured.
Exports of Mexican Oranges.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Dec. 20.— The ex
portationsof Mexican oranges and lemons
during the past two months have reached
large proportions. Several hundred car
loads of the fruit have passed through San
Antonio during the past few weeks en
route to St. Louis, Chicago and other mar-
Kets. The great part of the oranges come
from the southern part of Mexico. Over 100
carloads have been shipped from Guadala
jara alone.
Convention of Penmen.
CHICAGO, 111., Dec. 26.— The tenth an
nual convention of the Western Penmen's
Association began to-day at the Chicago
Business College, and will continue until
Monday evening. About 100 men and
women interested in business colleges,
penmanship, scholars and teachers, sten
ographers and individual teachers in the
branch of education, were present. Papers
were read and a lively ciiscussiou followed
in each case.
Lives Lost in a Fire.
ASHLAND, Wis., Dec. 2*s.— By the burn
ing of the sawmill of the Sutherland
Lumber Company this morning three
men lost their lives. Two of them,
named William and Jack Noonin,
cousins of Carkeek, the noted Cornish
wrestler, were found dead in the boiler
room four feet from the door, while the
third was so badly burned that he died in
agony soon after.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1895.
CAMPOS MET DEFEAT
Battle Between the Van
guards of Opposing
Armies.
RETREAT OF SPANIARDS.
All the Civilians in Jovellanos j
Armed and Forced to Do
Military Duty.
THE CAPTURE OF EL ROQUE.
Victories of General Gomez and Fol
lowers Who Are Fighting to
Free Cuba.
KEY WEST, Fxa., Dec. 26.— Advices
were received from Cuba to-day that a bat
tle occurred yesterday afternoon between
the vanguards of the insurgent and
Spanish armies, and that the Spanish were
repulsed. Colonel Prat, who commanded
the Spanish vanguard, was killed.
Martinez Campos was present and di
rected the retreat of the Spaniards to Jo
vellanos. Campos' forces are now en
trenched at that place, expecting to be at
tacked by Gomez' main army. Campos
has armed all the civilians in Jovellanos
and is forcing them to do military duty.
Advices received by Cuban leaders via
the Olivette confirm the report of the cap
ture of the town oi El Rogue by Gomez.
With Gomez wereSerafin Sanchez, Aguirre
and Quarez. The Spanish reeiment sta
tioned at El Rogue surrendered without
firing a shot.
All of them were paroled except twelve,
who were charged with having poisoned
the water reservoir of the town. They
were tried, convicted and shot. After
taking all the arms, provisions, etc., found
in the town the insurgents set tire to it
and then left, going in the direction of
Quintina and Jovellanos. They also de
stroyed the sugar plantations near San Vi
cente and La Antonia.
The vanguard of the Gomez forces, un
der the command of Lacred, has entered
the town of Quintina, between Matanzas
and Colon, and destroyed by fire the
largest sugar plantation on the island.
The train that left Colon for Matanzas
was detained at Quintina by the in
surgents. Columns of smoke could be
plainly seen from Jovellanos. The gen
eral supposition is that all plantations in
that district have been destroyed.
Maceo and his forces have encamped at
the plantation La Harruonia and Gomez
has established his headquarters at the
plantation La Espano, belonging to
Romero Robledo, of the Spanish Cabinet.
All telegraph communication between
Las Villas district and Havana has bet n
destroyed by the insurgents, and no trains
have passed over the road since Saturday
last.
The railroad stations at Madana and
Toca, belonging to the United Railroad
Company, have been destroyed by lire.
The insurgents under Nunez have en
camped at the plantation Revedio and de
stroyed all the cane.
The forces of Antonio Maceo and Quin
tin Bandera compose the rear guard of the
army under Gomez.
The Spaniards prohibited all public en
tertainments on the 25th and ordered all
saloons closed at 12 o'clock at night.
La Crete, with a large force, is marching
toward Guines. The insurgents assert that
no crops will be gathered this year. Gomez
has notified Campos that it is his intention
to destroy all the sugar cane to prevent its
being gathered. The sugar being exported
now is taken from the warehouses and is
part of last year's crop.
NEW YORK, N. V., Dec. 26.— A cable
dispatch to the Herald from Havana says:
General Campos arrived here on a special
train from Matanzas at 7 o'clock last
night. His arrival was entirely unex
pected.
Traffic is now suspended on the Matanzas
and Union de Reves Railroad. Suarez
Valdez occupies Union with 1500 men. The
rebels have burned Medinas siation on the
Cardenas line.
DESTROYING THE CROPS.
Exaggerated Heports of the Operations
of Gomrz.
HAVANA, Cuba, Dec. 26.— Despite the
statements contained in the 2500-word
alleged cable dispatch from this
city published in the American pa
pers taking the report of the Chicago
Associated Press to-day that Maximo
Gomez with 12,000 Cuban patriots was
marching upon this city, driving every
thing before them, the following are the
facts:
Gomez, with one army of from 4000 to
5000 men, has succeeded by avoiding any
engagement with the Spanish troops in
marching to Coliseo, a point ninety miles
from Havana. He had burned a number
of fields of sugar on his way, and at Coli
seo aud vicinity he burned some more, his
act of vandalism exciting great indigna
tion throughout the country devastated.
When he arrived at Coliseo Gomez was
stopped by Spanish troops, who checked
his advance and prevented further burn
ing of canchelds. It is believed that ihe
rebels have greatly injured their position,
it being apparent that the only purpose of
their leaders is to destroy the sugar crop.
This is the actual situation, and the Chi
cago Associated Press "cable," padded to
the point of bursting, had no further
foundation.
RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION
During the Year the Mileage Built
Is Considered as Being Un
usually Small.
Great Activity, However, Is Predicted
Among Various Lines in the
Near Future.
CHICAGO, 111., Dec. 26.— T0-morrow's
issue of the Railway Age will contain the
following in regard to the railway con
struction during the past year:
Railway building in the United States
reached this year a lower point than in
any of the last twenty years; indeed, in
only two years since 1865, thirty years
ago, has so small a mileage been built.
Records for 1895 now show only 1782 nii'cs
of track laid, a tremendous decline from
the great year of 1887, when almost 18,000
miles were put down. In the eight years
since that time the decrease in construc
tion has been great and continuous, and
this year the total built was only about 100
miles more than in the year 1855, forty
years ago. Fifteen States made no increase
in railroad mileage at all last year, only
one New England State — Maine — laying
any track, and that only eighty-six miles.
Texas leads the list with 224 miles.
The Railway Age thinks the bottom has
now been reached and predicts great
activity during the coming year. The
railways of the United States on Decem
ber 31 will aggregate a little over 181,000
miles.
The claim is now made by those east
bound lines which have been most active
in cutting freight rates to the East that
they were obliged to do so on account of
contracts which were on hend when the
presidents' agreement was made and
which could not be nullified. These con
tracts, they claim, will end at the begin
ning of a new year and the agreement will
then be rigidly maintained.
HAS ALL THE I'ATRONAGE.
Maryland's JJemocratie Governor May
Forestall His Successor.
BALTIMORE, Md., Dec. 26.— Governor
Frank Brown, who will retire from office
on January 8, has given the Republican
aspirants for office a bad scare. The con
stitution provides that the Governor shall
appoint, with the consent of the Senate,
all civil officers within fifty days from the
beginning of each regular session of the
Legislature. The Governor's term* does
not expire until seven days after the Legis
lature meets. The Senate is Democratic,
and the Governor says he has the power
to make all the appointments within the
first week. The Senate could immediately
confirm, and, as no removals can be made
except for cause, the appointees would
hold over for two years. ".
The Attorney-General says the Governor
has the power to forestall his Republican
successor. Governor-elect Lowndes ac
knowledges that Governor Brown has the
power, but does not think he would take
advantage of it.
AT THE LOWEST PRICE
Contract for the Construction of 1
the Two Battle-Ships, Num
bers 5 and 6.
— r — — —
Secretary Herbert's Reasons for Not j
Making an Award to the Union
Iron Works.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Dec. 26.-Secre- !
tary Herbert to-day, with the approval of
the President, awarded the contract for
the construction of battleships No. 5 and '■
No. 6 (the Kearsarge and he unnamed
mate) to the Newport News Shipbuilding
and Drydock Company of Newport News,
Ya., at its bid of $2,250,000 for building j
each ship according to plans prepared by i
the Navy Department.
The Secretary closes a long communi
cation to the President, setting forth his j
reasons for taking this course instead of
awarding one to San Francisco, at a .
greatly increased cost, or accepting the
propositions of the Cramps, as follows:
"To me it seems clear that the depart
ment cannot undertake to say that a bid
by a responsible and competent company, !
fairly made after due consideration, is j
lower than a fair price for such work, i
This company is bidding, not only !
for one of these ships, but for j
both, and it insbts upon its right to build j
both. For the Government to reject the !
bid under these circumstances and insist ,
upon paying a higher price for the ships, !
or for one of them to be built else- i
where on any such ground as ■
the bid of the Newport News Com- !
pany, which is below the market price, i
would be a ruinous policy. The Govern
ment is entitled to have its snips built at |
the lowest price at which it can procure i
the doing of the work, and true policy I
would dictate the encouragement instead
of the discouragemer.t of low bidding.''
OF INTEREST TO THE COAST.
Maguire's Bill for a Postal Sariiiys
Ran!.-.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec. 26.—Rep
resentative Maguire to-day reintroduced
his bill of the last Congress to establish a
postal savings bank.
Maguire has canvassed the situation care
fully and believes that the Pacific railroads
will be able to pass their extension bill.
Attorney-General Harmon said to The
Call correspondent to-day: "My atten
tion has been called to newspaper state
ments to the effect that the Department of
Justice was not hopefui of success in the
suit of the Government against the Stan
ford estate.
"I will say that we are not discouraged,
but believe we will win before the United
States Supreme Court. If so we will im
mediately begin proceedings against Hunt
ington and the Crocker and Hopkins es
tates."
Postmaster L<eake of Sacramento has
tendered his resignation,' to take effect
March 1. Russ Stephens will succeed him,
as before state! in The Call.
BATTLED THE WAVES.
Continued from First Page.
latest princip'e. The whole of the saloon
passenger accommodation is on the main
deck, and is without doubt of a very supe
rior order, every possible carehavine been
paid to light and ventilation, while ample
bath accommodation has been supplied,
together with an unlimited supply of fresh
water. The saloon proper is a very hand
some apartment. Previous to running to
Canada the Miowera was engaged in the
Xew Zealand trade. She was commanded
by Captain J. Stott, formerly of the U. S. S.
Company's service.
In October, 1893, the Miowera had a fate
ful trip from Sidney to Vancouver, and
on the 2d of that month the vessel struck
on the rocks at the entrance to the harbor
of Honolulu, and all attempts to get her
off for a time proved futile. An American
man-of-war made an attempt to tow her
off, but failed to move her. All the pas
sengers were safely landed. The whole of
the cargo was aiso taken ashore in good
condition. The vessel was then removed
and taken to England and repaired and
afterward carried an excursion party to
the Norwegian fjords, subsequently re
turning to regular duty.
M. M. Stern, agent of the Canadian Pa
cific in this City, said that he thought the
rumors were unfounded. The Miowera
was a very stout vessel and would un
doubtedly turn up in Honolulu all right,
en»route for Australia, notwithstanding its
delay. There are no San Francisco pas
sengers aboard so far reported.
Movement* of Trans- Atlantic Steamer*.
NEW "YORK— Arrived Dec 26— Stmr Teutonic,
from Liverpool and Queenstown: stmr SoutUwark,
from Antwerp.
QUKENSTOWN— SaiIed Dec 26-Slmr Britan
nic, for New York.
SCILLY ISLANDS— Passed Dec 26— Stmr Mas
sachusetts, from New York for London.
BROWHKAD- Passed Dec 27— Stmr Campania,
from New York for Liverpool.
WON BY COLLEGIANS
Yale and Princeton Men
Defeated the Memphis
Athletes.
THEIR RUSHING TACTICS.
Lightning Methods of the Visitors
Could Not Be Withstood by
the Home Team.
A GALLANT STAND WAS MADE.
Five Thousand Persons Saw the Great
est Football Contest Ever Played
in the South.
MEMPHIS, Teiw., Dec. 26. — Five
thousand people, including leaders of
society of this city and adjoining cities
and towns, saw the game of football here
this afternoon between a combination of
Yale and Princeton and the Memphis
athletic clubs. The visitors employed
their customary lightning methods and
walked all over the local athletes for a
while until the latter caught their spirit
and got down to hard work.
Memphis had the kick-off, and in about
five minutes the visitors had a touch
down, followed quickly by a goal. This,
was continued until the close of the first
half of thirty minute?, when the score
stood 22 to 0.
After a ten minutes' rest the two teama
lined up again, Memphis taking the kick,
and within the next tnirty minutes the
visitors chalked up sixteen more, making
a total of thirty-eight. Memphis failed to
improve her record of the first half.
Early in the second half the collegians
had to caucus and rearrange their
signals, as Boggiano, the star of the
locals, succeededin blocking some of their
promising plays. The game was by far
the most exciting ever seen in the South,
despite the outclassing of the locals, who.
after all, stood the terrific assaults of the
Yale-Princeton men with considerable
force and skill. The line-up was as follows :
Yale-Princeton. Position. Memphis A. C.
Thompson ...... Left end Wright
Church. Left tackle... Pinens
Wheeler (Capt.) Left guard MfssicK
Cross.. Center Rodet
Went Riglu guard Collier
Brown RiKht tackle Bullineton
Hatch Right end Mallory
Poe erback.. . . ; .Scarbroagh
ISingham Rljjht back.. .Stewart (Capt.)
Wade.. ...Left back .Franziolt
Pope Fullback Boggiano
After the game the Eastern men were
tendered receptions in different fashion
able homes in the city.
To-night the glee, mandolin and guitar
clubs of the two colleges gave a joint con
cert at the Auditorium, and the vast build
ing was filled to its utmost capacity. This
was followed by a grand ball at the Pea
body Hotel, under the auspices of the
Yale-Princeton alumni of this city.
MART IX JULIAN QUITS.
So Longer Manager for Bob Fitz
simmona.
EL PASO, Tex., Dec. 26.— Martin Julian
has resigned as manager for Bob Fitzsim
mons. The split is undoudtedly due to a
comparatively trivial quarrel.
Fitzsimmons and his show gave an exhi
bition last night in Myers' Opera-house.
Half an hour before time to begin Fitz
simmons discovered that a bit of necessary
paraphernalia had been left in Juarez,
Mexico, three and a half miles distant.
He asked Julian to send for it. Julian re
fused and offered to borrow another for
him.
Filzsirnmons refused to go on the stage
without the missing article, and hadword3
with Julian, who taunted him with being
a common drunkard and left the house.
Fitzsimmons informed the opera-house
manager that there would be no perform
ance.
The manager pacified him by sending in
post-haste for the roissine article. Julian
went to his room, and Fitzsiniruons and
the party gave the exhibition.
"When.Tulian left the house last evening
his last remark was: "Fitz, I've quit you
once before. This time it is for good.
Mother and I will take the train for New
York to-night."
'•The quicker you go the better," replied
Fitzsimmons.
Arrangements are now in progress for a
new management by local people. Dan
Stuart's representative will arrive to-mor
row to open headquarters for the manage
ment of the fight.
FOR WOJiLV'S CHAJUPIOXSHIPS.
There Ja a Promise of Some Exciting
Context* at 1.1 JPano.
DALLAS, Tex., Dec. 26.— W. K. Whee
! lock, secretary of the old Florida Athletic
! Club, and now filling a similar position for
I Dan A. Stuart, said to-night:
"We received a communication to-day
from Parson Davie9, at Chicago, offering
i to match Jimmy Barry against 'Peddler'
Palmer for the world's championship in
j the bantam-weight class. Palmer has just
come into pugilistic prominence by defeat
! ing Billy Plinimer in London. Mr. Stuart
is willing to offer a purse of $3000 for this
match. By the Ist of January we will
! make public the men who will battle at
| El Paso for the world's championship in
the heavy-weight, middle-weight, welter
weight, lightweight and bantam-weight
classes."
WHEEL RECORDS ACCEPTED.
Bullrtin Issued by the L. A. W. Racing
Hoard,.
PHILADELPHIA., Pa., Dec. 26.— The
following is Chairman Gideon's bulletin
of the L. A. W.:
Records accepted— Half-mile, class A, un
paced, flying start against time, by Harry C.
Clark, Denver, Colo., :59, November 20.
Two miles, c'ass A, unpaced, standing start
against time, by Harry C. Clark, Denver, Colo.,
4:46 1-5, November 21.
Three miles, class A, unpaced, flying start,
against time, by Harry Clark, Denver. Colo..
7:15, November 21.
Four miles, class A, unpaced, standing start,
against time, by Harry C. Clark, Denver, Colo.,
9:47, November 21.
Five miles, class A, unpaced, standing,
against time, by Harry C. Clark, Denver,
Colo., 12:12. November 21.
Sanctions granted— December 21, Southern
Wheelmen of New Orleans; February 20, 1896,
New West Side Athletic Club, New York; De
cember 25-26, Tucson L. A. W. Club, Tucson,
Ariz.; January 1. 1896, Phoenix City Railway
Company, Phoenix, Ariz.
Transferred to class B— O. W. Mcßride, Lin
coln, Neb., under clause D.
Suspended— For competing In unsanctioned
races against a rider under permanent sus
pension, Robert Korlicker of Golden City, Mo.,
Charles Lillibridge of Cartersville, Mo., and
— Perry of Webb City, Mo., are suspended
from all track-racing for one year from Oc
tober 4.
Declared professionals: W. J. Tremayne,
Fort Worth, Tex., under clause B; W. B. Good
enough,,Des Moines, lowa, under clause B.
Raring at \ru< Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, La.. Dec. 26.—Fifteen-six
teenths of a mile. Adah L won, James V. Car
ter second, Queen Bess third. Time, 1:42.
Seven-eighths of a mile, Souffle won, Mamie
G second, Romance third. Time, 1:36.
One and a sixteenth miles, Billy Bennett
won, Artist second, Dave Pulsifer third. Time,
1:56.
One mile. Prig won, Squire G second, Lillian
E third. Time, 1 -A~\i.
One mile and seventy yards, St. Leo won,
Spendoline second, Nero third. Time, 1:54*4.
Burned During a Gale.
BALTIMORE, Ma, Dec. 26.-A stub
born fire broke out at an early hour this
morning in Oehms & Co.'s establishment
at 1 to 7 West Baltimore street, and 6 South
Charles street. A high wind sent showers
of sparks in all directions, and but for a
drenching downpour of rain earlier in the
nieht a big fire must have resulted.
The building at the corner of Charles
and Baltimore streets is a three and a half
story brick structure and was used as an
annex, the main building adjoining it on
the west being built of iron, and is five
stories high. Both buildings were well
stocked with clothing and men's furnish
ings. The loss cannot now be ascertained.
The origin of the lire is untcnown. Oehms
& Co. have the contract for supplying uni
forms for letter-carriers all over the
country.
Colorndo'a Stock Market.
DENVER, Colo., Dec. 26. — The mining
stock market was stronger to-day than it
has been for two weeks past. The quota
tions are now all higher than they were
before the scare of last Friday. Isabella,
Portland, Anaconda and otner investment
stocks have gained from 6 to 10 cents since
holders last week unloaded by reason of
the scare. The volume of sales is not so
great, owing to the lack of offerings.
An Actreaa' Illness.
NEW YORK, N. V., Dec. 26.-A special
from Rochester, N. V., says: Miss Amy
Busby, the actress, lies at her home in this
city seriously ill. Miss Busby has been
suffering from overwork, and came to
Rochester about a week ago for a rest.
The sudden relaxation from her work has
brought on nervous prostration, and she is
at present in a critical condition.
PULLMAN FLATS ON FIRE
Inmates Fled in Haste to Escape
the Rapid Spread of the
Flames.
Four Invalids Carried Out and One
Will Die From the
Exposure.
CHICAGO. 111.. Dec. 27.— A fire at an
early hour this morning in the Pullman
flats at the corner of Fiftv-nftb street and
Madison avenue, Hyde Park, gutted the
big four-story building, doing dam
age. 3y a miracle no one was injured.
Many of the inmates escaped in their
night clothes. The building was well
filled, and the janitor, on discovering the
fire, ran hastily from floor to floor giving
the alarm. By the time the firemen ar
rived the fire had a good start in the rear
part of the lower half of the building, and
the structure was filled with smoke.
Four invalids were carried out by the
firemen and received medical attention in
a drugstore in the next block.
One of the invalids taken from the
building was Mrs. Sarah Atkins, a victim
of consumption. She is in a precarious
condition from the exposure and she will
not live.
The loss on the building and contents
will not exceed $20,000.
Buildings Reduced to Ashes.
McLEANSBORO, 111., Dec. 26. —A fire,
which caused the loss of $85,000, occurred
here this morning" at 3 o'clock. The gen
eral stores of Asher & Led better. J. E.
Robinson and T. G. Berridge & Co., and
the residence of J. Baberger were burned
to the ground. The insurance on stocks
and buildings is about $33,000.
Departure of the "Hearties.
BOWLING GREEN, Mo., Dec. 26.— Dr.
C. J. Hearne and wife and her little son,
Harold Stillwell, left here late this after
noon for San Diego, Cal. They drove to
Louisiana, where they took a Burlington
train. Before leaving they were the re
cipients of many calls and expressions of
good will from people of this place and
vicinity.
Raided by Burglars.
MAMAROXECK, N. V., Dec. 26. -The
residence of Thomas F. Oakes, ex-presi
dent of the Northern Pacific Railway, on
Oriental Point, was entered by burglars
this morning and all the valuable family
silver carried off. The value of the stolen
articles is estimated at from $4000 to $5000.
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1896
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ALL BLUE SHGNS^^
STOCKTON SURPRISE.
Parting Shot Fired at Book
makers by the Grand
Jury.
FAVORS HIGH LICENCE.
Supervisors' Effort to Reduce It
Caused the Expression of
the Jury.
MULCAHY'S BODY DISCOVERED
Floating on the Surface of Stockton
Channel — An Alameda Man
Arrested.
STOCKTON, Cal., Dec. 26.— The Grand
Jury adjourned to-day after firing a shot
at the Board of Supervisors for their atti
tude in regard to bookmaking. The jury
was called for the purpose of finishing
the business of the year and going out of
existence. Shortly after 3 o'clock Judge
Budd was notified that the jury had a re
port to make and Foreman Woodbridee
handed the court the following report:
"We have examined into the matter of
bookmaking and believe that it is detri
mental to the youth of the city and injuri
ous to the community, and we recommend
that the Board of Supervisors do not lower
the license tax below $15 a day. And we
further believe that the absolute prohibi
tion of such business would be proper. We
are not advised of ar.y further business re
quiring our attention, and therefore we
make this our supplemental and final re
port, and most respectfully request that
we be discharged."
This was unexpected, but it was thought
possible that new indictraent3 in the
hospital bribery cases would be returned,
though so far as can be learned the matter
was not brought up.
The comments on the poolrooms were
a great surprise when the report was
made public, as it was not surmised that
the jury was considering the matter. Th»
expression of the jury was due, it is said,
to the fact that an amendment to the
county license ordinance is now pending
before the board, which provides for ft
reduction of the tax on poolrooms from
$15 a day to $150 a quarter. It has the
support of Supervisors Brown, Hemphill,
Henderson and Shepherd.
Supervisor Carson is an objector and
desires prohibitive legislation. He vraa
much elated when tie heard of the Grand
Jury's report and said it was a correct
expression of his statements on the sub
ject. In discharging the jury Judge
Budd thanked the members in behalf of
the county, staling that the work had been
highly satisfactory and reflected credit on
the zeal and devotion of the jurors to the
people's interests.
MULCAHV'S ItOItT JFOUSD.
Dragged to the Surface of the Channel by
a Steatnrr Wheel.
STOCKTON, Cal., Dec. 2G.— The fears
that Patrick Mulcahy, missing since the
15th inst., had been drowned have proved
to be well founded. About 8 o'clock this
morning the body was seen floating on the
surface of Stockton Channel, almost di
rectly in front of the Union Mill. The re
mains had been brought to the top of the
water by the wheel of the steamer J. D.
Peters. It is very likely that the old man
attempted to walk close to the stream edge
of th«* wharf and by a misstep or a side
wise stagger fell into the channel. There
appears to be no ground for a theory of
suicide. The deceased was over 60 years
old and had lived here for many years.
fire at Chico.
CHICO, Cal., Dec. 26.— Yesterday morn
ing the residence of J. L. Crawford was
totally destroyed by fire. The household
furniture was nearly all saved. The fir*
caught by a defective flue in the kitchen.
The building and contents were insured
for a small amount.
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