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The Linings and Trim- ) i'~*_-l^-f«^_*-. / 1llllfl*l?_^» tilings are of the very best > m^ae TrOm \y WSm quality, and the styles the Meltons V yer ' v,at:l^™ Kerseys H * 15 * 2 ° ««vd I If $25' 00 - d $ 3 o' 00 ? jfflP^ 111 5 ft <UL,Z? 1 I_fi\>2 J j K AFENT DEAVERS V^B l^ttlf \\ include all the new and popu- j 1 lmi Si U. lal Weaves « ia Shetlands, < < Dn_*_>C I ■&§* \l Friezes, Beavers, Montag- < r » Iv-^^ \ jjgg Egf 1! nacs and Chinchillas. *|Q- r . «>"^o-\ffl llf 11 MAILORDERS s 7_^_B 1 ifflr II Receive immediate attention. > S l_J_r V""' *» jtrif 11 Goods shipped same day or- ? ' ftrlil_l er * s received. We pay ex- / » viw press charges on all cash or- j !^H ders of $20.00 or over. j _S_S Browning, King & Co., st «r FIGHT WAS "FIXED" UGLY EVIDENCE OF A CONSPIRACY OFFERED OX BEHALF OF FITZ SIMMONS. SHARKEY'S TRAINERS "SPLIT." DETAILS OF THE SWINDLING SCHKME TOLD ON THE WITNESS STAND. ItEFEREE EARP WAS IN WIT- IT. Sailor Sharkey One oi" the Members i oi' the "Ciuh" That Pulled Off the Contest. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Dec. 9.— The legal contest between Sharkey and Fitzsimmons for the possesison of the $10,000 purse has commenced before the Superior court. Excitement was in tense when the proceedings began in the crowded court room, and Manager Julian brought out his witnesses to prove the conspiracy which he stated had deprived Fitzsimmons of the purse. "Australian Billy" Smith, one of Sharkey's trainers, was the first wit ness. He detailed his work in connec tion with preparing Sharkey for the ring, and said when the question of se lecting a referee was mooted in Shar key's training quarters, he was asked to suggest a referee. Witness uggested Hiram Cook, and said Lynch then asked him if he knew Cook well enough "to talk business with him." After wards, witness said, Lynch character ized Cook as "no good" because he would nut favor his own brother in a fight. On the evening of the fight Sharkey told the witness that Earp had been fixed ay referee, and that "Earp was all right." Witness described the uproar over the preliminaries to the fight and said when Fitzsimmons objected to the bandages on Shakey's hand, Earp went over to Sharkey's corner and said: "Take off these cloths; it will be all right anyway." Witness said when Sharkey receiv ed the knockout blow on the jaw in the eighth round, Lynch said to Sharkey, "lie low, hold your hands on your groin and pretend to faint with pain." Shar key was then carried to a room. He did not appear to be hurt. The wit ness said, Allen, another trainer, "re moved Sharkey's bandages and did the work which caused the swelling. Shar key was then driven to his hotel in a hack. Allen was with him. Sharkey was all right." Smith was cross-examined by Shar key's counsel, but nothing of impor tance was elicited. The case then went over till tomorrow. Trainer Allen, who has not yet appeared as a witness, will then go on the stand. George Al!en, another of Sharkey's trainers, according to a local paper has corroborated the story of Billy Smith adding that several physicians were refused admittance when Sharkey whs undergoing the operation with which Allen produced the evidence of a foul. Lynch said no doc- C ASTORIA For Infants and Children. V \ tor should come into the room and in terfere with his plans. Allen said Sharkey told him the National Athletic club was composed of Groom, Gibbs, Lynch and Sharkey, and that Sharkey was to receive 20 per cent of- the pro ceeds of the fight after the p*arse was deducted. Sharkey said his tftvee*-part ners in the National club Were broke i and Sharkey had to advance $2,500 for preliminary expenses, which had left the sailor pugilist stranded financially. Allen adds, a few days before the fight Sharkey told him he thought Earp would be the right kind of a referee for him and added it would be worth $2,500 to Earp if he were the right kind of a 1 ef f ree. Wyatt Earp today pleaded not guilty to a charge of carrying concealed wea pons, and then appeared as a witness in Fitzsimmons' suit to recover the | $10,000 check held by Sharkey. Earp j said he had turned the check over to Sharkey and denied that there had ! been a conspiracy to defraud Fitzsim mons. The case then went over until Friday, while the concealed weapon case will be heard Thui*sday. Dan J. Lynch, Sharkey's manager and backer, made the following state i ment tonight: Mr. Sharkey desires all his friends, and I especially those in the East, to suspend judg ! ment on the story told today in court by ; Australian Billy Smith until Sharkey can be I heard on the. stand. The fact of the matter . I is that Smith perjured himself, and we wilj prosecute him for perjury when the present I trial is over. His statement is a tissue of 1 falsehoods from beginning to end, and it is very clear to me that he has been bought j by the Fitzsimmons' crowd to give testimony damaging to Sharkey's case. Smith demand ed $1,000 after the fight for four weeks' as sistance as trainer. Sharkey refused to give j more than $400. This is the animus of his testimony in court today. HONORS EVEX. Boat Between Walcott and Wes< Decided a Draw. NEW YORK, Dec. 9.— Tommy West, of Bos ; ton, fought a nineteen-round draw with Joe Walcott, the famous colored welterweight, at the Marlborough Athletic club tonight. A match had been arranged between Walcott and Dick O'Brien, but another club insisted that i O'Brien could not appear. In default of I 1 O'Brien. West, was pressed into service on j '• short notice and how valiently he acquitted i j himself the story of the battle shows. Pre- j ■ liminary to the big event of the evening ! Tommy Dixon, of Rochester, N. V., and Mike ; Sears, of Lewiston, Me., sparred ten hot rounds, and the referee decided that honors j were even. At 9:15 o'clock Walcott entered the ring j j followed by West. Walcott opened with his usual tactics of left on the face and right '. on the body. In the second round he sent ! his left twice on West's nose, splitting it. '• West jabbed a right and left on the body i'and a left on the face. In the third round : Walcott grabbed West by the neck with j both hands, pulling him to the floor. The j crowd claimed a foul, but the referee did I not allow it. In the fourth and fifth rounds : honors were even. West punched his left j several times en the face toward the end of I the fifth round and Walcott spat out a mouth ful of blood when he went to his corner. In the sixth round Walcott swung his right on the neck which made West a trifle weak, I but he came up surprisingly strong and j kept his left continually jabbing the colored boxer in the body. West was loudly cheered I for his clever work. The seventh and eighth j rounds were lively and even in honors, though Joe rushed West to the ropes as the gong struck in the eighth. In the tenth Walcott hugged West and swung him on the ropes. Again there were cries of "foul," but the referee only sep arated the men. At the close of the twelfth round West landed a good right on the side of the head and swung his left on the head immediately afterwards, staggering Walcott. In the thirteenth round Walcott swung a right on the head, but Tommy got square a moment later with a swinging blow on the head. He forced Walcott to the ropes, where Wolcott slipped down and held onto West. When they were separated West swung a left on the jaw. Walcott staggered, and the gong rang amid loud cheering for West. During the fourteenth round West ex claimed, "Don't hit me so low," and retal iated by a left swing on the jaw which I jogged Walcott as the bell rang. At the end 1 of the fifteenth West had Joe running away. In the sixteenth Walcott rushed West to the ix>pes, and, holding him there, tried to swing on him. After two sharp exchanges Walcott put a left on the body and West put a right on the jaw. West then swung a right on the body. West in the seventeenth put a right on the wind. Joe banged a hard left ou the in jured nose and West put a right on the body and a right hand smash on the mouth. West drove Joe to his corner and a moment later Joe rolied to the floor from the effects of a right hand smash on the jaw. Walcott got to his feet in five seconds and at the close cf the round swung his I; ft on the neck. The spectators threw their hats In THE SAINT PAUL GLOBE: THURSDAY? DECEMBER 10, 1898. the air and yelled like crazy men when Walcott went down. West landed a left on the nose and Joe uppcrcut with his left on the body twice, when they came up for the eighteenth. Wal cott swung his left on the neck and West jabbed a hard left in the face which once more made Joe stagger. West led a right on the neck and Joe laaded a left in the face. West landed left and right on the head. Joe rushed and swung, but fell short. West punched him hard with the right on the face. Joe ended the round with a left on the face. In the final round West landed right and left on the head. Walcott swung his left on the body. West jabbed his left on the face. They exchanged right punches on the face and until the end of the round West kept away from Walcott's leads. The referee decided the bout a draw amid a great deal of excitement. WHIST TOI'RXEY CLOSED. Metcalf and Sergeant Win the Championship Prize. The twelfth and last game in the duplicate whist tourney was played last evening. The high score badge was won by Bunn and How. This completes the tournament. Metcalf and Sargent win the championship prize, Buford and Miller the second prize, and Zenzius and Sanders third prize. The following Is the score of the night's play: North and South — Buford and Miller 173 Morgan and Ringold 174 Ward and Whellams 173 Hay and Molle r . .167 Fisher and Patterson list Baker and Saver 174 Metcalf and Sargent 181 Average, 176. East and West — Williams and Stoltze 17s Zenzius and Sanders 19ft Johnson and Vogel 18*5 Gordon and Briggs, J. H 195 Wright and Whitney 180 Sperry and Taylor 190 Bunn and How 197 Average, 188. PRIXCETOX GAME. Events of the Indoor Handicap Well Contested. PRINCETON, N. J.. Dec. 9.— The in-door handicap games held in Princeton Casino to day were watched by a large crowd. Several New York Athletic club members, Kilpatrick, Cregan and Lane, were entered in the run, but failed to win places. The summary: Twenty -eight-yard dash — Won by Jarvis, 1900. scratch; second, Herndon, 'J.'9, 4 feet; third, Jamison, '97, 2 feet. Time, 2% seconds. Putting 12-pound shot— Won by L'&ttger, "99, 2/2 feet, actual put 43 feet; second. Garrett, '97, scratch, 45 feet 1 inch; third, Wilson, '97, 8 feet. Putting 16-pound shot— Won by Craig {S?mi, 3 feet, actual put, 25 feet i\Z inches; second, Patton. '98, 4 feet, actual put, 34 feet 9 inches; third, Garrett, '97, scratch, 27 feet 6 inehas. The lightweight wrestling was-, won by Poe, 1600, who downed his opponent, Ilarkness, '97, after a 25-minute bout. MI SIC AND POLO Special Attractions at Aurora Parle Hereafter. Manager Comiskey has arranged for a series of polo matches to be played at the new Aurora park skating rink between now and the opening of the winter carnival. There will be music Wednesday and Saturday evenings in addition to the other attractions. A number of good teams have been or ganized lately for polo, and have consented to play at the Aurora rink, which has also been made the rendezvous of the new Eighth Ward Carnival club, which is named after the rink — Aurora. Rew Orleans Races. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 9.— Summary: First race, one mile — Damccles won, Sidkel second, Ida Ickwick third; time. 1:47. Second race, five furlongs— Lonely won. Grayling second. Miss Varne third; time, liiß-ifc. Third race, one mile and a quarter— Seabrooke won, Sandoval second. Ondague third; time, 2:15. Fourth race, one mile and a quarter— Uncle Jim won, Scamp second, Dick Tennyson third: time, 2:30. Fifth race, six furlongs- Rouble won, Skyblue second, Eleanor Mc third; time, 1:18, Poland Won Again. Poland won himself into second place again last night by beating Bartholomew in "their contest at Foley's for the short stop amateur prize. He jumped away with a good lead at the start, and Bartholomew was never able to natch him, although he made a strong spurt at the finish : but he could come no closer than 47 billiards of Poland when he finished the game. Poland went into double figures six times, with 18, 16 and 14 for hl3 best. This evening Harrison and Young Aid rich and Larkin are the contestants. CA.STOHIA. simile s*& >7 „ "" * 8 w s* ( ***&SvX/<k4o*£eti4 "W* j RAGE IS HALF OVER RIDERS IX THE BIG SIX-DAY EVEXT STlfc'L BREAKING RECORDS. HALES FtRST THOUSAND. 00-MPLETIOX OF THE DI9TAX«._S THE EVEXT OP THE DAY'S SPEEDIXG. HE IS STILL SETTIXG THE PACE. Clever Yonng li^lmiaii, at Midnight, Nearly Forty Miles Ahead of His .Nearest Competitor. NEW YORK, Dec. 9.— The event of the big six day international bicycle race today came close to 6 o'cock, when Hale, the young Irishman who is set ting the pace, completed his 1,000 miles. He was then far in advance of any rec ord ever made in equal time, and the men in the bunch closely following him were also ahead of the record. There were several accidents during the day, but none of them were serious. At 9:10 o'clock there was a smash-up in which Rice, the second man in the big rac.e, and Moore were the central figures. When they were picked up they seemed I to be badly hurt, and it was some time before they could return to the track. Moore's face was slightly cut. At midnight, when the race was half completed, the score was: Hale, 1,071.9; Rice, 1,034.2; Schoch, 985.3; Reading, 992.8; Smith, 969; Forster, 1,012.3; Pierce. 974.1; Moore, 1,001.7; Taylor, JT7I; j Ashinger, 937; Maddox, 901.6; Cassidy, 868.6; Glick, 841.96 Gannon, 786.3;. Mc- Lecd, 679.5. At 2 o'clock the score was: Hale, 1,075; Rice, 1,062; Schoch, 1,009.3; Read ing, 992.8; Smith, 992.4; Forster, 1,030.5; Pierce, 996.6; Moore, 1,026.7; Taylor, 1,000.5; Ashinger, 937; Maddox, 925.2; Cassidy, 879; Glick, 545.7; Cannon, 806.2; McLeod, 700.1. To the great surprise of the talent, 16 of the original 27 contestants were still pedalling away in the race this morning, and, with few exceptions, they looked surprisinly well, consider ing the strain. Hale had increased ma terially his advantage over Rice, the next nearest man, and ths too despite the fact that he took a two hours' rest during the night. At 9 o'clock, the 57th hour of the contest, Hale was o4 miles ahead of the best previous record. The freshest man in the race this morn ing was Ashnger and next to him came Schock. Reddng was looking weak. Taylor had fallen off in his score. Interest in the contest seemed to have increased with the smashing of records and the attendance was bet ter this morning. The damp weather had its effect on the riders. Elkes, the Saratoga lad, quit the track at 9:30 o'clock. Hale completed his 900 miies at 9:38. Schock left the track at 11 o'clock, returning at 11:32, saying he felt great ly refreshed. Maddox, McLeod, Glick, Cassidy and Taylor also took rests about the same time. Hale let up somewhat during the afternoon. In spite of hs good showing, Rice, Hale's nearest rival, seems to be scarcely able to keep hs se,at. From the forks of hs wheel a brace has been rigged, and upon this Rice rested his chest. Schock at noon was in sixth place. At the end of 60 hours Hale was 57 miles ahead of all previous records. He had been resting in hs tent for over two hours. He had vomited and was too weak to climb the stairs and remount his wheel.' His trainer, how ever, said he would soon be all right. Few of the riders had appetites for their midday food, and several of them were unable to retain solid food. Glick, the Detroit man, ran into Ashinger shortly after 1 o'clock. Both tumbled, but neither were hurt. Hale was a little more than 25 miles ahead of the record at 2 o'clock, his long rest having materially decreased the commanding lead he held during the morning. The second man, Rice, with Reading, Forster, Pierce and Moore, were all ahead of the record, but Schock had fallen behind. Pierce went out about 2 o'clock and Smith and Glick soon followed his example. When the band began the afternoon concert, the riders took on renewed courage, all except Schoch, Ashinger and Hale, who rated along at a ten-mile gait. Glick met with his second accident shortly before 4 o'clock. Rounding the fourth turn, his right pedal came off and he was thrown with much force. Luckily tWfr-^iher riders were some distance in the rear, Glick's face and left arm were badly scratched and he went to his tent for a rub down. At 8 o'clock Madison Square garden presented a livelier appearance than it has at any time: since the word "go" was given. The- greatest enthusiasm prevailed when .thei plucky Irishman, Hale, scored his 1,000 miles. This was shortly after 6 o'clock. Hale rode the 1.000 miles in 66 hours 11 minutes, 27 seconds. The previous record for the same time was 913 miles and 3 laps, made in the garden in 1893 by Martin. Between 5 and 8 o'clock, Hale rode about 41 miles, while Rice, the second man, rode about 43 miles. Schoch fell behind during the hours named on ac count of frequently being off the track. He rode as if very tired and scored &?$k A man might a3 **^-~G ''■ 3 =r— well try to swim wit -h "^"■"^g^^l/L .^_2^" a .hall and chain on ~r^z :^_<^~ y.r-r*"' ■■_ fe his ankles as to go S^^—PCS-*!? through life weighted *>wn with disease. __^ — He has no chance at Izzz- — -f-*- all to win the race, if 3g£r^rr= — he keeps his head _jg^sp^!_|p above water he is -_s— -&^3|i—^— - lucky. The chances C^Ssa —^ =• are he will be tswamned. Indigestion and con stipation drag more people down than povejty. They are as common as poverty and they are worse, because they cause poverty. A sick man can't work. Beside that, constipation causes nine-tenths of all the other diseases. It makes the blood foul and clogs up the j whole system. The liver has no chance to j work. The stomach has no power to digest I food. The whole human machinery is blocked by constipation. There have been all sorts of attempted cures for it, but nothing has ever succeeded like Dr. Pierces Pleasant Pellets. The cure they make is natrfral and scientific and I permanent. They merer act violently. You* j don't become a slave to their use. Some ] druggists make a little more profit on j 'something e15e.".., -Look out for that. People would hardly ever need to be sick j if they had Dr. Pierce's' fhousand-page illus trated book, "The Peo- W's Common Sense Medical Adviser,'' al (&MlSlprz%^\\\ wajrs at hand. It ex tto—g&'fif I plains the laws of hy i_«l I <$ m Q '■ gieHe; tells how to kee P h5?« I ii wel^ and gives over two w"«BBBl| -£*f » I hundred prescriptions /Ei* 1 I A. i„*l for curit "ST common ail *g"« J «B*ffl"*yj tnents without a doctor. '*ffIRMB lt anatomy and (Br P \^^^ physiology and gives |W_Jjii^>^ more valuable informa "**S3£Sjl^'^ tion than any book of the kind ever printed. A paper-bound copy will be sent free on receipt of twenty-one cents in one-cent stamps to pay the cost of mailing only. Ad dress, World's Dispensary Medical Associa tion, No. 663 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y. A handsome cloth -hound silver -stamped Copy for ten cents extra. .A. "WHIPinL, I3ST / You have all seen the papers full of promissory "ads" of late— "Half-Price Sales," "Goods sold cheaper than anybody else can buy," etc., etc. We have watched the fun and found that the attempted sales were failures, because the buying public didn't respond. Lack of confidence was the probable rea son. Ladies doubtless remember our HALF-PRICE SALE of one year ago, the crowds we drew and the genuineness of the cut. Well, we have opened this week with another attempt to unload our stock, and we assure you the facts as stated here are genuine. We will give you a GREAT SLASH ING IN CLOAKS ANB FURS- wntui wm We Offer Our Entire Cloth Cloak Stock, Divided Into Four Lots. SIJ.OO trM |HHtt i J I O' SO I 39P teJ Cloak uo SB B . I mm Cloak J $12 -50. 2P22.50 j " -, _* ALL SKIRTS, SUITS AND WAISTS, HALF-PRICE. Our goods are marked in plain figures, and we give our personal warranty that the tickets are just as they have been, and no attempt has been made to fool or juggle with you. We simply are facing another disastrous season. Want the money and "take our medicine." We court investigation and plainly state that (as our goods are so much lower priced than ever before) this cut brings goods in your hands cheaper than ever be fore offered in St. Paul. You know what the style- and character of our goods are and will doubtless avail yourself of this chance. If you happen to want Furs we will give you 25 PER CENT DISCOUNT ON ALL 'FUR GOODS. As our stock is all fresh and new, and marked very close, this will place the goods in your hands in all case 3 at our cost and in many at less than cost. Those of you who want a Seal Jacket an Otter Cloak, an Overcoat, or anything in Furs, will do well to avail yourself of 'this chance. It's a shame to have to do business this way (and in the future we must simply carry no stock and only make to order), but the stringency of the times forces us to it. REMEMBER— -This sale is bona fide, and we want a response sufficient to turn the greater part of our stock into money. 99 and 101 East Sixth Street, St. Paul. NfS This sale has been a success in spite of weather and hard times. We are gratified ■ Wmm that the bu y in 8' P ublic "how this confidence in us. We have never fooled them Now " m^ u we call your attention again, and the sale is still "on." No such chance was ever offered, and whilemoney is close it will pay to take it out of the bank—or elsewhere— aand come to us- only 29 miles between 5 and 8 o'clock. Schoch and Hale indulged in several spurts, but the Irishman went ahead whenever he felt like it. Schoch is a plodder in this race, and during the night he kept up a pretty steady gait. At 9 o'clock Con Baker, of Columbus, 0., came on the track and gave an exhibition of fast riding. He was not out to break any records, but he made the racers hustle to keep up. The crowd in the garden howled and yelled when F.orster and Schoch tackled him for a couple of laps. Forster even passed the sprinter, but could not keep up the gait. Chicago Billiards. CHICAGO. Dec. 9.— ln the billiard tournament today. Hatley (300) defeated Perkins (260) SOO to 176. Winner's average, 8 4-37; loser's, 4 32-38. Capron (260) defeated Matthews (300) 260 to 170. Winner's average, 5 35-45; loser's, 3 38-44. Good Billiards. NEW YORK, Dec. 9.— ln tonight's match game with W. A. Spinks. at Slosson's billiard hall, a new record for the short stop class was made by Edward McLaughlin in his run of 140. Following is the score: Spinks, 1,500; highest run, 64 ; average, 13 19-37. McLaugh lin, 1,380; highest run. 140; average, 14 14-36. CHESTER BURNING. Citizens Inable to Cope With the Flnnies. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.. Dec. 9.— News has just reached here of a terrible fire at Ches ter, Ark. The depot of the 'Frisco railroad and nearly the entire business part of the town is totally destroyed. Chester has no water works, and the citizens axe powerless to cope with the flames. m STEAMER ASHORE. Apparently No One Aboard of Her, Alive. NEW YORK, Dec. 9.— An unknown steamer is ashore just east of Bellport, L. I. The Fire Island life-saving crew left for Bellport at midnight. Fire Island, Dec. 10.-2:30 a. m.— The Lone Hill life-saving station reports that they shot a line across the unknown steamer ashore off Bellport and that there is apparently no life aboard. am SEWER ASSESSMENTS VOID. Important Ruling in a West Superior Case. WEST SUPERIOR, Wis., Dec. 9.— Judge Vinje, of the circuit court, has rendered decisions in seven important suits and his findings affect the valid ity of all the special sewer assessments made since the incorporation of the city. The cases were brought by seven tax-payers against the city, and the prayer of the complaint was to have the assessments against property for the construction of the big central sewer, nine feet in diameter and cost ing $50,000, set aside. The court held that there is no pro vision in the city charter for the noti fication of property owners to appear before the board of review and take exception to sewer assessments and that a portion of the charter is, there fore, unconstitutional. The eases will be appealed to the supreme court and should the decision be sustained all such assessments will be invalidated. The outcome of these cases has a bear ing upon many others now pending. Increasing; Its Yurd«. WEST SUPERIOR, Wis., Dec. B.— The Omaha railroad has decided that it will build an addition to its Itasca yards in the spring. Several lengths of side tracks will be put in, in addition to those already in use, the com pany's business this fall showing that there was a necessity for the enlargement if they propose to handle much grain business next fall. Arctic Expedition to Manitoba. WINNIPEG, Man., Dec. 9.— The Dominion government expedition to investigate the prac ticability of Hudson's Bay as a commercial route to Europe will sail from Halifax toward the end of June next. An Arctic whale steamer has been chartered for the expedition. Stockmen Alarmed. SIOUX FALLS. S. D., Dec. 9.— A special train loaded with sheep was sent out from this city yesterday to Alta, 10., where they will be wintered. These sheep came from the stock ranges beyond Pierre, and were shipped to Alta, 10., in order to save them, as the recent snow and sleet storms have rendered the ranges starvation belts, to sheep at least. Sheep are unable to dig through the snow and rustle their, feed like cattle, and as open grass is not to be found just now, all the sheep on the ranges will have to be cared for. Even the cattlemen in the Black Hills ranges,; are becoming alarmed by the predic tions of Weather Sharp Hicks and others, and are gathering in their stoci*. particularly where they are ranging near settlements. M'CLEARY AT CANTON. Mankato Man Calls on the President- Elect. CANTON, 0., Dec. 9.— Callers were numerous at the McKinley residence today, and both the president-elect and Mrs. McKinley were kept busy re ceiving and welcoming them. Among I the women who called were Mrs. Siber- J ling, of Akron; Mrs. Lafayette McWill iams, of Chicago; Mrs. J. F. McCleary, of Mankato, Minn.; Mrs. Merkle, of Co lumbus; Mrs. Hazlett and Mrs. Maria Saxton, Mrs. James Boyle, of Canton. They all enjoyed a pleasant social talk with Mrs. McKinley. The president elect was calied up by Congressman McCleary, of Minnesota, and his son Leslie. The major and Mr. McCleary had an extended conversation. Ex-Congressman Isaac Stephenson, of Marinette, Wis., ex-United States Senator Philetus Sawyer, of Wisconsin, and Governor-elect Scofield, of the same state, were callers this afternoon. The party was presumed to have been here in the interests of Hon. Henry C. Payne for a cabinet position. Mrs. McKinley will leave Canton for the first time for several months, go ing to Chicago tomorrow evening. She will be the guest of Capt. and Mrs. Lafayette McWilliams. Mrs. McWill iams is a cousin of Mrs. McKinley, and has frequently entertained the Mc- Kinleys at her Chicago home. Mrs. Mc- Kinley was the guest of Capt and Mrs. McWilliams during the Minneapolis j Republican convention In 1892, and, with the governor, vis- j ited them during the world' j fair. Capt. and Mrs. McWilliams as- j sisted at the inaugural reception at • Columbus when Maj. McKinley was I first elected governor of Ohio. Mrs. McKinley goes for rest and change of scene. She has been at Canton all summer, and it is hoped the visit will be beneficial to her. Maj. McKinley will remain at Canton during Mrs. Mc- Kinley's absence. PERMANENT HEADQUARTERS For the Republican National Com mittee Selected by Hanna. WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.— Chairman Hanna today decided upon and leased a suite of rooms in the Glover building, 1419 F street, as permanent headquar ters for the National Republican com mittee. The inaugural committee, of which Charles J. Bell is chairman, also has engaged quarters in the same building and will take possession at once. Chairman of additional inaugu ral committees have been appointed as follows: Gen. H. V. Boynton, press; Levi P. Wright, public comfort; Chapin Brown, transportation; M. J. Weller, street illuminations and fireworks; George B. Williams, banquet; George Gibson, invitations and tickets; J. C. Chancy, music; Clarence Norment, au diting; John B. Wright, public order. RECRUITS FOR CUBA. Representative of the Insiargenti Raising a Company Here. An emissary of the Cuban insur gents has established headquarters in j St. Paul for the purpose of enlisting [ recruits for the insurgent army. His mission is made known by the careful placing of small cards bearing tho significant inscription: "Viva Cuba Libra," and are distributed by a spe cial agent. Twenty men were secured yesterday to go towards making* up a company here. .^»- Had an Encounter With Burgrlars. NEW ULM, Dec. 9.— Late yesterday an at tempt was made by a young German to rob Julius Frank, of this city. Mr. Frank live.*) in the outskirts of the city. His house was entered, and the would-be robber, at the point of his revolver, demanded the valu ables and money of said Frank. By a quick motion the revolver was knocked from his hand and tho robber fled. The night watch man was calied.and he was soon captured and taken to the county jail. He Is a young man who has been working at West Newton. SIMPLY A MYTH Was a Yarn That Appeared in Print Yesterday. I^Lf^£~* Asent Charles S. Fee, of the Northern Pacific, says the ■n^ ™.l n a T rttlns pa ' per that that oad was contemplating a scheme to hoodwink the Eastern trunk line™ wa_ a myth and calculated to do the West tr^ r i? a ?- S a eat injury ' The Eastern trunk lines have refused to include Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana points in the Canadian excursion scheme, running through the gateway of Toronto to Eastern Canadian points A morning paper asserted, that the JNorthern Pacific intended to sell tick ets from the prohibited territory just the same, using special stamps and mannng the tickets as having been sold from Canadian points. "Such a step is wholly unnecessary " said Mr. Fee. "The Soo line has opened up the territory of Its own ac cord, and has decided to make spe cial rates from Northern Minnesota and North Dakota to the Eastern ter ritory interested. This leaves the Northern Pacific free to offer regular competition, and such a scheme as surreptitiously marking tickets sold in American territory as having been sold in Manitoba is absolutely unneces sary." LOCAL EVIDENCE FIXAL. A Former Ruling- Reversed by Chairman Caldwell. CHICAGO. Dee. 9.— Chairman Cald well, of the Western Passenger asso ciation, has handed down a ruling to the effect that the arbitrators in any controversy between two or more lines shall not have the right to hear argu ment from either side, but shall be governed entirely by the evidence giv en before the local association before which the case was originally heard, and from which the appeal has been made. Some time since he made a rul ing to the effect that arbitrators might hear arguments covering only the ground of why the appeal had been made from the local association, but in this ruling made today he says that he is satisfied that his former rul ing was an error, and revokes it. Northern Pacific Rumor. General Traffic Manager J. IS. Hannaford, of the Northern Pacific, has for weeks, it is said, been reporting directly to ' President E. W. Winter, instead of to the general man ager of the road, as was the custom under the old jegime. This fact seems to be about the only basis for a rumor to toe effect that the office of general manager has b?eh found to be superfluous and will be abolished in the near future. An evening paper gravely asserts that President Winter is anxious to do more work, and that he will divide up the work now being performed by the general manager so as to throw some of it to the lap of the general superintendent, some to the chief engineer, and some to himself. Western Union Earnjng-g. NEW YORK, Dec. 9.— The report of the Western Union Telegraph company for the quarter ending Dec. 31 shows: * Net revenue, $1,600,000; decrease, $3,416; surplus, after all charges and dividends, $164,681; decrease, §3,229. The statement for the six months ending Dec. 31 shows: Net revenue, $3,187,533; decrease, $258,532; surplus, $316,954; decrease, $258,163, and a total surplus of $1,960,588, de crease, $61,945. Railway Notes. Chairman Caldwell, of the Western Passen ger association, has calied a meeting of the rate clerks of the Eastern committee lines to meet Dec. 14 at St. Louis at the Southern hotel, for the purpose of compiling tariffs to supersed joint tariffs A-3, quoting all-the year tourist rates. I INFANT HEALTH SENT FREE P| A Httl© book that should be in every M home. Issued by the manufacturers lis p| o; the SSs I Gail Borden Eagle Brand I I Condensed Kilk N. Y. Condensed Milk Co. I*s 71 Hudson Street, Hew York If .