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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-20
REPUBLICAN LEAGUE.
Secret Session Of Club Presidents and Seer
taries at Chicago.

Secret Session of Club Presidents and secre-
taries at Chicago.
CHICAGO. Dec. ia meeting of the
Presidents and Secretaries of the State Re-
publican League clubs was held this morn
Ing. James S. Clarkson, President of the
National Republican clubs, presided. The
States of Illinois, Iowa. Ohio, Indiana, Kan
sas. Nebraska and Minnesota were repre-
sented. The meeting was with closed doors,
but it was learned the session was given to
matters pertaining to the dissemination of
literature during the next campaign. 1t is
intended to make an unusually strong and
prominent feature of this work. One Of
the most important branches of it will be
the collection of figures and statistics to
prove that prices since the Mckinley bill
was passed are lower instead of higher.
When the meeting adjourned this even
Ing the delegates denied that such a topic
as candidates was discussed although there
was much Blaine talk around the hotel
lobbies. Clarkson was authorized to ap-
point y committee to prepare such literature
Tor distribution as deals particularly with
arguments advanced by various farmer or
CARNATIONS and all who do not hold ortho-
dox Republican views.
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FEDERATION OF LABOR.
An Agreement Harmonizing Two Great Or
ganizations on Contested Points.

An Agreement Harmonizing Two Great Or
ganizations on Contested Points.
BIRMINGHAM (Ala.), Dec. 19.-The Labor
Convention to-day adopted basis for an
agreement between the American Fedora
tion of Labor aud the Knights OF Labor.
1t provides that the Knights of Labor shall
revoke and issue no more charters to local
or national trade assemblies, and In return
the Federation shall revoke and issue no
more charters to mixed federal unions. The
Federation will recommend to affiliated
unions that they urge upon their members
to become members of mixed assemblies of
Knights of Labor. The acceptance of these
conditions will necessarily obviate any
future conflict regarding the recognition OF
labels or the relations of suspended or ex-
PEELED members.
1he convention Don-concurred In
prep sition that the International Union
shall issue charter to a local union without
first consulting other affiliated organizations
in that locality.
The boycott on Milwaukee beer was
raised.
A resolution was adopted that the strug-
gle for the eight hour day be renewed in
ie92, and that some affiliated organizations
be chosen to make the isht
The convention returned thanks to the
local unions and adjourned.
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Of Committee on Ways and Means increased
from thirteen to fifteen members; Quadro-
Centennial Committee, from nine to eleven
members; Committee on Indian Depreda-
ton Claims dispensed with; the name OF the
Committee on Commerce changed to the
Committee on Rules of State and Foreign
commerce. The method OF designating the
Chairman of any committee has been
changed in this: Formerly, in the event of
the death of Chairman, the second men,
Der succeeded to the office. This is changed
by giving the appointment OF the Chairman
to the Speaker.
Springer of Illinois suggested the desig-
nation of Quadro- Centennial Committee
should be changed to Committee on Co.
lumbian Exposition. The suggestion was
agreed to, and the report was then adopted.
Enloe of Tennessee offered a resolution
for the appointment of special committee
of five members to inquire into the charges
made against the Commissioner of PEN
sions and the administration of his Office.
Referred to the Committee on Rules.
The concurrent resolution was agreed to
providing for IA holiday recess from Wednes-
day, the 23d inst, until Tuesday, the 9th
proX.
Chipman of Michigan announced the
death of his colleague, Melbourne II. Ford,
and IN respect to the memory of the de-
ceased the House adjourned until Wednes-
day. with the understanding that on that
day no business be transacted except that
referring to the recess resolution. and to
tie announcement of committees by the
Speaker.
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STOLE THE COLLECTION.
Peculations of Pretty Miss in a Fro,
Seat in Church,

Peculations of a Pretty Miss in a Front
Seat in Church..
For weeks past the deacons of the Wash
ineton-avenue Methodist Church in Kansas
City, KaDs,, have been mystified by the
discrepancies between their mental count in
the contributions each Sunday and the
amounts which were found in the box when
the cash was counted after the services.
Last Sunday morning S. bill was put In
an envelope and it was placed in the plate
when the collectors made their rounds.
Later on, however. the So was gone.
Sunday night the deacons saw q pretty
young girl brush up against the plate on
the pulpit rostrum and lift an envelope.
They stopped her, and before she knew it
she was closeted with the deacons adjoining
the vestry-room, adjacent to the auditorium.
Tie girl broke down, sobbed. confessed and
pleaded for forgiveness. but the exact de-
tails of her populations, name and address
are carefully withheld from the public 1t
seems that each time contribution was
taken up in the church it was allowed TO re-
main on the pulpit rostrum until the meet
ing closed. The girl occupied front seat
ami when the audience arose she would do
likewise, turn her back to the pulpit and
step back from the surgng crowd. Then
she would reach back, Strengthening out the
folds of her cloak. and there is where she
got in her work on the eolections.-Special
to Pittsburg Press.
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ONE-SIDED LOVE AFFAIR.
Marie Van Zandt and the Grand Duk,
Michael of Russia

Marie Van Zandt and the Grand Duke
Michael of Russia
NEW YORK, Dec. 19-Mare Van Zandt.
prima donna, gives the following as the true
version of the affair with the Grand Duke
Michael of Russia: "He wanted to marry
me and in accordance with the laws of Rus
sia asked permission of the Emperor, his
cousin. The Emperor said no, for if he
gave permission to Michael he would have
to give permission to all the other Grand
Dukes to marry commoners. and you know
was cOmmoner in Russia. OF course, if
l would have consented to become the NOR
ganatic wife of the Grand Duke the mar
rage would have taken place. but that l
would not consent to. The Grand Duke
afterwaId married the Countess Sophia
Merenborg, and they say il killed his
mother, the Grand Duchess Olga, aunt of
the Emperor l was never in love with
him; the love was all on the other side.
The members of the royal family are charm
ing, and always before and since the Grand
Dukes proposal have been very kind to
me. The prospect of being a Grand Duchess
would not have induced me accept the offer.
| consider myself as good as he is. In fact
Grand Duke"
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FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Agreement Reached Between Hoey and the
Adams Express Company

New YORK, Dec. 19.-The Adams Ex-
press Company has made a final settlement
with John Hoey, its EXPIRES ident. Hoey
has no further relations with the company.
The basis of the settlement is not known,
those Interested refusing to say anything
about it.
josephine Hoey, wife of John Hoev, the
GeooSed President, transferred to the PIesi-
dent of the Adams Express Company the
lot and mansion at the southwest corner of
Fifth avenue aud Tweniy-second street,
subject to mortgage of $4,000, for a nom
lnal conslderntl The deed WAS recorded
in the Registers office to-day
Leopold Wallack, counsel for Henry San
ford, said: There has been complete
and honorable settlement. satisfactory to
all parties. Everything has been explained
and everybody is Sc tisfitd. The suits against
Mr.. Hoey have been abandoned"
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A Prison Sensation.

READING Pa.), Dec. ia sensation was
created in court here to-day by ex-Night
Watchman of the County Prison Reuben r.
Hoades pleading guilty TO the charge of re-
leasing from Jail Beatrice Collins, female
counterfeter. and John Miller, a burglar.
He made statement describing the most
shocking orgies and drunken carousals in
which the female prisoners and Jail officers
participated at night. The Court immedi-
ately entered rule on the warden of the
jail to show cause why he should not be re-
moved, and ordered full Investigation.
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THE CHEROKEE STRIP.
Terms Agreed Upon for the Sale of the Land
fo the Government

Terms agreed upon Tor the Sale OF the Land
to the Government.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. ia Republics Musko-
gee Il. T.) special says that the Cherokee
Council and the United States Commission
have agreed upon the sale of the Cherokee
strip for sS,595, ,736.
The United States agrees to remove all
persons within the whole tract OF the ma
ton recognized to be unauthorized persons :;
the Cherokee nation is secured in its juris-
diction over all its old citizens, natives or
adopted; the fifteenth article Of the treaty
of 1856, by which. other Indians can be
located upon the home tract, is abrogated
the United States shall render an ac
count of all money due the Cherokee
nation under all treaties from 1915 to 1868.
and if such accounting is incorrect or un.
just. the Cherokee nation may bring suit
in the Court of Claims. Cherokees now
resident upon the strip may take eighty
acres of land each. By the terms of
agreement tho Cherokees relinquish not
only the strip, but all claims or interest of
any kind they may have in land lying west
of the ninety-sixth degree.
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MATTER OF BUSINESS.
slavin in New York and Anxious to Meet
Sullivan

New YORK, Dec. 19-Frank P. Slavin
and Charley Mitchell. pugilists, arrived to-
day from England. Slavin says: "Pll talk
business and nothing else. The primary
object of my visit to this country is to get a
match with John L. Sullivan, and the
sooner l get 1t the better it will please
me. Charley Mitchell and my friend Fred
Gallagher will accompany me. 1 am pre-
pared to meet Sullivan within reasonable
tina, but have match now on with Peter
jackson which will first demand my atten-
ton. This match comes off in the early part
of the year. Within ten weeks | think /
can prepare myself to meet Sullivan in the
event Of a match being arranged" Mitchell
was non-commttal as to his Intentions.
Jim Corbett expects Nit hell to accept his
challenge for fight through the columns
of the Herald.
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DAMAGES PAID.
Payment of Claims Resulting From a Chi
naoo Po,ina pa;d

Payment of Claims Resulting From a Chi
cago Police Raid.
CHICAGO, Dec. 19.-Chief of Police Nc
Claughry this evening paid the bills pre-
sented by labor unions for damage to their
property resulting from the recent police
raid ON Gref's Hall. McClaughry paid the
bills out of the private account. They
amounted to about $780, He will probably
be reimbursed from some OF the city ac-
counts II simply didn't want" said he,
Ito give those fellows chance to say they
have not been treated right" The Chief
considered the bills excessive, but had no
means of investigating the question. He
said: IF those men. after talking so much
about justice. send in unjust bills the re-
sponsibility is theirs"
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Blaine Would Accent.

New YORK, Dec. 19.-The Commercial
Advertisers Washington special quotes
close friend of Blaine as saying: Though
Blaine has never said so, | am convinced
that he will permit his name TO go before
the convention. He has received assur-
is feeling as well as ever he did. | am sat
sfed, from things l have heard within the
past few days, that he will not refuse the
nominatiO Some members of his family,
l am informed, desire him to nccept if the
nomination is offered him, and Mrs. Blaine
does not oppose it as she did at one time"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-20
LOUISIANA DEMOCRATS.
Platform Adopted and Ticket Nominated by
the McEnery Convention

the McEnery Convention.
BATON ROUGE. Dec. 19.-The Democratic
State Convention met this morning ana
adopted report on resolutions. The plat
form denounces the bolt of the ants as
threatening again TO subject the State to
African rule; expresses the friendship of
the Democracy for the farmer and laborers :;
urges the abandonment of the third party
policy; asks the continuance of Federal aid
for the Mississippi River; reaffirms its op-
position to monopoly and class legislation; !;
lays the responsibility for failure to settle
the lottery question by whito primaries on
the ants, and empowers the nav State Cen
tral Committee to use every effort to bring
about q settlement bv such means at some
time in the future. The convention then
nominated the State officers, as agreed upon
in caucus.
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FIELDS SPECULATIONS.
Large Sums of Money Collected and Paid to
Stockholders.

Stockholders
NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-Dstrict Attorney
Nlcoll says: II have learned by looking
over the books of the bankrupt firm that
Field was very hard pressed for money for
sixty days before the failure. He hypothe-
Gated all the securities he could lay his
hands on aud paid out money right aud left
in stock specuations. The books show on
November 24th that Field drew checks for
over $500. GOO, which lie paid to various firms
of s,ockbrokers. There are evidences Of
other forgeries besides those of the two bills
of lading."
District Attorney Nicoll said to-day that
warrant has been issued for the arrest of
Edward NJ. Field upon an Indictment found
against him yesterday for forgery, should
Field succeed in being admitted to bail in
the civil suit under which he is now
prisoner.
David Dudley Field who visited his
brother Cyrus to-day, said he is liable to die
at any moment.
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ELKINs' APPOINTMENT.
The Fulfllment Of Promise Made by Pre-
dsnt Harrison

The uInIImeht OF FT0mise Made BY Presi-
dsnt Harrison.
CHICAGO, Dec 19.-Chairman James S.
Clarkson Of the Republican National Com
mittee this morning gave what he alleged to
be President Harrison's reasons for the ap
pontment of Stephen B. Elkins to be Secre-
tary Of War. The story, as given by Clark
son, negatives the stories printed about
Elkins having been a Blaine man. "Elkins
has been Harrison IN N since before the
nomination OF the President" said Clark
son, "and had he at that time had a per-
manent residence he would have been one
Of the original members of the Cabinet.
Contrary to the popular belief, Elkins led
the Harrison forces at the convention. He
was the brains, energy and electricity of
Harrison's supporters, and he carried with
him promises made by Harrison. This may
look bit queer, but it is nevertheless true"
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CONGRESS-.
THE HOUSE.

Report of the Committee on Rules-Ad-
journment to Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-It being under
stood that there would be but short ses-
sion of the House this morning the attend
ance OF members was very small.
The report of the Committee on Rules
was presented, empowering tile Speaker to
appoint the committees Of the last House,
with the following changes: Membership
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Mining Suit Ended.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 19.-The Republics Boise
City Qdaho) special says: The celebrated
mining suit of Gilpin versus the Sierra Ne
vada Company endei yesterday in favor of
the defendant Gilpin, by an injunction,
has kept the mine closed three years. The
Judge instructed for the defendant on the
ground that the complainant had not made
out q case.
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Stock TRANSFORMATION

CHICAGO, Dec. 19.-The meeting of the
General Live Stock Agents of the Western
Roads. in session for two days in this city,
resulted in the adoption OF resolution by
which, beginning January 1st, the issue of
Tree transportation to livestock shippers is
to be abolished except that provided for In
the classifications and tariffs. This allows
the transportation only Of the number of
train attendants necessary to look after the
stock In transit
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Arrast Of Cnnnterfeitars

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 19-Four alleged
leaders of the gang that has been flooding
the city with counterfeit money were arrested
shortly after midnight this morning. The
prisoners are Raphael Dinicola and Giacoma
DinicOlain, keepers of an Italian restaurant
and lodging house and wholesale dealers in
counterfeit money, and Frederick Derogati
and Emma Tate, accOmplices. The arrest
Is considered one of the most important Of
counterfeiters ever made. The gang dis
posed OF from $500 to $1,000 a week of coun-
terfeit money.
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Copger's Opinion.

CHICAGO. Dec. ia. l.. Conger. Repub-
lican National Committeeman from Ohio,
denies the story sent from Minneapolis that
the National Committee would select a can
didate and the convention would have moth
ing to do with the nomination.
ing to do with the nomination. Conger
said. however, that he felt certain that
Blaine would be the nominee. Emmons
Blaine and General Russell A. Alger had a
long talk with Conger this afternoon.
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The Copyright Records Cbanoes

NEW YORK. Dec I9-Charles Scribner
denies most emphatically that any effort
has been made ON the part of his firm to
have the copyright records in the Office of
the Congressional Library changed for the
purpose of detrauding anybody He also
says that the statement that the changes
made In some of the records will jeopardize
hundreds of thousands of valuable copy
rights filed there is as untrue as it is SEN
satiOnal.
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Catholic Bishops Apnointed

NEW YORK, Dec. ia cable dispatch
from the Rome correspondent Of the Cath
Ollie News announces the appointment of
Rev. Ignatius F. Horstman of Philadelphia,
Bishop Of Cleveland; Rev. Sebasti tian Mess
mer of Washington. Bishop of Green Bay,
Wis, and Rev. James Schwebach, Vicar
General of Lacrosse. Wis, promoted to that
vacant seat.
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Relief for Russian Paasants

LINCOLN (Nebr.), Dec. 19-Governor
Thayer to-day issued an appeal to the peo-
pie of Nebraska calling for contributions of
corn. sufficient to make a train-Ioad, to be-
sent to the needy peasants of Russia. II is
estimated by the Governor that the neces-
sary contributions will he made within ten
days. when Il train will be placed at the dis
posal of Secretary of Agriculture Rusk.
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THE HONDURAS REVOLT.

Conflicting Accounts of the Result of the In
surrection.
CITY OF MEXICO, Dec. 19.-Advices from
Tegueigalpa, Honduras, state that very
strict censorship on kilograms is enforced
there. Regarding the uprising, the same
advices state the Government troops were
obliged to retreat at every point, and that
the rebels received some supplies of arms
by way Of Salvador.
NEW YORK. Dec. 1s.-The Herald's
special from San Salvador says: The revo-
luton in Honduras Is said to be rapidly
drawing to close, and the Cove nment is
credited with whipping the rebels at all
points,
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Present for Baby Cleveland.

ST. LOUIS. Dee. 19.-The St Louis Fur
niture Board Of Trade to-day sent to ex-
President Cleveland. as Christmas gift
for Baby Ruth, child's rocking-chair
made from the door of the old log cabin
home of General Grant, in this county, with
letter expressing the best wishes of the
board for the health and happiness of the
child and parents.
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An Uufounded Report

CHICAGO, Dec. 19.-In regard to reports
from Nebraska that the telegraph operators
on the Fremont. Elkhorn and Missouri VAL
ley road had been directed to abandon the
Order of Railway Telegraphers under pen
atty of being dismissed from the service,
General Manager Newman of the Chicago
and Northwestern, which controls the Elk
horn ROAD, said to-day: There is no truth
in it and no foundation for it. No such or
der has been issued"
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DISSATISFIED CLAIMANT.

Action Against the Duchess Of Marlboroush
to Set Aside an Agreement
NEW YORK, Dec. 19-John Mason has
brought action against the Duchess of
Marlborough and others to set aside an
agreement by reason of which the contest
over the will of the Duchess former hus-
band, Louis G. Hamnersley, WAS with
drawn. Mason states that the terms of set
tlement were that the contestants should
bring no action against the Duchess con-
cerning the estate during her lifetime. Out
of the moneys received from the unin-
numbered real estate the contestants are to
receive S1ol,667 payment of which is Sc
cured by policy of 100000 on her life.
The plaintiff says he declined to sign the
agreement until assured that all the con-
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BALTIMORE, Dec. 19.-The Cath edral of
st. Peter and st. Paul was crowded this
morning with representatives OF the Catho-
lie clergy and iaity, assembled to witness
the ordination of Charles Il. Uncles, the
first colored man to be raised to the Catholic
priesthood in the United States. Cardinal
lIihnnnS nffininfnd
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Statement of an Embarrassed Firm

NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-S. '. White & Co.,
stock k-brokers, who assigned recently, have
fled a schedule to-day stating their liabli-
ties: Secured, S1,742, 900, and unsecured,
S1.014,000; nominal assets, S2,O97,0 600, and
actual assets, S353, 900. The difference be-
tween actual and nominal assets is due to
bad accounts and the depreciation of securl-
ties.
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DROPPED IN A HEAP.
Glove Contest at Chicago Stopped by the Police
After Four Rounds

After Four Rounds.
CHICAGO, Dec. 19.-Jim Hall, the Aus
tralian middle-weight. and Bob Ferguson,
the stock-yards heavyweight, had spt-to
at Battery D tonight before 5000 people.
The affair was engineered by Parson Davies
and Hall contract was to stop the giant in
six rounds. Hall was conceded to be greatly
superior in science, but the stock-yard mans
friends pinned their faith on his great
strength and size. He was not in it. how
ever, as Hall smashed him in all sorts of
WAYS, and by the end of the second round
the stock-vard giants face and neck pre-
sented frightfui appearance. In the fourth
round he got struck on the jaw and dropped
in heap, though not unconscious. The
police then stopped the fight and no ue-
cision was given by the referee.
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Tonauin Rohhera Defeated.

LONDON, Dec. 19.-News was received here
from Hanoi, capital of the province of Ton
quin, of an engagement in the Dong Tzsieu
Mountains, between adetachment of French
troops and band of the notorious robber
Lunky. The robbers were finally defeated
and fed. leaving the troops In possession of
their stronghold. 1t is believed this victory
will result In restoring peace In this district
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Killed by a Woman

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 19.-Mrs. Josephine
Smith, 25 years old, :his afternoon shot and
killed John Hobbs, in the Powelton-avenue
station of the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad. AS
yet the police have been unabls to discover
the cause. Mrs. Smiths maiden name was
Madison, and she is the daughter of a
wealthy mil-owner of this city.