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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-02
THE NEW YEAR.
Social Amenities at The White
House.
President Harrison Receives a Large
Number Of Callers.
The Diplomatic Corps Breakfasted by Secre-
tary Blaine Cabinet Officers
Keep Open House.
special TO THE MoHNINa GALL

.." AsHINGToN, Jan. 1.-The weather was
'ef. disagreeable to-day and the streets
wee hlled with slush. The Presidents re-
cep'ioh was, of course, the social feature of
ING uay, and the White House was never
mole prettily decorated. The reception be-
gan at II o'clock. Vice President Morton
and Mrs. Morton and all the members of
the cabinet. with the ladies of their
families, excepting Mrs. Blaine, had pre-
Vloasiy Joined President and Mrs. Harrison
ana followed them downstairs to the re-
ceIuon-rooms.
Members of the diplomatic corps were
hrs5 received. All woie full-court costumes,
winch In several Instances were of the most
gorgeous description. They were presented
Dy secretary Blaine and Assistant Secretary
Wharton.
1he Italian Minister, Baron Fana, dean of
the corps headed the line. Following came
tle members of the International Monetary
conference and the International Railway
Conference. The Justices of the Supreme
court, Judges Of the Court of Claims and
theaistrlct Judiciary followed. The Sena-
tors and Representatives next filed in and
were succeeded by the army and navy off
GERS IN full uniform. After them came
Iong line OF minor officials, Grand Army
veterans and Mexican Veterans.
Inc general public reception began at
12;15 O'Clock, but the disagreeable weather
and the difficulty of pedestrianism made the
attendance rather light. The other official
receptions were well attended, most OF the
people who visited the White House call
ing on the Vice-Presdent and members OF
the Cabinet ali of whom except Secretary
Tracy kept open house.
Secretary Blaine gave a break asst to the
diplomatic corps Immediately after the re-
ception at the White House and afterw ard
received the public. Miss Blaine assisted
him
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-02
LOST HIS PIN.
iece of Work Performed by
sneak-Thievas


OF Work Performed by
sneak-Thieves
one@A- tnieVes and pickpockets nsua,,v
enjoy narvest-time during the bolidoys
ana IL would appear that during the nreSant
season the Fingered profession has haa,'
busler than ever. A large number Of thefta
have been reported at police headquarters.
the street-cars and theaters having been
selected by the criminals as the most con-
yenient places to ply their vocation.
A gentleman named Finnegap lost a
diamond scarf-pin, valued at $500, one night
last week, while coming out of the Cali
iornil Iheater after the performance. As
he stepped on the sidewalk a well-dressed
young man jostled him rather roughly and
then politely excused himself, adding. =" AL
low me TO brush off the cigar-asheS l have
thrown on you coat-sleeve."
Whlle Mr.. Finnegan was watching the
cleansing process second young man with
an overcuat on his arm colided with him,
Inc oVercoat was thrown up before Mr..
flnnegan's face for moment and when the
man appeared TO have recovered his bal
ance from the collision he apolOgiZed for his
ciumslness. When Mr. Finnegan reached
MS home lie found that his pin was missing,
squads OF officers in citizens dress have
Deen since that time watching the various
theaterS In the hope of locating the thieves.
VINO are believed to be Eastern expert
crooks, and last evening Detectives Hanley
ana Handley lodged two fashionably
aitlred men in the City Prison tanks on
suspicion Of having been the per sons who
Stole Mr.. Flnuegan's pin.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-02
.RIOTOUS STRIKERS.
A Pennsylvania Steel Works Attacked By
Hungarian Furnace Men.

PITTsBURG pa, Jan. 1.-The strike of
the hungarian furnace men of the Edgar
thompson steel works at Braidock, Pa,
resulted In serious riot this after
noon, in which four men serious
ly hurt and "A dozen others battered and
bruised. The Hungarians quit work at
midnight and the plant was partially idle,
only about hundred men being at work
repairing the furnaces. About / O'Clock a
crowd OF 200 strikers, armed with clubs,
picks, shovels aud revolverS, made an at
tack on the furnace. The men at
work were wholly unprepared for the
assault, but bravely stood their
ground: The neht lasted nearly
half an hour and when the Hungarians were
put to flight it was found that Michael
Quinn, Andrew KTamter, John NettlesDn
and Patrick Briggs, all workingmen, were
seriously wounded and at least a dozen
others more or less hurt. Quiun's injuries
are fatal. The Sheriff has sworn in 200
IDENTITIES
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-02
He WASN'T In 1T.
Senator FaTEell Denies Having Any Con-
neGtiOn Eith the Silver P0Ol.

CHICAGO. Jan. 1.-The recently published
story regarding an alleged silver pool meii-
toned the name of Senator Farwell in con-
nection with it. In an interview to-
day Farwell said he never bought
dollars worth of silver previous 10
the silver legislation last summer.
While he has been told that others were en-
deavorlng to make something out Of the an
ticipated fuctuation in prices he steered
clear of it. He knew, Of course, that the
price would coup, and wlien some friend,
in London called for his views, he answered
to the best of his knowledge, but
he received no : profit, directly Or
Indirectly, through the speculations of
friends. Regarding the silver pool, he sad
he had been Informed: that pool did exist,
but this did not come to him until long after
the silver legislation. There was not a
hint expressed concerning the pool while
the matter was before Congress. The
Senator denied fatty that he was in any
way concerned in the Bateman failures,
or that he speculated In silver.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-02
THEIR TRIP ENDED.
congressman LehlbaCh and Stump Return
10 Washington.

WASHINGTON. Jan. l. Congressman
Lehlbach and Stump, who, with Senator
Squire, composed the Joint Committee on
immigration, have returned to this city full
OF interesting information on the Chinese
question. Assistant Sergeant at Arms
Charles B. Reade was in charge of the party,
and with pride he points 20 the fact that
although the trip was more than 10000
miles in length, not single connection was
missed nor was there an accident or discom-
fort of any kind.
The excursionistS in their search after
ruth found it necessary TO stop over in
Chicago. Omaha, Spokane Falls, Port Town
send, Seattle, Tacoma, Portland. San Fran
cisco. Monterey, Los Angeles, San Diego
and New Orleans. From Chicago to Port
land the party Travelled in the private car of
President Adams of the Union Pacific Com
pany; from Portland the trip was made in
the car of A. n. Towne of the Southern
Pacific. The Congressman are loud in their
praises of San Francisco. 1T is a wonder
ful city," said Stump.
New York and San Francisco are the cities
OF America" said Lehlbach. San Fran
cisco is more cosmopolitan than any city in
this country"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-02
A HEARTY WELCOME.
The New Year UShered in With the Firing
of SaIateS and Ringing Of Bells.

BONNEVILLE, Jan. New Years was
ushered in blythe firing of salutes, ringing of
bells and the usual massacre of turkeys and
chickens. Snow and rain are lightly falling.
but there is little snow on the mountains.
VACAvILLE, Jan. 1-While our old
W wheezy firebell was ringing out the requiem
of the dying year, gentle rain CONNIE need
falling, and has continued at intervals
throughout the day. The total precipitation
was .05, and for the season 3.29 inches, and
it is still drizzling.
HoLLIsTER, Jan. Rain commenced
falling here at noon, and it has continued all
the afternoon and evening with prospect
of continuance. The rain was not needed.
but farmers and stoekmen do not object to
it,
MERGED, Jan. New Years eve was OBJ
served by mask ball by the Merced Band
and watch meetings at the churches, and
1891 was ushered into existence by the usual
blowing of steam whistles, ringing of bells,
az
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-02
FRACTURED HIS SKTLI.
A schoo1-Boy Meets with a sars,.u, :.
cIdent


N school-Boy Meets with sersors L..
cident While Driving.
Samuel F. Kueneek. sci5ol-Sc.. Is
years OF age. engaged horse and bsggy
Yesterday to make New Years calls, sq,s 4,
the afternoon was driving IN the Wesferr,
addition when the horse became unmanage-
able and ran away.
The animal dashed madly through the
streets. and, at the corner of Colder Gao
avenue and Webster streets, young x Kusneck
was thrown from his seat His head strQcIc
lne hard pavement with such f0 ...,
was rendered unconscious. ana ue continued
III mat condition for several horrs.
d he was In the meantime removed to tIIs
ReceivIng Hospital, where ~ tgasninatior
showed that 1t was vety probable that he
had sustained a fracture OF the skull at the
pase OF the brain. His forehead and eh;r,
S,tl Sere also severely laeerated, and the Polics
one. 1 ts''
=. The Young patient is an orphan
ton street.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-02
MURDERERS RESPITED.
Question Of Legality of Indictments by an
arizona Grand Jury.

CLIFTON (Ariz.), Jan. 1.-Actiug Governor
Murphy has respited the sentences of f.
Nelson and Antonio Grinado, both convicted
of murder in the first degree and sentenced
to be hanged on the 10Th inst. The respite
is for thirty days. The grounds for the
stay are that the Grand Jury was an illegal
body and the indictments are invalid. If the
legal loophole is not closed two convicted
murderers will be turned loose. Nelson and
Grinado murdered their wives and children :;
Nelson when drunk, Grinado through jeal-
ousy. A new law covering Grand Juries
changed the number from twelve to seven
teen as minimum, and as there were only
fifteen members on the jury that found 'no
indictments the prisoners may even'u"i'S NC
fread
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-02
FATAL COLLISION.
A Passenger Train Crashes Into Freight
Train Standing on the Track.

MASON CITY (fowa). Jan. IA passenger
train on the Iowa Central while running at
the rate of forty miles per hour crashed into
a standing freight train near Oscaloosa last
night. Engineer Wolcott was fatally in
lured and several passengers seriously hurt.
Two engines and the express and passenger
cars were totally demolished. The freight
tram was twenty minutes on the passenger
trains lime
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-02
RESCUED SAILORS.
An American Schooner Wrecked
OFF Vancouver Island,
The Captain and Crew Saved In an Ex-
hausted Condition.
'uaii-fOA On a YeSsel-The Ship Under
Command Of the Captains Wife
for Four Days.
Special to THE MORNING CALI.

VICTORIA (B. C.), Jan. Captain Perry
and the crew of the American schooner
Dare. wrecked on Vancouver Island De-
cember 3oth, reached here to-day. brought
by Post Indians in canoes. The Dare left
San Francisco for Tacoma December Sth.
The ship broke in two ON the rocks. The
captain and crew lashed themselves to the
center-board case and drifted ashore in an
exhausted condition, and were kindly cared
Tor by the Indians. At low tide the Indians
went aboard the wrecked vessel and secured
couple of gold Watches the chronometer
and other articles, which the captain gave
them for bringing himself and crew to this
city
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-02
AN AUXILIARY FAIR.
Brazil 10 Hold a Worlds Exposition and
AlteFWard Send Il TO Chicago.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-InformatiOn has
been received from Brazil that the youngest
OF the republics proposes to hold Worlds
Fair of its own, to celebrate the Columbus
discovery. 1t is not the intention to conflict
with the celebration at Chicago, but to
make it auxiliary thereto. The proposi ton
is TO open it in January, 1898, at Rio de
Janeiro. and after a few months to close it
and transfer the whole exhibit 10 Chicago
in time for the opening of the fair there.
Brazlians ask the cooperation of the
United States in carrying out the project.
The matter has been informally brought to
the attention of the State Department and
Congress. 1t is proposed to ask for an ap-
preparation of S20O,0OO for the United States
eyhihif
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-02
KcKinley Tariff Test Case.

CHICAGO. Jan. 1.-Marshall, Field g. Co.,
wel-known dry-goods men, have begun a
suit 10 the United States Circuit Court for
the recovery of duties paid under protest
under the provisions of the Mckinley Tariff
Bill. They began the action on the ground
of the unconstitutionality Of the act, and
say they will carry the case to the United
States Supreme Court.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-02
TRAINS BLeCKA AIDED.
A Lost Clothes.

AT an early hour yesterday morning Spe-
cial Officer Mulcahy found hat and coat on
Steuart street and took them to the South
Harbor Station, where they await an own
er The coat is blue cloth sack and the
cap one such as is worn by steamship OIL
by his New Years eve potations and forgot
where he laid them down.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-02
DANGEROUS SPIKES.
wet Poles Are Splendid Conductors OF

neath-DeaIing Electricity.
r,. iron spikes that are driven into the
o,ectrie-light masts as footholds for the
i,ght-teuder in climbing up to the arm are
dangerous to unsuspecting people.
When the poles become wet they are ex-
cellent conductors and become heavily
CHARGED with electricity from the wires,
which, of course. charges the spikes also. in
Last evening young man who CLERKS Ks ad- d.
David Musto's store on Center streee On ," fin
vast at the corner oashingtOn and Center
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-02

swer OF the company, filed to-day, charged
the manager of the company. C. II. Com
stock, with having entered into conspi-
racy with several large commission-h0use
here to defraud the company. 1t is alleged
that he defrauded the company out of Sl0,-
OOO Suit will be brought against the firms
involved in his Transactions. When the
failure of the company occurred Comstock
tried to commit suicide and failing left
town. His whereabouts are unknown.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-02
RENEWING THE STRUGGLE.
Strike of the Victoria Dock Laborers Welsh
~. :: =: Miners Quit Work.

-. :: " miners Quit Work.
LONDON, Jan. 1.-The men employed in
the Victoria Dock have gone out on strike.
The present movement is for the purpose Of
compelling the employers to pay the men
for the time they are absent at dinner.
F.. "A manifesto signed by Mann and Tillett,
the leaders Of the trades unoniSts, declares
: the Victoria dock strike unauthorized, and
orders the men to return TO work.
Two thousand cOlliers employed in the
mines in the vicinity of Merthyr-Tyduil,
Wales, have quit work on account of alleged
grievances.
: HULL, Jan. 1.-The strike of dock-labor-
erS at this port has entirely collapsed.
:. HAMBURG, Jan. IA general strike of
.stokers and coal trimmers of this port began
to-day.
EDINBURGH. Jan. 1.-At meeting of the
strikers To-day, proposal from Dundee
that the strikers should approach the rail-
road companies with view to a settlement
and resumption of work while negotiations
are pending, was rejected. The North
British Railway for the first time since the
slyike:began te-day to run full passenger
service, and the freight business showed
evidence of Improvement.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-02
THE. SALVATION. ARMY.
Booths Son Denies That. There Is ANY Dis
: -. - -sensioil: in the Ranks

Booth,s Son Denies That There Is ANY Dis
E -. <,: : .sension in the Ranks.
I3 IRIS. Jan: <1a-t--ChibbOn Booth, son of
! Genera. :B 10Th has written a letter Jo-the
.dopriial DIS piebats denying that there is any
/ |d.sseusIon fn the Salvation Army. He also
is tliatl be- Ddfkest England" funds are
mot placed to tie general budget of the army.
ard asserts +tliat General Booth is the sole
J -authoF: Of Darkest England"
-@=.LoNDoSa Jaua. 1.-CommissiOner Smith
has :Rublished a reply to Booth, in which he
: asserts that he undertook the work as set
.f.rth: in the book. darkest England"
with: the. understanding that the scheme
, WAS to, he conducted by separate depart
" lnent: HeTesigned his position, he says,
: because he found the Salvation Army off,
GERS mad decided that the financial and
property departments of the army should
: be transacted: by. other departments, which
ne believed We're alreadr fu'Ig occupied.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-02
WESTERN sToCK-YARDs.
Significant Conference of Prominent Packer
in ST Tnnje

Significant Conference of Prominent Packers
in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 1.-The announcement
was made here today that deal signifying
much to the livestock interests is on foot.
the exact nature OF which is known only to
the parties interested. 1t leaked out, how
ever, that the movement looks to nothing
short of the completion of the Central
Union Stock-yards of St Louis and the Ma
tional Stock-yards of East ST. Louis by the
Chicago "big-fouI" combine of packers,
with Hammond of Baltimore coming in for
share iii the amalgamation. Armour and
Swift, of Chicago, and representatives of
Nelson and Morris of Chicago aud Hammond
of Baltimore, met in conference in this city
last Saturday. John NJ. Glasmere, who
handles the meats of Hammond, declares
that lie knows nothing respecting the OBJ
ject of the packers meeting Ho said it
meant the consolidation of the two
yards in East ST. Louis, but he had an idea
that this meeting was called to forestall the
possible:opening of u new yard.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-02
oAUsEp awo prArHs.

|. ! fhe Gas WORKS at sherbrooke, Que &C. Demol.
L: ished by an Explosion. =:
,:,.. sHERBeooKE( Quebec. Jan. --rhere was
a serious explosion at the gas works late
.l=st night, which: tore out one side of the
building. The. structure then took fire.
Charley Dinsmofe, an employe, was found
half an: hour after the explosion, under a
heitvy iron door which had been blown some
distance. He died from his injuries FIVE
minutes after being found Anoth er
.employe, was iatalfN Injured.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-02
PRISON FIRES.
Alarming Frequency Of Disastrous BlazeS
in New York PSnitentiafieS.

ALBANY, Jan. 1.-The prison authorities
are much puzzled by the frequent fires of
late in the State Prisons. Two weeks ago
there was a fire at Auburn, which damaged
the prison $4,000 worth, and last night
there was another at Dannemora by which
a loss of S50,O 600 was inflicted. If there are
many more such fires the State au-
thorities will have good reason to
suspect that they are OF incen-
diary origin, and perhaps started by convac.S S
with the hope of escaping. One esoapIu ,I,,
from Dannemora. who was supsequoaa,s
arrested at Plattsburg, and ano1nei ""'
rested at Lyon Mountain.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-02
DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.
A Woman Thrown From a Window and
Instantly Killed.

New YORK, Jan. William G. MCGOWAN
was arrested last night on suspicion of hav-
ing thrown his mother from ffth-story
window, killing her instantly. At the sta
ton-house MCGOWAN said his father was the
guilty person, and the old gentleman was
also locked up
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-02

- A, BUSY DAY.
How Germany's Young Emperor Passed the
:. = -. First of the New Year

: Berlin. Jan. 1.-Emperor William at
tended divine services in the castle chapel
j.. to-daEfand afterward held reception in the
: White Hall of the Palace Subsequent to
the public reception the Emperor gave audi
*ence 10 The ambassadors and Ministers of
foreign countries. and then attended the
ceremony of giving cut the password to the
Berlin garrison in the:eourt-yard of Ruhmes
Halle. =. -: ~:
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-02
Conner Shipments,

CLIFTON (Ariz.), Jan. There have been
shipped from here during the year ended
December 81, 1890. 1O, ,j4l, 261 pounds of cop
per, the product of the Arizona and Detroit
copper companies. The average price in
the market was Is cents, and the value Of
.l.o product WAS ei,5SI. lSy.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-02
Leonard Jerome Sinking.

.I.oNDoY,. Jan, lin spite of reports to
: the; contrary Lady Randolph Churchill is
not.,iI, but Is in good health, but Leonard
jerome, her father, in bad way. The
report given out tonight was that Jerome
was gradually sinking.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-02

CEDAR RAPIDS Qowa), Jan. 1.-The
rain of this morning has turned into blind
ing snow-storm. One of the worst billiards
ever known here is raging. The weather is
growing much colder. High winds prevail,
and serious blockades on all the railroads
are inevitable Reports from other parts Of
the State show the storm to be general.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-02
A Rumored Change.

SALT LAKE, Jan. lit was stated here
today that c. F. Resegue, general manager
of the Mountain Division of the Union Pa
cifc, will be SUPERSEDED January 18th by w.
II. Bancroft, late Superintendent of the
Rio Grande Western.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-02

The French postal administration mas i;.ss
nlaannle in remote villages 10 send q telegram
paithough there is no office In The place All
snch vfllages are to be connected TO tho near-
est telegraph Office by Ieiepnoae. 50 that sAs ,s
message can be spoken to the teieefapn
Office where 1t is dispatched
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-02
PRICE FIVE CENTS.

tS,eess, tse .Soo he was knocked to the ground by
Daaly burned by the electric 5urd.
toHohits MdhaIts are not apt to make practice eg
sInia soITGh'ng G the spikes, but boys are. and s,s
EIectriods Is Iiaple to dos accidentally. The
that no sniitgne Miigne Company, should acc 70 il
ton Mail, Dec. S0ti "a'nin reaen.---oeocE-
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-02
May Have More Rain.

Lieutenant Finley of the Signal Service
Office said in his weather bulletin, issued at
o'clock last evening: "There is some pros
pect of a formation of barometric trough
extending southeastward from the Oregon
coast to Central Nevada, in the event of
which change rain would become general
throughout California during the next
twenty-four to twenty-six hours"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-02
A PREMATURE BLAST.

Four Men Killed and as Many Fatally
Injured.
ROCHESTER, IN. ", Jan by the pre-
mature discharge of blast in a cut near
Stafford to-day, four men were killed and
four fatally injured. All were Hungarian
IahorerS
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-02
Minnesota Farmers Alliance.

ST. PAUL. Jan. 1.-At to-day's sessions of
the State Farmers Alliance resolution to
endorse the Ocala platform was heavily de-
feated and the subject of sub-treasuries ig-
nored in the regular resolutions, while the
Conger Lara Bill was indorsed.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-02
Burning of a Stable.

A burning shed on Sansome street. be-
tween Vallejo and Green, was the reason
for the alarm from Station at 10 80 o'clock
last night. The place was used Dy Mrs.
Woltnan as a stable, and the properly
owned by Dr. Pescia. Damage $780,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-02
cnildren Ruruad 10 Death.

RALEIGH On. c.. Jan. 1--Scott Thomp-
son. negro living neas Bay Brook. went TO
church, leaving seven children at home.
The house in some manner took hEs ard the
children were burned TO death.