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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-26
SULLIVAN is WRATHY.
He Declares He Was Not Fairly
Whipped by Corbett.

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-John L. Sullivan
has arrived in town and tonight made a
statement In which he declares that
Corbett never defeated him. He swore
by little locket, which he said
contained a lock of his hair, that
he had been foully treated at New Orleans
Corbett did not knock him out; he knocked
him down and he could not rise because his
legs had been doctored. He accuses his
backer of being an enemy in disguise. and
saws be WAS beaten for the benefit of COM
bination OF gamblers.
Sullivan declares that he will be cham
pion of the world again and that he will
fight Corbett when his theatrical engage
ments ars over. This time he will be
backed by business men, not sporting men,
Sullivan was very severe in his
denunciation of his backer and trainer. and
In regard to the latter said that, being
denied glass OF ale he eraved with his
meals. he stole bottles of lager aud drank
them in farmhouse.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-26
GAINING FRIENDS.
Outlook for Caprivi's Bill
Improved.
CONFERENCE OF LIBERALS
The Opposition to the Measure Now
Not So Outspoken = The Ger.
man Press Less Hostile.
Special 70 THE MORNING CALL

BERLIN. Dec. 25-At the reception OF the
generals New Years day the Emperor is
reasonably certain to make some significant
references to the military bin. Meanw hile,
despite semi-official denials, there is no
doubt that Capriyi ia trying to make pollti-
cal deals with the several groups.
lie Is said TO have secured some assur-
ances from the National Liberals, who are
not above compromise. on terms con sdered
generous by the Government. The clerl-
calls also show less bitterness against the
bill.
Most OF the newspapers outside the social
Democratic party and Eugene Richter's
group OF Radicals show that the men behind
them are in a eonciiatory mood and are
willing to give the Government the better
side OF some mutually acceptable argu-
ments.
The conference of National Liberals, held
at Neustadi, discussed the army bill at
length and almost without exception the
delegates representing the party expressed
reserved approval of the prin cipal demands ,
OF the measure. The sentiment of most of
the speakers was that the Government
would not have asked for an increase of the
military burdens without having become
convinced that such a step was necessary.
Finally the COnferen ce decided that the
Rheinish deputies of the national liberal
party should act in the Reiehstag at their
own discretion and In view Of the circum-
stances that might arise. The general or
der was, however, that they should support
the Governments proposals il the financial
part of the programme could be made sat-
isf4ct0ry.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-26
HEIRESS TO MILLIONS.
The Romantic Story of a Young
Woman of Venezuela.

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-The heiress to q
large fortune in Venezuela has been found
after search of twenty years. In 1868
Senor Lopez Dibernaldine, wealthy mer-
chant and planter of La Guayra, in whom
were connected many Of SPANS courfiy
houses. married daughter Of the house of
Monterario. They had a son and daughter
In 1872, while the husband was away on
business. the wife eloped with Ruiz di
Sanete, clerk who looked after the house
hold. taking her baby daughter. Vaca, with
her. They were traced to London and then
to the United States, but without success.
In 1890 The husband died, leaving his mil
lions equally 10 his son and daughter. They
began the search for the daughter, which
has carried detectives from Maine to Cali
fornia. AT last priest was found who had
attended the death-bed of the erring wife in
Boston in 1873. Ruiz had deserted her,
taking the money she had robbed her hus-
band Of. The infant daughter was placed
In an asylum at Boston. Later she was
adopted by family named Burton, now
living in this city. Her brother was COM
municated with, and is dre In this city
Wednesday TO take charge of his sister and
divide his fortune with her.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-26
PHYSICAL STRENGTH.
All Impromptu Exhibition Furnished
by a 0uiet-LoOking Citizen.
ST. Louis Globe Democrat


speaking of exceptional ply s!cal strength
reminds me- Of sn experience / had during
the Black Hills excitement" said Thomas
McHenry. guest OF the Southern. IL
went out there on prospecting tour.
and during the long Stage journey
had as ftllow-passenger slender.
girlish-looking fellow. who seemed TO live
ever in dream. He talked as little as
possible, blushed when spoken 10 ard
looked as harmless as kitten. He was
one OF those fellows that yon feel like taking
under your protection. You think that
Providence made blunder in not making
them women. L sat and watched his
dreamy, delicate face and wondered what
would become of him In the rough, brawl-
ing society Of the Hills. Finally we picked
up three as tOugh-loOkiuR specimens
OF the genus bad man as l ever laid
eyes on. They were full of fighting whisky
and singled out the young tenderfoot' as an
easy victim. They trod on his toes, fell over
him, insisted on his drinking with them, and
took his polite refusal as personal affront
He assured them that no offease was meant
but they were aot TO be Modified. BY the time
westopped 10 change horses they had become
shockiDgly abusive. Turning 10 me he said
with smile Of angelic sweetness: Please
get out for moment. Something is goiag
10 happen i opened my mouth to assure
him that would stand by him, but there
was something IN his face that told me he
was bic to take careo OF himself. The effem-
macy was gone, and the dreamy gray eyes
had greenish-yellow gIeam similar to those
OF an angry tiger.
Il stepped out aud closed the door behind
me. moment later there came a sound
from the interior Of the stage, and il was not
the sound of revelry. 1t more resembled a
drunken cannon playing bide-and- seek
In boiler factory. A moment later the
bad men beaa" to come through the
wooden door without waiting to open 1t
when IN" last one was out the young fel-
low called me TO come In. He handed me a
half-pint flask of Deadwood liquor. and
l lowered the high-water mark an inch.
Then he drank the rest of it with
out making single stop for breath
and relspsed into his old dreamy state
without word. Presently one of the bad
men put his head through the wrecked
door and looked the y0ungsler over with
envious admiration. Finally he asked:
Say, Sonny. be you Montanner Jim,
the card snarperT The youngster
nodded, and the bad man returned
to his companions, who were crawling out Of
the tall grass by the roadside, and bawled
Say, fellers that young cubs Montanner
jim! He's the duck as catches grizzlies an
pulls ther claws off, Materially made some
inquiries regarding Montanner jim and
learned that he was a square gambler
whose physical prowess was at once the glory
and the terror OF the wild Northwest. He
was never known TO use pistol or knife. the
weapons with which nature provided him
proving amply sufficient for all his needs.
Some OF the sports tried to get him to go
East and enter the prize ring, but 'Montan-
ner jim replied that he was n gentleman
and only fought In self-defense."
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-26
WILL THEY UNITE?
Proposed Amalgamation of
Railroad Men.
THE FIVE BROTHERHOODS.
They Will Meet for Conference This
Week at Cedar Rapids to Dis
cuss the Coalition.
Special to THE MORNING CALI


CEDAR RAPIDS, Dec, 25.-All the railroad
organizations with the exception of the
switchmen are, it is said, TO once more form
themselves into an amalgamated associa-
tion. A meeting for the purpose of organic
Ing this association will take place here
December &c and will be composed of the
following: Brotherhood of Railroad En-
ployes, Locomotive Engineers, Locomotive
Firemen. Tralnmen, Conductors and TeIe-
graphers.
1t is said that the OBJECT of this amalga-
nation is to prevent any railroad strike
that might occur during the tims of the
Worlds Fair. 1t is feared that IL the
various brotherhoods were left to their own
discretion. and in view of the dissatisfac-
tion already existing among the OrganiZa-
tions, strikes would ensue on many of the
prominent roads of the country. Such con-
servative labor leaders as Arthur OF the
Locomotive Engineers. and Ramsey of the
Telegraphers, who held a conference on the
subject sons time ago, have agreed that if
any organization went out on strike during
the fair public sentiment against the
strikers would be so strong that it would
end In the dissolution of these organizations.
Every State in the union will send one dele
gate from each of the five orders
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Dec. 25.-Grand
Master Sargent of the Brotherhood Of Loco
motive Flremen was interviewed regarding
the alleged federation of railroad labor
organizations. He states tnat con-
ference has been called to meet at Cedar
Rapids Wednesday. December 2S. Sargent
stated that the conference will not De CON-
posed of stale delegates bat only of COM
mittees chosen by the several railway
orders. He says that while the meeting is
called to consider the question OF fedora
tion it cannot at this time take definite ac-
tion, since whatever action may be taken
will have to be referred to these orders for
rot
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-26
SCARCITY IN HOGS.
The Chicago Packers Running on
Short Supplies.
Failure of the Spring Product Embar-
RAISING Them-ffigh Prices Ag.
grayate the Situation.
Special to TIE MORNING CALL.

CHICAGO. Dec. 25.-The packing house
business has reached stage of duliness not
paralleied for rfany years. Five thousand
men have been discharged and the plants
OF the big packers have been working less
than half their capacity since December 1.
This unusual condition of things has been
brought about by the unusual shortage Of
hog receipts, and unless the supply is
speedily increased further reductions in the
operating forces will be made necessary.
Statistics for November show q shortags
In hog receipts of 100000, as compared
with November, 1891. Chicago for the same
period this year packed $4,000 against
LAC, 900 last year. Leading packers admit
that there does not seem to be any inmedi-
ate relief since the shortage is daily b.com-
Ing greater. aud some OF them 30 so far as
10 assert that no relief can come until next
springs supply of hogs is marketed,
Usually at this time of the year the pack
ing-houses are running at their full capa-
city, but now the remarkable scarcity of
hogs and the big prices asked for the stock
in the market makes the packing Of pork
decidedly costly and Improbable.
The shortage Is aseribed TO various
causes. Robert Strahorn, who has been in
the business over thirty years and is amply
qualified by experience 10 speak on the
matter. said: "The heavy spring rains
played prominent part in the question.
The continued wet weather killed off the
spring supply of pigs that would be mar ket-
able now. Then the low prices Of the
product early Ia the spring made fa.mers
careless, and instead of keeping their hogs.
as they usually dc, until the holidays, thew
fattened them on corn early and sent them
TO market
There is, and will be. dem and for fresh
pork here, and a demand from Europe for
picked meats, which takes all the receipts,
leaving little for packers TO put In their own
cellars"
Another big packer said that while
prices for hogs had advanced to almost
double that Of a year ago, prieas for pro-
visions have not kept pace with the advance
In hogs. Consequently the season has not
been profitable one for packers. No change
for the better is anticipated for several
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-26
TRAGICAL END TO A QUARREL.
Fatal Results Follow a SquabbIe
Between SCtnoIhoyc

CINCINNATI, Dec. 25.-A dispatch from
Macarthur, Ohio, tells OF tragical ending
to a schoolboys' quarrel. The children of
Sidney Dig and Pearl Dutro. farmers in
Jackson Township, bad quarrel Dutro,
upon hearing of 1t, went TO Digs house
armed with an ak On being admitted he
began murderous assault upon Dig. The
latter made vigorous defense and with the
help Of corn knife. which bis wife sue
ceeded in slipping into his hand. he fought
Dutro off, after wounding him severely.
Dutro was brought to Macarthur, where 1t
was found that the man was insane, and he
was ordered to be removed to the insane
asylum. Last night In some way he set fire
to his cell in the Jail, and that structure and
the Sheriff's residence were destroyed. All
the prisoners except Dutro were rescued
and he perished. The flames spread to the
Court-house. and when the account closed
IL was Ia danger of destruction.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-26
FORCED TO RETREAT.
The Mexican Troops fleet With a
Reverse.
A Detachment of Soldiers at Guerrero
Give Way Before Superior
Force of lnsurreCtionists.
Special to THE MoRNIse CALL

NUEvo LAREDO. Mex, Dec. PA dis
patch was received here late last night from
Guerrero, In the State of Tamaulipas, stat
ing that a detachment OF Mexican soldiers.
stationed five miles from Camargo, were at
tackled yesterday by revolutionists.
The soldiers were so greatly outnumbered
that they attempted no defense, but retired
panic-siricken to the town of Camargo.
where the remainder of their troops were
stationed.
The revolutionists kept up constant fire
on the soldiers. but have not yet attacked
CamargO. Re-enforcemeRts have been or
dered to Camargo and bloody battle will
snsue unless the reyolutionists again seek
refuge on United States soil
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-26
A BoY-EDITOR'S TRIALS.
DR.. Hale Tells How He Tried to An
nOurCe Iafayette'S Death.


Edward Everett Hale In the Atlantic.
Rev. Edward Everett Hale thus speaks of
some experience as a boy-editor:
OF course. with type as much as we
wanted, and all the other facilities for
home inting, we printed our own news
papers. ] do not think that at our house we
did it go much as boys would 10 whom the
making-up Of newspaper was not matter
of daily observation, involving good deal
of erri nd-runnning aud other work which
was anything but play.
But we older boys had the Fly, which
was our newspaper. and my brother
Charles, not long after, started the Coon in
the midst OF the Harrison campaign, which
survived for a good many years.
/ believe that the last issue Of the Fly is
that which records the death of Lafayette,
in 1886 We had not type enough then to
print moro than one page at time. Three
pages OF the Fly had been printed. and the
fourth was still to be set up when the news
of Lafayette's death arrived.
France.
This was too good paragraph to be lost,
ana We knew we could anticipate every
other paper in Boston by inserting it. But.
unfortunately, the ms had given out.
We had turned upside down all the us we
had, and they also had given out. Also,
still more unfortunately for printers In this
difficulty, Lafayette had chosen to die of
an inHueHZa, Wnlcn disease was at that
moment asserting itself under that name in
1t had not yet been called ia grippe"
which would have saved us. Wesucceeded
in announcing the death of "the good.
generous, noble Lafayette" although "gen-
erous" needed one n and one u and noble
took one of the last MS.
The paragraph went on to say that "the
death was caused by" aud the last u was
devoured by caused" Then came the
word ''lnfluenza." 1.-THE boldest held his
breath for time." But we were obliged
ignominiously to go to press with the state
ment that his death was caused by cold"
This was safe. aud required no aud no u.
Alas! in the making-up of the form the
precious of the word noble fell out;
and any library which contains file of the
Fly will show tha it's last statement to the
world is that the good, generous, oble La
fayette has died, his death being caused by
cold" Such are the exigeDcies of boy
printers in all times.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-26
CAPTAIN LEVISON NOT INSANE.
England Embroiied With Russia i'm


LONDON. Dec. 25.-In speaking of
Captain Lsvion's return from Bering Sea.
the ST. Petersburg correspondent of the
Times says that the reports Of this
offcer's insanity are unfounded. 1t is
given out in sLevion's defense that
the crews OF the British sealers sexed
under his direction were fairly treated
aboard his vessel. All abuse complained of
Is said to have como from Russian official.
at Petropauloviski.
The English case has been presented at
tue russian foreign Office and the proba-
oility Is, says the correspondent, that
Russia will take Americas view OF the
matter. maintaining that Bering Sea is
mare clausum, in which case mat
ters may drag along for some time
to come. I'm fact" continues the CORE.
spondent, there is strong ground to sus-
peet eolluson between Russia and America
In this affair. Russia cannot. and presuma-
bly, does not, intend TO claim exclusive rights
In the waters where these vessels were cap
tured."
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-26
A CARELESS TAN.
He Throws His Trousers Out of the
Window.

"Poor mauv'
His legs must be brokenr'
he must have infammaiory rheuma-
tismr'
"How did It happen ?"
''Who is he ?"
1t Is better to answer the last question
first. He is the man who threw his T. ousers
out Of the window Saturday night before
he tucked himself under the red blankets OF
the Pullman palaee-car on the through
express from Los Angeles.
See. the porters who carry him are grin
ming furioCsly, even at the risk OF losing a
good tat tip. His name is -, but there,
that would be carrying the joke TOO far.
His home is in San Bernardino, where,
they do say. the men wear trousers just the
same as elsewhere.
But this man was exceedingly careless OF
his. You know there Is strap
stretched across in front of the win
dow iu the lower berth of the Pullman
sleepeTs.
Now, this San Bernardlno man rightly
concluded that this strap was put there to
hang his clothes on.
He hung his coat and vest on il. very
carefully. il appears, for they stuck. 1t was
different with his trousers.
he gave these tOss-Dot knowing that
"a
sleep and rested az quietly as n man might
who had dozen pairs OF trousers to choose
from In the morning.
Meanwhile the trousers, with a coin purse
containing $50 inside one pocket and his
keys and penknife in the other, were float
ing gracefully over the meadows and vine
yards of the Sacramento Valley, carried
hither and thither by the southeast wind.
When the San Bsrnardno man awoke in
the morning he was trouserless The scene
that followed may be better i'm agned than
portrayed. Besides, the passengers on the
Los Angeles express who told the tale were
too full OF laughter to go into the details.
And so 1t came about that a man, his
lower half wrapped in red blankets. was
carried from the train on 10 the ferry boa t.,
and then. when San Francisco was reached,
from the boat to a Gurney.
And, OF course, the people who saw the
helpless creature borne aloft by the colored
Dorters thought something awful must have
happened to the poor man."
'.Drive 10 the nearest tclothing-store," was
the poor mans" Injunction to the driver,
after he had hu5lbly thanked the colored
porters for their services aud given each a
qutclaim deed 10 fruit ranch ia the South
in lieu OF the expected tip.
just how he managed to stand off, the
clothing man only the interested persons
know, but there is one man In this city to-
day who will always be careful how he
hangs up his pantaloons a. night
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-26
THE DIVORCE PROBLEM.
Views of Frenchman on an Import
ant Topic.

ant Topic.
Aired NaQuet, Frenchman, says some
very pertinent things to Americans npon
divorce in the current North American Re-
view. "When." he declares, certain peo-
pie point with pious horror to the 81 COO
applications for divorce among the working
classes, flied between January 1. 1883, and
December 81. 1891, they do not grasp the
real meaning of these figures. What do
these figures signify then2 Simply that in
four years $1,000 working men and women
were forced TO choose between Illicit
unions or divorce and a legal second
narriaee-that is to say, $3.50 persons
per year, who. aetuated by higher NOR
ality, desired, both on their own and their
children's account, to regularize their
conjugal situation. If divorce had not been
re-established. or if it had been restricted te
the upper classes, what would have become
of these u, 600 petitioners? Is there any one
who believes that these broken unions would
have been patched up and these separated
families brought together agail2 Not even
the most determined opponent OF divorce
holds such an opinion No; these shattered
households would not have been reunited.
Clandestiue unions would take the place oil
the q, GOO regular ones, which would surely
be established in vast majority of the
cases where the divorce was granted, and
the formation of new home thus made
possible. That the systematic enemies OF
the marriage relation, that the partisans
OF "free love" should rejoice at this state
of things, is easily understood. However,
II is to be noted that it is not tho advocates
Of free love who protest against 21,00O
petitions for divorce emapating from
the male and female toilers of France. On
the contrary, it is the determined friend of
the indissolubility of the marriage tie, or,
at least, those who wish 10 limit the extent
of divorce and make it an aristocratie in
stitution-they it is who advocate the con-
tinuation of this corrupt order of things.
for one cannot understand their attitude I
cannot see how. forced 10 choose between
2l,0o0 false households and 21.000 regular
ones. formed after divorce, the advocates of
holy wedlock" can decide in favor of the
2l.000 Irregular unions. As for myself,
while admitting hat the dissolving of the
marriage tie is an evil. / consider and shall
always consider that. TO whatever social
class one belongs. divorce which enables
men and women to re-enter upon a legal
union. is. as regards parents, children aud
society, an infinitely less evil than the
separation obtained by the courts or agreed
upon privately.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-26

IN the UrthOd0x Fashion.
New YORK, Dec 25-President-elect and
Mrs. Cleveland celebrated ChriStmas In the
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-26
A Remarkable Wedding.


The daughter OF an Italian street-orgap
proprietor was married at Southport last
week to an Italian organ-grinder who prac-
tices his art in Manchester, under circum-
stances Of remarkable display and expense
The girl has played a barrel organ in the
streets OF Southport since she left school.
Six carrieges took eighty guests 10 and from
church. the men well dressed in English
style, but tile women all aglitter and ablaze
with silks, laces and jewelry, in their
national festival dress. At TIE feast two
roast goats, twenty chickens and two rounds
of beef were spread, and there were wine,
whisky and other drinks in profusion. Con-
fectioDs were sh0wered On tho bride an
groom ins tend Of the customary rice.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-26
CHRISTrlAS AT WHITTIER.
Celebration of the Festival at the
School.

WHITTIER. Cal. Dec. 25.-At sunrise
services celebrating the nativity were held
In Whittier Quaker Church. The people
began crowding in at 6 o'clock. 1t was an
Impressive spectacle. Three-fourths Of the
people here are Quakers. Last night there
was Christmas-tree in the girls depart
ment of the State School. There were
eighty girls and 500 presents. The Christ
mas-tree in the boys department Of the
State School furnished $50 boys with 1900
presents, generally useful, such as ties.
handkerchiefs and books. Over 500 pres
ents were from San Francisco. Mrs. At
torney- General Hart and many others re-
membered the Whittier children. To-day
the chapel Is crowded with visitors listening
to Christmas services by the children.