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The morning call., 1893-01-18
UNDER THE DRIFTS
Even in the South 1t Is
Showing.
CE BLOCKS NAVIGATION.
There Has Been Nothing Like the
Present Weather on the Atlantic
Coast in This Generation.
Special TO THE MORNING CALL

New YORK. Jan. 17.-Accordng to the
oldest inhabitants of Manhattan Island the
present winter has not had its equal In point
of severity for the last twenty FIVE years The
worst Of it is, the weather officials here say.
that there is no thaw in sight.
The cold spell to-day extended from
Maine TO Florida. In Maryland and North
and South Carolina the present generation
has not before experienced such cold
weather or seen so much snow, and from
Alabama tonight there are reports Of a
heavy fall, and il is still showing
At Newport, X. l.. the inner harbor is
closed and the ice is fast encr0aching upOn
tie waters of the outer harbOr. Communi-
cation with the torpedo station is prscti-
cally shut of. Vineyard Sound is full of
heavy ice, and navigation is not safe to
sailing vessels through StonehoUse Shoals.
The ice for five miles north of Nantucket is
heavily packed In.
The fleet of sound steamers from Provi-
dence, Fall River and New Haven, bound
for New York, is blocked in the Ice off
Whitestone, Long Island, and the boats
were unable TO proceed this morning. The
Providence of the Fall River line, side
wheeler. came along and broke new
track through the Ice and led tie other
steamers in procession to New York.
Heavy ice piled into the Delaware Break
water to-day aud caused much trouble TO
shipping. The German bark Pacific from
Demerara with sugar, was driven by the
ice on Cape Henlopen. where she lies in a
leaking condition. Several other vessels
were forced ashore by the ice, which is
very heavy, and the tugs find it difficult
work to rescue shipping. Much damage is
apprehended if the gorge continues.
BALTIMORE. Jan. 17.-Baltimore is under
a blockade by ice. Only the largest tug
boats work their way through, and then
only under full head of steam. 1ugboat-
men positively refused to move steamers
from the piers and work in them is at a
standstill. Oyster commission merchants
yesterday received 81 % per bushel for oYs
tiers of the kind known as good straight
ups" the highest price ever known in this
market.
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EUROPE ALSO SUFFERS.
The Coolest Spell Ever Known or the
Continent.

LONDON, Jan. 17.-RepOrts of extreme
cold from all parts Of the Continent con-
tinue The harbor OF KEEL is completely
ice bound. All over Germany railroad traf
fc is delayed. and in some parts suspended.
Between Rome and Genoa railway CON-
munication is maintained only with the
greatest difficulty.
in Vienna this has been the coolest day of
the winter. and few persons venlured out.
as the dazzling whiteness of the snow Is
almost uncomfortable, and noses and ears
would freeze Curing five minutes walk.
Ia the suburbs it is Z degrees below zero.
In the south of France several small rail-
way accidents have been caused by snow
drifts. No trains run on the railways be-
tween Castelnaudary and Narbonne. Char
tres and Magny. A train which left Char
tres Saturday night is still embedded in the
snow.
High Winds prevail along the coast of
Spain. Many fishing boats are wrecked.
Railway traffic is suspended in Galicia and
the B scsy provinces. All mails arrive at
Madrid many hours late.
Immense snowdrifts are piled up along
the Swiss frontier. so that communication
over the border is interrupted.
In Southern Italy the weather is severer
than before in the last ten years. Ice forms
in the streets and the snow has drifted along
tie highways.
dispatch from Naples says Vesuvlns
and other mountains Whereabouts are COW
cred with snow.
PARIs, Jan. 17.-There is very little abate-
men: in the severely cold weather here. A
heavy snowstorm prevails, and the snow is
so deep that street traffic is at a standstill.
A number Of persons have died from ex-
posture.
The rivers Seine, Loire and Loret are
frozen over.
MONTE CARLO, Jan. II. Abnormally
cold weather is prevailing here. Snow has
been falling for three days. The mercury
has reached the lowest point known for
years.
VIENNA, Jan. Il. The phenomenaly
cold weather continues throughout Austria
Hungary and much suffering is reported.
The gypsies are the worst sufferers. a band
OF these wanderers are encamped near
Koniggrats, Bohemia. and this morning six
teen of the band were frozen to death.
AT Prague the mercury is % degrees
below zero centigrade. A soldier who was
on guard duty was found frozen to death at
his post this morning.
A dispatch from Trieste says the terrific
storm that set in yesterday morning is still
prevailing with no sign of abatement. The
streets are Uttered with tiles, bricks and
trees, and no one, unless absolutely COM
PEELED to do so, ventures out
Last night the theaters were closed for
the reason that there were no audiences.
A very high sea is running in the harbor,
and vessels at anchor are riding with extra
long cables out. The wstcbhouse on the
breakwater has been swept away by the sea.
Communication with Fiume and cara is
cut off altogether. The storm is the worst
in many years
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In the Seventeenth Precinct of the TWEEN
ty-eighth District 100 ballots were miSsing g,
as the official count showed there were PAT
votes cast. During the recount for Sheriff
only lat ballots were produced. 1t is sup
posed that the remainder are in a separate
envelope. Owing TO the missing ballots it
was claimed that McDade had lost 50 votes,
Scott 81 and Blattner q. With the missing
ballots McDade's loss amounted TO Is in
the whole Twenty ighth District.
When the TALES were footed up last night
they showed that McDade had gained just
one vote over Scott since the recount COM
menced.
Just before court adjourned until this
morning Attorney Matt /. Sullivan asked
that the missing ballots be produced ard
also those from the Fifteenth Precinct of
the FOrty-fifth District.
During the recount for Superior Judge, in
progress in the same court, very few
changes were made in the official returns.
Trout lost two votes. Seawell two, and
Hayne gained two, making the latter
total gain up to date just six.
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ON THE TUBE.
California Trotters Not in Very Great
Demand.

New YORK, Jan. 1.-THE sale OF CalifOr-
MIA trOtting stock, bred by William Corbett
of Mantle. together with other trotting
stock, consigned by Eastern breeders. began
here to-day. The California stock was
mostly of the get OF Guy Wilkes (2:1515l and
his son. Sable Wilkes. The prices realized
for the first animals offered were below the
expectations of those present. The bidding
dragged at first. but soon after the sale be-
gan the crowd increased rapidly and compe-
titiOn became more lively.
Following is a summary Of the sale: Mil
lie Wilkes. 2:26 h. M, by Guy Wilkes
Rosetta, to John J. Quinn of New York
City for $500; Clio Wilkes, 2:3O, blk. m.,
by Guy Wilkes DirectresS. 20 William
Simpson OF New York City for $500; Mac
Leary. 2:224. years old. blk. c., by Sable
Wikes-Mamie Cornett, TO Martin NJ.
Cleark of Scranton, Pa, for $500; Lillian
Wilkes, br. M. 2:17$4 at years, by Guy
Wilkes Flora Langford. to J. II. Schultz of
New York City for $1,000; brown fliy by
Stamb0ul- Table Wilkes, to s. Pierce Of
Santa Rosa for $1,000; Table Wilkes,
br. m, by Guy Wilkes Table Rosenbaum,
TO L. Ii. Hartman of New York for $500 ,
ALBANIA to J. H. Schultz, $500; Jay
Guy Wilkes-Ruby TO Joseph Garvin Of
Chester, New York. $3.50; black FLY by
Guy Wilkes Ruby 10 J. II. Schultz of New
York, $500; Regal Wilkes to J. II. Schultz.
$4,000; black colt by Guy Wilkes Mar
Garet to II. L. Wardell of New York,
Sl1C0; Adella to w. 2. Kirk of New York :;
brown colt by Guy Wilkes-Blanehe TO
George Jacobs of Brooklyn. $500; chest
nut colt by Guy Wilkes Blanche to J.
Schultz, $500; bay FLY. 1892, by Rupee
Madeline TO George A. Reaseus of New
York, $500: black colt 1891, by Guy
Wilkes-Atlanta TO G. j. Hasley of Great
Neck. \. Y. S105O bay colt. 1892, by Guy
WHkes-Auanta to John A. Goldsmith of
WashingtOnville. n. Y, $4,000.
Although there were still fourteen horses
on the list booked to he sold on the first
day. the sale adjourned until tomorrow.
In all forty-two horses out of total of 300
included in the sale were sold to-day for a
total sum of SCI. 645. The average price was
SI472 80.
New ORLEANS. Jan. 1.-THE track was
muddy.
Five furlonss, Fay won, Constantine
second, Miss Perkins third. Time 1864.
FIVE and a half furlongs Castout won,
San Salvador second, Virgin third. Time,
112h.
Six furongs, lie Grande won. Longbroeck
second, Little Adds third. Time, 1:19
Six and a half furlongs, Rossiter won,
HOOdoo second. c. 3. Wllingham third
Time, 1:27.
Handicap, seven furlongs, Pekin won.
Beeswing second. Rally third Time,
1:42A
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LEFT WITHOUT HOPE.
At Last There Is an End of the
MCGarra!1an Claim.
The Senate Refused to Give 1t a Two
Thirds Vote, and the Bill Will
Now Die.
Special 10 THE MORNING CALL

WASHINGTON. Jan. 17-In the Senate
Sherman, from the Finance Committee, re-
ported bill to suspend silver purchases
after January I, 1894. and allow national
banks to issue circulating notes TO the full
amount of the bonds deposited. Placed on
the calendar.
After the passage Of several unimportsnt
bills and a second inStallment of PETERS
argument in favor Of a constitutional
amendment Uniting the Presidential Office
to one term, the McGaTrahan bill was taken
up in the Senate, and an argument in sup
port of it was made by Wilson of Iowa
After some debate the Senate refused to
pass the bill over the Presidents veto by
the necessary two-thiTds vote. The vote was {:
Ayes %, noes IS.
Senator FELTON, presented the resolution
adopted by the California Legislature in IA
vOr of Caminetti's debris bill
Pettigrew reported from the Senate Pub
lie Lands Committee bill to open TO settle
ment a portion Of Pyramid Lake Indian Res
seryatiOn and the whole of the Walker LAX e
Reservation in Nevada.
The Senate bill. extending till January
l. 1894, the time within which payments
may be made by settlers on the forfeit ed
lands of the Northern Pacific Railroad
between Wallula and Portland. Or, was
passed; also the bill for the abandonment
of Fort Bridger military reservation in
Wyoming.
PETER of Kansas resumed his speech in
support of the joint resolution to amend the
constitution 80 as to limit the Presidential
Office to one term.
The anti-options bill was taken mp and
Hear (R.) of Massachusetts resumed argu-
meDt against it on the grounds of its
uncOnstitutionality. Further arguments
against the constitutio2alty OF the bill were
made by Gray of Delaware, Vest of Mis-
souri, and Plat of Connecticut. Plat will
resume his argument tomorrow.
After a short executive session the Senate
a0iuurned
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LIQUOR IN KANSAS.
The Law VIII Now Be
Enforced.
RATHER SHREWD POPULISTS.
There VIII Be No Joint Session, Be-
cause 1t Is Not Desired to Dis
turb Men in Office.
Special 10 TIE MoRNINa CALI.

GTePEKA. Kan. Jan. 1.-THE Populsts in
CaueNs this morning decided it would be
good politics not TO permit a joint session
Of the Senate and the House to-day for the
position of State Printer. They have been
advised that ii no election is held to-day,
as the law provides, the present incum-
bent, who is a Populst candidate for re-
election, will hold over. Should the eiec-
ton be held there Will be some question as
10 its legality. So the Senate this morning
declined to adopt a resolution for joint
session Republicans caucused this morn
ing TO agree Oh q plan of procedure for
the day. a conference committee had &C
complisned nothing. It was decided to
persist In the maintenance of the House
organization.
Bothh houses were called together shortly
after 10 o'clock this morning After separ-
ate prayers had been offered for each of the
two houses Hon. F. j. Close. Governor
dwellings private secretary. appeared and
presented the message. After the title OF
the message had been read a motion was
adopted that 700 copies Of the message be
printed and that further reading be dis
pensed with. The message is somewhat
different from the inaugural address, being
more conservative in tone. After dealing
with matters of local interest the Governor
referred 10 the prohibition question, saying
that so long as the prohi6itoTy law existed
be would en- force it.
Upon the question Of mortgages and
mortgage legislation the Governor says: Il
would also suggest that the gold clause in
mortgages aud securities should be abSO-
lutely prohibited. Either gold. silver or
national treasury notes should b male
legal tender for all obligations IN Kansas"
The committee appointed yesterday to
devise means TO reach settlement of the
difficulties which divided the House re-
ported that it had been unable to reach az
agreement and it was discharged. The
settlement Of the question which is the
legally organized House will be tested in
the courts, as the Republicans will enjoy
the payment OF appropriations made by the
POpulIst House.
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SHERIFFS SALE.
DELLA KELLY SUPERIOR COURT.
Dep 'rtneHt No.
VS. 1904.

DELLA KELLY StPEkIok toUhF.
Dep 'rtneAt - No.
vs. 1904.
DAVID j. KELLY Execution.
Under and by virtue of an execution issued ont OF
the Superior Court. Department No. 8 Of the City
or the 18th day OF December, A D lS9 =. IN the
above entitled action wherein DELLA KELLY, the
above named plaintiff. obtained judgment ard d.
cree against DAVID j. KELLY. defendant. on
the 9Th day OF October, A. ID. 1892 l com
manded TO sell ali that certain LOT, piece parcel
County II San Francisco state OF California, and
bounded and described follows: Commencing
on the nortbeT1y line o. Dorland street. az point
distant two hundred aud one feet six inches t2Ol
feet ineheS) more less westerly from the INT
OF intersection of the westerly line of Dolores
street and the nOrtherY Hue of DOrand street.
thence running westerly along said northeriy tine
OF Dorland street twenty-five (2o) feet more or less
TO the essterly line OF subdivision 10; thence at
right angles northerly one hundred anu seventy
(l70} feet TO the south line OF subdivision -;
then easterly twenty-five (25) feet moro or less;
the sOutberly st right es TO said northerly
line OF DOrlsnd street. one hundred ana seventy
two feet and five and a ha ( Inches (l73 5b2) 70
SAID northerly nne Of Dorand street ana the point
OF commencement. -.
Public notice is hereby given that on THURS
DAY the Goth day OF January, "A. ID, 1898. az IL
o'clock noon OF that day. in front OF tns ew CIV
Hail. Larkin-street wing in the city ana county II
san francisco Will, obedience 10 said order of
sale and execution, sell the above described prop
erfy or so much thereof may be necessary 10
raise sufficient TO satisfy said judgment W IN ~
tgrest costs etc. to the highest and best bidder
for law al money of the United States
c. 3. LAu MEISTER Sheriff
San Francisco, January A, 1898
MILTON BARB. attorney for Plaintiff; 5i9
Montgomery ta4 IL 10 20
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FOR THE DEFENSE.
Men Who Could Have Died From
Natural Causes

PITTsBURG, Jan. 17-ln the Homestead
poisoning trial to-day Chemist Hunt test.-
fed that he found crotOn oil and arsenic In
the eXcrements of one of the sick Home
stead w0rkmen who died subsequently.
The first witness called for the defense
was DIR. Richard MeCOrd Of Pttsburg, who
showed similarity between the symptoms
caused by certain poisous, and those brought
on by ordinary causes of disease. }. r..
Little. a member Of the National Guard.
and nine Of his comrades testified that
shortly after arriving at Homestead on July
y they became i'll. The court then ad-
j0urned until tomorrow.
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with the seizure unless he paid SIS monthly
to him. the same as the other operators in
veal. The inspector had also, he asserted.
called on friend Of Biaginps and collected
So, telling him to charge the amount to
Biagini He had also. according to the
had settled with the inspector.
Mayor Ellert told him to put his charges
In writing and to submit them to the Board
of Health this evening, when they would
receive attention. Biagini also has a curl
Gus story to the effect that the market in
spectors send one of the city wagons around
among the butchers every Saturday and COL
lect about 800 pounds OF meat in choice cuts
and roasts, of which they make some mys-
terious disposition. He asserts that the
levy is In the nature OF a blackmail.
The morning call., 1893-01-18

The shrievalty recount was in progress be-
fore Judge Slack yesterday from $50 A. NJ.
until late hour last night. Up to noon
thirteen precincts Of the Twenty eighth As
sem bly, District had been counted In these
precincts it was shown that McDade had
been deprived OF u votes and he had been
given which mad not been cast for him,
that Scott had been deprived If votes aud
given votes that were not east for him.
During the day IL was rumOred that Scntt
wnuid soon abandon the contest unless the
recount soon showed gain for him in
stead OF continual losses. His attorney.
Crittenden Thornton, denied this, however
and said he would continue the recount 10
the end.
Appended is a tabulated statement of The
recount for the day in the Twenty-eighth
District:
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THREE RECOUNTS.
The Votes Cast in the
Forty-Fifth District.
In the Sfrievaity Contest McDade Has
Gained One Vote ffayne Gains
Only Six.

The contest for the mayoralty goes on. A
recount OF seventeen precincts. the entire
Forty-ffth District. shows a total gain of
81 votes for O'Donnell. In this particular
district Carroll Cook. DR.. O'DonnelPs attor-
ney, said be had expected no gain whatever.
Although the morning session was to be-
gin ut 8 80 yesterday. it was 10 10 before the
count was fairly started.
TIE other ballots were locked up safely in
the Registrars vaults when the lawyers had
counted the last vote in tho First Precinct
yesterday afternoon, and consequently, be-
ing without access 10 the vaults, there was
an abrupt end to work for the time being.
Three thousand ballots have now been re-
counted. which, given by precinct. run as
follows.
This completes the Forty-fifth District.
The morning call., 1893-01-18
SHORT TALES OF A BIG CITY

The Rev. George Edward Walk OF st. An
drew's Church, Oakland has been called 10 the
Ieetorsbp OF Trinity Episcopal Church IN his
city, and has accepted the same
Ellen PentOny has sued for divorce from
John Pentony. On the ground Of wlllal deser-
tiou Judge Trout has granted Francisco Beng Il
divorce from Henry Beng, and Henry Harper
from Gertrude Harper.
The United States Marshal yesterday ar
rested Thomas i. Doris. on an indictment from
the Grand Jury Doris Is accused of having
Struggled into San Francisco eighty fivetae
boxes OF prepared opium on July 23 1892.
A Kettelut who was charged some days ago
with selling lottery tickets at North Beach, was
discharged from custody yesterday afternoon.
His rial occupied yesterday afternoon IN Judge
COnlan's court, aud In the end the jury disagreed.
The Chicago Clothing Company's store at
SO Kcarny street was set on fire last night
by an electric wire. The damage amounted
10 $50
The morning call., 1893-01-18
Bookies Meet Secretly.

The action of the Blood-hOrse Association
in declaring all bookmakers who do bust
ness at the rival Oakland track from future
meetings at the Bay District Track was
considered at a secret meeting of the
"Dookies" last night. After the meeting.
which lasted until midnight, the book
makers refused to tell openly what had
been the result of their deliberations. Il;
was Tumored. however, that several more
OF them would make books at the Oakland
track tomorrow. despite the threat of the
Blood-horse Association.
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A SINGULAR STORY.
A Dealer i'm Calves Makes Charges
Against a Market Inspector.

A breeze is promised at the regular meet
ing this evening of the Board OF Health,
growing out OF a serious charge. to be pre-
scented against one of the market inspectors.
The complainant is Flory Biagin. buyer
of calves for the South San Francisco Pro-
ision-paeking Company. Biaginl owns
eleven wagons and horses, which he keeps
on the road between this city ana Pesca-
dero, San Mateo County. buying calves aud
preparing them for tho market. He visited
the Mayors Off late yesterday afternoon
and complained that a certain market In
spector was annoying him with importuni-
ties for money. This individual. he said,
had seized one of his calves at the Genoa
market, corner Of Filbert ana Dupont
streets. He had threatened him. he said.
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A HERMET'S DEATH.
John Knapp Found Dead in His Little
ShantV

John Knapp. peculiar old fellow. who
lived on Randall street, near Dame, was
found dead in his shanty yesterday after
noon.
Knapp was of very eccentric DISPOSE
ton and lived the life of q hermit. His
house was only few feet square and just
about sufficient for him TO lie down in. He
did odd jobs at carpentering and was so IN
soeiable that few people paid any attention
TO him.
Yesterday he was missed and his body
was found lying on pallet of straw along
one side of his shanty, which served for a
bed. He was about 60 years of age and no
one seems to know anything about his
history.
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A DELIBERATE SUICIDE.
DespOndent Frank Marcy Puts a
Bullet i'm His Head.

Frank II. Marcy, young man living at
1868 Hayes street, shot himself in the tenn
pie while in fit of dependency early yes
terday morning. and died from the effects
of the wound a few hours later. The ball
entered the temple about an inch above the
ear and toward the front of the head and
buried itself In the brain.
The act was committed in back room off
the grocery-stCre owned by the dead mans
parents. The son was left in charge of the
store and he was noticed going into the
room in rather peculiar and frightened
manner, but nothing out of the ordinary
was suspected till the report Of pistol was
heard. Sickness is said 10 have caused the
dependency that drove him TO the act
The morning call., 1893-01-18
DAVID PORTER'S DEATH.
The COroner'S Jury Condemns the
Mills Building Balustrade.

a CorOner's inquest was held last night
over the remains of David Porter. the
pioneer liquor merchant. who was killed on
Monday afternoon by falling down the
spiral stairway from the seventh to the
second story of the NJ lis building
The jury found: That the deceased came
to his death from fracture of the base of
the skull and from internal injuries; aud
we further find that these injuries were re-
ceiyed through bis accidentally falling over
the stair rail of the Mills building, and we
further find that for the better protection Of
the occupants and visitors TO the Mills
building that the spiral stair rail should be
raised
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WANTS A FIGHT.
The Olympic Club VIII Give Goddard a
Good Purse.

NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-Chares Dickson,
president Of the Olympic Club. New Or
leans, telegraphed the proprietor of a sport
ing paper as follows: "Will you try to ar
range a match between Frank p. Slavin
and Joe Goddard to fight in April? The
Olympic Club will give $4,000. Also, sign
Alec GEeggains and Dan Creedon of Aus
tralia to fight in the olympic Club for
S60OO"
CHICAGO, Jan. 10 1t was announced to-
night by friends of Joe Goddard, the prize
fighter. that he had accepted the offer Of the
Olympic Club Of New Orleans to fight
Denver" Smith for $4,000 purse and a
side bet of $500. the fight to come off on
March g.
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STATE GOVERNMENTS.
George T. Weits Controls the De stiny
of New JerSeV

-N~" 1NAO~y
TRENTON, n. j., Jan. 17.--GOvernOr-ele
George I. Vets took the oath Ole office in
1aylOr's Opera-house this noon. and was
duly installed chief executive Of the State.
LONG ISLAND CITY, J.. l.. Jan. 1.-THE
mayoTalty contest Ia this city assumed a
new phase last night by the action of the
Board OF Aldermen in officially declaring
Horatio S. Sanford the duly elected Mayor.
GUTHRIE. o. T.. Jan. 1.-THE deadlock
in the House was finally broken TODAY. T.
r. Waggoner, Independent Democrat, being
elected Speaker.
ENEw ORLEANS. Jan. 1.-THE Picayune's
Austin TEX special saws: Governor Hogg
and Lleutenan / Governor Crane were inau-
gurated to-day in the presence of large as
semby of distinguished people. The Gov
bTnOr spoke a few minutes. advising the