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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29
CALIFORNIA REPRESENTATIVES,.
They Are Planning for Places on the
Commit


Committees.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 2s.-Rep-
resentatives Barham, Hilborn, Bowers and
McLachlan of California met at the Ebbitt
House to-day to try to reach some under
standing as to their several committee po-
sitions and other questions of pol
icy affecting the welfare of Cali
fornia. Mr.. Johnson was not able to
be present, however, and as Mr.. Loud was
also absent the conference was postponed
until next Saturday morning. MIR. Loud
telegraphed from Chicago that he would
be here Saturday
Although no definite conclusion has
been reached it is understood that Mr..
Hilborn would like to be member of the
Public Buildings and Grounds Committee,
Mr. Loud chairman of the Committee on
Postotfices and Postroads, and Bowers
aspires to the craftsmanship of the Com
mittee on Military Affairs, of which he is
now the ranking member. If he cannot
be chairman he would be content with the
| membership of this committee and one
other, either the Public Lands or Naval
Affairs.
Grove Johnson, Barham and McLachlan,
the three new members, are each ambi-
tious to serve on the Rivers and Harbors
Committee. but on Saturday one of them
will be selected by the delegation to be
urged for this position. OF the three
Grove Johnson onght to stand the best
chance, as he has Sacramento and San
Joaquin rivers in his district. Mr.. john
son is very modest, however, and will take
what Mr.. Reed chooses to give him. He
is already recognized as the leader of the
California Republicans in the House.
Judge Mcguire is expected at the Ebbltt
House tomorrow and Senator White wilt
| arrive at the Normandie Hotel Monday.
Senator Perkins has not been heard from
yet. California will set no places under
the House organization. The delegation
was tardy about making deal with the
combination. There has been disposi-
ton among several of them to support
General Henderson for Clerk, but he is
Knocked out
Southern and Western members are very
angry and denounce 'ring" politics and
declare that the action of the Ohio and In
diana delegations in selling out to the
combine will work serious injury to the
prospects Of Mckinley and Harrison. It
is certain that those Congressman are very
angry. They held meeting at the Riggs
House tonight and strongly denounced
the Buckeyes and Hoosiers. Some of them
asserted boldly that this action on the part
OF the Indiana and Ohio crowds would Sc
riously damage the prospects of both Har-
rison and Mckinley.
These speeches were regarded as intern
perate, and while there is no doubt that
Southern and Western members are very
angry they will probably cool down in
time and not seek to wreak their vengeance
upon the devoted heads of the Presiden-
tiai possibilities from Buckeyedom and
Hoosierdom. Representative Barham said
to The CALL reporter tonight: II regard
the action of the Indiana and Ohio delega-
tons Us very unfortunate. The Southern
ers and Westerners are very mad, and the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29
MINE TIMBERING.
Comstock Mines Have Swallowed Or
Products of Whole Forests.

Comstock Mines Have Swallowed Up
Products of Whole Forests.
Probably nothing in the world can be
said to exceed in structural wonder of its
kind the labyrinthian system of sub-surface
timbering peculiar to the Comstock mines,
the sum of S55,0O0,o00 being considered a
moderate estimate Of the cost OF the same
from the opening of the mines to the pres
ent time.
The size of the timbers varies from the
huge pieces sixteen inches square and
twenty -four feet long to the smaller
pieces eight inches square used in crib
bling. The species employed are chiefly
yellow pine, fir and cedar, fully two-thirds
of the whole amount being the first
named-a favorite tim ber in fact, with mine
carpenters on account of its exactitnde
in joining. Cedar, of course, is inferior
to no known timber, not even excepting
rosewood, for its lasting Qualities under
ground. But 1t is said that yellow pine
has been taken from the lower level of
these mines, SO compacted by the enor-
nous pressure it has withstood as to have
o density and weight exceeding those of
lignum vitae. None of the tim bers in the
Comstock mines have yet badly decayed,
and their life cannot be accurately de-
termined, but the heat and vapors of the
mine, surcharged with mineral atoms,
appear to have decidedly preservative
effect upon the timbers. - Northwestern
Magazine.
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burg agents have met with rather colo
shoulder on all sides, they have been at
work night and day, and if the statements
in Republican circles are criterion they
intend to spare neither time nor money 10
attain their object. THE CALL correspon-
dent during the last few days has made
series of the most vigorous inquiries
among the leading members OF the party,
and as result of the investigation mas
that not single leader of any prominence,
or whose influence would be material IN
the choice of the convention city, has re-
mained unyisited. In nearly all these cases
the strongest claims have been brought
forward for the Smoky City, and while the
members themselves are non-commlttai
it has been no secret that Pittsburg money
has been flowing like water TO procure ma
terial aid. Hon. H. H. Atwood, one OF the
best known politicians in the East, and
leader in lobbyist circles at Washington,
said to-day:
will say positively that Pittsburg will never
get the convention this year. IL is true lhat
they are spending plenty OF money, put IN the
wrong way throwing it around careiesSiy, IN
stead of trying to swell their convention fund.
So Far as Eastern Republicans go l feel certain
that Pittsburg will not stands ghost OF snow.
The hackers of the Maine man, who control
New England, are too well acquainted with
McBright's chances in Pittsburg to be ever
caught mapping at any such ticklish bait. DO
not pretend to have inside information, but
have it on good authority enough that the con-
vention lies between Chicago and San Fran
cisco, and it is no secret, and that the packers
of Reed can entertain no thoughts OF the
former city, So YOU can draw the conclusions
SO far as the East is concerned.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29
Labeled GA Rare Curiosity to
Be Preserved for Future
Generations"
SELECTING THE COMMITTEES
The Maine Statesman Will Show
Neither Fear Nor Favor in Nam.
ing the Members.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 28.-Con-
gresham Thomas B. Reed OF Maine ex-
perienced a new sensation to-day. 1t
came in the form Of letter from Mr..
Broderick of Kansas. Mr.. Broderick wrote
that as the only Republican member OF
the Committee on Printing,he might prop
erly claim the Craftsmanship in the next
House, but that he would not do so; that
he preferred, on the contrary, not to en-
barrass the prospective Speaker with an
application of any character and that he
hoped Mr.. Reed would feel at liberty to
place him wherever he chose.
Mr. Reed at once dicta ted q reply ex-
pressing his qualification at Mr.. Broder-
ick's unselishness and adding iocularly
that his request was so reasonable that it
should certainly be complied with. Mr..
Broderick's letter was then filed away with
other papers, bearing in Mr.. Reeds hand
writing this Endorsement: GA rare curios-
ity to be preserved for future generations. :"
But this experience is so rare that Mr..
Reed properly describes it as a new sensa-
ton. 1t is unlikely to be repeated.
Up to the hour OF luncheon to-day Mr..
Reeds callers were as numerous as on the
to Mr.. Reed began calling early and did
not cease until o'clock, when many of the
number went over to Georgetown to see
the football game. Then Mr.. Reed i'm
proved the opportunity to attend to some
correspondence and take short outing.
The new members, while modest in their
demands so far as chairmanships are con-
cerned. are eager for appointments to the
more prominent committees and to COM
mittees where they believe they can best
represent their constituents. More than
thirty applications have already been filed
for assignment to the River and Harbor
Committee.
The statement made yesterday that the
committees would also be announced at
the same time, with the exception pos
sibly of the committee on rules, mileage
and accounts, is confirmed to-day by one
of Mr. Reeds intimate friends. This gen.
tleman doubts if the list will be completed
before the 18th, and not probably before
the Goth of December. Mr.. Reed has made
no promises either with respect to the
Craftsmanship or assignments.
In making up committees he will not be
influenced, it is said, by personal, but by
party and public considerations. He will
not hesitate to appoint men whom he cor
daily dislikes or with whom his relations
are far from agreeable to the best chairman
ships, if the puplic interest demands it.
He will, on the other hand, it is asserted,
refuse the request of his more intimate
friends if he regards them as untitled for
the places, they desire.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29
Los ANGELES RUMORs.
Stcindlers Said to Be in Hiding in the
Cify.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Nov. 28.-All
sorts of rumors are ahoat regarding Pro-
lessor George Felton's whereabouts. 1t is
claimed by some that he is hiding in this
city, instead of having gone away.
Mrs. FELTON, yesterday lifted some of the
bogus checks that he had passed. She has
settled with several of the victims and in
tends doing so with all, even if she has to
mortgage her last dollars worth of prop
erty.
Word was received this afternoon that
FELTON, had been arrested this morning at
the Hotel Brewster, San Diego. Sheriff
Burr had received no intelligence con-
firming the story. 1t is known that FELTON,
went to San Diego when he left Los An
geles, but is was supposed he WAS in
Mexico. His apprehension is anxiously
looked for by score of victims that he
duped, and if found, but little mercy will
be shown him.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29
MAD CATS.
Their Bite Harder to Treat Than That
of Mad Dogs.

VI uihu DoSss
An epidemic in Paris of ''enraged cats. ~
as the French call them, has called forth
some interesting statements from DIR.
Challou, the director of the anti-rabies
staff at the Pasteur Institute in that
city, where from 1900 to 1900 persons
bitten by mad animals are treated annu-
ally, says the New York World. Contrary
to the popular belief he says, "cats go
mad frequently, and about per cent OF
the cases we treat are caused by bites In
ficted by them. Horses and other domes-
tic cattle are rarely subject to madness.
1.-THE bites of cats which have gone
mad are generally serious and difficult to
treat, for two reasons. First, the teeth
of the cat are fine and sharp, and the
wounds they make are deep, introducing
the virus into the system thoroughly. The
dog, on the other hand, has larger,
blunter teeth, which tear rather than
penetrate. Cauterization is excellent If
done Immediately in the case OF q dog
bite, but when the wound is caused by. a
cats teeth it is impossible to cauterize
more than the edges, while parts below
the surface remain impregnated with the
virus.
"In the second place, the dog bites at
the hands or legs of the person ne attacks,
and not often Mt the face, while the cat
almost always ATTACKS .tHc laCO iio'! .oi ~
can jump more easily, and clings with Its
claws to the clothing. Bites in the face
are much more dangerous because OF the
proximity of the point OF entrance TO the
virus of the nerve centers, it having q
much shorter distance to traverse than II
it entered the body through wound upon
the legs or arms.
lone thing which makes cat much
more dangerous when it goes mad is that
it seems to become furious and attacks
whatever it sees, while a dog frequently
will crouch in corner and seem to be sub
ject to sort of paralysis"
Among cats, another authority says, IN
sanity is probably most frequently brought
about by indigestion, which causes.
congestion of their feeble brains. The
reason they have commissions more fire..
quently in hot weather is that the heat OF
the direct rays of the sun Is especilly
difficult for them to endure. The Angora
cat is the species most likely to become
mentally disordered, for it is continually
making its toilet and swallows a great
many of Its long hairs, which form in
ball in its stomach and cause cerebral con-
gcstion. This has been established by a
number of autopsies which have been made
upon this variety OF feline.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29
KNOCK AT BALTIMORE.
Joe Cans Finished Siddons IN the Seventh
Round.

BALTIMORE, Nd, Nov. 2s.-There
were two knockouts at Eureka Athletic
Club tonight. Joe Cans, the colored
lightweight of Baltimore, finished George
Siddons of New Orleans in the seventh
round, and Jack Ward of Baltimore put
"Tug" Sayers of Boston to sleep in the
third round.
Cans and Siddons weighed in at 125
pounds. Cans did all the leading, and
closed the left eye of the white boy in the
second round. Siddons landed only three
hard blows during the contest.
When the men began the seventh round
Siddons was weak and groggy. Cans
landed several blows, and finally vicious
righthand punch on the jaw sent Siddons
flying to the floor, where he lay uncon-
scious for fifteen seconds. He was then
assisted to his dressing-room.
Sayers was no match for Ward in the
preliminary bout, and was repeatedly
knocked off his feet. In the third round
Ward landed right and left and put his
man to sleep by righthand blow in the
face.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29
CHICAGO OPER A-HoUSE LEASE.
Kohl, Middleton se Castle, q Wealthy Firm,
HnEp the Purchase.

Make the Purchase.
CHICAGO, ILL, Nov. 2S.-The Chicago
Opera-house, one OF the best theatrical
properties in the country, tonight passed
into the possession of Kohl, Middleton &
Castle a wealthy firm of amusement man
ayers of this city.
They have secured from the Chicago
Opera-house Company lease for term
of five years at an annual rental of about
$35, 0O0 Dramatic, operate and other first
class ombinations will be booked from De-
cember 16, when the new management will
assume control.
Manager David Henderson, for ten years
lessee of the house, has retired and will
devote his time and attention to his travel
ing companies.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29
Surgeon E,oing in Trouble.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 2S.-Cap-
tain Charles B. Ewing, assistant surgeon
U. S. A., whose station is Jefferson Bar
racks, Mo-, is in trouble. He has been
ordered to Fort Leavenworth, Kans., in
arrest, to appear before court martial
which will meet there tomorrow, to
answer charges preferred against him.
The War Department is closed to-day, and
it is impossible to learn the nature of the
charges.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29

been closed for some time, and the Frank
lin and McCahan retineries have been
running on half time. AT the headquart-
ers of the refneries it was stated that a
similar move had occurred for the past
two years at this season of the year, owing
to the large quantity of the refined product
on hand.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29

Clifton e. Mayme Still GroaUing WeaIser
i,t the City Prison.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Nov. 2s.-Clifton
f. Mayne still lies In very critical con-
dition at the County Jail. 1t is more than
probable that he will not live to serve out
his twenty-five years sentence at San
Quentin, if indeed he ever reaches the
prison. Sheriff Burr, when asked about
his condition, stated that Mayne was very
weak and liable to die. Shortly before 4
O'Clock he had a choking spell and 1t was
believed he was bleeding internally, being
unable to raise the blood. His death is
expected at any hour.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29
Made Rem arkable time.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 2S.-F. G.
Thompson, young cyclist of Washington,
made the remarkable time OF 81 minutes
81 seconds in twenty-mile road race near
this city to-day. There were forty entries
for the race. and there were no serious ac-
cidents. The road was in fair condition.
A protest was filed, but it is thought it
cannot be sustained.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29
REFINERIEs SHUT DOTN
a Temporary Close Outing to the Guam
tify of Sugar o7s Hand.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov. 2S.-All of
the sugar refineries in Philadelphia, in
Guiding the Franklin refinery, which is
connected with the sugar trust, and the
Independent McCahan refinery. shut down
last night, throwing over 1000 men out of
employment. The Spreckels refinery has
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29
Ccrtcr DccIfncs the Cha,reno,.

LONDON, ENG. Nov. 2S.-Carter has
declined to accept the challenge issued by
Roberts to play game of billiards of
q, O00 points, spot barred, for any amount
up to $1,000 side, Roberts to concede
IL, 900 points.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29
iPIrrsBURG GROWS WEAKER.
The Smoky City Said to Haze LITTLE
ShOac.

Sh0ac.
BOSTON, MASS, Nov. 27.-There is no
doubt but that Pittsburg is in earnest in
her endeavors to try to secure Eastern
support in her fight for the National Re-
publican Convention. Whatever may be
her method of operations in other Sec
tions of the country, her campaign in the
New England States can only be classed as
almost an aggressive one, although as far
as material results go there is no reason to
see that her efforts have in any way
changed the feeling of Eastern politicians
in regard to favoring the claims OF San
Francisco.
Still in spite of the fact that the Pitts
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29

Siberia had its name from the city of
Siber, the royal residence of Kuts, a Tar
tar prince who established wide domin-
ion in the northern districts of Asia.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29
At the Halkina Match.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, Nov. 2s.-Re-
suits OF the walking match at midnight
were: Click BAT. Hart 344 Day 344, Hegel-
man 1888, Taylor 307, Campana 302, Koran
259
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29

fit for common use. and the maker was not
allowed to sell them in an open shop ex-
cept on two days of the year, at the be-
ginning of January.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29

When pins were first invented they were
considered so great luxury as not to be
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29

result cannot fail to be prejudicial to the
best interests of our party, especially in
Indiana and Obio.n
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29

Probably in London alone over 10000 900
matches are used every twenty-four hours.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-06-15
WENDELL PHILLIPS.

His voice was deep. sweet, resonant
The range Of it was not large, for any
approach to the higher notes resulted in
harshness, which invariably sent him
back to the lower register. He had
quick ear. The Introductory was simple
but fetching, 1t fetched that audience,
anyway, from the remote corner of sus-
picion and prejudice in which it had
sheltered itself against the possible fas-
cinations of the orator. The exact words
I do not recall, but the sentiment was as
follows, Phillips being well acquainted
with Quintilian's rules for winning an
audience: at is over two decades since
l stood under the folds of the flag which
flies over the Dominion of Canada. /
remember the occasion we'll. The war
which recently rent my country in twain
for period had not yet begun. and we
were struggling with great issues, had
reason to visit the city of Kingston; and
as stepped on the dock and saw before
me the citadel surmounted with the
British flag, I paused. I had little love
for it; it had once done grevous injury
to me and mine; great crimes against
humanity were represented by its blood
red; it had great history, and millions
loved and hated it, but forgetful alike of
it's crimes and its glories, as saw it /
thanked the god of freemen that on the
American continent there was one flag
whose domain held not single human
slave"
A thrill shot through the audience and
frightened it as a food Of sunlight
might have frightened glacier; it was
80 surprising. so fiattering. 80 true, so
Americanl A little apologetic ripple of
applause few over the hall and died
away again; but Phillips knew that he
had his audience in his vest pocket. as it
were, and from that moment he pro-
ceeded to do as he pleased with Them
John Talbot Smith, in Dopahoe's Mag
dzine.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-06-15
HORSES.

II you have good brood mare which
has raised good colts. stick to her. II
you know where such can be had reason
ably, get hold of them il you can. 1t is
not too soon to begin in earnest, for, do
ing your best, a demand is coming which
we will not be prepared to meet. See
that you get hold of no grade sires; they
are delusion.
Who does not regret the revival of the
fashion" of docking the tail of the horse?
We supposed that this Nation, at least,
became heartily sick and ashamed of the
custom when formerly in vogue. Will
not the new woman" rise up in oppo-
sition, and refuse to ride or drive behind
such for very humanity's sake? Added
to this is the fad that fly nets are to be
discarded, and the society for prevention
of cruelty should step in.
For the temporary cure of balky
horse the only way seems to be to draw
his attention to something else until he
forgets his mood. Even tuft of grass
fed from the roadside will aften accom-
plish this end; better still is the mock
ceremony of lifting foot or two by the
fetlock, and making an examination of
the shoes. At once the obstinate crea.
ture will move off when spoken to.
The stylish coach horse of size. the
heavy drafter, the nimble roadster and
the saddle horse of pure blood and ambi-
ton are the kind of horses which will be
in demand in less time than we can
grow them. Pretty soon we will run
against a deficit. and it will not be
America which can supply it, until after
the cream of the profit is off.
Blister a windpuff about twice a
month. Let the blister be composed Of
one dram of biniodide of mercury and
six drains of vaseline. mixed we'll and
rubbed in. Oftentimes one or two ap-
plications will suffice.
No equine disease is more loathsome
nor infectious than CHAMBERS. Its germs
are as liable to poison a groom as they
are to infect another horse sharing the
same stable with the sick. FarcY is a
kindred disease, located in other parts
OF the body. Many man has died from
"blood poisoning" which the doctor did
not know had its origin in the stable
from incubation.
Geldings do much of the farm work,
and many of our mares fail to breed be-
cause we keep them in idleness. The
French and English keep the heavy
draft mares to do their work. and raise
a large colt every year as their chief in
come. Mares with nothing to do are apt
to become barren.
Farmers who are Disguised with
horse raising this year will be Disguised
with themselves before the colts of 1895
mature, that they did not grade up and
raise more good draft horses. Improve.