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The San Francisco call., 1895-10-19
SAN FRANCISCO'S CHANCE,
PROSPECTS OF SECURING THE
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
VERY BRIGHT.
NATIONAL CoMMITTEEMEN WHO
FAVOR THE METROPOLIS OF
THE PACIFIC COAST.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 1S-Colonel
John S. Mosby is at the National Hotel.
He is here on law business. Colonel Mosbv
believes that Mckinley and Morton are in
the lead for the Republican Presidential
nomination. He believes that the Caifor-
MIA people would prefer Mckinley to other
candidates mentioned. He thinks Reeds s
geographical location will operate to his
disadvantage, while Allison is only dark
horse.
Colonel Mosby finds great changes in the
South in seventeen years. Southerners
are rapidly becoming protectionists. Sew
enteen years ago the Ninth District of Vir-
glnia, where he formerly lived. was
strongly Democratic, but Walker, a Re-
publican, will represent it in the Fifty
fourth Congress.
This result he believes. is largely due to
the protection sentiment which is fast
gaming favor in Virginia. He thinks Nc
Ninley Will receive strong support from
the Southern States.
oan Francisco's chances for the Ma
.lohal Republican convention appear to be
prlghtenlng. Three OF the most influential
mem hers OF the National committee have
lio" declared emphatically in favor of San
Franclsco-Chairman Carter of Montana
Maniey OF Maine (who is supposed to
represent Mr.. Reed) and Clarkson of Iowa
IL IS SAID that Senator Quay is not uh-
friendly. ~
some Tune ago he said to THE CALL cor
respondent that while he could not nrom-
Use 10 support San Francisco. he tbopgbt
IL might be good place to hnld tho CON
'ehtioh. hansbrough of North Dakota
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-19
HIS IDEA OF A SETTLEMENT OF
THE CENTRAL PACIFIC
PROBLEM.
MORAL OBLIGATIONS AND LEGAn
RIGHTS.
He WOULD Nor BUILD THE Rail.
WAY AGAIN FOR ALL He
MADE OUT OF IT.

The railroad will attempt to put through
Congress bill similar to the Reilly fund
ing bill and the accompanying act to get
81 100000 from the Government which
should show for the payment of the Gen.
trail Pacific's debt. So the fight will have
to be made all over again.
1t is an understood thing that the cor
poration believes that it has the votes of
sufficient number of Senators and Repre-
sentatiyes to push the measures through.
In yesterday mornings CALL Congress-
man Mcguire and senator Thurston gave
their views of the proposed legislation.
The Senator very frankly gave his idea
that the Government had lost its chance
to collect millions of dollars owed it by
the Central Pacific. The Congressman
was still hopeful that the measures might
be beaten, but even he considered the
statement that the railroad had majority
in Congress as within the bounds OF pos
sible truth.
Yesterday Coils P. Huntington con-
sented to make q statement of the rail-
roads position in the matter-its hopes
and its intentions. In order that the
statement should be full and free of pos
sible errors he wrote it himself.
The questions were submitted to the
magnate and he answered them one by
one. ~
The questions were:
L. What legislation does the Pacific rail-
road propose to try to obtain from the next
Congress?
2. 1t has been stated that the propo-
nents of funding bill claim that a ma
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-19

Arctic explorations in the near future will
be com mparatively easy, when compared to
the hardships of past expeditions. The
discovery of the north pole is thing
which to my mind is only a matter of a
few years. Each succeeding expedition is
in the nature of great teacher rendering
the following one so much easier.
"If man can stand tropical heat there
is nothing that can prevent him from COM
batting arctic cold, and as he has overcome
the former so will he overcome the latter.
have made no definite plans for the ex-
pedition, but have received assurance
from several sources that an expedition
will be organized and'if am asked to go
l shall surely do so. 1t is my one object,
and hope to see it attained, of reaching
the north pole"
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-19
YET TO REACH THE POLE,
LIEUTENANT PEARY HAS NOT
GIVEN UP EXPLORATION IN
THE ARCTIC.
NEXT YEAR He WILL BE CHOSEN
TO LEAD ANOTHER EXPEDI-
TON TO THE NORTH.

PORTLAND Me-, Oct. 18.-Lieutenant
Peary returned to-day after his trip to
Washington to superintendent the storage
of the Arctic collection brought back by
tie expedition at the Smithsonian Institu-
ton. The mounting of the collection will
not take place for another month, as Lieu
tenant Peary has been in very poor health
since his return and work cannot progress
until his recovery. Notwithstanding all
reports to the contrary, he has by no
means given up Arctic explorations, and
it is even now strong probability that he
will return to active work next year.
When seen to-day he stated that all re-
ports that he had given up the idea of con-
timing his work were untrue, as he had
never intimated such thing.
81 have Just begun my work. and as long
as my strength lasts and l am able to Sc
cure support will never relax my efforts.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-19
SWEPT BY THE GREEDY FLAMES.
Business Blocks, Dwellings, Churches ano
Banks Destroyed by Fire at Bian-
chester, Ohio.

BLANCHESTER, OHIO, Oct. 1s.-Early
to-day fire broke out, and this place is
now almost entirely destroyed. The fire
originated in Burke's livery stable from
the carelessness of some smoker and has
been raging up to 10 o'clock tonight. A
high wind prevailed almost the entire
time, sweeping the flames in every direc-
ton. Buildings four blocks away caught
from burning cinders. Every business
house is either entirely consumed or gutted
and the stock completely ruined.
In addition to this wholesale destruc-
ton, twenty residences are burned down
and fan lilies made homeless. Two
churches, two bank buildings and the
Odd Fellows and Masonic halls were also
destroyed.
Editor A. c. Bell and Fred Rey, fire.
man, were badly burned. The total loss
will be over $150,0O0, with insurance not
exceeding $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-19

firm donation to its fund for railroad pur-
poses.
Activity will now be witnessed ali along
the line. BY working both a day and a
night force Superintendent Wilbur will be
enabled to put in the track by Monday,
and, SO far as is at present known, there
will be nothing to delay the beginning of
construction work in the country next
week. Near the foot of Hunter street the
company has stored several thousand tons
of coal for the use of the construction
trains.
The talk of suing the railroad for an
alleged grade above the official line on
Taylor street sounds absurd since the City
Council provided that the grade might be
established at point that would render
the track safe during the high water.
All the city lines are being placed in ex-
cellent shape by the track crews. There
is a large supply of ballast on hand and
more is arriving every day. A large
amount of this-Folsom crushed rock-is
also being placed on the street crossings,
and, in spite of all talk to the contrary,
they are being left in better shape than
before the line crossed them.
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Mills and Rice Burned.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Oct. 1s.-A disas-
trous fire occurred ere about O'Clock to-
day. All the buildings fronting the river
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-19
SIMPSON AND GRAY SIGN A DEED
TO THE 'MUCH-NEEDED
PROPERTY.
WILL WORK NIGHT AND DAY.
TRACK-LAYING OVER THE GRADE IN
THE COUNTRY TO COMMENCE
NEXT WEEK.

STOCKTON, CAL, Oct. 1S.-Block 81 has
passed into the possession of the San Joa-
quin Valley Railroad. Messrs. Sim pson &
Gray signed the deed to-day and the rail-
road will have free access to the material
yards on Mormon Channel just as soon as
the track can be put down across the block.
This deal, over which there has been much
talk, involved small amount of money,
but its consummation was extremely
necessary, as the block lay midway be-
tween the main line and the storage yards.
1t it had been square mile of land more
complete blockade of the construction
work would not have existed.
Messrs. Simpson & Gray receive but
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-19

$1,000 in cash for the block, but the Com
mercial Association, which stood respon-
slble to the railroad for the delivery of
the block, must make $4,000 credit on the
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-19

has already expressed himself in favor of
San francisco, and it is reasonably certain
that Quincy of Texas can be persuaded.
Alaska will probably be represented, and
these together with the committeeman
from Washington. California, Oregon, Ne
vada, Utah, Arizona, Idaho, Wyoming
and New Mexico would make strong
body of workers. There is in fact an ex-
cellent chance for San Francisco, if the
Californians could only be made to realize
their opportunity.
NEW YORK, n. Y, Oct 1S.-The mem
bers of the Republican National Commit
tee are giving considerable attention lust
now to the consideration of the time and
place for holding meeting of that body.
Senator Thomas III. Carter of Montana,
the chairman, and Messrs. Hobart of New
Jersey, Fessenden of Connecticut, Clark
son of Iowa, Sutherland of New York and
Michener OF Indiana are in town, and other
members of the National Committe are
expected to arrive to-day or this evening.
Owing to the absence of Joseph II. Man
ley, chairman of the executive committee,
no formal meeting will be held at this
time, but there will be an informal con-
ference within day or two for the pur-
pose of getting the general sentiment as
to the most desirable time and place for
the meeting of the National organization.
1t is probable that a call will soon be is
sued.
Senator Carter, who is at the Holland
House, SAID to-day there was very gen.
eral sentiment among Eastern members in
favor of holding the Republican National
Convention in San Francisco and, of
course, the Western members favor the
idea, he said, but he did not believe any
thing definite regarding this would be ar
rived at for some time
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-19

jority of members of the coming Congress
will vote in favor of such an act as the
Reilly bill, and will also vote to allow the
claim of the Southern Pacific Company for
$l,SO0,0O0 for services rendered the Gov
ernment, which was defeated at the last
session. Have you any knowledge on this
point7
3. What do you think will be the prob
able vote of Senators and Representatives
on this point?
4. What, in your view, would be a fair
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-19
Salt Aaainst Could and sage.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Oct. 1s.-An order
of consent and discontinuance was entered
in the Supreme Court to-day in the suit of
the Soldiers Orphans Home of st. Louis
against Russell Sage and George J. Gould,
individually, and the executors of the es.
tate OF Jay Gould and the Union Pacific
Railroad. The action was brought to re-
cover certain stocks and bonds, amount
ing to over $40 900, GOO, which it is alleged
the defendants wrongfully diverted.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-19
{. ?. NTINGTON ON THE RAILROADS DEBT,

on the square between Elysian Fields
street and Esplanade avenue were burned,
including ricen1ll B. formerly known as
Perseverance ricemill. 1t was one of the
finest and best-equipped ricemills in the
country. 1t is stated that there was lost
100000 worth of clean rice in the mill.
The amount of loss could not be stated to-
night, but is probably $500, ,00O, partially
covered by insurance.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-19
Foatr Blocks Burned.

CREEDE, Colo, Oct. 1s.-Property
valued at $15OoOo was destroyed by fire
here before daylight this morning. The
flames, which started in the Cottage Home
Hotel, swept over four blocks of the busi-
ness part, from Second to Fourth streets
and from the Rio Grande tracks to within
150 feet of Cliff street. In June, 1892, the
whole town was destroyed by fire.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-19

For additional Paetae Coast neos zee ruass and s.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-20
RAILROAD COAL OPERATORS
Meet In Pittsburgh to Devise Means te
Control the Output.

Meet In Pittsburgh to Devise Means to
Control the Output
PITTsBURGI. Feb. ia meeting OF
all the railroad coal operators OF this
district was in session here for the pur-
pose Of devislng some means to restrict
production and improve prices. Opera.
tors from Chicago, Cleveland, Buffalo
and other places. who are interested in
this district, were present. Nothing
definite has been done, bu. 1t is prob
able that an agreement will he made
with the small operators TO close their
pits and leave the market to the larger
dealers.
The meeting adjourned late this after.
noon. after appointing committee OF
three each from the independent oper.
ators and the association operators,
whose duty it will be to reconstruct the
present constitution OF the association
in way to suit the needs OF the ditfor.
cnt branches OF the trade.
All OF the factions were represented
at the meeting, and it WAS the unani.
nous opinion that new organization
should DO effected, comprising every
operator in tho district. for the purpose
OF bringing about u higher mining and
selling rate, control Of production. aud
to protes, against discrimination by the
railroads in favor OF Ohio and other sec.
tions.
Another meeting will bo held on Tues.
day next to organize tho new associa.
ton. after which the harmony among
tho operators is expected to bring to an
end the contention which has dcmoral.
izod tho trade in tho district for so long.
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CoSSELLsvILLE, Pa, Feb. l9.-Chares
". Mouk, manager OF a. Overholl 4
Co. Is dis,illery at Bradford, was murder
ous!y assaulted last night by two mon
while passing through n narrow alley
leading to his lodgings. Mouk was
fellcd TO tho ground by n blow which
made an ugly gash in his check and
was then bruta!ly boaton by his assail.
ants. Mr.. Mouk was tho principal Wit
ness in tho charges brought bv Pennsyl.
vania congressman against L. P. Kearns,
internal revenue collector of this dis
trict, and TO this is attributed the rs.
sanlt made upon him. Tho charges
allcgo misconduct Of tho office and
drunkenness aud incompetcncy upon
tho part OF gangors. Although badly
hurt, Mr.. Moui will recover.
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RAISED A rENIplisr.


Delegate jackson Creat"sn Sepsntlon In
the Indiana Legislature.
1SDrAHAroLis, IsD.. Feb. l0.-While
the house OF representatives was dis.
cussing the Nicholson temperance bill
to-day, n bomb.hell was exploded by
Mr.. Jackson, OF Carroll county. Speak
ing to galleries which wero filed
with friends OF the bill from all over the
state, he exclaimed dramatically: "iOu
say this house Is not subsidizcd; ; and you
got angry when you arc charged withit.
No wonder you raise your hypocritical
eyes in horror. Here you are
talking this temperance legislation to
these good people in tho galleries and
NIL tho time thore is barrel OF whisky
in tho basement OF this state house
which ia irue to. tho members OF this
floor"
Pandcmonium roignHd Immediately
and personal encounters wcro with
difficulty avoided. There wero crio, Of
"Provo it. and Mr.. Jackson continued:
II repeat just what said. And no
wonder you wan: to hush mo up. There
10 n barrel of whisky down thoro and 1t
was furnished You by tho whisky league.
Yon arc shacked by It,"
Mr. Jackson claimed hs llnd boon in.
vitod to partako Of tho whisky, and
when tho uproar had subsidod Il CON-
mittoo OF throo was appointed by tho
speaker to locate the barrel aud tho re.
ppFt
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Special Dispatch 10 u, Int, ,ta,neer.

Special Dispatch 10 he m.,i tiq,ncer.
ELxiSs, ". Va, Feb. l0.-The follow.
ing personal letter to Congressman
Capehart from sonator.olect Elkins was
mailed promptly on tho day 1t was writ.
ton, nearly three weeks ago. but up to
tho present time. IL remains unauswer.
cd. Mr.. Elkins thinks It duo to him
aud to Mr.. Capehart, ms well as to the
'state that 1t bo published. Why Mr..
Capehart has not treated the letter with
tho courtesy Its Importance demanded
Is mystery. l. Is Us follows aud OK.
plains itself:
. ELxISs, W. Va, Fob. |, 1895.
Hon. J. Cdresdr.. Hous o. Reare,cn.a'inS. Wash
tH9tor, D. c.
My DEAR Sin:-,Undcr dato OF the 26th
ot January, the Wheeling Register pub.
fishes letter from you In which you
say. using my name, that am sup.
posed to be the head OF n syndicate" re.
ierring. rs | take 1t, to the West Virginia
Debt Syndicate. You also refer to me,
l presume, further >on in your letter,
when you say, "The people are likely to
rue the day when they elected Republi.
can legislature which bowa its neck to
the master from wall street, New York,
whose first act, after being elevated to
the highest position in the giit OF that
legislature. is an ot.ort to fasIen upon ua
obligations which will ruin our prosper.
ity as state"
These statements do me injustice,
and made by Il member OF Congress
from my state will be credited unless
corrected. Will you do Inc the favor
to say what information you have which
led you to make these statements? /
can hardly believe that you would
knowingly place me in false position
before the people OF our state. You
have evidently been misled, and in order
to set you right, | desire to state that l
have never. directly or indirectly, been
interested IN any manner in the West
Virginia dobt question, rs it is called.
/ have never bsen the owner, directly
or indirectly, OF any. OF tho certificates
and have never been interested in any
movement whatever, at any time or
place, looking to tho settlement OF this
question.
l confess l do not fully understand
the subject I cannot believe that you
wish to do me an injustice, aud there.
lore have taken the liberty OF wriiing
you and correcting the wrong I'M
preston You have in regard to the deb,
question, so far as you refer to me in
your letter. | will be glad TO have a
reply at your convenience.
Very truly yours,
[Signedl S. B. ELkrSA
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rctlihnno Compnny A..Irnt,

CISclSSArr, Feb. l9.-rho pottibono
Manufacturing Company, ono Of tho
largest establishments in tho country
for tho manufacture OF military. band
mud society uniforms and rcgalia, ns-
siGned to-day to X. NJ. Archer, on nc.
count OF inability to collect outstanding
debts. Preferences agyrcgating loss
than $1,000 wero given to the City Hall
bank and tho Fourth National bank.
No estimates have been made OF tho
firms liabilities, but thoy arc supposed
to bo not much moro than tho assets,
which arc placed at $4,000. Tho firm
employs from $50 to 800 hands, aud has
done very large business for nun.
Dor OF years.
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Tho House Night Session.

spe-ia! DLtpa.ea 10 he Iaielloeneer.
W. Va. Feb. -l9.-At the
session, the vote by which the subs,i.
tu,e for senate bill 80 was rejected. was
recousidered. on motion OF Mr.. Harmer.
and after rather animated discussion
the substitute was ndopted and the bill
ordered to third reading.
Bills advanced to second reading:
House bill 30l. to prevent opthalmia
in the new born.
Bills passed: Senate bill l4S, amend.
ing the charter OF Grafton; house bill,
1914. authorizing tue trustees OF the
Moundsville VI. L. church to remove
bodies from the old cemetery; li7,
relating TO Illicit liquor selling; 275 aud
276. abolishins the independent school
districts OF liarlnan and Petersburg,
Grant county.
Bills advanced to third reading:
Senate bills rs, relating to the payment
oil public revenues into the state treas.
ury; l03, reforming the county. cou,t Of
Marion county. ia
Mr.. S,Rpleton, BY request, introduced
house bill 3l6, providing a compensa-
ton for catching floating timber.
Tho senate bill for the relief OF F. G.
and D. q. Riley was sen. back to the
finance committee.
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tho county In which tho sa,no ats I'M.
posed, provided TIM. tlis cnnntioi In
winch they aro paid shall ray All their
own criminal charges. lie matte n Wig.
orous speech In behalf Of tho nmcnd.
mont, certifying his position with an ar.
ray OF figures showing tho amounts Of
revenues paid into tho s,uto treasury by
various counties. and tho amounts pn,tl
back to thom In criminal charges. Ohio
county pays $40, 900 and gets back s., ,OJ0.
Morcor county pays nothing and pets
S,a0O. Those favorable to tho bill did
not tako kindly to tho amendment,
however. There wasno discussion as to
It's mcriss, further than tho claim that
its only object was to kill tho bill.
Mo'srs. Harmon. Mcdonald and Mar.
lin expressed themselves rs favorable
to tho original bill and agalnst all
amendments. which thoy claimed could
only result in crippling Il, so as to mako
It's defeat almost certain.
Mr.. Campbell opposed tho bill on tho
ground that its passage would only 70.
SUIT In taking tho sale OF cigarettes out
OF the hands OF licensed dealers and giy-
1t to disreputable parties who would en-.
gags Illegally in 1t and would on,ice
boys to purchase OF them who would
not buy otherwise. Hs said: "You
cant place tho tax at $500 and collect
it, Ho claimed $50 would bo sufficient
to prohibit country dealers from hand
ling cigarettes, while in tho cities It
would leave the business In moro re.
spectacle hands than II regular dealers
were forced to abandon their sale on
account OF tho high license tax. It was
evident that no agreement was likely to
bo reached. Tho substitute was reject.
ed. and before further action was taken
tho senate general appropriation bill
was taken up and passed.
oTHgI MATTERS.
A few days ago Mr.. Morris intro.
duced resolution limiting nil speeches
to two minutes. 1twns called up this
forenoon, and Tolcr moved that It be
referred to the committee on claims and
grievances. The motion was greeted
with laughter and applause on both
sides OF the house, and went through
with whoop.
lHlH IoreHoon speaker EdwardS
called Mr.. Pyle to the chair and called up
house bill 1903. providing for the EN-.
ployment OF convicts on the pub lie
roads. better known as the Edwards,
road law. This is tho speakers special
hobby. and he took advantage OF tho OPP
portuni.y to address the house in its
behalf. The bill advanced to third
reading without amendment
Montgomery will get n preparatory
branch Of tho state university, unless
Governor MacCorkle interposes veto,
which is not likely. A few days ago the
vote by which the title was amended in
tho house was reconaidered. To-day the
amendment was rejected and the title
adopted as It came from tho senate.
Tho bill has safely run the gauntlet OF
both houses. aud now waits the action
OF the governor. Some lawyers have ex-
pressed the opinion that tho bill is un-
constitutional. The passage OF the bill
is general surprise, and is due to tho
persistent efforts OF Senator Davies. OF
Fayette. C. u. H.
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Southern Enn,birr DNnu.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Feb. l0.-Eli Marka,
probably tho best known gnmblor in
tho south, died In this city Mt 2p. IN.
to-day. For yoars no mndo gambling q
businos, and acquired quite fortune,
but OF la,c haa had reversos aud diod
practically ruducud to poverty. He was
a mombor Of AIorgan'a famous raid
through Ohio and Southern Indiana
during tho war. md was universally
known aud loved for his many nets OF
kindnoas and charity. Captain Marks
leayos q widow and two sons. Ilo VA,
aged for:y.nine years.