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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-13
THE HOGh-OrET CONTEST.
Gen. Brady Claims 20 Have Made a Strong
Case for Thorp Az iin-t NcKenncv.

Case for Thorp against NcKenncy.
WASHINGTON. d. g., Feb. le.-sne-
clm Argument was heard to-day hv
Elections Committee No. g. of tine House
on Che motion of j Hampton ffOge.,to be-
permitted am extension of time iu which
20 submit additional testimony I'm the con-
test he SIS making for tine seat of Repre-
sentative otey.
Hoses contention Is that he was not
able 20 secure certain important testi-
mony during The time allowed hy law
for taking dispositions. IL is runOreI
however that the difficulty was that tes-
timony taken was held back bv notarles
because lioEe ud mot pay them their fees
This. however. Was mon brought out iu
the hearing to-day and the argument was
upon the merits OF the question al issue
Ine motion was argued Tor Ar. llOge by
his brother samuel II. Hoge, and for
AIR. Oley by John l.. Lee. of Lynchhurg
The committee will decide the matter
hv Friday. and Will then proceed with
the hearing in The contest ease.
None Of the virginia cases have vet
been decided hy the committee. nor wiu
amy ATTEMPT Dee made 20 reach a decision
concerning them until General Walker re-
turns from Boston He is expected back
Friday morning. Unless the Hoge-Otey
case is continued with on Friday, fhr
case OF NOst against Tucker will be- taken
uD. lt is DOW considered almost certain
that iu tine cases OF cornct ag gainst Swan
son and of ilOge against Otey the COM
mitlee will decide Boa favor OF the git-
ting members.
ln the other cases. however the result
IS regarded as very doubtful General
Brady who reUrcsf nts IhOrp In his con-
test against Mckflntr. claims that he
has made a very strong case from u Re
publican standpoint.
Dr. ". g.. Murphy. OF North Carolina.
and Airs. Mary Staples McNett. formerly
of that State. Were married here to-day.
Among the guests present ar the Cere-
mony were Archie Graham OF Richmond.
a cousin OF Dr Murphy. j. ~. Murphy
and wife. of Clinton. y. O., and Postmas-
ter-Gcneral Wilson.
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.Hf.AIlitR tOl.tCA,T.

WASHINGTON. y. G., Feb. l2.-Fore-
cast for Thursday.
For Virginia. increasing ci0udiness.
with rain IN western and northern poF-
tions: warmer. Southeasterly Winds.
For North Carolina Partly cloudy. rain
ia the western portions warmer. south
eazteriy WINDS
For South Carolina. Rain IN the Ia
terror. warmer southerly winds.
An area OF high pressure co,ers the
Middle Atlantic coast. while the Darofne-
ter is siill lower over the QUIZ or ~.
Lawrence. The pressure continues high
In the central ana Rocky mountaln re-
gions and has risen Ia Western Canada.
The weather remains clear On the
Atlantic coast and IS clear IN the North
west.
For Thursday. increasing ciosidiness.
followed Dy rain. iS Indicated on the
Atlantic coast. except .n the extreme
south.
Clearing and decidedly colder weather
is Indicated for the lower MlsstsFtppL
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-13
PEfRL BRYdN's MCRDER.
The Coroncr'- Jury Renders a Verdict In
the Fort Thomas Case.

CINCINNATI ONO. Feb. 12.-rhe cor
oner's jury rendered a verdict IN the case
OF Pearl Bryan this afternoon. u h., IN
effect.
We. the jury. Of Campbell county. Ky,
find thar the headlcss body oil The woman
found on the premises OF John Locke. al
Fort Thomas. on the morning OF Feb
ruarv lst. was that OF Pearl Bryan, a
resident OF Green Castle. Ind.
We further find that cocaine had been
administered 10 Pearl Bryan. .or some
reason unknown.
We further hnd that tho decaptation
took place while Pearl Bryan was alive.
We further ind that Pearl Bryan was
last seen in company with Scott Jackson
and Alonzo Wallng The three got into
"A cab on the Plum-strcet side OF a saloon
corner OF George and Plum streets. and
were last seen in the cab turning to-
wards Plum street.
The report Of the pOst-mortem, and the
chemical analysis OF the stomach were
ordered fled with the verdict.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-13

The Pennsylvania Executive Committee
Recommends His Candidacy

HARRISBURG. PA, Feb. l2-The
Democratic Committee this afternoon
fixed Wednesday, April 9th. as the time.
and Allentown as the place for the hold
ing of the State Convention for the noml-
nation of candidates for presidential cleo
tors. TWO large. and dele
gates 20 the National Democratic CON
ycntion.
A resolution was unanimously adopted re-
commending that the Democracy OF Penn
syivania present 20 the National COnven-
ton the name of Ex-Governor Robert h..
Pattison. as that OF a strong and avail
able candidate for thc presidency.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-13
China. DELEGATION 10 the Coronation

PEKIN, Feb. Eli Hung Chang and
Shas Yu Lien have been appointed dele
gates 10 represent the Emperor OF China.
az tie coronation Of Emperor Nicholas
II. Of Russia. al Moscow.
Negotiations are still IN progress looking
20 the conclusion OF a commercial treaty.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-13
nurranf GETS Another Respite.

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL, Feb. r.
Theodore Durrant has been given another
respite. His counsel appeared IN court
Yesterday with an application for b
ten-days' stay Of proceedings. In order
10 allow time 10 prepare their bin
OF exceptions on the appeal from The
order denying a new trial They were
granted twenty days.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-13

LOUISVILLE, KY. Feb. 2 Policeman
Candley. while chasing Sam Grifiiih, a
colored shoe thief. this morning became
exhausted. He handed hls revolver 70
Tom Narun. another negro. ordering him
10 capture Griffith, instead Martin drew
the gun on candley. woundlng him fatally
IN the abdomen.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-13
Gold Reserve. Sgi.sii.ss9.

WASHINGTON. Feb. l2.'.The Treasury
gold reserve to-day al the close OF busi-
ness stood at S54,s3i,5ss gain Tor the
day OF Si2sDi $50. being the second day =
receipts Of gold for the new hond issue.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-13
Auplica,ion for Action l,enled.

ALBANY. y. Y. Feb. 2.-Attorney-
General Hancock has denied the appiica-
ton OF PIT Barrows tor commencement
OF action against the Central Trust Com
pany OF New York
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-13

INWEs. DEL. Feb. l2.-The pilot boat
Eeer. while iying 10 on Fenwick Island
Light yesterday afternoon ln q heavy
westerly gale. sighted the schooner Car
ratt f.. Wright. OF New York. with lun-
ier. from Hampton. Va. Tor Norwich.
Conn. lying signals OF distress six miles
distant The Keer bore down to her and
rescued Captain Horton ana mis- crew OF
thre, men. The schooner vas leaking
badly and fast becoming waterlogeed
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-13
rsqac Mummy Dead

LOUISVILLE. KY. Feb. l2-lsaae Aur-
ply. the celebrated colored Jockey died al
Lexington OF heart failure.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-13

WASHINGTON, Feb. l..-rhe President
has pardoned J. T. Morrison. sentenced
in Georgia TO ten years Imprisonment for
conspiracy.
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lcontiaed OH Third Page.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-10

the City and County Of San Francisco: On De-
eember IL, 1895, received from your honora-
pie body a resolution, of which the following
is copy, viz:
Resolution No. 1921 third series). Re-
solved, That the City and County Attoriley be
aad is hereby requested to examine and re-
port 10 this board as to whether the City and
County has any right or title to Ocean avenue
formerly called Ocean House road and if the
Title is vested IN the City and County then to
report the width of said avenue
Ocean avenue is found on the Humphrev
map OF 1870 OF the City and County first and
is there named Ocean-House road. The east
ern terminus OF the road is at the intersec-
ton OF Bauer street with the County road and
III runs thence in an irregular course west and
northwest about two miles to its western ter
minus at the place of its intersection with the
old San Miguel toll road, near to what is now
known as Ingleside.
have had search made of the records of
the ONCE OF the City and County Surveyor and
the Recorders Office, and have failed TO find
anything OF record touching the width of
Ocean-House road.
nave found two maps on file in the Office of
the surveyor, made by County Surveyor Gard
ner In 1904, A. D., showing the route as it
then existed OF Ocean-House road. Neither of
these maps show the width of the road
have fonnd in the Recorders office a map
made in 1854, A. D., showing what purports
70 pc dedication OF ground for the purpose of
widening Ocean-House road from Arlington
avenue TO Stages Hotel.
This map is signed as follows: ssApproved
May 10, 1898; Adolph Sutro. Approved for
OS0iob
messy, engineer, May 8, 1895; NJ. NJ. oShaugh-
Messy"
From the foregoing conclude that as long
ago as 1894 A. ID. there was a road known as
the Ocean House road; that il is not now in
exactly the same situation it was then. but it
is substantially SO; and that it was used as a
public highway. The conveyances of land
AUDITING the road viii probably show the
width OF It. 1t would be necessary to have an
abstract OF title made in order to obtain this
Information.
Inasmueh as your resolution does not reeite
That the roadway has been infringed upon by
any one assume that none of the property
rights of the City and County are imperiled,
and that your inquiry was made at the request
OF some one specially interested. If such is
the case the specially interested party should
furnish this office with a complete abstract of
the sales of property contiguous to the road
tor the two miles of its length, in order that q
tull answer may be made to your resolution.
1t would require the undivided attention of
one of the deputies in this office several months
to make such an abstract.
immediately upon receipt of your resolution
investigated this matter sufficiently to see
that no rights of the City and County were in
jeopardy, and thereupon made this commune
cation give way to more important matters in
my Off ce requiring attention.
July9, 1896. HARRY T. CREswELI
City Attorney and Counselor
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-10
BoMBARDING A HOUSE.
Two Boys Improvise Miniature Cannons
and Play Havoc on the
Fourth.

Two 16-year- old boys amused them selves
on Independence day by bombarding a
house on Folsom street, between Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth, until they had it
look as if it had been struck by a cyclone.
The posts of the fence and almost the
entire fence were knocked into kindling-
wood, and almost the entire front of the
building was demolished.
The house is two-story frame one and
is owned by P. Murphy 1t is occupied
by tie nants, who were in the building at
the time of the bombardment. and mar
rowly escaped being struck by the
missiles.
Murphy complained to the police, and
Ca plain Gillen detailed Policeman Neil
Reardon on the case. After diligent in
curry Reardon ascertained that the two
boys were Eugene Vandever, employed in
blacksmith shop on Harrison street,
and Norman Porter, employed in fur
niture factory. Murphy swore out war.
rants for their arrest Wednesday, and
Reardon arrested them that evening.
They took a shotgun and sawed off the
barrel, leaving about fifteen inches of it.
Then they bound it to thick piece Of
wood, making sort of miniature cannon.
They loaded it with powder and iron
spikes, such as are used in railroad work,
and fired them at the house. They had
another instrument made out ,of the Top
of an ak.
They cut the ak and rounded it off up to
where it commences to bevel. Then they
bored hole through to about the center
and another hole from the top to join the
other. They also bound this to piece OF
wood, loaded it with powder and spikes
and bombarded the house with it. The
two miniature cannons were captured by
Policeman Reardon.
After they were arrested on the charge
of malicious mischief Vandever confessed
and explained the modus operandi. They
were released on their own recognizance
by Judge Campbell.
Wanderer and Porter were convicted be-
fore Judge Campbell yesterday and were
ordered into custody to appear for SEN
tence this morning.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-10
THE COMING CARNIVAL,
Citizens Express an Enthusiastic
Sentiment in Favor
of It.
w. Fl. Mills Says 1t Will Result in
Great Benefit to Commercial
Interests.

A citizens gathering in the interest of
the Carnival of the Golden Gate was held
yesterday afternoon in the Chamber of
Commerce. Hugh Craig was chosen
chairman and s. w. Backus secretary.
eve are here" said the chairman, sto
devise ways and means for the successful
carrying out of the coming carnival or
festival. To do this we must have the
press with US and not depend too much
upon canvass from door to door as a
source of revenue"
After Assistant Secretary Fisher had
read the proposed programme for carnival
week Colonel John O'Byrne of the execu-
tive committee said that he heartily ia
vored the holding of the contemplated
carnival and realized that behind it were
important consequences. To insure its
success the aid of the great corporations
would be essential, and he accordingly
moved the appointment Of committee to
confer with the moneyed men and cor
porations.
The chair FAMED as such committee
Mcssrs. II. ]. Crocker. w. @. Harrison,
w: H. Mills, ]. d, Phelan, George New
hall, Adolph Spreckels, D. Rich, +. A. Ha-
Der, George Stone and General w. H. War
field, who will meet soon in consultation
with the finance committee.
III. ]. Croker announced that at 1880 P.
NJ. next Tuesday, on the floor of the Mer-
chants Exchange, s. L. Jones would hold
an auction sale of the boxes and loges in
the Columbia Theater. The performance,
which is TO be for the benefit of the carni-
val, will take place at the following
Thursday matinee. when the Frawley
company will give London Assurance"
A vote of thanks was rendered to the
managers of the Columbia upon the mo-
ton of Mr.. Croker, who said that their
example would be followed by all of the
other principal places of amusement.
A letter was read from w. ii. Mills in
which it was stated that the money ex-
pended upon the carnival should be looked
upon not as a donation by subscribers,
but as an Investment. 1t was desired in
this way to introduce into the art life of
San Francisco permanent and profitable
feature. Much money was lost to the
City every year because the residents were
compelled to go elsewhere in search of
amusement.
f. A. Haber added that all of the re-
tail merchants we're enthusiastically in
favor of the carnival, which would
materially benefit commercial interests
and bring about more intimate relations
between the metropolis and the surround
ing cities and towns.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-10
MISSING MANY MONTHS,
Mysterious Disappearance o.
Curtis Gibson of North
Bangor, N. Y.
He Wrote to His Wife From This CITY
on January I, but Has Not Been
Heard Of Since.

The police were notified yesterday of the
mysterious disappearance of an elderly
gentleman, Curtis Gibson of North Ban.
gor, Franklin County, N. Y. by Mrs. Maud
Lord Drake OF 1876 Geary street.
He belongs to North Bangor, but lived
for three or four years in Los Angeles
where he purchased some property for
about $4,000. Toward the end of last
year he was married to lady friend OF
Mrs. Drake, and two weeks after the mar
riage he left North Bangor for Los Angeles
to dispose of his property there. He did
So and wrote his wife to that effect and
that he would bring the money home with
him.
He came to this City on bis way home
and wrote his wife on January / that he
was TO leave by that evenings train. He
did not return home, and since then his
wife has heard nothing about him.
81 did not know of my friends marriage
to Mr.. Gibson" said Mrs. Drake, ''till
received letter from her yesterday in
which she told me of his disappearance
and asked me to make inquiries about
him.
Mr.. Gibson was about 65 years of age,
should think, and his wife was some wears
younger, but she is an exceedingly bright
lady and bears her years we'll. They
nau Known eacn Otner from childhood.
He is man of wealth and they have
beautiful home in North Bangor. He
wanted to dispose of his property in Los
Angeles and return home SO that he and
his wife could spend the remainder of
their life together in their native city.
His disappearance is unaccountable
and | am afraid something serious has
happened him. He must have had about
$l4, GOO with him and probably he has been
robbed and murdered. His wife men.
toned that she thought he had written
from the Russ House,
Inquiry was made at the Russ House,
but no such name as Curtis Gibson was
registered there.
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sign announces in English that he is
ready to buy and sell secondhand goods
OF all kinds and the assortment he has
collected suggests that he has succeeded
in getting a little of everything useless.
When Officer Butterworth stepped into
the cellar he recoiled as if he had been hit.
The place was veritable mine of sewer
gas. yet calmly sorting rags in the dim
blue light of a Pickering candle sat the OBJ
livious proprietor. Taking a deep breath
of fresh air and plucking up his courage
Officer Butterworth entered upon an ex-
ploring tour His shouts soon brought
one or two other members of the party to
his side, and there be showed the cause OF
the poisonous air. Beneath the sidewalk
the earth had caved away until direct
passageway was opened to the main
sewer.
This will be remedied Immediately,
though just how it will be done was left to
Inspector Fay's discretion.
Dupont street was next visited. The
rotten walls of row of buildings extend.
ing from Baker alley to the Globe Hotel,
between Pacific and Washington streets,
attracted the party's attention. At the
corner of Baker alley the upper story of
the building is used as ''sweat'' shop.
Here number of Chinese were engaged
in making overalls, while in an adjoining
room were two or three women and one
or two children, and evidence that the en-
tire working force also resided there.
The ceilings were low and the floors and
wall threatened to come down at any
moment. Entrance to the place was
gained by climbing q ladder, knotted
rope supplying the place of bannister.
The entire block was found to be in sim
liar condition and it was the sense of the
members of the board that all the build
ings between the Globe Hotel and Baker
alley should be condemned.
Fish alley was visited. but nothing OBJ
jectionable was found in the street itself.
In the rear of one of the fish stores num-
Der of barrels of salt fish giving forth a
frightful stencil were discovered, a not
very difficult task, and the inspector was
instructed to have the nuisance abated.
AS whole the board was very favora-
bly, impressed with the improvements in
the sanitary condition of the quarter,
though most of them are of the opinion
that nothing but q confederation could
ever exterminate all Chinatown's obiec-
tionable features. On their visit last wear
they made several recommendations
most of which have been carried out, but
the Chinese have frequently rendered the
innovations imperative. Where pipes
were ordered in for flushing sink hoppers.
they have taken off the faucets and capped
the pipes. They have taken traps out of
sinks because they Impeded the flow OF
water, and have generally showed most
hearty contempt for things sanitary.
1t is the Augean stable and the Board of
Health modestly doubts that is the Hercu
les who is to cleanse it, but they will try.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-10
TIRED OF THE BOULEVARD.
Van Ness and Golden Gate Avenue
Property Owners Want a Change.

Van Ness and Golden Gate Avenue
Property Owners Want Change.
A portion of the residents of two
thoroughfares that were recently declared
boulevards by the Board of Supervisors
have discovered that such a proceeding
was not without its disadvantages to them.
Property on Van Ness avenue
from Turk street to Market and on Golden
Gate avenue between Market street and
Van Ness avenue have petitioned the
Board Of Supervisors, stating that between
the points mentioned the two streets are
given over to business, and that the boule-
ward proposition has made them deterio-
rate i'll value. They asked that the por-
tions described be exempt from the action
of the boulevard ordnance.
The Street COMMITTEES of the board de-
cided yesterday TO recommend that the pc
tition of the Golden Gate avenue people
be granted and that the Van Ness avenue
matter be laid over for two weeks.
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A BANKRUPT SALE.
This Is a Genuine One and Patrons of
The Maze" Will Be the Ones
Benefited.

This Is Genuine One and Patrons of
The Maze" Will Be the Ones
Benefited.
So-called bankrupt sales are of FREQUENT
occurrence and are not always genuine,
but in case of the sale now going on a. the
store of the Hamburger Company, well
known as The Maze,' the fact that it is a
bankrupt sale cannot be questioned. The
house mas with their customary enterprise
taken advantage OF rare opportunity to
buy the stock OF bankrupt merchant of
Los Angeles at big discount This mer-
chant, II. Welnbur gh, carried an extern
sive stock OF flne goods, but combination
OF circumstances forced him to the wall
and the best bid offered for his stock was
that of the Hamburger Company. They
offered the Board of Trade of Los AnoeIes
on the dollar of the cost price and this bid
was accepted.
The goods were shipped here at once
and the sale began last Monday, and it is
no exaggeration to say that on that day
The Maze never entertained such crowd
since they commenced business. They
were obliged to put on extra clerks and in
crease their delivery facilities. Since that
day many new goods have arrived, includ-
ing: Shirtwaists, laces, mems neckwear,
dress goods, wash goods, etc., and the
crowds still continue TO flock TO the store.
In order to conform to the prices that
are ruling at this sale, The Hamburger
Company has reduced prices in many
regular lines. This is particularly true in
the cloak department, and now cloaks,
jackets and suits are being sold at bigger
discounts than have ever been known in
the history of this City. The ladies of San
Francisco are quick to appreciate genuine
bargains, as the attendance at this sale at
tests
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seven days of registration left, making an
average daily registration of about 1900
necessary for the time remaining.
In past years about 10000 voters have
registered in the precincts. Should pre-
cinct registration be knocked out this year
the consequences can be imagined.
The danger is especially great from the
fact that citizens are used to waiting until
shortly before election and from the fur
Their fact that there is not just now the in
centive and the prompting to looking
after registration that voter feels amid
the full excitement of a carr paign.
Registrar Hinton decided yesterday to
keep his Office open for registration on
Saturday evening from to 8 o'clock, and
it is likely that later the Office will be open
every evening.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-10
NEVADA BANK OBJECTS.

Wants It's Assessment Decreased Nearly
Million and u Half.
The Nevada Bank addressed the County
Board of Equalization yesterday on the
subject OF Assessor Siebe's valuation of its
possessions, characterizing the result of his
calculations as unjust, excessive and
illegal"
The communication states that of the
50, 302, 900 for which the bank is assessed
$1,474. l57 should be deducted, because it is
not property within the State of California,
but is entirely out of the State, as it be-
longs to branch institutions and should
be assessed to them in the States or coun-
ties where they are located, and the board
is asked to adjust the matter.