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The San Francisco call., 1896-02-10
The Stfnner St,lnn.

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, Feb. 9.-The
Singer, that sensational little sheet is
sued with a Santa Barbara imprint and
filled with Santa Barbara matter, while
published at the Office of the Summerland
Advance, has suspended after two issues.
It is said that the publisher lost $40 week
on the enterprise, and his exchequer
would not stand the strain.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-10
Vssit Off. o. O. #. Grand officers.

VALLEJO, CAL, Feb. 9.-Grand Master
Cosby Shaw of the Grand Lodge,
l. o. o. f. of California, will visit San
Pablo and Golden State lodges of Odd
Fellows at joint meeting to be held Mon
day evening in the magnificent hall
owned by San Pablo Lodge No. 43. A
pleasant time is assured the distinguished
visitors
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-10
Los Gatos Residence Ru,,.a

SAN JOSE, CAL, Feb. 9.-The residence
of q. L. Wheaton at Los Gatos was de-
stroyed by fire last night The loss is
about $1,000; partially insured. The origin
of the fire is unknown.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-10
THEY
MUST
GO!
S
a
L
E
s, s,
a
l.
E E

This is first, only "sale."
We have INDUCED in "Fire," "Water"
or clearance Sales, and will.
The reason for this particular sale is simple =
In our enormous Wholesale stock there remains
large number of Broken Lots" and odd Sizes
These goods we cannot place on our Retail
counters-only complete lines of sizes there.
To dispose of this extra stock offer it at
prices heard of before Gin Wholesale Retail
ore)-just the bare Wholesale Makers cost-thats
all we ask, for "THEY MUST COP
Suits, Overcoats and Pants for Man, Boy or
Child.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-10
CRIMINALS ar SACRAMENTO.

The City Again Overrun by Tough Char
acters-Many arrests.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Feb. 9-For sew
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-10

Soap was taxed $140 per ton in the time
of Queen Anne.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-12-10
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR.
Cincinnati Expects to Entertain
$50 Delegates.

Cincinnati Dec. 6.-One week from to-
morrow the sixteenth council of the Am
erlcan Federation of Labor will meet here,
for a session of eight or ten days. The
two foreign representatives have already
arrived.
There will be 25O delegates, representing
a membership of 6OO,OOO as follows:
From national and international unions
for less than 1000 members, one delegate;
4OJc to 5000 members, two delegates; 5000
to 10000 members, three delegates 1900
to 80, 900 members, four delegates; $1,000 10
g. 600 members, five delegates, and so on.
Each delegate has but one vote for
each 100 members represented. The para
mount question this year will be to per-
feet a more complete organization of Am
erican workmen.
More strenuous efforts will be made to
have the eight-hour law go into effect
May /.
The local committee has secured $1,000
for the expenses and entertainment of
the convention.
Invitation From n Church.
Cincinnati, Dec. 6.-Rev. Herbert B.
Rigelow, pastor of the Vine street Con-
gregational church, has announced his
| Intention of inviting Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation oil
| Labor to deliver an address in his church
| one evening during the convention. II
| is the belief that Gompers will accept
| The pastor of this church has done q
great deal for the labor movement, and
| he is deeply interested in economic ques
tons.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-12-10
IHoAR DEFENDS HIS BROTHER.
Replies to Attacks Made From the
Presidential Campaign stump.

Worcester. Mass, Dec Ex-senator
George f. Hoar has written a long letter
defending his brother, the late attorney
general in the Grant cabinet, from at
tacks made from the recent presidential
campaign stump. Mr.. Hoar says in ex-
PLANTATION OF the letter:
"About fortnight before the election,
when on my way to a dinner of the Nor
folk Club, read In a morning paper that
MIR. Fairchild, formerly secretary of the
treasury. had repeated in a speech before
the Reform Club the statement oft con-
tradicted that the supreme court OF the
United States had been packed to reverse
the decision in the Hepburn VS.. Griswold
case in which the court held the, legal
tender act unconstitutional.
AT the dinner a few hours later. l
criticized this statement as being a vile
slander. l do not suppose that Mr.. Fair
child was aware of the falsehood OF the
charge that he indorsed. He only made
| the too common mistake of adopting
without investigation an error which had
become current in regard to the fact II
| political history"
| After entering into details concerning
the matter and quoting literally from
| the records, Senator Hoar makes public
| two letters just received from two mem
| hers of the cabinet of President Grant
| Senator Hoar says In this connection:
II have received this letter from Gov
| ernor Cox. He was then secretary of tn
interior in Grants cabinet. He dwei
In the same house with Attorney Genera
Hoar during the summer, until the meet
ing of congress on the first of December
1869. and was the judges intimate per
! sonal friend. He would have known
| this matter If IL had been known, as
| member of the cabinet and from nj
familiarity with Judge Hoar.'
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-12-10
4 NEW IRON KING
JOHN ID. ROCKEFELLER WILL. GIVE
BATTLE TO MIR. CARNEGIE.
VIII Build Works In Chicago Cost
ing $2O,OOO,OOO for Manufac-
ture of Steel Rails.

Chicago. Dec. GA morning paper
makes the following announcement:
John d. Rockefeller is seeking to outdo
Andrew Carnegie as iron king, and his
plans are already matured and about to
be carried out aiming to that end.
The Standard Oh Company, directed by
Mr.. Rockefeller, will be the foe of the
Scotchman. This company has purchas-
ed in South Chicago, along the shores of
Lake Michigan, and at the mouth of the
Calumet river, a plat of ground with a
water frontage of 1900 feet. On this, il
is said, rolling mills will be erected to
cost $4,000, 900 and possibly twice that
amount. With this plant for the manu-
facture of the vast output of the mines
of Methesba region for product and
with the tank vessels to carry the ore to
the very doors of the work, all owned
by the Rockefeller company that cor
poration may be able to dictate terms TO
Mr.. Carnegie and his associates, instead
of being dictated to.
Not "a New Scheme.
Mr.. Rockefeller's scheme is not new.
He has had it in mind for several years,
but not until now has he been ready to
make it known. His preliminary move
ments have, as usual, been kept quiet
Not until today did anything reach the
public, and then 1t was through an acci-
dent. Some weeks ago large plat OF
ground was purchased in South Chicago
The sellers were the Calumet Canal *
Dock Company and several private ;ndl-
viduals; the real buyer was not publicly
known. The price was in the neighbor-
| hood of $500, 900, divided into three pay
ments. The first installment was pala
when the deed was signed, and the neX'
| will be made December 10. 1t was nol
| necessary that Mr.. Rockefeller should
divide the sum.
| nd hlISinpSS-at
| that part of it dealing in steel rails-is
controlled entirely by Carnegie and his
two allies, the Illinois Steel Company ol
| Chicago and the Colorado Fuel and lror
Company of Pueblo Col ~
The price of rails at Pittsburg is SIS
at Chicago $29 at Pueblo sS3. Whichever
| of these concerns are nearest the pur
| chaser gets the rails. Rails can not p'
| had of any one else This is the system
| which Rockefeller has tackled. He eX
poets to make steel rails from 20 to % pc
| cent cheaper than the trust can. III
| can then sell them much cheaper.
VIII Do Other Work.
The new mills at South Chicago VII
| not be confined to the manufacture o
| steel rails, however, but will make struc
tural iron of all sorts as we'll 1t
| stated further and on good authority tina
Mr.. Rockefeller may even go into Tn
| armor plate business. The site for tn
works is good for a good mill. The rive
Is 20 feet deep there, enough to float tn
largest lake vessels and provides a per
feet entrance for the Standard Oil ship
which will carry ore from the mines a
Lake Superior. These same boats WI
serve as a powerful whip in the mana
of the Standard Oil magnate in case tn
roads attempt to fight him, for they ca
also be used for the grain trade and Ill
erally demoraIize freight rates in ever
direction.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-12-10
CONTEST OF UTAH's ELECTION.
Legality to BE Fought by n Defeated
Candidate for Judge.

Salt Lake, Dec. 6.-The legality of the
recent election in Utah is to be contested.
Judge Ritchie, of the district court of
this city, a defeated candidate for judge,
will tomorrow ask the supreme court to
issue a writ prohibiting the state board
of canvassers from canvassing the re-
turns and declaring the result of the
election.
The chief points relied upon to sustain
the case are that the law under which
the election was held was not properly
passed by the legislature and even If 1t
had been properly passed 1t would not
be constitutional. for the reason that 1t
does not provide for secret ballot, ana
for the further reason that the governor
returned the bill to the legislature with
suggested amendments, which We're
agreed to- and the bill amended accord
ing to them and passed. 1t is now con-
tended that the return Of the bill by the
governor was in fact a veto, and that in
order to conform to the governors suS-
gestions the former bill should have been
killed and an entirely new bill pass ed
through it's regular stages. The state
canvassing board will meet tomorrow.
County Clerk Stanton, who was arrest
ed for refusing to issue certificate OF
election to a member-elect of the legisla-
ture says he will issue the certificate to-
morrow.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-12-10
COL. FELLOWS GROWING WEAKER.
Still Remains in the Semf-COmntOse
Condition of Saturday.

New York, Dec. 6.-Though the general
condition of District Attorney Fellows is
unchanged, he is gradually growing
weaker, and sinking slowly. He still re.
mains in a semi-comatose condition, that
has marked his illness since Friday.
Late today Henry Fellows, son of the
district attorney, told the reporters VINO
called at the house that his fathers con
dition remained unchanged. However, he
passed a restless night, and 1t is believed
he is gradually losing strength.
Colonel Fellows is still alive, but sink
ing. At 10 o'clock Dr. Reedenstein left
ing very rapidly.
realizing that his end was near, sum
moned all the members of his family to
his bedside. Mrs. Fellows, her two
daughters and Harry Fellows, the young
est son, gathered around Colonel Fellows,
who gave each in turn an affectionate
farewell.
John w. Fellows, Jr., was the only
member of the family absent. He is ex-
pected to arrive on Monday afternoon.
Governor DrndIey's Trouble.
Cincinnati Dec. 6.-Governor Bradley CT
Kentucky is still here in charge of Dr.
Max Thorner. Two operations we're per-
formed yesterday, and the patient rested
well today, but up to tonight the physi-
clan denied all callers access to the gov
ernor. On account of his throat trou-
bles he can not talk, but 1t is believed
he will soon recover.
Horr Is Much Improved.
Plain1eld N. j.. Dec. 6.-The condition
of ex-Congressman Roswell c. Horr, for
merly of Michigan, now of this city, wnc
is Ill, was much improved today.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-12-10
SANTA FE REcElvERsHlP TRUST.
speedy Hearing of the Cnse Has beef
rru nceI.

SneedY Hearing Oh tnt Chsc ms .'>~ 80
Arranged.
Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. GA special 10
the Times from Topeka, Kan, says:
An agreement has been reached Tor
sneedv trial of the Santa Fe railway re
ceivership case and County Judge Louis
Never of Oskaloosa has issues an order
that no property of the company in Kan
cas- he interfered with pending the hear
inc Of the case in the court of last re-
sort conference between parties TO
both sides of the case has resulted IN a
STIMULATION which includes the follow
ing: ~, = -,
@,rhat each of the parties will do all
In IT'S mower to obtain an order from the
court directing that no property of the
dafendant shall be demanded, taken or
Interfered with by any receiver hereto
fore appointed or who may be hereafter
annointed in the above entitled case until
tbe decision adverse to the defendant
shall be sustained in the court OF last
resort and they will join in request
| for a modification of existing orders 20
conform to such orders above referred
| to IL obtained r r
| These instructions are signed by II. l.
| phinnev and Henry Keeler, the attorneys
for the plaintiff. e. D. Kennedy, attorney
FOR the defendant, and d. r. Hite' foi
| the receiver. 49,, ,,, -
The matter of Jurisdiction, which has
been reargued in the United states court
| will be decided tomorrow.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-12-10
KANSAS PARTY LINES FORGOTTEN.
The Governor VIII Treat All silver
Men ns Friends.

Kansas City, Dec. GA special to the
Times from Topeka, Kan, says;
The populist governor-elect, John W.
Leedy, in an Interview today, outlined
proposition to unite Kansas populists,
democrats and silver republicans into one
party.
'If those who fought in the ranks oil
the allied silver forces this fall" said Mr.
Leedy, would organize into one great
party under one name and one banner
Kansas would never again go back lnto
the republican column. l shall do all in
my power to bring about such union OF
forces"
In the exercise of the appolntive power
of governor, he says he shall treat demo-
crat, populist and silver republican appll-
cants for office as II they all belonged 10
one party. In this respect. he thinks he
voices the sentiments of the men who VIII
be his associates in the incoming admin
istration.
This kind of a policy was agreed upon
at a conference of the newly elected state
officers In this city shortly after the elec-
ton. Mr.. Leedy was the first to put IL
into effect, his first appointment being
that of Ed Little a silver republican, as
his private secretary.
Have you thought over plan Tor 'he
union OF the silver forces?" he was asked
mo; that is a matter ror the leaders OF
| the different parties to decide"
when 90 you tnlnk the union ouSht ~
| be effected?"
"The sooner the better. The work OF
getting together ought to be commenced
| at once"
| when the popullst party began It's ca
reer," Mr. Leedy continued. at was Gus
| tomary for the people to make inquiry re-
| garding the former politics of those VINO
| were brought forward as the leaders OF
| the new movement. l recall that at our
| early conventions when a candidate would
| be placed in nomination for ofhce, dele
| gates would ask, is he a democrat or re-
| publican?' But we don't hear questions
| Of that sort now. No populist cares abou
the former politics of any other populiSt
| Popullsts are fighting for certain primer
pies, and the party names and pre1udlce'
Of the past are nothing. This is as
should be.
Fighting shoulder to shoulder with vi
In the contest are democrats and silver re
publicans. We are different only In name
In the late campaign 1t often occurred
that three men would stand up in III
same meeting and speak for the cause o
humanity, yet one would be classed as
democrat, another as populist and Tn
third as a silver republican. want I
see these factions united"
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-12-10
CHINA ON THE EVE OF UPHEAvAL.
Editor of Chinese Paper In Chfcago
Talks Freely.

Chicago, Dec. 5.-According to Wong
Chin Foo, editor of the Chinese News in
this city, China is on the eve of en- up
heaval such as is now going on in Cuba
He was tonight shown the reports in tho
cable from London to the effect that Sun
Yat-Sen, the Chinaman who was kidnap-
ed In London and only released from the
Chinese embassy at the specific demand
of Lord Salisbury, was a member OF a
society having for Its object the liberia
ton OF China from its present dynasty.
He said 1t was true, and he would have
preferred to keep the story secret for
some time longer. but as it was out he
wished to confirm 1t In every particular.
The gist OF his statement is that there
is In the iowery kingdom a society
called Hing -Chung-W -Woey, which Is allied
to the Liberty league of Americanized
Cinnamon in this country and to o sim
ilar organization In England.
He said that the object OF the organiza-
ton was to do away with the exclusive
ness of the Chinese kingdom and open 1t
up to modern civilization. The present
dynasty, according to Wong Chin Foo,
will be asked to get out, and II 1t refuses
1t will be put out. Only peaceful means
will at first be employed, but II these are
not successful, then an appeal will be
made to arms. and England and the Unit
ed States will be asked to recognize the
reform party as belligerents.
He said that the reason that Sun-Yat-
Sen was kidnapped by the Chinese en-
basy in London was solely because he
was known to be a member of the re-
form party and that II the Chinese gov
ernment had succeeded In getting him to
China his head would have been cut or
at once. The reform movement Is sched-
uled to begin active operations in the
near future.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-12-10
JAPAN TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
Much Discussed Steamship Line VIII
He Owned by Americans.

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. G. = The much
discussed steamship line from Japan TO
southern California port which Japanese
capitalists have been interested in for
some months. will be owned by Amerl-
cans. The press dispatches from Chicago
stated that e. c. Potter, son of 0. w.
Potter. the financier of that city. is work.
ing for the establishment of such a
steamship line.
1t is learned from Secretary Willard of
the chamber of commerce that the news
is correct, and that the enterprise is in a
fair way to be successful. Mr.. Potter has
been in southern California for some days
and Is now at the Coronado hotel. The
project is backed by business men. in con-
junction with the larger holders of Santa
Fe securities and the Cramps Shipbuild-
ers' Company of Philadelphia. The prof.
ect win not be officially connected with
the Santa Fe railway, but will be in full
sympathy with that corporation. The cap
ital stock will be probably $40 900, 900, and
pledges for large portion have already
been made.
The presence of Mr.. Potter here Is due
to his desire to ascertain what interest
capitalists and merchants here will take
in the enterprise, and the responses have
been very satisfactory. The chamber of
commerce here has taken the matter in
hand and Is pushing it forward with zeal
The plan is to have built the finest pas
senger steamers of the day, costing $780,
900 each, to be 5000 tons burden, in all par
ticulars to excel the best of the p. & O..
vessels. The projectors figure that East
| Indian travellers to England will save at
| least three days time as against the Suez
route. The time on freight will also be
| materially reduced and rates considerably
reduced The whole enterprise is based
on the lines of magnificence and the
greatest possible speed. with the expecta-
| ton of depriving the Canadian Pacific of
| its trade and the English p. & o. steam
| ers of a good proportion of theirs. The
| service is to be semi-monthly at least.
The port has not been selected, but is
| likely to be San Diego until San Pedro is
made n deep-Water harbOr
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-12-10
OLYMPIC CLUB BIDS FOR 1T
Wants to See Corbett and Fitxsim-
mons Fight.

San Francisco, Dec. 6.-There is pros
pect that Corbett and Fitzslmmons may
be brought together In this city in a 10
round contest The Olympic Athletic
Club, one of the oldest and most innu-
entail institutions In the city, has offered
the men $4,000 to fight 10 rounds under
the proposition, which will now be laid
before Fitzsimmons.
National Club Statement.
The directors of the National Athletic
Club sent the following statement today
ing the clubs position relative to the
Ftzsimmons-Sharkey contest:
ITO protect the good name of the club
and as a matter of justice to the public
we left nothing undone to determine the
correctness of the claim made by Fitz-
simmons that Referee carp had robbed
him of the decision over Sharkey. A
committee of six physicians. two OF
whom were designated by the morning
papers, examined Sharkey and concurred
| in saying that he had been injured. Apart
| from the medical examination ordered by
| the club, the precaution was taken to
stop payment of the check for $4,000. so
| that If fraud had been pcrpetrated by
anybody upon the club and the public
an Investigation would reveal the same
| and the guilty party brought to justice
| The matter is now In the hands of the
courts and the club is awaiting anxiously
the result of the judicial inquiry.
-. j. GROOM,
| ~. j. GIBBS.
Managers National Athletic Club"
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-12-10
FOR CHEAP ELECTRICITY
GIGANTIC DEAL IN ST. LOUIS IN
vOLVING A REVOLUTION.
VIII Furnish Power, Light md the
Means of Talking Lower Than
Ever before.

st. Louis, Dec. GA gigantic deal in
volving a revolution in the telephone and
electric lighting business of st. Louis has
been consummated. Three big companies,
with an aggregate paid-up stock of near
ly $1,000 900, have been organized by about
20 of the most prominent and wealthy cit
liens of st. Louis. One of the companies
VIII introduce a telephone system in st.
Louis at much lower service rates than
those prevailing at present. 1t will estab-
lish home telephone plant, which will in
time extend to neighboring points, The
second company, owned by the same per-
sons, will operate an immense electric
plant, supplying power of all kinds for
public and private use. The third com
pany will construct the telephone and
electric plants for the two other com
panies, manufacture the equipment and
will construct a complete system of un-
derground conduits. A fourth company
is also in the deal, but 1t will not figure in
the proceedings at present.
Articles of Incorporation of the st. Louis
Electric and Construction Company, with
a full paid-up capital of 100000, were filed
in the recorders Office of this city. The
papers contain the same list of incorpora-
tors.
To RevolutiOnize Business.
The deal Is one of the largest ever ac-
complished in St. Louis, and its effects
are far-reaching. The combination was
made for the avowed purpose of revolu-
tionizing the telephone and general cleo
tric business in St. Louis. The local cap
italists start out with the announcement
that the new telephone company will pro
vide telephones at s36 per year for resi-
dences, $50 for physicians and $50 for bus
mess houses. The present telephone rate
is 800 per year for the Bell telephone SER
vice. The new company will open gen.
eral offices next week and will at once get
out land hustle after prospective subsc.ib-
ers.
The local capitalists apparently near
business, as they have filed their applica-
tons for conduit space with the board OF
public improvements. and have filed bonds
aggregating $4,000 with the mayor ant
council.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-12-10
MEMORIAL SERVICES IN BALTIMORE.
EIISs Listened to a Beautiful ana I'M
pressive Program.

Baltimore, Dec. 6.-The annual memor-
ial services of the b. p. o. 10. was ceie-
brated by Baltimore lodge NO. TO-DAY
with more than usual impressiveness.
The program was in charge of Thomas
r. McNulty and was of the highest order
and included many effective solos ana
choruses, probably the most beautiful
number Hope Beyond" duet exquis-
itely rendered by Brothers McNulty ana
Delavigne. , -.
Grand EXALTED Ruler Meade d. Detwller
of Harrisburg, his subject being I'm
mortality"
other orations were delivered by Dep
uty Collector of Ports James f. Omen
bauch and Harry Arnold, exalted ruiei
of the local lodge. An audience whlcn
naclxed the house listened to the exer-
ciseS.