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each time they want to come to San
FRANCISCO or visit the navy-yard.
The whole trouble is over question of
wharfage. The Harbor Commissioners
have decided that in future the navy-yard
tug must pay whenever she lands at one
of the State wharves. This means an ex-
penditure of what the commandant is not
warranted in shouldering. Consequently
the officers will have to pay the wharfage
or travel by the regular line of steamers.
sAll United States vessels pay wharfage
in other ports" said President Colnon
yesterday. land why not in San Fran
cisco? The Sunol, Monticello and Herald
and Vallejo have to pay their full dues
and run opposition to a United States
vessel that pays no wharfage. 1t wasn't
fair and now all the craft are on the
same footing. The Umatilla must pay
wharfage just the same as any other
craft"
In the same connection the lighthouse
tender, Madrone, will also have to pay
wharfage. This mesns that in future she
will coal at Goat Island and the men,
when they want run ashore, will have to
take boat and row over to Long wharf,
Oakland, and then come to San Francisco
by steamer. 1t is hard on Uncle Sans
men, but what is sauce for the goose
SHOULD be sauce for the gander," and the
Harbor Commission will have just so
much more space at its disposal in future.
The trouble between Captain Hicks OF
the Manchester an Balfour, Guthrie &
Co. has been amicably settled. The mas
ter has agreed to accept the sacks in which
the wheat is being placed aboard and has
receipted for all that is now in the vessels
hold. Her stiffening is now nearly all in,
and in couple of days the vessel will go
to Port Costa TO load.
Il n, Il, obo
session yesterday and opened bids for the
construction of a shed on the wharf De-
tween the Mail dock and Fremont street,
now being got ready for the Pacific Mail
and Occidental and Oriental Company.
They were as follows: f. A. Williams.
$6098; ]. H. Mckay, 5000; Thomas H.
Day, $5983; Healy. Tibblts & Co., $5978.
Commissioner Cole had short talk with
Chief Engineer Holmes and then moved
that ali the bids be rejected. President
Colnon promptly put the motion and it
was carried New bids wer" ordered called
for, and the advertisement will appear in
the Post. 1t transpired later that the Com
missioners thought there was collision
among the bidders, hence their action.
Incoming coasters report the sealing
schooner Eppinger as doing remarkably
well. She only left.here last Friday for
cruise along the coast, but even in that
short space OF time fifty skins have been
taken. Last reports state that Captain
White WAS doing well and that all the
boats were out. A year ago the Eppinger
took 1868 skis in seven months off the
Golden Gate.
The Tulsa D is over here from Oakland
Creek but cannot secure hunters at the
figure the managing owner is willing to
pay. Should skins sell in London to-day
at fair figure the men will get what they
ask, if not, the schooner is liable to go in
to retirement again. Captain Sam Burtis,
who is in command OF her, is one of the
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and produce our witnesses. We will show
that there was conspiracy. by which Mr..
Fitz>immoas was robbed of $4,000 and
the evidence we have in our possession is
overwhelming.
THE reason we desire to put our case
before the court SO soon IS that witnesses
in affairs of this kind are of migratory
class. They are here to-day and their
business calls them away tomorrow.
While they are here we want to hear their
testimony instead of having to delay mat
tiers by having to send ont of the State for
their depositions. If the Lynch-Sharkey
side wishes to act in coed faith and hopes
o present clear case it can produce its
evidence either this morning or to-mor-
row. There is no reason for delay in the
matter. Either Fitzsimmons is right and
Sharkey wrong, or vice versa"
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LONG GREEN'S RODYGUARD
SWEARS He is A POOR MAN
carp Has Lived in San Francisco Five Years and
Does Not Know Where Sansome Street Is
Situated.

although he said that he had resided in
this City for several years, swore that he
did not know where Sansome street was.
The case was then continued until this
afternoon at o'clock.
The suspense in this whole scandal will
be relieved in the morning. Long Green
Lawrence, Danny Lynch, Wyatt carp and
Thomas Sharkey, as we'll as the lesser
stars In the foul constellation" will be
given chance to prove that they did not
conspire to defraud Robert Fltzsimmons
out of $4,000 and the public out of the
wagers made on the Sharkey fight.
Colonel H l. Kowalsky, the legal repre-
sentative of Fiizs1m mons, brought suit
yesterday directly against Sharkey to re-
cover $40 600, which the defendant is al
legged to be withholding from the rightful
owner.
This action" explained Colonel Kow-
alsky, "can settle the whole controversy in
short order. If Sharkey. carp, Lynch
and that clique are in the right they can
get in and prove it. II they are in the
wrong they will bring up some techni-
cality and5cause delay.
ave will appear before Judge Sanderson
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NEW TO-DAY.

You can save enough on
your clothing, buying it di-
rect from the makers, to pay
for your Christmas presents
and have some left over.
The largest stock and the
most varied assortment of
Clothing for Men, Boys and
Children west of Chicago;
the smallest prices of any
store anywhere-the whole
sale manufacturers price. :
We save you all the mid
clemens profit; we give you
the latest styles and the best
fabrics.
Boys and Children's Cloth
ing for the holidays a spe-
cialty.
Open Saturday night till
Q o'clock.
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EDITOR BUNKER'S LETTER.
He Contradlcts Statement Made
by Gibbs and Groom.

He Contradlcts Statement Made
by Gibbs and Groom.
Apropos of Referee carp and his alleged
selection by the National Club, on Monday
last a statement from J. J. Groom and J.
the following is part:
The managers OF the principals were arguing
for several days over the appointment of a
referee, and it became manifest as the day of
the contest approached that they would make
no selection, that they could not agree upon
any one, and Mr.. Gibbs and | talked over the
matter, it was important that we should
be prepared at IL o'clock. noon, of December
2 to name the referee in the event that the
managers of the principals failed to do so. In
had in mind man who would give entire
satisfaction, as he was reported to be fearless,
cool and honest. He said that such men as
Andy Lawrence of the Examiner. Mr.. Bunker
of The Report and Mr.. Simpson of the Chronicle
spoke in terms of praise of him, and we could
make no mistake in selecting him. | said:
'If he is good enough for the press he Is good
good enough for me-"
AS will be seen by the letter from Mr..
Bunker, which is self-ex planato.y, he did
rot speak in terms of praise of Referee
carp, but on the contrary he advised the
club through the Report to avoid the re-
sponsibility of selecting referee. This is
what Mr. Bunker writes:
Charles N. Shortridge, Editor Call-DEAR SIR:
At 4 P. M. on the day preceding the Sn4rkey-
HtZsimmons contest our sporting editor tele-
phoued tn me that Mr.. Gibbs would call at the
Report Office between and haf-past and leave
tickets of admission for the paper. At 5 o'clo k
Mr.. Gibbs called. showed me the diagram, al
lowed me TO select seats and gave me the tick
cts. incidentally asked him if any referee
had been selected. He answered in the mega
tive, and added hat in case the principals
failed to unite on q man the club had some
one who would surely suit everybody. l asked
him who this some one was and he told me it
was Wyatt carp, adding that Mr.. carp had
been Endorsed by people in good standing, in
Guiding several newspaper men. He asked me
what l thought of the choice and said knew
nothing of carp beyond the fact that he had
won a frontier reputation for courage. fur
Their remarked that the Report had already
advised the club TO avoid the responsibility of
selecting referee, and thought the advice
was timely and pertinent. This was the only
talk had with anybody about the affair, and
should not have had this tax had not Mr.
Gil IBIS called at the Office TO leave tickets and
this talk was merely casual chat while the
selection of tickets was being made. Very
truly yours, w. M. BUNKER,
President Daily Report Publishing Company.
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n his Office across the corridor from the
room occupied by Mitchell and Hicks.
He heard the first shot, and on going into
the corridor saw Mitchell standing. pistol
in hand, at the head of the stairway.
Hicks was distant some few feet and re-
treating in the direction of his (Warren's)
office. The witness saw Mitchell fire two
shots and then Hicks fell. After the
shooting the witness saw Mitchell put the
pistol into his pocket ana go down the
stairway.
Mr.. Warren was the only eyewitness to
the firing of the last shot.
Attorney r. A. Friedrich testified that
he heard the shots and rushed to the door.
He saw a man who looked like Mitchell
on the stairs putting pistol in his over
coat pocket.
A. S. Grant, whose office is near the
apartments in which the tragedy oc-
Cured, heard Hicks exclaim just before
the shooting, Take your hands off mel"
Hicks spoke as ii laboring under excite
ment.
Further testimony will be taken to-day.
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carp AND HIS WEAPON.

He Pleads Not Guilty in Judge
Lows Court.
Judge Lows court was crowded yester-
day morning, the attraction being Wyatt
carp, who appeared to answer the charge
of carrying concealed weapon. He was
accompanied by his attorney, Frank
Kelly.
When his name was called carp rose
and pleaded not guilty to the charge.
His attorney said he would waive a jury,
but asked for continuance till to- orroW
morning, which was granted.
1t is understood that Earp will attem pt
to show that he had right to carry the
howltzer even INTO me pricing, because
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coastwise ports, British ships that have
anchored there to await a charter and
steamers that are. awaiting better times.
The etuary is the most crowded portion
of the States waterfront and no where
else in America can a greater variety of
craft be seen.
The Lark Annie Johnson is among the
fleet and the Grenada keeps her company.
The steamer KahuIui is in the mud and
the Kodiak awaits next spring to start for
the Arctic. All in all there are over ninty
vessels tied up in the creek and 80 per cent
of them are likely to remain there until
after McKinley's Inauguration. Then
when protection is again in force there
may be something for American shipping
to do.
The only arrivals yesterday were the
Ardencraig from Newcastle, n. S. W.,
the Whitesboro from Gre, nwood ana the
Mineola from Comax, B. G. Several ves-
sells sailed during The day, so the feet in
port has not been increased.
State Harbor Policeman Mooney had
peculiar experience yesterday. He caught
young man in the act of stealing sack
of beans from Jackson street wharf. He
had loaded it into buggy belonging to
the ]. B. Bocarde Drayage Company when
caught and attempted 10 get away.
Mooney stopped him and, getting up on
the seat, ordered the lad TO drive to the
Harbor police station. The prisoner re-
fus d point blank, so the policeman had
to drive himself At the corner of Clay
and East streets the young man made
jump, and before Mooney could stop the
horse he was out of sight. Captain Dun
leavy has regular officer on the case, but
the chances are that the thief will never
be heard from -ain.
There is weeping and wailing and
gu, hing o teeth in Mare Island tonight.
The Unadilla makes her last trip this
week from Mare Island, and in future the
officers, their wives, sons and daughters
and relatives will have TO pay their way
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WYATT carp SUED.

Old Tombstone Debts Bob Up Like
Graveyard Ghosts.
Attorney Joseph Rothschild yesterday
filed suit for j. II. Lavenson against
Wyatt carp, Marshall Williams and John
H. Jackson to collect money due on two
notes m ade in Tombstone, Ariz.. over 1f-
teen years ago.
Both notes are dated October 90, 1881, the
first being for $500 and the other for
$50 70.
Endorsement is on the papers show that
they were presented for payment at ma
turlty and that in the usual legal way
they went to protest, the Examiners noted
gun-fghter and fayorite prize-fght referee
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Nearly Eighty Vessels Are
Tied Up in the
Estuary.
Some of Them Have Been There
for Years and Are Now
Fast in the Mud.
The Harbor Commissioners Discover
Job in the Bids for the Mail
Company's Shed.

While shipping has picked up wonder
fully during the past month there Is still
an enormous fleet tied up in Oakland
Creek outside OF those in Mission Bay,
Richard son Bay and Martinez. All classes
of crafts are represented. There Is the
whaier returned from successful or un-
successful trip to the Arctic, the sugar boat
that finds it improbable to run any more
to Hawaii, the lum Der schooner that can
not make it pay to carry lumber from
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most skillful sealing masters in the busI-
ness, and should the schooner go to sea he
may be depended upon to bring back
good catch.
The Jane Grey, which was seized by the
Government for illegal sealing and re-
leased few days ago. will either go seal
ing again on the coast or other hunting
in Bering Sea. She is in first-class order
and her owners have the pick of the
hunters on the coast. Captain Fred
Nelson of the Rather is back from his
honeymoon in the Sierras. If the sales
in London are satisfactory he will fit his
vessel out for another sealing cruise. If
not, he will put the Rather into the
coasting trade
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Holiday Attractions.

Nearly all the stores have their Christmas
novelties and nice things for presents well
displayed, but in the lines of nice leather
goods, such plain and silver-mounted
pocket-books card and letter cases, valises
her and celluloid albums, toilet cases, oil
paintings, water colors, engravings and etch-
ings with appropriate frames, there is no store
in the CITY that compares with Sanborn &
Wallis TAI Market street In this store there
is not an old, shop-worn article to be seen;
everything is new, clean, stylish and good
value. Visitors always welcome. Open even
in
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KILLING OF HICKS.

j. r. Mitchell Trial for Murder in
Judge Bahrs' Court.
The trial OF ]. r. Mitchell. charged
with the murder OF Edward Hicks. was
begun in Judge Bahrs' court yesterday
morning.
Rev. J. B. Warren testified that he was
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harkey Got Out of Bed and
Went to Vallejo With Lynch,
HIS Manager.
TWO DETECTIVES AT WORK
1t Is Reported They H We DISCOVERED
Enough to Send Some Peop.e
10 the Penitentiary.

The decision of Referee carp. friend and
companion of Long Green" Lawrence,
managing editor of the Examiner, is still
the all-absorbing topic OF conversation in
sporting circles.
At present the skirmish line is in the
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AIClIUN . Al s

A((llON AIS.
BY MADIGAN & Co.-This dav, December g.
Wagons, etc, at 1922 ission street.
y INDIANA AUCTION Co.--This day December
D, Millinery, at 1911 Stockton ST., at o'clock.
fY +. s. SPAR & Co. - This day. Deem
per 8, Unclaimed Goods, at 9l-33 Suffer street. at
IL clock.
FRANK " -BUTTERFIELD-This day, Decem-
Der 8. Agateware, at 422 Kearny street. at IL
O'clock.
fY l. II. BURp-Thursday, december TO- Fur
tnre, at 2l1 LArkin street. at II O'clock.
J y kILLIP & Co.-Thursday. December TO-
Horses, at Van Ness avenue and Market sts, at
/ ] O'CLOCK
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Troubles of O'Conneli g. Lewis
Norman Parrish has sued Oscar Lewis, Char
1otte A. Lewis, Martin O'Connel Julia E.
Carey, Clarence d. Vincent and W. E. Dean to
foreclose mortgage for $3.50. Later in the
day the creditors of OConnell & Lewis FLED
a petition to have the firm adjudged iusovent
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ADJUSTMENTS

Rob'i fA
COLUMBIA THEATER-''The Cotton King
oRosco's OPERAHoUsE The Promised
Land"
ALcAzAR THEATER. Alabama
4!NolI GPERA HOUSE The Brigands"
tRPHEUM-High-C ass Vaudeville
urday afternoon.
M CHUTEs AND SKATING RINK Daily at
@Alghi street, one block east of the PARK
mo IL Hs-Bath ng and performance.
~ CAST JOCKEY CLuB.-Races to-day.
MECHANICS PAvILIoN-Annual Horse Show.
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NEW TO-DAY.

There is other good tea
beside Schaz2lMg's Best
you take the risk in buying,
and pay more for it.
You take no risk in buy
ing ScAzzzEMg's Best; your
grocer returns your money
in full if you don't like it.
A schilling & Company
San Francisco 476
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The next of his messages preserved in
the original, and which is also an auto
graph one, reads as follows:
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MARK HOPKINS INSTITUTE OF ART.
WINTER EXHIBITION.

Open Daily from A. N. 10 p. NJ and Tuesday
Evenings. sundays from 10 A. TO P. NJ
Admi ssion, 25 Cts. Evenings, SO Cts.
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NEW TO-DAY.

An idea of the daintiness
of modern parlor furniture
can be had from these little
pictures.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-25

New Spot Swisses. .....
New Stvle Dimities 90.
New Print OrRandies
New Scotch Zephyrs
New French Skirtings.
New Toile Orlando.
New Linen Lawns. ....
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RUNS OF THE RACERS.
FnvOrItes and Outsiders Divide the
Money.


New Orleans, Feb. 24.-Cloudy and warm
marked the eightieth day of the winter
meeting, and about the middle of the af-
ternoon a light rain began to fail, making
the track "a bit slow for the last event A
crowd of $500 people was on hand and
witnessed some lively sport, with the
money well divided between the favorites
and outsiders. A mile and quarter handi-
cap, the feature of the day. was won in
clever fashion by Peytonia, who was near
~ an equal favorite with Blasco. Peyto-
MIA ran the distance in 2:0SA with 81
pounds uD, beating MidStar and Ondague
IN rafting finish. the three tapped at
the end. Blasco was horribly ridden by
Hicks, who let the horse drop out of the
race in the first half mile. Then he woke
up and began to ride at the home turn
when too late but of course never got up.
A stable companion of Peytonia, the
Clyde stables Joco, also won the second
race at the long odds of 30 to l.
Invade, another outsider won the open
ing event, in which Buckmore got away
poorly to q rather ragged start
Mollie 3 beat Ban Johnson in the third,
but had the latter not got pocketed in the
hrst half mile he would have won.
kltch, the second favorite, won the
fifth race cleVerly and in the last event
the odds-on favorite, Cossack was leading
for six furlongs, when he tired and Spring.
drive.
Tuesday. Summaries follow:
First Race--Mtle selling. Invade, ITO,
Mason, y to l, won. with Rossomre sec
ond, and Chugnut third. Time 1:421a
Second Race-Seven and half furiongs
selling. Joco, los, Gatewood, 30 to l. won
with San Bias second and Hot Spur third.
Third Race-Seven furlongs. selling.
Molliee B., 105, j. HILL 2 to l. won. with
Ben johnson. second and Constantine
Fourth Race-C1ne and ouarter miles
handicap, Peytonia, 81, Gatewood, to l.
won, with Midstar second and Ondague
third. Time 20SA.
Fifth Race-Seven and half furlongs
Kitch, 107, Scherrer, to ?. won, with Julie
SECOND and Discard third. Time 1874.
Sixth Race-Seven furlongs. selling.
Cossack second and Leonard b. third.
Time 1:2S14.
To-morrow's entries are as follows:
First Race-Six furlongs. Queen of
Darkness, 1O3; Belle Groves, Alright. Fid-
dler. John Stewart, Dan Murphy, los; Con-
ductor Cox, Cochina, The Banker, 1O8
Sycamore ITO; Little Bramble, Ed Dan
Second Race-Half mile. CIematus,
Imp. Substitution, Brazoria, Foster, At
tie H, 81; Tom Payne. Sanguine, 100; Bon
ME Belle Embryo, Kobus, 1902; Doc TNIber-
vile, Ironstone. 105.
Third Race-Six furlongs. Sunup, Da-
80; Bart, 50; Dutch Arrow, SO; ]. w. Cook,
"a: Tit for Tat, 81; CARA, 102; Imp Mar
Gus NJ, Mollie King, 9s.
Fourth Race-Mile and seventy yards.
Stark, 80; Jamboree, Terrapin. 102; Orinda.
106; Tasco, 90; Clarus, 100; Jim Flood, 106;
Zaldivar, So; Rossmore, 81.
80; Lucy Bell. 1O2; Jimmy r.. Raviola,
Dobbins. 1o9; Brevity, liz; Alto June, III;
Beatifice 122.
Nectar, 104; Casa, 1O7: Jubilee, Play or
Pay, Lotus. 112.
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DIXIE's FAST MAIL.
The Annual Kick Made Against an
Appropriation.

Washington, Feb. A.-The annual fight
over the appropriation for special mail
facilities will be renewed when the post
office appropriation bill comes up in the
House for consideration. The postoffice
committee left the item out of the BILL as
has been the case for several years past,
but the influence of the sections interest
ed from Boston to New Orleans via New
York Washington, Atlanta and other
points south has been potent enough to
have the appropriation inserted in the bill
and kept there.
Chairman Loud is bitterly opposed to
the appropriation, which aggregates
about $1@t 000 which goes to the New York
Central Pennsylvania and Southern rail-
road companies. The economists in the
House, and Senate have fought against
this concession to these roads, but it has
been demonstrated to a majority of the
two houses, year after year, that the ia
cilfties thus provided for are of mate
rial benefit to all the business interests
between the points named. Although the
committee by a tie vote refused to put the
item in the bill, the fight will be made in
the House and the indications are that
the appropriation will be made as usual.
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CLEVELAND AFTER DUCKS.
The President Goes to Blinds Just
South of QuanticO.


Whitewater, Va, Feb. 24.-The light
house tender Marshall, which left Wash
ington, ait Ii O'Clock last night, arrived
here this morning about 4 o'clock, with
President Cleveland on board. The Pres
ident is accompanied by Col. Lamberton,
DR.. Riley and Attorney General Harmon.
The President came upon invitation of
Wfthers Waller TO shoot ducks from his
blinds which are about the best on the
Potomac. Mr.. Waller and his guest, Col.
Wright Rives of the United States army,
went on board the steamer Immediately
upon it's arrival and the President and his
party then proceeded TO the blinds and
commenced shooting.
Mr.. Waller has his blinds very nicely
fitted out and the President found, it very
comfortable and pleansant to shoot from
them.
The steamer anchored just in front Of
the Whitewater station on the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad,
fully five miles south of Quantico.
Washington, Feb. 24.-The steamer Ma
pie, with the President and his duck
shooting companions on board, returned
to her wharf in good season tonight, and
the distinguished passengers, healthily
tired after the days shooting, gladly took
transfers for their respective homes. The
supply of game was by no means heavy,
and their experiences were just about equal
to those of any well-capariSoned duck
hunting expedition. The President reach
ed the executive mansion at 1870 O'Clock
He was unattended and pretty well worn
out physically with his days outing,
sought an early rest.