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The San Francisco call., 1897-12-24
ASTORIA YOUTH BOOKED
FOR SEVEN BURGLHRIES.
confeSses the Grimes and Says That He
Had to Obtain Money for
Christmas.

ASTORIA, Dec. 23.-Charles Lovett,
a youth of 20 years, was arrested to-
day for burglary and confessed to sew
en- crimes committed within the past
few weeks. He was bound over to
the Grand Jury in the sum of $1,000
and the young woman with whom he
was living and who surrendered part
Of the stolen goods was bound over in
$3.50 as a witness
The police have long been baffled
over these robberies, and last night
obtained a clew which was success
fully followed up. The young man
had been we'll thought of and gave as
an excuse the necessity of obtaining
Christmas money. Bad company
was his undoing.
Mrs. 0eirichs Resting Easily.
NEW YORK, Dec. 24-Mrs. Her
mann Oelrichs, whose eye was hurt by
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-24
Racinq at New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 23.-The wealth
er was cloudy and cool and the track
fair to-day. Not a favorite won. Re
suits:
Six furlongs, selling, Dave S won,
Lady Cordell second, Ferryman third.
Time, 1:15$!
Five furlongs, Gilroy won, Dunster
second, Nancy Till third. Time,
1:03%.
Mile and half, selling, Courtesy won.
Charina second, Billy Mckenzie third.
Time, 2;42i@.
Thirteen-sixteenths of mile. selling,
What Next won, Ardath second, Eton
Jacket third. Time. 1:23X.
Six furlongs, selling, Rebecca won.
Bob White second, Altadena third
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-24
M0RRIS0K'S SUCCESSOR
ALREADY PICKED OUT.
The Man Who win Be the New Head of the
Interstate Commerce Commission
Named by the President.

NEW YORK, Dec. pa Washing
ton special says: Edward NJ. PaXson
of Pennsylvania will succeed William
R. Morrison as chairman of the Inter
State Commerce Commission. The
President to-day made this announce
ment to a party of Kentuckians who
called to advocate the candidacy of for
mer Mayor Todd of Louisville.
The retirement of Mr.. Morrison will
give Republicans a majority of the
commission. For many years Judge
Paxson was Chief Justice of the Penn
sylvania Supreme Court.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-24
Wanted for Grand Larceny.

SAN JOSE, Dec. 23-Frank Smith,
who was employed as waiter in Alva-
radios restaurant at Santa Clara, is
wanted on a charge of grand larceny.
Yesterday Alvarado went up into the
mountains to get some Christmas deco
rations, leaving Smith in charge. When
he returned Smith was nowhere to be
found. The waiter had closed the res
taurant and fled with $50 and a suit of
clothes belonging to the proprietor.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-24
George croker's Death.

NEW YORK Dec. %. = George
Croker, a brother of Richard Croker,
died tonight at the house of his
brother-in-law, DR.. William T. Jen-
kins, at Rosebank, Staten Island. Gro
ker, who was about forty years of age,
was a bachelor, and he had not been
engaged in active business in several
years, owing to i'll health.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-24
COMBINING TO DEFEAT
SENATOR MARK HANNA.
Story of Combination by Which 1t Is
Expected to Elect Bush

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 23.-The
State Journal this morning prints
story that the Republicans led by
Hon. Charles Kurtz in opposition to
the reelection of Senator Hanna have
promised to support free silver as the
price of the defeat of Senator Hanna
The story the Journal states, comes
from a man who claims that Mr.. Han
ma will be defeated. The Journal says:
Conferences are being held in va
rious parts of the State by Democrats,
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-24

who have gathered at the direction of
Mclean and the free-silver leaders, to
plan for bringing pressure to bear up
on Democratic members Of the Legis-
lature to vote for Governor Bushnell,
and the argument which is used in
these conferences to convince the
doubling and bring conviction to the
hesitating is that Bushnell has sur
rendered to the Bryanite idea of
finance and viii act with the free-sil-
yer men in the United States Senate if
elected"
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-24
EX-GOVERNOR ALTGELD
VISITING CALIFORNIA
Seeks SecIusion at SGcrGm ento Hott
and Declines to See Newspaper

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 23.-Ex-Gov.
John p. Altgeld of Illinois arrived in
this city tonight, accompanied by his
wife and~two or three friends. The
party retired early and Mr.. Altgeld
refused to be interviewed, leaving word
at the hotel office not 20 allow any
newspaper men to call on him.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-24

The treasurer Brooklyn IN W Safe Deposit sufferer
Tor fifteen years with dyspepsia and like many other
this disorder tried everything physicians friends
to attain reet and always extremely gatfed for temporary
cessation OF He finally with Rpans Tabules
after taking them few weeks found himself entirely cured 81
to hearts content said he, everything
have not had to take for the last three
HIS attention first called the Tabu by seeing them advertised
the of the Brooklyn Elevated of
selling hundreds of boxes of Rpans Tabues the
cure even going SO far get his physician them
general practice for he had given my hopeless
@ S
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-24
CRIES OUT AGAINST
THE METHODS OF RHODES.
Points to the Necessity of Keeping Deiagou
Bay the TrunsvuaI's Gateway
to the Sea,

JOHANNESBURG. Dec. 23.-Presi-
dent Kruger, in the course of a speech
at Hrugersdorp or Tuesday, expatiated
upon the danger CT the so-called con-
stitutional methods of Cecil Rhodes
and upon the Importance of Keeping
out of Rhodes clutches Delago5. Bay.
which he characterized as ''the Trans
vaaPs only gateway to the sea-
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-24

a falling tack some time ago. was re-
ported worse to-day, but at her home
it was said tonight that she was rest
ing easily.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-24
no cure a Gold IL One not

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All
druggists refund the money IL il fails 10 cnra
25c. The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-24

How TO Vote on the Charter.
Read to-day's Star. Jas. H. Barry,
editor. cents a copy.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-24

When tea was first brought to Eng
land the leaves were eaten.
Morris tribune., 1897-12-15
NEWS OF NOTED PERSONS.

Ex-Pr9sident Cleveland, accompanied
by Captain Robley D. Evans, Captain
P. d, Lamberton and General Arson G.
McCook, is limiting in South Carolina.
General George A Forsyth, U. S. A.
retired, is arranging tor the production
at leading New York theatre of a
play he has written. The piece is a
four act society play of modern life.
NJ. Remhler, the Paris judge dim
strnction who had charge of the Panama
canal scandal investigation, committed
suicide in sudden attack of insanity
by throwing himself from window IN
the Palais de Justice
George w Vanderbilt has taken out
the largest life insurance policy ever
issued, This policy is for $1,000, 900.
It is 2O-payment life contract, calling
for the payment of $50, 900 premium
zach year for 20 years.
The story comes from Washington to
the effect that Toru Hoshi, minister
from Japan, in his eagerness to defeat
the annexation of the Hawaiian islands
became the victim of bunco lobbyists,
who worked him for $4,000.
Professor Perrine of the Lick obser-
vatory staff, has received letter from
the French Academy of Science, an
nouncing that his work in astronomy
has been considered of such value as to
merit the bestowal on him of one of the
annual prizes.
Morris tribune., 1897-12-15
CUBAN WAR NEWS.

Havana business men are much dis
couraged because of insurgent activity.
General Rivera, the Cuban COM
mander so long imprisoned, has been
released.
General Sanguilly Indignantly denies
that he has offered his services to GEN
eral Blanco, as reported from Spanish
sources.
It is reported that Juan Belgado, the
insurgent leader, has hanged the two
commissioners who were sent to him
with peace propositions.
It is officially announced that the
Spanish forces under the command of
General Pando in the province of
Puerto Principe, have been pushing in
surgent leader General Maxine Gomez
so closely that he was obliged, with
about 200 men of his escort, to seek
refuge in the woods and mountains of
Las Delicia.
Morris tribune., 1897-12-15
CRIMINAL NEWS.

A gang of IL thieves were captured
near Guthrie, o. T., and $500 was
found on them.
E. B. Bucknam, cashier of the de-
iunct Amigo (Wis.) bank, has been ar
rested on charge Of embezzlement.
Leigh Hough, convicted of the MUIR
Of Joseph Clark at Owatonna, Mimi,
has been sentenced to prison for life.
Anthony V. Devlin of Philadelphia
shot and seriously wounded his wife
and committed suicide by shooting
himself
1t is now believed that the murderer
Of John M. Clayton, the Arkansas Re-
publican politician, who was killed in
1888, has confessed. He is life con-
wet in Georgia.
Delilah Fales, the self confessed MUIR
derer Of Jerome Kern at Waverly, Ia,
has pleaded guilty to murder in the
second degree. William Kern, her &C.
complete, also pleaded guilty.
A body supposed to have been that of
Lon Williams, the desperate who es-
capped from the court room and killed a
deputy while being tried at Durand,
Wis. for murder, has been found in
Montana, where it has lain for Is years.
Morris tribune., 1897-12-15
NEW CODE OF RULES.

Speaker Reed Will Spring 1t ON the
House After the Holidays.
WASHINGTON, Dec. ia new code
of rules for the house of representatives
will be presented by Speaker Reed and
his associates ON the committee on rules
after the holiday recess. At present
the house is proceeding under the rules
of two years ago, these having been
adopted pending the framing of new
rules. The present purpose is to re-
adopt the old rules without important
changes. Representative Barrett OF
Massachusetts is to be given a hearing
at an early day on amendments which
he proposes. One of these seeks to give
the minority larger rights than it en-
joys at present in presenting amend
ments and substitutes, and in
securing time during debate. At
present the rules are very
strict and individual members have
little latitude in securing additions to
the appropriation bills. Mr.. Barrett's
extended service as speaker of the Mas
sachusetts house of representatives
gives added weight to the changes he is
urging, although it is not expected that
they will be favorably considered by
the committee. In view of the pub
lished report that Mr., Reed was franz
ing a bill designed to cut off orders"
to appropriation bills originating in the
senate, it is stated by one familiar with
the speakers views that he has not
contemplated any such action, and that
the house could not do so if it would.
When such amendments come over
from the senate, the house is obliged to
act on them, by concurring or nom
concurring, and it is said that this
action could not be changed so as to
abridge the rights of the senate.
Morris tribune., 1897-12-15
SPORTING NEWS.

The track on which the six-day BIZ
cycle race in New York took place is
found to be short.
A special from Louisville says: Will
lam Lakeland, trainer for Foxhall
Keene, has bought from John E. Mad
den the great 2-year-old Hamburg.
The price was 100000.
The coroner's jury has returned a YER
dict of accidental death in the case OF
Walter Croot, the English bantam pugl-
list, who died from injuries received in
a fight at the National club, London.
The Madison wis. and North Ton
AMANDA IN. " high school football
teams will meet at Detroit on Christ
mas day. Neither team has been beaten
this season and both are considered
Eastern and Western championship
teams Of their class.
Morris tribune., 1897-12-15
LABOR NEWS.

New York job printers may win their
fight for 9-hour day without strike.
Mr. Dingley says that the cut in wages
in Fall River mills is due to oyerpro-
duction of cotton.
The national convention of the Amer.
lean Federation of Labor is in session
at Nashville this week.
Several more large operators in
Northern Illinois have acceded to the
demands of the miners and the long
strike is practically ended. About
1000 men have returned to work.
The United Labor League of Philar
delphia has passed resolution declar.
ing the appointment of Justice Paxton
of Pennsylvania on the interstate COM
merce commission is an insult to every
laboring man in the country.
Morris tribune., 1897-12-15
BANKRUPTCY BILL.
Outline of the Judiciary Committees
Measure to Be Presented.

Outline of the judiciary Committees
Measure to Be Presented.
WASHINGTON, Dec. ia national
bankruptcy bill, similar in its substan-
tial features to the Henderson GILBERT
son bill passed by the house last session,
will be reported to the house this week
by the judiciary committee. The bill
provides for both voluntary bankruptcy
and involuntary bankruptcy. By its
provisions any one may file petition
and go into voluntary bankruptcy, ex-
cept corporations. The latter may be
forced into it, but not otherwise. Wage
earners, laborers and farmers cannot
be forced into it. All others are
subject to involuntary bankruptcy
for certain designated causes. In
general these involuntary causes relate
to fraudulent conduct on the part of
the bankrupt. The clause in past
measures providing that man who
permits his commercial paper to go un-
paid for 80 days shall be an involuntary
bankrupt is eliminated The general
effect OF the bill is to discharge the
bankrupt of all debts after the estate
has been administered and it has been
found that there has been no fraudulent
conduct
The bankrupt measure is SO framed
as to make it's administration simple
and inexpensive. It involves only two
officers, referee and trustee.
Morris tribune., 1897-12-15
FINANCE AND TRADE.


A steel combine is in process of for
nation.
The Ottawa valley (Ont.) lumber cut
is about 725, 900, 900 feet, slightly above
the average.
The A sewer pipe manufacturers east
Of the Mississippi are about to try to
form trust
The agricultural department has
issued a crop report estimating the
wheat production at 53O, 200, 900 bushels
The finishing touches are being put
On the combination of the three big
biscuit trusts. The capital will be
about $50, 100000.
A cable from London states that the
British-American corporation has float
I'D FL Doc, 900, and has secured the LIE.
roy, Josie and eight of the Rossland
MINES.
The report of the Madgeburg Statis-
sacal association of the sugar beet crop
III 1897 gives Germany 1850, 900 tons;
Austria Hungary $4,000 tons, and
Trance, 49, tons.
Horton. Gilmore, Williams& Co.,
Wholesale hardware dealers, I72-l76
lake street, Chicago, have assigned to
sAae Illinois Trust and Savings bank.
Liabilities 100000. assets $210.Onn
Morris tribune., 1897-12-15
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS.

Chicago aldermen have raised their
salaries from So week to ST., 800 a year.
Scientists figure it out that Andree
crossed the north pole and is now safe
in Franz.Josef Land.
A convention has been called to meet
in New York and attempt to reform
the system of. primaries.
Negotiations are said to be under way
looking toward the utilization of the
University of Chicago and Rush Medi-
cal college.
A slab Of quartz, with veins of gold
prominently showing, will convey Cali.
fornia's invitation to President McKin-
ley to attend the gold jubilee of the dis
covery of gold.
Morris tribune., 1897-12-15
|GREAT
BARGAINS!
s = New as FURNITURE.
SUTHERLAND BUILDING,
Two Doors North of E. j. JONES' STORE.
ALL THIS WEEK.
9. w. FAT.

BY the provisions of the will of the
late W. M. Pyncheon of Madison, Wis,
an estate of 100000 is left for the
higher education of Madison youths not
able to pay their own expenses.
In the mail bags which went out on
the ST. Paul on her last trip were 900
foreign money orders amounting to
e24, 554. These orders are for Christmas
presents, and most of them go to Nor
way and Sweden.
Morris tribune., 1897-12-15
1897 DECEMBER. 1897
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RAILROAD NEWS.

New York railroad companies are
planning to absorb a dangerous rival
the Erie canal.
The new cable road on Seventh street
in Washington is to be changed to an
underground electric system at once.
The directors of the Northern Pacific
Railroad company have declared a
quarterly dividend of per cent on the
preferred stock. This is the first dlvl-
dend since the reorganization.
Morris tribune., 1897-12-15
WILLLET IT ALONE
Dingley Bill Not to Be Amended
at This Session of Con-
gress.
Agreement to That Effect by the
Ways and Means Com
mittee.
Speaker Reed Will Spring a New
Code of Rules After the
Holidays.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-The Dingley
tariff law will not be changed in any
of its customs features at the present
session of congress. A general under
standing to this effect has been reached
among the Republican members of the
ways and means committee, who feel
that it is most desirable to avoid what
is known as tariff tinkering.
Morris tribune., 1897-12-15
Negotiating Reciprocity Treaties.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-The negotia.
ton of reciprocity arrangements and
treaties under the terms of the tariff
act are going on at the state depart.
ment under the direction of Special
Commissioner Kasson with as much
speed as the delicate and complicated
nature of the subjects treated war
rant. The initial steps have been taken
for arrangements with number OF
countries, but none of them have as yet
been completed.
Morris tribune., 1897-12-15
Adiourned ont of Resnaot.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15,-The house
went into committee of the whole and
proceeded to the consideration of the
legislative, executive and judicial ap.
preparation bill. Mr.. Bingham (Rep.,
Pa in charge of the measure explained
its provisions in detail. The bill was
discussed until 1:45, when the house
adjourned out of respect for the presi.
dent.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-The senate.
on motion of Mr.. Hoar, adjourned, in
respect to President Mckinley, whose
mothers funeral was held at Canton
during the day.
Morris tribune., 1897-12-15
Live Stock Prices at Chicago.

HOGS-Market active; generally DC
higher.
Sales ranged at 5 o@}.4219 for light;
$3.5O@345 for mixed; $&20@3.45 for
heavy; $320@3.25 or rough
CATTLE-Market firm; 5@i0c higher.
sales ranged at So 80 @5. 80 for beeves,
ST. 30 43O for COWS and heifers; $1,000
40 tor Texas steers; $500 4.2O Tor
stockers and feeders.
SHEEP Market quiet and weak.
Sales rang ID at S2.15 40 for natives;
5 ,.6O@4.6J Tor westerns; .75@j.65 for
lambs.
Receipts: Hogs, $4,000; cattle, 10000;
Sheep 1900.
Grain and Provision Prices at Chicago.
HEAT-December $3.50; DID, $50;
January, 92Ac; May, 9l1sc July. S2Ac;
Sentembe 771Sc
Morris tribune., 1897-12-15
Sioux City Live stock,

HOGS-Market stronger Range of
prices, IS O5Qg3.20
CATTLE-Mar strong; l0c higher
Prices ranged at $1.50@3. 40 for cows;
$3.50@5S5 for stockers and feeders;
So 25@3 rs for yearlings
SHEEP-In demand at s. 00@4.30
Morris tribune., 1897-12-15
Live Stock Prices at St. Paul.

HOGS Market strong and ga higher.
Range of prices. $3.0003.20.
CATTLE-Ma ket shade lower but de.
mand good.
Sales ranged at So. 10@3.55 for stockers
$2.SOa3.5O for cows; 50. 40@4.55 for steers
$2.7J@4.00 for heifers.
SHEEP-Market steady; demand gooc
Muttons, So. @3.S5; lambs, $50 40.
Receipts: Cattle, 1000; hogs 1000; sheep
300; calves, $50
Morris tribune., 1897-12-15
Twenty-Five Years for Assault.

FOND DU LAC, Wis, Dec. 15.-P. E.
Murphy, a graduate Of the Madison
university, was sentenced to 25 years
in the states prison. having beeen con-
yicted of assaulting a young daughter
Of T. Klebs Of Chester county.
Morris tribune., 1897-12-15

WASHINGTON. Dec. Is. Secretary
Gage will appear before the house COM
mittee on banking and currency on
Thursday and submit to them in the
form of a general bill his recommends.
tions recently made to congress.
Morris tribune., 1897-12-15

Ono man was killed and two were
fatally hurt by mine explosion at
Floodwood, O.
The immense carpet salesrooms of
John and James Dobson at Philadel-
phia were damaged by fire to the ex-
tent of $500, 900.
Morris tribune., 1897-12-15
Poultry, Butter and Eggs.

POULTRY-Dressed easy; turkeys,
1OH@11c; chickens, o@51ac; ducks, $685..
BUTTER Steady; creameries, 15@25c:
diaries, l2@19c.
EGGS Firm; fresh, zoe.
Morris tribune., 1897-12-15
MARKET QUOTATIONS.


Grain Prices at Milwaukee.
WHEAT-No Northern, soc; No. 3
spring, SIC; May, 91c
CORNING. ), $3.50.
OATS--No. 2 white, 2315024c.
BARLEY-No. ?, 400; sample on
track 34M4Oc
Morris tribune., 1897-12-15
Price of Wheat at duluth.

WHEAT-C No. hard, 92Ac; No
Northern, 92c; No. Northern, S3c;
No. 3 spring, zoe; rejected, "a aS0c; to
arrive, No. l hard, Gle; No. Northern,
91Ac; December No. l Northern, 9OHc;
May No. l Northern, 90Ac.
Morris tribune., 1897-12-15
Grain Prices at Minneapolis.

WHEAT-December closed at 911c;
May, SS34c; July, S513c. On Track-No. l
hard, 93Ac; No. l Northern, 9214c; No. 2
Northern, soc
, 1897-04-28
WORK FOR

The requirements of American foreign
commerce compel the annual construc-
ton OF about half a million tons Of ships.
Practically speaking, none OF this is now
constructed in the United States. Rough
ly speaking. about $50, 00O, 900 would be
spent in s%hipyards of the United States,
II the needed half million tons Of vessels
we're annually constructed here. This
would create a demand for about a cou-
pie of million tons Of iron ore. and q
corresponding amount Of coal and coke
and lime. 1t would give our rolling
mills, our FORCES and our foundries q
vast amount OF new work; our lumber
mills would find a large demand for ma
terials for chip construction and equip
ment; the manufacturing establishments
would be busted In making the multi
tude OF articles needed to equip and
maintain ships. The farmers would be
called upon to supply food for hundreds
OF thousands of families whose fathers.
husbands md M would lind new 60
, 1897-04-28
THE TIN PLATE VICTORY WON.

1t looks as if the tin plate industry OF
South Wales is'all but beaten out of the
American market. says Herapath's Rail
way Journal. 1t is stated that American
tin plates now virtually monopolize the
market throughout the United States,
except on the Pacific coast, and are SELL
ing on the Atlantic seaboard at from 25
to 40 cents below the price at which
Welsh plate corresponding grades can
be laid down. Importations are now
confined, with hardly an exception, to
lots designed for use by the exporting
oil and canned goods interest, which
still enjoys a rebate OF 80 per cent OF the
duty on all such foreign matrial re-
shipped abroad. 1t is true that a COM
paratively small proportion Of imported
plates are still entered for actual o n
sumption on the Pacific coast, owing to
the relatively heavy cost of transporta-
ton thither of domestic goods and cheap
foreign rates from Europe. But even
there the American product has enter
ed during the past year, and it is merely
a matter OF time when the Pacific coast
market will also be absorbed. This is
bad news for Swansea; but are there no
other markets?
, 1897-04-28

Referring to territory woods, Fenno
Bros. & Childs' wool circular says:
There has been more demand for terri
tory wool. and the sales are larger than
last week, amounting to 1,66O. 900
pounds in all. One firm sold 500, 900
pounds. The market is very firm, and
prices are we'll maintained for all kinds.
A sale Of 100, 900 pounds OF Montana is
reported at 10 cents for fine medium.
Considerable fine medium sold ut ~
cents, including one sale OF 100, 900
pounds, but 13 cents can be obtained for
choice. The sales of fine have been most
ly at 9 to 10 cents. The SOC, 900 pounds
sold by n house was in the range of
10 to Is cents for fine and fine medium.
The secured cost Of fine is 81 10 38 cent5.
of fine medium sc to 81 cents, of medium
80 to 80 cents, and OF staple 10 cents per
pound. The advices from the west are
very strong. and in Utah, Idaho and 9TH
er sections, prices are 2 to 3 rents higher
than last year. Bids that were about on
a basis OF prices ruling here nave been
refused in some instances.