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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-17
EKERHART DEFEATS ERNST.
The Brooklyn Boy Goes Out in the Twelfth
Round-Gyed BY the Spectators
at the Outset.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Jan. 16.-Jack
Everhart of New Orleans knocked out
Billy Ernst of Brooklyn in the twelfth
round OF their battle at the Broadway
Athletic Club tonight. The bout was to
have gone fifteen rounds, but Everha-t
settled the matter with right on the jaw
in the twelfth. The Southerner had the
best of it from the time they started
fighting in earnest, which was in the
fourth round. He punched Ernst badly
and the Brooklyn boys features were I'M
pleasantly decorated.
The battle was near being a fZzle, as
Ernst refused to go on for decision.
When the crowd heard this announce
N ent they guyed the fighters unmerci-
fully during the tame work of the first
three rounds. Then the management
made the announcement at the end of the
third round that Referee Dick Roche
would give decision whether Ernst liked
it or not. The battle took different tone
then and the crowd was satisfied. The
bout attracted 1000 sporting men to the
club.
Everhart was handled by Dan Creedon
and Tommy White, while Ernst was looked
after by Dan Gallagher and Joe Burke.
The first round was devoted to rather tame
sparring, and the audience expressed it's
disgust by whistllng Home, Sweet
Home" in chorus.
The second and third rounds were fairly
fast, but did not suit the crowd. Then
Manager O'Rourke got into the ring and
announced that there would be deci-
sion. Ernst objected, but Everhart was
willing to go for a decision. The men got
to work on level time. Both swung on the
neck and mixed it up at close quarters,
Ernst landing a great left swing on the
neck as the bell rang.
In the fifth round Everhart put both
hands hard on the body several times and
swung a couple of hard let's on the neck.
Ernst was very wide with wild swings for
the jaw.
The sixth round was uneventful. Ever
hart was not putting up his usual fight.
Everhart opened the seventh with
corking left on the mouth and forced the
fighting in a lively style. He showed his
left into Ernst's face and got away. With
a series of left-hand swings on Ernst's
face Everhart made Ernsts nose swell
and raised mouse" over his left eye.
Everhart swung right and left in the
next, driving his man to the ropes cou-
pie of times and drawing the blood from
the Brooklyn boys nose. Ernst retaliated
with couple of hard swings on the jaw
and face. Ernst's left eye was nearly
closed.
They exchanged some hard body blows
in the tenth and Ernst's nose bled.
Ernst showed well in the next and had
the best of the round. The Brooklyn
boys face was badly swollen.
Everhart rushed at his man like a tiger
in the twelfth and pounded him hard with
both hands, splitting the Brooklynite' IS
lips Then Jack got in q fearful right
swing, which caught Ernst on the jaw and
sent him to the floor. 1t was a clean
knockdown. Ernst was unable to rise and
was counted out. The round lasted !
minute and 56 seconds.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-17
WILL COME ON 4 MAIL STEAMER.
No available WGrshtp to Bring Over
Minister Witlfs' Remains.

No AvatLabEe WGrshtp to Bring Over
Minister WttIis' Remains.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 16.-The
State Department only this morning re-
ceived official news of the death of Min
lister Willis and that in the briefest of
kilograms. Usually when a man-of-war
is available the remains of Minister
dying abroad are placed on board the
warship and brought home in state. The
only United States vessel now in the
harbor of Honolulu is the old fashioned
corvette Alert, of 500 horsepower, with
single screw and of only 1920 tonnage.
1t would take her at least fifteen days to
make the voyage from Honolulu to San
Francisco and she has no accom- modations
suitable for the comfort of the deceased
Minister'S family, consisting of his widow
and his only son. The family, it is under
stood, distin city preferred that the body
should be transported by the regular
mail steame +, which was to leave Homo
lulu on the 13t of January and is due in
San Francisco on January 20. There is no
doubt that this course has been taken.
In view of the broad divergence of views
between the President and Congress on
the Hawaiian question, it is altogether
probable that President Cleveland will
leave the appointment of Minister Willis
successor to President-elect Mckinley.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-17
OF INTEREST TO THE COAST.
Senator Perkins and Mayor PheiaH Shake
Hands Over the Prospect for Fore
cfosure-PeHSionS.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. Ex-senator
Perkins to-day W ired to James D. Phelan;
I am informed that the Acknowledgement
has full power to institute foreclosure suits
against the Pacific railroads and this action
must result in great benefit to California. The
prospects for the passage of the Nicaragua
canal bill are excellent also.
Both Senators White and Perkins will
oppose the Harrison bill for Pacific rail-
road commission. Senator White is deter
mined that it shall not pass the Senate.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 16.-Mrs. E.
NJ. Edwards was to-day appointed post
mistress at Olinda, Shasta County, CAL,
vice r. T. Edwards, deceased.
Pacific Coast pensions have been issued
as follows:
California: OriginaI-James B. John
ston, Los Angeles; Myron Cowing, Va
leio; Augustus H. Moore, Veterans
Home, Napa; Manuel Stevens, San Jose;
Joseph 81. Wythes, Oakland. Increase
Charles II. Giles, San Francisco; Sylvester
Clement, Los Angeles; James R. Berry,
Repressa; William L. Brown, Tustin.
Original widows-HeIen NJ. Lewis, Santa
Monica. Renewal-Minor of Jacob
Bricker, Tia Juana.
Oregon: Original-Almus NJ. Wilson,
Myrtle Point; Charles P. Cottrell, Med
ford; John f. Kletsch, Roseburg.
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BUCKEYES ANNUAL BANQUET.
Many Distinguished Men Gather Aboui
DeLmonico's Festive Board and Toast
Each Other

NEW YORK. N. Y, Jan, 16.-The Ohio
Society gave its eleventh annual dinner
this evening at Delmonico's.
General Henry L. Burnett, presi-
dent of the society, presided, while
about him partaking of Buckeye"
cheer and hospitality sat Cover
nor Asa Bushnell of Ohio United States
Senator Joseph R. Hawley of Connecticut,
General Horace Porter, Justice Charles II.
Truax, United States Senator Calvin S.
Brice of Ohio, Hon. Charles 81. Grosvenor
of Ohio, DR.. Samuel A. Elliott, General
Wager Swayne, Hon, James A. Hoyt,
Bellmay storer, Hon. George R. Blanch-
ard, Hon. r. w. Taylor. In all 130 covers
were laid around six tables.
Among others present were Mayor
Strong, the former president of the society |;
General Arson G. McCook, the city cham
berlain; Ex-Governor Beaver of PennsyI-
vania, ex-Governors Levi P. Morton and
Roswell P. Flower of New York, Mayor
Wuerster of Brooklyn, Hon. Everett P.
Wheeler and Hon. Cornelius Bliss.
Governor Bushnell of Ohio was intro
duced as the first speaker. Governor
Bushnell said that the Ohio man had
great trouble to escape the Presidential
lightning ana that every Buckeye, as q
consequence, had to carry lightning -rod
with him. He was glad that Ohio had
for her Governor son of New York, and
pointed that his proudest feather was that
of his birthplace, Canterbury Hill, Rome,
N. Y.
You've had President for four years,
now you'll have one of ours for four
years." said the Governor.
Senator Hawley came next and was fol-
lowed by DR.. Elliott and James 81. Hoyt.
Congressman Charles 81. Grosvenor spoke
briefly, and General Horace Porter con-
cluded the speaking.
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Piercing Shrieks as the Flames
Envelop the Slumbering
Little Ones.
Heroic Work of the Matron, Who
Lost Her Own Offspring in
Saving Others.

DALLAS, TEXAS, Jan. 16.-Fire COM
pletely destroyed the Buckners Orphans
Home. near here, errly this morning
injured, three of them fatally. The deed
are: BERTHE Britton, II years old; Martin
and Milton Britton, twins, 10 years; Car
los Jones, years; Willie Richards, 9
years; Grover Cleveland Marlborough, IL
years; Oscar Jackson, II years; Preston
Kribles, IL years; William Miller, years;
Virgie Nelson, years; Nelson Black, 9
years; Richard Marks, 8 years; Arthur
W. Edwards, IL years; Oscar Coward, 7
years, and Charles Bannon, Is years.
The injured are: Dick Richards. 10
years, fatally; Dannie Gray, years,
fatally; Charles Friend, 10 years, fatally;
Sadie Britton, is years; Bonnie Ware, 8
years; Samuel Henderson, IL years; Earl
Doodle, years; James Scott. years, and
Frank Cheff1n, years.
The fire was discovered about midnight.
Mrs. Britton, the boys matron, had been
In bel some time when she was awakened
by smell of smoke. She jumped to the
floor and found it so hot that she could
not stand upon it, and Immediately raised
the cry of fire. The attaches were hastily
aroused and sent in all directions to
awaken the children. In her anxiety for
the safety of the inmates Mrs. Britton
forgot her own children, and after frantic
efforts at rescue they were burned to
death.
Before Mrs. Britton retired for the night
she had the boys clean out and prepare
stove in the room just under her for the
morning fire.
She then sent one of the large boys to
see If the work had been carefully done.
He replied that it was but it is thought
live Goals were scattered On the carpet
near the stove and this caused the holo-
caust. The building was of wood and the
fire spreadswith great rapidity. The chill
dren were hastily aroused and hurried
from the building wrapped in their night
clothes and bed-quilts. All were badly
frightened and when the shrieks of those
who were being cremated in the roaring
mass of flames reached their ears they
became almost unmanageable, and were
with difficulty prevented from rushing
into the fire in an attempt at rescue.
The building was soon destroyed and at
daylight the work Of searching the ruins
was taken up. All the children were &C
counted for by noon. The home was ten
miles from Dallas and it would have been
impossible to get aid out in time had it
been asked for. The matter Will be inves-
tigated.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-17
LEADVILLE FACES
4 GRAVE CRISIS
The Carbonate Hill Mines
Being Stripped of
Their Pumps.
Miles of Workings Will Then
Be Flooded and Operations
Must Cease.
Settlement of the Strike Is Now a
Secondary QuestiOn-Merchants
in Despair.

LEADVILLE, CoLo., Jan. 16. - The
crisis in the troubles which Leadville has
undergone since last June have been
reached and a clamity far worse than the
strike of the metallic miners here has
oveFtaken the camp. For the first time
IN fifteen Years the immense pumps that
have drained the big mines on Carbonate
Hill, the wealth centers of Leadville, are
closed completely, having been entirely
pulled out, while the pipe lines connect
ing are to be removed at once.
The Maid Renriette pumps had ca
pacity of 1900 gallons of water a minute,
and depending upon them were nearly all
the great mines of Carbonate Hill Two
DAYS sgo,as stated in these dispatches, men
were put to work pulling out the pumps,
but so serious was the undertaking that
people here were 10th to believe that the
intention would be really carried out.
To-day there can be no doubt, for the
pumps have been so far taken out that to
put them back would be to go all over the
ground again.
Bow long the mines affected by this
move can hold out is merely matter for
conjecture. There are miles of workings
on Carbonate Hill and these will prob
ably I'LL up slowly, so that the down town
workings may not be reached by the rush
of waters for a month or two It is, how
ever, only a question of time, and month
would undoubtedly find many mines idle
as a result of the food.
It is of little consequence now whether
the strike is settled or not. as no one has
anything to gain by settlement. It will
hafo vii ho
ployment for new men in the camp.
Merchants feel gloomy and all acknowl-
edge that Leadville faces the most serious
crisis in its history.
Nothing definite looking toward a set
Element of the strike has yet been arrived
at. Debs is hopeful and the Miners
Union is inclined to give in considerably
to-day.
The Governor will say nothing on the
situation, but maintains that something
must be done and that no one should lay
q thing in the way of settlement. He is
still hearing the views of leading citizens
on the question, and both he and the
managers approve of the position Debs
has taken on the situation.
Some men express the opinion that the
strike will be settled by Monday and
others take an opposite view. Debs is
optimistic. He is hopeful of favorable
turn and says that with an amicabIe ad-
iustment of the strike the bitterness of the
present will be forgotten in six months.
He is certainly the strongest character
for good that has yet interested himself to
q settlement.
The men held for the murder of Patrick
Carney were to-day bound over to the
District Court to await trial without bonds.
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SPEAKER CRISP'S.
MEMORY HOnORED
The House Devotes a Day
to Eulogies Of the Dead
Statesman.
A Large Assemblage Listens
With Interest to Obituary
Eloquence.
De Almond of Missouri Strays From
the Beaten Path and Discourses
on the Future Life.

WASHINGTON, D. O., Jan. 16.-Ths
House to-day, in accordance with an order
entered some weeks ago, turned aside
from the consideration of public business
and listened to eulogies upon the life and
services of the late ex-Speaker, Charles +.
Crisp of Georgia. The occasion was
marked by an unusually large attendance
of members, while the galleries were filled
by auditors, who listened with interest to
the obituary eloquence.
Tributes were paid to the deceased by
Representatives Henderson (R.) of Iowa,
Catchings Cd of Mississippi, Dalzell (R. }
OF Pennsylvania, Richardson CD of Ten
nessee, Bartlett (D.) of Georgia, McMillin
CD of Tennessee, Cummings CD of New
York, Hermann (R.) of Oregon. De Ar
mond 3D. OF Missouri, Dinsmore (D.) of
Arkansas, Buck CD of Louisiana, Cooper
CD of Florida, Swanson (D.) of Virginia,
Lacey (R.) of Iowa, Bell (Pop.) of Colo
RADIO, Wheeler CD of Alabama, Wood
ward CD OF North Carolina, Layton CD
of Ohio, McLaurin CD of South Carolina
McCreary 3D. of Kentucky, Wellington
(R.) of Maryland, Tate Cd Of Georgia,
Livingston (D.) of Georgia, Lawson (D.)
of Georgia and Morse (R.) of Massa-
chusetts.
While the eulogies were being delivered
Speaker Reed called to the chair tenn
porarily Richardson of Tennessee, who
was Speaker pro tenn. under the admins
tration OF Speaker Crisp, the first instance
in the present Congress where Democrat
has been asked to preside over the deliber-
atoms of the House.
In concluding his remarks Judge De Ar
mond of Missouri departed somewhat
from the beaten path of such discourses
and considered the future of the departed,
saying:
His spirit, where2 Has its existence ter
minated with the existence of the body7
Whatever philosophy may say, man rebels at
the thought. The hope, sometimes chung to
In desperation, sometimes chung to in bright
est an ticipations, that there is hereafter, and
that men live in that hereafter, none of US will
give up. The philosophy of ages of calm reas-
oning cannot Danish it. 1t springs as an in
heritance of humanity, as an instinct in the
soul of every being that breathes.
We believe-our hopes, our affections, all
that we hold near and dear in life admonish
US to believe, and constrain US to believe-that
and nobler sphere this great intellect, this
and achieve new and perform new acts of
glory and of grace.
Before entering upon the execution Of
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-17
SMASHED F1TZ ON THE nose.
A Piucky Rewsboy Causes the Pugiist to
Be Drubbed BY Crowd in a
CnIOoH

BROOKLYN, N. Y, Jan. 16.-After the
performance at Hyde & Remnants Thea
ter this evening, Bob Fitzsimmons, with
some friends, went to nearby saloon,
where they drank quite freely.
At midnight an 18-year-old newsboy
with bundle of papers under his arm
entered the place. Fitzsimmons grabbed
the papers from the boy and called him a
vile name. The lad turned and smashed
Fitz on the nose. Fitz started in to beat
the boy. The crowd interfered and
whipped Fitz. The lights were turned off
and the police were called. Fitz is now
locked in the saloon awaiting the arrival
of the police.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-17
eUNBoAT ORDERED TO BANGKOK.
WOuHdino of United States Consul BY
Siamese Soldiers is Said to
Be the Cause.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 16.-The
gunboat Machias left Canton for Bangkok,
Siam, this morning in obedience to cable
orders from Secretary Herbert 'to protect
American interests" The distance is
about 1000 miles, and the Machias should
reach her destination IN about a week.
The State Department declined to di-
vulge the character of the information
which it has received from BANGKOK
which causes the sudden dispatch of a
warship to the scene, but there is no
doubt that the attack on United States
Vice Consul Edward B. KelIert by SIAM
csc soldiers is at the bottom of it. ~
Press dispatches three weeks ago an
nounced that Mr.. Kellert, who is an IN
paid official appointed by Minister and
Consul General Barrett two years ago, had
been fred upon and wounded by Siamese
soldiers. 1t was impossible to confirm
this news at the State Department at the
time, but it was explained there that Mr..
Kellert had right to engage in trade, and
possibly some personal affair of his own
had led to his arrest by local authorities.
To-day it is learned that for some time
litigation has been in progress over the
estate of an American named Cheek, who
held a valuable teak concession from the
Siamese Government.
This had been highly remunerative dur
ing Cheeks lifetime, but when after his
death 1t became advisable to wind up his
estate the S1amese Government stepped in
and took measures to prevent the sale of
number of elephants he had raised and
employed in getting out the timber.
IL is also said that Kellert was the exec
utor of the estate or the agent of the
heirs, and his activity in their behalf had
probably led to friction with the Siamese
authorities, who overstepped the usual
legal methods in trying to get rid of him.
No American Warship has been to Bang
kok for about seven years, and while
Minister Barrett has been we'll received
there, the Siamese have not as much re-
spect for the American flag as for that of
either Great Britain or France.
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6nmth Dnkntn,a 6tr,,nnle.

PIERRE, s. D., Jan. 10.-Two caucuses
were taken tonight on Senator. The
Democrats nominated l. A.Weeks of Kim
ball. The silver men, including two
Democrats, held a caucus and adjourned
after five ballots, to meet Monday even
ing. The results of the ballots were:
First-Kyle IS, Loucks IA, Plowman 10,
Goodykoontz I, scattering 2. Second
Kyle q, Loucks 16, Plow m II, Goody-
koontz Z.
On the third and fourth ballots Kyle
lost strength and Plowman and Goo6y-
koontz gained, Loucks holding his
strength, Kyle gained on the fifth, Loucks
lost, leaving the vote: Kyle %, Loucks
IL, Plowman IL, Goodykoontz 8. The
rule adopted takes AZ to nominate.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-17
TO AID INDIES STARVING.
Relief Measures adopted at Large
Meeting Tn London.

hetf6T measures AQODIeO at q Large
Meeting In London.
LONDON, Enc. Jan. 16.-A large meet.
ing was held at the Mansion House to-day
for the purpose OF furthering the work of
aiding the sufferers by the famine in India.
The Lord Mayor, George Faudel Phillips,
presided.
Among those present were Lord George
Hamilton, Secretary of State for India
the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke of Con-
naught and George N. Curzon, Under-Sec-
rotary for Foreign Affairs. A resolution
declaring it to be public duty to promote
the work of extending the measures
for relief was offered by the
Duke OF Connaught, whereupon an
attempt was made by the socialist
leader Hyndman to move an amendment
deprecating the measures of relief for
India in view of the distress in England.
The Lord Mayor refused to listen to Hynd-
man, but he persisted in his attempt to
move his amendment and he was put out
of the hall amid applause. The resolution
of the Duke of Connaught was adopted.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-17
Lfye,y Riot in Georgia.

MACON, GA, Jan. 16.-A special from
Fort Valley, Ca, says: Fort Valley was
thrown into fever of excitement this aft
ernoon when message was received from
Byron, Ga, asking for assistance, as there
was riot on. and unless assistance was
obtained good many people would be
killed.
Since then nothing has been heard, as
the telegraph Office at Byron is closed.
Among the wounded are G. G. Richard
son, Caleb Bateman and Charles Bate.
man. The row started with the above
men and was joined in by others. Sheriff
Cooper has gone to the scene.
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ahe Wheeltno and Laks E,.ie TroubLe.

NEW YORK, N. Y. Jan. 16.-President
Blair of the Wheeling and Lake Erie
Railway Company made statement to-
day in reference to the appointment OF re-
ceivers, saying that the difficulties OF the
company were the result chiefly OF low
rates in the bituminous coal traffic, which
comprises more than half the company's
tonnage. Strikes and bank failures did
the rest. The property, however, is in ex-
cellent condition and the interest on the
bOnded debt is puntuallY paid.
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tor Isham G. Harris of Tennessee has re-
ceived a telegram stating that his wife is
seriously i'll at Paris, Tenn, and advising
him to come at once. The Senator him.
self, who is 70 years of age,
has been for some time in such
condition of failing health as to arouse the
affectionate sympathies of his friends. He
has been confined to his room for over
week, but left for Tennessee this afternoon
accom- panied by his son, Edward Harris.
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con..lI. Renonnfred.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 1S.-The
President has granted exequaturs to the
following Consular officers of the Greater
Republic OF Central America: Nicaro
BoIet Prasa, Committeeman at New York !;
Ernest Schernikow, Consul at New York |;
Eustorgio Calderon. Consul-General at
San Francisco; Monico Cordova, Consul
General at New Orleans; Victor J. Botto,
Consul at New Orleans, and Jose M. Bres-
Ter, Consul at Detroit. The President has
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-17
MERE BUNoOMBE.
Rhat the Stansese Consul General al
Netu York. Says.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Jan. 16.-Isaac
Townsend Smith, Siamese Consul Gen.
eral at New York, when shown a COPY of
the Washington dispatch regarding the
sending of the gunboat Machias to Bang
kok, Siam, ''to protect American inter-
ests," said he did not attach any i'm
portance to the action.
Dispatches from Siam about the attack
on Vice Consul Kellert," said he, fare
newspaper sensations. The whole affair,
in my opinion, is mere buncombe. II the
situation is at all serious the Siamese Gov
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the order of the day the House passed two
or three private bills, also one authorizing
the CoIum bia and Red Valley Railroad
Company to build bridge across the
Colum bic River in Washington.
At O'Clock the House adjourned.
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also recognized Edwin Hughes as honor
airy Consul of Guatemala at Seattle.
Hanna 4rter the senatorshtp.

CLEVELAND, ONO, Jan. 16.-The
Press this afternoon says: M. A. Hanna is
an avowed candidate for the United
States Senatorship. He announced his
candidacy this morning for the first time
after a long conference with Congressman
II. l.. Morey of Hamilton, Ohio, who
came to Cleveland in the capacity OF
Foraker's representa- tive.