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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-28

! frigerator and either on shipboard or on
shore.
L can only say responded Swift,
that General Eagan at the time of the
interview seemed to have the same I'M
qerstandlng OF the contract that ! had.
In view OF his testimony l can only say
that he was mistaken"
Major Lee ASKED; Then the insertion
OF the. clause limiting. to twenty -four
hours the time for fresh beef after being
taken out of the refrigerator was not a
CLERICAL error, as suggested by the gen.
eral?'
THAT cannot be so. He said his agents
would take care to preserve the meat
from the sun, and 1 assured him that II
for twenty-fOur hours after being taken
from the refrigerator
Swift continued by saying that refrig-
Grated beef in a torrid country would
keep good longer than an ordinary person
would think it good, on account of the
his representations, the first draft of the
contract had been changed by General
Eagan in several particulars.
swift said in reply to a question that
the dressed beef. export business was
growing rapidly at the expense of the ex-
portatiOn of live cattle There was, he
said, a super-demand abroad for refrig-
Grated beef, and in London this beef was
supplied to the best trade.
for Swift & Co, followed swift. He testi-
fed to his participation in the negotia-
lions with General Eagan to secure the
army contract, saying he had met the
general several times on this subject. the
first meeting being in May of last year
before the issuance of the advertisement
for bids He also understood that the
seVenty-two hour clause applied only to
the time that the beef was to be kept in
the refrigerators on shore. There was
an especial understanding with General
Eagan as to the twenty-four hour clause
limiting the time which the beef could be
kept out of the refrigerator. he agreeing
that it should be kept considerably under
cover.
Barry related that on one day when he
was in General Eagan's office, prior to the
letting of the contract, the later COM
planned of the number of people who were
writing letters to him concerning the
processing of beef. The general had
then handed him a letter from a Mr..
Powell of New York, who claimed to have
a process for preserving meat, saying he
had shipped beef prepared under it to
points in the Southern States.
1T struck me- said Barry, from Cen
eral Eagan's behavior that he was dis
gusted at the thought. He said he was
depending upon the refrigerator beef and
would only deal with those who could
furnish it."
After hearing Barry, the court at $50
o'clock held a brief executive session and
then adjourned until tomorrow.
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"COIN " HARVEY
HAS RESIGNED
Leaves the Silver Demo-
cratic Committee.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

CHICAGO, March CIV. H. ("Coin")
Harvey has resigned as general manager
of the ways and means committee of the
Democratic Committee and Sam B. Cook
Of Missouri has been appointed in his
place. Mr.. Cook has been in practical
charge Of the office for some time while
Mr.. Harvey has been absent. Mr.. Har-
vey gives as the cause Of his resigna-
ton that he could not get the commit
tee TO agree on what he thought was a
practical, businesslike and aggressive
policy. He expressed an earnest desire
for the success of the work of the ways
and means committee and the princi-
pies of the Chicago platform, but fur
Their than this he refused to make any
statement.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, March 81
Hon. w. J. Bryan was this evening
shown the Associated Press telegram
relating to the resignation of w. H.
Harvey. He said: .
Mr.. Harvey has been very efficient
and has. through his speeches and writ
jngs. contributed largely to the growth
of bimetallic sentiment. Mr.. Cook is
one of the original silver men of Mis-
so7lri and the work of the committee
VIII not suffer in his hands. l believe
Mr.. Harvey's plan Of collecting money
for educational purposes is a feasible
one. and that the people who believe in
the restoration of bimetallism ought to
contribute to carry on the fght. The
financicrs have contributed largely 10
circulate the gold standard literature.
I know nothing of Mr.. Harvey's rea-
sons for resigning further than your
%alaUraTI1 states.
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]. WALDERE KIRK AND
"BARONESS" BLANC

NEW YORK, March 1.-THE Herald
chicago correspondent telegraphs: When
7 called to see Baroness" Blanc at the
Hotel Lancaster to ask about the report
of her marriage to ]. Waldere kirK tne
latter appeared. The baroness couiu
not be seen. 49,
kirk, when I asked him about the re-
nortad marriage, said: II won't say any
hing about it, because there is no use.
There's nothing for me to say ,i Pne way t9
draw your own conclusions. u4o,
VI The En- "Baroness' has been at the Hotel ottl
Lancaster about three weeks; of Pfe Ta 2u
". ~ tii e,JanI1e one week ago last night she
Closed clos short season at the e.r,7 AdeIRh nj
TReater here with her Play o, 1.-The t Sit #
ei Io,ai on Thursday night next. she will
n niiaSe a benefit. Up to three or four days
ago Kirk was a guest at the AUDITORIUM u m
annex. He is now guest at the Aah-
1oc CT
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SULLIVAN NOT ASKED
TO ACT AS REFEREE

LOS ANGELES, March John L.
Sullivan arrived at the Hollenbeck Hotel
last night accompanied by his thirst.
strict orders were given by the manager
of the aggregation of which John L. ana
Jake Kilrain are stars that no drinks
should be sent to the ex-champion 1hat
displeased John. He sent belboy 10 the
bar with instructions to get a pottle o.
1,biel,v The boy returned and announced
"Can't do nothing for you, John
"Well. that's lightning" said sullivan
..but l don't blame you, kid he added
Contrary to expectations the big BIOS.
tonian accepted his fate meekly and went
~ never was asked to referee the NC
Cov-Choynski fight said Sullivan TO-DAY.
at was dead wrong to say l was. People
Get sore when you job them like that; |
Gas in Ventura that night and never had
any idea of being referee.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-28
FIRE DESTROYS
ARMOUR WORKS
Six Employees Missing,
Many Injured.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

CHICAGO, March 27-Fire destroyed
the Armour curled hair and felt works,
Thirty-f place and Lenson street,
tonight, causing a property loss of
nearly 100000. injuring eleven en-
ployes, one fatally, and endangered the
lives of 400 others, who rushed to es-
cape through the binding SMOKE.
Late tonight it was found that six
people who were in the building when
the fire broke out were missing, and
while it is not thought that all Of them
are dead, it is probable that the ma
jority of them persisted The names of
the missing follow:
JAMES FLANAGAN, machine
hand, last seen on third floor.
WILLIAM gibson, workman, last
seen on fourth floor.
ELLA HENNIWRIGHT,l last seen on
second floor.
THOMAS MITCHELL, last seen on
fifth floor
DENNIS SHEEHAN.
JOHN WHITE, last seen on third
floor
The injured: jeremiah Steele, jumped
from third story window, will die; Jo-
seph kuda, badly burned about legs
and body; john Rhodes, jumped from
second story window, leg broken;
George MOsher, fell down elevator
shaft, right shoulder broken; August
Schomberg, ankle sprained and scalp
wound; Mamie Ryan, face and arms
burned; George Schwartz, hands, face
and arms burned, Margaret Goenthy,
both arms cut and head bruised; Nell
lie McNab, hands and face burned;
Paul RosCmier, both hands burned, left
side of head scorched; Harry Lee, fell
from second story window. scalp
wound.
Employees on the floor on which the
fire started said that nail which
caught in a picker" caused friction
igniting the infiammable material with
which the machines are fed The
flames spread to bales of curled hair,
and in three minutes the entire floor
was dense with binding black smoke.
Men and women left their posts in
frantic ruSheS to the exits. Many ran
to windows and descended by the fire
escapes, but most CROPPED through the
smoke to the first floor and out the cor
ner entrance.
jeremiah Steele was bending over his
carding machine when the blaze broke
out. Stifled by the smoke, he staggered
to a window, swung himself over the
sill and held by his fingers. Mean
while firemen stretched a net and
shouted to Steele to drop. He did so,
but crashed to the stone sidewalk
The Armour felt works burned out
nearly a year ago. 1t was replaced by
a substantial five-story structure, 112
by 225 feet, which was completed only
last August. Equipped with special
reference to fire protection in the way
of construction and exterior fire es-
capes. the total destruction worked by
to-day's blaze was a source Of keen re-
eret to the owners. The loss is total.
The insurance is $500, 900.
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DEPOSITORS WILL BACK
THE COMMERCIAL BANK
Pledged Their Support to the Extent
Of $4,000 Yesterday.

SAN LUIS OBISPO. March "a meet
ing of the stockholders, depositors ana
customers of the closed Commercial Bank
was held here to-day, the object being
to talk over the situation and if possible
arrive at some conclusion toward reopen
ing the concern. About 200 were present
The president of the bank, Med r. Vena-
Bile, made a speech, explaining that per-
mission had been secured from the Bank
Commissioners to resume business and all
that was needed was the assistance of
the depositors, who were invited to come
forward and sign an agreement to the
effect that for the next ten months they
would only withdraw their deposits at
the rate of 10 per cent of such deposit
each month, thereby giving the bank an
opportunity to fully recover.
Henry Drummer of San Francisco, a
large stakeholder in the bank, followed
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ADVERTISEMENTS.

indispositions He is too busy making
money He says he leaves sickness to the
women folks.
That is the way men commit suicide
tens of thousands of them. A woman can
stand between this danger and her husband
if she will. A little watchfulness-a sug-
gestion now and then and little of good
general remedy always at hand may save
her husbands life Dr. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery is a remarkable remedy
for hard working men and women. In
certain sense, it is a cure-all, for the reason
that it goes down to bedrock and cures the
disorders that are responsible for the ma
iority of serious illnesses. 1t strengthens
the stomach and makes the appetite keen
and hearty. 1t invigorates the liver. It
aids the natural processes of secretion and
excretion. It makes the assimilation of
the food perfect. II purifes the blood
and fills it with the life giving elements
that build new and healthy flesh tissue. 1t
tones the nerves. It is the great blood
maker and flesh builder. 1t cures % per
cent of all cases of 1aryngial bronchial,
throat and kindred affections, which if
neglected, lead up to consumption. 1t is
also an unfailiug refnedy for all nervous
disorders An honest dealer will not urge
a substitute.
Last winter took sick with what the doctors
called la grippe" writes Mrs. Sarah Farley, of
Fairfax, Atcfison Co., Mo- Was sick for about
four months and nothing that took seemed to
do me any good. My friends thought had con-
sumption. coughed up blood for long while,
and nearly gave up all hope of ever getting we'll.
I heard of DR.. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery
and thought I would tryit. I had not finished
the first bottle when I began to get better.
have taken two bottles Of the Golden Medical
Discovery and one of the Favorite Prescrip-
ton and feel better than ever before ia my life"
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DIES IN AN ASYLUM.

ST. LOUIS, March &-Bishop James
Dupgan died to-day at st. Vincent's In
sane Asylum, where he had been pa
tent for twenty-nine years. He was "a
years of age. The Bishops intellect be-
came clouded IN 1870. and it was found
necessary to provide for him at the asy-
ium one of his decisions was that he
TO he 'i entirely rational At such times
he would pore over eccleesiasticoaal volumes
and recount incidents OF MS IRE; ~.
coadiit0r and friend of Archbishop Ken
dricR, who looked upon his as his i,os sue,
Sj5ibrs, s,o I'm To the time of his death
he was always permitted to retain the
garb of q Bishop.
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THE THISTLE NOT LOST.
Missing sloop Seen at Anchor in
Northern Harbor.

VICTORIA, B. c., March 27.-There
seems a strong likelihood that after all
the Ford-Thames party of nine reported
lost with the sloop Thistle between Alert
Bay and Horribly Island is safe. A ser
geant of the provincial police saw Ford 5
sloop at North End Island on March 9,
Ford having gone north to pilot some
vessel. The party was awaiting his re-
turn This would mean that they were
in safety long after the time mentioned
as the probable date of their loss.
Fletcher. who brought the news of the
loss, came from Horribly Island and
would therefore not know anything about
the delay occasioned by Ford going far
Their north than Alert Bay.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-28
Nayor Hason of
Portland IS Dead

PORTLAND, Or, March 27.-Mayor
w. s. Mason died this morning. He was
twice elected to the Mayoralty His
first term began in 1891, when Port
land, East Portland aond Albina were
consolidated into one municipality. He
served three years. He was reelected
Mayor last June. his personal popular
ity and integrity giving him a large
majority over the three opposition can
didates combined. Mr.. Mason was pres
ident of the Chamber of Commerce for
a number of years. He organized and
was president of the Portland National
Bank, which met disaster in 1893. Mr..
Mason put up over 100000 of his pri-
vate fortune and saved depositors from
loss.
Services over the body of Mayor Ma
son will be held in this city tomorrow
at the First Presbyterian Church. and
Immediately afterward the body will be
taken on board the steamer Columbia
for San Francisco. The Columbia prob
ably will arrive in San Francisco on
Friday morning
Mayor Mason was a member of Gold
en- Gate Commandery, Knights Tenn
plar, and it is by his express wish that
this organization will take charge of his
funeral in San Francisco. The body
will be inferred in Masonic Cemetery,
San Francisco, beside his two sisters.
w. S. Mason came to San Francisco
in 1876 from Illinois, where he had been
connected with the freight department
of the Illinois Central Railroad. Soon
after his arrival he made the ac-
ouaintance of Peter Donahue, and Mr.
Donahue at once became strongly at
tached to him. He gave him the posi-
ton of general freight agent of the old
San Francisco and North Pacific Rail-
way. Later the Omnibus Road was
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and assured the depositors that II they
would agree to the above conditions suf-
f1cient money would be provided to re-
open the bank.
Nearly every depositor present then
signed the agreement. The shareholders
later held a private meeting and decided
to open the concern some time next week.
Deposits to the amount of $3.50 900 were
signed for to-day. There was every evil
dence of good feeling at the meeting and
when the bank opens it will receive the
heartieSt SunnOrt.
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THE POPE PLEASED
BY THE LETTER OF
NEW YORK BISHOPS

statement In
o March
expressing their
what
, S In the etter the
father which
forth these settled Thanks his Holiness
the subject pride glory We in because our nation Is
religion of
followers
The with the
to see of his
carea
Byd the holy
forward
, afforded lis
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-28
SAVED FROM DEATH
BY BEING ARRESTED

SAN JOSE. March N-The timely ar
rest of f. A Hanscom, alias c. A. Smith,
prevented the latter occupying a slab in
the morgue tonight. He attacked a IL
year-old girl at Hester School this after
noon The principal discovered him and
chased him away, notifying the Sheriff 8
office When c. H. Coles, the father of
the girl, heard of the crime after he got
home from work, he armed himself with
a shotgun and started out to kill Hans
com Deputy Sheriff Black ran across
the wretch Just as the irate parent was
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started and Mr.. Mason undertook the
extra burden of superintendent of that
line, along with his other duties. This
class of work was altogether new to
him, but being a thorough railroad man
he soon picked up enough about the
business to make him a successful
manager. In 1882 finding his duties
rather arduous, he resigned his position
in this city to go into business in Port
land. His work on the railroads was
greatly appreciated by Mr. Donahue,
who always spoke of him as the best
railroad man in the country.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-28
AN ENCOUNTER IMMINENT.

LIMA. Peru, March 27.-Advices from
Bolivia say that an encounter is imminent
between the Government troops under
President Alonzo and the Federalists, or
insurgents. The fighting will probably
take place between Oruro where the
Government reserves are stationed, and
Coracolla, about sixty miles northwest of
Or1rO
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-28
Antarctic Explorations.

LONDON, March 27-Llewelyn Long
staff. a member of the Royal Geo
graphical Society. has contributed 925 900
toward the fund being raised by the Brit
ish Association and the Royal Society for
the British Antartic Expedition, which
will cooperate with the German Antartic
expedition in exploration next year,
though each will take a different route.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-28
Ernnerates DR.. Corey.

TACOMA. March H.-The Coroner
jury in The case of Mrs. DR.. Corey re-
turned a verdict that she came to her
death by being shot by her husband while
he was laboring under the influence or
nightmare
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about to find him. and thus prevented
bloodshed.
Hanscom is an all-round crook, and
there are two charges of forgery against
him. he having passed number Of
worthless checks on merchants.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-28

Edward Hanlon, the great mana
ger of the champion Baltimores,
writes about baseball for 1899, in
next Sundays Call.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-10-11
Oouldn't DO a Better inning.

Couldn't DO a Better Thing.
Charleston Courier.
"The Point Pleasant Register
says Grif T. Smith is being spoken
of as one of the Democratic oandi-
dates for the Legislature next year.
The Democrats of Mason could not
do better thing than nominate
Griff Smith for the Legislature,
and the people of Mason could not
do wiser thing than elect him.
He is energetic, talented and eff
oient in the discharge of public
duties and would come conspicu-
ously to the front as member of
the House of Delegates. If nom
mated he will be elected. He has
the same running qualities as his
father, j. p. r. B. Smith, who has
never been beaten for the county
clerkship in Mason county. The
Point Pleasant Smiths have a Pc
culiar habitof getting there every
time"
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This is a nice piece of work, but i
do not think it compares with that
upon Look Eleven and the rest of
the Looks on the Great Kanawha,
for most of the work is concrete
and timber, while that on the Ka-
nawha is solid stone.
visited Pittsburg and Witness
ed the reception of the "home com
ing" of the famous Tenth Pennsyl-
yania Regiment. 1t was certainly
a grand reception, and over seven
hundred thousand voices cheered
the "heroes" as they marched
through the densly thronged streets
of the oity, beneath the gayley
decorated houses that hadmillions
of flags and buntings flying in the
breeze.
1 visited Economy twice eince /
have been here This place was
established by colony of Ger
mans many years ago. The streets
are wide and upon both sides are
cherry trees about IS feet apart
which they rent out each season at
ten cents a tree. 1t certainly is a
strange place to one who has never
seen the like before. The houses
have no front doors, and many
other peculiar customs are inaugur-
ated by them.
L will try and procure some data,
60, and write you again. Best
wishes to allfriends and the boys
in the Office and girls, too, ID,
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The administration will find SER
ious trouble when Congress meets.
Opposition in the Republican par
ty to the Philippine policy will
find foroeful expression in Mason,
Hoar and Wellington in the Sen
ate, and the narrow majority in
that body will afford them peculiar
power. Already Republicans are
casting about for a presidential
nominee other than Mckinley.
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After Conl.

Capt. w. j. Keister is sinking a
shaft on his farm at Ashton, for the
purpose of mining coal; and it is
said he has struck very thick
and rich vein. He will soon be
independent of trusts.