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FIRE ALARM IN THE ST. DENIS.
Guests Hustled Out, but the Fire Is Con.
fined to SCOT in n Chimney.

A pedestrian at 2:15 o'clock this morning
saw smoke coming from the roof OF the
st. Denis Hotel at Eleventh street and
Broadway He turned in fire alarm and
then notified tho clerk. who sounded
the fire alarm In all the rooms. The $50 guests
rushed from their rooms in their niGhtclothes
and many climbed down the fire escapes to the
street.
Others ran down tho stairs to hall on the
Eleventh street side. whore they found the
street door locked The police burst In the
door and released them.
The fremen found that the fire consisted o
SCOT burning in one Of the chimneys and
extinRuished it without damage. The guests
returned to bed
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ATLANTIC CITY. Junea. The schooner George
4. Howcs is upsidcdown two miles Of shore
at BnrncGat and is fast drifting ashore.
The vessel was found at about O'Clock this
afternoon hv Ben Rldgway Of the lie saving
station NJ IhrneGat while he was out in n nsh
ing smack.
lust before he came to the overturned boat
Ridgway saw tughoat stcamng away in the
direction OF New York. supposedly with the
crew on board. The schooner was built Mt
Deals Point in 1892. She carried q crew Of
four men, and was bound from Philadelphia to
New York.
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ROBREE ~ 4 BULLETIN CROUD.
Killoran Felt He Watch Go, hut Grabbed
tic Mnn Who Had Il.

In crowd waiting for przefgEt news in
front OF tn" Klondike Hotel Firy-ninth street
and Eighth avenue. John killoran Of lG2 West
Sixty-tirst stree fet tug at his watchrhan.
Ho seized thu man neXi to him and called Po-
lirrman White Of tn" Wes' SiXty-ciehth street
station.
kiloran's watch was found IN the mans
pCctct and he was ocFed ny. He said h. was
John Williams OF ~ Second street.
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f. H. Howell. Son 4 Co.. agents for tho Mol
lrnhauer aud National sugar rnnncr"s, an
nounrci yesterday that they would crt prices
one sixteenth Of "A cent a pound on graduated
sugar Tor PROMPT shipment. This made tho
Il, cents charged by the American Sugar Re-
lining Company and the other independent
sugar rcinurS.
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Hcttv Grcer has paid tho Judgment Of
SSI5.33. with costs. which Lawyer Smith T..
Lane obtained against her for legal services
before Justice Fitzgerald on Nav ~ TIL
worl; Of Mr. Lane was done in VacatnG per-
sonul tax Assessment for $4,000 against her
property based un 2. valuation ot Sl,3uO,uuO,
The money was paid 10y her To Col. Franklin
Bart"tt, counsel Tor Lane. and tho Judgment
was marked satisfied yesterday.
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NEW CONFERENCE OF RELIGION.
Preliminary Organization Complete for the
First Held in This State.

First Held In This state.
The first New York State Conference OF Re
iigion. which will bring together repre- senta-
tves OF nearly all Of the prominent denomi.
nations to discuss current questions. will be
held in New York in March. 1900 The Ex.
ecutve Committee Of the conference organ
tied yesterday by. electing Dr. James NJ
Wilton OF the OmlODk Chairman. Rabbi Ste
Treasurer. A subcommittee was appointed
to prepare n programme for the conference.
Sixty names were added to the General Com
mit.ee, and these names were added to the
Executive Committee: The Rev. DIR. r. Hebcr
Newton. the Rev. W. c. Gannett Of Rochester,
the Rev. Samuel 7 Carter, the Rev. Leighton
Williams and the lev. DR.. James NJ. Wilton.
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JAMES BRr,N CONrIcTED.

lie Killed Frank Fleming and Daniel Shields
in u Barronm Row.
flames Bryan. who was on trial in the County
Court. Brooklyn. for killing Daniel Shields and
Frank Fleming insa saloon row at Navy and
NASSAU streets on March 10. was converted
yesterday OF mansaughter in the second de.
EE"".
i'rvan's defence was that he had stabbed
Shells nnl Fleming In order to save his own
NE when they both attacked him in the saloon
after having tried to break into his house.
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Receiving the News in Omnhr.

OMAHA June 9.-SCveral thousand people
gathered in the centre Of the city and INDUCED
in the wiIdes. demonstrations over the result
Of the prizetght.
Large. sums Of moncy changed hands Mt 2 to
3 on Fity. Nothing similar has been witnessed
in Omaha since Corbett defeated Sullivan.
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Consolidation of the Rail shipping Coal
Companies.

Wall street heard yesterday that the plans
had matured for a consolidation Of the rail
shipping coal companies in the PittsburG dis
trct 1t was said that the committee having
charge OF the canvass for options has received
igurrs from about 100 OF the | 10 mines which
Il is proposed 10 bring into tho consolidation.
Tn. capital stock is to be fixed at $4,000. 900.
and Moore Il Schlcy. II Is stated. will have
charge OF the financial arrangements.
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SIoon Third on Winning List.


.cnFcidI FdO7e DIIDo'cF u THE SrN.
LONDON. June H.-ln consequence OF several
of the leading Jockeys having had few mounts
during the past week, Tod Sloan now holds
third place in the seasons list Of winners. he
having / / | mounts and II wins to his credit.
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INDIAN DIES OF NEAT PR0STRATI0N.
Overcome Two Days Ago and Cooler
Weather Didn't saw" Him.

Potter Patten. IA full blooded IroIuoiS Indian.
died yesterday Of heat prOStratiun at his home.
ABB West Broadway. pattrn. who Was 81 years
old. travelled with a patent medicine company.
II" was overcome hy the heat two days ago.
and never rallied.
Tn" MENTORS Of the Indian colony in the
n"is hborhuod. who al speak lrouuls crowded
the rooms last night. and r0udOicd with TIA"
dead mans daughter. Patton was horn in
taughnawagH, Province of Quebec. He was
one of the best athletes in his tribe.
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HAD MISS WENDEL.s PROPERTY.
Search OF McKinney's House in Philadel-
phin Reveals Robbery Spells.

phiR KeyeaIs Robbery SpOils.
PHILADELPHIA. June 0.-Detectives Bond
and Murray and Special Policeman Pastri went
this evening to the house 1871 Lippincott
street. whore Samuel Mckinney. under arrest
on accusation of his wife. lived. and made Il
search They found three pieces of sill
Wendell OF 422 Fifth avenue, New York.
and two certificates Of deposit of the
United States Trust Company Of New York.
showing that on Jan. ~. 1898. Miss Wendell
made deposit Of 500 90. and on May IL,
1895. deposit Of $4,000, They also found a
and transfer certificate Of 81 600 OF the stock
OF the Oregon Short Line Railway Company.
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All the sanitary inspectors II N" Health
Board have been ordered Ia Civ" up their 1rdi-
nary wor, 81 that they may turn 'h"ir n'ten-
ton to tho inspection Of the tenement houses
Of tn" east side sanitary Sup"rn'"nd"nt
Roberts submitted r"r''ts t. N" Health h11ri
yesterday showing that III" dean rate "m'ng
children on I'll" ca-' lid" - greater than ever
LnflIn.
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Mrs. I. u. Grnnt aud nnnghtcr in Chlcngo.

CnI, 500. H.. .r,m" "-Nr-. :"d"rrk ID.
Grant aud hrr dauGht r., Miss Julia Grant. are
the guests OF Ms II II IIuuor'. nos Michigan
avenue. They reached Chicago asst evening.
aud VIII spend several days IN ia" city.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-11

putting half of It in the box, the ticket taker
would only tear off one corner and give the
off piece in the box he would throw 1t away
and the fighters would get no account OF the
passed in such tickets.
These tickets were sold the outside, and
when I called Mr. Grooms attention to the
matter he would not allow the ticket taker to
put them in the box. My men insisted on hav-
ing them put in the box. but II was no use
He told the men he would have them put out
If they interfered with the ticket takers. Then
I went down to see what he meant. l saw one
Supervisor bringing eight in without
ticket. 1 asked him why he did not give the
Supervisors their tickets. He said he did, but
they gave them away. Then knew was get
ting the worst of It. and told Groom II there
was not S2500 in the house l would not fight.
They offered $500, which refused, and so did
Mr. Green refuse the offer. The first thing
knew l saw Green in the ring. and he wanted
the club to give him the purse. This was
funny move on the part of Green, who did not
even have his shoes laced when he entered the
ring.
Now as to George Green. I will meet him
before any club outside Of the so-called Ma
tional Club, and bet him as much as he wants.
I ready TO meet him inside of ten days.
There is another mean trick that Mr. Groom
played on me. He came and asked me to let
Jim Jeffords box Collins ten rounds, to which
I consented. After training three weeks and
paying Jeffords' expenses Mr.. Groom got his
club doctor to say that Collins had heart fall
ure Mr. Greggains had DR.. O Donnell to ex-
anime Collins, and DR.. O'Donnel pronounced
him all right-that there nothing the mat
ter with his heart. l asked Groom who was
not listen to me. The whole difficulty with the
match was that Jeffords would not cut the
purse for Green. From the way Mr.. Green has
been acting. 1t looks though he were inter
ested in this club.
Now I will let the public judge for themselves
who was at fault. I am not the first fighter
that these men have robbed, and the quicker
they are out Of the business the quicker the
sport will elevate
I will state again that I am ready to fight
Green within ten days for a side bet.
Another thing, Mr.. Groom wanted to pay
he r6fpTap-SOnpfbinR ard n
fighter doing before
These two men-Groom and Gibbs-have
pulled off all the fake fights or so-caled con-
tests, that have taken place in this city.
will close hoping this letter will enighten
the public Of the kind Of men who are running
the National Club I remain. truly yours.
BILLY SMITH.
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HALF MILLION INVOLVED.
Foreclosure Proceedings on the Big
Graham Note Commence.

The action instituted by John D. Spreck-
els & Bros Company against r. F. Gra-
ham. eX-superintendent of the Beaver
Hill coal mine and the Coos Bay, Rose
burg and Eastern Railway and Naviga-
ton Company, to recover on a promissory
note of $523, ,162 80, executed in 1897, went to
trial before Judge Bahrs yesterday morn
ing.
In the action w. F. Preston and w l..
Pierce are representing the plaintiff and
A. A. Moore of Oakland the defendant
The morning session was taken up in ar
gument on the question as to whether the
action was one in law or equity. 1t was
contended on behalf of the plaintiff that
the action was equitable and this view
vas taken by the court, and an order de-
nying a trial by jury was entered.
More legal points together with the
reading of the pleadings in the action oo-
cupied most of the afternoon session, but
before an adjournment was taken w. d.
K. Gibson, secretary of the plaintiff cor
poration, was placed on the stand He
identified the note and testified that in
terest due to date on the note amounted
to S32 ia 80, and that there was due on the
date suit was filed, June 49, 1885, the sum
of $6277 "a. During the course of the tes-
timony argument was advanced by coun-
sci for the defendant that the present ac-
ton could not be maintained. as in the at
tempt to fOrecloSe on the pledges, with
out Consideration of the mortgage, a split
ting of demands resulted, a condition
claimed to be obnoxious to local statutes.
The court held otherwise, however and
the case proceeded. A few figures were
given by the witness, after which the
case went over till this morning.
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MYSTERIOUS SMITH Is
OUT WITH A STORY
HE STATES HIS REASON FOR NOT
FIGHTING.

BILLY" Smith, the mysterious pugilist
who failed to meet George Green last
Friday night in Woodward's Pavilion,
visited the office of The Call last evening
and desired the publication of a story
giving his reason for not lighting on the
evening In question. This is Smith YER
sion of the affair:
SAN FRANCISCO. April 9. 1899
To the Sporting Public; l would like TO ell
Tighten the public why l did not meet Green.
have fought for the past ten years and L have
vet to meet the first man to accuse me Of. be-
Ing a fsker. l have always fought to win, ana
when l heard the rumors Of the fight being
fake I became dsgusted and knowing the men
had to contend with who were running the
agbt made up my mind that If I caught them
doing anything wrong | would not hight At
welghlng-in time Alex Greggains told me that
he Just received q copy of the articles, ana
that Messrs Groom and Gibbs left out the
principal part of the greement-regarding the
cornplinentary tickets, The first article pro-
v!ded that the club should pay for all com
rlirnentaries over 200 and for all counterfeit
tickets taken In at the door by the ticket taker.
These are the articles that l signed.
Now the articles that Groom and Gibbs gave
to Mr. Greggains only called for 200 compll-
mentaries and did not mention the counterfeit
tickets Mr.. Greggans accused Groom OF
changing the articles. which Groom denied.
Mr. Kennedy produced copy of the frat set,
and Mr.. Groom said II a mistake. Well
It my business to instruct the men 1 had at the
door TO keep a sharp lookout for counterfeit
tickets and not to let a man pass without TAX
ing his ticket and putting the coupon In the
box This was done until the press tickets
came in. Insead Of taking the press ticket and
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-11
ANOTHER WEEK
OF COMIC OPERA
AND VARIETY

All that the Southwell Comic Opera
Company needs to make a success of
the f1fteen-weeks' season at Morosco's
is series of comfortably sized audi-
ences. The singers live up to the fa.-
VorapIe impression secured at the open
ing performance Last night they even
more than duplicated the success of
The Black Hussar" in a lively, we'll
dressed, well-staged and well-sung
production of the Queens Lace
Handkerchief" Under almost any cir
cumstances the performance would
have been creditable, and it was es-
pecially so considering that the occa
sion was the first night. AS a rule the
stock companies of San Francisco are
not very fortunate on first nights. But
1t Is the business of a new broom +o
sweep clean, and certainly the South
well people started their second week
with tidy and skillfully managed per
formance of an attractive opera.
The ensemble was notable for ,ts ba1-
ance and unanimity. The smaller CON
certed pieces We're sung with telling
pace and enthusiasm, and the hig
choruses were given out with snlendid
'OANAiiS eAl4U dCCOIu. Inc Fascinating
waltz-time finale of the second act was
smashingly sung and vigorously en-
cored. These choristers not only sing
good sturdy note, but they act. get in
and out of place with refreshing free
dom.
The opera, although it has not been
given here in several years, is too well
known to demand detailed description
The book is as good as most of the old
books and the music is Johann Strauss
at his Waltzful best. Daisy Thorna had
the part of the Queen last night and
proved quite equal to its light Difficult
ties. Miss Edith Mason was the Irene
and an excellent one in both song and
action; and Miss Hattie Bell Ladd
figured handsomely in His Ma1estv's
snug tights. Mr.. Persse, the tenor
was not In the best voice, but as the
melodized Cervantes he was the mascu-
line most of the show. Mr.. Wolff found
large vent for his comic and vocal pow
ers in the part of the prime minister
and made better showing than he did
last week; and Arthur Wooley was In
extensively bumptious as the Sancho
PanZa.
The company will make a stronger
bid for favor next week with 'Erminie'
for the bill, and still stronger one the
week after with 'El Captain" Several
serious operas are in prospect, includ-
Ing Puccinfs La Boheme."
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The San Francisco call., 1899-04-11
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Whence all these symptoms?
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How does the Poison get into your blood?
When your kidneys sick, poison and disease
breeding germs creep into your blood.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-11

much time. now that 1t has started, for
there is no wrangling between prosecution
and defense. Mr.. Thornton or Captain NO
Bile. the Judge advocate, and leading ques-
tions are put In numbers to raise the na1r
inal courts It saves time and every one
understands why they are put, and the
facts are reached when in an ordinary
court the attorneys would still be argu-
ing. The proceedings aim TO get at the
facts in the quickest and clearest way
possible, and technicalities are not con-
sidared.
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The ChI1teS.

Ola Hayden, the girl barytone, sang "On
the Day When Dewey Comes Home" at
the Chutes Free Theater last evening, the
large audience joining in the refrain. An
other musical hit was made by the How
ard brothers, banjoists who responded to
six encores Way and Maitland give a
good negro sketch Miss Maitland ini-
fates a clever wench and sings with much
since it was last seen here and the wise
CANNES have learned many new tricks.
The rest of the bill is good. The anna
teur Trilby dance will be repeated Thurs
do nj OH
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Orpheun.

Mile. Clara Lardinois and Miss Lillian
Burkhart were the attractions at the Or
pheum last night. Both were valuable ad-
ditions to an entertaining programme and
they earned their numerous recalls Mile
Lardinois IS possessed of a birdlike and
very sympathetic voice of wide range.
Miss Burkhart was assisted by James
K. Macurdy in a one-act play, THE Lady
of the Rowan Tree" The scenery was
appropriate and Miss Burkhart's ideas of
the fairy and the mortal maiden with an
appetite for wine were very amusing.
Polk and Rollins. the banjoists, the
Hengler sisters, and Marshall P Wilder
were at their best while Kara upheld his
enviable reputation. Josephine Gassman
with her pickaninnies and Panther broth
ers successfully brought to a close thor
oughly interesting programme.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-11
Columbia.

De Koven and Smiths ever-popular
opera, Robin Hood was presented at the
Columbia last night by the Bostonians to
a crowded house. The occasion was note
worthy as it marked the three thou
sandth performance of the opera, rec
ord that has never been equaled by any
other composition in this country. 1t was
staged with the usual effectiveness and
all the popular numbers had to be re-
peated again and again.
Helen Bertram made a charming Maid
Marion and met with a fiattering recep-
ton. William Broderick scored a success
bers in such q manner as to call forth
enthusiastic applause. The cast also
comprised Henry Clay Barnabee as the
Sheriff of Nottingham, w. H. Macdonald
as Little John. William LAWN as Robin
Hood, Jessie Bartlett Davis as Alan-a-
Dale, whose Promise Me" was thrice en-
cored; George rockingham as Friar
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-11

~ EXCITEMENT and jubilation rule
the local Italian colony. A new
artist has been discovered in its
AA very midst. and the strange part
of it all is that the sculptor to
whom all would now do honor
was not many days ago q feared and
despised creature, one to whom all self
respecting Italians alluded as that
Zocchi, the anarchist"
Like many another great man. Zoe
chis fame came over night. Saturday
last the world that can put Its hand
into its pocket and draw forth fists full
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TivOli.

After a week of combing and smoothing
the Tivoli's Beautiful Goldenlocks" are
now in the best of shape. A good-sized
crowd was in attendance last night, and
the encores were numerous. Edwin Stew
ems shows an entirely new phase of his
versatility in the magician act, and the
others of the cast do their usual good
work. From a scenic standpoint the show
is one of the finest ever produced here.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-11

risy. the knockabout comedians, who are
playing return engagement. They have
a new act which scored a success last
night Querita Vincent made a hit in her
two new songs, ION the Day When Dewey
Comes Home" by Joe Hayden, and If l
Only Had a job" She is still the reign
were Charlton and Royce, Marie Wood
and Antonio Vargas.
Alcazar.
At the AIcazar last evening Ernest
Hastings gave an acceptable impersona-
tion of Jack Luster, the character in
"Humbug" made familiar by Roland
Reed, while Miss Adelaide Fitzallen gave
some new, original and rather startling
facial effects descriptive of the various
emotions. For instance, sorrow was de-
picted by the lady by throwing back the
head, enlarging the mouth with accom-
panying dots, dashes and dimples until it
looked like a torn pocket, a series of
sound ripples, half suppressed, that re-
minded one of an anxious hen calling to
her brood, while her form Quivered with
the grief she fain would express. Horror
at the duplicity of her husband was mani
tested by what in people-not on the
boards-would be snicker; surprise was
illustrated by a closing of the eyes, turn
ing her back to the audience and covering
her face with her hands. There was no
miStaking the surpriSe-in the audience.
In truth, Miss Fitzallen was afflicted with
q severe attack of "giggles" that proved
so disastrous to Miss Lyons not long
since. When she RECEIVERS "Humbug"
will prove most delightful to the Alcazar
patrons. for all the subordinate parts are
In capable hands. Although the perform
ance was slightly marred in places on this
account last night, the audience was
highly entertained by three young women
in one of the boxes, who seemed to have