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Show ON TO SAN FRANCISCO. Latest Rumor ot Mr. Gould's Great l'lnn. San Francisco, Feb 12. The Examiner Exam-iner sajs thnt every Indication points to the belief Hint a. big rnllioid and financial finan-cial deal Is on Hip topis by which George J. Gould's Missouri Pacific s)slem will sjaln an entrance Into San Francisco. Prince Ponlatowskl. F. S Bullock, one of his partners In sevprnl piitcrprlsea, nnd Senator Clark of Montana, are represented rep-resented as being connected with Gould in his scheme to extend the Gould rnll-road rnll-road s)stcm west from Salt Lnkp to Kan Francisco Gould will make n tour of the coast next month. While In this city ho will be u guest of Ponlatowskl and William II Crocker. The alleged rallroid scheme Is snld to contemplate the erection of a fine depol nnd hotel nn Market street In this city. Then, as the story inns, a railroad will bo run south to the Sin .Mateo county line, cither by means nf n tunnel or nn elevnted line. From there on a rond will he built to Los Angeles to connect with the line Senntor Claik Is building to Salt Luke. At the Utah capital Clark's road will connect with tho Rio Grande sjatem to Denver. At Denver It connectR with the Missouri Puclllo to St. Louis. From the Mlssoml metropolis to Toledo he owns the Wabash load, which Is now being extended to Pittsburg. Pitts-burg. It Is rumored thnt the proposed Ray t Const railroad to Santa Cm: Is Involved In tho Gould-Ponlatowskl scheme to tho extent of giving the Gould mad part ot their entrance Into the city nnd county of San Fruntlsco with u. blanch to Santa Cruz. When Prlnco Ponlatowskl was confronted con-fronted with tho outline ot the rumored big rullroud deal, ho positively denied that he was Inteiested In any such Bcheme, "If nothing Is published now,"' ho added, "I muy be nolo to glvo out n dellnlte storj." Mr, Rullock, who Is nn Eastern railroad rail-road builder, when Interview ed, snld ho could give no details as publicity was likely to spoil negotiations now In pro-gross. pro-gross. "Mjself nnd others," lie continued, "are acting for othei parties, perhaps a syndlcute. W. II. Crocker Is not Interested. In-terested. While there Is something In tho story, It Is premutuie at this time." Ml. Crocker confirmed the slutcment that he was not interested In the matter. |