Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 3, 1888, Page 2

OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, MAY 3, 185y THEY PLAYED GREAT BALL. Bt. Paul and Omaha Both Put Upa Fine Game p— BUT OUR BOYS LAND ON TOP. The Fine Fielding the Feature of the Game—Both Pitchers Do Great Execntion--Results of Other Games, Omaha 2, St. Paul 1. The first game of the championship series botween the St. Paul ice packers and the Omaha base ball team was played yesterday, and while for a time it looked ominous for the home club “Goodeye” Shafer at last got rattled and the rest of the crowd followed suit. In consequence the score at the end of the ninth inning stood 2 to 1 in favor of our folks. Flynn was put in the box for the home team, and, although he was a little wild at times, puzzled the visitors consider- ably, only five hits being made off his de- livery. Sowder’s for Paul was no infant either, and but six swipes were made off him. Wilson caught a good game, as did Barle. Burns in left field for Omaha was a cistern_with the cover on, and everything that fell his way was gobbled up. The visitors made their run in the second jnning, and up to tho eighth succeeded in kalsonining the home team in fine style. In the eu{mh. however, Lovett made & very Juicy hit, Wilson flew out and Lovett in the meantime pranced to third. Burns hit the ball safe and Lovett scored. Flynn made the sccond out, ana while big Morrissey, noisy Shafer, and pretty Pickett were doing him up, Burns came in. That is how the runs were made. Mr. Fessenden as as an umpire is one of the most brilliant successes of the scason. His decisions are fair and impartial, and the care with which he watches every. play is commendable, He holds the boys level, too, and allows no ‘“sassy’’ demonstrations, as “Goodeye" Shafer will cheerfully testify. Following is the official score: OMATIA, R, 1B, 8B, Burns, 1f. Flynn, p. Anus, cf. Miller, ss O'Connell, 15 Shannon, 2b. ol cmocwororm wl cwesosoen £l somnmonnal | emwmonmars ©l conconooal = Sljel emosscoom commomwook Shafer, 2b. Marphy, cf. Carroll,'rf. arle, ¢ Reilly, 3b. Veach, If. Morrissey, 1t Pickett, 8. Sowders, p.. Totals..... ccocoo~oCok wBorhm©©os NTomwac~©E Omaha, St. Paul SUMMARY. Runs earned—Omaha 1, St. Paul 1. Bascs on balls—Flynn 2, Sowders 2. Struck out— Flynn 4, Sowders's. Loft on bases—Omaha 4, Bt. Paul 5. Three-base_hits—Shannon 1, Veuch 1. Double pl St. Paul 1. Passed balls—Wilson 1, Earlo 1. Time of game— :5. Umpire—Kessenden. *Carroll out, hit by batted ball. { #Flynn out, not tonching second base. Chicago 5, St. Louis 4. P Br. Louis, May 2.—[Special Telegram to _the Be.]—The Chicago Maroons made their first appearance ar Sportsmen’s park to-day and played a strong game against the Whites although the wind was blowing almost a gale when the game was called. Both Staley and Dunn pitched effectively and the con- test was very exciting to the 500 in attend- ance. In the ninth inning, with two out and two men on bases, the Whites required two runs to tie. Crooks hit_a long fly to right that was muffed and Dolan came in, He collided with Dugdale, and Nicholson scored. The Chicagos created a big row and Dolan was declared out for interfering with “Dugdale, but uot until a riot almost occurred. The score: Wiites ........0 0 0 1 0 00 2 1—4 i 00001202 %5 tes, Staley and Dolan Chicago, Munn and Dugdale. Base hits. ‘Whites 10, Chicago 8. Errors—Whites 5, Chicago 5. Umpire—Brennan, Ransas City 18, Milwaukee 2. KANsAs City, Mo., May 2.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—The most one-sided gawe of the season was witnessed here to- day between the Kansas City Blues and the Milwaukee team, and a large portion of the 1,500 people present at the beginning of the game loft before the game was over. The battery work and flclding of the visitors was wrotched, fourteen crrors being credited to them, while misplays without number were made. The 1slues mado seventecn hits with ® total of twenty-four, while the visitors awere limited to oight singles. The score Kansus City....5 1 2 3 4 1 1 0 1-18 Milwaukee......2 0 0 00 0 0 0 0—2 Barned runs—Kansas City 7, Milwaukee 1. Two-base hits—Ardner. Three-base hits— Hosamaer, Bradley, Ardicr. Double pls —Bradley 'to Cartwright. Bases on balls— By Forson 4. S,ruck out—By Swartzel 7, by Ferson 6. Passed balls—Reynolds 1. Tuller 5. Wild pitches—Swartzel 2, Fuller 8. Time of game—2:10, Umpire—Ha; Batterios—Kirty, § el and Reynol Ferson and Fullér, Des Moines 10, Minneapolis 0. Drs Morses, Ia., May 2.—(Special Tele- gram to the Brr.]—There was an attendanco of 1,400 at Athletic park to-day to witness the game between the Des Moines and Min- neapolis teams, The weather was cloudy and cool and the grounds rather muddy. The game was decidedly one-sided, the visitors being unable to find Cushman and only reached second base twice, third base once and the home plate notatall. The home team batted Winkleman freely and crossed the plate ten times, The score: Des Moines. 0002620 0-10 00000000 0-0 —Des Moines 8. Two base hits—Quinn iv;‘ Haliday (2), Cushman (2). Struck out—By Cushman 6,’ by Winkleman B. Bases on balls—By Cushman 1. Bases for hitting man with ball—-By Winkleman 1. assod balls—Kroig 1. Time of guwwe—2 urs. Umpire— ‘ ol i S NATIONAL LEAGUE. Detroit 16, Pittsburg 1, Derrorr, May 2.—The game between Pitts- purg and Dotroit to<lay resulted as follows: 2040000 6516 09010000 0-1 ell and Conroy for De- troit, Morris for Pittsburg, Hase hits— Detroit 19, Pittsburg Lr —Detroit 3, Pittsburg 5. Umpire— Dec New York 4, Boston 2. New York, May 2.—The game to-day between New York and Boston resulied as follows: © New York, 00 Boston.. 00 Pitchers—Titcomb for son for Boston, Base hits—. Boston 6. Errors—New York 4, Uwpire—Daniels. Philadelphia s, Washington 2, PHILADELPHIA, May 2.--The yume to-day between Philadelphis snd Washington re- sulted as follows: Philudelphia....0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 05 ‘Washington.....0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0--3 Pitchors — Bufiaton for Philadelphia, ©O'Day for Washington. Buse hits—Philadel tis 8, Washington 6. ors—Philadelphia Washington 8. Umpire—Lynch, Obleage 5, Indianapolis 3. Caicaoe, May 2.—The gane to-daybetween Chicago and Tndiamapolis rosulted as fol- lows: Chicago....;i..8 1100000 1—5 Indianapolis ... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 Pitchers — Krock and Boyle. Umpire— Valentine. B AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Cleveland 10, Athletics 1. CLEVELAND, May 2.—The game between Cleveland and the Athictics to-day resulted ns follows: Cleveland,. Athletics. Brooklyn 9. Baltimore 3. BrookLs, May 2.—The game botwoen Brooklyn and Baltimore to-day resultea as follows Brooklyn 800005 1-0 Baltimore. 0000O0O0O-3 Game called at the end of the sixth inning Flashes From the Diamond. Next Sunday the Milwaukees will be here. Who was it said the Omahas couldn’t bat? Ei Gastfleld, the now catcher, arrived yes- terday morning. Cooney's hand is yet very sore, and it will bea woek bofore he willdaro go behind the bat. Veach calls Lovett a lucky pitcher. *Peok- a-boo" is one of the unlucky stripe, judging from the way he is usually hammered. Minneapolis gave $500 for Walsh's release He left with that club much to the rogret of his many friends here, + If Sunday ball is abolished in Omaha, good bye professional base ball for some years to come. Without the revenue derived from Sunday games, it would be impossible to maintain the present expensive team. Frank Parmalee, who is afraid of being killed by a foul ball, and who is seeking to enjoin the Omaha base ball club from playing Bunday games, is not a jewel by a long shot. Consistency, you know, is a jewel. Well there is much of that articlo in Parmalec’s male-up, if the faots in his base ball hist are known. Yesterday the trees in his yard were filled Wwith boys, who ware guests thero of his boy, to witness the_game between the Omahas and_Minncapolis. They enjoyed themselves, too, immenscly, and whooped and yelled more than the occupants of the bleaching boards. Manager Selce, recog- nizing the danger, nccording to Parmalec's petition, in which the lives of these urchins were, and went over to the house and re- quosted that the kias be compelled to vacate their perches in the trees and go down cellar until after the game was over. But Mr. Parmalee said no, The boys were there by his consent and there they should remain. All Inst summer and the summer before thero was ball playmg all about Parmalee’s place. on the commons roundabout, Sundays, Mo days and every other day, and yot thero wa no objection raised, no protest made, neithe were there any Parmalees killed or even Wounded by tho deadly and ravenous foul all. SOUTH OMAHA BUDGET. South Omaha Still Booms. The mouthof April was the banner month for the stockyards company, and the receipts £0 to show that South Omaha is coming rap- idlyto the front as a live-stock market. During the month 3,303 cars of stock were received, 1,783 being of cattle, 1,502 of hogs, 91 of shoep and 17 of horses. The number of head received was 83,881 of cattle, 105,- 364 of hogs, 14,178 of shoep and i87 of horses and mules. Of these, Omaha packers took 11,563 cattle, 93,735 hogs, 2,814 sheep and 42 horses and mules. The balance werc bought by eastorn buyers, whose presence alone g0 10 show. that they can get what the want in South Omaha at prices satisfuctory to themselves and the shipp The mouthly report of the committce is now in the hands of those intercsted. The Saloon Question. Saloonkeepers are anxiously awaiting the next mecting of the city council, but it is safe to say that the council will readily grant alicense to those who en vor to live up w the law. Protests have gone in against one ortwo proposed saloons, aud inone case where the saloon is to be located in the resi- dence portion of the city, the residents have notified the council that they will seo that if the license is granted the Slocnmb law will be strictly enforced. That means no drinks on Sunday, and no treats allowed. If it is enforcod in one case it will be in all others and_South Omaha will then become the model city of Nebraska. Notes About the City. R. Bader brought in & car of cattle from Silver City. J.J. Donovan garnisheed the salary of James Fowley for a board bill. E. C. from’ Western Nebraska, s in with five cars of cattle and one of hogs. South Omaha republicans areasked to cast their votes at the primaries to-day be- tween the hours of 12 and 7 p. m. Once more Al Keenan is suspended from the police force, and once more the marshal makes the charge, Three Union Pacific stock cars ran off an open switch last night, just in front of the depot. No scrious damuge was reported. Pat Lundy wasrun in on a churge of as- sault and battery, and he was charged & and costs by Judge Reuther because Le couldn’t prove that he hadn’t neither assaulted or battered any one. The stock yurd company has borrowed two engines from the Union Pacific to do their switching, but on the 1st of July they will have three of their own to do the same work. I was here when they didn’t have clothes enough to flag a hand car,” said one of the men run in as a vag the other night, “and I'm here yet. 1 brought £2,000 with me, and the men who had me run in got it ull.” “Some of these saloon-keepers are selling without a government license,” said a sa- loon man to a Bee reporter. A1l we aslc of the council is a fair deal.” Pete Corrigan, the county commis and Miss Mary Conroy go into partnc . Articles will be signed in the Church Holy Family. South Omaha still boasts of an inventor, and B, Merritt has an offer of §7,000 for his nt on a “doublo-tri-compass.” Fisher, cago, offered the money. J. Buell, ono of the prominent shippers from Crete, was in with six cars of cattleand a car of hogs. A Merchants' Dispatch car got off the track ut yesterday just in frant of the depot. \:{ mm:ngu was doze, but stock trains were ayed. Exchange hotel gucsts yesterday were:"Geo, H. Warrcn, Grafton, Neb.; C. Mills, afton, Neb.; A, McNickles, afton, Neb.; A, J. Snowden, Kearney, Neb.; B. F. Hake, North Loupe, Neb.; Alex. Laverty, Ashlaud, Neb.; E.' €, Goodell, Western, Neb.; and R. Boda, Silver City, lowa. e Never Give Up, If you suffer asthma, bronchitis, or any other discase of the throat or lungs, nothing can surprise you more than the rapid improvement that will follow the use of SANTA ABIE, If you are troubled with catarrh, and have tried other medicines, you will bo unable to express your amazement at the ous and instuntaneous I of CALIFORNIA CAT-R-CURE. These remedies are not secret compounds, but natural produetion of Californin, Sold at 81,00 a package; three for #2.50 and guaranteed by Goodman Drug Co. - Going to England. George Modlock sets sail in the steamer Urania for Greenwich, England, on mext Sawrday. He expects to put in about four months visiting in Britain, from which ho has been absent over thirty five years, Most of this time he has lived in Omi ¥ ha, Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria, When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria. When she was & Child, she cried for Castoria, When sbe became Miss, she clusg to Castorla, Whea shehad Children. sl g6 tbem Castoria. HIS BONDSMEN 41UST PAY IT. Suit Begun to Recover Hx-Clerk Tussey's Shortage. BAPTIST PASTORS' CONVENTION' Opening of the Annual Seéssion at Nebraska City—Latest Breaks of Burlington Wreckers—Torpsis chorean Ticket Takers. Ex-Olerk Tussey's Shortage. Hastixags, Neb,, May 1Special Tele- gram to the Brr.]—Legal proceedings were ordered to-day against R.1B. Tussey, ex- clerk of the district court of Adams county and his bondsmen for §4,000, covering an al- legel deficiency in his accounts .of over $3,000. Allowable oredits will probably re- duce the amount one-half. Tussey failed to get the republican nemination last fall, ran independent and suffered an_inglorious, de- feat. When the torm expired he lay siok in telunable to settle. The matter was post- poned from time to time awaiting his re covery. His illuess continued and rumors were startod that there was a shortage in his accounts. An investigation by the board confirmed these suspicions. Tussey has many friends who honored him repeatedly With positions of trust. He has a splendid family. His property is in his wife’s namo. He lived freely and was extremely convivial in his habits. “The condition of his affairs is not attributed to any act of dishonesty, but rather to recklessness aud incapacity from too much drink, &= sifiads The Wounded Properly Cared For. ORLEANS, Nob., May 2.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—The Harlan County Standard, the leading Van Wycl paper in the valley, will contain a statement this week that a member of the coroncr's jury in the Rove Creck wreck inquest, endeav- ored to obtain money to intluence his vote in favor of the road, and will denounca the verdict. In an interview with =everal partics—among them Mrs. Eaton, the editor of the Standard—she made this statement: “I give you authority to say for me that since the arrival ot Mr. France, the B. & M. surgeon, ull has been 'done that could be done for my husbund, and I know of no surgeon that I would consent to exchange Dr. France for.” George Daniels, of Kansas City, who has threo ribs broken, says that the & M. officials, and_ecspecially Dr. France have dond all in _their power to aid him. Edwin Definbaugh, of Adelphia, Ohio, is in charge of Dr. W. L. Downing, at Orleans, and he authorizes the statement that cvery thing that possibly could be done has beeu done for him by Dr. Downing and the B. & M. ofiicials. These are all the wounded now here or at Alma. The wrecking crew, in charge of T. L. H. Berkey, completed their work this evening after five duys and nichts hard labor. Charley Eaton bogs to say that he will pull through all righ Breaks on the Burlington. Lixcouy, Neb, May 2.—|Special Tele gram to the Ber.]—A fine exhibit of what the present engincers are capable of is fur- mished by Mr. Vandeburg, of Friend. Mon- day night a freight left Exeter at 10 o'clock and it took it until 9 a. m. the nextday to reach Friend, a distance of nine miles. The fiyers have been sadly off time. The exjeri- enced engiueer on train No. 3 delayed it six hours in tiukering with his engine. No. 2 delayed yesterday three hours at Hol- o unid eng 150 have been hauled into Hasting: The State Journal has again declared the strike off, but the engi- neers at this point are drawing their monthly pay from the brotherhood fund aud are kept busy watching the destruction of Burlington rolling steck by the nced” engincers. A Conductors' Ball. Cuapnox, Neb., May 2.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.|—Last uight the Order ot Rail- way Conductors on_the Black Hills division of the Elkhorn road, gave a ball at the overa house, There were over four hundred couples congregated from ull points on the road and about one hundred couples from the Black Hills. The music was furnished by the Fre- mont orchestra and the Rushville cornet band. The guests were well taken care of by the conductors and all went home con- ceding this ball to have been the largest gathering of peoplo which has ever taken place in northwestern Nebraska, Institnting a K. of P. Lodge. Braeyax, Kan,, May 2.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee.]—Hon. Tully Scott, re- ceiver of the United States land oflice and deputy grand chanceller of the Knights of Pythias of Kansas, left to-day for Bird City, Kan., to institute n Knights of Pythias lodg Messrs. Keenright, Babbitt, Rawlins, Cham- berlain, Thurmun and Boverstock, of Blike. man, Kun., and Messrs. Hall, Burkshiro and Henllricks, of Atwood, Katl, accompanied the deputy grand chanceller 10 assist in the institution of the lodge. Arrested For Rifling Mails. HastiNGs, Neb, May 2.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee]—Postoffice Inspector ck caused the arrest yesterday of J, R. Gatewood, postmaster at Bustis, Neb., for rifling registered and ordinary letters and mg public funds. Gatewood gamblod rank excessively. He used $170 worth s sent in January to pay board and gambling debts, received money for postage and cast unstamped mail into " the ‘rubbish, T'wo hundred dollars at least has been rifled from lctters, He has been absent from the ofice two weeks. He was found in a Cozad, Neb., saloon tending bar and tulen to Omahu to-day for a preliminary hearing, Baptist Pastors in Conve Nesuaska Ciry, Neb, Telegram to the Bex.]—The annual conyen- tion of the State Baptist Pastors’ association ct here to-day and will be _in session until The attendance is large. Rev, r, of Omaha, delivered an interesting address, i A Lawyer Suicides. SrantoN, Neb., May 2.—[Special. Tele- gram to the Bex.]—One of Chicago's pron nent lawyers, Martin Beem, committed sui- cide last night by shooting himself. He was here visiting his wife's people on, D. Case's ranch, Fawily trouble is said to be the cause, / e Ayrshire Wins. LoxDON, May 2.—At the Nowmarket spring mecting to-day the race for 2,000 gyinei sukes was won by Ayrshire. : . . Tical Estate Transfers, © EMayne and witoet al to A P H G- yer, 10610 biic 5, € E Maynes 1st add to L skinner to Saml Avi lots 7 and 8 bk 58 Shinns 2d #dd, q o Y Jehn H Bosler und wite to' Loy W' Jii, und 3 of ¢ % lot 1 bIK 118 elty of Omaha, A P Turkey e ul to Win'L " Hieard, 15is i 5 oL 11 Clifton Tl add,'v 0 t al to Thos J Heard, lots 11, Dlifton Hill add, w ) Lund & & Ulk 85, Flor ha & Florence 11 Sherwood and wifa to Benjamin P Kuight et al, 40 acres in 34, 16, 12; 55 acres with exemptions in 34, 16, 12 wd..... Union Pacific Ry (0 to Wi Hopper, s w 5, 15, 10, 160 00788, Wd. .. 2o evirs to A ¥ Challberg, 1ot 22 Uik Albright add, wd... ... Williams to £ N Braaley et ai, iois 17 aid 15, Arlinglon add, q .ot James K Chambers and ‘wife to Altred Millard, 60x1.5 £t adjoining bk 144, w d Alfred Hodgotts and wife to Jeunis A Lat- 10, 11 blis 19, Patrick's od add, w 3 5 John Burle Dt 1ot 41 s 50, W John A Lawrence and wife 'to i Reld, 1ot 15 LIk 18, Omaha View, 3 Milton'D Lindsay gnd wife to John M 2771 560 Waugh, 2x00° £t taken from 80 from 6 end, wd e APPreYs Fifteen transfers aggregating. Building Permits. The following bullding perwmits were is- sued yostorday by the superintendent of buldings: 1 Robert 8, Nineteonth i R ol "0 Ghent T b i b eprge Hinzie, ¢ y-fiteh near OOy 301 iy oo casicimvi vegsvgaans W00 Oliver and Tars Maggis, tires story brick Dblock of stores an 'l‘" vijaikigsiaticies 8 W, V. Bddy y double frame F Fourteonth av- e Aag, twa s dweiling, Binney 3 enus G, Brommer, fmproyements, Maple neat TRIFLYARIFA. .. yy- gt 3 Hgnry Schimmer, Lopfage, Mason near irty-third. ey Qeeseieinine Bix permits, agghegating B Licensed to Wed. The following M\ ago licenses were issued yosterday h? .%llgn Shields: Name and Residendo. { Elder E, Sankey, Omaba. ... { Mary A. ’('hurlr‘l Smith, Blgin, 1. Clara Strong, Jamostown, Dak, ., Parties who fail to secure reserved [ s for the Ragan free lecture Thurs- day evening will be provided for in the gallery. At gt ial The monthly business meeting of the W. C. T, U. will be held at the head- guarters 1218 Dodge st., Thursday, May 3, at 3 o’clock. All members are urged o be present. —— ANCIENT CHINESE ORDINANGCE. A Breech-Loading Caanon Said to be Nearly 600 Years Old. At a recent meeting of the Numes- matic Antiquarian nm?it’t?‘ of Philadel- phia, Ste t Culin exhibited a photo- graph, obtained through the courtesy of Colonel A. C. Pennington, Fourth artillery, United States army, of a Chinese breech-loading cannon, now in the collection of trophy gund atthe artillery school of Fortrers Monroe. This interesting woapon was captured in Corea in_ 1861 by the squadron of Rear Admiral Rodgers. It isa bronze wall piece, with a calibre of 1,44 inches. The barrel is 18.62 inches long, and the breech-loading cavity 10.04 inches. Upon one side of the breech is an in- seription 1:um‘!muvd of fifty-one Chinose characters of an ancient style, a copy of which was also exhibited to the so- ciety. This inscription gives the name of the official who superintended the casting, of the ofticer of the artillery depart- ment of the district magistrate, and of the smith who manufactured the gun, together with its official designation as o picco of the fourth class, and its weight a hundred catties or about one hundred and thirty-three pounds. The date is inscribed as the kwei show year, eighth month, — day; but as the characters kwei chow only indi- inte the fiftieth year of the cycle of y years, and as no regal period is geven, they are not sufficient to fix the age of the pie A distinguished Chinese authority states that the titlesof the military of- ficials upon the oastings are those of the Yuen dynasty, during which the year indicated by the cyclical char- acters corresponded with® A. D. 1312, a date more remots ,than has hitherto been accorded to such firearms. Ifather Amiot, lin his “L’Art Mili- taire des Chinois;Villustrates and de- seribes a breechloading gun somewhat resembling in its' construction the piece at Fort Monroe. This gun, which he naively; says may be given any name one pleases that will best designate it, is supported on a wooden stand representinga tiger. Its length, exclusive of a wdoden stock, is three feet three inches, with a circumference of eight inches. & Four boxes of iron ‘accompany the gun and these are already charged, inserted in the breech, and fired by the five meg who serve the gun' in action. These boxes are 7 inches in length, 54 inches in cireumference, and have a calibre of 1inch. The charge is three inches of powder. No grea :\utifiuity is ascribed 10 this piece, as it iseaid to have been first used in the third year of Yung- ching, that is to say A. D. 1725. From this and other illustrations drawn from Chinese sources the opinion was expressed that the gun at Fortress Mounroe belonged to a comparatively re- cent period, Mr. Tatui Baba, of Tokio, exhibited the lock of Japanese matchlock and explained its mechanism., The curious arm, called a *‘ju mom- me” from the weight of the ball, which was ten *snomme” equal to about 115 ounces, was introduced into Japan by the Portuguese about the year continued in use down to the zation of the Japanesearmy by gun in 1868, / weapon for which a similar lock was used was in- troduced about, fifty years later than the “ju momme.” Tt known as the “hiyak me,” the weight of the ball be- ing 100 “momme” or twelve ounces. This gun was carvied by foot soldiers and fired from a rest. Large cannons are suid {o have been fivstused in Japan about 1650. ol CUBAN CLUB LIFE, organi- the Sho- Home Holds No Place in the Mind of the Wealthier Ulasser OHigh life in Cuba, soys Edgar L. Wakeman in the Washington Star, is more pitable to earncst contemplation than are the pathetically hopeless ex- istences sustained by the lowly. Not that the aristocracy of birth and wealth in the splendid islind are wicked, 1 do not believe any large number of these are, DBut when the most earnest obser vation and study only vesult i a re- velation that, almost without exception, the most sacred production of civiliza: tion, the home, is eliminated from ex- perience, and, indeed, holds no place in the mind of the wealthier classes of Cuba, not even universal social bril- Ifancy, or individual instances of bound- iess hospitality, can bind recognition 1o an impressive and saddening fact 'he trouble is that while the Spanish or native Cuban_ari¥todrat has his fine and often splendid Adbitation, he lives at the club, If he,has a business he seldom arrives wheyo it is before noon, or in time to breakfastiat his establish- ment, the grand cafa or the club. He may return for anshdur or so, but he never fails of dining #t his club. And here he remaius &b eards, at wine, at politics. or at all “thyee, until nearly morning; is then guwiven to his own house; sleeps until) 10; is served with “coffee” in his bed brt while dressing, and sees his family probably with suf- icient frequency to° be able e its members ‘', an unexvected meeting should af any time occur, There scems to be wo heartache or il scandal arising-from this sort of t; for the club'is the family shrine as universally and irrevocably as one church is the religious shrine of this people. The wife and children have ittle less than the one aspiration—to shine at the brilliant fetes and feasts of the club; and at these affairs and the great balls given the honmor of countless this and thats prove sufficient stimulus for social conquests, interme- diate seasons, which are passed in shopping, sleep and siesta, sustain little ]Uts’} hne absence of s0 muchof a stranger as the head of the house, be he merchant or marquis. Because as this is even a more marked featuve of Cuban high life than in metropolitan cities of the most galety-toving Latin countries, the clubs, or ceutros, ofrculos, and casinos, as they are variously ealled, sustain an unusua! and important rela- tion to Cuban seciology aud aflairs, GOSSIP AT THE GOLDEN GATE. Crystal Polace—A Day Dream That Never Oame. AN INSANE FIDDLER'S FREAKS. Art On the Const-Suppression of Gambling—The Lick Obscrvatory on Mount Hamilton—A Young Girl Gets a Fortune. For O1d Lumber. Sax FmaNgisco, Cal., April 28.—[Corres. pondencoof the Brx.|—As I walked down Sutler street to-day, and camo to the block of ground hounded by Sutier, Steiner, Post and Fillmora strogts—and sawa crowd of men with axesand dericks and picks toaring away the framework of Crystal Palaco, I was really surprised. Upon inquiry it was told. me that the day dream of tho original company had vanished, and while the seven yours intervening sinco tho groat: frame structuro was started, had each roturned empty handed, it was hoped that finally the palace would be completed. The costof the partly completed structure was f;'swunud now it is being sold for old lum- or The original intention was to erect a_large concert hall, whore operas and musical en- tertainments could be given. The capital to be invested was subscribed by a number of prominent citizons and the total of $200,000 was_sccured. This was to be wholl, pended in building the pavillion and furnish- ing it. The grounds were to be laid out in in promenades and the garden was to contain a number of rustic houses. It was about six years ago that Mr. Butler, ono of the direc- tors, and owner of the block on which the buitding was being erected, discoverea that thore was something crooked in the business, and demanded an_investigation, This being denied, he declared the lease void and stopped farther work from going on. To carry his point he purchased the constructed portion of the building from the company, and since that time nothing has been done o complete the palace. According to the plans the building was to have a frontage on Fillmore strect of 103 feet, and to be 288 feet in depth. The facade was to resemble somewhat that of _the Cin- cinnati academy of music building. On either end of the front was to_bo a_pavillion two stories high, crownca h?‘ a Mansard roof. In the center was to be a lofty portico, 21x36 feot and thirty feet in height, with twin colutnns in four groups, surmounted by grace- ful arches. I'he editice was to be crowned with a balustrade ornamented with pedestals and statues. Therc were to be towers, one on cach side of tho building seven stories in height, the the top bemg 115 feet above the sidewalk, The main floor of the pavillion was to be 100x140 feet, and the stage 40x50 foet. The'roof and sites were to be set with glass, of which over 25,000 square feet were 1o be used on the building. The second story was to be so arrapied thata promenade twenty feet wide and 700 feet long could be extended around the inside of the palace. Private boxes and recesses were to be ar- ranged around and in every way the place was to be made as comfortable and cheering as possible. But all this picture is seen to-day in » massive pile of split andsplintered weather stained boards and timbers. Judge Lawler listéned yesterday morning to the beginning of a case’ which for singu- larity equals anything that has been re- vealed in the courts of this city for many a day. The case was that of Julia’ G. Cheney against FForest Cheney, and the prayer of the plaintiff was for annullment of marriage. From the testimony given, it appears that the following is the story of the cas The wife, o young and beautiful girl, had always had a passion for music. She could listening to the sweet straing of iolin and bassoon.” She was re- in_her picture of the future a very large shure was given to the satisfac- tion ot the craving for music. In Scptember last, ouly a few weeks before her marriage, she mot Iforest Cheney. He was much older than herself, and was by no means her com- pliment _in' grace or attractiveness. In fact, ~he was short and homely. But' he played the violin, and this to her made up for all other deficiencies. So, after a courtship of two weeks, the romantic girl and the violinist were married. She, how- ever, never lived with him, for on the very day'of the_ceremony the groom wus taken very ill and became so bad that it was necessary to remove him to the hospital. There the young wife spent her honeymoon, tending to the sick man’s wants. During this illness she discovered the ap- palling fact that the man whom she had mar- ried was not the same man. He was subject to the greatest lapses of memory, and would do and say the most ridiculous of things. He thought himself a veritable Paganini on the violin. ~1f any one should criticise slightost mistake he would grow furious. He would make the most unearthly noiscs, scraping his bow across the strings in imitation of Wagnarian music, and would declare that swect voices from the south were whispering to im. He vowed that he could produce a half dozen different tones from tho sume string, and each one of these had its significance to him. To touch some notes would set him crazy with childish delight, while the faintest suggestion of others would mako him - start like a man with delirium tremens, Some notes, he had, revealed human faces to him, beautiful gnd ugly; others brought beford him monsters, gargons, imps, and devils. Whien the young girl realized the character of the man to whom .she was attached by ral cords, she was almost paralyzed with f and overcome with chagrin, ~She, how- er, refused to liye with him, wi.en he be- came well enough to leave the hospital, and sho has since refused to recognize him us her husband, because she feels assured that he was insatio when she married him, and being 50, the marriage, she claims, is vol ‘Thic art agsociation of San’ Francisco open- ed its spring exhibition this week. Up on Pine street, where local talent is ambitious and yoarns for fame that may never cowme, wer¢ exlibited several very fine paintings, The evéning of tho formal opening a most chartning vista presented itself when the visitor reached the yvestibule of the main hall. ‘Thi scéne rivalod the walks in tho legendary gardens of the tropics. The rarest exotics gaye fragrance and beautly to the view! beafitodus flowers of home growth were in great peofusion, and all was so ar- ranged that the effect iiven was that of a de- lightful cquseryatory, Tho doorways woere. hidden: by . rich tapestry, which was ‘bound up by garlands of roscs. The enfrance. 10 the three rooms were beautified by Persian drapery, and the effect was_exqulsite, The atu heavy With the perfume of flow the class-room came the pleasing strains ot new and effective mnsi The 1o best pictaresin the exhibition are the ‘“flute, mantic. and 1 fihstang MEXICAN MUSTAN \ OLD BUKES, UAKED LkEAS:S Wi bl IAPLAXXALIO “. woman—Mrs. Mary Curtis Richardson. ay are not new, but that does not lessen their merit. There is thought, sentiment and high technical skill in both. “When the Year Was Youag' is the title given one, It shows a young girl carrying a baby. Tho figure is beautiful in its youth and maidenly grace. Everything is white, save the flesh and some pink-flushed apple blossoms in the background. The difficulties of so sovere a scale have been surmounted with conspicu- ous success, The principal figure is lovely enough to make you wish it were unincum- bered by the stiff, doll-like and far from protty infant. ‘“‘Lenten Lillies" is the other—a Minerva like young woman in a reverie, her hands filled with flowers. 1t is nobly done, and deserved the prize awarded it in New York. Professor Emil Carlsen, the instructor at the art school, informs me that more interest is being taken in it cach year by the people of the const. The gambling fraternity of Frisco has been wearing a blue face this weok. The grand jury has been profuse in its indict- ments, and thero is a general expression among law and order poople to stop all houses whore gambling is allowed, As asamplo of the rage for the game, which seemed to possess all classes of socicty, the history of a bootblack is interosting. He was not a‘proprietor of a stand, but was em ployed by the week, Ho looked in one even- ing at the Baldwin hotel game, and was soon seatod at one of the tables, o played with unusual luck and won a few'dollars. His suc cess was too much for his little brain, and he deserted his honest employment to become a hangor-on of the games. He soon lost all the money he had and all he could borrow from his friends. Then he becamo a capper for a small game on Eddy street. Now he is out of work, and his old place at the boot- black stand is filled by a steadier man. His friends, the gamblers, will do nothing for him, and heis figuring on how long it will take him to walk east to find work. The Lick observatory is, 1 prosume, the most interesting topic = of ~discussion, A special session of the board of regents of the university of California was held here th week. Judge Hager reported for the special com- mittee that a visit to Mount Hamilton had revealed a most satisfactory state of things, but s the astronomical apparatus will not be entirely complete for soveral wecks, in the judgment of the committee it was thought best to defer the acceptance of the work, es- pecially as Captain Floyd, president of the ick trust, is just now ill. He stated that the striotures of the press regarding tho great pier upon which the telescope rests had been considered, and were thought by the committee to be unjust. . **x Alice Edith Dickason Blythe is in the Homo for the Care of Incbriates. She was placed thero last week to recover from a protracted debauch, and will be a guest at that institu- tion for at least a month longer. Alice is no stranger here. She was in the Home once before. This was several months ago, and after treatment for a fow weeks she was liborated in much better condition than when she went in. Her love for liquor was 100 strong to_be resisted, and she soon was in an almost daily state of intoxication. Her freaks whon under the influence of whi ky which is her favorite tipple.have occasion- ally been gensational. Last year, when oc- cupying the apartments at 27 Geary street, where she and Thomas H. Blythe resided together for over six years before the million- airc's death, she appeared at the front win- dow fn an airy costume. Her attire consisted of an unbuttoned chemisctte. Though hab ited iu this simple manner, she did not Les tate at catching cold, and opening the win- dow, she clambered up on the sill_and there ported herself in _cccentric fashion. She & varlous ditties as she clambered over the casement and back again. An immense crowd of men collected on the strect and sidewalk below. A fortnight ago a similar spectacle was presented by Alice Edith. She had been com- pelled to move from No. 27 Geary street as that building had been let to a fancy goods firm, and was given quarters on the top fioor of Biythe's old building at No. 72414 Market street. These rooms st has been ocoupying four or five months. When she appeared last time fo the public yiew with not_suffic- ient_clothing on 1o satisfy even the etiquette of the bullet, she chose the roof of the Mar- ket street house from which to exhibit her- self. The spectators were numbered by thousands, and as Brooks street was the best place from which to obtain o view of the en- chantress who had entranced the wealthy Blythe, that_alloyway, between Markot and 'y Strects, was_thronged. The curtain was_again rung down on the display by officious policemen. The woman was protty and _attractive when she met Blytho the millionaire, as the picture taken of Lier then shows, but'sho has aged rapudly, lately. She hasbecome bloated, though her face is 1it by no uleoholic glo having the paleness of ill-health, Dr. Jei ell, superintendent of tho howe, snid yester- day that she may be in a condition to be given her freedom in thirty days, but at pres- ent she s irrational in - her behavior. throws her food around on the floor and talks in a wandering way like a woman out of hor mind. Her room on Geary strect is most lavishly furnishied. One beadstead was imported from France at u cost of $1,000. Blythe was worth his millions when 'ho died, and, of course Alice Edith's estate wealth 15 large, The testimony 1 the Sunkey will contest has been closed, and, without argument the case wasssubmitted. No sooher was this agreed to by the attorneys than Judge oy rendered an_oral decision in the case, went over the testimony in a bricf but general way, and this he snid led bin to the conclusion that Samucl Sankey was not in his right mind_when he wmude the will and for that reason th court would refuse to admit it to probate. This decision virt gives to tho contestant, Curric Sankey girl of 18 or 10 years of age, the estate, which amoants to $150,000 and ov When' the judge rendered s cision the ~young contestant, who is rather a comely girl and more than usually bright sare be very neryous, but as the'c reachiod she beamed a long and yictorious smile on the court and her eyes filled with Tho history of this poculiar cuse 1s sting, Samucl Sankey was a dealcr in hides who lived with his_crazy wife in the Ho went cast and there found this in o home where sho w y cared for by her other relatives He took Ner away with him, brought he and adopted her as his child. ' His wifo dic and he gradually bogan o lose his mind until shortly before hLis death, When he made his_ will he was altogether without reason, His will leff the property to his ocastern relativos, and lgnored Carrie. She opposed the probating of the will on the ground of jnsanity whon it was made, The supreme court of Peunsylvania had reco nized the adoption of Carrio by legal and binding, This sts aside tion as to her right to the estate, he having no other clildren. Tho castern relatives now non-plussed and Miss Carrio with $150,000 is the happicst girl on the const. "RANK WL, niece, ON, Liniment INIMENT i3 death to Pires, THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS, A Flood of Bull Nows Roaches the ‘Wheat Pit. STEADY IMPROVEMENT RESULTS. The Corn Market Without Special Featureo—Oats Active Throughout the Session—Provisions Rule Strong - Cattle Rather Slow. CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET, Crreaco, May 2.—[Special Telogram to the Bee.]—Taking yesterday's history of the wheat market and turning it end for end, and it would answer vory well for to-day. The opening this morning was about at the range established at yestorday's decline, and a slow but steady improvement throughout leaves prices about whero they wero the first thing yosterday morning. Bearish hows was scarce this morning, It consisted of some better crop reports from St. Louis and an increase of 240,000 bushols of wheat on pas- sage. On the other hand the bulls had plenty of cncourngment. Most of it came from California in the form of bad crop roports. One dispateh, which was reckoned 1o be reliable, put the acreage in California at one-fourth less than lnst yoar, with a pros- pect of only two-thirds yield on what was sown. Another dispatch said that another week of drouth wouid destroy all prospoct of acrop this year. A New York dispatch quoted a Liverpool cable as saying that no California wheat was offered there by holders, The strongest of yestorday's bull news came from California, but it was ineffectual to prevent a decline, To-day it was con firmed, and even worse reports came, and many moro of them. Morcover, prices had advanced in Sun Francisco, and some good buying here and in New York was thought 1o be for California account., This was the chief cause of the advance, but there was also cheering news for the bulls from the northwest, of slow progress and much delay in spring wheat seeding. Indeed the last ic advance just before the close was attributed torenorts of snow and sleet falling in the northwest. It was also reported that the weather in England was very cold to-day. The change for the worse in the eondition ef the emperor of Germany and the move- ment of Russian troops with promise of trouble in Macedonia, were not much talked about because there appeared to be plonty of other and more important bull news, but doubtless 1t afforded some comfort to holders who might reflect that the prospoct of a foreign war would be a great help if bullish crop news should habpen 1o give out at any time. July wheat opencd at 833, and after selling down to 834w@83ic gradually ad- vanced 1o Se, fluctuated between that price and 83%c for’ some time, then advanced to M’gv. fell to S33ge. fmproved to &4lgc agal and closed at 1 0’clock at 84c. June wheat opened at 82l(e, sold at $21ce, up to S8¢, and closed at 1 o'clock at 823¢@sSe, The speculative corn market was rather }Ivllll and scemed to be without special featuro. There was some natural sympathy with the stronger wheat market, and to this was at- tributed the advance which occurred in spite of receipts larger than expected, a large cstimate for to-morrow and a greater propor- tion of contract grades in the arrivals, Re- ceivers aro ot expectng the present, liveral receipts to continue much longer, and the withdrawal of a large quantity from Chicago stocks as soon as the straits are open tends to make short sellers cautious. July corn opened at B43¢c, sold_up to 533 @553¢0, back 10 5515 @554(C, ub 10 55350, back o tmd clos- ing at h%e. June cora opened at b8fc, sold 1 nd closed at 1 o'clock at 55 5bige. Receipts of corn here were 828 ti‘r?i agrainst an estimate of 208 cars, and of these reecipts 177 cars were of contract grade. The estimate is for 830 cars to-morrow. There was quite a speculative trade in oats and the market was strong throughout, cs- pecially so for the nearer deliveries, Juno oats opencd at $23¢c, sold up to and closed at Lo'elock at 521ge. " July oats opened at 823c, sold up to 5244 @325/c, and closed at 82ige. August oats sold up from 2857 to 23%c, Sep- tember oats sold from 2 to 2817c. In provisions a strong feeling controlled the movement. There was no marked activ- y in trading, yet sellers had no trouble to dispose of their offerings at advanced prices. From the opening the tendency of the mar- Itet was upward, and as compared with last night's lo.!lu[.'r, pork at 1 o'clock rested at an appreeiation of 124@15c, lard of 123@15¢, and short ribs 74 (@10 i A Wheat lower; May and Ju d from 837¢ to 84c, v to 831c, sold very sparingly up to 8850, ing at about S337c. August olosed ai c.” Decomber closed at 803c. Corn steady; May closed at 553/c bid. Juné closed at 55i¢. * July sold at about 553, ~August Oats stead split, and closed at g 2igc lower, and closed at §1 $13.80 for June, $] for August, @8 0 for May, 30 for July, and §14.00 Lard declined 2gc and closed at £,021¢ for May, $5.05 for June, £5.0735 for July, and $3.12'¢ for August, Short ribs steady: May closed at §7.50, June at $7.83, and July at'$7.4214, CHICAGO LIVE STOOK. Crmicaco, May 2.—[Spocial Telegram to the Bee)—Carrie — Sellers asked more money, but buyers as a rule did not favor urgent orders, and they were in shape to stand back and act indifferently, Bids wer low and the general movement was very slow, , a5 a rule, showed no change and sellers had to work hard to get rid of or- dinary stock. Some of the choice heavy cat- tle sold rather more readily, but some right choice 1450-1b Herefords had to bo sold at #.9). The dressed beef men bought quite ¢, but® thore was not much competition from shippers. Prices, how- ov were generally steady, Stocrs, 1350 10 1500 1hs, $4.20@4.90; 1200 to_1350 1bs, F4.00@4,60; 150 to 1200 Ibs, $3.80@4.80; stock- ers and feed: $2.60@3.70; cows, bulls and mixed, §1.853.60; bulk, §2.50@3.10; slop fed steers, $1.85@1.70; Texus fod stecrs, $5.80 @420, Hoas—HBusiness was active considering there light 1 Prime heavy made §5.0 of mixed went at §5.50005,55, i@ 5.55, largely at §5.40@5.45, FINANOIAL, New Yonx, May 2.—[Special Telegram to the Bek.]—STocks—Stock operators, who have followed the advance for several weeks and secured good profits, began playing for a resction this morning and were succosstul, as the markets declined 4@1Y points. London, which has been the leader of the bull movewment since it started, showed a dis position to cut loose and sont selling orders for Lousville & Nashville, Norfolk & West ern, Northern Pacific preferved, St. Paul, i il The market there was but P lock had rallied arded by the bulls sharp advance, rapldity with which Loon absorbed shows that moxve traders are in the market, and 80 long #s the government continues to buy Londs and money is 50 abundant and cheap London, that railway shares will be sought and the advance maintalued. Shorts who have covered rvemain stub Lorn and refuse to be drivenin, They main tain that the effect of the purchase of bonds ment Las been discounted, » not increasing, and the ii-auuual A brealk was r iral after th L that the s have reccutly in for dividends on the ¥ is evidence that the road is not in condition to warrant a further appreciation in values Some of the bulls have changed front and advise selling cautiously as the wmarket may not start down for several days. While the ¢ majority of the stocks were weak aud de- Pullman sud Oieeen Ralway & clinitg,