The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 19, 1896, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 1896. CALLANT WON GALLOPING. Took the Palo Alto Stakes From a Brilliant Field of Mudlarks. PEPPER FINISHED SECOND. Coupon Scores Another Win—Silver- ado a Surprise—The Crowd Over- looked Strathmeath. Nine out of every ten of the large crowd of racegoers that started for Ingleside yesterday fully ex- pected to see the rich Palo Alto siakes, worth $1500 to the first horse, decided in a What, then, was their sur- sea of 4 been undergoing the drying c th s rays for a week, in- stead of one that had been flooded only the day previous by a fierce storm. Ingle- 1e country. , sixteen bookmakers hav- could attend to. Two favor- ers took purses, so at the end of the , the wortby son of Fellowcharm, d fairly reveling in ried President in the event of ti piloted by * vopular vi the wire s purse, he was tendered The followers of honest in mourning a udges fou him for the place on ac foul riding. It wouid be hard to gather togethera better field of m for heavy going t! the flag in the stake third on the card. It was beaten horses not liable to c the starters was entere $900. Pat Dunn a red-hot first ch, 7 to 5 the odds against t t011t010. In fac ces against the ot d it would indica ad elready annexed t owner., The Spreckels 1 Cadmus, opened at Whaeel of Fortune, Ro Highland all Olive reached 15 y the Fortune, ion urry to 1t to get the ic‘r showing in fr make the fir nd Pepper ott, on Gal- ugh, and turning ading by three ifand and” Wheel s t, with Cabrilio a At the hal leader still . he favorite gh the bunch and wa. . There was slight ck S ached, and gradually llant passed the wire 3 le: Cadmus came T from the far rear a short head for the The winner's time Walter continue: year-old Coupon career. He took s cond with seven other behind ber. A mile dash for selling p! i ght starters; resulted ina v 3 for the ever ney choice, Ail'Ov who took the lead on the far turn and won as he pleased from Alvarado. Daylight was & distant third. The mile and a sixtecnth run over four hurdles ended in a big surpr JocC ruled an 11 to 5 favorite, with Three Forks a heavily played second choice. There were nine other starters. Unc over the first two jumps, when went out in front. The latter ho; b to the last jump, where Silverado joined him, and after alighting on the opposite side drew away and won easi length. Three Forks lasted long enou to take the place from Cicero by a he: Red Glenn was plunged on by the crowd for the last race over seven furlongs to get n a track that Jooked as | beyond question the ideal winter | 1 the big betting-ring was | [in widih, exceeding able bump- | i | with the County Clerk’s office as a nota; even. Six to five was always obtainable against him. Shieldbearer had the field to the stretch,where Strathmeath assumed the lead ard won pulling up. In a hard drive Braw Scot beat the favorite a head for the vlace, but was disqualified for fouling Minnie Cee and Elaced last. As good as 5 to 1 was obtainable against the winner. Track and Paddock Items. Walter Hobart backed his youngster | Coupon quite extensively. Johnny Cole- man took a $500 bet from the young mil- lionaire. He showed himself a real clinker against the lot he was pitted against and it remains to be seen what he will do with some of the good ones. Miller, who rode him in yesterday’s race, got cut off soon after the flag fell, but his mount fairly walked through his field in the stretch. Secretary Leake jokingly informed the members of the press yesterday that ata meeting of the directors of the new Jockey Club, held Friday evening, a vote of cen- sure was passed upon him for putting the club to the expense of building an inner track for rainy-weather racing with such an uncomparable one as the main course appears to be, | _Johnny Payne and Alexis fell at the first | jumpin the "hurdle race. Allmark, who | rode the former, had a narrow escape from injury. Ed Purser backed Gallant for the place in the stake event. Riley Grannan stood to make a “killing"” on Olive. Lovdal and a number of other members of the Burns and Waterhouse string ar- rived at the track from San Jose yester- day. Pepper was badly interfered with at the | first turn, Cochran almost having to pull {up. But for this accident he would un- { doubtedly have been much closer up at | the end. | DEFECTIVE PAVING. | The Crossing of Bay and Jones Streets Condemned by Street Expert Elder. | Mayor Sutro is keeping a close watch on | the manner in which street contracts are ng carried out and has expert G. W. amine each job 23 the recommen- the Superintendent of Streets sign the acceptance comes in. that he Leose work in laying pavement and put- ting in crossings has apparently been going on, for a job that was accepted by the Superintendent of Streets and recom- mended to the yor for his signature was reported on ae follows yesterday I have this day made a personal examination | of the crossing of Bay and Jones streets, which has recently been paved with basalt blocks, the assessment which is now before you for | your approval. 1ind upon examination that this crossing bas not been ed in accordance with the specifications required for this class of pave- ment. The rec storm has washed ont a large hole in this pavement. The blocks nsed 1 rossing are not up to the size required They are de ent in the The specifications require be used of & greater width The depth also required is ss than seven nor more than seven and none 1 a half. In some instances these blocksare five inches e specifications by one inch; nlso a large number are deficient in depth from one to two inches, all of which is in violation of the specifications. The proper amount of gravel has not been used 1n the con- struction of the pavement, and the blocks have not been laid in a workmanlike manner, In many instances the blocks are from an inch and a half to two inches apart, and the cross- ing has not the crown as is required in th The whole crossing is defectiv in _which it has been con- uld therefore recommend that Sessment until the contractor performs this | work in compliance with the specifications | laid down by the Board of Bupervisors. Very | . ELDER, | UNDER INVESTIGATION. | Testimony on the Charges Against Connty Clerk’s Deputy Harry Morris, J. M. Ellis of 325 Montgomery street has written to Harry Morris, | County Clerk’s deputy, stating that at all | times that he or his clerks have had to pay | the fees for attesting his signature as u notary, and he offers to testify in Morns’ | behalf at any time. | Mr. Molback, who was quoted as having | said he paid money to Morris and was told ) | it went into a separate fund, now says he recollects he paid at that time, for a | copy of a decree of divorce, and he se- cured it at a different desk. He says he | does not know Morris and has never had | any conversation with him. Another nctary, E. M. Morgan of 14 Sansome, also wrote to the County Clerk. He said he has had considerable business and every time he went there he was com pelled to go to the Treasurer’s office to pay his fees. He said Morris would never ac- | cept any money from him. He says he wrote voluntarily and without a sugges- tion from any one. An investigation of Morris’ accounts is in progress, and the charges will be thor- | oughly probed. D ——— “THE CALL? RACING CHART. % T hirty-third Day of the Vinter Meeting of rack Muddy. ingleside Track n Francisco, Saturday, January 18, 1896. the Pacific Coast Jockey Club. Weather Fine, FA7T FIRST RACE—Three furlo 90 ; two-year-olds; penalties; purse $400. dex Horse, weight. % | &r | P | Jookeys | Beutng |op. (542) Coupon. | |65 45 542 | Mary 12 2 5i2 s 50 e L | 8 2 5. {10 40 . . | 8 40 54 |8 12 .18 100 Tone H.. . 5 30 Good start. 24 minutes. Time, Won _ea: 91, Hobal It's b. g., by imp. Martenhursi-My Badge. At post HHY, SECOND RACE—One mile; selling; three-year-0lds and upward; penalties; purse $400. Index. | Horse,age, weight. | St.| 3 p 3 str. | Fin. | Jockeys. | Betting. | se, ag 8! 4 Ya % | ‘l | keys. {op. G, 550 99 6 21 3 3 |Cochran, By 1 (538) 5| 7 { 85 28 [Hewitt. L3 6 534 | Day 5| 8 52 1 | 314 Reidy 110 80 548 |Ca 104, 4 | 1 2 | 43 [E |8 20 (540) Fortuna. 101f 2 | 710 | |6 |8 152 560 |Our Maggle, 6.... 99/ 1 | 41 | 6 |8 7-2 549 | Modesto, 8 | 68 | 74 7 f 2D 150 300 ¢ i 5 | 8 LIS rpRn 150 300 77 THIRD RAC 009, Index.| Horse age, weight. |S % | % | s | P | Jockeys |onerng, 548 Gallant, 4. 101, 8| T T S i 8 528 |Popper, 4 4 215 | 21 21, a 415 Cadmus, 6. 7| 9 gty = (530) Ofive, 4 98 6 51 | .81 | 82 10 (514) Wheelof Fortne, 4 96| 2| 75 | ‘815 | 6 12 (550) Thornhill, 5 ......108 1 82 | 9 ] b 504 |Cabrillo, 4 8 Bh gy Koea i 6 550 |Highland, a.......103! 5 | 41 | 84| 51 15 536 | Roma, 4. 96| 9 61 |72 |8 80 Good start. Won easily. Winaer, A. B, Spre 1:4814. At post 26 minutes. *Coupled with Gall els’ b. c, by Fellowcharm-Jennie Belshaw. Time, 5((), FOURTH RACE—One and a sixteenth mil obu. es; burdles; handicap; purse $400. Index. | Horse, age, weight. | sz.‘ sua. | ‘ str. | Fin. | Joekeys. el = ) | ! 5|21 | 22 1134 McCullough. 6 4|41 ‘1:/,;2 /’Cmrnu...x 3 %1 1|52 | |ad*ls 5 | 11 134 32 |4 15 i2 |61 |3305 1i-5 6|8 | 1620 (8 50 9 ‘ IR gy 60 | 7 |8 15 | 36| z 100 708 |- ‘ 40 3 |11* 20 rst jump. Winner, E. Corrlgan’s ch. h., Fell last jump. by Rutherford-Josle C. At post 18 min- 481 |Strathmeath, [ o8 7 (549) |*Braw Scotr 5. 8| 8% | 4] & (495) ' Red Gienn, b AR e 3 535 | Minnie Cee, a A d i 1 e X imiter, 3 7” | z 2 4 H 3121 |11 |135] 2 *Disqualified for ¢ Good start. Time, 1:33%. wah Won easily. *Winher, G. B. Morrls & Gos. b, g. by Strathmore-Fiower of the Heatb. l our Honor withhold your signature to the as- | the accused | RIGHTS OF EXECUTORS, D. M. Delmas’ Arguments in Support of the Last Fair Contests. CAN PROPOSE AND OPPOSE. Questions on the Jurisdiction of the Court—Mr. Pearson Will Answer on Friday. For another two hours the demurrers to the contests of Marc Levingston and the teachers’ retirement fund to the probate of the stolen will of James G. Fair were under argument before Judge Slack. Nor are they yet concluded, for Mr. Pearson will answer Mr. Delmas next Friday after- noon. Mr. Delmas concluded his argument in support of the contests shortly before 12 o'clock. He followed in his address yes- terday morning the line suggested by his remarks of Friday afternoon. He main- tained that a party not named under a statute, but being a legatee under a testa- mentary disposition, has a right to insist on the recognition of the will in which he isnamed. Such offer of a subsequent will would amount to a contest of the will al- ready on file, but it would only be by establishing the genuineness of the will under which he claimed that such a per- son could gain a standing in court. He cited a case where legatees under the first codicil of a will were denied inheritance in the second codicil, but they were allowed to enter court and contest the validity of that part of the will—the second codicil— which acted acainst them. If a testa- mentary legatee bas a right to probate that will which gives him a legacy, he must have the right to contest any paper which conflicts with such will. Continuing, Mr. Delmas said that sup- pose the will of September 21, 1894, the stolen will, had been admitted to probate, and that within a year after the will of September 24, the pencil will, had been found, then the parties named in the second will would have a right to offer that will for probate. The right to offer this second will could not be taken away by reason of the admittance of the first will, and the very fact of propounding the first will for probate would amount to a contest of the probate of the first will. The admittance of the first will would be an adjudication that it was the last will, and any paper submitted for probate after the other had been submitted, must necessarily be a contest of the first, and its proof would be an adjudication that the first was not ‘the last will. Again Mr. Delmsas contended that suppose the will of September 21 were ndmluflf‘nm‘l the next day the will of September 24 was discovered, then it would be the duty of the executors of the second il to present it for probate. But the first udjudication must stand until set aside, and the proponents of the second will must first attack that adjudication. If they cannot u S nor unsound- | ness of mind their must of necessity | Test upon the genuineness of the will they offer. They have an undoubted right to be heard, Mr. Delmas argued, and their subsequent rights are dependent upon | proving the genuineness of the will of September 24." In such a procedure only can they come before the court. They must contest the will of September 21, and the grounds must be that it was not the | last will and that the one they offer is. Concluding, Mr. Delmas said that the court had f'urisdictxon over the estate of James G. Fair, and it had therefore the power to hear and determine first, whether he died testate or intestate, and then, if testate, which or what is his last will, and if there were twenty applicants, each pre- senting a different will, the court, it was argued, could hear them all. And these proceedings need not be in twenty different actions, but the whole could be heard at once and in the presence of all applicants, Any executor named in the will of Septem- ber 24, 1894, Mr. Delmas said, has a right to put forward that will for probate, since it revokes all wills prior to itself, and inci- dental to the right to probate that will the executors have the right to oppose any will that may be in conflict with the on in which he or they are named. TITLE INSURANCE, How Titles Are Closely Examined and Finally Passed Upon and In- sured. There is a well-defined, wide and very common notion, even among those who pride themselves on a somewhat familiar knowledge of titles, that the possession of land after the lapse of a long time in some way or other cures or removes any defects of title. The usual answer to an objection to a title that “Mr. Smith has enjoyed un- interrupted and undisputed possession for more than twenty years,” or ‘‘the defect occurred solong ago that it has long since 1 | been outlawed and consequently has no force or effect mow,” is totally and un- qualifiedly wrong. Neither lapse of time nor possession of land ever gave a good title to any one. In this City, where transactions in real estate are numbered by the thousands annually, one can readily form an idea of the magnitude and importance of the business done in the Recorder’s office and the consequent difficulty in consulting the records and indices. After accumulating all data in connection with 2 title the ex- aminer must then passhis opinion upon the validity of the same. assuming in every instance that the indices and records are correct. The title is thus laid bare, and if the rec- ords be correct every flaw stands revealed to the competent and trained investigator. He must not only know the law as it now stands, but also as il existed during. every stage of the title, and be able to tell the force of every instrument affecting it. Under the ordinary method of title exam- ining there is no absolute protection afforded the purchaser of real estate. Every step in the examination of a title is a perilous one, and fraught with dangers }(urking in records improperly or carelessly ept. A policy of insurance upon a title is a statement that the insurance company has examined the records of the county in which the realty 1s situated,and is willing to guarantee that the title is perfect. When a person desires to have a title examined, it is not necessar; to give the name of the parties to deeds showing who owned it at different stages of its exist- ence. All thatis required is the location of the property. A reference to the lot in the record kept by the title company will disclose its history. If the title be found perfect in all respects, it issues a policy which insures the holder against any loss which ke, his heirs or devisees may sus- tain by reason of any defect of title affect- ing the property at the date of the policy ; and as the company guarantees the cor- rectness of its reports, it cannot escape lhbmiy on the ground of errors of opin- iou. The California, Title Insurance and Trust Company binds itself to defend at its own expense every suit brought against the title so certified. Its client will be properly defended without cost to him, and will be compensated for all loss sus- tained by hi As land enhances in value, the risk of litigation concerning the title increases, and the necessity for title in- surance becomes more apparent. ——————— A decrepit old woman was recently re- leased from the Cincinnati Workhouse who had had five husbands, each one of whbom had met a violent death, ‘NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. (UT PRICES CUT STILL DT LOWER! Last week’s storm interferéd with our Great Midwinter Clearance Sale to such an extent that it becomes necessary to nearly double our enormous daily output during the balance of the time allotted the sale TO FORCE OUT EVERYTHING BEFORE IT CLOSES, consequently we have made another, and such a SWEEPING CUT IN PRICES that the following and all other lines selected for clearance this week are placed before ocur patrons at Only a Fraction of Original Cost or Actual Valuation! EMBROIDERIES! At 10 Cents a Strip. CAMBRIC EMBROIDERY, in a large va- riety of patterns, regular price 35¢, will be closed out at 10c per strip of 414 to 5 yards long. At 5 Cents a Yard. CAMBRIC, NAINSOOK and SWISS GUI- PURE EMBROIDERY, regular value 1234c, will be closed out at 5c a yard. At 7% Cents a Yard. MBRIC, NAINSOOK and SWISS GUT- A BATEROIDERY, regains s 15¢, will be closed out at 734c a yard. At 10 Cents a Yard. AINSOOK and SWISS GUI- RE EMBROIDERY, regular value 20c, will be closed out at 10¢ a yard. At 1214 Cents a Yard. CAMBRIC GUIPURE EMBROIDERY, regnlar price20¢, will be closed out at 1234c a yard. At 15 Cents a Yard. CAMBRIC GUIPURE EMBROIDERY, regular value 25¢, will be closed out at 15¢c a yard. At 20 Cents a Yard. CAMBRIC GUIPURE_ EMBROIDERY, regular value 35c, will be closed out at 20c a yard. At 25 Cents a Yard. CAMBRIC GUIPURE EMBROIDERY, regular value 45¢, will be closed out at 25¢ a yard. EXTRA SPECIAL. LACE COLLAR S, LACE and RIB- BON YOKES, CHIFFON COLLAR- ETTES, in all shades, all new styles, will be closed out at greatly reduced prices. | LADIES CIRCULARS! At 30 Cents. LADIES’ CIRCULARS, in stripes, value $1 50, will be closed out at 50c each. At $1.00. LADIES’ CONNEMARAS, in cloth, in laids and stripes, regular value $2, will ge closed out at $1 each. RIBBONS! RIBBONS! At 4 Cents. SATIN AND GROS-GRAIN No. 5, assorted colors, one will be closed out at 4c. ALIL-SILK, RIBBON, inch wide, At 5 Cents. ALL-SILK, SATIN AND GROS-GRAIN RIBBON, No. 7, assorted colors, 114 inches, will be closed out at 5c. At 20 Cents. ALL-SILK, SATIN AND GROS-GRAIN RIBBON, No. 80, 414 inches wide, will be closed out at 20c. LADIES' KID GLOVES! At 65 Cents. 1500 pairs 8-BUTTON LENGTH MOUS- QUETAIRE TUNDRESSED KID GLOVES, in dark, medium and tan shades, also black, former price $1 25, marked down to 65¢ a pair. At 75 Cents. 1500 pairs -HOOK KID GLOVES, in colors and black, former price $1 50, marked down to 75¢ a pair. MEN'S FURNISHINGS ! At 7} Cents a Pair. | 145 dozen MEN'S AND BOYS' FULL-| FINISHED HEAVY MIXED | COTTON SOCKS, with double heels | and toes, regular vrice 12}sc, will be | closed out at 74c a pair. At 15 Cents. 122 dozen MEN’S EXTRA FINE CASH- MERE WOOL SOCKS, iu sanitary gray, vicuna and fancy mixed colors, extra good value for 25¢, will be closed out at 15¢ a pair. At 50 Cents. 76 dozen MEN’S EXTRA HEAVY CAM- ‘ EL’S-HAIR UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS (odd sizes), regular price $1, will be closed out at 50¢ each. At 50 Cents, 65 dozen MEN’S UNDYED WOOL UN DERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS, war- ranted not to shrink, extra value for | 85¢, will be closed out at 50c each. | At 75 Cent | 55 dozen MEN’S CAMEL’'S-HAIR UN- DERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS, ex- tra well finished, worth $125, will be closed out at 75c each. i LADIES' KID GLOVES| At 90 Cents. 2000 pairs 4-BUTTON KID GLOVES (large buttons to match gloves), all shades and sizes, former price $150, marked down to 90c a pair. At 90 Cents. 1000 pairs 8-BUTTON LENGTH MOUS- QUETAIRE GENUINE FRENCH KID GLOVES, in colors and black, former price $1 50, marked down to 90c a pair. HOSIERY 4D UNDGRWEAR! At 15 Cents a Pair, BOYS’ BLACK RIBE BICY- double heels and toes, fast black, regular price 35¢, will be closed out at 15¢ a pair. At 25 Cents a Pair. CHILDREN’S REAL FRENCH BLACK COTTON HOSE, wide ribbed, white d toes, guaranteed fast black, ice 60c, will be closed out at 25¢ a pair. At 20 Cents a Pa MISSES' FINE RIBBED BLACK COT- TON HOSE, double knees, heels, soles and toes, warranted fast black, worth $4 a dozen, will be closed out at 20c a pair. At 15 Cents a Pair. LADIES’ COTTON HOSE, black boot and colored top combination, regula 2c¢, will be closed out at 15 At 35 Cents a Pair. EY RIBBED WHITE also COTTON AND DRAWER: non-shrinkable, closed out at LADIF J ALL-WOOL, WOOL regular price $1, will be 35¢a pair. RIBB WOOL V D T At 50 Cents a Pair One lot MIS AND BOYS’ C HAIR P. i broken sizes, regular p be closed out at 50¢ a pair. CORSETS! At $1.00 Each. GENUI INCH COR- fine sateen, long and medium Ww. firmly and closely boned, venus back, in black, drab, white and cream, regular price $2 50, will be closed out at $1 each. 3 LADIE:! s DANMAGED BY WATIEKR? ABOUT 185 PAIRS FINE WHITE BLANKETS, 130 PIECES CANTON FLANNEL, TURKISH TOWELS and some oddments, which must oe sold at once. 50 DOZEN Harket and Joues Strests. Murphy Building, Market and Jones Streets. Murphy Building, Market aud Jones Strests, 7 Market and Jones Sirsets. WONDERS OF COOLGARDIE, Special Agent Smart on the Re- markable Gold Discov- eries. The Queer Water ““Soaks” or Natural Bowlis—Australian Meat and Butter Trade. J. M. Smart, United States special agent of the Department of Agriculture, Wash- ington, who has been on a tour of Aus- tralia to obtain information concerning the beef, mutton, butter and cheese pro- ducts and exports, is at the Palace. Agent Smart spent six mouths at the Antipodes. He visited the famous Cool- gardie gold mines and remained some time. His account of the information gathered for the department, as well as what he saw at Coolgardie, is full of in- terest. “The camp of Coolgardie, where I re- mained most of the time for two months, is a remarkable vlace,”’ said Mr. Smart. I do not think there is the equal of it on the earth. Itnow has from 30,000 to 50,000 people, and it has grown to this size en- tirely in eighteen months, The people are largely English-speaking. There are many Californians there as well as mining men from other parts of the coast. ‘*‘As for the mines they are developing enormously. The output now is about $5,000,000 a year, and in the last twelve months investments have been made there and ‘elsewhere in West Australia to the amount of $15,000,000. ‘“Coolgardie is the most unattractive place on the globe. All around it is a com- plete sand desert. Itlooks worse than the Mojave desert. There is very little water about there, and what they get is from ‘soaks’ or greai natural basins in the rocks. These basins have been filled by the wind with sand. You dig down in them anywhere from one to five feet and you get water. Tne trouble is to find these basins, however. The surface everywhere is the same and you may dig for weeks and not find anything. The basins are in size all the way from an_ acre to two or three miles across. Were it not for these ‘soaks’ which are proyvided by nature no living thing could exist there. “New discoveries are being made all the time at Coolgardie. As for floating stock companies, we don’t know anythingabout it here. The stocks are hign, too, and go- ing up every day. The Bailey’s Reward, which was the first mineat Coolgardie, has 480,000 shares, the shares now being worth §5 each. The Londonderry huas been floated by Colonel North, the nitrate king, for $5,000,000. In asingle pocketwasfoun gold of the value of gZS0,000. From this pocket was taken the Great Ben nugget, bigger than a bucket and worth over $100,- 000. Another large strike has recently been made in the Londonderry. “‘Dr. Simms, the great French author on gold, is now there and buying property right and left. His syndicates are French and German. Heis the greatest investor in gold mines on the face of the earth. “I visited not oniy Coolgardie proper but Koolgorlie, Siberia, Ninety-mile, Han- nahs and other camps of the district. They are 1ittlafiplnces of about 1000 people each. Itisat Hannahs that the fren Boulder mine is situated, the stock of which is sell- ing at a rate that would make the property worth $17,500,000. - ‘“During the last three or four months some very fair hotels have been built at Coolgardie, where a man can stay at from $3 to $4 a day. They are forming a water trust now at Coolgardie, with $5,000,000 capital, to get water for the town. I don’t know where they will get it, unless from the Swan River, 300 miles away, or from some great ‘soak’ or natural bowl, which may be found on the desert. But Cool- gardie is a great place, anyway. | . “Asto my investigations for the Depart- | ment of Agriculture, I visited Queensland, New Zealand, South Australia, West Aus- tralia and New South Wales. I found the productions of beef, mutton, cheese and butter enormous. They have gone into the butter business so extensively that it is astonishing. Victoria alone exported to London last year more than $6,000,000 worth of butter. Australia’s greatest com- petitor to-day in the butter product is Denmark. No other country can ap- proach it. “New Zealand stands to-day as the greatest producer of cheese. It controls the cheese market of England. The but- ter and cheese exports from the Australian colonies during the past three years have averaged $30,000,000 annually. “As to the meat business in the Aus- tralian colonies it has grown tremen- dously. Shipments are made to London fortnightly, each vessel carrying from 50,000 to 75,000 carcasses of mutton and beef. A live bullock at the seashore in Australia is worth $6 on the average. In Chicago he would be worth §40. *“The beef as well asthe muttonisfrozen, and is thus shipped. New Zealand leads in the production of mutton. In the pro- duction of pork only are we ahead. But our pork has more fat on it thar the pork of most other countries, and this brings the prices down a little. The reason for this increased fat is partly because of the corn fed, and partly from the poland China hogs, which constitute most of our stock. They carry twenty per cent more fat than other pork.” Special Agent Smart will make a de- tailed report to the Agricultural Depart- ment of the facts given to THE_ CArL. He will leave for Washington to-night. A GUARD TROPHY. Colonel Henry G. Shaw Wants the Con- ditions of the Centennial Match- Cup Restored. Henry G. Shaw of Stockton sent a com- munication to the Board of Supervisors yesterday calling attention to the fact that the Centennial trophy, a cup for which the Supervisors appropriated $500 in 1876, is still in existence, and that the condi- tions under which it was presented to the National Guard are not beine com- plied with. He recites the history of the trophy, which was to be competed for on the rifle range by the different regiments of the guard for 100 years, or until 1976, when 1t was to become the property of the regiment winning it in that year. In the interim the regiment winning the trophy at each annual shoot was to hold it until the next contest came off. Mr, Shaw, who was once a colonel in the guard, states that the conditions haye been so changed that the regiment winning it two con- secutive years: shall own it absolutely, “instead,” says Colonel Shaw, “‘of allow- ing it to stand as a great challenge trophy to be honorably striven for annnally dur- ing the second centennial of the United States, Such unauthorized action had the effect of depriving the trophy of its his- toric associatfons and of its power to in- spire the youth of the City to engage in a noble contest.” / J He protests against the changed condi- tions being allowed to stand, and saysthat if the cup 18 not restored to its original status it lEonld pe presented to the Golden Gate Park Museum. e Mr. Chetwood Spoke Latin. The following communication has been re- ived: henh SAN FrANCISCO, Tan. 18, 1896, T the Bditor of the Call~DEAR STR: T désire dis- tinetly to disavow any such statement as that at- tributed to me on Dage 7 Of your issue of this date, Viz.: that “the road (0 hell irom church entercain: Iments is easy.” In_an interview, which I had not Sought, but which I could not well retuse, I did Qquote the familiar Latin words, “Facilis Descen- Sus Averni,” but it was in lilustration merely of the tendency from the Guestionable o the warse in the methods 0f raising money_ for church pur- poses. I have hitherto kept myself and my peopie Altogether out of that line, with its downward de. That is all I meant by the quotation. As I ave no desire fo be considered an extremist in this matter, I ask that you will kindly publish this note of explanation. THEIR UNIQUE WELCOME, Feathered Little Ones Break Their Shells to Receive School Children. Oakland Exhibitors Fare Well Against Fanciers From All Parts of the State. OARLAND OFFICE SAN FrANCISCO CALL,) 908 Broadway, Jan. 18. | One of the most interesting coops in the Tabernacle show 13 the one that contains the Kansas freak. The freak f§ a fowl | that has a face like a monkey and the ex- | hibit is labeled “monkey-faced chicken.” The chicken has no beak, but a mouth very similar to that of a monkey, and in- side are a few teeth. It has a flat nose with nostrils and the facial appearance of the head is that of a very small ape. In- side the mouth are a few teeth and it partly chews what it eats. The monkey-faced chicken is the prop- erty of W. H. Shear and is 13 months old. Mr. Shear says it is a genuine Kan- sas freak and, although it does not belong to any olass and can not be awarded a pre- mium, it is an object of much interest. To-day was given over to the school children and hundreds of boys and girls took advantage of the opportunity to learn a lesson that can never be taught in a pub- | lic school. | Among the most successful exhibitors is ex-Mayor Charles D. Pierce of Oakland, who Las completely captured the buff Leghorn class. " Mr. Pierce is one of the most enthusiastic amateur chicken-raisers in the county. He has entered nearly fifty birds and with such good resuit that the first, second and thirf premiums for buff T | Leghorn pullets are his, so is the first | premium for buff Leghorn cockerils and | the first and second premiums for buff | Leghorn hens. | Mr. Pierce is so accustomed to receive | premiums for his Leghorns that he has | specially printed placards for ornament- | ing the coops where his pets are on exhibi- | tion. | Trustee G. W. Leydecker is a large | exhibitor in the light brahma class, and | A. N. Bayley of Oakland has entered some fine birds in several classes. The most interesting corner to-day to the | school children was the incubator section. Several chicks were due to arrive this afternoon and punctual to time the lirtle | fluffy birds crashed through their shells | and welcomed the many visitors. The | show will be open till next Wednesday | night, including to-morrow. The Poultry Association held an impor- tant meeting to-night and made a change of secretaries. President Seed stated that the board was not satistied with the ac- counts of Secretary Mecklem, and Mr. Ruud was appointed in his stead. There was much talk of legal proceedings against | Mecklem, but as he refuses to give up his books 1o one knows just how he stands. EXPLOSION OF CYLINDERS. The Big Double Engine of the Risdon Works Wrecked. An accident occurred yesterday in the Risdon Iron Works that has paralyzed the machinery and put a stop to operationsin that establishment for some time to come. Early in the day the engineer heard a rumbling sound in the neighborhood of the cylinders of the main engine. The sound was of short duration and ended in a ter- rific crasb. Instantly the engine-room was full of flying pieces of machinery, and a minute lster the place was filled with stesm. The machinery throughout the HoBawt CiETwoon, | Works stopped at the same time amid the greatest consternation of employes, who believed that the buildings were coming down upon them. When' the steam was shut off at the boilers it was seen that the compound Corliss engine, which furnished power for the machinery, had been completely wrecked. The ¢rank-pin, which had a old fracture, snapped, leaving the two pis. tons without any restraint upon them. Lhe result was they hammered with /mighty force and lightning rapidity upon both ends of the cylinders. The noise caused by this pounding resembled vol- leys of field artiliery while it lasted, which was not long. 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