The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 30, 1896, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1896. 5 ANTI-FUNDING MEMORIAL All Three Reports to Be Woven Into One Complete Document. THREE CLAUSES ARE OMITTED. Friday Morning the Entire Petition Will Be Submitted for the Committee’s Ratification. T 1s of the anti-refunding agitation— 2 on on this coast—re- v that a dissension has e committee selected by the Refunding Convention to draft al to Congress that shall rapre- ng of the people of California re now pending to refund the s debt. heless the dissension is there, has disagreea with the re- er or the committee—or the re- rof the committee has disagreed Estee. The report submitted by Estee, who is chairman of the com- mittee, was, with the exception of three paragraphs, unanimously indorsed by the meeting of the whole committee held at the Mayor’s office yesterday morming. It is feared, however, that Mr. Estee will not agree to this mutilation, for though ne 1s leg sent the feeli stee the stricken paragraphs are brief in words | they are yet pregnant with meaning and mark rather plainly the line of difference between Mr. Estee and the remainder of the committee. The first of the para- graphs which are to be eliminated from Mr. Estee’s draft for a memorial to Con- gress is as follo One of the reasons tion of th en for the organiza- : cOrporations was Mr. ¥ - ington and his associates might o trol b s and ferries on the line of the ra roads, like the bridge over the Colorado River on the line of the Southern Pacific Railroad These bridges, although belonging to the ra stem, built by its money or cred C g & part thereof, are yet appare owned by C. P. Huntington and his assoc Think of one corporation owning & ri track on the land and another corporation owning a part of the seme line and belo 1o the same 1 f pen would have 10 unitiendly. What w would & mort- ch & comb; e fay s and ferries were 0 the original the effect of & fore- > main under he mortgagee »ad track—an made pursuant ment mortgage in over the line of the road. Hunt m and his c Improvement Com- and the situation. e second clause to be eliminated is which touch ment foreclosure. of rail; sale It reads nee of opinfon may exist Jple us to whether foreelosure ot age on this property is line of railroad from the River, there is but one z our people on the proposi- The reason for eliminating the foregoing h, as stated yesterday at the com- in the Mayor’s office, was yrial v instructed by the State conve hich gave it existence to draft a memo- rial declaring, first, against refunding the | debt, and d,in favor of foreclosure by the Government. It was unanimously ided by the committee that to go con- trary to these instructions would be to fail | in their duty of representing the will of the people of California. Mayor Davie of Oal L\xm‘ who originally signed Mr. Estee’s report and agreed with him on the point day voted with the rest of the committee to expunge this paragraph. The third clause to be omitted reads as | follow: We do not ask that the dead be arraigned at the t public opinion, or that worthy ,or that a great university be ut'we do demand that the chief and Jnost commanding figure in this iraud be brought to the bar of public It was further voted by the committee yesterday that Mr. Estee’s report, thus amended and coupled with the drafts sub- tted by John 1. Doyle and Henry E. ghton, should be the authorized memo- I of the committee. And Henry E. High- as appointed to amalgamate the ¢ them togetherin an and submit the entire document to the committee, thus con- structed, to a final meeting of the commit- is to be held at the Mayor's e Friday morning at 10 o’clock. 1dge Gibson of Oakland, one of those whose names were signed tfo the report submitted by Mr. Estee, declared to the committee yesterday that he had not authorized the signing of his name to an individual report, but that he had only authori: any memorial that shou the committee. A. Caminetti and Marion Gibson, both residing out of the City at some distance, were absent from the committee meeting yesterday morning and could not there- fore be heard from -on the question as to | whether they had given Mr. Estee consent | to sign their names to his individual re- poTt. 7. Estee was also absent from the meeting. Those present were: Sutro, Mayor Davie, Henry E. Highton, Judge E.M.Gibson and John T. Doyle, being a clear majority, or five of the eight committeemen. All the documents that are to be woven into the memorial are considerea very strong arguments and plain statements of the position taken oa the question in- volved by the people of Caiifornia, and it | is thought that the entire committee, with ‘ ble exception of Mr. Estee, will | the po readily sign the completed memor:al and heartily indorse it. Itis not thought un- likely, either, that Mr. Estee will also sign | the amended and amalgamated document. In that case the memorial will go to Con- gress with added strength and as express- ing the united sentiments of the eight men chosen to represent in this matter all the people of California. QR MR. ESTEE’S DENIAL. The Chalrman of the Committee Re- iterates That He Had Author- ity to Sign the Names. Morris M. Estee, chairman of the com- mittee selected to draft a memorial to Congress against the refundlng_ act, pro- tests, in the following communication to TuE CAvrL, that be had ample authority to ign the names which appeared under tgxe report submitted by him to the commit- tee. His communication is as follows: 84N Fraxcisco, January 29, 1896. ditor Cal v DEAR SIR: Contrary t0 my 1 practices in the past, I venture to write tter contradicting what the Mayor of San Francisco hes falsely stated of my position in reletion to the report made by me regarding the refunding bill. - As 10 his statement that he appointed me rmau of the committee named to draft a rizl 1o Congress “‘simply s a_matter of " I have nothing to sey, for Ican kuow of his reasons for making such ap- ment, he had made the appointment and I 2. A had accepted ihe same, then it was due to the people eud to myselt that I should perform ine duty gned me not as the Mayor wanted me 10, but as my own conscience and best judgment dictated. 3. I prepared that memorial with the advice and counsel of all the members of the commit- tee but one—every member of the commitiee, | | s as 1o the | s directly on the ques- | or whether such steps | secure to the Govern- | -d Mr. Estee to place bis name to | d be adopted by | | terms- in_other cities. Mayor | including the Mayor, but one, having been present at two meetings at which the memo- rial prepared by me was read. The whole mat- ter was fully discussed by sll the members resent. A ‘majority of the commitice in- orsed the memorial made by me, beecause it seemed to be & concise statement of the facts, and it was thought Congress wanted facts and 1ot recommendations. A minority of the com- mittee wished to petition Congress to foreclose the mortgages on the railroads, although the United States statute now gives to the Presi- dent and Secretary of the Treasury full power in this regard. The majority of the committee believed that the great nght was to defeat the refunding Dbill, because if the bill was passed there could be no foreclosure of the mortgages. If the re- funding bill was defeated then the statute of the United States passea on the 3d of March, 1878, in express terms, makes it the duty of the President and the Secretary of the Treas- ury to foreclose these mortgages. 5 The Mayor of San Francisco hasseen fit to publish to the community that I have sur- Teptitiously got the signatures of & majority of this committee. The iacts are these: After Mr. Cannon had heard read the me- morial prepared by me, and he had made two or three suggestions which' were adopted by the committee, he authorized me to sign his name to that report, and 1 did so. 1 hold the dispatch of Mr. Caminetti, who | also had heard it read and who made some | valuable suggestions in relation to it which | were also adopted, and which dispatch reads as | fo lows: M. M. Estee, San Francisco : Yes, I authorize you to sign for me. ‘A. CAMINETTI. I hold also the dispatch of Judge Gibson, who had been notified both by letter and_telegram 10 attend our meetings, but who, owing to1ll- ness, was unable to be here, and who, in a let- ter addressea to_me, stated that he could not be present, but that he would conform to our wishes in the matter. I then telegraphed him and asked him if we should sign his name to the report, and at the same lime requested | Mayor Davie of Oskland to sec him and ex- plain to him the contents of the report. His answer, addressed to me, is as follow M. M. Estee, San Francisco : Yes, you sign my name to the Teport. E. M. GIBsoN. Mayor Davie signed nis own name to the re- port written by me. So much for the false charges made by Adolph Sutro_against myself in relation to my Surreptitiously signing the names of members of that committee to this report. 1feel almost ashumed to make any reply to these cherges. However,in a matter of such public gravity, in which' every citizen should be united, and as Adolph Sutro happens to be Mayor of rancisco, and people who donot know him might believe him, I am compelled to say this much in defense of my personal honor. Had it been a political proposition I should have treated these charges with the itempt _they deserve; but as itattacks my personal integrity and my honor I feel it my duty to tell the people exactly the truth. Yours respectfully, . M. ESTEE. MIDWEEK THEATER NOTES | Continued Success of “In Old Kentucky” at the Cali- fornia. Veiled Allusions in “A Canting Scoundrel ” at the Alcazar—* Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” *In Old Kentucky” continues to afford satisfaction to large aundiences at the Cali- fornia Theater. The cleverly constructea play is sufficient in itself to appeal to the theater-going public, but in the present performance the playwright’s efforts are not only enhanced by an excellent all- round performance, but are also eked out by some remarkably clever specialtles, whick served as a foil to the melodramatic incidents which occur during the course of the performance. The pickanniny band is one of the best bits among the “‘specialties,” 5o to speak, | which abound during the course of *‘In | Old Kentui | dently enjoy their part in the evening’s | entertainment quite as much as the audi- | ence does, and they act with a spirit and The colored children evi- ky. abandon ‘which add immensely to the mirth aroused by the comedy part of the play. Taken altogether, with its thrilling racing scene, its sensational leap across | the canyon and strong local Keuntucky | flavor, the melodrama now running at the California Theater is one of the best per- formances that has been seen in this City for a long time. : “‘Men and Women” at the Columbia | Theater is one of the most successful per- of not demanding the foreclosure, yester- | formances yet produced by the Frawley Company. Macklin Arbuckle and Gecrge Osborne, among the *“men,’’ are especially at home in their roles, and the “women” are all so good that it seems invidious to make distinctions between them. “The Editor” continues to please the audiences at Morosco’s by its breeziness and its suitability to the company that is performing it. Swain is in his element as Tim the Porter, and Coulter Brinkeris es- pecially suited to the part of Stephen Marton. The more or less veiled allusions to local people of light and leading in church cir- cles which “A Canting Scoundrel’’ con- tains are proving interesting conundrums to the audiences at Grover’s Alcazar. The play contains plenty of fun and is acted in & sprightly manner. Dr. Bissell's lightning modeling is teaching Orpheum audiences how to make a portrait bust while you wait, and the ex- celient likenesses achieved by the model- er’s apparently haphazard way of pelting a board with handfuls of clay proves a never-failing source of delight 1o the be- holders. Rachael Walker’s singing is meeting with more success this week than ever. “Ixion” will be succeeded next Monday at the Tivoli by “The Gentle Savage.” The Bush-street Theater is to see a per- formance of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” next week which has been spoken of in high The Cook Twin Sisters’ Company will play the favorite drama. The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra will give a grand concert on Friday after- noon 1 Golden Gate Hall. The following programme will be performed: Overture to **Titus,” Mozart; Transcription, “Faust,” Gounod ; Vorspiel, *Lohengrin,”” Wagner; aria, “Is Not His Word Like Fire,” ah,” Mendelssohn; Babillage (for strings), Gillet; Aragonaise ‘“Le Cid,” Massenet; introduction, third act ‘‘Lohen- grin,” Wagner; violin solo, ‘‘Carmen Fan- tasie’’ (Bizet), Bernhard Mollenbauer, with orchestra; *“Summer Evening” (waltz), ‘Waldteufel. REVERSED ITSELF. The Supreme Court Has Changed Front on a San Francisco Appenl. F1Lep DEc. 30, 1895.[FILED JAN. 209, 1896. The order appealed | We think the order from is reversed, and | below was right in the court below'is di- | both respects appealed rected to modify its | from, and it follows order so as to direct | that it should be af- and require the setis- | firmed, each appellant faction of the judg- | to pay his own costs ment in full, includ- | on appeal, ing bolk damagesand - costs. These paragraphs are the conclusions of opinions filed in the case of Hannah Butler against Thomas Ashworth, Super- intendent of Streets, a suit to recover damages for destruciion of property by a pooriy constructed sewer. The plaintiff sued first for the breaking of the sewer and for the neglect to repair the same, and for the improper manner in which the sewer was repaired. The piaintiff recovered judgment for $1190 ana costs. Witnin two years after the plaintiff sought to recover damages for the same breaging of the sewer, and she again got judgment for $800 and costs. The court reversed this last judgment from which an appeal was taken on December 30, 1896. ‘The court below refused to make this $394 part of the judgment, and it was this order which was reversed. It was this order also which has been affirmed upon more mature consideération by the court. 613. WENT TO BRIGHT PHEBUS The Realization Winner Took the Naglee Stake Galloping From Crescendo. ABLY RIDDEN BY MILLER Outsiders in the Betting Won Most of the Purses—Coleman the Only Favorite First. Even the announcement that those two great performers Bright Phebus and Cres- cendo were to meet in a stake event failed to attract more than the ordinary crowd of race-goers to the Bay District track yester- day. This fact is attributable, no doubt, to the downtown “commission joints.” The betting, too, was sluggish, very little big money being in circulation in the ring. Naglee Burke's crack son of Flambeau and Millionaire Hobart's winner of the classic Realization stake came together in the Naglee handicap over a distance of seven furlongs. The total value of the stake was $1500, of which amount $1200 went to the winning horse. Of the original fifty-four entries, all declined the handi- cappers’ allotment of weights but four. ‘T'he conditions of the stake called for two and three year-olds of 1895, and the weights were assigned accordingly. As a clever sample of the handicapper’s art, the race was a complete failure. Crescendo was asked to give away pounds to Bright Phoebus, and this in the sticky going, for which the latter has an especial fondness. In spite of this, Crescendo, with his 118 pounds, opened & 6 to 5 favorite in the betting. He went to 7 to 5, and was then backed down to _evens ancd 6to5 again, With 119 pounds in the saddle, the Hobart entry ruled second choice, 9 to 5 being his closing odds. There was a stiff play on imp. Star Ruby, wno was held at threes, but Rosebud went bezging at 20 to 1. There was but sll%h( delay at the post, Ferguson sending them away well lined up. George Miller, on Bright Phwbus, had his mount well in motion when the flag fell and was first to show in front. He held the lead unti! swinging in the back- stretch, where Doggett, on Star Ruby, let out a wrap and the imported horse's friends were in high spirits as they saw him full of run, & length in front. At the half Rosebud was at his nead, followed | half a length away by the favorite. Bright Phcebus was a length further off. On the far turn Sloan on Crescendo took his horse out wide on the dry going and moved for the lead. In this he was suc- cessful, for, as the stretch for home was reached, Crescendo hard ridden, was a length in the lead, with Bright Phobus at his heels, merely galloping. The weight was now telling heavily on the favorite, and despite Sloan’s desperate efforts to keep the lead Bright Pheebus assumed command of things over a furlong from the wire and won by a length under re- straint. Nearly a dozen lengths away Rosebud took third place from imp. Star Ruby in a hard drive. The winner was beautifully handled by George Miller, and it was, indeed, a pleasure to see this accomplished horse- man at his very best. The balance of the racing was very ordi- nary. The colors of the favorites lonmed up in front on but one occasion, ousiders predominating. ; The day’s sport opened with a big upset. Carrie M was sent to the post a heavily backed 2 to 1 favorite, with University almost as strongly supported at 11 to 5. In a drive Jack Atkins, a 10 to 1 shot, cap- tured the race by a length from Peixotto, another outsider. Summertime was a prohibitive favorite for the following event, a short six-furlong run for mares, the books holding her at 1to 3. She was never able to head Levena C, and although ridden hard from start to finish was beaten out a length and a half. Gussie made a good showing, finishing third. A cheap lot of ‘“‘dogs” started in the “THE CALL” RACING CHART. Elkhteznth Day of the Winter Meeting of the California Jockey Club. Weather Fine. Track Sticky. Bay District Track, San Francisco, Wednesday, Sanuary 29, 1896. 60 FIRST RACE—Five.furlongs; selling; three-year-olds and upward; conditions; allowances; « purse £300. Ind. ‘ Horse, age, weight. | St. % | s | Fin | Jockeys |Betttng 607 |Jack Atkins, 3 3 334 | e e 597 2 1n HErae 5 7 | tas i by 5 22 | 5=y 6. 63 | 3 p 1l in b 3 3 5h 52 115 Good start. von driving. Winner, J. P. Atking’ b. g., by Regent-Misaale. At post 12 minutes. Time, 1:0535. *Formerly Fijian. 610, SECOD RACE—About six furlongs; selling; mares; three-year-olds and upward; penaities; . purse $400. lndex.‘ Horse, age, welght. 1 % | % | st | Fm Jockeys. | Betting, 597 |Levena C. ~.107| h | 1n | 1n 15 (601) Summer Time, 395 a1 | 231 | 25 13 310 552° | Gussle, 107| 13| 3a | 38 10 689 |Tennessee 5 53" | 410 [ 110 30 3 8 8 6 60 g85llmaeil s 60 3h | 63 | 8 A 6 : 74 | 8395 | 7 10 20 Good start. Won driving. ~ Carroll's br. m., by ADs Time, 1:16%. |4 G11. TIIRD RACE Tue Nagleo stakes. Seven furlongs; two and threo year-olds of 1895; handi . cap. Value $1500. Im‘lsx.‘ Horse, age, weight. (St. | 14 1% 3% str. ( Fin. | Jockeys. OI{f““flgL | 439 |Bright Phoebus, 4.119| 3| 1% | 3% | 82 | 11 | 11vg|diller.. 2 95 (B24) | Crescendo, 8.v...118| 2| 4 2f%| 1b | 22 | 28" |T. Sloan datces 503 |Rosebud.4 .......108 1| 334 | 41 s i 334 |Donnell hoit o1e (593) Imp. Star Ruby,&.118| 4| 21 Th | 21 | 82 | ¢ |s Dogget |3 3 Good start. Won easiiy. utes. Time, 1:31. Winner, W. 8. Hobart’s o. h., by Falsetto-Buff and Blue. 1 2. FOURTE RACE—Five furlongs: selung; three-yearolds and upward; conditions; allowances; Z. purse $300. At post 12 min- Index.| Horse, age, weight: |8t.| %4 | % | % | S | ¥ | Jookeys. |oBetunky 585 Coleman, 4. 01 6. 16 | 110 | 1 I re] 517 |AddieM, 4. 9 5. 54 44 2 6 15 500 |Dorsey, 4. 107| 1 43 55 3 3 3 447 Decision, 8. 91 3. 31 238 4 ) % 10 505 | Marzaret M, 3. 85 4. 23 3h [ The 50 588 [MyS 81 B 8 8 s 8 545 |Crackeriack, a- T 61 | 6 i ‘ho 40 588 |Joe Hill, a 2. 78 | 7 8. |4..Chorn. s 3 Good start. Won easily. Winner, Westchester s able’s b.g., by imp. Sir Modred-Blithesome. At post 16 minutes. 0414, Time, 1:0414. purse $400. FIFTH RACE—Aboutone and one-half miles; steeplechase; selling; allowances; penaltles; Index. ;uom. age, welght.| sz.| st [ 4m | o i 594 |Col.Wehtman,d.136| 2| 42 | 1n | 14 | 594 (JOC, 4.........144| 4| 23 | 23 | 220 | 575 |Adelante, 4. 5 6 8 6 1 [Cicero. n . i 11 | 51 | &n 7 8| sn | sh | 4n 7| 62 | 4n | 32 6| fell. Good start. Won easlly. Winner, A. G. Blakeley's b. g., by Warfellow-Less'e P. 614 SIXTH RACE—Flve furlongs; selling; threc-year-olds and upward; conditions: allowances; « purse $300. Index. | Horse, age, weteht. | st.| 4 | 3 ‘ % | s Jockeys. | Beting, 579 |Clara Johnson, 8., 99| 2 |. 28 | 24 Cochral 3 3 590 |C 109| 8/ 615 | 46 3 10 1275 |C 107} 1. 14 14 3 95 597 | Littie Pete, 97( 8/. 38 | 310 2 52 aminer, 4 01| & 1 51 5h 6 8 jeorge Bonbest,8.102| 8 8 8 30 579 |Great Falls, 5.....102| 7 1 7n | 6n 30 590 |Green River. 4....108] 4 415 | 71 30 Bad start. Won easily. post 11 minute: Winner, M. Johnson’s ch. £., by El Rio Rey-Ogalena. Time, 1:07%4. At “THE CALL” RACING GUIDE. To-day’s Entries at the California Jockey Club, Bay District Track. In races where the horses have no record at the distance to be run the records at the next nearest distance are given. Abbreviations—F., fast; Fa., fair; H., heavy; m., mile; f., furlong: abont. FIRST RACE—About six furlongs; non-winners in 1895-96. | Best | record.| Dist. Lbs| ‘, Tk. E Index.| Name. |Lbs Owner. Pedigree. 567 |Chartreuse L. | 105 ~ | B. Schretver. | Emperor-Wacoola 462 |Bordeaux. 105 |T. J. Roche. *|Imp. Mariner-Eufaula 604 |Zaragoza........ |1 | Rey Alfonso siable.| Imp.Cheviot-Bessie Hooker 597 | 1lle of Stonewll| "B, Sink . . Spendthriti-Miss Nailer 579 |Hagar . Sycamors siable ... | Apache-Narcola 568 |Pecksnif M. Butler Tp. Mr. Pickwick-Henlopen 602 | Lelia 8. W. Enos Ironwood-Jennie Mack 419 | The King. kton stable. Tmp. The Rake-Tecalco SECOND RACE—Five and a half furlongs; three-year-olds. Best T Index. Name. Lbl‘[rmrd. Dist. Lm"rk.[ Owner. Pedigree. (580)| New Moou......|10511:1714 | 61 97/H..|W. D. Randall...... |Hyder Ali-Namonia (807)|Pollock 1107(1:1814 |*6 ¢ 5 H.. | M'Naughton &Muair| Tmp. Rossington -Mariorie 598 | Pearson -[110(1:1954 | 61 B. Schreiber.. ..... (Imp. Great Tom-Drifi 608 | Don Pio Pico.... 214 | 51 TJoe Hooker-Countess Zeika 580 Verngua ... |110| i567| 4121 Sinfax-Partisana (804) BillyMcCloskey |110/1:10 | 575 ¢ | Pleasant Hillstable Joe Hooker-Jessie R (598) Bam Leake......|1 6 |87 -’ | Burns & Waterhous Imp. Darebin-Carrie C 607 | Virgle A. 15| 51 F...|B. Ward ............. lmp. True Briton-BigBertha THIRD #ACE—One and an efghth miles; selling. Best Index. Name. Lbs|record.| Dist. Owner. Pedigree. (600) Hidago, .|111{1: 4815 1m b0y B. Schreiber. Hidalgo-Graciosa 599 | Littie Cripple. .. 514|115 m - Web Ip. Pirate Penzance-LaStand 608 |Little Bo! 1 Daven; Surtnam-Daisy S 1:14 (%6 ¢ 12214614 ¢ la1m |90 5 |1 2-16m | 99| F 181 m |1 er. It stabie, i Hindoo-imp. Calphurnia, Imp. London-Cameo Hyder Ali-Visalia Woodlawn stabie. 94F.|Garden City stable..| Major Ban-Miss Flush FOURTH RACE—Three furlongs; two-year-olds. Best Index. Name. Lbs|record. | Dist. |Lbs|Ti. Owner. Pedigree. |Lena. 0 rec. |. Paclfic stable....... (Apache-Rill *|Gorgon |1 4 ‘| Racine-imp. Gorgo ©|Virgnia Dare g. -/ Imp.Calvados-Virginia Dare Mgy I 10 {|Lepanto-Right Wing T oaed % .| Racine-imp. Ouida, Lord Chosterfild Burns & Waterhous Imp. Chesterfield-Talluda Colonel W heeler Burns & Waterhous| Imp. Midlothiat-Agnes Diabolita, . 1 Nevada stable. Joe Hooker-Oxilla D e Imp. Whistle Jacket-Zuletka FIFTH RACE—Seven furlongs; selling. Best Index Name. Lbs|record.| Dist. |Lbs|Tk. Owner. Pedigree. 549 | Allahabad . 7 98| H..|W. O, Randall Hyder Ali-Floride 20, 6% 106/ H..|B. Schriever. Colonel Hepburn-Edna 74 |111/H..|P. Dunne.. Hanover-Decelt 61 |100F. Liebenthaier.... Tmp. Mariner-Maranette 71 |102/F.. California stable....|Imp. Sir Modred-Gypsy 5t | 98...|0. I. Johnson Jim Gore-War Banner S1XTH RACE—About six furlongs; non-winners in 1895-96. Best Tnder. Dist. |Lbs|Tk. Pedigree. Joe Hooker-Clara L John A-Tillie C Joe Hooker-Addle O'Neil Glen Eim-Nordica Uncas-imp. Pauline Longfellow-imp. Manzanita Imp. Cheviot-Varona Imp. Greenback-Leveratt #01d index. fourth race at five furlongs. Coleman was made a warm 7 to 5 choice and won pull- ing up, fully a dozen lengths in front of Addie M. Dorsey was a good third. 0ld Cicero did not have his jumping boots on and let the crowd down hard in the steeplechase. He was balked down frorr twos to 7 to 5 and failed to get a mark. The second choice, Colonel Weightman, took the lead at the third jump and won in a common canter, with O Cin the place. Galindo brought the outsider, Adelante, in third. The selling platers had another go at 5 furlongs in the last event on the card. The 2 to 1 favorite, Clare N, loomed up prominently in front until well on toward the wire, when she began tiring and wound up an ordinary third. Ciara Johnson won easily by three lengths, with Catalogue in the piace. Track and Paddock Items. Tom Griffin was reported to have bet $500 on his mare Carrie U, the favorite in the opening race. TrE CALL is in receipt of a handsomely bound copy of the “American Turf Con- gress Rules” from the Pacific Coast Jockey Club, for whick 1t returns thanks. Tod Sloan stated after the stake race that he did not think Crescendo could have beaten Bright Phacbus on any kind of a track yesterday. Mr. Burke has given the name of Dolce to the big colt's two- year old sister. Gorgon, by Racine, from the grand mare Gorgo, is a very racy-looking individual and is very apt to bring the name of his sire into prominence. Through the error of an operator the poolroom on Glasgow street laid 3to 1 against Summertime. When the error was discovered there was a big “kick” among the proprietors, and at one time they seriously considered declaring bets off. The track odds were 1 to 3. Cicero took the first jump in the steeple- chase in the lead of the field, but he was in the air <o long that when he alighted on the opposite side he was the tail-ender. THEY WANT MORE LIGHT Waiting to Hear “The Call” Man’s Testimony on the Baden Accident. Conflicting Evidence Given as to the Time the Washout Occurred—The Roadbed Was Low. SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CaL., Jan. | 20.—The jury impaneled by acting Coro- ner E. E. Cunningham to hold an inquest over the body of Engineer Keyer, who was killed in the Baden accident, held an- other lengthy session to-night and ad- | journed without accomplishing any actual work. Two new witnesses were called, Joseph Morgan and Avtone Buffet. Botk were very willing witnesses, though their testi- mony was mostly hearsay. Both swore that Tilton told Watchman Murphy that | the water was over the track and it was his duty to flag the train. ‘With the conclusion of this testimony there followed a Jong wrangle among the jury as to the advisability of bringing in a | verdict without securing the testimony of Fireman Gill or J.P. Reynolds, the re- porter for TrE CALL who was with Murphy when the latter made a desperate but fu- tile effort to attract the attention of En- !gineer Keyer. Juryman Neff was out- spoken in his desire to have the jury reach a verdict. Itwas finally decided, how- ever, to adjourn over until Saturday morn- ing at 10 o’clock, when an effort will be made to Lave both Fireman Gill and Mr. Reynolds present. There seems little reason to doubt that two-thirds of the jury are inclined to fix the blame on Watchman Murphy, although the ten witnesses so far examined have given no evidence to show that the watch- man did not show the danger signal. Every witness seems to be very much at gea as to time. Section Foreman Wren testitied that he was at the scene of the fatal disaster at 5:20 and that later he sent an assistant back over the track. At that time the water was not running over the track and there was no reason to expect the flood, which came almost as soon as their backs were turned. Antone Buffet swore that the bulkhead, which the railroad people claim caused the washout, broke between 4 and 5 o’clock in the afternoon. This assertion is cor- roborated by others, though the time is set from half to three-quarters of an hour later. If Buffet is correct is it difficult to understand how it is that the great volume of water just released did not reach the end of Mr. Wren's beat until after 5: o'clock, and had not even begun to gather when he says his assistant appeared on the scene some minutes later. X W. J. Martin, agent of the South San Francisco Land and Imprevement Com- vany, is the only man who bears out the statement of Murphy, though even this is in a faint-hearted sort of way. He saw a light near the bridge just above where the accident occurred, and the light, whether it was white or red he couid not say, ap- veared to wave. If the suggestion of acting Coroner Cun- ningham isfollowed. the Southern Pacific will come in for a certain amonnt of cen- sure whether the jury find Murphy guilty of eriminal neglect, or the railroad merely lax in its track-walking system. ‘When the new line by way of South San Francisco was completed three years ago the swamp lands between here and Colma were thought capable of producing trouble at any time. To obviate this as much as pos- sibie the railroad was raised an average of eight feet. The heavy rains of the last two years have washed in so much loam and debris as to practically level the bed. Itis now on an average of only about two feet above the swamp. When a heavy rain comes it is matter of a few hours only for the swamp to become entirely covered with wat-r. The bursting of the bulkhead, whether it occurred at 5 or 6 o’clock, threw such a volume of water against the thirty-foot culvert as to completely block it up. Something had to give way, and it did, in the shape of the loose soil and gravel of which the embankment is made. It is ccntended by Mr. Cunningham that had the Southern Pacific kept the roadbed at its original height the storm of Sunday could not possibly have done any harm, as the culvert would easily have carried away three times the amount of water suddenly released by the breaking of the Spring Val- ley bulkhead. LANG QUONG SHOT HIM. Verdict of the Coromer’s Jury at the Inquest Yesterday on the Body of Yung Yow. The jury at the Coroner’s inquest on the body of the Chinese, Yung Yow, who was shot in Lou Fat's disreputable den in Bartlett alley on the night of Friday, the 24th inst., brought in a verdict yesterday, charging the murder to Lang Quong, who is now under arrest. According to the statements made by Laundrymen Hoo Woey of 827 Clay street, Wong Fong of 10 Church alley and Laborer Owe Foo, who lives on Stockton street. between Jackson and Pacific, Lan, uong started the quarrel over a glass ol liguor, and chailenged Yung Yow to go outside and have a duel with him with istols then and there. On the advice of Yriends Yung Yow went outside with him and Lang Quong fired three shots at him. There were eleven men and three women in the den at the time. The names of the men are Lang Quong, Yung Yow, Owe Foo, Hoo oey, ong 'ong, Dong Chung, Quan Chat, Tsang Yee, Wong Bin, ‘Wong Ho and Lou Sing, and those of the women Fong Lean, Ah Gum and King Fa. | appeared. WANTED, A LEADING MAN, Frank Armstrong Did Not Sail With the Carrie Warde Company. THE ORLANDO OF STANFORD. A Well.Known Actor Who Has De- serted a Starving Wife and Child. There was an exciting scene at the wharf yesterday morning, just before the steamer National City sailed for Eureka. On board were the Carrie Clark Warde Company, bound for a theatrical season in Eureka, to be followed by an extended tour of the northern counties. ‘What spread consternation in the ranks of the company was that Frank Arm- strong, the dashing leading man, who had been engaged especially for the tour, came not and inquiry developed the fact that he had sent no bageage on board. The telephone was put into requisition and messengers were dispatched in haste to visit Armstrong’s favorite haunts, but all tono purpose. The leading man had dis- Anotheractor, who guaranteed to play lover's roles with as much in- tensity as Armstrong, was induced to rush on board at the last moment and the com- pany set sail for Eureka, giving thanks that it had Ernvidentinlly been spared the painful embarrassment of beginning its tour without a leading man. On the wharf an officer of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children had been an interested spectator of the company’s tribulations. When the anxi- ety to find Armstrong was at its height he stepped on board. and all but exasperated the manager by inquiring pleasantly: “Is | there a man named Frank Armstrong in your company ?"’ “I wish there was,” replied the manager, devoutly; ‘‘he ought to be here, but —'* The officer held a warrant for the arrest of the missing man on the charge of de- | serting his wife, Junie Armstrong, and their young child and leaving them en- | It was then that the | manager decided that Armstrong’s services | were not needed by the company, though | tirely destituie. he had no opportunity of formally teiling the actor so, for, though the officer waited and watched till the steamer sailed away, all efforts to find him yesterday proved unavailing. Frank Armstrong will be remembered as the handsome, dashing actor who played Orlando to Miss Pauline French’s Rosalind in the **As You Like It per- formance at Stanford a few months ago. His manly, spirited acticg ‘“under the greenwood tree’’ won any amount of ap- plause and made the matinee maidens declare that he was ‘‘just lovely.”” It was a case of masks and faces though, for the careless Oriando knew what it was to want fora square meal himself, and he knew also that in a poor room on Sixth street his wife and little child were almost hungry at that moment. Speaking of the Stanford engagement S. Friedlander of the Columbia Theater said yesterday: ‘‘Armstrong is quite a well-known California actor, and he never need be a day out of a position if he would give up bis dissipated habits. When he asked me to take him on as Orlando I guessed he would act the part to perfec- tion, though he looked to me to be starv- ing, in spite of his dashing, manly bearing. He made a hiit as Orlando and he was well paid for playing the part. “Last week, during the run of ‘The Ensign,’ Macklyn Arbuckle was playing a part that was very exacting on_the voice, and, as he wanted to reserve his energies for ‘Men and Women,” we had to find a substitute. ‘There is'only one man hefe who can play that part perfectly,” I said, ‘and that is Frank Armstrong.’ We sent for him, but in his place came his wife with a little baby in her arms, saying he had disappeared two days before.” At the Alcazar, where Armstrong played until a couple of weeks ago, the statement was made that nothing was known about him, except that he had been dismissed from the company. The young wife of the missing actor, with her baby, is at 2814 Sixth street in an entirely destitute condition. The As- sociated Charities sent her a few immedi- ate necessities yesterday, and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children s striving to locate the missing hushand. cer Holbrook stated yesterday that it is | believed he has run away with an_ actress to whom he has been paying considerable attention of late. EXECUTIVE COUNCIL CLUB. Organization Effected in the Thirty- Second Assembly District. A Republican Club for the Thirty-second Assembly District was organized last even- ing in Pennie’s Hall, on Kentucky street, near Solano, under the auspices of the Re- publican Executive Council. The hall was crowded to the doors when in tie tem- porary absence of Organizer Smith the meeting was called to order and J. T. Copus elected temporary vresident and Frank Bowen temperary secretary. roll was then opened for signatures,and when 300 had been affixed the permanent organization was effected. Th officers are: President, J. T. tary, F. Bowen; treasurer, William § enrolling committee—W. Williams, | Hamilton and Charles Kolimer; delegates the feading man did not materialize, and | to the Executive Council—Messrs. Copus, Smith and Hamilton. In spite of the large attendance the organization was peaceably effected. NEW TO-DAY. When you buy an elec- tric belt you wan# the best made, and itis well to understand, first, that the value of an elec- tric belt isin the strength of elec- tricity it gives into your body. This depends/on the battery used. Dr. San- den’s Electric Belt is made strongly, almost indestructible, and it is POSITIVELY GUAR- ANTEED to generate a current of Electricity that you can feel every time you charge it for one year. With care it lasts five years. It has eighteen powerful elements, is perfectly insulated, and possesses what no other electric belt made has, a regulator, so that you can regulate it while it is on the body. IT HAS MANY CURES. The best proof of the value of Dr. Sanden’s Electric Belt is its cures. When you see the names of well known people in the papers every day, people who say they have been cured by it, you know that it has cured these people and it will cure you. ‘It cured me of sciatica in 8 days,” says John K. Knox, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vall Cal. <It cured me of nervous prostration and female weakness, which was so bad I could not hold my head up at times.”—Mrs. Amelia Quinn, 259 Richland avenue, San Franelsco. *“It cured me of a stitch in my back two years ago, and the trouble has never returned.”—J, H. Price, Cedar Landing, Oregon. One thing about the people cured by Dr. Sanden’s Electric Belt is their intense gratitude. And why should they not be grateful, when this simple appliance has cured them after they had spent hundreds of dollars in drugging ? Dr. Sanden’s Elec- tric Belt treats all diseases in a scientific, natural manner. If medicines will do any good they will be given free of charge with the Belt. application. Get the book, “Three Classes of Men,” free on SANDEN BELECTRIC CO., 632 MARKET ST., OPPOSITE PALACE HOTEL, SAN FRANCISCO. Office Hours—8 to 6; Evenings, 7 to 8:30; Sundays, 10to 1. A FARM GIVEN AWAY please the children. “Miniature Farm Yard. Send Buy a 3 Ways to Get This Farm: 8 Qoupons ; 1 Oo:pon and 6 Oents; of 10 Oents without any Coupon, to BLACRWELL'S DURHAM TOBACCO CO., DURHAM, N.C., and the Farm will be sent you POSTPAID. You will ind one Coupon inside each 2 ounce bag, and two Coupons inside each 4 ounce bag of Bilackwel's Genuine Durfiam Tobace. of this Celebrated Smoking Tobacco, and read the ccoupon, which gives a list of other premiums and how to get them. 2 CENT STAMPS ACCEPTED. 90000000 Consisting of one sheet of FARM BUILDINGS and one sheet of 78 Subjects, DOMESTIC ANIMALS, etc. These are to The Farm House and Animals can be cut out and made to stand, thus making a complete or THE POT CALLED THE KETTLE BLACK BECAUSE THE HOUSEWIFE DIDN’T USE SAPOLIO