The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 28, 1896, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1896. BALLO -WODING BY DISTRICTS, Suffrage Clubs Are Being Organized in Every Ward. TOHAVEHEADQUARTERS How Society Women Carry On the Propaganda in Their Homes. OAKLAND IS ALSO DISTRICTED. It Is Intended to Poll Both This and Interior Cities Before Election Time. For the last two weeks the woman suf- . fragists have been working very actively - in districting the City. A number of ciubs have already been formed in the dif- ferent wards and before long there will not be a ward without its club of women work- ing for suffrage. A good deal of work is mapped out for these clubs. At present the members are canvassing for signatures for the Demo- cratic convention. Later on the whole City will be polled for the probable num- ber of votes on the suffrage amendment. The clubs have almost all been organized in private homes and every day a parlor- meeting is held in some one or the other district. Laterit isintended to branch out into public halls and the united clubs will have a heaaquarters downtown. A vast amount of propaganda work in the cause of the amendment to the consitu- tion is being done by the members of these clubs. Women who might hesitate about attending public meetings think nothing of dropping into some society woman’s house for a parlor chat. Rabid anti-suf- fragists have been known to go, listen, de- cide that thereis something, after all, in the amendment, and, after a period of hes- itancy and inves about face and joined the club. | The next thing these women do is to pe- | tition their iriends for signatures. Men | | and women are talked to in their homes, suffrage is discussed at dinner parties and | over 5 o'clock teasand men are beginning | to find that bright, genial hostesses whom | they never for a moment suspected of a craving 1o vote have become members of | one or other of the clubs and are actually canvassing for signatures in favor of suf- frage. The following clubs are already in full working order: fifth District—President, Mrs. Mabel ce-president, Mrs. Rose C. Ewing; igation, have turned right | {1and; secretary, Miss Laura H. Wells; treas- urer, Miss Mary d. Thirty-second District—President, Mrs. Ma- bel Osborne; vice-president, Miss Sinclair; sesgr:l'“" Miss Poultney: treasurer, Mrs, Ver- The following clubs have elected presi- dents—the other officers will be announced on Friday. The formation for several new clubs will also be announced on that day: Thirty-sixth District—Liberty Club, Mrs. Judge Murphy president. Thirty-seventh District—Mme. Louise Sorbier president. District—Victory Club, president Fortieth Mrs. Nellie Holbrook-Blinn. In Oakland the work of districting has been going on as actively as in this_City, and the following clubs are now in ful marching order: Fourth Ward—The Central Club, president, Miss Borland; vice-president, Mrs. Craft, Third Ward—President, Mrs. J. C. Campbell; vice-president, Mrs. F. B. Jerome; Mrs. C. J. Hammer, secretary: Mrs. Bennett, treasurer. Fifth Ward—Miss Mary Snell, president; Mrs. L. 8. Burcnard, vice-president; Miss Mabel Craft, secretary; Miss Mary L. Morgan, treas- urer. Vernon Heights Club—Mrs. D. C. Havens, president; Mrs. Lioyd Baldwin, vice-president; Mrs. A. B. Nye, secretary; Mrs: J. L. Howard, treasurer. Seventh Ward—Mrs. F. U. Smith, president; Mrs. A. A. Moore, vice-president; Mrs. E. J. Matthews, secona vice-president; Mrs. Wil- letts, secretary; Mrs. E. R. Tucker, treasurer. These clubs are working to secure 50,000 signatures for the Democratic convention. They bave not begun the work of polling yet, but the women of Bakersfield have already begun their house to house canvass, and in the districts where they find strong opposition to the amendment, they are working to give the people a change of heart. The San Francisco and Oakland clubs look forward to doing the same work when the Democratic convention is over. Young Girls Organize. A large and enthusiastic body of young ladies met at American Hall, corner Pa- cific and Leavenworth streets, on Friday evening for the purpose of forming an ad- junct club to affiliate with the North End Equality Club in the interest of woman suffrage and to be known as the Young Ladies’ branch of that name. The meeting was called to order by Miss Sadie Callaghan. It was decided to lay over for one week the election of officers. The following committees were appointed by the chair: Committee on permanent organization— Miss Maud Van Croonberg, Miss Cora Tevis and Miss Lena Lengenfelder. Committee on constitution and by-laws —Miss Grace Pierson, Miss Ida Lundoerg, Miss Susie Kelly and Miss Blanche Babin. Some very appropriate remarks by Mr. Harry Groth, who is an ardent advo- cate of woman’s suffrage, were loudly ap- plauded. The Esmeralda Glee Club, composed of the following gentlemen (services volun- teered): John Davis, Peter Lowry, Ralph Nolan, John Slavin and Joseph Shaugh- nessy, discoursed some sweet music, which was well received. Mills Commencement. OAKLAND, CaL, May 27.—The com- mencement exercises of Mills College and Seminary occurred this afternoon in the chapel of that institution. The rooms had been beautifully decorated and were | crowded to their utmost capacity with friends from Oakland, San ° Fran- cisco and vicinity. The college class con- sisted of Miss Jessie Maie French, Miss | Julia Florence Lee and Miss Elva Deane Smith and they took for their motto *‘Fol- low light and dothe right.” The semipary class consisted of Miss Estella Bloch, Miss Edna Vincent Brown, Miss Rebecca Louise Davis, Miss Julia Grace Gilbert, Miss | Mabel Hollis, Miss Lulu Foster Howe, Miss Ellenor Rose Mathews, Miss Estelle Josephine Parker and Miss Violet Alta secretary, Mrs. Lena H. Bailey; treasurer, Mrs. | Webster. Their motto was “En Suivant Elizabeth G. Morrison. La Verite.” _Forty-first District—President, Mrs. Judge 0 vice sident, Mrs. Lovell White; treasurer, Mrs. William Hester. nd District—President, Mrs. Meath vice-president, Mrs. Margaret Whe- —_————— Edison prophesies that in ten years horseless carriages will be the rule, and horse-propelled vehicles the exception. — e “THE CALL” RACING CHART. Celfornia Jockey Ciub's Spring Mecting, Bay District Track. Twenty-fourth day. Wednes- v, May 27, 1896. Weather fine. Track fast. 125(), }1EST RACE—Six furlonss; selling: three-year-oids and upward; conditions; allowances; Z9IV. purse 3300. Betting. ot o P op. CL 21 | 334 | 21 TR 51 | 85" | 31 3 110 i3 | 65 | &8 & & b by 72 3 718 | 710 | 75 S0 100 8 5 8 30 30 Starting-gate used. Won driving. W inner, Nlagara stable’s b. §, by ApacheFlora. Time, 1:16. R —————— ©f] SECOND RACE—Six furlongs; selling; three-year-olds and upward; conditions; allow- 1251, 25 prseisinn “THE CALL'S” RACING GUIDE. T e Betting, ot Pt [ B op. . To-Day’s Entries at Pacific Coast Jockey Club’s Ingleside Track. + e 5 113 | InrTaces where the horses have no record et the distance 10 be run the records at the next nearest 2134) 21 29 31 9.2 @ | dustance are given. Sh™{ 41 41 41 15 10 Avbrevistions—F., fast; Fa., falr; H., heavy: m., mile; £, furlong; ¥ about. 714 | 834 | 53 | 55 iz 12 ! 12 e 12 3% g . g:{, . 25 }g FIRST RACE—Half a mile; maiden two-year-oids. G 3 i35 M. | B3 AT ceon | e 3 {Corriente, 3. 8 Lbs 1242 |O'Fleeta. 4 6% | 8% | 8 10 ol s ) poncen ) e Pt i b BT (P 1232 |arno4.... 1 92" | 51" | 31 | 23 72 __ 6| 1216 |ia 119/ne rec Bendii-Lady Middleton T fLTURE Eate teed Won easlly. Winner, Pucblo stable’ b T, by imp. Cyrurimp. Rosette. Time, | “yzie 115180 rec. 1174 137 |no rec $)5¢$) THIRD RACK—Five furlongs; selling: 1 3 B . . et e 1252. ve turlongs; selling: four-year-olds and up; conditions; purse $350. i e ‘ = 110/ rec. Ben AllDuchess Kendall o . etting. no rec. King Thomas-ip. Viets Index. | Horse, age, welght | St % | s |"Fin Jockeys. [opetung | 1283 00 Ineres: 1 Flambean g Tannr e g 2 s 1188 age 97|no rec. 1221 |America, 4.- 1 31 |13 92 3| 1223 |Santa Paula..... 100 no rec. |. Sante Fe-Dottie Dimple 1220 (Pecksnift, 5, 5 in | 2n 10 1350 | George Rose, & 6 315 | 31 | 7 4| SECOND RACE—One and a sixteenth miles, 1218 |Joe Hill,a.. 8 7 1% 15 - == 1244 |Lucky D, | 1191 |De Gre 1% 34| 82 % 290 1ndex. Lbs| record.| Dist. |Lbs|Tk. Owner. Pedigree. 1221 | 9 8 7 | i o . o ] 05 1% | 2| 100(1:41 | 1m Elmwood farm.....|Imp. Bru'us-Installation, 1017 |as 4 4| G247 | 1131:27% | 1m “am bridge stabie..|Glen Elm-Red Girl. 215 1’0 |1 2 107|1:42 m | . Appleby . Peel-Faustine. e Al . 91(1:4914 |1 i-1m, |3, 7. Atkcins. El Rio Rey-Syivia, e Bt e BT — 10211:4234 | 1m J. Carroll. _|Imp. Keene-Gray Sait, 11 1 1 3 |32 |poseman: 190 | ~ THIRD BEACE—Six furlongs; maiden; throe-year olds. Starting-gate used. Won driving. Winner, D. J. Tobin’ S b - Best e £ obin's b. m., by Red IronLou B. Time, ecord.| Dist. Lbn‘!‘rk. Owner. Pedigree. BLANTHER 1 ) * PERFECT D0UBLE Followed By Officers With Pistols, Near San Jose. ROMANCE OF IDENTITIES Circumstantial Evidence That Was Strong Enough for Conviction. ANTONE JANKOVICH'S STORY. Another Austrian Officer, a Linguist, With a Wounded Hand, and a Face Like Blanther’s. Here is a story from the orchards of Santa Clara County about a case of mis- Saratoga. From this it was inferred that Blanther was making for the Banta Cruz Mountains. In that neighborhood- three men from the Sheriff’s office came upon the man. Surely it was he who caused the hue and cry. A hasty glance at him, one sen- tence from his lips, and his description settled all doubts. He could be none other than Blanther. He spoke Spanish to a Mexican, Italian perfectly to a native of the sunny kingdom; he carried himself like a soldier, had a handsome, intellect- ual face, and admitted that he was an Austrian, Even his left hand had an un- sightly scar that was covered with muslin, By actual measurement he was 5 feet 1114 inches in height. And he had just left San Francisco. " Now Blanther’s description toid that he spoke many languages fluently, had a military bearing, handsome, " clear-cut features, his left hand was wounded and he measured 5 feet 114 inches. But this particular gentleman was not Blanther after all, yet what could the constable do under the circumstances? The stranger in the beautiful fruit county was Antone Jankovich, who is now em- ployed as a barber at the corner of Market and Tenth streets. A week ago Monday he went with some friends in a two-horse carriage for an out- ing. The route was through San Mateo County and Santa Clara, along the west side to a short distance below Los Gatos. They carried fowling pieces and were equipped for camping out. Baid he; *'In my hurry of packing and getting ready for the trip I did not read about Blanther; I had only heard of the mur- der incidentally. I paid no attention to it, in fact it never crossed my mind. So when men began to hang “around our camp and watch me in %lr!lcnilr 1 did not notice them. Last Friday night a man who appeared to be a farmer came to our camp. 4 “ ‘When are you going to leave?” he asked me. P S W, ) . Antone Jankovich, Who While Camping in the Santa Clara Valley Was Taken for Blanther, the Fugitive. J[From a photograph by Bushnell.] R e RS T S taken identity coupled ‘with circumsta: tial evidence that savors of the romantic. The chain of evidence was so strong and so complete an officer of the county made up his mind that he had captured Blan- ther, the alleged murderer and fugitive from justice. . Rumor had it that Blanther was seen in the vicinity of San Jose. stated positively they had seen him and talked with him in the Garden City. the whole valley was overrun with expedi- tions searching for the distingunished-look- ing murderer. As the story went, he was seen with a gun over westward toward Indeed, people | And | ““ ‘To-morrow morning early,” I said. “At 5 o'clock Saturday morning the same man came to our camp. He asked me when we would leave and I said about 8 o’clock. ‘Well, I'll have to go to work,’ he replied, and he went away. Justas we started he appeared in a buggy with a man, and there was another buggv with two men in it behind them. I tc k my | gun and heid it in my hand, expecting to get a shot at birds. We drove for ten | miles and those men followed close be- hind. We stopped to_let them pass and th:aiy stopped. “Then I laid down my gun and got out to walk about and rest, The got out of his bu, and came up to me. *“*‘Can you '5?)' 1253. FOURTH RACE—One and a quarter miles: hurdle; handicap: fo ur-year-olds and upward; purse $400. Betting. Index.| Horse, age, weight. | St.| Std. | 14 % | % | P Jockeys. |Op. i 1232 |Three Forks,a....145| 8| 15 | 16 | 112 | 18 | 115 [&t Hello, 4. 47 7| 8 [ 5 34 | 212 0 2| 5 5 Sh | 4 83 32| 1| 24 | 210 | 28 | 2n | 18 836 4| 33 4 8 5 55 37| 6| 9 8 7 8 62 3 142/ 11|10 9 9 8 7 1179 |Capt. Spencer, 6..125| ‘8| 42 | 335 | 41 | 7 8 1287 |Pricelle, 5 122l 6| 7 7 8 9 9 1181 |Landlord, 122) 9| 8 10 10 10 10 1121 |Esperance, 38/ 10 | 11 11 1 11 1 " Starting-gate used. Won easlly. Winner, 8. Farrar's b. & by Spokane-Trifle. Time, 2:16%. 954 FIETH BACE—Six furlongs; selling; threc-yearolds and up; conditions; allowances: parse 1254 s00. 3 Ind. {Horse, age, weight.| st.| % 1% % | s { P Jockeys. 0‘:‘"‘“& (1231)| Favory, 4.. 6l 3n 20 35 (1164)! Daylicht, 8 8. 8 15 15 1201 |Gold Buy 3 1n 20 20 Zoair. il 7 4 3 Ricard 7 [ 15 25 Howai 743 5 7 9 Tiberiu, 3 4 7-3 4 Hymn, 5. 2 1 Bettin Index. | Horse, age, weight. st.! 1m. |2m.| 3% | % | Str | Fin. Jockeys. o 39 |Thornhill, 6......102| 8(81 |ah [82 .3 % |12 |18 |Piggon 65 125 (1197) | Uncle Giles, 4....100| 2 |2n |1 11 1 22 |2 :fi Peoples.. 9-2 3 1236° buch.ofMilpitas.4 84| 4/14 |26 (24 |38 (32 |320 |Butler.. 5 P 1220 Sleeping Child, 4. 82| 1 /42 (315 (42 |42 (46 |612 'H. Brown. 12 132 1204 Miss Garvin, 4.... 80| 6/6 (82 |51 |51 |510 {550 |Joe Webe: 1B 12 I .104; 55h |6 6 8 6 6 Berzen 10 4 %-cate used. Won easily. Winner, T. Lundy’s ch. b., by Imp. Cheviol-Phobe Anderson. + up; purse 600 and silver cup. SEVENTH RACE—One and a quarter miles: the Farewell handicap; three-year-olds and index.| Horse, age, weignt. l sl s | % | 3% | s | Pn | Jockeys | Betting (1192) Senator Bland, 3. 92 4| b 32 5 21 1h 1175 |Nebuchadnezr, 4. 94 1| 1136| 11 | 13 | 1 21 (1208) | Yankee Doodle, 3,106 5| 6 81 | &p | 3 81 (219)/K del Bavdinos 3107\ 2| 334 | 41 | 8 4 41 1247 (1m, Fulerton 1,5.J00| 6| 4 6 [ 8 | 56 1217 [Cabrillo, 4........116| 3| 2] 22 g! 5 # 1241 fxflu-rs:wnd. a8 8| 9 7 8 (1234) [Pern, 3 ... 107 9| 7 8 7 7 1225 | Strattflower, 5...100| 7| 8 10 10 10 1166 |Waiwona, 5, nst 111 1 1 a0 1284 | ANl Over, 110/ 10.| 10 9 9 (e S Starting-gate used. Won driving. Winner, W. D, o, by {mp. Inverneas-Wood Violet ‘Time, 2:07. - % Coupled with Yankee Doodle. %% Coupled with 2287, . | Mis Cunninghm Von Dunk...... |1 Surinam-imp. Gertrude 1mp. Inverness-Yolande mp. Sir Modred-Snowdrop Hindoo-Fair Lady *|Red Iron-Miss Mettora *|Hyder Ali-Carrie G P. us-Moesta Three Cheers-Margugrite ~ Cousin ;eell-!!n\{!l anique-Voltiguer Flam u-fln‘v: Broad Church-Billow D. Bridges. Kilman & Stern.... G. Pacheco..” 186 |Greyhurst....... Pedigres. .| Salvator-Delight *| Prince of Norfolk-Hard - [Three Cheers-Moliie S Fitzjames-Olive mp. Whistlejacket-Zellea E1 Rio Rey-Fonsetta Flambeau-imp. Amelia FIFTH RACE—Six Index. Pedigree. Flambeau-Not Idle Hidalgo-Bertie W .|Imp. Inverness-Affinity Imp. Sir Modred-Gypsy Tmp. Kyrle Daly-Exiract W. D. Ran . |California stabie.. ‘{i C. Humphrey toch . |Longftellow-Saiara Chesapeake-Sunshine . {Imp. utus-May D | Lmp. Cheviot-Lurline 0-Queen Alta St. Carlo-by Hyder All Maranette Imp. Mariner- Fresno-] 3 B3 LG GEEH Pl gl e g | California’stabie. .. | Tmp. mflwo;d':ekflm 1mp. m. Norfik-Mollie zqr. o0 Daisls By s 5 goes?’ he asked. I said. ‘to San Fran- cisco.’ He spoke and acted like a farmer, but I can see now that he wasa very in- telligent - man, for he threw me off m{ guard. So when he called me %side to asi some question 1 walked a short distance with him. Then he questioned me. “ ‘You are a stranger here?’ *Yes,’ © ‘ *Came from San Francisco?' “Yes.! “'1 have reason to think thatI shall have to detain you,’ he said. “ *Let me see your leit hand.’ showed it. “*That settles it,’ he remarked. ‘I thought so all along. How did you get that cut?’ ** ‘Cutting grass for the horses a few days ago,’ I said. “And I did take a slice off my thumb. I thought he was after me for shooting quail, but he remarked, ‘bigger ame.’ en I reasoned that I could ave shot him and his men if I werea criminul, for I had my gun in my hand. *If you moved,’ he said, ‘you would have something in the face.” He told me to look around, and there were two men with pistols pointed at me. Then I was meas- ured, and I was exactly the same height as Blanther. The Sheriff told me I spoke Spanish and Italian, as Blanther did. At last I convinced him I was not Blanther, after two hours.” Jankovich was a lieutenant in the Ser- vian army in the war ngl:inst Bulgaria in 1885. With the fall of his country went his fortunes, and he left his home. Like { Blanther, he retains a musical Austrian accent, a military bearing and. all the marks of good breeding, if not, indeed, of same man—the Sheriff, I think hé was— me where this road nobility. He was a student in the mili- tary college where Blanther was preparing for the army, and he had a distinct re- membrance ‘of the fate of Blanther's regi- ment. ““That was in the war of 1878,” he said , ‘“when Austria went to take Herzegovina and Bosnia. The Austrians sent in a regi- ment of huzzars first, thinking there would be no tight; but the Turks cut down great trees in a valley, and waited till the huz- zars got into it. Then they charged down from the mountains. That huzzar regi- ment was almost completely annihilated. Only its few survivors were decorated by the Emperor. Other soldiers in that war were_not decorated, and I don’t believe that Blanther was in the Turkish war. It is very strange if he could beone of the few survivors of those huzzars,” ITS GATES CLOSE FOREVER A Good-Sized Crowd Attend the Closing Day at Bay District. TWO COAST RECORDS BROKEN, Thornhill Wins the Three-Mile Event. Senator Bland First in the Fare. well Handicap. Adios, old Bay District. Farewell to the scene of many a historic equine struggle, Au revoir to the stamping ground of the Celestial plunger, Little Pete, and the colored confederacy. The track that was the scene of Katie Pease’s great conquests, of Wildidls’s su- perb performance; and the renowned vic- tories of Foster and Mollie McCarthy, is now a thing of the past. The battles of those noble equine giants and the deeds of the turfmen of those distant days will forever be a bright page in the history of the California turf, but better be forgotten many a race of more recent period. All of 3000 people turned out to do homage to the farewell day of the old home of the California Jockey Club. Notat all out of the average, the racing was very jerky. First choices found it difficult to keep their heads above water, Thornhill, victor in the three-mile race, being the on}l{v one to score. % owever, this by no means signifies that the day’s sport was poor. Intwoinstances coast records were broken—one being of long standing. The three-mile record made by Norfolk in 1865 was reduced three- quarters of a second, and in the Farewell L Murtenhurst.Hin Scratch filly led .| the jud, frm) l:'mun-hm Winston furlong handicap Senator Bland clipped a quarter of a second off the mile and a quarter rec- ord, held jointly by Laura Gardner and gemper Lex, covering the distance in 2:07 at. At the conclusion of the racing wonder- ing eyes feasted on a work of devastation and ruin not unlike the awful death- dealing tornadoes or twisters of Iowa. Hardly had the winner of the last race been led from the track than an army of men began battering down fences and four-horse teams started in harrowing up the lightning-fast track. The work of de- struction was hastened, so stated Henry Ach, the director-general of the club, upon intimation that the grading contractors, Warren & Malley, who have two years in which to fulfill their contract, might let the course for a bicycle race or a baseball Ip.Mariner. itoss Bojia fily | §8me, and thus “Shylock be deprived of his pound of flesh.” Thornhill won the three-mile selling event. He opened at 6 to 5 and receded to 12 to 5 in the betting. Waiting on Duchess of Milpitas and Uncle Giles for two and a half miles, he sailed to the front and won as he pleased in 5:26)4. Uncle Giles took second place in a drive from the Duchess. The farewell handicap over one and a gquarter miles for a $600 purse and a silver cup ended in a big upset. The Lone stable’s entry. (Rey del Bandidos) and Yankee Doodie were backed down from 13 to 5 to 3 to 2.-and 1. Yankee Doodle managed to finish inside the money. Carrying 92 pounds, Senator Bland, a 10 to 1 shot, took the lead in the stretch, and at the wire got the verdict by a head over Nebuchadnezzar, who had cut out the running from the jump. Mike Donovan’s Decision opened an 8 to 5 choice for the opening race at six fur- longs, but did not seem to be in much de- mand, receding to 2)4 to 1 around post time. The wise coin went in on Joe Cot- ton, cutting his odds from 314 to an 11 to 5 choice. Decision ran well to the stretch, where she “‘blew up.” Big Chief then took the lead and in & drive took the purse by a head from Cotton. Coming up on the out- side, Miss Pollard secured show honors by & Narrow margin. There was no pronounced choice in the betting on the race following, also over six furlongs. At the close Berzen’s mount, O'Fleeta, at threes, had a slight call over Coda. dening away in the lead, the latter throughout and passed the wire a length before Arno, with Marionette in the show. On weighing in it was found that Arno’s rider was five pounds short of weight and he was disqualified. The horse opened favorite at4 to 1, receding to 8, with the bookies looking for coin. The disquali- fication gave the place to Marionette and fimfi‘fi:fik'h_w‘""' the short end of the purse to Banjo. Frank Pnillips’ fast horse Flash made his initial appearance in California in the tive-furlong scramble with fourteen start- ers, that was third on the card, and opened a 6to 5 favorite. The stable did not. fancy him to any great extent and he receded in the betting to 2}4 to 1. America, the 3to 1 second choice, captured the race very handily at the end by two lengths, with ksniff securing the place in a drive from George Rose. The mile and a quarter hurdle race was a and vpyrotechnic display. Three Forks, backed down from 10 to 4 to 1, ‘went out jn front and got so far ahead of his field that he won by himself, sing fifteen open lengths in front of the patient, enduring 2 to1favorite, Hello. Everybody got aboard the ‘“warm_one,” and the race will go on record as one of the best things that ever came off. Shields, the ‘“‘barrier champion,” sat astride the 7 to 5 favorite Hymn in the six sprint that came next. A bad leg bothered the sprinter, and after running in second position to the stretch, he fin- ished last. The 30 to 1 shot Favory, who had been sressing the favorite all the way, won handily by two lengths from Day- light. Ringmaster Humphrey’s Zobair, the second choice. mahaged to finish just outside of the money. N T REOPENING AT INGLESIDE. The New Track Will Begin Its Final Meeting With an Excellent Programme. Ingleside track will reopen to-day with the gate—as is custoniary on the opening day—being free to the ladies. With the termination of the present two weeks’ spell of racing San Francisco’s long siege of racing will be brought to a close. The programme of events was arranged with a view of giving the many poor owners an opportunity of winning a purse. There has been no reduction in the amount of the purses. There is no incentive to pull horses. When an owner wins a race he receives the amount due in full, without a big reduction being made for back en- trance money in past races. ‘This no doubt is one reason why the new course of the Pacific Coast Jockey Club has so auickly risen to be the representative alifornia racetrack and earned such an enviable reputation for clean and honest sport. The programme for to-day, while not above mediocrity, insures some excellent racing. The two-year-olds will be given ample opportunity to display their prow- ess, two of the events being for members of the kindergarten division. On Decoration day the Ullman handi- cap for the jumpers over eight hurdles wiil be the chief attraction. The entries with the weights assigned are as foliows: 8t. Brandon 175, Beliringer 165, Colonel Clay 147, My Luck 145, Carmel 144, Car- acas 142, Argenta 141, San Gabriel 141, Sir Reel 140, Jim Norvell 140, Mestor 139, Arctic 139, The Lark 139, Colonel Weight- man 138, o)} Capitan 138, Janus 138, Harr; Smith 136, Uncertainty 136, Ali Baba 136, Tyro 136, Lordlike 136, {‘he Ironmaster 135, Silverado 135, Loughmore 135, Orrin Rogers 134, Sir Walter 134, Templemore 133, Sir George 132, Little Mid 132, Imp. Crighton 129, W. L. Munson 128, Bedford 125. Just before the fourth race was called at the Bay District track yesterday the jock- eys assembled in front of the judges’ stand and presented Starter Ferguson with a handsome silver cup. The jud§ea at the old track lifted the majority of ms&uensions imposed on dif- ferent riders and owners at that track. In the list were included Jockeys Allmark, Cochran and Burlingame and Owner A. G. Stephenson. SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS. A Picturesque Scene Walnut Street and Buena Vista Avenue. ALAMEDA, Can., May 27.—The State conference of the Seventh-Day Adventists is to be held this year at the corner of Walnut street and Buena Vista avenue, and the citizens will beafforded the unique spectacle of seeing at least 1500 people liv- ing in tents. The paddock in which the tents are pitched is about three acres in extent, belonging to Judge Waymire, and was obtainea for the Adventists through W. M. Rank, president of the local electric railway. Already over 100 tents are in gosition, and by the time the conference egins on May 28 it is expected 300 will be pitched. The speaking pavilion is 87x145, ®e Sunday-school tent g{’)xw, and the res- taurant tent 55x75. Ficmresque, be a busy The scene is certainly very and for the next fortnight wil one. The president of the conference, Elder N. P. McClure of Oakland, and Elder W. Ingsof St. Helena are already on the ground, supervising and directing. The camp superintendent, Truman Stirling of Los Angeles, with a force of twenty men, attended to the erection of the tents. The members of the churches who attend will provide their own bed- ding, pay from $2 50 to $6 each for the use of the tents, and are expected to eat at the restaurant, where food will be provided at city prices. All profits accruing go to the benefit of the conference fund, whose trus- tees own the tents and other conveniences. Elders A. G. Breed from Minnesota, A. T. Jones from New York, editor of the American Sentinel, and Professor E. A. Sutherland from ‘Washington, in addition to the ““home” ministers, will address the people, and as the Place will be lit at night with 100 electric lights, the whole affair will cause quite a stir. Owing to the city’s new plant not being inxtnfied the elec- tricity will be supplied from the electric railway’s power-house, Webster street. A telephone is on the ground for the use of the public, and & reporters’ tent provided, so that altogether the arrangements are elaborate and complete. —_———— ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Two Young Women Engaged a Room at a Hotel and Turn On the Gas. Two young women attempted to com- mit suicide at the Golden State House, corner of Fourth and Howard streets, last mght, by inhaling gas. They came to the place early in the evening and asked for a good front room, which was given them. About 10 o’clock A. Dohn, the clerk, pass- ing their door, detected a strong odor of gas. He tried to arouse them, but being unable to get any response from the two occupants of the room he broke open the door. They had turned on the gasjets after first sprinkling clove oil liberally around the apartment, for the purpose, doubtless, to conceal the presence of es- caping coal gas. The two girls were found lying on the bed unconscious and were removed to the Receiving Hospital. Upon a table were found two sealed letters, one addressed {o “Mr. Moses Morris, 411 Thirtieth street,” and the other to “Mr. J. Hazel, 409 Thir- tieth street.” The girls were well dressed and were apparently members of respecta-~ ble and well-to-do” families. One had .in her pocket a bill made out to ‘“Miss Lizzie Sullivan,” and the other a card addressed 1o “Miss Edwards.” Soon after reaching the hospital they re- vived and were presently out of danger, They are about 20 years of age. It was learned later that they sre Mrs. Lizzie Hamilton and Mrs. Eila Evans. They were arrested Sunday night at the saloon of T. Joost, Thirtieth street, for disturbing the peace and with Joost were to be tried this morning in the Police Court. Rather than face this ordeal they preferred suicide. They first took chloro- form and then turned on the gas. MEMORIAL DAY. There Will Be a Procession and Two Very Interesting Programmes. OAKLAND, CAn, May 27.—The local G. A. R. posts and auxiliary societies will observe Memorial day with a parade at 10 A. M., exercises in the soldiers’ plat in Mountain View Cemetery at 12:30 ». M. and exercises in the First Methodist Church at 8 p. M. ‘W. A. Jacobs of Admiral D. D. Porter Post will be grand marshal of the parade; Hon. F. V. Wood of Colonel. E. D. Baker Camp, Sons of Veterans, will make the address at the cemetery, and H. D. Talcott will deliver the oration at the church. (A feature of the programme at the plat will be the unfurling of a new flag and a salute to it by forty school children, who are being specially trained for it. ————— The oldest armchair in the world is the throne once used by Queen Hatafu, who flourished in Egypt 1600 B. ¢. Itis made of-ebony, beautifully carved, and is so bardened with age as to appear to be made of black marble. B — LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCK, Movements of Trans-Atlantic Steamers. ISLE OF WIGHT—Passed May 27—Stmr Penn- sylvania, from Antwerp for Philadelphia. LIVERPOOL—Arrived May 27—Stmr Waes- land. from Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA—Clesred May 27—Stmr Iilf- nois, for Antwerp. DELAWARE BREAKWATER—Passed up May 27-Simr Switzerland, from Antwerp for Philadelphia. to day. designs and colors. Worth $10 at any time. colors, neat and durable. week $5 50. price. larly at $15. story of bargains at the Columbian Woolen Mills. esting, fascinating an¥l valuable—and continued from day NEW TO-DAY. That never grows old—the Inter- This week’s bargains include : All-Wool Men’s Suits, round-cornered Sacks, in latest Bargain price this week $6 50. Line of light-colored Trousers, in. stripes and solid Bargain price this week $1 85. A few Overcoats, light weights and small sizes—34, 35, 36 breast; made to retail at $12. Bargain price this You might find your size among them—if you do, you get a fine Summer Overcoat at less than half A few light tan and brown clay worsted Overcoats in small sizes—34, 35, 36 breast—which we have sold regu- Will go this week at $9. do it, but we want to sell them THIS WEEK. Keep away from the frauds who imitate our name and It’s ridiculous to methods ; ouronly branch in S. F. isat 211 Montgomery st. ol w00 EN MIELLsS : w“‘i&@