The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 29, 1896, Page 4

4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1896. BEAUTIFUL NEW WESTMINSTER, Third Largest City in the Province of British Columbia. ITS TRADE FACILITIES. Terminus of Two Great Railways and Fraser River Nav- igation, ITS CLIMATE IS UNSURPASSED. Handsome Buildings, Electric-Car Ser- vice, Busy Sawmills, Foundries and Factories. NEW WESTMINSTER, B. C., June 25.—The third largest city in British Columbia in point of population is New ‘Westminster, known as the “Royal City"’ | because it was christened by the Queen of Great Britain. This city issituated on the north bank of the Fraser River, six- teen miles from the Straits of Georgia, and being on the river bank which rises gradu- ally to a height of 400 feet, it presents a splendid view from the river. There is probably no other city on the coast that can be seen to such advantage either by day or by night. Its really fine business blocks down near the water front, the beautiful public buildings and the elegant private residences among the bright foliage of numerous ornamental trees and shrubbery all over the hillside, present a | picture that will long be remembered by all who have the good fortune to see it. The citizens claim that it is the best lighted city on the coast (San Francisco not excepted), and when theelectric lights are lighted on a dark night the spectacle presented to one on the river in front -or on the south shore is simply magnificent. The site was selected by Colonel Moody of the Royal Engineers im 1858. The hill on which the city now stands was then covered by a magnificent forest of Douglas fir and cedar. Trees measuring 30 feet in circumference and from 150 to 200 feet in height were then not uncommon—but no such trees are now to be found in the vicinity. At one time, and for several years, New Westminster was the capital of British Columbia. Its growth at first was quite rapid, but when the capital had been removed to Victoria 2 period of compara- tive inactivity ensued wkich continued up to the timeof the opening of the Canadian Pacific Railway. This event marks an im- portant epoch, not only in the history of New Westminster but that of the whole of British Columbia. It produced a veritable boom the effects of which were felt throughout the whole province. ‘The Fraser River is navigable up as tar as New Westminster for vessels drawing about twenty-one feet of water. Above the city it is navigable for small steamers of light draft about 100 m the natural point of transhipment for al freight and passengers to and from the Fraser Valley. Steamers run three times a week between this city and Victoria, Vancouver and Nanaimo. There is a daily steamer between New Westminster and the mouth of the river, and a dai'y steam service up as far as Chilliwhack. It i3 the fresh-water terminus of the Cana- iles. s. | tant. It is thus | lamps) more than covers the cost of main- tenance, including interest and sinking fund on the capital. The corporation has also constructed a first-class water works | system. Water is brought from Coquitlam Take, a distance of over twelve miles, by a steel main, to a reservoir on the top of the hill, whence it goes into the distribution pipes. The lake is fed by mountain streams of purest water. It is about 435 feet above sea level, and the reservoir is 400 feet. This pives ample pressure for fire protection and all other purposes. These works cost $450,000. In Quinn’s Park the corporation has erected a fine ex- | hibition bui.ding where an exhibition is | held every year. | Néw Westmiuster possesses three saw- | miils, a foundry, several sash and door factories, ice factory and cold storage, and | other industries. It has the best farmers’ | market in British Columbia, and is the | principal shipping point for fruit. It is within easy reach of the great fish-canning establishments of Fraser River, the most remote being only about twelve miles dis- With such a situation, and having | such unequaled facilities for shipment by land ana water, it is a most favorable point | for manufactories. The city, renerally, is healthy and clean, and the climate is unsurpassed anywhere | in Canada. It is, therefore, a desirable place for residence. It possesses all, or nearly all, the abpliances and advantages of a well-equipped modern city, such as | electric light, pure water, electric street | cars, telephone connection with all the | surrounding country as far as Portland, | Or., telegraph connection everywhere, | daily mails, daily newspaper, railway and | steamship connection to every civilized | country on the earth. That the destiny of | the city is great no one acquainted with | its position, resources and trade facilities | can doubt, and capital and enterprise will | some day make it one of the chief cities of | the Pacitic Coast. Secretary Board of Trade. | HYPNOTISM USED IN COURT. Verdict of a Jury Rendered Under Pe- culiar Circumstances. “Hypnotism,” remarked the professor | to a Star reporter, ‘is a most peculiar | { rower. A dozen years ago, when hypno- | tism had not been Trilbyed into its pres- ent fame, I was one of twelve jurymen in | | a murder trial. It was an intelligent jury, too—" “of course,” “‘otherwise you there.” ~That’s all right,” smiled the professor, “but our intelligence was of no great value to us. The case was one of murder, in which the murderer gained a fortuune by getting an heir out of the way and taking his place. The trial did not take piace until two years after the death of the victim, and the evidence was very nearly circumstantial, but it wasa remarkably clear case of circumstances. Well, there wasn't anything peculiar or interesting that wouldn’t nave happened at any mur- | der trial, but the prisoner was extraor- | dinary s 10 his eyes, which were | of the reing kind one reads of in stories | to chill the blood. | *“He did not use them. however, to any | a1t until alt the evidence was in and the attorneys began their talk. Then he turned them upon the jury and fastened | them there, as if pleading with us to save | bim. All the arguments were in by 6 o’clock the first day and the Judge began to_charge the jury. All the soul of the | prisoner seemed, then, to be in his eyes, and I could not get my mind on anything | but the prisoner. What the Judge was | saying seemed to be a far-off whisper, vague and indistinct. Whether the other jurymen were affected as I was I did not know, because I bardly realized that there | wasany one on the jury except myself and that the prisoner was looking at me for help. “T had an indistinct idea that he was | nnworthy to be saved, but in'spite of my- sel: I could not bring myself tc condemn | wim. Then the jury was sent out, the | laughed the reporter, | | | would not have been | SILVER WAVES SWEEP OREGON. Union Bimetallists Will Hold a Convention at McMinnville. FAVOR BOTH METALS. Converts Made in Republican, Democratic and People’s Party Ranks. DECLARE FOR PROTECTION. They Demand a Discriminating Tariff Against Go:d - Standard Countri s. SALEM, Or., June 23.—Yamhill and Lane counties lay claim to the distinction of first giving birth in the Northwesi to the new political movement known as the Union Bimetallic party, which, without State organization, elected three represen- tatives to the Legislature and carried Yam- hill County in the recent election. The Union Bimetallists have issued a call for a State convention at McMinnville on July 9, and will follow up the victory already achieved by State organization. The con- vention will seat 500 delegates, and it is creating no little stir among the wiseacres | of other faiths, notwithstanding the ex- istence of this party has been resolutely ignored. In almost every county in the State lead- ers of the new party are causing meetinga to be heid at which delegates to the con- vention are being elected. Chairman John C. Young of the People’s party State | Central Committee will be a delegate. Gov. Lord has been requested to preside at the opening, but he has pleaded other en- gagemen The leading spirit of the movement is Colonel J. C. Cooper of McMinnville, who framed the platform and who is chairman of the convention. The convention will be composed of men who favor a platform of goid and silver as standard money, are opposed to a single gold standard and fa- vor the free and unlimited coinage of both. The platform of the bimetallists, to which silver Democrats and silver Repub. licans, Populists and middle-of-the-road Independents are subscribine, declares for a tariff for revenue sufficient to meet na- tional expenses, with protection to Ameri- can labor and its products, the use of both gold and silyver as standard money and not a gold standard alone, a discriminating tariff against gold countries, no more bonds, postal savings banks, the election of United States Senators by direct vote of the people, restriction of all un-American immigration, the cutting down of all legis- lative appropriations and extra salaries and the reduction of BSiate, county and munic ipal expenses. CALL TO REPUBLICAN CLUBS. President Kinney Urges That Fourth and Fifth District Leagues Be Organized. LOS ANGELES, Car.,, June 28.—The following call hes been issued by the President of the California State League of Republican Clubs: VIEW OF A PORTION —_———— OF' NEW WESTMINSTER, B.: C, dian Pacific Railway and the western terminus of the Great Northern. It is connected with Vancouver by an electric tram railway giving an hourly service. The facilities of the city for trade are, therefore, unsurpassed by those of any other city in the province, as 1t is easily reached by railway, steamer or wagon road from all parts of the district and is in | perfect touch with the commercial centers of the world. The city possesses a considerable num- ber of very fine business blocks. The Du- pont block, 89x132 feet, four stories, cost $75,000; the Douglas-Eiliott block, 66x132, four stories, $70,000: the Guichon Hotel block, 66x132, three stories, $65,000. These blocks are all solidly built of brick and stone. There are a considerable number of other brick blocks of large proportions, among which are the Colonial Hotel, Queen’s Hotel, Begbie block, Duncan-Mc- Call block, Curtis-Burns block, Masonic- 0dd Fellows’ block and others. Here are aleo situated the provincial penitentiary, the provincial asylum, the central prison and the county courthouse. These are all large brick buiidings. The asylum cost over $150,000 and the penitentiary $140,000. There is a free public library building erected and owned by the corporation, costing $24,000. There are two excellent hospitals, two colleges, and first-class pub- lic and high school. The Y. M. C. A. has a fine brick building and an excellent gymnasium, All the leading denomina- tions have one or more churches, and there are a large number of secret societies. The corporation has installed a first- class electric-light system, from which it supplies light both for the streets and for private use. This plant cost $116,000, and the revenue derived from it (allowing 35 cents per light per night for the street eyes of the prisoner following until the door was between us. I was the foreman and as soon as we had entered the room and sat down I said, ‘Gentlemen, the prisoner is not Euilty.’ My statement was assented to without a dissenting voice ana in five minutes’ time we were in the box again and ten minutes’ later the prisoner was profusely thanking us for a verdict in his favor. “Then he lert the courtroom quickly and the jury was discharged. We waiked out as if we were dazed, thie most peculiar and uncomfortable feeling I ever expe- rienced, and I went to bed that night feel- ing as if I were smothering. Next morn- ing I was all right again, and I made it a point to question my, fellow-jurymen. In each case I discovered an experience simi- lar to mine, but we hardly dared tosay we had been hyonotized. That winter a traveling hypnotist came to town, and that jury put itself in his bands at a pri- vate seance, and every man on it was what is called a ‘sensitive.” That settled the business. The prisoner had hypnotized the jury and had received a verdict as he wanted it, but it was not_to be retracted, and the verdict stood.” —Washington Star. ———— Stabbed in the Arm. During a row at 1119a Kearny street last night Sebino Estabar was stebbed in the left arm by Longi Riveles. The latter was arrested for an assault to commit murder. The knife blade severed an artery and Estabar lost con- siderable blood. The trouble seems to have grown out of the arrest of Thomas Delgardo, who was locked up for robbery at the instance of Estabar. The latter said that Delgardo robbed him of a watch and chain on Saturday night. —————— A Broad Hint. “Madam, you have here certainly a most charming country residence, but don’t you find it rather dull sometimes?” “Dull! Not in the least, I assure you; we have so very few visitors, | am thank- ful to say.”—Fliegende Blaetter, HEADQUARTERS CALIFORNTA STATE LEAGUE, OF REPUBLICAN CLUBS, Los ANGELES, Juune 27, 1896, To the Repubdlican Clubs of San Francisco: The National Convention of Republican Clubs will be held at the city of Miiwaukee on August 25-27, 1896. This convention will be com- posed of two delegates at large from each State and two delegates from each Congres- sional District in which there shall be one or more permanent Republican clubs, together with the president and secretery of each State League. It is highly important that the Fourth and Fifth Congressional districts be organized at once so that our great State_may be prop- erly represented at the above National Con- vention. 1t is earnestly urged that the distric leagues be organized at once. These organizations, when once ttarted, are always kept in working order by the enthusiasm accumulated every two years in the Congressional elections, and they are always the means of bringing the energetic and ambitious young men of the pariy to the front. The following constitution is recommended by the National League executive committee: ARTICLE I—NAME AND OBJECT. SECTION 1. The name of this organization shail be the District Republican League of Calil;mfi; bject 15 c. 2. e objec 0 promote in evel legitimate way the success of the Renublicg party, its principles and candidates. Sec 3. The league shall not be used in any way to further the interests of any candidate for office previous to nomination. ARTICLE TI—PLAN. Section 1. The perfected plan of organization for the Republican League of California shall include a “league” in each Congressional Dis- triet in the State, a “league” in each county and one or more “clubs” in each towa or city, ARTICLE 1II—MEMBERSHIP Bection 1. Any resigent of the district who support the principles of the Republican cl‘:!::.l be eligible to membership in the ARTICLE IV—OFFICERS. Section 1. The officers of the District Republican League of Californit all consist of a president, a secretary, a treasurer and one vice-president from each county in the district, who shall be the president of the county league. All said officers shall be elected an- nually, but shall hold their office until their successors are elected. 1f no county president } is elected in any one year before the 4th day of July, then the district president shall ap- E:int such county president, who shull then come a vice-president of the district league, or, ii & yacancy occurs for any reason iu the office of county ll;refldent, then the district president shall fill the yacancy, by abpoint- ment, until his shiccessor is duly elected and has accepted the office. ARTICLE V—STANDING COMMITTEES. Section 1. There shall be three standing com- a:mees. viz, executive, finance and organiza- on. Sec. 2. Executive—The executive committee shall consist of the district president, secre- tary, treasurer and the president of each county league. Its dutiesshall be to enfqrce the provisions of the constitution and by- S, The president shall call district conve ons and rallies. At the recommendation of two or more clubs a temporary president will be ap- pointed by the State Leazue to call a conven- tion of clubs in each distriet. « The State League greatly desires the names of the varjous clubs in San Francisco and the names of their officers. These shouid be kept in close touch with one another, and to effect this the 1mmediate formation of district leagues isadvised. These leagues will all bo furnished with campaign literature from the State League headquarters. : As the date of the Milwaukee convention is not far off, the leading clubs of San Francisco should not delay action, for their strength de- mands proper representation. All communications or intul(ries will be cheerfully answered. A. W. KINNEY, President California State League, GEORGE FRANCIS, Secretary California State League, 601 Bellevue avenue, Los Angeles, Cal. LOVELY BIOYOLE OOSTUMES. The Effect of a White Outfit on & Warm and Sunny Morniug. And speaking of white stockings re- minds me that some foolhardy soul is en- deavoring to revive their memory in the world of fashion. White silk stockings and dainty black satin slippers, sparkling with jeweled embroideries, are now indeed considered the dernier cri. No matter how lacy the hosiery be, however, or how perfect the slipper tuuf incloses it, the white stocking can never be an a.imirable A DAY AMONG THE RIFLEMEN. Hundreds of Marksmen Compete for Prizes at Shell Mound. A MAN FROM STOCKTON. D. Galbraith Shows That He Is Not a Novice With' a Revolver. THE GERMAN SHARPSHOOTERS. Lively Compet:tion for Bullseye Purses and Class Medals—Militiry Shots. | There was a very large attendance at the Shell Mound rifle range yesterday, every target being in use all day. The raarks- men had a number of difficulties to con- ,“"‘” !Iw»;mmmv’l}hw-umm LA W il ’.' L i 'l}fif,‘ \ ’, "qq‘ ll MR ONIRTNNTA ’!) “l{ | il M I Y i B l)‘l ) IR W N T W I i il L i i [y {81 T . g E. P. Jacobson, One of the (olumbia Pistol and Rille Club’s Best All-Round Marksmen. [From a photograph.] covering for the foot of beauty. They are seen frequently (and rather more of them than is perhaps intended by their wearers) in Hyde Park. where the bicyclists most do congregate. ‘Wheel-women wear them entirely en shite—white hat, white gown, white stock- ings and white shoes—and the effect on a warm and sunny morning is decidediy retty. Yesterday morning 1 saw Lady ophie Cadogan, the daughter of the Vice- roy of Ireland, wheeling with her fiancee, 8ir Samuel Scott, in_the direction of the Serpentine. Lady Sophie, who is tall, slim and graceful, was wearing a perfectly cut frock of pure white silky alpaca, the coat bodice buttoning with "large iyory disks over a white siik shirt, with stiff collar and a pale blue tie. The hat, of white Panama straw, was trimmed with rosettes of tulle and a cluster of corn flow- ers, and the capitally hung skirt fell over neat-ribbed white silk stockings and white doeskin shoes. ‘White gloves and the sparkling nickel of a remarkably smart wheel made the whole effect charming. Miss Muriel Wil- son is another lovely girl who gees in for absolute accord in ker bicycling costume, and she frequently affects Mephistophe- lean scarlet, from her small toque to the tip of her morocco shoes. Miss Wiison is avery splendid brunette and can stand the rather startling attire admirably. Very charming also is a dove-gray bicy- cling dress that I notice frequently in the park. As in the other two instances, everything matches, from the hat to the tip of the gray suede shoes.—London Cor- repondent Mail and Expre ——————— A THRIFTY OOMMUNITY. The Success of the Mennonite Colony Established in Manitoba in 1874, The following statement regarding the success of the Mennonite Co-operative Coleny in Manitoba has been attested by Mr. Hespeier, German Consul at Winni- peg: The 180 families who settled in Manitoba in 1874 have increased by immi- ration and natural increase to fami- ies, numbering 20,000 souls. They have 235,160 acres under cultivation. Last year they harvested 3500 bushels of grain, exclusive of flax. OI flax they raised 950,000 bushels. They own 11,000 horses, 8300 cows and 10, young cat- tle. In 1874-75-76 they borrowed $195,- 000 from the Dominion Government, at 5 per cent interest, and from their brethren at Waterloo, Ontario, $20,000 witn- out 1nterest. In 1891 they had repaid the whole amount of these bonds with interest, and they arée now quite free from aebt, and prosperous in every respect. Some of the Menndnites thought o better their condition by going 10 Washington, Ore- zon and South Dakota. Most of them had returned from the far West, and all had come back from Bouth Dakota, pleased to be in Manitoba once more. The Men- nonites settlementis on the Pembina, a branch of the Canadian Pacific Railway in Northern Manitoba. The creed of these peculiar people for- bids them to carry arms. They were originally axrfled irom Germany by Freaerick VIIi, and settled in Russia, where the Empress Catherine granted them exemption from military service for 105 years. Finding there was little prob- ability of a further exemptim they emi- grated to Canada, where the Government ranted them a fertile tract of land and om from military service forever. ————— The soil of Cuba is so fertile that in some sections four crops a year are raised. tend with. The light was very poor, vary- ing from a bright glare to a deceptive shade, while the wind cut all manner of capers along the range. For all that a number of good scores were worked in be- tween times, which encouraged the shoot- ers to greater efforts. The regular shoot of the Columbia Pistol and Rifle Club was not as Jargely attended as upon the days when the club’s class medals are at stake. However, there were enough present to make the sport interest- ingz, as many were there who simply wanted to practice. There was considerable work done on the pistol range, which will tell later in the more importantevents. J. E. Gorman, C. M. Daiss and A. H. Pape were well to the front on the Blanding pistol medal scores, and before the year is over the rivalry promises to be even more keen than at present. Gorman yesterday got four flags in his scores, which will insure bim a goodly slice in the cash prizes. D. Galbraith of Stockton was & guest of the club and he had with him his 44-cali- ber revolver. His performances with the weapon showed that t' e Stocktonian was not a novice in pistol shooting. With the small target firearms used by the club Mr. Galbraith won for himself much praise. Following ‘were the scores made on the pistol range, Columbia target: Pistol, Blnndhg medal, three shots—Open to J. E. Gorman 8, 9,10, 10; C. M. 11; F. O. Young 15, 18; D. Gal- Jacobson 19. olver, Carr medal, 5 shots—M. J. White 34, 39, 29. W. Glindermann astonished himself and friends late in the afternoon by getting two flags, showing that he hit the one inch center on the Columbia target. A. H. Pape did some fair work with the musket. The scores were as follows: Dimond medal—W. Glindeman 9, Target rifle—Unfred medal-F. 0. Young 10, H. H. Burfiend 27. Military rifle, Glindeman medal — A, H. Pape 46, 45. Record medal—E. Jacobson 67, O. Schinkel 134. Most flags—D. W. McLaughlin 2, A, H. Pape 1, F. 0. Young 1, W. Glindeman 2. Two of the German sharpshooting clubs held their bullseye shoot, and in each hundreds of tickets were soid. After the targets were down for the day the scorers were kept busy for along time with the measuring machines to determine the winners of the cash prizes. The dprize- winners and their points are annexed. 8an Franeisco Schuetzen Verein—First prize, A. H. Pape, 298 points; second, C.Thurbach, 420; third, H. Burfiend, 508; fourth, H. Hell- berg, 51! fifth, F. Koch, 522; sixth, A. Mccker, 567 : seventh, H. Zecker, 627; eighth, ; tenth, L. Bendel, thirteenth, N. Lemcke, 864; xteenth, E. A. Jungblut, 941; . Nobman, 642; ninth, J. Utschig, 658 Glindeman, 703; eleventh, R. Finking, 773; W, 728; twelfth, Anrens, 821; fifteenth, J. Gotz, venteenth. eighteenth, C. F. Rush, ; niveteenth, John Bentler, :(015; twentieth, George Alpers, 1027. Germania Schuetzen Club—First prize, G. Alpers, 310 points; second, H. Zecker, 32 thrrd, C. F.Rust, 492; fourth, L. N. Ritzau, 641; fifth, D. B. Fakton, 667 ; sixth, A. Mocker, 818; seventh, J. L. Hause, 937; eighth, F. P. Schuster, 966 ninth, W. Glindeman, 1011. The regular mounthly medal shoot of the Norddeutscher Schuetzen Club, 25- ring Germanp target, resulted in the follow- ing winners and their records: First class, H. Burfiend 404; second class, lJ. Lankman 362; third class, F. Rust 332; fourteenth, Waller, 905 fourth class, A, F. Meyer 281; @rst best shot, . Lemcke 24, last best shot, George Alpers 24. The attendance of military marksmen on the ranee was larger than usual, and the scores of many on tae military target were very good. They stood as follows: Compna)y M—Captain O'Neil 29, Lieutenant Hogan 40, Sergeant Sontag 36, Sergeant Cobby 38, Corporal Faroum 31, Corporal Stroth 35, Bell 23, W. Buhlinger 2! Buhlinger 28, Childs 20, Murphy 38, Lyons 24, Nutter 27, Jordan 21, Coffee 14, Mein- hardt 25, Adams 15. Bradley 16, Ayhens 36. Compauy F—Pinkert 34, Nathan 24, Hol- stein 39, Raine 24, Lieutenant Nippert 38, Corporal Moore 39, Corporal Turton 35, O'Brien 34, Bower 27, Gorman 41, Wagner 35, Sergeant lverson 41, Sergeant Cook 42, MeNeil 87, Bergeant Codington 41, Sheridan 26, Dever 29, Fitzgerald 89, Wenizel 27, Paul 26, Cor- 20"1 Doscher 37, Captain Miller 36, Willard 1, Pratt 41, Dolan 81, Eisfeider 38. Company K—P. Brunatti 44, Sergeant Bar- ley 41, Sergeant Cohn 34, Brunkhe 23, Helms 38, Cassidy 32, Smaltz 32, Wider 35, fones 32, E:.r.pg?l Myers 39, E.J. Jacobson 44, Warne- Company I—C, Strippel 38, Sergeant Leme- teyer 43, A. Blawat 38, Sergeant V. J. Fell 32, Captain R, Richter 39, Corporal Bucking 33, Bergeant O. Huber 36, Philborn 21, Reddell 20, Corporal Gillis 37, J. Powers 30, Sunder- iand 37, Sergeant Sheehan 38, A. Martin 41, Lieutenant Tobin 45, Cotten 43. Companr B—A.T. Hammerson 32, G. Heiz- man 40, W. H. Krug 36, C. Lindecker 39, J. Fetz43, A. E. Apthorpe 44, R. A. Gibbs 30, A. Fowler 25, Charles Perry 42, E. B. Peppin 42, Gus Ungerman 36, J. B. Wear 39, E. C. Cordell 29, George Mills 42, Captain Filmer 38, L. R. Townsend 38, C. Lemon 32, J. J. Yaeger 37, H. B. Taylor 42, E. C. Lundquist 40, E. Filmer 28, L. Zimmerman 39, G. Sullivan 41, F. Baum- gartner 44, W. J. Hayes 41. SmEn e AT SCHUETZEN PARK. Baumeister and Archer Tle on the Double-Rest Medal Rifie Contest. The sixth monthly double-rest shoot for the medals offered by the management of Schuetzen Park took place yesterday. F. Schuemann, the manager, offered a dia- mond and a gold medal for the contestants making the best seven strings during the ear. The shoot is held on the fourth unday of each month. The Eest shooting yesterday was done by Messrs. Baumeister and Archer, who | tied at 230 on ten shots. Following are the scores: R. Langer 206, P. Baumeister 230, L. C. Babin 202, M. Reubold 209, W. Nolden 202, T. . Archer 280, Mrs A, Langer 922, Miss L. Uthchig 216, D. A . Mrs. Utschig 227, J. Utschig 237, J. Stanton 217. 34 FORTY FIST OGS AUN. Unusually Good Sport at Ingle- side Coursing Park Yesterday. Reliance and Spinaway Prims Vic. tors—A Sixty-Four Dog S'ake to Be Run in Ju'y. An unusually large crowd was at the Ingleside Coursing Park yesterdav to see | the forty dog stake run off. Betting was | particularly lively all day and the hares | ran better than usual. The judging of | John Grace and the slipping of J-meuf Grace were satisfactory to everybody con- | cerned. | Cronin & McDonald's Reliance beat | nearly all the dogs on the course. J. Larkey's Spinaway also did splendidly. Although she had two no goes she went out and beat Electric. The running was as follows: Villa Kennel’s Electric beat L. E. Cohen’s Captain Jim, J. Sullivan’s Little Tom beat Dil- lon and Reilly’s Bili Nye, D. Toland's Twilight beat D. Tweedie’s White Rustic, D. Toland’s Fiteman beat J. Bradshaw’s Famous, A. Mer- rill's Tommy Haill beat J. Bradshaw’s May Belle, Dillon and Reilly’s Queen veat P. Gor- maw’s Domino, W. Dalton’s Riley Grannan beat T. Dickson’s Corte Madera, T. Butler's Susie beat W. Dalton’s Sally McClennan, D. Voland’s Long John beat ¥. Rushe's Miss Brummel, Cronin & McDonsld’s Reliance beat J. Tracy’s Crap, Cronin & McDonald’s Rosa B beat Villa Kennel’s Bounie Lass, P. Ryan's Magpie beat P. Gorman’s Kingston, J. Moran’s Uncle Sam beat A. Moore's Monitor, P. Gor- man’s Wane beat S. Lehman’s Nellie C, A. Mer- ril’s Snowbird beat J. Sexsmith's Mission Boy, C. C. Griswold’s Great Scott beat E. Campbell’s Cocktail, J. Larkey’s Spinaway beat W. Benck- ley’s John W, J. Larkey’s True Blue beat J. E. Cohen’s Living Yet, Dillon & Reilly’s Sunol beat J. Mizner's Typewriter, D. Dunlea’s Even- ing Star beat E. Price’s Jumper. First ties—Electric beat Little Tom, Twilight beat Tommy Hall, Fireman beat Queen B, Susie beat Riley Grannan, Reliance beat Long John, Magpie beat Rosa B, Wave beat Uncle Sam, Snowbird beat Great Scott, Spinaway beat True Blue, Sunol beat Evening Star. Bccond es—Electric beat Twilight, Susie beat Fireman, Reliance beat Magpie, Wave beat Snowbird, Spinaway beat Sunol. Third ties—Electric beat Susie, Reliance beat Wave, Spinaway beat A Bye. Fourth ties—Spinaway beat Electric, Re- liance beat A Bye. Final—Reliance beat Spinaway. A sixty-four-dog stake will be run at the Incleside Park on July 4 and 5 under the auspices of the Ingleside Coursing Ylub. The proprietors of the park will add $50 to the prizes. The drawings will take place at Delta Hall, 1014 Market street, next Thursday. — e The Alta Gun Club. The Alta Gun Club held its weekly shoot at the Seven-mile House at twenty-five blue rocks, the conditions being unknown angles, known traps, and the following scores were made: Holden 16, Russ 18, C. L.Smith 12, Culil 20, Ganzert 8, Dwyer 10, Walpert 11, Van- dall 8, Youngman 5, Mullen 11. The club will hold & live-bird shoot at the same place on Sunday, July 5. - After the longest and possibly the most extraordinary sitting on record the Cana- dian House of Commonus adjourned at five minutes to 12 on a recent Saturday right. The sitting had lasted continuously since 3 o’clock the previous Monday—a period of 129 hours. The measure under discus- sion was a schools bill, and the debate was largely of an obstructive nature. LOOKING FOR ANOTHER WITNESS, Attorneys for the Fair Children Following a Forlorn Hope. MARRIAGE - CONTRACT. Mrs. Craven-Fair Causes the Op- posing Counsel Great Mental Distress. STORY CF THREE WITNESSES. Two Women and a Man Who Think They Can Throw Some Light on the Pencil Will, Mrs. Nettie Craven - Fair is not the least disturbed over the alleged discovery of three witnesses who will swear that on September 24, 1894, the date of the now famous pencil will, James G. Fair was se- riously ill in his apartments at the Lick House. The chief surprise of the widow is that these witnesses did not number six, nine or twelve, instead of three, all of whom are from one family. William Elliott, wife and daughter are the persons referred to, and the story that tbe two last named tell is one so extremely questionable as to find credence only in the miads of the attor- neys for the Fair children. Elliott is & bartender in Castro’s Mont- gomery-street saloon. About the time of the writing of the pencil will, so Mrs. El- liott says, a friend of hers died, leaving two children. The bartender endéavored to get passes for the orphans to Los An- geles, but the Southern Pacific could not see it that way, suggesting that an appeal pbe made to some wealthy or charitable person. Mrs. Elliott, accompanied by her daugh- ter, accordingly calied on Senator Fairat the Lick House, but he was, so she says, too ill 1o see any one. The valet told them this, and he, according to this story, volunteered the additional information that for three days the millionaire had been too sick to see any one but his physi- cian. It was during this interesting inter- change of words between Mrs. Elliott and Fair's servant that the daughter inmo- cently ambled over to a pair of heavy portieres and is stated to have heard what Heggerty and Kunight now believe will assist them materially in getting at the true facts of the case. From beyond the heavy coverings came the sound of voices—a man and woman in earnest con- versation. Distinculy, according to this remarkable statement, she heard a woman say, “If we could only get him to sign it.’’ At least such isthe story told by Miss Elliott and her mother. The young woman, after hearing the tell-tale words, discreetly withdrew to the side of her mother, and then the couple left the room. Fair’'s secretary, however, gave a sufficient sum of money to enable the bartender's wife to send the two children to Los An- geles. In any event Mrs. Elliott wrote to the aunt of the orphans informing her of their departure. When Mrs. Craven-Fair produced the pencil will Mrs. Elliott pro- fessd to remember that the case of the two orphans came up about that time. She wrote for the letter above referred to and was fortunate enough to bave it returned. The date is Septemper 25, 1894, or the day following her call at the Lick House. All this, however, gives Mrs. Craven- Fair no uneasiness. She is confident of her position, and declares it was nothing more than was to be expected. “We have heard of all this,” said pretty Miss Margaret Craven yesterday, ‘‘and I assure you that mother is not the least dis- turbed over it. Mother's attorneys have instructed her not to talk for publication at present, though you can say that this latest story is without fo undation in fact.” ‘While the attorneys for the Fair heirs are busy looking after their own fences they are not forgetting those built by Mrs. Craven-¥air. That lady stated in open court that there was possibly one person who knew that she was Fair's wife. Knightand Heggerty have been assidu- ously endeavoring to find this person. Her name, it appears, is Mrs. Rhind of Jones street, but so far the attorneys have signally failed in their efforts to draw her out. She declared yesterday that she had absolutely nothing to tell except that a sister of hers had occupied the upper flat of the Sutter-street house where the con- tract marriage between Mrs, Craven and Senator Fair was signed. Mrs. Rbind failed to tell where this sister could be found, though she was con- fident that no information could be gained in that quarter. In any event the counsel opposing Mrs. Craven-Fair have so far failed to refute any of the testimony given by the widow before Judge Sl{ok. NEW TO-DAY. Illustrated by CrLiFrorD CARLETON, JULY NUMBER NOW READY IMPORTANT COOD STORIES ARTICLES | | coon TWO MORMONS FROM ELWYN MUDDLETY MITCHELL ‘The opening chapters of a novelette. GENERAL WASHINGTON Tiustrated by GILBERT GAUL. and the period of the Kevoluton. By His e W AS T w. £ DOWAGER'S COMPANION Tiugbsvea ty INoWAND SxEn NORRIS l A story of English fashionable life. . HENRY CABI THE CABINET ORGAN bl Th bl oA | A short story of the Middle West. 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