The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 10, 1896, Page 9

LATEST MACHINE FOR POLITICIANS. It Slips 2 Few Cogs and Controls Several In- dictments. MOST POTENT YET FOUND The Grand Jury May Be Ad- vised to Indict It for Perjury. LOCAL POLITICAL CONTRAST. Republicans and Pepulists March and Talk, but Create Differeat Impressions. Qaxiasp o Carr.} 9, Aung. 9. | 3 bia reform ements have forced that element in ¥nown as pull” or “the no one in Alameda ever bo d that “‘the ma- dead. Whenever an official ny sect he was at once de- e politician: much as to by a select fgw, but nsatisfactory to the By the representa- e new machine can be to slipa cog or two and was discovered that been stolen from the was indicted nine d Jory on various d Jury it was given ctor was the man e did not rest easy ions when anoth He was not guiity attributed to him rouble was ca device that was One of the wheels eacog too fast and had added a sum to the total that it should ate it is not known by what the jurors have enough money has ng to have discovered enty times over. The farce is to be kept ear, would be to advise ct the mechanical- j Such a to the other as has been the time since Bryan ted, there is a marked There were far more e arguing daily around the bulletin- s two wWeeks ago than were in last ght's parade. The two demonstrations t lesson. The Re- s turned out, and pective National plat- looked well and held ttended meeting. Bui there was hing noticeable sbout their speeches. were smart enough, but they unded like the bleatings of sheep hunt- % a shepherd. They acknbwledged their T of something that would bring about a renewal of prosperous times, but their banner is nothing but & hope. Sheriff C. B. White, an earnest speaker and one to whom it is a pleasure for any intelligent man to listen, ¢ not alter the tone of the mee as he strove to. His best and promising periods were but make 3 change and trust to chapce for the rest seemed to be the utmost that could be said for the prinel- s that were advocated. " Vastly different was the appearance of | that Republican body and the ring of its peeches. With them hope had long since d and they marched and acted like men progressing toward a certainty. The long veterans in the Army and Navy ue did not swing their fect as though Lesg they were following a blind hope. They not need a transparency or a banmer, sight of them was enough. Thesame is true 6f the younger element, the Alli ance. Confidence and certainty were por- trayed in their demeanor. The City Hall pol ans are already laying their wires 2nd b ing their fences for the campaign next spring. The tax levy will be decided next year purely 28 regards its value as a prestige-making element. Last year the fight over the levy was between the Mayor and the council. This year it will be between the taxpayers who wanta tax levy and the non-taxpayers who want o work for the City and would like the officials to have as much as pos- sibleto spend. W hicbeverelement contruls the most votes will guide the levy-makers. The absurd controversy now being car- epariments not being in polities womid ever have been started had Commissioner Vilson s mueh experience in politics as ing to know when either department been out of politics. This does not an that every pstroiman is a “worker,” it does mean that all the changes are dominated by politics and that merit is totally disrezarded. 8. W. B. NEARLY A MUEDER. Tragic Besult of a Game of Baseball by Boys. OAKLAND, Car.; Aug. 9.—While some lads were piaying basedall at Thirtieth street and San Pablo 2venue this morning 2 lost ball neariy caused & murder. The bail was knocked into the grounds of a man named Gitterige and be complained. jon and was threaten- | nes as have been fol- | U the size of his boom in Ala- | d on regarding the Police and Fire | has in engineering. It would be inter- | G. W. Smith and Jack Gleason took differ- ent sides in the controversy snd a free fight foliowed, during which "Gi ent Smith with a ragor on the of the head. The gash is an inch deep and four inches long. Dr. Murrey Johnson ssid that the blow only missed the jugular vein by & very short space. Gitterige will be arrested. ENDEAVORER REPORTS. Rev. William Rader and Eev. R. F. Coyle to Tell of the Washington Convention. _OAKLAND, Ca1., Aug. 9.—The Oakland City Christian Endeavor Union is to have 2 “Washington 96" echo-meeting st the First Presbyterian Church in this city Friday night. The affair is free to all and is called a “birthday social,” as an oppor- tunity will be given to all who attend to i give a cent for each year of theirageasan offering for the work of the union during the ensuing year. Owing to the prepars- tions for the greatconvention next year there is neea for additional expenses o be incurred. =3 The speakers will be Rey. William Ra- der of the Third Congregational! church, San Francisco, and Rev. R. F. Coyle, D.D. of the First Presbyterian church of thi city. The publicis especially invited to attend so as to learn of the scope of the work of this worldwide movement. ———————— INSTRUMENTS FOUND. A Tramp Arrested at Auburn With Them in His Possession and Charged With Grand Larceny. | OAEKLAND, CaL, Avg. 9—Dr. F. E. McCallough of this city bad his office en- tered several months ago and his entire | case of surgical instruments stolen. The | police were notified at once, and descrio- | tive notices were sent out by them to the | various peace officers of the State request- them 1o keep a sharp lookout for the stolen instruments. A few days ago Chief Lloyd received | word from the Auburn authorities to tne | effect that they had arrested a tramp who his possession & lot of surgical in- ents which they believed were the rty of Ur. McCullough. The instru- were sent here, and have been ed as the stolen property. { tramp will be brought back to | stand tral on the charge of grand harceny. BABY’S DAY. They Will Share the Exposition With Haywards on Monday Next. OAEKLAND, Carn, Auvg. 9.—To-morrow | will be Haywards’ day at the exposition. {In the afternoon at 3 o'clock the baby show will be the attraction. A prize will be awarded the baby under 2 years of age who pronounces most distinctly the words “Alameda County Industrial Exposition.” The judges will be four well-known citizens. The evening pi me by the Acme Athletic Club is as ollows: Flying trapeze—Charles Conlon, E. Turner; ¢lub swinging—J. Kitchen Jr., Harry Deming, s S.amverg; iriple horisontal bar—Rob- Kilbourn; boxing and | ng—Charles Slamberg, Charles Conlon, s Tye, Gus La Rue; brothers’ aci—E. P. B_Reed; 8t 9 . x—Captain Beach, in his wonderiul exhibition: v, the phenomensl boy glass and fire ester in his marvelous exhi- | bition, eating fire and giass. Deserted the Body. OAKLAND, Can, Aug. 9.—Coroner | Baldwin was notified yesterday that the | body of a Chinaman was in an outhouse of ja garden near Joe Dieves’ place, on the San Leandro road. A aeputy went out {and found tbat it had been there since | Tuesday, as his countrymen,whom he had | been visiting, did not want to pay the | funeral expenses. He was a resident of | San Francisco and had been over to Mel- | rose for a iew days. He has been claimed | by San Francisco friends and taken there for burial. Another Waif. OAKLAND, Car., Aug. 9.—A little col- | orea baby about three weeksold wasfound | on the doorstep of the house at 1531 Myr- | tle street this morning. There wasa little nsigned note in the basket asking the finder to look after the waif, and stating that its mother would call for it Saturday and pay expenses. The waif was given to the poifce and placed in an orphanage. Suicide at Berkeley. OAKLAND, CaL, Aug. 9.—Louis Pitt, a resident of Berkeley, committed suicide last night by taking poison. He told his lapdiady tbat he intended doing se, but was thougnt he was joking. This morn- gz he was found dead and, no reason | being known, an inquest will be held. 4 SHOKER I COMPAY § Captain Chipman Receives an Ovation From Members and Friends. Republican Meeting Night to Select Delegates for the Primary Changed—Church Services. ALAMEDA, CaL, Aug. 9.—Last night | the largest assemblage of young men ever | brought together in Alameda for an even- | ing’s fun was found in Armory Hall The occasion was “a smoker” given by Company G. The committee of arrangements—Messrs. | Pickett, Browning, Masten, Jones and | MacDonald—had made ample provision | for their guests, and four long tables were | commenced. Captain Chipman did not enter the hall until 10 o’clock, as be bad been at the Re- publican gathering in Oakland. When his presence was recognized he was greeted with burrabs and yeils of welcome for five minutes. Messrs. Crandall and Humphrey sang songs, and Walton kept s onlookers in the beight of good humor by his comic | Chinese speciaities. Muller and Lynch of the Manhattan Club and Smith asud | Goobey of the Acme Club put up three minute rounds of boxing with a vim that fired the hicod of all. Joe Acton with his clut-swinging was well received, as was E. A. Maatell for his recitation. All votad the affair one of the most successful of ita kind ever heid. Meeting Night Changed. ALAMEDA, Cai, Aug. 9.—President Ciub has changed the meeting called for next Tharsdag to Wednesday evening, so as not to conflict with Alameds night at the County Exposition. Delegates are then to be selected to be voted tor at the primaries on the 15th inst. Church Services. ALAMEDA, Caw, Aug. 9.—Dr. George A. Coe, professor of pailosophy in the University of Evanston, near Cl delivered 8 powerful sermon in the Park- street M. E. Church this eveni: Profes- sor Coe is a finished scholar and a stron, thinker. He is the son-in-law of J B;Z:v ?l‘b.léflhn, o “'t‘mn.pun . W. T. pastor o reached the sermon of pred iy the church trustees, and be leaves ina few days fora camp outing at Ganat, in Ifendocino county. - ‘The congregation at the First Presbyte- rian Church turned out in force to-day to back. For the past two months and a balf he has been in QOhio, visiting his oid home. < filled some time before the programme | George Payne of the Alameda Republican | universe. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1896. 9 NEVER HEARD OR [y THE ORDER SPOKE A WORD. 1S LEGITIMATE: Found Dead in Bed. Hereditary Affliction Runs Rev. W. T. Fleenor Speaks Through a Whole of the American Protec- Family. dences of having committed was about 45 yearsof age, and his Christian name was not known. He said last nignt upcn going to his room that he had been ing lauganum, but his friends elieved INDIANA AUCTION COMPANY, Salesroom, 1057 Market st., Opp. Jones. Formerly M. J. SIMMONS. TO-MORROW. At 11 0°¢lock a. X, ¢ our salesroom, 1057 MAREET STREEET, OPP. JONES, One of the most magnificent selections of Fine Farniture, in connection with different kinds of Art Goods, ever offered tive Association. ONLY AMERICAN ORDER. e pro——————— etttk ARE OBJECTS OF CHARITY TR Y at auction sale in this City, Their History Noted for Deaf The Speaker Declares the Associa- ness, Dumbness, Blindness | o455 vears of sge and hea tion Has a God-Given Power to and Insanity. the corps of teschers for many years. Oppose Foreign Influence. e s T, DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEES. often fo: ndfi":w in 4Ly | b o suction: in any quantity; we have ‘ spprecta: no and " favite ing fine mm B.J. I-Em Auctioneer. B. M. BIRDSALL. QN VIEW BEOPENN A Big Crowd Witnessed the Forty - Four Dog All- Aged Stake. ROME THE ENEMY OF LIGHT. One on Finance, Another on Law, Ap- pointed by W. H. Alford. W. H. Alford, chairman of the Uemo- cratic State Central Committee, announced the sppointment of the following sddi- tional State committees Saturday night: Finsnce—M. C. Hasset, chairman; James Denmsn, Rudolph Herold, Harry B. Wise; Fraok Glenn, Glenn County; Thomss O'Neil, Sacramento; Chsrles D. Lane, San Francisco; E. D. Edwards, Fresno; John N. Woods, San Joaquin; J. A. Filcher, Placer; Fred Cox, Sac- Marion Biggs Jr., San Francisco; T. P. Riordi San Francisco; Charles Bogan, Msrin; Mathew Nunsn, San Franecisco. Leggj W. R. Msgee, chairman; Patrick ¥, o THROUGE TWO GENERATIONS. Ignorance and Superstition Declared to Be the Results of Papal Influence. The Sherman Family of West Oak- land Apply to the Associated Charities for Aid. The inducements which yesterday of- fered for an outing interfered somewhat with the attendance at the Good Citizen- ship meeting in Metropolitan Hall in the afternoon. President Quifzow congratu- Iated those present upon the fealty to patriotic principles which their presence evinced, and declared that no matter how small the atiendance might be or what might be said on the outside the meetings would continue until time without end. Rev. W. T. Fleenor of Seattle was the speaker of the afternoon. His topic was “Is the American Protective Asscciation a Legitimate Institution?” He said that in Sesttle all the people who did not already nelonfilo the A.P.A. were on the way to it, and the order ai- ready controlled the city government, The address was confined to the propo- sitions: *Isthe American Protective Asso- ciation a legitimate institntion?’ “Hasit & right 3:)1'}ivef’ “Hsve we a right to su; i ‘F e speaker declared that the American Protective Association wasa necessity to tbe American people, and i needed no apology. not slumber,” ne declared, ‘‘while the threatening yokes and chains of forei Bei despotism are at its gates. Where is answer to the g of country? Yonder it rises, and declares that it wall rule this country. Papism is its name, ‘l:pefl.llhm i;;hehnuur and de'pot‘i:: Eidri object. y_organize ;fnimt wer? Because it is the only ecclesias- | Cron’ m sworn against this nation. Roman- ism is the one mighty power which, hav- itz cursed the natioas of Europe, holds iis 1ron threateningly over this conntry. “The question arises, Has Rome a scheme, a policy in this country? Has she hada policy in other countries? Pins claims that no man has a right to think unless he thinks in barmony with the mincd:x:]h‘::l rule the ehm:.“hn e 8] ing for the Pope, says, ‘1 u_knom‘;ig- o civil power. I am the dictator of all men.” Every true American a?s‘h‘flzvcfl Not dictator of me.” The Catholic Review said, ‘The Catholics will gain possession of the United States.” The Pog bas said, ‘I am where i much jpe as in Oaxzaxp Orrice Sax Fravocisco Cars,) 908 Broadway, Aug. 9. | A most remarkable csse of destitution was reported to the anthorities to-day. In True Blue and Younz Clifton Were the Winners at Ingleside Yesterday. . The reopening of Ocean View Coursing Park, under the mansgement of & com- pany composed of some of the veteran coursing men of the State, was the signal for a big turnout st that popular resorc yesterday, and the consequence was a satisfactory day all around. The dogs entered were a high-ciass lot and the speculation was heavy. The hares ran well and the meet gave general satisfac- tion. Following is the result of the run- down: Bay Farm kennel's Tom Hayes beat Dillon & Reilly’s Bill Nye, Bay Ferm kennel's Long John beat J. Sewali’s Goid Dust, A. Merrill’s Tommy Hall beat Kingham & Randoiph’s Lamplighter, T. Coony's Granuaile beat M. ’s Lord Clifton, H. Perigo’s Longfel- Nellie C, P. Kerrigan’s M. Schwartzars Genersl N. Spring’s Sir Walter beat Rick- d_Boy. J. Sullivan’s ing Star, Portal & Merril’s Ben Brush, rs’ Sly D. Tweedies’ Dublin_Stout, T, Cooney’s Bower beat Portal & Haggerty’s Laurel Leal, J. Begerson’s White Chiei beas Phil Ryan’s Royal Stag, J. Lennon’s Maua G _beat Richmond ken- nel’s Uncle Sam, P. Reilly’s Sam beat Kin ham & Randoei Happy Jack, T. Coouey’s E 1y’s California Violes, H. M. Spring’s Premier beat Kingham & Ran- dolph’s Dixie. First ties—Tom Hayes beat Long John, Gran- usile beat Tommy Hall, Bendalon beat Long- fellow, Sir Walter beat Litile Tom, Ek e ey 35%?«‘“ Six Boy, boat Magnet, e at Handspring, Siy Boy Right Bower beat White Chie!, Sam beat I‘:fi G, Eciipse beat Premier. Seccnd ties—Tom Hayes beat Granuaile, )/ This Family, Now Thoroughly Destitute, Never Heard or Spoke a Word. 2 2 CHOKET ACRDSS THE B The Pacifics Were Badly De a little home in West Oakiand John Sher- man, his wife and six children are starv- ing. In their unhappy home speech is nei- ther uttered nor heard. All are deaf and dumb, and the silence of misery prevails. They moved to Oakland six months ago no- the United from Pasade d have tried to obtai feated by the Bohemian States. nd > enough foos b seling uitle pampbletsof | ’m"en_ 7Huathe A P A aright tolive? Thow | S5468 B, 50y "l Latieiwiod, sem st poems. Poetry, however, is not an article | a righ:ngo m""' q‘:.gfim&‘ nn".fl_l: nt :::L. %‘-‘lli-w;: bye. in demand in Oakiand, and the family has been reduced to absolute starvation. ‘The record of their misfortunes is sppall- ing. John Sherman and his wife were born | deaf and dumb. As their children were | —_— born they also were deaf and dumd. Two | The regular cup cricket matches of the children were sent to the Deaf and | ,m:d.’ were d:-plonbly one-aid:l.h,: Dumb State Institute at Berkeley by the | Golden Gate a close contest was ex- Pasacena Ladies’ Society last year. There | pected, for the competing teams—the Bo- are also a blind sister and a blind niece in | hemians and Pacifics—are considered to _milnou. and a sister in an insane asylum | be “much of a muchness” in point of in lowa. strength. But these expectations were While in Pasadens they were =0 un s " fortunate as to lose their house and for s | 27 thing but realized, for the Bobemians while they lived in a tent, irom which | Waiked all over their opponents. they moved to this city. Mr. Sherman| The Bohemians won the toss and sent was sick with the spotted fever in 1873 | the Pacifics in. At the fall of the first ;ud’his mother mfle:fl lrxm a ;zil\k [e‘g | wicket Richardson went in and played an for forty-one years. rs. Anna McNeill, | i innin; xcept- mother of Mrs. Sherman, died a few years | 'mm&r:ble t 8 ‘::::'m" W;‘ug ) ago and left seven destitate children. | 10g Duyani not Sl o oo 3 thing sgainst the wicked breakers of Cook- son and Robertson, and the side was dis- herman was born in Ohio in 1846 and is just 50 years of age. He married Miss | missed for 73runs. The resuit then was almost a foregone conclusion. cNeill in 1883 and they mow have a| family of six, all of whom are deafand | dumb. The baby is not yet a year old. Headed by Bowhill and Martin, the Bo- bemians started to bat. After two wickets had fallen and a score of runs were put up, The family is anxious to raise money to go East, where they have friends. At Robertson went in. He knocked together 132, giving two chances, but_otherwise present they are without any means of subsistence other than is made by ped- e 2 & consummate game. Reeves and Reynolds also did good work, and *“‘ex- dling their doggerel, of which tras’’ assisted considerably toward the ing verse is a specimen: 1 cannot hear my children’s voice, but I meet tber eves: % o5 total—244 runs. This zave them the game by 171. The scores: n.e‘ge!p:fiflndmfl- and turn awsy On, think of this, you happy obe, in palace orin AR Coskson.. cot, G. Theobald b m&mnl&dflvm'ymmm{tl"mumh LITTLE USE FOR PRER e | F. Sewel c. Cookson by G. Wiseman c. lnovhny B i?“.’ Faeobal Ext: Rev. James Small Attacks the Views Held by the Chris- tian Alliance. beat Bendalon, 81 Boy beat Skybail, Sam it Eciipse. Y The fourth ties were not run off, but were ned until one week from next Sunday. On Sunday npext an all-aged stake will be run, the drawing for which will take place on Friday evening next at D.A“ Hall, 1019 lhrke:l street. Ingl good average crowd went to Ingleside yesterday to see the running of a forty- eight-dog, all-aged stake, in which some crack local flyers were entered, and a people? Our constitution tees to every American peopie the right to life, liberty and free speech. Does not free speech imply constitutional liberty? I believe in liberty circumscribed by the nhonor of our flagand the bonor of our country. is a corrupt stream of for- eign population pouring in here that is non-assimilative. We have a right+o reg- ulate this, and the A. P. A. is the only God-given power among societies 1o regu- late this. “If Romsnism cannot be made to sub- serve the ends of this country then Roman- ism must go. The only trouble with this ecountry is she bas been dragged into the mud puddle. Last year 5 per cent of the C. Shea's Fearless beat James F. e s | e o, Y Bt S non-Americans are . . only 7 percent of the population of the l‘;‘:;d”"mf"“; ulyb':“fli‘r‘:f:: ‘;:‘i' State. 1In the face of this I ssk hasn’t the | 1000 P ighiand Lassie, b: Rellly's Wes A.P. s tight lo ule fo-day t Nell beat . Fields ¥ e & Ot New York City is ruled by Rome to-day. | mor's sxm Tammany Hall isa Jesuit headquarters. | Larkey & O Brookiyn's roled by i Home i | gy Gl B Latets Mool fl X A ties of $Bis COUDLIY | beats, Newman's Charlte Boy, T. Corcoran's ¢ £ hod DTS e e hic IOWET | Marguerite beat J. King’s Sweet Alice, Bay house goes under the eyes of Bishops and | Farm Kennel's Snowbird beat C. B. Wood's Cardinals. They talk of tariffl. If}I had | Chippie, D. Leonard’s Will ‘o the Wisp beat C. my way I'd pile up tariff upon this foreign | Shea's Firenzi, P. Ryan's scum as heavy as lb;nl)nv of gravity. - Evan’ And the Alameda Team Just Walked Away With the California Combination. i took many close races. Following is the result of the rundown: Cronin & McDonald's Listak beat D. Chilla’ Molly ‘Bawh beat B. is the only organization that is purely for | . TTNEISS g - America and A.rinlerian prhc}?‘m h’l‘lhl: o “""“‘-o,’.sn-%f”}“n:mg“"";’;‘fl =i Traynor's , T. Breanan’ e Goveramant. Homa 1s the ally. of | bois Bing baav & Nossds Moalier. . ignorance and of superstition. She dreads | First ties—Lissak beat Fearless, Brl'%ht Eyes nothing so much as she does the light. | beat Captsin Jim, True Blue beat Wee Nell, Why screen all the American saloons? | Moondyne beat Whip Jr.. Suowbird beat Mar- Why clotbe all her rituals in mystery? | §ucrite, Willo-ihewisp best Moy Baws, Rome bas ruled Mexico for three hundred i years, and there they sell cent apiece and you have to at a time, because the seller can't And Rome wants to take our child: educate. “Bishop Purcell says tbat no ht to choose his own rel and i ;‘:Ay & question nlflm'fif::hom obtain possessio; rs A Second les—Bright Eyes beat Lissak, Moon- e beatSpinaway, True Blue beat Snowbird, wisp beat Deshaway, Gold King —True Blue beat Bright Eyes, Moondyne beas Wiil-o™the-wisp, Gold Kinga Moondyne a be. o o s a Finsl—True Blue beat Moondyne. The puppy stake resulted as follows: ‘Watson’s Don Caster beat Benckly & Co.'s beat J. Rock’s beat J. n beat First ties—Alice D beat Don Caster, Young Clifton beat Neily Daly. Final—Young beat Alice D. The winner of the stake is one of the most pron:aitinlfil tmu;'y;l sired by'lgrd Ctifton, being but a ays over twelve months old when he won bis first honors. The regular stake will be run next Sun- THe CALL' UTIG CLUB A Pleasant Sunday Speat on the Wreck of the Steamer PREN 5P ) e i GorraleniEhn 8l aoxncovanlan Pa; together; n:‘l’:.un; moymdmnkm, a:,'nm they carse this country § If Prayer Produced Miracles Every Man Could Wreak Vengeance oa His Neighbors. H 0ax1a¥D Orrice Six Frascisco CaLy, 908 Broadway, Aug. 9. } Rev. James Small of the First Christian Church referred in his sermon to-night to the views of the Christian Allisnce. whose convention adjourned last Friday. He said in part: Total... At Alameda the club by that name had a picnic, defeating the Californias by 108 runs. The feature of the match was s inning of 60 for the conquering team, for whom, to0, Papa Ward and Captain Hogue did yeoman'’s se: Guild and Sollom both made a AFTER MORTON’S SCALP. Alameda Delegation to the Afro-Ameri- can Congress Opposzd to the Present Presidant. The executive commitiee of the Afro- American League will meetin Los Angeles this afterncon at 1 o’clock. The congress will be formally called to order at the Y neif always does sometimes burn us. n’;‘; a-u‘- or aanul the universe. eesseennianenes 175 akale g 8l auen i 9 2 | pugfym ort-enders had s big day of it, and | Eqwards def FA% Auction Jales JOSEPH T. TERRY, General Auctioneer & Insurance Agent, THIS DAAY. #2 nunfi’s‘: Bet. U;:: i !n?le'o. il FURNITURE OF A HAND- SOMELY FURNISHED FLAT. Remember a: 2 o’clock P. M. J. T. TERRY, Auctioneer and Insurance Agent, Telephone Main 1034, 30 Monigomery st AUCTION SALE. : LH B AUCTIONEER. THE ELEGANT FURNITURE OF PRIVATE RESIDENCE, No. 1915 Franklin st., near Clay, Monday, August 10,85 11 a % Magniticent Parlor Furnitare in siik_g; Elegant Di ide- city. If you waat zoods L. HBUED, 4 uctioneer, Office 711 Larxin st. liquid refreshment was required when they got there.' But that only added zest to the sport of fishing, and in some cases doubled the catch. When the fish were divided up it was found that each man had more tban he could carry and really enough to supply all the neighbors at home. The exact namber caught was not counted, but it would certainly take four figures to ex- press it. The afternoon was spent in dif- ferent sports, snck as swimming and div- ing, while the quartet of the party fur- nisbed music. ‘When the hour for departure had come there was trouble because the sea had be- come £0 rough the smail rowboats threat- ened to be swamped when the crowd got sboard. So two of the most daring mem- bers of the party were dispatched to El Campo for a steam lannch. The steam launch arrived all right, and the entire party reached E! Campo in time to catch the last boat home. But when the big ferry pulled away from tne whart a horrible "discovery was made. They had come away and forgotien all the fish. THE HANDBALL COURTS. Joe McAuliffe and Terry McManus Play for the Heavy-Weight Championship. The handbgll courts were well patron- ized yesterday and a number of exciting games were played. At the San Francisco court Phil Ryan, the proprietor, and Rodgers turned the tables on M. McNeill and G. McDonald, and won a closely con- tested match by two games to one. The event of the ‘day was a match in which John Riordan, the coast champion, and P. Hutchinson played against P. T. Donnelly, the amateur champion, and G. Hutchinson, the two former winning the final by only one ace. A game that was not on the regular P me aroused the greatest interest among the spectators. Colonel James O’Hea and Antone Flynn are bothem- Even- | ployed in the Tax Collector’s office, and each had been boasting of his ability asa handball play To settle the contro- versy as to wh s the better playerit was arranged to play a matcn in the Ban Francisco court yesterday afternoon. The colonel won after some brilliant rallies by the score of 52 to 41. Several ratting games were played at the Union court. The chief attraction was a match in which J. Harlow, the ex- coast champion, and J. Nelson played against J. J. Feeney, one of the cracks- iu:ha“hooonn,m T. Linihan. It was otly contested from rt to finish, and the final was won by Harlow and Nelson by two aces. Terry McManus, one of the proprietors of the Union court, went out to the Mis- sion Athletic Club court geshnhy after- noon to play a match with Joe McAuliffe, the well-known pugilist, which bas been the talk of the Mission for weeks past. The match was for the heavy-weight championship of thecoast. It was a great game, and aftereach man won a rub, it was decided to play off the final next Sunday at toe Union court. Following were the games played in the courts yesterday: Francisco Court—M. ited G. M Edwsrds and M. ire and D. Regan, i and 6. Masut; e ; D. Rod . Rodgers and P, Ryan defeated M. McNeil 1nd G. McDonald, 21—13, 15—21, $1—18; W. Manning and G. McDonsld defeated P. Ryan and D. TS, R. Shea nd defe . “Sullivan_ aad B Murphy asteated o, X g 8 urphy defea . Me- 23 and W.Jehu, 2113, 15— 31, 21—10. J. M y hy, 21—17,14—21, 21—19. J. Riord ennn:gm;iu. and R. Hutchinson detea P. J. Donneily and G. Hutchinson, 31—15,17— —20. n court—Willism Prince and T. Willey d N. Duff, 31—18, 1521, M. Nally defeated J. , 14-21, 31-9 J. Burns defested P. O’'Brien and T.Crane, 21—18, 16—231, 21—1. J. Freemsa and T. !nrghy defeated M. Milos and W. Bnnrn% 31-17. 1521, 21—10; Norris and T. Jordan defeated M. M. let and J. Howard, 2118, 15-21, 21-3; W. F. McAvoy and Phil le;hln defeated George McGuire and T. Fay, 21-12,12-21, 21-6; Ed Toy and M. Basch defeated P. Yalo and J. Hogaa, 21-19, 16—21, 21—-15; James Harlow snd James Nelson defested J. J. Feeney and T. Lenihan, 16—21,21—18,13-21, 2115, 21-19. Mission Athletie Ciub eourt—J. Condon and M. Sallivan defested P. Ryan and M. Siattery, 21-12, 21-17; T cMsnus and J. J. Feeney defeated T. Rysn and J. Condon, 21077, 1721, 21-18; B4 Reynolds and M. Kenn defeated P. Ryan snd P. Morris, 2118, 21—17; Harry Doylen and P. Riordan defeated 21—16. P. Doyle and T. Hartmaa, 2114, —_—————— AN EIGHTH WARD CLUB. Revublicans Organize and In. dorse J. D. Spreckels’ Leadership. The young men of the Eighth Ward beld a meeting in Judge Cook's courtroom Sat- urday at 8 o’clock ». M. for the purpose of organizing s Republican Clubto be known as the Young Men’s Buckeye Republican Club. - Onehundred and eighty young Re- signed the roll. Ben F. True was elected president; Wil- liam T. Virgin, recording secretary ; George B. Mudge, financial secretary; John T. Currey, treasurer; E. H. Herriman, ser- geant-at-arm: An executive committee consisting of ihe following gentlemen was selected Hsight, chairman; Gmr@- M <J. T. Currey, Wiliiam T. Virgin and Apramsky. The o of the club is to support the ticket, both National and mu- BTNM N nicipal. The ciab un2nimously indorsed John D. Spreckels asthe rw‘n{ud leader of the Republican party in this city. The ol?llwing resolution was adopted by the ub: 'mEREsS, The ublican municipel con- vmh' nflnmmmbhhnhmwmm of nominating a munieipal ticket to ‘voted upon st the coming eleetion, there- fore be it = ion