The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 28, 1897, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, T TRACEY DRAWS WITH WALCOTT Honors Easy at the End of the Sixth Round. Lively Fighting From the Call of “Time” to the Closing Gong. Referes’s Decision Gives Satisfaction to the Sports Who Wit- nessed the Mill. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. CHICAGO, Dec. 27.—Joe Walcott and Tom Tracey met to-night for six rounds in the Winter Circus building at Harmon Court and Wabash ave- nue. The decision of the referee was a draw, it being accepted as eminently a fair one by the crowd. Before the fight it was announced that if Walcott won the fight he was open to fight for the middle-weight championship of the world. “And,” said Sol Van Praag, who made the announcement, “he has posted $1000 with Louis House- man of Chicago as forfeit, and he pre- fers Kid McCoy.” This was greeted with jeers by the crowd and loud cries of “Lavigne, Lavigne.” O'Rourke then authorized the announcement that Walcott was matched to fight Kid Lavigne at 137 pounds, the fight to come off on Feb- ruary 22 in San Francisco. Waleott was the first in the ring and was followed quickly by Tracey. In the latter's corner were Billy O'Con- nell, Joe Choynski and Billy Stift. Behind Waleott were Bob Armstrong, Filly White and Tom O'Rourke. George Siler acted as referee. Walcott weighed very close to 160. Tracey be- tween 143 and 145. Round 1—Walcott led with left, follow ed it up and caught Tracey with his lightly on the body. cey landed le on face and then left on body and t men clinched, both hitting hard with the free arm. Walcott landed on the kid- neys with his right. Tracey got two ts to the breast as the gong sounded Walcott landed a right on the a left ‘'on the body. Walcott and a clinch followed, both ng hard with the Tracey landed a b sending Walcott's head landed a left on the breast, ti his right. Walcott ducked both hands on the body sounded. Round 3—Tracey landed a right on the dy and Walcott came back at him with another of the same sort. Tracey then sent his right to the bod put his left on the fac Tracey rushed sent a hard left to men clinched. Both rd with the free arm sounded and neither would let go, Referee Sller having a hard time to part then Round 4—Trace; landed his right on n put his right on the Tracey then sent his right to the and got a left on the jaw, Walcott rtering very neatly. Tracey sent his right to the body again and put his left hard on the face and a clinch followed, both men punching viclously with free arm. Walcott put his right on the body and the men clinched, Tracey ge ting a left to the face in the breakaway Round 5—Tracey landed a hard left on the jaw as the men met in the center of | He then rushed, swinging at | the Ting. Walcott with the left. He slipped and went to the floor, Walcott catching him with a left hook on the head as he went down. Tracey was up in a few seconds, before the referee had any time to count. Walcott landed a rifih! on the body, fol- | lowing it up with the left, and a clinch followed. Tracey sent his right hard to the body, and a second later repeated the dose In a vigorous fashion. Walcott rushed, getting in a left and right on the body, and both men slugged in lively a & left on the body in the mix-up. Wal- cott landed his right on the body as the ong sounded. At the close of this round racey was bleeding slightly on the left cheek. Round 6—The men went right at it as the Ermg sounded, and both landed light rights on the body and a clinch fol- lowed. Tracey put his left on the face. Both led for the body with the left. Both were blocked and a clinch followed. Tracey, who was somewhat inclined to keep away In this round, got his right to 2 the body, and Walcott got in a slight | left to the breast, rushing Tracey to the | ropes. Walcott then landed a right on the body. Tracey got a light left to the face, and then sent his right hard on the hody. “Waleott then put his left on the mouth, and Tracey got a right hook on the jaw, neither doing much damage. The men fought hard throughout and the number of blows landed was about even. Tracey reached Walcott nearly every time he went for him and was the more clever In keeping out of the way, but Walcott landed heavily when he had Tracey where he could get at him. The preliminary bout was between Harry Harrls and David Rauch of Chicago, the former at 100% pounds and the latter at 106. rounds and was declared a draw. Joe Sturch of Chicago and Steve Flanagan of Philadelphia met at 107 pounds, Malachi Hogan of Chicago acting as referee. The referee declared tha hont a draw, although the majority thought Flanagan should have the Jdecision, he | having landed five blows to one by Sturch. Henry Lyons and Rddi» Sanley, both of Chicago, fought a six- | round draw, both men fighting hard | throughout. g ol FOOTBALL IN THE MUD. Portland Athletic Club Team Beaten by the Multnomahs. PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 27.—The Mult- nomah Club football team defeated the Portland Athletic Club's eleven on Christmas day by a score of 20-to 6. Three thousand people witnessed the game, which was played in a drench- ing rain and in mud so deep that sev- eral times players who fell at the bot- tom of a scrimmage were nearly suffo- cated before they could get up. Early in the first half Multnomah, making Portland’s 5-yard line by a se- ries of brilliant end dashes by her halves, Jordon and Conner, put the ball aver the line in the extreme right hand corner of the field. She lost a chance to make two points by trying for an impossible goal instead of punt- ing out. Ten minutes after the ball was put into play the second time, Portland had reached Multnomah's 10-yard line and sent her crack halfback, Hamilton, around the end for a touchdown. The second half was hotly contested, but Portland was weakened by the loss of Ralston Wilbur, her captain, who was temporarily injured, an Multnomah was easily superior. A clumsy punt by ' Portland’'s fullback placed the ball in the hands of Barrett, Multnomah's right end, who carried it almost over the line before he was auccaumu¥ tackled. Two clever mass plays took it over the line and Stickney kicked an easy goal. After that the game was the fiercest ever seen here, and Walcott | the | n, Tracey putting in a right _and | It was for six | and several men were carried off the | fleld from sheer exhaustion. Multno- | mah saw her strength, however, and by a defensive game kept her rival from scoring. A third game will be played on New Year’s day, which, in view of the fact |that Portland was the victor on Thanksgiving, will be an exciting con- test. Fickert, Rice and Murphy, of | Stanford, will practice with Multno- mah during the week, which will great- ly strengthen the New Year's game of | the team. —_————— KID McCOr IS AFTER FITZSIMMONS® SCALP. Declares Himself ;;Jd‘le-lhighl Champion and Dares the Big "Un to Come On. | NEW YORK, Deec. 27.—Charles (Kid) | McCoy, the middle-weight champion, | is after “Bob” Fitzsimmons’ scalp. Mec- | Coy has challeneged the champion of the world to fight him for a purse, a side bet of $5000 and the middle-weight | championship of the world, at the mid- dle-weight 1limit—158 pounds. The | young American champion is prepared, | he says, to meet the Australian before | the club offering the largest purse. McCoy was asked to-night why he had decided to challenge “Fitz.” The “Kid" said: “Fitzsimmons has been abusing ever since I defeated Creedon. He has been offering all kinds of excuses for the defeat of his fellow-Australian and claims that I am not the middle- | weight champion, because he holds that title. Well, if he holds the title, why doesn’t he defend it? He won the title from an American. I refer to poor old Jock Dempsey. Now I want to be the American pugilist to win it back, and I am ready to make a match with Fitzsimmons at any time the latter may designate. Had Fitz- sommons not questioned my right to the title of middle-weight cham- pion I would never have bothered him. Now if the Australian wants to re- tain the middle-weight title let him accept my challenge. I claim the mid- dle-weight championship and I am prepared to defend it against any man in_the world.” McCoy added that in the me event of “Fitz” accepting the challenge he would agree to have the fight take place at the carnival which “Dan” Stuart proposes to hold next summer. “Do you think that he will accept your challenge, in view of the fact that Fitzsimmons says he has retired?” was asked. “I belleve,” said McCoy, “that Fitz- simmons’ alleged retirement only ap- | plies to Corbett. He doesn't want to | give the former champion the satisfac- tion of another meeting. In me, how- | ever, he seems to think he will find a soft mark and he has, therefore, con- cluded that he can afford to abuse me with impunity. Consequently, I think it quite probable that he will make a | match with me. 'Well, I may be easy from a Fitzsimmons view, but not from a McCoy view, Creedon looked upon me as an easy mark, but that was be- fore I beat him. Fitzsimmons can't very well plead inability to reach the welght to avoid meeting me, because he has repeatedly stated that he only weighed 168 pounds when he fought Corbett.” . LN GIVES MICHAEL A CHASE. Wheelman Taylore Stays With the Little Welchman in a Work-0ut. { NEW YORK, Dec. 27.—Jimmy Mich- ael appeared in Madison-square Garden | to-day with his retinue of pace-makers and reeled off mile after mile in his work for the New Year's night race | against Taylore. Taylore, the young | Frenchman, came out on the track without a pacemaker soon after Mich- | ael had started. Taylore lost no time in tacking on to Michael's rear wheel. Michael’'s pacemakers were sent out, team after team, to relieve one an- other, as in a race, and every device | that is known to a racing man was tried to shake the Frenchman off. The | pace was slowed, quickened and jumped | at intervals, but for ten miles Taylore stuck to the rear wheel of Michael's machine. After the men had dressed Taylore was asked for an explanation. He re- plied that he did not understand Eng- lish, and he thought the track was free to anybody who cared to train for next Saturday's race, and that he did not see in what way he had bothered Mich- ael by following him. Taylore ap- peared later in the day with his own | pacemakers and rode ten miles in a | trifle less than twenty minutes. Michael and his manager, | Schaefer, have refused a $3000 guarantee | and expenses, offered by the managers | | | Dave of a St. Louis track, to ride one race any distance he wishes to name, and against any man he would pick. e BIDEG”?flT A CANDIDATE. Refuses to Race for the Presidency of the Wheelmen's League. | PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 27.—The offl- | cial announcement was made to-night | that George D. Gideon of this city would not be a candidate for the presidency of the League of American | Wheelmen. He has issued a statement | that he is not and has not been a can- didate. | _Chief Consul Boyle and Secretary- Treasurer Collins, who were instructed at a recent meeting of the division board of officers to pledge the vote of this State to a ticket containing the names of Vice-Consul Thomas J. Kee- nan of Pittsburg for the first v presidency, state that he is still a can- didate for the office and that they shall work only to carry out thg instructions given them at that time. A. Sterling | Elliott of Boston, who was pushing the Gideon boom, has announced that he is interested only in inducing Mr. Gideon to run for the office. The lat- ter's announcement of his attitude | probably leaves only one candidate for each of the principal offices. s ety Winners at New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 21.—The track was very heavy to-day. Selling, six and one-half furlongs—Saut- erne won, St. Rouve second, Ferryman I1_third. 'Time 1 | Bix furlongs—Woodlawn won, Scornful | second, Play Boy third. Time 1:21%. | _Belling, mile and twenty Sards—A B Mazarin second, Gioja third, Time 1:51%, Selling, six and_one-half furlongs— Wells Street won, Urania second, Hano Belle third. Time 1:28. | _Selling, seven and one-half furlongs— ‘Wilson won, Caddle C second, George B Cox third. Time 1:4215. | ey Zeigler Saved by Gong. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 27.—Mattey Matthews of New York and Owen | Zeigler of this city were the star at- tractions at the Arena to-night in a six-round fight. Zeigler scored the only knockdown in the fourth. .Matthews rushed the fighting in the last round and Zeigler tried to get out of his way. When time was called Zeigler was nearly out. No decision was given. phie sl ol Missing Rancher's Body Found. BAN LUIS OBISPO, Deo. 27.—The mystery surrounding the disappearance of Eugenio Marra, a well known Swiss rancher of the county, was solved to- day when his body was found in the bed of Arroyo Grande Creek. It is sup- posed that Marra was thrown from '?K. horse over the thirty-foot embankment into the creek, and that his neck was broken. He had been missing since last Wednesday. MAHONEY 1S A LOCAL MYSTERY Cuba’s Leaders in New York Say He Is a Gold Brick. Local Agitators Arrange to Pour True Gold Into His Coffers. Denounced by Palma and Al- len, He Insists That He Is Genuine. A CASE OF QUEER PHASES. An Arbitrator Needed to Decide as to ‘Whether San Francisco Has Been Bunkoed. There is a great question in the mind of President Jomes, of the local Cuban League, whether the order which he leads has purchased a gold brick in the person of one Captain E. P, Mahoney, who gays he represents the cause of the Cubans. The captain, whether he will run the full weight of genuine ore to the ton, or whether he is a sawdust professor of patriotism, has an abundance of cre- dentials, but no one can say whether the credentials are of any better order of merit than the uniformed leader himself. The alleged Patrick Henry of the Cu- | ban cause, the wandering minstrel of pleasant manners, has paraded the streets of SBan Francisco in full uniform for more than half a moon. He has said at all times that he invited the | fullest investigation as to his merits. | Among other names given as trust- worthy references he revealed that of | one Polhumus, of New Orleans, whose | lieutenant he said he was. | The local league and its friends were a little doubtful of the enterprises pro- | posed by the professor, so they went | slowly until last night. Never tele-| graphing to their national headquar- | ters, they gradually grew confiding and | g credulous.” So they swallowed the | schemes of the wandering minstrel, and recited his storfes to their children at the family firesides. Last night they | held a meeting at the California Hotel, where they agreed to play a baseball | game in the interest of the island cause. The following excerpt from a | report of their meeting shows how they felt: The committee on printing and that on press reported progress, and a large | number of tickets was distributed among | the members and to the members of the | White House and James E. Pepper | teams, the aggregations that will com- | pete in the game = The line-up of the | eams will be as follows: | James E. Peppers—Corbett, pitcher; Ford or | Cronck, catcher; Peterson, first base! Hyland, | second’ base; Muller, third base; Smith, | shortstop; Eber, left fleld; Dougherty, right | field; Dowd, center fleld; Ram, extra. White House—Russel, pitcher; Eager, catcher; Reld, first base; Goldsworthy, second bage; Kell third base; McLaughlin, shortstop; Barry, left | fleld; Samuels, right fleld; Deaton, center field; Keogan and Murphy, extra. In view of all that has been done and 1s now going forward for the sojourner | who alleges that he is “all wool and a| vard wide,” there is much interest in the fact that he is denounced and re- | pudiated b¥ the two great and well | known national organizations having the Cuban cause in charge, The fol- lowing telegram to The Call arrived last night. As the distinguished Cuban | leaders do not seem to know the local | pleader, his way is a pathway of| thorns: Colonel Ethan Allen, president of the Cuban League, said: “I don't know J. Nelson Polhumus of New Orleans, and | Captain Mahoney is also unknown t6 me. Nelther of these individuals has any authority to raise funds for the Cuban | cause. If they are doing so the people who are giving up their money are be- Ing imposed upon.” olone! Allen's statement corroborates that of T. Estrada Palma, president of the Cuban Junta, which was sent you last week, and which also repudiated Polhumus and Mahoney. ‘When shown the dispatch last even- ing Captain Mahoney did not seem a bit surprised or alarmed, but pre- ferred to look upon it in the light of one of those small annoyances to which the truly great are subjected, and had an abundance of typewritten telegrams | from all parts of the country to prove | that he was the genuine article. His | explanation was plausible—to himself, at least. “Of course neither Mr. Allen nor Mr. Palma knows me, as I am only a sub-agent for Polhumus, who is very well known to Palma. I think Mr. Al- len must have been asked if he knew a Polhumus or Mahoney in San Fran- cisco, and of course he does not, as Polhumus is at present in New Or- leans.” To prove this he showed a telegram, ostensibly from Estrada Palma, and dated New York. October 18, and ad- dressed to the Mayor of Seattle, con- taining the simple statement that J. Nelson Polhumus was an authorized agent of the cause. But Allen was not asked what Mahoney thought. He was asked whether Polhumus of New Or- leans and Mahoney of San PFrancisco were authorized to collect money for Cuba. THE FIELD TRIALS. An Eastern Judge Is Selected by the Committee. At a meeting of the executive com- mittee of the Pacific Coast Field Trials Club held last evening it was decided that Colonel Arthur Merriman of Memphis, Tenn., be selected as one of the judges of the trials which were booked to take place on the plains near Bakersfield next month. The two California judges who will act with Mr. Merriman are William Dormer of this city and A. Vandervort of Pasa- dena. Colonel Merriman is a Southern sportsman of many years’ experience, a careful student in the field, a judge of wide and long experience and one from whose decisions few feel them- selves competent to dissent. The selection of Colonel Merriman is thought to be a good one and if he meets with the expectation of the sportsmen of the coast doubtless he will be selected at future tracks. Was Not the Man Shot. Willlam H. Trade, who formerly lived at mu“‘"h‘.;mn ,‘;ayl he is not the man who was shot in the arm at th: - dress' Sunday, The house, he mays. is empty, d " the man t fiahicousty Eiven PiS mame ama sadine Trade lives at 245¢ Market street and is @ painter working for M. J. Donovan. LEROTEST MORT, VIVE LEROI The Theatrical Monopoly’s Big Inaugural Night. “The Jucklins” Is of Uneven Charm but Well Played by Robson. Rattling Farce at the Columbia—Daly Comedy at the California. The Othérs. Messrs. Friedlander, Gottlob & Marx presented new bills at the three most prominent theaters last night, ang the little local monopoly became a fact. At the California the Frawleys played in “An International Match”; at the Columbia Mathews and Buiger headed a company of farcical comedians in a | skit called “At Gay Coney Island,” and at the Baldwin Stuart Robson and his company -layed “The Jucklins,” a new comedy-drama by Augustus Thomas. It sounds like, and I dare say it was, a strong trio of openings. I spent the evening with Mr. Robson and his fel- low actors, who gave an admirable performance of Mr. Thomas' play. This was the first performance of the play In any city larger than Salt Lake or Denver. It was, Mr. Robson’s man- ager said, the first performance before a metropolitan audience, and—he said this too—metropolitan critics. So it was a real first night and the -audience lived up to the occasion by being a large one and quite fashionable, and yours truly tried to enjoy himself in spite of his responsibilities as one of the metropolitan critics. It says on the programme that “The Jucklins” was suggested to Mr. Thomas by a story of the same name written by Opie Reed. I have never read any, of Mr. Reid's stories, al- though they often haye been thrust insinuatingly into my lap by railroad newsboys and peanut butchers, and, therefore, I take the play as a piay, nothing more and nothing less. Writ- ten by Mr. Thomas it is, as a matter of course, “local” and “atmospheric.” It deals with the country life of coun- try people in North Carolina, and, to Judge by the several slang phrases in | the dialogue, the time of action is to- day. Like “In Mizzoura” and “The Hoosier Doctor” the scheme is re- pressed melodrama overlaying a com- edy of local modes and manners. Through it all runs the suggestion of a serious problem,—but only the sug- ion, for just as you are about to think seriously of the piece Mr. Thomas either laughs you off with | good comedy or astonishes you by some banal trick of the play writer. | It is better not to take “The Jucklins” too much in earnest, for unless you are willing to call the most of it good and the rest of it more than good, it is impossible not to regret its uneven- ness. I was charmed more by odd moments of the characters themselves than by their consistency or cumulative strength in the story. Old Lemuel Jucklin is a character of tenderness | and beauty; and the accounting for his moments of unreason by the injury re- ceived when a boy at the hand of the now Governor Lundsford is cleverly managed. On the other hand the char- acter of the Governor is badly misman- aged, for when Lemuel's son has shot a man for having called him the son of an idiot and been convicted of mur- der the Governor rises to no better he- roism than that of pardoning him. And as the whole thing is on a heroic, senti- mental basis—as opposed to Ibsenism —the treatment here lacks even in the commonest invention. But, as I said before, the charm of the play for me is in the ual moods and manners of the people. The pictures of the piece are convineing, the lines are strong in that semi-rustic epigram pecullar to Mr. Thomas in this sort of work, and the story, even though obscure in places and not especially vital in others, is by no means a weak one. 1 have seldom seen a play acted in better spirit or with more delightful unanimity. Outside the programme there is really no star. Mr. Robson merges his peculiar personality into the character of Lemuel Jucklin unos- tentatiously and well, but there are several others of the cast who do equally as good work in the limita- tions or opportunities of their parts. I should rather praise the acting as a whole, it is so seldom one has the chance. ca ASHTON STEVENS. AT THE COLUMBIA. *“In Gay Coney Island,” perhaps a para- phrase, perhaps a skit, but undoubtedly pleasing and gay. It is not intended to be taken seriously and no one mistook the idea. It is brimful of laughter—at nothing, perhaps—but the mirth is there in plenty. The audience last night was not disposed to be critical so far as the travesty is concerned; there was no de- sire to look upon the production in the light of something to be remembered and talked about; there was nothing but a desire to be amused, and that desire was satisfled. Following on the heels of “In Gay New York,” with its pretty girls and the in- imitable, but wearyin, Di‘. the play on the boards at the Columbia is one that one can see and forget and yet will leave no bad taste in the mouth. It is a little broad in parts, it is true, and it is a little too boisterous in places, but one expects these things In a play that car- ries such a suggestive title. To attempt a critical resume of the play as It axpeared is one of the impos- sibilities. ne remembers {ncidents, jests, pleasantries in a sort of a jumbled up way, but one does not remember the context which preceded or followed them. In short there is nothing more than a hodge podge of vaudeville hinged around a thin plot which serves to carry a few new jokes and many old ones. It repays a visit because it makes you laugh. There are two features of the produc- tion which are, perhaps, worthy of spe- clal mention, and these are the scenic productions which are a little above what one would expect in this sort of a show, and the other is the list of new songs which is given to San Francisgo theater-goers for the first time. The Coney Island scene, with all the con- comitants which go to make that ues- tionable resort of questionably gay New Yorkers, is almost true to life, and the old New Yorker who has wafched the crowds as they wandered about the beach of that place can almost imagine himself back to the old scenes. AT THE CALIFORNIA. The evenness of the playing of the Frawley Company was seldom better fI- lustrated than in their work in “An In- ternational Match.” The play has been much improved since it was produced by Daly ten years ago, but there is stiil room for much pruning. Th ng. ere 00 much “Dalyism" in it XI“ to suit up-to- 8 date audiences. The dlagram which it :: tilmugttn g;:cfumxyt £ }a ve at the elo-z almost obsolete in application, a not even the cleverness 5’!’ Mi. “Bn':s was sufficlent to Induce the audience to of the ro f . SDAY, DECEMBER 28, 189 sit quiefldv while it was being personally addressed. ‘While all of the participants are de- serving of praise for their excellent work, it is but just to say that Herbert Carr came nearer the true ideal of an actor, in that he fully and at all times seemed to forfel his own personality in his excellent impersonation of Sir Jjohn Smythe-Chumley. Harry Corson Clarke, as Quincy Cara- mel, very much overdid the part and marred the play bi' compelling such a clever woman as Mrs. Merriday to be- come the personification of silliness in showing him affection. This feature of the play, which is rather an innovation, is to be regretted as it forms an anti- climax that spolls the ending. ORPHEUM. Four new turns at the Orpheum last night and every one a hit. The bright particular star of the evening was “Musical Dale,” who does perhaps the best act of the kind in_ existence. His performance was finished and his rendi- tion of “Cavalleria” intermezzo on the chimes won him in immediate favor with the audience. Mlie. Rombello, a novelty sand modeler, did some very astonishing work, and the Elinore Sisters and Felix, with his miniature circus, were well re- ceived. The Farrels made their reap- pearance and were rapturously welcom- ed by the gallery. The ballet and several hold-overtures filled out an enjoyable programme. MOROSCO’S. The old yet seemingly ever popular “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” drew a large house at Morosco's last night. The company ‘was strengthened by JVIIl Bray, who fill- ed the role of Uncle Tom most accept- ably. Baby Ruth, the clever little child actress, who has become very popular at this house, appeared as little Eva. A very good bit of work was done by Lan- ders Stevens as Simon Legree; he made the part as traditionally brutal as ever and was accordingly hissed by the gal- lery gods who are not partial to villains. Maud Edna Hall and the rest of the company were suitably cast. The apoth- eosis at the close of the play was a triumph of mechanical art. ALCAZAR. “The Girl I Left Behind Me” is In its second week at the Alcazar. TIVOLL “Mother Goose” will see the well into the new year. OBERON. Carl Martens commenced the week with a new and taking orchestral programme. OLYMPIA. Stark’s orchestra and several vocalists Trel the attractions at this popular music hall. Tivoll THE CHUTES. The Boston Ladies’ Military Band is playing at the Chutes every afternoon nm{ evening and the music rendered gerves to attract large audiences to the end of Haight street. In the theater a good vaudeville show is given. HIS LIFE IS EBBING AWAY Baldwin Gardiner. the Aged Stockbroker, Is Rapidly Sinking. Adam Stroh, the notorious ex-con- vict, appeared in Judge Conlan’s court yesterday morning to answer the charges of burglary and assault to murder. He was closely watched by detectives and officers af the court, as, knowing his desperate character, it was feared that he would make an at- tempt to escape. When the case was called he was asked by the Judge if he had secured the services of an attorney, and he re- plied that he had engaged Attorney Frey. Frey was not in court, and.the Judge instructed Stroh as to his rights, and at his request the case was con- tinued tfll to-morrow. Frank Moss, who was arrested Sun- day night on suspicion that he was implicated with Stroh in the burglary on Geary street, is still confined in the tanks, and Captain Bohen is endeavor- ing to secure evidence against him. Baldwin Gardiner, the aged stock- broker, who was shot by Stroh, is very low, and the physiclans in attendance upon him say that his death is only a question of time. The police are anx- ious to get a legal ante-mortem state- ment from him, but the physicians wiil not allow it, owing to his critical condl- tion. Stroh positively refuses to make any statement. When asked yesterday if he had anything to say he replied in a surly tone: “No, I haven't. The news- papers are not my friends, and I am not going to give them the satisfaction of saying anything.” ONSIDERABLE interest has been caused among connois- seurs and judges of quality over the introduction into this city of the celebrated 0. E. C. Whiskey. Not only is it bottled under the authority of the Government of the United States, who guarantees it to be 100 per cent proof, but it has the indorsement of the highest chemical authorities in the land. In speaking about it, Professor R. Ogden Doremus of the Medical College of New York City says : “I commend O. F. C. Whis- key to the public and to the medical profession in their prac- tice.” Professor E. S. Wayne, Analyt- ical Chemist of Cincinnati, Ohio, says i “O. F. C. Whiskey cannot be improved upon in purity or cleanliness of manufacture.” J. P. Barnum, M.D,, Analytical! Chemist of Louisville, Ky, says: “O. F. C. Whiskey is a per- fect distillation from grain.” These outspoken statements from such high authority should commend this article to the atten- tion of all. [t's Pure, That’s Sure. Get Your Guns at Headquarters! Send for Catalogue of all kinds of GUNS, HUNTERS’ EQUIPMENTS AN ATHLETIC GOODS. CGEO. W. SHREVE, 739 Market St., San Francisco. UNITED STATES LAUNDRY, OFFICE, 1004 Harket St., Near Powell. South <=0, AD TRAVEL. NORTH PACIFIC COAST RAILROAD. Via Sausalito Ferry, Telephone, From San Fraucisco, Commencing September WEEK_DATYS. at 11:30 p. m. AYS. For Mill Valley and San Rafael—*8:00, *10:00, #1180 a. m.; *1:15, 3:00, *4:30, 6:15 p. Trains marked * run to San Quenti; THROUGH TRAINS. 7:%5 a. tions; 1:45 p. m. Saturdays (mixed train) for Duncan Mills and way stations; $:00 a. m. Sundays for Point Reyes and way stations. CHAMPAGNE FLAVOR), . weekdays for Cazadero and way sta- | RAILROAD TRAVEL. IFIC COMPANY, G SYSTEM.) nnd nre d Tentnn e N FIRA NCIN (Mein Live, Foot of Mari THERN 1. v [ o, t Street.) — Frox OCTOBER 24, 1897. — 63904 Niles, San Jose and Way Stations, LEAVE 7 icia, Suisun and Sacramento. Tioos &Tryc:m‘, Oroville and Redding vis ‘codlaz: Wi LR 543 ille and Rumeey, . 8s T804 Matiuer, San Rtamon, Vallslo, Napay - Calistogs and Santa Losa.. :15p 8:004 Atlautic Lspress, Oglen aud 8:30A Niles, an .)u!;l ockton, Sacramento, Tehama ard Red Binf. 8:304 Peters, Milton and Oakdale. 91004 New Orleans lixpreos, ,.{gmed.gm mond, Fresuo, Babersfieid, Su: Birb 1. Ange! Deming, BiVass: New Oriéaps aud East, @39 . Marti Merce. and ol Way Stations Mendota, Hanford and 2:00p Livermore, Vizalia ¥ T will 4:30p Niles, T ‘racy and Stocktor 4:30p Lathrop, Modesto, Bcrced, Berends, oaers Mojave (for Randsburg), rhara and Jos Angeler 7:404 2 ‘Atiantic Japre i 5180 - Sunses Limited. " Les Angeles, i :30P ** Sunset Lis l, A : ‘Facey Fort Worih, Little Tock, Bt i Lous, Chicago and Esst . s1g:154 6:00% Kutopain Mo, Ogton aud Tasb.r. 9:434 6:00r Haywards, Niles and S Jy 7 3‘ 18:00¢ Vallel H 8:00r Oregon il 3 Bonid and Vot ..« SAN LEANDKO AND HAYWALD: (Foot =f Market Street.) Portiund, 1°6:00. :004 | Melrose, Seminary Park, 10:00 Fitcburg, Elmlarst, San Leaudro, Souti Sau ] Leandro, Estudillo, Lorenzo, Cherry, i and Haywardsy * 1 Ruus through to Niles] P 60% | { From Nilcs. 22:99% | ¢ From Niles GOAST DIVISION (Narrow Gauge). (Foot of Market Strect.) Jone, Pelton, uzaud \Vay ewark, Contervill sen . B Jose, New Boulder Groek, - Principal Way Stat fl’:::; Fiomters: Eacursion, Bun. Joss asid Way Blatious CREEK ROUTE FERRY. From SAN FRAKCISCO—Foat af iarket Stroet (Slip 8)— 5 9:00 11:00a.x. 31:00 #3200 .33:09 :00 $6:00 *6:00e.. FProm OARLAND—Foot of Broadwsy.—*6:00 8:00 +10:004.3, $12:00 *1:00 $2:00 *3:00 14:00 TOAST DIVISION (Broad Gauge). (Third and Townsend Sts.) 6:554 mAAlI Jose and Way Bations (New den Wednesdaygs only).. €:004 res Linos, Sas Pa ve, Pasc. I Ban s Ohsspo, Gaadatupe, Supt aud Privcipal Way 4‘5\11!.(()'!!! B .gla:' 0a San Jose and Way Stations, 2 11:304 San Jose wnd Way Stations 8:038 *2:30r Sau Mateo, Redwood, Menlo Banta Clara, SunJuse, Gilroy, Hollister, Snuta Cruz, Saling an Jose und Way § and Way § i T for Afteruoon. Sundays oply. 1 Saturdays onlgy hursday and Saturday nights only. days and Bhursdays. nd Savwrdave. | SAN FRANCISCO AND NORTH PACIFIC | RAILWAY CO. Tiburon Ferry, Foot of Market St. SAN FRANCISCO TO SAN RAFAEL. EK DAYSZ7:30, 9:00, 11:00 a. m.: 12:35, . m. Thursdays—Extra trip Saturdays—Extra trips at 1:50 9:30, 11:00 a. m.; 1:30, § AEL TO SA.{ FRANCISCO. 110, 7:50,” 9:20, 11:10 a. £ Saturdays—Extra trs and 11:30 p. m. SUNDAYS—8:00, . 5:00, 6:25 p. m. Between San Francisco and Schuetzen Park edule as above. Arrive San Franeisco. Week tion | days. Novato, 0a.m.| 8:40a.m. Petaluma, 10:258.m: .| Santa Rosa. | T:#5p.m.| 6:22p.m. | | Fulton, 7:30a.m. Windsor, 10:258.m. | Healdsbure, Lytton, Geyserviile, | 00a.m.| Cloverdale.’| 7:85p.m.| 6:22p.m. | Hopland and | n Ukiah. | 7:3p.m. s:2p.m, '7s.wavm.iGuernevflle. 7:35p.m. 00a.m.| Sonoma |10:40am. | = and Glen Ellen. | 6:10p.m.| at Geyserville for Skaggs Springs; le for the Geysers; at Hopland Highland Springs, Kelseyville, Soda Bay, Lakeport and Bartlett Springs; at Ukish for Vi J ratoga Spr Upper Valley, John Day’s, Riverside, Lierley’s Buck- Valley, John Day’s, Riverside, Lierley's, Buck- nell's, Sanhedrin Heights, Hullville, Boonevill Orr's’ Hot Springs, Mendocino ' City, Fo Bragg, Westport, Usal. Saturday to Monday round-trip tickets at re= duced rates. On Sundays round-trip tickets to all polnts beyond San Rafael at half rates. Ticket Offices—650 Market street, Chroniclg building. A. W. FOSTER, R. X. RYAN, Gen. Pass. A;t.__ CALIFORNIA Saila Fo e SAN Ffij‘;flfllscfl M CHICAGD. Tains leave from and arrive at Market street Ferry. San Francisco Ticket Office—644 Market st., Chronicle building. ‘Pelephone Main 1520. Oaie land Office—I11S Broadway. Sacramento Of- fice—201 J st The Best Railway_—San Francisco to Chicaga, LOOK AT THE TIME OF THE CALIFORNIA D. Lea LIMITE! San Francisco 4:30 p. m. Mondays and Thursdays: arrive Kansas City 6:00 Thursdays and Sundays; arrive St. Louls 7; a. m. Fridays and Monday a. m., Fridays and Mond; DINING CARS under Harvey Buffet Smoking Cars Bieeping Cars. This train carries First-Class only, but no extra charge is made. The ATLANTIC EXPRESS, leaving dally at 4:3) p. m., carries Puliman Palace and Pull- man Tourist Sleeping Cars on fast time. Di- rect connection in Chicago and Kansas City for all points East. New rails, new tles, new ballast, new bridges. The shortest crossing of the desert and a country that interests by its varled and beautiful scenery. The highest grade of pas- senger equipment and meals at Harvey's fa- mous dining-rooms. THE SAN FRANCISCO & SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY RAILWAY COMPANY. From September 10, 1887, trains will run as follows: z management. awd Pullman Palace Passengers Southbound. T Northbound. Passen-| Mixed | Mixed | Passe ger | 8Su Stations. Sung !efn. Dally. | Daily. | 5:40 p.m,. 55 p.m. 20 b 3 e 15 am. i 4 o 12340 b: requi Connections—At Stackton with steamboats C. N. & I Ca, leaving San Francisco an Stockton at 6:00 p. stages to and from Snellings, Coulterville, etc.; also with stage from Hornitos, Mariposa, etc.3 at Lankershim with stase to and from Madera: era. MOUNT TAMALPAIS SCENIC RAILWAY (Via Sausalito Ferry.) Leave San Fufi!fiaeg?mmenclng Now WBEK DAYS—9:80 . m.; 1:45 p. m. SUNDAYS—8:00, 10:00, 11:30 a. m.; 1:15 m. Speoial trips can be arranged to THOS. COOK & B et e Fuamaises_ = falanhont 40 am. | z ord 2:15 p.m. | 6:46 p.m.| Visalia | 6: Dping at intermediate points when m. dally; at Merced wi SON, ing' Tavernof Tamalpais,