The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 9, 1898, Page 32

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JANUARY 9, 1898. HALE BROS. | sanitary garments. HOSIERY. heels, toppled LADIES' UNDEF —High neck, long sleeves, cr and front; drawer Two speedy sweeps s to m .25c each ¢ ribbed.3%¢ each 150c Bach Dozen :l2%C‘ Pair. SUPPORT: all colors 4c cuba 100 Black Pins on Strong Alum ONE NEEDNT P O U S S R A R R AR AR e R e S e e S e R R e R HALE BROS., P N HALE BROS. I A Sweeping Cl want. N 4 ¥ i GLOVES-EXTRA. | 240 pairs 75c, $1 and $1.25 La- SOc PAIR. SWAN'S DOWN —Flesh or white; mer. i i For Your Comfort. HOSIERY, UNDERWEAR—For adults or children. in fit and workmanship; technically correct in every detail. Some lines are broken—sizes missing. specially bought months ago and reserved in our stock- room to help boom this, OUR GREATEST CLEARING SALE. bles 1c each | §; Pure, Honest, wearable merchandise. Right Other lots were 2412 PILLOW CASES—Good muslin, 2- 5 12 PILLOW CASES ! 5c! PORTIERES 97 pairs In 4 lots, | COTTON EIDERDOWN FLANNEL— ] () -$5.25 Suit Bhien s St e e Mok fringed top and bott 3 s | 1;5:_": :o::fil cflr:m‘ Wwool; 15c quality; J C Our $6.30 Fancy Mohair Broche Suits, 7-yard length, to close at $3.85 Sult LADIES' WOOL UNDERWEAR— 333 P ooy iz Sea Yard Qur $5.25 English Mohair Curl Suits, 7-yard length, to close at. .$3.85 Suit Gray, white or black, an odd lot, 7 « e v >, | Our $4.90 Fancy Mohair Suits, 7-yard length, to close at. -$3.50 Suit G HEMMED SHEETS-Hand torn, dry 5 00 educed to INDIA CASHMERE—A fine washable > : b wfi‘r‘d‘,“;" 3 “"{fin?efi d muslin, 2-inch hem; & ewift :: -\ ::: :sv; ::::f :.Zq‘\\;::.; o 85.00 pair | fabric for wrappers, black ground, 8¢ Our $5.25 Fancy Cheviot Suits, 7-yard length, to close at. -$3.50 Suit your plek...... . il : B s | cqlored, fgures: the e kind to say D Qur $3.50 Worsted or Broche Suits, 7-yard length, to close at. $2.45 Suit Trie 72x80 inches 3c each ik 3 oy 3 | Our $20.00 Tinsel Broche Suits, 7-yard length, to close at $8.00 Suit U; surts T inois B eAch HUCK TOWELS—A thoroughly good Our $12.00 Fancy Chenille Suits, 8-yard length, to close at. $8.00 Suit N. L ut- 2 3 towel, big and heavy and closely Our $10.50 Fancy Pierola Suits, 7-yard length, to close at. $7.00 Suit Tersey ribbed an SUPERIOR HEMMED PILLOW These reductions are bona fide. The | woven, 2xd? inche f: 2 - SEby ' 3 ul 2 : ! | , 2 s; the Zc line to its, 7- to close 3,,_51& CASES—Tne best of heavy musiin. | ()¢ | goods are perfect, desirable. and upeto. | 50 AL e to A & Our $2.80 Fancy Wool Cheviot Suits, 7-yard length, to close at .-$2.10 Suit Z very heavy, - ... Fach date. It is an opportunity no economic | (o Sraa B S | t - housekeeper can afford to miss. Fuarantee every reduction in this ad. | g noy SILKS—Broken lots, good patterns, | COLORED PLUSHES—Our entire line GENTS' HANDKERCHIEFS— SUPERIOR HEMMED SHEETS—Extra long, @ 5 | coTTON BLANKETS FOR IRONING new designs; reduced for clearance. of o and $100 Cotored” Fuches on SOC Jvnite or colored ‘borders, care- @ | fhe best of heavy sheeting. hand torn, dr | “BOARDS ‘OR SHEETS. Whits or SOC | B¢ R I B0cyard | sale at Feis o 2 roned, 2-inch hem, well made. | s ay: here’ e 3 >l | $100 lines for........ 33 ¥ard | Goods on sale all week. Ewi Qur great & ; MAILGORDER DEP T | .t e - Palr g0 2, §135 and §'60 i ®1 yard | vona fide. e It Our great 60c Shee - % \\;{!ITE WOOL BLANKETS— Out-of-t folks cantage of | Weigh 4 pounds, 10-4 size, a 95 YT E FINE HIGH GRADE FLANNE Clhsias °"§“l"!k‘0"‘“y “":’_:f,‘""r:‘; od| Special buy for household sale, $2°= Our 18C | ETTES_A rapid seller at 5 1-3c, fin e s pereCtly. arTRng value $4 00; & snap for rustlers Pair far school or b Bacn| 0rm and fieecy. ehiok'and warm and @ | Mail Order Department will make pur- | iz ! N ; se at... B wearable, nice’ light colors; an ex- OC | chases for you and ship goods the same | WHITE WOOL BLANKETS—114 3 s ceptional value.. o e A e e et b % 00 blanket siipped up on Profits clipped for Clearance Selling. | Brief Descriptions—Little Prices—Fast Sales NECKWEAR (We call particular attention to this Flan- | Orders filled carefully, conscientiously, | clearanice; nes . And every reduction is justas we say itis OUR £0c AND T5c_COL: O SOLL OUR $150 AND AND JABOTS plaids, roman trimmed evening t $4 Plaited Liberty C F be iffon Fronts 82.75 ea 2 25 Roman Stripe Silk Fronts...81.50 ea | GO HUNGRY LADIES' JACKETS-—Dark tan, h! high velvet and interlaid collar, our great $750 leader; SALE.” of Merchandise. nelette.) A Chance to Buy a Winter Wrap and Save. In addition to OUR GREAT $5.00 PLUSH CAPE FOR $4.20—see above—we've made a speedy selling clipping on many eh $5.9n 13 ¢ Money Savers in Toilet Articles FACE POWDER 3c BOX. 3 CAKE. mestic Wants, Home Necessities. ACKETS- HALE BROS. here's a hum- + E | : ! HALE BROS. MARKET STREET. HALE BROS. — $ CLEARING CUTS IN ART DEPARTMENT. | Sk 5 e CUSHION COVERS—Daintily dies’ Kid Gloves — blacks, KS!alzgv CREAMED TOOTH PASTE—Dain- tinted, prettily designed, heavy modes, tans, brown—sizes 5'4, 5%, tily sweet, in & tin box, was ldc; washable twill cotton, 22 inches 7' and 7's only. These are odds f| ¢ to close. square; a snap. and ends—broken lines picked out § § S ISc EACH. = id cl % TOILET SOAP—Superior honey . R e perfume soap, not the bargain 937 - 939 = 94] = 94 PIN CUSHIONS—Satin _covered, You're sure to find a bargain in sale kind, but a high grade toilet - = hand painted, 3% inch lace, the lot. article, Was Sc cake; a clearance trimmed silk ruffle; the $1 50 ones comer. for. $£1.00 EACH. | correctly, speedily. other lines. We quote n few: Black or navy, fly fron: ollar, plaid silk fac s 59 high storm collar, front, back 50 | — | wax; reduced from $10 i; to .. Each | NED BOUCLE JACKETS— | = i red mixed, fly front, | Our reductions are exactly as represented. | §5° to close at...... Each | The reduced prices take effect to-morrow for | the first time. | For Yopp flome. A HOUSEKEEPER'S SALE—A complete collection of Household Needs, Do- Practical goods for everyday use. clearance stocks, many lines, botight at a sacrifice for cash from money-pressed makers. have been saved to boom this “JANUARY HOUSEHOLD CLEARANCE To-morrow it begins—a veritable feast for home economists. careful attention to details of Quality, Workmanship and General Excellence READY MADE SUITS—Our tan . lined and bound, well made, perfect fit: | TAN CAPES—The 510 ones, trimmed with black braid and small buttons, silk lined, lar and down front; for clearance.. Besides We ask r mind who $7 50 covert cloth front, fiy for a speedy exit Each. thibet fur around col- Each. | soon to arrive. SATIN AND GROS GRAIN BON—AIL silk; No. 5 |3 INCH MOIRE TAFFETA RIBBON— A1l silk; 1000 yds of the 20c kind for. $4® 3, 1xou ROMAN STRIPE RIBRON— ‘Wort! 50| OUR 250 FANCY RIBBONS—Plaids, $ i all silk; checks and Roman stripes, to close ... In our store this week, as we have arranged to serve our lady patrons with a nice, light luncheon gratis, so that the fatigue of shopping may be relieved. The luncheon will be served from 10:30 A. M. to 4 P. M. A skilled attendant will be in charge, and will give culinary hints of interest and value to all lovers of good cooking. R e e R e e S S e S For Your Dress. SILKS, DRESS GOODS—The best that this world produc Fresh, Clean, Stylish, Desirable Goods. winter stocks must go. RIB- re bargain | hes No. h 124 to close 15¢ Yard. essesesssece earance of Surplus Stocks. HE thinking, planning, careful little housewife to be given an opportunity to fill the needs of every household A complete clearing out, cleaning up, clearance of all surplus stocks. Remnants—Fall and Winter goods—in fact everything of immediate value to you and future hindrance to us, to be closed out speedily, immediately, completely. 0dd sizes, shades and patterns— t|" OUR FANOUS $5 CAPE. With us winter en We are reaching forward to spring. Our buyers are penetrating the markets of the world. New stocks are We must have room. Clearing is imperative. Costs are eliminated. Our every effort is to clear immediately, speedily—without reserve. Our $7.00 Fancy Camel’s Hair Suits, 7-yard length, to close at €000 YARDS 14 INCH VEILING—The latest t cream; Yard. SWISS ALL OVER EMBROIDERY- 3 inchies wida, for yoles and badioea;. HOC 20 pleces of the 30c kind; to close.. Yard. Suitable for empire kind; to close... 5000 YARDS OF GUIP! ERY—A heavy ery, on good, firm muslin greunds, to 4 inches wide; to close. e e e e e e e e e s | | | ¥ I f i | | i "Twas the cloak talk of New York when we made this purchase. A beautiful, rich, black Plush Cape. exquisitely trimmed with jet and braid. silk lined and fur trimmed | around collar and down front, to sell for $5. Hundreds were sold. Hale’s $5 Cape was known every- where. The final chapter begins to- morrow, $4.29 EACH. None will be sold to dealers. Only one to each customer. 5¢C shes, brown, ut to clos Yard. 'RE EMBROID- nwork embroid- 2 12ic Yard. JUTCUUTUUIUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUTUUETIUI U UOPUUTeIeIe IO e e R e e SO R e D a S8 S e R e S S L S ST Y SIS S ++ NEWS OF THE MINES. How Nevada County Is'i Showing That it Is | Wide Awake. | small sums, of this matchless mining field, whose fu- ture as a quartz producer is just dawn- ing. Claims of small or no development are being constantly sold and bonded for and hoists and two-stamp are constantly & put in here here. These operations m! by and t little | cape notice, but out of the great number The Growilng Boom on the| Mother Lode and on the Desert. HE Mining Fair will be the great- est, most varled and most inter- esting mining exposition ever held, and it will be made by its many spectacular, romantic and novel features and events as attractive to the general public as to mining | men. This is assured beyond question,and practically all the space will be crowded by exhibits already arranged for. Co- | operation on the part of business men and on the part of mining men and manufacturers interested in mining and mining companies throughout _the Btate is so general that there will be a wealth of exhibits of every conceivable nature, The chief thing that will be lacking in the fair will be large and effective ex- hibits from some of the mining counties. | There is not a mining county in the State which can afford to lose this unexampled opportunity for drawing attention to its | mining resources. A few will have superb exhibits that will create in the minds of thousands the impression that those are the counties for a gold-seeker to Bo to, but many counties will be poorly repre- | sented, if at all, any organized and | compréhensive showing re- sources and pos ce will not b of the tair as a whole s who miss efforts. The Ne have appropriate & won- - its use doing | The fol- account of what the | given by the Nevada ders to s and mak effective. hat Nevada County is a shining example for others lowing interesting exhibit will be City Transcrip Svery branch of the gold mining in- dustry will be represented in a practical | and attractive way. There will be a pumping and holsting plant and a quartz | mill in constant operation, with electrici- | ty as a motive power; a tunnel, showing the hanging wall, footwall, gouge, ledge. and other characteristics of a typical Nevada County gold mine; scores of tons | of gold-bearing ores from various parts of the county; great dumps of auriferous | gravel, with live, genuine miners pan. ning out the royal metal: hundreds of pounds of marvelous gold nuggets from quartz and gravel claims; beautiful crys- tals, of all shapes and sizes; the products of the rich copper mines in the lower | part of the county; large photographs of the surface and underground workings of many of our great producers; a mam- moth map, showing the location of every claim in the coun big cakes of ice from the eastern end of the county, and branches of luscious oranges from the | Pet Hill district; cuts from the great forests around - Truckee, and mammoth epples and pears and other hardy fruits from the middle altitudes. “All these, and many other things, will be shown from the gem county of Cali- fornla—the county that has not only the eatest gold mines, but grows the best ruit and lumber and other products to be found in all the wide West.” Fiashes of the Mining Life Along the Mother Lode. From every pert of tgnew;noth;r lode come crowding reports showing the con- stantly increasing growth and prosperity | Delht, at Columbia Hill, N | recently purchased of them will come in the future some mines as rich and famous as any on the mother lode. Developments of greater present importance are constantly being noted During the week the largest single bul- lion shipment ever made from Jackson left that town. It amounted to $70,000, and came from the Zeila, Kennedy and | Argonaut mines. The Cherokee mine, near Angels Camp, in Tuolumne County, has been sold by R. B. Prince to a_company of Stockto italists for $75,000. Stockton mes n ting money into mother lode m rapid rate. The Arbona mine, situ at Tauttle- town, Tuolumne County, Is sinking a shaft at the rate of three the owners of the mine s: fety for the success of the mine money maker has all disappeared. A blast was put in a body of ore in a tun- nel the other day which loosened rock from which about $100 in gold was taken. The Norwegian of the Tuttletown group is showing some very rich rock, and the preparations for extensive spring work are under way. The Marryat, situated on the mother lode, east of th Arbona, has just com pleted a twenty stamp mill, which will be started up in a day or two on a consid- erable quantity of gold bearing quartz The Alameda, also of this group, situ- ated south of the Arbona, is also figuring on putting up a mill in the near future. The Lightner, adjoining the Utica, at Angels, which has been working a four stamp mill, will soon have a twenty stamp crushing plant in operation. Bev eral property. A strike of rich ore in a new ledge on the 200 level of the Unity mine, Grass Val- ley, is one of the finds of the week. The shaft is down 30 feet, and & new level will be run. The perpendicular shaft at the Texas t a day, and | mine 1s now down 160 feet, and a steam | pump has just been put in. Progressive work is going on at the ‘Wisconsin mine at Grass Valley, and the outcome is very gratifying to the owners. | A recent crushing of forty-five loads paid at the rate of $44 per load, and the rock came from No. 5 in the south drift. New | pumps are being placed in the mine and | the property is now well on its way to its golden glory. Work on the Gothard, together with the evada County, by the Champion Company for $25,000, 18 progressing rapid- y. Superintendent Bigelow has eleven men at work, and will increase the force a8 clrcumstances permit. The old 1000- foot tunnel is being extended 500 feet, and will cut the vein at a depth of over 80 feet. The two elght-foot Pelton wheels for the Phoenix mine, Nevada County, have ar- rived and been put in place. The new hoisting and ?umplng machinery will be started up this week. Good gravel has been struck at the Reddick mine, Nevada County, and the property is more than meeting the run- ning expenses. 5 At the Round Butte gravel mine a mon- itor is in place for hydraulicking. A dam has been built on O'Neil Creek, and a permit has been secured. The mine is one mile west of Sheep Ranch, Calaveras County. The Sellier gravel mine has leaped to the front, according to the Colfax Sen- tinel. The tunnel, which is in 430 feet, reached the other day a fine body of blue gravel which is belleved to be a con- tinuation of the famous-Red Point lead. Tunneling has been stopped to build a dump and otherwise prepare for washing the gravel. A fine equipment for operat- ing the mine will be put in. The wonderful awakening in the min- ing industry in Tuolumne in the last year is in no part of the county more marked than in the great castern belt and es- pecially 18 this true of Vicinity of Summersvill that the anx- | as a | Stocktonians are interested in this | that secti & and Soutsbyviide, | | Numerous new mines have been opened | |there and the old ones developed and it has been shown that the ore bodies improve as depth is attained.—In- dependent | At the Yellow Jacket mine at Arastra- | ville, Tuolumne County, some good ore is | being taken out. The shaft is down fifty feet below the tunnel. Some of the rock goes as high as $200 while the average is $0 per_ton. The Tarantula mine steam hoist a started up d machinery last week. are being patented south mine and_southeast of The mineral character of from Sullivans and Woods ecks to the Eagle and Shawmut mines, hich has for many years been lying its Woods Creek. this belt b dormant now being “thoroughly pros: pected by tunnels and shafts its entire distance and in_every case rich ore is being found.—Independent. Steam arastra is being operated on Weber Creek, El Dorado County, by | some Sacramento men, to_work taliings from the Old Tin Cup or Superiof mine. Colonel W. N. Heuer and Lifeutenant Deakyn of the California Debris Commis- sion during the week Inspected the dam | of the Kate Hayes hydraulic mine, Ne- vada County, which is about ready for operation. n Jackson the new forty-stamp mill of the Argonaut, in its first month’s run, | produced ove: 000, The Rose Kimberley mine, near Rescue, El Dorado County, has been bonded by Alvinza Hayward and D. Lane, and will be reopened Impetus has been glven to the mining industries of Madera County during the | past six months, and the next report | from the Mint will undoubtedly™show a | much greater output of gold from this | locality than has been credited to it for many vears. Improvement is particularly noticeable In the Fine gold district, where | numerous mines and prospects showing | evidence of value have long remained idle for want of sufficient capital.—Mining and Scientific Press. The Ne Plus Ultra Copper mine, be- | tween Berenda and Raymond, in Madera County, is reported sold to Stockton peo- | ple; price $15,000. The mine was closed down in 1877 owing to the low price of copper and the high rates of freight de- manded by the railroad company. In June, 1896, the parties to the present pur- chase, under a contract, resumed work on the mine, and the results were so satis- factory that they have taken advantage of the option and will erect reduction works on the ground. The working of the mine will be pushed by the new owners. “aptain = 'W. H. McClintock, superin- tendent of the Rhode Island and Phila- delphia mines, makes the following com- putation on the gold output of Tuolumne County mines for 187: Norwegian, $75,000; Jackass Hill. $50,000: Rawhide, $500,000; Little Gem, $5000: Dutch, $200000; App, $50,000; Santa Ysabel, $25.000; Jumper, $240,- 000; Eagle-Shawmut, $20.000; ondero, $15,000; Bald Mountain and Browns Tlat, $50,000; Golden Gate, $215,000: Star, $24.000; ) .000; Belleview, $30.000; Black Oak, $150.000; Confidence. $25.000; Horse, $75.000; Lady Washington, $20,000; , $1,809.000. Number of stamps in operation, ninety-three. Notes. Shasta County Supervisors have decided not to appropriate any money to aid an exhibit at the Mining Fair and whatever is done for it will be due to private en- terprise. Another big ledge of base ore has been discovered in the Backbone mining dis- trict in Shasta County. About a month ago George F. Graves and William Gilon. the well-known miners, discovered the ledge, but they did not make their find known until last week. | " The ore body is sixty-five feet in width and shows very fine cr%pplngs. The ore on the surface assays per ton in gold and silver and 2% per cent in copper. ‘William Forstner, a mining man of New York City, has secured a bond upon the Mammoth group of mines on Little Back- bone Creek, three miles west of Kennet, Shasta County. The itime ‘given on the bond is one y but the figures are not made ‘public. Mr.’ Forsther- has awarded a contract to George F. Graves to do considerable development work upon the property. On January 3, thirty-one mining claims were recorded at Redding and twenty-five | proofs of assessment labor. % —_———— The Force That Moves the World. The mass-meeting at the Young Men's Christian Ass and Ellis the publ John A. B! Wil ard-street M. F address on_ fon Auditorium, Mason streets, to-day will be open to Rev. . D.D., pastor of How- . will deliver an That Moves the World Howard-street M. E. Church Choir will be present and render several 1 ons. The meeting opens promptly at 3 o'clock. STEAMERS FOR HUNDREDS. Eastern KlondikevsfiCar) Find Am- ple Accommodations at This Port. The wisdom of the commercial bodies which created the Alaska trade com- mittee for the purpose of advertising the city and port of San Francisco as the best outfitting point on the Coast for people who will go to the Klondike in the spring becomes more manifest every day. The exhibit at the ferry depot and the special carload of neces- saries for the north, which was sent to Chicago, have attracted so much at- tention that already hundreds of people from all parts of the Union have de- cided to secure their supples here. This ins that by the time the main rush comes in the spring money will flow freely into the pockets of those who contributed to the project. Had it not been for this move at the time it took | place all of this patronage would have gone to the northern cities. That th are facts is shown by the reports recently received by the local secretary from those in charge of the bureau in Chicago. This is in effect that in the spring hundreds of people bound for the Klondike will come by the way of this city if they can secure accommodations on the steamers that run direct from this port to Alaska. They desire to avoid unnecessary delay and know that it is safer to get their berths in San Francisco before leaving their homes than to go to shipping points first and secure their passage later. Arrangements will be made by the committee to secure all the accom- modations necessary to fill the require- ments of those who will make their de- parture from this city. The following subscriptions were re- ceived yesterday: California and Northwest Trading and Mining Company, $20; Carson Glove Company, $25; Blake, Moffitt & Towne, $25, and the American Type Founders’ Company, $25. —_————————— Entered Rugs Fraudulently. A libel of infomation was filed yester- day In the United States District Court against M. B. Mihran, a local merchant, charging him with defrauding the Gov- ernment by fraudulent invoice. In July of last vear he imported from Turkey thirty-five Oriental rugs, four mats and ninety-eight portieres, which he repre- sented as being worth about $29, upon which duty was paid. It transpired upon subsequent examination, however, that the goods were worth about $500, and they “were accordingly seized, and the District Court requested to issue an or- der of forfeiture. B @ Card of Thank: The ladies of Francisca . Rellef Soclety gratefully. tender their sincere thanks to the following. ladies and .gentlemen for their Christmas donations through Mrs. Luke Robinson, vice-president: 'Mayor James D. Phelan $10, Hon. James V. Coleman $10. Mrs. Edward Barron $10, Mrs. A. P. Hotaling $10, President An- drous of the Pacific Coast Jockey Club $15, Dr. M. FHerzstein $20, sident Thomas H. Wiliams Jr. of the California Jockey Club $100, Mrs. Phelan $; total, ——c—————— Coughs and_cold: red, Low's Hore- ou.n‘? Cough s;gu;; E'e. 417 Sansome st* tournament of the Pacific Coast Whist Association takes place, and whist players from all over the State will meet in friendly con- tests for whist supremacy. The contest for the Rideout trophy will be conducted in the rooms of the Trist Duplicate Whist Club in the Berkshire, 711 Jorfes street, beginning at 2 p. m. Friday. The other contests will take place in the rooms of the San Francisco Whist Club, beginning at 2 p. m. the same day. All of the con- tests will be played under the new laws governing duplicate whist. We know that a great many players are not familiar with these laws, and it would be well to read them before the day set for play to begin. All whist layers should attend the business meet- ng at 11 a. m. in_the rooms of the San Francisco Whist Club. OUR WHIST QUEEN IN MOURNING. Few that will read these lines but will in their hearts feel sad for a few moments at least when they learn that death has entered the home RIDAY and Saturday next the fourth annual of Miss | | Kate Wheelock, known the world over | as the Whist Queen. C. L. Wheelock, fathgr of Miss Kate, dled at his home in Milwaukee, Wis., on December 20, in his seventy-third year. He assed away surrounded by his family. We extend to Miss Wheelock our condolence and heart- felt sympathy in her hour of sorrow. If we and _the thousands of other warm friends Miss Wheelock has made on the Pacific Coast could place a little flower on the grave of her dear father a mound would be raised, the fragrance of which could be no sweeter nor lasting than the leasant recollections of Miss Wheelock's ast visit among her legion of whist friends in California. WHIST, OR PRIVATE CONVENTIONS? It is getting to be quite the custom nowadays In certain whist circles in the East for the loser of a match to charge the players of an opposing team that adopts a system of play not known or understood by their adversaries as using private conventions. It so happened after a whist match in Philadelphia a few weeks ago. A club that are still wearing their whist kilts sent in a challenge for the American Whist League trophy, and when their turn came to play ran up against the hard-hitting Philadelphia club team, and lost the match, of course, and went home and pleaded the baby act in trying to explain their defeat. There is no team in the American Whist League that are truer sports or more upright, honorable or square in their whist play and stick closer to the written and un- written whist law than this Philadelphia team that was so cruelly charged with using other than fair methods to win. The trouble with the players who make these charges is they are ignorant of the subject they are tall h\’ about. If I should start out for San Fran- cisco with a whist team and play a match game in every large whist club in the United States, and adopt for our system of play in the minUutest detail (ilt which is laid down in General A. ‘W, Drayson’s fifth edition of the “Art of Practical Whist,” and if we did not ex- rlun this system to the players we came in contact with, in our opinion there ‘would not be five clubs on our whole tri; that would understand this system in nfi its phases. We have never met in all our travels one team that did, and as a system entire in itself there is none better. A whist player to be up to date should be a student; he should read the whist literature of .the past as well as of the present. There is an endless variety of books written on the game, and in our whist archives we have a description of at least forty different games called whist, each with a system of plnr of its own. Haven't we the right to play any of these systems if we want to? Most assuredly we have.. What is it in the | | U 0 8 4j4e ordinary walks of life that makes a man be called brilliant? Is it because the suit of clothes he wears shines? Some so- called whi players might think so. Or is it because he Is full of learning in his chosen_profession, magnetic way of using and it to others when occasion calls for it? So in whist, a player of the first rank is one who commenced at the bottom and step by step worked his way to the top, | and one who is thoroughly familiar with all known authorities, advocated by such auth old, and at the whist table h for every attack. One who m s you on any grounds you choose to select; one who can use a rapier as well as a broad- sword, can parry and thrust, in other words’ give you a royal battle of brain against brain. Such players have no use for private conventions and should notbe charged with usin h. SOLUTION OF THE WHITFIELD PROBLEM. Published in the Call December 28. *We have received several communi- cations in regard to this problem, some asking the question if it is possible to solve it and others sending in solutions. | We have received only one that is cor- rect. It is from Hugo Kuhl of Indio, Riverside County. His solution follows: North leads ace of hearts. South plays the jack. North leads a spade. South trumps and leads a trump on which North discards the ten of diamonds. The balance is simple. Mr. Hugo rightly says the “key move” consists in South playing the jack on North's lead of ace of hearts and North's discard of ten of diamonds on South’s lead of trumps. WHISTLETS. The Alameda Club paid a friendly visit to the Trist Duplicate Whist Club Friday evening last. A match game of twenty- four deals was played and resulted in a victory for the Trist club by a gain of 10 tricks. The Linda Vista Club of Oakland does not want us to tell what it did New Year's eve. After it was announced that Mrs. Hubbard and Mr. Whitman had won the last prize of the year by making the top score, an adjournment was taken to the dining room, where a watch meeting was held until the “‘wee sma’ hours” of the morning. OLYMPICS WIN. Hot Contest at Recreation Park for the Light-Weight Cham- pionship. The final game for the light-weight football championship was played on the gridiron at Recreation Park yester- day. The contesting teams were the Olym- pics, formerly the Y. M. C. A. team, and the Alameda Centerville Athletic eleven. As the two teams had met in contest before a hot game was expected. About 3 o'clock the two teams lined up for battle. Evans made the kick-off for the Olympic and the ball was run into touch by Blakow. After some good hard playing on both sides, where the team work of the Olymplics showed to particular advan- tage, the ball was pushed over for a touch-down, which Evans converted into a goal. The first half was short and ended with the ball in the hands of the Olym- pics. - The second half opened with Center- | ville's kick-off, which was returned by Evans. The honors of the game from this time on were about evenly divided, up | victo and has a charming, | imparting | | B~ D By S - P - W U - W = R R | to within five minutes of the conclus- ion, whep the Centerville boys seemed to liven up a little—but too late for The Olympic got possession of the ball and Centerville was compelled to make a safety. The game ended with the score of six to two in favor of the Olympigs, who carried off with their victory the un- disputed light-weight champlonship. The attendance, considering the rain, was unusually good. 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