The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 10, 1898, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1898. PERSECCTION RATHER THAN PROSECCTION Light Upon - the Los Angeles School Inquiry. Combines to Punish One Offender and Shield Others. Cruel and Persistent Attacks on Webb by the Local Press Ring. REV. BURT HOWARD TALKS Admits That He May Have Been Made an Unconscious Instrument in the Conspiracy. | Gage said he was interested In our | work, but he could not see his way to | taking the case, as there was no telling | how much time it would take. He add- ed that he would be very glad to give us his services as a citizen and to give advice as an attorney without charge. “Why was Mr. Webb In particular | singled out, and why were not Adams | and Axtell prosecuted also?" was ask- ed. “Mr. Axtell was the first man we investigated. He confessed. That was | all that was necessary as far as the Board of Education was concerned. | Then Mr. Adams was involved through Mr. Axtell's confession, Mr. Adams started to defend himself. Then he made his first confession before 'the | board, and that ended the case as far | as the investigation went. “Both Axtell and Adams in making their statements involved Mr. Webb, |and they involved no one else. As a logical consequence Mr. Webb was |drawn into it. When we went into | the mattes there was no more idea that Mr. Webb was involved than that and it came to our commit- I don’t know Mr. On being asked why Adams and Ax- | tell had not been prosecuted crim- inally Mr. Howard said that a mem- | ber of the Grand Jury had informed him that the Grand Jury had been ad- | vised that a charge of perjury could | not be made to stand against either | of these men. | The District Attorney is the legally | constituted adviser of the Grand Jury, and he is of the opinion that Ax- tell, at least, has been clearly guilty of perjury. Continuing Mr. Howard said: *T think both men should be prosecuted. If a charge of perjury cannot be made to stick, they should be prosecuted for taking bribes from teachers.” . ‘““Has the league taken any action to have the various employes removed who paid money for their positions THAT HORROR [N OKLAHOMA Two Indian Mur- derers. Funeral Pyre Built About the Prisoners in the Hands of the Mob. Other Redskins in a Plot to Exter- minate Whites Will Be Lynched When Captured. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. | LITTLE ROCK,—Ark_. Jan. 9.— Details of the Burning of!| WILL DEFEAT ANNEXATION Growing Opposition to the Treaty in the Sen- ate. Debate May Not Be Prolonged, as It Is Thought the Scheme Must Fail. In the House Some Interesting For- eign Questions May Come Up for Consideration. Bpecial Dispatch to The Call. Call Office, Riggs House, | Charred and burned beyond all sem- | Washington, Jan. 9. | blance of human beings, the remains of | TInterest in the Senate proceedings for | Marcus McGeisey and Palmer Simpson, | the .week centers in the promised de- | two Seminole Indians who a few days bate of the treaty for the annexation ago murdered Mrs. James Simmons, of Hawaii, which will be taken up on are still resting in chains against the | Monday. Senator Davis has given blackened trunk of an oak tree in the | notice that he will move an executive Seminole station, where, on Friday session of the Senate for consideration night, they met their death in the most | each day until the treaty shall be, awful manner conceivable at the hands 'finally disposed of. The first effort on of an Oklahoma mob. The flesh is burn- w Monday will be to secure open doors ed fram the bones and lies in greasy for the debate. This motion will be | | the past week has had a very bene- | _“That matter has not come up yet. We are hard at werk on the Webb matter. The other matters will be taken up when we get through with | this.” “Has the attention of the league been | called to Mr. Braly’s bank discounting | warrants?” “I don’t know that it has.” “Has it ever been called to your at- | tention, directly or indirectly?” “Mr. Poor, one night after the board | Special Dispatch to The Call. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 9—Rev. Burt| BEstes Howard, the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Los Angeles, is one of the leading spirits in the prose- | cution undertaken by the League for Better C Government against Wal- ter L. Webb. He is one of the three who copstitute the municipal reform | committee of the league. The other two are George Parsons and Charles For- man. This committee is in charge of all matters pertaining to the exposure and punishment of wrong-doing in the public affairs of the city. Mr. Howard declares that there is no conspiracy to undo Mr. Webb so far as he knows, but in the course of an inter- view he forced to admit that there were a number of things in con- was nection with the school board scandal | that he did not know, and before the interview was ended he confessed that he might have been made an uncon- scious instrument in such a conspiracy. If he had been, he said, he would place himself right as soon as he was con- vinced of that fact. This admission was made after his consideration was asked of the pecu- lar relationship that exists between T. E. Gibbon, W. A. Cheney, W. B. Cline, and F. K. Rule, and the further fact stated that Messrs. Gibbon, Cheney and Cline had made personal appeals for the reinstatement of Miss Mae Owen as a teacher and that Webb had made such zppeals futile. What came to Mr. Howard as the greatest rprise was the inform@tion that T. Gibbon was part owner of the Herald newspaper, and that the Times was most bitterly opposed to that wing of the Republican party with which Webb is identified. Had he. been informed of the further fact that F. K. Rule was part owner of the Express he would probably have been even more surprised. He would then also have understood, as many people already understand, why these three newspapers have acted as if controlled by one mind in their malicious, unfair and persistent attacks on Webb and why they have been almost hysterical in their defense of J. H. Braly, whose offense as a public official is more ap- parent and more heinous than that charged against Webb. It will not be iss to again show how Gibbon, Che- , ‘Cline and Rule have joint and several reasons for the persecution of Webb. Gibbon, Cheney and Cline sought to have Miss Mae Owen reinstated in ghe School Department without success, owing to the obduracy of Webb. Gib- bon and Cheney are respectively at- torneys for the Los Angeles Electric and Los Angeles Lighting Companies, of both of which Cline is president. Gibbon is vice-president of the Los An- geles Terminal Railway Company, and Rule is auditor, secretary and treas- urer of that corporation. ident of the League for Better City Government, Gibbon is a director of that organization and Cheney is a member of it. It is well known that the league, through Charles Cassat Davis, made a bold but unsuccessful attempt to or- ganize the Board of Education a year ago. Their efforts, it is also well known, were defeated by Webb. Hence Webb is doubly persona non grata with all these gentlemen. Not the least significant of the inci- dents connected with the prosecution of Webb was the failure of the league to secure the services of two of the most prominent attorneys of the city— Henry T. Gage and ex-Judge Variel. It §s common report that these gentle- men refused to take the case because _they did not consider the evidence of -'a charactcr to bring about a convie- tion. In justice to the gentlemen named however, it must be stated that they assign other reasons for declining to go into the case. Judge Variel's reason ls said to be that he has vowed not to take any more criminal business. Mr. Gage stated that his reasons were sick- ness and a failure to come to a satis. factory financial arrangement with the league. Both gentlemen aver that Mr., Cline cut no figure in the matter at all, so far as they knew, in the nego- tiations for their services. Being the pastor of one of the most fashionable and influential churches of Los Angeles, what the Rev. Burt Estes Howard has to say of this affair will no doubt be read with interest. ““The League for Better City Govern- ment,” sald Mr. Howard, “was organ- Rule is pres- | had been in session, said he had heard that Mr. Braly had cashed or discount- ed a couple of teachers’ warrants, that is that Braly’s bank had.” “Did the league look into the mat- ter?” “Not yet. The bank may have dis- | counted them, yet Mr. Braly might not | be personally involved. He is not re- | sponsible for the transactions of the bank.” After it had been explained to Mr. Howard that Braly, as a school di- rector and as president of the bank, had been a party to a felonious viola- tion of the law he said that so far as | he was concerned the league would | prosecute every guilty man even if it had to follow corruption into the heart | of the league. | As a concluding question he was asked if he did not think that Webb | had been unjustly treated by the local press. To this he returned the follow- ing ron-committal reply: “I am not | prepared to express an opinion on that.’ BRIBES ARE - OFFERED T0 N Continued from First Page. Stark, Redkey of Highland, Rutan of Carroll and ‘other Republicans who voted with the Democrats last Monday, | have since undergone such fire from their constituents that they are expect- ed yet to square themselves by voting for Hanna. While there were ten dis- senting Republican members last week, the Hanna men say there will be only two or three this week. And the changes are attributed more to the work that has been done in the coun- ties than here. ‘While there have been charges and | counter charges of bribery, there was | considerable stir to-day over the pub- | lication of the following in the Cincin- nati Commercial Tribune and in differ- ent forms in other Republican papers. “While Senator Hanna and his man- agers have been eareful to make no im- proper use of money in the Senatorial | contest they have all along known that | the ethics of the case were not so | strictly observed by the opposition. Therefore, when an opportunity was offered to get incriminating evidence | against the combine Mr. Hanna's man- | agers were quick to improve it. A | trap was set for the opposition, | working through one of the members | of the combine who has been trying to | get away from Senator Hanna. Some of the opposition kept trying to get an | audience with this member until it was decided to accommodate them. | ‘“Accordingly, an interview was ar- ranged for in a certain room of a cer- tain hotel, but in advance the precau- tion had been taken by the member to conceal a stenographer in the room who took down every word of the in- terview, an important part of which was an offer of $5000 cash made to the member if he would vote against Sena- tor Hanna. Just what use will be made of the stenographer’s notes will be governed by the course of the anti- | Hanna people.” g | It is stated on good authority that the foregging case became known to the opposition soon after their organ | made a sensational publication about the Grand Jury being called on to in- vestigate the action of several workers for Hanna. At any rate, there has been nothing said about the Grand | Jury's work since last Wednesday. The notes of the secreted stenographer and ill-smelling particles in the ashes on the ground. The fingers and hands are burned from the frames and the ghastly skeletons, bereft of feet and | ankles, stand on blackened bones In the ashes on the ground. Every vestige of hair and flesh are burned from the | heads and the clinched teeth of the dead men show the great determination to endure their awful punishment in silence, with which the red men died. The scene is a fascinating one for the curious and has been visited by many people since yesterday morning. | Additional details of the. horrible work of the mob near Maud postoffice, | in the Seminole Nation, last Friday night, were received here to-day. Aec- cording to this informatton, the mob's work is not yet finished and will only be completed when four more Indians have been dealt with in the same man- ner as McGeisey and Simpson. The | citizens’ posse was scouring the coun- try for the four men when the messen- ger left Maud, and it is probable that at least part of the quartet have, by this time, paid the penalty decreed by the maddened populace. The crime which led to the burning of | the two men was committed on last Thursday. Marcus McGeisey was the owner of some property. On his land lived a white family named Simmons. | During the absence of the husband on | Thursday, McGeisey went to the Sim- | mons cabin and asked for a drink of ! water. Mrs. Simmons was at home with her four small children. The In- dian was given the water and he then asked for a saddle. On being refused the saddle Mec- Geis grabbed the woman, who had her baby in her arms, and dragged her out of the house. When the woman at- tempted to run away the Indian seized a Winchester and dealt her a deadly blow on the head. crushing the skull. | The woman died instantly. The murdered woman’s husband did | not return Thursday evening and the | children were unable to remove the body into the house, from which it had fallen into the yard. The little ones stayed up and watched their dead mother’s body untfl the bitter cold compelled them to relax their vigilance and seek sheiter from the weather in the cabin. During the night the body was almost devoured by hogs. The news spread rapidly Friday made by Senator Pettigrew of the op- | position, but there is no likelihood that | it will carry. | | _The prevailing opinfon is that the debate will not be prolonged on the | | treaty, but theorles as to the length of time will vary all the way from a week |to a month. The opposition to the treaty assert that they have no dis- | position to prolong the discussion, ow- ing to their confldence in their ability to defeat the treaty. They claim thir- ty-five votes in opposition, and state that among these there will be more | than one Republican. Senator Morrill | adheres to his original determination to oppose the ratification resolution, and he is preparing a speech on that side of the question. The name of Sen- ator Money on the Democratic side is added to the list of supporters of the treaty, making five Democrats who will certainly favor annexation. Senator Butler (Pop.), whose position has not | ‘herelufore been generally known, to- day announced himself as opposed to ratification. | It may be accepted as true that if the opponents of ratification become tor- | oughly convinced that they can secure the one-third vote necessary to accom- plish that end they will allow the vote to come without delay, reserving any | dilatory tactics to which they may be disposed to resort for use in connection v ith the consideration of the joint res- olution for annexation which would fal- low the defeat of the treaty. This reso- lution would require only a majority vote, and it is conceded on all hands that the annexationists have tne neces- sary majority. In open session the caleniar presents many. subjccts that may recsive atten- tion, including spectally t'. immigra- tion bill and the census bill, the latter affraing a basis for speeches upon the civil gervice. Senator Fairbanks has given notice of a speech on the immi- gration bill on Tu v, and Senator Butler will speak on his resolution providing for the election of Federal Judges by the people some day during the week. | Discussion of the financial question !is also among the probabilities. Senator Davis is expected to open the Hawalfan debate with a set speech on Monday, but there is a possibility that he will defer his main argument until later in the discussion. | The civil service debate, which has. | dusty as in the summer months and morning and the whole populace for | twenty miles around was aroused. | About twenty Indians were arrested. | The oldest child told the crowd that| McGeisey was the gullty man, and a | posse of twenty determined men went | to arrest him. Simpson was at Me-| Geisey’s home when the posse arrived, | and both were taken into custody. A | rope was secured and the prisrmers‘ were strung up by the neck. On be- | ing let down and given an opportunity | to talk, both confessed to the crime and named four others whe, they declared, | | were equally gullty. It developed that the Indians decided to get rid of cer- tain white ‘settlers and that McGeisey had been hired to do the murder. Posses were at once sent in search of | the other four Indians, and it was de- | | cided to have a wholesale lynching as | | <om as they could be captured. As | | night came on, however. and the n!her* | four were not captured, the citizens | changed their plan and determined to | | dispose of McGeisey and Simpson with- | out further delay. The feeling was so bitter against them that the crowd | | would not be satisfied with the ordi- | | nary method of lynching, and it was | voted to burn them at the stake. The | | victims were accordingly chained to a | | post oak tree. Fence rails and dry wood | were then piled high about them and in |a few minutes the Indians were wrap- | ped in roaring flames, while the tim- | bers crackled beneath their feet. | Never a word did the Indians utter while being roasted alive. They ap- | | parently saw that they were powerless | | to resist and endured their lot like | | stoles. The erowd was composed of | about thirty men and the work was | done in a quiet but thorough and de- | | termined manner. Posses continued | the search for the other Indians, and it | is very probable that if captured they | will be dealt with in a like manner. | The man bringing this information states that there are grave fears of an outbreak among the Indians, and he believes bloodshed is certain to follow. AMERICANS IMPRISONED IN HONDURAS Continued from First Page. been in progress in the House during the past week, will be concluded, prob- ably, on Tuesday, when the vote will be taken on the motion to strike out the appropriation for the mainten- ance of the commission. The motion is foredoomed to defeat, so that the present contributions to the literature of this vexed question will eventuate in nothing. The debate, however, has served to define the position of the members. The debate has proved that comparatively few of the enemies of the system are willing to go to the length of voting for the repeal of the law. It is claimed that a preliminary canvass-of the Republicans of the House has developed over 100 on the slde who are willing to vote for a modi- fication of the law. If with. these | could be combined the Democratic op- | ponents of the law, many of whom | are against the entire law and desireto see it wiped off the statute books, they could probably command a_ majority. But quite a number of Democrats whose hostility to the law is outspoken say they will not vote for the modifi- catlons of the law, which will simply result in the removal of Democrats from office and the substitution of Re- publicans. They prefer, if it is not to | be repealed, to see the law stand as it is. The entire Populistic strength will oppose every motion to repeal or modi- fy the law. After the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill is out of the way, either the agricultural or the dip- lomatic and consular bill will be taken up, and an urgency deficlency will be ready, so that the remainder of | tht week, except Baturday, set apart for paying tribute to the memory of the late Representative Milliken of Maine, will be occupied with appropri- ation bills. The diplomatic and con- sular bill is very likely to cause ex- tended debate on the pending foreign questions—Cuba, Hawali, the situa- tion In the Orient, etc, any one of which could be made a fruitful theme of discussion. Tt {s to be the intention of the Democrats to force the Republi- cans to define the administration's po- sition toward Cuba's independence during the debate FEARS FOR THE SAFETY | ized merely for the purpose of securing the best type of city government possic | ble, as against the ring or rings and | machine and boss politics in both par- ties. ‘The munitipal reform committee | was constituted last spring to-keep an | eye on persons in the city dopartmenm} and in case there seemed to be any cor- | rection or improvement to be made they | were to prosecute the work of the | league. | “This School Board matter was called | have been written out and they com- prise several pages of matter which is in the possession of a very prominent Republican. The two men who are ac- cused of offering $5000 are as well known in Ohio politics as are either the senior or junior Senator or the Governor. One of them holds an im- portant State office and the other has been an important official and leader in this city. ‘toourattention several weeks ago. The committee was called together, and in a hasty way organized a plan of cam- paign. Then we secured an attorney. A number of gentlemen were discussed, but for cne reason or another they did not seem available. Mr. Gibbon is one of the board of directors of the league, and as a logical sequence he was asked to take hold of the matter.” Speaking of the negotiations with Mr. Gage, after Gibbon had declded to go East, Rev. Mr. Howard said: “I saw Mr. Gage myself, and took to him & proposition signed by the three mem- bers of the committee. It was a prop- osition to take hold of the matter so far as it concerned Mr. Webb, and such cases as might grow out of it. Mr. Gage was sick in bed at the time, and his physiclan stated he would not be out of bed until Christmas. Mr. Gib- bon had been called East, and we had to secure some one immediately. Mr. | __These two prominent workers against Hanna were not the ones in the room | with the member of the Legislature and his concealed stenographer, but ! they sent their man to the legislator's room, and when the member insisted | on knowing who authorized the offer | the names of these two prominent par- ties were named authorizing the offer of $5000. Ex-Governor Chartes Foster, who was Secretary of the Treasury under Harrison, arrived in the city to-night. He has been considered as a compro- mise candidate for Senator, and by some considered as unfriendly to Han- na, but he soon declared himself for the Senator under the existing cir- sumstances and was in conference with the Senator soon after his arrival. To Cure a Cold In One Day . Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. druggista refund the money If it fails (6 curs Zc. The genulne has L. B. Q. on each tablet. able to transfer them to prison in San Pedro. Subsequently they were releas- ed on bail, and several have succeeded in reaching Havana. Captain Gomesz, who was well ad- vanced in years, died soon after being liberated from the effects of close in- carceration. I am informed that the American Consul, Mr. Little, in Tegu- cigalpa, has made a request for a full statement of the case from the author- ities in San Pedrp Sula, and that a claim for damages will be made by the surviving members of the crew and indemnity demanded for false impris- onment. It is also stated that the schocner, while under seizure at Omoa, was permitted to drift from her moor- ings by the watchman during a gale, and, dashing upon the rocks, became a total loss. WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.—Nothing is known either at the State Department or the Legation of the Greater Repub- lic of Central America of the reported seizure of the American schooner Alice Vane by Honduras and the imprison- ment of her crew. In State Depart- ment circles it is believed that the Al- ice Vane may have been seized on a charge of smuggling. OF CAPTAIN PHIL RAY. Nono' of the Recent Arrivals From the Yukon Bring Any News of the { Government Explorer. | SEATTLE, Jan. 9—Some apprehen- | tain Phil Ray, U. 8. A., who was sent | by the War Department last summer | to inquire. into the necessity of mili- | tary occupation of the Yukon territory | In Alaska. Captain Ray expected to | | leave for the Yukon as soon as winter | | traveling became good. and to reach | Washington by the first of February. | None of the recent arrivals from Daw- son report having seen or heard any- thing of the captain. It is highly probable, though, that he is coming out by the way of Copper River, as he is known to have been impressed with the feasibility of that route. (i 3 Fire in the Edgington Block at Napa. NAPA, Cal, Jan. 9.—A fire in the Edgington Block at 11 o’clock last night damaged the building to the extept of $150. Bernheim’s Jjewelry store sustain- ed a nominal loss. Rausch’s barber shop was wrecked; loss $500, with $300 insur- ance. The origin of the fire is un- known, but it is thought to have been incendiary, sion is felt at the non-arrival of Cap- | T GENTLE RAINS ON THE C0AST Grea‘t Rejoicing Among Fruit-Growers and Ranchers. The Mountain Ranges in Many Warm Belts Are Clad in Snow. : ‘trom Best Trump, Menlo from Pete, ’Dume from Slow Boy. | Second runs—Jeanette won from Last | Chance, Bend Along from Jessie Malid, | Lady from True Blue, Dome from | Menlo. | " Third runs—Jeanette won from Bend | Along, Lady from Dome. Fi | inal—Jeanette beat Lady and won | the first prize, e COURSING AT LOS ANGELES. Results at Agricultural and the New Southern California Parks. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 9.—The cours- ing matches at Agricultural Park were fairly attended to-day. Great inter- est is being taken in the sport here. The results of the contests were: Rag Baby beat Lillian, 6—5, taking first money; Lady Lillian, second; | Fannie C, thira; Lilly, fourth; Trip, fifth. Three match races—Rialto beat Os- car, 4—1; Unknown beat Flying Jib, A Profitable Day for the | Coursing Talent at Sacramento. All Favorites, Save Lanky Bob, to the Front in the Run-Down. This Is Regarded as a Good Omen and the Breakup of the Long Drought. Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN JOSE, Jan. §.—The rainfall of ficlal effect upon the crops of this val- ley. The long dry season had dried and hardened the ground and the grain Sown in December had not obtained a start. Now it will sprout and grow, and if the spring conditions should be favorable, everything will turn out well for the farmers. There is con- siderable plowing yet to be done in the valley and it will now be pushed- rap- idly forward. A few more showers Wwill be sufficlent for the early setting of the grain, but what is of the great- est importance is the spring rains. Should these be plentiful, there will be no crop failure in the Santa Clara Val- ley. The fyuit trees are looking well, as not m raip is needed for them until Febfuary or March. The sum- mits of the mountains on either side of the valley are now covered with snow, an indication that more rain will follow soon. SACRA)IENTO, Jan. 9.—There was a couple of hours’ rain here last even- | ing, followed by a norinwest wind which rapidly evaporated that which ad not soaked into the ground as it fell. While there was no serious com- plaint in this vicinity of a lack of moisture, still the rain of last night must have been very welcome to the farmers of high ground, of which there is much in this county. The bottom lands did not need it. = The protracted | cold weather, with severe frosts, has | done more than anything else toward retarding growing crops, \but ~there have been no reports of injury thereby. Some grain is a couple of inches above ground already and with warmer weather and warm rains rapid growth will be made. PACIFIC GROVE, Jan. 9—An un- expected drenching rain began falling here at noon to-day and has continued | with slight intermission ever since. Re- | ports from the surrounding country state that the downpour is general throughout this section. This is the first rain of any consequence since early in December an& will be a great boon to farmers hereabouts. At 6 p. m. the precipitation was 5 of an inch and present indications pofnt to an all- night rainstorm. POMONA, Jan. 9.—'fhe most satis- factory rain in Pomona Valley and all this section this season hasbeenfalling since sundown last evening. The ranch- men, fruit-growers and all who live by agriculture directly or indirectly are rejoicing. For several weeks the roads in Pomona Valley have been almost as | orange and lemon growers have been irrigating their properties the same as in the rainless period of the year. Near- ly two Inches has fallen during the | present rain. BAKERSFIELD, Jan. 9.—The back- bone of the drought, which has been | causing the farmers and stockraisers | has been broken. Rain started to fall about 4 o’clock this | morning. By the middle of the fore- noon half an inch had fallen, and the indications are that about three times this amount will fall to-night. The mountains are covered with snow which extends low down on the foot- hills. SANTA CRUZ, Jan. 9.—Rain and hail have been alterndtely falling all the afternoon. The Alerts came from Ala- meda to play the Beachcombers, but owing to the rain the game could not be played. MODESTO, Jan. 9.—Farmers living west of this place report a fall of snow | along the San Joaquin River this after- noon. The storm was from northwest to southwest, passing within three | miles of Modesto. At Paradisa Gar- dens the proprietor, N. E. De Yoe, re- ports the fall heavy enough to make | hte giound white. much uneasiness, |ing the Coney Island $1500, six | mile; the Long Island, $2000, one mile | furlongs on the turf. 8—1; Juliet beat Hetty Green, 4—0. The new Southern Californian cours- ing park between here aad Santa Mon- fca was opened with two races to-day —one for the sixteen local dog stake and one for the twelve San Francisco dog stake. Thomas Breen acted as judge; William Gilderman as slipper; M. Cota as slip steward; David Hill as flag steward, and H. Hilton, H. Stape Munton and L. W. Goodhue as fleld stewards. The result of the two con- tests was as follows: Local dog stake—First prize, Queen | Bee; second prize, Point Loma; third Little Delight Wins From Forget-Me- Not in-the Final—-A Rare Day's Sport. Special Dispatch to The Call. SACRAMENTO, Jan.: 9.—The men of talent sustained thelr reputations to- | day by calling nearly every turn that | was made in the box. In the run down | Kitty Lonsdale, Lilly T, Forest Queen, | Be Bonn. peie Kol Vi V' Soda, Skylight, | prize, Sir Walter Scott. “;‘”hy,: r_,t,.he X&T:, ll?er;fgm_ ngcgp,i,n' | San Francisco dog stake—First prize, % N Lanky | Santa Alici second prize, Kitty Forget-me-not, Daisy Hill and Lanky | goft® Aliclas secofd PUEC Bob ran to the good of their backers | and were all favorites save Lanky | Bob, who sold up even with Butcher | Boy in the boxes. Lilly T, Forest Queen, Skylight, Lit- tle Delight, Forget-me-not and Lanky Bob still survived when the last flag went up on the first tie. ‘When it came to the second tie Little | Delight retired Skylight, Forget-me- | not sent Lanky Bob to his kennel and | Lilly T was just a little too fast for | Forest Queen. | Little Delight, who ran like a little | streak of greased lightning, was still| Increase Wages and Want More Help. ‘TRENTON, N. J., Jan. 9—V. Henry Rothschild & Co. have announced an increase of 814 per cent in wages at their Trenton shirt factory, to go into effect Wednesday. They are also ad- vertising for more heip. . ———— e ——— OW many men are there who, knowing their own weakness, fail to do any- thin toward saving in it after her fourth run and the dog | e g 1'"“3' chind left to meet her in the final was For- | emselves from u get-me-not. The backers of Delight| ruin. Take the weak- still supported the little lady, notwith- | standing Forget-me-not’'s splendid per- formance, his bye, when he took Mer- cury on all kinds of odds and made | short work of him. They were right, | for when the flag went up it was on the red, and Tom Kennedy went home | with first money jingling in his pants’ | pocket. | The decigions of Judge Cummings are ‘ meeting with unanimous approbation, | and during the entire season there has | been no one to doubt his integrity or | find fault with his judgment. The | work of J. F. Heenan, the slipper, has | also been very satisfactory and no word of complaint has ever been made against his methood of handling the dogs. A good slipper and a fair judge combined have given to the lovers of the sport in Sacramento an assurance that every owner who flles an entry will have a fair chance and a square deal. The attendance was large, the weath- | er fine and the betting lively. JOCKEY CLUB STAKES. Some Big Events to Re Run Off at the Sheepshead Bay June Meeting. NEW YORK, Jan. 9.—The following stakes of the Coney Island Jockey Club, to be run at the June meeting at Sheepshead Bay, will close to-mor- | row. For three-year-olds and upward—the voiced man; take the poor, shaking, undecided man, and the puny man. They all know that they must do something if they would be- come whole men, but they hesi- tate. If a man sees that his life i8 being drained away he should stop the waste. The great remedio - treatment ‘“Hudyan” does that with such promptness that it astonishes. Life, joy and the whole feeling of grand man- hood are restored. Poor in man- liness as you may be, “Hudyan” gives you back your strength. Do not worry. It cannot fail It never does. ERE iswhere your grand chance lies. If you have abused your gifts in any way “Hudyan” will make up for it. It has im- mense fortifying power. You have night sweats when you might rest easily and sleep soundly. suburban, $10,000, one mile and a §| “Hudyan” has a world-wide quarter. The June handicap, $5000, compris- Tepntation. . Then Wby noy be cured? Stop shivering and shaking and be a man! Circu- lars and testimonials are sent free to you if you will but ask for them. The same is true of the best medical advice in the fur- longs; the Sheepshead Bay, $1500, one and a furlong. The Grass inaugural, $750 added, six For three-year-olds—the Swift, $1000 added, seven furlongs; the Spend- Al Tk the dodtass of the ;h;lé;]::;dlcap, $00 Tt ool mny Institute into your confidence For two-year-olds—the great trial, and they will cure you. In cases $20,000, futurity course; the double of blood poison, no matter what event, $10,000, divided into two events of $5000, first event five and a half furlongs, second event, futurity course; the Zephyr, the Spring, the June and the Vernal, for fillies, $1000 added; the Daisy, five furlongs on the turf, and the Pansy, at six furlongs, with $750 added. T ot SANTA CLARA COLLEGE ATHLETICS. the stage, ask for free “30-day blood cure” circulars. Loosen- ing teeth, falling out of hair and copper colored spots all indicate blood taint. These circulars are free, too. Hudson Medical Institute, Stockton, Market and ElLis §s., SAN FRANCISCO. | | Thomas Robinson to Manage the Baseballers [ and Joe Corbett to Coach. SANTA CLARA, Jan. 8—Thomas Robinson, who was’ formerly connected with the Sodality Athletic Association team of the college, has been unnnl-‘ mously chosen manager of the first team for the coming season. For cap- ] STOCKTON, Jan. 9.—A little rain fell this afternoon, but ceased inside of half an hour. There was no rainfall of, any{ consequence last night, whichendeddry | and cold. The crops have only been | temporarily benefited by what rain has | fallen. The sky remains cloudy and the | farmers are anxious for a further pre- | cipitation. MONTEREY, Jan. 9.—Except a slight downpour on Thursday night and a sprinkle last night, no rain has fallen here for over a month. The drought, coupled with the heavy frosts of the last three weeks, is likely to seriously damage cereals as well as fruit and garden truck. LOS ANGELES, Jna. 9.—Nearly two inches of rain has fallen since Friday last, the storm extending over the greater part of Southern California, and doing great good to the agricultural and horticultural interests. The pre- diction of a dry season for Southern California seems to be a false one and the farmers and fruit growers are jubi- lant. The present downpour is suffl- cient to moisten the soil for winter | plowing, thus insuring a crop of grain next season, the conditions being favor- able. The rain has also augmented to a sufficient degree the supplies of water for irrigation purposes and has made wifiter irrigation of orange and decidu- ous fruit trees unnecessary. The rain- fall for the present season is but a little short of the average up to this time. Trees are looking well and have suffered nothing this season from lack of rain. The rain continued during the greater part of to-day, but it is clear to-night. » SAN DIEGO, Jan. 9.—Rain has fallen at Intervals during the day, and it is cloudy, with frequent showers to-night. he precipitation up to 5 p. m. was .39, making 1.89 for the season. Ad- vices from t%e Interior indicate that the country has fared much better than the city. While the rain has been rather light, both north and south, there is a broad belt to the eastward, taking in El Cajon Valley, that has re- celved a good soaking. One inch and | forty-five-hundredths at Morena is the | largest rainfall reported at any point, | but from half an inch to an inch has | fallen at other places. Some of the | most productive parts of the county | arg included in the area covered by the \storm, and from such reports as have {come in there seems no question that the downpour has been heavy enough | to prove a blessing to the farmers. eorei At Resigns His Pastorate After Long Service. NEW YORK, Jan. 9.—Rev. Dr. John Hall to-day announced to his congre- gation his resignation as pastor of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. Many of his oid parishioners heard it . with deep emotion. He has held the L place forty-eight years. | Kelly of San Francisco and Ed Leake | |and will take charge of the team about tain there werestwo candidates, Thomas | of Woodland, the former being elected. Joe Corbett, the crack Baltimore pitcher, has been engaged as a coach, the 1st of February. On the whole, the | prospects for a good baseball nine this season are flattering. s A FINE COURSING AT NEWARK. Jeanette Beats Lndy;d Wins First Prize in the Final. | NEWARK, Cal, Jan. 9.—One of the 3y largest gatherings ever seen at a New- ark coursing match was present to-day in spite of the cold and damp weather. 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