The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 29, 1898, Page 12

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1898. TOOLEY STREET TAILORS PLAN TO RUN THINGS “Buggy-Robe” holds Them in Their Dis- like of P Precious Material That Has Found Its Way Into the Committee of One Hundred for Distribution The three tailors of Tooley street| have decided to dispense with all pri- maries. Their first move was to con- stitute themselves the Democratic party, their second to conclude that the people were not to be trusted. There is nothing surprising in this. Misfit tailors never trust anybody. Spot cash is their rule. The formal verdict was reached at a secret meeting. Samuel Lexow Braun- hart was there, his presence lending a moral tone to pro e is by profession a reforme ing a spec- jalty of isinglass tickets, and his fame is linked with the memory of a buggy- robe. Indeed the irreverent have gone | so far to term him ‘“Buggy-robe Braunha * a designation which fails to soothe his savage brea ‘Whisper- ing Gavin McNab; the boss tailor, . was there and agreed with his good friend. McNab has viewed the primary as a wicked device ever since the theft of the 20-foot ladders leading to the loft where he once conducted—with telling | two faces for the purpose. Braunhart Up- rimaries. of Gold Bricks. tives of the tailoring triumvirate are expected after January next to occupy all the positions at City Hall, and they must be guarded against colicky pangs. It is stated that Whispering McNab has reluctantly consented to have stipulated in ‘the lease that no Chinese made cigars shall be sold un- der a white labor brard. This grinds McNab. The quality ,f labor known as “scab” is dear to his little soul. Of course it Is no d »dit 'to a man to have been a peddler in his youth, particularly as his Honor the Mayor claims to be one vet. And Mr. Phelan has done much for the world not only | of politics but of science. To the process | of curing by laying on of hands he has | added that of counting money by the | method of- “hefting.” The money was | not there, but he hefted it just con- scientiously. During i campaign when Phelan was addressing the Ped- dlers’ Association he said ‘“‘we are all peddiers after a fashion,” and that he was peddling his personality in -ex- change for votes. If Phelan, “the pam- pered child of fortune,” is a huckster, then Braunhart selling peanuts to the passing politicians need feel no sense of shame. A veritable heliotrope from the Kear- | ney sand lot garden has climbed over | the wall and is now on the immortal committee of one hundred. This is/ Thomas Janus Pinder. He, llke the god of old, has a faculty for looking | two wa at once, being equipped with The believer | in reincarnation would naturally sup- | pose that in some former existence Pinder had been an eel. He can wrig- | gle out of any tight place. He used to attend a series of good government lectures d »d by a certain divine Friday evenings, and next morning would be at the St. George stables dis- | cussing proj with the big farmer | from Warm Spring: He signed the call and attended the meeting which re- sulted In the election of Major Harne: and then went to smoke the pipe of peace in the wigwam of reformer Maxi- | milian Parkhurst Popper. He would not attend tie first meeting of the ate General Committ because had friends on both sides. He sits on the fence until the last moment and then makes a jump, riably alighting on his feet in the band wagon, and then announces that he has been there all | the time He w: given by the last Democratic Convention a “compli- mentary” vote for Recorder, and is | now a can.late before the Tooley- | street committee for the same office. He will.no doubt receive the ‘“com- plimentary” vote of the people on No- vember next. He is always a candidate | for office and just now has at least one | of his faces upon the Recordership. His | abilities as a financier mark him as no ordinary man. In 1886 he was elected | to the Senate from this city and by frugality and perservance was able to | save from his salary of $8 per day for | v days enough to buy a farm which | he still has. When next the Mayor | &hall have occasion to name a mid- night Board ‘of Supervisors he should | not overlook Pinder. Chimmie Fadden | | 1892 and was a fine effect—a reform primary of his own. This peculation left him in the air, | much embarrassed. The primary oc- | curred in the Forty-fifth District’in | specimen of the re- Tailor F informed t ank “Hood” Gould has been erwood forest tactics, including the sand-bag, will not be countenanced in this city. William | “Hallucination” Alford, humblest of the trio, has retired to Tulare to saw wood. Braunhart’s opposition to primaries comes from a settled conviction as to the wisdom of holding four aces, with | the fifth up his sleeve. The committee of one hundred is composed largely of gold men. Maguire is a silverite and is sald to be in favor of holding pri- | Such is their anxiety to show | y love him that they propose 101‘ present him a gold brick in the shape of a lead-pipe cinch delegation ap- | pointed by themselves. Braunhart is | with them. He is one of the most: frag- | rant peauty roses which ever sprang | from khe sand lot and flourished under the fostering care of the lamented | Denis Kearney. He is aninveterate job- | r, and occasionally catches his Flected to the Legislature i | § his first work in the interest of | good government and reform was a vote for increa g the expenditures of the City and Cou Clerk $54,000 per annum. He rece 1 as a reward for this treachery two appointments from the cler] who afterward became a defaulter. In 1896 Braunhart appeared once more on the stage in the role of reformer. The little port warden who after three years on the water front still called the hold of a ship the “cellar” and the deck the “ground floor” lost no time in voting to increase the expenditures of the fire department and police $60,000 per annum. This was in spite of de- pressed times and a pledge he had given to promote economy. For this second notable lapse from virtue he was given one appointment on the po- lice force. He has received four ap- pointments on the fire department and his howl for more is heard in the land. There is hardly a position short of the Presidency to which this insatiate ap- petite has not reached out with yearn- ing. After the election of Grover Cleve- land he sought to be Consul to Posen, his native city, he being the original Sam’l of Posen; Consul to Breslau, his adopted city; Appraiser of Merchandise at this point, and it is rumored pork inspector for Jerusalem. But the mem- ory of the isinglass tickets barred his way to soft snaps. Undismayed, he became a candidate for the State Board of Equalization, Registrar of Voters, and finally fell into a port wardenship, although he did not know the stern of a ship from the stem. In 1896 he want- ed the nomination for State Senator, and got it by marching his gang into 0dd Fellows’ Hall at midnight. This was a delicate feat, but he accom- plished it, standing off the janitor for $5 rent demanded, and later inducing the secretary to advance the sum. Tt would be impossible to corrupt him, he having all the immunity hedg- ing about the integrity of a decayed egg. He does not like “‘wulgar bosses.” “I don’t do no business wid a big farm. er from Warm £prings,” he explains. “I do it wid his lieutenants.” To satisfy the cormorant and enlist him under their spotless banner, the | three tailors have promised to give him a lease of the peanut stand in the City Hall. They exact the hard condition that no frozen oranges soaked in hot wafer are to be exposed for sale. would have called Pinder a peach. H‘ he were to apply himself to city affairs as diligently as he did to his own when in the Senate he ought to be equal to | the task of running the city upon a 50- | cent limit and have money to devote to | charity at the.end of the fiscal year. —_———————— A BUSY CORONER. Mrs. Angelo Ghio’s Death From an Amputation—A Supposed Suicide Found. An unknown man was bréught to the Morgue yesterday from a lodging-house | at 148 Sixth street. The body was discov- ered by the chambermald lying face down on the carpet near the window, as though | the deceased had attempted to get some | fresh air. A box containing a few mor- phine pilis was in the room and some of the pills had been used. The deceased rented the room on the evening previous and said that he had come from Los An- geles. He seemed to be In the last stages of asthma and had come to San Francis- co to be cured. He did not give his name. The deceased was between 45 and 50 years old, had blue eyes and sandy hair and mustachie, and wore a gray suit with large block checks. The Coroner was notified yesterday that Mrs. Angelo Ghio, a native of Italy, had died from the effects of an amputa- | tion of onme of her arms at the German | Hospital. She fell downstairs in the| house 915 Battery street and broke an | arm on the 9th of the present month. An inquest was waived. Railrgad Case Submitted. Argument 9n the demurrer to the writ of prohibition recently issued by Judge ‘Belcher, prohibiting the Raliroad Commis- sion from further proceeding in the hear- ing of the case against the Southern Pa- c(fc Company and other corporations un. der the Robinson_complaint, was conclud. ed before Judge Bahrs vesterday and the case was submitted. It is expected that decision; will be handed down in a few days. Celebrate thed!"ouctr(;l with kCJ;.H!!)H’I]A fireworks. Buy direct from makers. Cal- ifornia Fireworks Co., 219 Front st. ¢ R e e e S R R R R R S B S e R | will probably result in his | at 32 Tehama street, had been working on | | the old Enterprise foundry { was taking home to his mother when ar- | and was heartbroken at such a charge SNUFES THE BATTLE FROM AFAR. g District Attorney Barmes, Who Has Accepted the Cap- taincy of a Fifth Regiment Company. ing. “I have had the commission at the sugg of my intentions until to-day. tain is the volunte there was a vacanc Of course, ssfully. mustered into the service. company when it arrives Fruitvale, Alameda County. > entered the hope of s home dut; than a s ceing service at the front. I would Infinitely prefer to “Of course, I know that my legal have some fun at my expense, to all their benefit T will s that so far as cerned the nolle pros will be held in Further, the captain is glad to at 1 ities of the law for the generalitis ‘what I will do. At the expiration leave of absence or resign. struction I will still be that successfully cover eleven inches As Captain Barnes weighs nearly problem can be appreciated. 3¢ : D R R R R o e R S THROWN IN PRISON WITHOUT CAUSE UNWARRANTED ARREST BY A SPECIAL OFFICER. Hiigh Friel Charged With Burglary Because He Happened to Be in an Old Foundry. What appears to be a most unwarrant- ed arrest was made by Special Officer R. A. Sample on Monday evening, and it star being taken from him. | Hugh Friel, a boy 14 vears of age, living the collier Centennial Sunday and Mon- | day, and was on his way home Monday | evening, when he had occasion to go into on Fnlsum‘ street. While there Sample pounced | upon him, and with the remark, “Now I've got you!” struck the. boy three or four times with his fist, finishing up by sending him to the City Prison on a charge of burglary. The boy, who was as grimy looking an object as could be imagined, remained in the prison all night, and appeared in Jndge Conlan's court yesterday morning. When the case was called Sample told Prosecuting Attorney Cavigan that he would require to see another officer, and asked that the case be continued till to- morrow, which was done. % Later the Judge heard the boy's story and released him on his own recogni- zance. The boy had been paid $2 5 for his two days' work on_ the Centennial, and had thé money in his pocket, which he It was about the first money he rested. His mother was in court, had earned. being made against her offspring. e THROWN OUT OF HER HOME. An Old Woman of Pioneer Days Is Ejected by the Law’s Mandate. The sympathies of Sheriff Whelan were enlisted a few days ago when he was called upon to-dispossess an old woman, named Catherine Conlan, who is now in her eighty-fifth vear, and who has been living in the house at 23 Sherwood place for the past forty-five years. This aged woman, who is now an in- competent person and ha}ng as her guardian her son-in-law, Harry Lang- shaw, settled in Sherwood place at a time when Third street only extended as far as Hunt street, and when all that portion of gouth of Market was a sand heap and the home of the wandering Sydney Ducks, who camped where the Palace Hotel now Tande. "Puring the past ten vears Mrs. Conlan had neglected to pay the taxes on her little 17x55 homestead, and as a re- sult the property was sold for taxes. The urchaser was Jake Rauer, who not wish- g to throw the poor old' woman out of the house which she had so long resided in, made her his tenant in November, 1896, and gave her a lease of the piace, rent free, for the period of one year. At the expiration of that time thé woman became childish, and it was necessary to appoint a guardian to represent her, as well as to look out for her comfort. duty was accepted by her son-in-law, Harry haw, who with his ward re- | { sided on the prémises a3 long as theylfo “Yes, T have accepted the appointment as captain of Company C of the Fifth Regiment,” said District Attorney Willlam S. Barnes yesterdayeven- tion of Governor Budd I have not made a public announcement The regiment of which I expect to be cap- rs from Petaluma, and it was my good fortune that I am not a captain in the United States service vet, but. I have passed the examination of the I cannot be de facto captain of the regiment until it has been I will be prepared to take on Thursday on its way to Camp Barrett at ervice not with the idea of guarding a powder- nta Cruz or protecting babies at Xlonterey, but with the earnest Should my -at-home captain of volunteers. “I am really glad that the matter has been decided, and I breathe = freer air now that my mind is at rest. The only writ that will be issued from headquarters will be that of capas. of “How about the District Attorneyship?” was ‘As to the District Attorney’s office I am not prepared to say definitely I am now on my regular vacation, which las of that period I will decide whether I will ask for a While T am in the State and in the camp of in- District Attorney in law and fact. rangements will depend upon the destination of m “I have one parting comment to make. this Spanish war question and find that the enemy has rapid-fire found no scheme by which I can get between those infernal bullets.” my disposal for some time, but at + + + + + + + military board suc- command of the company be detailed on be a civillan District Attorney rather friends and enemies will endeavor to of which I bid them welcome. For the captain of Company C is con- abeyance with the Spanish troops. abandon the technical- bayonet.” asked. st temporarily four weeks. My further ar- regiment. I have been deeply studving guns of space at 1000 yards. So far I have 800 pounds the seriousness of this + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + | + + + + | + | + + + + + DR T R S SN EReY were not disturbed by their landlord. Rauer finally secured a writ of ejectment, but the sympathies of the Sheriff were wrought up to their highest pitch, and he tried to have the old woman removed to the Sisters’ Home. So far his efforts have proved barren of results, as she refuses to leave the house that she occupled so | long, and the one that she still maintains | she has a right to. Neverthele the Sherif’s deputies will be compelled 'to re- | move her and her belongings to-day and | glve possession of the premises to Rauer. | spoken to yesterday by a Call | representative Mrs. Conlan was as happy as a child with a new doll. 'She said she intended to marry just as soon as the right man came along. Four of her grand- children are inmates of the Catholic Or- han Asylum, and all of her own family have long since passed away. —_———— RAILROAD VALUES. Testimony as to the Cost and Value of the Southern aacific. The examination of W. G. Curtls, civil engineer and witness for the Southern Pa- cific Company, in its injunction suit against the Railroad Commissioners, was resumed before United States Court Com- missioner Heacock yesterday. J. H. Polk, the expert of the Raflroad Commissioners, was present and a very attentive listener to the proceedings. Mr. Curtis’ testimony was confined to showing the expense of maintaining the company’s properties and estimating values. Speaking of expense, he sald the growing business requirea more ferry boats, and the purchase ' of faster locomotives to satisfy the demands of shippers for greater speed in the Qe- livery of merchandise and goods liable to spoil in transit. The witness then told ot the economic saving of ties and other timbers used-along the railroad by apply- ing a solution of chloride of zinc whicn prevented decay and destruction, the re- sl'l'ltlbelug to prolong their services indef- nitely. Referring to the replacing of the walls of the snowsheds with,masonry, Mr. Cur- tis stated that it was an act of economy as the walls thus constructed will stana against avalanches or almost any great pressure. The expenditure of $220 per mile on this work he considered money saved. In reply 1o a question by Mr. Herrin, wit- ness stated that he regarded the extra cost of building a road through mountain regions $3000 per mile, or a total for this class of work In Caitfornia of $9,640,000. That is if another company should parai- lel the present lines of the Southern Pa- cific Company. 1In. the matter of bridge building he said_that the roads crossea the Sacramento River sixteen times and the Soledad Canyon eight times. Mr, Cuy- tis could not say what the property would brlnf at a forced sale, but he thought it would bave a value of $6,250,000 to the State. He would advise a purchaser to pay $2000 per mile more for the road ra- ther than build a new one. Among the items of expense enutmerated by the witness was that of fuel, which he £aid was enormous as compared with companies located where coal was- easy of access and cheap. Mr. Curtls will continue his testimony on the same lines to-day. —_———— Dr. Kienborts Insane. Dr. Kienborts, a physician residing at 30% Twenty-eighth street, was committed to the asylum for the insane at Ukiah by the Insanity Commissioners yesterday. The physician is a veteran of the civil war. Of late he has acted so strangely that his wife was forced to have him ar- rested. He was examined yesterday morn. ng and prf;xgmwd insane and commi e | & pace at times. Riley, 2; Brice McNeil e AT BROKE DRIVER MABEN'S WRIST Double Runaway at the Trotting Meet. GOOD SPORT AT OAKLAND RACE- TRACK. Dictatress, Willlam Baker, Clay S, Little Thorn and Rect Win Their Respective Races. Tt was almost a perfect race day at Oakland yesterday, very little wind blow- ing and the track being at its best, the time was fast. An audience numbering well above a thousand turned out, and what with several fighting finishes and a lively runaway passed an afternoon teem- ing with excitement. Favorites were bowled over with charm- ing regularity. The fields were hard to get away in two of the events, and it kept the talent guessing quite as much as with the runners. Die- tatress, a 15 to 1 shot, led oft with a victory, aided possibly by a double runaway, in which Primrose unseated Thompson near the half, and Gaff Topsail, in avoiding. the wreck, swerved into Polo’s sulky, throwing Walter Maben, breaking the popular Los Angeleno’s wrist. With two driverless horses in the field it was a moment of intense excitement, and several drivers kept aloof, thus leaving the leaders an uncontested pathway, rather than take further chances. Dictatress s a daughter of Dictatus, and few thought she stood a chance for show money even, she was so unsteady scoring. Once away, however, she led them a merry chase, reeling off the first quarter in :31%, a 2:07 clip, and to the half in 1:06, which showed her capacity. Lady Margaret, second cuoice in the bet- | ting, landed place honors, I Direct, the | favorite, being third. He was heavily backed at 7 to 10 by the wise, because of | his Saturday victory. Primrose was read- ily captured, but Polo escaped and ran | a'second mile ere his capture. Maben is peculiarly unfortunate, this being his sec- ond serious accident of late years, each occurring as he was about to begin a cam- paign with a seemingly strong stable. William Baker, nominated by the in- jured reinsman, won the 2:19 pace, driven by Jimmy Sullivan, beating Dictatus and Aymon with ease, in 2:18%, and the ymoners who went down were nu- The winner's price was 2 to 1. t 2:17 trotters to answer s bell, and a more un- | steady pole horse than George Washing- | ton it would be hard to locate. The thir- | teenth attempt “Dick” got a splendid line- up, and away they went. So did the Our Jack money, for he even-money vorite and landed sixth. That big stri Clay 8,10 to 1, won in a rattling drive | with Washington, in 2:14, the Vallejo | horse but a length behind, both under a | stiff application of the whalebone. May B had little to beat to show and did the act very neatly. The 2:12 pacers were held closer by the penellers, Plunikett at 6 to 1 being the long- est price quoted. Little Thorn was at 4 to 5 and won it after being kept under cover to the far turn. Here he paced rings round the bunch and jogged in from the drawgate at the paddock in 2:13%. He is a handsome, splendidly behaved little horse and it is a relief to see one occasfonally | wearing as few boots as does he in these days of hoppled sidewheelers. Hijo del Diablo got place honors after a redhot skirmish with Ketchum and they take a whole lot of ‘“persuasio length of the homestretch. It was a fin ish which “brought the stand to its feet,’ to use running ter Rect, C. L. Griflith’s fast 4-year-old, by Direct, was once again favorite in the heat race—the 2:40 trot—and form players had him rated aright for he toyed with his field and took the race at his ease in | 2:16% and 2:19% without being all out at any part of the route. He was 2 and 3 to 1 and never made a mistake. Saturday's | race did him a world of benefit and the end is not yet. He will surely trot in 2: barring_accidents, and may be still a other phenomenon to the credit of Califor. nia, having extreme speed together witn a frictionless gait and is bred in the pur- le. Mamie Riley, second choice in the betting, seemed a’ good thing for place honors, but after trotting second the opening heat lost the money to Dexter D, the second because of a disastrous break. She secured second money, h Dexter D third. The latter ing with Rect out of his classes. Favor, Saturday’s winner, was “off’” badly and unsteady, going intu He was away behind the money, losing his party not a little money. Lustrine, Pearl K and Bd Winship wers outclasséd the 2:16% heat, all being dis- tanced. Mr. Havey's starting was, with a single send off, exceptionally fine and the only drawbacks to an afternoon of unsurpassea pleasure were the regrettable accident above mentioned and the wait between heats of the 2:40 trot, which should have been moved up 80 as' o alternate with a dash event. The racing improves daily as the drivers are out for the money ana realize that to get it they must go right to work when the word "'go” is soundea and keep near the front. Records _are bound to tumble and the betting affords quite the infatuation ap- parently that “playing the runners” af- tords. 'People should remember that rac- ing begins promptly at 1:30 and that the best horses on the coast are engaged each day. The summaries: FIRST RACE. 2:30 class, pacing, one mile dash; pu H Dictatress, ch. L., by Dictatus (. ¢ 1'?2:.3% y Margaret, b. m., by Star (W. Durtee)..2 I Direct, br. 8., by Direct _i.'. Nelson) 3 Resort, Peanuts, Gaff Topsall, Patsy D, Captain Hackett, Mark H, Primrose and Polo also started and finished in that order. 3 Starter Have | i Time—:31%, 1:06, x:uv%‘zzlm. Betting—Auctions, I Direct, $10. Field, §7. Books—Dictatress, 15; Lady Margaret, 4; ' I Direct, 7 to 10; Resort, 10; Peanuts, 10; Gast 'opsal : Patsy D, ; Captain Hackett, §; Mark H, 10; Primrose, 4, and Polo, 1" © SECOND RACE. 2:10 class, pacing, one mile dash; purse $200: b. g, by Silkwood (James Willlam Baker, Sullivan) .. % T Dictatus, ch. h.. by Red Wilkes (W. Masten)..2 Fitz Aymon, bik. by Waldstein (T. Hurl- urt) ... 3 Bess H and Cora 8 also started n that order. and finished 1 Time—:35, 1:09%, 1:4415. 2:18%. Betting—Auctions, field, $10; $7. Books—William Baker, 2; Dj Aymon, 6 to 5; Butcher Boy, Bess H, 10. Fitz Aymon, Mctatus, 4; Fitz ; Cora 8, 7, and THIRD RACE. 2:17 class, trol:.llflz. one mile dash; purse $200: lay S, b. 5., by Grover Clay (Rodérigues). George Washington, b. s., by Mambrino Chi Jr.’ (3. Smith).. 2 May B, bl. m., by Aitcona (. Hiliman)......3 Mojave, Iran’ Alto, Our Jack and Silver Ring algo started and finished in that order. Time—:33%, 1:061¢, 1:40%, 2:14. Betting—Auctlons, fleld,’ §13; Our Jack, $10; 12; George Washington, 3; May ; Mojavé, 5; Our Jack, even; FOURTH RACE. pacing, one mile dash; purse b, Hawthorn (1. Thoma 2:12 class, Little Thorn, 1 2 =y 1:06, 1:39, 2:13. ions, field, $10; Little Thorn, $10. Time—:32i, Betting—Auct! $10 Books—Little Thorn, 4 to 5; Hijo del Diablo, 3; Ketchum, 2, and Plunkett, 6. FIFTH RACE. 2:40 class, trotting, one mile, heats, 2 in 3; purse, £300; Rect, blk. g., by Direct (H. Webster). 1 Maie Riley, b. m., by McKinney (W. Di l Dexter D., b. h., by Dexter Prince (J. & Brice McNell, 5. h., by Dudley (. Quinn)..3 5 Joe Selby, b.'g., bY Don L. (J. Smith)......4 4 Favor, ch. g, by Daly (W. J. Clark). 56 Listerine, b. m., by Athadon (C. E. Clark)..Dis. ‘ Ed Winship, b.'g., by Raymond (J. Thomp- son) s Pearl Hass) ond heat—:34%, 1:08%, Betting—First SOME FIGHTING FINISHES | | A. C. Gurnett's ADVERTISEMENTS. COLORED AND BLACK DRESS FABRICS. ELEGANT GOODS —A T— VERY LOW PRICES. §4.50 Dress Pattern. Fancy French Granites, i n New Blues, Grays, Reds, $6.00 Dress Pattern, 42-inch French Whip- cords and Corkscrews, Navys and Browns. in all the very latest shades. 60c. Per Yard, Black Figured Brilliant- ines, full 38 inches wide, in a large variet of handsome designs. y $9.00 Dress Pattern, 44-inch Black French Crepons, in a good va- riety of new styles. EXTRA SPECI Our entire stock French Etamine AL. of Colored and Black s and Canvas Cloths marked down to about half former prices. THE ABOVE GOODS ARE ON EXHIBITION IN OUR SHOW WINDOWS. 9 1892, £4 Q m, u3, us, 1T, 19, 121 POST STREET.A 20; Joe Selby, 10; Favor, | ; Dexter D. | Bt Atenten. Auctions—Mamie Riley, §; Brice McNeil, 15; field, $12 50. % TO-DAY'S RACES. First race, 2:22 class, trotting, dash, one | mile; purse $200—James O'Kane's Carrie C, E. | V. Jacob’'s Dr. J. D. E. Knight's Daymont, ; elva, John Curley’s Little Miss, B. Topham's Ned Thorne, ~Rosedale Farm's Diana, H. C. Barton's Cameo L, E. P. Heald's Pilot Prince. Second race, 2:26 class, Pacing, dash mile; purse $200—Edw. A. Falvey's Reso HStewart's Dandy Pat, J. Kane's Peanu H. Cohen's Blackstone, Yarm's Majella., George Gray's W won's Primrose, C. C. B. Iverson's Dictatress, Alto. Alhird race, spectal for members of Golden Gate Driving Club, mile heats, 2 in 3: purse $100—G. W. Berry's Chloe, E. Stewart's lllnchfr { Roy, A. F. Patrick's Ashton, B. Cerciat's Bishop Hero, James O'Kane's Carrie C, John O'Kane's Peanuts. | Fourth race, 2:27 class, trotting, dash, one mile; purse $200—James Sullivan’s Maud P. J. M. Moorhead's Anna Belle, F. J. Vetter's Lou, A. Owen's Nelly Bly, C. L. Griffith's J Albert, George B. Shaw's Winella, W Jam L. Spoors Mabel McKinney, E. Heald’s Pilot McLellan. Fifth race, special, one mile; purse $200-J. O'Kane's Peanuts, E. P. Heald's Charles David, G. haw's Lindo, C. A. Owens' Harry Ramon, W. S. Maben's Polo. RATLROAD RESPONSIBLE. Motormen’s Duty Defined in a Decis- ion Handed Down by Judge Hunt. That it Is as much a duty on the part of | motormen and gripmen on the varlous | street car lines to lend their aid to pro- | tect pedestrians as it is the pedestrian’s | duty to protect himself was determined | yesterday In a decision handed down in | the gase of Willlam M. Lee against the Marft Street Railway Company by | Judge Hunt. The decision was rendered | denying a motion for a new trial which.f was requested by the railway company and is as follows: Willlam M. Lee, the plaintiff in this case, was run over by onme of the Kearny-street electric cars, and his Injuries necessitated the amputation of his leg. Upon the trial he re- covered a verdict for $5000 damages; the de- fendant moved for a mew trial upon varfous | grounds, but mainly upon the ground that | ffie plaintift's negligence directly contributed to and was the cause of his injury. After a careful reading of the statement on motion for a new trial, I find that the ev dence preponderates in’ favor of defendant's claim that plaintiff did not exercise ordinary care in attempting to cross the track, because he fafled to look or listen for the approaching car. But the evidence also shows that, upon the night in question, the running of defend- ant's Kearny-street cars had been temporarily obstructed by a procession on Market street, that as the car came along Kearny street it whs running at, what some of the witnesses fermed a_‘ferrific” rate of speed, far in ex- cess of the lawful rate of eight miles per hour; and that the motorman made no effort whatever to slacken the speed, or stop the car when it approached the plaintiff, although warned by a passenger of the impending dan- Crippin's Roderick, J. W. S. Maben's Rex e3 W pacing, dash, er. “Tt must or should have been apparent to the motorman before the collision took place that the plaintiff, in a careless and inattentive way, was about to cross the railroad track in front of the approaching car. in ignorance of its ap- proach; and yet while the motormen knew or should have known of those facts, he made no attempt to avert Injury to plaintiff until plaintiff had been run down by the car and almost fatally injured. Such conduct fairly in- dicates wantonness and _recklessness on the part of the motorman, or it at least indicates failure upon his part to exercise an ordinary degree of care to prevent the injury which plaintiff_received. When one is crossing or attempting to cross a railroad track under such circumstances as renders It doubtful to the mo- torman, on the approaching car, whether he can accomplish his purpose or not. the motor- man is not justified in proceeding in his course without making at least some effort to stop the car, up to the point of collision. The evidence, in my opinion, shows that the mctorman omitted to perform his duty in this regard, and hence the defendant Is responsible. 1 consider that there was no prejudicial error committed during the trial, and that the evi- Gence was sufficient to support the verdlct. The motion for a new trial js denied. —_— ee— Released on Bonds. Grace Loose and Elsie Williams, recent- 1y indicted by the Grand Jury on charges of extortion in connection with the noto- rious Nevills scandal, were released on bonds by Judge Cook vesterday mornins. Five thousand dollars was required by the court in each case before the order of re- lease was signed. . Azhderian ana George M. Seropian, property owners of Fresno, qualified on the bond. When this ork had been concluded the order for &e release of the prisoners was signed and the young women left the prison to- vig ~ § ALEXANDER BOYD SUED. Heirs of .hcob‘ ZAAD;vis Sue for a Division of Partnership Interests. Mrs. Belle Curtis and Miss Lizzie Muir, heirs of the late Jacob Z. Davis, have en- tered suit against Alexander Boyd, Davis® former partner, for a settlement of the property owned by the firm. As surviving partner Boyd has author- ¢ to settle up the affairs of the partner- ed that so far he has and the suit has ac- cordingly beep filed. The property in- cludes the Thurlow block at Sutter and < streets and other property at Cai- arket, Battery and Pine, Market and Front, Battery and Califorria and Folsom and Second streets, the totat value of which will exceed $2,000,000. It is the desire of all parties to avoid the appointment of a receiver, and the conse- quent sale of real estate if an agreement | In partition can possibly be reached. e Post Street Extension. The applications of the Post Street Ex- tension Commissioners for permission to take from the office of the clerk of the Board of Supervisors, the books and maps | for the work, for the purpose of making a | modified report, will be denied. The report and plat ‘were filed in May, 1801, and in February following a protest filed by the roperty owners interested was sustained v the Supervisors. City and County At- torney Creswell is of the opinion that it is now too late to make a modification of the report and that the maps and books should be retained by Clerk Russell. If the work contemplated was carried out it would cost over $100,000. —_————— #Nobby” Clark Again Worsted. Forty-five cases for damages, aggregat- ing several millions of dollars, brought by Alfred, alias Nobby Clarke, formerly clerk of the Police Commissioners, were thrown out of court yesterday by United States Circuit Judge Morrow. The suits wera brought on behalf of various persons for false imprisonment and other alleged grievances, the most pretentious of whicn was _the suit brought by Clarke against the Supreme Court for half a million doi- lars damages for causing his imprison- ment for contempt. ADVERTISEMENTS. After a Refreshing Bath On a sultry day, the prospect of pute ting on such exquisitely laundered linen, white and faultless in finish, is a pleasure to the man that has his shirts, collars and cuffs “done up” at our laun- dry. Our aim is to please our patrons, and we spare no pains to do it, as we want the patronage of every man in The United States Laundry, office 1004 Market street. Telephone South 420. DEWEY. STRONG &C0, 425