The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 10, 1898, Page 11

RACETRACK VISITED BY THE ELEMENTS Portion of Entrance‘; Sadly Wrecked. | 4 FOUR CHOICES WIN HANDILY SAM McKEEVER RUNS A FAST SIX FURLONGS, Miss Rowena Beaten by Rubicon. Napamax Given a Hard Tussle by Morellito—Recreation in Front. The Justy “northeaster” that left a trall | behind of leveled fences, fallen trees and wisted and bent signs and awnings did | not overlook the Oakland track. About 6 | o'clock vesterday morning a particularly | strong and healthy gust whisked under- | neath the long wooden covering leading | from the railroad to the grand stand, | completely demolishing it. The icy breath | of this unwelcome visitor kept the jockeys | shivering during the afternoon, and, blow- | ing strongly down the back stretch, pre- vented any fast time being accomplished. | The flelds were all light, and the fates | were kind to horses carrying the public | money, four of the six favorites landing | first at the wire. The crowd was not Jarge, and the ring did not present a very | animated appearanace. | The opening sprint for 2-year-olds was | captured by Faversham, second cholce in the betting. Silver Beaux, the favorite, | led until within a ards of the wire, | where Bullman ; gay and was beaten | out haif a length. Show honors went to | Gilt Edge introduced to some nile purs At the finish, starting a 7 to 10 favorite, made Rosormonde and Guilder look simple. The mile was covered | ld event at six nd the wise ones Betting on the vea turiongs was very brisk again overlooked Sam McKeever. The | ring chalked up 4 to 1 against the Mon- | tana colt, which was later rubbed to 3. | fe skimmed along with Gauntlet and the | . to the head of the | sally forged to the | in the fast time of , Limewater got the | orl a furlong run went to The Maxim filly fuled a pro- ced favorite in the betting, and won in reserve. She was early chal- | Morellito with “Skeets” Martin ddle, and driving hard at the | Woods landed his mount first | k in 1:53%, a remarkably good | mance. ast and consistent Miss Rowena | asked to concede too.many pounds to | on_in the spin over the Futurity | th on the card, and met defeat. | favorite throughout the betting, | hard drive was led out a head by | 's big horse, Bellicoso showed | shing third. eth like one of his old- that Mt. McGregor put up in luding six-furlong evént. A 9 to favorite, Thorpe soon had him in front, a . won at pleasure from the 40 to 1 P | Track Notes. Garnet rguson thought Sam Me- | Keever a “cinch” and placed a swell bet | s colt. hil Hammil, the well known Butte, peculator, had another good day zetting his checks down on about ey ing that won. ] ywner of Limewater recently re- offer of $1200 for the colt. finished well and is probably g his winning form. Monde was touted about to win 1st event, the one-eyed horse’s price ing from 20 to 12. ile the fourth event was in progress ggie” Smith got the idea in his head t Topmast was going to beat Morel- t He offered to back it with a hundred lollar bill, and the paper money is now | yesterday and stated that just before the | feathers. THE SAN FRANOCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1898. resting easily in the wallet of “Butch” Fisher, who happened to think differently. Johnny Woods piloted both Recreation and Napamax past the wire. To-Day’s Entries. First Race—8ix furlongs; three-year-olds and upward. ... Eventide -108' 265 Belola . X ... 8t. Phillp. 314 Sterra_Bianco. 32 Baliverso ;. Kal Mol 32 Rose Mal 300 Glenn 168 Tobey ... 1% Outgo 314 Morana . 266 Rejected . 326 Aluminum . 265 Corriente 314 Paul Kruger. University Henry C.. Second Race—Futurity course; two-year-olds; selling. 32 Martello . -108' 312 Good Hope.......105 313 Correct 05' 315 San Augustine..105 Third Race—One mile; selling. 324 Dolore . 100 318 Gotobed .. 332 Guilder | (2)Don Luts, 0 311 Greyhur, Fourth Race—Six and. a half furlongs: two- year-old fillies; the Flirtation Stakes; $1000, 821 Magdalenas . 821 Hemera . -107 (234)Humidity .. +++ Senora Caesar...103 Fifth Race—One mile; all ages. 310)May W. [ ... Don Quixote, 305 Horton (821)Crossmolina . Sixth Race—Six furlongs; selling; three-year- olds and upward. 323 Homestake .104' 313 Roadwarmer 107 326 None Such 04 324 New Moon. 99| 318 Whitcomb . ”fi%?«%&"fi‘rfi’ 9| 312 pat Morrissey. 104 236 Ricardo . 04| 327 Lady Britannic.104 326 Chihuahug ...... 9 Selections for To-Day. First Race—Paul Kruger, Slerra Blanco, Rose Mald. Second Race—Correct, Good Hope, Martello. Third Race—Gotobed, Guilder, Don Luls. Fourth Race—Elizabeth R, Humidity, Hemera. Fifth Race—May W, Horton, Don Quixote. Sixth Race—Pat Morrissey, Whitcomb, Chi- hushua. INHUMA-N TREATMENT OF HELPLESS FOWLS| DOZENS OF TURKEYS PLUCKED ALIVE IN CLOVERDALE. A Weight With a Hook Attached Fastened Into the Birds to Pre- vent Struggling. The officers of the Society for the Pre- vention of Cruelty to Animals have re- ceived complaint of what, if true, is a most atrocious case of cruelty. A gentle- man from Cloverdale visited the office to time hip turkeys to this city for the Thanksgiving trade two dealers in Clover- | these dale plucked several hundred of The fowl in a most inhuman manner. birds were hung by their legs and their | necks stretched by heavy weight attached to a hook, fastened into the turkeys' mouths. While still alive, in fact with- out any attempt being made to put the poor creatures out of their misery, the fowls were cleanly plucked of all of their The reason for alive was because the feathers,come out much easier. The object of weighting them was to render the suffering birds so | helpless that they could not flutter and | interfere with the plucking. It is asserted that unless something is done before the comir_fi1 holiday the cruel- ty will be repeated. e informant, being a resident of Cloverdale, does not wish | to be known, but in the event of the case amounting to anything like importance he will come to the front. Cloverdale is really out of the jurisdiction of the local soclety and this body has no branches in that town. However, it will not let the complaint go unheeded. Dr. C. E. Case of the Marin County branch will go to Cloverdale, and if he can secure su evidence of the cruelty, he will pro the offenders under the State laws. was Dr. Case who carried the Marin cases of cruelty to calves to a successful issue, and caused the punishment of human butchers. —_———— Children’s Entertainment. Sunday evening at 7 o'clock the children of the Geary street Temple's Day and Sabbath School will give a public exhi- bition of their school work. Tableaux i character dress, “Blessing the Lights an act from *“Judas Maccabeus”; class songs, and award of school medals, will be the features of the exercises. Parents and friends of the school are invited. ———————— Have you seen the new collection of paint- ings at Wm. Morris' art rooms, 24§ Sutter? * ———e———————— clent ‘Why isn’t the bump of caution placed on the front of a2 man’s head? THE CALL’S RACING CHART. OAKLAND RACE TRACK, Friday, Dec. 9, 1898.—Twenty - third eeting. Weather fine; track fast. day of the California Jockey Club m MURPHY, JAMES B. FERGUSON, Starter. ST R. CE—Futurity course (170 1d colts and geldings; purse, f?,et less than six furlongs); selling; two- 300. Betting. Jockeys. ’()p. L‘q. Welght.{St. %m. %m. %m. Str. Fin. i 3 52 3% 82 1% |Spencer 3 52 7 5 1h 12 12 24 (Bullman R, 2 Glit Edg | 4 4h 52 4h 31 IN. Turnes 10 40 Polka . 2 22 2% 2% 45 |Thorpe 2 4 ) Dunprais 1 31 4% 53 55 (Beaucham| 8 12 Crutch L.105] 6 ] 8 oy [ mes 50150 T Time, 1. Winner, Dillon & Lyons' blk. c. by imp. Duncombe-imp. Victress. Good start. Won cleverly. out Second and third driving. J Bullman took hls customary doze on the favorite the last few panels and was nipped The winner is a determined finisher. Route too far for a. Polk: 332 Index. Horse. Age. wu:m."s:. %m. %m. ¥m. Str Recreatlon, 3 30 R ap o aa Rosormonde, 3 Yh o Fa 13,008 Guilder, 3 31% 2% 2h 33 Bonnie Ton 427 43 48 45 7 Alvero, 3. 5 5 5 5 5 Time, 1: inner, Burns & Waterhouse's b, f. by Morello-Plcnic. Good start. Won g W easlly. Second and third driving. Recreation was much the best. Guilder ran one for the Native Sons. ‘333 THIRD RACE—Six furlongs; two-year-olds; purse, $400. . Betting. Index. ‘Horse, Weight. ;sz. %m. %m. %m. Str. Fin L Jockeys. {Op. Cl. (305) Sam McKeever. 08 see 42 2% 14 11 309 Limewater . 08| 1 . 11 33 §% ‘2% 22 Olinthus . 01] 2 5% 68 41 3h 5 Gauntlet . | 3h 1h 2h 43 ih 41 510 5 ] L] [} 6 ‘Winner, T. G. Ferguson's b. ¢. d third driving. by Sam Lucas-Etta RTH RACE—One and an elghth miles; three-year-olds and upward; purse, Betting. Index. Horse, Age. Welght. _\h'l. Std. %m. %m. ¥m. Str. Fin. Jockeys. Op. CK]_ 316 Nepamas, .91 1h 1+ 1% 11 12 1n (3. Woods....|[t-10 & 7 Moreilico, S0 Rl e e TR R 0 e e il G Mo Peany, a...0613 3 3% 3n 31 81 33 [Tiener | s s (311) Topmast, 5 042 22 2% 4 4 4___ 4 [spencer 78 3 e 1‘353 ariving, st three driving. WO e Welghts the showing made by Mor winner, Quite in contrast with his last run. Winner, Burns & Waterhouse's br. f. by imp. Maxim-Napa, Good start. ellito was the best. A shorter route Spencer hustied Topmast Sicng. the fiss the first part of it yesterday, Penny was well rate 3 85 FIFTH RACE—Futurity course; all ages; purse, $400, . Index. Horse. Age. wmzm.!sx. %m. %m. %m Str 78) Rubico 3 SRS Y SRR T R :g}'l)’ Miss Row H 11 12 11 . Bellicoso, 1 21 38 35 217 Ballister, 3 4 43 41 410 313 Wood Rob! [ 51 510 58 § Dolly D, 5. 5 6 [ [ " ime, 1:10. Winner, E. Lanigan's ch, h. by imp. Rayon d'Or-Lill Won ‘st ving. e e 'l in the weights beat the favorite. Bellicoso had considerable speed. —_——— e e 336 SIXTH RACE—Six furlongs; three-year-olds and upward; purse, §350. . Betting. ©dex. Horse, Age. Welght./St. %m. %m. %m. Str. Fin. | Jockeys. [Op. 5 Gregor, 2 28 1% 16 35 9- e 1 iz 24 24 % X8 (314) Cardwell, 5 §h o 81 31 s 2 308 Beau Monde, 4 4% % 4 r 20 13 3 R. de L. Angel 3 R 1 5 4 4 329 Rieardo, ] 71. 33 63 i1 222 Mcl-‘arlmei Z : 1 ‘ h :: I= a4 168 mlkarmb : 5 L H B 8 . ‘Winner, Burns & Waterhouse's easine up. Secon d and third dri: Tlrx;e. i3 start. Won Se TThe winner outclassed his field and ran had Ricardo. traln, Fly had much speed and can b. h. by Day Star-imp. Miss McGregor. Good -time races, The -climbers N erauson Ties o daten the Arst one of his McFarlane had & chance, but was left. plucking them | the | HE hard working business man is not the only party compar- ing present trade congitions with what has been. Out4n the City Hall, the once active and tire- less Cupid has been running over CO000000000000000000CN000000000C00000000V00000000000000000000000000000000200CCC000000000NC000000000000000000000 the totals of his books for several years past and the little elf is dis- mayed at the state of his affairs. Time was in the good old days of 1889 and 18%0, before the fraudulent collapse of the lacific and Home Savings banks shocked the finan- cial center of the town, that Cupid was extremely busy. Money and victims came to him unsolicited and his office was on the sunny side of Easy street. But hard times came with their consequent complica- tions and whereas Cupid formerly abandoned his office at 5 p. m. and scorned patronage that came after business hours, he now shows the weakness of his position by posting upon his door a glaring sign which notifies the beholder that he resides at a certain place and can be em- ployed at any time of the night for the usual fee. This is humiliating, but the youngster has to do as the mortals do—hustle for a living. The difficulties of the energetic little god of love are best described by Chief Danforth of the marriage license department of the County Clerk’s office. Aside from the fact that this gentleman enjoys the ut- most_confidence and esteem of all Who have not purchased one of his autographs with a seal at $2 per signature, he has probably been the more or less direct cause of more §enulne trouble than any other pub- ic man in the city. The-truth of this statement will be more thor- oughly understood and appreciated when it is known that Mr. Danforth in his placid and apparently harm- less career has issued nearly 35,000 marriage licenses. It would hardly be fair to the gentleman to go fur- ther into details. “Yes," said Cupld Danforth yes- terday afternoon, “business in my line has been fa,lllni off alarmingly, not particularly in the last year, but since 1890. With a steadily grow- ing city and seemingly good condi- tions I have been going up against dull trade. What_do you think of this proposition: In the area.r end- ing July 1, 1889, I issued 3606 licenses 00000000000 00000000000000000000000 000000000000 000000Q00C0000000000000 CUPID COMPLAINS ! OF DULL BUSINESS The New Woman and Other Innovations Are Ruining His Trade. for people to enter into a state of edlock and trust to Providence. or the same perlod ending July 1, 1897, the certificates Issued aggre- gated the dlscouraglng total of 2074, making a falling off of 651 Think of it. There were 1302 people who did not afford me an _opportunity to make them happy. Of course, there might have een many grass widows and widowers in the num- ber, in which case the area of hap- piness would have covered a wider scope. “Some people might have dificulty in accounting for these conditions, but I do not find the ' solution troublesome, owing to the fact that 1 have made a study of the ques- tion. I find several reasons for the situation. First, the long-continued dull times that came in 1893. Sec- ond, the falling off in the demand for 'labor; and third, the heavy re- Out of these duction of salaries. conditions came a new state of af- fairs. The young men were not only unable fo marry, but the young women slofiped in "and took their places, working for less wages and doubtless Fcrrurming their duties just as well as their lords of crea- tion had previously done. This made the girls independent and ambitious —the men helpless and discouraged. ‘Wherefore what could the poor boys do but stay single and bemoan their fate? These are the main reasons for the present untoward conditions which I fear will prevail for a long time to come. “There is another matter that is doing a serlous and unnecessary injustice to Cupld's business in this city, and that is the new law under which a divorced person is debarred from marrying in this State within one year. - Why, in_the past year this_senseless regulation has driven no less than 300 couples to Reno, Nev., to get married. It has been a snap for the railroad and a boon to the preachers and Justices of the Peace of the Sagebrush town. That is not a protectivetariff, forit drives business away from home and does not accomplish the purpose for which it was enacted, merely to prevent marriage under certain cir- cumstances. % “'Oh, yes; we are selling a few permits to commit matrimony, but the cash result is not satisfactory gm}. the Lord knows when it wiil e. 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 (] AMATEUR ATHLETES. Academic Leng'ua'Wilrl Hold a Swim- ming Tournament Next Week at the Lurline Baths, At the regular monthly meeting of the Pacific Association of the Amateur Ath- letic Union, held last night in this city, W. H. Berry of Reliance offered his resig- nation as president of the association, but no action was taken. An application from the Columbia Park Boys' Club of Emanu- El Sisterhood for admission to the asso- ciation was favorably received. On send- ing copies of their constitution and by- laws to the association the Boys' Club will be admitted to membership. Messrs, Berry and Fitzgerald, delegates at large from the association to the Amateur A letic Union, cast their votes in favor of Macmillan as firesldent of the urion, but it is not yet known here whether Mac- millan_was elected or not. The question of sending a delegate to represent the as- sociation at the athletic meeting to be held at the Paris Exposition In was digcussed, but no decision was arrived at. The Academic Athletic League will hold its first swimming tournament at the Lurline Baths next Thursdn%o‘nisht, De- cember 15. There will be yard, 220- ard, 440-yard and half-mile races, and z’he Lurline Swimming Club will play an exhibition game of water polo, e men taking first and second fll!acee in the race will recelve medals. e committee in charge of the events is made up of H. Hauser (chalrman), E. Jumper and J. V. Gleason, and js working hard to insure the success of the tournament. Already twenty entries have been received, some of the men being entered in two events. It s expected that some good racing will result. The tie at football between the Belmont and Lowell High School teams will be layed off next Wednesday, December 4, at Recreation Park; game to begin at 2:30 p. m. Both teams are training hard for the event, the Belmont eleven being coached by pln{:)rs from Stanford Univer- sity and the Lowell High School repre- sentatives recelvlng the benefit nf the advice of Olympic Club footballers. CHILDREN OF THE OWL. Twenty Roving Bohemians Gather About a Table in New York. A message from New York received yesterday by the president of the Bo- hemian Club indicates that twenty of the owl’s children had & happy time in that city night before last, This is the official report of the engagement: NEW YORK. Dec. 8, James A. Thompson, resident. Behemian Club, San Francisco—Roving Bohemians num- bering a score gathered to-night about a table round, drank health to home & dozen times or more;’ then slept to dream of one more jewel found within the mother lode of Friendship's Redding, Cxl:rke. Barton, Youn, Goodfellow, Hatch, Prince, Kemble, Rix, Miz- ner, Kohl, Martinetti, Toland, Douglas, Peix- otto, Sloss, Hill, Gunter and Greene. ——— e Petitions in Bankruptey. Petitions in bankruptcy from the follow- ing named persons were flled in the Uni- ted States District Court yesterday: Adam Hannah of San Francisco, liabilitles §$11,284, assets $468; Conro, Mathews & Clingman, tobaceo jobbers of this city, liabilities $5097, no assets; Albert J. Mals- bary, a carpenter of Benlcia, liabilities $5986 25, no assets, r, Grismer, ADVERTISEMENTS. [ IV Nature's Remedy for Constipation Hunyadi Jénos THE BEST NATURAL APERIENT WATER. Tsist on Faving tbe Genuine, TROOPS T0 BE - SENT BY WAY OF SUEL CANAL Two Big Transports to Be Used. LARGEST IN THE EAST NEW YORK TROOPS WERE WELL TREATED IN HONOLULU. Pay Day Gladdens the Hearts of the Sixth California and Battery I, Third Artillery—Presidio Notes. A dispatch from Washington says the ‘War Department has in contemplation the use of the two big transports now be- ing fitted out at Cramps for the convey- ance of troops on the Pacific service. It | is said that when they have served their purpose in conveying the permanent gar- risons to Cuba they will be dispatched to Manila by way of the Suez Canal. In such case they will take several thousand troops to replace the volunteers there. After that the Mississippl and her sister ship will ply between Manila and San Francisco, supplementing the transport service now operated by the Government. They can be easily spared from the At- lantic coast after the Cuban garrisons are once established, in view of the small de- mands for transportation in that quar- ter, as compared with the prospective de- mands in the Philippines. These vessels, like the Mobile, will each afford accom- modations for 2400 troops, and the ship's space, it is said at the War Department, has been so well divided that the individ- ual soldiers will be much more comfort- able than would half the number aboard the older ships. The bill for the reorganization of the army will most likely take effect before it is divided for service in the islands. It is not likely that the Eighth California Regiment and the two batteries of the California Artillery will be mustered out before the reorganization and the sending of a force of regulars to garrison the Posts now occupied by these volunteers. The sailing vessel Tacoma, which was to have taken over 100 mules to Manila, has again been delayed, as glanders has broken out among the animals. The r;poru! of the experience which the New York volunteers had during their stay in Honolulu appear to have been somewhat exaggerated, judging from the result of a little inquiry yesterday among the officers of the regiment. The clash be- tween the Hawaiian Board of riealth and Colonel Barber was but the result of a difference of opinion in regard .to the quantity of disinfectants used in the camps. President Watson of the board held that sufficient quantities of chloride of lime were not in evidence, while Cdlo- nel Barber held the contra.rg opinion. Watson, who is rather high strung, threatened to do all sorts of things, but cooled down after a while, and the mat- ter ended right there. Captain Palmer seen yesterday, said that the camps were kept ‘as well, and perhaps better, than any he had ever been connected with. 'As to the feeling that the residents of Honolulu are said to have entertained against the troops, that is only true to a certain extent,” said Captain Palmer. “It probably originated because the boys felt that they were not received with that de- gree of enthusiasm that had been ac- corded the first detachments which had reached Honolulu. They felt slighted; but that is easy of explanation. The citizens had spent & great deal of money for the entertainment of the troops which ar- rived in Honolulu first, and, naturally, their enthusiasm waned as the novelty wore off. So probably the cheers were not as loud for the New York sol- diers as they were in the first in- stances. ““The 111 feeling was manifested more in the newspapers and among the authori- ties than among the Heop e. The news- aners showed their ill will by magnify- ng the most trivial occurrences. If ‘a slight dlssute were waged among two or three soldiers it was exaggerated and made to appear as a general fracas. Then, the authorities were most rigid in their enforcement of disc'llpllne in places under their jurisdiction. The police made fre- quent arrests for the most trivial cause, and that spirit of patriotic leniency which prevails among our own people was not evinced in onolulu. That the people were favorable to the New Yorkers was shown from the fact that many of them were constantly entertained at private houses, and on Thanksgiving day a feast that cost several thousand dollars was given at the (‘B.mY‘. Delicacies of all kinds were sent to the hospitals. All this would certainly show a friendly spirit.” Affairs at the Presidio were enlivened somewhat by the terrific northeaster which grevnlled Thursday night. It blew down the hospital tent in the camp of the New York regiment, breaking the tent poles as if they were matches. Some of the boys were kept awake all night taking grecnut(ons to prevent their tents from lowing down, and Private Jones had his hands slightly burned in seizing the stove, in which there was a fire just as it toppled over. The New York soldiers were being fitted out all day yesterday with warm winter clothing. Those who h)?d no overcoa.s were provided with them. Private James Grogan of Company L, who has been sick in the general hospital with typhoid fever, rallled a little last night. ‘In the afternoon he was very low and Special Nurse Dence of the Tennessee regiment became alarmed, but after being given an ice bath Grogan fell into a deep and refreshing sleep and the surgeons are hopeful of his ultimate recovery. ursuant to telegraphic instructions from the Secretary of War designating the First Troop of Utah Volunteer Caval- ry, now at the Presidlo —and Bat- tery , Utah Volunteer Light tillery., now stationed at Angel land, for mustering out, without furlough, Captain Henry C. Danes, Tiuird Artillery, has been detalled to act as mustering offi- cer for First Troop, Utah Cavalry, and Captain 8 ick Pratt, Third Artillery, for Battery C, Utah Light Artlllery, Cap- tain Pratt is also detailed as acting assist- ant quartermaster, commissary and ord- nance officer in connection with the mus- ter out. Yesterday was pay day for the Sixth California fieglmegt and Battery I of the Third Artillery, and the boys were corre- spondingly jubilant. ALASKAN RAILROAD. Work Progressing Rapidly on the White Pass and Yukon Line. Charles R. Hansen of 104 Geary street 18 in receipt of a letter from Hugh Foy, superintendent of the Pacific Contract Company, which is building the White Pass and Yukon Railway, running from Skaguay to Fort Selkirk, Alaska, in which he says that work on the road has reached White Pass. It is the intention of the company to keep a force of laborers at work all winter and next summer it is expected that 3000 men will be em- ployed. Mr. Hansen has already sent several hundred men to Skaguay and will con- tinue to do so as fast as they present themselves. The fare has been reduced from $31 to $12 50 and it is thought that many will avail themselves of one of the best opportunities offered in years for railroad laborers to lay up a snug for- “Tnfi'o work is 'Frogreulns much faster than expected. The comfangehu a_camp at Summit Lake, five miles beyond White Pass. The weather will be no bar to the work. Inside the climate is good. Last winter the coldest weather was but 20 de- ees below zero and that was for three ays only. Any one going there with blankets and proper clothing need fear the climate no more he would many sec- tions in the E; R TR A c] regard e comfort l;! e men, e and the supplies are all that co of Company I, when | uld be g}ood. asked. The wages paid are 35 cents an hour and foremen 60 cents. A man going there can safely figure on staying with the company until the road reaches Fort Selkirk, 400 miles beyond the summit. After a man lands at Skaguay he will get a pass from the company's office, which takes him to Camp Seven, now the headqudrters, and from there the men will be distributed. The company wants all the men they can get and once there they will be set right to work. BREAKING UP THE “B00 GANG.” Twin Peak Toughs Who Tarrorize Small Grocery Stores and Insult Ladies. The ‘“boo gang” is the name of a gang of Twin Peak toughs who hang around the street corners about Sanchez, Dolores, Church, Sixteenth, Seventeenth and Mar- ket streets. They are to the neighbors what a drove of locusts is to a Kansas farmer—destroyers of evervthing they come in contact with. One of their pleas- antries is to make a raid on a lonely grocery and after refreshing themselves with foaming beer politely tell the pro- prietor to charge the damage to last year's account. This, with standing on the street corners and insulting lonely ‘women, is their nightly occupation. The majority of the gang have been ar- rested by the police of the Seventeenth- street station, but so far no convictions have been had further than a reprimand and a warning not to appear again before the bar of justice. Patience has at last ceased to be a vir- tue with Captain Gillen and his men, and in order to break up the “boo gang’ in- structions have been given to run them in whenever any are seen hanging around the street corners. Pursuant to these in- structions, Officers Taylor, Calnan and | Lycett bagged three of the leade last | night, whom they saw playing the “'stand | up” joke on Otto Methmann, who keeps | a grocery-store on Seventeenth and Noe | streets. James Kirby, William Donlon | and William Byrnes visited the saloon, and after calling for several drinks polite- ly told Methmann to charge the damage to last year’s loss and call it square. No sooner had they done so than the officers pounced down on them and carted them off to the station, where they were charged with disturbing the peace and defrauding an innkeeper. It remains to be seen what disposition will be made of the trio when they appear before the bar of justice to-day. ARE TO SERVE FOR NEXT TERM Various Societies Elect New Officers. The following named societles have chosen the members whose names are given as officers to serve for the ensuing term: Mount Moriah Lodge, F. and A, M.—Adolph ¢. M.; J. C. Kimball, Wes W. Eberhardt, W | dore C. Hacke, J. W.; J. D. Richards, 3 The Frolich, 8. The installation will take place on the 21sf. i Sacramento Council, Order of Chosen Friends | —D. J. Hartley, P. F. R. Hi Mrs. H. E. Dean, V H. Dent rath, g, Mrs. K. Hartley E. C. Gorman, trustee; Mrs. nist; I. Joseph, Mrs. B. Hartley, repre- sentatives. Bay City Lodge, Knights of Pythias—Charles Baez, C. C.; C. 8. Morey, V. C. C.; B. Scha- piro, P.; Jacob Samuels, M.'of W.; L. Kaut- man, M. ‘at A.; Louls Shetb. M. 'of F.: A. Lewis, M. of E.; A. Citron, I G.; A. Oben- dort, : G. H. Davis, Jacob Salz, M. L M.—S. Myerson, M. A. L. Larsen, J. i ML \; J. R. Goldsmith, §.; L.’ 3L ‘Hoefler, trustee. Bay City Parlor—H. Edwards, P.; I. M. Lie- bert, first vice president; H. A. Jacobs, second vice president; I. S. Gree, third vice president; Charles Linderman, R. 8.; I. Linderman, F. S. H. J. Lyons, r. M. Regensburger, sur geon; H. Nordman, I 8 W. Cannen, H. G. W. Dinkelspiel, hall association director H. G. W. Dinkelspiel, M. E. Licht and Saul | Magner, literary and reading room directors. M. E. Licht becomes past president. Pocahontas Council No. 3, Degree of Poca- | hontas—Mrs. Lizzie Atwood, P.; Mabel Seary, | W.; Thomas Roach, Pow.; Mrs. J. Hagan, Prophet; Josle Walworth, R. S.; Mrs. J. Wel- sel, F, S.; James Hagan, G. of T.; Mrs. Suther- land, G. of F,; Mrs. Rothberg, organis Fidelity Lodge, A. O. U. 3 W.; John Lafferty, F.; B. F. Eckenroth, G.; John Henderson, Penfleld, O. W.; E. A. Leigh, worth, medical examiner. Mission Hive, Ladies of the Maccabees—Mrs. Henrietta Stone, L. C.; Adhalah Rehn, L. L. | C.; Bessie Johnson, R. K.; Sarah E. F. K.; Margaret Gibson, C.; Dr. Morrison, P.; Minnie Purrington, 'S.; Pfieffer, M. at_A.; Amella Schule, sentinel; | Sarah Phillips, P.; Sarah Burt first, iza Burr second and Lillian Manning third banner- bearer, ER Beers, O. 1w, ————————— Mechanics’ Institute Meeting. The quarterly meeting of the members of the Mechanics’' Institute will be held to-night at Mechanics' Library buildihg. Much interest is manifested in the meet- ing, as an amendment to the constitution | will come up, which, if adopted, will abol- ish the present preferential system of electing trustees of the institute. —_—— New Coursing Association. The Ingleside Coursing Association in- corporated yesterday with a capital stock of g , of which $500 has been sub- scribed. 'The directors and stockholders are: John A. Halk, John Cunningham, Charles Menu, John A. Brown and N. 8. Friedberg. —————————— ‘Will Now Wear a Star. James E. Reade, who was a clerk in the Tallant Bank, was yesterday sworn in by Chief Lees as a policeman. He is 23 years of age and a native of this city. —_———e—— Of the $881,000 contributed for the for- eign missions of the Presbyterian Church last year over per cent came through the women's boards and the young peo- ple’s societies. To keep out of debt the church must have $1,000,000 for foreign missions next year. The Rush for Gold. From the Times, Blufts, IIl. The rush of gold seekers to the Klondike brings thrilling memories to the ‘‘forty- niners’ still alive of the time when they girdled the continent or faced the terrors of the great American desert on the jour- ney to the land of gold. These pioneers tell some experiences which should be heeded by gold seekers of to-day. 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