The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 21, 1899, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1899, WFTER THE GAENT SDAY CICLE RACE Riders Draw Down Prize Money. Poor Louis Gimm at Death’s Door. ~ MILLER GETS A NEAT SUM PLUCKY RACER A WRECK _?ELMW GOLD IS PAID FOR A WEEK OF TORTURE. TUGLY RUMORS OF TRICKERY ARE WHISPERED ABOUT. Men Are Resting Up and Preparing for the Twenty-Four Hour Con- test, Which Begins on Friday Night. TUnfortunate Wheelman Said to Have Been Drugged to Save Money of Gamblers Wagered on His Opponents. riders are now enjoying The six-day bicyvcle race is a thing of 1 beauty sleep. This | {he past. The contest of brute physical ;‘!“; :{1‘““\'"\! ;A;.vm In homeopathic doses | endurance has ended, but it has left in Whon apoie of hours at a time yesterday, | its wake an atmosphere of odium, sug- 2 2 Lobe awakened and | gestive of trickery and crookedness, that kept awake for permitted to tak alf an hour, and then another snooze. The this is better forthe 10us sleep of ten or twel > first day after the race. the men will feel ar the is as alarming as the exhibition was dis- gusting. Louis Gimm, one of the riders, who for the first three days of the race bid f Miller and capture first money the wreath of champlonship, int of death in his apa to defe ne . -None o effects of HTec ¢ race after | ments Nie Hotel. When :»’:;fi’z “\;f‘:l\»;'\n: m'-) | m totally e ed about 8 o'clock saenl s e e rd Sunday evening he was carried to his Tdandn {ders themsely ve no | ters and later taken to his rooms ot to “Dutch Dr. William C. Hopper was 3 d 014 | ed and his first ex Man” Ashinger, w den evi- | 5 rider showed that he rious condition. To all appearances was a complete physical wreck. Yesterday morning Dr. Hopper called in Dr. Clark Burnham in consulta- tion. The o physicians found Gimm's temperature at 105 degrees, while he is on | the verge of typhold fever. At present he attended by two trained nurses, but the | chances for his recovery are slight. No is allowed to see him by the order of Hopper. In speaking of his condition yesterday Dr. Hopper said Gimm was threatened with typhold fever as a result of the race. He thought his system was in a predis- condition when he entered the con- In addition to this Gimm has what known as the dilated heart. That is heart became so weakened by the de- mends made upon his constitution that it | was unable to pump the blood through | his veins. properly and in consequence it has collected in the valves of the heart. Dr. Hopper did not hesitate to say that Glmm'’s condition was precarious in the He admitted that it was the e race. | are the facts that are generally % known to the public, but yesterday it was es of longevity in s all up and about by yes- 0 atly much sleep, and, stras refresheu , they ferent took a look at | tofled so hard. mony of paying at noon at t der personall s took place £ | Dr. that Gimm had been drugged f g oad for M ert that if this was mak Dr. of clea: done it wa for Arc to n. place money to ascertain this : that at pre: b o not tell whether Gimm had been | | drugged or not, as the symptoms in his | | pre condition would be similar to a h as he had suffered. By, t manag Meesrs, Brady and Kennedy, hoot 1 idea of Gimm having been drugge: for 8 | and yet Brady Says that whils theZheo at the of the race, | was on he discovered a suspiclot t out | Gimm's tent, who said that he was | cov- | tor. He had placed a cup of coffce in the tent when dis e 1 is man was at efected from the Pavilion by Brad iso declares that he told Leonard, | 8 trainer, that he buld_move | Gimm, wi 4-hour race | from_the ne tent with Miller. Instead of doing tk ty Wheel. | én into the tent. lifornia, | far in the lead. r which | Miller, also assisied Leonard in handling | Gimm. ry one vouches for the hon esty of West, who, they declar X yond suspicion. ILeonard also sp high terms of West., but he adm he made a mistake | i him in handling G Aronson was tak- At this time Gimm was | John West, who trained | which he It was on Wednesd: afternoon, accord- ing to Brady, that Gimm suddenly be- came deranged, and after that time he was never himself and gradually began to % | g0 to pieces. When the race began Gimm | was in perfect physical condition, and the | miles, paced b be ten tance d be well con- backing | is g ie with which he suf- swollen knee, up to the his rea- only apparent 1 was a tr hile when the race been bought a ked in New York, n Gimm could hav short | jjuring odds e Brady speaks of some mysterious bet- | ting. He declares that he is as anxious ¥ o e botto: o vy dirty w K, there all the time, | agmits that he was surprised by the m it will only | ner in which Gimm suddenly seemed to | become deranged. be It may be possible that if Gimm was ance races | drugged, his food was used as the means chibitions and record | through which to administer the poison. 2 | This 1dea 1s hooted by the bicvele mea at middle distances is a|at the Pavillon, but the dmit that it goers, to-mor- | was possible. It may be that Gimm'’s col first of the | lapse was due entirely to outraged nature | rebelling against its own abortion; but this will be definitely proven by the ex- t being th r run here. Garden City Wheelmen o an Jose 2 talking about holding a amination which is to be made by the t upon their track soon. | doctors. If they discover that the plucky | - board of directors of the Bay City | rider was drugged for the befefit of the in investigation and | is necessary to hold hope of anything being being implicated. | meet this evenin books, there may be e Club Wheelmen of across | there may not will hold their annual *“old men’s | one there is lit next Sunday to Centerville, starting m Twelfth street and Broadway at .ml m a proven or of Miller rides an Eldridge bicycle. BeliefieetioRi e N e RooNoNeNeKk sBetieotioN s R oo R oo eNesiol] BLIND BASEBALL VETERAN TO RECEIVE A BENEFIT IKE DE PANGHER, the veteran ball player, will be tendered a testimonial benefit at Recreation Park on Sunday, March 5. The Athletics and a picked nine from among the Eastern pro- fessional players who have been wintering in California will occupy the diamond for the oceasion, and a good game of ball may be expected. The gentleman to whom the benefit is to be given needs no introduction to the baseball en- * + @ + 1 9 + L d + ) thusiasts on the coast. He | started playing baseball as an amateur in Marysville, his na- [ ] * 2 $ 4 8 + 8 + 4 * Ed + 2 4 g 4 e #: 3 + town, in the early seven- In 1879 he became a pro- fessional, playing with the Eagles. That year a broken leg retired him from the dia- mond for some time, but in 1882 he went East and for several years played in the National League, signing at different times with the Detroit, Chicago and Philadelphia teams. He re- turned to the coast in 1884, and for the next two years was a member of the Pioneer, Star and California teams. In 1886 he signed with the Stockton nine .and played with that team 3302302208080830&0!3’3302908809'880 r:?;%}fih:&hen he retired from Four years ago Mr. de Pangher secyred a position from the Harbor Com- missioners, and while working on one 'of the wharves was hit on the head by a piece of timber. The blow affectdd his eyes, and last July he com- pletely lost his sight. Friends of the Weteran are tendering ki the benefit and it is expected that all of his old admirers from San Francisco and Stock- ton will turn out in force for the event. B R R R A R R RE DL DR \ Libel for Wages. ;Mofint Moriah Lodge, F. and A. M. Robert Robertson entered sult yester- | Mdunt Moriah Lodge, F. and A. M., will day in the United States District Court | to-mprrow night commemorate the anni- against George M. Perine, owner of the versery of the birth of George Washing- ship Mary Gillls, to recover $853 alleged | ton a grand literary and musical en- to be due the plaintiff for wages and sup- | tertaliment in King Solomon's Hall, in | - plies. . | the Megonic Temple. | B e R S e R SCEE S S SR SO . ) ReNeRNeReRNeReRIRNeKR SRR NN SR IR R B IReRIR N IR RIRIRV SRS i | 250200200000 %+ 0eNINIRNI NI RNERE R RNeBeRIRNININeNENIRER o KRR RN+l g 2 * .8 v 8 + 2 L] | Hewes commanding, THORPE RODE A GRAND FINISH ON TOPMAST A World’s Record . Was Equaled. SATSUMA BEATEN A HEAD BUCKWA COULD NOT STAND THE PACE. Reopening Day at the Oakland Track. Three Favorites Won Purses. Sloan Suspended for a Ride on Abuse. There seems to be no difficulty in equal- ing or breaking records over the Oakland track with its lightning fast surface. Yes- terday Topmast surprised the large crowd which attended reopening day by reeling off one mile and a sixteenth in 1:45%, equaling the American record made by Redskin at Forsyth, Ind., with a catch on his back. Topmast was ridden by Charley Thorpe and carried 108 pounds. Ten to 1 in the betting at post time, he downed Satsuma in a furious dri The latter was best, but Jones displayed poor tactics, which lost him the race. Old Buckwa was an odds on cholce for this event, and the crowd fell hard. Purser's circus horse stood on his hind legs while at the post and the superstitious ones raised the limit. He was out of it when the stretch turn was reached. Favorites divided honors with larger priced ones in the betting, capturing events. er riding his prettiest for several moons Cash Sloan once more finds him- self in difficulty. In the fourth number on the calendar, a six furlong recital, Cash had the mount on Fred Foster's egged horse, Abuse. So high- {‘ was the sprinter thought of that 1 to 4 call. Away none too well at the start, Sloan found himself in innumerable pock- ets before a quarter had been traversed, and when he finally extricated himself later on was downed a head by Tammany Hall IT in 1:13%. The judges suspended Sloan pending an investigation of the race. Thorpe began proceedings by taking t purse offered for a seven down the f turlong run, with Stromo, a 4 to 1 chance. The Stromboli gelding made all the run- ning and won with little to spare from Una Colorado. Ulm, the favorite, ran un- from the Burns & Waterhouse touted as a good thing for the year old scramble. She was played down to favoritism I uming first po- sition in the run home was landed win- ner by a scant margin over Tar Hill, an outs! Bamboulia finished third. selling run proved quite an easy thing for Torsida, the favorite. Tak- ing the lead from Amelia Fonso when the stretch was reached Smith's mare was almost eased up at the wire. Amella Fon- so disposed of Dare II for the place. In the final six furlong sprint Wyoming, the avorite, displayed rare form. He walked past Eakins when the question asked, winning cleverly 1in 3 stay closed up a deal of ground, k Notes. Trac Seventeen books cut in. Weaver & Co. disposed of the bay horse brillo to Edward Corrigan yesterday. ‘ms private. There was much criticism over the ef- fort made at the finish by Beauchamp on Highland Bail. When Beauchamp first arrived here he brought along a very good reputation, but if the gossips continue to talk, he is in danger of losing it. Coffey’s horse Bernardillo opened favor- e for the last event on the card, but he warmed up in such a peculiar manher that the judges ordered him scratched. While being led from the judges’ stand to the paddock, the gelding broke away from the attendant, making a circult of the track_at break-neck speed. Then he turned a somersault over the outside fence opposite the furlong pole, and made tour of the stables. Bernardillo is ted at times with so-called ‘“blind- staggers,” and in future his entry will not be_received. The Thornton stake over four miles, will be the featurs of to-morrow’s card. The I that will probably face the issue David Tenny 115, Mistleton 109, The T achel 113 and Veloz 113. What-Er Lou and Buckwa are possible starters. Joe Harvey again has possession of Wheel of Fortune. An understanding was reached yesterday, and Hughey Jones, who claimed the mare out of a sellin race at Ingleside on Saturday last, turne her over to Harvey yesterd She will not be a starter in the Thornton stake. The vacation taken by Charley Thorpe seems to have done him a world of good. The *‘old man’ piloted three winners wi as much dash and vim as when a young- ster. His ride on Topmast was & neat piece of horsemanship. The Montana horse Tammany Hall hows great improvement in the hands of Billy Randail. He ran the race of his career yesterda, To-Day’s Entries. First Race—Six furlongs; selling; olds and upward. four-year- 611 Averine .. 104] 634 Beau Monde ... Herltage 109, 634 Henry C.. 612 Lomo . 09| 636 Two Cheers 84 ... Los Troncos 44| 497 Byron Cross 104! 678 Socialist . 107 Mainbar Paul Krueger. Bliss Rucker. Bes 654 Carrle Second Race—Seven furlongs; four-year-olds and upward; selling. 680 Meadow Lark...104| 650 Bonito .. 648 Rosemaid ....... 93| 632 Merry Boy 617 G. H. Ketchum.104| 680 Polish 678 Ballverso . 101/ 630 Naranja Eddie Jone: 109| 62 Distinction 678 Truxillo . 112] 612 Melkarth 104 2104 112 207 <107 -101 Third Race—Three furlongs; maidens; selling. two-year-olds; ... Big Horn 13 86 Flamora an 613 Rixford . 703 Sisquoc . 208 703 Ice Drop. .1105| ... Senator Ashe...110 808 Champlon Rose.103| 66 Pidalia ... Fourth Race—One and a sixteenth milé: ing; four-year-olds and upward. 636 Claudiana 93| 625 Gotobed 227 Personne 108 693 Coda . 58 Alicla . 99! 700 Tom Cal Fifth Race—Seven and a half furlongs; ing; four-year-olds and upward. (635) Dunois .. ..105((625)Dr. Sheppard...112 689 Melv. Burnham.105| 611 Manzanilla .....100 (664)0’Connell .......109 Sixth Race—Futurity course; three-year-olds; selling. (89D Elsin 106| 613 Tiburon 108 €4 Tirade . 108/ 663 El Estro. 01 648 Charmante .....101| @8 The Miller.......103 694 Yaruba .. 108! 631 Purniah .. 103 678 Racebud 101} 691 Con Dalton.... 108 Pride. Selections for To-Day. First Race—Bliss Rucker, Bessle Lee, So- clallst. Second Race—George H. Ketchum, Jones, Truxillo. Third Race—Ice Drop, Pidalia, Rixford, Fourth Race—Gotobed, Coda, Alicia. 477 The 1031 Eddie Fifth Race—Dr. Sheppard, Dunols, 0’Con- nell. Sixth Race—E!l Estro, Charmante, Tirade. Mounted Field Practice. ' To-morrow the signal corps of the Sec- ond Brigade, N. G. C., Captain C. L. will parade for mounted fleld practice. The officers and men have been ordered to appear at the armory at 8 o'clock, mounted and in cam- galgn uniform, with carbines, revolvers, aversacks and canteens, and each man to provide himself with lunch to carry in his haversack. The corps will take a ride !hrough the park, along the beach and probably come in by way of Ingleside. —_—— o el Hale rides an Eldridge bicycle. & considered a liberal price around post | UNDERWRITERS THE CALL’S RACING CHART. -OAKLAND RACE TRACK, Monday, Feb. 20, 1899.—Forty-eighth day of the California Jockey Club meeting. Weather fine. Track fast. JAMES B. FERGUSON, Starter. JAMES A. MURPHY, Presiding Judge. 702 FIRST RACE—Seven furlongs; selling; three-year-olds and upward; purse, $330. . [} | Betting. Index. Horse. Age. Welght.[St. Xm. 3m. Jockeys. [Op. CL 602 Stromo, 3. Tho T 1 1% (Thorpe & 689 Una Colorado, a. RN 22 21" |Rutter . 5 -1 597 Master Buck, 3 450 "2n 3h |H. Marti 32 135 en Anne, 4. T 64 12 (L Powell g Ulm, 3.. 3 72 51 |W a 4 135 Campus, 3 6ic 41 62 (] Colonial Dame, 547 81 T McPryor, 6. 95 91 s 3 81 101 9 10 53 10 Schnitz, a. s 1 11 0 10 Monda, 3. 12 12 12 50 30 inner, Burns & Waterhouse's b, g by imp. Second and third driving. Glen Anne is a hard luck B :13; %, 8T %, 1:024; 7, 1:28%. Stromboli-Guiltless. Good start. -Won handily. Stromo enjoyed an uninterrupted tour. Master Buck quit. y. Ulm was the “'good thing.”” He had worked well. he: 5 Guatemoc 708, 5B RACE—Three and a half furlongs; malden two-year-olds; purse, $350. . J TBetting. Index. Horse. Weight.(St. %m. ¥m. % Str. Fin. Jockeys. [Op. Cl. Bee Bee. 071 1 % 31 11% (Thorpe . 2 Tar Hill. 2 : zh 21 |Buliman . 3 Bamboulia - 3 5 11 33 |Rutter 5 Ice Drop. 4 ; 4 44 4 St. Agne: 16 z 53 5t S Yantic 5 2 64 63 ’ 8 ... Candlelight | 8 5 § 72 |King . 0 100 808 Ovando . | 7 5 7 - 8 |Mounce 30 100 681 Sisquoc . . e o e 10 8 *Left. Time—1-16, :06%: 3-16, :17%; 7-16, :42%. Winner, Burns & Waterhouse's b. f. by imp. St. Andrew-Free Love. Good start except Sisquoc. Won first three driving. Bee Bee Is & promising filly. Tar Hill displayed marked improvement. Bamboulia stopped last part. Ice Drop was poorly ridden. Scratched—Rixford 103, Harry Thatcher 103, Pidalia 97. 704, T RACE—One mile; selling; four-year-olds and upward; purse, $i00. . | Batting Index. Horse. Age. Welght. ¥m. %m. %m. Str. Fin Jockeys. _ [Op. 620 Torsida, 4. IRoa Pk 82 Fan) S 1% Ll [Powen | 65 (635) Amelia’ Fonso, 5....1011 4 14 11 11 21 224 (H. Martin.. €34 Dare II, 5. 0102 4% 4% 54 6% 3h |Rutter. 627 Recreation, 4. oSSR 5 4% 3h 43 |Devin 8-5 (832) Chappie, BT T Y ST B SR R R H. Martin| 10 None Such, 4. Sl ey 64 66 66 [Gray ..... 0 6 613 New Moon, 6. N8R e Y 7 7 |Mounce ... 40 100 639 Tony Licalzl, %l . ... |Hal Brown, 30 100 *Left Time—1, 3, :49%: %, 1:15; mile, 1:4015. Winner, E. F. Smith's ch. m. by Torso- Judith. Fair start. Won easily. Second and third driving. Torsida won at leisure. Fonso found the company too select. Dare was played for the show again. Recreation wa- cut off at siart. New Moon showed no speed. , Prompto 99, Lacy Britannic 89, Alic 705, FOURTH RA CE—Six furlongs; selling; three-year-olds and upware %¥m. %m. Str. Fin. Jocke: 3 12 12% 1h 1h [Bullman { 4 2h 21 21 2 1% {C. Sloan |25 14 65 Sy, 5 4% 4% 41% 8h |Devin LI 635 Highland Bail, 2 3n 3% 3h 42 [Beauchamp 7 16 Lost Girl, 108) 6 ] 51 511 52 |Hennessy 12 5 Etta H, § alad SO Bh el Sn e B S0 CiRutter 18w Time—%, 3 1:13%. Winner, W. D. Randall's b. h. by Tammany-La ‘Trappe. Goo rt. n first three driving. start. The winner is a vastly improved horse. Sloan made sad work of it astride the favorite. Was cut off repeatedly on back stretch. Beauchamp, on Highland Ball, took an opportune doze last part. When too late he will wake up. -atched—Guild, Third and Fourth, last night and pur- chased a pair of trousers. When the clerk prepared to deliver them to him he claimed they were not the right ones. Hot wqrds followed and Price exhibited & knifé in a threatening manner. He was locked up at the Central Police Sta- tion and charged with assault with a deadly weapon. —_— CONGREGATIONALISTS CONFER. Ministers Listen to Interesting Thoughts by Fellow Clergymen. _There was a large attendance at the all- day meeting of the Congregational min- isters yesterday. Nearly every repre- sentative of that denomination in this city and vicinity was seen at headquar- ters in the Young Men's Christian Asso- clation butlding. The programme for the day was car- ried out in its entirety and was greatly ev. gnjoyed by those prescnt. —The & R. Brown, D. D., led the devetiona vice, and at its conclusion an able was' read by the Rev. Philip Coombe on “The Power and_Responsibility of the Ministry 'in Civic Regeneration.’” The pa- per was a carefully prepared one and was discussed at length by his brother ministers. A splendid repast was lald out in_honor visiting and local pastors. After lunch Professor R. R. Lloyd reviewed Clark’s “Outlines of Theology,” which was fol- lowed by further discussion. Scudder closed the afternoon’s interesting meeting. —_———— Luck Is Against Them. Had it not been for the prompt inter- ference of Officer Cooney, F. W. Bryant, his wife and two children, aged § and 10 years respectively, would have been turn ed out on the streets last night Bryants have had a run of b Mr. Bryant §s an honest, respe: but has beqn confined to his illness for W long time and in the little house at the rear sion street has suffered accordingly T is overdue and last night the land- lady, Mrs. Chevaller, rted to eject them. Officer Cooney was pasing at the time and prevailed on M Chevalier to allow the unfortunates to remain over night in their home. Arrangements for their proper care will be made to-day. - e Money-Earning Horses. NEW ORLEANS, F 20.—Weather showery; track slow. All favorites beaten. Results: First race, selling, one mile—Governor Boyd won, Henry Launt second, The Star of Bethlehem third. Time, 1:45'. Second race, selling, six and one-half turlongs—Free Hand won, Sist ond. Mile Post third. Time, 1:2¢ Third ' race, selling, one mile 3, . and eighth—The Planet won, Sadie Levy sec- an ond, Pete Kitchen third.” Time, 2:01%. Fourth race, handicap, one mile—Lady Callahan won, Double ~Dummy second, Tragedy third. Time, 1:44%. Fifth race, selling, seven furlongs—Tom Toher won, McAlbert second, Lord Fraser third. Time, 1:33%. Sixth race, selling, seven furlongs—Gen- eral Maceo won. Red Duchess second, Treopta third. Time, 1:34 FIFTH RACE—One and a sixteenth miles; selling; three-year-olds and upward; purse, $500. ADVERTISEMENTS. Betting. Op. Cl. Thorpe Jones Bullman . I, Reiff. 9-16, :55%; 13-16, 1:21: mile, 1:2 1 1-16m, 1:45%. Winn y imp. Topgallant-Essay. Good start. Won first three dr :30% ch. g. b: Carruthers ing. Satsuma was fore stretth was 707 . 5=™ RACE Thorpe's fine jockeyship won. Buckwa was all out be- lone when too late. ch the best. plonage came like & Index. Horse, Age. Weight. 1%m. str. : T i i Rut 1 13 Mainstay, & i 3 utter ... 3 Eakins, ¢ 11% 2 {1 Poweli. | 20 Bonibel, 3 31 i1 J. Reiff......0) 20 Shasta Water, 7 5l Dev k! 1 Whitcomb, & 614 61 |Kitey 3 5 Roadwarmer, 6. T e 7 - 1~ |Holme l20 w0 Time—, 3%. Winner, J. G. Brown & Co's b. § by Pardee- Caprice. Good erly, Second and third driving. He is follow- ' The winner was best. on Whitcomb, gave a rare good exhibition. ing_the wrong_vocation. Scratched—Royal Fan classification, also submitted interesting reports. All of the reports proved the as- sociation to be in a flourishing condition, financlally and otherwise. Louis Weinmann, president of the asso- clation, addressed the members on many interesting matters pertaining to the in- surance business. President Weinmann's remarks were listened to with unabated interest. He proved himself to be a very entertaining talker. “‘A spirit of unrest prevails in the un- derwriting business at the gresen( time and, for that matter, our business has been invaded by an uncertain quantity for the past year,” said Mr. Weinmann. “At no period within my knowledge has there been such an urgent need for the exercise of sagacity and good judfmenx than at the present time. This spirit of disquiet in coast has been brought about by inimi- gal legislation, demands for lower rates and the unreasonable attitude of a cer- tain portion of the press. Through the ACKNOWLEDGE A G000 YEAR in Coast Association Session. T O oS o Mra Mgurance, aad INTERESTING PAPERS READ| the ostilities thus, occasioned, much has | been done to give the people the impres- sion that insurance companies are banded together fo extort excessive premiums | upon small protection. - ““The fi e in fi d rith i CHIEF SULLIVANS FIRE DE-|,, fif ihiting mmmparmy s e margin, and we must educate the peo- ple, not only for the purpose of estab- fishing our business on a sound basis, but also to make them realize that a profit means full indemnity_to the insured in every honest loss. San Francisco has been the most profitable fleld of insur- ance on the Pacific Coast, chiefly owing fo tho efficiency of the Fire Department. Their efforts and carefulness have re- duced the number of preventable fires to a minimum.” In the afternoon the following papers were read: “Independent Adjusters,” E. P. Farnsworth; ““The Tribulations of a Local,” J. A. Faymonville; “The Salary Solicitor System in San Francisco,” R. C. Mederaft; “The Rat Rub,” Guy Francis; “A Brief Analysis of the Theory of Des preciation,” H. McDonald Spencer. The association will elect officers to serve for the ensuing year at this morn- Ing's session. The annual banquet wily be held this evening at Delmonico’s. —e————— Gimm rides an Eldridge bicycle. —_— e His Knife Was Handy. Matthew Price, a fireman, went into a clothing store on Market street, between President Weinmann Delivers an In- teresting Address Covering Many Important Fire Insurance Problems. The Fire Underwriters’ Association of the Pacific Coast opened its twenty-third annual session yesterday with a large at- tendance of members from all over the coast. Two sessions were held, one in the morning and the other in the after- noon. 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