The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 9, 1900, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1900 NEILL LOSES TO MOFFATT BY GROSS CARELESSNESS —_— The California Boxer Poses in the Ring and Is Knocked Out in the Eleventh Round by a Wild Right Swing. N e FlAGeco S RIS S R R e E EPPINGED. THE FIGHTS o w THE TRENHES I 0000 0000004005000 00000 0000000 - m without k. Moft edild ward ap »f doing at any mo- ¢ going. Moffatt never eleventh he land- with his right and ? the chin. It but it touched a I's knees bent un- r him and his eyes bulged out. The tantly and instinct! 1 bis first knock- the followers of 1 was tried to y, but he ss opponent, ling had n raised to help him to his feet, a defeated ferec not noticed s , his right t tter fell like & log, this time being ren- Jy uncomscious. He was car- , his corner, where he soon revived fon was in an uproar by this The police drew their clubs and red the ring of the crowd which it. Moffatt’s seconds were the unexpected turn affairs hugged their man and The Pavil nto as he passed Neill, reached over him, apparently¥ not knowing was doing. Neill recovereu left the ring crying. as a 2 to 1 favorite in all the bet- The mutuels at Harry Corbett's $14 70 on each dollar invested. Moffatt Takes Neill's Old Corner. Neill was the first to enter the ring. He wore 2 sack coat, his only other cloth- ing being his boxing trunks. Moffatt fol- Jowed him shortly afterward, clothed in 2 long which gave him an unu- | sually nee. He went over and hook with Nefll and at the same time the seconds were crossing to corners. Nefll had taken the southwest corner, the one in which he generally fights, but Mof- s second won the toss and insisted on his ma 1€ that corner. There was the idring conference, in | which Ref. eich, the two principals | all took an animated | athrobe, apy m clinches, When_the bell finally sent the men to- | gether Moffatt started at once on the ag- vacking Nelll into a corner, nded right and left Hghtly on | il then worked his way out f the corner and stumbled, leaving an opening for Moffatt, which the latter was not quick to avail himself of. The style of boxing of the two men proved similar and they seemed built on almost the same lines, Neill assumed tis crouching posi- tion frequently. Moffatt stood up straight. He landed a left in the face and got one in return. He came back again with an- other left in the face. t this time Nelll seemed suffering from tage fright, and he did not recover from it for a couple of rounds. As the men came together in the second round Neill R S % YUDGE GRacE LT LP TE As Caricaturist Warren Saw Well-Known Sportsmen at the Ringside, o L S e e O¢-0+6-+0-+Q | which Moffatt over- landed a light up- a hard right was m referee sent Moffatt 0 mo! steadily to mix m: first time in this r a over the his blows, wh 1& ones, and cam anded both right 7 1 man twice change offatt but Ch trying. left in stomach for the face guard a on the body, but not doing any damage. Neill caught Moffatt coming toward him Jjust before the end of the round with his but did no damage. tors seemed to scent the end ) hen the sixth round opened, and many left their seats. They seemed to think that Neill would commence to do his fighting and once In action that He opened procee v landing bbed with his left He caught Neill off his he end the fight abruptly. Nelll commenced his posing_at_this point and made a monkey of Moffat. He first jabbed him in the face and then stood in the middie of the ring and throughout the round let Moffat- hit at him at will. was a marvelous exhibition of blocking, Ne: bod emed fai with boxing gloves. H body unprotected appare Moffat tried to plant part of Nefll's 2nato was there to break the force of the biow. The spectators cheered the showing, but uld leave but wh D the updercurrent of conversation was to | the effect that Nelil should attend more cle: neither man doing much work. = Llow w a hard right on head, while Moffat landed one on the dy and in closing in got a light right in return. the aggressor throughout the nd. He landed a left on the ter consuming a lot of time in He tried a hard right swing ¢ head, but was wide of his mark. efforts were all directed for a time ding this blow. Moffatt seemed all for a time and apparently did not at to do. 3 the aggressor in the ninth round, missing a right swing and then jabbing Moffatt on the nose. Nelll landed a left on the face and a right on the . but Moffatt came back and stag- i him with a right on the throat. 3 continued_his Jabbing on the nose and staggered Moffatt in a mix-up with a right on the body. Just before the bell Moffatt sent Neill's head back with a straight right on the nose. Neill had ail the better of the early part of the tenth round. He landed a_left hook on the jaw and then ducked under a | from Moffatt. He kept uard end the latter could do nothing. Moffatt suddenly came back at Neill and landed several rights and lefts which shook the latter up. Moffatt’s Wild and Fatal Swing. At the beginning of the kleventh round, ed so fatal to Neill, the Cal fresh as when he start- e livened and Neill's friends nt that the end was in sight and that their man would be an easy win- ner. Moffatt was the first to show, land- ing a left on the face, which caught Neill going away and doing no damage. Neill 2ve a hard right in return and then Mof, att swung wildly at him with his right. The blow caught Neill on the vital point of the chin. His knees bent under him lot of {and his eyes seemed as though about to p out of his head. Moffatt way quick {)(?’s;e his advantage and landed several te and lefts on Nefll's head. The lat- | fented, having recovered his senses | in a degree, but Moffatt followed him around the ring. He was too excited to jand the finishing blow and missed a number of desperate swin; at Neill's head. He finally backed Nefll up against the ropes on the northern end of the ring and knocked him down until his body was suspended on the lower mgt Neill was dazed and Referee Welch helped him to his feet. tt was standing to the left of \5’¥fi‘gaund slightly behind him. As the N ocee “Placed Nelll on his feet Moffatt took deliberate aim at his chin and feiled him with a blow which resounded through out the building and above the uproar caused by the spectators. This time Neill was completely out, and Moffatt was de- clared the winner. The propcsed fifteen-round bout between Wiilie Cole and Toby Irwin was stopped ment later and landed again | y upholstered | his glove on any | the latter's glove | 1y to the business in hand and not | The seventh round was one of | /e 'REPATRICK INbuLGE D s / 9 OMMssienER \ MCNuv~ WwayTeED FoR A { e . @ 1 ol ce Lieutenant Andérson in_the | th round and was deciared a draw | ¥ Referee Welch. The interference of the police seemed uncalled for, as neither man | had been hurt and there seemed no likeli- | h them being injured. Cole | v of the rounds, | most blows and | unishment. He ion by a smali | his left with Cole blocking it | 5 men together or the fi “ole at once was on the aggressive and tried to corner Irwliy but failed to do s, ! twice but without right in return. by P fourt Suffered He s had ) the dec¢ Irwin could not e of S o t round by the referee. pell of slugging, | out of ame umn-anufi The be i was a pretty exhibition nl‘ s in the second | ich staggered Ir-| Irwin came back with left twice on the body. Cole tried a left for the face | »d, after which Irwin had the a sharp mixup. Jrwin again face, Cole showing his exertions Irwin land- | Cole round ened proceedi with a right best of Jabbed him in the some signs of At and from some ed a left in the round which s @ 3 2 "2 ® d back with h more slug- : boxers standing up, giving blow without regard to their defens. in again i the fourth roun: -pending on jabbing to keep hir Cole backed him into a corner an. d a_stinging blow flush on the mouth. Irwin kept trying with his left | or the body, but Ce v a'r)ghl]- ("h o Cole caught him with “ole landed left on the mouth at the opening of the fifth round and had Irwin | cking away. In a clinch Cole played a tattoo on Irwin’s body about the kid- | neys, Cole went down near the end of the ru‘;xn-! from a right on the mouth which drew blood. He stayed down nine | seconds. In the sixth round Cole landed | both right and left on the body, and in a clinch turned toward the veleres mng | | Irwin riy caught him napping. He | landed, but his aim was not g0od and the | blow did not ive. “Cole ducked a heavy left t_at the bell landed | a left on t / The seventh round | in its early ge was all Irwin’s. He landed ing hard in the face, | : through the ropes. | up the latter and he | iting fast. The crowd | ed Irwin for striking at Cole when | latter was recovering from a stumble sed by a wet spot in the ring near hi The wed down in the eighth’ round, man doing much | effective work and devoting most of their time to feinting. The ninth was livened | up a bit and In this Irwin's left eye was opened and bled rather freely. = | The tenth round was slow, being chiefly notable from the viclousness disniayed by | | Cole. The eleventh round was all Cole's, ‘I](- opened up Irwin's wounded eve and toward the end of the round landed right | and left several times on the face. In | the tweifth Cole in opened proceed and was hi d wi edings | v using his elbow. Im- | | mmums he was applauded for | fsmae clever work in Irwin's corner. The | thirteenth was irwin’s round. Cole slowe | iniz down considerably. In the fourteenth | | and last round Cole left his corner fairly | | on the run for Irwin. He landed two lefts in the face without serious damage when | lh_.e‘hpoll;(- topped proceedings, | e st preliminary wa | George Curran and Kid i‘mner:y ;’:&w;;: | won by the former in the seventh round, | George Green, Finnerty's second, threw | up the sponge to save his man from in- | evitable defeat. In the early rounds of the fight Finnerty had a lead, but try as | he would he couid not stop Curran. Tho latter stood a lot of punishment and then came back at Finnerty, beating him to a standstill. Finnerty then went down re- peatedly to avold punishment. He bled profusely from a bad cut over the right eye from an_injury he received in the third round. The fighting throughout was of the hurricane order, the amcunt of punishment the youngsters stood and the pace at which they fought being a mat- ter of surprise to the spectators. J. McGinley acted as referee. ksl | Policing the Fight. While the public school building on Tel- | egraph Hill was on fire on Wednesday and the lives of 500 children were endangered the Police Department could spare but one patrolman and a sergeant to handle the crowd and assist in saving the chil- dren. Last night at the prizefight there was a scuad of twelve men in charge of a lieutenant of police and a sergeant. They hgm El;ed the people vghlo had tickets of admission, many not being abl admittance to the bullding. ¢ \° Eain e Second Attempt at Suicide. C. S. Singleton, residing at 278 San Car- hos avenue, made a second attempt to {end his life yesterday morning, but only succeeded in producing a superfici wound on_ his neck whfch was gtltch;dl t the City and County Hospital, IHe ‘Went to a bathroom at his residence, | locked himself in and drew the blade of a { kitchen knife across his throat. His wife i forced the lock and found him on his ‘ knees over the bathtub, with blood flow- ing from his neck. Singleton will - be brought before the Commissioners of In- | sanity to-day. There are in Belgium 1 about the sgme number as ,800 teachers, in Kentucky, D PP eD e -0 e Ded 0B | Unpopular Decision Goes Against tha | | popular with the | pipe” on the pronc | presided. SHARKEY WINS FROM KENNY IN ONE FAST ROUND Easily Defeats His Antag- onist and Scores a Knockout. Sailor Is Reached but Once Effectively and the Punch S:rves Merely to Make Him Fight Harder. —— NEW YORK, June 8—Tom Sharkey easily defeated Yank Kenny in the first | round of what was to have been a twen- ty-five round bout before the Broadway Athletic Club to-night. Sharkey took the aggressive from the start and drove his antagonist all over the ring, and finally ended the battle with a right-hand smash on the jaw which put the big fellow down and out. Before the men entered the ring even money was offered that Kenny would | stay five rounds. g 4 As soon as they came out of thelr cor- ners Tom let go a harggleft to the ribs. Kenny tried to tarn his right | and missed, but as Tom came In he drove | his right to the body. This blow made Sharkey angry, and he went at Kenny | with a rush and let g0 a wiid swing that | went over the big fellow’s shoulder, and | Tom fell into a clinch. When they broke | Tom hooked his left twice to the chin and on to Shar- | key. They broke and Kes jabbed his | left to the face, but could not hold the sailor off, and he went to the ropes from | Tom’s rush, where he took left and right ion the head. He broke to the center | with Sharkey after him. Tom, with a right swing on the jaw, stretched Kenny {on the floor. Kenny tried to get up, but was unable, and was on his face when the count ended. Kenny was carried to | his corner, where he quickly revived and | was soon able to leave the ring. RAIN PREVENTS GAMES. | Contest Played. [ CORRECT STANDING OF THE CLURS. Clubs— W, L. Pet.; Clubs— W. L. Pet | Philadelphia 24 14 .632 Chicago 19 Brooklyn 16 563 Boston Pittsburg . 19 1547 Cincinnati 15 | St. Louls. 19 500/ New York...14 3¢ 4 | Philadelphia game was postponed on account of PHILADELPHIA, June 8.—The Cincinnati- T wed srounds. 7 —\AT . | BOSTON, June S.—Rain Interrupted the game \ arren—1y & |!n the third inning. After play was resumed three hits and some poor work by the Chicago # | infield gave Hoston five runs and the game. Attendance, 1500. Score: Clubs— R T Boston . ] [ 1 Chicago 5. 10 5 | Callahan and | Batteries—Dineen and § Donahue. Umpire—Hurst ltvan NEW YORK, June S—The St York game was | Three in Loui: BROOKL burg game wa g Xlyn-Pitts- acecount of ratn. American Asociation Games. CHICAGO, June 8.—Chicago, 3: Cleveland, 0. | KANSAS CITY, June S.—Kansas City, 11; 1o, 10. Bu June POLIS, S.—Minneapolis, 10: June S.—Milwaukee, 3; De- | MINN Indianapol MILWAUER troit, 2. —_——— RUSSELL LOSES. San Franeiscan. « CHICAGO, June S.—Frank Childs de- feated Fred Russell of San Franclsco in six rounds to-night at the Fort Dearborn Athletic Club. Russell put up a goqd fight and had the better of it up-to the | fourth round, but Childs got in enough to | win the decision. The decision was un- | pecta; 1 n the prelimina Jimm Lawler of San Franclsco was given the dec Jimmy Reader of Altoona, Pa. Burley Defeated. TACOMA, June S. — Paddy whipped Nick Burley here to Purtell ght in the | fourteenth round of what was to have had all the | but Purtell been a 25-round fight. Burle better of the first six rounds | hung on like a bulldog and grew stronger | as the fight progressed. Burle; threw up the sponge after he had been | ! seconds knocked down three times in the four- | teenth round, LUCKY ZICK ABRAHAM CASHES BOTH WAYS He Beats the Fight and Has a Win- ning Ticket in Love’s Lottery. Zick Abraham, the “well-known beook- | maker and poolseller, has announced to | his friends that on Monday next he will desert the ranks off bachelordom to be- come a benedict. Zick, In order to con- vince his assoclates that he had a “lead | itlon, produced a sz mutual issued by “Cupld” Danforth, which will be honored on demand. | The young lady to whom the fight pro- | moter has given his promise to be home | early every night after this weok iz Miss Flosste Blake, the daughter of the late J. Blake, a plonieer shoe merchant of Snan Francisco, who resides with her sister, Mrs. J. J. Murray, at Golden Gate | avenue. | The wedding w'll be a qulet affair and | the couple v.\;_x; on Tuesday morning start | for Kansas City, where they will sojourn for two weeks at the residence of Mr. Abraham's parcnts. If the groom can! spare the time it hicago, New York and Washington be- | re returning home. Zick gave out to the “boys” last night that his winnings on the Neill-Moftatt fight would carry him through on his trip, with money to $pare. ———————— WANT A PUBLIC PARK | MADE OF FOREST LANDS The Sempervirens Club, composed of chase of the big basin region of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Charles Wesley Reed The discussion was on the means neces- sary to secure the preservation of these lands. The club wiil in the near future take such action as is necessary to pre- sent the matter to the State or the Fed- eral government, both of which will be asked to assist in the purchase of this land, which covers 3500 acres, and to transform it into a big public park. Those who addressed the mecting were Waliace W. Everett, United States Divis- | fon of Forestry; California, Professor Dudley of Stanford and Captain F. L. Clark. st e o S Oro Fino Hqtertains. Oro Fino Parlor, Native Daughters of the Golden West, entertained a large num- ber of its friends last night in the banquet hall of the Nltlll‘ie :ona' B:éldnfi; ‘Which had been tastefully decora with potted | plants, ferns and other greens. The feat- ures of t by Catherine Holland, M. McCor- Hone Bear] Van Meter and the Athenian Quartet; violin solo by Ph y “The Oid Maid’s Lament.” This was by six members of the parlor, who told of their woes in song, each being attired in Jong white gowns. Then followed an_even- ing of dancing. Mail From Dawson. Special Dispatch to ‘The Call. VICTORIA, June 8.—The steamer Amur reached Comox to-night. She brings the the Dawson mail. | Boston Defeats Chicago in the Onmly | i WRRERVERARRARRRRRERRANT, ERREERERRRRRARERENRARERY,. b |8 | & &= | & ¥ | Se RERERRERRERERARERRRIRE R race Hal good sent ton. age, The Card day. Five ond, Six a Men’s & Suifs, $9.95. Don’t miss the Men’s $12.50 znu §$15 XBoys’ ¥Wa-loe Su 1s, $2,65—Sins for o boy: 3 to 8 years cld. str.ct.y al-wool bua :.‘501 s7 $a for Sufts, $§ 83— for A Tucky chance put us in possession of B dozen Jaranese Crepe GoIf Shirt and about 10 Negigee Crape Shir: their market value. popular summer Shirt ma come in sfripes and ehec’ tropes, blues and other new «ff ‘cts, the alwhite. To- das only special price wilbe.. & 4 € Ratulsenarie et Reean et e AL R NN AN AR AR AV ARG AR LA s A e WD PARRER - LOSES T0 YOUNG - PETER ICKSDN Colored Man Awarded Deci- Remarkable Testimony Is sion After Ten Rounds of Fast Kightling. JUCKE PERIS BADLY HURT AT NEWPORT TRACK j Boy Is Injured Internmaliy and Will Probably Not | | CINCINN. Perkins got the stretch. through on the rail and attempt _his mount to the front. Jam and crashed into the fence, throw ing Perkins against a post. picked up in an unconscious condition an probab! Perk of Lexington, at which p 1D of The Laundress at odd the second race. H. Wi winners. Five furlongs- wen, Theory s way second, Lady Callahan third One mile and twenty vards, sellinz—Tickful THE EMPORIUM. | THE EMPORIUM. | +«HE EMPORIUM. RN R IR R RN R R R R R R R RN RRERERR LR R R R YRR R R ARRRRERERR SR, Overstock Sale To-Day; st lish, strictly up-to-date sum- mer suils at a big reduc- tion 1o close out. Suits, $9 95 Far tro many cn hand of the sinzle-breasted saclc suits at $125) and £15)0. No season goods carried over {rom sea- son to season in thiz store; these suits mmst te sold vhile they are fash'onable; Sargae, Cheviots and Cass'mera ; twenty styles and co- crirgs, made up in & first-c ass manner, ¥12.5) and $15.00 Sng'e- Breasted Sick Suis for Menm, until further rotice... $9 25 cheviots, hands-me’y trimmed, desp sai'or or the new cost col ar, as preferred; ony abont 50 suits in this specaliy tougat Iot; our regular prices for these gradss, $345 93; syecial price {fo-iay ony . Toys 3t0 10 years old fancy cassimeres, w.th extra lorg cut blouce. trim ned with six rows ! sold reguarly by us at on! cond A Shiris, 77¢. at about half tha most The G)ifs inks, helio- T ey Ne'igee mai-l Surv.ve. 8—Jockey June 1 in the second at Ne: -/ The boy was on & Hoadle Temletta and had a | o position in the bunch coming down PS He saw a chance io come ATI, June an awful f: t to-day. to force The filly got in |9 The boy was ' & to St. Elizabeth Hos He is injured In die. is a colored boy, 20 vears of and has been riding for T. H. Stevens ce he resides. ise of the day was the victory s of 150 to 1 in son_rode three Weather fine; track fast. Re- sur; turlongs, selling~Ed Roth won, Lady cond, Hawthorné Princess third. Time, half furlongs—The Laundress ell second, Empress Lightfoot 1 k—Rotha won, Finem Respice 1:43, R R e g second, brightle S third. Time, One 'mile and an eighth, = Nettie Regent won, Virgle O second, Zelmet third. | i Time, 1:35. [ Five furlongs, seiling}-Robert Morrison won, | Problem sec itrate third. Time, 1:08. Six_furlon liing—Irls won, Margaret | Hageman second, Dr. 5. C. Ayres third. Time, | 1:16%. . ST. LOUIS, June 8.—Eocrys and Easter winning favorites to- were the only Results: fturlongs—Focrys won dna third. Time, 1: Amoroso Adelante second, | Athletic Sophle § sec- Time, half furlongs, selling—Judg on. “The. 0, Fibe third me, Vance won, King's High- Time, 1:14. | furlongs— won Capron second, Cathedral third. Time, | this M mile ana seventy vards, seiling—Faster Card won, tel second, Annie Oldfleld third. It ; | things NEW Grav Result One his intention to visit | pardee won, Lackland second, Monroe Doctrine | ¢1,q third. i3 Five furlongs—Glenellls won, Lady Georgiana third. Time, Six Gold One Toddy second, Peep o' Day third. Time, 1:47 3-5. Five and a half_furlongs—Vouch won. Fleet Wing second, Six Shooter thi Abo Pink 111 CHICAGO, men and women Interested in the pre- | meeting closed to-day with conditions un- servation of the forest lands of this State, favorable met last night at the Palace Hotel for the A Hawthorne stake for two-year-olds. The = asibility - | was nasty and sticky. Two of the B e e ‘g&.‘fl:l:k)‘oungslemxlh the West went to the | post—Miss Pennett and Silverdale. atter won was Miss of the bad track and was hardly fit. lera opens to-morrow. V' urionge—Lake Mills won, Old Mike socond. Maryiand Roserve third. ~Time, 1:30. | Six furlongs, selling—Handpress won, Braw | Dave Boyce, Lad seccnd, Emigre third. Ti i ¥ ‘One mile, selling—Barney s2cond, Thomas Carey thir Tim: o The Hawthorne stakes, five furlongs—Silver- Professor Zenger of | dale won, Invictus second, Miss Bennett third. Time, One Mellocole third. Time, MINNEAPOLIS, June 8.—A Times spe- clal Henny, who has returned from Skaguay, the programme were vocal selec- | reports the findis Cla; r below the fearned of the preservation of the body, but it was identified by the clothing and | Congress of German Neo-Philologleal the marks of pedals on the shoes and cer- | teachers in Leipsic has just sed upon tain other mariks. A reward of 31000 had | the independence of increa: study in been offered for the recovlyy of the body. ANAHEIM, June 8.—John Rogers is dy- ing with lockjaw as the result of an as- sault ton a week ago. firsc returning Klondikers this season and assaulted him, while all _acted in self defense. nd, but the track was not harmed. | mile and three-quarters, hurdles—Hardy Time, 3:1 ened. Janice second, | {REC, furlongs—Trumpet won, Hesper second, @'Or third. Time, 1: mile and a sixteenth—M-Meekin won, Time, 1:08 3-5. ling —Kensington won, Time, ut six furlong: Domino secon , Grayless third. to the running of the §I8 ‘The | ery easily and Mi: oten for the place by Invictus Pennett has been worked little Har- Results: me, and 114 1:06%. Reminder second, Clayson’s Body Found. day. from Tacoma, Wash., says: M. J. of the body of Fred bicyclist, on a , the murt ar o pids. Nothing was Blow Causes Lockjaw. made by George Dickson at Fulier- i sze ers claims Dickson e b YOUNG PETER JACKSON. O+6406000040000000 DENVER, June S8.—At the Colorado | Peter Jackson of | given a well-earned decision over Kid Parker of Denver at the end of a ten- | round. gv at 140 pouna welght while the Kid tipped the beam at The fighting was the fastest er witnessed in Francisco was Jackson was full 137 pounds. and the battle the best Science was thrown winds and both men indulged in their fa- that of mixing city. vorite form of fighting, g Parker began with a rush and continued | YORK, June S.—Alternate sun | to close in on Jackson for several rounds. | and showers marred the racing to-day at | His stiff punches and uppercuts and jabs did not seem to | would frequentiy | started in to hold the Kid, and for two rounds hung on to him, with the result Parker's wind was serfously weak- Referce Billy repeatedly, and had other matters been equal ker would have earned the decision through Peter's breach of the rules. At | different perlods in the battle both men were worn and tired and have gone out with but littie effort on the | part of the other. But in the last minute of the tenth round and during a mix when | both were hammering each other with ut- s : | ter disregard for accurate aim Peter hai June S.—Hawthorne's firsted, brought his right over to the Kid's ! jaw and jabbe eve, flooring him. nearly the lunit. much, who | hard. efther might into his right remained He was groggy when he tarose and managed to keep away from Jacksen, who seemed to lack the energy 1o go after him until the gong sounded | for the close of the round. The referee pointed to Jackson, who sat silently in his corner wl"l,llebf}lddy Bishop, caressed him since coming from St. Louis on account | po sr%Gal e favorite in the betting at 25 to 10, and much money was lost by the Parker followers. The most interesting prelim'nary between Fred Maynard, the jockey, and a local, who fought at 104 ounds respectively. the decision. ENGLISE STILL OPTIONAL. mile “and_ three elehths, eIl i’ | Unexpectsd Action Taken by School Hlazes won, Bummer second, Guess Me , 2:3%. Reform Conference in Berlin. BERLIN, June 8.—The Nationai School Reform Conference was continued to- Despite the expressed wish of Em- peror William that English should be ef- fectually taught in the Gymnasium, a majority of the delegates decided to leave the status of the English as which means Englisi ning on the average at the age of 17, and then being only opticnal, like Hebrew. This declslon is surprnising, because the his manager, Maynard got it is now, instruction begin: English and of employing Englishmen as instructors. ——— Will Investigate Alcoholism. BERLIN, Jure $.—Dr. Studt, Minister of Education, has just Instruet- ed the statistical bureau to colleet cksen claimed he | terlal regarding the disastrous effects of aleoholism upon the nation. 0a M Back Dongla toss and and serviceab'e cense Cio'h B’c;undéboks, of 250 t well boe: | R R e ) . Young to the Peter Par- tenderly. was Prussian in the most appraved summer sh two shades of brown and pear!. up-to-date hats ~+n1ct be bought at any g A special sale fo #ood paper and we 1 priatad. price 35c ; our special prica. GoidenRule Bazaar. CALIFORNIA'S LARGEST--AMERICA'S GRANDEST STORE. | According to testimon: | whose home is in San Francisco, gave ev | though it was a_ spirit, he was jns On Saturday oniy—on special sale’ in Cigar gzpar!ment, Rotun-3 Alexander Hum-=-x boidt Gigars, 3 3 for 25¢c; A e PN Wien’s $3.45 Hais—To-Day $2.65. Choice of oar eatice line of Men $3.45 §iff and Fodo-a Hits—the 3 <tiff hat< in the new Youman Soring 'y b ock. b ack o= brown; tke Fedora+ % =3, in black, & More sty = ico. 3 special sale Sziurday onlv .. B D GBS ain Floor—Off Rotunda. s ée s ; com! n~ers tha y to-dz are reg- enlr, PPN T PR PR LR Sc. day only in main aisls, near emtranc itles of croice fiction, essays and claasi ni in cioth, with attracti i anEaas RoARLAGRAK Loy T TR PP P PP ENGAGED 0 ED GHOST 0 A DEAD ACTER Set Forth in Sait for Divoree. S — Spectal Disvateh to The ST. LOUIS, June S.—TIt developed to-day from depositions filed in the Cireutt Court that the ghost of Wililam J. Fl the celebrated actor, and at one tii partner of Joseph Jefferson, will play a leading part In a St. Louls divorce su't which comes up for trial here next Tues- day. : The case is that of Mrs. Lou whose husband, Charles L. Bates, to resist a legal separation from his wife introduced, Mrs. B.:np.w is engaged to marry the spirit o W. J. Florence in the next world. Mrs Bates, ording to evidence, that Bates | she made love at different times to the | ghost of the departed actor. Mrs. Bates is plaintiff in the sult for g:vor(‘& The husband is the head of the amond_department of a la velry house. The bringing of the lvorce suft by Mrs. Bates last fall caused a surprise. Mrs. Louls N. Patterson, a daught (sl;‘n(;‘e against her mother in which she “Mamma never went to church. She spoke to me frequently of Mr. Floren ghost and told me that he wofld be husband in the next world. Mrs. Esther B. Biggers of San cisco, another daughter, is also against her mother. She added a t the ghost evidence by stating that Mrs. Bates had a picture of Mr. Florence on the wall of her room. Mrs. Mattie Brazil of Kirjwood gave most important testimony ~ about the d in part: ghost. She “Mrs. Bates has often spoken to me of meeting the ghest of Willam Florence, an actor long since dead. She told me how she made lcve to his spirit, and when I was Qublous she informed me that as tangible as if he had been mortal and (;- isted In flesh. Mrs, Bates sald to me ‘1T am a spiritualist, and believe that the spirit can appear in the perso Whenever It appears it ean dominate t actions of any person 1t pervades.' “Mrs. Bates also told me that her h band would dle—that she had a prem tion to that effect. and named the d. Mrs. Bates during part of her reside: . Louls was one of the leading mem- of Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church. She was admitted Into the high est social circles up to the time she es poused !g!rli\xallsm. Mrs. Bates has al- w had a fondnes for the stage. HERMAN OELRICHS SWINGS ON A TRAMP Lards a Few Heavy Uppercuts on an Intruder Who Spoke Insultingly to His Wife. Special Dispatch to The Call. EW YORK, June 8.—A special to the World from Newnert, R. I, says: Mrs. Herman Oelrichs was walking about the grounds of her new villa on Bellevue ave- nue, early on Thursday evening, when she met a stranger prowling around the orem- ises. Mrs. Oeirichs inquired his business ar receiving an unsatisfactory reply. ordered him from the grounds. Th stranger made an insulting remark an refured to go. At this point Mr. Oeirichs appeared on the scene unexpectedly. What followed was of short duration., as Mr. Oelrichs landed a few uppercuts, cross- counters and short-arm punches that set- tled all further argument. When the In- truder recovered from the effeets of the shock he ran wildly from the grounds. smpialr vt TO END LABOR TROUBLES. Building Trades Council in Kansas City Decides to Dissolve. KANSAS CITY. Mo., June S.—The Buiiding Trades' Council decided by a unanimous vote to-night to dissolve. This actlon, It Is believed, will put an end to the labor troubies in Kansas City, as the principal grievance of the contractors who recently declared a lock-out against the unions was the sympathetic strike annoyance originating through the TrAadcs (k:u‘“".“l.h council ordered a 2 e n- eral mirlke of ail the bullding trades. i the cfty, but the individual unions did net as a rule heed the order. il iersic 85 New Bowling Record. DUBUQUE, lowa, June 8.—George Schreiner of this city established & new bo-llng. record to-day by making & score of 257 in a single game.