The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 23, 1901, Page 10

: 10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1901 ' LOWELL AND BERKELEY TO PLAY FOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP ¢ g f{IGH SCHOOL RAIN RETARDS ELEVENS IN A { PLAY ON THE DECISIVE GAME; TENNIS COURTS Are the Best Two Representatives | The Enthusiasts 2 Watch Their of the Academic Athletic Opportunitizs to Play Be- League. tweea Showers. and naturally the most demic Athletic be played this | | The wet weather of the past week made play on the tennis courts rather light. A few enthusiasts took advantage of the occasional dry periods and some good matches were . played. The courts in | | Golden Gate Park dry much more rapidly | than most clay courts, because of the ofl | on the surface. The clubhouse being buil(; in the park is a substantial one and is | being fitted with every convenience. Play- ers will be supplied with both lockers and hower baths. Probably the most interesting tourna- nent from the players' point of view is the Sixteenth s. The semi- completed -and High schools’ will on for the championship Academic League. Both | n record Sn the he straight handicap singles. An affair his kind was held last Sunday on ghe | ifornia Club courts and proved a suc- | cess. a class tournameni, as a rule, in each class is so far superior | t that the outcome is never in | In a straight handicap there is | ncertainty, and each man has or | have, an equal chance. In the| tournament of last Sunday the “sixth” | of handicapping was employed and rked smoothly. T tem has been | for several year the East and surprising that local cracks have been so slow to recognize its merits. Each glven a number according to his , and as the handic: are all fig- ut in the Guide, the odds received | each player can be seen at a glance. rtain men enter the local tournaments | the intention of playing only one and if they win this match they | t out some man who is desirous of play- | ing throughout the tournament. As a | it might be well to sug- | men withdraw before the | played and let the match go | ser by default. Much better re- i be obtained if this were done. left to fight for first hor and Kidd Keegan..... Badwin... Herrin Fal is e , wh) | wi receive a handic of thirty.” | Shyuld Smith reach the finals his oppo- nest, whether Armsby or Gibson, would PICTURESQUE ATHLETES INTRODUCE SPORT VASCO receive odds of “thirty and one-sixth.” The park courts are exceedingly popu- lar, but are not numerous enough to ac- commodate the hordes that swarm to the park on Sundays. Many more courts will have to be built, as the players will be much more numerous by spring time. —_————— CRICKETER RICHARDSON LEADS ALL THE BATSMEN | Averages of the Leading Players of Several Coast Cities Shown in the Table. The batting and bowling averages of the players in matches held under the management of the California Cricket As- sociation have been prepared and show the name of Harold B. Richardson of the | Pacific Cricket Club well at the head of the batting list. After an interval the | | averages of W. H. Howard of the Sunta | Cruz Club, Bert Bird of the Alameia Club and H. R. Elliot of Sacramento are | close together. The performances of the leading batsmen of the Alameda, Pacific, Sacramento and Santa Cruz Cricket clubs are shown in the tabl Exciting Game Is Seen in All Its Beauty on the Court at Cen- tral Park. the i developed from city yesterday | r sprinkling of d a number of e intro@uction of | a band enlivened the game of s and striped jerseys, esque appearance on g and throwin ‘chistera, remarkable between the “bl 2. the “r was where e middg of he ball to " she g it on the fly | the game the ball ggs that it reboungyd other without touch- Fua0AY BATSMAN AND CLUB. ublic game will be played =z — [ HOUNDS WILL MEET H. B Richardson, Pac..| § 6 103 300 50.00 NEAR BURLINGAME CLUB)| 14| 7 ——— ramento.| 6| Ground Is in Condition to Com- s B mence the Season With San Ma- 18 teo Hunt Club Draghounds. i The rain has now softened the ground 4 sufficiently f -country riding, and 11 - already one informal run of the San Ma- (A- W- Whding, Pacific..| 13 teo Hunt Club has been held. A regular | G P, Coles, Pacifi | u meet of ‘the club will take place in front | H. C. Casi 16 of the clubhouse of the Burlingame |A. G, Sheath, § J Country Club on Thanksgiving day at| g 5 wors® srcits 2 9:30 in the morn A list of fixtures for | R. L. Reynolds, Sac 5| g. the coming month is being prepared by Colonel Walter S. Martin, secretary of | _*Not out the Hunt Club, and will be issued to | - B | “Bert Bird of Alameda stands at_the T mting 15 st bl 1ts own in Great | Bead Of the list of bowlers, though H. F Britatn, = notwithstanding = the norcas | Elliot of Sacramento, H. C. Casldy and ade by wire fencing. There cre 1r0ads | Harold B. Richardson of the Pacific Club - - ndetin B are tWenty | ore close upon his heels. The perform- packs of stagtounds in England and five T e beintina binien o in Treland. England supports 166 packs | 2SS Of the principal bowlers In asso- bt foxhounds. Irelend - toenty vix PACKS | clation matches are shown In the table: Scotland eleven. Of harriers there are 115 | | [ packs in England, forty-ive in Ireland | | & i1k and four in Scotland. There are fifty-one | pown 5 H 215 ks of beagles and ~eleven of stag. | BOVWLER AND CLUB.| ¥ z|2 ounds. This is & total of 454 packs in | & e m;‘ Unlt;dfllg&n%doma Amohnx them are | ALY registered 24, ounds, with probably as | 5 many more “out to walk,” that is, belng | It ¥ mion mocasereel 322 5|58 raised by farmers for their owners. | B B : 2 | 738 T A i o C 61 | 7.63 e - Scotchmen Form Club, AT # | i A considerable number of enthusiaetic | H. Ward Sr., Alameda. 10 | 10.60 Scotchmen of this city and Oakland hald | § J; Qickeon. Sta Cruz.| &1 1 | 1Le a meeting last night at Scottish Hall for | . ‘6, ‘oo e Cru| 165 | e cers were elected, committees were appointed and by-laws were adopted at the meeting. The Park Commissioners have instructed Superintendent McLaren to construct a bowling green in Golden Gate Park on the old music stand site for the use of the members of the club. —_——— INEOLVENT BUILDER—William A. Hicks, carpenter and builedr, San Francisco, filed a petition in insolvency yesterday in the United States District Court. He owes $298 and nul Will Soon Launch New Yacht. The yacht which is being built for a syndicate of members of the San Fran- | cisco Yacht Club is nearing completion, | but will probably not be | the early part ol) Dec;mbe e s hel George ¥. Whitney and Miles T. Baird have become the owners of a new gaso- line launch, in which they ran over from the city to Tiburon early in the week. The names of both will be put up for election at the Coriuthian Yacht Club. { the purpose of organizing & bowling club, ( | | Do assets. 1 B LEASHMEN LOOK FOR PALO ALTO TO MEET BEACON America’s Best Hounds Are Prom- ised for Next Wesk’s Cham- pion Stake. The champion stake which has beon announced by the Union Coursing Park management for next week's attraction is awaited with eager anticipation by tae ratrons of the sport. Among other features, and one that will bring out the leashmen in force, is the fact that America’s greatest grey- hounds, Palo Alto and Beacon, have been promised for the eve ‘With these rival coursers entereG in a sixteen-dog stake, the probabilitizs of their meeting in the final are more than gocd. The possibility of such a deciding couvrse is enough to enthuse every follower of the game. As a youngster, Bescon had a shade the better of Geary’s speedy one in the matter of winning performances, but later Palo Alto comm.enced to improve, and to an extent that the palm, not only as the fastest dog in America, but was corridered the equ.ul of any courser ever d. The black and whiic champion has shown his ability to outdo Curtis’ next best hound, young Rector, in any kivd of a trial, and 15 not lacking in support ; against any other hourd now in the run- long retirement ing effect on his admirers, and as after stake was drawn without a mention of the great blue dog's name, the coursing enthusiasts gave up hope cf seeing him on tne field, in form again or at all. When Curtis aominated his kennel ! king-pin for the big John Grace cup | stake the wise ones declared that the long respite from open had dimmed the prospects of Beacon's chances of getting within the big money. As the stake progresscd, however, and Beacon showed a de-ided after each course the knowing ones were not slow in figuring that Curtis was out for first money and had his champion ready and primed to 3o the distance for the much-coveted honors. Beacon's complete viciory over his ken- the head of the with only Paio Sisquoc, having a and probably charice to deprive him of his exalted posi- tion, for this season at least. Albert Curtis has hred Cavalier to Cash. This experimentzl inbreeding rep- resents a_double cross through Rockette, Cavalier being Ly Emin Pasha and Cash by Chartist, both whelped by Rockette. Curtis once before tried inbreeding through Rocketle, with poor results. Bea- con, by Skyrocket, was bred to her, ske by the same sire. Fly by Night and Bed of Roses, ordinary performers, weic | whelped by _this cross. Fortuna Favi high-class greyhound_ sent on by George ayton of Lincoln, Neb. Wayfarer was bred to Metallic Octo- ber 19, Sylvanus was bred ro Jennie Wilson November 17. The last service of the late For Free- dom, the wonderful courser and _sire, was’ to Flyaway, she by Flying Buck- Carmen, November 2. The litter will be raised by Captain Condrey of Sacra. mento, who reared the open plaing cham pion, Aeolus, and will ie eligible for nex: year's Futurit ————— CHAMPION JEFFRIES LEAVES FOR THE SOUTH Shooting Trip, Thanksgiving at Home and a Boxing Tour on His Itinerary. OAKLAND, Nov. 22.—Champion Jim Jeffries left this evening for Fresno for a shooting trip with Colonel Perry. He will meet his brothers at Fresno and go with them to Los Angeles, where they. will enjoy Thanksgiving day with their parents. Billy Delaney and “Kid” Eagan took the evening train for Portland. They will arrange a short tour for Jeffries to glve boxing exhibitions along the northern cir- cuit to New York. —_——— \ Gans Defeats Billy Moore. BALTIMORE, Nov. 22.—Joe Gans of Baltimore te-night easily knocked out Billy Moore of St. Louis in the third round of what was to have been a twenty-round bout before the KEureka Athletic Club. ————— New Polytechnic High School. The Board of Education requested ghe Board of Supervisors yesterday to add to the list of school bulldings in the pro- go!ed bond issue a new Polytechnic High chool costing $150,0u, to be located in the district bounded by Grant avenue, Market, Eddy, Devisadero and Jackson streets. The Board of Works approves the recommendation and concurs in the estimate of cost. he was awarded | coursing trials | improvement | nte has been bred to a | UNIVERSITY MEN WILL COMPETE ON THE ESTUARY Semi-Annual In—tc;class Rac:s in Four-Oared Barges to Ee Held To-Day. The Boating Association of the Univer- sity of California will hold its semi-an- nual inter-class races ihis afternoon or San Antonlo Estuary. There is a keen spirit of rivalry among the crews, each being confident of victory. Last year the sophomores won the Zour-dared barge race, and this ycar's junior crew contairs three of last year's sophomore crew. ‘Tae course is one mile in length, beginning at | Webster street bridge and finishing near | Sessions Basin, where tne spectators will | gather to witness the results. There wili | be two preliminary neats, freshmen ys. | sophomores, and juniois vs. seniors. The | final will be betweed ihe two winners. The senior crew_consist< of Gorrill, bow; Grundelfinger, No. 2; R. Kelly (captain), No. 3; E. H. Harley, siwroke, and J. Ep- | pinger, cockswain. The junior crew con- sists of B. H. Cerf, buw; W. Brown, No. 2; W. Pitéhford, No. §; S Smith (captain), stroke, and Smithson, ccckswain. (n the sophomore crew are K. Blowers, bow; S. Bunnell, No. 2; J. E. Roadhouse, No 3; J. B. White (captain), stroke, and I Mandel, cockswain. 'she representatives of the freshmen class are R. Hackley (captain), bow; Frank, No. 2; Grindley, No. 3; Auloft, stroke, and J. Cahill, cock swain. The Ariel Rowing Club will hold its an- | nual entertainment to-night in Saratoga | Hall. 1t will be a masquerade ball, unaer the management of the foliowin, E. J. ) Lynch, floor director; Robert Lllis and Ed Smith, assistant floor directors; J. A. Geddes, N. A Denoir, W. M. Ross, Charles Wilson, W, McGee, E. C. Sten- berg, Johnson Hardy and W. T. Howe, members of committée. The assistance of the other v boat clubs has been prom- ised and a large attendance is expected. The regatta of the Olympic Boat Club | at Belvedere on Sunday was highly_suc- cessful, the water being smooth and the day bright and pleasant. Except for tihe fact that the short hours of daylight pre- clude crews from practicing together in the evening the winter season is much more suitable for rowing than the sum- mer. The removal of nearly ail the yachts behind Tiburon leaves the waters of the cove more unobstructed than in summer, when it Is scarcely possible to pick out a clear course for boat racing. %lven on Sunday a small boat anchored in the course proved a serious obstacle to the outrigged skiff men on their return after rounding the stakes. If the Olympic boatmen succeed commodious clubhouse at Tiburon rowing some good oarsmen should be developed | from so large a number of athletic young men as are to be found in the Olympic Club. | (At the annual meetin | Athletic Union recentl: held in the New | York W. B. Hinchman of the Alameda | Boating Club, presidert of the Pacific Association, was chosen a vice-president for the coming year. I. E. Sharp, a well- known Eastern athlete, acted as repre- sentative of the Pacific Association. The telegraphic reports of the meeting do rot state what disposition was made of tne application of the local assoclation to ex- tend its jurisdiction over Oregon, Wasn- ington and the Hawailan Islands. of the Amatcur e T Two Footpads Under Arrest. John Connelly, who gives his occupa- tion as a marine fireman, was arrested early yesterday morning by Policeman McNamara and Detectives Ryan and O'Dea on a charge of robbery. The com- plaining witness is R. Ornes of Menlo Park, who came to the city Thursday. the last train and continued 'his libations. About daylight yesterday morning he left 2 saloon at Fifth and Mission streets to go to the devot to catch the first train for home. He was followed by Connelly, who knocked him down, it is alleged, and robbed him of his gold watch. Willlam Greenway. allas “Mush” was booked yesterday by Policemen Regan, O’Connell and McQuaide on a charge'of robbery. He is accused of robbing C. J. Hansen at Second and Tehama streets early Sunday morning of his watch and $2 l?“h' Greenway is well known to the police. e S il Ball at Teutonia Hall. A grand concert and ball will be given by the singing section of the Gesellschaft Teutonia at Teutonia Hall to-morrow night. The affair promises to be one of the most successful ever given by this popular soclety. X —————————— Family Allowance Ordered. An order was made in Department § of the Superior Court yesterday fixing the family allowance of Jean McGregor Boyd, guardian of Alexander Boyd, the capital- ist, who was declared an incompetent a short time ago, at $2000 a month. and several of the arks into the lagoon | in getting a mew and | will enjoy quite a boom among them and | He had such a go6d time that he missed o+ N HANDBALL PLAYERS NOW ENGAGED IN THE OLYMPIC CLUB TOURNAMENT. 0 o HANDBALL MEN COMPETE IN THE OLYMPIC COURT Exciling Contests in the Various Classes of the Championship Tournament. Unusual interest is being shown in the handball towrnament of the Olymplc Ath- | letic Club. All available space in the gal- lery is taken every night by enthusiasts who applaud the clever plays when they are not shooting shafts of wit at the play- ers. The standard of the game is unusu- | ally high, while the court, according to | Fitzgerald, the world’'s champion, has no equal in this country. The playing has been close, showing clever handicapping on the part of Cap- tain George James and J. J. Gleason, who had it in charge. Handball has taken a firm hold on the members of the club, having attracted many men from other forms of sport. It at unce furnishes exercise and relaxation, | by a lively antagonist. | ‘The games last night resulted as fol- | lows: George James beat N. A. Hewson, | 21—-12; 6—21; 21-3. VZIM';UGreen beat R. B. Bowman, 21—6 | . T. L Fitzpatrick beat F. C. Wegener, | 21—19; 21—19. | The games to-night will be between W. Cartwright and G. Littlefleld; T. Powers | and T. Kennedy, and H. Cordes and C. Melrose. | —_——— SEEK TO HAVE A DEED SET ASIDE Claim Property Was Conveyed With- out Any Other Consideration Than an Unfulfilled Promisa. Lilian B. Hardy and Harriet A. Parlin are suing Ada C. Martin, administratrix of the estate of Robert Cralg Chambers, | to recover two-thirds of a tract of land in Butte County which they allege they conveyed to Chambers a short time be- fore his death. They allege that the Butte County Jand was part of an estate bequeathed to Chambers in trust for them by Mrs. Chambers, thelr aunt. According to their complaint, they were living with their aunt when she became Mrs. Chambers and were treated with such kindness aft- er the marriage and after the death of Mrs. Chambers that they had no hesi tancy” in complying with Chambers’ re- quest that they deed the property to him, | especially, as they allege, when he told them that after his death they would be ‘well nrovided for. Chambers dled intestate in April, 1901, and no provision was made for them by the heirs of his estate, which is valued at $1,500,000. Thev now want the deed of convs nce set aside and their title to | HEIRS of a separate estate owned by Mrs. Cham- bers, restored. —_————— Fishermen Attack an Officer. Deputy J. H. Davis of the Fish Com- mission had an encounter with a gang of five illegal fishermen at Rodeo Thurs- day night. < Davis located some law- breakers at Rodeo and apprehended them in the act of pulling undersized fish into thelr beat. He caught one of the fellows and the other four ran away. The pris- oner also escaped while the deputy was | getting the paraphernalia ready for trans. portation to some place where it might e stored pending a settlement of the case. The five men then returned with knives in their hands and made a fieree attack on the officer. He drew his re- volver, however, and after a few shots the attacking party fled. as u player cannot take business or other | cares into the court when he is opposed | the property, which they allege was part | GOLFERS ACTIVE ON MANY LINKS ABOUT THE BAY Professional Tournament on Eur- lingame Club Grounds Thanks- giving Day. Thanksgiving day will be a busy one among the golfers around the bay. On the links of the Burlingame Country Club there will be a professional tournameat. There will be contests for the members of the San Francisco, Oakland and Sau- salito Golf clubs. The professional tour- nament at Burlingame will be over thir- ty-six holes, medal play, beginning at 10 o'clock in the morning. The first prize will be $50 and the second man will re- ceive $25. The Country Club links are in excellent condition, the grass being plenti- fui but not high enough to hide the ball. Luncheon will be served at 1 o'clock, at which hour a concert on the porch of the clubhouse will begin. Members of tennis, golf or hunt clubs are invited to make use of the clubhouse on that day, and the secretary intends to put in his time in convincing those who may accept the invitation that they are reafly and truly welcome. The profes- sionals who are expected to take part in the tournament are Willlam Johnstone of the San Franciseo Golf Club, open champion of the Pacific Coast; George Smith of the Oakland Golf Club, “Jim" Melville of Del Monte, F. J. Reilly of the Burlingame Country Club and Alexander Bell, who was with the San Rafael Golf which are now in good trim, the season will be formally opened with the first competition for the Gceodall cup, over thirty-six holes, medal play, eighteen holes being played in the morning and the remaining eighteen in the afternoon. Handicaps not exceed- ing eighteen strokes will be allotted and | entries should be made with the steward not later than 6 p. m. on Tuesday, No- vember 26. ‘The members of the Sausalito Golf Club will hold a tournament on Thanksgiving day for the Foster cup. The following entries have already been received: Ma- Jor T. W. M. Draper, Frank B. Findley, A. Starr Keeler, H. Clay Miller, George E. Butler, W. P. Horn, Reginald W. Ma- gon Dr. H. Mays and W. G. Morrow. Some of the officers of the United States Fish Commission’s steamer Albatross, which is lying off Sausalito, will probably enter, while Worthington Ames and Leon- ard Chenery are yet to be heard from. The contestants will go round in pairs, and the one who makes the lower score in each pair will continue to the next round. The contestant who makes the lowest medal score for the day will be the winner of a special prize, and the last man left in the tournament will win the Foster trophy, which is at present held by Frank B. Findley. The special prize and the cup may both fall to the same man. The Fort Baker course, with the excep- tion of the first three holes, is in good order. It is probable play will begin at the fourth hole, the round being com- pleted by playing the fourth, fifth and ixth holes twice. The directors of the Sausalito Golf Club have made arrange- | ments for a flock of sheep to graze onm the links, to keep down the over-luxuri- ant grass and level the inequalities of the ground. The tournament committee of the San Francisco Golf Club will arrange a handi- cap of some kind for Thanksgiving day, but its exact details have not yet been determined. This afternoon it is likely that the first round of the competition for the Coun- cil's cup will be completed. The handi- cap match play tournament which began some time ago was won by H. C. Golcher, who defeated W. H. La Boyteaux in the final round. The first contest of the season among the ladles of the San Francisco Golf Club, an approach-putting competition, took place last Monday morning and was won by Mrs. R. Gilman Brown. A handicap contest will be held on Monday morning, November 2, for a cup presented by Miss Florence Ives. Entries closed on Thurs- day and plays begins at 9:39 on Morday {n(‘{nlnz. "l'hPl Jadles intend to hold con- ests regularly on Monday morn! throughout the winter. H g —_—— DEPUTY REGISTRARS OBJECT TO DISMISSAL Appeal to the Auditor, but Walsh Says He Discharged Them for Cause. Frank Preble and W. Bausman, former deputies in the Registrar’s office, filed a complaint yesterday with Auditor Wells that they had been discharged from thetr pesitions and two Democrats from the ordinary clerks’ civil service list—F. P, Ruddick and T. P. O’Brien—had been ap- pointed in their places. The petitioners requested that the demands of their suc. cessors he held up pending an investiga- tion. which Auditor Wells promised to do, Registrar Walsh savs that Preble and Bausman were employed as temporary deputies for six weeks and they were lot out when there was no further need of their services. Walsh says that Ruddick and O'Brien were not appointed in their places, but were retained as competent men. Walsh says there were other r. the discharge of the two men. nug be courts an . investigation. Waish says Preble was unreliab): and Bausman was guilty of a breach of confidence n ryn ning to Auditor Wells with the returneq envelope of a prominent Republican whe had moved from his district and so lost his vote. ———— WATER FOR MUNICIPAL BuTj, ~ The City Attorney filed an opinton ’y’el::gg-y that the city may not expend each month e than one-twelfth of the $15.000 available to pay Afor water for bublic buildings. for | ;STORM UPSETS CALCULATIONS OF - DUCK - SHOOTERS Do Not Expect Good Sport Uatil the Weather Conditions Settle. The storm of the present week has up- set the calculations of the gunmen and they do not expect good shooting again until the weather settles. The rain has formed ponds in every direction and the ducks are scattered over a wide area. The men who shoot about Mount Eden were counting on the high tides which will come to-day, to-morrow and Mon- day to provide ponds which would at once attract the ducks and kill the mosquitoes, which are a great pest. The rain did some of the work the tides were expected to_accomplish, Up in Kichardsons Bay, near Sausalito, there are thousands of canvasbacks. Lney are difficult to approach, as they shy at any moving object and seem to Keep just outside the range of a shotgun. Three members of the Willow Lodge Club secured eighty ducks last Sunday at their preserve near Mount Eden. Otto Priest secured fifteen ducks near Mount Eden, L. Thiebault getting four and Joe Bigerstaff six. Oscar Fisher and a friend killed twen- ty-six quail near Belmont. O. Schwaners killed twenty-two quail near the same plac Paul Kingston secured twelve canvas- backs on the Alameda Gun Club pre- serve, near Surf, on the Sonoma marsh. Frank Schultz will try the marsh about Mount Eden to-morrow for ducks. The members of Spooney Gun Club se- cured about a dozen birds each on their Mount Eden preserve last Sunday. in the party were: L. R. Larzalere, Pail Bekeart, Dr. Short, George Morse and Mr. Guyatt. Had the rain held off they counted on great sport to-morrow owing to the unusually high tide. The members of the Field and Tule Club are noted practical jokers and are always looking for new victims. President A. M. Salelds is their latest game, and was compelled to stand a lot of their badinage last Sunday. It all came about through his clalm to distinction as a caller of ducks. He stood on the veranda of the clubhouse near Suisun and without arti- ficial aid commenced to give the mallard call. Soon it was taken up in every direc- tion and the marsh seemed alive with ducks, although none were in sight. Mr. Shields did not know it at the time, but his fellow-members had armed themselves with duck calls and were answering him. The members of the club enjoyed excel- lent sport on Sunday. J. B. Coleman was high gun, getting the limit bag of fifty. Among_the members on_thie marsh were +. T. Wirtner, H. B. Hosmer, W. Bay, H. L. Miller, Louis Titus, J. Homer -\Blnl_.I Shields, Dr. A. T. Derby ell. ~five head of elk, the last rep- resentatives of great herds which at one time roamed over the San Joaquin Val- ley, are becoming a problem to people near Bakersfleld. The oil derricks have driven them down into the valleys from the foothills and they are becoming quite destructive. They are at present on the Miller & Lux ranch. Under the State law they are carefully preserved. They are not molested, although a vaquero will once in a while throw a riatta over one Jjust for a little recreation. There is a general desire to see these animals In- crease In number, as otherwise they will meet the fate of the buffalo and become only a memory to be described by men Wwho saw them when they roamed about in vast herds. ———— LICENSE FOR AN ENGINEER IS REVOKED FOR FRAUD | Captains Bolles and Bulger Discover That E. €. Maushardt Made False Representation. Captains Bolles and Bulger, United States Local Inspectors of Steam Vessels, issued an order yesterday revoking the marine engineer’s license of E. C. Maus- hardt on the ground that he had obtained It by means of false representations. The inspectors discovered that Maushardt had made false statements as to his having served his time in Joshua Hendy's shop, and that he had been third assistant en— gineer on the Laurada on a trip to Alaska. The facts were found to be that Maushardt did not so serve his time and that he was on the Laurada in the capa- city of a passenger. On September 30 of this year Maushardt obtained from the inspectors a license as first assistant en- gineer of ocean steamers. November 3 he made application to the inspectors for a raise to that of chief engineer of con- densing ulr and river steamers. The in- Spectors placed him under oath last Wednesday and he admitted the falsity of his claims and confirmed the reports that the officials had received concerning the matter. —— Disappearance of Alexander Bell. Alexander K. Bell of Portland, Or., has been reporged to Coroner Leland as miss- ing in thid city since November 15. He had been sick for five weeks with pains in the head and came to this ecity for medical treatment. In a letter written to his mother shortly after his arrival here he said that he had consuited a doctor and was to have an operation performed Since then there have been no tidings of him. Detectives have s M been engaged to —_———— Died While Visiting a Friend. Mrs. Schwartz, whose sons are conduct- ing the Thalia, died suddenly yesterday afterncon while visiting Mrs. Cohen, a friend, at 637% Natoma street. Mrs. Schwartz had been subjeet to attacks of apoplexy. She was Poland and 6 years old. o e,