The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 13, 1902, Page 9

THE SAN 15 GOMING 10 THIS GITY Will Arrive Here Sunday Morning' to Talk Fight. | itzsimmons Makes Ultima- tum and Wants Bids for Contest. Robert Fitzsimm, He made his ultima- ormed representa- in between acts at the that he would give ! to decide for heavy- | Bob, through | ubs of this city | for the con- must be sealed and will t the Central Theater at 3 nocn of May 26. to get a fight, and if to terms I will re- possible will declare my- of the world. I want J himself, and I'll do m rk Ball, my a comes to le 1 will' make the ar- hy should Jeffries Delaney may be but I won't have 1 want Jeffries 3000 mile ot come received lay 12.—The champion i, and next Baturday d have a talk with hunt Fitz up at him. for Skaggs | ke ar- Cornishma d: exhibition, Galla to get into put up a bet- clever opponent. H Butz will be timer nouncer. CITY COUNCIL EXONERATES ACCUSED COMMISSIONERS Denounces as Baseless the Charges | Preferred Against San Jose | Officials. 12—Police Commis- kenzie and his coi- right found not guilty of | harges of extortion | by Henry E. Mil- Mackenzie w that he wu w city contracts to ed to have owned. | that the | pa Victory Thy The other two | n D. Mac the Com- the docu- | ng that Attor- | irebaugh would v ality on the | ing the com- ng. He de- | Miller and his i said he himself w reason oners, Mackenzie, and Dreisch. pronounced alse. The exam- | = occupied but a e merely askea | true or not and brought i Comm no proof had ny charge made. an. { to witness the asc THOUSANDS SEE NRSHIP'S FALL Disaster to Severo’'s La Paix Due to Gas Lisakage. Aeronaut Loses Control of the Machine When High in Air. PARIS, May 12.—The death of Senhor Severo, the Brazilian aeronaut, who with his assistant was killed this morning by the explosion of his airship La Paix, in which he was making a trial trip, created terrible consternation. Senhor Severo had invited many friends nsion, and his wife and a number of relatives were following the course of the balloon in motor cars. Sud- denly the spectators were horrified by a bright fiash of light, followed by a loud explosion. The balloon, which at this time was 1500 feet above the ground, fell rapidly, landing on the roof of a house. The aeronaut fell into the Avenue du Maine and was dashed to pieces. The benes of his legs were forced through the soles of his boots. The engineer who ac- companied him was burned to death. The accident is sald to have been caused by a leakage of gas. Senhor Severo started with the intention of sailing to the military parade grounds at Issy, and a large number of his rela- tives and friends were proceeding in the direction of that village, situated five miles southwest of Paris, and thousands of others were watching the flight. With an engineer named Sachet, Severo sailed out ot his balloon house near the Boule- d de Vaugirade at 5:30 a. m. In excel- spirits and full of confidence, aeronaut put his airship through a series of evolutions before starting in the direc- tion of Issy. There seemed to be some hitch with the steering gear, and the rear propelling screw turned with difficulty. Nevertheless, after several stoppages, the airship sailed off, moving steadily enough through a light breeze. Suddenly a puff of wind caught the ship and whirled it over the Avenue du Maine. The ship turned completely around and veered about in_a manner that showed control of her had been lost. Then from the center of the outer en- velope a tongue of flame darted out. v a loud report, re- sembling a cannon-shot. and the ship sank like a_stone, falling on the roof of a house, therce into some trees and reaching the Avenue du Maine, on top of its occupants, who had previously been precipitated to the stone pavement. The frightfully mangled corpses of Severo and Sachet were con- veyed to a neighboring police-statio: Practically not a bone of either victim ft unfractured. Sachet had been kingly burned by the explosion. Santos-Dumont, who has been confined to his bed for three days suffering from nervous trouble, sald to-day: » not want to talk about Severo. as 1 did not see the disaster. read the accounts in the papers and only know what my friends have told me From what Lachambre, the builder of | Severo’s and my balloo says, I think | Severo lost his head. I understand he threw out ballast as the airship was ris ing rapidly. if true, is sufficient to explain the accident. Rapid rising would drive out the gas through the valve and nd it against the motors, thus causing an explosion. One defect of Severo's air. ship was that the motors were too near the balloon. “No, the catastrophe does not discour- age me, but T fear there will be a set- back to aerial navigation. many persons and discourage those who were inclined to spend money in such un- | dertakings.” AXLE OF CAR BREAKS, CAUSING A WRECK California Limited, Eastbound, on the | Santa Fe Meets With Accident Near Revere. KEOKUK, Jowa, May 12.—The Califor- nia Limited. eastbound, on the Santa Fe, was wrecked this morning at Revere, ten miles from the scene of the wreck of the same train two weeks ago. The axle of the dining-rodm car broke and the train ran into a switch near Revere. | Tne train crashed into a boxcar on a siding. The corner of the dining-car was torn off and six coaches were thrown from the track. at the time was more than a mile a min- ute. One passenger, Miss Jane Adams of the Hull House, Chicago, was slightly in- jured. Students Find Rare Focsil. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, May 12.—A y of geology students have found im- N—dr;]od in the sandstone within two miles of the university a specimen of b chicoensia. This fossil, which x?cu:-‘eli; characteristic of the lower cretaceous forms, has hitherto been unknown in this , and its discovery may prove to be rtant in determining the age of the t 1 and style. Keller shirts is due to twen in shirt-making. One-half dozen . We make the best $25 they constitute the highest degree of excel- ence in shirt makin_g, as to fit, fabric, durability The high standard of the ty-five years .00 zuit on earth in our Men’s Tailoring Department. Al 1028-1030 Market St., San Francisco. Also Oakland. T have not | Tt will frighten | The speed of the train | —_— . I SAMUEL LEVY |1 7 o AKLAND, May 12—With a bullet in his brain, a pocket full of let- ters, two insurance policies made payable to Miss Amy Miller of! 110 McAllister street, San Fran-| cisco, and with two letters of farewell to | different women, Samuel S. Levy, of 1328 Plerce street, San Francisco, was found | dead in the Crellin Hotel late this after- noon. It is evident that Levy committed sui- cide last night, though no one in the | hotel knew it until an effort was made to | make up the room this afternoon. The 1’d00r was found locked, and was forced. | The dead man was on the bed, dressed | in his underclothing, with the revolver that had caused his death at his side. | Deputy Coroner Henry Quellin says that | | death must have been instantaneous. The | surprise is that some one in the hotel did not head the pistol shot. Levy went to the Crellin last evening and asked for a room. He seemed to be a commercial traveler and he was given | quarters without requiring payment in| advance. He sald nothing about the | length of his stay, and retired at once. ° | After retiring he evidently devoted him- self to writing two short notes, which were found on the table in the room. These notes are dated May 10th, but this | is evidently a mistake, for they were timed ‘at 10:30 and 10:45 respectively, which would be shortly after he secured his room at the hotel. Both of the let- ters are written on leaves torn from a memorandum book, and were inclosed in | plain, unsealed envelopes, addressed but unstamped. REFERS TO POLICIES. The letter that was written last is to the girl in whose name the two insur- ance policles are made out, Miss Amy Miller, of 110 McAllister street, San Fran- clsco, and reads: May 10, 10:45 p. m. Amy: 1 guess you will be surprised when you hear of this. I have reason that no one will ever know but myself and you. Now, Amy, be a good girl and tell the folks | to givé you ihe pleture. Good-by forever. SAM. Find both Insurance papers in my pocket. The second note was addressed to Miss Violet Armer at Bakersfield, and was very short, as follows: May 10, 10:30 p. m. Friend Violet: Will write you a few lines saging Rood-by forever. I seen Harry Saturday and he sHowed me your letter, so I guessed we will meet in the other world. Goed-by Vio. Your friend. SAM. The insurance policies referred to in the letter to Miss Amy Miller are for $1000 each, one in the Pacific Mutual Life In- surance Company and the other in the National Union, a fraternal organization. Both are made payable to Miss Miller. There was also a short letter from her signed simply, “Amy M.,” and reading: Aprfl 26, 1902, Dear Friend Sam: Well, I will write as T promised to. 1 looked for the couon, but could not find it. I know its around the housc some place, 0 will look for it again. Here are the pictures 1 promised to send you. 1 think they are good. Monday 1 had some taken and will give you one if they are good. AMY M. Excuse mistakes and blots, please. MISS ARMER REPROACHFUL. From Violet Armer, the other woman to whom he left a farewell note, there was quite a long letter dated Bakersfield. It consists principally of reproaches for having cut a picture she sent him in order to have a photugra?h button made. Although the suicide had his insurance policies made out in favor of Miss Amy Miller, there was an envelope in his pocket containing a lock of hair tied with a blue ribbon. On the outside of the en- velope was written, “‘A curl from Violet to Sam.” There was a letter from New York signed, “Your cousin, Joe Beck,” and another signed, “Your sister, Hulda.” His pocket memorandum book was filled with racing notes, addresses .and dates, such as a commercial traveler would have for his customers. Miss Miller is a rather pretty blonde girl not yet out of her teens. She is a gradu- ate of the Girls’ High School and lives with her parents at their home on Mec- Allister street. When seen yesterday she expressed both sorrow and surprise over Levy's foolish act. She stated that she knew no reason why he should commit suicide. She said: Mr. Levy was a friend of mine and he never professed any stronger regard for me than that of friendship. I have known him for about a year and in all that time he never talked of suicide. I am quite sure that he did not care enough for me to hasten his end in such a manner. NEVER SPOKE OF LOVE. once gpoke of entertalning a feeling of love for me. He called at the house at times and invited me to go out with him, but as I am engaged to be married soon I declined his in- FRANCIZ = In all the time I have known him he never | Rgmcat iy VIOLET ARMER.. i B MAN WHO KILLED HIMSELF, ®AND GIRLS TO WHOM HE LEFT LETTERS. 5 E + vitations. He was a sober, steady young man and 1 am at a loss to account for his act. About a week ago he told me that he had taken out two life insurance policies in my name and I told him that I did not want him to do anything like. that. I then suspected for i the first time that he might care for me more serfously than I thought, but he did not men- tion the subject. then told him that I.was engaged to be mar- ried and he replied, “Well, that don’t make any difference. If the money anyway.” The last, time I saw him was yesterday after- noon. He wae then in excellent spirits and said nothing to me that would indicate that he contemplated taking his own life. “I knew my daughter was friendly with Mr. Levy,” said Mrs. Miller, “but I am sure it was not a serious friendship. He never spoke to her of love and I looked upon him as simply one of her young gen- tleman friends, as I do upon others who call here at the house to spend a pleasant evening. He seemed to be a very good young man, and 1 cannot imagine why he should have taken his own life.” The suicide lived with his parents at 1318 Plerce street, San Francisco. He was the eldest son and his untimely death was a great shock to his family. The father and mother were prostrated with grief. Deceased was & son of Jacob Levy, a member of the firm of A Levy & Go., produce commission merchants, doing business at 401-405 Davis street. = Young Levy was employed by the firm in the capacity of a clerk. Bl * Three Husbands Want Divorces. OAKLAND, May 12.—David H. Rand began suit for dvorce to-day against Myrtle Rand on the ground of desertion. The couple were married three years ago. She is connected with the Dramatic Mir- ror in New York and one of her several names is Miss Helen Treeh. A. E. Wright sued Mary Wright on the ground of desertion. They are colored people and he is a farmer. They were ‘married in 1883 and are childless. Geanoma Garibaldi sued Margherita Garibaldi on the ground of desertion. They were married in 189 and have no children. ————— Licensed to Marry. OAKLAND, May 12.~Licenses to marry were issued to-day to Charles Wilander, 25, and Agnes Ahoren, 25, both of Oaklana’ Henry 8. Whitehead, 43, Amador City. and Dora A, Wooster, 35, Placer County’ Charles R. Johnson, 33, and Bessle Ryan, 29, both of San Francisc e Drowns in the Bay. Frederick Madison, a watchman on Howard-street wharf at pier No, 3, heard a splash in the water at 1:45 o’clock this morning. He went to the end of the wharf and saw a man splashing and floundering about. ' A rope was thrown him, but he disappeared in the darkness. The man Is supposed to have been a coal-passer on the steamer Leelanaw. The police are in- vestigating the matter. ELOCUTIONIST ~ GIVES ENTERTAIN- MENT.—Miss Clara Archibald, teacher of elo- cution, assisted by her pupils, gave the-last of her entertainments, last evening at the rooms of the Women's Educational and In- dustrial Union at 7 Van Ness avenue. CRAM'S" SUPERIOR ATLAS, |, A car-lond of Call Superior Atlases has arrived and they are mow ready for distrl tion. All subscribers to The €all are entitled to a copy of this great book at the prem- jum rate of $1 50. Out of town subscribers desiriug a copy of this splendid prem- fum will be supplied on re- ‘ceipt of $1 50. ALl mafl orders will be shipped by ex- press at subscriber’s expense. CALL, TUESDAY, FRIENDSHIP OF MANY MAIDENS FAILS TO STAY SUICIDE'S HAND Lovesick and Weary of Life Samuel S. Levy, a Youth ' Who Lived in San Francisco, Fires Bullet Into His Brain in His Room in Cre!lin Hotel, Oakland For reasons of my own I| T die I' want you to get ) |7 to'1, third. MAY 18, 1902. FALL KILLS HIS SENGE OF SMELL P. J. Keller's Olfactory Nerve Is Destroyed by Accident. Contributory Negligence De- feats His Suit for Damagss. Oakland Office San Francisco Cail, 1118 Broadway, May 12. Deprivation of his sense’ of smell prompted P. J. Keller, known in politics ag the “Mayor of Pledmont,” to sue the Oakland Transit Company for damages, aileging that that corporation’s negligence was responsible. Keller set a price of $29¢ his olfactory nerve, but he did not get even a part of that sum, for when the case came up to-day before Judge Hail the court decided that he was guilty of contributory negligence. The accident that put Keller's sense of smell out of business occurred one night two years ago, while he was_returning from "a_political meeting in Bast Oak- land. He was thrown oft a Transit Com- pany car at Eleventh and Harrison streets and landed on his head on the pavement. His wounds gvere dressed at the Receiving Hospital, t when he re- covered he found that he couldn't smell a thing—not even the concentrated odors of Chinatown on a wet night. Keller tried to have the maltreated nerve readjusted, and he consulted some good doctors, but they couldn’t make things odoriferous to him again. So he began the suit that ended so disastrously. LADY MEDDLESOME WINS SECOND MONEY AT WORTH Marshal Neil First Under the Wire in the Mile and a Sixteenth Race. NEW YORK, May 12.—Morris Park results: First race, second May selling, last seven furlongs of Withers mile—Belvino won, Musi- doro_second, Blanche Herman third. Time, 1:28 erbnd race, the Bambino stakes, four and & half furlongé—Ada May won, Old Lady second, Tugai Bey third. Time, :54%. Third race, the Hunts Point, the Eclipse course—Swiftmas won, Sister Jullet second, Francesco third. Time, 1:12%. % Fourth race, last seven furlongs of Withers mile, selling—Roysterer won, Mosketo second, Rough Rider third. Time, 1:29. Fifth race, the Withers mile—Smoke won, St. Finnan second, Surmise third. Time, 1:41. Sixth race, the Barlow handicap, one and a sixteenth miles over the hill—Fly Wheel won, Alsike second, Adelalde Prince third. Time, 1:49. CHICAGO, May 12.—Worth result: First_race six furlongs—Joe Martin won, Santa Teresa second, Cimas third. Time, 1:20 3-5. Second race, one mile and seventy yards— Prince of Africa won, Lady Meddlesome sec- ond, Precursor third. Time, 1:56 1-5. Third race, five furlongs—Pennant won, Brookston second, Mirance third. Time, 1:06 Fourth race, six furlongs—Maggie Davis won, Ice King second, Kenfiworth third. Time, 1:18 4-5. Fifth race, one and a sixteenth miles, sell- ing—Marshai Neil won, Lavator second, Farm- er Bennett third. Time, 1:55 2-5. Sixth race, one mile—Cambrian won, Flying Torpedo second, Lennep third. Time, 1:47 2-5. 8T. LOUIS, May 12.—Fair Grounds results: First race, seven furlongs, selling—Also Ran IT won, Socapa second, Doeskin third. Time, 1:27%. Second race, five and a half furlongs, selling —Maggie Clopton won, Royal Athlete’ second, Lynch third, Time, 1:07%. Third race, seven furlongs, selling—Jake Weber wan, Nearest second, Lillian M third. Time, 1:27% Fourth race, one mile and seventy yards, purse—Crimean won, Sclrwalbe second, Maxi- mus third. Time, 1 43%. Fitth race, six furlongs—Wakita won, Eloim second, Semicolon third. Time, 1 " Sixth race, one and a sixteenth miles, sell- ing—Haviland_won, Eda Riley second, Zazel third. Time, 1:47 : LOUISVILLE, Ky., 12.—Churchill Downs results First race, selling. four and a half furlongs— Farmer Jim won. First Love second, Style | third. Time, :56%. Second race, one mile and seventy yards— Algie M won, Aladdin second, Talpa third. Time, 1:45. Third race, five and a halt furlongs, selling— Billy Dean won, Jake d second, Anglesea third. Time, 1:00%. Fourth race, seven furlongs—Wainamoinen won, Autumn Leaves second, Marque third. Time, 1:27%. Fifth race, selling, five and a half furlongs— Trocadero won, Binehelio second, Cork third. Time, 1:00%. Sixth race, four and a half furlongs, selling— General Prig won, /Lampoon second, Prism third. Time, :56. CAPITAL CITY JOCKEY CLUB’S MEETING OPENS SACRAMENTO, May 12.—The attend- ance at the opening race meet of the Capital City Jockey Club at Agricultural Park to-day was rather light, but after | the first two races the betting paddock | filled up and as there was lots of money in sight the bookies were kept busy. The | track was in excellent condition and the | various events, while not hair-lifting in | any way, were good. Fred Mulholland did | excellent work as starter. Summary: Five and a |half_ furlongs, selling—Tom Slavin, 117 (Ross), 7 to 5, won; Billisis, 112 (See), 5 to 1, second; Canderos, 114 (McCarthy), Time, 1:09. Donee, El Sobrino, Troy, 'Little Gun, Tibs, Debétick, Theron and Jennfe Miller also ran. Six_furlongs, selling—Mythrox, 105 (Tullett), 6 to 1, won; Yellowstone, 100 (Wickline), 6 to 1, second; Tiburon, 116 (Guiterrez), even, third. Time, 1:15%. Jerid, Young Morello, Knock- ings, Loyal §, Hilary, The Gaffer and Eldred 180 ran. Seven furlongs, selling—Kickumbob, 111 (Burlingame), 5 to 1, won; San Venado, 114 (Guiterrez), 3 to 1, second; Mamie Hildreth, 107 (See), 2 to 1, third. Time, 1:27%. Mike Rice, Plan, Whaleback, Ned Dennis and | Monda also ran. selling—Artilla, H May Five furlongs, seiling—Gibraltar, 120 (See), 2 to 1, won; Katle Walcott, 115 (Ross), 2 to 1, second; The Miller, 117 (Keily), 3 to 1, third. Time, 1:02. Almoner, Alaria, Ellis ' Glenn, Gold ‘Baron, Nona B, Fine Shot and Gypsy Boy also ran. 3 WANDERS ON MOUNTAINS FIVE DAYS WITHOUT FOOD LOS ANGELES, May 12.—After wander- ing about the mountains five days with- out food or protection from the severe night air Louis Letter was brought into Pasadena on a stretcher this afternoon, delirious and almost exhausted. The man's | sufferings were terrible, as his bruised ! limbs and-wasted form plainly indicate. Letter left Martin's,camp on Thursday | morning on a fishing expedition. When | he failed to appear on Friday it was be- lieved that he had gone to Pasadena, where he formerly worked. Inquiry dis- closed the fact that the man had not been | in Pasadena and on Saturday a party was | sent out to search for him. The men returned without having . found a trace of Letter .and on Sunday Moses Bisbee, a mountain guide, took up the hunt. He struck the trail in the west fork of tne San Gabriel Canyon. He followed the traces to Sturtevant's camp, but found no_one there. On Sunday night Bisbee returned to camp and took up the search once more with others. After many hours of hard climbing the party found Letter on an abandoned portion of the old Sturtevant trail. Letter's feet were cut and swollen. A stretcher was improvised and the man was taken to Pasadena. Physiclans say he will recover. - California Athletes at Princeton. PRINCETON, N. J., May 12—The Uni- versity of California track athletes ar- rived here from New Haven to-night and will practice on Princeton's track and field for the dual meet with Princeton on May 24 and for the intercollegiate meet May 20. a LIRS Rk, Morgan Quietly Visits Berlin. BERLIN, May 12.—J. Pierpont Morgan spent one day in Berlin last week, where he stopped at a hotel incognito. He quite succ ulli prevented his presence in the city becoming generally known. The ag. w of Morgan's visit to Berlin has n zI n (o} NEWARK DEPOT BURNED DOWN Last Trace of James G. Fair’'s Gigantic Town Plan. Rats Are Main Occupants of Terminal Station Built by Him. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, May 12. The big depot building at Newark, on the narrow-gauge line to San Jose, was burned this morning at daybreak. There are no fire-fighting facilities at Newark and all that the inhabitants of the little town could do was to prevent surrounding buildings from being burned. The fire was discovered by the watch- man, who gave the alarm. The people of Newark turned out and some came down from Centerville, among them Supervisor Horner. Mr. Horner organized a fire- fighting brigade, but having no water, the burning building was pulled down and surrounding structures were thus saved. With the burning of this depot disap- pears the last mark of the effort that ‘was made by the late James G. Fair and A. E. Davis to make Newark the ter- minus of their raiiroad system and a rival to Oakland. When the narrow-gauge sys- tem was first built it was intended that Newark should be the terminus of the road. Newark is at the land end of Dum- barton Point, which projects into San Francisco Bay, and the narrow-gauge road originaily ran to the end of this point. There ferry slips were built and the ferryboat Newark was built to run from Dumbarton to San Francisco in an hour. Car shops were built and this big terminal depot constructed of sufficient size to accommodate all the- travel that could arrive, even over an overland line. Town lots were sold and Newark was to become a great railrcad and manufactur- ing center. But it was found that the steamboat Newark, though it was the fastest on the bay, could not make the trip in the hour, and so Senator Fair was compelled to build his road into Oakland and Al a and the big depot at Newark stood there, almost deserted, covering the tracks that were once supposed to terminate there, but had to 38 laid on to the city that Newark was to rival. The burning of this depot removes the last trace of this gigantic town scheme that failed. Had it not been for this scheme the narrow-gauge road would have gone through Centerville, one of the oldest and most thriving settlements in the lower part of this county, but which is now handicapped by being two miles off the railroad. DETECTIVES ON GUARD : ON OVERLAND TRAINS Action of Armed Riders in Nevada Alarms Southern Pacific Officials. RENO, Nev., May 12.—Wells, Fargo & Co. and the railroad officlals along the line of the Southern Pacific through Ne- vada and the western portion of Utah are excited over the appearance of several bands of suspicious travelers, supposed io be train robbers, and have taken precau- tions to guard their property. Detective John Thacker and a number of other se- cret officers were sent from San Francisco and are watching each train as it passes through the territory in. which the sup- posed bandits have been seen. Bank of- ficials in towns along the line have been notified and have taken extra precautions to_guard their- gold. Séveral days ago three different parties of men were noticed in the vicinity of Beowawa. They were first observed in the northern portion of the county and traveled In separate bands, heavily armed, mounted on exceptionally fine steeds and led pack horses. Their actions alarmed the railroad men. who notified the officials in San Francisco. A confer- ence was held by the rallroad’s agents and those of the express company. De- tectives were dispatched to Nevada on a special train and at once placed guards on every train in transit over the desert territory. Every car has been provided with men armed with Winchester rifles, and detectives have been stationed at points along the route to watch the move- ments of the mysterious travelers. MINISTER CALVO DENIES STORY OF INSURRECTION Says That There Is No Trouble at Anv Place in Costa Rica. WASHINGTON, May 12.—Joaquin Ber- nardo Calvo, the Minister from Costa Rica at Washington, "issued to-day the following statement : v, The news from Panama published to-day to the effect that the military element in the neighborhood of San Jose, Costa Rica, Is in insurrection, is incorrect. There is no insur- rection at any place in that country. Presi- dent-elect Esquivel was inaugurated on the Sth instant, according to law, and the news of this fact was officially communicated to the legation of Costa Rica at Washington on ti 9th instant, everything being quiet there usual. The assertion that the insurrectionists are proclaiming a leader that does not. want to lead explains In itself that the report from Panama is incorrect. The important changes that had been made among the Government officials, and espec y in the Cabinet, are facts simply consequent to | the change of administration, as it occurs else- where. There is no insurrection in Costa Rica. ity American Polo Players Lose. LONDON, May 12.—The American polo players, who are among the entries for the coronation cup tournament, which be- gan at the Roehampton Polo Club Satur- day, made their first appearnce in the tournament to-day, having drawn a bye on Saturday. They were opposed by the Rugby team. The English team won by six goals to four. G 2 TR Buys the Yacht Josephine. SAN DIEGO, May 12.—The forty-foot yacht Josephine, which was built here in 1894 by Jere Nichols and is considered one of the best yachts, both for speed and ac- commodations, on the bay, was sold to-day by Captain Alex Williamson to Frank W. Wakefield of Oakland for $1500. She will be taken north the last of the week. POLICE GAPTURE SUSPECTED GANG Half a Dozen Men and Women Are Taken Into Custody. Footpads Are Believed to Be Among the Prisoners Now in Jail Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, May 12. As a result of a raid through Oakland's tenderloin and on the water front, the police have in custody three women and three men, two of the male prisoners be- ing strongly connected with recent hold- ups in this city. The women had been consorting with the men. The men, who are under closest investi- gation, are James McCoy, arrested with Belle Hogan in an ark at the foot of Alice street, and Walter Baldwin, a dis~ honorably discharged United States méa- rine. Baldwin was captured in a Fifth street house of ill-repute, the female oe- cupants of which, Clara Wilson and Min- nie Woods, were also taken into custody. The third man is a son of the Hogan woman. He has not been connected with the other men, but is being held on gen- eral principles and because of his asso- clations. MeCoy is said to be a fugitive from a northern city. The round-up which resulted in the ar- rest of this half-dozen was made at 5 o’clock Sunday morning by Captain of Police W. F. Petersen, Sergeant of Police Harry Green and four policemen. MecCoy and Baldwin, according to the police, exactly fit the description of the men who robbed Newton Blodgett at Eleventh and Jackson streets and T. Tak- oniso, a Japanese cook, at Thirteenth and Jackson streets, the night of May 6. 3 same pair of prisoners are also suspected of other recent crimes of similar nature. All of the men and the Hogan womaa are at present “incommunicado,” pending completion of the police investigation of “I think we have the right of Police their cases. men,” was Chief comment to-da: KITSON HOLDS CHICAGO DOWN TO THREE HITS Cincinnati Still Holds the Record for Making More Errors Than Runs. Hodgkins" NATIONAL LEAGUE. CHICAGO, May 12.—Kitson duplicated New York's performance of yesterday, holding the locals down to three hits and no runs. Brook- Iyn's two scores were made after two outs on an error and three singles. 1200. H E 3 2 > 2 9 1 Vrain and Kling; Kitson and Ahearn. vire—Emslie. ST. LOUIS, May 12.—St. Louls defeated New York to-day because the latter was un- able to solve the delivery of Murphy. The lo- Attendance, R. o cal pitcher heid the visitors down to two si Attendance, 700. T’!‘; sco R. B gles and one run. y Umoire—Cantililon. Bowerman. CINCINNATIL May 12.—Cincinnat! showed its usual form in making errors this afterncon and Philadelphia ran away from it. Attend- ance, 2 Clubs— R. H E Cincinnati 5 9 [ Philadelpht: 8 14 2 Batteries—Hahn and Bergen: Dugglesby and Doorn. Umpires—Powers and Brown. PITTSBURG, May 12.—In the eight innings Tannehill pitched only four hits wers made. Willls, en the other hand, was hit when runs were needed. Score: Attendance, 3200. R. H. 10 8 4 E. 1 2 Batteries—Leever, Tannehill _and O’Conno: Smith, Willls and Kittredge. Umpire—O'Day. AMERICAN LEAGUE. CLEVELAND, Mav 12.—Inability to hit Donahue with men on bases and Joss' wild- ness were the cause of Cleveland's fifth straight defeat. Attendance, 3145. Score: Clubs— R. H. . Cleveland ... 2 1 4 St. Louis . 7 11 2 ‘Washington here this afternoon in a featureiess game. Attendance, 2336. Score: Clu R. B E Baltimore . 9 13 2 ‘Washington 4 12 3 Batteries—} obinson; Patton and Drill. PHILADELPHIA, May 12.—Boston won in the first inning to-day by clean hitting. At~ tendance, 1818 ore : Clubs— H K . 13 1 Boston ... Philadelphia. 3 5 1 Batterfes—Winters and Warner: Plank and Powers. DETROIT, May 12.—Detroit won this after- noon’s game by bunching seven of their eleven | hits in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings. At- tendancs, 2464 Score: Clubs— R. H. E. Detroit . 5 1n i Chicago 4 11 1 Batteries—Miller and McGuire; Griffith and Sullivan. WESTERN LEAGUE. oFEORIA. May 12—Peoria 4, Colorads prings 3. MILWAUKEE, May 12.—Milwaukes 1, Den- er 2. ST. JOSEPH, May 12.—Des Moines 1, St. Jo- seph 4. KANSAS CITY, May 12.—Kaneas City 0, Omaha 12. w et iy Rowan Wins Deafmute Championshi PARK CITY, Utah, May 12.—“Dumm; Rowan of Park City and ‘“Deafy” | Thompson of Montana met here to-night b fore a large audience in a contest for ‘“deafmute championship of the world.” The pugilists fought at catch weights, Rowan scaling 169 pounds and Thompson 145. 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