Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-09-13
The Golden Cate Fair-Race..

SAN FRANCISCO. September 12th.-The
| Golden Gate Fair opened at Oakland to-day
| The exhibit at the Pavilion is of high order
of excellence, and the attendance was larger
than ever before on the first day. The races
began this afternoon. The track is in excel
lent condition, and the day of the most favor
able character. The crowd was large and en-
! thusiastic, and betting was lively. The first
was a running race for two -year-olds, three.
! quarters of mile dash. The starters were
Forest King, Idler, Precious, Bird Catcher
and Conquest, who came in in the order
named. Time, lis. The second contest was
a running novelty race, the horses winning
prizes in the order of reaching the quarter
posts. The starters were Wild Idler, Bonny
Jean and Miss Camilla. The first, second
and third quarters were won by Bonny Jean,
Wild Idler second. The mile was won by
Wild Idler, Bonny Jean second, Miss Camilla
last on all the quarters. Time, 1:47 for
the mile The third contest was a running
race for the Pardee stakes, one mile and re-
peat. The starters were Nathan Coomb5 and
Mollie III. Coombs won in two straight
heats Time, 1:46l. This evening pool.
selling on to-morrow's races was very lively.
Public swindlers Arrested Buried
| Treasure-The Heresy Case.
SAN Francisco, September 12th.-Two
swindlers-Henry Seaman and Charles
Williams-were lock ed up on charge of OBJ
tanning money by false preteuses. They
hired Platt's Hall, and advertised that Chas
Slade, the noted spiritualist. would hold a
grand spiritual revival, including AN exhibi-
ton of materialized spirits, table tipping,
rapping, spiritual music, writing tests, etc.
A large crowd assembled, but the only per-
formance was that of the bell boy of the
International Hotel, who read very badly
written lecture, until he was interrupted by
the jeers of the disgusted audience, and was
run off the stage. The two prime movers, in
the meantime, had vamosed with the proceeds
of the box Office, but were subsequently
arrested. It is not believed, however, that
the action can be made to stick.
In the Board of Supervisors this evening,
Stetson, of the Twelfth Ward, explained
that he had entered into contract with one
| John Thompson to unearth the buried treas
ure from the Plaza. He read the contract
| by which Thompson agrees to give % per
cent. of the proceeds to Stetson, to be held
in trust for certain public benevolent associa-
tions in consideration of a permit to carry out
his mining proposition. Stetson explained
that he had given the permission as joke,
but many do not see where the joke of dig
ging up public square comes in. Thomp-
SOS. las begun work. and is throwing up dirt
like a steam-paddy. He claims to have in-
formation Of large amount of treasure
buried there in the days of 40. The Board
accepted Stetsons explanation as given as a
joke.
The Mrs. Cooper heresy case is creating q
good deal of amusement. The general feel
ing seems to be that the matter has too much
OF medieval smack about it to be worthy of
serious consideration, although the fact that
the Session of the Calvary Church comes to
the front as the real defendant lends some
dignity to the case. Mrs. Cooper seems to
have been running her Bible class as a sort of
independent adjunct TO the church. She is
not member of Calvary Church, and the
real fight on the part of Roberts, her ac-
cuser. seems to be that she has built up a
Bible class of some 300 members, aad organ
izen a sort of imperjuns IN imperio in tbs
church, which is having bad effect on that
organization. Mrs. Cooper has many friends
among the congregation, including Pastor
Hemphill, who fails to find any heretodoxy
in her teachings. Roberts has been Superin-
tendent In the Sunday-school for many years.
and evidently don't relish this poaching on
| his nrsservas