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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-12-10
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The Indian outlook.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-Major-G General
Sehofeld, commander OF the division OF
Missouri, says in his annual report. his
force ia round numbers consists OF 8, 500
Infantry. $500 cavalry and tWenty-eight
srslllery, aggregatipg $1,000. They oc-
cups sixty.fi five different stations, giving
an average OF 23l men al each. He has
the following to say of the means nee
essary 10 prevent great destruction of
Iife and property by savags Indians: The
Indians are well mounted, having sever
al poaies 70 each man, we'll armed and
abundantly supplied with ammunition.
Beng trained tom early childhood they
are excellent horsemen and expert
mafksmeB, equal in these spects To the
best regular Troops in the world. Il Is
manifesIly ImpUssiDlY TO permanently
overaWe or hold In subjeclIoB sucs
horues of savages by the show of any
force far Inferior to them in number. Ii
Information OF the threatened outbreak
Of any trioe is Obtained IN time it might
be prevented by the rapid concentration
OF trOops by rail. Inns has been done
10 several instances, as IN that of the
CheYenRes last summer. But ii
TWO or three tribes boone dIsafect-
ed at the same time, OF any IrIbe
takes advantage OF the temporary ab-
seBce OF troops, as they irequeeIly do, %
manifest their latent hostility, IL may be
impossible TO prevent . general uprising
which must result in q Vast destruction
OF lite and property. Considerable pro-
gress has been made toward the civiliza-
ton OF some of the tribes, but their saw
age nature has not been greatly changed
and IhafW laNrk rf U-ar has hzE rae
greatly diminished, while the tempta-
tioEs to engage 10 hostiiities and the OPP
portunities 10 do injury have been vastly
Increased. The reservations ara now
surrounded by great herds of horses and
caiile and vast fields of wheat and corn
and by thousands OF defenseiess settlers.
When the lapse Of 9 few years
has dnlled the recollection of
past punishment, Only sliRhs
pTovocstion viii be needed 70 induce
the young warriors 10 yield 20 such
tempting opportunities 10 satiass their
naive thirst TOR bloud aud piuader and
their bsuisl lust. Toe great msiosIty
gf the large frontier popuIation are
EFsagsFs 90 t;se e6riv history st toe In.
dian ceuasty. Thsy hsSe eettlsd there
sioce shs 1adiaHs we're Iscsfsd upsza
rezsfyatiscs Reiyias upon soYsrn.
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YIyraux ara SIotsnn.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 4-Tignsux and Sios.
son Tonight played the first of the series
of games of billiards About four hun.
dred people witnessed the game. Wig
naux won the bank and started off with
run of II, aud was followed by Slosson
with Q. In the next SIX innings Vignaux
made 2G2. with consecutive runs of @
GO and 81, and SiossOn 226, his largest
run being 1875. The game then dragged
fo- seven innings. Vl9nsux scoring sim
gle points twice ami falling 10 score 2,
and Slosso1 making Insignificant runs.
In the fifteenth lunIng, however, the lat
ter made run Of 10l, and ut The eigh
;eenth be led By ll9. Viglaux in the
meantime having again tailed 10 score
twice. The game ihen dragged along
for nine innings, both men playing poor
~, failures to score and small runs being
numerous. Sjnsson finally added enough
to his score To cover 900 points, thus
winning the game. his average being 90
20 90. The game consumed three
hours and fifteen minutes.
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POSTMASTER GENERALS RE-
PORT

PORT.
In discussing his enormous deficiency,
the postm aster- general fails 10 recog.
nIzs an important item, or rather fails
TO emphasize that item 10 account tor
his shortage of revenue aud the Increase
of his expenditures. We refer 20 the
change of the unit of weight from one
half ounce To one ounce On letters. The
former unit passed through the mails
the envelopes Of ordinary size. but
official sizes. as will be well remember
ed, required two cent stamps. Deeds,
mortgages, aud other hali-shee;s of cap
paper, exceeded in weight, with their en-
velope, the half oasce limit Now, this
same class OF letter mail can pass for two
cents-a reducuoa - the basiusss com.
munity OF four cents for avery envelope.
Aud right here we believe is the secret
Of the deac,enoy.. The decrease ct post.
age from three to two GEMS on ordinary
letters, was NO loss to the government
on account Of increased correspondence
but the decrease in revenue from the
cause stated is enormous, Aesin, the
newspaper reduction Il 1oi emphasized.
This reduction amounts to fifty pc,
cent oflhe entire volume OF this elaRs Of
business,
II eonEsess bad sem4ins5 sst!sfled
with the rsdas;ioa Of from thssc % Two
cents, there would haSo been 60 uots
than the nsusi arrsleury d shs dspari.
meat, bot Fhsh the nnitos vGtkAt sas
raised from half ard oea1s 70 0rs ossce
the tfoabls hegsa, ane We AT sEratlses
that The postmaster gssefei do nes sEse
shs maisef The stSpsIen Is lressissoe
fSasaag
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-12-10

There was large meeting of Cubans
in New York City last week TO COM
memorate, under the auspices of the AS
ISOLATION Guiana de Socorros, the four
teenth anniversary of the shooting Of the
Cuban students ia Havana. Mourning
emblems draped the front OF the stage,
while tho Cuban flag, with its white and
blue stripes and single star on red tri-
angle, was arranged above the heads OF
the speakers. Facing the audience was
a large portrate OF Carlos Manuel Ces
pedes, who fist raised the sword Of re-
volt In Cuba against Spanish power,
and grouped about the stage were 'por-
traits of Gems. Agremonte, Barrona.
Jesus Del Sol aud Sanchez. all OF whom
had gwen their lIYes to the cause of
Cuban liberty.
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F, WAsHINGroS, Dc. 0.-Upon the
meeting of tue RsDubl,caa senatorial
caucus to-day motion Was made that
the caucus proseed to ballot for presi-
dent OF the senate. Upon a ballot be.
ing taken Sir. Snermaa received all the
VoIes but four, and upon motion of AIr.
EdmGnds the nomination was made
uGanimous. Mr. Sherman, rising, SAID
"Ssnators, / return my hearty thanks
for the honor you propose
10 confer upon me. Your choice NO
doubt has been Influenced hy the
iacL that have long been member of
the SENATE still tbs duties I have had
hitherto have not givea me the practical
experience necessary tor q good pre-
slcipg officer, can only say tual l viii
90 all l can, fairly and impartiIliy, TO
observe sad enforce the rules ofthe SEN
at and shall rely greatly upon your for
bsaFaDce anil Court-sV."
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Question: Apswered.

ASk tie most eminent physician
OF any school, THAT is The bret thing
in the world for aiiaying all Irritation
Of the nerves, aud curing all forms of
nervous complaints, giving natural,
chIldhke refreshing sleep alwsysS
And they will tell you uaht sitalincIy
Some form Of Hops!!G'
oHAPTRR /.
Ask any or all OF the most eminent
physicians:
"What is the only remedy that can be
relied on to cure all diseases OF tas kid.
ueys and urinary organs, Bfight's dis
ease, diabetes, retention, or VISIBILITY 70
retain urine. and all the diseases sud all.
ments peculiar 20 women
'And they will tell YOU explicitly and
emphstIcRllY "Buckui!F"
Ask the same physicians
"What Is the most reliable and surest
cure for all liver diseases OF dyspepsia,
constipation, indigestion, biliousness,
malaria, fever, sgue, &C.," aud they will
tell you
Mandrake! or DandeEfon!!!i
Hence. when thsse remedies ere combined
with others equally valuable,
wonGeFful ard mysterious curative power Is
developed, which Is varied in It's opera
lions that no disease or III health can posi-
bly, exist or resist Its power. and yet &c Is
HARMLESS for the NEST fraii woman, weak
est invalid or smallest child to use.
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Barroom Furniture.

a Mail ard Express reporter drop
ped into a big warehouse on Cana
street the other day, where bar fixtures
arc the principal articles of merehaa-
disc for sale. Costly mirrors and eto-
gantly carved woodwork oEaGmentsd
the side walls. while bars made Of solid
mahogany were ranged along the door.
Business il good said the pro
prietor. Every liquor-dealer whocan
afford it is getting rid ct the old snd
shabby STYLES of bar fixtures and adopt
ing the new and SNOWY furniture
which we make in a dozen different de-
signs. There has been a radical
change in the last five years. Whyt
Well, people who drink have become,
fastidious. The barroom with plate-s
glass mirrors and freseoed ceiling COINS;
money. while the old-fashioned store
with the saydust floor and plain bar
fails to attract trade. Years ago 8
nine board, a cracked glass, and
black bottle were good enough. Now
drinkers demand and insist On the
best of treatment. Everything about
modern saloon is supposed to BE
scrupuIously clean. The glass serN1cs
must be delicate rs air and shining
from renewed polish. The 6arkeepeE 5
linen must be immaculate, and he
mus, be thoroughly posted in his huss-
ness. The old-Iimc business OF siam
ming q greasy glass on tho bax aud
placing a tum6ler of muddy water pc
side it as an accompaniment i 3 thing
of the past. The public won't have
it,"
"What does tho new style of bar
costa''
sFrom 500 up to $4,000 This in-
cludes simply the bar and fixtures.
| Then costly pictures and hrie-a-brae
may cost 81, 600 more. The average
eoss is 81, 500. Each dealer tries g
| eclipse his neighbor. and the ono who
| has tine finest place attracts the great
est custom"
.'Are the fixtures paid for when pui
inP''
20, no. We take a moFtgage and
we are satisfied to get Is per cent doWE
and per cent month afterwerd IN
iii the debt is paid. Other citics ~.
about tine same as New York. It &
craze, and while it lasts viii put nose
in the pockets of the cabinetmakeEs
- Nam YORK. Mai aud RxDreSs.
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James Farrell died at Sandy Hook
recently. He was in the employ Of the
Associated Press to sight incoming
steamers. and his reports appeared IN
der the heading Spoken" For the past
twenty years he hardly ever visited New
York, and his personality was lost, but In
the old days before the Morse telegraph
system, he used to convey his signals
by the symaphore system, with its wind
mill.lIke arms. He was known as the
"Hermit of the Highlands" his only
Communion being dog.
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ceived up TO 2 O'Clock this afternoon
show thus far 243 liberals, 203 tories, 46
nationaIists have been elected.
ENGLIsH ELECTIoEs
LONDON, Dec. 3-ReiuFus received
up tie 3 this afternoon show the election
of ESQ liberals, EOS tories aud 49 nation
aiists Returns from LaTeth sh+Iw thai
Philip Callan, who was Tepudisied by
Mr Parnell aud ran as Independents ma
tlonalist against Parnelrs nomieee, was
defeated By over 1000 majority. a greater
victory than was expected by the nation
alists, az Callan was very R8pular.
DON'T WANT TURKISH GovERN8fsNT-
PHILLIPoLIs, DEC. 3-farkIsn dele
gsies have arrived il this'cliy- a iEest-
tug of cit.z-ns was neld ami the eishop
urged them to repudiaie. the proposal 10
restore the status quo ante. a Russian
agent was present and SAID that the dele
gates preceded European commission,
aud that the Sultan's special commits
sIouef was coming to rtorg3niZe tha
organic statutes be warned his hesr-
crs that if the commissioner was not re-
ceiVed, Turkish troops would enter the
country and that Russia would refuse
assistance TO the Romeiiaus. The
meeting, however. declined 10 accept the
commission, or treat on the matter Of r.
storing toe statues quo ante. The Rus
sian agent then withdrew from the
meeting. At meeting afterwards
they seut to various foreign consnls q
copy OF the revolutions, which in sub
stance are gs follows: That the Turk
1sh delegates be requested to postpone or
eject their mission, aud depart for their
homes; inst the citizens of Phillipope-
lis only acknowledge Sofia, The capital
of Bulgaria as the seat of government:
that the army of Eastern Roumelia and
the educated classes being absent at the
seat of war, the cItiza5s are unable TO
treat On sueh an important snhlect 20 the
province, and having sent 5000 men to
war. they cannot listen 10 proposals for
the restoration of the statutes quo snie
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PArRuNIzn HoMn INSTRUCTION.
The soutn.rn K-a... Ra,lwaz !. = Kan

The Southern Kansas Hallway Is . Kan
sas Road
And Is thoroughly Identified with the
Interest and progress of tue state OF KAN
zas and its people, and affords its patrons
facilities unequaled by any li6e in essi-
era and southeastern Kansas running
through express trans daily between
kansas CItv and OlaIEe. Ottawa. Gar
nett, lola, Humb9lf, Chanute, Cherry
vale, Independence Winfield, Welling ton,
Harper, Attica aud intermtdIste points.
Through mail trains daily except Sun.
day between kansas City and Yelling
ton, and intermediate stations, making
close ofnnectIoDs at Ottawa, ChaD1te
and CherEyyale With our trains for En-.
porla.- Burlington. GirArd, Walnut and
UofeyviIIe.
Accommodation trains daily except
Sunday bet@een Kansas City. oiatDe
ana Ottawa.
Remember thai by purchasing tickets
TIA this line connection IS rsafis II the
Union depal 81 Kansas City with
through trains 10 all poiafs, avnidiDg
transfers and Changes a. way sestIone-
Through tickets can Be purchased via
laIs line ct ary OF sbe regular coupon
stations. ard your baggage checked
tarnagn 70 deSsinssisln east, WsEt. Esifth
~ south.
Pullman sizepsFs On al aighs srzsns,
Fer further information, Eue mxps sid
s1IdeEa, OF cali ca or sddsees,
SB HYEEe,
Gear PASSENGER Agi..
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The Ottawa Republteaa Ia Ieproduc-
ing an editorial paragraph from the
NEWS, on the subject OF boarding, by
our Normal students, says; ut may
not be quite trus that the stu.
dents carried oatmeal on their shout
ders, bot II is a fact that many of
them did six months hard University
work on only oatmeal, potatoes sad salt.
Aud these students usually rose To the
highest honors in the church.
law and science. When they got tired
OF porridge they took potatoes for q
change and when they got tired OF pota-
toes they took pprrld 20 for change"
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Der OF troops serving in thsa division.
The question 70 be row considered Is
whether The vast increase of the inter.
ests OF life and property involved does
not demand that such military meas
ures be adopted as viii prevent ia the
future any wholessle destruction of lie
and properly BY the unc.vIiized tribes of
the country. / beg leave 10 submit that
ia country of dfiy million people 90,
600 men wonld be small army to he
maintained with some reference 10 pos
sible foreign wars, but when. the coun.
try has constant daily use tor niae-teaths
of that force TO project Ills people and
their property sgaiRst destruction by
savage tribes ia their midst, it Is ex.
tremelg unwiseto trust the army at its
present strength.
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AN EXGELLENY IDEA

The Topeka Commonwealth, in an edi-
torial discussing the peculiar business
needs OF Topeka, concludes as follows
Then after time We would suggest Il
state convention 10 be composed Of dele
gates from the different boards OF trade
in the state. At such a convection the
wants and necessities of the state can be
looked after, and IL legislation is needed,
il will be given when asked. There Is
no need OF jealousies and Tivairtes in
this matter. E4cn town would work for
its own interest, and all of the towns for
the interest OF the whole state. What
say you, triendsS Men of Topeka, OF
Leavenworth, Atchison, Lawrence, Fort
Scott, Manhattan, Abilene, Wichita, En-
poria, and hundred other places that
might be named.
There is no possibility o, anything but
good coming out of a convention such as
is indicated by the Commonwealth. We
second themotion, aud suggest an early
convention.
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The ROumalians Refuse to Receive
the Turkish Delegates.
ENGLISH ELECTION MATTERS.
Street Fighting in Lima, Peru.
Mexican Central Railroad Matters.
Heavy Loss by FIRE.


DETROIT, Dec. S.-Tne exten .iYe fac
tory OF the B4rnum Wire and Iron
.surks, located IN this city, were totally
destroyed by fiIe about z O'clock This
morning. Inc loss will be oyer $780,
UU0. 1hree dousle houses adjoining
~ere also completely destroyed. The
IRE started on the second floor. Inc
cause Is not khewn. The building WAS
valued al $l12, GOO; stock, SI15, 900; ma
chlueTy, $50.0U0, Two hundred men are
uuI OF Work. The loss on the works is
between SIS COO asd $500 600, and tue
dwellings are valued al $50 Go.
ADDITIONAL HEws,
DETRoIT, Dec. 3 = rhls morning at 0
O'clock fire broke OUT IN the stock room
IF the Barnum wire works. TBers Was
4 delay of fully ten minutes before tEo
sIzrln could be turned la aud tae IRE
spread with great Tapidity. Three
.f4Ims were sent IN, aud half d. zen
eIglues called, but the whole building
sas = mass OF flames befoEe they sFFiV-
cd. A gale OF wind iron the west fan
ned the flames into atnrY. Huge cia :
dsrs were hurried high into The air and
carried blocks away, and Tor time II
emed that the whole neighbUrhood
was doomed. The efforts of tEs FIRE de-
paItment was devoted chiefly 10 saving
property in the neIghboThood, il being
lmpossIb bic 10 save the works. Not
S!iAstandIng The hard work OF the ire
men, The fire spread 10 Howard
street, and men were compelled IL
| retreat before the flames with scorched
/ hands and laces burned. The heat was
| lpteIse aud set fice TO three double TWO
| story houses, which were consumed De
fore the men could get 10 Work on
hem. The occupants had been able tC
| move most o. their furniture to place
| f safety, These houses were valued 81
| IS .OOG; insurance, 5000. After tht
fire in The wi-e works had burned FOL
| ABOUT an hour the walls began 10 tai
aud the firemea he'd many narrow es-
c4pes. The works are almost an en-
tire loss. The building is valued a
| 81 goo, the stock at $4,000 and ih'
machinery at $4,000.
Total Insurance., SIG, 700. Two hun
dFed men are thrown out OF employ
ment. The history OF the BarnGm wire
works has been Of unusual interest II
business circles The company MAS in
c rpor4ted IN Inc spring of 1882 and II
| prosperity seemed Unlimited until july
1884, large number OF attachment
| isVItd TN the works and IL was charge(
taat tbs Indebtedness had been contract
ed By fraud, but representative suit
gsre begun aealnst tn company, and II
CON uuence Of which the com
pany has assigned with asset
$465, 600, liabilities $4,000. Soon sfte
Inc failure q syndicae bought the eDtir
indebtedness of the concern for fit
ceats on the dollar, pressing claims wer
allowed, uut the company was not out
trouble. a :cw who 0ld not go into 'h
syndicate claimed that receiver hat
conspired to defeat ;heiE claims. Suit
and counter suits were commenced Il
| all the local courts and these are nnJ
pending here IN the supreme court. Re
Gently az efflIt was made 70 sell ia
works, but aa order from the court stop
| ned the sale
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PRGSLDEAT PRO TEN.
Logan Declines a Unanimous Nom
inatiOn as President Pro Tenn
And John sherman, of Ohio, is Nom
mated and Accepts.
Senator Harris Nominated by the
Democrats.
Thomas R. Reed, of Maine, NOmin-
ated for Speaker.
Two Trans Collide on the Brook
Ign Bridge.
Several Persons Killed and a Mum.
Der Injured.
The Indians Giving More Trouble IN
Arizona.
Peace to be Restored in Mexico
The Indians Giving More Trouble IN
Arizona.
Peace to be Restored in Mexico.
Governor Martins Proclamation
WsshinEton Note.

Washington Notes.
WASHINGTON. Dc. 4.-Ssnator Beck,
chairman OF The Democratic caucus of
senators, has issued d csli for confer
enee to take place at - o'clock to-mor.
row. The chief purpose OF the meeting
Is to nominate q Democratic. Candidate
tor the temporary psesIde6ey of the SEN
ale.
Senator Allison, who has been named
as possible president protein Q; tue sen
ATE, authorizes the statement that he l.
not a Candidate Tor tue place and should
decline It If rendered hIm. lie believes
he could not discharge the duties OF
presiding officer without reslgning the
chairmaushIp of the COMMITTEES on ap
preparations, which he prefers 10 retain
Senator Logan Was unanip onsly nom.
mated by the Republican senatorial eau
Gus as their candidate Tor president pro
tsm of the senate. After thanking the
senators tor the nomIaation, Logan re
sEec,fClly, but positively declined tn
honor, stating that he Thought he-c uiC
render better service IN committee worB
and otherwise. The caucus then ad
journed until IL o'clock tomorrow.
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c.noi R-.ui,. ln 60 60.

% A Bradford, wbalsaale pspeF deal
eF o. ChatianooRs. Tenn, writes, the,
he Ree sessoesiY Afflicted WITH 8 seVe9s
cold that settled 90 BIS la1ga. haa tried
msBy Femeoies Sithout heneds. BeIre
induced 80 cry De. Kisgis Eew D.seSvsrt
for CoasanEt.os, did g and YES ensiFs.
II cured hy Use Of { fse baitsss. elnea
sktnA fias be hes ased i 70 Ma fsaily
for Sit Coughs snd S1lds gsgh bsst r..
suits fhts 10 TIA e2psriehee 81 taea.
ssnzs Ehate l.ses haqe egsa gksee s.
tafa Haa4effgi Hssa1feff, Trial 6ls
i.s -. q e s5hsl E Fgs
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Some singular discoveries heve re-
Gently been made in New York. The
great Brooklyn bridge, the elevated rail-
roads, and iron columns in the neigh
borhood are all msgnetized. The upper
sides OF the great cables show north po-
larity, and the under side south polarity.
The test has been made with an ordinary
surveyors compass. On the rails OF the
hridse, the needle points IN the direction
OF their length, while on the cables, it is
across them.
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The growth OF the Iadian school at
Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, has
been from eIgh,Y-four pupils in 1879 to
only six short of 500 at the present time.
The Indians now in the school represent
thirty-eIght d Gsrent tribes, aui tae.ages
of the students range from seven to
twenty-four years. The Apaches have
fifty representatives, the Sioux eighty
eight. the Arapahoes aud the CheJ
ennes twsntY.four each, the Onahss
twenty-five. and the Pdeblos eighty nine.
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The Usage City Free Press and Cuun
ell GROVE Cosmos are quarreling sbont
the Ottawa aud Council Grove railroad.
The Council Grove people have the Mis-
souri, Pacific, and want the Santa Fe to
run across from Ottawa. Bat Usage
City has the Santa Fe, aud wants tie
Missouri Pacific 10 build tie new road
Ia the meantime some industrious fel.
lows are grading the track, who claim
they belong to neither company.
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On the 23d of Novemb.r au ocean
race of 5000 miles was begun, between
the steamships Alameda and EsaIandis
They started from San Francisco, bound
for Auckland, New Zealand. Il Is the
first trip of the Alameda, which tie
longs to Spreckels, the sugar king, uuS
der his contract to carry the mails
The Zealandia has carried the mails
hitherto. San Francisco papers say
there was heavy betting on the race, the
Spreckels family offering two TO one on
the Alameda.