Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-07
Two police officers were among the pas

Two police officers were among the pas
sengers on J-street car the other day.
WELL" said one, I'm surprised. l al
ways considered Billy Lowell the pride of
the force. didn't believe there was man
in the State that could handle him, much
less little fellow, as you were just saying"
sit was just as much of a surprise party
to me, too" said the other. But you
know these little fellows are very deceiving
sometimes"
eyes. l know; but, tell me how did it all
happen ?n
well. it was last Sunday night. under
stand. Frank Shook dropped into the
State House with young man whom he
introduced as McCaffrey, professional
athlete. Lowell was there atthe time. and
was among those introduced to tie stranger.
When he heard the word athlete men,
toned he pricked up his ears and became
greatly interested in Snooks' friend. Nc
Caffrey, as regards height, came up about
to Lowell's top vest button, and be appar-
| emily could balance the scales at about half
of what Lowell would. Lowell rather sar-
castically asked the newcomer what line
of athletics he was in, and McCaffrey re-
piled that he was wrestler and sometimes
put on the gloves. Wrestling is sort of
hobby with Lowell too, and he questioned
McCatfrey closely regarding his abilities.
| McCaffrey replied that he stood ready
and willing to wrestle anybody, but
was particularly anxious to meet
Joe Acton, the worlds champion.
Lowell grinned at this, and after
surveying McCaffrey's apparently insignii-
cantsproportions for some time. remarked
that he would eat his hat if little fellow
like that could throw him. Well, McCaf-
| frey only laughed and said he guessed he
could take care of himself Lowell took
this as direct challenge, and began to peel
| off his coat. shirt and shoes. The hotel
folks cleared the back room for them, and
| then they went at it, and -"
| Must have looked comical, considering
the sizes of them, interrupted the listener,
with hearty laugh.
"Oh, it did. But Lowell meant business,
and he started in viciously to break his
smiling little opponent in two. He grabbed
him around the waist and was about to
throw him across the room, when suddenly
the little fellow slipped through his arms,
and then the next instant was holding
Lowell aloft with one hand, whirling
him around like dish-rag; then he
choked him. Poor Billy fell like a
thousand of bricks. and the onlookers
thought every bone in his body was broken.
But Lowell was game. and getting up, went
after the little fellow for more-and he got
it. This time the midget rolled his burly
opponent over on the floor and then taking
q Lewis strangle lock on Lowell's neck,
twisted it until Billy's eyes stuck out like
a couple of polished door knobs. That
bout settled it. and Billy was glad to quit,
and call it square The next day. after he
had thoroughly anointed himself with
liniment, he went to see Slater. and asked
the spirit-producer if he had seen the shade
of Clarence Whistler lurking around any,
where in disguise"
Mayor Comstock was tearing down to-
ward the depot at great rate, when L. l..
Lewis hailed him.
Where are you rushing to?" asked the
| stove man.
| "Oh, I'm going down to the Bay. I want
to get out of town for a few days for some
rest"
Heavens alive, man, don't go away
now. Just think of it, the electric road
| matter comes up at the next meeting of
the Trustees"
well, that's all right. 1t don't make
any difference what's coming up. l don't
have anything to say. The other two run
everything"
| The reporter met Director of the Gen.
tral line the other day and congratulated
him on the fact that the fair was about to
begin and the street cars would do land
Office business.
Hang the fair" replied the Director.
| I'VE don't make q cent by it,"
| you don't! Why, what do you mean?"
| 'Just what say. We don't make cent
by it. Last year we were behind in our
receipts"
| Explain yourself
| well, of course, we have increased
travel and increased returns. But in order
| to accommodate that increased travel, we
have to put on extra cars, ana they have to
be drawn by extra horses. We have 130
horses in our stables, but they are only
sufficient to do the everyday work. Dur,
| ing the two weeks of the fair we will have
to hire 100 extra horses, and we can't get
| them for cent less than 81 so day. The
feeding of them is another expense. Then
we have to put conductor on each car at
So 80 day, making about 800 day ad-
1itional expense for conductors alone Our
ordinary average daily expenses are about
$3.50 day. During fair time they Jump
up 10 $500 day, and the increased
travel does not make up the difference.
This is something that, no doubt, the pub
lie will open their eyes at, but am giving
you facts and figures"