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The Modern M.ssal,na.n

The Empress Catherine H., of Russia,
has, by the common consent of historians,
been given that unenviable title. She was
German by birth, the daughter of the
Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst in Saxony, and
in her girlhood was married to Peter, the
the nephew of the Empress Elizabeth, a
youth who had been selected by that SOW
ereign as her successor. Peter was almost
idiotic and a habitual drunkard, so it was
an easy matter for Catherine, with the aid
of her lover, Prince Orlof, to dethrone and
murder him, set aside her own son and es-
tablish herself on the throne. Through
her example st. Petersburg became the
most dissolute capital in Europe, and her
munificence to her numerous lovers cost
the Russian treasury over S100000,000.
The magniicence Of her court, the splendor
of her surroundings, the leading part then
played by Russia in continental affairs
only served to bring into greater promi-
hence the dissolute character of the En-
press, of the courtiers and Of the better
classes Of Russian society. The original
Messalina, whose name is a synonym for
vice, was the wife of Claudius Nero Like
Catherine she was woman of great ability
and Of astounding profigacy. Her inhu-
ence over the Emperor was unbounded,
and, though her licentiousness was open
and notorious, every one feared to tell
Claudius lest her enmity should be fatal.
She carried her effrontery so far as, during
temporary absence of Claudius, to marry
publicly Calus Silius, one of the handsom-
est men in Rome. Claudius was informed
of the fact, but took no action until the
conspirators against her persuaded him,
while intoxicated, to sign an order for her
execution, and then, for fear of the conse-
quences should she gain an interview with
the Emperor, put her to death before he
awoke from his druSken stupor.
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I,OR SALE-VERY CHEAP; SALOON STOCK,
L furniture and lease of a wayside place near
this city. INQUIRE at 81 street. oil. Stf
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BUTCHER SHOP TO RENTAL FITTED
Is up; rare chance for an energetic man to
establish a good business. Apply at 1921 Tenth
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There were twenty.one men to face the
traps, the match being at six birds to the
man. The entrance was SIS, divided into
five moneys-50, 80, 20, 10 and 10 per cent.
respectiyely. The scores were as follows
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yNTANTED-CHANCE TO LOOK OUT FOR
w ranch and board himself, with privilege
of raising chickens. Address Ranch" this
Office olp-6t+
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pRINTERs' STRIKE.

sixteen Competitors Walk Out OF the
"Bee. ONCE.
The proprletors ofthe Bee and the Union
printers in their employ have had disagree
ment, and the latter, to the number OF six
teen, yesterday went out on strike, leav-
ing only the foreman and one man In the
composing-room. The proprietors claim
that the immediate cause of the strike IS
the fact that they refused to reinstate a
stereotyper whom they had discharged for
breach of contract and abuse of material
The men claim that the stereotyper was
discharged because he was member OF
the Typographical Union and that his
place was filled by a non- Union man. The
real cause of the strike is understood to be
the fact that about week agothe Bee COM
menced using what is known among print
ers as "plate matter"-that is, matter
which is purchased in plate form and re-
quires no composition. Neither party has
yet made full statement OF its side OF the
0oca
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yyTANTED-MALE AND FEMALE HELP OF
w all kinds for city and country. Sacra-
mento Employment Office, 3l9 street. o7.7t
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An Enclisl, gentleman.

An American gentleman who was recently
at a dinner party in London had rather a
curious experience. There was also pres
ent an extremely aristroeratie but insular
Briton, with that large contempt for things
American that even to day few English
men display. Nevertheless he deigned to
notice the American gentleman so far as
to ask him a great number of questions
about the United Ststes-some of them
very ludicrous. Finally the question of
geography came up, and the Englishman
inquired as to the relative size of Texas,
the largest State. i'Well," replied the
American, at is about as large as England,
ireland, Scotland, Wales, Holland, Bel
GUM, Denmark, Switzerland, Portugal and
Greece combined" 1t became at once evil
dent that the questioner not only disbe-
lieved the statement, but was indignant at
what he regarded as an attempt to chaff
him. Indeed, after dinner he complained
to the host about the ill-breeding of the
American in trying to hold up to ridicule
an English gentleman.
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EXPERT SHOTGUN ARTISTS.
CHARLES HAAS OF STOCKTON TAKES
THE DIAMOND BADGE.
A Close Race Between Him and Henry
Bassford for the Prize-0ther
Matches Shot.

Interest in the shooting matches, given
under the auspices of the State Sportsmen's
Association, was maintained until the sun
sank to rest beyond the Coast range last
evening, and the last pigeon of the two
thousand provided for the tournament had
been trapped and shot at. The shooters
showed up in very good form yesterday
morning, considering their arduous task OF
the preceding night of talking game pro-
lection and hunting the midnight Buffalo
that cams amid the wilds Of Twenty.first
and Q streets.
There were few live birds on hand,
and it was decided that the first event OF
the day should be the field shoot post
poned from the preceding day. This was
al innovation on ordinary styles of trap
shooting, the idea being to have the con-
test approach as nearly as practicable to
field shooting. The idea was to have the
shooter stand at line thirty-tive yards
from the traps, fscing the same, with gun
cooked and loaded and stock below the
point of the elbow, and to call ready
line twenty-five yards from the traps,
which under no circumstances must he
PASS. Immedia ely upon the shooter cross
ing a line between the two THE thirty
ward line) the trap is opened without iur-
Their notice, and he is then privileged TO
shoot, having use of both barrels The
shooter must not advance after the trap is
sprung, and should bird fail to rise the
shooter must stop at the point where he
was when the trap was sprung enc remain
there until the bird rises. The referee or
ders another bird if necessary.
There was some splendid shooting done
Yesterday, Louis Nicolaus, of the Pelican
Club Of this city, especially distinguishing
himself at bluerock shooting. Ia the 60-
bird match be tied out champion Chick
and Taber of Los Angeles for first honors,
and proved himself a quick and reliable
shot The youngest shooter on the ground
was Mr.. Cadwalader, over whom none OF
the older shots have much advantage ID
skill. With q little more experience he
will make it very warm" tor the best OF
them before the traps.
Chick of San Diego-the man who de-
feated the world-beater, Captain Brewer
always shoots we'll. He was in very good
form throughout the meeting, and when
not first in a race he was always in at The
division of the spoils. Henry Bassford of
Vacaville, Charles Haas of Stockton, and
F. Coykendal of San Jose were also in the
front rank of the contestants. While the
Sacramento contingent did not cover them
selves very deep in glory, nevertheless
some of them did excellent shooting, as
their scores during the meeting will show
THE NOVELTY MATCH.
There were twenty-one men to face the
traps, the match being at six birds to the
man. The entrance was SIS, divided into
five moneys-50, so, 20, 10 and 10 per cent
respectively. The scores were as follows ::
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MORE LITERATURE.
A New Batch of Books for the Public
Library.

A New Batch of Books for the Public
Library.
The following books have been added to
the Public Library and are now ready for
circulation: "Glimpses Of Fifty Years, by
Willard; odd Fellowship, History and
Manual" Ross; "Flirt," Herviere; Won
der Fight and Other Tales, 'Fennc's Pop
ular Readers" (three volumes); Isle of
Palms." Navel; Practical Elocution, "
Shoemaker; Civil Government" Fiske:
"Aztec Land, !" Ballou; Treasure flinders"
Kaler; "Budd Boyd's Triumph" Chapman;
king of Apeland," Prentice; "Moonstone, y
Collins; Runaway Brig" Kaler; "Js1nt
Through Java" Hill: "Appleton's Guide
to United States and Canada" Wreck OF
the Greyhound" Newell; Ray Gilbert's
Search, Chapman; Island Treasure" Con-
ve-se; Voyage of the Fleetwing," Newell;
Longer English POEMS" Hale; United
Secret Service in the Late War;" Baker;
Mad Marriage Moon;" Picturesque Can
ada" two volumes).
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reservation, provided that nothing in the
Act shall be construed as in any way af-
fecting the granting of lands to the State
of California by virtue of the Act entitled
an Act authorizing grant to the State of
California of the Yosemite valley and of
the land embracing the Mariposa Big Tree
Grove, approved June 6, 1864, or as affect
ing any bona fide entry of land made with
in the Limits above described under any
law of the United States prior to the ap-
proval of this Act" The importance of
this lies in the fact that it secures to the
owners of land within the forty-two town.
ships their holdings, and simultaneously
renders the claiming of any more land i'm
possible for ali time.
The Sequoia National Park was at first
thought 10 include only three townships
but the Act shows that it takes in over
seven whole townships.-ChroRicie.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

Henry E. Dixey, with the splendid COM
pany of ffty-fve persons, which supported
him during his engagement at the Baldwin
Theater in San Francisco, will appear at the
Metropolitan Theater tomorrow and Tues.
day evenings, presenting his two principal
pieces, "Adonis" and THE Seven Ages OF
Man" Both pieces are very popular.
They are extremely snowy, and I'LL the
stage with graceful and handsome women.
Mr.. Dixey will no doubt be welcomed by
CROWDED h0uSps
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Painless extraction of teeth by use OF
local anesthetic. DR.. WELDON, Dentist
Eighth and streets. ie22.tfSu
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Mrs y. NJ. Porter, of Reno. New, is visiting
the family of Mrs. J. F. doughty, OF this city.


Mrs. n NJ. Porter, of Reno. New, is visiting
the family of Mrs. J F. Ioaghty OF this CITY,
Arrivals at the Capital Hotel yesterday:
H. Wingerter, San Francisco. 5. H. Davis, sac
rameuto; ]. P. Onstott, Yuba City; A. j. Nor
rison, wife and child, San Francisco; NJ. E.
Finn, E6right, Hsnley, Levy. Lcoksbaugh,
Stevens, Shea, Speer, Everett, Coughlin, San
Francisco Baseball Club; S. Dickey, lsleton; c.
B. Armstrong, Jackson; E. G. Vincent, Oakland;
NJ. A. Harding, Sisson: John Stern, John Bauer,
Hanford. J. J. Crawford, Placerville; w. J. Enos,
city: Mrs. Hawley. Woodland; I. f, Keelan,
Andrew ]. Ciunie, san Francisco.
Arrivals at The Golden Eagle Hotel yesterday
T. L. Hoppin, Miss Lu Vance, Nevada; W K.
Bagley, Madison, Wis, James Beydeu, Marys-
vile; c. A. Ruggle, NJ. D., W. H. Mccullough,
stockton; Geo. f. Glaser and wife, Denver Chas.
A. Dodge, ogden; d. F. Williams Boston; S. r.
Murdock, Colusa. Geo L. cornwell, New York;
S. ". Smith, W. B. Cotrel, c. J. Bladder. Adrian
r. Smith, /. Miller, K. Saiterwate, J. J. stevens
Joe Baum, J. I. Bragg, Mrs. n. B. Lewis, W u.
Bone, San Francisco; g. s Orme, Los Angeles.
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Pacific Coast Failures.

The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency re-
ports fifteen failures in the Pacific Coast
States and Territories for the week ending
yesterday, as compared with seven for the
previous week, and eighteen for the cor
responding week of 1889.
The failures for the past week are divided
among the trades as follows: Two grocers,
three saloons, one restaurant, one hotel,
one drugs, one secondhand goods, one
laundry, one general store, one printer, one
harness, one millinery and one dry goods.
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TEE - BADGE CONTEST,

1t will be remembered that on Thursday
morning the first contest was for the ele-
CANT Fay diamond badge, valued at $500
The match was at twenty single live birds,
and the highest scores were made by Henry
Bassford, Charles Haas, j. NJ. Morrison
and Mahlon Osborn, who tied on nineteen
birds each. They shot oil the tie at four
birds, and all killed but Morrison. Osborn
dropped out of the second four, Bassford
and Haas again tieing. They tied also on
the third four, and again on the fourth,
and then agreed to decide the temporary
ownership of the badge On the following
day.
1t the conclusion of the fifty bird match
Yesterday afternoon four dozen birds had
been secured and the men went to the
traps to settle the matter. Il was agreed
that they should shoot off at twenty
birds each. This was another excit-
ing trial of skill. Each shot a ten
gauge gun, standing at thirty yards from
the traps. The rules of the Association
provide that the badge shall be shot for
under the Nottingham rules, which pro-
vide for a circular boundary line eighty
wards from the central one Of the five traps
But the grounds had been laid cut as pre-
scribed by the new American Association
rules which provides for more circum-
scribed boundary, in the shape of horse
shoe, terminating in a straight line, from
heel 10 heel OF the shoe, at the score Thirty
wards from the traps, and, either by special
agreement or common consent, the match
was commenced and shot out under the
latter rules. This change from the original
conditions governing the match caused Nj
Bassfo.d to lose the prize.
He missed his ninth, seventeenth and
twentieth birds, and Haas his second, thir-
teanth and sixteenth, causing another tie
on the twenty birds shot al. The birds
were all hard hit and died just outside the
boundary line. Then the men agreed 20
try and decide the match with the six birds
remaining in the COOP giving each three
The first two were killed Bsssford's third
bird was low.hying, dusky in conner, and
as the shades of evening bad already fallen
uoon the field. il was a difficult bird to see
plainly. Bassford waited until the bird
was within about thirty feet OF him, aud
slightly overshot, but succeeded in Gripping
1t. Then it rose rapidly, and when almost
directly over his head (he standing on the
dead -line), gave 1t the contents of his
second barrel, killingit dead. The force OF
the charge drove the bird a few feet ahead
on its course and it fell squarly on the line
between the flags and rolled over. leaving
only about an inch of its tail-feaihers in
side the line. The bird was decided lost
hone by referee Sperry. Had the Hurting
! ham rules been followed, as prescribed, il
would have been scored for the shooter.
J AS Haas killed his third and last bird, the
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w uIHCe OF OapII1I thUkIIs OUHIpHII! ~
TANTED--PLAIN SEWING TO DO AT
w home; infants clothes a specially. No.
1900 street. olO-Sts
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ni1n't AnOIOYize.

Contractor G. B. Dean wishes it under
stood that he did not apologize to District
Attorney Bruner at Fridays session of the
Supervisors. 1t will be remembered that the
Hicksville bridge contract was under dis
cussion, ard Messrs. Bruner and Dean bad
a dispute which was afterwards aInicably
settled. Mr. Dean says that the last has
not been heard of that contract, and he
promises something sensational when the
next Grand Jury meets.
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The Weather.

The Signal Service temperature at A. n.
and 5 P. NJ. yesterday was 460 and $40,
while the highest and lowest was ZOE AID
44e. with gentle northerly winds and a clear
sl.v during the forenoon and gentle south
eriy winds and clear sky the remainder
of the day.
The highest and lowest one year ago yes
terday was 40 and 44o, and one year ago
to-day 100 and 40, with clear skies.
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First Frost of the Season.

S. H. Gerrish reports that on Saturday
morning the thermometer fell to $40, the
coolest since the 9th of last March. There
was considerable white frost in some places
in the CITY. This is the first frost Of the
season. The first frost in 1889 for that
season was October 29th: in 1888 October
10Th; in 1857, October 10Th; 1856, October
9th; 1885, October 18th.
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The following articles of incorporation
were fled in the Secretary Of States office
yesterday:
Fresno and Pine Ridge Toll-Road Com
pany. Directors-A NJ. Clack. VIM. Hos.
kins, ]. Duncan, ]. T. Birkhead and ].
P. Menx.
Pacific Grocery, San Francisco capital
stock, IS 600. Directors-J. G. Chalmers,
Herman Westerfeld Charles Scroth, Henry
Ebbinghaus and s. l. Wormser.
Pacific Coast Door Company, of San
Francisco; capital stock, 800 600. Direc-
tors-F. A. Boole, A. B. Merrill, l.. A. Pet
tiers, C. NJ. Adams and F. r. King.
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Baseball To-Day.

To day each club in the league will play
two games, making four games in all TO be
played. This morning the Sacramentos
and Stocktons will oppose each other at
stockton, and in the afternoon, commenc-
ing at 8 o'clock, will play in this city.
Hoffman and Ward will be the Sacramento
battery in the afternoon game, and Holt
man and Armstrong for Stockton.
Trains will leave the depot for the
grounds at 2:10 aud ESQ o'clock in the
afternoon.
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The mail boxes and posts IN the resi-
dence part of town were only recently
painted in the hope of making them more
ornamental, but, thanks to the small boy,
they are rapidly losing their bright appear
auce and will soon become eyesores again.
The police have been notified, and It is
onite likely that the precociops urchin
caught at his amusement will be made TO
smart for il.
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whom there was a similar charge, was too
sick to appear, and his case was continued
until Monday.
with assault to murder. was postponed un-
til October 18th. !. -.
Cora Mains was found not guilty of dis
rurbing the peace.
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Earned rups-Sacramento, l.; San Francisco,
0. Home run-Roberts. Sacrifice hit-Veach.
First base on errors-Sacramento, l; San Fran
cisco, /. First base on called balls-Sacra-
mento, 2; San Francisco, 2. Left on bases
sacramento, 7; San Francisco, 4. Struck out
by Hoffman, 4; Coughlin, 5. First base on hit
by pitcher : Stevens. Double plays Daily,
Reitz and Stspleton; Stapleton (unassisted).
Passed balls-Speer. Time of game-One hour
and twenty minutes. Umpire = Donohue.
Scorer-Wilf n. Young.
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Police Court Cases.

In Judge Buckley's Court yesterday
James Emery was sent to the County Jail
for seventy days for being common
drunkard.
William Ryan, charged with being drunk
was allowed to go. John Haggerty, against
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D. Gardner, who was held to answer on
Friday in the Police Court on charge of
making criminal assault on little Lizzie
Cox was compelled to remain in jail all of
Friday night. being unable to give bail.
Yesterday morning, however, G. @. Brown
and n. Dingley went on his bond and he
was released.
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Stenhen A. Douglas.

Douglas entered cabinet makers shop
when he was Is as an apprentice, and
worked at this business until he was IL.
This was in Brandon, VT, his birthplace.
Subsequently he removed to Illinois, where
he taught school for few years, studied
law and then entered political life.
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James o. Welch, the well. known rail-
road conductor, died at Deadwood, Butte
county, yesterday morning. His remains
have been brought to this city, which had
been his home since childhood. 1t is sup
nosed that his sudden death was caused
from stroke of paralysis. He was popu-
lar and beloved by all who knew him.
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YESTERDAYS FIRE.
A Double Alarm Throws the Firemen OFF
the SCENT

A Double Alarm Throws the F1remen IN
the SCENT
Yesterday noon alarms of fire were
turned in simultaneously from boxes 81
and 81, and the department became CON-
fused as to where the fire really was. En-
CINE No. ran over to the railroad shops,
bat found no fire there. The other engines
were as badly misled. but at last No. 8 dis
covered that the blaze was in the alley be-
tween Seventeenth and Eighteenth, o and
P streets. A barn belonging to Mrs. DAN
iels, and rented by G. ]. Adams, was en-
tirely consumed, together with two tons
of hay, a cart and set of harness. The
loss was about 5000.
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sToCKroNS "BLUFF."
For Seven Innings They Looked Like
Winners,

SAN FRANCISCO, October 11th.-There
was lively game at Haight street to-day
in which Stockton had the game won for
seven innings, Oakland winning in the
eighth. The batteries were Shaw and
Lehman for the Colonies and Kilroy and
stockwell for Stockton. N. O'Neill played
miserable game at third base for Oakland
He made no hits and allowed Stockton to
score three runs on his errors. Score:
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THE first installment of twenty cases of
musical goods from all parts of Europe,
escaping tie new tariff, are now being re-
ceived at Cooper's music store. Twenty
five new-style Mathushek uprights, in
Caucasian walnut, ebony, rosewood and
mahogany, jlst in. Also, 5000 new cata-
logues of l0-cent music free, at Cooper's,
the leading music store.
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Earned runs-Oakland, 2. Three-base hit-C.
ONeill. Two base hits-Fudger, Dooley and
Lehman. Sacrifice hits-Shaw, Cantillion, Hol-
liday (2) Sweeney, Pache and Kilroy. First
ba.e on called balls-StocSton, a. Oakland, 8.
Left on bases-Stockton, 8; Oakland, 7. Struck
out-By Kilroy, l; by Shaw, 4. First base on
hit by pitcher Holiday and n, O'Neill. Double
plays-N. O'Neill. Cantillion and Dooley; G.
Oheill and Dooley. Passed balls-Lohman, ..
Wild pitch-Shaw Time OF game-Two hours.
UmpiTe-Charles Sweeney. Official scorer
Waller Wallace
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AS there are several scheduled matches
that have not been shot, it was decided
Yesterday to procure another lot OF bros
and continue the shooting TO-DAY spsciai
prizes have cen donated for all the regular
events, and the ownership thereof has not
vet been determined.
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SAN FRANClsOo STOCK SALES.
sAS FRANCISCO, october II, 1890,

The champion butter producing COW of
the world is named Furatisamas, owned in
Massachusetts,, and her record is 945
pounds and 9 ounces of butter in one year.
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TWO SMALL HOUSES TO RENT CHEAP
newly papered and painted. Apply at l02l-
Tenth street SIS u