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FOUGHT FOR BLOOD.
Brock" Barry Knocked Out by Georf
Murray at Berkeley.

BROCK" Barry Knocked Out by George
Murray at Berkeley.
For some time past bad blood has existed
between George Murray, who is employed
as bouncer in a Barbary Coast beer-dive,
and Richard Barry. better known as
Brock" and several fights have taken place
between them, none of which have proved
satisfactory to either man. Saturday night
another row took place when Barry visited
the dive where Murray is employed. and it
was decided that the men should meet at
Berkeley, near the stock yards, and decide
for ever the moot question as to which was
the better man at game of fisticuffs. The
time agreed upon was 6 o'clock last night,
but it was nearly s before the men SHE'D
their hats into the room where the battle
took place.
Both men weigh about 10 pounds, but
Barry is fully three inches the taller. About
the fight. and purse Of $50 was collected
for the winner. The men fought with bare
knuckles, and London rules governed the
battle. which was bitter one.
Neither man possessed much science, and
as soon as time was called they sprang into
the center OF the room and began pummel-
ing each other, RS if determined to end the
fight in the first round. Neither man
gained any advantage in this round, which
ended by Barry knocking his opponent to
tn G floor with a heavy right-hander on the
ribs.
Ia the next five rounds the blood flowed
like water, Barry finding the pace too hot
for him, and 1t was plain that he could
not last much longer. Murray saw this,
and fought for all he was worth in the sew
enth round, but it ended with Barry having
lots of fight left in him yet.
In the eighth round Murray, who was
still strong on his pins, changed his tactics
and fought on the defensive, watching his
chance to get in a finishing blow. The OPP
portunity came when Barry made wild
rush and missed In a second Murray
landed his left ON the chin and followed it
up with a swinging blow from the right
that knocked all the fight out of Barry, and
lie rolled to tile floor completely knocked
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never was spryer, never exercised more
Judgment, keener sight. or resorted to more
of his wiles than yeste rday, but his wind
was short and he was too easily bowed.
"My,s how they plav." he said. as he
neared the reporters stand. during the last
game; then. turning his right hand, he
showed where it had been split open by the
ball 1T don't hurt" he added, but
have to play too much left-handed. l guess
I'll lose" And lose he did
The toss was won by Dillon. Wrenn sec
ond. The playing commenced lightly as to
aces, but heavily as to exertion. Dillon
scored and Wrenn 1 before they were out
Reardan's first toss was looked to with anxi-
ETY. by his friends, and he stood high in their
favor when he succeeded In scoring double
his opponents figures. The first game con-
sisted Of thirteen innings, Of which Reardau
scored In six and Wrenn and Dillon in
seven. The following is the score by in
ningS:
Wrena-Dillon ...............2 o 6-2l
he"rian ...-............. - D 3 "-15
The second game consisted of eleven
innings, of which five were played by
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A DESERT TRAGEDY,
Prospectors See the Mud volcanoes-A
Victim of Thirst.

Prospectors See the Mud volcanoes-A
Victim of Thirst.
Brown and Crawford, the Cocopah
Mountain prospectors, confirm the report
that mud volcanoes exist at the northern
end of the Cocopah Range, and give an in
teresting account of them In the Lower
Californian, says the Los Angeles Herald
Brown says the volcanoes are not what
Colonel Allen cracks Them up to be, but still
he describes them as weird and awful
and worth going long way to see. The
fumes of sulphur arising from them can
be detected two or three miles away, and as
the volcanoes are approached a numbering
eound Is heard, caused by the mud being
tn rOwn from the craters. All the craters
are on level with the surrounding plain
and none of them throw mud more than a
few feet In the air. The earth for long
distance around the volcanoes Is intensely
hot, and animals have dread of the local
ity and cannot be induced to 60 near. Even
men are afraid, and instructive fear keeps
them from making too close an examination
of the uncanny region.
After procuring new supplies and getting
back to the camp In the Cocopahs, Brown
and his partner left in direction south by
east for new fields. Their first camp was in
the laguna, thirty miles distant, and about
midway between the Cocopah Range and
the Colorado River. They prospected along
southwark to the old sulphur mine, and
ore day came upon the body OF a man who
had evidently died of thirst. The
body was apparently that of German,
and had been dead st least week, but
was not decomposed, the dry air of the
desert having preserved 1t to remarkable
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"
his wonted splendor. This eclipse took
place yesterday in the Union Hand-ball
Court 733 Howard street, where Reardan's
light only registered 80, when it ought to
have been 63. This defeat occurred in
seventeen innings.
James Wrenn and James Dillon were
pitted against John Reardan, the Pacific
Coast champion. On a previous occasion
they had met in the same court and Reardan
was defeated but his defeat was traceable
directly to bad decision and indirectly to
his having been i'll from pneumonia. In
view of the cOntending opinions as to their
ability yesterdays match was looked to with
an unusual interest. An intervening event
that occurred in Buffers court. however,
Influenced the betting considerably. Rear
dan was matched there against two men
whose playing qualities are considered about
on par with those of Wrenn and Dillon,
and he lost. Had he won that match the
odds on him yesterday would have been
considerably in his favor, but as it was they
were against him.
From the first toss until the last it was
evident that Wrenn and Dillon knew
each others playing better than on the pre-
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Justify. The scores by innings we're:
Reardan. ......................o 3 '-ls
The third and last game was the longest,
and all parties seemed bowed. Even the
audience. individually, exclaimed at each
error "Pll be bowed" when he did not say
something more suggestive and less poetical.
AS usual, Wrenn's side got the first inning;
1t also got the last, but worked hard for it.
Inning the first scored nothing for the
tosser. Reardan got one in the next, then
lost by turning with the ball SO that 1t
landed against the sides of the court
There were four fIutless innings equally
divided. The heaviest score in any single
inning was Z. Result by innings:
Wrenn-Dlllon. ............O o 2-21
Reardou. l l - z
Tim Sullivan acted as referee and marker
Manager II. p. Armstrong who made the
match, was present. Reardan expressed
himself after the game as being satisfied
that for best three out of five of twenty
one aces, Wrenn and Dillon are too expert
for him.
In Buffers court Hefferman defeated
Malloy and Lynch in hree-out-of-tive con-
test. Score: 1913. 1910, 1913.
Lawless and Ryan defeated Kearney and
Harlow two straight rubbers.
Lynch and Ryan defeated Hefferman and
Malloy In contest in which two sets oc-
Cured. Scores: 14-14 with set, IS I3-
10, 14-14 with set IS.
Slattery beat Harrow in two straight
games
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SINGLE TAX SOCIETY.
James ii. Barry Tells How All May Get
Piece OF the Earth.

James Fl. Barry Tells How All May Get
Piece of the Earth.
At meeting of the Single Tax Society
last evening Joseph Leggett read an article
from the November number of the Century
Magazine on population and subsistence,
and James II. Barry followed with an ad-
dress, in which he sought to answer the
question "Why Do People Burrow Like
Rats?" an expression used in a recent
Grand Jury report.
In his opening remarks the speaker depri-
Gated the condition of the lower strata of
society, which, he said, seemed to be grow
ing worse instead of better, as should be
the case under fair system of land distribu-
ton.
We are very proud. he continued, of our
advance in mechanical science, of the dis
semnation OF general knowle dye, and Of
the rapid strides with VIII CHI we are draw
ing near to the millennium. And yet what
is the condition of labor to-day? What has
improved machinery done for the masses,
knowledge help those who must toll for q
bare living?
What has caused this condition? Is it be-
cause there is not room enough In the world
for all to have enough? Are people starry
ing because the earth will not produce
enough for their support? Not at all. 1t
Is because great pol ton of the land is
kept in idleness, at the instance of monopoly
supported by its tool the law.
In conclusion he asserted that single
tax levied on land value would make it un-
profitable and therefore impossible TO hold
land not in actual use.
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OBITU AIRY,



The San Diego sun OF last Friday contains the
following with reference TO Dr.. ID. B. Hoffman
whose death occurred near That city on Thurs.
day last: DR.. Hoffman came to San Diego
County and settled at Old Town In 1850 In
1852. when DIR. Wnder, now OF the United
States Marine Hospital, first visited Old San
Diego, he met DIR. Hoffman and mutual friend
ship sprang uD between the TWO physicians
located so far from the haunts of civilization
That friendship grew and continued to exist
during all The forty years Of their acquaintance
the first visit of DR.. Nindrr TO a weil-known
Mexican lady. He continued 10 The practice OF
medicine until 1862, when lie joined a California
regiment and was appointed Regimental Surgeon.
In his official capacity he was stationed for
one year at FOit Independence, Inyo County.
Cal. lie was removed in Tie spring of 1865 to
San Diego, still remaining in the United States
service. When Dr. Minder was again ordered TO
San Diego as Commander of the military post he
found DIR. Hoffman the post surgeon. Shortly
afterward, however, the latter resigned his COM
engaged In private practice. Tile Doctors health
falling he was obliged to return TO this city
which he did, arriving in San Diego In October,
1867. For the next nineteen years he continued
In his profession, and In 1886 retired to his
suburban home near Helix Mountain. In Spring
Valley, to enjoy the fruits of his well-earned
labors. DR.. HOffinan's life was not an eyentfIIl
one In The commonly accepted sense OF the term,
but 1t was an exceedingly busy one, and perhaps
no one could write his biography well as Tie
many patients who owe their life to-day to his
iireess Efforts. Previous to his coming 10 San
Diego he was chief surgeon on an ocean steam
ship plying between New York and Aspinwall
He leaves niue children, most of whom are
grown.
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General oppearanee Of he gun.

vent extends from the interior of the barrel
to the interior of the cylinder, through which
q small portion Of gas passes at each dis
charge of cartridge. The energy of part
of the gas is stored in the spring at the in
slant OF discharge, and operates upon the
lock Immediately as the explosive force
leaves the barrel.
When the trigger is pulled the explosive
force. operating upon the piston through
the vent, presses it forward against the
spring, carrying forward the drive rod. The
explosive force having left the barrel, the
piston and drive rod are forced back by the
spring to their former position. The drive
rod, when at its forward limit, engages with
a notch in the segment and thus it will be
seen that when the piston is pressed to the
rear by the spring it also forces the segment
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4 sectional vie,g Of NE gun.

to tie rear, unlocking the abutting arm
through the link and carrying the breech-
block with it.
When the utmost rear limit is reached a
knock-of disengages the drive rod and per-
mitS the recoil spring to close and lock the
gun.
The entire operation of extrcating the
shell, cooking the hammer, replacing a
performed automatically, leaving but the
one operation Of pulling tho trigger to re-
peat at pleasure. 1t is only necessary to
place the cartridges in the magazine and
load the gun for the first charge by hand
cartridges being fed into the receiver
through an opening on the right hand side
near tie upper edge, as shown in the second
cut-(Ira nhic
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degree. There were evidences of the man
having suffered terrible agony, ard his
fnger-nails had been torn off In his efforts
to reach water by digging in the sand. The
body was buried by the two prospectors,
VINO then continued their journey. Two
miles further on thew found the Skeletons
OF two burros. and the packs which the AMI
mails had carried in life were still attached
to the bones. The outfit had no doubt be-
longed to the German prospector. and the
backs yet contained the bacon, flour and
hard tack which is found in every pros
Dector's unfit
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NINE SHOTS IN TWO SECONDS.


Marvellous Work Done. by. the Pitcher
Magazine Rifle.
One OF the most remarkable rifles ever in
vented is the Pitcher magazine rife, re-
Gently tested at Fort Sheridan. This gun
becomes automatic after the firing of the
first cartridge, the gas caused by the COM
bustion escaping into gas-chamber and
acting on piston set against spiral
spring, the recoi of which sets the mechan-
ism of the gun in motion. The empty
cartridge is removed by this mechanism and
the gun is also cooked. This is done so
rapidly that by pressing against the trigger
zine are discharged in two seconds.
In the first Illustration is shown the work.
ing of the rife, the result being obtained by
the application to barrel and lock mechan-
ism of cylinder in which is piston and in
front Of which is spiral spring A small
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him with Colorado Springs. and at.the con-
clusion of his contract there he went to
Omaha and played eight years with the
Union Pacific Club. But for an accident in
1879 Rockwell would undoubtedly have risen
to the topmost notch. The accident &C.
CURED at Princeton. H.. during a tQurna-
ment OF the crack teams Of Illinois. Rock
we'll pitched twelve straight games-two
each day for a week. In the second inning
Of the last game his arm dropped, and,
though he recovered the use of it to de-
gree, his great speed was gone He re-
ceived numerous offers from leading clubs,
but refused them on account of his arm.
During the first season of baseball in the
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AT SAN JOSE.
The Pennant- Winners Give the Steers An.
other Shutnut.

SAN JOSE, Nov. PA large crowd wit
messed the games here to-day. San Jose
won both from the Sacramentos. In the
second game McHale was able to resume
his place as catcher, although very weak.
Parrott pitched in the first game and was
batted all over the field. D0oley and Han
ley found him for three-baggers. 1t was a
comp etc shutUut, the SacramentOs fielding
very poorly. Ewing, who played left
field, was taken out on account
of his many errors. The second game was
a more exciting one. Hustin was put in
the box and did fairly well. The San Joses
won by punching their hits Five runs
were made in the fourth inning on the rank
playing of the Sacramentos. The score is
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Colonel 7. PaSSG R0bilS0l's Bright
Baseball Record.
SAN JOSE WINS OUT BY SIX GAMES.
Two DTeaTy Finishes, One Here and The Other
atSaA JOSe-ThG ASDhYIiatHd Steers and
the H0Oi0OGi Colonies Lose Everything in
Reach and YeaTl for Vallejo Vic
tOri0US IN the Central League Port
land PlEGTS-ClQ1 Standing.

Fare thee well, Colonel T. Passe Robin
son; you're a base ball chestnut now,
ready to fall at the close of frost bitten
season. Once you we're loo-loo, Colonel,
when fortune smiled and tallies came your
way, but Tip and too much Talent laid
you low. The warehouse alone awaits you +,
Colonel. To you no more the Haight-street
park will gate receipts nor glory yield.
Where are your friends of the opening
month? Have they gone to that bourne
from whence no score returns and the base
on balls never enters? Il is quite likely,
Colonel, quite likely. But, say, can you
blame them?
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ArriYed Inst Nipht.

The following vessels came in last night
The steamers City of Puebla from Victoria
with ninety cabin and ffty-seven steerage
passengers, the Costa RIGA from Departure
Bay with a cargo of 2400 tons of coal for r.
Dunsmuir & Sons. Point Iona from Cos
mopolis and Yaquina from Santa Cruz; the
ship Merom from Departure Bay with 1850
tons of coal for George Frtch, the bark
and the schooners John Mccullough. Lena
Sweasey and Bender Brothers from Coast
portS with INN hpr
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The Second Game
Following is the score OF the second and
last game Of the season at San Jose;

Earned rnns-san JOses 7. Three-base hIt-Lver-
EFT. 1wo-base hit-Hanley. McCloskey. Sacrifice
hits-Everett. McHale, Stallings, McVey, LOoka-
bangh. First base errors-San Joses 3. Sacra-
mentos !. First base on called balls-San Joses g.
Sacramentos 2. Left on bases-San Joses 8, Sacra-
mentos z. Struck out-By Harper 5, by Hustln 2.
Hit by DECENTRALIZATION Double plays-McC oskey
to Mcdonald. Passed baI-SIlllings Time OF ga me
i hour and 40 minutes. Umpire-Sharp. oficisl
scorer-Georpe Derrick
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Sidney Smith, an old pioneer OF Sacramento.
died at his residence In that city on Friday aged
SO years. The Bee says: He was tile son of An
thony Smith, farmer of Montgomery County
N. Y. In 1916 the family removed across the
State line 10 Vermont. where A. P. Smith was
born. During the gold excitement A. Z. Smith
emigrated 10 California. Arriving In sacramento
he at once bought OF General Suffer 1fty acres
of the land on the American River and tho firm
OF Smith, Baker & Barber, nurserymen and gar.
deners, was formed. In 1858 Sidney Smith fol-
lowed his brolber westward and the Two opened
store on j street. between Second and Third
Sidney attending TO that part OF The business
while A. p. gave his attention 10 the gardens,
which soon became to Sacramento What Golden
Gate Park Of recent years has been to San
Francisco. The property was estimated TO be
worth fully 100000. Tie floods OF S61 49,
however, caused the levee to burst above the
gardens, and the beautiful Smiths Gardens"
the pride OF the town, were swept away. Sidney
Smith returned home 10 1856, on visit, and his
wife, Almira Smith, whom he had married In
1888, Joined him, and they made Sacramento
their home. Here their only daughter, the first
wife OF Major @. II. Hubbard. died. Mrs. Smith
survives her husband. Deceased was man Of
even disposition and led quiet life. Decease
leaves two sisters, one residing In Santa Barbara
and another In Maine. A. p. Smith, his brother,
died some years agO.
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been inseparable from
the first moment they
appeared, when they
were dubbed the "Two
Jameses. Their latest
feat is to eclipse the
well-known star of the
first magnitude. John
ReardaD, and many are
at hand with the pro-
verbal prophecy that
the latter will leave
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BIRTHS-MARRIAGES DEATHS.

Birth, marriage and death notices sent by mall
will NOT be inserted. They must be handed In at
either OF the publication Offices and be Endorsed
with the name and residence OF persons authorized
to have the same published.
BORN.
WI6GINS-In this city. November 90 1891, to the
wife OF Leonard y Virgins. SON
STEIN-Tr this city November il, 1891, to the
wife OF Charles q. Steln dau ,hter.
BAUMGARTEN-In this city November 90 1879
10 the WIFE OF Joseph Baungarten. a daughter
DUNCAN-In this city, November 20 1891, to the
wife OF John Duncan, daughter
CoLTER-ln this city, November 19, 1891, TO the
wife OF Edward j. Golfer a son.
HARRIS-ln this city, November %, 1891 to the
wife of Samuel Harris. daughter
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vi0us occasion, and to
that better under
standing alone is at
tributable the signal
defeat the local cham
pion met at their
hands. They did not
toss a whit better;
they seemed more un-
wieldy. less sharp of
vision. but they were
cooler headed and
worked more in con-
sonance. r e ard an,
nn 4 IA n nnntrnr,,
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PoRTLAND,s pENNANr-w1NNERs.
Brief Sketches of President Rockwe ell
and His Players.

and His Players.
President W. E. Rockwell of the North
west League has been In turn ball-payer,
manager and President. He Is a native of
Illinois aid first played with Keithsburg in
1877. During the next two seasons he was
the star twrler of the Davenport Qowa)
team. While with this club he received a
tempting offer from Chicago, but refused to
break his contract. At that time Rockwell
was paid salary of SIS per month as the
leading pitcher in that section, while the
rest OF the team received S42 30 per month.
He had terrific speed-so great, in fact, that
none of the catchers could hold him.
Among the backstops in the team was
Kcmmler, who was afterward with the ST.
Louis Browns. Finally the catchers re-
beiled against going up under the bat, as
Rockwell was too speedy for their unpro-
tected hands and faces. So the manage
ment reduced his pay and put him In the
field. He then resigned and Joined the
Franklins, the champion amateur team of
Chicago in $780, Tie season Of 1881 found
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LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
Arrived.

SUNDAY, November %.
Stmr Point Iona Conway, u days from Cosmop-
oils, via Shoalwater Bay 80 hours; lumber and
mdse, to Grays Harbor Com Co.
Mic stlnr Costa Rica, Mcintyre 4 days from De-
partuTe Bay; 24O0 tons coal, to x Dunsmuir d Sons
Movements OF Trans Atlantic Steamers.
NEW foRK-Arrived Nov 2l-Stmr Fulda, from
Genoa: stmr Fnrnessia, from Glasgow.
HANRE-Arrived Nov 2l-Stmr Bretagne from
New York.
QuEENSrowN-Arrived Nov 2l-Stmr Alaska
from New York; stmr Lore Give, from Philade-
mia y
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GusTAvus NELSON SIR.

Gustayus Nelson ST.. a California pioneer and
an Old resident OF San jose, died in that city OF
heart disease, ON Saturday. aged IS years The
Mercury of yesterday says: Mr. Nelson was a
weil-known citizen OF this city. He was born in
Stockholm, Sweden, October 81, 1915 After
having learned the tanning trade he left his
native land and went TO Germany, where he
spent several years travelling through the coun-
try. He married Christian Reshoeft, his sur
ylvng widow, In Hamburg, In l847, where in
1S4S was born to them The only Issue OF their
union, Gustavus Jr., at present member of the
Common Council from the Fourth Ward. In
1850 the deceased with his wife ana
child landed In San francisco after a
stormy voyage around Cape Horn. He
engaged In mining for several years 10 Sierra
and Yuba counties but this occupation making
inroads upon his health he went into the tanning
business IN Santa Cruz, remaining In tile latter
place until 1865. when he removed 10 San Jose
and formed a copartnersnip with &. Grozalier.
They establs he'd the tannery which Is still con-
Quoted al Park avenue and River street. In
1876 MIR. Nelson retired from active business
life. During the last six months lie had been In
poor he It'll from heart trouble. len days ago
his ailment took IA more serious turn. He rapidly
grew worse despite the efforts OF his physicians.
ana yesterday morning al o'clock he passed
away.