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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-12
HE WAS HOMESICK.
Suicide of Young Swiss in a
DupOnt-Street Saloon.
DespOndsnt and Discouraged at His Failure to
Make Fortune He Sends z Bullet
Through His Head.

A man of about % years of age,
healthy and vigorous, with strength gath
cred on the mountains Of Switzerland,
walked into saloon about 9 o'clock yester-
day morning at 416 Dul ont street and called
for bottle OF beer.
After drinking the contents Of the bottle
b e arose and went toward the toiet-room.
a few mtments later the proprietor heard
the sound Of a pistol shot, and on rushing
into the room discovered the stranger lying
on his back on the floor with smoking
pistol in one hand and a gaping wound in
the right temple. v here tie bullet had en-
tered. Death must have been lnsanta-
neous. The Coroner was notified Of the
suicide and the body was removed to he
MOrgue.
1t vas subsequently learned that the
name of the deceased was Jacob Pobler,
aged % a native Of Switzerland, and farm
hand by occupation. Ii was only two
months since young Pobler left his native
build up fortune aud return to his native
hills to claim girl whose mountain lowell
ness had awakened his affections.
NO GOLD IN THE STREETS.
On his arrival in this country, he found
that it Was not the place to pick up gold that
he had imagined, and that it was very diff
ficult to secure employment even with the
he dritted about from place 10 place, spend
ing the money that he had brought over
with him to form the bases OF the long
| dreamed-of fortune which in time to come
| he was TO place at the feet Of the noun ia in
maiden whose peachy cheeks had made an
| indelible impression on his heart,
Finally he managed to secure employ
ment at Fresno on the ranch of kahler IL
| FTohlung. The harvest season being over,
| he lost his Job, and with the wages that he
| had earned he came to the city TO seek
| another opening. On his arrival in san
| Francisco he put up at the Hevetia Hotel,
| which was some days ago. Looking around
! for work he found that it was hard to OBJ
! tain. Though not young man addicted to
| drink he became discouraged and home
sick.
BACK IN OLD HELVETIA
His mind was with his heart, and that he
| had left in the keeping of the little maid
with blue ana white cap with whom he had
| played in childhoOd's hours. He longed for
| the friends be had there in old Helvetia,
! with its SHOWS its verdure and the cloud
capped Alps in all their kingly grandeur.
With the friends that young Pober made
| about this hotel he talked of his country,
how he loved it and how he had made a
mistake in leaving it, and how he could
never see it again.
| This dependency and Encouragement in
creased, and eliminated yesterday when
! the longing fit of inconsistencies and the
| binding power of a lovers memories be-
came 100 strong for him, and in fit of des-
! peTation he took his own life as has been
| described.
Pobler left nothing except about Sc that
| was found on his person and trunk with a
| few personal effects at his hotel.
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Postponement of the Matches on Account
of Lack of Hares.

Postponement of the Matches on Account
of Lack of Hares.
There were fully a thousand people at
Ocean View Park yesterday to see the finish
Of the sixty-four dog stake, but they were
doomed 20 disappointment, owing to the
>carcily of hares. Owing to the fact that
dogs got into Mr.. Canovan's inclo-ure and
killed no less than forty hares during the
nights Of Wednesday and Thursday, Mr..
Canoyan found it impossible to replace
them. However, all that was possible was
done, and thirteen courses OF the second
round were run, leaving three courses OF
that round unfinished
Some good runs were obtained, the best
OF which were certainly the courses between
Val-y Queen and Cow Hollow, Fanny and
Tytant, Earl of Wickon and Dolly Warden,
Sea Shell and San Jose Maid. The other
courses were but Indifferent ones, neither
the dogs nor the hares showing to any great
advantage.
TIE value of superior training was dis
tinctlY proved, too. fO7 all :he dogs that
showed by their condition that they were
not properly brought out, went down
before the well-trained ones OF L. j.
Cronin and NJ. Tiernan, all Of which were
as 1T as Gddles.
The courses decided yesterday were:
Kathleen beat Governor, Jenny q beat Fat
MCGEE, Glen FarrOn beat Blanche, Valley
Queen beat Cow Hollow. Fanny beat
Tyrant Depend on-Me beat Matte, Sea
Shell beat San Jose Maid, Chicopee Lass
beat Grover Cleveland, Lily Kinds beat Fly,
Blue jacket beat San Jose Boy, Sunol beat
Smuggler Bessv beat Fanny Parnell.
As Judge John Grace leaves for Kansas
to Judge the meeting at Great Bend this
week. it was decided to postpone the finish
ing UP of the COurSInS until HIS return,
about three weeks hence.
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Renfmental CoIor&

Lieutenant Burns for her prize, but when
informed that he was already benedict
and refused 70 remove 10 Utah, she was
much disappointed.
Running race for professionals, members
of the regiment-Thomas w. Kelly of Com
pany II first, Private Richards of Company
A second.
Running race, professional, free for all
j. 5. EgaD.
Running race for fat men-Sergeant-
Major w. +. Oestrlch first, Lieutenant
Burns second.
Running race for fat women-Mrs. c.
Carroll.
Running race, three leg-J. NJ. Sheehan
and A. p. Bailey of Company ID.
Running race for married men-Fred
Kamlade first, B. Cromwell second.
Standing jump-A. Miller, 8 feet. ] inch.
Running jump-A. Miller, 10 feet, 6inches.
Hop, step and jump. S. Egan, SO feet.
Wrestling. Greco Roman, feather weight
j. Cunningham of Company A defeated
the San Rafael stranger
Wrestling, ollar-and-elbow, light weight
"A. DaIams defeated Q. Brown.
Tug-Of-war-Two teams entered, Corporal
Riley of Company Il was Captain Of the
right and Corporal Fagathy of Company A
was Captain of the left. After lively
tn ssle Fagathy's men pulled the other team
off the grounds.
This concluded the sports, and another
rush was made for the pavilion and dancing
was resumed.
MINOR INCIDENTS.
No police were in the park and none were
required. There were only three uupleas-
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Poisoned by Mistake.

Estella Page, aged years, the daughter
of Mrs. Page residing at II Wisconsin
street. died yesterday afternoon from what
the attending physician, DR.. Wemple, desig-
mated as strychnne poisoning. The child
came into her mothers house about 10 sc
o'clock yesterday morning eating piece Of
raw tomato, and quickly complaining of
feeling i'll, died few hours later in much
agony. The body will be brought to the
Morgue to-day, where an inquest will be
held. 1t is surmised that strychnine poison
had been placed on pieces of tomato near
the house to destroy rats and that the child
ate one of the pieces.
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CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.
The Gift of Mrs. Phoebe Hearst to b
Pint to a Nnhla Use.

The Gift of Mrs. Phoebe Hearst to Be
Put to Noble Use.
The gift of $4,000 from Mrs. Phoebe
Hearst to the Ladies' Hahnemann Hospital
Association for the establishment Of free
ward for sick and destitute children will be
used by the association on the erection of a
brick and stone cottage adjoining the pro-
iected hospital. 1t will be completely fur
nished and devoted exclusively to the care
of sick children, with no distinction as to
pended Oh the building, and the association
will depend on charity for the care and
maintenance of the fifty children it expects
to quarter in the cottage.
The hospital association, which was
formed two years ago, has now about
$4,000 available, $4,000 Of which has al
ready been expended in the purchase of a
lot on Lake street. The projected hospital
building will cost $4,000.
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Bolger and Murphy were the officers of tn
STRIKING TENTS.

guard.
STRIKING TENTS.
The creditable review brought the maGeu-
vers of the camp to a close. Going back to
their quarters the companies prepared for
tent-striking. At the signal of the buele
the poles fell simultaneously. and the can
vas was quickly rolled up, ready for trans
portation by the rear guard. The two mill
tary prisoners were released and the regu-
lars marched behind the guardSmen as the
men reluctantly left their two-dayS' camp
ing grounds. The march was soon over and
the depot reached.
A special train soon pulled no and de-
parted with the musket-0earers and specta-
tors few minutes after o'clock. During
the trip back to San Francisco music and
mirth again prevailed. Every one sang or
joined in the chorus as some popular melody
was rendered
Arriving at the ferry the regiment was
again formed in line and marched aboard
the steamer TburOn, as the band played
Marching Through Georgia" When this
city was reached the companies marched to
their armory at Market and Tenth streets,
and the enc mpment was at an end.
Was it success? Colonel Barry and his
officers answer in the affirmative, and SO
say the enlisted men.
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SHOOTING TOURNAMENT.

Civilians and Guardsmen Side by Side.
The Different Targets.
The shooting tournament held at the
annual encampment of the Third Infantry
Regiment, n. G. c., was one Of the most
successful affairs ever held on the coast.
The interest manifested during the prog
ress of the contest was very keen, especially
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Fire Department Cbanres,

An eDgine-house is to be erected at Fiji
teenth avenue and San Bruno road. The
Fire Commissioners have elected Thomas
Sheehan captain of Water Tower 1, vice
Frank Crockett who was made engineer OF
4; William Quinn was made steward of
Hose 8, succeeding Robert Connors; George
Ryan has been appointed hydrant-man in
place of J. J. Kelly; Thomas Nannary has
been detailed to Engine 9. vice j. P. Reimer,
and j. +. Hogan is now stoker of Engine 5,
succeeding Frank EraYne
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What South San Franciscans Want

The South San Francisco Improvement
Club at its last meeting reported In favor of
street railway from Sixth and Market
streets, with cars to run fifteen minutes
apart The Superintendent of Streets will
be asked to open Twenty-ninth avenue as
has been ordered. The street is still OBJ
strncted by vegetable gardens. The Street
Superintendent will also be petitioned to
pave Railroad avenue from Second to
Eighteenth avenues, and to maea iamize il
from Eighteenth avenue to the county line.
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as the teams shooting for the trophies Kept
very close to each other.
The contest was under the supervision Of
Colonel Warren English of the National
Guard and Captain Barry of the United
States Army.
The men from the United States Army
shot well and kept constant watch on the
target Company Ii of the First Infantry,
U. S. A, in the morning succeeded in
making the good score Of LOG points out Of a
possible 125.
The members of the National Guard, who
composed the different team representing
that organization, tried hard to overcome
the score of II Company and carry of TIE
handsome trophy. They we're not success
full, however, the nearest competitor being
Company B of the Third Regiment, n. G..
c., who scored 102 points. They were
closely followed by Company of the First
Infantry Regiment, n. g. o., with score
of 49,
In addition to the team shooting a regi-
mental target was also provided for the
members of the regiment, and many valu-
able prizes were carried Off as mementoes
of the occasion.
An honorary target, open to all corners,
on which any style of rifle was allowed, was
also provided, and the markers were busy
recording the scores of the lucky marksmen
until darkness set in.
A public target, open to all corners. on
which about $3.50 in cash was distributed,
was kept in busy operation, and many fine
scores were made by the sharpshooters, who
enjoy shooting for cash prizes.
This is the first tournament ever given
| by regiment of the National Guard in
which civilians and guardsmen were brought
into close competition on the rife range. 1t
| demonstrated the fact that all marksmen
should stand on an equal footing and be able
| to use any gun at the target. 1t is TO be
hoped this example of the Third Regiment
will be followed by the other regiments
composing the National Guard and thereby
cause a more intimate and friendly feeling
among our different classes of marksmeD.
THE TROPHY CONTEST.
The greatest interest in the shooting
stand centered about where the different
teams were contesting for the three trophies
The first trophy is handsome clock, the cut
of which has been published in THE CALL.
The second trophy is a large silver pitcher
and goblets, and the third trophy finely
carved inkstaDd. The totals made out of q
possible 125 by the different teams are as
| follows:
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schentuen Clnh Shots.

The crack of the rife was to be heard all
during yesterday afternoon at the Shell
Mound Park range, as the Germania
Scheutzen Club and the San Francisco
Scheutzen Verein were both holding their
medal contests. Some fairly good scores
were made, but the most noteworthy
feature of the day was the scoring of $50
points by f. Hilsz in ten minutes. He is
member of the Ge mania Scheutzen Club
and his scoring was roundly aDplauded, as
were also the other medal winners. The
scores are given below:
Germania Scheutzen Club-First class, II.
Thode, 800; second class, a. UtSchig, $50;
fourth class, T. HIIsz, 800.
The champion and third classes were not
out during the day. Best first shot, h.
Thode, -; best last shot, &. II. Bahrs, %.
San Francisco Scheutzen Nerein-tIrSt
class. George \. Schultz, 39S; second class,
a. Mocker, $50; third class, G. II. BahrS,
333: fourth class, Ii. SIZZLING, $50.
The champion class were not out Best
first shot, A. Mocker, "a; best last shot, +.
Rjehl, -.
Range 200 yards. Number OF shots %
Highest possible point %.
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Most Of the local oarsmen took advantage
of tie fine weather yesterday and paid a
visit to Dulch ard Peterson at their training
quarters in Oakland Creek. Aside from the
race to be rowed by Dulch and Peterson,
rowing in this city is practically dead and
many find boats are spelling for want OF
use, and the crews pass their spare time
PLAYING haud-bali.
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The License Tax Payers Association.
with its invited guests, took possession of
Shell Mound Park, at Berkeley, yesterday,
the occasion being the autumn picnic of the
organization. The day was spent most
pleasantly by the large crowd in attendance
in dancing and other amnsements
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Lost His Fingers.

Carl Haywood. a colored janitor living at
Bush and Hyde streets. while out hunting
at Sausalto yesterday lost the first finger
and thumb of his left hand by the explosion
Of his gun. The injuries were dressed at
the Receiving Hospital.
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THE BULL S-EYE WINNERS.
The first bulPs-rye in the morning was
made by f. l.. Pritchard and the last by
Philo JacoDy. The first bull s-eye IN the al
ternoon was captured by John UtschIg, and
the last Of the day by Albert Ehrenpfort
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OAKLANDs.
o.
BURNABY.

At KIinknerville the California Club beat
the Pacfcs on a score Of POS to 81 Barmby
OF tile Pa ific Club worked hard to save the
day ana was ably assisted by Howell, Ward
and others. Tie play of the day was Slow
mans (GSl, which gave the CALIFORNIA; their
heavy margin. Following is the score in
full:
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THE PUBLIC TARGET

The 25-ring target was also used at this
contest. The possible number OF points was
100. Nine of the contestants succeeded In
making 90 per cent and over. The scores
~ nS fnllnNS.
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OCEAN VIEW CoURsING.

Mike-played Kelley and Sharlley. but their
similar names proved hoodoo. The latter
team won by 1915 7-15.
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THE REGIMENrAL TARGET.

The American field target was used at the
regimental contest. This target has a six
inch Creedmoor bull's-eye, and also has the
advantage of being numbered from to II
points. This fact saved the otherwise large
number of ties that would have occurred if
the Blunt target had been used The possi-
Bile number Of points on this target was A.
as each member was allowed four shots.
The winners with their scores are as fol-
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The Girls Are All Using 1t.

"Over the carpet, wherever 60,
The tooth powder lies like mantle of snow.
Why, how is this, Ethel, my careless girl? See
How could you so needless and untidy be? "
"well, mamma" said Ethelda little ashamed,
81 knew you would think l ought TO be
blamed.
But, really the least little puff OF the wind
VIII scatter the tooth-powder badly find.
81 wish you would buy me some soZoDoNT,
please;
The girls are all using it. IT'S like a breeze
From the woods, and their teeth are so white !"
And Ethel was using It, thar very night
Pretty Girls and Plain Girls
Both use SoZ0D0NT, and some of the lovelIest
of their sex have been heard TO declare, when
asked what beautifed their teeth, that it was
SOZODONT. Nature provides women with
beautiful teeth. SOZ0DONT, II used regularly,
keeps those pretty rows OF pearls from decaying.
This Is a statement which those who use the ar
ticle always corroborate. II SOZ0D0NT were
not in very truth a preparation OF sterling
merit, the public would long since have dis
covered the fact and discarded 1t.
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SUNDAY PASTIMtS.
The Olympic Tennis Tournament
Nearing an End.
Two yug-Handle Games of Cricket Across the
Bay-Kearney Beats Maloney at Hand
Ball-0arsmen in Training.

The Mecca for sports yesterday was the
Olympic Athletic Club grounds, near
Golden Gate Park, the occasion being the
second DAYS events Of the annex tennis
tournament. The playing commenced al
about 10 o'clock with nearly every player
present. That not all of them were present
was shown later by the winning oil ccunIe
of games by default Of appearance oil the
contestants.
Part of the scheme Of games were played
Saturday. The players are divided lulo
four classes, Of which Joseph Tobn the
champion of the Coast, was taken as hrst
class. there beng no one to meet MN On
equal terms.
The other classes play a game OF freeze
out until their best players have been de-
c;ded upon. These then play each other,
and when they have decided the question OF
their individual abilities down to one single
PLAYER. that player will meet Tobin, who IS
now patiently waiting. In the intereiass
PLAYING there is to be considerable handi-
Gaping.
IN THE SECOND CLASS.
The games Of the second class we're CON-
menred with the match Of o. c. Haslett
against NJ /. Requa, whom he defeated IN
tie Irst and third sets. Scores: 6-5, 81
and 6-l.
R. A. Harron defeated A. J. Treat in
two straight sets in the scores: 6-4 and
70.
0. c. Haslett then played }, Code, whom
he bested in the FIST anu secohu SETS
Scores: q and Cd.
c. Dietrich failed to appear in his match
with i. \. HaTron and was declared beaten
by default. This left HarTon and HaSlett
as the final men Of this class ana lhty ue-
cided TO play II eff Immediately. FINER con-
test resulted in the scores ID, ID %
and Cd IN favor Of HarTou.
THIRD AND FOURTH CLASSES.
The third class games commenced with
default. which was declared in favor OF a
Il. james rs his opponent NJ. T. GaOOs
failed 90 put in an appearance.
j. s. KempsteT then defeated James Dy
the extraordinary scores of 60 and O.
H. T. Y eeder was to have PLAYED j. y.
Haley, but he failed TO put IN an appear
auce ana was declared in default THIS lett
hempster and Haley 10 play of for 1nal
place i'm their class, which they VIII do to
morrow morning.
In the fourth class, F. J. Waizman de-
feated ID. {. Wilbur by 6-3 and 6-3
D. H. Carroll was defeated In two straight
SITS by j. f. LaTkIu, who made sweeping
scores. They were: Go and Go.
George ". HupeTs then wlested Waiz-
mans aurrs from him by Cd and -.
j. /. LaTkin def. ated ID. [. Ire-t by
10 aud 60 which left him and Hupers
as finals in thtir class. Their play off re-
suited e, - and 10 in favor OF Larkin.
Al the close OF tile games 1t was stated
that LaTkin, HeTTIn and the winner OF the
kempsteT- Haley contest tomorrow Will
have to appear again in the courts next
Sunday. and one of the quartet, the winner,
viii have to face Ioblu.
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THE HONORARY TARGET.

The possible number of points on this
target was 70. The German twenty-fve-ring
target was used. The appended scores Will
show that some good shooting was done:
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WICKET AND BALL.
Meeting of Local Cricketers at KIinkner-
Vile and Alameda.

Meeting of Local CTicketers at Klinkner-
Vile and Alameda.
There was nothing very exciting in cricket
Yesterday. though members from four of the
best known local clubs managed to wear
awuy the day at this pas6me.
at Klinkneryille the CALIFORNIA; played
the Pacifcs, and at the Alameda baseball
grounds the Oaklands enjoyed their usual
waIkover in a contest with the Burnabys in
4 game which lacked both skill and interest.
The Oakland Club numbers many expert
players among its members, but an exhibit
ton Of close playing was not called for in
Yesterdays game. The play at both points
was unusually tame, owing to the fact that
the good players are all to be found in two
clubs These two clubs refuse to do battle,
and choose rather TO meet opponents in a
game The result of which can always be
called before a single wicket goes down.
II is TO be regretted that the talent cannot
be more evenly distributed among the halt
dozen local organizations. SUch course
would have the effect oil arrOusing great in
terest in the game, and greatly increasing
the skill Of the PLAYERS.
At Alameda the Oaklauds went first to
the bat, and, assured OF an easy victory,
played careessly, running the score up to
90 Tie bowling OF Bennett and Flte was
good. and Warren, though coming in late,
did excellent work in his SLOW breaks"
The BuTnabys commenced work as though
they meant business. but lost courage after
fsur wickets had fallen. Up TO this time
they made 80 uns. but the expert batting of
Daley and Reid made it apparent that the
game was hopelessiy in the hands Of the
Oakland team. Albergu and Warren d id
good good work at the bat, as did also Wood
and Tn mpson. The Burnabys worked
hard for Ga runs. AT the close Of the game
the score stood as follows: