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nnnmark and America.

1t was few minutes past S o'clock when
the Danes marched on the platform. imme-
diately followed by the American team cap
tanned by George Meihling OF the Olympic
Club. 1t appears that the former captain,
man named Sawyer. pocketrd half OF the
money paid by the management to the team
on each evening irrespective Of the prizes at
stake, and that Sawyer paid out 81 90 TO
each man out of the So per man allowed Dy
the management.
Prior to the contest r. P. Hammond Jr.,
the referee, announced that protest had
been entered by several teams against the
use Of knot employed by one or TWO OF the
competing teams, and used by the man next
the anchor" in such manner that IL Is
impossible for the competing teams to gain
any advantage. The referee and judges
decided that this means Of pulling is an un-
fair test OF strength, and ruled against Its
further use.
When the crack Of the pistol sounded the
Americans made a desperate effort to gain
the first point of vantage. The white, dla-
mond-Shaped box that hung over the white
mark was therefore slowly moved along the
dark stick, which was in full view of all the
spectators toward the American goal. The
Danes who had made vast Improvement
in their system of pulling, adopted the Scot
fish style OF allowing their opponents 10 TIRE
themselves tugging and then, when favor
termiued squirt, the white sign Oh the rome
over the cleats in the direction OF their
stronghold.
Judging from the appearance Of both
teams, the Danes, owing to their sturdy
build, would be chosen Immediately as the
most likely competitors. Some of Uncle
Sans men looked altogether too light to
contest successfully in an athletic contestoi
this kind with opponents whose hands had
grown callOused from hard and severe man
uai labor. After ten minutes of pulling the
Danes succeeded in moving the white spot
over the cleats in their favor.
They kept heavy strain on the ropes.
and it made no difference how hard the
brave Americans struggled and pulled the
Danes proved too much for them. 1heir
captain waved a small flag whenever he
desired his men 10 put on squirt The
stroke man of the Americans did great
work. ana the Precipitation ran from his
forehead as lie bent himself up like ball
and pulled like Trojan.
The desperate effort Of the Americans TO
win victory proved vainess. The Danes
slowly gained ground, and as the American
lads grew weak from exhaustion mighty
effort of the Danish tuggers actually yanked
the rope through the hands of the Amerl-
caus, and in q minutes and A seconds the
pistol cracked and victory smiled on the
powerful Danes. The strokeman-a brave
feflOw-on the American team could not
ra ise himself froE the platform when the
tug was over. He was assisted to his dress
ing apartments by numerous friends.
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BORN,


HURLBUT-sCoTT-In this city. October 81. 1891,
by the Rev. Thomas Van Ness, Howard X. Hurl-
out and Elizabeth a. Scott. No cards.
DUTF-FULTON-In this city. by the Rev. E. G.
Maizena,. D. D., Hugh Duff and Lille NJ Fulton.
STODDARD-GLASS-In this city. october %,
1891 at st. Johns Church. by the Rev. Dr. Spaid-
ing William s StOGdard OF Red Bluff aGd May
s. Glass of san francisco.
LEE-PFLUGER-In this citv. October 29. 1891,
by the Rev. Father o. Sullivan james philip Lee
and Emma Phugtr
BLOOM-CARROLL-I this city, October %, 1879 /.
by the Rev. Joseph wilmer, Meyer Bloom and
Juliet Carroll, both of San Francisco.
HELLER-WALTER - In this city, October 81
1891. at the residence OF the brides parents, MIR.
and Mrs. ID. w Walter, Oy the Rev. Dr. Noor-
sanger Moses Heller and Adele Walter.
CHRISrOPHERSES-HA Oakland, Oc.
toDer 81. 1891. by the Rev. /. L. Y. DietrlchsOn'
ole Christophersen and Mary j. Hansen.
LAMBRECH r-STANGER - In akiand. October
81 1891. by the Rev. L. l.. p. Dietrichson, Peter
Lambrecht aud Alblna Stauger.
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BIT HIS BOY.
Martin Lynett May Have Caused
His Sons Death.
The Family Claims That the Boy Died From
Blood Poisoning Due to an Abscess-Il-
sanity Of the Parent

Did young Edward Lynett die OF blood
poisoning resulting from having had his
finger bitten by his father or from an abscess
of months behind one of his ears? is the
question which the Morgue officials were
trying to answer last night.
Edward died yesterday afternoon at 80
o'clock at his home, 1923 Post street. of
blood poisoning He had been belfast
three weeks, during which time he was at
tended by Dr. r. W. Murphy. Hardly had
he grown cold when stories were circulated
to the effect that he had died, as before
stated, from blood poisoning, the result Of
his fathers biting finger.
Policeman Fields teleph0ned to Captain
Douglas about the stories and the Morgue
was communicated with, with the effect that
Deputy Coroner Mcnamara was sent to in
vestigate. With him went a CALL reporter.
At the Lynett residence the family and
friends were almost violent in their efforts
to conceal the details of the illness and
death. but as sOCn as Mrs. Lynett arrived
home from a neighborlng church the facts
were Forthcoming.
SIMPLE STORY TOLD.
She tried at first to evade the fact of the
biting but told it after some questioning,
saying, all the time, that death was not
caused by it but by the abscess. Her story
was simple and, If true, the Insanity Com
missioners should do what they have twice
refused to do, that Is put the father OF the
dead boy In some asylum.
About seventeen months since Edward
LyDett was thrown from Sutter-street car.
striking on his head. An abscess posterior
to the left ear resulted, gathered and broke.
then gathered and had to be lanced off and
on until his death. IL is to this abscess the
family and friends attribute the death. The
abscess has not become more extensive or
more vIrulent lattery. but an examination
of the w0undla night showed it had been
lanced not long since, which is the only fact
giving color to the theory that the blood
poisoning had resulted from it,
BIT IN THE LITTLE FINGER
Four weeks ago, while sitting at the din
suddenly became violent, seized the Bows
right hand and bit the little finger at the
middle joint. This wound, it is claimed.
had healed, and last night the only evidence
of its ever having been inflicted was a small
mark that resemDled a scar. 1t had every
appearance of having healed over. but the
absence of blood in death gives ali wounds
this appearance.
Lynett the elder was never called to ac-
count for his assault. as the family had de-
SPARED of ever putting him in Mace of
safety. About four months ago he was he
| fore the Insanity Commission, to whom was
shown results of his violence and insanity.
| But he was not committed, as he had not
| been on previous occasion. The family
| claims he should be taken. care of, and he is
| likely to be now, regardless of the findings
| Of the MOrgua officials
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CHARGED WITH LIBEL.

Members Of the Farmers Alliance Indicted
by the Sacramento Grand Jury.
SACRAMENTO, Oct. 29-The Grand Jury
to-day returned an Indictment against
W. N. Reed, a farmer who resides near
Florin, in this county, charging him with
libel in tue Farmers Alliance meeting few
weeks ago. Reed, 10 a vigorous speech de-
elared that Messrs. Black. Miller and Jen-
kius, members of the Board Of Supervisors,
had received $4,000 for their votes to kill a
certain ordinance which was in opposition
to the liQuOr-deaeTs. He quoted as author
ity the proprietor Of Sacramento winery,
who he declared had told him he collected
money from the sRloon-keepers. When ap-
preached by the Supervisors the wine
maker denied having made such a state
ment Reed was then arrested on the
charge Of libel and released Oh $1,000 bail.
The morning call., 1891-10-30

Tie Directors of the Musicians Union
will make thorough investigation Of the
difficulty between the Second Artillery
Regiment, n. G. g., and It's band. There Is
movement on foot among the members of
the union to forbid the emil stment of their
nrnfession In the National Gnard.
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Rules for the Final Pull.

There are many people who imagine that
the Scottish team, on account of not having
met with defeat up to the present, will
come in for first prize. THIS idea is errone-
Gus, as the rules Under which the contest is
taking place will explain. The rules gov
erning the tournament say:
That when any team Is beaten four times II
shall be dropped from the list of competitors.
That when ten teams shall have pulled against
each other one null the pulling snail be coDtiu-
ued. each team TO pull against team that IL has
not reviOnSy pulled against, until SIX teams
have each been beaten four times.
That should an odd number OF teams be left In
tbe contest, say five. seven or nine. the referee
ma judges shall so arrange the remaining pulls
as TO give as nearly as possible the same number
Of pulls 10 the remaining teams.
That the four remaining Trans shall pull
against each other for hrSt, second, third and
fourth prizes.
The last-namrd rule goes to show that al
though one of the teams may have won all
of its contests it must compete against the
four r,mlining in the final for the main
prize
The morning call., 1891-10-30
TERRIBLY BURNED.

EnvelOped in Flames by the Upsetting Of a
Lamp.
SACR AMENTo, Oct. 29.-John F. Mckinley,
who has been employed in assisting III
setting up dredge at O'NeilPs brick-yard
below the Riverside road. was fTightfully
and perhaps fatally burned at Oak Hall on
Tuesday night. He was preparing TO retire.
when in some way he upset a lamp. In an
insfa Mt he was enveloped by flames, and his
bed took fire. His screams brought as
sistance and the flames were soon subdued,
but not before Mckinley had been terribly
burned. His right arm and side were
literally roasted. He was taken to the
County Hospital, and it is believed he can
not recover. One Of the men, whose name
could not be learned, was badly burned in
uniting ont the fire
The morning call., 1891-10-30
PERSONAL NOTES.

Frank Godfrey, editor of the Paradise of
the Pacific, is at the Occidental.
W. NJ. Coward. proprietor of the Paso
Robes Hotel, is stopping at the Palace.
John L. Sullivan and wife, of Boston,
registered at the Baldwin yesterday.
Assemblyman Bledsoe of Humboldt is in
the city. He is registered at the Grand.
Jackson Hatch Of San Jose IS at the Grand
with his wife.
A. S. Cleghorne. father of the heir-appar-
ent to the Hawaiian throne, is stopping at
the Occidental.
The morning call., 1891-10-30
Activity at the NavY.Yard.

VALLEJO, Oct. 29.-There seems to be
considerable extra activity about the vessels
at the yard Naval officers are forbidden
by the Blue Book to give information re-
garding the movements of vessels, and i'll
tentions are to be judged only by actions.
A telegram came to-day asking for an estl-
mate of the cost of preparing the Mohican
for sea duty within two weeks, and 1t Is
expected that a large force of men will be
Immediately set TO work upon her. The
monitor Comanche, though designed for
harbor defense, can be put to sea in few
days. The MonadnOck will not be in con-
dition for six months yet. Few vessels here
are available
The morning call., 1891-10-30
walked OF with the TIL.

Frank G. Braken was arrested last even
ing as he emerged from Hodges coffee
house, 341 Bush street, with the till in his
hands. The proprietor caught him and
turned him over to Policeman Clarke. At
the Central Station a search brought to
light pistol, and he was charged with
carrying n weapon concealed. He was
charged with petty larceny for abstracting
the till and its contents, S12 in all.
The morning call., 1891-10-30
Charles Edwards,n Lac.

young blood, who gave the name of
Charles Edwards, which is supposed to be
only his monde jays, was brought to the
City Prison last night by posse detailed
from the new City Hall Police Station to 90
to the Ocean House to arrest him. Tie
telephone message to the effect that ed
wards" was about to commit several muir
ders. However, lie kept himself in noble
restraint until under police care. He was
charged at the Central with CARRYING a
weapon, and was afterward bailed out in
the sum of S15O
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FATAL ACCIDENT.
Prominent Resident of Southern Oregon Killed

Prominent Resident of Southern Oregon Killed
on Mountain Road
ASHLAND Oregon, Oct. 29.-Information
has just reached here that Harvey Walker.
a well-known resident of Southern Oregon,
was killed in runaway accident on the
Ashland and Linkville wagon road, seven
miles east of Parkers Station and forty
miles from Ashland, this afternoon. Walker
had started with his winter supplies for
Klamath County and was driving team Of
four unbroken mules. 1t ia supposed that
the team ran away in going down the noun
tain, upsetting the wagon on top of him.
When found he was wedged under the
loaded wagon, dead. Walker leaves widow
and two children. and his father, Hon. E
Walker, CT Medford Precinct, is a promi-
nent citizen Of Southern Oregon.
The morning call., 1891-10-30

day before Judge Morrow in the United
States District Court for sending improper
defense Introduced evidence to impeach the
integrity Of Charles R. Bennett, Secretary
of the California Society for the Suppress
sion of Vice. and who was the prosecuting
witness. The case was given to the jury
late in the afternoon, and the defendant
was acquitted.
The morning call., 1891-10-30
STAMFORD UNIVERSITY.

Professor Martin W. Sampson Appointed As
sistant Professor of English.
MAYFIELD, Oct 29-PrOtessor Martin
W. Sampson. professor of English in the
State University of Iowa, has been ap-
pointed assistant professor of English IN
The Leland Stanford Junior University;
Professor Sampson is a native Of Ohio and
and has beer for some years connected with
the faculty of the University of Iowa.
The morning call., 1891-10-30
SCOTLAND ON TOP.
Result of Last Nights Rope.
Pulling Contest
A Magnificent Struggle Between Ireland and
Norway-No Contests Will Take
Place This Evening.

The crowd in the Pavilion last night was
almost as large RS on any evening during
the tug-of-war tournament.
The contests were watched with much in
terest, especially the struggle between the
Irish ana Norwegian teams, which was the
most stubborn and desperately fought since
the opening evening Of the ropc-pulling
contest.
This evening the Scottish Thistle Club Will
give a ball in The Pavilion. so that the flnal
contest for first, second, and third prizes
will be decided tomorrow evening.
The morning call., 1891-10-30

Still Another Woman Mistaken in the
Morgue's Unknown Dead.
The identity Of the man buried last week
by Mrs. Pons in mistake for her husband
Frank Pons, who subsequently turned up
alive, is still a mystery.
Wednesday a strange woman called at the
home OF Mrs. Pons at 1417 Polk street and
In an excited manner claimed that the dead
man was her husband, but she positively
refused to give her name. She returned
afterward and said that she must have been
mistaken also. for her husband had since
shown up alive.
In the report of the matter yesterday 1t
was stated that Mrs Pons was employed
by f. and G. Thomas, the Partisan dyers.
Mrs. Pons is not She was merely visiting
Mrs. Fisher, a saleslady at the Thomases'
Polk-street branch.
The morning call., 1891-10-30

MODESTO, Oct. 29.-Company D, Sixth In
fautry Regiment, celebrated their fourth an
niversary at Modesto to-day. Target prac-
tee at the 2O0-yard range between twenty
men on a side of Company B of Stockton
and Company D resulted in Modesto win
ming by a score of CTS 10 63S. This evening
Company b, in handsome new uniforms,
gave an exhibition drill, which was followed
nv daupa
The morning call., 1891-10-30
ob,rced With Robbing Mails.

SEATTLE, Oct 29.-William Swaford.
aged 16 years, was brought here to-day by a
Deputy United States Marshal, charged
with robbing the mails while acting as clerk
in the Snohomish Postoffice. Young Swat
furds grandfather is Postmaster and his
father chief deruty He had access to all
the business Of the office, and is charged
with opening many registered letters and
his grandfather has made good several sums
lost in this way, but new cases have re-
Gently been discovered. The boys lecula-
tions are supposed to have hundreds
of dollars. His father furnished 500 bail
for his apDaarance
The morning call., 1891-10-30
Fresnn Raisin shinments.

FRESNO, Oct 29.-About $50 carloads Of
raisins have so far gone East this season.
The shipments are now averaging a train
load Of twenty cars each day. The present
estimates are that the total shipment for
this season will reach 1000 carloads, or
abour 80 more than last year. a few pack
ing-b0u>es Will close this week, while all
VIII close from two TO three weeks earlier
than last wear.
The morning call., 1891-10-30
MISTAKEN FOR a JUDGE.
Resident of Santa Rosa Shot BY an Insan
Editor

Resident of Santa Rosa Shot BY an Insane
Editor.
SANTA Rosa. Oct. Pc. j. LiverDssh,
the LiyermOre editor, who created a sensa.
ton in San Francisco by q masquerading
episode, went to Cloverdale last night and
shot four times at an old man, 20 years of
age, named Etheridge. whom he imagined to
be Judge JOachimsen Of San Francisco. All
four shots took effect, but only produced
flesh wounds. One bullet grazed the bridge
Of the nose, two Others made an abrasion on
each cheek and the other passed through
the feshy part of the throat, under the
chin, without striking a bone or artery.
LiypTnash was arrested, brought here on
this afternoons train, examined by Judge
DoGgheIty and Drs. Smith and Weaver, and
pronounced insane. He will be taken to
Napa.
The morning call., 1891-10-30
Sacramento Democratic Nomination.

SACRAMENTO. Oct. 29.-The Democratic
City Committee this evening made the fol-
lowing nominations for School Directors:
First Ward, Robert Fisher; Second Ward,
Jerry \. Payne; Third Ward, John Hartz-
man Fourth Ward. J. NJ. Henderson. No
candidate has yet been named for Superin-
tendent of Schools
The morning call., 1891-10-30
HEART FAILURE.
Second Examination of the Remains CT Late
Resident Of Martinez

MARTINEZ. Oct 29.-SOme Of the country.
men of GeOnani Bartolomea, who died sud.
denly on Sunday night last were not salts.
fed with the result of the Coroner's inquest
and verdict OF the jury, and so went TO SaI
Francisco and secured the services of DR.
James Stanton to make an examin alton of
the remains. He came up this morning
and, in conjunction with Drs. J. B. Tennent
and E. Bragdon of this place. made thor
ouph examination OF the body of Bartolo-
mea, the result of which was the same a,
heretofore repOrted-that the deceased camC
to his death by heart failure.
The morning call., 1891-10-30
ATTEMPTED Robbery.

YREKA, Oct. ga colored man named
johnson, who has some local notoriety as
a bad man, was yesterday found guilty by
jury of attempted robbery. Three weeks
ago johnson knocked an Indian buck and
squaw down with a revolver and attempted
to rob them, but failed. lie has served out
several sentences for similar offenses. and
will, no doubt, get several years for this last
Offeuse.
The morning call., 1891-10-30
Mnr6ar in tia Second Dncren

WOODLAND, Oct 29.-Tbe second trial of
Dan Bemmerly. charged with the murder Of
Mat Faigle, was concluded to-day. The
jury. after being out three hours, returned
a verdict Of murder in the second decree
the same result as in the first trial. when he
was sentenced to seventeen years in San
OuantfD
The morning call., 1891-10-30
WeiChers VIII Tug.

The tug of-war fever has reached the city
front and taken a firm hold on the weighers
on Jackson and Washington street wharves.
A match has been arranged for $50 a side,
the contest to take place on the Sth prox.
The Jackson street men spend several nours
daily trying to pull out one of the large
mooriDg-p posts on the wharf, aud are conf
dent of winning.
The morning call., 1891-10-30
Cement pepcsit Near Gilroy.

GILRoY, Oct 29.-A fine deposit of cement
was discovered few days since on the
Lion & Buckley ranch, Blk miles north of
here. Experts say it will equal the best
Portland cement.
The morning call., 1891-10-30
Tramps on a Train.

WHEATLAND, Oct. 29-Night Watchman
Kesner, while assisting the conductor on the
south express this morning to arrest five
trsnps who persisted in riding, fell through
a bridge half mile below town, sustaining
several serious bruises and a broken arm.
The tramps then had their own way.
The morning call., 1891-10-30
RRoKE HIS NECK.

Fatal Accident to the Captain of the Schooner
Catalina.
SAN LUIS OBIsPo, Oct. %. - Captain
Watts. in command of the schooner Cata-
lima. was instantly killed at the break
water off Port Hartford to-day by the fall OF
a derrick which was being used to unload
rock upon the work. The guy-rops gave
away and the men scattered, but Captain
Watts ran in the wrong direction The
body was doubled over forward. breaking
The morning call., 1891-10-30

clerk was reading the complaint Baker did
not move a muscle, and when asked what
is your plea, gully or not guilty" ne an,
swered, guilty. as charged" The plea OF
Baker created some little excitement. as u
was thought the case would be herce'y
The morning call., 1891-10-30

To get something for nothing, except
by games of chance. That's not the
way we do business. We charge a good
price for what we offer, but we guar
an'ee to give n good article for the
price. In short, something for sOme-
thing; value for value. Our DARK
HORSE will cost you $3.50, aud it's
worth that. It's also impossible" to
satisfy yourself Of the truth Of this
statement without visit to our store.
Come and see. DESCALS0 & FRANK,
% KEARNY STREET., Headquarters
for James Means Shoes. Ask for his
Dark Horse.
The morning call., 1891-10-30

ONTARIO, Oct. 29-The San Bernardino
County convention of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union closed an interesting
session here to-day. Tie following officers
were elected: President, Mrs. A. Lebuttou
of Cotton; Secretary, Mrs. Moffitt of Riaito
Treasurer. Mrs. a. /. E. Bangs Of Redlands.
The morning call., 1891-10-30
Rich Ore.

GRASS VALLEY. Oct. 29-The Pennsyl-
vania mine this afternoon uncovered two
foot ledge that ia literally filled with gold.
The bullion was brought TO town and depOs-
tied in the bank. The Peabody mine is also
sending out this afternoon ore that is also
hulliOn.
The morning call., 1891-10-30
ATTEMPTED Suicide.

MERGED. Oct. 29.-Patrick Martinez shot
himself at Horntos yesterday morning with
suicidal intent The charge took effect in
his head. At last accounts he was still
alive. Dependency is supposed 10 be the
cause of the rash act.
The morning call., 1891-10-30

GnRoY, Oct. 2a-The rainfall yesterday
amounted TO OF of an inch only. making 10
of an inch for the season, against over
inches at the same date last year. Grape
men are not anxious for any rain for fort
night yet, nor do the farmers need il.
The morning call., 1891-10-30
LATEST sHiPPING 1NTELLIGENCE.



THURSDAY. October 81.
Stmr Protection. Levison. 90 hours I'm Fort Bragg
lumber TO Fort Bragg Redwood Co.
Bark Chas Kenney, Hanson, 10 days from Sc
attic; l7l5 tons coal to Husband & BROOKS.
Schr Geo Perkins, SimOnsen, II days from Sc
attic; 660 NJ II lumber aud laths, to A Hooper q
&c.
Sailed
THURSDAY, october 29.
Nor stmr Marie, Schiott Nanamo.
Stmr Santa Cruz, Nicolson.
Domestic Ports.
EUREKA-Arrived Oct IS -Stmr Tillamook hnc
Oct 81. Oct 29-Stmr Los Angeles, hence oct 2oi
schr jennie " and, from Santa Barbara.
BOwENS LANDING-Arrived Oct 29-Schr Daisy
Rowe. hence Oct 81.
NAYARRo-Arrived Oct 2e-Stmr Navarro, hnc
Oct %.
Francisco.
Foreign Ports.
YOKOHAMA-ArTived Oct 2S-Br stmr Belgic,
hence Oct via Honolulu.
Sailed Oct 29-Br stmr Gaelic, for San Francisco.
Movements of TranS-Atlantic Steamers.
f. LIZARD-Passed Oct 29-Stmr SOrmannia, from
New York for Hamburg.
The morning call., 1891-10-30
OBITU AIRY
JOHN b. CLARKE.

John Badger Clarke, proprietor OF the
Daily Mirror since 1852. and also we'll
known horseman, died at Manchester, N:
H.. yesterday afternoon Of rheumatism OF
the heart aged II years.
The morning call., 1891-10-30
nrnnned Dead

POMONA, Oct. 29.-Charles 0. Farcot. en-
gineer at the Chino Sugar-tee Factory,
dropped dead yesterday. de was member
of Lincoln Post No. l, G. A. R., San Fran
cisco. He was buried to-day by Yicksburg
Post al Pomona.