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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-22
BRIEF ESSAY ON CYCLONES.
A Former TenneSseean Relates Some
of His Experiences.

of His Experiences.
Charles B. Freeman. who was until recently a
Police Justice In Chattanooga, Teun., Is now a
resident OF Guthrie, Oklahoma. A few days
ago the Chattanooga Times received he follow
ing letter from MIR. Freeman:
As we have been having cyclone every
day for TWO weeks, with Sunday matinee, and
Professor Hicks says they are going to keep
a-coming for a month yet. just thought that
for fear one would wander down
to Chattanooga 1 had better warn
you against I hem and l tell you right
now, don't you go fOolIng with them cy-
clones. You can jump on the silver issue, or
Chinese exclusion bill, or the police commits:
sion. or If you run short you can give Cap
Elliott jab or two, but DON'T you fool with
cyclones. When you see something coming
that looks like a sand glass, with whiskers on
Its breast that's cyclone, and If you amt got
no cyclone cellar you get down IN a manhOl e
and pul the trap down and walt Till the clouds
roll by. Don't you 20 10 trusting in providence.
either. When providence goes 10 work and
sets up frst-clasS cyclone IN good running
order he Is too tired 10 20 ahead aud keep The
cattle off the track.
You never saw the water lifted ont OF river
clean down to the bed for half mile, did you :?
No! You never saw church steeple TANNED
clear through stone building, did you? No !!
Wen, don't you go dIspulng it just cause you
didn't see 1t. If you'll come here to Guthrie
I'll show you a tree out there in the park with
spade run through II; and still that cyclone
over the country and kill TWO people ana lay
out fourteen others just as good as dead. II
they bad told me that cyclone had separated
the Red Sea and let the Israelites pass over, ]
could have believed 1t, because l tell you, these
fool cyclones Will do anything. This thing OF
scattering dead people all around over prairie
two or three miles from where they live, and
have fellow looking around over two or three
townships for departed friend, and then
maybe he can't lind no two pieces OF him TO
gether. tell you is absolutely disgusting.
| When negro preacher was going arOun
here last year making speeches and telling
everybody that II Cleveland was elected som
great calamity would happen to us 1 thought
that "nieger" was talking through his hat
know better now. That "nigger' was blown
clear over into Lincoln County, aud the coro-
hers OF this county and Lincoln ale having over
! his remains. Don't you fool with them cyclones
Oid man Hugo thought he was telling something
awful startling when he told that yarn about
| iha, crawfish in the "TOileIS of the Sea" III
tell you that cra~tish amt Ia it with one o.
these here cyclones. just think OF fellow
who never done nothing to nobody going
around here with bO b arms broke l cam
see no sense In il. / don't think there an
none. l am friend of yours. DON'T you have
! nothing to do with them cyclones. If you do
don't blame me.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-22
1T CAME AT LAST.
The Oakland Team Wins
at Piedmont.
THE CRANKS COULD CHEER.
The Wednesday Game at Oakland
Drew Well and All the Specta-
tors Were Enthusiastic.

That happy time for Oakland. when the
home baseball team should be able to win
game on its own grounds. has been a
long time coming, but it arrived yesterday
and registered az the Piedmont grounds.
Above the average weekday crowd was
there to see it, and when the Oakland team
made the pace from start to finish, the
people found much to enthuse over during
the plays.
The game was lacking in ginger for
some reason or other. probably because it
was the first one of the series and the
players didn't get limbered up. The spec
tators showed more in terest in the game
than did the players.
1t can generally be called slow game
at Piedmont when the ball don't get batted
over the fence for home run or TWO, but
yesterday there was not hit made that
would yield more than two bases.
But singles and twO-baggers came along
pretty steadily, the Oakland players sue
ceediDg in finding Fanning's curves pretty
numerously Griffith for Oakland pitched
steadier game, though he has the short
end OF st1ikeoutS.
The Stockton players contributed two
pretty double plays that will do for features
very well.
1Hc Iuu-RttLluR SldTL6u Ill Llb second
with Oakland up. Hernon led with a two
Dagger. After Cantillion and Cody had
flown out Griffith singled and scored Her
non. Irwin singled nice little one over
the second baseman's head and sent Grit
tlth to third. A two-bag swipe by Nc
Quicken, the unhapp!est man in existence,
scored Griffith aud Irwin.
1t was Grif1ith's two-bagger tha started
the runs for Oak land in the fourth. r.
wins single allowed him to score, but it
was close call at the plate and little
better throw would have allowed Speer to
make putout Irwin got in on McGuck-
EMS hit. combined with a bundle of errors
contributed by Whitehead ct al. Earle 8
single scored McGucken.
In the last half OF this inning Stockton
gathered in two runs after TWO hands were
out. A fatal base on balls gave Roberts a
life at first and a single by SDeer, fol 10 wed
by an error by Harmon, let Roberts get To
third and SDeer 10 second. Peoples sin gled
and scored the two.
Again in their half CT the fifth Stockton
got two and they were both earned.
Singles by Mannasau and Sweeney and a
double by klopf were what done the
work.
Oakland gathered QUE m ore in the sixth
and then shut out Stockton for the re.
mainder of the game.
To-day those teams will play at Haight
street and the fans may confidently expect
a more gingerly game. the score yes
terdaY was as follows:
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-22
KELLY'S BURIAL.
Remains of Wards Victim
Laid at Rest.
KINDNESS FOR THE DEAD.
The Jockeys and Stable Boys Pay
Their Last Respects to Their
Murdered ComTade.

At 1.-THE Holy Cross Cemetery yesterday
the crushed and mangled remains of James
Kelly, the victim of Dick Wards fendish
temper, were laid at rest. Although a
stranger and far from home, kind and gen.
erous hearts provided for his burial, and
n number followed the dead to the grave.
The body was prepared for burial by a
Mission-street undertaken. and during the
day it was viewed By acquaintance of the
deceased and others attracted there to sat-
isfy their morbid curiosity. Of the latter
class many were women and young girls.
A group of jockeys and racetrack en-
ployes drlfted in, and with solemn faces
gazed upon the features of their old asso-
ciate for the last time. 1t was not the
pleasant. happy countenance that had SO
often greeted them in the past, but a
CHASTITY resemblance to human face and
understandable.
AS the old companions, with barred heads
and moist eyes. looked upon the wreck
caused by Wards murderous passion they
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-22
1.-THE BARRIER CHAMPION"
Joe Goddard Arrives and VIII Leave
for Australia FRIDAY,

Joe Goddard, the heavyweight pugilist
who came to this country for the special
purpose of whipping Sullivan. Jackson.
Corbett, Slavin and then to retire on his
laurels, arrived here yesterday from Chi
cago and will leave tomorrow for a ustra-
liza with his brother Herbert.
Goddard looks well, although it was re-
ported that he had been leading gay life
in the East since he left this city.
When asked how it was that Smith of
Denver whipped him so handily, Goddard
sighed and then gruffly remarked: "Oh, [
guess he must be better man, that's all"
He refused TO answer any further ques-
lions concerning his battle with Smith.
Goddard's last contest was before the
members of the club recently organized in
Chicago. when he put a big strapping
colOred pug to sleep in a few rounds.
The Barrier Champion is disgusted with
America and longs to get back to his old
home. 1t is extremely doubtful if he will
cross the water second time to try for a
fortune in the land of the stars and stripes.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-22
DEATH ON MICE AND SNAKES
How Armsdillos and Iguanas Secure
and Destroy Their Prey.
edinburgh Revue

The armadillo. as eccentric in his habits as in
his appearance. does the duty OF the domestic
cat among the field mice, which are terribly
destructive Norac!ouS in his appetite. he Is
sedentary by inclination; but he can find his
game with very little trouble Mice are ALWAYS
more or less abundant. though periodically and
almost punctually their numbers decline but
In certain years they positively swarm. Then
the dogs suoslst on them; they fatten the poul-
try, and great flights OF fowl Of The air are per
peiually on The hover over their breeding
grounds. As for the armadio he goes 10 work
melhodicaliy. Quartering the plain like a we'll
breu oeagie ana SHINING the earth with prefer
natural acutenesS
When his nose informs hin that a mouse
IS near he creeps up stealthily toward the spot,
then slowly drawing himself I'D and making
his spring he traps The mouse or whole
family OF mice beneath his body. But he does
not conhne himself 10 mouse and insect diet.
III attacking 4 snake lie uses his impenetrable
D0dy amor as weapon OF otfrnse. A friend
of Mr.. Hudson witnessed one of these encouut-
ers. The armadilo rushed upou a snake. which
Valnly sought 10 escape, and rocked himself to
and fro on the body until the snake was cut up
into sections under the sharp edges of the arma-
dlllo's bony covering. Should animal food Iatl
him The armaolllo falls back upon vegeta bles
so that he need never take more than indis-
penSable exercise, and can always keep himself
in comfortable condition.
Another lnVeterate enemy OF the snakes is
their cogener, the iguana, or great lizard, of
which Mr.. hudson tells comlcal story. related
10 MIN by Guaeho friend, WHO was riding
cale'essly along letting one, END of his lass0
trail behind: "He noticed a large iguaua lying
apparently asleep in the sun, and though he
rode by IL very closely It did not sir but no
sooner had he passed 1t than IL raised its head
and fixed its attention OH the fcrty feet of
lasSo trailing slowly by. Suddenly it dashed
alter the rope and dealt IL Il succession OF VIC
lent blows with its tail. When the whole of
the lasso, several yards OF which had been
pounded in vain, had been dragged by, the
lizard. with uplfted head. continued gazing
after it with the greatest astonishment. Never
had such wonderful snake crossed its path
bpforapJ
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-22
AFTER FIVE YEARS.
A Pistol Wound Brings Death to a
Young Man.

SEATTLE. June 21.-Frank A. Conant
died at his home in this city tonight from
the effects of bullet wound received in
his throat from the pistol of highway
man in Cincinnati five years ago. Conant
was at that time living at AyondaIe, a
suburb of Cincinnati. One evening while
driving home with his fathers team from
the city a masked robber commanded him
to hold up his hands. AID when he failed
to obey he shot him, the bullet entering
young Couant's throat.
The elder Conant was at that time con-
nected with the Big Four Railroad, and
usually carried big sums Of money. so
robbery was doubtless the motive. The
highwayman was never found. When
Conant recovered he came to this city.
Tonight the old wound broke and he died
suddenly.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-22
KELLY's REMAINS IN THE UNDERWRITERS PARLoRs.

were filed with horror and Indignation.
and in whispers denounced him who had
been so cruel and iuhuman.
1T was a horrible murder" said one of
the jockeys in low tones.
80 it was" said another, land hanging
Is 100 good for the one who committed H."
IL have knowa poor Kelly for q long
time" continued another, land he was
quiet and pleasant fellow. He was not
Quarrelsome in the least and would rather
run away and appear cowardly than be-
come involved in a ight. He would some
times drink, but l never saw him drunk.
He was quiet and inoffensiye ana every one
spoke well of him"
From another it was learned that Kelly
but 1t was thought that he came from ST.
Louis. He had travelled all over the West
and had been in many places in this State
No letters were found among his effects.
Among the habitues of the Bay District
track purse amounting to S130 was OBJ
tanned, with which TO give the murdered
boy Christian burial. After paying the
funeral expenses $40 remain ed, which will
be expended in purchasing a marble slab to
mark the grave.
An effort will be made to learn the ad-
dress Of kelly's relatives, and letters for
that purpose will be forwarded to the
Catholic priests in the leading cities of the
West ard to places where the unfortunate
boy is known to have been.
The neat casket containing all that re-
NAMED OF James Kelly was covered with
whose sympathy was aroused for the dead
Dov so far from home and kindred.
Tenderly 1t was carried to the hearse by
the former companions Of the dead and
then followed to the grave by several car
riageS filed with jockeys and stable boys
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-22

prime very powerful man. weighing 100
pounds lie mas In his time at one stroke cut
through two sheep, one carcass INSIDE Inc
other, ana In similar manner through TWO
and three. quarter inches Of solid lead.
a specially made cuirass, much thought OF at
the time by the Duke OF Cambridge. when
tested by lie redouOtable HENDERSON, was cut
clean through. Steel plates six to the inch and
ordinary pokerS have been severed AT one
blow by the same strong arm. These exploits
were all accomplished with a sword made TOR
"EXcallbur," and weighs hut four pounds. IL
Is perfectly plain, slightly curved. has NIT
TO perfection. Dir. Henderson was present at
the battle OF Chllllanwallah In 1S49, and can
testify 10 some remarkable Instances OF the
power OF Keen sword. Toward The termlna.
slowly retiring, Sikh challenged by
his gestures and defiant attitude an irish sol
oler 10 leave the ranks and engage In single
combat. One thrust from his bayonet went
light through the Sikh, who, though morally
wounded. simultaneously with his razor
edged tulWar, cleft his opponents head In TWO
as iar down as the base OF the neck, both fall
ing dead at the same instant After the en-
sageinent Sikh was found sitting on the
ground apparently unhurt, vet holding his
hands up 10 his head, ard when the surgeon
Dade MN lower his arms he fell dead on the
spot with hall his skull gone, the entire upper
part having been cut clean through.
Elephants are completely disabled by one
blow fiom the Arabs two-handed sword,
when almost sewers the huge hind leg. biting
deep into The bone. This feat is varied by
sslashlug OH the hunk. leaving it dangling only
by piece OF skin. A Ghoorka has been seen
by the late Laurence Olphant TO behead buff
1alo with single blow OF his cookie. And
sir Samuel Baker, man powerful enough to
Weld during his African explorations the
baby an elepnantrite weighing twenty-five
pounds once Glove Wild boar with bis big
nunllns-kniie almost In halves as it was max
ing nnal rush, catching it just behind the
head, where hide and bristles are at least span
thick.
ESlr Walter Scott relates how the Earl OF An
gus, with his huge sweeping brand, challenged
an opponent TO fight, and ut Il blow chopped
asunder his thigh bone killing him on the spot.
here Is Il story current In Australia that
Lieutenant Anderson, in 1852, during an en-
counter with bushrangerS, cut clean through
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-22
WOULD SEE HER LATER.
An Overheard Conversation in Min
neapolis Streetcar.
MINNEAPOLIS Tribune.


Coming over from the East Side the other
day university car was filled with all sorts
ana conditions OF passengers, conspicuous
among them being some jolly university stu
dents Opposite the boys sat a hard-featured
femaie, evidently on her way from meeting al
the Exposition. Next TO her sat bright-faced
woman talking with a friend Naturally the
talk dfified upon the subject OF the revival
meetings, and he friend asked:
~ suppose you have been 10 some OF them ?''
NO, have not" the other replied. II haven't
had tlme," and as she spoke she slgnalod the
conductor TO let her Off the cal.
AT her words the hard.featured female sit
ting next TO Der quickly turned and, leaning
forward, said IN solemn tones:
Haven't had time WI. you have time to
go to help"
The car bad stopped and as the lady reache
the door she hurrledy retorted:
III have Pll Sc you later
Then she stepped into the street perfectly
conscious OF having been able to squelch a
woman who didn't know enough to mind her
own business.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-22
AN ENTERING WEDGE.
Beginning of a Very Important
| Wafer itigafion.

SAN BENNARDINO, juno p. - orange
County Constable Smythe has been In the
city several days serving notices in an in
portant suit brought in the Superior
Court of Orange County by the Anah elm
Union Water Company and Santa Ana Val
ley Irrigation Company against the Jurupa
Land and Water Company. The action.
according to the terms of the notice. is to
quiet title of plaintiffs. and the stock
holders to their right to have the waters
+ Santa Ana River and the whole thereof
flow in their natural courses down to Bed
rock crossing in the county OF Orange.
State of California, which Bedrock" is
north 81 deg, east chains from the sec
ond stat ton Of the boundary of Rancho San
Joaquin. in that county. and right OF said
plaintiffs and their stockholders to divert
said waters from said stream to the extent
OF 1900 inches, and that the claims
of the defendants to the waters Of
said Santa Ana River, TO divert
and use the same or any portion thereof
are without right. and that the defendants
need each of them to be prohibited and
perpetually restrained from using the
waters Of the Santa Aua River or any por-
ton thereof for any purpose.
1t is understood that the claim of the
plaintiffs is based on riparian rights. and
If successful against the defendants they
will proceed with other suits against large
users of water who divert streams from
the Santa Ana River at points along the
river above the head Of plaintiffs canal.
The Santa Ana River runs dry from a
point about three miles above Cotton.
where it rises again. At Cotton, River
side canals take out all the water of the
river, and in a dry season the river runs
dry for several miles. and at Rncon rises
again. furnishing a large supply Of water
TO plaintiffs.
This case involves questions of law and
rights bearing on the ownership of water
not heretofore tested in this part of the
State, riparian rights. and the right to
follow water in the channel of river after
it sinks under the surface. This suit is
The opening wedge that may lead to an
endless amount OF litigation.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-22
CRACK RIFLE SHOTS.
Good Shooting Done at the Schuetzen
Clubs Park

\iuD fdTh.
There were several excellent scores
made on Sunday at Schuetzen Park in San
Rafael. The SchuetZen Clubs bullseye
competition resulted in the following sue
cessful winners: L.. c. Babin first. g. Orsi
second, X. Finkiug third, II. Heath fourth.
J. Utschig fifth, Major Kose sixth, 2.
Jacoby seventh. j. Straub eighth NJ. Rue
bold ninth, D. Mclaughlin tenth. DR..
Rogers eleventh, William Ehrenpfort
twelfth. j. Bachmann thirteenth, j.
Won der Heide fourteenth. j. Wal
Ter fifteenth, p. Brunette sixteenth,
A. Strecker seventeenth. a. Rahwyler
eigh tenth, II, Enge nineteenth, II. Gum
bel twentieth. +. c. Muller twenty first, o.:
Burmeister twenty-second, DR.. Riehl
Leeman twenty-fiftb, j. Bearwaid twenty
SIKH, L. j. Carroll twenty-Seventh, +.
Fatunger twenty-eighth, l.. Ruebold
twenty-nInth. II. Eckmaun thirtieth
The San Francisco Schuetzen monthly
medal shoot was holly contested. In the
champion class J. Utschig Jr won first
with 403 rings In the first class 4. Utschig
won first with 1914 rings. In the second
class j. 5. Schabarum won first with sol
rings.
In the third class o. Hausser won first.
with 319 rings.
+. krOeEer won first prize in the drum
corps competition, with IS rings, and won
first also with score Of 20 rings for the
best shot OF The day in that class
The Schuetzen Cadets had quite livelv
shooting. The fist prize was won by c.
Krueckel, second j. Utschg ,lr.. third g.
Novak, fourth j. Kiempf. fifth L. Riehl,
sixth a. Rein bold, seventh z. Bohr, eighth
j. Sablatt.
The winners of the Gruetli Schue'zen
Club grand prize shoot were: First three
prizes won by +. Kuhnle, with II out CT a
possible 70; second A. Strecker, with 20;
third j. Utschig ST., with 60.
Yesterday afternoon the San Francisco
ScnuetZen Club clay pigeon tournament
took place near the Five-mile House and
resulted as follows: Won der Mehden %
breaks, F. Krug II breaks, f. Schuster IA
breaks, W. Luehrman II breaks, II. Hell
berg 10 breaks. The contestants shot at
thiTty-siX birds and did well eOnsidering
that strong wind was blowing at the
time.
d. c. Bahin, a prominent member
of the club who recently joined the bene-
diets, was serenaded at his residence, 1900
Hayes street, by the prominent members
of the club last Monday evening.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-22
Ward in Court.

The case of Dick Ward. the Jockey, ac-
cused of the murder of James Kelly, was
again called in Judge CampbelPs court
yesterday morning. Wards attorney asked
for continuance till tomorrow to enable
him to procure witnesses. The request
was granted. Wards father was in court.
On the day of his arrest a number OF
Wards former associates called at the
City Prison to see him, but since then
they have let him severely alone. He was
at first very communicative as to his doiugs
on the night of the murder to show that
he could not have had a hand in II, but
now he refuses to speak, and his face has
assumed sullen and dOgged expression.
The police yesterday received ii telegram
from Mary Z. Kelly Of Elgin, H., asking
if John Kelly, the murdered lad, was her
son. She gave his age as 10. and said he
had red hair. Detective Coffey believes,
after investigation, that she is the muir
dered boys mother and sent reply to
that effect
Coroner Hughes also received telegram
from Sarah Kelly of Denver, Colo. asking,
rs it John Kelly of Denver who was muir
dered on the 18th?" The Coroner replied,
giving description of the murdered lad.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-22
WILL RAISE THE RENT.
Wants More Money From the Gov
ernment

SAN JOSE, June 21.-The Postoffice
Department is in dilemma as regards
affairs here. The new building now in
course of construction will not be ready
for occupation till next January, and the
lease of the present quarters expires On the
14th of next month. 1t is understood that
the owner of the building will then de-
mand an increase in the rent from 500 to
$3.50 per month. Government inspectors
have recently been 10 this city looking up
the matter. The department will prob
ably have to stand the raise or secure tenn
porary quarters at considerable expense
and trouble, so that two moves of the
Office in this city may be made in the next
six months.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-22
FOR HER LIFE.
The Trial of Mrs. Boyd for Her Hus-
bands Murder.

SEATTLE. June 21.-The third day of
the Boyd murder trial ended with wit
nesses of the defense on the stand, the
prosecution having rested its case early
in the afternoon. SO far the case has but
few startling developments beyond the
testimony of Policeman Hogle to-day. to
the effect that the defendant told him she
had murdered her lover willfully. Indca-
tons are that on tomorrow the sensational
letters which passed between Boyd and
the woman in which many men of promi-
hence are named will be introduced.