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The morning call., 1894-03-06
RACING MATTERS.
Meeting of Horse Breeders To-
Days Entries.

LAY Entries.
meeting OF ruDninq-ho-se breeders and
those Interested in matters connected with
the running turf took place at 3l3 Bush
street last night, in order to discuss the best
means TO form an organization which
would establish and manage for the benefit
OF the smaller horse-owners and local
breeders summer circuit after the cessa-
ton OF the present season of racing at the
Bay District track, which ends about June
l and before the fairs commence. There
were quite number of turfmen present.
and much enthusiasm in the suggestion
evinced. 1t was finally agreed to meet on
March 90. two weeks from to-day, when
the matter will have had time to lake on
more definite shape
The following are the entries for tO-day's
races at the Bay District track:
First race. five furlongs, selling Vandalism
100, Ivy los, Not Yet 113, Twang 95 Joe
Hooker Jr. 1O2, Cassim I02. Welcome 1O2 Little
Tough los, Currency 1c7. Pasha 10, Alfred
Il 1O5.
Second race, five furIongs, seIllnc-Dr. Rose
100. Norlee &c. Normandie 102, Annie Moore
Sc. North 90, Fred Parker o. Pat O'NeiI 10Y.
Third race. seven furIongs, selling-Joe Mnr-
ply Ito. Blizzard LOG. VicerOy 100. Sir Charles
"a. Thornnill 80. Tigress 80, Grande LOG.
Fourth race, i've turlOngs. selline-HercIIes
JOB, Georgetown 80. Red Light 1l2 Zaragoza
lob, Bill Howard los. Midget 9S, Grandee iii.
Filth race. i've furIongs, selling-Claire 80.
Seville 81, Joe 1O4, Jake Allen 81 Sheridan
Ito, Nieeroy 100. Dolly McCOne LOG, Artist 90
Pat VNeil 1o7. George L 1OI, Nutwood So
Monowai 107. Draw Scot 1OS, Monarch "a,
katrinka 81.
The morning call., 1894-03-06
RUSSIA AS 1T is.
The " Best Government
in the World"
An Interesting Lecture on the Home
of the NihiIist, Illustrated
by Views.

The first of course of lectures to be
delivered by DR.. Gregory de Kannet the
eminent Russian traveller. was given last
evening before highly delighted audience
at Metropolitan Temple.
DR.. de kannet. although of Russian
nativity. spoke with a logical elearness
which showed his admirable command Ci
the English language. Besides being quite
fluent his manner is such as to win the
respect and goodwill of his hearers.
when Americans travel on the other
continent" he said, "they usually
fail to visit the land of the Gar through
fear of some awful fate Detailing them
such as has been too often pictured in
works upon such subjects as The Dark
Side of. Russia and Russian Exiles,' etc.
These in themselves are probably correct.
as every land beneath the sun has dark
side, and probably worse creatures to con-
tend with than the sO-called exiles. How
ever, we seldom if eyer hear of Russia's
bright side. or Of the lives Of its most
Industrious people, except upon the pages
OF history"
SAT present" he said, "Russia is
one OF the best regulated absolute auto
cratic governments 10 the world. 1t can
be said that every city, town or hamlet
Itself, and the 12000O.000 subjects under
the reign of Alexander Ill constitute a
body whose only thought is that OF living
10 peace and allowing matters to take their
own course as best they Will.
"Of this number 10000, 900 live in cities.
while the peasantry, distributed as il is
lnhablt no less than half a million towns
Ia the latter the citizens select their own
Mayors and public officials, besides a can
dldate who cOnferS with the Assembly of
that district or province at least once each
month, at which time the laws and certain
other legislative affairs concerning that
section are enacted. In the larger cities.
where the higher classes are concerned,
this privilege is more extensively practiced.
the jurisdiction in this case covering larger
numbers OF the smaller municipalities.
1T may seem strange to my listeners,
Dut nevertheless 1t Is true, that the highest
classes of Russian society as we'll as the
lowest conditions of peasantry have re-
spect for the Gar which is in itself most
astonishing. They fairly worship him,
and translation Of his given title, which
goes TO snbstantiate this fact and which
IS commonly used by all when referring to
his majesty, is Good papa Gar"
lie lights were then eXtinguisheo, and
the docvor continued his lecture with the
assistance OF excellent stereopiicon views.
which served to illustrate the many inter
eSting and picturesque features in and
about Moscow.
As closing touch DIR. de Kannet exhib-
tied an artistically gOtten-up plate repre-
sentlng birdseye view of the Midwinter
Fair, which evoked general applause.
Next Thursday evening the speaker will
take for bis subject, Zone Hundred Min.
utes in the Land of the Tar" Tie lee
lures are given under the auspices OF the
San Francisco Teachers Mutual Aid So
eiety,
The morning call., 1894-03-06

ing oil hilbert street void. The amount OF
cue assessment Involved in the suit was
only $1,000. The decision was based upon
'echnical defects in the proceedings.
His Oakland Record.
:. Inc W. q. Campbell mentioned in the
dispatches from Toronto. Canada. who is
said TO nave skipped out from that place
after vlctlmlzing various people to the tune
~ $500, is well known in Oakland.
Nearly every merchant in town remem-
him.
Hatton Stole Freight.
William Hatton. who, with four COM
panlons, was arrested on board slo0p In
the oakland Greek week ago, was exam
Ihed In the Police Court yesterday on a
charge OF burglariZing a freightcar while it
was IN transit between this city and Sac
ramento and held in $1,000 bail.
Elmhurst Indignant.
The Indignant citizens of Elmhurst will
noiu mass-meeting tonight TO express
themselves uDon the rank action of two of
the ochool Trustees in voting the other
night to Guy a tract of land for a school
mouse site from one of these same trustees,
Andrew Jones.
Sessions and Carpenter.
+. G. Sessions has given II. w. Carpen-
Iler trust deed 20 forty-five acres of
waterfront land in East Oakland. known
as sessions basin. in lieu of a new mort
gage 10 place of the one for $4,000 that re-
Gently expired
An Eminent Divine.
Rev. DR.. Gunsaulus of Chicago will lee
lure at the First Congregational Church in
tins city Tomorrow evening. His subject
IS, Later Eloquence of Puritanism." The
famous orator and preacher will doubtless
allract an Immense audience,
The morning call., 1894-03-06

says the New York Sun. The banners
were handsome affairs OF silk, made
striking by the fact that there were but
two stars in diagonal corners of the blue
field.
These stars" said Mrs. Lille Devereux
Blake, president of the Suffrage Ieagne,
represent Wyoming and Colorado, the
only States that have granted TO woman
her full civil rights. What a glorious
republic this will be when the blue field of
our banner is as crowded with stars as the
ordinary American flag"
The morning call., 1894-03-06
THE CITY MUST PAY.
CuIpable Negligence on the Part oil
Contractors.

Judge HeDbard yesterday gave judgment In
favor OF john Il. Stanford against the city and
county for 1853 81.
The claim arose from storm which occurred
on January -, 1889. Stanford owned some
premises at 72O Mission street and had stored
quantity of wall paper in the basement. The
water ran from The street into the basement Of
the mousse, destroying the wall paper and occa-
sl0nlng SUIT for damages against The city
III deciding against the city Judge Hebbard
FOUND That The sewer was defective, that The
proper cesspoois had not been arranged and
that the contractors employed by the city mad
been guilty of cnipable neglect.
The morning call., 1894-03-06
Ice. Skating Rink

The Euchre Club had an enjoyable time ar
the 1ce-skating rink at the Mechanics Pavilion
last night. Tonight the Clover Club VIII be
there and Professor Aune and McCary Will
give exhibitions OF fancy skating. There Will
also be polo game between the San FranciscOs
and the Canadians.
The morning call., 1894-03-06
A Students Fall.

I. NJ. Fields, a medical student. was fixing
up some bottles on the top shelves in drug
store on Ninth street last night when he fell
from tile Stepladder on which he was STANDING
end fractured his right arm and sprained his
left arm. de had his injuries attended 10 at
The Receiving Hospital.
The morning call., 1894-03-06
EN- ROUTE TO OREGON.
Gus Funk, Notorious Burglar, in
the CITY Prison.

Gus Funk was booked at the City Prison yes
terday by Deputy Sheriff Simmons of Oregon.
as fugitive from justice en- route TO Oregon. -
Funk and his pal, o. H. Williams, alias Oscar
Hellgren, were arrested in this city on Feb.
rnary 10 on the arrival of the steamer Columbia
from Oregon by Deputy Sheriff Kidward OF San
Jose. They were wanted IN San Jose for two
DurglaileS committed by them in January last
After leaving San Jose hey went 10 Portland,
Or, where In less than three weeks they broke
into SIX private residences ana three stores.
and brought a considerable quantity of The
plumber with them on the Columbia
AT their preliminary examination in San
jose Williams was held TO answer bur the case
against Funk fell through Funk was however,
held by the San Jose sheriff pending the arr
Iival OF extradtion papers from Oregon, where
he VIII have TO answer for burglaries commit.
ted in Portland.
General Baekus, Postmaster or San lcran-
Cisco. IS lll and confined To his hnma x,Itn q
The morning call., 1894-03-06
A TWO-STAR FLAG.

The Emblem of the Women Who
Want the Ballot.
The 'Stars and Stripes" Of woman suf
fragists were conspicuously displayed on
The stage of Chickering Hall at the mass
meeting of the friends of the movement.
The morning call., 1894-03-06
The Other Theaters.

At the different houses there was
nothing new to speak of. except the pro-
duction of Miss Louise Veillier's curtain
raiser at the Baldwin. keeping Up APP
pearances." This little one. act comedy
achieved a decided success. 1t is neat,
delicate, like piece of dramatic frost
work, and was we'll played by MIR. Edward
Bell. Mr.. Fawcett and Miss Julia Archer
1t was so successful that it will be re-
tanned in place of zone Touch of Nature"
The authoress was called before the cur
tain
The morning call., 1894-03-06

the same time enamored of The O'Neill;
Miss Lillian Daily was quite nice. fresh
and fragrant as Lady Geraldine, and Miss
Florence Brandon as Marjorie Blount
made what little comedy there is in The
piece with Rory O'Connor (Mr. William Ii.
Pascoe) cleyerly enough.
The morning call., 1894-03-06

SAVE your eyes and get your glasses from
Berteling. 427 kearny.
The morning call., 1894-03-06
Won by One.

Company G was beaten in their shoot on
Sunday last by the University team by
one point. Company e made 1863 points
and the Berkeley men made $40. They
VIII have another contest in about two
weeks.
The morning call., 1894-03-06

The Pacific Dancing Club Will give its thirty
fourth party tins evening at Union. square Hall.
The morning call., 1894-03-06
ALAMEDA.

The Chief of the Alameda Fire Depart-
ment has filed his annual report, which
shows that during the past year but thirty
fires occurred.
The morning call., 1894-03-06
Is THE

CLOTHING FOR MAN OR BOY-ALL BUT
GIVEN AWAY. NOT 100 FLOORS OF 1T
ONLY ONE. IT'LL NOT LAST LONG.
FIRST ARRIVAL GETS FIRST CHOICE.
The morning call., 1894-03-06

General Baekus, Postmaster OF San Fran
CISCO Is III ana confined to his home win a
severe attack of la grippe.
The morning call., 1894-03-06
TOMORROW

GET READY, FOLKS. COME EARLY.
If. YOU THINK YOU WANT NOTHING.
COME AND LOOK AT THE PRICES
YOU CAN'T HELP BUYING THEN.
The morning call., 1894-03-06

At 9 o'clock sharp to-
morrow morning begins
the largest bona-fde water
and smoke sale ever held
in this city.
Our entire stock of
Clothing and Gents Fur
nishing Goods damaged
slightly by water and
smoke in the big Golden
Rule Bazaar fire is to be
sold at Special Under
writer's sa1e-MUST BE
SOLD-at almost YOUR
own figures.
The morning call., 1894-03-06
"The Calls" Crusade.

The ladies Of the w. r. C. u. appeared
before the Board of Trustees last evening
TO urge the passage OF the cigarette ordn-
anee The ordinance will prohibit the
sale or giving of cigarettes 10 minors and
they Will not be allowed to smoke, The
penalty isa 500 fine or two months in Jail.
1t was laid over for one week.
The morning call., 1894-03-06
Fire Department.

The Chief Engineer of the Fire Depart
ment has made the following recOmmen-
dations to the Board of City Trustees: To
purchase steam engine for the district
west OF Grand street. the purchase of ten
additional alarm boxes. the employment
OF an extra man on each of the chemical
engines, and moving the Park-street chem
zeal to the district west of Grand street and
the purchase of another apparatus for the
PARK Street district
The morning call., 1894-03-06

Store closes every even
ing at 6 o'clock, except
Saturday.
The morning call., 1894-03-06
Through a Fieldglass.

Officer Keys saw through his fieldglass
three bows smashing the targets of Com
pany q. \. G. c.. atthe High-street range.
and he caught the three offenders. They
were TWO lads named Arada and a third
named Smith. La default of ball they were
committed to iail
Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-06-02
THE ER EE ZONE.

The Samana Mercanfil states that ow.
 ing to certain measures of the treasury
 department, intended to facilitate com
 merce. by removing red t pc in the clear
 ance of gsods. smuggling has increased of late. The semana is of the opinion that considerable quantities of goods are smuggle1 into the country from British Honduras. The Noticioso, in discussing thls subject, expresses the opinion that the greater part of the smuggling is carried on through the zona fibre, or free zone. The Noticioso is probably correct. Tne difficulties of reaching the commercial certars of Mex icO from British Honduras are too great to encou' aga smuggling. w4ile the con- trBry Is the case es regar la the free zone. Goods may be import d into this zone free Of duty, and the task If getting them out of 1t and into the interior of the country is 6 comparatively easy one. The new measures of the treasury de pertment should not be abolished. They facilitate trade. If anything is to be abolished, 1t shou'd be the free zone.- Two Republics.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-06-02
CHICKEN FIGaTrNe IN MEXICO

While chicken fighting is somev hat
 popular among the Mexican population ot Fucsca # is not pursued here like is
 in their native land A recent traveller
 in Mexico tells the following:
 "Chicken fights are more porul :r thar churches among men in Mexico. That is, If you enter church and find nc men at worship, you can be suro that a chicken fight is in progress. Church
 has no attraction to Mexicans when they can have an opportunity Of watching chickens fight. On Easter Sunday I went into large church in Flora aEd noticing the absence of men I asked for the reason. 1 was told that q chicken fight W held. As this was a novelty
 to me 1 sought the place. I found the fights were occurring in a sort of amphi- theater formed by the four walls cf n
 hacienda, and around the ring seats of the most primitive kind were arranged. They were like circus seats, only con- structed of nothing but rough wooden poles, two together with some sort of ropes made out of tree fiber. The matches of the day were attended by some of the best people of the district in fact, the fights were arranged by the mayor of the town, the district judge and several others of equal prominence who had made up large purse to back B string of chickens. It was an exciting sport and the birds fought vicIously. Ov- CT 100 chickens were killed during the day the matches continuing from o'clock in the morning to in the evening. l saw matches in which both chickens
 were killed and others where the victor died and the vanquished lived. for one Of the rules of the fights is that as soon as a chickens head touches the ground he has lost the match. A chicken will sometimes faint for loss of blood, and, falling, lose the fight, while his riYsl may have received a fatal wound. Isaw one fellow whose game cock had been
 beaten rush int the ring and pick up the bleeding and seemingly lifeless bird. He commenced to blow down its throat and then hurried to sand hill, where he buried the bird, al but his head, which he placed in a comfortable posi- tion resting upon stone. 1 thought the b:rd was doomed sure, but after the match 1 saw the Mexican taking the bird home living to fight another day. Tll never fo get that fellow. His make up was characteristic of the Mexican He wore a hat that cost him at least $50, while the things he wore for shoes could not have cost fifty cents. Mexicans care little about their feet as long as they have an expensive hat. In Mex ican you find the two extremes of dress ing on his extremes-eXtravaga on the head. actual meanness on the feet Mexicans have a peculiar method of shipping fighting birds. They are en- cased in wicker basket-like affairs in the shape of demUohns, the head of the bird coming out of what would be the neck of the bottle They do thIs to econO- mlZe room."
Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-06-02
THE WEEKS WEATHER.
Crops and Climate Throughout the
 Territory.
For the week endi g May 21th 1891.

For the week endi g May 21th 1891.
 The weather of the past week has been characterized by temperatures ap- pare1tly below normal in al; sections, and considerably lower than those of the previous week.
 There was the usual percentage of clear weather.
 The drouth continued unrelieved by so much as a sprinkle of rain.
 The following arc extracts from the re .,ort of correspondents and from the teTrtcrial papers.
 Yuma county, Yuma:-The weather has been good for crops of all kinds. Melons are little late. Grapes and fruits of all kinds are on tima and doing well. Farmers have all the water they want for irrigation. Live stock is doing well .... PalOmas:-Weather very favor able; all crops have grown nicely during the week; corn never looked better; plenty of new potstoes-fine crop; vines are loaded with grapes. Began cutting second crop of alfalfa on the 1Sth-very heavy.
 Yavapai county, Granite Dellis ranch: Early vegetables start slowly; plowed land has barely enough moisture in it to sprout potatoes and cornsand wheat. There is no irrigation. Grape vines look well.
 Maricopa county, Glendale: :-Grain harvest has begun; there are good crops of wheat, barley and alfalfa. Apricots will ripe iH a few days. Bees are mak- ing lots of honey. Everything prosper ing.
 Phoenix:-The apricot harvest is now on; shipments have already begun. and tons upon tons will be going out of the valley inside of week CT ten days. The Improvement company will dry it's entire crop of four hundr d acres. The orchard is fine sight just now stretch. ing IS 1t does over twO-thirds of a sec tion of land, and is loaded with golden fruit. Some of the alfalfa fields are re- ported to be yielding three tons to the acre for the first crop this year. Graham county, Solomoayille and | Gila valley:-There has b5en no eerIous scarcity of water for irrigation reported in the valley. though the river is now | very low. Never before in the history of the valley have crops been so good as they are this year. This happy condl- tion exi ends from nine miles above Sol omonville to Fort Thomas. The fruit crop in the valley will be much better than ever before. Many young trees are now bearing for the first time. Some of the barley crops will be ready to cut by | the last of the month
 Cocoino county, Flagstaff: f:-Rain is needed, although the ground IS in better condition this spring than it has been for several years. The ranges need water. Wheat and oats sown this month are up and making fine showing; DO. tgtoes are being planted this week.
 w. R. BURROWS, Director.
 Tucson May 22.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-06-02
GERBERT HRGWN - Manager
CANAL MATTERS.

Chairman Bartlett of the reorganiza-
 tion committee of the Nicaragua Canal company declares that the canal will be pushed at an early day, whether or not the government takes hand in its con- structlon. As the case stands TOW 1t IS a sort of semi-rivRlry between our gov ernment and European fnanciers who are willing to take hold of the work.
 Some decision cannot be long deleyed. Every day machinery is deterioratlng and work that has been done IS being undone by the forces of tropical nature. Before long the company must either give up its concessions and lose what money it has put into the undertaking or strike bargain with European capi- tai. If congress does not take favorable acton. MT. Bartlett says the canal will not fall wholly into European hands. There will be American capital also en- gagged in the work. Yet, even Tn that event, the situation is unsatisfactory. 1 The canal would be in corporate hands and subject to control by transconti- 1 mental interests. It would also be B i bone of contention between the United | States and European powers. In case of war it would be seized by the power ] that got there fret with the biggest | force. These contingencies can only be avoided by United States government control. The defense Of the canal would naturally follow its ownership or control by government.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-06-02
SILVER RECIPROCITY AND RE
 TALIATION.

The following, by man who will 6t in Tucson soon to look into mining in terests here, shows that silver men are fighting back when they get the chance: BUTTE, Mont. May l5. 1594.-Mr. George w. Parker, Nc. Kaso;a Block, | Minneapolis, Minn. Dear Sir: 1 have | the circular letter of your committee of the 9th Inst., setting forth the objects of the convention winch 1t is proposed to hold on May 3 at your cliy.
 | believe firmly in the principle of patronizing home production, and in do- Ing everything possible to encourage people who are our neighbors and whose interests should be similar to ours.
 At the same time 1 must remind you that during the gre&t fight against sil- Yer, which has been wGged relentlessly, and against the welfare of the Rocky mountain states by the eastern and mid die states, and participated in to large @Xtant by sections of the western states, that the people of your city and of St. Paul, if the seotment expressed in the newspapers is to be taken as an expcn- mt of public opinioa, ioned in the ~anks of the enemy 10 destroy one of ttsc lnOuotllCS lu lle U ulbcu States, and one which has contributed largely to the building up of your twin cities, and of promoting your manufac- lures and commerce.
 The prosperity which has been enjoy -1 by the cities of the northwest, includ ng your own. was to q large extent due O the development of the mining inter esis in the Rocky mountains. The almost complete prostraticn of the mining industry so far as silver IS con- cerned, which has resulted from the decentralization of that metal, has depressed to a large extent the indus tres of your locality and cut off your rade with the west, and you are now heenly feeling the result of adverse legislation to the silver interests.
 In view of these facts it would seem that you presume that the people of Montana are endowed with a large amount of Christian charity which is eXemplifi. d III the scriptuhl injunction, that when your enemy strikes you on the right cheek turn to him also the left.
 If there was a reciprocity of sympathy and interest on the part of your people with the inhabitants of the Rocky mountlin region I am sure they would be glad to cooperate with you. and to give you the preference in every way possible. but with the present condition of public sentiment caused by the atti- tude of the St. Paul and Minneapolis press on the silver question, can hard ly encourage you to expect that our people will take much interest in aiding you in the present movement.
 You may rest assured that the people of Montana fully appreciate the glorious possibilities of united and harmonious action on the part of the people of the northwest. They are proud of the great northwestern empire in whose development they have played no insig nifcant part and when the time comes that St. Paul and Minneapolis shall be true to themselves and to the north west on the greatest issue of the day, !hat of silver, they will find Montana tanjing where she stands today, loyal to the west and true to the best inter- ests of the people of our common cOun- try. Yours sincerely.
 W. A. CLARK.