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The San Francisco call., 1895-12-18

lively. These poolrooms are in the solid-
eight ring, with connections at the race
track or its enyirons, SO as to receive the
odds and winners. He and the other
room keepers In the .Belfry" have been
shut out of equal advantages, and they
have been conducting pool-gambling pure
and simple, without making any pretense
to the collection of commissions.
Il propose to stick by my business as
long as anybody else does" asserted Mr..
Kennedy. ~ send money to the track
every morning, and l make bets down.
town. make them legitimately, because
the odds I lay are taken from Corbett &
Ge's boards as fast as they are put up, If
L haven't direct wire to the track, they
have. SO what's the differenceP When a
man makes bet with me charge him 10
cents com mission. Yes, I'm all right.
and L II fight the thing out. -
Kennedy IS honest in his belief that he
has right to run SO long as any body else's
place is open. But tnen, Kennedy is but
out license and the other nineteen are bold
in their violation of the law.
Now that the arrests have been made
convictions should be secured, and THE
CALL as cheerfully tells Prosecuting At
torney Dare how to be successful as it
pointed the way out how to make the
arrests.
Ihe pool men, strong IN their position OF
commission brokers, which entities them
to deal in race tickets under the Wallace
decision, should have confined themselves
strictly to a commission business. In
other words, they should have been in
connection with the racetrack booksellers
so as to place all moneys deposited with
them In town. For this service they should
have charged commission from each Gus
toner.
Ali of this the "Belfry" men have not
done. They have never had a connection
with the racetrack, and they have not COL
lected cent commission from any pur-
| chaser OLA pool ticket. Hence all their
betting has been gamble pure and
simple and contrary to the Ellert ordi-
nance. But the strong point against the
| men under arrest is this: To do COM
mission business, the buying or selling
place being at the track, they must neces-
sarlly have waited for the odds on the
races to be laid at the track before quoting
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-18

Tarpey, Il. H. Hunt, J. E. Terry, Joe Ull-
man, j. G. Humphrey, Eddie Greaney,
Frank Van Ness, "Daggie'' Smith, Joseph
Clark, Judge ]. ]. Burke, Charles Kerr,
Andrew Jackson, A. Joseph, Captain Grit
fifth, w. M. Murray, Joseph Haruey, E. J..
Tobin, John Mackay and Ed Powe.
The bidding was active from the first.
The colts were all in good condition and
they were of the stock that the horsemen
present wanted. There was little enthusi-
asm manifested, however, till the sale was
three-quarters over.
Then A. b. Spreckels, Ed Corrigan,
Barney Schreiber Jim Neale and w. S.
Leake arrived. There was lull in the
sale while these gentlemen were given
seats within the ring itself. Then the
auctioneer renewed his work, but it was
10 llveller accompaniment of higher bids
than before.
The highest price of the evening was
$2l0O. II was given by representative of
w. s. Hobart for chestnut colt of Sal
vator foaled in April of last year. The
youngsteT is out of Widow Clicuuot and is a
brother to Sallie Clicquot, who is two
year-old winner of this season. He is also
brother of Bright Phabus, a horse which
won longshot for Mr.. Hobart only few
days ago.
Only $500 was bid at the start. But that
amount was doubled at the next bid and
no advance was less than $100. A. B.
Stemler and Green Norris also wanted this
horse.
One OF the bargains of the sale was a bay
filly by imported Sir Modred out of the
sister of Jim Douglass. The tilly is 2C
months old. She is beautiful animal and
is entered for the California Nursery
stakes of 1896. She was purchased by
Hoag & Little for $775.
Another of Sir Modred's get was bought
by Frank Van Ness. This was chestnut
colt out of Dixianne. He brought 1926
The animal is full brother of Sir Excess
| who has won $32, 900 for his owner, and OF
Connoisseur, who won $21,0 900 last veal
when only two years of age.
Prices for the animals whose relatives
have not made great records ranged from
| $105 up. Some of the purchases of lesser
note were bay filly by Salvador out of De.
light, $3.50, Captain Godfrey; bay colt by
| Mitchell; bay filly by Torso out of Elk.
tract, $3.50, Eddie Greaney; bay filly by
| Fitz James out of .Hearsa, $3.50, Captain
| Godfrey; bay filIy by imp. Midlothian out
of Lady Leinster, $500, Jim Neale; chest
| nut colt by Tyrant out of Prose, $500
Westchester stables; black colt by imp
| Calvados out OF Sabrina, $3.50. Benny Ben.
| jamin; chestnut colt by imp. Midlothian
out of Starlight, $l100, A. j.. Stemler
brown illy by Torso out of Test, $500, A
B. Spreckels; bay colt by imp. Calvado:
out of Typhoon, $420, Captain Godfrey
brown gelding by imp. st. Andrew out o.
Viola, $3.50, w. S. Hobart; and chestnu,
flly by Take Notice out of Whisban, $3.50
Peter Mitchell.
There is to be another sale to-nig ht al
the same place of fourteen yearlings and
two two-year-olds from the stock farms o.
Marcus Daily and J. B. Chase in Montana
The animals are all highly bred.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-18
WALKERLEY WILL CASE.
English Heirs Action to Enforce the
Trust Now Being Argued in the
Federal Court.


The case of the several English heirs of
William w alkerley against TrusteesColum-
bus Bartlett, Frank Barker and Martin
Bacon to compel a specific performance of
the trust in the will was partly argued be-
fore Judge Beatty of the United States Cir
cult Court yesterday.
The Supreme Court of this State decided
that the trust was void because definite
period of time had been designated, and
the court held that to carry out the terms
of the trust to the letter might defeat the
very intention of the will. The estate con-
sists of about $4O0, 900 worth of property in
Oakland, and it includes the Pacific Union
Club building and site on Post and Stock
ton streets.
Recently distribution of the property
was made to the widow of the deceased,
now Mrs. William #. Burbank of Oakland,
by an order of the Alameda County Pro-
bate Court under the Supreme Courts de-
cision.
The English heirs ignore the State Su-
preme Courts decision entirely in their
action and demand that the trust be car
ried out. The main questions are as to
the validity of the trust and as to whether
the decision of the State Supreme Court is
binding on the trustees and others con-
cerned.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-18
.DOCKERY IS PERSONATED.
Practical Joke Played Upon the
Boy Driver Of a Milk
Wagon.
Warrants Out for the Arrest of the
Two Jokers Who Are Sought by
the Detec tives.

Detectives have for week been search
ing for two young men who played
practical joke on the driver OF milk
wagon belonging to Mitchelrs Sunnyside
Dairy by representing themselves as
assistants of Milk Inspector Dockery.
The driver, a boy named Peters, was
coming into the City on the night OF Mon
day, December 9, with load OF milk.
When he came to Thirtieth street and San
Jose avenue two young men stepped in
front of his horses and said, Hold on,
there; we are Dockery's assistants and we
want to examine your milk.
The boy, seeing there was no use IN
Offering resistance to Dockery or his
assistants, promptly pulled up and said,
"Go ahead; you'll find the milk pure
enough"
The pseudo assistants put something
like a red pencil into the cans and one OF
them remarked: 1.-The milk is pure to a
certain extent, but there isn't enough
word they emptied thirty-six gallons OF
milk into the ditch and coolly walked
: The boy drove back to the dairy with the
empty cans and told Mitchell that
Dockery's assistants had poured out the
milk because they said there was not
enough butter fat. Mitchell was mad, and
when he met Dockery he asked him what
his assistants meant by dumping out pure
milk. Dockery denied the charge, and
explanations followed. 1t was then seen
that the two young men had played a
practical joke upon Peters, and the police
were notified. :,
Peters gave an accurate description OF
The two young men, and the detectives are
hands upon them. Yesterday morning
Peters swore to John Doe" and Orchard
Roe" warrants for the arrest of the two
"jokers" on the charge of falsely lmp,er-
sonating another man, and the propa-
bility is they will be arrested soon.
The joke has been an unfortunate one
for Peters. Mitchell discharged him ana
refuses to pay him his wages unless he
makes good the loss of the thirty-six gal
Ions ofmilk.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-18
They never did this.


Hours before the track bookmakers
ventured to post their odds, the down
town harpies had their odds up and were
selling. Tie eight big houses and Ken
nedy, the only institutions in the down.
town business having any monetary back
ing, did not post their odds until they
were lad at the track, but the bucket-shops
the police have begun to raid cared little
what they did. With them it was simply
case of gather In as much money as pos
sible, and, if customer happened to win,
refuse to pay him.
Yesterday afternoon Ellis street was
comparatively clear of the crowd of women
and children who formerly congregated in
front of the poolrooms. The police raids
had salutary effect. But there occurred
one incident which shows what power the
police have when they care to enforce it.
One OF the young men frequenters of the
rooms reached the sidewalk and, encoun-
tering a candy-monger with his tray of
sweets, he kicked both over.
AT that moment Officer Harper came up
and he took the belligerent fellow in. In
less than five minutes Ellis street was
black with people. The gamblers from all
the poolrooms came rushing out, thinking
another raid was taking place.
They crowded around Harter and made
it decidedly uncomforta BILE for him. How
ever, Harter, who was formerly sergeant
on the force, and who is proba bly, one OF
the stoutest-hearted men in the depart
ment, held on to his prisoner with one
hand, and dragging him along pushed the
crowd right and left with the other. He
fought his way up the street in excellent
shape. and there met his sergeant, John
Martin, who had been attracted to the
scene by the shouts of the mob.
The two officers made short work of the
crowd and soon cleared the street. Such
men on Ellis street would have been 9
great boon to the shopkeepers.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-18
HELD TO ANSWER.

Witnesses Testify Against Mrs. Schuller
in the Preliminary Examination.
The preliminary examination OF Mrs.
Eugenia Schuller on the charge of arson
was concluded before Judge Low yester-
day morning, and she was held to answer
before the Superior Court in $4,000 bonds.
The house set on fire is situated on the
southeast corner of Lyon and Oak streets.
The flames were fortunately extinguished
before much damage was done, and the
work of the incendiary was manifest.
Eight witnesses were examined for the
prosecution, and their testimony was very
Strong against the defendant. 1t was, in
effect, what was published at the time of
the fire.
Attorney Ferral, for the defendant,
made motion to dismiss, but it was re-
fused. He then said he b ad no evidence
to offer, and the Judge held the de-
fendaut
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-18
CARING FOR THE TOTS.
The Management of the Children's
Hospital in Urgent Need of
Finds.

The management OF the Children's
Hospital is having much difficulty in
meeting the current expenses of the insti-
tuition and unless the charitable public
comes at once to the rescue there is a
danger that the little ones will be un-
provided for.
There is a rule that no sick child shall
be turned away and there are sixty little
invalids to be cared for now. They require
the attention of about thirty nurses and
attendants.
Mrs. w. P. Dutton of the board of
managers reports that 800 sheets have 10
be Iaundried every month. While
physicians of the City have been very
generous to the institution medicines are
expensive.
The ladies of the board of managers will
be at the hospital all day December 20, 81
and % to receive donations. Provisions
will be gladly received, but money is
needed badly.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-18

In rendering its decision the court de-
clares th at the amount had been properly
fixed, albeitit was trifle high, and it sees
no reason to reverse the order allowing it,
particularly as Mrs. Hinckley, the one
principally interested, had already agreed
to pey it. Tackled on to this opinion, how
ever, is one by Judge Temple. Judge
Temple coneurred only because Mrs.
Hinckley had agreed to the figure herself,
but he declared that the amount was much
more than should have been allowed.
These fees, he says, should be fixed by q
court precisely as if the court itself had to
pay them. and if this were done he thinks
such fees would be of more rare occurrence.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-18
FEDERAL COURT CALENDAR.

UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS.
G. W.. Hunt VS.. Farmers Loan and Trust
Company; transcript filed from Oregon.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT
McKenna, ].
Bullion and Exchange Bank vs. Otto ct al. !;
on argument.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT.
Beatty, ].
WaIkerley ct al. VS.. Barker ct al; on argu-
ment.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT.
Morrow, J.
United States VS.. Howell; on trial; both sides
rest
For to-day:
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT
McKenna, J.
Bullion and Exchange Bank VS.. Otto ct. al. !;
on argument (both cases..
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT.
Beatty, ].
Walkerley ct al. VS.. Barker ct al; OF argu-
ment
Casebolt VS.. Omnibus Cable Company.
Rischmeller VS.. McWhirter ct al
Atlantic Trust Company VS.. Woodbridge c..
and l. Com pany.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT.
Morrow, j.
United States VS.. Howell; on argument be-
fore jury.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-18
Japan Wants American Goods,
but Can Get Them Only
Via England.
A BIG BLOCKADE EVERYWHERE.
Urgency of Reducing Railroad and
Steamship Rates-Cotton and
Iron for Japan.

The Rev. DR.. Toji Takado of Toxic, who
some time since finished a theological
course in the Imperial University OF
Japan, and has since completed post
graduate course in the University of Edin-
burgh, is in the City.
Dr. Takado is the son of an iron and
agricultural implement manufacturer in
Toxic. He has been fitting himself for
the ministry of the Presbyterian church,
and will enter the field in Japan. While
abroad he has paid all his own expenses,
not being dependent in any way on the
church.
During his absence he has spent good
deal OF time in France, Germany and Eng.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-18
F|REMEN ACCUSED OF THEFT At A FIRE,

from both bodies will meet to review the situa-
ton within few DAYS. At recent meeting of
the association Julian Sonntag, A. Sbarbaro
and J. B. Currier were appointed as special
committee to meet the Chamber OF Commerce
committee. Yesterday the president OF the
latter body appointed as its committee Edward
G. Lukens, H. Dutard and Wakefield Baker.
These committees will decide upon the advisa-
bllity of warming Congress of the danger
and requesting the enactmen mt OF protective
measures
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-18
Cheap Japanese Goods.

The Chamber OF Commerce and the Manu-
facturers and Producers Association have
taken up the matter of discussing the threat
coolie-made goods in earnest, and committees
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-18
NEW TO-DAY.
TELL-TALE FACES.
PINCHED AND CAREWORN,
As Worn by Many American Women.

(spEcIAL TO OUR LADY READgEs.1
The = tell-tale face" is worn by many
American women, and is symptom of
symptoms, signal of distress.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-18

in producing an absolute cure Tor all dis
eases of women. Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound stands to-day as it
did then, pre-eminent.
Mrs. Fl. Wampler, of Barabo, Wis,
whose letter we were permitted to pub
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-18

lish last year, writes
that she hopes Mrs.
Pinkham will continue
to use her name, as the
publication in newspa-
pers of the account of
her own wonderful cure
and relief from years of
misery has been the
means of influencing
many suffering women
to try Lydia e. Pink
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-18

GOOD books of all kinds to be closed out for
what they will bring. Auction in the evening.
TAI Market street.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-18

While women do
all in their power to
hide their condition,
the practised eye
soon detects the
trouble.
When pains and
aches are felt in
every part of the
body, when faint
mess, dizziness, and
that bearing-down
feeling prevail,
when loss of sleep
and appetite are re-
ducing flesh daily,
when the society of
friends is irksome,
and the hopeless
4" blues predomi-
nate, then the face
is pinched, haggard,
and careworn, and
prompt relief is nee
essary, or a beauti-
full life will be sacri-
feed.
An American wo-
man, Lydia E.
Pinkham, a student
of women and their
diseases, twenty
years ago succeeded
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-18

hams Vegetable Compound, and become
well like herself. Mrs. Wampler feels,
and rightly, too, that in this way she is
doing great good.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-18

Dainty receptlon-cha1r and
rocker for Christmas-either
one (good) or both (better).
Like pictures, in birdseye
maple, golden birch OF ma
hogany. Cane or uphol-
stored seat-as you like.
Furniture looks better
than pictures can show it i;
welcome.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-18

A tea-table is always a
welcome addition to any
home. Add one this Christ
mas.
Like the picture dainty
bits of hand-carving on top)
is one of our newest-but
we've scores to choose from.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-18

You don't buy a dressing
case every year better get
one that suits exactly. 1t
doesn't cost any more to
select from scores than from
a stock of half a dozen.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-11-21
THERMOMETER TESTS.
How You Can Tell Whether Your Hea
Marker Is Reliable or Not.

How You Can Tell Whether Your Heat
Marker Is Reliable or Not.
To tell whether a thermometer ac-
curately does its work, invert the in
strument. If the mercury does not fall
to the end, or if it breaks into several
small columns, the thermometer con-
tains air and is inaccurate. If perfect
made, the slender thread should fill the
tube, or should break off at the bulb
and fall to the end of the tube.
There is another interesting fact
about thermometers. Nine persons
out of ten think the mercurial column
round, but that is not the case. The
thread of mercury in thermometers is
fiat. If it were round the column could
hardly be seen, for the opening of the
tube is as fine as the finest thread. Some
eight or ten years ago a Boston manu-
facturer introduced the scheme of coat
ing the back of the tube with white siz-
ing. That makes the column of mer~
curry stand out plain and distinct.
Thermometers are cheaper and bet
ter than ever before. You can now buy
a Matchmaker for 25 cents, but first
class instrument will cost you So. A
cheap instrument is like cheap watch
it is unreliable. The reason for this
is that a perfect thermometer has a
scale of its own. The cheap thermom-
eter is made on guesswork. Hence,
you see difference of two, three or five
degrees between thermometers in the
same locality on the same day.
The most sensitive Matchmaker is the
radiometer, which was invented by a
Mr.. Crookes. 1t consists of four arms
suspended on a steel pivot, rotating
like a miniature wind gauge, and the
whole affair is inclosed in glass tube
from which the air has been exhausted.
The light of a candle one or two feet
away causes the arms to rotate. Quite
as sensitive is the thermopile, which is
used to detect the faint rays of heat
transmitted from the moon and stars
to this cold world.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-11-21
AN ANTAGONISTS IDEA.


en- are the w eaker seXs
In a paper read before the recent
Anthropological congress at Cassel
Prof. Walreyer, of Berlin, a very dis
tinguished anatomist, attempted to
prove scientifically that women are the
weaker seX,and his arguments have al
ready aroused an immense amount of
antagonism among the women of Ber-
lin and Vienna. The learned anatomist
went on to discuss the general points
of difference between the two sexes,
dividing them into primary and Sec
ondary, after which he set himself to
show that the human male has a much
more developed muscular and bone Sys-
tenn than the female, and has more seri-
GUS claims to be regarded as powerful
machine. Among differences of great
er or lesser Importance, he noticed the
fact that the index finger in the female
often extends beyond the middle finger,
that her teeth formation is very differ
ent from that of the male, as is also the
skull. He laid special stress on the
difference in the weight of the brain
and the development of particular parts
of that organ in the two sexes, differ
ences which are noticeable from the
first day of the birth of a boy or girl.
But the question of the difference in
the blood was that which seemed to
clinch the matter, over and above which
it has caused no end of bad blood out
side the walls of the museum in which
the congress held it's sittings. 1t APP
pears that there is a difference in the
thickness" and it is not by any means
to the advantage of the female. AS u
matter of scientific fact, indeed, accord
ing TO the professor, one cubic cent?
meter of blood taken from man con-
tains an average of 5000 red blood
corpuscles, whereas the same quantity
in a woman has no more than $500.
And these red blood cells are absolutely
indispensable to the processes of ami
NAL life, the very quintessence, so to
say, of existence. This, according to
the learned professor, is one of the most
characteristic of the differences be-
tween the male and the female, and the
one which recurs with the greatest
regularity. The practical conclusion to
he drawn from it, concludes the Ger
man anatomist, cannot be too strongly
recommended to the attention of the
women and the men who are now at
the head of the movement the object of
which is to widen woman's sphere by
extending it to occupations and pro-
fessions now confined to men. They
should, he added, be extremely careful
not to overstep the limits clearly laid
down by nature herself in the physical
organization of the female.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-11-21
ODD AND SERIOUS.

A womans heart was really broken,
burst into halves, in England recently,
not from love or sorrow, but from eat
ing too hearty supper
Forty-seven thousand tons Of tea, val
ued at over ST., 900, 900, have been re-
ceived at Tacoma, Wash, from China
and Japan this season.
A couple in Carrollton, No, with their
baby, were on their way to the circus,
and stopped at a physicians office to
learn why the child was SO quiet. He
declared it was dead. They then asked
permission to leave the dead child at his
house while they went to the show, and
he obligingly consented.
A cinder entered the ear of a negro in
Athens, Ga. and caused much pain. A
physician removed it and demanded a
dollar. The man refused to pay it. The
doctor put him in the chair again, re-
placed the cinder in his ear, and in few
moments the negro was glad to pay the
dollar to have it removed
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-11-21
Buy Only the Best of Trees.

In buying trees, after you have made
up your mind what you want, be very
certain that you get good trees and true
varieties. A blunder in this can never
be remedied without serious loss.
Never buy sorts you do not want be-
cause the trees look nice, or because the
nurseryman, being overstocked, offers
them at reduced price. Such sorts
might be all right in a family orchard,
but all wrong in your market orchard.
it would be far better to pay two, three
yes, half a dozen-prices for the most
valuable trees, than to plant poor stock
us a gift. We have known parties to
plant wrong sorts, not know what they
had till the trees bore, and then, when
their trees ought to have been worth $40
apiece, they went into the orchard and
srubbed them out. Fruit Growers
Guide.