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The herald., 1895-07-21

dozen local men IN couple of rounds
apiece. Now one nan see that all of Fitz-
simmons fights have been short and he
never came out of the ring with so much
as a black eve. Therefore he must have
won them all easily. He is big enough
and not too big TO be quick.
There won't be over fifteen pounds
difference in their weights when they
enter the ring. Fitzsimmons will go at
Corbett from the jump to the finish.
and if he don't beat him l am a badly
fooled man.
The herald., 1895-07-21
A Question of Pedigree

Now who is that?" asked a dlgntied
hen;
THAT chicken in white and gray?
She's very well dressed, but from whence
did she come?
And her family, who are they?'
"She never can move in our set, my
dear"
Said the old hens friend to her later.
1--WE just found out-you'll be shocked
to hear
She was Matched IN an incubator -
Harper Round Table.
The herald., 1895-07-21
SIayaElpU

Martinus Sieveking, the Dutch
pianist, comes OF an old and aristocratic
family, which dates its ancestry back in
the fifteenth century. From his earliest
infancy he displayed characteristics in
dicative of his future career. He is a
man OF magnetic temperament and strik-
ing personality, being over six feet in
height and magniticently proportioned.
The herald., 1895-07-21

Thieves stole Parker Simison's check
book from the office of the Volant mills at
New Castle, Pa, forged his name to a
check tor $40 and got it cashed at the
New Wilmington bank.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-13
CLOSING A VTsALIA cANAL.
The Presence of Dead Fish Causes Trou-
Die to Irrigators.

The Presence of Dead Fish Causes Trou-
ole to Irrigators.
VIoALIA, CAL, Aug. 12-Ten or twelve
men and two teams this morning began to
fill-in that part of the Jennings ditch
that runs through town, between the line
OF Church and Locust streets. The pres
ence of number of dead fish brought on
this proceeding.
The water was shut out on the Jennings
ditch last week, and great numbers OF carp
were stranded all along the ditch when the
water disappeared. BY Friday the dying
fish bcgansto make their odoriferous pres
ence known, and the people whose resi-
dences are near the banks of the ditch, at
once vigorously objected. The consent of
property-owners was secured and teams
were put to work to plow along the sides
OF the ditch. The loose earth was then
shoveled into the ditch by number of
men; The bridge on Court street across
the ditch was torn up.
The Jennings ditch is one of the very
Oldest lrrigating bitches in this part OF the
San Joaquin Valley. 1t was built in 1857
and had been in operation for years before
the city of Visalia spread to and beyond it.
An action for damages will be Immediately
commenced against the parties who closed
the ditch.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-13
NEWS OF MARE ISLAND.
The Olympia Likely to Make a
Test Speed Run to
Honolulu.
1t Is Thought the Average Time Of
the Columbia VIII Be
Beaten.

VALLEJO, CAL, Aug. 12.-1t is expect.
ed that the Olympia will drop down to
San Francisco the latter part of this week.
She will coal there and after making her
final preparations for sea will leave for
China.
Some days ago a rumor came from
Washington that the ship would make q
cruise along the upper coast, calling at the
important ports along Oregon and Wash
ington, with view to giving the people of
that part of the United States an oppor-
tunity of seeing 1.-The fastest of her class"
Captain Reed, however, is not in receipt
of any instructions to this effect, and un-
less they come within a few days he will
take his ship to the Orient via Honolulu.
During the past day or two there has
been some talk of speeding the new cruiser
between here and the islands in order to
compare her with the Columbia. which has
Just completed test run from England to
New York Such has been the interest
excited among naval officers hereabouts,
many having expressed the opinion that
the Olympia can beat the Eastern flyer,
Captain Reed has asked permission of the
department to use his discretion as to
speed in going west, and it has been
to send his vessel through the water
against time, which at present he feels
strongly inclined to do, at least as far as
Honolulu, the engines will simply be run
at their best rate. No forced draught will
be brought to bear.
The Olympia will never, in the opinion
of some officers, be in such excellent con-
dition for fair speed test as she will
when she sails from San Francisco this
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-13
WINNERS At DEL MONTE,
Mr.. De Long and Miss Clark
Triumphed in the Mixed
Doubles.
The Full Five Sets Played Before
the Match Was De-
cIded.

DEL MONTE, CAL, Aug. 12.-The finals
of the tennis mixed doubles between Miss
Alice Hoffman and T. Driscoll and Miss
Clark and George de Long were played off
this morning before fair-sized audience,
The match had been postponed from Sat
urday, and had been looked forward to
with great interest by the guests of the
hotel, for the two young ladies participate
ing have shown what could be done by the
fair sex in an athletic line if they chad q
mind to"
Miss Clark and De Long finally won the
match, but not until the whole five sets
had been played and every point made by
hard work. The knowing ones at the ho-
tel had predicted a different result, but
tennis as is tickle as horserace.
The first set showed the spectators what
kind of a match it was to be. for the gen.
tlemen took all the balls they could reach
and returned them to the ladies. To
this the loss of the first set by Miss
Hoffman and Driscoll was probably
due. Driscon was placing too many
balls to De Long. He did not like to
change his game, but had the alternative
OF doing that or suffering defeat. As it
was he lost the first set before he realized
whenever they received an opportunity.
Miss Hoffman drove exceedingly well and
made back-hand volleys which would have
done credit to any professional. The set
was finally won by Miss Clark and De
Long by to 5.
Driscoll and his partner held short
consultation, and when play had COM
menced on the next set marked differ
ence in their play was noticed, they both
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-13
RAILS REACH STOCKTON,
Arrival of Material for the
Corral Hollow Rail-
road.
sit From the Chicago
Factory.

STOCKTON, CAL, Aug. 1.-THE first
shipment of rails for the Corral Hollow
road arrived this morning and is now on
the siding at the Southern Pacific Com
pany's freight depot. There were thirty
nine cars sent out of the yards of the
Illinois Steel Company at Chicago on the
Goth of last month, and those which
arrived this morning are the first of this
shipmentto reach Stockton. A quantity
OF hshplates and spikes are also on the
way and will reach here soon.
The Corral Hollow. people have about
settled upon the route of their road from
Stockton to the mines. There is but one
obstacle in the way of going over the
route as it is now outlined. and that is
that one Of the property-owners asks an
exorbitant price for the right of way
throu gh his land. If this right of way
cannot be secured for a reasonable figure
the route may be changed somewhat.
Mr.. Barber the local agent OF the road,
has thus far met with much success in
securing the desired right of way, as the
landowners are very friendly to the enter
prise To-day Mr.. Barber said that the
fact that rails we're here ready to be laid
was an evidence of the good faith of the
company in asking for a franchise through
the city. lie to-day received bills of
lading for several more carloads OF
material for the road. There are now
seventy-tive cars in transit from Chicago
bringing material for the tracks of the
coal road.
EARLY yesterday morning two carloads
of material for the Valley road arrived in
Stockton. The cars were loaded with frogs
and switches for the turnouts and cross
ings. The work OF grading on the north
side of Mormon Channel has not yet COM
menced. 1t was expected that it would
begin this morning on this section, but
one of the contractors said this afternoon
that it would be several days before the
force of men and teams will be put to
work on the north side of the channel.
The Valley Railway Company tonight
petitioned the City Coun I'll TO be given $50
feet more on Weber avenue, running east
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-13
TWO STOCKTON SUICIDES,
The Body of an Unknown Man
Found Hanging From
a Pier.
Theodore Raedsch Grew Despon-
dent and Took Dose Of
Poison.

STOCKTON, CAL, Aug. 12.-An I'M
known man was found this morning hang
ing between a pier in Mormon Channel
and the wharf near Church street. 1t was
evidently case of suicide, as the man was
clearly in destitute circumstances. The
rope with which he was hanged was only
a small baling-rope and was tied to the
iron band at the top of the pier. After the
rope had been tied the man evidently
jumped from the wharf His neck was not
broken, however, and death was caused by
strangulation.
The deceased was a man of slight build
and fully six feet and a half an inch in
height. His dark brown hair was cut
short and his face was clean-shaven, with
the exception of the mustache, which was
reddish-brown. He wore sack suit of
blue black cheviot, and white shirt which
was minus a collar. This afternoon man
suicide as man he had met in San Fran
cisco, and who was employed at that time
at the RhlnefOrd saloon at the corner of
California and Dupont streets in that City.
The testimony at the inquest showed
that the man was too sick to take posi-
ton offered him by Louis Frazer of the
California Navigation and Improvement
him to kill himself. He was seen by two
witnesses walking up and down and acting
strangely Sunday evening in the vicinity
of the lumber-yards.
Theodore L. p. Raedsch committed sui
eide yesterday by taking dose of lauda-
mum. He had been employed for many
years in various capacities in this city, and
for long time was tallyman in one of
the lumber-yards Besides doing this he
kept the accounts FOR several concerns
which had not enough of that class of work
to employ regular bookkeeper. For the
past five years he had kept the books of
John Tons, on Levee street, and for over a
year had little else to do. This made
Raedsch respondent, and several times re-
Gently he had threatened to put an end to
his life.
Yesterday morning Raedsch told the en-
ployes in Tons saloon that he had taken
poison, but they did not believe him. Then
he produced the bottle that had contained
the drug, but even then they thought he
was not in earnest. The proprietor, how
ever, took the bottle to druggist, who
told him what the drug was. BY this time
Raedsch had become drowsy from the eff
fects of the poison and the men in the
saloon became alarmed at his condition.
A hack was summoned and he was con-
veyed at once to Clarke Hospital Here
Dr. Snedigar worked on him all day and
applied every known remedy, but without
success. He became weaker as the day
progressed and died about 6 o'clock in the
evening.
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FLOODED ssess: s;::: Floor: 9; W %s::
40 - - = Costly Soaking for Us.

The bursting the pipes Sunday night
big building caused the water
and second floors until each floor looked like
Commencing to-day at o'clock and until notice.
will sell all the goods both these floors for song
You will bear in mind that kept the first
of big building only finest goods You will
next=to=nothing prices.
Some are heavily damaged others merely slightly damaged
but have made sell entire
these floors at next o-nothng prices
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-13
SANTA ROSES NEW TRACK.

To Be Completed Ia Time for the Circuit
Bicycle Races.
SANTA ROSA, CAL, Aug. 12.-The
Santa Rosa wheelmen have received the
document incorporating the Santa Rosa
Track Association. and it has been signed
by the following board of directors: E..
Brooks, A. Schelling, L. w. Burris, f. A.
Bush, J. w. Keegan, L. E. Morrow, w. b.
Simpson and E. r. Dequasie.
The wheelmen will break ground on their
new bicycle race track the first of this
week. They will try to have it entirely
completed by November 16, when the
National Circuit races of the League of
American Wheelmen will come off. Secre-
tary Henry Kirsch received official notice
to that effect Friday from r. NJ. WEIGH,
representative of the National racing board
of the L. A. w. At that time some of the
fastest riders in the United States will be
here.
A race team from Santa Rosa will par
ticipate in the races at Napa on August IA
and 10, when the coast circuit is there.
The team will also be at Petaluma on
August "a.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-13
SANTA ANA,s SUIT.
Farmers Bring Action to Prevent tn
MonepOJiSing of Wdter.

Farmers Bring Action to Prevent the
MonopoLising of WGter.
SANTA ANA, CAL, Aug. ia big
water suit was begun here to-day that is of
far more than ordinary interest to the
farmers of the eastern portion of the Santa
Ana Valley. The case was brought by be-
tween 200 and 800 owners of farms near the
mouth of Santiago Canyon, through which
small creek flows, whose lands have
been impoverished by the waters of the
creek being diverted by the owners of the
San Joaquin ranch.
The water was brought over by the own
ers of this big ranch to irrigate about
81, 900 acres of grain land. To the owners
OF the big ranch the new canal, over which
a fight is being made, means water for a
large portion of the ranch, while to the
farmers 1t means, at least to many of
them, bread and butter.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-13
HIGH SCORES AT SAN JOSE.
Corporal Hub6ack Hon First Medal by a
Remarkable Rum

Corporal Hub6ac1c Won First Medal by a
Remarkable Rum.
SAN JOSE, CAL, Aug. 12.-At the regu-
lar monthly shoot of Company B, N. G. c.,
OF this city, yesterday, Corporal Hubback
made a score of 46 out of possible so.
This is considered remarkable score at
the S0O-yard range. Corporal Hubback
won the iirst-class medal, Corporal Refill
the second-class medal and Private Scott
the third-class medal.
The scores made were as follows: Cor
poral Hubback 46 Corporal Riehl AZ, Pri-
vate O'Reefe 80, Private SearIe 80, Private
Scott SO, Private Hanney SO, Sergeant Nc
Gomas 50, Corporal Holtum So, Private
Reseveara 81 Sergeant Mum Sc, Private
Zahn 36. Private Russell S. Private Frost
80, Corporal Southgate 35, Private Gilman
"a, Corporal Derby 80, Sergeant r. A. de
zoe 81, Prlyate Beach q, Private Reldy 81,
Private R. de Yoe 26, Private McKenny "a
Private Snow %, Private Bollinger 20. PR.
vate Mordaunt IL, Private Johnson IL.
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Admission Dan Rn.a.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Aug. 1.-THE directors
of the Garden City Cyclers have decided
upon the following events for their meet
in this city on Admission day. September
8: Glass A-Half mile scratch, one mile
handicap and one mile tandem; class B.
One mile scratch and a third mile handi-
cap. Other events will probably be added
The tandem race is something new on the
coast, and will evidently prove an inter-
esting event.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-13
SEVENTEEN BANDITS SHOT.
Mericans Make Short Fork of the From
ferGS Gang.

Mericans Make Short Fork of the From
teros Gang.
TUCSON, ARIz.. Aug. 12.-Star advices
from Fronteras, Sonora, Mexico, report:
Six weeks ago Colonel John Weirs mes
senger was killed and $1,000 taken by high
waymen in Sonora, south of Bisbee.
Mexican authorities have pursued the
bandits with unrelenting vigor. Seven
teen of the number captured who were in
some way concerned in the affair have
been convicted and shot, and one Trbolet,
an American, with forty others, who be-
longed or sympathized with the robbers,
have been impressed in the Mexican army.
Nearly all taken were from Fronteras.
Every member of the band of robbers
which has infected that region has been
shot or is under arrest.
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erly from the point where their track would
end under the present franchise. This is
in accordance with the promise made by
the Council to grant the road some more
water frontage on Weber avenue, in case
the franchise asked for by the Corral Hol-
low road along Stock ton Channel was
granted. The Valley road will now have
plenty of room to transact its business on
the water front.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-13

RAPF1AEI'S
dICORPORATHD,

time. She will not be handicapped as
was the Columbia on her recent run across
the Atlantic by the result of faulty dock
ing. Our cruiser has just been cleaned
thoroughly underneath, her engines and
boilers have only recently undergone a
Government test and pronounced in per-
feet condition. She is trimmed to nicely
as regards her loading and her officers are
experienced and interested men.
While it is not definitely settled yet
whether the test run will be made, it is
disposed to find out just what his ship can
Il
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g. 1 l. ID and ID
E&earny Street..

taking the net where heretofore only Mr..
Driscoll had been going. These tactics
evened matters considerably and resulted
in their carrying off the set by to 10.
Miss Clark did some very pretty lobbing
during this set.
The third set was hotly contested one,
and finally went to Miss Clark and De
Long by the score of 6 to 4. This gave
them two sets to Miss Hoffman and Dris-
coils one, and it looked as though they
were out of the hunt. Taking a brace,
however they won this set by the
close score of to 8. Miss Clark and
Miss Hoffman had now got down to
work with vengeance and made things
very lively for any stray balls dropping in
their uninterrupted vicinity.
The fifth and last set was much closer
than the score would indicate, but De
Long and Miss Clark assumed the lead,
which is very important thing in q match
of this kind, and although their opponents
looked exceedingly dangerous at one time,
they maintained their advantage and won
the game by 6 to 2, and with it the match
and tournament. This entities them to
the beautiful cut-glass salts bottle and
silver-mounted flask, which were the first
prizes offered by the hotel for the winners
of the mixed doubles.
Thus the second annual invitation
doubles and mixed doubles of the Hotel
del Monte ended. The tournament
throughout has proved decided success,
being well attended. From indications it
would seem that this event will be one of
the annual fixtures in tennis circles.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-13
Grand CoumciI Week Programme.

VALLEJO, CAL, Aug. 1.-THE local
Young Mems Institute committee on ar
rangements met to-day and completed the
programme for the Grand Council week
here as follows: Monday, September 49,
Parade; mass at st. Vincent's Church,
with music by Independence orchestra
business session; ball in the evening under
the auspices OF the Young LADIES' Insti-
tute of Vallejo. Tuesday, September II
10 hgn
band. Wednesday, September 1s--Excur-
sion from San francisco; grand parade
dancing in the afternoon and private re-
ceptions in the evening. Thursday, Sep
TENDER 19--Business session in the fore
noon, followed by visit to the hayward,
and concert. Friday, September 20-Busi-
ness session; open-alr band concert in the
TENDER 21-Business session, followed by
banquet.
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Burglar Ryan In Santa Rosa's Jail.
SANTA ROSA, CAL, Aug. 12.-Sheriff
Allen has received a communication from
Chief Crowley of San Francisco asking him
if he has young man named Ryan in Jail
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-13
Flooded, But Still
Holding Our Heads
Above Water

here on the charge of burglary. Ryan is
also wanted for burglary committed in
San Francisco. The Sheriff has such
man in jail here, and he will be held &C
cording to Chief Crowley's instructions.
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Our
Reputation

For carrying the finest goods on
the Coast is very well known to
every man, woman and child,
and on these two floors, which
were flooded Sunday night, we
kept our very finest goods. We're
not going to make long work
with these goods, as some re-
ceived pretty good soaking, and
some only slightly damaged, but
they're going to go out of the
house and going to go out
quickly as we want them out of
our road so that we can place the
store in the hands of NJ hanics
and restore Frisco's most beauti-
full store to its former era of
beauty.
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asked to Be Made Guardian.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Aug. 12.-George D.
Smith to-day filed petition asking to be
appointed guardian of the person and
estate OF Victorine Boiseranc, an insane
person. The petition sets forth that Vic
torine Boiseranc, who is AZ years of age,
was committed to Agnews Asylum in Au-
gust, 1894. She owns nineteen acres of
land in this county, twelve acres of which
are in bearing grapevines. The petitioner
says that her estate has been neglected
and that it is necessary that a guardian be
appointed to look after it. The estate is
valued at about $500 and is subject to a
mortgage of S275. She has husband and
two children In the county, from the for
mer OF whom she was separated some
years ago.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-13
NELSON WINS At MERGED.
Retains Hts Seat on the Board of Super.
pfsOfS.

MERGED, CAL, Aug I'm the case of
William Atwood VS.. Supervisor Nelson
Judge Law rendered decision in favor of
the latter. The opinion was quite lengthy,
and its delivery was listened to by large
crowd of people.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-13
GOVERNOR BUDD,s CONDITION.
The Ferer Has Gone and He Is Improving
RdpidIg.

STOCKTON. CAL, Aug. Ex-Governor
Budd is better to-day than be has been
since he was taken Ill. He has no fever
and is improving as fast as could be ex-
pected. He is very weak, however, and
probably will be for some time. His
rheumatism has been checked under Dr.
Sargent's treatment and does not trouble
him as much as 1t did.
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We
Return
Thanks

To the Underwriters Fire Patrol
for their prompt attention Sun
day evening.
We return thanks to the press
of San Francisco for their many
kind acts.
We return thanks to the citi-
zens in general for their kind ex-
pressions of sympathy.
We also return thanks to many
of our leading capitalists in this
town for their kind offer of finan-
cial aid, which we are happy to
say we do not require, as the
matter has been satisfactorily
adjusted.
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Damaged
BY Water
Prices.

You will kindly take into consideration on these two
floors nearly 100000 merchandise and at
present writing it is impossible to give you complete
idea of what we're going to do. We will just quote you
few sample prices which gathered by the writer at
random.