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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-29

the hue is red. What has had a terrible
fascination for his keeper is the head, with
q sharp-polnted beak, a mouth that opens
far back of the eye that is keen as razor,
and above all a helmet of horn suggestive
ola battering-ram. Besides there are two
monster claws with three long toes each,
the inner ones OF which are provided with
articles of war in the shape Of horny spurs,
thick as a mans finger and fully as long.
II told you he was built for business,
Dan remarked, with an air of conviction.
The cassowary was put into shed IN
the ostrich paddock where he would be
sheltered and hardened to this compare
lively cold climate. He broke loose yester-
day morning while son of the superin-
tendent was admiring him. Instantly the
bird bounced upon the boy and there was
& royal steeplechase around bush in
which the keeper took part. Dan lost his
coat and vest and Mr.. McLaren's son got a
few pecks that cut his clothes. They es-
capped, whereupon the cassowary with his
blood boiling attacked the emu.
This was one-sided contest in which
the two birds had lightning race until
the stranger saw the ostrich and began
third battle. The ostrich reared himself
to nearly twice his usual height, tapped
his great wings and stood off the casso-
wary calamity until the keeper, park
policemen and laborers entered with sticks
and made peace.
The hot-tempered bird was bound with
rope and taken to the buffalo Enclosure.
But no sooner was he united than he made
an examination of the mountain sheep.
This unoffending animal did not please
him, and he gave it a kick that sent it
rolling over upon the ground. The sheep
got up with some difficulty and scampered
off to place of safety behind the buffalo,
and the cassowary went away to rest.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-29
came out ahead, winning by score of
54H points to the Berkeley Highs 4315.

came out ahead winning by a score of
541z points to the Berkeley Highs 43H.
An unusually large number of records
were smashed, some of which were clipped
by several seconds. Notably among these
were the short hurdles, the 220-yard dash,
half-mile run, 12-pound- hammer throw,
pole vault. 220-yard hurdle and mile run.
One excited hammer thrower let go his
missile too soon, and it went whizzing over
the heads of the bystanders near the
bleachers. knocking the board from under
small boy into fine splinters, without
injuring the lad. During the early part of
the games an unusually great effort was
made TO confuse the members of opposing
teams, but seemingly without much effect.
The institutions which had representa-
tives in the different events were the Lowell
High School of San Francisco, Oakland
High, Alameda High, University Acad-
envy of Alameda, Berkeley High, Berke-
ley Gymnasium, Stockton High and the
Centerville High. Fifteen men came from.
Stockton and six from Centerville.
The track events, winners and records
made were as follows:
1oo-yard dash-First heat, won by jerks, Q.
H. S., third. Time, 10 As sec. Second heat,
won by Drum, L. H. s.; Parkhurst, B. H. S.,
second. Time, 10 As sec. Final, won by
jerks, Parkhurst second and Hamlin third
Time, 10 4-5 sec. Drum was ruled out OF this
event ON account of an accidental foul
120-yard hurdle-First heat won by Colby,
B. H. S.. Hoffman, 0. H. s., second. Time,
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FICTITIOUS | 0 j NOTES,
Were Obtained All Over the
State Under False
PretextS.
Similar Schemes Have Just Come
to Light In Bakers
field.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL
90S Broadway, Sept. 81.

OAhLAND OFFlCE DAN RANCISCO CALL,f
sos Broadway, Sept. q.
Justice Cliff received a communication
to-day from Bakersfield asking him for
information concerning two men who lost
case in his court several weeks ago, when
trying to collect q promissorv note said to
have been made to secure payment of a
premium CT life insurance policy. The
authorities in the southern part of the
State have had several cases reported to
them that cause them to think that neat
swindllng game is being worked by some
men all over the State
At Bakersfield the men are working with
patent stove scheme. The plan is to
exhibit from house to house and sell the
stoves on credit. The purchaser is asked
to sign simple agreement to pay by IN
stallments and not to sell or part with the
stoves till the last installmentis paid.
The next thing the purchaser hears
about is a promissory note for $50 or $40,
which is always payable on sight. Many
such cases have been reported and the
officials have asked Justice Cliff for in
formation regarding similar case in his
court.
1.-The case to which reference is made"
said Justice Cliff this afternoon, "is evil
IDENTIFY the case of John M. Breedlove
against r. Glinka. 1t was suit brought
to collect on promissory note said to
have been executed by Glinka to Fred A.
Jacobs and NJ. E. May, agents of the Ger
mania Life Insurance Company.
The evidence was conclusive to my mind
that Glinka was induced by Jacobs to sign
az application to be examined by doctor
as to his physical ability to be insured. A
little later Breedlove, who if l remem Der
right, was clerk in May & Jacobs office
brought suit TO recover on promissory
note. Glinka, who is a half-educated
butcher, swore that he never signed a
promissory note and never took out life
insurance policy. 1 was convinced that
the signature on the note was not that of
Glinka and gave judgment against Breed
love-
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Dinhtheria in St. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. 28.-Owing to the
rapid increase in the number of diphtheria
cases within the past few days Commls-
sioner StarckIoff has addressed circular
to all physicians urging them to promptly
report ali cases coming under their obser-
walton. 1t is estimated that over 200 per-
sons are now afflicted here. Ninety-tive
cases were reported this week. The Health
Department is taking vigorous methods to
prevent the spread of the malady and will
recommend the closing of the schools in
the districts where the disease is prevalent.
Typhoid fever also exists to an alarming
extent in the western and northern por-
tons of the city.
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lest its delicate contour should be injured
by pressure, and as it dries it contracts
and sinks into the plush. The contraction
would go further, but is caught by the
drum, SO that the thread is drawn out into
erately strong and very smooth line, with
no trace of texture in it. 1t is subSe--
quently baked in a furnace, and
after being mounted it is ready for
use. The curious point about the baking
is that this delicate thread should stand
temperature which would melt iron
and come out almost unaltered in size
and shape, though otherwise very much
changed. The finished filament is smooth,
hard and very much like horsehair, and OF
extraordinary fcxibility.
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Re.cuers and Rescued MISSING.

MOBILE, ALA, Sept. 28.-several weeks
ago the schooner Meteor, Captain D. w.
Davis, was wrecked off the coast of Mexico.
The captain and crew made their way to
land, where they were taken aboard the
schooner Lizzie M. Eels and started for
Mobile. Nothing has since been heard
from the Eels, and much anxiety is felt
for her safety. She is commanded by Cap
tain Ike Davis, who is no relation to the
captain of the lost schooner Meteor.
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NOT TITLED, BUT RICH,
Lady ShoIto Douglass Sister
Engaged to Mil
liOnaire.
Miss Margie Adds Met Her Future
Husband on Theatri-
cal Tour.
OAKLAND OFFICE, SAN Francisco CALL, /
908 Broadway. Sept, %. {

Lord sholto Douglass will soon have
brother-in-law in the person of Thomas
Jefferson of Spokane Falls. Miss Margie
Adds, sister of the Lady Douglass re-
turned from theatrical tour few days
ago and is at her home in this city. 1t is
now announced that she has been engaged
for several months to Mr.. Jefferson, and
that the marriage is to take place in Ala
media within few weeks. The affair might
have been kept secret much longer only
Miss Adds is wearing a diamond engage
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VISITED THE FRENCH BRANCH.
Keir Hardie and MIR. Smith Speak
Briefly and to the Point.

Briefly and to the Point.
The French branch of the San Francisco
section OF the Socialist Labor party was
visited by James Keir Hardie and Frank
Smith at the meeting in Lafayette Hall on
Montgomery street.
Both made short talks. Mr.. Hardie al
luded to the natural luminosity between
France and Germany, but said that when
Frenchmen and Germans became social
lists national distinctions were obliterated
and animosities born of mistaken patriot
ism were forgotten.
Mr.. Smith said he was glad he could go
back to England with an encouraging re-
port of socialist progress in America.
Hardie and Smith speak in the Oakland
Tabernacle this afternoon, and at Metro
politan Temple this evening. Tomorrow
they will be in Sacramento.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-29

MAKING AN lNCANDEscENT LAMP FILA
MENT.-A new incandescent lamp filament
is said to have greatly increased efficiency.
Its merit depends mainly on the process
of its manufacture. OF this the earlier
stages are kept entirely secret; but when
the material of which the filament is COM
posed is sufficiently far prepared it is
forced through a series of molding
orifces. The moist fragile thread is
wound on drums covered with plush,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-29
Failure of Con.n.ission Men.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. 28.-Frank
P Davens and w. G. Hazeltine, compos-
ing the firm of Davens & Co., grain COM
mission merchants in the Exchange build
ing, failed to-day and turned over their
assets to ]. E. Latham as trustee. The
firms deposition states that the total
assets amount to $4,000, which is exceeded
by the indebtedness. No creditors are
named.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-29
LATEST BERKELEY ITEMS,
Field Day of the Academic Ath-
letiC League on the Gin
der Track.
SPEEDY MEN ON THE WHEELS.
Crescent Bicycle Club Champion
ship Races-A New Liquor
License Ordinance.

BERKELEY, Sept. 2S.-The Academic
Athletic League held its third semi-annual
championship field day this afternoon at
the Berkeley cinder track. AS had been
the rule for the past fifteen years-with
the exception of last fall, when tie was
declared between the Oakland and Berke-
ley schools-the Oakland High School
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-29
Accidentally Shot Himself.

A stevedore named Thomas Henderson, aged
SO. shot himself accidentally in the abdomen
yesterday afternoon at his home, 1414 Kearny
street. Mr.. Henderson was experimenting
with toy pistol at the time in his kitchen.
Policeman Tanmon had him conveyed to the
Receiving Hospital, where ne died three hours
later. Henderson was sd years OF age, native
of Scotland, widower and the father of four
children, mostly grown up.
Canal-boats are now made of steel
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Mrs. .Rrec,sinrfdae a Mother.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Sept. ga special
cable dispatch to the Herald from St.
Petersburg says: The American colony in
this city has been increased by one. Mrs.
Breckenridge, wife of the American Min
ister gave birth Tuesday to a son. Both
mother and child are doing well.
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Fire at a Coforado s., elter.

DURANGO, CoLo., Sept. 2S.-The re.
clearinghouse, sample rooster house No.
and several smaller buildings of the Omaha
and Grant smelter were destroyed by fire
last night. Loss, $25, 900.
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+. KOENIG, 1872 Kearny Street.
DEASY BROS, S75 Market Street, near Fifth.
F. L. HEM, 121 Grant Avenue.
NJ MILLER CO., 2149 Mission Street. Cor 18th.
E. I. SHEEHAN $50 Third Street
M. COIN & co. Manufacturers and Jobbers), 1O6
Battery Street.
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]. b. RUSSELL'S FAMILY SHOE STORE,
704 and 706 Market St. and and Geary ST.
b. H. LUCKES, "a Geary Street.
PHILADELPHIA SHOE STORE, 10 Third Street
THE COLUMBIA SHOE STORE, 1880 Market Street.
p. PETERS, 1915 and 1903 Stockton Street.
KAST & CO.. 73S and $40 Market Street.
ROSENTHALS, 1O7-111 Kearny Street.
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Canal-boats are now made of steel.
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w. II. NOLAN CO. Manufacturers and Whole
salers), 10 and II Suffer Street.
J. NJ. SWEENEY, 81 Sixth Street
MOORE g. SONS 13S Sixth Street.
RYAN & RYAN s and 10 Montgomery Avenue, 7f9
Montgomery Street.
ID. DONAVAN, 1412 Stockton Street and 1923 Mont.
gomery Avenue.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-08
Incoberent and BIoodthirsty.

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. Harry Hay
wards statement, taken this afternoon
by Jailer West is somewhat incoherent
and decidedly bloodthirsty. 1t starts
out:
"a short time is just as good as a
longer time and L am as ready now as
I ever shall be. 1 had rather be hung
than go to Saltwater for life. If the
governor would come over here and
talk with me [ would tell him some
thing I've had a id good time ERE,
and | will have a good time yet. l have
no kick coming.
"They ought to go back to the old
times. People are too soft hearted
now. If I had Adry here how I'd pull
his eyes out and his heart out, and I'd
have BliXt look on; then I'd cut them
I'D and throw them to the dogs. L m
not made of milk and water"
Turning to the sheriff at this point,
Hayward asked:
Il have a right to invite three per
sons in to see the hanging, haven't l q
On being told that he had, he said:
tTd have the Dalton brothers, Bill
Cook and Cole Younger, and ID give
enl two good revolvers apiece"
The statement then takes up the
matter of the prisoners projected es-
cane. The main portion of this recital
is devoted to roasting Ed Stevens, a
local attorney, who Hayward claims
acted the part of friend in need and
then played him false. Hayward
claims TO have paid Stevens $465 and
that stevens failed to perform what
he had promised to do for that sum.
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in the craftsmanship Of the ways and
means, which carries with it the lea
dership of the majority on the floor
For several days the impression has
been growing that the distinction
would not go to Mr.. Payne, IF New
York, but to Mr.. Dingley, of Maine,
who would have been the ranking
member had he not voluntarily retired
from the committee to permit eA-
Speaker Crisp to appoint Mr.. Reed.
With regard to the craftsmanship OF
approximations the impression contin-
ues to prevail that it will go to Hen
derson. of Iowa, the ranking member,
Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois, the other as
pirant for this important position, hay-
ing lost his place by his defeat in the
Fifty-second Congress. There is con-
siderable speculation on the Demo-
cratic side as to whether Speaker Reed
will appoint Mr.. Crisp on the ways
and means and in that way return the
compliment accorded by Mr. Crisp
when he was speaker, to Mr.. Reed,
after the latter's retirement from the
chair. When Mr.. Reed was appointed,
however, Mr.. Dingley, who was on the
ways and means committee, expressed
to MIR. Crisp a desire to retire in favor
of his colleague.
A similar complication arises IN the
case of Mr.. Crisp Mr.. Turner, one
of Mr.. Crisp's colleagues from Georgia,
is a member of the committee and IL
Mr.. Crisp is appointed it Will Involve
Mr.. Turner's retirement. -,
The committee, it is believed, Will
he announced at the end of the next
week
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-08

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. The
Capital publishes a story to the effect
that a number of Los Angeles men
have received a concession from the
Mexican government to the Island Of
Tiburon in the Gulf of California The
men are Colonel John Bradbury, j.
Downey Harvey, Peter Martin and
Walter S. Moore, all we'll known men.
Tfburon island is inha by the
CeriS Indians, a. Warlike race, said to
be cannibals, and an expedition is be-
ing organized to kill them off and take
possession of the island. A company
of 100 men is being organized under the
command of Colonel L H Polk Each
soldier is to receive $3.50 and 100 acres
of land after the island is conquered
The money for the expedition is being
put up by Colonel Bradbury, who in
herited million or so a few years
ago. There are only about forty male
Ceris Indians, but they are said to be
such valiant fighters that the Mexican
government despaired of subduing
them and has offered the island to
Bradbury and his companions if they
will undertake the work. 1t is the
intention of the Tiburon Conquest COM
pany, as the new corporation is called,
to establish a republic of it's own and
have the United States establish a
protectorate. 1t is stated that Mexico
has consented to this
One of the objects the company has
in view is to establish a great resort,
and lines Of steamers will be put on
from both Yuma and Guaynas The
climate being delightful, the island
will soon become one of the noted re-
sorts of the world. It is teeming with
game. and this will be protected. In
fact game and games will be imported
there.
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TERRITORIAL DELEGATES.
The Places That Have Been Asked
For on Committees.

The Places That Have Been Asked
For on Committees.
WASHINGTON, Dec. THE COM
mittee places which will be assigned
to the territorial delegates in the house
have been decided upon by the speak
err after a conference with the three
delegates who are in the city. AL
though the delegates have no vote on
the floor of the house, they are en-
titled to vote on bills in committees,
but there are twelve committees to
which their service is limited by Gus
tom. most of them having to do with
matters of interest mainly to the west.
The places for which the delegates
have asked for are:
Flynn of Oklahoma, public lands and
Indian affairs; Murphy of Arizona,
coinage, weights and measures, terri
tories and private land claims; Catron
of New Mexico, coinage and agricul-
tGre.
1t is not likely that Cannon of Utah
will serve as a delegate in this C'~'l-
gress, since the territory is to achieve
Statehood and the other delegates eX-
pect three or four committee places
each. Catron and Murphy, who have
asked for places on coinage, are Tree
silver men.
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CARROLL GETS THE SEAT.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Dec. THE
Democrats won out today in the spe-
cial election in the Forty-eighth legis-
lative district, sending A. j. Carroll to
the legislature by majority of 46S
votes over Charles A. Blatz, the Re
publican nominee. AS a result the Ken
lucky legislature is left with a tie on
joint ballot and the .balloting for a
United States senator to succeed Sen
ator Blackburn is likely to result in a.
deadlock. On joint ballot the Repub-
licans and Democrats will have sixty
eight votes each, and the Populists
two and it is pretty well assured that
the Populist vote will split
The election was a hotly contested
one. Carroll had refused his certifi-
cate after the November election be-
cause of the secret withdrawal of
Shrieve, the Republican candidate.
Carroll, who is an ex-speaker of the
house. declared he could not accept
an election carrying with it the least
suspicion of fraud and demanded O.
special election,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-08
CHENG Tu RIOTS.
NOW NEARLY AT
THEIR JOURNEYS END.
Relieved That Poor Dupes HIVE
Been Made the ScapeGoats to
Cover the Evil DOinSs OF HhSh
Chinese officials.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Reports
here from China indicate that the
American commission charged with an
investigation of the Cheng Tu prison
riots are near the end of their journey.
The commission started from IIen
Tsin October 8, with a fine escort OF
twenty well mounted caValrymen ana
a. numerous retinue. Before 1t left, al
of the notables called on Consul Read,
Mr.. Cheshire and Commander Merrill
and paid their respects. The foreign
element in China speak in terms OF
praise for the discretion shown by the
United States state department IN the
selection of the route to be pursued by
the commission, lying as 1t does
through the heart of China, and 1t IS
believed that the passage of the party
under it escort will do much to impress
the Chinese with the necessity of OBJ
serving their obligations toward Tor
eigners resident in China. To give ad-
ditional weight to the commission, the
Chinese government has ordered the
highest judicial authority of SEE
Chuen. the provincial judge. to CO.
operate with it and he was expected to
Join at the end of the route. The
Chinese authorities have already exc
cuted twenty-one of the participants
in the rioting and hold an equal num-
Der for future punishment, but there
is some complaint that these poor
dupes have been made scapegoa9s to
cover the evil doings of high Chinese
officials. 1t is charged that Chao
Cheng Yu, the chief of police, who
was supposed to have been removed in
disgrace under the imperial edict, Cor
encouraging the riots, was really
placed in a most lucrative position in
the Likeh department, and it is also
said that the person actually respon-
sible for the riots at Ku Cheng was
the yiceroy himself. Pien Paoch Wen.
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CHICKAMAUGA PARK.
Grosvenor Desires That it Shall BE
Omen To the National Guard.

WASHINGTON, Dec. IA bill intro
duced in the house by General Grosvenor
provides without further appropriation a
national field for military maneuvres by
declaring the Chickamauga military park
open for such purposes to the military
forces of the United States and the ma
tional guard of the states under such
regulations as the secretary of war may
prescribe. The secretary of war is au-
thorized within the limits OF approprla-
tons which may from time to time be
available for such purposes to assemble
at his discretion, in camp at such season
of the year for such period as he may
designate at this field of military man
euvres, such portions of the military
forces of the United States as he may
there. The secretary of war is further
authorized to make and publish regula-
tions governing the assembling, of the
national guard of the several states upon
the maneuvring grounds and to detail
instructions from the regular army for
such forces during their exercise Tbs fdS
military instructions and maneuvres
fifteen square miles of territory and d oyer I've;
thirty miles of approaches outside Of this
tract.