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of the distance. Hazard was third IN a

of the distance. Hazard was third In a
drive.
Getting away third in the next race at
six furlongs the 8 to favorite Morven
led all the way and won by length from
Abb P. Road Runner at good odds was
third, head away.
The Eastern horse, Llsmore, VINO ac-
cording to hearsay is Wonoer, was
21% 10 l favorite for the third race, anu
managed to finish third. Sir Richard, the
gray horse, was strong second cholce'
and did not have speed enough with MIN
to raise a gallop. Emma ID, a country
fair sprinter and a 10 to 1 shot In the
betting, passed Oregon Eclipse after fur-
long had been traversed, and won from
Doc Robbins horse by length. Yemen
was third.
Jack Atkins can blame the defeat of his
good filly, Belle Boyd, in the mile and
furlong selling event to young Slaughter,
who rode her. After he had led all the
way Barney Schreiber's lightweight let
Jones on the even money favorite, Wheel
of Fortune, slip through next the rail-
seventy yards from the wire and was
beaten out neck in 1:551I. Strathmeath,
the second choice, was good third. Belle
BOYD was an to / chance in the betting.
The mile and a half hurdle race resulted
in an easy victory for the elastic Mestor,
a 5 to chance in the betting, who marched
past his field IN the stretch and won
easily by two lengths. j 0 G. the II to s
favorite, was second, half length in front
of Esperance Soon Enough, who had
been making the running, fell taking the
last hurdle.
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CYCLERS ASSEMBLE.
Annual Meeting of California League
of American WheeImen.

The annual meeting of the North Cali
fornia division of the League of American
Wheelmen was held last evening at the
rooms of the Bay City Wheehnen and was
well attended and full of interest, theofficers
and delegates being detained until mid
night by the volume of business trans
acted.
The reports of the various com mittees
all denoted an excellent order of affairs.
There is 1866 "a in the treasury, plenty of
road books on hand and the racing board s
and attorneys reports showed that they
had been alive to their duties
The newly elected officers were installed,
to wit: Frank H. Kerrigan, chief consul !;
Henry f. Wynne, vice-consul; Stanley G..
Scovern, ecretary-treasurer; George A.
Neece, F. K. Lippitt. R. M. Welch, repre-
sentatives.
The chief consul announced the follow
ing committee appointments:
Executive and finance-C. K. Melrose, w. D..
Sheldon, f. II. Kerrigan
Rights and priyileges-F. H. Dunno, s. G..
Tompkins, Joseph j. Coffey.
Rules and regulations-J. A. Desimone, R. NJ.
Welch, L. c. Byce.
Racing board-R. M WEIGH, Al Col, e. M.
Thompson OF Fresno.
Highways and improvements-H. f. Wynne,
G. Michener, Seth Mann, V. A. Dodd, A. j.
Rowell.
Transportation-H. P. Howard, ]. H. Wright,
George H. Strong.
Touring board-J. J. B. Argent, w. Owen, F.
n. Bent.
Membership-H. W. spalding, J. F. Burke, g.
81. Stratton.
Frank III. Dunno was appointed attorney
for the division. R. M. WEIGH retains his
position as chairman of the racing board
He was also appointed to attend the Ma
tional assemb bly, in the East in February
The matters of appointing a Handicapped
and some paper as official organ of the
league were left to the discretion of Chief
Consul Kerrigan.
The well-known local cycling paper, the
Olympic, changed hands yesterday, and
Leonard Gill and an unknown associate
are now the proprietors, John f. Burns re-
tirlng.
If the weather predictions hold good the
various runs and road races planned tor to-
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.CRICKETERs DINE.
The Pacific Cricket Club Holds 1t.
Annual Banquet.

The Pacific Cricket Club Holds Its
Annual Banquet.
Some thirty-odd members of the Pacific
Cricket Club gathered at a downtown ro-
tisserie last night to close their season with
the customary banquet.
William Greer Harrison, 1.-The clubs presi
dent, occupied the chair. The room was
elaborately decorated, the clubs colors-
scarlet and black-in satin ribbons, being
strongly in evidence amid festoons of ever
green's and flowers. A hand painted SOU
venir bearing the name of its recipient was
found before every char.
After perfect menu had been discussed
the chairman delivered speech in his
usual forcible and witty vein. He was fol-
lowed by the brothers Theobald Captain
and secretary, who proposed the custo.
mary toasts, which were duly responded
to. Low jinks were subsequently, in order,
and these were continued with enthusiasm
until late hour.
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street, between Mission and Howard. This
will be the headquarters of the order in
San Francisco Here the members have
two well-furnished Iodgerooms, library,
reading-room and billiard hall, with the
secretary's office. In connection with the
secretary's office free employment bureau
will soon be established. Here the young
men OF the order will find recreation and
amusement evenings instead of frequent
ing less profitable places of amusement or
lounging around saloons.
"This new movement of the Hibernians
is a wise one," said Rev. D. o. Crowley,
chaplain of the older, yesterday. sit is a
step in the right direction and must result
in untold benefits to the order.
"The Hibernians are not organized for
the purpose of aiding Ireland in her istrug-
gle for national autonomy, though they
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w. P. BRANTS SUICIDE.

Told His Wife He Would Cut His Throat
Then Shot Himself.
William Perry Brant, bricklayer, sc
years of age and a native of Pennsylvania,
committed suicide Yesterday by shooting
himself with shotgun at his home, 1712
Jones street. He sent charge of shotin
his abdomen.
Just about noon he told his wife he was
going upstairs to cut his throat. She did
not think he was serious, but soon heard
the report of his gun.
Deceased was a Mason. son of Brant
is member Of the Fire Department and
drives engine 1.
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Traok and Items,

The race for gentlemen riders on Thurs
day next over six furlongs promises to be
a great attraction. The following we'll
known horsemen will have mounts: r. J.
Tobin, w. S. Hobart, III. j. Simpkins,
Harry Dimond, NJ. J. Burmeister. NAL
colin Thomas, ]. Talbot Clifton, William
McCreary, 6. Bagot and Frank Skinner.
Carleton & Co., Palace Club and Grafton
Club helped swell the number OF pencilers
in the ring yesterday.
Pittsburg Phil and Riley Grammar both
backed Bright Phebus to win the handi-
cap. Mr.. Hobart backed his horse princi-
pally for the place.
Centurion pulled up very lame after the
second race His tender feet will hardly
do on hard track.
Adolph Spreckels, formerly the Jennie
Treacy colt, who finished second in the
opening race, was as good as 10 to for the
place at one stage of the betting.
w. Clancy, who had the mount on Soon
Enough luckily escaped with sprained
leg when that horse fell taking the last
jump i'll the hurdle-race.
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The Order in San Francisco Es.
tablishes a Commodious
Hall.
PURPOSES OF THE SOCIETY.
Rev. D. D. Crowley, the Chaplain,
Speaks for the Order, and Re.
views It's History.

The Ancient Order of Hibernians in San
Francisco has established commodious
headquarters. Six months have rot
elapsed since the hall committee was ap-
pointed with full power to purchase hall
in central locality or to lease one for a
term of years.
The members of this committee sue
ceeded beyond their most sanguine ex-
pectations. They have leased from M.
Skelly building newly put up on Ninth
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The Aged Capitalist Succumbed
to Pneumonia Yester.
day.
A DEATHBED RECONCILIATION.
The NephewS From Whom He Had
Long Been Estranged Received
With Affection.

Charles Mayne, the capitalist, died yes
terday ate o'clockA. NJ. at his rooms in the
Palace Hotel. a week before he was taken
down with pneumonia while at the Pacific
Union Club, and. owing to weakness OF his
heart, tainted at the time. He was re-
moved to the hotel in an unconscious con-
dition. After regaining consciousness he
gained strength for about day, but since
then gradually declined.
During the week he became reeonciled
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HOBART A DIRECTOR.
The Young Millionaire Horseman to
Become Interested in Ingleside
Track.

Walter Hobart, the young millionaire
horse fancier and winner of the greatest
number of premiums ever attached to one
mans string at horse show, is about to
enlarge the sphere of his operations in the
equine world He is shortly to become
a stoekholder aDd to be made director of
the Pacific Coast Jockey Club.
The young mans extraordinary success
at the recent horse show prompted him to
enter string at IDgleside. His good luck
followed him and he became very enthu-
siastic over the track and expressed de-
sire to become interested. The stock
holders discussed the matter and decided
to offer him place on the board of direc-
tors.
The idea met with Mr.. Hobart's ap-
proval an he announced that he would
take block of stock and accept the prof
tered dictatorship. A meeting OF the stock
holders has been called, when action pro-
viding for an additional member TO the
board of directors will be taken and Mr..
Hobart elected to fill the position.
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A school Teachers SALARY.

Judge Daingerfeld has decided that Fanny
NJ. Soule, who was dismissed from the School
Department in October, 1893, was entitled to
about $4,000 back salary After Judge Wall
lace's decision in the Otsell case the board, re-
alizing that the circumstances of the one ac-
ton were duplicated in the other, reinstated
her III May last.
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kissing Is Battery in Law.

Lena Schultz, 439 Jessie street, whose hus-
band has a saloon at ID Jessie street, swore to
a warrant in Judge Joachimsen's court yester-
day for the arrest of Charles Burkhardt, bar
tender in the saloon. Burkhardt was engaged
by her husband three weeks ago, and since
then. she alleges, he has annoyed her with his
attentions. A week ago he attempted to kiss
her and threatened to kill her if she told hel
husband. Friday night he made another at
tempt, and she told her husband yesterday
morning. The complaint charges Burkhard1
with battery.
Pasadena, Cal, is to have tournament
of roses New Years day.
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day will have to be postponed as rain is
announced for to-day.
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CHRISTMAS cards, calendars, California SOU
yenirs and ebildren's books No such assort.
ment to be found elsewhere. Sanborn, Vail
d. Co.
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the Monroe Doctrine furnished to the United
Press in this weeks papers has suggested this
article. Senator Hill has paid little attention to
diplomatic questions In the Congressional de-
bates, and he has not been credited with know
ing ANYTHING about them. Suddenly he comes to
the front with an exposition Of the Monroe Doc
trlne which has not been specifically crammed.
but has been exhaustivey studied out in detail
II IS the most original Democratic contribution
TO practical American diplomacy that has been
made for long period
We do not presume to say that Senator Hill
has been wholly just in his treatment Of this i'm
portant subject. 'l'ut which first and last so
much claptrap geIs into print. II he had been
more impartial he would have discerned in the
Pan-Amcrican Congress and the HarriSon-Blanc
Reciprocity treaties the logical outcome OF the
Monroe Doctrine. He has left out Of view the
most practical attempts 10 carry out the prin-
ciple Of the homogeneity OF interests and policies
ON the American Continent But he has studied
his subject and does not ring the usual tircsomc
changes upon wcworn phrases; and his OK
annie NAV prO1aby be followed by other pub
lie men, who have had far more 10 say on dplo-
matte questions, in season and out Of season, than
he has said
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TIE MLICGHLIN TEAL.

For the last ten days the Court Of oyer ana
Tcrmipcr has been engaged in the unavlng
effort 10 secure twelve jurors 10 try charges of
bribery and extortOn brought against a police
official Large panels Of jurymcn have been
summoned and exhausted and their places taken
hv others without the legal number required 10
fiji the box being secured The evident policy Of
the defence has been to throw every obstacle in
the way OF talcsman's being accepted who took
any active interest In bct,ering the moral con
dItion Of the city, Membership In educational,
philanthropic. political and even religious so
cjctjes having no relations with the man on trial
or the kind Of crime he Is charged with having
committed, has been considered by the prisoners
counsel TO cvince bias Of mind prcjudiclal
to their client A desire that social purity should
be advanced or that the poor people in the tcDc-
ment houses should have more sanitary dwell
incs untitled a man, It was believed. to decide
whether or not, accounting TO the evidence as II
should be presented. William Mclaughlin on
April H. 1891. accepted $3.50 from Walter ii.
Harrison a builder, as an induccment for the
regulation Of his official action This means that
n natural bias toward clpanncss, virtue and hon
csty units man to pass Judgment on crime"
Never was the theory OF unprcjudlced jurors
pushed to more grotesquc extreme 1t Is sur
prising that under such conditions even the pres
ent slow progress should have been made. The
methods of the defence have tended TO bring the
whole jury system into contempt.
But there Is another feature OF this trial far
more dsquicting than any new revelations OF
the faults OF the present jury system can pos
sibly be- That is the continual presence In court
and in close proximity TO the talesmen OF police
detectives from the Office presided over by In
spcctor Mclaughlin up TO the time Of his sIs-
pension under the charges on which he is abont
TO be tried These detectives are there for no
public purpose The DistrctAttorncy has not
summoned them: they have no legitimate official
business with the defendant; they are not called
upon to take any part In the present proceeding.
Yet they are always in the courtroom and loung-
Ing about the corridors. What are they there
for? Whose work are they doing? What author
ity do they obey7 Apparently they are there In
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Gmnssments.


ARREY's THEATRE-s:l5-A Scrap OF Paper
ACADEMY or MUSIC--S;lo- Hermann
AMERICAN THEATRE-s-The Amazons
BROADWAY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Jr
CASINOS l5-Vaudeville.
CARNEGIE HALIr-S:3l-Concert
COLUMBUS -S:15-Shaun-Rhue
DAI.Y'S THEATRES: 30--Iilustrsted Lecture
EDEN MUSEEc-s-vaudcville.
EMPIRE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Importance OF Bong
Earnest.
FINE ARTS BUILDING. 2l5 West o7th-st.-pay ana
evening-Annual Exhibition Society American Ar's1S
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRES :I0-li!s wires fa'hei.
GARDEN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
GRAND CENTRAL PAIL CE-2 to 1880 p. m-National
Food and Industrial Exposition
GARRICK THEATRES :3O-Arms and the Man.
HARLEM OPERA HOUSE-S:15-The Butterflies.
HERALD SQUARE TIIEATRE-s:l5-PudG'n Head VIII
HOYT"s THEATRES :3O-The Founding
IRVING PLACE THEATRE-s:l5-Die Lebrente
ROSTER & -s:30-Naudeville.
Iy(-EI-M THEATRES: 30-Fortune.
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN-2-s-Circus
METROPOLITAN OPERA IiOCSE-s-Don Giovanni
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN-Day and evening
Annual Exhibition.
PALMER S-s:15-Iite Christopher.
PASTORS -2-S-Vaudevie.
POLO GROUNDS--Baseball
PROCTOR'S TIiEATRE-lO a. m. 70 1890 p m.-Naude-
STANDARD THEATRE-s3o-To Much Johnson.
STAR TNEATRE-S:l5-T Old Homestead.
3GG FIFTH-AVE.-2 to and TO 10 p. Nolan Exh-
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PERSONAL.

Dr. Oliver Walcott GIBBS who has been elected
president OF the National Academy OF Sciences. %
seventy-three years OF age. He was graduated from
Columbia College in 1871 and from lSiS TO 1863 held
the chair Of IN me hs S 81 m me city Of
fessorship in Harvard He is the only American
honorary member OF the German Chemical Society.
The Rev. c. S. starkweather the Episcopal
clergyman who has been elected Mayor OF Superior
WIS., on a reform ticket declares himself in favor
of open saloons on Sunday. on the ground that the
saloon Is the poor mans club
The composer Greg is thus described by cor.
respondent OF 1.-The Toronto Week. HE is hard
worker, and composcs almost entirely at the piano.
When I was student in Lelpsic several years
aro Grieg for time lived nearly opposite
my number being and his g. ard from my win
dow occasionally I could him in his room.
Many a time have gone up the stairs leading Ia
his apartments. ard listened to him as he impro-
vised his weird harmonies and enchanting melodies,
long after 7 was introduced to him, and was in
vtcd visit him On certain morning IN m his own
tunty and passed an, hour on that occasion in
the happiest manner remember ,,n bel IL well! MANI
scattered around on the table and floor were few
books and sheets of music paper Gries had been
composing.
Samuel Staples, who lately died in Concord. Mass,
numbered Emerson. Thoreau. Acott and Bull. the
inyen tor Of the Concord grape. among his friendA
He was at time the town jailer, and he once
had Alcott ard Thoreau for prisoners, the former
for few hours, the latter for a night Alcou,s
offence was the non-payment OF small tax debt,
which he refused on principle. i never heerd
man talk honeser," said Mr.. Staples.
The following is a translation OF poem written
twenty years ago by Sob Kwang Pom, now Minister
OF Justice in Corea:
ITO A SEA GULL.
WHERE where dost thou wander o bird OF the seaf
Thou heed'st not the future. careless and free.
Like the pure robe of winter, how spotless thy
breast,
In all thy wide wanderings what place seemeth bestf
Tho over the pillows thou freely dost roam,
Thou surely must have some fair isle for tiny hornA
In fancy picture a beautiful spot,
Where the and care OF the world cometh mo-.
Il long to be free from this burden OF care,
And with thee TO some distant region repair:
Oh could but soar light wing so free
How gladly III follow thee Bird OF the Sea-
George W. Newcomb. the venerable pioneer q
Chicago. still enjoys the best OF health. He was
born In Vermont in 1925 and claims to be descended
from William Bradford. OF Massachusetts who came
over IN the Mayaower. lie is a member OF the Old
Tippocanoe club the Illinois Sons OF the American
Revolution and the Sons OF Vermont. He was an
ardent abOlltionist and IN 1915 led the Republican
ticket as candidate for Cook County Commissioners.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-26
SENATOR I'LL on DIPLOMACY.

or Senator Hills record in State politics we
have had much to say In the past, and little that
WAS favorable TO his increase In intellectual
stature since his election TO the United States
Senate we have also borne testimony with equal
frankness. He was the only Democratic leader
who emerged creditably from the tariff Strug-
gle There was no smell Of scandal about his
clothes in a crisis when the Sugar Trust was
lobbying It's schedule and honorable Senators
were suspected Of Specializing heavily In wall
Street. His speeches ON the income tax were
unanswerabe and have been sustained by the
Supreme Court; and his record on the tariff ana
on financial questions has been consistent. con
servative and honorable. Senator Hill is today
one Of the largest men intellectually on the Dem
ocratic side. He IS not a phrase maker. lie is
an original investigator and thinker
These compliments may seem so entirely out
OF place in the same columns wherein Senator
Hi has been sharply criticised aud denounced
without reserve for his crimes against public
morals in the politics Of this State that they may
be accounted sarcasms by careless readers. We
do not believe that political journal Ike The
Tribune loses in the long run by being just and
fair to an opponent. and for this reason we do
not hesitate to praise an antagonist like Senator
Hill when there Is justification for commenda-
tion The remarkable interview with him on
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New2lork D,eilnG tibn,te
FOUNDED By HORACE GREELEY.
FRIDAY, APRIL 90. 1885.
TWELVE PAGES.
THE .NEUS THIS MORNING..

Foreign-The British naval commander at
Corinto gave notice of his intention to land
marines there this morning If Englands de-
mands are not complied with by Nicaragua.
- Japan has replied to the joint protest of
Russia France and Germany regarding the
terms of peace: she refuses TO yield - Cen
eral Martinez CampOs reached Havana -
The Paris omnibus strike has been settled.
Domestic-President Cleveland has overruled
Secretary Gresham's intention TO protest against
Engand's action IL Nicaragua. - ThH
Senate at Albany passed the Police Magistrates
bill and the Assembly passed the Police ReOr-
Canization bill unamended. - Governor Nor
ton appointed the new Fish. Game and Forest
Commission, and II organized at once - IL
"a announced that there will be q rehearng Of
the income tax cases on May 6 If Justice jack
son returns TO the Supreme Court bench by that
time - The defence In the Durrant murder
trial in san Francisco seek to connect the pastor
Of Emanuel Church with the killing of Miss La
mont and Miss Williams
CITY and Suburban-An offer to the creditors
OF the firm OF Z. S. Jaffray & Co. has been
made TO settle on a basis Of 10 cents on the
dollar. - John McCabe. ex-assstant fire
chief. committed suicide in the rooms Of the
Milholland Republican Association. - Otto
Kempner led a revolt against the State Democ-
racy and savagely denounced ex-Mayor Grace
- Ex-Mayor Hewitt and others opposed the
Hamilton amendment to the Rapid Transit
act at a hearing before Mayor Strong. =--
Richard Watson Glider spoke in favor OF the
Tenement-House bill at hearing before the
Mayor 80 Commissioner Phelan had a live
" TIT with Commission Einstein at the Dock
Board meeting. - The annual meeting or
the American Association for the Advancement
of Physical Education began at the Teachers
College - 1t was announced that the entire
clerical force of the National Shoe and Leather
Bank would be changed. - Stocks. after a
weak opening. were active. and closed higher
The Weather.-Forecast for to-day: lncreas-
ing cloudiness and showers by tonight; cooler;
variable winds Temperature yesterday: High'
est. 81 degrees: lowest "a; average. CTS.