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The San Francisco call., 1896-11-08
Changing Suits Is Jrick-Losing.

Twice in the last six months we have had
something to say on this subject-March 90
and May 10. Both of these articles should be
carefully reread by whist students. The views
there expressed by US were heartily Endorsed
by John H. Briggs, the whist king of Mime
apolis, and others. From the pen of Milton C.
Work, author of whist OF Today and one of
the foremost whist-players of America, is an
article in the Evening Telegraph of October
%. He says:
1--WE cannot refrain, in view of some recent
occurrences, from repeating certain advice we
have often given in the past, and we cannot
express our views on the subject too strongly,
as we firmly believe the greatest failing of
the average whistler is q wonderful desire to
change the suit.
"Our advice is, when you have the lead,
having won trick third in hand, be abso-
lutey sure it is the wisest play to shift the suit
before you decide to do so, and if there is any
doubt in your mind on the subject give the
benefit of that doubt to the suit that has just
been led.
Remember every time you open new suit
you place yourself at disadvantage, unless it
is headed by three-card sequence OF which
the queen is component part.
Remember that to attempt to establish two
suits is the height OF folly and that as your
partner has already started TO establish his
you will, rule, do better to aid him in that
effort rather than start off new tack with
your own suit. which is one trick farther from
establishment than your partners. If you do
not return your partners suit you virtually
say to him, Partner, in spite of the disadvan-
tage of opening up new suit and, in spite of
the fact that yours has already once been led
mine can be more easily established than
yours and, therefore, l assume the RESPONSE
bility of shifting.
"The old doctrine of showing your partner
your suit before returning his is one of the
absurdities of the past that is dead. That the
same authors should tell US TO play two hands
as one and yet play them in this way at cross
purposes seems, indeed, strange in the light
OF modern experiences.
"Of course this advice only applies to a
fourth-best lead showing strength, but under
those circumstances it is worthy of considera-
tion We venture to say that twenty tricks are
lost by opening suit where one is
dropped by continuing that of the partner"
Whist-October- November.
Whist has heretofore been, a month behind
time, but 1t has now caught up with the pro-
cesslon, by issuing lis October and November
numbers under one cover. and will hereafter
greet lis readers on the first, rather than on
the last of each month. The current number
is particularly interesting. On the first maze
appears a portrait of ex-President Scbwarz
corresponding Secretary Weems and the mas
ter, "Csvendish." It contains an article on
unlocking by "Cavendish" the sbort-suft
game, by Fisher Ames; valuable article on
the standard game, by John II. Briggs; an in
teresting letter from Milton c. Work; sug-
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-08
JUVENILE GATHERINGS.
Receptions IN Honor of Birthday
Anniversaries.

ZENA WILTON and GeorgieSta Ashley cele-
II brated their thirteenth and twelfth
birthdays respectively Halloween at the
home OF Mrs. Wilton, 1011 Hayes street.
Old and young participated in games, recita-
tions, singing and dancing. Refreshments
were served during the afternoon and even
ing. The little girls received many useful and
ornamental presents. Among those present
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-08
The Rideout Trophu.

on october 81 the Petaluma Whist CInh
went 10 Vallejo and captured the Rideout
,ropny winning by four tricks in forty-eight
hahds. The Petalumas must now defend the
cup against the San Francisco Club The plav
WIZ take place November IA at Petaluma.
The annual election OF officers for the Trist
Duplcate Whist Club was held on the Sd inst.
and the following were unanimously elected. .
resident. P. ]. Tormey; vice-president, Mrs.
GuPali; secretary James Taylor; treasurer,
+. +. freeman. The newly elected president
was out of town. and, hearing that he had
been nominated, sent letter declining to run
or to serve if elected but the mem bers elected
MIN despite his protest, and when he returns
they hope 10 induce him to accept the Office,
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-08
SOUTH. WEST. NORTH. EAST.
TRICKS.
Score: North-south IL, East-west L.

bcore: North-SOuth II, East-West /.
The score at five tables was North and South
s, East and West 5.
AT the sixth table North and South II, East
and West 1.
North opens with jack or spades (trumps),
followed by king, then 3. South wins with
ace. With the two remaining trumps, marked
with North at trick A, South leads ace Of clubs,
and drops TO low one at trick 5, as the only
possible way of bringing in her long club suit.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-08
Michigan Whist Association.

State whist association was organized in
Jackson, Mich, October "a. Eight cities are
included in the circuit. as follows: Wayne of
Detroit Ypsilanti Club. Grand Rapids, Eaton
Rapids, Marshall, Battle Creek, Bay City and
Jackson.
Officers were elected as follows: President.
ID. A. Mandell, Detroit: yice-president, A.. M.
haynes, Bay City; secretary, Edward knight.
Jackson: treasurer, c. A. Young. Battle Creek |;
executive committee-General L. W. Heath
Grand Rapids; c. w. Rogers, Ypsilanti: W q
Lewis, Flint. The league adjourned to meet
in this city the third Wednesday in Noyemhar
Mr.. Mandeli, the newly elected president nj
this association, is vice-president of the Amer.
lean Whist League
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-08
JHamilton's Modern Scientific Whist

We are pleased to acknowledgement receipt of
beautiful autograph copy-sort of an "art.
lists proof'-bound in sealskin. enriched with
goIu trlmmlncs.oi the second edition of
Modern Scientific Whist" by C. m uas1
ton. This work of Hamilton's has no eonaI 90
textbook for students The new edition Is
practically the same the first. with the ed,
aluon OF very exhaustive appendix on the
iour important questions OF the day:
FIRST, the lead OF the ace, followed by low
card; second, the lead of the ten from oneo,
JACK, ten; third, the lead of the ten fron, I,,,-
jack ten' and fourth, the three-trump echo
These four subjects are thoroughly analvvod
ana the views OF the author given. Atanotber
time we Will give more extended criticism
on IN IS WORK a copy Of which should be in the
hands OF every lover of the game
LAST Wednesday night the Trist Duplicate
oiuD entertained twelve visitors from the Oat-
iand Club. The play was very close. resn,tino -
IN victory for the Trists of one trick
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-08
The Portland Whist Club

Opens its new year with prosperous out
look. 1t has many enthusiastic players and
plans are being arranged for system of work
for the winter, including the regular tourna-
ment and some new features. We are sur
prised to find that ladies excluded from
the membership of this club. We feel con-
fident that Wi the best interests of the game
at heart, they would admit the ladies TO men,
bership, and find the club growing more
prosperous, as has been the experience of
many OF the hitherto most conservative clubs
in that particular. Eastern clubs are fast fol-
lowing in the line OF opening their doors to
the ladies, and we do not know of any strictly
whist club in California from which they are
debarred. We believe the ladies are not the
only losers in the present arrangement
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-08
AT CORONADO.
Notes of Interest From the Popu-
lar Southern Resort.

A PICNIC party from the Hotel Coronado
~ visited Mexico on Friday, making the
trip by tally-ho. The day was glori-
ously adapted for the outing. and the drive
along the coast and through olive and lemon
ranches fascinating in the extreme Thos e
participating were: Mrs. William Burling anu
Mrs. F. S. Johnson, San Francisco; Mrs. J. F.
Calderwood and daughter and Mrs. George
Partridge and two daughters, Minneapolis ;
Miss Mary c. Pratt, Ohio; John L. Egbert,
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-08
THEY'RE ENGAGED.
Preparing for Early Winter Cere-
monies.

7HE engagement is announced of Miss
Kittie E. Scanlon, only daughter of Mrs
]. F. Stope, to Henry C. Friday.
The wedding ceremony of Louis S. Blake and
Miss Mary Edith Newton, daughter of the Rev.
and Mrs. George Newton, which win take place
next Saturday afternoon at o'clock at the
First Presbyterian Church of Alameda, will be
characterized by several novel features. The
bridesmaids will, contrary to the usual Gus
tom, act as ushers. They are Miss Sarah Ham
Flora Fisher, Miss Josephine Chapman and
Miss Gertrude Peck. The best man win be the
groom's brother, L. R. Blake of San Francisco.
The engagement is announced of Miss Hattie
Sepiro of Oakland to Mr. Abe Shepperio of San
Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-08

from the ADVERSE decision of President Barney
of the A. w. L. in regard to the exchange of
dates between the New Jersey and Park clubs
in the challenge match for the A. w. L. trophy.
The clubs should see that such change could
not be allowed without the unanimous con-
sent OF all intervening clubs, and that the de-
cision of the president, with the advice of sew
eral directors, is a Just one.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-08
Muse at Trinity.

To-day at Trinity Presbyterian Church Dud.
ley Bucks fayorite composition, Fear Not Ye,
o Israeli" will be sung by Frederick Hicks
who has been leading tenor in Mr.. Bucks
choir for several years. Walter Ryder, a pop
ular young barytone from prominent Boston
church, will also be heard at the morning SER
wee at the same place.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-08
"Cavendish" vs.. "Mooul."

"Mogu1,' in letter of October 10, which
appears in the Public Ledger of Philadel lphia
in Its issue of October %, shows that he still
has a good right" as the great John L. would
say. This time he goes for Signals at Whist"
In his usual sharp, breezy style, arousing the
ire of "Cavendish," who pithily replies in The
Field OF October II, objecting to his use of the
word arbitrary in connection with rule, or
(as "Cavendish" puts iD principle of the
game. These discussions excite interest in
the game. and we hope they viii be kept up.
Short-Suit Clubs and Short-Suiters.
1t is getting to be quite "the thing" now for
whist players who have very high opinion of
their own whist ability to switch to the short
suit and other fads which the whist wind
blows their way. Our limited experience
hrmly eonvinces us that the leading advocates
OF this short-suit play have never made much
OF ripple in the waters of whist (they are
something like ourselves, they play better on
paper than at the whist table,, and ere COM
PEELED to take the other side or drop out.
Without doubt some good comes from agi-
tating this system. 1t gives encouragement
TO ''get in alitte trump" by leading "a sneak. +"
etc., but they will never succeed in converting
a whist student to their theory. 1t is a cues
tion in our mind If they have any theory We
never could understand how players of this
school hope to make many tricks in sui S con-
tanning ole or two cards only, unless they ex-
pect to be always favored with more than
their share of trumps.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-08
A Dailu Whist Paper.

The Evening Telegraph of Philadelphia, the
only newspaper in the world that has daiIy
whist column, blossoms out every Saturday
with full page of rare and choice flowers
gathered from the whist conserv tories of the
pest writers In this country. It is under the
able management of Milton c. Work. q recoo.
nized authority on whist throughout the
world.
A. W. l.. Trophy Matches.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-08
New York Society Whist.

Ethel-so the Ladies' Whist Club has dis
banded?
Penelope-Yes. You see, after the third or
fourth trick, we couldn't remember what were
trumps.
Ethel-why didn't you leave the trump card
on the table, then?
Penelope-We tried that, but after the third
or fourth trlck we couldn't remember to whom
il belonged
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-08

Yorkshire has the greatest railway mile
age in England. Next to it comes Lanca-
shire.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-08
.g|'IIs; .hH.gE|'aIIs;|I:fHH!E::|; HE:;', :; !. j. J

gested changes in the laws, and an account of
the Rideout trophy match between the Vallejo
and Oakland clubs
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-08

We see some unpleasant feeling has arise,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-05-20
STRIKE IS GROWING.
SWeepers Jein the Nailers and
Packers at Superior-Effort to
Reach a Settlement

West Superior Wis, May 15.-[Spe-
cial. THE strike of the nailers and pack
ers of the Superior Touring mills is as
Stunning serious proportions, the mills
which would like to operate today being
unable to procure hands after the VIC
lence of last night, when nonunion
man working for the Daisy mill was
thrown into the slip by crowd of union
coopers who sympathize with the strik-
erS.
The mills demanded police protection
and the men are today escorted to and
from their work at the exposed points
of revolvers by policemen. The Daisy,
Anchor and Minkota mills started this
morning. The Minkota has q full crew
Of experienced men imported from other
cities and is not hampered. The Grand
Republic mill, which has urgent orders
on hand, attempted to start up and use
its sweepers as flour packers, when those
employees struck, and pending the arrival
of outside men the mill had to close
down.
A committee of the strikers will wait
upon the management this evening in
hopes Of reaching a settlement. It is
said that the Grand Republic and List
man mills have agreed to the % cents
raise if the others will consent,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-05-20

mentioned in connection with the posi-
ton. Judge Louis Marchetti of Wausau
is the man who started the boom for
Mr.. Peck.
The only active candidate for the posi-
ton was j. E. Jones, the Portage editor
and former member of the state board of
control. There was some opposition to
him, growing out of the Mitchell Bragg
knight senatorial contest in 1893. This
opposition was unable to find an oppo-
nent to Jones until Judge Marchetti, who
was by no means connected with it, hap
pened to suggest Mr.. Peck The senti-
ment once created grew rapidly. An in
formal ballot showed that Mr.. Peck was
practically the choice of all. A few
members voted for Jones because they
had pledged their votes to him. The cleo
ton of Peck was made unanimous.
There was considerable talk as to the
probable candidate of the Democracy
for governor Among the names mem
toned were Gen. Bragg of Fond du Lac.
ex-Attorney-General O'COnnor and Sen
ator Bashford of Madison, Judge Mar
chetti of Wausau and ex-State Treas
urer Hummer of Eau Claire
The talk concerning probable congress
sional nominees developed the fact that
Robert B. Kirkland of Jefferson Will
be candidate in the Second district and
Owen E. Wells of Fond du Lac u candi-
date in the Sixth district
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-05-20
BADGER MEN INTERESTED.
Blooming Mining Company Formed with
$1,000. 900 Capital.


Madison, Wis, May 15.-[Special.l i
An important mining syndicate composed
of Chicago and Wausau capitalists filed
articles of association with the secretary
of state today. 1t is the Blooming Min
ing and Milling company of Wausau,
with the privilege of a branch office liz
Chicago; capital, $1,OO0,0OO incorpora-
tors Ernst Sadler, Christian Schaer
Friedrich Schaer, Fred J. Wort and
Christian OSWALD. The articles provide
that all stock shall be fully paid up when
issued, and be worcestershire. The first
issue is to be used in in payment for six
mining claims situated on the western
slope of the Mount Powell range, Deer
lodge. Granite county, Mont, known
as the Bloomington, Bloomington Exten-
sion, Annie Lizzie, Nabob and Gold
Star, comprising 115 acres of land. 9th
er companies filing articles were:
Goldstream Mining company of Cudahy;
capital, $1,000 900; incorporators, James p.
Ward, 6. p. j. Kroeck and William H.
Hobbdey.
Bohemian Mining company of Medford !;
capital, $120,0O0; ncorporators, E. H.
SchweDp, Thomas Schlars, John Pauer and
others.
Lime Lake Creamery company of Am
herst, Portage county; capital. $4,000: fncor-
pOratOrS, Amos Kicker, George Maxwell
and John BrathOOdp.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-05-20

Three Men Killed and Two In
ju-ed at Waldo, Wis.
Tics Placed on the Tracks of the G., N. &
st. ?. by Wreckers.

Milwaukee, Wis, May 16.--A fast
freight train on the Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul railway was derailed last
evening at Waldo by a pile of ties on
the track, and three men were instantly
killed and two injured. The wreck oc-
CURED at what is known as the north
switch at Waldo, and was evidently a
carefully planned attempt to throw the
train from the track. The identity of
the Wreckers is not known, but they are
supposed to be tramps. The victims of
the disaster are:
The Dead.
ENGINEER JOHN O'CONNOR of Green
Bay, instantly killed; body under the
Brakeman EMIL CASPARI of IT,
Eighth street, Milwaukee, was riding on
the engine and was instantly killed; body
under the wreck.
JOB MILLER, a tramp, was concealed
in freight car and was crushed to death :;
body recovered from debris of cars and
engine.
The Injured.
FIREMAN LOUIS TENNIS Of Green
Bay, Scaided and both hands crushed !;
pinned down by the wreckage and could
not be released until the wrecking train
BENJAMIN TURBIN. tramp, stealing a
ride with Job Miller; leg broken.
Struck Pile of Ties.
Fast freight No. 81 on the Lake SUI
perlOr division of the Chicago Milwau-
kee & St. Paul railway left Green Bay
for Milwaukee at $50 p. m. yesterday
with tWenty-eight carloads of time
freight, in charge of Conductor John
Schrieber and Engineer John O'Connor.
At 1870, near Waldo, small station
fifty miles north of Milwaukee, the train.
while running at a high rate of speed.
crashed into pile of ties. Engine 256
and eight loaded cars were thrown into a
ditch which lies between the main track
and the siding. Engineer John O'Connor,
Fireman Louis Tennis and Head Brake
man Emil A. Caspari were in the engine
cab, when they struck the obstruction.
and the three men went into the ditch
with the engine. In a freight car behind
the engine were concealed the two
tramps, Miller and Ben Turbin, stealing
a ride to Milwaukee, and they were
found among the debris of the wreck.
Engineer OCOnnOr. who was crushed
beneath the engine and instantly killed,
was reported missing, and after he was
found it was some hours before he could
be eXtricated from the wreckage Head
brakeman Caspari was also instantly
Killed and his body was not recovered
until several hours after the wreck.
Pinned down beneath the engine.
crushed and scalded by the steam, was
Fireman Louis Tennis. For nearly two
hours he lay almost within reach of the
resculng party, but they were powerless
to eXtrlcate him from his terrible posi-
ton. 1t was some time after the wreck
before the two trampS who had been
concealed within box car were found.
Job Miller was buried beneath the
wreckage, a corpse, and Ben Turbin was
under the timbers and broken cargo So
riouSly injured.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-05-20
SAY IT WAS ZUELKE.
Assemblyman Frost and a Travel
ing Man Run Across the Sup
posed Murderer.

Oconto, Wis, May 16.-[SpeciaLl-
Julius Zuelke, the farm hand who shot
his employer, Edward Davids, in Green
Lake county and made his escape, is
thought to be at large in the wilds of
Oconto county. Assemblyman Frost and
a travelling salesman, while riding from
Maple Valley through the woods toward
Gillett, saw man emerge from the
thicket by the roadside with a Winches-
ter rifle slung over his left shoulder
When he saw them he instantly cooked
the weapon and left it thus until he had
passed them. The travelling man had
read a description of Zuelke and the man
before him answered the description Ar
irving in OcOnto the incident was related
to the sheriff and a search will be in
stituted. The county Of Green Lake of
fers reward of $500, the town 500 and
the state $500 for the murderer dead or
alive
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-05-20
hams Vege-

table Compound for twenty years has
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-05-20
MILTON GRADUATES.
Degrees of Honor to be Conferred
Upon Members of the Sem
ior Class.

Milton, Wis, May 16.--[Special. 1.-The
faculty of Milton college voted to recon-
mend to the trustees of the institution
that the following members of the sem
Tor class of the college be graduated on
commencement day, July 1, 1896, in the
courses of study and with the degrees
herewith mentioned:
In the scientific course and with the
degree of Bachelor of Science, Belno A.
Brown, NJ. D., of Milwaukee; Susan
Frances Chase of the State university
at Madison; Helen Adelaide Davis of
GAINESVILLE, and Hylon Theron Plumb of
Milton.
In the classical course and with the
degree of Bachelor of Arts, Charming
Alonzo Richardson of Milton; William
Burdick Wells of Milton; Alfred Ed
ward Whitford of Milton, and Mary
Whitford of Westerly, r. l.
The faculty also recommended that
secondary degrees in course be conferred
as follows Master of Arts upon Rev.
George B. Shaw, class of 1891, of Nile,
n. Y; Master of Philosophy, upon Prof.
George G. Shuts, class of 1898, of the
state normal school at Whitewater;
Brown, class of 1892, an instructor in
Milton college, and Prof. Merwin III.
Jackson. class of 1898, principal of the
high school at Columbus. It was rec
commended that the honorary degree of
Doctor of Divinity be bestowed upon
Rev. William Clifton Daland, in Sion
college, Victoria Embankment, London,
Eng.
The following members of the senior
class present orations on commencement
day and in the alphabetical order of
their names: Helen Adelaide Davis, Hy-
Ion Theron Plumb, Charming Alonzo
Richardson, William Burdick Wells, Al
fred Edward Whitford and Mary Whit
ford. Rev. George B. Shaw delivers
the Masters nratiOn at that time
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-05-20
SERIOUS CRIME CHARGED.
Sensation at Superior Over the Arrest OF
William L. Masters.

West Superior, Wis, May 16.-[Spe-
cial. Quite sensation was caused here
last evening by the arrest of William l..
Masters on the charge of criminally as
saulting several little girls and the pris-
Oner's desperate effort to escape from
the officers, who were obliged to fire up
on the fugitive.
Masters was arrested by Deputy
Sheriff Rice and he walked quietly
enough until at the lookup when he
broke and ran. The sheriff and half a
dozen police officers followed and the
chief ordered out the patrol wagon which
took up the chase. Rice fired upon the
prisoner several times without damage
and he was finally run down by Officer
Osborne.
The warrant upon which Masters was
arrested was sworn out by the father of
Susan Nauman of go Catlin avenue and
alleges criminal assault on December 26
last. He was in court this morning and
his preliminary examination was set for
May % and bail fixed at $4,000, which
he failed to furnish.