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The San Francisco call., 1896-11-14
COurSing.

The drawing for the interstate meeting,
which begins on the Merced plains on
Monday, was fully up-to the expectations
of the leashmen, and if the sport and bet
ting are not up to the standard of former
years it will be surprise to the large
numb Der OF enthusiasts who will undoubt-
edlv attend.
The run between Alameda and Sarcastic
should be close and good betting race, as
also those between Master Glenkirk and
Reliance and between Kingston and Royal
Daisy.
The great course, however. and one on
which big money will be wagered will be
between Cronin & McDonald's mighty
Skyball and the royalty bred Flying Buck
1t was the original intention OF the
Ocean View management to hold a meet
ing tomorrow, but it was finally decided
TO postpone it until Sunday, the I'D inst,
E cut OF courtesy to the Interstate Club.
The drawing will be held on Friday even
ing, November 90 at Delta Hall, 10l9
Market street. The stake will be Tor
thirty-two dogs, with 81 entrance and $50
added,
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session of the BOYS friends Miss Soledad
Gotta, upon oath, made statement that
the was well acquainted with PortilIo un-
I'll he left for Mexico. She said that after
she arrest of Baldivia and Herrera for
robbing the Chinaman Portillo called at
her home and said that he had not been q
fool in the matter, and the Chinaman had
identified Herrera as one of his assail-
ants. He said to her that it was a clear
case of mistaken identity. When con-
fronted by the victim Porrillo turned up
his coat collar and pulled his hat over his
eyes, and the disguise worked we'll, for
the ChinaInan picked out the other man.
In her testimony Miss Gotta said:
Portillo boasted OF his success. He explained
to me that the sign he gave TO his confederate
that no officer was in sight was by sliding his
foot along the pavement. After the arrest of
Herrera Portillo frequently said to me that
Herrera was not the guilty party. but that the
robbery was committed by himself and Bal
DIVA. Herrera was in no way implicated in
the affair in any manner whatever.
Miss Gotta was not the only one to whom
Portillo confided the fact that he and
not Herrera was the second man, but that
he did not intend 10 get himself into
trouble by acknowledging the crime. The
reason these people did not come forward
in the cause OF justice was because of their
fear of the desperado, who always went
armed and who had the reputation OF
being treacherous and reyengeful. Now
that the fellow has met his death thew
are less reserved, although some are fear
full lest their disclosures give offense To
the mans family or friends.
All of these facts and others equally i'm
portant have been prepared by Attorney
Shaw and his friends in the boys behalf.
They expect to so clearly establish the
young fellows innocence that even the
most critical will have to admit tnat he
has, for the past two years or more, been
made to suffer for the crime of another.
Had the boys case been properly han
died at the preliminary hearing and dur
ing the trial his friends are sure that he
never would have worn felon's stripes.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-14
saoramento sporting News.


SACRAMENTO, CAL, Nov. 12.-The late cold
snap has driven the migratory ducks into the
local lakes, and some OF the hunters are
getting good sport. Especially is this the
case on the Foresters' and Canvas backs pre-
serves. The clubs bait their lakes, and as food
Is short this season it insures good sport.
Captain Young, doc" Tibbets, II. Wolf and
152 ducks lest Sunday, Captain Young getting
43 TO his individual gun, OF which 36 were
mallard. This is the top score for the season.
. Geese are being killed in large numbers.
Barney Keller ba agged 125 in days shooting
this week, mostly OF the gray variety. Ely,
Knaier and Ashner bagged AZ ducks in an
afternoons shooting at,Fay's Lake.
Morrison and Helms went out for a few
> hours quail-shooting and killed twenty birds
each. Bags of from eighteen TO forty birds
are reported frequently. The veterans and
the kindergartens of the Pelican Gun Club
will try conclusions on Thanksgiving day at
twenty-five live birds, TO decide who will
produce" for the annual dinner and theater
party. Last year the younger members of the
club won out, and great Was the rejoicing
thereat; but this year the veterans are smil-
ing and saying little. The teams are as fol-
lows: Veterans-J. Morrison, F. Ruhstaller Sr.
William Gerber end Henry Gerber. Kinder
gartens-L. S. Upson, f. c. Yoerk, 4. Nicolaus
and r kuhstaller Jr. The last.named hunters
claim that they viii all beat the score of Fish
commissioner Morrison, as they say his shoot
fng eye has been weakened during the late
Jcam paign looking for votes.
bicycle circles are looking up. Walter
telteh, who represents the Capital City Club,
X IN San Francisco practicing TOR the indoor
&!fnament, and the local boys are pfnning
great hopes on their plucky little rider.
Ihere will be several races OF & purely local
nature at Agricultural Park on Thanksgiving
DAY, one between Ira May and Jacob II. Hirsh.
Ihere Will be no coursing in this city next
Sunday, as the Sacramento leashfmen desire TO
attend the great interstate coursing match on
the MERGED plains. This is the bIue-ribbon
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-14
MISSION HIGH SCHOOL,
Several Sites offered to the Board OF
Education for 1t.

Several Sites offered to the Board of
Education for 1t.
The Mission High School Club held a meet
ing last night in the Horace Mann School for
the purpose of recommending to the Board OF
Education site for the proposed Mission High
School, for which an appropriation OF $780,
600 has been made.
The meeting recommended two sites-one on
the southeast corner of Twenty-third and
Guerrero streets, valued at $62 900, and an
other on Valencia street. between Twenty
third and Twenty-fourth, running through to
Bartlett street, and appraised at $4,000.
Daniel Kelly proposed lot on Eighteenth
street, between Valencia ano Guerrero.
John Brady recommended q lot on the
northeast corner OF Folsom and Twentieth
streets, running through to Treat avenue, and
valued at S39, 900.
The Board of Education viii meet in CON-
mittee of the whole in the Horace Mann
School at P. NJ to-day for the purpose OF ex.
amining the several sites, and at their meet
ing next Monday night Will take some action
In the matter.
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CRICKET CHIRPS.
How the Game Is Played on the Allan
tic Ocean.

How the Game Is Played on the Allan
tic Ocean.
While the Australian cricket season is
hardly open and the grounds of English
and American clubs are closed for the
season, the enthusiastic player can still
get his game-if he will spend sufficient
time and money. His quest will involve
. o. considerable journey, for the game in
Question will be found on board the giant
steamers plying between Cape Town and
southampton.
Ex-Judge Richard Rising, who has lust
returned from trip around the world,
was giving me some information regard
ing the cricket game as played daily
aboard the good ship Norman during a
recent homeward-b bound passage. Next to
the al important run sweepstake" it is,
par excellence, the event of the day. A
portion of the deck, measuring about 25x
800 feet, is inclosed with nets, and the
pitch is arranged accordingly. OF course
the prescribed limits of the field" neces
States a unique placing of the felders
and, equally of course, boundaries" are
frequent. But the wicket is true, and
most exciting matches are the rule. Out.
side the Enclosure the ladies and their
escorts form a merry crowd of spectators,
and mingle their applause and laughter
with the musical strains OF the ships
orchestra.
During the three days occupied in cross.
ing the line, however, the sport is aban
doned. 1t is the first limit to cricket
enthusiasm on record.
By some extraordinary mismanagement
the late Australian match has left the
California Cricket Association in finan-
oial hole. By way of extricating them
selves therefrom the cricketers are ar
ranging q grand benefit performance a
one OF the theaters. The Olympic Club
which is always to the fore in emergencie
OF this kind, has offered to assist, and ;
programme OF unusual merit will dou bit
less result. ! will have the full particular
for next weeks Chirps. UMPIRE.
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H|NRICHS-BEEL CONCERT
Large Audience in Attendance
at the Baldwin
Theater.
Among the Auditors We're a Delega.
tion of Blind Boys and Girls
Who Were Pleased.

The third concert of the Hinric rs Beel
symphony orchestra in the Baldwin
Theater yesterday afternoon called out q
large audience. The back rows of seats
were filled by children and young misses
from the Institution for the Deaf, Dunn b
and Blind at Berkeley. Most of such at
tendants were blind. There were little
fellows with fat and rosy cheeks who
seemed to feel an irresistible tendency to
merriment between the selections, but
Who were decorously silent while the
orchestra was playing. There were little
misses who did not know what was on the
programme and were puzzled over the
names of the musical numbers and won
dered audibly as to what sort of an in
strument IL was that occasionally struck
their ears with an unfamiliar sort of tone.
They came with teachers from the insti-
tuition and were assisted to their seats and
there gave themselves up to hearing all
they could.
The concert was not at all even. The
lack OF precision was painfully manifested
several times by the necessary sharp rap
OF the conductors baton upon his music
rack TO bring the musicians together.
The Gade overture, "Ossian," went over
very well, although it bad rather in
auspicious beginning. The imaginative
composition Is less exactlng in coioring
than many others. 1t carries its own
story and was easily within the scope of
the orchestra, but a little more prelimin-
ary rehearsing would not have detracted
from the general effect.
The most am bilious mum Der on the pro-
gramme was the Tschaikowsy Suite No. 8.
The fine movements which exact differ
ent sorts of treatment reached natural
climax and elimination in the Polacca,
and here it was that the orchestra was at
It's best. The rendering was spirited,
well concerted ana effective. The audi
ence took very kindly to it. The scherzo
was less we'll handled. In the theme and
variations some very excellent work was
done by the strings and also by the wood
wind. The very singular "Valse Melan-
coliuue," which may or may not have
been suggested by Saint-Saens' "Danse
Macabre,' end which in its way is as
grinly suggestive, was done with very
good effect.
The other numbers were two by Mac
DoweIl and the well-known "Rakoczy
March" from Berlioz's "Damnation of
Faust" The last named ended the enter
tanment spiritedly. There was much
good work during the afternoon, and
some that was quite ragged. A fair esti-
mate would be that it was uneven on
the whole. Mr.. Hinrichs conducted con-
scientiously, as usual.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-14
THE PHARMACISTS Dine
Graduates and Faculty the
Guests of the Alumni
Association.
Annual Meeting and Election of
Officers of the California
College.

The annual banquet of Alumni Association,
College of Pharmacy, was held in the main
banquet hall of the California Hotel last even
ing and 100 members and invited guests were
present. The guests were the faculty and the
members of the graduating class of 1896.
Among those who responded to sentiments
were Congressman S. G. Hilborn, "Legisla-
tom; R. L. Moore, president of the class of
'96; E. P. Gates, affiliated Colleges; w. NJ.
Searpy, Faculty" and J. j.. B. Argent,
alumni Association" The programme en-
braced music and recitations in this order:
Piano solo, Professor Renau: recitation, c. r.
Bradbury; barytone solo, Malcolm Fraser: recita-
tion, Miss Nancy Place; tenor solo. A. c. Duncan;
barytone solo. James A. Beckett; cello solo, Pro-
fes sor Kuss song, DE- L. A. Rottanzi, and orches.
ira ID usic.
The committee of arrangements consisted OF
Messrs. Gates, Dowdall, Beckett and Argent.
Among the noted guests were: DR.. 81. Ii.
Behr. S. G. Hilborr, DR.. ii. Melvin, ]. Fl. Daw-
son. Val Schmidt, Professor John Calvert, Pro-
lessor w. NJ. Searby, Professor W. T. Wenzeu
and r. E. White. The dinner was animated
aud interesting throughout. The banquet-room
was tastefully decorated and the service was
highly omplimented.
The annual meeting of the Alumni AsSocia-
ciation was held at the college yesterday after
noon. The officers elected Tor the ensuing
year were: G. E. Bacon, president; E P. Gates,
secretary; j. 5. warren, treasurer, and K. A.
Dowdail, ]. J. B. Argenti, E. A. Baggett and Ii.
Mcqueen, trustees.
Among the alumni associations OF the
Affiliated Colleges this one is regarded as ex-
ceptionaily active and progressive. The mem
bership now exceeds 250
The annual meeting of the College OF
Pharmacy was held Thursday evening. 1t
was decided to change the time of lectures, so
when the new building is occupied the Col
lege OF Pharmacy will be in line with the other
colleges. The following trustees were elected
G. Z. Bacon, ]. II. Dawson, r. E. White, ]. S.
Warren, E P. Gates, Val Schmidt and F. A.
Beckett. The trustees elected: G. L. Bacon,
president; J. II. Dawson, vice-president; r. Z.
The faculty consists of: Professor II. H Behr,
w. 7. Wenzell w. NJ. Searby, j. ]. B. Argenti,
<. Z. Green and John Calvert.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-14
WASP SNAP SHOTS.

Pugilist Sharkey Photographed by the
Wasp.
Among the snap shots in the Wasp this
week are some fine photo-engravings OF
Pugilist Sharkey as he appears in training
at the Ocean Beach. Governor Budd is car
tooned without much respect for that gen.
tlemans feelings, the occasion being his
action upon the resignation of Colonel
Sperry, who, it will be remem bered. criti-
cized the Governor very severely during
his speeches on the campaign and de-
clned to stay any longer on his staff. The
Wasp is always up-to-date.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-14
BIG BALL GAME SUNDAY
The Alerts Will Meet the Stars
at Central Park To-
Morrow.
1t Is Doubtful Whether the Lively
Alameda Boys or the Nevada Con-
stellation Are the Stronger.

The game of ball between the Alameda
Alerts and Nevada Stars, to take place to-
morrow afternoon at Central Park promises
to be the most interesting of any since the
game has been revived. Alameda is very
proud of the boys that make up the great
Alert team, and well they may be, for all
San Francisco and Oakland almost swear
by them, and would back them against
any team.
The battery work of Hammond and
Mckee is feature worth seeing, not to
mention the wonder ful playing of the
other members of the team. On the other
side of the diamond, the Stars are not
going to take a back seat if they can
help it. Their hackers are coming down
from Nevada to ''root" for their cham
pions. In the previous contest it was
anybody's game until the fatal innin 9,
which put the Stars in the lead and made
many a heart sore in Alan eda and caused
the Alerts to KICK on the old balls fur
nished and finally leave the field.
They now have chance TO get even and
propose to take advantage of it tomorrow
at Central Park.
This will give ali Alamedans a chance
to do as they wished TO do weeks ago
bring their horses and brass band along
to pull the game for the great little team
that represents them. Below is the
makeup OF the teams:
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Zeisler Recital.

The following programme will be rendered
at Nine. Bloomfield Zeisler's pianoforte re-
cital in Metropolitan Temple this afternoon /:
Gavotte and variations (Rameau); senate, op.
IL, No. 3 (Schumann); "vogel ais Prophet
bird as prophet). op. 81, No. z (Schumann); !;
caprice, transcribed by sehumann, op. g. No
paganinpN M maEarKa, Ia op. q no. Sehopin9 81
(Chcpin); "Liebestraum" (Love's dreamy, No
3 (LiszD; wedding march ana dance OF the
elves, from the music. OF Shakespeare's Sum
iMendelssohnl.
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k BOYS PLEA FOR
A FREE PARDON
Ramon Herrera Claims
That He Is Unjustly
Imprisoned.
Convicted of a Robbery Com
mitted by Manuel
Portillo.
SENTENCED TO TWENTY YEARS
Testimony TO Show That the Lad
Suffers Instead of One Who Was
Shot in Mexico.

When the Board OF State Prison Com
missioners meet to-day they will consider
a petition for pardon OF convict that
is of more than usual interest. To the
COMMISSIONS ers are referred all petitions
for pardons made to Governor Budd.
The petition in question has already
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ROBBED OF HIS MONEY.

The Experience of Philadelphia
With Miss Katie Mclaughlin.
e. M. WeideIl, Philadelphian visiting
this City, encountered Katie Mclaughlin
last Sunday night. She introduced him
to a friend named Daniel Lyon, a
teamster, and the two made merry in the
woman room at 974 Folsom street. at
the end Of the festivities the Philadelphian
found his pocket-b book rified of $125. The
police have arrested Lyon for the theft.
The woman is still at large.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-14
FLOWERS ON SHOW.
Exhibition of the Floral Society at tn
Palace Hotel.

Palace Hotel.
A very pretty show of chrysanthemums and
pinks was given yesterday afternoon in the
Maple Room OF the Palace Hotel by the Cali.
fornia Horticultural Society.
The exhibition was a rather informal one
without the customary concomitants of mi.
sic and society display, yet the flowers on
show were all of the highest form of develop
the tands.
Admission was free to all, but numerous adj
mirers Of the work of the Horticultural Society
ace at nigh and found the Maple Room in
darkness. The exhibition was closed early in
the afternoon after all those interested had
inspected the latest things in win ter flowers.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-14
New Service to Washington, d. C.

Beginning to-day the Southern Pacific Com
pany win run weekly through second-class
sleeper between San Francisco and Washing
ton, D. c., the route being over the Sunset and
Piedmont Air line, the same as that covered
by the Sunset Limited. Trains will leave each
terminus on Saturday and wili arrive on
Thursday. The trip will be made without
change OF cars
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-14
Contestinr MRS. Monck,s win.

Gearge J. Monck has fled a contest to the
probate of the will OF the late Mrs. Anne
Monck The contestant declares that the
signing OF the will by Mrs. Monck was pro-
cured under ouress and fraud, practiced by
Louisa c. Van Orden aud Charles Van Orden,
oenefciarIes under the will.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-14

event of American coursing, and the honor of
winning first prize is anxiousy sought for by
Ihe owner OF every loug-tail in the country.
several OF Sacramento's fastest dogs have been
entered, and it is hoped that they will uphold
the reputation OF this Locality as did the great
Moiile 5 and Gile in 1892. The entrants from
TINS city are: Nethercott's Little Wonder,
Maish's Paderewsky, Stouts Straight Tip, Nc
Mahon's Pansy and Lily of the West and De-
vine d Teviin's Prince Lief
There is lots of football talk but as vet there
is no team in practice. RUTHERFORD
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-14

if it were poison I took it with suicidal in
tent.
chow ridiculous and how uGjusti What
have / to commit suicide for {? am perfectly
happy with my mother and in my theatrical
work. never in my life was wretched enough
TO think of such a thing
Then the callboy appeared at the door and
Dorothy, the Yankee girl, wiping the tears
that were not in the play. went out on the
stage to meet her British officer lover.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-14

All OF the blunders were made through
the ignorance of himself and family of the
English language and American customs,
and the lax manner of the Police Court
practitioners into whose hands he fell.
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Millions of Acres of Land Involved in
Case Pending in the Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, Oct 27.-The title to
10000, 900 acres of land is involved in
case pending in the supreme court of
the United States, wherein the United
States Monday asked leave to file a
brief, because of its concern in the
question presented. The title OF the
case is the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad
Co. VS.. Robert Mingus, and it comes
from the supreme court of the terri
tory of New Mexico. The litigation
was over the title to tract of land
situated within the limits OF that part
of the grant originally made in 1864
to the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad
Co., and declared to be forfeited to the
United States by the act of 1856, be-
cause the road company terminus
Herewith had not been constituted in
accordance with the conditions of the
grant The supreme court of the
territory affirmed Mangus' title to the
land, and the railroad company ap-
pealed to the supreme court of the
United States.
1t is claimed by the railroad that by
an act passed in 1871 congress, eX-
pressly authorized the company to
mortgage the land grant and, that
having been done, congress could not
forfeit tho land at least until after the
time when that mortgage became due,
which time had not yet arrived
Mr.. Joseph Call, assistant counsel
for the United States, in his brief states
that the land in question comprises all
that part of the grant lying between
Isleta Junction and Springfield, Mo-,
and between the Colorado river
and the Pacific ocean, forty out of
the fifty millions of acres con-
tanned in the original grant. If the
claims of the railroad company should
be sustained all of the patents issued
by the United States and entries al
lowed to settlers for parts of such land
since 1856 would be nullficd. He con-
tends that the contract must be up
held and the Judgment of the terri
torial court in favor OF Mingus' title
affirmed.