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The San Francisco call., 1896-03-04
Track and Paddock Items,


This is the last day at the Bay District
Tomorrow IngIeside track will reopen
with an excellent programme and Ladies
day" as the attraction.
The Montana turfman Pierre Wibaux
was very successful in his ventures yester.
day. He backed University, the winner Of
the opening race, extensively and got
aboard the outside Ricardo.
The poor showing made by Collins, who
was heavily played to get the place in the
second race, caused the judges to ask an
explanation as to the cause of it. Coady,
who rode the gelding, said his mount was
cut off by Highland just as the barrier
was raised. throwing him out of the race.
The boy was exonerated from any wrong g.
doing.
In his preliminary gallop Agitato pulled
up lame, and was excused by the judge,
twenty minutes being allowed the ring to
make a new book.
Josh Ward, an exercise boy, was severely
injured while galloping green two-year-
old yesterday at the track. At the first
turn of the inside track the youngster
bolted to the outside fence, and jamming
the lads leg against it caused bad frac-
rure below the knee. He was taken to the
French Hospital.
Mainstay, winner of the last race, en-
tered to be sold for $780, was bid UP to
$500 by Ed Wallace, the pookmaker. His
owner bid an additional IS, but was una
bic to ''tind" the run-up money during the
specified time allowed, and the horse was
again put up at auction. There was no
bidding, and the animal rightfully reverted
to the association. The owner was let off
with suspension until the amount OF in
debtedness, $685. is paid the Jockey Club.
After flying trip to Chicago and several
of the Southern cities, Edward Corrigan
arrived in the City last evening. Mr.. Cor
rigan states that great interest is mani
tested among the managers OF the differ
ent Western and Southern tracks in regard
TO the..workings of the Australian starting
gate, and thinks its adoption on the ma
jority of them but question of very
short time
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-04

The bookmakers thought that way, ana
held him a to l chance. When the bar
rier was raised, Chevalier on Rlcaroo, a 70
to l outsider, was quickest away, anu
heading the favorite throughout, won at
the wire by long neck. Highland was d
poor third.
The second hard knock hackers OF snort
priced horses received occurred IN tne hisn
race, seven-furlong com mDlnatlon over tne
inside course. On class Cabrlllo looked
away and above the best and to Twas con-
sidered liberal price. The odds-on choice
was unable to shake off the 50 to / snot,
Ike /, who kept him close company during
the trip. and in q hard drive succumbed TO
the prowess of the rank outsider by hal1
length. The winner was ridden by Joe
Piggott.
Five started in the mile handicap, with
Rey del Bandidos ruling slight favorlte
over Braw Scot at post time, the three-year-
old closing at to 5. Chartreuse II made
the running to the stretch, where Barney
Schreiber's gray TOOK the lead and In a
drive with the favorite. who came fast the
last furlong, won by half length. Char
treuse III was third.
The opening event was a FIVE and half
furlong scramble, with eleven starters.
Coleman and Red Bird was in the greatest
demand, but neither managed to show.
University, an to l choice, led from the
lump, running easily from Sligo, with
Jack Atkins finishing IN the show.
The black horse, Hidago, opened to
favorite for the mile and seventy yard
event, but the crowd were now tritle shy
of hot choices ana he went back in the
betting to Is to 20. OF the other nine
starters, Trix was the one that commanded
the most support. Charmion and Tar and
Tartar led the procession to the stretch.
Strengthened for the wire, Coady, on Char
mion, hugged the rail, while Shields on
Tar and Tartar, turned wide, taking the
better going, being soon Joined by the
favorite. In ding dong finish, it took
Chorn's best effort on the favorite to beat
the 10 to / outsider half length at the
wire. Charmion was close third.
The concluding five and half furlong
scramble was captured by Mainstay at 10
and u to l in the betting, who took the
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-04
The
bICYCLIST
WANTS

Not any wheel, but THE wheel
How shall his choice be governed?
What has put the golden stamp of
popular favor on the Stearns
wheel? To begin with, the
Stearns is structural unity. The
relation and adjustment are as ex.
actIy fine as the human body or an
accurate watch. Its very color,
so attractive and pleasing to the
eye, is merciless toward any de-
feet of workmanship-simply re.
fusing to mask badness. Under
the exposure of its own light it
proves to be the epitome and
quintessence of all the qualities
that go to make the perfect wheel.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-04

1.-THE CALL" RACING CHART.
anda alffno
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-04
Pedigree.

Imp. Friar Tuck-Jessie c
Three Cheers kosette
HarryOFalln- Matte Wake
Imp. Greenback-Acquito
Imp. Silk Gown-0rdnance
Hyder Aii-Addie Warren
Pr. Norfolk-Frankie Deyine
Hidalgo-Glen Ellen
Child oftbe Mist-Erin Go B.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-04
Wong Sam Case.

The Special Agents were not ready to 60 on
with the Wong Sam case before United States
Commissioner Heacock yesterday 1t will
come up at 2 o'clock to-day, when some start
ling developments are expected in connection
with the fight between Collector Wise and the
agents of the East.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-04

Pedigree.
Imp. Midlothian-Filena
Flambeau- Gerhardine
Loftin-Emma
Three Cheers-Gold Cup
Imp. Woodlands Wanda
Tyrant-Unit
Regent-Sadie
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-04
ONE PRACTICAL CHARITY
What the Youths Directory Has
Accomplished in the
Past Year.
Report of Rev. Father Crowley That
Is at Once a Record and an
Appeal for Support.

Following is the annual report to date Of
Rev. Father D. o. Crowley of the Youths
Directory, submitted to the Archbishop
and the members of st. Joseph's Union:
Since the 1st of March, 1895, the Youths
Directory has offered shelter to 461 children.
Many of them were sent to US by parents and
relatives, large number by members of st.
Joseph's Union, and not q few were received
from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Children or were taken from the streets.
Four or five came to us through st. Vincents
Asylum and the various aid societies.
Below is presented a table showing the num-
Der entered upon our books during each quar-
ter for the past twelve months:
March l, 1895, in Directory ry................. So
Received, March 1-June /, 1895. .............. SO
Received, June I-September ], 1898. ......,.... 81
Received, September 1-Decem mber !, 1S95..... 80
Received, December l. 1S95-March l. 1885,. .l27
They we're disposed of as follows:
10 ST. NinceDts Asylum. 132
To ST. JoSeph's sylum. m..-.................... 66
10 guardlans loS
To places in families. 36
10 Siris directory -....'.....-............. 10
To hospital. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Left without permission. n....................... s
TOTAL. Ala
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-04

romping from Toano, the second choice
Babe Murphy, the to favorite, failed to
pet a mark
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-12-09
To Help the Men.

The Duluth. Missabe & Northern
railroad is making an effort to care
as many of its best men during the
winter as possible, and in order to
give them work it is making several
experiments. Next spring the road
will have to replace a good many of
their old ties with new ones. Usually
these ties have been purchased from
other parties, but this winter the
road will get out its own. This is
more or less of an experiment. as
many of the men to be employed are
unfamiliar with the work, but in case
it is successful will probably be con-
tinued. The road will get out 10000
ties and will send three or four
separate gangs out, including mostly
dock men. trimmers and laborers.
Another means OF giving employ
ment is the work of filling trestles
and bridges, which employs four or
five crews of railroad men and forty
laborers. John Gulbranson, who re-
ceiyed the contract for lowering the
Columbia grade, closed the contract
Tuesday and will proceed to work
Immediately. He will employ about
165 men. and of these sixty will come
from the Missabe roads employees.
thirty from Mountain Iron and thirty
from the section and dock men.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-12-09
Educate Yourself.

Eleven men of foreign birth were
denied citizenship papers yesterday
by Judge Ensign because of their ig-
norance of the institutions of this
country. As rule, judges are to lax
in creating citizens and neglect to
examine closely into their Qualifica-
tions. and therefore Judge Ensign is
deserving of commendatiou for his
efforts to maintain high standard
of citizenship. Most of those who
failed to come up TO the requirements
confessed their inability to read and
write. They were ignorant OF the
manner in which our officials are
chosen, and yet for years no doubt
they have been exercising the right
of franchise aud their votes have
counted for as much as those of intel
ligept citizens.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-12-09
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

L. NJ. Willcuts while in st. Paul
recently. is quoted as saying the fol-
lowing regarding the re-apportion-
ment of the Fifty-fourth district:
According to the last census and
the large increase of the vote in the
Fifty-fourth senatorial district, which
includes St. Louis. Lake and Cook
counties. we believe that we are en-
titled TO re-apportionment at the
hands of the legislature. We now
have three representatives and one
senator By the last census Duluth
has 10000 inhabitants and the dis
trict about $4,000. The increase in
votes in St. Louis county was 5000
over 1894 and in the whole district
about 1900. am not prepared to
say how much Of an increase will be
asked for in our delegation. but it is
nv opinion that it certainly ought to
be doubled. at least, giving US six
representatives and two senators.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-12-09

mothers knee TO the gallows. You
may aid some boy to take the step.
This subject has not been up for
discussion before, and doubtless the
thought of corruption has not entered
the minds of those who bring in the
mental poison. Money is the ruling
power, yet few men will deliberately
ruin mind and soul for the sake of Il
few pennies. Better thousand times
better give arsenic or rough on rats to
your children to play with than TO
give them foul stories and pictures,
which fire the imagination. spoil the
disposition, upset the mind, and MI
the reform schools. Men, we appeal
to you to stop it. The teachers in
the Virginia schools protest against
the sale of such literature TO school
children
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-12-09
Agricultural Association.

The directors of the st. Louis
County Agricultural association have
succeeded in lifting the Indebtedness
caused by the laying out of the new
grounds and the erection of new
fair building. This was made possible
largely through the contributions Of
the county and city, chiefly the
former.
The associations is now in good
shape to plan for its activities of next
season. The directors desire to ex-
pend about 5000 in completing the
grounds and making an exhibition
hall. They expect to have some race
meetings early in the summer and
some bicycle races and football and
baseball contests which will net a
greater part OF the funds needed.
The belief that times will be sufficient
~ improved next season to warrant
those that have been liberal patrons
of the association again turning to
its aid.
With the contemplated improve
ments made. the association believes
that the fair exhibitions will not only
become self-supporting but will net a
sum each season that will enable more
generous premiums to be offered and
thus create a larger rivalry among
the exhibitors. 1t is hoped to double
the present dimensions of the exhi-
bition hall. finish the driving course.
provide track for bicycles, and lay
out base ball and football fields.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-12-09

1t develops that the failure of w.
ent of schools-elect, to file with the
county auditor statement of his
campaign expenditures. is not the
only thing connected with his election
that was not down on the bills. AS a
matter of fact it appears that Mr..
McCarter has contemplated not
qualifying for the Office 10 which he
has been elected.
Mr.. McCarter was called on by a
News Tribune reporter Monday with
a request for statement of his posi-
tion in the matter. He refused to
discuss the reports that he has not
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-12-09
Perhaps There Are?

Ely has a thriving Literary So
ciety. Such an institutiop is bene-
fit to any community, but the people
of some communities do not have time
to attend to matters of such minor
Importance. Virginia Enterprise.
Yes, we presume there are COM
munities that do not have time for
matters of minor Importance" such
as moral discussion of current sub
jects. music, and otherwise tending
to keep on par, Intellectually, with
communities that do have a little
time. There are also communities
which never saw book: speak in a
gibberish: live in mud huts: eat peo-
pie. etc.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-12-09

intended to qualify and said that he
should defer making any public state
ment of his intentions for few days.
1t has become public property, how
ever, that Mr.. McCarter has said that
he would not accept the office. His
friends say that his reason for this
action is that the demands of his
business college on his time are SO
great that he cannot spare the time
this winter to conduct the affairs of
the Office of county superintendent
with the yigor and energy he had
intended to devote to them. 1t is
said that Mr.. McCarter does not in
tend qualifying this winter. in which
case w. III. StultZ. the present in
cumbent, would hold over. Mr.. Nc
Carriers friends say that legal advice
has been sought on the question
whether this would prevent him
assuming the Office later, and it has
been found tnat it would not. They
also say that his failure to file his
expense account would not prevent
him from qualifying.
1t is plain to be seen that Mr.. Nc
Carriers running mates on the Repub-
lican ticket are not pleased with the
report that he does not intend to
accept the Office. General opinion
among those that have investigated
the report is that it is not his inten-
tion to accept at all. Some go so far
as to believe that he did not con-
template accepting the Office when he
was nominated, but this appears to
be based purely on conjecture and is
entirely at variance with what can be
learned from Mr.. McCarter's friends.
Moreover, that gentleman made a
pretty thorough canvass for one that
did not intend to take the Office
Under the provision that the pres
ent incumbent shall hold his office
until his successor is elected and
qualities. County Superintendent
Stultz would probably hold over
throughout the term in case Mr.. Nc
Carter should determine not to take
the oath at all. 1t is generally con-
coded that he has made good official,
that he has served in the position
during the time when trips through
out the county have been under great
difficulties and that the development
of the county schools has been con-
Quoted with great success.
Whatever may be the source of the
legal opinion which, Mr.. McCarter is
said to have obtained that his failure
to meet the requirements of the cleo
tion law does not act to prevent him
from taking office, it is the opinion at
| the court house that he could not now
accept if he would.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-12-09
Same in Ely.

Prof. B. n. Wheeler, of Virginia,
has written a communication to one
of the local papers on the evils of the
5-cent literature so universally read
by the younger generation. He APP
peals to the men who handle this
class of trash in the following Ian
guage:
Men, who display this corrupt
ing literature, do you realize what
you are doing? Bank robberies, train
robberies and murders are the results
of sensational reading. IT'S only a
step from the thought to the act.
from admiration to stimulation, from
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-12-09
The Presidents Message.

President Cleveland has issued his
message to Congress. The document
is couched in words which reflect
greatly to the credit of Mr.. Cleveland.
On the Cuban situation which seemed
to be the principal point sought in
the message he scored scoop when he
told the country for the first time
that the United States has proposed
a form of intervention in the Cuban
controversy. 1t appears that the
proposition of our government was
that Spain should grant to Cuba
practical home rule, which. while
preserving the sovereignty of Spain,
should satisfy all logical requirements
of the Cuban subjects, in the hope
that under some such plan as this the
pacifcation of the island might be
affected, the destruction Oflife discon-
tinued and the great waste of proper
ty stopped. Spanish honor would be
satisfied and the Cuban demand for
popular government conceded.
The president gives very little. en-
enlargement for any hope that this
government, under his administration
will favor the annexation of Cuba.
Everything in the message favors ces-
sation of hostilities and the settle
ment of the controversy, but presumes
either retention by Spain, with salts
factory government reforms, or the
absolute independence OF the island
itself.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-12-09
Very Rich in Gold.

Very Rich in Gold.
The last issue of the Rainy Lake
Journal contains an interesting ac-
count of the wonderfully rich Saw
Bill Lake gold mine on the upper
Seine river. largely owned by the
Wiley brothers, of Port Arthur.
Work was begun on the property last
spring under the management of 4. >.
Wiley. by an incorporated company of
Toronto and Hamilton capitalists
known as the Saw Bill Lake Gold
Mining company. with capital stock
of 100000 at 81 share. Thirty
thousand shares only OF the stock
were placed on the market at par.
Those shares are now worth 50 per
share and none for sale, and the
Toronto papers think they will be
worth from 81 to sl2 each by spring.
The Journal man does not say this to
boom the property as he unfortunate
IL has not dollars worth OF stock.
but he wishes had-the owners didn't
give him any and he was too poor to
buy.
The shaft is now down 40 feet, ana
the vein has widened from three and
one-half feet to seven feet. In ad-
dition to the shaft work, the COM
pany has about 100 feet of drifting
done. The work of stopping has also
been commenced. A large supply of
ore is now on the dump, and literally
every piece of ore on the stock pie
shows visible gold. 1t is reported
that 2O-stamp mill be put ON the
property by the middle of January.
and it is expected that everything
will be i'm readiness for producing a
big output of gold bullion early in the
spring.
The Wiley boys are also the locators
and are now part owners, OF the rich
Lake Harold gold mine, which, for
the past two years. has been produc-
ing its regular monthly gold brick.
They also located. and are stock
holders in. the Hawk Bay gold mine,
which looks as we'll as the Saw Bill
did under the same stage of develop
ment. Both of these mines are near
the Saw Bill.
1t is currently reported that the
Hard Scrabble mine adjoining the
Ferguson, owned by George Randolph
and sons. has been sold to Toronto
parties for s25. 600. The property con-
tains eighty acres, and is known as
mining locations ALA and Alb.
1t a very rich property. and the
purchasers are fortunate in securing
it for that figure. Mr.. Randolph still
owns ALB. containing forty acres OF
excellent ground which he doubtless
will now develop himself.
1t is reported that the prospectors
who discovered the Lucky Coon mine,
Nessrs. Robertson, Campbell and
Mosher. have instituted a suit for
damages against Messrs. Hillyer,
Steele and Miller for noncompliance
with the conditions of the contract
by which they acquired one-half
interest in the mine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-12-09

Sam Heller, the Duluth liquor man,
is in the city today
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-12-09

The Dramatic club in all probability
will give ball on New Years eve
after the production of Down by the
Sea-"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-05
COMING TO A CRISIS.

The Cuban situation is critical. and
news from the seat Of war will prob
ably within short time, determine
practically the fate of the rebellion.
10 those who have been fed upon the
dispatches sent out under the censor
ship of Gen. Campos it has doubtless
been matter of profound surprise to
learn that the patriot army was with
IN few miles of Havana, and march
ing toward that city with enthusia SIN
last the seriousness of the situation
cannot be concealed. We have heard
Of skirmishes in which we were told
as rule that only a few were en-.
gagged, and the revolutionary forces
We're always routed with heavy loss.
Now we find that three bodies of them
are approaching the capital, that a
desperate defense is being prepared
for it, and that martial law has beer,
declared in That and the adjoining
province, beyond q doubt to keep the
people from rising in sympathy with
their brothers who are fighting for in
dependence This is a strong and eff
fective contrast to the demonstrations
in favor of Campos and Spanish rule
with which the news reports from
Havana have been filled within a few
weeks past.
Advices are still too imperfect and
too far from impartial in their char
acter to enable an accurate forecas ST
of results or even a reasonably safe
prophecy to be ventured The policy
of both sides for the most part. but
notably of the patriot forces, has been
to avoid decisive engagements. They
have hung about the enemy, attack
ing detached forces, picking off stray
bodies here and there, -destroyins
means of subsistence, and pursuing
those tactics that have always. been
most embarrassing to an enemy in
vading a hostile territory 1t is by
this course that they have SO long
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-05

That would have been his estimate of
the view of the aliens and Tories who
thank heaven, were neither numerous
nor noisy in those days.
Since it received from the Prince of
Wales an acknowledgment of the re-
eeipt Of its turnkey message, the whole
vision of the World has been
changed. 1t is one of the pa
pers that have been talking
loudest about the sacred rights of
Cuba and the claim of it's patriots to
Independence Now it says, Gen.
Campos is Conducting the campaign
for the reduetionlof the Cuban fnsur-
craftsmanship. AL that he now needs
to establish ais Population as one of
the greatest mem of Spain is dem
onstration of.hlss ability to force the
war to a crisis Is pretty patriot. this
hne specimen to be prating to Amer
lean citizens pf their duties. The most
cheering proof HAT we have had for
many daynthat the true American
spirit Is not dead, that this nation
has not lost in supine security a sense
Of It's duty and its mission in the
world, is the great outburst of patri-
otto approval of President Cleveland s
venezuela message. To millions today
1t Is the rallying cry of the republic,
and to the world notice that we have
not lost the heroic spirit of our noble
youth.