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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-28
SLASHED IN THE NECK,
Result Of a Dispute in a Saloon on
Sixth Avenue and D
Street.
The Bartender in a Hospital and
Jockey Madison Fugitive Prom
Justice.

Blood was drawn in the Richmond
saloon, Sixth avenue and D street, on
Sunday night, and as result Hugh Muir
ply, the bartender, Is in the French Hos
pital and Jasper Madison, q colored
Jockey, is fugitive from justice.
R. B. Milroy, secretary of the Bay Dis
trict Tract, and a number of frienos in
Guiding Madison, were in the saloon
drinking at his expense. When it came
to settling up about IL o'clock a dispute
arose between Milroy's friends and the
bartender as to S. gold piece. They de-
clared that Milroy had thrown up S. gold
piece over the counter, but the bartender
insisted that 1t was only silver dollar.
Milroy's frien DIS got excited and bolster
Gus. and Murphy stepped from behind the
bar to calm them and explain, when Mad
ison jumped toward him and drew a razor
or knife across the right side Of his neck.
The effect was electrical. The crowd
stampeded and Murphy was taken to the
French Hospital. The doctors found that
although the cut was long and deep it was
not fatal.
Policemen Mulcahey and Burkholder
heard of the affray shortly afterward, but
when they made inquiries they could
learn nothing as there was an apparent
desire on the part of every one to prevent
the lactS from being mace public. BY
dint of perseverance they ascertained that
the bartender had been cut in the neck by
Madison, colored jockey. ana he had
been taken TO the hospital. They were
unable to learn mis- name and on going to
the hospital the physicians declined to
permit them to see him as he required
absolute quiet.
The officers reported the meager infor-
nation they had gathered to the Central
police station and Captain Spillane was
notified to be on the lookout for Madison
as he was believed TO have taken refuge
somewhere in his district. He has not yet
been captured.
Madison has National reputation as
a jockey and at one time rode the winner
of the American Derby. If arrested he
will be charged with assault to murder.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-28
INTELLECT AND BEAUTY,
These Were Charmingly United
Yesterday at the Philomath
Club.
A Fashionable Audience Attends the
Open Meeting Held in Beethoven
Hall.

The white and gold ornamentation oil
Beethoven Hall made fitting background
for the throng of fair and fashionably
dressed women that gathered yesterday
afternoon to attend the annual open meet.
ing of the Philomath Club.
There was perfume of roses in the air
and the rustic of a hundred exquisite toll
cts of silk.
The meeting was opened by the presi-
dent, Mrs. l. Lowenberg, who said
when the Greeks celebrated their ma
tional festivals not only did they have ath-
letic games, but music and poetry, and
philosophers discussed their theories and
artists exhibited their productions. and
there existed intellectual sympathy Moth
ing creates and intensifies the bonds of
intellectual sympathy more than literary
clubs.
There are as many paths to human de-
velopment as there are stars. Everything
must converge to the path of truth and
all literary subsequently, the Philomath
should encourage the following of eter-
nal truths and be lovers of learning in its
widest sense
The lady spoke eloquently at some
length and was applauded by her hearers
The regular programme was then rem
dered beginning with vocal solo, "Sing
On, which was charmingly sung by Mrs.
J. M. Rothchild. The audience at the
conclusion of this mum Der was demon.
stratiye in its desire for an encore, put the
president announced that owing to the
limited time of the meeting encores would
have to be dispensed with.
Mrs. A. L. Lengfield read an interesting
essay on "Fads," in which she showed
that fads were as ancient as humanity it.
self. The Greeks had their Olympic
games. We have our horse shows and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-28

other sports which are closely analogous
to the fads of antiquity. Among the ath-
letic fads of women croquet was the pio-
neer; then followed archery, which gave
place to tennis, and now this fad has in
its turn been set aside for the boomers
and the bicycle.
The reader mentioned fads in every
phase of life, showing how all influenced
our lives in greater or less degree, and
that all served as induces to the transient
moods of generations.
Mrs. A. Brown followed with vocal
solo entitled 1.-THE Kings Minstrel" The
martial character of the song was strik-
ingiy interpreted by the performers rich
voice.
A delightfully."- entertaining paper was
read by Miss r. Abel ON "Child Sketches
From Life in which she swee.ly and
graphically described scenes from the
lives of little men and women with whom
she had come in contact.
The programme concluded with an ESSAY
on 1.-The End of the Century Fictlon, :"
read by Miss A. Falkenstein. The paper
gave evidence of considerable thought.
The reader spoke of modern fiction in
decidedly optimistic strain, saying that
through all the fiction of this latter end
of the century there runs stream of noble
purpose that tends 10 elevate and shadows
forth an era that is soon to obtain liter
airy perfection hitherto undreamed of.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-28
himself warm favorite with the Califor.

himself q warm favorite with the Califor-
MIA racegoing public.
The ASSOCIATION was benefited to the ex-
tent of 500 or more in the way of fines by
the opening event OF the day. There were
twelve starters in the affair, a fve-furlong
dash, and over an hour was consumed at
the pest before the wrathv starter could
drop his flag to anything like fair start.
When the red bunting finally did fall
Catch EN-, heavily backed at and to l,
was away in front and won pulling up.
The bookmakers said there was nothing
but Catch EN- money in sight during the
betting.
The attendance was fair, but the betting
was light. Three favorites, two second
choices and an outsider proved successful
IN capturing purses.
Joe Harvey's miniature merry-go-
round continues to be a strong drawing
card, competing with the real racing Tor
public patronage. 1t is only a question OF
time when the bookmakers will protest
against the running of this illegal game.
The reputation of the get of imp.
Darebin as mudlarks was upheld by the
to favorite Sam Leake in the second
event, at six furlongs. He ran Perhaps to
standstill the first part of the journey,
and, passing HIM in the stretch, won gal
Looping by three lengths in the fast time OF
1:16. Pearson also passed the firing Per-
haps, taking the place.
Lucky Dog and ]. Walker added age to
the talent in the mile-and-fitty-yard run.
The big brown horse was heavily backed
at even money and after Walker had man
aged to hold his head up until the stretch
was reached he grew weary and let it drop
and the dollars of the anxious multitude
dropped with it. Hidago then won by a
length and half, driving, from Red Glen,
with the favorite third.
Bookmaker Barney Schreiber's High
land, backed from IL to 10 to to 10, put
another noticeable crimp in the crowd s
bankroll in the fifth race over the short
six-furlong course. The. mare was never
able to take the lead, finishing a good Sec
ond to the to l second choice, Summer
time
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-28
THE GIRLS LIKE FRENCH,
At Least They Are More Ad-
dicted to Learning 1t
Than Boys.
Progress Marked Last Year by the
Society for the instruction of
That Polished Language.

Daniel Levy president of the Alliance
Franchise, expressed regret at the annual
meeting in Union-square Hall last evening
that there was not a larger number pres
ent, as he considered the purpose of the
organization one deserving of attention
and interest of parents.
The Alliance Franchise is a branch of
the parent institution established in
Paris, France, for the purpose of giving
instruction in the French language in the
French colonies and in foreign countries.
Mr.. Levy, in presenting his annual re-
port, In which he reviewed what had been
done IN the past year, stated that at the
beginning OF that year the alliance had but
four classes; that, after consultation, the
organization obtained from the Board of
Education permission to open classes in
various school buildings after school
hours, with the understanding that no
fees should be charged the pupils who de-
sired TO learn the French language. The
organization now has classes in the Wash
ington, Whittier, Hamilton. Denman,
Hearst Croker, Horace Mann and the
lie Conte schools, with an aggregate of 800
pupils, OF which As boys and So girls are
French or of French extraction, and AZ
boys and 100 girls are not of that ma
tionality.
The president stated that the organiza-
ton is maintained by voluntary and
monthly contributions. and that every
head OF family whose child or children
attend any of the classes must be mem
bers of the organization, contributing
whatever their means will permit With
the money thus obtained the teachers are
paid. The teachers, he said are all compe-
tent, and the teaching has been satisfac-
tory. He also stated that it is a remark
able fact that the girls like the study of
the language much more than the boys.
A. Bousquet, financial secretary, pre-
sented his report. which shows that the
money contributed by parents of pupils
did not in the aggregate come within
$40 so of the amount of the salaries paid
teachers. The deficit was made up from
contributions and the monthly dues of
other members. The association has now
little over $1100 on hand.
The meeting adopted a constitution read
by Secretary A. Goustiaux.
D. Levy, A. Bousquet A. Bozio, E. Raas,
A. Aron, A. Dehayes, ]. Michel, E. ]. Du-
puy, A. Goustiaux, ]. GODDARD and Charles
Marais were elected the executive commit
tee for the ensuing year.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-28
Track and Paddock Items,

Joseph A. Murphy, one of the Ingleside
track officials, occupies c. E. Trevathan's
place on the stand at the Bay District
during the latters absence in the East.
John Mullins, an Eastern horseman,
who owned that famous little horse Badge
during his racing career, was an interested
spectator at the races yesterday.
Jockey 81 McClain was questioned by
the judges in regard to the rather weak
ride he put up on Alvarado. w. B. Sink
Jr., owner of the horse, is also interested
In the Baldwin club, and that concerns
sheet on the race was called for. The
sheet showed that the booking firm had
held the horse out and there was appar-
entity no intention at fraud.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-28
CHINA INLAND MISSION
Interesting Address at Y. NJ. G. A.
Hall by the Rev. John
MCCARTHY

The Rev. John Mccarthy delivered 6
most interesting address on Protestan,
missionary work in China at the Y. M. C. A.
building yesterday afternoon. The Bible
school, which was holding its first after.
noon meeting. formed large proportion
of the appreciative auditory.
The reverend gentleman dwelt at some
length upon the privations and dangers
endured by the colporteurs of the China
Inland Mission in their endeavors to con
vert the pagan inhabitants of the Middle
Kingdom. Mr.. Mccarthy is well known
both in this country and in England, fol
his energetic and successful labors in thu
foreign missionary field.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-28
More of CIarke,a Notes.

The California Title Insurance and Trust
Company has commenced suit to foreclose a
mortgage on some property in the Stanford
Heights belonging to Alfred Clarke and his
wife, which was placed as security for four
notes aggregating SIS, 679 "a. The defendants
in the case are Johanna Clarke, Alfred Clarke,
Eli T. Shepard assignee of Clarke's creditors
and the Stanford Heights Land Company.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-28

A cheap tive-furlong dash concluded the
days racing Ashland Eclipse, the even
money favorite, took the lead soon after
the flag fell and won easily, with Harry o
finishing in the place.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-28

Search is being made in the subter-
ranean rooms of the great Kremlin of
Moscow for the famous library OF Ivan w /,
surnamed 1.-The Terrible" Eight hundred
famous but lost manuscripts are sup.
posed to be hidden there,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-28

Sturgeon-tishing is unusually good in
the Columbia River this season, and some
pretty big fishes have been caught in the
last week or two. One sturgeon weighing
425 pounds. was caught near the town OF
The Dalles last week.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-28
CHEESEMAN'S Specific Mixture

With this remedy persons can cure themselves
without the least exposure, change of diet, or
change in application TO business The medicine
contains nothing that is of the least injury TO the
bottle,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-28

Ben d'Or-Miss Muggins
Fullerton-Castaway
st. Saviour-Mistake
Imp. Sir Modred- Preciosa
Snrinam-Dais s
Surinam-Laura Winston
Ell Rio Observation-Disclosures
Jim Corey War Banner
Macduff-Becky Sharpe
Major Ban-Miss Flush
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-28

Imp. Sir Modred- Visalia
tlam beau-Mozelle
Springbok-Astorla
Joe HooEer-Countess Zeika
Powhattan-Verna
Up. FIR Tuck-Sis to Ruth Rye
Tyrant-Blithesome
lEabulous-Nettie r
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-28
Pedigree.

Imp. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Regent-Misadie
Rathbone-Miss Melbourne
Imp. True Briton-Lillie S
Ell Rio Rey-Valerie
Observation-Disclosures
Imp. lnverness-La Trappe
Surinam-imp. Paloma
llmp.True Briton-Big Bertha
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-28

Red Iron-Fannie Johnson
Wildidle-Why Not
Imp.Midlothian-Elec. Light
Eolian-Respond
Hyder All-Visalia
Duke OF Norfolk Futurity
Imp. Midlothian-by CT. Tom
Jack Brady-Peg Leg
Versailles-Cousin Kate
Imp. Mariner-Moonlight
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-28
Pedigree

Ing; light welter-weights; inside track.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-28
RAcEseven half selling

Duke Norfolk Carmen
Egmont-Top o. the Morning
Imp. Cheviot- Bessie Hooker
Forester Maratana
Ben Ali-Hidalga
Fellowcharm- Elsie s
Flambeau imp. Fairy Rose
Joe Hooker-Jessie r
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-02
GIRL CYCLIST FAINTS.
Two of Them Iusensible After a
Race

Denver, Sept. 2.-Ladies' races re-
ceived a black eye on the West Side
yesterday. The West Side road races
were advertised to be in three sections
one for men, one for boys, and one for
ladies. In the latter there We're four
entries: Grace Bradley, Lulu Fox, Biz
die Francis and Claudia Strong. The
first was placed on the scratch by the
Handicapped, the second was given one
minute and the others allowed two min
utes' start of Miss Bradley The course
was just five miles in length. Interest
centered in the girls race.
Those on the tWo-minute mark chas-
ed away on time. A minute later Miss
Fox started, and in another minute
Miss Bradley. It was a race for life
The four girls rode like veterans, and
when they went over the tape a blank
ct would have covered the entire party
Miss Fox was first, Miss Francis sec
ond, Miss Strong third, and Miss Brad
ley only five feet back.
AS Birdie Francis crossed the tape
she fell from her wheel into the arms
of "F'renchy' Osborne. She was insen-
Slble, and was quickly carried into
neigboring store. Then it was found
that Miss Bradley had also tainted
The girls were so completely exhaust
ed that more than an hour was reQuir-
ed to get Miss Bradley so she could be
removed to her home Miss Francis
uncovered somewhat sooner, but not
soon enough to make it possible for
any more girls races to be pulled off
on the West Side
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-02
No CHANCE TO DODGE.


The intensity of feeling and interest
which is being manifested in the pres
ent campaign is not so remarkable
when it is considered that this is the
first presidential campaign since 1860
in which a distinct and clearly defined
issue has been presented to the people.
There has been some pretense at maxi
ing an issue of the tariff, the Repubh-
cans declaring for a tariff for protection
and the Democrats declaring for a
tariff for revenue only. The is
sue of tariff or free trade
has never been presented to the peo-
pie during all the years Of fighting over
the tariff question.
The platform of either party has al
ways presented the subject in such a
shape that campaign orators were ena-
blad to interpret it to suit the locality
in which they happened to be speak
ing. The result has been that in the
main the voters have cast their ballots
in accordance with past party afilia-
tions with the exception of what is
called the floating VOTE which usu-
ally. goes to the party which seems
most likely to win.
This year all is changed. There is a
clear-cut issue to be determined. 1t is
whether the country shall continue the
single gold standard or return to BIZ
metallism. There is no politics in the
general acceptation Of the word, in it.
Not only is a great principle involv-
ed but the advocates of both systems
believe that the future welfare of the
country is at stake. Under such cir
cumstances it is not surprising to see
an interest in the public good taking
the place of partisanship and men for
saking their parties in droves.
The man who honestly believes that
the gold standard is a good thing. be
he ever so good a Democrat or Populist
cannot consistently vote for the Chi
cago nominee. The man who believes
that the gold standard is responsible
for a large measure of the ills from
which all agree that the country is now
the re-opening of the minis to the free
and unlimited coinage of silver at the
ratio OF 16 to 1, cannot conscientiously
and consistently support the gold
standard ticket, even though he has
been a lifelong Republican.
Recognizing the fruitlessness of such
a task campaign orators and party or
gans are not attempting in any con-
siderable numbers, to cover up the is
sue. Each side is meeting it sQuarely
in the best way it can.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-02
HICKS FOR SEPTEMBER.
Warm Days to Start With Closing
With Drizzline Rains.

On September 2. we. reach the cen
trail day of the Venus perturbat ton. The
stars over the I'd and Sd, show that
those dates constitute a center of reac-
tionary storms. Hence it will grow very
warm about this time-the barometer
will fall and some disturbances of mark
ed energy will cross the country from
about the I'd to the 4th. A cool wave
may sandwich itself in before the storm
period, 7th-begins to be felt but the
moon being new on the 7th and Sth,
the probabilities are that it will remain
generally warm, with threatening con-
ditions quite up to the 7th to 18th
Be on the watch for frosts in many
sections, in case of heavy inland storms
attended by thunder and lightning In
stances of the electric fire Of Venus
bic, say about the 9th to 18th, in north
erly directions. The temperature will
rise, generally, on and about the 14th
and 18TH. Another cool wave will make
its transit over the country between
the 18th and 18th
Very cool days with frosty nights, in
all probability, will follow the disturb
ances of the last named period, filing
the time up to the 26th and 9th, with
quite cool, autumnaI weather in all
northern regions. About the 26th and
9th, a change to falling barometer viii
bring higher temp erature, SoutherIy
winds and a series of reaetionary
storms. The storm diagram shows a
Mercury period beginning on the 25th,
centering on the 29th, the date of moons
last quarter, and running into OctO-
Der. Therefore, the reactionary disturb
ances central on the 18th and 27th, will
likely be continued in cloudiness and
drizzIing, autumnal rains up to the close
of the month. September ends with
Vulcan storm period beginning to be
felt in western extremes by change to
warmer lower barometer and other
marked indications of active disturb
anceS.-Irl L. Hicks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-02
A cHANaE o. PoLTcY.

An exchange says that Republican
policies have always brought prosper
ity." Few of those who have recently
been Republicans will care to discuss
the proposition. Accepting it as true,
therefore. it follows that other policies
which have been opposed to the epub-
Hcan party of the past have been pro-
ductive of adversely. What are the
people to expect then, when the Repub-
lican party exchanges its former pol
icy for that of its opponents. That Is
precisely what the party has done on
the financial question
Mr.. Cleveland never claimed to be
Republican and was not elected as
one and yet the policy which he has
steadily pursued for nearly four years
is the policy that was adopted at St.
Louis and which the people are asked
to support because Republican poll
cies have always brought prosperity"
That the people have had little rea~
son to complain Of Republican policies
is evidenced by the fact that the party
has been entrusted with the manage
ment Of the government almost con-
tinuously for the past SO years. What
many Of its former adherents are now
Directing to is its abandonment Of
one of those policies for that Of its an
cient adversary.
It has not been unusual in the past
for the Democratic party to don the
cast off garments of its opponent but
this is the first time in the history of
the country that there has been a
swap. Not only has the Republican
party abandoned its former financial
policy but those who are striving to
guide the party destiny are trying in
the face Of history as written in the
past platforms and in the records of
congress, to convince an intelligent.
reading constituency that it has al
ways favored the Cleveland policy.
In contrast to this, when the Demo-
cratic delegates met in Chicago they
did not hesitate to say that their lead
er had betrayed them and departed
from the party tenets and that they
would have no more of him or thosewho
believed with him. The Republican
and the Democratic financial planks
adopted in 1892 had been almost iden~
teal and the delegates assembled at
Chicago were willing to say that they
had not changed their minds except in
the direction of making their former
declaration a little stronger, a little
more explicit, a little less equivocaI.
The same forces were present that
are always present at national con-
ventions and the same effort was made
that has always been made, to keep
the two parties together on the fnan>
cial question, but for the first time,
it failed. Hence the wall from Wall
street. 1t has made no difference to
the financiers until this year, which
party carried the country. Now they
are deeply interested.