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The San Francisco call., 1896-10-27
THREE FAvOR|TES
CAP PTURED PURSES
The Outsider, Coda, Was the
Big Surprise of the
Day.
He Won, Practically Unbacked,
at the Long Odds Of
80 to I.
UNA COLORADO WON EASILY.
Snider and Sea Spray Went Back in
the Betting-Lou Lou R Was
Beaten by Alma.
UNA COLORADO WON EASILY.

Just about the time people who are in
terested in horses and horseracing made
up their minds to take trip across the
bay to Berkeley and see the second days
card of the California Jockey Club run off
shower of rain came down. The down
pour extended even across the bay, and
continued increasingly throughout the
day. AT Ingleside the mud, when it is
muddy, is of brownish hue, but at the
Berkeley track it is black-blacker than
the shiny face of an Ethiopian monarch.
The rain was blown in on the grand stand.
rendering about half of it untenabIe. The
press stand, which is a redwood board
tackled on to the front railing of the stand,
was deserted, save by lonely telegraph
operator, who could not leave his post.
When the fields were sent away the first
two or three leaders could be distin-
guished, but the others-all were black
horses, ridden by black riders clothed in
black colors.
The regulars in attendance, who num-
bered not q few, had all the best of the
days betting. Three favorites and two
outsiders took purses, but, unfortunately
for the ring, the outsiders were freely
nibbled ar
@Aio.lShe t" IL oSAiJ oou6hS uihoei IA
the opening fve-furlong dash for two
year-olds, well hacked at 8 TO 10, passed
her field in thS stretch and won easily
from Hannetta, the second choice. who
carried George Roses colors.
Phil Siebenthaler's Sea Spray opened a
3 to favorlte for the six-furlong spin that
followed, but when ne changes riders, for
tune may change, too. Sea Spray went
back In the betting ana was never promi-
nent. Backed down from Is to to /,
Candor looked a winner at the drawgate,
where Una Colorado came striding along
on the outside and won with ease. Ricardo,
who led to the head of the stretch, was
third behind Candor. Daisy A threw her
rider at the start.
One of those warm ones that recently
made the trip from the Eastern country
had try In the next event, at six fur
longs, for the mem bers OF the two-year-old
contingent. 1t was Lou Lou r. daughter
of Terra Gotta, carrying Sam Hildreth's S
colors. Played down from 10 to 8, she
was outpaced from the jump by Alma
who was the natural favorite, and beaten
out three parts of length. Dura was
third.
Poor John Humphreys, the bookmaker,
looked disconsolate and forlorn as he
gazed on little Chartreuse III having the
mud kicked In her tace by naughty,
naughty Mt. McGregor II in the seven
furlong selling affair that was called next.
10, with Chartreuse stanchly supported at
to 5.
/ The favorite with Jones up made run
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NAME OF A TOWN.
EmeryvilIe and Golden Gate Canno
Agree.

agree
OAKLAND, CAL, Oct. 26.-The ques-
ton of the incorporation of EmeryVilie
was before the Supervisors to-day ana
provoked lively discussion. Inc Ierri-
tory includes both Golden Gate ana EN-
eryville. and each district is anxious to re-
serve its name.
A petition was presented setting Iortn
that much the larger part of the terrltory
was known as Golden Gate at presents
that the population was about Zooo' 1na'
it was we'll known as a residence place,
consisting almost exclusively OF properly
owners, while Emeryville was PTlnclpaliy
known from the Judson Iron WORKS anu
race track location.
A petition was presented by }. Wepo
and others requesting that the oounuaiies !,
he so changed as to follow the proposed
line as far as the Temescal Creek. ana
thence following said creek westward TO a
point T30 feet westerly of San Pablo ave-
nue., thence northerly 790 feet west OF San
PABLO avenue TO the town line OF befke-
ley.
Another petition was presented py >. y.
Coburn and others making the same re-
quest as that of Webb's. These were mace
at the request OF the Calilorhia 1ocAey
Club.
ATTORNEYS Nusbaumer and Ash repre-
sented other interests. The board heard
all parties and instructed the surveyor 10
see if the boundaries were properly
marked, and two canvasserS were appoint
ed to see if the proposed town contained
the legal number of inhabitants.
The original petition provides Tor the in
corporation of "Everyyile.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-27
RETURN WITHOUT GOLD
The Excelsior From Alaska
Brings Back the Last of the
Fortune.Hunters.
In Spite of the DIsappointments Many
Are Preparing to Go North Again
Next Spr ing.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, !
9OS Broadway. Oct. 26


9JS Broadway, Oct. 26. {
The schooner Excelsior docked at
Franklin-street wharf this morning, and
with her return closes the experience of
many OF the young Oaklanders who went
north in the spring to take fortunes from
Alaskan gold mines. They have all come
back now, the last contingent arriving in
the Excelsior, but their fortunes are still
in the Alaska soil.
Among those who have just returned
are Bert Hampstead and Lewis Wesley,
an assayer. These men were employed by
the company that engineered many of the
ventures and that induced many people
to go north. They worked for the COM
pany, and are now waiting for their pay,
which, they say, will be giver them in a
few days. Another one of the party is
Fired" who was content to be Judge
Henshaw's S coachman till the gold craze
broke out. He also is no richer, except in
experience, than when he went away.
In spite of all the disappointments and
losses incurred by those who spent the
summer among the ice fields, there are
many who Will go up next spring with no
better prospect than those who have just
returned.
These schemes are all engineered by
the comp panies, who have things SO
planned that il a rich strike is made they
get it all, and if nothing is found only the
men they employ lose" said William
Moffitt to-day. II saw enough up there to
show me how things are worked, and it is
bunko game from beginning to end.
There are several young fellows ready to
start again, and they cannot do anything
unless they have quite a sum of money to
start with. Every ybody knows there is a
lot of gold up there, but it can only be OBJ
tanned Systematically and by an expensive
and elaborate process"
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-27
BENTLEY WAS INDIGNANT
The Berkeley Pastor Denounces
the New Racetrack at
Emeryville.
A Thanksgiving TLeater Party-Char.
acter of 'In Kokapo"-Late
News Notes.

BERKELEY, CAL, Oct. 26.-Rev. DR..
Robert Bentley, pastor of the Trinity
Methodist Church, denounced in no am
biguous terms the new racetra ack at Emery
Vile last night HIS sermon was en- INA
tionai Prosperity" and in the course of
his remarks he drew line betweeen mere
material prosperity and truer prosperity
that rests upon religion and morality.
bling of stock boards was assaied in
strong language, and then the speaker
turned his attention to the racetrack. He
referred to his recent trip to Europe, and
the many gambling institute ons he took
note of there, which were cond ucted by
the various Governments.
II felt THANKFUL" said he, "that lived
in country where gambling was unIaw-
full and where Sunday was respected.
Since my return from Europe l have had
reason to somewhat change my opinion.
Close to the border of our university town
O quarter of million dollars has been
expended in fitting upa gigantic gamb bling
institution, and our Government has
granted it a license. / look forward to
the time when memb bers of our university
faculty will be ready to stand forth and
use their power to prevent such pollution
our town as must necessarily be caused
by this huge nest OF gam blers.'
Thauksg giving Theater Party.
BERKELEY, CAL, Oct. 26.-The uni
versiiy's thanksgiving theater party will
be given in the Auditorium, San Fran
cisco. A three act extravaganza, "In
Kokapo" will be presented by the stu
dents:
'In Kokapo" deals with the peculiarities of
the man-hating new woman The scene Is an
island in the Land of Nod, where Queen Yoyo,
once female agitator, has settled with num-
ber of companion rebels free from the yoke of
ryrant man. There are only three men on the
island who are the three Privy Councillors of
the Queen. In the course OF events dissatis-
faction arises among the subjects because of
the dearth of tyrants There occur rebellions
when finally there is a shipwreck. which casts
upon the shores of the unhappy island COM
pany of amateur ollegians
The cast has not yet been made out but
will be com mpleted in few days.
Republican Rally.
BERKELEY, CAL, Oct. 26 The West
Berkeley Republicans will hold their final
grand ra ly of the campaign next Wednes-
day evening. Hon. c. M. Kyle will be the
speaker of the evening. Fifty vice. presl-
dents have been named for the occasion.
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VALUABLE LITERARY CURIO
Presented to the City by Wharfinger
Rutherford of Oakland.

ALAMEDA, CAL, Oct. 26.-City Libra
rian Harbourne has received d most inter-
esting curio in the form of an old weather
worn copy of "a Memoir of the Cultivation
of the Vine in America and the Best
Mode of Making Wine," written by John
Album and published in 1923. In the
front of the hook is printed the following
nolographic letter from Thomas Jefferson:
MONTICELLO April H. 1928
Dear Sir: received successfully the two bot
ties of wine you were so kind as TO send me.
The first, called Tokay, is truly q fine wine. of
high flavor, and, as you assure me. there was
not drop OF brandy or other spirit in it,
may say ii is a wine of good body OF its own
The second bottle, red wine tried when /
had good judges at the table. We agreed it
was wine one might always drink with sat-
isfaction, but OF peculiar excellence. OF your
book on the culture of the vine il would be
presumption in me TO give any opinion, be-
cause Ii Is culture of which have no knowl-
edge, either from practice or reading. WISH
ing you very sincerely com plete success in
this, your laud able undertaking, assure you
Of my great esteem and respect,
THOMAS JEFFERSON
Major John Album.
Fruit-growers will be interested in the
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-27

away race OF it, heading Chartreuse out
by three lengths in 1901. The winner
was entered to be sold lor 5000, about q
sixth of his valuation. Horsemen are get
ting tired of this sort of thing, and there
will be some bidding up done in the near
future.
The last event, over mile, under selling
conditions, was considered cinch for the
to favorite, Joe Terry, but he could not
navigate through the adobe and finished a
poor third. Coda. a 80 to shot, made all
the running and finished four lengths In
front of Two Cheers.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-27
BAPTISTS AT WORK.
Board of Managers of General Conven.
tion to Meet

Board of Managers of General Conven-
tiOn to Meet
OAKLAND, CAL, Oct. 26-The board of
managers of the general Baptist conven-
tion of California will meet at the Y. NJ.
c. a. tomorrow afternoon. This will be
the first meeting of the new board, which
consists OF the following: Revs C. NJ
Hill, E. T. Ranford, J. E. Moody, E. H.
Hayden, Robert Whitaker, G. w. Donnel,
J. S. Ross. w. e. McCune, E. B. Hatch,
g. B Banks, NJ. P Boynton, S. B. Hink-
ins, George o. Heyford, F. M. TUFTS, S. B.
Sandell, J. S. Morrell, s. c. Keetch, w. L.
CASTOR, G. f. Baker.
The Baptist Ministerial Union met this
morning With about twenty five ministers
present from the cities and towns around
the bay. Rev. +. d. Bovard of the Meth
odist Union was presented, and presented
the report of his union protesting against
pool-selling at the trotting park Revs
c. NJ. Hill, S. c. Keetch and S. B. Morse,
DID,, were appointed a committee to CO.
operate with the Methodists.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-27
Racing Notes.

Edward Corrigan, the Western turf
magnate and one of the directors of Ingle-
side Track, arrived from Chicago last
evening.
Captain Hynes, the able and efficient
manager of the Pinkerton detective
agency in this City, and hfs especially
picked men, make it possible for stranger
to place a wager without having dozen
touts throttle him before reaching the
bookmaker.
The following weights have been an
nounced for the opening day handicap.
which will be decided at Ingleside on
Wednesday. The race is at mile and the
best horses now in training in California
are entered:
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history of the industry from its infancy.
Came to an Agreement.

ALAMEDA, CAL, Oct. 26-The joint
committee representing this city and the
Board of Trade of Oakland in the harbor
controversy held q lengthy secret session
in the City Hall Saturday evening and
came to an agreement that was highly
satisfactory to the Oakland part of the
committee. DIR. McLean's favorite scheme
of urging the completion of the harbor
improvements along the lines laid down
on the first survey, with simultaneous
work on the harbor, canal and hoodgates
in San Leandro Bay, was not recon-
mended. but the exact nature of the re-
port to be submitted could not be learned
tonight. The Oakland Board of Trade
will meet either tomorrow or Wednesday
to act upon the report before it is pre-
sented to the City Council OF that city.
Alameda Trustees at Work.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Oct. 26.-The Board
of Trustees met tonight and authorized
the City Attorney and Engineer to pre-
pare resolution of intention to improve
Taylor place. A remonstrance, signed by
property-owners representing 7S1N feet,
was presented and filed. The WORK was
requested by owners representing 146 feet.
This same fight was gone through with in
July of last year. Street Superintendent
Frodden's plan of employing ten men con-
tinually on the streets instead OF 240 men
one week each year, as heretofore, was
adopted. He claims that it will be saving
of $1,000 per year.
Encinal City Notes.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Oct. ga twenty
five-candle-power light is being placed at
every alternate pole on both sides OF fark
street, from San Jose avenue to the canal
bridge.
Attorney Simpson filed an affidavit in
the Superior Court to-day accusing L..
Hoffschmitt or B. Bernheim, jurors in
the damage suit of w. III. Wright v rsus
the Pacific Oil Works, of gross behavior
and asking that they be dropped from the
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-27

Andy Mcdowell is going into the rum
ming horse business. He now has six
gallopers in training at Pleasanton.
Following are today's entries:
First race, seven-eighths of mile. selling
~ Tuxedo 101. ~ Two Steps 81, Monterey
lO2, Little Flush yg) 102, ~ Big Chief SO,
(5) Zaragosa SO, Hermanita 80, (2) Red
Pike SO.
Second race, thirteen-sixteenths of mile,
two year-olds Jay Wheeler SO, Don Clarencio
1O6 Howard lib, AZ Tea Rose 1O3.
Third race, three-quarters of a mile. SELL
ing-(2) Lilly R 81, (6) Reddington 1O2 S)
cardo 1O2, Royal Flush 105,. (61 Hueneme
11O, Nell Flaherty 107, (6) Salisbury IL 100.
Jim Bozeman 104.
Fourth race, seven-eighths of mile, handi-
cap-(4) Nebuchadnezzar SO, Peter the second
80, Ruinart LOG, ~ Sir Play 90. az Rosebud
SO, ~ Grady go
Firth race, eleven-sixteenths of a mile, SELL
ing-t2) Jack Atkins 81, Principal 106, ~
Mount Roy 129, George Dickinson SO, (6)
Hymn 129. Tonino 103, Swiftsure III, Con
dola 1Os, Mic Nae 100, Joe Hill Ill. (2) Duke
Stevens 132.
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Next Weeks Meeting.

OAKLAND, CAL, Oct 26.-The commit
tee having in charge the meeting mex
Monday at which Th mas B. Reed will
speak has made arrangements with
Thomas Williams to have the meeting in
the afternoon at the grand stand at the
new racetrack. Should the weather be
favorable the stand will make satisfac-
tory auditorium.
Fire Near a Mill.
OAKLAND, CAL, Oct. 26.-Fire broke
out this morning in dwelling-house over
Lewis carpet-beatlng factory. 1t spread
to the mill, but was quenched before any
damage was done to the machinery. The
total loss il about $780,
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-27
CANNOT MARRY
A WHITE BELLE
MuSa of Zanzibar DiSap-
proves of the Laws of
This Nation.
Says He Is a Sporty Fellow and
Must Go Home for a
Wife.
RESULT OF HIS EDUCATION.
Admits That He Has Enjoyed His
Three Years Experience of
American Life.
RESULT OF HIS EDUCATION.

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALI
90S Broadway, Oct. 26.
In the course of few months there will
very likely be happy reunion and a
wedding in Zanzibar. The principals will
be Musa, Zanzibar boy of Oakland, and a
young lady who is in Africa and whose
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-27

bicycle. Yesterday morning Lufkin was
about to go home, and made call on the
hotel clerk of the Hotel Metropole. he
left his wheel on the sidewalk and has not
seen it since
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-27
BIG POLITICAL DEBATE.
Judge Swinnerton and R. B.
Smith Talk at Cross
Purposes.
The Financial and Protective Policies
of the Nation Under Dis
cuss:on.

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALI
90S Broadway, Oct 26.
The storm this evening prevented as
many being present at the joint discus
sion of the financial issues of the cam
paign at the Exposition building as had
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-27
CPOSSnal' Specific Mixture

With this remedy persons can cure themselves
without the least exposure change of diet, or
change in application 10 business The medicine
contains nothing that Is OF the least injury the
botta
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-27

oIU1e Il FOiICeman7s Blke.
OAKLAND, CAL, Oct. 26.-Officer Luf-
Kin is looking for the thief that stole his
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-06-18
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE.

By virtue of an execution issued out
of the Superior Court Of the State OF
Washington for the County OF San Juan
judgment filed in said Court Oh the Both
day of October, A. d. 1895, in favor OF
the San Juan County Bank, corporation,
plaintiff, and against John Knight, de-
PENDANT, for the sum of S7S 70-l00 with in
terest at the rate of Is per cent per annum
on S40.25 and per cent per annum on the
balance, from the 10Th day of October, A
d. 1896, and the further sum Of S-attor-
ney's fees, and Sl6. 40-l0O cost of suit, 7
have levied upon the following described
real estate, tOwit: The west One-half "a
of the southeast one-Quarter ID and the
southwest one-Quarter % of the northeast
One-quarter "a and the northeast one
quarter a. of the southwest one-quarter
"a Of section twenty-three (23) in township
thirty-hve (35), north of range two (2)
west of the Willamette meridian, contain
ing Onehundred and sixty acres, and sit
uate, lying and being in San Juan County,
State of Washington.
Notice is hereby given that on Saturday
the 18th day of July, A. D. 1896, at the
hour of ten O'Clock A. Nj. of said day, at
the Court House door, in Friday Harhor,
in said County of San Juan, [ will sell all
the right, title and interest of the said
John Knight, defendant, in and to the
above described real estate, at public auc-
ton, to the highest and best bidder, to
satisfy said execution and all costs.
Given under my hand this 9th day OF
June, A. d. 1896
NEWTON JONES, Sheriff of San Juan
County, Washington.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-06-18

THERE are number of old orchards,
and some young ones also, i'm this
county that are thoroughly infested
with caterpillars and insect pests, which
not only render them profitless but inn
pose heavy burden of expense and
labor upon the owners of contiguous
orchards who take good care of their
trees and try hard to get an income
from them. There is not the least ex-
cuse for negligence of this kind. The
state law providing for the inspection
OF orchards is inadequate in some re-
spects but not to the extent of making
IT impossible to do anything with per-
sons who are too shiftless and indlffer-
ent to the rights of others as to let in
sect pests have full sway in their orch
ards. But one does not like To comnla;n
OF ones neighbor, and protection from
imposition ought to be insured in some
way without the necessity of doing so.
And it could be to a considerable ex-
tent L there was an inspector in every
county expressly required by law to
visit every orchard at stated times. and
with authority to require the owner to
spray his trees whenever necessary for
their proper protection. In the event
Of failure to comply the spraying should
either be done by the inspector and the
cost taxed against the property, or the
Infested trees destroyed.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-06-18

WE have another new moon and yet
the proposed improvement Ill the mali
service by the steamer Buckeye, 10y the
extension Of her route, has not mater
ialized 1t may be necessary to walt
about nine more moons, until there Is
all administration in charge of the pos
tai department which has more regard
for the wishes of the people of Repub-
lican state. The fact that every post
master on the proposed route petitioned
for the service which Mr.. Newhall de-
sires to furnish and that there is hardly
a farmer or business man in the county
who would not be in some measure
benefited by it seems not to have had
sufficient weight to even induce the de-
partment to order an investigation into
the merits of the proposition.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-06-18

IT was forty years ago yesterday that
the first national convention of the Re-
publican party assembled in Philadel-
phia and nominated General Fremont
for the presidency and adopted plat
form the most essential features of
which were incorporated in condensed
form in the rallying cry of the cam
paign-"free soil, free speech, free men
and Fremont" General Fremont was
defeated but the electoral votes of
PENNSYLVANIA and Illinois would have
made him president. Four years later
the platform contained declarations Oh
the tariff and financial questions which
brought these two states into line and
carried Abraham Lincoln to the presi
dental chair. The success of the party
from the hour of its organization
has been remarkable. Its history for
forty years has been the history of the
nation-the history of period of ma
tional growth, progress and prosperity
unexampled in the annals of the world.
Its legislation has not always been
faultless, and its mistakes have not
been unimportant in themselves, but
they have been trivial in comparison
with the great work tat it has accom-
plished. 1t has ever been on the side
of right and justice. From the very
first it opposed the extension of slavery
to new territory and when the bitter
strife over the slavery question and the
doctrine of state sovereignty culmina-
ted in the secession of the southern
states and the outbreak of the greatest
rebellion of modern times, it threw all
of its giant strength into the mighty
task of preserving the Union. Aided
by tens of thousands of brave soldiers
who held to other views of government
policy in some respects, it accomplished
the freedom of the black race in
America and established the suprem-
aoy of the national union over all the
states. Stree the war it has opened
NtsSp ilCsto vi llo puOilS w SCl-
Element and development; it has pur
sued liberal policy of internal i'm
provement; it has encouraged the es-
Enlistment of new and great enterpri-
ses and has favored every measure cal
culated to enlarge the field for the
profitable investment of capital and
give protection and higher wages to
labor. We may well be thankful that
there are not now the same momentous
issues before the people that confronted
them in the great campaign of 1860,
but if there were the Republican party
Of today might be relied upon to meet
them with the courage, fidelity aud
zeal which characterized it during all
the dark years of ITS early history. II is
now as it ever has been the great party
of the people and for the people, for it
is the one through the operation of
whose declared principles the greatest
good for the greatest number can be
wrought.