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The San Francisco call., 1896-06-27
SILVER PARTY CONVENTION
Preparations Being Made for Its
Meeting In St. Louis
Next Month

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 26.-Dr. ]. j.
Mott of Statesville, n. c., chairman of the
National Committee of the Silver party,
has come to St. Louis to establish head
quarters for the party. Its National Con-
vention is to be held at Music Hall, in the
Exposition building, on July %, the day
set for the opening of the Populist Ma
tional Convention at the Auditorium.
Mr.. Mott was asked for his views of the
proposed union of the silver forces.
at seems to me that our only chance of
a complete victory at the polls next No
vember lies in coalition" he answered.
''The silver men cannot win if they divide
their strength between two tickets. That
there will be coalition between the silver
party and the Populists I have no doubt
whatever. 1 may be wrong, but l hon.
estly believe that Henry NJ. Teller could
poll more votes for President of the United
States than any other candidate"
Next week Mr.. Mott will leave for Chi
cago to attend a meeting there of the
National Committee of the Silver party on
the Fourth of July. The object of the
meeting is to confer with the leaders of
the silver wing of the Democratic party
on the proposed plan OF coalition.
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Disposed to Return to Their Old
Style When a Fast Stroke
Is Attempted.
POOR SHOWING IN TRIALS.
Work of the Britons Appears Much
Better, as Judged by the Watch.
Holder.

HENLEY, Enc, June 26.-Mr. Elling-
ton. the rowing expert Jof the London
Field, has furnished to The United Press
his impressions as to the work of the Yale
crew on the Thames.
'"The Yale men have not improved dur
ing the week" he says. "At slow stroke
they row well with good length of stroke
and body swing, but when they row at a
faster stroke they are disposed to return
to their old style. Yesterday they
were nine seconds slower than the New
College crew in rowing to the Frawley
Court boathouse-half the course-and to-
day, with a strong wind behind them,
their time was :33 to Frawley Court boat
house and I'LL to the finish, rowing at q
stroke of thirty-two to the minute.
"COm pared with this work Trinity Hall
rowed half the course in 3:31 and the
whole course in 7:15, at 81 stroke, while
Leander did the half course in 1922"
As to DR.. McDowell's work Mr.. Filing
ton said: "Dr. Mcdowell is rowing much
better. He is very fast, but his staying
qualities are doubtful owing to the
cramped style in which he rows"
The Yale crew took dinner last evening
with DR.. ]. F. Cooper, secretary of the
Royal Henley regatta committee, and
Mayor Simonds of Henley.
Bob Cook has raised the slides of the
Yale boat, and the men in consequence
sit higher and are doing much better blade
work,
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ENRAGED BALL PLAYERS.
They attempt to Moo an Umpire Because
He Called q Game.

They attempt to Moo an Umpire Because
He Called a Game.
LOUISVILLE, KY, June 26.-To-day's game
between Louisville and Cleveland was a dis
grace from start to finish, and lasted three
hours and twenty minutes. The players of
both teams made football OF Umpire Weld
man, and engaged in fights between them
selves. Burketts home run in the ninth in
ming tied the score 1t was almost dark, and
Louisville did not try to play, going out one,
two three. In the tenth, Cleveland scored
four runs on an error, single and home
runs by McAleer and McGarr. Louisville got
three men on the bases when Weidman called
the game on account of darkness This so en-
ragged the Cleveland players that they made for
the umpire in bunch. McAeer struck him
on the Jaw. Then the crowd in the bleachers.
armed with sticks and beer glasses made for
the diamond, but the police managed to drive
them away. Score: Clevelands-4 g. 0; Louis
villes4, 9, 2. Batteries-Cuppy and O'Con-
nor; Hill and Warner. Umpire-Weidman.
WASHINGTON, d. c., June 26.-The locals
defeated the champions rather easily this
afternoon. Notwithstanding that rain fell be-
fore and during the game, 1884 spectators
were present. Maui pitched the first inning
for Washington and then retired because of
difficulty in handling the wet ball. King who
succeeded him did splendid work, and would
have kept his opponents score down to one
run but for errors. Joyce's work was first
class. Mcmahon was wild and ineffective.
Score: Washingtons 8, 10. 2; Baltimores 8, z,
2. Batteries-King and Mcclure; Mcmahon
and Robinson. Umpire-Hurst.
BROOKLYN, n. Y, June 26.-The Brooklyns
again beat the New Yorks to-day, winning the
game in the sixth inning after the first two
men had been retired, on two bases on balls
and two hits. Payne stopped several ap-
parent hits with men on bases. Jones' stick
work and the fielding of Daily and Connough-
ton were the features. Score: New Yorks l, 8,
3; Brooklyns g. 12 l. Batteries-Clarke and
Wilson; Payne and Grim. Umpire-Emslie.
CHICAGO, ILL, June 26.-Hawley was easy
for the Colts to-day, and by punching hits III
the third and fifth innings they won easily.
Friend was complete puzzle to the Pittsburgs.
The Colts stole eleven bases. Score: Chicagos-
II. 10, /; Pittsburgs-5, 10, g. Batteries
Friend and Daley; Hawley and Merritt. Um-
pire-Sheridan.
ST. LOUIS, NO., June 26-The most anna
teurish exhibition of baseball ever seen here
in 8 championship game given to-day by
the Browns Their battery work and fielding
were equally bad. The visitors played an ex-
cellent game. Score: st. Louis, ~; Gin
cinnatis-l6, II, 1. Batteries-Hart and Muir
ply; Ehret and Peitz. Umpire-Lyneh.
BOSTON, MASS, June 26.-Sullivan's pitch
ing was too much for The Phillies to-day. They
tied the game in the third and after that made
but five hits off him. Captain Nash received a
warm welcome and was presented with two
elegant stands of flowers. Score: Bostons-
8, II, 8; Philadelphia, IL, s. Batteries
Sullivan and Tenney; Taylor and Clements.
Umpire-Henderson.
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His Collarbone Broken While
Competing With Wrestler
Krelling.
CAPTAIN GILL CONFIDENT.
Believes His Men Will Win, Though
but Six Will Enter the
Lists.

PORTLAND, Or. June 26.-No event
in the field of athletic sport has attracted
such general attention as the champion
ship contests tomorrow between the
Multnomah Club of Portland and the
Olympics of San Francisco. 1t is coming
together for the first time of the athletes of
the north and south on the Pacific Coast.
The programme has not been arranged to
suit all yet. Chairman Goldsmith of the
Multnomah athletic committee, Captain
Gill and Captain Fuller have had several
conferences over the arrangement of
the events, and to-day and tonight at the
clubhouse the officials are fixing up the
programme and selecting the presiding Of
fcials for the contests.
Since their arrival the Olympic boys
have been faithfully training on the track
every afternoon. They have been as
signed quarters in the fieldhouse for
their exclusive use, and from the manner
in which their wants are looked after the
California visitors cannot but feel CRATE
full. In the two camps of the friendly ene-
mics there is but one subject, and that re-
lates to the winners that are picked for
the particular events in which they are
entered.
Captain Fuller of the Multnomahs has
been reluctant to show his hand, and there
is suspicion that he may hold all trumps.
His team is in the pink of condition, ard
when Trainer John King is asked "What
do yon guess?' he smiles in that peculiar
fashion that makes conversation super
fuous.
There was little Encouragement in the
Olympic crowd to-day. Owing to a most
has been disabled, so that he will not be
counted on in to-morrow's games. This is
a serious crippling of Captain GilTs team.
The disabled man is Phil Wand, the
sprinter. Last evening he and Kreling,
the wrestler, INDUCED in a graphing
match for practice. Wand was thrown
hard, and in the tussle his shoulder was
dislocated. 1t will be impossible for him
TO make his appearance with the team to-
morrow. Captain Gill said this morning
that it practically left him but six men to
work for the victories in the thirteen
events. Still they will do the best they
can. Wand was counted upon as one of
the standbys of the visiting team.
The events constituting The programme
for the afternoon are as follows: 100-yard
dash, 220-yard dash, 120-yard hurdle, 22O-
yard hurdle, high jump, broad jump, pole
vault, 44O-yard run, half mile run, one
mile run, 6-pound-hammer throw, 16-
pound-shot put, ,56-pound-weight tossing.
Regarding the chances of the Multno-
nah Club there are two disappointments
L. ]. Brazee is not in condition for the
jumps or the vaults; he is not in shape to
enter the lists. Another good man of
whom much cannot be expected to-mor-
row is Frank Coyne, who has already
demonstrated promising powers in the
sprints. Trainer King says that although
Coyne will be in the lists too much can
not be expected of him because he is not at
all in condition. The rest of the men of
both teams are in fine shape.
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HL-USED SEAMEN COMPLAIN.
Another Story of Brutal Treatment at the
Hands of Officers, DesertiOH and
Rec1DfUre

NEW YORK, y. Y, June 26.-Five sail
ors who shipped on the snip w. F. Bah
cock for Honolulu and New York six
months ago in San Francisco appeared be-
fore Deputy Shipping Commissioner Kee-
nan yesterday and complained that Cap
tain Robert J. Graham was wrongfulIy
Withholding their wages. They also told
a story of alleged ill treatment by the cap
tain, First Mate McEachan and the second
mate.
The story, as far as it could be cleaned
from the contradictory stories of the men
and the captain, is that twelve of the
crew deserted at Honolulu, and that the
, captain was compelled TO engage crew of
stevedores at 81 80 day TO unload and
load his ship. He wishes to deduct this
from the pay of the deserters-who were
subsequently arrested and returned to
bim-as well as $50, the price of plate
glass window broken by members of the
crew and paid for by the captain.
The men declare that they were driven
to leave the ship by the cruelty of the Off
GERS. and say that they were advised by
the Honolulu police to break the window
of a Chinese laundry so that they would
be held in Honolulu after the ship sailed.
They deny that the captain paid as much
as 50 so day for their substitutes. They
also declare that their treatment on the
voyage from Honolulu to New York was
worse than before. One man exhibited
blood stained coat and said that he had
been beaten into insensibility by the cap
tain with pair of handouts. Another
man, Carl Bauer, said that he had been
knocked down as many as twenty times
with a capstan bar by McEachan, and
third testified that the second mate had
broken the fingers of two Japanese sailors
With q Delaying pin.
Captain Graham exhibited certificate
rom Ellis Mills, the American Consul at
Honolulu, stating that he had investigated
.he charges of cruelty and found them to
De unfounded.
The investigation will be continued to-
lay and the captain will be required TO pro-
luce bills for all his claims against the
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wages of the men. If they are allowed the
sailors will lose all their wages and still be
in debt to the ship.
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
Their Work for a Gold Standard
VIII Not Be Regarded as "Per-
niclOus Activity"

nlC IOuS ACllVlLys
NEW YORK, n. Y, June 26.-A Herald
special from Washington says: Active
participation by administration officials
in the interest of sound money at the Chi
cago Convention will not be regarded by
President Cleveland as "pernicious activl-
ty'' or as a violation of the civil service
law. There Is to be no official announce
ment to this effect, but it is asserted that
President Cleveland will not throw any
obstacles in the way of any member OF the
administration taking part in the fight tor
sound money at Chicago.
He does not, of course, wish prominent
administration officials to go there with
brass band, but he can see no objection to
those who can properly be spared from
their duties taking a leave of absence for
the purpose OF going to Chicago to par
ticipate in dignified way in an effort to
convince the silver delegates OF the error
of their way.
Taking the cue from the Presidents
interview recently published and his
activity in writing letters to prominent
politicians and business men throughout
the country, many prominent othclals
have determined to assist in the good
work by visiting the convention and ap-
pealing personally to delegates who are
committed to free silver.
1t is not likely that any of the Cabinet
officers will go TO Chicago, but most of the
Assistant Secretaries and many heads Of
bureaus in the various departments here
will be present at the convention. Assist
ant Secretary Hamlin of the Treasury De-
partment, Comptroller Eckles, Mr.. Pugh.
First Assistant Postmaster-GeneraI Jones,
Second Assistant Postmaster-GeneralM Max
well and Assistant Secretary of the Navy
McAdoo are among those who have de-
cided to go to Chicago.
While the administration men who are
going to the convention propose to do all
in their power for the cause of sound
money, they realize that their task will be
one of great difficulty. The temper of the
silver men and their determination to rule
or ruin the party are better understood in
Washington, perhaps, than IN any other
place in the country.
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BABF pUNHAM,s ESTATE.
The Child Adjudged Sole Heir to the
McGtincy Property.

The Child Adjwdged Sole Heir to the
McGLincy Property.
SAN JOSE, CAL, June 26.-M. T. Brewer,
guardian of Percy Osborne Brewer, as the
sole survivor of the McGlincy murder is
now known, was this morning appointed
administrator of the estate of James K.
Wells. son of Mrs. r. P. McGlincy, and
one of Dunham's victims.
Issuance of letters on the estate was con-
tested by Public Administrator Secord.
The question at issue was whether Wells
or his mother, Mrs. McGlincy. was killed
first. If Wells was killed first Mrs. Nc
Glincy's relatives would come in tor
share of the property, and the child would
get its mothers share only; but if Wells
survived its mother the child was the sole
heir.
Judge Reynolds decided that the evil
dence at the CoToner's inquest was that
Mrs. McGIincy was killed several hours
before her son, and that the baby was the
sole heir. Brewers bond was placed at
S350Q
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MUST HAVE MORPHINE.
Nora Coffey Stole to Get Money to Buy
the Drug.

Nora Coffey Stole to Get Money to Buy
the Drug.
For some time past the people in the
Burlington Hotel, on Second and Market
streets, have been missing articles of bed
clothing and a close watch was kept on the
rooms. Yesterday Chinese servant dis
covered strange woman in one of the
rooms on the third floor, who was folding
up spread Officer P. ]. O'Donnell was
sent for and when the woman saw that
she was trapped with the evidence of her
guilt she ran down the hall ana jumped
through window into the light WE'LL She
landed heavily on protecting wire screen
that is over the entire space on the first
floor. The woman was removed to the
Receiving Hospital, where she gave the
name of Nora Coffey. She is addicted to
the use of morphine and it was to obtain
the drug that she stole the clothes. She
said she lived at the Second street House.
An examination of the injuries showed
that she had sustained badly fractured
leg.
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three seconds, or. say, three-quarters of

three seconds, or. say, three-quarters of a
length.
None of the timers or the referee could
be found up TO late hour tonight, so that
it was impossible to find out how the nat
ter will be managed.
The Columbia men were pretty well
done up, but there were no serious COL
lapses. Pennsylvania finished the fresh
est of themaf1. The Cornell boys owned
the town tonight. Street parades
were formed, giant firecrackers exploded
and the cry, Cornell! I yell, 1 yell, Cor
nell!' mingled with cheers for the Har-
ward crew, made sleep impossible.
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GRADUATES AT SAN JOSE.
Seventy Nine Students of the
Normal School Given
Diplomas.
rendered a Reception at Turn Verein
Hall by the Alumni Asso.
citation.

SAN JOSE, CAL, June 26.-The graduat-
ing exercises at the State Normal School
this morning were largely attended. The
hall was prettily decorated with flowers,
and an interesting programme was carried
out. W. II. V. Raymond, editor of the
State textbooks, addressed the class. Lieu
tenant. Governor Jeter also delivered
brief speech.
The graduates, seventy in number,
are as follows: Dorothy L. Allen, Lucy
M. Alsanson. Annie e. Andrews, Mary
Andrews, Lucy NJ. Armstrong, Florence
Ashmore, Emily L. Baker, Isabella NJ.
Baker, Anna NJ. Behrns, Laura c. Bet
TANNER, Mabel c. Black, Anne NJ. Brad
ley, Malwine c. Bronson: Eugene o. Burge,
Glennie Busey, Blanche Campbell, Ella l.
Cardoza, Margaret E. Church, Frances
M. Cox, Josephine L. Cooney, M. Jo-
Ruth Dickinson, Gornelia Earle, Cecilia
Edwards, Mollie E. Flanagan, Eliza
beth Fleming, Lucy D. Forsyth, Jen-
ME G. Garibaldi, Laura s. Gilbert, G.
c. Gilmore, Harriette E. Grey, Addie
w. Hamlin, Lenore Harlan, Lenore
Hallengren. Charles B. Harris, Cecilia
FL. Hynding, Jennie NJ. James, Wini-
fred A. Jeffreys, Julia L. Kell, Edith
J. King, Delphine c. Larson, Edna
L. Lauer, Jean r. Lee, Anna Levin, d.
Jeanette Levings, F. de LaLcey Lewis,
Fannie Little, Emma Lobensten, Phoebe
Lowrie, E. June Main, Katie Mackenzie,
Marilla MerTiman, Emanuel b. Metzger,
Mamie E. Mulligan. Anna NJ. O'Brien,
Carrie Parish, Susie L. Parkison Florence
|. Pepin, Olga A. Pieper Jennie B. Radke
Belle Rosenthal, Ethel L. Rucker, Lily G..
Secrest, Anna NJ. Sp;ague, Ida NJ. Sund,
Ida Snead, Lizzie S. Stewart, Helen w.
Stocking, Edna D. Stoddard, w. N. Taylor,
Clara +. Thomas, Laura A. Thomas,
Annie II. Thompson, Charlotte +. Trim
ingham, Lotta Waldo, Mary E. Warren,
Amy E. Wigmore. Clara E. Wilson.
This evening the graduates were ten
dered reception at Turn Verein Hall by
the Alumni Association OF the school.
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WILLIAMS WAS WEALTHY
He Now Claims He Is Without
Funds and Wants His
Wife's Money.
The Careless Manner in Which Thou
sands of Dollars Were Knocked
About.

The troubles of Richards. Williams, the
Chinese interpreter recently dismissed by
Collector Wise, and his wife, Isabella NJ.
Williams were aired in Judge SeawelPs
court yesterday.
Mrs. Williams is suing her husband for
divorce on the ground of extreme cruelty.
An order was recently issued by Judge
Seawell forbidding Williams interfering
with or speaking to his wife. The inter
prefer, however, on meeting her on the
street short time ago disobeyed this
order and tried to make her converse with
him. He pursued her, despite the presence
OF policeman, and only desisted when
she pointed a rusty pistol in his face.
Mrs. Williams mas $4,000 in local bank,
and Williams claiming this to be COM
m unity property, asked for an order of
court permitting him to take possession
of $500 of it. Mrs. Williams yesterday
entered demurrer, alleging that Williams
statement that he is without money is
false. She claims that on April 30, 1896.
when she left her husband at their home
at AZ Scott street, she was obliged to lump
out OF window to escape physical injury.
In her haste TO get away, Mrs. Williams
says, she left $500 in greenb backs in a,
kitchen drawer, wrapped up in a towel,
and over $500 in gold in a canvas bag in
medlclne-chest. She claims to have
later written note to Williams so in
forming him. On June 8, it is further
claimed, she and female friend met the
interpreter on the street, and, although he
denied finding $4,000 in the house, ac-
knowledged finding $4,000 in all.
Williams denies having found any
money, and asks for half of the $1,000 in
the bank.
1t is also claimed that there are a num-
Der of personal effects of Mrs. Williams
at the Scott-street house, which she is
afraid to go after. They are to be delivered
at 1923 Greenwich street.
Judge Seawell has taken the matter un-
der advisement.
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Los ANGELES ATHLETES, HOME.
Formal Opening of ths Ne,c Gymnasium,
aud P0rEors.

Formal Opening of the NetC Gymnasium
aud PdrEors.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, June 26.-The
new home of the Los Angeles Athletic Club
on South Spring street was thronged by
guests this evening, the occasion being the
formal opening of the elegant quarters. 1t
was a ladies' night. The rooms were taste
fully decorated and an orchestra was in at
tendance.
After an inspection of the various rooms
the company entered the gymnasium.
which had been converted into ballroom.
A short musical programme was rendered.
Fred Colver and J. w. Cook sang, and
Miss Hattie Dryfus rendered piano seIec-
ton. The Dudley Buck Concert Club was
heard in several songs. A feature of the
musical programme was march COM
posed by Mrs. C. P. Lyndall, the wife OF
the vice-president, and dedicated to the
institution. Dancing was then begun.
The committees were:
On reception-w. F. Kennedy (chairman), C,
NJ. Baker, E. d. Chapman, II. J. Fleischman
G. +. A. Last, L. III. Maybury M. T. Owens ,
George E. Steckel, John S. Thayer, j. d. WILEY
d. E. Welcome, A. C. Way.
Floor-R. ]. Brain (manager), John H. Har-
rington, +. d. Hall, Perry Howard, G. W. Law
renee, Robert Wankowski.
The new quarters were erected especially
for the club and have been fitted thor
oughly with necessary paraphernalia for
an athletic institution. The gymnasium
has been supplied with tennis and hand
ball courts, and in the center can be
pitched 24-foot ring and a seating ca
pacity of 1900 around it. The reading
room is on the first floor and the bachelors
quarters on the floor above.
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WARSING 10 WARISERS.
Dangerous Uncharted Rock Discovered
by q Canadian Captain.

by Canadian Captain.
TACOMA, WASH, June 25.-Captain ].
T. Walbran of the Dominion Government
steamer Quadra has examined and fixed
the position by sextant angles of an un-
charted rock off the south side of Discov-
cry Island. The rock lies between the
fifth and tenth fathom line on British ad-
miralty chart SIT, outside of all dangers
marked on the chart, and bears from Sea-
bird Point S. by W. S. Il w. westerly
(magnetic), S. 43 degrees (true), distance
Al cables, The rock is marked by kelp,
and has depth on it at low water of TX
fathoms. There is deep water, nine faith
oms, close southwark of the rock, and on
the east and west sides of it eight and nine
fathoms respectively, but shoal water to
the northward, there being depths in that
direction of 4, 213 and fathoms as far as
the filth fathom line
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stcknes. Caused HIS Aosencs.

SAN JOSE, CAL, June 26.-William
Skoring, who mysteriousIy disappeared a
few months ago while foreman of A. w.
Stewards ranch, near Courtland, in the
Sacramento Valley. has been located at
the home of E. T. Stewart. three miles
above Los Gatos, where he is just recover
ing from a long siege of sickness. In
March Skoring was granted short leave
OF absence and came to this city, and
while visiting at the Thomas home was
taken sick.
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Honor, has elected the following officers:
Past protector, A. L. Hubbard; protector,
E. B. Green; vice protector, ]. G. McDon-
aid; financial secretary, 6. ]. Peters; re-
cording secretary. Mary A. Mcdonald:
treasurer, L. w. Hurlbert; chaplain, Rita
McGlynn; guide. Mrs. p. o. Fredcricks;
guardian, w. f. Bollinger; sentinel,
Mamie NJ. Kell