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The San Francisco call., 1896-08-15

NEW YORK, N. Y, Aug. 14-Bank clearing
totals at the principal cities for the week ended
August Is, with comparisons, as telegrapned to
Bradstreet's
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| So 50@6 80 for second and s4 50@5 for first cut
S5 50@7 So
STRAW-3O@4Oc p bale
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HYDROGRAPHIC BULLETIN.

BRANCH HYDRoeEAPHIc OFFICE o. NJ
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE
SAN FRANCISCO August 4 ISss
The time ball on Telegraph Hill was dropned
exactly at noon to-day. e. al noon of the l2Oth
meridian, or exactly at 2. NJ, Greenw wich time
A. F. FECHTELER
Lieutenant U. :. n. in charge
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Builders Contracts.

Estate OF Edward Barron (by executrix) with
Charles A. Ingers on and Cyrus a. Gore.
Alterations and additions TO four story build
ing on 5 line OF Post street, l07:ll w of Kearny,
S4925: r. H. White. architect.
c. H. Evans with X. Ringrose, to erect two
story building r line of Fremont street, SO "A
NV of Howard, $4947 Percy & Hamilton, archi-
teCtS.
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Eighty-ive per Cent of the people who
are lame are affected on the left side.
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BOARD SALES.

Following the sales in the San Francisco
Stock Board yesterday
REGULAR MORNING SESSION, COMMENCING 80.
800 Belcher. ..27 500 & C..... 81 100 Ophir SO
100 B& B....913 $50 g 800 Potosi. /. %
200 Bullion. 800 H&N. i. 80 100 Saw. 81
$50 Chllar. .2.35 400 Nixon. 50 100 New. AT
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FAMILY RETAIL MARKET.

Eggs are slightly cheaper. Butter and Cheese
are unchanged.
Poultry is cheap and in large supply. meats are
unchanged.
Frmts and Vegetables are very plentiful and
reasonable in price,
Following is THE CALLS regular weekly retail
price list:
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NoTE-In the ABOVE exposition Of the tide. th
early morning tides are given in the left hand
column and the successive tides Of the day in tba
order of occurrence as to time. The second tims
column gives the second tide OF the day the third
time column the third tide ana the last or right
nsnd column gives the last tide of the day, except
when there are but three tides as sometirnss ss
occurs. The heights given are additions 10 the
soundings on the United States Coast SURVEY
charts except when minus sign (-) precedes tbs
height, and then the number given is subtractiys
from the depth given by the charts
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ArrEnNooN sEssIoN-2:3 80.
.EeULAR sEssIoN-lO:sO.

Following were the sales in the Pacific stock
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- =
Beets, p doz. z.......1
Beans, white Rb.2
Colored. p ID. ..21
Lima, p ID. :.
Cabbage, each.
Caulifiowers, each
Celery, D bunch.
Cress, p dz bunchs.t z
Cueum ber, - doz.
Egg Plant, p b.
Garlic, p n.
Green Peas, D ~.
Green Corn, % doz1
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STEAMERS TO ARRIVE.
STEAMER

SUN, MOON AND T1DE.
T r. COAST AND GEoDErIc SURvEY Trp1O
BuILETIN PUBLISHED BY OFFICIAL
AUTHORITY OF THE SUPERINTENDENr }
SATURDAY.. August 15.
sun rises 5.24 Moon rises
Sun nsets....-........7.02M Moon SETS. 10 3sp,,
August-1S96.
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LAKD-Firmer, quiet. western steam, So 65
bid; city, So 25: September. So 55: refined
steady, quiet; confident So 40: south American
"a go: compound, S7s@41Ae.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-01-31

's-ur<aro~ Jan. 60. Montana
o.u.rajly fair, warmer in eastern ror.
tion; westerly winds
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-01-31

miserable by indigestion constipation
dj1ziunae, less Of appetite, yellow stin2
ShiIoh's Nitalizcr i7 . positive cure, Sold
by Driver Bradley brug company
The evening times., 1896-02-26
CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP CONTEST.
Showalter Won the First Gume In the
Seventy-ninth Move.

Showalter Won he First Gume In the
Seventy-ninth Move.
Philadelphia, Feb. 26.-The first game of
the ShowalterKe enemy chess match Tor the
championships OF the United States. which be-
gan on Monday was finished yesterday.
when J. W. Showalter OF New York scored
a victory. The second game will be COM
menced today.
The usual routine moves of the Petroff
were avoided by black adopting novel
third move. This led to highly interest
ing and most complicated game, white
always maintaining the attack. Black had
a difficult game to defend; he had an isOlat-
ed queen pawn, and his opponent comma nd
ed the open Q. b. file. However the de
fense was satisfactory and eventually he
won the exchange for pawn. The posi-
tion was not favorable Mt this stage for
black on ccount Of his scattered pawns.
White, by his excellent play managed to
win three additional pawns. After the ex
change OF queens black brought about a
sacrifice of his rOok for a bishop. leaving
an end game OF bishop against bishop and
three pawns. Notwithstanding the mate
rial advantage white could not have forced
a win, but for blacks seventy-ninth move,
which enabled white to win in exceedingly
brilliant style.
The game was fine exhibition of high
grade chess. both players displa ying excel
lent position judgment. This is all the
more creditable considering both players
at several stages were badly pressed for
time. The game lasted for about ten hours.
The evening times., 1896-02-26
NICK YOUNG'S BULLETIN.
Contracts Approved by the President
of the National League

Contracts Approved by the President
of the National League.
President Young has announced the fol-
lowing contracts for 500:
With Baltimore, William Keeler. c. Es-
per. A. Clarkson, o. II. Stockdale, q. Jen-
nings, II. Bowerman. J. Kelly, G. Gray
and J. McGraw;. with Boston, H. Duffy;
with New York, Thomas E. Bannon: with
Cincinnati, W. R. Rhines; with st. Louis.
W. A. Latham; with Springfield, j. Eas-
ton, W. b. Inks, W. G. Shannon, S. z. Sam
uels, John O'Callaghan; with Syracuse,
James Delaney; with Scranton. Frank
r. Brown, Edward Sweeney; with Toronto,
James Barrett. A. Wagner, H. Staley, W.
A. Stuart; with Rochester, F. Gillen. ]. P.
Luby. William W. thinner; with Provi-
dence. j. C. Drauby, G. S. Hodson, ]. G.
Knoor; with Reading, William Young, John
Farrell william Hynes. George Fox; with
York, David Calhoun, William McCoach, j.
O'Hara, Edwin Carfrey, E. Young. j. Schet-
ford. ]. Butter; with Hazleton, Ira Davis;
with Bangor, Patrick Cunningham.
Terms acceptcd-By Augusta, W. L.
Whiting.
Released-By Louisville to st. Paul, F.
shugart, H. Spies: by Boston to Brooklyn,
Thomas F. Mccarthy; by Syracuse. NJ.
Lynch. T. Twaddle; by Scranton, John Hus-
ton, Dan Stearns: by Bangor, E. n. Deadly,
William Hayward; by Augusta. ID. Cor
man; by Fall River. N. Harrington; by
Brockton, ]. Sheehan; by Lewiston, C.
FIack.
The evening times., 1896-02-26
TO ABANDON ELKToN.
Maryland VIII Have Racing on the
Hartford County Track.

Maryland VIII Have Racing on the
Hartford County Track.
Elkton, Nd. Feb. 26.-Regarding the
bilIrecently introduced in the Marylaudlcgfs-
lature to prohibit the selling of pools in Cecil
county, horsemen are uncOncerned.
Within the past few days responsible
parties from Hartford county, just across
thelin efromC Cecil. have made the representa-
tives OF the Maryland Racing Association
such generous offers to secure the races for
Hartford county that the association cares
little now whether the bill passes or not,
as it is only few miles further from Phila-
delphia. but say that they prefer to return
to Elkton. as everything is in shape here.
The horsemen here contend that even should
they BE- prohibited from coming TO Cecil that
our citizens will reap no benefit financially
whatever. They say that large ma1orityof
our business men and citizens favor these
races for a limited time, on account OF the
large amount OF money il brings into the
town, and 1t was pretty generally thought,
up to within the past few days. that the
Maryland Racing Association would make a
fight against the law. But since the bin
has been introduced and found to only cover
Cecil county, and, being offered grounds
and every protection only some fifteen miles
or twenty miles further from Elkton, has
changed all OF this, and 1t is doubtful
IL there will be any more racing here.
The evening times., 1896-02-26
GAMES ON HOLIDAYS.
Where the Various Tennis VIII Play
on Three Important Days

Where the Various Teams VIII Play
on Three Important Days
Following is a list of holidays on which
two games will be played:
DECORATION DAY.
At Baltimore, with Cincinnati.
At Boston with Cleveland.
At Brooklyn with Chicago.
At New York with Louisville.
At Philadelphia with st. Louis.
At Pittsburg with Washington.
FOURTH OF JULY.
At New York with Baltimore.
At Brooklyn with Boston.
At Philadelphia with Washington
At Pittsburg with Cincinnati.
At Cleveland with st. Louis.
At Chicago with Louisville.
LABOR DAY, SEPTEMBER
At Baltimore with Louisville.
At Washington with St. Louis.
At Boston with Cleveland.
at Brooklyn with Cincinnati.
At New York with Pitisburg-
.At Philadelphia with Chicago.
September is Labor Day in Pcnnsyl-
yania. and is the date of the Philadelphia
games.
Boston's Fast Day wilisce game between
Boston and New York.
The evening times., 1896-02-26
POINTS ABOUlsP@ILISTS
Oorbett's Jaws Show no Signs Of
Cessation JUST Now
He Suggests That Jury q Sporting
Men Adjud2e Fitzsi m monsa Cow
ard for Certain Reasons.

Cleveland, O., Feb. 26.-upon learning
last evening that Fitzsimnons' objection 10
accepting the Bolingbroke Clubs $4,000
offer was that the amount OF the purse was
too small, Corbett wired FitzsimmOns a
proposition to bet him as a side stake any
amount from 81 900 to 100000. Corbett
said last night: "Fitzsinimons' agreement
to the second postponenient at FL Paso re-
suited from the decision OF jury OF sport
ing men. A jury might decide If he is afraid
to fight ME or not, or If he has any sensible
excuse for not doing it. don't think the
size of the purse or any side bet Is being con-
sidered by the Australian, because he knows
that all he will get OF the encounter WILDE
u good hard whipping and the losers end
Of the purse"
The evening times., 1896-02-26
MAHER AT PITTSBURG
Defeated Pugilist and Friends Arrived
Home This Morning.

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 26.-Peter Maher,
his hackers. John j. Quinn and Michael j.
Connolly. Buck Cornelius" and his party
OF trainers, eight in alR arrived in the
city at O'Clock this morning over the Pan
handle. The party looked tired after their
long ride from Texas and hustled away
TO their beds as quickly as possible.
Naher bears scarcely "a trace Of bis
encounter with Fitzsimmons' bony right,
only small spot on the jaw showing
where contact was made Maher had lit
tie to say. except to express a hope for
better luck next time"
Quinn said he has plans for Peter, and
that he thinks better OF the Irish lad than
ever. Buck was sore over the failure
OF the Dixon Marshall match. He hopes to
bring about a meeting OF the colored lads
before a great while In the East.
The evening times., 1896-02-26
INDIANA RACE TRACKS.

Martin Nat hanson VIII Be Judge and
Dick Dwyer Probably Starter.
Chicago, Feb. 26.-Two of the officials
who will preside over the Indiana race ira cks
next season were selected yesterday, and
arrangements for the campaign will be rap
idly pushed from now on.
Martin Nathanson will be presiding judge
and W. c. Crevelyng secretary. The same
corps of officials will act for all the tracks.
The selection OF the starter has not yet been
made. but it is quite probable that Dick
Dwyer will officiate.
The Australian starting gate will be used
on the course. and this fact may somewhat
alter the selection of the starter. Martin
Nathanson. who is at present in California,
was telegraphed yesterday to negotiate for
the use of the invention here.
The evening times., 1896-02-26
BURGE AND LASIGNE.
VIII Fight for 500 Pounds Side and
"A Purse of 700 Pounds.

The London Sporting Life is authority
for the statement that Kid LavgIne and
Dick Burge have finally been matched. The
Sporting Life says:
After considerable correspondence
match has at length been definitely set
tied for the lightweight championship of
the world between our crack, Dick Burgc,
and the American champion, kid" La
vigne, whom our readers will remember as
the recent conqueror OF the cOlored phe-
nomenon, Joe Walcott. The men have
agreed TO box at 1873 pounds 20 st. 2 lb.).
weigh at A O'Clock on the day set in Derby
week, for $500 a side and purse of
G7O0 given by the National Sporting Club.
Owing to the regulations OF the opponents
the contest will doutless excite unusual
interest on both sides of the Atlantic"
Manager Fleming has decided to allow
Lavigne ESQ to cover his expenses, and il
is expected that the United States cham
piOn viii shortly sign the articles already
signed by the Britisher and set sail for that
country.
The evening times., 1896-02-26
WHIP AND SPUR.

Capt, Brown, once a noted sprinter, is
being schooled over the hurdles.
Ed Odell is on visit to Chicago, Kansas
City and other Western points on the look
out for a couple of cracLa jacks.
The string which Burns & Waterhouse
win send East will be trained by James
Mccormick.
The Covlngton, KY, poolrooms at latest
reports were closed and liable to remain
closed.
W. j. Spiers and several other owners
have shipped their horses from New Or
leans to Memphis.
All the horses at Little Rock are reported
as getting in good form. Ben Eder and
Lady Ipez are among the best there.
John Cooper's dickcy legs are said to be
rounding out in good shape. and it is prob
able that he win I've able to race again.
Walter g. Hobart. the young millionaire.
who made his debut on the turf in 1896 and
met with rare success, purchasing Bright
Phoebus Just before The Realization and
wlnninx him out hs his victorx In that rich
The evening times., 1896-02-26
George Gideon Accents

Philadelphia, Feb. ga dispatch re-
ceived by Philadelphia L. A. W. official
from Boston stated that President Elliott
Of the L. A. W. had received a letter from
George Gideon accepting Mr.. Elliott's prof
fered appointment TO the racing board
craftsmanship, under certain conditions.
When asked to confirm the report, Mt.
Gideon said: Well, 1 did write to Mr.
Elliott on Monday night relative to the
appointment, but Ii would hardly be proper
for me to state the contents OF the letter,
and guess I'll have TO refer you to him."
There is practically no doubt that the ap-
pointment has been accepted.
The evening times., 1896-02-26
Pierce 70 Re.enter the R,ng.

New York, Feb. 26.-Eddie Pierce, the
East Side Boxer, who has not fought since
he met Young Corbett in the Seaside Ath-
letic Club, over year ago. has decided
to re-enter the ring. He will be matched
in few days to try conclusions with Pete
Trojan, the old-time amateur boxer who has
a long list of victories to his credit. The
contest will be for eight rounds at 126
mounds
The evening times., 1896-02-26
Fnz VIII Spar Three Heavyweights.

New York Feb. 26.-Robeft Fitzsimmons.
the champion pugilist, is expected TO arrive
in this city tomorrow. On Saturday even
ing next Fitz will appear in Madison Square
Garden, and will spar three good heavy
weights. Among the other norables who
will take part are Young Griffo, Jimmy
Handler, Frank Erne. Johnny Lavack. Solly
Smith, Danny Mcbride, Caspar Leon and
many others. An effort will be made to
bring Fitzsimnons and Maher together in
a four-round bout.
The evening times., 1896-02-26
Stuart Wants More of It .

Ell Paso, Tex, Feb. 26.-The citizens
committee paid over to W. p. Wheelock.
for Dan Stuart, the balance OF the money
Ell Paso offered for the fights. Wheelock.
who is still here settling up Dan Stuart's
affairs, believes that Fitzsimmons and Cor
bett will be brought together at this place,
or rather across the river, In JuIrez, Mexico.
He sa Us that the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. fight
demonstrated TO prominent Mexicans who
witnessed 1t that pugilism was not SO near
brutal as bull fighting. ..
The evening times., 1896-02-26
MUNYON'S ABILITY
To Cure Diseases After All Others
Fail Now Being Generally Rec
oqaized-Hundreds of People
Crowd His Office Daily.
PHYSICIANS ADVICE FREE
Remedies Sold bv All Druggists,
Mostly for 25c Per Vial.

Procure Guide TO HEALTH of your drug:
gist, select the remedy, and get well. II
you need the advice OF a physician. call
at the office and receive thorough ex-
animation free OF charge. Open TO
daily; Sunday, 10 TO l2: Monday and
Thursday venings, g TO =. G13FOurteenth
street northwest.
The evening times., 1896-02-26
STARTS By ELEGTRIcITI
Australian Device a Success at
IngIeside Track
GAVE MUCH SATISFACTION
Ten Horses Were Sent Away without
Any Trouble and All Nicely Lined
Up-DescriptiOn of the Machine
Which VIII Give Every Horse an
Even Chance at the Start.

The San Francisco correspondent of the
Spirit of the Times sends the following ac-
count of The int PRODUCTION of the Australian
starting machine at the Ingleside track,
near that city:
There has been so much said about the
starting at Ingleside that the management
decided TO try the Australian starting ma
chine. Tuesday it was put in place in front
OF the grand stand. The machine consist S
OF two bands OF strong webbing. each
about four inches wide. made fast at both
ends to a frame that slides upward and
away from the horse at an angle OF forty
five degrees. The lower bard is about
four feet above the ground, aud the upper
perhaps foot higher.
The frame TO which the webbing is at
tachcd runs TO a cable attached to a pull
ley. which is about fourteen feet higher.
on a post some twenty feet beyond the
starting post. The power to draw this
barrier is supplied by a heavy elastic
band.
WORKED BY A TRIGGER.
The frame before being raised upon its
flying journey, is held in position by trig-
ger on both sides of the track, the connection
brtwecn the triggers being Wire stretched
across the track. As soon as the horses
are lined up Facing the webbing which is.
perhaps, Il foot away. the starter pulls
a lever which raises the triggers. and
sends the webs flying instantly ard noise
lessly upward and outward, aud the horses
are off in a line.
There was a one-miie hurdle race with
ten entries. and this was the race for the
in
good humor when the time came for il, as
in the race before il Mr.. Caldwell had left
three welI-pla yed horses standing at the
post when he dropped the flag. Six went
away to a Struggling start, while the
other three logged back TO the stand. so
thecrowd were all eagerto have the ma chine
a success, but no one thought II would prove
the instantaneous success il did.
TEN HORSES SENT AWAY.
Ten horses were brought out, and four OF
the lot were bad actors. They were all lined
up, none OF the starters had the benefit Of
any schooling with the ma chine, aud sOmeof
the jockeys did not know just what to do.
The barrier was lowered. When the horses
lined up, R. b de r. Lopez. who brought the
machine over from Australia, pulled the
attachment, and the barrier flew noise
lessly upward and forward, and ten horses
were off In perfect alignment; time, two
minutes.
Spectators, owners, jockeys, judges, and
everybody, applauded wildly. more even
start was never seen on 4 race track. The
start was a revelation. Many who looked
at the simple construction before could
not believe 1t, but no W the universal opinion
is that the Australian starting machine. like
the Australian ballot. has come to stay
The machine worked like a charm, and
now that the Ingleside people have given it
a chance other associations will follow, and
before long people will wonder why they
suffered SO long without it.
The evening times., 1896-02-26

John Boncr OF Summit Hill, Pa. is out
in card in which he says the challenge to
eight Maher given over his signature was
forgery.
Champion George Dixon is training at his
home at Faulkner for his coming match with
Jerry Marshall. The colored wonder has the
same opinion Of Texas and some of the
people living there as WaFc0tt.d Dixon does
not think he was poisoned, though he was
taken Ill after one OF his meals.
o'Donnell and Dwyer are both in fine con-
dttion for their match at thene~ Manhattan
next Thursday night. Dwyer's friends are
willing toback his chances switheonsiderable
money, and O'Donnell realizesI that this is
his last chance. The bout is sure to be a
hot one. as both men are In siapeaud anxious
for 60. ,S t9
Joe Walcott will start IronS Boston for
New York today to finish straining for his
match with Bright Eyes" which will
come off at the Long Island Club mex mouth.
walcott says he win quit boxing altogether
before he will 60 again to Texas. A gift
Of the whole State would not tempt him
to look into the barrel OF another cowboys
gun.
There werefiledint the Kings county clerks
office, Brooklyn. two judgments against
Robert FitZsinmons, the prize fighter,
and his hacker. Martin Julian. The tudg-
ments were recovered in Onondaga county.
One was for 81 .1O6. 81 obtained by John
McLennon and Lewis J. Waters. and the
other was for 1851 .5s-- recovered by
Charles E. Ide and Charles P. Ryan.
Corbett is willing to fight for the Brit
ishers' money, but he Wont trust them 10
give Unfair play. This isthe worst break"
that he ever made in his sIre.-Pittsburg Dis
patch. gz,k
Mike Farragi,er of Youngstown. O..-de-
feated Kid" Lloyd of Brazil, Ind. in seven
teen fast and furious rounds at Elwood City,
The evening times., 1896-02-26

Carey, the ex-OriOle first bascman, will
play that position for Syracuse in the East
ern League.
A charter of incorporation was granted to
the Petersburg Baseball Club yesterday.
The capital stock is to be between $500 and
$4,000, in shares of $40 each. The officers
are: President, Robert Gillian; secre-
tary-treasurer, Morris L. Myers; directors,
Frank X. Clements, Edward Eigenbrun and
william Henry Mann.
The makeup OF the Jersey City team for
the season is as follows: Seymour, Kagey,
and Otto, pitchers; Zearfoss and STAN
hope, catchers; Bannon, first base; Sing
er, second base; Boyle, third base; Bat
tam, shortstop; Covclle, Mulligan and
Williams, outfielders. Bannon and Bat
tam are new New York players.
The Cuban Giants have already booked
over 100 games for the season. Robinson,
Muller, Grant, Sol White. Tristy and Patter-
son have been re-engaged and 1t is expected
that Nelson will be added to the list of
pitchers for the team. Several candi-
dates for positions are on trial. The
players will report for duty April IA.
Short Stop Jennings, of the Baltimore
club, makes the prediction that Baltimore.
Boston, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Cincin-
natl and Brooklyn will be the contcnding
factors in the approaching championship
race.
Butler has been released to Columbus by
ant
man cost the Giants 81 900, and, it is said.
Irwin got consideration for the outfield-
er's release.
Fred Pfeffcr arrived in New York yes
terday morning. and received many com
pliments for his excellent appearance. He
The evening times., 1896-02-26
Pa, Mondaynight. The match wasfor $3.50
and a wager OF $500 4 side. Farragher
weighed in ut 80 pounds and Lloyd at 26.
The latter offers to box Johnny Van Hecst
ut 122 pounds for from $500 to $500.

Reports from E. Paso and also from
Langtry, Tex. say that the Mexicans are
pleased with the ''pastime' OF prize fight
ing. and that no opposition will be made il
Corbctt and Fitzsimmons want to fight
there next winter. The dispatches say
that prize fighting is not nearly so brutal
as bull fighting, which, If true, is startling.