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The San Francisco call., 1897-06-14
WHEEL MEN RACE
IN A STIFF WIND
Jones Wins Two Short
Distance DaSheS at
Woodland.
The Mile Event Captured by
ZiegIer From Start to
Finish.
Fast Time Made by the CrackaJacks
Despite the Unfavorable
Conditions.

WOODLAND, CAL, June 13.-Bsrring g
stiff south breeze the day could not
have been more favora bic for the bicycle
race meeting. Last Tuesday seven pro-
fessional riders-Jones, Ziegler, Downing,
Dixon, Davis, McCrea and Coulter-ar-
rived from Sacramento, and they have
since been in training for to-day's events.
A large crowd had Assem- bled at the race
track, particular interest being taken in
the meeting because Jones, the famous
short-distance man, is a Woodland boy.
The track was in frs t-rate condition and
the men were all in their prime.
The first race was the one-mile open,
professional. The starters were: Down.
ing. Coulter, Zieger, McCrea and Jones.
Dixon and Davis paced the riders. ZiegleI
led off next to the tandem and kept his
place to the finish, winning in 2:07. Nc.
Crea came in a close second and Jones got
third place. This was somewhat of dis
appointment to the crowd, which was
with Jones from the start.
The next race was the quarter-mile
dash. On account of the strong wind the
time was slow, but the race was hot
one. l. was won by Jones from start 10
finish. When the Woodland boy came
first over the tape the crowd rose up and
y x
ond, with Downing at his heels. The
time was :37 3-5-very good considering
the heavy breeze.
Fowler, the trick rider, amused the
spectators for while after the quarter
mile heat.
The last of the professional races, the
hall mile, open, was the most interesting
as well as the most closely contested. The
issue lay between Jones and Ziegler from
the start Zleger got off first, setting a
lively pace, but when they spun around
onto the homestretch with q sea breeze in
their faces Jones came 10 the front and
made one of his phenomenal sprints.
When they were ten yards from the finish
Jones was wheels length ahead, but his
long sprint had weakened him and he won
from the speedy little Ziegler by only q
few inches. Downing again came in for
third place. The time was 1905 consid-
cred by the trademen and crackajacks
from Sacramento as very fast under the
circum stances.
Coulter, who holds the worlds record fol
the unpaced mile, tried to break the rec
ord for the one-iourth mile, flying start
25 1-5 seconds. He took the warm side OF
the track with stiff wind at mis- back, but
the best he could do was :26 3-5, which is
now the track record.
The meeting closed with a 30-mile relay
race between six of the Capital City Wheel
men and a local team. 1t belonged to
any body until won by Sacramento in l
hour and % minutes. The fastest relay
was ridden by Caldwell OF the local team
in 13:45.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-14
FOREST GROVES DEFAULTER.
Anton PfaHher, the Mss .Rg Banker, SAID
to Be Fugitive From Swf-



FOREST GROVE, Or, June Histories
of Anton Pianner, the missing banker,
are rife on the streets. One person had a
visit from him on the afternoon of the
day on which he made the assignment.
PfanneI stayed over two hours, talking
almost continuously. and at parting
shook hands and bid goot-by contrary to
his custom. During the conversation he
repeatedly asked: Have you heard any
thing2" His actions and expressions ex-
cited surprise at the time and now confirm
the suspicion that something was weigh
ing on his mind. At all times his habits
were peculiar, even to his manner OF pass
ing through a doorway-he always backed
out.
II the story OF the 10 ans life is true 1t is
no wonder that he was uneasy and fear
ful. The story as gathered here runs as
follows: About twenty-five years ago be
fed as a bankrupt from Switzerland, owing
100, 600 francs, deserting his wife and two
children. In America he settled at New
Glarius, Wis, and taught the German
school there. While there he boarded at
the motel of a com patriot, and after two
years eloped with the hotel keepers wife,
a comely woman five years his junior.
Together with some of the husband 8
property they came 10 Oregon, and Pan
ner obtained work in a cheese factory near
Salem. For five years they lived together
undisturbed, she being known as his
housekeeper. Then a Sheriff from the
Wisconsin county found them and took
the wife back to her husband.
Though apparently averse to woman's
society, four offers OF NJ arrlage are said to
have been made by him during his resi-
dence here.
A new topic is now afforded in wonder
ing whether tie lack OF the signature of
his unknown wife will cloud the title to
the numerous parcels of land which Plan
ner in his extensive transactions during
the last twenty years held and decided TO
Others. Should her dover rights be sus-
tanned, large part of this end OF Wash
ington County will be affected.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-14
CHINESE THREATEN
FRESNO OFFICERS
PrOprietors of Lottery
Games Will Sue for
Damages.
Object to Having Their Para
phernalIa Reduced to
WreCkage.
The Crusade Against the Gambling
EVIL Is Proving Fairly
Successful.

FRESNO. CAL, June 13.-The police
arc coping fairly successfully with the
lottery games in Chinatown, and they are
keeping the unlawful games in subdued
state. Some OF the companies are still
operating, but they are doing so very
quietly, SO quietly, in fact, that only the
Cinnamon are aware of their existence.
The patronage of the lotteries by white
people, which had become extensive, has
been stopped, and in bringing this result
about the officers have succeeded in down
ing the greatest evil feature of the lot
terles.
Chinese venders of tickets had invaded
even the residence portion of the city on
the east side of the railroad track and
found many patrons among the house
wives. Tickets were sold as low as 10
cents and this Turing price for a chance at
winning a substantial prize induced white
people to waste their money in the games.
Even children were contracting the habit
OF investing their dimes in lottery tickets.
The Chinatown companies derived large
amount OF revenue from the white people
in this manner, and II was high time for
the authorities to act.
Policemen Anderson and Parker are the
two officers who are carrying on this good
work in Chinatown. Their course of de.
strOying all the tickets they could find in
the places where they were sold has
proved effective and caused the dealers to
retire from business, except those who
carry on secret trade with the MOngo-
Hans. The officers never observed any
ceremony, but boldly marched into the
agents stores and took possession of all
lottery tickets and paraphernalia they
could find. The Cinnamon were fright
ened out of their wits, and upon being
directed by the officers to do so, would be-
gin tearing up their own stock Of tickets
and breaking the paraphernalia-
But now the Cinnamon threaten to re-
taIate by prosecuting the policemen for
taking the arbitrary action in confscat-
ing the private property" The Mon
gols' attorney is contemplating a suit
against the officers for damages. The
Cinnamon de not propose 10 yield to the
law without struggle, and the probabil-
1ty is that there Will soon be some inter
esting cases in the courts growing out of
the lottery crusade. While the officers
acknowledge that they have no legal
right 10 enter private business house
and conhscate property as they have
done, they do not entertain much fear of
the consequences. In no community of
thoughtful citizens could the officers be
convicted of an act which, though not
technically justified by the law, was re-
quired by the exigency of the situation to
suppress a great evil which had been
allowed to run unmoleste in the city for
several years.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-14
PACIFIC GROVE NEGRO,x DEATH.
Phystci0ns PUxEIed Over the Cause of
James Georges Demise.

Phystci0ns PUxEIed Deer the Cause of
James Georges Demise.
PACIFIC GROVE, CAL, June 13.-
James George, one of the two negroes Iiv-
ing here, came to his death in manner
which the three attending physicians pro-
nounce most peculiar. While doiug some
work for Mrs. F. f. Jewell he suddenly
began coughing violently and necessarily,
and this paroxysm was followed by one
OF irlghttul choking, in which he soon
dled. A post examination showed
tnat large artery had burst, filling the
throat glands and chest cavity with blood,
"hlch pressed upon the lungs and wind
pipe, causing stoppage of breath. George
was IN apparent good health and no cause
can be Iound for the seizure
george was born in St. Helena, but had
Deen In California many years, being EN-.
ployed by Captain Charles Goodall and
Robert McElroy of San Francisco much
OF this time. He was one of the unique
characters of the Grove, his black, good
humored face being famiIir sight to all.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-14
The Rabbit Problem Solved.

The vexe1 question of the extermina-
ton of the Australian rabbit, which has
hitherto constituted the chief problem
that has confronted every antipodean ad-
ministration, has at length received q sat
isfactory solution. There is no longer any
necessity for invoking the services OF
great scientists, such as the late DR.. Pas
teur and Professor Koch, to devise means
for their determination; for the inven ton
of the cold storage room on board shin
has led to the bunnies being exported in
a refrigerated condition to the omnivorous
market OF the mother country. Rabbit
pie is favorite dish in the United King
dom, and the rabbit which could not be
successfully canned for transport and
preservation is now leaving Australia for
England at such rate that soon there
will not be single one OF them left in the
antipodes.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-14
HANDBALL GAMES.
j. G. Nealon and AL Hampton Defeat
Amateur Champion DonnelIy
and Il. Linehan

The handball courts were crowded yes
terday, and at the Occidental both gall
leries were filled to their utmost capacity.
At the San Francisco court the chief at
traction was game in which J. c. NeaIon
and Al Hampton played against P. T.
Donnelly, the amateur champi and r.
Linehan, the overland sWiper. The final
was won after an exciting struggle by
Nealon and Hampton by two aces.
Another interesting and closely con-
tested game was played between NJ. Nc
Donald and Dan Rodgers and George Nc
Donald and Phil Ryan. The two former
won the final by one ace, but protest was
entered by the losers against the decision
of he scorer and disallowed.
At the Occidental court the event of the
day was a brilliant game in which NJ. ].
Kilgallon and NJ. Kelly played against L.
Kenny and NJ. Mcclure, and defeated them
in the final. Dr. w. F. Egan and T. +.
Higgins played a sngIe-hand game, which
excited the greatest interest and resulted
In the defeat OF Higgins. A return match
was promptly arranged for next Sunday.
Following were the games played in the
courts:
San Francisco court-P Steiner and NJ. Nc
Neil defeated L. Corraine and H. Danger, 2I-
Ia, Il-Zl, Alb. II: Cohn and J. Dolan de-
ieated NJ; Hynes and w. Fay, 2l-I3, 12-21.
2l-18 J. Murrane and ]. K. Bockman de-
feated L. Hinz and L. Waterman, 2I-12, IA
q, 21-19 NJ. Mcdonald and D. Rodgers de-
trated 6. Mcdonald and P. Ryan. 2I-15, IL
2l, 2l-2O: J. Brown and C. Carson defeated
M Edwards and E. Cur .ey, 21-l3, 1921, 2l
10. j. Lawless and j. Collins defeated E.
Toy and d. Donnelly, 21-13, 15-21, 2I-l8
r. Shay and P. Barrett defeated H. Mof1itt and
4. Sullivan, 21-14. 16-21, 2l-l9. j. c.
Nealon and Al Hampton deieatad p T. Dom
nelly and r. Linehan. 21-16, 1921, 21-19,
17-21, 21-19.
Occidental court-Dr. WI. Egan defeated
T. F. Higgins, 21-2O, 1921, 21-I8. w.
Collins and II. Hassell defeated w. Hassell
and L. Lydon, 2I-19, 1921, 2l-2O. E.
Curley and NJ. Mcclure defeated NJ. Edwards
ana W stansbury, 2l-10, 12-21. 2I-IS
1921, PLY. ]. J. Moran and D. Moran de-
feated J. Rogers and R. Rogers, 2I-19, 1921,
21-16. J. J. Bacon and G. Tracy defeated ].
Tlerney and NJ Mulaney, 21-16, 1921
21-17. NJ. Kavanagh and R. Tehen defeated
J. Keating and J. Ryan, 2I-16, 1921,
21-11. Ben Clements defeated h. McNeyin
21-20, 1921, 21-16. NJ. J. igallon and
NJ. Kelly defeated l.. Kenny and NJ. Mcclure,
21-14, 21-16, 1921. 1921, 21-11.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-14

courtesies of the City Jail without having g
a lock turned on him or being pressed into
the chaingang-for Jack, while very
bomely, very rough and very uncouth in
appearance, is known 10 be entirely harm
less under ordinary circumstances.
OF course, when the news of his good
fortune spread abroad, saloon-keepers
who had snubbed him We'd with one an
other in patronlzing him, and Jack
couldn't stand the good luck. One day
he grew noisy-this was the day after he
had put in his claim for his old bank &C
count-and it became necessary to tone
down his exuberance with few days in
iaii
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-14
FRATERNAL DEPARTMENT,
The Arrangements That the Native
Sons Are Making for the Ad-
mission Day Parade.

The joint 9th of September committee thai
will have charge of tie celebration of Admis
sion day at Santa Rosa has notified all subor-
dinate parlors that any parlor not represented
in the joint committee for three consecutive
meetings, and that any parlor that is not rep
resented in the parade al Santa Rosa by al
least ten members will be deprived OF any
benefit that may accrue from the sale of trans
portRtion tickets.
The various parlors have been requested tc
notify the joint committee from time to time
of what part they will take in the celebra ton.
Grand President Clark has notified all depu.
ties of the parlOrs of the Native Sons that the
section OF the constitution which requires the
payment of per capita tax aud the fling OF
semi-annual reports before the first day OF
August and the first day of February of each
year viii be enforced, That means that if the
provision is not complied with the delinQuent
parlOr will be suspended.
Louis +. Byington, one of the grand trustees
has been selected to be the orator of the day
at the Fourth of July eele ebration at Concord
Contra Costa County. The celebration will be
held on the Sd of July.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-14
GOOD LUCK OF
CALIFORNIA JACK
After Many Years He
Finds an Old Bank
Account.
Deposit Left With MooIey G.
RialI Awaits Him at the
Hibernia.
Strange Fortunes OF an Old Whaier
and Blue Jacket Now in the
Phoenix jail.

PHOENIX, ARIz., June 12-Californis
JACK was fined $5 for drunkenness yester-
day and in default of the cash was COM
mitted to the city Jail to work out his sem
tence in the chaingaDg. At any other
time during the last four years such cir
cumstance as this-both as regards the
offense and the offender-would have been
considered too commonplace to warrant
its publication even IN the local papers.
But with things as they are-with Cali
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-14
SUICIDE at hnntn Monicn.

SANTA MONICA, CAL, June 13.-The
body of an unknown man was found on
Santa Monica Heights to-day. 1t was
that of person about 45 years old, with
red hair and mustache; height 5 feet 6
inches, and was well dressed in gray suit.
There were two pistol-shot wounds, one
near the heart, and the other through the
head. The cOroner's jury verdict was one
of suicide. The tragedy occurred probably
iOur or five uays ago.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-14
sam.altto,. Mar,Aal tn Tromble.

SAUSALITO. CAL. June 13.-A jury in
Recorder J. II. Pryor's court in sausalito
last night brought in verdict against
John E. Creed, charged with battery on
the person of Peter Claud amos of the
Yacht House The jury was out about
thirty minutes. Creed will be sentenced
tomorrow at 2:30 P. NJ
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-14
Run Do,pn bu a Cnrrinns.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, June 13-While
Mrs. Rowland was on her way to the tele-
graph office to-day to reply to a message
announcing the death of her father at
Sacramento. a runaway team came upon
her and 10-year-old son, Humphrey. The
boy was caught on wheel of the carriage
and was whirled about, sustaining in
iuries that are expected to prove fatal.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-14
Suicide of a Tacoma HIre.

TACOMA, WASH, June 13-Mrs. Thi-
baut Darhlin, aged 45, wife of a German
laborer, committed suicide this morning
by taking strychnine. She left a letter
written il German stating that she would
rather be dead than live with that man
cher usband), and that if any one thought
him good man they ought to live with
him for seventeen years, as she had done.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-14
Franklin Lodge, A. o. U. w.

The following are the names of the officers
OF Franklin Lodge No. Al who have been
chosen for the ensuing term: Otto Klumpp,
past master workman; A. Levy, master work
man; Conrad Riegelhuth, foreman; R. S.
Hancock oyerseer; viii J. Beatty, recorder:
John 7. Dwyer, financier; Joseph Nordmsn
receiver; William TreyiYick, inside watch.
man; NJ. G. Shove, outside watchman. The
medical exa miners are Dr.. John Wagner and
Dr. Z. +. Donneliy
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-14
Renten at SANTA cruz.

SANTA CRUZ, CAL, June 13.-The San
Carlos baseball team OF Monterey came
over to-day to meet defeat at the hands of
the Santa Cruz ballplayers, and they met
it by a score of to 26. Neither team
played fast ball. The game was slow and
the San Carlos players were outclassed.
They did some fair field work, but their
batting was outrageously bad. The bat
terry for the visitors was also lame while
that for Santa Cruz did some excellent
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-14

on the Austin ranch in the Corral de
Sierra, about fifteen miles from this place,
were the victims of q painful accident.
They were running a hay press, and in
some way the machinery went wrong.
causing the follower" to fall upon them.
Gilkey's left hip was badly crushed Bor-
den was severely bruised, but received no
serious In Jury.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-14
Wfno Wtn, a Ftre- Nite Roc,

SAN JOSE, CAL, June 13.-John E.
Wing (scratch) won the fve-mile handi-
cap road race of the Turn Verein Cyclers
over the East San Jose course this morn
ing. The time was 13 min. AZ sec. Ted
BelloH go sec.) was second and H. Schnitt-
span Il min. 10 sec.J third. There were
sixteen starters and the race was an inter
esting one.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-14
California Counc Gil, ID. of T.

At the last held meeting of California Coun-
Gil, Daughters of Liberty, there were two
limitations in the presence of large attend
ance. Two more candidates will be initiated
next Wednesday.
The council is making great preparations
for the ball to be given in Odd Fellows Hall
on the evening of the 5th of July by the local
councils of the Junior Order of United Ameri-
can Mechanics and the Daughters of Liberty.
Miss MelIush is the chairman OF the reception
committee of the Daughters.
At the next meeting of the council there
will be nominations for officers to serve for the
ensuing term. The picnic of this council will
be held at Larkspur next Sunday.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-14
AFarewen Reception.

Last Wednesday evening the members OF
Branch No. of the Young Ladies' Institute
rendered a farewell reception to Miss Kate
Buckley, in Loyala Hail. on the eve of her de-
parture on pleasure trip to the East ana 10
Ireland, where she intends to spend three
months with her parents. During the evening
she was presented with a handsome gold cross
emblemRtic of the order as a token of remem-
branee from her sister members of the branch
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-14
A Patriotic Programme.

California Council No. $50 of the National
Union will at its meeting on Wednesday next,
to which each member will be entitled to have
one lady accompany him, present a pro-
gramme of a patriotic nature, which will be
made up of quartets, solos and recitations
varied with patriotic addresses by good
speakers. The committee of arrangements
guarantee pleasant evening to all who will
attend.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-14
Grnpe-e Grower. WsLL Meet.

SAN JOSE. CAL, June 13.-A meeting
of the grape-growers OF Santa Clara
County will be held at Rutherford Hall in
this city next Saturday afternoon. The
object is to make arrangements to insure
good prices for the coming seasons crop
and to adopt means to prevent its control
by the spectators OF San Francisco. Sew
eral prominent speakers will address the
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-14
PITCHER Iniuree at San 8afo.L

SAN RAFAEL, CAL, June 13.-The
baseball game between the Bushnell Alerts
and the San Rafael team was not finished
to-day. At the seventh inning the score
stood II to 10 in favor of the visitors. Rob-
ert Litchen berg, pitcher of San Rafael
threw his arm out of Joint
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-14
Picnic nf PrfnI,l,nn

PETALUMA, CAL. June 13.-About 400
members of the Danish societies met at
Agricultural Park to-day for their annual
picnic. the greater portion coming up on
the special boat Zinfandel. Features of
the afternoon were athletic contests, and
dancing was INDUCED in until late in the
evening.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-14
Prince Luigi Salt. From Seattle.

SEATTLE, WASH, June 13. - Prince
Luigi of Savoy ana his party of mountain
climbers sailed this morning on the
steamship City of Topeka for Alaska, in
the turtherance of their widely heralded
scheme of ascending Mount St. Elias.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-14
Wllt Obserre 81. John Dan.

SAN JOSE, CAL, June 13.-The Masonic
societies of this city will observe st. John
day (Thursday, June 2D with an enter
tainment and drill at the carnival pavil-
ion. A fine programme has been arranged.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-14

through the building. The Coroner
office was notified and the body was re-
moved to the Morgue. The deceased was
an unmarried man and had no relatives
in this country.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-14
NEW TO-DAY CLOTHING.


The liOe1y scenes enacted every day at the bic
Kea77ay street store indicate many things. They
indicate that goods being sold RIGHT; that the
selling prices attract the masses and to attract the
masses the selling price must necessarily berj6ht
1t is pleasure to trade in house 1Oz,ero the
scenes are UeJy for surely the crOos 10ot 90 into
store unless the attractions reconapense them for
the singing out of io7UizU0I store above aW
others.
BEGINNING Monday the attractions uriW be u7a-
usually great, especially IN things apropos for the
season.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-14

When a suspicious-looking person ap-
proaches one of the tellers in the Bank of
France, a private signal is given to a con-
cealed photogra pher, and in few seconds
the suspected individual Is secretly pho
tographed.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-14
Aoctdent Near Monterey

MONTEREY, CAL, June 13.-Al Borden
and Sylvester Gilkey, who were working
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-01-21
In Kentucky even lynching is done il

In Kentucky even lynching is done in
so courteous a manner that the subject
is left nothing to desire. For instance,
the vigilance party at Owensboro did
not violate the sanctity of Christmas
day by their act, but considerably
waited till 2:3O next day before ad-
dressing themselves to the disagreea-
BILE but necessary task Even then
great consideration was shown for the
religious needs Of the prisoner. The re-
port says that 'he was given ample
time to pray" But when he had fin
ished his petition the lynchers proceed
ed resolutely and he was strangled to
death. Even during the operation of
choking the alleged murderer to death
no disturbance occurred. The dispatch
states that 1.-The lynching was the most
quiet and orderly, perhaps, ever con-
Quoted in the State, and few persons
save those having business on the pub
lie square at the time knew anything
Of it" Here again we see that delicate
Kentucky consideration for the feel
ingS Of Others Instead of Whooping
and bowling about and awakening
those who did not take part in the
ceremonies the participants conducted
themselves in "a quiet and orderly"
manner, thus setting an admirable ex-
ample for others.