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Prom a Prisoner to a Rich
Mine-Owner
SOON TO BECOME A BENEDICT
WILL WED ONE WHOM HE HAS
NEVER SEEN
A Matrimonial Paper and What 1t
Accomplished--A Lucky and
Happy Man

Thomas D. Robinson is not only one
of the luclxiest young men on the Pacific
coast today. but ought to be one of the
happiest. The story of his life briefly
told reads like romance and its truth is
vouched for in every particular by a
well known citizen of San Diego. Nine
years ago Robinson, who was then 20
years of age, lived with his father and
five brothers and sisters on little farm
in Vermillion county, Illinois. Some
years before his mother had died, and
at the time Robinson reached the age
the course of few months after this
second marriage young Robinson, who
was the eldest of the children, had a
serious misunderstanding with his step
mother, because she had ill-treated
younger brother. The father severely
rebuked his son. and the result of the
family jar was that the young man left
home one night, with the declaration
that he would leave the country, change
his name and hide himself forever from
the knowledge of relatives and friends.
How well he kept this strange determi-
nation the sequel Will show.
He sold his little possessions, consist
ing of a horse, a saddle and a cow, for
$50; left his home in Illinois, and came
straight to Los Angeles. He reached this
city in the last days of November and,
after spending week looking for work
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January /, 1886; class B, for fox terrier
dog or bitch puppy whelped on or after
May l, 1896 Entries for these sweep
stakes, with the entrance fee of 81, must
be lodged with the secretary of the club
on the day after closing of entries for
the San Francisco Kennel clubs show.
other specials were as follows:
Club medal for best fox terrier dog.
Club medal for best fox terrier bitch
Club medal for best fox terrier dog
puppy.
Club medal for best fox terrier bitch
puppy.
Club medal for best kennel of fox ter
riers exhibited by a member of the Pa
cific Fox Terrier club.
Club medal for best home-bred puppy,
dog or bitch.
Mrs. e. NJ. Simpson of Sacramento
was duly elected member, she being
the first lady fancier to join the ranks
of this speciality club.
The following from Field Sports will
be of interest to the many friends of
Mr. Payne of Southern California:
III. T. Payne's English setter bitch.
Champion Countess Noble, arrived
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Blavatsky Hall

Mrs. Egbert yesterday lectured on the
DESTINY of Man as Unfolded by Theo-
sophy'' to a good audience. She said in
part:
"The vast monuments and records Of
ancient civilizations prove conclusively
that this world could not have had its
origin in comparatively recent times as
recorded in the Hebrew scriptures; these
also show that human progress, like ev-
erythlng else in this world, proceeds IN
accordance with cyclic law. Nature
proceeds in an orderly manner and from
the acorn we never see any product
other than the oak-each after its kind.
If we take the doctrine of reincarna-
tion as a working theory and examine
into its working, we find that 1t gives op-
portunities of rest and refreshment for
the soul between the earth lives, and SO
the spiritual evolution of man also pro-
ceeds in an orderly manner. This doc
trine of reincarnation was taught by
the early Christion fathers and Is today
believed in by the majority of the hu-
man race and affords scope for the larg-
est and most elevated ideas with regard
to mans future; it foreshadows an eter-
nal progressing toward the heights OF
diVinity"
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Robinson answered the advertisement
and secured the job. After working
three months he had saved from his
wages S3o.
One Sunday afternoon, while sitting
smoking and chatting with an old Mex
lean in the barn on the ranch where
Robinson was employed, the Mexican
told Robinson confidentially that he be-
lieved he knew where there was a good
gold mine, and If some friend would only
grub stake him, and take half interest
in the claim, he was satisfied it would
make them both rich. In response to
Robinson's inquiries the Mexican ex-
planned to him what grub stake meant.
and when fully advised, the latter con-
sented to furnish what money he was
possessed of to make the venture, and
the Mexican accepted the offer. The
money was paid over the Mexican left,
and for three months nothing was heard
of him. In the meantime Robinson's
newly aroused enthusiasm over becom-
ing a gold mine owner had subsidized,
and he was finding daily food for re-
Election in the old adage that "a fool ana
his money are soon parted" but the
event proved that he was neither fool,
nor was the parting with his money de-
void Of decided advantage. The Mexi-
can all at once appeared again upon the
scene with some rich specimens of gold
ore.
To make long story short, Robinson
said to a Herald re~~-+~.- - t'>e Natici-
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THROUGH THE PARKS
Band Concert at Westlake---Curb-
stone Philosophers

Dame Nature and the clerk of the
weather united their forces Sunday to
produce perftct day. and their endeav-
ore were crowned with success. The
beautiful day brought out large crowd
to the city parks, Westlake especially
being thronged during the entire after
noon. The majority Of the people SEEM
ed to be attracted by the band concert,
for they came early andileft shortly af-
ter the finishing of the program.
The Seventh Regiment band, under the
leadership of George Cam, renderedthe
following program, which was received
with much appreciation:
March, "Heitere Weisen," II. Pupke.
Romance, awakening of Spring" e.
Bach.
Selection from "Athalie," Mendels-
sohn.
Patrol, "The Sultan's Guard" Joseph
inc Gro.
overture. "The Fairy Lake" Auber.
Grand fantasia from Mariana (solo
for alto saxophone) II. 7. Espinoza
Waltz, "Weaner Mad'ln," c. NJ. Zieh-
rer.
Selection from IN Trovatore," Verdi.
Cake walk, THE Colored Sport" G.
D. Barnard.
Ethiopiomania, Maud Elaine" (new),
Lena Ruth Snow.
Among the breathing spots in the city
Central park occupies a unique position.
1t is a place of disputation, as well as
rest. At least one can hear there, occa-
sionally, some bits of rude philosophy.
The Salvation army makes this spot one
of the enemies fortresses, which must
be taken to shame the devil, and they
batter away with perseverance, and unc-
ton. Independent soldiers of the cross.
too. fire hot religious shot from the curb
at anyone who will listen.
ALI were there in force yesterday af-
ternoon and each spent the day in his
own peculiar fashion, the curbstone ora
tors holding forth until far into the twi-
light of early evening.
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THE KENNEL

Next Sunday morning at IL o'clock
there will be a coursing match at High
land park between number of we'll
known greyhounds owned by local fan
ciers. Prizes of $40 and a gold medal s.
and a gold medal and S. and silver
medal have been offered for the event
by the management of the kennel show
which opens at Highland Park next
week The entry fee is 81. and the list
closes on Saturday. A number of rab-
bits have been secured, and an exciting
event is anticipated.
Among the dogs already entered are
Burton Halls Italian Boy and Mermaid,
T. Hartnett's Diamond and Pearlie,
]. Kennedy's Fitzsimmons. ]. Collins
Helper, E. ]. O'Sheas ]. L. Sullivan, an
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Race Entries

The following is the list Of entries and
weights for the races at Oakland, which
are posted al the Los Angeles Turf club,
212 South Spring street. Commissions
received on these races, and full de-
scriptions of the events given. Races
begin at p. M. first quotations re-
ceived at 1:30 p. N. Telephone Main
1881.
First race. one and one-sixteenth miles,
selling-Grandezia lCJ. Santa Paula l05.
Elsie Smith 1O5. Queen Nubia 10o, Ingleside
lo2, Widow Jones 100. Reel 100. AlaZan 1902,
Gano Dor il2 Ezekiel 105. Halsey 100, Re-
ceive IS, Defender 100, Cavalo 10, Rienzi
1lV, Taronto l05.
Second race, one mile, selling-Halle-
lujah 81; Mrs. Shade S., osrio Second 1o6.
Claudiana 81. Rey del Tierra 1Os. Annette
SO, Charlemagne %, Soniro SO, Bueno 102
Apto S6, Ike l.. 105
Third race. half mile, 2-year-old--Her-
mosa llo, lmperious 103 Juan del Rio 40,
Salazar 100, Bless Rucker 110, Michael 40,
Royal Nan l07 Hertha 107. Morinza 100
Royal Nan Oh. i. imp. Prince Royal Nam
Cuple Juan del Rio and Rey Salazar as
Baldwin's entry)
Fourth race mile and one-eighth, Pa =
eif!c Union stake, selling-The Roman 80,
Lobengula 100, Damien i0S. Buckwa l09
Salisbury Second l05 Aguinas e5 Scarbo-
rough 9S, Arizzo 3d.
Fifth race. mile and oneI-sixteenth,
sellins-Pollock l03 Una Colorado So, Peter
the Second l04 Little Scot 95. Oakland 102,
Devault ~. Doyle 10i. Leonvlle 92, Volt l0i
Del Paso l12. Thema 81
Sixth race. seven -eighths mile. purse
Greyhurst -, Salie Clicquot Ss. Perseus
1oS Torsina 103, Wheel Of Fortune 1O9
Farthamax ice. Preston Ill, Suisun So,
David Ill, Bernardilo 81
Seventh race. eleven and one-sixteenth
miles selling-Russela 105, Tulare 1v7,
Ativo 95. Sweet william 10, Chenille 1O5
Rolataire 40, Scotch Rese 105, Adam An
IFaxx I I II
l05. Lost Girl 1O5 Mercutio 10, Gibbette
Flibbet 80, Cousin Joe 100.
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First Spiritual

The meeting of the First Spiritual So
ciety of Los Angeles at 2:S0 yesterday
afternoon was we'll attended. An ad-
dress was delivered by Mr.. Avery of
Chicago, after which Mrs. Weeks Wright
gave several manifestations. The meet
ing was then called to order for the pur-
pose of electing officers for the sue
ceeding year.
The following persons were elected:
Mr.. Carlisle Petersilea, president; Mrs.
M. T. Longley, first vice-president; DIR.
A. A. Davis, second vice-president; Mr.
Milton NJ. Lyon, secretary; Mrs. Il. A.
Lunt, financial secretary; Mrs. l.. Lyon.
treasurer; Mrs. Vickels, DR.. Gillette ana
Mrs. Weeks Wright trustees
At the evening session Prof B. r.
Baumgardt delivered a lecture on AS
tronomy
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THE HORSE

The recent death of Alma Mater at
the Empire City stud farm, Cuba, N. Y.
says the Spirit OF the Times, closes the
career of one of the greatest broodmares
of the age. She was foaled in 1872, and
therefore reached the ripe age of 25
years. She will always be a tower of
strength to those who believe in a
large infusion of thoroughbred blood
in the trotter, as large preponderance
of that blood flowed in her veins BY
Mambrino Patchen, dam Estella, by
imp. Australian; 2d dam Fannie G., by
imp. Margrave. she had the best of
thoroughbred blood on her dams side,
while her sire being by Mambrino Chief,
out of a daughter of Gano, she also in
herited the blood of American Eclipse
and Sir Archy She was bred by o. p.
Beard and sold when a two-year- old
to DR.. z. S. Talbert of Lexington, Ky.
The transfer was merely a trade. the
doctor giving a barn for her which was
estimated as worth 5000. That was a
lucky day for DR.. Talbert, as he even
tually realized from her produce and
herself about $65000. Though bred to
several sires, her fame will largely rest
upon the result of her connection with
that great sire of trotters. George Wilkes.
In 1875 she was bred to him, and the
following year produced the bay colt
who under the name of Alcantara has
become one of the greatest of trotting
sires. with 102 in the 230 list. Bred back
to George Wilkes, she brought forth
Alcyone, who in his short career sired
fifty-seven in 2;30 or better. Had he
lived to the present day it is well within
the mark TO say that his roll of honor
would have fully equaled that of his
illustrious brother. Her next foal was
Arbiter, 2.2234, by Administrator. For
the next three years she produced filles,
Almeter, by Almont; Aline, by Belmont;
and Alicia, by George Wilkes. In 1882
she had the misfortune to lose a foal
to George Wilkes, but the following year
to Onward she gave Allendorf 2:191A,
sire now of Is in 2:30 or better The
chestnut mare Almeter, 2:24A came in
1884, and in 1885 she missed to Dictator
For the next two years she was bred to
Baron Wilkes. and produced in success
sion Alfonso 2:29%, and Alexander. In
1888 she had Aldebaran, by Sultan, mad
q. year later the black mare Amami.
2:2Ssi. by Wilton. Bred that year to
Electioneer, she missed in 1890. She had
been sold in 1889 to w. S. Hobart of
California for $4,000, owner of Stam-
boul, g:O712, and to that sire in 1891 she
had Alma Filly, and in 1892 Almaboul
In 1885 she slipped a foal to the same
sire. On the death of Mr.. Hobart she
came east, and at the sale of the Ho-
bart stock she WAS sold for $4100 and
bred TO Wilton, the produce being Alma
Wilton, now three years old. Later she
was again under the hammer and was
bought by William Simpson. who sent
her to his farm at Cuba, N. Y, to enjoy
her old age. Alma Mater will always
rank as an empress among broodmares
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ship. Willie Coburn, st. Louis pet,
should also be in the first fight, ard
there are many here who are banking on
his proving the years surprise. AT the
recent meet at New Orleans, which in
augurated the racing season for 1891.
events Arthur Gardiner being one OF
the pros" who finished behind him.
Bicycle racing in Australia is one Of
the most popular sports, and attracts
widespread attention. Frequent race
meets are held and large purses offered
One of the biggest meets of the year is
the annual tournament Of the Austria
liam Natives association. This meet
was held on January &c, and in the two
mile A. N. A. race, for which purse or
S1750 was offered, some os the best
riders in the world competed. including
Porta. Lewis, Parsons, Martin, RelpI
and Broadbent. G. c. Tebbutt, mere
youth. with 210 yards handicap, won the
race and purse handily.
Advices from Australia show that
William Martin, the American profes-
sional, has again incurred the displeas-
ure of the Australian Racing league,
with the result that he has been sus-
pended from the race track for two
years. Martin, VINO gained some hotV-
riety in this country as g six-day rider,
has been very successful during his trip
to Australia, and has won considerable
money.
Riverside county wheelmen will have
q union run to Smiley Heights and Red
lands on Sunday, April IL.
San Diego wheelemen are making l1fe
miserable for the bicycle thief. One was
caught last week, and the boys propose
to put him through" although great
pressure has been brought to bear TO
have the matter settled without allow
ing it TO so to court.
Riversiders are again working on 4
San Diego-Los Angeles relay race, and
If the Los Angeles wheelmen will take
the matter in hand, it will be run in
the near future.
The East Side club will participate
in the floral parade OF the Fiesta as a
club They are engaged in getting up
costumes and decorations for their
wheels. They are going after the prizes
offered by the Fiesta committee for the
largest and best decorated group, tam
dem and individual wheels.
The East Side club will run the centu
ry over again. The time has not been
set, but it will be soon after Fiesta.
A hare and hound chase is also on the
docket for the latter part of this month.
d. c. McGarvin of the East Side club
has been added to the athletic commit
tee of Fiesta
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COURT CALENDAR
Z" Kid" Brown to Be Put on Trial for
His Life Today

DEPARTMENT ONE-Judge Smith:
(22S7) Emanuel Brown: murder; trial
(27, $3.50 San Dimas Irrigation company
ct al. VS.. league; order to show
cause
DEPARTMENT TwO-Judge Clark:
Calendar day.
DEPARTMENT THREE-Judge York:
(22,679) Kemp VS.. Southern Pacific
railway; trial.
DEPARTMENT FOUR-Judge Van
Dyke:
Quarterly calendar day.
DEPARTMENT FIVE-Judge Shawl
Nothing set.
DEPARTMENT SIx-Judge Allen:
(27 .469) Harner VS.. Cain ct al; trial.
275S3) Pinger VS.. Pinger; divorce;
trial
(27, ,s40) Hinman VS. Oak; trial.
DEPARTMENT SEVEN = Justice
Young:
proceedings.
Dunwell VS. Clements; trial.
Raphael VS.. Samish; trial.
Wilson VS.. Taylor; trial.
Broderson VS.. Klepper; supplemental
proceedings.
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and being unsuccessful in such attempt,
he tramped it from Los Angeles to Santa
Ana. Here he was caught begging, was
arrested by Deputy Sheriff Insley. since
deceased, and taken before the justice
of the peace in Los Angeles county, in
which county Santa Ana was al that
time. The justice sentenced young Rob-
inson to the county jail for fifteen days
upon the charge of vagrancy. He served
his time and was discharged from Gus
tody January g. 1889. Again the young
man started out to look for work, which
he soon afterward found on a ranch near
Oceanside. Remaining there a month
and becoming dissatisfied with his work
or his surroundings. he left Oceanside
and went to San Diego. One morning
shortly after his arrival in this latter
place and while eating his breakfast in
a cheap restaurant, he happened to pick
up a local paper and in ii read an adj
vertisement calling for ten men who were
wanted to work on a large cattle or
grain ranch in Ensenada, in Lower CAL
ifornia. The wages offered were $40 per
month and board Without delay young
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For Tax Reform

AT the tax reform meeting in Southern
California Music hall, Bradbury block
this evening. Hon. Abbot Kinney will
speak on "Object Lessons in Taxation. y
Hon X. N. Bulla, state senator, Will
explain his constitutional amendemnt
for a constitutional convention. which
was passed by the legislature, and there
will also be brief speeches by Hon.
Frank F'inlayson, Clarence A. Miller
NJ w Conkling Ralph Hoyt, William
S. Creighton and /. b. Wood. Interest
ing facts relating to tax reform move
ments in New Zealand. California and
Washington will be presented. Every
body is invited.
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THE WHEEL

The big boom in the membership of
the L. A. w. continues, and last week
702 additions were made, making the to-
tai membership 75.6O5. Pennsylvania
lead with 205 members, New York
ranked second and New Jersey third.
The Missouri applications number about
twenty-five. New towns are constantly
being added in the state, and st. Joseph
is experiencing a genuine L. A. w. boom
through the efforts of their local "hust-
lers." Many people are under the i'm
preston that racing is the only feature
of the L. A. W. work, when, in fact, Il.
is only one OF the numerous branches of
work for the benefit of cycling that this
organization is interested in. Less than
l per cent are racing, while 80 per cent
ride on the roads, and it is in the i'm
provement of roads that the main
strength OF the league lies.
Cycling riders throughout the country
are, generally speaking. a westerns dis
patch says, of one mind in thinking that
this years racing season will be confined
among the professionals to Eddie Bald,
Tom Cooper and Tom Butler who will
make a sort of triangular fight of it. each
avoiding as much as possible entering
into competition with the other. Nc
Donald, Murphy, Nat Butler, Eaton,
Goodman, Michael and Titus, will be the
stars aside from the three named, and
Nat Butler and Fred Titus may prove
DE- TX h0ryr~ fo-. ~ . crc enr's cha mDinr-
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jealousy

"That word communist my dear"
observed the young husband, correcting
her. has the accent on the first syllable"
How do you know?"
The dictionary says So"
II never saw man as preJud1ced IN
favor of dictionaries as yau are" ex-
claimed the young wife. II wish you
had married a dictionary. y."-Chicago
Tribune.
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THE RING

IT is doubtful If any event in the his
tory of pugilism has been more hotly
discussed after the fight, which is uni
versally conceded to have been ION the
square," than the -Fitzsimmons
MILL There can be no doubt but what
Corbett was whipped fairly, even the
ex-champion admits that, but he still in
sists that he is the better man. This is
not strange, but the peculiar feature of
the whole business is that the greater
majority of the professional pugilists,
as we'll as sporting writers, agree with
the gentleman with the pompadour
Just what they base their opinion upon
it is difficult to understand. 1t certainly
cannot be upon the records of the two
men, for in actual fighting the Austria
lian has by far the best of it, Then, too
according to the records of champion
ship battles fought in England and in
this country, the men who weighed the
less invariably won, especially when
they entered the ring in condition. Tom
'Sayers, for instance, was a middle
weight and fought at from 143 to 154
pounds After he defeated Aaron Jones
he had to give all his opponents from 10
to 20 pounds, and in his fifteen battles
he was only once defeated, and then by
Sayers fought Bill Perry, the Upton
slasher, the latter was twenty-eight
pounds heavier than Sayers and several
inches taller and just as clever Sayers
weighed $50 pounds, Perry 17S pounds.
Perry was backed heavily on the differ
ence in weight. but Sayers won in one
hour and forty-three minutes. Sayers
weighed 154 pounds, the middleweight
limit, when he fought John C. Heenan
20 he oIoY to-, chit % he
April II, 1860. Heenan was taller and
weighed 100 pounds, and although the
battle was a protracted struggle it
ended in a draw. Jem Mace, when cham
pion of England and in his prime, was a
middleweight. When he fought Tom
King the latter weighed 1s4 pounds,
Mace 1872 pounds. Mace won. Again,
Mace weighed 154 pounds when he fought
Sam Hurst for the championship of Eng
land. Hurst was more than six feet in
height and weighed 220 pounds, and yet
Mace won in nine minutes and thirty
seconds. Thus it will be seen that Fitz-
simmons is not the exception, but the
rule has always been that the smaller
man whipped the big one. But still, the
Corbettetites insist that their man should
have another show to retrieve himself
and the eX-champion is following mis-
successor around the country trying to
force anotnef lgnt. fltZSlmmOnS taxes
proper view of the case. OF course
he will fight again when a man demon
strates that he is in his class. but 1t is
hardly probable that he Will ever face
Corbett again. He has told that some
what conceited individual to go and make
some reputation, as he was compelled to
do, and when he has demonstrated that
he is a fighter. he will consider his prop
osition. And there the matter rests. In
the mean time both men VIII make what
they can by hippodromirg over the
country giving exhibitions.
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ors Will be keen
Entries for the ninth annual bench
show of the Southern California cluD
close tomorrow, and the show opens one
week from Wednesday in Hazards S pa
vilion and continues to the following
Saturday night. This exhibition, in size,
quality and importance, will be second
TO none ever held on the coast. When
il is considered that there is but one
club in the United States that has held
more shows than this, that its manage
ment has always been clean and free
from scandals, and that during its long
career no dog exhibited has ever left
it's benches with any disease that could
be traced in any way to the show. it
will be readily seen why its exhibitions
have always been so popular with both
the fanciers and the general public.
AS to the coming exhibition, it win sur
pass all its predecessors, not only in the
number and quality of dogs but in the
value and richness Of prizes, no less
than ninety-three gold medals having
been donated by citizens as well as
many other specials j. Otis Fellows,
the noted fancier, will judge all classes,
and this in itself is a sufficient guaran-
tee that every exhibitor will have fair
and equal show.
About a dozen collie fanciers met at
San Jose on Thursday and organized
the Collie club Of California The Off
GERS elected for the ensuing year are
n. G. Stewart, president: Mrs o. ].
Alhee, vice president; Miss Della Bench,
secretar j. c. Berret, treasurer; ex-
ecutive committee, o. J. Albee; w. de
y. Lopez and J. C. Berret The club will
offer cups and medals for competition
at Oakland and San Francisco. The in
itlation fee will be 81; annual dues, SO.
AT recent meeting of the Pacific Fox
Terrier club, held in San Francisco, it
was decided that it would be most salts
factory TO have the club specials com
peted for in that city. The following
specials We're agreed upon:
Sweepstakes-Class A, for fox terrier
cog or bitch PUPPY whelpcd on or after