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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-31
JOCKEY CLUBS CONFER.
A Change in Dates Likely to Be
Made at the TWO Big Tracks,

The directors of the California and
Pacific Coast Jockey clubs held a
meeting last night at the Palace Hotel
regarding the advisability of racing for
a period of one month at each of the
big tracks, instead of the semi-month-
ly meetings now held.
HOrsemen complain that the cost of
transporting their horses from one
track to another is very expensive, as
the meetings are now held, and again
there is much grumbling at the in and
out running Of many horses due to the
change in tracks.
No agreement was reached, but a
committee was appointed to confer
with the two clubs, and as the Califor-
MIA Jockey Club is quite agreeable to
the change, it is more than likely that
the present meeting now being held at
Ingleside will be extended two weeks.
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SAN FRANCISCO CALL.

BUSINESS OFFICE of the San Francisco
Call corner of Market and Third streets open
until u o'clock every night in the year
BRANCH OFFICES-527 Montgomery street
corner Clay; open until $3.50 o'clock
SSs Hayes street; open until $3.50 clock
81 McAllister street; open until $3.50 D. m
6l5 Larkin street; open until $3.50 o'clock
S.W. corner Sixteenth and Mission streets:
open until 9 o'clock.
14S Ninth street; open until O'Clock
S5lS Mission street; open until 9 o'clock
1906 Polk street: open until $50 O'Clock
NV corner Twenty-second and Kentucky
streets; open till o'clock
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SPECIAL NOTICES.


THEY are closing out remnants of curtains
dress goods, corsets, hosiery, underwear bed
spreads. towels, laces, Innings, trimmings
yeilings, etc, very cheap at Pioneer DRY
Goods Store, los Fifth St
MRS. DIR. FISH lOl15 Grant ave., rm 2: cleo
trician; alcohol. Turkish baths; unrivaied
ROOMS whitened from 81 and papered 81 SO up.
239 Third St
JNO HULTHEN, electromagnetic massage
treatments; alcohol baths. Mason St
NINE. HANSEN, latest gaIvanic battery and
cabinet baths. 116 Taylor st.
BAD tenants elected for "a: collections made:
city or country. PACIFIC COLLECTION
CO., 4i5 Montgomery ST., room 6; tel $3.50.
MRS. STEWERT. genuine steam and cabinet
baths. 12oz Geary St, room IL.
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TWO Burolors Sentenced

L. P. Feige and Charles Finney. who
pleaded guilty to a charge of burglary
for entering the storeroom of F. P
Muller, 223 Kearny street, on the 21st
inst, were each sentenced by Judge Cook
yesterday to two and a half years in
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-31
TRACK ITEMS.

Silver cups were presented to the
first three riders in the gentlemen's
race.
The Orimar people were evidently
out for water melon carving. Con-
ley did his best to beat the gate, and
but for a humping match around the
first turn the outsider might have
landed the coin. He was a good horse
at the end and there will be no more
80 to 1 against him for several moons.
Those who had seen the colt perform
in the East said he was a good one
but looked outclassed.
Jockey Joe Piggott would undoubt-
eddy be very severe critic were he
turf scribe. Joe occupied a promi-
nent place in the press stand during
the progress OF the fourth race, and,
like many others present, picked The
Roman as the winner. When the
number of Buckwa was hoisted on
top Joe turned around and, address,
ing the press in general, said, What
are you guys going TO say in the
morning."
Old Cash Day pulled up good and
sound after his race, and looks better
than he ever did since his advent in
California. He should just about put
1t over next time out.
OF course, nobody expects cheap
selling platers to run up to form like
stake horses, but some of these dainty
morsels of hOrseflesh galivanting
around in these parts perform very
inconSistently. Take the last race of
Triumph. for instance; it would not
entitle him to a place in a three panel
spin for car horses. Still yesterday he
was made favorite and brought it
home.
Following are to-day's entries:
First Race-Five and half furlongs. maiden
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SELECTIONS FOR TO-DAY.

First Race-Himera. Henry C, Texarkana.
Second Race-Lone Princess, Miss Prim.
Kaiser Ludwig.
Third Race-Abina, Imperious. Ping.
Fourth Race-Lord Marmion. Libertine,
May W.
Fifth Race-Marquise. Bernadilo Personne.
Sixth Race-Rubicon, Rey del TERRA.
Oscuro.
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was first away. and, never caught, led
Meadow Lark by the judges more than
a length. Pat Murphy tired the last
part, finishing in the show
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THE CALLS" RACING CHART.

Jockey
ne FAST OoOO'HHo'
}54. FIRST RAcE-sen
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GOOD seamstress, understands dress max
ing, wishes place for upstairs work and
sewing; references if required. Address 44S11
Natoma st.
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SITUATIONS wANTED-FEMALE.

re- A WEEKS NEWS FOR o CENTS-TH r
S~S WEEKLY CALL. In wrapper for mailing
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HELP wANTED-oontinued.

AIL-ROUND blacksmith for a country shop,
$40 and found; German blacksmith. 81 50 a
day and found, steady work; woodchoppers,
81 % a cord; coal miners, by the ton; )
Scandinavian miners, IS a day; gardener, SIS:
farmers. near city. S15 hostler for road
house. c. r. HANSEN & CO, los Geary 81.
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GANG of railroad teamsters. c. R. HANSEN
& CO., 10S Geary st.
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DIVIDEND horticultural Savings Bank of
san Francisco, 80 Post st.-For the haIf-year
ending December 81, 1897, dividend has been
declared at the rate OF four 90 per cent per
third g 1-9 per cent per anrum on ordinary
deposits, Tree OF taxes, payable on and aftel
Monday, January :, 1888.
GEORGE y. STORY, Cashier.
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A YOUNG lady desires a position as copytst o,
assistant cashier. with a city firm is an ex-
perienced cOpyist Box 32O Call office
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YOUNG lady desires a permanent place as
housekeeper; speaks German. Spanish and
French languages. Ill Geary St, room 2
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MIDDLE aged woman desires situation as
nurse and seanstress; city country. Box
30i, Call Office.
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YOUNG Easern woman of experience wants
a place as housekeeper. Call 22S Post rrn IL
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YOUNG lady would like housekeeper's place
no objection to the country. Call l26 Fourth
room %, I'd floor.
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WOMENS employment office; help furnished
Bob Geary st; tel. Grant SO.
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LADY wishes position housekeeper or will
do plain sewing at home. 116 Sixth St, room
s, first floor
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BARRIERS, shop in country for sale; owner
retiring; must be sold; good value, $500.
DECKELMAN BROS, 106 Ellis st.
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GIRL to assist with light homework and hei
take care Of children. ST. ShotweI st
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STEADY man to take orders and assist in light
business across the bay; must be sTtlsf'ed
with SIS per week to start and have $40
cash 995 Market St, room 3.
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The Continental Building and Loan Asso-
citation OF California, No. 222 Sansome ST. has
declared for the year ending December 81 1897
a dividend of s per cent per annum on ordn-
airy deposits per cent on one year term de
posits. 10 per cent to class F. stock and -
per cent to class IA stock.
DIR. ED Z. HILL, President
CAPT OLIVER ELDRIDGE,
VIM. CORBIN, Secretary. Vice President
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-01-23
Judge Lewis Appointed.

Judge E. T. Lewis has been ap-
pointed by the Governor assessor OF
St. Landry parish. While we favor,
ed the reappointment OF M. L
Swords because we thought the
Democratic party owed it to him,
the appointment Of Judge Lewis is
an excellent one, in point of ability
as well as in point Of party fealty.
Judge Lewis has heen identified with
St. Landry politics all his life, and
has rendered the Democracy yeomen
service. He has occupied at various
times the positions Of Congressman,
District Judge and Circuit Judge,
and 10 every instance discharged the
duties incumbent upon him with
credit. He will doubtless make an
excellent assessor and registrar
st. Landry Clarion.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-01-23
Democratic Victories.

Authentic intelligence reached US
Thursday afternoon that Lynn,
Mass, had given their Democratic
candidate in their late municipal
election, the largest majority ever
before given to candidates of either
the Republican or Democratic par
ties. This strikes US, says the Lake
Charles Commercial, as being very
suggestive when we come to remem
her that Massachusetts gave McKin.
ley a large majority in the late
national election. We are o :
strained TO calculate, wherefore the
whichness of this thusness." 1t
seems to Us that the disciples oil
Hanna are on a strike or that the
bottom has fallen out the e%xchecquer.
Or, perhaps the mammoth tidal wave
of Republican prosperity which has
deluged (?) Lake Charles since
Mack's election, has not yet reached
the land of our Yankee friends
Just hold your horses, u gooc
friends. for "all things come to those
who wait" even Republican, success.
Nit
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-01-23
Price Downs BeattiN.

Last week the Congressional com,
mittee on contested elections having
10 charge the consideration Of the
claim made by Judge Taylor Beat
tie to the aeat of Hon. Andrew
Price in the 54th Congress, decidedly
a vote Of 8 to 3 that Mr.. Price had
been elected and that he be Quoted
in his seat. For the time being this
disposes Of Judge Beattie. He gets
his $4,000 expense money which will
ensure him as a candidate next cleo
ton after Congress sits down on him
again in his contest against Bob
Brohssard.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-01-23
In speaking of Mr.. Bryan canoe

In speaking of Mr.. Bryan cancel.
ing his engagement with his mana
gers for his lecture tour, the Consti-
tuition has the following to say,
which we think will be highly ap.
proved by the people Of the United
States. although the first and last
lecture at DeGive's opera house, In
Atlanta brought receipts amounting
to $4,000, Mr.. Bryan was induced to
cancel his contract by the action OF
his managers, who insisted on making
a hippodrome of his appearances.
Rather than depart from the digni-
fed position he maintained through
out the campaign he decided to re.
turn to his home 10 Lincoln"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-01-23

THE citizens League last week
unceremoniously turned out three
Confederate veterans from clerical
positions, and replaced them with
heelers and strikers. One of the
pledges to the people by this assoc
citation of place hunters was to re-
frain from doing this very thing
They are just not a whit better than
their predecessors of the old City
Ring.-St. Landry Clarion.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-01-23
Constable Sale.
STATE OFLOUISIANA.
Parish Of Vermilion,
Sixth Justices Court-No. Bis.
Joseph Williams
Eseline Williams.

BY virtue Of a writ Of fieri facias
issued in matters oil the above entl-
tied and numbered suit, and to me
directed, commanding me to seize
and and sell for cash, the property
of defendant. 10 satisfy said writ, I.
will proceed to sell ct public auction
to the last and highest bidder, g
the Office of the sixth Justices
court in this parish. on
Saturday; January 80, 1897,
between the legal hours prescribed
by law the following described prop
city seized to satisfy said writ, %
wit
ONE HORSE AND SULEY.
Given under nv official ~signatnfe
this 18th day of January 1891.
j. A FAULK, Constable.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-01-23

Tuesday night an armed mob
broke open the Jail at Ami,e City
and taking therefrom Gus Williams
a negro who is charged with killing
his wife; John Johnson and Arch
Joiner the two negroes who were
implicated in the horrible butchery
of the Cotton family in Tangipahoa
parish 10 September last, and put
them to death. Williams was hung
near Amite City, the others were
taken to the scene Of the murder
near independence and after being
tortured by fire were hung and shot
to death. This deed is the cap sheaf
Of Tangapahoa's mountain like
record OF crime. For murder, assas.
sination and general depravity and
cussedness Tangilahoa clearly takes
the banner. The crime for which
these wretches were lynched was an
%atrocious one, but the lawless spirit
of revenge which actuated the mob
is sufficient to prove that in iendish
brutality and savage barbarism the
mob was on a par with their victims
It is a plain case of dog eat dog and
Louisiana may well blush at a crime
which finds a parallel only among
the half naked niggers along the
Congo.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-01-23
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish OF Vermilion.

l7th Judicial District Court-so
S33.
Succession Of Meance Bcaiet.
Application Of Elina Girouard 70 %
appointed administrative oil said
succession.
Notice is hereby given to all par
ties interested in said succession g
having any opposition to MAKE Y
the application Of Elina Girouaru Y
be appointed administratrix OF Y.
aforesaid succession to file The SAM
in writing 10 the Office OF the GER
of The district court within ten oa5s
from the date hereof.
Given under my official signasu's
this 23d day of January 1897.
ALCIDE LEBLANC,
Clerk Of Coart.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-01-23

AS a sign Of the advance of pros
perity it is stated that all the corset
factories of New Haven, Conn, are
booming. All business men have
had a tight squeeze in the last few
years, and it now appears as if the
ladies are going to have their turn.
-Pointe Coupe Banner,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-01-23

ENGLAND and the United States
have agreed upon an arbitration
treaty for FIVE years, the details Of
which cover the whole area Of pos
sible disputes, aud war is rendered
unnatural and practically impossible
between the two countries .-Signal,
Crowley.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-01-23
The Cotton Outlook.

Prices for cotton still remain ue"
pressed, but old operators profess
to see bright hopes 10 the future.
Hugh McElroy Of New Orleans ads
vises that cotton be held for an adj
vance. He says:
The situation is daily improving,
but the bulls lack a Moses to cap,
tain them and lead them out of the
desert into the promised land, that
land Of prosperity Of which we were
told so much before the election.
The delay in the day of delivera9ce
must not discourage us, as we have
presented to us to-day, in L. u.
Dun & Co.'S weekly business review,
an exactly parallel case, which must
inspire us with new strength and
confidence. It was 10 1879 that the
greatest burst OF prosperity--after a
long period of depression was ever
witnessed in this country.
When the resumption of specie
payments began in 1879 everybody
looked for an immediate boom, just
such q one as we were taught to ex-
pect after our recent election had
ouieted-for four years at least-all
serious agitation of our financial sys'
TEN. But two dull months dragged
their weary length along, and conf
dence faded and hope died away,
only to be restored and r%esurrected
by a period of prosperity, which ez'
tended to all lines of business.
Conditions at the hresent moment
are very similar to those preceding
the boom Of 1879. We have had the
dull months, and we have felt the re-
sulting disappointment SO keenly
that many of Us have been blind TO
the signs of returning prosperity.
| One item alone is sufficient to open
our eyes. Look at our exports and
imports-we have sold to the out
side world home products in excess
of our foreign purchases, and have
received the cash in return for them,
to the enormous extent Of 1926, O00.-
900.
Talk is n thing, facts are an
other. There has been a great deal
Of talk lately about shutting down
cotton mills or going on short time,
but none have closed or reduced
working hours, aud The oaly fact re-
ceived is the opening of one hill
which had been idle for severa|
months.
Money is plentiful, but cautious
and the confidence, which is now re-
turning, is the only element needed
to start the country on a wave o
prosperity. Cotton h 3 always
shared fully in the benefits of such 9
movement. What reason is there &c
imagine that history will not repea
itself?
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-01-23

PRESIDENT elect Mckinley is ar
active mason, and Gays he conceived
a favorable opinion Of Missionary DUR
ing the war,by noticing the kindness
shown prisoners and wounded sol.
diers BY their cap.ors, both Federal
and Confederate.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-01-23
TO HUNTERS.

The VermiIion Developing CO..
LINT. herehy notifies hunters not TO
hunt within their closures. Anyone
caught in the act of violating this
notice will be dealt with to the full
extent of the law.
j. P. GUEYDAN,
1O-l-96-tf Presideu t.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-01-23
Sherif's Sale.
STATE OF LOUISIANA Parish
of Vermilion-l7th judicial Dis
trict Court-No. 957.
Euph6mie uachausse
Warren H. Carter.

" dIlOD LIE VA 1Sls
By virtue of writs of fieri facias,
issued by the Hon. 18th Judicial
District Court, in the matters of the
above numbered and entitled suit,
authorizing and commanding me to
seize and sell the property of said
defends ant, to satisfy said writ, | will
proceed to sell at public auction, to
the last and highest bidder, at the
principal front door Of the court
house in this parish, on
Saturday, February 20, 1897,
between the hours of II o'clock a.
M, and 4 p. M, the following des-
cribed property, seized to satisfy
said writ, to wit !:
The undivided one sixth (l6) in.
terest of said mortgage in and to one
certain tract Of land lying and be-
ing situated in the parish OF Vermil.
ion on the west bank of the Vermil-
ion River, containing two hundred
and twenty arIents, measuring i've
one half arpents on said river by the
depth Of forty arpents, bounded on
the north by Adam Boudreaux, on
the south by land OF Lonis Thibeaux
and j. A. Broussard, east by The
Vermilion river and west by land OF
Richard Stakes.
TERMS Cash.
Given under nv official signature
this 18th day of January, 1897.
J. o. HEBERT. Sheriff.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-01-23

JUDGE E. T. Merrick, died at his
residence in New Orleans last Tues
day the 18th instant, aged So years.
Deceased a profound and brilliant
lawyer and OF one time was Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court Of
Louisiana.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-01-23

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
18th judicial District Court.
Parish Of Vermilion Mo. 3l4.
Succession of Celima Thibodeaux.
By virtue of an order of sale
granted by the Hon. Colrt afore.
said in the matters Of the above
entitled and numbered estate, | will
proceed to sell at public auction, to
the last and highest bidder, at the
late residence of dece; sed in this
parish. on
Tuesday, February 8, 1897,
betweeu the legal hours ~prescihed by
law, all Of the property belonging
to the above entitled and numbered
succession, to wit:
One certain tract of land situated
in the parish Of Vermilion, contain
ing one hundred arpents, more or
less, superficial area and taken for
the western portion Of the west half
| of the southwest quarter Of section
six, in township twelve, south of
range FIVE east.
One dwelling house, one kitchen,
one corn crib, one buggy house.
1863 pieux fencing. 1874 feet plank
fence, 1900 pounds Of fence wire.
one pair of creole mules, three pillow
horses, two gentle mares, two colts,
three work oxen, two gentle cows,
one cow and calf, one two year old
beef, twelve hogs, 100 barrels oil
corn. % barrels of rice. one hack,
the undivided half interes. in an ox
cart, three bedsteads and bedding
one armoir, and many other articles
too numerous to mention.
TERMS 4 CONDITIONS .
All adjudicatioEs The aggregate
amount Of which shall not exceed ter
dollars to be paid cash on the day o
sale; and all adjudications the ag
eregate amount of which will exceed
ten dollars, one-third thereof to b
paid cash on the day of sale and th'
remainder to be paid 10 one, two ant
three years thereafter; purchasers II
furnish their notes with good AM
solvent ~sureties in solido represent.
ing the credit portion Of their phr
!, chases to the satisfaction of the &C
ministrator, payable to the order Q
the administrator, 10 one, two an,
|, three years from the day OF sale, an
conditioned to bear eight per cen
per aDnum interest from maturit
until paid, with the additional per
atty of ten per cent for attorney
fees on the amount due and exigibl
10 case of non payment at maturity
The land to be aud remain spt
cially mortgaged and hYpothcate
with vendors lien an6 privilege n
tanned thereon, and shall not
K alienated, or in any way encumbere
q to the prejudice of the successic
and the notes to be furnished
above setforth in principal, interes
h attorneys fees and all costs whit
g may accrue.
DEMAs LEBLANC,
Jan. 9 81. Administrator.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-01-23

AT a meeting of the Louisiana
Division of the United Confederate
Veterans held in New Orleans re-
Gently, Miss Josephine C%ottraux,
the charming daughter Of General
E. P. C~ottraux, was unanimously
selected as the sponsor for Louisiana
at the Confederate reunion to be
held in Nashville, Tennessee, next
May.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-01-23
VIM. j. Bryan.

The Nebraska statesman passed
through New Iberia en- route to
Texas. He was met at the depot by
a large crowd Of enthusiastic admi-
rers and at all stops along the line
he was given an ovation.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-01-23

JEAN Baptiste Chevis. the colorcd
man who has been in Jail under sem
tence of death, died of consumption
last Thursday night. His brother
Willie Chevis. sentenced with him
was hung about two months ago.
OpeIousas Courier.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-01-23

GOVERNOR Foster has appointed
James Simon, Esq, district attorney
for the Nineteenth Judicial District,
vice Congressman.elect R. F. Brous'
sard, resigned.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-01-23

JOAQUIN MILLER, poet Of the Sier-
ras, visited New Orleans this week,
and was the center of attraction
He is on a leturing tour.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-01-23

"Pop, what IS promptness p
"Promptness Well, it is a habit
of always being on time and getting
tired to death. waiting for people
who are not"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-01-23

THE free mail system in rural re-
gions is now being tested 10 twenty
eight States. Government officials
have pronounced it a success.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-01-23
NOTICE.

Entering my pasture and stock
ranch on Cl.eniere an Tigfe; without
my consent is forbidden. Any per-
son trespassing On said premises will
he prosecuted to the full extent of
the law. AURoRE DEFRANCE,
Widow Louis Laporte.
Ahheyille. January 4. 1896.