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The herald., 1897-09-10

too high for the men who make their liv-
ing BY racing, Notwithstanding the fact
that amateurs had made It in 2:17. Three
trials were made. the first being in 2:27%
the second in 2:251s and the third, which
followed the last race, in 2:42. Another
effort was made, but as the time for the
half was two minutes fiat the riders were
stopped. The race was declared. off.
TWO MILE HANDICAP
In the two mile amateur handicap al.
the entries started except H. B. Wood
VILE and A. W. Woodville Except that
it was hotly contested event, al the
finish it was ridden without much change
in the position Of the riders after the first
mile, when R. D. Mussey crossed the.
tape first in 1928. Mussey led in the
second mile also, being closely followed
by B. Rowan with E. ]. c. Study third
The time was SOL.
In the two mile professional handicap.
on the second mile, J. w. Cowan and H.
b. Cromwell collided and fell on the back
stretch. the formers wheel being demol-
ished. Cromwell regained his saddle and
finished third. w. H. Palmer of San
Diego won easily with J. w. Austin sec
ond in 4:42.
For The Herald cup H. Hawks, j. f.
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branch offices throughout the State,
temporarily suspended today. The cause
assigned for the suspension was inabii-
ity to realize upon securities and to meet
the demands Of customers trading in
wheat and other markets on a steadily
rising basis. Liabilities, $50,00O but
nothing definite is known either about
them CT the firms assets. Arthur j.
Wheelock, senior member of the firm
was not in his office this morning, but
the cashier volunteered the statement
that the firm expected to resume Mon
Gay and hoped to pay at least rs cents on
the collar
The herald., 1897-09-10
MANEUvER1Na FOR THE START

the air brakes being thrown on. Several
of the passengers got out to see what
was the matter. myself and Mr. Short
ridge among the number. We were
standing around the platform of the
Pullman car at the rear Of the train,
when the brakeman came along and
called out rather excitedly: WELL we've
got one of them
"'One Of whom?' we all asked almost
in a breath.
One of the robbers he answered
Didn't you know that the train was
being held up?
THE colored porter had just come out
in time to catch his last words Almost
as quick as flash he jumped back in
side the car and slammed the door shut
locking it after him. The rest of US who
were outside saw that we had been left
to shift for ourselves and made for an
other car. Once inside we began to hide
our valuables. l put my watch and
what money I had under the carpet,
and others did likewise. Shortridge
rushed into his state room, locking the
door after him. 1t is supposed that he
went there to reassure his wife, who had
probably been alarmed at what had oc-
CURED. When he had allayed her fears
he opened the door wide enough to poke
his head through and inquired in his
wife's behalf If everything was all right.
"Everything remained so quiet that
we decided to venture out again and
see what we could learn about the hold
up. The moon shone brightly, and just
as we stepped out I saw two men skulk
lr,ff GoJI Gr1
which had been started on the track in
front of the train was still blazing. This
obstruction was soon cleared away and
| the train started again
1T was not until then that I learned
that anyone had been shot. Everything
had passed off very quietly and 1 had
not heard any firing. We also learned
that there had been two deputy sheriffs
on the train, one stationed on the en-
gine and the other in the baggage car
l do not think they returned the fire of
the robbers, although ! cannot be sure
| of that, as l have said that I did not
hear any shooting at all. When We ar
rived at Modesto the tramp was taken
off the train and doctor summoned. He
| had received one buckshot in the thigh.
He and two other tramps were stealing
| a ride on the baggage car when the train
was brought to a halt. They all raised
up to see what was the matter, and it
| is supposed that the robbers mstook
them for officers who had been hidden
on the train and opened fire upon them.
That is about all there was to the
hold-up. 1t didn't amount to much any
way, and there were several on board
who didn't know anything about 1t until
afterward."
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Terminal Club Celebrates
Admission Day
WHITE SAILS DOT THE BAY
SIXTEEN BOATS COMPETE FOR
CLASS PRIZES
Yachting Season for This Year Closed
The Club Will Make Important
improvements

Though the crowd of people attend
ing the yacht race at Terminal Island
was not as numerous as those present
on former occasions of the kind, it was
large enough to fill the pavilion, the
end of the pier and line the railing al
noon yesterday
The bay was dotted with white sails,
stiff breeze blowing and the choppy sea
rolling in white caps when the judges,
timekeepers and members of the Termin-
al Island Yacht club walked down 20
the landing, equipped with basket of
sandwiches miniature cannon and
field glasses. The judges were Messrs.
Francis j. Thomas, Charles +. Sloan,
Sanford Robinson and c. S. Walton;
timekepers DR.. c. S. Croft. Messrs
Horace G. Miller and A. p. Robinson.
C. r. Sumner, general manager, care
taker and lord high everything, led the
procession down the gangplank with the
artillery and the necessities and COM
forts of life.
The tug boat Catalina, moored out in
deep water, was waiting to take the
party round the course. But the waves
were dashing high and to reach her it
was necessary to embark in a row boat,
>bobbing on the water like an egg shell
from that into the little gasoline launch
Hirondelle, then out through the port
hole or some other sort of an opening
in her side to the deck of the larger
craft.
Promptly at the hour named for start
ing, the Catalina blew her whistle, tine
The herald., 1897-09-10
EXPENSIVE JUSTICE
Buffers Attorneys Were Not at All
Modest

VANCOUVER. B. c., Sept. 9.-Austra-
liam advices say: Papers dealing with
the cost of extraditing Frank Butler, the
murderer, from San Francisco, were
laid on the table of the Legislative Coun-
Gil Of New South Wales recently by At
torney-General Want. The impression
was conveyed that these charges were
made by the United States government.
The documents. however, show that
the enormous demand for 10000 really
comes from the solicitors engaged to
deal with the case by the British Consul
at San Francisco, and it is the Consul
who makes the extra aordinary sugges-
tion that "A punch bowl, tea and coffee
service, with salver, or other similar ar
ticle or articles (worth about s100)
with a suitable inscription" be pre-
sented to the "Attorney-Gener (Fed.
eral District Attorney at San Fran
cisco.
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everywhere and there Is something to
excuse the alarming language Of those
who are beginning to talk about great
famine, but distress on that scale is no
more likely than another invasion by
barbarians. Yet there will be a meas
ure Of suffering in Ireland, real If less
terrible than which the professional agi-
tator is beginning to predict"
The professional agitator has made
no prediction in the present instance.
The cry has come from the people all
over the country. English tourists are
writing to the press describing the
ruined harvest they have everywhere
seen.
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gunner touched off the lusty little cannon
and the signal was given for the boats 10
round the first buoy. The Esperanza
came first, then the Padre Y. Madre,
Ocean Wave. the Fayal. Sea Lion, Mel
lie, Funchal, Defender, jr.; then the
trim little Allie attempted to sail around.
Whether or not it was her unlucky num-
ber, thirteen, or merely an untoward
accident. for which no one was re-
'sponsible, but for some reason the wind
whipped her mainsail round, pinning it
fast to the arm of the buoy. Despite the
efforts of her sailors and directions
shouted in the stentorian tones of an old
commander by the captain of the Cat
alma, the sail persistently stuck until a
great rent was made and several of the
ropes were cut in the effort to free her
This accident barred her out of the
race.
When the fleet of sixteen had rounded
the stake and second signal was given,
the little engine of the Catalina sent a
cloud of black smoke over the water
and she plowed her way through the
heavy swells to the third buoy, two
miles off the Long Beach shore.
1t was magnificent sight to see the
long line of boats, in full sail, dance over
the billows, like things of life. The
Funchal and Sea Lion soon pulled away
from the others and kept in the lead
Defender, jr., was at her best, and the
+ Nellie, the largest boat in the fleet, was
beauty skimming along before thc
wind. The pier at Long Beach was filled
! with interested spectators, as was tha
at the island. Glasses were leveled from
the porches Of the cottages along shore
when boat after boat sailed round the
third buoy toward the starting point.
| The Catalina steamed toward the
stake and dropped anchor to wait for the
winners, the judges arxiously watchine
for the winners in each class of entries
The Nellie crossed the line first amid
the cheers of the spectators, and The
whistles of the steam launches. The
Furchal and the Sea Lion kept pace
with each other, coming in neck ant
neck, so to speak; San Pedro and De
fender jr. sailed in side by siGse; ther
came Flying Bir0. Padre y Madre, Es
peranza, Boa Vista and Ocean Wave, il
bunch, Fayal and the rest.
1t was work for the judges to figur,
the time for each in her class. c. A
Sumner mounted the platform in the
pavilion and announced ths result q!
follows: First prize for yacht goint
over the course in the shortest time, tn,
Nellie, $40; time, 1885; class A, first, De
fender jr., 1:43A, SIS; second, J. Wiley
1:51, $40; class B, San Pedro, 1867, SIS
Funchal, 1:40. $40; Flying Bird, 1:4O1a
S.; Boa Vista, 1:471a, 81; Eureka, 1:49A
So. Early Bird 1:5O prize 50. class r
Sea Lion, 1881, prize, $40; Ocean Wave
and Padre y Madre made the same time
1:52%; the prizes were divided, givint
each $3.50; Vasco de Cana, 1:54, 81; clas
D, Espefanza, 1:53A, $40; Grace, 2:O3, IS
Wave, 2:06, SO. The Queen Victoria wa
barred from competition for not havin;
her number on her sails.
The result was greeted with applause
by the crowd Of bystanders.
The Fiesta Park band furnished tn
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A Heavy Failure

NEW YORK, Sept. 9.-James r. Will
liams. Elmer Wiggin ard Jay d. Wig
Gin. Who compose the firm Of j. r. VIII
lard & Co., bankers and brokers, with
offices at Buffalo, New York. Washing
tor, Philadelphia and Montreal TODAY
assigned to James i. Starbuck. with
preferences of $40, 1000 to William H. Os-
terhout. No statement Of the condition
Of the firm is yet obtainable, but it is
estimated that their liabilities will
reach $1,000,00O
The herald., 1897-09-10

festivities Of the day with inspiring mu-
sic. to which the dancers kept time until
the last train of the evening started
from San Pedro to the city. This closes
the series Of yacht races so successfully
inaugurated by the Terminal club for
the season of 1897. By the opening OF
the coming summer this energetic or
ganization will probably have boat
houses erected on the islaE6 and be
fully equipped With large and small
craft to make boat races a prominent
feature Of the many attractions of this
popular and rapidly growing resort
The herald., 1897-09-10
A FAMILY ROW
Mrs. Van Setback Wants Pay for
Her Husband

NEW YORK. Sept. 9.-The World
says: Mrs. John c. Van Setback has
begun suit for s65O0O damages against
her father-.n-l Peter Van Setback,
head of the family in Chicago and senior
partner In the great drug firm Of Van
Setback & Sons, for alternating her hus-
bands affections. The plaintiff is a
daughter of Henry Palmer and niece
If Potter Palmer, Her specific charge
against her father-in-law is that in 1897,
while plaintiffs husband was living with
her and supporting her in Brooklyn, the
defendant enticed the husband away
from the plaintiff and entered her home
and enticed him to Chicago, where he
has since, "by threats and undue. influ-
ence, kept him."
In 1858 Miss Florence Palmer and John
e. Van Setback were winter visitors to-
gether in Florida, and in March of that
year they were married. Mrs. Vah
Setback is a strikingly handsome wo.
man and was educated in Paris and
| Berlin.
The herald., 1897-09-10
Wards PROPERTY

CHICAGO. Sept. 9.-Letters of admin
istration upon the estate of w. Russell
Ward, the Englishman who committed
suicide last week by jumping through
the window of Chicago and Northwest
ern train at Wheatlands. Iowa, were
granted Public Administrator O'Don-
nell. The personal property brought to
Chicago belonging to Ward consisted
of a bank draft for $3.50 and travelling
bags. Ward, it is also believed. has
trunks which were sent to New York and
will be sent for. Ward had no relatives
in America.
The herald., 1897-09-10
An Aeronaut Killed

CHILLICOTHE. Mo-, Sept. 9.-Prof.
Bozart, the aeronaut who made bal
loon ascension at the fair grounds yes
terday, was fatally injured by the failure
of his parachute to open readily when he
made his descent. He was 800 feet in
the air when he cut loose, and before
his parachute opened he was less than
fifty feet from the ground. His injur-
les are such that 1t is considered i'm
possible for him to recover.
The herald., 1897-09-10

Duvall and Il. D. Mussey, representing
the East Side club. rode the five miles.
there being no other contestants. They
finished in the order mentioned, their
time being 14:131s. For the Intern ediate
miles the time was: One mile, 2:37 two
miles, 5:21A three miles. S:15; four miles,
11:15A.
THE MATCH RACE
The one mile professional match race
was to have been for purse of $50 from
each rider, but the boys failed to put
up their money and the management
offered $50 to the winner. Art T. Bell won
in 2:35A with Fritz G. Lacy second and
Charles w. Stimson third.
BUSINESS MEMS HANDICAP
There were sixteen entries in the five
mile business mems handicap, and after
the riders had punched after the second
mile Ed Ledbetter took the lead and
held it nearly the entire distance, when
he was passed by r. D. Musssy, who
won by two lengths, and B. Rowan. who
beat Ledbetter across the tape half q
length. The time was, one mile, 2:07
two, 4:50%; three, 1924; four, 10:09h; five
1903
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PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP co.

The company's elegant steamers SANTA
ROSA and CORONA leave REDONDO at
II a. m. and PORT LOS ANGELES at 2:1o
p. m. for San Francisco via Santa Barbara
and Port Hartford, Sept. 1, s, 8. 13, II, p, q,
20, Oct. 8, Z, II, 15, 10, 20, 27, 81, Nov. 4, &
IL, 16. 20, "a, 2S. Leave PORT LOS AN
GELES at a. m. and REDONDO at II a.
m. for San Diego, Sept. 8, I, II, Is, 10, %, q.
Oct. l, 5, 9, 10, II, 81, %, 29, Nov. 2. 6, 10,
IA, is, %, rs, 80. The Corona calls also al
Newport. Cars connect via Redondo leave
Santa Fe depot at 1000 a. M or from Re-
dondo railway depot at $3.50 a. m.
Cars connect via Port Los Angeles leave
S. P. R. R. depot at 1885 p. m. for steamers
north bound.
The steamers EUREKA and COOS BAY
leave SAN PEDRO AND EAST SAN Pc
DRO for San Francisco via Ventura. Car
penteria, Santa Barbara, Gaviota, Port
Hartford. Cayucos, San Simeon. Monterey.
and Santa Cruz at $3.50 p. M, Sept. 2, 6. 10.
| IA, 49, 20, 26, 30, Oct. 4, 8, IL. 16, 90 a. "a.
Nov. /, 5, 0, 10, II, 21, 25. 20. Cars connect
with steamers via San Pedro leave s. P. r.
R. (Arcade depoD at sos p. m. and Ter
minal railway depot at sos p. m. The COM
pany reserves the right to change without
previous notice steamers. sailing dates and
hours of sailing.
w. PARIS Agt., 1874 w. Second street.
| Los Angeles.
GOODALL. PERKINS & CO.. General
| Agents, San Francisco.
The herald., 1897-09-10
Want Their Share

LEADVILLE. Colo, Sept. 9-Bernara
Nelson, foreman of the Monarch Mining
Company, has left for California to claim
his share of fortune left by an uncle
Antony Christensen. The latter resid
ed near San Jose, and recently died in
testate, leaving fortune in land and
houses valued at $15O,0OO. One of the
nephews now has possession of the es-
tate, but the other two will al once make
claim to their share Of the fortune.
The herald., 1897-09-10
A Cattleman's Suicide

PHOENIX, Ariz., Sept 9-Benjamin
Zeckler, one of the most extensive cat
tie dealers in the Southwest, killed him
self by pistol shot back of the ear.
Business reverses had depressed Zeck-
Ter for month past and his suicide is
attributed to dependency.
The herald., 1897-09-10
Murder and Suicide

PARK CITY. Utah, Sept. 9.--James
Quinn, a well-known citizen of this
place, shot and instantly killed his wife
last night and then shot himself through
the head twice, inflicting wounds from
which he cannot recover. Strong drink
is said to have been the cause Of the
trouble.
The herald., 1897-09-10
THE TWO MILE HANDICAP

and w. C. Train withdrew with the con-
sent of the referee, as they desired to
enter in other events A time limit of
2:30 was placed on the race, and although
several of the riders wanted a pace
maker put in, the referee told them to
share in the pace of each other. Guy
West got the advantage in the start and
took the pole. He was never headed eX-
cept for a short distance on the back
stretch. when r. A. Edwards passed
him, but only to give him the benefit of
some fast pacing The latter was unable
to keep up his lick and in the stretch
West, VIII Block and Harold Hawks
passed him. finishing in the order nance d
in 2:26A
AMATEUR MILE
In the second race, which was one mile
open for amateurs, the time limit Of
2:25 seemed for a time to give prospect
of failure of the race. Twice. did the
riders try to reach the limit and failed.
IT was not that they loafed anywhere
on the track, but each seemed unwilling
to take the lead and do the pacing The
result was that they made the circuit
in bunch, the first time 2:29 and the
second trial in 2:S4A. These two trials
caused Carl Hasse, Bruce Rowan and
A. w. Woodville to withdraw. On the
third trial w. Dandy was put in as pace
maker for the first half mile and w. r
Routh for the second half. They made
the pace hot even for professionals, to
say nothing of amateurs, and the result
was the best time made in any race of the
day r. d. Mussey won by length, with
T.. j. C. Study second and Charles
Train third. The time was 2:171a.
PROFESSIONAL LOAFING
There were seven starters in the mile
open professional of which so much was
expected. Vaughn. who had telegraphed
that he was coming, failed to appear and
his name was scratched. The others
scratched were j. w. Cowan and C. A
Cowan. Referee Percival placed time
limit Of 2:25 on the race, which was con-
sidered most liberal. but 1t proved to be-
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Southern California
Furniture Company
326-328 s. Main Street
motb.r., sxotb.r.I aSotbersl

rNotbsrsI FNotbersI fNotberSl
used for over so years by millions Of moth
srs for their children while teething with
perfect success. 1t soothes the child, soft,
collie, and 10 the best remedy for Diarrhoea.
Sold by druggists In every part Of the
world. Be sure and ask TOR ;Mrs. WINS
kind. = cents bottle. -.---.
The herald., 1897-09-10
Grain Brokers Fail

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 9-The firm
Of Wheelock & Co., brokers in Chicago
grain and provisions and New York
stocks, at Leidsdorff street, with
The herald., 1897-09-10
AN IRISH FAMINE
Is Not the Prediction Of the Pro.
fessional Agitator

NEW YORK. Sept, "a dispatch to
the World from London says: Lamen-
table reports continue to pour in from
all parts of Ireland of the havoc already
wrought among the crops, and as the
weather continues most unpropitious
all hope Of saving the remnants Of the
harvest Is fast fading away.
The English prese is beginning now to
realize the situation, though 1t is main
tanning its gravity. The st. James Ga
xette says: THE potato crop has failed
The herald., 1897-09-10

For steam, gasoline or electric pumping
plants see the Machinery and Electrical
company, 351 North Main street.
The herald., 1897-09-10

Valkenburg and Ellis, 21.
There will be practice shoot next
Sunday at the grounds.
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All prices Of wall paper greatly reduced.
A. A. Eckstrom. 1924 South Spring street.
The herald., 1897-09-10

LOS ANGELES AND REDONDO RAIL-
way Company.
Los Angeles depot: Corner Of Grand ave-
nue. and Jefferson street.
Lava Leave
r.os Angeles Redondo for
for Redondo. Los Angeles.
a.10 a. m. Sun. only 100 am. Sun. only
$50 am. daily $500 am. Qally
10:45 I'M. sun. only $3.50 am. Sun. only
1870 p.m. daily u:00 am. daily
6:30 nm. daily AIS pm. daily
700 nm. Sun. only 6:45 pm. Sun. onlD
Take Grand avenue electric cars or Main
street and Agricultural Park cars.
LII PERRY. Superintendent
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1897-12-24
! Bien por los pobres se|dados !!

Ell minstro de la Guerra ha or lena'o al
Captain general de la isla de Cuba, que flu de
acortar la permanenca en- los hospitales militia
res de los enfermos presuntos inaties afectos
de enfermedaaes, que exijau Ia repatriation, y
evitar en- 10 possible la mottalidad que viene
observandose en- las expedicones de enfermos
para la Peninsula; antes de cada correo y en-
dfa habil para Ell Immediate EMBARGO los enfer-
mos que resultcn propuestoa, nombre una CO
mission constitufda por un subinspeetor m6dico
de Ira. clase, presidente; tres vocales, medicos
mayores, un primero segundo efectivo del
cuerpo, como secretario, que reconozca y pro-
ponga para ell pase la Peninsula, & todos los
enfermos que consecuencia de paludismo ten
gan infartos viscerales q los que por su anemia
8 deterioro organize no ofrezcan esperanza de
alivio sufciente para poder resistir las penali
dades de la campaila; 4 los predispuestos evil
dentemente & la tisis, y los hcridos que por
la clase de sus lesiones pueda presumirse que.
daran indtilea, deberan permanecer largo
tempo en- los hospitales, cuidando de no incluir
en- propuesta aquellos que por Ia gravedad de
su estado 10 avanzado de sus afecciones, pue'
da temerse sucumba durante el via je en- los
primeros diss de su llegaia la Peninsula.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1897-12-24
Mi opinion

Atentamente invitados por Ia prensa con.
currmos aver las ocho de la noche los eie'
gantes salones del 'sHotel Inglaterra' donde
nos copgregamos un centenar de personas con
la halagadora idea de juzgar las aptitudes mu-
sicales del ni1o violinista Gabriel del Orbe, ma
tura de la Repablca de Santo Domingo.
Despu6s de algunos instantes que emplea'
mos en- cambiar impresiones en- los pasillos con
las personas inteligentes en- el <artes, pasamos
al salon, y POGO de esperar, presentdse mo.
destamente 81 inteligente s'nino" que al tomar
el violin y decir las primeras notas de la "fan-
tasfa T. Africana, de Delin Alard" nos hizo c.
nocer que tenfamos ante nuestros ojos una cs'
peranza, 4 una precocidad artfstica.
I'll arco de este simpatico nino es un ju'
guete que maneja con una maestria admirable
en- la "Abuelta' donde el empleo de Ia doble
cuerda con una afnacion superior revela al "gs'
nio'', pIes su maestro y padre nacido en- ell in
terror de la region cibaena no ha visto nj ha
podido admirar & los grandes maestros en- el
ditieilfsimo arte de Paganini Sarasate.
Es jasto noble cue todas las grandes as
piraciones encuentren corazones generosos que
las ayuden, 6sta es la OCCASION de rendir no.
menaje un sgenio' que necesta protection
para trasladarse Europa donde no dudamos
aloanzarA los primeros puestos, 81 toma por di'
visa ell estudio.
ST su modesto cuanto inteligente padre
seilor del Orbe SO decide q dar un concerto pl'
blco, todos los que aman el arte que en- Puer-
to Rico somos muchos debemos concu'
rrir dar alientos apausos al nino vielinis
ta.-sERG1o LECOMPTE.