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The herald., 1897-01-11

Asher the wealthy owner of Highland
farm, names six goods ones by Trevil-
liam, Alfred G. and other sires. The
leading sires of the country are repre-
sented and the stake promises to fully
equal the best of it's predecessors.
The announcement is made that Alix
2:O3A, queen of the turf, is in the mar
ket, her owner, Morris j. Jones of Red
Oak, Iowa, having decided to sell her.
1t is said that he once refused to sell
her for $4,000. She would probably
bring a bigger figure at one of the New
York auctions than anywhere else, as
many of the wealthy breeders would
like to have her as queen Of the harem.
No idea in connection with horse
breeding in this country is making more
rapid gains than that the American trot-
ter surpasses all others as an all-pur-
pose horse, says the American Breeder
and Sportsman. AS family our trot-
ters are growing constantly in both size
and finish, while their durability, cour-
age and tractability have long been rec
ognized as superior to that of all other
breeds. For years the agricultural press
of the country has lent it's favor to the
imported breeds as being superior as
carriage, coach and farm horses, but of
late the leaning towards our native har-
ness breed has been most marked, near
ly all of such publications being now
outspoken in their acknowledgements
that the larger trotting sres are superior
to all impOrtatons as sires Of the typical
carriage horse Trotting bred horses
that are sixteen hands high or over and
weigh from eleven to thirteen hundred
pounds are quite common and this size,
coupled with the increased density of
tissue, superior intellect, docility, action
and durability, combine to make the
American trOtter superior to all other
breeds. In the various horse show
award rings, where imported and half
breed" stock formerly held sway, our
native horse has. of late years, captured
nearly all the prizes for which he was
eligible to compete along with imported
stock, and under tests and comparisons
the trotters continues to gain sanctioned
superiority over his former rivals.
The great young horse, Boreal, Is
known from one end of the country to
the other. AS a three r-old he proved
great race horse, being winner at
Louisville and Lexington, and making a
record of 2:1534, having made record
of 2:32A as d yearling, and 2:171a as a
two-year- He was not on the turf
in 1896, but is the sire of five splendid
looking weanlings. His owner, Scott
Newman, has arranged to have him
campaigned i'm 1897, by John Splan, and
he will certainly be heard from before
the season is over.
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"COL" NELSON DECAMPED
And Frem Present Indications is MOI
Likely to Return
The Discontinue of the Times Man
Over the Loss of Nelson and Ell
Toros Banishment

1t is now apparent that ColonelHNel-
son, who claimed to be enlisting recruits
for the Cuban army, has decamped. In
quiry at his quarters developed the fact
that the only thing left in his room had
been small trunk and on examination
that was found to be empty. Evidently
Nelson had become alarmed lest he
should be gathered in by the authorities
and decided to leave suddenly.
He left the following note for his
landlady: Il am sorry to leave you in
this manner, but heard yesterday that
there was a warrant out for my arrest
If any one calls for me say that / was
called to San Diego by a telegram"
1t is not known whether Nelson went to
San Diego or not No one has been found
who claims to have been filched by Mel
son. although several parties state that
he urged them when they visited him
to make the $15 deposit at that time
Among these is F. e. Butts, clerk at the
Ramona When Butts objected to leav-
ing the money and expressed his will
lingness to deposit 1t with the railroad
company Nelson told him that all the
others had left the money with him and
regulations he would have to drop out
This was enough for Butts and so he
concluded to drop out.
Inquiry at police headquarters could
throw no light either on Nelson himself
or on the reason of his abrupt departure
on the eve of delivering his lecture. The
police have taken no action in reference
to him since he first arrived, although
Colonel Nelson stated in an interview
with a Herald reporter on Thursday
that he had been visited by detective
since his arrival in the city, but that he
was able to give satisfactory assurances
to the limb of the law.
The sympathy of the Morning Hoodoo
with the lately departed colonel" and
it's hesitancy to believe Senior Palma $
denuncation of him as published in last
Fridays Herald is accounted for by the
| fact that "colOnels" are in honor bound
to be courteous to each other; also that
| the other Colonel who presides at
First and Broadway is on the lookout
for a new protege or pet since Ell Toro,
the vicious cur that used to fawn upon
and occasionally bite the hand of his
| master, has lately been banished from
his masters threshold to distant coun-
| try-possibly to fight the Spaniards with
! Colonel Nelson.
| 1t was only on Saturday last that
"the other colonel Is said to have been
| forced to compromise for the injuries
done by his former pet to an inoffensive
| lady, and 1t is claimed that sum of
| $4,000 was reluctantly paid for damagN
done and El Toro's amusement.
Without his hound without his Nell
! son. no wonder that the colonel is so
| disconsolate that he is believed to be
contemplating suicide, and even the
| scream of the eagle, scream he ever so
raucously, fails to soothe savage
breast
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A LITTLE MORTGAGE FILED.

CHICAGO. Jan. "a mortgage for
$50, 600 900. given by the Commercial Ca
ble company OF New York to the Farm
ers' Loan and Trust company was filed
at the county recorders office today
The company under the mortgage is
sues coupon bonds, payable in gold. and
bearing per cent interest. The instru-
ment states that the cable company has
bought all the property and franchises
of the Postal Telegraph company, and
the bonds are to be issued to pay the in
debtedness of the company ard for the
purpose of property shares and capital
stocks of the two companies. There are
to be first mortgage bondh, partly
coupon and partly registered. The bon0s
will mature January !, 2391. and bear
interest from date. which is p2yabl
quarterly at 4 per cent year. Accord
ing to the terms of the instrument, tn
bonds may be converted into sterling
obligations, to be known as debenture
stock The mortgage is q first lien o9
the stock of both companies. The prop
erty on which the mortgage is given
consists of two palts-the right and
| franchises of the Commercial Cabis
company and the rights and franchises
or the Postal Telegraph company.
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CANADIAN FINANCES

OTTAWA, Jan. 9.-The statement of
revenue and expenditures appears to-
day in the official gazette. The revenue
for the month ended Dec. 81 1896, on
consolidated fund, was $17, ,452, 900, COM
pared with $17 621, 900 for the same period
in 1895, or decrease of $169,0O0 for the
present fiscal year. This decrease was in
customs duties. The grand total ex-
penditures for the six months were $3.50,
900 greater than last year. but omittine
of militia, arms, ETC.. it is $1,000 less
The public debt was decreased by 1895,
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THE WHEEI.

Under the heading THE Bicycle Fad
Is Fading" the Breeder and Sportsman
says edIitorially:
If one was to attend the large number
of slaughter sales of bicycles in San
Francisco the impression would at once
prevail that the bike has seen it's best
day."
1t has decreased in value, and many
who paid high prices for wheels are
willing to take 10 per cent less for them.
More bicycle agencies have been closed
out in this city than any other, and the
class of females who are becoming en-
thusiastic riders is no credit to the re-
spectacle ladies who were advised by
medical men and bicycle manufacturers
to ride the wheel because it helped
them Especially the advisory, But it's
an i'll wind that blows nobody good" We
have to thank the bicyclists for their
labors in behalf of good roads, but are
sorry to see the older and more enthusi-
astic wheelmen retiring from the labors
of working their passage over the
roads" Physicians have discovered
that appendicitis, one of the most pain
full and fatal ailments that affiict man.
kind, is caused by too much riding on
bicycles, and all the learned surgeons
of the east are acknowledging this fact,
notwithstanding the efforts of bicycle
manufacturers and advertising writer's
to the contrary.
The very best bicycles cost about S21
to make, but the agents commissions to
sell them and the advertising to make
them popular brought their price up to
$130, which .he gullible public readily
paid and wondered how the machine
could be made for such a price. When
the supply overstocked the market and
the prices of these wheels dropped to
s65, then, and not till ttcn, did they real
ize they were imposed upon, and their
love for the wheel grew cold
The bicycle has its uses and will never
disappear like the velocipede, but it's
popularity Is rapidly waning, and many
who have learned to appreciate the pleas
ure of visiting shaded roads and quiet
thorOughfareS will soon be purchasing
horses and buggies to take them where
in the days gone by they pedaled labor
iously through the heat of summer to
reach these out-of-the-way places.
One man in race can help another
wonderfully, and though the referee may
be we'll acquainted with the game, it is
almost impossible for him to detect any,
thing suspicious about the race. When
Willis b. Troy was in France with the
Stearns team, he learned incidentally
tthat one of the Frenchmen had put up a
job on Kiser, whereby the American boy
was to be defeated. Troy was alert in
an instant. He went to Chopin, a fast
French rider, and made q proposition.
1t was to the effect that il he would pull
Kiser out on the last lap and make a
long sprint for home it would be worth
half of the purse to him. In the, first
heat NORM and his man attempted to
sneak at the last lap. but Chopin was in
the game himself and by wonderful
burst of speed carried Kiser up to Mo-
rim and dropped him. Kiser immedia .e-
ly glued on to Morin's wheel. and when
they entered the stretch went by him
as though NORM was standing still.
This coup earned Kiser the plaudits of
The herald., 1897-01-11
BASEBALL.

The game at the Athletic park yester-
day attracted fair crowd, and the
grounds despite the rain of Saturday
night, were in good condition. 1t was
through no fault of the Tufts-Lyons
boys that a good game was not played,
as they put up a fine game individually
and as a team The Los Angeles club,
on the other hand. played a miserable
game. Lowman and Early, two of their
best men being absent and in their stead
they had poor substitutes. They were
compelled to play outfielders on the in
field with poor results. Tyler started
into pitch but in the third inning, after
Decker had hit for three and Held for
two bases, he appeared to get easy Tor
some unaccountable cause. His support
was of the worst kind, but that is no ex-
cuse for pitchers playing like child.
In the fifth inning Thomas relieved him.
and for a couple of innings he did well,
but I'M the seventh with a base ON balls,
three hits and as many errors the Tufts
Lyons sent six mem across the plate,
making their total 21. For nine long in
nngs the Los Angeles club was able to
get but three runs--one in the first, one
in the third and one in the eighth. The
work of the entire Tufts-Lyons team
and the superb pitching of Harvey We're
the only redeeming features of the game.
When man pitches game and only al
lows the opposing batters two hits, he
is certainly pitching ball. 1t is asserted
that several of the Los Angeles team
were in no condition to play ball. AT
a special meeting of the managers to be
held tonight the charges against certain
players will be investigated, and If found
to be true they will be suspended for the
balance of the series. 1t is to be hoped
there will be no more games in the park
like yesterdays. The only players of
the Los Angeles team that appeared to
take an interest in the game was
Knox, Allen. Krebs and Thomas. The
score will tell the story:
TCETS-LYONS ARMS co.
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naked. This is an advance from last
years prices of from 25 and 27 cents re-
spectively The reason assigneGi is that
the vintage of sweet varieties of wine
is third less than that Of 1895, which
was about 4.500000. This would reduce
the amount to 100000 gallons, about
half of which is port and angelica and
half sherry. muscat and malaga. i'he
three last named varieties are not in the
combination and their prices remain,
therefore, still open. Tranafers Of dry
wines to the California Wine Makers
corporation from members now aggre-
gate over 100000 gallona, of the esti-
mated 1880 000 which constitute the
Weld
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LABOR UNION SUIT

LOUISVILLE, Jan. "a suit was
brought this afternoon by ten labor
Unions, representing all the unions COM
posing the Central Labor union, against
the Louisville street railway and the
general council Of the city, asking for a
prohibitory injunction to restrain the
company from operating the road and
for a mandatory injunction to compel
the council to repeal the ordinance
granting franchises to the company.
Numerous violations of the law are al
The herald., 1897-01-11
THE HORSE.

The returns are all in for the Ken
lucky futurity for foals in 1896, and the
result must be most gratifying to the
Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders as
sociation. A. Fl. Moore, of Cloverdale
farm, Colmar, Pa, leads off with forty
two, the get of Director and Red Wilkes
l.. V. Harkness, of Walnut Hill farm
has in twenty-three, principally by Rob
ert McGregor, while John H. Shuts
Parkville farm, has in eighteen. Mar
Gus Daily has seventeen, and F.. P. Oh
colt sixteen. j. Malcolm Forbes has
twelve. The homes of Kremlin, 2:07%
and Dictator are tied in the next place
Allan farm and Ashland each NAM
ing eleven weanlings. Patchen Wilkes
farm, Lexington, home of Joe Patchen,
names ten choice ones, while Mrs. Stokes
virtually it's fair proprietress, names a
phenomenal weanling out of Jane L.,
2:19A, over her own name. Suburban
farm, Glens Fall, N. Y, swings into
line with nine entries. McFerran &
Clancy whose elegant farm at Cres-
cent Hill, KY, is the home for some of
the best bred ones in the land, name
eight. San Mateo farm, on the sunny
slope of California, makes eight entries,
which is modest, considering that it has
taken nearly $4,000 out of the futurity
stakes at Lexington. The Empire stud
of William Simpson names seven. An
gus Sinclair, the genial Canadian horse
man and breeder, names seven by Will
ton and his own stallion Wildbrino. AK
tell Williams comes in with seven young
Athertons, all out OF good mares. Harry
Lewis gives his horse Wilton, a six
time chance for the money. Hillandale
farm, Mamaroneck, N. Y, enters six by
that good race horse Bellini. Captain
Galloway, louisville, Ky, enters six
youngsters by Regal Wilkes. and H. l..
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LONG BEACH.

LONG BEACH, Jan. 10.-At about
$3.50 this morning an old gentleman, a
resident of Alamitos, adjoining Long
Beach, by the name of Oliver Smith
dropped dead of heart disease. The cor
oner was notified and will hold an in
quest this afternoon. Mr.. Smith was a
native of Ohio, aged SO years, and ap-
parently in good health. The son and
daughter unfortunately were absent
from him at the time being at Whittier,
leaving no one at home but Mrs. Smith.
They We're notified by telephone, and
will be home on the next train.
The herald., 1897-01-11
TRUSTS WON'T FIGHT.

TOLEDO, Ohio. Jan. "a M Wool
son. founder of the Woolson Spice COM
pany, which was said to the American
Sugar Refining company and sixty
shares of which were subsequently Sc
cured by the Arbuckles, believes the
fight between the sugar and coffee in
terests will soon be adjusted, The Ar
buckles have full control Of the Woolson
plant and the sugar trust will have a
complete monopoly of the sugar inter-
tc
The herald., 1897-01-11
THE KENNEL,

The following letter from the secretary
of the Southern California Kennel club
explains itself:
Sporting Editor Herald: We have
claimed of the American Kennel clun,
April 14th to 18th, next, inclusive, as
dates for our ninth annual bench show.
and engaged Mr.. j. Otis Fellows, pppu-
larly known as Uncle Dick. to judge all
classes. The location has not yet been
decided on, but will be central Except
ing the New York Westminster Kennel
club we have held more consecutive
shows than any other member of the A.
*. c., and it is certain that both in num-
Der and class of entries our ninth show
will far surpass all former ones.
so. CAL. KENNEL CLUB.
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It z y IN DcOI VtdI y,
1l3 West First street.

L. Cunningham, the we'll known
and successful breeder Of great Danes
was very much elated when on Satur-
day night he received telegram an
nouncing the success of his dogs at Sac
ramento in the State Kennel assocav
tons show. Ivan was first amongst the
dogs (opem and Juanita took similar
honors amongst the bitches Juanita' $
record is now six firsts, a splendid rec
ord for the daughter of Mr. Cunning
hams grand bitch, Queen.
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OTHER GAMES.

The Horseshoes were defeated Sat
urday by score of 13 to 3 by the Young
Browns, who challenge any team in
The city under Is years of age. Chal-
lenges may be sent to Charles German,
9lf Hemlock street.
The Spauldings again defeated the
Twelfth-street Browns at Agricultural
park by the score Of Is to 8, The features
of the game We're the pitching of Far
rell and his home run in the sixth in
ming. The battery for the Spauldings
was Strangman and Farrell; for the
Browns, Harris and Smiley.
The Horseshoes journeyed to Santa
Monica yesterday and easily defeated
the Santa Monica team by score of 13
to 5. Sherwood, the Horseshoes' south
paw twirler, proved too much for the
Stars, who gave way for Bryant, who
pitched good game. Score:
Santa Monica. .... 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Horseshoes ........ q 2 0 0 2 0 3x-13
Batteries-Scollard, Smith and Vache;
Sherwood, Bryant and Bills
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TO ADVANCE AGRICULTURE.

BUENOS AYRES, Jan. 9.-The Ar
gentne republic senate has adopted a
scheme providing for the issuance of
$40, 100000 of cedulas for the purpose of
advancing loans and the promotion of
Agriculture
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Choice Business Property

On east side WolfskilI avenue, south
frcm Fourth ST.. frontage 50 feet,
Wolfsklll ave. is one of the busiest
streets OF the city. and this is an ex.
cellent location for store building,
Tenants can be assured
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SWEET WINE PRICES.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 8-A resolu-
ton has been adopted by the trustees of
the California Sweet Wine association
fixing the price Of port under it's control
at 1874 and angelica at 35 cents a gallon,
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LOS ANGELES.

Earned runs-Tufts-Lyons, 6; Los An
geles. 0.
Two-base hits--Held. /.
Three-base hits-Rivera, l; Decker, !
Smith. |: Held l: Krebs. /.
Double Plays-Kaymer and Allen, l.
Base on balls-Off Harvey, 4; ofATyler, 1 !;
off Thomas, q
Hit by pitcher-Ferguson.
Struck out-By Harvey, 8: by Tyler, 1; by
Thomas. .
Passed balls-Henry. /: Knox, 4.
Wild pitches-Thomas, /.
Time of game two hours, and twenty
minutes.
Umpire, Wheeler: scorer Monroe.
Standing of the clubs in the Angel City
league:
Won. Lost Percent
Tufts-Lyons Arms Co. 500
Francis Wilson's ....... 500
Los Angeles ............ 666
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Handsome Cottage Residence

On east line Maple ave, near Fif-
teenth St, modern broom cottage,
complete and perfect in all it's detail.
Specially interesting terms. Looh
into this.
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Business Property

South line of Fifth ST., go feet east
from San Pedro frontage of 95 feet.
the west 25 feet already improved,
with rented store building. This prop
erty is on the main thor lghfare to
the Arcade depot. and right in the
way of travel. Two lines OF cars
Close in. Examine this
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Building Lot on Twenty-fifth St.

South line, 80 feet east from San Pc.
dro St, 80 feet frontage. Street work
complete. Beautiful shade trees. Un1
euualed home location.
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Choice Home Location

On east line Gladys ave-. south from
Fifth ST.. frontage of 80 feet. You can
have here good full width lot and .
location that cannot be surpassed.
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ARTHuR's SUCCESSFUL SON.

BATH, Me-, Jan. 9.-Harold Sewall,
Republican, son of Arthur Sewall, was
today elected a member of the state
legislature to fill a vacancy.
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A Chance for Investment

West line Ruth ave-, north of Fifth
ST., frontage 100 feet, as a whole oi
in size to suit. Choice building prop
erty
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Choice Building Lot

East line Towne ave, south Of Fourth
ST., Is foot lot facing finely graded
street. Street work completed.
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Gilt-Edge Residence

North line Washington St. near To-
herman, lot 52lsx176, 2-story S-roon
house, new modern. ready to move
into. A choice property in excellent
neighborhood. Must be sold.
The herald., 1897-01-11


The $1,000 of Tom Sharkeys $40 900
check, which is still locked up under at
tachment in the Anglo California bank,
win be the subject of controversy before
Judge Carroll Cook on Monday morning.
Trainer Smiths claim of $1,000 for SER
vices rendered the sailor i'm the recent
Fitzsimmons contest will be aired, and
an effort will be MADE to show that he
was leejitimately entitled to $l00 in
every $1,000 Of the purse won by Sharkay
for his fifty-two days Of training work
Aliens claim of $500 will also be broug ut
into court, and there are other miscal-
laneous bills amounting to nearly $500
that the court will be asked to pass upon.
General Barnes will probably appear
on behalf of Sharkey.
The feeling in sporting circles just
now is that the permission to give and
hold boxing contests will not be nearly
such a tough problem to wrestle with as
the securing Of pugilists to furnish en-
tertainmert worthy of patronage. Sun
dry letters from eastern points init
mate that San Francisco is to a CERTAIN
extent under the ban among the short
haired fraternity, and it looks as IL i;
Will be quite task to induce pug;lists
of note to journey this way for some
time to come. 1t goes without saying
that such of them as do conclude tc
make the trip will want to know al
about the standing of the club they are
to fight in before taking the train.
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Swell Building Lot

South line Orange ave. east from
Wilmer ST.. frontage SO feet. Stree.
work complete. Choice property.
such as is rarely offered at auction.
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along the line. OF all the men in the
business Stafford is the last to be sus-
pected of Beau Brummel proclivities.
Tommy Dowd, Dad Clarke. Duke Far
rell and other prominent chappies are
not on the same map with James.
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the throng. But NORM was too much
for Kiser in the final heat, for he had
two men instead of one to help him win,
and he did win. 1t was the Grand Prix
race and would have netted Kiser a good
sum had he been able to meet the French
men at their own game. In that case he
would have gone them one better and
won.
The Gotham correspondent Of Outing
SAYS The present year has marked the
practical extinction of road racing. This
branch of the sport has never been
fostered by the governing bodies of
American cycling, and now it is out
lawed generally in the interest of pub
lie safety. Owing to the Objectionable
results of such long-distance competi-
tions, the famous road clubs of England
have practically abandoned their prin-
cipal old-time events, and~a correspond
ing decline is evident in F>ance, Austria
liza and in Canada.
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Residence Property

On west line of Ceres avenue, south
from Sixth ST.. frontage of 52 feet
Also, adjoining last. one 25-foot 'front.'
age An excellent location for the
building of cottages for rent. Wiu
yield handsome returns.
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Elegant Business Property

Five large building lots, opposite Ar
cade depot. fronting Fifth st. and
WolfskiIl ave. Property that improv-
ed will rect most handsomely. A great
opportunity for investment II you
want strictly high class property.
Lots full size and depth.