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The San Francisco call., 1897-11-22
SEEK TO Save DURAN 7,
The Theosophists Are Now Pre-
pairing a Petition to the
Governor.
They Are Opposed to Capital Punish.
ment and Wish the Death
Sentence COMMITTED.

The Theosophists Of San Fran cisco are
just now taking very active interest in
;he fate OF Murderer Durrant It is a
tenet of their faith that capital punish
ment is wrong, and they are getting up a
petition pray Governor Budd TO stay
the execution of the belfry tiend and to
commute his sentence 10 life imprison-
ment. Not only Durrant but all OF the
convicted murderers in the State will re-
ceive the efforts OF the Theosophists to
save them from hanging.
The petition was prepared by DR.. Je-
rome A. Anderons. president of the San
Francisco Theosophical Society, and was
introduced al the Saturday night meeting
OF the International Brotherhood League,
where it received forty-seven signatures.
DR.. Anderson now has the paper at b 8
office and expects to obtain a mum ber of
additional signatures before he forwards s
it 10 the Governor. He will hold the pe-
tition for week, and calculates that he
will have 100 signatures by that time-all
Theosophists.
The grounds on which the petition is
founded are humanitarian arguments that
capital punishment is barbarism 1t is
maintained that the execution of murder
ers is not punishment but revenge, and
that the correct method would be life
sentence. whereby the lprit would be
both punished and reformed.
1t is a belief of Theosophlsts that the
spirits of executed mulderers become
when thus released from tuer bodies by
human violence far more dangerous to So
ciety than they ever could be when en-
bodied, but this argument was not pre-
sented in the petition, which only makes
such appeals as are supposed to be appre-
ciated by humanitarians who are not The
osophlsts.
The Theosophists were addressed Sun
day afternoon at the Academy of Sciences
by j. Oette on the su iect of THE Silent
Witness" He SAID that consciousness is
inde pendent of matter, and that mind is
the instrument by which silent witness,
which is ray from universal soul, gains
experience on the phvsical plane,
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-22
4 Day Of Lively Sport on
\ the Ingleside
Sward.
Hares Running Strong and
Many Escape the
Hounds.
Some Eastern Dogs to Be Left in
Training On the
Coast.

There's no beating the Santa Clara
County dogs. They did the trick again
yesterday, just as they have so often done
1t before. This time it was not Curtis
dog, but 1t was one OF the same litter, and
only a puppy as yet. Not quite II months
old is Theron, yet he ran through the
stake Saturday and yesterd ay and last
night landed a winner over such cracks as
the game old Skyball and others.
In the main the talent had things to
their taste, but not at all times. In the
first runs Royal Stag, at l to o. got out
and put it all over Beau BrummeI, and
the knowing ones shuddered. Again
there was a preceptlble shiver when
Theron ran away from Rosette. Flash,
light also dropped 'em bit by bowling
over sly ball.
In fact it was a day of sport, and, with
the hares running strong, day of true
sport. A bout 5000 people were in attend
ance. The running in detail was as fol-
<Sws:
AOpen stake-Curtis & Sons Rosette beat D.
annon's Senorita, e. Whitney's Theron beat
s1annon's Swinuerton, MonteZuma ken
u J1y Bells beat D. Seggerscn's White Chief,
.%ssEsmith's Yigilant beat D. LeoRard's Bend
Along, Groniu & MeDonald's Skyban beat ].
Byrne's Nelly B, J. J. Edmond's Move On beat
D. ShannOn's Sarcastic, P. Ryan's Royal Stag
beat H. Hooper's Beau Brummel, NJ. Tern ans
Flashligtt beat ]. Kerrigan's Tod Sloan, Lar
key & Rock ) Emerald ran bye,
Second ties-Theron beat Rosette Joy Bells
beat Figilant Skyball beat Move On, Emerald
beat Royal Stag, Fiashlight ran bye
Third ties-Theron beat Joy Bells, Flash
light beat Emerald, SkybaIl ran Il bye
Fourth ties-Flashlight beat Sky ball, Theron
ran bye.
Finale. Whitney's Theron beat NJ. Tier
mans Flashlight and won the stake.
Consolation stakes. Ragan's Rag Baby
beat T. J. Croninis Roseiie, S. L. Portals
Laurelwood beat J. Byrne's Occidental j.
Maid, J. Farey's Snowbird beat s. E. Portals
Laurel Leaf, /. (. Cohen's Oakwood beat D.
Ford's Black swan, D Hooper's Koolawn beat
W SESSIONS Maid OF Frisco.
First ties-Laurelwood beat Rag Baby. Fire
man beat Snowbird, Oakwood beat Koo-
lawn.
second ties-Fire man beat Laurelwood, Oak
wood ran a bye.
Final. Quane's Fireman beat I. Cohen's
Oakwood, and pulled down the stake.
Messrs. Simmons and Donahue of Grip
pie Greek have decided to leave their
Cotorado.eracks here in training and will
also Lrlag out three more for the meeting
next february, when they will have try
a. lac John Grace Challenge cup. In an
lD-serview last evening Mr.. simmons
stated that California was now the only
coursjng country in America.
" Ou have the dogs he said, "and let
me remark that The reception and treat
merit accorded US by your leashmen have
been without a flaw. Pleased2 You pet
we have been pleased. We have not
ooMp paint"
WINS week there will be three davs'
80ursing. a special stake being sched uled
t6r next THURSDAY thanksgiving. Tae
latter will be an all-Rge, open event and
Will be drawn to- morrow evening at Delta
Hall. For this it is expected that all the
cracks OF the coast will be entered.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-22
NOT ORIGINAL
BILLY SMITH
It Was Another Member of
the Smith Family That
Mccoy Whipped.
The Australian Seeking a For
tune in the Frozen North
With Slavin.
The Meeting Between George Green
and Tommy Ryan Creates
Interest.

In the telegraphic reports OF the Mccoy
Smith fight East. in which Smith was
Knocked out in the second round, the
statement was made that the defeated
man was "Australian Billy" Smith, well
known in this city as a hard-hitting,
gamey pugillst.
The Smith that Mccoy foored so easily
is not 'Australian Billy" but some other
member of the numerous Smith family.
Australian Billy" Smith is seeking his
fortune in the frozen regions OF the North
on the Yukon. He was one of the "PaCdy''
Siavin party that went to Alaska when the
first reports of the rich finds in the klon-
dixie reached this city. When last heard
from Paddy" and Billy" were trudging
over the ChiIcoot Pass.
The announcement, published exclu-
siveIy in yesterdays CALL, that Tommy
Ryan and George Green, the local weller
weight, would meet III the roped arena in
this city in the latter part OF January or
the first part OF February next aroused
much interest in local sporting circles. 1t
and plucky Catcher Smiths knockout on
the diamond yesterday afternoon at Rec
reation Park were the principal topics OF
conversation in the sporting resorts last
night.
Notwithstanding Green's defeat ar the
hands of Joe Walcott and the Green-Z zig
ler tiasco, in which Green possibly had no
part, the local mans announcement that
he would meet the heavy hitting Ryan
made him many friends.
Ryan, so far as ring achievements GO,
is the greatest weller weight in the world
to- day. He was defeated by middle
weight kid" Mccoy in stubborn bat
tie. subsequently the men met again,
Ryan having the better OF the contest
when it was stopped by the police.
The -Lavigne battle will be q
card. In the third meeting between these
doughty ring generals Lavigne comedies
two pounds TO Walcott, the men to weigh
in at 137 pounds at 3 O'Clock on the day oi
the engagement.
Sailor Snarkey fights sky of O'Rourke'
challenge that he can't knock Walcotl
out in twenty rounds. Good judges oi
the game contend that Walcott can lick
the sailor on his merits.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-22
AT ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL,

Rev. Father Ramm breaches on
Pleasing Cod
Rev. Father Ramm spoke at st. Mary's S
Cathedral last night on Doing Good
Work and Pleasing God" He said in
parl:
Doing good work and trying to please God is
the only way TO grow in knowledge of him. II
YOU want TO know the innermost thoughts oil
any person YOU make yourself pleasing 10
him and try in every way 10 please him. How
much more, then. should We strive to please
God Ior only bv doing so can we have knowl-
edge and faith. Faith is promised as a re-
ward for fidelity 20 his commands. Many
people say they can have no faith; IL is not
Lecause OF q lack of intellect but because of a
lack OF morality. Evil life and immortality are
not only obstacles but they cause loss oi
faith.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-22
sELP-sUPPORTING WOMEN.
A Brave Fight by Working Girls in
This City.

This City.
At the Howard street Meth odist Epis-
copal Church, popularity known as the
Strangers Sabbath Home, after the
unioue praise service of sacred songs 10
popular airs, the pastor, John A. b. Wat
son DID,, preaca ed 10 self-supporling
women from the text: Help those
women that labor with me in the gospel"
He said in part:
The bravest fight ever made was not by
Leonidas and his three hundred Spartans at
TheTmopyle, nor by MiltiAdes and his Athen-
ians at Marathon nor by Epaminondas and mis-
Theban followers, nor by Horatins AT the bridge,
nor by Arnold Won Winckelreid, the SWISS
patriot who broke the Austrian line and made
room through the breach 70: liberty, nor by
Washington and his bleeding, bare-footed
compatriots, nor by Gran; at Vicksburg, DoA-
aldson and Appomattox. The brayest hght
the ey3 OF God ever looked down upon is the
fight of the working girl in san Francisco 10
eat bread in the sweat OF her own honest toll
and at the same time 10 maintain her own I'M
maculale purity
The war; .ors OF the world strove, suffered
and died IN the eyes OF nations, knowing
themselves to be enshrined in the hearts OF
their grateful conntrymen aud that history
would DO them Justice. But these women
hght In ooscurity, in surroundings without
romance aud make the fight which If univers-
ally unmade would ruin the world.
Paul pleaded for help for the women of his
time because they helped him in the gospel.
plead for these women because they help me
and every minister. We preach and they
practice. We proclaim the power of God TO
keep; they exemplify that power under condi-
tlons too terrible sometimes to be believed by
those who are sheltered in the strong arms of
husoands and fathers and brothers and sons:
We who are set for the defense of the gospel
would accomplish but little without the sup
Elementary help of others, and one of the
mightiest auxfliaries is The help of women;
and don't refer 10 those who are eyangelis Is
and public teachers only, but to the quiet
women Of the homes who are there meeting
their womanly obligations TO the world. Aye,
false, unnatural eondi tions of modern society,
are thrust out TO win bread with all the
shrinking modesty OF womanhood rather than
eat the bread OF idleDess ana SIM They 20
forth to employments open to them, and they
can be seen on the streets and in the public
marts OF business, living pure lives, having
small pay, sometimes hard work and brutal
treatment, but like gold coming forth brighter
from the erucble
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-22
SUDDEN DEATH
Of DIR. O'TOOLE'
The Eminent Oculist Ex-
pired at the Baldwin
Last Night.
He Had Been Suffering From
Pneumonia but Four
Days.
The Deceased Was Well Known in
Irish Society Circles and Through
out the State.

DR.. Michael C. OTooIe, the eminent
oculist. died in his temporary apartments
at the Baldwin at IL o'clock last nigh
from pneumonia.
He had been Ill but four days and his
death came as a great surprise TO his
family.
DR.. O'Tooie was born in Wexford, Ire.
land, sixty-tive years ago. He studied in
the leading universities, graduating with
high honors, his studies being devoted to
the ear. nose and eyes, and he beca me
noted for his great ability in that line.
The doctor has been practicing his pr o.
fession in California for twenty years and
had an office in the st. AIMS building. He
leaves a widow and seven children, who
reside in Berkeley.
DR.. O'Toole was prominent member oi
the Celtic societies of the city and was an
active worker for all that tended to the
bettsrment of the Irish people both here
and at home.
DR.. Fottreli attended him during his
short illness. His family were hurrledly
notified OF his danger and were at his bed
side when he died.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-22
AS BAD AS A HOG TRAIN
Complaint of a Passenger on the Greg on
short Line Railroad.

Complaint of a Passenger on the Greg on
short Line Railroad.
Nj. J. Richards, commercial traveller OF
Salt Lake, reached the city yesterday over
the Oregon Snort Line, and is at the In.
ternational. He was indignant at his
treatment on the train on the way West
when he arrived. and he said the accom-
moda,ions given by the railroad were
worse than those provided on hog train.
II was second-class passenger" he
said, land the car my ticket called for
was crowded. There was no smoking
compartment provided for the passengers
and no provision made for the comfort oi
the ladies. Men smoked in the car, and
all during the trip, that lasted lHo days,
the tourists were not even given a chance
to wash their faces. The car was close
md stuffy, and ventilation was an impos-
siuility. The train officers were unciyil
and did all they could to make a miserable
trip more misera ble."
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-22

To Cure Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quiuine Tablets All drug
pists refund the money IL IL fails to cure. 2oc
The genuine has l. d q. on each tablet
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-22
REGISTRATION OF VOTERS

pEGISTRATIo FOR THE SPECIAL ELEC.
LIZ tioa to be held December 27, 1897 will com.
mence as the office of the Registrar in the City
Hall. on November 27 and continue TIL December
j, inclusive.
The following persons are enti led TO register:
Flrst-Al persons not registered at the last gem
eral election, but no were entitled thereto.
Second All persons who were registered, but by
moving out OF The especial Election Precinct"
or otherwise have lost their right 10 vote.
Third-All native m ale citizens not registered
and all naturallE. ID CT Zens mot reGs.t red) VINO
have become such prior TO september 20 1897,
and are otherwise qualified nc ording TO Jaw
All qualified electors who wore r glstered at the
last general election. and who will have continued
TO reside within their respective especial Election
Pret tncts," shaii be entitled 10 vote without add.
tionaI registration.
Office open from A. NJ. to 10 P NJ.
BY order of Board OF ec:lon Commi, sioners.
w. NJ. HINTON. Registrar OF VoierA
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-22
Asphyxiated in Bed.

Mary A. Vesey, an old lady aged rs years
and an inmate of the Crocker Home on Pine
and Pierce streets was found dead in bed YES
terday morning by the atten ndants of the
home superintendent McKelvey notified the
Coroner's Office and Deputy j. G. Tyrrell re-
sponded 10 tho summons. After making an
pyestig alton OF the room where the woman
slept he came to the conclusion that death
was accidental, as the gas jet had been partly
turned off, The body was Permitted to remain
native OF Connecticut She had been an in
mate of the home Tor q number of years. She
was happy and contented with her surround
ings.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-22
Eon1ht in n Sal0an.

J. K. Lynch, painter, living at 25% Sixth
street, and c. Martin quarre ed in saloon at
Sixth and Mission streets yesterday afternoon
and grappled with each other. They fell
through glass door and Lynch was cut on
the forehead. Martin was cut on the hand
and he alleges that Lynch cut him with a pen
knife Both were taken to the Receiving Hos
pital and after their wounds were dressed
Lynch was booked at The City Prison on a
charge of assault with deadly weapon.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-22
"Our Own Ghost"

Rev. Peter c. Yorke will deliver the sixth
and last lecture in the series on "Ghosts" for
The benefit of the Catholic Truth Society this
evening in Metropolitan Temple at 8 O'Clock.
The subject of the evening will be "Our Own
Ghost" John ]. Barrett will presid.. Tickets
are on sale at the society headquarters, room
429 Emporium building; Monitor Office, 527
Clay street, and the boX-0fice of Metropol itan
Temple the evening of the lecture.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-22
ADJUSTMENTS.

- BALDWIN THFATER--"In Gay New York;
COLUMBIA 1HFATER-''In Old Kentucky"
CALIFORNIA THEATER.-Italian Opera Io-mor.
row night
. oRosco's PERA-HousE- The Great Diamond
Robbery"
AICAzAR THEATER.- "Incog"
I1voLI OPERA HOUSE The Geisha"
ORPHEUM-High-Class Vaudeville
OBERoN.-Grand Concert
hUTRO BATHS Bathing and PerformAnoas
The CHUTEs AND CHUTEs FREE THEATER--
6feat Vaudeville Company every afternoon and
tYenng.
OAKLAND RACE TRAcK-Races tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-22
AUCTION SALES.

BY G. II. UMBs EN- & Co.-ThIs day, November
p Zeal Estate at IA Montgomery street. at u
o'clock.
BY W. c. LAYING & Co.-This evening, No
vemner %, Horses, at Occidental Horse tx
change, 72l Howard st, at 80 p. NJ.
BY a. RooKER-Tuesday, November %,
Horses, at 721 Howard street, at IL O'Clock
BY kILLIP * 60. Friday November 26
Horses, at Paio Alto sock farm, at 7:3J P NJ.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-22

The screw Of an Atlantic liner revolves
something ike $50, 0c0 times between Liv.
erpooi and New York.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-10-13

Former Robesonian In AIaska's Gold Fields.
The following is an extract from
letter received by Mr.. A. w. Nc
Lean, of Lumberton, written by
Mr.. Arthur Y. Wilson, who for
merly resided in Lumberton, but
who is now trying his fortune in
the gold fields of Alaska:
White Pass, Sept. 6, 1897.
We have now been in Alaska
three weeks and two days. We
spent one week unloading the
steamer in order to get our goods
and supplies. We have been try
ing to get over the trail for the
past two weeks and two days. The
trail was in such bad shape that
everybody who wanted to get over
it was supposed to do a certain
number Of days work, about eight
days work per man. Our party Of
four did thirty-two days work al
together on the trail. About fifty
per cent. of the men would do ne
work at all on it. The trail has
been blocked up for six days in or
: der to allow the men to do thu
necessary work. If it had no
been for this six days delay W
would now be nearly over to LAX
: Bennett. AS it is we are at TIL
d foot of Summit Mountain, abou
8 twenty miles from Skagway, an
d we have all of our supplies wit
j us. If all goes we'll we will hav
: ourselves and our supplias at LAX
o Bennett in about twelve days. U
:, to the present time the men hav
IS been very orderly. No crimes e'
G cept stealing have been committed
l. Some have had their whole outf
i stolen after having parked it OF
ID q long distance. The trail is
re very bad shape and will be so f
the balance Of the year, and unit
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large amount of work is done on
1t. All the work that has been
q 'ne is temporary only; very lit
tie OF a permanent character is
likely to be done this year. In
order to make it a good trail it
would be necessary to do about
800, 900 worth of work on it. NV
a Twice to everybody is to keep
away from Skagway and the White
Pass trail until reliable report is
given that the trail is in good
shape. | think the Chilcoot Pass
trail via Dyea is letter, but it is
very difficult and poor also. The
cheapest and best way into the
klondike country is over the Chill
coot Pass trail in March. One
does not need to take in so many
supplies then; three months sup
plies would then be enough to
take, because before leaving one
could give an order for supplies to
be shipped in via St. Michaels, by
first steamer leaving in the spring.
If that were. not done, one could
depend upon buying supplies from
one of the trading companies.
Next summer supplies will be more
plentiful and cheaper in that coun-
try. Such rush and jam as
there has been on the White Pass
trail was never experienced before.
There must have been 1000 men
and 800 horses on the trail dur
ing the past three weeks. One
day four of us with eleven horses
were twelve hours going six miles
on account of the jam of men and
horses. We have now got pretty
we'll ahead of the crowd and are
making better time, but it is pref
| ty slow work at best and extreme
| " hard work. A man has to be
strong and in prime. health to
stand it. We get up at three
o'clock a. M, and go to bed at ten
D. m. We make a round trip of
about eight miles per day with our
outfit. We have to go over the
ground six times SO by the time
we get to Lake Bennett we shall
have travelled about 800 miles
Most of the way it is very muddy,
the mud being about from six to
! twenty-four inches deep. There is
no chance to avoid walking in it
as it is necessary to follow in line
with the horses both ways. A
great many horses have been killed
by falling over precipices and
l rocks. The trail is dotted with
dead horses and there will be
many more killed, yes, hundreds,
before winter sets in. One meets
the new woman in various stages
of development along the trail,
} some in short skirts, some in
bloomers and others are dressed
in full suits of overalls and smock
and hat exactly as the men dress
They are hard after the elusive
gold dust of the Klondike too. As
it is ten p. m. and I have to be VI
at three in the morning, [ vii
, bring my letter to close. We
are all we'll and are enjoying thu
trip in spite of its hardships ant
the work which it entails. Man,
a have become discouraged and dis
! gusted and gone back home. Som
!, are selling out their supplies an'
+ outfits at great sacrifice. Bacol
l has been sold at Skagway for fiv
and six cents per pound bein
f about half what it cost those VIII
: are selling at that price. It cos
: $3.50 per shoe to have horses sho
. along the trail.
al Yours truly, A. Y. w.
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A CURE FOR EVERY ILL.,

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people when
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all time sales and done wih and all
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match In Staple articles quote Cacoe Sc Best Gna Scotia
yardwide Shing Bleaching Hundreds
values few words about Clothing We choice
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in double
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RaefOTd Institute,
RAEFORD, N. c..
A High School for Boys and Girls.

THIS INSTITUTE offers thorough courses in
English, History, Literature, Ancient and
Modern Languages, Music, Art and Physical
Culture.
TERM BEGINS SEPTEMBER I, 1897.
Location Healthful, New and Well Equipped
Buildings, Full Corps Teachers, Standard
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full Supervision of Studies, Health. Habits and
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For catalogue address,
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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-10-13
STATEMENT
THE BANK OF LUMBERTOF

report of the condition of the Bank of Lum-
her'oil al the close of business October 5th,
1891 as condensed from the report TO the State
Treasurer:
PEsOURCES.
Loans and Discounts, 264ss II
o'e' Dralfs secured, $50 p
Due iiom Banhs. 26976 2s
FURNITURE and Fixtures, 1889 10
Current Expenses, $50 IS
Cash Oh Hand, 6,11i IS
s5a,cGS ;7
LIABILITIES
Capltal Stock, $500 90
oho!'ioeo FRONTS, 63S IS
deposits subject to Check, $500 so
Due 10 hahkS, "a 50
Cashiers Checks (outstanding) All a.
S62,Q0S 81
l, Z. b. Townsend, Cashier of the Bank of
Lum berton. do solemnly swear tor affirm) that
theanove Statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and beHef.
tSigned) C.B.TOWNSEND, Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this the
18th day of October.
STEPHEN MCINTYRE,
Notary Public.
Correct Attest: A. w. MCLEAN,
! 7. A. McNEILL
S.A. EDMUNDs,
R. D. CALDWELL,
Directors
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Modern Style Buildings. Plans
and Estimates furnished on
short notice. Orders taken for
Sash, Doors and blinds. Prices
very low.