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and every thing would be as lovely as a
wedding breakfast. ~.
Among the visitors from Fresno was II.
C. b. Gill; He is a member of the Fresno
Track Association on whose grounds the
games are played in Fresno. Mr.. Gill at
first favored p. aging at Central Park. and
tried to induce the nine to appear at those
grounds, but the ball-tossers were obdu-
rate. Under no conditions would they
play at Central Park. They emphatiealIy
declared that they had never, notwith
standing that the games were for charity,
received square deal there, except when
they. played with Bakersfield. The ball
players TO man stood by their manager,
Joseph Shea, who has done so much TO
make the aggregation a strong one. It
was Recreation Park or nothing.
Then it was that the prom oters OF the
Central Park tournament resorted to in-
timldation. Manager Shea tells elsewhere
the story over his own signature.
AS the hour for the game TO be PLAYED
at Central Park approached, about 1900
people entered the grounds: When they
saw the Fresno were not present and
they were informed that the Will &
Fincks had been substituted for them,
there arose howl. This is fraud p'
"This is a deeeptionr'. Where Is
Fresno2" every one exclaimed.
And then there was rush for the box
office, and people cfamored for The return
of their money. GIVE me back my quar- :
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-01
WAS A RAILROAD NAN FOR YEARS,

Charles Franklin Smurr, the freight
traffic manager of the Southern Pacific
Com pany. died at LAO o'clock yes
terday afternoon at his home. 9o6
Devisadero. street. Although he had been
i'll for the past eleven weeks, his death
was great shock and surprise to his
family. who were not prepared tor such
calamity. $40.
A bout the middle Of August Mr.. Smurr
con ntracted slight cold that settled in his
ear and gave him considerable pain at.
times. For time no attention was paid
10 the aillnent. but the case grew worse
and the family physician, Dir. Storrer, was:
called ill.,. Upon his advice Mr.. Smurr
left his business and went home to rest
and re ecover. The trouble grew worse and
DR.. Overend, spe ecialist, was called into
consul ia ion and several operations were
performed upon Mr.. Smurr's ear. While
he was up and around, he was kept
away from his office by the other officials
in the com pany.
On last Thursday Mr.. Smurr became so
sick that it was necessary for him to re-
main in bed. On Saturday Drs. Gardner,
Powers and Paine were called in to con-
best to perform another operation upon
his ear. By Sunday morning the physi-
clans considered the case as serious in
deed. The patients Temperature was at
a high degree and the doctors knew that
the aiIme mt had gone beyond the ear into
the brain, although they weie confident of
bringing the sufferer through even tually.
Yesterday morning there was a collapse
and the sufferer gradually sank until the
hour of his death. -..: =.
The deceased was one of the M ost prom
inent railroad men ii the United States
for he Transacted business for his
com pany all over the land. All who nave
met him acknowled ge that: he was as
shrewd as any in a matter relating to his
line OF business and he had the highest
confidence OF his employers and associ-
ates..
Mr.. Smurr was As years old. He was
born IN Orange, Ohio. April L, 1S49. He
entered into the railroad business under
j. &. Stubos, now the third yice-p presi-
dent of the Southern Pacific, many years
ago on the old Pan Handle line in Penn
sylvania, and twenty years ago he came
to this State. with his friend and entered
the service of the company last named.
Mr.. Stu bbs says that Mr.. Smurr has
has filled every position in the road from
clerk to the important place that be last
held as traffic manager, which position he
held since 1889. ..--':
During the most of his time in this
State he resided in Los Angeles, to
which place he was greatly attached. 1t
was there that he buried his first born
son, and he expressed the wish 10 be
buried near the chiid's body. While there
he also became a Mason, and at the time
of his death he was still affiliated with the
Los Angeles lodge.
While there has not been time to make
arrangements for the funeral it Is very
likely that his body will be taken to the
city he loved for lnterment. At present
the plan is to have Masonic services at
the family residence on next Wednesday,
and i'm m ediately forward the remains to
the south, where the Los Angeles Masons
will AXE final charge.
Deceased leaves widow and one son,
now 10 years CT age.
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Ef@HARIT1' covers multitude Of
SINS" but the mask of charity
- covering the face of avarice can.
ot deceive the base bali public, nor base
ball men, and so in the face of tnat great
est Of virtues the Fresno Baseball Club
withdrew from the Examiner tournament
and played for a decent manage e1ent at
Recreation Park.
1t was all because of the coarse work at
yesterdays game and the way in which
petitions for redress were received. These
coming upon endless petty annoyances
and iniustiees impe1ied the team to leave
its yellow ass ociations.
? San Francisco never saw such excite
ment in baseball circles as was witnessed
yesterday. IHE CALL published the story
of the disgraceful proceedings at the game
at Central Park Saturday afternoon,
wherein Umpire Tip O'Neill in many rank
decisions brought defeat to the Fresno
Republicans.
THE CALL also stated that the Fresno Re-
publcans would undoubtedly appear at
Recreation Park. Eighth and Harrison
streets, and play the winner Of the
Olympic Reliance game.
When The CALL was read a numb er
asked:
Chow can Fresno play at Recreation
Park when the nine is announced TO play
the Santa Cruz at Central Park ?''
But those who went to Central Park to
see Fresno and Santa Cruz cross bats
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IN GLESIDE RACES TODAY
Barney Schneider Arrives and
Will Hang Up His
Slate.
University Stake the Feature of the
Card-Probable Winners in the
Different Events.

On last evenings overland train Barney
Schneider, the Joval ST. Louis pool-seller,
arrived, and there was general rejoicing
among the overnight racing fraternity.
Barney is very popular among all classes
of race-goers, and nearly lost his right
arm shaking hands with his many
friend. He brought along with him
Johnny Woods, the crack lightweight,
who has nearly replaced Felix Carr in the
big book makers affections. Woods was
the premium lightweight of the West,
and, it is claimed, now rides with the
Judgment of a veteran knight of the sad
die.
Mr.. Schneider stated that his string
racing at St. Louis nearly. drove him
crazy, but that with Jockey Woods, Grey
hurst and Sorrow he more than recouped
his losses at Harlem track. His old light
weight rider, Slaughter. has fully recoy-
cred from his st. Louis accident, but will
probably never ride again.
Regarding the recent Hawthorne track
deal Mr.. Schreiber was rather reticent,s
but said the outlook for racing around
Chicago next year was very bright. Wash
ington Park Association would like to
race again, and the probabilities are that
a special session of the Legislature will
pass bill allowing the sport to proceed
as in the olden days.
Barney's slate will be hung up to-day
at Ingles de.
Billy Beverly, the well-known penciIer,
also arrived on last nights overland.
Guessing the winner TODAY is purely
problem atical, as no doubt many horses
will be started short of work or still I'M
accustomed to our climate. On opening
days many ''good things" are usually
sprung, and to-day will probably prove no
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A NEWSPAPER WEDDING,
Two Well-K nown San Francis cans NJ q
ried in New YORK.

Two Well -Known San Francis cans Mar
ried in New YORK.
Miss Marie Evelyn Lister and Cassius
M. Coe were married yesterday afternoon
in st. Anne's Church. Brooklyn, n. Y,
by the Rev. William MacCormack. Mr..
Price was the best man and Miss Ada
Patterson was the bridesmaid MANY
friends were present. and especially those
from Eastern aud local newspapers.
Among those present was Robert Davis,
weilknown local newspa per man, but
at present with the New York journal.
TIE newly married couple received many
valuable presents from their host of
friends. Following the ceremony Mr.. and
Mrs. Coe departed amid welt wishes from
their friends for Boston, Mass. During
the stay there they will be guests of the
Thorndyke Hotel 1t is their inte ntion to
travel extensively through the New Eng
land States on their honeymoon. 1t is
thought Mr.. and Mrs. Gee will return to
this city in the near future.
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MANAGER SHEA'S STATEMENT.

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1T WAS A
GOOD GAME.

There was Big, shouting, cheer
ing crowd at Recreation Park. The crowd
was full of enthusiasm and the players
full of ginger. The grandstand was
packed and the bIeachers overlooking;
The vast throng saw two hours ana
twenty minutes of great ball-playlng with
a live ball.
The first game was between. the
Olympics and Reliance. The feature OF
the game was Wheeler's great twrlln e
He was in the box for the 0lympics. The
heavy hitting aggregation from across the
bay was only able to find him for TWO
base hits.
Reliance, while unable. to connect with.
Wheeler's curves. did some clever field
ing work Van Haltren was touched up
for eight base hits. Stauley's work be-
hind the bat was of a high order, the
Olympics only MAKING one stolen base. :"
Pne following score tells the story
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A LOVER With A PISTOL
Antonio Pecci Threatens to
Kill a Girl Unless She
Marries Him.
de Lies in Ambush With a Loaded
Revolver Awaiting for His Sweet
heart to Appear.

Antonio Pecci was arrested by Officer
Joy on Hayes and Cough streets last
night and charged with Carrying a con-
cealed weapon. The officer was informed
oy Annltta Gilmatti, a young woman
employed in the Standard Shirt Factory,
that Peccl had Threatened 10 kill her and
also the III an who should marry her, unless
she became his wife. This she refused to
do under this line of persuasion, and as a
result Pecci waited for her last night while
she was visiting friends home on Van
Ness avenue and Hayes street. He lay in
am bush for her when discovered by the
of1lcer who placed him under arrest.
Previous TO last nights occurrence he
threatened to kill her and in his anger he
slapped her face. For this she will prose
cute him for battery. He said to officer
Joy that he did not mind going to San
Quentin So long as he got even with the
girl whorefused to become his wife.
When searched at the Central police
station loaded pistol was found in his
hip pocket.
The girl says she never gave her jealous
lover any announcement, which would
lead him to believe that she intended to
marry him. Their acquaintance was
uothing more than social friendliness,
and was OF short duration.
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yellow as the tournament which he played
in.
On first Mertes' tall form was enoased
in symphony in gray. which fitted him
like a defiated balloon. His umpire
brother tried to get his broad shoulders
into Tips uniform coat, which threat
ened to split at every move. His neither
extremilies were encased in trowsers that
were SO tight he had TO step around in a
gingeriy way for fear OF bursting them.
At one stage of the contest his atten-
tion was SO taken up in navigating around
the diamond that he gave acision to
the "Beachcombe which gave them
the game The crowd hissed and yelled
deristvely at him. while the Will 81
Fin cks play ers crowded about him with
Phil Knell as their spokesman, ably Sec
onded by Fitzpatrick's stentorian tones.
For time it looked as if Saturdays
performance would be repeated, but the
kickers were prevailed on to submit,
which they did with bad grace.
The representative of the absentee pro-
prietor moved nervously from his private
box to the box office to see that no mis-
take was made in the counting OF the
sheckeIs, and that no one who did not de-
mand it got his quarter back.
Before the Santa Cruz nine appeared on
the diamond the managers OF the tea m
compelled the managers of the tourna-
ment to accept the following document,
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OTHER GAMES.

AT Alameda-Greenbau WE'LL e. Mi
chaeIs Is; Neustadter Brothers 10. Cham
pion West End Bazaars Is. Camilloni &,
aeorias, Oakland Markets 3.
In the city-The Mockers Is, Pioneers
s: James E. Peprers Is, Emporiums 8;
Florida Stars 23 Orlels 3; Oakland Fa-
m Gus 10, Cathedral Stars 8; North Beach
Stars 25, Young Cosmos s; Liberty Stars
49, Eclipse Z; Thomas ReiIlys II, Dream
land 2; Eclipse IS. Young Altos y; Ma
tional Stars 3. Golden Vests .; Young
CALLS 20. Bay City IL; Imperiais II Gilt
Edge Jrs. 5; Young Pacifics 16, Young
AIerts 10.
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An Interesting Lecture.

A regular meeting OF the Academy of
Sciences Will De held tomorrow evening, at
7:3O o'clock. George. ". Dickie, manager of
the Union Iron Works, will give.a lecture en-
titled, 'Is ii Necessary That the United States
Should Be Great Naval Power" 1t will be
illustrated with lantern slides. The public is
invited.
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found none of the men from the raisin
center ca1orting over the diamond.
+ About II O'Clock 1t was announced that
there would be two games played at
-Recreati Park, Olympies VS.. Reliance
ana that Fresno would play the winner of
the former game. ..s-.
! Then 1t was that the pull was exercised.
D. r. Mcneil, the. man who looks after
charity in. the box office, and others
called at the Golden West, where the
team was stopping. They used all man
ner of entreaties to have Fresno appear at
Ceptral Park They told how the tourna-
ment was .cond Ueted for charity; they
descanted onathe crowds that would wit
ness the game. they enlarged on the
proposition that the mines were scheduled
TO play and what, oh, what a disappoint-
ment it would be to the dear, good public
II Fresno should fail to appear and play
the national game with two-bit dead
.balH 81.
They promised everything if Fresno
would only play. If this contamination,
devoutIy TO be wished, came TO pass Tip
O'Neill should never appear on the
grounds again. The nine could have
everything it wished, even the game
would be decided IN its favor. And as for
the protest in the game with the Bush
nelI-AIerts, it would be allowed. For
Saturdays game protest could be filed,
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-01
RUNS BY INNINGS.

Z rned runs-FTesno ], Olympic ]. Three base
hit-Peoples. Two-base hits-Peoples 2, Hayes
sacrifice hts-McCartby, Hanley, Hayes. Base
on errors-Fresno 2, Olympic 3. Bases balls
FreSno2 Left on b'se.-Fresno ]. Olympic a.
Struck out-By De Costa 3, b. Ierrine D. Double
play-V an Norden 10 { am-ron to Gosinsky. Wild
pitches-Perrine 2. Time of game-40 minutes
Umpires-Cramer and Levy. Official scorer
Stapleton
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SELECTIONS FOR TO-DAY.
First race, six furlongs.

First race-Zamar II, Sorrow, BeIli-
cOso.
Second race-Marquise, Judge Denny,
Osric Ii.
Third race-The Ace, Tiny p, Los
PrietOs.
Fourth race-Altamax, HohenzoIlern,
News Gatherer.
Fifth race-EImer F, Daylight, Remus.
Sixth race-Ostier Joe, lnstaIlator,
Parthamax.
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pics 2. Left on bases-Reliance z, Olympcs 10.
Struck out-By Wheeler L. bv Van Haltren z.
Hit by pitcher-Sheehan 2, Zan. Double pay
Peoples TO Cameron to Cos insky. Wild pitch
Wheeler. Time of game-Uue hour and 4U min
u,es Umpires-Cramer and Levy. official
scorer-StapIeton.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-01
"Darkest New York After Dark"

Rev. John B. Wi son. d. D., will deliver his
lecture on Darkest New York After Dark" at
Howard-street NJ L. Church Friday evening,
November 5, for the benefit of the Willis
Grsham Hospital fund, under the auspices of
Company F, Boys Brigade
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To Cure Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Drug
lists refund the money if it ia lis to cure, 25ct
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declaring that if it were not signed the
nine woald not play ball:


SAN FRANCISCO. CAL, october 81. 1897.
To W. B. PrfngIe, Esq, secretary Of the E1an-
iHer Tournament B. B. Cub. and D. R McNsA
Esq, manager Of Central Park, San Fran
cisco, CdL-GENTLEMEN: AS managers of the
Santa Cruz B. B. Club of the city of Santa
Cruz, Cal, we make the following demand
upon your association:
That in view of the fact of the Fresno B. B.
Club refusing to appear at Central Park
in your city on this day we demand that
we receive so per cent of the gate receipts
taken in this day and that the game be given
TO the Santa Cruz club.
And should the game be called if the people
in attendance allowed their money re-
funded, we demand that your management
pay to US the sum of our expenses, amounting
to $75 for railroad fare and hotel bills and
the sum of S81 for our baseball players Total,
$156. Very respectfully yours,
o. L. FUTILE and F. w. SwANToN,
Managers Santa Cruz Base ball Club.
By F. w. SwANToN. Accepted: D. r. MCNEIL.
After the game an attemp pit was made to
com promise with the visitors for a much
smaller sum than the contract called for,
the slim attendance bsing given as rea-
son why Santa Cruz should be mercifuI in
its dema nds.
Santa Cruz held the management to the
contract. The Will & Fincks received for
their services $50 So
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-01
WHITE HOUSE
BEATS S. N. WOODS

The White House baseball team won
their thirteenth strai ght victory yesterday
by defeating the S. n. Woods for the third
time tits season at the Veiodrome Park
Score:
r. H. f.
w nIte n ouse. t...-..-.-....>..lo IL
5. n. Woods. ......... :..;....<:........ 6 s
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LACE
CURTAINS!
New Goods!
New Styles!

: =. : . - -.
We have just opened a very large ship
ment of LACE CURTAINS in the very latest
makes, and during the coming week will
show an elegant collection of CLUNY, IRISH
POINT, SAXONY, POINT D'ESPRIT, SWISS
APPLIQUE and FISHNET CURTAINS
AT VERYIOW PRICES!
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-01

- ---s- PEE. f. .
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-01

Two base hit-Ford. Sacrifice hits-Peo pies 2,
Van NoTdeD,. Stanley. Base on error Reliance
2, Olympics 5. Base on baiis-Reliance 8, Olym-
The record-union., 1897-05-22
A New French Heroine.

The French have discovered a new
heroine, whose name they unfortunate
ly do not know. In the Terrible Year,
when the German army was approach
ing Champigny, a young woman in
mourning arrived in the town and took
up her quarters in a house about half
a mile from the chateau where Bis
marck was lodged. Every morning and
every evening she went out with her
gun, and in three days her bag amount
ed to six German sentries. Then she
was taken by the enemy. but at once
Three more Germans fell to
her rifle and then once more she was
seized, but the mercy of the enemy
was great, and she was once more set
at liberty. But the sport was too good
to be given up. and her expeditions
continued until the enemy thought the
thing had gone far enough. So the
next time they caugnt her they put her
up against a wall and let daylight
through her unconquered breast. This
story is quite true. because a certain
NJ. Darmont. who was 10 years old at
the time, says so. He has written some
pretty bad verses about her. which
We're recited the other day at
the celebration of the twenty
fifth anniversary of the glorious bat
tie of Champigny. and We're most
warmly applauded. Besides, he can
show you the wall against which the
ruffian soldiers put her up. and the
bricks are in it to this day-fherefore.
sirs. deny it not. But it is a pity that
only one man knew her name, and that
ho ic deaf II ,ondon Realm
The record-union., 1897-05-22
Cuban Women.

Williams E Curtis in Chicago Rec
ord: Every woman in Cuba is disloyal
and the wives of some of the most
|rprominent SDaniardS on the island
are the most outspoken in their de-
nunciation of Weyler and his tyranny
and in support of the insurgent move
ment / had been visiting a prominent
Spaniard one morning and listened
for an hour to his defense of Weyler
and the Spanish policy in Cuba, and
was passing through the drawing-room
of his residence, where 1 found his wife
and children assembled for luncheon.
He presented me to them, and when he
told them who 1 was the lady of the
house looked up and said ca rnestly, in
Spanish: Il hope you Will say every
thing good you can in favor of the
insurgents.
I glanced inquiringly at my host,
and asked if la sonora was joking
No. he replied. Il am sorry to say
that my wife and family are Gu
banas."
But I am surprised to her her speak
so boldly"
'Who can control a woman's tongue"
But suppose General Weyler should
hear of her imprudence?"
"Carambar' he exclaimed. "One Of
General Weyler's aids camp was
dining with us the other day, when
my wife told him she hoped the insur-
gents would succeed
What did he say?"
He placed his hand upon his breast
and bowed very low, and said: Sen
ora, shall respect your confidence
The record-union., 1897-05-22
Science of All Kinds.

Eagles do not have different mates
every season as do birds generally;
they pair for life, and sometimes oc-
cupy the same nest for many years.
Most British geofogistS are now pre-
pared to admit that the earth has
passed through several glacial periods,
instead of only one, as is commonly
supposed.
and Lapland all vegetation would be
destroyed by the Norway rats We're it
not for the white foxes, that make
special game of the rodents.
Birds differ very much in the nights
TO which they commonly ascend. The
condor. largest of vultures and of all
flying birds has been observed soar
ing over 10000 feet, or about five miles
and a half, above. the level of the sea.
A further study of the amount of
argon in the atmosphere has been made
by Schloesing, in which a remarkabl bic
uniformity appears in air from differ
ent sources The average value is
found to be 1.1S4 per cent. of the total
volume of nitrogen and argon.
The mstletoe is true parasite, form
erly never growing save on the
branches of oaks in moist situations.
Of late years it is extensively raised in
greenhouses. the crushed seeds being
placed upon slabs Of bark in situations
as nearly as possible approximating its
original habitat.
George Isaac, a German scientist, and
three assistants were blown to atoms
by an explosion of acetylene gas on
December 18th. It is said that he be-
lieved he had discovered non-ex-
plosive variety of acetylene, and that
Emperor William had been attracted
by his experiments with the manu-
facture of the gas and was soon to
visit his laboratory.
The Forest Department in India is
now paying it's way handsomely and
more, the profits having been going up
steadily since 1875. While for the five
years ending with that they stood at
II lakhs, the profits for the five years
ending in 1895 were 53 lakhs, or just
short of five times as much.
The record-union., 1897-05-22

Governor proposed that I should sing,
felt that he had me at a disadvantage.
Now, my talents as a vocalist had never
been developed, and I needed as much
urging as if 1 had really been first
rate tenor. But the Turk insisted, and
by way Of encouragement volunteered
to hum an air he had heard at Pera.
This was SO horribly discordant that
yielded at once, and gave him the Star
Spangled Banner mixed up with the
Beautiful Star
LAS my audience understood neither
the words nor the tune, it is not sur
prising that l achieved wonderful
success and elected great applause. he
slapped me on the shoulder and said:
You are good fellow; l like you.
Come and dine at my house-then we
drink arrack and have more songs
when the moon rises / let you go to
,3agdad' l saw twinkle In 1uSe1
eyes as he translated this speech, and he
said to me in English, We are all right
now, sahib."
The travellers account goes on with
the evening spent in the home OF the
Governor until the latter retired, Wnen
Colonel Fogg and his caravan started
by Moonlight off across the desert,
reaching Bagdad to be welcomed as one
coming from the dead.