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The herald., 1897-05-02
ITEMS Clothing

i We've hit the nail on the head in
i our selections of styles this season.
s There isn't a store in Los Angeles
! that can touch US with a ten-foot
: pole. Look in the windows and
b compare ours against the field.
! For $3.50 a Suit
y ute in style
! For $3.50 a Suit
: Six different. patterns and all good,
wanted to
! For $40 a Suit
Is Indifferent styles and they're styles you
don'tsee every day
: For $3.50 a Suit
d 20 distinct patterns to choose from,
!. finely tailored
3 For $15 a Suit
in town with IS bill on top Of our price
y For $3.50
y Blue and Grey Serge Coats for hot
y For $500
s Serge Coats and Vests
= $500 to $500
Mems Trousers, every pair well made
5 and choice, neat patterns
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
ALCER ANSWERS
THE FLORISTS
Why Flowers From the
Capital Grounds Are
Given Away.
Better to Utilize Their Beauty
Than to Permit Them
to Fade.
Not in Sympathy With the Protest
From Dealers in
Blooms.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Dec 25.-A Washing
ton special to the Herald says: Florists
of the District Of Columbia are trying
to put stop to the practice Of free dis
tribution by the Government of plants,
cut flowers, etc, among officials of de-
partments and members Of Congress,
on the ground that it is illegal. One
of the florists of this city, at the sug-
gestion of his business associates, re-
Gently addressed a protest to Secretary
Alger against the practice. Secretary
Alger, in his reply, said:
1T seems to be the proper thing to
send out TO hospitals, fairs, festivals
and churches and prominent Govern
ment officials and others those pretty
blooms rather than to permit flowers
to fade and die upon the shrubs, and
there appears to be no legal objection
to using for cultivation of flowers for
decorative purposes at large and inl-
portant public functions when not
otherwise occupied the available
area of glass so necessary during
about one-half the year for propaga-
ting a half million plants used in as
sisting in the summer decorations of
public parks. The custom in this mat
ter has been frequently mentioned in
annual reports to Congress, and the
fact reported that while under the law
q loan or gift of plants was constantly
courteously refused blooms were glad
ly distributed so far as the limited
quantity would admit"
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
THE PIGMIES OF AFRICA.
Z. IT. -


Four years ago DR.. Stuhlmann, one
of the most scientific of African explor-
ers, brought back to Germany two
dwarf young women, about II and 20
years old. They had been captured by
Arab slave raiders in the great forests
northwest of Victoria Nyanza- A man
about 25 years old and four feet six
inches in height who was captured
with them, was in DR.. Stuhlmanns
care for several months, but died on
the coast just before he was to go to
Europe. He was so very shy that he
was never seen to look a white man in
the face, and though he would talk a
little Ki-Suaheh, the language of the
Zanzibar natives, he was never heard
to speak a word of his own language
The girls were taken back to Africa in
a few months, as it was feared they
would not survive a German winter In
all the time they were with DR.. Stuhl-
mann he was able to get from them only
sixteen words of their language. Per-
haps this is not very surprising. It
was enough TO make persons Of a very
low type of culture Shy and suspicious
to be shut up for hours at a time with
inquisitive savants, who We're contin-
ually looking at and questioning and
measuring them, turning them this
way and that, and photographing
them; and though the little women
were well cared for and much done to
amuse them they could not get over the
idea that the whites had some sinister
purpose. They feared they would be
poisoned and never touched any dish
before their Italian servant had first
tasted it. They were carried around
from one scientific society to another
all over Germany and Belgium, and it
is safe to say that in their private
opinion anthropology was a great bore
and they were glad to get back to
Africa.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
NOT GOING TO ENGLAND.
Pennsylvania University win Not Send q
Track Team Across.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 25.-The
statement made at Milwaukee by A
c. Kraenzlein, the fast hurdler that
the University of Pennsylvania track
team would visit England next summer
to compete in dual games with Cam
bridge University, is denied by Frank
B. Ellis, chairman of the University of
Pennsylvania track committee. Mr..
Ellis says:
Either Kraenzlein has been mis-
quoted or his imagination has run
away with him. There has been abso-
lutely no correspondence between
Pennsylvania and Cambridge in the
matter. At the annual meeting of the
Intercollegiate Athletic Association in
New York the last Saturday in Febru-
airy a motion will be made to open ne
gotiations with Oxford and Cambridge
to have a team composed of the first
and second men in the intercollegiate
championships meet the pick of the two
big English universities. The team
which will go to London If this scheme
is carried through successfully will be
a representative one of the American
colleges and in no sense & Pennsyl-
Vania team"
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
COAST FOOTBALL.
Lively Game of Football With the Los An
geies Eleven.

SAN BERNARDINO, Dec. 25.-The
athletic event of this season occurred
here to-day, when the hitherto uncon-
quered Los Angeles football team, re-
enforced by two acknowledged profess
sionals, met the equally successful San
Bernardino team. In the first half of
the game neither side scored, nor even
carried the ball anywhere near the
goal. So aggressive was the playing
that several minor casualties occurred,
the injured players being retired. In
the second half, with only one minute
to spare, the home team made goal and
won the game by a score of 6 to 0.
SAN JOSE, Dec. Pa football
team, made up partly of members of
the second eleven of the University of
the Pacific. met a team from West San
Jose on the Cyclers' Park grounds to-
day. The game was slaughter, as the
students jostled the firemen around as
they pleased. 1t was like playing nine
pins, and the students won by the ap-
palling score of so to 0.
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 25.-The Sacra-
mento High School team defeated the
Berkeley team by a score Of II to 10.
1t was a hard and exciting game and
was witnessed by a good crowd.
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 25.-The Uni
versity Of Southern California foot
ball team met with an overwhelming
defeat at View Park to-day at the
hands of the Young Mems Christian
Association team of this city, the game
resulting in a score of 16 to 0 against
the Los Angeles boys.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
MILE RECORDS.


A mile in "a seconds, which up to re-
Gently was the record for locomotive
speed, has just been beaten, the per-
formance now having been achieved
in 80 seconds. This remarkable feat
was performed by a locomotive draw
ing three carriages on an American
railway.
The engine was fitted with what are
termed speeding trucks" which are
practically a gearing process without
cogs applied 10 the engine the in
ventor's idea being that great speed
in this way can be obtained. Under
each pair of the engines driving
wheels are placed a pair of speeding
trucks. These speeding trucks are two
in number, and each bears five pairs
of wheels.
First there are three track wheels
which run on the rail. Each wheel has
two diameters. The larger, which is
"a inches, runs on the rail. and the
small diameter supports the larger di-
ameter of the upper pair of wheels.
The smaller diameter of the upper
wheels comes inside, and upon
this rests the big driving-wheel. This
is the secret of the speed. The wheels
are so arranged that every time the
driver turns around once the train
goes twice as far as it would If the
driver rested on the rail, as in loco
motives now in use.
It is interesting to note the time that
has elapsed to cover a mile by other
means of locomotion. The steam yacht
Turbina once covered the distance in
minute 81 seconds. Salvador, the
great racehorse, has a mile. record of
l minute 3512 seconds, while ]. Platt
Belts bicycle mile is minute 35 2-5
seconds. The steamship Teutonic has
covered a mile in the Atlantic in 2
minutes 20 seconds. W. g. George, a
runner Of some note, once ran mile
in 4 minutes IL seconds, and George
Bubear, the great sculler, roWed that
DISTANCE in 1 minutes As seconds.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
ATHLETE c0SGR0YE DYING.
AH-Roun6 American Champion Victim of
Appendicitis.

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-At Albany
John Cosgrove, the athlete, is dying
of appendicitis in a hospital Cosgrove
won the all-around athletic champion
ship of America in 1895 and finished
second to Clark of Boston in this year S
competition. Cosgrove's work has al
ways been considered of the highest
order, and in all-around work on the
athletic field and track he has few su-
periOrs. Sprinting. jumping, hurdling
and distance running found in him a
master who had all the fine points
down to a nicely. In this years events
the champion of 1895 encountered such
high class performers as Clark, who
won honors in Athens, and Dole of the
University of California, and this,
combined with the fact that he had
just recovered from a severe illness,
prevented his showing his best form.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
BUSINESS CENTER OF
JEROME LAID IN RUINS.
Fire De,troys Property Valued at Forty Thou
-; sand Dollars in the arizona
Town.

:: JEROME. Ariz., Dec. 25.-Fire de-
stroyed the business section Of Jerome
last night. 1t started in the lodging
house kept by japanese Charley, and it
was impossible to fight the flames, the
best that could be done being to protect
adjoining property. A defective lamp,
which a woman attempted to throw out
Of a window, was the cause Of the con-
fagrat.oTl. The total loss was $40, 900;
insurance 1880. a three-story brick
building on the corner IS all that saved
the entire town from destruction. The
rnen OF the United Verde Copper Com
pany gave great help, and were instru-
mental in protecting property.
The following were the individual
losses: Jennie Banters, lodging-house,
$4,000, insurance $500; Charley Shaw,
loss $4,000. insurance $2500; w. NJ. J..
Roberts, saloon, lodging-house and res
taurant, loss $4,000, insurance $4,000;
Alexander Cordiner, John Valdini,
Hooker & Mcfarland, all saloons, no
insurance; Joseph Tamborino, lodging
house and saloon, Joss $4,000, insurance
$4,000 George Emmett, barber-shop,
Elder Bottling Works and st. Elmo
restaurant, loss $4,000, no insurance.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26

w. Sands. chief consul of the Mary
land division were also present.
The managers of the race, P. T.
Powers. William Brady and James
Kennedy, were examined, as were also
Charles Ashinger, who constructed the
track, the officials of the garden. and a
number of riders and trainers. The
meeting was held behind closed doors,
and at it's conclusion Chairman Mott
made the following statement:
I'VE cannot make public the testi-
mony until a decision has been rem
dered. All the testimony taken to-
day will be mailed to the different
members of the Racing Board After
they have reviewed it carefully they
will write their decision and the pun
ishment merited, if they find that there
was anything wrong, and send it to
me. When all this has been done, I
will Immediately send out the final
verdict"
Chairman Mott admitted, however,
that there had been little, if any con-
flicting testimony. In reference to
Ashingers examination, he said that
Ashinger had made a statement, but
the nature of this statement he refused
to diVulge.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
NEW TO-DAY.
IS TT A TRIFLE2
THAT COMMON TROUBLE ACID
DYSPEPSIA OR SOUR STOMACH.
Now Recognized As a Cause of Serious
Disease.


Disease.
Acid dyspepsia, commonly called
heartburn or sour stomach, is q form
of indigestion resulting from fermen-
tation of the food. The stomach being
too weak to promptly digest it, the
food remains until fermentation be-
gins, filling the stomach with gas, and
a bitter, sour, burning taste in the
mouth is often present. This condition
soon becomes chronic and being an
every day occurrence is given but lit
tie attention. Because dyspepsia is not
Immediately fatal many people do
nothing for the trouble.
Within a recent period a remedy has
been discovered prepared solely to cure
dyspepsia and stomach troubles. 1t is
known as Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
and is now becoming rapidly used and
prescribed as a radical cure for every
form of dyspepsia.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets have
been placed before the public and are
sold by druggists everywhere at so
cents per package. 1t is prepared by
the Stuart Co., Marshall, Mich, and
while it promptly and effectually re-
stores a vigorous digestion, at the
same time is perfectly harmless and
will not injure the most delicate stom-
ach, but on the contrary by giving
perfect digestion strengthens the
stomach, improves the appetite and
makes life worth living.
Send for free book on Stomach Dis
eases by addressing Stuart Co., Mar
shall, Mich.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
BUDDHIST NUNS FROM ENG
LAND.

A young English lady who has re-
Gently arrived in Bengal has decided
to become q Yogi or Hindoo nun. She
has already donned the ochre robes
and has chalked out a programme Of
work to be carried on in India, the
main object of which is the spiritual
regeneration of Hindooism, which is
much below par at present. She will
establish Convent at Calcutta. 1t
is likely that she Will be Joined by an
other English young lady. at present
in London and who will come out early
in December. The lady, who has al
ready been converted to Vedantism,
is a graduate Of Cambridge, and while
in London was one Of the leaders of
the woman suffrage movement.-Bom-
bay Advocate of India.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
Lost HIS Craft in a Storm.

SAN DIEGO. Dec. 25.-skipper Will
nam Gerull has lost his little schooner
Mlnha. He arrived to-day on the
steamer Alexander Duncan, and re-
ported that week ago the Minna
capslzeo in squan. Gerull and his
COOK COOK saved themselves by swimming to
san Siemente Island. There they were
SaIed Tor by sheepherders for several
days, until they were taken to San
6earo on the Banning Bros launch
I TaIona and thence to this city on the
Duncan. The Minna was a tub-shaped
craft of about 20 tons.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
RACING in the Mud.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 2.-The favor
ties and outsiders divided honors to-day
The weather was perfect; the track deep
in mud.
Selling, seven and a half furlongs-
Lexington won; Charlotte, second
Swordsman, third. Time, 1:46.
Six furlongs-Tabouret won; Belle of
Memphis, second; Gilray, third. Time,
1:21.
Selling, mile and an eighth-A B. c.
won: Wells Street, second; Albert S.
third. Time, 2:06.
Six furlongs-Gath won; French Grey,
second; Lady Irene, third. Time, l:20IA.
One mile-FervOr won; Dave S, second
Full Hand, third. Time, 1914
Selling, five and a half furlongs-El-
kin won: Pitfall, second; Work, third.
Time 1:46L
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
Judqment Aqqinst q CITY.

ST. PAUL, Dec. 25.-A Sioux Falls
Is. ID dispatch to the Pioneer Press
says: Judge Garland of the Federal
Court has entered a decree of judg-
ment against the city of Huron for
$50, 900 and interest in a suit brought
by the holders Of school bonds to re-
cover their face value. The town of
Huron sought to repudiate payment,
claiming that the bonds were illegally
issued because the legal amount OF in
debtedness had been exceeded. The
bonds were held by Eastern banks.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
The other events of the evening re
suited as follows:


suited as follows:
One mile professional trial heat; First
heat won by Jean Gougoltz, France; Os-
car Hedstrom, Brooklyn, second. Time,
Second heat won by R. A. Miller. New
Time; rGTe 2!87 !: 4 A. cat0n' Elizabeth second
Third heat won by Nat Butler. Boston:
Cos 9; 3 Henshaw, Brooklyn. second. Time,
Fourth heat won by Charles Hedfeld.
Newark; F. C. Hoyt, Springfield. Mass,
]. A. Butler second. fine, 2:3s " -OO'0
Half mile: First heat won by w L.
Thompson, New York (25 yardsD. second. second.
Second heat won by George schoaeld,
Richmond Hill, L; I. C25 yards; W. e
Third heat was won by F. L. Kramer,
York (35 yards), second, Time I:07 10
First heat won by Jean Gougoltz, France;
6 s. Henshaw' 4snstaI Br99okIyn. SECOND; Nat
Second heat won. by j. A. Newhouse,
Buffalo; F. f. Goodman, New York, sec
ond; A. E. Weinig, Buffa1o, third. Time.
2:11 is. CWeinig qualified by virtue of a
Half mile. amateur: Final won by Jo-
seph Thompson; New York ,(25 yardsl
YARDS, second; L. o. Losee (4O yards1
third. Time, los.
one mile professional. final heat. won
by ]. A. Newhouse, Buffalo; F. F. Good
man, New York, second; A. z. Weinig.
Buffalo, third; Jean Gougoltz, France.
fourth. Time, 2:20 2-5.
One mile exhibition, professional: Ed
ward Taylore. middle distance champion
OF France, paced by Jean Gougoltz and
Lamberjack, the French tandem cham
pion, and Fulford and Wheelock, the
English champions. Time, 1:55 3-5.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
Brothers Killed by q Train.

GREENVILLE, Pa. Dec. 25.-James
and Samuel Lytle were killed on the
Erie Railroad to-day near Atlantic.
The brothers were driving to a rela-
tive's house to spend Christmas. While
they were crossing the track a west
bound train came around a curve and
struck their rig broadside. Both men
were hurled high into the air and
when picked up were dead. Samuel S
body was thrown ahead of the train
and was run over, being mutilated hor-
ribly
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
Whitman Is Still Alive.

WALLACE Qdaho), Dec. 25.-There
were no new developments in the Can
yon Creek outrage to-day. Foreman
Whitney, the victim, is still alive. Sher-
III Heney went up the canyon to-day,
put made no arrests. The Gem Min
ers' Union is charged with completely
In the outrage, but its officers declare
that the crime was perpetrated to cast
dlscredit on the union. Public indig-
nation runs high and all classes are de-
manding the punishment of the guilty
men
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
Characterized as Nonsense.

OTTAWA, Ont, Dec. 25.-When
shown the item published in the Lon
don Morning Post yesterday under a
New York date to the effect that the
Canadian Government, at the request
of Great Britain, had ordered the con-
hscation Of seditiOus publications, r.
w. Scott, Secretary of State, charac-
terized the story as utter nonsense.
Canada" he added, has all the in
dependence that is needed by a ma
ton, its connection with great Britain
aiding to strengthen that independ-
enCe'
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
Bishop Warren,s Mission.

DENVER, Dec. 25.-Bishop Warren
of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
who is to make a missionary tour of
several South American countries. has
just received final instructions from
New York city. Besides holding con-
ferences he will take formal possession
of 5000, 900 worth OF property which has
just been donated to his church. Bishop
Warren will leave Denver on January
14th next. Mrs. Warren and Miss Iliff
will accompany him
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
Eqsade1a's New Years Fete.

PASADENA, Dec. 25.-All Pasadena
is Interested in the fete Of the year
THE Rose Tournament-which will be
held as usual on January l and prom
ises to be a success. The Indications
are that more people from all over
Southern California than ever before
Twill be in attendance, and great prep
jSratfons are being made for their en-.
itertainment The parade will De OF
unusual length and the prizes awarded
more valuable than those given here
tofore Everything augurs grand
success If the weather-which now 10
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
Worlds Record Lowered.

MILWAUKEE,. Wis. Dec. 25.-At the
exposition building indoor track to-day
Walter c. Sanger lowered his own
worlds half mile unpaced bicycle
record of one minute flat, riding the
distance in :59 3-5. On the same track
Edward Aldridge of this city broke the
worlds record for twenty-five miles un-
paced, his time being one hour, four
minutes and twenty eight seconds. The
previous record for this distance was
one hour, five minutes and thirty sec
OndS
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
tennessee Miners Strike.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Dec 25.-
About 400 employees in the Dayton coal
and iron mines are out on strike be-
cause of a difference of 10 cents a
bushel for mining. Both the miners
and the operators have so far refused
all overtures looking to a conference.
1t is stated tonight that several of
the other mines along the Cincinnati
Southern will be affected.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
Sacrificed His Own Life.

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-James c.
Coleman, an engine-driver in the Fire
Department, sacrificed his own life to-
day rather than run down a woman
and little girl, who. transfixed with
fright, were unable to get out of the
way. Coleman, to avoid hitting them
gave the engine too sharp a turn, and
it toppled over, with the driver beneath
it, killing him almost instantly.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
Penishes in a Burning Hovse

FOND DU LAC, Wis, Dec. 25.-Henry
Thomas, son Of Aaron Thomas, living
in the town of Lamartine, five miles
southwest of this city, was burned to
death at an early hour this morning.
The building in which the Thomas
family lived caught fire from a de-
fective chimney, and while the house
was filed with flames Henry rushed
back into it to save some clothing and
lost his life. When his body was re-
covered the head and limbs had been
burned off.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
PROBING THE SIX-DAY RACE.
Shortness of the Track Considered BY the
Wbeeimen's s Facing Board.

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-The League
Of American Wheelmen Racing Board
was in session all day in this city, hav-
ing under consideration the shortness
of the track on which the recent big
siX-day race was held at Madison
square Garden. Those present were:
Albert Mott of Baltimore, chairman;
A. d. Waite of Troy and j. F. Foltz Of
indianapolis. Isaac Potter, chief con-
sui Of the New York division, and c.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
Long Jump on Skates.

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 25.-Frank Nc
Daniels of this city broke the worlds
record for a long jump on skates here
to-day clearing 21 feet Z inches. The
previous record was held by him at is
feet ~ inches.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
Republican Leader Dend.

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-W. II. Grace,
q leading Republican of Brooklyn, is
dead, aged 81 years. He was conspicu-
Gus in the Harrison campaign, was one
Of the founders of the Home and Pro-
tective League and was a candidate
for Congress a few weeks ago.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
MceLYnn Rests Mackenzie.

GAINESVILLE, Dec. 25.-Kid Nc
Glynn of ST. Louis won the fight here
to-day against John Mackenzie of
Australia in the sixth round 1t was
feared that Mackenzie was fatally in
jured, but he is all right tonight.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
Injured by q Fall.

SACRAMENTO, Dec 25.-A laborer
named Frank Farley, while assisting in
putting some hay into a barn to-day,
fell from a ladder and fractured his
left hip bone.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
BETWEEN NOW
AND
NEW YEARS DAY!

Bet1oeen noU and .Ne1O Years Day, to get
ready for our office and clerical force to Inventory,
Oe 1oish to get out Of their 70ay, so as to make in
Uentorying ensy all the small lots In the house, a
the small lots on our second floor.
The big holiday business that we'Ue done is the
to1on talk. We hare eclipsed anything yet In our
remarkable history We hare been left NTH great
many lines that hare been broken iato-t7aot u.s. to
be plain NTH you, lines that have sold do0o
to g, 3 and + Of q hind. We hare punched 'en1
together, segregated 'eno under different heads,
and now half price prevails, and they'll be 9obbZed
up quickly Monday morning W7ae1 open 1t
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26

extremely cold-moderates. There is
some apprehension felt that flowers
will be scarce, but if warmer weather
follows there will be sufficient guam
uty for a gorgeous display.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
Suicides in the Thames

On an average about 100 persons
commit suicide in the Thames annu-
ally. OF these some thirty jump from
the parapets of the Waterloo Bridge.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26

Advances made on furniture and pianos. with
or without removal. j. Noonan, 1017-1023 Mission.