Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-09
OUR SAN FRANCISCO LETTER
Daring Stage Robberies-A Reign Of ursIary-Fisher
mems t4auI---sporting and Social News,

sight and hearing is afflicted. The in
stItution viii be free for those VINO
cannot afford to pay for treatment.
The necessary money to buNd inc
ward has been raised in the last Two
years by entertainments given ny
school children. the school chIdreh
issue of the Christmas Examiner thea
trical benefits. baseball tournaments
and private donations. Since It's com
pirtlon II has been turned over by the
trustees to the board Of lady managers
Of the Childrcn's Hospital,
The architects Of the world nj lArge
have been invited to enter "a cOmpet-
zion for plans for the new buildings of
Tn University of California to be erect
ed at Berkcly. The invitation thnl
has boon issued Is in the form OF
pamphlet cmbOdyug all the eohulIlou5
and requirements Of the contest Ihose
have been distributed all over the
world Rich prizes will he offered SO
ns to repay competition for their pains
and tho selection Of the plan Tor tnt
university from those submitted WIN
be in the hands of q competent jury,
After defending the leatherWelBuy
championship of the world against an
Corners, for many years. curing Wnith
time no less lhan Ufty-cight bhtiies
We're fought George Dixon met u',
feat Monday night in twenty-round
contest. at the hands nf Solly Smltn
If Los Angeles. Dixon defeated Smlth
about four years ago since when tlint
the latter has improved wonderfully
but he has always been anxious Tor n
return fight as he felt confident OF
raining the decision that was rem
dered Monday night Both men were
in good condition and entered the ring
to fight to win but Smith demon.
strutcd early In the game how the bat
tie would end. as he landed almost
No. t,tsf
colored boys anatomy. Dixon APP
pears to have lost his old time vim
and the eff Gets of continual training
are clearly perceptble in the hard
drawn lines Of his face and body,whlle
his arms seem to have lost their old
time driving power. Nevertheless
Dixon takes his defeat philosophcally
and the decision seems to give gem
cral satisfaction.
Three teams have entered the Held
for the football laurels for the coming
season. which opened october End
with the Reliance OF Oakland lined up
against the University Of California:
The score proved rather n one-sided
affair, the former wininE by 10 to Q.
with the Stanford University team,
The winners win play next Saturday
the third member Of the league. Little
interest has been shown In the game
AZ yet by the public, as all attention
Is conferred IN the meeting between the
rival college elaVens, consequently
nothing definite can be said of the
merits of any of the pluyers on their
showing up TO date, as they arc evil
IDENTIFY Keeping something in reserve
until the rival college teams face each
other on the field, when the battle Will
be ON in earnest.
The Wild game season opened Octo-
her LIST and the slaughter has begun in
dead earnest by enthusiastic sports
men that delight In bringing sorrow
to the fcnthery deni2ens of the marsh
| and hillside. All kinds IF game are
! reported plentiful. The available
| hunting grounds are pretty thorough
| ~ taken up in private preserves.
The socialist labor party has secured
! quite n firm fnoth1ld in San Francisco
ana Ike the Salvation Army. they go
! forth into the streets to proclaim their
principles, and from the crowds that
| congrgGate at their street meetings
an occasional convert to the cause is
! gathered In Up to the present time
/ the spreading OF their doctrine has
been entrusted to men with strong
| lungs, but Of late young woman,
! barely past her teens, has sprung up
| among them, like Jean dare. to
| lead their forces on to imaginary vic
| tory, or any old place. Her name is
| Anna Strunsily. q student of the Stan
lures on the ethics Of socialism show
clearly that she Is familiar with the
\ subject, though she IL not thoroughly
| grounded and seems to yet confused
! in open debate; but as she has just
recently been Introduced to the pub
lie, her inability to hold her own may
be due to stage fright and time will
improve her. What next will woman
attempt?
| Hursemen are beginning to arrive In
the city with their strings of racers to
take unrt at the winter racing meet
ing which opens about November LIST
J There is n rumor afluat that this will
| be the last racing meeting held in San
Francisco, as the social prophets pre-
dict a crusade against the sport and
its deathhluw in San Francisco, ms has
been the case ut Chicago and other
cities,
Commander Ballington Booth of the
| volunteer 0f America has arrived In
the city accompanied by his aide de
camp and secretary. He Is on a tour
Of inspection having come by way of
the Sound cities where he reports all
branches OF the Army In hourishne
condition and increasing rapidly.
| Mr.. Callugwoud Schripbcr deputy
minister and chief engineer Of rail
ways In Canada, arrived In this city
last week from the north, on his pri-
waite car, ACCOMPANIED by a party OF
| distinguished nudiuns, He went
north In connection with the proposed
construction OF railroad into the
Nlondike, and he expresses confidence
in seeing the road built early next
! spring, Two surveys for the proposed
rond have already been mndc. one by
the government and the other by the
| Canadian Pacific Railroad company
The new route win be partly by water
! and VIII greatly reduce the hardshps