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The San Francisco call., 1898-04-01
FLEET DOGS TO COURSE. Two Big Stakes to Be Run Of at
 Ingleside To-Morrow and
Sunday.


 The drawing for this weeks coursing stakes are to be run off. viz, an open event for the flyers and puppy contest The draw resulted as follows:
 All-Age Stake-J. Quane's Princess Marie vs. P Fay's Jim Corbett J. Deans Moondyne vs. Daltons Lady Napoleon, R. L. Lees Coralie vs. M. Murphys Tod Sloan, J. Shea's FirenZi vs. D. Winders Lead w. Deckeiman & Pa nario's Glenroy vs. James Byrnes Mohawk T. McHughs Tick-Tac-Too vs. T. Cooney' Right Bower Lynch & Mahers Lurline vs. D. Dunlea's Handball. J. Deans Connemara ys. J. Murnane's Valley Maid, Lynch & Maher 8 Mystic Maid vs Brown & Luther's Van Nida, G. Smart's Silkwood vst Deckelman & Pa nario's Old Glory, B. Dougherty's Tessie Fair vs. J. McCormlck's k's Black Prince, c. Arthur 8 Annie NJ vs. T. Cronin Johnny R, c. Pinto's Hercules vs. ". Glassen's Terrona. E. Fender gast's Barney P vs Connell Bros Senorita, Blake & Dneen's Muriel B vs. J. Kinkade's s Nelly Conroy, J. Byrne's Nelly B vs. W. Glas- sens Joy Bells. D. Leonard's Bendalon vs. Lynch Maher's Dakota, D. Hegmans Sir John Arnold vs. M Nealon's Van Knapp, J. Murnane's Flashlight vs. J. Mccormick 5 White Lily.
 ys. Blake X Dineen's Muriel B. T. Cronin's s Thornhll vs. c. Strehl's Star Pointer. T. Burkes Dan Danley D. Ford's Bonita, Deckelman & Panarios Royal Oak vs DilloQ -Reilly's Sunburst, Kay & Trant's Lberator vs J. McCormicks White Wings. J. Murphy's ( Dempsey Lass vs. B. Dougherty's Palmer Hill. (. StrehIs Moonlight Chippy c. Rosin' { santa Rosa T. Murphy's Royal Prize vs. Con- The prizes in the open stake are s22O s115 s7o, SS5. s35, s20 each to the next five and g 50 each to::the next ten:. The puppies will draw down s6o, $50, $l5, $l5, and s each to the next The running. begins Saturday at p. m. and Sunday at Il a.. nn =. =: =:
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-01
. The Chinese Consul Ap- peals to the Chief of
 Police.
Threatened to Kill One of Their
 Victims if She Made an ...... .... Query.
DRIVEN TO SAN JOSE.
Two White Men Are Accused of Standing In With the Alb
 duotors- t:.'...

Chief Lees is determined to stop the wholesale Kidnapping of Chinese women. During the past few weeks at least half a dozen Chinese women nave been abducted and taken out of the city. Last night d representative of the Chinese Consul vts- ited police headquarters and invoked the = aid of Chief Lees in ferreting out the men who are guilty of the outrages. Ac- cording to the story several highbinders, assisted by two white men, abducted the women. The highbfnders are well known and will be arrested to-day. Just who the white men are the police refuse to say It is known, however. that one of them is a hack driver, and 1t is likely that he will also be arrested.
 The first intimation that a gang of kid napers existed in Chinatown was when a rather pretty Chinese girl was missing from. her home. on Jackson street, near Dupont, Thinking that. the gir, had run away, her alleged father. visited the office of the Chief of Police and invoked his aid in finding her. Chief Lees detailed two of his best men on the case, and af- ter thorough investigation. they re ported. that the girl had been kidnapped by two highbinders, assisted by a white hack driver. ''.:~...: :: .::.:.: ...:
 A few days later another Chinese girl was reported missing, and as it was known that she had been in the company
 
 her: disappearance, the conclusion was reached that she had been abducted By dlnt.o inquiry the detectives learned that ; she had been .decoyed from her home on the. pretenSe. that a friend wished to see her: As she reached. the trysting place she. was seized by two highbinders who :: threatened, to" kill her. If she made an %outcryj.. and forced her to enter a car .:rlage: which was in waiting. She was then.dr1Yen" to. the Fremont lodging house on hearny: street, where. she was held a : prisoner. for several days. One of her captors constantly stood guard over her, frequently covering her with 8 murder ous-Iook1ng revolver in order to intimi- selves that there was no further danger of police interference, the highbinders managed to get her out of the house un- known to the landlady or occupants She was then placed in hack and driven to the ferry, where her abductors bought tickets for Colusa- After reaching there the girl was turned over to a Chinese merchant, who had evidently paid a large sum for her. Learning of the abduction another Chinese, who conducted a mer- schandise store in Colusa, informed the the girl was rescued and sent back to this city. A short time afterward the highbinders stole another girl, and plac- ing her in hack, drove her to San Jose where she was sold to a Chinese mer- chant. The hackman who drove her to the Garden City is supposed to be in cahoots with the highbinders and as he is known the detectives have concluded to swear out a warrant for his arrest to- day, as they believe that he had a hand in abducting the girl
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and the subject was referred to the Street Committee again.
 Contractor Treacy attended the session

dIu tiic SupJeCt was Tel6II6Q 10 the Street Committee again.
 Contractor Treacy attended the session yesterday and told the committee that he did not care to take the contract at S21O0. as he would be obliged to keep the block In repair for five years. Of course Dow ling dld not want the work at S950. The committee seemed inclined to persuade Ireacy to take the work in the interest of good government, but the ex-Assembly- man stood off to be coa- ed. MT. Treacy. who Is candidate for the Democratic nomination for Superintendent of Streets, has been reading The Calls expert fig ures on this Third-street job. The repairs required on the block in question can be made for s900 In view of disclosures re- gently made by The Call it is not prob able that the city will be tied up by con- tract to pay a larger sum. The Superin- tendent has an army of employees on the pay roll and no doubt sufficient force could be spared from other work to repair the bituminous rock pavement on Third street.
 At the next meeting of the Board of Supervisors official steps will probably be taken to ascertain under what authority the City Street Improvement Company is charging large sums of money for patch ing up accepted streets. The Board of Supervisors has not entered into a con- tract with that company. The Superin- made contract with the company to do the work. Diligent inquiry fails to bring to light scrap of writing in the form or semblance of an order authorizing the City Street Improvement Company to do the repairing. The combined efforts of the Mayor, Auditor and Grand Jury may bring to light all the details of another street improvement contrary to law and public interest
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-01
He Falls From His Bi- cycle on Market
 Street.
Thomas Butler, Colored, Eludes
 the Police After a Short :. Chase.
STOLE VALUABLE GOODS.
Recognized by Ono of His Victims He Makes a Dash for His =
 Liberty. .'--

Police of this city and Oakland are searching for. a. colored man named Thomas Butler who is wanted in Oak land for grand larceny. Butler was ems ployed as janitor of a building in Oak land, and in an evil moment he stole con- siderable property belonging to the occu- pants. He disappeared immediately after the commission, of the crime and came to this city. Chief Lees was at once mo- tiled. and he detailed two. of his best men to find the :culprit. , -. =;
 > Last night Butler was seen riding a bicycle along Market street. A young man who. lives in Oakland recognized him, and; sumInoning a police officer, he ordered him to arrest him. Just then Butler fell from his wheel, but; before the officer could reach him the supposed thief remounted his. machine. and rode away. Subsequently the young man vis- fted the office of Captain Spiliane and re- lated the occurrence: He. seemed con- siderably crestfallen that Butler should have been allowed to escape. < :.': .
 Immediately. after hearing of Butler's mishap Captain. .Spillane sent two of his men to locate him. They visited the were unable to get. trace of the fugitive.
 Butler. it is claimed cut: a swell in the colored: circles of. Oakland. Glib of tongue and polished in manners, he represented himself as, the: scion of. an ariStocratic colored family, but being driven from. the parental roof on account of some alleged misdeed he was forced to seek employ: ment as a janitor. Although receiving sufficient money: to meet. his living ex- penses, he traYeled with: the upper ten of the colored society of Oakland, ire quentiy attending their swell functions in evening dress. His employer became sus- picious of his actions, and as he started an investigation Butler skipped out, talk ing with him some valuable property be- longing to. the occupants of the building where he was janitor. = -
 It Is believed that he intends to ride to San Jose. and the Chief of Police of that city has been asked to be*on the lookout for him. - -.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-01
Resources
Balloting Was Legal.

Judgment in the case of Mary McDon- nell against the Pescadero and San Ma teo Stage Company was sustained yester- day by the Supreme Court Plaintiff brought action to recover damages for in- Juries sustained through the carelessness or the stage company. She was awarded S20cO, and from this the defendant appeal ed, settlng fort. that the find Ing of the verdict by the jury was irregular. The irregularity complained of was that the 1urymen balloted among themselves in- stead Of reaching verdict "after mature that the balloting, as shown by the affi oavlts of the Jurymen, was taken to ar rive at the ideas of the jurors, and that this act was legal
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-01
In the. Divorce Courts.

Judge Troutt yesterday granted Lettia Mahler. a divorce from. Charles Mahler on the ground of cruelty. : E..
 John: M Boscus has been. granted a di, vorce: from: Edith .Boscus on the ground of desertion. ::,' = .:=..' ...:.<: < Judge Slack has granted. Sophie Hell- man. a divorce from Charles .Hellman on the ground of infdelity.# : '.:.:.
 The following new suits for divorce were: filed yesterdaX:" Zeila.* Q: Hellings Marie PuZkis from. Joseph. Puzkis, deser. tfon Katharina I4utz from August Lutz. Catherine Bowie from James Bowie, jntemperapce..
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-01
GUNTER IS HERE.
The Novelist Revisits Early Friends
 and Scenes.

Archibald Clavering Gunter of New York is in San Francisco. accompanied by his wife He came across the conti- nent as speedily as possible. and had just settled himself for a nights rest at the Palace Hotel when the earthquake en- gagged his attention. --r. Gunter, as a loyal Californian, distinctly remembers the earthquake of 1868, and declines to be disturbed by the forty-second temblors of this decade
 Coming across the continent MT. Gunter lad an opportunity to judge of the scnti- ment of the country on the question of war with Spain, and ascertained that the feeling is almost universal in favor of conflict. Wal Street contrary to public impression, .s ready for war" said MT Gunter. "1'he bankers and brokers say Let us fight 1t out. and be over with iti'" |"
 AIT. Gunter is very successful writer
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-01
A Restaurant Deal.

Mrs. Sorenson of Stockton swore to a complaint in Judge Conlan's court yes- terday for the arrest of Kredo & Co.,, real estate dealers at 221a Geary street, on the charge of misdemeanor embezzlement. Mrs. Sorenson recently negotiated with Kredo & Co. for the purchase of res- taurant at 6S6 Geary street, and she de- posted her gold watch as security. When she returned to Stockton her friends ad- and she wrote to Kredo & Co. to return her her watch, as she did not want the place. They wrote her to send their com mission of $20 and they would return the watch She did so, but has not as yet received the watch.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-01
Lumbermen in Contempt.

J. H. Stock. J. R. Tapscott. Robert Hop- kins, Abner Giddings and William Fergu- son. employees of the Klamath River Lum- Der and Improvement Company, were ar rested last Wednesday at Klamathon, Siskiyou County. by Deputy United States Marshal Moffitt and brought to this city yesterday, where they were released on filing bonds in the United States Circuit Court in the sum of 5000 each. The charge against them Is contempt of court in disobeylnG an injunction of Judge Mor- row to refrain from interfering with the sawmills and other property claimed by the Pokegama Lumber Milling Company. The cases will be heard on Monday
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-01
A udgment Modified.

judgment in a case in which A. H:-Isham was sued as a guarantor. for another.
 Charles FitzalIen: made note: and exc cuted mortgage: to Helen: Roberts on land in San Diego County and Isham. be came the surety on the same. In the note there. was a provision that in case it should be necessary to file complaint on foreclosure the sum of $50 would. be allowed for attorney: fees. Fitzallen failed to keep up in. his payments, and upon action being brought judgment was given for the face of the note and
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-01
of books and a successful publisher of his

of books and a successful publisher of his own and other peoples works. He has gained large sum of money from the products of his imagination and the notes of his observation He has accumulated also some amplitude of form, so he is no longer 1.-the, slender and willowy: Speak ing of the salable quality of his books. he says that "Mr Barnes of New York' :. has been. and still is, the leader.
 MT. Gunter will be in San Francisco TOT two weeks. He was cordially greeted at the Bohemian Club yesterday, and at once fell into line on the proposition to buy the grove.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-01
Sued for Breach of Ccrtract.

The British Steamship and Yukon Gold Dredging Company commenced suit yes terday against the Southern Alaska Min ing and Development Company to recover $1475 damages claimed to have been sus- tained by reason of the failure of the de- fendant corporation to turn over to the plaintiff the schooner La Ninfa after it had been chartered
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-01

H. Washburn, B. G. Somers and c. W. Cross have filed articles of incorporation of the San Domingo Gold Mining Com pany.
 The Alameda County Gas Company has been incorporated by Sidney M Smith. George H. Collins, ". K. Chickering, George w. McNear, P. E. Bowles, J. A. Folger and Charles M Cooke.
 A. Crest P l. Archibald, Minnie C. Bell, Ambrose Harris. F. A. Falvey, Mary A. Wells, w. c. Shepard, J. P. Sundberg and Helen Moore have filed articles of in corporation of the Prevalent Trust Com
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-01
:. Dr. Hal. .AcaluIitted.
Samuel .H.:I4aIl. who was accused of

: Dr. Samuel H. Hall, who was accused of having caused: the death of Mrs. Ida
 Coakley through criminal malpractice, was acquitted last evening by a jury in
 Judge :Dunne' $: court. John Coakley, the
 husband of the deceased, who was most Important witness against Dr. Hall, disappeared a few days before the trial
 commenced, and the. police were unable .fO l0ca te. him: ::sc:sr
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-01
New Interpretations.

Articles of incorporation of the San Domingo Water Company have been filed by W. w. McNair, E. M. Thompson. E. S. Butter. F. D. Stringham and J. A.. Parsons.
 The Orc Fino Gravel Mining Company has been incorporated by George A. Pope, William H. Taylor IT,, Augustus B. Tay- Miles.
 c. H. B. Laughlin. Marcus Trueman, A.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-01

for the attorney fees of $oJ. From the latter an appeal was taken. and the Supreme Court held that the guarantor only and not for attorney fees, and he could not be taxed for them. To this extent the Judgment was modified.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-01
Ta FstrelIas at. Home.

!. ..' La Tlstrella: .Parlor, Native Daughters of the Golden W est, will give an: at home
 to its friends in: their hall in. Native Sons Hall tomorrow nfght,:at which pleas ing progranlne of music and song will
 be .presented-:< =:
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-01
State Commercial Banks.

The Bank Commissioners have just fin- ished compiling statement of the busi- ness of IT commercial banks of the State which shows that they were all in good condition at the close of business on March 5, for which date their statements were made.
 Annexed are their resources and liabil- itieS.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-01
Sues Her Husbands Slayer.

Mrs. Della Burke, widow of Police Lieu tenant Burke. who was shot to death by Theodore Park Haynes, commenced suit yesterday against Haynes to recover S25.- 900 damages for the death of her husband.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-01
To Cure a Gold in one pap

Take Laxative Promo Quinine Tablets. All drug gists refund the money If 1t fails to cure 25o. The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet,
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-01

have been troubled long time with what l suppose they call dyspepsia. I call it indigestion. l have had great pain in my chest for many years, and used to have difficulty in breathing at times, and feel if something had stuck in my throat especially after eating, and always had to De care1ul Wnal
 e dared not eat pastry or hot rolls, and at times 'v, would i get dizzy in my head tried Pepsin and other patent medicines, and did not find much benefit until the man at the drug store where deal asked me totry Ripans Tabules did, and tell you felt more benefit from one box ot Ripans laDules than all the other stuff had been taking had about three or four boxes, and l am cured don't have the pain in my chest, my bowels are more regular, and can eat any kind of food that is put before me Ripans Tabules have made good cure for me, and T tell you tell all my friends to try them
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-23

was somewhat taken aback when Geary, in answer to his query, prompt ly replied:
 Governor Budd immediately named batteries, and the following day pro- noted him to the captaincy.
 Army officers regard Geary as one of the best artillerymen in the country, and this opinion is proven by his se- lection to go with the advance.
 It is estimated that 60,000 people wis ited the Presidio and Richmond camps yesterday, and the men were permitted to receive their friends in quarters Lit tie was done in the way of military duty, so the boys had plenty of time to devote to the pretty girls.
 Colonel Johnson of the Sixth Califor- nia went to Stockton yesterday, leav- ing Major Grant in command. He will return to-day.
 In the camp of the Fourteenth and the Second Oregon officers and men were quietly making preparations for their departure for the Orient.
 The Seventh California hopes to get away with the second fiotilla that will probably start in week. Now that the First is equipped, Colonel Berry hopes to have his acquisitions filled by the middle of this week. The men of his command are envious of those who have been. chosen to lead the expedition and if they are not called upon soon their disappointment will be intense.
 During the morning hours religious
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-23

ready for a start, and shortly after that the cruiser got under way. Just as the vessel was beginning to forge ahead The Calls paper boat arrived on the scene and put papers aboard for the officers and crew. The Call was the only paper in San Francisco that remembered the de- parting sailors, and the men cheered for the gift loudly as the cruiser and launch parted company.
 Passing down the bay not a vessel in port took any notice of the departing cruiser, and not one of the ferry boats footed a good-by with their whistles When passing out through the heads John Hyslop, the observer for the Mer- chants Exchange, dipped the stars and stripes on his flag pole three times. and last good-by given to the warship
 It was S:2O o'clock yesterday when the whistle of a steamer attracted the at tention of the soldiers at the Presidio and word of the approach of the cruiser Charleston, bound for Manila, spread like fire. Her appearance was the signal for an exodus among the soldiers, who as one man Hooked down to the beacb to cheer the vessel. In a few minutes the camp was deserted and thousands of the boys in blue lined the waters edge AS the lead-colored messenger of war slipped along the northern side of the bay the soldiers cheered her to the echo. and he lifted his hat in acknowledgment of the cheering, while the Charlestdh's whistles rang out a lusty good-by. The cruiser was making excellent time as she passed through the Golden Gate, and she presented an inspiring sight with her
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-23

Gate, to Market, to Third, to Grammar; to the Mail dock.
 San Francisco will turn out in body came from their midst, and early as Is the hour for their moving greater crowd will probably line the streets than that which cheered the First United States Infantry on its way to Tampa. General Dickinson has ordered the Second Brigade, N. G. c. Signal Corps and Troop A, cavalry, to escort the gallant First, and many other or ganiZations will be in line.
 Though the regiment will embark early. it is doubtful if the Picking sails before Wednesday. Down at the Mail dock the Peking and City of Sydney were receiving stores all day long. There seemed to be no method in the way the goods were handled, and in conseouence there was much delay. It will take all of to-day to get the stores and equipments on board, and then the troopship will go into the stream to re- ceive 300 tons of ammunition. This will take all of Tuesday to put aboard, so that it will be Wednesday before the vessel will be ready to put to sea.
 The coaling and loading of the Aus tralia was finished last evening, and as soon as her contingent of troops is aboard she will be ready for sea- As soon as the Zealandia, which is due to- morrow, has discharged her passengers and cargo she will be fitted out in a hurry and will quickly follow the Aus tralia-
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-23
CHASED OUT OF CAMP.
A Disciple of Yellow Journal ism Narrowly Escapes an
 AnUrY ReQin1ent'

The Thirteenth Minnesota is fast learn ing the ways of the wild West. Its first experience of moment was at Ogden. when one of Uncle Collis' hired footpads tried to hold up Major Diggles for $50, but was promptly put to flight. Had the major known as much then about Huntington's s gang as he does now he would probably have hanged him.
 But the worst shock the Minnesotans sustained was when they came in con- tact with the local school of yellow jour nalism The Thirteenth is justly proud of it's complete equipment, and 1t is not refiecting on the other troops when 1t Is said that with the possible exception of the First Colorado the regiment Is the best provided for of any that has reached San francisco so far. The Call so stated yesterday, and the members took 1t as
 Their surprise and anger can therefore be easily imagined when one of their number, who had been bunkoed into buy ing an Examiner, read in the columns of that rag the statement that the M1nneso- stages of dilapidation, or words to that effect. The paper was passed around the camp, and volley of language went up that made the chaplain start up the road to avoid hearing It.
 The men vowed vengeance, and they meant 1t, for half an hour later an att taChe of the Third street sewer came along and was indiscreet enough to tell of his shame The angry Minnesotans swooped down upon him in body and would have smote him hard and often but he was fleet of foot and got outside the guard lines, where he was safe. 1he men shouted a warning to him not to come near the camp again if he valued his life. and orders were at once issued that not a copy of the Examiner should be allowed within the camp.
 Afterward 1t was learned that the Bull letin had made about the same statement regarding the regiment and boycott was also placed on that sheet. The men de-