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The San Francisco call., 1898-01-16
THE PLAY CALLED THE "AL-
 BANY LEAD"

MT John T. Mitchell. the author of two of the greatest works duplicate whist that have ever been published. is the whist editor of the Times Herald of Chicago. When John cracks a nut one Is sure to get some good meat out of it.
 Under the heading of '"The Albany Lead he says: ''The play first described, which Is at present used as call through the honor, was formerly used to show holding of three card suits, and has been variOusly known as the Milwaukee lead the Albany lead, the Syra- cuse lead. the Pottsville lead. etc Whenever that it originated there. and was so christened. the best proof of the extent of its inroads among the whist players and yet while 1t re tains it's popularity for some little time in each of its birthplaces. 1t soon proves so disastrous to those who have adopted it that they are glad to let it go quietly and without public cere- mony. and when 1t is born again in another community the whist players of the previous birthplace have heart to dispute It's pa ternity. The above is only another way of say
 ing that the play cannot be recommended Stin. the hardest duty regulation whist player has to perform is to lead from four trurnps when the remainder of his hand con- sists of three three-card suts The only other way out of the difficulty Is to lead the bottom of one of the three-card suits. provided 1t Is headed by the ace, king or queen, with prefer ence in the order named and if you have not anything as good that, abide by the rule and blame the game if 1t loses.''
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-16
TABLES FOR CLUB PAIRS.

Whist Editor Call: For the purpose of filling certain gaps in duplicate play I have recently made some calculations which seem to be of sufficient general importance to justify dis semination.
 The scheme for progressive duplicate for pairs suggested by Professor Whitfield and published by MT. Mitchell in his late work at pages e and 6S only goes far as ten tables. This Is inadequate for large clubs. and I have extended 1t to include sixteen tables involving the play of thirty-one trays, as many as can conveniently be played in one evening.
 The players move in the same order, 1. e.. the highest player plays against the lowest. the next highest against the next lowest, etc, the first round, and on the subsequent rounds each pair takes the place of the next lower, No. l remaining stationary all evening. In the original assignment of pair numbers the north and south pairs the same number the tables at which they sit; the east and west pairs are the difference between that number and the one greater than the number of pairs in play It will be observed that the north and south pairs move toward the first table, and the east and west pairs move away from the first table.
 The essential difference between this sys- tenn and Howelfs system is that here the play CTS move regularly and the trays do not while in his plan the trays move regularly and the players do not.
 The extensions will be sent to all clubs de- string same free. H. IT. HOTALING.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-16
BRISK TRADE
 IN BIC DOCS Men Who Are Going to the Klondike Are the
 Purchasers.
Ranchers and Residents on the Mission Road Are the
 Victims.
Warrants Out for the Arrest of John Hiqqins and James Flynn for
 Stealing the Canines.

John Higgins and James Flynn, two young men living near the Fivemile House, Mission road. have developed a new industry, which has so far proved very profitable.
 Most of the ranchers and residents in the surrounding districts own or rather owned valuable dogs, principally of the St. Bernard and Newfoundland breeds. Recently the dogs have been disappearing, until now there is scarcely a large dog in the neighbor- hood.
 The police were notified, and the mounted squad were instructed by Cap tain Gillen to find out the mystery of the disappearance of the canines Cor poral Shanahan was not long in solV- ing the problem, and yesterday he took one of the victims, A. Schutz, 42 Palmer street to Judge Joachimsen's court, to swear to a complaint charging Higgins and Flynn with grand larceny.
 Shanahan found that all the dogs had been stolen by Higgins and Flynn and sold to men who intend to leave for the Klondike gold fields. The prtn- cipal purchasers were, according to Shanahan, James Brownie, barten- der on Larkin and Fulton streets, and J D. ployed in store on Market street. It is said that Brownie and Wingate have between them bought between twenty five and thirty dogs.
 Schutz also obtained a search war rant for the recovery of his dog, which is a Newfoundland, valued at $100. It was stolen from him on January S. Search warrants will also be sworn out by the other men who have lost dogs and a lively time Is expected when they are all recovered and taken to the City Prison till the cases are disposed of.
 Higgins and Flynn piled their trade during the hours of the night. They usually had a tempting piece of meat with them and get the dogs to follow them without making a noise. The dogs would be taken into the city under cover of darkness and sold. The price paid for the dogs is not known, but, assuming it was $20 each, Higgins and Flynn did rattling business.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-16
t*g::.: 2! llSI :EE!E }. ].

The fourth annual meeting of the Pacific Coast Whist Association has gone into history. The news columns of The Call have given very good account of what has transpired. The president Of the association received great many congratulatory letters from the great masters of the game, which no doubt will be read with great interest by the whist-lov ing public. The first is from Miss Kate Wheelock, known throughout the world the Whist Queen. It is follows:
 BOSTON. Jan. ', 1898
 P. J. Tormey, President P. c. w. A.-Dear Mir. Tormey: Your invitation to be present to your fourth annual meeting of the Pacific Coast Whist Association, to be held in your city January 14 and 15, 1898, just received, and again 1 felt the same regret as in past ses- sons and for the same reason-the distance alone Is the reason.
 But I do send you all my best wishes for a successful gathering And certainly since you were the first to conceive the idea of having associations. and since many in the East have followed out your idea with great success you ought to feel proud of the fact that 1t started from the Pacific Coast and in your city. May the best whist win is the wish Of your sincere friend, KATE WHEELOCh.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-16
DOES IT coNsTITUTEAREVoKE7

A very unusual and interesting question has been submitted for our, opinion. It arose the other evening fin a match game in the rooms of the Trist Duplicate Whist Club;
 East dealt and turned queen of spades; south leads small diamond. which is won by East. East leads 10 of spades (trumps) and holds the trick, then switches to a club, which IS won by North and North immediately comes through East with a spade Ctrump) East plays a diamond; South plays spade; West. after hesitating a little. in surprised way tion causes East to notice and correct his CT TOT; North and South claim a revoke, west to ask. What the trump suit is'' at any time during the play of a deal
 OUR OPINION.
 IT we were a referee or umpire in match and this question came up just as 1t did in this case. we would allow revoke. as we in terpret the law governing revokes.
 Law 2S-The second paragraph reads: "A renounce in error may be corrected by the player making it before the trick in which it occurs has teen turned and quilted. unless either he or his partner. whether in his right turn otherwise, has led played to the following trick unless his partner has asked whether or not he has any of the suit re- nc Cuncsd
 Questions asked at whist tlble by a player. under the strict letter of the unwritten law, should be addressed to the partner, and are ansWerable only by him. This being the case. the question asked was to all intents and pur- poses asking the partner. "Whether or not he had any of the suit renounced?" Under the laws of duplicate whist, adopted by the last Congress. player has the right to pre- vent his partner from committing any irreg- ularity except this one thing, "Renouncing in error.
 West. asking this question at this particu- la- time, reminds his partner, the dealer. that spade was the trump suit, and the turned card he knew was still unplayed and should say establishes a revoke. The words used in asking this question do not fit the wording Of the law governing such cases, ex-
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-16
WHIST TALLY CARDS.

The card or whist committee in the Tr1st Duplicate Whist Club say that the latest in- novations in whist circles are beautifully bound booklets for whist engagements, with place to record the score, date played. etc. and whist tally cards, elegantly gotten up in the form of small book, the outside cover prettfly and appropriately hand painted, with 0 long folding leaf inside to record the score of the game from one to thirty deals.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-16
IInItu Alllnnce

Unity Alliance No. 14. S. P. A. of A. has elected the following officers for the current year: P. D. Mullaney, P; w. H. Donovan, ST. V. P; Daniel L. Callaghan, Jr. V. P; E. P. Hunt, S; NJ. J. Con nelly, F. S.; Andrew Meehan c. S.; John J Donegan. T.; Thomas Watson con- ductor; William O'Connor, s. at A; J. J Egan, O. G.; John Hennessy, William Mulvin, J. J. Connolly, trustees Johr Burns, F. P. Hunt, J. J. Donegan, NJ J Connolly and ". H. Donovan, delegates to State council
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-16

so easily from the Portland Whist Club 1t was generally supposed they would hang on to 1t for some time. But Judge L. T. Barin captain of a mixed team from the Oregon Road Club, composed of Mir. and Mrs. Carroll Hughes, Miss SaIlie Beck and himself. sent in chal- ienge and New Years eve was selected for the contest The match consisted of fortyeight deals and resulted in victory for Judge Barin's team by @ gain of six tricks. The ladies are members of the Kate WheelOck Club of Portland and it is not to be wondered at that they could play equal with the men,
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-16
WHISPERS FROM OREGON.

The Portland Club of Portland. Or. was represented at the whist convention by the president of the North Pacific Whist Asso- ciation, l.. Therkleson. which club was ad- mitted as a member of the Pacific Coast Whist Association. MT. Therkleson was ac- companed by Judge L. T. Barn. E; C. John, son and MT Sweeny, the team who visited San Francisco in August last and carried off | ha Jax-
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-16
MIDWlNTER MEETING OF THE
 A, w. L.

Our whist editor will leave Tuesday next for Buffalo, N. r, where the midwinter meeting of the American Whist League takes place.
 It will be held at the Hotel Iroquois. The this meeting will be for the A. w L. ehal- lenge trophy. The business of this meeting is to adopt a programme of play for the coming whist congress to be held in Boston in July
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-16

quartz mines now being successfully oper- ated and fine half-tone illustrations are scattered throughout the pages. The riches of the Yukon River basin on the American side are described at consider able length, as is the town of Juneau. the Alaskan metropolis. large and accur- ate map of Alaska is one of the features of the edition.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-16
Division No. 3. a. O. H.

Division No. of the Ancient Order of HI bernians has adopted resolution to be pre- scented for ratification by all Celtic organiza- tions. It opposes the promulgatIon of a treaty of arbitration between the United States and England.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-16

next We will be absent about a month and if any little thing happens in our whist depart ment charge it up to the editors whist en-
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-16
THE PAYoT TROPHY IN OREGON

The Payot trophy is going the rounds in Ore gon. When the crack team of the Trist Club, composed of G. NJ Stearns Lieutenant Le- seine' Richard Nixon and $. P. Houston. won
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-16
A BOOM IN BLANKETS.

REGULAR s6 WHITE WOOL ELAN KETS-7SxSS inches (actual measure
 menO, pure wool, selected fleece,
 heavy silk ribbon bound. an ele- { gant s6 blanket; slightly defective; to close ..-... ...... ...........-.-.-..--..
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-16

Our I2lZc Glass Toweling Cfor dish towels). fine weave. good patterns, full Of wear, two feet wide in the linen department.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-16

A good quality Turkey Red Table Damask. neat as wax, 5S inches wide; heres an out of the or dinary bargain. ..-.-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-29
BOOTH AUCTION co.

The Booth Auction and Commission company has opened an auction and commission house at 75 Orange street. Frank I. Booth is the auctioneer and manager, and has had a long experience in this business, having been for many years associated with his father B. Booth, the leading auctioneer of the city, The rooms occupied by the com pany are large and well adapted for the business. The place was former ly occupied by Wooster A. En- sign & Son. Since 1895 Frank I. Booth has been connected with the Home Furnishing company and the Bowditch Furniture company, and at the time of the latter company's fire rendered them valuable service in the handling and selling of their damaged stock. Since the fire MT. Booth has acted as advertising manager for the Bowditch company. MT. Booth proposes to give the city first class place where goods can be bought and sold.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-29
CURIOUS POISONING CASE.
Wealthy New York Woman Takes

Wealthy New York Woman Takes Cy- anide of Potassium for Bromo Seltzer.
 New York, Dec. 2S.--Mrs. Kate Adams, a well-to-do woman, was fatally pois- oned to-day in her handsomely furnish ed to-day in her handsomely furnished apartments on Eighty-sixth street. Her death is connected with curious chain of events. Mrs Adams was a widow, fifty years old. She lived with her son. in-law, Edward Rogers, general agent in this city of the Hartford, Conn.,, In- surance company. Harry Cornish, a well known athlete and physical direc- tor of the Knickerbocker Athletic club. boards with the Rogers family. Mrs. Adams awoke this morning with a bad headache. Her daughter, Mrs. Rogers, advised her to take some promo seltzer. Mrs Rogers hunted around, but found none of the required medicine. Finally she remembered that there was some promo seltzer in MT. Cornish's room. This she got and gave to her mother, who took a fair sized dose. In a few seconds Mrs Adams was in great pain and evidently suffering from the ef- fects of a strong poison. Dr. Hitchcock was called in by MT. Cornish. He tried 10 cOunCe1dcl lIlS elLGClS OI JIlt pOlSOIl, after tasting the alleged promo seltzer and declaring it to be cyanide of potas- sium, MT Cornish also tasted the pois- onous stuff In a few minutes both MT. Cornish and Dr. Hitchcock were pros trated by the effects of the slight quan- tity of poison they had taken. Dr. Pot ter was called in. He revived the two l. en- but Mrs. Adams died
 MT. Cornish states that on Christmas day he received a neat package ad- dressed to himself containing sterling silver medicine bottle holder in a Tiff fany box and in the holder was a bot tie marked "Bromo Seltzer." The pack age was anonymously sent, but Cornish says he thought nothing of this, as he frequently gets presents in this way. It was this bottle that Mrs. Rogers got for her mother, and out of which Mrs. Adams drank with fatal effect. Mr. Cornish says he cannot think who could have had any designs on his life.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-29

was referred the order of said Director bearing date the 18th day of october, A. D. 1898 directing the assessment and de- termination by this Bureau of all damages and benefits to accrue to all parties inter ested by the establishment of building line on Townsend street, N,st side, between Charles street and Henry street. herepy respectfully report that we have attended to the duty assigned us, That we caused reasonable notice 10 pc given to all persons interested in the said public improvement, in all respects purSu- ant to the provisions of the charter or Sald City, to appear before us and be heard Tn reference thereto; and we fully heard at the time and place specified in said notice, all persons who appeared before us. And we do assess and determine the damages and benefits equal to all persons or parties interested in the foregoing pro posed public Improvement.
 All of which is respectfully submitted.
 A. M, KILLER,
 FRED c. LUM,
 C., T. COYLE
 Bureau of Compensation. City of New Haven, Nov. [, A. D. 1S9S. In Court of Common Council-Read, ac- cepted building lines established, and as- easements laid as reported.
 Approved December 19 1898.
 Recorded December D. 1898.
 Payable January 4, 1S99
 true copy of record.
 Attest: RICHARD F. LYON, d2S St City Clerk.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-29
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT.
Stamps Required Under the Internal
 Revenue Tax Law.

Stamps Required Under the Internal
 Revenue Tax Law.
 Commissioner Scott of the internal revenue department has made the fol- lowing decision regarding stamps re- quired on certificates of deposit;
 Demand certificates of deposit not drawing interest require only 2-cent stamp regardless of the amount.
 Certificates of deposit payable on de- mand, but drawing interest, if money Is left on deposit for specified time, re- quire 2-cent stamp when issued, but If paid subsequent to the time inter est accrues, additional stamps at the rate of cents per $100 or fraction thereof, must be affixed.
 Certificates of deposit payable other- wise than on demand must be stamped at the rate of cents per $100 or frac- tion thereof, whether they draw inter- est or not. A previous decision regard ing stamping of certificates of deposit as described above is revoked.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-29
G,tu Advertisements.

HOWARD AVENUE BUILDING LINES. To the Honorable Court of Common Coun-
 ci of the City of New. Haven:
 The Director of Public Works respectful ly reports that as ordered by the Court of Common Council he has caused survey and layout and an assessment of damages and benefits to be made for the establish ment of building lines on Howard avenue. the lines of which, as surveyed and laid out by him. are described as follows, viz.
 Between bridge. over. Derby railroad and bridge over the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad. building lines on How ard avenue, both sides, to be b feet back aud parallel with street lines, with no ex- ceptlon for corners
 The lines of the above described layout of building lines are fully shown by the red lines upon map of the said layout on file in the office of the City Engineer, wmch map Is made part of this layout. building lines were duly notified and given full opportunity for a hearing in the case. The report of the Bureau of Compensa- ton upon said layout Is herewith trans the Director respectfully recommends the adoption of this layout and the assessment of damages and benefits recommended in the accompanying report of the Bureau of
 Respectfully submitted,
 WM $. BEECHER,
 Director of Public Works ., City of New Haven. Nov. T, 1898. To the Director of Public Works of the
 City of New Haven:
 The Bureau of Compensation, to whom was referred the order of said Director bearing date the 18th day of October A. b. 1898 directing the assessment and determination by this Bureau of all dam ages and benefits to accrue to all parties interested by the establishment of building lines on Howard avenue. both sides be- tween bridge over the Derby railroad and bridge over the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad, hereby respectfully report that we have attended to the duty assigned us
 That we caused reasonable notice to be given to all persons interested in the said public improvement, in all respects pursu- ant to the provisions of the charter of said city, to appear before us and be heard in reference thereto and we fully heard at the time and place specified in said notice, all persons who appeared before us. And we do assess and determine the dam ages and benefits equal to all persons or parties interested in the foregoing pro- posed public improvement All of which is respectfully submitted A. M. FILLER. FRED c. LUM C. T. COYLE Bureau of Compensation, City of New Haven. Nov. ', A. D. 1898. In Court of Common Councll-Read, ac- cepted building line established and as sessments laid as reported Approved December 19 1898. Recorded December 2T 1898
 Payable January 4. 1SJ1 A true copy of record
 Attest: RICHARD F. LYON,
 d2S St City Clerk.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-29
CHESHTRE.


 Dec. 2S.-The Christmas services Sum day in the Congregational and Episco- pal churches in the morning were very interesting. A special programme of music was very fine by the choirs. In the evening the, exercises were for the Sunday school children, consisting of some recitations by the children of the school and a short address by the pas tors. On Monday evening the Metho- dist Sunday school held it's Christmas exercises in the church, which were largely attended and the children were made happy by many gifts.
 The three doctors in town just now have about all they can well attend to, as there are an unusal number of per sons sick with the grip and other con- plaints. Mrs. D. Stibbins has been critically i'll for some days. Mrs. Will liam Kelsey went to New Haven for a short visit a few days since and was taken i'll, so that she is not able to re- turn.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-29
THEIR TWENTY FIFTH ANNIvER. SARY

MT. and Mrs. Frederick w. Field of Lynwood street celebrated the twenty fifth anniversary of their marriage last evening by receiving their friends from 2 until 10 o'clock. The host and hostess were assisted in receiving and enter taining their callers by MT. and Mrs. Frank Field of Brooklyn, Mrs. 0. w. King of Southampton, L. l., sister of Mrs. Field; Mrs. Juliet Field and George C. Field of Madison, mother and broth CT of the host.
 The decorations were of palms, smi- lax and pink and white carnations. Mrs Field wore a costume of lavender and white, the bodice a tasteful combina- tion of silk, velvet and narrow shirred ribbon.
 Guitar and mandolin players furnish cd delightful music for the reception. Several handsome and costly presents were received There were many invit- ed guests present.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-29

of damages and benefits recommended in the accompanying report of the Bureau of Compensation.
 WM. s. BEECHER,
 Director of Public Works. ,, City of New Haven, Nov. :, 1898. To the Director of Public Works of the
 City of New Haven:
 The Bureau of Compensation, to whom was referred the order of said Director A. D. 1S9S directing the assessment and determination by this Bureau of all dam ages and benefits to accrue to all parties interested by the establishment of building line on Ferry street, east side, between Pine street and Grafton street, hereby re- spectfully report that we have attended to the duty assigned us.
 That we caused reasonable notice to be given to all persons interested In the sad public improvement in all respects pursu- ant to the provisions of the Charter of said City, to appear before us and be heard in reference thereto; and we fu..y heard at the time and place specified in said notice, all persons who appeared before us, And we do assess and determine the dan- ages and benefits equal to all persons or parties interested In the foregoing pro- posed public improvement,
 All of which is respectfully submitted, A. M HILLER, FRED c. LUM, c. T. COYLE, Bureau of Compensation. City of New Haven, Nov. ', A. D. lS9S, In Court of Common Council-Read, ac- cepted, building line established. and as sessments laid as reported
 Approved December 19 1898.
 Recorded December 27, 1898.
 Payable January 4, 1853,
 Attest: RICHARD F. LYON. d2S St City Clerk