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COAST AND EASTERN RACES.
BRIAR SWEET SHOWS SHE IS A
FAST FILLY.
Captures the Seven Fur1ong Dash
at Ingleside in the Fast Time
of 1882.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 23.-Sweet
Briar once more demonstrated that she
is one of the fastest fillies seen in Cal
| ifornia for some time. She captured
the seven furlong dash at IngleSide to-
day, defeating a good field in the fast
time of 1:2612 She won from start
to finish. There was a fair sized crowd
at the track and the form players reap
ed another harvest. The weather was
fine and the track fast. Results:
Four furlongs, selling, Toluca pig
gott), to ), won; Canace (Clawson), 3
to l, second: Sweet Cakes (G. WILSON,,
80 to l. third. Time-0:4S14 Banewor,
Buenaventura, Ann Page and Amolto-
pee also ran.
Four and a half furlongs, Obsidian
CWoods) s to 3, won; Ach (Clayton), 3
to 1, second; Master Lee C. Wilson,,
so to /, third Time-0:5511a. Faver-
sham, Rey Hooker, Santello, Polka and
Baby King also ran.
Six furlongs, selling, Hurley Burley
(Clawson), 4 to 5. won; Chihuahua
(Woods), II to L. second; San Mateo
QIennessy), Z to 1. third. Time-1: :14$4.
Montallade, Sly, Zamar H., Midas and
Queen BlaZes also ran.
purse 81, ,00O Reno (Cochran), even, won;
Governor Budd (Cairns) 5 to 1, second:
Silverado (Higgins), 8 to l. third. Time
l-7:40. Esperance and Our Climate also
ran.
One mile, selling, Lena CMcIntyre), lO
to l. won; Cromwell (McDonald), 10 to
l, second, imp. Mistral III. (Hennesy), 4
to /, third. Time-1 :4211a. San Marco,
Twinkle Twink, Wawona, Fortuna,
O'Fleta, Atticus and Lochness also
ran.
Seven furlongs, Briar Sweet CLAW
SOM, 3 to 5, won; May w. (Gouin), to
=, second; Rubicon Piggott. 3 to L,
third. Time-1:261h. Morinel also ran.
RESULTS AT BENNINGS.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-Results at
Bennings:
Six furlongs, Varus won, Knight of
the Garter second, Longacre third. Time
-1:17.
Four furlongs, Filigrane Won. Caout-
chouc second, Counsellor Weinberg
third Time-1:45A
Handicap, one mile, Thomas Cat won,
Bannock second, Don't Care third Time
Il :451A.
Four and half furlongs, General
Martgary won, Specialist second, Ty-
rant third. Time-0:5S
Bennings steeplechase, handicap,
about two and a half miles, Decapod
won, Jack Pot second, Marsian third.
Time-5:22.
AT MONTGOMERY PARK.
MEMPHIS, April 23.-Results at
Montgomery Park:
Five furlongs. Leo Planter won, Chi
mura second, Clarence B. third. Time
1:05h
One mile, selling, Ben Frost won, ST.
DOMAIN second Jane third Time-1 40.
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FATHER MAURICE DORNEY
Secures a Commission to be Chap
lain of the Iowa.

CHICAGO, April 23.-Father Maurice
J. Dorney, pastor of ST. Gabriel's Ro-
man Catholic Church, Chicago, to-day
secured a commission from the United
States Government as chaplain and will
leave Monday to joint the fighting men
with Captain Robley D. Evans, on the
battleship Iowa in front of Havana.
Father Dorney is widely known
throughout this country and Ireland.
He is particular friend of Michael Da-
witt, the well-known Irish member of
Parliament.
Father Dorney was the temporary
Chairman of the Philadelphia conven-
ton at which the Irish National League
of America was organized, and it was
he who carried over to London and
delivered to Mr. Labouchere and Sir
Charles Russell now Lord Chief JUS
tice of England, the original letters
written by Piggott who proved the
latter to have forged the letters which
he introduced in testimony at the Par
nell trial The letters carried by
Father Dorney completely overthrow
the London Times" case against Par
nell, and the day after their introduce
ton Piggott ran away to Spain, where
a DAY or TWO later ne committed sui
eide. The letters so delivered so simeiy
had for years been in the possession of
Hon. Patrick Egan, who was the
Treasurer of the Land League in Ire
land, and who subsequently became a
citizen of the United States and served
as our Minister to Chile under the Ad-
ministration of President Harrison.
When Mr.. Egan discovered that the
letters which he had would completely
overthrow the London Times case,
and vindicate Parnell, he hurried to
Chicago and requested Alexander Sui
livan, formerly President of the Irish
National League, to select some one
to bear the precious document in safety
to London. Mr.. Sullivan's selection was
Father Dorney. The result showed how
well he estimated the fidelity of the
loyal priest who is now about to enter
his countrys service. Captain Evans
was in command at Valparaiso during
the exciting times when Minister Egan
showed his mettle, and it is thought
one of the results of the friendship then
formed is Father Dorney's assignment
at this time to Captain Evans battle
ship, the Iowa.
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THE SHENANDOAH.
A Report That She Has Been Cap
tured the Spanish.

LONDON, April 23-It is reported
here that the Spaniards have captured
the American ship Shenandoah, which
sailed from San Francisco January 5th
for Liverpool.
NEW YORK, April 23.-G. ". Dear
born. agent for the American ship
Shenandoah, said that he had heard
from trustworthy sources that it was
not his ship, but the British ship Shan-
andoah, from Newport News April 18th,
for Liverpool, that had been boarded
and examined by the Spaniards The
American ship, he said, should be due
in Liverpool to-day or tomorrow at the
latest.
BATH CMe.), April 23.-The members
of the firm of Arthur Sewall & Co,
owners of the ship Shenandoah, which
is reported captured by the Spanish on
a voyage from San Francisco to Liver
pool, refuse to credit the story that she
has been taken, and expect soor to re-
ceive news Of her safe arrival at Liv-
erpoool. where she is now due The
Shenandoah is loaded with wheat and
a general cargo.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 23.-The
ship Shenandoah, reported to have been
captured by the Spanish, is a four
masted vessel of 3,154 tons. built at
Bath, Me-, in 1890. She sailed hence
for Liverpool on January 9Th last with
a cargo of 104. 900 centals of wheat
and 1,SO0 centals of barley, valued at
S155, 600. Her officers are: Captain, j.
F. Murphy: First Officer, J. w Muir
ply; Second Officer, H D. Morris;
Third Officer, A. Lee She carried a
crew of twenty-five men.
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NATIONAL GUARD.
The Order Calling 1t Into Active
Service Not Yet Signed.

SAN FRANCISCO, April %. - The
order calling the National Guard of
California into active service was not
signed by the Governor to-day. The
plans have been modified, and the
guard as a divisional organization may
not be put in the field. General Mer-
riam regards the force of regulars now
on duty at the Preside as ample for
the present.
Governor Budd estimates that it will
cost the State 100000 to maintain the
National Guard in active service for
thirty days, and he does not feel justi-
fed in authorizing this expense, in view
of the uncertainty regarding the num-
Der of troops that may be called for
from California under the proclama-
ton of the President.
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SAN FRANCISCO, April %. - The
lighthouse tender Madrono came over
from Goat Island to-day and went
alongside the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company's steamer Bonita, and the
work of transferring twenty-five tor
pedoes and all the necessary anchors
and electrical appliances was soon COM
pleted The Bonita then proceeded to
sea. She will discharge her dangerous
cargo at Ballast Point, and in twenty
four hours from that time the torpe-
does will be in position and ready to
welcome any Spanish cruiser that may
seek to enter San Diego harbor.
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Foul Play Suspected.

STOCKTON, April 23.-Three days
ago Mike Dillon of Hanford registered
at the San Joaquin Hotel here. Last
evening just before supper he started
down town. telling the clerk that he
would be back in time for supper. Up
to last accounts he had not returned,
and the police were notified. He left
a valise containing valuable papers at
the hotel, where he owed nothing, and
as he is known to have had about $40
on his person foul play is suspected.
He is about 90 years old and portly,
and had been drinking.
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General Shafter and Staff.

LOS ANGELES, April 23.-General
with his aide Lieu
tenant Noble, arrived in this city this
morning on the regular passenger over
the Southern Pacific Railway, and left
for New Orleans at S:15 on the regular
eastbound train at 10 o'clock. The re-
mainder of the staff arrived and at
1870 departed on the Sunset limited.
The three trainloads of troops which
passed through early this morning ar
rived at Yuma at II o'clock.
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INTERCOLLEGIATE DEBATE.
State University Students Gain a
Victory Over Stanford.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 23.-The
intercollegiate debate between Stanford
University and the University OF Cali
fornia was held tonight, and resulted
in a victory for the California debaters.
The subject of the resolution was on
the production and sale of prison-made
goods. The University of California ia
vored production for sale in open mar
ket. while Stanford supported the sys-
tenn now in operation in New York
State
The Berkeley debaters were II. A.
Overstreet, George Clark and A. j. Dan
nanbaum. Stanford's representatives
were A. b Morgan, L. G. Bailie and
James Ferguson. The decision of the
Judges was unanimous.
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JUDGE FRANCIS E. SPENCER
Passes Away at San Jose From a
Complication of Diseases.

SAN JOSE, April 23.-Judge Francis
T. Spencer. one of the Board of Di-
rectors of the Central Pacific Company,
and one of the Oldest and ablest attor-
neys of the San Jose bar, died this
evening of a complication of diseases.
He had been in low state of health
ever since he delivered the anniversary
address at the Stanford University last
month He was 63 years of age, and
had been City Attorney. Judge of the
Superior Court and member of the Leg
islature. He was one of the late SEN
ator Stanford's closest friends, and was
one of the Trustees of the university.
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TOO MUCH BOOZE.
Charles CIausmaus Wanted to XIII
Himself.

Late last night man went to Helke's
drug store at Second and K streets and
asked for morphine, saying that he
wanted to end his life.
He was turned over to officer Greene,
who locked him up in Jail. The man,
who was quite drunk, gave the name
of Charles Clausmaus. He had in his
pockets q ticket for Reno, New, bag
gage check, and S64 90 in money.
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Cuban Cities i'm a Ferment.

KINGSTON (Jamaica), April 23.-The
steamer FL Yaru arrived at Port Royal
tonight with twenty seven refugees
from Santiago de Cuba on board. She
reports that Santiago de Cuba and the
neighboring cities are III a fermen. on
account of the war, and that all Cuban
men capable of bearing arms are leav-
ing for the insurgent camp.
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Nevada Ready With Troops.

CARSON, April 23.-When news was
received to-day of the Presidents call
for 123, 600 volunteers Governor Sadler
Immediately instructed Senator Stewart
by wire to offer the President a battal-
ion of 500 troops The apportionment
allotted to the State, according to pop
ulation. would be only no. The State
militia will be brought up to 450, which
is a higher percentage to population
than in any other State of the Union.
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Gamma Eta Kappa.

STOCKTON, April 23.-The annual
of the Gamma Eta Kappa
was called to order to-day by A. c.
Powell. NJ E. c. P About seventy-flvc
delegates were present from north of
Los Angeles and south of San Francis
co. At the conclusion of business all
present repaired to one of the hotels,
where a banquet was spread. The con-
vention wound up this evening with a
dance.
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Hanged Himself in Jail.

REDDING, April 23.-Charles H.
Walker, an Indian, recently arrested
for beating a boy to death, hanged
himself in the County Jail to-day. He
made the fatal moose by tearing his
overalls into strips. He was motor
ious desperate.
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GENERAL E. S. OTIS.
Commander of the Department of
the Colorado. u. S. A.

Cne of the best known Department
Commanders of the United states army
Is General E. s. Otis, WHO succeeded
General w S. Carlin. He is a man of
known qualities and has an excellent
record as a war General. He won ad
vancement for effective and meritorious
service at Spottsylvania and Chapel
House. Though a native of Maryland,
he was appointed to the army from
New York, and served as Captain and
Lieutenant Colonel of the 10th New
York Infantry
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A Young Lady Drowned.

SAN RAFAEL. April %. = Helen
Stack, the eighteen-year-old daughter
of John Stack of Berkeley, met with
a mysterious death by drowning TINS
afternoon near Tiburon. She was
good oarswoman, and rented boat at
Tiburon to row to Belvidere. She either
Jumped or fell from the boat, which
was picked up empty but in perfect
condition. The dead body of Miss Stack
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Stocktons Defeated.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 23.--The
Oakland baseball team defeated the
Stocktons at Recreation Park to-day.
Score: Stockton-Runs 6, hits 6, errors
s. Oakland-Runs 10. hits Z, errors 4.
Batteries-Feige, c. Peters and Rice;
Moskiman. w. Peters and Dean. Um-
pires-Long and Smith.
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supplie. for Reconcentrados.

NEW YORK, April 23.-The Mallory
steamer State of Texas passed out this
afternoon with the Red Cross flag fly
ing. for Key West The State of Texas
is loaded with supplies for the recon
centrados in Cuba. Twelve Red Cross
nurses are aboard
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Senators Oppose Bond Issue.

WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator
Teller to-day expressed the opinion that
the House war revenue bill could not
pass the Senate with the bond PROPOSE
ton included. Senator Jones of Arkan-
sas. a Democratic member of the Sen
ate Committee on Finance, also ex-
pressed the opinion that the bill could
not pass the Senate with bond pro-
vision.
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A Chinese Mix-Up.

There was a "chiny' fight somewhere
last night, and one of the participants
had to be patched up at the Receiving
Hospital, his hands being badly cut.
He would not tell how or where the
ScraD took Dlace.
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He was mustered out of the service
in 1866, and then appointed Lieuten-
ant-Colonel of the 22d Infantry Dur
ing the railroad riots of 1877 he COM
manded his regiment in Pennsylvania
OF late years he has been mostly in the
Northwest. He was made a Brigadier-
General, November %, 1893, and will
be subject to retirement March %,
1902 He commands the Department
of Colorado of the army.
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Women Volunteers as Nurses.

SANTA ROSA, April 23.-The local
grange has adopted a resolution Of
fering the services of the women MEM
bers to serve as nurses during the war.
The resolution was sent to the Red
Cross Society in New York.
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GERMAN PRESS
Continue to Praise Spain and Con-
denim the United States.

BERLIN, April %. With singular
unanimity, the German press of every
stripe is condemning the United States.
All the newspapers of Germany impute
base motives to America, and praise
the attitude of Spain, in contrast to the
"undignified course of America"
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II thought" said Dawkins, that you
said you didn't think much of Brad
bury as a pianist, and here you have
taken a box for his recital"
II don't know" answered Morley "a
better way to show my contempt for
him as a musician than by taking box
and leaving it empty on the evening
of his recital l''-Harper's Bazaar.
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Fatal Mine Fire in Colorado.

CRIPPLE CREEK (Col) April %
A fire at 11:30 tonight burned the
shafthouse of the Londonderry mine, on
Ironclad Hill. j. w. Foster, w. II.
Pine and a man named Jones are in the
shaft, and are supposed to have per-
ished.
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Will Give Spain No Coal.

PORT AU PRINCE (HaytD, April %.
William E. Powell, the United States
Minister, has received the assurance
that a special order will be issued for
bidding Haytians to supply coal to
Spaniards.
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Santa Cruz Team Wins.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 23.-At Cen
trail Park to-day the Santa Cruz ball
players easily defeated the San Fran
ciscos. Score: Santa Cruz Is, hits Il,
errors 5; San Francisco Z, hits Z, err
rors 3. Batteries-E. Daubenbis and G.
Daubenbis: Perrine. Johnson and
Drews. Umpire-O'Connell.
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Tommy's Inference.

Teacher-What do we learn from the
story of Sampson?
Tommy with unpleasant results still
it doesn't pay ter have
women folks cut a feller's hair
Brooklyn Life
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Rohher Jones Dead.

LOS ANGELES, April 23-Tolbert
Jones, who was shot by Wells-Fargo
Messenger Mott while holding up a
Santa Fe train near Orc Grande last
Wednesday, died tonight in the County
Jail.
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The St. Louis Arrives.

NEW YORK, April 23.-The Amer
lean line steamer ST. Louis arrived from
southampton. The st. Louis saw no
warships. The Government will take
possession of the st. Louis tomorrow
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San Francisco's New Treasurer.

SAN FRANCISCO. April 23-Chris-
tian Refs was appointed to-day the
Treasurer of the City and County of
San Francisco by the Board of Super
visors, vice A c. Widber resigned.
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Condition Of the Treasury.

WASHINGTON. April 23.-To-day's
statements of the condition of the
Treasury: Available cash balance,
$500, 342, Sal; gold reserve, $1S0,4I2,- :
SS5.
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Thoughtly-Well, old man, 1 under
stand you applied for good position
yesterday. What was the outcome?
Lucky Jim erfully)-Income.-
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
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Death of a Colorado Sheriff.

SAN DIEGO, April 23.-E. H Webb.
Sheriff of Denver, Col, died here this
evening after a long illness.
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Mrs. Bainbridge-The girls of to-day
should be taught to say mo"
Mrs. Hemphill-That's what I think
The pert things all say Nit. ."-Har-
per's Bazar.
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Torpedoes for San Diego.

was found floating in the bay She was
student at the State University
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HAWAII HAS NOT
BEEN SEIZED.
Stars and Stripes Have Not Been
HOiSted Over Honolulu.
The Story That Such Was the Case OFF,
ClaIIy Declared Absurd.

Christian Reis Appointed Treas
urer of the City and County of
San Francisco, Vice A. G. Wild
Der, the Defau1ting Official
Judge Francis e. Spencer Passes
Away at San Jose.
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The WAR
SPIRIT IN
SPAIN.

Continued from First PageJ
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AT CHICKAMAUGA.
Cavalry Regiments Organized Into
Brigades.

CHATTANOOGA (Tenn.). April 23.-
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Government, which was not obtained,
was necessary for the sale
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PosrMAsTER-GENERAL SMITH.

by foresceing the likelihood, and TAX
ing steps to avert such catastrophe,
has the post office department been
able to prevent the unfortunate condi-
tion. The island of Puerto Rico is an
American territory, and the people
there are American citizens; and yet
they came near being deprived Of
postal system.
Postmaster-Gene Charles Emory
Smith has been forehanded enough to
anticipate the requirements which will
be made on the post Office department
by the acquisition of the island of
Puerto Rico as n result of the war
with Spain. That island has q right
to expect and must receive mail serv-
ice which will be in every sense equal
to the service rendered by the post
office department in any other portion
Of the United States.
Mai. James f. Stewart, of the Sec
ond Illinois infantry, has been de-
tailed from military duty by the sec
retary of war upon the personal re-
and he has been appointed chairman
of the Puerto Rican postal commits
sion. Mai. Stewart has superintended
the establishment of not less than
10000 post offices. Postmaster-Gen-
eral Wanamaker appointed him chief
post office inspector, but he declined
the position because he preferred his
work in the northwest. He is proba-
bly, the best-equipped post Office man
in the country for the important duties
assigned to him. Before leaving for
Puerto Rico, Maj Stewart said:
Having been made chairman Of this
commission to Puerto Rico, under
take the work with full appreciation Of
the responsibility, and l am looking
forward with some degree of anxiety
concerning the result. If the work
proves to be satisfactory to the de-
partment, and every way successful
il will add to my reputation as post
Office man. If / make any serious mis-
take, it will detract from my lifetime
reputation in the departmental serv
Ice. There will be no middle grounC
on which l can stand, Therefore, yuU
may be assured that the work will b,
undertaken with due deliberation anC
none of II will be too hastily done. Thii
postal commission must establish al
entirely new postal system for tn,
island of Puerto Rico, and make tha
system conform with the system al
ready established throughout tn
United States as far as possible.
"The existing postal system Il
Puerto Rico will summarily cease OF
the date OF the evacuation of the Is
land by Spanish troops and civilian OF
fcials. When that occurs, few week
hence. the postal service Of the Unite
States must Immediately begir
Therefore it will be the duty Of th
commission OF which am chairman 1,
not only study the maps, but travel al
over Puerto Rico. We must establis
post Offices for every town, establis
railway mail service on their short lin
Of railroad, establish star routes al
over the island. and make the servic
economically equal TO the public d,
mands. Some Of the star routes mus
carry mail seven days IN each weel
while others must carry mail fewe
days Of the week. according 10 the poi
ulation. Probably some Of the sta
b routes will carry mail only once O
twice q month.