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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-15
MCCONNELL AND NEIL
MAY BE MATCHED
INDUCEMENTS OFFERED THEM
BY THE NATIONAL CLUB.
Some Interesting Amateur Boxing
Bouts Scheduled for Next Week.
News of the Fighters.

Manager Groom of the National Ath-
letic Club waits with longing eyes for the
coming of Kid Lavigne, who is matched
to fight Tommy Tracey, the hard-hitting
and shifty product of Australia The
kid has sent kilograms now and then
informing the expectant fight promoter
that he is coming, but as yet he has not
materialized. When asked yesterday as
to the latest news from Lavigne Manager
Groom said he would be here next week.
There is no doubt that he will reach
this city shortly so Groom is not worry
ing, but as he has a permit to hold a
glove contest this month he is looking
for material. He thinks favorably of
pulling off a go between Frank McCon-
nell, the local welter- weight who made
such a fine showing against such vet
Grams as Tracey and Green, and Al Neil,
the young amateur who has been win
ming small purses and glory by knock
ing out aspiring youngsters in this city.
Neil is strong and willing. and hopes. to
reach the TOP some day. Mcconnell has
been retarded in his efforts to gain cham
pIousnlp noHorS BY Two defeats at the
hands of Green and Tracey. Mcconnell
knows now that he needs experience and
intends to go slow in future. He is will
ing to meet Neil and if matched will
train diligently as he knows the latter
men will be matched within a few days
to fight this month.
Spider Kelly, VINO Is 10 HRnI fTe0
Muller, the boxing instructor Of the Man
haitian Athletic Club, next month, visited
the ocean Beach with Tim McGrath yes
terday in search of training quarters.
The Seal Rock House. his old stamping
ground, was selected, and he will shortly
begin work. McGrath will train him and
Frank Mcconnell will be his sparrine
partner.
George Gates Of the Recreation Athletic
Club and Jack Dennis of the Olympic
Club will fight at 40 pounds before the
Reliance Athletic Club in Oakland next
Tuesday night. Phil Green, the soldier
boy will meet Bud Parker of New Or
leans in an eight-round go the same even
ing. The last pair will weigh in at 15(
pounds.
Club has arranged three hot goes for It's
fifth exhibition, which is to be held or
Tuesday evening next. The event of the
evening will be an eight-round go be
| tween Charley Rochelle and Kid
| O'Brien. Mike Mollice and M. Meyer viii
! furnish entertainment for four rounds
J and Frank McGinnis and Emil Dahl will
| be pitted against each other for si1
on Wednesday evening next the Sar
! Francisco Athletic Club will hold its
! monthly exhibition. Three bouts have
| been arranged, which will undoubtedly
| prove interesting. William Dierks vii
! spar William Perry eight rounds for &
Joseph Higgins. six rounds for medal
! Frank Schiller, the clever lightweight o.
the club, will meet Frank Ely, the heav!
hitting representative of the Portland
Athletic Club, in a six-round go for {
! trophy.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-15
Metcalf Speaks at suigun.

SUISUN, Oct. 1.-THE Republican
campaign opened here tonight and the
proceedings We're enthusiastic. Bonfires
cracked, the Suisun band PLAYED and the
town was crowded. This demonstration
was In honor of Victor II. Metcalf, the
Republican nominee for Congress in the
Third District. In the evening he adj
Hall His remarks We're delivered in a
manner that carried conviction, and he
was loudly applauded. Hon. Alden An
Nineteenth District. also delivered q
speech that was well received.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-15

Very few children have as much
strength Of mind as they have OF don't
mind
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-15
Robbed a Sailor.

Mamie Clark was arrested yesterday on
the complaint of Peter Brandt, Second
mate of the schooner Edward Park, and
booked at the City Prison on a charge of
grand larceny. She is accused of steal
ing $50 and revolver from Brandt in
the Oakland House, Third and Howard
streets. early yesterday morning. The
revolver was found in a saloon where she
had left it.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-15
To Prevent Use of Franchise.

Los ANGELES, Oct. 1.-THE People of
California. by w. F. Fitzgerald, Attorney
General. have instituted suit for an in
junction in the Superior Court against the
Los Angeles Terminal Railway Company
to prevent the defendant using a fran
chise granted by the Trustees of Pasa-
dena City for the use of street in that
city for an electric railroad. The COM
plainants contend that the Trustees have
granted a valuable privilege without suit
able compensation.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-15

a controlling interest in the property and
continued to work it. 1t soon developed
that No. 13 was good for $2500 to the
linear foot of the pay-streak and as the
streak was just 500 feet in length there
was a cool million and a quarter in sight.
Recently Liggett sold his undeveloped
part of the claim for handsome figure
and taking the money which he had al
ready dug out, started for the States to
enjoy his fortune. He figures upon being
a banker.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-15

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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-15
Engineer Electrocnted.

SEATTLE, Oct. 14.--Louis Kaysser, en-
gineer for the Seattle steam laundry, was
electrocuted this morning. Kaysser was
changing a small globe from one socket
70 another, and his hand came in contact
with the metalwork. Death resulted in a
Fa-U minutes.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-15
GAMES ON NATIONAL
LEAGUE DIAMONDS

Batteries-Frazer and Scheck; Altrock and
Powers. Umpires-Warner and Emslie.
PITTSBURG, Oct, 1.-THE two ball games
between Chicago and Pttsburg scheduled for
this afternoon were called on account of the
weather. Tomorrow the season will be closed
with a double-header with Chicago.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 1.-THE Baltimore os-
ton game was postponed on account Of rain
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-28
Driving Away Devils.

The Moors arc very superstitious, and
whenever householder fancies things
are not going to suit him he concludes the
evil spirits have taken possession of his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-28
SNAKES IN BED.
Why n Jerseyman wants Divorce
From His Pretty Wife.
mercy.

Snakes arc the burden of q divorce petit
ton filed by Walter d Hedler wealthy
harness maker of Newark, y. J., who lives
in Caldwell, a neighhoring village. MIR.
Hedler on Juno 1, 1895, welded Evelyn
Stansfeld, a "snake hypnotist" in q circus
net q snake charmer. While others in
her line fondled great serpents, rendered
harmless by tho removal of their stings,
she made reptiles that retained their fangs
submissive by the weird defiance of her
eye.
Mr.. Hedler supposed that when married
the hypEotist would DO glad to escape
from the companionship of serpents, but
she chung to her pets, which, despite the
protests of the husband lie says, were es-
tablished in the home. For three years,
Mr.. Hedler declares, he has endured their
presence for the sake of his pretty wife
Though he quaked in fear by day and
shivered in apprehension by night, he lived
in the hope that his aversion for the rep
tiles would end, that they would die or
that Mrs. Hedler would tire of them.
But none of these things camc to pass
Mr.. Hedler trembled every time that he
entered the house, especially if it was
dark. In his petition for divorce he says:
1--WE had retired on the night of Dec. 2
and had mapped for awhile VIXEN I Heard
my wife getting up. This was about 1 !
O'Clock. She said she would be back in a
minute. and she kept her word. With her
she brought three of her snakes, great
shiny, venonlous things that were my Eor
ror moro than all the others Sho brought
them into the bed with her, and all my
protests could not stop her.
II didn't dare to take hold of them my
self. My wife was not sleepy evidently,
and seemed to take pleasure in my an
nCyance. 1 was terrified, but finally lay
absolutely still in the hope that the horri-
BILE creatures would ignore my presence.
They did so for time, crawling over ard
about me, but my quivering flesh probably
gave ire away, and one of them finally put
mo TO the test by singing me vioiously. 1t
was too much"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-28
King Christians Title.

1t is not generally known that King
Christian occupies his throne only in right
of his having married the late Queen Lou
ise The succession became vested in the
princely house of Hesse-Cassei on the ex-
tinction OF the original line of the royal
family Of Denmark. The late landgraye
of Hesse-Cassel had formally renowned
his claim Of succession in favor of his sis
ter, Princess Louise, who had married.
Prince Christian of Glucksburg, and she
had made over her rights TO her husband,
this arrangement being officially ratified
by the treaty of London of 1862 and by the
Danish act of settlement of 1853 The
Lapdgrave William OF Hesse-CasseI (father
Of Queen Louise and brother of the late
Duchess of Cambridge had married tho
only child and sole heiress OF the Crown
Prince Frederick of Denmark.-London
Truth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-28
REDHOT POKER.
How n Chicago Woman sfampeded
nm Armed Burglar.


Armed with hot stove poker and aided
by two small pug dogs n Chicago woman
has put to flight six foot robher carrying
a revolver. The woman is Mrs. Il. j.
Morgan, $3.50 Madison avenue. Who the
man Lehind the gun was the police do not
know, but they hope to establish his iden-
tity and arrest him in day or two. Mrs.
Morgan tells Of it as follows:
81 had just finished preparing supper
and had thrown open all the doors to let
some of the heat out. It was time I
thought, for my husband to return, and
when heard n fcotstep on the landing
didn't trouble to look around. Suddenly
I saw in the glass the reflection of a tall
figure muffied in a long English ulster,
and at the same instant a voice shouted !:
Give me all the money you have or I'll
shoot
Before the words were out of his
mouth / turned and grabbed the poker
from the stove, and, scarcely realizing
what 1 was doing, struck the man across
the forehead.
My two little pugs, Toots and Fan,
had come TO my assistance and were biting
at the mans heels He didn't wait for
anything more after / struck him, but fled
down the stairs four steps at a time.
Mrs. Morgan pursued the man into the
alley, where he eluded her in the dark
ness She then returned to her apart
Incnts and, the excitement over, tainted.
She was found later by some of the neigh
bors and soon recovered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-28
AN EGYPTIAN PUZZLE.
How Thieves Are Detected by the
Use of Uncanny Charms.

Use of Uncanny Charms.
The most curious and complicated
charms are those used in the recovery
of stolen property and the detection &C
thieves. Strange to say, the Egyptian
practice of seeing figures shifting over
the ink poured into a boys hand is,
with certain minor differences, known
in Sindh. The Vinyane Waro, or finder
of lost goods, rubs some dark substance
over the thumbnails of youth not ar
rived at the age of puberty, or directs
him to look at n black spot painted on
the bottom of bright brass pot.
The soothsayer during this period re-
cites the azimah (charm) three differ
ent times, after which the seeing COM
mences. The boy first sees bhaugi, or
sweeper, appear, in the ink and clean
the floor. after which farash (tent pitch
ers) approach and prepare pavilion.
They are followed by a train of serv
ants, who spread carpets and erect
kind of throne for the king Of the Jim,
who presently appears i'll state, accom-
panied by his suit.
Before him the loser of the article APP
pears, to advance as 4 complainant, ana
the monarch sends his chobdais (mace
DearerD IOr the thief. 1ne latter pSluS
violently dragged into the presence, is
bastinadoed till he shows the spot
where the goods are concealed, and is
then dismissed. When the charm is
concluded, the boy accurately describes
the person of the guilty man and the
place where he deposited his plumber.
The natives of Sindh aver that this
incautation is not diabolical one, as it
is only to be mastered by the 40 days
fast and the ether ceremonies usually
gone through during the study of the
tas khir Cor acquisition of power over
angels and demons). Consequently few
practice it, and the knowledge is con-
fined to certain families. / never saw
the operation, but have heard of it suffi
GENTLY often to be assured that my in
formants were not deceiving me. More
over, traces of it are to be found in
southern Persia and other parts of the
eastern world. 1t probably originated
in India, that poisonous source of three
parts of the superstitions which have
inundated Europe and Ashland travelled
westward to Egypt and the Maghrib.
AS support to my conjecture, it may
be mentioned that in Sindh it is prac-
ticed by come Hindoos as well rs Mos
lems.-Sir Richard Burton in Humani-
tartan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-28

empress tiger. The news comes that Pc
king has been thrown into CONSERVATION
by this act for under IL no life is sacred,
no head Is safe.
"Shang'' or "sheong" means "to give
out, - and fang means "tho highest"
So the name of the sword, Shang Fang.
means ''to give out the highest" That is
to say, it is tho symbol of the transfer of
absolute power. Tho emperor, or the en-
press, has sole control of tho taking of
life. With the awful Shang Fang this
power is transferred to the ono to whom
the sword is given. 1t is n symbol of abb
solutism.
1t is not known that any particular tyre
Of sword is taken for the Shang Fang. 1t
will merely be any sword selected by the
emperor, or, in this case, the empress-a
rich sword, of course, but perhaps of no
remarkable size or shape. The sword itself
may not be used to behead people-or,
again, it might be so used. But its awful
significance lies in its mobilization.
The holder of that sword may slay as no
wills without word of mouth or warrant
of law. None is so high that the sword
may not reach him. None is so mean that
the sword may not seek him out.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-28

HOW TIKI, MooRs GET RID OF EVIL SPIRITS.
house and enlists the services of profes-
sional, who clears a house of devils with
the case an American man drives out mice
or thriving water bugs. This man is in
the act of approaching house to drive
out devils and is already blowing on his
mysterious horn, tuning UP, 3" one might
say, or rehearsing for public performance
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-28
A Duel of Blankets.

a returned missionary from south
eastern Alaska tells in The Midland
Christian Advocate of strange custom
among the Indians of that region:
When a difference arises between
two OF them, and friendly settlement
seems impossible, one of them threatens
the other with dishonor. He will cover
the face of his foe with shame. He ex-
ecutes his threat by tearing up certain
number Of his own blankets The only
way his antagonist can get even with
him is by tearing up greater number
of his own.
If the contest is prolonged. it results
in the destruction of all the blankets
they have, each Indian destroying his
own. The one who destroys the greater
number is regarded as having won the
fight
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-28
HOW PoMP WAS CONVERTED
Rainy Sunday at Church, Where He
wav the Only Sinner.


DR.. Payson, the famous and beloved
preacher of Portland. Me-, used to tell
the following pointed story:
One very stormy Sunday he went TO
church, more from habit than because
he expected to find anybody there Just
after he had stepped inside the door an
old negro came in and asked if DR..
Payscn was to preach there that day,
explaining that he was a stranger in
town and had been advised to go to his
church.
Upon tha4i,' said DR.. Payson. 81
made up my mind TO preach my sermon
if nobody else came
Nobody else did come, so the doctor
preached to the choir and the old negro.
Some months afterward he happened
to meet the negro, and stopping him
asked how he enjoyed the sermon that
stormy Sunday.
Enjoy dat sermon?'' replied the old
man. 81 'clar, doctor, / nebber heerd q
better one. You see. 1 had seat pretty
well up front, an whenebber you'd say
somethin I'd jess look all roun, ter see
nobody only jess me. An L says to
IN self, He must mean you, Pomp;
you's sech a dretful sinner Well, doc
ter, dat are sermon set me a-thirkin
what big sinner / war, an went an
fined the church down home. I'ze q
deacon now. christian Endeavor
World
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-28
One Way of Posting n Letter.

The island Of ST. kilda is often visit
ed by tourist steamers in the summer,
but its regular mail communication
with the mainland, some $50 miles dis
tant, is confined to the annual visits OF
the steamer which brings the factor ana
his stores, says Household Words. But
if at other times the inhabitants desire
to communicate with Great Britain they
employ the following curious device: A
man cuts the rough model of boat
from billet of wood, hoIlows it partly
out, places in the hollow tin OF small
bottle containing letter, nails ON q
deck, and when the wind is blowing to-
ward the mainland launches the tiny
craft, having first connected it with a
bladder, which drives along before the
wind and acts as tug to the little mail
boat. But the set of the gulf stream fire.
quently drives this curious craft out of
its course, and as often as not it reaches
the Shetland islands or the coast of Nor
way, where, however, the letter is pref
~ sure to be found and posted to its
destination
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-28
PENNSYLVANIA JUSTICE,
4 Judge Gets on the Bench and
Thrashes n Wife Beater.

Thrashes n Wife Beaten.
'sYou have been before me about dozen
times for beating your wife" said Alder
man Donohue of Wilkesbarrc, Pa, to
Frank Overfeld, burly, red nosed pris-
oner, who had been brought into court by
a constable.
1T is nearer Is, SQUIRE said the fcl-
low glibly
well, it is not going to happen again, -
replied Donohue. Sending you TO Jail is
no good II is fat living for you, and now
am going to try another method. How
old are youy'
Thirty eight
Well, I'm, ten years older, but can
lick you, and I'm going to give you the
greatest t,sSpp iins you ever had Take on
Throwing his own on a chair, the alder
man descended from the bench.
Each of you guard n door, he cried to
his two constables. end let nobody in or
out, and (tkis to the 40 or so spectators,
if any of you interfere I'll lock you all
up. Overfield, put up your handsP
Without ceremony or sparring the squire
struck out and Overfield went down. But
he was game and WINS on his feet and at
the squire the next second.
The squire knows thing or two about
sparrinR, although Ec is u little short OF
wind for a long match, while Oyerfield is
tough rough and tupibIe fighter. The
latter landed couple of good blows on
the afderran's fHce before his honor got
deSsh to work, and then it was all one
way ~ Dee
(. He banged Ovcrfield against the wall,
sent him flying over couple of benches
and Knocked him down among the excited
spectators, who werc cheering him on.
The audience threw the wife beaten out
to the oren space again, and the squire
punched him right and left with vigor, at
the same time blocking and ducking Over
fields vicious swings very prettily.
Overfield clinched, and the affair devel-
opcd into a London prize ring argument,
during which his honor, using his hip very
scientifically, hurled Overfield into a COR
ner.
Then, after another hot exchange, both
mon went down in a clinch, with Donohue
on top.
Hero the squire threw rules to the wind
and piled in body punches and hard drives
on the head until Overfield begged for
mercy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-28
~rour Turn to Shoot

Wher Ed Kerwin walked into the saloon
of Jack Brady at Stringtown, Colo, the
latter demanded the payment of $50 bill
kerwin denied owing the sum, and after
a few words keTwin drew a revolver and
fired at Brady, the ball SCATTERING the arm
at the elbow With remarkable GOODNESS
the shooter handed the gun over to Brady,
telling him il was his turn to Ere now
and TO take a shot at him The saloon
man. however, refused the polite invita-
ton, telephouing TO the sheriff instead
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-28
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-28

Speaking of getting tooth pulled, -
said the corn fed philosopher-"that is
one instance where man is bound to
stay and see the thing out Indian.
apolis Journal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-28
lEADLY sHANe FANG SWORD
How the Empress of China Gives LIZ
cense TO Murder.

How the Empire
cense
| The "she devil
Francisco Exami
I dread Shang Fans
| The great two
the absolute pow
probably now adri
desperate expedii
Mantchoo dynasty
cut of conspirac,
sword is an awful
again to have his
| According to tn
the empress dowal
Fang to Tsai Chi,
prince Of Tuan,
and to Prince
Tsai Lien. With
IL they can slay
and slay and Stay
without trial and
on mere suspicion.
Their enemies and
the enemies of the
throne may be be-
headed at will.
The empress evil
IDENTIFY Tears that
her reign is totter-
ing and that the
dynasty Is crun-
bling under her
feet; for theShang
Fang is the last
resort Of Chinese .
despotisn.
The s b q n e
Fang Is a great
two handed, two
edged sword. On
it is an inscription
conveying from
the sovereign the
absolute power to
kill. 1t thus be-
comes at once an
instrument of de-
struction and a
symbol of absolut-
ism. 1t is the
most dreaded of
all the Chinese
cruelties, and is
supposed to be re-
sorted to only
when the throne
and the dynasty
are nlenaced by
conspiracy and in
dread of treason.
The custom CT
5 O N d i IL G the
Shang Fang is so
old that its origin
is lost in the
moses which COW
er the beginning
of Chinese his
tory. 1t is q pow
er, however, which
has rarely been
invoked in recent
ycaIs, and evil
IDENTIFY the She
Devil of China is
striking out in
desperation and
fears tho worst.
The news of the
giving Of tho
Shang Fang is re-
garded with deep
interest, though
none but the most
have any
thing mere than
the dinimcst ap-
probation of the
import of this tho
latest move of the