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The San Francisco call., 1898-04-28
GRAND DOGS ENTERED.
Largest Meeting of the Year Will Be Held To-Morrow at Union
 Coursing Park,

There was one of the largest and most enthusiastic gatherings of the season last evening in Pythian Hall to witness the drawing" of fast dogs for the all-age stake and the great champion stake which will be held tomorrow at Union Coursing Park.
 The all-age stake was originally open to forty-eight dogs, but leashmen were so anxious to have representatives in the stake that seventy-eight nominations were received.
 The club finally agreed to make the stake eligible for sixty-four dogs, and as matter of solace to the sportsmen who had, under the circumstances to withdraw their respective charges, the directors of the park allowed each owner of dog or dogs that had to be scratched a small monetary consideration.
 It will be noticed that many of the crack dogs Of the State-prize-w winners are entered in the champion stake. It Is regretted that the great Connemara was not among the flyers, but the ones en- tered are all of high class quality, and great coursing will assuredly result The drawing Is as follows:
 All-age stake-B Dougherty's Tessie Fair vs. F: j.; Rush,s Van Nida; Derby Kennels Mona vs. r. S Maeks Decorator; Simmons & Don ohue's Moore's Prescription vs P w. Shee- hans Governor Markham; J. Hymns Lady Pacific Queen vs. E. Campbell's Bend tmu Along: ]: F Moran's Van Kirk vs E. J. Heaney s T HarRaway Pr ll E. V. Sullivan's Mira Monte vs. F. B. courtney's The Turk; S. T E. 'iPt PortaTs Is; Laurelwood vs. R. B. Kav's Sylvia: W. Ne lands Fly vs. 8. W. Smiths Sans souci; c. san,s M wakers Afd,s Jersey Lily vs; Pasha Kennel Shields skylark H. McNeil's Sportsman rasn us vs. I j.. r. Wehmeyers Sunbeam; s. E. Portal s At Last vs. F. Germans Kingston; E. Scott 5 Lora byron vs. D. V. Sullivan's Rocklin Belle Me Mercy May; T. c. Macks Black Patti vs T. W. Schellers l Wonder; G. Smart's SilkWood vs Derby Kennels Little Dorrit: J. J. Ed i,ion9s Nioa shaw vs. Al Austins Douglas; F. LioeT5y; McGary and .Cavaneys Pigeon Toes ns. n. M. N Springs Dawn: F. Keenan s Royal Oak vs Orient Kennels Uncle Sam Glpson ss saters Molly Bawn vs. E. V. Sulli- Nida vs Curtis & Sons Mckinley; J. Segger- sons White Chief vs R. R. Kay's Cross Pafcn Ii. M. springs Pat Molloy vs J. J. Ed Trana,. monas MSve 0n; T. Lettisn Glenwood vs J Pierce & sullivan's Little Dottie: s. E. Po-- taPs Lightning vs. E. V SulIiyan's False FIat. terer; O. H.; Hoag Jr.'s Obadiah vs T. E. rS Love.aay ert, Msseta; s M Nealons Van Knapp Hspdball vs. R: c. Scott,s Mystery.
 Champion stake, entrants-T Buffers Susie ys Curtis & Sons Chartist: w C. GIasson' 5 oy,,i SOY I,eIs vs George Whltney's Theron: E. " c; Glasson's Terrona vs Curtis & Sons Cav alier; Pasha Kennels Firm Friend vs Pasha henneis Metallic; A. Johnson's Mountain J Edmonds + Forset sullivans Ill Flying Buck; ): Lips; Pasha Kennels For Freedom vs. IT ! Cronins Magnet .,do mne pr1zes Tn the all-age stake are $50 $l00, two of $50 four of $25. eight of sig 5( and sixteen of s5 each Champion stake prizes: szoo, $l2o, two of $50 and four of $15
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-28

found: 45,7So feet of two-inch planking: 1900 feet of two-inch pine; 7466 feet of Sx6 ana lIS0 feet of 4X4 redwood; 576 feet or dEX4 inch tongue and groove flooring ana found, the most liSeral allowance being made for waste: 5000 feet of planking, a a shortage of 22,7so feet; 7S feet of zsSd 2Xd pine, loss of 1427 feet; a total ot 75oo feet or 3X6 and 2x4 redwood, loss or TAO rect; 3l4 feet of flooring where 576 rect had been charged 162 feet of stepping, only one-sixth of what had been paid for
 In order to obtain these measurements blanks were torn up the earth dug away rom the StringerS in order to snow thelr size and every foot of new timber on the ured
 The planking was measured first and when the result was announced by the three experts, who made the computa- Grand Jury men became deeply inter ested Some assisted in ripping up the blanks, while. the others took turns Tn mailing them down after the experts had finished their task. As an instance of the thoroughness of the work 1t may be cited cited that hat long and careful search was was clear, that appeared among the items in the bill. but 1t could not be found. :,
 In this connection it may be mentioned that in the bills against every school visited so far appear one. or more items for, insignificant quantities of lumber such as that above gwen, none of Whlch
 
 Second on the list was the. Emerson Primary, on Pine near Scott street. The same careful inspection took place with the same shameful results, less than half the lumber charged for being found, and the quality of that found being the very poorest. These were the principal items on the bill, with what the city actually received: 41, ,S75 feet of 2-inch planking charged for, and 19,500 feet used: 16,44 feet of 4x4 redwood, 64OO feet used; 17S2 feet of stepping, 501 feet used; 200 feet of aO,l rtr1or fAxat used.
 It was getting late, but the committee was anxious to know something about a charge for Al ,610 feet of AKA redwood that had been found against the Hamilton Grammar so the party went to the Geary street premises The yard was re- planked last summer, and the planking be far short of the quantity charged for, but the stringers were not measured.
 The entire yard was gone over, and two or three pieces found that had been used to brace up the rear fence, the total amount being 9700 feet, shortage of 31 ,910 feet, or 75 per cent of the total amount.
 That finished the work for the present, at least, every member of the commit tee being thoroughly satisfied that the grossest fraud marked every job of re- pairing made since last July. Sixteen been inspected, with the same result Had there been a single place where the ex- perts' measurements came anywhere near tallying with the amounts charged, there might have been some grounds for doubt, but as it is the members of the Grand Jury are determined to fix the reSponSi- bility for the loot of the city funds.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-28
NOW THE, - LOTTERY IT
 OPERATOR He Is the Latest Dan ger to the Trusting
 Householder. How the Vendor of the Sure Thing Tickets RObS Hotel Guests. Mrs. Daniels of the Alexandria
Mrs. Daniels of the Alexandria Loses Money and Valu-
 able Papers.
POLICE ON A HOT TRAIL.
They Believe That the Problem of Many Mysterious Robberies
 Is Now Solved.

The imitation gas meter man, the bogus water inspector and the alleged laundry men have all had their turn, and for a time have Shone in their uniqueness; but the lottery ticket operator is a pioneer in
 his line, and thus far has had no imi- tators.
 Burglaries and petty larcenies of a dozen different varieties and a dozen diff ferent methods have been brought to light in the past three months, but the profession is evidently finding a higher plane. The police have had to reclassify their crooks and materially remodel their methods.
 For the past two months the hotel keepers of the Sutter-street boarding house district have been put to it to dis cover the perpetrator of the innumerable petty larcenies reported to them by their guests. Purses have been reported miss ing, watches gone a-glimmering and jew els easily picked up and easily concealed have been reported missing. Though every energy was bent in that direction no clew to the identity of the skillful operator was had until yesterday morn ing,. when Mrs. J. Nj. Daniels, a guest at the Hotel Alexandria, 7S1 Sutter street, reported that her purse containing val uable papers and no small sum of money, had just been stolen. She fatty accused a vender of lottery tickets, who for two iiioiilhS past iieS illdut IL HIS custom to visit the house.
 Mrs. Daniels had just been preparing for shopping trip in town. She had laid her gloves and her purse upon the dresser in her room and had stepped for a few minutes chat to the apartments of a friend adjoining. As sne left her room she noticed the agent of the lottery knocking at different doors and trying the locks of those from which he got no response. He was working up the hall toward her room. After an absence of not more than three or four minutes she returned to her room and discovered her door wide open and her purse missing. The alleged vender of sure-thing tickets in the lottery, had also disappeared with out finishing his rounds.
 She immediately reported her loss and the circumstances to the management Chief Lees was Immediately communicat- ed with and Detective Seymour detailed to hunt down the 'culprit. He has strong clews to the mans whereabouts and he doubtless will be soon apprehended.
 It is now remembered that every case of theft heretofore reported at the hotel has been discovered directly after the weekly visits of the same lottery agent. On previous occasions two valuable watches have been missing from different rooms. and other larcenies of books and baubles have been of frequent occurrence It is probable that the peer of the meter artist has been discovered.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-28
SUSPENSION
 MAKES TROUBLE Brown of Berkeley Is Being Backed by the Local
 Athletes. The Intercollegiate Association De- clared to Be Auto
 cratic.

The action of the executive committee of the Intercollegiate Athletic Association suspending Everett Brown for two years on account of his harsh criticism of East ern athletes, has stirred up local athletes and something more will be heard from all sides before the matter Is forgotten. Brown, on his return from the East last winter, told in public about athletic con- dtions as they exist on the Atlantic Coast. Casper Whitney has called our local athletics "putrid," 'pustular'' and a thousand other such pleasant names, and Brown, according to his observations discovered that the status of amateur sport in the East was no purer than our own. This was his opinion, and he al- lowed 1t to pass his lips before a gather ing of eager listeners. Because he did this the Intercollegiate Association, rising in it's wrath, suddenly assumed a censor ship and suspended Brown for a couple of years.
 The suspension has caused great deal of comment and complications are likely to ensue from it.
 William Humphrey, the well-known fosterer of amateur athletics and for many years president of the Pacific Ath- letic Association of the A. A. U., unhesi- tatingly condemns the action of the Inter- expressed an opinion" he said yesterday, and the Intercollegiate Association of which the two California colleges are members had no right to exert a censor ship, of speech. Brown is entitled to his opinion and to the right of expressing it. I think the suspension autocratic and un- called for. Brown will be a judge in the Pacific Amateur Association field day next Saturday. We will take no recogni- tion of the suspension unless informed in a formal manner, and then I doubt whether it will influence us any"
 The American Athletic Union embraces the Intercollegiate Association and the Pacific Association, an utilization being the spirit that governs the operations of any component part. In this case 1t looks as If the home association would ignore the actions of the Eastern body.
 Prominent supporters of athletics like John Elliott likewise back Brown. Elliott said yesterday: If I were Brown would see the end of this thing. If he has facts let him present them and force an exposure of the methods which he claims regulate the athletic conduct of the East"
 The West is rarely recognized In the East in matters athletic, and this is an other straw piled on the camePs back. There are many who declare they foresee the time when the load will be heavy enough to break things.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-28

felt on this score. There Is no likelihood, however, that this will be done.
 Mayor Phelan yesterday called a special meeting of the Supervisors to be held to- day. The board will be asked to take measures to recover from the surety company the amount for which it be- came responsible on Widber's bond. The surety company will probably be repre- sented. and will ask that the board begin proceedings against Widber the Mayor and others who composed the counting board for the amount of Widber's defal- cation. so as to protect the company as far as it is legally able to do so. An in teresting session is anticipated.
 Treasurer Refs opened his office for bus mess yesterday, and announced that he was ready to handle all the business that might be offered. The safe that Chief Lees inadvertently threw out of order by interfering with its combination was opened yesterday, without recourse to the boring method. All the money in 1t was counted and found to be correct.
 Should Widber escape criminal prosecu- ton by the city authorities, he will still have difficulty in keeping out of a felon' s cell, as it is the policy of the Fidelity and Deposit Company to prosecute all persons who cause 1t loss by a criminal act.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-28
TWO EXPERT BURGLARS.
Martin Gavin and Thomas Powers
 Have Twenty-Five Cases to Their Credit

Martin Gavin and Thomas Powers, who were arrested Tuesday night by Policemen Edner and Brown while trying to break into the house of T. Varney. a vegetable gardener at Ocean avenue and Corbett road, were booked at the City Prison yesterday on charge of attempted burglary
 Gavin and Powers are notorious sneak thieves and their arrest has given great pleasure to Captain Gillen. as they have committed A large number of burglaries in the outlying portions or the Mission district. They were in the habit or waiting until the Italian gardeners started for the city in the early hours of the mornna and then breaking Into the houses They ara suspected of having entered about twenty fi,s houses and poisoned about a dozen watch dogs within the past month. Policemen Edner and Brown were detailed in citizens clothes to ion1 out for the burglars and their success Tn canA turing Gavin and Powers so soon redo,,nds fo their credit 'o Detectives Ryan and O. 'Dea know Gavin and Powers well. They arrested them about a,glt months ago for breaking into Riley's drug store on Second and Howard streets but inc cha rse was reduced to petty larceny and they got six months each. They have. although only o1 years of age each. served several terms for petty larceny. o'
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-28
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SKIN NOW SMOOTH AND ROSY.

My niece's little baby boy, two years old, was so badly afflicted with Eczema that he needed constant watching. It was all over his face, and he scratched the sores con- stantly. Mornings, his clothes would be stained with blood, and his face and hands would be covered. His family never could take him out, as his face was always full of large sores. They had medical treatment, and tried everything they heard of. She com menced using the CUTIcURA REMEDIES last spring and found that at last she had won- derful healer The sores left his face and he was entirely cured and now his face is as smooth and rosy as though no sore had ever been there to mar it. Mrs. L. J. ROOT,
 Feb. IS, 1898. New Scotland, N. Y.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-28
ACCoMPLICEs SUSPECTED.
M ayOr Phelan Believes Wild Der Was Not Alone in Rob-
 bind the Treasury.

Mayor Phelan believes Widber was not alone in footing the city treasury. He insinuated to the Grand Jury last night in letter that he was of the opinion that others besides the imprisoned ex-Treas- urer were implicated in the robbery.
 The Mayor in his communication to the Grand Jury asks that all the deputies be called before that body and under oath be made to tell all they know of the dis appearance of the lost coin from the citys vaults. He also wants Widber put in the Grand Jury sweat box and asked many pertinent questions concerning the robbery. Chief Lees, too he thinks might be able to tell something that will bring conviction to the supposed accom- plices of the disgraced city official.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-28
Hunted for Her Carpets.

Said purchaser: "I got Pattosien's s prices. then hunted the town over to do ien's carpets
 That tells the story. Whether you want 10 cover your floors with carpets, rugs or mating, the big store in the Mission patterns are here, and never before so cheap Pattosien's, corner Sixteenth and
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-28
A Schooner in Distress.

At late hour last night a steam schooner was observed displaying sig nals of distress about ten miles west northwest of Point Reyes. It is SUD- posed that she is the Weott bound from Eureka to this point, now two days overdue. There was a heavy wind blowing and the sea was running high. The tug Reliance of Spreckels' fleet was dispatched to her assistance at about 3 o'clock this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-28
THE LADY MACcAREEs.

The Lady Maccabees of Mission Hive NO. S Will give an entertainment and dance in old Masonic Hall, Sixteenth and valencia streets, on :. = Thursday even- Ing: The committee or arrangements of Which Mrs. l.. s. Bacon is chairman, has prepared fine programme.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-28
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The San Francisco call., 1898-04-28

Court to settle contention regarding the ownership of patent rights in the hydrau- lie dredger, Judge Morrow yesterday gave costs. The costs amount to about S2OOO
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-28
ADVERTISEMENTS.
The Youngster.

To you he is the best boy in the world. You want him we'll dressed may not care to pay much-here's an opportunity. The suits are neat and dressy and will make the little fellow think he's one of Uncle Sam's marines.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-28

When Mayor Phelan made this threat Tuesday he believed he had it within his power to work great injury to the Fidel- ity and Deposit Company of Maryland. It was uttered while the Mayor was smarting under the impending danger of being sued by the company named for part of the dedication of ex-Treasurer A. c. Widber This company is on Wid- bers bond for S100,000, and its president, Edwin Warfield, claims that the Mayor as chairman of the board that made the counts of the money in the custody of the defaulting Treasurer, Is in part responsi- ble for the shortage. In fact, it has made a formal demand upon the Board of Su- pervisors to bring suit against Widber and the Mayor, if necessary, to recover the amount of it's bond. This action was prompted by the belief on the part of the president of the company that the Mayor did not exercise due care in the discharge of his duty as guardian of the city's money.
 It is only since the present administra- ton came into power in the City Hall that the Fidelity and Deposit company of Maryland made a bid for the bond business connected with the officers and attaches of the various city departments The records show that it is on the bonds of forty-five officials and employees, aside from that of Widber. The total amount represented In these forty-five bonds is $405 900. The complete list follows:
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-28
May Attempt to Take Revenge on the Company That Is On
 Widber's Bond.
A Special Session of the Supervisors Called for To-Day.

officially otherwise, compel them this obligation shall bond of their insight tract from publ of
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-28
Judgment for Bowers

Tn the case of A. B. Bowers vs. A. W. von Schmidt ip the United States Circuit
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-28

Try the "Koh-I-Noor" lead pencil, and you will have no further use for others. :
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-28

Each of these had to be approved by the Mayor. On what ground the Mayor will base his threatened disapproval in the future is not divulged. As the com pany's solvency has never been questioned he may not find it as easy matter to carry his threat into execution as he pos sibly thinks. The only way in which he could carry out his intention of interfer- ing with the company's legitimate busi- ence with those who are required to give bonds.
 It was feared by some of the employees in the City Hall that the Mayor might attempt to attack the soundness of the bonds on which the company in question is surety, and considerable uneasiness was
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-28

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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-05
MiIiqan, Wnkin & Co,
EUROPEAN REPRESENTATIVES

Show Interest in the Peace Negotiations.
No lnclinati en- 7 cwald Interference
washington, August 4.-BarCn Speck
Won SternbeTg, in charge of the Ger
man embassy in the absence of AM
bassador Won Holleben, was at the
State department to-day comforting
with the officials. The German au-
thorities, and indeed all the foreign
greatly interested in the peace nego-
tiations, and they are keeping their
governments fully advised of the vari-
Gus stages. But while there is this
natural material interest there has been
no mcve to take any part in the negoti-
atoms or to exercise an influence in
the results. Neither is there any ap-
parent anxiety on the part of other
European powers in the choice Of the
French ambassador to conduct the ne
gctiations on behalf Of Spain. The Brit
ish EN- bassy officials are still absent
from the city, and so far as can be
learned they have shown no activity
whatever in connection with the peace
negotiations The Italian ambassador
Baron Fava, is here and has kept him
self posted on the recent developments.
The Austrian minister and Russian
ambassador are out of the city. Mon
signor Martineli, the papal delegate,
has also kept himself informed on the
status Of the peace negotiations. On
all hands it seems to be conceded that
M. Cambon is best qualified to act as
spokesman for Spain as the interests of
Spain were entrusted to his care at the
time diplomatic relations were severed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-05
REDUCING EXPENDITURES.
Navy Department Retiring Vessels
That are Not Needed.

Washington, D. c., August 4.-Sec-
rotary Long is now devoting a good
part of his attention to reducing the
expenses of the navy department which
were so vastly increased by the war.
In this he Is carrying out the wishes
Of the President, and it is expected
similar policy will be adopted by all
the other executive departments af-
fected. One of the first steps adopted
by the navy department is the reduc-
ton Of the fleet of auxiliary vessels.
Such Of these as are unnecessary but
are owned by the government will be
retired from commission, while in 9TH
er cases like the American liners the
navy department will surrender the
vessels to their owners and cancel the
charter.