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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-09
THE EvENING11sTAR CUP.
me central High School Becomes It's
Permanent PossessOr.

I'M.
Inc handsome seiid silver cup presented
oy me Evening STAR to, be the trophy of the
annual contests batweeh the athletic asso-
cations of the several District High Schools
became the absolute property of the Cen
tral High School today. The conditions un-
DER which the cup was originally present
co provided that 1t should become the prop
erty OF the high school association win
ming 1t three years in succession. Conse-
quentiy the victory of the Central High
school IN the games yesterday, following
that OF 1897 and 1896, made the association
permanent possessors Of the emblem.
Inc cup was formally presented to the
central association this morning In the
main hall of the Central High School build-
ing; All the scholars were in attendance,
ana H English, president OF the athletic
association, presided.
MT I. c. Noyes. on behalf Of The Even
ing star presented the sup In q few brief
words. and 1t was accepted on behalf of
the yictors by W. G. Stuart. captain of
the Central High School track team.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-09
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-09
Dtvided Amonr ChtIdren.

Matilda C. Roberts, by her will. fled to-
day for probate. divides her property
among her children. John II. and Mary NJ.
Roberts. under certain conditions. The lat
ter IL aRQoin&ed sxecutr5x without bond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-09

Mildred E Gibbs has sued the District
claiming $4,000 damages. for injuries al
legged to have been caused by the plaintiff :
fall into hole in the pavement on Q street
between 18th and 18th streets northwest
June IS last.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-09
St. Louis, o; Philadelphia, =.

Once more the st. Louis boys rubbed 1t
into the Quakers. defeating them yester-
day on their home grounds by to Z.
Carsey and Wheeler were both hammered
hard and were relieved by Sudhoff and
Orth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-09

Earned runs-St Louis, 2: Philadelphia, 6. Two
base hits-Dowd. Lajoie, ii. Cross. Three-base
hits1Dowd Douglass, Ortiz Sacrifice hits-Carscy
~, Wheeler, Left Oh bases-St. Louis 10; Phila-
delphia, 6. Struck out-By Wheeler, l; by Ortiz, 4.
Double plays-Turner and Decker; L. Cross. Crooks
and Decker; NJ. Cross and Douglass First base on
balls-On Carsey. 3; off Sudhof. 4; off Wheeler 5;
OF Ortiz, q Time-2.1O. Umpires-Emslie and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-09

=, Earned r'in-Chcago. Stolen bases-Dahlen f2)
iwo-base hts-Ryan Evertt. Double play-Dah.
len and Everitt. Sacrifice hits-Donohue. Gala
nan. struck ont-By Rusie, 4; by Callahan L.
left ON bases-New York S; Chicago 4 Time
Zlo Umpres-O'Day and Mcdonald
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-09

Eafhed runs-BaItfmOIe 5. TWO-base hit-Nope.
Three base hits-McGraw. McGann. Sacrifice hit
Keeler. Stolen bases-McGIaw, Jennings. Double
play-JenI ipgs and McGann. First base on balls
On Nops. 8; OF Cunningham. 1. Hit by pitched
ball-McGraw. Struck out-By Nops, l. Left on
bases-Baltimore. o; Louisville s. First base on
errors-Baltimore, /; Louisville, !. Time-2 hours,
Umpires-Andrews and Snyder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-09
Boston, 10; Cincinnati, L.

The Bostons defeated the Cincinnatis
again yesterday at Boston by 10 to !. Haw-
ley was hit hard, while Willis pitched bril-
liant ball.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-09

Left on bases-Washngton. s; Pittsburg. 5. First
base on balls-Of Mercer. 3; Oh Rhines, l. Struck
out-By Mercer. 3; by Rhines, 1. Threebase hit
Gettman. Two-base hits-Reitz and Davis Stolen
bases-Wagner and Anderson Hit by pitcher-An-
derson. Time-1.45. Umpires-Lynch and Con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-09
Cleveland, $; brooklyn, =.

The Clevelands turned the tables on the
Bridesrooms at Brooklyn yesterday, win
ming by s to 2. Wilson pitched clever
game for the Indians
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-09

Remarks were also made by E. P. Will
son, captain of Centrars track team for
1899. and F. A. Schade spoke in high terms
of the excellent results of Trainer Foley
in equipping the team members SO well for
their athletic work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-09

If you want anything. try an ad in The
Star. If anybody has what You wish, you
will get an answer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-09
TO PLAY AT THIRD
Bert Myers Signed by the Washing
ton Management.
has ALREADY SHOWN Els ABILITY
Second Game With the PittsburQs
Won Rather Easily.
CURRENT SPORTING NOTES
CURRENT SPORTING NOTE
Today's Schedule and Weather.

Pfttsburg at Neutrality-suspicious..
Louisville at Baltimore-cloCdy.
Cincinnati at Boston-cloudy.
Cleveland at Brooklyn--clear.
Chicago at New York--clear.
ST. Louis at Philadelphia-clear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-09
Baltimore, @; louisville, 2.

The Louisvilles bit the dust again yester-
day at Baltimore. the Orioles winning ham
Oily by to 2. Nops pitched good game
and was given excellent supuort.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-09
Chicago, .; New York. 1.

Pitcher Rusie was hammered out of the
box yesterday at New York and as a con-
sequence the Chicagos defeated the Giants
by o to l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-09

Three.iase hit-Ryan. Home run-Childs. Double
play-Mckean and Tebeau. Sacrifice hits-Nilson
Tebeau. First base balls-On Yeager g. Struck
Guilty. Yeager, 8; by Wilson, /. Left on bases
brooklyn, 6; Cleveland, 6. Time-I.52 Umpires-
Swartwood and Wood
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-09

To Meet the Demands Of the Public
The Pennsylvania railroad will sell. On
Saturday and Sunday, June IL and IL.
iound-trip tickets to Baltimore at rate Of
d.25 good to return until Monday, June
Is. Not good on Congressional Limited
Advertisement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-09
Totals. 10 1926 II Il Tot.
sBeckleV ont for Interference

thrned Tuns-Boston, 4; Cincinnati, I. Two-base
hlts-Long, Hamilton Home runs-Duffy Long
Stolen bases-ilamilton t2), Tenney. Double play
Iennay, Lorg and Tenney. First base on balls
on Willis. s.; of HaWl Y. 6. Struck out-Ry VIII
lis, S. by Hawley, 4. Passed batl-vaughn Time
23o. umpires-Cushman and Heydler
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-24

in the elevator, as it might get caught
between floors and we would all be lost:
But l decided on an impulse and told
the ladies to get into the car. A NUM-
Der of other guests also entered and the
boy started on the downward trip.
'I shall never forget my sensations
as we were descending. l heard
women's screams from all parts or the
hotel. These cries mingled with the
hoarse shouts of the men who were as
sisting guests to escape, and the awful
roar and cracking of the flames nearly
paralyzed my power Of thought. Then
the fear that the elevator would not
reach the ground floor came upon me
and felt we were all doomed. The few
seconds required to make the descent
seemed like eternity, and thought the
distance was thousands of miles.
can instant before the car stopped at
the office landing every light went out,
and a sudden jerk on the cable told us
the electric current had been severed
Then 1 realized what miraculous es-
cape we had. / don't know Whether
the other passengers went through the
same experience. 1 hope they did not.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-24
MISS MAUD MILLER, Daushtef
of Joaquin Miller.

but I stayed right here. I counted
sheep, said the multiplication table
and thought Of all the tiresome things
l could call to mind. 1 even recited
my stage parts and went through quite
a long rehearsal, but for all that re-
NAMED wide awake.
well, l grew more and more sleep
less and nervous and concluded to get
up. Something seemed to be in the
air and I positively got afraid to stay
there any longer. 1 dressed myself.
wrapped up and left the room. In the
hall / fortunately met an acquaintance
and persuaded him to escort me down
to the residence of Mrs. st. Mary. at
the corner of Sixth and Folsom streets.
There / passed the night ana only
knew of the dreadful burning OF the
Baldwin when / awoke this morning.
NV room in the hotel was situated far
from the staircase and l tremble when
think what would have been my ex-
nerience had I remained there. As 1t
is. / have lost everything / had except
the clothing / stand in. l am not gen
orally nervous and I am not at all SUI
perstitious but shall always feel that
something strange impelled me TO ieaVe
the Baldwin that night"
Miss Miller's story does not end with
her narrative.
Soon after the flames burst out. Harr
Wagner, knowing that she was guest
at the hotel, hurried through the dark.
smoky corridors to her door. He
knocked and called in vain. Finally
the flames broke out near him and he
was forced away Almost suffocated
by the smoke and heat he was driven
out in the. main corridor. It was so
dark that he could not see and 1t was
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-24

H. Savage. vice president of the COM
panv. visited the Receiving Hospital and
endeavored to ascertain what had become
of his jewelry and money.
A short time before the fire Mayer was
seen standing in The hotel, lobby con-
versing with a friend. In his shirt was a
large diamond stud which he claimed was
worth $500 He also had a valuable gold
watch and chain and a pair of diamond
sleeve buttons. After he expired his body
was placed in the ambulance and at once
conveyed to the Rec living Hospital.
The doctor who was on duty at the
time. after ascertaining that Mayer was
dead. ordered his body removed to the
Morgue.
When the body reached the latter in
stitution it was searched, with the result
that only few brass buttons were found
in his shirt and cuffs. The costly dia-
monds which the deceased had worn were
missing. as well as his wallet.
Convinced that the unfortunate man
had been robbed after he had expired.
Savage lost no time in notifying the po-
lice. Chief Lees detailed Detective Cody
to find the missing gems, but UP to a late
hour last night he had not succeeded in
finding them.
Savage claims that Mayors trunk was
also stolen
rwo men were seen leaving the hotel
with trunk similar to the one owned by
Mayer a short time after the fire was dis
covered. A description of the men has
been furnished the police and every effort
Is being made to run them down.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-24
WORK OF THIEVES
AND PlCkPOCkETS
A Number of Arrests We're
Made by the Police
Department.

Thieves and pickpockets made the
most of the opportunities afforded them
to ply their vocations. Policeman
Harry Hook saw three men carrying
away a trunk that contained valuable
jewelry belonging to a travelling sales
man for an Eastern firm. When they
saw the officer following them they
dropped the trunk and ran. Hook
fired three shots after them and it is
believed one of the men was hit.
Policeman Stanton and Special Of
ficer II. Smith about o'clock in the
morning saw a man carrying away a
large picture He was overhauled and
said that Jake" one of the bartenders
in the saloon had asked him to follow
two men N--o stole the picture and ar
rest them. He told the same story to
Judge Mogan yesterday morning and
added that the two men had just got
away when the officers arrested him.
He said his name was James b. Brown
and he was a bartender in Foley s
saloon, 10 Steuart street. The charge
against him is petty larceny and the
Judge continued the case till to-mor-
row. The heavy oil painting, repre-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-24

name of glass. This store is under the
annex and was known in former years
as the Arcade. 1t was built by a man
named Green before the Baldwin had been
erected and as a consequence was sep
arate building, protected by its own walls
and roof and therefore received no in
portion on the Ellis street side. but at
that end of the store all the tailoring was
conducted; hence it is considered that
the loss is merely nominal.
Grants pharmacy, or, as 1t was gener-
ally known as Baldwin's drug store, was
conducted by Isaac Grant; value OF
stock about $4,000. The damage Will
probably be equal to the entire amount,
as the store received a severe drenching
at the hands of Chief Sullivan, who kept
a stream of water constantly directed on
the front, in order to prevent explosions
from the chemicals.
The Powell street front having been used
as sitting room, billiard room, grill ana
lunch rooms until recently, the only stores
or places where business was conducted
We're the barber shop kept by John Brod-
erick, whose stock might be valued at
$500, and the loss probably $3.50. In pne
of the grill rooms recently vacated a
florist had just taken the place,
and called it the Flower Basket" About
$50 was destroyed in this place in the
destruction of the furniture.
The Baldwin Grotto,. or Cafe, as 1t was
more recently known by, became what 1t
was forty years ago-a pond. The enor-
nous quantity of water pumped into the
AOOAi4 lObS III SSiioli' anu
sent beer barrels. whisky casks and other
stimulating fluids bobbing about on a
bubbling and very much disturbed sur
face of dirty water; limburger cheese,
bologna sausage, boxes of sardines, ham
shanks, sauerkraut, pickles. mixed and
single, with empty and half empty beer
goods met and re-met in their peregrina-
ton about the costly tiled floor that a
few brief hours previously had been trod
upon by well-shod feet What the loss
in this COLLAR 70 he
even guessed at until the water gets
pumped out. It is said that there was
about $1,000 worth of stock and furniture
in the place.
On the PoweH-street front, in a por-
ton of the old billiard room, NJ, A. ia
cobs had but recently occupied portion
of the store as a tailors establishment
His stock. which was of good quality, may
be valued at $1,000 II was all DESTROYED.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-24
PRICELESS ART
TREASURES GONE
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles [. ACk-
erman Suffer an lrrepara-
bic Loss.

Probably the heaviest loss suffered
by any individual guest of the Baldwin
falls upon Charles L. Alderman, whose
priceless art collection and matchless
library We're badly damaged. Mrs.
Alderman lost all her beautiful dia-
monds and other jewelry, the value of
which exceeded $4,000. But both Mr..
and Mrs. Alderman are thankful they
escaped a horrible death. They occu-
pied a corner suite at the Market-Pow-
elI-street junction. Soon after they es-
caped dense volumes of smoke poured
into all the rooms on the fourth floor
and any attempt to save Mr.. AcKeE
mans treasures would have been futile
and resulted in loss Of life.
Mr.. Ackerman's books alone We're
valued at $4,000. For years he mas
been collecting the works of all the
recognized authors, ancient and mod
ern, and the library was source or IN.
finite pleasure to himself and lovers or
rare books who had the good fortune to
secure access to these volumes. Mr..
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-24
ELEVATOR CAME NEAR
BEING A DEATH CAGE
Electric Current Stopped as
a Load of Passengers
Reached the Ground.

Frank Hanna, his wife, Mrs. Ray
Fromberg, the nnilliner, and her sisters,
Mrs. Susie Lichtig and Mrs. Ettl1ng,
occupied adjoining rooms on the fatal
fifth floor at the Baldwin. Their escape
from incarceration was miraculous.
They went down in the electric elevator
and just the instant the car reached
the office floor the current ceased and
the lights went out throughout the
burning building. The passengers on
the last trip escaped being caught be-
tween floors by only a fraction Of a sec
ond. Mr.. Hanna told of the thrilling
incident last night. He said:
My wife and I were sound asleep In
our chamber when the fire broke out
Mrs Ettling, my wife's sister, raped
violently on our door and told us the
hotel was burning. I opened the door
and saw we had no time to spare.
Selling the baby. L jumped into the
hall, telling my wife to stick closely, to
me. Then I got all the ladies together
and we ran to the elevator. I knew it
was dangerous proceeding to go down
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-24

When the Bank of California went
down in a terrible crash tWenty-three
years ago Lucky Baldwin was multi
millionaire. He was one OF the r!ch
men of California who stood IN with
Sharon. Reese and others to regenerate
the bank and place it on more endur-
ing basis than ever. Millionatres may
now come to his rescue and enable
him to erect on the ground now occu-
pied by the ruins of the hotel modern
building. from which an income may
be derived vastly greater than that
which the old building under the most
favora BILE auspices could earn.
The real estate is ample to secure the
Hibernia Banks loan. The great value
of the ground offers to Baldwin his one
bright chance of getting on again IN
the world. He was lucky in getting the
land for $500, 000 He was lucky in
court in establishing the fact that
Hewston had agreed to take 100000.
An incident in the trial of the case is
recalled now as interesting. Hewston,
who made money in Sacramento selling
clothes, came to San Francisco
and made more money. He made so
much that he could easily afford to
spend some in fine living abroad While
in Europe he was advised to come home
and ratify an agreement of his agent
to sell to Baldwin the property on Mar
ket, Powell and Ellis streets for $780,,
COO He came back at once, and among
the first "forty-niners" that he met was
D. J. Staples They talked of old times
and incidentally the proposed sale of
the land for 100000 was mentioned.
Speaking of his future movements
Hewston referred to a chateau in Eu-
rope and his purpose to spend some
money to embelliSh il.
At this suggestion Staples fired up
and read a lesson to his old friend. The
lesson was that money earned in sell
ing clothing to Californians should be
invested in California and not squan-
dered in Europe. A few days after this
conversation took place Hewston as
certained that the land which his agent
had agreed to sell to Baldwin for $780,
600 was for fact worth a million in the
market hence he declined to sell at the
lesser figure. A lawsuit followed, and
Staples being called as witness had 70
relate under oath all the talk with
Hewston about the villa which was TO
be embellished and adorned with some
of the $500, 900. The case went against
HeWston in the lower court. and pend
ing the appeal he died. His widow
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-24

Vinces." There was also $500 solitaire
diamond ring, gold match box, pent
from the fall, and the setting OF shlrt
stud, from which the diamond had been
lost, the setting having been spread by
contact with the sidewalk and having
dropped out. Judging from the size OF
the setting the stone must have been
worth 5000 at least. 1t is probably
lying in the debris near the sidewalk
The deceased has a mother in New
York State and was one of a family OF
twelve children. The inquest will be
held on Saturday morning. A Coroner's
jury was impaneled yesterday after
noon.
Public Administrator Freese applied
for letters of administration upon the
estate of Captain White yesterday at
.ternoon. The petition states that the
estate of the deceased consists of real
and personal property of unknown
value. 1t is reported, however, that
the unfortunate capitalist left property
aIued at $250,000.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-24

showing when Baldwin was pressed for
money, are as follows:
January 10, 1896, $4,000; April 18.
1896, 1915, 0O0 April &c. 1897. $4,000; July
a. 1897, s75O,OOO. Total mortgage,
$1,000, 900.
The mortgages cover the Baldwin
Hotel and Baldwin Annex, adjoining it.,
o. 100 acres of land in Los Angeles
County, comprising the Santa Anita
ranch, and property in San Francisco
located at Webster and Fell streets.
Oak and Fillmore, California and Jones
and Stevenson, near Sixth.
The income of the Baldwin Hotel
property, including stores, basement,
theater, cafe, and everything else rent
able about the establishment, was fig
ured at $112, 900 per annum. The rev
enue was considerably increased by the
recent repairs and remodeling of the
structure.
The fire is a serious loss to Mr.. Bald
win as it deprives him of the revenue
upon which he relied to pay interest
on the great sum Of 81 SIS. 600 There is
a good deal of conjecture concerning
his ability to rally again and begin
anew the struggle. 1t is very web
known that he has been badgered
dunned and harasSed by creditors rof
years. vet those familiar with his af-
fairs believed he was in a fair way tC
regain what he had lost. and re-estab-
lish his old-time credit.
The disastrous fire came just at the
time when he was beginning to realize
something from recent heavy OUTLAWS
in improvements. The insurance
which he receives cuts a small figure
in the matter, as it amounts to ONLY
$4,000 on buildings assessed for sS2f ooo
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-24
MAUD MILLER HAD
A STRANGE WARNING
Why the Actress Left Her
Apartments at the
Baldwin.

Owing to an attack of nervousness.
caused by the sense of an impending
something, one guest of the Baldwin
missed the terrible experience of
Wednesday morning, an escape which
possibly saved her life. She is Miss
Maud Miller, daughter of JOAQUIN
Miller who is now playing ingenue
parts at Moroscos Grand Operah house.
After the performance she went home
to her room on the fifth floor of the
hotel and soon after retired. She was
unable to get to sleep and lay awake
for some time.
II did everything possible" said
Miss Miller, Ito get into dreamland,