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The San Francisco call., 1899-10-18
COURT NOTES

The inventory and appraisement in the
estate Of the late J. B. H. Cooper was filed
yesterday. The estate is appraised at
$164 500 so.
S. A Bishop, the motorman Of the car
that ran over and killed Patrick Mcclure
on Fourth street and was charged with
manslaughter, had his case dismissed by
Judge Mogan yesterday, as it was shown
that McGuires death was the result Of an
accident.
Julia Valiant, a girl Is years Of age, liv-
ing at 531 Montgomery avenue, swore to
complaint in Judge Treadwell's court yes
terday for the arrest of her father, Pla-
the charge of falling to provide for her
sister, Viola, II years of age, although his
wife decided some property to him in Los
Angeles for that purpose.
Frank Thompson, who stole basket Of
clothes from Mrs. L. J. Werner, 1121 Pow
ell street, and when arrested had several
skeleton keys in his pockets, was yester-
day sent to the County Jail by Judge
Treadwell for six months on each of two
lars tools in his possession.
Santiago OrteZ, a cowboy. who stabbed
A NJ Coleman in the stockyard, Tenth
and Bryant streets, was yesterday held to
answer before the Superior Court by
Judge Treadwell on a charge of assault to
murder, in $4,000 bonds.
S. NJ Sherwood, assistant janitor in
building on Montgomery street, who gets
filled up with Chinese gin and bows to
every famp-post and telegraph pole he
passes, was yesterday sent to the County
Jail for ten days by Judge Mogan on
charge of vagrancy to enable him to sober
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-18
UNITED STATES
LOSES NOTHING
Alaskan Agreement Is
Being Completed.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

WASHINGTON, Oct. H.-Immediately
upon Secretary Hays return to-day prep
arations began at the State Department
for the completion of the modus vivendi
relative TO the Alaskan boundary. Cen
eral Foster was hard at work upon the
details Of the modus and the expectation
was that in the course of a day or two
the agreement would be in effect The
negotiations of late have been entirely in
the hands Of Secretary Hay and Ilr.
Tower, the British Charge here. 1t has
not been determined even yet whether
the agreemen. defining the boundary
temporarily shall take the form of q docu-
ment signed by both parties or be merely
a series of notes, but in either case it will
be just IS effective as a regular modus
vivendi binding both parties to observe
the boundary laid down temporarily.
State Department officials are confident
that Americans will have no cause TO
complain that their rights have been
abandoned when the full scope Of the
agreement IS made known. while. on the
other hand the Canadians cannot claim
properly that they have lost any right
that they have enjoyed.
The purpose of this particular effort at
q modus was to regulate the boundary
line on the west side of the Lynn Canal.
The two parties had placed the line Of
demarcation on Chilcat and White
there has never been the slightest fric-
ton at those points. But, because Of the
fact that the westernmost of the three
passes-namely, Chilcat Pass-was fully
forty miles removed from the sea, the
same rule could not be applied by our
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-18
PAT READY
IS DEFEATED
BY CREEDON
Pot Out in the Eighth Round
After Taking Mich Pun
ishment.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Oct 17.-At the Broadway
Athletic Club tonight Dan Creedon of
Australia knocked out Pat Ready or
Washington in the eighth round Of what
was TO have been twenty-five round
bout at 15S pounds. Ready made a talr
showing. but was no match for the shifty
Australian, and finally succumbeu 10
Dams superior cleverness.
Creedon was fat and slow on his feet,
while Ready looked TO be trained TO the
hour When time was called they came
together several times without Lahulhs;
Dan finally sent his right to the body, aho
as they clinched Ready sent IN TWO snort
right hooks 10 the jaw. ,.,s.,.,-.
Dan led off in the second with Iett HOOKS
to the head that made Ready staSSer'
but Ready came right back with the
right across Dams jaw After clnch
Ready slipped to the floor. Ready rusheQ
in the third and swung, but Dan was OUT
of reach CreedOn then stepped in and
swung his right 10 body and left 10 the
head. Ready cOuntered with lett ana
right to Dams Jaw, and 1t looked Tor
moment as If CreedOn would be Knocked
out. He recovered quickly and with left
to wind and right TO the Jaw dropped
Dan walked to his corner as If it was
all over, but Ready was up at the count
and before Dan could finish him the bell
CTeedon tried the body with the right in
the fourth and Ready slugged back with
both hands TO the head. Dan then swung
on the Jaw Another right on the jaw
dropped Ready to the floor, but the bell
rang before he could be counted out.
Ready did well in the fifth, countering
Dams right to the body with a heavy
swing on the jaw. Creedon continued to
do the forcing, but Ready was shifty and
finished the round strong. Ready con-
tinued TO improve in the sixth, giving Dan
blow for blow until CreedOn crossed him
with a right and sent him TO the floor.
He was up at the count and Dan sent 1t
He regained his feet and stayed away
for the rest of the round.
They fought through the seventh and
most Of the eighth with honors even
lust as the round was about to close Dan
uppercut his right to the chin and Ready
went down and out
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-18
GENTLEMEN
DRIVERS IN
THE SULKY
Golden Gate Park Driving AS
sociation Offers an Ettract-
i've Programme.

The members of Golden Gate Park
Driving Association met at the Palace
Hotel last night and completed arrange
ments for their autumn meeting. This
will be held at Ingleside racetrack on
Saturday.
The most interesting feature Of the
programme will be a double team race.
In the olden days this was a favorite
form of sport, but in recent years 1t mas
Ianguished. 1t was revived successfully
teur drivers to try their hand at the
exciting sport With three or four teams
to start, the event should be an interest
ing one 1t will be best two out of three
heats, as will all the other races: The
remaining ones are 2:20 class, 2:4O class
and the second contest for the Frank U.
O'Kane trophy.
After extended discussion, 1t was de-
cided to do away with the race which 1t
usual conditions. 1t will be straight two
in three heats, as 1t was believed that
otherwise an injustice would be done
some owners. The object Of the associa-
tion is to provide good sport for Its mem
bers and to increase the number of gen
tlemen drivers. The purse in each race
will be 500, divided into three moneys of
so per cent, % and l5. In the cup race j.
c. Ohlandt has one victory to his credit.
but must win it three times in all to make
it his property. Admission will be free to
the races. The following officers will
handle the melting:
T. j. Crowley, starter; r. F. Gallagher.
NJ NJ. Donnelly and l.. Richardson,
judges; ]. G.. Chesley, f. L. Clauson, f.
Vetter and G.. Lapham timers; DR.. Ira
B. Dalzell, marshal and assistant starter.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-18
sNowBoUND HUNTERS.
F. q. Bushnell and Johnnie" Cole
man Endure Hardships in the
CiarroG

F. n. Bushnell and Bookmaker
Johnnie" Coleman arrived home last
night after a siege of hardships in the
mountains back OF Weber Lake. where
they were snowbound for over week.
Bushnell, Coleman and Joe" Eppinger
left here several weeks ago for Weber
Lake, where they beat the thick under
brush for game and whipped the streams
for trout The trio pitched their camp in
the mountains back of the lake, many
miles from civilization.
Eppinger tired of the sport quickly and
returned home, leaving his companions to
stay longer
A day or so later a severe snowstorm
set in and Bushnell and Coleman had to
brave the elements. The snow fell
heavily, and before they realized their
position they were hemmed in. At the
inn at Weber Lake it was known that the
hunters We're camping somewhere back
in the mountains. and when the weather
cleared up a searching party was sent out
to locate them. They searched for several
days and finally located the snowbound
sportsmen in a lonely canyon.
Several times during the snowstorm
Bushnell and Coleman attempted to make
their way out of the mountains, but each
time they had to turn back. Until the
rescuing party reached them they were
beginning to think they would never see
civilization again. Both VOW they will
never go into the mountains again with
out a guide
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-18
BOOM IN CHINESE GAMBLING.
Four New Fantan Houses Opened
for Business.

The Chinese quarter of the city IS
showing unmistakable signs of being af
fected with the tidal wave Of prosperity
which is sweeping over the country The
prosperity of Chinatown, however, arises
from a purely local cause.-the return of
cannery hands from UP the coast.
The first evidence of an influx of easy
money is seen in the gambling dens
which abound for the delectation Of Mon
golians, and during the past few weeks
the business of these shady houses has
been so brisk and they have been run
with so little police moleStation that new
places have blossomed out, some of them
most elaborate affairs, and now the &C.
lestial sport finds no trouble in enjoying
the pleasures of peegoW and fantan.
At Al Waverly place more than $1,000
has been expended in ornate decorations
Of a room where all the Chinese games
are played. This place, as we'll as one
at 500 Dupont street and one at Sl9ia
Washington street and one on St. Louis
alley, opened its doors to the Chinese
public during the past week, and reports
from those who have the entree say that
fantan has never before seen such a
BOOM
The returning Gamers have saved up
quite a respectable sum. and the boom in
Mongolian gambling will last until 1t has
changed hands.
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OF INTEREST TO THE COAST.
Postofice Changes and Orders Affect
ing Western Soldiers.

WASHINGTON. d. c., Oct 17.-Postal
service between Ono and Anderson viii
be discontinued after November Is. Mrs
I. Spence has been appointed pOstmis-
tress at Burrough, Fresno County, vice
Chester c. Burnett, resigned; also Mrs.
Florence +. Loomis at Watertown,
Fresno County, vice r. McQuarrie, re-
moved.
First Ideutenants William S Conrow
and Lorenzo d. GaSser of the FOrty-third
Infantry. are relieved from duty at Fort
Ethan Allen and viii proceed to San
Francisco. Captain George w. POVey, as
sistant QuartermaStcr, now on temporary
duty at Portland, Or. viii upon the com
plction Of work incidental to refitting the
transport LenOX take charge of the
Quartermaster's property and perform the
duty OF Quartermaster on said transport
and proceed thereon to the Philippine ISL
ands.
BY direction of the assistant Secretary
men, having accepted commissions, will
be discharged from the service: United
States Sergeant Perry W. Vandervoort
Battery II, Sixth Artillery. Manila
second Infantry San Francisco; Com
missary Sergeant Roger Duval Thirty
fifth Infantry, Philippine Islands
The following transfers Of enlisted men
OF the Signal Corps are made; I1rst-class
Private John II. Fowler will be sent TO
Angel Island First-class Sergeant Wal
ter g. Cooper to Angel Island First-claSs
Private Joseph a. Pownell to Angel Isl
and. Corporal-Edwin d. Andrews, now at
Governors Island, y; y: TO Angel Island;
at Fort Monroe, Va, to Angel Island
First Lieutenant George d. Arrowsmith
will proceed TO San Francisco.
Pensions for Original
n-Original-Robert Taft Port
land IS
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-18
OLYMPIC MEN
RENDEZVOUS
AT ESCALLES
A Notable Gathering Of Ath-
1etes Arranged by the
Clubs Directors.

The members of the Olympic Ath-
letic Club will get together" next
Sunday in greater numbers than
they have done in many years
They are to be the guests of the club at
Escalles, resort between Sausalito and
San Rafael, where, in addition to fine
dinner, they will be entertained by noted
funmakers, besides taking part in i'm
promptu games.
In the early history of the club any af-
fair that attracted one member attracted
all. Whenever Haley, Schifferstein,
Flynn, O'Kane or any of the clubs sprint
ers were competing they always had a
following. In later years the big MEM
among the 'annexes." The wheelmen
1ocked by themselves. The gunner,
swimmers, runners, athletes, handball-
players and others all had seperate or
developed and thrived, but sapped in a
degree the life of the big club. 1t is to
bring all the members together in one
great body that the affair of Sunday has
been arranged.
The officers of the various annexes will
endeavor to bring out their full strength.
The affair was originally suggested by
Captain George James. Leader John A.
Hammersmith, John Elliott and other di-
rectors approved of it and are working 10
make 1t success. James w. Coffroth,
tom" Cunningham and others who were
responsible for the success of former out
ings of the Wheelmen, on the same lines,
are interested in the successful outcome
of this venture.
The members Of the club can go to the
rendezvous on either the s, 10 or 1l:3O a. m.
boat by way of Sausalito. The Wheelmen
may go on one of the early boats and
reach EscalleS after a short spin over the
road, possibly from San Rafael.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-18
DANIEL WAS
PLAYED FOR
A "KILLING." ;"
Caesar Young's Two-Year-
Old Pot a Crirnp IN the
Ring at Oakland.

Caesar Young, the St Louis bookmaker.
carved a large-sized. cherry-Upe wafer
melon at Oakland yesterday with two
vear-old rejoicing IN the name Of Daniel.
The youngster started in a handicap on
October s. finishing absolutely last. In
the opening scramble yesterday for maid
ems, with field of eleven lining up at the
barrier, he was played down from 30 to
and to l and won all the way. HIS VIC
tory can in a measure be ascribed 10 the
start, for Jack Ward beat the gate. Alec
the favorite, a brown colt, by ST. George
Levee, owned by Garnet Ferguson, was
best but got away from the post none too
well. He ran very impressive race, mn
ished third, seven lengths behind Sisquoc
The ring had quite crimp put in 1t over
the two -year-old 5 win.
In the other events decided favorites in
the betting finished first on three occa-
sions. The track was still a tritie slow,
but to-day Will find ii in as good condition
as before the rain.
to the public in the last race. tie looked
we'll and warmed up as II tit TO crack
record. The crowd packed him from 2 to
! to 10 faVOrluSm, ana HunlClty leu
from start to finish. The mare stopped so
badly in her last race that she was prac-
tically overlooked in the betting, her ODDS
receding to Z and TO !. The SIX furlongs
were covered in I:l5 fiat, the best perform
ance of the day. Horton at the start COM
manded first call in the books, but went
back and was beaten for the show by
Morinel.
1t looked like tempting a bid-up to enter
Midity in a selling race for 500, but for
tunately for Johnny Humphrey the fast
hily escaped one. At odds of l to I she
sCampered away from her company in the
second number, a sprint over the t'uturity
course. Druidess, with Jones up, took
the place from Gundara, a Midlothian
filly with a well developed flight of speed.
The long-striding black horse Favc--
sham seemed afflicted with all sorts and
sizes of speed, placing the purse for he
mile selling to the credit of Atkin &
Lottridge. Ruiz took daring liberties
with him, holding the black fellow up in
his lap for two-thirds of the journey, and
through the stretch was obliged TO shake
him up to win out. Watossa, % TO l
shot downed Fortis. the second choice,
for the place. The latter's under
pinning showed want of repair and ms
price went from 7 to TO 2. Katie Glib
bOns. the HOnig entry, led for six fur
longs, when she tired and fell to the rear.
DR.. Rowel's entry. Whitcomb. captured
the seven-furlong selling affair without
much effort. The gelding was speedily
played down in the ring to to 10 favorit-
ism. and the rank outsider. Kootenai, with
Coburn in the saddle. was the only one
to give him the semblanCe of a contest.
That horse made a very good showing,
finishing a close second, half length be-
fore Una Colorado.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-18
TROUBLES OF MRS.
ANNA KLINE RIKERT
President Of the Stockton and Tuol-
umne Company Involved in
TitiCation

STOCKTON, Oct. 17.-John Mccormick
yesterday recovered Judgment in Judge
Budds court against the National Sc
curity Company for approximately $1,000.
The suit was an outgrowth of the litiga-
ton over the ''Woman's Road of which
Mrs. Rikert was the president. and which
was incorporated under the name of the
Stockton and Tuolumne Railway Com
pany Mccormick furnished meat for the
workmen and advanced money from time
to time to the president of the road.
Being convinced that it was a bad debt
to have outstanding he began suit to re-
cover and got an attachment on a lot
of rails which the company had stored
in this city. Mrs. Rikert was very anx-
ious to get the attachment released and
sought the aid of the security company.
For the usua! fees and the custody of the
rails the company agreed to release the
attachment. The rails would revert to
the custody of the Sheriff in case a judg-
ment was secured by the plaintiff.
In due time this judgment was secured
and demand was made on the security
company for the return of the rails. The
company could not return them, they
had been sold. Suit accordingly followed
on the bond. The company may not lose
entirely on the deal, as 1t is presumed
that IT secured itself out of proceeds of
the sale of the rails. Notice of appeal was
given
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-18
VICTORIES
FOR REIFF
BROTHERS
One Wins With the Squabble
Colt and the Other Lands
Americas First.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LONDON, Oct. 17-At to-day's racing of
the Galwick October meeting the Squabble
colt, ridden by j. ReifT. won the Willow
Nursery plate. Sloan finished third with
Bathing Woman. Fourteen horses ran.
The betting was 100 to 8 against the
Squabble colt and to l against Bathing
Woman
The Surrey Nursery handicap was won
Beresford's s Siloah, ridden by Sloan. and
A. Bailey's Northcrawley, with Reiff up,
finished second and third, respectively Y;
Fourteen horses ran. The betting was lO0
TO IA against Siloah and 100 to against
NOrthcrawley.
Sloan was unplaced on Shepperton in the
race for the Field plate. Begelly was the
against sloan's mount was to l.
l.. Reiff on Americus finished first In the
Charlewood handicap. Eleven horses ran
The betting was to l against Amerlcus.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-18
Murphv viii Remain.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, oct. H.
Trainer Tot" Murphy will remain at
Stanford throughout the entire year as
coach for the varsity baseball and track
men. This announcement was happily
received to-day in athletic circles. as Dr.
Murphy has already endeared himself TO
his men. For four years Murphy played
shortstop on Yale's team, besides being
captain during his senior year in college
To the professional world he is quite IS
well known. since he played with the New
York club men for two seasons. Besides
being a coach, Mr.. Murphy is a gradu-
ated physician from PENNSYLVANIA. which
makes his services as d trainer exceed-
iDgiv valuable.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-18
Want a New Charter.

PASADENA, Oct. 17.-To-day President
Daggett of the Board of Trade memorial
ized the City Council for a new charter,
pointed to look up and draft a new char
ter. He asked the Council to call an cleo
tion of the people to elect fifteen free
holders, they to call another election on
the charter. The present charter is sixth
class. A special charter is needed, be-
cause now sufficient sewers, parks and
other improvements cannot be had nor
can kindergartens be introduced in the
public schools on account of the fact that
the District Attorney, who is not in IA
vor of them, is given too much power.
Tho Council filed the memorial and ex-
pressed a favorable sentiment but made
the objection that sewers and other i'm
provements demanded by the Board OF
Trade would cost between half a million
and a million dollars. Last Saturday the
ladies of the Shakespeare Club, the prin-
cipal literary organization of this city,
met and bound themselves to work for
the new charter.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-18
CATTLE ENDANGERED.
Large Herds Imprisoned by Snow in
the Mountains.

PLACERVILLE, Oct. 17-The road over
the summit is now open and the large
bands of dairy and stock cattle, number
ing thousands, that find summer pastur>
age In Lake Valley are now passing
through this city on their way to winter
pasturage in this and Sacramento coun-
ties.
Grave fears are entertained that many
cattle that were pastured on the higher
ridges will not be saved. Bayne Bros,
extensive cattle raisers Of Coloma, have a
large band imprisoned in the snow back
of Pyramid Peak. The snow at that point
Is reported TO be nearly six feet in depth.
Barrett. Oreli, Basi and other cattle
men have large numbers yet in the noun
tains, but hope is felt that If the present
weather continues they will be able to
save them.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-18
Obnoxious Loading Law.

PASADENA, Oct. 17.-President ]. H.
Woodwork of the Pasadena Orange
Growers Association to-day received a re-
ply from Manager Edward Chambers of
the Santa Fe freight department at San
Francisco to the complaint of the growers
against the loading edict taking effect No
vember 10. The minimum carload will be
26 900 pounds. The cars used will be 40 and
sc foot cars. This makes a hardship for
buyers and shippers because oftentimes
buyers want small lots that cannot now
be furnished. They must take large lots
or nothing Woodwork says he will have
to grin and bear it.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-18
P,r+a1 Knocks Out Needham.

LEADVILLE, Colo, Oct. 1.-Two
thousand people saw Paddy Purtell knock
out Danny Needham Of St. Paul in one
of the hardest battles ever fought here.
For five rounds the men fought evenly
Purtell rushing frequently, but was
blocked by his antagonist. In the fifth
round there was a miNup and both men
landed heavily, but Purtell, with a left on
the neck had his man groggy and
finished him with a terrific right swing
on the jaw. Needham was unconscious
for fully q minute.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-18
Are Now Guardsmen.

PLACERVILLE, Oct. 1.-THE military
company recently organized in this city
was mustered into the National Guard
of the state at Sigwart's Opera-house in
fbis city last night by Colonel Guthrie Of
+Le Second Infantry Regiment. The COM
nanv starts with a membership Of sixty
iy,o men. Hon. Charles A. Swisler of this
citv was elected captain, II. II. Walling
first lieutenant, Max Miersen second lieu
tenant The new company will be Com
nanv H of the Second Infantry, Third
Brigade, National Guard of California.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-18
Whitecaps Harass Negroes.

GAINESVILLE, Ga. Oct. T7.-An in
vestigation into the disturbances here, as
a result of which the local military COM
pany was called out last night to protect
the oxford cotton mills from a supposed
mob of negroes. shows that the negroes
came to the town seeking protection from
whitecaps. The negroes claim some OF
their race We're roughly handled by the
whitecaps The Capital City Guards, a
military company of Atlanta, which had
been summoned to its armory to await
orders to come to Barnesville, has been
dismissed.