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The San Francisco call., 1899-06-04
STRANGE NEWSPAPER ENGLISH
Busy Journalist Culls Few Choice
Specimens

The telegraph editors and copy readers
of newspapers run across a great many
remarkable statements in the copy re-
ceived from country correspondents and
even from the press associations. Trite
expressions become a habit with CORE
spondents and 1t is one of the duties of
the copy reader to eliminate these when
he runs across them. A desk man" on
the Kansas City Star took the trouble to
jot down such of those as he came across
from day to day. Some of them are actu-
ally weird, as follows:
He was overcome by smoke in the up
per story"
The man was fatally wounded. He
may die"
THE supposed to be dead Jones stabbed
the alleged murderer twice, infiicting fa-
tai wounds which he cannot survive"
'Jerrel was blown about thirty feet He
leaves family"
Smith was shot twice by the alleged
slayer, one ball entering the intestines
Coroner is Investigating. Bloodhounds
have beeen put on the trail"
Writers often have things occur in the
most remarkable places. The following
instances have actually appeared in news
papers or have been dragged out Of copy
by editors before they got into print:
The man was shot twice in the saloon"
He fell upon his being shot"
He was shot In the suburbs"
He was Injured in the fracas.'
She whipped him upon his return
lie hi9SSu Aci poSoiohdtSig Oll her re-
appearance"
HE kissed her back"
He walked in upon her invitation
She seated herself upon his entering"
She tainted upon his departure"
He clung to her weeping"
They gossiped upon his downfall"
Dead persons often do stranger things
than one would suppose. Witness the
following:
The suicide on reviving said
Before he died the deceased said
Triteness, however, is the besetting sin
Of unframed correspondents The fol-
lowing are old friends and will be recog-
nized readily bynewspaper readers:
ut is reported on the highest authority
by one who has the ear of the president.
but whose name is suppressed for obvi-
Gus reasons. that The information that
usually follows a statement of that kind
is as valuable as it's introduction is au-
thoritative.
The correspondent who concludes his
story by saying. "It is said the story can
be supported by facts seldom sees the
story in print.
Some of the most common examples Of
triteness are:
1T was a gala day." or red letter day
as the case may be.
THE police are in suspense"
He broke down and confessed
THE distracted husband !" or wife
"A well known citizen On one occa
sion the correspondent put it "a well
known citizen, who is also a well-to-do
farmer"
There is general alarm here owing to
indications of a recurrence of the dis
turbances. Chicago Chronicle.
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JOCKEY SLOAN FAST
LOSING POPULARITY
Yet the Americans Percentage Is Far
Ahead of That of English
Riders.

LONDON. June 3.-The fckleness of
popularity is beginning to demonstrate
itself in the case of Tod Sloan, whose re-
cent failures have wrecked many of his
supporters. His big hackers, like Riley
Grammar and the Dryers, have pocketed
their losses like true sportsmen. and have
returned to America. 1t is the small fry
who, while Sloan succeeded, reaped a
harvest and are now losing who cannot
find words to denounce him. One of these.
on returning from EPSON last night filed
the corridors of the Hotel Cecil with
rantings against the honesty of Sloan's
Oaks failure, until the hotel officials had
to remonstrate. Colonel Tom Ochiltree
declares himself heavy loser, and saws
Sloan is. a great jockey for five furlongs.
but when every. one expects him to win
and backs him heavily, he is left at the
post, and that in no other way in the
world could he have lost the Oaks
In spite of the clatter of disgruntled
losers, Sloan maintains hope of ultimate
success this season. OF 103 mounts he has
won 81, while Madden heads the list of
English Jockeys with 80 winnings out of
261 mounts, and Loates has 43 wins out
of POI mounts. So Sloan has won 50 per
cent of his races, and the best English
jockey has won only 10 per cent.
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BLEACHING BONES
LINE THE TRAIL
Continued from First Page.

men engaged Indian guides and at
tempted the hazardous journey While
on the divide of Hay Mountain they
were cought in a Snowstorm and be-
came lost. Indians were sent to search
for them, but after two weeks of pain
full toiling through snow up to their
hips they were obliged to give up and
return, which they did with difficulty
The probability that the ten or twelve
men perished in the snow is rendered
almost a certainty. Although the ac-
cident occurred in December there had
been no tidings of them up to May Is.
They were lightly provisioned and had
no snowshoes. The names of only five
could be learned: Jack Payne, Lorne
Hutton. c. Dunn, r. Taylor and -
Leighton.
The Danube passengers report the
finding Of body in cabin near Mud
River. From diary found by it's side
an account of the unfortunate gold
seekers SufferingS was learned. Briefly
the story the book tells is that the un-
fortunate man-MacNealey of Sault Ste.
Marie-got his feet frozen on the trail.
With his partner, Graham, he reached
the deserted hut and MacNealey could
go no further He craWled into the
cabin and there his partner left him
not only left him, but took all the pro-
visions. The last entry is made in
January. 1t reads:
Pain unbearable Can stand it no
longer. Graham is leaving me; taking
all the grub. God help me-.
The body of German, W. Zengler,
was found in a deserted cabin. He had
starved. Other miners found a skele-
ton under a fir tree with a paper above
reading: Here the trail ends
P. Johnson, mining engineer of
Edmonton, who spent several weeks at
McDames Creek this winter, says Val
entine Wendler of New York a Ba-
varian, and one of a party of PhiladeI-
phians, was found dead in his cabin
twelve miles from McDames.
The body of James Mowat, a miner.
who started from Telegraph Creek for
Atlin with his supplies on a handsled,
was found on the top of Egner Sum
NIT, fifty miles from Telegraph, about
the end of March. He was suffering
from scurvy when he started and it is
was placed on a sled and brought back
to Telegraph, where there are twelve
cases of Scurvy in the hospital
Last summer, while crossing Toad
River on the Edmonton horse trail. one
man was drowned and another was lost
in the Cranberry Rapids
just above Mud River. Captain Mason
is said to have been lost on Nelson
River. Charles Helmet, a Brooklyn
hotel man. has been laid up with frozen
feet at Laketon.
J. w. R. Irving tells of the capsizing
of a number of boats in Great Slave
Lake. He says about fifty men were
drowned since last summer.
Simondson, a Swede, was shot and
killed by La Chapelle, Frenchman, at
Dease Lake
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WHEAT IN ENGLAND AND
ON THE CONTINENT
In Many Countries the Conditions
Are Favorable for a Large
Crop.

Special Cable to The Call and the New York
Herald. Copyrighted, 1899. by James Cor
don Bennett
LONDON. June 3.-The not summer
weather which has recently set in has
been very beneficial for wheat in Great
Britain and on the Continent. Reports
received at the close of the week from
the principal grain producing centers are
favorable for good crops. The English
market during the week was restricted to
the immediate demands. Foreign grain
grades being scarce, d shade more money
has been asked. Australian moved slowly
at easy rates, while New Zealand spot
attracted no attention.
According to the Mark Lane Express
the condition of crops in various gram
producing countries is as follows: France
warmer weather, improved appearance OF
fields Earring will take place under nor
NAL conditions in south and central de-
partments. In the north and west the
crop is a little backward Germany. line
growing weather prevailed. and crops are
oil making satisfactory progress. Hun
gary, crops are generally good. In some
districts the growth is almost TOO
luxuriant. Switzerland, cereal crops are
uniformly satisfactory. Italy, the out
look is very encouraging. 1t is the same
in Holland and Belgium. Spain's crop in
the aggregate will be inferior to last
years. Russia's winter wheat and rye
are sadly in need of rain in the south and
southwest. In Roumania the grain crop
is almost a total loss, owing to the
drought
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-04
CALEDONIA CLUB PICNIC.
San Franciscans Participate in the
Games at Sacramento.

SACRAMENTO, June 3.-The beautiful
weather to-day drew together several
thousand people to the twenty-third an
@nuaI @ picnic and games of the Caledonia
Club Many members of the San Fran
cisco. Stockton and Truckee clubs were
present and some of them participated
IN the games. Thomas Carroll. DR.. Cam
eron and j. j. Campbell of San Fran
cisco took the prizes for throwing the
heavy and light hammers and putting the
lght stone and the heavy stone Camp
roll the second and Cameron the third.
The, leaping and vaulting contests were
good, especially those of the boys The
sacramento Pioneers Society was tho
guest of the local clubs
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Relay Race Trophy Presented

SACRAMENTO, June 3.-A committee
from the Terminal City Wheelmen of
Stockton tonight presented the Capital
City Wheelmen with the trophy won in
the 100 mile relay race in April. They
passed in songs and friendly sneecbes
s. M. Spurrier, Nathan Cohn and Fred
SEWERS of the Stockton committee were
highly pleased with their reception. Sac
ramentans and Stocktonians alike denied
the tack story said that good feelings
prevailed among all, and the evening was
passed pleasantly. The trophy has been
won three times by the Capital CITY
Wheelmen and is now their permanent
DrOpertV
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-04
JOHANN STRAUSS,
WALTZ KING, DEAD
" JENNA, June 3.-Johann Strauss
the famous composer is dead.

Johann Strauss, the younger, the
Austrian music composer, known as the
Waltz King" was born in Vienna,
October 25, 1925. Notwithstanding the
opposition of his father he began his
musical studies early in life and in 1874
made his debut as a conductor. and the
success of that occasion attended him
throughout his career. He combined
his own and his fathers orchestras
after the latter's death and toured the
continent of Europe. But it is on ac-
count of his compositions that he was
regarded as q master. He composed
his first waltz, First Thought, when
he was but six years old. From that
time until 1870 he composed over four
hundred waltzes. At that time he re-
tired from public life and devoted him
self entirely to the composition OF
operettas OF his waltzes perhaps the
most popular is the Beautiful Blue
Danube" OF his operettas the better
known are Indigo Q87D, The Car
nival of Rome" QS73). THE Merry
War" and "Jabuka" $3.50.
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-04
INTERCOLLEGIATE GAMES.
University of Chicago Easily Gains
the Victory.

CHICAGO. June 3.-The annual field
games of the Western intercollegiate
Association took place to-day. The
University of Chicago team won a
rather easy victory, a total of 46 points
being placed to it's credit Notre Dame
College was second with 33 points.
chiefly through the efforts of it's cap
tain, j. f. Powers, and Michigan was
third with q. The Wisconsin men failed
to live up to the expectations of their
admirers, scoring but IA points Other
colleges receiving credit marks We're !:
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-04
WILL BRING A TEST
SUIT AGAINST COLGAN
Action to Determine Whether the
Office of Public Works Com
missioner Exists.

SACRAMENTO, June Be. E. Leake
has decided to bring to a test the oues-
ton as to whether or not his office as
Commissioner of Public Works was really
abolished by the late Legislature, as At
torney General Ford holds. Leake's attor
ney, j. c. Brusie, had an interview with
controller Colgan and an agreement was
arrived at as to the point on which tbe
matter will be taken to the Supreme Court
direct on. a writ of mandate to compel
the Controller to issue salary warrants
fused so to do. -
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NEW COURT MARTIAL
ORDERED FOR OREYFUS
Continued from First Page.

come of the Dreyfus revision proceed
ings, and in the course of an interview
said:
"a knew the light was finally bound to
break through the mass of falsehood.
calumny and forgery and that Dreyfus
and myself no longer forced to live in
exile"
He was greatly pleased at the prospect
cared that he felt assured all would ac-
knowledge that his actions were iusti-
fed by events. Armed with the truth, -
right"
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-04
Mcfarland a Winner.

NEW YORK, June AT meet of the
National Cycling Association at Flushing.
Long Island, to-day the two professional
events were won as follows:
Suburban mile open-Won bv r
Mcfarland. San Jose. CAL; Arthur Car
diner, Chicago, second; Tom Cooper. De-
troit, third. Time, 2:06 2-5
Mercury handicap, two miles-Won bv
George l.. Kramer, Chicago Q5O yardsl.
r. A: Miller, Galveston Q20 YARDS. sec,
ond; Charles Hadfiield,. New York d5o
yards), third; F. A. Mcfarland, San
4:26 2-5.
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Alliance of Publishers.

NEW YORK, June 3.-The publishing
houses of Harper & Bros. and the S. S.
Mcclure Company have formed an alli-
ance John w. Harper said: 1--WE have
some plans looking toward developments
in the magazine in a field in which Mr..
Mcclure has been successful. Finding
number of points of common interest we
decided to work together
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-04
BARKENTINE LAUNCHED.
Second Largest Sailing Vessel Built
on This Coast.

EUREKA, June 3.-The four-masted
barkentine William Carson was launched
at Bendixen's this evening She is the
second largest sailing vessel ever built
on the Pacific Coast. Her tonnage gross
Is $40, net 791. She loads for Australia
Captain John Pittz will be her command
er. Hind & Rolph of San Francisco are
the managing owners
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-04
Native Sons VS.. Foresters.

MARYSVILLE, June 3.-The committee
named by Marysville Parlor of Native
Sons to raise funds to aid in defraying
the expenses of presenting medals and
certificates to every man who enlisted in
the State of California for service in the
late war with Spain will meet and organ.
ize for work on next Monday evening. It
has been suggested that a match game of
ball between teams. composed of Native
Sons and Foresters be arranged as one Of
the features
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-04
New Hammer-Throw Record.

NEW YORK, June 3.-John Flanagan.
worlds champion hammer-thrower, wear
ing the New York Athletic Club colors.
hammer 164 feet 10 inches, making a new
record. The throw was made In the field
games Of the Hollywood Inn Club.
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-04
How It Was.

Msude (apprehensively)-D Mr.
Willingham cali on you this morning,
papa?
Mr.. Packenham-Wel you might call II
that, but as matter of fact, | fell on
him.-Life
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-04
MARK TWAIN TO WRITE
BUT TWO MORE BOOKS
One Will Not Be Published, and the
Other Is Intended for Remote
PoSterity

NEW YORK, June IA cable to the
Journal from London says: Mark
Twain said in the course of an interview
to-day:
I'm not expecting to write any more
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-04
Pittshurg Phil's Coup.

NEW YORK, June 3.-Bookmakers es-
innate that George E. Smith CPittsburg
PhiD won between $50.000 and $60,000 on
the victory of his horse Lothario in the
Carlton stakes at Gravesend to-day
Smith paid $40 900 for Lothario at the
Rogers G. Roos sale at Morris Park re-
Gently.
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-04
HOUNDS TO TRACK BANDITS.
Dogs Put Upon the Trail of the Wyo-
ming Train Robbers.

CHEYENNE, Wyo.. June 4-Blood-
hounds were taken to Wilcox station
early to-day to be used in trailing the
train robbers. The company also took up
enough guns and ammunition TO arm the
entire country. The hunt is being most
vigorously prosecuted
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-04

FANCY CHINAWARE DAY
Some articles cut so per cent
Some articles cut 80 per cent
ODDS AND ENDS, HALF PRICE
GREAT AMERICAN IMPORTING TEA co.
Stores Everywhere
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BROOKLYN AND BOSTON
STILL FORGING AHEAD
st. Louis Loses to Washington and
Philadelphia Is Beaten by
PittSburg
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING

NEW YORK June S.-To-day's game was
too one-sided to be interesting. The Brooklyns
batted Hill hard when he got the ball over
the plate, scoring as they pleased with the
errors Kennedy was effective throughout and
was given almost faultless support. Attend
ance, 6l00. Score:
Clubs r. H Z.
isSdtTna Brookiyn .......18 d d
Batterfes-Hin and thinner; Kennedy and
BOSTON, June 3-The home team had
things pretty much its own way to-day and
won easily. Beekley, at first, played a clean
Lewis aided by several ragged plays, lost
them the game. Attendance, $500 Score:
Clubs r. H. E.
l3.,l Boston ...'..''..-..'....-.....-..
Batteries-Lewis and Clark; Hawley and
Peitz. Umpres-Burns and Smith
WASHINGTON. June 3-Powell was hit all
over the lot to-day and the Senators won In a
walk Freemans home run. triple and single
being the batting feature of the game. Weyh-
ing pitched superb ball Attendance. 1900
Score
WASHINGTON ........................n II 0
st. Louis .....-............-...-...-. 4
Notwithstanding and Mcclure; Powell and
O'Connor. Umpires-Swartwood and Warner.
BALTIMORE. June 3.-Chicago batsmen fat
tened their averages to-day at the expense of
Nops Eleven singles, a hit batsman a base
on balls and a balk were charged against him
In the two innings he on the rubber
Howell went in without warming up and
stopped the fusillade after the third. when
three singles were made by the the visitors The
ond inning. but the lead was too great to over
come. Attendance, 2so6 Score:
Clubs r. H E.
baltimore '...-...-...'..........-.5 IL
Chicago ..............................1 IL
Batteries-Nops. Howell, Robinson and Cres-
ham; Taylor and Nichols. Umpires-O'Da and
McGarr.
NEW YORK June S.--The Louisvilles de-
feated the Giants to-day by timely batting in
the third and fourth innings. In the fourth
Leach hit to center for a home run when Hart
zell was on first. Both pitchers effective,
Bowling particularly when bases were oecu-
pied Attendance 5000. Score:
TeHisYiITs TsM Y2Ts- ...::............5 ...:.. !
Batteries-seymour and Grady; Dowling and
kittredge. Umpres-Gaffney and Andrews.
PHILADELPHIA. June 3-Fifield started in
to pitch for the Phllies to-day, but retired in
favor of Orth in the fourth inning, after Pitts
burg had secured six runs. Orth had better
control but the miserable fielding of the locals
running TO first base in the eighth inning
Retz snapped a tendon in his right leg At
tendance, 5S0l. Score:
Clubs r II 2
Ittspuig ....'.'..'................,. 13
Philadelphia ........................ 3 s
Batteries-Leever and Bowerman; Fifeld
orth and Mcfarland Umpires-E -Emslie and
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oeo@o9o9o@o9 q % 9o9so9oS338oe

Illinois, 8; Drake University Gowa), 5;
University of Iowa, 4; Grinnell College
UoWa), 3. and Northwestern Univer
sity, 3. The meet took place on Ravens
wood field midway between Chicago
and Evanston
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-04
CHICAGO June a.-Harlem results; weather

clear: track slow
Seven furlongs, selling-Idle hour won Mary
Kinzella second, Isen third. Time. 1857.
For two-year-olds, four furlongs-Cheese-
straw won Panjette second, Hoods Brigade
third. Time, :53i5.
Six furlongs-Opaque won, Andes second
Meddler third, Time, 123A.
Handicap mile-Monk Wyman won. Moroni
second. Myth third Time, 1:50A
Five furlongs, selling, for two-year- ods-
First Past won. Sorrel Rose second Florinel
third Time. 1:07&.
Seven furlongs, selling-Newsgathere won,
Graziella second. Al Lone third. Time. 1888
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Batteries-Leever and Bowerman; Fifield.
Orth and Mcfarland. Umpires-Emslie and
Mcdonald.
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PHILADELPHIA June 3.-Fifeld started in
to pitch for the Philles to-day but retired in
favor of Orth in the fourth inning. after Pitts
burg had secured six runs Orth had better
control. but the miserable fielding of the locals
precluded any ossibility of victory While
running to first base in the eighth inning
Retz snapped a tendon in his right leg. At
tendance, 5S0l. Score:
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d6odJ SatdabasiN

Corner Fourth and
Market. S. F. Try
our Special Brew
Steam and Lager.
&c. Overcoats and
Valises checked free.
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Special Cable to The Call and the New York
Herald. Copyrighted, 1899. by James Cor
don Bennett.
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-04

Batteries-Seymour and Grady; Dowing anc
Kittredge. Umpires-Gaffney and Andrews
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NEW YORK, June S-To-days game was
too one-sided to be interesting. The Brooklyns
batted Hill hard when he got the ball over
the plate, scoring they pleased, with the
assistance of nine bases on balls and fve
errors. Kennedy effective throughout and
was given almost faultless support. Attend
ance, goo Score:
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-29
Torredo Beat Talbot TO Make az Ex-
pertinent With Gil as ! Fuel.

Norfolk. Va, Aug 27.-One OF the
most interesting experiments made In
the navy in recent years will take place
in a few days, when the torpedo boa,
Talbot, which has been fitted out at the
Norfolk navy yard with sdeyice by the
use OF which oil instead Of coal Is used
as fuel. will make her trial trip in the
Chesapeake bay For month or more
workmen have been busily engaged in.
stalling aboard the machinery used in
forcing the oil into the furnaces. and
the work has reached such stage that
it is given out the vessel will make her
trial trip early this week. The system
in use aboard the Talbot is that Of the
Consolidated Gas Fuel Company, Of
New York The company 5 representa-
tive here feels confident that the trial
trip will demonstrate fully the practi.
csbility OF this system OF heating for
smaller vessels Of the navy. The adop-
tlOn OF TINS system WOuIu, lnueeu' pe
a boon 90 those who are unfortunate
enough to be assigned to torpedo boat
duty. The necessarily cramped quart
ers have been made more uncomfortable
by the excessive heat, to say moth
ing Of the amount of room required by
coal 1t is claimed with the new sys-
TEN life aboard torpedo boat will be
made more endurable. There are only
two burners, one in each furnace Of the
Talbot. The fuel oil, which is nom
explosive made from the refuse OF refin-
cries, is stored in tanks. from which 1t
is forced through pipes to the burners
in the boats furnaces. Gas is gen
Grated, it is claimed, at cost Of about
30 per cent that Of coal.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-29

If confident prediction and positive
assertion could determine the Senatorial
contest, both Tyler and Martin will be
elected. and with these two and Major
Daniel the Old Dominion will have
three Senators in the national legisla-
ture Governor Tyler is reported as
saying that he Will certainly get from
sixty-five TO seventy votes in the caucus
OF the Democratic members Of the Leg
islature This will secure his nomina-
ton by the caucus and his election by
the Legislature. On the other hand
Mr.. Martin is reported as saying that
his election is an assured fact and
his friends (who are no ways backward
in bold asseveration) declare that they
can already count upon sixty votes
among the hold.ove Senators. and the
new Senators and members who will
certainly be elected This. they say,
leaves only six more votes to insure a
majority for Martin, and, if you listen
to them, instead Of six more their ia
vorite will get sixty more According
to the proverb "brsg is good horse,
but hold fast is a better. "