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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-17
QuAKANTINE orEIoERs.

lfa announcement of the appointment
Tho following quarantine officers IN
Na'lon 10 those named yesterday was
RAY made by the governor:
ilsB. Fl. Carlton of Velssco. at NelaScr, ,
T. Calhoun OF Beaumont, at Sabine
Esi IN. H. 3. Combs of Bastrop, secre
|sT State board OF health.
ne abofi completes the list with the
I@splon OF the officer stationed al Gal
sVll whose appointment will probably
N considered next week,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-17
e,,ppEME COURT.

,,,,rine proceedings were hau IN
asns court today: ,, ,or,-
ri linden VS.. r. w. Finley comp
! nandamus refused.
a. !, error granted: Mary Allen vs.
carlson from Harris; st. LOUIS
,,.,tern Railway Company oil ieA'S
800 l Cassidy, from Hiil. ~
n :, error refused: Texas ana "a
" s.n " y Company VS.. T. II. Hum
'' crinnan VS.. J. A. RosseauN'
,saoI IL ]. L. Tasker ct al, John
ys.H. l.. Phares ct al, Delaware
II. Tomnany VS.. Rafael Bonnet ct
M.snants insurance Company VS..
I, pDnnet Ell al, San Antonio ana
n, Pass Railway vs.. H. Stanoru' f.
sssvn Of al VS.. f. W. Reed ct al. j,
,lisntIons dismissed for want OIL
sirop. Cora Goodman. admihistEa-
Y Mexican Central Railway Com
limited. f. G. Hanrlck ct al VS.
Il Wheeler ct al. thea.
e ,,owinp causes were submitted
,r,Iopal and Great Northern KAT
q Company VS.. Herman Da,w , go
,,rep and Texas Central Railroad COM
rrNs Henry A. Stewart, h. a. Brow u
E,nor vi Galveston Wharf COMPANY
sruri Kansas and Texas Railway COM
81 Il Teyas VS.. John j. Chenault.
4. wit OF mandamus prayed for by
IN Linden was to compel the comp
I,tr to nay him prosecuting attorney
4, n Two cases wherein conviction was
k.i;d. but in which the sentences were
~ concurrent-that is, the term III
= NnIteptiary given defendant thte-
N, began and ended with terms slsr
n IN two other cases. Payment WAS
E;.M by the comptroller. because the
Ercprlation bill passed by the twenty
IA legislature contained q clause pro
hitting the payment Of clerks, sherln'
" attorneys fees in cases where convlc'
N h followed by the giving of concur
ID terms, and Linden raised the ques'
Iii Of ccnstitutionality with regard Il
" clause, maintaining that its purpos'
ID to change the law regulating the pay
.sli Of official fees and that, therefore
tsSs not german.
Il refusing the writ OF nandamus IN
rt held that said clause simply pre-
ssss 10 limit the payment of official fee
criminal cases and not to change SAT-
Is and is therefore constitutional. AS 4
" far the legislature can go in TIN
nlBg business, the following. whlcl
,psar In the courts opinion in thi
" will give a pretty good idea o
hl II thinks about 1t,
i says; SHOULD they even fail to APP
Tpfiate a salary fixed by the constitu
q, The officer affected by it is with
4 remedy before The courts
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-01
WARM BASEBALL.
IS PROMISED
San Jose to PIay the Local, Team
Three Games-AS Bene- o.:
49,. # Match

oA'large. crowd of Oakland fanatics will
accompany the Dudes to Santa Cruz to-
day to witness the three games with the
IlobSterS. There will be two games to-
morrow, one of them being a postponed
game, and 1.-The Odklands actually claim
they will capture a majority of the series.
The result of the series between .Sacra-
mento and Watsonville this week Will. be
awaited with a great deal of interest in
all the league cities. for both teams have
just got down Ito. their snatural gait and
are playing fast ball. So -.
San Jose. will invade the, local diamond
/ this week with every one of her Indians
in lighting trim for a settlement of the
old argument with San Francisco The
team issin fine condition now and Hank s
men have got about as hard a. job before
Them in the. next two days as. they. Will
have TO staekle. this season. Andrews, who
is pitching a. nhenonienal game now: will:
occupy the box in two of~:the games, the:
lineup for. this. afternoon being: as fol-
lows -: -. - :: =: -, =.
San Francisco! Positions San. lose :
Swndells ...:.:.i Catcher f.:,. Kent
Iberg Riecher -. Andrews
SulHvan:.. 49, First base ~ :Hanlon
O'Neil; Second: base: a nderson
Riley Third base. O>9ea
Erug- -Shortstop 4 yea Ike
Muller. Left field -, = :: Ial ryfnpIe
;Pyne Center fieid ): : .< Nfctiiic ken
Hifderbrand Right field ..::: Graham
+: The. Altos. will play the. Golden. Gates
Sunday morning at IL % clock at Recrea-.
for the benefit of Tom KeatfrYg :: the: old.
time bah tosser,. The prom ter:s:. of this.
affair are CONTEMPLATING themselves ON
being successful in getting. these two
crack amateur teams to participate in the
mtll' Though amateurs they. are all anx2
ious to help. such a case. These teams
amateur championship of the State the
Altos winning the, honor. The latter
of. course still holds claim to the cham
pionship. Some of the players, such as
'oBig Jim Nealon, Dave Bodie, DUN
my Murphy. the Altos silent wonder.
Bulger and Collins, are known to most Of
the "cranks;" so every one who attends
the game will get his moneys worth
a worthy cause. Following will be the
lineup %
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-01
A CALIFORNIA GIRL: WINS ..#"
# THE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
S ANITA :. MONICA
CLAIMS HER as A.
RESIDENT.


all the f1attering things that will be
said. Her childhood was spent in
Gold Hill. New, her father John P
Jones, being the welI-l1nown' Senator
from that State.
Miss Marion was a delicate child
and her parents sensibly encouraged
her in. athletic pursuits, with the result
that she is a. picture of health, with
wonderful muscles, most skillfully
controlled. -
Her tennis. playing is ,marvelously
done. She is quick and accurate In
every motion. with a specially hard,
accurate underhand drive She Is very
popular and the games in which she
participates always attract an at2
tendance of enthusiastic spectators
While an au-round athlete. this is by
no means her greatest accomplish
ment: She IS a violinist of much pow
er, pupil Of Loeffler first violinist of
the Symphony Orchestra, Boston. Miss
Georgfna Jones, younger sister of
Miss Marion, Is also a tennis player
and winner {, of several local prizes.
Miss Marion Jones will remain in the
East, spending her summer in Med
field, Mass.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-01

inthians have a clambake. at the. club
house on their programme for the follow
The California yachts, will join the as
South. Bay Yacht Club has on it's pro
to the close Of the holidays, to Napa
City. The Oakland Canoe Club will keep
dence' day al its quarters on . Sissons
Basin,.- East. Oakland. There will be- a
race for the holiday cup, swimming and
who need it, and dance in the evening:
The California Yacht Clubs annual
cruise. up the Sacramento River began
sioop Pactolus was accompanied by E.. r.
Walters sfoop Enrbla and H. s. Pratt s
yawl ldler. The yawl managed to get
through the famous Devils Reach; 1I but
low her, came back and rejotned them,
after attaining a point only eight miles
distant from the city Of Sacramento;
John T. Carrier of Alameda, has for some
months past been building a keel sloop.
She is nearly ready for her spars and will
be in the water in about three weeks.
She is a good roomy boat, with plenty
of power. and is beautifully built: Her
dimensions are 81 feet, over all, % feet on
the waterline, and she has a draugnt of
Harry w Bridges being unable to secure
time for yachting, has sold his sloop
Hope to T. Turnbull, who will. change
her name to, Daisy: She started on On, an an
TSfr The suS Schooner Frances, the flagship of
the Encinals. will leave Saturday for
Napa and will arrive at Vallejo in time
to meet the yachts engaging in festivities
Tuesday. Commodore James s. Hanley
will have as his guests DR.. Charles l..
A. A. Dayton. Joe Mills, L. A. Redmond
and. G. G. Hanley.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-01
ARE
FURNISHING NEN
!. VIOLATING LAWS
Have EmpFoqed a. Game Warden
to Guard and Pro!tect. Jheir -
Interests.

e. The sportsmen Of Mendocino County
have taken a firm stand in the matter OF
preserving game from the onslaught OF
market shooters and Others who .disre-
gard the laws. They raised a fund. re-
Gently to be expended in the employment
of a game warden, deputiZed by the Sher-
iff, to watch for persons violating the
law. He had hardly assumed his duties
when he arrested man with venison in
his possession.
The culprit was fined $50 On Monday
he arrested two men who had in their
possession nine hides and 200 pounds of
meat They were fined $40 each. If the
genuine sportsmen throughout the State
cino people the laws would be respected
and the game would thrive.
A. NJ. Shields has challenged Otto Feud-
ner for the Olympic challenge handicap
medal which the latter won from DR..
Barker two weeks ago. The trophy q1ust
be defended five times before becoming e
the property Of any man. The handicap
will be announced on the Ingleside field
tomorrow. 1t is expected Feudner will
shoot at twenty birds from the thirty
yard mark, while Shields will be allowed
twenty-five birds and will stand at
The members of California Wing Shoot
Ing Club will meet tomorrow at Ingle-
side. Up to- the. present time Feudner has
killed forty-seven out of fOrty-eight birds
at. whch he has shot. C. c.. Norman
killed forty-siX and DR.. Barker forty-fye.
The regular shoots of Alert Gun Club
and Reliance Gun Club Will be held at
Alameda Point. tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-01
MELTING SNOW
SPoILS TROUT: !.
FISHING HERE ;,
FIy-Casters receive Depressing
Reports From FaVor:te =.
Streams 80. "

The recent spell of hot weather has: IN
directly spoiled the sport Of. the. hsher-
men during the Independence day. holi=
days 1t has had the effect OF meltlIls
the snow on the mountains, thus making
of the favorite trout streams rushlns tor :
rents. The prospects never SO o41. ~.
before at this time of the year. :; At web
Der Lake there has been: good fishing Wito
spoon and bait, but YOUR. genuine ny
caster ascorns the use of these. =:
At Independence Lake the trout. are
just taking the fly. The fishing is reported
fairly good on the Upper Sacramen{4i am, ;.{i}
be better fortnight hence: ~,
o The season for black bass :fisfring VIII
open to-day. Fair fishng may be: ~
be at its best until August or September
Any of the streams tributary to: the. ItIE522
sian and Eel rivers provide good .trout
fishing and many excellent catcnes are re- rs.
ported. The rod wteldeP mast go into: he
country, however and not expect rslIccesS
neer the large towns. The railroad OH IN
Gals have stocked the streams thoEouShly
from their private hateherySat G kan. .s
III W. Keller of Santa. Monica. receut g.
appOinted' a member Of: the state lsh
Commission, came toe this city last Satur-
day. He has spent.the week famillarlzlnS
himself with the work of this use1ui COM
mission. He spent Tuesday AND wv Wednes-
day al the oSisson HATCHERY, and then went
to Lake Tahoe, where he will inspect the
Tahoe and T8llac hatcheries, returning
next week, His associate CommlsSlon9r;
Babcock, acted in the capacity of guide
and mentor. Mr.. Keller who is ,hor-
ough sportsman showed deep interest IN
the workings of the commission.
J.'W. Bourdette. the. well known attor;
ney. is already preparing for his ANNUAL
fishing trip to Lake Tahoe.
Harold S. Warren and party are eE-
camped in the wilds of Mendocfno County
being cut off from all communication with
the outside world. They went prepared to
take advantage of the excellent fishing
and shooting of which they can avail
E: T. Allen Will spend the"forthComing
holidays in Sonoma County, and later on
will go to Mendocino for the salmon bsh-
ing.
River district inquest of striped bass.
w. F. Bogart C. S. Young and A. Null
Ter have been up on the Truckee. fishing
chiefly about Verdi and the marble yard.
Fred Butler Jr. is preparing for a visit
to Humboldt County, where he expects to
find sport In plenty.
John siebe. and party will spend the
Fourth at Tallac, where they expect to
get excellent returns from their fishing.
NJ Landsberger and AL Cumming are
still at Weber Lake, but do not enthuse
over the sport.
Peter Early reports that the trout in
Eel River have commenced to taxa the
fly. especially the blue rail-" which is
much used in Humboldt.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-01
yACHTSNEN TO
CRUISE IN THE
UPPER BAYS
All Clubs Ha3e Planned Extended
Cruises for the. Coming
HoIidavs.

The San Francisco Yacht Club members
had an enjoyable cruise to 'Petaluma
drawbridge Commodore 7. l. Hill 8
sloOp Cygnus being accompanied by Sec
retary E. c. Bartletts yawl Frolic, II.
Dots yawl Phyllis, j. r. Savory's sloop
Juanita, r.. s. Bridgmans sloop Thetis
and ]. Kitterman's launch America A.
l. Lyons sloop Freda of the Corinthian
Yacht Club Joined the cruise. The San
Francisco fleet left Sausalito at O'Clock
last Saturday evening and reached the
drawbridge at 1870 p. m Leaving on
Sunday hour. before noon, mornings
were made at p. m. =.
The San Francisco club has an extended
cruise on its programme for the holidays.
A start will be made from Sausalito at 3
o'clock this afternoon and the fleet will
rendezvous at Vallejo, anchoring for: the
tomorrow morning start Will be made
for Napa Creek, up which the fleet will
sail or be towed. On Monday at 10 a. m.
the yachts will get under. way, and Will
sail or be towed to Vallejo. where there
will be reception in their honor. At IL
0 clock on the morning Of the Fourth the
feet will: start on the homeward trip.
Joining the cruise Of the Pacric lnterclub
Yacht AssQGlauon It Is expected that
Juanita. Thetis, Sappho. vii, O. the Wisp
and the launch America will accompany
The Corfnthians have planned. a cruise
to Suisun during the holidays. The fleet
will leave T1buron early, this, afternoon
Point. % "" They s51'iH viii feach suisun tomorrow
and on Monday will sail down to Vallejo
and spend the night there. ON Tuesday
they will join the Pacific Interclub Yacht
Associa tion cruise. 3
H r. Simpsons yacht Tramontana, the
largest yaWl on. San francisco Ray, was
out last Saturday for her first sail. She
is a. roomya and comfortable craft, fland-
somely equipped ard will be. well main
is too early yet to say what her sailing
qualities are. .,;s
bv Iapham at the time of his death a
Year or two ago has been bought by H:
ii. Gorter, measurer of the Gorinthian h al
Commodore Carl Westerfeld of the
Corinthian Yacht Grub has invited the
Californias to visit TiblTOn on some con-
yenjent day in August. The 18th will
probably be the day. chosen, as the Cor
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-01
'W.lJH. IHE DOG FRNGIERS:

The: injecting of the Pacific advisory
committee of the American Kennel Club,
scheduled. for the 18th inst. did not. take
Mace. as no quorum could be obtained;
Henry Carlton one of the best known
members of the committee, was seriously
ill and: is still confined, to his home
though happily approaching conyales-
cance: The committee VIII probably: be
convened at an early date, as matters Of
i'm p6Ttance await action William n. Nc
lniftee against the decision of the bench
show committee Of the San Francisco
Kennel Club, which rejected his protest
over the award to Sam 3 Bow of. the spe-
Mccarthy claims that his dog Faraud was
entitled 20 the special. as the latter had
already defeated Sans Bow in the novice
class. Judge Lacy accounted for the re-
Versal Of his previous decision by alleging
that in the forty-eight hours that had
ELAPSED Sans Bow had improved on the
bench and Faraud had deteriorated, Mr..
Mccarthy intends to carry the matter to
its ultimate conclusion.
J. p. Norman's mastiff bitch puppy Hebe
Monterey. which was entered in the show
in every class. jumped from the stable loft
2 few days before the show and sprained
her left shoulder badly. She has since
been operated on and does not show the
slightest trace Of lameness. This is a
marvellous cure and testimony to the sur
geon's skill.
St VigiIant. the splendid fox terrier
owned by William Strachan, died last
week Of peritonitis. caused by swallowing
n cork. st. Vigilant was one of the best
Q stud dogs on the coast. and his owner will
find difficulty in replacing him.
The Pacific Mastiff Club has issued it's
medals won at the late show. They con-
siSt Of silver shield with the CLUB name
and d bar with the date and name Of rhe
show On the reverse is engraved the
the most original medals given by any
club.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-01
!. COMING RIFLE + EVENTS.

=: The members of the new Golden Gate
Pistol. and Rifle Club. are making elab-
.orate. Preparation for their first big pub
lie shoot. (which. ia kes. place. on the Shell
Mound range. on.*the: eth inst. Since its
organization .:::the*: membership roll has
been steadily enfarging; and a great many
of the best. rifle shots= are to be found in
its ranks, :'At:tfe: coming public shoot
there: will be prizes: enough: to. induce
a, large attendance and it is believed the
patronage of. the. several events will be
the means .of giving the. new club a.
boost" along the road to prosperity. The
% ring, point and standard American tar
GETS The prizes will be valuable. mer-
chandise and cash.
e. The local organizatio having in charge
the arrangements for the National
-Schuetzenbund's big tournament, to take
event a success, and from the manner in
which the delegates put their shoulder; to
the wheel the result is sure to: reflect
credit to the rif1emen of the West. While
il Is true that the local body has" but
small financial assistance from the East
ern branch, it has determined to achieve
success in the face. of all obstacles. This
spirit was manifest at the: meeting the
other evening, when the following off,
GERS, elected several months ago.: were
installed:
President. R. Finking; first: vice presi-
dent, F. Attinger; second vice president,
F. A Kuhls third vice president F. =
treasurer August Jungbiut; recording secre-
tary, o. Burmeister: financial secretary,
W. Nolden; corresponding secretary, l..
Haake; shooting masters F.. P: Schuster.
r. LANCER and o. Lemke; board of trus-
tees-F. RuhstalIer. john Utschig Sr., H.
NJ: Wreden, William. CAIRNS and L. Haussf.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-01
The Netde sundberg Libeled.

. B. H. Tietjen and Charles Lund began
suit in the United States District Court
yesterday against the schooner Nettie
Sundberg to recover s670 80 damages for
injuries sustained by the schooner Mabel
and Edith in q collision.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-01
BURhINGANE IS
PREPARED FOR
ITS FESJIVITIEs
Has AL the j}4igh-Glass. Sports
of the:. Field on the; Pro-
6rarnRe.


The Independence day festivities at
Burlingame Country Club will commence
on Monday: The feature for. the. day will
be the gold tournament for the Prince
Poniatowski- challenge trophy, for which
entries have been received from an the
clubs: - j.: %:
- On Tuesday there will be golf. pigeon
shooting by members of the club and
their guests and pony RACES 'on Corbitt
track in the afternoon. The track pro-
grarnme' lis made up of the following
races: = =: o.o
.Three- teenths of. mile. for polo
or under. #One mile. Tor horses which have
To-: meyer: WON q race. $50 DGpnds One half
-. fourth miles, over: hurdles for ponies, 1J:5~
=: Entries. win CLOSE with Secretary Ford
at: the::clQb on. .Monday'. - F.: -.
>. Iuncheon will be served ON the broad
.yeranda of the new clubhouse Tuesday
mot care ITO view. the sports.
= on the 18TH. inst the races of the Hunt
Club: WIFE be: :hela on Walter S. Hobart 5
tracks The Principal race will be a two
and. one+half mile steeplechase for the
valuable silver trophy presented by j. J.
Moore. The. race is open to qualified
hounds at least twice during the past
season. 1t is. for gentlemen riders, to
carry 200 pounds:
The members of San Mateo Hunt Club
will dine at .Burlingame Clubhouse next
Saturday night Matters relative to the
perpetuation of the Hunt Club will be dis
cussed. The meets of the club have been
uniformly successful. If the hounds are
not too fast for the average rider and il
the drag-boys devious way is well
planned there are few lines of sport
which give more general satisfaction tnan
this same drag hunt. Business cares ARE
merged in forgetfulness when hounds are
running hard
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-01
CRICKET. AT ALAMEDA.

The third rpund- Of matches for the
Brown pennant will begin at the Alameda
grounds tomorrow: The Alameda eleven
will be chosen from the following: ]. j.
Moriarty, captain; ]. H. Saunders, .G. j.
Baugh, ]. j. r. Peel, p. Bird. F. Croli; IL:
Ward ". Seebeck.. G. Hellmann, Stanley
H Head, l.. II. Morris, w. G. Fortman
and F. Stahi. The Pacific team will be
selected from: j. Myers. c. 'Simmonds,
Z. p. Coles, ]. II. Harbour. w. G. Sci
wood, W. Mcdonald, f.. Sewell, A W.
Wilding, II. p G.. Gordon, J. III. Sandf-
lands. j. r Rfckerdike and H. W. Dye.
The Pacific eleven will be weakened by
the absence of George and J. !. Theobald.
1t will not be possible, as. was proposed,
to- get up a match on July between
scratch teams of the California Club and
the Bhritis.h apprentices. The Seamen.s s
Institute intends:too give picnic on that
day at LcOna Heights TO all the men and
boys from British ships who can get q
holiday. Rev. II. W. L. Rorke hopes
that such q match may be arranged later.
when there will be more ships in port
from which to choose.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-01
q q. ARE ::
PREPARING z T IL FOR
!. THE-. ...I: BIG TAXES
Alleged Gsueltie=s.." Of. the: Mos
.... !. s.. Ancient Sport Fl #. qoursiog.. -.

a.. --.-t'' o. b
- while the good women Of IcosIA Angeles
+ are using their best efforts ia have
stop piit to .cuursing the good women of
E:the San JOAQUIN Valley are assisting
*fheir husbands TO devise means to rid
Z heir. broad acres OF. .hares. These pests,
for. so they are, considered by the farmers,
destroy fruit trees, vines and grain. For
twenty. years they have caused much
pecunis4Iy loss. not To speak of annoy
ance; to farmers and fruit-growers, These
Iook: upon The. coursing people as their
friends. = = 49,:
/: Every. device has. been tried to extermi-
nate The pest. Among other methods
tried. were the hare drives, People as
*sembled froin@ adjoining counties TO aid
+ in.:theSe. organized attempts at destroy
ing their natural: enemies. A corral of
immense. dimensions would be constructed
and then the persons taking part would
be. organized, These would be spread out
. In slzirmishing order and at a signal
cor [naeneed to drive the hares toward
the corral. - Once inside, the door was
closed. penuiTg in a .seething mass of
HELPLESS. hareS some three feet deep. About
5000 were killed each time, many dying
of fright. as the hare is the easiest ami
nal TO Kill Of any of its size II depends
upon its speed to save its life If courS-
ing one of the most ancient sports, be
cruel what think ye of this method of
killing the destructive little animals!
To keep them out. of vineyards II has
been found necessary to erect hare@proof
fences. and as the fitting is costly, the
expense to the fruit-groHers is severe
tax. -;
+ Queen Victoria is indirectly, a patron
ess of ;coursing: Each year the greyhound
winning the Waterloo cup. most famous
of all Coutsing meetings. is presented to
her Majesty Lord Lurgan's great dog
Master McGrath was the first so honored.
An open stake. with siXty-four entries
is the card at Uniop Park for to-day and
tomorrow. There will be no courstng on
Monday, but on Tuesday reserve stake
limited TO forty eight entries will be the
attraction 1t is for dogs which have run
three times since January and have not
won as good as third prize in an open or
a reserve stake. lot Of good dogs are
eligible. including: Crawford Lad; Wait a
Little. Rochester. BattleShip. Candeleria,
Las Palmas, Forgive, imp. Winning
STYLE, Ben HUr. Tod Sloan, Promise Me,
Old Glory, Sweet Lips, QuickstitCh, imp.
October Woodcock and Master Gordon.
The train service Will be the. same as on
Sunday.
Entries for the California Produce Stake
to be run in September will close on the
24th inst The entrance fee will be $40.
The first payment must be made on or be-
fore July "a; the second on the 18th of Au-
gust and the final s. on or before the draw
on September 8. The stake will be run
on September g; Admission day.