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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-15

handle in her hand, kneeled upon
the box. leaned against the door
and chimney, and forcing her
throat upon the rope, slowly stran-
gled herself to death.
A peculiar feature of the case was
the fact that there were none of the
usual signs of strangulation, the
victim appearing to have died from
natural causes and to have been
placed In the position in which she
was found, The condition of the
body indicated that deceased had
hanged herself at the hour at which
she was supposed TO leave the place
and had kept her word SO far as
departure was concerned.
The remains were found about 2
o'clock. Deceased left no note CIV
ing a reason for her act nor was
there a scrap of food in the place
sufficient to feed mouse.
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Robbed His Employer.

Henry Weibold was arrested yesterday
by Detectives Ryan and O'Dea and book
ed at the City Prison on charge Of
burglary. He used to do odd jobs for
Fred Bohm. a butcher at 1873 Folsom
street. Bohm sleeps in the rear of the
shop and last Monday morning ,Weibold
entered his bedroom by means of false
his trunk. When arrested Weibold had
$50 of the stolen money in his pockets.
He at first denied his guilt, but later adj
mitted that he did the Job.
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stood that Miss Guttzeit would va
cate the premises by noon and she
carefully packed q trunk and box
preparatory to leaving
Having but 10 cents in her posses
sion and no place to go the unfortu-
nate woman was evidently seized
with despair and decided to go to
that country where there IS sup
posed to be surcease from sorrows.
To this end she fastened screw
hook in the top of the door casing
of her room. procured a piece of
clothesline, which she attached to
the hook, only to find that the door
way was too low to enable her to
hang herself in the regulation way.
The customary box was there TO
perform its duties, but the drop
could not be employed. So the de-
termined woman, taking a broom
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POSTUM CEREAL.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-12-26
McGram,s Methods.

Now that the Orioles have scored a
wonderful success under McGraw, that
rising young managers methods are
being made the subject of examination
and discussion. These reveal that Nc
Graw holds, with Editor Richter, that
games in the league are won with the
bat and on the bases. 1t is therefore
not surprising to find McGraw pursuing
Just the opposite policy to the Phila-
delphias. He prefers to strengthen his
batting, and takes no account of field
ing or department, as was evidenced
when he took chances on Demontre-
vile, whom other managers despaired
of handling, for his Cooley-like quail
ties as an inside" and winning player.
In commenting upon the style of the
Orioles the other day Capt. Donovan of
Pittsburg made the following remarks:
1.-THE Orioles are winning games at the
bat. Strategy is the point that Mac
works on the opposing pitchers. The
maneuvers of the Orioles at the bat
show the brain, pluck and skill of the
two leaders. One instance of their
strategy bobbed up in one of our
games of the last series. With first
and second bases occupied and two
out, "Ducky" Holmes came to the bat
and hunted and beat Tannehill's throw
to first. This brazen, plueky play not
only fooled but simply dumfounded us
We never looked for it. 1t was a case
of pulling off a trick that resulted in
sending our infield in the air. We
naturally looked for the old conven-
tional play of hitting the ball out.
Had we looked for Holmes to bunt we
would have nailed him handily. as
Williams or Tannehill could have
eaten up the ball"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-12-26

Niagara Falls, N. Y, leaving the
great cataract out of the question,
claims greatness because of its power
development. 1t boasts of the most
wonderful development of power in
the world. This is in the central sta
tion of the Niagara Falls Power COM
pany, where 10000 electrical horse
power is developed This is a larger
amount of power than is developed
under any single roof elsewhere in the
world. Not only does this apply to
electrical power, but to any kind OF
power. There are now in operation
eight mammoth generators, each of
5000 horsepower, and two more are
being set up, which will bring the ca
pacity of this single station up to $4,000
horsepower. 1t is stated that the
nearest approach to this amount of
power in a single installation is to be
found in the engine-room of the steam
er Campania, where 80 900 horsepower
is delivered on the shafts. Power
houses are projected where the expect
ed amount of power may be larger
than the present output of the Niagara
station, but by the time they are in
operation Niagara Falls will have re-
vised story to tell of the wonders of its
mighty force harnessed for mankind's
good.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-12-26

Training Dogs to Assist Relief Parties
For the last five years a society
founded under the auspices of Herr
Bungartz, the animal painter, has been
training Scotch shepherd dogs to assist
the relief parties in discovering the
whereabouts of wounded in battle, and
a few days ago the general in command
of the ambulance maneuvers in con-
nection with the Eighth German Army
Corps, near Coblentz, allowed four of
these sagacious creatures to take part
in the exercises. Their value was
abundantly proved, for they tracked
down in a few minutes a score of men
so concealed that the bearers could
never have discovered them in day
light, much less at night. Herr Bun
gartz gave a lecture at the close of the
proceedings on the breeding and edu-
cation of these dogs of. war, and sew
eral regiments are keeping small packs
on their own account.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-12-26
ROYALTY TRAVELS INcooNlro
Some of the Aliases bv Which People
of Rank Are Known

of Rank Are Known.
1t has become the habit of people of
distinction in Europe to travel under
assumed names in order that they may
avoid conspicuousness, which at times
becomes annoying. Their custom is to
adopt for the time being such a title
as they may select, of a lower rank
than that which by birth they have the
right to hold. Queen Victoria takes
her incognito title from her favorite
residence. As countess of Balmoral
she now visits the sunny shores OF
France each year. Doubtless the many
happy recollections connected with her
Scottish home Influenced her decision
in the matter, for ever since 1874 she
has assumed the style of the chatelaine
of Balmoral when abroad; before that
date she Travelled as the countess Of
Kent, which title the duchess of Edin-
burgh since 1874 has occasionally as
sumed when in England. The prince
of Wales has several incognito titles,
the earl of Chester being perhaps the
one he uses most frequently. He has
sometimes Travelled as duke of Corn
wall, Earl Carrick and Baron Renfrew
Princess Beatrice takes the title Of
Lady Carlsbrooke since her appoint
ment as governor of the Isle of Wight
on the death of her husband. There is
infinite pathos in the sight of a re-
fned-looking, sad-faced woman who
moves quietly about Paris during her
frequent visits, clad in the black, trail
ing robes which show that she is a
widow and bereaved mother. This is
the Countess de Pierrefonds, who as
sumes the title as her incognito, but
whom the world knows best as Eu-
genie, ex-empress of the French. Queen
Natalie of Servia is never so well
pleased as when she throws off her
royal titles for a while and assumes
enc of the many appellations of lower
rank to which she is entitled. The
king of the Belgians travels as Count
Rivenstein, invariably putting up at
his hotel in Paris with far less hustle
than that which the arrival of an or
binary foreign count would entail The
king of Sweden travels as Count de
Hava. 1t was under this title that he
stayed at Cannes last spring. The pres
ent car and czarina have never yet
travelled incognito
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-12-26
| Is Worth About SIS as Old Silver, But Millions Have Been
Spent to Win It.

The America cup" or to speak more
ccurately, the HUNDRED Guinea Cup"
4 at Tiffany's, in New York. Millions
I dollars have been spent during the
utumn in the contest for its possess
Ion, and this fact furnishes a strange
nomaly for the cup is not intrinsic
lily valuable. If it could tell it's own
tory, 1t would have something like
ae following to say:
When Sir Thomas Upton, the tea
ian, tried to win me away from the
lnited States, it will be the tenth
me an effort of that kind has been
iade in forty-eight years. 1t seems
nat I am as desirable to sportsmen as
ne golden fleece was to the Argonauts.
lleyen times two nations have been
'rildly excited over these contests,
'hich have cost enough to build de-
emit navy for each one of them.
And what is it all about. l am only
little old misshapen silver mug, of
o particular design, and so out of date
nd commonplace that a first-class
lweler in these days would be asham-
! to confess me as his workmanship.
he bottom is out of me, my carving
Y inferior, and If melted down would
e worth just SIS. A junk dealer
ould think hard before Offering that.
What in the world am l that you
hould make so much fuss over me
.eally, feel quite bored over all this
,,ttention, for, in confidence, 1 am of
10 value at all, and my career has
cen quiet. was made by R. G R.
erard, on Panton street, London, on
hurry order when the yacht Ameri-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-12-26
IHf STORY OF THE AMERICAS CUP,

That number can be crowded in
and still leave space for another con-
test. More than that will fill the cup.
OF all the challengers the most per-
sistent have been James Ashbury and
Lord Dunraven. Sir Thomas Upton
has been quoted as vowing his inten-
ton to win this cup If he spends his
entire fortune in the attempt. Each
year the endeavor becomes more
costly.
Mr.. Ashbury determined to have
try for the cup in 1868, when his vessel
the Cambria, beat the Sappho around
the Isle Of Wight, but he did not get
the match arranged until two years la
ter. 1t cost him $4,000 to build the
Cambria, and of the fourteen American
yachts which raced her the Magic won.
She stood her owners $35, 900. Twenty
thousand spectators witnessed the first
or these races, and lots of money was
lost on the Cambria, which had been
loudly heralded. Other races were run
at Newport, and it was sufficiently
demonstrated that the English boat
was outclassed. Nothing daunted the
EngHshmen made an expedition the
next year in quest OF the cup with the
LiVonia. He spent $4,000 on her.
Franklin Osgood put $35, 900 in the Co
lumbia, which was selected to meet
the challenger, and she won two races.
On the third she lost her flying jib-stay
and finally her steering gear broke,
compelling the crew to take in her
main sail. Even with this rig the Lii
vonia beat her only by fifteen minutes
and ten seconds. The Sappho, built at
cost of 100000, then took the Column
bias place and proceeded to clinch our
hold on the cup. Mr.. Ashbury wanted
to take it willy nflly, however, and
claimed the trophy on the following
basis: The second race because the
Columbia went on wrong side of the
stake boat; the third race when Lii
vonia beat Columbia, and the sixth
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-12-26

for $4,000. The New Workers spent a
like amount on the Atlantic. and the
Priscilla and Puritan cost $4,000 each
as trial horses.
Yacht racing by this time is becom-
ing more expensive, and we find
Messrs. Clark and Bell spending $780,
600 In 1887 to win back this old piece
of silverware. But the Thistle is beat
en- by the Volunteer, which cost her
owners 5,0O0 and the Britons were
so much discouraged that they let six
years elapse before having another try
for the cup. In 1893 came Lord Dun
ravens challenger and four boats
were built on this side to guard the
mug. Boston furnished the Jubilee
and Pilgrim. costing respectively $780,
900 and 100000 while c. Oliver Iselin
and other New Workers invested $685.
900 in the Vigilant and $4,000 on the
Colonia. The Vigilant's extra expense
was due greatly to her bronze bottom.
The Valkyrie stood Dunraven $4,000.
The trophy is kept in a large vault
year in and year out, and only remov-
ed on great occasions to the club
house, where it is taken with solemn
pomp. 1t is regarded as so immense
ly precious by the members that to
speak of it as an "old mug" they con-
slider rank Dissertation. No more will
they allow it to be handled, and so it
was only by chance a few years ago
that the cup was discovered to be bot
tcmless. The commodore, as a mighty
honor to British guest, ordered the
steward to fill it with wine, to drink to
the foreigners health. The steward
cracked the bottle, but 10 and behold
the wine gushed out the other end,
much to everyone's amazement, and
overfiowed many an evening dress. No
one had dared before to turn the bot
tom up or they would have seen that
the base, which unscrews. has a hole
three inches in diameter. Either the
English silversmiths intended it this
way or did not have time to put in a
bottom
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-12-26

cost so much money that ii gives your
ordinary American a thrill to think of
it, Such enormous sums have certainly
never been spent before on a like OBJ
iect.
A member of the New York Yacht
club in looking over the inscriptions
on the cup the other day to refresh
his "reminiscences of the bygone con-
tests, figured roughly that the English
men had spent in the neighborhood of
100000 in behalf of this trophy. and
the Americans probably a little more
owing to the expenses incident to the
trial races. This, OF course. includes
only the money spent in striving for
and defending the cup. When you tg.
ure on the expense of the public in wit.
Messing and betting on the races. an
approximate estimate is impossible.
The challengers find a heavy expense
in rigging their vessel for sea travel.
This is essential owing to the condi.
tions laid down by George L. Schuyler,
who re-deeded the cup to the N. Y. Y.
c., in 1882.
Owing to the present and increas-
ing size Of ocean steamers" said Mr..
Schuyler, 'it would be quite feasible
for an American, English or French
club to transport on their decks yachts
of large tonnage. This might be avail
ed of in such way that the match
would not be a test of sea-going quail
titles. as well as speed, which would
essentially detract from the interest
of national competition.
Mr.. Schuyler therefore inserted this
clause in the deed:
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-12-26

Pat. Tebeau, unlike Admiral Dewey,
has not the greatest confidence in the
world in all members Of the press.
There are some of the craft who, in
the opinion of the chief of the tribe
of st. Louis, juggle with the truth and
are in the business of manufacturing
interviews. Thine and again / have
been quoted by writer's whom l have
never SEEN" said Tebeau, when he was
here recently, land often l have been
accused of uttering sentiments that 1
never entertained. Why, if all the
interviews that have been credited to
me were true l would be on record as
the greatest blowhard, knocker and
boaster in the business. l have not
made a serious claim for the pennant
this season, yet there have been roasts
for me in every city in the circuit be-
cause of my alleged presumption in
claiming everything in sight. l al
ways have the brightest hopes for my
team-that is all. never said that
hoped Boston would beat out Brook
lynn fact, refused to predict what
the outcome of the race would be. l
am satisfied to look after my own
team, and do not care to boost or
knock any of the other teams in the
league"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-12-26

teams in this Atlantic league that
threw UP the sponge. / would 30 into
the Weston league, to Connie Mack OF
Milwaukee, to Carley Comiskey OF ST.
Paul, to Walter Wilmot Of Minneapo-
lis, or to Jimmy Manning of Kansas
City, or to Tom LOTUS or to some old
wise-head who knew the game, and
from whom players could be taught
wise trick or two How much wisdom
was there in that Atlantic league, from
which Irwin got his athletes? I'm not
knocking, but I'm giving you few
facts, II you want to record them" It
is worth noting that scarcely had the
ink dried on the McGraw roast when
the Washington club released in
bunch the entire Wilkesbarre contin-
gent-Atherton, Coughlin and Bonner,
and the Eastern league recruit, catcher
Duncan-replacing them with veterans
like Stafford, Barry and Mercer. There
are young bloods and young bloods,
and it requires pretty astute man
ager to make the proper distinction.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-12-26
phillIes, chnlIenge to superba..

Capt Delahanty of the Philadelphia
team has proposed that if his men win
second place and get the $4,000 prize
offered by Col Rogers, they bet it
against Brooklyn that they can beat
the Bridegrooms in three out of five
games. All the men have agreed, and
the Brooklyns will be challenged to
combat AL Maui, the pitcher, was re-
leased by Hanlon and he promised not
to play any more. But Maui has
whispered in Rogers ear that now he is
released he will play with the Phillies
for bonus.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-12-26
Need of Good Roads.

Atlanta Constitution: Far-sighted
men in every part of the country are at
length waking up to the Importance of
good roads and are doing everything
in their power to convince the country
that good roads must be constructed
before national progress can be mark
ed. Hence, in justice to the interests
of the farmers, who are directly and
Immediately affected, it is of the ut
most Importance that good roads
should be'made the burden of thought
full consideration in every state in the
union.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-12-26
Is an An-Aronnd Player.

James e. Barrett, the fine outfelder
whose release has been purchased from
the Detroit club by the Cincinnati
club, was born on March %, 1875, at
Athol, Mass. He made reputation
as an amateur ball player at his home
and became a member of the Brattle-
boro, VT, independent team. He made
his professional debut in 1898 with the
Oswego club of the New York State
league. His batting record for the year
was 1892 and his fielding percentage
.949. He has shown such fine form
this season that several National
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-12-26

vessels intending to compete for
this cup must proceed under sail on
their own bottoms to the port where
the contest is to take place."
The only thing about the cup itself.
however, that tells of these millions
spent on account of it are the inscrip-
tons, carved in different styles and
type. In looking back fifty years these
brief legends inspire awe in the heart
OF the veteran yachtsman. They tell
him of one struggle after another
when the country was all in flutter
over the approach of a challenger, and
when it seemed sure that Yankee SUI
premacy on the water would be snatch
ed away by the Britisher. On each oc-
oasion the result of the contests has
been the same. The nearest that the
game challengers have ever been to
the cup is to look at it in Tiffany's
window, or perchance view it on the
banquet tables of the New York Yacht
club house.
Tiffany is now concerned as to where
he will carve these inscriptions. There
is only one small panel below the six
large shields about the body of the cup
that is not filed. On these shields is
told the story of the trophy. And the
narrative has taken all the space avail
able there for the inscriptions, also on
the panels underneath, with the excep-
ton of one, leaving just enough room
to contain the account of this years
races Shouts there be more than two.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-12-26

always in a position to get the ball
away quickly in throwing to the bases.
1t does not seem to matter where the
ball comes, high or low, wide or
straight at him, he is always firm on
his feet, and he loses less time in get
ting the ball away than any catcher
playing ball today. The ball is no
sooner lodged in his hands than, by a
half-arm movement, he has snapped it
to second base with an accuracy and
speed which is extraordinary. consid-
erfng the apparent ease with which he
throws. Bergen's usefulness is not
limited to his backstop work and
throwing, for he is one of the heaviest
batting catchers in the league.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-12-26
BASE BALL TOPICS
CURRENT NEWS AND NOTES OF
SO THE GAME.
The Inevitable Result of a Continuous
ly facilitating Policy and Theoretical
Management in washington-The Club
just Where 1t Started Nine Years Ago

The latest shake-up of the Washing
ton team accentuates the absolute
waste of another season piled upon
eight years of abortive efforts to give
the deserving city of Washington
something better than a second-di-
vision or tail-end team, says Sporting
Life. Manager Irwin started the sea-
son with weird outfit, which he proud
ly proclaimed as the fastest team he
had ever controlled, claim which pro-
voked hearty guffaw all over the
league circuit. Less than a month was
needed to explode that Washington
team, and with it all of Manager r.
wins theories. More experimenting
then became necessary, and three
months and considerable money were
wasted trying to build up a respectable
team around the very few players of
league caliber in the team. That this
effort, too, was futile was shown by the
sudden release of Atherton, Bonner,
Coughlin and Duncan, the engagement
of the veteran Stafford and the re-as-
signment of the speedy Mercer to an
outfeld position. AS a baseball club
the Washington organization has been,
and still is, conspicuous failure, but
as an object lesson to other clubs of
the superiority of consistency and
hard, practical sense over vacillation
and theoretical management it is a
glittering success. And yet there are
still a few league magnates who, Bour-
bon-like, never learn and never forget.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-12-26
Boston.s Great Catcher.

Martin C. Bergen, the great catcher
Of the Boston nine, is one of the great
est players behind the bat the game
Of baseball has known in a dozen
years. He Joined the Bostons in 1896,
but did not show what was really in
him until 1897. He was in bad shape
in 1896, but in the next two years it
was his wonderful work behind the bat
which did much toward winning the
pennants for Boston. Bergen has a
most natural style in catching, and is