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

AT intervals during the running of the
slN-day race the champions in the vari-
Gus classes rode exhibitions, the same as
previous nights. The six-day riders were
instructed to ride in single file and hold
the inside closely The exhibition riders
then had clean sweep for themselves
ana their tandems on the outside.
Fournier's exhibition mile was ridden
IN 1854. He came out later and paced
Michael for a mile in 1859. Harry Elkes
rode mile in 1:55 is, and Eddie Bald a
half-mile in Sc 2-5 seconds, the fastest
time of the evening.
X. P. Awkward, well known on the local
path as the former manager of Ziegler,
Allan Jones, Wells and other celebrities,
is one of the referees of the six-day race,
and Norval Robinson, the old time racing
man, the other. Each has a twelve-hour
shlft, the same as the scorers.
Wilbur +. Knapp, the popular old-time
announcer, arrived from the East yester-
day morning and was at the track in the
evening officiating in his old capacity. 1t
was well he came, as Announcer Dixon S
voice had just about given 'out.
Some of the sprinters, having nothing
to do yesterday afternoon, went out to
1ngleside. A certain famous short-dis-
tance champion advised them to plunge
heavily on horse named Imperious. He
also ram and the boys enjoyed a good
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-15
Six Day Bicycle Race.

bit of training walking home in conse-
quence.
Mrs. Miller, wife of the six-day cham
pion, has box at the track and is con-
stantly there, occasionally shouting words
of encouragement to him.
Tonight short distance races will be
put on during the six-day match, the
long-distance men hugging the inside dur
the running of them. One big event
carded is a tandem race between Eaton
and Goodman. Downing and Cotter.
Since Mcfarland is so anxious for a
match race with somebody, Harry Fixes
says he will take him on for ten miles
paced, and give him start of two laps,
or a quarter of a mile. Or he will race
Mcfarland. Stevens, Downing and Cot
ter all at one time, either twenty miles or
one hour (S3 odd niles, they to relay
themselves as often as they wish, he to
ride alone. The management will offer a
liberal purse for either event.
The feeding of the siX-daY men is one
of the interesting features of the races.
Each man has little kitchen of his own,
and a cook to provide over it. These are
situated on the south side of the build
ing, inside the track. Here are prepared
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-15
SKATER NOT ILL.
Reports Concerning His Serious Con-
dition Greatly Exaggerated.

Captain E. H. Plummer, of the Tenth
United States Infantry, aid to Major Gen
eral Shafter, when asked last night about
the reports published in the afternoon
press to the effect that General Shafter
was suffering from a return of the Cuban
fever and that his friends were alarmed
for his condition, said:
General Shafter, since his return from
Cuba, has frequently had these attacks
of fever. His physician has advised him
TO continue taking quinine because the
malaria was still in his system, but this
the general has not done. No one is OF
all alarmed about him. Yesterday he sdf-
fered from chill. but it was no worsa
than several that he has had since he
reached San Francisco. l was with hin:
yesterday, and in the evening ne was able
to dictate several letters to me. He will
shortly return to the city. You need have
no hesitancy in saying that the reports
concerning the serious condition of Gen
eral Shafter have been greatly exagger-
ated"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-15

coffee, cruel, rice pudding and similar edi-
bles, such as the men subsist upon. None
or them take any solid foods. What they
need is invigorating, easily digestible
FOODS in liquid state, easily partaken Of
Harry Corbett is making a book on the
the men for first place are as follows:
Miller favorite at 8 to 2: Pierce, Q to l;
Gimm and Ashinger each to 1; Lawson
. to l; Hale to L; Alberts 10 to L;
each 20 to l; Stevens rs to 1; julius 30 to
/; Hannant and Pilkingtof each so to 1.
Calm and Peaceful Be Thy Sleep" was
the discouraging tune the band played the
last thing before leaving
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-15
HeCritiCizes Perrault's
Sudden Action.
.INvEIGHS AGAINST INJUSTICE
FINANCE COMMITTEE GAVE
NOTHING - TOOK MUCH.
Money They Saved on Appropriations
for Building and Furnishing
Went to Funds Other
Than His.

Supervisor Holland is angry. He was
an early visitor at the board rooms yes
terday, and rallied at the action of the
Finance Committee in reducing appropri-
atoms in which he is interested.
AT it's meeting on Monday the board
took $4,000 from the fund for the furnish
ing of the Hall Of Justice; $40 900 from the
proposed new police station; $1,000 intended
for new filter system in the City Hall
and $4,000 set aside for twenty-five ex-
ira policemen.
The first three items are taken from the
budget of Chairman Holland of the Build
ing Committee. Hence his anger. The
money thus taken is divided among many
depleted funds.
already taken steps to have the action of
the board reconsidered in so far as it
relates to the Hall of Justice" said Mr..
Holland yesterday. "A petition is now
the new building be left intact and that
1t be rushed to completion. All the money
originally appropriated is required to
place the new building in order ready for
occupancy.
DIR. Perrault took snap judgment on me
in the matter and reduced the funds in
my care without giving anything in re.
turn. There. will be deficiency of $4,000
in the fund for repair of buildings, but he
did not replenish that in his redistribu-
ton of the money taken from the original
appropriations. He took three-fourthS OF
the money from funds intended for build
ings and improvements, and the other
quarter from the appropriation for extra
patrolmen.
II did not know until to-day that DR..
Perrault went TO the members of the
board before the meeting and asked them
to support the measure. l could have
offset this had l known of it at the time -
Supervisor Holland was In no amiable
frame of mind, and inttmated that his
measures he wishes to put through and
will find unexpected opposition to them.
Judge William 2. Lawlor has not been
c4n tT tnar me critnal doepartne ms
quarters prepared for them in the Hall of
Justice He holds that the influences sur
rounding the police courts are such as the
higher tribunal should be apart from. Su-
pervisor Holland must now overcome the
prejudiceS of Judge Lawlor.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-15
TO REPAVE POLK STREET.
Meeting of the Directors of the Asso-
citation of Improvement Held.


A meeting of the Polk-street Improve
ment Associations directors was held at
the store of L. H. Kohn, at Sacramento
and Polk streets, last night, at which the
following were present: Louis H. Kohn
(chairman), William McMann, Johnston
Elliott, w. B. Bradbury, Val Schmidt and
Nathan Bibo.
These gentlemen represent the original
Polk-street Improvement Club, which
originated the movement for the better
ment of the streets in the commercial
portion of the city, by the united efforts
of property owners and tenants. Through
the efforts of this organization came the
hanging of electric lights over the street
centers at the public expense.
Encouraged by former success, the d.
rectors last evening discussed the advis-
ability of having Polk street repaved from
Suffer to Jackson with either bitumen
or the wooden pavement such as has been
laid in front of the PARROT building on
Market street. To promote this much
desired object delegation from the asso-
citation will appear before the Supervisors
and urge its adoption. The proposition
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-15
FOUR FIRE VICTIMS.
Chew Moor, the Last Of the CONNER.
cial Street Victims, Died
Yesterday,

Chew Moor, one of the Cinnamon
burned few days ago at 724 Commercial
street, died yesterday morning, making
the fourth and last victim of the accident.
Police officer Colen told the Coroner s
jury yesterday how the fire started. One
of the eight or ten persons in the room,
which was in second story, tied guam
tity of firecrackers on the end of pole,
set them afire and hung them out of the
window. Through carelessness he tipped
a part of the exploding crackers into the
room in which were stored about $500
worth of fireworks.
These took fire and set the room in a
the four men who were fatally burned, at
tempted to eXtinguish the flames and lost
their lives in the attempt.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-15
Pierce Rides Four Hundred
and Sixty-FOur Miles in
TWenty=FOur Hours.
AShinger, the Old Timer, Never
Left the Saddle in All
That Time.

Burns Pierce and Charles Ashinger
were the heroes Of the first day in the
six-day bicycle race now in progress at
Mechanics Pavilion. After twenty-four
hours the former had ridden seven and
q quarter miles farther than the previous
record for that length of time, which
was established by himself in the recenT
race at Madison Square Garden, New
York.
Ashiuger never left the saddle of his
bicycle in all those dreary hours, while
Pierce was OH but one minute, and this
was the result OF an accident. Shortly
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-15

to widen Polk street from Suffer to Jack
son was also considered, and the most
Louis Kohn, who suggested that two feet
be taken from each sidewalk, that con-
Quits be placed along the side of the
street and all the wires placed un-
derground. BY doing this the thorough
fare would be made attractive and great
~ improved from a business point OF
view. A further discussion of the scheme
will be had before the Supervisors are
asked to carry the plan into effect. At
present a majority of the property own
ers on the line of the street favor the
proposition
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-15
Second Chapter of a Sad Story.

Mrs Hansen, residing at 232 Laussat
avenue, was brought to the Receiving
Hospital last evening, violently insane.
She is the daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth
Yost, who committed suicide by jumping
from the deck of the ferry steamer Bay
City on the night of December 13. For
some time Mrs. Yost's identity remained
concealed, and it remained for Mrs. Ham
sen to discover the terrible truth that the
suicide was her mother. Since that time
the lady has slowly lost her mind, out of
grief for her unfortunate mother and
yesterday it was deemed advisable to
place her under proper restraint.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-15

ARENAS Webster, formerly a member of
the firm of Farnham & Co., Shanghai,
China, and of late a resident of San
Francisco, died on Monday evening, the
18th inst, at his home, corner of Pine
and Jones streets. He was an active
member of California Lodge No. 1, F. and
A. NJ, and of California Chapter of Royal
ter of the Masonic lodge and commander
of the knights Templar. His widow nd
daughter have the sympathies of many
kind friends in their bereavement. His
obsequies will be conducted by California
Lodge at Masonic Temple. of which time
ly notice will be published.
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OfOFo*0+ o. +o+o* q +o+ o.
PRIVATE Shay FOUGHT
BRAVELY AT MANILA

A MOTHER member Of the
~ First California has distin-
n guished himself. This time
it is Private John Shay
of San Francisco, who has won
for himself lasting glory. He was
one of the very first to respond
to the call for volunteers. The fact
that he was only Is years of age
did not in the least deter him
from 'enlisting. He is a mem
Der of Company I, which, when
the regiment sailed, was COM
manded by the brave Captain
Rheinhold Richter. Young
Shay was one of the first to land
at Guam, and he also was fore
most in that fatal charge at Ma
late when Captain Richter lost
his life. During the recent fight
ing he has been with his company
and has seen constant and hard
lighting. So far he has been for
tunate to escape without
wound.
The young soldier is the son
of Daniel Shay of this city, who
is connected with the city Fire
Department. AT one time Private
L.
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SK=DAY CYCLERS LOWER
LONG=DISTANCE RECORDS

me ne track by the sense of feeling rather
o otfa IA seeing. Finally the light faded out
~ ~ ms oVerstrained eyes and he was re-
Iuctantly forced to retire To continue
Masonry Wds only to court disaster to himself and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-15
Death of Artemas Webster.

Free sampling when buying Atlas Bourbon
and delicious wines. Mohns & X, 20 Market ST
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b espared o his home.
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-09-15
The war and the Country.

Harper's Weekly quotes with approval
President McKinley's declaration at Pitts
burg that "there will be no pause until the
instruction in the Philippines is sup
pressed and American authority acknowl-
edged and established" and adds that
"lhere is no doubt that in saying this the
President expressed the wishes and pur-
poses of the majority of the country. The
more we feel the popular pulse and the
better we comprehend the popular senti-
ment on the subject the more certain we
are that the President has the country be-
hind him."
$50 long as American soldiers and sail
ors are in the Philippines engaged with an
enemy in arms the country will sustain the
government, and they who oppose the ac-
tive prosecution of the war with the OBJ
ject of finally defeating Aguinaldo's forces
are hindering a settlement of the trouble.
Even those who urge an honorable peace
say that the request for peace must come
from the men who have refused the first
overtures of the government, and that
there is nothing left for us, deplore the
necessity as we may, but to fight vigor-
ously until we are in a position to dictate
terms. Expansionsts and ant-expansion-
lists agree that when the government Is
actually at war there is nothing for the
patriot but to support It, To do otherwise
would be inimical to the very existence of
the Republic, for war implies destruction,
and when people fight, even If the fight
be unsought and unwelcome, they are
doomed to fight on to an honorable peace.
The situation In which this country now
finds itself presents only one pressing ques-
ton. The government is at war in the
Philippines. 1t does not matter how the
war began, or who invited or who fred the
first shot. So long as the fighting is going
on the enemy ought not to be permitted to
hope for comfort from any considerable
part of the people of the United States.
He ought to be made to know that 1t is the
firm determination of the country to con-
quer peace, and TO consider the subject
of permanent government afterwards.
1.-THE public mind is determined that the
victory shall rest with this country, and it
is evident that the President can secure all
the troops he needs for the work which he
has undertaken. The only issue concern
ing the Philippines will be as to their fu-
ture government, and those who differ
from the President on that subject are not
helping themselves in the forum by refus-
ing to aid in vigorous prosecution of the
war"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-09-15
Our losses In the philippine.

The records of the regiments returning
from the Philippines do not bear out in
the slightest degree the charges that they
have suffered heavily from the enemy or
from disease. These regiments have
served more than year in the Philippines,
some of them 10 months. For nearly
seven months they have been actively en-
ployed against the enemy. One Of the
most willing of these regiments is the 20 b
Kansas, Funston's, now on its way home.
1t has fought and marched with equal
energy, yet of its original 1900 men 800
are in condition to go on board the trans.
port, 800 remain in the Philippines, of
whom $50 have reenlisted. The total cas-
ualty list of the regiment is, SO officers
and men killed in action and 10 died of
disease. The Washington regiment sends
home S75 Off ,ers and men, 306 remaining
in the Philippines, most of whom have
reenlisted. This regiment lost % officers
and men killed in action, and nine died of
disease. These figures are almost phenom-
enally light, so far as deaths from disease
are concerned, and demonstrate that the
climate of the Philippines cannot by any
possibility be so bad as has been repre-
sented in many accounts. Many a regi-
ment in our civil war, under competent
OhiCeIs, lOOi lOSI lar LnOIe mtu IIOtn SICK
ness in less time Boston Transcript.
According to figures to July l, published
by the war department, the brief campaign
in Cuba cost the lives of 81 officers, and
only 20 have been killed in the Philippines.
The number of officers dying of wounds ia
the same in both islands. The number of
enlisted men dying of wounds in the Phil
ippines is somewhat larger. The deaths
of officers from disease have been three
times as great in Cuba as in the Philip
pines, and the deaths of enlisted men
twice as great. 1t is a noteworthy fact
that 90 per cent of the aggregate losses
from deaths in our army during the IA
months ending with July 1, 1890, were
among the troops in the United States not
subject to the risks of war or to the dan
gers of an unaccustomed climate.
These figures of the war department
show loss of only 2 IL per cent on an
average total of 10000 troops in the field,
and they are an effective answer to the
wild statements about the horrors of cam.
paigning in the Philippines.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-09-15
HOME ENDORSEMENT.

We, the undersigned, druggists Of Burlington.
Vt, have sold during our entire business expert.
ence, the welIknowu remedy, Baxter's Mandrake
Btters aud invariably found it to give entire sat
isfaction to our customers. We regard this medi-
cine as among the most reliable household rem =
edies that we sell; R. B. Stearns & Co, w. H.
zottman Co., Geo, A. Churchill, F. L. Taft &
Co., j. G. Bellrose, W. j. Henderson. F. Henry
Parker & Co.. J. W. o'sullivan, NJ. e. Collins,
Gosselin Bros, W. P. Hall, Geo. Lovelaud & Co.
Sold liquid in bottle; tablets in boxes. Price s5
cents for either.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-09-15
BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD,

On and after June &c, 1899, trains on this road
" will leave Brattleb 70 for all points north al
sou, l1:f) A. n, 2::3, 5:4S and 10:10PM
The ll:06 train is mail train for MONTPELIER
st Adams, Rutland, Burlington. Montreal and
the Passumpsic road
The 2:23 p. ~ train Is the New York and White
NJ untain express.
The 5:4S p. N. tain Is mail train for White
River Junction and Rutland
The 1910 p n. train is express for Montreal
Sherbrook and Quebec, with sleeping cars at.
tachrd. This train runs daily (Sundays 10 Mon.
treal only.
Going south trains arrive in Brattleboro from
Bellows Falls and points north al 5:23 A. n might
express) e:1O n (maiD lao white mountain
2:l6 mail; waits until $40 4:35 p. n Montreal
and New York day express. Sundays ucluded.l
At $3.50 p. N. mixed train from Windsor
All trains make close connections with Boston
& Albany road both east and west of Springfield.
n. FLANDERS. Genr Ticket Agent
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-09-15
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.


Held at Marlboro Tuesday by the Con-
EreRatIOhaI Sunday school of Wind
nam County.
The Windham County Congregational
Sunday school convention was held in
Marlboro Tuesday. Ten schools were rep
resented by 40 persons besides the people
of Marlboro, who were there in their usual
generous numbers and with bountiful hos
pitality. Rev. W. A. Esterbrook led the
first prayer and song service and was made
moderator of the convention. @. r. Prem
tiss was scribe Rev. II. II. Shaw spoke
interestingly on the relation of the Sunday
school to the church and the home, dwell
ing on the importance of the primary work
of knowing much of the home life and of
reaching out to those who are outside. En-
couraging One-minute reports were heard
from the schools.
ii. II. Thompson spoke of the infant
class work as done in the Center church.
Rev. L. @. Kimball conducted a praise
service. very valuable paper ON the
preparation necessary for qualified teach
er was presented by Rev. G. II. DeBevoise,
and Mrs. H. G. Caswell narrated some of
her experience as young girl teaching In
dams, singing several Indian songs.
Some Hawaiian Sunday school work was
described by Rev. j. III. Babbitt. Rev. H.
X. Miles, speaking upon Bible Instruction for
Youth, enforced the Importance of teaching
the Bible; the Old Testament and the
New.
This address was followed by question
box, after which G. K. Prentiss was elect
ed secretary and treasurer. Rev. G. f..
Chaplin, @. Fl. Parmalee and G. r. Prem
tiss were elected a committee to arrange
for the time place, and program of the next
meeting. Special mention should be made
of the excellent singing of the choir under
the direction of W. K. King.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-09-15
An Ocean Monaisr.

The Oceanic, which arrived In New York
this week, is the greatest steamer the
world has ever seen. She is 704 feet long
(13 feet longer than the Great Eastern) and
has displacement of 1880 tons and a
draught of % feet. She is 68 feet 4 inches
wide and 40 feet deep. The ribs are only
81 inches apart throughout her length, and
to them are riveted II, 900 steel plates,
many of the plates In the 'midship section
of the ship being % feet long. Each plate
weighs from two to three and once quarter
tons. The Oceanic has two immense fun
nels. If one of these were placed horizon
tally on Church street, two trolley cars
could be built in it and the cars
could run through it at the same time.
The main saloon is 80 feet long and "a feet
wide. To navigate the boat requires a
crew of 500 men. The Great Eastern was
far from being a success. The Oceanic,
as steamer in regular line, will no
doubt prove one of the most popular
steamers of the Atlantic ferry, and will
we'll repay the enormous Investment
Burlington News.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-09-15
CENTRAL VERMONT RAILWAY CO.
Southern Division.

Southern Division.
Taking effect June 25, 1899
GOING SOUTH.
Trains leave Brattleboro as follows:
5:2S A. NJ, for Springfield and New York CDaiIv,
$50 A. N for Millers Falls, Palmer and New I'm.
don. Connecting at Millers Falls with Fitoh
burg r. r., at Palmer with Boston & Alhsnv
X. r., at Willimantic and at New London u,A
N. Y, n. II. & II. RR '''u
9:iO A. NJ, for Springfield and New York
1890 A. NJ, for NJ Hers Fails and station, on Fitch
burg r. K, Palmer with Boston &Albany r n
and for New London. -
1:44 P. NJ, for Springfield and New York.
3:10 p. ~, mail for Springfield.
4:30 p. M for Millers Falls and stations on Fitch
burg r. r., Palmer and New London and Nsv
York via Norwich Line
1896 N, for Springfield and New YORK. tSun.
days incuded)
GOING NORTH.
Trains arrive at Brattleboro as follows;
II 25 A. NJ, from New York via Norwich lima
New London, Palmer and Milers Falls.
11:06 A. NJ, from Springfield.
100 p. NJ, from New London, Palmer and Nillers
Falls '''
2:2O, SAB and 1905 P NJ. from Springfield and
New York 10 05 NJ, runs Daiiy) 4
400 P. NJ, from Springfield, making Keene. con.
nrciions.
955 p. NJ, from New London. correcting from
Palmer Millers Falls and intermedia stations
tB- Subject to change without notice Trains
run week da vs. only except otherwise noted.
A new book OF Summer homes for 1899 has
just been issued, ana will be sent to any address
on receipt Of cents In stamps.
Q. f SOULE, Asst Supt.. New London
S. W. CUMMINGS, g. z. A. St Adams
j. A. SOUTHARD, D. p. A., New London