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PROVING ITS CASE
AGAINST MRS. ADAMS
PROSECUTION SHOWS THAT SHE
PURCHASED POISON.
Drug Clerk: Purlenky Corroborates
Officer Hurlehy and Conductor
George T. Cox.

That Mrs. Minnie Adams purchased a
three-ounce vial of carhoIic acid from
the drugstore at the corner of Geary and
Devisadero streets the night preceding
the supposed murder of her infant son.
John Richard Gray, there is no doubt.
This fact has been thoroughly established
during the trial of Mrs. Adams before
Judge LawIor.
Yesterday morning Drug Clerk c.. P.
Purlenky, who sold Mrs Adams the
poison. took the stand and was the only
witness examined. Although he did not
remember Mrs. Adams face very well
he was sure from her general appear
ance and clothing that she was the
woman to whom he sold the poison on the
night in question. On consulting his
poison register he testified that the sale
was made about $50. His register shows
S:45, but he said that his clock was ten
minutes slow. 1t showed that Mrs.
Creighton, 325 Point Lobos avenue was
the name and address given by the pur-
chaser Investigation proved that there
is no such address on Point Lobos avenue
as 1926 and that no woman by the name of
Mrs. Creighton lives on that street at
hundred block on Point .Lobos avenue is
a vacant block and marks the corner OF
Point Lobos and Parker avenues, the lat
ter avenue being the one on which the
child met IFS death.
Purlenky also testified that a few min
utes after the woman left the store Off
Ger HurIehy, as he has testified. returned
to the store and handed him the label
from the bottle, which the officer says
Mrs Adams tore off and threw on the
ground. This evidence, together with that
Of Gripman George T. Cox that Mrs
Adams boarded his car and suspiciously
watched the policeman on the night in
question. is quite convincing that she did
purchase the poison on that night, her
denial notwithstanding. 1t is said that
the most convincing proof of Mrs. Adams
guilt is yet to be, introduced and the
prosecution is confident of d conviction
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told Mrs. Mckee that she had been ex-
pecting a love letter since Saturday. and
that as 1T had not come she did not want
TO live. Mrs Nellie Comstock, a sister
of the dead woman. had been visiting
her during the day, and was in the house
when she took the poison. The woman $
maiden name was Cassidy and her hus-
band is dead.
Frank Bowen. who claims TO be a friend
of the woman's family, was in the room
at the time she took the poison. He was
putting up the window at the time ana
Mrs. Edwards was lying upon the bed.
when he heard a scream, and turning
around saw her throw a bottle on the
floor. He at once summoned Dr.. w J:
Jackson and DR.. Nathan Rodgers, but de
spite their efforts the woman died soon
after. Officer J. NJ. MOrrissey., who was
on the beat at the time telephoned for
the Coroner. The body was taken to. the
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SOLDIER WIGFALL IN PRISON.
Will Be Tried by the Courts for
Shooting Comrade at the
prSsidio

Frank Wigfan of Company II, Twenty
fourth Infantry, was taken from the
guardhouse at the Preside yesterday af
ternoon by Corporal ]. H. Johnson and a.
soldier to the City Prison, where he was
booked on a charge Of assault to murder
the military authorities having decided To
hand him over TO the civil authorities
Sunday night Wigfall fired a shot from
his rifle at Private Welsey Ktby mem
the bullet struck Kiby on the right leg
Wigfall was reloading his rifle to fire
again. AT the PROSTATE man. when he was
disarmed It is said that Wigfa . is of =
murderous disposition, as he cut three
other soldiers within the past month
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A BUSY LIFE CLOSED.
Louis Cahen, Highly Esteemed
Business Man, Passes Away at
a Ripe Old Age

The many friends and business associ-
ateq OF Louis Cahen, the well-known man
ufacturer of syrups and cordials, will re-
gret to learn of his demise. He passed
away yesterday at his home. 1917 Franklin
street, after "a short illness. He was 10
years old at the time of his death and was
highly esteemed in the community.
During many years past he was asso-
ciated with his son, Isidore w. Cahen. IN
the manufacture of Cordials He leaves a
widow, two daughters and a son to mourn
his loss. The deceased will be Inferred in
the Home Of Peace Cemetery tomorrow.
The funeral will take place from his late
A special train will leave Third and Town
send streets at 1850 a. m.
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Champion Jeffries En- Route.

The world champion boxer, James j.
Jeffrles, and his party, at present cross
morning Of the 9Th inst. They will. lie
received by "a delegation of members
from the prominent athletic clubs o. this
city and Oakland. Jeffries viii give 4
sparring exhibition with Jim DAILY and
also put on the gloves with Alex. Greg
gains for number of rounds at Wood-
wards Pavilion that evening. Three. rat
thing ten-round bouts between local box
efs for decisions will be given under. the
auspices Of the San FRANCISCO Athletic
Club These contests Will be given with
Alex. Greggains as referee.
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NORTH PACIFIC COAST RAILROAD.
Via SauSalito Ferry


Commence. April 20, 1893. -,
FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO MILL VALLEY
AND SAN RAFAEL.
WEEK DAYS-7:0o. $780, s:3O. u:oO a m
.l:45 $40. 400. Sis. '6:U $50 P M
EXTRA TRIPS-For Mill Valley ana san
Rafael on MONDAYS. Wednesdays. Saturdays
i and Sundays, al 300 and 1870 p. m "a nm
a. M: m.;Go i:od. .1:45 $3.50 900 SIS 64s
1l:OO a M does not run to San Rail Sundays
$50 p. M does not run to Mil yaly Sundays.
Trains marked t') run to San Quentin:
FROM SAN RAFAEL TO SAN FRANCISCO.
WEEK DAYS-5:25, $40. 7;55. s;4O. 1920
O. M. 70 40 2:15 % 40 4J5 sis p.
EXTRA TRIPS on Mondays. Wednesdays
and saturdays. at $40 and 1918 p. m.
90 $50 p4S 500 lo4? 4oO ts T.
D. m. ~ - . E c.t
FROM MILL VALLEY TO SAN. FRANCISCO.
MEEK DAYS-5:45. ESQ. 1855. S:55, 1925
a m 12 :35 2;45. Ass. 500 D m.
EXTRA TRIPS on Mondays. Wednesdays
and Saturdays, at 700, 1920 p. m
SUNDAYS-S:00, 1000. 1i:l0 a. m; H:OS.
1:2u 2:40- 1855. $40, 6:30 1920 p. m
THROUGH TRAINS.
700 n. III. week davs-Cazadero and way sta rs.
3:2U D. m. Saturiiays-Cazadero and way sta MS.
b:l5 D. week days saturdays excepted
Point Reyes and way stations.
800 a. m. Sundays-Ca- -adero and way sta ms.
Jas p. sundays-Pt. Reyes and way sta rs.
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White and Black Married.

w f. Harris, a colored man. and his
wife. Lottie, white woman, appeared in
Judge Conan's court yesterday on a
dren. They mad visited friends in Lick
alley Thursday, and while they were
drunk the children were left to roll in
the yard. They live at 155 Potrero ave
State the Judge asked them where they
were married. and Harris replied In this
city by a clergyman named Reeves six
wears ago. They got the marriage license
III Stockton. The cruelty case was con
tinued until to-day.
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CHIEF LEES APPEALS.
Seeks to Modify the Judgment in the
Jockey Club Case.

A notice of appeal on behalf of Chief
Lees and other officers of the Police De-
partment from the judgment restraining
the police from entering the track of the
Pacific Coast Jockey Club at Ingleside
without due process of law" was filed
yesterday by District Attorney Murphy
i,ity and County Attorney Lane and Gar
ret C. McEnerney. The police do not wish
TO be put to the trouble of procuring a
warrant for each violator of the anti
pool selling ordinance" and will ask the
Supreme Court to modify the Judgment
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Many Members Signed the Roll.

The Stanford Republican Club of the
Thirty first District met Thursday even
ing in Trades Hall and secured fourteen
additional signatures TO it's roll, making
a total membership of over 127. The fol-
lowing officers were elected for the term
President William Offermann; secretary,
H j. McMahan; marshal, Eugene Muir
ray. The meeting was addressed by
William j. Holland. T. J. Sullivan, II. d.
Ryrne and r. NJ. o'Connor.
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TOOK cARBoLIC ACID.
mrs. Dollie Edwards Tired of Life
~ Because She Did Not Get a
Love Lettel

. Mrs. DoTlie Edwards committed suicide
at SIS Third street last night by taking
carbotic acid. The woman came from
Tuolumne County six weeks ago. About
a month ago she moved from the Win
chester. corner Third and Stevenson
streets, to the boarding house kept by
Mrs. Mex ee
az handsome appearance. Yesterday she
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May 16 of this year; in which they revoked
the. license Of J. H; Brandow for careless
ness in. navigating the American steamer
City of Kingston when she eollided with
the British steamer Glenegle in Com
meneement Bay; Puget Sound The Sec
retary Of the Treasury decides that the
law applies to such twise- going yes
sells and vessels navigating the great lakes
az are not Under register" The vessel
ptloted by Brandow was sailing, under; reg
ister and the inspectors had no jurisdic-
tinn
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Rnllets Rather Than Credit.

SAN. RAFAEL. June 3O.-John La
FRANKIE. q saloon keeper, shot five times
today because the latter raised a disturb,
ance while trying to get a drink on credit.
None of the shots took effect. Curry was
arrested for disturbing the peace and
fined SO by Recorder Garner.
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TOYO kISEN KAISHA,

g TEAMERs. WILL LEAVE; WHARF. COR.
- ner First and Brannan streets, y. M, FOR
YOKOHAMA and HONGKONG. calling at
Kobe (Hlogo), Nagasaki and Shanghai and
connecting at Hongkong with steamers for
India etc. No cargo received on board on day
Of sailing.
NIPPON MARC, ,.............We Wednesday, July
AMERICA MARI. ............ xSa aturday. July %
HONGKONG MARU...... Thursday. August II
Round-trip tickets at reduced rates. For
freight and passage apply at company's office.
421 Market st, corner First.
w. B. CURTIS. General Agent.
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Brownies at the California.

p The last two juvenile performances of
'The Brownies in Fairyland' will be
given this afternoon and tonight in the
California TheateT.
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Pilot Brandon Upheld.

The Secretary of the Treasury has re-
versed the decision of the United States
local inspectors at Puget Sound given
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coNp.es1g GENERALS TaANsATLAsTIQuE.
HAMBURG-AMERICAN

TWIN-sCREW EXPRESS LINE.
NEW -LONDON-HA MBIL-sG
TWIN-SCREW PASSENGER -SERN ICE.
NEW YORK N-PARIS-HAMBURG-
Also NEW YORK HAMBURG Direct
For sailings, etc; apply to HAMB8uKiG- fla!. 8o-i.
HERZOG & CO. Gen. Agents Pacific Coast.
4O1 CALIFORNIA ST. cor. Sansome. and
11S Montgomery st. san tranolsco
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CALIFORNIA NORTHWESTERN RY. co.
LESSEE
SAN FRANCISCO AND NORTH PACIFIC
RAILWAY COMPANY.
Tiburon F=rry, Foot OF Market St,

SAN FRANCISCO TO SAN RAFAEL,
WEEK DAYS-T:3G, 900. 100 a. m. II 35,
$50, 5:1O $50 p m Thursdays trip
at 11:39 p, m. Saturdays-Extra trips at 1:50
and 1870 p :.".'5 e.
SUNDAYS 500. $3.50, HOO "a: m; 1:so, $780,.
5:0D;. $40 p: M - .s.::. o.:
SAN RAFAEL TO SAN FRANCISCO. =.
WEEK DAYS-s:10s ESQ 500, IL 10 a. u AS:
$40. 5:15. p. M Saturdays Extra trips at
suNDAYs~S1 1o $40, 1l:1O a. m; 10 $40, 5Q5.
6:25 p. % =. So - %
Between San Francisco and :schuetzen Park
same schedule above: s. So
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RAY AND RIVER STEAMERS.
STOCKTON EXCURSIONS

THE STEAMER Il. J. CORCORAN
VIII leave Washington-street wharf at a. m.
6aiiv returning from Stockton at p. m.
daily saturday excepted). Regular steamers
leave Washing street wharf at p. m
daily excepting Sunday. -
N'''' CALIFORNIA NAV. AND IMP. co.
Telephone Main S05
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.
3d. August 4. and every fifth day. thereafter
change at Seattle to this COMPANY steamer n IS
for Alaska and G. N Ry.: at Tacoma TO Mp
Ry.; al Vancouver TO c. p. Ry.
For Eureka (Humbofdt Bay(. p m; July 3
3 IS IS. %. rs, August ?, and' evety h1th gay
thereafter. -;
; For: santa Cruz Monterey, SAP Simeon
Gaviota. santa Barbara. ventura: Huenem.e,
San Pedro, East san Pedro I~os .Angeles1 ana n.
Newport. 9 a M. July 3. Is H. Is. 49, %. q, Sg
August /. and every fourth day thereafter;
For San; Diego. stopping only at: Port Rart 1
ford (San Luis Obispo). Santa Barbars, Port
Los Angeles and Red?ndo {Los ,Angelesl II a.
m; July |; o. g. 1S i. q 2S. ~2ss August z
For Ensenada. Masdalena Bay, San Jose del
Cabo. Mazattan. Altata, La Paz. Santa Rosalia
and Guay1nas Mex, 10 a. m: 7th of each
month So o
For further information. obtain folder. .
The company reserves the right. to. change
without previous notice steamers. sailing dates
and hours of sailing. IS .
TICKET OFFICE a New, Montgomery
street (Palace HoteD. s' - 60.
GOODALIj. PERKINS & CO. Gen. Asts:.
d 10 Market San Francisco. %
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For L. S. MAYNARD AND VALLEJO.

Steamer "Montice1lo."
MON. Tues. Wed. Thurs. and sat at 3:45
a m, Sis. $3.50 p. m tex Thurs mig night; RI
n m Landing and office. Mission street DOCK.
Pier No 2 Telephone Main 1905,
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OCEAN TRAVEL
Pacific Coast Steamship: Go

Steamers leave Broadwa!
wharf. San Francisco: --' &C.
For Alaskan ports. 10 a, m.
July 3, 10. la 90. 25. 80. Angus
a. change at Seattle. =
For Victoria. Vancouver { B
o C.). Port Townsend, Seattle
Tacoma. Everett; AnacoTte.:
and New Whatcom Wash. J
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RAILROAD TRAVEL.
Santa Fe Route
San francisco to Chicago.
The MOST COMFORTABLE WAY ACROSS
TIE CONTINENT.

EVERY DAY IN THE YEAR PULLMAN
PALACE AND PULLMANE UPHOLSTERED
TOURIST CARS LEAVE. OAKLAND MOLE
FOR CHICAGO AND THE EAST. TAKE
MARKET STREET FEKRYs AT $50 p. NJ.
DINING ROOMS ARE MANAGED BY MR..
FRED HARVEY. AND ARE PERFECT IN
EVERY DETAIL. SERVING MEALS AT
REGULAR HOURS AND REASONABLE
RATES.
NO OTHER LINE OFFERS so MANY IN
JUDGMENTS AS THE SANTA FE ROUTE.
SAN FRANCISCO TICKET OFFICE. 6aS
MARKET ST. TELEPHONE. Main 1881.
OAKLAND OFFICE. Ills Broadway.
SACRAMENTO OFFICE, POI j street.
SAN JOSE OFFICE. / w. Santa Clara street.
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700, Benicia. suisun and Sacramento. i. 5:4c
-'o'A MsfS Wsoda5d pio'iio '.' 5:4,
7:O0A Eln1ira vacavie and Rumsey...... s;4c
9:30A Martinez. San Ramon Vallejo, Napa,
Calistoga and Santa Rosa. O;s.
= s:OOA Atlantic Express. Ogden and Fast. S;Es
s.30AS San Jose. Livermore. Stockton,
lone Sacramento PlacervilIe,
Marysve, Chico, Red Bluff. ::... !;In
s,5oA 'NIilton, Oakdale and Sonora :.:.; 4'ia
s:3OA Yosemite Valley via Oahdale and :.
9:OOA Haywarls Niles and Way Stations; II:aJ
''"A MSIsn Meroed ana d5iGS Fresno anSpiop
0;OoA Fresno, Bakersiield. Santa IhIrIIHra'
Los Angeles, Deming, FL Paso.
-. New Orleans and East. - :0;4a
10000 Vallejo, Martinez and Way Stations g.. li4l
II:60A Haywards. Niles and Way Stations: 2iAd
I. l2;0OM Niles. Eisermore, Stockton, Sacra- :.
- mento, Mendoza Hanford' Vissl;z, -.
.I:OOP Sacramento River Steamers -. $500
S:0OP Haywards, Niles and Way Stations. o;4a
o. Mana Calistoga. Santa Rosa. O.In
%. : Woodland knights Landing.
Marysyillc, sOToville..............s 1O:41
:. 4;3OP Miles, San Jose aud Stockton ........ 7:IH
f;50P Yosemite Sleeping Car for Raymond is;lc
: 5:O0P Tho Owl. Tracy Fresno. Bakers
field Saugus for Santa Barbara. =
Los Angeles ........,....'..' :; S:tS
5:30P Stockton, Mereed, Fresno. ........:. .l2:IC
- 5:BOP Martinez, Tracy Mendoza, Fresno : :,
-. Mojave and Los Angeles. ..........: ssI4a
5i3OP Santa Fe Route, Atlnntic Express :.
for Motave and East, ............. '.0s4I
-, 6soOP Ghcago-saai Francisco Special. Ogden =
e:oOr Haywafds, Niles and San jose. 7:s:
s7.oop oregon Express, sncrailento, Marys. :.
willie. Bedding. Portland. Puget
- Sound and East .................. s;4H
tS:00P Vallejo. Port Costa and Way Sta =,
lions. %, 9O'pN
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AloUNr TAMALpAIs SCENIC RAILWAY

I.eaye san Francisco. VIA -usaie~ cry.
Commencing SUNDAY, April 23, 1898
WEEK DAYS. $50 a m. and 1:45 p. m.
Extra trip on Monday. Wednesday and Satur
day at els p. M. Returning Same Even
ings. Arriving In S r. at 1I:20 p m:
SUNDAYS, s. 9. 10 and II a: M and 1870. $3.50
and m
I Fare 6. F. to Summit and Return. 81 40
/. sTHOS COOK 6 SON. Agts., 62l Market ST.
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- - COAST DIVISION Marrow GaugeJ- -:
-. = foot OF Market Street.l --: =
t7i4SA Santa Cruz Excursion for Santa
Cruz and Principal Way Stations tS;OSi
SsI5A Newark, Centerville San Jose, FELTON,, -.
Boulder Greek Santa Orlz and Way .
. Stations. ........... -...t.-........ O;0Sl
s2II5P Newark, Centerville. San Jose, Now :.
Almaden. FELTON,. Boulder Greek,
Stations ............,........ ~ -Io;5OI
Aa tons % o.2OI
m; tons. ''e o'~ 1890
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Third aud Townsend Sts)
s0.IO1 Ocean View South San Francisco. s6:SOe.
; s7;OOA San Jose and Way Stations New
AlmadeH Wednesdays only ..,.,. ~s:OOA
t7i3OA Sunday Excursion for Santa Cruz,
sa. Pacific Grove and Principal Way
Stations ,..,....!..+.. ....---s 49fooF
9iO8A San Jose, Tres Pinos. Santa Crnz.
Pacific Grove pas0 lt6bles. San
2 Luis Ohispo. SHrf, Lompoc and
Principal Way Stations .......... 4:IOP
l0:4OA San Jose and Way Stations, O;3oA
lI:3OA San Jose and Way Stations 80. I'3oP
.2;45P San Mateo Redwood, Menlo Pask,
PaIo Alto Santa Clara. San Jose,
Hollister. Santa Cruz. Salinas.
Monterey aud Pacific Grove. HI0:36A
'8i3OP San1ose: Santa Cruz Pacific Grove
and Principal Way Stations. 's:90P
sl:I5P San Jose and Principal Nay Stations 9:45A
s5:OOP San Jose and Principal Way Stations -S:35A
5:S0P SauTose autl Principal Way Stations '9;0OA
6:30r San Jose and Way Stations ........ 6:3OP
fH :45p San Jose and Way Stations ........ t7.3OP
A for Morning ~ p for afternoon.
SUNDAY excepted Sunday only. Saturday only.
bSaturday aud Surday ISunday and Monday
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be a specially constructed wind shield In which depends the success of the race.
 Down the middle of this shield will be vertical white line, a kind of a target, so to speak, at which the nervy bicyclist is to "aim" his wheel. There will also be white line drawn down the middle of the track half way between the rails By this means, Murphy intends keeping himself from getting too near the edge of the track.
 Three quartrs of a mile of the two mile course will be used to get up speed and the remaining quarter after the race is finished, will be used for slowing down. An electrical attachment on the track will ring a bell in the car automatically when the starting and the finishing points have been reached, and the timers on the in- side will start and stop their watches ac- cordngly.
 Murphy is traning conscientiously for the race, and had his first trial behind his novel pacemaker during the past week, and even then he succeeded in covering the mile in 65 seconds. Descriptions of the race say that the noise of the roaring train was so great and the tension under which the plucky rider was riding, was so intense, that he could not hear the engine whistle blow notifying him that the race had be-
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NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL

Association Convention at Los Angeles,
 Cal, July 11th to 14th, 1899.
 The Louisville and Nashville railroad has arranged to sell round-trip tickets from all stations on its line to Los Angeles, Cal for one regular first-class fare plus $2.0O for the round trip June 24th to July 7th, inclu- sive, good to return until September 5, 1S99 . The Louisville and Nashville road offers the two best routes to Los Angeles via St. Louis, Mo-, or New Orleans, La., making the closest connection at both gateways Stop-overs will be allowed going within transit limit Guly ID and returning within final limit September 5 at all points west of and including Fl Paso, Tex, Trinidad, Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Denver Col; Cheyenne, Wyo.; Edgemont, s. D., and St. Paul, Minn.
 For further information regarding routes. sleeping car reservations, etc., call on or address nearest L. & N. R. R. agent, or
 R. F. BEASLEY, Pass. Agent,
 6-23-td Birmingham, Ala
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knack is acquired 1t is necessary to ride very fast to stay on. The rollers, which work on ball bearings, slip around with re- markable ease, and as the trainer Is in- doors, where there is no wind resistance, it requires little effort to make fast time. It Is a severe test, however, to pedal rap idly and keep steady, especially as the rollers are only 19 inches wide. Now stead mess and rapid pedaling are the two chief difficulties to be overcome in such an at- tempt as Murphy proposes. He rode a mile on the machine in 1:01 1-5 the other day. The distance travelled is recorded on a dial beside the rider, which is connected with the rollers in the same manner prac- tically as a cyclometer, only more accu- rately.
 Murphy is 29 years old and weighs 15O pounds stripped He was very prominent in racing circles from 1888 until few years ago. his best work being done in 1895. He won the five mile national championship at San Jose, Cal, and at Los Angeles the same season, he defeated Bald, Cooper and other cracks of mile lap race In four laps, winning every lap. His time was 2:17, which was considered very good at that date Murphy is married and has boy 4 years old who is considered to be one of the fastest bicyclsts of his age in the world.
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F1ile a FIinute on a Bicycle
 Behind am Engine Pacemaker
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Next Friday, June 30, if all of the pres ent arrangements are carried out, there will be one of the most novel races against time in the history of the bicycle. c. M Murphy, who few years ago was one of the champion racers of the United States, will try to ride a mile in one minute, with one of the swiftest locomotives on Long Island as a pacemaker.
 The test will take place on the Long Is- land railroad, between the stations of Farmingdale and Babylon. Between these two places there straight stretch of rail- road track over two miles long, without the slightest curve in it. The roadbed is almost entirely level, making an admirable place Tor a straight-a-way race course The Toadbed between the tracks has been boarded over with flooring, just the same as wooden race track
 necessarily one of the fastest engines on the road will be required to make this fly Ing race of a mile minute. Behind it Will be hitched a car and at it's rear will
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gun. Even after the finishing line had been crossed one of the timers had to reach over and touch Murphy with his cap before he knew the race was over.
 When notified of the time he had made, he said that he thought it was only about a minute and twenty-five seconds, and claimed that he can beat the time he made the other day by fifteen seconds The last quarter of the mile made in b 4-5 sec onds. Murphy is to have another trial to- day, third Tuesday, after which he Will rest until the great race next Friday
 Charlie Murphy is confident that he pos sesses the necessary leg action. He will use a wheel geared to 120, which means that the pedals must reVolVe 176 times, or nearly three revolutions every sf. end.
 He has done most of his preparation for the event on q home trainer, device con- sisting of three big polished wooden roll CTS set in platform so that the roller sur faces project slightly. The bicycle is fixed in position, with the front wheel resting on one roller and the back one on two. It It requires considerable skill to hold the wheel on the frame, and even after the