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The San Francisco call., 1901-12-20

parachute descent of the season
III III yesterday at Oakland track.
When ready in the opening
dash he cut away with Billy Lyons, a $50
to l shot, and landed a head in front of
Tommy Burns astride Gold Baron. a men
dicant in the betting. There were thirteen
starters in the race which was decided
over a mile, and the chance of picking
the winner looked about as bright as to
fall from the dome of the Claus Spreckels
building and alight ON an Old-fashioned
lightning proof feather bed, 1t must not
be construed though that Billy Lyons,
even if neglected by the popular boniface
after whom he is named, lacked attention.
AT post time so was the best obtainable.
with the bulk of the coin going into the
books on Colonel BaIantyne the luke
warm favorite, Limelight, Fondo.. John
Weleh and Elmer L. The first choice
grounded on a sandbar in the home chan
mel and as stated before Handrtding'
Kelly moved along from ninth position
and beat Gold Baron out IN 1:4242.
The division which usually strings it's
coin with the favorites was treated to
several hard knocks, for besides Colonel
Ballantyne, Esterneh, Mazo and Jarret-
ierre were detained on the way home. The
cara drew the usual large crowd.
Walter Jennings DareDin filly Jacque-
minot beat Esternell, faVor1te for the two
year-old scramble, easily at the wire. The
parently always held the footing over the
nrst choice CatheIlo, ridden by Eddie
Jones, finished IN the show.
Andy Blakeley's jumper, Mazo, was
touted as the good thing for the mile and
a quarter hurdle event, his price being
pounded down from to to to 3 faVorit-
ism. For a time Lloyd had the first choice
out in front, but Phil Archibald headed
him on the back stretch and at the close
it was no contest. Archibald scoring by
six lengths. The winner ran coupled in
the betting with Rainier.
Six clever tWO-year-OldS started in the
six and half furlong selling affair. On
past form Jarretierre dor was installed
favorite. The latter ran under dozen
wraps to the stretch, but when Buchanan
let him down he hattened out like a
rafting finish Johnny Woods on Commis-
sioner Forster earned the decision from
The Giver by a head. With better luck
Milas could have won.
Report had it that Impromptu was not
ready, and Jim Hale went to the post
to L favorite for the seven furlong sell
ing run. Impromptu was left through
the swerving of Marineuse, and in drive
Hale beat Edna Brown neck
There looked to be nothing to the last
event if Dr. Bernays was fit and from
three his odds were backed to IL to 3.
The doctor received a nice ride at the
hands of j. Woods, winning easily from
Cougar and Grand Sachem.
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Accused of Fmbezzling Funds.

LONDON, Dec. I9.-Arthur s. Francis,
a lawyer, who until recently had a num-
Der Of wealthy and aristocratic clients,
was arrested to-day on a warrant charg-
ing him with misappropriation of $1,000 of
trust funds belonging to the Countess of
Orkney. Just prior to his arrest Francis
had appeared in the Bankruptcy Court
where his examination disclosed an in
debtedness of ass 900, with assets of
e10 000
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-20
ELECTRIC ROAD
To SAN MATEO
County Supervisors to
Grant Syndicate's
Request.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN MATEO, Dec 19.-The Board of
Supervisors Of this county will grant the
petition of the Baltimore syndicate for a
franchise to extend the San Francisco and
San MateO electric road to this city.
The company has already acquired a
private right Of way for most of the dis
taDce, and San MateO people confidently
expect the cars will reach this city within
the next year.
In anticipation of the completion of the
electric road to this point at an early
date, great activity in real estate is noted.
Many persons are purchasing sites for
suburban homes and during the next year
a building boom is expected.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-20
Cardinal Eleven Goes South.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Dec. 19.-
The Stanford football squad will leave
tomorrow night for Pasadena, at which
place they will engage in hard practice
preparatory to their struggle on New
Years day with the Michigan eleven.
Captain Fisher tonight announced the
following men would make up the squad:
Lee, Hauverman. Thompson. Van Sickle,
Roosevelt, McFadden, Cooper. Clark,
Preston, Bansbaeh, Tarpey, Crawford,
Naramore, Shaker, Parker, Allen, Ken
nedy. Trainer Dad Moulton and Captain
Fisher.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-20
Racing at New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 19.-Crescent City
results
First race. six and a half furlongs. selling
Boomerack won, Death second, Little Jack
Horner third. Time, 1;21k
Second race, five furongs, selling-Marie
Belle won, Ladylike second, Lady Brockway
Third race. one mile and an eighth, selling
Garter Ban won, Monos second Janowood
Fourth race. seven MISREPRESENTATION won
Fleuron second Johnnie Mccarthy third Time,
1:2S.
Fifth race, one mile and sixteenth, sell
ingETrebor won, Kingstelle second, Governor
Boyd third Time, :47A.
Sixth race. one miIe--Imp. Mint Sauce won,
Piederich second. Free Pass third Time. 40.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-20
MOTHER DIES
WITH DAUGHTER
Lives Are Lost in Dis
astrous Fire in Lake
County.

SANTA ROSA, Dec. ia telephone
message from Middletown. Lake County,
to Mrs. ]. F. Care of this city, received
this morning, announces that the latter S
Sister, Mrs. A. j. Care. and her daughter,
Edney, were burned to death sometime
last night in a fire which destroyed their
home.
Mrs. Care was a widow and lived with
her son and daughter about a mile from
Middletown. 1t is not known whether the
fire was accidental or the result of in
cendiary work
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-20
waddell Signs with Morley.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 19.-Manager Nor
ley to-day signed ''Rube' Waddell to
pitch for the Los Angeles team during
the coming season. Waddell will remain
in Los Angeles after the close of the
present all-America series and will take
a place in Morley's new bowling alley
now being built
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-20
Dies with a Song on His Lips.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Dec &c. T. Chris
tensen stood in front of a mirror in his
room at IL O'Clock last night, sang ''Du,
Du Liegst Mir I'm Herzen.r and then
fired bullet into his mouth. He died
instantly. His wife says that he has been
under a doctors care for some years
and suffered with an abscess in his head.
He had Quarreled with his wife and di-
vorce proceedings were commenced
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-20
Sugar Industry in a Bad State.

BRUSSELS, Dec. 19.-During the de-
bate on the budget in the Chamber of
Deputies to-day M. Giroul advocated
financial assistance for the sugar indus
try He said he hoped the International
sugar conference would decide in favor of
the abolition of bounties, but in the
meanwhile, unless the Government came
to its rescue, the Belgian sugar industry
would perish owing to the unfavorabIe
conditions under which it competed in
the international markets.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-20

the second and sixth innings. In the sec
ond hits by Doyle and Mertes and stolen
base by Van Haltren, combined with a
brace of errors, gave them two points.
Again in the sixth with two out, Pabst
made bad throw to first, letting two
more of the Nationals trot home.
There will be no game to-day. The
same teams will face each other again to-
morrow, with a change of pitchers The
score.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-20
Jefries to Box "Young Corbett.v

DENVER, Dec. 19-William Rothwell,
better known as young Corbett,'' the
champion feather-weight pugilist, and
James j. Jeffries, the heavyweight cham
pion, arrived here to-day They were
given a reception tonight by the local
lodge of the Fraternal Order of Eagles.
They will spar at 2 benefit to be given
young COrbett' tomorrow night.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-20
SAN FRANCIsCos.
RUNS AND HITS BY INNINGS.
SUMMARY.

Runs responsible for-Doyle 4, Iburg 1. Two
base hts-Mertes, Krug. Sacrifice hit-Hulen
First base on errors-Nationals 2, San Fran
ciscos 3, First base on called balls-Nationals
2, San Franciscos l. Left on bases-Nationals
2 San Franciscos g. Struck out-By Doyle 3.
by Iburg s. Hit by pitcher-Nordyke. Double
plays-Pabst to Iburg; Shay to Pabst ~; Van
Haltren to Hulcn to Steinfeldt. Passed ball
Chance. Time of game-One hour and forty
minutes. Umpire-McDonald
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-20
RIVER STEAMER BREAKS
IN TWO AND GOES DOWN
Eight Deckhands Are Drowned But
All of the Officers Are
Saved

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Dec. 1s.-The
steamer Kanawha Belle. which runs be-
tween Charleston and Montgomery. went
over lock No. at Pan Creek on her down
trip tonight, broke in two and is total
wreck Eight of the crew. all deckhands.
were drowned. All the officers were
saved.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-20
selections for To-DaY.

First Race-Royalty. Montoya. De CapO.
Second Race-Pat Morrissey. Torsina Miss
Vera.
Third Race-Hainault, Huachuca Lapidus
Fourth Race-Botany Josie G, Glendenning
Fifth Race-Bedeck Oscar Tolle. David s.
Sixth Race-Artilla, FL Mido. Afghan.
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jury Takes Rapid Action.

SAN JOSE, Dee 19.-It took the jury
to-day just fifteen minutes to convict
Frank Newman Of highway robbery
Newman shot and robbed NJ c. Arps near
Guadalupe several weeks ago.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-20
Cresceus in Arizona.

TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 19.-Cresceus, the
champion trotter, went two exhibition cir
cults of the half-mile track to-day, the
first in 1:08 and the second in 1;06 2-5. The
track was heavy with dust.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-20
Fails to Hear Crv of Gore ,,

LONDON, Dec 19-Rev. J. Monroe Glib
son, formerly pastor of the Second Pres
byterian Church of Chicago, while playing
golf was struck in the eye by a ball and it
is feared he will lose his sight.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-20
Forbes Knocks Out Rotchford.

CHICAGO, Dec. 19-Harry Forbes
knocked out Billy Rotchford in the frs.
round at the Pyramid Athletic Club to
night. Forbes had all the better of the
fighting while 1t lasted
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-20
Alexander Is Not Guilty.

CONTRA COSTA, Dec. 19.-M. F. Alex
arGer, who was arrested in San Francisco
last Tuesday evening on a charge of
grand larceny, prepared by a man named
Abel. was to-day declared innocent of
any attempt to defraud the complainant.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-20
UNEXPECTED VICTORY OF RANK OUTSIDER SAES The B00ERS OAKLAND AERCk
NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE STARS
ARE DEFEATED BY UNCLE'S BATSMEN

Pitcher Doyle Proves Easy Mark for the Heavy ters of the Home
Team Who Find Him for Fourteen Hits and Nine Runs While Ibug
Pitches in Superb Form and Is nvncbe Throughout the Came
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-20

at Horwitz & Cohn's, 1716 Market, phone South
6s4. Straight whiskies, So, 81 so, SO gal. Port,
sherries Toe. 81. 81 20 GAL Purity guaranteed
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Track Notes.

After a successful season on the Aus
trian tracks Charley Gray is back at his
home in Oakland. Gray once rode the
horses raced by Tully Coulter.
Frank Weir, owner of Merops, claimed
Bah from the last race on Wednesday.
The mare was entered to be sold for $500
so at $625 Frank probably secured a bar
gain.
The ride of Armstrong on Favorito was
not satisfactory to the judges, and after
the race the rider was Indefinitely sus-
pended.
Tommy Burns on Edna Brown put up a
superb ride, but the mare was trife
outclassed by Jim Hale.
Sir Lewis might have been a factor in
the fourth event had Larry DAILY not been
cut off while trying to get through on the
rail turning into the stretch.
President Williams gave the steeple-
chase riders a short lecture before the
hurdle event. He explained to them that
in the past jobbery had ruined this popu-
lar branch of the sport out here. for
which reason the California Jockey Club
had eliminated steeplechases from its
programme Continuing, the president
admonished the boys to try to elevate the
sport, and that if they did the Oakland
association would willingly give three in
stead of two hurdle events a week
The entries for this afternoon are as
follows:
First Race-Six furIongs; selling; all ages:
2960 Rasp ........1O9I 2S50 De Capo. .116
29I4 Almoner lib 2974 Pencil Me .1O9
-. Duke of York 113 299S Baldo ... 81
1868 Montoyo - 100 86O4 Crinkle ......11s
2199 b. Bohmanson 1901 1854 Royalty ..... 81
Second Race-Futurity course; selling; three
year-olds and upward:
2992 B. F. Mason. ia 2992 Miss Vera ia
1892 Mid. Chimes. .114 296S Rinaldo ..... .1I4
290s Searchlight ..114 2992 Torsina ia
2979 Abba L ..... 100 2992 Alfred C...117
29S7 Canejo ......114 2992 Ell Rey ......1O9
2992 Pat Morrissey. ia 296T Parsifal loo
Third Race-Six furlongs; selling; all ages:
2971 Bedner .112 (2979) )Vantine lib
1920 1920 kapidTs 199 29Sd 29S1 Ben Led 11$
2939 Marlborough .116 (2945) Hainault -. 81
2994 Huachuea 100 26s7 Triadftza ....113
(2974)Katie Walcott113
Fourth Race-Five furlongs; purse; two
year-olds:
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"HANDR|DING" KELLY ON BILLY LYONS
CREATES A SENSATION AT 0AkLA
Captures the Opening Event From Cold Baron Backed From 80 to 30 to
Phil Archibald Finishes Front of Mazo Favoe for the Hurdle Han
dapmpomptu Is Left and Jim Hale Defeats Edna Brown Driving

II u ANDRIDING" KELLY made the
Ill most successful and sensational
ii parachute descent of the season
LII IL yesterday at Oakland track.
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by Sir Dv ehbaden
have given the race IS sfpro Courfe
gao
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Tme-116 :O7; 4, "a T. :4SA +; q, 1:14; 615f 1:21.
ing Winner. J. W. Schorr's ch. by Linden Penina
strong ride and saved ground stretch turn The Gi
longest Flo Culver is blessed with speed.
let down. when he fattened out seratchedHoyalty 10
3OOS. FIFTH RACE-Seven furlongs; selling; three-ye
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-20
THE CALLS RACING FORM CHAR

OAKLAND pee weather Inc Track Las
nr
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Time :25A; g. 80: e. 1:16 mile. :421a Good star
Hennessey q Co.'S br- by Bazes- Octa Reed WI
light had rough weather part of the voyage Colonel Ia
Fondo could have with luck. was badly bump
3OO5. SECOND RACE-Ffve furlongs: selling; two year
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-20

Good start Won first three driv-
ah. Commissioner received a very
Ver ran a fine race. Milas went the
retlerre d Or ran under wraps until
-.
-~-~~-~O~~~~~~~-~~~-~~~~ ~~~-~-~-~~~~~-~-~~~
value to first, S325
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Index Horse and Weight St Il. y. Str. Fin.

Time-7s, :124; 4. :23H z. Asa; q. ia; Is. 1
driving. Winner, W. L. Stanheld's b. e. by PiccOO
race. Bernota tired but Edna although desperately
Bard Burns high in flesh Ell Oriente not there. Mar
BOOB. SIXTH RACE-One mile; selling; three-year-o
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-20

ZbW- BAD start Won first thres
RillitO. Jim Hale ran a very game
ridden, could not catch the leader.
leuse interfered with ImprOmptu.
S and up; value to first. S825.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-20

Time-2: 2:21n. Good start Won easily. Second and ii
Co.'S b. c. by Artilery-Flossie. Archibald excellent
coupled with Phil Archibald
1907. FOURTH RACE-sx and half furlongs tv
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-20

art. Won first three driving. VIM
Inner outgamed Gold Baron. Lime
backed up in the stretch.
lDed at start. Talma quit.
~~---~-~---~~~~~~~-~- ~-~-~-~~~~~~-~~-~-@
ar olds: value to first. S325.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-20

Index Horse Age. weight St 4. i. str. Fin.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-03-16
Really Too bad.

The fair young society lady was in
en- agitated frame of mind when she
returned from shopping expedition
the other day.
why. Dorothy, what in the world
is the matter?" asked her indulgent
husband. who read distress in her
pretty face.
"Oh, DEAR" she said. Ter voice trem-
bling with emotion. I've lost the re-
ceipt for my new hat"
SWELL" the husband replied. cit ia
very easy to go back to the store and
get another receipt. l don't see why
you should let little matter like
that worry YOU"
"It isn't that" was the sobbinp re-
ply, "but I'm afraid that some one we
know will find that receipt and learn
how much paid for it."-Detroit
Free Press.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-03-16

Eight million gallons of rock oil are
pumped each year from under the bed
of the Pacific ocean.
There are 2,400, 900 sweat glands on
the human body, each one-ifteenth 81
an inch long, and their aggregate
length is Eva miles!
In 1900 all surgical operations were
performed without the use of anaes-
thetics. The use of chloroform was
not discovered until 1s47. Ether was
first used to deaden pain in 1s46.
A firm of Hanau, Germany, has sue
ceeded in welding aluminium without
the use of any metal, solder or acid.
No seam can be detected, and the
welded pieces can resist blows and
temperature variations as well as ii
there were no joint. The process is q
secret one.
In spinning carpet material one per-
son does what 100 formerly did, and in
weaving the carpet one accomplishes
as much as ten in 1900. A fair loom
weaver a century ago wove As yards of
shifting in a week; now one operator,
tending six power looms, produces
1000 yards.
Glowing reports come from the
sheep-raising district in southern Col
orado. The Arkansas valley is under
irrigation over an area of IS miles
long and 10 miles wide. and it will
shortly become the greatest lamb
feeding center in the world. At the
present time over $4,000 sheep and
lambs are on feed there.
Sir James Grant, an English physi-
clan, attributes some forms of muscu-
lar rheumatism to the presence of cleo
tricity stored in the tissues. He AYERS
that for some years he has treated
cases of this kind by inserting fine
steel needles into the muscles, and
that. the electricity being drawn off,
relief comes almost instantly. The
Chinese have an elaborate system of
treatment which utilities this idea.
In 80 years the Calumet and Hecla
Mining company paid dividends
amounting to $70,0O0.0oO, and its cor.
porate existence will expire April 81,
1901, and by that time $4,0O0,000 more
will be added, making the largest sum
ever paid in dividends by any mine in
the world. Articles of association for
the renewal of the corporation have
been filed.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-03-16
BOGUS SNAPSHOTS.
Been Taken without Incur
ring Any Danger.

One of the developments of the
modern art of taking" is the manu-
facture of bogus photographs of wild
animals which are supposed to have
been taken under circumstances of ex-
treme difficulty. In fact, no kind of
photography is quite SO difficult as
this, because the beasts and birds of
the forest must be approached very
closely in order to make their portraits
large enough on the plate, says the
Saturday Evening Post.
1t is all very easy, however, for the
ingenious fakir, who makes his snap
shots by daylight in geological park,
the negatives or prints being after
ward touched up in such a way as to
eliminate any suggestions OF wire
fences or other accessories of the out
door menagerie. Having got his pic
lures, he labels them in q suitable
manner, and writes an article TO go
with them, describing the extraor
binary adventures and hairbreadth es.
capes which he encountered on trip
through the wilderness, during which
the portraits of these wild" and often
ferocious creatures were taken.
Only a short time ago fakir of this
kind obtained from the superintendent
of the New York Geological park a
number of excellent snapshot pictures
of animals in the collection there,
which had been taken by the superin-
tendent's own photographer. To sup
plenment these he secured number
of other photographs, similar in char
acter, from the Geological park in
Washington. Then he exhibited the en-
tire lot as having been taken out in the
wilds. For example, bear in the 70
illogical park at Washington was locat-
ed in the Maine woods, and dear old
billy-goat, beloved of Washington chill
dreu, was described as desperate and
wild.
With the pictures he gave a very .ex-
citing description of his experiences as
an artist-hunter in securing these mar
velous snapshots.
This is only one form of a species of
fraud that has become popular of late
One ingenious individual, who narrow
ly escaped prosecution awhile ago for
counterfeiting eggs and selling the
bogus specimens to museums and pri-
vate collectors, has recently turned mp
with exquisitely life-like photographs
of birds, which in reality are produced
by the help of stuffed specimens arts
sieally attitudinized with wires.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-03-16
PRESENT WOMEN RULERS.
Controllers of European
MOnarchies.

The two most populous empires OF
the world to-day are ruled by women
They are, however, very different en-
pires and very different women, says
Youths Companion.
Queen Victoria, in the eighty-second
year of her life and sixty-fourth of her
reign, continues to exercise a benig-
nant sway over Great Britain and Ire
land, the swarming millions of India,
and the numerous patches of conti-
mental or island territory which are
painted red on British maps. She is
queen through the affections of her
subjects quite as much as by constitu-
tional prerogative She has admins
tered the powers of the throne with
gentle consideration: and her infiu-
ence has always been felt on the side
of peace, not only in the affairs of
England. but in other courts whose
rulers are connected with the queen
by ties of blood.
The empress dowager of China, if
her sinister influence is not exaggerat-
ed. is chiefly responsible for the recent
massacres which have shocked the
world, and for the reckless attacks
upon the legations at Peking which
have brought China into conflict with
the rest of the world. Cunning, super
stitious, narrow and cruel,n setting
up and now deposing emperors, now
promoting and now decapitating court
officials, she one of the most appalling
and inscrutable forces recently opera
tive in human history.
Two other women are exercising
royal authority. One is the queen re-
gent, Maria Christina of Spain, guard
ian of the interests of the boy king
Alfonso. who has won from the Span.
ish people. in times of adversely, re-
gard which they did not manifest for
her in more prosperous days.
The other is young Queen WilheI-
nina of the Netherlands. She ascend
ed the throne of her kingdom at the
same age at which Queen Victoria be-
gan her reign. In the circumstances
of her approaching marriage also.
there is some resemblance to the love
match of Queen Victoria with Prince
Albert. The young queen is pretty,
sensible and we'll educated, and there
is suggestion of firmness in her fea.
lures which conveys the impression
that she is not to be unregarded in
councils of state.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-03-16

A syndicate has been formed in Lon
don to purchase an out-of-date Atlantic
liner and fit her up as miniature
Monte Carlo Casino. The plan is to
moor her off the English coast, just
outside the three-mile limit, and run
big game. The English channel. off
Brighton, is the place chosen. Launches
are to run back and forth to meet the
London trains. The boat will be q
floating hotel as well as gambling re-
sort. Nominally it will be club, but
any man belonging to any recognized
club in Europe can easily obtain ad-
mission upon the payment of a nominal
fee. The promoters say making money
is not SO much their object as provid.
ing place where Englishmen can gam
BILE. 1t is estimated that the cost of fit
ting out the club will total $3.50, o0O
while more than that is already sub
scribed.-San Francisco Argonaut.