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The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05
BONIFIELD WINS
TWO RACES IN
OLYMPIC TANK
Polytechnic Swimmer Re-
duces His 100 Yard Rec
ord Nearly Two Seconds
COMPETITIONS CHEERED
Representatives of Schools
in Academic League Make
RafterS Ring With Shouts

The sixth annual swimming tOurna-
ment for the championship of the
Academic League was held last night
at the Olympic Club. Representative
of the different schools were there in
great numbers and cheered and gave
college yells which made the rafters
ring Enthusiasm was unbOunded. The
feature of the tournament was the 100
yard race, won by W. z. c. BOniheid
of Polytechnic School in 1909 1-5 sec
onds. beating his previous record OF
I'LL seconds.
Sidney ST. l. Cavin gave an ex-
hibition of fast and fancy swimming.
going through his customary expert
aquatic feats TO the edification of the
great crowd present.
Incidental TO the general exhibition
participated in by the members of the
different colleges. members of the
Olympic Club introduced a special
ffty-yard handicap, which was won by
r. Lundy in 35 seconds, r. Lyons
pressing him a close second. This race
was introduced in the middle Of the
programme in order to give the other
participants cnance Tor slight rest.
Taken as a whole, the tournament was
up to the general standard of excel
lence exhibited in previous contests OF
this league Summary:
100 yards--WOn by W F. C. Bonifeld Poly
technic; Charles Fay. Wilmerding School. sec
ond. and Clarence Cunha. Boone Academy,
third Time. .G9 1-5.
$40 yardsEwOn BY Mead Cornell. Lick; j.
Johnson, Wimerding. second. and Lowell Krig-
baum OF Lowell School. third. Time, S:25.
22O yards-Won by W. f. c. Boniheld Poly
technic: Clarence Cunha. BOOnes second, and
James Rose BOone's, third. Time, 3;19.
$50 yards-Won BY II. j. Mckenzie Poly
technic. NJ Bean. Lowell. second. and Donald
Day, Lick. third Time. 1888.
j. j. Gleason was referee. George
James acted as starter. and the timers
were Kenneth Melrose. A. P. Roth
kopf, F. r. Butz and Perry T. Tomp-
kins. Committee in charge, w. L
Potts and Harold Clifford.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05
TO INVADE SOUTHERN
PACIFIC TERRITORY
Santa Fe Preparing to Bid for North
ern California Deciduous
Fruit Shipments

The Santa Fe Railroad, through the
medium of the Santa Fe Dispatch, .
subsidiary company of the railroad,
has announced its intention of enter
ing Northern California as a formid-
able competitor of the Southern Pa
cific in the handling Of all kinds Of
deciduous fruit. ]. S. Leeds, manager
of the dispatch company. arrived from
Chicago last evening and admitted at
the Palace that he is here to bid for
fruit shipments He said:
I'VE have no particular grievances
against any one and do not intend to
inaugurate a battle royal, as some
may think. We simply want our pro-
portion of the business. There is no
truth in the statement that we have
purchased river steamers, but as the
Sacramento River is a waterway open
to any one and there is a great amount
of fruit grown along that river, it is
likely that we will make an effort to
secure a portion of the business orig
mating in that district We consider
that we have the best refrigerating
cars in operation, about 1000 in num-
ber, and with our own rails from CAL
ifornia to Denver, Kansas City, St.
Joseph and Chicago and with an
abundance of experience, we believe
that we should have a share of the
fruit business from the northern part
of this State
Mr.. Leeds stated that in all proba-
bility Antioch would be selected as a
point for handling the Northern Cal
ifornia fruit. it being particularly ad-
vantageous in the way Of temperature
in moving fruit down the river into
the colder atmosphere of the bay.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05
Anderson sun in Dawson.

Annie Anderson, sister of Charles An
derson, the Klondike millionaire who
was sued for breach of promise by
Alma de Bretteville, the artist. filed an
affidavit yesterday in which she asks
permission to publish the summons di-
recting Anderson to appear and answer
the suit for $4,000 she brought against
him some months ago. She alleges that
he is still in Dawson, and therefore
cannot be reached by personal service.
Miss Anderson is suing to recover
money she claims her brother promised
her shortly after he made his rich
strike in Dawson.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05
To Suppress Disorderly Houses.

The Police Commissioners yesterday
submitted the drafts of two proposed
ordinances for the suppression of i'm
morality and covering points which
are not provided in the Penal Code nor
in the book of general ordinances. The
first ordinance prohibits the letting of
buildings or premises to be used for
immoral purposes and is designed to
place the responsibility on the owner
of such property. The second ordi-
nance prohibits the visiting of disor-
derly houses.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05
New orleans Race Results.

NEW ORLEANS. March 4.--Crescent city
summary;
First race. six furlongs-June Collins won.
Lovabie second. Fugurtba third Time IA 2-5
Second race i've furlongs Modred Law
won. Dixie Lad second, Isabella d. third.
Time. .O1 40
Third race. six and half furlongs-Inquis-
itive Girl won. Nestry second, Sadduccee third.
Time 20.
Fourth race. handicap six furlongs-New
York won. Morning Star second, Optional thi-d
Time Is 1-5
Contrary second Tally II third. Time IA 10
Sixth race, one mile-Albert T. Dewey won
Arachne second. Tancred third. Time Al 3-5
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05
Racing at Hot Springs.

HOT SPRINGS. Ark. March Essex Park
results
First race. three and half furlongs. selling
-Ameiina won, The Loreiia second Rondolet
third. Time. :43a+
Secord race. Ave furlongs-Moor Hen won.
Mat Wadeigh second. Yo San third Time.
:02K.
Third race. six furlongs-Aegean won Feb
rUary Blue second. Noolsack third. Time 1 III
Fourth race, one mile-Binehelio won Satin
Coat second, judge CantriH third Time l:4
Fifth race. six furiOngs Reducer won.
Marco second. Tenny Belle third Time l:l5H'
Sixth race. mile and a sixteenth = w. 3.
Gates won. o O'Reilley second, Felix Bard third
Time 1.4Tis.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05
Boxer Louie Long Defeated.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, March r.
Charles Neary of Milwaukee tonight
received well-earned decision over
Louie Long of Oakland, Cal, in a six
round boxing match before the Bad
ger Athletic Club. Neary had the bet
ter of the milling throughout, knock
ing Long down eleven times.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05
Rebels in Uruguay Defeated.

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay. March A.
1t is officially announced that General
Muniz, commander of the Uruguayan
forces. has routed the troops Of the
revolutionary leader Sarisave at Unks
de Quequaychico. The rebels fled. aban-
doning number of killed and wounded.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05
RYAN wins on a Foul.

CHICAGO, March Buddy Ryan
of Chicago was given the decision to-
night over Billy Melody of Boston on
2 foul in the fifth round of a six-round
contest. Melody injured Ryan so Sc
verely that he was not able to continue
the fight.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-. March 4.-Gover.
nor Dockery to-day granted respite of hfteer
days to George Collins, who is now in the
ST Louis jail and was to be executed on
March IL for the murder Of Detective Schu-
macher.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05
WASHINGTON BANKRUPT
TAKEN INTO CUSTODY
Alexander Isaacs, Adjudged Guilty OF
Contempt, Is Arrested on Bench
Warrant

Alexander Isaacs. Washington State
bankrupt, was arrested here yesterday
on a warrant issued by the northern
court. Isaacs was ordered by the ref
cree at Tacoma to turn over merchan-
disc valued at S6S7s % and s107s % in
cash to the trustee. He failed to obey
the order. and when adjudged in con-
tempt left the jurisdiction Of the court.
He was released shortly after his ar
rest yesterday on a $500 bond TO ap-
pear at 10 o'clock Monday morning be-
fore United States Commissioner Hea-
cock and show cause why he should
not be extradited.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05
JocIsey CharIey Thorpe Retires.

OMAHA. Nebr., March 4.-CharIes
Thorpe, who won fame in America and
abroad as a jockey, announced to-day
hat he has decided to permanently re-
Ire from the race track
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05
PROBABLE WINNERS.

First race-Dorn I, Royal white. Skip
He.
second race-The Mist. Arisbs. George
p. McEsar.
Third race-Nonie. Pure Dale. Abe
marie.
Fourth race-Horatius. Our Bessie.
CRATER.
fifth race-zainault, Mimo. 1disty's
Pride.
sixth race-Frank Woods. Illilouon.
Orc Viva
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05

The association team has been
coached by H. NJ. Strickler. director of
the physical department The Berke-
ley men were the champions last year.
The league is made up of these two
teams and of teams representing the
Occidental Club and the Oakland
Young Mems Christian Association.
Stanford University withdrew because
of injuries to its players.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05

PHILADELPHIA, March 4-Two hundred
marines from the League Island navy yard
left this city to-day for San Francisco. en- route
to the Philippines.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05
BASKET BALL TEAMS
IN TOURNAMENT GAME
of California Players to
Meet Those of the Young Mems
Christian Association.

The opening game of the Coast
Basket Ball League will be played on
Monday night in the Young Mems
Christian Association gymnasium, Ma
son street. The opposing teams will
line up as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-05

ST LOUIS March 4.--The strike of the
Iaborers at the Worlds Fair grounds was de-
clared of and 1000 men who walked out Mon
day resumed work at the reduced wages.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-08-01

The way to secure the repeal of an
obnoxious law is to strictly enforce it..
In confirmation Of this fact the Mime
apolis Times reviews the conditions
existing in Minneapolis where the
saloons do not close at II o'clock at
night on week days and remain closed
on Sundays according to law. The
Times says: "The law Is not enforced
because, the first roar Of wrath would
come from the owners of buildings in
which saloons are situated. They pay
high rentals. Some Of these owners
are pillars of the various churches,
more's the pity. Still, law is law,
and if the people of Minnesota wish
the saloons closed at II o'clock and all
day Sunday it is the business of the
officers of the law to enforce the rule.
The best way to cause the repeal of an
obnoxious law is to enforce it and If
respectable and influential citizens
feel that they will suffer hardship
when this is done, they can exert their
influence for a change in the law
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-08-01
WOMAN.

What is woman? Only one Of ma
lures agreeable blunders.-Bulwer.
A beautiful woman is the only tyrant
man is not authorized to redistribution
Hugo.
Unhappy is the man to whom his
own mother has not made all other
mothers Observation-Disclosures.
The best thing know of is fust
rate wife, and the next best thing is q
second rate one.-Josh Billings.
A beautiful woman is a practical
poem, planting tenderness, hope and
eloquence in all whom she approaches.
Emerson.
They govern the world, these sweet
voiced women, because beauty and
harmony are the index of larger fact
than wisdom.-O. w. Holmes.
A good book and a good woman are
excellent things for those who know
how to appreciate their value. There
are men. however, who judge of both
by the beauty Of the covering. - DR..
johnson.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-08-01
A Japanese Shrine.

A romantic custom of the japanese
Is described in the "Kokoro" of La fcadio
Hearn. 1t is narrated that those who
are anxious for the safety of absent
ones repair to the mountain of Dake-
yama to perform singular rite. There
Is shrine at the summit to commemo-
rate a princess of antiquity who daily
watched hopelessly until she pinned and
died, when her body was changed into
stone. One who looks with the eyes
of believer still sees the princess on
Mount Dakeyama in the shape of
perpendicular rock. Before her shrine
are heaps Of pebbles, and those who
ascend to pray for the safe home COM
Ing of one they love take a pebble
away with them as talisman. And
when at last reunited with the beloved.
another pilgrimage is made to the
shrine on Dakeyama to replace the
pebble, with handful of Others in de-
votional gratitude.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-08-01
PREPARE FOR IT.

A Big Day Of Enjoyment and Sight
Seeing at the Walter L. Main
Circus.
Wednesday, August Bird promises to
be a day of great enjoyment in Bis
marck for on that date Walter L..
Mains Worlds Exposition, Three-ring
circus, greatest menagerie and racing
carnival, combined with the Superb
military production, Battle of Paarde-
burg" will be with us, giving per-
Torrance at Q and p. m. At 10
o'clock on the morning Of arrival the
most novel, rich and lengthy parade
ever passing through our streets oc-
ours. AS the Main circus has the con-
fdence and stamp Of public approval,
universally, 1t 10 safe to predict the
day viii be given over to amusement.
Who 10 there who does not enjoy the
performance Of . clean, wholesome
and upto-date big circus like the Main
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-08-01
enterprise? The erroneous impression

enterprise? The erroneous impression
has long since been dispelled that all
circuses are the same. True it is, the
elephants, lions, tigers and other
beasts of the jungle are still in evil
dence, but with them many wild ami
mails never before seen in captivity.
The air will undoubtedly be impreg-
mated with sawdust and peanuts, and
balloons and red lemonade will de-
mand their share of attention, but the
big show itself is modelled up to the
present age of 1904. Hundreds of
artists of both sexes, and comprising
most all nationalities, enable the Main
exhibition to produce the most novel
and high-class entertainment of any
tented amusement in the world The
vast number of perfect horses en-
ployed with this institution, to lovers
of equine beauty, is sight that will
more than repay one for the coming
of miles to see.
In preparing his big amusement
feast this season, Mr.. Main kept one
thought foremost in view, the comfort
and accommodation of his patrons To
facilitate the handling of the immense
crowds on the show grounds and for
the public's convenience, two ticket
wagons are provided on the circus
grounds, open at 1 and p. M, where
both reserved and admission tickets
can be purchased. All of the tents
are both sun and waterproof afford
ing the best possible weather protec-
ton, and every precaution is exercised
for the comport and enjoyment of the
thousands who attend the show.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-08-01
We Mean Well,

Heaven send that no friend with a
pocketful Of pebbles be tempted by the
shine and glimmer of our glass houses
for indeed we meant well! Here it is
the knowledge in which imagination
must take root If stone throwing is
ever to 60 out of fashion and the world
become pleasant place to live in
namely, that most everybody else
means well too. The creed Of the i'm
aginat1ve and kindly heart which will
not throw stones is brief:
There is 50 much good in the worst Of us.
There is so much bad in the best Of VI,
That it i'll becomes any one of US
TO talk about the rest of US
unless we can do it with truth and
sympathy-in other words, with mag
acknowledgement Deland in Harper's
Bazar
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-08-01
SEQUELS TO STORIES.
As a Rule They Are Not as Good us
the Earlier Books.

As a Rule They Are Not as Good US
the Earlier Books.
The question of sequels was under dis
cussion in literary gathering the 9th
er day, and the consensus Of opinion
was decidedly against them 1t was
even roundly maintained that no Sc
Quel had ever been a success from the
literary point Of view. Some one de-
INJURED and suggested paradise Re-
gained" but that suggestion, greeted
with burst of laughter, practically
determined the argument paradise
Regained" was a distinct falling off
from Paradise Lost" 1t might even
be declared dignified, dismal failure
No; Millions sequel was no exception
to the rule
If there be rule, are there any ex-
ceptions that prove it? Stevenson's
"Catriona" was not up to the level of
"Kidnaped." Mr.. Anthony Hope wrote
better book in THE Prisoner of Zen
da" than he did in Rupert of Hent-
zau.' Wise authors never undertake
sequels. Once upon time Mr.. Rider
Haggard was tempted to adventure a
sequel to 'She," but repented at dis
erection. 1t is altogether a different
matter when successive books include
the same character. Thackeray used
that trick in "Pendennis' and 1.-The
Newcomes," but in no sense is the lat
ter sequel to the former. In a way
Thackeray's novels may be said to
constitute chain right down from
"Esmond." The links subsist, but
there Is no continuity of narrative
which defines sequel proper.
He who will may compare the re-
spective merits Of Zola's "L'Assom-
moir" and Mana" There does not ap-
pear to be much to choose between
them, but undoubtedly the earlier book
has been more popular. Zola's habit,
as Is well known, was to keep the same
families in his various treatises, for to
him they were specimens of natural
history and nightly portentous. Con-
trast with lola our immortal Fielding,
who began one of his novels by way Of
q parody Of Richardson. 1t would be
interesting to collect into one volume
the stories Of the masterpieces. In
what circumstances were the great
books of the world written? Think of
Dumas pere and his firm of assistants!
Well, Pope preceded him and farmed
out his translation of Homer. That
was constituencies thing to do. A
work Of art is not contractors job.
But then Pope's Homer was not a
work Of art. But Dumas! Grub street
lies in Paris too.-London Mail.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-08-01
CASTING LOTS,
A Curious Military Custom That Was
Once In Vogue In EurOpe

Once In vogue In Europe.
In the armies of the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries the custom of cast
ing lots to decide what soldiers should
be punished for the offenses Of all was
common. At Winchester, England in
1915, complaint was made that after
the surrender there had been unfair
plunderng. Six soldiers were tried
and found guilty, and it was decided
by lot which one of the six should be
hanged. At Tangier in 1868, and
again in 1865, two soldiers had to cast
dice on drumhead, and he who threw
the least was executed. Thomas Mays
translation of Barclays Icon Ami
morum" gives curious story Of this
sort. Speaking of English courage, he
says that during the war in the Neither
lands some soldiers Of the Spanish
party were taken prisoners by the
Dutch, who decided to make reprisals
for the previous cruelty of their en-
emies. Out Of four and twenty men
eight were to be hanged. '"There were
lots, therefore, thrown into q helmet"
says May, land the prisoners were
commanded to draw their fortunes
whoever should draw blank was to
escape, but whoever should draw a
black lot was to be hanged presently.
"They were ALL" says May, possess
ed with a great apprehension Of their
present danger, especially one Span
lard. Their pitful wishes and tears in
some of the ISLANDERS by did move pity,
in others laughter There was besides
! in that danger an Englishman, a COM
mon soldier, who, with careless coun-
tenance, expressing no fear Of death at
all, came boldly to the helmet and drew
his lot. Chance favored him; it was a
safe lot. Being free himself from dan
ger he came to the Spaniard, who was
yet timorous and trembling to put his
hand into the fatal helmet, and receiv-
ing from him 10 crowns he entreated
the judges-oh. horrid audacity-that,
dismissing the Spaniard, they would
suffer him again to try his fortune"
May further relates that "the judges
consented to the madman's request,
who valued his life at so low a rate.
and he again drew a safe lot" May
seems rather to regret the second es-
cape Of the foolhardy Englishman,
whom he denounces as "a wretch un-
worthy not only of that double, but
even of a single preservation, who so
basely had undervalued his life"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-08-01
CarIyle's View of Macaulax.

In one of his letters Carlyle says of
Aacaulay, the historian: "We have had
Macaulay for two days. He was a
real acquisition while he lasted and
gave rise to much good talk, besides an
immense quantity of Indifferent, which
he himself executed-a man of truly
wonderful historical memory, which he
has tried in really extensive reading
and has always lying ready, with this
or the other fact, date or anecdote on
demand; in other respects constantly
definable as the sublime Of common
place, not one Of whose ideas has the
least tincture Of greatness or original
1ty or any kind Of superior merit ex-
cept neatness Of expression"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-08-01
SHIPS ANCHORS.
The Change From short, Straight
Flukes to Curved Arms.

Hne Cnan8e FROM snort, Str01&nt
Flukes to Curved Arnls.
The ships anchors In general use up
to the beginning of the last century
consisted Of a long, round iron
shank, having two comparatively short
straight arms or hukes, inclined to the
shank at an angle of about forty de-
grees and meeting it in somewhat
sharp point at the crown. In large an
chors the bulky wooden stock was built
up of several pieces, hoped together,
the whole tapering outward to the ends,
especially on the aft or cable side.
About the beginning of the last, CEN
fury a clerk in the Plymouth navy
yard, Pering by name, suggested GER
tain improvements, the most impor-
tant of which was making the arms
curved instead of straight At first
sight this simple change may seem of
little value but consideration will show
this is not the case. The holding power
Of an anchor depends on two principal
onditions-namely, the extent Of USE
full holding surface and the amount of
vertical penetration. The latter quail
ity is necessary on account Of the ma
ture Of ordinary sea bottoms, the sur
face layers of which are generally less
tenacious and resisting than is the
ground a short distance below
In the year 1881 chain cables began
to supersede the hempen ones, with the
result that the long shanked anchors
hitherto in vogue were no longer nec-
essary, and anchors with shorter
shanks and with heavier and stronger
crowns gradually came into use. In
consequence of these changes, a CON-
mission was appointed in the year 1888
to inquire into the holding power of
anchors and principal result Of it's
labors was the adoption of the so called
tinued to be used in the British navy
up to the year 1860
The invention of the steam hammer
in 1912 made the welding Of heavy
masses Of iron comparatively easy
and reliable process, so that from this
time onward the strength of anchors
fully kept pace with that Of the chain
cables, which had come into general
use. A number Of patents for anchors
were taken out prior to the great exhi-
bition of 1851, and, public attention
having been called to the models there
shown in the following year, commit
tee was appointed by the admiralty to
report on the qualifications Of anchors
of the various kinds.
Practical trials were then instituted,
and, as result. some Of the tests to
which the anchors We're submitted
were Of doubtful value-such, for in
stance, as facility for sweeping"
Nowadays, however, at all events for
deep ships in shallow harbors, it is
considered an advantage for an anchor
to offer as little obstruction as possible
above the ground.-Nautical Gazette.