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The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
B0WKER IS NOT COMING
BECAUSE OF A DEFEAT
His Conqueror, Owen Moran,
MAY Be Seen Later On.
No Other Sporting Lights on Board

NEW YORK, March 16.-Jabez
White, who Is on his way to this coun-
try to fight Jimmy Britt. is due here
tomorrow; that is, the big liner Ced-
ric is, but what is the biggest steam
ship afioat TO the world of pugilism
compared to the little champion or
England? A large delegation Of sport
ing men, most of them friends of Char
lie Mitchell who comes as Whites
manager will meet White and welcome
the aspirant for boxing honors. If the
expectations of steamship men and the
weather reports are true, however,
White win not land on American soil
until Sunday morning, as the big
steamship Is thought to have been de-
layed by gales hat have prevailed on
the Atlantic.
Joe Bowker, who was reported to
have sailed with White and Mitchell,
is not on board. Tom O'Rourke has re-
ceived letter from Mitchell. stating
he did not bring Bowker because of the
latter's defeat at the hands of Owen
Moran. Mitchell stated in his letter
that Moran would come over here any
time O'Rourke desired. Moran Is lit
tie fighter that Joe Cans picked out as
a conner" He suggested that
O'Rourke send for him. No other pugi-
listic nor sporting lights sailed on the
ship except White and Mitchell. When
the Cedric docks they will go directly
to the Delavan, where they will make
their headquarters in this city.
Whites coming was the cause for
general gossip tonight as to his
chances with Britt. The consensus Of
opinion was that Britt would win
White is remarkable ring general and
one of the coolest propositions that
ever donned gloves. He showed this
when he defeated Spike" Sullivan In
their coronation bout in June. 1902. He
has not fought since that time.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
Richards stiIl I'm a Daze.

Bill Richards, and Trainer Green
had not recovered yesterday from the
effects of Wednesday nights affair in
Woodward's Pavilion. Richards went
about in a daze with a big lump on
his head where Bergers glove con-
nected.
Green claims that stage fright over
came his protege from Chicago and
that he was not able to show his true
form. That a lot of people fancied
Richards chances is shown by the
betting. The odds went from to
to 10 to Z. and considerable money
was wagered at this price.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
Kitty Platt Beats Escutcheon.

NEW ORLEANS. March 16.-New louisiana
Jockey Club racing results:
First race one and a sixteenth miles-Mezzo
won Dr. Stephens second, Velos third. Time.
1:5o
Second race, six furlongs-Ed Early won,
Hadrian second. Mr.. Jack third. Time,
lila 3-5.
Third race. three and half furlongs-Black
Eye won. Wagstaff second. Handbag third.
Time, :43 2-5.
Fourth race. seven furlongs-Kittie Platt
won, Escutcheon second. Trapper third. Time,
1:26 4-5.
Fifth race, one and sixteenth miles-Mont-
pelier won The Huguenot second Male Han
lon third. Time 1:4T 2-5
sixth race. six furlongs-Opinion won. Mon
Amour second Clique third. Time, lis.
Seventh race five and half furlongs-Arch
third. Time, 1:07 3-5.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
GUILTY OF KILLING WIFE
AND MOTHER-IN-LAN
Honolulu Jury Returns Third De-
gree Verdict After Deliberating
Thirty Hours.

HONOLULU, March 16-The jury
in the case of e. NJ. Jones. who has
been on trial for the past five weeks
for the murder of his wife, yesterday
returned verdict of murder in the
third degree after thirty hours de-
liberation. Jones shot his wife and her
mother in Honolulu in August, 1909.
He was acquitted at a former trial for
the murder Of his rRother-in-I law, the
defense being insanity
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
Stanford TENS Player Injured.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, March
16.-Tennis Captain A. Hodge, the
mainstay of the Stanford team, in
jured himself in practice yesterday
and may be unable to take part in
the intercollegiate tournament with
the University Of California next
month. The injury was received
while in a doubles tournament and
consists of the tearing of a muscle in
the upper part of the abdomen, which
may prove serious.
With Hodge out of the game the
cardinals prospects in the big inter-
collegiate match will receive a severe
blow
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
TURF WAR is STILL ON.
Western Jockey Club Extends the
New Jockey Clubs Meeting.

CHICAGO, March 16.-The stew
ards of the Western Jockey Club ad-
journed their first session of the spe-
cial meeting at l o'clock to-day. War
measures were discussed and def
to the American Turf Association was
given out in the following announce
ment:
Date of new Louisiana Jockey
Clubs meeting has been extended to
March 25, inclusive. Permission was
given the Little Rock Club to race
it's dates at Oaklawn, Hot Springs"
This means a continuation of the
ruinous competition at New Orleans
with the City Park track.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
Felix Mozzes Is Second.

NEW ORLEANS. March 16.-city Park
racing results:
First race. five furlongs-Isabella D won.
Lancashire Lad second. Nevada third. Time,
1:02 15
Second race. six furlongs-Sfd Silver won.
Felix Mozzes second. Thespian third. Time,
TIA.
Third race, four and half furlongs-Ex-
pressing won Chief Archibald second. Hostility
third Time :55.
Fourth race seven furlongs-Pretension won.
Six Shooter second Bon Mot third. Time,
1925 3-5
Fifth race. one mile and fifty yards-Lila
Noel won. Roger Smith second. A Convict
third Time, al
sixth race one mile-Brand New won, Orc
Viva second F1orizel third Time 1:40 is.
Seventh race one mile and seventy yards
Lord Hermence won Trogon second. Arab
third. Time 1:45 3-6.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
ORDERS DISTRIBUTION
OF 100000 TO INDIANS

WASHINGTON. March 16.-Upon
the recommendation of the Secretary
OF the Interior the President has au-
thorized the payment to the Sisseton
and Wahoeton Indians of South Da-
kota of 100000 to be distributed per
capita The money is to be taken
from the principal of their trust funds
now in the treasury and the distribu-
ton is to be made on account of the
failure of their crops for the last two
years.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
BY FRED e. MULHoLLAND.
SIXTY-FOUR GREYHOUNDS
TO MEET AT INGLESIDE
Two Stakes Are Drawn to Make Tn
the Card for Sum


The management of Inrlesjde
Coursing Park arranged two stakes
last night to be decided on SUNDAY.
The draw resulted as follows:
Forty -e,ght-dog stake-Bedelia VS.. sbotpun. .
Mt Lowe vs. Free From Flaw; Imperious VS.
Maid OF the Glen; Ouida VS. Mark Twain.
Reckless Rose vs. Mable g; Fortunate Dawn
vs. CHANGING Pasha: Mt Rose VS. Bob p !.
Choo Choo vs.. Snapper Garrison; The RIv,l
VS.. Bright Future; Croix d vs. Mis-. Domest,c. !.
Baiendine VS.. Icelius cubanola vs. Frank
Dunn; Princess Savoy w. Race King. No.
Burns w. Peerless Beauty: Fair Flying VA
Nay .; lrma Hotfoot va. Pasha Pleasant:
commercial Traveller VS.. Polka Dot. Oussn,..
Motto MO- s.,s VS. seSretiye; Slim Jim vs. Pony Capt.
vs. Hermit; Hidden Hatred We Motm I'll !
Frisky Boy vs. Cascade; Concord Boy VS.. Don
Class staise-Free Born vs. Little Plunper.
Hapid water vs Conroy; For Gold VS. Capito:
Lazy; Butte City vs. Sampler; Lancashire
Lao, Lad rs; John Heenan: Foxhunter vs. Preside
Narvis Clair. 10y 's.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
Hot Springs Results

HOT SPRINGS. Ark. March 16-Oaklawn
results:
First race, four furlongs-Dr. Ellsworth
won Lefty second, Sarsaparilla third. Time,
go.
Second race. six and half furlongs-Crown
Prince won Thistle Down second, Iole third
Time 20.
Third race. one mle-Huzzah won, Waswift
second Grenade third Time, 40.
Fourth race six furongs--Van Ness won,
Joe Goss second Folies Bergeres third. Time,
1:14.
Fifth race, six furlongs-Emergenc won,
Our Lille second. Marco third Time, l;l5 20
sixth race, one and an eighth miles-Sanc-
tion won, Falkland second. Colonsay third
Time :55 1-5.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE
OF THE PACIFIC COAST
President Appoints Postmaster. Dis
continues an Office and Names
Civil Service Examiners.

WASHINGTON, March 16.-Perry
". Smothers has been appointed
forrth-class postmaster at Merrillville,
Lassen County, CAL, vice Robert w.
Hurlbut. The postoffice at Forest
Home, Amador County, CAL. is dis
continued; the mail will go to Ply
mouth. Henry A. Truesdale has been
designated as a member of the Civil
Service Board for the postoffice at San
Luis Obispo and Frank c. Lewis at
Visslia, Cal.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
Cardinal to Play the Soldiers.

The Stanford University baseball
nine will line up against the soldiers
Of the Presidio at the Preside ath-
letic grounds tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock. This will be one of the last
practice games of the cardinal nine
as the intercollegiate series with Cal,
ifornia will begin shortly.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
JURY FINDS BOSTON MAN
DID NOT TAKE HIS LIFE
Wealthy Citizen Of the Hub Who
Was Found Dead Died From
Natural Causes

NEW YORK, March 16.-Henry r.
Reed, the wealthy Boston man, who
was found dead in a suite of rooms at
the Grand Union Hotel, this city, last
Tuesday, died of heart disease. This
decision was reported to-day by the
Coroner's Office. Drugs found near
the body. which gave rise to a sus-
picion of suicide, were found to be
remedies for rheumatism and heart
trouble.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
TANANA MINES RAILROAD
TO BE RUSHED FORWARD
Large Part of the Stock OF the COM
.pany Is Bought by the White
Pass Railway.

TACOMA. Wash. March 16.-Stock-
holders of White Pass Railway have
purchased large part or the stock or
the Tanona Mines Railroad. which Fall
con Joslvn is building TO connect Fair
banks and Chena with Pedro. Cleary
and other creeks. Material has been
shipped north for thirty miles of road
to be built this summer. Several White
Pass locomotives have been sold TO the
new company and the White Pass
shops at Skagway are now building
freight and passenger cars Tor the
line
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
New Headquarters of Anglers.

The members of the California Ang-
lers' Association formally opened their
new headquarters last night in the
Callaghan building. They have sight
ly quarters on the fifth floor. where
all information regarding fishing will
be at the disposal of the members.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
LEND IMMENSE SUMS
ON FIRMS REPUTATION
Startling Statement Is Made by Assist
ant Cashier of Bank I'm Bank
ruptcy Proceedings.

NEW YORK. March 16.-That
banks loan hundreds of thousands of
dollars to customers without any other
security than the good credit of the
broker desiring the loan was the
statement made to-day by Henry r.
Carse, assistant cashier of the Han
over National Bank.
In answer to questions before a
referee in the bankruptcy proceed
ings of Jacob Berry & Co.. Carse said
the firm had a commercial account
with the Hanover National Bank. and
the bank made the firm loans from
time to time. These loans. the wit
ness said. were secured by promissory
collateral notes. He said that the
security was the good name of the
firm dealing With the bank
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
Sues for Big Sum

Mary Summervill has sued the
United Railroads for $4,000 damages
Tor the death o. her husband, Thomas
Summervill. who was killed Noyem-
Der %. 1904, through a trolley wire
coming in contact with an iron pole
,summervill was directed to remove.
Ii IS alleged that Summervill was not
notified Of the danger involved in his
work
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
New Record ar the Blueroc,xs.

DES MONIES, Iowa, March 16.-At
the Iowa State sportsmen's tourna-
ment to-day w. H. Heer of Concordia
established a new worlds record for
open trap shooting by breaking 307
targets without miss.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
college Mines ON the Diamond.

The third annual junior baseball
game between Santa Clara and ST. Ig-
nauUs College mines will be played
this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at Rec
reation Park. An admission fee of 10
cents viii be exacted
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
Herrera and DAILY Meet.

NEW ORLEANS, March 16.-At
the Young Mems Gymnasium Club to-
night Aurelio Herrera and Tommy
DAILY, at 130 pounds, spared a ten
round draw.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
RUNAWAY HORSE DELAYS
START OF STAGE COACH

Eludes His Pursuers Tor Two Hours,
During Which Time the Pas
sengers Fume and Fret.
REDDING. March 18.-The Red
ng-Weaverville mail stage was de-
layed two hours in starting Thursday
morning. as one of the horses ran away
while being hitched up and 1t took
the driver that length of time to catch
him. When the stage finally got ready
to start the would-be passengers were
too angry to go and one man threat
ems to sue the stage company for dam
ages. claiming that the delay will cost
him a large sum Of money on account
of his failure to keep a business ap-
pointment.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
FRESNO RAISIN-GROWERS
ARE EVENTUALLY UNITED
After Months Of Strenuous Campaign
ing They Come Together and
Form an Organization.

FRESNO, March 16.-After many
months of the most strenuous cam
paigning the "Raisin Growers Com
pany" was organized to-day and the
future prosperity of Fresno is now as
sured. Practically all the acreage has
been signed except that directly con-
trolled by the packers.
Captain Nevills, the American Vine
yard Company, George West & Son,
Pat Talent Of Hanford and other large
growers, who have hitherto been incor-
rigible, were prevailed upon to-day to
get into line.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17

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The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
CRACK sPR|NTERs To
START IN HANDICAP

The St. Patrick's Day handicap, with
a fast field Of sprinters starting, will
be the feature event at Oakland this
afternoon. The days entries:
First race-The Dublin scramble six fur
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SUNDAY MAGAZINE for APRIL z. 1905

veracious story, one of my audience came
to me and asked: "Mr. Wilder, do you
think that police officer was justified"
He was no worse than the person, to be
found in both England and America, who
sees joke SO slowly that his laugh comes
in when there is nothing to laugh at.
| recall woman of this kind whose be-
lated laugh was so immense when it did
arrive that stopped and said:
Madam, if you will kindly keep that
laugh till little later it will do me lots
of good.
; Some people who have been of my
audience meet me afterward and pro-
coed to take the gilt off the ginger
bread" in an amusing fashion-if / am
sensible enough to take it that way.
Once encountered one of the laundering
old chaps who mean well, yet invariably
make a break, and he said:
"Mr. Wilder, there was one good thing
among those stories you told.
| was disconnected for a moment; but
recovering myself l said: well, that's
better than missing the point of all of
them.
Every entertainer knows what terrible
uphill work it is to stand before cold
audience. Cold that affects the body is
bliss in comparison with the awful at
mosphere that creeps chilling1y into ones
soul and the marrow of his bones. How
an audience can get into such a condition
and become SO appalling an influence
passes comprehension, for not all the men
and women present can have become
dyspeptic the same day, or had their con-
sciences awakened at the same hour, or
simultaneously gone broke, or have seen
themselves as others saw them. Some
times I've thought it came of the actual
atmosphere of the house, for there are
theaters, halls, churches and parlors that
never are aired properly unless hail
storms or hoodlums chance to break the
windows.
But all such speculation is getting
away from the audience, whereas that is
the one thing that the entertainer dares
not do, much though he may wish to.
He is stuck" for given period, and is
reminded of trying to climb slippery
mountains of ice in the fairy tales of
childhood's summer hour, and the parallel
continues, for the chill, the reserve, is
melted more often by some happy i'm
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Rest and Health to Mother and Child.

MRS. wINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been used for
over SIXTY YEARS by MILLIONS OF MOTHERS for
their CHILDREN WHILE TEETHlNG With PERFECT
SUCCESS. 1t SooTHES the CHILD, SoFTENS the GUMS.
ALLAYS all PAIN. CURES WIND CoLIC and is the best
remedy DIARRHA Sold by Druggists in part of
world. and ask for Mrs. Wnslows Soothing
Syrup, and take other kind. Twenty-Five bottle
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and said:
g l want to thank you for helping me
at very trying moment"
Through forgetfu1ness or modesty he
appeared not to remember the affair; so
l detailed the circumstances to him. He
expressed delight at having been OF any
service to me, and confessed that he was
a professional, and therefore could
imagine my feelings when first face to
face with an English audience. L asked
him what he was doing. He replied that
he was at the Princess Theater with
Wilson Barrett. | begged him to let me
know his whereabouts whenever he came
to the United States, so that | might re-
new my expressions of gratitude and be
of any possible service to him. He
promised; but just as l was taking leave
of him it occurred to me that did not
even know his name, so l asked for it.
He replied: my name is Willard,
Edward S. Willard"
We became close friends in the course
of years, although Mr.. Willard did not
come to America until 1901. Soon after
his arrival | gave a breakfast at Del
monico's in his honor, and ransacked the
city and vicinity for fine fellows to meet
him. Among the guests were General
w. T. Sherman, Colonel Robert G.. 1nger-
soil, George w. Childs, Whitelaw Reid,
Hugh ]. Grant (then Mayor of New York;,
Chauncey M. Depew and number OF
other notables in the journalistic, the
atrica1 and political worlds.
Toward the end of the breakfast l said:
Gentlemen, | should like to tell you
the story of a poor boy and an actor,
and the kindness of the actor toward the
poor boy" l then related, in the third
person, the story of my first evening as
an entertainer in London, and concluded
with:
Gentlemen, am that poor boy, and
the actor, whose kindness | never can
forget is our guest, Mr.. Edward S. Will
lard" And straightway the entire COM
PAW rose and let Willard know what
they thought of that sort of chap.
After | had broken the ice in London,
by Mr.. Wizards aid, as already described,
l got along swimmingly, and felt so at
ease that l imagined l never could find
myself unable to capture whatever audi
ence | might face. But there is no ac-
counting for audiences: occasionally they
take an W lIlCll I1Ceaito,
read his stories in his face and have their
applause ready for use the instant the
point appears. A day or two later the
entertainer may appear before lot of
men and women of intelligent appearance
without eliciting a smile. These unac-
countable differences are not peculiar to
either England or America. Every sum-
mer when 1 revisited England, some old
acquaintance was sure to say: Mr..
Wilder, those stories you told last year
were awfully funny" 1t really has
taken him about year to get at the
points of the various tales. He doesn't
lack appreciation of humor; but is SO
accustomed to having it served in only
one way that he is puzzled when it ap-
pears in new form.
One day l told an English audience
about NETWORKS fire department and
its methods Great interest was mani
tested; so l ventured to tell the old story
of fire in an india-rubber factory. This
factory was a large, tall building, and
when the alarm of fire was given one of
the employees found himself on the top
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Senator Geariu.

The Portland Oregonian, the leading re-
publican newspaper of the state, pays the
following handsome compliment to the new
senator from Oregon
John M. Geartn is a democrat and n par
tisan, but he is first a high-minded Amerl-
can citizen who will under no circumstances
dishonor himself or the state of Oregon; and
he will make no Fictitious opposition to any
great national policy because it happens to
be supported by republican President, and
to be in favor with republican Congress.
Fortunately for Mr.. Gearin, he comes to
the Senate at time when there is much d.
vision of opinion in both parties to i'm
portant public policies, and when he will
find opportunity to exercise the broad and
Independent spirit with which he is here ac-
credited. The President has his opponents
in his own party. and his supporters in the
opposition, party, and before this session of
Congress is over we may hear good deal
of very frank talk in both houses. and wit
ness some roll calls which, ordinarily. would
puzzle old-time politicians given to party
regularity above all things.
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Wires and Fires.

The present theory is that both of yester-
days costly fires in this city were caused
by defective electric wiring. Here is an
other urgent reason for a thorough over
hauling of all the wiring in Washington,
under the supervision of a competent COM
mittee of experts perhaps of a non-ofticial
character. clothed with power to order out
all the questionable work and the instaila-
tion of new work of standard character.
Even "A person unframed in these matters
can detect signs of careless workmanship
and inadequate supervision at almost every
turn. Methods have been permitted in the
past which are now utterly discredited by
the trade, and these methods serve as a
constant menace 10 property and life. In
insulated or poorly insulated wires carrying
high currents are lOoped in close proximity
to woodwork Walls are pierced without
sufficient regard for the absolute prevention
Of heating. Attachments are made from
sockets to lamps, fans and motors IN a
manner TO invite disaster.
1t is sfmpossible for the authorities to
argue that the wiring is what it should be
when fires are constantly occurring that are
plainly TO be attributed to the electric
equipment Yesterdays fires destroyed prop
erty worth close upon 100000 and endan-
gered human lives. That should be a suffi-
Gent warning TO cause thorough scrutiny
of every building in the city which is sup
piled with electric current.