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The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
NEGRO ROBS MAN
AND GETS AWAY
Knocks Manuel Souza Down
and Robs Him of Part of
His Wages at Circus Tent

Manuel souza, a teamster employed
by Gray Bros, started for the circus
shortly after o'clock last night, but
landed in the Emergency Hospital with
badly lacerated scalp and minus So
AS he was hanging around the front
of the circus tent entrance he was ap-
preached by a burly negro, who asked
him if he was going in. Responding
that he was. the negro asked him if he
had any money, and remembering that
he had $50 in wages in his pocket
Souza said that he had plenty of it,
The words were barely out of his
mouth before the negro laid him out
with an iron spike and relieved him
of one of his IS pieces. Several per-
sons witnessed the affair, but before
they could reach the scene the negro
escaped in the crowd. Souza lives at
Guerrero and Seventeenth streets, but
he remained at the hospital last night
to fully recover his senses and receive
some kindly advice from the surgeons
and attendants regarding discretion
when strangers quiz one about money
matters, particularly during the har-
vest time of thugs and petty thieves.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
DESERTS FAMILY
AFTER THE FIRE
Frederick F. Cornelius Per
sists in Abandoning of
His Three Young Children

In spite Of repeated proceedings by
California Society for the Proven
= Of Cruelty to Children against
reIerick F. Cornelius for neglect OF
Sass family he still persists in Sinking
his parental duty, allowing his wife.
Maggie and three children TO subsist
a relief camp on the speedway with
olt means Of support
Cornelius, declares Secretary NJ. J.
White Of the society. is well able to
provide for his offspring. but the obsti-
macy he has assumed in their neglect
seems TO have reached the chronic state
which resulted yesterday in Policeman
W II. Young, also Of the society.
swearing to a complaint charging him
with omitting to provide for his chl-
dren- Police Judge Mogan issued a
warrant for his arrest.
Cornelius is a saloon-keeper at 221
Steuart street. Immediately following
the fire he disappeared, hoping. says
White. that he might shirk the respon-
sbility of maintaining his children.
Frederick, aged II; Herman. 10, and
Bessie s.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
Thorfum Finds in CeyIon.

The most important discovery con-
nected with the mineralogical survey
Of Ceylon in 1904, says the latest Of
ficiai report, was that of the occurrence
OF thorium bearing minerals in Ceylon.
OF this the most important is thorian-
ite, a mineral new to science and con-
tanning 20 TO so per cent of the rare
earth thoria, which is used for the
manufacture Of incandescent gas man
ties.
The Government was informed that
f3o per cwt- was being offered in Eng
land for thorianite containing from 20
10 2 per cent OF thoria- With a view
to encouraging further search for this
valuable mineral a notice was pub
lished giving the above particulars and
also stating the places where thorian-
ite and thorite had been found. In
tending prospectors were informed that
the Government would for three years
undertake to levy no royalty on this
mineral except in the case of extrac-
ton from crown lands. where the per
mission TO wash Will be by agreement
on liberal terms.
There is a large area, including all
the province Of Sebaragamuwa and
part Of the central, western and south
ern provinces, where the mineral NAV
be looked for. The mineralogical sur-
vey were further engaged in examining
the gemming districts in Sabaraga-
muwa and the southern province. in
investigating discoveries of corundunn
and Of heavy minerals containing rare
elements, as, for example, atlantic and
several minerals belonging to the
samarskite group--London Globe.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
Dan Patch PAGES Mile in 155 Establishing New Recor
Sports
Pages.
BIG BROWN PAGER
GOES DISTANCE
HANDILY.

ST. PAUL (Minn), Sept s.-Dan
Patch demonstrated his right TO the IL
tie OF King of PAGERS" at the State
Fair Grounds this afternoon by break
ing the previous worlds record held by
him. The mile was paced in 1855 fat,
clipping one-fourth Of a second of the
record established at Lexington last
season. The brown horse finished
strong, many unofficial watches catch
ing the time a quarter of second
fast than the judges announcement
The record was smashed in the first
quarter After scoring. Henry Hersey
brought the horse up fast TO the wire
and the running pacemaker had a hard
time TO keep ahead Of Dan TO the first
quarter pole. which was reached in
:2SA. The next quarter was made in
:2S%.
At the half a third runner picked up
the PAGER and accompanied him TO the
stretch, the third quarter being paced
in :29L. and the last in .2S%. As the
time was hung up there was great
demonstration by the $4,000 spectators.
The mile was made with a runner
al his hip. For this reason there is
doubt whether the record viii be al
lowed by the trotting association.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
IRRIGATIONISTS
CAN LEARN MUCH
When Arid Land Reclaimers
Meet in Sacramento, State
Will Be Object Lesson

1t will cost Sacramento something
like $4,000 to entertain the National
Irrigation Congress which will meet
to the estimates of Clarence E. Ed
words, chief of publicity of the Califor-
MIA Promotion Committee. who re-
turned from Boise. Idaho, yesterday
morning. IL has been estimated that the
cost of this entertainment will amount
10 but S2.50O, but there are many things
to be considered which will require the
expenditure of the larger sum men
toned. In speaking of the congress
which just finished it's labors at Boise.
DR.. Edwards said:
The coming of the Irrigation Con-
gress TO California will be a great
thing for the State. We have been left
out in all calculations regarding irri-
cation in the past, and everything that
has been done in the State has been
through private enterprise. What we
want is to have the Government as
much interested in California as II is
in other States. The 2,0O0.0 900 acres OF
irrigated land in California will be an
object lesson to irrigatiOnists. and
when they come to California we will
have to get up the finest exhibit ever
seen in the State if we want TO do bet
ter than the seni-arid lands of Idaho,
Utah and Montana which exhibited at
Boise. l never saw finer fruit. and veg
etables in my life than were shown
there as the products of irrigated land
which had formerly been called the
desert"
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
POWER PLANT FOR
THE MISSION.
Coke and Gas Company Is
to Spend 100000 and Use
Power of Stanislaus Co.

Among the latest arrivals at the
Hotel Majestic is Maurice Shibler, a
prominent civil engineer of New York,
who is employed in a confidential ca
pacity. by the Consolidated Gas Com
panies of the metropolis Shibler has
come here in the interest of the latter
company, which is heavy stockholder
in the San Francisco Coke and Gas
Company, of which Leopold Michaels is
the president. He has been in daily
conference with President Michaels
relative to the affairs of the local
company, and with him has been look
ing over the Mission district of the
city with a view of determining upon a
site for a large gas and electric power
plant which the company is soon to
build.
1t was stated last evening that the
San Francisco Coke and Gas Company
has had It's architects and engineers
busy for two months planning a new
plant, which will be the medium
through which the company will re-
ceive and distribute the electric power
of the Stanislaus Power and Irriga-
tion Company, with which the local
company has entered into a contract
Prior to the recent fire the San
Francisco Coke and Gas Company had
entered into negotiations for the pur-
chase of a large site in the Mission
district, and but for the disaster the
deal would probably have been effected
Since then. however. the parties con-
cerned In the deal have failed to arrive
at a satisfactory agreement as to a
price for the property, and the gas
company decided to look for another
site. which has been settled upon.
The company expects to expend
about $4,000 in improvements, and
hopes to have it's new plant in readi-
ness to receive the power of the
Stanislaus company in about twelve
months. The gas-making adjunct to
the new plant will be used only in
emergencies. to make electric power in
the event of the power from the STAN
islaus company failing
Although President Michaels and En-
gineer Shibler have practically agreed
on a site for the plant in the Mission
they are awaiting the arrival of Leo
pold Wallach of New York, also a
heavy stockholder in the local company
who is due here shortly Messrs. Mi
chaels and Wallach will return to New
York together in October on business
connected with the local company.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
LIME DUST ALMOST
STOPS BUSINESS.
Access to Postoffce Build
ing Is Blocked by Cyclone
of Accumulated Rubbish

From the upper stories of the Grant
building on the corner of Market and
Seventh streets runs a wooden chute
ending wagon high above the curb.
For several days past workmen have
been engaged in shoveling broken
plaster and lime dust INTO this conduit.
The material is supposed to pour into
wagon in waiting to receive it, but
only about rs per cent of the stuff
reaches its destination. The remainder
is blown by the wind down Seventh
street through the windows and doors
of the postoffice building and of the
restaurant, saloon and cigar store on
the other side of the street.
Men and women going to- the post
office yesterday by way of Market and
Seventh were obliged to retrace their
steps and walk a long block down
Market to Sixth and thence to Mission
to reach the Government building with
out being obliged to swim through this
raging surf of lime dust.
Through the windows of the post
office building the powdered lime made
its way into the offices, settling on the
expensive furniture and almost running
the upholstery and carpets. 1t also
went into the engine room in the base
ment, and Engineer Hamilton was
obliged to cover the machinery with
cloths to prevent injury.
Hull McClaughrey, assistant post
master, called upon the foreman of the
laborers and requested him to abate
the nuisance, or he would appeal to
the Federal authorities. The man said
that he would tell his employers, Ma
honey Brothers, the contractors. But
the cyclone of dust continued to blow,
and Janitor Marsh went to one of the
Mahoneys and requested him to desist.
Mahoney told him that he was going
to finish the job, dust or no dust. So
Marsh busted back to McClaughrey and
reported the scorn and defiance of the
Mahoneys.
Then McClaughrey, who was perspir-
ing to the collar, phoned to the Chief
of Police. He was referred to some
station near by. Not getting any en-
thusiasm out of the station, McClaugh-
rey went to the United States District
Attorneys office, but it was locked, be-
ing Saturday afternoon. Back again to
the postoff1ce went McClaughrey and
wiped his neck. He declared officially
that If the work was resumed
next Tuesday morning he would
swear to complaint accusing
the Mahoneys of maintaining a nui-
sance and would ask one of the Fed
eral Judges for an injunction.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
AbyEsinia Attracts Att-n,,o,

King Menelik has caused a start IN
be made on the second section OF the
Abyssinian railway, and a host of men
are engaged in preparing the track
for the rails. No one European power
claims at present a privileged position
in the Ethiopian kingdom, and All
protest their respect for it's indepen-
oence and the open door OF commerce
germany which is sending over a re-
markable expedition to Abyssinia Savs
that equality Of commercial opnor-
tunity is all that she desires. while
King Menelek is prepared to welcome
the attention of all the powers.
Paris newspaper announces tbe
departure Of commercial mission to
Abyssinias organized by the French
Government and carrying a collection
of samples forwarded by the various
French chambers of commerce.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
OLD STONE CAUGHT
BY CORUSCATE
IN STRETCH.
spEcIAL DISPATCH no THE CALL.


LOUISVILLE Sept s.-The sixth
days racing at the new course was a
brilliant success from every standpoint
The card offered fairly teemed with
good things, and this. coupled win
deal racing weather. had the effect OF
bringing out a banner crowd.
The DAYS stellar attraction was card
ed as the fourth. rich overniSnl
handicap at one and one-eighth miles
IN the handicap Old Stone set out 70
make a runaway race of it, leading
past the stand by a length. an advance
which he increased by two lengths on
the back stretch. Devout attempted
to make a contest with him. but re-
tired at the head of the stretch where
Harmakis and The Minks challenged
The latter stopped in the stretch and
in the last furlong Coruscate made her
COruscate getting the verdict. however.
somewhat handily. The time was fest
for the track Summary.
First race. six furlongs-Black Man
tiIla. won; J. W. o NeilL second :
Haughty third. Time 1:14 As.
Second race. seven and a half fur
longs-Lens. won: Sainrida, second;
Timothy Wen. third. Time 1:O7 3-5.
Third race. mile and a. half-Mamie
Algol. won; WhippoOrwill second;
Cashier. third. Time 1886 As.
Fourth race. mile and furlong-
Coruscate. won: Old Stone. second:
Harmakis. third Time 1884
Fifth race, six furlongs-Martha
German. won; Funiculaire. second: Don
Domo. third. Time ia 3-5.
Sixth race six furlongs-El Otros,
won; Western, second: Nuns Yelling.
third. Time Ills 1-5.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
SHELL MOUND PARK WILL
BE SCENE OF GAELIC REVEL
Company A, Irish Volunteers, VIII
I Hold Its Fourteenth Annual Pie
mic at That Place Soon.

Company A of the Irish Volunteers
will hold it's fourteenth annual picnic
at Shell Mound Park Sunday. Septem-
ber Is. A feature of the occasion will
be the contests in Gaelic dancing be-
tween the members of the company,
and an exhibition Of foreign dancing
seldom witnessed in this country will
be given. A programme of athletic
events has been arranged which will
undoubtedly be interesting Cash prizes
will be awarded to the winners of the
athletic and dancing contests. Pro-
fessor James A. Foley's band will sup
ply the music for the occasion.
The Volunteers have appointed the
following committee to arrange for the
success of the picnic: Lieutenant
Thomas McNabOe, chairman: Cornelius
Herlihy, secretary; Michael O'Neill.
treasurer; p j. Kenny, T. l.. Mahoney,
Daniel Hornedy. James DAILY. j. p. Kel
leher, Patrick Herlihy and Patrick Dig
gins.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
DEMUNDCETSAWAY
WITH FLATBUSH
AT IL TO |.
spEcIAL pIspArcH 10 rHE cALL.

NEW YORK. Sept. S.-One of the best
cards of the present meeting, both III
class and value, was offered by the
Coney Island Jockey Club for decision
at the Sheepshead Bay course this aft
ernoon. There were seven races on the
programme and nearly all of them were
well filled with the cream of the vari-
Gus racing divisions. Some of the best
sport of the racing season to date was
enjoyed in the different events.
The Flatbush resulted in a big upset
for the talent. Fountainblue was the
choice at odds at 3 to 2, but finished
in the ruck. Electioneer, the Futurity
winner, second choice at to 2, finished
fifth. Paul Rainey's $4,000 colt De-
clever style at the juicy odds of II to 1.
1t was Demund's race all the way.
Going to the front right after the start
the colt opened up a wide gap on his
field He turned into the stretch five
lengths to the good, with Dinna Ken
and Ballot lighting it out for second
place The latter took second place in
the stretch, but could not head Demund,
which won easily by three lengths. Bal
lot was second.
E. w Jewitt's Bedouin, Hildebrand
up, second choice at to 5. captured
the rich Century stakes. Fine Cloth,
the favorite at IL to 10, was second.
Miller took Fine Cloth to the front at
the start and made the early running,
followed by Bedouin and The Picket.
There was no change in the respective
positions for a mile, when Bedouin
closed on Fine Cloth and the pace
ouickened. The Picket was beaten
then and Bedouin and Fine Cloth fought
il out, Bedouin winning by head. The
Picket was third, six lengths away.
John M P, the recent importation,
was strong favorite for the Autumn
steeplechase, going to the post at the
prohibitive price of to 5. The odds
were well justified, however, for it was
yonly a canter for the clever gelding.
Summary;
First race, five and a half furlongs-
Elicott won, They're Off second, Edo
rado third. Time. 1907.
Second race. the Great Autumn Stee-
plechase. about two miles and half
John M. P won, Agent second, Altar
third. Time, SOS.
Third race, the lFlatbush Stakes,
seven furlongs-Demund won, Ballot
second. Dinna Ken third Time,
1925 As.
Fourth race. the Century Stakes, mile
and a half-Bedouin won, Fine Cloth
second The Picket third. Time.
2:33 3-5.
Fifth race. six furlongs-Water Grass
won. Deutschland second, Slickaway
third. Time, 1:13 2-5.
Sixth race, five and a half furlongs-
Royal Lady won, Stray second, Tiling
third. Time. 1:46 As.
Seventh race, mile and a sixteenth, on
turf-Macy Jr. won, John Lyle second.
Leonard formerly Joe Hayman) third.
Time, al is.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
ATHLETES WILL CONSIDER
WORK FOR THE COMING YEAR
Delegates to the Pacific Association
VIII Elect Onicers at the Annual
Meeting.

The annual meeting of the Pacific
Athletic Association will be held on
Monday evening, September II, at the
Olympic Club. Besides receiving the
reports of the several committees for
the year the delegates will elect
officers.
The association has thrown out box
ing and will try to start the new
year on strictly amateur basis. The
Academic Athletic League has with
drawn. and this will be the cause of
considerable discussion at the meeting
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
ARRANGEMENTS FOR PICNIC
AT SHELL MOUND COMPLETED
Members of st. Vincent de PauI's Par
ish and Friends to Enjoy Annual
Outing Next Saturday

The fourth annual picnic of ST Vim
cent de Paul's parish will be held at Shell
Mound Park Saturday, SEPTEMBER Is.
For the convenience of those who will
take the days outing it has been arr
ranged that two through trains will
connect at the Oakland mole with boats
leaving the ferry building at and
500 o'clock. During the day boats
leave every twenty minutes.
The members of the committee who
have charge of the arrangements are:
Chairman, Thomas Boyle; H. Schmitz.
j. Callaghan, Mario Bollo, Tyeo Nc.
Carly, G. Donovan, T. Crowley, II. Cal
laghan, J. Hogan. c. Brosnan, J. Duffy.
v Byrne, ]. Coughlan, W. Burton,
Thomas Goodwin. P. Murnane.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09

Adams of Dixon, ILL.,, and was foaled
in 1897. She is by Stormclif (2:13A },
he by WycIiff and he by George Wilkes
Her dam, Luxford, was by Autocrat Jr
She stands only 1913 hands high. This
is her third season on the turf. When
she was turned over to Trainer Charley
Dean her mark was 2:15A.
The name, The Broncho. was given
her because she was difficult to break
and cut UP badly at all times
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
PIRATES SUCCUMB
TO THE CURVES
OF TAYLOR.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

CHICAGO, Sept. S.-Taylor pitched a
great game against Pittsburg today,
only five visitors reaching second. He
also started the batting rally which
netted the local their three runs, open
ing the sixth inning with a long double
Two singles followed, then two errors
and a pair of sacrifices. Score:
r. H E.
1i4.-ls y
Plttspurg ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Batteries-Taylor and King; Willis
and Gibson. Umpire-Klem.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. S.-Inability
to find Young for more than one hit
was the principal cause of the defeat
of the locals today. Score:
Boston 13 0
Phliadelphia ................ 0
Batteries-Young and Needham;
Moser and Donovan. Umpire-Carpen-
ter.
BROOKLYN. Sept. s.-Brooklyn shut
double-header. Mathewson replaced
Ames in the eighth inning of the sec
ond game after the latter had struck
out eleven men. Scores:
FIRST GAME.
r. H. E.
wv ioih ...'.......
Brooklyn .............. 6 8 1
Batteries--McGinnit and Bresnahan;
Eason and Ritter. Umpire-o'Day.
SECOND GAME.
r. H. E.
brooklyn ................... 8 i
Batteries-Ames, Mathewson and
Bresnahan; Scanlon and Bergen. Um-
pire-O'Day.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
DETROIT, Sept. S-Detroit all
but caught Chicago in the ninth inning
rally, nnding Patterson for three hits
and securing one OF the two needed
runs. Score:
r. H e.
1,l. e.ioi. -'....... II
Nnlcdso 10
Batteries-Siever and Schmidt; Pat
terson and Towne.
CLEVELAND. Sept. 5. = Cleve-
land shut out st. Louis today, the
visitors finding Hess a puzzle. Score:
r. H. E.
Sieyeland .................. 4 II Q
OF. LOUIS -..........-..-.s.- Il
Batteries-Hess and Bemis; Glade
and O'Connor.
BOSTON. Sept s.-wakef1eld's home
run In the second inning scored two
runners ahead of him and won for the
visitors. Score:
Dos.on .,.................s.
Washington - 8 2
Batteries-Glaze and Carrigan; Kit
son, Hughes and Wakefield.
NEW YORK, Sept. S.-The local
Americans defeated the Philadelphias
again today. IL to 4. scoring their fif-
teenth consecutive victory. Score:
r. HI. E.
Philadelphia ....... IA 4
New York ..................11 10 8
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
COMMONWEALTH CLUB TO DINE.

The regular monthly meeting and
dinner of the Commonwealth Club will
be held on Wednesday, September II, at
$50 D. M, at Thompsons grill, 1927
OFarrell street, just west of Fillmore,
in the dining-room upstairs. The paper
of the evening will be on The Torrens
System of Transferring Land Titles
by Frank Miller The section on social
welfare will report on The Tenement
house Question" and the subject will
then be open for the usual discussion
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09

On August the diminutive mare
established several records. The time
and 2:02%, which is new worlds pac-
ing record for three consecutive heats
(held by Star Pointer since 1880, the
fastest three-he race, while the time
for the first and final heats is new
race record for a pacing mare.
The Broncho was bred by r. d.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09

The Broncho and Sweet Marie, the
latter California mare, are the sem
sations of the harness turf this year.
The Broncho, which was bred and
raised in Illinois, was sold recently to
Messrs. Roehan and Doble of Winni-
peg, Manitoba, for $4,000
The Broncho has been the star of the
pacing division since July 4, when
she defeated Baron Brattan at Liberty
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
HORSES ARRIVING IN OAKLAND.

OAKLAND, Sept. S.-Garnet Fergu-
son, with carload of race horses, in
cluding Bearcatcher. The Mighty and
Military Man, arrived at the Emery
vile track today from Seattle Mrs
Lamasney also got in from the North
ern city with four horses Reeves, Mad
den, Henry Waite and Ailopath. Cars
for shipping horses are scarce in Seat
tie, and number of owners have stock
coming from the north by steamer.
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vile. Since then she has had an un-
broken string Of victories. Her best
mile was in 2:00%. This has been pro-
nounced the greatest mile ever paced,
as conditions of track and weather
were against her 1t needs only fa--
vorable day, according to the experts.
for the understood mare to enter the
magic list of those which have paced
inside two minutes.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
SAWYER A COLE STAR.

ST. LOUIS No. Sept s.-Handicap-
ped by being three down at the end Of
the morning round, D. z. Sawyer of
the Wheaton Golf Club. Chicago, re-
lentlessly pressed his opponent and
after carrying the match an extra hole
won the amateur championship of the
Western Golf Association from his fell
low townsman. Warren K. Wood of
the Homewood Golf Club. one UP on
the Glen Echo links today.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
CRESCENT CITY 100000 DERBY.

LOUISVILLE. KY, Sept. s.-Secre-
tary Nathanson of the Crescent City
Jockey Club, New Orleans. has an
nounced that the Crescent City Derby,
to be run March 2s Will have a guaran-
teed value of $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09

Hermann & Co, hatters, formerly
SIS Kearny, now at 171S Market street
bet. Polk and Van Ness aveaNew styles
at old prices.