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6 RACING AT THE PARK TODAY'S PROGRAM First race, pacing, 2:30 class, purse 81200—Joe Wheeler, Anaconda, Be tonica and Florita Belle. Second race, running, "Main Street and Agricultural Park Railroad Handicap," three-quarters of a mile, purse $700 —'Ostler Joe 127, Jim Boze man 107, Polish 100, Howard 103, Emma D. 100, Decision 95, Pescador 95, Los Prietos 90, Vishun 90, Lorena II 90, Santa Paula 90, Captain Coster 90, Chartreuse 95, Celoso 90, Selkirk 95. Third race, running, ''Blue Ribbon Hurdle Race," one and one-half miles, six hurdles, guaranteed value $600 — J. O. C. 155, Gold Dust 150, Viking 125, Governor Budd 136, Tom Clark 138. Fourth race, running, seven eighths of a mile handicap, guaranteed value $350 —Grady 112, Argentina 110, Alvarado 108, Lady Hurst 93, Sea Spray 92, Leon 88. The first bell will be sounded promptly at 1:30 oclock this afternoon. Monday is usually an "off day" at all race meetings, especially if It comes after several days of racing. A large attendance is rot expected and even the program is sometimes slighted be cause of the usual small attendance. Yesterday at Agricultural park was an exception to this rule, both in the quality of the racing and in the size of the crowd. The day was a "special" one in more than one sense. The asso ciation had announced that the pro gram would be made up of special events and the excellent condition of the track and the fact that the horses in. all the events were about as evenly matched as possible combined to make the sport specially good.. Five races were or the card, two trots and three running everts, one of the latter having been made up in the morn ing and filled barely in time to be placed' on. the program. It was dis tinctly a trotters' day, however, the two harness races being for fixed purses, while the runs were for frac tional distances only. Some of the best trotting blood In this part of the coun try had been entered either in the 2:17 or the 2:12 classes, and'these two events furnished practically nine races, for every heat was a battle ar.d cone of them was c'ecicjed without a contest in the stretch. In the running races every finish was a drive, the whip being used, with vigor ln all of them. It was a day of nose finishes and as such it was the 'best. day's racing of the meeting. The attendance was larger thani had | been expected. Of course there was no such crowd as that which witnessed j Saturday's events, but there were more people there than at either th? opening 1 or the secondi day last week. Not an ac- j cident of any kind occurred and. there: was a total absence of disorder. THE! WHEEL BARRED OUT The gamblirg elemen.t who paid their admission for the purpose of playing the wheel of fortune were disappointed, for where the wheel had been only the rail ing on which so much money was lost on. Saturday remained. The wheel was not there. It will not be there again during the meeting. Its presence dur ing two days last week caused so many expressions of righteous indignation from the respectable element who de sired, to attend races and not go to a gambling den that the association at last hearkened to the protests and. barred out the wheel. A special meet ing of the board of directors was held yesterday morning at 9 oclock and a resolution was adopted revoking the privilege for which the owners of the wheel were paying $200 a day. Notice to move was immediately servedon. the aforesaid owners and. they moved, but not without a vigorous protest. Their game was too much of a Klondike to give up their privilege without a kick end they kicked' loud, and long, but •without effect. The directors, after taking this commendable action, ad journed and when the gamblers ap proached them individually they could not secure any satisfaction. It has been positively announced that the wheel will be seer, no more at the track during this meeting. THE 2:17 TROT Promptly at 1 oclock the first bell sounded calling the horses in the first race of the day, the 2:17 trot, to the track. The response was not prompt, however, and It was nearly half an hour 1 later before all of them drove up the | stretch and turned for the start. Three j trials were made before they got the word, and when It was given the liny was a trine irregular. Antrima took the lead, closely followed by Dsisy Wood and Iran Alto, with Margaret Worth, Neernut and Oslto following in. the- or der named. The quarter in 0:36 was too fast for Iran Alto, and he dropped behind the others. Neernut broke and was displaced for a time but the others re mained bunched all the way to the stretch. Margaret Worth got the lea'i. at the half, which was made in 1:08, and seemed to have the heat with ease, but Daisy Wood moved up, closed the gap and but for the additional distance on the outside and an unfortunate break might have won the heat. As it was Worth landed first by half a length from Wood, who was two lengths ahead of Antrima. Osito, Neernut and Iran Alto finished In the ordir named. Time, 2:16%. In the second heat Neernut came up to the score two lengths behind the others, who were in almost perfect line, and Starter Ferguson reached for the beli. but Ford, Neernut's driver, nodded for the word and they were sent away. Mar garet Worth, two lengths; Daisy Wood, two lengths; Neernut two lengths; An trima four lengths; Iran Alto and Osito, was the order at the quarter, which was made in 0:33. At the half Neernut was second, Worth leading by two lengths, with the others ln the same order except that Iran Alto was last. The time for the half was 1:06. From that time It was a battle between the leaders, Neernut moving up on Margaret Worth with such a pace that the latter was unable to keep ahead. In the stretch the two were neck and neck. Fifty yards from the wire Neernut's head passed that of Worth, and at the instant of the finish the former broke, but was half a head ln front. McDowell, Worth's driver, pro tested the heat, but the finish was al- i lowed. Osito was third, Antrima fourth and Daisy Wood fifth. Iran Alto was distanced, Bunch having discovered that he had no chance. Time, 2:12%. Up to this time the betting had been, Oslto 6 to 1, Neernut 2 to 1, Margaret Worth 2 to 1, and tile others from 3 to to 40 to L The result of the second, heat changed the odds to Neernut 3 to 5, Mar garet Worth 2 to 5, Antrima 2 to 1 and Oslto 4 to 1. The third heat resulted in Margaret. Worth beating out Neernut in a close finish; Osito was third, Antrima fourth and Daisy Wood last. Time, 2:15. Neernut evened up matters in the fourth heat. Margaret Worth being un able to do better than third. Antonio took second place because of a break by Worth. Oslto was fourth and. Daisy Wood fifth. Time. 2:15 A break at the start in the fifth heat placed Neernut practically out of all chance of catching the others, but Osit> did the turn of beating out Margaret Worth, who was again beaten also by Antrima, and finished third. Time, 2:14%. As Daisy Wood and Antrima had not won a heat in the first five, they were 1 drawn, leaving the race to Neernut, | Osito and Margaret Worth. The bet ! ting was Neernut $20 against the field i for $10. The street was. excellent, but i Worth broke at the eighth pole, and lost Jso much ground that she was out of the i race. Osito led. all the way to the j stretch, when Neernut forged ahead, but j broke 100 yards from the wire, and fin ished first on a run. Of course the heat was protested, but the protest was not; : allowed. Neernut was awarded the j heat and race. Time for the first heat, 2:14. THE 2:12 TROT The second race, the 2:12 trot, was the principal event of the day. Gallette was scratched, and the following horses started, the betting on each for the hett being as indicated: Christ Peterson, 6 to 1; Ethel Oowns, 5 to 2; Mamie Griffin. 4 to 1; Jasper Ayers, 4 to 5; Zombro, 3 to 2. Pools sold: Jasper Ayers, $30; Zombro, $10; Ethel Downs. $6; field, $12. Because Zombro's entrance had not been settled, his owner, George T. Beckers, was fined $25. On the second trial C. T. Bunch, driving Ethel Downs, scored ahead of Chris Peterson, the pole horse, and was fined $10. This seemed to an ger Bunch, for he drove his mare for all the speed there was in her. setting a pace that made the heat a procession. Ethel Downs first. Zombro second, Jasper Ayers third; Mamie Griffin fourth; Chris Peterson fifth. Time, 2:11%. Jasper Ayers stock went up before the second heat, when he sold in the pools tor $25 against the field for $15. The ease with which he won showed the good judgment in these odds. Taking the lead at the quarter he was never headed, passing the wire four lengths ahead of Ethel Downs, who was a length ahead of Mamie Griffin. Chris Peter son was fourth, and Zombro fifth. Time 2:11%. In the third heat Ayers' stock again went up, 5 to 1 on him against the field bMng the odds. Again he justified the figures, but Mamie Griffin gave him a fight at the finish by lapping his wheel when the wire was reached. Ethel Down.* third, Christ Peterson fourth and Zombro fifth, was the order in which the others finished. Time, 2:12%. The fourth heat and the race were won by Jasper Ayers, on whom the bet ting had become prohibitive before tbe LOS ANGELES HERALD t TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 19, 1897 start, 1 to 5 being laid In the books. Th; ! finish was by a length from Ethel Drowns, S who took second money. Chris Peter ! son was third, Mamie Griffin fourth, and I Zombro fifth. Time, 2:13. The aver i age time of the race was 2:11%. "SANTA MONICA SCRAMBLE." The third race for 2-year-olds was well named a scramble, for it wasarush 'of nine youngsters to cover five-eighths jof a mile for a selling purse of $400. Sat- I icoy got the lead at the start, but only half his length appeared in front of the bunch, and soon disappeared, Amasa coming out of the lot and remaining ahead until in the stretch. Highland Ball, the favorite, gradually crawled up and passed the others. Tempse, Satl coy and Amasa tried to head him. and all came in under the whip, but the ef fort was too late, Highland Ball winning by a length, with Tempse and Satlcoy In second and third places respectively. Time. 1:02%. A closer finish than that seen in the fourth race, a selling purse for seven eighths of a mile, is seldom seen on any track. There were six entries, of whom Masoero was a 1 to 2 favorite, with Sea Spray second in the betting ai. 4to 1. Little Cripple. 6to 1; Yule, 8 tol; Elmer F., 8 to 1. and Pleasanton, 30 to 1. Was the standing of the others on the boards. The bunch at the start was not broken, and at no time was the horse in the lead more than four lengths from the one taking all the dust. The favor ite got the pole and held it until past the half, when Yule took a hand in the con test and jumped to the lead, only to hold It a moment and let Sea Spray have a chance. From the three-quarter pole the jockeys began whipping, and every horse got his share of punishment, The crack of the whips was almost in unison, and all efforts to get the positions of the runners in the stretch were futile, so rapidly did they change positions. Lltte Cripple was barely leading Sea Spray at the end of the grand stand, and a head behind was Masoero, who was leading: Elmer F. by but a length, with Yule a head in the rear. Snider, on Cripple, was using his whip and his reins, hav ing given his mount his head. He passed under the wire a head in front of Sea Spray, who was the same- distance ahead of Masoero. Time, 1:28%. The "Western Sprint" handicap, a half-mile dash, brought out six starters Sontag having been scratched. Road Warmer was favorite, and even at 3 to 3 was heavily backed. Celoso wasquoted at 7 to 5, Jessie O at 8 to 1, Bourbon at 7 to 1, Selkirk at 15 to 1 and Chancey at 30 to 1. The race came near being a dump for the talent, for at the start Chancey took the lead and held it to within fifty yards of the wire. Road Warmer held second place, and. In that last fifty yards jumped to the front and won by a head. Celoso was third, two lengths behind. Time, 0:48. The last quarter was made in 0:23%. SUMMARY First race, trotting, 2:17 class, purse $800— Neernut. b. h. by Albert W., dam Clyte, George W. Ford, owner (George W. F0rd;....5 12 14 1 Margaret Worth, br. m. by Alex Button, dam. Adelina Patti: R. J. Jordan. Jr., owner (McDowell) 1 2 1113 Osito, b. h. by McKinney, Othelo. dam: I H. Mulhol land, owner (C. A. Durfee)..4 S 3 4 1 2 Antrima, bl. m. by Antrim; T. E. Keating, owner (T. E. Keating) 3 4 2 2 2dr. Daisy Wood, b. m. by Silk wood; Mrs. Hastings, owner (W. S. Maben) 2 5 6 5 Bdr. Iran Alto, b. h. by Palo Alto; Vondome Stock Farm (C. F. Bunch) 6 6 dig. Time—2:l6%, 2:12% 2:15, 2:15, 2:14%. 2:14. Second race, trotting, 2:12 class, nurse $1200— Jasper Ayers, b. h. by Jud Wilkes, dam. Gale; J. S. Perkins, owner (J. S. Perkins) S 111 Ethel Downs, blk. m. by Boodle, dam, Nutwood M.; Vendome Stock Farm (C. F. Bunch) 1 2 3 2 Mamie Griffin, blk. m. by Black bird, dam. Moyle; Park Hen shaw, owner (J. Sullivan) 4 3 2 4 Zombro. br. h. by McKlnney, dam, Whisper; George T. Beckers, owner (C. A. Durfee)....' 2 5 6 5 Chris Peterson, b. sr. by Deputy, dam, Virg. Wilkes: H. H. Han son, owner (Lee Shaner) 5 4 4 3 Time—2:ll%. i:U%, 2:12%, 2:13. Third race, running, "Santa Monica Scramble," for 2-year-olds, flve-eighths of a mile, selling, purse $400—Highland Ball, eh. c. by Imp. Iverness. dam Slow Dance (109), Golden. 4to 5, won by a head; Tempse, b. f. by Tammany, dam Tempe (101), G. Wilson, 4 to 1. second by a length; Satlcoy. br. c. by Sid, dam Dottle Dimple (98), Fraw iey, 5 to 2, third. Queen May, Ettlwanda, Papinta. De los Reyes. Amasa and Search light also ran. Time. 1:02%. Fourth race, running, seven-eighths of a mile, selling, purse $350—Little Cripple, br. g. by Pirate Penzance, dam Landy Stanhope (97). Snider, 6 to 1, won by a nose In a territlc drive; Sea Spray, b g. by Imp. Mariner, 5 (101), E. Jones, 4 to 1, second by a scant head; Masoero, b. g. by Pele, 4 (111), Enos. Ito 2, third by a nose. Elmer F.. Pleasanton and Yule tlso ran. Time, 1:28%. Fifth race, running, "Western Sprint Handicap," one-half mile sweepstakes, value $600—Road Warmer, b. g. by Frank Rhoades, dam Belle, 4 (MO), E. Jones, 8 to 4, won by a head; Clancy T., b. g. by Henry T„ 4 (90), McNichols, 30 to 1, second by a length; Celoso, b. f. by Emperor of Nor folk, t (86), Mclntyre, 7 to 6, third by one length. Jessie 0., Bourbon and Selkirk also ran. Time. 0:48. TODAY'S EQUINE BATTLES What promises to be the hardest fought race of the week is on today's card. Pacing events of the 2:30 class are run at every county fair, the country over, but few of them get such entries as appear in that event this afternoon. It may seem strange that such horses as SECRETARY LEWIS THORNE Joe Wheeler, Anaconda and Betonica should appear in a 2:30 class, but this is one of the four events which closed months ago, when as an experiment the asociatlon decided to close certain such events without reference to the future season's classification of the entries. Th: plan was laughed at by horsemen at the time, and it was said no contests would be secured, but the results in the other similar races at this meeting have shown the wisdom of the course. The breaking or a record is more than a possibility in this race. It will be re membered that the world's gelding rec ord is 2:07, and that Joe Wheeler has gone the distance in 2:07%, and that. too. in a race in which Anaconda was his op ponent. In this race, after Wheeler's sensational time, Anaconda beat him out in straight heats, the best of which was in 2:08%. Betonica is not to be considered as out of place in this com pany, for any horse that can pace a fifth heat in 2:10% will bear watching al most anywhere. The track will be very fast, and the best time of the season, if not of the world, for geldings is safely a probability. Hurdle races are always popular, and on today's card will be found one of one and one-half miles over six hurdles. In the Main Street railway handicap the largest field of the meeting will Btart, thirteen of th? fifteen given in the program which heads these columns being considered certain starters. In addition to the seven-eighths of a mile handicap a special running race may be arranged. LAST NIGHT'S BETTING First race, pacing, 2:30 class—Anaconda, J2O: field. $45. Second race.Main Street and Agricultural Park Railroad handicap, three-quarters of a mile—'Ostler Joe, $50: Decision, $20; Polish. $20; Lorena 11. $15: field, $25. Third race. Blue Ribbon hurdle race, one and one-half miles—J. O. C, $25; Gold Dust, $18; field. $20. Fourth race, running, seven-elgths of a mile, handicap—Grady, *50; Alvarado, $30; Lady Hurst. $20: field. $25. TURF NOTES The trotting battle of the meeting is promised in the free-for-all trot Satur day, when Jasper Ayers and Klamath will decide which is the better horse Ayers will be given the race of his life, for the two are about as evenly matched as two horses can be. Ayers has the ad vantage of having been worked harder on the circuit. Secretary Louis Thorne declares that he gets only three hours' sleep every night, so much of the detail of race work having fallen on his shoulders. He makes it his business to know Just what is being done in every department and sees to it that what is done is well done. There are four more hooks at the track than had been expected, and all of them will remain during the week. They are all making money, for there has not been a single "killing" made in any of the races. The revenue to the association from the books Is about $1100 per day. Thomas H. Williams, president of the California Jockey club, arrived yester day and will remain until the close of the meeting. In Pat Reagan, Starter Ferguson has an assistant who has forgotten more about the racing game than most people ever know. He is an expert at detecting the numerous tricks of the Jockeys. Were he to become a starter he would rival his present chief or any of the other famous workers of the gates. Klamath is said to be slightly lame, but will start today unless the lameness increases over what it was yesterday. THE STOCK EXHIBIT Cattle, Figs and Poultry Make Their Appearance at the Fair The poultry and live stock entries at the fair yesterday were not up to the av erage of former years in quantity, but they were superfine in quality. What they lacked ln numbers they made up in grade. The poultry exhibit is held in agricultural hall, which was clean, well arranged and exceptionally attractive ln appearance. H. C. Drawes of Los Angeles has en tered ten barred Plymouth Rocks.twelve White Leghorns, nine Black Minorca* and five pairs of pigeons, all well se lected and in fine condition. Robert Rowan of Pasadena showsifour handsome Black Spanish birds. Mr. Taylor of Los Angelesentered sev en barred Plymouth Rocks and some one unknown four Indian Games. S. Tyler of Pasadena has made the following entries: Six barred Plymouth Rocks, six white of the same, four sliver laced Wyandottes.four brown Leghorns, four golden duckwlng game Bantams, four black red game Bantams, one pair Pekln ducks, one pair white Musco vites, twenty pairs pigeons. Mr. O'Neill exhibits one pair tumbler ' pigeons. The entrlesof pigeons tncludefens, sil ver owl, carriers, dragoons, turbits, homers, Jacobins, pouters, swallows, magpie, trumpeters and tipplers. Mr. Stockwell of Compton exhibits one pair nf Pekin ducks. The pigeons are beauties and the en tire exhibit Is tastefully arranged and the birds fine throughout. Sessions & Co. of the Lynwood. dairy have on exhibition a lot of fine Poland China and Berkshire hogs, not entered for competition. The herd was exhibit ed at the state fair at Sacramento and carried away more prizes than all the other herds combined. These hogs are fed exclusively on skimmed milk, and if size is a criterion to judge by, milk is as healthful an article of diet for swine as for animals of a higher grade. The first pen is occupied by the sire, Money Order, 2 years old.; Miss Sanders Wilkes and Lucerne, a pair of fine sows, come next, and then a pair of pigs four months old and a pen containing six of the Fame age and litter. In the Berks'hires a younghoar pig un der one year, leadsthellst. King Char mer weighs 400 pounds and Is considered the finest pig on the coast and took the premium In every class in which he was entered at the state fair. Lynwood Olive and Lynwood Nellie area pair of 2-year old, sows of Immense size, and Regal King, a 2-year-old boar, is what his name indicates, in the Berkshire breed. A pen containing nine small pigs one month old completes the exhibit. They are little beauties, short-nosed and fine limbed. Thomas Tucker, owner, and W. R. McCaslin, general manager, have a fine exhibit of the San Gabriel valley herd of Poland-Chinas. These hogs are all of Ohio stock. Buckeye Girl was bred by L. C. Nixon of Fort Ancient, in that state, and Buckeye Chief by E. Klever of Bloomingburg. Both are Immensely large animals. Klever was the breeder of Look-Me-Over, which sold for $3600. and Klever's Model, a boar that brought the highest price ever paid for a hog, $5100. Ohio Belle, another of Mr, Tuck er's herd, was bred by W. C. Harrington of the Buckeye state, the oldest breeder in the country who has kept his herd up and improved the stock. In addition to these three are twenty-one head on ex hibition, the progeny of those named, all pedigreed and recorded. In cattle Mrs. L. G. Hammond Hast ings has the largest exhibit on the ground, and they are all handsome, in telligent-faced Jerseys. Torrancella'i Tormentor Is a 2-year-old bull, in the first stall, with a pedigree long enough to date back to the Mayflower, if that overcrowded vessel included cattle in its historic list of passengers and freight. Silvia's Eithleel, 3 years old, is a large milker; Vela Hastings has a-test of nine ty-six pounds of butter a month. Mat tie Campbell and Matilda Conanan are a pair of beauties, with tests of fourteen and twenty pounds of butter in seven days by their dams, Higland Belle and Sigletta, who were exhibited at the World's fair. Mrs. Hastings also ex- hiblts. Pearl, 9 months, and Beauty Pogis. 6 months, who are real beauties. Matilda's Duke II is a fine year-old bull. This herd of Jerseys was Imported from Tennessee for Mrs. Hastings by A. A. Cleveland, who has them in charge. Lucien Stockwell of Compton shows a herd of three cows, three calves and a heifer, al! Holsteins and one grade Jersey. C. C. Steele of Savanna has on exhibi tion a fine black mule, three grade Eng lish shire draft horses. There are three dainty little Shetland ponies, entry unknown, that completed the stock entries today. The exhibit would be more attractive to visitors if the yard were less filthy. ATHLETIC SPORTS Work of the Bicycle Circuit Chasers. Bad Ball JOPLIN, Mo., Oct. 18.—Results of the national circuit bicycle races: Mile open, professional—Dr. A. I. Brown of Cleveland won, Orlando Stevens of Ot tumwa second, Owen Kimble of Louisville third; time, 2:16. Mile. 2:10 class, professional—H. R, Steen son of Minneapolis won, Angus McLeod of Canada second, W. Coleman of Boston third; time. 2:18 3-5. Two mile handicap, professional—Dr. Brown won, Floyd McFarland of San Jose second, F. C. Hoyt of Springfield, Mass., third; time. 4:37. Memphis,Tenn.—Tonight at the Coliseum track in this city E. C. Bald and Fred Loughead, Canadian champion, rode the first heat of a match race. Bald winning in 6:57 3-5. The distance was three miles. The race will be finished tomorrow night. / BAD BALL DAYTON, 0., Oct. 18.—Five hundred people witnessed a one-sided game of ball this afternoon. Score: Baltimore 10, base hits IS, errors 0. All Americas 1, base hits 3, errors 3. Batteries—Horton and Clark; Hastings and Donohue. GRIDIRON FIENDS CHICAGO, Oct. 18.—The Chicago Ath letic Association. Football team will make a western tour this winter, unless the board of directors of the club interferes. Games will probably be arranged with the Denver club. Reliance club, Stanford university, University of California and the strong team at Los Angeles. The start will be made soon, after the Thanksgiving day game. The Christmas and New Year's day games will probably be played in Call forni. IMPORTED COACHES CAMBRIDGE. Mass., Oct. 18.—Rudolph C. Lehmann, the coach of the Harvard 'varsity boat crew, has definitely decided to leave England on the White Star liner Teutonic, which arrives in New York No vember 3. He will proceed Immediately to Boston-. Mr. Lehmann will be accompa nied by Mr. Willis, the Leander oarsman : J. C. Goldie, No. 7 of the Leander crew, and the probble coach of the Cambridge eight this year is expected to come out two weeks later. « , Century of Deaths NEW ORLEANS, La., Oct. 18.—Be fore 6 oclock this evening the hundred mark of deaths during the present pe riod of yellow fever prevalent had been reached. When the board of health closed Its books last n.lght there had been 93 fatalities. Between last night and nightfall today seven deaths were reported. This century of d=aths has occurred as among less than nine hun dred cases that have been reported to the board since early in September when the first case made its appearance in New Orleans.| As usual, however, to day's record, has been swelled by the criminal neglect of the poorer classes. The record today was by no means re assuring. Early this evening the new cases exceeded thirty and the deaths had reached seven. Deaths: FANNIE WINTERS. ANTONIO BARONE. PAUL CARUSO. MISS ADELAIDE ROBERTS. J. GOROLAFO. . GOUNOLON. JOHN GOODE. All prices of wall paper greatly reduced. A. A. Bckstrom, 324 South Spring street. V TRIAL IS ENDED Luetgert's Case Given to the Jury SCENES OF WILD DISORDER IN THE COURTROOM AND NEAR THE JAIL A Half-Hearted Attempt at Rescue Promptly Discouraged by Po licemen's Clubs Associated Press Special Wire. CHICAGO, Oct. 18.—The ninth week of j the Luetgert trial opened today with the greatest crowd yet seen. State's At torney Deneen promptly began his clos ing argument. After stating that the oratory of counsel for defense left him nothing to answer but ridicule, he said) that there were three matters of vital importance deserving discussion in this great trial. First, the soap theory; sec ond., the evidence of the Schimpke sis ters; and third, the mysterious woman at Kenosha. He then proceeded to de fend the police department from the charge of perjury made by the de fense, and reviewed the evidence of the principal witnesses for the prosecution. He continued to diiscuss the evidence for two and a half hours. Just before the hands on. the dial of the court room clock indicated! the hour of four, State's Attorney Deen.en rested his elbow or. the rail before the jurors. Running his eyes along each of the twelve men, he said: "Gentlemen, it has been said that Assistant State's Attorney McEwan. did not ask the in fliction of the death •penalty. That is true. I do not thirk it Is usually within the province of a state's attorney to ask a Jury to return such a verdict. But this crime Is so heinous, so cruel, so wanton, that I feel perfectly justified in asking at your hands the extreme pen alty of the law in, the case of Adolph L. Luetgert." After a brief recess Judge Tuthlll be gan the reading of his charge to the Jury. As Tuthlll finished the reading he looked up at the jurors ard ealrl: "Gentlemen, you may retire and consider your verdict." Immediately there was an uproar to the court room. People who had* been -sitting rose to their feet an.d the shouts of the bailiffs, ordering every one to "sit down." availed nothing. The crowd surgedi forward- and took up every inch of space to where the circular fence barred them from the attorneys. Wom en fainted to the crush and their cos tumes and headgear suffered. The crowd seemed to want to get near Luetgert. All wanted to see how the big sausage maker stood the final or deal, now that his case was in the hards of the jury. For more than half an hour after the jury retired they did nothing but breathe freer air and stretch their aching limbs. At 5:30 oclock dinner was served to them from a neighboring restaurant. Soon afterward they began their deliber ations in earnest. The crowd which surrounded the crim inal court building and Jail at night sur passed In number anything witnessed since the opening of the famous trial. By dark the street in front of the court building was jammed and the crowd surged around the corner in front of the Jail. Men, women and children lined the pavements ln front of the Michigan street entrance and the line extended to Dearborn avenue on the east and North Clark street on the west. About 9:30 oclock the crowds in Mich igan street were augmented by over a score of men from the vicinity of Luet gert's sausage factory on Hermitage av enue and Diversey street. They were asertive and unruly and demanded ad mission to the court building. This was refused them, but they were so persist ent that word was sent upstairs. The deputies at the door, fearing a rush for admission, telephoned to the East Chi cago avenue police station for more offi cers. The altercation drew a crowd which quickly choked the entrance. The police on duty were entirely incapable of handling the crowd. Captain Hogan of the East Chicago avenue station sent up a patrol wagon filled with officers on a "hurry up" run. When the officers reached the building they drew their clubs and, aided by a score of deputy sheriffs quickly collected in the build ing, drove the crowd back. The friend's of Luetgert had by this time been rein forced by about 200 other people from the crowds. But they retreated after a few vigorous applications of the clubs. The mob took up a stand near the middle of the street and Jeered the police, while small boys with tin horns added their quota to the discord which swelled from the deep lunged, would-De rioters, who loudly proclaimed their right to enter the building. At midnight not a word of any kind had come from the Jury room and the chance for an all night wait for a ver dict seemed excellent. Rumors of ten to two for conviction and later of ten to two for acquittal floated around, but there was no authority for either story. The attorneys on both sides were con fident at midnight of a verdict favora ble to their side, while the opinion of the public was turning toward a disagree ment. At 1 oclock a telephone message was received from Judge Tuthlll saying that verdict or no verdict he would not come to the criminal court building tonight. The jury at 1 oclock was still in the jury room and seemed no nearer a ver dict than at any time since it went in. There is no chance of a verdict being announced before the opening of court Tuesday morning at 9:30. THEY WON'T AGREE At 1:30 oclock this morning informa tlon. direct from the jury room was to the effect that a disagreement had taker place, both sides being obstinate, and the chances for an agreement before morning very slight. The majority of the Jury are with the state and desirous of conviction. Just how the Jury stands could not be learned, but It Is now generally thought that tbe final outcome will be a dis agreement, i MINOOK CREEK Looms Up as the Rival of Klondike AS GREAT A RUSH EXPECTED AS THERE IS NOW TO DAWSON CITY The Steamer Bertha Sown From St, Michaels—Hard Luck Stories of Timid Miners Associated Press Special Wire. SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. 18.—Tha steamer Bertha arrived here at 7 oclock tonight from St. Michaels, which place she left October 5. The Bertha brings no later news than was brought down by the Danube, which left St. Michaels one day before the Bertha. Fourteen, pas sengers came down on the Bertha. There was aboard about $30,000 in. goU, most of it being in the possession of A. M. Pope and Harry Wright. The Bertha brought no late news from Dawson, her passengers coming from Minook and Circle City. The steamer Cleveland, was to leave St. Michaels two or three days after the Bertha left, and the Portland was to have sailed October 15. James Dietrick, a mine owner and ex pert of San Francisco, was a passenger on the Bertha. In an Interview with tha Associated Press correspondent, he said: "I have nade a hasty trip of observa tion to some of the gold sections of Alas ka. I thought so favorably of the out look that I got right into the harness ar d have four men at work. Although gold mining in Alaska is in its extreme in fancy yet, I predict as great a rush to certain parts of Ala there is now to Dawson. I don't think there will be as rich strikesas there were at Dawson, but there will be occasionally something like $30 to $50 a day to the man. My friend. Captain Star ley, has enough ground on Bonanza creek to warrant the statement that he has as good, as $3,000,000 in bank. "Such big strikes as his are as hard to And as the big nuggets. Alaska has so much gold-bearing placer ground that there will be occasional finds of smaller or larger amounts caused by concentra tion. The formations of the gold-bear ing districts are just about like the Klondike and the conditions are the same. The extent of the gold-bearing country is about 900 miles long and nearly 200 miles wide. It seems to be the extension of the Rocky mountain belt. The conditions are so unfavorable that it will require many years to prospect this great country. At present the rich est ground can only be worked, but as experiments are mad.c the lesser paying ground will be coped «ith at a profit. I am of the Arm opinion that the rich placer Aeldts of Alaska will also lead to the discovery of quartz veins carrying a far greater amount of gold thafn we hear about in California." GOOD GOLD VICTORIA, B. C, Oct. 18.—Assays which were made today of Klondike and Minook gold show the latter to be much darker and heavier than that from the Klondike creeks. The gold brought down Saturday on the steamer Danube has been run into small bars and. will be shipped to the mints. The amount brought down is larger than at Arst esti mated, being about $150,000. COMING AND GOING The steamer Al-Ki sailed tonight for Skaguay and Dyea. She carried forty seven passengers, who will cross the White and Chilkoot passes, taking their outfits and provisions over on sleds. A BAY STATE CROWD GLOUCESTER, Mass., Oct. 18.—A party of sixteen prospective gold hunt ers, under the leadership ofl Howard Blackburn of this city, set out for the Yukon tonight In the schooner HattieE. Phillips. The Phillips is of ninety-six tons burden and was built in Essex In 1885. Provisions for the party for twen ty-two months were taken olPboard, as well as a steam launch, which is made in sections and is stored in the hold. Four other miners will Join the party at San Francisco. THE PORTLAND EN ROUTE. DUTCH HARBOR, Alaska, Sept. SO, (via Victoria, B. C, Oct. 18.)— The Port land sails for St. Michaels today. It will, after all, be the treasure ship of the North American Transportation and Trading Company's fleet, that Is, if there be any treasure to transport. The Clevelaryi will come here when she has discharged her St. Michaels car go. This may delay her long enough to permit the Portland to reach Seattle ahead of her. The work of building the steamers and scows has begun at Dutch Harbor. Captain Ferguson, who came/ north as the first officer of the Portland, will superintend the work of construc tion and in the spring will take the ves sels to the Yukon. FROZEN OUT ASPEN. Colo., Oct. 18.—Prof. Charles M. Daggett has returned to Aspen after a futile attempt to reach the Klondike. He reports hundreds of men who, a few months ago left for the gold fields ln the best of spirits and health and with money, now returning heart-sick and discouraged and without a cent in the world. Of between 8000 and 10,000 people who started for the Klondike less than 2000 succeeded ln getting over the passes. Speaking of those who are returning Prof. Daggett states that their condi tion is deplorable. MORE YUKON STEAMERS VANCOUVER, B. C, Oct. 18.—Sir Wil liam Van Home, president of the Can adian Pacific railroad, arrived today on his annual tour of inspection. He says his company intends to put on a first class line of steamers to the Yukon, and also to construct a railroad from Rob son to Frazer river via Boundary creek, opening up a large and. important min ing district. ARCTIC WINDS PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 18.—Tha steamer George W. Elder arrived to night from Skaguay with 110 passengers, 49 of whom were Chinese from the can neries. She brings word that the steamer Willamette lost her top mast and one anchor In. Skaguay harbor dur ing a gale.