The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 21, 1895, Page 17

; THE SAN FRA JISCO CALL, FRIDAY, JU 21, 1895 LATEST OAKLAND NEWS, A Southern Pacific Switchman Killed by the Alameda Local. FRANK PATTEN'S LAST SIGNAL. No Trace of Capitaro Garibaldi’s Burled Wealth Found by His Nephew. Patten. a switchman in the Southern Pacific Company, led by the Alameda local ds, at the foot ay morning. He stepped into local was ap- 1 some one down the rack, apparently ngor hearing it. The Alameda train runs ata high rate speed at that point, and nothing could be done to check the speed of the train before it struck Patten, whose back was ne =V, long which the proaching to si thrown thirty feet by the shock, picked tp was every bone in his body being broken. s a single man, and resided at th street. en in the employ of the ific Company for fifteen » the day of his death had ar good fortune of en- jury. Prior to the strike aself up to the position of conductor. About a year ago the com- 2 harged eight conductors without reason, Patten being among and up t them. ? Later he applied for a position as switchman and was given a job. Here- m A.R. T es. The er 1e on which he was working was the one on which the trouble started ar ago. The engineer of 1020 was dered to haul a Puliman out of one track 1 to another and his fireman quit work once. Within a few hours the great > was fairly inaugurated on the coast. New Board of Health. Dr. E. W. Bradley and Dr. E. D. Curtis, the new members of the Board of Health appointed Mayor Davie to take the aces left vacant by the removal of Drs. h I. Shuey and Beckwith, took the ath of office before City Clerk Tompkins yesterday n 1 to the company during the W. Bradley is the oldest son of Dr. H. L. Bradley, now deceased, who was a member of the board some years ago. He is a brother of Attorney Thomas Brad- law partner of ex-Mayor M. C. Chap- Dr. Bradley has been a practitioner here for fourteen years. He is a graduate of the Hahnemann Medical College of Chi- cago and of Lawrence University, Wis- has been in practice in hteen years. During the seven years he has been in Oakland. ame here from Woodland, where he ablished & _large practice. Dr. Cur- te of the Hahnemann Medical College of and of the New York Homeopathic Colleze. He is also a mem- ber of the American Institute of Homeo- pathy. Elks Society Circus. The Elks’ circus, for which elaborate preparations have been made for the past two_weeks, opens to-night in the mam- moth tent at Twelfth and Jackson streets. The rehearsals for the various acts have been on regularly for some time, asst ing Jake Foster will appear on the streets trom 10 A. M. to 12 o’clock with a Ror t drawn by six prancing preliminary to the open- he celebrities at the show White, the famous minstrel, who will p the jester. Mrs. M. H. de Young has given to the management the use of her educated horse, White Wings, This 1S A& SOTT Among which w uch a factor in the society cir- cus in San Francisco last year. The performance begins at 8 o’clock. It will be repeated to-morrow at 2 o’clock, and also in the evening. Looking for Garibaldi’s Wealth. i Trueffelli, a nephew of Capitano 1di, who was killed by the local several weeks ago, has assumed duties as administrator of the tate of the deceased and is making a dil- nt search for the money which is sup- train i posed to be secreted about the place. Thus far he has only succeeded in find- ing $4200, which was deposited in a bank. The ! lace of the rest is as yetadeep mystery. No pains will be spared in a search for it. A!l the yard surrounding the house will bedug up,and if the wealth is not discovered then the shanty will be torn down in the hope that the treasure ¢ill be found concealed in the rafters. The place has already become a resort for curi- osity-seekers. Bach day a crowd gathers around to view the already famousshanty, and it will probably be greatly increased when the digging commences next week. Waylaid by Footpads. Thomas Dolan, a laborer living on Forty-third street, was rather roughly treated late Wednesday night by two un- known footpads. was returning from a neighboring grocery-store with his arms full of provisions when he was suddenly confronted by two_men, who ordered him to give up his money. He did not comply with their request, but dropped his groceries and showed fight. A lively tussle followed, in which Dolan received an ugly cut above the right ear. He held hisown so bravely that the footpads became frightened and ran away. The wounded man boarded a car and came down to the Receiving Hospital, where his injuries were dressed. ©Oakland Turners in Los Angeles. Oakland will be represented in the Kreisturnfest, which begins in Los An- geles to-morrow, by the following members 5% the turn verein of this City: Paul Uth, director; Charles Steinbeck, leader; John Will, second leader; A. Greub, A. Neu- haus, F. Sonderleiter, J. Bumgarten, J. Korn, 0. Wemmer, W. Pink, H. Levy, H. Kramm, Albert Kayser, M. Klinwood, Gus Berns and A. Feltman, ALAMEDA. Two fires occurred in the West End yes- terday morning.” They are suppcsog to be of incendiary origin. The first fire oc- curred at about 1:15 o'clock in the house of Daniel Healey, 1535 Mozart street. Mr. and Mrs, Healey had left home early in the morning with the children for Niles Canyon and returned home about 11:30 o’clock at night. Mrs. Helguilyt 'f” nw::— by noticing a bright light from the :'?xel(c]iowynnd herghu:bnnd extinguished the flames before much damage had been done. S 3 The fire was started with kindling wood brgught from the woodyard and placed against the door of the basement. The flames had nearly burned throu; h the door, filling the basement with smoke. While the neighbors were discussing the origin of the fire an alarm was turned in by Officer Brown from box 17. “This blaze was in the rear of A.D. Cush- ing’s dwelling at 916 Santa Clara ayenue. The damage to the house and furniture is estimated at $1000, fully covered by insur- ance. Mrs. Cushing was awakened by the lare of the flames through the window. i(r. (ushing rushed downstairs, and on opening the kitchen door the flames singed his face. The fire burned off the roof of the rear portion of the building and had spread and taken a good hold on the main roof before being quenched. Investigation led to the belie? that the fire had its start in a closet facing the porch at the outside of the stairway. Engineer Krauth is of the opinion that both fires point to arson. The residents in that vicinity are in an agitated frame of mind and are convinced that the same per- son is responsible for both fires. Over Simmonds’ Death. The South Pacific Coast Railroad and the Southern Pacific have each filed answers to the suit brought by Lucille Simmonds and her children for the death of her husband in the estuary accident last October. The attorneys for the two companies are careful to deny every particular al- legation in theé compiaint. They deny that the Southern Pacific Company or the South Pacific Coast Railroad Com- pany owned or controiled the railroad line in question or ran trains thereon, or in any other way had anything todo with the road or its management. They also deny that Simmonds was a passenger on he train, or that he purchased a ticket to travel over any line of the company’s, or that he was killed. A Young Lady Equestrienne. Miss Emma Boehmer, youngest daugh- ter of F. Boehmer, capitalist, will take part in the Elks' circus to-day and to-morrow with her trained horse, Algiers, being pro- grammed for a “‘wonderful menage act.” The young lady is an experienced eques- trienne. Muster and Inspection. The annual muster and inspection of Company G, as required by the State law, will take place this evening. The muster this year 1s_of special importance under the reorganization of the guard contem- plating the dishanding of a number of | companies. Trustee Fletter on Crutches. City Trustee Fletter left yesterday by private conveyance for Wrights station in the Santa Cruz Mountains to_remain until about the middle of July. His sprained ankle has been encased in a plaster cast, which necessitates his using crutches. Citizens’ Hook and Ladder. The monthly drill of zens' Hook and Ladder Companysfook place last evening. The tire companies will take the usual ex- tra precautions against fires on the Fourth. BERKELEY. A number of the public school teachers have for some time past been at a loss to know whether residence at Berkeley would be required by the new board in order that they might hold their positions in the schools. President Boone of the Board of Education said yesterday that the talk of requiring residence was going on more outside of the board than among its mem- bers and that as long as the teachers are at their posts of duty promptly on time it made no difference to the taxpayers where they lived or how or where they spent their money. It was argued by some of the citizens that if the teachers earned their money in Berkeley they should at least board there, and thus assist in keeping up the hotels and boarding-houses, but Mr. Boone says that “‘such a rule would entail a real hard- ship on some of the best teachers, and that by its enforcement two of the most efficient in the department would be forced to re- sign. “To insist upon these teachers who re- ceive a monthly salary of §62 60, paying $30 for board in Berkeley, besides the cost of commutation tickets, to say nothing of the exorbitant rates at whicn they discount their warrants, would be more than in- justice.” Instructor in Latin. Clifton Price, a graduate of Cornell Uni- versity, has been secured to fill the posi tion of instructor in Latin at the Univer- sity of California, recently made vacant by the resignation of Leon G. Richardson, who is at present studying in Germany. After teaching at Wooster University, Ohio, for four years Mr. Price entered Yale in 1893 as a graduate student, and in the absence of Professor Peck he was ap- pointed temporary instructor in Latin, which position he filled until his call vo California. He is expected to arrive here about August 12. Judge Crosby died last night at his home on Foley street in this city. His death was hastened by an_accident he received lately, though the first cause was old age. The Judge was a prominent figure at the bar in years gone by. . Loust Her Purse. Mrs. Fowler, janitress of the Kellogg School, lost a purse containing $40 yester- day morning, and it is believed that the money has been carried away by a man for whon the town officers are searching. Funeral of Carl Paschold. The funeral of Carl Paschold took place from the family residence, corner of Sixth and Virginia streets, i‘:’sterday afternoon, under the auspices of Lodge 21, 0. H. 8. DETH TO GRASSHOPPER, Their Appearance Need No Longer Cause the Least Apprehension. It Was Thoroughly Tested and It Let Not One of the Pests Escape. Salvation is in sight for the grasshopper plagued ranches. A remedy for the pest has been discovered that means their swift and certain destruction. It is cheap in cost, simple in its composition and easy of application. Its history and value is best told in the words of P. C. Rossi, president of the Italian-Swiss Agricultural Colony at Asti, Sonoma County, who in an interview yesterday said: “About four days ago I was informed that the grasshoppers were eating the crops and seriously damaging the vineyards in our colony and also those in our vicinity. “Inasmuch as we had a similar experience ten years ago we at once prepared to use the same means to check their ravages that had then been used and which is the only one that has so far proved successful. At the time mentioned the grasshoppers ate more than forty acres of vines. “The poison we used at that time was a composition of: 35 pounds of middlings. 25 pounds of bran. 25 pounds of arsenic. 1 gallon of water. 3 gallons of molasses. ““This must be thoroughly mixed so that every particle of bran and middlings re- ceive a portion of the arsenic. ‘“The mixture is applied by putting a tablespoonful of it at the foot of each vine. The grasshoppers, before reaching the leaves, are attracted by the smell of the mixture and will eat it in preference to the leaves, and in avery short time the round will be found covered with dead oppers. “The grasshoppers Eenemuy travel ina straight line and eat the vines in rows, so that if the poison is applied on three or four rows of the vines, near the fences and near the roads, those three or four pro- tected rows will prevent the spread of the pests into the hodly of the vineyard. “Last Monday I sent up forty sacks of the mixture and the same was imme- diately applied. To-day 1 had the pleas- ure of receiving a letter from the superin- tendent informing me that the grasshop- ers are being rapidly killed in large num- rs, and that the mixture had again proved thoroughly effective. “I would suggest that every ranch owner in the State be prepared to imme- diately apply the mixture as soon as the grasshoppers appear.” ————— Girl Orphans Will Picnic, To-day being the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the orphan girls of Saint Francis Direc- tory will be given an outing at the Cliff House. The little ones will be dressed in uniform— blue dresses and white bonnets—and will leave the directory at 9 o'clock this morning. They will remain’at the Cliff House until 3 P, a. ———————— One inch of rain means 100 tons of water on every acre. LAMBERT ACTED QUEERLY, Oakland’s Defaulting PFolice Court Clerk on Trial for Insanity. THOUGHT HE KNEW THE CZAR. Dr. Crowley Testifles That Liquor Has Made Him Perfectly Irresponsible. The trial of Walter Lambert, the default- ing clerk of the Oakland Police Court, con- tinued all day yesterday, and it was found necessary to extend it into the evening. The entire morning session was taken up with selecting the following jury: G. Tayne, G. Porter, J. O. Bell, K. E. Hansen, C. B. Harmon, L. B. Wheeler, 1. C. Bridge, A. A. March, J. J. Manning, W. Beyer, H. C. Johnson and George A. Oakes. During the noon recess Dr. Robinson, an expert on insanity and a professor in the medical department of the University of California, with Dr. Crowley, Lambert's family physician, examined Lamberc in the County Jail as to his sanity. Their de- cision was not given until they were placed on the witness-stand laterin the evening. J. T. Brennan, a young man residing at 468 Sixth street, was the first witness. He told about taking Lambert out to ride one day when Lambert became excited and wanted to hurry back to meet the Czar. He said that several people were after him to do him up. “Whom was he going to meet?” asked Mr. Snook. ‘‘He said he was going to meet the Czar and other people.’” *Whom did he mean by the Czar?” “Some great man.”’ “The Czar of Russia?”’ “Yes, sir.” “Who did he think was trying to do him up?” L. Mr. Schaffer.” “The Chief of Police?”’ *Yes, sir.” *“What did he say?” “He said Schaffer was trying to do him up. I told him I did not want to hear about that as Schaffer was a friend of mine.” Officer Cole testified to Lambert usually having a wild look. He said that the de- fendant asked him one time to turn a batch of prisoners loose. Witness thought that the defendant looked as though he had been on a spree. Deputy Sheriff White when placed on the stand said that he thought Lambert was out of his head when he arrested him last Monday afternoon in San Francisco. He said that he had not acted the same since then. Dr. J. W. Robertson, an expert on in- sanity, probably the most important wit- ness in the case, was next sworn, and gave the result of his examination of Lambert during the noon hour. He said: “The defendant is suffering from chronic alco- holism. He is_mentally deficient, but he is not insane. I understand that he has taken from ten to forty drinks a day for the last twenty years. That, of course, is a_great injury to him. It has seriously affected his liver and kidneys, and brain as well. He is not bright. He is dull. He will never be strong physically or men- tally. If he keeps on he will be insane. The defendant is able to reason, think and talk and is not insane. He has suffered from delirium tremens, which is nothing but emporary insanity.” The court asked: ‘‘Is he sane or insane at the present time?” The reply was that be was legally sane. The witness continued by saying that if Lambert stopped drinking ~he would grobnbly come back to a_fair condition, ut he would never have his same vigor or brightness. Dr. Robertson said that it was difficult to tell when Lambert was drunk on account of his being able to bear so much liquor, Dr. Crowley, Lambert’s family physician, was next on the stand, He gave counter- evidence to that of the insanity expert. ‘I believe that the defendant is insane,” said the doctor. “I do not think that his mind will ever recover its former activity.” Dr. Crowley further stated that Lambert did not drink alcoholic liquor of any kind whatever for a period of six months, when he was under treatment for Bright’s dis- ease. Upon cross-examination the doctor ad- mitted that the state of the defendant’s mind was due to chronic alcoholism, cans- ing the membranes on the brain to thicken and the heart to be overworked. Judge Allen testified as to the defen- dant’s great grief upon the loss of his wife. Constable Cronin said when sworn: “I went into Lambert’s office one day on some business concerning some complaints, when Lambert said, ““I have stood for that fellow and got_the worst of it. I wish the Czar of Russia would cut his head off.’ ‘When I asked him whom he was talking about he replied, Chief of Police Shaefer. At the time I though he was insane.” Miles Doody, John Scanlan, J. A. Me- Carthy and Eugene Voorhees testified as to Lambert’s queer action at times, The defendant’s mother, Mrs, Donalson, said that her son had acted very strangely of late. He became offended at all advice given by her concerning his trouble. She said that just the other night he came home and threw a picture tint belonged to bis wife out of the window, saying that he did not think it a fit picture to hang on his wall. At the time her son was not in- toxicated. When Mrs. Lambert's testi- mony was concluded the court adjourned. THE THIRD INSPECTED. Two of the Companies Have an At- tendance Figure of 100 Per : Cent. o The Third Infantry Regiment was mus- tered and inspected in its armony on Golden Gate avenue last evening by Major V. D. Duboce, brigade inspector, assisted by other officers of the brigade staff. The Third turned out well, 350 men being in line. From the regiment only twenty-two men were absent, a figure which, while not meritorious for a spring inspection, is still very good for a muster so late in the sum- mer. 1ne regiment paraded as a whole, the men in campaign uniforms, but with- out heavy equipment, The figures of the inspection show two companies with an attendance of 100 per cent. In full they were as follows: Com- pany A, 53 present, none absent; Com- pany B, 51 fresent, 5absent; Company C, 44 present, 11 absent; Company D, 59 pres- ent, none absent; Com 1 absent; Company F, 50 present, 2 absent; field staff and band, 37 present, 3 absent. Total, 350 present, 22 absent. LEGION OF THE OROSS. All the Cadets Will Join in the Rally on Sunday. An event among temperance people of this City will be the regular rally of the fourth district of the League of the Cross, to be held next Sunday afternoon at Na- tional (Armory) Hall, on Ellis street, near| Polk. The branches of St. Mary’s Cathe- dral, Holy Cross, S8acred Heart, St. Bridget and 8t. Francis parishes will participate. These are vying with each other to pre- sent the largest delegation of members on the occasion, and all have held special meetings to arrange for the affair. The various branches are to assemble in their rcssecfive parish_halls at 1 o’clock, when, under the supervision of members of the executive committee. -they will proceed diéect to NntAim:I;l‘ Hall. Al Genct ompan; v ue of e Cross Ca of thepm{hed.m glrlah, Captain Frank ny E, 50 present, Drady commanding, Company D of Sacred Heart parish, Captain Joseph Mahoney commanding, and Company G of St. Bridget’s, Captain J. R. Kentzel command- ing, will act as escort. The programme will be suited to the occasion, and will in- clude numbers by the very best local talent. Rev. P. C. Yorke and Attorney ). 1. Mahoney will deliver addresses. A feature of this rally will be the pledg- ing to total abstinence of young men and boys residing within the district, who as et have not become members of the eague. Parents and others interested in advancing nperance in the Catholic ity areinvited to attend. youth of this C SAILORS' WAGES RAISED. The Shipowners’ Association Adopts a New Schedule for Seamen on Coast- wise Vessela. The Shipowners’ Association has raised wages of coastwise sailors in lumber ves- sels from §25 to $30 a month. The Alice Cooke cleared yesterday for Burrard’s Inlet, from where she will carry lumber to Sydney. The crew was the first to ship at the new rate, the sailors signing for $30 a month to the Inlet and for $20 out to Syd- ney and back to San Francisco, The association’s new schedule is as fol- | ows: v Sailing vessels, Inmber, bar harbors, Pacific States or British Columbia,$30;sailing vessels, conl, bar harbors, Pacific’ States or British Columbia, #: ing vessels, lumber, outside c States or British Columbia, vessels, Hawaiian Islan H g vessels, Alaska, Mexico, $20 to #: Sailing vessels, Asia, Australia, Central America, Sonth America, $20; steam crait, bar 30 to $35; steam eraft, outside road- $85 to $40; steam craft, foreign voy- 0 and upward. This is quite a victory for the sailors, which was won after the strike was de- clared off. P ¢ *This waswhat I advised,” said Assist- ant Shipping Master Cain of the associa- tion yesterday, ‘‘before the last strike was declared. The shipowners were even con- sidering a raise when the union struck for $35 a month all around. The strike stopped everything, for the shipowners would not consent to be forced to do any- thing. Ttis worth §5 a month more to handle lumber than coal and it requires more experienced men to do the work.” THE FOURTH I DAKLMD, Elaborate Preparations Are Being Made to Amuse the Children. steads, Officlal Badges Have Been Issued by the Commlttee and Will Be Sold. The official badge of the Oakland Fourth of July celebration committee made its ap- pearance on the street yesterday for the first time, and seemed to awaken more in- terest than anything which bhas come out since the committee began its work. It consists of a rosette of red, white and blue, with ribbons of the same color de- pending. The committee will sell these badges for a small sum, the proceeds to go into the general fund to defray the ex- penses of the celebration. Thus far nearly $4500 has been collected by popular subscription, and the commit- tee, believing that $5500 is already in sight, has apportioned that amount as follows for the various events: For the parade $1350, fireworks $1500, decorations $1000, advertising $575, morning awakening $50, office $250, literary $150, afternoon enter- tainment §650; total $5525. The committee an\omttd to see that the children have a good time on the National holiday has not been idle, and a pro- gramme has been arranged for their amusement which is sure to please each ju- venile heart. The races and games which 1\will be held in the afternoon will be as fol- ows: Boys’ race, 12 to 14 years, 100 yards. Girls’ race, 12 to 14 years, 75 yards. Potato race, open to all boys under 14 years, 50 yards. High jump, boys, 12 to 14 years. Boys’ race, 8 to 11 years, 50 yards. Girls’ race, 8 to 11 years, 40 yards. Ladies’ race, 75 yards. Sack-race, boys, 1 to 16 years, 50 yards, Spoon-and-egg race, ladies, 40 yards, Girls’ race, 6 to 8 years, 35 yards. Boys' companion race, three in a team, boys catch hands and run without letting go; the team that comes in first receives prize, Boys' race, 6 to 8 years, 40 yards. Girls’ race. 14 to 16, 75 yards. Boys' shoe game, 50 yards—Enter shoe game, form circle and take off shoes, the boy who gnla his shoes on in the quickest time and runs 0 yards, gets prize. Girls’ companion race, 40 yards, Catching the greased pig, the winner to re- ceive the pig as a prize. Three prizes will be awardea in each of the events. To aid the committee intrusted with the collection of funds in getting the money together subscription lists have been placed in the following business houses, where amounts large or small can be left during business hours: Fibush Bros, M. Scharman, Jonas Bros., Theodore Gler, Kirkland & Trowbridge, O: ood Bros., Pierce Hardware Co., Brown & Mec- {innon, Sherman & Clay, F. R. Girard, Eich- wede, Muhr & Co., Bercovich’s cigar-stand, J. Lancaster, H. Hershoerg & Co., Maxwell & Sons, H. D. Cushing. The question of building arches over the streets to lend grandeur to the parade is being discussed by the committee, the general opinion being that the amount of | money to be expended on such structures should be small, and that more enjoyment can be obtained by expending the funds | on other features. The following firms occupying corner stores on Broadway and Washington street have agreed to decorate elaborately : J. J. Collins, Euréka Hotel, William Kent, Grant I. Tlfg;:rl, Champlin & Co., M. Lissner, A. Steffanoni, E. G. Buswell, Union Nationai Bank, M. Scharmen, C. and A. Nordhausen, J. T. Moran, J. Letter, Kirkland & Trowbridge, H. Bowman & Co., Joseph Harris, J. J. Hanifin, H. Furst, Henry Meyer, L. Camp, F. E. Finch, L. Schatfer, Felix P. Violich, J. Bielert & Co., Oak- land Casino, Newland House, New York res- taurant, Golden Rule restaurant, Barmum’s restaurant, Osgood Bros., N. W. Leitch, Contra Costa Water Company, Union Savings Bank, Evans & Jordan, Whitney Transfer Company, First National Bank, Bon Ton saloon, Heron & Holcomb, L. Dresco & Co., Oakland Bank of Savings, Sherman, Clay & Co., Dalziel & Moller, Oakland Shoestore, Maxwell & Sons, Ridgwa Crocker* Compln{, H. D. Cushing, Risdon Co., W. T. Hyde, Abrahamson Bros,, Metropoli- tan Furniture Company, California Bank, Rahn White, John ianly, Bros., Lace House, Rice & Bay éng Market, Wells, Fargo & Co., H. Hersh: berg & Co., C. B. Shear, Henderson & Graham, Leyin Bros.,, Joe Lancaster, Olson Bros., G. A. J. Davis, H. P. Bercovich, A.'& M. Schlueter. Telegraph and electric light poles along the streets on which the parade will take place will be trimmed with evergreens, tied with ribbons, toa height of fifteen feet from the ground, above which bunting in the Na- tional colors will be continued to the top of the pole. Nippin’ Nick’sMuzzle. Nippin’ Nick is a Manayunk horse, owned and driven by a young fellow in Manayunk who makes a livelihood by hauling dirt and rubbish. The animal has acquired his name by biting everybody around the dumps adjacent to Manayunk. The other day the horse bit a small boy, and a policeman recalled to Nick’s driver that he had before been ordered to muzzle the horse. ‘‘Now, if that horse ain‘t muz- zled to-morrow I'll pinch yer,” said the officer. Nothing more was thought of it until the next day, when the owner saw the policeman shuffling along up the street, and quickly hanging an old coal- scuttle on the horse’s head he made it answer for a muzzle, and saved himself arrest and fine.—Philadelphia Record. Bank potes, or ‘‘flying money,” were first issued in China é&n B. C. These notes were printed in blue ink on paper from the fiber of the mulberry tree. One issued in 1399 B. C.is preserved in the Asiatic Museum at 8t. Petersburg, NEW ELECTAIC SYSTEM. A San Franciscan Has Solved the Underground Elec- tric Problem. INDORSED BY ELECTRICIANS. By an Automatic Arrangement a Car Can Climb the Steep- est Hills. For a long time mechanical and elec- trical experts have been endeavoring to solve the problem of a cheap yet perfect underground electric system. There are any number of high-priced inventions, but it is just this one thing of cost that pre- vents their coming nto general use. New York is to-day putting into operation a system in which the overhead wire is done away with, but the cost is immense, hence it is not likely to come into general use. The problem of cheapness as well as per- fect service seems to have been solved by C. M. Bridges, a San Franciscan, who has his idea, in the shape of a well-built minia- | hen will take refuge with the innocent, but will avoid the guilty ones. Suddenly the old farmer enters with a large torch, and woe to the unfortunate individual whose pantaloons are not besmeared with soot. He is undoubtedly the thief, and if he cannot restore the stolen property he will be compelled to refund its value. In other cases the loser of articles of clothing or jeweiry balances a flour sieve on his index finger, and while doing so he pronounces the names of his acquaint- ances. If the sieve threatens to fall at the pronunciation of any name its owner is pronounéed the culprit. Still another method is employed for the apprehension of thieves. A bowl is filled to the brim with water. The names of the members of the family and acquaintances are written on small slips of paper. These are rolled up and thrown on the water's surface. The paper bits that remain within the bowl contain the names of the innocent. If one or more fall out they con- tain the names of the thieves, or at least of those having a guilty knowledge of the theft.—New York Recorder. ROME'S CARDINALS. There Are Now but Sixty, of Whom Thirty-three Ave Italians. The death %f Cardinal Desprez, Arch- bishop of Toulouse, has, our Paris corre- spondent says, reduced the number of French Cardinals to six, and the death of Cardinal Benavices y Navaretle, Arch- bishop of Sarago: leaves only sixty Car- dinals who would, in the event of the Pope’s demise, meet at Rome in Sacred coll ege to elect his successor. It happens “‘foreigners” to that the proportion of MODEL OF AN ELECTRIC RAILROAD. A.—FLEXIBLE TROLLEY BAR. B.-~CONTACT ROLLER. [From a photog: raph by Priest.] ture road and cars, now on exhibition in the History building. The model consists of a sixty-foot track of circular shape, with up and down grades, switches and sharp curves. Over this sgeeds a_miniature car, the open-work of the track showing the manner in which the car receives the mo- tive power. - Underneath the car is a long flexible metal bar, which is held in position by a front, rear and center support. In the conduit at intervals the length of the car, or correctly speaking, the metal bar, are placed small rollers through which the necessary current is supplied. This cur- rent come from wires laid between the, tracks in .erra cotta or iron pipes con- nected wit? each roller by a small wire. These rol s are topheavy, so to speak, and until gted up by the iron rod under- neath the $r act as a cut-off for the deadly current. arting at a given point the metal rod Rfts up oneof these little rollers the motorfan turns on the current an the car sp®@ds to the next, just reaching it, as the starfing-point roller, released b¥ the car, drops #ack to its place. By thisin- genious y#% simple device a continuous current is%kept up, yet it is never open | except at tRe point where the car rests. ‘“We ca® place our system on every cable road in San Francisco and not inter- fere with ‘raffic one moment,” said Mr. Bridges, th= inventor, yesterday. “Sfiou]d ‘any of the contact rollers get out of orde: another can be put in without the slightest delay to traffic. It is easy to keep in order because none of the parts are concealed in the conduit. At intervals of every 200 or 300 feet the conduit will have a catch-basin, and as each is pro- vided with a sweeper or scraper sany debris_falling into the conduit would be carried to the basin, thus making it an easy matter to keep clean, The construc- tion of a road of this kind would be about the same as a cable, but the wiring and other material can be placed underneath much cheaper than the trolley. “Another thing in faver of my s?'stemA is that, should the conduit become filled with water, it would not interfere with running the road in the least.” £ Nearly every railroad man and electri- cian in Ban Francizco has thoroughly ex- amined the system invented by Mr. Bridges, and they all unite in saying that it is perfect. There is some talk of the Market-street people taking hold of Mr. Bridges’ patent— or at least giving it a trial on one of their Toads. % A very ingenious device in connection with the new system is the manner in which the steep-hill difficulty is overcome. As the car approaches the foot of a grade the current is shut off, when an endless chain, working automatically, grasps a projecting rod, pulls the car up the incline, and by a similar automatic arrangement releases it when the top is reached. 0DD SUPERSTITIONS. Some Queer Customs Among the Rus- sian Peasants. There is but little demand for detectives in some parts of Russia. Not that the citi- zens in those parts are specially noted for the observance of the cardinal command- ments. The Russian peasant has many excellent characteristics. He is muscalar, hardened, courageous, willing to obey; he can stand all the hardships of climate and labor, and the greatest deprivations. He is also naturally kind-hearted, hospitable and readily contented with the coarsest food and the plainest log hut. ? But there is also a dark side to his char- acter. He will indulge from time to time in short sprees, when he exhibits uncon- trollable levity, sensuality and an insati- able thirst for spirituous liquors. And these moral defects arecrowned with the deepest ignorance and superstition. In some of the rural districts the latter forms part of the life of the Mushik. He will give greater credence to the divinations of the charlatan and the ridiculous tradi- tions of his locality than to sensible delib- eration or the results of experience. In his farm labors of seedtime and har- vest, of plowing and hay-cutting and other tasks, he is not ruled by the nature of the soil or climatic conditions, but follows cer- tain days of his church calendar. He never commences an important job on an un- lucky day, and there are a great many un- lucky days in the Russian almanac. The belief in sorcerers and witches is still in full bloom there. In casualties or sickness with man or beast the Russian farmer knows but one oracle—the wise old Mushik of the town, who is accredited with supernatural gifts. He ascribes even to himself and family a certain magic power, acquired by a strict observance of ancient customs and ceremonies. Most original are the means he employs to catch a thief suspected of belonging %o the family circle. If anything has geen stolen which conveys the thought of a masculine thief helocksall the male mem- bers of bis household—relatives and hired help—in a dark room. A hen is ducked in atub of black soot, turned loose in the dark room and the door is kept locked for a quarter of an hour or more. Italians is larger than it has been for cen- turies, thirty-three Cardinals being Ital- ians and twenty-seven of other national- ities. At the present moment France and Ger- many have each six Cardinals. Each Gov- ernment is anxious to have other Cardi- nals, in order to increase its influence at the next conclave. Some possible candi- dates for the Papacy are supposed to be friendly to the Triple Alliance, while others pass for being in favor of France. ‘When a French Government goes in for anti-clericalism the Pope can show his dis- pleasure by refusing to create further Cardinals in France, and this is keenly felt even by free-thinking politicians. England is the only great Western power that does not go a footstep out of her way to get new Cardinals. She has only one Cardinal, Mgr. Vaughan. Ireland has Cardinal Logue, Australia has Cardinal Moran, Arcnbishop of Sidney, and Canada Cardinal Taschereau, Archbishop of Que- bec. The Sacred College includes five Austrians, three Spaniards, two Portu- guese, one Belgian and an American, Car- dinal Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore. All the rest are Italians.—London News. ————— An Airy Blacksmith-Shop. Probably the highest blacksmith-shop in the city in point of elevation is one located on the seventh floor of the public build- ing. Very few people are aware of the existence of the shop away up under the eaves of the massive building, but it is there, just the same, and, if the making of horseshoes is excepted, it probably turns out as large and varied an amount of work as the average smithy in the city. The shop is located on the north corridor, near the west end, and a glowing forge and sev- eral ringing anvils are kept busy all day long, It supplies the need for a large amaunt of iron work to be done in the con- struction of the remaining rooms and cor- ridors in the building and is an indispens- able auxiliary to the operations.—Philadel- phia Record. [’ Joy’s for the Jaded ana Good Health for all Mankind. J0Y’S VEGETARLE §ARSAPARILLA, ismade from ties through herl and nature’sown * contains no properchan- mineral nels. Joy's drugs or Vegetable deadly pois- Sarsaparilla on. 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