The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 16, 1898, Page 15

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, CGCTOBER 16, 1898 MYSTERY OF A DEATH AT PLEASANTON Dying Chinese Cut in a Scuffle. LAST OF THREE PARTNERS OPIUM POISONING SAID TO BE THE CAUSE OF DEATH. One Partner Was Murdered, Another Killed Himself in Jail and the Third Died of Poisoning. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, %08 Broadway, Oct. 15. d he death of Jung Coroner held an e very pecu- to, the most the deceased while to commit knife. ere has been a feud living at the hop eath of Jung Jheung was partners who a few cted a store at Pleasan- ths ago he mana which he swallowed h_caused his death er of Pl i that a Chinaman had mit suicide he store the last of three pro- rechiser went to the d Jung Jheung lying on a onscious, with & crowd of jabber- vas e | Ing Chinese surrounding him. He went| into the back room to prepare his in-| struments for relieving Jung of the Roi- . and while doing so he heard a scuifle in the room where lay the dying China- man. Immediately after the scuffie a| Chinaman rushed into the back room | flourishing a bloody knife and informed | doctor that Jung had grasped the | ttempted to disembowel him- Herschiser rushed to the side and found a eut which was, gh to have an d not understand how a man so inert he poisoned Chinaman could use the on himself or, fndeed, how he could come ssession of e open He treated the Chinaman teoning, but the deadly ef- | ug was to far advanc a commercial trav co firm, testified that ased well and that he was He also | the given to the use of oplum. that he once saw a knife in pocket of the dead man, but he did not | h himseif nor did he | Chinaman cut_him. He s | Theung never had trouble with anybody, | but was a peaceable man. | Dr. Herschiser testified that Jung died from the effects of swallowing burnt opium, of which there was a large quan- | tity in the stomach. Therg was no evi- dence to show whether Jung took the | poison voluntarily or whether It was ad- | ministered to him, and the jury returned | a verdict of suicide. PECULIAR SUIT OVER W. W. NICKALS’ ESTATE GUARDIAN SEEKS TO RECOVER LIFE INSURANCE MONEY. | | | | Support an Incompetent Widow, but Went to Pay the Debts. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, %08 Broadway, Oct. 15. Jennie Robinson, as guardian of the person and estate of Julla Nickals, an in- competent person, to-day ed su ex-Public Administrator Jame: against Stanley for the recovery of $50. Jo L. Beard, John Dugan, Frank C. Jarvis, An- and Peter McKenna, Frank V. Macedo, tonio S. Escobar, Constant | Manuel Brown, bondsmen of Jame - while the latter was Public Adminis itor, are made joint parties defendant. | he complaint sets forth that William | October fe, Julia | i that he, on August 1885, for | the purpose of making provision for the support of Mrs. Nickals, in the event of ckals died testate on 25, | | funer: She Charges That $5000 Was Left to | ™ his death, insured his life in the New England Mutual Life Insurance Company n the sum of $5000, ng to pay him said amount at the end of hirty-two years, or August 28, 1897, or to his executors or administrators within sixty days after satisfactery proof of his death. On_December 14, 1882, defendant, Stan- ley, having been appointed administrator th te, collected from the insur- ce company $489 65, under the terms of y. to be pald over to Julia the widow incompetent. : plaintiff alleges that none of this was ever recelved by Mrs. Nickals, but “‘that between January 31, 1393, and December 31, 1894, Stanley wrongfully d and expended all of this money in paying the debts of Willam W. Nickais and the expenses of his last illness and and costs of administration”; so that defendant never filed the final account in the estate and that there has been no final distribution; that the policy has never been assigned to the deceased nd by the widow; and finally, that b | demand has been made by plaintiff for the money but without successful collec- tion. The guardian asks for judgment in the sum of $4395 65, together with interest at 7 per cent per annum from January 21, 1863, besides costs. e Funeral of Mrs. N. A. Judd. OAKLAND, Oct. 15.—The remains of the late M N. A. Judd, who died in San Diego on the Sth, after months of suffer- ing with cancer, were interred in Moun- View Cemetery this afternoon. Mrs. y Mrs. Richardson, formed Co-operative Printing Com- ny an Francisco some years ago. After her marriage to Norris A. Judd the plant was merged into_the Hicks-Judd Company, with Mr.—Judd as president, Mrs. Judd holding stock in the concern to the time of her death. The ser- Judd, formerl the W, u WPes were held from the First Unitarlan Chureh, and the floral offerings ~were and beautitul. A Wooing Widow’s Fate. ND, Oct. 15— Mrs. Mary . the widow of a veteran, who ned & ccntract to marry John H. gz, an aged Temescalian, must now pay the latter $268 55 for sundry advances, Justice of the Peace Wood having to-day rendered judgment to that effect. It ap- pears_that the wooing widow had ob- tained cash and goods from Gregg, dur- ing the wooing season, to the above amount, when she decided not to marry him, as she discovered she would have to forf. rights to a pension on account of her soldier husband’s death. Appointments Revoked. OAKLAND, Oct. 15.—Constable H. W. von Kapff of Alameda township, recently indicted by the Grand Jury, to-day filed a revocation of appointment of the fol- lowing named deputies: Ernest Jones, Jesse Ives, Arthur T. Johns, A. L. Fos- fer. Alfonse Bray, N. B Vall, A G. Burns, George T. Morris, George C. Bird, Dr. Cranz, John Roy, George Clark, Otto Schaeffer, L. T. Ward. , the company agree- | EACH TRIED TO END THE OTHER'S LIFE Howard Tells of His Married Life. HIS WIFE NOT DIVORCED TROUBLES BEGAN WHILE ON A HONEYMOON. Charges His Wife With Attempting to Asphyxiate Him Twice ‘While Living in Oakland. 1 Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 908 Broadway. Oct. 15. An answer and cross-complaint were filed to-day by Henry A. Howard in the di- vorce suit commenced by his wife some months ago. Just a year ago Miss Nina B. Marshail of this city married Howard, who is a wealthy mineowner, and a month later they separated under most sensational circumstances. Mrs. Howard declares that her husband has frequently.tried to take her life, and that while in an Oakland hotel he was only deterred from shooting her by the knowledge that somebody was looking at him from a window across the street. In her complaint she declared that while they were enjoying their honeymoon and were on a river steamer going to Stockton, her husband threatened to throw her over- board as he had already realized that their marriage was a mistake. 5 Mrs. Howard declares that her husband is worth $30,000 and she asks for $500 coun- sel fees and generous alimony. While in this city the Howards lived at 574 Thir- teenth street and at this place also it is lall@ged Howard tried to end his wife's ife. In his answer Howard tells a story quite as tragic and no less romantic. He recites that soon after their wedding day he learned that his wife was an undi- vorced woman, and beleving himself to have been injured he charges her in his cross-complaint with bigamy. He alleges that he has positive proof of this fact and he states that just one month after the marriage the woman quietly got out of bed while her husband slept, and turn- ed on the gas with an evident intention of asphyxiating_him. To protect herself it is said that Mrs. Howard slightly opened a window and laid near it. hen Howard awoke he detected the gas, jumped out of bed, threw open the window, turned oft the gas and demanded an explanation, which he says his wife thus expressed: “1 wanted to kill myself.”” Howard alleges that this experience was repeated the next night, only on the sec- ond occasion his wife went to another room. He then fled to his mines at An- gels Camp, where he has since resided, but_according to his complaint, he says he has not been free even there from his wife's actions. He alleges that in connec- tion with one Wiliford Dennis she has at- tempted to obtain money from him. In- cidentally Howard alleges many other un- pleasant and sensational charges against his wife. It will devolve upon Judge Hall to straighten out this matrimonial tangle. GENERAL KELLY TRIES TO COMMIT SUICIDE THE INDUSTRIALLEADERTAKES POISON. Rescued by a Woman’s Presence of Mind—No Cause Assigned for the Rash Attempt. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 908 Broadway, Oct. 15 T. C. Kelly, who was once known as general of the Industrial Army, tried to end his life at Elmhurst yesterday by teking carbolic acid. He was prevented by the presence of mind of Mrs. Shreve, who was in the Kelly home at the time he made the rash attempt. When Mrs. Shreve saw what Kelly had done she promptly sent for Dr. Lynch, who found that the labor leader had done nothing more serious than burn his lips and mouth. Kelly has not been heard of for twb vears, and he has been living quietly with his famlly at Elmhurst. Some time ago he made a statement to the effect that he had found that the “Industrial Army" method of producing reforms is not the most practicable. Since the return of the general from his celebrated march to Washington that ended when he reached the Mississippi, Kelly has returned to his trade as a printer, and has been steadily tmploved. belng & first-class workman, No cause'is known for his desire to dle. CHARTER AMENDMENT FAILS TO CARRY OUTVOTED AT THE POLLS BY A BARE MAJORITY. The Measure té Provide Berkeley ‘With a Police Court Defeated at the Special Election. BERKELEY, Oct. 15.—The special elec- tion held to-day for the purpose of vot- ing upon an amendment to the city char- ter, providing for the establishment of a local police court, resulted/In the de- feat of the measure by a majority of 33. The election was called by the Board of Trustees in pursuance of a recent de- cision of the Supreme Court declaring the judiciary of the university town to have been illegally constituted. An amendment to the freeholders’ charter was accordingly proposed which complied with the terms of the law. This was submitted to the residents of the city to-day, with the result stated above. As a consequence Berkeley must go on, as it has for the last four months, without any means whatever of enforcing its mu- nicipal ordinances or of having law and order properly maintained. The voting in the different wards was as follows: For. Against. § 7 7 3 % 2 @ ) b 37 37 i i 39 Seventh .. 3 S b+ 841 i W The figures show that the greatest op- position was in West Berkeley, where in one ward only five votes were cast in its favor. East Berkeley and South Berkeley also had a balance against the measure. City Attorney Brewton A. Hayne, when seen after the returns were in, said the amendment was defeated because it pro- vided that the Police Judge should be ap- pointed by the Board of Trustees instead of elected by the people. “It is unrea- sonable to suppose,” he explained, “that the residents of the city could Geliberately outvote a measure which seeks only to secure law and order in the community. It is quite evident that they objected to the appointive system which this amend- ment embodies. Personally 1 favor the appointive system. and 1 know that the Board of Trustees, the Good Government Club and the North Berkeley Improve- ment Club all used their influence in its favor. 1 feel confident that if the meas- ure had been framed 5o as to call for the election of the Police Judge by the peo- ple it would have carried with scarcely any opposition. Doubtless we shall have another election before very long, when a measure more agreeable to the opinions of the people will be submitted.” Bowling and Billiard Tournament. ALAMEDA, Oct. 15.—The bowling_and billiard tournament of the Encinal Yacht Club is attracting a great deal of atten- tion. Last night the first of the bowling ames was played, the participants being r. and Mrs. r. and Mrs. C. L. Tisdale, R. H. Swayne and Mr. and Mrs. H. Field. The scores are not made public, The next bowling match will be played on Friday evening next. H. Ward won the game of the billiard tournament that was played last night, defeating Dr. C. L. Tisdale and L. A. Redman. Another game will be played to-night. Company G's Bill of Fare. ALAMEDA, Oct. 15.—Quartermaster Huff of Company G, Eighth Regiment, now at Vancouver Barracks, writes con- tradicting the accounts that have been circulated with regard to the food Suj plied to the troops. He enumerates the ist of articles furnished, which includes the regular army rations, together with such delicacies as cabbage, carrots, hali- but and saimon. He asserts that there is no ground for any complaint on the part of the privates about their food. Alameda News Items. ALAMEDA, Oct. 15.—Rev. George R. Dodson of the Unitarian church will preach to-morrow morning for the first ince his European trip. His morn- “The Religious Work Seamen's Friend Society gave a well-at- tended reception at the residence of Mrs. 8\. McAnny, 284 Central avenue,on Thurs- ay. 1yhePromenade concert given by the En- cinal Recreation Club last eveniug as the first of & series this season was well at- tended and greatly enjoyed by those present. Many of the prominent boatmen of this city left this afternoon to attend the row- Xn% regatta at Guerneville. he reception given last evening by the Epworth League of the First M. E. Church proved a very pleasant affair and was largely attended. City Recorder A. F. St. Sure of this city has been honored being elected su- reme second vice president of the Young Men's Institute Supreme Council, in ses- sion at St. Louis this week. The choir of Christ Chur is preparing to give a concert next Thursday evening at Harmonie Hall for the benefit of the church. —_——————— Increasing Ferry Business. OAKLAND, Oct. 15.—The Davie Ferry Company 1s about to put an additional steamer on the route between Oakland ncisco, owing t ncreased ¥ i cived daily 2 ._In all prob: Ed v dergoing repairs at Hay & vards, will be put in commission on tue run. A PHYSICIAN WHO PROVES A (LEPTOMANIC “Dr.” Chester Steals a Work of Fiction. LIKED WEYMAN'S WRITINGS HE PURLOINED “SHREWSBURY” FROM COOPER’S STORE. Arrested, He Claimed That He Was Hard Up and Wanted Some- thing to Read op Sunday. an alleged physician, well connected in the t evening between tealing a book from stationery leman wearing a ert coat went into xamining the W. Hoadley, ting on an ., but for some the stranger and his him take a he recognized as 1 Weyman. of the book carelessly saw e back see if Think- sauntered r, where he stood a starting up the street. r_reached the side- 1 Mr. Cooper’s atten- d went after him. tor back into the store, of the proprietor and ed the book from un- ed en he ne ss pull protested innocence, there n some m 1 an_officer was called & ad stolen the book, and n that he was hard up ething to read on Sun- at s. and day hen searched at the pollce sta- tion he had $7 on his person. While In the bookstore he handed the sergeant him under arrest a slip of informa en conne n. e doctor's arrest Lucas Detect nd tried troubled a people with kleptomania, Mr. Cooper refused to ict the doctor off without a prosecution. that Chester 18 well L n, his parents and prominent people. Mr. that the detectives at- t t to try a bluff game, but i ¢ ing in this tried to work Mr. < s sympathy. id that the prisoner’s true name THE HEAVIEST THING IN THE WURLD. iest thing in the world is the ne bluish-white metal which Mr. Smithson vered ninety years ago In s: mi ant the resMue This metal D that of g0ld being 19.265, lead 11.367, iron 7.79 &nd lithium, the lightest, only 0.594. The Frenc 301 determined chemist, E swise the most infus- uld never be made oxyhydrogen flame, which makes m " and iridium run like water. But Joly ha: been subjecting osmium to the exclusively high tempera- ture of the electric arc,” which Moissan has of late employed successfully in the mx‘.fln;laclllre <g dxamgmn. Jnder this flerce heat the 1y ruthenium, which used to be fl-ere.me?:ll but infusible, readily meits. But osmium remains refractory. there heing apparent only the hl.lmui traces of wion. On this account osral cannot be prepari e mt auastity. 10 aile s upeeful In the arts But its alloy wi store on | olume | . | nounced_the He | iridium, which defies the acids, is of some value, nothing better having been found wherewith to tip gold pens. Being non- | magnetic, its employment for the i |of a_mariner's compass_has bee cated.—Popular Science Monthly. P — | A TEST OF NERVE. War talk started the trouble, says the | Detroit Free Press. The big man had | been holding forth to the loungers in the country store and the little man had wormed his way into the conversa- | tion much to the disgust of the big man, who taunted the little man with not I | ing the nerve of a woman. This promptly | brought forth from the little man a chai- | lenge for a test of merve, which the big | man condescendingly accepted. | “What I propose,” said tt | taking has got a keg of powder, an’ that we put a lighted candle to hit an’ set down by hit, an’ the one who sets the longest has got the most nerv | A murmur of admiration went around the loungers at this bold proposition, but the little man stuck up his nose and said: “Guess I have got the choosin’ of this | yere nerve test.” | 7 “All right, sonny, go ahead,” answered | the big man, with'a wave of his hand and | & smile of pity. The little man turned toward the wi dow and gazed absently out in the dire tion of the big man's house, while the big man waited with a grin on his fa | Finally the little man arose and said: “I'm ready fer thet thar nerve test. The crowd followed them out doors, where the little man promptly made for a mud puddle and waded through and in- | sisted that the big man snould follow his| i example. R R I I S S R R R R IR SRR R R R S P S S S Then he made for the big man's houre and threw open the kitchen door, and | was about to enter, when the big man | said uneasily: | “See yere, the ole woman mopped ‘out in thar.” “Where's yer nerve?”’ man. 1 his brought the big man In with his | | muddy boots, and as they stood on the ‘newly cleaned floor the little man said: “Yer wife has jes’ gone across to the neighbor’s, ‘cause 1 seed her, an’ we'll jes’ stand yere an’ wait till she comes back, and see who's got the most nerve.” The big man only grasped at this bold | proposition. 2 “She’s comin’' frum thar now,” an-| nounced the little man from his position | near the window. The big man moved uneasily from one foot to the other, while the crowd grinned in at the door. p | " “She’s crossin’ the road,” said the lit- | tle man. : ds of perspiration were standing on big man’s face, but the little man was calmly chewing a straw. “She's comin’ In at the gate’ an- little man. *She’ll be yere in — But the little man was alone, the | big man having fled. | “And all the little man said as he wiped | his_feet on the grass was: | “I know'd all the time thet he didn’t hev | | no_nerve has jest | sneered the little | Be l the “But, see yere,” put in one of the 10un§~ ers. "I don't nothin’ of his o woman." | “She’s takin’ a lot of eggs ter the mar- | ket,” chuckled the little man. *I saw her | Bo before we kim over yere. —_—————————— ;“THE POOR MAN’'S WALDOREFE.” | The public for some time has lost sight | of the hotel built in New York by D. | Mills for e people of small| | means, s lled ““the poor man's | Waldorf,” because it furnishes rather luxurious quarters for the small sum of | %5 cents per day for each room. The { project was conceived as a sort of philan- | thropic_enterprise—and it is really phil anthropic to emancipate men of cleanly instincts_and little money from the ne- | cessity of resorting to the ordinary cheap | lodging house. At the same time Mr. | Mills declared at the outset that he be- | lleved the hotel could be made to pay | expenses and a small profit on the in- | vestment in addition. and his provision | has been amply justified. The bullding | cost a little more than $1,000,000. Almost ! from the time of opening the 1564 b rooms have been occupled nightly, very often hundreds have been turned away. Only six of the ten stores on | the ground floor Have been rented up to | the present time. The restaurant was a { considerable source of profit until the ad- | vance in bread stuffs and provisions. Meals are furnished at 5, 10 and 15 | each, which is about as cheap as an | thing in the eatable line can be figured. | The figures of annual receipts and ex- | penditures, partly estimated, run as fol- | lows: Restaurant, $25,000; room rents $109.200; rent from stores, $3120, making a | fotal of $138,320. The estimated expenses are: Taxes on $500,000 assessment, $10,- 700; repairs, $500; incidentals, $00; gas and eléctric lighting, $7000; 150 empioyes, at an average of $9 a week $72,000; water | tax, $1500. Total, $92,200, leaving a net e of $46.120 on an outlay of $1,000,000 | 2 safe 4% per cent investment.—Minneapo- lis Tribune. —_—e————— 0Odds and Ends. The sale of salt {8 a Government mo- nopoly in China which yields a yearly revenue of $11,000,000, as the annual consumption is 3,300,000,000 pounds, and the importation of foreign salt is strict- 1y prohibited. A license to sell salt costs 39600 in gold. In Persia cutting the hair is a sign of mourning. . Coal is not only a source of heat and light, but a storehouse of colors, medi- cines, perfumes and explosives, From 140 pounds of gas tar in a ton of coal over 2000 distinct shades of anfline dyes exe made. ts led lBuberluthu W ed its arrival. Clear as Alpine in the afternoon. of the jungle. of God centuriés ago, were there. all are artists. multitudes. at an end. A Most Glittering Pageant and Show. ALLACE'S big circus, with its glitter, its acrobats, its won- ders, clowns, wild men and fron skulled freak, is in town. Yestorday afternoon a gorgeous pa- geant traveled the streets and herald- In the evening the in- itfal performance was given'and en- joved by a sea of people that crowded the vast tent to its fullest capacity. horns throats of trumpets gave the signal for the start of the parade at 3.0'clock medieval armor advanced and cleared the way, then followed the gorgeous cages that held from freedom beasts Majestic elephants from Asia, camels in droves, two white as the sacred beasts that carried to- gether on the trackless desert the men Then a kaletdoscope of color made prancing horses, dainty ponies and a host of clowns and, last, the calliope, singing its siren song. The parade was the delight of thousands, and in the evening thousands more enjoved the marwels of the circus. The feats of the performers surpass the usual run, and the making clowns are always in evidence. are the best that ever visited this coast. man of Herculean proportions, down to the tiniest tot, a lad of tender years, The management of the show challenges the world to pro- duce their equal, and doubtless challenge ‘Wwill stand for years to come. Many of the features are new and splendidly carried out. mals are in abundance, from the giant elephant down to plump pug dogs. The closing feature of the circus, the races on the big hippodrome, is the most exciting. The charfot race, car- ried down from ancient days, ceases to excite the admiration of the At the conclusion of the circus performance a concert, contain- ing many pleasing features, was given, and then the crowds bade farewell to the beasts and freaks of the sideshow, and the first night of the circus was ERRFRREREFREARAFR XXX AR L REREX XXX XX XXX Brilliant A EE TR the brazen Heralds clad in by mirth- The Nelson family, as gymnasts, From the sponsor of the flock, a the Tralned ani- never HIS VALUABLES. An odd-looking character wandered into the Desplaires street polhl:e sulnuor: “ust before midnight on Friday last. In stature he was a_trifie over medium height, with a form the general outline of which in- Clined to angularity and strength. His sack coat refiected no credit on the tailor- ing art, inasmuch as it barelv reachea his hips and left exposed a seedy expanse of trouser, adorned in the region of the seat by two patches of iabric far different in texture and color from tne balance. On the side of his head, and concealing but Poorly a growth of unkempt blonde hair, was perched a hybrid canvas hat of the sombrero pattern, o badly weather-beat- en that it had lost all sembiance of its original form and shape. He was sober, however, and that counted for something at that hour of the morning in the eyves af Sergeant Barber, who had charge of the station. O oy e stanae “say, partner v T > vou ever hear tell of ‘Rat- Visitant, I 39U fe's pretty well known tlesnake Havé';g, ver A qu;):lg\efi eant allowed that he had heard of the celebrated charmer of venemous reptiles, but never having met him per- sonally could not jdentify him if called 5 I ain't ‘Rattlesnake t best thing, be- pon. "Well.b Cflqllln‘,he s *'but I'm Harry . o his pardner and pride myself that [ know as much about snaé(es as him or any other man in the_ hills. The sergeant did not dispute the word of hig visitor; in fact, he expressed the opinion that in all probability he was the ohamnplon snake expert in the great Rocky Mountain range. % ‘C'.Thll's u!tgwhat 1 am, but that don’t buy a bed and three meals a day in a place like Chicago,” exclaimed the stran- ger sadly, “and, to make a long story short, I'm here_ doing business th ;.ou for a night's lodging. Do I get what I'm looking for?"” Sergeant Barber has a soft spot in his heart and after making a few remarks concerning the advisability of thrift and an eye to the future informed the man from Denver that he might lle down on one of the benches in the squadroom. “Before you go_in there, however,” he added, “you had better deposit your val- uables with me untfl morning. You had better give me your name also in case :]nythgpg should happen to you during the fisay. lleutenant, tue name part of that order is easy,” maid the stranger, “but I'm not so sure about the valuables. y name {s Harry M. Rodey, from Denver, and here’s my valuables. Before the police officlal was fully aware of what Rodey was anout the lat- ter had unbuttoned his vest and uncofled a bull e from around .. ~walist. The creature was about six feet long, and after being laid on the dekk of the horri- fled sergeant cofled itself up and pro- 0 resume luxlnterr\r-tod sleep. nerve for a and hastily summoned Art. the lockup-keeper, to his latter had always prided himself on his familiarity with snakes, but the sight of one at that hour of the morning caused him to retreat in haste to the region of the cells below. In the meantime the man from Denver was told to lift his pet from the top of the desk and carry him out of sight as quickly as possible. r. Rodey explained that the snake was harmiess, and, to prove his assertion, he wrapped it around his neck and stretched himself out on the top of a steam radi- ator.—Chicago Chronicle. —_————— MUCH IN LITTLE. The oldest iron vessel in the world is the Michigan, built in 1884.° Hohenstadt, in the Grand Duchy of Baden, has selected a woman as Its town clerk. According to Professor Galton, a few persons see mentally in print every word they hear uttered. In many parts of France the coffin of a peasant woman Is borne to the grave upon the shoulders of women. A clever Atchison (Kans.) woman has induced her boys to take the great- est interest in keeping her wood hox filled with kindling by calling the hatchet 2 machete. X Eight Mormon missionarfes have been sent to New Zealand from New South Wales to work among the Ma- oris, among whom there are 4600 mem- bers of the Mormon church. ‘W. W. Beach, a member of the Brit- ish Parliament, said recently at an election meeting that -during nearly forty years of parliamentary service he had never opened his mouth in_Parlia- ment. Hildeshelm’s famous 1000-year-old rosebud is blooming again and has sent out new shoots. TFor two years past it was feared that it was dying from insect parasites, but it has been saved by applications of whitewash and ker- osene. e mines In Manchuria, saccording to the report of a Chinese official, sre situated in a country covered (welve feet deep with snow in winter, and in- fested in summer and autumn with an insect which makes life unbearable, The costliest collectlon of stamps in the world is said to be that of Herr P. de Terrary in Paris, representing an outlay of $1,250.000. s —_————————— WHERE IT IS USEFUL. Lm.*n Edward—Pa, what does “targe” mean Pa—] dunno, I guess it don't mean anything l]l; cular, T&e war poets Just 3 use when they get stuck and vug & vhyme for chu‘o;—shv;und W W K K K K N K K K K W WK KK XN K KR E XK KR K KRR KRR R X FE N K EEEEXXE X EFEEEXEE XL XX XX XXX X ¥ *x g x% | ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. { s CIRCUS TAKES THE TOWN. LAFAYETTE DA'i—P. B., City. Octo- | ber 19 has been named as Lafayette day. VIVIAN GREY—S, City. “Vivian Grey,” by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Bea- consfield, was published in 1826-27. | PEACE COMMISSIONERS—J. C. P., | City. Congress has not yet made any ap- | propriation for the payment of the Peace Ebmissioners. Lo BATTLE OF MALATE—M. J. G., City. The account of the battle before Malate, | July 31, 1598, was published in The Call | of August 9 and 10. A MORTGAGE—A. 8., Vacaville, Cal. A mortgage may be dated back. The question of date is only effective from the time of delivery. MORRIS-DUSTAN—C. D., City. Mrs. R. J. Dustan was not the leading lady at the ! Orpheum with Felix Morris when he ap- | peared there a few weeks ago. | THE NUMBER—C. H. P., Fort Point, City. This department cannot furnish the number of the house in Paris, France, in which the Viscountess d'Hen- riot put an end to her life. | HIS FATHER'S SON—L. M. V., Angel, | Calaveras County, Cal. If a man says: | “Brothers and sisters have I none, but | that man's father is my father's son’ | the speaker refers to himself and his own { son. | Lt o | PAY OF LIEUTENANTS—A. O. A, | City. The pay of a first lieutenant in | the United States army is: Mounted, $1600 per year; not mounted, $1500; that | of a second licutenant is, mounted, $1500; not mounted, $1400. LEVI P. MORTON—J. J. L., United States steamer Concord, Manila, P. L Levi P. Morton was 64 years of age at the | time he was elected to the office of Vice President of the United States in He was born in 1824 THE CONSTITUTION—G. C. M., Palo Alto, Cal. The constitution of the State | of California is to be found in the codes | of the State, in the California Blue Book, | and may be obtained as a separate publi- | cation’through any book seller. i SMITH AND ‘GRIFFEN—T. R., City. | Solly Smith and Johnny Griffen met for the first time in the ring at Roby, Ind., | in the hall of the Columbian Athletic | Club_ July 10, 1893. Purse $6000; Griffen | | knocked out in four rounds. | CLOSING STREETS—E., City. For a | century or so before 1798 chains were strung across the streets of Philadelphia in the vicinity of churches so that the | worshipers should not be disturbed by | the sound of wagon wheels rolling over | the pavement. | DANCING—Dancer, City. How much | space a person covers in dancing is not | known to a nicety, but approximately the distance has been measured with a pedo- meter. The average length of a waltz is half a mile, a polka three-quarters of a mile, a schottische a mile and & PROBATING A WILL—V. J. T., Jamul, Cal. As your communication does not state where the party died, this depart- ment is unable to give the desired in- formation in relation to the probating of {a will. If you will furnish the place of death and the estimated value of the estate, the answer will be given. ROBERT WATT—F. M., San Jose, Cal. There is nothing astonishing in the state- ment that Robert Watt had turned Re- puolican this vear. If he has, he and many more prominent Democrats who are dissatisfied with the nomination by the Democratic party aguire will vote for Gage. A MORTGAGE—R. O. T. C, City. In law In California the life of a mortgage, | unless renewed, Is four vears if executed in this State, two vears if executed out- side of the State; that is to say. action must be commenced within four or iwo years. = THAT FOUNDATION—W. R. B, Ala- meda, Cal. The foundation of the Claus 1s building at the corner of Mar- E:{m sThbh‘t'l llr‘ee'! is not laid on piles. It is concrete and iron and ext: about eight feet beyond the line, of the outer walls. CIVIL SERVICE LBAGUE—Reader, Oakland, Cal. None of the prominent peo- ple connected with the civil service in v are aware of the existence in (l:h:a!:g{m of a Civil Service League, but {here is an anti-Civil Service League in San Francisco. T. F. Bachelder is the president and B. M. Galvin the secre- tary. s g PHOTOGRAPHS—G. P. H., City. The first photograph pictures from life were by J. W. Draper in 1839 I: Johnson's Tniversal ‘Cyelopedia there s an inter- :'!:ll and concise history of ography hieh Wl e Ecec ¢ can b agen at e sul ?}:ksedt:rr:mm room of the Free Public Library. o : THE NAVAL ACADEMY—Subscriber, City. There is no fixed time for the ex- al n of candidates for admission to the United States Naval Academy at An- napolis. Nominations are made by Repre- gentatives, either with or without ecmpeti- tive examination, Each Representative makes the nomination wheneve}- he 1s no- that tifled there is a als- trict by reason of the on or death of the candidate previously ap- [ i pointed. The candidate must have suffi- clently advanced in education. to be able to pass a careful examination in reading, | writing, orthography, arithmetic, gram- | mar, geography and history of the United Sttaes. A boy who has had a high-school education ought to have no difficulty in passing the prescribed examination. THE CITY HALL—J. B, City. The land upon which the City Hall of San | Francisco now stands was the property | of the city and county of San Francisco, | having been set apart as a park. Pre-| vious "to that the site was the Yerba | | Buena Cemetery. COLUMBIAN HALF DOLLARS—J. K., City. Columbian half dollars were coined by an act of Congress of August 3, 1562, and Columbian quarter dollars by an act of Congress of March 3, 1883. Both of these coins are a legal tender in a sum not exceeding $10. | THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE-T. L., City. There are more than 200,000 words | in the English language. The German, | then the French, come next in the great- est number of words, but there are not any two authorities that agree as to the number of words. UNCLE SAM—H. W. N., City. 1t is doubtful if there is any record of who it was that conceived the well-known cari- cature of Uncle Sam. The idea was to represent a down Easter as typical of the people of the United States, just as the caricature of John Bull is used to repre- sent the people of England. JORDAN'S LECTURE—G. C. M., Palo Alto, Cal. This department has not been | able to find any letter by David Starr Jordan on the Philippines, but there have | been published a number of netices ot | a lecture which he recently delivered on | that subject and which attracted a great deal of attention. WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE—G. C. M., Palo Alto, Cal. William Allen White's ““The Real Issue” is published in book | form, and may be obtained from any | first-class book dealer. His “What's the | Matter With Kansas?’ was not pub- | lished in book form, but appeared in the paper with which he is connected. ART INSTITUTE—A. S, City. The]| answer to your question in regard to the | Art Institute appeared in Answers to Correspondents in The Call of Tuesday, October 4, 1888. If you had carefully watched for the answer there would not have been any occasion for writing a letter of complaint. The fault was not with this department, but with yourself. | JOHN D. SIEBE—N. 8., City. When John D. Siebe was elected Assessor eight | years ago he was a candidate on the Re- publican ticket: when he was elected four years ago he was a candidateé on the | Non-Partisan ticket and was supported | by the Republicans; this year he is a candidate on the Republican ticket and is | supported by the Non-Partisans, | SEA PORTS—A. S. A., City. This de- partment has not the space to publish a | list of the principal sea ports of the Unit- | ed States. You will find a list of them in | “Commerce and Navigation of the United States,” to be seen In the reference-room of the Free Public Library. It contains a list of the customs districts with the | names of the ports of entry and delivery. DEATHS IN THE ARMY-—Inquirer, City. According to a report from the of- fice of Adjutant General Corbin, in which is given the deaths in the United States army from all causes between M‘?' 1 and September 30, the number was 2010. Of this number there were 7 officers. Twenty-three officers and 257 enlisted men were killed, 4 officers and 61 enlisted men died of wounds and 80 officers and 2485 en- listed men died of disease. DEPOSBIT IN BANK-J. P, City. The deposit of an individeal in a savings bank is subject to garnishment upon a proper showing before a court in an ac- tion for debt. The court may inquire of the officers of a savings bank if the de- fendant in the action has any money or other personal property on deposit in the bauk, and if the answer is in the affirma- tive the court can order the bank officers to turn such property over to the Sheriff. A BANK IN LIQUIDATION—Subscrib- er, Mendocino, Cal. Without a knowledge of the condition of the bank in liquidation and the possibility of meeting the claims of depositors it would be impossible to tell if the amount bid for your claim against the bank to satisfy a judgment obtained against fair one or not. Nor is this department able to determine if there was coliusion between any of the parties If there was, your rem- edy would be an action at law to have the procesdings set aside, OFFICIAL REGISTER—J. H., Placer- ville, Cal. The book that contains “the names positions and salaries of all the officers of the General Government of the Tnitec States from President down, also P I R R S *“The Regl of the United ister kind s to a pure sfiver spoon In the B o B o the hmmmmm»nnn also be used for the s& purpose. It the { age of illiters | Francis Drake, chroni | Empire of_the South; Idaho, | Presidents, onfon turns black or is not of its natural color when taken from the cooked mu rooms, then follow the same directions as in the test of the spoon. Another test is to rub the upper skin of a raw mushroom With a_gold ring or any other piece of gold. The part rubbed will turn yellow if it is' a poisonous fungus. JLLITERACY—S. Jr., City. Mullhall ays that of the Europeans, the percent- is_as follows for the countries named: Scandanavians, 3 per 1 per cent; Switzerland, 5 per cent; Scotland, 6 per cent, and Eng- land, § per cent. WINDOW BR! City. 1t persons smash windows in your house and the police fail to catch the parties in the act you are not authorized “to take the law in my own h )y_breaking the skulls of the offenders.” Two wrongs never make a right. If you know. who it is that has done the damage you com- plain of you should have the party or parties arrested upon complaint sworn to before one of the Police Judges. An ar- rest, conviction and punishment will ef- fect the result you desire. HOO-HOO IN CALIFORNIA—F. W. N., City. The fact has been made known to this department that there is In Cali- fornia a branch of the Concatenated Or- der of Hoo-Hoo. It is an organization compgsed of lumbermen and those con- nected with the trade. There is but one regularly_appointed officer in_each State, Charles J. Church of 21-25 First street, San Francisco, i8_the vicegerent snark for California. The membership in this State is nearly 200 and meetings are held in the Odd Fellows’ building in San Fran- THE CROSS IN THE PARK-H. E, City. The large cross in Golden Gate Park, known as the Sir Francis Drake or Prayer Cross, was erected in the year 1593 and was unveiled with appropriate ceremonies on the 1st of January, 1894 It was built for the late George W. Childs of Philadelphia, who donated it to the people of California as a memorial of the services held on the shore of Drake's Bay about St. John the Baptist's Day, June 24, 1579, by Francis Fletcher, priest of the Church of England, chaplain of Sir er of the services, the first Christian service in the English tongue on our coas NICKNAMES OF STATES—Subscriber, Newman, Cal. The following are the States of the Union to which nicknames have been given: Alabama, Cot as, Bear, Tooth- pick; Californi orado, Centennial; S Nutmeg, Free- Connecticut, stone; Dakot e, Diamond, Blue Flori- dkerchief ; wer Everglade, Flowery; ¢ Gem of the I H Illinois, Prairie, Sucker; Indiana, lowa, Hawkeye; Kansas, Garden of the West, Kentucky, ' Corn Cracker, Blue i Creote, Peli ber, Maryland, netts, Baked Beans Michigan, Lal A onher, Laxe: M1 Missour Lum| Li; Antelo) Hampshire, sey. . E: 01 '0ld North, Turpentine, Rip Van Winkle; Obio, Buckeye; =Oregon, Webfoot, ver. Pacific; Pennsylvania, stone, Irol Yot 19 Rhody, Plantatior ol Rhm‘le“lsiam:,] 1 outh Carolina, Pa g Stk exas, Lone Star; Utah, Mormon: Ver- mont, Greeh Mountain: Virginia, Mother of 0id Dominion, Ancient Dominios West Virginia, Switzerland of America; Badge! Little tto; Tennessee, Volul ADVERTISKXMENTS. 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