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The morning call., 1890-09-15
ROBINSON'S CIRCUS.
Improved Arrangements for Entertaining!

Improved Arrangements for Entertaining
the Public.
John Robinson's circus arrived yesterday
morning and at once proceeded to pitch
tents in Central Park, where, in surpris-
ingly short space of time, the big show began
to assume shape. 1t seemed but few min
utes before the canvas of the 4G0-foot tent
was stretched and the benches erected from
which 5000 spectators can look down on the
three rings. The menagerie followed and
when the dens had been properly placed the
workmen's quarters were arranged. 1t
seemed almost incredible that inside an hour
so much order should come out ofso Ill UGH
seeming confusion This is explained by
the thoroughness OF MIR. RGbinson's system.
Every man is assigned his post and as
there is superintendent to every depart
ment the work proceeds without a hitch.
One OF the most instructive features of any
circus is its menagerie. The one attached
to this circus is very complete and is made
specially interesting by the presence of sew
eral young families in the dens. The first
elephant ever brought to America is here,
too, enjoying his hundred -thirtieth year,
and likely to enjoy 100 more before his days
of usefulness are over. Children will no
doubt pay considerable of their attention to
the infant ponies, of which there are quite a
number-all dolls in siZe-and older people
can watch the FRANKS of two cub lions, only
a few weeks old. who gambol around under
their mothers watchful eye.
A new departure has been taken by Mr..
Robinson in abolishing the time-honored
side shows and after-c0ncert None of these
will be permitted on this occasion, nor will
the peanut feBd nor lemonade vendor,
whose disappearance will be boon to the
long-sutfering public.
This forenoon the circus will make its
formal entry into the city by grand parade
through the principal streets. The head of
the cavalcade will leave Central Park at 10
O'Clock, and will pass down Market street
to Montgomery. to Montgomery avenue, to
Kearny, TO Third, to Mission, to Sixth, to
Golden Gate avenue, to Larkin, TO OFar-
rel, to Polk. to Sacramento, to Van Ness
avenue, to Market, to Valencia, to Twenty
second, to Mission, and then back to Cen
trail Park. The whole strength Of the cir
Gus will be in the procession, including 800
people. SO dens Of animals, 10 tableau
wagons, q caliope. several Roman chaiiots,
200 horses, 60 ponies. besides elephants.
camels, buffaloes and freaks, in great num-
Der.
In consequence of the great length of the
route over which the procession will travel,
there will be no matinee performance to-
day. After to-day, however, there will be
performances both afternoon and evening.
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SEVENTEENTH STREET.

Owners Object to the Confiscation of
Their Property.
AT the last ms citing of the Board OF Super
visors a resolution was passed to print to es-
tablish grade on Seventeenth street from
Douglass street TO Park lane. This proposed
grade, if established, would necessitate
cut Of 81 feet for distance Of several hun
dred feet, equivalent to confscaton of
property expected TO be improved. In other
words, an improve ment is proposed that if
carried through will be seen to improve
tn Sc who happen to own property on the
line of the proposed Improvement out Of
their holdings without the formality Of
even notice.
To put stop to this scheme of coniisca-
ton the property-ownerS interested held
meeting on the corner Of Seventeenth street
and Clara avenue yesterday moulTg at 10
o'clock. signed protest agan-t the eStab-
lishment Of any such grade and appointed Il
committee, consisting of w. III. Stanley,
Peter Bruss, j. o. Sullivan and Denis kear-
ney to present said protest to the Board OF
Supervisors. The committee were also in
structed TO appear before tue Street Com
mttee of the Supervisors next Thursday
and ask that their protest be sustained.
After considerable discussion relative 10
grades and improvements the property
owners adjourned to meet on Wednesday
night at 8 o'clock in the drugstore corner
Seventeenth and Castro streets for the pur-
pose of organizing the Seventeenlh-street
Improvement CLUB, and agreeing upon a
grade that will be satisfactory to all on the
principle of the greatest good to the greatest
Qumler
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ALMOST A MURDER.
A SalOOnman Shot in the Throat
Through q Door.

E. o. wilkins, on-keeper at 1905
California street, near Central avenue, was
shot through the neck early yesterday morn
ing while closing up his drinking place for
the night. Who fired the shot is not known
to either wilkins or the police, as door
interviewed to shield the shooter.
Alexander Linot and Joseph WEIGH, two
men who had been drinking in Wilkins
resort, are in the City Prison on suspicion of
having attempted to kin him. They were
not charged with any offense however and
are merely detained pending an iEvestsa-
ton by the detectives.
At 3:25 o'clock in the morning the
wounded man was treated at the Receiving
Hospital by Police Surgeon Bunker: The
ball had torn painful and probably dan
gerous hole through his neck, entering below
the Adams apple. and passin & between the
jugular vein and the carotid artery lodged
in the back, whence it was easily eXtrac ted
by lancing. 1t had passed through the
glass panel of door previous to hitting
Wilkins. which caused it to fatten out to
the size of Il 25-cent piece, and to make an
ugly wound. wilkins rested easy during
the day, and will probably recover, the
surgeons say, unless a hemorrhage should
set in.
A short time before wilkins usual hour
for closing his saloon a few midnight royst-
erers entered and began befuddled con-
versation with the small group of jewellers
already there. Soon discussion arose aud
the words grew louder and hotter, until it
seemed as if the men would engage in a
desperate fight. Foreseeing trouble, Will
kins told them he was closing for the night,
or morning. and requested them TO leave.
All staggered out quietly enough except
Linot and Welch, who quarreled. LinOt
hit WEIGH, whereupCn wilkins pushed them
both out into the street and closed the door
of his saloon behind them. As he turned
the key bullet crashed through the ground
glass panel and struck him in the throat
He had a narrow escape from instant
death.
If the prisoners did not fire the shot it is
asserted that they can tell who attempted to
LII
The morning call., 1890-09-15
FORT M'RAE, N. MEX.
The Hero After Whom This Post
Was Named-HOw He Died.

did you ever hear why the name MacRae
was given to the fertilization in New Mexico,
of which we have just been speakiDg?'
asked a retii ed military man Of a representa-
tive few evenings since.
When informed by the representative that
he did rot the retired military man said /:
"Wen ! will tell you. 1t was named in
honor Of as brave man as ever faced an
enemy, Captain Alexander MacRae, who
was killed by the retels in 1862 at Valverde.
lie served CALAMITY under General Candy
in New Mexico, and braYely maintained the
honor of our flag until at tie bloody battle of
Valverde he gloriously died like n hero
while in command Of a battery of artiller V,
the last man at his guns. The battle was
fought on the 21st of February, 1862. An
army Of Texan rebels had advanced into
New Mexico. consisting Of 1900 infantry and
500 cavalry. Colonel Candy was at Fort
Craig, y. Mex, and when the rebels ap-
peared before him in force at the distance of
mile and a half, he ordered Major Duncan
TO charge on the rebel cavalry with squad
ION of dragons and mounted men, which
lie did in gallant style, the enemy re-
treating to a deep rayne. The Texan
infantry in the meantime advanced
t. the relief of the tavalry and skirmish
took place ut the Tavine. Major Duncan
WIS IeCdIltu late III the eEtlluR anu Ilic
Texans continued to fall back. 1t was I'M
ders,ood that they had masked battery Of
eight pieces in the ravne.
The next day they crossed the Rio Grande
in order, as was supposed, 10 take possession
of the heights opposite Fort Craig Colonel
Candy pursued them in force. the Texans
firing over fifty cannon shots, while Candy
fred but two, deeming itimprudent to waste
his ammunition. Two hundred mules were
captured from the Texans, who had reached
the highlands, but were destitute Of water
The battle began at 8 O'clo;k on the morn
ing OF the 21St of February, and lasted until
shutdown. MacRae had been made Cap
tain Of cavalry, but he was detailed by Gem
eTaI Candy to the command Of a battery of
six uieres. The enemy lad eight pieces.
The battle was commenced by our artillery
and skirnishers, and soon became gen.
eral General Candy had with him also Il
small battery OF two howitzers. Toward
evening tile guns Of the Texans were
sil~nced, but they made desperate charge en-
MacRae's artery and the hOwilZers, which
were brayeIy defended by Captain Pllmp-
tons company Of United States infantry and
q portion If Colonel Pinas' regiment Of New
MeXirars. The rebels especially directed
COO picked men upon MacRae's battery.
They wee AIMED wIti carblnes, reviewers
and long seven sound bow!e-knives. After
discharge & lLeir carbines at close quarters
they drew their reviewers. and reached the
battery amid storm of grape and canister.
The New Mexicans Of tolonei Plnas reG1-
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replied the teacher. "but the Lord gives us
each fair start and requires no
more Of us than what is Just. The
reward is propo! toned to the fidelity
and not to the amount gained. Whoever
makes the most possible, of what he is, ana
what lie has, is successful. The man with
five talents and small opportunity may SO
improve those talents as 10 be of more real
service TO mankind than one who has ten
talents in the midst of great opportunities.
lie is not rich who lays up much, but lie Is
rich who lays cut much"
Much stress was laid upon the verse: TO
him that hath shall be given, ard from him
that hath not shall be taken away even that
which he hath" This" said Mrs. Cooper,
sis the law of nature, as we'll as of revela-
ton. Unused muscles lose their strength.
Unused possessions feel the tuch OF the
moth and the rust. Unused skill vanishes
by neglect. Unused emotion Gpangerous.
We are to use what we havdE&Lne world
goes forward not so much by The magnih-
cent achievements OF the few, as by the pa
tient faithfulness of the many. The common
people must awake to their common tasks.
There is n loud call to those who have one
talent. as Well as to those who have ten tai
ents. Every day the same Lord speaks
through our own lives and says: He that is
faithful in that which is least, is faithful in
that which is much -
The morning call., 1890-09-15
OVERRUN WITH BEGGARS.
Miserable Old MendIcants of the Chinese
Quarter.

M1seraDle oIu Men0ICants OF the Sn1nese
Quarter.
The Chinese quarter is overrun with
Chinese beggars-old, decrepid miserable
wretches who somehow live along without
knowing what charity is. Their number is
growing larger with time, and. unless some
strenuous efforts are made to prevent the
growth, mendicancy in the Celestals' por-
ton of San Francisco will become an in
tolerable nuisance. They sit upon door
steps and sidewalks with an air Of Oriental
beggary about them, and they appear to
accept their fate, if not cheerfully, in a
most matter-of-fact way. The great trouble
OF it all l., their countrymen, v ho are fatal
lists, pass them by unheeded.
1T is their lot" they say. "We cannot
do anything with fate.
Aud 50 the intirIn Mongols, no longer able
to earn a living, without an institution 20
receive them or friends to extend charity
concentrate in this city and exist upon the
very scum of Chinatown. Their wealthy
cOuntrymen do not believe in giving aims
except OIL certain festivals, occurring about
three times year, when the nendicants are
gathered together and Toasted for three or
four days in cellars to their hearts content.
But beyond this the useless Chinese cody
may live or die rs a dog.
These poor beings do not show themselves
much during the broad sunlight, pTeferring
TO lie in backways or hunt for food in the
Offal; but when night comes and the electric
lamps fare brightly over the Chinese thea
tiers, motley group Of ragged, filthy coolies
with long, white, scraggy hair and griHled
faces may be seen at the playhouse doors.
They beg return checks from their more
fortunate fellows who leave the play at
early hours. and then sell the checks to
others for a tiitle.
But This tribe means rice and n mess of
cheap cbow-chow for another day; and il it
be 10 cents, two or three days feastng in the
beggars Imagination.
The morning call., 1890-09-15
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Emperor Williams young sons are going
to be educated at Cassel.
SPANS infant King thus early is said to
display remarkable foDdneSs for music.
Tennyson's back yard is said to be strewn
with clay pipes that he has smoked aud dis
carded.
Mrs. Anna A. de Barr has a license as me-
chanical engineer from the Chicago Board
of Engineers.
Henry E. Abbey has offered Anton Ru-
binsten, the pianist, 100000 for tour
through America.
Miss Annie E. Bell. pretty young woman
with yellow curlS, is one Of LOndon'S most
successful Stockholders.
Representative Kennedy of Quay attack
notorlety, enlisted in tie war as Il private
and came out Brigadier-General
Ferdinand Count Butcher Won Wahstatt
is visiting ST. Louis. He is the great grand
son OF the famous Marshal Butcher.
Rev. II. De Witt Talmage is getting so
stout that h1 has had to have couple of
extra inches put on his waist measure.
Donald c. Mitchell, better known as TX
Marvel" the humorist, fell and broke his
arm while going downstairs at Rye, y. Y.
John Macintosh, who is going to write
the Story of Scotland for the STORY of
Nations" series. is an Aberdeen shoemaker.
The Empress of Austria is making quiet
visit to Paris, where her rooms at the Hotel
Meurice are taken in The name of Mme
Nicholson.
Young Gould has pretty superstition.
He wears his wife's picture in locket on a
chain, and believes he will have an accident
should he lose 1t.
District Attorney Fellows of New York
scalded himself with pitcher of hot water
the other day. He is small man and it
did not take much.
Miss Hattie Blaine, the youngest and
DrpttipSt daughter uf the SECRETARY iS an in
The morning call., 1890-09-15
HOW IT STARTED.
Friendly Favor to Wounded Soldiers
Original $ a National Custom.

Friendly Favor to Wounded Soldiers
Original National Custom.
The late Hon. j. F. TrumDull of Connecticut was
called 1.-THE friend OF the soldiers because 1t was
through his influence that water was furnished to
sick aud wounded soldiers while travelling during
the universal American habit OF drinking ice-water
on all available occasions, So universal has this
become, that it may be called national habit
and it has begotten craving for ice-water that is
quite appalling The Introduction of the water
cooler In offices is bad. Most water is filed with
the germs of disease and its cold action on the
stomach checks digestion, lowers the tone OF the
stomach and brings about dyspepsia, with all its
tendant ills. This evil. which is the of more
Summer sickness and kidney disease than any other
known cause, readily be avoided by mixing a
little pure whisky with the drinking water. Thus
the stomach be stimulated into healthy action
aud Its tone retained. Not only this, but pure
whisky mixed with the water kills the germs OF any
disease that may be lurking in the water and thus
avoids malaria and the thousand ills which come
during the heated term But while whisky is a
great benefit 1t must be pure whisky and unfortu-
natey there is little pure whisky in the MARKET
There can be not the slightest doubt, however, as
to the absolute purity of DuGys Pure Malt 1t has
stood the test OF time II is used by the leading
men and women OF the land. 1t is so pure In its
doing more than any one thing to check Summer
having no other.
The morning call., 1890-09-15

in a brief address welcomed the Firemen 10
the Young Mems Christian Association,
and introduced Grand Master Sargent, who
in few well-chosen words expressed the
sincere thankiuness of the order for the
consideration shown them by the Young
Mems Christian Association of San Fran
cisco.
Rev. Dr. Mckenzie then delivered an adj
dress on Keeping Clean Records, which
was attentively listened to. In the curse
OF his remarks he sail: 1--WE are all engaged
in making for ourselves q record. How i'm
portant that it should be one which will
bear insp ecticp. for we cannot cheat God,
though we may deceive ourselves with the
dclusion that our past is forgotten. Could
we but understand that every act, every
thought here below is recorded. and will be
shown when the grand balance is struck,
how much better our lives would be. 1t is
we'll to ause and consider this record;
not once in while, but often. very often,
lest the last account shall show that through
life we have been neglecting our greatest
c0npprp ~
The morning call., 1890-09-15
THE FIREMEN.
DIR. Robert Mackenzie breaches the Wis.
itors n Sermon.

DIR. Robert Mackenzie breaches the Wis.,
itors Sermon.
A large number of the delegates to the
second biennial convention of the Locomo-
tive Firemen Of North America, now in
session in this city, responded yesterday aft
ernoon to an invitation to attend divine ser
vice at the rooms of the Young Mems Chris
tan Association on Suffer street. and when
Rev. Robert Mackenzie, who mad been in
vited to address them, stepped upon the
platform every seat i'll the main hall was
occupied.
In honor of their guests the members of
the association had caused the hall to be
handsomely decorated. The stage was
dressed in English and American flags, and
from background If garnet velvet, worked
in white silk, were such mottoes as On
Time" All Right Here. /" Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen, Young Mems Chris
tian Association" etc.
On the stage were seated Grand Master
Sargent and Grand Secretary Debbs Of the
Brotherhood Of Firemen, Rev. +. G. Brob,t
of Chicago. DR.. Henry of the First Metho-
dist Church. Secretary Mccoy of the Young
Mems Christian Association and DIR. Nc
Kehzie.
DR.. Brobst opened the meeting with fer
vent prayer, after which Secretary Mccoy
The morning call., 1890-09-15
CANE AND CARVING-KNIFE.


They Are Used by an Irate Father-in-L Law
in n Family Fight.
Henry Casanova and his wife, living at
1923 Vallejo street, paid friendly visit yes
terday afternoon TO Theodore Klein, Casa
nova's father-in-law, at 1715 Dupont street.
Klein ordered the couple out of his house,
but his wife demonstrated, only raising
thereby the old mans anger He rushed at
her with a heavy walking cane, which was
wrenchcd from his graspat the same moment
by Casanova.
Thus baffled, Klein became Infatuated
He seized carving knife, which he turned
against the young man for interfering. A
desperate struggle for possession OF the
kufe ensued and Klein had piece of his
hand cut away, while Casanova received deep
cuts on the fingers and wrists.
They applied at the Receiving Hospital for
treatment and went home again without
seeking each others arrest.
The morning call., 1890-09-15
ADMIRlNG THE BAUBLE.
HOW Detectives Surprised Burglar
WITH His NontY.

How Detectives Surprised a Burglar
With His Booty.
Joseph Mcdonald, alias Tilson. was sur
prised Friday afternoon by detectives Sey-
mour and Hanley, who found him admring
lady's gold watch in his room at 633 Cali
fornia street. He objected to the intrusion,
but walked 10 the City Prison with as much
good grace as possible, and did not grumble
when locked up in cell without being first
accused of some crime. The fact is he knew
he had no grounds to protest against the
treatment, for the detectives suspected him
of having committed two burgaries during
the week.
Yesterday they charged him with enter
ing the house at S07 California street and
stealing therefrom gold watch, au over
coat and other articles and also with taking
from 1903 Stockton street lady'S gold watch
and yailsc belonging TO one of the loco
motive frelnen who were attending the
convention of firemen in this city. The
property was found in his room.
The morning call., 1890-09-15
A TERRIBLE FATE.
Minnie Fiuekiger Falls Into Boiler of
ScaIding Hot Water.

Minnie Fluekiger Falls Into n Boiler of
ScaIding Hot Water.
The eight-year-old daughter of Ernst j.
Fluekiger of 2i3 Hamilton street, died from
the effect of Injuries received in most I'M
fortunate accident. 1t appears that Tues
day was wash-day in the Fluekirer house.
hold, and large boiler filled with scalding
water Yves left standing upon the floor for
a lew moments. In playing about the house
the child, Minnie. walked backward toward
the boiler stumbled and fell into it. Her
cries Of agony attracted those about the
house and she was as quickly. as possible
recued from her terrible position. Several
physicians were summoned to the house i'm
medlately and everything possible was done
for the child, but it availed nothing There
was from the first little hope that her life
could be saved and it only remained to make
her rs comfortable as possible Her death
occurred yesterday afternoon. Her parents
were almost distracted by the accident and
received the sympathy of many friends
CLEVELAND Leader
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PARABLE OF THE POUNDS.
Interesting Lesson Yesterday of Mrs.
Cnnner,a IL biz (unss

Interesting LESSON Ytslerday OF Mrs.
Cooper's Il Bile Glass.
AT the opening Of the Bible class in the
First Congregational Church yesterday, Mrs
Cooper announced that the kndergartens
would close ON Friday the 10Th and would
reopen on Monday the Doth.
The lesson was one of uHusual interest.
the subject was: The Parable of The
Pounds" Mrs. Cooper opened the dis
cussion by saying that there are two great
classes in human life, the wise and the un-
wise, the slothful and the diligent. The
rewards are forever given to the faithful, to
those who seek 10 make the best Of life.
Every one has certain allotment and
every one must give an account as to its USE
''Do you think everybody has a fair trial?'
was asked by an interested auditor.
IAN may not have the same allotment"
The morning call., 1890-09-15
Government Rords

J. p Jackson Of the United States Sub
Treasury of this city has been notified by the
authorities at Washington to Prepay the
interest on the 4-per-cent bonds for one
year, the same applying to registered as well
as unregis tered bonds. The bonds must be
presented in order that the one year s inter-
est received may be stamped upon them.
Mr.. Jackson also has authority to purchase
any OF tue 4Rper-cent bonds at par and
interest at maturity, or to September /, 1891.
The morning call., 1890-09-15

The following articles of Incorporation
have been filed in the office of the County
Clerk:
Tiburon improvement Company; Directors
Isaac Moore. L.. D. Lewis, S. A. Eldrdge, George
+. Bowen and A. W. Blow OF San Francisco
Capital stock 100000, OF which $4,000 has been
subscribed.
American farmers Alliance OF California:
DiectOrs-G. I. Mason of Redwood CITY and W :.
II. GTisw0ld, Elias Norris, w. II. Rddell, j. ID.
Crawford OF San francisco. No capital stock.
Directors-Charles NJ. Miller and Samuel Il.
Brooks OF Alameda County and Thomas NJ. Van
Wrinkle, f. A. and Il X. Warehouse of San
francisco. Capital stock 100000, OF which
$50, 900 has been subscribed
The morning call., 1890-09-15

James and Alice Burke, Joseph Coffey,
May Riley and James Fitzpatrick have been
sent for a thirty days outing at the
House Of Correction by Police Judge Joacll-
insen. They We're gang Of peace-breakers
at 1872 Fourth street.
The morning call., 1890-09-15
Injured by a stres,-Car.

Samuel II. Armour, a seaman, was run
over by street-car on Montgomery street,
near Market, yesterday afternoon AMI sus-
tanned fracture of the right arm and a
liberation of the scalp. His injuries were
attended to at the Receiving Hospital He
claims that the driver pushed him off the
platform.