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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-12
POND DEMOCRATS.
The Club Named in Honor of the Mayor
Working in Harmony.

The Club Named in Honor of the Mayor
Working in Harmony.
The regular meeting Of the Pond Demo-
cratic Club was held last evening, }. j.
Meehan presiding and NJ. F. Dunleavy Sec
rotary. The report of the Fireworks Com
mittee was received, and the committee dis
charged, with thanks of the club for the
magnificent display of fireworks they pro-
Fided, having surpassed that of the Fourth
Of July Committee.
John Morton, candidate for the Office of
Superintendent of Streets, made a few
remarks cOmplimenting the incumbent,
Thomas AshwOrth, upon the able manner
in which he fulfilled the duties of his office.
a recent address by the Anti-boss Demo-
Gratis was discussed and the unanimous
opinion was expressed that there is room
IN the Democratic party for all. No Demo
crat should endeavor to disrupt the party
by forming separate organization. Cap
tain NJ. j. Wrin stated that he believed
that any Democrat who had the respect
and confidence of his neighbors, certainly
within the small boundaries OF a precinct
as now formed, containing but 200 voters
could if he desired be elected to any of the
conventions. The Pond Club, composed as
it is entirely of business men, numbering
over go members and bound by no political
ties to any party leader, certainly would
not approve of the efforts of any person TO
assist the opponents of the Democratic
party at the polls,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-12
TO SUIT THE ROOM.
Selecting Servant Girls According I
THAR Haipht.

Selecting Servant Girls According to
Their Height.
Now I'll show you over the house." said
a friend to me the other day. She had
moved into south side residence. whose
numerous bay-wiudows give one the I'M
preston of roomy interior, when in fact
the reverse is true. She had made many
improvements, and was anxious that
should see what a good housekeeper she
was.
On the third floor she threw open door,
disclosing an apartment about the size of a
bathroom in the average fiat, and in which
she stored her trunks, yalises, etc.
This" said she, was the room occupied
by the former tenants maid of-all-work."
WAS there hole sawed in the partition
through which TO extend her feet?" ill.,
CURED, as the story related by Frank Stock
ton flashed through my mind.
"Oh, no! Emergencies are met in better
fashion in Chicago. Instead of making the
70 ON fit the girl, as Stockton did, the girl is
selected to fit the room. The lady who
formerly resided here told me that she
had a small mark on the parlor door, and
in choosing her help, if the applicant came
up to the mark she got the position. but if
beyond it she had to 60, no matter how
superior her qualifications were"
Probably during Worlds Fair time adver-
tisements for help will contain some such
clause as. ''Do not apply if over feet s
inches in height. "-Chcago News.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-12
THE GRAND JURY.
James p. Herr Arrested on Two
Indictments Charging Felony.

The County Grand Jury was in session
for short while yesterday. Just before 4
o'clock the members presented five indict-
ments 10 Judge Murphy The court fixed
the bail in four cases at $4,000 each and
the other at $4,000 Judge Murphy handed
the indictments to the clerk, with instruc-
tons to take especial pains TO keep the
names secret and have bench warrants
issued for the arrest of the parties.
James 2. Kerr of the Breeder and Sports
man, but formerly cashier in the business
Office of The MORNING CALL, was ar
rested last night by Captain l. w. Lees on
two indictments found against him by the
County Grand Jury.
The Grand Jury has been investigating
his case for some time, and the indictments
are the result of its labors,
The first indictment is on the charge of
ENLIGHTENMENT and the second on that of
grand larceny. Bail on each charge is set
at $4,000.
Kerr had been connected with THE CALL
busine SIS office for many years, and finally
became its cashier. On the Sth of June,
1889, he severed his connection with the
office and it was discovered that there was
a shortage, and in the indictment found
against him he is accused OF having en-
beZzled the sum Of S46.O00 TIE indict-
ment charging him with grand larceny Is
predicated upon the misrepresentation of
money while in the employ of the Call
Company.
Shortly after his arrest Kerr was released
on an order of discharge signed by Superior
Judge Murphy.
Kerr's bondsmen are Joseph Goblentz If
the firm of John S. Bowman & Co., whole
sale liquor merchants, 215 Battery street,
and Count George Valensin, proprietor of
the Valensin Stock Farm, Pleasanton, Ala
media County.
They qualified on both bonds of $4,000
swore that he is worth $4,000 above his
debts and Valensin that he owns 40 acr es
of land and Improvements there on at
Plsasanton, tr0tting horses, and is wo nth at
least 100000.
The bonds will be submitted to the Dis
trict Attorney this morning and if not sat-
iSfactory the accused Will be required to
substitute others.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-12
POLITICAL TACTICS.
Dual Representation at the Pri-
mary Election.
The Republican Executive Committee Make
an Effort to Pace Inspectors at the
Various Polls.

The Republican Executive Committee has
approached the Executive Committee of the
regular County Committee with claim for
representation within the polling booths at
the coming primary election. The latter
committee was to have met last night TO
consider the request, but failed for want of
a quorum, but meeting Ter that purpose
will probably be held to-day.
There will probably be a called meeting
of the Republican County Committee on
Tuesday evening next for the purpose OF
considering the various matters pertaining
to the approaching primary elections.
The names of all inspectors. judges and
clerks for the Republican primary election
which takes place on the oath inst. must be
in the hands Of the Secretary Of the
County Committee on or before next
Wednesday evening,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-12
MISCELLANEOU
PARA.I,Y[ZED!

Our worthy contemporaries ASTOUNDED and
DUMFOUNDED at having 10 compete with the prices
make for clothing. But necessity has forced us to
raise money to meet the demands of our creditors
Business carried on to RAISE money and business
carried on to MAKE money are two different prOpO-
sitiOns We MUST have money at any sacrifice, and
that QUICKLY. Clothing has never in the history of
California been offered at the prices quote at this
the ASSIGNEE SALE of w. f. O'BANlON, 712 and ia
Market street.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-12

through these walls all round the room.
The walls were thus heated to tempera-
ture approximating to that of the steam,
and the occupants of the room were eX-
posed to radiation from all directions.
This, Mr.. Babcock held, is the true theory
of heating, and the system of steam heat
ing by indirect radiation. or heating the
enveloping air only, is unscientifc, expen-
sive and uncomfortable.
Joseph Harrison Jr. of Philadelphia, in de-
livering lecture before the Franklin In
stitute several years ago. said that he had
seen In the museum at Naples a boiler SUBJ
stantially of the same construction as the
modern, vertical, tubular boiler. This
boiler was found at PUmpeii, and was made
of copper.-The Safety Valve.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-12

to take part in the naval excursion to Mare
Island, and that the officers of Mare Island
receive and entertain the excursonists Of
the Native Sons. The resolution was
adopted with much applause.
All parties who desire to submit designs
for souvenir banner, it was announced,
will be heard next Monday night In Room
2S, at $50 Pine street.
After many minor arrangements were
made and discussions had, the Joint Com
mittee adjourned to meet next Friday night
at the same place.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-12

tary, James Moifatt; Recording Secretary. Rob
ert Kerr; Sergeant-al-Arms. George Won Claim;
Executive COmmIttee-H. l.. Freese, H. Madel,
2. Larsen, William Heidelberg, ID. Crotty; FL
nance Committee-T. Kelly, William Delehanty.
A. Steuart, Ed Stanley, j. Parker.
Resolutions calling for club representa-
ton at the polling places were adopted.
K. II. Lloyd was Endorsed for delegate-at-
large, and W. h. Dimond and Christopher
bunker were nominated for delegates to the
State Convention.
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a meeting of Republican Club / OF the
Forty-seventh Assembly District was held
last evening at MaDgels Hall, Twenty
fourth and Folsom streets, for the purpose
Of recommending delegates to the State
Convention, j. S. Swan, President. Secre-
tary Griffin read communication from the
Iwenty-eghth Senatorial Distr ct Club re-
questing the attendance Of Club at their
meeting, 10 be held on the evening of July
22d, to ratify the action of the Re ublican
County Committee its meeting of July 9th.
The Executive Committee submitted re-
port recommending as delegates to the
State Convention John DsDevine, Frank S.
Poland, Louis Holden and Martin FragIev.
The report also recommended the selection
OF Henry Lippman of Club 2 and requested
Club 3 TO present suitable names to be
placed on the ticket.
Alter an address by Edward Wolf and
several recitations by President Swan the
club adjourned.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-12
Board of Education Meeting.

A special meeting of the Board of Educa-
ton will be held this evening at the resi-
dence of Director Denman, at 200 Webster
street, for the purpose Of settling the mat
ter of quarters for the Girls High School.
the term of which viii open next Monday.
As stated, four Directors are in favor of
the Hayes Valley Primary School for
quarters and six, as far as known, want
the Grant Primary School selected. 1t is
thought that Director Denman, who is too
i'll to leave the house. will vote in favor of
the Grant Primary, thereby making seven
votes, which are all that are necessary for
n chnica
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-12
nntIouitv of Steam H.,,t,n

That steam heating is not new appears
from remarks made by Mr.. George H. Bah
cock before the American Society of Me-
chanical Engineers some time ago.
MIR. Babcock cited the fact that when at
Pompeii he found that the old Roman baths
there were heated by steam, and heated in
better and more scientific manner than is
practiced at the present time. The walls
were double, and the steam. Of course not
above atmospheric pressure, was carried up
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-12

The members of the Harrison Club met
last night at 927 Mission street to hear the
report of the Executive Committee of the
club, who were in conference with the
County Committee on the subject OF the
clubs representation in that body. After
waiting for over an hour aud no, report
having been made. they adjourned to the
call of The Chair
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-12
Now Democratic Clubs.

A number of Democrats of the Thirty
first Assembly District met in Judge Rix's
courtroom last night and organized DEM
ocratic Naturalization aud Registration Bu-
reau. The object is TO assist foreign citi-
zens in getting out their papers and in CIV
ing all political information necessary. The
following officers were elected: Chief, J. ID.
Ennis; Secretaries, James Bowlan, 5. f.
Drummond and Moses Ingalls,.
a second meeting was also held in the
same place by Democrats of the Thirty-sec-
ond Assembly District, and club similar
to the first organized, with the following Of
ficers; Chief, r. c. Scott; Assistant Chief,
T. Conboy; Secretaries, j. RuddOck, G.
Falkner, c. Riordan and C. Keefe.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-12
Stealing n Load of Bricks.

Last evening B. A. Tracey, who is en-
gagged in the erection Of some buildings at
the corner of Harrison and Seventeenth
streets, saw two men drive a wagon up to
pile of brick which he had hauled on the
grodnd. and coolly proceed to load them in
to their wagon. lie notified Sergeant Price
of the Seventeenth-street station, and the
men were arrested and their wagon seized.
At the station they gave the names of
Thomas Ryan and John Kidney. They
were locked up to answer charge of petit
larppnV
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-12

The Eagle Republican Club met last night
at its hall, 1920 Pacific street, and elected
tine following officers:
President, C. L. X. Royce; First Vice resi
dent, \. L. T. Worley; Second Nice-Presldent,
L. q. McMulleni Recording Secretary, Peter
Beanston; Financial Secretary, John Williams;
Treasurer, Captain William Young; Sergeant-at-
Arms. Ed a. Pogue; Executive Committee
Thomas Eager, William Van HouSen, John
Hayes George w. Walker, Charles H. Feline
man; Financial Committed. Graham, j. C.
Stevenson. Z. l. Wolfe.
Speeches were made by c. E. K. Royce,
Captain William Young, a. e. L. Morley
and others, followed by songs and recita-
tlOlS,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-12
A wrOuqed WIZ.

Mrs. Lowell, deserted wife of James V.
Lowell, who uas on the police force for a
few months about year ago, swore out
warrant for his arrest on a charge of fail
ure to provide. Since he left her for dis
reputable woman she has been supported
by her father on O'Farrell street, For
more than year she says her husband
has not contributed cent toward her sup
RI
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-12
Young Republicans.

The young men Of the Twenty-ninth
Assembly District met at Bon-ton Hall,
corner of Beale and Folsom streets, last
evening. and organized Young Mems Re-
publican Club by electing the following
officers:
President, Joseph Flood; Vice President, Fred
Kiln; Treasurer, nj. Fio0di Financial Secre-
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-12

Sn1nebes'
All Toy, Chinese, was arrested on Ellis
street, near Market. by Officers Arlington,
Riley and Oman of the Chinatown squad,
about 9 O'clock last night They were
standing on the corner and as All Tay
passed them he jumped back as if fright
ened. The officers thinking something was
wrong stopped and searched him and found
dozen Chinese lottery tickets in his
pockets. for which they lockad him nm
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-12

In the Ninth Precinct, Forty-eighth As
sembly District, a club has been Temporal
rily organized to act in conjunction with
the Republican County Committee, with
c. ". Robbins as Chairman and F.W. Heath
as Secretary. Permanent organization will
be effected this evening.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-12

At a meeting Of the independent Kepub-
Iicans of the Second Precinct of the Thirty
second Assembly District, the following
were elected officers: President. L. Guam
ziroli; Vice-P President, Amos Thompson;
Secretary, Frank Wilson; Treasurer ID.
Mccarthy; Executive Committee-W. Hell
heaIlared, d. Oman, William Green.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-12

Ex-senator Dick Creighton. who is sery-
ing out a sentence of two years imprlson.
ment in San Quentin, thTashed a trusty
named Frank Foley, and is now confined in
a dungeon for ten days. Before the trouble
Dick was chaplain.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-12

The Regular Democratic County Com
mittee-Eugene Deuprey, Chairman; Dave
Maggie, Sergeant-at-Arms = have engaged
headquarters in the Arcade Building, Mar
tat street
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-12
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria.

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria
When she became Miss, she chung to castor;a.
When shehad Children, she gavethe,n cas,ori.
1yl7 ~ TuThsa&wy
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-12
A. Surprised Chinese.I

Bring your want ads. to THE CALL
for Sundays issue.
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CALIFORNIA BASE BALL LEAGUE.
jim, The PENMAN!

The celebrated play about to be pro-
duced at the Baldwin Thea contains
a moral that it would be well for some
of our competitors in the clothing buSi-
ness to take lesson from, and perhaps
it might influence them to mend their
ways, reform their character and lead
a better life. They may be good pen.
men, good borrowers, but poor adyer.
tiSers.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-06-07
is The SUN peopLEn9
A New Theory of the Universe Founde,
ON the Law of "ActIen."

ON ihc LAW oil "Actten."
A recent number OF the Arena con.
tains ar interesting article by stephen
NJ. Allen, A. NJ, upon the newly dis
covered law of "Actien," which. if the
theories concerning it are correct, will
deal severe blow to the preconceived
ideasconcerning the formation of worlds.
The writor explains that actien is
supposed to be surplus energy or fluid
thrown off from central suns toward
their planets, having direct and posi-
tive agency in the original creation of
the universe The new law supposes
that our sun, through its axial reyolu-
ton, is constantly throwing off actienic
force, which is primarily neither heated
nor luminous, but which passes through
etheric space into the atmosphere of
the earth, where, through combustion,
light, heat electricity and magnetism,
are produced. In Confederation of the
theory, it is asserted that, if the sun
we're the incandescent mass it has been
held to be. the heat -adiated from il
would, in passing through the IS. 600 600
degrees of cold which are known to
exist in the space separating our sun
from the earth, cease long before il
reached our atmosphere. That darkness
also rcigns in the regions of the sun i
likewise incontestihle. At seven miles.
the highest point reached by man, the
sky is found to be dark and somber. and
the rays of the sun are so dim that it re-
sembles a copper-colored moon.
The theory makes provision for the
light and heat of our solar orb. This is
supplied to it in the form OF actienic
force from the parent sun. Lastly the
conclusions reached are that the sun is
not an intensely heated body. that il
possesses an atmosphere and that it is
provided with moderate amount OF
light and heat. For these reasons there
is no longer any reason, says the writer,
for believing it uninhabitable. The &C
tienic process of world formation is thus
described: The surplus force thrown of
from the sun at once progressively enters
etheric space with Il poSitigenesS that
0vercOmes all resistance. A conflict en-
sues between action, the positive. nd
ether, the negative principle, resulting
in the birth and construction Of automic
and molecular substances both ponder
able and imponderable, which fly off into
space, but which are used in the con
struction of globe"
These substances are finally aggre-
gated and held by attraction. They are
formed into a nucleus, which. still I'M
der the influence of original actienic and
etherio decompositions in time forms
globe. From this point, the theory CO.
incides with the principles generally re-
ceived concerning cosmic forces and in
fluences. and the wor of formation is
supposed to be continued according to
the principles already known.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-06-07
JOHN B. HEIRESS-LOVE.
Extraordinary Achievements of Americas
Sightless Ship Builder.

II
Sightless Ship Builder.
The most notable blind man now liv-
ing is John B. Herreshoff. He lives at
Bristol, r. l., and he is at the head of
one Of the largest ship-building firms
in the United States. He has been
blind since his fifteenth year, but he
has designed and superintendent the
construction of some Of the finest steam
Yachts now aaoat. So completely is he
The master even of the smallest details
of his vast business that when the rep
resentative of South American gov
eminent called upon him few years
ago, and asked for what sum he could
build and deliver three torpedo boats
of a peculiar size and pattern, he re-
quested only half an hours time for de-
liberation before giving his answer.
Before the half hour was up he had
mentally gone over the whole matter,
cost of building and the time that would
be required, working from the new and
strange plans submitted, and had de-
cided at what price he would be justi-
fed in taking the contract. His offer
was accepted, the boats were built and
delivered at the time stipulated, and
Herreshcff Brothers made a handsome
profit from the contract.
This incident, one of many which
might be quoted, only goes to show what
sort of man is John B. Herreshoff, the
blind ship-builder. Not since he was
boy has he been able to see the graceful
outlines Of the ships and schooners
which pillow the blue waters in sight of
which he was born, but he carries per-
feet picture of each and every one of
them in his memory, and it is this gal
lery that he draws upon in devising the
plans which have made his name IA
miliar one to ship-owners in all parts of
the world. So thoroughly has he trained
all his mental faculties to bear upon
his life work that when description of
a piece of machinery is read to him he
can at once point out its merits and
defects, while so fine and true is
his sense of feeling that by merely
running his fingers over the lines OF
design he can gain as accurate an idea
of it as though he saw it. But John B.
Herreshoff is more than a skillful
designer of swift and beautiful sailing
vessels and steam yachts. He is also a
man of great executive ability He
looks carefully after the financial affairs
of his firm, and personally superintends
every department of plant employing
hundreds of men. A visitor, ignorant
of the misfortune, seeing him seated III
his office debating letters or receiving
reports, or strolling unguided about his
ship-yards giving directions to his fore
men, would never suspect that he was
blind. He possesses all the require
ments of great inventor-some of his
conceptions have done much during the
last twenty years to revolutionize ship
building-and of a great captain of in
dustry. But for his blindness John B.
Hcrreshoff would leave as deep and en-
during a mark upon the history of his
chosen calling as did the late John
Ericsson. As 1t is, he is the most re-
markable member Of an extraordinary
family which three generations of abil
ity and skill have made illustrious.-S
Louis Globe Democrat