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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-06-02
THE POPULATION OF ROME.

The Way to Estimate How Many Lived
There in Ancient Times
After carefully examining all the data we
have, all the statements and various ancient
writer's who allude to it and all the facts
which seem to bear on the question, | am
convinced that in estimating the number at
1900, 600 l am rather undertaking than over
stating it. 1t is much more probable that it
was larger than that it was smaller. De
Quincy also estimates the inhabitants OF
Rome at 100000 / will only cite one fact,
and then leave the question. The Circus
Maximus was constructed to hold 100000,
or, according to Victor, at later period
probably, 1856. 900 spectators.
Taking the smaller number, then, 1t
would be one in sixteen of all the irhabit-
ants IL there were 100000. But as half the
population was composed of slaves, who
must be struck out of the spectators, when
the circus was built there would be accom-
mediation then for one in eight Of the total
population, excluding slaves. Reducing
again the number one-half by striking out
the women there would be room for one in
four.
Again striking out the young children
and the old men and the sick and impOtent,
you would have accommodation for nearly
the whole population. Is is possible to be-
lieve that the Romans constructed circus
to hold the entire population of Rome
capable of going to it? for such must have
been the case were there only 100000 OF
inha bitants. But, suppose there were only
100000 inhabitants, 1t is plain from the
mere figures that it would never have been
possible to half fill the ecircus.-Blackwood 5
Magazine.
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N0N-UNION employees.
Reading Conductors Compelled 10 With
draw From the Brotherhood.

PHILADELPHIA, June 1.-The rumor that
the Philadelphia aud Reading Railroad
Company had ordered its conductors to
withdraw from the Brotherhood of Con-
ductors or leave the employ Of the COM
pany was confirmed to-day by Assistant
Superintendent Bonzano. "This action
was resolved upon by the officials OF the
company" said Bonzano, latter the last
convention OF the Brotherhood of Conduct
ors at Rochester" At that convent on the
anti-striking clause in the constitution was
repealed, and, shortly alter this action, a
notice was issued to conductors that they
must either leave the Brotherhood or the
service. We have had enough OF labor
organization" said Bonzano. We want
no more union meu. All the conductors,
engineers, brakemen and fremen on the
Reading are now n0n-union NEIL"
NEW HAVEN Comm, June 1.-The local
division of the Order of Railway Con-
ductors disbanded this evening on account
of the action of the Grand Division in
eliminating the anti-strike clause from the
constitution of the order.
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A LEARNED PEASANT.
A German Who Mastered Fifty-One ORR
ental Languages.

A German Who Mastered Fifty-one Ori-
entail Languages.
In the village of Rothenacker, near the
town of Schleiz, there lived from the year
1906 until 1871 a man named Nikol Schmidt
Kunzel, who was an unprecedented phe-
nOmenon and who was known as the
learned peasant"
He was more or less familiar with fifty
one Oriental languages. He either spoke
them or possessed a scholastic knowledge
Of them. Among these languages were
Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Chaldaic, Syrian,
Arabic, Persian, Armenian, Abyssinian,
Egyptian, Ethiopian, Turkish, etc. He had
committed the New Testament to memory
in fourteen of them and the Old Testament
in six.
From his twelfth year this hungerer for
knowledge studied in season and out OF
season. He attended the little country
school during the short winter term and
then applied himself diligently while tend
ing his fathers cattle or working in wood
or meadow during the rest of the year.
His father came between him and his de-
sires and frequently forbade him wasting
his time over books and while such inter-
diet lasted Nikol studied in secret. He
never missed attending church on Sundays
and listened attentively to the preachers
every word. In his fourteenth year his
mothers brother taught him to write.
fAbout the same time he obtained Latin
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The Quarrel and Tragedy That Marked
MIR. Davis Administration.
The administration of the War Depart
ment for 1s53-57, by jefferson Davis, was
brilliant and successful, but marred by one
quarrel and marked by tragedy of which
the details seem more fitted for the pages of
criminal romance than Of history. The
quarrel was about the staff organization, al
ways something OF ''fad" with Mr.. Davis.
The United States system was then.
and substantially is now, that of the
French. 1t had worked remarkably
we'll in the Mexican War and its
superiority over the then British sys-
TEN had just been emphatically demon
strated in the Crimea. Yet Secretary Davis
vehemently urged complete change to
system somewhat like that of the British;
but Congress refused 10 consent. In this,
as in his appointments while Confederate
President, his critics find proof Of what
they call the chief weakness in his char
acter-unreasonable attachments and per-
sistent preiudices. The staff officers Of the
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A FATAL ACCIDENT.
Sheriff Ryan and a Young Lady
Drowned.
Suicide Of a Contractor at Aberdeen,
Washington.
A DespOnd ent LabOrer Takes Laudanum.
Hops for the English Market.
Brutal Prize Fights.
Special Dispatches to THE MORNING CALL.

GLOBE (Ariz.), June IA distressing ac-
cident happened at Wheatfelds, twelve
miles north of Globe, shortly after noon
to-day, resulting in the death of Jerry
Ryan, Sheriff of Gila County, and Miss
Mary Frush, daughter of Taylor Frush,
who were members of picnicking party
from Globe. Miss Frush and Mr.. A. B.
Simmons went boating on Wheatfeld Lake
in frail craft, which capsized. Sheriff
Ryan and Willis Middleton went to the
rescue and Ryan reached Miss Frush, but
got entangled in the weeds and both were
drowned. Middleton tried hard to save
them, but was himself pulled under. and
reached the shore exhausted. Simmons
clung TO the boat until rescued. The bodies
were recovered after being in the water
half an hour and were brought TO Globe
this afternoon. Ryan is the third Sheriff
of Gila County to meet death while in office.
He was a fearless, energetic officer and was
prominently spoken of as the probable
Democratic candidate for Sheriff in the
coming election,
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DIR. David Genese sends to the Baltimore
Sun, for the city museum. seven casts OF
hailstones that fell on Sunday, April 10Th.
They are nearly fac-smilies as to size and
shape, aud show the peculiar, irregular
formation of the precipitated ice. The
bailstones were placed upon slab Of glass
and mixture Of fine modelling plaster was
poured upon them. Alum was mixed with
the hailstone touched the glass q small
aperture was left. AS the hailstone melted
the water ran out Of this opening A solu-
ton was then poured in to prevent adhe-
sion, and freshly mixed plaster was poured
into the mold thus prepared. When hard
ened the outer crust was broken away,
leaving exact casts of the hailstones, except
that the kelner edges of the ice were lost
slightly hy rapid melting, caused by the
heat that was generated by the cry stalliza-
tion of the plaster. The models are neatly
silvered. The largest is nearly 25s inches
long,
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JOHANNESBURG.
American Wine- Cellars That Contain
the Real Article.

American Wine-Cellsrs That Contain
the Real Article.
A Chicago wine-merchant was shown yes
terday an interview with a winchester Of
st. Louis in which the latter stated that
there was not bottle of Jahannisberg in
the United States and that there had never
been but three cases Of it brought to this
country
"Nonsense," said the wfne-merchant. 81
knoN;k is rare old wine and expensive;
but there Is &lQhaDnisberg in this country
for those who are aele to. pay for 1t, and
there has always been. OF course the vine
yard from which it comes-tG6 estate OF
Prince Metternich-is very small; bus stS
productiveness is marvellous. | have been
there and seen it. have bought the wine
from the agents Of tue estate. l know Of
Americans who have stopped off there and
bought cases of it and shipped 1t back
home. l have bought OF 1t for people mere
in Chicago myself. 1t costs from Sl2 to SIS
O bottle. but what is that to an American
who has the money! Look here; let
me tell you something: When an
American with money wants anything
from any part of the Old World be is going
to get it. Those chaps over there would
sell anything they have. And one-half of
the royal pleasure-seekers ami titled gentry
who are roaming about Europe are not as
able to buy the good things over there as
our Americans. Two or three OF the no.
bility-I mean the little princes and such
get together and have supper or dinner,
and it costs them what is equal in this
country to $40. A Board of Trade man of
Chicago will come in here with one friend
and spend S15 for a lunch. Americans
can beat the world living. repeat that
there isn't anything too good for an Ameri-
can If he has the money. And when he is
broke he manages to get along.
/ have consignment OF Johannisberg in
my cellar that belongs to Herbert Aver.
Bemis, of the Richelieu, can uncork case
of Johannisberg by touching his bell, Levi
Z. Letter aud Marshall Field have Johan-
nisberg in their cellars. John /. Lester
had some in his life. Kellog. II. G. Furber.
j. c. Peasey and Martin Ryerson-the
latter has the finest private wine cellar in
Chicago-have Johannisberg, and | don't
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BUSINESS ALWAYS.
What Must Sometimes BE Done to Make
Things Suit.

What Must Sometimes BE Done to Make
Things Suit.
One of the best stories Of the season is
told about Colonel Charles Ii. Taylor of
the Boston Globe, whose "all-around
ability as a newspaper man is tradition Of
the office. 1t seems that the other evening
he was entertaining friend at a private
lunch at the swell Algonquin Club. At the
same time Waldo Adams of the Adams Ex-
press Company was giving a big anniver-
sary dinner to party of his associates,
aud learning that Colonel Taylor
was in the building invited him to
join them. When he came down Mr..
Adams asked the Colonel if he would favor
him by sending to the Globe office for q
shorthand man to take down the speeches
of the evening, which it was desired to per-
petuate in type. The Colonel obligingly
i'rang up" the office, but was informed that
all the stenographers had gone home. This
would have settled it with most men, but
the editor and proprietor of the paper with
the largest circulation in New England" re-
turned to the banquet board and smilingly
announced that he would take down the
speeches himself; and notwithstanding the
protests of his hosts he did so, and on his
return to the Office transcribed the notes
and lost his last car for home. Had it been
necessary he could have put the copy" into
type too and the building of heading
wouldn't have bothered him bit.-The
journalist
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old army had given offense, he, therefore,

old army had given offense, he, therefore,
concluded that the system was wrong.
The tragedy was that of DR.. Gardiner. a
dentist who had lived in Mexico. who fabri-
Gated claim for "confscated mine" and
forged his papers so skillfully that he Sc
cured S450, 600 of the fund appropriated to
indemnify American citizens for losses
caused by the war When Secretary Davis
came into Office he happened to glance over
the old papers. By the merest accident he
had been on the exact spot where Gardiner
had located his fictitious mine and from his
knowledge of the local geology the Secre-
tary knew that the description was false.
The whole swindle was revealed. Gardiner
was arrested, convicted and sentenced to a
long Imprisonment, but took poison on re-
turning to his cell and died in a few
minutes. It was one of the sensations Of the
day.-0maha Herald.
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UNDESIRABLE IMMIGRANTS.
Chinese in the Mexican Frontier States
SuperS6dinS Native LabOreTS.

MEXICO, June 1.-The influx of Chinese
into the frontier States is producing
marked alarm among the laboring classes,
more especially the gold and silver miners.
The newspapers Of those localities have
already taken up cudgels for the de-
tense of Mexican labor, stating that
if no restriction is placed on the
incoming Mongolians, the same scenes
that occurred in the United States will be
repeated in Mexico. The Chinese, it is
claimed, are superseding Mexican miners
and other labOrers. While many believe
that the Chinese are landing in tile frontier
States of Mexico for the purpose of making
their way across the line into the United
States, the general opinion is that they
come to take the place of the natives.
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SACRAMENTO.
Lucey's Condition-Hops for the English Mar
ket-Stock for the East

Lucey's Condition-Hops for the English Mar
ket-Stock for the East
SACRAMENTO, June Edward Lucey,
who had both legs cut off last night by the
railroad cars here while boarding train, is
still alive and doing well. There is soma
hope of his recovery. Tonight his sister
and her husband, Thomas Mahoney, ar
rived from San Francisco to see him
E. Lemay, a representative of leading
English brewers and hop-dealers, came
here to-day tor the purpose of arranging. il
possible, with the hop-growers of this
county to ship their hops direct to the En-
ghsh markets. He will visit all the hop
fields the coming week.
Tomorrow Mackey, Superintendent OK
the Rancho del Paso stock farm, will start
East with hundred head Of thoroughbred
colts, to be sold at auction in New York on
the 10th. They will occupy nine cars, fitted
up for the purpose
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A WOMAN'S RAGE.
She Fires Five Intellectual Shots at Her Lover
and Rival.


and Rival.
REDDING, June 1.-This evening about
7 80 o'clock. as William Menzel of the firm
of Menzel Brothers, blacksmiths and
butchers. was returning from a ride to
Anderson in a buggy with Miss Mollie
Tester, daughter of Mrs. Addie Tester.
who keeps restaurant here, they were
met by Mrs. Hank Plumb, who, from some
cause, fired five shots with revolver either
at HenZel or both. The team was fright
ened, or were hit by the bullets and jumped
to one side, turning the buggy over. Men,
eel is badly hurt if not seriously injured in
the hip and cut on the head. Miss Tester
is considerably bruised and badly shaken
up, but is thought not to be seriously hurt.
1t is reported that Menzel has been keeping
company with Mrs. Plumb, and it was ru-
mored they were to be married when she
got divorce. Mrs. Plumb was arrested by
Deputy Sheriff Reynolds and taken TO Jail.
She refuses to talk until she consultS with
her attorney.
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JUMPED THE TRACK.
Accident to Crowded Excursion Train Near
Les Angeles.

Los ANGELES, june 1.-This morning a
crowded Santa Fe excursion train from this
city to Redondo Beach. was moving at a
good rate of speed when,the trucks Of the
engine jumped the track, and before the
engineer could bring the train to a stand
still his engine jumped and pulled the
baggage-car and two passenger coaches
from the rails. The passengers were
considerably shaken up, but no one received
q scratch. Another engine was telegraphed
for and the passengers were brought back
to this city. The wreck could not be cleared
away for some hours and no more trains
were run to-day. There is no reason given
for the accident other than that the curve
is quite sharp iad in making the turn the
trucks left the truck
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EASILY WHIPPED.
Hearald Of St. Paul Knocks the Southwest
Bully Out in Ebout Two Minutes.


Ell PAso (TeXas) June 1.-The sporting
fraternity has been at fever heat for the
past three weeks over battle between
Charlet Hearald of st. Paul and Tom
Standard, the coOred hard-hitter of the
Southwest for $3.50 side and gate re-
ceipts A chartered train left the Southern
Pacific depot early this morning with both
pugilsts and a hundred sporting men. un-
der the management of James MeDermott.
just over the line into Mexico the train
halted and a ring was quickly made and
Charles Dowd was chosen referee. Time
was called at 5:1U o'clock in the morning
and Standard led with a right-hander on
Hearad's side and made two clever ducks,
when Hearald caught him in the neck with
a swinging rght-hand blow and knocked
him silly. Standard failed to respond and
the fight was given to Hearald. The battle
lasted minutes and 10 seconds. Standard
weighed 143 pounds and Hearald 13Sl q.
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FILLED HIM WITH SHOT.
A Deputy Sheriff Riddled While Attempting to
Sarva Warrant

A Deputy Sheriff Riddled While Attempting to
Serve a Warrant.
KANSAS CITY, June IA grandson and
a nephew of l.. M. Simms, in his lifetime
Congressman from Tennessee and Mis-
souri,, and State Senator in Arkansas,
went to the house of Reuben Ford. a
wealthy young planter at Sharp Count
Kans.. Thursday night. They captured
him and took him to the county seat
and procured for him marriage
license. He accused Ford of having
ruined his granddaughter. Miss Cora
Davidson. She, at s o'clock in the MORN
ing. went before Justice of the Peace and
had the marriage ceremony per-
formed. Yesterday Ford swOre out
warrant for the arrest Of his
captor, charging him with abduc-
ton. Deputy Sheriff Morris went to
Davidson's house to serve the war
rant, when Simms and three nephews
and Isaac Davidson, a grandson, opened
fire on him with shotguns. The officer re-
ceived fifty shots in his body. Four Of the
shooters are missing,
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CONGRESSIONAL WORK.
Important Measures to Come Up for Consid.
Grafton Tbs Week

Important Measures to Come Up for Consid-
Grafton THIS Week.
WASHINGTON. June 1.-Silver and poll
tics will likely be the topics before the
House this week. Tuesday either the Sill
yer Bill or the McDiffie VS.. Turpin Ala
bama election case will come up. The
order has not yet been determined, but If
the leaders, who are canvasSing the Repub-
lican Representatives, progress far enough
to insure the adherence of the minority to
the main features of the caucus bill, they
will call it up Tuesday under special rule,
which will limit the time for discussion
and final action. The Bankruptcy and
Postoffice Appropriation bills are also
among the probable subjects for early ac-
ti0h.
In the Senate the silver question prom
ises to be the principal topic. However, its
several measures
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THE WHEELMEN.

seventy-fvs Members Of the California Di-
vision of the American League on the Road.
GILRoY, June 1.-Seventy-fve members
of the California Division of the League of
American Wheelmen arrived here to-day at
o'clock in the afternoon, on run OF 100
miles. Large crowds were awaiting them.
They left, after an hours rest, for Hnllister.
This breaks the number record of America,
the previous one having been at st. Louis.
The wheelmen are members of the Bay
City, Garden City and Capital City clubs.
The special train conveying them home
from Hollister passed through here late to-
nip ht
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VIOLENT TEMPEST.
Virginia Towns Suffer From Severe
Wind, Hail and Electric Storm.

BALTIMORE, June 1.-Dispatches from
various towns In Virginia tell Of terrific
wind, hail and electric storm. Numbers Of
barns were struck by lightning and many
animals were killed. Storms also extended
over the line into West Virginia.
At Warren:0n the Baptist Church was
unrooled. The storm was accompanied by
violent deluge Of hail, and hardly whole
pane of glass can be found inside of the
houses on Main and Winchester streets.
At Sunset Point, w. Va, two frame
churches ard half a dozen houses were
blown down. Several persons were injured
and miles of farm lands devastated.
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ORDERED DISCHARGED.
An Iowa Grand Jury Ignores Murder Bi


An Iowa Grand Jury Ignores Murder Bills
Against Charles Marx and n ]. Rice.
Ell DORADO Qowa), June lit is now
over six weeks since Charley Marx and n.
j. Rice were brought here from Califor-
MIA charged with the murder of Henry
Johns in 1885. For three weeks the Grand
Jury of Hardin County has been in session
investigating the matter. Yesterday 1t
came into court. reported and was dis
charged. and Judge Weaver made the fol-
lowing entry: The Grand Jury having
reported ignoring the bill of indictment,
the defendants are ordered discharged and
their bonds exonerated.
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CENSUS ENUMERATION.
Ihs law Requiring All Questions to Be
AnsweiSd d Il E. forced.

WAsEEGfoN, June 1.-Subpeers peers!lg9tendent
Porter Of the Census Bureau has recelessda-
kilograms from a number of Supervisors,
stating that they were thoroughly prepared
to enter upon the work of taking the census
Tomorrow morning, and everything was in
readiness to push the work forward with
very plainly this evening that so far as the
"chronic diseases" questions are con-
cerned. ii is not the intention Of the office
to bring to punishment those who are
reluctant to make an answer. But as to
the mortgage" question he used language
self very earnestly with regard to bringing
the law to bear upon those who wilfully
refused to answer any and all questions put
to them by the enumerat0rs. . They will
be compelled to answer" he said, or to
take the consequences Of their refusal"
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A NEW DEPARTURE.

A Minister Will Attempt to Unite the Stage
and Pulpit.
SAN ANTONIO, June IA sensation has
been created throughout the South by the
announcement from the Rev. Virgil Maxey,
a noted Southern revivalst and Baptist
minister, that he will go on the stage Sep
tember 1st. He has been engaged by I.
SHUTS, the theatrical manager, to play
prominent part during the coming season.
Maxey, in an interview here to-day, stated
that it was his object to unite the pulpit
and stage. He will be on the stage six days
in the week and preach on Sundays. He is
a nephew Of ey-United States Senator
MaYaN
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PANAMA CANAL.

Instructions to Negotiate for Continuance
Of the Co ombian Government Concessions.
PARIS, June IN. Wyse has started
from Southampton on mission connected
with the Panama Canal. Mouchicourt, the
LiquidatOr of the Panama Canal Company,
instructed Wyse, after visiting the canal
works at Colon, to proceed to Carthagena
and Bogota and negotiate with the Colon
bian Government for prOlongation Of the
canal concession
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SMITH DEFEATED.

Jack Daley Knocked the Middle-Weight
Crazy.
TACOMA (Wash.), June Eddie Smith
and Jack Daley, professional middle
weights, fought nine rounds early this
morning near this city for $500. Daley
showed superior reach and better develop
ment Of his arms, but otherwise it was
very even match. In the second round
Daley was knocked down and barely saved
q Knockout. The fight was characterized
by vicious slugging throughout. In the
ninth round Smith was dazed, but gamely
took his punishment and went to sleep
under terrific blow below the ear, seven
minutes being taken to bring him to.