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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-20
TIE FUTURE.

Our Board OF Supervisors have gone on so
long in a reckless way that its members APP
pear to believe they own the city, and can do
with its affairs as they please All the men
constitut ng The board had 10 give bonds for
their faithful and honest conduct, but they
seem to have lost sight of the fact that they
are merely trustees for the inhabitants of
San Francisco and as such may be brought
TO an account The Mayor also gave bonds
to perform certain duties, among which is
that of watching over every depaftmen of
the municipal government and 10 prosecute.
If need be, all persons committing offenses.
The Mayor, however, has done nothing of
the kind. He has, it is true, occasionally is
sued veto message, but for any good these
have d. ne be might as well have left them
undone. While the Mayor has occupied
pleasant rooms in the City Hall, he has left
the Board of Supervisors as perfectly in
dependent body. Perhaps it is not surpris-
ing that under such circumstances these
men have imbibed the notion that the rity,
TO a certain extent. belongs to them, and
that they have perfect right to vote any
money and franchises at pleasure. Is il any
wonder. then. that men have profited from
having to do with Supervisors who were so
liberal with the mea3s of the city? THE
CALL does not know that q jury can be OBJ
tanned which will reach any of the wrong
full acts OF the city government, but 1t hopes
an effort will be made in that direction, for
If we fail un der the Buckley regime, per-
haps when change of officials take place
q publication may, TO a certain extent, be
obtained.
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BOWEN'S SLAYER.
T. J. Beck Held for Murder and
Bail Denied.

The preliminary examination of L. j.
Beck, on a charge of murder, was finished
yesterday afternoon before Police Judge
Joachimsen, and resulted in the holding of
the prisoner for trial in the Superior Court
for the crime charged, without bail.
Beck and young man named John NJ.
Bowen, whose family lives in a small town
in New York State, were drinking in
saloon, near the corner of Mission and Tbir-
tenth streets. recently. They quarreled
over a difference of 10 cents for drinks and
fight ensued. The two clinched, and Beck
drew long. slender blade and plunged it
into his opponents back, just beneath the
ribs to depth of three to five inches.
Bowen relaxed his hold and fell backward
to the floor, and in very short time was
dead where he had fallen.
A conductor Oh the Howard-street cable
line testified yesterday that he saw Bowen
fall. Beck looked on sulkily while the
Young fellows life ebbed away and he
gasped for breath. The diving youth looked
up at his companions among whom was the
conductor:
BOYS, this is the last of me; Pm going
to die" he exclaimed, with painful gesture
throwing up his arms and expiring.
Officer james testified that he hurried TO
the scene of the killing on hearing the police
whistles blowing. He found Bowen dying
upon tiit HUT, anu Dtch SldiiuiuR Nv III
custody of Special Officer Lewis.
WHO stabbed you ?" he asked of Bowen
THAT man." was the reply. pointing. at
Beck. " He stabbed me in the back. I'm
going to die"
These were the last words Bowen uttered,
for his breath went out with the final effort
to speak. said the policeman.
Special Officer Lewis, employed by tn
railway company, testified that he was on
the scene Of the murder Immediately after
the crime was committed, and held Beck
until Officer James arrived. This witness
has never made an arrest and would not
know what 10 do, he said. if lie saw man
commit a crime. Accordingly lie did not
place Beck under arrest; moreover, it was
none of his business. he thought.
Police Surgeon Williams. who made the
autopsy, gave expert testimony regarding the
fatal wound, and stated the cause of Bow
ems death-internal hemorrhage, resulting
from the knife wound. A big knfe-the
only one found in the saloon where Bowen
was killed-was introduced in evidence, but
the witness was of the opinion that it had
not been used by Beck, as its width is a
tritie more than that of the wound. 1t
might. however, have been the weapon used,
Tor frequently such wounds contract con-
siderably after the knife is withdrawn.
Beck paid little attention to the Courts
decision and apparently it was all he ex-
pested. He went back to prison with show
of the same s!olid demeanor, as has marked
his actions DIT the hour OF the crime and
since his arrest.
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cnuNr1NG TIE VOTES.

A correspondent writes that as nearly all
the candidates for the Legislature on Ooth
tickets were pledged to establish the Aus
tralian system of voting. it does not so much
matter whether the Story plan OF voting De
successful OF not. 1t is quite true That ullaer
the So-called Australian system the STORY
plan of counting votes could not be apphed,
at least without material modihcatloh, put IL
does not follow that the plan slio uld DC us
carded as q failure. With fully competent
officers of election, such as are at tie DIS
posal of the Election commissioners, TIE
Story plan would be a decided success. Ger
tain precincts. which polled an average vote,
were counted by half-past 10 on the evening
of the last election, and il one could be, all
could be. The only stipulation would be
tlat competent election officers should In all
cases be appointed. Our correspondent
adds: 81 think it strange that no clear
statement has appeared as to the method OF
counting in vogue in New ork ana DINER
Eastern States, where election returns seem
always TO be obtained more speedily than IN
California" The reason is that what Is
called the Australian sy ST. III varies I'D difier-
ent States, all, >howeyer. retaining its vital
principles The New York law and the
Massachusetts, law are not identical and the
HlPIllOuS u COuHlIiiE NVliIpi III ~ 'iAN N-AA>A
ent provisions of the law. Our correspond
ent is in error in the assumption that cleo
tion returns are obtained more speedily IN
the East than in this city. The polls close
in New York more than three hours earlier
than in this city. Results are forwarded
based upon partial returns. Thus we are
told that New York has elected this or that
ticket by a certain majority. The majority
is of course estimated and the estimate
fuctuates until the returns have all come In.
At the last election we knew the result IN
city and State about an hour later than the
result in New ork was known, although In
both cases the knowledge was based upona
partial count. II was known absolutely that
the Republican ticket in this city was 1000 or
5000 votes ahead of the Democratic ticket,
though in consequence of incompetent cleo
ton officers it was not known what candl-
dates of either rarity were elected. Inc
news from the State Warranted the an
nouncement of the election OF Republican
Congressman in the Third. Fourth, Fifth and
Sixth districts, with the First and second
in doubt. Complete returns show that Re
pubicans were elected as announced, ana
that majorities We're so small in the doubt
full districts that official counts were neces-
sary TO determine the actual result
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RECIPROCITY.

Since MI Blaine suggested that the re-
lease Of sugar from duties might be made
subject to conditions which would insure
some advantage to American producers
Democrats have insisted that Mr.. Blaine IS
turning in the direction of free trade. No
warrant for this assumption is found IN
ANYTHING Mr.. Blaine has written or said. In
his speeches in Ohio and Pennsylvania be-
fore the election his principal theme was
the Importance of maintaining the protective
policy. Whatever plan Of reciprocity he
may entertain, tie public may rest assured
that it will be consistent with the measure OF
protection TO American Industries Mr.. Blaine
has always advocated. a Democratic con-
temporary assumes that Mr.. Blaine Is nego-
tiating treaties with certain South American
countries on the principle of free trade IN
all their principal products. That Journal
thinks that in addition 10 admitting nearly
90 per cent of South American products
free, as we now do wool will be put on the
footing with the rest. 1t is quite likely that
Mr.. Blaine, seeing that nearly all our prod
ucis are subject to duties in the South Amer
lean countries, proposes to get something III
exchange for free market for sugar. AS
things now stand. the South American
countries sell their products to us and buy
their goods Of Europe. Possibly he sees
way to equalize this trade. The South Amer
lean countries buy many of the varieties of
goods that we have for sale, but they have
got in the habit of buying of Europe. Mr..
Blaine may propose to offer some Induce
ments to such countries to buy of US as well
as to sell 10 u.s. 1t will be time to regard
Mr.. Blaine as an opponent to the protective
system when he announces bis conversion to
free trade Reciprocity, mited to specified
articles, is not inconsistent with protective
tariff Ii is not at all likely that the states
man who replied to Cleyeland's free-trade
message with an off-hand platform which
served to defeat Mr.. Cleveland at the ensu-
ing election now contemplates movement
in the direction of the platform he demol-
iShpd
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TIN-PLATE FACTORIES.

The.Aha asks exultingly, "Where are the
tin-plate factories that were springing up at
every crossroads last month";" There is
much reason to fear that the Alta has as
sisted in preventing one industry of magni-
tude from being established in this country.
The Pittsburg papers which announced
the construction of tIn-plate works in that
city now agree that in view Of the recent
landslide Investments of this character will
not be made. The Plttsbu re- Press says
editorially that the usefulness of the
tin clause in the tariff does not exist at
present. for the reason that ca ,italists have
been driven from investing millions of dol
lars in That industry, as contemplated, and
adds: Neither can anything that may hap
pen between this year and November, 1892,
restore that confidence to capital which
would be necessary to induce it to establish
tin-plate works within these two years."
The Pittsburg Times agrees with the Press.
In view Of the probability that the next
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THAT CITY PRINTING.
The Proceedings of the Board in
Special Meeting Illegal.

Supervisor Ebert was not present at the
special meeting of the Board of Supervisors
on Tuesday night, called to carry through
the city printing steal. but when he read the
account of the proceedings in yesterday
mornings CALL he smiled large whole
soul smile. While he was reading Super
visor Barry dropped in and asked airily:
Il say. Ebert, why didn't you come to the
meeting last night and see Whelan vote
against giving the printing to the Report.
i don't know what's come over him; he
seems to be getting virtuous lately"
The play n their brother Supervisorswas
a merry one and both laughed heartily, but
Elert interrupted the conversation by re-
marking:
"Oh. yes; about that printing contract;
you fellows might as well have saved your
muscle on that point
why, how's that?" asked Barry, losing
his usual self-complacent air for the mo-
ment.
Don't you remember" continued Ebert.
that | gave notice on Monday night of
motion to reconsider at the next regular
meetingY and don't you remember that |
then moved to adjourn until next Monday
night?'"
A serious and deeply meditative look set
tied down on the city-father's face, and he
strobe out OF the store and up the street.
Elert grinned.
81 wonder what them fellows take me
f0r?" he remarked to bystander as Barry
disappeared from sight. Il was onto their
little scheme when L made that notion and
that was why was so careful about the
wording of it.
he boards proceedings last night" he
added. so far as the public printing is con-
cerned, don't amount TO 4 straw. 1t will all
come up on motion to reconsider next
Monday night, the same as ii nothing had
happened. Now, you see"
The records carry out Mr.. Ellert's state
ment, and according to the rules of the
board. as we'll as all parliamentary usage, a
motion of that character cannot be consid-
cred out of its stated time.
Unless Supervisor Barry has communi-
Gated this queer Intelligence to the proprie-
tor of the City Hall circular he will first
learn of it when lie reads this morning S
CALL, which he does regularly every day.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-20

House will repeal the tin-plate clause in the
present tariff, capitalists will not take tile
chances. 1t must be remembered that the
control of the Legislatures of several States
that are now represented in the Senate by
Republicans has passed to the Democrats,
thus reducing the REPUBLICAN majority in that
body to a point in which that the absence OF
Republican Senator or two would give the
Democrats temporary ascendency in that
branch of Congress. Capital is not going to
take such chances. 1t will wait fer the YER
dict of 1892 Should free trade continue IN
the ascendent the AttG will continue to
exult over the fact that it has helped to pre-
vent the establishment of the tin-plate III
dustry in the United States.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-20

The gypsy woman arrested for employing
her three young children and monkey in
begging, was given one week to leave the
city by Judge Joachimsen yesterday. The
whole gypsy band will have to move away
from its encampment at North Beach on
account of this order
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For Personnl Ipiur,,s.

Mrs. Alice Gately has sued to recover
500, 175 damages from James G. Fair and the
California Bridge Company for Injuries re-
ceived after a fall into an excavation ON Pa
cifc street, near Front, on the night of May
25th last. The sidewalk at that point is al
legged to have been removed by defendants
and the excavation lett uDguaIded.
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ro5 Montgomery street near Clay. open until II
o,ciock P " BRANCH OFFICES: 7l0 Market
street near Kearny. open until y O'Clock midnight
9sa Hayes street. open until $3.50 O'Clock; COS
arktn street open until 80 O'Clock; 25lS Mission
street open until O'Clock p. NJ, and 1l6 Ninth
s+rent rnen until 40 p.
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THE CALLS CALENDAR.
NOVEMBER, 1890.
Moons Phases.
NOTICE!

Any of our patrons who fail to find
THE MORNING CALL for sale by
train-boys viii confer a favor by mott
flying this Office of the fact, naming the
date and train.
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES

DAILY CALL dncludmg Sundays, So per year by
mall postpaid: Is cents per week, or IS cents per
calendar month through carriers. DAILY CALL
five copies, three months, ST 20. SUNDAY CALL
twelve pagesl. 81 so per year, postpaid. SUNDAY
CALL and W EEhLY CALL 50 so per year. post
paid. WEEKLY CALL eight pages), 81 rs per year,
postpaid Cubs of ten (sent to one addres 81, $40.
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SIsNAL SERVICE. U. S. ARMY
DIVISION OF THE PACIFIC, :
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SIGNAL SERVICE. U. S. ARMY
DIVISION OF THE PACIFIC,
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 10. 1S9O-o p M
Synopsis for the Past Twcnty-four Hours.
The barometer generally risen in all districts.
except q slight fall in Eastern y ashington and
Eastern Oregon 1t is highest in Northern Nevada
aud lowest in Western Washington. The cyclone
previously reported is moving slowly eastward over
British Columbia The temperature has risen in
Western Washington, Western Nevada and South
ern California; elsewhere has remained nearly sta
tiOnary. The weather has been fair in all districts
Forecast Till p. II. Thursday.
For Northern CalifOrnia-Fair weather. variable
Winds nearly stationary temperature. Frosts in
exposed places and in Western Nevada.
For southern California = FAIR weather. winds
generally northerly: nearly stationary temperature.
For Oregon Fair weather; winds generally north
erly: nearly stationary temperature FroStS III ex-
posed places.
For Washington - Fair weather, except fair
weather. followed by light rain, at Fort Candy;
winds generally southerly; nearly stationary tenn
perature except cooler at Olympia aud Fort Candy.
JOHN 7. FINLEY,
Lieutenant Signal Corps lin charge).
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81 paid out hundreds of dollars for medicine for
catarrb," writes lady in Providence, II. l., "but
Hoods Sarsaparila Is the only medicine which has
done me permanent good.u
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-20

For WILfUL DEsERTIoN.-For wiiful deser-
tioD Judge Emu has granted divorces to Mary
Peel from William Peel aud 10 Maggie Dunn
from Eugene c. Dunn.
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SHOWCASES at Miller s Co.'s. ana Market St. {.

ALiMoNY GRANTED. In tile divorce case OF
II mietta Nicholson against william Nicholson
Judge Hoge has ordered The def, ndant to pay
$75 month alimoDy pending The trial.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-20

HALF wine-glass OF Angostura Bitters before
meals Will restore the appetite. Manufactured only
by Dr.. J. G. b. Siegert Il Sons. At all druggists.
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Recovered After Twenty Yenrs.


In the case of Robert Christy against the
Spring Valley Water Works Company
Judge Wallace has decided that the plaintiff
is entitled to recover possession of certain
parcels of land on the northeast and north
west corners OF Seventh avenue and l. street.
and on the northeast and southwest corners
of Seventh avenue and NJ street. The case
has been pending for about twenty years
and has been TO the Supreme Court twice.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-20
LARGE variety of chocolates at Townseud's.
WISH GeIlysburg Panorama. Market s 1otl.

DIPHTHERIA.-Tbers were eight new cases OF
diphtherla reported at the Health Office yester-
day No dratIs.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-20

REEVE NUE. COLLECTIONS. - Internal Revenue
Collector Sears. reports having collected for the
week ending on the 18th as follows: Beer $12,.
GOA. spirits sl6.232. cigars and Tobacco S7O74
miscellaneous S13G1-a total Of S37,271.
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Auction SALES TO-DAY.
WEATHER PRED. CTIoNs.

FuRN1TuRE-By Geo. F. Lamson, at 5l5 Eddy
St.. at II o clock.
REsrAuRANr-At 2o2 Townsend ST.. at II
ofr
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-20

HIGHLAND Brand OF MIX is the best food for
infants. 1t Is natural cows milk.
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TIE MORNING CALL


,orper circulation than any other
-, ,,nr unfinished in San Erancisco.
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slrUAr1oNs-CoNr,NUEp.

~ ERMAN GIRL WOULD LIKE A SITUATION
" to do COOKING anu housework in private family;
Oakland city; reference If required Gail or adj
dress l7l5 Leayenworth st. no1s 3t*
TN THE WARM BELT; FREER FROM FOG
than any other portion OF San Franchises; Lake
view OCT
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-20

ArMoRE's mIncemeaI in pals 65c at Leben.
baum Bros.
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NOTICE OF MEETINGS.

BEEcHAM's PILLS act like magic on a weak stomach
EXTRA mince pies. SWANS. 2l3 Suffer street.
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MALE HELP WANTED.

> HoTEL WATERS. S35: GARDENER. NR.CITY.
Z $25; farmers, $26: 10 laborers, city. $50;
scraper teamsters, $26: wood-choppers, SIS cord,
tools furnished; hotel COOKS SS5 and $50; hotel
waters, $50: :. restaurant walters. $50; dish
washers; 100 railroad aborers for Washington and
oregon, fare work ST. no Office fee. Il. I. WARD
Il CO., SO Clay st. 1t
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-20

Some time ago the Quebec Government offered
TO give each father of family of twelve or more
children a homestead OF 100 acres. and so far
1000 applications has been received, the list
leading of with the proud possessor Of twenty
three children. Among tile other applicants are
4 who have Is children Is with l T. l With 16, 81
with 8, as with II and 81 with IS.
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MRS. 1. BiEBLER, 1919 MARKET ST.-FIRsr-
1sl class German Midwife and doctress; ladies In
confinement treated at their home or IN my
house. nol9 5ts.
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re California Lodge. 20. .. f.
9-S and a. M.-Meets THIS TUESDAY "A
EVENING, November %, at 1880 O'Clock. Xxx
Second degree. BY order OF the Master. w
1t GEO. JOHNSON Sec
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-18
Hoisington.

From the Dispatch.
A 144 pound daughter was born to
Mrs. VIM. Whetsell on Tuesday morn
ing.
The Odd Fellows Lodge will likely
have public installation on New
Years day.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men are arranging fer ball to be
given in about three weeks.
Louis Wilson goes to Solomon City
this week. and Will Suiter, formerly of
Swift's market, Great Bend, takes his
place at Richardson's.
4 couple Of government surveyors
were at work in town and vicinity yes
terday. They are making topograh-
ical survey in the interest Of irrigation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Degen and Harry
Degen expect to go to New York to
spend Christmas. Their brother has
just arrived from Germany and they go
to make him visit.
The eight months old daughter of
Mr.. and Mr.. John Huston died last
night at 10 O'Clock of cerebro-s spinal
meningitis. The friends Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Huston sympathize with them in
their affection.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-12-18
The Anti-Lottery Law.

The new anti-lottery law, which was
received With delight by the people
generally. BY the rigid construction
placed on its meaning, bids fair to be-
come q measure Of the worst form of
oppression and tyranny, and an inter-
ferer with legitimate business. No one
doubts but the law, so far as it prohib-
it, the use OF the mails to further the
ends OF regular lotteries, is good one,
but when 10 goes beyond and prohibits
from the mails newspapers containing
advertisements OF legitimate business
tirms. in no manner contemplating a
lottery or chance drawing. then it looks
xs though the law was the tresspasser.
An illustration just now comes from
st. John. 4 leading business firm in
that city advertised TO give a ticket
with every dollars worth of goods pur-
chased for cash. When the customer
had, by reason of his patronage,
acquired certain number of these
tickets he was entitled to certain
article of merchandise as premium
tor his patronage. He was not given
3 chance in a drawing for the article,
but actually received the article. The
paper containing this advertisement
was excluded from the mails. Similar
methods have been adopted in the past
by nearly all leading business men, to
rivo q sfimcluS RI fra6o II, pnoct inctan
ces and to encourage cash patronage in
others.
Every writer for public paper must
he constantly on his guard lest he lay
him liable to this new law after the
Nanner in which it is interpreted.
Should paper mention that certain
party had won a prize in drawing of
any nature. the publisher of the paper
would be liable when he offered his
papers at che postoffice for transmission
through the mail. The seizure of Ger.
tain issues of the Leavenworth Times
was fo- no greater offense than publish
ing the list of prizes drawn at church
fair, a transaction in which the pub
lishec was not at all interested, more
the day.
IF this new Paw is to be contorted in
this manner we believe the press Of the
country should enter hearty remon.
STRANGE and kick until it is modified :
Larned Chronoscope.