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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-04
FRO BE Continued
THE FAT MEN OF FRISCO.
A 532-Pound Police Captain and $50
Pound Newsboy!
From the San Francisco Chronicle.


From the San Francisco Chronicle
A forty-niner of prominence, who him
self turns the scale at POI pounds, said In
reply to inquiries as to our prominent
heavy-weights: "If you give me time
can name 200 men easily who will weigh
over 200-yes, $50. Let me see--you Just
take them down as give them TO you. |
don't know all their weights to a pound,
but you will find am not far out in any
of them, and some are correct, for they
were told me by the parties themselves"
He then proceeded to name: Judge Wal
lace, 800 pounds; DIR. Merritt, 800; Judge
Baker, three times elected police Judge in
the early days, $40 pounds; John D. Sta
pies, president of the Firemen's Fund Insur-
ance Company, 3o5 pounds; Senator Stan
ford, 300 pounds; ex-SheriR Peter Hopkins,
800 pounds; A. e. Davis, railroad agent,
$40 pounds; William Alvord, president of
the Bank of California, $50 pounds; ex-
Gov. Lowe, president of the Anglo-Cali-
fornia Bank, 2S0 pounds; j. F. Chapman,
300 pounds; Commodore T. II. Allen OF
Allen 81 Young, stevedores, 286 pounds;
Capt. A. f. Greenleaf of the ship Fanny
Tucker, 440 pounds; Capt. Oliver Eldridge,
surveyor and agent for New York under
writer's, 242 pounds.
"Then," be continued, "there are lot Of
II
never guessed at; for instance, N. Lohse, as
sstant city superintendent of the Spring
Valley water works; Capt. White of the fire
patrol; James N. Reynolds, agent of the
Westchester Fire Insurance Company of
New York; Ward N. Smith, secretary
Deming- Palmer Flour Milling Company; q.
p Grace, pork merchant; George II. Whea-
ton of Wheaton q Luhrs, pork dealers;
Charles Dexter steward OF the San Fran
cisco Club at Sausalito, and great number
of others l could name. The heaviest man
we ever had in San Francisco was Police
Capt. Kentzel, who died little over two
years ago. He weighed 532 pounds the last
time 1 asked him. have not given you
any hing like a full list Of the heavy men In
the city; it would take time to think of all
| know, and, of course, do not know them
all, anyway. The weights | have given
are correct in some cases, as | said, and the
others have judged as closely as possible,
but you'll find them pretty near the correct
figure on an average.
do | do anything to keep my weight
down9 Yes, / have TO diet myself The
others mostly have to do the same thing,
and they are nearly all following some sYs-
tenn or other to keep down their flesh'
Accepting the forty-niner's figures as
correct, the average weight of the first
named fourteen San Franciscans would be
306 pounds-a respectable figure.
A list of city heavy weights would hardly
be completed without Willie Bolodo, the
mammoth newsboy who makes his heed-
quarters at the corner of Market and Stock
ton streets. Willie's age is only IS years
and some months, yet his weight must be
about $50 pounds. His exact weight no
one knowns, as he has not been on q scale
for eighteen months, and cannot be induced
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-04

snow. my good girl" he said, II shall
have something to say 70 you by and by.
You must wait here for me until l come to
you this afternoon, or at latest tomorrow
morning. A comfortable home will be
provided for you; so you need not fear for
the future. Aud here are fifty pounds in
notes; you can get what You like with them
for yourself-and your child"
He held out the notes to her, but she did
not take them. He put them on a table
beside her, apd looked at her, puzzled and
uncomprehending. George Eastwood came
up to his friend aud laid his hand upon his
arm.
Come away, Field" he said. "What are
you stopping for: You can explain it all to
jess later on. Goodbye. jess, You under
stand our arrangements-they viii be all
right as far as YOU are concerned. Good
bye. Field, you'll take care of my wife
while am away
He went burriedlv towards her add
touched her forehead with his lips Mr.
Field looked on. frowning. He had not had
the position explained to him exactly, and
he was inclined to take a dark view of It..
Yet Jess pathetic eyes we're sweet in their
very sadness, and did not betray any pecu-
liar wickedneSs or weakness.
Having kissel her and provided for her
welfare, as he thought, he did not feel that
any further demonstration could be required
Of him. He fastened out of the room, was
carefully assisted down stairs by his friend
and helped into the cab jess had not the
strength or the courage 60 follow them. She
heard the wheels Of the cab rolling over the
uneven stones OF the narrow street, and
stood listening, with fixed eyes, as if her
vel had beel struck TO ice.
Thus she stood, unseeing and motionless,
when DIR. Price, eager aud curious, put his
bead in at the door. One glance showed
him the state OF things. He turned at once
and called to Alice Drew.
Come up he said. "Here is somebody
that wants your help.n
Alice came in. She started when her
eyes fell upon Jess face, and for moment
she seemed to hesitate. Then she advanced
and took the poor, strained, white figure to
her breast
my poor JESS" she said
And Jess chung to her, trembling, SILVER
ing, sobbing-ths frozen calm broken at
last by her old friends words Of love.
fro RE CONTINIJEDl
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-04

mand at all But by and by she was able
to control her gasping sobs and to speak in =
diligently.
81 know Pm TO blame-pve felt IL so for
many long day-but it seemed like blam-
ing Stephen to say it even to myself. I'm
sorry for the wrong did; but as for Stephen
God knows he meant no harm by jess and
did it for the best"
LAS he thought said DR.. Price, rather
grimly. "But it's fearful responsibility
to take the care OF other peoples souls on
his own shoulders. We may make a terrific
hash Of the whole business, you know.
Well go on with your story. Did the girl
take this separation from Eastwood very
easilyP'
mo, indeed. She was like madwoman.
She raved and wept, and begged US to let
her 60"
"And you stood all that? You women
have hearts of stone to one another
Alice wruug her hands.
20. no, mol | was very sorry for her.
But Stephen told me what was to do"
"And of course you had to obey him.
What relation was stephen to you"
''No relation. SIR"
'Then what authority had he to COM
mand youn
Alice was silent. but her lips twitched
and the color rose in her tear-stained
cheeks
Speak out" said the doctor, not I'M
kindly. why did you obey him so i'm
plicitlyP'
The answer came in low, clear tones:
II loved him. doctor"
"Ah, / thought So" said the doctor.
Love makes a fool of everyone sometimes
even OF saint. Now will you go on
with your storyp
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-04
HE SAW THOSE EYES.
The Brief Romance of a Gallant Barber
ofthe Chicago Stock Yards
From the Chicago Tribune.


From the Chicago Tribune
Edward d. Bradley is a polite stock yards
barber, and when William O'Day dropped
into his shop on Forty-ssventh street, near
Center avenue, Saturday night and told
him that young woman across the street
wanted to see him, Bradley put his strops
aud razors and shears away and locked up
his shop O'Day said the young woman
was from Geneva Lake, and she had gazed
upon the dazzling barber from a distance
until her heart was fairly eaten up with a
longing to meet him. She was standing in
the shadow of a house at the corner with
shawl ever her head when Bradley came up.
Him, good evening, lady, said the bar
Der.
"Good evening" said the girl.
sit is bad uight Can't | see you homer
said the polite barber.
''Oh, you are SO kind" murmured the
girl.
mot at all,n said the polite barber, and
he took the young woman's arm and walked
down Aberdeen street with her. The barber
said nice things and the young woman
blushed under her shawl. The barber
asked her to remove the shawl and let him
see her face.
''Let me look into those eyes but once"
pleaded the polite barber.
IAN right said the young woman from
Geneva Lake. When they reached the
corner of dark alley she whipped off the
shawl and dexterously threw it over the
polite BARRIERS head, while three young men
who had followed them went through the
polite barber and gathered in his SIS, gold
watch and S18 in greenbacks and silver.
The barber struggled hard, and in the
struggle he caught glimpse of the young
woman from Geneva Lake. The young
woman had several inches of beard and
other masculine peculiarities which few
young women who are not in dime museums
boast, aud when she had punched the polite
barber in the jaw he knew ne had been de-
ceiyed.
After the young men and the
young woman had escaped, the
barber went to a police station
and told his story. The police ar
rested James Morrisey, William OiDay.
and Barney Wood. He says Barney Wood
is the young woman from Geneva Lake.
and Morrisey and O'Day are two of the
three young men who helped her. Wood
had Bradley's pocket piece ia his pocket
when he was arrested.
Say SAID the polite barber yesterday,
'sif Mrs. Langtry was to come down to the
yards ana say, Brad. I'm stuck; let's take
walk I'd say, Excuse me. fna'am; have
a haircut and q shampoo here that needs
tendin's and you'll have to let me out ~
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-04
Asiatic Child Wives.


from Tue LOIb1OH OOctclU GOSSIP
The Indian reformers who have taken in
hand the remarriags Of girl widows find no
difficulty In obtaining plenty of candidates
Where trouble comes in is as to the disposal
of these matrimonial disposed ladies pend
ing the discovery Of suitable partners. No
sooner does a widow announce her intention
Of securing another husband, if she can,
t1an she Is disowned by all her kith and
kin, cut by her acquaintance, and in some
cases sent adrift to pick up living for her
self.
The reformers feel under an obligation.
therefore, to soften the severity Of the
martyrdofn to the best Of their ability, and
with that object widow homes have been
established here ana there. The expedent
is, perhaps, as good one as could be de-
vised, but the managers of the homes are
not TO envied. In order to carry out the
rest of the scheme suitOrs have TO be adj
mitted to make choice among the bereaved
beauties, and then, of course, certain
amount of phiandering mast be allowed to
enable the high contracting parties to come
to terms.
All maternal heads Of families we'll know
that even when only one affair Of this sort
is going on in a household deal Of fnesse
and circumspection has to be exercised
Dire, then, must have been the perplexities
Of the native matron at the Julpigori home
idVeiys Wnou bWenJy-nVe amofOus youths
were daily counting as many skittsh widows.
The bridegroom's expectant actually had the
audacity to apply for lodging in TIE house,
but this respect was, Of course, sternly
refused. Since, however. the system
appears to bring about considerable num-
Der of marriages. these little imperfections
in the machinery may be pardoned. Tnore
is no fate more terrible than that of the
Indian child widow, doomed to an isolated
and hopeless existence while YET ia her
teens.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-04
7HE GREAT MILL STREET MYSTERY.


JAcoBs WIFE," RoYs
FALSE PRETENcEs"
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-07-05
Mesa Wants a School.
Phanix Gazatta

Saturday was election day in Mesa In addition to a school trustee. a special tax of $4000 for the erection of public school new school building is needed has been a settled fact in the mind of the community for long time, but no systematic effort had been made heretofore to secure 1t. Last year a special election was called to vote upon a special tax but it was defeat ed. The friends of the measure were over confident, and the enemies of it worked quietly and effectively as the re- suit of the ballots proved. "Forewarned is forearmed," and this time the friends of the measure were wide awake.
 Early in the morning they commenced work and kept it up until the polls closed. The result was the polling of the heaviest vote in the history of the district in school elections, and sweeping majority for ''Tax, Yes" The proposed building is to be duplicate of the Phenix new build ings with few notifications
 The seating capacity will be the same or little greater, and will be located on the present site of the old building Mesa can now justly boast of having one of the best school, in the territory. With over two hundred schco, children and modern buildings and appliances, coupled with the natural determination of the people to support good public school, the edu- cational interest, of district No. is well provided for The trustee election re suited in the reelection of Supervisor O R. flakes. J. H. Fomeroy was elected special assessor and collector of the dis fFiCr
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-07-05
Eha 1ndustria1 School.
Star.

The Indian industrial school closed it's term yesterday and the Indian boys and girls, 79 in number, will leave for their homes to-day. The pupils are from the Pima, Maricopa, and other Indian tribes.
 The average attendance of these pupils during the year was ", which certainly is remarkably good showing as compared with the showing of other schools.
 Fight teachers have been employed during the school year just closed. It is the present intention to increase the num- Der to thirteen next term and the number of pupils to 150
 The new buildings under course of con struction will be completed and ready for putting in order August 15. The school year will begin September 1st. During the vacation Superintendent Billman will remain here, while the teachers will go of on trip of recreation. Miss Clara Schriener and Miss Laura w Pierson left yesterday for visit to Detroit and North field, Mass, where they will spend the summer and return in time for the open ing of the school.
 Miss Gibson Rowland will recreate in the Santa Catalinas. Miss BrowneIl is now on the Pacific coast,
 The progress of the institution during the last year has been highly satisfactory and no doubt very gratifying to Superin tendent Billman and his excellent corps oi teachers, who have every one them showr a commedable degree of enthusiasm
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-07-05
Arizona Fruits.
Tucson Citizen

lucSOu SlllNCu
 It may seem strange that hitherto the wonderful capabilities of Arizona as g fruit growing section have so long escaped their due notice and attention With the exception of Phenix and small portion of the Salt River Valley, no considerable effort has been made towards developing our resources in this direction But the reason is very simple Arizona is a great mineral country The men who have made their homes with us are, for the most part, of the mining class-men who come here for the purpose of reaping their reward from our minerals. Mining until quite recently, was the almost sole occupation of Arizonans; and to anyone conversant with mining camp hfe-its hardships and pleasures, fortune and ill luck, happy -go-lucky strife for hidden wealth-it is no wonder the horticultural industry of our territory has not received the attention 1t so richly deserves. Oi late, however, the people are becoming aware that we have other resources which promise to be even more remunerative than our mines. Horticulture and agri- culture are coming to the front, and tc this industry we may look to the perman- ent advancement of Arizona As a fruit producer, this territory will before many years have gone by, rival the famous state Of California. Three years ago every pound of fruit consumed in the Tucson | market was brought here from the afore- said state. Such Is not the case today We can ship fruit to Californians at . much earlier date and of decidedly bet ! ter quality, than they can produce them selves For years and years they have held monopoly in this line on account | of being able 10 get their fruit into mark ct about a month earlier than any other | locality. In future she willbe supplanted ID this industry by Arizona. All our fruit: | are fully one month in advance of those | raised by our big western neighbor; they are of decidedly better quality, are three l to four days travel neaner the easterr ! markets, and, as a natural consequence | can find better sale. In the county o ! Yuma there are grown better oranges anC lines than the State of California has O. ever will produce. Bananas grow thert in open air, and the fruit develops into rare state of perfection. With all thest wonderful possibilities, 1t does seen littl, strange that it has remained until thi late day to discover our horticultura wealth. But Arizona is gradually emerg ing from her hitherto apathetic state, ant Is making an effort to grasp the goldel opportunities which are presented on al sides In every direction one can SC preparations in progress for developinI our agricultural and horticultural re sources, and it requires no prophetic ey, to see that in five years from now, Arizon
 will command 9 fair proportion of th immense wealth pouring into the state 0 California as a result of her fruit ship ments There Is no climate or soil in tn world better adapted for horticulture thal is to be found in Arizona; it is. the natura home for the grape, fig, peach and apri cot, as also for every semi-tropical frui possible to enumerate.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-07-05
Border Cattle.

A short time ago reference was made to the arbitrary manner in which Sonora officials were said to have treated Ari- zonians when they crossed the internation- al boundary in search of stray herds. The following from the New York Herald dated the 20th of June, will no doubt be of interest to stockraisers:
 "Ihe attention of Senor NJ Romero, the American minister, having been call ed to a telegram from Tucson, Arizona, dated the 10th inst, and published the next day in the eastern papers, containing the report said to have come from Mag. dalena, Sonora, Mexico, that great alarm prevailed along the boundary line with Mexico that if the duty on cattle propos- ed by the tariff bill now pending in con gress should be adopted, the thousands oi head of cattle which have strayed into Mexico from this side of the line would be seized by the Mexican authorities who have already given notice of the con. tiscation and sale of cattle hereafter found on Mexican territory
 "Senor Romero communicated this re- port to his government and has just re ceived cablegram stating that the gov ernment of the state of Sonora has pot authorized such action as stated in the papers"
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-07-05
No nsenses,, for Hlm .

The census enumerators have all met with experiences of more or less interest, some of which are decidedly ludicrous Even in Pinal county, where the inquisi- tive impertinence of the census fend has been discussed in the family circle until his presence has come to be dreaded as calamity, some very amusing episodes have taken place. In a rural district, as the enumerator approached a somewhat unpretentious habitation, he discovered one of it's lady occupants in the act of making her escape to the woods with the apparent intention of avoiding Q meeting. Not to be outwitted by lady, nor to af- ford any one au opportunity to charge him with dereliction of duty, he i1nmedi. ately gave chase and through brush and woods and among startled jack rabbits and rudely- lizards the stern chase of duty was made. Finally over. taking the heet-footed gazelle, he found her to be a spinster of uncertain years who answered but few of the questions popped" by her ungallant pursuer, and he was finally compelled to make the un usual entry upon his prepared blank ''one chaste spInster, as stubborn as mule, es fleet as a deer uncivil and un civilized and Q match for any man whC don't care for appearance. Got tht c. B."
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-07-05
The Mammoth Mine.

Reports fire m the Mammoth mine are to the effect that the mine Is at present shut down on account of the improve ments now going on. It will start up again on the first of August, or as soon as the mill is ready to crush ore. Hereto. fore the. mill had been running with only 30 starnps, and the company finding it in- adequate for 50 large body of ore and valuable mine concluded to add to it twenty more stamps, and it is on account of this much needed improvement that the mine is not now producing it's usual quota of bullion Besides the above i'm provements the batteries have been rais- ed three feet.
 MT. Johnston, the superintendent, has gone east and will not be back until the first of August H. Barnhart is the act ing superintendent in the absence of Mir. Johnston. This mill will prove itself to be the biggest and best in the territory, and that within short time There is enough ore in sight to keep the mill run ming constantly for years. The people there, knowing that the Mammoth camp will assume considerable importance, are anxious that the proposed road between Tucson and the Mammoth be completed so that they can make the "old pueblo" their trading point-Star
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-07-05
Behan will vacate.

John H. Behan, superintendent of the territorial penitentiary, has decided to vacate the position which he has usurp- ed for some time.
 He will turn over the institution to Captain Ingalls, on Friday next. This will be sad 4th July for Johnny and his associates.
 When Behan's case was called in the District Court yesterday, MT. Behan and his attorney, Webster Street, went for ward to the Judges desk and in subdued tones addressed his honor
 Behan expressed his acceptance of the judgment of the court in the premises, and asked that he might be granted un- til next Monday to turn over the prison stating that he needed the time to straight. en out his books and accounts and to put things around the institution in proper shape.
 Judge Kibbey, in reply, said that he would not grant such an extension oi time, but would allow him until Friday evening as the time in which to turn over the prison to Captain Ingalls,, and would therefore continue the hearing until Sat urday morning,-Republican
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-07-05
6. SMITH & 60.
Mineral Creek.

 Harry Blauvelt came down from Miner al Creek Thursday. He reports a fine shower there on Thursday morning and that the Gila river Is rising a little. The miners in that district are all very hope ful and their properties are among some of the very best in Arizona.
 There are forty men at work on the Ray mine, and new strike has been made ln that property of a bigger and better body of ore than has been heretofore developed. MT Blauvelt inclines to the opinion that the Ray is one of the best copper mines in the United States if not in the world,
 Tom Haley owns more mines of gen uine value than any ten men in Arizona. He is a most indefatigable worker and has accomplished wonderful develop ments upon his many claims. Several of his properties supply ore in quantities that assays all the way up to $50 ounces in silver per ton, and his mines if sold upon the basis of what is now in sight would make him a rich man.
 MT Blauvelt returned to Mineral Creek yesterday