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ReGvy Striking Bog.

whitened sometimes in contest for points.
and the heart, when touched, plainly shows
the round imprint of the fOil's end. The
plastron is worn over the breast and
extends from the waist to the neck,
being fastened BY strap belt around the
under the arm This is made of heavy
padded chamois, tufted so rs to give it solid
ity. Fencing appliances for ladies, who
have developed marked aptitude for this eX-
citing sport within the past few years. differ
but slightly from the gentieman's the only
noticeable feature being fuller padded and
more extensive plastrons and trifie more
lightness in construction.
One of the best modes of exercise ever in
vented is the heavy-Striking bag. Many per-
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LADIES' NEW MARKETS.

At $40.
LADIES' VERY HANDSOME NOV
ELTY PLAID NEWMARKETS, loose
and pleated fronts, with pearl buttons,
pulled sleeves, collar, cuffs and belt
made of velvet, worth SGT 60 will be Of
fered at $50 each.
At $25.
LADIES' BEAUTIFUL CHECKED
NEW NJ A r K rs, double breasted,
large coachman's cape, box-pleated
back, cape, collar. cuffs and lap pockets
trimmed with wide fancy braid, worth
$50 80, will be offered at SIS each.
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cloths, with braid and fur garniture. OF
the sketches furnished to-day the first is a
gray cameps hair, with blue ufted figures,
and it is trimmed with bands of blue velvet
and with chincbilla. The very small hat is
banded with the fur, and has knots of velvet
on the crown, which is Of the gown material.
The other model has princess front and
deep cuffs to the elbow Of duh terra Gotta
serge. with over drapery of beige-colored
cloth. The fronts of the bodice are braided
to simulate Figaro jacket, with tinsel and
dull red-mixed braids, and are edged with
gilt mess buttons. A wide hat of terra Gotta
fur felt. with natural ostrich tips, crowns
this attractive costume. r,
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THE CALLS
QUERY COLUMN.
Benicia as the State Capital of
California.
Mohammed's War Experimentation Post
omces-csdst Examinations-Mean Tem-l
reraturs = Ten Largest Cities.

THE CALLS Query Column is conducted with
a view to aid all seekers after knowledge OF gea-
Satch questions will not receive any attention
ing the reliability or character OF any person or
ArIns In this city or elsewhere.
question: answers TO which are in the nature
OF an advertisement, will not be answered
Every inquiry must have the true and full
name OF the sender, as well as the correct resi-
uence' Any inquiry that has not the cor
rect name and address OF tho sender will
De .reated as II il was not signed, and the
writer need not expect an answer.
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OUTFITS FOR
ATHLETES.
Paraphernalia That Enter Into
= the Various Sports.
Appliances Employed by the Fencer, Rozer
0arsman, Crickster, Baseball Play
er, Footte Ter and Others.

@ANLY practical athletes know just
1Wsk what modern athletic appliances
eG look like, and, with view to show
ing the initiated he W q few of the more i'm
portant tools Of the sporting craft are used
and their appearance when not in use, a de.
scription Of some of the apparatus will be
found of interest.
No fencing experts outfit is complete
without a plastron. mask and gloves. In
addition to these, foils. broadswords. fenc-
ing sticks, wooden fencing swords and
rapiers complete the necessary appliances.
The glove is gauntlet hand covering, with
the back heavily padded to prevent injury
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ment of going through the water in real
boat. In the accompanying cut a four-0ared
one machine answers for all, the only differ
ence in the single being that the single ma
chine is fitted for single sculler, while the
four-oared apparatus has the sweep for each
man. 10 produce resistance friction clutch
or oar. This takes instant hold at the COM
mencement of the stroke, resisting the
pressure to the completion Of the slide, then
instantly releasing it. thus allowing nnim-
peded recovery. LIZ addition. dipping" and
"feathering" two essential features of good
oarsmanship, are provided for. A regular
sliding seat is attached, thus completely
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Exlens,nns of Time.

Applications for extensions Of time on
contracts was about all that the City Hall
Commissioners found to engage their atten-
ton at yesterdays meeting. Mccain 81
Riddell were given thirty days, Lawton &
Britt ten days, and Hughes & Foster until
next Tuesday,
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Two Banks incornor,,.d.

The Peoples Savings Bank OF Fresno has
been incorporated with 100000 capital, and
following named as Directors: +. K. Pres
cott w. ID. Bowen, A. v. Lisenby and o.
j. Woodward
The jacksonville Savings Bank has also
been incorp orated with a capital stock of
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meeting the requirements of the rowing en-
thusiast when his boat is housed for the
winter.
larger stock of sporting appliances to select
from than the baseball players. With the
rise in popularity which the national pas
time enjoyed up to last year quick-wltted
capitalists established plants for turning out
balls. bats and all the required appurtenan-
ces for the use Of the amateur and profess
sional player. Inventions were made and
the articles now common ON every ball-feld
have reached a degree of positive perfec-
tion. The mask is made of 'heavy nickeled
wire, and is fitted with rubber or leather
pads to protect the parts of the head and
neck upon which it is used. It is worn
by the catcher when he comes In close
to the batter. The mask often saves the
"backstop" some hard knocks from close
and entirely too intimate acquaintance with
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Threw up tha spnnee.

O'Donnell has abandoned his contest of
the election Of George Fl. Sanderson for
Mayor. His attorney. George Fl. Bahrs, ex-
pressed himself as perfectly satisfied that
no frauds had been committed, and that the
small changes were due to carelessness or
ignorance.
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LADIES' CLOTH CONNEMARAS.

AT $ 1 ..
LADIES STYLISH PLAID CONNIE
MARAS, PRETTY trimmed with velvet
and fancy buttons, worth SO 80, will be
offered at SIS each.
At $40.
LADIES CONNEMARAS, made of plaid,
striped and figured cloaking, with or
without vests, pleated backs. worth
S27 So will be offered at $40 EACH
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something more than nightly cotillons In
warm, close rooms, or even than a leisurely
promenade on crowded city pavements. So,
if she is one of the wise virgins who is not
afraid of wind and weather. she jast goes in
for skating as being more productive of
health and grace than any other OF the mid
winter sports; and being well aware that
Jack Frost sometimes gets a lazy fit, and
declines to put the skating-pond in safe and
serviceable condition, she renders herself
Independent of his caprices by cultvating
the roller-skate, after the fashion of the
English girls, who again deign to smile upon
this pastime.
The costumes designed for this amusement
are very like those for ice-skating, though of
course not as thick and weghty. Redfern
is using rough woolens, and also the smooth
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-21

CADET ExAMINATIoNs-H. B. W., City.
Appointments to the United States Military
Academy are made from every Congress
slonal District and Territory = besides ten
special appointments conferred by the Pres
ident-usually one year in advance of date
of admission, and they may be made either
after a competitive examination or given d.
rect, at the option Of the Representative.
The fact that a nominee has passed this COM
petitive examination in his district does not
entitle him to admission to the academy.
He must report there and pass the pre-
scribed mental and physical examinations.
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MEAN TEMPERATURE-L. NJ. R., City.
The mean temperature in and about San
Francisco will not vary materially one year
from another, as the following record for
nineteen years will show: 1871, 500; 1872,
%. l: 1873, $50; 1874. 557; 1875, $50; 1876.
56.3; 1877, 57.3; 1878, 500; 1879. Sol; 1850,
So; 1881, sos; 1882, 54.4; 1888. 54.7; 1884,
SOL: 1885, 500; 1856, 56.1; 1887, So; 1888,
55.5; and 1885, $40,
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Ono Burrlar Eso.n.d.

William Woods, alias John Turpin," and
confederate broke into the restaurant at
1853 Market street, at an early hour yester-
day morning. Woods was arrested by Off
Ger MCGEE for burglary, but his companion
escaped.
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person within 100 feet of any pclling-place
on the day of election. But then that is
original with California and was borrow ed
from its election law.
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Beef cattle are selling at N0gales, N. Mex,
Tor 81 80 per hundred pounds.
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Ladies' Imported Astrachan Capes.

Al $500.
LADIES' IMPORTED ASTRACHAN
CAPES, high shoulders, military collar,
worth Sc so. will be offered at 81 each.
At 81. SO.
LADIES IMPORTED CAPES, in COM
bination of astrachan and sealette, hand
somely lined in satin, high shoulders,
worth So will be offered ct 81 80 each.
At $ 10.
LADIES' IMPORTED CAPES, some in
crushed sealette, handsomely trimmed
with astrachan, others in combination
of astrachan and sealette, high rolling
collar, high shoulders, worth regular SIS.
will be offered at $40 each.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-21

ALASKA. p, City. Alaska is Terri
tory, whose Government as such was organ
lied on July q, 1868. The only District in
the United States Is that OF Columbia.
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NEVER HEARD FRoM-G. F. F., Peta-
luna, Cal. The carrier-pigeons let loose
from the Australia ON her recent trip to the
Sandwich Islands were never heard FROM
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Misses and Children'S Jackets.

At $500.
CHTLDREN'S LOOSE FRONT DOUBLE
BREASTED JACKETS, made of
chevIot, bone buttons, lap backs, worth
81, will be offered at SIS each.
AT $500.
CHILDREN'S REFER JACKETS, dag
onal, cheviot, pulled sleeves. rolling COL
lar, fastened with silk cord and tassel,
worth SO, will be offered at IS each.
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LEAP YEAR,. K, City. You are
wrong in your premises. The year 1899 is a
leap year. The next leap year thereafter
will be 1896
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-21

RUNNERS AND TRoTTERS-W. P. c.,
City. a. Trotting horses command higher
prices than runners. (2( Runners are more
extensively bred than trotters. 81 Riding
jockeys command by far higher pay than
drivers. a. Who can tell "what is the larg-
est sum ever known to be paid 10 each class
for winning racer" In the matter of legiti-
mate remuneration the rider of a running
horse receives probably more, and frequently
Is also given percentage of the winnings
The TUNE THAT THE Cow DIED OF-W.
T. W., City. This phrase is the equivalent
of one preaching homily instead of re-
spending to an appeal for aid or aims. An
old song represents a man as giving his cow
advice instead of fodder. He took up his
fiddle and played her this tune:
Consider, good COW, consider,
This isn't the time for grass to grow;
Consider. good COW. Consider
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RUDYARD KIPLNG-J. F., Santa Cruz,
Cal. Rudyard Kipling is the name of the
latest English writer of sensational tales.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-21

NITRo-GLYCERINE-F. a. D., Pine Grove,
Cal. Nitro-glycerlne is compound pro-
duced by the action of mixture of strong
nitric and sulphuric acids on glycerine at
low temperatures.
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THE TEN LAReEsr-B. F. Mex. City.
The ten largest cities of tho United States,
according to the census of 1890, are: New
York, 1,513, sol; Chicago, loss, 133; Phila-
delphia. 1,C46,2 Brooklyn, SO4, 377; st.
Louis. 460.357; Boston, 446. SOY; Baltimore,
San Francisco. 297, 500; Cincinnati,
296, 309, Cleveland, 261. $40.
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English and American Waterproof Outer Garments

We showing PRICES
MATERIALS FOR
Mail orders IN
ments
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In One RESPECT ONLY-H. G. p, City.
The only condition observed at the recent
election, which also forms a part of the
plan Of the so-called Australian ballot eys-
TEN, was in the requirement that 10 person
shall peddle or offer any ballot TO another
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In 1861. L. NJ, City. lnasmuch as it
has been the custom to select the fourth
Thursday in November for Thanksgiving
day. that of 1865, if one was observed that
year, would have fallen on the 23d of No
yember
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OUTBREAKS AT SAN QUENTIN. D.,
City. The precise date of the great outbreak
at the San Quentin Prison some twenty years
ago" is very indefinite way of putting it,
considering that such outbreaks occurred
and escaping. convicts were killed ON jana
airy 10, 1861, July %, 1862, and April 9. 1864.
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MISSES AND CHILDREN'S CLOAKS


WohS10 will
MISSES AND CHILDRENS CL0AKS
At $500, $500 $500.
Lone CoAKS and striped
%
81, andS III.
At $780, De. SO $3.50
VERY HANDSOME
&c. an EACH.
80
be
At Sd $50, and
VERY
$22 90 Will be offered for S13 So SIS
Ladies Imported Jerseys.
IN
fronts
in, worth regular So be ofere each. - - -
CASHMERE
S4wUl
00N''A"
Lndlinh md AuL..
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THE HOLD ~DEsrEaADo.
No One Allowed to Sec Hin-His Vie.
thus Arm Amputated.

No One AiIowed to Sec His Vie.
tsm's Arm Amputated.
David Dsnee. the robber Of the faro game
and would. he murderer of Richard Rick
ards. doofkeeper ut the Elite gambling
house, passed yesterday quietly In his cell
He was visited by no one. although several
applied to the Jail official for permission 10
see him. mainly out of curiosity. District
Attorney stratton. under whose jurisdic-
ton the prisoner now is. will not allow any
one 10 talk with him except by his. on Dep
MY Prosecuting Attorney fsnton's order.
penee will be kept closely confined and ac-
cess to him will be extremely difficult.
He has not employed a lawyer yet, but
will he represented by some one when he
is called up for preliminary hearing today
or tomorrow.
Richard Richards, Denee's victim, was
somewhat improved yesterday. and the
physicians entertained stronger hopes Of
his recovery. In the morning. Drs. r. l..
Smith, Goodspeei and Whitney, after a
careful examination of hts condition, de-
eided 10 amrutate the shattered arm. An
anesihetic WAS administered and the oper-
alton successfully performed. the arm be-
ing taken of about midway between the
wris. and elbow. The patient rested easy
afterwards and appeared TO ae doing well.
NO immediate danger heiaE ap~prehended.
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BREvITIEs.

Rufus q. Moss. aged 8 years, died yester-
day at his home, 32i olympic avenue, OF
diphtheria.
The W. G. T. u. of Ballard will meet at
the residence of Mrs. NJ. z. Watson At 2 80
p. m. Saturday.
The county auditor yesterday issued q
license to we'd for George e. Hall and Visa
Haskeli, OF Seattle.
A iorce OF men are at work completing
the psaDking of Railroad avenue from
Washington TO Jackson streets.
Elsie Toeliner. living with her parents on
Fioraviilc farm. south of the city, died yes
terday Of diphtheria, and will be buried to-
morrow at II a. IN.
Justice Rivers assessed a tine of $40 each
against thirty-four abandoned women who
were arrested by Lieutenants Peer and
Willard yesterday afternoon. 4
The sixth train was placed in service 81
the Front street cab road yesterday, and
now q dummy and car pass any given
point on the line every four minutes.
The late heavy rains have washed away
the Seattle. Lake Shore 4 Eastern tracks
east OF Fall City. and have caused a mum.
her of iandslides. but no serious damage
has been done.
Z. q. nonahne. while under the influence
of liquor. fell overheard into the bay near
the coal buakers early Yesterday morning.
lie vas ushea out by Dan Mahoney and
other Oregon Improvement employees.
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C-oNaMKGATIoNAL NOTES.
Rev. II. a. Bearsi's work About q
stntc-Church Changes.

uov. h. a. Bearsf's Work About the
s-tnte-Church Changes.
Rev. X. A. Beard. superintendent OF the
American Home Missionary Society for
Warrington, Of the Congregational church,
returncd yesterday from Skagit and Island
counties. Last Sunday he preached the
d4licatory sermon in the new congrega.
11pnAl church at Coupevilie. The church
cost e. and Is free of debt with a -four
lshfng congregation. Rev. Samuel Green
offered the dcdicatory prayer al The services.
Next Sunday Rev. Heard viii go to Grsy's
hasbor 70 take the preliminary steps to or
aanise : church 70 be located at Aberdeen.
In Congregational circles In the state
1tsv. Beard reports an active condition all
Ground.
Rev. j. ". Dimon. late OF Nebraska. goes
- The church at whatcom a. q supply for
= few wocks, with = view 10 settlement.
4 Congregational council il 10 be held
With the Matches church on February 5.
for the ordination and installation of It's
new pastor. the Rev. Il. ", Toms.
The new Temporary tabernacle Of the
Spokane Falls Congregational church was
oFened on January L.. superintendent
Beard preaching the sermon. This build.
Ing VII BE- occupied until a new church
building 10 cost $4,000 is built
A conference Of the Congregational
churches in Eastern Washington il To tr
he1d Ut Spokane Falls next Tuesday, "a
consider the question OF locating a christian
academy Of high grade in the eastern par,
81 10 stair.
Rev. H. ]. Taylcr hs, resigned his work
ot Anaeortes and expects 10 take another
1eld on some other part of Fldalgo island,
The East Tacoma Congregational church
hes found Its quarters too snlali. aud i,
BOW building a new and much large,
church building and providing for a read,
Ing room and = free medical disyeasary.
1hs building when completed will be :
center for various iorms OF practical Carts.
tiAn work. and il designed to De similar d
Berkeiy temple, Rcston.
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PERSONAL.


Mr.. +. A. Woodward arrived home from
= short visit east yesterday morning.
Mr.. Charles II. keeshin, advance man.
sger for Frederick Warde. was in the city
yesterday.
Mr. John H. levitt, of This city. returned
Yesterday on the wslla walla from san
Francisco.
Mrs. Thomas Fisher will 20 To Van
eouyer. Wash, today 10 place her son in
the college taefe.
Mr.. ". +. Carson. resident freight agent
Of the Comedian Pacific railway, returned
Yesterday from the Willamette waller.
Mr. w X Thompson arrived here Tues
day from Vancouver. h e. 20 set as As.
ssStant Ia T.. ". McGlnnis, ticket agent Of
the Canadian Pacific railway.
Nf. u f. Brown. OF Vancouver. n. e.
assistant general freight and passenger
agent q the Canadian Pacific railway.
passed through the city yesterday.
Mr.. Mark l. Wilson Is back from a six
veeks' visit - Chicago and New York. Mr..
Wisoa wa Ia The sFeek at Sidney and
also in the Baker City hlockaie on the
En,oE Pacific railway.
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RUN ONTO THE BEACH
The Tug Virginia Nearly
Swamped Yesterday.
SHE WILL LIKELY Be SAVED.
while or smith's Cove She Sprung .
Leak An aas WA Run
Ashore.

While on her VA here from Pom Madi-
son during the blow yesterday morning.
the tug Virginia sprang Z leak aft and be-
gan filing rapidly
At the time the Virginia was close TO
Smiths cove. and Captain russell. vho
was IN command at the time, saw that the
only thing 70 be done wss TO run her
ashore. Accordingly. he headed her
straight for the beach. The wind was
blowing . gale and the sea was breaking
heavily. This aided her in her movement
toward the shore, and she was soon on the
beach. head on, near the North Seattle
coal bunkers.
II was 1880 O'Clock when she grounded
in the rand, and just at food tide b
water soon receded from her and she listed
to one side. A messenger was dispatched
TO the city after Captains L. A. Dyer and
Price, her owners. and her crew remained
with her. Both left for the stranded vessel
immediately. Investigation showed that
the leak mad been caused by the loss OF the
sleeve surrounding the propeller shaft.
This WAS patched np. Otherwise the vessel
was all right
The Virginia lays high up on the beach,
and the water viii not reach her until this
morning. If the water is calm when she
floats she can be towed to deep water III
safety. but il IL is as rongh as it was when
she went ashore yesterday she nay 90 to
pieces.
The Virginia is . sowboat, about forty
feet long, has 4 width OF beam Of twelve
feet and a depth OF hold OF six feet. She
Is owned by Dyer 4 Price and is valued at
xann
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Enxinesr DnrtIett Here - Ou3nins the
Nesshern Pseine Extenafee-
Frank Bartlett, chief engineer Of the
Northern Pacific surveying party. arrived
Tuesday night from Tacoma Speaking
yesterday Of fhe survey from Black River
Junction to the boundary be raid Ne ex-
pected = party Of eighteen men here tomor-
row from Du1ham, when the preliminary
surveys viii be begun, the iirst being lined
on the east side OF the city Mo around
Lake Washington, and thence on 10 Eno-
homish Juncsson. II Is expected that the
survey 70 the latter point viii b completed
in about three months.
There viii BE- two or three preliminary
surveys ON the first section. but IL 10 ex-
pected tia division points can b decided
upon and the work Of construction begun
from Black River Junction at the end of
three weeks.
Mr.. Bartlett has provided himself with
four or Eve sa~ddle-horses and will start out
today to take In the surrounding country
in advance OF the surveying party. 80 rs to
forward the work. He will make his head
quarters in this city until the first division
line is located.
II is claimed by the Northern Pacific that
the proposed eastern line around Lake
Washington is to give q more direct line
for through shipment Of freight. while the
water front line viii admit Seattle freight
from north ana south points