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The morning call., 1890-10-03
SYNOD OF THE PACIFIC,
Rev. DIR. Henry c. Minton of San jos
EIected Mod erator.

Rev. DIR. Henry c. Minton of San Jose
Elected Moderator.
The annual Presbyterian Synod of the
Pacific began its session at Calvary Church
last night and Will probably not clos until
Monday next. The convention opened with
devotional exercises, presided over by Mod
orator George w. Lyons of the Stockton
Presbytery.
After an invocation by the Rev. j. NJ.
Newell, and prayer by Rev. Robert Dick
son, Moderator Lyons delivered an opening
sermon, selecting as his text Mark XII g.
He dwelt particularly on the necessity in
this age Of energetic, enthusiastic work in
the cause OF religion, and attributed much
of tie falling off in the attendance at church
to the lukewarmness and apathy u It's
members.
After the sermon a roll-call of members
was read by clerk c. Z. Babb, and 122 were
found to be present. 1t was stated that
more members would arrive to attend the
synod to-day.
The convention proceeded to the election
of Moderator for the ensuing year. Rev.
DIR. Alexander MarkeuZie of San Francisco
was nominated for the position of Moderator
for the year 1890, but he declined the honor
on the ground that his work at the Theolog-
zeal Seminary would not permit him TO ac-
cept the position.
htN' d. hcUIy ". MlQlOH OIL lne ITeS-
bytery of San Jose was next nominated as
Moderator, but declined in speech. in
which lie insisted that DR.. Mackenzie should
be compelled TO act. A motion was made
that DR.. Mackenzie be elected by acclama-
ton, but the question was not put
Rev. j. l.. Russell Of the Los Angeles
Presbytery was nominated, and he also de-
clined. Motions were made that each of
the candidates be excused. but they were
lost.
A ballot was taken with the following re-
suit, Russell being allowed to withdraw:
DR.. MintOn 70, DR.. Mackenzie 40. The cleo
ton OF DIR. Mlnt0n was made unanimous,
after which the successful candidate was es-
corted to the chair. Dr.. Minton addressed
the synod after receiving the ritual aud the
gavel, and thanked the members for the
honor conferred upon him.
Rev. DR.. Young of the Presby terry Of Los
Angeles and Rev. DR.. j. c. Easton Of Sacra-
mento were appointed temporary clerks:
The following report was received from
the Committee of Arrangements and Devo-
tional Exercises, and the synod adjourned
until 9 o'clock this morning:
Friday morning, October 3d-Devoiional exer-
cises leader Rev Richard Wye. Friday even.
lng-Suhjrct Higher EducatiOn," speakers Drs.
j. Z. Wheeler and s. ii. Weller, presided over
by Rev. Edward Graham.
Saturday neutrality-suspicious. exercises, leader
Rev. FL. ii. Rice. Saturday eyenng-Subject
Home Missions" speakers Rev. Richard Vylie
and Hon. <. b. Conklng.
Sunday Misunderstanding by Moderator to
be succeeded by communion service presided
| over by Rev. T. G. Easton. Sabbath evening
Subject "Forelgn Missions" speakers Rev W.
Herman and DR.. W. b. Noble.
Monday evening-Devutional exercises leader
Rev. j. I. Todd.
The morning call., 1890-10-03
MoKMoN CONVERTS.
Young Recruits Perfectly sati.fed With III
Friacipsps Of the Church

Young Recruits Perfectly sati.fed With the
Friaciries Of the Church
NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-The authorities at
the Barge Office this morning us d an i'm
mense amount of moral persuasion on thirty
two young Mornous that arrived yesterday
On the steamer Wyoming to induce them to
forego their intention of becoming proselytes
to the Mormon faith. The girls were sep
arated from the other passengers as they
landed aud placed in room by themselves.
Tn ee female missionaries from the Emf
grant Girls Home went am ng them and
tried to convince them of the folly of the
course they proposed to follow. One Of the
girls, Karen Sylvestersen by name, who
acted as spokesman for the party, frankly
acknowledged that they were all willing to
be one Of seven or eght wives, and were
fully aware OF the pIiucil les of Mormonism.
The girls are al youn-, and some Of them
remarkably pretty. Tie attempt of the
missionaries TO influence them proved an
utter failure. The entire patty will proceed
on their journey tomorrow. The party COM
prises, all told, 202 souls, of whom thirty
two are women. Among the lot is married
Engishwoman who left her husband in En-
gland TO take up the Mormon faith.
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WHY OIL GAINS THE SEA.

Lord Rayleigh Explains the Matter In n
Lecture Before the Roy al Institution.
The action of oil in calming the sea is now
so generally recognized, says the London
Nautical Magazine, that the new rules as to
life-saving appliances to go into effect No
vember 1st require that every boat of sea-go-
ing vessels and all life-boats shall carry
lone gallon of oil and a vessel of approved
pattern for distributing it on the water in
rough weather."
The potency of oil in soothing waves was
recently explained by Lord Rayeigh before
the Royal Institution in lucii lecture. This
well-knOwn scientists experiments demon
strate that foam or froth is caused by i'm
purities in liquids Thus, Oh shaking up
bottle containing pure water, we get no APP
preciable foam, but taking mixture of
water with 8 per cent IF alcohol, there
is much greater tendency to foam.
Camphor, glue and Peatine dissolve in
water greatly increased its toaming quail
ties, and soap still more. Lord Rayleigh
finds that sea-water foams, not on account
of its saline matter, but in consequence of
the presence of something extracted by wave
action from sea weeds. By simply putting
lis finger III water, which was moving vlgor-
0usly under the influence Of a few camphor
scrapiugS the contamination of the water
by the lnfnitesimal amount OF grease Sufficed
to form an invisible film over it and to neu-
tralize the fOaming action produced by the
dissolved camphor.
The effect OF oil on waves. as several ply
scsts have proved, is not to subdue the
huge swell, but to smooth and tone down its
ripples, each of which gives the wind point
d'appu, thus increasing the force of the
breaking waves. 1.-The film of OIL" says
Lord Rayleigh, may be compared to an in
exten>ible membrane floating on the surface
OF the water and hampering its motion"
AS long as the advancing, tumultuous sea
water is pure there is nothing TO oppose its
periodic contraclions and extensions, but
when its surface is covered with the oily
membrane the most dangerous contractions
and extensions are impossible. The scen-
titic demonstration of the sea-quelling virtue
of oil is worthy Of note by all sailors. 1t is
fortunate for them that Lerd Rayleigh has
accomplished this at time when ocean
storms, and especially tropical hurricanes.
are likely soon to tax the seaman's art to
the utmost in saving his craft from destIuc-
tinn-N Y Herald
The morning call., 1890-10-03

cashiers sight by the tall man, who stood
up holding the spread-out newspaper. Sud-
denly the young man, unseen, dropped
upon his hands and knees and crept around
the counter toward the open vault of the
bank, and to where Assistant Cashier Hauer
WAS sitting. The young man had sand
club in his hand, probably to knock Mr..
Hauer unconscious, but before he got near.
enough young woman briskly entered the
bank.
The tall man with the newspaper turned
sharply around, still holding the sheet so
that the lady could not see in the direction
of the cashier.
what do you think of this picture?" he
asked, and then quickly added, ''some one
is calling you from'the opposite side of the
street" The young woman quickly stepped
away from the man and shrieked out,
"They are robbers; there's one sneaking on
his hands aud knees. Look out, Elmer,
they mean to kill you'll"
Cashier Hauer quickly turned. seized his
pistol, and the next moment the three
wonid-be burglars dashed for the door and
escaped. The young lady was Miss Hauer,
the cashiers sister, who lives opposite, and
who saw the strange men acting suspi-
ciously.-N. Y. Sun.
The morning call., 1890-10-03
JUMP Fur YOUR LIVES"
a Runaway Street-Car PluDges Into ii
Chicago River.

Runaway Street-Car Plunges Into the
Chicago River.
Jump for your lives! We're going into
the river!'
The driver of the Lincoln avenue car 17S
of the North Chicago Street Railroad Com
pany threw open the front door of his car at
10 As o'clock, few days since, and, with n
face as white as snow, shouted these appall-
ing words to his passengers, dozen or more
in number. The passengers made a wild
rush for the doors. Just as the last man
sprang from the step the ear and horses
went over the br nix and plunged into the
river. The Clark-street bridge had been
turned to allow the passing of the barge
Howard j, as the car came into sight on the
viaduct north of the bridge. The grade from
the viaduct to tile bridge is steep. As the
car reached the edge of the yiaduct the
driver applied the brake. 1t refused to work
and the car began to slide down the grade,
gaining velocity with every foot toward the
river. When within fifty feet Of the brink
the driver threw himself bodily against the
brake. The chain snapped. The car could
not be stopped. Then it was that he threw
open the front door and yelled to his pas
sengers. Quick to realize the situation
the conductor Joined In the cry and
sprang into the car shouting to
the passengers to jump and shaking the
Sleeping ones. AS Tue car lOtteTeu on tne
brink it was seen that still one man Ie-
manned inside He had been asleep and
awoke as the vehicle rocked on the verge. A
cry of horror went up from the people who
had gathered around and his escape from
death appeared improbable. As the car be-
gan to slide into the stream he made des-
perats leap and gained the rear Platform Just
in time to jump to the street as the car top
pied over. The last man was John L. Nc
Adee. He was very much excited, but man
aged to say:
II was asleep in the car when felt a
strange motion and awoke suddenly to find
myself sliding toward the end ofthe car. l
can't tell how l ever managed to escape a
dreadful death. l just jumped and found
myself in big crowd without hardly know
ing how | got there"
An exciting episode of the accident was the
summoning of a brigade of fire engines and
hook and ladder trucks. The fre-ichters
did everything they could to save the horses,
but being without proper alliances they were
forced to reluctantly abandon the task. The
car had turned end over end as it went off
the approach, and stands on end in the
river, only about tour feet Of the front end
projecting above the water.-St. Louis Post
nisnatph
The morning call., 1890-10-03
FLOPPING AN ARTIST.
"The Old Masters VIII Sit Up in TheiI
Graves and Holler fur the Police"

"The Old Masters VIII Sit Up in Their
Graves and Holler fur the Police"
Two or three afternoons since patrol
man on Woodward avenue was accosted by.
stranger, who asked him where he could
find zone O. them pictur' painters" The
officer naturally inquired what was wanted,
and the man repliedx
I've got gala strappin' big girl. Is
wears old She's & OF an idea that she is an
artist, and she don't do nothin' but fool
around with pictur's. Eve got some of 'em
here, and Iwant to ask an artist what he
thinks of EN-"
He was directed TO q studio, and was
gone half an hour. He didn't wait to be
asked the result Of his visit, but broke out
with:
Il knowed it all the time, but wanted to
be sure!"
what did he say?"
"When. | showed him what she had
drawed he jest laid back and snorted. Said
she didn't know any more about art than o
hen does about maxim pumpkin pies"
''Then that settles it"
'You bet it settles ii! I've lowed that
great big gal to lolly around for whole
year, because she said she felt art in her
soul. She'll be lollying when l git home,
and about minute after. Then she'll flop
over a new leaf so quick that some of the
old masters will sit up in their graves and
holler fur the police!'-Detr0it Free Press.
The morning call., 1890-10-03
1T WAS A NARROW ESCAPE.
Lineman Fitzgerald Shocked by q
EIactrIC Wire.

Lineman Fitzgerald Shocked by an
Electric Wire.
Lineman Michael Fitzpatrick of the Met
ropOlitan Telephone Company had a narrow
escape from death as the result of contact
with a live electric wire at Eightieth street
and First avenue. He is a big, burly man.
weighing over 200 pounds. With several
other linemen from the same company he
was repairing wires along First avenue.
The wire that shocked him supplied four
teen electric lights in Greenebaum s. Co.'S
meat establishment, at Eightieth street and
First avenue, and was fastened to the Met
rOpoitan Telephone Company's pole. The
electric-light wire crossed the telephone
wire. As Fitzpatrick reached the first cross
piece the telephone wire touched his neck.
He threw up his arms and fell from the
pole, unconscious, striking wagon that
stood at the curb.
An ambulance was summoned from the
Presbyterian Hospital. Before its arrival
the injured man had regained consciousness.
The surgeon found burn six inches in
length and about two inches in width on the
left side of Fitzpatricks neck. 1t had been
literally roasted by the electric current. His
shoulder was also dislocated by the fall.
% felt as if John L. Sullivan had hit me
three or four powerful blows on the head
when the wire touched the back of my
neck" said he to a World reporter. II
could see flames all the time / was uucon-
scous. l both tasted and smelt sulphur
when the wire shocked me. l only escaped
being roasted to death because my hold on
the pole was not firm one Had | been
above the cross-piece, as Feeks was, l would
have met his fate
John Dooley said that Fitzgerald was
black i'll the face when lie first saw him.
Mr.. Dooley lives near the location of the
pole and has watched it with apprehension
for some time. The electric-light wire, he
said yesterday, had been connected with the
pole for about month.
Something has been wrong there for
weeks" said he to tha reporter. "Why,
the children of tie Deighborhood on wet
days have been in the habit of standing in a
circle around the pole holding hands. One
of them would touch the pole and then all
would feel q shock of electricity. 1t was
not severe and they did it over and over
again. | notified the police that something
was the matter when such things as that
could be done, but they paid no attention to
my Warning."-N, Y World
The morning call., 1890-10-03
A CLEVER DOCTOR.
Knocked His Opponent Down and Then
CHARGED for Treating Him.

Knocked His Opponent Down and Then
Charged for Treating Him.
A well-known South B.ooklyn surgeon
was passing along Butler street shortly be-
fore midnight when the air was suddenly
rent by woman's screams of terror and
cries for help. In the fourth-story windows
of a tenement-house opposite lie could see
the outlines of struggl ing forms.
Dashing into the dark hallway and CROP
ing up the stairs he reached the scene of
contention and found burly teamster in a
frenzy of int0Xication beating and kicking
his wife. The doctors eye instantly noticed
a heavy whip standing at the foot of the sofa.
Selling it and "heftiDg"' it for moment he
brought the loaded butt down upon the skull
the blow had thorough knowledge of an
atomy; the man who received the blow went
down as if thousand volts of electricity
had hit him in the neck.
As soon as the wife saw blood trickling by
the husbands ear she began to blubber cut
that he was killed.
Don't be alarmed, my good woman" said
her visitor. II am DIR. So-and-So, ard I'll
repair the slight damage l have done"
While he was putting some stitches in the
wound he had inflicted the s9bbing wife ex-
planned that her husband was naturally
kind man, but that he had that day won a
little money on the races and become crazcd
with liquor
When the surgeon brought the man back
to consciousness he made the patient hand
over So for medical ServiceS-just to impress
the occasion on his memory, he said. The
injured man grumbled and protested, but he
had 10 pay.-N. Y. Herald.
The morning call., 1890-10-03

contain 91s acres of floor space. 1t will take
1,070.oo0 feet of hard pine. 100000 feet Of
white pine, $4,000 feet of oak. 100000 brick,
$1,000 perch of stone, SO, $50 feet of iron roof
ing, 1850 tons of iron, $50 kegs of nails, 5000
barrels of cement, 5000 yards of sand and
5000 barrels of lime.
The cooling-house will be 265 feet long by
loo wide, and will have four floors. There
will be 424 posts or piers in the cooling
house and 100 in the packing-house Each
pier will be built with view of supporting
weight of no tons. There will be 800 win
dows and doors. The ice-room will hold
$4,000 tons of ice. The hangng-foor will
hang 1900 hogs at one time, or Ct. GOO hogs in
the process Of curing in thirty days. The
full capacity of slaughtering will be $500
hogs per day, or AZ per minute.
The hog-house will be 50xSO and four sto-
ries high. 1t will hold 25OO-one days kill
ing-when run to full capacity. The smoke
house will be 45x55, three stories high. with
eight rooms for hams, bacon and shoulders
5000 pieces smoked at one time. 1t will have
a capacity of ten tons Of sausage per day.
The morning call., 1890-10-03

A philanthropic lady, Mrs. Magnusson, is
about to sell her family heirlooms for the
purpose of opening high school for girls
in Ireland. Some of these articles are 7C0
years old. and the unique collection COM
prises belts, clasps, bracelets, brooches, old
wood earrings and spoons. The lady has,
by the help of some friends in England, sue
ceeded In erecting building ON piece of
the purpose of furnishing the interior, of sup
plying books and paying teachers that tie
lady has determined to part with her cher
ished heirlooms. The great test of
woman's devotion to any purpose, says the
Cincinnati Enquirer, seem to have been,
from Queen Isabella down, the sale of her
indisputable fact that comparatively few
women can endure this test Of loyalty.
The morning call., 1890-10-03
SPOILED THEIR GAME.
Three Bank Robbers Foiled by the Cash
Ier,s Sharn= JYitfad Siatnr

Three Bank Robbers Fooled by the Cash
ier's Sharp Witted Sister.
A very daring attempt to rob the Peoples
Bank at Lebanon, Pa. ON the 23d of Septem-
Der. was neatly frustrated by the shrewd-
ness and prompt action of an observing
young lady who lives just opposite the bank.
Cashier Woomer had just left and Assistant
Cashier Elmer E. Hauer was alone behind
the desk in charge. His first visitor was
short, thick-set strange man with a dark
beard, who asked number of green
questions about sending a draft to some
neighboring town. The next to enter was a
tall person. also stranger, who, seeing the
cashier engaged ana apparently being in no
hurry, stood In the middle of the floor,
opened wide a large newspaper. and seemed
to be reading.
The third man of the party, who had also
come in, was. a lightly built young fellow,
with smooth face. The latter'S move
ments we're completely hidden from the
The morning call., 1890-10-03
PI RSONAL NOTES.

Judge Scion Hall Of Sacramento is at the
Grand.
Rev. E. Graham of Chico is guest at the
Palace.
DIR. S. NJ. McLain of Modesto is among the
guests at the Grand.
M. s.. Severance, wife and family are reg
lister, d at the Palace.
John Corwine Of the United States Navy
is stopping at the Palace.
Captain Booth Clarkson and wife Of
L0omis are guests at the Occidental.
Frank ID. Tunis, President of the Bank of
Lake, wife aid daughter, are guests at the
Lick.
Dwight HOLSTER, an extensive fruit
grower of CORTLAND, is visiting the city
briefly. He is stopping at the Grand.
The morning call., 1890-10-03

GBrth, marriage and death notices sent BY man
will not he inserted, They must be handed in az
either OF the publication o.ices and be indorsed
with the name anu residence OK persons auInorlzeo
to have the same puoiished1 :
BORN. -.
LEIGHTON-In this city, october j, $780, TO the
wife of Edmund Leighton, a SON.
WIDMAN-In South San Francisco. October =,
1890, to the wife OF H. u. 'Wfdman, daughter:
CRUMNEY-In South San Francisco. September
81. 1890, to the wife of Eugene Crumney, son.
WESCOTT-In this city. October 2. 1880, to- the
wife of e. W. W escott, daughter.
STRAHLE-In this city, September 8, 1880, to the
wife of Paul c. StrahIe, a daughter. "
MASCHENDORF-In this efty, September. ~,
1880, to the wife OF d. Maschendorf, a daughter.
wILLIS-In this city. September is, 1890, to the
wife of II. j. Willis, a daughter.
SWANS oN-In this city. September %, 1880, to the
wife of Charles SWANSON a daughter. -.
The morning call., 1890-10-03

Observation-Disclosures In this city,
October l, 1890, by Rev. .. Groensberg, Martin A.
Therkeisen and Caroline S. Christensen. p:
UANSEN-SCHNIIpT-Int this city. October l, 1880,
by Rev. o. Groensberg Hans Hansen and Chris
tine NJ Schmidt.
INTERCHANGEABLE this city, September 70,
1890. by the Rev. j. Fuendeling, Albert A. Ritter
and Johanna Drucker. ~.
CoOK-SrEwART-In this city, September 80.
1890, by the Rev j. Fuendeling, Frank Ii. OeoH
and Fannie Stewart.
BLoHM-RoMER-In this city, September 80.
1890. by the Rev. J. Fuendeling, Louis Blohm ana
Maria Eomer.
McMlLLAN-JoNEs- In this city, September 20,
1890. by the Rev. DR.. s. V. Leach, John h. NC
MILAN and Sarah Jones. -.
The morning call., 1890-10-03
REAL ESTATE.
Latest Reported Sales - Blair's
Park as a ResOrt-NOtes.

The Carnall- Fitzhugh- Hopkins Company
sold yesterday lot 30x110, on the northeast
corner of Steiner and McAllister streets,
with two-story house and two flats, for
S14,500. F. w. Fuller was the seller and
Fred Evans the purchaser.
Solomon Gez, of the Carnall- Fitzhugh-
Hopkins Company, has purchased ten
acres in the San Miguel Rancho from Daniel
Nowlan.
Lot 10 in Buena Vista Homestead has
been disposed of to H. A. O'Brier for S17OO.
The northwest corner of M street and
Ninth avenue, 100x137:6. has been sold to
NJ. j. O'Connor for $3.50.
Lot 72x62, on the south line of Clay street,
"a IS east of Mason, has been transferred to
l.. Brand.
Lot 26x1OO. 1912 Alabama street. has been
sold Tor $3.50.
The property 1s3x275, on the southwest
line of Brannan street, 206 northeast Of
Eighth, las been sold for $4,000.
Lot 35X100, on the northwest corner of
Hayes and Webster streets, has been pur-
chased by A. e. HAYES for SIS, 900.
Popular open-air concerts are given on
Saturdays. Sundays and Wednesdays in
Blair's Park, Oakland, the music being
Band and Ritzau's Orchestra Of soloists
These concerts have been well attended,
and the scenic ride on the new Piedmont
line is one of the pleasant features of the
trip 10 the park. The best of order prevails
and no liquor of any kind is sold on the
grounds.
G. ii. Umtsen & Co. Real Estate Record
for October is out and contains articles on
Municipal Improvement" Another Fer
ry," tie Mission Road" and interesting
items pertaining to real estate.
L, G. Parker and c. II. Ford have entered
into copartnership for the purpose of Gerry
ing on general real estate business at 62s
Market street, opposite the Palace Hotel
Mr.. Parker Is we'll known in real estate cir
Giles, while Mr.. Ford, who has lived in the
city for 26 years, is also a practical real eS-
tate OPERATOR
p. a. Dolan sold Yesterday three lots south
of the parS for $50 each.
L. &. Parker has received Commission
2270 for the opening and extending of Post
street from Central to First avenue within
the boundary of the city.
BUILDERS CONTRACTS.
Emma Levs0n to Hatch d Doughty. to
build on lot on the east line OF Buchanan
street, A feet north of Golden Gate avenue,
north 26x100, S6775: bonds $4,000, L. A.
Chapel and +. p. Peck.
A. L. n. Peterson to George Houston, to
build on lot on south line of Haight street,
between Cole and Schrader, 25X100, $3.50.
The morning call., 1890-10-03
Flop.n.n: of a Ycune Ceuule.

i. SHERIDAN. Oct 2.-Last week the quiet
ness Of Wheatland was disturbed by the re-
port of The 'elopement of a youthful couple.
Investigation proved that on Friday morn
ing Lee Hoef er, aged 10, and ALA Sweitzer, a
14-year-6ld miss, whose guardian was j. NJ.
Hooper of this place. boarded the south
bound expressen rou tie for parts unknown.
There was no attempt on the part of the
guardian Of the girl or the parents. of the
boy to investigate the actions Of the erring
ores, which gives rise to the rumor that the
girl was not well treated at the home OF her
..fguardialt; and that In the house of the lad
patemal rupture was imminent, which last
has been substantiated by his mother, Mrs.
Jim Shaver. bringing suit for divorce from
her husband,