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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-09-29
AUCTION SALE
or.
Royal, Rich and Elegant Furniture, Piano,
Fine Horses, Carriages, Etc,
M. j. SIMMONS, AUCTIONEER,
WILL SELL THIS DAY,
Tuas Iav----- September 30, 1891,


At II O'CLOCK A. NJ.
AT THE RESIDENCE OF LOUIS GETZ, ESQ,
1880 CALIFORNIA ST., CORNER BAKER,
(By CataIogue)
All the Costly ParlOr, Bed and Dining Room
Furniture, Steinwsy & Sons ia Octave Rose
wood Piano, Wilton and Body Brussels Carpets,
Fine Steel Line Engrayings, Bronze and Marble
Mantel Clocks and Ornaments, Satin Draperies
and Other ParlOr Decorations, Fine Brewster
Rockaway and Road Buggy, Fine Bred Horses,
Harness, Etc, and Fine Durham Cow.
..coNPRIsINs IN PART.
Parlor-One 71a-octave Stenway & Sons Rose
wood Plano. IN perfect ORDER Ebony Parlor suit,
in canary aud maroon satin; Odd Parlor Divaus;
Corner Chairs and Rockers in crimp plush French
yelours and other fine covers OF the latest designs;
Onyx and Cherry saywindow and Center Tables;
Fine Steel-Iine Engravings. Bronze Clocks, Blsque
and other Parlor Ornaments; Administer Carpets,
Rugs. etc.
bedroom No. l-Fine Hand-Carved Walnut Bed
room Set, with Tennessee Marbles and French
Plate Mirror, White Hair Mattresses; German
Down Feather Pillows and other fine bedding: Wal
nut Frame French Plate Mantei Mirror; Reclining
Lounges; Elsy aud Smoking Chairs; Body Brussels
Carpets, etc
BEDROOMS Nos Q 3. 4 and 5-walnut, Cherry aud
Oak Bedroom Sets: Rattan and Plush Rockers;
Writing Desk; Library, etc.
Dining-Roon-Elegan Upholstered Dining-room
Set: Walnut Pillar Extension Table; Fine silver
Glass and China Ware; Body Brussels Carpets. etc.
Carpets; Large Walnut Hall stand, Hall Chairs,
etc.
HORSES. CARRIAGES, ETC.
AT commencement OF sale, Brewster Rocsaway
ana Fine Road Buggy; Fine cam; Harness.
Whips Robes, ETC.; l Durham Cow years old.
se2S ~ NJ. j. SIMMONS, Auctioneer
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DID NOT LOOK AT THE PRISON.
When this stretch of road was reach,
learly everybody in the car looked in tn
direction with EXPLANATIONS of deligh
however, looked hard at the foo
nd finally, with an effort, turned his hes
II the opposite direction and glance
through the windows ON the other side
he car at the seorched and blacken,
lopes of Mount Tamalpais. He persis
ntly avoided looking in the direction of Il
,rison until just as Green Brae was reachei
When he stole furtive glance, just descr
ng a portion of the wall as 1t disappeart
rom view behind an intervening hill.
hade of feeling, whether of fear or
ulen intrOspection, flushed across his fac
nut it was gone in an instant, as he saw tt
eporter looking eurionsly at him. A tunn
TnS entered just then, enveloping the CT
n darkness, and when the train emerge
nth daylight again Sulliyan's features we;
HIS APPETITE GOOD.

The turnkey was just then passing with a
tray loaded with breakfast for prisoners.
Sullivan saw him and sang out: Say,
Sheriff, can't have breakfast"
Hes had breakfast" said Captain Ber-
lin.
'But it was no good. I'm hungry yet. !"
retorted Sullivan.
"All right" said Sheriff Healy. give him
another" and he went out himself and or
dered beefsteak Spanish with fried po-
tatoes and coffee for his new charge.
The moment the cell door was locked
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Lydia E. Pr.
information sdced M
, 1891-07-17

NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, July 10
Niagara has had a sensation today a little
'out of the usual line. An incident oc-
Cured which at first it was thought had
made a woman a widow while 10 the en-
joyment of a days outing, and a forced
witness of her husbands leap to death.
But happily 1t turned out otherwise. Mr..
and Mrs. Malcolm Mcmillan, of Buffalo,
had been spending the day about the res,
ervation. and while in Prospect park Nc,
MILAN, while in search of his hat, sud
denly disappeared from his wife's view in
a clump of bushes right at the water
edge. The woman thought he had fallen
into the river and went into a state of col.
lapse. Men working at Prospect point
stated they had seen a body go over the
falls, and this evidence seemed conclusive.
Kind hands aided the woman to SuperIn,
tendent Welsh's office. ana words OF con,
ISOLATION we're spoken to her. Between heI
sobs she cried to be allowed to follow her
husband. When the scene was at 1t.
height and the poor creature IN deepest
agony the door opened and her husband
entered and inquired what she was max.
ing such a devil Of a fuss about. He did
not fall IN the river. The story OF the
men who claimed to have seen a body 90
over the falls has been explained.
, 1891-07-17
KICKED HER IN THE FACE
Lily Langtry Brutally Assault
ed by Abingdon Baird.
The Fellow Pays Her $125,O0O
to Prevent Action.
A Scene in Forepaugh's Circus
Not Advertised.

LONDON, July l6.-Several stories are
aioat with regard to the latest theatrical
Observation-Disclosures Baird's assault on
Mrs. Langtry-ahoat which there has
been a good deal of gossip. The follow,
ing story may be relied on as authentic,
as it was told by one who saw Mrs. Lang.
try Just after the assault had been com
mitted. with the blood streaming down
her face:
Some tine ago Baird bought York
house, Regent square. for Mrs. Langtry,
and also paid off her debts in connection
with the Princess theater, of which she
is at present the lease holder. On II re-
cent occasion Baird returned home unex-
pectedly and found a Young man dining
with Mrs. Langtry. Without more alo
he proceeded to put him out, and then
knocked the Lily" down and kicked her
in the face in such a way that it is said
she is now disfigured for life. Mrs. Lang
try had to be carried to bed and attended
by a surgeon, who declares that it is
probable that she will never be able to
act again. Mrs. Langtry began an ac-
ton against Baird for assault, but when
he came to his senses he repented of
what he had done and went to the house.
Then, to prevent the action, he paid her
1925, 900 in Bank of England notes.
, 1891-07-17

Rock ISLAND, July l6.-Forepaugh's
circus exhibited at Rock Island today and
gave a scene not down on the bills. The
afternoon performance was attended by
some 6 600 persons. Just as the great
crowd started to leave the big tent there
~loosel' The ~passageway out of the tent
was packed with people, and back ofthem
were more pushing to get out, The
alarming cry was repeated, and the circus
employees rushed in TO force the crowd
back into the tent. Women shrieked and
children cried, while men lost their heads
in the confusion. Pickpockets took ad-
vantage of the opportunity to do their
work, and succeeded in several instances.
One woman was carried to the nearest
house and a doctor summoned. Others
got off with bruises. That so few we're
hurt in such a stampede Is a Wonder. The
cause for the warning was not imaginary.
An employe went to the cage containing
the lions with a piece of meat. Opening
the door to throw the meat into the cage
he failed, and the bloody bone dropped to
the ground. One of the lions made a
dive after it aud jumped out of the cage,
but the beast was soon driven under the
wagon, where he was held by loose pieces
of iron fence until the crowd could depart.
But it was some seconds before the crowd
could be made to see that the danger was
over, and during this interval the widest
confusion ruled. Men, women and chill
dren rolled under the canvass, while 9th
ers climbed upon the benches, many OF
them shrIeking as they did so.
, 1891-07-17

SAN Francisco, July l6.-Mrs. Lucy
Pratt. a young widow, yesterday sold
forty-ive square inches of her skin for
800. A strip OF skin nine by FIVE inches
was cut from her BODY by surgeons and
grated on the leg of William A Daggett.
a railway mail clerk, who was friphtfully
injured in the railroad accident at Port
Costa. His right leg was terribly burned
and the wound would not heal aud as a
last resort skin grating was rcsorted to.
w. G.. McGreeory. a fellow clerk of the
sufferer. volunteered TO make the sacrifice,
but when he learned of the amount of
skin needed backed put Mrs. Pratt is
one of the trained nurses at the hospital
for children and training school for
nurses. She has three children and
needed money, SO she offered to furnish
the necessary amount of skin. She sub
mitted bravely to the operation, which
was successfully performed.
, 1891-07-17

WASHINGTON, July l6.-The secretary
OF the treasury TODAY issued a call on
national bank depositaries for nearly
81. 900, 600 of the government funds in
their possession. This amount is distri-
buted among forty two banks and it is
to be transferred to the different cub
treasures between now and Aug. Is.
Twelve OF these banks are discontinued
altogether as depositaries. These are
the last of the so-called surplus" or
inactive banks authorized during the
administration OF Secretary Fairchild.
There were nearly 300 deposltaries hold
ing $47 600, 900 Of government funds.
Under the policy ~isaugurated by Window
and continued by Foster, the number has
been reduced to thirty and the holdings
to S15, O0O, 900 There will be no further
reduction, as the department is of the
opinion that the deposits have now
reached the minimum amount requisite
for the public service.
, 1891-07-17

PARIS. July l6.-In the chamber of
deputies today. NJ. Laur, Boulangist, re-
vlved the question OF Alsace-L Lorraine
passport regulations. by interpollating the
government as to the manner in which
the passport regulations were enforced.
Ribat, minister of foreign affairs, declared
that nothing had occurred to warrant an
explanation. Laur resumed with a violent
attack on the German regulations.
declaring that vexatious restrictions were
placed upon French commercial travellers
in Germany, while Germans in France
were not restricted. The vote favoring a
discussion of the Interpolation was PUG to
203. This result was due to a coalition
OF the Right, Boulan2ist and radicals
against the cabinet.
The ministry held a council This even
ing and, it is reported, has resolved to
ask the chamber to adjourn sine die. II
this plan of shelving the question is pro-
posed, a ministerial crisis will ensue.
The cabinet will demand a vote of con
fdence In the chamber.
, 1891-07-17

PITTsBURG, Pa, July l6.-Mrs.
Michael Stratton of Allegheny, died this
morning of a broken heart, caused by grief
at the arrest of her son Michael for
stabbiug a man. She was 40 years Of age
and had been ailing Of heart trouble for
some years. OF the seven children she
had borne. Michael was her especial pride
and joy. He is l9 years old and all his
life has been devoted to his mother.
Saturday night last he and his brother
Felix were insulted by Lee Donnelly and
the latter's chums on the street. They
forced the STATIONS to fight and Felix
drew a knife which he twice plunged into
die. Michael Stratton was taken to the
Allegheny central station On the charge OF
attempted murder. Felix got away. The
prisoners mother came 10 the lookup to
see him last night, and he told her be was
innoeent. She believed him and tolG
her husband that she knew Mike was
innocent for he bad told her so. She
feared that 1t would be a difficult matter
to save him, however, should Donnelly
die. The poor. woman worried and
nothing could relieve her anguish. She
felt that the bitterest moment of her life
had come.
Felix had given the family a great deal
OF trouble and had not shown much flial
affection. About . O'Clock this morning
one of the daughters, who was sleeping
with the mother, heard her moan. She
spoke to her but received no reply. Then
she shook her gently, but the mother was
unconscious and never opened her eyes
again. The father. 10 an adjoining room,
was aroused. He came in aud raised the
dying woman in his arms. Her read fell
back and in another moment she was
dead. When the news of his mothers
d cath reached the son his paroxysm of
grief made tue saddest scene witnessed In
a cell for a long time. An officer accom-
panied him to his home. The meeting of
the two sisters and brother over the dead
body was most touching. The scene was
not prolonged, and Michael was taken
back to prison. Later developments
showed that the mothers confidence in
the word OF her son was well founded.
She believed him innocent and he was
The authorities, hearing that the other
son, Felix. was implicated in the cutting
affray. arrested him. Then he acknowl-
edged that it was he who had stabbed
Donnelly and not his brother Michael. The
fellow would probably nave never con
fessed had he not been arrested. Michael,
with more brotherly feeling, carefully
shielded him OF the blame.
, 1891-07-17

CHAMPAIGN, ILL.,, July l6.-Early last
spring Prof. Forbes, state ~entomologist,
received from the Smithsonian institution
at Washington, a few of the larvae of a
parasite supposed to tc destructive to the
Hessian fly. This parasite Is found only
in Eurone. He undertook an expert
ment to prove whether the larvae are
destructive to the fv here, and if SO to
what degree, In order to determine this,
a small section of wheat about a yard
square was enclosed in a box, arranged so
that the grain could have light and air to
grow. A considerable number of Hesslan
flies and the larvae mentioned were put
in aud the box so closed that they could
not escape and other insects get in, and
thus the experiment was begun. The
larvae have hatched and are heurishing.
They are almost micrOscopical and seem
to have been created solely to prey upon
the Hessian fly. The parasite is a wasp
shaped little mite. supplied with a sharp
sting or auger. With unerring instinct
it finds the place where the fly has laid
its eggs under the husk of the straw, and
boring down into it the parasite lays its
egg inside the egg of the fly. There it
develops into n grub, consuming the egg
of the fly and destroying it This is in
outline what has been proven by the ex-
pertinent made. The parasite was first
discovered committing its depredatiOns
upon the HessIon fly IN the wheat fields
of Southern Europe.
, 1891-07-17
syading rrohrbitlon i'm Kansas.

ToFEKA, Kan, July l5.-The preachers
of this city held a mass meeting Yesterday
afternoon for the purpose of taking steps
to enforce the prohibition law. Recent
Investigations by the W. c. 7. U. have
shown that the drug stores in this city
have, in a great measure, taken the place
of the saloons. 1t was discovered that a
dozen men had procured beer and whisky
every day in the year. One person had
alternated the complaints for which he de-
sired whisky and beer-one day he had a
cold and the next a fever. Resolutions
were adopted calling for Probate Judge
Elliott's resignation. who is charged with
issuing too many druggist licenses. The
resolutions declare that several blocks OF
the CITY are devoted to drug stores which
are in fact saloons.
, 1891-07-17

EAsTPoRT, Me-, July l6.-For the past
month there has been excellent fishing in
Passamaqnoddy waters. 1t Is difficult to
tell where the boundary line is, and Amer
lean vessels have been chased by the do
monlon cruiser Dream; her officers claiming
that the Americans were fishing in Cana
dian waters An Eastport fisherman was
fishing today as usual, when the Dream
suddenly appeared. seized seven boats,
landed the occupants on Dogs island and
towed the boots to St. Andrews, N. B..
where they will be confscated. Consider
able excitement prevails, and a resident of
Campo Bello. who is believed to be an in
former to the Canadian authorities, was
run out of town by a crowd of indignant
citlzens
, 1891-07-17

New York. July IG.-Trading IN the
stock marke was more barren of feature
than for months. The postmaster gen.
erals invitation tor bids for carrying the
mails helped Pacific Mail at the opening,
but the final gain of that stock was only a
small fraction. The close was dull and
steady, at about yesterdays figures.
Petroleum-ClOsed at OH.
Money on call easy: closed offered at ..
Bar Silver. Sl.OOL.
Copper-Weak. Lake, July. $I2. 20.
Load-NomiuaI. Domestic, S4.45.
Tin-FIrm. Straits, S2O.45.
Following are closing prices OF stocks:
u. s. As, registered, ia: coupon. IT!;
As registered, 1904; coupon, 1904; Pacific
6s, 10; Atchison, 33!; Canada Pacific. s24;
Canada Southern, 4St. Central Pa
cific. 30l; Burlington, Sc. Delaware,
Lackawanna 4 Western. 344: Denver Il
RIO Grande. preferred, "A; Erie. 10:
Kansas al Texas, lat, Lake Shore, l24;
Louisville 4 Nashville. "A. Michigan
Central. So; Missouri Pacific. 675: Nor
thern Pacific, 23k; preferred. 65s;
Northwestern, lO5; preferred, 1872;
New York Central, l00,- Oregon
Improvement -u' oregon NaNlRa
ton. 10; North American, l4s;
Pacific Mail. $50; Reading, PSI; Rio
Grande Western. 37l; preferred. 69l;
~tirsts. 743. Terminal, l3l; Rock Island,
73l; Milwaukee n st. Paul, 64i;
st. Paul & Omaha, %; Texas Pacific,
1871, Union Pacific, 434, Oregon Short
Line. %, U. S. Express, 81, Fargo tx.
press. 40; Western Union. SOL; American
cotton oil. 2l!.
CHICAGO. July 10 -Cattle-Receipts.
1900. Market steady to strong. Prime
to extra natives, So S5(d6. 30; one lot,
Sc. 40; others, 81, 25Ca5. so; Texans, $500
(G3.75; stockers, 81. 5OCG3 90.
Sheep-Receipts 1000. Market steady
on mutton grades, others weak to lower.
Native ewes, 50. 50(G4. rs; mixed and
wethers, 81 1905 25; mutton Texans,
81. l24; Westerns, 81, 4O(G4.75.
, 1891-07-17
BASE BALL.


CHICAGO. July 1.-two singles, a
double and an error by Boston in over
throwing to the home plate gave Chicago
three runs and the game in the twelfth
inning. Score-Chicago s, Boston I.
Batteries Gumbert and Kittridge,
Clarkson and Camel.
CINCINNATI. July I6.-Both clubs
played well today, the home team having
a slight advantage. ScOre-Cincinnati T..
Philadelphia .. Batteries-Mullane and
Harrington, Gleason and Clements.
PITTsBURG, July 1.-two games
were played today, each club winning
one. Both games were hotly contested.
First game: Score-Pittsburg 7, Brook
Ign 5. Batteries-Kiug and Benger,
Terry and KInslow. Second game: Score
-Pittsburg s, Brooklyn IL. Batteries
Calvin and Maui, Fields, Caruthers and
Kinslow.
CLEVELAND, July l6.-The home
team outplayed the visitors at every point
in today's game. ScoIe-Cleveland ~,
New York G.. Batteries-Zimmer and
Grubef, Buckley and Keefe.
, 1891-07-17
Prosecuted TRAINMEN
Grand Master Wilkinson Gives
the Trainmen's Side
Of the Trouble With the
Switchmen's Association.
Secretary Foster Issues An
other Call for Bonds

CHICAGO. July 16 Grand Master
Wilkinson, of the Brotherhood of Rail
way Trainmcn, has issued a circular Civ
ing the inside history of the controversy
between that organization andt b Switch
mems Mutual Aid Association, which
eliminated in the discharge OF all the
switchmen on the lines OF the Chicago &
Northwestern railway. The circular puts
the s%witchmen's association in a bad light.
1t says that about two years ago the asso-
citation began a war of determination in
the Northwestern yards, driving out two
brotherhood men because they would not
Join the switehmen's order. The perse-
cution was kept up, and las. March the
discharge OF Frank McNerney. the yard
master. at the instance of the switchmen.
opened anew the conflict. The matter
was brought before the grand council of
the federation, but without result. At
that meeting the representative Of the
switchmen's association said that body
claimed the right to cOerce every man IN
the switching service to become a mem
Der of their association; the right to
drive from service any man
who does not pay dues to
that organization; the right 10 say who
shall be employed as yardmasters. They
claimed that members of the Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmcn had no right IN the
yards, and added: ''The'time is coming
when a man cannot work in any yard I'M
less he is a member of the s~witchmen's
ASSOCIATION"
Grand Master Wilkinson adds that
failing to get satisfaction from either the
au,t.In,nn ~ tha federation tim train
men appealed to the Northwestern man
agement, and the result is known. He
gives at length the details of the negotia-
tions from time to time and says that on
the part of the swltchmen it IS a record
black with persecution, defiance OF the
law and propriety, born Of envy az the
succass of tho trainmen
, 1891-07-17
FIVE MEN KILLED..
West Superior, Wis, Struck by
a Terrific Windstorm.
A New Hotel Blown Down and
Other Damage Done.
Five Lives Lost in the Ruins of
the Building.
Terrific wIndstorm.

ST. PAUL, July l6.-A Pioneer Press
special from West Superior, Wis, says:
A windstorm of terrific violence swept
over Superior today. accompanied by
heavy rain and the air was heavily
charged with electricity. The storm only
lasted a short time, but in that time did
great damage to property, besides taking
at leas; five lives and i~njuring a number
of persons. During the height of the
storm an alarm of FIRE was turned in
from the Filth ward and the department
responded, to find a new. large three
story frame hotel, in course of construc-
ton, on Third street, neal Lamborn
avenue, a mass OF ruins.
The structure had blown down
and burned up. That wreck was
the tomb of many men. The news flashed
over the city and hundreds of citizens
rushed to the spot. In spite of the pour
ing rain the visitors rushed in and as
sisted the fremen in the cause Of rescue.
The work is still In progress. fresh men
taking the places of those who give up
through fatigue. Fully 5000 people were
at the ruins.
At a late hour tonight the dead are;
John Laur. Charles Lucius. Herman
Paussey. unknown man, and John Scho-
field. Among those seriously injured are:
John Brown, John Long. William Sem
pie and Dick Clark. Brown and Long
will probably die.
Women ran about regardless of the
rain and mud, wringing their hands aud
crying, filed with a terrible lear that hus.
bands or brothers had been buried in the
ruins.
An eye witness of the disaster saws he
saw a crew OF workmen run into the build
ing TO seek shelter from the storm. Fully
thirty or forty men must have been inside.
This disaster was the central GESTURE. but
much damage was done IN all directions.
The steel hosting and conveying apparatus
employed by the Silver Greek aud Morris
and Ohio Coal companies was badly
damaged.
A large frame building was blown down
at the corner of Third and Lower streets,
South Superior, and a number of Other
buildings we're levelled, but no casualties,
Lightning PLAYED havoc with the Fisher
hotel, Unitarian church. Union depot and
other buildings, but 10 serious fires
resulted
, 1891-07-17

KANSAS CITY, July l6.-The First
National bank of Wyandottc, or Kansas
City. Kas.. suspended today and Is in the
hands of a bank examiner. President
Wilson Is very r~eticent concerning the
cause OF the failure and the condition Of
the bank. He does say, however. that
the assets are 5000, 900 and the liabilities
800. 900. Much of the assets, which
were supposed to be gilt-edged, are of
such a nature, he Gays, as to prevent
rapid realization. Last fall the bank be-
came involved in the affairs of the Hustled
Investment company aud was in a shaky
condition. The institution at that time
consolidated with the Exchange National
bank and it was believed had tided over
the difficulty. 1t is generally believed
that the liabilities are considerably over
800, 900, iunsmuch as the city of Kansas
City. KaS.. bad on deposit in the bank
ahOut S6O n0O.
, 1891-07-17
Nina Van Zandt Married.

CHICAGO, July l6.-Nina Van Zandt
and s. Stefano Malatto were married
tonight at the residence of the BRIDES
parents. by Justice Lyon. The bride was
attired in a white satin dress, decollete,
after the Italian style of the thirteenth
century, with diamond and pearl orna-
ments. The couple left on a late train
for New York to take the steamer for
Liverpool, whence they 90 to Palermo.
the former home of the groom. The couple
expect ultimately to make their home in
Chicago. Mrs. Malatto it was who
became the so-called proxy" bride of
the anarchist. August Spies, in 1887.