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The morning call., 1891-11-23

dangers incident thereto have never kept
pace with the increasing dangers that are
yearly encountered
A few days ago an intrepid fire-escape
man gave an exhibition OF what a single in
diydual might accomplish with portable
fre-escape from an upper floor of the new
Masonic Temple.
But. as Chief Swene said in speaking of
it THE string was too long and the weight
was too great to afford any adequate guar
antee of safety in case of fire, and with such
experiments the exhibition is sometimes
given once too often for the health and
comfort of the exhibitor"
The Patent Office is filled with models of
all kinds of jimcracks, patented as fire
escapes. few, if any, of them worth the ex-
pense of the paper on which the letters
patent were printed.
The tire-escape question is therefore one
of vital importance.
From the time of the great fire in London
in 1866 to Chicago in 1871 experiments and
tests have been made and theories advanced
regarding the best methods of escaping from
a fire. doomed building.
From the days OF Abraham Wivell in
Great Britain till now the inventor has
racked his brain and spent his time and
fortune in devising improvements" in ap-
planes to facilitate escape from burning
buildings. To say that any of them has
proved successful would be undertaking TO
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that are yearly encountered by the erection
of vast buildings, the top of which reach
the clouds.
Hence the Importance of the fire-escape
problem.
Fire escapes appear to be of two kinds
internal and external Not many years ago
a committee of eminent mechanical engi-
neers made an elaborate report to the
Franklin Institute on the subject of fire
escapes, in which they claimed that the
only feasible fire escape was fire-proof
stairway erected in the center OF the build
ing and shut in with iron-cased doors on
each floor.
This report was made after examining all
the practical appliances for escaping from
q burning building then in use. None was
found adequate to the requirements of the
great structures now being erected.
All the external appliances thus far in
vented have been more or less 6bjectiona-
bic. from the old knotted rope down to the
latest portable cord and tassel device.
External fire-escapes are of two kinds
portable and permanent, or rather, movable
and stationary.
The portable fire-escape has of late been
receiving an unusual share of attention
among the firemen and inventing geniuses
throughout the country
The window fire-eseape has attained great
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popularity among inventors, and visions of
millions have been seen by men who con-
structed and patented such appliances dur.
ing the last half-century.
Indeed, the first patent granted for such a
device of which we have any record was
that issued to Ezra Ale in 1871, for fiex-
ibie metallic ladder. which was adapted to
be cniied in room in small box near the
window. The objection to this device was
the same as that urged against all other
window re-escapes-namely, it could never
be adapted for general and satisfactory use,
because a fire, when breaking out in the
lower part of building and when the in
mates OF the upper floors seek to escape by
such methods, the fire issuing from the win
dows below is likely to do serious damage to
the unfortunates who may be caught in such
a position.
Another device invented few years after
ward was q combined fire escape and alarm.
This appliance consisted of chain ladder
wound on a wndlass and connected with
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A TERRIBLE DEATH.
A Telegraph Operator Impaled in the
Tongue of a Wagon.

n IeleSraph operator lmpaied IN the
Tongue of a Wagon.
One of the most horrible and fatal acct
dents which ever occurred in this city took
place yesterday afternoon on Los An eles
street, says the Express of Friday. A
young Western Union telegraph opera tor
named w. S. Emery, who had charge of a
branch office at the Westminster Hotel,
went out for horseback ride, and when
near Commercial street the animal became
unmanageable and started to run. Emery,
who is slightly built, soon lost all control
of the animal, which soon collided with a
double team that was coming down the
street at a lively rate. One of the horses
hitched to the W agon was thrown to the
ground with such violence that it died al
most instantly, but Emery's horse, for
wonder, escaped without n scratch.
What was the horror of the spectators
upon arriving at the scene TO behold the
young rider tTansfxed to the tongue of the
wagon, which had entered his body near the
right groin. After some trouble lie was
drawn from the tongue and carefully carried
to vacant store near by and medical aid
summoned. Drs. Choate. Ainswurth and
Bryant did all they could to relieve the
young mans sufferngs, but to no avail. He
died early this morning.
Another sad feature of the case is the fact
that he was soon to be married to Miss
Olive Park of Pasadena, who was jmme-
diately sent Tor and remained by his side to
the last.
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MOTHER LOVE TRIUMPHS.
Mary Hills Strangely Saved Bah

mary MRS strangely Saved Baby
Baptized.
a pale. little woman, with sorrowful face.
stood before the bapiismal font in st.
Stephens Church, Philadelphia, holding
tenderly pretty little babe. UnutterabIe
anguish was pictured upon the mothers
countenauce as she gaZed into her darling's
face. The entire tragic past must have
overwhelmed repentant Mary Hill as she
casped her infant, whoa she had thrown
with murderous hands into Ridley Creek,
Eddystone. on the night of July 18Th
On Monday. July 18th, Mary Hill stole
away from Philadelphia, where she had
been employed on South street as servant
bearing her babe then three weeks old. in
her arms, bundled up closely as If to con-
ceal it IRON sight. She left the train at the
Eddyst0ne Depot. and for an hour fingered
about the tracks, pacing TO and fro, US if
nearly distracted. Then. YEARLY. she
walked away in the direction Of Chester.
Woefully she covered ihe entire distance,
ard then, resolved to carry out her desper-
ate plan. returned ner steps and wandered
down 10 tie bridge that sIans Crnm Creek.
Suddenly she lifted her dimiBntire burden
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solve problem that has occupied the atten-
ton of scientists and inventors for half a
century.
AS an offset to the inadequate and imper-
feet methods OF individual escapes from
burning buildings now in existence. it is
claimed that ali the mighty structures of
Chic ago are absolutely hre-proof." That
is the language of tie architect. and it is
the statement found in all the highly col.
ored descriptions of such buildings. But
can any building be absolutely fire-proof''
that has wooden doors and'trimmings, great
open archways, elevator shafts, well-holes,
open stairways. and which is partly filed
with combustible material?
How many of these alleged fre-proof
buildings have become ignited during the
last ten years and burned like Under boxes :?
Engineers and architects all recognize the
fact that it is next TO impossible to construct
an absolutely fre-proof building. In spite
of all the experiments in fire-proof archi-
lecture and material. history furnishes ar
Interesting chapter Of uncomfortable fires
in cities. This arises in measure from the
fact that Improvements in tine methods of
extlnguishng fires and the means of escap-
ing from the dangers incident thereto have
never kept race with the increasing dangers
The morning call., 1891-11-23
IRWIN C. STUMP'S VIEWS.
What He Thinks of the Outlook in :
siopal Politics

What He Thinks of the Outlook in Ma
tional Politics.
Irwin c. Stump, Chairman of the Repub-
lican State Central Committee, while in Los
Angeles with his bride. was interviewed by
an Express reporter upon national politics.
" Blaine, beyond all question TO my mind"
said Mr.. Stump, will be the man chosen
by the Republican National Convention
next year"
" You think. then. that reciprocity will be
the issue which the Republicans, in their
platform, will tender the Democrats
p Blaine will be nominated upon his own
personal strength" replied MIR. Stump
not upon any policy or platform. he is
platform in himself Blaine is immensely
popular. not alone with Republicans but
with Democrats as well. [ believe Blaine
will draw more from the Democratic
party than any man we have. Re-
cIprocity is good thing. and | do not at
tempt 10 forecast how the convention will
handle it. 1t has been started and
it will ever remain policy of the State De-
partment and of the country, and it Will be
enlarged upon. B!aine'S administration of
his office has been an entire success, graft
flying alike to his party and the country.
The issue of the next campaign will un-
questionably be the tariff. Upon this pro-
osition | feel that the Republican party is
entirely safe. 1t has been fought OUT in
OHIO with tie father of tie new protective
tariff in the van, and protection has been
declared winner. Ohio changed her vote
$4,000 in two years. 1t elected Campbell at
the last election and elected Mckinley the
other day with ajnrity of 21,O0O and in
this election the tariff was the issue"
what do you think of the recent cleo
tions in the East as portending results in
1922"
81 think they show good for the Republi-
cans. The gains to our party were uniform.
except in New York, aud of course you
can't calculate anything on that State.
Il believe" continued Mr.. Stump, "lf
Mr.. Blaine is on the national ticket We can
carry California 10 the Republicans by d
majority of from 5000 to 1900"
hr. Stump was asked if lie thought Boss
Buckley's career as a politician had con-
cluded in San Francisco. He said he thought
It had. undoubtedly. but what the result of
the Grand jury investigations would be he
could not fOretell. 1t would depend upon
the decision of the Supreme Court as to
whether the Grand Jury is legal body.
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The total amount of the tax-roll, received
from the Auditor by Collector O'Briea, was
S4.992, 354 81, of which there has been COL
lected to date 81, ,619 rs. or little over
one-half. This is rather poor showing,
considering that there is but one week left
In which taxes can be collected without tho
10 per cent penalty on the first instaliment.
Collector OBrien states that the Office will
be open for business every evening this
week from to 8. except Tbanksg giving
evening
The morning call., 1891-11-23
a Novel Christening.

Harold Kellogg, infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Blue, was ''christened" after a
revised. modern and unique method at the
Children's Progressive Lyceum, st. Georges
Hall, yesterday morning An arch was
formed of two national flags and the parents
stood beneath it. the father holding the child
in his arms. Mrs. Addie L. BallOu, the
conductor OF the lyceuni, then successfully
placed in the arms of the child a number of
flowers, emblenlatic Of purity, fidelity, worth
and immortality. The infant was then for
mally admitted as a ward of the ChilGren's
Lyceum. One Of the children, seeing the
flowers, mistook the ceremony for funeral
service and asked if the body was to be
buried alive
The morning call., 1891-11-23
Bad Break in Big Place.

Two flashily attired gents" were struttng
in the corridor of the Fifth-avenue Hotel
last night and finally walked up to the cigar
stand.
Have a cigar, old manP" said one of
them, In an off-hand way
THANKS. guess l WILL" replied his COM
panion.
"These look pretty good" exclaimed the
"treater," tapping the glass of the showcase
over box of pure Havanas. Lets have
couple"
The Obliging attendant produced hand
full OF the weeds indicated. Each gent"
took one, and just as they were about to cut
off the ends in the patent clipper, the host of
the occasion inquired casually: "How much
are theseP"
Fifty cents apiece" was the reply,
Great guns. old man, drop that cigar"
was the startled remark of the man who
was to pay the bill. "Pve only got a quar-
ter"
The cigars were dropped" The attendant
suppressed a ehuckle. brought forth hand
full of "ten-centers" and handed a nickel to
the purehaser.--N. Y. Advertiser.
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Coiwell's Condition.

Joseph CorwelI. the second 10 be wounded
by bullet from Chew Sin JAMS revolver
when Special Gillen was murdered. is now on
the mend. much to the surprise of those
around him. The Receiving Hospital ply
slcians say that his constitution is won
oerfnily strong one and that every day will
now Increase his chances of recoYery.
The morning call., 1891-11-23
A Question of Jurisdiction.

Among the yexed legal questions now
pending is that arising from petition in
the Probate Court by Miss Ella Hastings
for a decree to be restored to mental ca
pacty. The lady was declared incompe-
tent by Lake County court, and ex-Judge
Hastings, her father, has filed demurrer
claiming that the Probate Court has no
Jurisdiction of the case. Miss Hastings was
possessed of an estate valued at $4,000
when the decree Of incompetency was rem
dered.
The morning call., 1891-11-23

A remarkable revival of religion is now
in progress in Central Methodist Epis-
copal Church In this city under the leaier-
ship Of Mr.. c. n. Crittenton Of New York.
The church was crowded TO Overlooking
last night. The meeting will be continued
during the present week. Many have al
ready protested to he converted.
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a few days ago Mrs. Freeman Crosby of
Valparaiso, Ind, entertained party of
twenty women whose combined ages
was fraction over 49,
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Five hundred theaters have been burned
all the world over in the last 100 years, en-
failing loss of about 1000 lives.
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indigestion ! Miserable raso Beeehaln's rls.
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GOLDSMITH WILL STAY.

William Corbett Of the San Mateo Stock
Farm siiences all talk about John Gold
smith having severed his connection with
the farm by the statement that Goldsmith
will handle the farms string next year.
Goldsmith will go East soon to settle up his
brothers estate. He will return here in the
farm that is heavily engaged East, and when
they are ready will take them East and CAM
paign them there throughout the circuits.
The farm will also be largely ented,
more so than this year. at the local meet
lngs, but who VIII handle the California
division has not yet been decided.
MARVIS's SUCCESSOR.
1t has not yet been decided as to who will
succeed Marvin as head trainer at Palo Alto
Marvin has decided to open public training
stable
New-York tribune., 1891-05-15
POINTS IN THE ITATA CASE.

The Itata is not to be regarded as merchant
ship. She is a vessel in the service OF the
Chilian insurgents--a tender to the Esmeralda.
She is commanded by officers and manned by
q crew detailed from the war-vessel. Her
armament has also been supplied from the Es-
meralda For all practical purposes she is
vessel and not trading ship.
Men-of-war are not ordinarily subject to port
law This exemption is based upon principles
of comfy. and carries with it an implied under
standing that war-vessels in a foreign port shall
conduct themselves according to law and not
in hostile spirit. In time of war such vessels
are not allowed either to increase their arma-
ments, or to obtain military supplies, or to
recruit their crews in neutral ports. Ii they.
violate neutrality laws they are liable to de-
tention, seizure and condemnation.
The Itata, as the tender of the Esmeralda,
has been guilty OF tire Offences /, of conceal
ing her real character g Of leaving port after
she had been legally detained; 3, Of carrying
with her against his will a deputy marshal and
ntimidating him with menaces of personal vio-
lence and, 4, Of taking on board contraband
cargo Of arms and ammunition. These are Of
fences which would unquestonably involve her
seizure in territorial waters. Whether her pur-
suit and capture upon the high seas are justified
may be considered an open question.
So far as the first offence is concerned, it may
be dismissed at once as too trivial to warrant
the dispatch Of cruiser for the capture of the
Itata. The second and third offences involve
an affront to the flag as well as violation Of
port law. These are more serious, but since
the deputy marshal was put on shore as soon
as the vessel got into open water there was
apparently no urgent necessity for ordering a
naval demonstration to avenge his wrongs. The
fourth offence is the only one of sufficient
gravity to be seriously discussed. That was
an unmistakable breach of neutrality law. The
Geneva award the three rules Of the Treaty
of Washington and the Revised Statutes all
required prompt and decisive action on the
part of the Government in dealing with it,.
At the same time, the precedents ought to have
been most critically examined before the un-
usual step was taken of sending cruisers to
hunt down the vessel on the high seas and
thereby to compromise a neutraPs proper policy
of non-intervention in foreign disturbances. 1t
would be premature to assume that the prece-
dents were not found by the law officers of the
Administration. Certainly there should be as
little delay as possible ON the part OF the De-
New-York tribune., 1891-05-15
PERSONAL.
don and Pal

l. r. De Lamar, of IDAHO is ideal citizen IN the
estimation OF Chicago Not only does he hope to raise
$4,000 or 100000 by subscription as popular con-
trbution from his own State TO the Worlds FAR but
he offers personally to give us much as all te resO pu
together.
DIR. VIII r. Lee, of Springfield. Ohio. who has been
apponted royal physician to the King OF sam is only
twenty eight years Of age. Only four wears ago ne was
driving an express wagon and delvern1 express PACK
ages I'm Springfield lie youthful, OF handsome ap-
pearance, OF fine physique rare inteingence anu was
always active In church work. His friends raised fund
of over 81 600 TO assist Mr. Lee In taxing course a
the University OF New York TO hit himself for ucoa
missionary He was graduated with high honors In
the class OF 1soO and after his marriage with young
Canadian lady, who had also studied to become meoi
cal missionary, lie assigned by the fresoS or"u
Board Of Foreign Missions to station at felO"aou0'
SIAM lie entered into the work there with WILL anu
the stories OF the astounding cures OF the young anee
physician soon filed tho sleepy Oriental iaho "iV'
wonder What IL took the native physicians 1ye weeks
TO cure with their pagan tomf0ocry young Lee NOUN
cure in five days. lie had only WORKED SH ISTS cS
Peohaburee when the fame OF ms wonuYiu h ee ousea
spread to Bank6k and reached the ears OF e sanese
Government.
The Comtesse de Beaumont who died In Paris fort
night ago, was only sister of MARSHAL MacMahon put
she lived in different fashion, encouraging arsiSuo
Bohemanlsm and not obIecting to Republican mons III
her salon. Gambetta visited there for some seasons
Elysee "The London News" says that Madame de
Beaumont in 1870 the cause OF the duel in whcn
Prince Mettemich, then Ambassador at the Tilenes'
wounded by General de Beaumont from whom she
subsequently separated. She was reckoned great
beauty, with eager, ardent eyes Of cangefu expression
Gambetts described her exquisite statuette' she
spoke almost every modern language and wrote ex'
cellent English. She was almost celebrated as
sculptor and medals at the salon for heads In terra
Gotta and wax, and medalllons In marble Though an
exctable woman, her emotions were like mettesome
steeds held we'll in hand Her travels extended over
Mexico and the United states. Russia In Europe and
part OF siberia, Ind she constantly going 10 the
Levant BY way Of the Danube.
The great speech which the late Archbishop of York
made on the Irish Church bill, in Parliament Is the
immediate subject OF this story Among the members
OF the House OF Commons who present on that
occasion was the late Sir Robert Anstruther lie
listened entranccd 10 the splendid peroraon with which
Dr. Magee then Bishop Of Peterborough. concluded his
erabon. declaring " pasaas Of lofty eloQunHce that
New-York tribune., 1891-05-15
THE yrw KENTUCKY CONSTITUTION.

II
The Kentucky Constitution makers are farlng
badlv at the hands Of their critics During
their six months session there were no Jeers
too derisiye to be hurled at them. Now that
tboir vorl, is before the public the entire State
is uniting TO null it to pieces and declare that it
must all be done over again. The convention
was appointed with sovereign power, but has
chosen to place the new Constitution Delore
the people to be voted on at the August cleo
ton. If the local criticism should prevail IL
would be pretty sure to fail OF ratification. In
that event the convention would have to re-
assemble and try its hand again.
The present Constitution, which was framed
in 1s49, is interesting chiefly as a relic OF the
effete past. One clause declares it forever IN
| violate, and pronounces all laws to the contrary
void. II has opened the door by its antlqtateu
proyisions for all kinds of vicious special legls-
lation that the Governor is kept busy in check
mating 1t requires the oral announcement OF
votes, except by the dumb, and does other tnihes
that were we'll enough for the government Oh
the Kentucky citizens of fifty years ago. but
| the most glaring anachronism is its elaborate
slavery clauses one of which makes the return
| TO the State of free negroes felony. In the
convention just held these clauses caused lively
debate. There was, Of course no opposition 10
their omission from the new document Dut the
insertion of a specific anti-slavery declaration
was antagonized on absurd grounds.
The one hundred gentlemen who assembled IN
the Capitol at Frankfort last winter to correct
these defects were trying to do too much. WIN
the voting, amendment and slavery provisions
eliminated, and additions made that would check
private attempts to control legislation there
would still have remained in the old document
the basis of a good working Constitution. but
the convention abandoned il altogether, ana
proceeded to evolve brand new article. Ihe
result was that it has somewhat confused gen.
eral principles and legislative interpretations.
In other respects the new Constitution IS ac-
ceptable enough. 1t abolishes local legislation,
reforms the corporation laws and the court sys-
TEN, forbids the acceptance of railroad passes
by State and county officers, revokes lottery
charters, contemplates Compulsory Education
law, and changes the general election day.
The critics of the new Constitution declare
that it should be returned to its trainers, with
directions to substitute for it the old one patched
up in the way indicated. Judging from the de-
Lucrative ease of the last session, that would
mean another long sojourn at Frankfort. But
the demand will strike most outsiders as unrea-
|
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partments in furnishing the public with tne
grounds for justification.
So far as we are able to judge OF the matter
the best defence that can be made is that the
Itata in violating the neutrality laws acted IN
a piratical manner, and therein incurred inc
penalty of pursuit and capture. That IS 20
say. while she cannot be considered pirate on
the ground of being an insurgent ship. her
conduct in conceang her character, running
out of port after legal seizure, and temporarily
kidnapping deputy marshal, whose life was
threatened il he offered resistance, was essen
tally piratical We are far from saying that
this is a satisfactory defence. 1t is simply the
best explanation which we can suggest In
justification of the Charleston's cruise, that the
Itata in violating the neutrality laws acted
more or less like pirate.