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SUICIDED IN PRISON.
A Fourteen ear oId.Russian Girl WI
Led a Riotous Mob in Odessa.

A Fourteen Year Old Russian Girl Who
Led a Riotous Mob in Odessa.
Sergius Stepniak is a splendid converse
tionalist and lie tells stories OF crnelties to
political convicts to friends or chance ac-
quaintances with evident pleasure.
One story especially illustrates the means
a Government will employ to keep itself at
the top, even by the punishment of children
too young to know OF an offense against the
nation.
q At Odessa in 1873" began Mr.. Stepniak.
a great riot as precipitated by the arrest
of Sergius koralsey for olitieal 0ffense in
which the people were especially interested.
The police were unable to do anything with
the mob and it held full control for hours.
"a little girl named Guk0rsky, yet under
10 years of age, seemed to be inspired by the
sights and ran hither and thther urging the
men TO greater deeds of violence While on
the outskirts of the crowd she was seized by
one of the gendarmes, but Immediately
mounted huge stone and made a speech to
the crowd, calling them towards if they did
not reseue her from the police. Men soon
surrounded the officers and beat them back,
carrying away in triumph their little
heroine.
But the police knew her too well and not
long after she was arrested and sent to
prison. She had no trial, for in Russia no
one gets u trial for political offense. She
was taken before an officer, but was not
given a chance to tell her story. She was
simply put in Jail and could not even COM
municate with any friends to tell them
where sue was located.
She was taken from one prison to an
other for two years. and, atlast, in 1881 she
WAS imprisoned in the miserable Jail at
Krasnoiarsk. FeeIing that nothing could
be done for her, she grew respondent ana in
March of that year committed suicide. after
only having reached her fourteenth year.
A child so young as she certainly could not
full hrao II no Iox md
these only drive Nihilists on" Pittsburg
Dspatch.
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APATHETIC. BENJAMIN.
The Young Buffalo Bun Declines to ;

The Young Buffalo Bull Declines to No
tice Cows.
The pretty little lady deer TO which Ben
Harr son. the park young buffalo bull, was
intrC duced the other day by the philaH-
throl ic Park Commits siOners, and who made
such pleasant impression on Ben's rugged
heart has for some reason been removed
from the corral where Ben is now confined.
In her place two young but somewhat blase
female specimens of the bovine race have
been introduced to Ben.
The namesake of the great father at
Washington has failed to recognize them as
members of the bovine four hundred and
simply ignores them. 1t is just as if they
were not. And although they may cast
longing eyes at the woolly giant and try
their best to flirt with bin, all they get is
the cold shoulder, not of mutton, but OF
beef, and buffalo beef at that.
If the Commissioners wish to stir his
Emphatic feelings up they must devise
some other means. All that Ben does now
is to eat up all the fodder and then lie down
to ruminate and sleep. So apathetc is he
that several Of the Park laborers have of
fered to kick hin: all day for So apiece. One
of them has approached Su erintendent
McLaren with the proposal to saddle Ben W
and ride him through the main drive on Sun
| DAYS for S. %
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George Rouse, will render their decisions at
the conclusion of the outdoor events on
Monday afternoon, when the results will
- be Iub.lcly declared and the medals pre-
scented to the winners.
a special contest had been arranged in
Indian club swinging, for which two medals
were offered. There ware four entries, viz. !:
Il J. McGin. Louis HintZ, +. J. Rodgers
and II. VI. Vaughan. HintZ, who was
awarded the first medal, introduced a num-
Der Of original and difficult movements,
which he executed with ease and grace.
McGill obtained the second medal, and han
died lis clubs in mastery manner.
The character Of the subsequent portion
OF the programme was on the burlesque or
der, and the members of the club success
fully endeaYoTeG to amuse the guests. There
were fifteen entries in the Japanese boxing
match, which was finally won by p. Nj.
Wand. Robert Leander and John Stack
gave an exhibition in tumbling, in the
course of which the latter succeeded in
turning a double f7ont-sOmersault. Boxing
follow ed, in which Robert Macarthur and
p. BOulO and William Spellman, 7. NJ.
Wand and William Kortch and John
Kitchen and George Boyd appeared in two
rounds each.
The evenings entertainment concluded
with a Sparring contest with blackened
81 gloves between De Witt Van Court and
Philip B0ulo. Fred Bogner was chosen
referee and the contestants kept the audi.
ence cOnyulsed with laughter, the Winding
ending in a general scramble from wbicf
the men with the gloves. the referee an(
the time-keeuer emerged with Ethiopian
ViSageS.
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IROQUOIS CLUB.
Preliminary Plans for Demo-
cratic Reorganization.

The Iroquois Club held its stated weekly
pow-wow in the Sutter-street Bad Lands
Fort. with Grand Sachem j. c. Ruddock in
the chair.
The main interest of the pow-wow was in
the report of the Committee on the Reor-
ganization of the Democratic Party in this
State, that committee of ten be appointed
from the Iroquois Club to select the names
of fifteen prominent Democrats of this city,
not members of the club. TO devise ways
and means for the proposed reorganization.
The committee also reported that it had
been unable to secure the cooperation OF
the Democratic State Central Committee.
Daniel Reagan proposed as an amend
ment TO the motion t. adopt the committee
re ort that the committee OF ten confer
with the other IroQuoiS clubs OF the State
as to REORGANIZATION, but after long debate
the amendment was lost
The original resolution to adopt the com
mittee'S report was then carried, ana the
Chair being instructed to appoint commit
tee of ten, named the following: j. Berg
man. ". j. Tinun, E. MeGettigan, l.. Y.
Merle, ID. G. Kellogg, c. l.. Weller, D.
Reagan, Charles Gildea, l.. Metzger and L.
a Finnegan. Messrs. Reagan and Glldea
refused most emphatically TO serve cJthe
committee, as they were not IN sympathy
with the method proposed for reorganlza-
ton. J. T. Rogers and c. j. Sullivan were
therefore named in their stead.
c. L. Weller. in behalf of the fam
lily of the late Samuel jacobson, a
member of the club, who was killed by sgd
ney Bell, presented the family's thanks for
the offer If the club to assist in the prosecu-
ton of Bell He also stated that District
Attorney Barnes had declined the clubs
offer to provide special counsel to assist him
in the prosecution.
On motion, the Board of Trustees was APP
pointed a Committee on SkylGhts, to attend
TO repairs of the wigwam, which is leaking
badly, and running the costly body Brussels
and Administer carpets on which the feet of
the braves tread.
To-day the conference of all the Iroquois
clubs of the State viii commence, at 2
o'clock, in the Sutter-street tepee, and on
Monday night the banquet rendered the Wis
ing delegates will be held in Pioneer Hall.
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AMATEUR ATHLETES.
Continuation. of the Olympic
Club Tournament.
Interested Lady visitors-e. ]. schuster in
the Lead for the All-Round Champion
ship Of the Pacific Coast.

The rooms of the Olympic Club were well
fill ed last night by a large and enthusiastic
audience assembled TO witness the competi-
lion in the concluding indoor events of the
annual tournament There were many Ia
dies present, all Of whom displayed the
usual keen interest evncei by the feminine
mind in physical contests which are purely
masculine in character.
The regular tournament events undecided
on Thursday night were rings, fence-vault-
ing and rope-climbing. supremacy in which
was determined by points. Eight contest
ants who competed for hOnoTs were: A.
Huber, F. Becker. Charles Hartmann. A.
Hoffman, l.. Hintz; j. T. Schuster, C. j.
Schuster ana R. Backhausen. c. J. Schus-
ter won all the hOnors. and will probably
" in the all-aTound championship of the Pa
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sHoEMAKERs' STRIKE.
The Affair at Jones' Factory More Z
tensiye Than First Ihnnnht-

The Affair at Jones Factory More Ex-
tensive Than First Thought.
The strike at Orrin Jones' satisfactory is
more extensive than was at first supposed.
Seven men went out on Thursday because
they claimed that Jones did not pay the
regular schedule of prices for turned"
work, the men demanding 45 cents instead
of Al cents pair for such work.
The Boot and Shoe Makers White-labor
League has taken a hand in the controversy
and eighteen shoe-makers engaged in other
departments of the factory were ordered out
yesterday, the strike preventing Jones from
manufacturing certain shoe for which a
special plant was recently placed in the
factory.
Mr.. Jones saws he is unable to negotiate a
settlement of the trouble with the league
because he is a member of the Shoe-manu-
facturers' Association, the bylaws of which
demand that members shall settle difficult
ties with employees themselves and not
through the league.
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cifc Coast R. Baekhausen was the come
dian OF the octet, his grOtesoue perform
auces aff0rding much amusement
In the rings contest c. j. Schuster clearly
surpassed his competitors in agility, form,
and in the difficult nature of his perform
ances. Hutz aud Hoffman probably ranked
next, and J. r. Schuster also deserved men
ton; but most OF the athletes gave evidence
OF a lack of familiarity with the exercise.
The fence Yaultng was won by HintZ.
who cleared feet inches, but failed at
feet inches. c. j. Sehuster, who came
next. vauiIed at 6 feet inches, but was I'M
able to clear the bar when it was elevated an
inch higher.
In the rope-ciimbiDg contest some amuse-
ment was created by the mishaps of the I'M
lucky ones: c. J. Schuster rang the bell in
10 seconds, Hoffman and Hintz each accom-
plishing the task in II seconds.
The judges, Il. B. Russ, Paul 9TH and
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through the carriage window, heard the
fair defendant sweetly murmur a plea of
guilty to the charge of violating the city
ordinances by incorporating, imposed the
usual fine, withdrew his head from the WIN
dow, substituted his hand, received the cash,
re-entered the courtroom and the carriage
drove back to the hotel.
The lady most directly interested In the
affair does not propose to let her experience
deter her from endeayoring to witness some
future mill, but, acting on the advice often
rendered by slang youths to young damsels,
she will first ''get her hair cut. Hamilton
Spaatatar
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THE FLORISTS ORGANIZE.
They Wish to Advance Harmonious Social
Relations.

They Wish to Advance Harmonious Social
Relations.
.. a large number of representative florists,
nHrserymen and seedmen of San Francisco,
Oakland and Alameda held a meeting last
night at Irving Hall for the purpose of FORM
operation in all Of the large cities of the
United States. The declared purposes are
to advance harmonious social relations and
mutual benefit and protection. The officers
pre- TEN were; Emory E. Smith, Chairman !;
M. II. wilkins, Secretary; Charles 2. Baker,
Treasurer, all Of San francisco.
The work of the organization was dis
cussed at length and after the preliminary
reading OF the constitution and bylaws the
meeting, which was enthusiastic throughout,
was adjourned. e''
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FRACTURED HIS SKULL.
a Laborer Falls Against Rock and Il
Fatally Injured.


Fatally Injured.
John Sheehan, a laborer employed by
Contractor Buchanan, was seriously injured
about o'clock yesterday afternoon. With
several other labOrers he was engaged in
grading an embankment on Steiner street,
near Fulton, and was digging in the middle
of the bank when large rock above him
tottered and started to roll downward
One of the laborers saw the rock start and
shouted to Sheehan to get out of the way.
Sheehan attempted TO do so, but lost his
footing and fell, his head striking a sharp
cornered rock. He was picked up in an I'M
conscious condition and taken to the Re-
ceiying Hospital, where it was found that
the frontal bone was badly fractured.
Police Surgeon Williams trepanned the
fractured skull, but the unfortunate man
sank rapidly and little hope WAS held out.
Sheehan is middle-aged man and has
wife living in Buffalo, n Y, from which
city be came one year ago. He roomed at 8
Fourth street.
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Meeting of "Ktnr,s panrh..,.

The Board of Directors of the Kings
Daughters Home for Incurables have called
general meeting of all Kings Daughters
for this afternoon, at / o'clock, at Irving
Hail. All possible information regarding
the home and the pledges to be exacted
from those who may wish to become mem
bers of the corporation will be given to
those who attend.
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The trial of l.. ID. Stone, charged with
violating Order 1901 by having sold skunk
veal, was commenced In Police Court 4
yesterday afternood. Stone Is the proprie-
tor of the Bay Saint Market on Sixth street.
and one of the witnesses against him was
NJ. Schnaider, discharged employee. He
testified that immature veal had been used
In making sausage, and certain parts of
calves unfit for human food were also sold
sppctor Wray told how he had found three-
quarters of skunk calf in barrel mt the
market The trial will be resumed this
morning.
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The Shooting of Haley.

Michael Haley. the young rough who was
shot on Thursday hight by William Hart
man, the keeper of saloon at the corner of
Tenth and Folsom streets, is in a very criti-
cal condition. Hartman says that he fred
the shot in self-defense, as Haley and othe rs
made an attack upon him with clubs and
bricks. William Bannan, who was men
toned yesterday as having had hand in
the assault on the saloon-keeper, was at
home and in bed at the time of the shooting.
The morning call., 1891-02-21
Carpenters and Joiners.

Carpenters and Joiners' Union, No. %,
initiated seven applicants for membership
last night and indorsed the bakers stamp
A committee was appointed to make ar
engagements for the joint picnic at Shell
Mound PARK on May 1st. The union de-
cded to hold an open meeting next Friday
night, and all the members of the craft are
cordially invited to attend The District
Council will meet tomorrow for permanent
organization.
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contract in question was one by which he
agreed to furnish forage to the city and
on June 9, 1890. 1t is alleged, however, that
six sacks of carrots and other proven der
were purchased from others, contrary to
the covenants of the contract, and hence
the Suit
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Closing of the Custom-House.

AT noon to-day the Custom-house will
close in honor of the memory of the late
General Sherman. 1t will remain closed un-
til Tuesday morning not opening on Mon
day, except between 9 and 10 o'clock in the
morning for the clearance aud entrance OF
vessels. All masters desiring to work duty
paid cargoes must obtain the permission of
The Surveyor on that dgy
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The steamship stevedores received en-
couraging reports, showing that so actively
engaged are the members in the loading and
discharge OF ocean steamers that many are
unable to find time to attend the meetiagsr
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Longshore Lumbermen.

The Longshore Lumbermen's Protective
Association amended its constitution and
bylaws last night so that the age of those
in the craft eligible to membership is in
creased from 40 to so years. Twelve appli-
cations f T membership were received, and
the stamp adopted by the bakers was in
dorsed. Business is brisk and all are actively
EMPLOYED,
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Elizabeth w. Porter will tell in The
sunday Cali about two California girls
ascending in midwinter to the ton 81
Mount st. Bernard, Switzerland, the frat
of the female who ever undertook
such n periIous trim
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The upholsterers Endorsed the bread stamp
last night. The members of the union re-
port that business is steadily improving
and that several large shops have recently
become unioniZed.
The morning call., 1891-02-21
Rucv and ais CONTRACT

Thomas ID. Riley, a dealer in grain and
feed. has sued the city and county of San
Francisco for annulnent of contract and
5000 damages for the breach thereof. The
The morning call., 1891-02-21

'TIie Old Mill in the South, - n sketch of
life at the present time on a Southern plan
tation, will be an attractive feature in The
Sunday Call.
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Two Late Arrivals.

The steamer Coos Bay. Captain Leland,
came in last night from San Pedro; also the
schooner Newark, Captain Beck, 81 hours
from Bowens Landing.
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SEVEN AGES OF MAN,
OLYMpIAN ROLLER. SKATING Club
CYCLORAMA SIEGE OF PARIS F!

New and Marvellous Effects Never Before
Attempted.
Full Military Band, Brilliant Lectures. Musical
Interpretations, CGnnonading and MusSetry Firing.
Paris Seen by Lightning Flashes The Great Storm
Thunder, Lightning and Rain.
This marvellous presentation at 2:30, 100, $50
and 8 80 P. NJ. No words can describe the match
less grandeur OF the scene. Open 10 TO 10 p
Admission. soc; Children, csc.
MASON AND EDDY STREETS. II
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Artist Palmer viii tell in The Sunday
Call all about the manner in which scenery
is painted for the stage.
The morning call., 1891-02-21

M r. AND MRS DREwS DANCING AOAD- e2
w envy, IL New Montgomery st-Nslv ar ~
engagements; tuition reduced; dancing EARNED -
At little cost; Gents exclusively (beginners). L@s&
Mondays, Wednesdays Ladies (begtnners). fu5s-
days, Thursdays; sources Saturday evenings prlyasa
leSSonsdailY de2lG
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THIS BRIGHT NEW 1891

Needs the brightest and best of music The 2,000,-
900 readers of this ad. all invited to provide
themselves with music or music books from our
complete and varied stock.
81 Send freely for lists and informatiOn.
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Miss PEBBLES and Miss Thompson's

SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.
80 and "a East Fifty-seventh ST., New York
School year 1892 will open THURSDAY, Oct LIST
Circulars sent on application.
fe1S lat
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BOARD OF NEW CITY HALL COMMISSIONERS

SAN Francisco, February 49, 1891.
Alta MEETING OF THE BOARD OF NEW
~ City Hall Commissioners, held February 16,
1891. the following resolution passed print:
Resolved, That final estimate and pay OF
$3.50 rs upon Contract i5A, in favor OF Lawton &
Britt. pass print.
The board adjourned the call OF the President.
felt St EDWARD J. WOLFE, Secretary.
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silent, and as her tears flowed freely
the bitterness of her soul broke forth
in broken sentences uttered half inau
dibly.
"As thou wilt, Q Lord-but you will
no'-you could not take him from me.
Let me go with him-Oh, let me gol'
The child half rose on one elbow;
and said in low voice-''You may &c
Observation-Disclosures may 60"
He fell back on his pillow and pc
culiar light cIme into his eyes. The
old grandmother came quite close to
the bedside and peered ilto his face.
For moment all was silent-it was five
minutes of four The old negress
threw herself across the bed, her sob
bing cleared, CLEAN of delight, of Joy
and resignation passed over her face.
Two minutes of four-the child
raised himself from his pillows and
clasped the old negress' hand and ex
claimed:
"Come on grandmother-come on, /"
and fell back exhausted. l hastened
TO feel his pulse-but that strange
thing men call life, had departed. The
grandmother, too, lay quite still.
The clock struck four. l was alone
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distress an perplexity plainly de pictet
on Mary A. Marian's face, not an
ger nor jealousy.
II assure you, Helen, it was not m,
dolngr Mrs. LyIord whispered /
hit later. Nothing would have In
duced me to bring Hobart Tremlet
here after the shabby way he treste
you, Years ago."
past is dead and buried; he and NEE
as strangers now."
Did We meet as strangers?
| u an very much surprised to fine
that you are my hostessi" Hobar
said In the course of the evening. q"
understood that 1t was Miss not Mrs
Copithorne whom / was to meet /
your husband present."
explained why L was known nov
by my own fathers name. and that
was still Miss, though not Miss Beau
dette.
'"rhe last time we met was on one o.
your birthdays, was it not?" he asked.
eyes, the day L was twenty-five.
Alice, please hand me that blue and.
gold book" on the table near you
thank you. "Here," smilingly said as
L handed the book to him, sis youI
gift on that occasion. Do you know
you did not put my name in it? Here
Is new gold pen. you can repair th'
| omission now
"Oh but l did"-and as he spoke he
examined the blank fly leaf in front,
then he opened the book at the bach
and-what did see?
Il not only wrote your name, but
enclosed this tiny billet doar which
seems to have clung persistently to the
| book"
As he held the volume open towards
me tore the note out; tiny drop OF
mucilage, or other sticky substance,
had held it there all these years. Ho-
bart had earle ssly written my name in
the back of the book, where had never
once looked for it, or L would have
seen his note.
"Read it." he said persuasively.
did so, for 1t was short, but oh, Sc
full of meaning.
"lt Is not too late to answer it, is il
Helen? L have been a lonely widower
for twenty-three years-you did no,
know it2 Yes, l married dear little
invalid cousin in order to soothe her
dying hours; she was fond of me; you
were silent, so / thought you had re-
iected me. viii you answer it now?'
Hobart said rapidly in low tone.
Alice, her eyes as big as saucers, ha
long ago left us and discreeGly begun to
thrum noisy tune on her inseparsble
banjo. I thought that her ingenuity
had earned an affirmative reply to the
words she whispered as she said good
night.
"Oh, may L be bridesmaid? 1 thini
more of him than did before"
SO [ am to have a protector at last
A noble, manly husband on whom |
can thoroughly rely! OF course If il
were any one but him 1 shoul run a
great risk in marrying, ut my age; but
he is worthy of all trust To tell the
! truth, mamma has SO long leaned on
my judgment aud have also used the
same prop so constantly, that 1t has
become somewhat warped and | am
| glad to relieve 1t of its burden and
| give it a chance to resume its normal
condition. No unmarried woman il
really happy. after all.
FRANCES ELLEN WADLEIGH.
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How to Keep Good Looks.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox condemns the
practice of young girls being forced
to rise early after a night spent in
social gaieties, and says:
81 never vet heard a woman declare
herself poor sleeper or an early riser
under all circumstances who did not
wear iaded and worn appearance.
81 never yet saw q woman who was
renowned or remarkable for having
kept her youthful looks and her health
who was not good sleeper, and who,
if she lost her early hours in the night
by social pleasures, did not make up
for them in the daytime.
"Au the cosmetics, all the massage.
all the beauty-baths and physical cul-
ture in the world cannot do for tagged
cheeks and hollow eyes, and fatigue
blanched face what one good hour Of
sleep every afternoon will do.
81 have seen pinched cheeks, hollow
circled eyes, and blue lips transformed
into plumpness, bloom and brilliancy
by even half an hour OF sleep.
'1f we can get enough sleep We win
be surprised to find how much we can
accomplish in few hours. And if We
do not sleep enough We wonder why
we are so lsnguid, and why everything
goes wrong.
"The parents OF young daughters are
making criminal mistake when they
urge their daughters up in the morn
ing after night broken by social
pleasures. Nothing they can do for
their daughters afterwards will ever re-
compense them for the injury thus in
fiicted on outraged nature.
81 think some enterprising being
ought to rise up, and supplement our
| physical culture and 'Delsarte' and
massage schools by 'slumber school,
where people will be taught how to go
to sleep at Will, with an offer of prizes
to pupils who can fall asleep the most
readily"