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Dissatisfied with the Council.

Deputy County Attorney George Hatch
of Port Angeles is in the city in relation to
the suit to disincorporate that city. Suit
was brought to disincorporate the city, as
a means ofrevenge because Of dissatisfac-
ton with the council, and as a means Of
escaping taxation. The decision was in
favor Of the city, and Mr.. Hatch visited
Spokane to consult with the attorney gem
eral in relation to anappeal which he had
there were no grounds for an appeal. and
MI. Hatch is here To Mithdraw m
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ST. Louis, Nov. 2.-One Of the most dis
astrous forest fires ever known in st. Louis
county has been raging for the past three
days in the western part Of the county.
Thousands of dollars worth of valuable
property has been destroyed and unless
there is rain within few days the losses
will reach an enormous figure. Many
acres of wheat and timber are DESTROYED.
Farmers are fighting for their homes.
, 1891-11-02
New IncOrpOratiOns,

Articles Of Incorporation were filed to-
day by the MukiIteo, Lowell & Everett
Motor company, of snohomish County.
Capital, S25, 600.
The Q. D. Elder decorating company, Of
Tacoma Capital, $4,000
The Spokane Ice and Cold Storage com
pany, Of Spokane. Capital, 100000.
, 1891-11-02
Notice Of DissnIutian.

NOTICE is hereby given that the firm of F.
In G. Williams & Co, heretofore doing bus
mess in the city of Olympia, County of Thurs
ton, and state of Washington, as Undertakers,
has been this day dissolved by mutual consent.
The said business will hereafter be conducted
all Of the interests Of the firm, retaining ali
property Of the firm. paying all debts and col
lecting all amounts due the firm OF F. C. Will
Jams q Co. Oct22-6t.
Dated at Olympia, Wash this 81, of oct. 1891,
F. c, WILLIAMS & co,
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nelpIng out a nursted RnnK.

BosroN, Nov. 2.-The banks voted to as
sess themselves three per cent of the
amount of their loan. This will raise about
$4, 100000 for loan to the Maverick bank
to help it out of its difficulties.
, 1891-11-02

The maximum temperature today was
58 degrees and the minimum 49, Maximum
speed Of wind, 10 miles per hour, from
southwest Amount Of rainfall, 1O2 inches
(for twenty.four hours ending at 3 p.m).
Amount of rainfall since July l. 1891,
since July /, 1891, 900 inches; excess
since July l, 1891, ,3,05 inches. Indications
for tomorrow, rain.
b. B. O1EnY, Observer.
, 1891-11-02
Chicago Produce market.

CHICAGO, Nov. 2. - Close = Wheat "
Steady cash, 92c; December, 942Ic.
May, $1O1H
Corn Steady Cash. 54Mc; May 1870.
Oats-Steady; cash, 3O%c; May. 31sIc.
Pork-Steady; Cash, $8.25@$8.371I; Jan
uary, $10.02l@$1O.05.
], Lard Steady; cash, $500; January
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MORE FREEDOM.
FIVE-HUNDRED CONVICTS LOOSE
In TENNESSEE.
The MOuntaineers Come to Their
Rescue and Send Them Away
From the Mines.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Nov. 2. AT 1 O'Clock
this morning two hundred mounted men
came in from the mountains and liberated
two hundred convicts, working in the
mines at Oliver Springs. So quietly was
it done that people in the town knew moth
ing about what happened until this morn
ing when they discovered the stockade was
amass Of smoking ruins. The short term
prisoners were furnished with citizens
clothing, and with the exception Of a few
captured all are now at large. This makes
more than five hundred penitentiary con-
yicts turned loose in that locality since
Friday evening. The governor of the state
was here yesterday, but left for Nashville
this morning, 1t does not appear there
was any resistance on the part OF the
guards and nobody was hurt. The wild
est rumors prevail of which one is that the
miners will Immediately proceed to Tracy
city and release the conyicts there.
WHN NlrN, SNWp
, 1891-11-02

SAN Francisco, Nov. 2.--M. B. Curtis
pleaded not guilty today to the charge of
killing Officer Grant Sept. 11th. The case
is set for trial Saturday.
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CAmE no LTFE IN THE GRAVE.
A Terrible Spectacle witnessed In
an Eric dyauatarv

A Terrible Spectacle Witnessed In
an Erie Cemetery.
ERIE, Nov. 1.-Two weeks ago Farmer
George Heidecker, of Green township, ap-
parently died very suddenly of what was
supposed to have been heart failure. The
remains were buried four days later from
the st. Johns Lutheran church of this
city and temporarily inferred in a neigh
boris lot in the Erie cemetery. The trans
fer was made today and when the re-
mains were exhumed the coffin was opened
at the request of the family, when a horri-
Tying spectacle was presented. The body
was turned around lying on its face, and it
and the interior of the coffin bore traces of
a terrible struggle with death in its most
awful shape.
TERRIBLE STRUGGLE IN THE GRAVE.
The distorted and blood-covered features
bore evidence of the horrible agony en-
dured. The clothing about the neck and
chest had been torn into shreds, as was
likewise the lining of the coffin Bloody
marks of the finger nails on the face throat
and neck, told of the awful despair of the
doomed man. who tore his own flesh iii his
terrible anguish. Several fingers had been
entirely bitten off, and the hands torn with
the teeth until they scarcely resembled
those of a human being.
, 1891-11-02

The offer Of board. tuition and room rent for
$5o ReT + yeaE IN advance d has already brought
the privileges and opportunities of the Institute
are open to the patrons of Olympia for the price
of tuition alone
A Faculty OF nine Instructors and Specialists,
completely furnished boarding and lodging
halls, literary and debating societies and thor
ough work in all departments are the advan-
tages offered.
For further information call on or address
REV. LUTHER COVINGTON,
PRESIDENT
, 1891-11-02
mETEOROhoGICAL REPORT.

OLYMPIA, Wash, Nov. ?, 1891.
, 1891-11-02

The new fire engine house just finished,
in Tacoma, opposite the Tacoma hotel is
the finest on the Pacific Coast
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-28
A JURIST'S OBSEQUIES.
Funeral Services of the Late
Judge O. C. Pratt.

The funeral services Of the late ex-
Judge Orvile c. Pratt we're held yester
day afternoon at the Calvary Presbyterian
Church, which was we'll filed with per-
sonaI friends of the deceased.
At2 O'Clock Rev. Dr. East0n, robed in his
vestments, met the procession at the door Of
the edice and led the way into the sane
tuary, Tecitng the service for the dead.
The pall-bearers were ex-Judges MYrick,
BeIcher, McKinstry and Rhodes, Judge w.
W. Morrow, E. J. Pringle, DR.. HarknessS
Z. D. Sawyer, E. II. Haskell, w. S. Davis,
Robert Bright and Adolph G. Russ, the last
four named representing the Society Of
California Pioneers.
AS the cortege entered the church Pro-
fessor Gustave A. Scott the Organlst,
played Schubert's Funeral March. A dele
CATION from the Pioneers occupied seats near
the mourners. EX-Judge Pratt was mem
Der of the Bar Association, and large num-
Der Of prominent attorneys among the older
practitioners were present, although not as
a delegation.
The choir sang at intervals during the ser
vice DR.. Chards Funeral Chant and tile
hymns, Nearer, My God. to Thee" and
"ROck OF Ages" DR.. East0n delivered an
eloquent eulogy on the dead jurist, who had
been q regular attendant of the church and
one Of its most liberal supporters during the
past six years. The clergyman referred to
the fact that this had been the fourth funer-
al service he had conducted within the past
two DAYS, from which he drew appropriate
lessons for the congregation.
Numerous and beautiful floral tributes
were placed on the pail and around the pull
pit As the procession left the church the
organist played BlumenthaPs Funeral
March. The remains we're deposited in
vault at the Laurel Hill CemeteTy,
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of from 5000 to 1000 in Tulare, where tue
leading men in the communities are actively
identified with the association.
RAPID IMPROVEMENT.
the Richmond District Undergoing
lEandarfI,l

The Richmond District Undergoing q
Wonderful Change.
The Point Lobos Improvement Society
met last evening at Vorrath's Hall, corner
OF johnson and Point Lobos avenues, and
discussed improvements for the Richmond
District now under way or projected.
MIR. Figel, Chairman of the Executive
Committee, reported that arrangements had
been completed for sewer outlet from
IWenty-fourth avenue to the ocean and
concluded that the assessment would not
be more than ST 90 or 81 a lot to the prop
erty-owners.
committee on drifting sand SUBJ
mltted the names of twelve persons from
whose property sand is allowed to flow over
the avenue, thus impeding grading and other
work. A list of the same was ordered for
warded to the Superintendent of Streets.
with petition asking him to cause an
abatement of the nuisance.
The Committee on Police reported that
Chief Crowley had detailed two men for
the district and promised more when they
could be spared; also that several police
alarm boxes would be established at once.
The gas company is laying mains on the
avenue, and, with good fire facilities. ample
police protection, the prospects OF an excel
lent sewer system and the browning glory
OIL getting rid of the steam-ear5 on January
lSt the residents of Point LobOs avenue
are more than pleased with the work Of the
improvement Club during the past year.
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TEACHERS CERTIFICATES.
Another Lot Granted by the Board {
Examiners.

Another Lot Granted by the Board of
Examiners.
The following certificates were granted
yesterday by the Board of Examiners Of the
School Department:
To Cecil w. Marx, high school certifi-
cate, on his Santa Clara grammar school
course certificate; Miss l.. L. Beckham,
grammar grade, on her California State Ed
ucational diploma; Miss Eva l.. Green,
grammar grade. on a San Mateo County
grammar grade; Miss Fannie LichtenbeIg.
grammar grade on her State Educational
diploma; Miss Mary r. McLay, grammar
grade, on her California State Normal School
diploma; Miss l.. r. Gallagher, grammar
grade, on her California State Normal School
diploma; Miss c. L. Santff, grammar grade,
on her California State Educational diploma.
The following certificates were renewed:
Miss NJ. J. Mayborn. high school; Miss |. +.
Clark. first grade; second grade, Miss l.. n.
Tieroff. Miss X. F. QuiuIan, Miss NJ. q.
Sutherland and Miss X. c. 0'Brien.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-28
CALLED HIM DOWN.
Arrest of Sailor for an Assault Upon


Arrest of n Sailor for Assault Upon
Skipper.
Last night George Higgins was arrested
on complaint of George Johnson for an as
sault with a deadly weapon commit in
August. Johnson is proprietor of scow
and formerly had Huggins in his employ.
The latter'S services terminated with the
assault johnson swore to the complaint
immediately aud it was sent to one of the
Harbor Police stations to be solved, but the
police could not locate their man during the
daytime and at night declined to serve the
warrant, saving that it could not be rived
after sunset Higgins kept concealed dur
ing daylight, and at night haunted john
sons steps and threatened him. Last night
johnson saw MIN in his wake on Kearny
street and called him TO account. They
uuarreled aud johnson blew a police
whistle that summoned Policemen HOl-
brook and Anthony. Higgins faced the
music with "What are you going to do
about it?' His arrest was the answer.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-28
THREE SEIZURES.


Opium Found in Tailoring Shop and in
CoaI-Bunker.
Yesterdays work among the Inspectors
OF Internal Revenue and the Custom-house
searchers resulted in three seizures, two of
which were Of more than ordinary moment.
Inspectors Thomas and Clapp found 103
cans of opium in a Chinese tailoring es-
Establishment kept by Quong Sun Chung, at
746 Commercial street. Quong could give no
explanation Of where he had bought the
drug, how long he had had 1t and what he
Intended to do with 1t. The opium is
stamped with imported stamps which bear
every evidence of having been "Sweated."
This is probably true, as the cans are over
weight, indicating that the opium Is of do
nestle manufacture.
Forty 5-tael cans of opium were found
yesterday morning four feet deep In coal In
the galley coal-6unker of the Rufus E.
Wood, collier plying between Nanaimo
and this port. Inspectors Ahern and
Greenan, who found and seized the stuff.
were acting under special orders.
Inspector ClaPp seized a small quantity OF
cigars and ''sweated" opium stamps ut the
store of Wong Sun Wah, 70Sh Dupont
street.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-28
RrscUEp OFF HUNTERS POINT.
CITY HALL ELEVATORS.
The Old Traps VIII Soon be in Operi
tInn Onca More.

The Old Traps VIII Soon be in Opera
ton Once More.
The large accumulation in the engine
room of the New City hall, which was used
in the locomution of No. elevator, which
had its bottom Knocked out by a fall a
mouth or more ago, has been fully repaired
and is ready for use.
The elevator, however, will be furnished
with a new system, known as the lever
system, that will improve its action very
much and make it serviceable for years
without the annoyance of q breakdown
every few weeks. 1t will not be in running
order for two weeks. No. 2 elevator will be
running again in day or two.
The City Hall Commissioners feel as
keenly as any one the awkwardness of hav-
ing the elevators idle. but do not like to
bear the brunt of the blame. The old one
had been patched up and patched up for
five or six years, till it was really nothing
but All old patch. 1t happened to collapse
just at this time, and there was no way of
escaping it. 1t former administrations had
been more careful to do good work. they
say, there would have been no necessity for
this delay and annoyance.
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WORLDS FAIR NOTES.
Call Issued by the Mayor for County
Association.

Call Issued by the Mayor for n County
Association.
In compliance with a resolution passed by
the Board of Supervisors, requesting the
Mayor ito communicate with leading citi-
zens for conference for the purpose of Or
ganiZing a County Worlds Fair AsSocia-
tion," the Mayor has called meeting at
his Office for Friday evening, and has sent
requests to the following-named gentlemen
TO attend the same: II. ID. Ranlett David
Kerr, Mark Sheldon, Sidney M. Smith,
William Little, A. S. Hallidie, w. w. Mon
tague, William }. Button, j. p. lie Count,
c. l.. Taylor Ignatz Steinhart, James OBJ.
Gum, l.. b. Benchley, Ernest A. Denicke,
John Birmingham, K. 2. Hammond Jr., NJ.
Ehrman, Frank McCoppin, d. Ghiradelli
Jr, Sylvan WE'LL. A. Lachmap, William
lrelan Jr., Robert Sutherland, James ID.
Phelan, Peter MEG. Mclean, ID. III. Porter,
G. A. Wetmore, A. w. Starbird, julius 2.
Smith. w. II. Mills, George Hea2elton.
George K. Fitch. Loring Pickering, William
N. Bunker, II. M. de Young and William
r. Hearst. The Board of Supervisors has
also DeeE invited.
Reports of county organizations continue
to come in to the State Commission. A
special feature Is the honorary membership.
by means Of which non-residents of the
ment of fee. 1t is believed that in this way
considerable money can be raised throughout
the State, ana this will be used to supplement
the appropriations Of the various boards OF
Supervisors, the whole amount to be de-
voted to the interests of the municipality by
which it is donated.
The California State Worlds Fair Com
mission has received communications from
the chiefs Of several departmental bureaus
at Chicago, asking for n maximum estimate
OF the space which will be required at the
exposition by individual exhibitors from this
State. Space in the various buildings Is
rapidly being assigned, and residents of this
State intending 10 compete for medals or
premiums should place themselves in imme-
date communication with the local commits
Sion.
Secretary Thompson has just returned
from Tulare, where he organized county
association with u good membership and
bright prospects. His plan of organization
has been adopted in that as In the other
counties in the State which have moved in
the matter, and he anticipates membership
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-28
A QUAINT OLD WOMAN.
Mrs. Mary McGregor Testifying in II
Mcdonald Case.

Mrs. Mary McGregOr Testifying in the
Mcdonald Case.
The trial of the Mcdonald case in the
Probate Department yesterday afforded a
great deal of amusement to the lobby, court
and bar. The cause was the eccentric an
sWers returned by Mrs. Mary McGregor, a
witness, to questions asked her by lawyer
SUDDEN. Mrs. McGregor is 80 years old, and
as original as she is full of years. She is the
grandmother of Henry Mcdonald, the claim
ant, aud mother OF Claude Lee, his mother.
Her answers were humorous in the ex-
treme, and her words fell from her
lips with quaint Scottish accent. In
questioning her as to dates she answered
that she could not recnllect them. Her only
almanac wa5a' Come day, go day; God send
Sunday" When asked what became OF her
granddaughter she answered:
"She went to heaven"
After considerable more questioning At
torney SUDDEN asked:
"When did you first learn that Captain
Mcdonald was the father of the bJy?"
when he came to the Potrero and told
me So"
by what name was the boy known be-
fore thaJ?"
"Henry McGregor," she replied
Didn't you name him after Henri
Stuart?"
''Indeel, l did not 1 wouldn't name a
dog after him. l always name anybody l
care for after an angel in heaven
A question that aroused the old lady's ire
was relative to a certain time that Captain
Mcdonald was at her house. She was
asked whether he had his clothes on. She
became very indignant and said a lot Of in
coherent things. When the stenographer
repeated the question she turned upon him,
fury blazing in her eyes and in high
cracked voice shouted:
What do you mean, sir, by asking lady
such question? Do you suppose he was
sitting on the floor bare nakedW
When asked what kind Of buggy Nc
Donald rode in, she re lied:
well. sir. IL wasn't the best buggy in
the world, and yet 1t wasn't the worst"
WAS it a red buggy?"
''Sure. my man, the craziest person in the
world wouldn't ride in red buggyW
The old lady's evidence throughout was
OF similar character and she was on cross
examination poser for the attorneys, for
they derived little satisfaction from her.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-28
DIE TOY WAS COY.

She Refused, as Agreed, to Wed Her
Chinaman Lover.
All SCOT, the Chnaman who applied to
the SUPERIOR Court for writ of habeas cor
pus on Monday, for the release of Die Toy,
a Chinese maiden who, he alleged, was
restrained of her liberty by the Presby-
terrain Mission. received metaphorically
black eve before Judge Lawler yesterday.
SCOT induced Toy to come TO America and
placed her in the mission to be educated.
When the wedding day drew near the
Acknowledged maid repented of her choice
and refused to wed SCOT, whose mplexion
suits his name and whose name indicates
his trade, for lie is tailor. Judge Lawler
dismissed the writ. because Toy did not
want to leave the miss and is Uf an age
to be her own mist eSs.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-28
LAGUNA SURVEY.
About One Fourth of the Assessment
Is DELINQUENT.

ABOUT One-fOurth OF the AsbebsmeHtb
Is Delinquent.
The collection of assessments for the open
ing of streets through the Laguna Survey
turned out very successfully, much better,
in fact. than even the Commissioners had
hoped for Out of the 1900 property owners
assessed only 1900 were delinquent, and they
represent the majority of small assessments.
The amount collected was a little over
$4,000, nearly enough to pay the actual
damages assessed. The amount delinquent,
equal about to the EXPENSES Of the com
mission, is $751; 600 All but TWO within the
survey have paid, and none of the large
hOide are delinquent. The Superintend-
ent of Streets believes that If pains had
been taken to advertise the matter more
thoroughly there would have been much
smaller number in arrears. The presump-
ton il that they have not paid because they
know nothing about it. 1t is proposed now
to send postal-card notifies to all the de-
linQuenls,
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AGAIN ON TRIAL.
Charles Schmidt Required to Account for

Charles Schmidt Required to Account for
second Burglary.
Charles Schmidt, one OF the ex- pals of
Sidney Bell, who was convicted in Judge
Troutt's department on Monday of bur-
glary, was again put on trial yesterday be-
fore the same Judge, on a second charge,
that he entered the house of n man named
O'Brien, Oh Guerrero street, in November,
1890. His attorney made the same formal
demand for change of venue that was
made on the first trial, which was denied in
like manner. After procuring five jurors
the trial was postponed until to-day. Sid
ney Bell will be one of the witnesses during
the daY,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-28

J. Vaughn, a carpenter, died yesterday at
bis residence. 3119 Mission street, under cir
cumstances that prompted the attending
physician to report the case 70 the Coroner
Vaughn fell some ten feet on Friday from
q shed on Folsom street. near Twenty-first,
OF which he was working, and had to be
carried home. He grew rapidly worse and
died yesterday of what the attending ply
sician and Coroner agreed to be compress
sion of the brain. Vaughn was 81 years OF
age and q native Of Nova Scotia.
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THE OLD, OLD STORY.
Married Two Months, a Mother and Seel
ing Divorce.

Married Two Months, a Mother and Seek
ing a Divorce.
A very beautiful young woman, carrying
a pretty month-old baby in her arms, ap-
piled to Justice of the Peace Low yesterday
for assistance and legal advice. She was
the victim of Market-street STATUE" and
about two months ago was married to him
to legitimize the birth of the baby. In
mediately after marriage the unwilling
mother has not seen him since. She is
living at home with her mother. She wants
divorce. but was Informed By Justice Low
that she would have no ground for action
under a year, He suggested that the recre-
ant husband might be proceeded against for
yagrancY.
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personally has cleared a large part of his
ranch and fenced it. Here is what he raised
this year: Sixteen tons of hay, worth SPA
a ton; has 1900 strawberry plants which
brought in $500, has sold 500 worth of
raspberries, 1900 pounds of potatoes, be-
sides vegetables of al! kinds. and he has
young orchard that promlses well.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-28

Tom Manning, twelve-year-old boy,
spent the afternoon on Mission Wharf fish
Ing up cocoanuts that occasionally fell over
board, while being uulOaded from the City
of Papeete. While trying to fish up a nut
about 3 30 o'clock. Tommy lost his balance
and took dive that sent him nearly to the
bottom Of the bay. A rope was quickly
thrown tho lad and he was soon hoisted
back upon the wharf with the coveted nut
in his nrms.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-28

Some of the wretched street work COM
planned of by the Mayor and Supervisors on
Monday evening, will be condemned
Among the first Jobs to meet that fate will
be that done by contractor Raisch, on Lilly
avenue, between Franklin and Cough. 1t
is n bitumenous rock pavement. and so far
from having the requ,Ted concrete base, It
was found to be simply red rock and sand
that could be scOoped out with ones hands.
The contractors will not be paid till the
work is properly done.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-28
Mrs. Bond Found Guilty.

Mrs. ]. B. Bond, wife of an Oakland art
ist, was tried in Police Court yesterday on
a charge OF cruelty for abusing Rosie Brow
occupants of the house where Mrs. Bond
lives, at 415 Eddy street, cheerfully testified
that she had frequently pulled the girls hair
and beaten her. Mrs. Bond was found
guilty and ordered to appear for sentence on
Saturday