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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-03
RANCH FIRES.
Thousands of Acres of Grain, Feed and Tim
Der Land Burned

MILTON, July 2,-During the past ten
days over 10000 acres of grain, feed and
timber land have been burned within ten
miles of this place. A large fire has been
raging east of here since Tuesday, burning
everything from Elkhorn Station south To-
ward Copperopolis. So far it has been I'M
possible to check the flames. The damage
likely to be caused by the contiagratiOn
cannot be estimated. In Saturdays fire f.
b. Moore of CopperopoliS lost between 500
and 400 cords OF wood. In Tuesdays fire
some 400 acres of grain were destroyed.
The heat for few days past has exceeded
any fOimer year, the mercury registering
los. Cl osing to-day at l12o.
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PRINCE poLGoRoukoEE.

Prince Dnlgoroukoff, recently Governor of
Moscow, died in Paris Tuesday evening.
He left Russia some time ago, practically an
exile. The Prince owed the Jews large
sums of money, and because of this he was
disposed to be lenient toward them. THIS
the Car did not like, so he Appointed his
brother as Governor, and, it is believed,
exiled Dolgoroukoff
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-03
FIREMEN'S TOURNAMENT.
Visitors Arriving at Petaluma to Witness
the Parade and Contests.

VlsltOfs drTlVlhg at fttAIuMH 70 WllntEs
the Parade and Contests.
PETAL UNA, July 2.-Petaluma is hand
somely decorated for the fremen's tourna-
ment, which commences tomorrow. The
Healdsburg and Santa Rosa fremen have
each established and prettily decorated
their headquarters, and delegations with
their machines arrived tonight. Many Wis
itors have already arrived and the town
looks gay. To-morrow's exercises will CON-
mence With grand military. firemen's and
civil parade, which will be followed by lit
erary and musical exercises at the theater.
On Saturday the races between the differ
ent fire companies for prizes will take place.
There will also be Some excellent horse
racing at the fair grounds. The weather
has become cooler and bids fair to be fine
during the tournament. The heat has done
some damage to fruit.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-03
Cooler Weather.

SACRAMENTO, July Q. - The mercury
touched 100 degrees here to-day, but the
breeze was fresh from the south and the
heat not oppressive. Tonight strong cold
breez' is blowing and the weather is de-
lightful. Yesterday laborer in the rail-
road yards named l.. Dunda drank too
freely Of cold water and became Frustrated.
He IS worse to-night and may NOT recover
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-03
oBITU AIRY
JUDGE j. NJ. LANE.

Judge j. NJ. Lane died at his home in
keokuk, Iowa, last night. of kidney trou-
bles. He was y years, of age and was ap-
pointed Judge of the United States Court
tor the District of Iowa by President Pierce,
in 1855, and held the position until the diyis-
ion. 1888, when he became Judge of the
Southern District. He had national repu-
tation as jurist and an author,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-03
a Boys Leg Amputated.

STOCKTON. July Mrs. Kate Ward, who
lives near Milton, Calaveras County. came
here to-day with her ten-year-old son, whose
leg was broken this morning by being
caught in wheel of a road cart while he
was irving to climb in 10 take a seat beside
his mother. The surgeons found tine leg
so crushed that amputation was necessary,
and it was taken off.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-03
The Washinutnn Nina

SEATTLE, July 2.-Dispatches from
Franklin, Gilman and Black Diamond re-
port everything quiet. Work was begun in
the mine at Gilman this morning with nom
union men, and it is expected coal ship
mrnts will begin this week. Governor
Ferry has ordered the disarming Of all un-
authoriZed forces
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-03

J. A. Folger. Baron and Baroness Won
Schroeder. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Oxnard.
Mrs. r. r. Boyd, Consul and Mrs. Donohoe,
the Misses Huntsman, Mrs. George Auden-
ried, Captain and Mrs. W. B. Collier,
Miss Kittle, Mrs. Glass. Miss Macdougal,
Miss Goodall, Messrs. Ogden and Southland
Hoffman. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Yates, Mr..
John f. Merrill. Mr.. Robert Tobin, Mr.. G.
Boole, Mr.. Robert Moore, Mrs. de Long,
Miss Lawton, the Misses Hush, Mr..
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Threatened Indian Outbreak SUPPRESSED

Los ANGELES, July 2.-Advicss received
at army headquarters here to-day are to the
effect that the Threatened outbreak among
the Mcqui Indians at Orabei village has
been suppressed. The ring-leaders have
been arrested and will he sent TO Fort
Wingate, \. Mex, as prisoners. The trouble
grew out OF an attempt of school-teachers
10 compel Indian children 70 attend school
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INJURED FRUIT.

Effect Of the Hot Weather on Apricots and
Peaches
VACAvILLE, July 2.-The aftermath OF
the hot spell is being felt now. Apricots
approaching maturity are so badly burned
by the heat and the accompanying north
wind as to be unmarketable. One large
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-03
Postoffice and Store Robbed.

WEsTPoRT. July 2.-Thr store of George
S. McPhee and the Postoffice were burglar
lied last night. The safe was blown open
and the robbers took 500, $50 of which
was POstoffice receipts. Thew left the va lu-
able papers and stamps. The work was
done by professionals.
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The DESERT LAKE.
The Constant Changing Of the
Waters.
Rising and Falling as The Wind
Alters.
Latest Reports From SaltOn-Danger Re-
ported 10 the RallrOad-The Tempefa-
ture Of the Water Increasing.
Special to THE MORNING CALI.

YUMA (Ariz,}. July IA reliable report
from Salton this morning is that the boat
sent out by the railroad company was
forced to return after having Travelled
twenty-five miles on the desert lake. The
force of the current made further Roadway
impossible. The latest news just received
reports that the water is still rising and a
stiff wind blowing The theory advanced
that the water now running into Salton
basin is caused by barrier washed out by
the Colorado River last year near Pilot
Knob is exploded by the fact that the food
of February Of this year carried twice the
amount of water of that of month ago,
and would have run into the desert if an
inlet existed. Careful investigation proves
that the barrier between the Colorado and
the rim of the desert was only a ridge of
four feet. This was aScertaned in the sur
vey made by Purday and James several
years ago
THE GULF RETURNING.
The border of high tide from the Gulf of
California rises from fifteen to thirty three
feet and runs up past the Colorado, and it is
believed by pioneers familiar with the SAL
ton section that the four-foot bench has
been worn down and the Gulf is gradually
returning to its old bed. CocOpah Indians
just arrived say that the water surely COMES
from the Gulf.
The Colorado River has been falling for
over a week past, and is lower to-day than
the same day last year. II the water is
running from the gulf the amount must ia
crease daily, as the difference in level is so
great. The report that railroad engineers
went down the Colorado to day to investi-
gate is untrue.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-03
Stahhed nv an Indian

YUMA, July 2.-Sam S. Gillespie, pro-
prietor of tine Railroad Hotel, was to-day
stabbed by Mexican Indian. The wound
IS dangerous, but not necessarily fatal The
would-be assassin is under arrest,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-03
Found Dead in Bed.

STOCKTON, July 2-Charles Kaiser a
very portly German, who came here last
Saturday from Humboldt County, was
found dead in his bed this morning. He
had been drinking ha d for several days
and the hot weather affected him. Apoplexy
was the cause of his death.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-03
Opium s eiZure.

PORTLAND, july 2.-Customs officers to-
day seized 478 five-tael cans of opium in a
Chinese store. The opium is valued at over
$1,000, and II is thought to have been shipped
from Victoria TO Vancouver, Wash, thence
to this city,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-03
THE USUAL RESULT.
Successful Attempt to Start Fire With a
Can of Kerosene.

VACAvILLE, July last night about 7.
o'clock japanese in the employ of Charles
Laird attempted to light fire with can
of kerosene, with the usual result. The
cabin in which he was about to cook was
burned and before lie could escape he
was severely if not fatally burned about
the lower part Of the body, hands and arms 5.
The doctor who attended him Is doubtful of
the results and had him removed to the
County Hospital this morning. The cabin
and contents, comprising quite Quantity
Of groceries, were totally consume
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-03
Colusa Election Fraud Case.

MARYsvILLE, July 2.-The Culver case
will have all the evidence in tomorrow
and the court will then adjourn until Mon
day to hear arguments. In the rebuttal
testimony Apologize swore that Tom
O'Brien of Willows had offered him 500 to
leave the country
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-03
Fatal Family Quarrel,

SEATTLE, July "A special to the Post
Intelligencer from Palouse City says: Lew
Mccormick killed his brother-in-law, Tom
Hamilton, in family quarrel.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-03
PROFESSOR PALkIR.

Advices from Surinam, Dutch Guinea.
have been received, which Say that Profess
sor Palkir, the Redemptorist father. who
has devoted his life for the past twenty-five
years to nursing the lepers of that colony,
has died of leprosy.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-03
LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
Arrived.

Arrived.
THURSDAY July 2.
Br ship oceana Page, 132 days from Ham0urzi
mdse, to Meyer, Wilson Co.
Spoken.
Per Br ship 0ceana-May d, So 3S $, 80 SO W,
four mased ship, painted lead color from san Fran
cisco for DuuSirk.
June "A. So 30 \. l3t w. schr Una
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-03

PORTLAND. July 2.-Portlands 10, Spo-
kanes 16.
SETTLE, July 2. -Seattles 3 Tacomas Z.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-03
BIRTHS-MARRIAGES- DEATHS.

Firth, marriage and death notices sent by mail
Will not be inserted. They must he handed In az
either of the publication Offices and be Endorsed
with the name and residence of persons authorized
to have the same published
BORN.
HELLQUIST-In this city June 30, 1891, to the
wire OF K G. Hellquist son.
kEITH-In this city, July l, 1891, to the wits Of
Sam f. Keith, son.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-03
ON THE COURTS.

Wedding Out the Aspirants for the Cham
pionship.
Punctuality wa s the order of the day and
start was made promptly at 1890 o'clock,
the time previously announced. The same
good pol icy was carried out throughout the
day, no time being cut 10 waste between the
matches, with the result that the eight heats
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-03
Burgled n Bicycle.

Thomas j. Dillon was arrested last night
for burglary, he having, it is alleged, entered
Burnett y Flatley's photograph gallery and
stole bicycle.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-03

fish with two tails is the leading curl
osity at Madison, Ga. 1t is alive and doing
we'll.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-03

Stetson resulted in the victory of the
former, by score Of 6-1, Is.
The playing off of the first round matches
was Immediately proceeded with and re-
suited as follows: Sam Neel defeated j: A.
Code by 6-3, Ga. A. T. Stewart defeated Fl;
Andrews BY &c, Go G. V. Gray defeated
W. Masee by 6-3, &C. Is. S. Hotfm de-
feafed w. G. Cooke by TO, 6-S, 90.
The tournament now stands as follows:
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-03

The gallery gods
Blanchard, Mr.. Thomas MCGEE. Mr.. Frank
ID. Madison, Mr.. Haslett, MIR. and Mrs. c.
Robinson. Mr.. Knight, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Sullivan. Mr.. Lee, Mrs. Henry
Schmiedell, Miss Mamie Reynolds and
many others.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-03
The Fire Record.

An alarm of fire at 9:S3 o'clock last night
from Station IS was for blaze on Fremont
street. near First. The fire originated in
two-suory frame building occupied by Nor
ton & Hendley as an IRON foundry. The
flames spread 10 the adjoining buildings,
and the roofs of No. $50, 234 and 236 were
seriously damaged. The interior of No.
234 where the fire started, sustained the
most damage, but $1,000 will cover the en-
tire loss
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-03
.Notnrio,. RuroIor He'll

Jack Gilbert, the notorious burglar, who
stole silverware from the residences Of Mrs .
/. F. Van Wrinkle and A. ii. Nolte, was
committed for trial Yesterday in $1,000 bonds.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-03

ID.
Barrett. William n. Jost, AdeIine
Berry, Charles E. Kerr Alfred
DubelbieS, Lzette Kennedy, Martin @.
Evans W illiam w. McLaren, Daniel
EcKs Henry Noel Mary
Fraser. William Grant Reese, Mrs. william d,
Grimes. Jane Smith, Frank w.
Irwin, William John SOmervIlle, Stuart
johnson, Adam Webster, William w.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-25

One OF the many curiously devised
instruments patented during the last
few years is an apparatus for measuring
the amount Of impure air which may
gather in a room within given length
OF time. This odd machine ''evoluted"
from the fertile brain of Professor Vol
pert, Of Nuremburg. 1t is well known
that air is very poisonous to the human
system when the carbonic acid gas in
the air exceeds part in /, 900.
In order 10 test the matter and tell
exactly when the one-thousandth part
limit has been reached, DR.. Wolpert has
provided an instrument or apparatus
consisting of a vessel containing a solu-
ton OF soda and phenolphthalein, from
which every 100 seconds there emerges
red drop through syphon, which is
so arranged as to travel down along a
prepared white thread about a foot
and half in length.
Behind the thread is a scale begin
ming with pure air" (up to or per
1,000), at the bottom, and ending above
with extremely bad" at the top. In
pure air the drop continues red down
to the bottom, but it loses its color by
the action of the carbonic acid gas;
sooner the more there is of that gas
present. st. Louis Republic
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-25
A Snake In Her slipper.

Mrs. Lucille Morgan, an estimable
lady Of advanced age Of Little Rock, re-
Gently received a shock which nearly
cost her her life by finding a snake in
one Of a pair Of carpet slippers, into
which she had thrust her foot Mrs
Morgan, rising during the night TO ad-
minister to her daughter, who was all
ing, hastily placed her feet in the slip
pers which were at her bedside. only 70
speedily withdraw them on feeling a
cold. slimy body snugly ensconced in
one. This was done so quickly that the
snake. also taken by surprise, had no
tiine to bite her, but, disturbed in his
nap, crawled out and ran under a piece
Of furniture.
The old lady, seeing the danger she
mad escaped. gave piercing shrek and
became unconscious. remaining 80 for
several hours in spite Of all efforts to re-
viye her When she was able to tell her
story the house was searched for the
snake, which was found and killed. II
was a young rattlesnake. and was proba-
bly, harmless, but Mrs. Morgan's nerves
had been so shocked that for several days
1t was thought that she would die.
Her imagination was much excited,
and it was with the greatest difficulty
she could be convinced that the snake
had not been able TO bite her.-Little
Rock Cor. Philadelphia Times
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-25

That 1t is not really light, but may be
some power usually co-existent with
light, which gives the tendency TO go
upward, is demonstrated by growth in
cellars or dark places. In the total
absence OF light growth is still upward.
Recently, in England, there have been
made some curious observations on
growth in coal mines. Posts driven in
the earth often sprout and grow as If
they were rooted trees planted. Some
of these posts, used as props in English
mines, a thousand feet below the sur
face, have sprouted, yet, though in
thorough darkness, the shoots have
gone up as perfectly in an upright po-
sition as il in full sunlight in the open
ground. Thomas Meehan in Philadel-
phia Ledger.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-25

Denmark was Inhabited 1000 Years Ago.
When was man first placed on earthi
No one can answer that question Hugh
Miller says that mans habit Of burying
his dead out of sight makes it very easy
to be mistaken on that point For
because of burial. mems bones may be
found among the animals that have
lain in the earth for ages. There is one
thing. however, that gives us an ink
ling Of when he came. Certain tools,
that only man could have made, have
been found buried in caves. in peat
beds. and in the bottom Of lakes
Often these are covered by layers of
rock. and. by calculating how long it
took to make the layers, a guess can be
made as to when the tools were put
there Still. it is only guess, and no
one pretends to regard the question as
settled. because under some conditions
the layers would be made much faster
than Others.
But the bones of certain animals, the
mammoth and other great creatures
Of that time, which have long since
died. have been found with these tools
By calculating in what ages these ami
mails lived. and how long it takes a race
Of animals to die out, a surer result can
be arrived at In a cave in England,
buried under a limestone layer from
one to fifteen inches thick, tools have
been found mingled with the bones of
elephants, tigers, rhinoceroses and
hyenas. which roamed over that coun-
try thousands and thousands Of years
ago. The peat bogs of what is now
Denmark and Scandinavia are filed
with stone tools. Some have been
found in beds of gravel underlying
peat which is certainly 1000 years old.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-25
i1ZEl4gEeiNeNS
Ssz


Kansas wen That Produces Ancient
Vases and Medicinal Waters
A week ago an old soldier in Rush
county Of the name Of Sergeant Henry
1 Enibree had a well dug AT the depth
Of twenty feet be found well preserved
vases and articles of earthenware. which
be now keeps as meIne1to of past ages
Rush county is in western Kansas, in
the treeiess part Of the state. and has
been. as far as the memory Of man
reaches. a desert Speculation is rife
over the discovery. and many theories
are advanced to account for the exist
ence of these articles in this place Some
consider the spot a primeval burying
place Of an ancient semicivilized race
which occupied the land when it was
capable of supporting a population
During the process Of digging a curl
Gus condition Of the soil and rock was
observed. The soil was very hard and
of a hOneycombed nature, while the rock
was soft limestone, mingled with large
amount Of some yellow material. min
eral. which closely resembled gold. Some
of the mineral was taken to a chemist,
who found it impossible to get any
chemical reactions from it. His opinion
is that a new mineral has been discov-
cred
The well now has several feet Of water
ia it which is claimed to possess won
derful medicinal properties a number
Of persons suffering from chronic all
ments have been using it both internally
and externally, and are all lavish in their
praises Of its healing powers. 1t is GER
tain that there have been some remark
able cures in the short time that the wa
ter has been used
One peculiarly Of this water is that 1t
changes regularly both its physical con-
dition and its healing properties. In the
morning hours the water is as clear as
crystal, almost ice cold, of bitter taste.
and covered with a thin sheet of appar-
emily golden oil AT such times the wa
ter is found to be best suited TO the
treatment Of nervous affections. At the
approach of the meridian hour the water
becomes very much agitated and sud
denly almost disappears. After the wa
ter has reached its normal height again,
abont o'clock p. m., it is found to be
entirely different in nature 1t is then
oily. Of sweetish taste. and at a tenn
perature almost hot. Following this
mysterious change the water is said To
be most effective in diseases of the blood
Sergeant Embree, who is known as a
religious enthusiast, claims the well to
be of supernatural origin, and breaches
that it is the opening up Of new dis
pensation, and that he is endowed with
superhuman powers. He calls himself
the servant of Gods elect and the
prince Of the everlasting covenant. He
has quietly gathered about him quite a
following, men and women who affect
to believe his preachings. he says that
the place Of the well was revealed to
him in a trance.-ExchRnge.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-25
pigeon. Demoralired by ourrants.

An amusing incident in pigeon flying
is reported from Tours Some 400 pi'
geons belonging to various societies were
conveyed by rail from Tours TO La Bon
allie, in the department OF the Maine-et-
Loire, where they were released Only
forty OF the birds found their way back
TO Tours. but in such a pitiable plight
that they were unable 10 find their re-
spective houses They We're caught in
different places and restored to their
owners.
This circumstance was so unusual
that an inquiry was made, and II was
discovered that on the way from Tours
TO BonAlle the train which carried the
pigeons had taken In at a station called
Port Boulet a consignment OF black cur
rants, which were placed in the van
with the pigeons The latter had gorged
themselves with the fruit to such an ex-
tent that only the birds which came out
Of the feast comparatively sober were
able TO take fight on being released.
with the above result. Paris Cor Lon.
don Telegraph.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-25
The Growth Power Of Plants.

A friend places in my hand a state
ment concerning the enormous force
exerted by the growth power Of plants,
Of which he has some doubt. and sug-
gests that some comment thereon might
be acceptable. According to this state
ment fungi are found in the old silver
mines of Mexico which take on numer
Gus forms. frequently of immense size.
LIN some places as they grow from the
ground they have lifted rocks three
feet, some of the rocks weighing
from ten to fifty and even 100 pounds. "
There is no reason to doubt the lit
eral truth of this statement. 1t is on
record in a reputable scientific journal
that iD one night a member of the
mushroom family lifted a fiagstone
eighteen inches square several inches
above the others on the sidewalk. |
have seen a mushroom push up
through an unused portion of a ma
cadam road, though not exactly sup
porting but pushing away the stones
in its course.
After all there is nothing more won
derful in these circumstances than may
be observed in vegetation everywhere
around us. and which are not often no
ticed because too common to think
about. Indeed, so wonderful are the
commonest of everyday experiences in
plant growth that we seem TO know
little or nothing about them. The
more we study them the more impene-
trabIe the mystery seems. -Philadel-
phia Ledger
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-25

II may not be known that coffee,
from its absorbent qualities, forms a
quite reliable barometer When the
atmosphere is humid and there is
probability OF rainstorm the beans
are very tenacious and grind with litii-
Guilty, while II the weather is to con-
tinue' fair they grind easily, with a
crisp, sharp break. Good Housekeep-
ina.