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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-14
A BRAVE ENGINEER,
He Risked His Life to Save the Pass en-
gers on BIS Train.

He Risked His Life to Save the Passen-
gers on BIS Train.
Hundreds OF people recently focked
across the fields and up and down the rail-
road tracks from every direction around
Pennington, n. j., to view the wreck of
train 523, with the engine of which the
brave engineer, Frank Roderiquez. fell over
an embankment twenty-five feet. with one
hand upon the air-5rake and the other
gripping the rod to the sand-box.
Frank RoderiqueZ has been an engineer
on the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
twenty-one years. He Is known to his asso-
ciates as the Cuban" 1t is a nickname,
ana friendly one, given to him more Than
thirty years ago, when he was student in
the seminary at Pennington. He had faced
death on the rail more than once before and
never finched. When he saw the inevitable
cash at Pennington, Fireman lesser SAYS
he stood fearlessly at his post. This meant
death, but he stood there. he set his teeth,
reversed his engine, applied the air-brakes,
grasped the rod 10 the sand-box and waited
for the end without the betrayal of single
physical emotion. His face did not blanch.
He was RS cool as when he mounted his cab
In Jersey City.
When the crash came this brave engineer
went down the ombankment with his en-
CINE, where he was found, bleeding and
bruised. He was conscious when friendly
hands lifted him up gently and bore him to
passenger coach, but he did not even
moan. In his eyes was an expression OF in
Quiry for the fate OF the passengers. He had
forgotten himself. When he learned that
no one on the train had been killed he closed
bis eyes and became deliriOus.
His mind vas wandering when DR.. Israel
Hart came to his side. Half an hour later
he was restored 10 consciousness. The doc
Tor found that Roderiquez had sustained a
compound fracture OF one leg above tho
Knee and many bruises. His knee was weak
and wavering. The broken leg was the
only serious wound, but he was suffering
rlalr from the awful shock
u. !! carefully splintered the en-
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-14
MRS. COOPER's CLASS.
Kfude rgarten Notwithstanding or the



Resurrection.
just before the opening of the class SER
vice yesterday Mrs. Cooper announced the
time of the kindergarten festivals, which
open to-day al o'clock in the afternoon at
! 533 and 535 Castro street, at the Real Estate
and Attorneys kindergartens. AT 10 o'clock
tomorrow the Lux-Potter, Fuller-Shattuck
and Merchants will hold their festival at "a
West Mission street. At o'clock to-mOr-
rowahe Hearst and Helping Hand kinder
gartens hold their festival at the large hall,
southwest corner of Stockton and Union
streets. All the week these festivals last,
and will be duly announced.
The subject Of the lesson was Jesus
Risen," and it evoked full and interesting
discussion from the large class of ladies aud
gentlemen present. Mrs. Cooper said :
You viii notice that it was the tender
love and fidelity Of woman that first found
out the resurrection. Mary came near miss
ing her Lord by 'suppOsing him to be the
gardener. But those who truly love the
Lord are granted rare and radiant surprises,
as they seek after him, just as Mary ex-
perienced them. They pick UP a cross and
presently find it crown. II we we're only
full of love and trust, If we would only cast
all formalites of religion aside and stretch
out our hands to clasp the waiting hand of
our waiting Lord we, too, should exclaim,
as did Mary, 'RabbOni, Master1
Are we not apt to make the same mis-
take as did Mary and miss our Lord" was
asked.
"YesW responded the teacher Life Is
perfect network of mistakes in opinion and
in sentiment which are far from proving
fallacies in development. We are not put
into this world to know first and then to do;
but to do first and then to know. 1t is the
heart that must come into loving nearness
to the master; the head may devise its own
wav of approach.
Great stress was laid upon the fact that
Christs first greeting from the other world
was: "All hail! Be not afraid" These
were words of cheer and hope. Jesus came
back from the grave with no message of
terror. He came back from the spirit land
with words Of joy. He spake in the very
| spirit of the land from whence he had just
| come And his words were full of hope.
He speaks these same words to-day as we
stand at the grave of our beloved "All
hail! BE not afraid p 1t is the greeting
that Christ still makes to every SORROW
stricken heart. He opens the door to the
life everlasting, and he shows us that this
life is but vestibule. porch to the heav-
enly world. And the angels of the resur-
rection still speak to US as we linger at the
tomb: why seek we the living among the
dead? He is not here; he is risenp Let
us learn the comforting lesson and go faith
fully ON Our wayi
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-14
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT,

Judge Phelps of the Connecticut Superior
Court will retire from the bench this month
at the age of 20.
Theodore Il. Swift, who was one of the
attorneys in the celebrated Miser Paine
case, received a $4,000 fee. He is only 40
years OF age.
Lord Cawdes and Lady Evelyn Campbell
intend to start early in January for cruise
among the West Indies in his new yacht the
Maid of Honor.
Balloon expert Carl E. Myers says some
European nations have destructive air-ships
which they could sail over our American
cities before We knew it.
Sir Frederick Leighton has consented to
act as Chairman of the fine arts section of
the Royal Commission of the Society of Arts
Tor the Chicago Exhibition.
Thaddeus Stevens died in 1868, but his
estate has not yet been settled. Last week
woman who claims to be the widow of his
nephew filed a large claim against the es-
tate.
William Saveeny of Catasauqua, Pa, aged
103 years, believes that he is the Oldest
tobacco chewer on earth, having used the
weed without days break for over ninety
years.
A Western Senator is reputed by his .col-
leagues to be incurably affected with the sill
yer craze. a good allopathic treatment would
be an injection Of bi-ehloride Of gold.-N Y
Advertiser.
rtOrence, the actor, was near-slgh ted, and
could never recognize any of his friends in
the seats of theater from his place on the
stage. He thought he conld play better for
that reason.
Senator Brce spreads over a large terri
tory. He lives in New York, represents
Ohio in the United States Senate, his daugn-
tiers 90 to school in Paris and his SONS are in
New England.
John Ruskin will soon complete his sew
enty-second year, and for siXty-five OF those
years he has been 4 poet, though for the
most part using prose as the vehicle of ex-
preston for highly poetic thought.
NJ. de Giers, whose recent round of
European visits has thrown several poten-
tates into furry. perhaps, wears dark
full beard and has eyes and nose not unsug-
gestive of those OF General Sherman,
Mr.. Crisp, the newly elected Speaker of
the House. has 4 very clear complexion, blue
eyes, straight, well.formed nose, and
brown muStache. His head is bald and his
manners Tt fined. He generally wears a
black frock coat and dark clothes and neck
tie.
DR.. Lorettus S. Metcalf says that Henry
WaId Brecher frequently delayed the prep
araton of his sermon until tile Saturday
morning preceding the day for its delivery
and sometimes later than that he had no
settled idea as to what he should speak
about the next day. Il asked him." saws
DR.. Metcalf, ''how he succeeded in such
cases, and he answered: "Oh! | come out
all right. When l hear that great organ
behind me anu see before me all those ex-
pectant eyes l always find something to
saw
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-14

friends Of the Mercantile Library are camp
ing with us. They are an older organiZa-
ton, if L may use the term. When they
move into the new building now being
erected on Van Ness avenue of course we
shall lose them. There are some good play
ers among the chess-p players of the two
Libraries, certainly there are. Munson is
great PLAYER, so is j. ID. Redding. the vio-
linist. Then l ought to mention Walter
Lovegrave, DR.. Marshall and J. Waldstein.
You remember when Zukertort, who played
in the great tourney with Steinitz, visited
San Francisco four of five years ago Zu-
kertort is dead now, but he had chess at his
fingers ends. In the match with twelve
picked players of San Francisco, playing
blindfolded, Zukertort won ten games, drew
one and lost one. The game he lost was
sacrificed to false move, purely accidental,
and which young player would have
avoided. The drawn game was with Valid
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-14

petence and lives his life struggle over
again in game at chess with a youthful
antagonist. Hours pass by thus. as in
dream. The winning of the odd trick at
whist by fnesslng with the knave is a small
circumstance compared with the joy of the
veteran of 40 who has beaten Native Son
at chess and thus rolled two ages into one.
The beauty of Saturday afternoon at
the Mechanics Institute classroom is that
everything is lovely. There is strife. mortal
strife, with wooden men and passionless
queens, and unfrocked bishops, and un-
armored knights, but no one loses his tenn
per or seeks 10 take mean and mercenary
advantage of his adversary. Chess, the
game played by the Arabs on the sands of
the desert long centuries before Christ, will
always be played, if not always popular, be-
cause 1t Is fair game into which the gam
bling element entereth not,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-14

1--WE have no sort OF organization here"
said the chess veteran. while The CALL re-
porter was lucubrating in the above fash
ion. we are not spreeing crowd. NOR
mutual admiration society. nor an art asso-
citation, nor a Friday cotillon crowd, nor
anything of the kind. But we enjoy our
selves hugely in our silent way. We are
cosmopolitan to a fault We take no more
heed of money or fame or social position up
here than if we were castaways on a desert
island. We live in a little world of our
own and are mighty happy in it We have
no rewards, but we have also no punish
ments. We are not like politician running
for an office or a fighter contending for
purse. We have no afterclap 10 our storms.
1t ends In the winning or losing of game
in which no one is hurt"
The reporter gave another glance around
the room and noticed that in all the exten-
siye array of tables and chess boards there
was not vacant seat. The intense absorb
ing concentration of the contending players
was full of suggestiveness.
'One reason why we are so full just now"
said the veteran, sis that our chess playing
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-14
A Simple DIphtherIa Preventive.

the Times Of that city: would you like
to tell your readers that the simplest and
best preventive for diphtheria is as much
common salt us will lay on the point of a
pocket-knife blade taken by the mouth six
times daily while the disease Is epidemic?
The rationale OF the treatment is quickly
told-the chlorine of the salt kills the diph-
theritic poison. Do not wait till sore throat
is complained Of, but adopt the preventive
measure at once. and adhere thereto till the
mortality bills show the danger is past. II
sore throat Is complained of get the patient
to incline tho head slightly backward, and
breathe in through the mouth. This act ex-
poses the throat well. If any unaccountable
white patches appear call the doctor mt
once, maintaining the salt treatment pend
ing his coming"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-14
MEN WHO PLAY CHESS
A Saturday Afternoon at the Me-
chanics' Institute.
San Francisco Pronounced by an Expert to
Be Well Up to the Standard Of
American Big Cities.

81 don't say that San Francisco has all
the good chess-players in the United
States" remarked an old-timer in the
classroom Of the Mechanics Institute on
Saturday afternoon. But let me tell you l
have played chess all over the country. 1t
takes good player to get away with
dozen San Franciseans that l could men,
tion."
1t occurred to the reporter, while glancng
around the room, that some OF the players
were more absorbed in their pastime than
the average dime-novel reader would be in
the denouement Of the most cunningly
yelled plot, and that if there BIO anything OF
a second life on earth it is probably that of
the man who has retired on modest COM
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-14
FELL IN A FIT.

Mind Reader Tyndale Stricken with
Catalepsy.
Mind Reader Tyndale gave an exhibition
of his powers yesterday afternoon with a
finale that was not announced by the man
agement. He was blndfolded at Irving
Hall and led subject by wire to the Occi-
dental Hotel. where he placed his finger on
a name thought of by his follower His
appearance created n commoton ON the
street, as Masonic funeral was passing at
the time. Returning from the hotel along
Post street, Tyndale fell in what is called a
cataleptic fit and was taken to the Receiving
Hospital and strapped TO cot.
The attending physician says that the pa
tient is really stricken with the mysterious
disease, but thinks he will be all right this
morning.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-14
Was 1t a Robbery?

Louis de Bare and William Baker were
arrested yesterday on charge Of roDbing
j. Mannert. Mannert's story Of the trans
action is muddled one that gives founda-
tion for the suppositon that he must have
was robbed, if such an act ever took place.
He says he was in a saloon at Seventh and
Brannan streets; that he had laid some
money on the counter, and that De Bare
and Burke grabbed it.. He varies this story
by saying they took 1t from his pocket by
force. The amount claimed to have been
stolen is not stated by the loser.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-14

stein, who plays here nearly every day.
Then might mention Ord and Chase, and
Captain Scott as good players. BY the
wav. dc you know Won VlietT
"By reputation, yes"
"Well, at all events he is quite famous in
modern chess annals, and Ia now located in
New York. But he came from hero. He is
one Of our boys. He often played in this
ROOM"
''Do the younger players understand the
gambits. and regular openings and de-
fenses?"
Most, if not all of them. might say
we have first, second and third rate players
represented here. ON a national basis, and
judge for yourself"
The reDarter strolled around the tables
and saw nearly all the regular openings tx
emplifed. II is far-cry from Paul Nor
ply to the classroom of the Mechanics
Institute at San Francisco, but the Napoleon
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-14

of chess would hardly be ashamed Of the
humblest neophyte there. Now that the
chess and whist club. with headquarters in
the Flood Building, has taken uD the work
OF making fashionable and sociable the two
great scientific games in which men and
women Can join. it would not be surprising
to find great modern revival of two veneer
able cIaZes
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-14
His Wife Helned Him.

The Appeal has received copy OF Bet
ter Days; or A Millionaire of Tomorrow"
by Thomas Fitch and Anna NJ. Fitch. As
soon as we have time to read 1t we will
speak of il more fully.
1t is seldom a man has help from his wife
In writing book. Some years ago the
editor OF the Appeal concluded to publish a
book. and all the help he ever had from his
wife was advice not to do il. We have
since reached the conclusion that she knew
more about book publishing than we did,
Carson Appeal.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-14
Death of n Labnrer.

William Mahoney was found dead iu his
bed in Room IL of the Portland House on
Kearny street yesterday morning. He was
a labOring man, IS years of age, native of
Ireland and died Of consumption.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-14
Forgot to Paw the Monev

j. E. Mccarthy, an employee OF II. Nc
Vine, was arrested yesterday on charge
of embezzlement preferred by his employer.
McVine claims Mccarthy collected a small
amount of money and forgot" to turn IL
over to him.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-14
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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-14
MISCELLANEOUS.
MISCELLANEOUS.
HOW'S
YOUR LIVER Z?

Is the Oriental salutation, know
ing that good health cannot exist
without a healthy Liver. When
the Liver is torpid the Bowels are
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food lies in the stomach undf-
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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-14

The best evidence of
high grade merit is in
continued and in
creased demand. MAS
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a more rapid growth
of sales than was ever
accorded a new brand
of smoking tobacco in
a similar time.
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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-14

THE PACIFIC TRANS Err COMPANY
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-14
Review of the Market.

Henry Clews in the weekly Financial Re-
view," issued today, says:
The course of the stock market during the
past week has been of character to show that,
in spite of the late dulness it still retains elc
ments Of vitality which only need the touch Of
the right influences TO develop them into lively
activity.
The dealings Of the past week may be con-
strued as indicating that selling is becoming
more hazardous and that the disposition to buy
is beginning to gain.
At present there is unquestionably healthy
confidence at the bottom of the market, suffi-
Gent TO protect prices against important drops,
but conditions have not yet ripened into any
thing like a sanguine buying tone. The events
that may be depended upon to produce such a
feeling are not yet due for some weeks. and II
is never either wise or profitable to anticipate
conditions too far in advance.
At the moment there is distinct revival Of
distrust in European finances. Although there
is some abatement of the outflow of gold to this
country. yet it is felt that with the inevitable
further extraordinary exports of our grain, this
change can be only temporary.
However helpful to our market the present
| attitude of the foreign markets NAV be, that is
| feature which cannot lie implicitly de-
pended upon as likely TO be continued in
definitely. Prudent watchers here are there
fore continually straining their eyes 10 detect a
rising cloud in the eastern horizon, and they
| cannot be diverted from the nervous outlook GO
| long as they know how much storm material
| it fermenting below the financial and political
| horizon. The foreign situation, however, ID
but one Of many factors affecting the future,
| and it is a comparatively small one viewed as
an offset against the great exhilarating inhu-
ences arising from the extraordinary wealth 81
| our crops.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-14
IN WALL STREET TO-DAY.
Delaware and Hudson and whisky Trust Lead
I'm the Dealings-

NEW York. Nov l4-Lackawanna. whisky
trust, Atchison, Reading. ST. Paul. burlington,
Erie. Northern Pacific preferred and Delaware
and Hudson were the most conspicuous in the
half days trading on the stock exchange today.
The dealings were very limited for the
remainder Of the list. At the opening the
market was firm and prices continued
firm for all but the coal shares through the
FIRST hour. The weakness OF the latter, how
ever, was slight. Lackawanna, which was the
weakest of the group. declined only Il per cent.
The strong speculative was whisky trust. Its
price advanced from S. TO 56iS.
During the closing hour Delaware and Hud-
son was the feature. Its price suddenly dropped
from 1913 to l2l. and later recovered a portion
of the loss. The remainder OF the list contin-
ued firm. notwithstanding the unfavorable
bank statement which showed loss OF
2.4s5. 900 in the reserves. The closing prices
Is rule were a fractoa higher. The sales
amounted to l42, us shares.
Money, 81 per cent Exchange quiet: posted
rates, Ash aiss1z; actual rates. 4s0lS for sixty
days and 1881 for demand. Governments
steady; currency IS, Ill bid; Is, coupon, III
bid; extended %, registered, s91S bid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-14
~u LII L Il Az We
THE FIGHT ON LIQUOR
Reports to the W. G. T. q. Conven-
ton at Boston.
CANADA AND COMMERCIAL UNION.
Success of a Gladstonian Parlia-
mentary Candidate.
LATE TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
WORKING FOR TEMPERANCE.
CANADA AND COMMERCIAL UNION,
LATE TELEGRAPHIC NEWS


-
Reports Made to the Convention ut Boston
Today.
Bosrox, Mass, Nov. 1.-The scenes Of yes
terday were re-enacted at the opening Of to-
days session of the convention of the National
Womsn's Christian Temperance Union, the
great number Of people other than delegates
desiring admission to fremont Temple Gre
ating such confusion that the work Of the con-
vention was delayed fully an hour.
Miss Willard called il to order. 1t was an
nounced that q telegram was received late last
night from the governor of Washington, ask
ing that the next convention should be held in
Seattle.
Mrs. Caroline B. Buell., chairman of the de-
partment of organization, spoke Of the relation
Of organization to the extension of the temper
ance cause, and the progress made She re,
was l59; number Of Us organized, IA; number
Of loyal legions organized, 3; number of adj
dresses made during the year, 61S; unions
visited and revived, "a; children's meetings
held, 3l8; number Of women's meetings held,
257.
Mrs Sophia H. Grub Of Wisconsin, super
intendent of the department of work among
the foreign people, made her reports.
Mrs. Francis j. Barnes of New York next
told of the young womens work.
Mrs. Barnes who is national superintendent
OF the young women's temperance work, spoke
of petition bearing the names of 80, 900 young
women to college students and graduates ask
ing that wine be banished from class suppers
In regard to the work of the Worlds W. c.
T. u, Mrs. Barnes reported that in New Zea-
land end other countries, including South
Africa, many Of the syn unions have beer
formed.