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The morning call., 1891-12-25
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

General Nelson A. Miles is as great a IA
| yorite in Chicago society as he was in that
| OF San Francisco
Ex-Governor McLane is lying i'll with
| pneumonia at his home in Baltimore. HE'S
| In his seyenty-seyenth year.
Mrs Henry Willard has presented to How
! ard University, in Washington, bust of her
| father, William Lloyd Garrison.
Rossiter Johnson, the well-known Gen.
tury editor, is a tail, fine-loUking man, with
flowing chestnut beard and keen gray eye.
Il. T. Sweeny, late Cons ul- General to Con-
stantinople, has accepted call to the pas
torate Of the Tabernacle Christian Church
| at Columbus, Ind.
There are five Taylors in the House of
| Representatives, all Republicans, so this
| family control about one-seventeenth of the
| votes IN Republican caucus.
The Lady Churchill who is the Queen
| great faY0Iite," the London journals would
| have us to know, is not Lady Randolph
| Churchill, nor Is she an American
| Archdeacon Farrar of London offers $500
| Tor tie proof OF any one case, either in the
| church or out of il, where drunkenness has
| been cured without t5al abstinence.
l.. Prescott Hubbard, who has inst been
| reelected Secretary OF the New England
| Society Of New \ ork, has been chosen to
that position successfully for ffty-seyeG
| years.
Queen Victoria was one of the exhibitors
| at recent horse fair in England, aud the
reports show that she had TO be content with
second prize, the first having been awarded
to one of her subjects.
Mrs. Margaret r. Elliott is the first and
only instance among Wisconsin Congrega-
tonalists of a woman being taken into the
ministry. She is pastor of the church at
Birnamwood, and woman of ability.
Hon. Robert T. Lincoln, the United States
Minister to England has returned to his
post of duty. During his tour of the Con-
tnent lie visited Paris, Rome. Athens, Con-
stantinople and many other points of inter
est
Captain John W. Philip, who las been Sc
lected for the command of the new armored
cruiser New York, had to his credit at the
beginning of the present year total of
seventeen years and nine months sea sery-
ice.
Kate Field was at one time, it is said. a
leader-wrlter on the London Times, and is
the only American who ever achieved that
sort of distinction" So remarks the New
York World, but it is wrong, William M.
Fullerton of Boston has enjoyed the same
honor.
Hon. John c. Houk. who was recently
elected to succeed his father, the late Judge
l.. c. Houk, in Congress from the Second
Tennessee District, is about 81 years old
lie Is said to possess a good deal of his
fathers ability, and his popularity is DEM
onstrated by the large majority given him
over one OF the abiest Democrats In his dis
trict
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THROUGH THE HEAD.
Men Who Have walked About "

Men Who Have walked About With
bullets in Their Brains.
The experience of Jacob Heft, the sui
eide, who fired two bullets through his
head several days ago. reminds me Of the
case of young man who was shot through
the head in this city several years ago."
said prominent physician this morning.
The young man was a driver on the
Santa Clara street-cars," continued the
physician, land his room was in a house
opposite the convent where the accident &C.
CURED that resulted In his death.
The landiady's little son was PLAYING
with very small pistol, which disc harged
accidentally and the bullet - not much
larger tnan duck Sh Ot-entered the center
OF the young mans forehead and, as was
afterward learned, it passed almost entirely
through his head.
without moving from where he stood
the wounded man said, That was center
shot, my boy; don't think you could do
that again. and then he wiped few drops
OF blood from his forehead and walked out
to consult physician.
Tho young man continued to keen on
bis feet and did not suffer any inconven-
fence from the bullet in his brain for sew
erai days. Then he became crazy and had
to be held on bed until his death, which
occurred more than week after the shoot
ing"
How do you account for such a case,
Easy enough" replied the physician.
The bullet had not come in contact with
any vital portion of the brain, and the man
lived until Inflammation set in The case
OF the young Dan Murphy is much more re-
markable. As FIR as the world knows he is
carrying leaden bullet in his brain, and he
Is In good health aud as bright as usual.
Strange things are happening in these
modern days, and nobody can tell what to
Jose Record
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SEA AND SHORE.
Stormy Coast Passage of the
Steamer Humboldt.
A Ship Posted as Missing - Arrival of the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of Vessels.
Charters Reported.

The steamer Humboldt arrived yesterday
afternoon from Humboldt and none of her
passengers were sorry to get ashore. The
steamer was swept from stem to stern while
crossing the bar, and then had a dose of
very bad weather outside. Time and again
the heavy seas broke over the old steamer,
and the passengers had to stay in their
berths in order 10 keep from being washed
overheard. Captain Brant was washed
from the top of the pilot-house and had his
leg broken. First Officer Bone was knocked
off the after-hOuse and badly bruised, and
one of the sailors was dashed against the
house and nearly stunned. A passenger
told CALL reporter that Eureka is far be-
hind many other ports or the coast as far as
passenger steamer service is concerned, and
since the Pomona was taken off the route
the steamers are often delayed for days at
time If the weather is bad, as there is not a
good bar-boat now running there, though
the citizens hope to have couple of fine
steamers on the route by next summer.
GIVEN UP AS MISSING.
The ship Josephine Troop has been
posted at LloydS as missing. She is now
out ever 246 days, and is believed to have
Deen burned. She was laden with coal,
consigned to John d. Spreckels Il Bros.
This makes tine third ship from Glasgow
that has been lost this year.
The weather outside the heads yesterday
was ear, with a sXteen-knOt breeze from
the northeast. The barometer stood 80. q.
The long-delayed steamer Keweenaw ar
rived in port yesterday from New ! 0rk via
San Diego.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The moves yesterday were the McNear.
Barcraig and Chehalis to the seawall,
Astoria and Drumburton to Port Costa,
Canada to Berry street, Grandholm to How
ard 2, Ericsson to Sauaaito, Louis Walsh to
the Oriental Dock, James Caswell to the
Rolling Mills and the Ardmanchar from
Port Costa TO the stream.
DEPARTURES AND ARRIVALS.
Departures were the steamers Arcata for
Coos Bay. North Fork for Eureka, Whining
ton for Portland. Umatilla for Victoria.
Corona for San Diego, ship 0akwOrth for
Queenstown, Glenayon for Tacoma and
the King Cenric for Seattle.
Arrivals were the steamers Grandholm
from Nanaimo, Gypsy from Moss Landing,
Alcatraz from San Pedro. Navarro from
Redondo and Point Arena from Mendociuo.
CHARTERS REPORTED.
Among the latest reported charters are
the following:
Schooner Maggie C. Russ, 1S6 tons, lum.
Der from Eureka to Mazatlan.
British iron ship Amazon, 1898 tons,
wheat to U. h, Hayre or Antwerp, 23s-a
decline.
The rate of the King Cenric, before re-
ported for lumber from Puget Sound TO
Santos, Is e3 IS Cd.
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ABOARD THE CRUISER.
Visit Of the Naval Battalion to
the San Francisco.

There was nothing grandly impressive or
sensational yesterday in connection with
the visit of the Naval Battalion, n. G. c.,
to the United States war-ship San Fran
cisco, nor was any attempt even made to
demonstrate how Chile could be licked in
llfy by Uncle Sam with hands tied be-
hlnd his back. The reserves were taken
ABOARD by the stern-wheeler Caroline and
went In two contingents, representing nearly
the whole strength Of the three city COM
panies of the battalion.
They were in civilians dress, because as
yet they have no uniform. On arrival the
crew of the white cruiser were called to
quarters and the visitors were formed in
double ran ks and counted off in squads of
ten each under a commissioned officer, the
commissioned officers of the battalion and
the press representatives being likewise
SHOWN about the vessel With the patience
OF Job and the gentlemanly courtesy which
characteriZes the American naval officer
each squad was made acquainted with the
mysteries of naval nomenclature, the diff
terences between the obsolete and modern
ship of war, the workings of the 6-inch
oreech-loadlng guns and the machine guns
IN short, were permitted to make as CON-
plete an inspection OF the vessel and were
shown rs much of the drill with the big
guns as was BILE during the two hours
OF each of the visits.
The young men, many of whom had per-
haps never before trod the decks of a man
of-war, were amazed and awestruck in
turn with all that was exhibited to them.
Nor was this inspection and exhibition per-
functory; on the contrary every one from
Captain Sampson down to the youngest
ensign seemed to vie with each other in
courtesy and in making the visit what it
was intended TO bean object lesson. Be
fore departure the band was assembled on
the quarterback and dismissed the visitors
with music, while the landsmen bid them
adieu with cheers.
The following named officers were with
the battalion: lieutenant Commander
Frederic b. Chandler, Adjutant Frank a.
Brooks, Paymaster Shaiter Howard, Lieu
tenant Charles ii. Croker and Ensigns c.
7. Dennis and j. p. Hendrckson, Company
3; Lieutenant c. A. Douglass and Ensign
Fred l.. lockwood, Company C; Lieuten-
ants Louis f. Turner and William f. Gum
and Ensign C. NJ. ST. John OF Company ID.
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STREET-WoRK CONTRACTS.
The Southern Pacific Must Build
Safety Bridge.

The Southern Pacific Must Build a
Safety Bridge.
At the meeting of the Street Committee
of the Board of Supervisors yesterday it
was decided TO recommend the award of
contracts for street work as follows:
Grading Vermont street, from Santa Clara
to Napa, c. A. Warren. at % cents cubic
yard, aggregate $4,000; plank sidewalk on
Florida street, from Twenty-fourth to
Twenty-sixth, H. J. jackson, $500; paving
with bituminUus rock Quincy place, from
Pine street, San Francisco Paving Com
pany, at so cents a square foot; paving with
basalt Clementlna, from Fourth northeast
erly, TO Robert Boyd, at 1917 cents q square
foot; sewer i'll Octavia, from Ellis to O'Far-
rell, to l.. Fitzgerald, aggregate $500; sewer
III Boyd street, northeast and southeast
frem CUesley, to Finn IL Treacy. $3.50.
1t was agreed TO report in favor Of direct
ing the Surveyor to report O. proper sys-
TEN Of grades on First avenue, from Point
Lobos to the Preside Reservation.
In regard to the matter of bridge across
the railroad track at French, Charles and
Arlington streets, Supervisor Taber said
that Mr.. Haley had informed him that the
railroad company refHsed to build the
bridge.
Supervisor Burling declared that he had
certainly understood that the company
agreed to build the bridge.
Clerk Russell was Instructed to inform
Manager y. \. Towne that the Supervisors
expected the company to build the bridge
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GRAND DUKE AND TENOR.

A Sensational Incident of the Opera Sea-
son in st. Petersburg.
Edouard Brandus, the French copyright
man, vouches for the truth Of this story
Fancelli, the tenor, was singing in the Grand
Opera House in st. Petersburg about two
months ago. On Saturday night when he
was in extraordinary fine voice an officer in
uDdress uniform visited the stage at the
conclusion OF the first act and c0ngratu-
lated the artist. ''Y gu sing superbIy," he
said, but did not like that D." The tenor
bowed pleasantly and walked away. At
the end of the second act the officer accosted
him again. Your voice is magnificent, but
do not like that D." Fancelli belle yes
that no one can improve on his voice, and
did not receive the second criticism as cor
daily as he had received the first, and when
the curtain went down on the third act and
the same official approached him again,
without waiting to learn what he was going
to say, the singer shouted: 81 am Fan
cell. | don't care whether you like that d
or not. You 60 and attend to your armies
and let me attend to my singing"
The officer left the stage, apparently in
great anger, and the tenor continued to
rave about his imperttnence. Signor Merel-
i, the director of the grand opera in st.
Petersburg, hurried over to learn the cause
of the excitement and noise and Mortified
when Faneeili, pointing to the officer, who
sat in the stage box, said: That imperti-
nent man criticised my rendering of my
part. but | told him what thought of him"
Merelli nearly tainted as he cried, you've
ruined us. That is the Grand Duke Con-
stantine, brother of the Gar"
Fsncell did not say anything, but he
went to his hotel, packed all his belongings
and look the midnight train for Berlin. Me-
reili learned of his absence on Monday,
uybn hp rnCAiyad a Hisnotoh eavipO IA hic
tenor had left St. Petersburg forever. In
answer to a dispatch asking his reason Fam
cell said that he knew if he remained in
Russia alter Offending a member OF the
Cars family he would be condemned to
penal serYitude in Siberia and that there
fore he had cleared out before his passport
could be revoked. Merell laid the facts in
the case before Duke Constantine, who good
naturally sent to the frightened singer an
autograph assurance of his forgiveness and
q statement that even in Russia a difference
in OPINION on the quality of a tenor voice
mr. q ppnal offancp N Y SIM
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she said: I have been in my new place a
week and Ike it very much, but l had
such dreadful dream on the daY of my ar
rival l dream: that you and Novel; were
upset In boat togeather. and that Newell
was saved. but you were drowned"
AS the spot where the accident happened
was an uninhabited region on the coast of
Labrador, more than 500 miles distant from
ottawa, without either telegraphs or posts,
II was impossible. as Lady Dutferin points
out, that the girl could have had the news
OF her lovers death when her letter was
written.-Pall Mall Gazette
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TELEGRAPHERS' STRIKE.
The Operators VIII Make Another De
mand on The Railroad.

The Operators VIII Make Another De-
mand on the Railroad.
The condition of the strike of railroad
telegraphers is unchanged. Chief Ramsey
of the telegraphers, who went to Sacra-
mento on Wednesday, returned yesterday,
but would not outline any programme which
lie may have arranged. He stated that the
two Grievance Committees of railroad EN-
ployeIs from Tucson and Los Angeles rep
resent the divisions to which they belong,
and that a conference would be held before
the end of the week.
The committees are understood to have
full power TO act. 1t is stated that the tee-
grapers will make demand tomorrow on
the Southern Pacific Company to withdraw
its order forbidding photographers in its en-
ploy from Joining the order. The whole
fight has been upon this proposition.
The photographers state that they will make
formal demand upon the company. to learn
whether or not the strike can be Deaceably
cpfflnd
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DECLINE IN CHARTERS.
A Commission Firm Attached by Fol
eiCn Creditors.

A Commission Firm Attached by For
eiGn Creditors.
Lowentha!. Livingston & Co., shipping
and commission merchants of 800 California
street, have been attached by A c. Evans,
representing Dewar C Webb Of London, to
whom is due $500 for the charter of the
ship Bancroft aud 5 700 to GirvlD, Bald " in
& Eyre on the charter of the ship King
Edward.
The trouble seems 10 have been caused by
q decline in tie price of salmon and the
fall in the rate of charters. Considerable
money was also lost by the attached firm in
an Alaskan cannery. When an unexpected
number of ships come to this port to load
wheat charters made by the firm at As
shlllings dropped to 25. and hence the loss
TO the charIerers.
The firm is square with the banks here
and owes nothing except the amounts
stated. Whether il will be forced to sus-
pend is not yet known.
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A CLEVER THIEF-TAKER.
A House-Raiding Crook Captured by
newfoundland Dog,

A House Raiding Crook Captured by a
Newfoundland Dog.
The capture of a bold thief by a New
foundland dog in Wythe avenue, Williams
burg, recently was witnessed by more than
500 people. The thief, who says his name
is William Black, was discovered in the
dwelling occupied by the family of Juan
Garcia, cigar manufacturer. Mrs. Garcia
was sewing in the front basement of the
house in the afternoon when she heard foot
steps in the parior. She went upstairs. and
at the head Of the basement stairway inter-
cepted the thief. She screamed and the THE
ran through the hall to the front door, which
he shut behind him. Mrs. Garcia pursued
him to the street. where she shouted
for the police. Her cries were heard by a
Newfoundland dog called Frank, who be-
longs to Frank Osborne. As If lie knew
just what to do under the circumstances,
the deg ran after the thief who turned into
Wythe avenue, going toward Broadway.
The dog overlook Black in Wythe avenue
near South Ninth street, and fixed bis teeth
in the tbiefs coat. The latter tried to
shake off the animal. but Frank held on
and snarle1. Near the corner Of South
Eighth street and Wythe avenue Black
tried a second time to throw off the dog but
the animal continued to cling to his coat.
A delivery wagon of the Williamsburg
News Company was being driven up South
Eighth street, and the thief tried to jump
into the wagon. The dog. however, pulled
him eff and Black fell. The man struck on
his back, and in falling the hammer of a
loaded revolver he had in his hip pocket was
broken off. Black finally continued his run
toward Broadway. The plucky dog was
shaken off for a moment, but resumed the
chase and again caught the thief by his
clothing. In Wythe avenue, near South
Sixth street, Black halted and commenced
TO fight the animal. A large crowd had
IniDen the chase hv this tina
them being Roundsman Houlahau of the
Clymer-street Police Station. When the
thief saw the crowd nearing him he made a
final attempt to release himself from the
dogs grip, but it was useless. AT the cor
ner of South Sixth street and Kent avenue
Black gave up. The dog chung TO his trOus-
ers until Roundsman Houlahau reached the
thief, when the plucky animal, after a low
growl. shutfied off. Black presented be-
draggled appearance. His Prince Albert
was almost in shreds and his trousers were
also badly tOrn.-New York special to st.
Inn EIpha- naunncra+
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A Stanch Graft.

The accident to the Wetmore. particulars
of which appeared in the Press Times last
week, was good advertisement for that
sort of ship. There is no doubt the weather
was foundering helplessly about was the
worst in the ocean record of the past ten
years. The fact that the Wetmore was SO
long exposed, and came out of the struggle
so bravely, is remarkable certificate, and
is worth more than Al at Lloyds for .wen-
ty one years.-Seattle Press-Times.
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A PROPHETIC DREAM.
The Singular Incident Related by Lady
DuferIn.

The Singular Incident Related by Lady
DufTerin.
Apropos of the revival of interest in ghost
stories and the 'uncanny" generally, it may
be mentioned that Lady Dufferin in her
Canadian Journal, published the other
day, gives particular of a singular occur
renee which happened within her own ken.
A man servant of Lord and Lady Dufferin
was, during their excellencies' tour in the
great Northwest. drowned at the Mingan
They knew nothing about his people, and
were unable to communicate the news Of
his death to them, so Lord Dufferin ordered
any letters That might arrive for the dead
man to be brought to himself.
''The first of these. which we have just
received" wrote Lady Duffern at the time,
was from servant girl he was attached to
at Ottawa, and was dated exactly seven
days after the day Of the accident In IL
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A warrant WAS issued yesterday for the
arrest of Michael Shaughnessy of IS Madi-
son avenue. His wife has been sick for
some time due to i'll usage for which he is
responsible, and Mrs. Theresa Quinlan, the
mother-in-law, was called in to attend her.
She came. she saw, she was conquered by
Michael with the aid of lamp. Another
woman, whose name was not learned, took
hand in the row and smote Michael hip
and thigh, but Mrs. Quinlan had her head
laid open by the aforesaid lamp in the hands
of Michael
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James Wilson, a seedy look ing specimen
of humanity, described innumerabe para
bolic curves down Merchant street yester-
day afternoon and brought himself up at
tie door of the City Prison with a round
turn and said: Pm-hic-drunk.- want
90 in" The accommodating policeman on
duty greeted him and acceded to his re-
quest. AT the desk he said the reason he
had surrendered himself was that he did
not have any more money with which TO
purchase Merry Christmas"
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NliracnInus Escanes.

How Elliott and Cameron ESCAPED being
crushed to death by the landslide. trees and
roots that covered their cabin Monday is
past finding out, from a view of the wreck.
says the Port Angeles Tribune. The slide
started from the top of the bluff, 200 feet back
of and above the cabin. 1t swept a swath
as clean as new floor the whole distance.
about sixty feet wide. carrying trees three
to six feet through, logs. roots and tons Of
dirt, all Of which was piled up in promis-
cuous mass on the building. Big fir trees.
three feet in diameter. were snapped square
OIL like ppestems. Cameron was thrown
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ont of the cabin bodily into the water.
Elliott was pinned under the debris in
space where 1t would seem cat would have
been crushed to death. 1t took the efforts
of several men some time TO extricate him.
large root caught the end Of big tree and
held up the mass, or he would have been
crushed into q shapelesS mass.
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Probate Judge Coffey yesterday awarded
DR.. Edward r. Taylor an $500 fee for ex-
aiming and verifying the fifth annual ac-
count Of James c. Pennie as administrator
of the Blythe estate. Dr. Taylor was con-
graduated On his handsome Christmas
present by many of his friends, and any one
who says harsh, rude things about Santa
Claus will cause the doctors hair to raise
violently in str, ne protest
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Cut in the Left Side.

Charles Olsen, sailor, residing a IS Te-
hama street. had a quarrel with a fellow
seaman named Charles Victor at the corner
First and Tehama streets yesterday, and the
last named whipped out pocket knife and
stabbed him in the left side. The wound
may result seriously, and until the extent
of his injuries are known Victor will be held
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City Fathers Must Meet.

Mayor Sanderson has decided to call the
usual weekly meeting of the Board of Super
visors for Monday night. When the Board
completed its session on last Monday night
there was tie vote in reference to the date
OF the next meeting. and so an adjournment
was taken TO the call of the Mayor
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Their Christmas Boxes.

Judge Hunt granted Emma Stewart a
divorce from Ferdinand S. G. Stewart be-
cause of his desertion, and Judge Hebbard
divorced Josephine V. Ustick from w. l..
Ustck on the ground of failure to provide,
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An Aeeravat. d Case,

William Emmett was on trial yesterday in
Judge Rix's court on the charge of battery.
1t seems that on Tuesday he beat with a
heavy file an old man named F. Marks.
The case was one If such unusual brutality
that Judge Rix fined Emmett 500.
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Sued the Contractors

.. f. Kennedy, a resident of Telegraph
Hill. has sued I. E. Green and other con-
tractors, who are quarrying rock in in the
mn. He asks for $1,000 to compensate him
Tor damages 10 his property.
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VIII Be Tried Again.

Yesterday the Supreme Court reversed
the Judgment of the lower court in the case
OF FELTON, ct al, respondents, versus J. LIE
breton ct nj. and ordered a new trial. The
case hinges on loan executed by the re-
spondents as attorneys for an estate in
Santa Barbara
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Went Broke In Shoes.

Oscar Moses. a shoe-dealer at 927 Market
street, yesterday filed his petition in insol-
vency. His liabilities exceed his assets by
some $1,000.