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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-05
PIE-PEDDLERS WIN.
The Effort to Gust Them a Dis.
NAL Failure.

The four railroad detectives, Kellogg. Wal
lace, Hagar and Fitzpatrick, who were sent
by the Southern Pacific Company to Lathrop
TO commence war of determination against
the perambulating pic peddlers, returned
yesterday. They report most meager and
diScouragng success. Indeed. it was very
much as pr0phesed when they went. The
entire popular sentiment was against them,
and so far from achieving the end desired.
they came mighty near nesting the fate
pla nned for their victims.
Train time, of course, is when all the
business is transacted, so on the day fol
lowing their arrival at Lathrop the de-
tectives were prominent figures at the de-
pot. When the trains moved in the pie
peddlers swarmed around like flies at a pic
mic lunch. 1t was fairly astounding thclr
great numbers. The detectives looked
about them in dlsmay, wondering if all La
throp had taken to peddling pies. They
could hardly make up their minds where to
begin. A straight charge, cross fire, flank
movement, the invincible phalanx, indeed
all the maneuvers of war were utterly OF no
avail. They were surrounded on all sides,
almost overwhelmed. guyed. hooted, jeered,
and one bold little vixen actually lmpor-
tuned one Of the burly detectives to buy a
pie. Mice fresh made" she insisted, land
only 10 cents"
The cOmpany's warriors finally opened
the breach. SEEING each one of the holder
trespassers they we're forcbly hustled into
the street. Such n howl as greeted this
hostile act even warriors seldom hear
Where there was one huckster before there
seemed a dozen now, and for every one
elected q half dozen returned.
The townSpeople flOcked around to see the
fun, and the passengers in the trains ran
out and mingled with the crowd, anxious to
see what the excitement was all about.
4 blind man could have seen where all
the sympathy was. The detectives were
outnumbered hundred to one, and before
the battle had fairly begun their attitude of
otfense was changed TO defense.
The detectives had good judgment enough
to see that the odds were all against them,
that the citizens did not propose without a
hard struggle 10 relinquish their long-estab-
lished rights; 50 without committing any
overt act that would expose them to the
action of law they Withdrew from the con-
quest and left the field undisputed TO the
doughuut-yenders. What the next move
will be only the company knows.
The people of Lathrop resent the at
tempt To interfere with their local indus
tries. The poorer classes who engage in
the business of pedding pies do it 10 make
Il few pennies when all other avenues of
employment are closed; and they esteem it
as fortunate that chance is afforded them.
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Il NEW DEPARTURE,

When the Mckinley tariff bill became a
law fTee-tTaders objected TO il on the ground
that il would he prejudicial TO trade with the
countries to which we expect to sell our sur
Plus wheat. We were told that we could not
expect 10 sell if we refused to buy. and that
in increasing the tax on English goods we
were driving away our best customer for
agricultural products. Trade reports showed
that there was some point in the complaint
that the new tariff would materially reduce
foreign imp0rtatiOns of articles in the pro-
duc,ion of which we could compete with
foreign manufacturers. Reports from man
ufacturing centers in the East have repre-
scented a revival of textile industries, espe-
ciaily in the production of the finer qualities
Of wooden cloth. a local free-trade paper
now comes to the rescue Of its party with
the assertion that impOgtatiOns ara increls-
ing under the Mckinley tariff. The novel .
idea is advanced that American manufac-
turers raised their prices to such figure
that foreign manufacturers pay the in
creased duty and still undersell them.
American manufacturers are assumed to
prefer to lose business rather than take it
at an advance in the profit made before
the Mckinley tariff went into opera
ton. No authority is given for the as
Ntllptlbu except Iudl UullD6T Oh leading
wholesale dealers admit that consumers are
paying more for goods than formerly. OF
course. the article is absurd on its face.
With a considerable advance in the duties
on foreign cloths it is not supposable that
home manufacturers would lose business
rather than take it at a considerably in
creased profit, which the new ta.ff enables
them 10 make. The facts Of the case are
tn American cloths are sold in larger pro-
portion to the whole than ever before. En-
glish and German merchant taiors are
making up American goods. who formerly
handled the foreign article exclusively. A
prominent London tailor advertises suits at
a discount on all former prices. When
asked how he can afford to reduce prices in
the face Of an Increase Of duties, he says
that the depression in the English in
-dustries in consequence of the Mckinley
tariff enables him to buy at greatly reduced
prices. But when American tailors are
shown the samples and asked how foreign
goods can be afforded at such prices, the
answer is that the samples are not foreign
goods. They are American goods, equally
good, which under the new tariff have
largely taken the place Of foreign goods. In
conclusion, we venture 10 tender our free
trade contemporary the advice not to let its
fresh Harvard graduate fool with the tariff
Question,
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FAIRLY GOOD TIMES.

The suggestion has been made on more
than one occasion that Californians COM
plain of hard times with slight cause. Com
parsons are made with what we now term
flush times" which, after all, were only
flush to a comparatively few. There has
been much complaint this year of hard
times. The general verdict has been that
business was dull. And yet it has been a
year Of more than average crops, and in
some respects of more than average prices.
Fruit has been cheap compared to last year,
but grain is higher. Present indications are
that our exports will exceed in value those
of any former year. The Collector of the
Port now adds his testimony to the healthy
condition Of business. With such products
as sugar. nut oil, MANILA, sisal grass, iute
Chinese mating, etc, on the free list the
Cus,Om-house receipts for the FIVE months
Of the present fiscal year are but little be-
low the figures of last year, and there is a
prospect that the December imports will
bring the half year up to the last. There is
some reason to fear that manufacturing in
dustTies have not prOspered as the condt-
tiOns under which they are prosecuted
would seem to warrant We are certainly
not doing our own work to the extent that
we might.
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RECKLESS DRIVING.
\ Lady Run Over on Market Street ant
AInnst led

Lady Run Over on Market Street and
Almost Killed.
serious accident occurred on Market
street, near Sixth, yesterday afternoon and
may result in the death of Mrs. D. 2. Ross,
who resides at 354 Eleventh street The
lady was walking on the south side of Mar
ket street, and started to take Valencia
street car.
AT the same time Haight- street car came
along and she stepped between the two
tracks to avoid it. just at this time David
Z. Braid Jr. of the Atlantic Straw Works
drove up and in order to avoid the cars
turned his horse between the tracks, where
Mrs. Ross was standing.
The buggy knocked down the unfortunate
lady and the wheels passed over her body.
1t was matter Of wonder that she was not
thrown against the wheels of the cars. She
was removed to her residence in a carriage,
and 1t is feared she is internally injured.
Sergeant Bethel arrested Braid and
charged him with battery. lie was refused
bail until the extent OF Mrs. Ross injuries
can be ascertained- Braid claims that the
accident was due TO the gripmsn, while the
latter saws that Braid was driving recklessly
at the time
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ANOTHER VICTIM.
Death of Fourteen Year-Oid Boy From
Cigarette Smoking,

Death of a Fourteen Year-Oid Boy From
Cigarette Smoking.
A case of death from excessive cigarette
smoking has occurred in Pomona Valley
George z. Livingstone. the only son OF
Elan E. Livingstone, formerly a Senator
in Oregon and once Assemblyman from
Yuba County. died at his home in Puente
few days ago after an Illness of one week.
He was fourteen years OF age, and had
smoked cigarettes since he was II years
old. He smoked constantly. His parents
did everything possible to check the habit.
They offered him $1,000 to quit They
locked him in his room for days at time
and used ali manner Of substitutes for to-
bacco, but young Livingstone ould not stop
smoking. During the past year he had
smoked an average of Is cigarettes daily,
and on some days mad consumed 20 and So
He had been unwell for eeks and lost flesh
fast. His skin became deep yellow and his
eyes became bloodshot His respiration
grew weak, and when he took to his bed he
raved in delirium until cigarette appeased
him. He grew wOTse and died in terrible
commissions A pOst-mOrtem examination
shows that the lads heart and arterial sys-
TEN were poisoned with nicotine.-Los
Angeles Express.
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THE GOLD COMBINE.

Mr.. Francis G. Newlands made a vigorous
attack upon what he terms a gold combine
at the banquet of the Baptist Social Union
OF Manhattan Island, on Thursday evening
This combine Mr.. Newlauds said had en-
aoled few men to accumulate immense
fortunes at the expense Of the many, but, he
continued, ''the adherents OF gold have
since been driven from their entrench-
ments." Accepting Mr.. Newlands as
authority in the present condition of the
silver question, the purpose of silver adpo-
Gates should be to come back to bmetaIIism
without enabling money-lenders to reap
another harvest. 1t is we'll known that
millions upon millions of bonds and other
evidences of indebtedness are made by ex
press stipulation payable in gold. What
then would be the condition of the debtor
in the event of free silver coinage? 1t can
hardly be cOntended that the adoption of
free silver Coinage by the United States
would at once cause the difference between
the commercial value of gold and the COM
mercial value Of silver. on the legal ratio. to
disappear. This difference might be over
come in time by the appreciation of silver
but years would be required TO effect that
purpose. Meantime, in what kind of
money would these gold bonds be padP
Is thefe not great DANGER That debtors
would be compelled by court decisions
TO go into the market and buy gold
at tie current rate Of premium? And if
debtors should be held to this obligation,
would not money-enders. the men who
made vast fortunes by the demonstration of
silver. make other vast fortunes by its re-
monetization? The policy of the Harrison
Administration. and the policy the Republi-
tie, .-fII Jpta tla Inn
with, provides for the restoration of bimet-
alism without disturbance of existing meas
ures of valuation. Silver IS now carried on
its gold valuation irrespective of It's current
market value. Whether silver dollar Is
worth as bullion 70 cents, 70 cents or 80
cents, it passes from hand to hand as dol
lar, 100 cents. Now il the bullion vaine oil
the silver dollar can be bought up 10 par
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A NOVEL DUEI.
The Code of Honor Reaches the Climax
of Absurdity.


of Absurdity.
The "code of honor" has reached the
climax of absurdity in the taking of elabor
ate precautions against the possibility of
either of the comhatants getting hurt.
Senior ESpinOsa and Senior Larsen del Cas-
tano, members of Argentine's Lower House
OF Congress, were recently opponents in hot
debate. Leaving the Chamber thew re-
newed the discussion with much animation
in the lobby. Then they accented their
words with blows of the fist, planted on
each others faces Following these came
some fine single-stick play with their heavy
canes; and at last they pulled out their
pistols. Here friends parted them. 1t
would not do to have the whole matter
fought out there in moment. The comedy
must be prolonged for the enjoyment of the
spectators. SO duel was arranged
Should a couple of poems do such thing
they would be ciapped into prison in a hurry
But here were two members of Congress.
one of them also Judge. and the other an
army officer, challenging each other in the
other Deputies, Senators, Judges, etc., as
sisting in the arrangements. The announce
ments were most terrible. 1t was to be a
duel to the death.
Well, the place selected was Senior B.
Victorca's farm, at Moron. and thither went
the cOmbatants, their seconds some doctors
and surgeons, and a select throng OF specta-
toTS-mostly high Government officials.
a laundering officer esSayed to prevent
the meeting. He, however, was hood
wnked into tho belief that the duel would
take place on a farm mile distant Senior
VctOrica's man tipped the wink to Senior
LelOvi and the latter told the policemen
that the duel was indeed to occur there. but
not for two or three hours yet. Wherefore
lie would best have some breakfast. and
make himself at home until the bloodthirsty
wretcheS arrived. The officer fell into the
trap, and in the meantime the duel came off
all undisturbed, at Senior Victorica's. 1t was
agreed that one of the men should scratch
the other with the point of his foil; possibly
draw drop of blood That would do no
harm unless blood-poisoning followed.
That. however, could be prevented. So the
combatants each took bath and sponged
himself all over with an antiseptic prepara-
ton. And then the foils were carefully
rendered aseptic, also.
Four rounds were fought. In the first
Senior EspinOsa got a scratch on the little
finger of his right hand. In the second
Senior Larsen was wounded in the leg that
Is, the foil tore his trousers, but the skin
remained intact In the third no casualty
occurred. In the fourth Senior Larsen got a
scratch ON one cheek. which drew a few
drops of blood, and Senior ESpinosa received
puneture as great as the sting of wasp
in his right arm. There the battle ended
AntisepiicS and healing compounds were
Literally applied to the CHASTITY wounds
honor was declared to be well satisfied, and
the two adversaries fell upon each others
necks, swearing to be henceforth brothers.
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WEATHER FORECAST.

o.
SAN FRAN CISCO, December 4. ls9l.)
weather Conditions and General Forecasts.
An that remains OF the storm this evening is
slight depression over Southeastern California
high pressure area having developed and now
covers the northwest portion of California and
Southwest Oregon. Rains fell in southern Cali
foruia with scattering light rainS In southern por-
OF Northern California, in oregon anu South
eastern Washington In the past twelve hours, and
there was also sprinkle Of this city from the
heavy cloudiness drifting inland In spite of the
heavy cloUGtucss. the humidity is comparatively
low in all portions OF the State, and excepting
probable scattering light rains in the interior Of
Northern California Sacramento Valley and scat
teriuC light SHOWS in the southeast portion no
precipitation is indicated from the reports received
The rains during the day were as follows: San
Diego u of an inch, Los Angeles IL, Keller OF.
q sprinkle At san Francisco. Portland, Baker City
and Winnemucca. Roseburg Is Fort Candy Is
and Salt Lake 90, the precipitation in Nevada
and Utah being IN the form o: snow. The temporal
ture is below the normal In all districts. ranging
from = to Is degrees, the former at san Diego aud
the latter Baker City In this city it is degrees
below. Generally warmer weather is indicated Tor
all districts by Sunday.
Forecast Until p. NJ. Friday.
For Northern CaHforuia-GeneraIIy fair except
scattering light rains in Upper Sacramento Valley
and light SHOWS in the southeast portion; clearing
away; warmer. except preceded by cooler weather
at Sacramento; north to west winds.
For Southern Cafornta-Fair; stationary tenn
perlture. except warmer along the coast; westerly
winds
For Oregon and washlngtou-Fatr, except seat
ttring rains in Eastern ana Northwestern oregon;
warmer. except stationary temperature at Fort
Candy. Portland and Spokane: souEherly winds.
For UIah-Light snow; clearing away; warmer
ROBERT L. KEFKAN. Chief OF Division.
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with gold free silver coinage may be adopted
without the slightest disturbance of values.
Mr.. Newlands, Senator Stewart and other
silver advocates ignore the real issues.
They represent the issue to be the single
standard of gold or the double standard OF
gold and silver, while the real issue is how
shall the double standard be reached?
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-05

Judge Joachimsen to serve two years i'm
prisonment in the Whittier Reform School.
Both the father and mother of the girl were
present in court, and created scene when
the senteuce was pronounced. Mrs. Scully
accused him of being the cause of having
her daughter sent away, and threatened to
break all his homes
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SUNDAY,


The only business Of consequence at the
session of the Grand Jury yesterday after
noon was the taking of testimony against
Edward w. Reynolds, just released from
Folsom on three years term for bigamy.
and whom his deceived wife now wants In.
dicted for perjury. Several Of the grand
Jurors are suffering from severe colds.
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DAILY CALL tiIcudtug sundays, SIS per year By
mail postpaid; 10 cents per week, IS cents per
calender month, through carriers. DAILY CALL.
Eve copies. three months So 70. SUNDAY CALL
sixteen pages. ST. so per year. postpaid. SUNDAY
CALL and WEEKLY CALL, 50 so per year, post
ps!d WEEKLY CALL teight pagesl, 81 20 pes year,
POSTPAID cubs OF ten (seut to one address,, $40.
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sas Montgomery street. near Clay, open until IL
O'Clock P NJ BRANCH OFFICES: 40 Market
street near Kesruy open until u O'Clock midnight;
sse HAYES street, open until $3.50 O'Clock; 6O3
Iariin street; orea ugtI 80 O'Clock; 25lS Mission
street open until o'clock p. NJ; and ll6 Ninth
srreet omen until $50 p. NJ
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Dismissed by Consent.

Judge CARRIER yesterday dismissed, by
consent, the writ of prohibition by which
the Board of Supervisors was to be re-
strained from appointing Board of Health,
it being settled that the Governors board,
now in Office, is legally constituted BODY.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-05

Damien Council, Young Mems Institute,
have arranged for benefit performance at
the Alcazar on the 21st inst. The following
have been appointed a Committee Of Ar
rangements: j. }. Gildea. j. d. Hynes, S.
Kane, j. j. Smith and ID. O'COnnelI.
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Passes Silently Away.

The Board of immigration recently organ
lied is to be waited into the State Board of
Trade and the Traffic Association, it being
thoughts that the two latter organizations
can accomplish all for which the Immigra-
ton Boa I'd was OrganjZed
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BRANCH oFFICEs OLE

THE DAILY MORNING CALL.
New York.. BRENTANO BROS. 5 Union Square
Chicago. ............ News stand Palmer House
,S,.y.. orleans. .-.....GALLOT 4 JOUBERT,
1851 Common ST.
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Any Of our patrons acto fail to find THE
MORNING GAIL for sale by traiR-boys
isti confer fayor By notifying this office Of
AQoct. naming the date and train.
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The funeral OF j. w. Edgell, the colored
Mason, took place from the Masonic Tenn
pie yesterday. Deceased was " years of
age and had reputation as lfe-sayer for
which he received medals from three differ
eut nations.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-05

City Attorney burst has given Superin-
tendent Gilleran an opinion that Ordinance
1888 empowers him TO issue permits for
grading, sewering etc. but not for paving.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-05

MAY LEARN AT NTGHT.-The German indie
pendent Congregation Will open night classes at
80 OFarrell street for the instruction OF Young
ioks OF both sexes In literature, debate,
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oilieiScuily, the thirteen-year- old girl who
was with footpad Rutherford when he
shot ofncer Clifford, was sentenced by
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PARK AvIARY.-The cost OF the ayiary for
which me Park Commissioners lave let a con-
tract Will be about $4,000.
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KRoEGER PIANos.-The best in the world.
Reduced prices at Dewlng's, Flood Building.
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Relic of the FaxInr Cas-

1E"r'o vi tIro Ctse'
An execution has been issued against the
parties in the Taylor Doodle case for S145 to
pay the stenographer.
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Cox's GELATINE.-1725 1891. Checkered
packets only. The original and best gelaiine.
ASK f0r new and large packet
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CALIFORNIA glace fruit, SOC ID. In Japan bas-
Kets. Iownsend's. 627 Market street.
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Park COnCerfa,
Park Concerts.
The following music will be rendered In
Golden Gate Park this and to- morrow after


SATURDAY.
!. Norks Bryllups March Lindtner
z overture. " Cal phi OF Bagdad -. Boieldieu
3. " Sood-by Forever" fBaTcarole) p. M Fuentes
4. "reminiscences of Donzetti. -. arranged by
8. Iura waltz, from Millockers Beggar Studenti
q. Medley. Dudes Of So" popular songsD
z. Overture, d" Raymond" ......Ambrose Thomas
D. Oboe SOLO, with horn obligato Conrad
9. " Bouree," dance ProyencaIe ...., Ed ReyIof
10. Selection. Die Meistersinger" Wagner
,. otete1ed
SUNDAY.
l. kriegsmarsch aus Alfalfa. 500. MeDdeIssohn
z. Overture, orpheus "............... Offend bach
3. DANA MeNicana Chloe arranged by ..... Reeves
a. Grand selection. Manteaux Noirs" BuCaIossi
8. Am Meer," trombone solo. Schubert
.. Comic medley. "Squatter Sovereignty. Braham
T. Overture, gannhauser "..........,.,.., Wagner
nH,ineone kpy ievueSt 49, .......,. Durand
D. Flowers of st. Petersburg waltz. ...,.... Resch
10. Selection, " Don Carlos Observation-Disclosures. Verdi
IL. "a Voyage in a Troopshlp >" ......G. Miller
Bandmaster Royal Marines.
IL Grand Galop Internal ............... Keller Bella
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THE MORNING CALL
rrnIIrArIoN nFFlCE

Eas a larger circulation than any other
published in San Francisco.
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IHE ITALIAN CoNsUL--The new Italian
ConsuiGenefa 6. Branchl, was rendered a re-
cepIion OIL Thursday evening by the Italian
Chamber OF Commerce. &. Calegaris President
OF The chamber. presided. and welcomed The
Consul General, who RESPONDED
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~ Annual M-eting-The Regular An
W. nual meeting OF the st ock holders Of tho Onbr
Silver Mining Company viii be held at the ofice of
the company, Room 4, Nevada Block 500 Mont
gomery ST., San Francisco Cal. on WEDNESDAY,
the 18th day OF December. 1891, at the hour of /
o'clocS T. M for the purpose of eecting Board of
directors to serve for the ensuing year and the
transaction OF such other business as may come he.
lore the meeting. 1ransfer-books will close on
Saturday, December 18th, at Y o'clock NJ
no<S I'd e. Is. HOLMES, Secretary