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The morning call., 1891-08-05
EXTINCT ANIMALS,
Bones Found in Charleston PhOs.
phate Beds.

+. G. Latham of Charleston, S. c., who IS
interested In extensive phosphate beds To-
Gated near that city, has been at the Palace
fUr some days, and yesterday talked with a
reporter concerning the enterprise with
which he is connected.
These phosphate beds possess some
rather curious feat ures," said Mr.. Latham.
regarding which the knowledge is princi
pally local. The deposits are spread over
quite large area, situated about sixteen
miles from Charleston, the phosphates be-
ing covered with several inches of dark,
rich loan. 1t is believed by archeologists
and scientists that the phosphates, which
arc yellow, ara remains of the megathe-
rum, plesiosaurus. dinotherium and other
extinct mammals who roamed over this con-
tnent in bysone ages.
There IS mass of evidence In support
OF this theory, tho most conclusive proof
being the discovery of petriied bones, pro-
nouhced by competent authorities to have
composed portion OF the frame of the ex-
unct animals nave mentioned In Charles
ton there is museum made up entirely of
the bones found at different times in the
phosphate beds.
Beneath the black loan we find the soft
phosphates believed to be formed from the
animal tissues In past centuries and here
and there through the beds petrified bones
are found. The phoSphates are procured
by means of steel rods, which are run down
from the surface at intervals, and when
their presence is detected they are taken to
the laboratories and subjected to chemical
treatment, the two forms of phosphates be-
ing treated differently. The animal phos-
pilates are washed with running water, and
the bones are ground fine and sulphuric acid
Is added to make them soluble in water.
These phosphates are valuable as fer TIL
iZers and have fixed commercial values, be-
Ing worth in their crude state about So
ton, and when prepared the market price is
about i've times that amount. The guano
bees OF South America are now almost ex-
hausted. and the South Carolina deposits
have been worked so persistently that it ie
unlikely the supply will contihu. longer than
four or five years.
Large deposits of phosphate have re-
Gently been discovered in &c rgia, however,
and the beds there will probably be avall,
able when those in South Carolina have
been exhausted.
The only people who are able TO work
continuously in the phosphate beds, owing
to the presence of malaria, are the negroes
and we can get them for 81 so a day. We
tried Italian laborers, but they, too. suc-
cumbed to the malaria arising from the ami
NAL phosphates. From my association with
the enterprise | have suffered from ma
larlal troubles and am obliged to take peri
odlcal trips, like the present one, in which
10 eliminate the poison from my system and
recuperate"
The morning call., 1891-08-05
SENATOR VEST.
The Incident Which Determined Him t.
Leave KentuckY for Missouri

The Incident Which Determined Him to
Leave Kentucky for Missouri.
Did you ever hear how Senator Vest left
Kentucky and went to Missouri" said a
distinguished native of Kentucky to a group
of friends in an uptown hotel.
All answered ''NO."
well, there was very little ceremony
about his going.
"The Senator was born and brought up at
Greensboro, Kentucky town on the bank
OF the Ohio. When he was young man he
ran little newspaper there. He was full
OF mischief and used to play tricks which
would nave made Interesting reading had
he dared to report them. But lie was
usually interested in Suppressing the facts
In order to keep out of trouble.
The incident which decided the tone and
manner of Mr.. Vests pilgrimage happened
In this way: Then, as now, the boys down
there, including the gentlemen who hold
high and responsible public offices, were
fond OF playing quiet game of poker. One
evening party comprising the Mayor of
the town, the Judge and several other load
Ing citizens engaged barge to have a sail
on the river. They Travelled a short distance
from the town, and mooring their boat to
au Island III the river sat down to have
little game. They intended to go home. saw
not later than midnight. and as the vessel
was moored within easy reach OF the town
tney prayed well up 10 the midnight hour
without paying attention to anything but
the game.
When they arose TO steer their bark
homeward they looked around and were
fairly astonished. Where were they? Where
was the island? Where was the mooring?
1t was some time before they realized tile
situation. They finally discovered that the
mooring had been cut and the boat had
dritted about forty mi es down the Ohio. 1t
was late the next morning when the distin-
gnlshed party returned to town.
" 1t was impossible to keep back what had
nappened. The whole town knew that the
Mayor and his companions had been PLAY
Ing cards and had experienced very bad
luck. The Mayor WAS a fighting man, and
he immediately registered VOW that when
he found the man who cut the boat adrilt
ne would shoot him on sight. Mr.. Vests
little newspaper was published no more. and
the next time the editor was heard from he
was IN Missouri. IN. Y World.
The morning call., 1891-08-05

ISLANDERS had separated the combatants, and
they stood gIarng fercely at each other, not
more than six feet apart
Judge Hebbard rushed ont OF his cham
bers bareheaded and excited, exclaiming at
the top Of his voice:
Gentlemen, you must stop this. or I'll
have you all arrested"
I Two or three men held on to Denprey.
tried to straighten him out. He had bled
from the ugly gashes on his face and head
ike beef at the slaughter. and though lie
was not knocked unconscious, it looked al
II his head was mashed into jelly.
THURMAN ARRESTED.
The Deputy Sheriffs led Thurman down.
stairs to the Police Station, Mcguire and
Deuprey, with their escorts, following a
short distance in the rear.
Deuprey's fury seemed to be on the IN
crease, and it was feared on all sides that
more blood would be spilled before the
scene ended. He followed Fuhrman and
the officers clear to the prison door, and was
only prevented from going further by the
order of the Sergeant to close the gate and
allow no one to enter.
But Deuprey still haunted the place. peer-
ing. wildly through the little wicket gate
and then pacing away few steps. Several
friends counseled earnestly with him TO leave
but he refused. Then as he moved toward
the gate again they embraced him and chung
around his person as II to prevent him from
doing any rash act
Alter few moments the patrol wa gon
drove up in readiness to take Fuhrhan, who
was under arrest, to the Central Station.
ana Manuel, the victim of his cane, to the
Receiving Hospital.
SEARCHING FOR A WEAPON.
Again Deuprey's friends tried to get him
TO leave, but to no avail, so finally, before
the sergeant would allow Thurman to he
taken out to the wagon, he sent an officer
out to search Deuprey.
officer '-'
No. SIR" replied the lawyer, eyeing his
Questioner with scOrn and anger.
Let me see." again remarked the officer
and be searched Deuprey's person thor.
Oughly.
No pistol or weapon was found, and IL il
supposed that his friends had persuaded
him to let them have the one he was seen to
draw while in the corridor.
Inc Sergeant still feared an outbreak
ana would not allow Thurman to be taken
ont except with two or three officers. with
Judge Hebbard beside them, to stand guard
over Deuprey.
TO PRISON AND HOSPITAL.
The men were finally taken out and piled
into the patrol wagon, Thurman having first
been booked for assault with a deadly
weapon, and ManuePs bleeding head bouud
up in rags and spare handkerchiefs.
Judge Hebbard returned to his courtroom
ana ordered the TraegPr jury locked up till
III clock to-day. Deuprey and his friends
ieIt the building shortly afterward.
Manuel, who says ne is 81 years old. re-
celved cash on top of the head about
three inches long, several skinned places
and black eye. He was fixed up at the
Receiving Hospital
The morning call., 1891-08-05
ORGANIZED LABOR,
Typographers and the Typotheta
Are at Odds.
Some FACTS About the Employers Association
No Present Reduction in Wages on the
Pacific Mail Dock.

A joint meeting Of the Pressmen's Union
and the Typothet@. an organization of elm
ployers, was held yesterday afternoon, at
which the journeymen's new schedule of
time and wages was considered. The
journeymen hold that they have demanded
nothing which cannot be granted without
loss by the employers.
They say that an employe of what Is
known as the Employers Association made
in an interview published in a sensational
paper yesterday morning statements about
their demands that are utterly untrue ana
calculated TO produce friction between
workingmen and employers. The schedule
OF wages which they have proposed is the
schedule that has been accepted by all
Eastern employers.
1t was recently stated that the Employ
ers' Association controlled the IRON making.
beer-prcducing and printing of the city
with other industries, and with this state
ment came another to the effect that the
employers of the city, having combined,
would cause general reduction OF wages
next winter.
James Spiers of the firm of Hinckley,
Spiers Il Hayes, proprietorS of the Fulton
Iron Works, said yesterday afternoon that
ne knows nothing about the Employers
Union. He thinks that some founders who
ehCil iiltClcoLo W III NC duNdlCou lnCiC-
by have joined the organization, but he sees
no reason why he should do so.
1t is said that all the employing brewers of
the city are members Of the Federation of
Employers. Hagen 81 Hagaman, owners
of the Albany Brewery, say that they were
asked some time ago to join the federation,
but they have not done so, and will not do
so.
1t was further said that all the employing
printers of the city had joined the fedora
ton. +. T. Hyman OF the firm of Britain &c
Rey said yesterday afternoon: About two
months ago young man came here and
said that lie was the Secretary of an associa-
ton of employers formed for the purpose of
crushing the trade unions. We saw no
reason why trade unions should be crushed,
as they keep up wages, and high wages for
the workinsmen mean good times for the
employer. So we told the young man TO go
his way in peace"
The morning call., 1891-08-05
Bingham Temporizes.

A long and rather turbulent meeting of
the Steamship Stevedores' Union was held,
at which the City Front Labor Council was
present The meeting was called to decide
what action should be taken toward 81. Il.
Bingham, who. it was said, had contracted
to load and unload the Pacific Mail steam
ships and who. it was supposed, would not
pay union wages. 1t was said that Bing-
ham had accepted the contract on trial for
one month and that during that time there
would be no change in wages. With that
und erstanding the union decided to post
pone action on the matter until its next
meeting
The morning call., 1891-08-05
Giileran INDIGNANT.

Street superintendent Gileran lndig-
nantly denies the published statement in a
local newspaper that he has given sinecures
in the Street Department to a number of his
relatives.
My half brother BARLEY Glleran is the
only relative l have got" said the Street
porter. THE other Gillerans mentioned as
connected with the Street Department. hap
pen to be namesakes, but there is no re-
lationship between us, and they have no
more privileges than IL they had been named
Smith, Jones or Robinson. It's pretty rough
when the mere coincidence of n man being
the same name as the head of an Office
makes both him and the officia! objects of
malicious attack and misrepresentation
The morning call., 1891-08-05
AN INDIAN LINCHED.
The Murderer Of an Alaska Commercial Cor
papv,s Aue1+ E,p-a5

The Murderer of an Alaska Commercial Com
pany's Agent Hanged.
ASTORIA Oregon, Aug A letter has
Just been received here from Cooks Inlet,
Alaska. giving particulars of the lynching
Of Tobias, the Copper River Indian who
murdered Agent Smith of the Alaska Com
mercial Company at Kemicko River tive
years ago. The letter says: THE Indian
was runner for the Copper River Indians,
and always came in ahead of the tribe, who
came III every summer to trade. The Indian
reached the Alaska Commercial Company's
store and fell asleep in deserted cabin,
when three white men walked in on him.
The Indian told them he was not afraid TO
die, but if they killed him the tribe would
have their revenge. The white men paid
no attention to his protestation, but took
him out and hanged him to q tree %
The morning call., 1891-08-05
Box-sawyers, Boycott.

The retail grocers of the City recently
agreed to push the boycott of the Box
makers Union against the firm of Carrick,
Williams & Wright because tho firm, al
though protesting to favor high wages. has
made war upon the Box-sawyers' Union,
which was organized to maintain wages.
The Grocers' Union has obtained the names
of Carrick, Williams & Wright's customers
and will warn them to buy their boxes from
other firms or be boycotted.
The morning call., 1891-08-05
BIRTHS MARRIAGES DEATHS.

Firth. marriage and death notices sent by mail
VIII not he inserted. They must be handed in at
either OF the publication Offices aud be indorsed
with the name and residence OF persons authorized
To have the same publishedl
BORN.
CASAURANZ-In Claremont July 90 1891 to the
wife of Frank Casauranz. a son.
C0HEN-In this city, August 4, 1884, to the wife of
Simon Cohen, daughter
MURPHY-In this city, August 8, 1891, to the wife
o: d. C. Murphy, daughter
SMIrHIn this city, August 2. 1891, to the wife of
Louis A. Smith, son.
KLoprENBURG-To the wife OF V. W. Kloppen-
burg, dau glitter.
LoRING-In Oakland July 81, 1891, to the wife OF
G. A. Lorlng. a daughter.
PETERSoN-fn this city. July 81, 1891, to the wife
OF Captain j. Peterson, a som
The morning call., 1891-08-05
Pine Nut Mining Excitement.

CARSON Nev.), Aug. 4.-Stage-loads OF
passengers are leaving Carson every other
day for the Pine Nut gold district, seats in
the stage being engaged in advance. Fifty
miners are on the grounds, and the excite
ment is Increasing. Mr.. Coffin, n we'll
known mining man of the Jumbo district
on the west side of Mount Davidson, re-
turned last evening from Pine Nut. His
opinion from the explorations is that all that
is necessary is to establish permanency.
Little or no work has been done up to date.
The morning call., 1891-08-05

the irop spikes. bore The following iuscrip-
ton; Key to gdte may be found at 1-'s
drugstore" Was this premeditated irony
or conscious jestp Surely, if there be
knowledge Id the grave. some humoTist OF
past yeats, whose quips and cranks now
smell Of mold. Wust smile at such au open
1nxtaposition Of ideas. or wish. though
vaiply, to certify to the potency of medical
Observation-Disclosures Post.
The morning call., 1891-08-05
A JURY OF WOMEN.
Their Decision Demonstrated the Wisdom
of the Judge.

Their Decision Demonstrated the Wisd ON
of the Judge.
In the earlier days of woman suffrage
In wyoming 1t was quite usual to require
jury duty OF women. The custom, however.
gradually fell into disuse, and for some
years past until quite recently, women
were, by general consent, excused from this
duty Of citizenship. A recent case was tried
in Douglas County, however, in which both
plaintiff and defendant were women. The
matter In dispute was one of wages. the
plaintiff alleging that balance was due her
on household work which the defendant
denied. The Judge holding that this was
purely a "woman's controversy" and one
upon the merits OF which women were better
qualified to decide than men, ordered
women to be drawn upon the Jury. The
outcome justified the decision OF the Judge.
The jury returned written verdict award
ing the full amount claimed and were. with
the Judge, warmly congratulated. If there
were any assurance that matters of this kind
would be adjusted in accordance with the
fitness of things. as 1t is always possible for
them TO be If the Judge is wise, judicious
and tolerant man, the question of women as
jurors would be one easily solved. Common
sense in this, as in other matters, is an infal-
lible guide to proprietY and iustice.-Port-
land Oregonlan.
The morning call., 1891-08-05
Alleged pecsptiYs Circulars

BAKERSFIELD, Aug. A deed from
Walter j. Raymond to Martin ]. Gallup of
Mount Jewett. Mexican County, Pa, for
two acres OF land in the Tehachapi Mount
aims, Sections Is. 80 and 80, has been re-
corded here for consideration OF SIS per
acre. The land is worthless, being a rocky
mountain side of no value whatever. vet
Raymond, in his circulars, hints at FIGS.
fruits, etc, and with this utterly worthless
bait is fishing for gudgeons.
The morning call., 1891-08-05
The Utah Election.

SALT LAKE. Aug. 4.-Full returns Of the
election yesterday show that the Liberals
have twelve members of the Legislature
(one-third of the whole, a large gain over
any previous LEGISLATURE. The Liberals
elect three members of the Council and six
of the House in this city by a Mural ity of
HOO. The Liberals elect tho C0un y Col
lector, two Selectmen and County Superln-
tsndent by plurality of from 600 TO 800.
The morning call., 1891-08-05
An Asylum InYsstipatinn-

SPOKANE (Wash.). Aug. 4.-The result of
the investigation yesterday by the Commas
sioners of the Medical Lake Asylum was
the complete exoneration of DR.. Semple, the
Superintendent, from any and all of the
damaging accusations that have recently
been made against him as to cruelty to
patients and incompetency, and the dis
charge of Warden Kelly for striking Frank
Arthur Shaw, one OF the inmates Of the
The morning call., 1891-08-05

The alarm of fire from Station SO, at 7:55
o'clock last evening, was for a blaze that
started on the second floor of ,wo-story
frame building. S43 Harrison street. The
place was occupied by Fred Rothganger as
carriage factory. He sustained loss of
$500 on his stock and the building was
damaged about $500. The fire commanica-
ted to S41 Harrison, a two-story frame
owned and occupied by John Cunningham.
Damage to the building was $500.
The morning call., 1891-08-05
Money for Indians.

SPOKANE Aug. 4.-Indian Agent Cole has
completed the work of enrolling the Ceur
d'Alene Indians entitled to share in the dis
tributiOn of $4,000 paid By the Govern
ment for lands recently ceded 1t is found
that 426 Indians are entitled to a share in
this money and that each will receive about
S1170. Many of these Indians are already
well to do
The morning call., 1891-08-05

injunction issued in the case of E. J. Bald
win vs.. Pedley ct al. Restraining the defend
ants from using the waters of Vandusen
Creek. The motion for dissolution was
made upon the sole ground of technical err
ror of the service of the papers and IN no
WAY affects the merits of the case at issue.
The morning call., 1891-08-05
stockton,s Sewerage System.

STOCKTON, Aug. 4.-T6e Board of Public
Works has adopted plans and advertised
for bids for the main sewers traversing the
city from the east to west and north TO
south. The contract for a sewerage pump
Ing station was let q month ago, and the
city will soon have complete sewerage
system.
The morning call., 1891-08-05
a Chance for Prisoners.

STOCKTON. Aug. 4.-The Police Judge
here has been sentencing prisoners to pay
so many dollars or serve the equal number
of days. All of those sentenced since May
10th, when the amendment to the law went
into effect will get free their sentences
being inValidated because they 30 not agree
with the new law which provides that I'M
prisonment shall not he more than one day
for every two dollars of fine.
The morning call., 1891-08-05
Found in the Feather River.

YUBA CITY. Aug. 4.-The body of an
unknown man was found floating in the
Feather River at the mouth of the Yuba
this afternoon, with his throat cut He
had been in the water probably two weeks.
The Coroner's jury brought in verdict OF
death from unknown hands.
The morning call., 1891-08-05
LOCUST RAVAGES.
An Investigation Of the Work Of the Pests
BY the Agricultural Depsrtment

AD InVestlgatlon Of the Work Of the Pests
by the Agricultural Department.
SACRAMENTO. Aug 4.-Secretary Smith
recently informed the Agricultural Depart-
ment at Washington of the ravages of the
loeusts In this State and to-day received the
following responses:
Edtotn r. Smith, Secretary of the State Board
Of Agriculture, !Sdcranento-SIR: l am in re.
celpt OF yours Of the 21st Instant and
10 accordance with your wishes, l have
instructed ID. w. COquIllett, an agent
OF division OF entomology OF this de-
pariment stationed at Los Angeles to travel
through ibe region Indicated by you, and to study
The locust daIDag- carefully win a view To
aseertanlng their natural breeding grounds and
TO- II possible, suggest new remedies NV in
btTucttOns have gone by wire.
EDWIN WILLETs, Acting Secretary,
The morning call., 1891-08-05
Suit for $4,000 DAMAGES

Suit has been brought against the Market.
street Railway Company by Miles Altman.
who AYERS that while in the employ of .he
North Beach and Mission-street Railway on
January Sd, he was struck and seriously in
Altman estimates the damages at $40 Ooo
The morning call., 1891-08-05
False Reports.

FRESNO. Aug. 4.-Rrplying to repeated
inquiries from San Francisco about certain
reports sent out from Fresno, 1t may stated
that the stories of a wild man found in the
mountains eastward, also OF a man found
entombed in ice, have been in yestigated and
found to have no foundation.
The morning call., 1891-08-05
AN ESCAPED LUNATIC.
An Insane Man Fires a Hay Field Near
Fairfax.

Fairfax
SAN RAFAEL, Aug. 4.-This afternoon
Constable Allison arrested B. f. Call near
Fairfax. and he was brought before Justice
Duffey and charged with vagrancy. 1t is
thought that the prisoner is not of sound
mind. He started a FIRE to a nay field on
the property Of Joseph Bresson, at Fairfax,
this morning and had it not been for the
prompt action of the neigaboring farmers
there IS no doubt that the loss by fire would
have been very serious. Call presented the
most forlorn and ragged appearances of any
prisoner ever confined in the County Jail.
places had been tied together with bale
rOIes. When questioned he said that he
came here from a soldiers home at Oak
land. His replies TO questions were rambling
and very incoherent. He is supposed to
have escaped from some ASYLUM.
The morning call., 1891-08-05
The Davis viii Case.

BUTTE MOntl. Aug. Assignments were
continued to-day in the Davis case on the
admissibillty of expert testimony on hand
writing. Warren Toole opened for the con-
testants and was followed by Mr. Clayberg,
Colonel lngersoll and Mr.. Meyer, quoting
authorities in support of admission. The
contestants have closed their arguments and
the proponents side will be closed.
The morning call., 1891-08-05
Cirar-Makers VIII Parade.

At the meeting of the Cigar-makers'
Union resolution to parade on Labor Day
was passed unanimously, and all members
who do not appear in the parade Will be
finab
The morning call., 1891-08-05

Application has been made to the Supe-
rior Court to dissolve the "Order of the
Beacon Light" benevolent organization
existing in this city. The application is
l. Wagner, c: II. Halle, K. j. Willats, II.
X Morton, l.. Vincent and NJ. d. Slattery.
The morning call., 1891-08-05
Was 1t Irony or Jest?

As drew near, the other day. to the
gates Of burial place, gates that are only
opened to the living visitor-for sometimes
the dead are most exclusive, and they would
rebel against the impairment intrusion Of a
newcomer saw board that, fastened to
The morning call., 1891-08-05
DWelline-Nousa Burned.

Los ANGELES, Aug. 4.-1he fine dwelling
Of Mrs. Doria Jones in course of coustruc-
tion at the corner of Alvarado and Pico
streets in this city was totally destroyed by
ire at 10 O'Clock tonight. Loss, $50, 900.
The morning call., 1891-08-05
OBTTU AIRY.

GEORGE K. ANDERSON.
George X. Anderson. Register of the
United States Land Office at Fowler, Colo,
wealthy operator in oil in Pennsylvania.
The morning call., 1891-08-05

James Hughes. news eiitor of the Pitts
burg Press, and one Of the brightest Journal
lists in that city, died yesterday morning Of
consumption.
The morning call., 1891-08-05

Hon. William Walter Legge, Earl of Dart
mouth, died yesterday in London, aged IS
years. He will be succeeded by his son,
Viscount Lewisham