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The morning call., 1891-10-19
ONE HUSBAND TOO MANY.
A Detroit Woman's Susceptibility Leads
TO a Complicated State of Affairs.

Detroit Woman's Susceptibility Leads
to q Complicated Slate of Affairs.
About year ago Fred NJ. aud Mary Ste
vens. a young married couple, made up
their minds that they were not intended for
each other and separated. In a few
months. says a Detroit special to the Chi
cagO Inter Ocean, Mary found new COM
panion in John Roster, who was a bigger
man than f ed and of different style OF
beauty. Fred is dark, and has plenty Of
hair on his head, while John has cnly few
hairs left, and these are of sunset hue.
John and Mary have been keeping house
on Illinois street, near Beauben, Mary hay
ing told John that her first husband was
dead. Recently Mary was surprised by a
visit from her first husband. They talked
matters over and soon all things were for
given. Mary prepared dinner and soon the
reunited couple sat down to eat together.
While the little banquet was proceeding
John walked In. Mary was not disturbed.
She introduced the old husband TO the new
one and the three finished their feYast to-
gctner Then the two men went out and
cemented their frien ship with drinks.
In the evening Fred and Mary occupied
one bed, while JOHN slept alone in another.
John was apparently asleep when the couple
beg n to criticize him, and agreed that he
was bad man. But John was only play
ing 'pCssum and lie heard the aspersiuns on
his character Jumping up he grabbed
Fred, pulled him out Of bed and threw him
into tile street.
Little Fred was afraid of big John, so he
called Officer Robert Cavanaugh to his as
sistance. Both men claimed to be the
woman's husband. Mary acknow lodged
both, and as the only way out of the muddle
the policeman arrested all three. After
they had told their various stories to JUS
tice Sheenan they were all released and
went out of the courtroom together to set
tie the dispute among themselves.
The morning call., 1891-10-19
A Cranky Canary.

A childless couple uptown expend most of
their symrahits on II canary bird which is
a crank on the feather question. The little
an aversion TO his natural dress and has in
dustri0usly pulled out every feather he
could reach. The result is that he has now
a smooth, shiny skin which looks like pol
ished parchment, two or three lonely tail
feathers and trfle of plumage on his tail
and neck. In summer lie is all right, but
the cold of winter bothers him. As soon
as frost comes he is clad in warm flannel
jacket, which he admires Immensely. At
night he lies down on bed of cotton bat
ting, submits quietly to be covered up and
sleeps there contentedly ill morning. If
the cold becomes too severe he calls out un-
til he is taken out of the cage and put In
bed with his mistress TO whom he cuddles
up eagerly for warmth.-N. Y. Sun.
The morning call., 1891-10-19

hospital attached to the Jail. As there was
an ugly confusion on the back of his head
and blue wells around the left eye the Police
Surgeon was called Ia to attend him. All
efforts TO restore the prisoner to conscious
ness were without favorable results
Captain Stone asked that the man be sent
to the City and County Hospital, but DR..
Williams after a careful examination of the
INJURIES said the patient was probably suf-
fering from concuSsiOn of the brain and
could not live After some parlev the un-
conscious man was carried to the Receiving
Hospital.
He rallied sufficiently Saturday to feebly
murmur that his name was II. B. Harmon;
that he lived with Michael McCaffrey at
433A Grove street; that lie had been en-
pluyed in Hills Bros coffee and spice mills,
corner Of SauSOme and Sacramento streets
that he was wilower, aged 40 years, and
had three children living. After making
the statement he again became unconscious
and remained so.
The Police Surgeons predictions that he
is dying is probably correct, but Harmon
was still living at midnight. His pulse
beat feebly all the afternoon, but the
surgeons said there was no hope for his
recovery.
Several of his friends called at police
headquarters and said that lie had alwavs
been a sober. industrious man. They did
not believe that he received his Injuries by
falling down while drunk. 1t was their
opinion that he was beaten with a club.
The police are investigating the peculiar
and rather mysterious manner in which he
received his Injuries.
The morning call., 1891-10-19
REEVES A MURDER STORY.

Wedding of the Wealthy Widow of Ste
phen Pettus, Whom Woman Killed.
The New York Herald states that Mrs.
Mildred l.. Pettus, the wealthy widow of
Stephen Pettus, who was shot aud killed by
Mrs. Hannah Sout;lworth, near Fulton
Ferry on November %. 1889. was married in
Clarkesyilie, Tenn, on October 1st, to DR..
Ross, United States Navy, now stationed at
Pensacola, Fla.
Mrs. Pettus married her first husband in
Clarkesyille, and came to New York. Mr..
Pettus made fortune in connection with
the elevated roads, ami his home in Brook
lyn was fayOrite resort for Southern peo-
pie. Mrs. Pettus was at the time an in
valid, and in 1887 Mr.. Pettus first met Mrs.
Southworth, Kentucky woman, who
afterward killed him.
Mrs. SOuthworth charged that she had
been betrayed by Pettus, aud meeting him
at Fulton Ferry, she shot him dead Mrs.
Southworth's arrest for murder and her
sickness and death before the case was
called up fer trial are matters of record.
Mr.. Pettus will, filed November 20, 1889,
left property worth S1,000.000 to his wife.
After her husbands death Mrs. Pettus re-
turned to her home and lived In a pretty
villa near ClarksvlIe. DIR. Ross was a con-
stant visitor, and her marriage was not a
surprise to their friends.
The morning call., 1891-10-19

According to these figures the three ma
tiOns belonging 10 the triple alliance have
total force OF 1890. 203 men, which, with the
possible English contingent. makes an az
gregate OF S.57l, 1858, against an auti-alliance
force of 9,556 III, or altogether a force of
S,l30070 men ready for actiOn-this in time
of peace and not including the naval forces
OF those nations. Probably half the total
could be marched upon the battlefield and
set TO killing each other.
Nor do these figures, stupendous though
they be, include all the able-b bodied men in
the countries named. The numerical
strength Of the reserves is given as II l,500,-
O00, or ABOUT three aud a half times The
above stated enrolment. The preparations
for war are so complete that, including
naval employment about one in every three
aDle-bOded men would Immediately make
ready for the fray either on land or sea. The
usual military estimate being about one
soldier to every six or eight Inhabitants, it
will be evident that Europe has already
reached the limit and is straining every
nerve so far as men are concerned, while 1t
must be apparent that the financial tension
is equally great this view according with
what IS known vi the situation from news
IN banking and commercial circles.
1t would seem to be impossible for this
state uf things to be kept uD much longer.
Either the great powers will soon "cry
havoc, and let slip the dogs of war" or ar
rive ut the more sensible conclusion that 1t
is best to agree on mutual uiSbandment
of large part Of the forces now marshaIed
in fighting trim. Totttn told his class that
he expects the trSt-named Will lie the sOu-
ton of the problem. and says the signal for
the play" to begin may be given in any
one of several ways, as, for instance, the
death OF the Pope, the sudden rise Of MAJ
poleon in France (Boulanger is dead since
the lecture was drllvered), the collapse of
Turkey or the absolute initiative OF Russia.
But he intimates an idea that some wholly
unforeseen accident will be the occasion for
a concert of signals by which all the dis
cOrdant elements will be loosed at once
Chicago Tribune.
The morning call., 1891-10-19
AT SACRAMENTO.
The Senators Defeat Oakland in One
Sided Game.

Sided Games
SACRAMENTO, Oct. is. - The Oakland
Baseball Club played its last league game
in Sacramento to-day before one OF the old
time audiences. The grand stand was
crowded. and the special stand was well
filed. A great many of Chief Borchers'
old-tme friends were present and kept up
constant cheering for the visitors
The first few innings were long drawn out
and very tiresomp, it taking an hour and
quarter to play four innings. Chief Borchers
went into the box for the visitors, by the re-
quest of his friends, and was hit freely, be-
sides being wild. He gave six bases on
balls and did not strike out batter. His
support was very poor. CantlliIon and Pow
ers let in five runs between them, While
Sweeney was also responsible for couple
of runs "Old HOSS King Holman did
box-worl, for the home team and was found
for six hits, two of which were rank
scratches. He was also wild, giving SIX
bases on balls, an unusual number Tor nlm
He received fair support OF four errors
made behind HIM but one was costly. Has
samcr played nne game, despite his errors
and figured in three double plays, as did
also McGuirk. GUodenoush made grand
stand catch of foul tr, and also neat
stop Of q ground hit, Spies caught toul ny
with one hand, after Jumping three lert IN
tie air for It, Hassamer, also, made ilne
Jumping catch Of a ho: liner. Fred Roberts
is LAID up with a spTaned ankle and Frank
Ward played in his stead. Wardy was en-
Enthusiastically cheered as he stepped to tn e
plate, and may possibly become hXture IN
the team Joe Shea played a great game
in short field. accepting eleven difficult
chances and scoring two of three runs for
his side Mcdonald umpired fairly well,
although his work was not up to yeater-
days standard. His base decisions were
excellent, but he was u trifie of on balls
and strikes. After the third inning. whel
the home team made five singles and scored
three runs, the game became 0ne-sided and
lost much of its interest, the home team
finally winning by a score Of 10 to 3. Nc
Guirk made long hit to center field in the
second inning and scored a home run, the
ball going To the furthermOst corner Of the
grounds. The score is as follows:
The morning call., 1891-10-19
"YOU HOLLER FOR Me-"
Terms Made by yoiceless Newsboy
with One Who Could "a Yell.D

Terms Made by Voiceless Newsboy
With One who Could yell"
One little newsboy with an armful of
papers was struggling for footing in the
crowd, throwing back his head and strain
iEg wide open an agOnizing mouth in
futile and painful effort to call the usual
Horrible West Side murder" a taller
urchin, light-as the vesselmen say-came
along, threading his way easily In the crowd,
for lie had NJ papers to Sell
"Shay, Scabby," grated the first little fel-
low, "call de papers fer me. l umpired de
ball game to-day, an wore me voice out"
Scabby "called with great gusto.
Whether it sold any papers no man can
know But after a time the advertiser
made demand:
"You'se got to give me one fer callin'l"
The hoarse child looked his contempt of
that nature which could profit by mis-
fortune, aud handed over his inside copy
the one nearest his body, and consequently
the worst worn. Scabby took it. plunged
into the heels of promising stranger, sold
his single sheet and-hurried away TO pitch
pennies in the alley.-Chicago Herald.
The morning call., 1891-10-19

power, which by next February will be in
creased with the new plant to 1900 horse
power.
AFTER compression the air is forced at
pressure varying from 51a to atmospheIes
Into series OF large wrought-irOn receivers
or accumulators arranged longitudinally
along the building in front of the compress
sorS. As the front or street end of the
building is approached receivers are placed
higher, affording opportunity for the free
ing of the water from the air before taking
it into the street mains.
SUCCESSFUL MOTOR SYSTEM.
1--WE made an examination Of the Mekar-
ski compressed air motor system, which is
being successfully operated and has been
in actual use for several years at Nantes,
France.
8 inches; the rails are the grooved pattern.
The length of the track (siugle). including
branch line is about four miles, win very
great number Of curves and excessive
Prades-about feet in 100. The motors are
similar to an ordinary street-car, having
deck roof, upon which seats are arranged
for passengers as well as seats inside the
motor car, no seating capacity being Occu-
pied by motor appliances.
The engines operating tho motor are of
sllde-yalye design, protected from dust by
means of an apron and dust pipe COM
partment below the seats of the car. BY
raising the apron by the side of the car the
engines are exposed and can be examined If
desired. Under the floor of the car attached
to the frames are suspended a series of nine
air-iecryers. the air being used from the
first three to make the down trip, and from
the second three for the return trip, the
other three being charged with air, which
can be used should emergency require
"These receivers are connected with
small but round reheating device twenty
inches in diameter, arranged in the forward
platform of the motor, in hich Is arranged
a reduction valve and pressing gauge con-
trolling the pressure of air used in the
engine. Each set of receivers has inde-
pendent throttlng valves. The total weight
of the motor is ten tons, without passengers,
and it can seat fifty OF the LITTER"
Mr.. Gillian gives it as his opinion, after
an extended study, that compressed air is
already a formidable competitor of the
cable and electricity as a means of surface
transit
The morning call., 1891-10-19
HARMON DYING.
His Fatal Injuries a Mystery to
the Police.

"He is dying" said Police Surgeon Will
iams yesterday afternoon as he bent over
the cot in the Receiving Hospital upon which
II. b. Harmon lay.
As stated briefly in THE CALL yesterday
Harmon was found lying in an unconscious
condition upon the sidewalk on Eddy street.
near Hyde, last Wednesday evening. A
boy ran to the new City Hall Station and
informed Officer Gaynor. who caused the
mans removal to the lookup. 1t was sup
posed that he was insensible from intoxi-
cation, and he was book for drunken
ness. A pistol was found in his hip pocket.
and charge of carrying a concealed weapon
was also recorded aga inst him.
From the station the man was removed to
the City Prison and slowed away in the
The morning call., 1891-10-19
She Was So Glad.


Two OF the most amiable women in the
world, and who were as like as ''two peas in
pod" were Mrs. Orr. wife of Colonel Orr
of Piqua, Ohio, and Mrs. Briee, wife of Sem
ator Calvin S. Brice of Lima, Ohio. They
were sisters. On the evening which saw
the millionaire railroad king nominated for
the United States Senate by the Demo
cratic caucus in the Capital at Columbus,
Ohio, reporter was the first man to convey
to Mrs. Brice tre expected news of her hus-
lands nomination. He was sent to Lima
to describe Mrs. Brice's actions on learning
the news and arrived at noon, having lett
Cincinnati that morning, but found that
Mrs. Brlce had gone to small city nun
dred miles distant TO attend meeting OF the
Board of Trustees OF a female college OIL
which she was member. A telegram was
sent to her inqu!ripg when she would return
and the answer came that she would be at
her sisters home, Mrs. Orr, at Piqua at 3
o'clock that evening. The reporter just had
time to catch the only train c0nnec ting that
day with train for Piqua, and reached
there that evening. He WAS cordially well
coined both by Mrs. BIice and Mrs. Orr and
was invited to dinner with them.
After some conversation the reporter sug-
gested that the two ladies accompany him
on that evenings train to Columbus, dis
tant only couple of hours ride, so as to
be there in time to receive the ann ounce
ment Of the caucus. They assented, and
the Ohio capital was reached just in time to
get to the Legislative hall as the Demo
cratic members were filing into their seats.
Mrs. Brlce and Mrs. Orr and the reporter
sought to obtain good seats in the gallery.
but it was already Oyerrrowded, and in the
confusion and excitement OF the moment no
one could be seen who had authority to Sc
cure seats.
Very regretfulIy tho Iadie: accompanied
their escort to the Neal House, where the
reporter left them with the assurance that
he would hurry to the Capitol and return
the Instant the result of the caucus was
known. lie did so, and when the ballot
was announced declaring Calvin S. Brice
the choice Of the Ohio Democracy for
United States Senator, hack horses were
never made TO travel faster than the team
hitched to the vehicle that dashed la to
the hotel " it'll the welcome news.
'0h, Pm so gladW was all Mrs. Brice
could exclaim, and then, in true womanly
fashion, she embraced her sister and wcpt.
The morning call., 1891-10-19
THE FORENOON GAME.
BIauveIt Was an Easy Mark for the
Dukes.

BIauvelt Was an Easy Mark for the
Dukes.
II. BUckram Ebright took an active part
in the game at Emeryyille and helped h is
side defeat the locals by a score Of 10 to /.
Frisco saved Itself a shut-out by scoring
that one run in the ninth inning in time to
ferry it home across the bay.
Harvey Blauvelt was detailed to do the
pitching. and the score shows that the Dukes
took advantage Of an off day. They fairly
Feveled in hits, and saluted Mr.. Blanvelt
with a grand total of eighteen, including
one triple and two doubles. All the runs
were scored by the first five men on the bat
ting list, and they did the majority of The
stick work. 1t was an unusually good day
for hitting, too.
Ebright was up all night with the ear
ache, but this mild dissipation had no effect
whatever on his ball-playing. He scored
two OF the ten runs and batted in six Of the
others with his little bat-stick.
Nicholas Lookabaugh pitched for his side
and made a very good job OF it. Five scat
teTing hits took place during his term IN
office, but they did but little damage.
The locals only run was scored in the
last inning by Cartwright, who made the
circuit on a double, two sacrifices and
Eyerett's error, which was the only break
In the visitors side Of the game. Frisco
erred in three places, but they were all
costly. The score is as follows:
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The morning call., 1891-10-19
A TARANTULA'S DIVE.
The Deadly Insect Fell Amidst Merr.
Makers.

The Deadly Insect Fell Amidst Merry
Makers.
The utmost excitement was recently pro-
duced at festival in Union Grove School
house, in Pittsgrove Township. New Jersey.
A festival was in progress. and a large
crowd of merry young women and men
were enjoying the pleasures. A huge
bunch of bananas was suspended from the
ceiling near the ice-cream booth.
Suddenly, while the merriment was at its
height. somebody noticed black object,
seemingly alive, drop from the bunch Of ba-
nanas to the floor.
Look at the big spideri" cried some one
as 1t struck the floor and began era wiling
slowly on small open space.
few girls screamed and several young
men started forward to crush the thing
when another voice shouted:
'It's tarantular'
Sure enough, 1t was a tarantnla, the huge
insect whose bite Is sure death. There was
a scurryng and screaming at once, and in
an instant the horrid insect had the festival
all 10 itself. No one dared approach 1t, and
1t seemed 10 be awaiting attack from posi-
tion in front of one of the DO lths. Aciun-
Gil of war was held, and finally, after deal
oil maneuvering, the tarantula was killed
by brave young man with long-handled
mop. The episode made the crowd shiyer
the rest Of the night.-Philadelpha Record
Live cod have different flavor from those
which come from Massachusetts on ice.
The morning call., 1891-10-19
He Came Back After His Money

During the late civil war Paul Pledgage,
a half-breed FTenchman and Cherokee, who
lived in tie southern part of Indian Terri
tory. buried his loose cash beneath a clGmp
of cottonwood bushes on the bank of the
Arkansas River. He then enlisted In the
Southern army, and was shortly afterwaTd
captured by the blue coats. He subse-
quently made his escape, and left the coun-
try and went 10 the home of relatives in
France. A month ago he landed at Calves
ton and went to the Indian Nation. After
a search of two days lie struck the right
locality and found his money, amounting to
$500 in gold ami silver coin. The original
cottonwood bushes under which he had
buried his treasure had grown TO be good
sized Galveston News.
The morning call., 1891-10-19
A GREAT SCHEME.
The Druggist Knew Human Nature and
What 1t Would Bite On"

The Druggist Knew Human Nature and
What 1t Would bite On"
A Sacramento druggist worked q novel
cigar-selling scheme q few weeks ago in the
following fashion, He found stray nickel
on the floor of his store one morning and
posted this notice on the window Of his
store: "a sum of money found on Tuesday
last in this establishment TIE owner will
receive same within upon describing money"
The scheme worked like a charm. Hun
dreds of citizens came in daily for over
week, while the notice was left on the win
dow. describing their losses and bewailIng
their misfortune. Invariably every appli-
cant for the lost money bought cigar.
Some were satisfied with fve-cent straight
whffs, but the great majority, anxious to
impress the drug man favorably toward
their claims, Invested in two for quarter.
So great was the rush that the druggist had
to order fresh consignment of choice
brands. None of the applicants ever APP
piled for the nickel. All the claims ran up
into the hundreds of dollars, one man stat
ing he missed his handbook with $1,000.
The morning call., 1891-10-19
Gettine a Secret Session.

DR. Morrison MunfOrd of the Kansas City
Times, who was one Of the group, related
an amusing experience Of one Of his report
ers last winter. The new Common Council
had just been elected and was sitting in
executive session every night considering
the appointments to various city offices by
the Mayor, Ben Holmes. The latter was a
Democrat while the Common Colncil, po-
litically, was just evenly divided. Never
theless, appointment after appointment was
rejected, and, finally in a fit of desperation,
the Mayor sent in the name of Republican
applicant. 1t was promptly confirmed, and
it created wide talk, as other applicants
better qualified for the place, but who were
Democrats, had been rejected. Interviews
with the COuncilmen afforded no Satisfac-
ton for they had all been plrdgrd to Sc
crecy. One Of the Times men was then
detailed to report an executive session.
The Council chambers were on the sixth
floor of the Nelson Building, in corner of
the building. and the corridor to it was
closely guarded by policemen night and
day. Running around the building, on
level with the window-sills of the sixth
story, was a granite ledge a0ont four
teen inches wide, along which a cool
headed man could crawl with COM
parativs safety. This was the route
chosen by the reporter, and by
gaining the confidence of tenant on that
same floor. admittanCe was secured to this
ledge and just at dark the reporter crawled
along the peIilous perch distance of about
twenty yards 10 window of the council
chamber, which was fortunately open. In
the chamber in one corner stood a big hat
rack, reaching from the floor half way to
the ceiling, and back of this was space
enough for man to sit comfortably, while
the intprsticrs in the carving of tie piece of
furniture admitted iight enough to see
to write by. 1t was early when
the reporter euscOnsced himself aud
be- had about three hours TO wait.
The Times the next morning printed
almos' veI Itatim the secret proceedings of
tie municipal body, and it created terror
among the officials. 1t stopped the block
ing of the Mayors appointment, however,
for with the expose Of the "pulp' that was
required came genuine scare that had a
wholesome effect.