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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-04
CHARLES MILLER, THE WOMAN.
Convicted of demonstrating and Sent to
Prison IL Man.

Convicted of demonstrating and Sent to
Prison as Man.
In an article in the st. Louis Globe Demo.
crat, giving some Of the features of the For.
Madison Qowa) PeniteDtiary, the following
appears:
One OF the most remarkable occurrences
that ever happened at Fort Madison was
upon the discovery that a convict named
Charles Miller, convicted at Sioux City in 1889
on a charge of DEMONSTRATING, and who had
been in prison for several weeks dressed in
stripes as male convict, was in fact a
woman. This discovery created a sensa-
ton. For several years the person known
as Charles Miller bad been employed in
different car acitieS at Sioux City-as
an expressman aud as hostler
Miller finally stole horse. was ar
claiming to be Miiler's wife ap-
peared on the scene and visited Miller
almost daily at the Jail for four months
The woman was accompanied by four
year-old child, who called Miller papa"
The prisoner was convicted on the charge
term at Fort Madison. The Sheriff landed
the convict at the prison a night, and it was
rather dark in the bathroom.
When the charge of clothing was made
from citizen togGery to stripes the receiving
officer failed to notice anything peculiar re-
Charles Miller was put in the shop at work
learning TO side aud tree boots. Miller
worked along for several weeks, occupying
a cell with Jacob krautZ, a young German
convict. The cells are fitted up with two
hunks, one above the other. kraut2 never
had suspicion that his celmaIe was other
than man. One morning convict Charles
Miller turned up among the convcIs re-
porting as sick at the hospital, and when
Miller's turn came to see the doctor he stated
that he was suffering from pain n the
chest and sore lungs. Thereupon the doe
tor told the convict to strip of his shirt.
wishing TO make an examination. The
convict colorfd up at the request of the
doctor and seemed greatly confused.
This caused much astoDishment to the
doctor and attendants. Another order to
strip was met with a fiat refusal Oh the part
of the convict. Deputy Beard then took the
convict Into an adjoining room, and when
the doctor entered again told Miller to
strip, and he not complying proceeded
to pull off the convct'S clothing. At this
Miller tainted dead away, and the
doctor Immediately discovered that
one convict at least in that in
sttution WAS woman. Charley Miller
was provided with feminine apparel, and
as there was no place at Fort Madison for
female prisoners she was transferred to the
wGnan's department at Auamosa Prison,
where she IS now serving her two-year
term. The mystery regarding her is as
great as ever She has told nothing con-
corning her history. The reputed wife and
child of Charley Miller, the horse thief.
have also disappeared and left no trace
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CONDENSED TEAEGRAMS.

LONDON, Nov. "a dispatch from Portland
says a boat belonging TO Ii. NJ. 5. Howe was cap
sized, drowning four sailors.
LONDON, Nov. 2.-1he Fulda beat the best
previous steamship record from New York to
Gibraltar. The time Of tie passage was days
aud hours.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 3.-The typhus fever
is spreading among the fainine-stIlcken iuhsbi-
tantS of several provinces in kaZan. Stringent
measures have been adopted 10 cope with the
disease.
NEW YORK, Nov. 3.-The Executive Commit
tee OF the National Education Association has
decided TO LOid the next annual convention al
Sal atUga Springs July II TO 10, 1892.
PITTsBURG. Nov. 81 lie strike Of coal min
In the Pits burg district for advance Of 10
cents per ton is over and L. 900 men, who have
been idle for three mouths, Will return to work
al The Operators terms
BALTIMORE. Nov. 3.-Rev DR.. Rocker Vice
President Of tie American College at Rome, has
arrived with the promised GIT from the rope Tor
the Archbishop. The present consists OF a me-
dalton of the Pope painted on ivory, with a gold
frame.
GRAND FORKS (Dak.). Nov. 3.-Because OF the
snow which has fallen since yesterday. many
men brought up here from Minnesota and WIS
consin to help thrashing leaving for home.
AS large portion OF the grain is stili unthrashed
II Is doubtful If the farmers can finish thrashug
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A British Ship Ashore Near
ShoalVater Bay.
The Captain, Three of the Crew and
Two Passengers Drowned.
The Vessel Well Up on the Sand and Fast
Going to PieCes-ReSCueS by the Crew
Of Life-SaYing Station.


ASTORIA Oregonl, Oct. 3.-The British ship
StrathDlane. sixteen days from Honolulu In bal.
last, went ashore twenty-five miles north of here
al o'clock this morning. and Is total wreck.
She lies abreast Of Shoalwatef Bay. Wash, well
up on the sand. The masts and rigging are all
gone and the hull fast going to pieces. In an
hour the Cape Hancock life-sayIng crew and
large number of men from Ilwaco, wash,
reached The scene OF the wreck on special
train. twas low water when the vessel struck,
with heavy gale blowing. The life crew
worked bravely, and the men went up TO heir
necks in the waves. One boat load Of eight men
came ashore and reported twenty-three more
persons boa!d. The waves are sweeping
clear over the vessel. All were gotten safely
ashore except six, who were drowned. They
were Captain CuTiil; Richard Hughes, carpen-
ter; Thomas Hunter cook Donald Mcleod.
seaman; passenger lawyer frcm Honolulu.
William Lewis, aud another man. Four OF the
bodies were recovered.
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As Large as Chimney.

A gentleman of this city who for many
years was connected with the Police Court
and knows the ms and outs of the life of
the old City Hall conceals beneath his aus
tere exterior vein of humor that breaks
out at times, and many story he relates of
odd happenings from time to time.
Il recall with great distinctness," he said
yesterday, IAN incident that occurred once
in court, which caused some little mer-
riment at the time. A prisoner was
hrou- ut up, charged with assault to muir
der, and it was alleged that lie had fired
three shots at young man with whom he
had duarrele d. During the progress of the
case an old-fashioned four-barreed pistol
was produced in eYid ence, and the man who
had been assaulted was asked to identify it.
When the pistol was shown him he ex-
amlned 1t with great care, and. looking up
with quite a distressed expression on
his face, said: That may be the pistol,
but am not prepared to swear to
it. This pistol seems small. but at the time
OF the shooting it looked to me about the
size of four-fiue chimney"
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PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.


Queen Regent Christina Of Spain reads
and speaks English.
Henry NJ. Stanley has lost all the pnpu-
larlty he had In England.
Professor VirchOw, the eminent German
scientist, has published 125 works, He is 70
years old.
Constance Fenimore Woolsop. who is at
present in Oxford, expects TO pass the win
ter in Florence.
Mary Snow. wealthy and well-educated
vounp woman has bee5 elected Snnarinten-
dent Of Schools in R,npnr Mo
Rob..rt Browninp,s admirers n1.ca q
wreath of fowers ov.r his graya in VT
minister Ahbev evarv dav Ths tawh j.
covered with tile ahout eigbtaan inchas
souare
p,rrorl ., soboo, g ao.o.t.,h
- - t =. -; 10 &c; ue""t n ioeu o' mo oiu
iaS9 rs silent solitary ch ID re5siIing t ,he
advances of a kindIv svmnorby ,riti liz
early sorrows "- $3.50
f,Lff I,.,to ru, s,. a.,
NJ, T. IN iulioi uaus ntT ~ Mlss
~ rosnu, hsr noHn y oei lanS
w ne niui.S"r s.uu'Ss: one Iahe3
votes six or seven hours a dav 10 her ninno
nracticp f''N0
Sill, p.uo +
f-nit D"ao ,'ao eoiiie Gu' III ueiehss VI
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nd man nlaue
Ses W iiafG
cal nrofession ~ ''i ~ 'A-0 tii'u
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hi1e e 10y d i"ia " 'lg 81 " say tIat
own nri,at tn,,r ~. VI MS
nan,i IL noipi.'s ttlo stai
p.up.o Az me hpilf, nt mas also SFilt Oh
". w. n,,o 800 uoapie u nuHuieu people WHO
4"'N A"itN" uni0i hiS dioPioaouie'
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ROBBERY, ELoPEMENT, SUICIDE.
Tragic Ending of an Old Mans Marriage
to a Young Woman.

to Young Woman.
remarkable case of an e!opement, sui
eide and robbery Is reported from Fair
mount township, sixteen miles from Ply
mouth, Pa, says special to the Phlladel-
phia Times. Jacob Masterman, an aged
and wealthy farmer, who had been
w.dower for nearly twenty years, became
infatuated with Ida Dimmick, pretty
nineteen-year-od servant girl on an adj0in-
ing farm. He courtci the girl and made
her numerous presents, but she refused to
marry him, owing to the disparity Of nearly
fifty years between their ages.
Last December, succumbing to the pres
sure brought upon her by relatives. she
married the old man, who handsomely re-
furnished his home and lavishly expended
money to procure everything which could
conduce to the happiness of his BRIDE
Masterman withdrew himself from active
work on the farm for the purpose of enjoy
ing the society of his wife.
A short time ago lie hired William Belas
as feld-hand. Belas was a cookbook ing
young man. % years old. He had been ac-
quainted with Masterman's wife for many
years. Within week after Belas was en-
ployed Masterman taxed his wife with be-
ing too familiar with his emplOye. Ida de-
MED the accusation and insisted that not
even the slightest friendship existed be-
tween them.
Friday morning Masterman awoke to find
that his wife was not at his side, that his
best carriage and team were missing, that
Belas was absent from his accustomed work
and that 500 had been distracted from a
drawer. Masterman drove in search of the
clippers, and at Huuocks Creek found that
they had purchased tickets for Philadelphia
He returned 10 his farm, where he moodily
sat during Saturday and Sunday
Early in the morning one of the farm
hands heard pistol shot and discovered
MasterTan dead with bullet wound in his
forehead. The suicide has severals sons in
this county. 1t is believed that the elopers
intend TO seek home in the far West,
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Agriculture in Australia.


John Richards Of Australia, who is now
at the Palace Hotel, says that the schools of
his country are among the most progressive
in existence today.
Quite recently" said he, 'the Depart
ment OF Agriculture of Victoria sent circu-
lars to all the head teachers in State schools
outside of the metropolitan area asking for
their opinions as to the advsabilitv of civ.
ing instruction to the children of the schools
in agriculture. or 1884 teachers now am
ployed "a per cent were in favor of the idea
and II was ascertained that "a per cent nj.
ready possess fair knowledge of the SUBJ
lect. The children in 80 schools at present
care Tor the gardens and trees in the school
reserves, and in $50 schools the children either
assist Their te2fhers In gardening or have
garden plats 81 their own at home. Collec.
tons OF weeds, grasses. wild flowers, in
sects and butterflies have been made by the
pupils OF 161 schools, in which they are now
sOns."
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VICTORIA.
The Crew of Wrecked schooner-st Stephenson

The Crew of Wrecked Schooner Stephenson
and Eanlan.
VICTORIA (B. c.. Nov. 3.-The crew of the
wreck schooner KitsaD left to-day for Port
Townsend having been delayed owing to a mis-
understanding as 10 who was responsible for
Their expenses.
= 1t is expected that the steamer Donuble on her
next trip from the north Will clear the salmon
tack.
The fan assizes are the heaviest for some time
back. Mayor Grant is again candidate for the
mayOralty.
General Banks explorations for coal at Fort
Rupert have been abandoned.
Stephenson, lie Australian, is anxious to
gain meet Hanlan, as lie claims the cause OF his
defeat was he condi Ion of his boa.
The Sailors Union of the Pacific Coast yester.
day es abshed branch In this city.
Inc steamship Sussex, from Japan. brings a
thrilling story Of Row several tourists unsuc-
cessfuly attempted TO climb mountain. Their
guides were appalled, at the task anu commit ed
suicide rather than undertake it,
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MARRIED AGAINST HIS WILL.
The Queer Story Told by a Youth VIVA
Is a Beardlesa Hushand

The Queer Story Told by Youth wbo
Is a Beardless Husband.
Charles Van CeuveD, an ALBANY lad about
IS years of age, according to his own story
just made public. claims that he was forced
to marry Bertha Winnie, also of Albany.
last November. She is "a years old Van
Cenven's mother began suit for the annul.
ment of the marriage last July and the
referee who heard the case reports In favor
of annulling the union. Van Ceuyen saws
that is first met Bertha at a dancing school
They Often danced together, but finally she
made her attentions TO him so evident that
the members of the class began to make fun
of him. Then he tried to get rid of her Int
she would not ba cast aside. About the
middle of November. according to the ind's
narrative, he visited Bertha's home on her
invitation, and there, under threat, he was
compelled to marry her. Miss WInnie'.
story IS to the effect that the younp man
made violent love to her and that he nracti-
cally compromised her by his marked attain
tons. Afterward he tried TO break The
engagement, but the entreaties of hsrsplf
and mother prevailed, and the wedding
took place. Charles has seen his wife onlv
twice since they were welded. Bertha saws
the reason Is that his mother keeps such n
close watch upon him.-Chicago Herald.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-04
A FAD OF THE PAST.
Old Furniture Is Not SO Easily Gotter
as 1t Used to Be.

Old Furniture Is Not So Easily Gotten
1t Used to Be.
There is a local collector who at one time
used 10 do thriving business by collecting
In his travels ancient pieces of furniture.
He owns his occupation is about gone. He
talks about in this way: beginning about
ten years back the craze for following m
auctions and buying old furniture set in in
the country. In the cities it dated AWAY
back Of that. The first symptom of the dis
ease was old clocks. Some of them were
fair looking, and some were not. After
clocks, chairs set in, fddIe-back chairs
mostly. I've sold them as high as $40 each
many time. Then old writing desks
caught on.
When you come to look at it, there's
more sense IN buying an old desk than in
any other old piece, for modern builders
have not made so much improvement in
these goods. In old times there were no
safes used In houses TO give secure keeping
tC the law and family documents, so 1t was
NECESSARY to have some receptacle for them.
An old desk Of curled maple and slantinC
front, its lots Of little pigeon holes, sly locks
and drawer room. is really valuable niece
of furniture. Bullets aud other furniture
had their turn. Owners of houses out in
the country and jewellers in provincial cities
are now the only people who can be roped
In for old furniture. Old furniture when
has belonged to somebody else and old fur
nture anyway is a lad of the past."-Dry
Goods ChrOniClP.
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brush impaired to his pictures stamp
him as one of the most famous ar
seem 10 be walking out of their
canvas, and the longer they are regarded the
more animate they seem to become. Strange
to say, he never impaired the secret of his
art When putting the finishing touches 10
a picture he invariably shut himself in his
ateller, to which access could only ba OBJ
tanned through door which he locked on
the inside. Taking food and drink with him
sufficient to last two or three days. he dis
appeared from the world, as it were, and
never re-entered it until his work was ready
to to be taken from the easel and exhibited
to an admiring people The light and
shades from the figure to the background
were the specially of his secret, and what
pigments he employed and how he applied
them will forever now remain a mystery
Paris letter to Chicago Herald
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under ninety feet of water and stand the
chance of those yawnng shells closing in on
an arm or leg and crushing the bones to
splnters. If the monstrous mollusk should
close down and catch the divers head Of
course he would never know What killed
him. His bead would be mashed to pulp.
and it would 20 off as quickly as if severei
by gullotine. | saw only one native who
had been caught by one of these mollusks.
1t had closed down on his left hand, and
the only thing he could do as The monster
held him in its grip was to cut off the left
arm at the elbow joint '-Cbicago Herald.
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HOLM-HALFORD-In this CITY. Novemhar o ,sa1
by the Rev s. V. LEIGH, ID, John Henry Holm
and Harriet Ha!ford.
WiSE-MEN DEN ALL-In this city November !
1891, Frank b, Wise and Phoebe A. Mendenbali
both of Santa Clara County.
ER-GLISEDERMANN - In this CITY,
October 20. 1891. by The Rev j. FuendeIIng
Charles Iaubacher and A. Giinedermann.
MANFREDINI-BREK Elm this city, October
%, 1891. by the Rev. j. Fuendeling, A. Manfre
DIM and L. BrekIe.
BERBERT-WAGNE Erin this city. October 81
1891, by tn Rev. j. Fuendeling, A. Berbert and
Anna Wagner.
FRAN ZEN-HANSEN- this city, October 30
1891. by the Rev. o. Groensberg, Asmus franzen
and Ingeborg Hansen.
SlVENOE-BORGEN-In this city, November 2,
1891, by the Rev. o. Groensberg, Reinert Ii. Siv-
enoe and kristine L. Bergen.
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WRECKED KITSAP.
The Empress Of japan Brings the schoOner's
Crew Homa

The Empress Of japan Brings the schooner's
Crew Home.
VANCOUVER (B. c., Nov. 3.-The steamship
Empress OF japan arrived this morning from
Yokohama, with thrty-four saloon passengers,
hiTieen Storage, 165 Chinese and 1862 tons OF
cargo. The vessel left Hong Kong OCTOBER 18Th,
Shanghai 10Th, Kobe 18Th aud Yokohama on
lie 22d. lime, twelve days, seven hours from
Yokohama.
Tie Japan brought Captain Tibbets aud eight
Of the crew OF the schooner Kltsap of San Fran
cisco. The vessel sailed from Port Towns send
July 4th with 1000, 900 feet OF lumber for
shanghai. aud was wrecked September 9th on
BOt0diHO Island. In 25o 55' n, 1870 IL W. The
schooner broke In three pieces aud fiOated away.
The crew remained on that barren island twenty
even days. The wafer and food gave out and
lie men suffered terribly. The captain, mate
and two sailors left then for Loo Choo Islands,
$50 miles, where they were picked up by a
steamer ana taken to Hiogo passing steamer
rescued the remainder from Borodino. Noue
were LOST,
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Leaves a Granddaughter Aged 81.

The oldest negro woman in Georgia is
dead at Atlanta. She was ITO years old
Her name was Ceily Cook, and she was
born in Morgan County in ISL When 20
years old she married another slave. They
parted after eleven children had been born
10 the couple. Aunt Celly's husband was
sold from her, but she never married again.
While she was alive there were five genera
tons represented in her family. Aunt
Ceily's Oldest child is 81 years old, while her
youngest is about "a, and the oldest child
Of Aunt Ceily's oldest daughter is 81 wears
Old. The colored undertaken was aStonis he'd
when woman 81 years old came in to buy
a coffin for her Enthusiastically
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1t Nashville.
NASHVILLE, Nov. 3.-The

NASHVILLE, Nov 3.-The winners In to-
days races were:
Seven furlongs, Catherine won, st. Leo sec
ond. Sly Lisbon third. Time, 1:324.
Five furlOngs, Minnie Jocko won. Beverly Sec
Ond. Ell Zarra thrd. Time, l :04.
one lille, Melanie won, Joe Carter second
Lillian Lindsay third. Time, 1:53.
Handicap. fve furlongs, Rally won, Hispania
second, Torrent third. Time. / :04.
Eleyr n siXteonths, Annie House won, Sophie
Hardy second, Bullet thild. Time, 1:l2
Seven furlougs. John q won, Tom Hood sec
ond, WaiplOt thiId. lime, 1871.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-04

In modern business methods is FACTS.
Your temporary patronage might be
won by ilIusory promises; your con-
tinued custOm-neyer. We spend hum
dreds of dollars annually in merely
telling you facts about our business,
our manners Of dealing. Whyf Be-
cause it is successful in bringing you
and others TO our store. The excel
lence If our BOOTS AND SHOES as.
sures your return. Our special fact
this week is {: Ladies' Washington Ok
fOrds, pointed toe, with patent pointed
tips, simply elegant and stylish, only
50 80 per pair.
DESCALSO & FRANK. % Kearny ST.,
Headquarters for James Means Shoes.
Weir Su I'm
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SILVA ARRESTED.
The Defaulting Treasurer of the Chosen Friends
Brought Back.

SALINAS, Nov "a man named Silva was ar
rested IA San Luis ObIspo and brought here yes
ierday on charge of embezzlement lie having
acted as collector for the Order Of Chosen Friends
here, and, having collected nearly all the assess
mems due from mem DeIs OF this lodge did not
IuIn In the money 10 the Treasurer OF tile Grand
Lodge Consequently lie entire membership
here became delinquent and lost their member.
ship. Silva being In limited circumstances, and
having had the misfortune OF losing his mother
al The time, appropriated this fund to defray the
funeral expenses. Having very large family lie
went 10 san Luis Oblspo 10 get work, which he
succeeded IN doing, and was at work when ar
rested. Ii Is not known whether the lodge Will
prosecute him or not, as they have been REIN
stated by the Grand Lodge. Il Is thought that
Silva will raise tile money and refund II to the
members. lie has been released OH bail.
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The hand of death has been busy again.
The last victim in the artistic world TO
answer to the unrelenting call is Narcsse
Berchere, the famous painter of oriental
subjects, who was born at Etampes in 1919
and died in this city a few days ago. Few
painters have ever approached Berchere in
the mastery style and execution of his
wOrKs. The warmth of color his magic
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Estes Pleads Guilty of Assault.

SoNoMA, Nov. 3-The sequel to the assault on
Otto Cattle, who was struck on the nose by
Albert Estes some three weeks ago took place
today before Judge Cheney. Estes pleaded
guilty 10 battery, and was fined S25 Ii will be
remembered that Gatje bled steadily from the
nose LOT Two weeks, when the nemorrhage was
arrested just in time TO save his life.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-04

Louis Lucien Bonaparte, son OF Lucien
Bonaparte. Prince OF Canine. and nephew
Of the first Napoleon, died yesterday IN
the city Of Rome, Italy. His mother was
ZenaIde, daughter of Joseph Bonaparte and
therefore the cousin Of Lucen. Louis Lucien
was born In 1913, and distinguished himself as
a phiOlogist. He was best known from his writ
ings on the Basque language, aszwell as on the
dialects OF Italy and England
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Trial of State officials.

MADISON (Nis.l Nov. 3.-Judge Newman.
after listening 10 Arguments of attorneys on
both sides in the celebrated case OF the state
against ex-Siate Treasurer Harahaw to recover
Interest on State funds. decided that he had no
jurisdiction. The case of exState Treasurer
McFettridge will now pe uled. 1t involves me
same Que Hons as the first Case.
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Broke HIS Arm

PETALUMA, Nov. 3-Frank Dowd, Deputy
County Assessor for Vallejo Townsh ip, In this
county, had his left arm broken ihi. morning
near The shoulder joint Will driving team on
the Meliin ranch. The seat OF his wagon broke
throwing him 10 the ground, resulting as stated