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The morning call., 1891-08-27
HOW CROWS CATCH CRABS.
watching Patiently for These Delicate
She'll Fish for a Meal.

She'll Fish for a Meal.
Fishermen in Havre de Grace at the
mouth OF the SuSquehanna River, tell anus
ing stories of the way crows catch crabs
and prepare them for eating When the
crows first come in the spring they visit the
streams connecting bay and ponds every
morning looking tor crabs. They COM
monty arrive before crabs begin running,
but the crows exhibit great patience, some
times waiting ten or fifteen days. The
crows scan the stream from small tree tops
or mounds of sand. Others stand on the
banks OF the rivulet with heads cooked
sdewise and an eye staring at the water
When the crabs begin running the crews
dive into the water from any coign of want
age near by, clutch crab soar into the air
ana drop their prey with great precision on
the stoue-covered beach which fringes the
bay. by this means the crabs are reduced
to pulp, and tho crows, with much wing
happing and discordant cawing, voraciously
bolt the meat.
Captain Tom Carroll of Chincoteague
says he once saw five crows teasing a crab
One OF the birds caught and carried it to a
big dry sand-bar. There it was put down.
The crows cawing brought five of lis tribe
They pulled it about, turned it upon its
back and fumed over it. These gymnastics
were accompanied by hOarse chatterugs and
gurglng sound which Carroll AYERS was
laughter. 10 vary the sport they would
make believe TO fly away, but dropped softly
to the sand forty or fifty feet off. From that
point the dusky quintet of practical jokers
Kept their eyes intently fixed on the crab
rolling along in the direction of the water,
buudred yards away. The crows, without
sound, craned their necks watching their
hard-shell victim Topping laboriously
through the soft, dry sand. Suddenly they
broke into wild chorus of caws and made
after the crab. One picked it up and scared
away to the beach, followed by his fellows.
There ne was dropped to death. and the
crows flew away to their roost.-New York
Ropordar
The morning call., 1891-08-27
MECHANICS FAIR.

Attendance at the Exhibition Daily In
creasing-New Exhibits.
The attendance at the Mechanics Fair Is
increasing daily, and up to date will far ex-
ceed that of last year. Several new and n-
teresting exhibits will be put in Tomorrow.
The musical programme for this after
noon and evening will be as follows:
AFTERNOON.
PART L
/. March "Semper Fideiis'' ............... souza
Introducing bugle and drum corps.
2. Grand overture Light Cavalry" ........ .Suppe
3. Operatic selection, "TaunhauSer'.. K. Wagner
Popular gems of the above authors master
4. "PolonaIse di Concern. .Betssig
Solos for L fat cIarionet j. Vaierga;
fiat clarionet-J. Znnin, j. keogh, E. Dow
land and Ehers; cornet, II. Schmidt:
trombones-F. Tobin, William nelany. Gut
man and Wright; euphonium, L. hlotZ;
flute, F. Bridges.
s. Patrol, Kentucky Turner
PART II.
8. Grand overture, Raymond" A. Thomas
Comp ComPesed Sif ef Harvard College songs etc moses
g. Concert waltz, "Dream on the oceal".. .Gungl
8. Serenade. cnrnet and barytone.. ...... Herfuth
H. Schmidt aud L. hlotz
10. Gaop, sleigh Ride. Braham
EVENING.
PART I.
!. March. >" State Militia Review "
. (tIGm the pen ,2-t5eg Of George Koppitz)
The above composition is new to the pub
llc hut IS sure to become popular. Grand
finale, &" Scenes That Are Brightest"
3. operate selection. " "Reminiscences of Bel
nni Observation-Disclosures. godfrey
The above selection introduces the Drn-
cipal arias of BelIini's operas. which Will be
rendered by the different soioists OF the
band. The cabaetta " Ali Noni" Will be
rendered by the clarionet corps OF the band,
with variations.
4. Solo Tor cOrnet. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
Jessie Miilar.
5. Patrol, Kentucky Jubilee "............ Reeves
First time.
Clog dances, etc. by the battery.
II.
6. Grand overture. q Siege OF Cornth -" Rossini
z. Quartet Tor fromboneS-. S-.................. ...
Messrs. Delaney, Tobin, Gptman and Wright
8. Popular selection, Robert Bruce". .Bonniseau
Introducing popular English, Irish aud
Scotch melodies
9. Polish Dance "................... .Schwawenka
H. oalOD, tempest. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Farrell
Charles II. Casassa. direetor of music.
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WOMAN'S RIGHTS IN BERLIN.

Mattresses Meet just Like Men and
Decide to Raise Rumpus.
Berlln's mattresses have declared them
selves for the woman's rights movement.
They did 1t two weeks ago with such turbu-
lence as Berlin has not seen in a meeting
since the days of Ferdinand Lassalie, and
they took steps toward realizing in every
day life the purpose of their declaration.
The meeting began in the Arminus Hall
at midnight for at that hour Berln's
mattresses are first relieved of their killing
duties. They found in the hall several
students, intent on raising a row, and at
once showed their spirit by throwing three
disturbers through window and another
through doorway. Then they explained
their wrongs. Their wages, their state
ments showed, were hardly 81 25 week
their tips were appropriated by the land
lords and their hours of work were from 0
O'Clock IN the morning to IL 80 o'clock in
the night. or later When they appeared in
fancy dress, as for Instance in the carnival
season, they were obliged to pay enormous
prices for the costumes to the landlords
Heavy fneS were imposed on every waitress
who broke anything, so that, in fact, no
waitress got much more than IS 4 month
with which TO pay for her board and lodg-
ings. landlord who protested against these
statements was tossed out into the garden
Cigarettes and cognac were passed while
a committee outlined plan for a Wait
resses' Protective Union, the object of which
will be to strike unless reforms are imine-
diateiy forthcoming The Marseillaise was
sung, the committees report was adopted,
and then the mattresses adjourned to the
garden, where, over beer, they discussed it
till 6 o'clock in the morning.
Berlin landlords who live from the trade
of officers and students have been thrown
into state OF fear and trembling by this
declaration of rights, since even a tempo
rary absence OF "Huda" and Meta" and
ANNA" would ruin their trade, which is
more dependent on the piquancy of the
walters than on the quality of the beer
Philadelphia ltem
The morning call., 1891-08-27
NJ MARRIEn

SOUC-DORLAND-In this city, July %. 1891 by
the Rev. F. y. Pullan, Louis A Souc and Leonore
A. Dorland, both Of San Francisco.
MANSFIELD-DEAN-In this city. August 8. 1891
by the Rev. DIR. Case, Michael T. Mansfield and
Lucy a. Dean, both of San Francisco.
BOELIN-HOSKEN-ln this city, August 25 1891 (,
by the Rev DIR. Case. Alfred Is. BOelln and Bessie
HosSen, both of San Francisco.
HOWARD-SHEA-In this city, August 20. 1891,
by Judge Henry, Charles A. Howard of Sacrament
TO aud Helen Shea OF WILLOWS, eldest daughter OF
Major q. r. Walker. U. S. A.
ER-iRIGUSCHAT-In Oakland, August 10,
1891, by the Rev. j. Ii. Tneiss Henry Kaiser and
Theresa Griguschat.
MOENNICH-KKIETE-In Oakland August 23
1891, by the Rev. j. IL. Theiss, Hermann Moen-
mich and Sophie Kriete.
BoRCHAKD-STEIN-In Oakland, August 22
1891, by the Rev. j. Ii. Thesis, Frederick
Borchard and Amelia stein.
sANDERs-LoUD-August %, 1891. Frank E.
Sanders and Grace L. Loud, both OF Sau Fran
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PERSONAL NOTES.

Senator M. d. Foley of Nevada is at the
Palace.
E. II. Huggman, Merced capitalist, is at
the Lick.
-, DR.; d. Smith of the Napa Asylum is at
the Grand.
g. G. Allan, a mining man from Nevada
CITY, is at the Grand
e. E. Morris, fruit commission dealer of
Chicago, is at the Lick.
William Beckman, Railroad Commissioner
OF Sacramento, is in the city.
j. b. Lankershim, a bank President of
Los Angeles, is at the California.
Supervisors Tabor, Wilkinson and Coffey
have returned from trip to the sound cities
and to Victoria, b. C.
George L. HiIom, County Clerk, and F. NJ.
Johnson Superintendent of Schools of San
Bernardino County, are al the Baldwin.
George Croker, who was accidentally
thrown from the platform Of California
street car on Tuesday evening, receiving a
deep cut on his head, was reported to be
resting easily last night.
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READY FOR BUSINESS.
The Governors Return From His Vacation in
the Best of Health.

The Governors Return From His Vacation in
the Best of Health.
SACRAMENTO, Aug. Ex-Governor Mark
ham returned to this city last night after
his six weeks vacation. and was at his
Office in the Capitol hard at work early this
morning. The Governor looks the picture
of health, and says he was never feeling
better.
"My vacation has done ME incalcu liable
good" said he to reporter. When l left
here was much enfeebled from a fourth
attack of the grip, but rest and consider
able period of outdoor life have worked won
ders. From here | went to Pasadena, and
after resting brief spell took my fami ly
and went into the mountains, where we re-
mained three weeks and had a glorious
tine, fishing. hunting and taking life as easy
from its cares as possible. | shall now be
able to resume work with an interest and
enjoyment"
Mrs. Markham and daughters did not re-
turn with the Governor, but will remain at
their home in Pasadena until later in the
season.
Upon being questioned as to his action IN
regard to declaring Labor day State holl-
day, lie said that no question OF that nature
had been preferred. He had heard casually
that the labor organizations had cuntem-
plated asking him to do SO, but had found
no communication from any organization or
committee in reference thereto. "Prob-
ably" lie added, cit is intended that COM
mittee shall present the matter, and il so
the subject shall receive my earliest atten-
ti0n."
The Governor was submerged with vol
ume of correspondence and cOmmunica-
tions that had accumulated during his alb
sence, and had not taken any official action
upon aQy matters.
The morning call., 1891-08-27
How the Average Man seesIt.

The letter fiuttered into the sanctum. 1t
was from a man to a woman, and he was
trying to give her, in his enthusiastic mas
culne way, his idea of the girls at Nara
gansett Pier and the costumes they wear
Here is what he says. Comment is unneGes-
Sary.
II want to tell you that the women here
are the most glorious creatures on the face
OF the earth. They 20 swinging about in
the independent. healthy manner you never
see except at the seashore or among the
mountains. Say, why are they always sick
in town and ready for twenty-niue tramps
when they get out here?
''Of course you want to know what they're
wearing. They all have dresses made of
flannel or something, with white shoes,
white caps, lots of ribbons and furbelows
flying, and white parasolS with loads of
white lace punched all over the top. The
skirts are cut bias lis that right?), and
there's something around the bottom that l
think you women call panel-or perhaps
it's tlOunce. Why can't women dress like
that all the time? Why don't you speak to
'em about tn. Y. World
The morning call., 1891-08-27
A TEST CASE.
Can q Child Living With Its Parents Be a
Vagrartl

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 26.-Elwood Bruner
this morning, of his own motion, sued out
writ Of habeas corpus in behalf of little
Beatrice Butterfeld, who was yesterday
sentenced by Judge Cravens to serve tour
years in the Whittier Reform School. The
child pleaded guilty to vagrancy. Mr..
Bruner says the idea that a child living
with It's parents can be a yagrant is prepos-
.teTous. 1t cannot WORK, and in no sense
can it be vagTant under the law of this or
any other State This is the principal point
In Mr.. Bruner's petition for the writ. He
says the law never contemplated making a
founding home of the school
City Attorney Hart said when he learned
Of the action taken by Bruner that it was
eminently correct Il refused for several
days to draw a complaint" he said, "but
was finally prevailed upon. although [ never
did cOncede the point that a child with its
parents can be yagrant." The matter has
been set for hearing before Judge Catlin to-
morrow morning.
The child who has become the contention
In an important legal proceeding has had an
unfortunate experience in this world. 1t
was she who was crimlnally assaulted by
the scoundrel Startsman, who was sentenced
TO Folsom Prison for the crime. AS if by an
act Of an avenging providence bowl lder fell
upon him when at work in the prison quarry
and he was crushed to death.
The morning call., 1891-08-27
PROPOSALS
For Cleaning the New ChanneI-street
Sewer.
nFFICEoF THE CLERK ROAR

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF BOARD OF SUPER
~ visors OF the City and County OF San Francisco,
August %. 1891.
In accordance with Resolution No. 56ol Third
Seres) of the Board of Supervisors SEALED PRO-
P0SALS will be received IA open Board on MON
DAY EVENING, August 81, 1891, from 80 to
Eighteenth street TO its present termination.
All sand rock and debris of every description to
be removed and the sewer to be lett perfectly clean
between the points named.
The work 10 be completed within period of 100
days from the date OF award of contract under the
direction and to the satisfaction of the Superin-
tendent OF Streets and the Street Committee
NOTlCE-bidderS will estimate and state prce
for which they Will perform the entire worS
The party to whom the contract is awarded will
be required, prior to or az the time of the execu-
ton OF the contract TO pay the cost OF advertising
this notice In three daily newspapers.
In order to preserve uniformity aud to facilitate
the award the Board has resolved TO receive bids
unless made upon blank forms prepared by the COM
mttee, and a certified check for the sum OF $1,000
deposited by the bidder wiki and made payable to
the Clerk of the Board, conditioned IL the proposal
is accepted and the contract awarded, and II
the bidder shall fail neglect to execute written
agreement aud give the bond required withia four
days after the award is made then. in that case
the said sum shall be paid Into the City and County
Treasury by said Clerk as iquidated damages for
failure and neglect.
Blanks furnished by the Clerk
The board reserves the right to reject all bids IL
the pubic good so require.
au25 5U JNO A. RUSSELL. Clerk
The morning call., 1891-08-27
OBITUA AR ".

DR.. Lyman Copeland Draper. antiquarian, and
for tbIrty-five years Secretary of the Wisconsin
State Historical Society, died at Madison Wis.,
yesterday OF paralysis, aged 76 years. DR..
County, n. Y, September 4, 1915. He re.
moved with his father to Springfield Pa, and in
1921 to Lockport, n. Y, where he was edu-
Gated at The village school. worked on his faith
various stores. In The latter year lie went 10
Mobile with a relative and began obtaining in
formation about the Creek chief WeatheTfOrd
Since then lie has devoted his life TO the collec-
tiOn of material elating to Western history and
biography. ana Is regarded authority on
those subjects. In 1896 he was student
IN Granville College, ONO. In 1888 he began
an extensive correspondence with welkuown
with many OF them. thus collecting a great
amount OF valuable historical Information
He became the editor OF paper In Pentoton,
Mississippi, in 1910, and in 1912 was clerk in
the office of the Erie Canal at Buffalo, New York
l lie next ten years were spent mostly In the FAM
lily of a relative in Philadelphia, in the prosecu-
tlons OF his search for historical data. He re-
moved to Madison, Wisconsin, IN 1853. TO become
Corresponding Secretary Of the State His
torical Society, and was Instrumental
In In securing for Il a library of 116-
goo OoS3. .o,,n volumes n and % valuable antiquarian
lenden' OF Instruction, but In 1860 lie returned
10 his former Office. On January 6, 1887, he
declined reelection, intending 10 d d'vote hi NJ
Secretary for life. The State University gave
him tie degree of LID. IN 1871. Dr.
Draper published "c0lIecIoms" OF Ihe Slate
Historical Society. mostly gathered by himself
Wisconsin QS5T; The Helping Hand" with
w. A. Croffut QS69) and "Kings Mountain
and lis Heroes" tCincinuati, 1SS1.) He had
many works IN preparation, two OF which, "The
BORDER Forays and Adventures" are ouly lust
issued from the press.
The morning call., 1891-08-27
The Result of Firing Too Low

Old Captain Prout, for whom Prout's
Neck, now well-known summer resort, is
named, was. noted gunner in the days
when water fowl were plenty in that vicin
ity. Early one spring, 1860 or there
abouts,' said an old settler to me, ''he
brought home from the West Indies a gun
the like Of which had never been seen by
the natives. 1t was muzzle-loader, about q
2 gauge and weighed some thirty pounds.
Soon after its arrival there came a heavy
storm and the next morning pond couple
of acres in extent back of the Captains barn
was covered with ducks 90 thick that an
other one could not possibly have been
squeezed in. Here was an opportunity to
try the new gun, and loading it with a regu-
lation charge of onp-fourth of a pound of
powder and one-half pound of shothe sailed
The morning call., 1891-08-27
LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
Arrived.

Arrived.
WEDNESDAY, August %.
Bark General Fairehid, Boyd. 8 days from Nam
ailno: 22s5 tons coal to John Rosenfeid's Sons
Schr John Frederick. Campbell, IA hours from
Bodega: 90 bxs butter, to Ross II Hewlett
Schr Antelope. Bottger, 1 days from Coouille
River: lumber. TO Preston Il McKinuon.
Domestic Ports.
EuREKA-Arrived Aug 26-Stmr National City,
from san Diego. N''
sailed Aug 26-Stmr CosmopolIs for San Fran
cisco: schrs Daisy Rowe and Sparrow, for San
Francisco. ~
Movements of Transatlantic Steamerst
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Aug 26-Stmr Traye.
from New York. 'N'
NEW YoRK-Arrlved Aug 25-Stmrs Lain. from
Bremen: Nordland, from Antwerp: Wisconsin, and
City OF New YORK, from Liverpool.
The morning call., 1891-08-27
BODY FOUND.
Probable Suicide by Irowning of Sick and
Despondent Man.

Despondent Man.
SACRAMENTO, Aug. &c. - Thomas Ed
moDds committed suicide last evening by
Jumping into the American River, short
distance below the Twelfth-street Bridge.
Yesterday afternoon Edmonds put in an ap-
pearance at Morrison's resort, just beyond
the bridge, and said he had Just left the
County Hospital. He said he had been
sick and feared the hospital authorities were
after him. He also stated that his brother
was expected from tbs old country and he
did not want to meet him. About o'clock
yesterday afternoon, Edmonds said he was
going out in the brush to take sleep. That
was the last seen Of him alive. This morn
Ing search was inaugurated for him. and
about 3 O'Clock this afternoon his body was
found in the river by Thomas Wilcox. Tie
body was tied 10 a tree and Coroner Clark
notified, who took charge of the remains.
Deceased was a native of England and
about 30 years of age. He was well-known
on Rancho del Paso and along Twelfth
street road. He had done some work in
saloons in this city, in putting up fancy
paper hangings Sickness and despondency
were undoubtedly the cause of his suicide.
The morning call., 1891-08-27

forth. at the corner of the barn he cooked
the piece and stepped out with it he'd in
readiness. When within about t, rt, yards
all the ducks jumped as one bird. The Cap
tain aimed at the middle of the mass and
fired"
Here my informant stopped, as If expect
Ing some encou agement, and somewhat
against my will l felt constrained to ask:
" How many did he get?'
Wal" he repl e., ''he didn't get any, lie
undershot, but he picked up three bushels
of ducks legS. .o-EOrest and Stream
The morning call., 1891-08-27
Jessie Mlar.
8. Patrol, Kentucky Jubilee e"............,Reeyes
First time.
Clog dances. etc. by the battery.
VERY MUCH LIKE BLACKMAIL.

Arrest of the Manager of a So-Called
Mercantile Agency.
A warrant was issued yesterday for the
arrest of j. d. Hatch. manager of the
United States Mercantile Agency, on a
charge of extortiUn. The complainant is
Frederick Dclling of 500 Ash avenue, who
received n communication recently from the
agency, in which he was threatened with
being published as dead beat" if he did
not pay S1GS &c, which sum it was claimed
he owed GetZ Bros. Delling was also asked
to pay up a certain portion of the bill every
month. The communication threatened that
If he did not pay up at once or sign an agree
ment to pay SO much monthly he would be
black-listed," and his commercial stand
ing ruined.
The morning call., 1891-08-27
stockton's Kite.shaned Track.

STOCKTON. Aug. 26-The kite-shaped
track that is being laid out for the speed
trials during the Stockton Fair next month,
Is now receiving the top dressing and will
be finished in about ten days. It is the only
track Of the kind in the State and the
builders say it will be very fast.
Tie Directors Of the Stockton Fair Asso-
citation have announced that the second an
Dual record meeting is to be held here after
the lar, and IS to commence on October
9th. Medals will be offered rs last year and
the rules of the past season will govern.
Trials will be made on either the elliptical
or kite-shaped course
The morning call., 1891-08-27
Accident and Fire.

MODESTO, Aug. 26-Last evening A. P.
Boyd, farmer residing eight miles from
Modesto while jumping out of runaway
team, broke the bones of his right leg SO
badly that amputation, midway between
the ankle and knee, was necessary. This
morning at ) O'clock while man was in
Boyd's barn with an oil-burning lantern it
exploded, setting fire and destroying the
barn, some harness and mill feed. The
horses were saved, though one was badly
burned. The loss is $1,000. with no in
Suranca.
The morning call., 1891-08-27
A Thrifty southern Earmer

Alter the CIVIL War II. NJ. johnson re-
turned 10 his mountain home, near Lafay-
ette, Ga. after four years given in faithful
service to the South. He has raised a
family of nine children. and since he has
lived there the total amount paid out to
the doctors has been only SO. He has
never bought but one piece of meat From
MS killing OF sixty-fve hogs last winter he
has sold 5000 pounds of bacon. Mr.. John
son does not owe cent and mas a good sum
in bank. 1t may be added that he ia
worker rather than talker and rarely
leaves his farm.-Baltimnre Snn
The morning call., 1891-08-27

to win popularity and to open the way for
himself and his friends to political prefer
ment. These methods are not ishonorable.
Every man has right to aspire to political
honors, and if the desire TO obtain prefer
ment makes man more Jealous in the per-
formance of his duties the people will be
glad that he has such desire. In fact the
people will even be too glad to see a packed
Grand Jury once in while If it will obey
Judge Wallace's charge and bring evil
doers and corruptioniSts to Justice.
Jose Mercury
The morning call., 1891-08-27
Thirty-seven Ratuers Get Their ou,.,us


On recent evening some farmers and
boys went up the mountains, about six
miles distant, to salt and look after some
cattle. and to camp for the night. About
dusk George Rosenbaum left the camn for
the spring. about 100 yards distant. and
when about two-thirds OF the wav he heard
the blood-curdling ring of a rattlesnake
and immediately found number of thsm
in the vicinity, and he realized that he had
run into den Of the reptiles. He gave the
alarm and his companions responded and
Immediately began one of the mast novel
and dangerous fights In which man can en-
gage. One Of the largest reptiles coiIod it.
self around the leg of Dick Rosenbaum but
was shot off by Ike de Busk before strikinp
Dick. however. tainted. and was carried in-
sensible TO the camp
After having killed thirty-scven of the
dangerous serpents the party retired and
folding their tents, decided to return home
Tor the night, deening that healthier place
than the side of mountain bcset by such
numbers OF rattlers on every side. The most
remarkable part of the occurrence is that
none non Oh the party were bitten or injured in
Inc unevenly matched contest. .BristoI
cTenn') Cor. Richmond Dispatch.
The morning call., 1891-08-27
Eira at Fed Rlnn

RED BLUFF. Aug. ga fire at o'clock
last night destroyed ]. T. Davis residence
and contents on Madison street. The loss
is about $500. with small Insurance The
fire is supposed to have been caused by
defective flue. w. r. WOrthington's house,
unOccuried was damaged 10 the extent OF
$40; insured.
The weather is cooler to-day. The mer-
curry at 2 o'clock this afternoon was do wn
to 9Oo