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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-27
INDIANA MOONSHINERS.
They Are Securely Jailed After Desper-
ate Battle With Revene Officers.

Ihey Are Securely jailed After Desper-
ate Battle With Revene Officers.
For several days special revenue agents
have been in Harrison County locking after
Illicit distilleries. About GAINESVILLE, if-
teen miles west of New Albany, is billy
and sparsely settled region, and here for
some time moonshiners have successfully
carried on their work.
1t was difficult to get any conclusive proof,
says special to the Chicago Inter Ocean,
but within the last week Agent Wheelock
got hold OF the outfit. and then another
came in the way of another agent. The
operations were tn US kept quiet until six
stills had been confscated, together with
loco gallons or more of brandy. The liquor
was found In small packages concealed in
the woods and out houses. Some of it was
brought from under beds and out Of bed
clothing.
The moonshners, excepting Philip Rhein-
hart and Peter Roth, submitted without re-
sistance to have the liquor hauled away
and the stills destroyed. but the two named
were ugly and drove the agents off.
Wheelock went to Roth's house and found
no one there but Mrs. Roth. He induced
her TO leave the room on some trivial er-
rand, and when she was out of the way
quickly raised trap-door and jumped into
q cellar. Beyond this he found another Gel
lar and in it Geo gallons Of brandy.
Returning to the room it was to be con-
fronted by Roth, who leveled gun at
Wheelock. The officer left at once and
went for the assistance of United States
Marshal Dunlap. That officer sent Depu-
ties Edward Conway and Albert Moore to
Harrison County with warrants for the ar
rest OF Rheinhart and Roth. They returned
with their prisoners, after having some diff
fculty in bringing Roth to terms
He was drunk when the deputy marshals
reached his place. The moment they en-
tered his yard he rushed upon them with a
batchet drawn. The officers pulled their re-
volvers. and even then Roth resisted until
he was knocked on the head. The other
moonshiners we're released on bond at New
Albany to wait the action OF the Grand
Jury.
The value Of all the liquor captured was
about $3.50.
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A SMOOTH ENGINEER.
And He Had the Finest Eyesight in II
World

And He Had the Finest Eyesight In the
World.
The official Of leading English railway
company, according to an Englishman re-
Gently In this country, tells a good story
about one OF the engine drivers on his line.
The engine-driver was growing old, and
frequent reports were made to the Directors
that his eyesight was not as good as it should
be. This the old man stoutly denied.
The test for eyesight on that line was
made by doctor who lived in house facing
a large common. When he wished 10 test
the mems eyes he used to say, Look over
there and see what you can see." This fact
had got known to the employees of the rail-
way. and when the old oDgine-driver was
going TO be examined he arranged with his
son that ne should take his bicycle about
half mile across the common and stoop
down and oil it.. In due time the old man
was led to the window, and the doctor said,
as usual. what can you see?"
The old man peered out and said, swell,
see young man STOPPING down beside
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-27
THIEVES TEMPTED.

The Iron Gates and Front Door of a
Bank Left Open for Hours.
1t is not very often that thieves are in
vited to rob a national bank.
This was practically the case with the
Second National Bank of Cincinnati, says
the Enquirer, and the officers are fortunate
that the safe aud fixtures were not carried
out.
Sunday morning about 3 o'clock man
named Lally, living on Main, near Canal,
was passing Ninth and Main streets, when
his attention was attracted to two men
standing in the doorway OF the hardware
store ON the opposite corner. just as he
passed one OF the men said to the other:
- tell you the door is Open"
Lalley looked around and noticed that the
two men were looking toward the Second
National Bank on the opposite corner.
Lalley kept on walking, and hunted up a
telephone and notified Hammond-sIeet
Police Station. Sergeant King was on duty
and he hurried to the scene. As he neared
the corner two men ran up Main
street to South Court and over Court Ser
geant King investigated. and almost fell
dead when he found the iron gates of
the small lobby leading to the bank
were open. Then he tried the bank door. 1t
was open. too He then noticed that the
light that was always left burning in front
of the vault was out Visions of bank
burglars entered the officers mind. He
pulled MS revolver; flashing a lantern he
entered the bank and lit the gas. He looked
all around. but there was no sign OF any
thieves. Everything appeared TO be all
right. And King then awakened Cas-
par Lubbel, the janitor. who lives
on the fourth floor. He was al
most scared to death when told that
the bank door WAS open. He hustled
downstairs and locked up. He then ex-
planned that he had forgotten to lock the
door. He was seen by reporter and said
that the clerks in the bank had worked un-
til u O'Clock Saturday night While they
were engaged he tried all the windows, and
then waited Tor the clerks to go. After
they had all gone he went to his home by
the back stairs, and forgot to lock the front
door and the gates.
The announcement at police headquarters
that the bank was found open caused a SEN
sation until the facts were obtained,
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GOULD AND THE CRANks.
Why the Railroad Magnate Has Take
Down His Sign.

ny the ntaSnate has ken
Down His Sign.
Either Jay Gould has retired from bust
ness altogether or he is very much afraid
of cranks. His name has been taken off the
doors of his old Office in the Western Union
Building. For many years the name of
Jay Could" in pl ain black painted letters,
has been on the Opaque glass doors leading
from the second story hall into Mr.. Gould's
main and private offices. 1t is not there to-
day. AT the Windsor Hotel the Wall-street
men expressed doubts that Mr.. Gould is re-
firing from business. One said: Il think
can explain the removal of the name.
Since the attempt to blow up Russell Sage
with dynamite, Jay Gould has received
many threatening letters. This | know to
be fact. AT first he laughed at these
threats, believing them to come from some
practical jokers inspired by the Sage affair.
But the matter has ceased to be joke The
threats are daily becoming more menacing.
Mr.. Gould is not physically able to stand up
against these threats, and, in my opinion,
ne hopes by removing his name from the
office door to escape the visits OF any cranks
like Norcross. New York special to st.
Louis Star Savings.
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AGES OF WORKERS.
Railroad Employees Die Young-Gasme
Live Long.

Railroad Employees Die Young-Gasmen
Live Long.
The average ages to which men of different
occupations live are as follows: Agate-pol-
ishers, 40 to 4S years; backsmiths, SOL
years; brass-founders, GOA years; brass
workers. 52.2 years; brewers, 5O6 years;
britannia workers, 1922 years; butchers, 56.5
years; cabinet-makers. 1913 years; carpen-
tiers. 557 years; cloth-weavers, 57.5 to SO
years; workers in coal, SOL years; confec-
TONERS, 81 years; cOppersmiths, As 6 years:
cotton operatives, AZ to 80 years; Overs,
63.7 years; engravers, 54.6 years; fertilizer
makers, 81 years; gasmen, 62 to Is years
gilders 1913 years; glass-cutters. 42.S years
glass-makers, 57.3 years; goldsm;ths, Al
years; matters. 516 years: lab0rers in
bleaching works, 80 to 50 years: copper
forgers, COS years; day laborsrs, 80 4 years;
lead miners, Al years; laborers in dis
tilleres. 63.5 years; locksmths, 49.1 years;
machinists and stokcrs on railroads, 81
years machinsts and stokers on steamships.
81 years; masons, 55.6 years; millers As
years; workers in oil, 81 years; painters, 81
years; paper-makers, 37.6 years; potters,
80 years; printers. 54.3 years; railroad
employees, 1877 years; saddlers, 53.5 years :;
salt-bOilers, 81 years; scavensers So to 60
years; stone-cutters, 1868 years; tanners,
61.2 years; workers in tobacco, 5S.3 years
varnishers, 40 years; watch makers, 3d.
years.-BostOn Commonwealth.
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patience led her to leave the hospital per-
haps little prematurely. Shortly after
ward she was similarly attacked and
taken to the hospital, which she left
this time only to return third
time for treatment for the same case, but
a cure was impossible. She was somewhat
benefited and left the hospital again to 20 to
work. About two weeks ago she was
brought TO what proved to be her death-bed.
1t was the old ailment, and the doctors shook
their heads as she was otherwise in deli
cate condition. December 9Th a successful
operation was performed on her and she
seemed TO rally for awhile. A new complica-
ton arose. She had difficulty in bearing her
child. Monday night the little walf was
born amid the mothers agonies, and il lived
TILL Tuesday morning. fifteen hours later.
The mother never recovered fully, and at
20 O'Clock in the morning she followed her
OFF spring. The woman was % years old.
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form things that he concluded to try and
knife me. He was a prominent member
of Wallace's Grand Jury.
WILL RETURN IN MARCH
Il am going back to San Francisco about
March, l think. l am going to put in two
months at the baths. 1 think will let
Wallace, the Examiner and Lynch run the
party for awhile, to see what they can make
of it. They may find it not SO easy as they
imagine. Reformers, when their own I'M
derpinning is little shaky. are likely TO be
disappointed. The Examiner accuses me
of bribery, but the Examiner could not be
bribed, because Judge Allen, in decision
in the Superior Court at San Francisco, laid
down the rule that it is perfectly legal for
newspaper to sell Itself for any purpose"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-27
FIREFLIES AND THEIR LIGHTS.
American Firefiies. English Glow Worms

American Firefiies, English Glow W orms
and Tropical Flies.
Firefies have been put and are even TO
this day applied to some curious uses. In
Santo Domingo and other West India
Islands they are employed for lighting pur-
poses. being confined in lanterns, both for
going about the country at night and for
the Illumination of dwellings. By attach
ing one of them TO each foot while travel
ing in the darkness they serve as guide to
the path. They are also utilized in Cuba
and elsewhere for ornaments, wherewith
the gowns and coIffures of ladies are
adorned on festive occasions. One can
read by the light which a few of these in
sects give. One point that NAV be urged in
behalf of these iretiies is that they kill mos
Quitoes, finding in the latter their fav0rite
prey.
The ancents were probably unacquainted
with the species of firefiies which are so ia
miliar in this country, because the most re-
markabie OF these are peculiar to America,
says the Washington Star. The great lam
tern flies of Southern Europe and Asia,
which are sometimes called flying glow
worms" were allied to the boat flies and
water scorpions. On tre other hand, the
freflies of the tropics are beetles. The lat
ter are of sonIber hue in the daytime and
it is only at night that they show their
lights.
The English glow-worm is the wingless
female OF a winged beetle Some suppose
that the light she bears is bestowed for her
protection to scare away the nightingale
and other nocturnal birds. Others, how
ever, believe that the gift of brightness is
the very lure by which her foes are assisted
to discover and devour her. Much spe cula-
ton has been INDUCED in as to the nature
of the glowworm's light, which is not put
out by water nor seemingly capable of Civ
ing forth any heat. 1t has been asserted
that the light-diffusing substance contains
PHOSPHORUS, but this has never been
proved. Certainly it is incapable of COM
municating ignition to anything
Least attractive among the insects which
give light are the so-called electric cent?
pedes"-black crawlers with many legs,
which have been likened to serpent's skele-
tons in miniature. They move in a snake
like fashion. forward or backward. leaving
behind them a bright track of phosphorlc
light. However, they are most accustomed
to appear in the daytime. when the illu-
mination they afford is not visible.-Bcston
Herald.
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Endorsed for Supervisor.

At meeting of the property-o owners OF
the First Ward, held at old Pioneer Hall on
Montgomery street last night, Edward Hol-
land was unanimously Endorsed for Super
visor to succeed the late George A. Evans.
present, and Edward c. Palmer presided
The Vice-Presidents we're: A. Rollins, j.
G. Wall, John Treadwell John UHanlon,
A. i. Treadwell, }. d. Riley. J. J. Donnelly,
nj. Goodwin aud Theodore Baccigalupi. A
committee was named to wait ON the Mayor.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-27

bicycle" do your" replied the doctor; Il
cannot see anything at ALL" "Gammon ~
said tile engine-driver; cant you see it?
Why he is oilingit." On this the doctor
took up pair OF field glasses on the table.
and, looking out behind, quite plpinly saw
a young man STOPPING down OiliDg his
bicycle. Magnificent sightH' he said !;
magnificent" And to this day the engine
driver is taking his forty shillings week
with striking regularity.-Toronto Mail
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-27
He Has as cen a Man for the Last Time.

He Has rs cen Man y Tor the Last Time.
A young man and his girl attended
CLEOPATRA" and during one of the long
waits the former remarked: 4" I guess I'll
stretch myself little In the lobby"
You won't need your hat to do that"
said the girl, and so the other left his hat In
the girls lap.
At the door he borrowed the hat of a
friend. When he returned the girl re-
marked:
Ibid you stretch yourself?"
Yes"
"You are sure you didn't 90 outside to
do it?"
mo"
swell. how did you get the rain-drops on
your coat ?"
The young fellow had forgotten that the
rain would give him away. Now the girl
is onto the hat racket. and he will sit in
his seat hereafter between acts.-Detroit
News
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-27
The Latest triumph OF SURGERY.

A surgical operation for the relief Of
strangulation of the bowels was performed
on liver johnson. young Scandinavian Of
Holmes City, Surgeon Boyd officiating,
aided by Dr. Haverson and able assistants.
The incision was of the manner termed
organs was found Not only were the ad-
jacent sides of a fold in the intestine tightly
adhered, but an abscess diseharging a large
amount of pus had started between and az
feeted the length of the fold, it being in sew
eral places perforated. The operation was
accom- lished. the parts cleaned and dressed
and johnson felt little pain after the opera
ton. He has so far recovered that medical
attention is no longer necessary. It is a
triumph OF modern surgery. In his previ-
Gus condition death was certain result
st. Paul Pioneer Press.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-27

John Dillon filed a petition yesterday
asking for the probate of the will of Ann r.
Mccarthy. who left an estate wor til $4,000.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-27
Death From N.turaI Cau,..

Joseph Robinson, a negro, born in ia
maica, and cook by trade, was found
dead in bed yesterday at 736 Pacific street,
His death was due to natural causes,
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OAKLAND ADVERTISEMENTS.
GARLAND REAL ESTATE.

G1SOTo $3.50 PER LOT AT FRUITvALE,
u ~ Oakland; $40 to S25 cash and So per
month; beautiful lots. adjoining the double-deck
car Inc OF Sessions electric road; will give
free pass for years 10 any who will build. APP
ply at once 70 Z. W. " 0ODwARD & CO., 9O2 Broad
way. Oakland de23 1t
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PAINTERS.


Z A. JENNINGS CO, GENERAL con-
tractors, painting aper-haugiug, whitening
plaSterlus, carpenter wors, etc, 49, Mission st.
doors east OF Fifth. ;, +. se27 3m
CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS.
I N.LAwRENCE, CARPENTER AND BUILDER
q 6lS Sacramento ST.; cabinet WORK and fitting IL
ofbces pTomptIy attended: teleph0ne 800 ml5tt
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/ AXE VIEW, EAST OAKLAND.
l. a few more beautiful lots 5Ox290 for sale IN
this tract adjoining the electrician line direct
to Broadway aud Clinton Station; terms easy. Call
at ONCE OF L. w. WOODWARD q CO., 902 Broad
way. oakland. de22 IL
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STORAGE.

LINE BASEMENT FOR STORAGE OR VINE
cellar: hard finish; hydraulic elevator: size so
l4sX II feet ceiling; dry aud Light. ~ Eddy
street de27 81 cod
FURNITURE, TRUNKS, PIANOS. ETC. CARED
i for aud stored reasonable: advances made.
LIEBES' Pioneer storage Co,5lO Storktou. 9f
EIRSTCLAsS STORAGE; ADVANCES MADE
L 6i2-o44 Mission 81. CHAS. l. TAYLOR 1Y3 Il
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oAKLAND HOUSES TO RENr-

OAKLAND HOUSES TO RENT.
COZ IN NEW UPPER FLAT: z ROOMS
10 .OO. bath, laundry, storage, stoves shades
and modern Improvement most complete in OAK
land; at e46 and $50 Union ST., near Adelne- est.
STATION OF local train; apply on premises. GILES
III. GRAY. dcoO SuTuTh I'm
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Cox CASH; $40 MONTHLY; LARGE LOTS
u ~ 100 to 800 feet deep; within minutes
walk OF electric and horse lines; beautiful
creek; fine oak trees; call oEce; send for Illus
trated map. A A. BREED CO., 400 Ninth St.
Oakland. deco n
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ALAMEDA ADVERTISEMENTS,
ALAMEDA REAL ESTATE.


~~o-~-~~~-~~-~-~-~~~-~~~~
ELEGANT RESIDENCE OF 8 ROOMS AND
u bath, with stable and chicken-house. in Ala
media; located on a large lot OF the principal
residence avenues; valued at 5000: will be ex
changed for cash or mortgage OF 5000 ana a small
lars apply 10 r K SALES. 2617 Clay St. San
francisco. uol4 u
IAnI>r IL ~, . N
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-06

wear was 9,iii.ooo cwts. From tho United
States the United Kingdom bought 17.sol.-
600 cwts. Of grain. and of meal aud -four.
23,226.000 cwts.
OF course the failure OF the Russian har-
vest has for a time extnguished ono OF tho
British farmers most formidable compete
tors; and although the American crop has
been good this year. exports Of whent from
the United states cannot long DO mnin-
tanned on the present scale In face OF the
enormous growth Of the population. There
is reason therefore to believe that even for
the British farmer there is a relatively good
time coming. though 1t Is doubtful whether
arabic lands In England ran ever recover
the values OF fourteen years ago.
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Tho Maps Of North America.

Mr.. J. G. BARTHOLOMEW has Just pub
lished In the Scottish Geographical Magazine
the fourth Of his series Of articles on the
mapping OF the world. It Is devoted to the
maps OF North America and is accompanied
by an instructive map In four colors show
ing the limited areas which have been trig-
onometrically surveyed; the areas whose
maps are based upon geographic reconnois-
saAce surveys. including tho greater part OF
the United States; the areas whose map
ping Is merely approximate. like that Of the
Mackenzie River basin. and the whole OF
Alaska except q part Of Its coast line and a
few routes Of explorers: and the unexplored
regions which are chiefly confined To large
areas OF Canada north OF tho tlity-ffth
parallel.
This compilation is valuable as catalogue
OF the most authoritative maps OF North
America and its parts. 1t is very interest
ing as expressing the Judgment of an expert
on the value OF our mapping. Mr.. BAR
THoLoMEw says his list includes only ~ orig
inal survey publications. with n selection OF
the best general maps actually reduced
from them for general use" 1t Is worthy
OF note that In this long list. includ-
Ing Government publications and
considerable number Of maps issued
by private firms in England. France. Ger
many, and even Spain, not n map made by
any Of our own private geographical cs-
tablishmentsi is mentioned. In other words.
none OF tho scores Of wall mays or other
sheets issued by the publishing houses OF
this country is in :iuded in u list Of "au-
thentic" maps Of our own country and
continent poyarinr twant hrea DaraS
Only one OF these firms Is named ut oil.
and then only TO say that while its maps
show the latest railways. townships. and
counties. they are ''oi little value for geo
graphical accuracy"
It 10 we'll TO see ourselves as others see US.
The comment which Rstamana's lMitteiL-
sm0en recently made upon map OF Mexico
published In this country u probably no
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There will be no great delay in the con.
struction OF railroad and telegraph lines to
any part OF Africa In which gold mines may be
found. There will soon be all the cities and all
the newspapers and all the other features OF
civilization that may be needed in any such
part 81 Africa. whether 1t be sun-scorched. or
fevor-ridden. or forest-covered. or savage
haunted. or infested with wild beasts and poi
sonous snakes. or far beyond the reach y! ordi-
nary explorers or even Christian missionaries
Gold is the metal that attracts mankind to any
region where 1t may bo found. and if gold
fields exist In equatorial Africa or at the North
Pole. plenty OF people will be there SOM after
the fields are discovered. aye. even plenty OF
white people.
These observations arc related to n despatch
In yesterdays Sun. 1t told US that the liveliest
railroad enterprise now In progress In Africa
Is the road from Belra on the eastern coast to
the new gold diggings in Mashonaland: that
four different routes to tho diggugs have al
ready been surveyed. and TINT the route which
seems to be most available has been chosen.
but that even this route runs through forests
that must be pierced. across streams that
must be bridCed. and over marshes In which
piles must bo raised for the rails These OBJ
structIons can be overcome through the use OF
gold. and for the sake Of gold. and by men who
are in lack Of gold. as any other obstruction to
any other gold field could likewise DO over
come. The projectors OF the Pungwe and
Bust railroad are purchasing the material
needed for its construction: they will soon set
their engineers and luborers at the work OF
building it: they estimate the cost OF the FIRST
hundred miles of it at SG.0OOOOO: they expect
to compete this section OF it next year. after
which they will rush the rest Of the line On.
ward to tho Mashonaland gold fields.
Thus things go In Africa. and thus they GO
wherever gold Is to DO found.
A recent report OF the existence Of gold away
up far north in the desolute and ice-bound
regions OF Alaska. beyond the almost i'm.
passable mountains that tower aloft there. led
q crowd Of American gold hunters to set out
In search Of II.
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The War Department has but done its

The War Department has but done its
duty In adopting poremptory measures to stop
the organization In Texas OF those marauding
gangs that are disturbing the peace OF Mexico.
and that have been made the subject OF COM
plant by the Mexican Government Orders
have been issued by the commander OF the
Military Department Of Texas that will here
after prevent all incursions from there into
Mexico. Our cavalry will scour the eastern
banks Of the Rio Grando as far north as the
Apache Mountains. break up any aimed gangs
TINT may DO discovered. arrest their mem
bsrs. and hold them for trial by the United
States courts. as violators Of our laws Gen.
STANLEY Is yigilant and energetic ofaeer,