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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-28
ANXIOUS TO DIE.
An 1ll-Treated Wife Tries to End
Her Misery.
Mrs. N. Smith Cuts Her Throat and Make.
Stubborn Fight Against Surgical
Treatment-story Of Her Woes

ION. doctor, don't touch it! I'm too
nervous to stand II! Oh 1 wish 1 were
dead!' and many more similar expressions,
uttered in a terrified tone by feminine
voice, were heard coming from the operat-
ing-room of the Receiving Hospital shortly
after Don yesterday.
Then there was noise Of rapidly moving
feet, showing that the patient had eIuded
the attendant and was attempting to make
her escape from the ordeal which the tone
OF her lamentations proved that she dreaded.
On entering the room Il wlld-eyed woman
was seen trying to keep the steward away
from her, while the blood was flowing from
an ugly, Jagged-lo0king wound in her neck,
near The Jugular vein.
QUIETED RY CHLoRoFoRM
Steward Trewin finally managed to calm
the wOman's excitement and administered
some chlOrOfOrm, after which he put In q
few stitches and brought the lips OF the
gaping wound together.
The husband, who accompanied the
woman, said his name was NJ. Smith and
that he resided at Ji3 Mission street. where
he had, on entering the house shortly before
noon, found his wife in the condition stated.
He attributed the cause of her rash act to
drink, saying that size had until about three
months ago been good woman, but that
since then she had taken t. strong drink
and lie had not been able to do anything
with her.
WAS BADLY TREATED.
Mrs. Smith, when she recovered from the
effects of the chloroform, told something of
a different story. She did not deny having
Inflicted the wound with suicidal intent, but
on the contrary said she wanted to kill her
self, and would tear the stitches out on the
first opportunity. The cause of her act, she
said, was the ill-treatmtnt she had received
at the hands of her husband, whom she ac-
cused of having beaten her cruelty, and the
black ana blue bruises were to be seen on
her body.
WHY SHE TOOK To DRING.
The story she told accounted for both her
taking TO strong drink and her attempt to
end her more than wretched existence;
while small incident which attracted the
notice OF more than onss present was the
great difference in the apparel of husband
and vile. His clothes were neatly made of
good material. while her dress was OF poor
fabrics, lily made and shabby in the ex-
treme.
As she continued her threats to tear out
the stitches in her neck as soon as she should
have an opportunity to do so the husband
had her taken to the Home for Inebriates
in order that she might have a watch kept
on her actions.
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NIGHTMARES CAUSES.

Fatigue, Mental Excitement and Late
suppers the Most Prolific.
The causes of nightmare may be divided
into the exciting and the immediate. The
exciting causes are very numerous. Un-
usual fatigue, either of mind or body, recent
emotional disturbance, such as that pro-
iuced by fright, anxiety or anger, and in
tense mental excitement of any kind may
produce it. have known young lady to
have severe attack the night after school
examination in which she had been unduly
tasked. Another young lady is sure to be
attacked after witnessing tragedy per-
formed. A young man who was under nv
care for painful nervous affection always
has paroxysm OF nightmare during the
first sleep after delivering an address, which
he was obliged to do every month for a year
or more.
Fullness of the stomach or the eating of
indigestible or highly stimulating food late
IN the evening, will often cause nightmare.
Let an individual, habitually systematic, de-
part for one day from the accustomed regu-
larlty Of his meals; let him change the
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catacombS, and the ''gov'nor" sighted the
party he wanted, l was introduced as "a
newspaper man to draw the giantess."
There she goes now!" exclaimed the per-
son. We turned and looked Shades of
CULVER! Out of one of the dressing
rooms there had just emerged giraffe-like
appariton which, bent half double to
keep its head clear of the stone ceiling, was
cropping its way down the corridor to the
room at the foot of the stage stairs, lunging
and swaying n bout In a loose jointed, awk-
ward fashion for all the world like an ostrich
might in hencoOp.
We all pursued, and the guardian of Aama
Qor indeed twas she) cOrraled this child Of
10 years and ninety inches and backed
her up to table, upon which she seated
herself. Shake ans vede air." said the
guardian. l took hold of the ham-like paw
extended-it had the feel of chicken fresh
picked Bon jour, mademoselle, comment
savon?" said L "W-w-r-r-g-g- Man," she
pump, but thought better of it and stopped.
The ''gov'nor" took his leave, Mademoiselle
was cautioned to poser ben, and l COM
menced my sketch One of the supers
worked . around to where he could see over
she a whale? Look at her now
she's always like that-never smiles,
and looks at everything as though she
thought twas to eat" She is enormous, In
truth, and, as we used to tell the models
aitci ulhnci dt d ulidu 81 quit out Oh draw
iDg"-for her head is too small and her
lower limbs certainly long out of proportion
to the rest of her. "She doesn't seem
strong" said l to the manager. NO" he
replied, 'she has just had growing spell.
Every once In a while she lays off and just
grows, and while that lasts she is so weak
that she has to stay in bed-lays there in a
sort of growing fever, as you might call it,
sometimes for weeks. All we do is feed
her. Eat? AS much as any six men. We
picked her up in the province Of Jura, in
France"
could / get tracing of her foot?" in
quired. Certainly" Here you have it.
Her boot was just an inch longer than the
Budget is high.
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Pleased will but feebly express the feeling
of the officers and sesmen of the battalion
after the visit to and courteous reception on
the cruiser San Francisco. The good effects
of tie publicity given the affair have already
borne fruit in shipping new men. Estimates
show that so per cent of the strength of the
three city companies was on board. When
the Baltimore comes up it is hoped to give
the battalion another object lesson.
The battalion has under concentration
big and swell fair at the pavilion about
the 10th of June prox., to which will be
invited the officers of the army and Of the
navy. BY that time the men will be fairly
advanced in the drill; and it is proposed to
give exhibitions by the companies in the
sword exercise. the drill with small guns,
as infantry by a company and then as q
battalion The military exercises will be
followed by a ball The San Diego com
pany will give its support to the exhibition
and has promised to attend ii, probably
coming up by steamer.
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hour OF his dinner, and 60 to bed before the
work of digestion is completed, and 1t is
probable that his sleep will be troubled and
that nightmare will be the consequence of
his indiscretion. The painful feeling will
be induced by diStenSiOn of the stomach, by
anxiety, and by the restraint given to the
movements of the diaphragm.
Starchy food would appear to be espe-
cially powerful in causing nightmare, and,
according to Molet, strong liquors and
sparkling wines and coffee are equally so. L
have several times known it produced by the
New England dish of baked pork and beans.
and by green Indian corn eaten just before
going to bed.
Various morbid affections, such as dis
eases OF the heart, aneurSm of the large
arteries, affections of the brain or spinal
cord and diseases of the digestive or urinary
apparatus are often exciting causes of night
mare. III may originate from painful SenSa-
tlons in any part of the body.
Whatever interfereS with the respiration
or the easy flow of blood to and from the
head may bring on an attack of nightmare.
L have known 1t caused by the collar of the
nightgown being too tight and the pillow
being under the head and not under the
shoulders, thus putting the head at such an
angle with the, body as to construct the
blood vessels of the neck and by the head
falling over the side of the bed. | have not
been able to ascertain that sleeping upon the
back or on the left side predisposes to the
affection, unless in those cases in which the
former position causes snoring from relaxa-
ton of the soft palate
The immediate cause Of nightmare is I'M
doubleday the circulation of blood through
the brain which has not been sufficiently
aerated. The appearance of the sufferer is
enough to indicate this, as the condition Of
the cerebral vessels and all the exciting
causes act either by rearding the flow Of
the veInous blood from the brain, or by i'm
peding the respiratory movements. The
effects of emotion, OF mental fatigue and Of
severe and lOng-cOntinued muscular exer-
ton are such that the nervous influence to
the muscles of respiration is decreased, or
the muscles themselves are debilitated
through this general fatigue of the organ
ism. FullDesS OF the stomach acts mechan-
ically, by interfering with the condition of
the diaphragm, and construction about the
neck directly increases the flow of blood
through the brain.-Dr. Hammond in In-
dianapoliS News.
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ARE THEY FISHED OUT9
The Cod Catching Industry Waning 1
newfoundland.


Newfoundland.
1.-The people of Newfoundland" said
Oliver Ramsey, merchant of ST. Johns.
yesterday, "are not feeling particular jubi-
liant over the apparent fact that the island is
fast losing her chief source of revenue-the
cod fisheries.
whether the cod are being fished out,
or that, becoming frightened at the in
creased number Of boats in the fleets off the
banks, they are running in different chan
nels. has not been determined. The seasons
catch has been smaller than for years, de-
spite the TACT that a greater number were
engaged In fishing than during any former
year. Markets which have hitherto been
suppiad by the fishermen of Newfoundland
are now having their surplus orders filed
in Alaska and British Columbia.
FISHERY experts are at loss to suggest q
remedy for the disappearance of the cod.
There is some talk of Government procla-
nation to protect the fish for a season. but
this course would involve year Of great
hardship for the greater proportion of our
peODle,'
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SKETCRING AAMA.
Picture of 4 GiaEtess Who is Just
Now Astonishing LOndoners.

"Well, sir?" 'Pm from the Pail Mall
Budget to get sketches of 'Aama.'" "Oh,
yes-well-you will find the gov'nor right in
there by the bar-he'll attend to you'-this
in the lobby of the ''Trocadero." The gov :
nor" heard my business, drained his glass
of S's-, crossed with me to the far corner Of
the stalls promenade, opened q panel with
his private key, and we descended a narrow
fight OF steps into that mysterious subter-
Tanean realm known as "ben4nd the scenes
"a place in this instance resembling moth
ing so much as feudal castles dungeons.
Another flight of stairs to lower system o I
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AN 0LD-TIMER INSANE,
John Ashton Taken to the Home for Ine-
briates.

John Ashton Taken to the Home for Ine-
briates.
John Ashton was arrested on East street
yesterday and taken to the Home for In
ebriates. as he had lost his mental facul-
ties. The cause of his insanity is not
known but is probably the natural loss due
to extreme age. He is quite an old-tmer,
having been waterfront Waterman for
many consecutive years. His insanity was
evnced by an excessive childish garrulty in
regard to odd timers" who have long since
passed to the great beyond; but TO Ash
tons wandering mind they still existed and
pursued the tenor OF their ways as they did
in the early days of California
Unless merciful death comes speedily TO
his relief poor old Ashton will soon attain
the last stage of humanity-"sans teeth,
sans eyes. sans taste, sans everything"-a
totteriug, enfeebled mass of mortal CLAW.
trembling upon the verge of the vast un.
known.
Indication FAX paa MI.
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NAVAL BAT TALON.
Eighty Per Cent of the City Companie

Eighty Per Cent of the City Companies
Visited the Cruiser.
The San Diego company of the Naval
Battalion has had submitted to it plans for
an "armory."
Company A at San Diego is organizing an
entertainment to raise the necessary funds
with which to buy uniforms for the seamen.
Adjutant Brooks has had printed neat
discharge blank, showing cut of the cruiser
Charleston. The blank is printed in blue,
which apparently has been adopted as the
color for the battalion.
The returns of the Naval Battalion show
for the month Of November a total attend
dance of "A 43 per cent and the following
embership, the maximum mem bership un-
de- q hairrr Il, a
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DEPARTURES OF CALL AT
9th and 9th. Mazatan, La Libertad
9th, 18th aud 25th. Acapulco
18th. Ocos. La Union
9th and 18TH. ChampericO. San Jose de Qua
18th ................ Acautla, COTintO, p. Arenas
Through line saiiings-January 9th, IS. San Juan;
10TH SIS. City of New York; 25th, S. San Bias.
WAY LINE TO MEXICAN AND CENTRAL
AMERICAN PORTS AND PANAMA
STEAMER SAILS Ar NOON 18TH OF EACH
MONTH calling at Mazatlan, san Bias, Manzanillo
Acapulco, Port Angel, Sauna Cruz, TonaIa San
Benito, ocos Champerico. San Jose de Guatemala,
Acaiutla, La Libertad. La Union, Amapala, Corinto
San Juan del Sur and Punta Arenas.
Way line saiiing-January 18th, IS Acapulco.
JAPAN AND CHINA LINE
FOR YOKOHAMA AND HONG-KONG
Commencing at Yokohama with steamers for
Shanghai, and at Hong-Kong for East Indies.
Straits etc:
City of Picking Thurs, Dee. 81 1891 at P. N.
City of Rio de Janeiro, Sat.,Jan. 3d. 1892 at 8 p NJ
China. W ednesday. February II, 1892 at 8 p. NJ
Rouud-trip tickets to Yokohama and return at re-
duced rates
For Freight or Passage apply at the ONCE, corner
First and Brannan streets
Branch Oiice-202 Front street,
ALEXANDER CENTER, General Agent.
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j. B. Collier. while in drunken condi-
ton. entered j. S. Browns room in the
lsthmus House, "a Third street, last Satur-
day night, and after sleeping awhile got up
and walked away with Golfers valise, razor
and hat, leaving his own headgear. which
later in the day led TO his arrest He was
charged with burglary. He acknowledged
the deed, but pleads intoxication as an ex-
cuSe.
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MASONIC INSTALLATION.
Pacific Lodge Presents Its Retfrip
Master With a MAGNIFICENT I.,,o,

Pacific Lodge Presents Its Retiring
Master With a Magnificent Jewel.
The installation of officers of Pacific
Lodge, No 1876. f. and A. NJ, took place
last Tuesday evening, and was an unusually
interesting affair. The following officers
were installed by the retiring Master.
Moubray r. Dun das, assisted by William
II. Edwards, Past Master, officiating as
NJ aster Of Ceremonies: George NJ. Perine.
W. NJ; w. c. Graves, S. w; James Il.
Hamilton, }. w; John F. Kennedy, T. !;
George Remington, s.; w. L. Lutz, S. ID.
Moses NJ. Stern, j. D.; Frank Matson
NJ; William Grant and A. R. Morrow,
Stewards; Philip Riegrlhaupt, T. Charles
j. King, L. NJ, In an eloquent speech pre-
scented to the retiring Master, Moubray r.
Dunda', the finest Past Masters jewel ever
presented to any Master in this Jurisdiction,
the monogram, IN. K d." being made
entirely OF diamonds, rubies and sapphires
the square and compass of gold and
enameled, the center containing a diamond
OF more than ordinary quality, it being a
perfect gem On the reverse side of the
Jewel is the following Inscription: Pre-
scented to Bro. Past Master Moubray X.
Dundas not only by Pacific Lodge, No. 1856
r. and A. NJ, but also by members who de-
sire to show their appreciation of the valu-
able services he has rendered the lodge.
December %, 1891" Mr.. Dundas responded
IN an apprecatiye manner, after which Ia
banquet was partaken of, the musical num-
bers being rendered by the Masonic Choir.
under the efficient direction of Colonel
Samuel ID. Mayer, Grand Organist
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The great Manchester ship canal will soon
be completed. Its length is IS miles; it is
120 feet wide on the bottom and 26 1eet deep.
Its cost has been $3.50 900.
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This country has nearly 100000 acres
devoted to the raising of fax aud hemp. 1t
is proposed to make grand showing Of
these industries at the Worlds Fair.
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FOR PORTLAND g. ASTORIA, OREGON.

THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY Essl
L Ocean Divlson-and FAUiFIC COAST EEEH
STEAMSHIP COMPANY will dispatch from Spear
street Wharf, at 10 NJ, for the above ports OF
their Al iron steamships viz:
STATE OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES o. Janu-
airy ;. 10. ~
COLUMBIA-Dece mber 80 January IL. %.
Observation-Disclosures 26. January 7, 10, 81.
Connecting via Portland with the Northern Pacific
Railroad. oregon Short Line and other diverguy
lines for all points in Oregon, Washington. British
Columbia, Alaska, Idaho. Montana, Dakota, Utah.
wyoming. Yellowstone Park and ali points East aud
South and to Europe.
Fare to Portland-Cabln, sl6; steerage, 50; round
trip, cabin. $50.
Ticket Ofhces-l Montgomery St. and Palace Ho-
tel, New Montgomery ST.
GoODALL. PERKINS CO, Supt. Ocean Line.
1tf 10 Market ST., San Francisco.
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PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP co.

PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP co.
DISPATCH STEAMERS FROM SAN aos
~ Francisco Tor ports in Alaska A. N. Sezx5X
Decem Der II, January 3, %. February ), 26.
For British Columbia and Puget SOUND ports
December "a, 81, January 8, aud every Friday
Thereafter.
For Eureka Humboldt Bay, Wednesday, Sax
For Santa Ana, Los Angeles and all way ports sYsrf
fourth amt fiftA day, 8 A. n
For San Diego. stopping only at Los Angeles slnsI
barbara ana san Luis obispo every fourth aud NTH
day at IL A.
For ports in Mexico 2Sth OF each month.
ticket onice-Paace Hotel, New Mohty
6OODALL, PERKINS & CO., General Agents.
lktu Market st San ErlncIscl
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Indigestion. Dizziness Take Beecham's Pills.
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.s Nor Morning for Afternoon.
Sundays excepted fSaturdayS 11IE
,Sundays only.
THE PACIFIC TRANSFER COMPANY
VIII call for and check baggage from hotels ana
residences inquire of ticket agents time cards
and other Information.
The sun., 1891-03-23
The Weather.

the storm centre moved southeast yesterday. aad
central last nisht the Virginia coast The b.
rometsr At Norfolk was lowest reading 2A4o. There
was no loss OF energy. The winds were blowing on
shore north OF the centre with veoces from 20 to so
miles hour. At sandy Hook ~ miles was recorded,
and at Block Island a. In this city the highest was
90 about 80 r. NJ and last night the rate about
% mea The viii probably pass OF the coast To-
day, when tile winds should become high from the
northwest The fog the coast not dense yss-
terday.
Rain was falling yesterday in the Ohio valley lake
regions and all the States the coast except FLORIDA
Tho fall was generally light
The stormlnorth Of Montana on Saturday was In MIN.
with but slight energy. third storm with rain
and high winds, was moving Gust from Texas, and
should cause rain in the lower Misshs ppi valley To-
day.
Rain fell throughout the day in this city, except for
few hours In the morning The total fs for Yesterday
was SO OF an inch; highest mentemperAtuYs.
5Uei lowest $40; svsrAse humidity Oh cent? wind
steady from the northeast
To-day promises to be rainy with chance Of clear
Ing the latter part of the days slight change in tenn
psrature. Tuesday fair, cooler
The thsrmometsr at Perrys pharmacy In THE Sua
building the temperature yesterday foowsi
The sun., 1891-03-23
FOR SHOPLIFTLNG.

Arrest or . Woman Who Coneeals Her
Name but Travels ON . n. II. Central Pass.
A tall mlddle.aged woman. with gray hair
and sealskin coat. visited the store OF Stern
Brothers In West Twenty third street on Sat-
urday afternoon and made several small pur.
chases. Miss Ellen Halloran. ono Of the sales
women. thought the woman was acting suspi
ciously. and watched her. She saw the Gus
toner take pair OF silk stockings and hide
them under her dress. Miss Halloran asked
tho woman to step into tho managers private
room. and taxed her there with the theft Of
tho stockings. Tho customer denied 1t at first,
but after short search the stockings were
found hanging to, one Of her Rarters. She was
ready to nay for the stockings then. and tear
u bo9sa f os oEa sws2e to 60 rs Called in
ssrset Street station house. There the prisoner gave
heT Was IN as
mittsd; was not her real nsme, which she
shs sad BEEN es yistias VS. irlsnds here IN New
York for several weeks;, but their address she
aso to gs When she vas searched
ee ee,ses 81 wsfe ensa S
otsss slee q ha
from Ehrtchs but as no one n either or 81 these
was locked up. She had . purse with t68 In 1t.
some small change. and ticket or pass from
Albany to New York. She wore 5000 diamonds
In her ears. and there was q ring set with dis-
monds on her hand.
Policemen Stewart brought the woman be-
fore Justice Ford at Jefferson Market yester-
day morning. Lawyer Louis Allen Of Howe d
examination: She was held in $500 ball Tor
Special Sessions. No ope ,psared to go her
This time she had no callers In the afternoon.
She 10 woman Of apparent intelligence and
respectability. and her lawyer is OF the opinion
real name. he says. he does D OF know. nor any
thing about her. She told him that II she only
she would have no trouble In giving ball, but
she refused to give the lawyer the address OF
any OF them.
Mr.. Allen says that her railroad ticket Is q
pass good between Albany. and New York. and
countersigped. as eli New York Central passes
arc, by Dr. Depew. Tho name on II. nc says.
he did not notice. Dr.. Depew was unable to
conjecture who the woman might be.
The sun., 1891-03-23
WILLIAM BRooKFIELD. PERnAPs
A Union League Man Wanted for Chair
man Of tho RepnblIcan Committee.

A Union League Man Wanted for Chair.
man OF tho Republican Committee.
The Republicans Of the County Committee
are now contemplating William Brookfleld as
n good man for Chairman to succeed Col.
Cruger. The committee meets In Nilsson Hall
on Thursday night to hear the reports Of the
Committee on Contested Seats on the Fifth
and Thirteenth districts. and It is considered
advisable to have the candidate for Chairman
OF the County Committee named on that sven-
ing. For week or more It has been said that
either Chauncey NJ. Depew or Mr.. Brookfleld
ought to be named as Col. Crugsr's successor.
Both Mr.. Depew and Mr.. Brookleld are very
busy men. and the negotiations with these
gentlemen have been conducted with full un-
derstanding OF that fact.
1t is essential in the estimation OF tho king
pins OF the committee that member o. the
Union League Club should be Col. Crugers
successor. Occasionally It is necessary to have
little Of tho needful. especially during cam.
paign times. 1t is also necessary to have a
Chairman who can devote a good deal Of time
to the affairs OF the committee. 1t is believed
that Mr.. Brookfleld could give the necessary
time to the place.
What the committee wants Is a man Of
backbone" is tho statement Of ono close to the
throne.