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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-24
The Cause Apparent in the Person ,

The Cause Apparent in the Person of a
Big Policeman.
de was fakir Of no ordinary mold. He
drove his little black horse, htched to an
innocent-looking buggy with red wheels I'D
to lively corner Of Broadway yesterday,
and, standing upright, began tying white
handkerchief dotted with tiny black spots
over his face.
Most Of the MONDAY crowd stopped to
look at this. queer spectacle. The fakir
drew silver dollar out of his pocket and
began to twiddle 1t about in his fingers.
Next he pulled out quarter and piece of
string and made few mysterious passes
with them. BY this time an enormous gath
erlng OF people. old and young, was gaping
at the fakir.
While they were considering whether he
would swallow the coins through the hand
keTchlef or change them into another horse
or buggy or devour the whole outfit, the
Willy Egyptian slipped the handkerchief
down over his aquiline nose and said:
Il see, ladies' and gentlemen, that you're
ali very astonished at my queer tricks with
the handkerchief but / assure you that /
only did it because wished to get your un-
divided attention to the wonders l am
ABOUT to expose to your astonished eyes"
At this point he produced the dollar, the
quarter and the piece of string, meanwhile
keeping up his monotonous harangue.
When you see me divide this dollar into
four quarters and also behold me change
this quarter into SIS gold piece, truly you
Will marvel among yourselves and saw
h ow can such things be?'
Il will not detain you ladies and gentle
men. to explain how l perform these won
ders. 1t is easily. done by the simple use of
lew magic words, such as prestol change
hekatOn takis, kakisto kamOriop'- the
fellow suddenly half turned aud stopped
down In his buggy. There were cries of
DO 1t fair now" and NO funny business"
from the crowd, which an instant later were
changed to roars and shouts of laughter
The magician had stopped to gather in
the reinS of his little black horse, and the
last presto" had scarcely left his lips ere
that little black horse was scampering down
the street like a wild mustang
when the crowd had recovered from its
hrst astonishment 1T turned tn ascertain the
cause of the fakir'5 sudden flight. The
cause was very apparent in the person Of a
big policeman N V World
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ing it preparatory to going hunting There
being a c6arge of powder in one of the bar
rels, be undertook to get it out In peculiar
way. He had been told once by another
boy that in case of this kind the proper
place the tube in fire. as the powder
would then burn out through the tube like
the lighted END OF broken flre-cracker.
Young Harvey tried the experiment, and
the result Tqs the charge was fred down
his throat. The palate was shattered anu
the muscles badly torn. He was brought TO
San Jose and taken to Oakland. where bis
father, William Harvey, resides. The
chances Of his recovery are doubtful,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-24

so on ad ininitum," is afforded in the fact
that the orange scale is in itself exposed to
the ravages of parasitical insect which is
specially prone TO prey on the yellow scale.
Of'this insect a specimen is here figured.
1t was very clearly shown by power of 200
diameters applied to the microscope at the
Horticultural Bureau. When at rest on the
leaf it can scarcely be detected by the eye,
but 1t has proved Of great value TO the or
ange-growers.
In the San Gabriel Valley the latter we're
formerly at great expense in fumgating
and spraying the trees. but the work of de-
structinn is now entirely left to the parasite.
Unfortunately the red scale is not similarly
infested, and the only protection against it
is by fumigating the trees with the vapor of
hvdrocyanic acid, and spraying rosiu wash
over them. The rosin wash is made by mix
ing twenty pounds of rosiD. six pounds Of
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FEARED SHE WOULD BE KILLED,
A Shocking Tragedy of Decade Ago
Recalled by a Suicide.

shocking tragedy of q Decade Ago
Recalled by Suicide.
Ten years ago there was sensation al
tragedy in Cambridge. in which Homer
wellington, leading young society man,
tried to get rid Of his wife and children In
order to carry on without interference a
liaison with beautiful society belle, which
had already aroused much gossip. His little
son died, but the wife recovered from the
dose Of arsenic which he concealed In a
bowl OF grueL Wellington is now serving a
fifteen years sentence In State Prison. but
will soon be at liberty. His wife.
according to special to the ST.
Louis Globe emOcrat, ended her life
with dose of laudanum. II was a
terrible shock to her many friends. For
weeks past she has been suffering with a
nervous dread Of an approaching tragedy.
ner daughter was with her until O'clock
the morning Of her death, trying t. quiet her
mother fears and soothe her nerves. At I
o'clock the daughter knocked again. but
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-24
FLORIDA ORANGES.
Many ScaIy Specimens to BE
Found in the Market.
The Quarantine officer Anxious to Know
Where the Bulk Came From-Point.
ers About the Scale Disease.

As a:result Of THE CALLS recent article
on the local markets attention has been
drawn to the fact that great number of
Florida oranges are now being offered for
sale in the principal markets of this city,
The reason is that the principal varieties Of
the fruit grown in the home markets have
not yet matured.
In sampling the oranges it was discovered
that some of the imported fruit bore sus-
picious spots, although the general surface
of the skin was much fairer and smoother
than the samples of California fruit lying
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Sacramento Grand Jury.

SACRAMENTO, Nov. 23.-Tne Sacramento
Grand Jury met to-day, and. from indica-
tons, resumed the Investigation of the
waste basket scandal Hon. c. n. Fox,
Harbor Commissioner W H. Brown, Henry
Cummings and ex-Auditor Wright of the
Southern Pacific Company were lettering
about the Courthouse corridors. apparently
waiting to be called Us witnesses.
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VERDICT OF ACQUITTAL.
Conclusion Of the Braynard Murder Case at
Red Bluff

RED BLUFF, Nov. 23.-The Braynard muir
der trial. which has occupied the attention
Of the Superior Court for the past eight
weeks and consumed forty-two actual court
days, was concluded on Saturday night.
The case was given to the jury at 80 O'Clock
In the afternoon, and the verdict Of acQuittal
was rendered at 10 o'clock.
An exciting scene occurred In the cour,
during the day, when sister of the victim
Of BTaynard picked up her fathers cane and
attempted to strike Braynard. He caught
the blow on the arm, and his assailant was
taken from the COURTROOM.
A verdict of aequittal was generally ex.
pected, and appears to give satisfaction.
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Escape of a Prisoner

SACRAMENTO, Nov. 23.-Deputy Sheriff
Costello of San Francisco passed through
Sacramento this morning. He had with
him Anthony Dalton, a prisoner, sentenced
to Folsom for five years for burglary. But
Mr.. Costello was short prisoner before he
got to the penitentiary. Dalton claimed
to be i'll on his way up and was permitted to
go to closet That was the last the officer
saw of his charge until he caught glimpse
of him disappearing in the brush about five
miles this side of the prison. Warden Aull
telephoned to the police station here and
asked local officers to look out for the es-
cane
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-24
Gold Ore Stolen.

BELLEVUE idaho, Nov. % Thieves
last night entered the Idaho Sampliug-mill
at HALEY ana stole four sacks of rich gold
ores, the product of the Last Chance mine
in Gilmore County. The ore had been sam
pied and secreted III the plate-room pending
sale. The ore was valued at over $1,000.
A reward of $500 has been offered for the
detection OF the thieves
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-24
OBITU AIRY.
GOVERNOR ALVIN p. HoyEy

General Alvin p. Hovey, Governor of In
diana, died at Indianapolis yesterday after
noon of heart failure. About three weeks
ago Governor H0vey started on a pleasure
trip through the West and Mexico. When
the trip was about half completed the Gov
ernor was taken suddenly i'll aud had to
return home.
General Alvin P. Hovey was born Nav 8.
1921, near the city Of Mount Vernon, Ind.
He taught school in the latter part of the
thirties, and was admitted to the bar in
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-24
Fatal Accident to q Ch,ld

SPOKANE, Nov. pa sx-year-old son of
Max Bullock was killed to-day in peculiar
way. Some boys at the Franklin School
were playing zip sticks, when one of the
sharp skewers flew into the air and struck
the little boy in the windpipe. He stag
gered to his teacher and fell dead in the
hallway.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-24
The Pomona Contested Titles.

POMONA. Nov 90 - The committee Of
two hundred on land titles met tonight.
intending to pass resolutions condemuing
Nichols and T0nner and urging them to
leave Pomona, but on hearing report that
TOnner was preparing to reconvey all the
titles he holds to Mrs Palomares, from
whom lie obtained them, the committee adj
journed without action, public opinion be-
ing effective.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-24
FIRE AT A NINE.
Property Of the Union Copper Company a
Copperopolis Destroyed

~ioPeiy VI lne onion copper company at
Copperopolis Destroyed.
CoPPERoPoLIs, Nov 23.- The hosting
works. together with the store-room, black
smith-shop and 100 feet of shed on No. 2
shaft, owned by the Union Copper Mining
Company, at this place, were totally de-
stroyed by fire last night. The fire was dis
covered coming through the roof on the
chaDglng-rOom. There were forty men in
the shaft al the time. All escaped through
the north shaft. The calm night saved the
town from total destruction. The timbers
In the,shaft are now burning, but the un-
derground works are said to have been
saved. Mr.. Ross. the Superintendent, sass
the loss will be about $50. 000 partly in
sured.
The citizens Of Copperopolis are very blue,
Tor II the works should not be rebuilt it will
be hard blow TO that prosperous camp,
Milton,
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Option on British Columbia Breweries.

VANCOUVER (B. c., Nov. 23.-An option
has been obtained on all breweriss in Brit
ish Columbia by representatives of English
capital, and the brewsries will be managed
by one company, the present owners taking
stock and acting as local managers. The
manufacture Of lager beer will be under
taken. At present the lager consumed here
is imported.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-24

caustic soda and three pounds of fish oil with
enough water to make 100 gallons. The
spraying is generally done in August and
September.
Speaking of the Florida red scale the
quarantine officer remarks that from it's
dark color it disfgures the fruit even more
than the ordinary red scale. and its effect
on the tree is equally damaging.
Another variety Is the mining SCALE"
which infested the trees recentlv Unmarried
at San Pedro from Tahiti. The peculiarity
of this species is that IL burrows under the
very thin skin that overlies the bark of
orange trees giving the trunks and branches
a gnarled, warty appearance. 1t is a very
formidable. variety of scale. surviving even
hydrocyanic gas and spraying with power
full chemicals. The quarantine officer in
this case found it necessary to take proceed
lngs to have the cargo of $4,000 trees de-
stroyed,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-24
MRS. SARAH f. ROYCE.

Mrs. Sarah E. Royce, wel-known
pioneer Of California, died at San Jose last
evening in the seventy-third wear of her
age. Deceased was well known through
out the State, and was the mother of Miss
Ruth Royce of the State Normal School
and Professor Josiah Royce of Harvard
UNIVERSITY
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-24
The Barnahv Poisoning CASE

DENVER, Nov. %. = Argument on the
application of DR.. Graves. charged with
poisoning Mrs. Josephine Barnaby of Provi-
dence, was heard by Judge Rising to-day.
He reserved his decision.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-24

SAN BERNARDINo, Nov. % = Mrs Y. P.
Clissold, who lost her husband three years
ago. took laudanum this morning, with sui
eidal intent, and cannot Recover. Grief for
her husband was the cause.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-24
GEORGE w. CHEsLEY-

George w. Cnesley, one OF the oldest-es-
tablished merchants of Sacramento. and a
prominent member Of the Pioneer Society
OF that city, died last night after long i'll
ness, at the age of 69years. Deceased was,
In early days, partner of A J. Rryant
since Mayor OF San Francisco
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-24
Railroad Extension COMPLETED.

SANTA ANA, Nov. 23.-The Santa Ana
and Westminster Railroad, in connection
with the Santa Ana and Newport Railroad,
has finished its line TO the heart OF the city
and commenced delivering freight at the
new grounds to-day.
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Tax Payments
a Brisk North Wind.

SAN BERNARDINo, Nov. 23.-Taxes are
being rapidly paid, most of the taxpayers
paying 10 full instead of one-half.
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Pennaut-Wiuuers Entertained.

SAN JOSE, Nov. 23.-The Sainte Claire
Club this evening gave a high jinks in
honor of the San Jose pennant-winnng
bail-players. The Mayor and Common
Council were present as guests.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-24

Erastus Volney Joice, for a number NJ
years notary public in this city, died yes
terday at his home In East Oakland. He
was native OF New York. 80 wears of age
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-24
HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF.

The Alabama DESTROYED sixty-five Ameri-
can vessels. for which Great Britain was
found guilty by special tribunal Of arbi-
dGation and paid the United States S2O, 0OO,-
600 therefore.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-24

The camera and an ordinary oil lamp are
now being used to produce photographs of
the indicator cards in steam engines, by
which the workings of the engines can be
seen and studied at all times.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-24
MISCELLANEOUS,
KEEL

WE ARE HAVING COLD WEATHER
lately, and cold nights are not comfortable
unless one has warm covering. A good
Blanket is warm friend when you need it.
Ii your blankets are thin and you need new
ones remember that we sell good Blan-
kets cheap. Our claim: The best goods at
the smallest price. And we treat you pleas
antly, whether you buy or not, and our
prices are always interesting. We have q
small lot of extra good Blankets, with i'm
perfect edgings, on which we are making an
allowance of 50 pair-that is, an So 80
Blanket for Sc 80.
THE FOLLOWING BLANKETS ARE PERFECT:
First - Ia, White, So. north So 10.
. second-11-4. 81 80, extra soft, Gerry
choice.
T1ird-12-4, SO, fine carded ,oooL
,oorth s11 Is.
Fourth-124, So, trade thinner,
North SIG.
As for Comforters, well, we say that we
have one at soc; better one and big size,
81 30; at 81 80, handsome Saline. soft and
light but warm, clear saving Of 5Oc on
each one of these Remember our stores
are the best lighted in the city. Open Sat-
urdays until 10 p. NJ. Closed Thanksgiving
day; open the evening before until 10
o'clock.
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UNFoRTUNATE EXPERIMENT.

a Boy Dangerously Wounded While Trying
to Clean Gun-BarreL
6AN JOSE, Nov. a3.-Robert Harvey. aged
10 years, met with a frightful accident
about Eve miles above Smiths Creek on
Sunday. He had a shotgun, and was clean
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-24
JOHN W. WOOD.

Uncle" John w. Wood, the old ticket
taker at the railroad mole, whose iace was
familiar to thousands, fell dead yesterday
morning. He was brother-in-law of Z.
c. Fellows of the Southern Pacific, who
died about ten years ago, native of
Lansingburg, n. Y, and was nearly 76
years of age. The remains will be sent to
Westport. n. Y. Wood was noted show
man in his earlier years, and brother of
Colonel Wood. who kept Woods Museum
in Cincinnati forty-eight years ago, and
who died about two years since. He was
also associated with the Cardiff Giant ex-
hibition and with the Silver Lake sea ser
pent, and at Que time was the manager for
Tom Thumb. He had been ticket-taker
at the Oakland end Of the ferry Tor twenty
two years.
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THE FAKIR'S FLIGHT.

SAN BERNARDINo. Nov. 23.-The north
wind blew hard in this valley today.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-24

1912. In 1876 he was commissioned First
Lieutenant for service in the war with
Mexico. and in 1850 he WAS elected dele
gate to the Constitutional Convention of the
State OF Indiana. He was Circuit Judge
Of the Third Judicial District in
that State from 1851 TO 1854, and was ap-
pointed one of the Supreme Judges of
District Attorney of Indiana by President
Pierce, and was removed from that Office by
President Buchanan in 1855 for supporting
Stephen A. Douglas. During the late civil
war he was appointed Colonel of the Twen-
ty-tourth Indiana Volunteers August, 1861 A;
Brisadier-General of Volunteers. ADril %,
1862, and in July, 1864, was breveted Major
General of Vo!unt 'ers ''for meritorious and
distinguished services during the war" He
was in command of the Eastern District Of
Arkansas at Helena in 1863 and of The Dis
trict of indiana in 1906. He served
under Generals Fremont and Hunter
in Missouri in 1861, with General
Grant at Shiloh and in the Vicksburg cam
paign, with General Sherman in his march
10 the sea, down to kenesaw, and CON-
manded brigades and divisions in the battles
Of Shiloh, Cnrinth, Port Gibson, Champions
Hill, Big Block, siege of Vlcksburg Siege
Of jackson. Rocky-faced Ridge. Dalton,
Resaca and Altoona Church. He was
Minister TO Peru from 1865 to 1870
and in 1886 he was elected to
the Fiftieth Congress as Republican.
Governor Hovey was twice married. His
first wife died liz 1862. His second wi &c was
the daughter of the late Caleb b. smith,
Secretary of the Interior under President
after marriage, in New York City, while en-
route to Peru, TO which country General
Hovey was appointed Minister. Two chill
dren survive the Governor.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-24

C0LBY-In CIaremont. Alameda corn+,, .o..
s oer zz' 1871, to the vile OF George T. Colby a
wits OF Sam Moser son 80 4o'i' ~ sue
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MARRIED.

PROFESSIONALISM this city November ii
1881 by the Rev. Father Casey, John A. Boyter
and Katharine L. Cornell.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES this CITY November
~, 1891, by the Rev. s. V. Leech d. D. Theodot a
u Lohse and Maggie Hammersmith.
GALVlN-MclNTOSH-In tn city, November 90
1881 by the Rev. James Woodwork Edward j.
calvin and Annie Jeanette Mcintosh, daughter
o! Mrs. Margaret j. and the late John Mcintosh.
both of San Francisco
RMSTR0NG-BOVEE-In San Jose, October l3
1891. by the Rev. j. W. Dnsmore. Frederic W
Armstrong and Frederick NJ. + Bovee
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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-02-05
OUR BEST CUSTOMER.

Great Britain is a better market
for the farmers of the United States
than all the rest of the outside world
and yet . great share of American
hatred for foreigners is reserved for
Englishmen. 1t is impossible to con-
ceive where our surplus agricultural
products could find a market ii it was
not for the fact that the English are
our best customers. For example, it
appears from official reports that out
OF $116, OOO, 900 worth of breadstuffs
exported from the United States in
1883, Britain took $74,00O,0 600 worth.
or 1851 per cent. OF S104, $50, 600
worth of provisions exported, Britain
took I'll. 900, 900, or 67.92 per cent.
Other countries were better
customers than Britain for petroleum
but Britain took $141 ,45O, 900 worth OF
cotton 62.S4 per cent out of a total
export Of $225, 1907 900. Let our
bloody minded politicians get up d
war with England and our farmers
would suffer more than ever from
losing their best customer. New
England does not buy and consume
as much in value OF western farm
products in a year as Great Britain
does in two months.-Des Moline.
Leader
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-02-05
Alliance and Knirhfs.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3D. The con-
ference of rel resentatives OF the Ma
tional Farmers Alliance, knights OF
Labor and other industrial organize
tions to perfect plan OF confedera-
ton, Is still in session, though a for
NAL agreement has been perfected,
upon the following basis:
l. A confederation.
2. a joint committee on federation
of five from each organization. which
shall represent this confederation.
3. Each organization shall be EMIT
led TO as many votes as it has men,
beers who are legal voters in state or
national elections.
f. The ST. Louis platform shall be
the basis
s. Each shall stand pledged to as
sist, when possible, in all local efforts
to better the condition OF the people.
6. Fraternal delegates or correspon-
dence shall never be denied, the one
by the other, SO long as the confeder.
ration exists.
Z. The joint committee on confed.
GRAFTON shall have the power by q
majority vote to admit other organi-
cations with similar objects upon APP.
plication-
g. When plans are agreed upon by
the joint committee on confederation
for mutual cooperation each organ
ization shall be bound to support said
plans fully and cheerfully-
o Expenses ACQUIRING on account OF
| the joint committee on confederation
shall be betrayed by their respective
organizations as they may be incurred
by each
10 The joint committee on confed
GRAFTON shall have the power to adop
such bylaws for the government o
the joint committee as they deem
i best