The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-07
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W MURPHY BUILDING, +
Market and Jones Streets.
ACROSS THE BAY.
Attempted Suicide of Well.
Known Pioneer.
Proposed Changes in School RegulatiOns-sal
walton Soldiers Arrested-street-
Railroad Construction.

Sick and Respondent, Old Joe Coulter.
known to all the old miners Of the days of
'49" and since, took a dose of morphine
with the intent to shuttle off this mortal coil.
During the week be had called each night at
the White House. On Seventh street oppo-
site The local passenger depot, and paid his
% cents for lodging He was not known
to any Of the people there, and he told
nothing about himself. He dldu't even give
his name. He remained in the room all day
yesterday, and late in the afternoon the
proprietor found him in stupor. Health
Officer Dunn was sent for, and he soon saw
thatthe man had taken poison. He had him
sent to the City Receiving Hospital, where
his identity was revealed by the following
note, written on three pages of n memo
randum-book In one of his coat pockets:
Stranded and slck-I an old pioneer. Left
Baltimore on Tie ship Andalusla. for san Fran
cisco. Apfil Il. 1S49. For many years
supeTini endent and mining expert Tor Robert
McCalmont Of London and George I. Coulter OF
Baltimore. Has been well fixed, financially,
but tie last ten years Of my lie has been total
failure Bad luck and feverses seem 10 have
settled upon Inc uutil I've lost even hope. Am
also affected with heart failure and physicians
tell me l am liable to drop dead al any moment.
Wen, 'tis the way l would wish TO 60. To Mrs.
j. l.. Wade and daughters. Carrie and Winnie, l
tender my most sincere thanks for their kind
ness to me. Truly she is one of natures noble
women. May The gods watch and protect
and shower their choicest blessings upon them
1v,J. sd, 81 j. ii. c.
The inside of the cover on both sides
OF the memorandum-bouk showed that his
name hac been written IN pencil and after
ward rubbed out. On one it was Joseph
Ii. Coulter, Mining Expert. San Francisco"
and in the other - 10 III. Coulter, Mining
Expert, California and Arizona" Coulter
was a brother of George T. Coulter, who
was at one time very wealthy, bnt finally
died very poor man after having large law
suits. lie was known all over the Pacific
Coast. At late hour last night 1t was be-
lieVed that tie wOuld-be suicide would re-
cover.
SCHOOL RULES CHANGED.
AT the next meeting of the Board of Edu-
cation an important report will be adopted
regarding the rules and regulations. Prob
ably the principal feature in it is as regards
the tuition Of nonresident pupils. Under
the present arrangements the fees are $50
. yearly for the High School, but these will
be raised to S25 forthwith. In another sec
ton appears the settlement of much-fought
proposition. The order says whenever
a female teacher marries her position in the
department thereby becomes vacant" An
other section DEGREES that corporal punish
ment IN the schools must be administered by
principals only, and that in each instance a
teacher or some other competent witness
must DC present Substitute teachers are
protected by clause, that il they are sent
for they are eDt titled to teach all day and
receive full pay therefor, even if the regular
Superintendent, however, cannot in future
appoint a substitute who has been disqual-
fed by three principals.
The police arrested eighteen members OF
the Salvation Army on Washington street
last evening for obstructing the street
Three of the obstruetionists were bailed out
at $25 each. The others remained in the
City Prison all night.
y In the Street Superintendent Office
yesterday work was commenced on the
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district 1t has been a big undertaking
and 1o2 property-Owners will have to pay
the expenses.
Mrs. Gorham, who visited the County
CLERKS office some time ago making in
qulrles about her marriage license, has ac-
certained since that she was legally married.
She is now ready to have a divorce.
REGARDING THE FREE LIBRARY
Il. A. Rabe, Md, one Of the Directors of
me oaKfSad Free Public Library, is anxious
being Called library. and TO have it SO he
Is DESTROYS Of purchasing proper books TO