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THE BRIDE READY,
But the Groom Was Torn to Pieces b
the Cars While On His Way,

But the Groom Was Torn to Pieces by
the Cars While On His Way.
When the church bells were pealing out
their merry chimes on Christmas morning
and the sounds of happy voices were heard
in almost every home, Miss Fannie Lynch. a
highly accomplished and beautiful young
girl, was sitting amid luxurious surround
ings in her home in the Beaurivage, at 1914
Michigan avenue. in utter despair and Sob
bling pitifuly. says the Chicago Herald.
The bright sunheams stole through the win
dows and, playing on her golden hair.
seemed to unite happiness and intense sor-
row. In her hand Miss Lynch held a tele-
gram. Occasionally she read the words
which her tears had nearly blotted out.
Henry is dead; killed by the cars" the tel
egram read. She turned and looked at the
big clock in the corner as it sounded the
hour of r. Two hours more and happy
friends and minister would arrive expect
ing to find her in bridal array. She was 10
have been married at 2 o'clock, but now
the telegram told the rest of the sad story.
For more than year Miss Lynch has been
looking forward with glad anticipation to
the day when she would be united in mar
rage with Henry Hapgood, wealthy and
prominent young man of San Francisco
Everything was in readiness for the coming
nuptials. Friends were invited, the house
decorated, ard an elaborate Christmas we'd
ding supper ordered. A week before Christ
mas Miss Lynch received telegram from
Mr.. Hapgood saying that he had started
from San Francisco and that he would ar
rive in Chicago the day before the wedding.
When Wednesday passed aud he did not
come Miss Lynch thought nothing OF it
and supposed he would arrive early Christ
mas morning.
She was up bright and early, and eagerly
watching and waiting for him. Hour after
hour passed away. but few minutes before
II o'clock the tinkling of the bell announced
that some one was waiting to be admitted.
She jumped up and buried to the door.
never dreaming that it could be other than
her future husband. With a glad cry of
welcome upon her lips she looked out, but
suddenly drew back and slowly reached out
trembling hand to receive small, yellow
envelope, which dirty little messcnger-bo
was holding toward her as he wished her "a
merry Christmas" with twinkle in roguish
eyes. When Miss Lynch read the message
her grief was uncomfortable. The efforts of
her friends TO pacify her were useless. She
threw herself upon divan, and between
her choking sobs exclaimed: "Heury!
Henry! Come back to mel" A few hours
afterward Miss Lynch was completely pros
trated with nervousness and it was neces-
sary to call doctor.
The particu airs of Mr.. Hapgood's violent
death were learned yesterday. He left San
Francisco week before Christmas day. as
his message to Miss Lynch stated. The
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g." Pa, MA Is DEAD 7"
Mans Passion for Gambling Satisfied q
the Cost of a Life.

Mans PASSION FOR Gambling Satisfied at
the Cost of Life.
A party of men were sitting in the back
room of West End saloon playing poker a
few nights ago. There were five in the
game, and the limit was so cents, made
small because the players were working
men, who had dropped in TO pass the even
ing over beer and cards.
So far the biggest loser was red-faeed,
burly sort of man known as Jim Rob-
ertson, who lives with his family not great
distance from the stock-yards. He is a
heavy drinker, and the more beer he drank
the more reckless he played and the deeper
he got into the hole. At the loss of every
pot he swure and cursed his luck and the
good luck of others.
The clock struck 10 when thin-faced boy
of 10 or II years approached the table, and
stepping up to Robertson said:
Pa, ma wants you"
All right; I'll be there soon," was the
gruff answer, and with that the boy left and
the game went on, the players hardly MOTTO
ing the interruption.
Quick and often went the drinks and live
lier than ever went the chips, and then as
the hands of the clock were edging toward
the midnight hour, one OF the players said:
Lets play ten 50-cent jack-pots and
quit"
That's me-" said jim; 81 think can
win out if you do"
III 20, ecHOeu IHe OIDSrS.
Two red chips each, so cents; 81 so in the
pot and only so cents to draw. What a
temptation to the loser seeking 10 get even.
And the loser was in every pot before the
draw; after the draw, in every thing save in
raking down the chips-that pleasure was
left 10 the winner only.
Five minutes to twelve O'Clock, and now
comes the last pot.
Lets make this 81 each"
"a dollar it is and 81 to open it,
It's Il go with Il hurrah.
Aud Jim opens the pot.
He is raised
Perhaps it's only blind to keep the 9TH
ers out. If so. it doesn't work, as the pot
is too big, and the others drop in with So
each. Thin jun scans his hand like true
sport, looks at his chips, and, seeing that he
has only two reds and few whites left, goes
into his pockets and brings out a;V :.the
remainder of a twenty that he had brought
in early in the evening, his whole weeks
earnings, and. with the grace OF an old-time
winner, says:
''Play for three"
PLAY for four" says the next, the man
who made the original raise.
The others concluded it best to drop out
They were not in it. Shook hands. Had no
business there
Play for five," says Jim.
Six" says the other.
Play for the balance in the BILL" saws
jim; calling sight?
Yes.
"Well, cards."
Don't want any," says Jack
Nor l. What have you got?'
King high straight
No good; ace high flush here"
just then boy stepped up to the table.
Ii was the same lad who had called before.
but his face was ghastly white and his ewes
were wet with tears. As he came nm he
touched Robertson on the shoulder, and in a
low voice, but heard by every one present,
said:
PA. ma is deadp-Cincinnat Enquirer
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THE OLD MESSINS.
How the Germans Have Ruined
the Thriving Trade of Metz.

The trade of Metz I found ruined, and
Metz was thriving town once. ''The old
Messins," said commercial traveller from
German Rhineland to me-under the shadow
of that cathedral which Quicherat places in
the same category with st. Ouen-'hate
us. And they have a right. 1 say
them" Among the minor industries
more or less damaged, the manufacture of
wooden socks, to be worn in sabots. may
serve as an example. That industry used
to employ about Il. 600 hands. 1t is now all
but extinct. Another interestrgery hardly
hit is that Of inn-keepers and the liquor
trade generally. The hotels have suffered
severely. 1t takes no particularly large
hotel to be still e6Oo, $500 or e1O00 year
sane complaint in the Black Forest. The
French came and spent money. The
Germans do things "on the cheap"
The LIQUOR interest has been hurt
chiefly by new taxation. NJ. About makes
out that Germany is paying the Alsatians
bride by taxing them lightly. Never was
partisan assertion less founded. They
have taken off no old tax, but they have
added more than one new one" The liquor
tax, payable formerly out of profits, is now
collected in advance. There is new license
tax, new tax on the removal of liquor
IRON one place to another, and a door and
window tax. And private distillng for
home consumption, formerly free, is made
taxable. That is an unpopular measure,
because the Alsatians dearly love their
marc de raisins."
To tho cultvator the abolition of the to-
bacco monopoly is serious blow. That
monopoly, whatever its economic defects,
was veritable godSend to the peasants.
They got good price for their produce;
they knew beforehand by the Government
tariff what they would get, and they got it
Just at the time when they most wanted it.
The Government officers held regular to-
bacco audit i'll the autumn, when they took
over the leaves and paid the money down.
OF course the bargain was duly wetted at
a cOnyivial gathering. In consequence of
the abolition the land under tobacco
in Alsace- Lorraine has shrunk by more
than half and is still dwindling.
To the landed proprietors annexation
has proved a ruinous business. Property
continues deprecated. At Gerardmer | sat
at dinner next to a lady whose uncle had, in
1884 or thereabout-at his marriage-bought
for round million of francs an estate in
Lorraine which the German Emperor the
other day, am told, secured for hundred
thousand. While | was at Colmar a gentle
man there bought for his sister an entire
convent (secularized) - large buildings,
vineyards and extensive grounds-very ac-
cessible and capable, he told me. of main
tanning from its produce family of fair
social position-for not more tnan 11,000f.,
that is, little more than s400.-The West
minister Review.
The morning call., 1891-01-05
EGYPT'S HISTORY.


VIII the Race That Established Civilian
ton Perish?
The chronicles oil Egypt are written on a
scroll of such vast proportions that we O ten
fail to realize them as a continuous record
Egypt Is referred to as Ptolemajc. Romar
Arab. etc., as If the racial characteristics
changed with the various dynasties. Rut
the ancient race, the veritable DESCENDANTS
oil the builders OF the pyramids, still exists.
compare the Shelkh-el-beled of the Ghiz.h
Museum, the small basalt head lately ac-
CURED by the Louvre, and the "Scribe"
Oh Inc same collection, with the crowd nj
me weekly market. Of any Nile town and
the resemblance is unmistakable' The
types are Identical. And, moreover there
are no signs OF physical degeneration in
these solidly-built fellaheen; while N the
other hand. the Arabs and Turks of the
cities display all the indications asSoc;otad
with effete and WORKOUT races In circnnn-
stances like these who can doubt that yhen
despot!c government is abrogated. as If il al
present, the more virile and tenacious sto,.k
Will again assert its ascendency? SWIM
ing historians OF ancient Egypt record
the twelfth and eighteenth dynasties dir
Ing winch the Hyksos or Shepherd K inge
ruled at Memphis. In modern times E M,uS9
has had her Hyksos period, which has laste I'd
from .he date Oh t!le Arab invasion until our
twelve centuries of oppression under the
protection of people that has NOT nnsnc'
cessfully COPIED with the evils of misrnio i,
other parts of the East. Who shall
say what lies hidden in the womh 9"'s Of
the future ? But the belief NAV Ta
permitted that the race that, as far far
as it is known, established the
earliest civilization, that after every invao
sion has lived down its conquerors and
Is still found stubbornly clinging to the soil
Will not utterly perish. Nay, rather th.,
hope may be cherished that Egypt is on the
eve OF another new birth. Whatever our
snare In her future regeneration. one dutv
stands clear and simple-that the remainys
OF the heirlooms OF her glorious past snffep
neither damage nor decay from our ne1li.
gence or criminal indifference. Me
teenth Century. N'ne-
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MARRIED.

GALLONA-GRAHAM-I Fowler. CAL December
81, 1890, by the Rev. George c. CHIN, Frank j.
Ganona of olesnder CAL, and Emma J. Graham
OF Fowler.
JOHNSoN-GRAHAM-In Fowler, CAL, December
81, 1880, by the Rev. George c. Gifn, George f.
johnson of San Francisco and Kate s.. Graham Of
Fowler
PARR-HAM-In New AlmaGen. January J. 1891
by the Rev J. w. Bryant, Simpson Parr and Mrs.
Charity Ham,
ElTH-McLAUGHLIN-In San Andreas, Decem-
Der 81, 1890, by the Rev. James ID. Foster James
Keith and S. E. Mclaughlin, both of Calaveras
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otbers in the same manner and with the
same ceremony that he receives the respect
of others; his practice shows like correc-
lion of the other and oft puts the modest
company into bashful confusion, and con-
strained distrustful behavior ana CONVERSE
ton.
ladies wear always good clothes, even to
magnlticence. If he may do it without i'm
pairing his fortune: the expense we make
in habits bears US through alias an in
genious man once said, it opens all doors to
us and always procures us an obliging re-
ception, and as the exterior part, striking
first the sight, is that which makes the first
impression ON our spirits, doubtless we
ought to take some care to render that i'm
preston favorable. Art of Complai-
sance or the Means to oblige in Converse
finn
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LEAGUE LINERS.
james III. Sharp Will Be Harris
Second Baseman.
The Chicago Team Coming to California Be.
fore the Eastern Season opens-Fred
CAROLS Transfer.

Manager Harris has selected q secona
baseDan for this years San Francisco tesro
in the person Of James II. Sharp, who laet
season captalned and managed the Ottum
was, the champions of the IlliDois-Iowa
League. Sharp's contract was sent to him
a few weeks ago and returned with the
players signature attached last week. Har-
ris knows very little about the personality
of Sharp, but kept a close watch on his
work during 1890. The new man must be a
hard hitter if his batting average with Of
tumwa is acceI ted as an indication of his
worth. He ranks second among seventy
two batters with percentage of 1927. The
leading batsman of the league was L. +.
Manning of the AuroTas, whose average is
52S. SbaTp's fielding percentage is .843.
Sharp last year signed with the BurlingtOns
of the Interstate League, but his release
was purchased early In the season bv the
Ottumwas.
The organization of military league is
being discussed in this city. The plan pro-
posed is TO form an association OF four or six
clubs from the local companies of the Ma
tiODal Guard and play Sunday games for a
trophy. Properly managed league of this
character would be success, az was shown
during the existence of the Military League
in the latter part of the seventies. That or
ganiZatinn was composed of teams from the
Gal thing Battery, the McMahons. Franklins,
Nationals, Company and another military
club. Morning games were played at the
Recreation grounds, and the contests between
The leaders-the Gatlings aud McMahons-
attracted large audiences. The Gatlings
were made up of semi-professiOnal plaveTs
and finished in the lead, with the McNahons
second. The latter team was Composed of
purely amateur talent and put up an Az
g 1iitl game Of ball. Ed Morris, the
E.ltLsOurg pitcher, was the back-stop for the
Macs With J. OCUnnor. the Deputv State
controller, as his battery mate. On the
passes We're Thomas Carroll, Daniel En-, ZIG
and John ). Carroll. These plavers ~
gave promise Of bright future on the do ail
mond. but preferred private walks i'm life
70 Professional career. Manager Finn was
then behlpd the bat for tile Company RS
and was considered one Of the best amateur
catehers iii the business. The clubs opened
with bona fide militia men, but later good
amateurs were enlisted into the companies
and Incorporated in the nines If the pres-
ent projected league becomes reality. the
sans course could be followed and stiong
teams placed in the field.
%
:. The Chicago Brotherhood Club is no
more Its grand stand and chairs, the lease
OF Its park, and its insurance policies. its
pooEs and papers. its contracts with play
srs, belong to the ChicagolLeague Club. Tie
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Manners in 1857.

We must be careful that all our loo,,, l..
full OF sweetness, kindness and moiesty
not affecied and without grimaces; the car,
rlage OF the body decent, without extraar-
binary or apish gestures; in all our ord,.
nary actions, be 1t In eating, drinking, or
that which is most received among those
with whom we converse, for that courtier
Is but overpunctual who in country gem
tleman's house will strictly practice ali his
forms OF new breeding. and will not be con-
tent to express his thanks and esteem TO
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1T PAYS TO KEEP POSTED.
Old Games That Arc Being Work,
Every Day in the Week.

Old Games That Are Being Worked
Every Day in the Week.
People would save money by reading the
papers," said a Broadway policeman, COM
menting on the bogus check game, the finn
fam game, the oyercoat and umbrella game,
the bunco game, the green-goOds game the
get-me-Out-of-t he-station-hou game, the
neutrality-suspicious. game and other COM
mon methods of swindling prevalent in New
York. He had dropped into 1.-THE OwP'
clgar-store TO notify the proprietor that tall
young man with blonde mustache was
operating in that neighborhood, and to re-
quest that If the aforesaid young man should
Oiaea lew boxes OF cigars as Christmas
presents for his friends delivered at
ms residence in swell part OF town. to
90 up the goods slowly enough to con-
s e,ar, time enough to notify the head
| quarters OIL the "Tenderloin'' precinct.
The name which would be given he said
would be that of the real resident at the ad,
| dress named, but the swinder would meet
the delivery-boy on the front steps and get
possession OF the goods under some pretext
OF other. 1t was game that had been
worked somewhat extensively of late, and
| had been duly exposed, but as long as
people didn't read the newspapers they
were liable to be caught. They wanted to
catch the swindler. you see," be con-
tinued, in philosophic mood, mo matter
| how thoroughly these tricks are exposed by
| the newspapers there are plenty Of people
to work 'em on. You'd think nobody of any
| sense could be buncoed, now wouldn't yon Z?
| And yet there are lots more being caught
| that way than you ever hear Of. A good
many smart men and lots more smart
| women never read the newspapers-at least
the police reports, the crimes record. They
think papers shouldn't print it, nay be, and
yet the printing of sucn things saves many
from being swindled. These swindlers are
more afraid of the newspapers than they are
OF us, Tor if their games wern't made public,
you Know, they'd be swarns of 'em where
there's only one now. Yet it seems like no.
nody reads the newspapers when chap like
| tnls can work such a racket, now don't it {?
a anu an the other games, tool tell you If
| every Dody would read the newspapers it
M9uId save us good deal of trouble and
ulive these swinding games out of the
attarket.yeS II would" And with this bit
on sound philosophy the big man in blue
STM E;lg out and lacking down upon the
| , tnirty-third street corner into a gang of
loughs caused a sudden movement in ali d.
rectlons.-The World. 40 MI vi
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MARRIAGES DEATHS.

birth. marriage and death notices sent by mall
Will not be inserted. They must be handed In at
either of the publication Offices and be Endorsed
with the name and residence OF persons authorized
to have the same published. n
BORN.
CHRISTMAS-In this city. December 81 1890 10
the wife of Frank A. Christmas a daughter
MURRAY-In this city, December 81, 1880, to the
wife OF james D, Murray, son.
SANTTFF-In this city. December 49, 1890 TO the
wife of Frank j. Santff son.
CLARKE East Oakland, January g. 1891 to the
wife OF James Clark, twins, and daughter.
FRASER-January 8, to the vile of Charles G.
Fraser, 4
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Ward out for interfering with fielder.
SCORE INNINGS.
Honoluus-............I 3 o o O. 4
.Ali-CalifOrnias. .........2 0 0 o 0 p Z
Earned ruus Houolulus 0, AH-CaInornias q
Home ruus-F. Delmas, c. sweeney. Two-base hit
Farrell First base errors-HOuolulus (, All-Cal-
ifornias g. Sacrifice hits-Howard 2, Reilly, Thomp-
son Left on bases-Honoluius 8, Al-Califoruias
B Base On called bails-HOnOuus 8. All-Cali-
iOrnlas ! Hi by pltcher-Ward. Struck out
~ Van haitren 3. Double plays-P. Sweeney to
Ryan, +. Deimas 10 Ryan, Farrell TO Howard Sharp
10. Power, Sharp to Howard, Hulin. Dreamer and
Power, Passed oailS-Levy, Ward. Wild pitch
Van Haitren. Umpire - II. Lawton Stapleton
scorer.
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OBITU AIRY .
MRS. GHERARDI.

Anna F., wife of Rear-Adniral Gherardi
died last night in Brooklyn, n. Y, of pneu-
monia. She had been an invalid for three
years, and had been confined to her bed
during the past eighteen months. She was
the daughter of DR.. Walter Rockwell, an
old Californian. who returned to San Fran
cisco from Brooklyn while the deceased lady
was yet but child. She met her husband
here during the time he was in command of
the Independence. Her age was 40 years.
Her remains will be taken to Annapolis,
Md for burial
The morning call., 1891-01-05

Los ANGELES, Jan. 4-The last of a
series of games between the Friscos and
t 1n Los Angeles club to-day was won by the
EEr riscs by score of 8 to s. Most of the
Tiha sre VIII leave for home tomorrow
was ver 90 snaa pig crowd at the game, which
The morning call., 1891-01-05

The Inc ready recovery from wounds and the
onr einil VI giave surgical operations during
were on the whole less advantageous than
those which attend the conduct of war IL,
Europe, prove that the American bodv has
European. "' Vi TIC
The morning call., 1891-01-05

William Weld, prominent agricultural
journalist and proprietor of The Farmers
Advocate, accidentally fell into a water
tank at London, Ontario, Saturday night
and was drowned.
The morning call., 1891-01-05
noNsEIGNEuR LARELLE


MOnseigneur Labelle. Sub Minister of Ag-
riculture and Colonization, died yesterday in
Quebec from the effects of compound hernia.
The morning call., 1891-01-05

virginia Will probably adopt system of
Teasing Its oyster-beds. Mary land receives
an immense revenue from a similar son,ca
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CHARLES KEENE.
Charles keene, a caricaturist, who was on
the staff of Punch. died yesterday in Lon
6nD
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Movement@ of Trans ttIantic Steamers.
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The morning call., 1891-01-05

The Chicago Brotherhood CLUB is no
more. Its grand stand and chairs. the lease
OF its park, and its Insurance policies. its
books and papers. its contracts with PLAY
srs, belong to the ChicagoILeague Club. Tile
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1891-11-22
THE SABBATH CALM.

In accordance with an ,old estab-
lished custom of the APPEAL, we
never devote Sunday issue to the
tiaggalation of our contemporaries. .
We regard Sunday as day of rest
and we give our journalistic neigh
bors the full benefit of the purposes
for which Sunday is set forth.
During the week our time has
been devoted to laying our contem-
poraries across our knee while we
administered the needful correction
of the office slipper; but today being
Sunday the bad boys are allowed to
suck their thumbs in the corner.
1t is always matter of regret to
us to be compelled to punish the
erring, but there seems no one else
to do it, and the duty of correcting
the naughty boys falls upon us.
We have endeavored to perform
our duty as mildly and gently as
possibl Q, and trust we have not useo
any undue severity-at least, ne
more than is due to a conscientious
performance of the job.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1891-11-22
BILLY FLORENCE.

A million hearts in America will
throb with sadness at the news Of the
death of Billy Florence, the actor.
For the past quarter of a century
he has been before the American
public, and his appearance ON the
stage was always a guarantee of de
light to the audience.
lie began poor boy, and by his
genius fought his way gamely to the
front rank.
Every impulse of his nature was
warm and generous, and his open,
frank ways bound his friends to him
for life
As a comedian he was of the very
best America has ever produced, and
his methods were of the sterling leg
itimate school of acting, which un-
fortunately has but few opponents in
the present day.
He was one of those few links that
bind the present dramatic generation
to the past, and as the years go by
they are silently passing away.
The prompter's bell has called
Billy Florence to his long home, and
the curtain of existance has gone
down on the life of a man whose
heart was always as gay and young
as boys.
We all feel that he has, to use his
familiar phrase, reached heaven "Ey
a large majority