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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-10-11
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height IN about MY feet. \ dri,,Iiuy
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Journal will have II plioiorrHphrd and
mama II down t. pontcrity ~ the most
perfect weeping willow ever grown
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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-10-11

Puck:-lIotel Porter-I called No.
n an hour too early this mornin'.
Clerk -Did he get up? Porter--Hs
got his back up!
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-10-11

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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-30
PERSONAL NOTES.

George R. Kittenger, capitalist of Sc
sttle, is at The Palace.
Thomas Keene, the tragedian, is at the
Baldwin.
DR.. l. II. Miller of New York is at the
Palace.
V. D. knapp, a wealthy real estate owner
OF NisalIa, is at the Lick.
Congressman A. Caminetti of jackson,
Amador County is at the Lick
E. w. Kay, Sheriff of Visalia, is at the
Russ.
John l.. Sullivan returned from Santa
Rosa yesterday and is at the Baldwin.
United States District Judge Hawley of
Carson, New, is at the Palace.
C. V. Jones, an attorney of ST. Helena, is
at the Grand.
II. ". Byngton, Revenue Collector for
the Northern District of California, is at the
Grand.
R, L. Fulton of the Reno Gazette is at the
Palace
Bank Commissioner Bcckman Of Sacra-
mento is at the Grand.
Charles X. Bishop, one OF the wealthest
residents of Honolulu and connection by
marriage with the royal family, is at the
Occidental. Besides being a banker Mr.
Biehop owns miles of sugar plantations
He has Just returned from trip to Europe.
AT one time Mr.. Bishop was one of the Min
listers Of the late King K alakaua.
Charles Hoton, general agent. and Will
lam 81. Talbot, assistant agent Of the Cleve-
land MiDstrrlS, are registered at the New
Western Hotel
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-30
A FATAL FALL.
Calvin e. Whitney Instantane.
Ously Killed.

Calvin Z. Whitney, the well-known COM
mission merchant and senior partner of the
firm of {. L. Whitney & Co., 101-107 Cali
fornia street, came to sudden and shock
ing accidental death yesterday afternoon
about o'clock.
MIR. Whitney, who resided at 1918 Jones
street. had rented n larger house at 2016
Washington street and was preparing to
move into 1t at once, and most of the furni-
ture lad already been moved from the
JoRes-street house. Yesterday afternoon,
thinking that it was going to rain, he went
up on the roof OF his new residence to eX-
anime The cutters and raiG-pipeS Finding
som of them clogged with dirt, he called TO
one OF the servants to bring him up broom.
She went downstairs into the basement to
get H. aud just as she reached the kitchen
she heard the crash of broken glass.
Surmising that an accident had happened
to Mr.. Whitney she called his vile, and
when they had made an investigation they
were Mortified to find Mr.. Whitney living at
the foot of the main stairs terribly crushed
and dead. he had fallen through the roof
skyiight to the main hall, a distance Of
thirty-fiye feet. Death was undoubtedly
instantaneous, as the deCeaSed's skull WAS
horribly fractured.
Mr.. Whitney was n son-in-law of Marcus
D. Boruck. He was Al years of age aud
leaves a widow and several young children.
CpIuHtI 1dI NuOu WAS nolIitu anu, upon
investigation. being satisfied that death was
entirely accidental decided not to remove
the body from the house nor hold any in
quest.
The deceased was born in Maine, and
came to California with his father. a. p.
Whitney, while quite young. Hewa gradu-
ated Mt Harvard. and then VAS associated
in business with his father. When the lat
ter died he took full charge of the business,
which he conducted successfully up 10 the
time of his death. He was member Of
the Masonic fraternity and Knight lem
plar. by which order he viii be buried next
Wednesday, in the Masonic Cemetery.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-30
JULES SIMON'S HOME.
His Modest House, Rue M0nt.Ya.
lerien, Saint Cloud.
Regret at Having to Leave 1t for One on the
Avenue Bugeaud, Where He Is to Con-
troll the Medicis School.


PARIS, Nov. Is, 1S91.-On the thirty first
day of next December. NJ. Jules Simon
will have completed his seventy-seventh
year, but the aged Senator is as devoted to
literary work as in his youthful days. de
is liie-Secretary of the Academy Of Moral
and Political Science, member of the French
Academy, and he occupies his leisure hours
in writing articles that appear in LIE Temps
and in various reviews. With his son, NJ
Charles Simon. he is putting the finishing
touches to work called woman in the
Twentieth Century," and soon he will pub
liSh studies on Reybaud and Michel Che
Waller.
memoirs of Other People" is a serial,
chapters OF which appear from time to time.
but it is not this immense amount of lit
erary work that most preoccuples NJ. Jules
Simon at the present moment.
Theirs, by a clause il his will. left sum
Of money Tor the construction OF a school,
where fur or five young men, not MORE
might Perfect themselves in social and poll
tical economy and international law. Near
the avenue Y ictor Hugo. at the circle Of the
Avenue Bugeaud, this "Medicis SCHOOL, has
been constructed; the building is large and
sumptuOus in arrangement From the
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-30
B0WIE'S FAMOUS KNIFE.
DeA'h OF Its Owner, Colonel John
Davis, at Cincinnati

Death OF Its Owner, Colonel John II.
Davis, at Cincinnati.
len days ago Colonel John R. Davis of
Mississippi, who has been resident of the
Old Mems Home since a year ago last
April, received stroke of paralysis. This
was followed in few days by another. and
third recently which proved fatal.
The deceased was cousin of the cele-
brated Jefferson Davis. and during the war
was the Colonel of Mississippi regiment
known as the Tigers. Before the war he
was a prominent citizen of Vicksburg,
where lie ran boat and shipping supply
establishment, with branch houses both at
New Orleans and Natchez. He was wealthy
and large slave-owner, having several
plantations, while Davis Island" below
Vicksburg, was his property and still bears
his name. After the war and Just before
he came to the Old Mems Home, he ran
hotel in Milton. n. &. He was married
three times. His second wife was the
mother of Mr. James Foraker, brother of
the Ex-Governor Of this State.
Colonel Davis had in his possession the
original knife constructed for Colonel Jim
Bowie, who. though native Kentuckiau.
moved 10 Texas and married the daughter
of Ex-Governor Berrymenda. The Knife
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-30
SAVED BY A SWOON.
An Unconscious Woman Shifted at by q
Lion But Not Injured.

An Unconscious Woman Shifted at by q
Lion But Not Injured.
The circus gave Tecumseh, Ala, excite
ment enough on Sunday to last it for year.
ForepauGh's show travelled on four trains.
AS 1t Is against the Georgia laws to run
through the State on Sunday, it was decided
to stop at Tecumseh and feed the animals
and rest. At all the stations there were
large crowds, and at Tecumseh there were
several hundred when the last train ap-
preached. AS it was slowing down one of
the ferocious lions managed to tear off the
door of its cage. Hector, which was the
brute's name, thrust his head out right in
the faces Of group of Degr0es who were
standing on the platform. They could not
have been worse scared if the evil one, who
was thrown over the battlements of heaven
and was falling all day till dewy eve, had
dropped down among them.
Hector made leap, with open mouth.
into the crowd. Such a scattering and such
yelling were never seen or heard in Ala
bama. Some. of the negroes fell down in
abJect fright. but the most OF them struck
off for home on hard run. A dozen tried
to climb telegraph poles. Oue man spraug
down well. Hector lit on his feet, but
rolled over and over. When he got up
there was hardly man, woman or child
within fifty yards.
One woman. though, who had tainted.
was lying near the lion. With one bound
he was on her, his ugly teeth showing and
his tongue rolling out The people who
were looking on were Mortified The
tanner was long way off, and there was
no one near with pistol or rifle. To at
tempt to rescue her would be almost GER
tam death.
To tue establishment of every one, the
beast instead OF mangIing the woman, SIM
ply shifted the body. turned it over with his
paws, and after eying it suspciously,
walked off leisurely. BE thought that the
woman was dead.
Hector was recaptured and recaged with
out trouble-Atlanta Constitution.
There are nearly 10000 steamships in the
world.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-30
ooUE> ING AT OCEAN VIEW.
Cummings Play Boy Captures the Fir,

Cummings Play Boy Captures the First
Prize.
The sixty-four dog stake which was
commenced at CansYan's Ocean View Park
some SIX or seven weeks ago, but postponed
for the Merced meeting, was finished yes
terday.
There were some 200 people present. The
weather was fine for coursinE, and the
hares, with two or three exceptions, ran
well. Many of the dogs that won their first
courses did not however, show up yester-
day, and of course their opponents had
byes in consequence.
As usual there were some great upsets,
chief among which were the fall of Glen
farron before Kathleen. Sea Smell before
Jenny. Grover Cleveland before Blue
jacket, and the greatest of all was the fall
OF Kathleen in the final before Play Boy
The Judging was done by NJ. Halpin and
the slipping by J. Canayan.
The first prize, a handsome gold watch,
was won by 5. A. Cummings Play Boy the
second, 4 very neat marbe-cased mantle
clock, was won by L. j. Cronin's Kathleen 4;
the third. a cuckoo clock, by W. Creamer's
Blue Jacket, and the fourth prize, a cIsret
jug. fell TO I. j. Cronin's Jenny G.
There were various other prizes given to
dogs that won two or three courses.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-30
RAIN IN DECEMBER,
Some Interesting Averages by the
Weather Bureau.

Some Interesting Averages by the
Weather Bureau.
Chief Kerkam of the Weather Bureau
has issued n chart and bulletin showing the
amount of rain that usually falls during
December in the States and Territories
west of the Rocky Mountain slope. the com
putation being made from records covering
the past forty years.
The section of California having the
greatest amount of precipitation in Deem
Der lies just west OF the Sierra Nevada
Range and is in northern Humboldt and Del
NuTle counties. That having the least lies
north of the San Bernardno Range, east of
eastern Tulare and Kern counties. Along
the coast from Monterey Bay to San Diego
there is a general average of inches of
rainfall, but north of Monterey it averages
FROM to over iUcheS.
In San Francisco the average December
rainfall Is Ito inches. During the years
1871, 1880 and 1889 1t ranged from 10 to IA
inches, but during 1874, 1876, 1873 and 1888
less than an inch fell La 1876 there was
not even sprinkle OF rain in December.
The generally wet periods usually CON-
mence about the first of the month, continu-
ing few days, then scattering rains ex-
cept dry day before the middle of the
month. From the 18th or 18th rains are
quite general until the 31st, which is usually
a dry" day.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-30

was said to have been invented while
Colonel Bowie was confined to bed in
Natchez suffering from the effects of
wound he had received In a border fray
He was a man of great mechanical ingenu-
ity, and whitfield it out of white pine rs a
model tor hunting knife, which he sent to
two brothers named Backman, in the city
of NatcheZ, and told them to spare no ex-
pense in making it. 1t was made from
large saw-mill file, and afterward perfected
by an Arkansas blacksmith Davis. who
was young man at the time, was present
the first time the knife as perfected was
used in duel, and, as he described the
scene. tile parties cut the underbrush down
and fought to the death. The peculiar part
of the knife was that the end was pois nned.
an operation that cost Colonel Bowie So
Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-30
PROPOSALS
For Building Four Fire-Escapes at the
Everett Primary School.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION NEW
" city Hail. San Francisco, November "a 1891.
SEALED PROPOSALS will bs received by the
Superintendent OF Common Schools, in open ses-
sion OF the Board, WEDNESDAY,, December g.
1891 from TO $50 O'Clock p NJ, for building four
fre-escapes upon the Everett Primary School Build
ing on Sanchez street, between Sixteenth ana Sew
enteenth streets In this city and county accord
ance with plans and specifications which may be
seen at the office of Charles l. Havens Architect of
the Board OF Education, Room So Flood Building
southwest corner Fourth and Market streets
Each bid must be accompanied by certified
check IN the sum of two hundred and fifty ollars
(S25O), made payable TO the order of the Secretary
of the Board of Education conditioned that IL the
proposal be accepted and the contract awarded
and II the bidder shall fail or neglect to execute
written agreement and give the bond required
within six days after the award is made then. and
in that case the said check shall be forfeited the
Board OF Education.
The Board reserves the right to reject any or all
bids, as the public good may REQUIRE.
The party parties whom the contract il
awarded will be required, prior to or at the time
OF execution OF the contract TO pay cost of adyer
Using.
Blank proposals furnished by the Secretary
no24 I'll GEORGE BEANST0N Secretary.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-30
OCEAN BOULEVARD.
The Souihside Club Ready to Begin Its
InnstrEciion.

The Souihside Club Ready to Begin Its
Construction.
Work on the boulevard to the ocean will
soon be commenced by the Southside In
proyement Club, Along the proposed route
from II street south the grade stakes have
been driven. The Park Commission has
graded the boulevard across the end of the
park and has let contract for the con-
structiOn of a two-Story building in the
center of the park portion at 4 cost of SS000
This building is to be used as resort and
a storehouSe.
The Soulhside Club has raised 1920 of the
$1,000 required to grade from II street south
to the ocean, and viii begin work at once
Bids will to-day be invited from conlrac-
tors for the first sections of the proposed
road. 1t Is said that negotiations are under
way for the purchase.ofia block on w street.
ON which to build hotel and lay out
grounds.
The construction of the boulevard will be
superintended by Superintendent McLaren
of the park.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-30

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, NEW
" CITY Hall, San Francisco. November "a, 1891.
Sealed proposals viii be received by the Superin-
tendent OF Common schools, in open session OF the
board. on WEDNESDAY, December 9, 1891, from 8
to ! 70 O'Clock p. NJ, for concrete wall, plumbing
work and building sheds at the Denman Grammar
School Building, corner Bush and Taylor streets in
this city and county in accordance with plans and
specifications which may BE- at the Office of
Charles Ravens, architect of the Board OF Educa-
tion. Room So Flood Building, southwest corner
Fourth and Market streets.
Each bid must be accompanied by certified
check in the sum of FIVE hundred dollars (S5GO)
made payable to the order of the Secretary OF the
Board OF Education, conditioned that If the prOpo-
sal be accepted and the contract awarded, and II
the bidder shall fail OF neglect to execute written
agreement and give the bond required within six
days after the award is made. then and In that case
the said check shall be forfeited to the Board Of
Education.
The board reserves the right to reject any or all
bids, as the public good may require,
The party parties to whom the contract is
awarded Will be required prior to the time Of
execution OF the contract to pay OF advertis-
ing.
Blanks furnished by the Secretary.
no25 I'd GEORGE BEANSTON. Secretary.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-30

when the train started in the morning.
Nearly every day the cars are crowded to
the utmost. The Central cannot lepgthen
the train by additions of cars, because the
extra weight might Interfere with the work
of covering 436h miles in 1851 minutes. 1t
is proposed, however, to place longer coaches
on the train. and perhaps the Wagner pal
ace-car will be displaced by regular pass
enger- coach in order to increase the carrying
capacity. The Central has just issued a
folder" descriptive of the advantages and
achievements of the train. A half dozen
handsomely executed cuts reproduce from
first-class photographs some of the striking
features of natural and architectural beauty
on the line of the road. The book contains
plenty of practical information and tempts
one to essay the trip on the grounds of
pleasure alone.-N. Y. Tribune.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-30
A FEARFUL CRIME.
A Young Man Accused of Numbering His
Stepmother.


Edwardsville. H., is all astir over the ar
rest of George r. Clarke, young railroad
engineer, who is charged with the murder
of his stepmother, Mrs. T. c. Clarke of that
place. Mrs. Clarke was killed on the 18th
Of April last, in most mysterious manner.
She was seated in her parlor by her hus-
bands side, knitting her husband was
reading book to her, when both were
startled by the sud den opening of shutter
in the rear. Before either had time to real
iZe what IL meant, mans arm holding a
revolver, was thrust through the open win
dow, and in another instant the old lady
fell back into her husbands arms, killed by
4 bullet that scattered her brains all over
her husband and the floor.
Inc assassin vanished in an instant As
in all such cases. however, there were sls-
picious circumstances connecting some one
with the crime, and i'll this instance the sus-
picion fell upon the lady's stepSon. He
was agerse to his fathers second marriage
and did all in his power to prevent it, His
objection did not come alone of any feeling
for his poor dead mother. Money was his
motive. BY marrying his fathers second
wife divided with him that which he ex-
pected at his fathers death. and it was to
prevent this that he attempted to obstruct
the union.
Although he had not been seen by his
father or Stepmother for many weeks be-
iole tne idRcuS, Tie ltJneT DaQ reason to
suspect him. and was not loath to tell of
his suspicious to the police. Acting upon
information thus furnished, the pOljce
learned that on the night of the tragedy
young Clarke was seen in Edwardsyille, aad
Furthermore. that one of two men seen
vaulting the fence at the rear of the Clarke
home after the report of the pistol had rung
out on the night air, much resembled the
figure Of young Clarke.
The murder created quite sensation at
the time. but had long since died out, and
the arrest of George Clarke in East st. Louis
reklndled the flame and brought about great
excitement.
Clarke says that on the night of the muir
der be had left his engine at 12:O5 O'clock.
and did not return until o'clock the next
evening. He then engaged in a game of
poker with number of men whom he aid
not know In a city saloon, and was there
until morning.
The police believe that he was in need of
money, and in fit of desperation he and a
companion planned a raid on the Clarke
house. and, finding themselves discovered.
one OF them fired the shot that caused Mrs.
Clarke's death.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-30
HAND-BAIL AND GRIPPE.
They Contest With Varying Result
KAry DuII Gamaa

They Contest With Varying Results.
Very Dull Games.
Yesterday WAS exceedingly dull in the
hand-ball courts, where the epidemic of
colds has invaded with vengeance.
In Buffers court Mcdonald defeated
ONeill on the second and third games of a
holly contested rubber. Score: II to 81, q
to IS and p to l6
a double between johnson and Heffer-
man against Molloy and Jackman resulted
In game for each side Score: IA to IA,
with set OF 6 to Z; IA to Il, set to T.
against .Iackman and johnson, The for
mer team won two strajghts. Score: Is to
Z and - to II.
In the Union court McDermott and Kelly
defeated Manning and O'Donnell. The
latter team then defeated Kelly and Wrenn
Leary defeated Brannick in single
handed rubber
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-30
Pound In thu BAY.

The body of young man. presumed to be
that Of John Corkhill. aged II, a native of the
Isle of Man. England, who on the 18th inst.
Tell off q scaffo.d into the bay while painting
the British ship Larnacha at Green-stree I
wharf, was found by Henry Petersen, the
wharf. The remains which were much
decOm posed. were taken to the Mnrgua
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-30
A TUG-OF-wAR.
The Irish Team and the Butchers of
Oakland Compete.

The Irish Team and the Butchers OF
Oakland Compete.
In addition to the events at the shooting
range of She'll Mound yesterday a tug-of-
war for $500 q side was held. The con-
tesgants were the Irish team which lately
competed at the Mechanics Pavilion, and a
team made up from persons in Oakland
who follow the butcher business.
There was a great deal of enthusiasm
manifested among The spectators, and each
team app cared to be represented by host
Of friends. During the first part of the
struggle the butchers appeared to have the
best of the representatives. of the evergreen
Isle. and moved the middle of tbs rope
steadily toward their goal. The butchers
held 1t there for fully an hour against the
hard struggling of the irish. At last obey
ing a gnal from their captain the Irish
lshs made mighty and successful struggle
and carried the handkerchief on the rope
over TO their side, and won the match in
one hour and six minutes. Much surprise
was expressed at the good work of the
butcher team against their more experienced
rivals.