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The morning call., 1891-01-23
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Inc Macon (Ga) police force has received
an addition. His name is Burrows. he il ga
cousin OF the daring but deceased Rube.
in his stocking feet. i'o
IL Is generally supposed that the life Of A.
plrd Is not very long, but a net veliny bird
belonging to Mrs. L. r. HAYNES Of Monson
Me., tnat recently died. was taken from its
nest III the held In the summer of 1873
a Newouryport woman has stabbed her
split kindlings. This is a woman's ria,'ts
age and when husbands try to ignoIa the
TACT they are likely to hear sometime dron.
Oiinton, Ga., has freak. Ii is man
with an iron jaw. Aaron Harris of Afri-
can descent, has thrust himself into fame
taoti, NV p9uuus Oh dead weight with his
was a feather. ioo' 40 Il ~
Wisconsin and Minnesota amman % be
doing well In the way of the forma.ion of
school libraries. During the mast Gar he
Two states nave established over 1200. The
IRON list prepared by the STATE Snnsrin-
tendent. ''0 oupoi IN
Inc velocity of sound in air at low tenn
peracnres has recently been moo ,,rod " h,,
determining the interval between the IA sb
~ ~ gun 10 meters distant and the renort.
n nn rcroc.'y Oh SOUND diminished O6O3 of a
gfade) or rise in temperature. V'
=. Inc hnest furs come from those animals
that inhabit the coolest climates and the
season its, OF The year in which any Of them ar e
fur ea s sreay Influences the quality Of til
being comparatively valueless' howeuar az
ceIient 1t might be in the winter season.
Spectacles were invented lust 600 vears
ago.. The use Of glass 10 aid the sight Of da.
iectlve eyes is, however, much older. Nero
roo .s tnrongh concaVe glass in watching
Tue eiauiatorIai games, and many other his
torcal men OF his day were dependent ON
similar devices for lengthening their sight.
The morning call., 1891-01-23
BETRAYED BY A CANARY.
Her Singing Arouses the Suspicious o.
Customs Officer.

Her Singing Arouses the Suspicious of a
Customs Oficer.
Everybody has heard the old saying,
"Giyen away for an old song" but came
very nearly being given away by song a
few years ago
At that time l was living in little Cana
dian city within hundred miles of Detroit,
and, as | was about to visit the City of the
Straits, l accepted a number of commissions
from acquaintance to bring them back vari-
GUS articles they needed | and few of my
friends desired TO get few German canaries.
and. their price being high, we dubbed to-
gether to buy dozen at wholesale rates,
and planned to escape paying any more duty
than was absolutely necessary.
Accordingly one fine morning | crossed the
river on the ferry boat carrying my cana
ries and armed with a receipted bill from
the accommodating proprietor of the bird
store for one dozen female canaries at %
cents each, instead of dozen males at
81 90 each. Marching into the little Office
on the Windsor dock L laid down my bill,
when the official informed me that new
regulation, issued by the department on the
1st of January, every bill had TO be certified
correct" by the dealer before it would be
accepted by them. aud that L would have TO
go back to the store and get that done.
was dismayed, for l only had about fifteen
minutes to catch Try train, but after losing
about five Of them in fruitless endeavor
to persuade the Cust0m-hOuse officer to ac-
cept the bill as it was, started back to De-
troit, leaving my stock in his charge, not
without some misgivlngs as to the wisdom
of my doing so, but fearing to arouse sus-
plcion if l took the birds away with me,
In about half an hour l was back again,
with my bill duly certified to, only to find
that the officious Custom-house officer had
torn part OF the wrapper from the cages, os-
tensibly for the purrOse of giving the birds
more air, and that as soon as he had done SO
one of them commenced to sing which lie
considered very suspicious proceeding for
female canary TO indulge in. and wanted
to investigate thoroughly. Then had a
bad quarter If an hour indeed
However, cited numerous cases OF fe-
male birds had known to sing. and, after
he had subjected me to the ordeal of several
penalty-laden oaths, he had about con
cluded to accept the money and allow me ,C
go in peace, when the feathered mscreaul
struck up again in tones loud and shrill
enough for the whole dozen, and my officious
official said he guessed l had better go te
the big Custom-house at the top Of the hill
and see his chief.
BY this time was wishing that the cana
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HE'LL HAVE A HALO SOME DAY.
A Man Who Can Make Such a CompIi-
ment This Deserves One.

A Man Who Can Make Such a CompL-
ment This Deserves One.
They stood before the Fra Angelica" in
the National Gallery. which is so crowded
with rank after rank of angels and saints.
all properly beLaloed, each in his own de-
gree.
For MY part" one said, Il should think
a halo would be dreadfully in the way, es-
pecially in crown"
at must have something the same effect
on those in the back rows" her companion
answered, ''as do the big hats in the theater."
He had only carried her own idea a little
further, and yet she was Just tiitie shocked
by his words. 1t may have been that her eX-
QuiSitiye feminine sense of devotion took
alarm at the mention OF the theater before a
picture in which the heavenly choir were
thronging with so much sancIty. a faint
film OF gravity came over her face.
They may be transparent" she said hes
itatingiy.
She was a little troubled but she could
not by dropping the jesting tone of the talk
run the risk OF supposing that she disap-
proved of ything that he said. She was
rewarded for her effort TO appear as If she
were pleased for what he said in return
was:
"Of course they are transparent, my dear
or yun would have seen your own in the
mirror loCg ago"
And then she flushed and smiled, and the
whole beatiic IONS of aureOlcd angels did
not represent joy more exalted than was
AerS.-BOStUu Courier
The morning call., 1891-01-23
DRIVEN FROM HOME.
A Pretty Maid of II Seeks Shelter in
Opera Company,

Pretty Maid of II Seeks Shelter in an
Opera Company.
Inc opera has opened its arms, as it were,
and given an asylum to a poor pretty girl.
Just blooming into womanhood, and one
whom the city has heard Of before. says the
ST. Louis Star Sayings.
Freda Huke lost her mother November 49,,
1883 The girls father was well to do, con-
trolling large basket-making establish
ment, under the name of William Huke &
Co., at 1878 North Ninth street. His income
from this was good and was swelled much
from rentals and SO on from the real estate
he owned
lie mother was musical woman, of
sweet and sunny temperament. She trained
her daughter to sing, and reared her other
wise as tehderly as possible. But when,
lhe story is, pseudo-mother supplanted
Ihe real one there was trouble Mrs. Huke
No. was holy terror" as the neigh boz
hoCd SAID. She had no more appreciation Of
llle BirIS CHEEKY voice and sweet singing
tilan COW would have of Beethoyen'S
Sonata Palhetique." Instead OF an encore
when this little lady rendered song that
would make meadow lark envi0us, the IN
feeling mamma would throw a skillet or
anything conVen ent. She poisoned her
husbands mind against his own child, too,
until lie Joined forces TO prosecute the de-
1ChoG!cS' Ciillu' HHldIlH, Ou July l, lcJU IL
lew days alter her seventeenth BIRTH
day, he drove her from home. She had
no relatives, and had not been reared
10 earn her bread. She had friends, this
little waif, and they soon had Thomas
BaShaw, lie attorney, appointed her next
friend. She had no money to bring suit,
but little woman of her age, attractions
and accomplishments can ind kind hands
most readily. Frank Estes and Willis Ii.
Clark volunteered TO take the case, and so
earnestly did they fight Tor the orphan that
they compelled her unnatural father 10 con-
tribute 10 her support. Her petition set
out that by reason If sex, yOuth, lack of
education and experience" she could not
provide for herself. and that "she is with
out home, TODD or raiment, except that be-
slowed On her through friendship or
charity"
Harry Askin, manager of the McCaull
Opera Troupe, now at the exposition, heard
OF her voice and sought her out. The result
was an engagement of the girl for the
chorus. He says she has a soprano voice of
great promise, and the little girl, if she has
no home, has the next thing to one.
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LIQUID FIRE IN HIS FACE.
A Brute's Terrible Assault Upon HI
Father-fn-E.aw

Brute's Terrible Assault Upon His
Father-i in Law.
With demOuiac laugh at the climax Of q
bitter quarrel on the streets, Alphonso Brac-
cho, an italian whose hands are alleged to
have been stained with more than one muir
der, threw vitriol from a pint bottle into the
face of his father-in-law, Louis Martragelo,
a street-sweepeT, about II years of age. who
lives at Az East Twelfth street, New ork.
The fendish assault was committed in
East Fifteenth street. In full view of a
dozen pedestrians. When the vitriol had been
thrown so as t. cause the most possible
pain and injury, the elder man gave "a pierre
ing shrek, covered his face with his hands,
and staggering forward fell on the ground,
utteriug the most agonzlng cries. His as
sailaut fled, turning back as he ran to cast
one lingering look OF hatred upon the suf-
ferer. At the Bellevue Hospital Martha
gelU's injuries were pronounced dangerous.
The quarrel as the injured man alleges
was due TO his expoStulations with BracchO,
who had been abusing Mrs. Brrccho. the 10
year old daughter of Martrageln: had
her several times and had finally threatened
to kill her, her father and the whole family
Braccho was captured by the Fiith-strept
police an hour later. He is said to have
murdered his grandfather in Italy some
years ago, and had to fly to :hiS country to
escape arrest. 1t is also alleged that he
murdered a man in this country; that he
was responsible for the death Of his first
wife, and that he shot mau during a Mott
street row some weeks ago, They say he
has yet another wife living and that he
wanted to get rid of Martragelo's daughter.
Later in the day BracchO was taken be-
fore Martragelo al the hospital. The latter
positively identified his assalant, although
he could scarcely see him through his ter
ribly scared eyes.
Braccho insisted that lie was in bed until
$3.50 this morning, and knew nothing what
ever of the vitriol-throwng. He said he was
good friends with Martragclo and had never
harmed him.
DIR. Brooke says it is likely that Martha
gelo will lose the sight of both eyes. His
lace Is terribly eaten by the acid. and will
be mas of scars at the best. The tor of
his blouse, around the neck, was entirely
burned off by the liquid fire.-Special to
| Philadelphia Record peO'"' ~
The morning call., 1891-01-23
Strike Ordered in Murr,s Factor,


The Boot aud Shoe Makers Leapne bo,,
special meeting last night for the nnrnoSa
OF considering the difficulty existing in
Lewis Murr's factory. They say that Mr.
MUIR has been attempting to reduce prices
which are at this present time as low as tn q
rest of the factories, and the men refused to
accept the reduction. While there was no
strike on hand up to last night. MUIR has
been attempting TO fill his shops with scabs,
who would take any prices offered,
and also to get the members
OF the league to sign an agreement
binding themselves that in case of
a Strike being ordered they would forfeit
any wages coming to them. The league at
It's meeting declared the shop on a strike
ana ordered its members not to seek work
there. They do not think the strike will
last Las long, and that as soon as MUIR sees that
give in II Is said that the foreman is at the
pot potion :, OF the whole trouble. The strike
mas no direct connection with that already
solng on among the girls employed in the
same factory In consequence of reduction
out. Hi'h VIII 90
The morning call., 1891-01-23
TWENTY ROUNDS.
A Scientific Glove Contest Between De-
lalCey and Mccarthy.

SAN JOSE, Jan. pa glove contest be-
tween Jack Delaney and Mick Mccarthy
took Place before the San Jose Athletic
Club tonight, and resulted in victory for
Mccarthy in the twentieth round. The men
we're vel matched, and the contest probably
one OF the most scientific that ever occurred
On TINS Coast. Delaney seemed the best
seemed man, and did most of the LEADING
up to the seventeenth round, and had worn
himself out 10 great degree. At this time
Mccarthy commenced his work, and found
ms opponent comparatively easy prey.
With left-handed iabs and right-handed
upper-cuts, Mccarthy followed Delaney
over the ring. Mccarthy showed superior
generalship. and won by his waiting tactics
The first rounds were uneventful. The
men were sizing up each other and did spar
ring at n long distance. In the fourth round
Mccarthy by left-hand jab set Delancey's
nose to bleeding. Delaney did most OF the
leading and some exceedingly pretty work
IN feinting. lodging and countering was
done. Delaney tried the Dempsey swing.
and In countering Mccarthy endeayored to
place effective upper cuts, but landed only
few times, and then without particular effect.
The contest was purely scientific with no
slOgging whatever. Delaney had done most
VI N4lg i6Iit4il anu III l4lG seventeenth round
showed weakness from exhaustion. Nc
Carthy saw his opportunity and in
the eighteenth round started in to
knock cut bis man. He commenced
Jabbing Delaney with his left
Delaney took his punishment gamely, bat
at the end of the round caught the ropes for
support, and his seconds assisted him to his
conner In the nineteenth round De
lancey showed mp looking well, and
commenced leading. He fell down in
dOdgiug an upper cut, but was
| Immediately on his feet. lie showed dis
tress, and moment later Mccarthy sent
| him through the ropes. He was up at the
! end OF eight seconds, and was knocked down
again, but arose in nine seconds. Mccarthy
Int him in the jaw, knocking him
through the 1opes near his corner
| aud the call of time saved him. In the
! twentieth round Mccarthy jabbed with his
lett Delaney fought camely, but was too
| weak and was Knocked through the ropes at
his own corner He made a struggle to
| rise, but was counted out
| mccarthy sprained his right hand about
lhe -enth round aud Delaney hurt his left
carry IN the mill. Otherwise neither was
| Injured, and i've minutes after tha close of
me mill both were IN as GOOD condition
as ever Chief Of P6lics Steya+t
WIN WIZ number Of officers were present to
see mat the law in regard to prizs-frhtIng
WIS not violated. The contest was entirely
WIIAin The law, and seaug nothing repr.-
henslDie, he did not interfere
The morning call., 1891-01-23
A BARKING SCARF-PIN.


Startling Effect Produced in Club by a
New Invention.
A member of one Of the uptown clubs
caused something of sensation in the
smoking room Of his club few nights ago.
AS he Joined group of gentlemen it was
noticed that lie wore unique pin in his
scarf. 1t was a large dogs head made of
oxidized silver. It's eyes were tiny dia-
monds and its mouth was red enamel. While
the Wearer > friends " ere looking at the pin
ana commenting upon it the red mouth of
the silver dog opened and a succession of
sharp barks issued therefrCm.
The effect was Startling at first, but as the
barking continued several members OF the
club pressed about the owner of the pin.
curions to examine - the new trick" The
wearer OF the decoration, after ENJOYING the
sensation that he had created for awhile,
unbuttuned his waistcoat and disclosed a
long rubber tube attached to the pin on the
under side of the scarf. The tube extended
down into one of the pockets Of the gentle
mans trousers, terminating in Il rubber
bulb. By repeatedly pinchng the bulb The
wearer of the in was able to cause the
sounds TO issue frcm the dogs mouth. Thus
does the Yankee mind triumph again.-N,
Y, Times
The morning call., 1891-01-23
FOUR WOUNDS.
A Sensational Shooting ARRAY
Near Elk Grove.
MurdefOuS Assault en- q W0Od-ClOpptf
While at Work on a Ranch.
Chinese Residents Driven Out oil an ofVSOn
Town by Indifference Blythe
Thrown From Carriage
speciai to THE MORNING CALL

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 22.-The Bee says
that Elk Grove was the scene OF another
sensation Yesterday. The story is that on
the morning of that day young man ap-
peared in the town and instituted inquiries
regarding the whereabouts of one Joseph
Morrow He was told that the object OF his
search was with others engaged in cutting
wood on the ranch of Dennis Marooney, a
short distance from town.
The young man went to the place indi-
Gated, and meeting a wood-chopper. asked:
is your name Morrow"
at is" was the reply.
"Well, my name is Sullivan" continued
the young man. ~ have been looking for
you for long time and propose to kill YOU"
With this the stranger drew pistol and
shot Morrow twice, once through one OF his
hands and once in the breast.
Stopping in his murderous assault, the
shooter shouted: "If you have anything to
say, out with it. for l am going to finish
you"
Morrow said nothing, and the young man
fired two more shots, one striking Morrow
in the center of tile forehead and glancing
off, and the other bullet passing through
one of his legs.
The man who did the shooting, evidently
thinking he had completed the job, then ran
away and made his escape.
Morrow was taken to Elk Grove, and
though his wounds are serious, it is not be-
lieved that they Will prove fatal.
There are numerous rumors as to the
cause of the shooting. Some say that the
young man exclaimed that his father had
been murdered by Morrow, while another
story is that the shooter was stepson of
Morrow and was seeking revenge for wrongs
inflicted upon his mother. 1t is also said
that Morrow had been an inmate Of the
State Prison. and that he, in an upper
county, some years ago. beat to death with a
club school teacher who had punished one
Of his children. He was convicted, it is
stated, sentenced TO eighteen years impris-
onment and then pardOned.
Il is not believed that the name of the
shSoter was Sullivan. and is thought that his
arrest would briug about some interesting
developments.
The morning call., 1891-01-23

ries and tie officious official were all at the
bottom OF the river, but that having gone so
lar had to brazen IL out TO the end. so ac-
comnanied him to the sanctum of her Brit
iSn Majesty Collector Of Customs, and alter
undergoing severe eross-examination in
ornlthology and new series of blood chilli
ing oaths was allowed to leave with the
ihtlmation that they would remember ME, a
friendly sentiment which l concluded that
1 thoroughly reciprocated, as it would GER
fanny be long time before I forget them.
l then returned with the officious official to
MS little house on the dock, paid my much
offered money and departed for the depot,
there to wait two hours for the next train,
the misguided though well-meaning canary
the door behind me.-Detroit Free Press.
The morning call., 1891-01-23
MARRIED,

McMILLAN-IvERSoN-In this city, January 81,
1891 by the Rev. N. D. Buck, Charles L. McMil-
Ian and Louisa Iyerson, both Of San Francisco
SMEAD-LOWE-In this city, at the baldwin Ho-
tel, January -, 1871, by the Rev S. V. Leech,
DID. Chester II. Smead OF Haifmoon Bay, Cal,
aud Carrie Lowe of Kansas City. Mo.
WORCESTERSHIRE this city, January 81, 1891,
by tile Rev. Thomas Z. Eaton. Joseph V. Dodds OF
Hanford. 1uare County, and Minnie CaseyOf San
Francisco.
EfSTE1N-YOGEL-In this city. January IS, 1891,
by the Rev. Joseph WilIuer, Meyer Epstein and
Johanna Nogel, both OF San Francisco.
NETMOR E-STRIDDE-In Santa Rosa, January
20, 1891, Dy the Rev DR.. Shepherd Henry D.
Metm9re OF San Francisco and bertha Stridde CT
Santa Rosa.
The morning call., 1891-01-23

The Assembly.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 22.-The House mel
at II o'clock this morning.
The following bills were introduced:
BY Hawley-To provide for damages from
overflow of artesan wells; also. planting
and maintaining trees in cities.
Nv MISUNDERSTANDING to county roads.
Ry Durner-Relative TO fish and game.
Nv Kellogg-To create Board of Harbo1
Commissioners for Humboldt Bay; also, ar
appropriation to pay the claim Of S45S due
from the State to William H. Murphy.
BY Cunningham-To increase the number
of Superior Judges In Tulare County.
By Tennis-Authorizing the Board OF 81,
pervisors of San Francisco TO ADJUST anu
pay the claim of Thomas Day.
By Authoritative to the diSlncorpoFa-
ton of cities of the sixth class =,,+,r
Nv Dennis-To provide for, the inter-
change Of copyrights of school TEXTBOOKS
between California ana otlleI 3tI'F fr,,o finn
By Misunderstanding Tor inc loi '''1
of county mutual insurance com panIes. Of
Bv misunderstanding to the huu4Oet "a
National Guard companies: .Lo roIiaf of
BY Cotfey-ProvldlnS lOr INC
Patrick of fffiiiGt.ona amendment relating to
p,a ENLISTMENT Of the Railroad Cou4ilis-
sion came up on special n!e. ,,
Snanahan first spoke. JIG sald he coulu
lufLUtI USE lOA l4iS NN4AAiiA's9tN'i' -
cost the people from $4,000 to $4,000
year. and since 1t came into existence 1t had
cost something like 100000
Bruner wanted the discussion made q
special order for Tuesday next.
Brusie wanted it referred to the special
Committee on Commissions.
The disposition OF it caused considerable
discussion.
Ii was finally decided to make the Rail
road Commission subject the special order
for next Thursday.
Recess till o'clock.
The House met Al > o'clock.
Alexander Gordon OF San Mateo intro
duced a bill which amends the County Gov
eminent Act SO as to allow towns to collect
town licenses, and not the county. as
under The present law. Under the existing
system both county and town collect,
when makes a double taxation. The bill
also provides for different method OF rails
ing appropriations for sewerage purposes.
ME- Gordon's bill provides that such money
may be raised either by The present system
or by means OF general tax imposed by the
Town Trustees.
The bill making il a misdemeauor for at
-rneT> ~ advertise divorce business was
passed.
\ bal amending the code so as to permit
the use Of electricity as q motive-power
Tor street railroads was passed. This bin
Falldates all existing electric-light fran
.Aises.
Shortly after o'clock the Assembly adj
burned.
The morning call., 1891-01-23

A brief dispatch in yesterdays papers
announced the sudden death in New York
City OIL CHARLES Justin Jones, a prominent
connected with the Times. Mr. Jones was
a son OF the late Justin Jones, who founded
the Yankee Blade and conducted it with sue
cess for forty years. He was born in Boston
IN lo52. Ills nrst newspaper work was done
on the New York Tribune, where his uncIe
the late George Ripley. was for many wears
employed. Alter some experience in con-
The morning call., 1891-01-23
Indians Agree to ston n.ro;

SPOKANE FALLS, Jan. 22.-Brigodier-
General Curry, W. N. G., telegraphcd to-
night from Coulee City that she had con-
terred with seventy Indians, Including the
chiefs in Okanagon County. and that thev
agreed 10 stop dancing or carrying arms
except in hunting. The Indians also prom
ised to aid the Federal authorities in bring
ing to justice persons who sell liquor 60 the
Indians. General Curry thinks there will
be no further trouble, " "a
The morning call., 1891-01-23
Found in a Trunk

SEATTLE, Jan. 22.-The partially decom-
posed body of man was found TODAY in a
trunk in the woods near Smith Cove Inv RI
Newgard and Chris HUSKY, Norwegian fish
ermen: The trunk was concealed on the
summit OF lofty clay-bank, and the snot is is
only accessible by, water. The position of
the trunk indicated that it had been hastily
deposited. The men left the trunk rs tbay
found IL and came to this city and nolifis3
the Coroner, who will investigate at once.