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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-05
AFTER WE ARE DEAD.
Some Fortunes Buried With Prominen
New Workers..

Some Fortunes Buried With Prominent
New Workers..
81 buried n man to-day with fully $1,000
worth of jewelry on his body" said an un-
dertaker yesterday. "This is the greatest
amount Of wealth ever put into grave in
twenty years experience at the business.
I've buried jewelry and diamonds worth all
the way from 500 to the $1,000 gift to Moth
er Earth, and whenever | protested with
the relatives, only got, You are paid for do
Ing as we say in the matter So in went
the jewels
Il had rather humorous case not long
ago. was called to the residence of quite
wealthy man on East Eighty fifth street.
de died OF heart disease, and wore $1,000
worth OF precious stones when death called
him. The family desired to bury the man
In the clothing worn in life--a fine evening
dress. They had superstitious fear. which.
by the way IS quite common, that anything
taken oil body at the time of death will
bring ill-luck to the future possessor, so
they decided to bury the diamonds with the
BODY. Everything was arranged and the
body was lying in state in the main parlor
L called ON the morning of the burial and
noticed finger marks on the shirt bosom. A
little closer inspection showed that the
original studs had been removed and false
stones put In their place. The thrifty Irish
butler had removed the diamonds while he
was left on watch for moment
won, ohlu lie, L idu no SupeTStltlO0S
about 1t, and thought it a pity to bury the
Jeweiry with my master The diamonds
would Spite his rest by Lighting his sur
roundings.'
There are many hundred thousand dol
lars, worth OF lewelry in the graves in GEM
eteries like Greenwood aud Woodlawn.
There is $1,000 that | know of in modest
little plat in Calvary, and short time ago
brother professional planted man with
$1,000 in his coat pocket. The family saw
to it, too, that that $500 went into the grave.
Many of the attempts at grave robbi1e are
more for the jewelry that is known to be in
the grave than for the body. Then there is
reverse side, of course, where wealthy
people begrudge a decent suit of clothes.
One old woman, who is said to be worth
100000. buried her sister in single gar
ment that cost about So. The coffin was
costly for the benefit of the visitors, and
secondhand flowers were used. The dead
woman left her uneharitable sister all of the
$500 000 IN Y Tala1ram
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The private circular of I. Steuart gives the re-
ceipts of coal this port in July at 81 500 tons
against S6S60 tons In July, 1890 Thus far this
year there are 76ss tons, against ST., l4O tons
during the same period last year Tho receipts in
July Included $500 tons from Australia. $3.50
from Great Britain, 81, 500 from British Counbia
l!.aoo from Tacoma aud only 100O from Seattle
The C rcuiar says:
The coal trade during the month has been fairly
active. Cargoes OF English and Australian coal on
the way are being held more firmly.
'Coal tonnage in Australian waters continue COM
paratvey scarce while tonnage in Great Britain is
more plentiful"
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with big bundle on her lap. At the end of
the cars route the Senator raised his hat 10
the little woman and said; "AhI madam,
permit me-" She handed over the bundle
and followed out Of the car The Senator
hadn't gone very far before he exclaimed;
why, madam, this is baby, isn't it?',
The woman answered that it was baby.
Boy or grip"
Girl" she answered.
well. madam. when this little girl has
grown to an age when she can comprehend
what it all means, you can tell her that
when she was very young she was carried in
the arms of President Palmer of the Worlds
Fair. '--PEiladelplia Rulletin.
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coral ree; l rushed on deck. Dismay and
terror were pictured in the faces of my men.
They thought the ship was going to pieces.
From stem to stern she trembled for
fully three minutes. There was peculiar
ground swell that made us think we had
touched bottom. The casting of the lead soon
allayed Our fears. told our men what the
phenomenon was. My assurances ouieted
them. None of them had ever felt an earth
quake shock before.
while the tremor lasted they were mo-
mentariIy expecting the sea to open and
swallow them. Two more shocks were felt
the next day. They were not SO severe as
the fiji st eGe."-N. Y. special to Pittsburg
nh
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Chicago Markets.

CHICAGO, Aug. 4.-whest was unsettled with n
good speculative trade. Early in the day the firm
ness developed yesterday continued, with prices
advancing 34@1c above the close of yesterday for
various deliveries, then became under freer
offerings, and prices receded II4@lIac again I'm,
proved, and the closing was l4G8sc iowsr than
yesterday. Receipts, 1,S03,0O0 bushels: shipments
1,2I3.OoO bushels. Rye firm new 7Us4c Barley
nominal.
CHICAGO. Aug. 3.-Wheat-Cash. ssssc Corn
5s1Ac. Pork-Sil 1917 Lard-s6 35 itibs-Ss ~
Whisky-Sl II 1890 ~ -
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Shining Notes.

Steamers to sail to-day are the Coos Bay for
San Pedro, the Los Angeles for Humboldt Bay, the
Hayden Republic for Puget Sound and the Bonita
for ReGondo. The Umatilla falls due from Victoria
and Puget Sound, the Arcats from Coos Bay and
the Alexander Duncan from the southern coast
The bark John c. Potter, 1882 tons loads coal at
Departure Bay Tor this port.
The British iron ship Falls OF HaladaIe 2O26
tons, was chartered prior to arrival for Wheat to
United Kingdom Hayre, Antwerp or Dunkirk
36s Sd. --'
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California Fruit Sales.

CHICAGO. Aug. 4.-Porter Brothers & Co. sold
to-day six carloads of California Fruits; Bartlett
Pears brought 81 2o9l 60; Crawfords, 6Oc@SI %;
German Prunes. 9Oc9S1 80; Egg Plums sOcaSl :.
Gross Prunes. S5c0$l 10: Columbia Plums S5c0sl :.
half crates Fontainebleau Grapes, pc or order CSC
@$l 30; Bernard Peaches. ST 20: Tuscan CiinSs
soc@$l; Nectarines, 81 Is: Foster Peaches, SOC
al 10. wv
NEW YORK, Aug. 4-Porter Brothers IL Co sold
California BARTLETT Pears, very ripe, 81 550l 10
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The WnnI MarLnt

BosToN, Aug. 4.-Wool is steady Territorial
continues active and sales are reported of fine in
range of from 6Oc to sc; Fine Medium. 57M5sc.
Medium. 53@55c. Texas, California and Oregon
woods in fair request and steady, Australian firm
and in good demand.
NEW YORK, Aug. 4.-wool steady. Domestic
Fleece, 3O@37c q ID.
changed.
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very great when he discovered it to be
certificate of deposit of 500 in the Worcester
Safe Deposit and Trust Company. The de-
post had been made in March. 1881, and
for ten years the 500 had been drawing in
terest at 3 per cent. The old man had evil
IDENTIFY felt wealthy enough to use this yalu-
able bit of paper as mark in his Bible, and
thus combined finances and gospel inside
the same coYers.-Worcester Gazette.
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A Boolmark tina, prew Int.r...

Aaron Holm an, a lifelong resident of
west Mlllbury, died short time ago.
leaving an estate valued at nearly $4,000
When the administrator examined his eff.
1ecis he found, among other things. an old
been in the habit of reading every morning
before breakfast. The administrator was
told that tile owner of the Bible had used a
very Odd-lOokiDg bookmark, and looked to
see what 1t might be. His surprise was
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-05
LOVE.

Seet the earth through the infinite space goes
silently round aud round.
And the moon moveth on through the heavens and
never maketh d sound,
And the wheels OF eternity traverse their Journey
in stiffness profound.
IT'S only the barren breakers that below on barren
shore:
IT'S only the braggart thunders that rumble and
rage and roar.
Like IS the love that babies but Silent love
loves eYermore. ALFRED AUSTIN,
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OLD OCEAN SHOCKED.
HOW an Earthquake Disturbed Mariner
OFF the Java Coast.

VII tfEc OCHbT.
The big Calcutta ship Glenfinlas arrived
after voyage OF 1913 days. Captain Davies,
her skipper. reported that on April 18th,
when about GOO miles off the coast of Java,
he experienced terrific earthquake shock.
Captain Davies says he has been sailing in
the Calcutta trade for n quarter of a century
and never before had such an experience.
The weather was perfectly CALM" said
the captain. There was not breath of
air. The sea was as smooth rs a miIl-pond
Inc atmosphere was muggy and sutry.
was sitting at the table eating supper Sud
denly there was an almost imperceptible
tremor. Then the ship trembled like an
aspen leaf. l heard a rumbling. grating
sound, as though the vessel had struck a
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are.san s4a for No. ana s2s for no. 2; Latin ssa

dressed S43 for No. and S2S Tor TO- q; Latn' @oS
sPRUcE.R Rough, 500; selected, s2si cl' az ss4:
REDWOOD-Rough $40 for No. and SO Tor NO.
p extra sizes 81! for No and l $fa Tor No 30 SIS.
surfaced, No /, 5000 10; No. 2, $24@26; Pickets.
rough s7 for square end ana slS io Fod sia
giles. 81 p NJ for common and So rs for tancy;
Shakes Sll for split and sl3 for sawed; fosEs'
split, lac.
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San FrancIsco Meat MarI.et.

The only feature worth mentioning Is the In
no higher Other descriptions are in ample supply.
Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers are
as follows:
BEEF-Choice, &c; first quality. 51ac; second
quality. 41a95c: third do, 49i14c.
VEAL-Large 5@S6c: small Calves. 6961ac.
NUT roN-Wethers SS9sl5c; Ewes, 7Ia93c
SPRING LAMb-9qp9L2c u d.
PORK-Live Hogs 1s4947sc 2 ID for heavy hard
grainfed ana 5@51sc for light average DO: STOCK
Hogs 4LaGQ4sac = ID; dressed do, ~ 9Sl 8 %.
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Builders Contracts.

Mrs S. Deafeld to Miron & Robertson, to build
on lot on line of Guerrero ST., 295 :3 s. OF Twenty
fifth. $4,000.
James Scobie with James Rae granite work on
\ W. cor. OF Fell and Steiner SIS, S2245.
b. and j. s Doe with William CrOnan, galvanized
iron work on Market, Hayes and Larkin sIs
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Wood Market.

Posts quotable at sc each: Redwood. So 80
p cord: Oak rough. $7997 20: do, peeled, 50 90:
Pine So IS y cord; Railroad Ties 30a34c apiece
for 6xS and 45950c for 7x9
TANBARK-Grouud bark, S24 p ton; whole, SIS
0IS so per cord for old and SIG so for new.
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Lumber Market.
Retall prices are as folloMs.

Retail prices are as follows:
flNE-Rough, SIS for No. 1 and SIS for No 2
Specihed lengths, $50; Cd lengths SIT. seiec, ed
rough, S2i; clear rough. $50: No. flooring, 5000
50, according to size; No. do, $23926; Stepping
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THE STOCK MARKET,

Trading in Comstock shares continued active YES
terday under the leadership of Con California and
Virginia and Potos, the latter passing 'old relia-
Ole," and selling up TO ST tue 2: 80 afternoon
call Joe Marks was an active buyer, evidently act
ing on outside orders, he took in nearly ever
thing offered. On the $50 morning call prices
were strong. showing an advance in one or two in
stances but they weakened off again on the noon
informal session and closed weak. On the . 20
afternoon session the market was firm, but shaded
OIL again after the call, closing fairly steady.
NOTES.
Bullion valued at S27,s59 has been sen t to the
Carson Mint from the Con California and Virginia
making the total to date 1924. 422 % on July &C
count
The Santiago mill is still crushing about 100 to ms
OF ore per day from the yellow jacket mine
An assessment of so cents per share has been lev
LED on the Beeher.
During the past week the Holmes mine has mllied
24i tons OF ore OF average battery assay Of $50
per ton.
bullion shipment valued at about 81 800 has
Company.
Anent the pumping operations on the Gold Hill
tans the following:
The water in the Alta shaft yesterday stood eigh-
teen feet below the 1850 level Ii took four d5ys
to pass that station, as there were seyeral io1r
dIts IN the Justice aud Alta to be drained at that
The Cornish pumps on the 1850 level are being
put into working condition, and 1t Is expec ted thai
their :orce viii be ad ded to the pumping power en-
Sth
From unofficial sources we learn that recently the
water in the Yellow jacket shaft took tumb e and
was lowered about fifty feet in two days. II this
report be true IT Is certainly very encouraging as It
tendS 10 show that the old warehouses; are eng
reoPened Before Superintendent ". l. Sharon of
the Gold Hill Pumping Association left for san
Francisco he informed this reporter that the alter
In the Becher was being lowered at the rate of
about foot a day. When the stationary Dow pump
is placed the 1900 level of the Crown Point mine
The water VIII be let in through the bulkhead. So
Feet below the 1900 level, much faster than it IS
w, " he
reached thereafter.
An additional air compressor from the Alta is
being removed to the scene OF the pumping opera
lions, and copng-stone for its foundation is being
hauled from the old Imperial hosting works.
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Senator Palmer's Extreme Modesty.
Out in Detroit they tell a pleasing story of
Senator Palmer's modesty. The Senator
was coming into town FROM his neishboring
farm On an electric car and became inter-
ested in little woman who sat next him
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English Wheat Market.


LIVERPOOL, Aug 4.-The spot market fs higher
at IS Sd Csrgoes steady 42s fOr off
coast AIS Sd Tor just shipped and 42s for nearly
due.
FUTUREI
The Produce Exchange cable gives the following
Liverpool quotations: August, IS i34d; September.
cemDer. IS sd
SECURITIES.
LONDON, Aug. 4.-Consols 95 1876 United States
Bonfs-4s ll91a; 10. 412's. 1903: Silver. 461sd;
Rentes, 94t S712c.
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MORNING SALES.

MORNING SALES
Board-50 Hutchinson p Co, 6I6: 2Ob SFGas
hgnt o3I2 30 Safety Nitro Powder, 81 ~
X, 80. - A's anu 1iin
AFTERNOON sALEy
Board-10 Water SO 377s; 8 do esa. IN 40
cash. a61c so Judson Mfg Co. Is: 10 n S:,sIiahy'
$50; $1,000 V ~ Bonds. 1854; 10 Cal Electric
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A Boston kitchen-girl. while at work. was
seized with vertigo and fell over q Dot of
boiling lard, causing fatal burns.
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New York Markets.

New YORK, Aug. 4.-The stock market opened
weak this morning. The close quiet. but heavy
to weak after slight reactions in the last hour.
The final changes. with the exception of one or
two specaities. showed marked loss es. Union Pa
cihc declined 25s sugar 21s, Missouri Pacific and
Northern Pacific preferred each ! y and st. Paul
per cent, the rest of the list losing generally large
fractions Governments steady. Petroleum closed
at 6034c.
NEW YORK. Aug. 4.-Unted States Bonds-i's.
dian Pacific 50: Central Pacific, %: Union Paci
nc Al Atchlsoh and Santa lie. 3l34 Wells
Fargo. lSS: Western Union, 791a: Silver. 81 Oo1a
Sterling a s5Qf 81. 80
NEW YoRK. Aug 4 = wheat-August. $3.50:
Flour-Steady Coffee - sl6 So sugar 2Js "a
slide Hops-Paclhc Coast l6 92Oc. Hides
1916. Copper - Lake Sl2 10. Tin - spot, $40
Lead-Domestle, 81 40. lron-$l4. Petroleum
60a4c.
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BOARD SALES.
Following we're the sales In the San Francisco
Stock Board yesterday:
AFTERNOON sEssIoN-2:30.

400BaltimOre.464l0 CC&y... 100 Me1ican2y5
3o0 ;:....-:-4o % ........-.o5s 80 occidn. lis
100 fletcher 10 500 Conhd 400 SO ouhtr.. $3.50
90 Benton L 90 300 Pacific. 10 $50 Oyrmn 2 10
10 Is Is. 3O5i 90 Cfont- .SUisO1 potosi. Il 90
100 Bullion4 40 200 ........"l $50 Savage. 80
70 ..........s.5O $50 ExchQ ...- 90 100 B& M e5
SUI CaIedna .60l % d n ZOO 500 New. 3.O5
~ email Col 80 100 .26 $50 Union ...2A
90 ..........l a 200 Justice. so 10 Titan 90
2U0 ChoIar..26O 100 Kentuck. 80 zoo YJacketi 70
400 ...,,,...255l
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sun AND TIDE TABLE.
In Pacific Standard Time Complied by THOMAS
TESNENT. ChrouOmeter and Instrument
Maker. u Market Street.
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HOPS.

NEW York, Aug. 4.-Hops are dull aud weak
Any thing above lSc seems an extremely high value
good quality. offered at a shade less. found no
takers. Some few hops are moving out on re-
cent purchases by shippers, but new export orders
few and far between.
GROCERIES,
Coffee-Is very dull. prices showing decline
OF from TO 10 points late months aud an adj
vance of 8 TO 10 points months. August
SIG 90; September s15 IS: October, Sl4 SO: No.
yember, SIS so: December. Sl3 80 January
Sl3 %; February $1S; March, Sl2 95 Sales
$4,000 bags. Rio STEADY and unchanged.
Sugar-Raw. firm st Sole for centrifugal $50:
Use for fair refining; 2ESc for molasses sugar re-
fined, quiet; cut loaf. 51sc; crushed. 51so: pow
derei. 3L2c; Cranulated, 3lRc; cubes 4iAc
moIders' A. 4ssc: conIectloners' A, 41sc: No. il
Si4c; No. IL, 3.lSc.
Spreckels' refinery reduced graduated to Sole
net cash, say l. Ice below the American Sugar Re-
hnery Company The next move is awaited with
interest in the sugar trade.
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RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
OCEAN STEAMERS.

Dates of Departure From San Francisco.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-12-18
Bright Prospects.
Atlanta Constitution.

Atlanta Constitution.
Every other day ushers in a new
paper in Georgia. An editor, who
is recent acquisition 10 the fra
ternity, was asked about the pros
poets of hls paper:
"First class" he said.
"Ever lad any experience in The
businesSg
"None at ALL"
"Many subscribers 2"
"None at ALL"
"Why-how can you say your
prospects are first-class 2"
"Well," said the editor in a con.
fidential whisper, "l've just start :
ed you see, and haven't had time
10 canvass the county. But | know
my prospects are good. | had not
been in the town twenty-fcur hours
when the mayor called and ap-
pointed me superintendent OF
streets; the minister prayed for
and elected me member of the
church charity board The school
master invited me to deliver
commencement address; the pro-
prietor OF the hotel invited me
30 dinner, and the whole town
voted me free lot In the cemete-
nv. Amt this doing first-class
ave are here and here tn stay!"
And he seemed 10 mean every
word of il.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-12-18

CoNFIDENTIALLY Told. Mrs Jones
has a good joke on Jephtha. She
has been trying to keep il quiet,
but, like murder it will out. He
came home from the lodge The
other night in an obfusticated con-
dition, and was climbing the stairs
with The aid OF the balusters, when
Mrs. Jones called 10 him 10 put a
scutlle of coal in the stove. 1t took
him some time, but finally he ac-
complished itand Mrs. Jones never
suspected that he was not as
straight as a string.
But the next morning when she
went down stairs she gave sue
cession of Mortified shrieks:
Jephtha Jones! murder! fire
burglars !"
Mr.. Jones hurried down and
stood looking on sheepishly, wish
ing the earth would open up and
swallow him. He had emptied the
scuitle of coal in the lap OF red
armed chair, which he had mistak-
en- for the stove.
As the novel writer used TO say,
in pity we draw a veil owe the
scene that followed.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-12-18
A HORSES WEIGHT.


Many people, even among those
who frequently make use ofhorses,
have little idea what an ordinary
horse weighs, and would have hard
work to guess whether given ami
NAL, standing before their eyes,
weighs five hundred or fifteen hun
dred pounds. Yet they would have
no such difficulty with man, and
would probably be able 10 guess,
especially if they were good Yam
KEGS, within ten or twenty pounds
of his weight.
The governments Of Europe have
long been purchasing and weighing
horses for the military service, and
transferring them from carriage or
draught employment to the various
branches of the cavalry and artil'
lery. The animals are ordinarily as
signed according to weight.
The French military authorities
J find that the ordinary light carriage
or riding horse, such as in the Uni.
ted States would be called "a little
buggy horse" weighs from three
hundred and eighty to four hundred
kilogrammes-say from eight hnn-
dred and fifty to nine hundred
pounds.
Such horses as these are assigned
to The light cavalry corps.
The next grade above, which III
civil life passes as "coupe horse'
or carriage horse of medium weight
ranges IN weight up to fonr hun
dred and eighty kilogrammes,
about Ten hundrad and fifty pounds.
This horse goes 10 help mount the
cavalry OF the line.
Next comes the fashionaht
''coach horse" of persons of luz 4 y
which weigh from FIVE hundred 10
five hundred and eighty kllo-
grammes , or from eleven hundred
to fifteen hundred pounds. These
horses go to serve the purposes of
drill for The cavalry belonging TO
the reserve military forces.
Above these there are still two
grades of heavy horses. The first
are those used for ordinary draught
purposes and are commonly found
drawing tie omnibuses OF Paris.
These weigh from five hundred to
seven hundred kilogrammes-elevn
hundred to nearly fifteen hundred
pounds.
The heaviest horses are the ely
desdales and Percherons, which
are oxen in size and strength, and
which weigh from six hundred to
eight hundred, and so@eUmes M
to nine hundred, kIlogramwes !;
that is, from thirteen hundred up
to nearly 2000 pounds.
None of the Percherons of the
heaviest weight are employed in
the military service but some of
the light ones are used for draught
and artillery purposes.