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NOT DESERTED.
Sun Que KEGS Woman Did Not Leave
the City.

the City.
1t appears that the wife of Sun Que Kee
did not elope after all. He missed her on
Monday night, and, suspecting that she
had been kidnapped, informed the police.
They learned that a woman and two men
had got off the north-bound Oregon train
at Wheatland, and the three were soon
arrested.
Sun Que KEGS wife has since put in her
appearance, however, and explained that
she stopped with a friend for day or so,
and had not left the city.
The charges against the arrested parties
were accordingly dismissed by Judge
Crayens yesterday.
But the Chinaman does not say any
thing now about the several hundred dol
lars that he at first alleged his wife had
stolen from him. and it is quite evident
that he was trying the old trick of charg-
ing her with a crime in order to use the
courts to get his chattel back again.
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RenOrted Cnmnrnrnisn-

For a week past there have been ru-
mors of compromise between ex- United
States Senator Fair and H. J. Palmer of
the various lawsuits pending between
them, including criminal charges against
Palmer.
1t was stated yesterday that on the pre-
ceding day an agreement was arrived at.
and that the various cases will be dis
missed.
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Faro Games Closed.

The sports did not, it is said, gambol on
the green last night. The President of
the Liquor Dealers Association COM
planned to Mayor Comstock that it was
unfair to close the saloons at midnight
and allow the faro games to run.
The Mayor interviewed Chief of Police
Drew, and the faro dealers were notified
tn close
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Herbert Tozer's Funeral.

The funeral of Herbert Otis Tozer, son
of General and Mrs. Llewellyn Tozer,
who lately died in the East, viii take
place from the family residence at 3
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon.
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san FRANCISCO Health BOARD.

Governor Markham announced yester-
day the appointment of the following
new Board of Health for San Francisco,
to date from the 23d inst: Drs. G. j..
Bucknall, w. II. Mays, Seeley F. Long,
Martin Regensburger,
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SAVING Iicensa NTonav.

officer Shellars has sworn to a COM
plant charging Marco Zarick, restau-
rant keeper at Third and j streets. with
selling liquor without license. He says
he saw two men drink there, and they
told him that they bad whisky
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BRAKEMAN COsTELLo's STORY.

j. L. Costello, the forward brakeman
of the wrecked train. testified that he
jumped for the emergency valve when he
realized that the train was off the track.
but found the engineer had already APP
piled the airbrakes. He got Oft with
Conductor Murray and hurried up to-
ward the head of the train. Engineer
Estabrook was coming down on the other
side with torch and hailed them. After
ascertaining how many cars were off the
track, they hurried downsto the derailed
sleeper and assisted the passengers out,
He did not see Al. Roberts, that he re-
membered of, but heard from others that
he was found inside the sleeper, but did
not see him.
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THE JOB DONE QUICKLY.

George TrOtt, a locomotive engineer,
was called out of order by the defense
He piloted the first section of the over
land train down on the morning of the
wreck. His train passed over the curve
where the wreck occurred nineteen min
utes ahead of the second section, which
was wrecked. He experienced no diff
Guilty at all, and believed the track was all
right at the time.
Fireman BrentOn Of the same locomo-
tive corroborated the engineers story.
AT this juncture the court adjourned
till Thursday.
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Tom Scott calls upon all persons de-
sirous Of engaging in a tug-of-war con-
test to meet at the Old Pavilion on Fri
rlnv e..e.inr NJ T.2l o'clnclE
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it, and the fact that it had been thrown

it. and the fact that it had been thrown
into the brush.
THE ENGINEERS STORY.
B. II. Estabrook was engineer of the
locomotive which drew the train that was
wrecked. He pulled out of Colfax, he
said, at 3:25 o'clock on the morning of the
18th of October. The wreck occurred
about two miles west of ColfaX. He did
not see the loosened rail and his attention
was first attracted when the engine en-
countered the rail and Jared back on
the track again. He knew that some
thing was wrong, and Immediately
applied the air-brakes and the driver
brakes and also reversed his engine. The
train, or what was left of it, was stopped
i'll distance that would be covered by
about thirteen cars. He then left the
engine, and, taking torch, hurried back
to see II any cars were thrown from the
track. Nearly all the cars were derailed,
and the sleeper ''Santa Cruz" was in the
ditch. he saw some men at work at this
sleeper, but did not know who they were.
One OF them had an ak and another had
lantern. Some of the passengers were
just emerging from the derailed sleeper
at this time. He did not know where the
AK was obtained that the men were work
ing with at the sleeper. 1t was not the
ak that belonged on his engine. He did
know what the cause of the wreck was at
the time, but supposed it was broken
rail.
On cross-examination the engineer
said that about three years ago he was
deralled near New England Mills, and
was suspended by the company until the
matter was looked into. On that occa-
sion broken rail was the cause of the
accident. There were no spikes drawn
nor angle plates removed that time. He
did not see the loosened rail on the morn
ing of the ColfaX wreck. An engineer,
he said, cannot watch the rails, but has to
look as far ahead as possible constantly
in search of Instructions
William Herzinger, fireman of Esta-
brooks engine, was the next witness.
he corroborated the engineers testi-
mony in detail. He remained on the en-
gine when the engineer went back to see
what was the matter, and was positive
that Al Roberts nor nybody else passed
the engine and spoke to him.
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Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
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its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. ANY reliable druggist wEo
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG syrup co.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
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New-York tribune., 1891-05-03

that In spelling their wine with vie "ein,""
potato-spirit they were running repu"uOn
which in itself was permanent source Oh ioi'Un'
to them. 80
Mr. Fincl, after visiting Madrid, Toledo, SeViiie'
Cordova. Cadiz and other Spanish towns, pro-
oeedcd TO make flying trip into Morocco VEN
turing as far as Tetuan, and on his return touch-
ing at Malaga, Granada, etc. Ills Morocco ex-
periences were interesting, though not eXcltlns'
unless IL may be thought that the meeting win
the Rfians on the way 70 Tetuan involved
narrow escape from trouble. He had an escort
il is true solitary soldier armed with primi
tive rifle, which was so carefully wrapped ana
fastened In bag that in the event OIL
an attack everything would have been over
before /. could have been disentangled and
nrenared for action. But on this occasion
tho Rifians iwhose tribal name might as we'll
and more expressively, have been Rufiians), were
in peaceable mood, and let the traveller pass.
The one incident in the whole Spanish expedition
which rcollv seems to have been threatening, oc-
curred in what, by courtesy, Is considered q
civilized region. Travelling IN one OF the rough
country carts which are often the only convey
ances To be had, Mr. Fnck stopped during inc
night to change or bait the horses. The place
was a small dirty and ill-looking inn, IN the
kitchen Of which were some isreputaole-iooKing M
men One of these, after discussing the stranger
with his comrades, went OUT and soon returned
with his cloak He then seated himself close
though deliberately bent upon picking quarrel.
The putting on of the cloak suggested an an inen HHl,
ton to use the national knife, and so Mr Ca rncR
was on his guard, and refused TO take offence
FINALLY the fellow inquired very. particularly
where the traveller came from and which way
he was going, and being carefully mlsdlrecteu,
he went out, and the reader is free to imagine
with the purpose of arranging an amouscade:
This is the only approach to the sensational IN
the volume.
We wish Mr.. FincI bad told us some more
about the cave-dweling Spanish gypsies, and also
that he had gone among them and studied them
q little more Whoever has read George Borrows
book upon those strange people must desire
further information upon so interesting a sub
ject, and here seems to have been q good OPP
DortunIty of gathering store Of facts. The Alham-
bra our traveller iudiciously abstains from de-
scribing, being content to record the facS S dnat
ceived from the representations of others we
have said nothing of the, numerous pictures M oi
scenery and bits of wel-colored description In the
volume but these add TO its charm and complete
the pleasing impression it makes upon the reader
New-York tribune., 1891-05-03

49,, ,,o,o rho ,o,,ner are informed, by ipdirecuon'
,er g renrsented. with little circumlocution, as
tnat they are no better than they should Dc Inc ,aw
r,.. .rto,niv the quality of originality cannot be
denied to this very singular essay the republication oi
which fcs from Mr Cutters cmendations may be ex.
pccted 10 revive the agitation excited by It's original
publication Thus far. however inc uhiquensss u ,"o
has not sweIIed the assaants forces. and II his views
are 10 prevail he will apparently have to prepare the
yyav tor them By making new conquest oi England
There arc several other papers In the volume oeioc
ne which deserve some notice for whether Mr. Moore pc
rigt or wrong IN his opinions land tn us ne seems Vo
oftcn wrong than nght IL must be edmltteo tau ne
Jas the coItrpge Of his beliefs, ana that nc ususiy
sta,es his case vivdly, clearly and forciby some VI
his observations upon the irencn Saion upon non pegas
arc very we'll worth reading There also anS aTUp the
shourht In what he says upon the principe & sn Sae
nses OF the "Theatrc Llbre In short tno n,. . ~, T.;
talent but lie has also morbid and perverted % nsInr
n"nv things and never his faults Hore Pi"niiy
ex nosed by his own hand than in this volume
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"a VELCOME GUEST"
MR.. sTEDMAN IN CHICAGO.
From The Chicago Journal.

From The Chicago Journal.
About once in four years. IL seems. Chicago mas tns
pleasure of greet ng some distinguished man OF letters
Mr.. Matthew ArnOd's visit was In 1853, Mr Lower
honored Us with his presence I'm 1887, and TINS yea,
we have the good fortune to entertain Mr.. Edmua
Clarence Stedman, who reaches the city to-mOrrOw
as the guest Of the Twentieth Century club.
Mr. stedman has many claims upon the regard o.
his cOuntrymen. As poet, he has become assoc
With the noblest patriotic impulses. for few copies
verse written during the period gained such h09
unOn the popular consciousness as dld " HOW 'ic
Brown Took iIarper's Ferry" and "Wanted-A MAN
These and many others have become household worn
with all our fellow -cOuntrymen. AS crltlc, pr
Stedman has placed all lovers OF our literature ubdei
lasting obligations by his study OF the Poets n
America, volume of the rlpest and most sympothete
criticism and one Which, without exuberance OF prale
gives proper dignity 70 the achievements OF our na,e
followers of the poetic muse. As an editor 20 Mr
stedman's efforts has chiefly been due the pannlht
and execution of that monumental work. Library
~ American Literature" the first work that mas eA
hlbited TO the world in all its phases the acuvy m
the American intellect far as that inteliect na'
found expression by means of the pen. Lastly, Mr.
Stedman as lecturer land who else so htly as nc
Turnbul Foundation; that Is, as the brst occupan,
~ the first chair OF poetry TO be established In any
American seat OF the higher learning And IN az o. o.
ths fourfold achievement he has remained iatuuI W
the highest literary ideals he has never written aown
10 an assumed popular level but has. instead, away.
worked in the abiding trust, shared by every uus
artist that the public deserves aud VIII nnaDy T."
recognition to the best that man has to oher
New-York tribune., 1891-05-03
TRIALS OF AN AUTHOR,
: in The Book BUYER.

ArlO Bates IN Tie BOOK buS
There came to a who has had a success n
literature which We should envy did we not All ssu
that he deserves IL lady who was neither young hoi
fair but who had the assurance OF youth In comohaT
tIOn with the obstlnacy of advancing years. ,
II have decided" she said 10 him, that ] nuss
earn my living by writing poems. ! sent a poshh psh
Tho Blank Magazine, and ttey returned ~ "lth aSI,or
printed slip. Now, want you TO write 10 the eu''
and tell him that he made mistake
II naturally seemed TO the author that ne naa ~
deal with humorist mad woman but tIe hu, ai,
Was certainly in earnest and apparently Sans. e
endeavored 10 show her that II was not MS DukIncs'
TO Interfere with the decisbns Of the editors oi m &
zines who might be supposed TO know their Vm IVA
business The lady insisted however and N .ne eo %
ne was forced to decline point blank 10 90 whai whaj
asked Thereup0n she turned upon him, ana deeflvs @
that he was one OF those who endeasOr ~ keep M
out in order that they may have the field 10 uem
selves and who are meanly jealous OF other autos'
who arc snre TO eclipse them IL they are but heaTu,
at * all q ring" she declared Win VeheneaIi s \.
have been told so before and row am sure os h ~
I can't make you do justice TO me- 0ut '~i '"'"
you up ~, ., nos hoap IN send
letters az hitter inyectIVc to the papers one 1i Wiz
fell into nv hands. Of conrse nobody wou.n PRIV.
them but She persevcres, and IN addInon " .s shs
sandS 20 the luckess author. whose crime Is tnat hs
s senus 70 m % tbe EDITOR of The Blank MAGAZINE print
tho rhymes of an unknown woman, ies'er one
yoe,, az course he burns them unopened, ana u "a
no, oasv IN see what satisfaction u can De 10 ue
,'o,on @ Ia keen on with this sort oi tnihg' Dut us
sct rnmains that she does. The story j. nor oi pro
tonr5 importance but IL throws curious bit OF
sIde urht upon the life of the successful antlor "
fn-la
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Az EPISODE or THE LONDON sLCMs
k,,ry
From The Nineteenth century


The member of the family who II any one has dS.S 70 %
s,Ioted Is the mother. | have very rarely lhasea
known sick child to want for sryhrs within ee, ,
Mems even II she have 10 20 without nccessaes foi
hhsnrsT After the long illness OF member OF pcoi
Sonsehold, IL Is a common thing for the motlrer g
hreot down from scantv feeding and anxious "atcpns
one Monday morning, in the depth Of the late teron
srnter thin poorly clad it'll, woman came tnrongs
snowstorm TO an East End worhhonse 20 ask for fcc
Sor her children Her husband was iying III IN tns
iDsrnnary and she had five children g support uy
charine ana doing odd Jobs. The woman had besn a.
a nafient AZ the hospital herself for debility and was
taking tonic medicine ut the time ne relieving
oscsr was kind and at once assisted the family VIE
food. Ten minutes after the applicant Lad lef' IN
,.oicf offices was fetched IN haste t. sec ,ae pGoi
woman. who hsd Just lcaehsd he home with the endiy
% .h,e and had fallen dead on the bed was SUP
nriscd 10 see Ave chubby. wellfel children standng by
ne he'd on which Law taer dead r0th;r. The stor,
Was a common one the food had NJ gone to the lul
ones The mother had sacrificed her life 10 save theirs
We are familiar enough with suep things In East Lon
don -,
ndulgc~t panper male parent. lie Is too often cart
less enough of his family but Of the 1othcr can on
the whole say nothing but good a mother says
Colendge :" is the holieet thing alive. and siorn
ndorse the sentiment had no other experieneo
wherewith to illustrate II lhao that elennsA s-n y"
East London parish work
New-York tribune., 1891-05-03

scandal caused by the publication OF Adm'r@
Porters famous Grant letter and the still greater
scandal which the Admirars endeayor 10 eApia,l
away that letter created Admiral Ammen ohlS
mentions the matter, however, in order to teSoiiS
70 Grant, impassibility under peculiarly assra-
waiting circumstances.
OF course Admiral Ammen could not write an
autobiography in which his interest in the MICA
ragua Canal did not occupy some space, Dut we are
bound to say that he has held himself well IN hanu
ON this topic. 1t must have fretted him to refrain
from taking advantage Of such an opportunity 10
exploit his favorite topic but his reticence not
only does him credit; it heightens the ehect
of what he does say on the subject His contest
with the rcdoubtable Captain Eads and his Tehuan-
tepec ship-railway must be still fresh in the mem
ories of most readers. Captain Eads succeeded
in blocking the Nicaragua Canal. but be could do
no more His own enterprise stuck as fast as
that of his rivals and coming as it did just when
public opinion was most pronounced against SUD-
sidies il failed to obtain the necessary support In
Congress. President Grant, moreover was strongly
opposed to the bill introduced and Admiral
Ammen published some damaging pamphlets Just
in time to administer the coup de grace TO the
undertaking. IL is interesting to observe that
Just at the present moment. when the AdmiraPs
book appears, the news from the Nicaragua Canal
is at once more practical and more encouraging
than ever The work Is reported by members OF
the Warner Miller expedition as being pushed
with great energy and success. and, significantly
enough, great deal Of it is being done with the
very machinery which was made at enormous
expense for use in the construction of the Panama
Canal Admiral Ammen might have exalted him.
self over the downfall OF that most formidable
competitor, but he is magnanimous and is con-
tent TO let the facts tell their own tale and point
their moral.
An appendix has been added to the memoirs
containing number of letters written by Gen.
eral Grant to the Admiral, for the most part
during the formers journey round the world.
They are mostly descriptive and will be found
interesting. Admiral Ammen is generally careful
and correct in his statements, but sometimes he
slips as for instance, In the singular statement
that Kinglake wrote "Eothen" without having
visited the East at all. 1t is impossible to con-
lecture the genesis of so odd piece of mlsln-
formation as this. But the memoirs are very well
worth reading, and though they are somewhat
yoluminous, the changes of scene and action are
20 rapid and frequent that tediousness is out Of
the question. Besides this, the Admiral writes
in o thoroughly genial. kindly and wholesome
spirit He never says ill-natured things or brings
railing accusations against any one His tone is
manly, easy natural and as breezy as an old
seamans should be. In these and other respects
he has written quite model autobiography.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-03

An amusing story concerning the way In which a
theory may be maintained is quoted by DR., furhiVai
as having been told him by the late Dr. hel'no'u' ~
An nconvenient entry in a Tudor MS stooa III 'le
way Of the theory Of william Chappel ana lreno !"
his that DR.. Bull wrote the music 10 uou saw Inv
xinr, Tbcv climbed together, bought the Ms. and
,oemn,v burned t with the pious ejaculation ThanR
God. we've got rid of that objectionP'
New-York tribune., 1891-05-03
LITERARY NOTES.

A new book by Mr. Howelis is on the Harpers'
,rcss II Is collection of essays entitled "Crtclsm
md Fiction 1t includes many selections ITO" '"e
. Edifnrs Sfndv.n
New-York tribune., 1891-05-03
ERIGATES TO IRONCLADS.
HALF A CENTURY OF NAVAL BEMINIS.
CENCES.

THE OLD NAVY AND THE NEW. BY Rear Admiral
Daniel Ammen u. S N. With an Appendix OF
Personal Letters from General Grant. ovo. pp'
55S. PHILADELPHIA j. b. Llppneot Company
New-York tribune., 1891-05-03

aThe Rudder Grangers Abroad. and other otorieS,
s the title of Mr. stockton's forthcoming volume IL
Is said that for "Rudder Grange that first deshtlui
rehearsal Of the experiences Of this welded conpe' e
popuar demand continues and exceeds that for any
of his other books.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-03

To nubIsh ones own books has been thought to be
very foolish and unremuneratlve pan-espcciapy by
publishers II was supposed to be an exceedingly I'M
practical thing for Mr. Ruskn to bring out editions OF
his works yet it appears that his profits are growing
every year. and that from one book alone-the new
edition of his Modern Panters'-the profit VIII not
he less than 100000.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-03

Lord Randolph Churchilrs promised book on his
Journey to Mashonaland is to appear first as series
of twenty letters in Tile London Graphic For these
twenty letters he has received $4,000; and no doubt
when collected in a volume they will bring him much
more.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-03

"My name is Trenchcr. and if you'll give me
only five minutes | should take it kindly"
Il will give you those five minutes said the
secretary with affabllity. Now. Mr.. Trencher,
what Is your business"
Mr. Trencher young man Of fashionable
get up, yet, nasty particular persons would say
not quite. In fact, certainly nowhere near. His
manner, however, at this moment betrayed any
iety. lie was jumpy; in certain circles it would
be whispered that 1t looEd like having 'em
again"
lie produced, with trembling fingers, card on
which was written this legend Imperial and
Colonial Publishing Company, Limited. Man
ager, Mr.. A. McAndrew.
A. Christian name. Stands for Ananias ?"
asked the secret0ry.
don't know. It's about him." he said mys-
run him in don't care what happens.
know good deal about this gentleman al
ready" said the secretary.
IN tell you all about him. He got my money
hrst-30 shillings he had off O. me. That's how
TO manage. First he put an advertisement in the
papers,
1t is here, said the secretary laying his hand
on a book.
Country papers at first--saying that all MSS.
would he carefully considered and that the COM
pany were prepared TO offer most liberal terms.
We pad dozen replies TO that first batch OF ad-
Vertisemcn;s. Lucky we had because there was
no more money for second batch. Out OF the
dozen we got ten MSS sent up. Out OF the ten
three stood in with our terms. In a week we
divided El0 05 between us.
Your terms said the secretary. "were con-
tanned in this letter" lie opened the book and
read -" Our reader has reported so favorably on
your MSS. that we are prepared 10 offcr you the
following liberal terms. You will send us the
sum of f30 or G4O'-or whatever il was-and we
will publish your book at no risk or expense 70
yourself and we agree 70 msst ell demands up w
New-York tribune., 1891-05-03

The late Lord Iroughtons son. the present wearer
OF the title, has inherited his fathers literary tastes
and possibly his abilities lie is about to bring ont
volume OF Stray Verses" 'N'