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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02
IRRIGATION IN THE SOUTH.
Fruit Lands Of San Bernardino County to Be
Benefited by Water

run LdAuS VI odn oernaIQlno county 10 be
Benefited by Water.
SAN BERNARDINo, Aug. 1.-The Bear
Valley Irrigation Company to-day 'deliv-
cred water TO tile Perris Irrigation District
as per contract, but the Perris District pipe
line to deliver water to the town of Perris
will not be completed for ten Gays yet. On
Monday tie ElsinOTe Irrigation District
will vote 10 issue bends to the extent of
S4J2, Geo. This district will also take water
from the Bear Valley Irrigation Company.
The Arrowhead Reservoir Company has
their work on the road to the mountains
progressing satisfactorily, and contracts for
the construction of dam, tunnel and con-
QUITS will soon be let. They will be ready
10 deliver water by June 1st, next year
The area Of land covered by orchard and
vineyard in this county is estimated at
about 5000 acres, of which about one-th ird
was planted the present season. Proba bly
$4,000 acres are planted to oranges.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02

Jerry Lynch, laborer, was found lying
atthe corner of Sixth and Market streets last
night and removed in the patrol wagon to
the Receiving Hospital He was almost in
sensible from liquor, and an examination
showed that his lower jaw had been broken
and several of his teeth knocked out. He
was too drunk to tell how he received his In
ria
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02
Counterfeiters Confess.

ASHLAND (Oregonl, Aug. 1.-Young Mutt
and the two Coon brothers, arrested yester-
day for counterfetiDg, were bound over to-
day to appear in the United States court ct
Portland. They have made a virtual con-
fession of the business and tile officers are
now hunting for the outfit with which the
spurious c. DIN was made its location having
been disclosed by one of the gang. Another
arrest will probably be made, which will
make a clean haul of the whole gang.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02
Eneamnment at sargants

GILRoY, Aug 1.-Captain knoNlton, COM
mander Of the Veteran Guard. G A. R.,
was here last night to make arrangements
for camp at Sargents Station the middle of
this month. meeting 10 induce a liberal
subscription for their entertainment here
during the fortnight's encampment will be
held Monday night. The veterans propose
holding semi weekly drills in Gilroy and a
grand military ball
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02

ID. A. January, newspaper writer, whose
father, now deceased. was once State Treas
urer Of Missouri, and whose mother is uuife
a wealthy lady living at Newport, Il. /.
was found dead Ia his bed ut the Gaiindo
airy was good deaf Of bohemian and had
been I'll since Wednesday with rheumatism
aud heart trouble. He was - wears OF age.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02
SENTENCED FOR FORGERY.
a Convict Released From Prison Only to
Return.

= OOlVIcL heItastU from Frlson UnlY to
Return.
NAPA, Aug. Wv. Wyman was to-day
sentenced to serve seven years in San QUEEN
tin for forgery. Some two years ago he
presented at a local bank certificate Of
deposit purporiing to have been given by a
San Francisco bank, and asked for $500 in
cash on il, the balance TO be passed to his
credit in account. which was done. He imme-
diately left town, and the following day the
bank here was advised that the certificate
was forgery. They at once began a search
for the man, but before they found him he
had got into other trouble and was sent to
San Quentin, where he has served as prison
bOok-keeper, and, on being discharged about
two weeks ago, the Napa Sheriff was there
ready to bring him here. he pleaded guilty
to the charge of forgery, and made most
eloquent plea for mercy. He will be re-
turned to prison at once.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02
OrnPnn Crnns.

PORTLAND, Aug. 1.-The crop bulletin is
sued to-day by the Oregon Weather Bureau
says the wheat harvest is in progress in
every section of the Stat. Wheat is yield
ing from twenty to forty bushels per acre
The berry is large and plump. The surplus
of wheat in Oregon and Washington will be
from seventeen to twenty millions bushels.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02
Verdict of Guilty.

MARYsyILLE, Aug. 1.-The second trial
Of Burton and Patton, the two men who
held up two citizens in this city last Feb
ruary, occupied the first FIVE days of this
week, and tie jury retired last night. They
came in tonight after being out twenty five
hours, and rendered a verdict Of guilty with
a recomm eDdatioD for mercy.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02
THE BALL ORDER.
ousley Released and Maddox Held as Prinei
pal in the Tragedy.

pal N tne Tragedy.
MARYsVILLE, Aug. lin the Superior
Court this afternoon, on motion of District
Attorney COwies, the charge of numbering
George Ball, one year ago on the 10Th of last
month. which has been standing against
William j. 0usley, was dismissed, and he
was ordered released. Immediately the
matter of the habeas corpus TO secure the re-
lease of George Washington Maddox, who
has been held in Sacramento and here as a
witness against 0uslev, came up. The writ
was allowed and Maddox was released, but
Immediately afterward arrested and charged
with Balls murder. At this time it is i'm
possible TO learn what evidence the officers
have discovered against Maddox, but it
looks as though OGsey made a confession
and has implicated Maddox as principal in
the horrible tragedy.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02
Bridge Contract Let,

visors has let the contract for W agon-
bridge across MERGED River at MERGED Falls
McKinnon & Tummelty of Stockton and A.
j. Meany of MERGED are 10 do the work for
SS8SS. The bridge is TO be finished Novem-
Der LIST, and will be a Howard truss with
two spans.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02
The Fire Bell,

An alarm was sounded from Box 81 at 81
o'clock yesterday morning, for blaze that
started on the second floor of tine Merchants
Exchange Building on California street. The
fire started in a sawdust box used as a Gus
pidor, and spread up through partition to
the third floor. The damage amounted
10 500. 1t is supposed that the fire was
started by lighted cigar thrown in the
uydt,s
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02
A Murderous Chinaman

Los GATos, Aug. IA tough boy from
San Francisco amused himself this morning
by throwing stones at Lung Sing, the rich
est Chinaman in town. Sing got tired, shot
at the boy and missed him. The Chinaman
was held in $1,000 bail for assault with
deadly weapon.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02
Has Worn the Blue Thirty Years.

Jake" Won Geriehten of Inspector
Byrnes' staff recently celebrated the thir-
tieth anniversary of his appointment on the
New York police force. When he was given
his appointment the department covered
Brooklyn, Staten Island and Yonkers. MT.
Won Genchten began his duties in the
Twenty-eighth Precinct. which had head
quarters in a tenement house on Greenwich
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02
Burglars Force a Door.

Buttler's saloon at 800 McAllister street
was entered by burglars at an early hour
yesterday morning and the till tapped of q
few dollars. Entrance was made by forcing
the front dnnr
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02
Quartz Mine Sold.

NEVADA, Aug. 1.-The Eagle Bird quartz
mine of Washington Township, this county,
which has produced 100000 in gold during
the last four and half years. has been sold
by Oliver Newhouse & Co. to San francisco
capitalists. Ii. c. Callaghau is superin-
tendent for the new owners.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02
A Cold July.

LAWRENCE, Kans., Aug. Professor
Shows monthly weather report reports the
coolest July In twenty years, the mean tenn
perature being 1889 and the highest 9oo
The rainfall was GA inches, which is over
2 inches above the average.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02
Discoveries That Were Accidental,

The composition of which printing-rollers
are made was accidentally discovered by a
Salopihn printer. Not being able to find the
"pelt ball." he mixed the type with a piece
OF soft glue which had fallen from the glue
pot. 1t was such an excellent substitute
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02
"DOn't Worry Me

With your complaints about your teeth," said an
annoyed father TO his sweet sixteener." 81 told
you to buy the SoZoDoNT and it, but you
didn't and you deserve to suffer" And she did,
and all other sweet-sIxteeners who act Iike her.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02
The Crucifxion.

Rabbi Browne, at the Howard-street NJ.
E. Church on Tuesday night, delivered an
address on ''The Crucifxion" from the
Hebrew point of view, and tonight the
pastor. DR.. Leech. will preach on '"The
Crucifxion From the Christian Standpoint"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02
ORGANIZATION sUGGEsrED,

The Chairman suggested that per-
manent organization of the house-moyers,
contractors and laborers should be formed
for the purpose of obtaining relief from the
burdens complained of, and to establish
uniform rates for contractors and wages for
employees. His suggestion was adopted, and
motion was passed that all who are inter-
ested in the movement be invited by adver-
tisements to attend the next meeting, which
will be held in California Hall on Saturday
evening.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02
Help for the aIolders.

large delegation from the Molders'
Union went to Sacramento last night to be
present al the picnic which the Sacramento
trades will hold to-day for the benefit of the
strikers in this city,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02
Late Arrivals.

The bark MeNear came in from Tacoma
last night with cargo of 2coO tons of coal
for the South Prairie Coal Company, The
steamship Laguna, from San Diego, arrived
in hal
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02
Seventeen Suicides in I'M,

There were seventeen suicides in this city
during the month OF July, the greatest num-
her in San Francisco in one month. The
bodies of three OF the suicides are still in
the bay.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02
BOARD OF NEW CITY HALL COMMISSIONERS
PROPOSALS FOR METALLIC FILES

CEALED PROPOSALS FOR THE FOLLOWING
- work anc materials will be received by the Board
OF New City Han Commissioners, in the chamber of
the Board Of Supervisors, WEDNESDAY, tho
18th day OF August, 1891, between the hours OF IL
a. NJ and IL n. OF that day:
For the furnishing and placing of metallic doeu-
ment file boxes in the fittings made therefor in the
County Clerks new ONCE. in the no rthwest wing of
the New City Hall, to the amount of 10000 or
pies of the file boxes bid upon and the work to be
completed on or before the 3lst day OF December.
1891.
Dimensions Of dies to be obtained In the once o,
the architect.
In awarding this contract the question OF quality
and durability of the files bid upon, in connection
with the price, Will be considered.
The secretary will furnish bis NIX forms of propos-
ais and bonds to intending bidders 10 bid viii be
entertained unless made upon blanks SO furnished.
The bids must be accompanied with a certified
check, or With a bond with two good and
sufficient etIes. In the OF 10 per cent OF
total sum OF tender to guarantee the closing of the
contract when awarded. The name Of the bonds
men, when bond Is given, must be submitted to the
Commissioners at least three days before the open
ing OF the bids in order that they may pass upon
their competency. The board reserves tie light
reject any and all bids. Payments will be made by
andited demands upon the treasury drawn against
the New City Hall Fund.
Bidders must strictly comply with the proposals
with reference to bondsmeR Should they have
them instead OF checKs)
GEORGE q. SANDERSoN,
THOMAS }. L. SMILEY,
JOHN II. BURST,
Board OF New City Hall Commissioners,
EDWARD l. WOLFE, Secretary
San Francisco. July Z. 1891 iy7 30t
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02
BROKE HIS NECK.

a Harvest-Hand's Fatal Fall Into an Old
Well.
MERGED, Aug. 1.-THE Suns special Of
this date from Smelling says: A man
known as French Joe," working with a
harvesting crew at Odds & Barfeld's ranch,
met death this morning in the following
manner: Something was the matter with
the machine. and Joe, after making the
necessary repairs, stepped backward. fall
ing into an old we'll 100 feet deep, breaking
his neck. Joe is estimated to be worth
$4,000 He was about 40 years of age and
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02
A REPORTERS MISTAKE.

The Chilean Ship Maipo Anchored Instead of
Foundered.
SAN DIEGO, Aug. Captain Mannzen of
the Itata claims that the Chilean ship Maipo,
which is reported as having foundered at
sea, near Iquique, has. in reality, anchored
in safety at the latter port He says that
the report that the MaipO foundered arose
from mistranslation by the press reporter
of the Spanish verb 'fondear," the true
meaning of which is ''to anchor" but it was
translated. as he claims, by reporter as
meaning ITO founder"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02
DIED,
BROWNIE this CRY

Brownie this city, August 2. 1881, Michael.
beloved husband OF the late Mary HroWn and
mother OF mrs. David Garvey and Patttck John
and James Brown, n native OF Wexford reliant
d. Notice of fuaera hereafter
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02
Free Excursion.

Our carriages VIII leave the end OF the Valencia
street cable for Sunny Side every hour from 10
A N. to ) p. NJ, to-day. Sunday, August 2. 1891.
NICHOLSON, DUNN d Co., 634 Market street.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02
ANOTHER PERTINENT SUBJECT.

that the right of the city to pass an ordi-
nance enabling the Report to ,take $40 out
OF the pocket of every citizen who has
house to move should also be tested.
Patrick Gleason said that he had once
been charged $50 at the Fire-alarm Office for
having the city's wires taken out of his way
while steering house along the public high
ways, and that he would very much like to
know by what right he was charged that
amount, and what became of the money. 1t
was suggested that there was divide"
somewhere, but no lucid explanation. OF the
ultimate place of absorption OF Mr. Glea-
SIMS aoin xuas offarad
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02

While sweeping a room a servant girl at
Napakonata, Ohio, stepped on a match,
which lgnited, and she was probably fatally
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02

Mrs. j. l.. CONNER, artist, having returned tn
The city, will resume her profession at Room AZ
Donohue, where she viii be pleased TO see her Old
friends and patrons.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02
PIGIRON PLANT.

The New Industry to Be Established at San
Diego.
SAN DIEGO, Aug. DIR. Charles j..
Eames, who proposes TO locate an iron plant
here, and for which purpose a guaranteed
subsidy of 100000 was subscribed, an
nounces to-day that the work of construct
ing the foundation for heavy machinery
and all the necessary buildings will shortly
be commenced. Five large reverberatory
furnaces are to be built. The plant will
have an initial capacity of 100 tons of high
grade pig-irUn per day.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02
HOUSE,
MOVING IN TURN.
They Are Tired Of Paying the
Stock Reports Tax.
A Test Will Be Made Of the Right Of Corpora
tons to Charge for Taking Wires Out
of the Way of Wandering Houses.

Why should the citizen who desires to re-
move his house from the place where it
stands to another locality be compelled to
pay SO for advertising his intention in the
Stock Report?
Why should he; be compelled to pay $40
to the telephone, telegraph or electric light
company, whose wires are in his way, for
their removal?
Why should he be compelled TO pay the
city 500 for the privilege of moving his
building along the street?
Why should he, before dislodging the
structure which he intends to send on its
travels, be compelled to deposit SO at the
Fire-alarm Office and let them deduct from
that amount what they deem proper COM
pensatiOn for removing the impeding wires
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-08
Building Permits.

J. w. Florea, four-story hotel for
S25, 900, corner of Lake and Cincin-
natl avenues, and stable for $500 on
Cincinnati avenue, 3rd ward.
Susan Smith, addition to dwelling,
Lavaca street, 7th ward.
G. Villemain, office, West Com
merce street, I'd ward, $3.50.
F. A. and A. NJ. Lodge No. /, hall,
corner Zavalla and San Saba streets,
3rd ward, 500.
G. Bennett, addition to dwelling,
west side Houston street 3rd ward.
w. Eckenroth, addition to dwell.
ing, Plum street, eth ward, SIS.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-08

Self-help is what farmers lack, VIII,
hire labor in order to raise cotton
They must get down off the stills O
pride and gentility and 60 to work.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-08

This is perfectly practicable. 1t re.
quires indomitable grit, elbow grease
untiring care and stout and manly
heart.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-08

If he makes his supply of meat, hi,
milk and butter. raises q colt or two
and a couple of beeves to sell such &
farmer ought to lay by money yearly
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-08

This delusion has ruined thousands
of farmers. They sacrificed corn,
meat, potatoes, wheat, oats, orchards,
milk and butter, and comfort to grow
q big crop of cotton. If drought,
flood, storms, or caterpiliars, cut short
their cotton crop, they were used up
and brimfuI of that Understandable
sensation of goneness.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-08

> Under the intensive system, he
ought to gather so bushels of corn to
the acre-600 bushels; $500 pounds of
cotton to the acre-12, 800 pounds, say
seven bales of lint cotton; and $50
bushels of sweet potatoes. No bad
years work for one man.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-08

Labor will not hurt or degrade them
in the least. Let them adopt the in
tensive plan of MISUNDERSTANDING
the soil to the utmost-and by this
system double the crop per acre. One
acres in corn. acres in cotton and
one acre in potatoes. And double as
much with sulky gang plough.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-08

Dives regarded Lazarus as q crimi.
nal as we'll as q vsgabond, because OF
his poverty. But when they died
their positions were reversed.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-08
THE CHEAPESTTEAS

Hollands Happy Thought" SOC per lblI
Hollands II know Coo per 10.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-08

"There was once upon a time" as
the fairy stories say, q song and the
closing lines of each verse were:
"Dimes and dollars, dollars and
dimes.
The want of money is the worst Of
crimes.n
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-08

Why do men continue to prosecute
a losing business year after year?
Farmers must rent out their land, re-
serving enough for themselves to
work and take hold of the plough
handle themselves.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-08

1t required big share of their cot
ton crop to purchase articles which
they should have produced at home.
They were seldom able to make
buckle and tongue meet, Tat the close
of the year. Accumulation was i'm
possible.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-08

If you want to buy fine buggy
at bargain, call and see the one on
consignment at M. Plgott's. 6:l9 If
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-08

There seems to be in this deman
a plain violation of the humane adag
of "Live and let live"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-08

The te-bellum cry that "cotton is
king" is still i'm bedded In the minds
of the farmers of the south. They
can't dislodge it, delusion though it
be.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-08

The demand of dollar q hundred
for picking seed cotton, is more than
farmers can afford to pay, with the
low price of lint cotton.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-08

If the low price of cotton, together
with the demand of the cotton pick
ers, have the effect of disgusting farm
ers with the raising of cotton, those
things will prove to be BLESSINGS in
disguise"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-08

His subtreasury scheme is the quin-
tessence of folly, and Is fraught with
ruin to the entire country, but for all
that, he should not be scrsyed to the
bone and then have the marrow
twisted out of his bones.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-08

1t usually takes 1900 pounds of seed
cotton to make bale OF 500 lbs. OF
lint cotton before frost, rs the seeds
are green and heavy.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-08

There Is no money in raising cotton
with hired labor. at cent per pound
for lint cotton. That is a selt-evidenI
proposition.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-08

The farmer constitutes the tap root
of all private and national prosperity
he raises all that feeds and clothes
the community, and he is entitled to
"tair play and no gouging."
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-08

At cents this bale would sell for
$40, from which must be deducted
the cost Of ginning. packing, hauling
and the SIS for the picking of it-so
that, with good luck, it will net the
farmer $lS-less than 4 cents a pound.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-08

BY OUR SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR.
The recorder assesses tramp from
So to $40 and q drunk at So, which
seems to be Furnishing poverty more
severely than misdemeanor.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-08
SCHOOL SHOES.

-Four cent handkerchiefs, worth
SC. JosKE BROTHERS.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-08
Perfater Bros. & Co.

House painting, paper hanging, granting
carriage painting, hard wood finish and
fine furniture work a specially. 372 S.
Flores street.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-08
John l.. Wipff, Saloon,

2S Avenue D. (Steiner's old stand. }
Nice cool drinks, and polite attention.
Your patronage solicited.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-08
Fest Garden and Saloon,

Sol south Flores st. Best wines, liquors
and cigars; Free concert Sunday nights