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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18
HE Is A TUSCAN COUNT.
His Marriage to a Brooklyn Girl Is the
Talk of the Sixth Ward.

His Marriage to a Brooklyn Girl Is the
Talk of the Sixth Ward.
There is nobody in the Sixth Ward who is
not talking of it. That Maggie Fitzsim-
mons, who was born and reared right in
the heart of that staunch old stronghold Of
Democracy and Observation-Disclosures, should
give her heart away to Tuscan count who
shaves for a living at 30I Adams street
passes all understanding among the young
men who have known Maggie since she
trundled a hoop on Carroll street or ran
around with the other girls when they
came home from ST. Stephens School.
But Miss Fitzsimmons has made up her
mind, and the cards for the wedding are
out. 1t villa occur on Wednesday evening
and 100 people have been invited to be pres
ent The chances are that the church will
be filed. The bridegroom Is Senior Joseph
S. Palma, and a handsome one he is. lie
dresses in good taste, wears a high hat on
Sundays and attends strictly to business.
He met Miss FitZsimmons at picnic AMI at
once conquered her heart.
James FitZsimmons, the father OF the
bride, during his life had been prosperous
liauor-dealer and left widow with num-
Der Of children when he passed over to the
majority. The comfortable fortune left was
carefully conserved and MRS. tltzsimmons
raised hearty, healthy family in compare
tive affiuence. Miss Marguerite. the young
est, who is about to become Mrs. Palma, is
tall, engaging and slender. She is quite
witty 10 conversation and has complete con-
troll of her perspective husbands heart
She was seen by an Eagle reporter at her
home in Carroll street, but naturally enough
did not care to discuss the marriage.
Mr.. Palma was there at the same time.
He also was averse to talking about the
match, but from one of bis friends it was
learned that quite bitter feeling has been
generated on account Of the marriage. Ad-
olson w. Hallock, well-known Repu blican
of the Fourth Ward, has been invited to
act as best man and has onsented.-Brook-
lVn Eau1a
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18
MASONIC INSTALLATION.
Excelsior Lodge, No. 166, Instslls and
Banquets Its Newly Elected Officers.

Excelsior Lodge, No. 166, Installs and
Banquets Its Newly Elected Officers.
The newly elected officers Of Excelsior
Lodge, No. 166, Free and Accepted Masons,
were regularly installed into Office on
Wednesday evening, at ST. Johns Hall.
Masonic Temple, before large attendance
of members and visiting brethren represent
ing many lodges Of this city, the interior and
foreign countries.
The beautiful and impressive ceremonies
of installation were creditably performed
by Franklin P. Bull, Past Master, acting as
installation officer, assisted by Thomas T.
Atkinson, Past Master, acti ing as Marshal.
During the ceremonies a Masonic choir,
comprising G. St j. Bremner first tenor, r.
|. Mould second tenor, j. 0. Low first bass,
Louis BIen second bass, H. NJ. Bosworth
organist pro tenn, rendered a number of
beautiful selections which made the event
still more impressive
The officers indicted into Office were as
follows: William A. Doud. Worshipful Mas
ter: Washington g. Winter, Senior Warden :;
Samuel II. Perkins. Junior Warden; Aaron
rotary; A. E. Buckingham, Marshal; Philip
L. Koscialowski, Senior Deacon; David
Cumming, Junior Deacon; Harry j. Lask
and G. z. Woodward, Stewards; G. ST j.
Bremner, organist; George w. Perkins,
Tyler.
On adjournment of the lodge all present
were invited to partake of banquet, spread
IN the banquet-room OF the Commandery
Hall. An appetizng menu was appreciat.
ingly discussed, and after the inner man had
been wholly satisfied the POSTMASTER of the
evening, William A. Doud, in few fitting
words, welcomed the assembled guests and
called upon the participants to respond to
toasts and sentiments or to favor the assem-
bly, with recitations or songs. The follow
ing gentlemen took part in the exercises:
Thomas T. Atkinson, Theodore E. Smith.
Charles Ii. Bryan, Fred c. Hensley, Wash
ington G. Winter, Samuel NJ. Shortridge,
Samuel III. Perkins, Aaron Doud, Philip L.
Kosclalowski, David Cumming, Louis Null
Ter, ID. M. Richards, Frank W. Rossbach,
G. p. Woodward, A. E. Buckingham, John
X. C. Hobbs, Thomas j. Shackeford, Jo-
seph NJ. Cumming. l.. Schumacher and G.
st. j. Bremmer.
The merry company remained until late
hour, fully enjoying the speeches made, the
singing by the choir and the little pleasant
ries INDUCED by several of the guests. The
banquet was. decided success, and when
1t was announced that the festivities would
close it was with regret. for all were having
the full measure of enjoyment
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

M. Jules Simon, the distinguished French
statesman and author, is Ill.
There are five Tayl0rs in the House vi
Representatives. all Republic ans.
Queen Victoria has engaged two hotels
at Nice for herself and suite in March next.
movement is being organized in Georgia
for the erection of statue 10 Eli Whitney,
the inventor of the cotton gin.
Herbert Bismarck has recently attracted
the attention of London and Berlin by i'm
moderate indulgence in the flowing bowl
The newest Burns relic is a chair made
from the printing press on which the origi-
nal kilmarnock edition of the Burns poems
was printed.
There is a prospect that General Lew
Wallace will be elected President of Wabash
College, TO succeed Dr.. Tuttle, who is to re-
tire next June.
The Louise Michel of the Spanish revoiu-
tionlsts is a Mrs. Cunningham, a woman of
English parentage, but born in Chile. She
Is well educated.
Emile Bayard. the painter of "Affaire
a Honneur, the picture of women dueling,
ease. He was "a years old.
The Earl of Beauchamp is about TO take
up MS residence among the poor Of the East
End, London, to direct mission work tor the
more unfortunate among them.
John d. Rockefeller. who is considered
Ny soHlo authorities the flcn6St man in
America, dresses very modestiy in dark
clothing. But he always wears high hat.
FREQ Grant is growing more and more
like his father in personal appearance. To
those who are not familiar with him, and
who knew his father, the resemblance is
said to be very striking.
The wife of Senator Davis of Minnesota,
Is fond OF hunting. While mere child she
was trained to handle rifle, and she has a
small Winchester that shows signs of use
hanging in her Washington home.
The Baroness de Stuers is tall and
beautifully formed woman, with pleasing
but not handsome face, with blue eyes and
possessed of a luxuriant suit of chestnu:
brown hair. She is about 40 years old
Secretary Blaine has accepted an invita-
tion to attend the dinner of the Merchant,'
Association at Boston, January It'll Mrs.
Blaine is somewhat indisposed at present,
but 1t Is thought she will be fully restored to
health by the time mentioned.
Dr. 5. Weir Mitchell, the celebrated alien
ISL, believes that the language one speaks
exercises an influence over his manners.
For instance, person may appear ill-bred
when using English, but the same person
Will be gentle and refined in manner when
speaking French
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18
TO ROB THE TREASURY,

A Boston Scheme Frustrated by the
Action of the Police.
Boston was recently much excited over
what is believed to have been an attempt to
blow up the City Treasury and then rob it,
but the scheme was frustrated by the
prompt action of the police. The clerks in
the Treasurer's Office at the City Hall were
busy counting large sums of money, which
had been drawn from the banks to pay off
the employees, when three strangers tried to
effect an entrance into the Office.
Two of them stood at the door while one
of them got inside. just at this moment
the police, who had been watching and fol-
lowing the strangers as suspicion us charac-
tiers, arrived upon the scene and immedi-
ately arrested the two men standing at the
door.
The other. seeing that the game was up,
made his escape. In the struggle at the
door one of the men dropped glass bomb
which broke to pieces and from which es-
capped such powerful fumes that the officers
were almost overcome. Tie fluid contained
in the bombs proved to be prusSic acid, and
1t is believed the robbers intended to throw
the bomb among the clerks while they were
counting the money. thus binding them,
AM then grab the Doodle and make their
escape. The two men who were arrested
and taken to the statlOn-hOuse gave their
names AS Joseph Cook and John Smith, Of
Chicago. A search of the prisoners dis
closed the fact that they had concealed upon
their persons quantity of valuable jewelry
and over $1,000. The police believe the men
are two famous Chicago crooks. Frank Null
len and Jack MaXeubIrg alias Happy
Jack. st. Louis Star Savings.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18
WON BY A CORPORAL.
He Saved Mamie's Life and Love
Did the Rest.

There is a social sensation down in the
United States barracks at Fort Wood, on
Liberty Island, that gives both officers and
soldiers more food for gossip than all the
war clouds of Europe and South America.
There are only handful of soldiers there,
but the social gradations are more strictly
defined than they are on the avenue. Cor
poral Van Rodens stein has broken through
them all by clipping with pretty Mamie
Hurst, the daughter OF the cOmmissary ser
geant of the company. To be sure Sergeant
Hurst is not very big gun in the army. but
he wants no son-ln-laW who Is an everyday
corporal.
Neither Mamie nor Van Ro1enstein cared
any more than they should for the father,
however. and the pair eloped. They came to
this city, says the New Y ork Press, and were
very appropriately married by 'Sojer" Flynn
Of Aldermanic fame. The Alderman under
stood the situation and raced through the
impressive ceremony like Vandal. 1t was
binding, however. and Corporal Van Roden-
stein made himself the legal son-in-laW Of
the Whiskered cOmmissary sergeant.
An order from General Howard called the
Sergeant over to Governors Island and
that afforded the opportunity for the elOpe-
ment. After the ceremony was over the
bride and groom repaired to the home of an
aunt in Brooklyn.
Late In the afternoon he went back to
Liberty Island. The father-in-law, who
bore his new honors very savagely, waited
for the Corporal Part of his attire was a
gun. which Captain Wetherill promptly de-
spoiled him of.
The Corporal was temporarily put under
arrest but Captain Wetherill, who has a
nigh opinion of the young fellow, subse-
quently released him and gave him days
iurlough in which to go and see his bride
Sergeant Hurst was requested to cOndense
himself, SO that his personality would cause
no collision with the newly married Cor
poral, The Captain declaring that in his
opinion the CORPORAL had done a praise
worthy act, rounding off his remarks with
his conviction that If Van Rodenstein re-
NAMED in the army be would not always be
a Corporal
There is bit of romance connected with
the introduction of the couple. Van ROden-
stein is a WashiDgtonian and joined the
company sh ortly after it came to Liberty
Island from Cincinnati. He is a handsome
fellow, and soon became one of the many
who, at a distance, admired pretty Miss
Hurst. Mamie's father permitted no intro
ducton.
Opportunity came, as it generally does to
all good-lo9king young fellows in love. One
day last winter, while Miss Mamie was
walking along the bulkhead of the embank-
meDt, she slipped on some ice aud would
surely have fallen into the bay had it not
been for the presence and aid of Corporal
Van Rodenstein. That served for an Intro
duction and love did the rest.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18
WANTED TO BE KICKED,
How President Lincoln Appeased IL

How President Lincoln Appeased the
Wrath of a United States Senator.
II shall never forget the manner in which
Lincoln appeased my husbands wrath over
a rather shabby trick played upon him."
writes Mrs. Harriet White of Indiana 10
the Chicago News. During the last term
of Mr.. White as United States Senator
there was a vacancy in the Lafayette post
office, and Mr.. Lincoln agreed that Mr..
White should name the postmaster. What,
then, was my husbands establishment to
learn one day that the President had filled
the place without consulting him, naming T.
man who was not at all his choice. Mr..
White started at once for Washington, and
day or two later confronted Mr.. Lincoln.
Hold on, Mr.. White, said the President
before my husband could say werd; i
know what you have come for; and before
you say word l want to tell you story.
One night in an Illinois town there was
large new hotel opened. The proprietor in
vited many guests to his banquet Among
those who sat down at one of the tables was
lean, hungry man who had not been in
yited. Nevertheless, he ate ravenously
until lie had tucked away in his stomach
food enough for four ordinary men. Every
one looked ON in establishment. Finally.
having satidted his appetite, the lean man
approached the proprietor with bland
smile and said: ''Sir, while not hidden
guest. have come here and enjoyed fine,
hearty meal. l have no money and there
fore cannot pay you. All you can DO is to
kick me outdoors, and | shall be very much
obliged if you will perform that service, for
l shall then feel that the account has been
squared"
Now White said Mr.. Lincoln, I have
no excuses to make. | know l promised
you that postoffice. But the other day there
came to Inc man whom had known from
boyhood, with whom l had fished and
hunted and slept many year, and to whom
was under the greatest obligations. He
didn't want anything for himself, but he did
ask the Lafayette postmastership for a
newhew Of his. So. what could l do but
give 1t TO him? Now, White, / should be
greatly obliged to you if you will kick me,
and kick me hard
Mr.. White did not accept the offer, but
the trouble was smoothed over then and
there"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18
SEA AND SHORE.
Boatman Spear Overheard With
Sailors Chest.
The Apache in Collision-A Story Out OF
Whole Cloth-Movements of Vessels.
Charters Reported.

While trying to put sailors chest into
boat at Vallejo-street Wharf yesterday
morning boatman named Robert Spear
missed his footing and fell into the water,
taking the chest with him. lie chung to the
box and was fshed out after being nearly
drowned.
outside the heads yesterday the weather
was hazy, wit northwest wind eight miles
an hour. The barometer stood 1928
RAN INTO THE PLANTER.
While trying to reach her berth at Mission
1 on Wednesday night the steamer Apache
colllded with the barkentine Planter and did
considerable damage.
There is no truth in the story that the
steamer Roseville dropped the line at sea
and began to tow the Tahiti
While at Santa Rosalia the ship Engle-
born had her bulworks badly smashed by
c0llldlng with an English bark.
MOVEMENTS AND DEPARTURES.
Inc FormoSa went to Vallejo street. IN
daunted, Edinburgh and Milton Park from
Fort Costa to the stream, and the Chinisura
to Fort Costa to load. To-day the Glancus
lng-mills, City of Benares to Union street,
Ihlst!ebank to the stream, and the Knight
OF st. Michaels and Giengarry tow to sea.
Departures were the steamers Montserrat
LOT Nanaimo ana Greenwood Tor Green
wood.
IN FROM SEA.
Arrivals were the steamers Humboldt and
Ventura from Eureka. Cosmopolis from
Hueneme, Pomona from San Diego, Point
Arena from Mendocino, Emily frOom Coos
Bay, British ship Deckmont from Swansea
with coal TO the Renton Coal Company, and
the ship Engelhorn from Santa Rosalia in
ballast.
LATEST CHARITIES.
Among the latest reported charters are
the following:
Br; iron ship Eagelhorn, 1874 tons, char
tered prior to arrival for VIII eat to U. K,
Havre or Antwers. 4Os.
Br. bark MandaIay, 904 tons. at San
Diego, wheat thence to Cork, U. K. Havre
or Antwerp.
Br. ship Zuleika, 1892 tons, now at San
Diego, wheat from Tacoma to Cork. U. K,
Havre or Antwerp.
Schooner Anna, 22S tons, returns to Ka-
hului in the Oceanic Line.
Bark Albert, 64S tons, returns to Honolulu
in the Hawaiian Line.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18
ALONG THE RAIL,

Travel Eastward Reported at the Mini
mum.
Local passenger agents report railroad
travel East as almost nil, and say that this
season the companies will almost certainly
refrain from presenting their employees with
Christmas presents in the way Of fat checks,
diamond pins, new hats and suits Of clothes
New Years gifts in the way of notices OF
discharge to reduce expenses are. however,
confidently expected.
1t was rumored in railroad circles yester.
day that President Palmer Of the d. and r.
u. will be here soon to consider the posi-
bilities OF extending the road into this State
40 change has taken place regarding the
differences between the Brotherhood of En-
gineers and the Southern Pacific
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18

moment, and replied: mo, yer Honor"
Subsequent investigation, however, showed
that the prisoner had previously been before
Tie court on three separate occasions.
How is this ?'' Queried the Judge. "The
records prove that you have been three times
before" "Begorrah, yer Honor that mustn't
be mistake" replied the Irishman. Them
other tonnes was in the ould courthouse"
-Philadelnhia Rncnrd
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18

Although the Dairymen's Union of this
. city has petitioned the Washington authori-
ties to stop the illegal traffic in oleom argar-
inc. the Internal Revenue Department is
Ignorant OF such traffic. except in two cases
where complaint was made. but which the
department. is not certain is we'll founded.
Two warrants were issued yesterday for
the apprehension of local dealers in the
suhstituta
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18
A Stuhhnrn Driuer

p. Barry, driver for Gladding & Mclean,
refused to draw up his team yesterday
when ordered to do so by Policeman Burrls
at the corner of Post and Montgomery
streets, while he was assisting two ladies to
cross, In fact attempted to drive over the
policeman. Barry was arrested for battery.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18

Mrs. Hedge, the proprietress of lodg-
ing-house at II Kearny street. reports the
finding of a sneak thief in one of her rooms
on Tuesday, but his exit was SO rapid that
she could not hold him. She says he made
away with $500 worth of surgical instru-
ments.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18
Prisoner Get. tho Best of a Judge

Judge Pershing of Pottsville, who was in
the city few days ago, tells story about
an old freshman who appeared before him,
charged with some trifiing offense. The new
courthouse In Pottsyille has only been Oc-
cupied short time. When the prisoner ap-
peared he was subjected to the usual ques-
tiOns. "Have you ever been here before %
asked the Judge. The Irshman considered
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18
Another Mining sopahh,.

Suithas been commenced by p. III. Posner
and Others to have the Directors of the
George Oscar Coal Mining Company re-
moved and stock cancelled which, it is
claimed. they have voted to themselves
without consideration.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18
IAUsALITo-sAN RAFAEL-sAN QUENTIN
NORTH PACIFIC COAST RAILROAD


Commencing Tuesday, Dec. I. 1891, ana
nntil further notice, boats and trains will run AZ
follows:
From SAN FRANCISCO for sAUSALITo, RoSs
VALLEY and SAN RAFAEL (week days)-7:3A
$3.50 IL 100 A. NJ; AS, 1925 sos, 5:l0rM
tsundays)-S:OO, 1O:O0, 11:30 A. NJ; / 30. 800.
$500 80 p. N.
From SAN FRANC for MILL VALLEY (ueer
days)-7:3o. $3.50. IL 800 A NJ; 1928. 4:55. 6:It
tsundays)-s00, 1000. II 80 A. NJ; 80. 3: 200.
200 p n Extra trip on Saturdays at LAS p. "
From SAN RAFAEL for SAN FRANCISCO (wesg
days)-8:25. 7:4o, $780, lilo A. M; 1 AS, $3.50
4:65 p NJ
lsundays)-s Co., 9 $50 A. M.;12:Oo NJ; 1880 $3.50
500 P. Extra trip Saturdays at 6:25 r 4
Fare 80 cents rouui trip.
From MILL VALLEY for SAN FRANCISCO (veef
days)-6:40, 7:55, s:&O, 1I:o0 A. NJ; $3.50. 6:U5
(sundGys)-S:l0, 1910. IL :4G A. NJ: LAS, 3:5a
e:l5 P NJ. Fare, so cents. round trip.
From SAUSALITO for SAN FRANCISCO (wesg
daysl-7:0o. 8:15. 1905. 1855 a. NJ. $3.50. 4:9S
6 30 p. N.
(Suudays)-S:45. l0:40 A. NJ; l2:t5, 2:l5, AIS
5:45 r. NJ Extra trip on Saturdays at7:05 P. NJ
Fare, rs cents round trip.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18
Mira. nevdenfeldrs AIInwanca

Mrs. HeydenfeIdt's Allowance.
leila o. Hellings. daughter of the late
Solomon Heydenfeldt has filed an objection
TO the widows application for an allowance
on the ground that it is unnecessary.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18
A PERFECT CUP OF COFFEE IS A LUXURY
The Great American Importing Tea Co.'s
Mocha and java Coffee is Perfection.

When You wish cup of tea that is delicious
and absolutely pure, try our PURE sun CURED
TEAS. imported only by the GREAT AMERICAN
IMPORTING TEA co. See and taste for your
self. See the beautiful, useful and ornamental
presents selected for our patrons.
GIVEN "a" AY.
A package of Delicious Cream Chocolate given
IN of no Of
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18
Smith Also Went Free

Thomas Smith. second mate OF the James
Drummond, charged with cruelty to a sailor,
was discharged from custody yesterday and
the charge dismissed.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18

- for Morning. P for Afternoon.
SUNDAYS excepted - saturdays o1lF-
.Sundays only.
THE PACIFIC IRA GER COMPANY
VIII call for and cheek baggage from hotels ami
residences Inquire OF ticket agents for time
and other information.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18

Don't become constipated. Take Beecham's Pills
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1891-02-13

application for billiard and pool
table license. approved.
j S Lays petition to have ] J
Shumate placed in the lunatic asy-
lum, upon the courts investiga-
ton, same was granted.
A Emerich pet. for dram shop
license granted.
VIM s Smith pet for dram shop
license granted.
j Fl Paul's bond as collector
approved,
V B Clark appoi uted j P Lib
ty tp. to fill vacancy of o Howk.
j d Holloway application for
superintendent of poor farm, ap-
proved. Judge Shoop protesting
the motion.
Com report on hog creek bridge
approved and com to let contract.
Com report on Gilmore bridge,
Approved com to let the contract.
Orders of the court LIST that
licenses for dram shops shall be
fixed at the following rates viz.
state tax for 6 months 5000 co.
tax for 6 months S400. 2 That the
poll taA for year 1891 be fiexdsat 2
days work for each male subject
to pay poll tax That Stephen
Hall r and B com. let the con-
tract for new bridge across salt
river In clay township near the
residence of James Shields.