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The morning call., 1892-04-21

ance of fash of lightning. due to resist
ance between the discharging points, is ex
actly reproduced in these subterranean
shocks which capriciously spare one place
and destroy another.
The fourth theory is that earthquakes are
cosmical phenomena; that is to say, that
they arise from causes entirely outside Of
this globe, and are due 10 the relation Of
the earth 10 the sun and moon on certain
occasions. In support of this theory it 10
contended that the Charleston earthquake
was predicted, not only as to the locality,
but as to the time. within day, and that
very close guess-to use a mild term-waS
made in the case of the shock Of two days
ago.
The volcanic men are supported by the
general association of earthquakes and vol
canoes, as in Japan, Guatemala and most
of Central America, Venezuela, Chile and
Southern Italy. On the other hand, the
great earthquake of Lisbon in 1855 was in a
non-volcauic district; but it may be case
of The exception proving the rule.
There is one thing in the California earth
quakes as whole, and those OF Napa and
Solano in particular. that must lead even a
prejudiced observer to admit that, from q
cause most easily connected with the vol
canic theory, a seismic focus does exist in
the link formed by Mount Diabio, Mount
ST. Helena and Mount Shasta. There is
another smaller focus In Santa Barbara
County, of which the volcanic connection Is
ST. Helena, which is admittedly an extinct
volcano. Ii there were not the Geysers to
plead eloquently for the internal fires. the
masses of basalt trap and tufa found all
around Mount ST. Helena are in evidence.
In 1854 it was reported that a volcano
existed on the sea beach near Santa Bar
bara, and solfataTas are still found in
abundance in the vicinity of that city.
Comparing these facts with the localities
and distribution of recorded earthquake
shocks in California and the volcanic theory
gains steadily in importance. Thus it is
with the earthquakes of San Juan Batsta,
San Juan Capistrano and San Diego in
1900. San Gabriel in 1903, Santa Barbara in
1906 and again at San Juan Capistrano in
1912, when the church was thrown down
and 40 Indians were killed BIZ its fall. This
shock extended northwestward aud dam
aged the churches Of San Gabriel, San
Buenaventura, Santa Barbara. Santa IneZ
and Purissima. La 1918 the church of
Santa Inez was damaged and in 1880 the
church of San Luis Oblspo. In 1861 an
earthquake occurred in the region to the
southwark of Mount Diablo, and the same
\ phenomenon required in 1865, the shock
being far greater in Oakland than in San
francisco.
The occurrence of a sharp shock Ia the
PaJaro Valley two years ago and the recent
shocks liz the valleys CT Napa and Solano
counties seem 10 indicate plainly a long line
of disturbance generally following the
Coast Range, and with the foci already
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ESCAPED AT BLACK POINT.
A Military Prisoner Walks OF in Civ
iAA's Suit.


iah's Suit.
One OF s.rnAle Sans reealcitrant soldiers
from the Preside outwitteQ the guards
while en- route to durance vile On Alcatraz
Island last evening, and Is now in hiding
somewhere in this city.
he was taken on board the Government
tug Mcdowell. which stopped at the Pre-
sidio at o'clock. Several other prisoners
were also put aboard at that point. The
officers are quite certain that there was no
one missing when the Mcdowell left the Pre-
sidio.
The next port Of stoppage was at Black
Point Here additional prisoners were
taken aboard. some passengers got off and
some got on. There was little confusion
ana the guards neglected to tally the pris-
Oners.
When but short distance from the Black
Point wharf, headed for Alcatraz, one OF
the guards espied a suit of prison garb that
seemed to lack an owner. 1t lay all in a
heap In corner with nary prisoner in
side of it.
An investigation followed, for prisoners
suits with nothing In them are an uncom-
mon thing on the deck OF well-regulated
craft. The prisoners were called aft and
tailed OFT. Sure enough one was missing.
lie must have secured civilians suit from
confederate on The boat aud escaped dur
ing the stop at Black Point.
The Mcdowell turned her nose about and
returned TO Fort Mason. Here the escape
was reported to the officers In charge, but
the prisoner was already out of reach.
IL goes without saying that a strict guard
was kept on the other prisoners from that
time on till they were safely landed at Al
catraz
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A WOMAN'S TRAP.
The Strange Plan She Adopted to Catch
q RecreaDt Lover.

The Strange Plan She Adopted to Catch
RecreaDt Lover.
Shortly after 10 o'clock yesterday morning
the Office of Macondray & Co., 427 Market
street. was besieged by large number Of
young men searching for employment as
bookkeepers. At first they dropped in by
ones and two. then in parties of three or
four. and finally the sidewalk became
crowded and the Interruption to business
quite serious. At this stage the firm came
to the conclusion that they were being made
the butt of practical joker. for they had
no vacancy In their own office and no COM
mission to fill such q position for any OF
their country customers. Accordingly they
inquired how the applicants came to apply
for the position and they were at once in
formed that it was In response to an adver-
tisement in THE CALL.
The paper was then examined and there,
sure enough. was the following;
COMPETENT BooKKEEPER FOR sACRA-
from 10 to H.
Upon making this discovery messenger
from the firm called at the business Office OF
The CALL and learned that the advertise
ment had been inserted and paid for by q
young lady whose description at once led to
her being identified as the same who had
been making inquiries for a week or more
at several large city establishments for a
certain Charley Hawthorne. When this
was reported TO Messrs. Macondray & Co.
the young woman was observed standing
across the street watching the procession of
unemployed. She was thereupOn taxed
with being the occasion of ii, but this she
Indignantly denied and Immediately dis
appeared.
When questioned on the matter the
woman told contradictory stories about
herself and her relationship to the man she
Is looking for She at first claimed that he
was her brother, that he had worked as
bookkeeper at Redington's and the Rich
ards Drug Company's. and had been told lie
was now with Macondray 81 Go. Subse-
quently she admitted she was not sure of
his name, but that be had always called
himself Charley Hawthorne That of
course exploded the relationship she had
tried TO establish and makes 1t probable
that she Is in search Of a recreant lover.
1t Is believed now by the different firms
OF whom she has been making inquiry that
she had at last come 10 the conclusion her
lover must be out of employment, and that
by inserting the advertisement and watch
Ing the line of applicants she would be very
likely to catch him. While she failed on
this point she certainly proved most con-
cusiyely TO the Market-street merchants
the value of THE CALL as an advertising
medium, over $50 applications in one hour
having been received by the firm In response
TO this three-line advertisements.
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MASONIC BUILDING. DIXON.

looking at the ruins of his store: WELL"
said he, with an odd mixture of a laugh and
sigh, 1T was square wTastle, anyhow"
L walked over TO the cemetery just after
sunrise to look at the tombs, with which.
had been told, the quake had PLAYED unholy
pranks. 1t was even SO. First. let me say
that, as bit OF landscape gardening. Dixon
cemetery Is as beautiful piece of work as
man ever devised or nature ever lent kindly
aid to. | have seen Pere la Chaise at Paris
and the Protestant cemetery at Rome, la
which Keats and Shelley await "the bright
morning of the world's resurrection" In
its own tiny way Dixon cemetery is an epit-
ONE of the beauties of both these cities of
the dead. And how Gould one but feel
panied and grieved to see the fallen monu-
ments and wrenched tablets. In one spot,
where the birds were singing among the
silent expresses and arbOr vitae trees, as if
to speak Of eternal spring and that the dead
die not forever. / saw a beautiful mar ole
column thrown from its pedestal and lying
prone at the foot of a rose bush literally
smothered with white roses. The giant
tread OF the earthquake had not awakened
the sleeper beneath; but that fallen column
told its tale all too eloQuently.
Most of the families in Dixon stu mbered
itfullY last night, for, weary as they were,
the shock which came at A. NJ. was a
q milder sort at O'Clock. This one decided
me to arise and give up the sleep business
as bad job. At 8 80 o'clock came third,
which was felt lightly all along the line to
Benicia. But to the Dixonite who remem-
bered the ripsnorter OF Tuesday. it was
mo great shakes" The world moves, as
Calico once remarked, and the good people
of Dixon felt that the time had passed for
fears and come for action. In few hours
the streets have been almost cleared of
wreckage and rubbish. and the more seri-
ously damaged buildings surrounded with
havr rim Naat
fist church, which is in a very insecure
condition, has not yet been so guarded.
The interior of it looks as if ward primary
In cobblestone district had been recently
held within, and the pews are q study In
the picturesque.
There is work here for scores Of GLACIERS,
hrfcklayers and carpenters. but Sacramento,
Oakland and San Francisco can probably
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AFTER THE QUAKE.
The Damage Not 50 Great as at
First Reported.
CLEARING AWAY THE DEBRIS At DIXON.
YaeayiIle People Getting Things in shape Il
Few Light Shocks Experienced
Yesterday.
Reports from all the points along the line

Reports from all the points along the line
CT the earthquake disturbance OF Tuesday
show that the earth is Quieting down, ex-
actly following the precedent in the Napa
case last October While it is evident that
consider able damage has been done at VIM
tiers. Vacaville and Dixon, it is gratifying to
notice that public confidence is thoroughly
restored in all these cities and that the peo-
pie are getting 10 work on repairs. Moth
ing is more surprising than the fact that
there was no loss of life when there was
such a considerable destruction of property.
Several slight shoeks marked the sub
sidence of the seismic disturbance yesterday
morning the most noteworthy of which oc-
Cured at o'clock. 1t did no damage and
was confined to the section already visited
by the shock of Tuesday.
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COURT OF APPEALS.
Railroad Companies CompIain Of Excess
sive Damages Awarded.

AhhuTOhu companies complain OF EXceS-
sive Damages Awarded.
The papers In the case Of Asa Hamilton
VS.. the Southern Pacific Railroad Company
were yesterday filed in the United States
Circuit Court OF Appeals. The plaintiff pur-
chased ticket from San Francisco TO Reno
and was put of the train by the conductor
at LovelOck. because 1t was claimed that he
had purchased his ticket from n scalper. A
jury in the United States Circuit Court OF
Nevada awarded Hamilton damages to the
amount Of Sii.75o and the railroad CON-
pany now appeals. claiming that amount to
be excessive.
The case OF the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company vs.. George S. Lewis ct ais. was
argued aud submitted In the United States
Circuit Court OF Appeals yesterday. Lewis
ct ais. owned ei00 cords Of wood In Jeffer-
son County, Mont, which were DESTROYED
by fire caused by sparks from one of the
railroad eompany's locomotives. A Jury
las found that Lewis ct ais. are entitled to
ST. SO damages. and now the railroad
people appeal the case.
Judge Gilberts de ision In the cases of
United States VS.. the English tugboats Pilot
and Lorne. reversing the judgment Of the
lower court and declaring that they will
have TO pay no fine for towing in The Straits
OF San Juan de Fuca, is based upon the
ground that the tugs, when engaged In tow
Ing, did SO on the British side of the boun-
dairy line. and therefore In foreign waters
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ROkN.
MARRfED.

ES-BERMiNGHAE-In this city, April 1s
1897. Dr. Charles Frat els Stokes L. : N. OF
Mare Island 20 Charlotte 4. Birmingham OF San
Francisco.
RoBERTS-CHESTER In this city April l6
1892. C. Arthur Roberts OF Fresno and MIRA
Jennie Chester OF San Ma.eo.
CoNNERSE-GRUNDY-In MarysvIlle. April Is,
1872. by the Rev. J. l.. Macauley, Joseph Milton
Converse 10 Ellen May Grundy. both OF Colusa
RANDr-BELLISGER-It Tacoma New ApriI
IL. 1892. by Justice OF the Peace William Conger
Georgc l. Brandt OF san Francisco to Mary K.
Belluger OF foano, New.
TALLMAS-JARMAS-I this city. April IL. 1892.
by Justice Low. Jedd!e A. Tallm&l Liberty A
JarmaQ.
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Licensed to Marry.

Licenses to marry were issued yesterday
to:
Otto Reicbhart and Emilia Lecher, 2O-21.
Marcus q. johnson aud Annie Murdoch, 25-
81.
Anton L. Bergum and Gustna Egge 2S-25.
r. Avery Mccarthy and Lillian l.. Wagner %
20.
David c. Barber and Nellie B. Yates, 29-23.
Edward Scott and Elise T. HakanssOn, 2S-26.
Carl Denker and Elizabeth +. Tavares 43-38.
john w. herrick ana Carrie /. Davis 23-23.
Augusle Berger and Julia Peyregue, 27-16.
samuel Johns and Hanna Buorq 34-3I.
Arthur ID. Eastwood and Minnie ID. Fahlbusch,
22-2O.
81
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PERSONAL NOTES.

Sheriff Z. w. Kay of Visala is at the
Lick.
Herman Shain valid has gone to Europe on
six months Tip.
Edward Straub of Crescent City, a sur
vivor OF the California Hundred, the first
company that left this State for the war, is
visiting this city.
Joseph Figel. who has been a merchant In
San francisco since 1Si9, left last night for
Europe. acco mpanied by his wife. They
expect TO be absent two years.
Willard Beebe, newspaper man from the
San Joaquin Valley, Is in town. Mr. Beebe
has purchased a fine new outfit for the H.
dependence, at Volta. MERGED County, and
MsyI
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been three small shocks during the early
hours of this morning. The hardest was at
2:05 o'clock, the second came little before
80 O'Clock and the third at s 40
The estimated damage is no. less than
100000 Tue worst cases are the homes of
William Baker. j. r. Wolfskill and William
Brinck the Hotel Deyilbiss, the bank and
the Masonic Hall.
There is one feature in the results of the
shock here which has not been noticed to
anything like the same extent elsewhere
II repeats the case of the Charleston
earthquake, when all the superficial effects
were noted at the ighboring town of
Somerville. At Winters there have been
developed number of assures in the earth,
water has been elected. gas has escaped and
the bed Of the creek has been filed up for a
The morning call., 1892-04-21

in the lapse of centuries cavities are pro-
duced by the contraction Of the earth's
crust In cooling. and that the everything
strata cave in. just rs the villages in coal
bearing regions collapse when the under
The advocates of this theory claim that it
is the only logical and rational one and that
the gases. vapor. etc.. disengaged are SIM
ply squeezed out, so to speak, having been
pent up In the cavities like steam in boiler.
The third theory. which has many advo-
Gates among thoughtful men. is that earth
Quakes are subterranean thunderstorms, so
to speak. They argue that when from any
local causes the balance OF electrical force
Is disturbed, nature promptly re-establiskes
1t, and that the zig-zag or forked appear
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MORE SHOCKS AT DIXON.
But They Are No Great Shakes, and NJ
Fresh Damage Is Done.

But They Are No Great Shakes, and No
Fresh Damage Is Done.
DIXON, April 20.-This town has had
three more shocks since the big one OF yes
terday, but the people are regaining conf
dence, and are clearing away the ruins in
hearty style. Most of the brick buildings
that were damaged by the first shock will
have to come down. aud the most notewor-
thy fact in this connection is the c0mpOsure
with which the issue is being faced. Earth
quakes do net, as a rule. come within the
insurance chapter of accidents, and many
of the tcwnspeople will be heavy losers.
But they are bracing up TO the emergency,
and the pluck displayed is best illustrated
by the remark of veteran who was met by
your correspondent, just about sunrise,
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A Faulty Indictm emit.

Judge Morrow yesterday sustained the
demurrer Of Mortimer Fox to one count in
the indictment charging him with stealing a
check from the United States mails, but up
held the count charging the defendant with
stealing the letter which contained the
check. On the rendering of the decision the
District Attorney asked that Fox be held on
the first count. and the court gave him until
this morning to produce authorities, though
expressing the opinion that the indictment
should be Quashed on account of the faulty
construction of the second count.
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Bryues' Capture.

On last Saturday evening the grocery-store
OF William Green at Twentieth and Florida
streets was burglarized. Among other things
the robbers took away eleven silver dollars.
Detective Brynes set to work on the case
and last evening succeeded in rounding-up
three Mission hoodlums, who were charged
with burglary at the Observation-Disclosures Sta
ton. They are named. respectively, George
Reynoldson, James Dorson and Michael Me.
Aulff, the latter being brother of the
pupilistlc Joseph
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Auction ssie of Real Estate To-Day.

McAfee, Baldwin & Hammond hold their
auction at the Real Estate Exchange to-day
at noon. The Offering consists of "a lots
adjacent to the children's Fairgrounds, and
50 close to the main attractions of the park
that the property is likely 20 be in active
demand. The terms are easy, being only
one-third cash, making the lots within the
reach Of all. The property is bounded by
II and Hugh streets and Second and Third
avenues, and Is within block of the
terminus Of the Page-street cable road, and
also the electric road now building.
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Skinned the Cream.

In dairy near town Just the cream was
spilled. leaving the milk as neatly skinned
as though IL had been done with the lad Q.
Police Judge Cravens of S acramento tells
a similar incident as having oc Cured at his
nome on IL street yesterday mo rning. Two
quarts OF milk We're placed In pan of thar
measure. Next morning the cream when
the Judge had hoped to enjoy with his
breakfast was on the floor. having heen
gently tipped out Of the pan, though the
skinned milk emained.-Sacramento Bee.
April %
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mira and other points. but they did not stay
long, ard they were accompanied in their
exodus by those of the town speople who
had relatives or friends in other villages
and towns. 1t is safe to say now that the
danger is over, and that while it Will take
100000 at least to repair damages. the
money will be Forthcoming and Vacaville
will rise like the phenix of old from its
rubbish, il not from IT'S ashes.
The south side of Main street has already
been made passable. Contracts for repairs
are already being made and when it is con-
sidered that Vscaville has already been
burned out four times it is impossible not
to admire the indomitable faith and public
spirit OF the townspeople. 1t Is quite GER
tain, however, that bricklayeTs will find
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Front OF Dugan's Store. Dixon.

the vicinity OF Lakeport is as significant as
the hot springs and trembling earth ut Kel-
SEVILLE.
Inc strength OF chain Is that of Its
weakest link, and IL is unite probable that
the comparative immunity which San Fran
cisco enjoys from destructive earthquake
shocks is due TO the weaker spots north and
south OF her, which act the part of fusible
plugs in boiler. At the same time the
vicinity OF Napa, Callstoga, st. Helena,
Vacayilie, Dixon and Winters can in no
sense be compared in danger or assurance
oil destructive outbreaks with the most
favored portions of such countries as Cala-
in-Asia.
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NJ usic In the Park.

Following is the programme of music In
be performed In Golden Gate Park this aft
ernoon:
/. Scbwediscbcr Hochzeits Marsch Soedsruan
2. Overture, der Tambour de Garde" - Tifi
8. ATabische serenade. ............ orr a Ia ncay
4. Grand selection from "ChilperIcr Uaevs
3. Cayatins Beatrice di Tendin solo for
clarionet. performed by G. CasparD - BeIIini
D. Srsna prize concert march. "Baccanale',.
q. Grand overture. ''stabat Mater. merchants
B. Journaiisten waltz Sfrans.
8. Selection, ''Rigoletto'' ......,.,,.,. verdi
10. Polonafse dc Concert, "A La Societe Ia
douiousaine, thtst time) ...... Paul Vidal
H. Medley, Boston Bake" first time) y Rroors
IL. G4lOp, "lnrOugn the sun" Rof
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very little work here in the future, for the
recent experience has been severe blow to
confidence in lofty buildings, especially
when made Of brick.
VacavIle ought to reap a harvest from
the sightseers who are iocking in from all
parts. Most of them are leaving money be-
hind them and are full of expressions OF
sympathy for the sufferers. The post and
telegraph Offices have been besieged ever
since early yesterday morning.
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Accuaed of Crime.

The following informations were filed
by the District Attorney yesterday: Frank
Leavy, Thomas Tully. j. A. Jansen, John
Mckee. John Curtain, Edward Jetmore and
Henry Shaw, grand larceny with IL prior
convictiops); Sow All Cow and Charles
Dawson. assault to murder; w. II. Alex
ander, assault to commit rape; Maurice
Strauss. forgery (2l; William Ross, assault
George Craig embezzlement
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heaviest shock came little before o'clock
this morning and shook down several walls
which were alrea dy tottering. but did no
other damage. No one has been hurt since
sbe big shock far The reason that the ma
iorlty have preferred the open street to the
sanctuary Of even frame house. Exactly
now many went without bed Is hard
TO say. but the hunter OF bloodshot
eyes and shaking, nerveiess forms seen on
the street this morning would lead to the
conclusion that most people made night Of
r. Many visitors came ia from Dixon. Ell
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Broke the Covenants.

Marie A. Curtis. the wife Of M. B.
Strelinger, the actor. has sued Henry E,
Fsust to release her from all obligations
under a contract of June g. 1890. and to re-
cover S1100 damages. The contract was for
the sale on the installment plan OF two lots
I'm Peralta Park, Berkeley. for the sum
named. Faust has broken the covenants in
regard to the payment Of taxes or assess
ments.
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Scientists Differ Widely as to the Cat
OF Seismic Disturbance.

Scientists Differ Widely as to the Causes
OF Seismic Disturbances.
Nothing is moro unsatisfactory than the
present state of scientific information on
earthquake lore. 1t is like the theories of
the claimants In the Blythe case, which, as
distinguished counsel observed, were all
incompatible with the facts and with each
other.
In general way, there are four theories
That command respect. but the trouble is
that they cannot be reconciled. The FIRST is
that they are due to explosive action of a
volcanic character. as evidenced by the dis
engagement Of sulphurous gas, steam and
mephitic vapors. The second idea is that
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THE FERRY CLOCK,
HIS fcnduium Broken by the Sharp Eartl
quake Shock.

It's Pendulum Broken by the Sharp EARTH
quake Shock.
The severity with which Tuesday morn
inR's heavy earthquake shock was felt on
the water front may be judged by the way
the pendulum in the ferry tower clock was
served This pendulum Is between 80 and
" pounds weight and Is suspended by a
steel spring or inches long and 81 of an
inch wide. similar in appearance to q piece
of scrap iron.
The shock set the pendulum to wriggling
In an irregular manner from side to sid :
and kept 1t up so long that the strong steel
was warped In all sorts OF shapes and
finally broken