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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-09
SWEDES KNITTING BLATTNER.
Boss Keliy's Candidate for Sheriff Is In
Very Bad WAY.


"Yes, the Swedes are grinding their axes
SO as to chop Billy Blattner's head oil on
election day." said a prominent Swedish
gentleman who was Interviewed as to the
rumor that the Swedish element in this city
were opposed to w. j. Blattner, the KepuD-
lican nominee for Sheriff.
Two years ago, when Mr.. Biattnef was
running for the Office of County Clerk, he
pledged the Swedish-American Polltlcai
Club that in the event Of his election ne
would retain as deputy member oil Inc
club who had served under Mr.. Davies, the
former County Clerk. Mr.. Blattner was
elected aud retained the clerk Just two
months.
THE club. through Its committee ap-
pointed for the purpose, wanted TO know
the reason of his discharge and was In
formed by Mr.. Blattner tnat the gentleman
gave satisfaction as a clerk; in fact, ne
received highly f1attering letter OF recon-
mendatiOn extolling his abilities, but owing
to political reasons change had to be maze.
On being pressed for a definite reason he
intimated that tie positions in his once
were not at his own disposal and that ne
had to make appointments according 10 INC
orders OF others.
The committee having reported back 10
the club, it was decided TO ignore ". j.
Blattner in his future political aspirations.
The club has membership OF about 4oO,
and it is safe 10 say that among the swedish
Republicans over 1000 votes Will be cast
against Billy Blat;ner."
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TWO Snicides.

John Henry Huffman committed suicide
yesterday afternoon at his home, 1917 San
Carlos avenue, by shooting himself in the
abdomen. He was aged SO years, and
native of Germany. He formerly conducted
a gr0cery-store at the Mission, but owing 10
speculation and losses he was compelled
to retire from business. For several months
he worked in wholesale establishment as
packer.
Mrs. Isabella German Of 9l3 Treat ave-
nue. ended ner life yesterday in her home
by swallowing carbolc acid. An inquest
was held in the afternoon. and it appeared
that she took the poison while temporarily
insane from sickness
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Ered Davis dying.

Fred Davis, at ono time detective OF this
city. who during the Sharon trial was body
guard to the late William Sharon, is lying
at the point OF death in the Palace Hotel.
lie has been I'll but few days, aud there is
no hope OF his recovery. After the death
OF the ex-senator, he was detective for the
Palace Hotel, but resigned that position to
become Chinatown guide for the guests
of that Intel
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which directs the affairs
Of the federation of all
the women's associa-
tions in the United
States. The develop
ment of the societies
formed by American
women for various pur-
poses mas been extraor-
binary of late. The thir-
teen among them which
form the National C0un-
ell have not less than
1000, 600 mem bers. The
most numerous is the
Christian Temperance
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An inquest was held yesterday in the case
of Charles &. Wood, the saloon-keeper who
died from coal gas asphyxiation in his home
at California and Steiner streets. The testi-
:nony showed hat he was very Respondent
and had frequently threatened to end his
life .Sucde" was the verdict then rem
dered by the COgOner's jury.
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POLITICAL.

Precinct 6-23l Chestnut st,
Precinct 1881 Lombard st.
Precinct S-6U0 Lombard ST.
Precinct $500 Montgomery ave.
Precinct I0-S03 tibert st,
Precinct ll-l62S Powell Sc.
Precinct 12-16o0 Mason sc.
Precinct 13-1426J2 Powell ST.
Precinct l4-ll00 Broadway.
Precinct 15-2004 Leayenworth ST.
Precinct l6-250l Taylor st.
FORTY FIFTH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.
Precinct w side Trinity ST., bet. Bush and
Suffer.
Precinct 2-5 BeIden plsce.
Precinct 3-24 Drumm st.
Precinct 4-123 Leidesdorff St
Precinct 5-l4 Webb st.
Precinct 6-535 Clay ST.
Precinct 1910 Jackson ST.
Precinct S-421 Commercial st
free net 9-l03 WASHINGTON ST.
Precinct 10-S Washington ST.
Precinct ll-92U Battery st
Precinct 1920 Pacific ST
Precinct 1888 Montgomery St
Precinct 14-404 Broadway.
Precinct 15-Sl2 SansOme ST.
Precinct l6-336lt2 Green ST.
Precinct ia Union ST.
VIM. A. BROWN,
Registrar of Voters.
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emo Sons of Exrmpts.

Alan enthusiastic meeting of the Sons OF
Exempt Firemen, held on last Friday night,
the following were elected officers Tor the
ensuing term; President. W. j. Guilfoyle
vice-presdeht. Adolph Traube; recording
secretary, William A. Smith; financial see
ietary, GastDn B0isse Jr. Treasurer. Philip
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|. Figel; sergeant-at-aIms. G. w. Smith /;
KEELING, G. NJ. Grief. William Rosekamp
and j. Fitzpatrick. The association will
hold a meeting ON the 18th of November,
when the newly elected officers will be in
stalled and there will be a literary and gas
trOn0nlic feast
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AN IMPORTANT OFFICE.

President of the National Council of
American Women.
New orS Commercial Advertiser.
Mrs. May Wright SewaIl is the president
of the National Council of American Women
and the head of the superior committee
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REGISTRATION PLACES,
Election November 8, 1892.
TwENTY-EIGHTH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.

TWENTY-EI6HTH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT,
Precinct Ito Howard st.
Precinct 2-2j6 Steuart st.
Precinct 3-40l Harrison ST.
Precinct 4-547 Folsom st.
Precinct 81 Clementina ST.
Precinct 6-2l4 First st:
Precinct 7-524 Howard st.
Precinct S-S2 Natcma st.
Precinct 9-54 FIRST ST.
Precinct l0-l03 Jessie ST.
Precinct I'LL Third st.
Precinct l2-ll7 Nstoma ST.
Precinct 1926 Hunt st,
Precinct 14-7l Clementina st.
Precinct 1850 Folsom ST.
Precinct 1851 Third ST.
Precinct lab Third st.
TW1 NTY-NlNTH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.
Precinct l-Jesse ST., near Fifth,
Precinct al Fifth st.
Precinct 5-256 Minna ST.
Precinct IT'S Howard st.
Precinct S-375 Mnna ST.
Precinct 9-SE cor. Fifth aud Natoma SITS
Precinct 1920 Third st.
Precinct ll-702 Folsom ST.
Precinct l2-229 Fifth ct.
Precinct l3-63ia Shlpley st.
Precinct l4-7e7 Folsom st.
Precinct 1900 Harrison st.
Precinct l6-S0O Harrison st.
Precinct l7--120 Perry st.
Precinct IS-42g Fourth ST.
Precinct 19-Nw cor. Bryant and Third SITS.
THIRTIETH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.
Trecinct 1-4O2 stevenson st.
Precinct = l06 Fifth st.
Precinct 1866 Stevenson st.
Precinct 4-47O Mlnna St
Precinct $50 Minua ST.
Precinct 6--52i Natoma st.
Precinct 7-429 Minuas st.
Precinct S-l50 Firth st.
Precinct 9-2l5 sixth st.
Precinct l0-234 Sixth ST.
Precinct lose Howard st.
Precinct 1856 Sixth st
Precinct 1891 Harrison Sc.
Precinct l6-444 Sixth st
THIRTY FIRST ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.
Precinct l-l3 Eighth Sc.
Prec net 2-19 Ninth st.
Precinct sizes Mission st.
Precinct 1900 Natoma st.
Precinct $40 Eighth st.
Precinct 6-l306 Mission ST.
Precinct 7-l440 Howard ST.
Precinct S-26l Eleventh Sc.
Pre- cinct 9-202 Eighth ST.
Precinct 10-249 Eighth st.
Precinct 1I-.osla Seventh ST.
Precinct 12-S46l2 Seventh st.
Pre- cinet III Sheridan ST.
Precinct l5-ss Ches,ey st.
THIRTY SECOND ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.
Pre- met l-542 First st.
Precinct 2-435 Bryant ST.
Precinct 3-739 Fourth ST.
Precinct I'D 9 Brannau ST.
Precinct 5-430 Brannan st.
Precinct 6-4S2 Brannar st.
Precinct 7-5U0 Fourth ST.
Precinct S-5201s Sixth st.
Precinct 8 Blnxome ~. near Fourth.
Precinct l0-s27 kentucky ST.
Precinct l-602 Sixth st
Precinct l2-l2 Boardman place.
Precinct 1921 Bryant ST. .,. 90.
Precinct l4-NE. cor. Napa anu Cohnect.Ssu' ~
Precinct l5-NE. cor. Florida and Butte s's'
THIRTY THIRD ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.
Precinct l-4ol wenty second st. 49,, robson,
Precinct 2-sE. cor. Twcnty-second anu foisoh
Precinct 3-Nw cor. Twenty-fourth and Treat
ayehuc' CT cor Twaptv-sixth and Alabama
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Z HIUU, UUI I1IB llUsV
powerful is the National society, which
claims political rights for women and has
gained its object at least in one of the forty
four States in the Union in Wyoming
MAS our readers are probably aware, 1t Is
intended to hold next year great interna-
tional congress of women at Chicago. and
Mrs. Sewall has undertaken to induce the
women Of the Old World TO send delegates.
She has already visited Italy, Switzerland,
Germany and Belgium for the purpose, and
is now in France, where quite recently she
presided at a conference in Paris TO explain
the object of her mission. Mrs. Sewall is a
native of Milwaukee, in Wisconsin, and
dlrectress Of ladies' college at Indian
apolis. Although quite young her hair is
perfectly white, which gives her the appear
ance OF a marauise of Louis XV's time.
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Earrings are no longer fashionable, and
the best dressed women appear now at the
opera ball without even the solitaire, pearl
or turquoise screw which was The gradual
abandoning OF the ornamental ear hobs.
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YOUNG Man.. me.,,rr.

A service Of unusual interest will take
Suffer street, this afternoon at o'clock.
President Jordan of the Stanford Univer-
sty Will preside over the exercises. and
there will be short addresses by several OF
our clergymen and other Christian workers.
and special singing will be an extra feature
of the service. Seats free to both ladies
and gentlemen.
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clergyman in Oxford has invited the
men who frequent the rivers on Sundays to
come to church In their boating flannels.
Hitherto such costumes had been trowned
upon and the boatmen had not gone to
church.
The morning news., 1892-02-22
Against Bis own Orders.

Young Abijah Hatch was in the stable with his
two brothers, Samuel and Joseph, who had been
at school that day, says the Youths Companion,
"Bije's" schooling was finished Mr.. Hatch.
who stood outside, could not but overhear his
sons conversation about the farm he goat
You KNOW, Bile was saying, "how mad it
makes old Billy to shake your fist at him You
know how he puts down his head and goes for
you. Well, continued Abiiah, ''this afternoon
climbed down behind the ducking-rock, where
IL nat with the bank, to get drink from the
river. When lifted myself there was old Billy
staring at me. l made up my mind to get even
with him. So shook both fists at him and he
just toro at me. When he was real close 7
popped down behind the rock He was going
so fast he couldn't stop. So he went right over
my head into the river"
let, Lets try it on him again" said Joseph.
your" said their father, coming round the cor
ner and looking sternly on the three That
was mean trick to play on old Biily-and the
water icy cold. too. Continued Mr. Hatch. fix
ing severe eye on Bile. Don't you ever let
me hear of your doing 1t again Do you under
standl" Yes, sir, y" said the three boys all at
once, for their father was what is called strict
discipliDartan. That night Mr.. Hatch told bis
wife the story. ''Did you ever see old Billy act
that way?" he asked. Yes; he goes headlong
at anybody that shakes fist at him, :" "Curousl
ia like to see him do it" said Mr.. Hatch, medi-
tatively, as he went to bed
Next day Bic, on his way back from the
orchard, noticed Billy tearing across the field.
A large man was standing on the ducking-
stone, shaking his fist at the goat. Curiosity
had been too much for Mr.. Hatch He caught
sight OF his son at the critical moment when he
should have jumped. Dismayed at being found
disobeying his own orders the stern father for.
got the on-rushiGg Billy. A moment more aud
Abijeh was running TO help his father out of The
river. Here, dad, the banks not so steep
here, was all the wise boy said. Thank you,
Abi1ah. Do you think your mother was watch
dangerous"
The morning news., 1892-02-22
Searching for His Teeth.

AS four young men were seated at table in
a popular Park row restaurant last evening
says the New York World man rushed in
from the street. and running up to them in an
excited manner said:
Amy of you fellers see a set Of teeth living on
this table?" 80 0--
Being assured by his Observation-Disclosures that
they had not seen any bric-a-brac of that de-
scription lying around, he pranced up to the
cashier and said:
Look a here, mister, when l went out left
my false teeth on that table, and l must have
'em back. s'pose whoever found 'em brought
'em to yer, for they amt no good to nobody
only me. No? You didn't see EN-? Well cali
up the walters, some of them must a found
EN-"
The walters were all questioned, but not one
or them had seen anything of the missing
teeth. The man became violently excited and
insinuated that somebody about the place was
not as honest as he might be.
MY. but it's too bad ] should loose them
teeth" he exclaimed. "They was bran new
and hadn't worn en- week
Continuing to lament in this fashion the man
Kept up vigorous search beneath the tables
in the sugar basins and under the table cloths
all the while casting angry and suspicious looks
at all about him, who we're by this time con.
vulsed with laughter.
Finally a bystander asked him il he had
thought to look in his pockets. This idea had
not struck him before, for on thrusting a hand
into one Of the side pockets of his overcoat he
fished out the missing grinders and clapped
them into his mouth, amid a roar of laughter
from the spectators.
That's right, boys. the laughs on me " the
man said, as a rosy hue suffused his face
"laugh as much as you like. Id sooner have yer
laughing at me than have lost them teeth. ~
The morning news., 1892-02-22
The Press and the "shows."


Southern newspapers, as a whole. are
averse to harshly crIticising a theatrical
performance, and never do so unless It IS
positively bad. The chief reason is that the
papers desire, as far as may be consistent
with public duty. to encourage troupes Of
players to come south. There are
only few public places Of
amusement in most of the southern
citiee where an evening may be spent in
pleasant relaxation from business, and inas-
much as we cannot afford really irst-class
"shows" all the time, we take things as
they come with pretty good grace. tolerat-
ing the bad for the sake of enjoying the
good. and doing as little growing as pos
sible.
This spirit Of tolerating lot of cha fl for
few grains Of wheat has recently been
presumed upon by managers of so-called
theatrical combinations not deserving OF
barn for an auditorium and squad Of rail-
road laborers for an audience. Forged press
notices are put In the hands of an unscru-
pulous advance agent possessed of a
wondrous gift of the CAB, and on the strength
Of the name Of the paper signed to the clip
ping, good advance" notices ars published
concerning the performance. But when the
''showh reaches the town, - And the
local paper is blamed for not telling the
people better than to patronize it.
Savannah has not been troubled to any
great extent with that class of flakes"
This city gets as good performances as any
in the south, with the exception, perhaps,
of New Orleans. But some of our neigh
boring cities are not 80 fortunate. Recently
a Carolina newspaper criticised properly a
catch-penny show that drifted in and fooled
the people. The manager of the company
presumed too far on good nature and got
a scorching. To "get even," the Snowman
has been trying to work the sympathy
racket on his love for the democracy and
his southern nativity, at the same time Will
flying the paper for exercising its unques-
toned right.
All Of this by the way Of showing how it
is possible that the forbearance of southern
papers toward theatrical companies has
been misdirected. A vigorous winnowing
Of the chaff might be good thing. True.
it would be longer time between drinks"
in some Of the smaller cities, but appetites
would be all the keener whetted for some-
thing good when 1t did come.
The morning news., 1892-02-22
February %.

To-day will be an interesting one polite
ally and otherwise. Being the anniversary
of the birth Of the father of his country, it
will be pretty generally celebrated all over
the country, with military displays and
parades principally. But there will be
several events Of more than ordinary
interest. First in Importance is the
New York democratic state convention at
Albany. kilograms published in yester-
days MORNING NEWS indicate that the
convention will vote overwhelmingly for
Hill delegates to the Chicago convention.
Mr.. Cleveland, whose name suggests itself
whenever the democratic national con-
vention is mentioned, will deliver
an address before the law depart
ment Of the University of Michigan.
There will be no politics in the
address, of course; but the people have be.
come habituated to regarding an address by
Mr.. Cleveland as ian event." whether it be
on politics or any other subject; 80 the Ann
Arbor speech will be widely printed and
quoted.
The third event will take place in St Louis,
where a conference Of the farmers alliance,
and Knights of Labor will be held. Other
agricultural and labor organizations have
been invited to participate in the meeting.
An effort will be made to secure a
fusion Of all these organizations for
the purpose Of entering the field of
national politics with candidates for Presi-
dent and Vice President. But
in the first place, according
TO programme, a platform is to be
formulated and the national conventions of
the old parties invited to accept 1t. Failing
in this, a third party movement with ma
tional convention In July will be tho
result-provided, of course, the programme
works out.
With these several events of leadi g note
and the numerous local celebrations
Washington's birthday this year will be one
of the most important Of the 1866 days Of
1892.
The morning news., 1892-02-22
BRIGHT BITS.

SHIvvER-This is one Of those Masonic rooms,
isn't it?
Landlady-What do you mean, sirG
Shivver-lt never gets above thirty-three de-
greeS.-Pttck.
FANGLE-It seems to me very strange that
Mrs. McJunkin should lavish so much affection
on that homey pug dog.
Cumso-Not at all. You ought to see her
husband.-Epoch.
AROHIrEcr-And on these panels you wish,
believe, the double convolute.
Mrs. Nouveau-O, no, indeedi l said /
wanted just plain wiggle running down each
side.-HGrper'S Bdzdr.
"YoU seem to think very highly of him.
Does he praise your looks when you are with
him?'
mo. but he runs down those Of the other
girls. ''-Nelc York Press
Brown used improper language on the play
grounds. He may come forward
Willie Brown did't say no bad words.
Schoolm 'enl-SinCe Willie owns up so readily
| will excuse him this time.-Kote Fields
Washington.
WHAT ever become of that half fool cousin
Of yoursg"
'Half foolS Why, that young man discovered
aremedy for every disease that flesh is heir to. :"
Yes. He invented a patent medicine"
NetU York Press,
FoND MAMMA-why don'tyou play with Willie
Winkum any more?
Little Dick-He pitches pennies
Horrors! Well, I'm glad my little boy
doesn't play with HIM then"
Il never do any more He always wins"
Street 6 Smiths Good Ne,os.
OF THE WORLD WoRLDLY-'Thare go the
Spicer Wilcoxes, mamma! I'm told they're
dying to know us. Hadn't we better callY'
Certainly not, dear. II they're dying to
know US, they're not worth knowing. The only
people worth our knowing are the people who
don't want TO know US Punch
The morning news., 1892-02-22
Having Fun in Boston.


10 was very cold night Passengers In the
street cars buddled together in the vain attempt
TO keep warm, says the Boston Herald
There were about q dozen persons in a Bos
tol-bound Beacon street electric when thev
were Joined by young man clad in a wornout
spring oFercoat with trousers 10 match. Upon
his head he sported a dilapidated derby which
was pulled down as close to bis ears as the rim
would allow. He took seat near the patent
electric heater and tried TO keen up bis spirits
The other passengers, wrapped in big uIsters
ana cloaks, were filled with pity.
Chilly night, amt itY" he said, in a squeak
ing voice and general. sociable sort Of way.
when be was sufficiently thawed ont.
Yes, kind OF frosty" replied the conductor
Ihen the passengers were startled by the
following additional opinion on the weather:
make feller's hair stand on endgi
The conductor admitted that was a corking
night. but he never heard of mans hair on
END when there wasn't ghost around.
suddenly the young man commenced TO
shiver. His knees ratified together. and TO the
norror and surprise of the other occupants Of
the car, the derby gradually crowded upward
until II seemed to be suspended above the crown
OF MS mead. The owner of the hat apparently
realized his fate, but said nothing. He pulled
the uncanny headgear back TO its former posi-
tion .,o as II he we're struggling fearfully 10 keep
his hair from rising.
The passengers were mystiaed. One lady
remarked that the poor fellow must be suffer
ing terribly"
Just at this moment the car came 10 a stop.
and just as the door was thrown open a chilly
blast OF zero atmosphere rushed in.
hgaln the hat rose from the head Of the
FORM In the spring overcoat. and it was only
WITH much difficulty and struggling restored to
its proper place.
After repeating this operation, as he did sew
eral times, the alf-frozen passenger chuckI ed
to himself and muttered something that sounded
like:
We'll, fooled 'em, fooled 'em, didn't II"
He had lots Of quiet fun with himself, and
aILer he had had all he NyQDted ba fba
conductor and said in his most soueaky voice
and most soctable manner: ''Ain't you onto der
racket"
Then he explained the mystery. Taking his
hat on he showed that two holes were punched
on either side of the derby and stretched
tightly across was little rubber band.
when pull der hat down, -" he said ''all I've
ter 90 is ter wrinkle my forrid, and der rubber
counteracts. and up she goes Sees"
You're very funny, amt you?" the con-
ductor remarked
The morning news., 1892-02-22

This is an age OF reforms. Reforms in
politics, of conrse, come first; after that we
60 on down through the scale, touching re-
ligion, medicine, dress, domestic affairs,
food, language. etc, until funerals are
reached. That, indeed, would seem TO be
the end. At 'the end" however, there is
much that needs reforming. The fashions
able" funeral Of the period is a vanity Of
vanities It's appearance Is deceptive and
misleading. The custom is, under present
usage, to bank the casket of the dear de-
parted with flowers, whether they can be
paid for or not; to have long string Of car
riages follow high-priced hearse. whether
they contain mourners or jewellers; TO
darken the room and speak IN sepulchral
tones whether there be sorrow or joy in the
heart, and TO affect pomp when simplicity
would be in taste and more expressive of
grief.
It is the extreme exception that one dies
alone and unmourned. In vast majority
of deaths tender hearts are wounded. But
even in the death OF one held dearest on
earth-the most cruel wound that can be
suffered--genuine sorro is not expressed by
display. Indeed. the glitter of a splendid
funeral pageant seems always 20 indicate a
sentiment rather the reverse Of grief. unless
the dead be some prominent person whose
loss is public calamity. when public in
terest might demand something out of the
ordinary. The private funeral has grown
demonstrative beyond reason. No matter
how poor the family, the funeral must be
as ''showy" as any held in the neighborhood,
for which post mortem folly privations are
often suffered in order TO pay the bill.
And after all, not one pang less
Of grief is felt because the carriages reached
a quarter of a mile and the hearse was
silver mounted and drawn by beautiful
black horses.
A short service held at the house; open
windows letting in the sunshine, a few
choice flowers. two or three sweet hope
full melodies, a prayer Of devout earnest
ness, a few remarks by the attending minis
ter, breathing words of comfort to the
bereaved; then quiet interment, without
anything approaching pageant in the pro-
cession to the grave-that would appear to
be desirable programme to be secured by
funeral reform.