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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-09

CITY OF MEXICO. Feb. S.-Man advices
from the city Of Guatemala contain an ac-
count Of the election fights occurring Janu-
AIRY l2.h. They were started by an attempt
to seize some of the ballot-b0XeS. The
troops. rs we'll as the police, interfeTed.
over sixty persons were killed and hun
dred wounded. At the time of writing more
fighting WIS going on.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-09
DIsFIGURED FOR LIFE.

vitriol Thrown in Girls Face by Rej-cted
Suitor.
CHICAGO, Feb. 8.-Peter Gratis, a jilt d
lover, took fearful revenge on his sweet
heart tonight. With apparently friendly
salutation, he accosted Katie Baum
garden, who formerly received his atten-
tions, but lately refused to have any
thing to do with him on account
of his dissolute habits. Before she could
speak he threw the contents of a bottle
of vitriol in her face. The girl will 5o
dSfgured for life and is in great danger Of
losing her mind. 1t is probable she will
also lose the use Of one eye. Gratis has not
yet been arrested, but the police ale hunt
ing for him.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-09
A Kentucky Horse Sold.

LEXINGTON (Ky), Feb S.-Dr w. F.
Galbreath sold Ralph Wilkes. two-year-
old with a record Of 2:1S, to-day to George
Leayitt of Boston, Mass. for fancy price
1t is stated that the price was larger than
that paid for Constantine, who was sold for
,000 1t is understood that the price was
in the neiShbOrhOod OF $50, 900
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-09

LEHIGH Ind. t., Feb. S.-A FIRE started
from unknown cause early this morning in
the stable of the Lehigh mine at the en-
trance to the stope. Five night men were
in the mine at the time, three of whom
escaped almost overcome by smoke, Robert
Thompson and James Smith are undOubted-
ly suffOcated. The fire is now under control
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-09
Yisihla Grain Snnnlv

New YORK, Feb s.-The visible supply
Of grain Saturday, February 9th, as com-
piled by the New York Produce Exchange,
was as follows: Wheat, 43, 16l, 600 bushels,
an increase of $4,000; corn, 1854, 200 BUSH
els, an increase Of 1,l47,0 oals, 3,72l,00O
bushels; barley, 1,62l, 900 bushels, an in
crease of 10000.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-09
Fatal Explosion.

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 8.-By the ex-
plosion OF an engine on the Reading road
in the upper part OF the city tonight George
Robson and two unknown boys who ere
stealing a ride we're instantly killed and
i've men were injured, one fatally.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-09
SURGEONS REMAINS.
Relic Hunters Garry Off the Outer Case Of
His Coffin.

LONDON, Feb. 8.-The body Of Rev. Mr..
Spurgeon arrived at Newhaven from Men
tone this morning. Notwithstanding the
earliness Of the hour there was large as
semblaEe on the quay awaiting the arrival
Of the steamer which brought the body from
France. The coffin, which was taken
ashore soon after the steamer arrived, was
iuclos6d iD a wooden case. Before il was
taken 10 the train that was 10 carry 1t TO
London, this case was taken off and broken
iEto small pieces, which tile crowd eagerly
seized upon and carried off as relics. Ar
irving at London, the remains were con-
veyed to tie tabernacle accompanied by an
immense crowd
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-09

PARIS. Feb. S.--Le Temps has advices
from Dahomey confirming the report that
the King has been making slave raids in
order to supply the Belgians on the Congo
aud the Germans in the Camer0Ons. Ii is
said a German named Richlen has settled
at Whydth and has engaged the King 10
supply 1900 negroes at SD each.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-09
SHOT HIS WIFE.
a Desperate Chicago Man smashes His Fur
niture and Kills His Wife.

niture and Kills His Wife.
CHICAGO, Feb. 6.-Andrew Anderson, an
eX-foreman of butterine factory, fatally
shot his wife this afternoon and then, to
escape arrest, jumped off the roof of
his house to the ground. only to
be cornered Immediately in the
cellar by Police Captain Koch.
Anderson refused TO surrender. and shoot
ing himself in the breast fired twice at Cap
tain Koch. Both shots missed and the cap
tain knocked him down and diSarmed him.
Anderson, as a prelude to this extraordinary
episode, had smashed all the furniture in
the house and thrown the dishes cut Of the
window. He had been drinking heavily
last night. His wife, through fear, re-
manned away from the house, and was re-
turning to-day under the unayaling pr0tec-
tion of two cOnstables when the shooting
took place. Anderson Nill recover.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-09

BUCHAREST, Feb. 8.-A newspaper in
this city reports that a frst-cIass carriage
attached to an express train bound for
Braia has been burned and eighteen pas
seugars who were asleep when the fire broke
ont perished In the fumes The doors of
the carriage being locked, escape was impos-
Sble
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-09

PARIS, Feb. S.-The French expedition in
the Senegal in two battles with Chief
Samory lost one officer and nine men killed
and fOrty-three wounded, the enemy losing
$50 killed aud 800 wounded
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-09
KNOCKED OUT.
Eight-Rouud Glove Contest Between Light
Weights in Columbus

COLUMBUS (Ohio), Feb. SD German,
a Columbus lightweight, knocked out
James Fielding of the Pacific Slope tonight
In eight rOnn1s, The contest took place in
a private house before 100 members OF the
Columbus Athletic Club, and was for $500
side, with fOur-Ounce gloves, German
had it his own way from the third round TO
the fin ish.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-09

of doing business. I buy where can buy
the cheapest; that is all am doing bust-
ness by myself and for myself, with no con-
nection openly or secretly with the Sugar
VruSt -
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-09
shootinp of Hernandez Denied,

SAN ANTONIO. Feb. S.-The report re-
Gently received from Monterey that Colonel
Hernandez of the Mexican army was shot
proves to De untrue.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-09
60 Disease IN Germany.

STOCKHOLM Feb. 8.-THe Chamber Of
Commerce in this city has declared that the
whole Of Germany is infested with the foot
and mouth disease
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-09
Started for Washington.

OTTAWA Ontario, Feb. s. - George Z.
Fos,sr, Sir John THOMPSON and Mackenzie
Powell leave Tor Washington this afternoon,
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ABSOLUTELY DENIED.
No Change in the Business Methods of the
SDreckels Refinery

Spreckels Refinery.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. S-The Times says:
Claus Spreckels has again denied absolutely
the sale of his sugar refinery to the Sugar
Trust This story is printed periodically.
Mr.. Spreckes said: at is originated by
Stockholders and jobbers to bull the stock
OF Tie Sugar Trust IN its own interest.
Knowing il is false | only regret have no
redress. If | had | would put stop TO the
story. AS to the newer statement that /
have withdrawn trade from raw-sugar inl-
pOrters and weighers, | have only to say no
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-09
Chamberlain Elected.

LoNDoN, Feb. 6.-Joseph Chamberlain
was to-day elected successor to Lord Hart
inGt0n as tie Liberal UHionist leader in
tie Commons.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-09

BUENOs AYREs, Feb. 8.-The provincial
elections held yesterday resulted in favor
OF the coalition party, who desire an
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-09
KILLED BY ELECTRICITY,
Execution Of Charles MCIlVainG in Sing
Sing Prison.

SING SING On. y, Feb s.-Charies Me>
Ilvaine, the murderer Of the groceryman,
Luca. was killed by electricity in prison at
HIP o'clock this morning. The Warden
read the death warrant to the condemned
man at midnight. When the Warden le1t
McIlvane he gave him to understand that
his hours were numbered and advised him
to try and get all the sleep he could. Ihe
murderer seemed to be quiet and did not
seem to be yisibly affected by the reading Of
the death warrant.
Father Creedon arrived at the prison at 8
o'clock and proceeded at once to McIlvaine's
cell. After prayer the condemned man
artoOk of a light breakfast He appeared
to be in good spirits and did not show any
sign Of weakening.
Led by Warden Brown the witnesses
walked to the execution chamber. They
were all medical men Reporters frcm the
leading press associations and newspapers
were also present
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BODIES REMOVED.

Up to o'clock this afternoon four bodies
were found and removed to the Morgue.
Three of the bodies were those of women
and the fourth that Of man. Added to
the five bodies at the Morgue yesterday,
these make nine in all recovered from the
ruins. OF these only one, that Of Harry j.
Levy. has been identified. The bodies re-
covered to-day are all terribly burned. and
Identification may be impossible. The sixth
body found is thought to be that of Fanny
Clark Of this city.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-10-08
Tho CoInoldent Curse of Gold.

The goldseekers of both America and Australia have singular but well grounded superstition that the discover; CTS of hidden treasures are sure to meet [ with violent deaths. The original pro- prietors of between thirty-fiye and forty of the most prosperous gold and silver mines in this country are known to have come to just such ends Out of the forty or less twelve were shot or stabbed to death in saloon or other broils, five committed suicide, three were engulfed by landslides. five turned murderers or robbers and were caught and executed in various ways, one fell into a boiling spring and had the flesh literally stewed from his bones, while the others have disappeared and no one knows what ever became of them.
 George H. Fryer, once the millionaire proprietor of the Fryer Hill mine. com mitted suicide in Denver after spending the last nickel between himself and star. yatiou The discoyerer of the great Stan dard miue, ni California. was caught and swallowed up ill an ayulanche Colonel Story was killed by Indians; William Furweather. of the famous Alder Gulch mine, died with the ,frenzied horrors after continuous two years dehaurh Farrell of Meadow Lake died with terrible disease in Saf. Francisco hospital The oy5hef of that great mine, the Homestake, became | hSh ayman and was shot while robbing stage coach John Homer tried Inc same route that Fryer went Dough nut Bill Ninemile Clarke, "Old Eu reka and many others were killed in salOous. -St Louis Republic
Arizona silver belt., 1892-10-08
4 Won.leafnl Dog.

Squire Sehwdbs office was crowded shortly near o'clock yesterday after noon with friends and aequaintances of the genial magistrate, who had been in vited into the squiro's office to witness the truly wonderful Heats performed by a pet dog that had been attached by Special Constable Burroughs in the case of A. Fl. Moorman against Henry Wei chelman for $1l.95.
 Weichelman travels for New York clothing house, and until recently has lived at ll3 Clark street Moorman learned that Weicholmar was about to remove to Gotham and immediately brought an attachment suit against him in Squire Schwabs court. When Con stable Burroughs went to the Clark street house to attach Weichelmans ef- fleets all he found was beautiful dog for which the clothing drummer is al- leged to have paid $500.
 Several children noticed the officer carrying the dog along the street, and told him the dog performed tricks and also smoked cigarettes When Squire Schwabs office was reached and tine magistrate was told of the dogs won derful instinct he procured q package of cigarettes. and after smnmoning a number of friends resolved to test the dogs ability as stated above.
 A lead pencil was tied 10 the animals paw, and upon sheet of legal cap pa per the dog wrote it's uame-C Clancev-in a very legiDle manner Through quill holder the canine smoked several ciga- rettes and astonished tho assembled crowd by experiencing. The dog seemed to enjoy the sport and the cigarette smoke seemed to enlven him as he pranced cheerfully about and amused the crowd by his funny antics. 1t is alleged that the dog formerly belonged to some English nobleman, from whom he was stolen, Cincinnati Commerciag Gazette
Arizona silver belt., 1892-10-08
Ilnc., cnrrcl. ln ll,e worln.

mean 10 make pilgrimage 10 FOn. tainbleau in order to see two wonderful carpets which have been transferred to the palace ay the presidents orders, and witch are said 10 be the most superb articles of the kind in the world, They were ordered by Napoleon III at the Gobeliu manufactory in 1868 They are Uf colossal dimensions. one being nearly thirty feet square. while the other is eleven yards long and ten yards wide.
 lt took len years to complete them. and once finished their extraordinary size caused them to be packed away n the storehouse of Les Gobelins, whence they were not extracted even to be ex- hiJitcd at the exhibitions Of 1878 and 1889, They are the finest articles of the kind that have been produced for the French government since Louis KY or. dered ninety three carpets for ccre- monies and festivals" 10 be manufac. iurcd al La Sayonnerie for the great ballrooms and reception rooms of the Louvre and of Versailles.
 The smaller of the two, which has yellow ground, is set down in the in. yeutory as being worth SlO,0OO, the larger, the sropud of which is black being estimated at Sj0 GOO, though the real value of each is stated 10 bo at least double. Paris Letter.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-10-08
Killing orcI,nrd Pcsts.

Some time ago the electrical paper, described q device which was success fully used in a park at Munich, Bava- ria, for the destruction of insects. The insects were attracted by powerful electric projector, and then drawn down by an exhaust fan to kind of grinding mill, and after being crushed in which they were mixed with flour and water, baked and used for feeding poultry. Pos sibly melted by the success of this ai- engagement, a Washington farmer pro- poses to wage electric war on the insects that nightly play havoc with the fruit trees in his orchard
 His plan is to have powerful lamps put in at an elevation of a few feet above the tops of his apple trees. Each lamp or burner is to be surmouutcd by a steel wire screen. umbrella shaped, each al- tenate wire being charged and the other grounded. When the light is turned on iu the evening il viii nttract the sGarms of winged insects, which will dash against She electrically charged screen and be instantly destroyed The farmer says he can dispense with the elaborate process adopted in Munich for the prep aration of food for the towls, as cFcry member of his poultry yard will be promptly on hand next morning and will help hnuself.-Pittsburg Dispatch
Arizona silver belt., 1892-10-08
A wasn,ng,on Rear Hunt.

Early one morning not long ago a black boy going to his work was pass ing along the Pierces Mill road, near Washington. Paying little attention to what was before him he suddenly found himself confronted bya large grizzly bear The boy did what almost any one would have done under the same cir cumstances-he turned and ran as fast as his legs could carry him. Luckily the bear did rot follow, and he reached house and gave an alarm
 The news soon spread that grizzly bear had escaped from the geological garden It would be hard to tell how the news got abroad, because every Ono was afraid to go out of doors. People barricaded their doors and windows and kept their children in the house The schools in the neighborhood were with out pupils,
 The superintendent of the zoological garden heard, at any rate, that his lost bear had been seen on the Pierce's Mill road and accompanied by several well armed volunteers he started in pursuit of the animal
 They came upou him not far from Che place where the boy had seen him, The bear regarded his pursuers inGif- ferently The superintendent was led to hope that he might be captured alive,
 Lets surround him, sid tue chief of the hunters.
 They proceeded to form ring aboat the grizzly This proceeding infurated him at once, and he made a ferocious attack upon ouc of The hunters
 But before he could reach the man ah the other hunters rushed bravely to the assistance of their threatened comrade, whereupon the grizzly seeing himself outnumbered. turned tail with a growl and ran to tree near by
 Once more the crowd crept upon the bear, and then the animal rushed va iiantly at them all This time several men fired at once, and the young bears brief period of liberty was brought to Sn end.-Washingyon Letter.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-10-08
snan shnt wIth q Mhln.

r. N. Pitcher and A. L. Beckwith arc two farmers who are both well known in Americus. Tuesday they were to- gether iu 2 buggy coming here, and when they were near Joe Roneys place a chicken hawk lit on the side of tho road. Look at thut hawk, said Mir. Beckwith "Yes, 1 see him" said Mir. Pitcher They drove on, and the hawk didn't move They drew nearer and nearer and finally were almost up to the bird Mir Beckwith took up his whip and as they reached the hawk made Q crack at it. The blow struck just right, and the hawk was struck full in the neck. The crack was so well made that the full force was executed and the head was cut clean off The gentlemen brought the hawk and its head to town with them.-Arnericus (Ga.) Times-Re- corder.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-10-08
snn,imnntn1 snIrihn.

The crop of suicides is larger tlli- year than ever before. Hardly d day passes that the morguc does nor claint several victims, and the coroners arc kept busy issuing permits for the burial of aristocratic suicides who shed their mortal shatkles amid wealth and luxury IL is remarkable that these tin fortunates should choose the summer time for their ghastly work. when lifo seems to offer so much to the weary, the oppressed and the disappointed, asked one of the keepers of the morguo today bow he accounted for this
 His reply confirmed my own opinion Said he; You notice that most of the .stifTS are women, don't y0u. Well, thens aii sentimental suicides. The gals has been disappointed in love o- suthin O that kind, and when they sees other folks enjoying life-th' singn Q tn birds, th flowers, an all that sort O thing, yo l,How--it makes them feel wuss n ordinary, an they go oif'n jumps into th river UT cuts their throats. - New York Cor St. Louis Republic
Arizona silver belt., 1892-10-08
Disease Germ. in Paper aIonr,.

The possibility of infection being con, yeyed to large number of persons by means of paper money has often been suggested, and an examination of the notes of the Bank of Spain current i'll Cuba shows that this form of currency is indeed liable to contain septic germs. The notes chosen for their experiments were some that had been in use for a good while, and were such as repre- sented values of a few pence only. It was estimated that two notes, weighing altogether about fifteen grains, con tained more than l9,OOO germs of yari- ous kinds.
 Cultures were made in broth, gelatine and agar, and these were injected into the peritonical cavity of rats and guinea pigs, most of which died within twenty . four hours, the post mortem examin l. ion showing signs of peritouitis and congestion of the liver and kidney g. The blood of the heart and peritoneum was made use of to inoculate solid media, in which colonies developed SO rapidly that it was impossible to detr- mine their precise nature, many differ ent forms being intermingled -Lonlon Lancet.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-10-08
How sir 0ayan punv Iookcd.

Mrs Carlyle, in her Journal" thus describes Sir Charles Gayan Duffy as he looked in lSil duting visit he paid 6 the sage of Chelsea" Mir. Duffy quite took ny husbands fancy, and mine also to a certain extent. With the coarsest of human faces, decidedly as like q horses as mans, heis one of the people that should get to think beautiful" 7"
 Sir Charles Gavan Duffy himseK tells this story: An artist named Bromley painted his portrait and bestowed on him q dreamy poetic face which might have passed for Shelley's. The portrait was shown to Daniel O'Connell by the artist in presence of Duffy. "Isnot that very like Duffy" said Bromley. "H'm," said O'Connell, looking from the DOT trait to the original, q wish Duffy -, very like that. '-London Star.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-10-08
4 onarter.s Worth.

Not long ago 1 was in a New York store buying cloth for new cloak when tall and elegantly dressed lady entered and asked to see some cloakings. She told the clerk she wished to match q cloak and had no sample, but she thought she'd know the stuff when she saw it. That poor clerk pulled down roll upon roll of goods for her inspec- tion, and at length she found what she wished.
 "How much a yard is that" she in. quired
 "Five dollars, madam" he replied.
 "Yery well; don't wish much--iust enough to finish cuff on my cloak Let me see--fiye dollars-l think a quar- ter's worth win be plenty"
 The clerk fumbled in his pocket mo- ment, produced a quarter, put 1t OH the cloth and cut out exactly the size of the quarter, and before the astonished wom- an could say word he put her quarter with tlle piece of cloth and sent it to the desk. She waited for the basket to re- turn and then quickly left the store.
 The clerk spoiled the cloth, but he still has his place. New York Recorder.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-10-08
The Hop Crop in washIneton.

Washington hops are of a high grade. and the yield, averaging 500 ponudsio the acre, is almost threefold that of tie fields of England, Germany and NCw York state The hop louse has ntw made its devastating presence felt in western Washington, and must be fought there as it has long been fought elsewhere. On account of this pest he Puyallup yield was reduced to 5O per cent, of what had been expected last year, and since the price was low, it was thought that the revenue from hops would not be above St,000000, Hops have fetched more than dollar a pound in the past; of late the prices have run from twenty cents to thirty cents. To produce them costs less than Zen cents a pound in Washington.-Julian Ralph in Harpers.
Arizona silver belt., 1892-10-08
"Old spori, cnmpana in Tcars.


 There were Traces of SOrrCw W Iuingling with those of hardship and age on the face of "Old Sport Campana as be made his customary rounds of the Clark street resorts yesterday. He did not push the sale of his stock of chewing gum with his wUuted activity and per sistency Occasionally he brushed away tear from his eyes with his rough and wrinkled hands Tears ore not rare with "Old Sport" but it was evident that those he was brushing back yester day were sincere.
 Whats the matter, Old Sport uore than one of his customers asked
 "Old Sport placed his stock of guA on the sidewalk, He drew q little bun dle of paper from one of his pockets, and carefully unrolling it drew from its folds bit of yellow paper-a clipping from an eastern police journal. It told of the sudden death in Bridgeport Conn, of Alexander Campana, sixty five years old. He was "Old Sports brother, Of his death the veteran pe- destrian knew nothing until he was handed the clipping yesterday,
 No grave was ever dampened by warmer or more loving tears than those shed over the bit of yellow paper that conveyed the message of sorrow to poor Old Sport. Chicago Tribune