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The morning call., 1892-05-19
ACROSS The BAY

Boy Suffering With Leprosy
the Missing Man, Found.
Yesterday 16-year-old boy, lately from
the Sandwich Islands, called upon Health
Officer Dunn, stating that he was suffering
from some disease, the character of which
he did not know. An examination showed
eruptions of leprous nature, and more
critical examination will be made to-day.
There is no pesthouse in Oakland, or the
boy would have been kept in isolation. The
Health Officer did not learn his name,
Secretary Theobald, who announced some
days ago that he would swear to a COM
plant for the arrest OF Poundmaster O'Con-
nell on the charge Of impounding dogs
without food or water, is still collecting
evidence, ana says that the warrant will
shortly be issued. IL he proves his charges
he will make an effort TO get the pound
within the control of the society, when
better accommodations for keeping animals
will be made and where they will be put to
death by asphyxiatiou.
Edward Barnett was found at o'clock
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ALONG SEA And SHORE.
Two SeIf.Righting LifebOats Sue.
cessfully Launched.
The W. G. Irwin Loses Her Maintopmast OF
the Homeward Trip-The Acapulco
Leaves for Panama

Fisherman's wharf assumed lively ap-
pearance about half.past 10 o'clock yester-
day morning when the first of two new self
righting lifeboats, built for the Govern
ment, arrived at the foot of Green street on
a dray drawn by double team. With as
little delay as possible the rollers were got
under the craft and she was eased down the
inclined landing, taking the water like a
duck. Then several members Of the Fort
Point life-saving crew got into her. pushed
off into the inclosure and by by pre-arrange-
ment capsized her. The boys got complete
ducking, of course, but the craft rghted
without assistance in just 10 seconds. Then
a flap in the side was opened and the water
poured out as quickly as 1t had poured IN.
The boys padded back and the crowd were
permitted to examine the boat. 1t is 80 feet
long, seven feet beam and three feet deep; !;
carYel built, and with air-chambers at the
bow and stern, covered with waterproof
canvas. The peculiar features in the con-
struction are the presence of a false bottom.
which runs from stem 10 stern precisely at
the wa.er-line, and is furnished with two cir
eular gratingS into which, IL necessary,
pumps can be inserted In the sides, just
about mldshps, there are long flaps work
ing on hinges, which, when opened, will
permit any water, above the t&lse
bottom, to run out, and when closed
are water-tight. The space below the
false bottom is packed with dry tule grass,
which is even lightyr than cork and almost
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AT CRYSTAL SPRINGS.
Mechanical Engineers Viewing
the Spring Valley Reservoirs.
Luncheon and speechmaking at the Big Dam
The Kodak IN Action-Fo Fourth Session at
the Academy of Sciences Hall.

Two passenger coaches filed with men,
bers OF the American Society OF Mechanical
Engineers left the Townsend depot
Yesterday morning for San Mateo. At that
depot the train was met by a number of
carriages, which conveyed the visitors 10
crystal Springs reservoir. Three hours
were passed in inspecting the two large
dams Of the Spring Valley Water Company,
and the visitors were lavish in their out
spoken admiration Of the character OF the
work.
AT the upper dam luncheon was spread
on six tables under trees, and several dozen
bottles oil champagne consumed along with
The edibles. 1t was intended to hold ses-
sion for the reading of scientific papers on
this occasion, but the social instinct OBJ
tanned the mastery, and the oppor tunity for
the exchange of complimentary toasts and
speeches taken advantage of to the utmost.
Speeches were made by Charles Webb How
ard. president of the Spring Valley Water
Company, Mr.. Roberts, who had charge of
the arrangements, Secretary Hutton OF the
society, and others.
AT the Academy of Sciences Hall in the
evening the fourth session for the reading
OF professional papers was held, Mr.. Alden
IN the chair. The contributions were all
too a6struse for popular reading, but they
were atteDtively heard by the craftsmen
who formulate and reduce to practice great
mechanical problems
This morning, on invitation of Adolph
SutrO the mechanical engineers party will
visit the Cliff House and Sutro Heights,
starting at o'clock from the Baldwin
Hotel and going BY way Of Presidio and
Ferries Railroad. On arrival at SutrO
Heights Mr.. Sutro will conduct the party
through his gI Iounds to the Cliff House and
POINTS of interest A lunch will be served
afterward at Mr. SuirOs residence. The
trip back to the city will be by carriages
through Golden Gate Park.
The ladies of the party will return in time
to take the l o'clock afternoon train for
Berkeley By invitation of Mr.. James
Spiers, luncheon will be served at his resi-
dence. after which the party will take q
drive through Berkeley, Oakland and sur
roundlngs.
Gentlemen OF the party will take tug at
the foot of Washington street for the Union
iron Works and Pacific Rolling mills,
where the hydraulic drydOck. Government
ships and works will be inspected.
This evening q lantern-side exhibition,
illustrating special machinery on the Pacific
Coast will be given at Academy Of Sciences
Hall.
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Plan OF new lifeboat, showing air chambers, side
flap IN line Of false bottom
pany, and is now lying at Channel and
Fourth streets. Work will be pushed and
the steamer may be running in ten days
time.
a team attached to the United States mail
wagon ran away at the ferry postoifiee and
made racing time to Harrison street befure
being stopped by the lumber piles.
The steamer Emily ran into the wharf at
Crescent City last Saturday, carrying away
her own foTemast and part of the wharf
Tie damage to the ship is 500.
Antonio Lerche, a 10-year-Old boy, was
nearly strangled yesterday morning while
getting over fence at the Mail Dock. His
teet caught as he was about to jump and he
hung head dOwnwards for several minutes
till rescued by two longshoremen. When
discovered he was black in the face
Captain j. Lang, formerly of the schooner
Carrier Dove, will command Piper, Alden 81
Co.'S new vessel now fitting out at Benica
Captain Fritz KiesOw will command the
Shasta, belonging 10 the same owners
The steamer Corona is to be drydocked
and ovrrhauled.
The Henry Dennis, sealer now in Bering
Sea, has already taken Gil skins.
The quarantined Chinese and Japanese Of
the City OF Peking will be taken to Homo
lulu on the Colima, which will make a spe-
cial trip.
The pew steamship Colombia for the Pa
cihc Mail Steamship Company has been fin
ished at the Chester Works, on the Della
ware River, and left last week for New
YORK. The Colombia will be a sister ship to
the Peru of the same comnany, now build
ing at the Union Iron Works,
Two new iron ships for the Pacific Coast
and New York trade are being laid down in
the yards of Arthur Seawall q Co. at
Bath. Me. They will be modelled after the
KpniiwOrth.
Eighty-three degrees in the shade was the
MONDAY temperature on the water front.
AT p. NJ. 1T was IS. Not breath of wind
was stirring at that hour, and the flags
clung to the mastheads and gaffs like wet
raps
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The w. G. Irwin towing in

as impervous to water. 1t follows that the
buoyance Of the craft is assured by the air
chambers and the le-paeking-the self
righting Is a matter of course. In the
afternoon, at 2:30 o'clock, the second boat
was brought up TO the wharf and launched.
1t is similar to the other, but TWO inches
longer Both boats were taken up to Bakers
Beach Tor storage. There is DO life
savig crew at this point, but in case OF
wrecks between Golden Gate and Fort
POin5 the crew from one or other OF these
stations hurries over to Bakers Beach.
The launching of the boats was witnessed
by Captain White, IN charge OF conStruc-
tiln for the Marine and Life-Saylng Serv-
ice, and Major Blakeney, Superintendent of
the same service. The boats were built by
George Knease.
Tie brig w. G, Irwin, which arrived yes
terday afternoon from Honolulu, after
run of II days, came up the harbor IN tow
of the Active and the Hartley. Her main
LOpmast was down, and it was supposed
that she had met with some more serious
accident When she dOcked at The Oceanic
wharf the mate stated that on May 3, in
latitude % deg. north and longitude l55
deg. west, the wind shifted very suddenly
and with such violence as TO snap the top
mast off at the cap. The vessel fell off and
was soon made snug. The shift OF wind
was accompanied by r torrent of rain,
which fell without the least warning.
lie DElttSn SlliD DuDSNIts % uhYS lIOm
Newcastle, n S. w, with 34l6 tons of coal,
arrived Yesterday From February 25 to
March Is she experienced continued heavy
with thunder, lightning and torrents OF
rain. She was caught in another rain-belt
from April so to May 9.
The removals yesterday were the bark
Robert Sudden from the Mail dock to the
stream. the brig Fresno from the refinery 10
Fremont street, the steamer MaripOsa from
Folsom street to the refinery, the steamer
Oregon from the seawall 10 Spear, the bark
DOYenbY from the stream to Oakland the
lark Germania from Lombard to Port
Costa, the ship Cypromene from the stream
TO the seawal.
Engineer Manson, Assistant Engineer
Campbe II and HarbOr Commissioners Bas-
sett and Alexander visited the Enclosure al
section SB yesterday, and gave instructions
10 have the sand filling completed on the
west side, a scraper set to work, plank
road made. the fence torn down, and a light
railing substituted. It is thought that these
changes will be completed by the day after
tomorrow. There are advertising contracts
on the fence valued at $3.50, but the fence
must go.
TIE steamer Acapulco, Captain Pitts, left
yesterday for Panama AMI ali way ports.
She took Ii cabin passengers and eight in
the steerage. DR.. Kirby went out as sur
geOn in place Of DR.. E. r. Holmes. trans
ferred to the Begic.
The new Stockton steamer Of the OprOsi-
tiOn line will be called the Gilliss, after one
Of the principal stockholders Of the COM
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MAURICE WILSON WANTED

In Connection With the Inquest Into
Miss Dummers Death.
An inquest Into the death Of Fredriea
Dummel, the young domestic who died at
736 Green street few days ago from the
effects Of a criminal operation, was begun
before Coroner Garwood yesterday.
Mrs. Jennie Taubner, sister Of the de-
ceased, testified that Fredrica was native
Of Baden, Germany, and % years of age.
About eighteen days before she died, Fred
RIGA told her sister that she was sick, and
asked that Dr. Baum be sent for. The
doctor came but would have nothing to do
with the case. After considerable persuas ion
DR.. o. Z. Humid was induced to treat the
unfortunate girl. Fredriea refused to tell
her sister what was the matter with her,
and Mrs, Taubner only learned Of her con-
ditiOu through the doctor. She had heard
of Maurice Wilson, who it is said betrayed
the girl, and knew that for the past two
years her sister was in constant cOmmunlca-
ton with him. Once her sister told her
that she went TO doctor and was treated,
Wilson fpaying tile expenses. Other wit
nesses were examined and the further hear
ing of testimony was then postponed in
order TO give Detective Rogers q chance to
find Wilson.
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yesterday morning by Officer Felly on
Seventh street, near Washington. Barnett
is the photographer and church deacon who
left Modesto for Oakland a week ago and
whose whereabouts had since been mys-
teri0us. He was wandering aimlessIy when
the officer discovered him. lie claims to
have been drugged He was seen several
nights ago by Officer Felly in the same
vicinity, but was not then known.
There will be lively times between the
Board of Education aud the teachers at the
beginning of the next school year in June
The married lady teachers will have to go.
Some of the single ladies are going to ask
for an increase OF salary and The board is
going to oppose II.
A band of mischievous students at Hop
kins Academy hoisted the buggy of Pro-
fessOr Anderson, the principal, TO the top of
the academy building on Monday night.
The professor took it down in the morning.
IL he learns who the jokers were they will
be expelled.
Charles Riedel, who stabbed Nicholas
Whalen to death at Warm Springs, was ad-
mitted 10 bail In the sum of $4,000 by Judge
Ellsworth.
w. c. Doane and Mrs. E. May have
leased TO John l.. Daire and r. M. Fitzger-
aid the wharf south of First street, between
Harrison and Alice, for - years, at $50. 800
and S12j for each succeeding five years.
Ellen A. Powers has sued James V.
Powers for divorce.
Mrs. Amelia c. Liljegren has begun
new suit for divorce against Rev. F. Y.
LiljsgreD, alleging desertion.
The deed from E. C.. Sessions, conveying,
in trust, TO Rev. Mr.. Adams a house and
lot at Fruitvae for the TerriIl orphans was
placed on record yesterday. The house
was built by donations of money and labor.
A slight COdness has developed between
the First Hebrew congregation and Rabbi
Secsler, who lately took charge, owing to
some changes proposed by the rabbi in the
time and method OF holding certain meet
ings Owing to the misunderstanding re-
ceptiOn and banquet, which was to have
been given him by the Daughters OF Israel
Relief Society, has been indefinitely post
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AN AIRGUN DECISION
Points OF Peculiar Case Recently DE-
cided in Wisconsin.
New York Trfbune

Points of Peculiar Case Recently De.
eided in Wisconsin.
New York Tribune.
wisconsin now has an airgun case which
has many points of resemblance with that
from the neighboring State of Michigan,
which was alluded TO in this column a few
months ago. The Wisconsin case has some
peculiarly touching features. It appears
from tie opinion of Judge Orton of the Su-
preme Court that Robbie Cameron, II years
old. Of Oshkosh owned at one time wooden
airgun, and when that became disabled
RObbie's fond father bought him a
metallic substitute Of the kind known
as the Daisy Airgun." "Bud" Thomp-
son, years old. and Byron Harris, IA
years old, also belonging to well-known
Oshkosh families, went one October day to
play with Robbie. Byron had pair of
stiits, bud" safety bicycle, and Robbie
his alrgun. The boys exchanged Dlaythings
for time, and BUD took the gun and,
after dischaTging II once or twice at various
Objects reloaded it with shot and fred ii at
Byron. striking his eve. Byron was so
severely injured that the sight of that eye
was destroyed The question which the
supreme Court had TO decide was whether
hobbies father WAS so far to blame for pur-
chasing for his son the gun with whom
bud !" shot Byron that he could
DO compelled TO pay damages for
The loss Of ByrOn's eye. Judge Orion says
that the court cannot take judicial knowl-
edge OF the nature and uses of the airgun,
as on previous occasion it had Of beer"
which is largely Wisconsin product. The
court 10 long OF iniOn considers the quail
ties and possible dangers Of an airgun, and
decides that it Is simply plaything and
ana' II y y hot necessarily or usually danger
not guilty OF negligence in buying the toy
Tor his boy, and consequently it is unneces-
safy 10 consider whether he was negligent
IN allowing it TO be so placed that his bows
playmate could borrow aud use il. The
Michigan court rendered similar decision
recently, so that IL is reasonably safe for
fond father to buy an airgun for his war
like son on the Peninsula.
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different instruments exciting a continual
marmur of wonderment and admiration
from the visitors. The gathering proved a
object of the society in rendering these
quasi-publ;c exhibitions being to increase
the interest in the science of microscopy
throughout the community. The members
exhibiting slides last night were: DR.. S. NJ.
Monser, DR.. Henry E. Sanderson, Charles
G. Riedy, A. III. Breekenfeld, e. w. RuEyon,
A. nj. Hickox, Dr. J. M. Selfridge, A. S.
Brackett. Colonel c. Mason Knne. Pro-
fessor f. j. Wickson and M. E. Jaffa. Per-
haps the objects which excited most curl
0sty among the visitors were the ''circula-
tion in living specimen of fr0g," embryo
oyster" "tOe of white mouse" and '6bers
from Egyptian mummy cloth"
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The Fire Iseeord.

At 7:15 o'clock Tuesday evening fire
broke out in barn at Scott and Thornton
avenues, South San Francisco, owned by
Meyer Brandenstein, wholesale butcher.
The fire spread to several other barns and
burned 80 tons of hay Il at were stored
away ia the corral. The loss is estimated
al $4,000.
a defective chimney In an adjoining
house caused blaze in Mrs. William Black
woods home at 756 Bryant street at 8 &c
o'clock yesterday morning. An alarm was
turned in from station 154 and the flames
were extlnguished with very small loss
The morning call., 1892-05-19

on the shores Of praires ending in
great lake. Excuse given for the
fall OF the Illinois State roof and for
the displacement Wednesday Of the shell
of the Liberal Arts building is that when
finished they will be strong enough to with
stand any wind likely to come during the
period of their use. It is necessary to re-
mind a too optimistic contraction de-
partment, or whoever is responsible
for the engineering in the park,
that these buildings are going through an
entire winter and an entire summer OF
Chicago weather. From May to October
OF November or possibly December !, 1893,
the buildings will have to resist winds that
not nfrequently travel from the southwest
at the rate of from 40 to 60 miles ar hour.
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BrntaI Hnhdtnnnnn-

A warrant for the arrest of John Haddi-
mann was sworn out yesterday by Mrs.
Rose Nichols. Mrs. Nichols charges Had
dimann with battery. She says that some
time last December she visited his residence
at 907 Battery street to see if her husband
was there, and that Haddimann received
her by pushing her down a flight OF stairs.
Mrs Nichols, who is an elderly woman.
broke her leg in consequence of the fall
and found it necessary a short time after
ward to have it amputated.
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XWO YEARS AGO.

was for some time troubled with
an obstinate RASH or HUMOR, that
spread over my face and breast. con-
suited physicians, and used many RENE
dies without a cure At the suggestion
OF friend fused Swift's Specific, which
completely cured me- This was two years
ago, and / have had no return of the trou-
ble.-E. ii. WELLS, Chesterfield. Va.
b. 3. s. is the safest and best remedy
Tor all troubles of the Blood and Skin. It
cures by removing the cause, and at the
same time builds up the general health.
Send for our Treatise, mailed free.
SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Ga.
jal6 ly saTuTh : N.
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In Union There Is strenc,h.
New York Weeklv.

New Boarder-Well, welll This is the
first place Pve struck where they have pre-
served strawberries aud peach jam Instead
Of stewed prunes.
Old Boarder-All owing TO organization.
my boy We boarders have a mutual pro-
teetiVe association, with ironclad rules and
heavy penalties.
"Oh. hoi You kicked against prunes. did
your"
'iNot much we didn't. We passed law
that whenever prunes came on the table
every member should eat quart or pay
$40 fine. That settled it. The landlady
found prunes too expensive.
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A DUEL IN THE PARK.

Professor Ansot and Eugene DoIet Have
Sword Exercise on the Green.
Yesterday morning private duel on
the greenest spot in Golden Gate Park took
place between Professor Ii. AnsOt and
Eugene Dolet.
Only few friends witnessed the contest
Both swOrdsmen showed great proficiency
with the steels and after short passage at
arms the professor drew speck of the
crimson from the breast of Dolet. The lat
ter held his own fairly we'll with the expert
enced foilsman. but the professor was too
quick for Dolet and the referee awarded
him the contest. Neither man suffered any
''aerions" ininrY
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SIM Hot.

Yesterday was another hot day and the
mercury climbed high in the tube, going
above summer heat There was variation
in the figures, caused by the posit on
in which the heat-guages were placed.
Some registered 50 deg. and others as high
as "a deg. 1t was very hot aud every one
was wishing for the cool breezes which
Lieutenant Finley declared yesterday are
nm the way
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shoddy In Flames.

The frame shOddy-mill on FreelOn street,
owned and occupied by John Hoey, was
partially consumed by FIRE last night, which
It IS supposed was caused by the spon-
tane0us combustion of the rags which it
contained. The damage to the building
amounts to about $50, to the stock S25
The alarm was rung in from box 6S.
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COURT NOTES.

James j. Barry, VINO was convicted OF assault
Ing sailor named James Grace, has been sen.
fenced TO 80 days Imprisonment Ia the County
Jail.
John Regla, accused OF burglary for entering
the premises Of Philip Cohen al . Sacramento
street, on April 2l, was found guilty as charged
by The jury ln Judge LAWYERS department. but
also strongly recommended to the mercy OF the
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Tho Diocosan co,uo,,

AT the Diocesan Convention of the Epis-
copalian Church held yesterday, Bishop
Nichols delivered the annual address. A
number OF amendments to the canons. which
were noted on last year. were adnnied
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Fought 1t Ont.

George Grffen and Cornelius Shaffer, en-
ployes of the California Barrel Factory at
the Potrero, quarreled on Monday last dur
ing working hours. That night they de-
cided to settle the affair in a vacant lot.
The pair were slugging each other when
the police arrested them for battery.
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MicroscopIcal soiree.

The San Francisco Microscopical Society
gave scientific soiree last night at their
Montgomery-street quarters, and large
number of ladies and gentlemen responded
to the invitations sent out by the society,
the various specimens exhibited under the
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A FencIng-Teacher's Renefit.

Professor l.. Tronchel, fencing-teacher OF
the Olympic Club. will be the recipient of a
testimonial benefit on the evening of the
oath inst al Irving Hall
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Sacred Heart College.

On Tuesday the term examination Of the
fourth intermediate class Of Sacred Heart
College was held in tile college hail. An
excellent programme was presented,
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BORN.

BORN.
BENoIT-Tn this city, May g. 1892. to the wife OF
A. j. Benoit. daughter
WERThEIM-In this city, May 10, 1892. 70 the
wife OF Otto Wertheim son.
ROURKE-In this city, May 16 1892, TO the wife
OF Thomas j. Rourke, daughter
McMULLAN-In this city. May II. 1892, TO the
wife OF William j. Mcmillan. daughter
GILMORE-In this city May Is, 1892 to the wife
OF John Gilmore, son.
SILYA-In this city, May IL. 1892. to the wife OF
A. r. Silva, a daughter.
BARNEY-In this city May l6. 1892, to the wife
OF Ben NJ. Barney, twin daughters.
DEMATER-In this city, May 8, 1892, to the wife
OF Domenico Demater, son.
GIANINI-In this city, May 13 1892. TO the wife OF
Sanlele Gianinl, a
WOOLF-In this city, May 5. 1892. 10 the wife OF
Dr. Michael Henry Joseph WOOlf. ason.
SMITH-In this city. May 10. 1892. to the wife OF
Waldo 4. Smith. daughter
HUHNKEN- May IA, 1892, TO the wife OF II. HUM
ken, a daughter
MoFFITT-In Oakland, May II, 1892. to the wife
OF G. ID. Mofitt, son.
MORGAH-In Redwood City, May l8 1892. to the
wife OF H. Robert Morgan daughter
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The Hnnnlnln Mnrhn

The preliminary examination of John
Wise, the colOred cook of the barkentine
w. III. Dimond, charged with numbering
Chinese in the harbor Of Honolulu. was
commenced before United States Commits
sioner Sawyer yesterday.
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Tho Prnhihltinn pa..-.

The State convention of the Prohibition
party will be held in Fresno on the 25th and
26th inst There will be 603 delegates when
the convention is called to order in the Bar
ton Opera-ho
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In tho windy City.

Twice recently the wind in Jackson Park
has found the engineering strength OF the
buildings Of the fair insufficient when lt
was cayortiDg iu very much its usual way