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A QUEER PROFESSION.
Making n Business of Falling on Bat
Sidewalks and Getting Damages.

making Business of Falling Bad
Sidewalks and Getting Damages.
Inc authorities of Anaconda, Mont,
nave sent letters OF inquiry here, says an
Ashley ull) special in regard to one c. F.
Burkhart, who, it appears, had sued that
city Tor $1,000 damages for broken leg and
other injuries sustained, 1t is claimed, by a
Iall upon the sidewalk there some time ago.
III Burkhardt is not an assumed name the
man Is not known here. There are several
features about the case. however, that recall
the career in this section of one of the
shrewdest confidence men who ever worked
game in Illinois.
Ihe mans name was Landers. He was
an expert telegraph operator and one of the
smoothest of takers. Landers made reg
ular business for several years of travelling
through the State. falling down on bad side
Walks IN country towns and breaking his leg.
IL was always the same leg that was broken.
A heavy damage suit followed each accident
ana the man fairly coined mouey at his
peculiar business. His success in towns
ana small cities fired his ambition for
greater things. Accordingly, Is years or
more ago he went TO st. Louis, found
BAD place in the pavement on Olive
street, and promptly fell down and broke
his leg there. lie afterward compromised
the matter with the city for $1,000, and ac-
tually secured every dollar of it, After
that Landers came here and opened up one
OF the largest retail grOcery-stores in the
State OF Illinois. The place was run upon
metropolitan principles. and made a fine
showing for country store. The trade Of
the town. however. did not justify the out
lay, and the country grocer soon went to
the wall After the failure of the business
he left it to straighten ont itself, and re-
turned to tue more profitable business OF
leg-breaking.
AS pretender Landers had no superior
and few II any equals. Some of the
best physicians were taken in by the
fellow. he submitted TO the most pain
iul operations with wonderful forti-
tnde. A numbtr of physicians, whose
honesty had never for moment been ques-
toned, have gone upon the witnesS-siand in
court and taken a solemn oath that
the mans leg had been broken and
reset by them, when in reality the
fellow had never been hurt at all.
The mans ability as a pretender in that
line was equaled only by his ability 10 tell
Win wonderful effect a tale OF woe. HIS
pltlful story was told in such manner that
1t carried conviction with II. 1t seldom or
never Jailed to bring about the desired YER
diet. Landers finally drifted to Chicago,
where he was caught in some swindle and
was sent to the Joliet penitentlary for Il
term of years. The term expired several
years ago. and the leg breaker left for the
great and growing West.
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COUNTERFEIT MONEY.
How 1t Is Detected by Clever Young
Ladies' In the Treasury.
York


Miss Calhoun, one of the most expert
mOney-hRndlers in the Treasury Department
at Washington, has the remarkable record
Of counting IS, Geo coins in a single day. each
coin passing through her hands, and so
delicate has her sense of touch become that
should there be counterfeit coin III
the lot she would detect it even when
counting at this tremendous rate. She
spreads the coins upon a large glasStop
desk and draws them off with The tiDs of
her fingers, one, two three or four at
time, as she plegses; for her four fingers
are all equally educated to the work.
Her eyes have nothing 10 do with the detec-
tion Of false coins. Her fingers do il all.
They have become so very familiar with
the exact weight of true coin, the feeling
OF II and the amount OF It's resistance upon
the glass desk, that piece of spurious gold.
silver, nickel or copper money attracts her
attention instantly.
The expert counters of paper money
detect cJunterfeiIs more by the eve than by
feeling, though if the quality OF the paper
be poor they can tell 1t by the sense Of
touch. Mr.. Burnett, the chief of the re-
demption division. tells of young lady who
WAS one day counting money sent in fer
redemption, when she threw out bill aud
went on with her count. When she had
completed her count she took up the reject
ed bill and examined it closely, but could
ind nothing wrong about it. Her first I'M
pres sion, however, had been that il was
bad bill and she stood by that impression
ana gave the bill TO the foreman of her
room. He asked her what was the matter
with if, and she said she did not know, cnly
she WIS sure it was bad. The foreman put
il under glass and pronounced il good,
but the young lady was SO positive in her
rejection of it that lie took IL To the chief.
That gentleman examined il carefully and
pronounced it good.
The chief then took il to the young lady
and asked her why she had thrown il out.
She said she could not tell, bat she knew it
was counterfeit. Then II was sent to the
two most expert men in the Treasury De-
partment. and one Of them pronounced it
good, while the other, when he came to ii
ina pile Of coed bills, with which il had
been given TO HIM, threw 1t out, saying ii
was bad.
To settle the matter the bill was taken
over 10 the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing, and the man who had made the plate
applied bis intaiible test TO ii and found
that, while the bill waS almost perfectly ex-
ecuted In every other respect, one little line
OF shading was about a sixteenth of an inch
farther 10 the left than il should be.
The young lady's eye had become so ac-
customed TO seeing that shading In exactly
the right place that, without being able TO
explain how, she had discovered its spurious
character, and without being able 10 give
any reason for Il, she had stuck 10 her first
impression. This might be good case for
those persons TO speculate on who enjoy the
analysts of mental phenomena and the sep
arating Of Intuition from education Of the
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The King Succumbs.

A largely attended and enthusiastic meet
ing of the mem bers of Republican Club of
the Thirty-thrd District was held at the
Grand Opera-houSe on Sierra and Tennessee
STREETS at the P0trero last night. The action
of the national convention in nominating
Harrison and Reid was unanimously
iddOrsed. The club also ind dorsed the en-
deavors of the Republican County Com
mittee TO harmoniZe the factions of the Re-
publican party, and condemned the action
OF the seceders from the regular party.
McManus and his adherents who have for
some time been trying TO get control of the
club. were conspicuous by their absence,
and contrary TO the expectation of the police
the meeting was peaceable, and no dis
turbanees took place.
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Fay rite Perfnmes

No two women have the same fancy i'm
perfumes. Some select one particular kind
with which they scent all their persoal
belongings, stationery and boudoir, while
others have a different perfume for dif-
ferent dresses. In order to carry out this
idea each dress has its own special set Of
satchet IS, which are put in when the gowns
arrive from the dressmaker's and which
ere removed from time to time A third
class OF women prefer TO exchange the per-
fume al the seasons change. Violet. which
has been the favorite all winter, will soon
give way to white lilac, then roses and
afterward new-mown hay and on back to
violets again.
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600. not insured, and Manager. Martin will
not rebuild.
The spreading of the fire was unques-
ti0nably due to the inability of the
firemen TO cope with it. There was no
management whatever. Over 1000 feet OF
hose was stretched, most of which was OF
inferior quality, and its bursting was n con-
tiHual occurrence.
At the beginning of the fire the firemen
tried to save the shonting-galery, and al
lowed the flames tc eattheir way into tie
theater, where they bpcame unmanageble.
At 80 the fire is still burning briskly. but
is under control. The total loss is estima-
ted at $500. 600.
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A KINGS INCOGNITO.
The Ruler of Denmark Feels at Home in
Hamburg.



Hamburg.
London Daily News.
The King Of Denmark often visits Ham
burg UNEXPECTEDLY, and when there tries 10
preserve his inc0gnito. During his last
visit. some days ago, he bought several
golden wedding presents for the Queen
One shopkeeper was rather taken abaek
when his unexpected customer. after sew
eral purchases. said that he had not enough
money with him to pay for them. Could
they be sent to the Hotel de 'Europe? The
shopkeeper immediately thought of all sorts
of fashionable swinders and cheats,
and his embarrassment amused the King
exceedingly. One OF the hotel officials
was at last summoned by telephone, and
things were made right AT the theater In
Hamburg the King forgot to pay the woman
in the cloakTOOm, and she mNdesty re-
minded him of the fee. The King excused
himself. and remarked that at home he was
always free from these taxes. The woman
received much larger sum than the usual
fee from the King aid-de-camp. Recognized
by restaurant-keeper in a modest seat
In the crowded restaurant. the landlord
offered HIM a private room. but the King
sensibly refused, saying be felt quite COM
Portable among the Hamburg citizens.
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Chinese Crispins Smoked On,

Fire broke out at 1 40 O'Clock this morn
ing IN the kitchen of the Chinese lodging
house at III and 7l9 Jackson street. The
dodgers work in the shoe factories Of Wah
Lung Chung and Choy Kee which are in the
same building. There was a general exodu us
OF half clad pagans from the build NJ when
The smoke began to circulate through their
sleeping apartments. The damage TO the
building and contents is estimated at $500.
The cause Of the fire is unknown
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c. Stout of San Jose, commander-in-chief,
presiding. The purpose Of the meeting was
to appoint subcommittee on ways and
means Tor the coming campaign, but no
positive action was taken further than a
decision To establish branch headquarters
In this city Immediately, which will be per-
manent and in which James E. Hughes. the
assistant adjutant-general. will be the pre-
siding genius. These headquarters will be
opened as soon as a suitable location can be
fDund
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Independent workingmen.

The Workingmen's Independent Political
Club was organized last night at 1853 Mar
ket street, The meeting was called to order
by j. +. Anderson. After an address by
George Rutledge permanent organization n
was effected by the election of the follow
ing officers: President j. +. Anderson
treasurer, j. OKeefe; recording secretary,
II. w. Bachelor; financial secretary, p.
DOlaD; trustee, j. 4. HarbOurne.
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Victims of the Feud Reeox.ri,r

John c. Welch, who was stabbed in the
abdomen by Cornelius McManus last Satur-
day, was so much improved yesterday that
he was discharged from st. Mary's Hos
pItal. Ills brothers took him for drive
through the park, after which they conveyed
him TO their home at the Potrern.
Cornelius McManus is also rapidly recov-
ering from the bullet wound In his left
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LATEST sHIrrING INTELLIGENCx.
ArriKeI.


SATURDAY july 2
stmr Scotia, Johnson. hours from Russian Land
ing; lumber and bark. to Thos Richards.
Br ship Drumalls, Campbell, 81 days from Syd-
ney; 1865 tens coal. to J j Moore & Co.
esrk Carrollton Lewis. 10 days from Nanaimo;
"a. a tons coat, TO john kosenfed's Sons.
Bark Carondeiet, Jones. 20 days from Newcastle
NS"; 1000 tons coal. to d sprecKeIs & Bros.
Bark Theobald. Kilman, 9 days from Seattle:
lumber and piles. 10 VI Kennedy.
Schr Queen Thonsgle, 81 dsys from Hakodate;
1851 bags sulphur, TO j Grace & Co.
Schr Mary EtJa Meyer. 80 hours from Bowens
Landings wood, etc, to Bender Bros
Schr NJ Weatherwsx. smith, 10 DAYS fm Seattle:
lumber, 10 ID NJ Kennedy.
sehrJ c Ford. HrOwG.7 days from Grays Harbor;
lumOer to Slade Lumber Co.
sehr Norway. Carlson. days from Grays Harbor;
80 NJ II lumber, to Grays Harbor Commercial Co.
schr GusSie hose. Olsea, 4S hours from Eureka;
100 NJ It lumber. TO Higgins 81 Collins
Schr Chas Hanson, Lflyquist. DAYS from
Grays Harbe=, 230 NJ It lumber, TO 5 E Siade LuIn-
Der Co.
schr A2ice KimbarL Aspund. % hours from Ma
varro; lumber. to Navarro NH Co. For up river dl-
rect
Sailed.
SATURDAY. July 2.
Stnir Point Arena. Hansen. Mendoemo.
Stmr Crescent city. Alien. Crescent City.
stmr Bonita Leland, Port Hartford
Schr Howard DOdd. Navarro
schr Maid OF Orleans. TreanOr. ShoaIwster Bay.
Telegrsphis-
POINT LOBoS - July 10 NJ weathe,
hazy; wind NV; velocity ~ miles.
spoken.
May 90 3 n. 2s W. Br bark Fernbank, from GIas.
gov for Vancouver.
Domestic Ports
ASTORIA-Arriyed July 2-Stmr Columbia hnc
June so
Sailed july 2-stmr Oregon. for san Francisco.
WkS1fOR1-Ssiied July 2-Stmr Ileone, for San
Francisco.
TACoMA-ArrivedJ July 2-schr Glendale hence
June II.
Sailed July 2-schr Maria Smith. for San Fran
cisco.
MoNTERET-ArrIved July 2-Schr Monterey,
from Bowens Landing
EUREkA-Arrived July 2-Schr EivlnIs. hence
June 26; sehr Lila and Matte, hence june %:
scEr J w Wall. hence June 23
GRAfS HARBOR-Ssilel July 2-Schr Neptune
for San Francisco.
TATOOSH-Passed July 2-Stmr Umatilla from
victoria for san Francisco.
Passed out July 2--Br stnr Para Nsng, from Ia
coma for Yokohama.
EUREKA-Sailed 9uly 2-Stmrs Pomona Faral-
lon and National City. for san Franc SEQ: schrs
Corinthian. Robert & Minnie Eppiuger and Ii ellen
himbaII, for san Francisco.
Foreign Ports.
PISAGUA-Arrived prior 20 July 2-Hsw bark
X Rithet. from Cardiff.
Movements OF Trans Atlantic Steamers
HAMBURG-Arrlved July 2-Stmr Columbia I'm
New York
BREMERAAYES-Arrived July 2-Stmr City OF
Berlin, from Liverpool; stmr Catania from Bra
lillian ports.
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Died OF Thirs,

PnGNIx. Ariz.. July flames Bell, a
tramp, was found dead near the railroad
track by trainmen yesterday between
Phoenix and Maricopa. His body was lying
under chico bush, and was badly decom-
posed. The Coroner's verdict was that the
man had died of thirst.
The morning call., 1892-07-03
Extra Stage cansizas.

WEsTPoRT. July 2. An extra stage
loaded with knights OF Labor and their
friends capsized over the bluff this morning.
breaking the arm Of Mrs. Olsen and bruising
Mr.. Olsen and others severely.
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Fell Off the Bluf

SANTA MONICA. July 2.-Charles Pinasi,
an Italian, who has been working in the
coal mines near bere. fell from the top of
the bluff in front OF town and was instantly
killed last evening.
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Heat Killed Him.

PHGNIx, Ariz.. July 2.-George McMul-
len, stranger. As years old, and recently
from San Francisco, fell dead from his stool
while milking yesterday evening. The
Coroners verdict was that death resulted
from extreme heat and natural causes. The
man bad been drinking heavily.
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DODGE MAY GET 1T.

The Chairmanship OF the Republican
State Central Committee.
a rumor Is current that Judge Fiizger aid
is about to resign the chairmanship of the
Republican State Central Committee. The
Judge, when seen last night, refused to
answer the question directly, but his
actions indicated that the report was true.
although perhaps little premature. Fitz-
gerald is the law partner OF Nj. NJ. Estee.
and the business of the firm requires ALI his
attention. A number of names have been
submitted as possible successors, the most
popular OF which seems to be III. L. Dodge,
the well-known commission merchant
The morning call., 1892-07-03
Death of an Eminent Phvsieian.

PETALUMA, July 2.-Dr. james II. Hall,
one Of the Oldest and most respected physi-
clans Of Petaluma, died this morning. He
was nearly 81 years old, and leaves a widow
to whom he has been married 81 years. and
Sarge family Of children and grandchil-
dren. Among the former are three practicing
physicians d
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all my experience as military man, 1 never
Dad my heart SO completely fall me as when
made aware of that alike preposterous, i'm.
pfactlcaDle, and under the circumstances un-
paraleled order OF General Crawford's. Referring
10 IL even now, at this late day, my heart almost
refuses 10 perform Its functions when think
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Stabbed During "a RrawI-

j. Blgelow OF 2i0 Langton street, while
quarreling with ]. Powers. on Bryant street,
at an early hour This morning. was stabbed
In the left side. His assaiant fled and be
has not been captured. Bigelow's wound is
ueep but not serious
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Soldiers and Sailors.

At meeting of the Veteran Soldiers and
Sailors Republican Club. held at 113 Turk
street Friday night, a contribution of $50
was received from friend v no wishes the
cluh
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Another Dam,cea v.s.a,

dispatch to the Merchants Exchange
yesterday recorded the fact that the British
ship Zuleika. from Oregon to Westport had
been thrown on her beam ends during the
trip losing much gear and number of
stanchiOns
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The FIrebell.

An alarm was sounded from box 342 at
4:15 O'clock yesterday afternoon. for burn
ing grass In lot on Octayia street. near
McAllister.
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Distance Lends Encbantment /.

Maud had a fne hgure, good face and pretty
name. One should see her at a distance. When
she began TO talk, you realized that she never used
SoZUDoNT. Her breath was unlike the breezes OF
Araby the best.
The morning call., 1892-07-03

The Car of Russia is the largest indiyid-
ual landowner In the world. The area of
his possessions is far greater than that of
the entire republic OF France.
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Army aud Navy League.

The executive committee Of the Army
and Navy League. Republican orgaEiza-
tion, met last night in the Palace Hotel. j.
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CAPTURE OF A MURDERER.
He VIII Be Brought to San Francisco for the
Present

CRESCENT CITY, July 2.-Sheriff Endert
of this county and Deputy Sheriff Nc
Conaghy of HUMBOLDT yesterday arrested
here ID. c. Probasco, who killed Charles
Hammell near Etna, SiskIyou County, on
June 16. Probasco was caught just across
the Oregon line. going north. He will be
taken TO San Francisco to-day.
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TO RECEIVE CAVALRY

The first OF which is 1t fell 10 my personal lot TO
slay one poor young fellow that had shot my
horse through and through, grazing both my knees
as the ball entered and passed through filling my
boots with blood from the bleeding animal which,
however, carried me safely through the charge
and fell dead as soon as stopped In front OF my
command. The young fellow above referred to
was baiebeaded, ana In the act OF fixing bayones
when he received his death wound. having Just
assumed the position OF Prepare TO receive
cavalry!" / never shall forget The look The poor
fellow gave me when he fell.
lie last incident above referred to was Just
prior 10 starting 10 the rear with the battery we
had saved. General Bayald, Captain Weir, his
adjutaDi general; Lieutenant Paterson, the
latter temporarily on BayaId's staff that
day, and myself were sitting on our horses
talking over the events of the day, when an
aid of General Ctawfoids rode up to us, and
giving CtawfoTd's complimentsto Il neral Bayard
said that General Crawford desired General Bay
ard Ia have his cavalry repeat that chaigr! Bay
ard locked at him for an instant with those soul
piercing eagle eyes Of his, and then turning 10
me with smile on his countenanee said Fails.
what do you think of that?' i replied that 1
thought the man that would either give or under.
take 10 execute such an order must. Knowing the
condition of The command referred 10, either be
a fool. drunk or Insane.
Upon which Bayatd slapped his spurs into
Buster and In the next moment was at tue head
quarters OF General Crawford. What passed
between them OF course / have no means oI
knowing. However, the oroer was at once
countermanded as 10 duplicating that charge, a
fact that General Bayard was not slow 10 In
foim me OF. TO my inexpressible relief, for IL
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Diagram OF the burnt dis@ict. X-Where the IRE
started.
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TIMOTHY PAIGE TRACT

Located in sections 80 aud SO, township NJ range
E., NJ. ID. NJ; also IN sections 4. 5, and g. town
ship N, range l., Nj. ID. NJ. being elegant cereal.
Bartlett pear, French prune and apricot land The
crops en- this land are always immense In quantity
and choice in quality. Persons looking for alegaut
land 20 cultivate their own account or to lease
for incoms should examine this choice property.
The land we offer Is above any overflow, and will
be douby protected by the owners completing the
MoundraBch levee, making assurance doubIy sure.
The tand will be offered IN parcels Of 100 acres
with the privilege OF $40
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-03-28
LABOR|NG FOR EX|LES.
Father 0'Rourke's Ap-
peal for Charity.
WELCOMED AT ST. MARY'S.
Generous Donations Contributed to
the Worthy Prelate Yesterday.

Rev. Father O'Rourke, who delivered
lecture In st. Mary's Hall, st. Patrick's
night, on "The Ireland OF the Future"
and which met with such words of praise
from those who heard II, was announced
Sunday the Goth to speak at all the masses
yesterday and ask the people OF this par
ish for a little aid toward constructing
church and schoolhouse for the Catholic
people OF the town OF Hanley, England.
The reverend gentlemen spoke at all the
masses yesterday, and 1t was only per-
son Of an adamant heart that could holo
coin In his or her pocket after listening
to h. vigorous appeal for aid to
help the poor exiles of Northern
England, who were working and
toiling day after day without a re-
spectacle place of worship, or In fact a
place where they could send their child
rem for proper training. d..
Hanley, said the reverend gentleman,
is a city OF 6O,0O0 inhabitants and tn,
Catholic population Is $500. Thos.
Catholics are people who have fed from
oppression In Ireland, and, being unabl.
to reach this country, went to England
and settled in the great pottery region,
stafordshirc. They had no church ano
no place to educate their children. Ac-
cording To English laws every church OF
the different denominations has its school
and cducatos its children.
There was no choice for those Irish
Catholics, but TO erect church and school
or send their young TO be educated Ia
| schools of different faith. They choose
the former plan, to erect the buildings.
The oppression and encouragement they
| met with was moro than was expected,
and was too much for the poor old pastor,
who died two years ago from the effects
of the struggle and Father O'Rourke took
up his predecessors burden. The walls OF
| the cdiflce had been partly erected, but
the people were poor and were unable to
complete the work. The converts from
other faiths, which wero many, were In
similar circumstances and In order to
complete the buildings q loan was raised
and the interest paid by weekly house.
toulouse collection.
The government school inspectors re-
and new one must be built.
This was moro than the people could
do and Father O'Rourkc decided TO start
out and try and raise the amount. There
was only one place TO go. The people OF
Ireland are poor. The people OF England
are not in sympathy with any Catholic
movement, and the only thing to be done
wns TO visit America and appeal to their
fellow countrymen and Catholics. He
did 30, and In every congregation he Wis
tied was cordially received and the re-
sponse to his appeal wns generous.
The venerable gentleman said he de-
sired TO thank Rev. Father Halligun, his
assistants, and the congregation, and
prayed that they might be repaid ten fold
In this life m well rs in the lifo to
come.