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The morning call., 1892-02-22
THE BRIDE OF DEATH.
Louisiana Tragedy Recalled by the
Memphis Murder.
A Memnhis Snact,1

Louisiana Tragedy Recalled nv the
Memphis Murder.
A Memphis Special
gentleman who formerly lived in Lonis-
lana, but who now resides in this CITY. in
speaking OF the Mitchell Ward tragedy and
its strange incidents, says that If recalls one
very similar in many respects. which oc.
Cured In Calcasieu Parish, La. twenty
years acc. In the parish named there lived
On little arm of the gulf two families
named Desplaines and Peroda WIN lived
by tishin & and hunting.
Annette Dosplaines was the belia NJ IN a
settlement. Her bosom friend and CON
slant companion was Clara Peroda q girl of
nearly the same age, ana n good second in
Inc point OF looks. One day there came 10
the place young Spanish creole. who
owned an oyster-lugger operating in Bara-
IaTIa Day his name was Pedro Gomez,
lie was as handsome as a picture himself,
ana hau an eye for beauty in the opDOsite
sex Annette captured him at frat sight.
ana before long II began to be noticed that
ne hung ABOUT the Desplaines place more
Inah there was any need for, unless he had
matrlmony In view. He gave no sign of
such an intention. so far "a the pnssirs
knew, but he paid desperate eonrt 70 tho
girl ali the same. Clara was his enemy
from the nrst, because he took nm so much
OIL Annette's time, and thus infrinped IN
Fedros devotion began to take effect. and
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we propose to remain active at all times
to keep ahead and to have the best goods
that moley can buy. 1t is not because we
have handsome store that 1t is going to DO
business for US. The people want values
and we propose TO give them values, and TO
get all the trade we can. Our men are Wen
treated. We are always glad to hear
opinions or suggestions from them.
I'VE have had $50 men at work on TINS
place since January union men, every
one of them We are friends of the work
ing man and have no use for sea b labor.
I'VE have a resident buyer in'NeW 1ork,
London and Paris. and 20 East Tour times
q year, besides managing the advertising
department aud designing the Illustrations
and cartoons r. r. Raphael is the floor
manager aud George Raphael looks after
the financial matters Of the concern. The
names Of our heads Of departments nave
been published in our last advertisement
We aim to give all our employees show,
and to make them feel that IN working Tor
us they are working for themselves"
THE LOWER FLOOR.
Here Mr.. Raphael excused himself and
left the reporter at liberty to pull out his
pencil and make notes Of anything he
pleased.
The external decorations Of the new store
consist chiefly Of graceful fest0onS OF ever
green's from base to tower, on a back
q
parted from a trade custom IN pTeferrIng
silver to Gilt in the external Ornamentetl0n.
On entering the doorway the first object
that attracts the visitors eye Is bust OF
Washington with a patriotic legend and
draped with American Fl IS. Above and
spanning the center aisle are two arches OF
evergreenS with the words Grand Open
ing" and Welcome. Friends 4 bewllder-
Ing array of new aud elegant clothing Is
seen TO the right and to the left necktles OF
bright and varied hueS. Everywhere IS seen
profuslOn Of pot plants, palms, cycadS and
decorative plants generally.
SOME APT NOTICES.
On turning the visitor catches sight of
four large dreSSers full Of the latest English
designs In trOuserng and spring OYercOatS,
and still further TO the left a dresser filled
with dress suits. Advancing ten feet up
the central aisle there is bust Of Franklin
with the RJph"ellan motto. HE that lives
In hope will die fasting" The case be-
meath is filled with spring OvercOats. Still
further on embroidered clothing and
furnishing goods are seen, and then comes
bust Of Henry Clay with anotLer5patrIOuc
motto.
Behind this and to the right is the orches-
tTs-stand, from which military band Viii
discOuTSes peaceful and martial strains with
perfect impar,iahty.
Notices catch the eye everywhere. They
are on the wall, on triaugles aTtiully at
tached to the festOOns; they greet the visi-
tor in obscure hooks. and in every case they
are bright, witty aud appropriate. Are
we IN it?' is one, with note of inteTToga-
ton that cOmpels the visitor to exclalm II
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music hall and excludes it's sound from
the library building. Towers $50 feet high
flank the ends of this wall, but they are
not disposed so as to constitute central
feature, and may be omitted or modified in
the construction of the building: The roofs
are plain. the only break in their straight
lines being a simple. cupola for ventilating
purposes. The main entrance on the north
front will be the central feature of the
building. 1t will have an arcade orna-
mented with polished granite columns, and
the vaulted ceiling may be richly paneled.
ALI details of this sort are yet TO be settled.
In the center of the main front will be
the circulating library, with large reading
rooms, and capacity for storing $4,000
volumes, as a local installation for the con-
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''fts like the paper on the wall" In too
many cases the customers OF old-style ready
made clothng-stores have accepted such
assurance at their own cost. and have ex-
perienced a lively awakening when they
went home 20 their wives with O coat that
made them look like bug fished out of an
ink bottle. RaphaePs give the man who
who travels on his shape fair opportunity
Of judging how the apparel procaims the
man from three points Of view.
To the left Of the line Of folding mirrors
is the gents neglige department, and still
further on the dress-shrt and underwear
departments. which are claimed TO be larger
than the entire space devoted TO such wares
in special stores. For the convenience of
patrons two nieely-furnished Rttiring rooms
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words Juvenile Department" appear above.
although the necessities of the adults have
caused the space above to be partially
drawn on for the time by a surplus of over
coats. etc, from below The staircase is
richly carpeted. A handsome clock, the
gift of a New York firm. admonIShes the
visitor of the fight of time. though IL is
rule Of Raphae's never to speed the part
Ing guest"
As the feet tread the soft carpet on the
ascent, pause is involuntarily made TO note
the effect of tile 1000 lights in the interior Of
the building. Arc and incandescent lamps
are in full play, and even If these should
suddenly fail there is enough of the old re-
liable gas illuminRtors to supply all require
ments. More than this, the ordinary daylight
supply is exceptionally liberal, a result ac-
cOmplished by judicious change in the art
glass of the front windows, which are so de-
signed as to furnish color without loss of
light.
ON THE UPPER FLOOR.
An amber light shines at the head OF the
stairway on a handsome electroieT. The
ceiling of the upper room is triumph of
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LATEST sHfpPING INTELLIGENCE.

ArrIVcI.
SUNDAY February II.
Rr ship Crown Of Denmark, Pearce, ll2 days firm
Liverpool; 1924 tons coal, to j Spreckels Bros.
Br ship Argo Smith lac days from Cardiff 2249
tons coal, TO Balfour, Guthrie IL Co.
Br ship Merionetb, Hollands, SO days from Liv-
erpOol 1881 tons coal. to Meyer wilson & Co.
Br ship Grassendale Green, l46 days firm Shields;
mdse, TO Giryin, Baldwin * Eyre.
Spoken.
Per Br ship Crown OF Denmark-Jan 10, 20 As s.
80 SO W. Ger ship Alice Shields, for San francisco.
Per Br ship Grassendale-NOv 10. Ger ship flying
signal letters II n; Nov %, 20 80 S, 81 "a W,
Ger ship Alice Shields.
Per Br ship Kings COunty-Feb ~, SO Al ".
1877 l6 w, Br ship Pengwern, from Liverpool for
San Francisco; Jan 2. g 80 ~ 50 W, Br ship Glen
catrn.
Per Br ship Mer oneth-Dec %, 81 S, II w, Am
ship lucille. hence Oct % for New York.
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equally playful vein, Not much" The
children come in for a big share Of notices.
J. W. Raphael is fond Of children, has two
little bairnies Of his own, and wouldn't
mind if be had a thousand, so the Youngest
twins didn't all wake up simultaneously in
the wee Sma' hours when he is trying TO get
a little sleep.
TRIP TO TIE REAR.
In the extreme rear Of the store isanOther
sample Of kaphaeIs patriotism, spread
eagle holding IN its mouth a riband. stating
that the firm aIe leaders Of the trade in pat
riotsm as In every other line Of business.
Looking more closely into the rear of the
store, there is seen an imposing array Of
so that the customer can Immediately verify
the salesman's assurance that a garment
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PERSONAL NOTES.

F. c. Lusk Of Chico is in the city.
II. IL. Pitcher Of Livermore is at the
Palace.
Leonard Cox OF New York. a Western
Union official, is at the California.
j. w. Short of the Fresno Republican and
W. D: BreseS of the MADEIRA Mercury are at
=: III. ogden, United States Land Agent
Southern California. and is at the Palace
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San Francisco and we took the view that we
should do something worthy OF native sons.
My ideas Of progress suffered no hindrance
anywhere, and whatever we decided on was
carried out to the letter. We have been diff
ferent from most other merchants in our
line In this respect that we have always
taken the highest glade goods and sold them
ct the lowest figures. II took long time 10
get the public to appreciate this, but as soon
rs they did so our trade began to grow en-
tiTely too large for our store at Montgomery
and Sacramento streets. Then our friends
begged US to put in a line Of boys clothing
and have a large uptown store. It was
really through their efforts that we have
opened this place and we propose TO conduct
Il on the old principle. We cannot improve
The morning call., 1892-02-22

The Knights OF the Red Branch have al
most COMPLETED their programme for the
celebration in honor of the Hath anniver-
sary of Robert Emmet's birth, at Metro.
politan Temple on the 4th of Mach.
Thomas B. O'Brien has been selected to de-
liver the grafton. State Senator Maher will
recite The Speech From the Dock"
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against the unprivi!eEed, who were re-
luetantly forced to wait till the morrow.
HISTORY OF THE FIRM.
J. ". Raphael, who is the presiding genius
Of the firm and has designed all the work.
toiling with head, heart and hands, ubi-
qultous. watchful, yet never complaining Of
having too much TO do, found few minutes
20 tell CALL reporter some secrets Of the
firms phenOH email success.
Said he: "Our firm was founded by 1.
Raphael In 1853 Even at that time it began
20 prosper, hut the profits were invested in
real estate. and il was not until l came into
the business, In 1850, that OUT operations
assumed a wider and more ambitious scope.
Both my brother and mys, I are natives Of
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The progress of death was uniquely re-
ported by the dying DR.. Rjchet to his son, a
European professor of physiology, and his
physician. As his end approached he care
fully described to them every perceptible
sensation. At the moment when they OBJ
served unmistakable signs of immediate
dissolution, he surprised them by saying
~ on see / am dying"
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Of it. Meanwhile the show differs from Ar
temus Wards in one respect. You can 90
In without paying and to-day you are not
asked to spend anything after you have gone
In. 1t is a free show, and from the stand
point OF the firms popularity will be visited
by thousands
The morning call., 1892-02-22

A Des Moines Qowa) boy of 16 is almost
completely bald. and what hair he has is as
gray as that of man of so. lie has been
gradually coming to this condition for three
years. and there is no particular diseSe to
which It can be attributed.
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on that. We will do with our juvenile
goods what we have always done with our
mems clothing.
THE NEW PREMISES.
'The present building was secured bvus in
the month of July of last year We bad
tried for quite a while TO get frst-class To-
cation, and now we think we have the
choicest Ia town. We do not propose TO rest
on our laurels or the beauty Of our store.
We desire to make it comfortable place
for people to come in and be bopeike, and
The morning call., 1892-02-22

The first book Issued by the Institution
for Savings in Newburyport, Mass, on the
was received at the banking-rO recently
10 have the interest added. The original
deposit was $50. and no more deposits were
made. The interest to date amounted to
$500
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have been provided In this section Of the
establishment. "All the comforts Of home"
is haphaePs motto, but there Is no bur-
lesque in their line Of business
One feature of the aisles on this floor Is
the abundant chair accommodation. fea-
tu!e likely to be cordially appreciated by
ladies', to whom shoppinRis not an unalloyed
JOY.
ON THE STAIRWAY.
The stairway leading 10 the upper floor is
reached by another turn TO the left. The
The morning call., 1892-02-22

The Empress Augusta of Germany re-
Gently presented each of the Berlin Sisters
of Mercy with hymn-bOok and Bible. in
each of which her Majesty had written a
text and her name.
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Cumberland County, Y. j. 1t has a
most remarkable history, and is closely con-
nected with remarkable associations and
remarkable epoch IN the worlds annals
1t was presented TO the little church in
1885, then newly built by Captain Elias A.
Newall of the bark Eva Ii. Fisk, whose
home was In the vicinity of the church, who
had obtained the bell and its history from
the inhabitants Of an island in the Cari0-
bean Sea, whose ancestors were the bucca-
neers who pillaged Cartagena and sacked
It's cathedral nearly 200 years ago, and this
Is its history: In January of the year 1892,
the war between the Crescent and the Cross
eliminated In the capture Of Granada byl Fer
dinand and Isabella. The famous mosque
of the AlhambTa was transformed int
Christian temple. and from It's lofty towers,
instead Of the 'Murran of Islam" calling
the faithful to prayers. those plous mon
archs caused this bell, with several others,
to be cast and placed there for calling their
meek and lowly followers to mathis and
vespers.
A few years afterward-in 1502-Queen
Isabella presented this bell to Columbus
upon his departure to America on his fourth
and last voyage. By him it was donated to
the piOus brothers who established the
chapel in which they placed it which was
the beginning of the great cathedral of
Cartagena, on the Spanish main. There it
performed its holy mission for nearly two
centuries, or until it was more than 200
years old-until the great raid and siege Of
Cartagena by the buccaneers in 1867. In
this raid the city was sacked and partially
destroyed.
In tie division of the spells this bell-for
the buccaneers did not hesitate to pillage
the cathedral-fell to the share of the
French ship La Rochelle, and for a short
period did duty rs a ships bell for the
piratical crew. This sacrligious duty was
of short duration, for, as il by a retributive
DrOydRnPe In the latter Cf tho
year, during one Of the most furious hurr-
canes that ever swept the seas, the pIraticaI
squadron was nearly annihiated. The La
Rochelle was totally wrecked on the island
of San Audreas. A few of the crew were
saved, together with this bell. From the
descendants of the survivors Captain NewaIl
procured the bell and its authenticated his
tory.
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BORN
MARRIED.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. South San Francisco
February II. 1892. by the Rev. II. A. Schwichten
berg, Hermann F. Gillberg and Lizzie Remmers.
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was completely furnished and the final
touches given 10 the decorations yesterday.
Hundreds Of persons sought preliminary
peep at the interior, and the door-keeperS
had busy time Distinguishing between the
employees, workmeu and privileged few, as
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venience of that section of the citv. In the
center of the first floor rises grand stair
way to the second floor. Here Will be the
main library, with space for go, 600 volumes;
also many small reading rooms, special
collections, and large general reading
room. Between the big library and the
music hall is the art gallery, occupying
the full depth of the building. The west
end Of the second floor is devoted to the
museum.
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an average width Of $50 feet Fronting the
east end, under a domed roof, is the music
ball, which Will have two balconies, and
will have a seating capacity of 2000 At
the main entrance there will be n YES thule
forty-hye feet wide and twenty feet deep.
A foyer twenty feet in width encompasses
the semicircular auditorium. The stage,
which will have grand organ on each
side. will accommodate 400 persons.
A wall three feet thick separates the
The morning call., 1892-02-22
LABOR TOPICS,
A New Brewery-Antl-C Chinese LegisIa-
ton Diacussed.

A New BTewery-Anti-C Chinese LegisIa-
tiOn Discussed.
GOmpers' request that the unions of this
city decide which of tie several Chinese ex-
clusiOn bills before Congress lie the best, In
order that it may be supported by the
American Federation Of Labor, was dis
cussed by the Executive Committee of the
Council of Federated Trades yesterday. AS
the committee was ignorant of the charac-
teristic features Of the measure, Il was
finally decided that subcommittee should
obtain copies Of the bill, ana after due ex-
animation telegraph Gompers which, in
their judgment, is the most meritorious.
The women shoe-ftters' trouble was re-
feTred to The Pacific Federation with a re-
quest that it give the filters all the assist
ance In its power. A subcommittee was
appointed to call upon dealers in hats and
request them TO withdraw their patronage
from Philadelphia manufacturer who is
opposing the Hatters' Union.
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RAPHAEL'S OPENING.
The Popular CIOthiers Welcome
Their Friends.
A Visit to the Fine New Kearny-street Store
4 Magnificent Stock and Splendid
Decorations

The capstone was set on the monument
Of fame which has bsen so richly merited by
the clothing firm Of RaphaePs, when the
ine new store al 9, Il, -, Is Kearny street
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A GIFT LIBRARY.

Andrew Carnegie's Present to the City
OF Pittsburg.
Harperss Weekly.
While Philadelphia Is virtually starving
for free library other cities are acquiring
these benefcent institutions every day.
Pittsburg is to have magnificent building
through the lberality of Andrew Carnegie,
and the just accepted design for the struc-
ture is here reproduced from Harper's
Weekly. 1t will be built of smooth-faced
granite.
1t is two story and basement building,
about seventy feet high. 400 feet long, with
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BIhTHS-M ARRIAGES-DEATHS

birth, marriage and death notices sent by mail
will not be inserted. They must be handed In at
either OF the publication Offices and be Endorsed
with the name and residence OF persons authorized
to have the same published
BORN.
HOFMANN-In this city, February 81, 1892, to the
wife of Isaac L. Holman, son.
MURRY-In this city February II, 1892, to the
wife of w. j. hurry. daughter.
BELT-In this city, February II, 1892 to the wife
OF Frank T. Belt
PETERSON-In South San Francisco. February II.
1892, to the wife Off. Peterson, a daughter.
BYLER-In Alameda, February l9, 1892, to the
wife OF J. r. Byler, daughter.
AUERBACH-In san Sebastian, Central America,
the m a
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The old Golden City Brewery on Pacific
street has been purchased by the Co-opera-
tive Brewery and will begin to manufac-
ture steam beer in two or three weeks. The
new company will incorporate tomorrow
and will contract will the Federated Trades
to employ none but union men aud to OBJ
serve all union regulations. The company
claims to have 100000 capital.
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AN ALEXANDRA BELL.

1t Once Rang the "Murran of Islam" In
Moorish Halls.
Frank Leslies Weekly.
Perhaps the oldest bell on the continent
Of America to-day doing sacred service Is
the bell belonging to tho little African
Methodist Episcopal Church at Haleyville,
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MISCELLANEOUS.
SPRING SEASON, 1892!

Comparatively few people have any idea OF
the large and extensive stock of Ladies' HOUSE
WRAPPERS and SUITS carried by the we'll.
known firm of FRATINGER & co. Suffice to
say they have one entire floor of their estab-
lishment devoted exclusively to this depart
ment, and owing to their large purchases they
are enabled to sell their goods at prices cOnsid.
erably lower than any other house in San Fran.
cisco. As an example we quote the following
prices:
CALICO WRAPPERS, $3.50.
FLANNEL WRAPPERS, $500.
WOODEN WRAPPERS, $3.50.
CHALLIE TEA GOWNS, $780,
READY-HADE SUITS from $780,
HB Our Spring Catal Ogue, to be issued
about March LIST, matted free on appIic1-
ton.
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The City Front Labor Council Yesterday
discussed proposition to affiliate with the
Federated Trades. A special meeting viii
be held tomorrow night, at which the mat
ter Of utilization will be decided.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-02-26
what o Chnnco!

A clever teacher who has the power
OF calling out originality in her pu-
pills says that she should certainly
have no time for. the use of text
books il she attempted to answer all
the startling questions asked her in
the class. One day the attraction Of
grayitation was under discussion. and
Charley Beale volunteered the opinion
that he didn't see any need of it.
anyway"
1T seems to me-" said Charley.
''there is no particular use in having
the earth attract things. Now, when
the apple fell, and made Newton
think out the reason-why. that APP
pie might just as well have stayed
where it was till somebody gathered
it,"
"You play ball, don't you?' asked
the teacher.
"Yes'm."
"Suppose you hit the ball very
high, what h%appens?"
s'It falls"
"But If there were no attraction to-
ward the earth, 1t wouldn't fall.
Don't you think that might prove in
convenient"
Charley did not answer Immediate
ly. His eyes We're bright with the
light OF q new idea.
''My.." he broke forth involuntarily.
"What q chance for a home rum
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-02-26

An uptown jeweler, says the New
York Tribune, has Il clever mechan-
ical detective for preventing articles
Of jewelry from being stolen from the
trays while they are in the cases, or
when a salesman is showing the arti.
Giles in a tray to q customer. Elec-
tricity is the agency used. In the
bottom Of the showcase are a number
OF copper strips connected with cleo
trio batteries and an alarm bell. On
the bottom OF the trays are copper
strips corresponding with those in the
bottom of the show case.
Each article of jewelry in the tray
Is held In a small spring clip, and the
article holds the two points Of the
clip from coming in contact when the
piece Of jewely is in the clip. As
Don as 1t Is removed, however, the
two points coming In contact form a
circuit and an alarm bell rings. If
the tray Is taken out Of the case and
one OF the articles Is removed, the
bell rings Immediately when the tray
Is returned to its place. The sales
men have little wooden pins which
they stick in between the two points
Of the clip to prevent the alarm bell
from ringing when they wish to re.
mOv a piece of jewelry. Kleptoma-
mia is not rampant in this store.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-02-26

It Is a noticeable fact that street
merchants, better known as s'fakirs,"
are steadily increasing In number. not
only in the large cities, but In the
smaller towns. The tern "fakir," by
the way, with it's suggestion Of
knavery, is a most unfortunate deslg-
nation for this class OF men, q large
proportion OF whom are reputable and
honest men, doing a perfectly legiti-
mate business. Many OF them have
become identified with certain lOca-
tions, and are known and respected
by all the business mcn in the neigh
bOrhO0d. But it must be admitted
that a good manyof the vendors are
frauds OF the first water; who do only
q fake business. And this suggests
an chronological question. Why do
we call such men ssfakirs," when we
really ought to call. them "fakers,"
that is men who '.fake?" The '.fakirn
Of the Orient is q religious ascetic or
begging nlonk.-New York Tribune.