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The morning call., 1892-03-30
IT MISSED His HEART.
The Sensational Manner in Which Charles B.
Watson Ended a Spree at the Occi-
dental BarToom-" Misjudsed"

Loan me dollar On this" said Charles
X. Watson, a clerk employed by the Hart
lord Insurance Company, and son of an
Oakland minister, as he laid pocket-knife
upon the bar Of the Occidental Hotel sa-
loon.
This is no pawnshop." said the bar
tender. 'and you will have to raise the
money elsewhere"
Staggering away from the bar. Watson
sat down and sent bullet from a single
barreled, old-fashioned 80 caliber pistol
into his left breast. He aimed at his heart,
but succeeded in only infiicting a flesh
wound. Here are the circumstances of the
somewhat sensational attempt at suicide:
Instead of going to his home In Oakland
Monday night Watson registered at the Oc-
cidentai Hotel, aud was assigned to room
3i2 He arose few minutes after o'clock
yesterday morning and entered the bar
room. After taking several drinks he ap-
peared % be considerably under the infiu-
ence of liquor, and insisted on relating his
troubles 10 the barkeeper For nearly an
hour he continued to drink at intervals. and
then broke forth as a crying drunk. Each
time he swallowed a glass Of two-bIt
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down through 60 or 80 feet of made ground
aud drifted sand to come upon n subterra-
mean river such as Rider Haggard has pic
tured in ALLAN Quartermain" and the APP
preach to Milotis If, on the other hand.
the friends of the would-be vendors are TO
be credited with wide departure from the
tenets- of Gehazi. Ananas. Baron Num-
ehausen and Eli Perkins. then there will be
found at 20 feet below surface bed of
hard. reliable bottom rock, and thereafter
the borer may. like Tennyson's brook, go
On and on forever"
Tire average boring rate in ordinary soil
Is 20 feet day. r iin interrupted the work
yesterday after the derrick had been gotten
into position, but with fair weather condi-
tons and no mishaps or breakages, four
Gays work shonld settle the swamp issue
conclusively at this particular point.
SAMPLES Of the soil as brought ND by the
drill viii be sent on to Washington for ex-
animation by the authorities there
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TEACHING THEM TO VOTE.
Ex-Judge Mcguire Opens a Night
School for Democrats.
He Explains the Mysteries Of the Australian
Ballot System to the Hickory
Club

Ex-Judge James G. Mcguire devoted about
two hours last evening TO teaching the young
Democra idea how TO vote, in the rooms
OF the Hickory Club. at New Montgomery
and Mission streets. About 100 members of
the club and voters Of the district assembled
TO hear the ex-Judge explain the mysteries
Of the Australian ballot system and to par
ticipate in mock election. in order to IA
miliarize themselves with the style.
The professor was ably assisted by Max
Pepper. Fl. Zemansky and other prominent
Democrats who are we'll up in the Austria
liam idea.
In order to facilitate matters and give a
practical! Illustration of how the voting is
done tie club has arranged a complete eee-
ti1n-booth On one side Of the room and sup
piled a number of ballot-books, such as are
to be used at the election this fall There
were small marking-stalls. into which the
voter retires while stamping his ballot,
judges of election. ballot-clerks, time-keep-
ers and other features for regular election.
INTERESTED PUPILS.
The pupils were greatly Interested in their
studies, and voted as early and often as
possible.
Before holding the election the professor
gave lecture on the art OF voting under tine
new SYSTEM going into the details of the
ballot. explaining how it is gotten up aud
now III SnouiQ Oe worked so as 10 retain It's
elective value, how it should be folded, de-
posted in the ballot-boX and all about It,
There were two ballots TO be explained, the
municipal and general ticket, and as the
first will present nearly 800 names TO the
bewildered voter and the other at least 100,
besides some constitutional amendments,
the prospect of voting correctly was not
encouraging 10 the majority. However, the
system is not so complicated as it seems at
first CLAN G, and when the professor finished
his lecture there was a general rush for
ballots by the primary class in voting.
Ill. Zemansky and j. Goldmier were APP
pointed ballot-cleEks and Thomas Harris on
and James Murphy inspectors.
Under the old system a red-headed heeler
meets the voter block away from the polls,
fixes him and hands him ticket the size Of
dollar bill, which the voter folds up into
little wad and coneeals in his vest pocket.
Should this plan be purgued under the Aus
trailan system the voter would require a
yaiise IN which to conceal his ballot In
the new style he approaches the table where
he gives bis name and the clerk rips him off
at'eket big enough 10 paper hall be droom
almost.
BALLOT TWO FEET SQUARE.
The municipal ticket is nearly two feet
square and the general about half that size
Armed with all the paper he can conYe-
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Professor Davidson nor Colonel MendelI is
exactly the kind of man to lend himself to
selected sites on questionable basis, and it
may be taken for granted that the boring
VIII be, like the earthquake of 1868, "a
square shake
Professor Davidson appeared en- the spot
prepared for any weather. 4 little way off
5teod Agent Gibson, pleasantly smiling as
II Washington, ID. c., had been erased from
the map OF the earth aud he had made no
his mind to settle in congenial California.
where the bliZZardS cease from troubling
and the h0osierS are at rest" Mr. Gibson
was polite, and-like the site itself-un-
fathomabe. He had smiles for everybody.
but no information for ANYBODY When
IHE CALL artist leveled a special double
barreled snap camera at little group Of
which Professor Davidson and he were
members, he smiled and stood still. On the
other hand his colleague, Special Agent
Brooks, fastened off to the center of the
vacant lot and perambulated it in a dismal
manner till the picture was TAKEN IL was
a pardonable spirit of revenge that caused
the artist to murmur that perhaps Mr.
Brooks was looking for missing afiidayits
Tor and against the proposed site
The story OF we'll boring In this CITY ia mt
one OF nnalloyed joys If the directors are
TO be believed 1t is only question Of going
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URIC ACID.
What It Is and How It Forms.
A Clear Description of This Most Subtle
Enemy of Modern American Life.
What . Prominent Professor Says.

A wellknown professor connected with G lead
ing medical college. in conversation, recently
made the following wonderful assertions
There Is probably nothing which has ever
been known in the history OF the world that has
caused more real misery 10 men and women than
That simple and yet dangerous element called
uric aeid. This dangerous substance gets into
the blood OF men and women, and even chill
oren. even before they suspect it. aud the havoc
that IL works Is simply appalling. 1t causes
rheumatism, neuralgia, gour and pneumonia. 1t
IS tue cause OF most colds and the actual source
OF nrdrly every case OF grip.
You ask Row this dangerous acid gets into
the blood? Very easily. The principal duty Of
inc mex kidneys aud bladder are to expeI uric aei1
from the system. They fail to work very ffe.
quenty. and. Instead of bring driven from the
system, this poisonous uric acid goes iato the
blood. When once in the blood 1t fermeuts il
poisons, 1t causes unnumbered diseases and too
often occasions death.
Ii must be plain, even TO a novice, that the
blood Is to keep the kidneys and bladder m a
strong healthy and vigorous condition. This
IL the wh0le problem In a nutshell, and the man
or woman who does this Is invariably free from
uric acid and the Infinite troubles which it
causes L have never known OF but one thing
that VIII In every case drive uric acid from the
system, and that is Warmers Safe Cure. II has
been found by the medical profession 10 be
possessed OF properties unknown TO any dis
coVefy OF ancient or modern times. 1 have
known of women who have been weak saliow
run down; of men who have been debilitateo ana
wholly unnerved, who are to- day pictures OF
health and strength, ard they know as we'll as L
DO that The result Is due TO but Que thing-the
great cure of which have spoken"
1 lie great truths above stated are as certain as
existence. and they reveal the real cause of most
physical misery OF the present day, aud they
clearly reveal the way OF escaping from such
misery. No man or woman at the present day
should be the victim OF uric acid poison. That it
IS very prevalent Is most true, but permit it to
get into the system OF having gotten there 10 re-
main. Is simply folly. 1t
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BEGINNING THE BORE.
The Derrick Set Up on the Pro.
posed POstOtiice Site.
a Rainy Day Keeps Away Visitors and I'm.
pedes Observation-Disclosures Lowe
Has Been Compensated.

1t was after Q o'clock yesterday morning
when the wagon containing the first INSTALL
ment of the boring tools to be used on the
proposed Postofflce site at Seventh and Mis-
sion streets arrived at the southwest corner.
About a dozen men promptly set to work
removing augers, drills. joints and pipes
from the wagon to the south west corner of
the vacant lot.
Contractor Lowe, who had been some
what prematurely set to work by John 7.
Irish on behalf of the United States Com
mission, had pulled up stakes and taken
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nlently carry the voter sticks his head into
one OF the stalls. and like the ostrich fmagines
himself hid. Here he marks the ticket ac-
cording to the dictates of his own con-
science or the boss of the party While
marking he must not back out Of his stall
and talk to anybody or he is liable to be
arrested. Each voter is allowed three trials
at marking, and if lie cannot make good
Job OF 1t with that number of tickets he is
hauled out of the way to make room for a
more intelligent citizen and thus loses his
vote. This matter was fully explained by
tie professor in his lecture and inspired
the scholars TO acquire the art of intelligent
voting while there was yet time.
Alter all had voted the tickets were taken
ont and closely scrutiDiZed for mistakes.
Numerous crosses were found opposite the
WI ong names, but as rule the voters knew
what they were doing, and with little
more coaching will be ready TO graduate
when election day comes round
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out his plant, leaving a hole six feet by
four-about big enough for double bedded
grave-to mark the spot beneath which. ae-
cording to prevailing rumors, there is either
bed of solid rock capable of sustaining
the Pyramid of Cephrenes or q shifting
quicksand in which a feather would sink
down out of sight.
AT half-past there was quite hustle in
the southwest corner. Heavy bulks OF TIM
Der were being dumped down with hearth
ness that seemed to bespeak desire on the
part Of the workmen to test tile quagmire
theory on their own account. Then came
heavy loads Of iron tools. 1t took a full
hour TO get them all dumped on the ground.
Meanwhile the rain was falling with driz-
cling persistency.
Special Agents Gibson and Brooks ar
rived on the ground at half-past o'clock.
and Professor George Davidson soon put in
an appearance as one nf the judges to see
fair play. 1t is no secret that in the wild
and woolly past borings have been made to
suit and the soil brought up has been
according to contract" There will be no
funny business about the present boring.
however. Sailing mine and sailing bore
are two different things. though the modus
operandi may be the same. But neither
The morning call., 1892-03-30
PROBATE MOTIFS
Alameda.

An application from the Price Brothers of
Oakland for an electric-light franchise is
pending before the Board of City Trustees,
and will come up for final action on next
Monday evening
10 Y. j. Robinson in his suit against Frank
Silva on an assigned promissory note.
The protest against new sewer in Ala
media avenue has been overruled, but the
work will not be ordered right away
A warrant was Issued yesterday by the
Recorder, on complaint of Police Officer
Conrad, for the arrest of T. ID. Poole, on a
charge OF dealing in real estate without a
license. 1t is the intention of the police to
have several other persons arrested on this
charge.
The opening of Haight avenue is now
practically completed. All the assessment
except two have been aaid. One is that Of
L. A. Wilson, who Is now in the East, and
who is known to be in favor of the avenue.
The other is that of Joseph Smith, who
never objected to the new avenue.
The unexpected departure of Attorney III i.
L. Wills TO the East caused some common {
among his friends, and rumors were set
afoat about him. His wife, however,
states that there is nothing queer in his de-
Dartur,, and that he simply went to the
Eastern States on business lie will be
gone about six months.
ID. q. Alexander has given a contract for
the erection Of a two-story residence on
BrGafway to cost 1925.
5, G. Mitchell has been elected delegate
Of Court Pride of Foresters to the Grand
Lodge. which convenes in Napa next month.
Gibbons a. Chapman of this city have re-
ceived contract TO survey the Round VAL
ley reservation, preparatory TO throwing
part OF 1t open TO settlement.
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Grand Jury.

The Grand Jury had for guest yester-
day Mrs. Clark, the woman who was 50
brutality beaten by William Rose. Another
witness was Policeman Mcpherson, who
made the arrest. Mrs. Clark says she is
anxious to secure an indictment against
Rose, as she is convinced sho cannot get
any satisfaction out of the Police Court.
Otherwise yesterdays session was very
tame one.
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damages for injuries sustained on NJ arch %.
1880. He was a passenger on the Tar alpais
on the afternoon OF that day, and soon after
leaving the slip and while on the lower
deck on the starboard side, near the en-
trance to the freroom. a deckhand care
lessly rushed in front of him with bundle
Of merchandise. and rather than be struck
by it Bell stepped aside. but in doing so
tumbled into the fireroom
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its coming down was very marked. Fear
ing the plasterlpg overhead would also come
down, holes were bored in it 20 let the water
through. and il spurted through in streams.
The floor of the Office was soon flooded, and
many of the valuable records had to be
moved 20 keep them from being ruined.
The clerks, entirely unaceustomed TO water,
fed precipitately, and could not be per-
suaded to return till the rains ceased.
There is no doubt that the musty, filthy
nest Of bacteria. such as that Office has been
for years. needed flushing, and the clerks
do not feel like taking any more chances
and will insist on the city furnishing life
pTeserYerS.
The cause of the food was found to be a
st0pped-up drainage-pipe. Some painters
had carelessly filed it with sand, and the
water took the shortest way down.
The morning call., 1892-03-30
PROPOSALS.


DKOPOSALS-NEw CITY HALL sFALEpPSo
L posais for the following work and materials
will be received by the Board of New City Hall
Commissioners, In the chamber OF the Boar OF Su
pervfsors. on Monday. April Is. 1892. between the
hours or IL A. NJ. and IL II. OF that day:
FfrSt-Contract No 80: For cleaning ana STAIN
coating the whole of the exterior OF the Hall of
Records. the open arcades and spaces inside and
out around The same zad she to tho main
building Of the City Hail. and for the painting
OF ali tho Iron and wood and other WORK ther eof.
to be completed June 80, 1892.
Seeond-Contract No. So: For providing MAC
Ing aud finishing of partitions. furniture and At
ttngs OF rooms and set apart In basement OF
the western portion OF the new City Hail. Same
being for the general OF the City Receiving
Hospital. Its several efnecS and appendices at
rached thereto; TO be completed June 80 1852
Preference Is hereby made co the plans speci6
cations and conditions OF contract In the once Of
the Secretary aud Architect, under which this
work must be done. The Secretary wlil furnish
blank forms OF proposals to intending bidders.
No bids Will be entertained unless made upon
oianks so furnished; certified check for 10 per
cent OF the total sum OF tender, TO guarantee tho
closing OF tho contract when awarded must 40
company all proposals
The board reserves the right TO reject any or all
dds; pay ments Will be made by audited demands
on the Treasurer. drawn against the New City Hall
Fund; bidders must strictly comply with PRO.
p0sals In reference TO certified checks.
George II. anderson Thomas j. /. Smiley yoan
h. burst. Board OF New City Hail Commissioners
mrl5 S0t EDWARD J. wpJ.FF. socrssa-v
The morning call., 1892-03-30
Licensed to Marry,

Licenses 10 marry were issued yester-
day to:
Henry Knief and Mary NJ. Ferry 22-IS
Abraham Livingston and Minnie Michaels,
22-IS.
Gail A. Holm and Isabella Vaughn 47-43
Charles w. iced and Eleanor +. Kennedy.
42-42
William I. Sweeney and Emily J. Shelly,
27-20
Fraucis II. Monroe and Harriet L. Graham,
1880.
James r. Welch and Lizzie nj. Kelly, 22-2o.
The morning call., 1892-03-30
INSUFFICIENT BONDS.
An Experts Investigation of Roses Case
in the Police Court.

Cyril Williams. who was employed by
Chairman Ellert of the Supervisoral Finance
Committee to expert the matter of William
Roses bail bond in the Pol ice Court, made
bis report yesterday. He says that the
bond dated March 90 for William Rose,
charged with assault with in tent to do
bodily harm, John L. Wichman and Martin
Quinlan bondsmen, is correctly drawn. s.It
was said to be worthless" he adds. ION ac-
count OF the wording of the charge on the
ground that there was no such crime as as
sault with intent to do bodily harm.' but on
inquiring at the District Attorneys office
was informed that while the phrase by
means of force likely TO produce great bodily
injury would have been tile correct one,
the difference was not sufficient to vitiate
the charge"
He believes the bond was insufficient and
that the amount Of bail should have been
fixed by the Judge
The morning call., 1892-03-30

Deputy Inspectors Clapp and Callundan
seized 20 pounds Of crude opium, four boxes of
prepared opium and two furnaces in a cook
cry on the corner Of Ross alley and Jackson
street Yesterday
The morning call., 1892-03-30
The Golden West Circle En.ertainmept.
An Undertaker Fined.

James McMenomy. the undertaken who
refused to surrender the body of j. Ser
gerson because of pretended lien. pleaded
guilty Of miSdemeanor yesterday. Judge
Love let him off with a fine of $40.
The morning call., 1892-03-30
Berkeley.


Constant complaints are being made as TO
the ineffieiency Of the eiectric-ight service.
The managers say new machinery is needed
but that 1t will not be procured until some
thing definite is known about the contracts
which the Trustees intend to enter into.
Harry Ross, small boy. ran into q de-
livery wagon yesterday while riding his
velocipede and was seriously injured
Ii the weather clears up the University
boys will hold their trial day field sports
this afternoon. The men have been ac-
lively training for some time past, and the
results will show in measure wiiatythe
prospect is for spring athletics at the Uni
yersity.
The improvements to the baseball grounds
have been completed and they now suYpass
any about the bay.
Everywhere throughout the land Dr. BULBS Cough
Syrup Is recommended.
Salvation OIL Is not cure-ail, but II viii cure
your headache or toothache every time.
Peter Bertola has sued Bertha BeftoIa for
divorce.
The morning call., 1892-03-30
Tumbled Into the Pir.ra

Tumbled Into the Fireroom.
The North Pacific Coast Railroad CON-
pany has been made defendant on the
complaint OF Alexander d. Bell for $1,000
The morning call., 1892-03-30
NOTE THE EXCEPTIONAL TERMS:

FIFTY DOLLARS PER LOT CASH BALANCE
so FER MONTH. OR IN FOUR EQUAL PAY
MENTS Interest at per cent per annuru. Every
pody should own beautiful building lot Pied
mont, w here real estate Is rapidly increasing In
value. THE TERMS MAKE THEM WITHIN THE
REACH OF ALL. SEE FOR YOURSELF Take
Tue fedmont eable-ear and select your lots before
Gay OF sale WILLIAM j. DINGEE
460462 Eighth ST., Oakland or
EASTON. ELDRIpGE & CO.
MIRO 20 - 70 80 apl It 63S Market st s y.
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ADVERTISING.

IF YOU WISH TO ADVERTISE ANYTHING
anywhere at ANY time write to GEO T. ROwELL
Co.. 10 Spruce St. scw York aul9 ~
livery ONE IN NEED OF INFORMATION on
the subject OF advertising do well to oassla
scopy OF Book for Advertisers 1853 pages rslss
u: mailed, postage paid receipt OF price, COZ.
tains carefui compilation from the American
Newspaper Directory of all the BEST papsrs aaa
class journals. gives the cireu rating OF evory
one. aud good deal OF Information about rates aad
other matters pertaining to the business OF sive-
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small Opium Seizure.

BERTELING has the only reliable methods TO
fl detective sight. 427 kearuy street.
The morning call., 1892-03-30
Il Beautiful Building Lots Il
PIEDMONT CABLE ROAD.

SITUATED In that desirable tract known as .he
Bowie property directly north of the famous Linda
Vista Tract, afording perfect rainage and nrotsc-
tlon from the winds. log and cold, aud slopinz
Eehtiy down TO Pleasant Valley avenue, the main
thoroughfare of this delightful section on when a
large frontage is offered at this auction In subdl-
visions. DON'T miss Til Is 1t will probably ba
the only auction at Piedmont this year
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-05
EottleSnAko Doutlsfrv.

The Ave rattiesnakes on exhibition in
tho barroom window Of the Hotel Pam
tall had their fangs pulled out last Mon
day, says the Punxsutawney Spirit. Will
Murphy was the dentist. He pressed
the snakes head to the floor and held it
last. and then opened its mouth with a
stick. He then took a knife, cut around
the fangs and pulled them out with PIN
cens- This is the only safe plan. In
jerking them out with a silk handker-
chief they are often merely broken off,
and the stumps are still able to inject
venom into mans blood. Three of the
snakes are very large, and they objected
strenuously to losing their fangs. Thew
didn't like it at all. The largest blscl,
one entered a solemn protest against the
operation and was frantic with rage.
But it availed him nothing, and he is
how as harmless as kitten.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-05

takes them off, and looks at you with a
frank sincerity that makes her face a
lovable one.
81 always knew how to make shoes, "
Mrs Gill said. ''You see, / was born
In Northampton, England. and my
father was shoemaker. His shop was
In a cottage where we all lived. used
to play in my fathers shop, and fancy
that my first plaything was a shoe
makers awl, or some other one of his
tools. So you see was brought up in
the atmosphere of a shoemaker's shop.
/ never learned the trade. 1t was born
in me. and before knew A from z |
knew just how my father tapped pair
of shoes"
Mrs. Gill went On to describe her
girlhood, with the prosaic, homely
a poor English cobbler. Then she
married. And marriage in her case
seems TO have been failure.
There soon came two children"
Mrs. Gill added, land the problem of
getting bread was one that l had to
face, because you can't make man
work if he won't. So then opened my
little shoe store in London. / cobbled: I
made shoes; did all could to keep US
all alive, but seventy-dve cents day
isn't much to keep four hungry mouths
on, and that was all we could make in
London"
Then the next step was America One
October day fifteen years ago, Mrs.
Gill, the two children, pet cat and MIR.
Gill sailed for the new world, and
when they reached it they moved into
their present quarters at No 295 Null
berry street. They have been there
ever since. MIR. Gill died there. The two
boys are growing fast, and are almost
big men. They are employed in down
town business houses, and they are
willing and anxious to help mother"
But peg away at my business"
says Mrs. Gill. lust as if nothing had
happened. don't want to be a bur-
den on my boys, you know, and want
to leave them a few dollars that nave
tucked away in savings bank, so they
will be forehanded in the world. y