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Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-02-13
We Garry Bi8gestLine

of Pants ever shown and we
are matching it by the big
gest bid ever made for pub
lie favor. Careful purchasers
soon find out which side their
bre9d is buttered on and worn
out devices are an old story
with them. 1t is to careful
purchasers that we are adj
dressing ourselves now--to
purchasers who know just
what they are doing, who
know what their money ought
to bring them every time and
who wisely wait flr the
chances which clearing out
sales are sure to bring along
in February. For such pur-
poses the opportunity has ar
rived and here ii is.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-02-13

We met with such great success in January mark
down sa doing business than had hope
could be done, have decided to continue the sale
throughout February thus giving those who did buy in
January opportunity furnish house refurnsh
room at great saving from regular prices
Bargain hunters will find it pleasure to wander
through immense saesrooms and the many articles
tcketed in plain hgures at the marked-down prices.
The morning call., 1892-12-25
LOST THEIR BIRDS.
How a Carload of Poultry
Was Stolen.
The Boy Who Went Along as Guard
Failed to Rightly Interpret
His Part.

Lots Of people ara eating cheap turkey to-
day and are gorging themselves with
chicken, eggs and other delicacies at very
little expense.
But there is firm of poultry dealers in
the Clay Street Market whose personnel is
not in happy frame Of mind on this joyful
Christmas morning.
There is also diver of a delivery wagon
who sits on the stool Of repentance and
wishes he could be born over again, as q
wiser and more circumspect individual.
Basil is the name of this disconsolate
driver. and it is he who is directly respon-
sible for all the trouble. Being in the en-
ploy of LEMON Pichon x Co., the poultry
dealers in the Clay Street Market. he started
ont yesterday afternoon to deliver lot Of
Christmas birds to Western Addition GUS
toners, and returned AN hour later without
his wagon and after having delivered just
one turkey.
All the rest of his load. consisting Of fat
gobblers, tender chickens and fresh eggs,
fell into the hands of the ruthless phlles-
tines. who stole the whole outfit.
There has been a case of this kind before,
on last thanksgiving day, and the stealing
Of single parcels from delivery wagons is
Messrs. Lemoine, ETC.. took the precaution
to send a small boy with Basil when he
started on his rounds yesterday.
The boy was to watch the wagon while
Basil was delivering the goods. but boylike,
he mistook his mission, and thought he
could be of better assistance if he helped
Basil carry the parcels into the houses.
So when the two arrived on the corner of
Powell and Post streets, where the first
family on their list resided, Basil and the
boy lugged the big bird destined for that
households Christmas dinner into the man
sion.
AS soon as they had disappeared some
ruthless villain jumped on the wagon and
shouted, "Whos, git up there"
Rosanita. which is the name OF Lemoine's
steed, started off on brisk tr0t wishing,
doubtless, people were in less hurry for
their Christmas feed, and when Basil, with
his boy, made his temperance on the
scene, his horse and wagon. together with
its precious load, had disappeared.
or course, they at once returned to the
market and reported their loss. The police
were notified at once, with the result that
Rosanlta was found tied 10 BARRIERS pole
on Austin street, near Polk, hltched to the
empty express wagon.
All the delicacies so carefully chosen and
packed with so much attention were gone.
The poultry-dealer quickly made up an
other invoice. and sent man TO deliver
duplicate orders 10 their Western Addition
| customers Mr.. Lemoine explained last
night: IL only have the names of these
people, and have to trust TO memory as TO
the articles they bought, because 1t was all
cash trade.
$50 the man who intended to have turkey
for dinner will have chicken, and, what is
worse. he may get only eggs"
The firm values the stolen goods at about
$3.50, aud they think the thieves have dis
posed Of them by selling them at low figures
in some outlying district.
The morning call., 1892-12-25
A FORGER FLEES.
Santa Ana Loses a Gay
Swell.
He is Supposed to Be i'm San Francisco
Though He Threatened
Suicide.

Milton g. Vanderbeck is now in San
Francisco, although he would very much
like to have 1t appear that he is not-in fact
he is putting in all Of his spare time at
present in trying TO make it appear that he
is sojourner in "that bourne from whence
no traveller returns" and where there is no
snow on the ground at Christmas.
Vanderbeck is a very clever off-hand
forger. His base of operations has lately
been at Santa Ana, in Orange County. lie
has lived in Santa Ana for some time and
was something of society swell. He was
member of the military company and be-
loBged to all the dancing clubs and young
peoples social organizations.
When lie was not attending to his social
duties, however, he sold sewing machines,
solicited Insurance and transacted few
other such businesses just for diversion and
IN order TO be able to do little clever forg-
ing on the side.
About three weeks ago there was a war
rant issued for Mr.. Vanderbeck, with
forgery as the foundation of 1T.
The warrant was not served on account
of the fact that Mr.. VandeTbeck was not
there to serve il on.
1t is now ascertained that he came direct
from Santa Ana to this city. On the 18th
inst he mailed the following letter to Cap
OF Santa Ana:
SAN Francisco, Cal, Dec 10. 1892.
captain Z. >. Roper, SANTA Ana, Cal FRIEND
PARK: am going 10 shuttle oil. 1 am no good
on earth and so am going 10 quit It. Bid good
by for me TO everybody ana tell them viii meet
Them somewhere. l don't know where yet, but
VIII telegraph back.
Tell all the boys and girls am very much
obliged 10 them for the MANY happy days and
pleasant times spent In Santa Ana, and would
like TO do II over again, but IL can't be did.
doomed. The Singer COmpauy WOutc st
me II II should catch me. SO am going 10 fool
them.
know am d-m fool, but could not help II.
| was getting in the hole deeper and deeper
every Week. You need not worry about my
transfer now, as there won't be no such mug
when you get Ii.
1 am going to the Bella Union Theater to-
night aud see The last show / will ever see on
Well, good-hy. Remember me TO ali the best
you can, and don't think too hard of a fellow
who is foolish and not to blame. Good-by, old
man. Yours respectfully,
MILTON 6. VANDERBEcK.
When this letter was made public at
Santa Ana the City Marshal sent out
descriptions OF Vanderbeck to al, parts OF
the State. offering reasonable reward for
the arrest OF the forger.
Nanderbeck Is getting along very nicely
In this city. and is not likely TO suicide I'M
less he reads this mornings CALL.
The man wanted is 81 years Old, five feet
nine inches in height, and weighs about 100
pounds. He lisps slightly, talks rapidly
and in a clustering manner peculiar to
sewing agents.
He wears a light overcoat. Derby hat and
hair watch-ehain. On his watch are en-
grayed the letters, IN. G.. V"
Several other letters were written by him
to friends in Santa Ana. One Of them
reads as follows:
well. | am going to do it; so good. by.
BY the time you get this will be gone nto
other woTlds-dead"
The morning call., 1892-12-25
used mainly by amateurs and photograph
galleries have remained wholly dependent

used mainly by amateurs and photograph
galleries have remained wholly dependent
on the sun.
The magnesium flash-light has generally
been made in little pistol-like device held
In one hand, trigger firing cap and light
Ing the powder IN cup with one quick,
binding flash when the kodak was pointed
and ready TO be snapped.
The main reason why the hash-llght has
remained almost entirely in the hands Of
amateurs who wanted odd pictures in odd
places has been that il has not afforded good
pictures. While the views we're vivid and
reasonably clear in detail the quality was
not good enough for professional work.
The intense fash has always been con-
centrated at one point and the result has
been that the portions OF the scene most
brightly lighted were nearly white and the
shadows were deep.
As photographer would putt. the color
values were never good. A photographer
must have his light properly diffused. In
working with the sunlight he must place
bis camera with proper reference to the
Light, and in a portrait-gallery white re-
Electors are used TO further dffuse It.
But now a San Francisco invention hobs
MP with promise OF working quite a reyo.
luton IN photography. The sun Is to be
"bXed, or at least photographers will feel
as independent about him as Chicago
We have always had TO climb up TO some
roof to drop our chins a little, but now we
may expect TO step right in of the sidewalk
Tor our cabinets and we may even be going
down into Easements for our two-bit tin
types. As likely as not we may one Of
these days see the sign: Bon Ton Gallery.
Open all night" In very short time one
OF the leading galleries in the city will be
open Tor business evenings and will promise
TO do its best work after dark.
This will all be the result of the adaptation
OF the flash-light invented by S. NJ. Williams.
member Of the California Camera Club
who after two years of persistent expert
ment has quite perfectly adapted the mag
neslum light to the requirements of the best
Photographic work.
Ii depends OF the simple principle of
burning simultaneously large number of
small flashlights, and thus affording an in-
tense but diffused light that produces as
perfect II not better artistic results than can
be obtained at brightest MONDAY.
The ingenious apparatus consists of a.
frame of small brass tubing FIVE feet square
raised three or four feet by light wooden
tripods. There are five cross bars of tubing.
The morning call., 1892-12-25
Arrived.

Arrived.
SATURDAY. pecem Der "a.
Stmr Columbia. Boiles, 90 hours from Portland
via Astoria ~ hours; pass and mdse. to Union
stmr HumbOldt. Edwards, rs hours from Eureka;
pass and mdse. to III Kslish & Co.
Sailed.
SATURDAY. December "a
Stmr Peru, Ward, Yokohama aud Hong Kong.
Telegraphic.
POINT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 24-lO a-Weather
Cloudy; wind Sc; velocity 70 miles
Correction.
The clearance OF the Br ship Gosford is an error
Spoken.
Dec 10. on the equator. % W. Br ship IIsla, hce
Dec IL. n. IS W. Br bark suaisow, from London
Movements Of Transatlantic Steamers.
BRowHEAD-Passed Dec34-stmr City of Paris
from New York.
KINSALE-Passed Dee 24-Stmr Ftruria from
New York.
BREMEN-Arrived Dec 24-stmr Trave. from
New York.
Importations.
HuENEME-Per Caspar-4s5S SKIS corn. 22S7
SKIS beans, go SKIS barley. on
cycle. 4So bxs appies 3s SKIS bones, 915s lbs JUNK
% obs tallow. 10 rolls leather, kss nails reel
goods. oil tanks. pkg leather. dry goods.
bucket kg los Dxs butter. 76 fish. sealed bags
PORTLAND and AsToRIA-Per Columbia-l5
bbis glue stock 2I46 hi SKIS -four. 92I3 wheat,
pipe. 1925 SKIS potatoes IS bxs lady apples $40 bdls
pulp. 1870 bdis ne wspaper, 80 cs salmon, 500 SKIS
oysters, 81 bbls cranberries. 1877 rubber goods
pkgs express. So pigs sundries
ConsigneeS.
Per Csspar-Erlanger Gainger: Field a Stone.
Per Humboidt-M kalish & Co; Eveleth & Nash
Allison Gray & Co; Wittland q Frederickson: J w
Murray & Co; Chas Harley & Co. Brown & Adams;
Russ, Sanders co: Dunham Carrigan Co: + w
Mastin: Geo Tay Co; Brown Bros & Co: q w
Shreve & Co: Root & Sanderson; Standard OIL Co /:
A Nichols Il Co; Brigham. Hoppe Co; Yates &
Co; NJ Atchiuson & Co; Dodge Sweeney 4 Co !:
Dairymen's ONION; Getz Bros q Co; Hilis Bros;
s Phelps Co; Norton. Teller q Co; ohIandt &
Co: Smith & Co; Wheaton & Luhrs; Psc Eiec-
tric Co; yervalin & Rowe: witzel q Baker; Geo w
Sbreve; 0Caliaghan & Bros; Miller, Sioss a
Co. Wells. Fargo & Co: Howard. Harris a. Co; j w
Wolf g. Co: Neustadtcr Bros: order.
Per Columbia-Aiien & Lewis: Frank a Co
Bissinger n Co: BaIfour. Guthrie & Co: Me-
Near; Leist Co; Moore, Ferguson & Co; Lii
ienthal x Co: III Dutard: John LAWS; j Ziegenbein:
Everding Co; Allison Gray a Co. r Stenha-
gen Co: willamette Pulp Paper 20: Trobock Il
bergen: Morgan Oyster Co; M Monaghan: Dow
steam Pump Co; Dodge. sweeney q Co; Boston
Rubber Co; Wells, Fargo q Co: Spring Valley Wa
ter WORKS: w Larzeiere & Co: Oakland 0aslight
Co; II w Pierce; Hubbard.
The morning call., 1892-12-25
THE LIFEBOAT.
Preparations Being rIade by the Sal.
vation Army for the Poor,

vation Army for the Poor.
The Salvation Army will do its. share
tomorrow in making Christmas a happy
time for the poor.
Beginning at A. NJ. there will be union
meeting in Congress Hall. on Market street,
above Seventh, where the entire army off,
GERS are expected to be. The soldiers and
privates from Santa Rosa. San Rafael,
Crockett and other towns; also the men,
bers from the eight local stations viii mus
ter and join the poor peoples parade" to-
ward Llfeboat Station No. p" located at
the corner OF Sacramento and Kearny streets
About noon time Major Keppel and. his
assistants will dedicate the place, after
which 1000 or more poor people will be en-
tertained at grand Christmas dinner.
This Will be the initial opening of the
station, which is hereafter to be conducted
as an eating. sleeping and bathing house for
the poor at the rate of 10 cent, per day.
The Salgatiopists have already had thou
sands of tickets printed, and will distribute
them throughout the city 10 people who
care TO buy them for 10 cents each. These
tickets may be carried by people who, when
accosted BY INDECENT persons, may hand
them the pastebOard instead of the Gus
tomary dime or quarter, knowing full well
that the beggar may 90 with it and get i'm
mediate neceSsaries of the right kind, IT,
stead OF spending the donation for liquor
The morning call., 1892-12-25
Points on Taxation.

AT meeting of the Finance Committee of
the Board of Supervisors yesterday, Attor-
ney General hart was present and urged
the appointment of the firm of Newton e.
Fassett 70 make an abstract of and causing
the redemption Of property sold to the State
for taxes for the fiscal years 1901 to
1890-9i inclusive.
The Attorney-G General said there was a
large amount Of property which now escapes
taxation because it had been sold for taxes
and the claimants had not redeemed the same.
He said there was one piece of property on
Kearny street which has not paid taxes for
five years on this account, and the amount
of such taxes would foot up to $40, 600. He
believed that the city would realize 800, OOC
from such collections.
The committee decided that 1t had no
power to employ parties to collect and pay
a commission thereon for duties which
should be performed by the City and County
Attorney. 1t was resolved to call the atten-
ton of the City and County Attorney, the
Auditor and Treasurer, to the matter. so
that proper proceedings could be CON-
menced.
The morning call., 1892-12-25
ON THE FERRY-B0ATS.
Even the Piedmont Was Tossed
About by the Big Seas.

Even the Piedmont Was Tossed
About by the Big Seas.
Have you taken a trip across the bay
within the past two days? You have lost
novel experience if you have not-and
probably escaped bad case of seasickness.
For it's been rough on the bay these days
and the ships thereon have been tossed
about like peanut shells.
Friday night il began. Those who went
home on the late boats were glad when they
put foot on terra firma. Gallant ships have
gone down in seas ess rough than the wa
tiers OF the bay were that night and have
been until late yesterday afternoon.
But the ferry-boats stood the racket
petty we'll. Once in the W lille large wave
would lift the big Piedmont right up in the
air and then slide from under it and let it
down with kerchunk that frightened the
timid ones and made every plank in the
vessel groan.
The narrow-gauge boats caught it worse.
In order to prevent them from shipping seas
on the lee side considerable ballast was
stored to windward.
This gave the boats mighty big list to
starboard when they were made fast in the
dock. but when out in the trough OF the sea
| 1t went long ways toward keeping them on
an even keel
Unless you went to the windward on a
| ferry-boat when about half way across You
have no idea of how the wind did blow.
Great guns weren't a circumstance. 1t
blew with the force of brick wall toppling
over. You couldn't have held the edge Of
| razor against it.
And how the boats pitched and rocked
| and swayed, went up and down and all
sorts OF ways, cut all kinds OF eapers in the
ehoppy seas except careening completely
over
A few old tars who have not been to sea
for long time and some amateur sailors
made the trip across just for the sensation.
| And they got it. too. There's no room TO
| doubt that 1t was just one giddy swirl of
| sensation from first to last. And a good
many passengers got their stomachs so full
| OF sensations that they couldn't hold them
/ all and had to share them with the fishes.
It's al very funny. now that it's all over.
| and pro baby those who were the sickest
| are now laughing loudest. But it wasn't a
laughing matter at the time.
Indeed there wasn't much merriment Oh
| the ferry-boat during the big storm. OF
| course, the men weren't afraid, but they
| felt serious and didn't attempt 10 hide their
| feelings by undue hilarity.
l The women and children? Well. it was
| too bad for many OF them, though now and
| then you would ind one who didn't seem to
| mind il much.
The freight boat that ran up the creek
| caught the worst of it by far. 1t pitched
| and eareened at an alarming rate, and only
| that the freight was well set to prevent il
| shifting there would certainly have been q
| serious wreck
The morning call., 1892-12-25
May Have Been Murdered.

An Italian. about IS years of age, was
found Oh Twenty-ihird street. near Mission,
last night, at about 8 o'clock, by the police
officers who patrol that part of the city.
AT the City and County Hospital, where
lie was sent. II was found that he had suf-
fered concussion of the brain. He died
shortly after being sent TO the hospital.
The only theory advanced by the police as
TO the cause of the wound in the mans head
Is that be was intoxicated aud fell, striking
bis head upon the curbstone as he did so.
When he was searched for the purpose of
Identification. nothing was found upon him
except cents. a transfer Of the Post-street
line and saloon business card.
IL may have been that, as he had no watch
or other yaluables upon him when found,
that he bad been hit by some person who
afterward robbed him.
This seems all the more probable on &C.
count OF there being no dirt or gravel CT any
kind In the wound when 1t was dressed by
the doctor at the hospital.
The morning call., 1892-12-25

lures little for themselves and their per-
sonat friends. but IL may easily become
fashion now for people to be photographed
in their houses. Theiidea is pretty one.
Professional photographers will have their
outside" work every day and the itlnerant
photographers, who 60 about on nice days
taking front doorsteps with the folks In all
sorts OF stiff attitudes, will be ringing door
bells and waiting TO take your picture in
three minutes as you are reading Long
Fellow In the bay.wfndOw.
1T has long been usual for picnic and ex-
cursion parties TO be photographed punched
ON boat or picnic grounds. Ii no photog-
rspher has been engaged one will usually
appear with his camera and risk selling
enough pictures TO people who like their
own looks and want a souvenir Of the occa-
sion to pay him for his trouble. Conven-
tions OF all sorts are generally photogra pied.
but the delegates have had to 60 outside
ana stand on the front stepe.
NOW all sorts of meetings and parties may
De photographed as easily inside their halls
the Iuture. AT balls and all sorts OF gath
erings by day or night lightning flashes will
tell that the photographer Is getting 10 his
work from the front door or the gallery.
by the aid Of Mr.. Williams invention a
group OF sixty or seventy people was re-
Gently photographed perfectly on the stage
OF the Grand Opera-house, and views were
taken with it at the recent living chess tour
nament ana baby show at the Pavilion.
For such extensive views two flash-light
frames are used.
The refuigent orb may refuge or not
now. Photographers will not care much.
O'clock"
The morning call., 1892-12-25

The storm king appeared TO get sorry yes
terday afternoon that he had so long inter
fered with the wheels of commerce, and he
let go for time, giving the shepkeepers a
chance 10 get rid of their pretty things.
The clearing off began little after 8
O'clock In the afternoon. and no promen-
aders ever had more beautiful evening TO
do their shopping.
Chief Jenkins of the Weather Bureau is
of the opinion that the old king has only let
20 his scepter to moisten his hands and
take fresh grip. But then Mr.. Jenkins
has got TO do great deal of guessing, for
the reason that the wires are down nearly
all over the country, and especially in those
very places whence the news is material to
make up a fairly correct prognostication.
The barometer has been rising in and
about this city for some hours, which is in
dieative of better weather, and after all it
is probably as we'll TO take the optimistic
view of the situation by Judging that those
reports that did not arrive from the north
would have been favorable had they reached
here. Under those circumstances Christmas
must dawn beautifully On this happy land
as il should.
But the old storm king had happy time
Of il while he had his sway. For forty
eight hours be just raised old Cain ashore
and asea. He was fooled little bit, how
ever, owing to his previous work and he
failed to score as many fence, shutter, honse
and barn knockdowns as might have been
expected
His efforts two or three weeks ago taught
the people just what be is able to do If he
wants to fill his lungs and give good blow.
AS a consequence they were prepared for
him this time. TO some extent, and there
was comparatively little damage done.
The rainfall amounted to about 152 inches
in the past twenty -four hours, although to
pedestrians caught in the occasional show
ers it seemed to be pouring torrents. This
delusion was caused principally from the
fact that the gusts Of wind drove the rain
down with terrific force, giving the idea
that a greater quantity was falling.
The velocity OF the wind Oh the top OF the
Mills building was sixty miles an hour. and
at Point Lobos it whistled through Johnny
Hyslop's whiskers at tile rate of seventy
two knots in every sixty minutes.
The morning call., 1892-12-25
Notes of the Storm.

The windows on the ground floor Of 507
and sol Post street. near Mason. were
broken by the wind shortly after 8 o'clock
In the morning.
The awnings placed In front Of the new
building at 40 Post street we're completely
torn to sbreds.
Two windows in the top row OF the tower
of Trinity Church. at the northeast corner
of Powell and Post streets were shattered.
At 225 Geary street, the tin chimney was
twisted all out OF gear.
An immense plate-glass bay-window in
the residence on the southeast corner of
Octavia and O'Farreil streets crashed 20 the
sidewalk at o'cloc8 in the morning.
A dozen or more small trees were up-
rooted In Union sqsare. During the 6 -rm
of two weeks ago the largest tree l.: the
square, right In the center, was uprootee. and
is stIil lying there.
The flagstaff in trent Of the Union League