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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-14
THE WEEK IN OIL
Many slumps and Rallies Make Calcu1s-
lions Extremely Dificult

uOnB extremely D1HCuIk.
The market was erratic all through, at
times selling down, and then unexpectedly
turning the other way. Yesterday, in spite
of cold weather and Oil City shorts cover
ing, it reacted to the highest point of the
week, but subsequently fell back. Out
siders talked oil and kept posted, but re.
fused to act. This attitude, in view of
activity in other speculative commodities,
is the strangest feature OF the situation. Oil
at present prices in involves very little hazard
Fluctuations are shown in the following
table:
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Philadelphia Stocks.

Closing quotations Of Philadelphia stocks fur
nished by Whitney & Stephenson brokers, NO. 81
Fourth avenue, members Of New York Stock
EXChanRa
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When Baby was sick, We gave her CastoriA.
When she was Child, she cried for Castorfa
When she became Miss, she chung to CastoriA
When she had Children, she gave them cassorsa
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Boston stocks-Closins Prices.


Boston, Feb. 13.-[SpecidL 1.-The latest cleo
trio stock quotations to-day were:
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WOODS PHoSPHoDINE

Promptly and pcrmanents
ly cures all forms Of nerv-
Gus weakness, emissions,
'spermatorrheA tmpotencY
and all effects Of abuse or
excesses. Been prescribed
over IS years In thousands
Of cases; Is the only relia-
BILE and honest medicine
known. Ask druggists fer
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-05
HOLIDAY PAPERS.

California State Exchanges Honor the
Christmas Season.
The custom Of issuing Christmas or New
Years numbers has been observed this year
by the interior papers OF California in
manner that reflects great credit on the
journalistic enterprise Of the Coast.
THE Los ANGELES TINES
Issued a notable paper a few months. ago
Illustrative Of the progress Of the past ten
years in that valley, but that did not pre-
vent its getting out holiday number that
was a signal honor to the enterprisng and
progressive city of Orangeland.
THE WOODLAND MAIL.
One of the leading papers of Yolo County,
issued andsome illustrated New Years
number on fine paper that would reflect
credit on many a city Of a larger size ana
greater pretensions than Woodland. 1t
contains an exhaustive history of the county
and its resources, and is we'll adapted to at
tract emigration to that beautiful and pros
porous region.
THE COLUsA SUN,
Always in the lead in the march Of prog
ress In this State, was one of the earliest of
these great numbers TO arrive. l. devOtes
considerable space TO the great irrigation
scheme, Of which w. 5. Green, the editor,
has been the principal promoter, and is, as
always, first last and all the time, for the
prosperity and improvement of Colusa
County.
THE SAN DIEGO SUNS
Holiday edition was CT mammoth size and
full of readable matter in regard TO that
future great seaport. San Diego city and
county have made great strides in the past
year, and if the apparent prosperity Of the
Sun is any index, that section Is rapidly re-
covering from the effects of the famous
e fl,r
the appreciation of all residents Of the
southern country.
THE SAN JOSE MERCURY
Issued another notable edition on New
Years day. Tue New Years Mercury is
feature Of that journals growth that has
always been appreciated by its readers, and
has probably done more than any other one
thing, from year to year, in spreading
abroad the fame of Santa Clara Valley.
THE OAKLAND ENQUIRER
Published very creditable paper in honor
Of the holidays, as did also
THE OAKLAND TRIBUNE,
Which issued a 81 page edition full of inter-
esting news about 'the Magnet City,"
which is rapidly throwing of its old-time
lethargy and coming to the front as a wide
awake. enterprising municipality.
A feature of the holiday edition of
THE OAKLAND TIMES
Was a number OF interesting stories from
the pens of Oakland and San Francisco
writers. The Athens of the Pacific Coast
has many literary residents, and the Times
succeeded in gathering q number of fine
contributions in the columns of this issue.
Another great holiday edition was that of
THE FRESNO REPUBLICAN
Devoted to the interests of the great raisin-
growing county. The Republicans special
edition makes a fine showing for this sec
ton, and is a credita5le specimen of Journal
istic euterprise
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-05
POLITICAL MAPS.
The City Newly Districted From
End to End.
Figures Showing the Approximate VOtin g
Strength According to the New
Apportionment.

The new political arrangement of San
Francisco, with reference to the apportion-
ment law passed by the last Legislature,
will have more or less interest in it for all
concerned in the approaching campaign.
The political geography of the city will be
entirely changed, and those who for many
years have voted in certain district and
precinct will discover that they have been
transplanted and shaken up in very pro-
miscuOus manner.
To give maps and boundaries according
to the new arrangement will be impractical
bic because of the great number that would
be required to make the subject Ineligible;
but the figures showing the approximate
position and condition of the several dis
tricts are not so unwieldy, and will give
very good idea of how the city will stand
under the new regime.
AS all interested in the subject are donbt-
less informed, the number OF Assembly dis
trlctS has been reduced from 20 to Is, num-
beTed now from % to 45 inclusive, and the
number of Senatorial districts from 10 to
9. numbered from IL to % inclusive. The
boundaries of every district have been
changed, and pretty nearly the same can be
said of all the precincts, while the political
cOmpleXi on of the old and new will bear
very slight resemblance to each other.
The following tabulated statement shows
the new arrangement in figures and an APP
prOximate idea Of what may be expected of
it, based on the result of the last election;
ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS.
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VISIONS ON THE TRACK.
Strange Effect OF Bad Accident on
Old Euuiuear.

Strange Eject OF n Bad Accident on an
Old Engineer.
Charley M0rsey, for thirty-six years an
engineer on the Wabash road, between
WarrentOn and st. Louis, has resigned.
Not only that, he is confined to his bed with
an hysterical attack which puzzles physi-
clans.
About three weeks ago Engineer MOrsey,
In making the usual run from Warrenton to
st. Louis, caught two young men at the
railroad crossing in 0'Fallon. Both were
instantly killed. 1t was the first time in
the experience Of the veteran engineer that
be had met with an accident in which a
human life was lost. He was deeply af-
fected and twice that day the train was
brought to standstill because he thought
he saw some one on the track. This halu-
ciuatl0n has grown upon him until he has
broken down under the strain. 1t affected
him most peculiarly. At every railroad
crossing he imagined he saw people on the
track, and passengers on the fast train
would be most uneeremoniously bounced
against the sides Of the car and bumped
against one another by the sudden and I'M
expected use of the air-brakes. On the
third trip after the accident Engineer Nor
sey broke down. lie vowed that when no
had completed the run he was then on he
would never make another. Thus far he
mas kept Tic VOW. 1b IeSIgUou Ills
and went on hunting excursion. But this
didn't cure him, and he still faces and hears
danger signals. The account of last trip
which Engineer Morsey made is thus given
by his fireman:
1--WE pulled out Of st. Louis on time, but
noticed that Uncle Charley was looking
melancholy and oppressed, and kept MS eyes
glued to the bull S-eye Usually he is cheer
full and pleasant, and an entertaining talker.
He has been on the run for thirty years. and
knows the personal history of nearly every
inhabitant Of every little town along the
road. His gloom increased as we got beyond
the suburbs, and, beyond telling me to
Heap her up, Billy he was silent We
made the run without incident until we
reached ST. Peters. We don't stop there
according to schedule, and usually go
through the town at rafting rate. Sud-
denly saw him jerk the throttle, and the
next minute the train was at u standstill,
while, with a white, drawn face, Uncle
Charley was running along the fire-b0ard.
My GodP he groaned, as he returned 10 the
cab and started the train again, l was sure
l saw little boy
I" The rest OF the trip, distance of sixty
miles, he was completely unnerved, and the
last thirty | held the throttle myself. Run
ming his old engine? Yes. I've been pro-
NOTED. But Uncle Charley will never pull
the valve Of 81 again. His nerves are
gone. Cincinnati Enquirer.
Sixteen tons Of steel pens arc exported
from Birmingham weekly.
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A THIRD-FLATTER GROWLS.
He Objects to Crawling Downstairs fl
His MaII-Wants 1t in Bed.

He Objects to Crawling Downstairs for
His MaIl-Wants 1t in Bed.
man who lives In the third flat of an
apartment.house on South Halsted street,
Chicago, says the Inter Ocean, made a de-
cided protest to the Postoffice officials
against the practice of the postman in his
district ringing the door-bel and compelling
the third-fat occupants to come down and
get the mails.
Il want it distinctly understood" said the
third-iatter, slapping his hand in decided
way on Postoflice Inspector Stuart's desk,
"that / don't want any lazy postman to
make me or any of my family come down
from upstairs to get the mails. lie ought to
come up and deliver the letters"
Inspector Stuart hadn't had such a case
presented to him before, but he told the
man that he believed the postmen we're not
compelled TO deliver mails on top flats. He
referred the question to the Postmaster.
however and Colonel Sexton promptly sat
down upon the unfortunate occupant of the
fat. He said
IF there is bell at the street entrance to
the fiat building it is the duty of the post
man to ring IL and the duty of the occupants
Is an elevator in the building then the post
man Is required to 60 up rs far as the ele-
vat0r goes. We have refused to distribute
mail in the large Office buildings on our
o'clock delivery when the elevators were
not running. One of the best plans for
abolshing this evil is that devised by the
Postmaster-G General to put mail-b0xes in
each house and made in such way that
when the mail is dropped into it the bell will
ring. Ii people could be induced to use
these boxes there would be no more trouble
OF the kind complained of"
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NEW ASSEMBLY Vote in No of a Ueim Iaiptv
DISTRICT. 1890. iPrec Is ,ni : al in ION

These figures may need a little eXplana-
ton. 1t must be remembered that the Reg
iStrar has accurate knowledge of every vote
in the city aud the evidence from which 1t
was cast. 1t is this knowledge which en-
ables him to reprecinct according TO law and
keep the precincts, as TO number OF voters.
within the limit required by law las near 200
as pOsSlble).
Il must, not be understood by the above
figures that in 1890 there were 1913 votes In
the Twenty ninth Assembly District, but
that within the area which now cOmpOses
the Twenty-ninth District there were 1913
voters in 1890. There was no wenty- eighth
District in this city at the last election. and
vet within the limits which now describe the
Twenty-eighth District there were 800
voters in 1890, and within that same area the
Democrats had a majority of 26j. These
majorities are based on the vote cast for the
gubernatorial candidates, Pond and Mark
ham, which the Registrar deemed the safest
from which to make an approximate.
The following table will show what As
sembly districts compose the Senatorial dis
tricts. and what of both compose the Con-
greSSiOnal districts:
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A BAG OF GOLD FOR HER CHILD.
An Incident Which Proves That Not All
Steerape Passenpera AIe Poor.

An Incident Which Proves That Not All
Steerage Passengers Are Poor.
Hans E. Canola. a two-year-old child, died
from commissions, resulting from teethIng,
on the Anchor Line steamship Circassia at
2:3O o'clock Tuesday afternoon, while the
vessel was on her way TO New York. The
ships officers wanted to bury the child at
sea. They reported to the mother, who was
a steerage passenger, that this disposition
of the body would be much cheaper than
keeping it for burial in America.
In answer to this Mrs Canola ran to her
berth and almost Immediately returned with
her hands full of gold coins, which she OF
fered as ransom for her child's body. Snch
an eloquent appeal could not be resisted. The
ships carpenter went to work and made
little coffin, which was painted brown by
the ships painter. When it was finished
the dead baby's body was put into it, BY
this time the steamship had arrived at her
dOck.-New York special to Pittsburg Dis
patch.
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NO ARRESTS YET.
Police Failure to Act i'm That Mid.
day Assault Case.

1t is now ten days since very bold and
very shameful assault occurred on Folsom
street, in which one of the aggressors wore
police star, yet the police have not located
their men. This seems especially strange
when there are less than 500 police stars in
the city and 450 of them mark men whose
business it partly is to see that no one i'm
personates the guardians of public peace
and morals.
While the police act as though they had
been dismally checkmated very early in the
game by couple of knaves, the neighbors
ale growing more clamorOus in their de-
maDds that these men, whose descriptions
are in the hands of the police, be caught
and prosecuted to the extent of the law.
This will surely be done if any of the
neighbors, who have been harasSed time
and time again. and driven from post to
pillar and back again, by the wicked hood
lums and ward heelers, happen TO see
either.
The assault occurred in front of 9S6 Fol-
som street on Mrs. Bertha Wolff, whose
husband keeps a secondhand store at the
number indicated. Two men made the
assault, which was repeated half-hOur
later On the husband by one Of them. The
men are described by Mrs. and Mr.. Wolff
and by the neighbors in way that any in
telligent policeman would hardly fail to
recognize them if he happened TO meet
either. For the benefit of the police the de-
scrptions are printed for the fourth time in
these columns:
One of the men was about six feet tall,
thinly put up on his limbs, dark Completed,
dark eyes. aquiline nose. straight dark hair.
and wore dark clothes. The other was a
large feshy, rOund-faced man, with blue eyes
and red hair. He dressed in blue suit.
During the trouble the latter showed po-
ct al mi he
oner. and that if any one attempted to
touch either he would shoot his brains
out" He also claimed he was Police
Court bailiff, an admission that the noted
detectives of the old world would think an
important cew, even il the local VidocQ's
do disregard it.
There is some talk among the neighbors
of bringing the affair 30 the notice OF the
next Grand Jury. in order to reach these
men, whom many believe to be an officer
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Alameda.

Jesse S. Halstead Of the Daily Statesman
pleaded guilty yesterday to a charge of
criminal libel.
A bus line is now in operation from
Encinal avenue along Park street to TWEEN
ty-third avenue.
City Clerk James Millington is still very
sick and will not be able to perform the
duties of his Office for several weeks.
Joseph Gonzales Rosa, wife beater, was
sentenced to serve ninety days in the
County Jail. He had previously served $50
days for beating his wife.
Edward Brandreth, young drug clerk
attempted to board the narrow-gauge train
at Park street on Sunday night, but missed
his footing and was dragged half a block.
He was rendered unconscious, but will re-
cover
Among the many victims of Ia grippe in
this city are George c. Fabens. City Treas
urer Barber. f. B. Hayden. Dr. j. f. Me-
Lean, DR.. w. p. Gibbons, J. n. Webster
and Principal w. o. Dickson OF the High
School. The latter intends to ask for a
leave Of absence until the recovery of his
health.
The City Trustees overrued the protest
of Mrs. Emily Cohen against the opening
Of Lincoln avenue to High street This
action was quite a surprise, ard Mr. Ran
dOlph was the only Trustee who voted to
sustain the protest f. o. Crosby gave
notice to the board that he would not per-
NIT the erection of a guy-post on his
premises on Park street for the support of
an electric light tower to take the place of
the one that recently fell.
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ONE OLE TILE OUTS.
Pathetic Appeal of an Old Man Who
Couldn't Get Gait On.

Pathetic Appeal of an Old Man Who
Couldn't Get a Gait On.
Come, get gait on thereW angrily ex-
claimed little, purple-faced individual on
Market street, as he filed into narrow
space between a couple of piles Of boxes
upon the sidewalk, says the Philadelphia
Times. In front of him, picking his way
through sundry pools of water, was the old
man addressed. His pace wasn't very fly,
to be sure; but his apparent feebleness
would have served in the mind of any one.
perhaps, but Inat of a constituencies snob
rs an eXtenuation of his slowness.
The old man had just got through the
labyrinth and was about TO step aside to let
the cholOric individual pass at the same
time turning upon him look of meek pro-
test, when his foot struck again st piece Of
plank and he fell, striking his head upon
the pavement. The little man was in too
great haste to do anything but beStOw upon
the PROSTATE form grOwl and q curse and
then hurry on.
81 It's always the way" said the poor man
TO a v-pedestrian who had spoken
kindly to him. ITS move along! and
get a gaitp from morning till night. Pll
bet that mans got a good job and plenty to
eat. There's big difference between being
one Of the ms and being one OF the outs"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-05
A SQUARE RACE.
With a Bear Behind Him the Colonel
Needed 40 Urging.

With a Bear Behind Him the Colonel
Needed No Urging.
Colonel John Griggs. age 6S, weight that
is plus two hundred, was the "fust settler
in Tom Green County, Tex, and the only
man now livin' who helped scoop out the
place where the river runs" The Colonel
Is the hero Of an exciting bear story, which
deals with the remote antiquity of Tom
Green County, which he tells on himself in
great gustO, as follows:
81 was right smart younger then than am
now, but purity nigh as hefty. was livln'
in a cabin near the edge Of the timber. One
day | went out hoss-huntin' on foot, and
like 'tarnal fool just clean neglected to
take a gun along. The bar and | met about
q mile from the cabin. / started for home,
and the bar loped along in the same direc-
ton. The faster | run the more determined
that bar was to see that / didn't get lost
away from him. | was considerable Of a
leg-3haker then, like | am now, but l
couldn't shake that bar of
when | got in sight O the cabin the bar
waTn't four rods behind / could hear him
a-pufIin' and snortn'. and ny hair stood up
so high it Just seemed like | couldn't make
no Roadway ag'in the wind. My wife threw
open the door OF the cabin and yelled,
Run, John, run! and YOU bet that's what /
was ObiU. L thought L WAS Il BObu-Dy duu
gone John Griggs, and L run. The wind
was all on the outside of me, but kept on
a-runnin', I'D all the time my wife stood
there in that doorway and yelled, Run,
John, ruup
well. got there fust," and the Colonel
wiped from his brow the claInmy perspira-
ton which the recollection Of his narrow
escape had caused to accumulate there. II
got there fust, and fell in a heap on the
floor, while my wife barred and barricaded
the door. / was clean gone, teetotally tuck
cred out, hut bime by got my breath, and
/ said, Wife, said l. giyin' her reproaeh-
full look. wife, do you think I'm born
fool?'
"'Why, no, john says she, but sort o.
lookup as though she mon half did, course
1 don't; why should p
"'Well,' said /, you stood there in that
door hollerin' TO me to run, John, run =
Now, do you think I'd play off in race like
tIat?' Chicago Mail.
Around her statue of Heine, that is 10 be
81 IN he Tn,
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A BARBER,S SURPRISE.
He Was Never Used to Giving a Bath and
shave for One Price.

He was Never Used to Giving n Bath and
shave for One Price.
at is surprising" said barber who re-
Gently arrived from New York, show much
Pittsburgers want for fifteen cents. This is
the only city i ever worked in where you
have to shave man and give him a bath for
That price. Did you see that fellow Just
going Out?" pointing to man who was ey-
identity a mill-worker with the dust and SCOT
Of his daily surroundings literally covering
his face and neck. WELL he got mad when
| only sponged his face off with a cold water
dash. He wanted the sea, | guess. In New
York bathing a mans face consists only of
dampenng the towel with water and drop
ping on smart portion of bay rum. They
never take their collar off down East, be-
cause they don't expect you to perform their
additions for them. Many people here want
'neck-wash' with the high collar on. That
Is gross mistake, because where the sponge
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terest, and somebody must pay it. Or look
little further. When this baby is q years
old the $4,000 600 has doubled twice and it
is S600,000.000. Then an army of $4,000 men
must work to pay this interest, but we must
leave at least 81 per day for the laborer and
his family for subsistence. Then it will
take an army of $4,000 0laboring men to keep
this fortune up; allowing each laborer to be
man of family and five to the family, it
follows that no less than 100000 persons
are interested in the fortune of that $50
times millionaire baby. And this is called
an advanced age Of civilization !-Bellamy's
New Nation.
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does not touch above the linen band a dirt
ring is left, which is disgraceful to we'll
dressed man. 1t just looks like the young
boy who washes his face when he Is In
hurry to go out and meet companion who
is waiting on him. We have baths for people
who want them at twenty-five cents, Dut
none thrown in with shave. "-Pittsburg
HiSnntch
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SENATORIAL DISTRICTS.
g The formation Of the Congressional d.

g The formation Of the Congressional DIS
triets, it Will be seen, cuts the Nineteenth
Senatorial District in two. putting the
Thirty-third Assembly District in the Fourth
Congressional and the Thrty-ffth in the
Fifth. The other districts remain intact.
According 10 the Registrars approximation
there were, IN 1890. 81, 791 voters in the area
now composing the Fourth Congressional
District and 4 Democratic majority OF 1885.
Ia the territory now constituting the Fifth
Congressional District (that Is, that portion
of il lying in San Francisco County, there
were q, 54S voters in 1890 and Republican
majority of 1919
The Registrar has appointed the following
eight deputies to do the preliminary work
necessary to properly prepare for the next
election: Q. G. Hatlett. j. w. Disbrow,
Charles l. Stone. T. D. Davis, f. O. Sar-
gent, John J. Frederick. William Van
Nnrden and Frank MaMann.
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The Astor B,by's Fortune

note the remarks of the New Nation on
the Astor baby recently born In New York.
heir to $4,000, 900. Would it not be we'll to
illustrate this by the use of few figuresp
Al per cent the interest Is S9,000,000 per
year, or $4,000 per day for 800 working
days. 1t therefore would require 10000
workngmen at 81 30 per day TO pay the in