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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-25
STABBED HIS EX-MISTRESS.
Cowardly Attempt to Murder on Mon
gomcry Avenue.

CowardIy Attempt to Murder on Mont
gomery Avenue.
James Oswald, a longshoreman employed
by James p. Chase, was arrested last night
for trying to kill Virginia Flores OF 327
Montgomery avenue
A more cowardly crime has seldom been
committed in this city.
Oswald hid himself In doorway near the
woman's residence and waited for her to
emerge. She came out and walked rapidly
past the doorway in which the would-De
assassin was lurking. She was humming a
gay tune, and was apparently at peace with
herself and all the world.
Oswald drew q butchers long knife ana
SUNK out of his lurking place. He fol-
lowed her with stealthy steps until the
bright light of pawnbroker's lamp fell
upon her face, then he raised the long knife
and stabbed her in the back.
Wild scream from the lips Of the terror
stricken woman followed the dastardly
stroke. and she fell grooming to the pave
ment. Oswald snatchcd the knife from the
wound, anu was preparing to stab her
again. when two citizens seized and flung
him violently to the ground. With knees
pressed against his breast they held the
wOuld-be murderer down until Officer Nc
Carthy relieved them of their charge.
Oswald gave his knife to the policeman
and declared that he was very sorry that
his attempt to kill the woman had failed.
In the City Prison Oswald again asserted
that he had fully determined to murder the
woman.
II don't care now il you kill me-" he
added; II don't want to live any longer"
Oswald said that the woman was not his
wife. She lived with him for six months at
327 Montgomery avenue and received the
money earned by his labor on the docks.
A few days ago she found man that was
more to her liking and babe the longshore-
man very formal farewell
81 told her," said Oswald, shat loved her
and that If after leaving ME she did not go
to work and lead an honest life would kill
her.
"She laughed in my face, saying that |
was a good provider, but she had found
some one that she liked better. Then l
went to a pawnbroker's and bought the
knife with W hich | tried to kill her,"
Oswald WAS booked for attempt to
murder The injured woman Was taken to
the Receiving Hospital, where Surgeon
Simpson found that her wound was deep
but OF dangerous.
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Berkeley.

The University Observatory will be open
to the general public on the first and third
Tuesdays of each month. from to 10
O'Clock.
The School Directors have taken steps to
build brick and cement wall around the
San Pablo avenue school and cement walk
in front.
Berkeley will, in an appropriate manner.
celebrate Columbus day in Shattuck's Hall
during the day and evening, and later in
the night there will be a grand display Of
fireworks. A special committee consisting
of Reuben Richards. Professor Bacon. Cap
tain Borwell, B. f. Bergen, n. p. Whitney,
j. w. Richards, p. X. Boone. Byron Under
wood aud Mr.. Johnson was appointed Fri
day night to attend TO the finances.
The Northern Berkeley Improvement
Club met Friday evening and adopted plans
for the new Gilman station. 1t will con-
siSt of three rooms. Mr.. BorcherS. treas
urer, having removed to Sobrantes A. Simonds
was elected his successor.
Friday night the eItainment at Armory
Hall, musical aud literary. was a crafty
ing success. The object was to raise funds
for the Perata Park Sunday-school.
Charles A. Baum, who was ordained by
Cardinal Gibbons at Baltimore as a Catho-
lie priest yesterday, graduated from the
university in "a.
The Berkeley gym" is leading In ANA
teur athletics this year. Friday it played
the Lorn nine and defeated 1t by score of
IL to 8. Yesterday it welted the Berkeley
High School nine with the terrific score of
"a 10 6.
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FROM ACROSS THE BAY.
Democrats Nominate County
and Other Officers.
THE TORCHLIGHT PARADE.
ssnguiuary Fight Between Indians at Pleas
anton-Porter's Suit for Advertising.
Notes From Berkeley.
The Democratic county convention met

The Democratic county convention met
at 10A NJ. yesterday. at Germania Hall.
M j. Lavmance, chairman of the County
COMMITTEE, called the meeting to order ana
R. Fitzgerald was chosen chairman, with
Fred ST. Sure, F. Z. Josselyn and Jacob
Samues as secretaries.
After the appointment of committees an
adjournment was taken and at the after
noon session the nominations were rapidly
made, most of them by reclamation
They were as follows: Sheriff, Robert Nc
Killican; Recorder. Edward Ha ckett; Tax
Collector, Alex Rosborough; treasurer,
John M. English; Auditor, Robert w. Mil
Ter; Clerk, William IL. Cook; District At
torney. E. j. Rodgers.
The Legislative nominations were as
follows: For Congress, Third District.
Warren B. English; Senator, Twenty. sixth
District, j. T. Canning; Assemblymen,
Fifty first District. f. II. Mclean; Forty
eighth District, j. j. McElroy; Forty-nlnth
District, +. Lenhart; FOrty-seventh District,
Fred Wilds; Forty-sixth District, Hugh
O'Nei.
After the nomination of various township
officers the convention adjourned.
The delegates remained in town to be
present at the formal opening OF the cam
paign last evening All the county clubs
aud some from San Francisco took part in
the parade, which moved up Broadway to
the Tabernacle. Dennis Spencer or San
Francisco was the speaker Of the evening.
Hon. William ID. English acted as chalr-
man.
Near Pleasanton there was bloody COM
bat between two drunken Indians. named
Manuel Pasterio and COmmeas Sawlas, on
Friday night. They are ranchhands and
had started home from town when they be-
gan TO fight Pasterio stabbed his COM
panion several times, one wound being III
the forehead. five inches in length, aud the
other in the left breast. three and half
inches deep. A warrant has been Issued
for his arrest. The recovery OF his victim
is doubtful.
The City Attorney has answered the suit
brought against the city by +. K. Porter to
recover S575 % for advertising the bond
election. The answer alleges that he agreed
to do it for $3.50.
c. E. Taylor and the Puget Sound Lum-
Der Company have erected fence extend
ing across Washington street, from the
house of the one TO that of the other, on the
water front. 1t closes the street and is
against an ordinance recently passed.
w. c. Wagner of West Oakland was COM
mitted to the Aguews Asylum yesterday for
insanity. He is the young lawyer who re-
Gently obtained a writ of habeas corpus in
San Francisco to be released from imaginary
Imprisonment. When arrested he had sew
eral kinds of poison in his pockets. He had
frequently threatened to take his own life
and that Of others.
Lillian w. McCrinde. 26 years old. whose
insanity Is of homicdal character, was
also committed TO the asylum.
Charles ID. Rice of East Oakland, a young
man who imagines that he Is hypnOtiZed
every time one looks at him, was third
person sent to the asylum yesterday.
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A THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
Checking = Cavalry Charge During the
War of the Rebellion.
ST JouIs Globe. Democras

War of the Rebellion.
St Louis Globe Democrat
II shall never forget the first time was
was under fire." said Colonel Thomas Cren-
shaw to party of veterans who were fight
ing their battles Ger again in the rotunda
of the Laclede. 1--WE were supporting a
battery and had lain down on a stretch OF
ground as level as ballroom. The Con-
feds were beyond rife shot, but they opened
on us with artillery. and they did everIast-
ingly plow up the ground with shot and
she'll. Every old soldier knows that attil-
lery fire at long range is not half so much TO
be dreaded as the rattle of musketrY, which
sounds OF the battlefield like Chinese fire.
crackers in thunderstorm, but IL is a good
deal more 'skeery' to novice. There we
lay fer half an hour, never moving finger,
watching the puffS OF fame from dozen
cannon and the shells come tearing through
the air with their fiendish shrek. appar-
emily headed directly for our faces. | tell
you a position of that kind tries the very
soul of your raw recruit. Give him chance
to shoot back and he is all right, but fight
ing is one thing and waiting to get killed
without striking blow is quite another.
"But there was more ahead OF US. Ate
the artillery duel bad ragged for some time
a regiment of Confederate cavalry de-
bouched from the wood with all the DELHI
Grafton and precision of dress parade.
They were MissSsippians, tall. athletic fell
lows who sat their horses like ceDtsuIs.
They halted and dressed ranks while the
batteries behind them hurled q perfect rain
of shells over their heads. We could see
their colonel riding down the line and
pointing with his sword to our battery.
which was punging shells In among them
with frightful rapidity but little effect.
They advanced a step or two, every horse
man seeming to choose his ground. Here
they come, slowly, steadily, like great
gray wave, conscious of irresistible power.
The bugle rings out sharp and shril. they
break into quick trot 800 sabers leap into
the air and the stars and bars stream out on
the smoky background like pOrtentous
meteor.
''On they come; 500 yards, 700, 600l Gadsl
has our battery gone silent7 Five hundred,
4OOi charge. Every spur sinks deep, the
rebel yeP rises from every throat and the
column eaPs forward like a thunderbolt,
into the face of which crashes the canister
from our four 6-pounders. Great ragged
holes are torn through the four-deep column,
but they close instantly and it comes on un-
checked. Now it is our turnl We are in
front of the battery, in the pathway of the
avalanche. We pour a volley Into 1t at
eighty yards! A hundred brave men reel
out their saddles, hundred horses 60 plung-
ing to then kneesi The line waversl An
other volley and another! The line breaks.
and suddenly retreats, while we swing our
caps and cheer and hug each other for JOY"
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PETTED BY GEORGE ".
Annie Kerr. a Once Brilliant
Actress.
SHE is NOW EIGHTY TWO.
An Inmate Of the Old Ladies' Home at
North Temsscal-Rs collections OF
Her Life.
HE Is NOW EIGHTY TWO.

One OF the inmates OF the Old Ladies' ,
Home in North Temescal is woman with
silyec gray hair aud slightly stopped shout
ders, who, more than half century ago.
was the pet of royalty and the admired Of
all the mobiles of England.
Now this lady. who is in the eightv-second
year of her age and whose name is Mrs. A.
J. Hammond, is comparatively unknown.
while many who knew her have long since
passed away and into history.
Among these may be named King George
" Of England. the Duke of Wellington,
Lord Byron and the Duke OF Bedford.
There are but few persons Of this day
who would recognize in the gentle old lady
who is at peace with the world in the home
for the aged the once beautiful and fasci-
mating actress and danseuse, Miss Annie
Kerr, whose first appearance on the stage
was noted nearly seventy-two years ago.
and who made her last appearance thirty
years since.
A few days since q representative Of The
CALL visited the old lady at the home and
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-25
HIS THIRD OFFENSE.
Young George Carr Arrested for Day.
light Burglary.

George Carr is a slender young man of %.
who is making for himself record that, in
the absence Of pull, will ere long cause
his incarceration in the State prison. The
desire to acquire wealth without labor is
Cars besetIlng SIN
He was twice arrested for burglary during
the past six months. but in each case he
ESCAPED conviction. His success in eluding
retribution has made him very bold; so bold
that he now practices his profession in the
broad light of day.
Last Sunday afternoon during the alb
sence of the family jewelry valued at $500
was stolen from the house Of ID. Levy. 1910
Suffer street. The thief or thieves had en-
tered the building by prying open the back
door with a jimmy. The police suspected
young Carr of the crime, and arrested him
last night. He denied all knowledge of the
robbery, but when searched some Of the
stolen property was found in his pockets.
He was booked for burglary.
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In n very Bad Box.
Chicago Inter ocean,

II made the awful mistake of making
love to nv own wife one day last W eek,
said w. L. Mason, as he drew chair up to
the charmed circle where sat the story
tellers in the Lindell rotunda. II had
been down to Kankakee on a business
trip and took the night train for
Chicago, where | reside. The coach
was chock-a- block, with the exception
of one double seat, which was occupied by
a styllsh-looking woman, who sat at the
window and had her veil down. received
permission to occupy the seat with her. and
we were soon chatting pleasantly. ]
thought her voice sounded familiar.
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She Found Everlasting Beauty.

MIG F1eIu'S " aShInSton.
According to the account of Robert A.
Bonham. who spent number OF years in
South America, woman, native of Peru,
though over so years of age. is now making
active preparations for marriage with
a third husband, young Chilean of
large means. So far from being aflict.
ed with the usual decrepitude incident
to her years the sprightly widow is to
all outward appearance well-pre-
served woman of IS. OF Spanish extrac-
ton, her second marriage was TO German
of the name Of Boeckmaw She still re-
tains her early fondness for dancing. has a
fine set of teeth, a voice unmarried by age.
and declares that the wonderful preserva-
ton OF her youthful attractions is due to a
charm exercised over her when child by a
half breed Indian doctor. In consequences
Oh TINS many OF the natives believe her to
be In league with his Satanic Maiasty.
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His Own Bran Was Light.
New York Tribune.

Russian women who respect the old adags,
'De mortuis nil nsi bonum," had consid-
cradle difficulty in restraining their feel
ings when they learned of the results Of
the examination of the brain of Professor
BISHOP, who recently died ia ST. Peters,
burg. The professor was one OF the most
ardent opponents of the emancipation or
women and thorough believer in the theory
tina. women are inferior to men, because
their brains as a rule. are smaller. In his
numerous addresses upon the subject he was
wont to say that while the average weight
of the male brain was 1850 grams that of
the female brain was only 1850 grams"
After BiShof's death his own brain was
weighed and was found to turn the scales
at 1915 grams. five grams less than the aver
age female brain. which had so often aroused
his pity, contempt and satirel
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but fate had ordained that should make
an ass of myself. l tried to get her to put
up her veil, but she objected that the
long story short. struck up a desperate
Irritation with her. She admitted that she
was married, but said her husband was a
graceless scamp who was always flirting
with other women and neglectiug her. or
course [ sympathiZed with her aud told her
that man who would neglect so charming
a woman ought to be kicked to death by
blind mule. Was | married? Certainly
not Well, we finally reached Chicego and
] handed her into a cab. Then she lifted
her veil. 1t was my wife. THIS story stops
right here"
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whose portrait Is printed here, Is one of the
best stenographers in the country, and from
court reporting in Pittsourg he drifted into
the reporting of political conventions for
The newspapers, gaining an experience
which with his natural gifts and magnetic
who will be heard from later" Mr. Burke
went to the University Of Michigan as a
student in the law school last spring and at
once went to work organizing the assOcia-
tion OF bright young college men which now
has branches In nearly every important seat
oil learning in the country. and which sent
about 1000 delegates to the Buffalo conyen-
tinp
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They Know Where to Draw the Line.

Biggs-Did you read that poem in the last
number OF the Transcendental Magazine?
Fogg-You know Mcrddy. the liquor
dealer?
Biggs-Yes; but what has that to do with
itf
Fogg-Everything. McToddy sells rum
but never drinks any; l write poetry but
don't read it. McToddy and / know the
evils OF indulgence in our respective wares.
Boston Transcript.
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A VALUABLE INVENTION.

Cradle Which Puts the Baby to sleep
and Makes the Family Butter.
New York World
At last cradle has been invented which
not simply lulls the unruly child TO sweet
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lady, who was the daughter OF Senior An
tonic Yznaga de Vale of Ravenswood La,
Y. ). A., and Cuba, in 1876. The heir to
the dukedom was born on March in the
following year, so that he is now Is years
Of age. He is being educated at Elton. This
young man Is partly An American, and
those who used to know Vaudeville will be
interested la seeing his picture.
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at last found rest and comfort and home
in the true sense of the term"
The picture accompanying the sketch is
reproduced from one taken last May on the
Occasioa of her eighty second birthday.
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THE DUKE OF MANCHESTER.

He Is Bright Boy Not Yet sixteen
Years of Age.
New York Press.
William Angus Drogo, the new Duke Of
Manchester, is the son of the late Duke and
Of his wife, Consuelo Yznaga. The late
peer, who was the eighth Duke of Man
chester, married this Spanish
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-25

The proposed underground electric rail-
ways for London. II sanctioned, will be Is
feet under the Thames, 6S feet beneath Re-
gents Park and So feet below Oxford street.
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slumber. but churns the cream into butter
at the same time.
This is, as any one can see, an admirable
invention and without 1t no home can bs
considered complete
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BORN TO LEAD.
The Active President OF the Republican
College League.

The Republican College League, one of
the most important suxiliaries Of the party's
campaign, was organized by its present
president. Mr.. James Francis Burke. already
a brilliant orator and successful party
worker. though he will not be so years old
for some half-dozen years yet Burke,
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NEW FLATs re LET.


no LIN DEN AVE. SI4 90
IT, AZ Linden ave. 0 rooms ............. II o.
1874 Stevenson, mr. Ninth 3 rooms bath. - 90
1925 IL Mission, NJ. 18th. rooms and bath. 70 90
1917 Harriet. 1T. Howard, rooms........... 10 90
u South PARK, III. Second. rooms ard bath. 80 90
1872 LangtOn, nr. Seventh. roOms......... Il so
seventh cor. Market. rooms. ............. 20 %
lI19 Howard, nr. Seventh, 8 rooms bath. Is 90
1926 Folsom, nr. lth. ToOoms and bath. -. Is 90
1923 Folsom, mr. llth, rooms and bath. rs 90
1888 Folsom 1T. to, 8 rooms and BATH. rs 90
ls4O FO.som. nr. llth. rooms and BATH. rs 90
FAB Eleventh, mr. Folsom, rooms aud bath. Is 90
253 Eleventh, III. Folsom. rooms ana hath. 20 90
24l Eleventh, nr. Folsom rooms and bath. % 90
609 Fourth. nr. bryant. ............. lS 90
$50 Ciemeutiua, mr. Fifth. oOms........... ~ 90
l549I2 Mission mr. Eleventh. . rooms, bath. 20 90
800 Eighth. nr. olson, 6T0oms............. Is 90
12O112 Folsom, nr. Eighth, rooms...... -. Is 80
lao Fourth, nr. Mission rOOms............. rs 90
l24 ShipIey mr.. Fifth, 8 rooms ............ Il 90
1912 McLea court, nr. Ninth, roums bath 8 90
l76T12 Mission, nr. 18th, rooms and bath IS 90
4O3 Grove cor. Cough. rooms and bath. -. 81 30
1907 Devisader0. rooms and bath....,..... 20 90
l220 Ellis. near OctaYia rooms and bath. 80 90
1913 DevisaderO, rooms and bath 49,. IS 90
l52O Deyisadero, rooms aud bath.......... 80 %
1888 Geary, Ger. Buchanan, . rooms.-..... 20 90
Apply to p. &. MOLL0Y, 1873 MONTGOMERY % 81
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A TTEN1IoN, LADIESl-"EMMA" BUST De
II velOper Will enlarge your bust inches: guar
anteed sealed instructions &C. "a page illustrated
catalogue &c, by mail Emma Toilet Bazaar, Boston,
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DOR sALE-GRAYE LOT 337 SQUARE FEET
Il Ia dormitory 3. station 8. area !, calvary GENE
terry Apply to McNEMOMY s. son, undertakers
1857 Miss n
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REAT BARGAIN-l0 ACRES CHOICE LEVEL
" land, all in fruit, mostly bearing. some young
trees; fine house. II rooms; windmill and tank
barn. out6uilding farming tools, COW. horse and
buggy fine well water; near San Leandro: electric
road passes. Il. FASSLER, san Leandro Cal rs 7*
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HOUSES TO LET.

4 MODERNLY IMPROVED HOUSES OF 10
! rooms and bath each: rent $50 and sos; 500.
6O2 5O4, 5Os Eddy st. bet. Hyde ana Larkin Ap-
ply q. H. UMBSEN 4 CO. IA Montgomery ST. 30 sc
> FINE HOUSES. MODERN. OF s ROOMS AND
= bath each: rent S45 each; S07 and S09 Hyde St.
bet Eddy and Eiiis. Apply q. II. UMBSEN 4 o.
Il Montgomery 81. SEQ ST
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l. rooms and 2-The celebrated magnetic doctor
has Just arrived from Europe. where he met with
the grandest success: he will give the benefit of his
wonderful magnetic power to the public in this
city: he cures all diseases through his personal
magnetism; Professor Montefore also gives the
lucky plumbers in the best lotteries OF the and
guarantees such mum bers to surely win; he Will not
charge anything II he falls. but he failed yet;
he has accomplished wonderful things already and
has given advice and the way to make q fortune 10
many people he also gives advice in legal BUSH
Il sis matters his powerful magnetism enables him
10 read the future; If you cannot call, write In
close loo stamps; Professor Montefore will answer
Immediately; office hours 8 to d. Sundays 10
TO L. se56 ~
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O-STORY HOUSE: ROOMS: ON RINGOLD ST,
= of Eighth. bet Folsom and Harrison; rent 10
good tenant only SIS. Apply 10 c. S. CAPP q CO.,
House brokers aAd Real Estate Agents, Al5 Mont
gomerY 81. SEES 81
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PERSONALS.

WIDOW, 43. DESIRES ACQUAINTANCE OF
W mIddle-aged gentleman with means: object So
liability or matrimony. If congenial: no trifers.
Address for week, Widow, box 100, Call Branch.*
~ ANTED ADDRESS OF RESPECTABLE
W young lady or widow by respectable gentle
nnia trIrann,. p
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GROOM COTTAGE; PAGE ST. NEXT TO COR
y ner Of Webster: rent low 10 a good tenant. Ap-
ply to c. 5. CARP y CO, House Brokers and Real
Estate Agents. ! MONTGOMERY St seX3 81
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1914 ERIE ST, BET. THIRTEENTH AND FOUR
IOf teeuth, toward aud Folsom sunny rooms
with hall to Kitchen large yard and cellar; sl425tf
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CHEAP COTTAGE OF ROOMS WITH LARGE
y yard, on Pierce, bet. Page and Hsight; rent i s.
Apply To {. :. CAPP & CO. House Brokers aud Real
rs tate Agents 3 MONTGOMERY ST se23 81