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The morning call., 1893-11-03
Methodist Church Extension.

ST. PAUL. Mimi, Nov. Fifteen of
the eighteen Bishops of the Meth odist
Episcopal church arrived in this city this
morning, aud as ex-officio members Of the
Church Extension Society were present at
the opening of that society's annual meet
ing. The report of the college of church
extension at Philadelphia to the general
committee was read by DR.. Spencer. The
growth of Meth odism in the past year. he
said, had been most remarkable. The
treasurer's report showed that the receipts
for the past year were S256, 152 and the
disbursements were S230.50S, leavi ng a
balance of So, ,644.
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owners. Captain Wright and myself were
mem bers of the Baptist church. Joined
the Baptist church twenty-five years ago.
hey thought so much OF me they ap-
pointed me treasurer OF the churen un-
known to me on account of talthfulness
anu holding the truth of God. would
de before | wOnld go against the word OF
God. Being out of the city some time ago
my name was scratched off the books, and
that brought my name in heaven No. l.
captain Wright was my master, and
Judge Wright of the same family was not
afraid to own me as his cousin. This is
The reason l am the seed OF the Caucasian
race. My mother was an African, my
grandfather white man and my grand
mother an African. l claim TO be the seed
OF The Caucasian race, and all wise men
ought to know il.
Il served eleven masters in Virginia.
Louisiana and Missouri before the war,
ard was not with them long before they
put me ahead Of them all. l was foreman
over 800 men. If | had not have been
faithful they would not have done so.
MY masters We're all leading men of the
Senate. When Lee gave Grant the sword
| went for myself. Before | could vote l
bad to raise my hand before the American
nag and say | would prove faithful during
the Presidential election Ill my ward.
Some OF the men said they could not tind
better man than l to work for them
through the election.
II have not missed a Republican elec-
tion since | held my hand before the
American flag. What more do the rulers
OF California wish? 1t seems to me | can
feel the tears drop as the raindrops used
to drop off the log cabins in Virginia and
Missouri. | called for protection from the
city TO help me keep the parties from TAX
ing the property from me-Nos. 426. 1861
and 42S Montgomery avenue. They re-
fused to obey the orders from the city. and
The morning call., 1893-11-03
A QUEER SHANTY.
Father Shelton's Rare
Collection of Junk.
HE WAS NEVER WASTEFUL
A Man Who Saves Everything but
Time and Energy, and Is
Not Rich.

One of the queer spots of San Francisco
that tourists seldom ''do" in their peri
grinatioDs through the city in search of
novel scenes and odd corners is the junk
shop of old Father Shelton.
1t is not down on the guidebook. and
those who make business of showing
tourists about are not, apparently. aware
of its existence. Yet it were worth ones
while TO go few steps out OF the way to
view this most curious of junkshops.
There have been junkshops before it,
and doubtless others will come when its
very last bit Of rusty iron has crumbled
into dust. Dickens made a junkshop
famous for all time. but neither his junk
shop. nor those that have been nor are to
come, deserve favorable mention in the
column with the little shanty up on Mont
The morning call., 1893-11-03
Nellie Horton Sick.

The usual crowd OF spectators and in
terested persons assembled in Judge
Wallace's courtroom yesterday. expect
ing to hear Attorney Heynemann make his
speech for the defense IL Nellie Horton,
who is accused of the killing of Charles r.
Hagans.
When the court assembled. however, Mr..
Heynemann informed the court that he
had received a message from the Branch
County Jail. where Miss Horton is in
carcerated, 10 the effect that she had given
away under the recent mental strain, and
was unable to be present. He asked that a
continuance be granted. Accordingly.
Judge Wallace ordered the further hearing
of tie trial continued until Monday next.
The morning call., 1893-11-03
A.nti-Coolie, Anti-Grover.

A meeting of the Anti C0ole, Anti
Grover Cleveland Association and Work
ingmen's Party Of the United States was
held last night at Ocean View. P. Hardl-
man. the organizer. addressed the largely
attended meeting on the Chinese question
and on labor He also spoke Of the de-
mouetization of silver. holding that ii
would work an injury 10 the workingmen.
The proclamation of Governor Pennoyer
OF Oregon was tavorably commented upon.
The roll of membership Of the organiZa-
tiOn received many signatures. Mr.. Har-
dlman Will visit Sacramento and Stockton
next week for the purpose Of organizing
pluhs
The morning call., 1893-11-03
Low Prices for Horses.

Killip q Co. sold at auction yesterday a
number of trotting and work horses, the
property Of David Young of Stockton and
k. O'Grady of San Maieo. Very poor
prices were realized, the greatest being
$500 for a horse wbnse full brother sold
for S2500 not long ago. Mamie Wilkes, by
Guy Wilkes, was 10 have Geen sold, but
her owner declined to let her be put up.
The morning call., 1893-11-03
State Line Surveyors Expected.

The United States Coast and Geodetic
Survey party, which has been surveying
the boundary line between this State and
Nevada in the Lake Tahoe region, is ex-
pected to come in from Carson City, New,
any day now. The party is Differed by:
C. ii. St. Clair, w. p. Fairfield, 6. j. Kam-
merer and John A. Mendell.
The morning call., 1893-11-03
BeoueatI1ed their Propertv.

Mary E. Stearns. who died on October
%, by her will filed yesterday bequeathed
all her estate 10 her husband, Victor +.
Stearns. The property, which consists of
real estate and cash. is valued at Si1, 900,
and the legatee is made executor without
bonds.
The will of Adam Smith was also filed
Tor probate. His estate is valued at
S2500. and is left to his widow.
The morning call., 1893-11-03
A Christian Concert.

The first of a series of concerts. to be
given under the auspices of the Young
Mems Christian Association. took place
last evening in the Social Hall of the Sut-
ter-street building A large and apprecia-
tive audience was present. and the evening
passed off most pleasantly.
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pride of all Parisians. A feeling of inciv-
iltv comes over one at not taking off ones
hat when entering me vestibule, ard one
feels grateful toward the man in the box
office for being allowed to purchase a
ticket to even see the inside of the Theatre
Francois. The serene features of Racine.
Moiiere and all the great dramatic authors
of France look upon YOU from their mar BILE
pedestals in the ves;ibule and inyolultarily
The morning call., 1893-11-03
Society Notes.

Oriental Rebekah Lodge No. 80
l. o. o. F.. will give an entertainment
and dance at Odd Fellows Hall this eve.
ming, in aid OF the Odd Fellows Orphans s.
Home Fund.
Flagg's Dancing Academy will give a
party this evening at Santa Rosa Hall.
The morning call., 1893-11-03
Counselor CIarke's Troubles.

A warrant was sworn out Yesterday be-
fore Judge Joachimsen for the arrest of
Counselor Alfred Clarke on,the charge of
stealing and secreting judicial paper and
record. The complainant is Deputy County
Clerk John Hyland. The warrant was
served upon Clarke in the County Jail.
Tne paper and record referred to are his
commitment papers on the charge Of con-
tempt by Judge Murphy of Del Norle.
The morning call., 1893-11-03
Coroner Hughes Gained.

Coroner Hughes received package by
express yesterday from Vancouver, 3. c.,
which contained handsome cane with a
silver head. The head consists of skull
and crossbones. and the doctor is afraid to
use the stick in his professional visits. as
the head is too Sugg estive.
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yesterday as he continued discourslne
about his colleague in art, yet who is also
his preceptor.
.'"Do l know him? Indeed, l do. and
when l lived in Paris, about eight years
ago, visited the Theatre Francais nightly
and made him a study.
"You know the institution and its great
TsDutation, that wonderful temple of art,
The morning call., 1893-11-03
St. Teresa Church Fair.

The ladies' fair now being held in
Teresa Hall. on the Potrero, in aid of St.
Teresa Church is popular and promises to
be a success. The members of Young
Mems Institute No. IA attended in body
last night. 1t he'd been announced that
the fair would close on Saturday, but Rev.
?. O'Connell, the pastor, stated last night
that it had been decided to continue it one
week longer
The morning call., 1893-11-03
Law and Order League.

The mass-meeting Of the Anti-Chinese
Law and Order League, at the corner of
Pine and Kearny streets last night, was
largely attended, ami the speakers were
heartily cheered. DIR. c. G. O'Donnell,
q. w. Fox. John Lenahan, Henry War
field and Denis Kearney delivered speeches.
The morning call., 1893-11-03
nrescl,nes Gets One Year.

United States District Judge Morrow
sentenced Smuggler Julius Dreschn es yes
terday 10 OF years Imprisonment at hard
labor at San Quentin. Dreschnes was the
Montserrat offender caught by Inspector
Mau.
The morning call., 1893-11-03
New Sails for Sealers.

VICTORIA, Nov. 2.-Many of the sealers
areEeceiving new sails. but no crews will
be signed till the results OF the London
fur sales are known.
The morning call., 1893-11-03
A GREAT ACTOR.
The Verdict of a Competent Berlin
Comedian.

Comedian.
"Coquelinl Ah, be is truly a great actor.
Don't fail to see him, to study him, to
watch his every gesture and aitentively
listen to his voice, even il you cannot un-
derstand"
So spoke Emil Thomas. the famous Ger
man comedian who is making a brief visit
in San Francisco, and he grew eloquent
The morning call., 1893-11-03
The Melpomere Will Sail.

VICTORIA, Nov. 2.-The courtimartial
being over, it is expected that II. NJ. S.
Melpomene will sail saturday.
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referred them to me as landlord of the
property. and proved / was by obeying the
laws of the city. | am The loser of $7000
and then they want to claim it,"
The morning call., 1893-09-20
WITHOUT PAY.

An application for the appointment of
deputies in the Revenue Collectors de-
partment. to serve without pay in the
arrest Of Chinese under the registration
act. has been declined on the ground that
it is well-settIed custom in the Treasury
Department against appointing deputies to
serve without pay or course, Collector of
Revenue Quinn could not violate a rule Of
the Treasury Department without instruc-
tions from Washington. The registration
act seems to be in hard luck. There is no
money to enforce it with and there seem
TO be rules to prevent volunteers from en-
forcing it without charge to the treasury
The "hard luck" element can easily be
found in the White House. When the
head OF government does not want law
executed some way can be found to pre-
vent it
The morning call., 1893-09-20
ELECTRIC ROAD TRANSFERS.
Points Where Exchanges Will Here
after Be rIade,

Transfers will be issued hereafte from
tie cars of the San Francisco and San
Mateo electric road as fellows. Notices
to this effect were yesterday placed in the
cars of the company:
On the system running between Thirtieth
street and the ferries transfers will be
given at Valencia and Fourteenth streets
to the Nalencia-street cable-cars going in
the same general direction. At Army
street to the Valencia-street cable-cars 60
ing In the same general direction.
AT Fourteenth and Mission streets to the
Mlsslon-Street horsecars going in the same
general direction.
AT Ninth ana Harrison and Ninth and
Bryant to the Sutter and Larkin-street
cable going either way.
AT Sixth and Harrison and Sixth and
Bryant streets TO the Sixth-street borsecars
going either way.
At Fifth and Harrison and Fifth and
Bryant to southbound Ffth-street horse
cars.
At Thirtieth street to the companv's
cemetery line for Ocean View, Colma. sun
hySlde, Holy Cross and Baden.
Al Eighteenth street to the companv's
Dranch running west on that thornughfare,
AT Eighteenth and Castro streets transfers
VIII De issued from the electric cars to
SoutnOound CaStrO-street cable-cars.
The morning call., 1893-09-20
THE EAR OF THE COMMITTEE.

When man appears before the Ways
and Means Committee and asks that duties
be reduced little inquiry will show that
ne is engaged in bringing foreign goods
into this country. When man asks the
committee to maintain present tariff rates
twill generally be found that he is inter-
ested In domestic production. In the
present case it is understood that the i'm
porter has the ear of the committee. The
committee is under the impression that it
is better for the country that goods be i'm
ported than made by our own people. A
tariff fashioned on tariff for revenue prin-
ciples will let in S1OO. OO0, coo or more of
finished goods that, under the present
tariff, would be maze in this country.
The morning call., 1893-09-20
FAIR VISITORS.

A Chicago paper compliments Kansas
on the number OF visitors she has sent to
the Worlds Fair and adds that people
who are groaning under the thumbscrew
of the usurer do not travel 800 or 600 miles
to see worlds fair or any other kind of a
show" The fact that a few thousand
people out of a million can afford 10 travel
for pleasure does not prove anything
while Kansas farmers were offering to
feed hungry people in New York there
was the usual number of New Workers
who could afford the annual European
trip. The tramp who begs ''liitie assist
ance" does not buy three-dollar seats at
the theater. and those who do do not stop
TO consider his necessities. There is NJ
State or city in the Union too poor TO
contribute considerable number of WIS.,
itors to any show that seems worth visiting.
But it does not follow that the State which
The morning call., 1893-09-20
CITY HYDRANTS.
Spring Valley Presents a
Queer Claim.
1t Wants the City to Pay for the
Improvements 1t Makes on
Its Own Property.

At meeting of the Fire Committee of
the Board of Supervisors yesterday, Engin-
eer Schussler of the Spring Valley Water
Company addressed the members on the
subject Of hydrants. Spring Valley for
merly charged $40 for setting the hydrants,
but on advertising for bids it was found
that the hydrants could be obtained al
most half as cheap.
Engineer Schussler spoke in defense of
his company for charging $40. He said
whenever hydrants were placed the COM
pany had TO 90 10 the expense of enlarging
the mains. In one place on Stevenson
street the cOmpany had expended $1,000 to
enlarge the mains, which were amply
sufficient TO provide water for the resi-
dents. To effect this expense the con-
pany had only received S270. He men
toned many other similar cases, and
called on Chief Sullivan of the Fire De-
partment to bear him out in saying mat
Spring Valley had always enlarged the
mains when requested 10 do So 10y him.
Chief Sullivan replied that his wishes in
this respect had always been carried out
by the company.
Engineer SchuSSler continued and said
that the city might purchase all the
hydTauts 1t wanted and erect them on the
public streets. but he held thai the city
could not tan the wafer company's mains
the private property of Spring Valley. He
said he had consulted the best legal advice
on the subject and was sure of his position
IN the matter. In the course of his re-
marks f glneer Schussl-r said that his
company had under way S169, 600 worth IF
improvements, which would be pushed as
soon as the money market grew less
stringent
The committee will report on the
hydrant question at the next meeting of
the board.
The committee awarded several con-
tracts for supplies for the Fire Depart
ment. The contract for 2b-inch 3-piv
nose was awarded to II. f. Hart at 50
cents foot. The contract for 3-lnch hose
went to w. T. Y. Schenck at 81 80 foot.
The contract tor supplying harness went
TO Main IL Winchester at the following
prices: Double harness. S97 a set; single,
S66 90; buggy, $50.
number IF other contracts are to be
awarded, and 1t is on these, in accordance
with Supervisor Dundon's plan, that such
great saving TO the city will result, as
heretofore all supplies were bought in
open market at eXorbitant rates.
The morning call., 1893-09-20
TEN PER CENT LABOR COST.

There is no assertion the advocates of a
low revenue tariff are more fond of making
than that labor is a small factor in the cost
of finished products. On this point our local
free-trade contemporary has the following :
Our manufacturers have devoted their whole
attention TO ecOnOmiZlng labor, and they have
so far succeeded that they have practically the
cheapest labor in the world. And yet some of
them chatter about their inability to compete
with the low wages OF Europe, where only
about 10 per cent OF the total cost of their
prOduci goes for wages, and they are throwing
away enough good materials to protect them
against the competition of the world if they
took care of them.
Our local contemporary can do the public
a service by going into a detail cost of
finished goods in any department of manu-
facturJ and showing exactly what proper
tion goes for labor. 1t is possible that
material may be taken in some branch of
manufacture and worked into finished
goods at 10 per cent labor cost. But in
Qury would naturally turn in such case to
the cost of that material-what percent
age of lis cost was labor. A Philadelphia
shipbuilder once said that 90 per cent of
the cost of steel ship was labor. He. OF
course, began at the beginning. The
cost of the plant was mainly for labor.
The machinery and the working appurte-
nances represent labor. In the 10 per cent
were included interest on money, profits,
II there were any. superintendence OF
shops and general direction of business.
The only point at which material was
clasSed as raw was in the ground. The
labor that mined the ore, hosted it to the
surface and transported it from the mine
to the mill was part of the general cost
included under the labor heading.
Our contemporary refers to the waste of
material in American manufactures. AS
a rule the manufacturer everywhere saves
what it will pay to save. But in gathering
up the waste he has 10 consider he cost
There is no gain In saving dollars worth
of material at an expense of a dollar or
over. The cheap foreign labor doubtless
enables manufacturers to save what Amer
lean manufacturers allow to go to waste
But the processes of saving are about as
well known in this country as abroad, and
may be applied when profit will result.
The morning call., 1893-09-20
IN SEARCH OF HIS UNCLE.
Jonas A. Wilson Travels From
Raleigh. North Carolina.

Jonas Anderson Wilson, Is years of age.
called at police headquarters Yesterday
morning. He told Chief Crowley that he
had just arrived from Raleigh. \. c.. and
be wanted TO find his uncle, Jonas Ander-
son Reeves, a carpenter. Four months
ago his uncle wrote him from this city to
come here and he would look after him
and teach him his trade. He came on,
thinking he could easily find his uncle,
but there WAS no such name in the city
directory, and he did not know his ad-
dress.
Young Wilson said his father had died
recently and his mother had large FAM
lily to support. He got enough money
from his mother to pay his fare, but no
more, and he arrived here without cent
in his pocket
The Chief interrogated him closely and
was convinced that the boy was telling the
truth. lie told him that he would be
taken care of till efforts could be made to
find his uncle. Police Officer c. P. Wright,
who is In Clerk Halls office, took him to
his home last night. where he will be
properly cared for.
The morning call., 1893-09-20
LABOR CINCHED.

The announcement of the fact that some
large industries in the East are reOpen!ng
their doors is generally attended with
statements that work is resumed at a
lower rate of wages than prevailed last
year. This is 20 enable manufacturers to
meet com mpetition under a low revenue
tariff There has been a controversy be-
tween the employers and the employees In
the Wayne Iron Works at Pittsb burg over
the scale of wages for the coming year.
This controversy has now come 10 an end
by the return of the employees to work at
the rates employers offered. 1t may be
that the mill-owners offered as high rates
as the business under revenue tariff
would afford. Be this as it may, the anti
cipated reduction of the tariff is first felt
by the labOrer.
The morning call., 1893-09-20

convention had been held to-day fewer
members would have followed Lansing
and Yates and Pinckney. and less friction
would have occurred in the debates. Until
the millennium comes it cannot be expect
ed that all memb bers of Congress will adhere
to principle at the risk of alternating the
good will of portion of their constituents.
The progeny of Mr.. Facing-bo th-ways is
widely distributed throughout the world.
But no one can study the history of the
past and the chronicle of the present with
out coming to the conclusion that on the
whole mankind is growing hoDester and
braver than it was; politicians must share
in the improvement.
The morning call., 1893-09-20
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

The degree OF LID. has been conferred
on Miss Helen Shafer, president of Welles-
ley College, by Oberlin College, of which
she is a graduate.
The Queen of Greece is the president of
sisterh0Od devoted to the reformation of
criminals. The Queen herself personally
visits the prisoners.
Queen Victoria is superstitious about
precious stones. She invariably wears a
chrysoprase in one form or another, and
thinks 1t brings her good luck.
Bishop Whittle of Virginia, one of the
Oldest prelates Of the American Protestant
Episcopal Church. is threatened with
blindness at Clifton Springs, Va.
Robert Louis Stevenson is said to be a
most laborlous writer. He rewriteS his
manuscript to such an extent that at the
end of the day scarcely one of the original
sentences remains unchanged.
design for the memorial to be erected
in Boston to John Boyle O'ReiIly has been
accepted by the COMMITTEES IN charge OF
that undertaking. d. c. French is the
author of the successful design.
Miss Lillian MOrritt. an English phe-
nomenon, has the power of retaining in
her memocry hundreds of complex figures,
ana oil multiplying, deductiug and adding
at the same time any of the cross figures
Ex-senator Thomas w. Palmer has made
a handsome present 80 the city of Detroit
in the shape of a farm of 100 acres, which
has been in his family since 1920. The
property Will be eventually turned into a
park.
Only three members of the Grant Cab
met survive. They are George NJ. Robe
son of New Jersey. who was Secretary of
the Navy; Benjamin ii. Bristow of New
York. Secretary of til Treasury, and j.
n. Tyner OF Indiana, who filed out Mar
snail JewelPs unexpired term as Post
master-GeHeral,
The morning call., 1893-09-20
STATE BANK CIRCULATION.
An Eastern paper saws:

An Eastern paper says:
II Tom Ochiltree ever opens a state bank
of issue he can organize an irrigation COM
pany, bond IL, and deposit the bonds as Sc
cnrity for the circulation of the BANK From
being debtor only he can double his capacity
and be both debtor and creditor. There's
millions In Il.
There may be millions in it for Tom
Ochlitree, but in the banking business the
public will be pretty sure to supply the
millions. If man may organize an in
Gustrial company, float bonds in excess Of
the capital invested and deposit these
bonds as security for the circulation of a
bank, he may become rich without making
any profit out of the original enterprise.
1t IS, OF course. assumed that some care
will be taken as to the kind Of bonds that
will be accepted as a basis for circulation.
without much doubt the State banks of
New York, Massachusetts, PENNSYLVANIA.
California and States Of their rank would
be reasonably safe. The Legislatures of
these States would insist that only bonds
OF unquesii0ned value should be accepted
as security for circulation. But how
would 1t be in certain States whose IDEAS
on finance are less settled than in the old
States? Would the Legislatures of all the
States be proof against the arguments of
plausible sharpers, who would show how
State might be doomed by an issue of
cheap money. The proposition of blend
ing the national and State Governments
in the work OF regulating State banks
will hardly be realized. The tax on State
circulation once removed, the States
would be subject only to the constitution
in matters of currency.