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The morning call., 1893-02-23
THE ALMSHOUSE.
An Inspection by the Board of
Health

Health.
The "parochal pauperS," Of whom Mr.
Bundle spoke. received their share of at
teDtion yesterday. 1t was Washngton's
birthday. but Mayor Ebert and the Board
Of Health had decided that there are
worse ways Of spending a holiday than in
trying to help those who cannot help them
selves.
1t took about half an hour TO cover the
ground between the new City Hall and the
refuge behind the Twin Peaks. 1t was a
splendid and indeed ideal California Feb
ruary morning, but the party by no means
treated the matter as junketing trip. 1t
was business, strictly business. from first TO
last.
Superintendent and Mrs. Weaver received
the guests, II not with open arms, certainly
with no resentment, and for two hours the
party ranged around the grounds free to
ask any questions thew pleased Of the in
mates. 1t appeared that there are $50 Of
these, many of whom are hopelessly en-
feebled by mental and physical disease and
ought TO be In other institutions. These
men are burden on the institution; many
Of them are from the interior Of the State,
State and not by the city. They crowd the
place and keep out great many deserving
poor who are entitled TO admission.
At the Same time the off cial visitors
found many matters calling for reform,
and frankly expressed themselves to that
effect.
One of the emphatic "suggestIoas" eman-
ating from the board was that the inmates
should not be compelled TO stand in line in
the open for nve minutes before meal
times. exposed TO drenching rain in the
winter and hot sun in the summer. The
rule, which has been in force about two
years. is likely to be amended at a very
early date.
Another evil which the visitors we're not
slow to perceive is the admission of able
bodied paupers TO the AlmShouse. 1t was
manifest TO the committee that out Of
nearly 700 men in and about the institution
from 60 TO 20 per cent were capable of
earning livelihood il they chose 10 do so.
These are mainly men who during the
summer mon tbs tramp about the country,
Rsi0nally doing little light work in the
orchards and vineyards, but whose main
occupation is begging. In the winter they
secure admission to the Almshouse, and,
although able 10 work, refuse to do so,
saying that the city has right to support
them. Out of the 675 men who are now
enjoying the hospitality of the city at the
Almshouse not fifty can be induced to work
around the place.
The premises generally were found to be
in good order, the floors well scrubbed and
the ventilation fairly good. although il struck
many Of the visitors that the windows must
have been specially opened for the inspec-
ton.
A number of charges were made against
the management, but in only a few cases
did there appear 10 be any foundation. At
the same time the impression derived was
that numerous and salutary Improvements
might be cheaply and easily made that
wuold dispose of all reasonable grounds Of
dissatisfaction.
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CRUELTY HOAXED.
A Thousand Workingmen
Badly Fooled.
THE QUEER WORK OF A CRANK
He Engages Men to Build a Mythical
Railroad From Sausalito to
New York City.

"Say. your exclaimed young man as he
rushed into the Office of Piper, Alden 81 Co >.
Clay street, yesterday morning and ac-
costed the man at the desk, II want TO
charter the steamer Hope for this after
noon Hearl This afternoon"
"Eh, what's that?" said the man at the
desk.
"Oh, come. come I've got no time for
joshiDg. | want the Hope. l want her 10
take geo barrels of cement and let of pig
iron over to Sausalito to-day"
"Oh, you do. do. your" said Mr.. Alden.
well, now, who are you?"
"Me, me? Why. sir; my names Handy.
Son of old Captain l.. N. Handy who used
to be down here and Pm going to build a
railroad from Sausalito to New York by the
way OF Portland. I'm going to commence
work to-day. will 60 from here and en-
gage thousand laborers. I've got 250 now.
Got 'em up at the Salvation Army. Bijou
Theater and the Christian Missions and
they're dandy lot, can tell you. Never
seen a better lot of men. Oh, you don't be-
lieve 1t, Ell? Well. all right; I'll get an
other ship. that's ALL" and the fellow
rushed out of the Office and up the street.
Hes got wheel IN his head" said Alden,
resuming his work and forgetting the man.
Shortly before o'clock in the afternoon
men began to gather about the Sausaiito
ferry, first by dozens and then by scores,
zuntil there were fully 300 of them packed
on the wharf about the ferry entrance. 1t
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DOWN THE BANK.
The Pittsburg and Fort Wayne Ex-
press Deraiied.

FORT WAYNE. Ind, Feb. 22.-The Pitts
burg and Fort Wayne express train, east
bound, was derailed as 1t passed over Little
River bridge. one mile east OF Columbia
City to-day. The two rear coaches turned
on their sides and rolled down the embank-
ment, and one man was killed and twenty
persons injured.
j. w. Paramoure of Hebron, Ind. was
killed, and the wounded are: }. w. Young
of Fort Wayne, DR.. White of Laude. Ind. {;
Susan Strayer Of Degraf. Ind; Louise
Kocher of Huntington. Ind; the little
child of Mrs. w. p. Orr of Piqua, Ohio; Miss
Sun of Gretna Green, Rev. c. w. Hover,
of North Webster. Ind; j. A. Peterson of
Warsaw, Ind. mail clerk, Mrs. Seaefer. Of
Columbia City; Mrs. James a. POUCH of
Chicago, c. p. johnson of Van Vert. Ohio 4;
Mrs. j. ID. Collins of Valparaiso, Ind. John
Netzen berger of Van Vert, Ohio; Myrtle
Brce of Fort Wayne.
The slightly injured are: Mrs. John A.
Brown of South Whitney, G. A. Radcliffe
of PercetoD, Ind. f. G. Barber of Roches-
ter, Ind Conductor c. w. Bell; Amanda
Noble, residence unknown, and Conductor
FenelI Of Fort Wayne.
The wounded were brought to Fort
Wayne. where they will be cared for. 1t Is
feared that two or three of those most seri-
ously hurt will die.
The wreck was caused by broken wheel.
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the usual services held on such occasions,
but ia the evening an event of more joy
Gus nature, real Salvation Army wedding,
was celebrated
The contracting parties we're William
Day, better known among his comrades as
NOISY Bill, and Miss Ada j. White, a
warrior captain. also in the army.
The happy pair first met In the course OF
army work nearly year ago, and finally
concluded TO join hand IN hand and make
their assaults upon the evil one and his
cohorts together IN future. The result of
their determination WAS the wedding last
night.
The ceremony was performed by Major
Keppel in the presence of hundreds of spec
tators at the headquarters Of the Salvation
Army, at 1l39 Market street.
The bride was dressed in the regulation
army uniform, and its severe simplicity
formed a novel contrast to the white dresses
of the other women who sat in the back
ground. Captain White. now Mrs. Day, is
pretty brunette. slightly q bove the medium
height, with pleasant expression, and
looked every inch bride as she blushingly
took her place beside her future husband.
Lieutenant Anna Aleman of Los Gatos
was bridesmaid, while Captain William
Thompson of San Francisco Corps No. 10
acted as best man for the groom.
Mr.. Day is well known in this city as the
sub editor of the War Cry. Mr.. Day and
his wife will hereafter reside in this city,
and Lieutenant Anna Aleman of Los
Gatos, where Captain White resided, will
assume command of that division.
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Personal NOTES.

E. Enel of Marysville Is at the California.
Ex-Congl essman G. p. Berry is at the
Grand.
w. S. Grady Of Fresno is stopping at the
Baldwin.
c. e. Wood Of Fresno is stopping at the
Baldwin.
G. L. Wood of Nevada is registered at the
Baldwin.
Frederick Cox, banker of Sacramento.
Is at the Grand.
Z. Fl. Gould of Los Angeles is stopping
at the Lick House.
II. Goltermaur of New York is registered
at the California.
w. G. Hunt Of Woodland appears on the
Lick House register.
State Controller Charles Colgan is regis
tered at the Lick House.
w. Searles, prominent merchant of Con-
zales. has rooms at the Grand.
q. c. Royce. manager Of General BidwelPs
Chico ranch, has rooms at the Baldwin.
J. b. OvertoD, superintendent Of the Vir-
ginia City Water Works, Is at the Russ.
Mark Mcdonald of Santa Rosa politics Ia
registered with his wife at The Occidental
w. j. Storey, superintendent of the Black
Diamond Cannery. Is registered at the Russ
Boxing matches are very popular with the
Burmese.
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didn't die II they don't want to when Lewis
was revealing them on the sand lots eight
years or so ago.
Maybel was a great sandlOtter then him.
self. and after the sandlOt business peiered
out he worked out the scheme TO the twenty
sixth root, anned a wonderful uniform aud
began his procamations.
"Maybell was only a political reformer
then, but he picked uD some ideas from me
and stole my religious thunder" said Lewis
1t will be conceded. in justice to Lewis
the Light, that lie has displayed admra BILE
self-denal in not having May arrested
for petty larceny. AS the method Of break
ing Methuselah's record has not been
patented. Lewis the Light appears 10 have
no other recourse.
There are great many Of the present
generation Of yipers who do not know all
about Lewis and his True Life Army" as
be and his followers would be called il he
were able TO mobilize any 70 lowers. When
he walked into THE CALL office yesterday
he suggested to one lacking discernment
somebody cut of JOB in hard times. Ii was
soon discovered, however, that he has a
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HE told them in effect that my weapons
we're intellectual and not pugilistic. He
won't look at me now"
Lewis has a fearfully and wonderfully
made uniform, which he wears on occasion.
1t is composed of a heavy flannel shirt, a
pair of Zouave trousers. long stockings and
buttoned shoes. What renders the outfit
most striking is big red heart-the ace OF
hearts, we might call it, sewed upon tue
breast of the shirt
Having uttered his protest against May
belPs shameless plagiarism, Lewis ex-
pounded himself awhile as the center of the
universe, and his doctrine that 1t is piece
OF folly for any one to die.
This longevity PROMOTION business Is far
ahead Of Maybell's scheme" said Lewis.
"and people ought to see that they ought TO
pay me a good living for their own sakes.
But, IL they are bound to die, It's none of
my husiness -
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STOLEN THUNDER.
A Charge of Plagiarism
Against Maybell.
He Says the Kingdom of Heaven at
Hand General Is a Religious
Pirate.

It is a pity that General Stephen Maybell.
founder and commander Of the Kingdom Of
Heaven at Hand. must be exposed as a
plagiarist and usurper.
Ii was revealed in a weird vision yester-
day to a CALL reporter from the tru and
only center of this universe that Maybell is
nothing but big seyeG-horned beast. and 8
sort OF antiehrist; that henever really dis
covered the true way TO pull heaven down
to earth and dwell in it as in Queen Aune
cottage, aud that people who enter May
BELLS klngdam really have no lead pipe
cinch on icons of life.
Lewis the Light appeared suddenly to
reporter yesterday and gave the whole bust
ness away.
He said that Maybell tumbled TO the great
truths that heaven is here and that people
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bestenergies until he has passed over the
last yard Of that long distance.
That was what the great twenty-five mile
bicycle road race around the San LeandrO
triangle in Alameda County meant TO the
contestants yesterday forenoon. Such was
about the speed at which twenty expert
wheemen shot themselves over mile after
mile of wagon road yesterday forenoon.
1t was the biggest event in all the history
of cycling on the Pacific Coast. Wheelmen
and wheelwomen talked about ii with keen
interest for good time before the time for
1t came and they will talk about the grand
affair for a good while 10 come.
Twenty-Five emile races have been run over
the same course before. and al various times
Just as many eyclers have assembled at big
events, but for all that this was the biggest
event in the world thalIolls on bottled air.
1t was the first annual twenty-fye-mile
handieap-race of the California Associated
Cycling clubs, and so il was a universal
affair The previous similar races were
held by individual clubs. Then this will be
an annual affair hereafter, and viii remain
the greatest cycling of each year 10 come.
Il was grand success. Only one thing
cOuld have made it more so, and that would
have been tile hOped-for and rather looked
for breaking Of the American twenty-five
mile record. That record. however, was
little out Of reach and was saved from being
splintered. The Pacific Coast record, how
ever, was broken, and that gave some glory
TO the day.
III rfa al ha E1w
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business. He is longevity promoter" by
trade, and the true and original one up to
date.
The only trouble with this business is
that il doesn't pay very well just now.
Lewis has the appearance when he is not
talking of one of those blue-eyed, semi
intellectual. non-combative men with a
peked-up education.
When he talks he appears to be a novel
sort of a crank with a congomeration Of
ideas that seem sufficiently nebulous and
beyond any understanding TO command any
interesting.
inlay bell spoke in my favor once on the
sand lots when some of the crowd got an
tsgonistic," said Lewis very suggestlvely.
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ton met this morning for its first general
session in the auditorium Of the Church of
Our Father. A beautiful wreath in men,
DRY of Mrs. Benjamin Harrison. who at the
time of her death was the president Of the
general society. rested upon the presidents
vacant chair. Mrs. Cabell, vice-president-
general, called the congress 10 order. and
introduced Mrs Hamlinr Glaplain-general.
who offered prayer. A number Of addresses
were then made. The report of Mrs. Boyn-
ton. vice president general. in charge of the
organization of chapters, showed that the
society now has total membership Of
1900
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rupert Schmtd Taking Measurements.
would be best adopted for showing the
form. but still retain all the charms OF
modesty.
There are great many classic STYLES to
choose from, and they need not follow con.
yentional Greek and Roman styles, but
may be arranged TO suit the taste
oil the wearer. The draping of the
figure must be artistic, and the advice given
By number OF the artists was TO have IL as
simple and plain as possible.
In simplicity. they claim. is the greatest
art in drapery, and any lady entering for
the contes. will do well to remember what
they say.
The ladies Of the city as well as of the
country are all much interested In finding
the Venus Of California. and If anybody
doubts that California can produce as bean-
tifu and as divnely proportional a woman
as any other part of the world Just let them
wait until the marble figure is placed on ex-
hibition at the Worlds Fair and all his
doubts will be dispelled
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NOISY BILL WEBS.

Married in the Salvation Army Head
quarters.
There was a double celebration held by
the warriors OF the Salvation Army yester-
day. :,
Tbs national holiday was observed by
The morning call., 1893-02-23

Headache. Tor pid Liver, Cos.iveness.
simmons Liver Regulator, by its mild cathartc
properties, relieves the bowels from distractions
aud cleanses the system of all impurities without
sickening weakening. Cures headache indges-
ton ana liver complaint-even the most confirmed
chronic cases
The morning call., 1893-02-23
Freight for RedoudO.

REDoNDo, Feb %. = The English bark
Highland Home, 1870 days from Antwerp
arrived to-day with 25Oo tons OF freight for
this port. The cargo consists chiefly of
cement aud glass
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LATEST SHIFTING INTELLIGENCE.


Arrived.
WEDNESDAY, February 90
Stmr Peru Ward, 25 days from Hong-Kong via
Yokohama, Is days; pass aud mdse. TO Pacific Mail
: Co.
Domestic Ports.
REDONDO-Arrived Feb 22-Br park Highland
Home from Antwerp.
Movements of Transatlantic Steame's s.
LIVERPOUL-Arrived Feb 22-Stmr Angloman,
from Boston.
MONILLE-ArriYed Feb 22-Stmr Devonia, from
New York for Glasgow.
NEW YoRK-Arriyed Feb 22-stmr La Norman
die, from Havre
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DIED.

DIED. xzs9
Alge Robert Jensen, Mary
Byrnes. Christopher McCausland. Henry
Bernstein Margaret b. Madigan. William
Cunningham, Catherine O'Fooie Maria A.
Doris, Francis Il. supple, DaVld u
Frtnk George X. Stefel, fauIlne
6arrity Lizzie Stanwood. Elizabeth
Gage John Davis SecOno. Pedro
johnson, Eva Maria Thomson, John l.
O'TooLE-In South San Francisco. February 81.
1893 Maria A. O'Tooie, beloved mother OF Mrs.
Charles Smith, native OF Dub n, Ireland, aged
go years and days. Dublin papers please
copy.
invited to attend the funeral THIS DAY (lburs-
day). at 2 O'Clock p. NJ, from the residence OF
her daughter Mrs Charles Smith. Eleventh
avenue. NJ street. South san Francisco.
interment l. O. o. f. Cemetery. -
GARRITY-In this city. February 81 1898, Lizzie
Clarity. beloved sister Of Mrs. George Bailey,
Mrs. T.. Walsh. Mrs Z. Fay and Mrs. w. Royce,
native Of County Mayo, Ireland, aged 2S years
months and 81 days.
fy- Friends and acouaintanees are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral THlSDAY (Thurs-
day), at \ 80 O'Clock a. NJ from the residence of
her sister. Mrs. 6. Bailey Clement street between
Third and Fourth avenues. thence TO Holy Cross
Church. Eddy and scott streets. where solemn
requiem mass will be celebrated for the repose
of her SOUL commencing at O'Clock A. NJ
Interment Holy Cross Cemetery.
eTEIFEL = In this city. February 81 1893
Pauline, beloved wife of the late Gottlieb Steife
and mother OF Helen and Pauline SteifeI, q native
OF Stuttgart. Germany. aged 36 years months
and Is days.
BIS Friends and acouaintances are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral THIS DAY fThurs-
dence, l4l2 Twenty-Five street. between Sanchez
and Noe. lnterment l. O. o +. Cemetery -
Gage. native OF Pelham N II. aged 90 years
and montho
as-Friends are respectfully invited to attend
the funeral services THIS DAY (Thursday1
at O'Clock p NJ, at his late residence 7U4 Stock
ton street Interment Stockton. Cal.
sTANWooD-In tbs city. February 90 1898.
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rim, which broke the fange off the rail. A
relief train brought the wounded to Fort
Wayne. In addition to those already given.
Mrs. Frank Higgins OF Fort Wayne and
MTa. Ella Hunt of Heda were hurt
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The hordes Of cyclers who took the early

boats from this side OF
the bay fairly loaded the
ferry boats with their
wheels and took COM
plete possession of the
local trains. A special
baggage-car TO carry the
wheels 10 Fruitvale was
put on the Alameda
broad-gauge local, but
fifty or more piled on to
the $50 Oakland local,
dragging their wheels
into the two front cars
and stacking them in the
unafr md ,f.fao npssl
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BIRTHS Marriages. DEATHS.

birth, marriage and death notices sent by mail
will not be inserted They must be handed In at
either OF the publication Offices and be Endorsed
with the name and residence OF persons authorized
TO have the same published.J
BORN.
HoFFMAN-In this city February %. 1898. to the
wife OF Bruno Hoffman. son.
CORSELIUS-In this city, February 10 1898, to
the wife of Richard Cornelius, a daughter.
SPARROWE-In tits city, 10 the wife OF Thomas
w. Sparrowe son.
MENDELSoN-Februa IL 1898 to the wife OF
H. Meudeson OF Santa Rosa, daughter.
RENKEN-In South San Francisco. February 10.
1899, To the wife OF John Renken. sou.
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To CRYSTAL Springs.

The Board of Supervisors aud officers of
Spring Valley went to Crystal Springs in
San Mateo yesterday for the purpose Of in
speeting the company's water works at
that place.
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Nj ARRIED.

OHANSEN-JASSEN-In Oakland. February 81.
1898, by the Rev. l. L. Z Dietrichs0n, Kasmus
Johansen and Anetta Jansen.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. = In Oakland. Feb
ruary %, by the Rev. L. L. Detrichson. Chrlsten
Nicolaisen and Anne c. Jorgensen
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RACING ON WHEELS
A Pacific Coast Record
Broken.
NINETEEN MILES AN HOUR.
The First of Series of Great Twenty
Five Mile Races at San
Leandro.
NINETEEN MILES AN HOUR.
HHI HGNK of a man makinQ

HlNK of a man max ing
himself, with his own
legs, travel at the speed
of nineteen miles an
b our for twenty-five
miles.
Think of a race TWEEN
ty- five miles long that
is a keen athletic con-
test. during which no
racer may even slow
his pace or relax the
highest ten sion of his
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DEATH ON THE RAIL.
An Unknown Man Run Down By the
Monterey EXpresS.

REDWOOD CITx, FEB. %. : A man. name
not known, but supposed to be White or
Adams, recently from Napa, was killed by
the Monterey express this morning while
attempting to cross the track ahead Of the
train.
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CHINESE EN- ROUTE.-A special guard ar
rived here yesterday morning with thirteen
Chinese from New YORK and lodged them In tie
County Jail They viii be shipped by ne Belgic
for China to-day.
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FELL INTO A SHAFT.
Two Miners Killed by the Giving
WaY of Staging.

Way of Staging.
FRANKLIN. Wash. Feb. % John T.
Howells and Albert Stendil, miners at Sec
ton 8, above Franklin. were instantly
killed yesterday by the giving way OF the
staging on which they were working in q
shaft.
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SETTLERS IN COUNCIL.
Prepared to Invade the Cherokee
Strip in March,

ARKANSAS CITY, Kans., Feb. o. "A
large number Of home-seekers assembled In
conference on the line of the Cherokee
Strip to-day. Resolutions were adopted
fayOring the invasion Of the Cherokee Strip
on the 9Th day of March at noon if Congress
adjourns without taking action.
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DAUGHTERS OF THE REVOLUTION,

The Second Continental Congress i'm
Session at Washington.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 22.-The second con-
tinental congress Of the National Society
of the Daughters OF the American Reyou-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-03-07
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

-Four thousand nine hundred ant
fifteen new books and 1889 new edi-
tions, total of 6,254, were published
in England last year. This Is an in
crease of more than 800, over the pro-
duction in 1891.
-Alphonse Daudct, "thc French
Dickens" tried school teaching for a
year, and then, sick of such a life, made
his way to Paris, where he arrived with
forty sous and Il bundle of poems. He
was fortunate in soon finding pub
Usher.
The trustees of the Tilden trust
have received from Miss Julia S. Bry-
ant, the daughtcr of the poet, about a
Thousand volumes selected from her
fathers library at Roslyn, Long IsIfnd.
She intimatrs that she may make fur
Their gifts at L later day.
Cyril Tyler, the wonderful twrlve-
year-old boy-soprano, who captivatcd
the musical critics of New York, is hav-
ing great success in other large cities
A distinguished Boston critic asserts
that the soulful quality of his voice ex-
cecds that of most other living singers,
and that he can phrase "IIomc, Sweet
Home, with as much art as Patti her
self