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The morning call., 1893-02-16
WHITELAW REID IN TOWN.
He Stopped a Few Minutes En- Route
TO MiIlbrae.


President Harrison's running mate in the
late Presidential race arrived In the city
yesterday morning from the East, but only
remained in town a few hours.
The party consisted of Whitelaw Reid.
his wife and children and his father-in-law.
D. o. Mills, the California capitalist.
MI Reid Is seeking rest and recreation
after the excitement Of the campaign. He
lately returned from trip to Europe, and,
rendering the Injunction uttered by the
founder Of the paper he owns to-day, Mr..
Reid concluded to come west and look
around a little.
II is his intention TO remain In California
with his family until spring.
The overland train bearing the party " as
delayed and did not reach the city until
nearly noon.
a short stop OF few hours was made
while Mr.. Mills and his son-in-law in-
spected the new Mills building The party
then took the evening train for Milbrse.
where the country residence Of Mr.. Mills
has been placed in readiness for the visi-
tors.
A number Of friends of both men awaited
their arrival at the Palace, but a no rooms
were engaged many Of the expectant friends
were disappointed
Mr.. Mills was much pleased with the
architectural beauties of thu handsome
building which bears his name. This is
the first opportunity he has had of seeing
the building In all its glory. as he went
East during the earlier stages of its con-
struetion.
The lllustrious editor Of the Tribune is
looking we'll and has evidently enjoyed his
trip across the continent. BE declines to
discuss politics, but was quite outspoken in
his remarks concerning the weather
which he said delighted him.
The morning call., 1893-02-16
WILKES CONCERTS.

Fine Musical Programme Interpreted by
Good Voices.
Tie afternoon ballad concert of the Alfred
Wilkie series, given at Maple Hall, Palace
Hotel, on Tuesday last drew a large and
fashionable audience. The attendance was
deserved compliment 10 the excellent pro-
gramme provided, and, as the result proved,
to the superb manner in which the different
numbers were rendered. The Brahms
'LieDes lieden," with which the concert
opened, were r decided novelty and were
charmingly sung by the Misses Newman
ana Messrs. Wikie and Carroll and met
with deserved applause Miss Julia New
man also distinguished herself in the song
Marguerite" and on recall gave "Memor-
les" This young lady has q sweet.
sympathetic voice. and made a pro-
was also we'll received for his rendering
OF song by Mattel. Mrs. A l.. Guttersou's
piano solo, Ch0pin's impromptu in sharp
major, was played with brillianey and a
facility of execution that showed high
artistic ability. Mr.. Wilkie sang Hodso ms
fayorite ballad. Tell Me, Mary. How to
Woo Thee" These heart-songs of the
people are. after all, as Wkie sings them,
the feature OF his concerts. The duet,
Lost. Prescribed" from Fl0tOw'S Mar
tha," by Wilkie and Carroll, was a fine
number The voices blended nicely, Will
kle nat coming out clear anu sOn0rOus.
Mr.. Fred l.. Gutterson was success in bis
cello solo. s. group of "Liebeslied en-"
commencing with duet by the Misses
Newman, well sung, closed one of the most
admirable concerts so far given. 1t may
also be stated that the fourhand &C ompaui-
ments By Mrs. Gutters0n and Mr.. r. +.
FELTON, were all that could be desired. The
next c1ncert, on Thursday evening. March
2 will be rendered specially interesting by
the presence, as an eXecutant, OF Mrs.
Alfred Abbey. who has just returned from
Eur0ne
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PERSONAL NOTES.

J. StIekney of New York is at the Palace
F. w. Thompson Of Los Angeles is at the
Lick.
j. ". Ferguson Of Fresno is at the Grand
Hotel.
John H. Bacon of New York is at the
Palace.
William H. Campbell of Detroit Is at the
Baldwin.
c. E. Foley of Indian Territory is at the
Baldwin.
Judge J. R. Lewis Of Seattle is stopping
at the Occidental
Z. B. Dana OF New York is spending a
few days at the Lick.
E. II. Breldenbach, ST. Louis lumber
merchant, Is at the Grand.
George P. Simpson. lumber merchant of
Stockton. is at the Occidental.
George J. Campbell Jr. Of New York
registered at the Baldwin yesterday.
John FulweIler, Placer County attor-
ney. is registered from Auburn at the Lick.
II. Burrows, a mine-owner, Is registered
at the Baldwin from his home in Grass
Valley.
W. b. Harrison. a welI-known business
man and wealthy capitalist Of Stockton, is
guest at the Grand.
Morris Kahn. banker from Philadelphia,
arrived In the city yesterday and has en-
gagged apartments at the Baldwin.
H. Payne, an English gentleman who is
making a tour of the coast for pleasure and
who left here few days ago for San Jose,
Is again in the city and has taken his former
rooms at the Occidental.
j. a. Quinlan of the u 5. S. Corwin and
J. Gensone Of the u. S. S. Patterson are
guests at the California. DR.. G. w. Wood
of the navy, at present stationed at Mare
Island, is also at the same hotel.
Judge Francis Spencer OF San Jose has
recently made an extended trip through tie
Western States, going to Santa Fe and
Denver. He was glad TO return to his semi
tropical home, as the temperature Of the
far-away towns he visited was anything but
agreeable
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TOO MUCH STYLE.
A Cowboys objection to the Big City
of San Francisco.

a COWBOY objection TO the Dry SiIy
of San Francisco.
Fred Eccleston, cowboy who owns a
part interest In a ranch In Montana, paid
the city flying visit this week. Ihis was
bis first visit to big city. and from certain
remarks he let drop prior TO his departure
Yesterday it will be his last for some time at
least. Fred was born in Texas 81 years ago.
and although he is familiar with great
deal of the country lying between the gulf
and the British line he has never been as
far east as the Mississippi nor until this
week as far west as California. Having
some money TO spare, however. he deter
mined to see the metropolis OF the Pacific,
and arrived here last Sunday and put up at
an inexpensive hotel downtown. knowing
no one here he strolled around town alone
until Monday evening, when he stumbled
across newspaper man whom he had met
in Salt Lake City, and who offered TO snow
him around little.
Together they visited Chinatown, after
which the scribe lea the way to the Palace
Hotel. After q curS0ry survey OF this es-
adjustment the cowboy evidently grew
restless, and the line of march was then
taken up Market street to the BALDWIN,
stopping en- route at the Cafe Royal. AT
each stop Eccleston manifested greater
restlessneSs, and after leaving the Baldwin
declined TO accompany his guide TO the Me-
chanics' Pavilion, claiming that he had for
gotten some thing and must return to his
room.
Meeting him upon Kearny street yester-
day his friend inquired why he had been In
such a hurry TO leave him on Monday even
ing. to which he replied:
"Well, now see here, you went to steering
me into hotels and billiard saloons that
were altogether too fine for my use. and
were full Of men who were not my kind of
people. YOu fellers that live here may Ike
that sort of thing but don't go nothing on
style, and after | seen where you was bent
on taking me | made uD my mind to quit
right then and there, and so Quit. Ididnt
come to San Francisco 10 see style, and
what see of ii on the streets is enough for
me without going into places where Will
see any more"
When asked what he was afraid Of he
promptly declared that he was afraid OF
nothing and nobody. but did not Ike to be
among people whom he instinctiYely felt
were not of his kind.
San Francisco he said. was disappOint-
ment 10 hiW and he much preferred Salt
Lake City, Butte City and Helena. as they
were not so big nor so uncomfOrta5ly
crowded. What chiefly interested him was
he said, the cable-cars, on which lie had
spent a good deal Of his time and the ship
ping, as it was the first time he had seen
ship since he left Texas many years ago.
Eecleston has nothing Of the cowboy Ia his
appearance, dressing like an ordinary
granger when in town, and as he does not
drink and is eXtre mely suspicious of stran-
gers he has not fallen into any trouble, so
that the OILY complaint he has to make OF
the city is its oppressive style and the In
convenience Of being crowded and jostled
on the streets and for this he cut short his
visit and started for home yesterday.
The morning call., 1893-02-16
SMALL TALES OF A BIG CITY.

Charles Ross the seaman who fell Into the
hold OF the ship Ballacluish at Long wharf on
the 9th inst died OF his injuries at the Receiy ne
Hospital In this city yesterday morning. The
immediate cause of death was conclusion OF the
BRAIN.
The estate Of the late William p Fuller has
been settled by Judge Coffey, so far a. the sons
Frank and George are concerned. FRANKS share
Is S141,244 and George VIII get $40. 663. The
guardianship is vested In the mother, Margaret
Fuller.
In the case of the State VS.. Frank Mccarthy
charged In Judge TToulps court with assault
with deadly weapon, the accused was per-
milIed 10 withdraw his plea. and WAS sen enc d
TO three months in the County jail on the minor
charge OF assault.
The Shorifidge contempt case In the Supreme
Court was postponed TIL March 8. This IL a
petition of Charles NJ Shortridge of the San Jose
Mercury. recently fined 500 by Judge Lorgan
for publishing the proceedings in a divorce case,
after being notified not 10 do SO.
Detective Anthony aud Officer Tobin arrested
John Bright in lodging house on Seventh
street, between Howard and Folsom. yesterday
afternoon on Il warrant from Pomona. Los An
PeleS County, charging him with grand larceny.
The warrant relates that Bright sold innumer-
able sewing machines, organs, pianos. etc. that
did not belong TO him and poeketed the cash.
Harry Reed, a grOceryman, was taken to the
Receiving Hospital yesterday suffering from
severe laceraIed wounds OF the scalp the result
of being run over by delivery wagon on Cali
fornia street. When Officer GaynOr found Reed
he rang In for the patrol wagon and II took Dr.
In presentable shape. The left ear had been
n q nm
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ATE HIS BROTHER.
TRAGEDIES of the Orange
Groves.
CANNIBAL BUGS IN BATTLE.
Strange Stories of Real Life and
Tragic Death Among the Pretty
Ladybirds.

There was fierce. CORY. cannlballstic
battle in the laboratory of the State Hortl-
cultural Society the other day.
1t was got up by Alexander Craw. the
State Horticultural Quara ntine Officer. who
could paddle boat all day In the collected
blood of the bugs he has condemned TO
death.
The battle was gladiatorial combat be-
tween two bugs about three-sixteenths of
an inch long, that were full brothers. and
the victor ate his antagonist. as he intended
to do when he was allowed to start in. In
fact he began his meal before the fallen hero
wes dead.
The combatants were Larvae OF the Aus
trallan ladybrd. They had been starved
for several hours to make them fierce and
voracious, aud were then turned loose upon
each other on broad leaf placed on table.
While the operation suggested an ancient Ro-
man matinee, the battle was strictly in the
interest of science, so that the sacrifice was
perfectly justifable.
There are many wonderful things and
doings in the hidden insect world that are
not only Of scientific interest but are
worthy of being reported In the newspapers
as Interesting doings of the day. and good
many of them may be seen In Mr.. Craw's
laboratory.
As great many people know. the pretty
Vedalia cardinals was brought here from
Australia to prey on the cottony cushion
scale that has cost orange-growers so much.
There are several kinds of ladybirds. and it
is a popularity Of the family that each kind
will eat one kind of the plant-eating insects
called scales aud nothing else. If they
can't find scales they will starve to death.
The sole food of the vedalia is the cottony
cushion scale, the insect that sticks a pro-
boscs into the bark Of an orange twig and
sucks away for the rest of its life. spinning
a bag of cotton around and behind 1t. in
which it lays from 800 to 1000 eggs before it
dies. The eggs keep on Matching In this
cotton, and the grubs crawl out and away
to do elsew here what the mother did.
The Larvae Of this ladyblrd will also eat
nothing but this scale and its eggs. Any
other bug or any other egg is no more tempt
ing 10 its appetite than brick is 10 a cows.
II is extremely y0raciOus. eating much more
and oftener than the perfect insect 1t is
an unloveiv thing with six legs, big eyes and
two hard curved mandlbles that open and
close laterally, like the jaws OF pair Of
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He Tired nj life

Constantine Dagger, an old man living al
532 Pacific street. attempted to commit
suicide by cutting his throat with a PEN
knife In his room last night Illness and
consequent dependency were the cause
OF Dager's rash attempt to shuttle of the
mortal coil. Dagger is over 60 years of age
and candy maker by trade. lie has been
sick and out of work for several mouths.
ana hnally became dependent when he
failed TO secure employment. Last night he
retired to his room as usual, and when his
landlady brought him cup OF tea an hour
later. she was Mortified to find him living in
pool of blood on the bed in his room. She
notified the police. and the injured man was
taken TO the Receiving Hospital, when the
assistant surgeon found that he had only
succeeded in infiicting painful but not
serious flesh wound in the throat
The morning call., 1893-02-16


bitter experience has taught them that Val
entine's day is a mail-carrier's holiday COM
pared to The CALLS Cinderella cOmpe-
tition. II this state of things goes on they
are thinking of emigrating to Chicago.
In the editorial-rooms one boy and pair
of scissors are kept continually busy cut
ting off the ends of the Cinderella enve-
opes. Morning, noon and night they come
in, are numbered, opened, the coupons
thrown aside or filed, according to whether
they fulfill the conditions or not
As before stated. a foot over ~ Inches In
length could not wear the shoe.
1t Is now proved beyond doubt that San
Francisco, In addition to numerous other
attractions. has the smallest-footed women
in the world.
The girls feet here. indeed are just a
shade larger than the average arstocratic
maiden's in the land of flowers. However.
Celestial girls do not count, for we all
know what barbarous measures they re-
sort to in the Chinese Empire to make their
feet small.
One Cinderella, whom / sought to inter-
view yesterday. vas exactly like her Illus
trious namesake. She had gone and left
her slipper behind her. Knowing, how
ever, that in these days of competition
even Cinderellas have to rustic in order to
get anything, she had left word that she
would return as soon as she was wanted.
Carefully putting the little shoe into my
pocket, carried it down to the office and
had 1t photographed.
The accompanying print shows the young
lady's shoe-Misses' size 10R-which, by
the way, was one Of an old pair that she
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scarce and that but the strongest might
survive it vas arranged that families

scarce and that but the strongest might
survive it vas arranged that families
should thus saed on themselves.
Orange-Growers Il California where the
ladybird has quickly mnitt.-lied to an enor-
nous population may know that Naen they
can see good many of those little whssta
punches on the fruitful orange boughs all
is well with the reveling ladybirds. When
these white punches are hard to find they
may know that the bread riots In Europe
and the famiDes of Russia and China are
nothing to the starvation troubles of thou
sands and thousands of lady thirds who were
born too late TO be happy. and that In their
fruitful groves which glorify a land of
plenty embryo bugs by hundreds or thou
sands, gaunt and wild-eyed, are waging
maddened by hunger are eating sisters on
the green leaves that shade the golden fruit
and even In tile 0d0rous blossoms that per-
fume the soft airs of a sun-kissed land,
where all is peace to the orange-eaters, who
see and know so little.
The morning call., 1893-02-16
ADJUSTMENTS.
Midweek Notes of Business at the
Different Theaters.

The Liliputians now doing THE Pupil
In Magic" are drawing well at the Baldwin.
The Wednesday matinee was fully attended
and Ida Mahr. Franz Ebert aud Adolph
link made deal of fun during the time
for the little ones.
"Our Boarding House" Is running salts
factorily at the StOckwell.
Notwithstanding the little mlsunder-
standing among the musicians the Tivoli
mnsic-bOX held the usual number of per-
formers last evening. The farce, "Cabman
No. 3d." goes off in a rafting way, and
Hartman's song of 1.-THE Prodiga" is re-
ceiyed with shouts of laughter. This. with
MascagnPs Cav alleria Rustieana." will be
continued for the week.
"Uncle Toms Cabin" IS crowding tn e
Grove-street. This may be taken as an
index of the business StockwelPs produc-
lion Of the same piece will do when put on
at his theater with Peter Jackson as the
IInplp
The morning call., 1893-02-16
MARRIED..

MEZZER-yOIZ-In this city. February 8, 1898,
by the Rev Or. Cole. William g. Meier OF YOU
and Lena VolZ.
GEORGE-COUZETTE-I this city. February -
1898 by the Rev NJ. NJ. 6 BISON, ID D.. Emery T.
George of San Francisco and Minnie l.. Couzet'e
OF BeIoit, Wis.
COLEN-STKOBEL-In Oakland. February 3. 1929
by Judge Gift, Frank j. Coien and Bertha l.
Strobel.
BRUAN-SCHAFER-In San JOSE February a.
1893. by the Rev. W. Lergen, Charles Bruan ana
Miss Bertha Schafer. both of San Francisco.
SCHULTZ-TAYLOR-At Rancho Piedra Blanca,
San Luis ObisnO County. February 3. 1893. by the
Rev II. H Clapharn, Carl III. Schultz Jr. OF Muir
ray HILL n. j., aud Kate n. I. Taylor of Call
fOrnia
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not have been photographed; they would
have been invaluable as artists models.
Throughout the world, sculptors and
painters. in depicting their ideals Of
feminine beauty. would then probably have
come to consider tia necessity of artistic
success to represent the San Francisco type
of foot.
To-day the slipper will be on exhibition
at THE CALL Branch Office on Market
street.
Saturdays issue will contain the an
nouncement Of who San Franchises Gin
derella is, MARIE EVELYN.
The morning call., 1893-02-16
Realty at Auction.

Won Rhein & Co. will hold an auction at
noon in their salesrooms at 513 California
street.
The property offered is an assortment of
realty valued at about 100000. On the list
is the property at 90l-995 Larkin street and
e06 Geary. the northeast corner Of Post and
Leavenw0rth. 1878 Post; the southeast
twelve fats at 24S0 Market, near Sanchez;
three lots on Post west of Fillmore.
The morning call., 1893-02-16
A LOS GATos CINDERELLA.
Among the many letters on the Cinderella
subject Yesterday was the following:

among the many letters on the Cinderella
subject yesterday was the following:
Los GATos, February 10. 1898.
To the Editor Of the Gail: take pleasure in
addressing you these few lines. for IL is good for
you to hear from me. see you are calling Tor
Cinderella, and Trims that she Is dead. No. She
Is Sill alive, very well and happy, beautiful and
as plump as ever, aud her beautiful little feet
are more so. for they are perfect. and think
That you cannot find one like her in your city.
She has been my dear, sweet little wife for
twenty-eight years now, and / think she Is
sweeter now and her little feet are smaller
Wish she would go and show her beautiful and
perfect feet. L am cOuntrymaD, but / have
beautiful little wife and we are very happy and
IL she knew about this letter she would pull my
ears, Tor she Is so true and modest. l Will give
you her measures, just az you ask for She can
put on little girPs shoe, and she puts the scale
down TO 145 and Is just as lively aud gay the
day took her for my better-half, and you bet
she Is Il good little half. She never had shoe
maker tit her little feel for she has had too much
TO do. will try 10 bring her TO you soon. II she
Will only go. hope you don't think that am
hayseed, but all the same am happy man, and
i have a dear, sweet, pretty, little Cinderella
that will no! go and get her lost slipper for she
Is not like the ladies OF our days. She was born
in 1S49, and II you see her she looks 80. Her
beautiful brown hair and her pink rosy face
always that sweet. happy smile, like little gifl.
l am one OF your subscribers for years, and you
may put my letter In 1t II you wish, and Will try
to come soon. remain yours respectfully,
The morning call., 1893-02-16
LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Arrived.
WEDNESDAY February Is.
Mic stmr Montserrat, Blackburn. days from Ma
naimo; 1852 tons COAL to John Rosenfeld's Sons.
Movements of Vessels.
The barks Alaska and James Allen and the brig
Myer Will be removed to Main-street pier to-
day to be fitted cut for n whaling voyage
The 0cc dental leaves to-day for Alaska and the
General Fairchild takes her berth to on ballast
for Nanaimo.
The Goodrich, Howard to Union.
The Ropes, stream to Howard.
Domestic Ports.
SAN PEDR0-Sailed Feb l5-Stmr Silver Spring,
for san Francisco.
Arrived Feb l5-Sehr Eva, from Eureka
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Threatened to Kill Her.

Bertha Geiselbrecht had her divorced hus /.
band. George Altrup, arrested last night for
threatening to Hill her. Altrup bit off her
nose several years ago. and was conf ned in
San Quentin prison for his crime,
The morning call., 1893-02-16
HS-MARRIAGES- DEATHS.

rBrth marriage and death notices sent by mall
will NOT be inserted. They must be handed IN AT
either OF the publication offices aud be Endorsed
with the name and residence OF persons authorized
to have the same published.J
BORN.
ROBINSON-In this city, February 8, 1893, TO the
wife OF j. 4. Robinson, a daughter.
HOOD-lu this city, to the wife of John HOOD.
son. -.
BFRTLRSON-In this city, February TO- 1885, 10
the wife OF John p. Bertieson, son.
NEwMAN-In this CITY, February L. to the vile OF
Simon Newman, a son.
JONES-In Alameda February Is. 1893, to the
wife of Charles II. Jones, daughter.
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lence until the ammunition and vlctuals
give out. The festival ends, the smoke
wears away. Chinatown resumes its normal
state and goes on accommodating another
supply Of dirt. which will be partly cleared
away on the approach of another new year.
The morning call., 1893-02-16
No Pleasure There.

1t Is impossible TO enjoy life when the
stomach is out OF order. Clean your stom.
ach and clear your head with DR.. Henley's
famous Tamarack
The morning call., 1893-02-16
Died in an Elevator

Malcolm q. Wilmer, gatekeeper of the
Masonic Cemetery. died 10 the elevator of
the Odd Fellows building. on Market street,
last night. He was native of England
about 65 years old, and member OF Lodge
No. II l. O. O. T.
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The SANITARY Effects

or Simmons Liver Regulator upon the NERVOUS
system Frustrated by long suffering with dyspepsia
constipation and kindred diseases, Is without q
precedent. Its tonic, cathartle aud Alternative
effects are truly wonderful.
The morning call., 1893-02-16

while the god-tenders in the josshouses pied
on mere punk.
Punk is all potent in prevailing upon an
undesirable devil to change his place of
business, though why devil should prefer
Chinatown to his own native element is
something which even the best informed
heather cannot explain.
Yet be is supposed to infest the place In
large numbers. and the annual casting out
festival, with appropriate fireworks, is now
in full blast.
Twelve O'clock was the hour set for the
devils to say farewell, but some time preyi-
Gus to this fearful episode few punches OF
frecTaekeTs were set of in barrels just 10
let the intruders know what was In store
for them if they remained.
About this time large illustrated lanterns
made Of fish intestines were lighted and
hung from the balconies to illuminate the
pathway 10 the suburbs.
As rule the devils needed this admoni-
tion and created q Temoteness between
themselves and that vicinity. Lanterns
swaYed and blinked in all directions. They
varied In size from the dimensions of a Gus
pidor to a barrel and shed q brilliant light
over the pTeliminaries.
In the TOokeTies behind the lights all was
hustle and confusion and the faces of the
happy heather were cracked open with
Joy.
Their Fourth Of July, Christmas. Wash
ington's Birthday. New Years and Labor
day all rolled into one had arrived. The
lardeTs were stored with all the dellcaeies
Of The season, there WAS plenty OF opium in