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The morning call., 1893-04-15
COUNTING T HE INFANTS.
The Taking of the Annual School
Census TO Begin To-day.

The Taking of the Annual School
Census TO Begin To-day.
Forty-tkree school census marshals start
out on their annual house toulouse vista
ton throughout the city this morning. Last
night w. w. Bausman. the chief census
marshal. gave his final Instructions to his
deputies for the work of enumerating the
children between and II years of age re-
siding In the city.
The labor will require thirteen working
days and must be completed before May 1.
1t is of the utmost importance to the city
that every child Is reported TO the census
MAJ shals. because for each child between
and II years of age the city Will draw from
the State school fund the sum of So
All the school children have been supplied
with census blanks. These are to be filled
In by the parents and handed to the mar
shals as they make their rounds.
The deputies are required to make daily
report OF their canvass TO Chief Bausman.
report is to be made on every block. The
vacant blocks and houses are TO be care
fully nOted. When houses are closed and
the occupants gone the necessary informa-
ton, If possible, is TO be procured from the
nearest neighborS. All children who have
arrived at their fifth birthday and who
have not passed their seventeenth birthday
are TO be counted n between and II years
OF age. Children who are attending schools
outside OF San Francisco, and the children
out of the city for any other purpose, are to
be included in the census. Children from
outside the city who attend schools in the
city, and children temporarily residing in
the city, are not To be included. Any SER
wants in a family under II years of age
must be included as school children.
The morning call., 1893-04-15
PENMAN BARROTT.
A Young Forger Caught
by Detectives.
Several Weli-Known Retail Merchants
Are Very Sorry That They Ever
Made His Acquaintance.

Many men who were born to shine In the
financial world have had good reason to
mourn what they call the offlciousness Of
the police. Harry Barrott is one of them.
He is but "a years of age, and had scheme
that was calculated to enable him to live
without degrading toll. 1t was working
successfully, and might have worked for
years if Detectives Whitaker and Seymour
bad not arrested its author for forgery.
Mr.. Barrott was arrested by the two
minions of the law on Third street last
night. He was properly indignant and told
them that they had made a mistake for
which they would yet be sorry. They told
him that while he might be innocent it was
their painful duty to take him to prison.
but before going TO the Jail they took him to
the Chicago Clearinghouse on Kearny
street and asked one of the proprietors il
the prisoner was net the man who obtained
suit of clothes and S45 in cash from them
on forged check a short time ago.
Il have never been here BEFORE" the
captive protested. "My name is LIE Roy
and don't know this gentleman"
Yes, you do ~ was the emphatic reply.
~ ou are the man and you are now wear
ing the suit of clothes you obtained from
u.s."
The detectives looked pltyingly at the
young financier and led him away to the
City Prison, where they put five charges of
forgery against him.
Barrott was at one time employed by the
Edison Electric Company. On May 10,
1892, he ordered 81 worth Of groceries from
Irvine Bros, to whom lie gave check for
S37 in his favor, signed by the Edison
Electric Co.. per i. Glass. BE was given
the change, but when the grocer'S agent
took the goods to the place designated he
found that it was vacant house.
Two weeks later BarrOtt bought SO worth
of groceries at w. II. Wiseman's store, I'LL
Sacramento street, for which he gave a
check for S60 drawn in favor of F. H.
Goodman, bearing the forged signature of
the manager of the electric company.
The Chicago Clothing Company was Bar
rOtts next victim. He there obtained a
suit valued at $50 on April 3, for which he
gave forged check for S75. On April IL
he bought chair valued at 81 so from NJ.
Friedman & Co. of Stockton street, who ac-
cepted a forged check for S57, and
after giving him the change sent the
chair to a vacant lot. On the same day he
passed a forged check for S45 on f. Kauf-
man, grocer at Fifth and Mission streets.
j. No0nau, Mission-street furniture
dealer, received call from Barrott yester-
day. He presented check drawn IN favor
OF II. c. Brown, but NoOnan was cautious
and gave him receipt for the order.
All the checks used by the forger were
drawn on the Bank OF California and were
numbered 143.
Barrott had victimized several other retail
merchants, whose names are known to the
police. He admitted his guilt to the de-
tectives.
The morning call., 1893-04-15
CHASTITY FIND.
Discovery of a Mummified Body Near
WheatIand,

WHEATLAND Four CORNERS. April L.
MI Anderson, residing eight miles east of
Wheatland, while excayating to set q post
in one corner of the woodshed. yesterday
afternoon, discovered the body of a man
literally dried up and intact except that the
limbs from the knees down were missing.
There lay in close proximity to the body q
pure gold nugget worth about S160, an old
rusty knife blade and pistol barrel of the
old pattern. DR.. Melton had been notified
of the find and Immediately drove out to
the place, negotiated for its purchase and
returned with his gruesome treasures. He
placed them among his many rare collec-
tiOns in the rear office and a few Intimate
friends invited in. The doctors Office will
be open for few days to the public, after
which he intends to forward his find on to
the Smithsonian Institute at Washington,
d. c. He will certainly be made none the
poorer for his lucky find.
The morning call., 1893-04-15
HAUNTED STREAM.
The Ghostly Guardian of SCOTS Creek,
Near Santa Cruz.


Santa Cruz Sentinel
In his day there were few men better
known in Santa Cruz than George Mitchell.
For years he was employed in a brewery.
and then engaged in the saloon business.
He took an active part among the firemen,
when each felt proud that he ran "wid de
masheen." Mitchell was a ioYial sort of
chap, fond OF joke and ready to lend
hand in any popular movement. During
the latter days of his life he was not blessed
with prosperity, but he retained his good
nature, being apparently as happy as in the
days when no one could have a higher stack
of chips in front of him in game Of poker
or jolly joker, and he had the money to pay
fore them. Before coming to Santa Cruz he
had taught school in his native State of
Pennsylvania. thus showing that he had
been possessed OF n fair education.
few years ago he was on his way to the
Bolton ranch up the coast. when he met his
death. The winter rains had washed out a
portion of the road along Scots Creek, a
favorite fishing stream, bnt Mitchell, being
a reckless driver and in hurry TO reach the
ranch, left the city one dark night in dog
cart, the result being that the horse. cartan
driver went over the bank into the creek.
Mitchell fell into the water first, the cart
falling on top of him. Thus pinned down
he was unable to move, and was drowned.
Next day, as daylight appeared, a pasSer-by
discovered the remains lying face down.
ward in the shallow stream. So much by
way of preface.
1t is believed by some who have occasion
to drive over the Scots Creek road on their
way to their farms that MitchelPs spirit
haunts the place. A resident, in veritica-
tion of this. says that few weeks ago he
was driving home in the night in a wagon
when his horses suddenly wheeled around,
almost throwing him from his seat. He
then heard the rustic OF leaves, and imag-
ined he saw : ghostly form fit across the
creek. The horses became restless and ran
away at breakneck speed, not stopping un-
til they had reached another road "A mile or
more away. He tried TO make them return
to the road they had left, but they refused
to obey, nor has he since been able to drive
them over it.
The man believes he saw Mitchell's spirit,
and asserts that he did not take any spirits
of any kind before he left this city.
The morning call., 1893-04-15
DRAGGED BY THE TRAIN.
Revolving Suicide of a Prisoner in
Nevada.
Reno Gazette. April /.


The overland train yesterday picked up
two persons at Palisade, a convict for the
State prison In charge Of Deputy Sheriff
Allen. There were number of passengers
In the smoking-car, and at the Humboldt
House Dan Staples got on. going to Love-
locks. be has charge of some cattle feed
ing there. and had his leather rlata with
him, which he threw down near the door
when he entered tie car. Almost every
one seemed TO be acquainted with every
one else. and during general conversation
among tralnmen, newsboys. passengers and
all, the prisoner asked permission 10 step
out on the platform.
As the train was flying along at rapid
rate nothing was thought of IL and but
little attention was paid 10 his movements.
As he passed through the car he picked up
Staples rope and, stopping out on the plat
form, tied one end to the rail, slipped the
moose over his head md threw himself off.
a boy who saw him fall says he bounced
like rubber ball and when the slack In the
nity-ioot rope was taken up it jerked him
along like blOwn-up bladder, only touch
Ing the ground at long intervals and then fly
ing again into the air, raising a dust and
leaving more or less of his clothing every
time. Some ladies in the rear car saw the
bundle bounding along near platform Of
their car and when they finally discovered
that II was living man they we're so horri-
fed at the spectacle presented that it was
somb TIME DelOre they gave the alarm.
The train was rolling down Oreana hill at
full speed. and the effect OF dragging a poor
wretch over the rough ground by leather
rope fastened around his neck can be better
imagined than described. The dust and
dirt was soon tinged with red, and the mass
began TO assume a darker shade as the
blood came through and stained the COL
lected soil enveloping the now thoroughly
demoraiZed body. The terrible stain, comp
bined with the severe beating, began to tell
soon, and there was lengthenlng and
drawing out visible. The whole frame was
limp as rag and it looked as II every bone
was broken. The train was finally stopped
and the bruised and battered body, which
by this time had become almost unreeog-
nizsble and nearly torn from the head, was
gathered up and taken on the platform.
Ths cruel rope had cut iuto the fesh and
The morning call., 1893-04-15

ton Palace, which house he bought In
somewhat dilapidated condition, but which.
with very large expenditure OF money, he
member in particular one dinner at which
ths chief guest was Mr.. Charles Sumner.
the renowned American statesman and ora
tor, who had been very kind to Thackeray
during the visit of the latter to the United
States. Mr. Sumner was afterward to be
my friend in America, and late in 1868 he
presented me to Abraham Lincoln, Presi-
dent OF the United States. He was a very
handsome. stately, academic man, with a
deep voice and distinct enunciation, very
actor; and. in fact. it always struck me
that Mr.. Sumner was given to posing or
attitudinizing slightly in a hstrionic manner.
The morning call., 1893-04-15
Remarkable Recovery.
Chicago Herald.

After having been deaf and dumb for
sixty-fve years DR.. Livingstone of Ben
nettsville, Conn, has regained his power of
speech and hearing. About two weeks ago
he awoke in the night with very severe
pain in his head. He called out to his wife,
who was sleeping beside him. Attae sound
OF his voice she awoke, astonished to hear
him pronounce her name. Her words were
the first he had heard since he was an in
FAINT, and the revelation of his changed con-
dition astounded him. The pain in the mean
time grew less acute. and he and his wife
talked until morning of his wonderful re-
cOVery.
The morning call., 1893-04-15
SMALL TALES OF A BIG CITY.

Rev. Joseph Wilmer has resigned from Con.
Gregation Beth Menscbim Stresand.
An Insane Chinaman, whose name for want OF
better Identification was entered John Doe,
was yesterday committed 10 the Stockton Asy-
lum.
DR.. Ballhache OF the United States Marine Hos
pItal near this city has changed places with Sur
geon John Godfrey OF similar Institution at
New York.
Clarence French a convicted burglar and
Alexander Doyle, who forged a check on The
First National Bank, have b-en sentenced to
eight years Imprisonment for their crimes.
James Heskeih fell from Folsom street car
Yesterday afternoon, and was badly bruised
patrol wagon removed him TO the Civ md
County Hospital where his bruises were at
tended to-
John w. Morris has sued the Rio Grande
western hallroad Company for $50 1000 dam
ages Tor The loss OF his arm ana other Injuries
which he charges has been caused by Ihe neelI.
gence OF The company.
There will be special service OF song at The
Young Mems Christian Association Hall 232
outief street, tomorrow afternoon at 3 O'Clock
conducted by the general secretary assisted nv
f. NJ. Coffin and The association male quartet.
1he Board OF Supervisors has been petltioned
by George II. Stevens and John II. Spauldlnp
money 10 the amount OF $50, alleged TO have
been illegally appropriated by ex.Police Court
Clerk Cook.
Annie Sehick has sued Aaron Gorfnkel and
MOTIFS Schlck Tor $1,000, witch she claims Is due
her on pfomlssory notes. She could have col
lected tbe same, she says. but was Induced bv
laise approximations concerning the value OF
MOTHS SehlcRs business 10 take new notes
petition has been presented 10 the Board OF
SulefYis0rs by property-Owners and residents
asking Tor The abolition Of a nuisance In the
vicinity OF CrotOn and Berkshire streets known
as lhe hog ranch. The petitioners complain Thar
d piedt huHoeI OF hogs are kept there all the
year iouho' and that the premises are In a filthy
condition.
The morning call., 1893-04-15
The COLoNEL,s LOSS.
His Delay VIII Cost Stockton One of
His Pet ParadeS

Colonel T. p. Robinson of the Oakland
baseball team proceeded to Stockton alone
Yesterday. This is to be his opening day,
but bis team is not with him. The colonel
told all his men 10 be on hand at a certain
store in Oakland by2 p ~ yesterday. where
tickets
They were there. but there was 10 colonel.
The men got tired and went home finally,
aud al 3:45 he colonel arrived to find them
gone. He imagined they had left for he
train without him and he put off for the
Sixteentl-street depot just In time TO board
the Stockton train, which he did. fle
telegTaphed to his team last evening to
The morning call., 1893-04-15
Sumner and TIL ackeray.

~.
During the last year OF friendship the
recollection Of which, full as 1t was of
affection on both sides and of deep respect
on mine, | shall treasure to my dying days.
saw Thackeray at least three times a
week, either at the Reform or at his own
hospltable house. He had moved from
Onslew square TO tall, red-brick edifice
which he had purchased close to Kensing-
The morning call., 1893-04-15

The unmarried young people of Nc
Donough. Ga, intend forming n "matrimo-
NAL alliance" The object of the club is TO
secure suitable husbands and wives for its
members. Each person joining the organ
ization will be required to pay an Initiation
fee of $40, which amount will be presented
to the first member who secures mate.
The morning call., 1893-04-15

earned ruus-San FranclseOs ,. Los Angeles l.
hree- base hit-McCsulsy Two-base hits-Wrlgbt
Mcguire, Lohman. Gienalvin. First base on errors
Los Angeles . san Francisos 2 First base on
called ba'is-San franclscos 7, Los Angeles p
LEFT on bases-Los Angeles g. San Franciscos n
struck out-By Nicol D. Hit by pIreher-W ork
HG.en Double plays-McCauey TO Hulen Magnirs a
70 SPIES TO Powers. Mcguire TO Sharp TO Power
Nlcoi. Gilman, Hutchiusou. McCauley and Hulen
elena Tin TO McCauley. Huion. Glenalyin and Me.
CGuiey. Umpire-Mc cDOnald.
The morning call., 1893-04-15
Ia Spring Poem.

"She said l was a perfect spring poem
when she saw me in my new suit" said the
young man with penehant for processing.
Indeed" replied his friend. Ibid she
refer to the frequency with which Won are
declined with thanks Washington Star.
The morning call., 1893-04-15

The application OF photography TO as
tronomy has been productive of especially
noteworthy results in the discovery of the
small bodies which move in orbits between
those OF Mars and Jupiter. From the OBJ
seIvatlon OF the first Of these. Ceres, in
1901. until the end OF 1891, 321 have been
discovered by the laborous method of eve
observation. Then photography was
brought into this service, and within the
last fifieen months go fewer than forty-four
Of these celestials bodies have been found
The morning call., 1893-04-15

To keep cut roses an authority recon-
mends changing the water twice day and
clipping the ends OF the stems at ench
changing. Use cool, not cold water. Put
white and yellow roses near the window; ;
set the vases holding the red and pink roses
in dark corner of the room
The morning call., 1893-04-15

leave on the first train this morning. The
members will obey, but will not get there in
time for the contemplated paaade.
The morning call., 1893-04-15

could not be worked loose for some time.
The coroner was notified that he would find
the body at the section house, and he will
hold an inquest on Monday.
The morning call., 1893-04-15

CHANGEABLE SURAH. 24-inch, all colors
around town price is 81 25.
Ours 90 a Yard
The morning call., 1893-04-15

BaVe Beecham's PMS ready In the noussh old.
The morning call., 1893-04-15

GLACE SURAH, 2O-inch. two toned. fancy
polka dot design, exquisite color comDI-
nations,
6I.OO n Yard
The morning call., 1893-04-15

SATIN DUCHESS, 2e-ineh. brocaded glaee,
dot and branch pattern, new color
effects,
Sl.oo a Yard
The morning call., 1893-04-15

PLAIN CoLoRED sURAR. 24inch, in all
the new shades worth 81 rs,
Our Price Si.oo a Yard
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1893-09-21

means its build up whatever their welfare
give them all the and decent shape general give
them what they pay for And in like duty
the subscribers to for what they have received give the
pointers that will it the way newsget-
ting and provide such good strong patronage will amply
recompense it for the accumulated benefits they
hundred from the fact of its existence performance
the duty just outlined
The closely the lines newsgetng adhered by
the publisher the better pleased and the better his
will be- and consequently the greater will
journal. The live publisher realizes that he fail
furnish each and every particular
which he expects The readers of country journal
to who married and who has died. who hurt
is healthy who is in town and who is aS These the
things they expect find all they will kick
they don't The successful editor has an intuition
of what his readers and he should study please
They prefer print that which they knew happened
to that of which they utterly ignorant
munes the editor greater crime than to omit
that which they aware has occurred In the of
getting it is most hard for him impress upon his the
necessity of cooperation with him the gathering
the events of the day week. and what
handing in of seasonable of which may
knowledge is in getting interesting They
after the most minute knowledge of their neghbors affairs
build Chinese wall of conservatveness
there who have gone one
OF this class fer information concerning contemplated
enterprise important invited almost
urged, to go and warm himself in eternity
Between the paper and its patrons there should the
OF should between
neither should have complain Indifference on the
of the other The patrons should the paper
dishonesty malign nothing general principle
The paper also should deal in scandal gossip but
good, wholesome Gossip excused on the
ground that the people anxious eager which
they should never be given
The pleasing of his subscribers matter that should
always be before the publishers mndsey He always
endeavor to have style about his paper that will please its
readers to have of type that be easily read and
maintain good clean print that will be botl
the patience and the eye of the peruse is mistake tc
think that the public is good judge Of will long con
nue to pay for poor badly printed Appearances
count and if it true that thing of beauty Joy forever
it is still more that fresh paper is
continual comfort to its subscribers will to retain
those patrons which smeared muddy gotten-up shee
would lose though the might the same
An army of subscribers army of critics sharp ano
mercess that any editor may well crticism anC
of them understand quite thoroughly every subject dis
cussed in your paper and blunder work mischief
Some will ccse editor when they should be at worl
to their business from failure.
All country papers discover that among podua
ton prevails fixed idea that the local paper obligated
through underlined law give publicity side
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1893-09-21

in equal payments each four years
all forfeited securities together with
mprovements. to become public do
main and at the disposal of the gov
eminent. All bills outside of the
coins now outstanding to be replaced
by the full,legaltenders. 5000, 900 of
fifty and the same number of twenty
five cent bills to be placed with the
postmasters to be exchanged if desired
for larger bill 1t prohibits the de-
post of public money in private or
Incorporated banks, but provides for
the establishment of national treasur-
les or sub treasures for that purpose.
1t provides for the free coinage of both
gold and silver Prohibits sub treas
uries from receiving or buying gold
or silver and issuing any bills in lieu
thereof, and creates a branch office
to the National Treasury for the pur-
pose of attending to the proper execu-
ton of the act.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1893-09-21

and must borrow at a heavy interest
(Which at once pops up to the top
notch) or buy feed on credit from the
farmer. The farmer who depended
on the money for hay sold the sheep
man to pay his taxes this fall and
buy winter supplies, wears an anxious
look and is filled with foreboding.
Whether you had money in the bank
or not you will feel the effects. The
tight times are already growing
tighter; taxes will go delinquent that
would oterwise have been paid; the
heavy hand of sore depression will
be felt everywhere, and altogether it
is bad picture which is distressing
to ponder on. We are probably ex-
pected to say something about the
animus of the failure At this time
we care not to say anything that
might be unjust or turn out to be
wrong. Should there be anything to
be said in the future, we would pre-
fer u abide until positive of the
ground stood upon.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1893-09-21
THE FAILURE.

The failure of the bank strikes us
fearfully hard in these hard times.
AS yet one can scarcely realize how
sweeping will be its effects upon this
community and this county, and how
deep it strikes every pocket, every
poor man and every business interest.
Of course there are those who will
decry the SIGNAL in admitting that
we are to suffer, as a community. to
any great extent through this suspen-
sion, and will say that a brave face
should be put on to outsiders, no
matter how sorely we are hurt at
home. But we see nothing to be
gained by attempting to diguise to
ourselves or anyone else any condi-
ton that actually exists. A condi-
ton of depression openly admitted,
the more faith in an assertion of
prosperity. The withdrawal of over
$40, 600 from circulation in so strin-
gent period is certain to create
harder times in this county this fall
and winter than has yet been seen in
its history. If the tying up of ready
money makes it necessary for the
merchant to demand the cash for
every pound of groceries or every
yard of goods that goes out Of his
store, it is a terrible hardship on the
man who had relied on getting credit
for winter necessities and who is pos
itively unable to procure the imme-
date cash for all he needs. Sheep
men Of Crane creek and elsewhere
who are deprived of their money for
hay for their locks are in hard box