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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-03-28
WOMEN WRITERS.
A Poem That Aroused a Great Deal of
Curiosity.

A Poem That Aroused a Great Deal of
Curiosity.
Tell u.s." cried all the ladies of the Pa
ciic Coast Woman's Press Association in
chorus yesterday afterno Don.
mo, shall not tell, if you don't guess, "
replied Mrs. Lennon, shaking her manu-
script at them and smiling with an air of
superior knowledge, that provoked storm
of new guesses.
1t was most interesting and ingenious
game that they were playing. and one that
spoke volumes for the harmony reigning in
tho club.
Mrs. Lennon was reading aloud poem
OF her own composition, that described in
glowing terms the virtues of certain Mowers,
and under each flower was a yelled allusion
to some member of the club, who it was had
to be discovered by guessing.
Mrs. Cooper, the president" every one
had called out simultaneously when the
mignonette and the Easter lily had been
eulOglZed. 'The red, red rose" was imme-
diately recognized as Eliza ID. Keith, and
Mrs. Gaden had been likened unto the
Eastern marguerite.
But who resembled the modest wood
violet? That was the problem that all the
ladies' tried to solve, and not one could
even give snap shot at the prototye Of the
humble flower.
Ee guessing grew last and furious. Dub
Mrs. Lennon held her ground and refused
to tell"
1t was finally proposed and seconded that
the poem should be printed in next months
issue of the club magazine, and with sigh
Of relief the members resigned themselves
to wait till then for their curiosity to be
gratihed.
The speech of the afternoon was delivered
by the president, Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper, on
the woman's educational suffrage bill. In
words THAI had the ring of true eloquence
Mrs. Congratulated to the injustice of the
fact that while she had been instrumental
In gathering up 1900 children from the
siums and having them educated she and
others like her were not allowed voice in
educational questions.
After the speech Mrs. Cooper read stir
ring poem. the text of which was mutual
help from men and women alike on all edu-
cational questions
Other items Of the afternoons entertain
ment were: "a Visit 10 Aleatrsz," by Mrs
Lowe, and Found, poem 10y Miss Sexton
The Spirit of SPRING. poem by Mrs.
Grace Hibbard, WAS read very effectively
by Mrs. Alice Carey Waterman.
Frederick Knell played Rats cavatina in
a manner that gave great pleasure 10 his
hearers. and as an encore gave berceuse
by f. Reynard
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Evelyn Campbell, The australian Oars
,coman.
you hear those pillows roar?' Then he
went on to say: Il find a person brave
she shoots; she is on the water. She Is
go ing to sign two papers and they are going
to be of great benefit to her,
Those two papers, you know, were the
two contracts have signed for this tug-of-
war contest.
'WinP or course I will win.
am practlcing every day-half q mile
each morning; yesterday | rowed thres
miles. generally 60 out alone but some
times my trainer goes and we row with
pair of long oars each. 1t is severe work.
but my muscles are hard as iron.
DO you think that big, fat woman would
have any chance with me?
Perhaps she measures more than me
round the chest and bceDs, but when il
comes to pulling, fat people don't count, l
guess.
yes, our costumes will be very pretty.
They are to be light -colored serge
yachting flannel trimmed with blue, and
made with deep sailor collar. The waist
will be full and the skirt fall to the ankle
Fancy that woman wanted me to wear
tights Tam Shanter hats will complete
the costume.
81 don't feel at all nervous about the re-
suit. If couldn't row better than that
bold-but, hush; here she comesp
Sure enough, just then her rowing rival
entered the b0athouse.
She glanced In rather O disturbed way
over toward the corner where Mrs. White,
the Venus and heroine Of the wild an d
woolly North, was whispering.
Evidently she suspected that some of the
information now being impaired was aimed
at her. and she was boiling to get back Of
her traducer.
This was the reporters opportunity, and
excusing himself to Mrs. White he FASTENED
TO beg. an interview, which was at once
granted.
Mrs. Evelyn Campbell, theother contestani
In this remarkable forthcoming rowing
battle, is certainly, like Ruth in Patience, .
massive lady.
She does not look at all Ito be lightly de-
| spised as an athletic rival,
Her shoulders are broad, her bust splsn.
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PERSONAL NOTES.

DR.. J. G. Wilbur of Brooklyn. N. T.. is
at the Grand.
Judge S. F. Cell Of Salinas City is at the
Occidental
S. Bernstein. New York banker. is at
the California.
Reel B. Terry. the Fresno attorney. is at
the Lick House.
r. G. Minor, one of Stockton's legal
lights. registered at the Lick Yesterday.
c. w. Sutton and wife, prominent lnm-
herman of Minneapolis. is at the Baldwin.
j. NJ. Canty, the well-known stock-raiser
pork packer of Grayson, CAL, is a guest at
the Baldwin.
G. T. Etnyr, a wealthy mill-owner of Ore
gon, Ill, registered at the Baldwin yester-
day with his wife.
DR.. Stewart Lobinger, a Denver physi-
clan OF note, is. with his wife, among yester-
days arrivals at the California.
Eugene I. Mehl, the manager of the Ho-
tel Ryan of st. Paul and one Of the best
known hotel men In the country, is at the
Palace Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Pike, Mr.. and Mrs. T.
Rockwell, A. Magnus ana Mrs. ii. f. Will
liams, all well-known Chicago people, are
at the Palace Hotel.
Wilfred Page of Pages, one of Sonoma
County's largest landowners, arrived with
Mrs. Page yesterday for a short stay in the
city. They are at the Occidental.
A strange fact Is that rerlly good prints.
etchings and engravings often bring more
than their market price at auction.
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NOT HOT ENOUGH.
Defective Heaters at the
New City Hall.
A NEW SCHEME PREPARED.
At Present Only About Half the Area
Is Heated, and That Intellectually.
Comprehensive Plans.

As things are now if a man cannot catch
cold in the new City Hall he cannot catch
cold anywhere.
The man who can pass half day in
pacing the damp chilly corridors of the new
City Hall might safely retire to rest in a
night robe wrung out of ice-water, with a
block of ice for pillow in room with the
doors and windows wide open.
When one asks nav City Hall official
about the location of the heaters he is
quickly told that no one knows, and if he is
at all pressing on the subject he is liable to
be referred to place said TO be paved with
good intentions. and in which heaters are
an entire superauity.
The City Hall Commissioners have, how
ever, been doing little thinking on the
matter and it is among the probabilities of
the near future that comprehensive sys-
TEN for heating the building will be formu-
lated and acted on.
At the present time the system is admit
tedly very far from complete. The whole
of the shaded area shown in the illustration
is not connected with any heating appa-
ratus at all, and the chambers are kept
warm by stoves, while the corridors
throughout the entire building are as cold
as they are dark. damp and sunless, for the
simple reason that no provision has been
made for warming them. Here and there
gratings appear in the wall, but the blasts
that pass through them are as frigid as a
Montana blizzard
The plan of heating the entire building.
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historian, but don't you think she is
trtie heavy to row."
''She can't row against me-" burst out the
little ScotchwOmap, letting slip the volume
OF her pent-up feelings. why, I'm the
Grace Darling of the West
See this medal? 1t was presented to me
by the Chamber of Commerce of Portland
for saving three drowning seamen at Grays
Harbor January %, 1892. I've another at
home twice as large sent me by the Federal
Government for the same deed.
How did save them? Well, the ship
Ferndale went TO pieces in the breakers in a
southwest gale and seventeen were
drowned l was the only woman on the
shore and / swan out to the breakers and
brought In three sailors, one after the other.
Then tainted. Besides the two medals,
the shipping people of Portland made up a
purse of S275 for me.
Gould that woman do that, do you
think, with her figure and at her age?
Why, her hair is gray aud she must
"Me youngP Well. 1 am 2s, you know"
admitted the little "Grace Darling of the
West" as she cast down her eyes and
played lightly with her medal, which bore
the Inscription, "Heroism lives in the
hearts of heroic people,"
People generally take me to be younger
than am, for l was born under the planet
Venus, you know!
II am like Gagged wild bird down here in
this city.
Il have lived on my ranch at Grays Har-
Dor SO long that L pine TO get back there.
Up in that section l dressed pretty near
ike man-pants, you know, with rubber
boots. One couldn't get through the under
brush there in skirts.
Then used to ride-oh, yes: astride. of
course-and many a horse have / stolen
from the Indians and gallOped away with.
Il tell you that beach up there is beau
tiful, and our ranch is rich IN black soil full
Of gold. So some day there will be for
tune for me and my boy.
'But at present am going to beat that
- woman!
81 don't believe sho knows the difference
between boat and a baloon-not that l
wish to say anything against her, of course.
'She seems to think me freak just be-
cause | can take n rife or shotgun and
knock over few divers and mudhens.
ION. yes; l am pretty good shot l
like to shoot ducks and birds Of all kinds,
especially to knock off the heads of birds
up tree with rifle.
MY husband is hunter, you see, and 1
follow in his footsteps. He is in Alaska
Just now pursuing his vocation.
up at Grays Harbor we had ranch on
the beach, and lived very free life among
the Indians.
THE Indians thought me wonderful and
called me the California Kioochman.'
II used to row some up there and can
handle a canoe with any one.
when | have got through with this Mrs.
Campbell Intend to challenge any woman
on the coast TO row me.
"Thele is no doubt shall have bright
future before me. 1t has been prophesied
81 had my fortune told last week by a
singing evangelist. He borrows things be-
longing 10 people and then tells their for
tune by them. Well, took bouquet to his
test-meeting ana placed it on the platform
along with heap Of other things. He took
up my bouquet and began singing. Don't
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-03-28
PERCY SMITHS DEPARTURE.
The Manager of the Palace Hotel
VIII Go to New York.

The Palace Hotel is about TO lose its pres
ent manager.
CAPTAIN Percy Smith has returned from
New York. where he accepted the position
OF manager of the Union Club of that city.
and within few weeks he will leave for
the East.
He came here a total stranger three years
ago. There are few men who can acquire
as large circle of friends in so brief a
period as be has managed to do.
Among the guests as well as among the
employees he was extremely well liked, and
the pig caravansary prospered under his
sklllful superintendent.
In social way he was also very success
fui. and it Is safe to say that cubmen and
society people will regret his departure
greatly.
No higher compliment could be paid to
captain Smith than the offer of the man.
agement OF the Union Club, which he has
accepted. for this is the highest salaried and
most coveted position for man in his line
in the whole United States.
Although Captain Smith will not enter
upon his new duties until June, he will
leave some time next month to enjoy a
Drlet vacation, the first he has had since he
arrived from England to take charge of the
Palace Hotel, three years ago.
u. b. Warren, who has for fourteen years
Deen connected in clerical capacity with
the Palace and is now its head clerk. will
succeed Captain Smith as manager, while
j. Z. kirkpatrick will be the managing
director in the interest of the Sharon estate
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DOUBLE DECKERS.
Big Plans for the Owl
Buses.
The Scheme Has Caught On and a
Company Is About to Be In
cOrporated.

The One O'clock A. NJ. Club, which meets
an hour after midnight at Lotta's Fountain
and casts wlstful glanees toward the ferry,
waiting for blue car to take all the men,
bers out to their Mission homes, is greatly
agltated over the daring of one of the men,
bers, Charles Stepp, who has the courage to
be actively engaged in starting an omnibus
line and bid thereby defiance to the railway
m0nopolles.
Some OF them prophecy all kinds of dis
asters to the new enterprise, but there are
lots of others who think the omnibus scheme
to be all right and its principal promoter,
Charles Stepp, is kept very busy in arrang-
ing matters.
u thought at first that would start this
thing just in modest way with my own
bus, but you have no idea how this idea has
caught on since it has been published in
The CALL and afterward in the other
papers," said Mr.. Stepp yesterday. at is
absolutely necessary now to organize the
system on much larger scale than
originally intended, and we are now forming
stock company OF $1,000 capital, with
shares at 81 each.
The movement was started only this
morning, and one-fifth of the stock was
subscribed in two hours. which shows that
we have struck responsive chord. The
livery-stabe man who was to furnish me
with the horses for my bus has succumbed
to the combined influence of the Southern
Pacific Company and the carriage compan-
les. and he has sent me word that he will
not make any arrangements with me.
learned to-day that he has a contract dat
ing week back, TO haul freight for MIR.
HuntiDgton's company.
'Thls explains to me why he went back
on his original promise. However, there is
no scarcity of horses and / have a dozen
offers for all the stock 1 shall need.
"As soon as we have secured sufficient
subscribers to our stock, which / hope will
be In less than weeks time, we shall in
corporate our omnibus line.
"The two buses owned pv Rutoenhacb
and Widman, which have done service on
the late Baden line, have been rented and
| Will be put on the Valencia-stree line. NV
own bus Will be run out to the Western
| Addition, along Golden Gate avenue.
.Ihe service will commence at A. NJ,
| and be continued until A. NJ. because
there are lots of people who will patronIze
| US even after the morning streetcars have
| commenced to run.
Our fare will be 3 cents during street
| car hours, but between 2 A. NJ. and 4:3O
A. NJ. we will charge 10 cents unless the
| streetcar companies put on all-night cars,
IN Whicn event cents will be the charge
| during the whole time
| I'VE are now organizing on a solid basis.
| and have sent for models of the hand some
| double-decker omnlbuses for which Paris
Is noted, and which for years almost exclu-
siyely have supplied the wants of the citi-
| zens OF the French capital with street trans
| poriation. When l get these models it is
| our Intention 20 build buses after them AM
! put them on our lines
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-03-28
A WASHER PUNISHED.
How an Engineer Pummeled an In.
sulting Loafer.

sulting Loafer.
Chief Engineer Bennett of the telephone
company blackened an insulting loafer's
eyes last night and otherwise gave him a
good thrashing.
Bennett is in the habit of working until
about o'clock in the telephone building on
Bush street. and his wife generally meets
him about that time.
For several nights the lady has been SUBJ
jected to annoying remarks by crowd of
loafers who hang about the Standard Thea
ter saloon, as she passed that place on her
way down Bush street.
One blear-eyed dissipated- locking young
fellow has been particularly obnoxious to
Mrs. Bennett, and last night he had the au-
dacity to address the lady boldly on the
street.
She informed her husband, and on the
return trip pointed the hoodlum out TO him.
The thrashing was the result and there is
one masher less on Bush street to-day, for
the fellow will probably be laid up for a
little while in consequence of his introduce
ton to Mr. Bennett.
The police officer of the beat heard of the
trouble and fastened to the scene. He ar
rived just after Bennett had succeeded in
wiping the sidewalk with the repulsiye in
sulter OF women, and was told all about II.
II am glad of it." said he. go home. Mr..
Bennett, and take your wife with you, /
wish you would come around tomorrow and
lick few more of these loafers, for thew
well deserve it."
And the bYstauders all applauded the
patr0lman's outspoken sentiments.
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LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
Arrived.
MONDAY. March 81.
schr Elvena, Anderson days from Eureka;
lumber. to J Hawley.
Domestic Ports.
SANTA BARBARA-Saied Mar 27-sehr Mary
Dodge. for San Francisco
FOREIGN Ports.
VICT0RIA-Arrived Mar 27-Ship John Ena fm
San Francisco; ship Blarhoyle. from San Fran
cisco; bark Mary Low, from Liverpool.
Movements of Trans a tlantic Steamers.
LoNDoN-Sighted Mar 27-Stmr Maasdam. from
New York; stmr Nessmore. from Boston.
BALTIMoRE-Arrtved Mar 27-Stmr Ocean, firm
Amsterdam.
ANTwERP-Arrived Mar 27-stmr Friesland I'm
New York.
OUTHAMPTON-Arrived Mar 27-StmTs Saale
and Berlin. from New York.
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A Salvation Farewell.

In the White Wings barracks of the Sal
walton Army at 711h Mission street fare
we'll service was rendered last night to
Mrs. Captain thinner, who goes to-day to
Modesto.
Captain Milsaps. the editor Of the War
Cry. conducted the ceremonies, which con-
sisted of the usual prayers and singing.
After the service hot coffee was served to
the congregation.
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BIRTHS MARRIAGES DEATHS.
BORN.

FREUND-February 20. 1893, to the wife OF o. w.
Freund, daughter
YoUNG-In this city March IT, 1893. to the wife of
Charles Young son.
son.
kILDAY-In this city. March "a. 1893, to the wife
or the late Charles E. KildaY, daughter.
MERSEREAU- this city March "a, 1898, to the
wife OF Frederick f. Merserau a son.
RASMuSSEN-In Salinas March 20, 1893, to the
VIE OF Peter Rasmussen daughter.
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Francisco and Monterey and the steamers
Peru and Pomona have been shipped to
Chicago. being a part of the Union Iron
Works exhibit. They are built on the scale
OF quarter of mile to the foot. Their
construction occupied year and has cost
$4,000 The space required for the exhibit
Is 400 square feet and it promises TO be one
of the most extensive firm exhibits In the
TranspOrtalion building
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-03-28
THERE MAY BE TROUBLE.
The Chinese Are Literally Patroniz-
ing GunStores.

my OunSIOEeS.
The Chinese are apparently anticipating
trouble il the Geary act ia to be enforced.
1t is wel-known fact to the police that
the majority of the Chinese possess fire.
arms OF some kind. and when a Chinaman
buys revolver or rife he usually purchases
the most deadly and effective weapon he
can fnd.
For the past two weeks the gunstores of
the city have been patrOnized pretty liber
ally by Chinese, and in almost every case
revolver OF large caliber is asked for.
number of the Runstores Ia the Immediate
neiRhborhood Of Chinatown were visited
yesterday, and the same story came from
all. Chinese customers were moro numer-
Gus than for some months past They are
not only purchasing revolvers but large
quantities Of ammunition and knives as
well.
This run on the gunstores by Chinese Gus
toners may be to replace the weapons con-
hscated by the police during the recent
highlander riots, but it looks as though a
strong resistance will be made to the
enforcement of the Law which goes into
effect on May 5, and that Collector Quinn's
precautions to enforce the law and avoid
any disturbances are not all Premature.
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Twenty Registered.

Twenty Chinese applied for and received
their certificates of registration yesterday
afternoon, and General McComb and his two
deputies were kept busy attending to them.
Slxty-6ve minutes is the average time
consumed 10 the registration of each
Chlnese under the present arrangement, so
that yesterdays work Is regarded by the
oHieers as being very Satisfactory.
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BA1LEY-AGNEW-T this city. March %, 1898.
by the Rev. Dr.. Case, w. F. Bailey and Mrs. d.
Agnew, both of San Francisco.
D0DGE-BAKER-I this city, by the Rev Samuel
hlrst, Charles G. Dodge and Alberta NJ. Baker,
both OF Los Angeles.
IELS-KEAlMERLING-I this city, March
%, 1888. A. c. Daniels and Annie Kemmerlng,
both Of San Francisco.
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fine of S1G0 in the United States District
Court yesterday. Judge Morrow said that
there were certain eXtenuatng facts in
DOerr's casp, which he had taken into con-
slderation and made the sentence light.
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Next.

When you have tried so called remedies for dys.
pepsa. headache and biiousness. with benefit
let your next trial be Simmons Liver Regulator.
1t has never failed in relieving and curing.
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A Commentaries Sentence

George Doerr. the counterfeiter who was
arrested last January and subsequently
convicted. received sentence of three
months at hard labor in San Quentin and
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-03-28
Illness of School Director Dunn.

School Director j. j. Dunn is con fined Il
his home, 2026 Golden Gate avenue, by al
attack OF bronchitis. 1t is not serious.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-03-28

A Bridgeport. Conr.. man wears a wig
that was also worn by his father. grand
Iatner aud greal-gIanufalAsr III lheir turn
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GRATEFUL-COMFORTTNG
EPPS'S COCOA
BREAKFAST.

bPEA AO I
"pY A THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF TIE
ID natural laws which govera the operations of III
gestion and nutrition, and by careful auDIIcatfo,
of the fine properties OF wellseected Cocoa Mr. Enn.
has provided our breakfast tables with deIIcatsf.
favored beverage which may save US m1nV heSx1
doctors bills 1t is by the ludiclous use OF such az
tieles OF diet that constitution may be graduate
built up until strong enough to resist every
to disease Hundreds Of subtle maladies are IoStIn
around us, ready to attack wherever there Il 49,
point we may escape many fatal shaft bV kaarG->>
ourselves well fortified with pure blood and nr,k
erly nourshed frame "-Clyil Services Gaxstta rAOp,
Made simply with boiling water or milk So,.
only in haf-pound tins by Grocers labeled thus. WV
JAMES EPPS Il CO., Homs opathic Chan,
lists, London, England. ie2S Tu Su Nv
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A PAGAN PROBLEM.

How Shall the Chinese Be
Deported?
THEY MUST REALLY GO.
But Is Their Sudden Punishment
Practicable ?
VIEWS OF OUR CITIZENS.
The Chinese Said to Be Literally
Patronizing the Gun Stores.
The Registration.
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Iron Works Exhibit.

Models of the cruisers Charleston. San
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-03-28

HOl Traveller. take Bseoham's Pulls with you.
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A strange fact is that rerlly good prints.
etchings and engravings often bring more
than their market price at auction.