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The morning call., 1893-09-03
A ROBBERS DEN.
Boys Discover a Cave i'm Which
Thieves Had a Home.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.

IT. LOUIS OloOe-Democrat
While some boys were fishing on the
Warrior River, fifteen miles from Louis
Vile. In Windsor County, Miss, last
Friday, they discovered a mammoth
cave. The opening is from the river bank,
ard is only about eight feet in cireum-
ference. The boys peered into the strange
looking cTevice, and one of them more ven-
tureSome than the others entered. He
soon came out almost breathless with
ear They spread the news in the neigh
borhOOd, and party was organized to ex-
plore. With fire torches they entered.
The entrance was found to widen and fifty
feet from its mouth 1t had increased to
about 200 feet. The walls were of soft
clay substance and were high enoagh 10
admit uf mans walking erect The pine
torches gave poor light. and THEFT black
smoke almost blinded the explorers, and
they could remain inside but few min
utes.
The cave showed unmistakable signs of
having been many years ago inha bited
Bones of animals were scattered in shape
less confusion all over the floor, while the
femoral bones of two humans were found
clOgged with Girt. There is no doubt but
there is another entrance to the strange
subterranean cellar, and a party of gentle
men is now hunting for it. II is supposed
The entrance from the river has recently
been made by the sloughing of the banks,
The SuppOsition is that it was formerly
USED by gang of robbers, perhaps a part
of the Murrell gang that operated in that
vicinity half century ago.
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institute since its establishment in this
city, and 81 this number not one who has
been declared cured has up 10 date felt
any desire to resume the use of whatever
drug he may have been victim of.
One young man took six different treat
ments for the morphine habit without
having a cure effected. Then on the 10th
day OF July he entered this institute. On
the 1st day Of September he was dis
charged cured.
Although mentally and morally q wreck
when he entered the institute, in six weeks
he was completely cured and made into a
new man.
This is only one example of what the
Belienger cure can do. Many others could
be given were it deemed necessary, but the
managers of the institute prefer that the
work done speak for itself. They assert
positively that they can cure the worst
kind of drug fiend within six weeks, and
invite persons interested to adopt any
means possible of verifying this assertion.
OF all the remedies known it has re-
manned for the Bellinger German Remedy
Company TO place before the public the
only positive, safe and painless one for
opium, morphine and cocaine habits, and
its rates are so reasonable that it is within
the power of every one to subject himself
to its treatment.
The morning call., 1893-09-03
UNIVERSITY BOATMEN.
Their Annual Meeting and Election
of Officers,

The annual meeting of the Boating AS
was held at the clubhouse on Sessions Basin
last evening, President Jewett 10 the
chair.
The treasurer's report showed that there
was received from life members 1862 so
subscriptions $3.50. yearly dues $685., and
sundries SIS, making a total Of $3.50 30.
The expenses were: Boating account,
S206 %; sundry expenses. 1886 IS; profit
and loss, $50; house account, SI367 65 {:
cash on hand, S24 80; making total of
S1955 30. There is balance of SOS 81 due
on the house. To the cash on hand is
added $50 taken in at this meeting, and
when this is paid on the house it Will leave
the association in debt only TO the extent
Of SIS A.
A motion was carried to have the presi-
dent and the captain of the crew visit
Stanford and arrange for ace the COM
Ing spring. with full power to act in setting
the date, etc.
This was followed by motion of w. G.
Morrow TO amend the bylaws concerning
the dues Of the assOciation--the life mem
bers To pay $40 and the yearly members So.
This was carried and will 60 into effect on
November l.
After short Olsen ssion about the pros
pect of the year the m mbers proceeded to
elect board of directors as follows: Of
the ty..ProEessor Edmond O'Neii
aud Q. L. Cory: of the alumni-W. G.
Morrow aud A. F. Allen; of the affiliated
colleges-R. l.. Mann and ii. du r. Phe-
Ian; Of the undergraduates of Berkeley
w. d. Jewett, NJ. r. Gibbons and S. A.
Easton.
The morning call., 1893-09-03
THE BELLINGER CURE.
Its Effects on Liquor, Morphine,
Opium and Cocaine.

Its Effects on Liquor, Morphine,
Opium and Cocaine.
William Cuthbert Harding is now on his
way TO an insane asylum.
His wife is confined in the Home OF the
Inebrates.
The breaking up OF this family Is due to
the excessive use of cocaine and other
deadly drugs. as is the breaking up of
many other homes and the running of many
other persons.
There are fully 5000 people residing in
San Francisco aud its environments who
are addicted to the use of cocaine, NOR
phine or opium. and sooner or later they
must so the way of the Hardings, unless
some relief be afforded them which will
forever kill their yearnlng for these deadly
drugs.
There has recently been established In
this city a medical institute. the purposes
of which are 10 afford relief to drug fiends.
The Bellinger German Remedy Company.
with offices in rooms 81, 81 and 81, DonO-
hoe building, ITO Market street, has a
positive and painless remedy for the cure
of morphine, cocaine, opium, liquor and
tobacco habits.
mediately after the first dose is taken and
instantly kills all desire for drugs. One
hundred persons have been treated at the
The morning call., 1893-09-03
BISON FOR ENGLISH PARKS.
British Landowners Are Trying to
Raise Them at Home.
st. James Gazet

1t is. unfortunately. very question: able il
the experiment of keeping and breeding
the grand beasts in our English parks will
be attended with any success, The bison
on its native plains is accustomed to great
heat in sum mer and extreme cold in win
Ter But. for all that. the climate is a
constant one. and the change of the vari-
ability, the fog and the damp of this coun-
try will be great. Indeed. when we look
at the condition of the bison's European
relations, the aurochs, we may we'll doubt
If the genus bison will long remain an
inhabitant of the earth. 1t may be manv
years before We quite lose it, for repre-
Sentatives will probably finger for q com
paratively long period preserved in parks.
just as the ancient villa British cattle
lInger now. But. as in the case of the LAT
ter, the want of fresh blood aud the conse
quent close interbreedIng Will tell in time
and result In constantly diminishing fer
tilty. until in the course of years the last
representative of the race will die and the
world know them no more. We NAV
safely say the extinction will not happen
in our own time, or even in that of tie
next few generations. but il is to be feared
that come it surely will
The morning call., 1893-09-03
THE SOLOMON ISLANDS.
Headquarters of the CannibaIs and
Belong to England.


The cable on Saturday brought the intelIi.
genee that England had annexed the Solomon
Islands. The British have been hinge ring about
the solomon Islands very parentally In late
years and several times have landed and chas.
tised the Inhabitants. In 1880 a number of
attacks on visiting ships were made by the
natives, Captains and crews being wantOnly mas
sacred. In 1886 trouble broke out once NOR e.
schooner wa s wrecked on the coast The
savages b0arde the ship and the Captain and
men were all killed, except one. In 1889 a
flock of natives decoyed all EngIishman named
Nelson and three boys 10 one of their villages
aud then murdered them. The bodies of the
victims were devoured by their mLrderers
III TACT. cannlDallSm IS the proper fad on the
Solomon Islands, which have come to be known
az the headquarters of the canubais The
solomon group of islands Is the largest and az
yet least known of any In the Pacific Ocean
though among the very first to be discovered
There are seven or eight large mountainous
Islands, varying In length from 20 10 i 90 miles
down TO the tiny coral inlet only half mile
across. Every chief has his butcher
When captive is taken IN war ne IL handed
over 10 tnlS oncial and promptly dIspatcheo
The body Is then cut up ana the FONTS are hung
upon Tee reserved for that purpose in the
village. and the people are invited to come and
buy. III mans wife msbehaves he is at lih-
erty 10 kill her and invite his friends 10 feast
upon her flesh. Head-hunung Is still carried
on 10 some extent IN connection with cannIbaI-
ISM In case OF the death of a chief head
must De provided. and thu launching OF a new
war canoe or The completion OF a tamboo house
must be slgnalized in the same way Within
the IadluS OF The head-hunting forays no native
day. " '"e'N
The morning call., 1893-09-03
SIBERlA'S SALT LAKE.
Evaporation Has Formed a Roof, I'm
der Which Travellers nay Sail.
GeographIcal AIagai


AT the first view 1t was vast snow pl ain,
surrounded by fields OF ripeninG wheat. says n
writer. The great salt lake at 0bdorsk Is nine
miles wide and seventeen miles long, yet ex-
cept IN few places IL Is soldly roOfed over
with deposit OF salt, which is getting thicker
ana thicker every year. Our guide. VINO is an
ola man, said that lie could remember when
The salt crystals first began 10 form upon the
surface OF the water. Year by year, owing To the
evaporation OF 1he waller, the crystals became
more numerous, and then caked together until
this great roof formed.
ln1S7S tile water beneath the salt crystal
ROOF found an underground outlet into the
River Obi. This lowered the lakes surface
about three fee'. leaving that distance be-
tween the water and the roof. Looking down
through one OF the openings made for the
purpose In the roof, we saw a low-sided small
Doat. our guide put us one at a time into the
coat. We lay Hat on our backs aud looked
up al the curiousy beautiful salt ceiling over
mead. We propelled the boat by pushing with
our hands against the trreguart les Of the roof
Inc gtide held long rope attached 10 the DuaL
10 prevent our going too far and getting lost, a
thlng he said 1t was easy To do.
Ii was like palace of enchanlment, with
ials, the colors were so itch and wonderful.
Many springs surround this lake. Their
water flows over the roof and eyaporatcs
There, aud thus continually adds 20 its thick
ness. After many years The springs will prob
ABLY become choNed with their own deposits
and then The whole will gradually become COW
cred with EARTH and SO great salt mine will be
iormed-a treasure for the Siberians Iundr eds
OF years TO come.
The morning call., 1893-09-03
THE ELECTROPHONE.
A Syndicate Has Made Success of
Ii in Paris.
Pittsburg Dispatch.

Pittsburg Dispatch.
When the idea of the "theaterphone"
was first mooted in Paris, its feasibility
was much questioned; but a Partisan SYM
dictate took up the project with such en-
ergy that the city has now effective ser
vice which supplies entertainment to a list
of subscribers numbering over 1900, and
the installation is connected with all the
principal theaters. London now seeks to
emulate Paris in this successful develop
ment, and an ''eleetrophone' COMPANY h as
been organized with very ambitious pro-
gramme. The electTODhone is practically
the telephone modified in such a
manner as TO serve the purpose
of transmitting sound from public
buildings, such as concert halls. theaters
churches and lecture-ronms, 10 certain CEN
ters for redistribution. thence TO receiving
points by conductors radiating from these
centers of exchanges. Thus the public
by the payment of small fee, can hear n
portion Of the entertainment proce eding
at one or the other Of the London theaters
Specially constructed transmitters are
placed on the stage of the theater Just In
front Of the footlights, whence the sound
is conveyed over the wires of the local
telephone company to the electrophone
exchanges for redistribution to private
subscribers and to system of automatic
boxes ed up IN clubs. restaurants, rail-
way stations, hotels and similar places of
public resort
So that If man Is indisposed to 90 out
IN search OF amusement he can turn on the
electrophone service In his club or hotel or
even IN his private house and have imme-
dlately at his command practically the
whole range OF entertainment going on in
the city. In addition to connection with
theaters and other places of amusement, if
Is proposed 20 connect the system with
churches and the law courts. II is even
hoped that it Will be possible TO obtain the
same privilege in the House of Commons.
and several members of Parliament are
said to be strongly in favor of the idea A
commendable feature of the service will be
its connection with the principal London
hospitals free of charge, so hat it will be
source OF pleasure and comfort to thou
sands OF sufferers who. during each year,
are treated in those admirable institutions.
In addition TO the sound service, the cleo
tIoDhoDe company propose to attach an
Intelligence bureau to their central ex-
change for the convenience of their sub
scrlbers. where commissions of any kind
will be carried out for small fee. The
bureau will be supplied with a stenogra-
pher and typewriter and every requisite
for saving time and trou Bile. A subscriber
will be able to have commissions attended
to in any part of the city by simply tele-
ephoning his wishes to the central ex-
change. 1t is ardently to be hoped that
this ideal system will be- successful in its
entilety,
The morning call., 1893-09-03

grouped the products and memoirs of that
historic land. 1t is well managed by the
Misses F. E. Coleman, NJ. Mcdonald. I.
Welch and j. OShaughnessy.
The visitor can step from there TO a
Moorish booth in Alhambra. It's half light
gives mystic tone to the richness of the
lraped interior. 1t is In charge Of Mes
DANES B. Durham, K. G. Schwartz, n.
Harris and N. Shea.
The frowBing walls of an English castle
boldly abut the plalsance. but the portals
are open and one may rest assured of
welcome within its gates, and also feel at
liberty TO inspect the aTmnrial bearings and
other evidences of the days of chivalry.
The ladies Of the castle are Mrs. III. j.
Lennon and the Misses Bateman.
Next comes the palace and art arb0r,
nlled with dainty and substantial articles.
ali tor sale at moderate prices as regulated
by church fairs generally. 1t is presided
over by Mrs. Dr. Gibbons, 81. Shannon,
NJ Duffay and J. Burke.
Mrs. Edwin Cheney is the amiable hos
tess IN charge OF the refreshment booth,
and her corps of aproned assistants have
menu OF choice edibles to offer the visitor
who seeks the upstairs attractions.
Inc Preside Band has been secured tor
the occasion, and Tomorrow evening and
during the remaining two weeks which I. 2
fair VIII continue ii will pour out enliven-
ing strains at frequent intervals The
management of the fair only asks modest
% cents admission 10 the assembled at
reactions. and one will be well repaid to
a tend and see the reproduced scenes of
ife in faT-off lands and memories of DAYS
hat are no more.
The morning call., 1893-09-03

roof. a tethered donkey nibbles at some
sparse weeds, while the 0mnipresent goat
browses about the sward. In the fore
ground a small pond provides pastime for
some Cabling ducks. while children romp
and play Oh the transplanted "Ould sod. !"
This feature is in charge Of the Misses
Josephine Baldwin and Susie Healy.
Egyptian maidenS in their classic robes,
prophetic and enhancing. invite the yiSi-
tor to sight of the land of the PharaOhs.
meanwhile presenting choice goods from
the regions of the Nile This department
Cartey, George Barron, John Glmartin
and Z. Scuily.
The Misses Schmaling and Mesdames G..
y. Schroeder and NJ. S. Keefe are clad in
the gowns of the Mikado's land and they
have choice lot OF Japonese art goods to
offer The visitors.
Icebergs and banks of snow are ar
ranged in chilling profusiOn at the en-
trance to what is termed the Arctic booth,
and there the attire Of the frozen north
surrounds the forms of the matrOns IN
charge. They are Mesdames John Allen,
Hugh Monaghan, Charles Davis and w.
j. Clasby.
A bit Of the Roman empire next con-
fronts one, and in its circumscribed limits
are arrayed the vases, pottery, jewels and
cloths that delighted the eyes of the san
dai-shod maldens in the long-ago. Over
this empire Mrs. NJ. Hogan aud Mrs. w.
Kelly hold an amiable sway.
The Abbey booth is a fac simile, in
miniature, OF a European monastery, with
its quaint belongings and Odor of sanctity.
In it are Mrs. j. f. Sullivan. Mrs. P. J..
Thomas, Mrs. Alfred Ford and Mrs. Z.
Kavanagh. They have an endless variety
of appropriate articles for sale.
The ladies of the immaculate Conception
Sodality have arranged a booth that pre-
sents a scene in Palestine, and in it are
The morning call., 1893-09-03

into the chair, and as soon as l put the forceps
neal her mouth, she screamed and bounced
around so ! couldn't do anything with her.
Alter TWO or three visits. each worse than the
other. l suggested mat | take her To the
nearest large town where Il dentist admins
Tered gas. We'll, the tooth hur; her so that
AT last she consented, ana / took her there,
about twenty. i've miles by rail-
II went armed with ii pair Of fnrceps as a
mater OF habit, and when we got To the place
ana she saw the gas bag and other appliances,
she had them again worse than before, and |
had 20 give II up and take her back home.
was thoroughly provoked. and felt like taking
a cluO Ia her. but she had money and was pay
ing Tor her fOoii>hneSS, so | tried 10 restrain
my feelings. AbOuj ten miles out from town as
the lTaln was plugging along about twenty
miles an hour, and she was holding her Jaw
and was holding mine, in the seat beside
her. we stluck a broken rail-. and the last
thing l knew we were rolling down an en-
Dankment and being piled up Al the bottom
IN very prOmiScuOuS fashion. | don't Know
how II came about, but | wasn't hurt much
ana when my senses were fully restored
dragged my patient out through a window
ana laid her on bank near by. Size was
pretty badly bruised and had been knoe Ell
senseltS IS, ana as | was endeavor!ng 10 restore
her brilliant thought occurred to me. The
next moment | had out my forcepS and The
next L had out The c0nfounded IuOth. Two
hours later one OF the physicians who had
been summoned had restored her 10 conscious
ness. aud as she opened her eyes and saw me
standing by her side she capped her hand 10
her Jaw and exclaimed:
on, doctor, 1 knew IL would be terrible, but
didn'i think II would be so bad as that. How
ever. though, IL Is out at last
Then size went 10 sleep. and It was week
before she knew the real facts in the case"
"Dld she pay you anything extra?" queried
the diu mmer, doubtfully.
mo-" smiled The dentist; but the railroad
company -$5000-and got ball."
The morning call., 1893-09-03
LAW AND ORDER.
Kearney Tells of the Chinese Cases
in Court.

The Anti-Chinese Law and Order League
held another large meeting on the Mint
steps last night. 1t was joint meeting of
the Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth Assembly
districts.
Denis Kearney. in opening the meeting,
said: Next Monday morning at 10
o'clock the uprene Court of the State
will sit In bank to decide the case of the
Chinese who were arrested in the shot
tower for violating the State law" He
also said that judges Morrow and Nc
kenna of the Federal Court would sit to-
gether during the week TO hear argument
on their right to issue warrants for the
arrest and deportation OF all unregistered
Chinese. G. w. Fox, John Lehman, w.
j. O'Brien, II. Warheld. james Kidney
and Daniel Cronin also spoke.
The morning call., 1893-09-03
BIifkins Wrote Balloon Stories.

Mr.. Bllfkins," said the managing editor,
severely. your services are no longer
needed"
Mr.. Blifkins tried to look resigned, but
he felt compelled to venture the question:
Nothing the matter with my work, l
hope?"
Yes, there isl snared his late supe-
rlor. You write too many balloon stor-
les"
Why. YOU must be mistaken" expostu-
lated Mr.. BlilkinS. Il never wrote a bal
loon story in my life. Il
Mr.. Blifkins." the managing editor in.
terrupted with from that indicated he
was not to be corrected. ''Mr. Blifkins."
he repeated tartly. Il say ou 10 write bal
loon stories. They're all full of wind
And Mr.. Bllfkins was too shocked To
reply.
The morning call., 1893-09-03
THE FIRST NIGHT.
St. Bridget's Fair at the
Armory.
MANY BOOTHS OF BEAUTY.
An Artistic Reproduction of Lands,
People and Places of the Far
away World.
MANY BOOTHS OF BEAUTY.

Painters, decorators and deft designers
have affected wondrous change on the
interior of the armory near the corner of
Pacific avenue and Polk street, and last
night it was opened in blaze of beauty
by the ladies of st. Bridget'S Church. For
weeks they have been arranging the pre-
lminaries of fair. and the effect of their
suggestions has produced tasteful nte-
rior. with no end of rare goods and articles
Tor exhibition.
On entering one is Impressed with the
central figure and the exterior of booths.
IN the center of the rooms a space
about 15x25 feet is surround ed with rustic
fence. Within its limits is typical Irish
hut, with a rOsy-cheeked colleen busying
about the shades of the humble thatched
The morning call., 1893-09-03
MARRIED LIFE.
A Wife's Demand on Her Husband
and How She Compromise ed 1t.


st. Louis ost.Dispatch
Say. Clara" and he half dropped, half
sat into the park bench by her side, do
you know?"
"Of course | know. jack" she replied,
and continued to gaze out over the lake,
where man was anxious to tell girl In a
boat so netting she was just as willing to
near as ne was anxious to tell.
DO you know. Clara" he continued.
THAT love you?''
Stop. Jack. Don't tell me that again )"
and she turned her face around and looked
him square in the eyes. You've been tell
ing Inc that for the last six years, three he
fore we were married and three since
why don't you prove it and get me a
servantgirl?" :"
Don't you think You are a little hioh
dear, In your exacti0ns for proof? Don't
you compromise on plate of icsrrsam
or glass OF soda water?" and she com
promised before he had time ty change his
mind. n'o
The morning call., 1893-09-03
TIE MAZE,
Market, Taylor and Golden Gate Avenue.

belize was the inn where for more than
twenty-six years travellers suspected of
having little more money were all butch
cred and buried in the garden or in the
cellar. The mum Der of murders committed
in that dismal den, which stands in wild
and lonely portion of the mountains of The
Ardeche, will never be known. but enough
was at last discovered to send its blood
thirsty prOpretors to the guillotine some
years ago. They were executed Just out
side the door of their hotel. and the place
York Sun
The morning call., 1893-09-03
She Would Hactao

Old Lady-And so yon expect to get
married when YOU grow IN?
Little Glrl-Ot tourse. Everybody gets
married. won't say mo-" like Aunt Lucy
ola and be an old maid-no, indeedy.
you?" '"''
"Oh. yes / will, guess. / feel real sure
that when real nice little grown.np bow
comes to ask me to get married I'll be so
happy won't wait to run downstairs to
meet MIN. I'll just slide down the baniS
tiers. Good News.
The morning call., 1893-09-03
Why He Never Has No Luck.
Boston Herald.

Two women were discussing the uues-
ton OF tips to walters 10 a cafe the other
day, one maintaining that tha wages of
walters were pay enough and wondering
how mnch the men got in fees. Their
waiter, a very g0od-natured cOlored man.
stood by and the woman said:
I'm going to ask him." So she said To
him:
Say. John. how mucn do you men get
day liz fees ?''
The reply came at once:
See that boy over there? We'll. he
makes pile. He has luck, he has. AL
ways gets big fees He gets men to his
table. never has no luck. ! always has
women"
The morning call., 1893-09-03
Rare American Coins.
London Daily News.

Coin collectors have long appreciated the
difhculty OF making a complete collection
OF American specimens. The Cnited
States coinage of 1893 is very rare and a
dollar of the year 1894 has often sold for
as much as 500. A 1876 half cent is so
rare as TO sell readily for SIS and a half
dollar of the same wear is worth sixfr
times It's original value. While the half
cent OF 1904 is common enough all the
other coins OF that year are rare, the dollar
OF that particular date being the rarest Of
all American coins. Only eight are known