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The morning call., 1893-09-20
BOYS WHO SELL MATCHES.
They Are Arrested on Suspicion OF
Committing Petty Thefts.

Several residents in the Western Add-
lion have been recently complaining TO the
police that money and small articles of
value had been stolen from their houses.
Suspicion fell upon a number of boys who
went around selling matches, and it was
thought that the match-selling was simply
a blind to cover up their theving propensi-
ties On Monday the residence of William
Dresbach. 2115 Broadway. was entered and
So 05 and two checks. one for $40 and the
other for 81 80, stolen from the pockets Of
a pair of pants belonging to his Chinese
servant.
Another residence on Pacific avenue,
near Steiner street. was entered yesterday
morning and Sc stolen.
Yesterday afternoon Special Officer Hell
bush arrested Eddy McQuade. IL years of
age, and William Pierce, 13 years OF age,
on suspicion of being connected with the
theits.
They were known. however, not to be
the chief offender, and Detectives Dillon
and Crockett hunted for him till they cap
tured him. His name is Abe Jacobs, 10
years of age. Pierce was with Jacobs on
Monday and McQuade was with him yes
terday morning.
When Pierce was searched several keys
were found in his pockets and an instru-
meDt which could be utilized for saving
through wire and turning the locks of
doors He said he bought il from China
man. He had also a nickel-plated purse
with a peculiar combination. which be
said he bought at store yesterday. but
which had the appearance of having been
in use for years. His mother called at
police headquarters last night and pro-
tested against her sons Incarceration.
Yesterday was his birthday and she had
nice present for him. She wanted to get
him home with her. but she was disap-
pointed.
No charge has yet been entered against
the DOyS.e
The morning call., 1893-09-20
RAILROAD NOTES.
The AtChison Meets the Southern
Pacific Cut.


dispatch received last night from Chi
cago says: The Atchison to-day met the
Southern Pacific cut III fare from CalifOr-
mia to the Missouri River 10 $50 70, round
trip sos. The Southern Pacific and South
ern California have issued circulars each
declining to honor tickets of the other.
The Canadian Pacific is out for some of
the dried fruit shipments and has an
nounced cut from tie existing rates.
The reduction is from 81 to 90 cents per
100 pounds for the fruit in boxes, and from
81 20 to 81 08 per 100 pounds for that
shipped in sacks, both rates applicable to
carload lots only Of a minimum weight of
$4,000 pounds.
The Canadian Pacific has just completed
its 800" line into ST. Paul and Mnneap-
oils and will commence running its own
cars into those cities next Saturday. 1t
has heretofore been gaining entrance into
those cities over the tracks OF the Great
Northern.
William Be Dell. general agent of the
Pennsylvania lines in this city, has re-
turned from a trip East
That the gentlemen who do the adver-
tISing work for the various railroads some
times depart from the strict lines OF truth
in their descriptions IF attractions along
their lines is illustrated by the statement
made In Lake Shore pamphlet in which
Lake Chautauqua is described as 1.-The
The morning call., 1893-09-20
THE VITIAR'S FATE.
Story of the First Officer of the
Cruiser

SLoTy OF the FIRST OFFICER or the
Cruiser.
Lieutenant Vassilieff of East Siberia,
Russia, first officer of the cruiser Vitar,
that went to pieces on the rocks off the
Korean coast in August last. arrived in the
city yesterday from Japan on the steamer
Peru and is at the California.
The story of the Vitiar's fate as told by
Lieutenant Vassilieff is interesting Speak
ing of it yesterday afternoon he said:
THE vessel belonged to the Baltic fleet.
1t was 3000-ton ship and one of the best
of the fleet. On the night of August "a
last. while we were sailing in what our
chart showed Us to be five fathoms of wa
ter, when in reality it was only eleven feet.
we struck rock. The blow was of such
force as to drive hole clear through the
vessel. We had not time to think as she at
once began TO settle. We hastily lowered
the boats and got into them just in time to
see the cruiser go down. We had gone only
about mile in the boats when a heavy
sea came up, andthe boat containing the first
officer and eight men was Swamped and all
drowned.
BY hard pulling we succeeded in max
ing landing uear Port Gensau, on the
Korean coast There we got food and
water and after a few days rest we
started for Vladivostock, Siberia The
cruiser that is to take the VitaI's place
Will not be ready until November, so in
the meantime l am taking advantage of a
leave Of absence TO visit the Worlds Fair
The shin was sOld last month to the
Japanese Government for S17, 900. 1t will
blow her up and take out the machinery" :"
The morning call., 1893-09-20
SOLD HIS HOME.
Moore, the Lumberman,
Makes a Sacrifice.
BOUGHT BY GEORGE POPE.
Society VIII Have New Center This
Season for Brilliant Events.
Real Estate Aspect.

The largest real estate transaction in San
Francisco tor many months was completed
yesterday by II. B. Sontag of ShainwaId.
Buckbee g. Co.. IN the sale of a. d. MOore's
handsome residence on Pacific avenue.
The property has long been regarded as
second to none in location, and it sold
readily for $4,000.
About five years ago the building was
erected by a. d. Moore. the millionaire
lumber-dealer and member of the firm of
Moore & Smith, who were granted an ex-
tension of time for payment of bills few
DAYS ago.
1t is one OF the most handsome resi-
dences in San Francisco. built with a view
only to perfection in materials. comfort in
appointments and elegance in style. The
cathedral glass windows which decorate
The morning call., 1893-09-20
CHEROKEE STRIP.
Fertile Land That Is Well
Watered.
PLENTY OF VERY TALL GRASS.
Captain S. II. Scott's Account of a
Country That Will Grow AL
most Everything.

Captain S. II. Scott. for several years a
resident of Oklahoma, with headquarters
at Guthrie. ard now practicing law in this
city, says the reports that the Cherokee
strip, which was last week opened for set
tement. is barren tract OF land without
irrigation is untrue. During his stay In
the Territory he was engaged In settling
land claims for boomers in Oklahoma and
was at the head of a colony that was in the
race of April 90. 1892. Almost every acre
of land in the Cherokee strip. he says, be
has traveIsed and his account Of the coun-
try he sums up as follows:
Il was one of the original enterers, at
the head of a colony of emigrants, into
Oklahoma in 1SS9 The Oklahoma couD-
try proper extends 40 miles east and west
and so miles north and south. 1t contains
in round numbers one and half million
acres of land. TIE Cherokee strip from
east to west extends the entire length OF
Oklahoma. 1t is eighty miles wide and
comprises six and half million acres OF
land, the greater portion OF which IS as tlne
aud rich a country as l ever rode across.
1t is principally what is known as loam
land, is very fertile and will rgrOw almost
anything known. 1t is mostly level, there
being not an elevation of Seventy-tlve feet
III the WUUl6 SiTlD. lH6I6 dlo lew IOChJ
mounds but not of any height. For farm
purposes, with very few exceptions, 1t can
not be eXcelled. 1t is not extensively TIM
bered, there being not more than enough for
frewoOd.
THE richest portion is on the eastern
border. joining what Is known as the
Usage and Iowas reservation. From there
to the Santa Fe Railway, distance of
about twenty-five miles, lies as fine and
rich country as any man could wish TO
live in. There are several small rivers
running west, entering the Territory near
the reservations, and these afford water Tor
stock, etc. The land along the valley of
the rivers is most fertile, and on 1t can be
grown corn, cotton, potatoes. sugarcane
and any sort of vegetation.
The lands between the Santa Fe and
Rock Island. on the western portion of the
strip, are also rich. The grass in nearly
every part Of the new country is the finest
that can be grvwD. 1t ranges from foot
in height TO three feet in some sections.
Stock live upon the prairies and Craze nine
months in the year. The seasons are good,
there being very few years that an abund-
ance of rain does not fall 10 make good
crops. The winds at times are severe, but
not any more so than on the Pacific Coast.
La the middle OF the day in June, July and
August it is pretty warm, bus not so as 10
make it oppressive. The winters are not
severe; occasionally a blizzard comes along.
but never lasts over a day or two.
THE story that there is no water is ab-
solutelv untrue. In no section of country
in the Unio n is it more plentiful. There
are few rivers in the east it is true, but in
any portion of the strip by driving pipe
down ten or fifteen feet an abundant flow
OF water can be had"
The morning call., 1893-09-20

under the management Of Charles Thorne
and Henry Willard, he branched out as an
actor, taking the part of Louis in the
"CorSican Brothers" For several years
be followed this life. playing with Charles
Parslow In Hamlet" Lola MOnteith in
" Charlotte Cortez," Edwin Booth in
Hamlet" Edwin Forrest in "Metamora"
and Mrs. Scarrett."
While playing the part of Alphonza in
Charlotte CorteZ" at the Boston Ath-
en@nn he was accidentally wounded in
the side by sword thrust from Lola Mon
telth. The wound came near ending his
life, and for many weeks he lay confined
TO his bed. He :ells many interesting
stories abont Edwin Booth aud the pecu-
liarites of the famous actor
Since his conversion he has spent most
OF his time holding revival services in all
parts Of the Union in company with
Gypsy" Smith aud Ben Hogan and other
eVangelistS,
The morning call., 1893-09-20

highest navigable body of water upon the
American continent. being nearly 500 feet
above Lake Erie and 1926 above the level
OF the sea-" Lake Tahoe is over COCO feet
above sea level and many pleasant rides
are offered the tourist upon its waters.
The Pennsylvania is building new shops
IN Washington of such q capacity that
thirty-twO cars can be repaired at one
time.
The New York Central is going to with
draw the exposition fler" at the close OF
the fair.
So successful have the haltrate excur.
slonS from New York to Chicago been that
the general passenger agents of the trunk
lines have agreed unanimously TO extend
the period for such excursions from Sep
tember 16 10 October %. After October 16
Blk trains instead of eight will be run each
week, two Mondays, two Wednesdays
and two Saturdays. The New York
Times says the cheap trains TO the fair
have paid far better than was expected
Ihev have become an important source of
profit to each railroad concerned. The
total number of persons landed in Chi
cago by these trains up to date is $4,000.
For the six weeks they have been running
the trains have averaged 175 passengers
each out of New York. and about 1900
passengers into Chicago, all drawn from
trnnK-ine territory.
No change in the passenger-rate situa-
tlon was noticeable yesterday. although
there was rumor current on the street
that efforts were being made to patch the
existing troubles up. While officials of
the Southern Pacific admitted that re-
duction In the rate from this city east had
been under consideration they would not
say whether il was 10 be put into effect or
not. Nevertheless gentleman in author
ity at the general Office of the company
told CALL reporter that such action
would be taken unless some unforeseen
event should prevent IT,
The morning call., 1893-09-20
AN OWL IN A STOVE.
Some Queer Incidents of Life in a
House in Florida.
Harper's Young People

harperS oung feopIe.
For several days it seemed to me that l
heard something move in the stove, but l
paid 10 attention TO it. One night as l
was going to bed the noise in the stove
was so plain that | was sure there was
something in there. | started to open the
stove door, but it occurred to me that it
might be big snake, so [ went and called
my father. he came in with a cane and
opened the stove, and saw big pair of
eyes glaring at him, but it was too dark to
see what they belonged to. He dropped a
small piece OF burning paper In the top,
and put in his hand and drew out big
owl. His lordship looked at US as wise as
If he knew evervthinGEin the world, bu; be
acted very stupidly. After he had winked
at us lew times. as il he was asking.
well, what are you going to do with me"
we opened the window for him. and he
hardly knew enough to fly out.
Well, when that excitement was over l
made fresh start for bed. Some rooms
IN Florida have carpets on the floor and
some don't. but most don't. My room
didn't have any. of course. | sat down on
the side OF the bed to pull off my shoes and
heard something break. | thought it
was the side piece of the bedsteaf. ''Its
the climate" said | to myself; ''it has
made me so fat that Pm breaking the fur
nitnre." held the lamp down ana
looked. but the bed was all right, so | sat
down again, and the minute | touched the
bedstead the cracking began again. go
it. said l, land we'll see what will hap
pen."
The cracking changed into a crash. and
bang went one leg of the bedstead right
through the fl1Or. In thnse houses the
floor above is the ceiling Of the room be-
low, so part OF my bedstead stuck through
into the parlor, and they picked the caster
off the parlor floor. II was dry rot. that
was all. In that climate the dry rot works
away at the inside of a board and eats it
all away but little crust Oh the outside,
so the board looks perfectly sound when
1t has no strength at all. and as soon as
any weight is put on it il breaks.
The morning call., 1893-09-20
TILDEN MUST STAY.
The Members of Company q Will
Not Allow Him to Retire,

At meeting Of Company q, First Regi-
ment, held short time since, Charles l..
Tilden, the captain, announced that on the
25th inst. his term as commander would ex-
pire and that another captain would have
TO be chosen. Captain Tilden. under whose
command the company has been for ten
years past. during which time it has main
tanned high rank in the National Guard.
stated that he had been connected with
the company for fifteen years. 81 an, -
said he, getting little old and have con-
cluded that 1t is time for me TO retire and
give some younger member Of the company
a chance. Thanking you all for the hon
orS conferred mon me in the past, | will
now state that | shall not be a candidate
for reelection"
The announcement was received with
many N arkS Of regret, for the ca plain has
been a great faVOrlte with every member
OF his command
On last Monday night the company held
another meeting and after some prelim-
mary business had been disposed of Cap
tam Z. I. LIE Breton, who was the first
commander OF @, stated that he wished
all members of the company except COM
misSioned officers to step into an adjoining
room Tor the transaction Of important
business. When they had FLED into the
room he made a brief statement 10 the
effect that he wished to know if it was the
unanimous desire of the company that
Captain Tilden should remain in COM
mand. There was not dissenting voice.
Then a committee WAS appointed TO call
the commissioned officers in, and the re-
suit OF the meeting was made known to
Captain Tilden. The captain was visibly
affected by this action Of his companions
IN arms and in a few moments said that
as ii was the unanimous wish that he
should retain the captaincv he would
honor that wish and recall his determine
iiOn not to be a candidate, so next Mon
day night Charles l.. Tilden will be chosen
to lead gallant Company G for another
term.
The morning call., 1893-09-20
THE nACHINE.
1T Can Be No Better Than the Man
Who Made Ii.
Scribner's Magazine.

oCElOher'S Magazine
IL is to be remembered that, nOtwith-
standing all we hear of the vast superiority
OF machine over hand work, this machin-
cry must itself possess as Sreat if not
greater accuracy and refinement than the
product manufactured by it. No machine
can in this respect be superior to its m ker I:
1t can only produce sufficiently accurate
ana good work at lower cost than if made
Dy MIN. The first sewing machine of a
KIND built by skilled machinisis or tool.
makers is al least as good and as aeon
rately made as any subsequently, manu-
Iaetured by machinery, and the same men
can duplicate it more exactly than can anv
machlnes; but machines built thus would
cost iar more tnan people could afford to
pay for them and that is all there is to
talk OF the substitution of the Certainty
and accuracy of machinery for the uncer-
talnty and inaccuracy of hand work"
The morning call., 1893-09-20
Mysterious Shooting.

a shooting affray took place last night
on Point LobOs avenue, in which Pat
rick Kelly sent a bullet into the head
OF John T. McMahan. Kelly and MeMa-
han were driving along in cart when the
shooting occurred.
McMahan has a store at the corner of
Twentv-second street and Point LObOs ave-
nue.. He jumped from the wagon when
shot and ran 10 the place.
The bullet struck and broke McMahan's s
jaws and passing upward imbeded itself in
his tongue. After the ball had been ex-
tracted be went home. He confessed that
The morning call., 1893-09-20
a Saffron Colored Index

eish liver is the human countenance. Not only
the skin but the ey ebslls tinged with the yell
low hue when the bile gets into the blood. Be-
sides this, sick headaches ensue. the tongue be-
comes furred, pains are felt in the liver and
through the right shoulder blade, and dizziness is
experienced upon rising from sitting or recum-
bent posture by the bilious invalid. For these ana
other indication of bliouSness, Hostetter's Stom-
ach bitters is sovereign remedy 1t also effi-
cacous IN chills and fever. dumb ague. ague cake,
inactivity OF the kidneys and bladder. rheuma-
tlsm ana nervousness. 1t stimulates, restores
digestion and sleep, and tends greatly TO mitigate
the infrmities OF age. SO
The morning call., 1893-09-20
Wine Grapes Ruined by the wasps,

The frnit on the Chasselas dn Roi at
Fontainebleau, our Paris correspondent
says, was valued in July at 1920 francs. hnt
it has been sold for only 1901 francs. This
fall in value is owing TO the ininrv
wrought By wasps on the grapes. The
vintage season usually begins in the first
week o. Oeto her. This year. however. it
commenced ia the last week of Angnst
The "chasseias' is white grape esteemed
for its delicious flavor. '0u
The morning call., 1893-09-20
Solving the Tramp Problem.
MilWaukee Jourual.

A Kansas woman who has been elected
Police Justice of her city mas adopted a
novel solution of the tramp problem. The
first tramp who was brought before her
for judgment was sentenced to two baths
day for ten days and to hard labor on
the stonepile. with the order that he
should be fed if he worked and starved if
he shirked. The prisoner survived the
ordeal, but now the first question tramp
asks on approaching a Kansas town is
whether the Police Justice is man or
woman.
The morning call., 1893-09-20

70 feet: while the distance between high
and lov water mark ON the Cobequld
River is twelve miles, the river actually
being twelve miles longer at high than at
low water. Vessels can De run up up SO s aar
that the ebb will leave them high and dry
for sixteen hours, so that they can be re-
naired between tides.
The morning call., 1893-09-20
Tides of the Bay of Fundv
Seribuer,s biaq.z,ro

Statistics regarding the tides in .ha pan
OF Fundy are-so startling as to seem aImosy
lncred Die. At Grand Manan the fall ia
from II TO 10 feet, at Lubec and EssInort
20 fee, at st. John from "a to 30 feet. at
Moncton, on sae bend of the Petitcodiac.
The morning call., 1893-09-20
Anti-Chinese Meeting.

The Anti Chinese Law and Order Leagne
held a large meeting in the Forty-third
Assembly District at The corner OF Grant
avenue ana Bush street, last night. Ex-
Senator Lenihan ana Denis kearney de-
lIvered the speeches Of the evening. Rolls
were opened and 100 sign atures weIs OBJ
tanned. Another meeting will be held
tonight at the corner of Powell and jack
son streets.
The morning call., 1893-09-20

Lithographing was first made practlcaI
in 1901. 1t is at present so cheap that wal!
posters of almost any size can be executed
al a trivial price.
The morning call., 1893-09-20
UNION LUMBER CO,

Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Lumber. Rail
road Ties, Telegraph Poles. Pine and Redwood
Piles, Spars. Wood etc. General once and Yard,
Sixth and Channel streets. Telephone No. 1892.
downtown once, % Market ST., room 3; tele-
phone No. S9O s. f. jas cod I'd
The morning call., 1893-09-20

Kelly and he were enemies but refused to
say anything in explaGatiOn or their
quarrel.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-09-28

Elder; North Buckhannon Station,
Cunningham; Buckhannon Circuit,
Albert; Barbour. Weaver; Upshur,
Boyd; Freeinansburg, Warner; Lew
is, Amos; Alvep. Duncan; Cedar
vile, G. w. " eekley; Troy, IIite;
Sutton. Burdette.
Grafton District. Il. A. Hit,
Elder; Grafton store, pritchard;
Terra Alta, Paris; Glade, Waggoner;
Evansville. Sturm; Nestoryille, Hol-
den; Curns, Johnson; Bealington,
Harmon; McHenry, Haynes.
The following ministers joined
the Conference this session and
were all given work but one: j. Il.
Pritchard, q. A. Sinkle, @. w.
Nestor, @. Ii. Rinehart, J. f. n.
Hill.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-09-28
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

The Klngwood Graded School
will open next Monday, October 2,
and it is the desire of the Directors
and Teachers that all the pupils be
ready to enter school at tho begin
ming of the term. The room
upstairs that has been vacated so
long, has been handsomely refitted
and furnished with new and elegant
patent seats and desks Of the new
est and latest design. Many other
changes and I'm provements inside
and out have been made, and the
Academy is in better condition than
ever before, and with the splendid
corps of teachers that have been
employed, the school is bound to be
a success.
Prof. Rufus Holden as Principal,
will have charge of the Chapel
Room upstairs. Mrs. Mollie Hol-
den will be in charge Of the Gram
mar Department in the new room
upstairs. and Misses Ida Spahr and
Laura Parks will hold forth in the
rooms downstairs, to be known rs
tho 1st Primary Department and
snd Primary Department. 1t is
hoped that our people will see to it
that their children all start to
school Monday morning and attend
right along as regular as it is posi-
BILE for them to do. This 10 the
way to make the school a success
and secure the best results.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-09-28
A FATAL RUNAWAY.

A sad accident occurred near
Eglon Tuesday oi last week, Sept.
10th, by which strong, hearty
young man lost his life. Charles
}. Switzer, who lived at Eglon, had
been logging over at Hambleton
and was returning home, driving a
team Of four horses. The wagon
was loaded with feed and it was his
last trip, as he had quit logging and
was coming home to work on the
farm. The horses took fright near
w. E. Fortney's and became un-
manageable. Switzer was thrown
from the saddle horse and the heavy
loaded wagon ran over him. He
was carried to Mr.. Fortney's house
and DR.. NJ. T.. Fichtner summoned,
who did all in his power for the
unfortunate man, but death came
to his relief about 10 O'Clock that
night. The accident happened
about three o'clock in the afternoon
and nothing but bis strong consti-
tuition kept him alive that long.
The funeral took place Thursday at
Eglon, under the auspices of Arbu-
tus Lodge, knights Of the Mystic
Chain, of Wilsonia, of which order
the deceased was a member. lie
was unmarried and was about 81
years of age.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-09-28

The trial of Dan Shawen for the
killing of Absalom Iser, near Rom
ney not long since, took place in
the Circuit Court Mt Romney last
week, and after being out two
hours the jury found him guilty of
murder in tho first degree and he
will be hanged sometime IN Novcm-
Der, and this will be the first hang
ing in Hampshire county since the
war.