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The morning call., 1893-03-26
BRITISH FIRE ladies.
The Appliances They Have and the
Causes of Fires.

Chicago Herald.
In 1891 the population of the city Of Liver
pool was OF, ,951 and covered 900 acres. It's
buildings are all of stone and brick. Five
steam fire engines were In use ana eight
hand engines and there were 256 men on the
regular force. Five hundred and seventy
eight fires occurred in 1890, 2S Of them from
lighted candies. 81 from lights thrown down.
% from children playing with matches, 30
from smoking tobacco. % from children
playing with fire and 80 from sparks from
fire. Firemen in Liverpool have the title OF
constable" and have certain police author
ity
The great city of London had within its
corporate limits in 1891 4,221. .43l persons and
about 1000 900 in territory Immediately con-
tlguous; 557, l4 is given as the nambPr of
brick and stone buildings in 1891 and the
city has no wooden buildings. The number
OF fire alarms given in 1891 was 4I64, Of
which 1920 were false alarms, 243 chimney
alarms and 1892 actual fires; 2009 of these
fires were confined 10 the floors where they
originated and 1S4 eXtende beyond such
floors; only fires extended to adjoining
property and only three extended beyond
adjoining property. The London Fire De-
partment consists of AZ land steam fire en-
glnes, % land manual fire engines, steam
ire engines on barges, s steam tugs, 100
hoSrcartS, SO miles of hose, with ladders
Trucks, fre-escaDes and an abundance Of
alarms, telegraDhs, telephones, etc., to rem
der the service Of its 7O6 firemen very eff
cient. Nineteen million gallons of water
was used during the year al fires, one-thrG
Of which was taken from the riYer, canals
and docks. The causes OF fires are curious.
Fifty-nine came from airing linen, $50 from
candies, SO from children playing with fire
aud g. from their playing with matches; 81
we're caused by swinging gas brackets, 90
from escape If gas. 81 from curtains or
blinds coming in contact with lights, 1O4
originated from hot ashes, 800 from spirit
lamps COG Of them being from upsetting
such lamps, 100 came from sparks Of fire
and 3S from improperlY set stoves.
The morning call., 1893-03-26
WALKERLEY WILL.
A Construction of the Tes-
lament Asked For.
The Waterfront Bill Pocketed-Cost
Fifty Cents to Get Ten Votes.
Berkeley Politics.

The Walkerly will contest was resumed
yesterday in Oakland in Department Of
the Superior Court.
MIR. Firebaugh. attorney for the executors,
argued ln his demurrer TO the petition of
the widow for a distribution, and Mr.
Rodgers. attorney for the widow, now Mrs.
Burbank, insisted on a construction of the
will by the court, holding that a demurrer.
even II sustained, would not end the pro-
eeedings. lie demanded a distribution.
The case was continued till next Satur-
day without further argument.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burbank, nee Walkerly,
will arrive in Oakland in the early summer,
long before the case is concluded.
Yesterday was the last day for the sign
ing of the waterfront bill, and the an
nouncement that the Governor had pocketed
it, among sixty others. caused a good deal
of CONSERVATION among those who have
been working in its favor. As last hope
another petition, numerously signed, was
telcgTaphed the Governor last evening nrg-
ing him 20 sign IL before the time expired at
midnight. Despite this petition he refused
to sign IL.
Louis Metheny's examination on the
charge of numbering Officer Cashin was re-
sumed In the Police Court yesterday. but
not finished. 1t went over till o'clock to-
morrow afternoon.
The Board of Public Works has taken
under consideration the numerous charges
OF cruelty against Poundmaster O'Connell
The members will visit the Pound this week
and make an investigation.
q. A. Long, whose shop was one of the
places visited by The saGe-crackeTs on the
night Iouhill was killed, has suffered again.
One OF his employees made a lot of colec-
tlons last week and disappeared, leaving his
employer short aoOut $500.
Treasurer Gilpin's campaign expenses. as
filed yesterday, were S65 so, of which $50
went TO the Municipal League. The res.
was for advertising. Albert K. Parker, a
Prohibition candidate for Councilman,
S;ent 80 cents. He got 10 votes. Major
waters is preparing statement.
The Pleasanton Hop Company has been
lncOt porated, with a capital of Sl6O,OO0 and
the following directors: r. n. Lilienthal,
M. l.. Gerste, Leon Schloss, a. q. Platt
aud II. J. Ottenheimer
Rev. Myron Wilson Of Tacoma, Wash. is
The new pastor OF St. Andrews Episcopal
Church in West Oakland.
The residence of j. f. NJ. Woods on
Union street was entered by burglars few
nights since. They carried off jewelry and
clothing amounting in value to 500 or $500.
Manager MOtherSOe has agreed to but Ben
Morgan on the boards OF the MaedOnough
Theater as Hamlet early in MAY.
The morning call., 1893-03-26
JONES' BABY CARRIAGE.
He Could Not Explain Why 1t Was
Lopsided, but the Agent Could.
New York Herald

An important event had happened in
young Mr.. Jones household, and ne came
to this city to buy a baby carriage. Nothing
was too good for him, and he finally selected
a delicate creation of wickerwork, with
Russian-leather trimmings and pale-b blue
silk and lace. Jones lives in jersey, half a
hours ride from this city.
The carriage arrived next day. boxed up
with as much care as though it had been a
crate of china or racing bicycle. The
wheels came in a separate box.
Mrs. Jones had ALWAYS declared that her
husband was stupid in doing work about the
house, bnt she made no remonstrance
against her husband putting the baby car
riage together.
He succeeded finally in unpsrklng the
carriage and wheels. though in doing so he
nearly smashed his thumb with hammer
He screwed on the wheels. and then setting
the carriage up examined his work with a
critical eve.
Certainly the vehicle had a peculiar ap-
pearance: 1t seemed lopsided. having a
decided list tn stRrboard. That amt the
one / ordered" said Jones to the nurse
girl, who came in just then and had fixed a
pair of wondering eyes on the carriage.
Tine one they sold me was straight, and
I'd like to know what they take me for tn
send thing like this" Jones gave tho
carriage a vicious push. aud ii wheeled
around IN a circle as a duck swims v hen
one side is paralyzed by shot.
Jones was mad clean through. He had
the carriage put in the cellar and wrote to
the firm from which lie had purchased il 10
send man to take their ''IOpslded swindle"
away.
Jones hadn't cooled of when a man came
to look at the carriage. The man listened
patiently to Jones' opinion of the firm
while he was getting the carriage out Of tn q
cellar.
"Why. you blamed fooli" he replied, how
ever, when the vehicle was finally sub
mitted TO him for inspection. mo wonder
IT'S lopsided. You've put both big wheels
on one side and both little ones on the
other"
Jones begged the man not to say anything
about Il, and gave him some good cigars and
opened bottle of fine old Tokav. But the
thing was too good to keen. The man told
one of Jones' neighbors whom he met ont
side the house, and so the story spread.
That's the reason people look curiously at
the carriage when Jones takes the baby out,
then at Jones and then snicker.
The morning call., 1893-03-26
SHE GOT THE GUM.
Feminine Acuteness Was Too Much
for the Slot Machine.


One cold day last week a wel-dressed and
comely young woman stopped In front Of
those pen ny-in-the-sot machines usually
seen in drugstores. and which shed chewing
gum. chocolate, etc. This particular ma
chine had been set outside the door OH the
sidewalk, lying in wait for tie weak and
unwary who might otherwise escape It's
seductive tolls by not coming into the store.
From the calm content of standing in
eyerybody'5 way in the drugstore and ac-
certing such patronage as is there bestowed
upon it, this tiendSh machine had gone out
TO deliberately hunt down its victims. 1t
was a cold day. but il will be a much colder
day when the young woman who was halted
on the highway and publicly iusulted aud
robbed by this machine gets left.
The wind came around the corner like a
bulldog spelling for a fight 1t looked as
though the young woman would have all
she could do TO keep her skirts from bal
looming, but she did it with one hand and
worked a slot for gum with the other. That
Is, she tried II, but though the penny went
In all right the gum would not come out.
She was mad, but she opened her pocket
book and taking a penny out Of 1t put the
pocket book up again. Then she blew in
the slot for luck and tried again. But it
old not work any more satisfactorily this
time than it did before. Clearly any further
aAltuptS NOuLu 10 lEIONluR buOu lO ey
after bad
A woman hates to be beaten out of a
cent. and | could plainly see from my posi-
tlon inside the store that she was giving
this highwayman piece of her mind The
latter seemed to resent this by getting its
slender legs tangled up in the young
woman's skirts, and whom she tried to sep
arate them he grabbed her and tripped her
up and fell on her.
10 tho bTiefest possible space of time
the. angry pair were rolling over each other
on the sidewalk, now the machine on top,
then the woman. but so hopeessly en-
tangled you could only tell them apart by
the legs, of which each had apparently an
indefinite number. The wind just got up
and howled.
1t was plain that the machine was getting
the worst OF il, for its face was smashed,
and gum and chocolate sticks were scat
tered all over the sidewalk. The drug clerk
rushed out to the rescue Of his internal
machine, and | rushed out to the support
Of the woman.
They broke away, however before we
got there, the machine having been put 10
sleep, to use pUgifstic expression. The
victorious woman didn't show a scratch.
but rubbed her knee suspiciously and was
as red as lobster.
She shook herself together, as if TO learn
whether she was all there, and then delib-
erately picked up two sticks of gum and
turned to the astOnished drug clerk
Il got my gum. anyhow" she said.
The morning call., 1893-03-26
BERKELEY NOTES.
Work of the Several Political Organi-
ZatiOuS


Professor Elmer c. Brown of the depart
ment of lpedagogics has gone to Los Ansele
for two weeks TO examine schools in the
vicinity. Professor Melvin W. Haskell has
returned from the East where he was re-
Gently called by the death OF his father.
Each of the numerous political organ "a
tions whose theories, If put into operation,
will tdealize the government OF the town of
Berkeley Is having its turn at putting up
ticket OF the representative men Of the burg
First came the Non Partisans, then Friday
evening the PEOPLES party, and next
Thursday the Independent Taxpayers
Will nominate their ticket Friday
evening the delegates Of the Peoples party
met at PythiaD Hall. Mr.. NJ. J. DOYLE,
chairman of the executive committee, called
the delegates to order. Mr. w. r. Batten
was elected chairman of the convention.
and Mr.. 5. c. Batten secretary The execu-
tive committee for the ensuing year was
first selected, TO consist of: Precinct l,
James Andrew; , George Stutt; 3, ). II .
Dikeman A, George Weidinger ., A Merry
6, X. w. Good =, l.. Nj. Frick. Then followed
the election of candidates, which resulted as
follows: IIusters-Precinct ], L. s. Pre-
bic; Precinct 3, d. w. Mclaughlin: Pre-
cinct 2, Mr. Steubenrauch; School Direc-
tnrs-J. A. Norton of LOTln and Dr. j. J.
Farrar; Marshal. c. r. Lord; Clerk. George
{. NOOdsom; Assessor, n. T. Whiting:
Treasurer, j. B. Henley; Constables-J. Nj
Jacobsen Of South Eud and A. Lopez of
West Berkeley. Mrs NJ. c. Hamlin, who
ran against DR.. Farrar Tor School Director,
received IA votes to Farrar's %. BY motion
of DIR. Frick twas resolved 10 refund losing
candidates for nomination their deposits Of
good faith
The morning call., 1893-03-26
LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGkNCK.
Arrived.
ST

Arrived.
SATURDAY. March 25
Stmr Oregon. Poleman. 81 hours from Port
land via Astoria, so hours; pass and mdse, to
Union Pacific Railroad Co.
Stmr Greenwood Carlson. Is hours from Cleone:
stavebolts. railroad ties. lumber and plies, to
Stmr Daisy KimbaIl. Lebig is hours from Noyo:
pass and mdse, TO Union Lumber Co.
Bark Tidal wave, Wilson. Il days ftcm Port Mad
ison; lumber aud laths, to + NJ herrtck. Up river
direct
schr Emma Utter. Allen, days from Coos Bay;
$50 NJ II lumber. to L u Dean Il Co.
Sehr Newark. Beck, 20 hours from Bowens Land
ing; 81 NJ II lumber, to Haywood & Hackley.
Schr j Leeds, Laakso, l6 days from Astoria;
40 NJ II lumber, to Ulatsop Mill Co.
Schr Allen A. Schage, IA days from Mahukons;
sugar, etc, to ID spreckels n Bros.
Sailed
SATURDAY. March 20.
Stmr Jewel. Madsen.
stmr Mexico, Hunter. Panama via ocos.
Stmr Point Arena. Johnson. Mendocino. etc.
Stmr Celia johnson. Humboldt
stmr Acapulco. Clark. Panama, etc. via San
Diego.
win bark Josephine Fisher, whaling.
Schr Nettie Sundborg. Johnson Timber Cove.
Tele;-raphic.
POINT LOROS- March $50 PM-weather
foggy; wind, w; velocity. II miles.
Domestic Ports.
TATOOSH-Passed Mar 25-ShIp Columbia hnce
Mar / 5 for Departure bay: Haw stmr MonIserrat,
hence Mar - for Nanaimo.
HUENEME-Arlven Mar 25-Stmr Rival from
Ventura.
AsToRIA-Arrlved Mar 25-Br bark KITTY. from
Callao
BoWENs LANDING-Arrve,iM Mar 25-stmr sco-
tia, hence Mar -.
REDONDo-Arrived Mar 22-schr w witze.
mann hence Mar lS
NoYo-Arrived Mar 25-Stmr Albion, hence Mar
"a.
FORT BRAGG-Sailed Mar 25-Schr Jas Town
send, for san Francisco
SAN PEDRo-.rrived Mar 24-schr Comet from
Port Biakeley. Mar 25-Stmr CosmopoIis, from
Eureka; sehr Bertha Dolbeer, from Eureka
PORT TowNSEND-Arriyed Mar 25-sehr Pros
per, hence Mar 16.
NAVARRO-sa Mar 25-stmr Silver Spring.
for Francisco.
POINT AhENA-saled Mar 25-stmr Whites.
bOro, for Port Hariord.
Movements OF Trans Atlantic Steame $.
LIZARD-Arrived Mar 25-Stmr Illinois, from
Philadelphia: stinr La BOurgogne. from New York
LIYtRPoOL-Arrlvod Mar 25-Stmr kngIoman
Boston.
NEW YoRK-Arrived Mar 25-stmr La Touraine.
from Havre; stnr Etruris. from Liverpool.
The morning call., 1893-03-26
HEAT AND COLD.
Results of Experiments Now in Prog
ress in Europe.

81. Louis FoSt-Dispatch.
The discovery OF the oxygen blast rem
Gered great services TO chemistry. The ap-
paratus is fed with coal gas and oxygen,
and temperature OF 1000 degrees has been
obtained. Nothing except quick-lime has
been found to resist this heat. 1t is. how
ever, sometimes necessary to submit sub
stances to temperature exceeding 1000 deg.
and Henri Moissan, a French chemist, has
designed furnace which, by employ
ing the heat yielded by the electric arc
has given temperature of 2000 degrees.
he uses 50-hOrse-power machine, and the
arc measured up TO 450 amperes and 20
volts. When the temperature approaches
2250 chromium desquioXide and magnetic
non-oxide melt rapidly. When the temper
ature is close upon 2500 lime. strontia and
magneslR crystalline in a few minutes
Uranium oxide. which cannot be reduced by
charcoal at the highest temperature OF our
furnaces, is quickly reduced at 1900, and in
ten minutes it is easy to obtain an ingOt Of
10 grammes of seranium. At 5000 even
the material of the furnace (Quick-lime)
melts and flows like water, while carbon
quickly reduces calcium oxide. and the
metal Is liberated in abundance.
While this is going on in France, English
chemists are working at the other extreme.
Professor Qewar is experimenting with the
new scientific agency, inconceivabe cold.
AIT has been reduced not only to liquid,
but to solid, two or three times within the
past fortnight Professor Dewar has sue
ceeded In producing IN his laboratory piece
OF solid air. He has not yet tested the ma
ture Of the new solid. which is almost as
clear ns crystal 1t may be jelly OF the
solid nitrogen containing liquid oxygen,
much as calves foot jelly contains water
diffused into gelatine, or Ii may be a true ice
Of the liquid air in which both oxygen and
nitrogen exist in solid form. A doubt arises
from the fact that Prof. Dewar has not been
able by his utmost efforts to sOhdify pure
oxygen, which. unlike other gases, Tesists
cold produced by Its own evaporation. Un-
der the alr-pump nitrogen, Oh the other
hand, can be frozen with comparative ease.
1t has already been proved that in the evap-
orati0n OF liquid air nitrogen escapes first.
Consequently the liquid is constantly be-
coming richer IN that constituent which has
hitherto resisted sOiditicatiOn. 1t thus be-
comes question whether cold produced is
sufficiently great Ia soiidify oxygen or
whether its mixture with nitrogen raises its
freezing point, or whether it is really frozen
at all, but merely entangled among the par
tices OF the solid nitrogen.
The morning call., 1893-03-26
A Bold Bluff That Did Not Work. q

Three young fellows eager to get on an
uptown train rushed past the ticket chopper
at Rector street like Young racers on the
homestreicl. They flung their tickets into
the chopper on the fly-aL least two of them
did. The third thought he was provided
with ticket the same as we're his eompa-
Mons.
Finding he was not. he did not wish to
dropped something sus picinusy like a ticket
into the official receptacle for these bits of
pink pasteboard. II the alleged ticket had
not come apart the debonair young buffer
would have had the glory OF travelling on
his wit and chuckling over the achievement
The ticket-chopper discovered the fraud
and stopped the iackanapes who would
impose upon a circumspect tlcket-chOpper
by trying TO pass off two-cent stamps lightly
glued together for genuine ticket.
The offender bought his ticket with coed
enough grace considering his outs-out Of
temper, out two Stamps and out Of the train.
The morning call., 1893-03-26
RIGHT OR LEFT HANDED?
Do You Put Your Coat on Right or
Left Arm First?
Chambers journal.


The despised left hand makes goodi its
claims in many cases TO be the DETER Of the
two The fingers that touch and lust With
such nicely tie strings OF the violin are
surely as cunning as those that move the
bow. The hard that guides the reins and
steers with exactness the horse through the
crowded streets is quite as cunning as. one
might say much more so, the hand that
wields the whip. But great Is fashion, un-
answerabe is theory.
1t would appear that as life becomes more
and more complex we are becoming more
and more specialized and the difference
between our limbs is encouraged, rather
than hndered. hv every pair Of scissors
turned off at Sheffield, by every screw
made In Birmingham. and by every sla D
administered TO the young offending fingers
that would dare to shake hands incor-
rectly.
II is curious to notice the vagaries of
humanity in cases where no hard and fast
line has been already drawn. Although
most right handed persons put on their
coats left arm first, considerable percent
age thrust in their right first. Soldiers fire
from the right shoulder, but sportsmen are
found who prefer the lett.
In working with the spade proportion of
rlghi-handed men grasp the spade with the
left and push with the left foot and right
hand, though, when using an ak, the same
luuhiuudiS WUulu grasp IuTlUefehL QOWn
with the right The Persians mount their
horses from the right side, which is the diff
ferent side from that mounted by Europe
ans.
The buttons on coats, etc, are placed on
the right side and the shed of the hair in
boys to the left. evidently TO suit manpula-
ZION by the right hand. The great philos-
opher Newton records that at first he con-
fined his astronomical observations to his
right eye. but afterward he managed TO
train his left.
But there are persons who could not do
this owing 10 the uneanal strength Of their
eyes. Strange to say. the Chinese assign
the place Of honor TO the left.
AT Kunyenye, in Africa, Cameron relates
being introduced to the heir presumptive to
the throne, the nails of whose left hand had
been allowed to grow to an enormous length
as a sign Of high rank, proving that he was
never required TO perform manual labor,
aud also providing him with the means of
tearing the meat which formed his usual
The morning call., 1893-03-26
A New Incandescent Lamp.

Philip K. Stern OF Buffalo. n. Y. has in
vented an incandescent lamp that lays over
all others for novelty. Iu this lamp the
loop is of pure and solid glass and the
flament is imbedded in the middle Of the
glass. There can, therefore. be no loss of
substance. Tor though tine carbon particles
may yibratP, yet no article can be lost.
There 1t IS, entombed In the glass and not
an atom can escape; and there it must stay,
and 1t would seem that no matter how
long the current vibrates through it.
1t will retain its substance and pour forth
light. There is no vacuum in the lamp: on
the contrary, air will be pumped in rather
than out TO prevent the expansion Of the
glass when heated. The avoidance of
vacuum will put the lamp out Of conflict
with Edison's in that respect. The Stern
lamp will not burst like ordinary eiertric
lamps when struck and throw splnters of
glass in ones face. This lamp is said to be
wonderful light-giver. and it is said that a
factory will sooD he built at Buffalo with q
daily capacity Of 1000 lamps.
The morning call., 1893-03-26
DEAN OF THE DIPLOMATS.
The Central Figure in Body Conspic-
nous for TinseI and FIummery.


Baron Fava at the last Inauguration was
the second in the rank upon which the
diplomatic corps Is so persistent the dean
at that time being the Minister of the little
Government Of HaYti, Mr.. Preston. 1t has
not infreQuently happened in the history of
the diplomatic corps at Washington that
the representative of the smallest country
in regard to territory, population, wealth
and power has outranked the greatest en-
pires OF the world. This has been true for
many years. Tie representative of Great
Britain, owing to more frequent changes In
her ambassadors here, has not been dean
OF the diplomatic corps since the days
of Sir Edward Thornton, who was SUBJ
sequenuy promoted" as it is termed
in the diplomatic language of Europe,
10 the conrt OF st. Petersburg. Sir
Edward Thornton was followed as
dean by the representative of the smallest
and most insignificant OF the independent
governments represented here. the Minister
of Hayti, who held the position OF dean for
a great many years; in fact, until his re-
tHement from office and his subsequent
death. The diplomatic corps Is great So
ella feature in Washington. 1t consists of
few distinguished persons, but for the
greater part is composed of small men and
apprentices, who consider Washington as
the starting-point OF their diplomatic ca
reer. Washington as city Of diplomats Is
a mission OF the third class. Even the petty
Italian court has higher rank. for the
reason. perhaps, that the republic OF the
United States Of America is regarded as
plebe an. But. Insignificant as this body of
men Is taken as a whole, it Is a central
figure of Washington society. and on all
state occasions is made conspicuous by its
cupations of the corps is TO act as sort of
ornamental appendage or fringe to society.
The morning call., 1893-03-26
DEMOCRATS ELSEWHERE.
How Great Democrats Were Merr,
REGARDLESS of the Storm.


Regardless of the Storm.
A large number of prominent Democrats
were last night socially inclined. Some
were present at the Bohemian Club jinks,
sired by jeremiah Lynch; others attended
a banquet in honor of Thomas J. Glynn,
while still others responded to an invitation
to be present at the Manhattan Club.
At the last mentioned place the oc-
casion was the first Saturday night
reception of the Manhattan Club and Bust
ness Mems Democratic Club, which have
onsolldated under The name Of the Business
Mems Democratic Association Of CalifOr-
mia, to occupy the old quarters OF the Man.
haitian Club at 412 Suffer- street Many
prominent members Of the party were pres
ent.
One hundred and fifty Democrats ate,
drank and were jolly in Lo Presti's restau-
rant last night, where Recorder Glynn was
banQueted by his Office staff They did it
in good style.
Matthew ]. Sullivan was the special guest
of the evening, and TOastmaSter Judge
Sullivan besmed from the head of the able
Sheriff McDade, Max Pepper, j. c. Rud-
dick and other party lights were there.
Matt Sullivan, the attorney for Glynn
during the latter'S contest. received from
the deputies and clerks of the office a finely
engrosssd SCI of resolutions cungratulatng
MN In preventing the perpetration of a
"premedltated and calculated fraud" and
winning their everlasting gratitude and
greatest appreciation"