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The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-11-04
Naval EtiqTette.

An English admiral who vas once Wis
iting French flagship laid down his
quid on h convenient bulkhead before
entering the officers quarters. WheL
he came out again, he was astonished to
and the quid in the place where he had
left it.
"PooI" said he, in the hearing of some
of the sailors, you Frenchmen will
never be true sea dogs. No English blue
Jacket, now, would ever have left an ad-
miral's quid alone"
Whereupon one of the French sailors
stepped up, touched his cap and said:
Beg pardon, admiral. was chew
ing your quid while you was in there,
but put it back, you know, when |
heard you coming out."-Chicago Post.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-11-04
Human limitations of Vegetables.

Referring to the fact that the human
head is sometimes facetiously and ir-
reverently spoken of as "a cocoanut,"
the Boston Transcript remarks that sci
entists have recently discovered a re-
markab)e resemblance between the shell
of the fruit and the shell of the human
brain. Then it quotes a French scien-
tifc periodical to prove that there is a
wonderful likeness between other hu-
man organs and vegetable products
For example, the meat of the English
walnut is a close copy of the form and
convolutions of the brain; plums and
cherries are like the eye; almonds are
shaped like the nose: the ear is brought
to mind by an opened oyster and she'll:
in mammoth squash the entire body
may be traced the open hand is found
in growing scrub willow and celery, and
the heart is seen in the German turnip
and the eggplant.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-11-04

knows that it had begun. When the alarm
is given, the villagers rush to the spot, but
only to find the men dead-two old. gray
haired men, cut and slashed and lying dead
in pool Of blood.
ut is Rives and White, and this is the
end OF their feud" whisper half a dozen
men as they look down upon the bodies.
Yes, this is the end. 1t could not go fur
ther. Murder or disease has wiped out the
justice, the lawyers, the principals and
The witnesses, and in some cases all their
children. There is no one left TO go into
ambush-no one to come riding along and
topple off his horse corpse at the report
OF the shotgun loaded with slugs.
M. QUAD.
The morning call., 1893-02-28


Z, 1922, and ar the age of 20 left the
William and Mary College graduate. Soon
after he removed to Mississippi, where he
practiced law from 1913 &c 1851. He then
removed to YaZoo City, and after resi-
dence Of less than year was elected Vice.
Chancellor OF the middle district OF the
State. He was reelected In 1855, but re-
signed to resume the practice Of law at
Carrollton, where he continued as an attor-
ney until 1859. when he removed To Califnr-
MIA. lie took up his residence in this city
ana practiced law until 1868, when he was
elected Probate Judge.
After serving full term of four years he
was commissioned In 1877 by Governor
Bn0th, who was OF opposite political per-
suasion. to I'LL the unexDired term OF John
A. Stanley as County Judge or San Fran
cisco and the following year he was elected
to the same Office for four years.
Mr.. Wright was the Democratic candidate
for Judge of the Supreme Court in 1876. but
failed of election, being defeated By A. L..
Rhodes. Republican. While Probate Judge
the celebrated Raves will case was tried
before him.
Recently he was member of the Board
OF Supervisors, having been elected to Fill
vacancy occurring In the Second Ward
caused by the death OF ID. Il. Jackson.
In his law practice in San Francisco he
was associated at various times with ID. =.
BelknaY, John +. Swift, George A. NouTse
and his sons. George T. and Stewart s.
Wright.
In the earlier years Of his life he con-
tributed largely to the secular and religious
ress. He was an active member of the
First Baptist Church Of San Francisco,
having become convert to that denomiDa-
ton in Mississippi at the age Of 81.
Deceased leaves widow and six children,
all of whom reside in this city or near by.
The funeral will take place at 2 p. II. to-
morrow from the family residence, 9l0 Loni-
bard street.
DR.. Edward r. Taylor yesterday made a
formal announcement iG Judge Coffey's
court of the death of ex-Judge Seden s.
Wright accompanied with a brief eulCgy,
in which judge Coffey concurred.
The morning call., 1893-02-28
HANGING TO A TREE.
A Despondent German Who Com
mitted Suicide in the Park.

Information was received at the Coroner's
Office yesterday afternoon that man had
committed suicide in Golden Gate Park.
The body Of the man was found hanging
by the neck to a small cypress tree about
halfway down the speedtrack on the north
side. The body was almost in a sitting
posture with the legs stretched out, show
ing that the man after tying the rope to the
tree and around his neck had forced himself
down till he slowly strangled TO death.
He was man about 80 years Of age, and
from the condition of the body he must
have committed the deed five or six days
since.
In the pockets were fonnd several papers,
q case containing pair OF spectacles and a
purse. There was nothing In the purse ex-
cept a pawn-tieket dated January 20 last
for valise on which 81 % was obtained
from nj. Ii. Lichtenstein.
Among the papers was certified copy
OF declaration of intention Of Hermann
Mittmann, native Of Germany. issued on
the 9th Of October, 1883, by the County
Clerk of Washington County. Nebraska.
The copy was dated February 20, 1892
There was also a note from Mrs. &.
Keene. Pal0 Alto, dated January 16 last, TO
the effect that diamond Mittmer" was a
first-cIass meat cook, and letter in Ger
man from Chris Rathmann OF the County
Clerks Office, Blair, Nebr.
The body was cut down and removed to
the M0rgue
The morning call., 1893-02-28
The Rose Show.


During the latter part Of April there will
be agi and display Of California roses in the
Mechanics Pavilion. and it promises to be
one Of the greatest exhibitions of the kind
that San Francisco has ever known. 1t
will be held under the auspices of the State
Floral Society. 1t is belived that the roses
In this district will at that time be at their
best, and the manager OF the coming ex-
hibirs w. III. Smytbe, has already received
many applications for space.
This will be the ninth time that the So
ciety has been before the public with dis
plays. The managing committee is Mrs.
William Alvord, Mrs. j. Il. Martin. J.
Siegerfried, Mrs. Maybeck and Mr.. Smythe.
Mrs. Martin of 291S Howard street is secre-
tary Of the committee, and the manager s
address is 226 Market street.
Premium lists covering over 200 premiums
and aggregatlng $1,000 have been sent out,
and there is talk of arranging for the pro-
duction OF novelties hitherto unthought OF
The morning call., 1893-02-28
THE FASHION SET
Ladies' Gowns Are Not to
Be CrinOlined.
SO rlany Faces Are Set Against Hoops
That They Must Stay
Out.

In order that the certificates of member
ship to the California Anti-Crin oline
League may be made out correctly. it is
necessary that the ladies who send In their
coupons write their. names clearly and dis
tinctly.
One young lady signs her name and be-
meath it adds. ''and six sisters" and another
lady writes, land five Others"
These "six sisters" "aDd five others" will
be gladly welcomed into the league. Their
blank certificates are waiting for them.
Spaces are left for their names in the rolls
of the league, but while the ladies remain
incognito 1t Is impossible to fill in these
blanks.
Married ladies who inclose coupons would
confer a favor upon those who make out
the certificates by writing Mrs. before their
names.
Some members have forgotten to give ad-
dresses. Their certificates are waiting for
them at The CALL Branch Office on Market
street.
Any member who has sent ia her coupon
and who fails to receive her certificate will
kindly notify THE CALL of the fact, writ
ing "Crinoline" in one corner of the en-
yel0pe.
Madam, IL You have not already sent in
your cupon The present is the best time for
doing so. Every day brings new Anti
Crinnllne coupons TO the Office, and il you
want TO be truly in the swim, you must be
able to display one of THE CALLS certif-
Gates.
The morning call., 1893-02-28
THE M'CoY GIRLS.
Their Case Heard and the Jury Fails
To A0ree

~ <fxICCs
The case at the instance Of the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
against Manager Gottleb of the New Cali
fofnia Theater for permitting the little
girls, Nellie and Lizzie Mccoy, to sing and
dance on the stage CT his theater on the
night of January 81 last came up before
Judge Campbell and jury In Police Court
yesterday afternoon.
Attorney George knight appeared for the
defense.
j.. p Christie, assistant secretary OF the
society, who made the complaint gave his
evidence, which was merely a repetition or
what he saw Oh the stage Of the theater.
Secretary G. b. Holbr0ok was called Tor
the defense and testified that II left to his
own judgment he would not have prose-
cuted the case His opinion was that the
law should be so fixed as TO allow children
to appear in respectable places when &C.
companied by their parents, but to prohibit
them appearing in disreputable places.
such as dives and low concert halls. lie
saw nothing immoral or out of place in the
seven minutes the little Mccoy girls were
on the stage.
During the taking OF Mr. Holbrook's evil
dence Attorney Knight submitted as evil
dence the permit issued by Mayor Ebert to
the girls, but the Judge ruled that the
Mayor had no power to give such permit,
except. perhaps, for church entertainments
and the like.
After argument of counsel the case was
submitted TO the jury. who, after about
half an hours deliberation, intimated that
they could not agree and were accordingly
discharged,
The morning call., 1893-02-28

there was no protection for us IN II. L
have lost days and days going from SUPER
yisors TO Street Committee and from COM
mittee to Street Superintendent, and am
worn out and disheartened. deputy
from the City Surveyors Office Inspected
the sewer from around the corner and Gil
leran accepted il. Just as soon as Superin-
tendent Ackerson came iut0 office we
began to visit him. On the 9th inst. he
sent deputy out at our request and that
official. after looking over the work. told
us not to be bluffed. that no such street
would be accepted. Nevertheless the street
was accepted two days after and certificates
issued to O'Brien by the City Surveyor and
Superintendent"
Il have been working on the streets OF
this city for twenty years, said I.
O'Rourke, one of the four who object 10
corduroy grades and sewers with elbows In
them, "and / never saw such work as has
been done here in front of my door. When
they were putting that pipe three feet under
the ground talked with them till my hair
grew grayer. / finally became such an an
noyance to them that the boss OF the gang
tried in every way 10 make me prom ise to
keep still, and not go around calling atten-
ton TO the work. You see, from my long
experience / knew when such work is being
done right.
II saw them lay the pipe over the boulder
and know that it is there, ObStructing the
way Of the sewer"
John Flies informed THE CALL repre- SEN
tative he had noticed the continued bad
work and had tramped around through the
City Hall many times trying to have 1t
checked.
Il saw them stretching the pipes apart. I"
said be, "and closing up the open spaces
with bits Of fat rock before they filled IN.
They sunk the piping lower as they APP
preached the manhole. because eonnec-
ton with it at less depth would he de-
tected Although there is only one house
connected with the sewer there are fifteen
inches of mud and stagnant water standing
In the manhole now. The sewer does not
connect with the culyert at the Nineteen tn
street crossing. being six feet too high.
O'Brien said he couldn't find the other con-
The morning call., 1893-02-28
THE NEW GRAND JURY.
A Third and Successful Attempt to
Secure a Panel.

The Grand Jury panel OF ninete en- was
completed ON the drawing of the third
venire this morning in Judge CAREERS
court.
The following is the complete list OF
grand jurors: j. K. Firth, foreman; j. j.
Evans. Edward Peabody. John Lynch,
Sigmund Greenebaum. William Kreling,
John NJ. Cunningham. +. b. Vreeland,
Thomas Macauley, /. T. Millken, J. b.
Crockett, Alfred w. Baldwin, ID. I. Murphy,
Sigmund Stern. James c. Nealon, Asa K
Wells, j. W. Whiting, III. Nj. Black and
Richard Chandler.
In the course of his charge to the jury
Judge CARRIER told them il was their duty
to inquire into any and all acts pertaining
to the public good. and in this connection
it might be necessary to summon before
them the proprietors and editors OF news
papers. The bonds of officers should be
looked into: the rumors of false reglstra-
tiOn and fraudulent counts at the late cleo
ton investigated, and there should be an
inquiry as to tie conditions on which
franchises are held by corporations.
Judge CARRIER also notified the jury that
the possibility Of cholera epidemic should
cause them TO look into the city's sanitary
condition.
The morning call., 1893-02-28
WORTHLESS WORK
Civil Engineering in the
Mission.
STRETCHING OUT A SEWER.
What the Eureka Street People Got
After Waiting Eight Years-A
Future Germ Breeder.

After eight weary years Of prayer and pc
tition the property-owners of that part of
Eureka street lying between Eighteenth and
Nineteenth have succeeded in getting their
fhoroughfare graded and severed.
This attainment has not brought that
peace and Joy which are supposed TO follow
the triumph Of every well-meant effort. and
those good people are in a frame of mind to
reverse the Napoleonie axiomand hold th at
success does not always succeed" Look
ing out upon the uneven bed Of rock and
clay dumped in front Of their houses, they
ask each other. "What shall we call it?"
and looking down into the humpback sewer
underneath, What shall we do with it?"
The most ingenious ones are advocating
the making of small model of the work
and exhibiting it as q startlingly unique ex-
ample of civil engineering and modern
suburban art. and by putting the thing a
season 'on the road" raise the expense of
digging the original structure up and stow
Ing it away.
10 October of last year j. II. O'Brien Of
23S Montgomery street commenced opera
The morning call., 1893-02-28
PECULIAR CASE.
A Body Two Months Under Water in
Good Preservation.

GOOD Preservation.
In the course of dredging the San Joaquin
River last week the body of man was
brought 10 the surface The remains proved
to be those of William Poland, hunter,
known as Buffalo Bill" Poland mysteri-
ously disappeared about two months ago.
when one night his partner aud himself had
been drinking. From the story of Poland's
partner it appears that each of them took
boat to cross Mokelumne River. Poland
was rather slow in crossing. and his partner
called to him to hurry up. but Poland told
him to never mind as he could take care of
himself As there was a very thick fog that
night Poland was soon lost sight OF by his
partner. who reached the opposite bank in
his boat and proceeded home TO bed. The
next morning Poland's boat was found
bottom up and the oars missing.
Since that time Mokeumne River has
been searched thoroughly for Poland's re-
mains, but without result until last week
when they were brought to the surface by
the dredger at point just below where tile
Mokeumne. River emptes into the San
joaquin and about three miles from where
he was drowned.
q very peculiar circumstance In connec-
ton with the drowning Is that where Po-
lands remains were found the water is
over forty feet deep, and in that section
thoic 10 uO iuuus ytl ~ Was tWu tiOutbo
from the time his disappearance was re-
ported that his remains were found, and
the body was at the bottom all the time.
Another circumstance that tends to make
the matter more interesting is that the
body was in a good state of preservation
when II was found; although in San Joa-
GUN River there are numerous catfish
which have dlsfgured the countenances of
other remains that had been in the river
not more than week, so much SO as to
make them unrecognizable.
When Poand's body was found his
Clothes were searched. but his watch which
he always wore, was missing. Nothing
was found on him but an old knife. at the
Coronel's inquest none of these facts were
taken into consideration. and no Witnesses,
not even his partner, who, from his story.
were examined. and after viewing the re-
mains the jury brought verdict of acct
dental drowning.
The morning call., 1893-02-28
VERY EASILY CAUGHT.
That Is the Universal Opinion of One OF
the Most Dangerous Things In the


This has been cold winter often bitterly cold.
and In far too many cases 1t has produced colds.
cold is easily caught. and Is always the beginning
OF disease. often serious disease. A cold may come
In many forms. Sometimes it Is with a chill, a
shuddering chill sometimes with pain in the
shoulders and the arms; sometimes with vague
aching In the muscles the limbs. In whatever
Jorm it may come, IL is cold and it disease;
often dangerous disease death. unless taken in
hand promptly
You cannot afford to neglect cod. 1t may run
along into something that IS dangerous. Remem-
Der that ounce of prevention is worth pound
of cure. What should you do sensible man or
woman. Watch the symptoms. guard against the
first signs fortify against everything that can be
unpleasant, injurious or dangerous There is only
way by which this be done. 1t Is by the use
OF pure reliable stimulant. something that Will
quicken the pulse, the life, bring into action
and aglow all the faculties: something which has
been tested and tried. something that superior 10
erything else. You do not need TO ask what this
Is II is sufficient It. Duffys Pure Malt
Whisky has been proven TO be superior TO any,
thing: all things that have been presented TO the
public for checking cold. curing pneumonia. and
rendering the life at this season OF the year happier
and better 1t has been used by more people aud
IS more popular TO-DAY than any other known prepar-
it proven its merits By the iE has eff
fected, colds IL has prevented and lives IL has
saved. Care should be exercised that no unscrupu-
ious druggist grocer tries substitute anything
which he may claim to be lust good' There is
nothing that can take its place.
The morning call., 1893-02-28
The Dukes BaIItossers.

Duke Finn will try to demonstrate this
season that the success of team depends
greatly on proper management. With this
idea In view he has gathered about his
standard lot of players who have hitherto
been considered anything but experts, some
of them enjoying the distinction of having
been good ballplayers in the remote past.
Louis Balsz and Phil knel have been
signed to pitch for the Frisco team. The
latter is claimed By Pittsburg. but declines
to 20 East.
The tall, heavy-hittng first basemap,
Frank Motz, who was with the Portland
Club in '9l, Is on his way from the East to
JOIN the Oakland team. and William Hol-
land has been signed to play shortstop for
the same team.
The left-handers. Jack Roach and George
Nic0l. Will fill the box in behalf Of the Los
Angeles team.
The morning call., 1893-02-28
OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP co.

THROUGH LINE TO NEW YORK, VIA PANAMA
Steamers will sail at NOON on the 5th. RZgR
18th and 18th OF each month, calling at GzI5Z
various ports OF Mexico aud Central America.
Through line sailings-Marcb d, IS. Colima;
March ID. SIS. City OF sydney March 70, s. AGA
puico.
steamer will be dispatched the following Monday.
WAY LINE TO MEXICAN AND CENTRAL
AMERICAN PORTS AND PANAMA.
Steamers leave San Francisco at on the Sd
and 18th Of each month calling at various Mexican
and Cen trai American ports.
Way Line Sailings-SS San Bias. March 3; So
Colon. March Is.
JAPAN AND CHINA LINE.
FOR YOKOHAMA AND HONGK NC.
Connecting at Yokohama with steamers for Shany
hal. and at Hongkong for East Indies Straits etc.
SIS. Peru. Saturday. March 4. ct p
IS. City Of Rio de Janeiro, thursday, March %,
at 8 P. M.
SIS. CITY of Peking. Thursday April g. at T. n
SIS. China, Tuesday, ApriI -, at 9 Pm.
Round-trip tickets TO Yokohama and return at re-
duced rates.
For freight or passage apply as the ONCE corner
First and Brannan streets.
Branch Oflce-20z Front street.
ALEXANDER CEN FER. General Agent.
The morning call., 1893-02-28
LETA WILSON'S DEATH.
The Coroner's Jury Wants Further
Investigation.


An inquest was held yesterday on the
body OF Leta Wilson, who died at TIT Ten
nessee street on Thursday night last. The
inquest was held with closed doors.
The witnesses examined were Captain
Charles 81. Wilson, the girls stepfather;
Mrs. James Arnold, Mrs. James Devine,
Dr. Grswold, DR.. Siefkes and DR.. O'Brien,
who made the autopsy.
Captain Wilson in his evidence stated that
about two months ago he took the girl to
DR.. Griswod. whom he did not know, and
that the doctor then told him she was suf-
fering from n bad cold and prescribed for
IT. She took TO her bed five or six days be-
fore she died. He did not know of her
being engaged to any one or keeping CON-
pany with any one.
DIR. Grswod's evidence contradicted
Captain Wilson's. The doctor testified that
he had known Captain Wilson off and on
for about two years, and shortly after the
captain and the girl visited him, about two
months ago, he told him Of the girls con-
dltion.
The jury took about an hour to deliberate
and then returned verdict that Leta Viii
son came TO her death from hemorrhage,
and further that there had been a criminal
operation by parties unknown to the jury
also that the testimony of Captain Wilson
and DR.. Grisw0ld was so contradictory that
they recommended further investigation.
The police will look into the matter
The morning call., 1893-02-28
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP co.

DJSPATCH STEAMERS FROM SAN ga
~ Francisco for ports In Alaska A. II. 49,
January II, February U. "a March ~, "a. April
L., so
For British Columbia and Puget Sound ports
every Friday.
For Eureka, Humboldt Bay. Wednesdays. A. N.
For Santa Ana, Los Angeles and all way portL
every fourth and fifth day. 8 A. N.
for San Diego stopping only at Los Angeles.
kanta Barbara and San Luis Ubispo. every fourth
and fifth day ri IL A. N.
For ports In Mexico. first OF each month
Ticket Ofdce-Paiace Hotel, New Montgomeryss.
GOODALL, PERKINS Co. General Agents.
10 Market st. San rrAueISco.
The morning call., 1893-02-28
The Divorce Court.

Judge Sanderson yesterday granted Mollie
Turner divorce from Frank FL. Turner, on
the ground of desertion and failure to pro-
vide. Turner left his bride the day after
their marriage at San Mateo two years ago.
Suits for divorce have been filed rs follows:
Mary E. Brown against Charles 5. Brown,
Catharine Murray against James Murray,
Katherine Matter against Arthur Matter.
w. e. Mitchell against Caroline Mitchell.
Mary Parry against RobertH ii. Parry, Henry
Allen against Martha Allen.
The morning call., 1893-02-28

necton. Had he gone down ten feet in
stead of four he would have dropped
into it,
''O'Brien began in an irregular manner"
said j. NJ. Fountain TO the reporter. "He
first came to me with Mr.. Knapp's name to
the contract, but | was better acquainted
with that persons signature and did not
sign. 1t was forgery. The work has been
done in the worst manner. The sewer is
utterly worthless. There are few Us, and
connections can only be made with the diff
ferent houses on the street by breaking
cannot get over the elbow next to the
Eighteenth -street crossing. and the damned
up mess in the manhOle will soon be breed
ing a pestilence."
The morning call., 1893-02-28

time since and had
fully recovered. Last
he came to
this city, transacted
some business, return
ing 10 his home in the
evening. Shortly after
his return he was taken
with an attack of pleu-
risy. and from that mo-
meDt. in spite of all that
medical aid and kind and
willing hands could do
for him, he continued to
sink until z o'clock the
following morning, when
he died.
SeIden S. Wright was
horn IN Nfroipfo Aoral,