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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-22
POISONED MILK.
Baby Lind's Death Will
Be Investigated.
The Mothers and Doctors State.
ments Do Not Agree-A Rather
Irregular Death Certificate.

Coroner Hughes has made up h is mind
that be will ascertain whether the death
of Emma Lind. infant daughter of John
c. Lind Of 8 Isis street, was caused by
drinking impure milk or not. The baby
died on Monday afternoon, and DIR. r. D.
Johnson gave certificate of death, which
he said was caused, to the best of his
knowledge, by DtomaiDe poisoning" 1t is
seldom that such a non-commlttal state
ment is received by the Coroner.
That official sent one of his deputies
yesterday afternoon to learn what he could
about the infants death. The deputy
asked DR.. johnson TO give him written
statement, but the latter replied that such
statement would cover several pages of
foolScap and that be had not the time to
prepare it. When Coroner Hughes heard
this he decided to hold an inquest over the
remains of the little one, and had sub
penas sent to its father and mother and
the attending nurse and physician.
The Coroner thinks that little can be
gained by making an autopsy of the body
because ptOmaiDeS are found In all decOm-
posing flesh, but he will learn ny the doc
tor said that he had seen the child three
times while the mother said he had seen
1t but once. There is also some doubt as to
just where the milk that was taken by the
child was purchased.
Deputy Coroner Carew was Informed
that the woman had bought milk from
three diaries and that she lad no sample
of the tactical fluid given to her child.
The dead baby was twin and had
always been sekIy. The surviving twin
was apparently healthy at the time of the
death of her sister. but she became sick
yesterday afternoon. The mother of the
child at the time OF its death was in a
hospital.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-22
PAST THE LINE,

When parties are about evenly divided
the opposition without doubt takes GER
tain satisfaction in the blnnders of the
administration. But the Cleveland admin
istration has passed the point at which
any American can take pleasure at its mis-
takes. Men who have thought that they
would like to see a check put to Mr..
Cleveland's autocratic career are now
praying that something may happen to re-
store him to a measure of respect. The
belief is still strong that he means WELL
He simply does not understand the Ameri-
can people. Not being an original or
deep thinker. he has absor bed the opin-
ions of the social circle into which he had
the misfortune to be thrown between his
first and his second administration. Prob
ably his natural sympathies are not with
the masses. There is more excuse for him
than for Secretary Gresham. whose expe-
rience Of life has been gained in the broad
and unconventional West. The Secretary.
however. appears to have been as blind as
his official superior.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-22
"FANTASTIC AND DISHONEST"

This is the term which the Chicago
Record, an administration paper, applies
to Mr.. Cleveland's Hawaiian Islands pol
icy. The Record wants TO know also
how the diplomatic representatives of
foreign nations acQuiesced in Minister
Stevens acts if the facts were as Personal
Agent Blount represents. Another friend
of Gresham has gone against the admins
tration's policy. Colonel Robert IngersOll
suggested Gresham as the strongest man
the Republicans could nominate in 1892.
Ingersoll usually talks to the point, and
the Blount case forms no exception. He
says:
President Cleveland Is going TO take the word
OF Democrat who was not in Hawaii at the
time of the dethronement of Liliuokalani rather
than the word of Republican who was there
and saw 1t all. The Democrat who does not see
knows mole, of course. than the Republican
who does. l believe President Cleveland is
making tremendous mistake. With the Sand
witch Islands we should be the masters of the
Pacific; we should have the control OF the enor-
mously rich Asiatic trade. But this admins
tration makes the deplorable mistake of leaving
ali these advantages for some other nation,
probably England TO gobbe up. MIR. Cleveland
has no business to bolster no throne under
any circumstances. just think OF IL. The idea
of setting up a throne In the Western Henri
sphere at this end OF the nineteenth century.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-22
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Eugene Field is i'll with pneumonia in
chicago. His condition has been critical.
out he is now recovering.
Tbs Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg is one
OIL the latest additions to the long list OF
successful royal and princely writers.
The Sultan has contributed 200. 600 francs
from his private purse to be used in the
prevention OF the spread Of cholera in his
dOminons.
Miss Carrie Lane Chapman says that
more than half of the women who own
property in Dakota are graduates of East
ern colleges.
PRESIDENT Washburne of Roberts Col
iege, C0nstantinople. says that many mis-
slonarles do not deserve their title and
that their work is worthless.
Allen G. Thurman, the old Roman of
ONO, who was the candidate for Vice.
PRESIDENT with Cleveland in 1888, has just
celebrated his eightieth birthday at his
home In Columbus.
Inc Oldest living representative of the
aristocratlc creole regime in Louisiana is
judge Gayarre OF New Orleans. He will
De 81 years OLD next January, is erect and
sprlghtly and his memory is very clear.
Mrs. Elise Frank, who died last Tues
day IN Chicago. at the age of 81. was one
OF the wealthest widows of that city and
had given large sums to charity. She was
sister OF Michael Reese, the millionaire
Californian
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-22
DOWN TO HARD PAN.

One of the things Congress will have to
think about when it meets IN December
is a petition signed by the Birmingham
Commercial Club. protesting against free
iron and coal. The petition says that Ala
bama fUrnaces are now down to hard pan
and can stand no hostile legislation.
Twenty per cent of the Southern iron
product is marketed on the North Atlantic
seaboard, and it IS asserted that free iron
and free coal would enable Northern man.
ufacturers to import below the Ala bama
cost. robably the Ways and Means Com
mittee will inform the Alabama producer
that the fittest must survive. If they can
not produce as cheaply as the cheapest
they can quit. This is substantially
what the Calhoun school of free-traders
used to say to the North when that
section asked for protection duties on
foreign manufactured goods. The de-
mand of the Alabama raw material pro-
ducers for protection is the stronger as
their industries were founded on the as
sumption that the protective policy would
not be wholly abandoned. But the cranky
proposition to put raw material on the
free list is a total abandonment OF the
protective policy so far as tie Birmingham
iron industries are concerned.
1t will be no harp Of single string that
will play for the entertainment of the
Ways and Means Committee when Con-
gress meets. The Governor of West Vir-
ginia has already appe AIRED to protest
against the havoc which the chairman Of
that committee, West Virginia Congress
man, proposes to work on the industries of
that State. This is case of Democrat
against Democrat. but the protectionist has
the stronger following of the two. Both
the Alabama and the West Virginia pro-
tectonists say that the demand for free
coal and free iron ore comes from the
North Atlantic seaboard and in the inter-
ests of the manufacturers of that section.
The duty off coal and iron ore can be I'M
ported at less cost than the Ala bama prod
uct can be landed. The Southern petit
toner says:
New England has grown wealthy by duties
which oppressed The South. Why should the
South give up an advantage which it now has /?
There is another point to be considered.
II protection has made New England rich
why may 1t not make the South rich, now
the South has industries to protect?
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-22
A COURT-MARTIAL.
Private Hunt of Battery F, Second
Artillery, on Trial.

A regImental court-maItial convened
Monday evening at the regimental head
quarters of the Second Regiment of Artil-
lery. Captain Boxton of Battery G was
detailed as the court. Private Hunt of
Battery F was accused of having missed
three consecutive drills of Battery T. Pr-
vate Hunt was represented by Attorneys
G. G. Groezinger. Edward Sweeney and c.
Ii. lessen. Lieutenant Bugher of Battery
f appeared for the prosecution.
The first witness called was First Ser
geant Baird of Battery f. who swore that
he had served the charge and specification
on Private Hunt at one time.
After plying him with questions Attor-
ney GroeZnger forced him to admit that
he served the charge one day and the spe-
cifications at another time. Then Mr.,
Groezinger denounced Sergeant Baird as
liar and perjurer.
The next witnss called was Drum-oorps
Sergeant Griffin.
Through the thoughtlessness of the court
Sergeant Griffin was not introduced to At
torney GroeZinger, who Immediately began
to apply questions to the sergeant. The
sergeant fairly yelled, who are you, any,
how?"
The court took the pains to tell the SER
geant who he was. The rOll-book of the
drum corps was then produced as evidence
in regard to the number of drills missed by
the defendant.
Attorney Groezinger on noticing that the
year was not marked on the book, asked.
What year was this book for. 1881 or 1889.
or when ?"
II amt no bookkeeper," Immediately
rejoined the sergeant, ''but guess know
enough not to keep a book of 1881 for
1898"
The attorneys for the defense asked that
a continuance of the case be erantad hnt
the court and prosecuting attorney would
not consent
After much arguing the court at last
granted con tinuance until next Monday
evening. 1t is stated that the defending
attorneys intend TO bring the case, il neces-
sary. into the civil courts on a writ of pro-
hibition. The defendants character is at
stake. as any one dlshon orally discharged
from the militia can never hold position
of trust in the State
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-22
DECLINE IN STOCK.
Starr s. Co. Levy a Heavy Assess
ment.


For several days past there has been
considerable talk in commercial circles
regarding the depreciation in value OF the
stock of Starr & Co., an Incorporated Cali
fornia company doing the. largest flour
milling business in the world. An attempt
has been made within the last TWO DAYS 10
place 100 shares of the stock OF the con-
Germ at S25 per share. the same oeing
valued at 500 one year ago.
The concern of Starr q Co. was IN
corporated several years ago with caDltal
stock of S2,5OO,OO0. divided into 25,00Q
shares of the par value of 500 eacn. VI
this amount 1000 shares nave Deen issued
value. The mills of the company are al
South Vallejo and Wheatport. Untll
wear and half ago regular 0lVldenus at
the rate of per cent per annum were
paid. When the payment OF ulvldenus was
discontinued it caused no special comment
among the holders of stock, as 1t was
known that there was sharp competition
in the milling trade, and 1t was thOugnI
the poor business on this account would
be only temporary.
At a meeting OF the directors, held few
days ago, 1t was decided TO levy an assess
Inent of SIS per share, aggregatlng S55,oOO
on the II, GOO shares of Issued stock. w hen
notices of the assessment were sent out the
value of the stock was Immediately affected
and Yesterday no takers could be found OF
an offer of sos per share.
The officers of the company are Abra-
ham ID. Starr. president; Alfred Bannls-
ter, vice-presi1ent; j. Percy Rothwell.
secretary. The main Offices Of the COM
pany are at 16 California street The OIL
GERS Of the concern say that the company
is perfectly solvent, but that the past year
had been a very bad one for the flower
trade. Collections were hard to make and
money was scarce, and the assessment was
levied to tide over immediate demands.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-22
HER TRIAL TRIP.
Cruiser Olympia to Sail
To-Day.
OFF FOR SANTA BARBARA.
Naval Officers Who Will Watch
Her Efforts.
TESTS THAT ARE TO BE MADE.
Large Corps of Engineers Detailed to
Note the Workings of the War
ships Machinery.
TESTS THAT ARE TO BE MADE.

The cruiser Olympia will steam out to
sea this noon and steer for Santa Barbara.
If everything goes well she will be speeGed
over the official course tomorrow morn
ing. This trip will be taken under the
auspices Of Government officials, and upon
their report will depend the acceptance or
the rejection of the man-of-war and the
amount of bonus, If any, which the Union
Iron Works will receive. The naval board
consists of Captain Charles S. Cotton
(presidenD. Commanders Nicoll Ludlow
and Charles E. Clarke, Lieutenant-C Com
mander Pendleton. Chief Engineer Tril-
ley. Naval Constructor Taylor and Lieu
tenant Pond Secretary. The command
ers will attend to the observations above
deck, taking notes of the speed as lndi-
GATED by the log and by sights alongshore,
of wind velocity, of currents and OF the
height of the wave line. They will be as
sisted by Lieutenants Harlan, Phelps and
Burnett. The naval constructor will have
general supervision of the working of the
ship at sea.
Down in the engine-room Chief Trilley
will be assisted by Chief Engineers Bur-
nap and Engard, Passed Assistant Engi-
neers Ransom, Strickland and Willets, and
Assistant Engineers DunniDg. Thiers.
Arnold ana kearney. IneSe men Will Do
stationed in the engine-roOmS and in the
stoke hold. Every pound of coal will be
weighed and noted. Steam pressure will
be watched and revolutions accurately
counted. Heat of machinery caused by
friction will be watched for, and when the
official trip Is ended they will be able to
tell a complete story of how the engines
worked.
The members of the naval board will be
taken by the Union Iron Works tug from
the foot of Mission street at 10 O'Clock
this morning TO the Olympia. She is all
ready for the trip. The choicest of hand
picked coal has been placed in the bun kers,
and every bit of submarine growth scraped
from the hull. She has been carefully
laden with ballast until she is down to the
load water line, just where she will be
with guns and ammunition on board.
The cruiser went out for a short spin on
the bay yesterday, a sort of trial heat as
1t were, leaving at noon, returning at 4
p. NJ, and only steaming as far as Red
Rock. The only naval officers on board
were Chief Engineers Engard and Burnap
anu Past Assistant Engineer Ransom. One
of these officers said last evening":
1.-The Olympia did not speed any this
afternoon. They were simply warming
her up and seeing that everything work ed
right after being in dock. She was making
eighty revolutions at one time. / look for
her to make over twenty-One knots on her
trial trip, and l hope she will. She is
indeed fine boat"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-22
MAY ESCAPE.

Recent advices from Washington indi.
cate change in the purpose OF the Ways
and Means Committee in respect to taxing
homemade wines. The argument that
seems to have been the most conclusive is
that the little revenue that could be de-
rived from that source would be con-
sumed in collection. The proposition to
tax home industries and let in the prod
ucts of foreign labor free is absurd on its
face. It is in fact tolerable only in case of
product which is harmful in its nature.
Spirits are proper subject for taxation
for the reason that the less consumed the
better. Pure wine cannot be included
upder that class OF products. A tax on
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-22
THE RAW nATERIAL IDEA.

A morning contemporary discusses the
proposition to put wool. lumber. iron ore,
coal and some other things on the free list
solely from the revenue point of view. Il
finds that the revenues collected from the
articles named in 1892 amounted to only
81, 375, no. This sum can be made up
three times over by tax of l cent pound
on sugar. 1t seems impossible for free
trader to comprehend the value of an in
dustry. Wool-growing is one of the great
agricultural interests of the United States,
yet 1t is doomed because the revenue de-
rived from wool can be gained quite as
easily from some other source. 1t is not
surprising that the voters in all parts of
the country shrink from the exercise of
power by party whose conception Of pol
icies is so narrow.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-22
ECONOrlY IN LIGHT.
The Supervisors Trying to Stop Big
eak


Supervisor James and Denman, repre-
senting the Finance Committee, and Super
visor Refs of the Street Lights Committee,
made tour of the various departments in
the City Hall yesterday in order to impress
upon the heads of the various offices the
necessity of stopping the burning Of gassin
the daytime.
THE CALL recently disclosed the extray-
agance of many of the City Hall officials in
using gas burners even when the sun was
shining.
The committee mentioned explains to the
various municipal officials that there would
be no money to light the public buildings if
the extravaganza was kept up.
The appropriation last year for lighting
buildings was $4,000. This was over
drawn $4,000. THIS year the appropria-
ton was the same, although the new
police station and the expense of lighting
the spacious new Free Library has been
added.
1t is expected the fund will be oyerdrawp
about $4,000 and the Supervisors are
anxious that little economy should be
practiced,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-22
STREET DISTRACTIONS.
Superintendent ACkerson Wants the
Street Lines Defined

Superintendent of Streets Ackerson has
recently received complaints of obstruc-
tions on c street, which he was asked to
remove. He sent one of his deputies out
to investigate the matter, and, as result,
has addressed the following communica-
ton to the Board of Supervisors:
am In receipt of number of complaints
alleging that street, between Fifth and SIKH
avenues, is DISTRACTED with buildings sheds
etc. This street runs in an almost direct line
from First avenue to the ocean highway. There
Is nothing upon or along the surface of the land
TO Indicate its proper lines. The country along
the line OF the northesly side Of the park is
not hing but sea of ,and To remove any oh
str uctoDs that may exist In or upon said street
1t Will be first necessary that you instruct the
City ana county Surveyor 10 furnish this de.
partment with lines OF said street, and also ia
take steps 10 open the street to the public
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-22
THE DEBRIS COMMISSION.
Several Applications Granted to Begin
Work.

Commissioners George 81. Mendell, 81.
81. Benyaurd and w. 81. Heuer, recently
appointed by President Cleveland to con-
stitute the California Debris Commission.
held meeting In this city Monday even
ing and transacted some important busi-
ness.
A permit to mine By the hydraulic pro-
cess was or anted to the owners of the Cor
biere and Bean mine, near Clipper Mills,
on the watershed of the North Yuba The
owners have built debris dam in accord
ance with the requirements of the commits
sion and the work has been approved.
The following mines were authorized to
construct debris dams in accordance with
instructions issued by the commission:
Craycroft mine. Eureka mine and Excel
sior mine. near Downieville, which drain
into the North Yuba; The New York mine.
owned by Westall & Hughes, on Howard
Creek. Sierra County. and n C. Tully's
Omega inine in Nevada County, which
drains into the Middle Yuma.
The Omega is one of the largest hy-
draulic mines in the State. 1t was one Of
the first put under Injunction in the anti
debris litigation.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-22
WINE MEN HAPPY
Favorable Legislation AS
Sured.
Geary Says the Recommendation
VIII Be Accepted by the Ways
and Means Committee.

The officers of the Viticultural Commits
sion and the wine-producers of the State
who dropped into the Office yesterday were
considerably elaled over a letter which
had just been received from Congressman
Geary, dealing with some of the proposed
legislation on which viticulturists are very
much interested.
From what Mr.. Geary says it seems that
wine-growers are not only going to escape
the internal revenue tax, which idea he
says is dead, but that the other recon-
mendatiOns in the interest of the producers
will be adopted by the Ways and Means
Committee of the House of Representa-
tIves, which means practically that Con-
gress will make them law. The letter is
as follows:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,. u. s.
WASHINGTON. Nov. II, 1893. I
Winfield Scott, Sec.-DEAR SIR: On Thurs
day presented our claims 10 the members OF
the Ways and Means Committee, who are en-
gagged IN preparing tariff bill. l think they
VIII incorporate all the changes In the Internal
revenue law, except perhaps the indefinite
bonding period
The tariff on bottles VIII be greatly reduced
and think eorks Will 90 on the free list We
Will be allowed the rebate If II is given 10 any
one, although there is disposition TO abandon
the feature all along the line.
The internal revenue tax Idea Is dead now,
and guess Will not be revived. l Will remain
here until heXt session. Very respectfully,
L. j. GEARY.
The changes in the internal revenue law
10 which Mr.. Geary refers are these: To
provide for the manufacture of brandy
from all seed and stone fruits, where now
It can be made from grapes. peaches and
apples; to permit the botlling of spirits in
bond; to permit the blending of brandy in
bond; to permit the reduction Of original
proof In casks; to permit the selling OF
brandy In b6nd.
The recommendation for an indefinite
bonding period was regarded as important,
but wine men will be well satisfied if the
others are adopted. The proposition for
rebate on bottles, cOrks. ETC.. would allow
the exporter of wines to claim a rebate for
tile duty which had been paid on bottles.
etc, which had originally been imported.
and on which duty had been paid, the
same as exporters of canned goods are al
lowed rebate on the tinplate they use.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-22

here. She is staying at the Wilson
House, Fourteenth and Washington
streets, Oakland, and is anxious to learn
Fred's whereabouts. She describes him
as short and thin for his age. dark-browD
hair cut short, gray eyes, dark COM
piexioned. freckled. He wore gray plaid
macintosh coat. gray pants. navy-blue
can and double breasted brown and white
miYed oyercOat
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-22

float in a calm sea while uninjured
would discourage the construction of
others. 1t would also tend to impair the
feeling of safety which full belief in
the invinciblity OF armored cruisers in
spires. The real facts about these 10000
ton battle-ships will not be known until
they get TO fighting each other. At
present there is a widespread apprehen-
sion that most of them would have to re-
tire early in an engagement for repair.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-22
Joseph p. hoye's Estate.

Mrs. Pauline Delmas. wife of Attorney
ID. NJ. Delmas. has petitioned Judge Coffey
for partial distribution to her of her
share of the estate of her late father. Jo-
seph Z. Hoge. She alleges that the adj
mlnlstratOr has in his possession S29. 327 81.
and that all the claims against the estate
have been paid, with the exception of
contingent claim of S33, 1874 rs. on an ap-
peal bond. There is also some real prop
erty on Market street, near Sixth. ap-
praised at S15O,OOO. and bringing in
monthly rental of S575. The petitioner
wants her share of these rents.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-22
PUBLICATION OFFICE

bo5 Montgomery street, near Clay. open until IL
o'clock p. NJ. BRANCH OFFICES: 10 Market
street near Kearny. open until II o'clock midnight
$50 Hayes street open until $50 O'Clock; sos Larkn
street open until 8 80 clock; SW Sixteenth
and Mission streets omen until 8 o'clock; 251S
Mission street. open until o'clock; and 116 Ninth
street. open until 8 80 o'clock.