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The morning call., 1893-03-05
ALPINE LEE.
Heavy Crosses With Rude Pictures
Sad Mementos of Dire Death.

Sad Mementos of Dire Death.
Serbner's Magazine.
These heavy crosses, each covered with a
narrow, pointed roof and decorated with a
rude picture. standing beside the path, or on
the bridge, or near the mill-what do they
mean2
They mark the place where n human life
has been lost, or where some poor peasant
has been delivered from a great peril and
has set up a memorial OF his gratitude.
They tell Of the danger that turks on
the steep slopes OF grass where the mowers
have to go down with ropes around their
waists. and in the beds Of the streams where
the floods sweep through in the spring, and
in the forests where the great trees fall
and crush men like flies. and on the Icy
bridges where q slip is fatal, and on the
high passes where the winter snowstoru
blinds the eyes and benumbs the limbs of
the traveller, and under the cliffs from
which avalanches slide and rocks roll.
They show you men and women falling
from wagons and swept away by waters
and overwhelmed by landslips.
In the corner OF the picture you may see
peasant with black cross above his
head-that means death. Or, perhaps il is
deiverance that the tablet commentaries,
and then you see miller kneeling beside
mill with flood rushing down upon 1t,
or peasant kneeling In his harvest field
under an inky-black cloud; or landlord
beside his Ina in flames; or mother pray
ing beside her sick children and above ap-
pears an angel or saint. or Virgin with
her child
The morning call., 1893-03-05
To Clean Paint.

There Is vefS simple method to clean
paint that has become dirty. and If house.
wives would adopt 1t it would save them
grea: deal of trouble. Provide plate with
some OF the best whiting to be had and have
ready some clean warm water and piece
OF flannel, which dip in the water and
squeeze nearly dry; then take as much
whiting as will adhere to it. apply it to the
painted surface. when little rubbing will
instantly remove any dirt and grease, after
wbich-wRsh the part we'll with clean water,
rubbing IL dry with soft chamois. Paint
thus cleaned looks as when first laid on,
without any injury to the most delicate
colors. 1t Is better than using soap and
does not require more than half the time
and Iabor
The morning call., 1893-03-05
OF Interest to Athletes

James Robinson, the athletic trainer at Prince
ten COLLEGE, Princeton. n. g., says
81 have found II imperative TO have sure aud
simple remedies on hand IN ease of cuts, bruises,
strains, sDralns, colds, rheumatism, etc. Shortly
after entering upon my profession 1 discovered
such remedy Ia ALLCoCK's PoRUs PLAsTERs.
tried other plasters. but found them too harsh
and Irritating. ALLCoCK'S PoRUs PLAsTERs
give almost Instantaneous relief, and their
strengthening power Is remarkable. In cases Of
weak back put two plAsterS on the small of the
quite severe exercise. In sprint ana distance
races and jumping, the muscles or tendons In
the legs and feet sometimes weaken. This can
invariably be relieved by cutting the plaster III
narrow strips, so as TO give tree motion, aud ap-
DIynp On fnuSrieS affecFpdD
The morning call., 1893-03-05
What a SnaiI's Pace Is.

FhIIadeIphIa Press.
"A snaiPS pace" need no longer be nsad
skilled in the science of "snailolocy" can
tell You just to a dot the snaiPs rate of trav-
el. These interesting facts were aseertained
by some wonderful experiments at the Flor.
ence Qtaly) Polytechnic Institute in 1889,
and those inclined TO be exact can now use
figures to support their arguments, 1t was
all done in this way: A half O dozen of the
mollusks were permitted to crawl between
two points ten feet apart. Exact time was
kept from the start to the finish. and thus
the average "paee" was ascertained. The
experimenters reduced their figures into ta-
bles of feet. yards fuflongs, etc. and thus
found that it would take snail exactly
fourteen daysito travel mile.
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sectional. in one. being balanced by adjust
ment of resistances in the secondary circuits
against the induction. axial or sectional,
under the influence of the same current in
the other. The average magnetic force
acting round the tube was calculated in ac-
cordance with the usual assumptions, and
this, taken along with the observed induc-
tion, gave an average eability-the
general result being that the sectional in
ducti0n accompanying a given current is
greater by about per cent than it would be
II the usual theory of its relation TO the
aXiai current were accurate
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MAKING NEW RATES.
The Traffic Agents VIII Begin Their
Work Monday.

SANTA BARBARA March 4.-The officers
of the transcontinental lines have been
hard at work all day comparing the OLD
tariffs with those recently made by the
Northern roads. This work, however, is
merely preparatory. Monday the managers
expect to begin making new rates. 1t Is
understood that Bissell of the Atlantic and
Pacific win Introduce a petition to lower
rates on certain commodities to meet the
rates of the Northern lines. So far the
conference has been harmonious. ana it
seems as though the purpose would be ac-
complished. The conference adjourned to-
night I'LL Monday morning.
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Origin of the Portemonnaie.

st. LOUIS fost-DlSpatch.
The portem0nnaie, which at the present
day is made in all sorts of ways, Is the in
vention of German by the name of Carl
Hene. He emigrated from Dresden to New
York in 1872 Having been book binders
apprentice he worked in a New York
factory. making satchels, reticules and
articles of that kind. While at work there
he invented the pOrtemonnaie. which has
since replaced the old-fashioned purse
everywhere,
The morning call., 1893-03-05
The Ravages OF the Bookworm.

One of the greatest plaques with which
the librarian has to deal is a little insect
called auglossa pinguinalis, which deposits
its larvae in books in the autumn. These
produce mite which does great deal of
mischief. Small wood-boring beetles also
cause much destruction among the covers
and bindings. The best preventive is the
use OF mineral salts in the binding. Where
this has not been done the book
shelves should be sprinkled with powdered
alum and pepper. and the books should be
rubbed once or twice year with piece of
cloth that has been stepped in a solution of
alum and dried. This will effeetually pre-
vent the ravages OF the bookwGrm.
The morning call., 1893-03-05
Power for Old Office Buildings.
Pntsburg Dispatch.

A wideawake New York real estate agent
proposes TO remodel antique Office build
ings on the electrical plaE. He has a large
steam plant lying idle in tie basement of
one OF his buildings, and he Is utilizing this
plant for the generation of electric power
TO be distributed TO manufacturing concerns
in the same block with the Office building,
besides installing In the building itself
electric elevators. electric lights. electric
fans and electric heaters.
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Interesting Experiments.

Experiments have been made, a reported
to the Edinbnrg Royal Society, with view
to determine the nature of circular magneti-
Zation as il exists in an iron wire carving "a
current. For this purpose resort was had
TO tubes, in which such magnetlzation was
measured by the induction current produced
in coil wound longiiudlnally around the
wall of the tube. Ii is S ated that the cir
cular magnetization could be made to result
either by an axiai current along a copper
wire threading the tube, or by sectional
current from end to end along tine tube
Itself. Several tnbes of different bores
were used in pairs. the induction. axial or
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California. He was succeeded by Rev. Benz
jamin Sargent OF Fresno. This week Rev.
c. b. Pitblado. pastor of the Presbyterian
Church, rendered his resignation, having
received a call to take charge of a large
church in Canada. II is now reported that
Rev. r. L. Mediation. pastor of the Christian
Church, is contemplating making change,
owing to the i'll health of his wife.
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THE SENATE.
A Job Lot of Measures Passed to the
Governor.

>. SACRAMENTO. March Ain the Senate
this morning the bill to establish jute fac
tory at the Folsom State Prison was made
the special order for Monday evening.
Voorhes offered a joint resolution that
the Legislature adjourn Tuesday, March II,
at u o'clock NJ.
Burke moved to amend. making the date
Saturday. March IL
=, No action was taken.
TIE following bills we're passed:
An act making an appropriation for the
erection OF an additional building for the
State Normal School.
Ar act TO appropriate money to pay the
claim of the directors Of the Women's Re-
lief Corps Home at Evergreen, Cal.
An act TO amend an act relative to nom
insurance on property belonging to the
State against risk of damage or destruction
by fire. approved March 10 1891.
An act to amend sections "a and 532 Of the
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BORN.
ROBISSOS-In till city, February 26 1898, to the
wife Of w. j. Robinson.
HiLLER-In this city, March 4, 1898, TO the wife
OF Adoiph Hitler, daughter.
FULT0N-In this city. March 2, 1893, to the wife
OF A L. Fulton, daughter
JACoBS-ln this city March 5. 1898. to the wife OF
H. >. Jacobs. son.
WHIrE-In this city, February 25, 1898 to the
wife of NJ J. White, son.
REHNoLDS-In this city, February IT. 1898. to the
wife OF Is. Reynolds, q daughter.
H0RSTMANN-tn this city, March 2, 1898, to the
wife OF H. d. Horstmann. son.
hEANEY-In this city, February 2s. 1898, to the
wife OF +. G. Heaney, sou.
NICK ECHNIE-In Oakland. March 2, 1898, to the
wife OF ID. McKeehnie, daughter.
The morning call., 1893-03-05
Balloon Lighting for Cities.
PIttsburg Dispatch.

E1EF901tb '7I'Pt1tNEIs
One Of the latest ideas for illuminating
towns is TO suspend in the air a balloon
shaped like torpedo and made of thin
gas and having a rotating fan to keep it
steady. The light can be derived either
from number of arc lamps attached 20 the
ends or the sides or from incandescent
lamps, with which the outside Of the bal
loon can be covered.
The morning call., 1893-03-05
ExoNERATED THE KEEPER.
Inquest on the Body of Surfman
GeOrpe arson

SAN RAFAEL, March 4.-Coroner Eden
returne this morning from the Point Reyes
life-saving station, where he held the in
quest upon the remains Of George Larson.
who was killed Wednesday last by the up
setting of surf boat. When the boat
turned over Larson was struck, being killed
instantly. The jury rendered a verdict Of
accidental death. generating the keeper Of
the station from all blame
The morning call., 1893-03-05
canadian ConsuIar AGENTS.

New YORK. March A special from
Ottawa, Ontario, says: Minister of Finance
Foster has announced In the House of Com
mons that the British Government has con-
sented to the appointment of Canadian
Consular Agents at Washington and other
foreign CAPITALS
The morning call., 1893-03-05
ROY GOT DAMAGES.
The Donahue Line Heavily MuIcted at
San Rafael.

SAN RAFAEL, March 4.-The case of
John Roy VS.. the North Pacific Coast
Railroad which has occupied the time of
the Superior Court the past nine days, was
concluded last night, the jury awarding the
plaintiff S5O25 Roy sued the company for
$4,000 for setting fire to his grainfeld and
The burning of his house, horses and wagons.
The railroad company offered to eompro-
mise. but Roy would not consent.
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LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
Arrived.

Arrived.
SATURDAY. March g.
Stmr Oceanic. Smith, % days 8 hours from Hong
Kong via OkObama 4 days 10 hours Il min; pass
and mdse to o d o S S Co.
Stmr Caspar, Anfn dsen, "a hours from Caspar; 3E3
NJ IT lumber, to Caspar Lumber Co.
Stmr San Bentto Smith, 80 hours from Tacoma;
4bU0 tons coal to Co.
Sailed.
SATURDAY, March 1.
Stmr Point Iona, Conway, Grays HarOoF.
Stmr Emily Dodge. Coos Bay.
Stmr Arcata, Lucas, Coos Bay.
Stmr Point Arena, Johnson. Mendocino. etc.
Stmr Protection, Levison.
TeiegraphIc.
POINT LOBOS- March 40 NJ Weather
cloudy; wind. SCI velocity. Ia miles.
Spoken.
Per San Benito-Passed the Mic stmr Montserrat
of Cape Fattery, bound from NanaImo for San
Francisco.
Domestic Ports.
TATOOSH-Passed in Mar 4-Schr Novelty, hnce
Feb Is for Puget Sound.
Passed out Mar s-stmr WaIla walla from Vic
toria FOR San Francisco.
FORT BRAGG-Saned Mar 4-Stmr Daisy KIM
ball. for San Francisco.
Movements OF Trans-Atlansio Steamers.
NEW YoRK-Arrived Mar 4-Stmr Obdam from
Rotterdam
BKOwHFAD-ArriYed Mar 4-Stmrs Aurania
and NOmadic. from New York for Liverpool.
SClI.LY 1>LAND-hFrived Mar 4-SImr Belgen-
land. from New York for Antwerp.
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MADE A HOLIDAY.
Southampton Reioices With the Great
Yankee Nation.

Southampton Rejoices With the Great
Yankee Nation.
SOUTHAMPTON, March 4-Southampton
made holiday to-day, the occasion being
the arrival of the American steamship New
York and the consequent raising of the
port to higher point of maritime import
ance. Immediately the vessel was sighted
the American flag was hoisted over the
bar gate and municipal Offices. peals OF wei
come were rung out on the bells in different
churches and a salute was fired. The civic
and municipal authorities proceeded to the
docks in state and went down the river to
meet the New York and sail with her into
port. AS the New York was brought up to
her berth she was loudly cheered, while
rockets shot up and fireworks Illuminated
the scene.
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MANGLED BY THE WHEELS.
A Los Angeles Merchant Throws
Himself Before a Locomotive.

HIIIE1oSlI LOIOIO a E-ONOIIIUIIFGs
Los ANGELES, March &C. +. Lucas of
the firm of Lucas & Lucas, tinners threw
himself in front of q Santa Fe locomotive
this afieru oon and was run over and hor-
ribly nlangled. He was carried 10 the hos
pital and lived an hour and half. He
died just as his wife. son and sister were
entering the room. He was Sc years of age
and well-known merchant. When asked
whether he meant suicide he said 81 don't
want to live." He had just uttered the
words when his wife entered the room.
His action is pnzzling TO all who knew him.
The morning call., 1893-03-05
The. Haytien Republic Seized.

VANCOUVER, March 4.-The steamship
Haytien Republic Of the Merchants Steam
snip Company. plying between Vancouver,
Puget Sound and Portland, was seized yes
terday by the Marshal of the Admiralty
Court to satisfy claims Of Victoria parties
amounting 10 $4,000.
The morning call., 1893-03-05
Big CONTRACT for Mains.

SAN DIEGO, March 4.--Ths Linda Vista
irrigation district directors to-day awarded
the contract for laying seventy miles of
mains and lateral 20 Wade & Cooper, whose
bud had been reduced from S27S, $40 TO
The morning call., 1893-03-05
nc surviyaI Of the Eittest.

By retaining your baggage checks until you
reach this city you will save money. our rates
being lower than all others, viz: Trunks 35
cents each. Baggage called for and delivered TO
all trains. etc, at the above rates. Morton Spe-
eial Delivery. Offices-17 Geary street, 40S
1aYlor sITeeI and Oakland ferry depot.
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SEEKING NEW FIELDS.
Changes in Ministerial Circles at Santa
Rosa

SANTA Rosa, March 4.-There have been
number OF changes in ministerial circles
here lately. Rev. w. G. Swan, pastor of
the III. E. Church South, resigned and was
succeeded by Rev. J. G. Carpenter, lately
from Georgia. Rev. j. K Harrison re-
signed as pastor of the Congregational
Church to accept the position of supsrn-
tendent of the Congregational missions of
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Experientia Docit.

Doctor = The fear about being buried
alive, entertained by most people. is foolish
one.
Patient-You think so.
Doctor - Yes. The doctors do not per-
m anybody to be buried aliye"-N. Y.
Pr sS.
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SENT TO PRISON.
Sentence of Dempsey, Beatty, Gal
lagher and Davidson.

PfTTsBURG, March 4.-Robert J. Beatty
Hugh Dempsey, district master workman,
X. of L.; Gallagher and Davidson, Home
stead prisoners. we're sentenced this morn
ing. the first two to seven years in the peni-
tantiarY.
The morning call., 1893-03-05

c. S. YOUNG, investments and subdivi-
sion properties, bas just taken a new office
on the second floor, room 13 Crocker build
ing.
The morning call., 1893-03-05

a strange community of human beings is
the so-called white Indian tribe of North
western Montana.
The morning call., 1893-03-05
BIRTHS MARRIAGES DEATHS.

birth, marriage and death notices sent by mail
win not be inserted They must be handed In az
either OF the publication ofhces and be Endorsed
with the name and residence OF persons authorize
to have the same pubIished.I
The morning call., 1893-03-05


DIED.
Arnold, Emelie Kuok, J. H.
Black. Josephine /. Lundin, Minnie Msy
Boyd. Thomas L Little James II.
Casey Mary Mccarthy. Mrs K K
Dowde Matthew @. Murphy, Mary A.
Duggan. Eugene p, Nett William II.
Egan. Mrs Meredith. William
EauSer, George Straub, Katie
Grant. John Scobie, Jeanie
6uiunaEe George Shea, Daniel
Kiely, Catherine Tietjen, DiedrIch
kruger, q. Ii. Tener, Richard
Waldle, Mungo W.
MURPHY-In this city, March 9. 1893, Mary
Murphy. relict OF the late Michael c. Murphy
mother of Edward Il. Murphy and Mrs. James
y. Clarke, aud sister of Mrs. p Slevin Edward
and Patrick Murphy, native OF Ireland, aged 90
years.
H5- Friends ana aeduaintAnces are respectfully
invited TO attend the funeral THIS DAY (Sun-
dayl, AZ 10 O'Clock A. n. from her late resd ence
2oO6 Mission street, thence TO ST. James Church,
1wentythird and Guerrero streets. where a
solemn requiem mass Will Oe celebrated for the
repoSe OF her soul. commencing at 10 80 o'clock
A NJ interment Mount Calvary Cemetery. 80
KIELY-ln tins city March 2. lS93 Catherine,
beloved vile OF William kJely. a native OF Dun
garyan. County Waterford. Ireland, aged 81 years.
new York City papers please copy.
Hs-frienus and acquaintauces respectfully
invited TO attend the funeral THIS DAY (Sun-
dayl. at 80 O'Clock A. NJ, from her late resi-
dence. 1llia Gilbert street between Sixth aud
Seventh. Brannan anu Townsend. thence TO 1T.
Roses Church. Brannan street. where solemn
The morning call., 1893-03-05
MARRIED
DIED.

DARR0US-HENDRY-ln this city. February %,
1893, Pierre Darrous and Frances Rendry.
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an evil, wicked look in his face. There WINS
treachery In his furtive glunces, in the very
etoop Of his shoulders. Why had he come
back alone? What further business had
he with the blokc which he could not have
done when Taras was with him? These
questions aroused my faculties into I'M
wonted energy. Once more | slipped round
to the back Of the house and up the balcony
into the room behind the bar.
Drigo was talking to Putty, hut in such
. low key that / could make nothing of tho
sounds that reached me. / caught a
glimpse of them through the crack of the
door-their two vllanous heads close to-
gether over the bar-and drew as near "a
dared, yet still / could distinguish no
words.
"But what are you going to do with him
them" Putty asked, and his voice, though
low, was distinct enough-perhaps because
| was more used to it,
II could not gather the reply; but, raising
his voice to give emphasis to the offer,
heard this clearly:
He offered you G5; I'll give you double,
| and you can hetray us to the police if we
don't pay up"
And tenncr won't pay me to be u hac-
reSsory to murder''--
Drigo silenced him with q long "hist, "
lnd stepping sideways to cast glance into
the paror he caught sight of me. He gave
the alarm to Putty in hurried tone of
terror, and the next moment a pewter pot
few at my head. ] was quick enough to
duck and avoid the missile. but | only es-
capped falling into the savage hands OF the
bloke by hnging myself over the balcony
and falling into the mud below
Don let me get nigh you this side OF
next month, you -, or I'll pull the yyea-
zand ont of YOU he cried, shaking his fist
down at me as skunk off around strand
ed barge.
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CHAPTER I.
NJ TIE MARINERS JOY.


I was lazing on the rotten balcony before
the busy front of the Mariners Joy when
l first saw TuraS He came from Ferry boat
alley, the passage running between the Joy
and BaXter's wharf aud leading to the
steps where the old ferry used to ply, be
tween that part OF Shadwell and Rother-
hithe, and another man was with him
Hamcd Drigo. Taras was fine, big man,
fair, with 2 long .tawny mustachc and
short beard. He was dressed like work
man in dark gray suit, flannel shirt and
blue handkerchief for a tic, hnt he didn't
look like q workman for MI that-at any
rate not such Is You see down ~hadWcll
way. lie was too clean and active for that.
prigo was NOT q b,t like him, being middle
aged, mesger, with stoop in his shoulders,
md having yellow face, with high check
bones n sparse black beard and slanting
eyes Men like him are common enough
about Mapping and the Highway.
They walked down to the stairs, and Dri-
90 pointed across toward the Commercial
docks, but could not make out what he
said Taras nodded. and they turned round
and looked attentively at the Mariners
Joy and then at BaNter'S wharf ON the
night and Johusons yard at the left, Drigo
talking with great calnestness in a low
voice all the while and Taras listening
gravcly as be smoked his pipe and replying
only with q word or a nod of hi 5 head from
time to time. ] couldn't make out what
they found to interest," them. for BaXter's
wharf VA. shut up-and had been shut up
for years and there was nothing in John
son, yard bat Ii great heap OF Iu>ting boil
ers and old iron A. Tor he Mariners Joy,
with it, broken windows the gaping planks
of its bay front and tn" rotten balcony pro
iectinG over the muddy foreshore, there
was nothing in that to attract attention.
They saw me, and Drigo made "A joke at my
expense, ] believe, for he chuckled as he
stared at me, but Taras smoked on gravely
and never smiled.
At length they quilted the steps and
came up Ferryboat alley, and minute or
two afterward heard them open the door
in Sweet Apple lane and enter the sandcd
bar. went in through the bar paror tc
serve them.
Give us some gin. miss" said DrSo,
f>eaking with an odd accent,
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shutters. He had not n scratch OH his face.
While he was thus engaged Drigo ap-
peared, and he also showed no sign of hay
ing been in the fight. He spoke to Putty
and then walked off along Sweet Apple
lane. Puttywcnt in and reappeared, sweep
ing away the fragments Of broken glass
Then for the first time a terrible fear that
Taras had been killed in the fight took hold
of me and shook me like an ague. But
did not know what to do. | was like one
ralyZed-incapable of action. ] never
thought of going to the police What use
if Taras was dead? Besides. from the car
lest days of my recollection. had regarded
the police rs my natural cnemy-the enemy
Of all outcasts and homeless wretches like
me.
But after time | caught sight of Drgo
returning down Sweet Apple lane with "A
loaf under his arm and other provisions in
his hands. Then, desperate with this new
born fear, | stepped into the road from the
doorway where | had been crouching and
stopped him.
Where is he-thc big man with the fair
bcardY" | asked
why" said he in his broken English,
and with n grin on his hateful face, but
not a sign of embarrassment or surprise,
"he went away with his friends hours ago.
That's Il lie" said l. "only three men
have come out of the Joy in the night, aud
those are the three who went into it with
you and the man with the fair beard"
II won't contradict lady but if he
didn't go away with his friends he is in the
house now, and il you are still in doubt
yOF had bCitCr come IN ana sec"
The words [ have underlined he wins
"A 4. 1