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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-31

The park force of police officers. too, bad
been enlarged, forty extra men-twenty
with stars and twenty In citizens clothes
being placed at the disposal of Captain
Thompson. who controls the park force.
Sergeant BirdSall of The regular police
force. with thirteen officers, was also on
the grounds, and had his hands full.
Despite this show OF authority. however.
young San Francisco made its influence
felt. So much so, indeed. that at O'Clock
the tent where the luncheon was served
was closed. The little savages had
stormed the place, jumped on the tables
and danced a Western version of the danse-
du-ventre among the dishes, to their own
edifcation and enjoyment apparently and
to the dismay of che attendants. That
settled it. The tent was closed. for the
sides not having been pegged down. 1t was
not found possible to keep the children
from creeping underneath and after eat
ing making their exit in the same manner.
In such case. of course, no tickets were
given up. and the youngsters would have
gone on eating until nature rebelled had
not summary stop been put to their pro-
ceedings. - =: -: :. ..-- -. -: ~
EIn the cottage. while the youthful mob
clamored and fought to get inside. they
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-31
: PUNCH AND JUDY.

A novelty in the children's quarter was
the Punch and Judy show. which held an
audience that would delight manv the
atrical manager with an eye for numbers.
The theater stood between the merry-go-
round and lunch tent. making onspicuous
gala day figure with wondrous snake
painted in lurid colors over a blue aud
red background. From inside came sounds
of mysterious import that set everybody to
saueaking: -
That's the way to do It." ~:
This show was original In stage setting
and characters. Besides. the dialogue
went beyond the old traditional and con-
ventional story of how Punch killed the
baby and Judy, and how retribution came
eventually when Punch was banged. The
modern nero or villain. whatever Punch
may be. displayed striking pugnacious
qualities, which delighted the children. who
watched him with bated breath as he beat
poor Judy to death. The baby got killed.
So did Judy. A clown shared the same
fate, but some boys called for more. The
manner of Punch's taking off was charm
ing. 1t showed how many ways there are
OF getting rid Of fellow. A huge green
alligator came up from the swamps in
Florida and closed his grim jaws upon the
hero. So the drama ended. and the chill
dren cried: -
That's the way to do IL"
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FREE RIDES FOR ALL.

How many children rode on horseback
yesterday for the first time in their lives
would be hard 10 say, but what was lack
ing in experience was made up for in dar-
ing. The merry-go-round has goodly
array Of wooden steeds, and the boys
seemed as . general thing to prefer sitting
on the horses tails rather than riding in
the manner which generally obtains. The
girls. too. quite commonly chose to escbew
the sidesaddle and rode in manly style.
All kinds of trlckery was practiced and
the wooden nags had hard time of It,
While the merry-go-round accommodat es
large number at once, it seemed as if the
rush Of eager. shouting little ones would
never abate. Four police officers were
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-31

The .children's quarter in Golden Gate
Park was taken possession of yesterday
by hosts ot happy lads and lasses, who were
guests of the Park Commissioners. Moth
ing was seen like the gathering ofyoung.
sters before in this city except at Ell
Campo, where the :newsboys: fiocked in
thousands to; The: CALLS picnic To
make -anestimate of the. number Of young
sters* whoromped around the Fairgrounds
*yesferd ay was found ifficult, because the
!. thronGs.-:w were continually spreading out
over the green lawns and winding avenues,
or coming and: going. "Stiils.,it was gener-
ally conceded by police and park officials
that from 10000 TO- 2o, 900 young people
went out to enjoy the holiday. = =.
= After III e*.ye ar there remained about
: $1,000 as a surplus from receipts at the
children's quarters With. this money. the
Commissioners: IF bought wagon-loads of
: sandwiches and cakes, crates OF. popcorn,
barrels of can dyj. and gallonso milk and
tea a.. - = + - :: J. -. !.
j: The Marie street Cable Company gave
free rides tothe*chfldren,: and every ticket
entitled child to twe free rides on the big
( merry.go-round, or. on: the donkeys, or
goats. as well as: to:lunch of soup, sand
witches. tea milk. cakes and. popcorn or
candy. 1t seemed that every boy and girl In
town. was s1ppfied*with "a ticket, and at
least that amount of good was done, if
some were unfortunate enough to miss the
fun. - ! II.
ThecToWds began to arrive as early as 9
O'Clock in the m orning and from that hour
until 2 p; NJ. .cars were packed with young
sters and TIL cir parents ard their friends
Gripmen and conductors were fearful lest
some of their reckless. passengers might
fall under the cars; and felt the strain
sorely. although nothing, W orse happened
than occasional frights when little fellows
with ambitious. to be acrobats would
balance themselves on. dashboards and
rails while the cars swept round a curve.
Nothing worthy of notice passed the
young people unRreeted as they rode west
ward. In one car on Oak streeta girl
started a dispute. which about fifty young
sters kept up until the bad boy spoke. She
saw arrow Of buildings in course: Of con-
struction throug the trees. -. y.
:. "0h, Hook at the Midwinter Fairr. she
exclaimed. clapping her hands. -. = =.
"Ah, what yer givin' us? That amt no
fair. :: Defair has fence around it, see?
Z r.can t see no fair and that ended the
discussion. Presently a. park policeman
on horseback appeared in the panhandle
avenues. =. - -.
r. Look at de cop in: blue clothes" Then
another policemen came Into view and the
boy shouted 70 the great am us EN- en- t of his
audlenc wo. little-cops in. blue" But
the bad youth with a cynical way of
thinking made a:mistake about the officers
whom apparently he had never seen be-
fore. <'!'Them. amt no cops" he yelled
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-31

be shaved :: very nicely when once they
passed the portals. Before each relay
was admitted timetables were reset and the
children's" wants attended to with due
order and decorum. Looking down the
long lines of childish. faces was apt to
make one thoughtful. While some of the:
children were enjoying their lunch on ac-
count of its novelty many, very many.
others were enjoying q meal, not perhaps
of the most substantial character. but such
+ as they have been too little accustomed to
OF late. One little woman of perhaps IA
years had in charge three little tots w o m
she m0thered with a quantity matern IL
care. They were stability dressed, but
bad bright faces and appeared to thor
onghly enjoy themselves w bile attend
ing to her charges the little mother just
q billed at a cookie herself, and when the
attention Of those around her was dis
tracted she slyly wrapped a sandwich and
cookie in her handkerchief and hid it
away She was questioned by one who
had seen the action as TO why she did not
eat her lunch. The little girl thought she
was being found fault with for doing
wrong. aud tears welled into her eyes as
she said Il wanted 1t for my brother, If
you please; he fell and hurt his leg last
week and-and l thought might take
W hat / didn't eat home to him., she con-
cluded In a low voice. -: -. =: !.
What does your father do. little one?''
WAS asked. '..-- - -:
"My fathers dead. sir" was the
response. 49,. T. -: -: =. -.
The old story OF widow struggling to
support a large family. hard times and no
work, and probably the story would have
been duplicated over and over again by
many children: present In this particular
instance, however, the little girl was made
happy by receiving something good for
her brother. and. baud In hand with her
charges she mad6 her exit.
When the last of the youngsters had
satisfied the appetite that is supposed to
be rampant at all times with children. the
tired attendants took moment to survey
the wreck. Inside and out of the cottage,
on the stairways and in the grounds, poo
corn papers and candy bags lay thick. But
it was all in a good cause. Thousands of
happy children resulted from the expendi-
ture of the $1,000, which itself was the
surplus receipts OF the children s quarters.
: All things have an end. but the children
prolonged their pleasure to the last in
slant. not turning their faces to the park
gates until the evening shadows were
darkening into night.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-31
TO RUN FROM FORT BRAGG
Mackay and Flood Bond Their
Coal Fields.
THE ROUTE TO ROUND VALLEY.
Ukiah VIII Probably Be Tapped and
Upper Mendocino County Opened
to Settlers. .....:-.


A document Of extraordinary impor-
lance to Msndocino County and San Fran
cisco was signed yesterday in this city.
1t means that Mendocino County is to
have railroad, and thousands of acres of
the finest fruit and timber land is TO be
thrown open to settlers. -.......'.-.. ~.
1t means also that the residents Of San
francisco may have coal of the very best
quality laid at their feet for So a ton.
The document was a bond in the sum Of
S4oO. 600. given by James c. Flood and
John w. Maekay, owners of the famous
Round Valley. coal fields. to the Fort
Bragg Lumber Company. H.. i. /: =
: These coal fields. which were purchased
by Mackay and Flood three years ago. lie
near Covelo. fifty-eight miles above Ukiah.
In the north central part of Mendocino
County: These coal fields, according to
the statements and investigations of the
engineers. are practically unlimited in ex-
tent and resources. The principal ledge
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-31
COVETED OBJECTS.

The first object of attention was the big
marquee where lunch was ready. and as the
Sharon cottage (Which fact was evident
through window panesl would be another
monster dining-room. it was surrounded
at 10A. NJ. A troop of policemen vainly
endeavored to preserve order. but the boys
crept under the canvas and forced the Off
GERS to one side, after which they took pos
session of the tables. The tent was
assailed from all sides at once. In the
rear was a kitchen tent where dozen
ladies busted themselves preparing lunch.
i. e., unpacking boxes of sandwiches and
distributing soup and tea OF milk to the
tables. One younRster in his anxiety to
get inside climbed a guy rope only to fail
into the kitchen. He just touched an i'm
mense soup boiler in which 100 gallons of
consomme boiled and bubnled. :. - = -. r;
.4'.'Seep he exclaimed, as If it.were good
joke. II nearly fell into the soup."." =
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has been traced for thirty miles. running
in a nOrthery direction. 1t has been said
that these fields would yield daily out
put of 5000 tons for a Thousand years with
ont being exhausted. The coal is of an
exceptional Qnality-there being absolutely
no cinder refuse. ~. 49,. T.:
Mackay and Flood did not feel inclined
oD account of the pressure of other busi-
ness to develop their magnificent property.
For about six Onths past the Fort
Bragg Lumber Com pany has been invest
lgating the fields with the most satisfac-
tory results, and has thus taken the bonds
for ak weeks further research. Accord
ing to the gentlemen who represent them
in this matter there is little or no doubt
that the company will acquire the prop
erty, and, as must necessarily follow, build
railroad to il from their present head
,quertcrs Ne Fort DrAe~-
This lumber company controls about
100000 acres of timber property about Fort
Bragg. 1t has built railroad through its
property for ten miles. Surveys have been.
made to complete the line to Willis, dis
lance of twenty miles farther. The route
follows the Noyo River for some distance,
crossing rich billy country through the
3O00-acre settlement which has recently
been colonized there into Willis. From
Willis TO the mines. a distance Of about
twenty miles, no survey has yet been made,
but the road will undoubtedly follow the
river down to the Forks and proceed TO
the mines, two miles beyond. The cost OF
the construction OF this railroad, the en-
gineer states, will be between two ana two
and q half million dollars. -:
" Thomas l.. johnson of Michigan is one
OF the principal hackers of the lum Der
company in this enterprise. Ex-Governor
Alger of Michigan is also in terested in the
great scheme. Mr.. J0hnson is now in this
city attending to the details of the affair.
and he expects to leave in a few days for:
the East where he will secure capital to
purchase and develop the coalfelds and
build the railroad. T..
Willis is but twenty-four miles from
Ukiah, the present terminus of the San
Francisco and North Pacific Railroad.
There Is no doubt In the minds of those
interested In this great enterprise and
among the leading citizens of Mendocino
County that the new railroad will be OK.
tended down to Ukiah. !.
There will thus open for Mendocino
County new era, and her magnificent
valleys will be flooded with settlers. Ten
Thousand people within six months about
Round Valley 10 a small estimate of the
number who will be attracted by the
development of the mines and the build
ing of the railroad from Fort Bragg.
Work is going on on the railroad extern
sion at present. mainly on account of the
cheapness OF labor. The mines are also
in operation, but large additional force
will be soon put on both under the present
i'm petus -: :.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-31
'.Them is .Midwvinter :Falrr: guards vot', in

'.Them Is :Midwinter Fair guards wot's In
de papers,: = -.
When the children arrived at the park
they: rushed over lawns and grass borders
TO get first at the playgrounds: Once there
they merged into the. screaming, laughing,
moving mass ofyoung people,; and so the:
gathering swelled 20 such fmmenss pro-
portionssthere was no more room around
the merEy-g Ground and Tunch-tent, which
stood short distance off. With the
children: was a large number Of women
and young ladies, while many men were
there and enjoyed the spectacle presented.
In ages the holders Of free tickets varied
from tender years to 20. Little tots tod.
died around with older sisters, and as for
classes there were rich and poor, children
neatly and warmly clad. many wearing
costly clothes, and cheek by jowl little
shivering mites with blue noses, tattered
youngsters and faces in all stages of clean
illness or uncleanliness. But all were
happy. They forgot fashion, water and
weather, for this was great event in their
lives.
The morning was cold, bitterly law and
chill, with a wind blowing from frozen
mountains up In the northwest and cut
ting into the little faces mercilessly. H.
deed, it was a blizzard day for San Fran.
cisco. About O'Clock. however. the sun
struggled through the clouds and brought
very agreeable warmth to the play.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-31
A YOUNG SCAMP.
George c. WEIGH Steals From Man
Who Befriends Him.

George G. WEIGH was arrested by Detective
Gibson last night and booked at the City Prison
on the charge of grand larceny. About ten
days ago he met Richard Hank. pianist at the
OrpDeum, and poured such tale of woe into
his ears that he took pity upon him and took
him to his home ON Eddy street. near Jones.
WEIGH was fed and given comfortable bed
but when he left next morning he took with
him So and gold watch belonging to his kindly
host.
When searched at the City Prison number
of blank checks were found in his pockets and
one check was filled out. AS several spurious
checks have recently been passed upon saloon
keepers Tor small amounts the police think that
WEIGH may have had something to Go with
them.
He is about 20 years OF age and belongs to a
prominent family in Denver. Some OF his
brothers are missionaries In foreign fields, and
his sisters move IN the best society. He Is the
black sheep OF the family and has chosen life
Of crime
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-31

tatueu runs-bostons l. IWo-pase nits-FoWer,
n ash and Long. First base called, baIls-San
Franchises 5. Bostons 8. Left on bases-San Fran
ciscos 9, Bostons .. Struck out-By Johnson .,
by Nichols g.. Time of game, hour and SO
minutes Umpire--McDonald. .~-;<- :..:. -.
Boston and Oakland will play two games this
afternoon for one price of adm jsion. The
first game will be called at 80. and will be
followed by second one as soon as the first
one is finished Carsey and Nichols for Boston
and Horner and Parrott for the Colonies will be
the opposing pitchers In the two games. ~.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-31
State League of Iroquois.

The next council of sachems Of the State
League OF 1roquois Clubs OF California will be
held in PyIhan Hall, 3o911s Market street, San
Francisco. at p. NJ. January 5. 1894. DEM
ocratic organization will be the special feature
of the discussions of the council.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-31

NMary Eugenie Kelley has sued Abigail i.
Walls, John A. Walls and George Golcovlch, TO
foreclose mortgage executed as security for a
loan OF $4,000. OF which $1,000 has been paid.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-31

u- Country orders receive prompt attention.
Goods delivered free San Rafael Sausalito Bthedae
Mill Valley, Oakland, Alameda and Berkeley.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-31

NOTE.-The above goods perfect in every re-
spect colorings, and the prices to close
this seasons mportations.
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DRESS GOODS. "
DEPARTMENT.!
Extraordinary.
Bargains!

We respectfully inform custome-s and the
public that we have made extraordinary reductions in
our DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT and nyr a4ter-
ton to the following, which are, without excepion the
cheapest goods ever offered in this city. .#<<
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-31

$50 pieces TWo-ToNED SERGE 3z1se; worth oOc
200 pieces PANAMA SUITINGs - s71h; worth6oc
$50 pieces GENUINE INDIGO SERGE, 371sc; worth O.,
$50 pieces so-Inch LADIES' CLOTH : $50; worth Soc
so pieces 44=Inch NAVY SERGE, Soc reduced from z5c
so pieces 45-n STORM SERGE 75c reduced from ST. Is
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-31
SPECIAL!.

$50 pieces GENUINE ENGLISH CORDUROY, new
shades, full Is inches wide, SOC per yard !;
former price 100 and Sf.25
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-10-06
BADGER OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Memorial to the American Board OF
Foreign Missions.

Eau Claire. Wis, Sept 29.-The most
interesting donate in the conference
of Wisconsin Congregationalists in SEES
sion here at present. was over Il MEM
orial to the American Board of Foreign
Missions. The conservative and liber-
al elements We're ranged against each
other. and the latter, under the guild
ance of Rev. JudSon Ellsworth, Of Mil
waukee, won the day.
This memorial declared that the
boards policy of restriction was dam
aging to foreign missions, and that the
Wisconsin conference wants good men
for missionaries, but wants their theo-
logical souDdness tested by faith and
practice Of the church, and not by the
doctrinal views Of few.
The memorial has been in the hands
Of Il committee Of which Prof. Blais-
dell, OF Beloit college, was the head and
committee reported in favor Of laying
it on the table and adopting another
memorial which the liberal clement de
clared was of no force and effect. Mr..
Ellsworth warmly supported the first
memorial, which was finally adopted.
The financial report shows the Con
gregational church in Wisconsin to be
in good condition.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-10-06
WITH THE TRADERS.
Grain Prices Lower-The Situation in
Wall Street.

Chicago, Sept. 3O.-Rain and dimin-
ishing exports weakened wheat and it
closed lie under it's value at the ter
minatiOn of tOday's market Corn
was firm, but the May future weakened
and closed a small fraction lower, but
the nearer futures were comparatively
strong and show moderate gains Oats
were heavy and provisions dull but
firm.
New York, Sept. 3O.-On Wall street
the stocks which showed gains at the
end of the day We're Chesapeake and
Ohio, Distilling and New England.
The rest of the list was lower, though
the changes were generally fractional.
Northern Pacific preferred, Reading
and Union Pacific were the weakest.
The exchange market was featureless.
Money on call nominany 61-2 per
cent; prime paper, 7@S per cent. !;
sterling exchange easier; actual bust
ness in bankers bills, 4S3 3-4d4S4 IA
for sixty days, and 4S5 34@496 IA for
demand; posted rates, 4S5@4S7 IL;
commercial bills, sixty days, 1872 1-2G
4S3, and demand, 4S4 34td4S5 II.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-10-06

result Of 4 conspiracy between Judge
Dobose and Posten's family. He also
charges that Posten was too intimate
with General Pillows widow.
There is much interest felt in Glad
stones forthcoming speech at Edin-
burgh. While privately favoring the
abolition Of the house Of lords, it is
said he will make no especially hostile
reference to that body, but content
himself with outlining the governments
program already decided upon.
An attempt at robbery at the banking
department of the Northern Indiana
normal school in Valparaiso by two
masked men resulted in the killing Of
Frank Robinson, one of the robbers,
and the wounding of his companion,
Claire Moody.
A young man named Baine was in a
boat on the river at Marion, Ind,
while a brother ON the bank was throw
ing stone to splash water upon him.
One of the stones struck the boatman
ON the head, fracturing the skull, and
the man may die.
The Haytian man-of-war Alexandra
Potion, with ninety souls on board,
went down Sept. in the gulf Of Next
co. On the vessel were the principal
men of the republic, all of whom were
drowned. Among them were: Gener-
al Mollineux, envoy of San Domingo
to Hayti; Cohen, lately minister Of the
republic to Mexico; De Jean, Haytan
consul general to Mexico. Only one
man, a sailor, survived.
The Mass2 chusetts railroad commits
sioners made public last night their
finding in the case Of the recent bridge
disaster at Chester, on the Boston Il
Albany railroad. They find that the
immediate responsibility for the dis
aster rest upon Daniel Belville, the
foreman, who allowed the work to be
done by improper methods and the
bridge to be left in an utterly unsafe
condition, and heedlessly neglected to
warn the coming train.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-10-06

The republicans simply declare there
is no common ground upon which they
could act with the democrats if un-
conditional repeal is to be abandoned.
When it came to negotiating for terms
with silver they announcer their in
tention of fiocking themselves and de-
clared they are ready to fight com
promise to the finish.
This bellicose attitude of the republi-
cans disheartened the democratic re-
pealers and compelled the compromis-
ers to halt temporarily, at least.
Senator Voorhees, is in no way con-
nected with the compromise movement.
He said today he had mo reason to de-
spairof the repeal bill in is original
form.
He said he felt convinced that the
majority could hold out as long as the
minority.
If" said he, I'VE cannot pass the
bill this fall we can continue the eff
fort during the winter and if we do
not conclude the work in the fall, win.
, ter and spring, we can, like Grant
fight it out on that line if it takes all
summer. If I could force a vote ]
should of course do So but there is nc
rule whereby I can do that. I am
satisfied, however, that if we hold Oh
with sufficient persistence we will get
it in time"
Speeches on the two repeal bills
. took up the time Of the house and SEN
ate today.