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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-02

Mrs. Leonora Bertha Mills-Evans, who was
committed to the County jail last January for
stealing her servants watch, and who went
from the jail TO the asylum for the insane al
Agnews, escaped thence last Sunday ana has
not bern found since. She is chiefly known
through the success with which she swindieu
numerous landladies here. The woman IL said
to be we'll connected.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-02
A GREEK CONSUL
DIR. D. Pavlides Receives
the Appointment.
He Succeeds Mr.. CamarinOS-A Gen.
tieman of Education and Social
Position.

DR.. D. Pavlides has been appointed
Consul Of the first class to represent the
Hellenic Government in San Francisco.
DR.. Pavlides was born of Greek parent
age in the city of Constantinople on the
23d Of April, 1856. He was educated at
the Greek National College there. and at the
age of about q. in accordance with
the custom of those seeking university
education, left Turkey for Paris. where
he applied himself diligently to the course
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-02
The Entries,
The entries for to-day's races are as

IDb tHIIIts tut LU-udy IHCt5 are as
follows:
First race. fve-eighths of a mile-George l.
100, Jack the Ripper 100, Queen b 100. Midget
104, Castro 90, Condo l02, Stoneman 1o4,
Tamalpais SO. Catherine B 100 Kathleen 90.
Ariel %. Mestor los. Toois 100, Charger IO4,
Nellie Van 100 Crawford 80. Little Frank go,
Monarch 100. Sir Reginald 100.
Second race. handicap, three-QuarterS OF a
mile-Seaslde 81, Id Glenn 80. ZabIir 81,
MOrelo 1875, Pescad0r ITO, Realization SO,
Royal Flush 90.
\ bird race, Santa Anita handicap, one and a
quarter miles-Morello 127, Charmlon 102,
Don Fulano la.
Fourth race. one and a half miles. steeple-
chase-Guadaloupe 1870. First Lap 100, Balla-
rat 155. Cicero leo. Return 1873, Sherwood
125, Mariner $50, Col Brady 125.
Fifth race, seven -eighlhs of a mle-Lonnie 3,
Alfred b, Trix 20, Red Cloud Ill, Abb z ia,
ST. Croix 10Y.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-02

Judge ID. j. Murphy has granted Mary Flan-
merry divorce from Michael Flannery, on the
ground that Flannery is IA convicted felon.
Fiannery was convicted Of an assault with III
tent 10 commit murder some time ago. To the
vile Is awarded the custody of the minor child.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-02

Probate Judge Coffey made an order yester-
day granting 10 Mrs. Elizabeth A. Montgom-
cry, widow of the laie Alexander Montgomery,
a family allowances OF $1,000 month, for the
support OF herself and two minor children,
pending the settlement of The estate.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-02

OPEN evenings until Christmas. Specia
holiday exhibit. Ali welcome. Sanborn. Vail
& Co.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-02

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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-02
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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-02
OPEN TONIGHT TILL 1880.

We cannot pirate sufficiently upor
the quality of our goods. Had yor
ever worn any of our makes, ane
could you but see the class of people
who visit our salesrooms to be fitted
we could with ease convince you of the
truth of our statements.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-01-26
PRECEDENCE IN LONDON SOCIETY.

Englishmen always eat dinner be-
fore they go out to dinner, because
they know the risks they are run
ming; but nobody ever warns the
stranger, and 50 he walks pIacidly
into the trap. OF course nobody
was hurt this time, because we had
all been to dinner, none OF Us being
novices except Hastings, and he hav-
ing been informed by the minister at
the time that he invited him that in
Difference to the English custom he
had not provided any dinner.
Everybody took lady and process
stoned down TO the dlning-room be-
cause it is usual to go through the
motions; but there the dispute be-
gan. The Duke Of Shoreditch want
ed to take precedence, and 81. at the
head of the table, holding that he
outranked minister who represent
ed merely nation and not mon
arch; but | stood for my rights, and
refused to yield. In the gossip col
umh | ranked all dukes not royal,
and said so, and claimed precedence
Of this one. 1t couldn't be settled,
Of course, struggle as we might and
did, he finally (and injudiciously)
trying to play birth and antiquity
and seeing" his Conqueror and
raising" him with Adam, whose
direct posterity was, as shown by
my name, while he was Of collater-
al branch, as shown by his, and by
his recent Norman origin; so we all
processioned back TO the drawing
room again and had a perpendicular
Iunch-plate of sardines and straw
berry, and you group yourself anc
stand up and eat it. Here the reli
gion Of precedence is not so strenu
Gus; the two persons ofhighest rank
chuck up a shilling, the one that
wins has first go at his wbeiry
and the loser gets the shilling. The
next two chuck up, then the mex
two, and so on. After refreshment
tables were brought, and we al
played cribbage, sixpence game
The English never play any gam,
for amusement. If they can't max,
something or lose something-the,
don't care which-they won't play
Il Mark Twain in the Century.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-01-26
THE BLACK GOYERNOR.

Arollicking time in Rhode Island in
the old colonial DAYS was the election
of the BLACK Governor After the
white people had elected the govern
or of the state, the slaves had a
curious custom of gathering togeth-
er on the third Saturday in June,
and clectng a black governor. To
this election the negroes went IN hne
style, on Narragansett PAGERS, with
their wives on pilions behind them.
All were dressed in their finest
clothes, with swords and with pow
dered hair, and often long false
queue tied on behind. When all had
gathered together, the vote was
taken by the opposing parties form
ing into two long lines, with the re-
spective candidates at the head; the
lines then were counted and the
longest line elected its candidate.
After the election a supper and dance
was given, for which the white own
er Of the newly elected black govern
or had to pay. The last election OF
a slave governor was held in 1900,
but the custom of "Nigger Lection
day did not die out through New
England until many years later =
lAlce M. Earle in New England
Magazine.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-01-26
FROM THE MAGAZINES.
THE MARRIED FLIRT.

rhe delegation OF the married hlrt
40 her proper sphere and duties IS be-
u " the power Of any single midi
yo '%'a Society could make the
N v,"e protest, but it does not;
h me-. Z society is anything it is non-in-
ter(ering. 1t looks well to It that
. .tn outside, the general public APP
Wv a,ance GIFTS members, is respect
ptle. with faults not found out it
a ,s NOT trouble itself. A charge
u '''"s, he definitely made, before it
n l"J. any niece ssity to takecognlzance
' nf; And society knows well that
thrse married sirens draw IKE mag
a ..t Besides, each entertainer de-
nIa res Il am not my sisters keeper,
nor am | her iaquisitor or coniesSor'
n her husband tolerates the pretty
:, mn,nan's vagaries, what right have
| what right has anyone, TO say a
- " ahout herr" But it is . fact,
va, W." # society frowned on wives
wbo arrogate to themselves the
nr;yilege both Of young girls and
p i,,;ves the custom would become
stale and offensive. II 1t would
cease TO recognize young married
. ,',",men who are on the terms with
, Tp husbands described by Milla-
rna in "The Way of World"-"as
" "" as il they had been married
a long time, and as well bred as il !,
tbrv had never been married at all
vnnnp married women would be
o oue themselves better. 1t is gener-
a nnyS thought that MIR. c 5lsTe,,,
age; in reality, they seem ,t to have
rather straight-laced generation II
we compare it with our own.-l Mrs
Amelia i. Barr, in North American
Review.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-01-26
THE RAG-PICKERs OF PARIS.

The wealth of Paris IS so bound
loss that the rubbish and refuse OF
the city are worth millions. There
are more than fifty thousand persons
who earn a living by picking up what
Others throw away. Twenty thou-
sand women and children exist by
sitting and sorting the gatherings
q, the pickers, who collect every day
in the year about 1900 tons OF mer-
cbandise which they sell to the
wholesale rag dealers for some TO-
600 francs. At night you see men
with baskets strapped on their
backs. a lantern in one hand, ana III
the other stick with an iron hook
on the end. They walk along rapid
ly. their ewes fixed on the ground,
over which the lantern filings sheet
of liyht. and whatever they lind III
the way of paper, rags, bones, grease
metal, etc, they stow away III their
baskets. In the morning, IN front OF
each house, you see men women ana
children sitting the dust BINS before
they are emptied into the scavengers
cart. At various hours OF the day
you may remark isolated rag-pick'
ers. who seem to work with less
method than the others and with a
more independent air. The night
pickers are generally novlces; men
who have been thrown out OF work,
are obliged to hunt for a living like
the wild beasts. The morning pick
ers are experienced and regular
workers, who pay for the privilege
OF sitting the dust bins OF certain
number OF houses and trading with
the results. The rest, the majority
are the coureurs the runners, who
exercise their profession freely and
without control, working when they
please and loahng when they please
They are the philosophers and ad'
venturers OF the profession, and Their
chief object is to enjoy life and medl
tate upon its problcms.- Theodore
Child, in Harper's Magazine.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-01-26
SHALL A WOMAN TELL HER AGE

One burden falls to the lot of the
single woman which is more keenly
felt in society than elsewhere. Irl-
vial and foolish as it may seem, few
are aware of its extent and reality,
and even the most sensible and sue
cesslul women are its victims. Pub
Tic sentiment, especially in cities and
unprovincial towns, has outgrown,
to considerable extent, the ungal-
iant habit of considering woman
responsible for her age. But there
still exist plenty of men and women
who have ready word of scorn or
reproach for the unmarried single
woman whose youth has passed
On account OF this sentiment many
women are sensitive. and not with
out reason, to inquiries about age
They refrain from illusions which
might lead to the discovery of Sc
cret, only because the curious and
rude make such age d matter of ridi'
cule' The only remedy for this dis
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-01-26

comfort is in the cultivation of a
different public sentiment. A woman
ought to be as willing to tell her age
as to tell her name or the name Of
the town she lives in. With critical
cars waiting to hear and speak dis
agreeable comments, no one can
blame her for keeping silence about
purely personal matter. No son
or daughter of a true mother or a
chivalrous father ever makes the
subject Of age, or any other that
might cause pain or annoyance, a
matter of conversation Helen
Marshall North. in Harper's Bazaar.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-01-26
POLICE SURVEILLANCE IN RUSSIA

Between St. Petersburg and Kovno
| stopped for chat with a friend
who knows the devious methods OF
Russian government pretty we'll |
told him my tale, and asked him
what he made OF it.
Nothing is simpler" said he.
You are politely requested to dis
appear from Russia at the shortest
possible notice. You have been
watched from beginning TO end and
YOU may be watched at this moment.
You might have waited month at
St. Petersburg, but you would never
have got an answer to your re-
quest
But" said |, what if had gone
on without permission D."
You would never know what had
interfered with you. You would
have been arrested at the first con-
venent place, and kept week or
so pending examination. What is
most likely, however. said he, some
dark night your boats would have
been smashed to kindingwood 4;
your stores, papers, and valuables
would have been taken away, and
Yourselves turned adrilt in a
swamp.
But" said "you don't mean to
say that great government would
permit such a thing? ?"
"Oh, of course not Our great gov
eminent would express the most pro-
found regret at the accident; it
would insist that the damage was
done not by police agents but by
common thieves. In any event you
would be stopped before you got a
hundred miles from st. Petersburg,
and, what is more, you would never
be able to prove that the govern
ment had stopped you.
"In Russia we are far ahead of
western Europe. We have copied
lynch-law from America, only here
the government does the lynching.
When a man is obnoxious, reads or
writes or talks too much, we do not
bother about courts and sherifis.
He disappears-that is all. When
his friends come TO inquire after him,
the government shrugs its shoulders,
and knows nothing about it. He
has been killed by robbers, perhaps,
or he has committed suicide! The
government cannot be held response
bic for every traveller in Russia, OF
counsel
when a military attache is
suspected of knowing too much
about Russian affairs, his rooms are
ALWAYS broken into and ransacked.
Not by the government-oh, dear, no !
That would be shocking! II is al
wavs done by burglars. But odd to
saw, these Russian burglars always
care particularly for papers and
| letters.
1.-THE German military attache has
had his rooms broken into twice in
this manner, and to prevent a third
invasion he assured the chief OF
police that there was no use doing 1t
any more, that he really never kept
any important papers there. Since
then he has not been troubled by
official burglars. "--[Poultney bige-
low, in Harper's Magazine.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-01-26
New Advertisements.
Praise from Providence,
United 10 these OF Thousnnds of d hers

While DR.. Kennedy has proven himself a
phys stefan and surgeon in which he stands
second to none in this country, he is also the
discovcrer of the most valuable medicine
named Favorite Kennedy. Is it then to be
wondered at that we are daily receiving such
words OF pra sc as these? 81 was troubled
with a bad humor in my blood and at times
it caused my whole body to become in
famed, at the same time | was suffering
from n severe Kidney disease. Doctors nor
medicine seemed to relieve me, but thanks to
some unforeseen power was led to know of
Dr. David Kenuedys Fnvorite Remedy. Lat
once began using it, and it entirely eradi-
Gated the humor from my blood, cured my
kidney trouble and am truthful when say
saved my life because could not have lived
much longer as was before began using
Favorite Remedy" MRS. A. J. F. MAN
CHESTER, Providence, r. l.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-01-26
ALL SORTS.

skin and BODY on Fire.
NV skin and body were covered with
Rock Island daily Argus., 1893-05-22
ABBREVIATED IEIEGEaMS.

The Latonia Derby. = miles, was won
by Buck McCann, Michel second, Midway
third. Time, 2:42.
The Italian ministry has resigned, the re-
suit of a cabinet intrigue.
Frank II. Jones, of Illinois, recently ap-
pointed first assistant postmaster general,
has assumed the duties of his Office.
John f. Corbet. of Chicago, and Ed Cla-
tor, of Wheeling, w. Va. will row mile
wi tn n turn over the Pullman course May
% for 81, 900.
The Anglo-American colony at Vienna
gave a farewell dinner to Fred Grant, the
retiring United States minister.
1t is reported that Mrs. James g. Blaine.
,Jr., the divorced wife of young Jim"
Blaine, will again risk her happiness on
the matrimonial sea, this time taking for
pilot DR.. w. T. Bull, who has been her
physician for IA long time.
Chinese merchants and traders who want
to PASS through the United States are
shipped through like merchandise in bond.
The Citizens bank at johnson City.
Tenn, has closed, assets, SIS ,0O0; Liabilities,
SIS, ,000.
The Vermont Investment company, and
Hammond, Bush &-Co.. bankers at Orwell,
Vt, have suspended. They both did much
business with farmers.
The meeting which is to perfect Eugene
held at Chicago Juue -
George Lankford, a Oh icago saloonkeep'
er killed his wife and himself to escape
the woman's insane jealousy. They had
only been married six months.
Secretary Carlisle viii except from civil
sesvice examination chiefs of divisions in
his office
Frederick KoehIer, of Salem township,
o., has eight SONS who with Frederick
himself all voted for Cleveland last election.
He wrote the president about it, sending
photograph of the nine, and has just re
ceived an autograph letter of acknowledg
ment and thanks from the president.
James Mcclure, umbrella peddler was
found dead with his pockets picked a;
Mascoutah, Ills.
Mrs. Frank Beaudreau, widow at
Chippewa Falls, Wis. has fallen heiress
to "A Spanish estate of =. 100000.
At Woodstock. a 81. Louis suburb, a
burglar having been disturbed while ply
ing his vocation by the owner OF the valU-
ables he was appropriatiug, shot said
owner dead and then escaped. The victim
was Ben Mccullough. paying teller Of tho
State bank Of -. Louis.
General George Wallace Jones, 50 years
old, the oldest living ext nited States SEN
ator. will accompany the remains Of JEFF
Davis on :heir journey from New Orleans
TO Richmond. General Jones = a resident
of Dubuque.
The Campania. Paris and Fuerst Bis
marck, three OCEAN grcy hounds. are racing
for New York 3croSs tie Atlantic and
some record smashing is looked for.
James : Dwight, a student of Yale,
with high standing in his class and to be
graduated in June. couldn't restrain his
natural or acquired cussednesS, robbed his
college mates and i now in Jail.
John Conuor's saloon in the central part
of Ishpeming, Mich, was damaged by a
dynamite explosion.
Nearly every day flowers and fruit are
sent by Mrs. John Rockefeller 10 SJ.
Luke's hospital across the way from her
house.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1893-05-22
CumberIands e,t a Woman.

LITTLE Rock, May 22.-The Cumberland
Presbyterian assembly has settled one
branch of the woman question. Two re-
ports Were made on the question of admit
ting to IA seat Mrs. Claggett, of Kentucky,
the first woman ever elected a commits
sioner. The minority report w'-s against
admission and after a warm debate 1t was
tabled The majority report was then
adopted by forty majority, and Mrs Gag
gett gets the seat The matter, however, Is
not settled yet. There are stacks of memor-
ials asking the presbytery to rescind the
action of last year when it was decided
that the constitution of the church does
not prohibit women becoming ruling eld-
ers, and that the question be handed down
to the presbyteries
Rock Island daily Argus., 1893-05-22
HE CHARGED 1T TO BRIGGS.
The Presidents Pastor Creates Pres
byterian Sensation.


WASHINGTON, May 22.-The Presbyterian
general assembly has before it for adoption
a deliverance calling the attention of
trustees of congregations to the fact that
the session and not the trustees has au-
thority over music, the use OF church
buildings, and all matters of worship.
Trustees it seems have been usurping pow
ers not their own. The commissioners
filled all the local pulpits and Sunday
services We're crowded, people having to
be turned away.
At the First Presbyterian church, which
the president attends-and he and Mrs.
Cleveland We're present-Rev. w. NJ.
Smith preached and said that the average
Presbyterian church of Us members was
only bringing in eight additional mem
bers year. When he had com
pleted his sermon Rev. Mr.. Sunderland,
the pastor arose and said that Rev. Smith
had failed to tell why the church was ad
vancing so slowly. The cause he said was
"Dr. Briggs, and would not be in that
mans shoes today for all the world Let
US sing hymn No. 1873 The remark caused
a great sensation and is the talk of the
fjtv
Rock Island daily Argus., 1893-05-22
ONE HUMAN LIFE SACRIFICED.
Burned to n Crisp an Old Mane-A Fire
man Hurt-The Property Loss.

Burned to n Crisp an Old Mane-A Fire
man Hurt-The Property Loss.
The remains of George Turner, father-in-
law of Charles Holland, one of the leading
citizens, have been found burned to a
crisp. He was SO years old and became
lost III the confusion and was burned to
death within block of his
home. This was the only life lost
One fireman named McNally was severely
injured and many people were burned and
bruised.
For three long hours the element licked
up cottage homes and more elegant resi-
dences, lumber piles and manufacturing
plants with equal relish. The cloud, small
at first, gadually spread until it cast its
shadaw over n considerable portion of the
city-rich and poor alike being homeless,
and most heinz OBLIGED to accent shelter
Rock Island daily Argus., 1893-05-22
Shot Dead in a Court-Hoom.

DANvILLE, Ind. May Cooley Brown,
president of the Lebanon Natural Gas com
pany, shot and killed Samuel Wesner, a
prominent attorney. in the courtroom
here directly in front of the judges desk.
Wesner was attorney in case against the
company and had given Brown turning
over during his plea to the jury. The
men met ..iter the case had gone to the
jury and after few words Brown shot
Wesner, killing him. Wesrer had a knife
in his hand when he fell, and had cut
Brown on the hand, but after the shots
were fired. Brown was taken to Indianap-
oils to prevent a lynching.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1893-05-22
OBSTRUCTIVE FIRE At SAGINAW.
Property worth q Million Destroyed-
Two Wards Wiped Out-cnc Life Lost.

Pro1ertv Worth a Million Destroyed-
Two wards Wiped Oui-cnc Life Lost.
SAGINAW, Mich. May -2.-Sa@inaw has
been visited hy the worst baptism of fire
it has ever eSperien"cd. Il was first dis
covered in the mill plant of sample &
Camp, on what il known a. the Middle
ground, south of the Bristol street bridge
Owing to the strong northeast gale pre-
vailing it. spread rapidly, setting fire to
and destroying 10000 feet of lumber on
the mill docks owned ny Brown & Ryan,
valued at IS, 600. The Bristol bridge next
caught and a portion of it was destroyed.
Licked Up a Lot of Residences.
Thence the flames leaped to the east side
lust below Bristol street. and north Of the
citv hall. All the residences on Tilden
street and on both sides of Washington
avenue down to Holden street were quick
IL licked up. Then the sparks were car
ried across the old bayou into the premises
of the George Cross Lumber company, the
planning mill, lumber in the yard and n
dozen tenement houses melting like snow.
Great Manufacturing Plant Destroyed.
Next came the AllingJon-Curtis Manu-
featuring company's expensive plant and
Passol's old soap factory, all of which were
viped out. Here the fire struck Jefferson
avenue, and i'll an hour some of the finest
residences in the city were in ashes, the
sweep being clean north to Emerson street,
where the fire continued eastward, south
of and along Emerson street out toward
the city limits. 1t cut a wide swath on
Owen, Howard, Sheridan, and Warren
avenues. and other streets east. Vincent's
Orphan home succumbed early, but the in
mates were removed to places of safety.
The patients were all removed from St
Mary's hospital, which was in extreme
danger for a time, but which was saved.
A Mile and a Half of Devastation.
The area covered was a mile and half
in length and from two to four blocks in
width. A large number of fine residence
were destroyed, over forty having cost
from S., go to $50, 600 each. 1t is estimated
that over 250 families are homeless and
many of them saved nothing but the
clothing on their backs.