The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-07

the Baldwin yesterday. He says that there are
more than 10000 cabs and carriages Tor hlre
IN Paris, and In which one can ride all over the
city Tor a trifiing remuneration. Strangers are
furnished card by the drivers upon WHICH IL
printed the rates of fare allowed by law, ana IN
case OF dispute relative thereto the diNer 49,
under a heavy penalty. compelled to drive 10
the nearest policeman and allow complaint 10
De entered against himself. The Parls capmah Is
one OF the few of his kind who seldom atteupts
TO cheat. The law governing his vocation is so
vigorously enforced that few miraculous
would deprive him of his occupation.
ii. T. Black, part owner of large sugar piah-
lation IN Cuba, who was al the Occluenlai yes
tefday, says that peculiar method OIL sDlpphs
molasses from that country 10 the ohiteu
States has prevailed for some years. Inc YES
sels are ntted up wit h enormous tups. aoou1
sixteen feet deep, W hich are filled with crude
petroleum in This coun try and carried 10 ha'
vaha, where that p roduet is pumped into the
TANKS OF the refining plants there Moiasses ID
brought from the island in large nogSneaus,
winch are enpted in TO the storage TANKS. 1he
petroleum has no bad effect upon the molaSseS.
but 1t has been demonstrated that the contrary
IL the case, and as nearly one-naii Tue iinpoiteu
rticle is made into rum and the rest renheu
into sugar a little oil has no deleterious erect
The tanks are cleaned after the molasses mas
been pumped out by powerful steam lel oelne
turned in the interior, which washes uo"h 'he
sides and liquetes whatever molasses may
be left in the bottom of the tank, and suction
pump finishes the matter.
'Lemuel E. Qulgg. the editorial writer on the
Tribune. who recently defeated william Il.
Brown, editor of the Daily News. In the Fonr-
teenth New York Congressional Distrlctapd
overcame Democratic majority OF over SOOo
at the same time, attained great local repute as
m nFaf nr han Ia DIN tod a
in my town in 1879" said L. ID. Thomas OF
Wilmington, Del. yesterday. "He was the
saluiaOrian OF his class and his Grafton pro-
yOEed widespread and universally faVorape
comment. His father Is Methodist preacher
ana young Quigg determined TO follow 10 the
paternal footsteps, and 1t was 10 pay the eA-
penses OF his studies that he entered newspaper
work. His style In this line and the peculiar
brilliancy of his work attracted the attention OF
Whtelaw Reid, who made him an editorial
writer on the Tribune"
j. +. Flanagan, one OF the members OF chi
cago firm which manufactures glass ecclesias-
teal memorial windows, Is at the BALDWIN.
Flanagan fully sustains the characteristic
usually attributed TO Chicago men OF generally
being able TO "get there on business propo-
sition. III is said to have introduced unique
advertising trick among the legislators OF
Texas, which was eminently successful In
bringing his goods before the public. lie filled
up one of the interior representatives with Texas
fre-water and persuaded him TO Introduce
bill by which the firm was allowed contract
for putting Ia Illuminated memorial windows In
the big dome on top Of the State House, for
which action The legislator had 10 keep away
from home for several weeks for fear of his
constituents when the ruse was discovered.
l.. T. Keep, who Is connected with the con-
struction work on The Nevada Southern Rail-
road. is in the city and states that the line OF
the road has struck one OF The most interesting
historical sections of the West. The section
referred TO lies across the diagonal line that
forms the southern boundary OF the State OF
Nevada, spreading into this State and almost
reaching the line OF The Atlantic and Pacific.
The old '49ers passed through this section dur
ing the great gold excitement Many persisted
from thirst and the remnants OF their wagons,
such as the tires and other iron portions, are
found strewD about the valleys.
Mrs. Waldo Richards, a lady who has ac-
quired much renOwn throughout New York
State as an elocutonist and reader, is at the
Palace. Mrs. Richards eXempllfies what a
woman can do when her individual capabilities
are given proper scope. Her husband having
met with some business reverses she deter
mined to bring her inherent Evolutionary pow
ers into play, and these. coupled with fine
success. Mrs. Richards is warmly welcomed
in the best society circles OF New York State,
not only because or her talents but because Of
her superior womanly qualities.
miss Ella Knowles, Assistant Attorney.G Gen
cral of our state, and who has gained wide
celebrity as the only woman who ever occupied
that position, has recently received additional
honors," said {. II. Standish OF Butte, Mont,
last night. "She was recently sent TO Wash
ington as the accredited representative Of Mon
tana in a case relating to State school lands
and in which litigation over 100000 was
involved. Miss Knowles is the only woman
who ever went TO Washington bearing similar
credentials"
A. NJ. Tborne OF Cheyenne, who was at the
Russ yesterday, says the late blizzard In Wyo-
ming did great deal OF damage 10 the cattle
and other interests. In Converse County herds
men report the loss OF large. punches Of cattle
which had been compelled TO face the winter