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The morning call., 1894-02-11
MCWhirfer'S Policies

1t is said that the recent contest of the
McWhirter insurance on account of
alleged suicide is harming the lIfe-insur-
ance interest II such is the case it is
quite unjust tina; those ompanips which
promptly settled should share in such I'M
favorable criticism: on the contrary, liz
would appear that they should gain In the
public estimation. The following letter of
Mrs. McWhirter, which Was written Oc-
tober 13. 1892, indicates the very prompt
payment of at least one company involved.
The explanation is perhaps necessary that
the policy carried by MIR McWhrter was
one which involves the full return Of all
premiums, which may reveal the reason of
the very low cost 10 ne assured.
FRESNO. CAL, Oct. 10. 1892.
To Colonel d. g. HdsDeS Manager NetU York
Life Insurance COmpdny-DEAR SIR: i am
tins DAY In receipt of your comrauy's check on
the W YORK Security aud Trust Company of
New York, ior S5l98 90. In full payment of
my share OF The Insurance on lie life of my late
husband. Louis b. Nc Whittier.
My husband made application To your COM
pany In May last, Tor $4,000 insurance, pay
able one-half TO mvseif and one-half TO his
mother In Nashville, Tenn, and he died in
August. His policy was on the return. premium
plan, ana In addition TO It's face value of
81 900, YOU have returned us the original
premium OF 1897. The proofs OF death could
not w reachrd your company before October
b, and they forwarded their check three DAYS
afterwaid l was much surprised 10 ascertain
that the whole cost ~ This insurance has been
but the bare u.s. OF 1897 for five months.
Thanking you for your Kindness 10 the matter,
and sincerely acknowledging the promptness
and iberdlity OF your company. am, Very
truly yours, MAMIE s. MCWHIRTER.
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elm bed up and jumped through into the
corridor, breaking her right leg above the
ankle.
DR.. Somers. in speaking .of the accident
last night, said it could not have happened
If the Supervisors had trovided the accom-
modati for insane patients which was
proms ed on his agreeing to take charge
of them On November last. Since then
he had repeatedly urged the board 10
make the necessary alterations, but with
out success. The delay, he understood
was that the board did not desire to ask
for tenders for that work alone, but was
waiting until other tenders could be called
for. Such an excuse, he said, was. under
the circumstances. unreasonable and un-
fair and there should be no further delay
In carrying out the promise made.
There are only two padded cells" the
doctor continued, land hese are used OK.
clusvely for men. We are sometimes
compelled, as in Mrs. Weise's case, to put
female patient In one of the cells for
ma les. W hich are not suited for women
and besides 1t is not right that the persons
of opposite sex should be in wards adjoin.
ing each other"
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SOUGHT BY HIS WIFE.
Edwin Jones Leaves His Family
With Pretty Girl.

There is a vacancy in the home of Edwin
Jones of 936 McAllister street, until re-
Gently partner in the plumbing firm of
Jones & Bailey, doing business at the
same address. downstairs. The husband
and father fol several days has been miss
ing, and a deserted wife in destitute cir
cumstances is having photographs, 10
which is attached a description of her
truant husband, sent broadcast over the
country in an enGeavOr 10 locate his
whereabouts.
A pretty 16-year-old niece of a Mrs. Tay-
Ior, Sadie Taylor, who for some time past
has been making her home at the Jones
residence. has also disappeared, and Mrs.
Jones has coupled the simultaneous dsap-
pearance in The realization that she has
been deserted.
AT the time of his disappearance Jones
was possessed of the amount OF money he
got from the sale of his interest in the
plum hing business to his partner. He
owns two lots in the Western Addition
which Mrs. Jones will make an effort to
secure for herself and family if she is una.
ole to locate her missing husband.
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with more than passing interest feel
assured that the work will commend itself
TO all lovers Of art and to all who take in
terest In the development Of our common
cou try"
W.. A. Bardwell, librarian Of the Brook
lyn Library. said: II think PICTURESQUE
California the most elegant and elaborate
OF all the illustrated works i'm our COL
lection. There Is Dothing published that
L have ever seen which gives one such a
conception OF the beauty and grandeur OF
the scenery of the Rocky Mountain region,
and of the vast territory extendiH. from
these mountains to the Pacific Coast"
II further testimony is wan ted on the char
acter of he work let the reader see copies
at the counting-roOm of The CALL, 525
Montgomery street; the main brauch, 10
Market; the Oakland Bureau, 1910 Broad
way; or any of the numerous agencies OF
the interior of the State. He can obtain
the work by subscribing for The CALL
and paying 10 cents
The morning call., 1894-02-11
A BETTER VIEW ELSEWHERE.
"The Calls" Premium Shows
Every Beauty.
WHAT EMINENT PERSONS SAY
Such High Praise Has Never Before
Been. Given to an American
Publication.

If man owned balloon and wanted
to see California it would, perhaps, afford
him much pleasure to take his family
along and make an aerial journey of the
State.
Ii he desires to avoid danger he might
reduce the balloon to captivity with half a
mile OF stout rope. 5 artiDg in at San
Diego he could make an ascent. come
down, move his CONVEYANCE ten miles
north, 60 up again and return. and step
by step advance until he reached the sum-
NIT of the Siskiyous. With what he saw
on terra firma and from the heights he
would have good idea Of the scenic
beauty of the State.
But a man without tax ing so expensive
trip can yet see all that nature presents
for the qualification Of the eye. Every
scene in this State he's been faith fully and
artistlcally reproduced in Picturesque
California" which The CALL offers as a
premium 10 subscribers. Here the beau
ties are preserved in permanent form
When viewed In nature pictures often
fade from memory. In a book the owner
can have his pleasure over and over again
indefinitely, and without detracting from
his own give pleasure to others.
Fortuilous circumstances ena bled THE
CALL to place this great work within
reach of every one who cares for books or
pictures. 1t is such an opportunity as will
probably never come again to the readers
of a newspaper. Attractive works on
California will perhaps appear as years
roll by, but The enormous expense neces-
sary TO get out so comprehensive volume
as Picturesque California" precludes the
idea of its sale at THE CALLS incompara-
bly, low price. Originally the parts sold
for 81 each; THE CALLS price is 10 cents
Lest some who have not seen a copy of
''Picturesque California" may suspect ex-
aggeration Of The merits of the work, The
CALL submits the written opinion OF
several eminent men who were entirely
Unbiased.
William Macleod, curator of the Cor
coran Gallery of Art at Washington, ID. c.,
said: 81 cannot too warmly express my
admiration for Picturesque California
Familiar as our public is wit ilustra-
lions Of that region and adjoining ones.
those in your work, in my opinion, Sur
pass th~m all in artistic treatment and the
beauty and delcacy which are so happily
blended In the grandeur and ruggedness
of the subjects. II could not be otherwise
when the subjects come from the hands of
artists furnishing them"
Judge William w. Morrow said {:
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PHILIP KENNEDY & CO.
SOUTHWEST CORNER
MARKET AND FIFTH STREETS.
fell 81

perance. The plaintiff asks for SIS
monthly alimony and $3.50 counsel fees.
The matter of keeping the Law Library
open in the evening has not yet been acted
upon. There is $40 55 TO the credit of the
library fund.
John IL. Driver of Haywards has
brought suit for divorce against his wife,
Celestina Driver.
The case Of Editor Marsh of Alameda,
charged with criminal libel, has been con-
tinued until next Tuesday.
Charles Kirchner, sentenced to three
years for embezzlrg $3.50 from Ida James,
has been allowed fifteen days from Feb
ruary in which to file bill of exceptions
upon which to appeal the case.
There were 217 cases of relief reported
by the Oakland Associated Charities for
January, fifty of which were recurrens
cases.
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A FINE EXHIBIT.
Sights for Fire Chiefs at
the City Hall.
MANY KINDS OF DEVICES.
New Ideas and Suggestions for
Old Firemen.
CHIEF CAIRNES' LADDER MODEL.
improvements in Various Directions
in the Art of Saving Life
and Property.
MANY KINDS OF DEVICES.
CHIEF CAIRNEs' LADDER MODEL.


The display of apparatus in the rooms of
the Fire Commissioners at the old City
Hall. collected for the edifcatlon of the
Pacific Coast Fire Chiefs who sembled
in San Francisco during last week, to at
tend the annual convention of their asso-
citation, was crpditabie both to the zeal
and the ingenuity of the men to whom are
entrusted the responsible duty of protect
ing life and property from rondagration.
1t was also varied and interesting, even to
the lsyman, to whom the mysteries of he
telegraph fire alarm system and the SUI
peTlority of one engine. or hydrant, or
ladder over others, are closed book. L
included appliances DOW in use and new
devices intended to overcome difficulties
with which iremen have to contend in
pursuing their hazardous calling. Much
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one. prettily painted, the metal parts being
nlckelpiated. Ii is intended TO circumvent
the DIM ulties W hch he FL ctric wires in
streets present TO the present turntaOle
stems. The latter hoist their ladders
straight In air out in the street. and when
t9ry ATTEMPT To raise them against the
buildings are proven ted from doing so by
the multitude OF wires stretched along
over the curbstOue line. Chief Cairnes'
patent Is So arranged tina, il can BE- backed
10 the cur ostone and the ladders will then
extend nearly across the sidewalk
Bv means of lever attached to the
ladders Just back of the center IF them
and rest ng on the rear axle, the ends near
the ladders can be raised so that they
VIII rise between the wires and the build
ing. they then ex'end themselves up
ward almost perpendicular to great
height. Being inside the wires, the diff
cultles of the old ladders in reaching the
buildings is obviated. The hosting of the
lever Is effected by sriked rack extend
Ing along the side of the running gear and
operated by crank near the front. The
gearing Is very long and the ladders are
Wen raised, so that the front wheels,
when on the lock, can readily pass under.
making II easy To back into the curbstone
END On. 1t will require practical use Of
thts machine to determine its ayaila-
olllty, as the wire difficulty is not uni
FORM in It's perversity. the wires sometimes
running In all directions and at others
Deng very close to the houses.
a humane inventor displayed number
OF steel bits tor horses which are said to
p0ssess some advantages over the old snaf-
lie and stiff bits. The new bits are all of
one piece, the rings at the side of the
mouth OF the horse being very large and
inst far en- ugh apart to fiji close to the AMI
mails jaws. II is claimed for them that they
will not make the horses II onth sore at the
sides as the bis with loose rings sometimes
do, and that they will enable the driver to
exert better control over his team than he
has at present.
Chief Sul!ivan's improved hydrant was
! inspected closely by the nonresident en-
giueers. 1t is an Improvement on Sam
| Rainey's Improvement on the old hydrant,
and good manv of them are in pace on
the streets of this city. On the old hydrant
| he valve used for shutting off the water
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CHINATOWN BLAZE.
A Three Story Building Badly
Damaged.

Damaged.
Fire broke out in the three-story frame
building recently erected at 807 Washing
ton street shortly after II o'clock yester-
day morning and an alarm was turned iu
from box % For some reason the fremen
were slow in getting water on the flames.
and before they had subdued the fire
property valued at $4,000 had been de-
stroyed.
Among the first to respond to the alarm
Was Assistant Chief Dou gherty. lie made
his way through dense volume of smoke
that was issuing from the basement of the
burning building ana directed his men 10
the location of the fire.
The flames were subdued with little diff
fculty The basement in which the fire
broke out was occupied by Chin 81 Lung,
dealers in drugs and general merct andise,
as storehouse. One of his employees is
said TO have started the fire by dropping a
lighted candle upon a heap of paper.
The first floor Of the building is occupied
by Yam ", jeweler, the second floor is
the Office OF Chinese newspaper, and the
third floor is occupied by disreputable
women.
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forces down the barrel from the top to the
inlet near the surface OF the ground 1t is
| necessarily so large that when il is raised
and the water thus turned on il is a seri-
Gus obstruction 10 the Fl W up the barrel.
! RaiDey conceived the idea of having two
! outlets near the tor of the hydrant so that
! he could attach two lines of hose Instead
/ Of only one as before. but he did not
change the former valve system and il re-
manned for Chief Sullivan 10 do that
This he accomplished by removing the
perpendicular valve altogether, thus let
ting the water rise unobstruc ed to the top
ard applying the valves to the outlets.
The valve bar runs across the barrel at the
top, where ii is very large, and screws In
or out from the opposite side. Two of
these may be used. one above the other, so
that Rainey's double-actiOn idea is not in
terfered with. and the obstruction caused
by the old valve In the bottom of the n.y.
draDt is done away with.
The keyless Ire-alarm box, which
axes it dangerous for mischirvous per-
an object of considerable attention.
Any one can open it without a KEY bv
simply turning a handle on the outside of
tile front OF the box, but in doing this he
let's agoing gong on the inside which
makes such clatter that it can DE heard
block away, and the trick can scarcely
be done without attracting attention,
which might cause the arrest and punish
ment of the offenders " ho woulc turn in q
false alarm.
A large number of steel gongs were
among the displays. and the testing of
them made great racket in the old hall.
The gOngs now in use are OF bell me al
but it has been found hat soft steel
answers the purpose quite as well. and as
it is very much chea er the steel gongs
will probably come into general use.
Many other little things were exhibited
which gave new ideas to the Chic 10 be
carried back to the towns within the juris-
diction of the Association OF Fire Chiefs.
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gravel out of the ChanDel-st sewer.
The Mayor refused TO sanction the bill for
the reason that there had been no check on
the contractors, they giving their own cal
culations as 10 the amount OF gravel re-
moved rhe Finance Committee will make
an investigation into the matter.
The Finance COMMITTEES also considered
the adyisahilIty of discharging the three
men who have charge of Lotta's fountain
and the several COgswell fountains In the
city. They each get S15 month. but it is
thought hat one man is amply sufficient
10 do the work. The man in charge of
Lotta's fountain has been there for fifteen
wars
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Water and Electricity.

The Holly PARK aud Mission-street I'm.
provement Club, at a meeting last night.
placed itself on record as favorable to The
putting up of trolley-poles on Mission
street. for which the Market-street Rail-
way Company is contending.
The petition of the Spring Valley Water
Company for the maintenance of the pres
ent rates in consideration of The COM
pany agreeing to build a new reservoir 10
supply the Holly Park district and the
higher levels was approved al a pece ssity.
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Fire Commission.

The Board of Fire Commissioners me
last night and appointed b. Cunver hose
man Of No. hose 1 j. Bailey. hoseman of
No. s engine; j. Corwell, hoseman of M
engine. and Hans Espensen, hoseman of
No. Is engine. James Riley. driver of No.
truck, was dismissed for d unkeuuess.
Patrick Bennett resigned from No. 6 truck
aud z. FL. Prentice from No. is engine
James Bonney was appointed driver of
No. truck.
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MALLEY's BILL.
His Charge for Cleaning the Channel
Street Sewer.

The Finance Committee decided yester-
day to recommend that the board rescind
a resolution authorizing the Mayor to sell
the gas engine at the City and County Ros-
pital, in order that II may be returned to
the Union Gas Engine Company in full
satisfaction Of all claims against the city.
Mayor Elert sent back to the committee
bill for $500. presented by Warren &
Malley, for digging 1888 cubic yards Of
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Miss Adams to Sneak.

Miss Jane Adams, founder Of Hull
House, Chicago. will address the working
men and women OF San Francisco at ii
o'clock this morning in Academy Hall. 927
Mission street. Miss Adams is partlcu-
iary DESTROYS OF meeting the working men
and womt of this coast face TO face and
talking with them. and ali are invited to
DE present.
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INSANE WOMEN.
Lack of Accommodation for Them at
the Receiving Hospital.

Mrs. LiZete Weise of sos Washington
street was taken to the Receiving Hospital
yesterday. She is insane and owing to
the fact that there is no accommodation
for female patients she had to be put In a
small room in the male ward. AS soon as
the steward left her she raised theiwindow,
The morning call., 1894-02-11
BERKELEY.

Manager Denman's account of The finan-
cial standing of the football department of
athletics shows the game to be an expen-
sive luxury, and brings out from the COM
mittee investigating the account and
the S11OO deficit a vigorous prs
test against the unmethOdical way
in which football has been carried on
and the suggestion that definite system
be worked out. The Alumni feel inter-
ested in the matter, and in order that the
policy pursued, both in financial affairs and
the system of coaching. shall be definite
three of the alumni-Professnr George C.
Edwards, Walter FL enry and Warren Olney
have been apo inted an advisory board
to the football manager and captain.
The committee of examination of the
repor: makes several recommendations
to the athletic association, as follows: A
vote of thanks to MIR. Van Court for
gratuitous coaching OF the men in
wres Ting; likewise to DIR. B. P. Wolf of
Berkeley for gratuitous medical service;
to Mr.. Walter E. Magee, instructor 10
physical culture, for much valuable assist
ance. A vote of censure upon the action
OF DIR. +. Il. Payne. director of physical
culture, for charging for his services to
football men, while he was in receipt of
salary from The regents to attend to the
medical and surg lcal wants of the students.
The managers report is given below:
RECEIPTS.
From last years accounts. ..............S S75 90
From this years accounts. .............. 4.454 As
Total. .........,........-....... ,329 As
OBLIGATIONS.
From last years counts................$ AL IS
From this years $3.50 Is
iotal..,'.. $6.O21 80
Denclt o9b 80
Cash Cash on hand. ....................... 81 80
oiis unpaid. ga 80
Debating League.
Committees from the State University
and Stanford met at the Palace Hotel yes
terday afternoon and organized a debating
league, to be known as the Stanford
University of California Debating League.
By the articles drawn up, the universities
agree to hold an annual debate during the
second semester of each of the next three
wears, when the league may be renewed if
desired. Only students of either uni
versity who have never taken bachelors
degree are eligible for the debate, but
students of the Hastings Law College or.
in fact any of the State University's pro-
fessional colleges, are not excluded if thew
are not university graduates. The decis-
ion each year is to be made on the merit
of the argument presented However. if a
decision on the composition aud delivery
is desired. separate set OF judges must
render such decision. The committee
agreed 10 accept the Midwlnter Fairs
proposition to hold this years debate at
Festival Hall at the fair under the aus
pices of the fair officials, on condition that
intercollegiate day be fixed at more con-
venient date than May 10, that date COM
ing In the IL idst of the examinations of the
State University. which close May II.
The articles of the league become OF
effect Immediately on ratification by the
two universities.
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in OlHERS HANDS
Where Oakland Keeps Its
Own Money.
NO VAULTS ARE AVAILABLE.
Mrs. Gertrude Figueroa Moss
Laid to Rest.
CATHOLIC AID FOR THE POOR.
Work of Associated Charities-lnter-
University Debating League
Established.
NO VAULTS ARE AVAILABLE
CATHOLIC AID FOR THE POOR

OAKLAND.-Owing to lack of proper
facilities tor safely storing the same the
city of Oakland and the coun of Ala
media have more than $65O.000 of their
joint funds stored in tie various city
banks. OF this amount S450OO0 is city
money and 100000 belongs to the county.
The money belonging to the city is dis
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Artisans demand lower admission 90
the Mid winter Fair. Not with "The
Call's" great premium, "Picturesque
California;" Admission is 10 cents.
The morning call., 1894-02-11

Ms Take good look around store. You
will find bargains all counters and in all
departments. Visitors to the city especially in
vited to call us
RS- Get our Souvenir Blrdseye View of Sunset
City (ofhcialJ Ready for mailing.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

SIS Goods delivered free to all places where ex-
press rates not in excess of 81 per 90 pounds
Ga Mail orders carefully and promptly attended
to. Goods forwarded c. o. ID. receipt of re-
mittances by express or mail. Samples. free on
application
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M napkin s.

ALL-LINEN NAPKINS, dinner size, at
$l.SO per Dozen
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TOW

EXTRA FINE LINEN TOWELS,
s. .SO per Dozen
EXTRA LARGE LINEN TOWELS.
$ 1900 per Dozen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-18
COMING TO PORT ~ TOU.

THE SAN MARCOS PIT INTO HAMPTON "'A'S
WITH HER THRUST SHAFT nRoKEN
When the officials % the Mallory Line received
dlsps,ch saying that the san Marcos vas IN ramp
ION Roads Yesterday morning. they wef" m''h re-
revcA The steamer had put In there with broken
thrust-snar. but a broken shar - pet'er IMAM
missing shin The san Marcos sailed from heS
v,cst an Decent e- II FOR this port ON December "
che ran into northeast gale. which WAS acoomp"-
MED by heavy seas The next day the sale mo'e'
a,el but when OF Point Lookout II was difcoVef''
that the crank shaft was cracked 81" steamer A.
far north Hog Island. on the eastern 'no'" ~
Virginia. under reduced speed Then m" thf"''-
,haft gave out entirely. and the engines were
stopped. $500, .,. ho,d.d
south for tho rapes " the Chesapeake. Sh" got IN
side the Capcs late on sunday night ana anchorcn
Toward morning an Old Dominion steamer came
along and passing a line to the san Marcos to"eh
her into Hampton Roads. The san Marcos was y"
portc leaving Hampton Roads yesterday aI''thoo"
H. tow ~ a tug bound for this port