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The herald., 1894-08-05
Mr.. STOKES, CHARITY PATIENTS.
Men Who Lived at the Hoffman House and
Never Paid Anything For Board.

Men Who Lived at tho Hoffman House and
Never Paid Anything For Board.
The abrupt closing of the Hoffman
House has been taken as a burning and
unprovoked insult by number of men
who have been living in that establish
ment for great many years, and who
are hot and loud ia their denunciation
Of Proprietor Stokes. 1t is characteristic
that this little group of Hoffman House
habitues should be particularly sharp in
their comments ON Mr. Stokes action,
because they have been known as his
"charity patients for years.
Two Of them have lived in the Hoff-
man House for upward of 10 years with
out paying cent Another has never
paid anything, although he is an old
Hoffman House dweller, but he has
justified his position in the establish
ment by running around occasionally
and doing odd jobs for the house. Sew
eral of the others are notorious with
their ever existing lack of funds Tt is
generally believed that the only way
Mr.. Stokes could get them out of the
house was to take the radical move
which he decided upon early last week.
There was nothing to be done with
the Hoffman House except to build an
entirely new structure. The main part
of the establishment is so old and rick
ETY. that it would be impossible to build
additional stories on it, and it would
have been waste of money to try to
improve the existing building. New
VII oA4o,.
The herald., 1894-08-05
THE CREEP OF IRON RAILS
An Attempted Explanation OF n Curious
Railroad Phenomenon.

Railroad Phenomenon.
Unloss there are countenoting infiu-
encos, the natural tendency Of rail is TO
"crecp'' downward obeying the well
known laws of gravity. If, however, the
grade be too slight to give much effect to
this law, and, in fact, so slight as to re-
quire the use of steam in the handling OF
descending trains this natural tendency
may be minimized and indeed overcome
and reversed by q constant draft of loads
In the direction of its descent Heavy
loads pulling constantly in one direction
have tendency to drive tho rail In tho
opposite direction. Should it be necsssa-
ry, however, to apply the brakes the rail
is driven in tho direction of the moving
train. On perfectly level track the rail
almost invariably crecps in the opposite di-
rectlon from the movement of the heaviest
and most constant traffic, except at points
where it Is customary to shut off and ap-
ply the brakes, at which the creep is In
the same direction.
On roads having grades which change
abruptly from ascending to descending
grades over the crown of q hill 1t often
happens that the rails ''creep" up grade
on both sides of tho crown, and this is es-
pecially true where long, heavy trains are
run, as the heavy Pulling of the engine
after 1t has passed the crown going down
grade causes 1t to drive the rail upward
on the one side, while the rear of the train
has somewhat the tendency to pull or at
least to hold the rail on the opposite as.
cent One rail often ''creeps" faster than
tho other. This Is not confined to the east
rail or the west rail, the north or the
south. 1t is due to variety Of causes
and to none perhaps more than to the fact
that there is difference and often pc
culiarity in humanity
There is, in railroad parlance, what IL
known as "line' and gauge" rail
In nine cases out of ten the line raj
gets the most attention from the foreman
in charge, and in addition two men art
usually selected to keep up" the bolts OIL
joints one Of which is generally the mos
trusted man in the "gang." The othel
works under him.
Almost invariably this trusted man get
on the line rail, and thus 1t will be seer
that the joints and bolts are kept in better
shape on one rail than on the other, anC
are therefore more capable Of resisting
the tendency to creep" This habit among
trackmen of adopting pet rail is one o
the peouliarities of human nature Bar
bers have somewhat the Same peculiarit.
they lather and rub, shave and powde
one side Of a mans face until human en-
duranoe rebels against the injustice.
wonder what central magnetic attrac
tion" is held responsible for this idiosyn
crasy.-R. G. Ward in Charleston New
and Courier.
The herald., 1894-08-05
A Warm xyeather Drink.

Here is recipe for soda water pow
ders, which are considered excellent for
Rllaying thirst in warm weather. Have
put in blue paper 80 grains Of carbonate
Of soda, inwhite paper 25 grains of'tar-
tario acid. dissolve the soda powder in
half glass Of water and stir into it the
acid and drank while effervescing. Ii
you'desire sirup, make it out Of sugar
boiled in water apd flavor as you like.
Dissolve the soda in the sirup. Wash
lngton Star.
The herald., 1894-08-05

England has Eve colonies on the west
African coast, but in them all are only $40
whites mostly government officials, off,
GERS OF missionaries.
The herald., 1894-08-05
A Ouinine Tonic.

A quinine tonic, especially suitable for
those with moist or damp hair, or for those
who from neuralgia or other headaches are
losing their hair or it's color is made of
half an ounce Of sulphate Of quinine, 16
ounces Of bay rum, a half ounce of oil Of
ROSEMARY and 2 ounces of tincture Of can
therides Useenough lemon Juice to make
tlpo mixture smooth. New York Journal
The herald., 1894-08-05

lands edoet the breath
regions peaks CLEANS from Ithuap
light behind the
hne And while giving pictures of surprising beauty Gmpses of
America
The herald., 1894-08-05

louis XI once desired to have copy
1nssze of the works of Rasis, TN Arabian
-sS.ter, but the eacuity of Paris refused to
part with tho book until deposit Of plata
was naade to fnsnrp its return.
The herald., 1894-08-05

it possible to rise altitude sufficiently high permit
through telescope the whole North
me what wondrous would Beautiful might
appear the would satisfactory that which
afforded by the Great Pctographic Portfolio.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-26
SPORT AT COLMA.
What the Imperial Athletic Club
Propose to Introduce.

IIOPOSS W AhtA O0uNCs
At a meeting of athletes held few
evenings ago a new athletic organization
was formed. which will be known as the
Imperial Athletic Club.
Its object will be 10 stir up and kndle
into flame the Sun odering interest in out.
door sports which has existed for a year
or more. and by the holding of weekly
athletic entertainments it hopes to revive
amateur athletic pastimes on this coast
The club has secured lease of the White
House Gardens at COlma, at which place
a sDrinting-track has been constructed ;
also dresslng-ropms for the members.
The first OF series of tournaments will
be held on Sunday, May o. and will con-
sist of the following events, VIZ: Foot
ball contest between the crack assOcia ion
football teams, Fort MasOns and This
ties. the winning team to receive a hand
some silver cup; a tug-of-war between
teams representing the foundres of this
city and the butchers of South San Fran
cisco, the prize for this contest will be a
silver pitcher; exhibition between expert
trick dogs; high jumping; 1O0-yard sprint
race; cOllar-and-elbow wrestling; horse
snoeing contest, the team turning out the
best made shoes In the quickest time to
receive the prize; Notwithstanding con-
test; grain sack-throwing match, open to
longshoreInen members of the association.
There will be number of other games,
such as quoit-thro wing. bowling and club
swinging. The manly art will not be toll
Grated. as the club proposes to give only
such games as can be wit essed by ladies
and children without any fear of offense.
The introduction of contests such as
horse-shoelng and saek-throwiug will
prove decidedly novel and interesting, as
it will be the first time that contests of this
kind will have been introduced on this
coast.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-26
To.DaV'S Entries.

The following are the entries for to-
days races:
First race, FIVE and half furongs, maidens-
Prince Idle 10, Lily 80, King Sam III,
Monita 90, Chula "a, Mustesa 100. Sydney
Ill, Mendocino Ill.
second race, five furloDgs, twoyear-olds-
CequeIte 107. Belicoso 115, Suwanee 1I2,
Victory 10Y, Kai Moi ITO, Captain Coster LOG,
Malo Diablo 11S.
Third race, six and a half furlongs. selling
Sympathetc's Last 105 VictreSs 100, Morton
100, May Irilcha'd 103, Valparaiso 10,
Promise %. Vedette los. Jackson 100, Jake
Allen 101, Currency 102.
100, sir Reel 10Y, AgitatO Sc. Alexis 81,
Artist SO.
Fifth race. six turIongs. three-year- and
upward-MOtto 101. Zobar LOG, Royal Flush
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-26
Substitute Teachers.

Superintendent SWEET and Professor G.
E. Brown, Irving Stringsam, G. B. Brad
ley and L. r. Bacon OF the University of
California conducted the examination
Yesterday of thirty-tbree Normal School,
graduates, out Of which number twelve
will be selected for appointment to the
substitute class of the Sch oil Department.
The examination was written one and
was held in Commercial Hall on Powell
street. Its result will not be known for a
week. On next Saturday at the same
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-26
WOMAN'S MISSIONS.
The Congress to Open This Morning
at the Palace.

The Woman's Congress of Missions will
convene this morning at the Maple Hall,
z alace Hotel. The session will begin at
10 P. NJ, and papers will be read by the
following named ladies: Miss Mndora L.
Berry. the presidents; Mrs: }. Q. A. Henry,
Mrs. T. B. Butler OF San Jose, Mrs. Carrie
Judd Montgomery of BeuIah. Mrs. Sarah
B. Cooper. Mrs Susan ROCK way. Mrs.
Rose French and Mrs. Il. P. Furgeson of
Los Angeles.
The afternoon session will be devoted to
the reading of papers on The State and
Nation" by Mrs. r. NJ. Stevenson. Sacra-
meuto: Mrs. E. G. Wheeler. Mrs John
Bidwell, Chico Mrs. l.. NJ. Carver, Mrs.
E. r. Willis, NApa; Mrs. E. A. Surge.
Mrs E. C. Gibson, Mrs. Nellie Blessing
Eyster and Mrs. Charlotte ONeal OF Pasa-
dena.
Two sessions will be held tomorrow.
and the last meeting will take place Satur-
day evening. commencing at 8 o'clock.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-26

place an oral examination of the appli-
cants will be held. The twelve highest in
percentage will receive the appointment as
substitute teachers.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-26
Builders Contracts.

San Francisco Gas Light Company with San
Francisco Bridge Company to build bulk head.
stone emban kment, etc, 1T the North Beach sta
tion Locations: also bulKhead at NV corner OF
Buchana an and Be ach streets.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-26
SPECIAL NOTICES.


%E5 Bad Tenants Elected for 81. Col
sF~S lections made; city or country. Pacific Col
lection Co ais Montg'y ST.. r. q. TEL b5S0.de24tf
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-26

AIrRESS. BOA RDING-h 10 q, $l5;
kitchen helper, city; housekeeper, good
home; nursegirL / child, $l2: small girls to
asst $40: housegrls. nice places, $40 W..
PIPHkR CO.
w ANTED = PROTESTANT COOK. PLAIN
W wash, $50 see lady here at 10 to-day: 3
cooks, German style. $25; hotel itress. $40.
and great many girls for cooking and house
work In city and country az SO and $25. j. Il.
CROsETl CO., 3l2 suffer ST.
W ANTED-HEAD WAITRESS, $50; 8 WATT
~, w resses. $40, etc. HOTEL GAZETTE, 420
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-26

\ DUNG GERMAN GIRL WANTS A STU A.
' ton to do general homework in small family.
Please call at 6251a York ST.. bet. Eighteenth and
Nineteenth. APPS US
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-26

oMPETENT WOMAN WANTS WORK BY
the day or week. Please call or address S29
Hayes ST., lower fat aD25 2tf
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-26

I .UMPETENT WOMAN. WITH GOOD REFER
ences. wants situation to do general house
work Please call address 227 Twenty eight
street. APPS 2t*
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FEMALE HELP WANTED.

M AN. 40 YEARS, WISHES STEADY PLACE
NN as watchmau; reference: years last place.
Address g. NJ. box 1O1. Cali Branch. app Inn
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-26

COMPETENT WOMAN WANTS SITUATION
Y at general housework; object good home and
small wages. Call at 502 Franklin st. APPS 2ts
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-26

uOpSEKEEPER POSITION AS HOUSE
IL keeper: young widow; objection TO coun-
try. $50 Marx eft St room 81. second floor. AIS 81
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Y DUNG WOMAN WISHES WORK BY THE
Gay TO do washing. ironing, housekeeping
Please call or address S11a Twenty-seventh ST.. mr.
Folsom. apps 2t*
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-26

CARPENTER. WITH CHEST OF TOOLS. CAN
paint, or any other kind OF work, would like to
hire out by the month at low wages: city or coun-
try. Address C. c.. box l2S. Call Branch a25 US
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-26

\ DUNG MAN, GERMAN. WA rs WORK: UN.
derstands care of horses any kind of work.
Call 100 Leavenworth st cor Broadway. a25 2t*
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BUSINESS CHANCES.

o.orO SALOON; GOOD CHANCE;
EOOU. owner SICK: must sell to-day; IL is CIV
ing it away Apply GEORGE STEWART d SON,
q JorLrar or
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-03
A TUNNEL KISS.

Fraulein Martha. n pretty. bIue eyed
Nond cot In n soco,d o,,ss 90 arr,.co a., a
IT., ,.-.,. - A., =
ra n "nruh ""' ,9Ans oo"aiu 0n'
hhine' we hau STRUCK up an acquhih1'
anceship, as tourists 80 often do. AS
rule don't care to have anything to do
with my fellow passengers, but Fraulein
Martha had quite captiyated me. As she
entered the comnartment for nonsmoke ers
b,d t,l,o, h., tra,o,i,,,, No., fra,,, -
o"e
manu- anu p' ~ oHreiuiiy oh 'he r"cA ior
ber' linen hau resigheu my corner seat
10 her and put up the window, SO as to
protect her from the draft, which she found
too strong. As the train started we ex-
changed a word in praise of the weather
which had bocome much coo,ar ,ftor n
heavy roip and ,r,s yerv nIoosant por
travcling ard wo grodn,IIv cot into n
very intercsiing conycrsation
ErauIcin NIartha bnttod ,,a,,,, ,,ioo,r ,,a
made NO ,,ro ension r., no odno.tion
she copId not ha c.llod vonpg b,,t ,vbo,,
she Ian,,bod sbo boc,mo =, child Ircr,,,rb
was cIcor anI silvery and bnr face lost its
rather ssrio,,s orrrsssion Tbis ,r,,ucoJ
mo n, vale all Lirls ~ ;ol.os ,,,,iol a,,,
dentIv an,,za,l bar i,,,nonsa,, whon
oirl langhs ,s Er,r,.in Mnrth, ala tbn
man ybn nrnvotaa thn Ionabtar bacor,as
n b,,norist' Il, sni+o ~ hinlsn,f Sho va,
n cnnital listcrer too and r. "a rara
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-03
BRAVE FIRE FIGHTERS KILLED.
Fell with a Floor While at Work In ths
Burning building.


PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 3-Two firemen
were killed and five injured in n fire yes
terday which almost destroyed the mill
building at Randolph and Jefferson
streets. The loss will aggregate $35, 900,
fully insured. The building is 200 feet
long, and four stories in height, and sit
uated in the heart of the mill district. It
is owned by David Cochran, who occupied
the third and fourth floors for spinning
cotton yarns. Part of the second floor was
used by McCloskey g. O'Hara as a carpet
cleaning establishment, and the remainder
of the structure was vacant.
The fire is supposed to have originated
from spark struck by nail in picking
machine on the second floor. The flames
spread among the inflammable contents
of the mill, and were subdued only after
the entire southern portion Of the struc.
ture had been gutted. None of the ad-
joining property was seriously damaged.
After the fire was quenched several
firemen entered the third floor and turned
their hoses on large quantity of cotton
that was stored there. Suddenly, without
the slightest warning, the floor gave way
with crash, precipitating the men to the
first floor, where they were buried among
the debris. Two of them were taken out
dying, having been smothered by the
bales of cotton. The dead are: George
Geisler, OF Engine No. 81; George Dickel,
of Truck @. They died on their way TO
the hospital The five other firemen sus
tained less serious injuries.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-03

dinar. ... -. tnureiOro did not d;.iS
to contradict him when he asserted that
the young mi.n who was sitting with thril
daughter was no son-in-law for him, fol
1t was easy to see that, once married, the
young rascal would turn out thorough
Don Juan ald would cause unheard OF
misery in the household. The young mar
in question, who was called Taube- Bern
hard Taube, did not look likely to fulfil
such proph cy. He was as shy as Frau
lein Roschen Fenchel, with whom he was
deeply in love. Both these facts were quite
evident. Tb most daring deed he had
ever perpctr ted was when, Herr Fenchel
having infol med him that he intended to
accompany lis wife and daughter to tho
Rhine on tht following Wednesday, he
Taube-had said that, strange TO say, he,
too, was goii to the Rhine on the same
day and witt Herr Fenchels permission
would join ,cm.
This was OF very agreeable to old Fen.
chel. In the first place, as n prophet, he
ought to ha: 20 foreseen the young man S
intended journey, and, secondly, he was
afraid that Taube's society would be more
acceptable to Roschen than he approved of
In tho later assumption he was quite
right. Roschen was as happy as Herr
Taube, although the young people had
only ventured to hint as much to Frau
Fenchcl, who aware of her husbands 5
aversion to Taube because of his conceal
ed Don Juan proclivities, had limited in re
turn that Ros hen was too young to think
Of love, and Herr Taube was not old
enough.
Fraulcin Martha told me this in man
ner which showed that she was heartily
sorry for the young folks. 1t was evident
that she was on the side Of the lovers and
was very angry with Fenchel for tyrannic
ally trying to hold them apart. Although
she was not full Of that eager desire foi
matchmaking which is so strongly devcl
oped in man. ladies who have left youth
full follies and youthful wisdom behind
them, still sle loved Roschen dearly ant
wanted her to be happy. There are som
girls" she said, ito whom single lif
would mean misery and ruin, and ou
Roschen Is one of them. If she is not al
lowed to mary, her life Will be spoiled"
By this tine our train had approachet.
a series of tunnels. We were occasional
ly plunged into deep darkness, in which
nothing was heard beyond the rumbling
of the carriai es and the occasional invol.
untary "Ah" of passenger who was
reading the newspaper or studying his
guidebook, al who was suddenly disturb,
ed in his 90 upation. Fraulein Martha
wanted to fin something in her handbag
and in tunI ii took off her silk glove, the
better to acco aplish her object. When we
again emerg into daylight, / noticed
that her ung we'd hand was of surprising
whiteness. beauty 1t is beyond me to
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-03
Another mig Lumber Fire in Chicago.

CHICAGO, Aug 8.-The lumber district
was last night visited by second fire,
which for time threatened to rival In
destructiveness that Of Wednesday night.
B Before it was subdued it had wiped out
three lumber yards and the wooden bridge
over the Chicago river at Ashland avenue.
The fire was directly east of where the
fire was checked Wednesday night. Again
firemen were compelled to flee from the
flames, and Peter Fleming, driver of an
engine, is in the hospital as the result of
his burns. Lieutenant Cunningham, OF
Hook and Ladder Company No. 10, was
fatally injured by falling wall, and Cap.
tain Sullivan, of Engine 81, was seriously
wounded by falling glass. The loss is
500 600
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-03
NUGGETS OF NEWS

The old association of railroad coal op
orators, which disbanded during the re
cent strike, was reorganized at Pittsburg
yesterday.
A protest to congress will soon be en-.
tered from Oklahoma and the Indian Ter.
ritory against Indian dances on account
of their indecenoy.
], L. Lee, young man Of jamestown
N. Y, died yesterday from injuries re
ceiyed in a collision in the bicycle race.
held there July 80.
A dispatch from Nashville announces
an unsuccessful attempt to rob the grave
OF Andrew Jackson at the Hermitage. y
The ghouls were frightened of.
A fire, supposed to be OF incendiary ori
gin, destroyed one-fourth Of the town oi
Minsk, Russia Many persons are miss
ing and are believed to have perished
ChairmaR Cutcheon and Secretary
SmaHey, Of MichiSan's Democratic stat,
eomnittes, resigned becsuse the commit
tee refused TO iraorAs GlSvsland's tarie
s~>S4%- s~NN"h
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-03
IN SENATE AND HOUSE
but One More Appropriation Now Await
Action in the Senate.


Action In tho Senate.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-But one more
appropriation bill - the deficiency re
mains to be acted on by the senate, the
sundry civil bill having been passed yes.
terday after three days discussion. The
most important amendments adopted yes
terday were the increase of the quarantine
fund from 1924, 600 to 81, COO, 900, aud the
donation Of 100000 acres of desert
lands to the states to which the desert
land laws apply, as well as to Nebraska,
Kansas, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and
Oklahoma The resolution introduced on
Wednesday by Mr.. Chandler looking to
the investigation Of the Dominion Coal
company was laid before the senate and
gave rise to a sharp speech from Mr..
Chandler, but was not acted on.
The house adopted the ajority resolu-
tions of the committee on elections un-
seating Mr.. Funston, of Kansas, and Civ.
ing the title to the seat to ii. l.. Moore.
Several Democrats voted with the Repub-
licans against unseating Mr.. Moore. The
conference reports on the District Of Co
lumbia and Indian appropriation bills
were adopted.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-03
VICTORY FOR CHINESE SOLDIERS


. Hattie Near Asnn.
LONDON, Aug. "a dispatch to The
Times from Shanghai says that reports
have been received there from foreign Of
ficials at Seoul, the capital Of Corea, that
the Chinese, under General Yes, on Sun
day last, defeated the japanese forces
near Asan. 1t is added that the japanese
withdrew to Seoul. Twenty thousand
Manchurian Chinese troops have crossed
the Corean frontier and are marching on
Seoul.
An official telegram from Tientsin says
that In the battles fought. July 81 and
July % at Asan the japanese were re-
pulsed with a loss of 1900 men.
The emperor of China hns issued an
edict accepting the war which he says
Japan has thrust upon him, aud ordering
his viceroys and commanders to root out
the pestiient Japanese from their lairs.
The Japanese fleet is concentrating its
strength at Kanghwa, an island at the
mouth Of the Seoul river, and great
naval fight is expected shortly.
The Japanese colonel who commands
the Japanese troops In Corea formerly
served, with other Japanese officers, in
the German army aud distinguished him
self greatly.
sources regarding the wreck of the kow
Shing are wholly at variance. The Chi
nese declare that the attack was wholly
without provocation, while the Japanese
assert that 1t was precipitated by the
action Of the Chinese soldiers on board
the transport. ..
The Earl of Kimberly HAS demanded
OF the Japanese government that the Brit
ish consul be allowed to be present when
the commander of the cruiser Naniwa is
tried by court martial for the sinking Of
the Kow Shing. The German government
has instructed Colonel Hannekin, who es-
capped from the Kow Shing, to give the
fullest details of what occurred previous
to the firing on the transport to the Brit
ish consul at Seoul.
| The Japanese minister at Seoul has
placed Tai-ln-kun. the kings father, a.
! the head Of the Corean government.