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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-18

managers of the spectacle large amount
of expense in fitting up suitable place
for their exhibition by allowing the arena
fitted up by the Horse Show ASSOCIATION
to remain.
All the participants in the exhibition
will be United States soldiers. They will
include some of the best riders and marks
men in the service. San assault-at-arms"
is the name by which the spectacle will be
known, and its chief feature will be the
imperson alton of heroic scenes on the bat
tlefield, There will be a hand-'o-hand
combat, cavalry charges, attacks in which
the artillery will participate, in fact, as far
as possible. the exciting scenes of actual
warfare will be represented. One part of
the performance will consist of realistic
representations of the battle of Wounded
Knee, at Pine Ridge, and Cusier's last
stand on the Little Big Horn.
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SlNGLE-TAX TALK.
An Address by Congressman Mcguire
to the pOrtia Law Club.


The members of the Portia Law Club
and many of their friends assembled last
evening in the parlors of the ST. Nicholas
hotel to listen to the address OF Congress
man james G. Mcguire upon the subject
OF the Economic View OF the Single
Tax" Mrs. Clara Foltz called the meet
ing to order and introduced the speaker OF
the evening.
Congressman Mcguire opened his adj
dress by stating his views on the taxation
OF land. ln the speakers opinion land Is
the creators gift to man, and it should be
looked upon as such.
The land system of the country, the
speaker thought. was wrong. Ii did not
give the people the benefit of their natural
heritage. Under the existing system the
land OF the country would be monopollzed
by capitalists, and the people would not
ENJOY that to which they were entitled
Personal property should be treated diff
ferentiy from landed property. 1t was
never intended that one class should con-
troll the land which the creator had given
to all.
The speaker referred to the old feudal
system OF the middle ages under which the
peasantry got more benefits from the land
than people do in modern days when
capitalists and syndcates own more than
they property should, and are not called
upon to pay taxes in the right proposition.
1t was from thu feudal system that the
peasaniry Of England grew up
Land values in this country should be
treated differently from what they are
Values of land grow with the community.
One fault with this country, the speaker
SAID, was that we are suffering from over
population. 1t is not that we do not have
the natural resources, but millions are
crowded away from the land 10 which they
are entitled by our system of handling the
land and allowing capitalists TO hold and
own it without paying the proper tax upon
their possessions.
After Mr. Mcguire had concluded Miss
Bessie Savannah recited The Trouble
some Hen" and Mrs 81. Lewis and Miss
May Mabel sang a duet entitled when
Life Is Brightest"
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GERMAN COOKS BANQUET.
Their Second Annual Feast Was a
Decided SUCCESS.

DC(iuCu SuSCCSSs
The German Cooks Society held its sec
ond annual banquet at IA Geary street last
evening. The banquet hall was tastefully
decorated for the occasion. Old Glory
and the German colors were profusely
intermingled among trimmings upon the
walls. The huge festive table was loaded
down with good things for the inner man.
The centerpfeee was particularly admired.
1t was prepared especially for the occasion
by Charles Schladits.
Charles Gross, president of the society,
offieiated as toastmasler. In rapping for
order Mr.. Gross said il was with great
pleasure: that he welcomed such a large
gathering of the fraternity. It siguifed,
be said, that the members were active and
working for the interests of ons another.
:. Mr.. Hake spoke upon the objects of the
organiz atipn. He said the principal nne
was 10 get the members employment. Hs
declared that they. bad been very success
full in this res pect.
Mr.. Braun had a. few pleasing words to
say upon. the banquet and its success. lie
thought the committee on arrangements
bad done exceedingly well in giving tine
society such au excellent spread,
The second annual banquet was de-.
clared by. all present to be the most
enjoyable affair. since the organization
existence
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AN ASSAULT. AT ARMS.
The Coming Military Exhibition in
the Mechanics Pavilion.

After the horse show is concluded the
arena of the Mechanics Pavilion will be
given over to the members of the Regular
Army and Navy Union for grand mill
tary exhibition, which will probably sur
pass in gorgeousness and variety any
military spectacle ever seen on this coast.
The exhibition, which opens on the 81
of December and remains open until the
9th, is under the patronage of General
Graham ana the other United States mill
tary authorities here. The G. A. r. off,
Gals and those of the National Guard
also have its welfare at heart. Any pro-
ceeds resulting from the entertainment
viii be devoted to the erection of monu-
ment in the cemetery at the Preside to
he dead soldiers and sailors of this coun-
.ry. Henry T. Croker will spare the
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Mrs. Thompson's Friendly Suit,

Mrs. Frances M. Thompson, widow
Thornton Thompson, has commenced an
action against her children and grand
children to determine their interest in a
large quantity of real estate.
Half Of the property belongs to Mrs.
Thompson absolutely, and in the other
half che has a life interest. She asks that
this property be divided and the interests
Of the respective parties be determin ed.
The suit is friendly one brought in the
best interests of all parties.
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appropriation. and that the cable would be
In operation within three months.
In speaking of The Nicaragua canal Mr.
Hoicomb declared that he favored any
measure which would hasten its constrnc-
ton even to the issue of bonds. Il favor
anything which will lead to its construc-
lion rather Than that nothing should be
done and the canal be not constructed"
said Mr.. Holcomb.
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Nearly all plants that have thorns in
their wild state lose them after genera
tions of cultivation. The wild plant needs
thorns for protection, the cultivated does
mt
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The Fire Record.

The alarm, from station 1893 at 1f:15
o'clock last night was for a fire in the
dwelling of James Flannerv, 1102 Lom-
bard street. Damage about 500.
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Go to the Grove-street Theater tonight
Best show In town.
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FANCY BoUCLE DRESS PATTERNsc
G1igh Art Novelty +. 5000 PATTI
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of the. MAJ
chinery on the
floors above I'M
the big shoe 4
factory will.
not interrupt
your purchas-I /
ing below. Il
The Retail
departm e n I'll
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BLACK AND BLUETTE CHECKEDc
cHEvIoTs. The Latest Imp. Noveltles QI 100 patt
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NOTE.
Dress Goods Remnants.

We have placed DRESS GOODS COUNTER
and marked at exceedingly Low Prices large quantity
OF Remnants of Fine Dress Goods, which we cali the
attention of our regular customers.
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FANCY BOURETTE CAMEL,S HARE
sUITlNG. Rough Effects pI2.OO patti
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The Choicest Dress Fabrics Ever Shown in
San Francisco at
EXTREMELY LOW PRICES!
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HIGH ART NOVELTY BRoCADEsc -
six and WOOD >Ql T.!
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ANCY FIGURED CHEVIOTS c.
Rough Effects) DIO. % patter
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tea up as nicely
/ as any shoe
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iHworld and you
will be waited
on by courte-
Hous clerks who
4 know til Ell r
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Shoes for
Men, Women,
II Children. Re-
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farm In question to cover the needs. and report at an adjourned meeting Octo- Der 1. The matter was discussed and after adding to the committee the names of Dr. J. D. McGaughey and II. r. Hall, 1t was adopted by the meeting The next business was the proposed new house for the Wallace Hose company. The needs of the com pany in this matter was shown up Chief Smith. Burgess Porter. W. II, Casey. who demonstrated the fact that the building now in use was not suita- ble and was unsafe for usa W. H. Casey stated that in high winds the members had to get on the windward side of the building to keep 1t from blowing over. There seemed to be no opposition and the following resolu- tion was adopted
 Voted, That the court of burgesses be. and are hereby instructed to call meeting of the legal voters of the borough for the pu.Sose of voting yes or no by ballot upon q proposition to appropriate sS.000 for the purpose of purchasing land building a hose house for Wallace Hose company and also purchasing such fire alarms system as may be thought best.
 Adjourned to October 1.
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A particle Is applied into each postril and is agreeable Price so cent, at dr,iggtsts, q hy mail. KLY 1RONH6Na 2.
 ssl MWF&w 5 MWarren street, NeW yoaA,
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Etnanc1al.
There Was Q Sharp Rise and Activity In
 Chicago Gas and Sugar.

Chicago Gas ana sugar.
 New York. Sept. 2o.-The important movements of the stock market to-day were the sharp rise and activity in Chicago Gas and American Sugar. Chicago Gas has been sold of late on rumors that something unfavorable was about to develop in the great property. Unfortunately for the sellers of the stock, on this early information, the wires between this city and Chica- go. where the suit was brought, worked badly yesterday, and the announce ment of the Levin litigation was not received here until after the close of business yesterday. This gave the friends of the corporation a chance to get together and prepare for bear onslaught. Consequently, they were quite ready for the shorts this morning. The bears started off by forcing the stock down to 67A. but their advantage was short lived, and after the first hour they were compelled to act on the defen- sive throughout. All day they tried to cover, but as soon as buying orders were put up in the board the price was lifted until 1t finally sold at 7lm and closed at the top notch. a gain of 3ss per cent. for the day. Judging from the course of the stock the insiders are not very much alarmed over the Levin suit.
 Sugar declined < to 95A at the open ing, but the punishment meted out to the bears in Chicago Gas alarmed the shorts in Sugar, and in the late trading there was some heavy buying of stock put out early in the week. The price in consequence rose to 97h. American To- bacco jumped 2A to 1O2, and United States Leather preferred 11s to 61.
 The railroad list, after slight decline at the opening, displayed more firm ness. St. Paul. Louisville and Nashville, Northwest, Burlington and Quincy, Rock Island, Reading and Western Union appeared to be in the best de- mand. In the inactive stocks Minneapo- lis and St. Louis preferred, first assess ment paid, advanced 1k to 2sk, and Long Island Traction fell 1h to 11A@ 12h.
 The market closed firm with the ac- tive railroad stocks k to F per cent. higher on the day. Sugar gained 1h and Chicago Gas 3N per cent.
 The bond market was higher. Sales were $826,000.
 Following are the closing prices re- ported by Prince & Whitely, bankers and brokers, 46 Broadway. New York. and 15 Center street. New Haven:
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FAIR HAVEN NE IFS.

The Young Lady cadets of the Grand avenue Congregational church will give cantata entitled "A Visit to Grand pa" Wednesday evening. September 26 at o'clock. Miss Lizzie Thompson will be the pianist. The admission is twenty and ten cents.
 Policeman John H. Moore of Ferry street, who was disabled about a month ago by puncturing his thumb with a screw, has nearly recovered and will soon be on duty again. The injury caused the bone to decay so that DOT tion had to be removed.
 Bunnell's drum corps of Fair Haven won first prize in the ancient class at the tournament in Waterbury on We'd nesday. They scored twenty-nine and the Connecticut drum corps also of this place nineteen. MT. Bunnell is president of the association.
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RATS WHIP 4 SERPEA T!
A Sharp Fight Between the Rodents and
 Small Gopher Snake.

| Sharp Fight Between the Rodents and n Small Gopher Snake. From the San Francisco Examiner.l Charles Brown has many tame rats, l and the other day he was showing | them to visitor.
 T have gopher snake out here in a box, and I've got a mind to see how they will handle him. Wait a minute" :" and MT. Brown left the shop, return ing shortly with a snake some three feet long and nearly an inch in diame- ter. He got all the largest rats up on
 the bench again, and. clearing a space some six feet square, around which were piled Instructions of various kinds, he dropped the serpent in the center.
 It raised its head, glared around for an instant, coiled and was ready to fight.
 The rats sat up on their launches and became perfectly rigid. There were six on one side and nine on the other. Like a flash Brigham Young bounded at the snakes throat, but the agile creature dropped its head and the rat passed over to the other side. I'm mediately following came two more rats, one of them sinking his long, sharp teeth in the snakes side, and the other missed it's head again.
 The reptile changed its position and recoiled, but before it had firmly set tied Topsy crouched for a spring Some six inches away the snake drew back its head and poised to strike. It's red forked tongue flashed like fire, and the small black eyes blazed and snapped. All hands seemed to be play ing for an opening when from the ranks broke four big rats and flew at the ser pent's throat in quick succession.
 The trembling head darted for Topsy at the first blow, but she bounded away and the long, wrthing snake spread full length across the bench, missing and thrashing in a wild increasing frenzy.
 Like lightning the supple body coiled around the equally active rats, but dozen sharp teeth left mark where the circle began. In few seconds the rodents were squawling like lot of mad monkeys, and the soft fur on their backs bristled with anger.
 From twenty wounds, the snake writhed and hissed at each fresh at- tack. In less than a minute it had coiled a hundred times and always managed to protect it's head. Once Brigham was fairly struck back of the ears and rolled over out of the ring kicking and grasping for breath. He came back presently, however, and like Jack Dempsey in the last round, gave great promise of a game fight.
 His fur was up and at the first open- ing he got his teeth into the snakes throat and hung on until the whole crew lined up along the rest of the body, and in a moment the fight was over.
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weeks Of absence and felt much re- freshed from her season of rest. but the esertion of travel proved too exhaust ing for her strength. and on Wednes- day evening she passed away at her home and among her friends.
 Mrs, Mersiek was the wife of Charles s, Mersick. president of the Merchants National bank. and leaves one daugh- ter, Miss May l.. Mersiek. who had been the valued reliance and support of her mother through her later years of phys ical weakness Mrs. Mersick's mother, Mrs, George D. English, n sister by marriage of the late Governor James E. English, still survives her. as do two brothers. MT. George l.. English, now in Europe. and MT. John English. who Is in the far west.
 Few deaths bereave so large num- Der of friends. and few persons possess in so eminent degree those peculiar qualities which command not only friendship. but the love of friends. All were drawn toward her by kindness q gentleness and sympathy which was irresistible. Genial and happy un- der all circumstances, the atmosphere In which she lived was cloudless for those who were privileged to enter 1t, and even in seasons of physical suffer- ing self was forgotten and her influence was one of rich and varied ministry.
 She was a member of the Center church, and her excellent qualities of herat and mind brought her into useful connection with many charitable or ganizations.
 When such die death seems the gate way into more abundant life.
 Her funeral will be attended from 1,2l5 Chapel street on Saturday at 2:3O D. m. The services will be conducted by her pastor. Dr. Newman Smyth.
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HARPS WERE FINANCING.
A Thrilling Experience on a Bad Bit
 of Railroad.

AArAAlnS experience on a Bad Eit
 of Railroad.
 "When I cross that bridge, think hear angels harps," said an old traveller. speaking of dangerous spot on mountain railroad You see what he meant. Only few shaky tlrnbers between him and whatever may lie beyond this life of ours No wonder the valley of death seemed harrow at the time.
 If thousands of haggard. emaciated men and women, with barely strength for their daily tasks, never hear the harps, they should be thankful for dull imaginations. Just glance at the testimony of William Wiley of Bridgston, N. J. It may interest you. He says:
 II have been taking cod liver oil for sey- eral years Not gaining flesh, I concluded I was consumptive, as I continued to have night sweats and severe cough. but dis missed that idea from my mind after a trial of paskola. felt marked benefit from the first doses. have no more night sweats and appetite are all that could bs desired. Pas kola is certainly 8 lpon to thin. pale people" Walter Korner of Bridget ,n, N. J., says: T have been troubled with jaundice for chronic with me, but I have dispelled that fact from my mind at ter the use of your Pas kola in connection with Paskola Laxative Tablets. Am now entirely free from bilious attacks and my general health is much bet. ter tb an for ten years past. cannot say too much for Paskola, as t has not orly Given me new lease of life, but am also gaining in flesh rapidly"
 All reputable druggists sell Paskola. A pamphlet on food and digestion will be sent free on application to -'','' The Pre-Digested Food Co.,, 90 Reade Street.
 New York.
 CHARLES s. LEETE & CO.,,
 s1S TuFr&w New Haven,
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High School Notes,

Football practice was resumed yester- day after an absence of two days. At present the team Is made up as follows: Center, Gibson. Right guard, Beck. Right tackle, . Russell. Right end, Sternberg. Left guard, Butler. Left tackle, ~ Korraliskive. loft end, , Barnett. Quarterback, Mcqueen. Right halfback, Mathews. Left halfback, Bergan. Fullback, Noony.
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CONDUCTOR INJURED.

A Fatal Result Feared-Accident on the
 Glastonbury Road.
 Hartford, Sept. 20.--John speare, a conductor employed on the Glastonbury electric road, was seriously injured and perhaps fatally this evening. While on he 9:3O trip Speare leaned over the plat form to look at something down the road. His head was out so far that he was struck by one of the poles on the side of the track. He fell off the car and was picked up unconscious and brought to the hospital in this city. He Is about twenty-five years of age and has . family. He is badly hurt.
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Death of Mrs. Charles s. Mersick.

Death O1 Mrs. CharIes E, Mersick.
 The community was shoSkei and pained by the announcement yesterday; of the sudden death of Mrs Mersick... which resulted from a heart trouble; against which she had struggled from childhood. Mrs Mersicks had returpeds to the city last aturday tss several
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Government Bonds. Following are the quotations for United States bonds at the call to-day:
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NEW HAVEN LOCAL QUOTATIONS. Furnished daily by KIMBERLY, ROOT & DAY, Bankers and Brokers, 1S3 Orange street.
 BANK STOCKS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-11
WORLDS FAIR BUILDINGS IN PERIL.

-FOUR SMALL FIRES OF 1NCENDIARY ORIGIN PUT
OUT BY COLUMBIAN GUARDS.
Chicago, Feb. 10-Some miscreants are max
ing a determined effort to fire the WORLDS FAIR
buildings Four attempts were frustrated last
night and this morning by the vigilance OF the
Columbian Guards
About o'clock last night Guard BOYD discoV-
cred blaze under the floor at the southwest
corner of Machinery Hall. The WOODWORK was
burning briskly, with every sign OF the hre
being Of incendiary origin. Boyd climbed under
the floor and smothered the flames with hano,
fuls of dirt About o'clock this morning
small fire was found at the east end or the Manu-
features Building. 1t was burning Its way uhaer
a window sill. This fire was extinguished win
Babcock cylinder. Guard Kinsell. going OH duty
at 10 o'clock extinguished an incipient nre IN te
engine-room Of the Waukesha Hygeia BUILDING
At o'clock in the morning. Guard Schaunahan
located fourth fire In the frame buliding useu
as staff mandatory. in the southwestern cor
ner of the grounds The fire was soon under
control and here kindling wood had been plied
an ard set ablaze There was doubt that the
fires were the work of incendial1es
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TRYING A NEW TELEPHONE.
pERrs IN THIS CITY TALK WITH CHICAGO

EXPERTS IN THIS CITY TALK WITH CHICAGO
MOST SATISFACTORY TEST.
Tests of a new Neutrality-suspicious. were made De-
tween New-York and Chicago last evening In ire
presence Of representatives Of the Western Teie-
phone Construction Company and officials OF 'he
several telegraph companies and telephone COM
panies. Connection made with the Chicago
long distance line through Wall-st. ONCE ana an
office in the Monadnock Block. Chicago. where
large number OF persons interested in the telephone
situation were assembled The present Bell tele-
phone and the new Neutrality-suspicious. were used al
ternately and the results were decidedly In FAVOR
of the new telephone which showed remarkable
clearness A number Of experts who were present
pronounced the results obtained from the magnetic
Instrument TO be highly satisfactory.
The new telephone tried last night appeared to
the experts present TO meet almost all OF the re-
ourements sought for by those who have been try
ing TO do away with batteries, induction coils ana
variable resistance contacts. which are troublesome
and costly In the present system. The patents upon
the telephone expired on January 30; there
fore the new telephone is not affected by any existing
patents of the Bell company. The new magnetic
Telephone is controlled by the Western Telephone
Construction Company OF Chicago. which was
sta ted In opposition to the Bell company year ago
II is at present operating lines In Western cities
According to the principle or operation. the
central ONCE service Is done away with. Each
telenhone user by the touch OF BUTTON automati-
caIly connects his line with any other line In the
system without calling up central