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The morning call., 1894-09-03
BRUTALLY BEATEN
A Nail Driven Into a Mex
leans Head.
He Is Probably Fatally lnjured-The
Police Unable TO Find His I'm
known Assailant.

SeakO Varela, a Mexican laborer, was
brutaIly assaulted on Montgomery street
last night about o'clock and received in
jures that will probably prove fatal. He
was walking along the west side of the
street, and when near Broadway some
one sprang out of an alley and knocked
him senseless by blow on the head.
he was taken to the r ceiving Hospital,
where DR.. Simpson found a wire nail i'm
bedded in his skull. There were several
other punctures in his scalp, showing that
after being knocked down be had been
beaten re peatedly on the head. evidently
with board with nails in it. There were
two punctureS on top of the skull and one
at the base. close TO the left ear, from
which the brains were oozng out. DR..
Simpson succeeded in extracting the nail,
but not without considerable Difficult ty, as
1t had been bent by the force of the blow.
There was also an ineised wound on his
left arm and his body was confused.
Narela regaine6 consciousness, but said
he did not know what he was struck with
or who struck him. He lives at Salmon
alley. The poor fellow lost his right hand
five years ago.
The police take little stock in Varela' 5
story. Before he was sent to the Receiv-
ing Hospital he called at the old City Hall
station and told Sergeant Whitman that be
had been struck on the head while passing
the entrance to Montgomery court, Il
snort, blind alley running westward from
| Montgomery street.
II was passing the alley" he said.
when some one struck me with bottle.
| | fell senseless upon the sidewalk and lay
there for some time. When / recovered
| there was no one near me-"
| Sergeant Whitman went to the place
where Varela said he was attacked, but
| there was no blood on the pavement, and
no one living Ia the alley or near 1t had
seen the Mexican. He has been arrested
several times for vagrancy aud dTunEen-
ness, and the police think he was beaten
IN one of the many resorts on the Barbary
/ Coast. he said that he lived at s Salmon
alley, and he has relatives there. but they
| say that they do not know where be lives
The morning call., 1894-09-03
HURRYING HOME.
The MikadO'S Cousin
Here En- Route.
He Was Going Around the World,
but Cut His Trip Short - Will
Not Discuss the War.

Two distinguished guests arrived at the
Palace Hotel yesterday from New York.
They were Count MIshima. a cousin of the
Mikado of Japan. and NJ. S. Nagasaki.
mastsr of ceremonies in the royal house.
hold. Two servants accompanied them.
Both the Count and Mr.. Nagasaki are
finely educated and speak English fluently
Their air and manners are courteous and
polite in the extreme. Lord Chesterfield
himself would have felt thrills of pleasure
if he were alive and could have seen the
graceful dignity with which the dstin-
guished Japanese greet visitor on his
arrival and departure.
The Count and his companion who by
the way has been in this country seven
times before, left japan last August, their
in tention being to leisurely take a tour
around the world, but stopping long
enough in France 30 study the workings
of the arsenals and other places in con-
neclion with the army and navy and the
N ilitary power Of the country.
They sailed from Yokohama on the
Empress of Japan, the Canadian Pacifc's
fine steamer, and upon arrival OIL this side
they travelled through Canada ana after
ward the eastern part Of this country.
Then they sailed Tor Europe. Their
travels were through England, all the
In Asia and the extreme eastern end of
Russia.
I'VE then came back to France" said
Mr. Nagasaki, land the Count began his
studies in the arsensls. We would have
stopped about six months and then gone
homo By way of India. tor wnen we
started out it was to go around the world
but then came the news of this unpisaS-
| antness between Japan and China, and on
account Of the Counts relation to the En-
Deror we thought it best TO hasten back
by the quickest route. We did not cross
the continent very rapidly because the
Count has an ear affection and we had &c
stop over in Chicago a day and 10 other
places Oh, it is better now"
What do YOU think OF the WARP" wa:
asked.
MI Nagasakl shrugged his shoulder,
and smiled.
ION. you know. from our position We
can say nothing; but We are very cOntiden
! OF success, very confident"
The Count was indisposed last evening
and did not receive many visitors. The
party Will leave for home by the frs
steamer that sails. which will be the Bel
! gic, on Thursday.
The morning call., 1894-09-03
DREAD THE LAW.
The Liquor-DeaIers Have Organized
for Repeal.


for Repeal.
Eight hundred salOon-keepers OF this
city have joined hands for political action
during the campaign. AS body they
VIII have little or nothing TO say about the
tariff; they will OF attempt to solve the
silver question, and they Will leave rail
road and anti-railroad men to fight 1t out,
but they will do all in their power to elect
Supervisors who will not be hostile TO
their interests, and who will pledge them
selves to repeal certain obnoxious ordi-
pances.
The side-door order has been an endless
source OF trouble TO many OF the saloon
keepers, and they are among the most
active members of the new organization.
Nothing short of the repeal of the order
Will satisfy this element The retail
grocers who have barrOoms are In SYM
pathy with the liquOr-dealers and are eX-
pected To act in concert with them. There
are 1000 saloOn-kes pers In the city, and an
effort is beng made to draw them all into
the association.
A meeting was held last week at which
every member of the organization was in
structed TO prepare a list OF employees and
other persons that be could influence.
Each OF these. with the liQuOr-deAlerS. Will
Oe uTHtu 10 sIg0 an agreement tlat He Will
not vote for any candidate for me mbershtD
in the Board of Supervisors who Is hostile
to the liquor interests. No other pledge
will be required OF him. aud he will be at
liberty TO vote for any candidate for Office
outside the board that lie may prefer
The organization will meet tonight at
Bnai Birth Hall, when the executive CON-
mittee will submit for adoption a pledge
which would-be Supervisors will be ex-
pected TO sign if they want the votes of the
saloon men and their friends.
The morning call., 1894-09-03
TOO PROSPEROUS.
A Man " ins a Pile Of Money and
Becomes Insane.

Man " ms Pile Of Money and
Becomes Insane.
1t was brokers Office.
The droniDg announcements OF the young
man with the chalk; intervals filled with con-
Versation that soon assumed anything but
business character Would you believe it?
The broker and his customers were involved in
labyrinIhian argument relative 10 the nature
OF the Deity, and this was succeeded by abstruse
speculations on the probable consequence of
Irresistible force coming IN contact with an i'm
movable mass.
les a fascinating topic-at least we found it
sO-and | cheerfuIly recommend il for trial
when conversation flags around the cracker
box in the corner grocery, or when you can't
get fourth hand for whist In the club The
discussion was switched back TO The market
by an occurrence that partook Of the tragic. an
episode that left CHASTITY impression on me, if
not Oh all.
The door opened and In walked a man who
was laughing and fairly glowing with merri-
ment. His laughter was infectious, but was
the only man who smiled. The others turned
u0easlly in their chairs and stared out OF the
windows or began 10 read the newspapers.
"Good-morniug. hal ha! Charley, ha! ha!"
glggled the newcomer. How. huh! hunt
huh! hOw's U. p, ha! hal this morning? ha!
hal" ana he went GU in a mild parOXysm Of
caehiunation
hes struck it lucky" thought. and. as
feeling glad with him. Not so the broker.
With troubled look he took The joyous man
by the hand, spoke 10 him IN low tone, aud
led him out, the latter continuing 10 bubble and
SputIer like an overweight tea-kettle. Pres
entity the broker re-enteTed. shook his head and
sighed.
That poor chap gives me shiyers." he
said. II wish lie would keep out of here"
Then he went on to explain 10 me what was
familiar 10 all bis regular visitors. THAT
man," he said, was specuatOr. He had
never made much in any deal and was gen
orally on the losing side. A few years ago
he came IN just before the opening and put up
$1,000 all lie had, 10 sell .. P. II stood al 124.
He left the room with kind of desperate
air, saying If U. P. rose a point and wiped
him out he should never speculate again. for
the thousand was the last he had. Well, sir,
on that day U. L. went down in the most Sensa-
tioDal way on record; not au eighth at a time,
or by jumps Of a point. but by en- points at a
lick, aud when IL stopped il was down TO go.
Every point meant $1,000 for that man.
Toward the close OF business lie came in.
He hadn't been watching the market during
the day, and be couldn't understand 1t when he
looked al the board. We had TO get around and
explain things TO him as il he was a child.
When l finally gave him a check for 5000
he began 10 laugh. He laughed when he de-
posted the check at his bank, and he hasn't
stopped laughing yet"
was comforting 10 know ;hat this un-
fortunate, turned crazy by good luck, netttd d
enough by his prosperous venture 10 keep him
and his family in good circumstances during
| his llfe.-ChicagO Times.
The morning call., 1894-09-03
THE POSTAL SERVICE.
The Facilities of New York and of
London ContraSted,

London Contrasted.
There are In London eight District Post
Offices" each in charge OF a postmaster. With
In the delivery district OF each Of these Offices
there are from 40 to 10 branch and suO-post-
offices, the aggregate of which Is 796-making
a total OF S03 offices, at all OF which stamps
may be purchased. ana letters and parcels
posted, and at nearly all OF which money or
ders are issued aud paid, letters registered, and
life insurance annuity and savings bank Dusl-
ness may be transacted. AT all the larger sub
Offices there is also telegraph service. The
population of London In 1891 was 423l, 431-
so that thTre is in that city pOStofhc TO every
5268 inhabitants. The number OF officers and
subordnaIes regularly employed in the Lon
don postal service Is 1O.096, OF whom
5SS6 are lettercarriers, IN addition 10
large auxiliary" force. available for extra
duty whenever required The amount paid the
latter is equivalent to that necessary for the
constant employment OF lOOO additional men
so that the actual force is very nearly 1000.
In New York there are: one general Post
office, Is branch Postoffce stations ana "a
SUBJ stations, all Of which, In addition to ordl-
nary postal business, money orders may be
procured and paid and letters registered The
resident population OF New York, as shown by
last municipal census, Is l oO1.839-and on
that basis there Is allowed one POstOff1ce TO
each Al 800 of its people. But during The bust
ness hours OF each secular day The population
is increased by the influx OF large proportion
OF the adult male residents of Brooklyn, Jersey
City and other Giles. towns ana villages
located within radius OF fifty miles, all OF
whom receive and post their business CORE
spondence at New York; and considering this
fact it is entirely safe 10 estimate that the pro-
portion of postofficrs 10 population In New
YORK is as to $4,000. The number Of officers
and employees of all grades is 2873. The con-
Trast between the postal facilities enjoyed by
the residents Of The chief city In Europe and
those vouchsafed TO residents of the chief city
In the United States Is not gratifying TO our
municipal or national pride; and one OF the
least agreeable ncidents IN The official life of
postmaster at New York is the receipt of writ
ten and oral comparisons made by foreigners
and travellers between the service here and
that provided In London and other European
cities.-Charles W. Day 90, Postmaster at New
York, in North American Review.
The morning call., 1894-09-03
DEATH WAS SLOW
A Chinese Consumptive
Cuts His Throat.
He Was Left Uncared For to Die in
the Hospital on Ellick Alley.
A Revolving Spectacle.

The Chinese hospital. in an old building
on Ellick allsy, has long been known to
the police and the Coroner as hall of
horrors. Grand juries inspect the dens of
vicein the Moneolian quarter year after
year, and inspectors of the Board oil
Health N Ike their rounds. but the keepers
oil this building in which human beings are
eft to die uncared for are not molested.
There the dead and dying lie together in
~ atmosphere laden with poisonous eX-
haiations. There the sufferer abandoned
oy his heartless relatives is left to gasp
out his life. uncared for by nurse or physi-
clan, and there the undertaken who owns
The morning call., 1894-09-03
MYSTERIOUS PROJECTILES
lhey Are Called Magnetic and Make
an Extraordinary Record.

Inc so-called magnetic shell, which has been
USED al The trials of English armOr plaes at
Oknta' near st. Petersburg. Russia, has made
an extraordinary record. The shell was fired at
Solt d. diamond plate at right angles, and the
penetration was 1012 inches; another shell
penetrated l6 inches. One shell was discharged
o. o. siA-Inch II aTveyiZed plale, at an angle of
~ ~. uegIeeS. he projectile passed through the
pas aug Dae King aud fell about 400 YARDS be-
Sonu, performance which filled the scientific
eAp. us present with amaZ ment.
uItuet Trials VIII be made. bur for the pres.
S S, uo plates OF the requisite strength are
LoIlucomlng those already used, which were
,ns ahuiactuled specially for the purposes OF the
tiiaI Deing so shattered as TO be useless for fu-
itnx 'osls. Inc general impression among nil
LAY ehpeFts Is mat the magnetic shell Is not a
Jew snen al all, but simply a new Invention
auaptaoie 10 any modern projectie.
Ohe OF the shells that had undergone the Sc
clct process was exhibited. Although il had
passeu lhlo ugh one OF The armor plates IL was
III an unchanged condition, and, as il showed
No traces OF fastening whereby the new inven-
tIun cOulu De attached to IL, the spectators con-
cIuueo that the improvement must be a cap of
softer metal held on to lhe top of the shell by
mAgnetlsm This nurses the hard point OF the
snell AZ It's Impact. and so helps it to penetrate
tne OF the plate until il reaches the softer
meta Oehlnd. This, at all events, is one of the
suesses at The principle of the novel proiectie
-Plttsburg Dispatch
The morning call., 1894-09-03
HYP0LITE is VERY SICK.
If He Dies There Will Be Another
Revolution in Hayti.

NEW YORK, Sept 1.-The steamer Sagi-
nav, Captain Rockwell, from Aqua, San
Domingo. brings no news of any distur-
bance in Rayti. President Hypolite is
said to be MORALLY i'll. and when he dies
it is thought a very uncertain state of
affairs will prevail and revolution would
be among the possibilities.
The Saginaw also brings news from
Puerto Plato that on August Is the Ham
burg-American steamer COlonia, in at
tempting to change her berth struck
sunken steamer in the harbor and will
probably prove a total loss.
The morning call., 1894-09-03
SOLANO REPUBLICANS.
They Elect Delegates to the County
Convention.

VALLEJO. Sept. 1.-The Republican
primary election held here Saturday af-
ternoon resulted in the election Of the fol-
lowing delegates to the Solano County
Republican convention to be held in
Vallejo Saturday, the 9Th inst: It. j.
Aspenall. J. A. Brown, G. V. Carter, J. H..
Cooper. Jules ElmQuest. J. A Flzgerald,
William Gehrman, J. FL. Herbert, j. j.
Luchsinger, John ii. Mugridge, F. Walter,
j. E. Anderson. Arthur Bob, A. K. Brown,
T. P Bryant, A. Pennycock, James
Rouey. j. g. Sharp W. T. Stanford, Henry
Wilson, Philip Steffen and j. w. Short
ridge.
The convention will consist of sixty
delegates, spportioned as follows: Benicia,
8; beaverton, /; Dixon, g.; Green Valley,
2; Maine Prairie. 1; Montezuma. l; Rio
Vista. 3; Suisun. Z; fremont. l; Vacaville,
6; VallejO-First Ward. IL; Second Ward,
8; Third Ward, 2.
The morning call., 1894-09-03
COLUSA CITIZENS
Ratify the Nomination of e. A.
Bridgeford.

CoLUsA. Sept. "A large, enthusiastic
meeting of Colusa citizens was held in the
theaier last Saturday night to ratify the
honor conferred upon this county in NOM
mating Judge E. A. Bridgeford for the
Supreme bench. Politics did not enter
into the meeting, and speeches were
numerous.
A large glee club furnished music and a
general feeling of satisfaction prevailed.
The band played and anVils doomed.
Saturday afternoon the District conven-
ton met in Williams and nominated ex-
Assemblyman i. H. Gruwell of Lake
County for the Tenth District Assembly
man on the seventy-tfth ballot. The OPP
posing candidates were Frank vikings
and Edwin Swinford Of CoIusa and Benja-
min T. Gels and r. B. Murdoch of Glenn.
The morning call., 1894-09-03
SAMOAN AFFAIRS.
German Press Demands an End Be
Put to the Situation.

LONDON. Sept. 3-A dispatch from Ber-
lin to the Times says that the German
press. in commenting on the Samoan
affairs emphatically demands that an end
be put to the intoersble situation there.
The German papers declare that the tri-
partite agreement of the Government of
the island is the root of the evil and
should be repealed.
The Vossische Zstung suggests that
Germany summon a conference in Berlin
for the purpose of endeavOring to solve
the question. At the same time it is added
that Germany does not intend to relax her
claims or to agree 10 the proposal made
by New Zealand that the administration
of the Government of the islands be sub
mitted 10 that COLONY
The morning call., 1894-09-03
PROTESTED BY THE POLICE.
Bishop ScannelPs Opponents Hold
Service in ST. PauI'S Church.

to Bishop ScannelPs arrest for contempt
yesterday in refusing to open the doors of
ST. PauPs church on the order Of the Dis
trict Court, services were held there to-
day under police protection by the bishops
opponents. Mounted police surrounded
the church and prevented a riot. The
court officers started TO burs: the doors
down, but duplicate keys were found by
the janitor.
Over 100 friends OF the bishop surrounded
the church and watched the service
through the windows, but offered no vio-
lence. A riot was said to be imminent
when the police arrived. The trouble is
not yet ended.
The morning call., 1894-09-03

CHESTER. Pa, Sept. Fifteen people
were injured in collision between trolley
cars at Darby to-day, the accident being
caused by a gripman losing control OF the
brake in going down hill. None of the
injured will die. Most of the passengers
escaped injury by jumping. but sustained
file sh wounds.
The morning call., 1894-09-03
COLORADO DEMOCRATS.
Two State Conventions to Be Held
in Denver.

DENVER, Sept. 2.-The Democrats of
Colorado will hold two State conventions
in this city tomorrow. Two years ago
the leaders of the party split upon the
question of fusion with the POpulists. and
two branches of the party we're formed.
one party fusing with the Populists and
the other putting up a straight ticket.
Both branches have for some time been
flirting with one another and a coalition
may be effected. A programme has been
arranged whereby it is thought the fac
tions can be reunited. 1t is proposed that
each convention effect temporary Organi-
cation and then appoint conference CON-
mittee, neither convention to do anything
further until the result of the conference
shall be announced.
The morning call., 1894-09-03
STRICKEN WITH APopLEXY.
Prominent Clergyman at the Point
of Death,

SAN DIEGO. Sept. Rev. j. Merton
Smith. pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church in this city, was stricken with
apoplexy while sitting in his pulpit this
morning at the commencement of the ser
vice.
He was removed to his boarding-house,
where he has since remained in an uncon-
scious condition and at the verge of death.
a surgical operation afforded no relief.
Mr.. Smith came from Oakland but few
The morning call., 1894-09-03
MRS. GoUGER's ADDRESS.
She Talks About Justice to Laboring
Classes,

NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-Fully 1000 men
and women listened to an address by Mrs.
Helen Nj. Gouger of Indiana at the Audi
forum in Prohibition Park, Staten Island,
this afternoon. The announced subject
was: "The Shotgun or Justice Which
Shall the Laboring Glasses Have in the Set
Element of Strikes and the Battle Between
Capital and Labor ?'
Referring to the poverty in the great cit
les and The suffering in the great tenement
house districts of the cities. Mrs. Gouger
said there were thousands of acres of
land in the suburbs of New York held
idle for speculative purposes and added:
'If / were the Almighty for only five
minutes l would take all this property
from the land SPECTATORS and give 70
Gods children in the tenement-houses Of
New York a place upon this earth and
some Of the Gospel of fresh air and sun
shine
The morning call., 1894-09-03
DEAD IN BED.
Mysterious End of an Old Man in
San Jose.

Dali JOSSs
SAN JOSE, Sept. MARK Tom ascoe-
vich, an aged Dalmatian. who had been
recently working for John Science & Co.,
wholesale wine-dealers, was found dead In
bed this morning, and post mortem and
inquest will be held tomorrow morning.
He complained of being unwell the day
before and decided to rest scr while.
IN his purse a note was found instruct
ing that the purse with the contents be
sent 10 his sister. residing on Island Cruz.
There was no other evidence pointing TO
suicide.
Deceased was unmarried. about 60 years
of age and a member OF the San Francisco
Slovenian Benevolent Society.
The morning call., 1894-09-03
AGAIN GROWS SERIOUS.
An Alarming State of Affairs in
ItaIV

LONDON, Sept. 3.-A dispatch from
Rome says affairs in Italy have again as
sumed a grave aspect. Agrarian crimes
are frequent. and the iIl-leeling OF the
peasantIy against the landowners, which
was dormant during the state of siege, is
now revived In seditious proportions. The
Government is asked to take strenuous
measures TO improve the relations between
the landowners and tenants
The morning call., 1894-09-03
THE BRUTAL LYNCHING.
Detective Richardson Led the Pris-
oners Into the Mob.

MEMPHIS. Sept. 2.-Crminal Court
Judge Cooper Is determined to punish the
mob who lynched six alleged negro incen
diaries near Millington, Friday night.
Four more men were arrested on bench
warrants to-day charged with completely
in the lynching.
From facts brought out to-day it appears
Detective Richardson knew an attemp:
would be made to lynch the prisoners, and
deliberately led them into the hands
of the mob
The morning call., 1894-09-03
Five-Mile Record Broken.

Los ANGELES, Sept. AT meeting
of the Wheelmen's Training League
Thomas McAleer of the Los Angeles Ath-
letic Club broke the five-mile coast record
Time. 12:171s. with pacemakers. on four
lap track.
The morning call., 1894-09-03
PLUCKY PORTUGUESE.
They Returned the Fire of Natives
Who Attacked Their Launch.

LONDON, Sept. "a Capetown dispatch
to the Times says that business is at a
standstll in Lorenzo Marquee on the
north side of Delagoa Bay, owing to the
revolt of the natives. A Portuguese launch
fired on by natives returned the fire. kill
ing number of the natives. None of the
Portuguese were hurt.
The morning call., 1894-09-03
A Rich Gold Ledge.

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. "A very rich gold
ledge has been discovered on Willow
Creek. fifteen miles from Boise, two and
half feet of ore being stripped for 300 feet,
Its value being varlously estimated from
$1,000 to $1,000 per ton.
The morning call., 1894-09-03
Electric .Wind-Cutters. ,,

New electric engines are being built by the
Parls-Lyons Company at Oulins Works, near
LvOns for lis fast express traffic. These en-
gnes are curiouSIy shaped, the fore part, in
CHUNG the funnel presenting q sharp blad
like TIE STEM OF ship, and they ale known as
''wind d cuucrs."-Exchange.
The morning call., 1894-09-03
Dined With the British minister.

ATHENS. Sept. 1.-The British Minister
to-day gave a luncheon in honor of NJ
Tricoupis, Prime Minister of Greece, and
the members of Sir John Pendei's party
who are making Mediterranean trip in
the latter's yacht. Among the guests was
Hon. Thomas F. Bayard. the American
ambassador to Great Britain. who is of
the yachting party.