The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-19

their lives had fortune in their grasp which
slipped away from them through inattention 10
business. number OF years ago he conceived
the IDEA that man cOuld make pretty goou
thlhg out OF an invention which WouIo' So lar
as possible, work on the same principle as au
Ice skate, but which could be used on smootn
moor or other similar surface. Out OF thls luea
came the roller-skate-primitve IN lts ueslsn'
10 De sure, at first, but embodying all tne es-
sentlal features Of the modern arucle. MI
Mott pinned his faith and unfolded his secret
10 another man, without a thought ABOUT
patents or other legal requirements 10 secure
MS possession of the fruits of his Dralh' anu as
consequence the other fellow reapea lne
dement's. MIR. Mott says the result oil MS hIst'
last ana only experience with the Patent Ollce
was 10 make him an astonlshingy proiane nau'
Among the bric-a-brac and other curlosltles
on exhibition at the Press Cluo iOOIns Is d
skull which, according 10 the label IL pears
was originally borne on the shoulders Oh
noted indian Chief who gained celoorllS Dc
cause OF his deeds of Valor in early day wars.
member OF the club who Is pretty wen up III
archaeological matters has upon several occa-
sions discoursed ut length upon 'he pecuilarl-
Ties OF the Indian Uranium ana Tue uiStIu-
gushing features it possesses as coblpdIee WIN
tnat OF the more civilized white lndu' OoIne
Wag recently painted two of the BACK teeth 10
the skull so that they bear the appearance vi
having been filled with gold, and the other day.
whlie the member first mentioned was golns
through his usual discourse for the beneht OF
visitor, the latter noticed the Mining ahu IT,
marked that it was a revelation 10 MIN, ana
offered indubtable proof that the req man
must have been an adept in the art OF oehlai
surgery.
A disastrous wreck was narrowly averted on
the Busl-srrept Rapfh Transit line Yesterday
Subsequent 10 the cessation of service on FIJI
day, one end OF rail on the block between
Powell and Stockton streets became looseheu'
and passing vehicle bent 1t so mat IL pro-
1ected about three feet in the air. When the
usual service was resumed yesterday inc driVer
was almost afoul OF the dangerous OBSTRUCTION
before he observed it, Calling boy TO hold
the horses the driver walked down Bush street
a block or so to a blacksmith-shop and Dor
rowed Ratchet and few nails, with which be
repaired the damage. After an hour or more OF
DELAY, schedule time was observed as usual in
marked contrast to the novel exhi billion OF TEN
per manifest in such emergencies, not a passen-
ger yesterday was heard to utter aword OF com
plant.
L. f. Moulton, the great grain-raiser OF
Colusa. Is In the city, and Is staying al the
Grand. Mr.. MOuton has recently been nom-
mated by the Populists for member OF the STATE
Board OF Equalization and says that he came 10
the city in order o devise some plan by which
he can evade the eXacting duties OF a campaign.
He Is not novice in political maneuVers, as ne
it was who started the dolly Warden" party in
this State a few years ago Incidentally in con-
versatiOn yesterday Mr.. MouitOn spoke OF eX-
Senator HassOn of Iowa and said that they
were schOOlmates when boys In New Bedford
Mass, ana that when Hasson came west 10
Iowa he (MoultOn) succeeded him as superIn-
tendent of a Sunday-schooL FOrty-two years
ago MIR. MOultOn came to California. and has
met with remarkable success as business
man.
Lester CullOm, special agent Of the Treasury
Department, is in this city. lie is son OF eX-
Governor and ex-United Senator CullOm of ILL
noiS, aud took an important part in working up
the evidence against the Emerald gang Of
smuggers IN this city. He is again here TO in
veStigaIe this end Of the Tacoma Opium'smug-
Cling combine, Of which W. II. Horr OF that
city is alleged TO be the head. II 1rr was in
dlcIed some time ago for smuggling, and infOr-
nation is said to have been developed here
which indicates that the fact OF his disposing
OF The opium in this city can be established.
Horr is an old-tIme pioneer of Tacoma, and for
many years ran a livery-stable in that city.
He is said TO be remarkably familiar with the
sound, and in his present trouble be has en-
gagged a number Of attorneys 10 defend him.
Captain V. Behr and Lieutenant Michael
lstomiDn, both of the Russian imperial navy,
the former recently in command OF the frigate
lie Krlesser and the latter recently on the
Rynda, are at the Occidental Both have been
doing duty in the Baltic Sea, but have recently
come from VladivOstOk in Siberia, and are now
on their way back TO Russia, going via France,
Germany and other Continental countries.
Henry F. Miller Of Cincinnati is in the city
and is en- route TO the scene OF war in Korea.
He is a newspaper man of wide experience,
and will cover the war by a series OF descrip-
tive letters which will be sent TO a syndicate of
Eastern papers. Mr.. Miller is also an artist OF
no mean ability, and will illustrate his own
work.
The Hon. Mrs. Leilah Yards. Butler Of Lon
don an attache of the British Foreign Office, is
at the Palace She Is daughter of General
Ktrkham, whose widow resides at present In
OAKLAND ana visits this country for the pur-
pose OF studying the labor problem in all its
phases.