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p. S.-Afer writing the within we decided to
make number of electrical tests to further
SATISFY OuI selves unon the subject OF escaping
electricity. and so have held The letter to send
you copy OF the report of our tests. l inclOse
the same herein. l have not sent the pines but
VIII do so later with additional ones. We are
going TO omen up The mains TO find IL possible
the extent OF the injury. Perhaps you may not
desire At present TO take up this subject Will
your supervisors, and in that case | Will moi
lufthef tTeSpaSS upon your time. l am, very
truly ETC., DANIEL II. WHEELER.
Accompanying the letter were blue
prints which showed where the pipes had
been eaten or cOrrode6 away. The sam
pies OF pipes have not reached the Mayor
yet.
In the examining engineers report.
which was sent with the letter Of Council
man Wheeler, it is stated that an exam
ination of electroyZ-d scraps of water
pipe show tina, the pipe has been badly
cOrT0ded by the action Of electric currents
The trouble did not arise, il is stated by
the engineer, from the alternating light
ing plant, but from the direct railway
motor system, In which the current left
the generating dynamo at the power
house and by means of feeders was dis
trlbuted TO the trolley lines.
The current ! assed down the trolley
arms to the car apparatus, thence escaping
to the rails through the wheels. The cur
rent was expected TO return to the geper-
much resistance at the joints that it left
the rails, entered the damp earth, travel
ing along the line of least resistance to the
ripes. Where it left the pipes to return
to rails it corr0ded them, carrying with it
particles of metal.
This could be Temedied. the engineer
thought, IL IL were feasible aud safe to
renew the battery current, but as this
seemed impracticable. he thought the only
practical way of avoiding the evil was to
keep the current in the rails by welding
the joints together. as is done in Brooklyn,
or by connecting the ends OF the rails by
copper wires.
NJ. D. Stein, manager OF the consoli-
dated railways, stated yesterday that un-
necessary alarm had been created over
the Kearny-street project. We have
been working all the past week on Third
street erecting the poles TO convert that
line into an electric road. We finished
the work On Sunday. We had no inten-
ton of crossing Market street to Kearny,
and did not propose to place poles on that
street. We have no intention at present
of converting the line on Kearny street
into aD electric One."
Mr.. Stein thought that the new power
house would be completed in about sixty
days, when 1t was intended to operate the
Broadway. the Mission-stIeet and Third
street line with its extension to the PO-
trero, by electricity.
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IL await the return of DR.. Cooks expedition

Will await the return of DR.. Cooks expedition
to Greenland.
Should IL be aScertained that Mr. Low has
not assembled to the Grand Falls and taken the
west route. 1t is the intention OF Mr.. Hite TO
take the route himself and explore the great
unknown table-lands and the chain OF lakes
reported to exist there, and then return 10 Rig
olet and reJoln the rest OF the party. who in any
return voyage.
The entire outfit, including canoes and sup
plies, IS TO be supplied in this city. and which
at the Grand Falls, it is believed the results
VIII De OF great value to geographical science
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To LABRADOR.
An Expedition of Americans to Ex-
plore That Country.


Among the several expeditions this wear
WIFI CHI have for their object northern expIora.
ton, the one which has peculiar interest Is that
headed by Mr.. Charles Z. Hite, OF the Univer-
sity OF Pennsylvania to Labrador. Mr. Hite,
although a young man, has had wide ex-
perience in expedition work, both as a pupil
and assistant of Professor Dyche, aud as taxi
delmlst of the Peary relief party Of 1892.
His present venture, which goes out under
the auspices of the Geographical Club, Is one
which is commanding wide attention from other
geographical institutions, and 1t will leave this
city about the last OF June in Dr. Cooks
whaling vessel, the Newfoundland. His party
will consist OF ten men, seven of whom have
already been chosen.
AT RIgolet. on the lower coast of Labrador
the party will disembark aud proceed up Booth
Bay TO the mouth of the Grand River Here
the expedition will be divided into two parts
One, consisting of four men, Will explore the
ally Mountains In that vicinity and make
large natural history collections for the various
scientific associations in this country. In the
meantime the rest of the party, under Mr.. HiIe
VIII Iusn up the river 10 the Grand Falls, Wis
lied IN 1891 by MIR. Henry g. Bryant of this
city. These falls will be definitely located, and
the direction of the expedition after that will
be then determined by the movements of Mr..
Low, who Is now al Rigolet for exploration pur-
poses under the direction OF the Geological
Survey OF the Dominion of Canada.
rathat gentleman, when MIR. Hite reaches the
&c nd Falls. has preceded him and gone over
tn interior table-lands of Labrador 20 the west
co st, MIR. Hits Will return with his companions
down the Grand River TO the Mistassini River,
ana endeavor TO ascend the latter TO sup
posed lake which Is thought to be its source
ana that OF the ST. Johns Should this prove
10 be the case, and the lake be reached, Mr..
Hlte ana his companions will descend the ST.
Johns to the ST. Lawrence River, wnere they
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BAR TO TROLLEYS.
The Mayors Determined
Opposition.
MESSAGE TO SUPERVISORS.
What Electricity Has Done to
Omaha Pipes.
CURRENTS CORRODE THEM.
An Order Prohibiting the Erection of
Trolley Poles On Market or
Kearny Streets.
THEM.

An order was introduced in the Board OF
Supervisors at yesterdays session which
was designed to settle the question of troll
ley poles on Market and Kearny streets by
absolutely prohibiting them. 1t reads as
follows:
Order-PrOhibiting the right to propel rail-
road cars by electricity on Market, MOntgom-
cry and Kearny streets.
The People of the City and County Of San
francisco 10 ordain as follows:
Section !. No person or corporation TO whom
there has here ofOre been or TO whom there
shall hereafter be granted The right privilege
or franchise to lay railroad tracks through or
upon Market. Montgomery and Kearny streets
shall run, operate or prOpel cars or dummies
thereon by means of any overhead WIRE cable
or other electric conductor, nor by any system
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MEAN REVENGE.
An Advertisement That Caused
Trouble and an Arrest.

Mrs. Jare E. Ellis. formerly employed
as servant by Miss Flora Chisholm.
occupied cell in the City Prison yester-
day and will have 10 answer a charge of
criminal libel. She is accused of having
chosen a very cruel method of eating
even with Miss Chisholm in the settlement
OF an old score. Recently there appeared
In morning paper an advertisement
stating that charming young heiress
would Ike to make the acquaint lance of a
darK-eompleXioned" gentleman with a
view TO matrlmOny. The notice directed
persons interested TO address "Flora CHS
holm, San Rafael, opposite military
academy" As a result of this announce
ment Miss Chisholm was so ANNOYED nv
men who wanted TO become the husband
of charming young heiress that she was
MADE SICK, ana her father caused Mrs,
Ellis arrest for inserting the lad" In the
paper.
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He Knew the Right Way.
Chicago Record

Young Cittlman-I trust uncle, that you did
not tuck your napkin in under your chin last
night when you dined at the Swellhedde Hotel.
Uncle Jere Uust from Wayback)-Cert'n ly
not, my boy; Cert'nly not tied it back OF
my neck by the corners just as nice as you
please,
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safety and like convenience by other
means"
In connection with the communication
of the Mayor to the board the following
letter from an Omaha Councilman was
sent in:
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
OMAHA, Nebr., May IL, 1894.
Hon. L. r. Ebert. Mayor San Francisco, Cal.
DEAR SIR: When l was In your city and
called upon you on April IA (as one OF the
Omaha City COunciD we had some conversation
relative 10 trouble We were having with our
water pipes from electricity escaping from the
street Hallway lines promised TO further ad-
wise you OF our examination INTO the m tier.
We have since examined a number OF pipes,
both iron and lead, and find ihe damage 10 be
much more serious than we had anticipated. l
send you samples by express I'D. h." showing
some of the conditions existing, though not the
worst. /, however, send you a blue print OF
seven pipes taken out at different points in our
city and located more than half mile from
any street railway power-hOuse. which shows
nrS rness TO same is not necessary to have cleo
trOlysis attack the water service. In the blue
prints the samples are numbered from to Z.
Nos. 10 are iron and and are lead. An
analysis of the disintegrated portions OF the
iron pipes shows that they are composed OF
graphite ana carbon, ana are known as
graphite. Ii has a specific gravity OF LIB
water Is LOO, while iron has a specific gravity
OF about z so.
You SAID you had but recently granted per-
mission TO Slreetcars tor the use of electricity
as motive power. 1 should suggest that
further permission in that direction be with
held, unless some safe device b. found for re-
turning the electricity 10 the power-hOuse when
generated. This disease appears 10 work very
rapidly. The samples of pipes shown in the
blue print and numbered l, 2. 3 and 5,
have been In The ground only about 20 months;
No. 4, 13 months; No. 6, 20 months; and No.
Z. 21a years.
The piece OF large iron pipe sent you is Dor
ton OF what on the blue print is called No. l.
The small pipe is portion OF No. 4. The lead
pipe is portion of No. g.
We expect TO make still further examina-
tIon within a few days, and should you desire l
will be pleased to give you the benefit of our
examination.
With kind membranes to Mr.. Kennedy
and others, particularly DIR. Stanton and Mr..
Denman of the Supervisors. l am, sir, very
truly yours. DANIEL ii. WHEELEE.
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a late theory of catching cold is that
when one enters a cold room after being
he ated the bacteria in the room flock to the
warm body, aud enter it through open
pores OF the skin.
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IT WILL
PAY YOU
To look at the Specials we are offer.
ing this week, no misrepre-
sensations but
Genuine Bargains.

3-pint Fancy Crystal Water Pitcher. 15c
Apiece Crystal Set. consisting of Sugar-bowl,
Dreamer. Butter-dish AMI Spoon-holder,
complete. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 25c
White Semi-Porceain Dinner SetCestooned)
for persons................,. %
Triple-plate Satin Finish Tea Spoons. per
set OF 6............ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. soc
Trip le- plate Satin Finish Forks Table
Spoons, per set of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES so
Quadrupe- plate Satin Finish, Bright Cut
Butter dish 80
Quadruple plate 3 bottle Fancy Chased
Dinner Caster. ............................ 90
Large size Decorated Parlor Vase Lamp,
double burner. Observation-Disclosures. SO
Good quality Mucil age bottles Tor. $1,000. 1Oc
10 packages White Wove Envelopes and l
pound Fine Note Paper. $50
Real Ostrich Fans, medium size. .............. Csc
Extra large size Elder Down Fans, feathers
both sides, in white, cream, blue OF
Ladies' Boston Shopping Bags, with handles. SOC
Combination POcket-books in Seal and Grain
Leathels, sterling silver orners.......$ 81 10
14-inch Real Alligator Travelling Bag, leather
hned''.-. .''''..'''..,.....'.......,. -. 10
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Cigar-DeaIer i'm Trouble

Charles F. Kern, cigar-dealer, was ar
rested yesterday on a warrant charging
him with obtaining money under false
pretenses. The complaining witness is
II. Otersen, liquor-dealer. IS Post street.
VINO st ties that in March last Kern called
lion him and sold him some goods
for S4S. He got the money and prom
ised 10 deliver the goods next dav.
but the promise has not yet been fulfilled
Kern was admitted TO bail in $500 bonds.
accepted by Judge Jnachimsen.
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YOUR spectacles will not fit IL you fail TO 20
to Bertellng's, APT Kearny street.
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Buy glass of F. N. Woods & Co.. 81 FIrst.st.
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40 Mining Camp baseball team over the
Northern Counties nine at the match yes
terday. There was a large quantity of
reiha ,r PIE playing, the score being 81 to
D. The teams were as follows:
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A signal victory was achieved by the
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-22

Through TurnstHes Yesterday. .e38a
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Our Sale of Mems Double and
Single Breasted Sack Suits, in
Hair Lines and Pin Checks, re-
duCed from $50, S18 and S16 so to
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-22

Our Sale of Mems Double and
Single Breasted Blue Serge and
Flannel Suits, in very best grades,
reduced from $50, $1S and $40 30 to
Mower County transcript., 1894-03-14
PENSIONS RESTORED.

Commissioner Lochren Signs an Order
-. Affecting Several Thousand, Cases.
, WASHINGTON, March 14.-All suspen-
sions of pensions in cases where pay
ment has not been already resumed or
where the pensioners name has not been
stricken from the rolls will be removed
by an order signed during the afternoon
by Commissioner Lochren. The order,
which was sent to the chief of the
finance division, is as follows:
''In accordance with the provisions of
the act Of congress approved Dec. 81,
1898, you are hereby instructed to at
once take such steps as may be neces-
sary to remove suspension of pensions
in all cases in which action of resump-
tion of payment or dropping from the
rolls has not been taken" =
This action affects the cases of be-
tween 5000 and 1900 pensioners. The
pension agents will be instructed to pay
these pensioners their former rates until
otherwise ordered by the bureau.
Mower County transcript., 1894-03-14
Signed the Schedule.

ST. PAUL, March 9.-Thursday y. morn
ing the chsirmen of the Great North
ern engineers and fremen appeared at
the office of General Manager Case and
signed the agreement relative to their
modified schedules, which the grand
officers advised them to accept the day
previous. With the dawn of better
times they have the assurance of the
company that matters will be read
justed upon basis more satisfactory
than the terms under which they now
labor.
Mower County transcript., 1894-03-14
FEAR A ROYALlST UPRISING.

The Story Of the Enlistment OF Canadian
Volunteers Now Confirmed.
VICTORIA, B. c., March 14.-The Ha-
waiian steamer Warrimoo just arrived,
brings confirmation of the enlistment
of Canadian volunteers for the service
of Queen Liliuokalani. The plan was
fully described in dispatches sent from
here early in January, which at the time
were discredited as false. 1t now ap-
pears that their authors were in full
possession of inside. information on the
subject.
Mower County transcript., 1894-03-14
st. Paul Union Stock Yards.

SOUTH ST. PAUL, March IL, 1891.
HOGS-Steadv; quality good. Yards cleared
early to packers at S4.60.
CATTLE-Practically no receipts and no
trading; moderate demand.
Prime steers. $3.O>@3.25; good steers, $2.75@
800: prime cows, $2.5O@3.OO; go cows $500
@2.2o; common to fair cows, 75c@$l.75; light
veal calves, S2.609350; heavy calves. $l.50@
500; stockers, $l.U@3.25; feeders. $2.0002.75;
bulls, $l.25@2.OO.
sSHEEP-No receipts.
Muttons. $s00@3.0O: lambs. $3.5003.25
stockers and feeders, S1.2a@2.5O.
Receipts: Hogs. 1UO.
Mower County transcript., 1894-03-14
Must Be Thoroughly sifted.

ALBANY, N. Y, March. .10.-Governor
Flower said to an Associated Press rep
rssentative: Il have sent for Mayor
Elect Malloy and have told him that the
bottom Of the Troy matter must be
reached, no matter who suffers by the
exposure. He has promised me to do
all in his power to aid in bringing the
guilty ones to justice. II find there is
q disposition to shield any one or drop
the matter, shall take hand in it my
self, but at present 1 cannot interfere. !"
Mower County transcript., 1894-03-14
COUGHLIN GOES FREE
THE Ex-DETECTivE NOT GUILTY
OF DR.. CR0NIN's MURDER.

At Least So Says the Jury That Has Been
Listening to tho Testimony For the Last
-Four Months-The Verdict Rather .
Surprise. tf
CHICAGO, March 9.-The happiest
man on earth at 4:35 p. m. was Daniel
Coughlin. When the clerk read out the
words, I'VE, the jury, find the defend
ant, Daniel Coughlin, not guilty" a
warm flush went over his face which
before had been of deadly white.
Newspaper men, old time friends of the
prisoner before his troubles, came upon
him in body and nearly wrung his
hands off.
''Its all right, boys, all right"
gasped Coughlin, as he reached for
three or four hands at once; 81 won't
forget you. You treated me all right"
Then the prisoner worked his way up
to the jury box and shook hands with as
Mower County transcript., 1894-03-14
Forbade to Sell Lands.

MILWAUKEE, March 10. In the North
ern Pacific case, Judge Jenkins issued
an order forbldding the receivers to sell
lands in their possession. The order re-
lates to one-third interest in some
property at Duluth which the Northern
Pacific company holds jointly with the
St. Paul and Duluth and Superior Short
line IT,
Mower County transcript., 1894-03-14
Shot His stopdsurhter.

PRAIRIE DU CHEN, Wis, March 10.-
An attempted murder at Lynxville, 1S
miles north of this city, has created
considerable excitement. Matthias La
dotschka laid in ambush and shot his
stepdaughter. DR.. Cole, from this city,
was called there, and up to this hour
the woman is still alive. The would -be
murderer fled to the woods and the
sheriff is after him.
Mower County transcript., 1894-03-14
Push tho st. Paul Post to1ace.

ST. PAUL, March To- Contractors
Hennessey and Cox returned from their
stone quarries at St. Cloud whore they
have been engaged in making all .neces.
sary preparations for getting out the red
granite stone for the new st. Paul post
Office building, and from now on the
work upon that structure will be pushed
as rapidly as possible to its completion.
Mower County transcript., 1894-03-14
He shot c.llaxh.u. {

RACINE, Wis. March 10. At Kenosha
the preliminary examination Of George
Clause, charged with numbering John
Callaghan Of the town Of Brighton, was
held before Justice Slater. Clause was
identified by Mrs. Callaghan as the
man who shot her husband. He was
held to the circuit court. III
Mower County transcript., 1894-03-14
senator white,. suooe.sor.

NEW ORLEANS, March 8.--Governor
Foster has received the resignation Of
United States Senator e. D. White to
take effect on Monday, March 12. The
governor accepted the same and ap-
pointed Hon. Newton G. Blanchard as
senator to succeed Judge White.
Mower County transcript., 1894-03-14
DAN COUGHLM.

many of the men as he could reach, but
the crowd was too much for him, and
yelling and cheering to show it's delight,
it pushed him away from the box. He
gave up the effort to greet the men
Who Have Given Him Freedom,
and, in company with the bailiffs,
started to leave the room, passing be-
hind Judge Tuthill's chair. Just as he
was directly behind the judge cry of
''Make way there; open passage;
make way" was heard, and two stall
wart bailiffs pushed through the crowd,
and close behind them, her hat awry,
her veil half up, and gasping with sobs
that choked her, came Mrs. Coughlin.
Dan was striding to liberty as though
he wore 7-league boots.
dan, come back, here's your wife,"
called 50 voices and Coughlin retraced
his steps. Just at the foot of the little
fight of stairs leading to the judges
rostrum he met his wife. The woman
gave an incoherent cry, her arms went
up, fastened themselves around her hus-
bands neck, and then she gave way ut
terly. She only said, Dan, oh Dan,"
but no where, not even in Dan Cough
Inns heart, was there such JOY as: in the
bosom of the little woman, who, clasped
tight against her husbands heart, felt
him hers again. Coughlin bent his big
blonde head until his moustache swept
her cheek, and the two rocked to and
fro until the woman was
Able to Stifie Her Emotion,
and then she was led away by Cough
Inns father, who was happy enough to
dance jig, but gave his entire atten-
ton to his hat, which he kept putting
on and taking off with marvellous rapid
ity. In few minutes he, with Mrs.
Coughlin, who by this time was radiant,
left the room.
Attorney Donohue, who had with ex-
Judge Wing defended the prisoner, was
the recipient of a shower of congratula-
tions from friends and fellow attorneys.
Neither Assistant Prosecuting Attor-
ney Bottum nor Associate Prosecutor
Scanlan would express an opinion as to
the verdict.
'It Was SURPRISE"
they both asserted, but further than
that they declined to talk to interview
ers.
An attempt to interview the jury in
the court room was not productive of
good results. Il can't tell thing"
said Juror Sharp, pleasantly. "We
agreed not to talk or give any names,
and cannot say anything"
That's right" broke in Foreman
Holsman. "We have agreed that we
would not say word to the papers. It
would not be fair. I will say one
thing, though" said the foreman with a
broad grin, 81 am just about as happy
to get away from this thing as Dan
Coughlin ever was"
"Thats what" said Sharp, emphat-
ically.
The jury was at once taken into the
Office Of the county clerk, where war
rants for their pay were given them,
and the Cronin trial was out of court,
and into history for good.
Mower County transcript., 1894-03-14
Directors Agree to Pay.

New York, March 10.-The directors
of the defunct Commercial bank of
Brooklyn, some of whom are under in
dictment, may not be prosecuted, owing
to the fact that they have agreed to buy
the worthless mortgages held by the in
stitution and to pay the depositors every
dollar due them.
Mower County transcript., 1894-03-14
Decrease In Pension Applications.

WASHINGTON, March 10.-The de-
crease in the number of claims received
daily at the pension bureau is shown in
a statement prepared at the department.
The number of pensioners on the rolls is
now approximately 1000, against
952,0 200 for the corresponding week of
last year. The number has, however,
steadily diminished since Sept. l..
Mower County transcript., 1894-03-14
The Roster Case Begun.

MADISON, Wis, March 8.-The entire
morning in the roster trial was taken
up by Mr.. Olin, attorney for the plain
tiff, in opening the case to the jury. The
court restricted the limits of his address
to the presentation of evidence intended
to be introduced and the theory of the
plaintiffs case.
Mower County transcript., 1894-03-14
Employment for 2.OOO.

JoHNsToWN, Pa, March 14.-The
4 4Johnstown Steel works, which have been
shut down since Jan. l, for repairs,
have resumed operations giving em-I
ployment to z, 1000. 3ssss.szs.
Mower County transcript., 1894-03-14
Minneapolis Grain.

: y MINNEAPOLIS, March IL, 1884,
WHEAT-March closing, 58c: May OPEN
ing, Sc; highest; 5SHc; lowest, 57Ac;
closing. 57Mc. July opening, $3.50; high
est 6Ossc, lowest, 58Ac; closing, 59Ac.
On .Track-No. l hard, 6lc; No. North
ern, 591sc; No. Northern, Sc.
Mower County transcript., 1894-03-14
Columbian Guards Gu t.

Columbian Guards Gu t.
CHICAGO, March 1O.-The worlds fair
grounds are guarded by but eight men,
as the result of strike of the remnant
of the Columbian guard. Seventy-two
guards have thrown down their swords
because of the reducing to the ranks of
a popular sergeant, while an unpopular
officer was continued in the service.