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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-21
ON TRIAL FOR MURDER.
The Tragedy on the Bark Hesper Again
Being Investigated.

The second trial of Herman Sparf for the
murder of Mate M. Fitzgerald of the bark
Hesper was resumed in the United States
Circuit Court. Yesterday. Captain s. O.
Sodergren, master of the bark at the time
of the murder. was the first witness. He
gave a detailed account of the tragedy and
seemed to have still vivid recollection of
its horrors, even though it is now nearly
eighteen months since it occurred.
He related all the incidents of the voyage
from Sydney N. S. W., to Papeete, Tahiti,
where the bark put in to land the murder
ers. He told of the combination existing
between Sparf, Hansen, st. Clair and Green
to kill all the officers and run off with the
ship and the captains wife. OF the four
mutineers Green turned States evidence,
st. Clair and Hansen are under sentence of
death, and Sparf is having his second trial
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-21

thirsty earth; pattering lightly on the
leaves and grass and softly ripping the
surface of the little pool under the willow
tree. The FLY, yonder in her stall, thrusts
her head over the half-door, and, with her
soft black muzzle in the air, opens her
mouth and runs out her tongue to catch
the welcome drops. The horses on the
hills seem glad of the wetting. Even the
buds have not sought shelter, and why
should /?
During a shower is the time of all others
to study leaves. We are apt to overlook
these in our eager contemplation of the
flowers of plants. In fact, our attention is
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-21
special Address to Young Men.

The address before the young mems meeting
at the association building, Mason and Ellis
streets, this afternoon at 3 o'clock, will be de-
livered by Rev. ]. r. Farrand, pastor OF Howard
Presbyterian Church. Service for gentlemen
between 16 and 40 years of age. No ladies ad-
mitted.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-21
Origin of Punch and Judy.

Boys and girls, old and young, who en-
Joy immensely the frivolities of 3 Punch
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-20

with his daughter and his governess.
When they were In Paris Mr.. Potter
called on my sister, Mrs. Duval, who lives
there, and asked her to call and see Mss
Potter, but Mrs Duval utterly refused.
OF course, Mr.. Potter would have been
very glad to have won the social nfiu-
ence of Mrs. Duval during his stay in
Paris, but he failed.
TO those who have known Mrs. Potter
as young girl. her statement that she
was brought up in the country and that
her family were always poor is a re-
markable assertion, and one which can
hardly be believed Mrs. Potter could
have made. Her father was Col. David
Urquhart and her mother Miss Augusta
Slocomb At the time of the marriage
of her parents Miss Augusta Slocomb
was considered one of the wealthiest
heiresses in New Orleans. Until the
failure of Colonel Urquhart and the coli
lapse of his savings bank, which occurred
just about two years before Mrs. Potters
marriage, the Urquharts lived extremely
well. They had town house, a planta-
ton with fine residence upon it, and at
one time had also a country house at
Flat Rock, NJ c.. a mountain resort much
frequented by southerners.
Mrs. Slocomb, the grandmother of Mrs.
Potter, lived In a splendid house on La
Fayette square, New Orleans, and Cora
Urquhart, after the family gave up their
town house, and just before her debut in
society, nVeu part OF the time with her
grandmother and also paid long visits to
her aunt, Mrs. Richardson, and to her
uncle's widow, with the mother of the
Countess di Brazza. She never appeared
as young girl on the streets Of New Or
leans without being accompanied by a
fhaid, ana always was extremely well
gowned.
or course just about the time of her
marriage Colonel Urauhart's financial
difficulties began and the family were
obliged to live on the plantation, but all
the girlhood OF Mrs: Potter was spent
amid comparatively luxurious surround
ings. Her marriage to James Brown
Potter was, of course, considered a very
great match, as at the time the financial
difficulties were beginning to beset the
pathway OF her father, and the family
were somewhat straitened in circum-
stances
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-20
Montgomery and Return Sunday, October
81, Only 81 80 Round Trip.

An excursion will leave Birmingham
for Montgomery Sunday, October 27.
1895, at a. M, reaching there at 10 a.
M, returning leave Montgomery at 1890
p. m making a quick run back Only
$3.50 round trip. By this arrangement
you can spend the entire day in the
Capital City at very low rate. The ac-
commodations and comfort of this ex-
curson will be the same as If YOU were
on the regular passenger train and had
paid full fare, so do not fail to take adj
vantage of it. For further Information
apply to any ticket agent of Louisville
and Nashville railroad, or to d. ID. Kin
hebrew, excursion agent, Box 6S5, Dir-
mingham, Ala. 1O-1S-td
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-20
THE OLD CHURCH AND THE NEW.

The dear old church Is now no more.
new one stately fair
OF costly stone and stained glass.
Instead stands proudly there
All well, It's natural, as tits true,
Old things must pass away,
And yet, the memory of the old,
Seem fondly dear today.
To those who sit mid splendor new,
Where rainbow sunbeam fall,
The sacred dead seem strangely near
Their voices softly CALL
A mothers tender prayer-lit-face
Fathers and children's too,
Come back, from out the vanished years.
The old church, seems the new.
Elizabeth Wilson Stephen.
Carlisle, O., September, 1895
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-20
: 81 oN 81 suui9s .iisse
'een out once. BeWlder was keeping

MI ut
score 1t stood: . STE sefiss955 -
. .Ilis"rt ID! T ~" 5s. w. 80 =
1t was Bowlder's deal He riffied the
cards with the deftness OF one who plays
often and well. ,.t.a ,
bound to settle this time, . said the
burglar. The score stands 6 to A. You
bot your life III stand, on the bare jack if
l get it," - ,,..tfz.5..5
Bowlder threw the cards around and
turned trump with a snap. 1t was the
The burglar looked at it wistfully, even
sadly. '"'
That's square, is 1t % he said to Bowl
der in n tone of half reproach. You
amt the man to go and turn jack on a
poor crook from the bottom of the deck
and you only one to go?"
Bowlder assured him the transaction
was perfectly honest.
Yes. guess it was said the burglar
rising. Il was watching you and | guess
it was straight. It's just my luck, that's
all. Well. must go; it's getting along to-
wards 4:30 O'clock .eeass4
Have a drink" said Bowlder, land
take another cigar" " -
The craftsman took drink Then he
selected cigar from Bowlder's proffered
case. -
IF it's all the same to youse," said the
burglar, j ii smoke InlS later. on, after
breakfast" And he put the cigar in his
pocket. @Ni ~ a'taH
''Hrere; let me show you out this way"
said Bowlder, leading the way to the
front basement door.
Il hates to ask it of stranger" said
the burglar, as he hesitated just outside
the door. but the Fourteenth street cars
II be runnln in a little while now, and
would you mind lendin. me a nickel? l
lives down be the b. & o." sN-
/ OF course Bowlder would lend him car
fare This somewhat raised the burglars
spirits made sad by seven up.
AS he closed the front gate behind him,
the burglar looked back at Bowlder
''Do you know, pard." he said, eff it
wasn't for my weakness for gamblin I'd
been a rich man years ago."
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-20
Some of Our imports.

ar Some of Our Imports.
n The following is from the Boston Jour-
Ral of Commences: ~ ~ r..sl-.t
3r The classification of imports for 1895
the bureau ofstatistics shows notable
increase in the imports of wool and
woolens over 1894, due in measure to
tariff causes, but the figures are not
materially larger than 1888 or. 1891 The
classification of raw wool and manufac-
tured goods imported during the past
five years is shown in the following table:
Year. Raw Material. Manufactures. Total
1891 SIS 231,37s 341, 060, 080 So, 2sl, 452
1892 ......... l9ssslos s5565,as 5525s, gs7
1894 ......... 61O!,4ss' 1898, SO -. 25546, $40
1895 ......... 25,556,421 36,543,054 62099, 509
Coffee constituted 1914 per cent of the
imports of 1895; sugar and .molasses
1858 per cent; wool and wooiens, $40 per
cent; silk and silk goods. 7.36 per cent !;
chemicals, drugs and medicines, 5.96 per
cent; fibers and their manufactures, BAL
per cent; cotton and cotton goods, SIS
per cent; hides and skins, aa.57 per cent;
Iron and steel and their products, 800
per cent; India rubber and Its products,
258 per cent; woodland it's manufactures
243 per cent; fruits, including nuts, 2.S6
per cent; and tobacco and ITS products.
2.31 per cent, NO other article consti-
tuted SO much as z per cent OF the net
imports.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-20

JUST RECEIVED.
Neufchatel cheese.
Edam and Roquefort cheese.
Pineapple cheese.
Limburger cheese.
% Imported Swiss cheese.
n Full line of first-class gro
ceries at reasonable prices.
n III. LOWENTHAL,
Il 900 10Th Street, North.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-20
The Best OfAll
In All Things at All Times.

There many GOOD life insurance companies but among
them all there must be BEST THE BEST THE EQUTI
ABLE IF you wish know why send for the report of the
Superintendent of Insurance for the State Of New York the
animation of The Equtab for actual results Of maturing poll
for statement Of death claims paid 1894 Then will
know the three great of The Equabls supremacy
it's financial stabty 3D. profits and advantages living
polcyhoder 3d. the promptnes of its and beraiy
of it's settlements.
The EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY
ALEXANDER HsP@aG THE UNITED STATES H. HYDE President
ALABAMA DEPARTMENT CLARK Jackson, Managers Louis " Clark
J. Kirk Jackson: L. D. Burdette, Cashier.
1st Building
Assets slS5044,3lO Surplus S37,4Sl069.
The Lamar register., 1895-05-04
MAY HAvgT CLOSE ITS DOORS
stanford Univcrsity Reported In Hard
strsit.

strsit.-
San Francisco. April 25.-The Bulle-
tin this evening says: The teachers at
Stanford university are looking for po-
sitions In other universities on the i'm
preston that the university founded by
Leland stanford will soon close its
doors. They fear that the college will
close because there is no money in the
Stanford estate to pay for Its mainte-
nance. the estate being tangled up in 4
suit with the United States which is
going on In the federal courts The pro
bate court has no power TO keep the
college on firm footing.
Some time ago the estate began TO
sell the brandie=s and wines that have
accumulated In the wineries OF the e.
tate and the moneys derived from the
sale was to be used In defraylng the
expenses OF the institution Mean
while all the expenses OF the university
have had to be betrayed from the pri-
vate income OF Mrs stanford Just
as the Stanford properties were being
put on a first-claSs business basis, Atior-
ney General Olney started his big suit
for Sl5,OOO.Ooo against the stanford es-
tate. This had the effect OF checking
proceedings in probate looking TO a
speedy distribution OF senator stan
ford's estate and tying up things gen
orally. II was this, 80 IL Is said.
coupled with the previous feeling Of un-
rest that has prevailed 10 a greater or
less degree ever since the senator's
death. that stimulated some OF the edu-
Gators 10 seek openings elsewhere. and
set In circulation the report that the
university Is likely To b. closed for a
season.
The Lamar register., 1895-05-04
THE KINEropHoNE.
SIR. Edison Is New Experimenting on
Iife-sIre Figures

The kaleidoscope is the name decided
upon by Thomas A. Edison for his Ia
test continuance. II is combination
OF the well known Kaleidoscope and
phonogrrph. and it gives sound as wen
as action. The new machine resembles
the kaleidoscope closely, with the addi-
ton of rubber tubes and ear pieces by
means OF which the voices OF the SUD
iects shown may be heard The mat
ter OF combining the two machines
was. according to Mr. Edison. very
simple, the only obstacle being to get
them to work in perfect accord That
is. the kaleidoscope and photograph had
to be started at exactly the same time
or the action and sound would not
come In together. The machine in its
present state Is small. and the pic
lures produced are only the ordinary
small ones Of the kinetoscope- The
problem that Mr. Edison has no~ set
out to solve Is the production OF life
sized figures. and he says he viii get
the machine in working order In three
months His idea is TO throw the lie
sized pictures OF the Kaleidoscope upon
sheets by means Of the stereopucon.
and to produce the sounds through
trumpets attached TO the phonogrAph-
In experimenting for the production OF
life-siEed pictures many obstacles have
been encountered The machine re
quires a larger hlm and a more power
full light. and the pictures produced
must be fAwiess, In the small ma
chimes slight Jaws are not noticeable.
but when these pictures arc nAgnined
500 times to make them hfe-sire. the
deviation OF hairs breath will amount
to an inch when shown on the paper.
The slightest waver will spoil the pie
ture. Mr.. Edison Is enthusiastic over
the kinetophone. and he says be will
be able to produce grand opera with IL
besides many other things In fact.
he said TO sun reporter yesterday.
the aeld Of ussfulness Of the kine;o
phone is without limit"
The Lamar register., 1895-05-04

Chicago. Ill. April PA good many
OF the large steam plants now burning
oil will return 10 coal May I. one rra-
son Is that the price OF steam coal Is lou.
Another Is that the contracts between
the consumers and the Standard on
Company. for the most part. expire May
1. The Standard has already notified
several consumers that the contracts
would not be renewed on the present
basis.
The West Chicago Street Railway
Company has advertised for bids for
furnishing 100000 tons OF coal. The
company at present is using fuel oil.
Mr.. YJille, the assistant general man
ager Of the road. said the company was
simply protecting itself against a rise IN
the price Of fuel oil
The Lamar register., 1895-05-04

Hon. J. .. Sibley makes this comment
m the results OF President CIeveland's
policy: Il have read in every public
utterance Of the Presidents on the finan-
ciaI question from 1854 until the present
that same deep sollcitudc for the inter
ests of the poor man. that touching.
thrilling sympathy that the worklngman
should not be compelled to take what he
terms a debased dollar The President
has given the country an object lesson
within the last two years on gold mono
metallism, or what he terms a whole
some financial doctrine In its wake
there are more paupers than ever there
were IN the history of the country.
There are more people out OF work.
more manufactures blighted and indus
tries ruined that formerly returned fair
profits on the investments, and have
no doubt that every workingman who
has found added opportunities aud
greater opportunity for his labor will
accept the Presidents doctrine OF gold
monometallism. But every man who
has lost employment, who has been
forced to remain idle, every one engaged
in an industry which has been blighted
or ruined by this policy will be found on
the other side, and the result viii not be
difficult to determine"
The Lamar register., 1895-05-04
WOMAN SUFFRAGE Apron "a
senator Clark Rsoa n-ads IL 10 sNs
Utah Convention.


Cheyenne. April 23.-Senator Ger
ence ID. Clark. who has been requested
to give the Utah constitutional conven-
ton his views upon woman suffrage,
has replied as follows: 80 far as the
operation Of the law in Wyoming Is con-
cerned, we were 50 well satisfied with
twenty years experience under terri
torial government that Il went into our
state constitution with but one dissent
ing vote. II has not been the fruitful
source OF family disagrecments rs was
feared. II has not lowered woman
hood. Women do generally take ad-
vantage Of the right 10 vote. and vote In
diligently. one Important feature 1
might mention, and that l., In view OF
the woman vote. no party dare nomi-
nate VIGOROUSLY immoral men. for fear
Of defeat by that vote. II is surely trUe
that after many years experience W.
oming would not be- content TO return
to the old limits. as in our opinion, the
absence of in results Is conclusive
proof Of the wisdom Of the proposition
because in theory at least the plan l.
right"
The Lamar register., 1895-05-04
YOUNG IOWA PRODIGY.
Dale stouEh. Year. Old. kso-. hsr-
than some Adatt.-

than SONS Adait..
Considerable Interest h manifest In
Creston. Iowa. over the wonderful pro
cuviles for learning Of little Dale
Slough. the G-yrar-old son % AIR. and
aIrs- c. b Slough. Little Daie's r.
tentive memory and hts capabilities for
learning are extraordinary. He FIRST
began to develop thysa powers at the
age OF years. when his father bought
him a set Of alphabet blocks. These he
learned rapidly and upon some % them
being lost told which blocks were miss
ing and the letters upon them He
started TO school last September and his
rapid advancement was a source Of con-
sidcrabl worry TO his instructors. Pro
motion followed promotion in quick sue
ceszion. and finally some Of the teachers
went to the parents and complained
that he outztripped his classmates 80
quickly as 70 make It almost impossible
20 grade him Dale Is at present read
ing the nfth reader and studying his
tory at home He locks horns with al
most any one in a spelling contest
Take the first readers In n hitch his ear
iisr studies were. and pronounce words
from Il at random and he will tell you
the page and lesson where the word Is
found and II you should introduce a
strange word to sntrap him he will
know Il. Mr.. slough. his father. Is n
railroad man and his time table Is OF
great Interest to Dale. Early in the
morning before his parents are awake
he viii be sitting Up IN bed deciphertng
the meaning OF the intricate column OF
figures. Some time ago Mr.. Slough
happened TO allude TO the date the pay
car would arrive "A month or two in ad-
vance. and named certain date that
he figured It would arrive Dale in
stantly denied this on the grounds that
the date mentioned would be Sunday,
and examination proved him hight
The Lamar register., 1895-05-04

What does the German minister of
war mean, when he says. as he did the
other day in the reichstAg. that the
new army rifles had been fully tested
and were certainly not inhumane
Weapons Considering that the end
and object Of their manufacture is the
destruction Of human p,e. humane"
is a somewhat strange word to apply
to them. and We may expect to hear
soon of the benevulenoe OF gatling guns
Or the mercifui propensinles Of torpe-
does.
The Lamar register., 1895-05-04

1t is not yet apparent whether the good
roads movement is stimulating the r.
markable sale OF bicycles or the remark
able sale Of bicycles is stimulating tho
good roads movement
The Lamar register., 1895-05-04

The sharp advance in the price of oil
indicates that the Standard on Trust r.
trying to squeeze somebody or freeze
them out
The Lamar register., 1895-05-04

The present scarcity Of beef has e1,
torted from some amIable New York
contemporaries Confession that they
are dependent for their meat supply
from the urcouth and woolly west
The Lamar register., 1895-05-04

II Spain means to pay her military
expenses in the Cuban revolution BY
heaping more taxes upon the Cubans,
she might as well begin to lay plans
for putting down another revolution.
The Lamar register., 1895-05-04

American women, says Dean Hole. are
great readers, and II they are possibly
less beautiful than English women, they
are altogether brighter from the mental
standpoint
The Lamar register., 1895-05-04

) President Cleveland has voluntarily re.
turned his income tax schedule including
his salary as President, although 1t Is
generally believed that he could not b.
compelled to do So lie wants 10 set a
good example.
The Lamar register., 1895-05-04

The government at washingtnn is said
to be disposed to recognize the Cuban
revolutionists II they make good show
Ing for strength.
The Lamar register., 1895-05-04

Russia has awakened with alarm to
the fact that although the oriental war Is
over she is not even mentioned in the di
vision OF spolls.
The Lamar register., 1895-05-04

The rage for cut price sales has eH-
tended to a firm OF postage stamp max
ers. Uncle Sam will attempt to reason
with them.
The Lamar register., 1895-05-04

II Il Hung Chang has acceded to All
those peace stipulations he may expect
to lose his entire wardrobe when he gees
home.
The Lamar register., 1895-05-04

And now the park officers in Chicago
are TO ride bicycles, Nothing more can
be imagined to make the life OF a police
man attractive.
The Lamar register., 1895-05-04
MERRITT A MAJOR GENERAL
Rli.. and CoPpinger Made
Brigsdi-r Generals.

Coloacl. Bli.. and CoPpinger Made
Brigsdi-r G-n.r,I.-
Washington. April 25.-The Pres.
dent has made the following appoint.
ments in the army: RriEadier General
Leslie Merritt TO be majo general; col
onel Zenas Il. Bliss, Twenty-f1urth In
fantry, 10 be hrigadier general; Colonel
John c. COppincrr. Twengy-thlrd IN.
fantry, to be briEadi"r general.
To be captains in the quartcrmas7 ~ :
department: Lieutenant John l.
French. Jr.. Fourth artillery: Lieu ten
ant Isaac w. 7. Little, Tenth Infantry.
Lieutenant James b. Aleshire. Flrst
cavalry.
Chaplain, 10 be assigned 10 the Ninth
regiment Of cavalry icolorcdl. Rev.
Geo. w. PriOlean Of Wilbgrforc,,. Chic.
The application OF Lieutenant Colonel
John : Billings OF the medical depart-
ment to be retired October has it-sn
granted
The Lamar register., 1895-05-04

The timetable League Of England
announces the receipt Of subscriptions to
the amount Of $3.50. 600 to carry on the
work OF the League II shows that the
moneyed men of the country are tired
of the single standard.
The Lamar register., 1895-05-04
CURRENT COMMENT.

CURRENT COMMENT.
II Il Hung Chang has acceded to all
those peace stipulations he may expect
to lose his entire wardrobe when he gees
home.
The sharp advance in the price OF oil
indicates that the Standard on Trust h
trying to squeeze somebody or freeze
them out
The rage for cut price sales has eH
tended to a firm of postage stamp max.
ers. Uncle Sam will attempt to reason
with them.
Russia has awakened with alarm to
the fact that although the oriental war Is
over she is not even mentioned in the di
vision OF spoIls.
The government at Washington is said
to be disposed to recognize the Cuban
revolutionists II they make good show
Ing for strength.
American women, says Dean Hole. are
great readers. and II they are possibly
less beautiful than English women, they
are altogether brighter from the mental
standpoint
And now the park officers in Chicago
are to ride bicycles, Nothing more can
be imagined to make the life OF a police
man attractive.
1t Is not yet apparent whether the good
roads movement is stimulating the r.
markable sale of bicycles or the remark.
able sale of bicycles IS stimulating tho
good roads movement.
The present scarcity Of beef has eS-
torted from some amIable New York
contemporaries Confession that they
are dependent for their meat supply
from the urcouth and wooIly west.
II Spain means to pay her military
expenses in the Cuban revolution by
heaping more taxes upon the Cubans.
she might as well begin to lay plans
for putting down another revolution.
President Cleveland has voluntarily re.
turned his income tax schedule including
his salary as President, although 1t Is
generally believed that he could not be
compelled to do So He wants 10 set a
good example
The Bimetalllc League OF England
announces the receipt Of subscriptions to
the amount OF $4,000 to carry on the
work OF the League 1t shows that the
moneyed men of the country are tired
of the single standard.
Hon. ]. g. S,bley makes this comment