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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-08
SAILORS FOR UNCLE SAM.
, Raw Recruits and AbIe-Bodied Seamen
to Be Enlisted for the Boston
and Marion

Out of the 1000 new men which Congress
has added to the complement of the navy
the Marion and Boston, now at Mare
Island, will be equipped. The Marion
has been prepared for sea and only awaits
q crew, which requires about $50 men, and
the cruiser Boston double that number.
This will necessitate the immediate enlist
ment here of about 400 men, for which
purpose recruiting Office ma Y be estab-
fished temporarily in this city, though the
number required could be enlisted at
Vallejo, on board the receiving ship indie
pendence.
The physical requirements are so severe
that generally out of a hundred applicants
not more than ten are accepted. Conse-
quently the work of shipping the new
sailors will necessarily be slow.
Only persons between the ages of q and
35 will be accepted, unless the applicant
possesses an honorable discharge from the
army or navy. Each man presenting him
self for enlistment will be examined by a
medical officer in limb movement, mus
cular development, chest expansion, heart
sounds, general debility, hearing, eyesight,
color blindness and hereditary tendency to
physical weakness. Only the most
healthful persons need apply for enlist
ment.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-08
WILL CONTINUE THE FIGHT.
The CIVIC FEDERATION TO KEEP
UP ITS WAR AGAINST
CORRUPTION.
DR.. PARKHURST ADVISES THE Re
FORMERS TO Go FORWARD.
PIPER'S CONDUCT.

go on with the fight" is the recon-
mendatlon of the Rev. DIR. Farkhurst to
the Civic Federation of San Francisco. His
letter to the Rev. D. Hanson Irwin was
read at a meeting of the body yesterday,
and it was unanimously decided to inform
the great New York reform agitator that
the federation would follow his instructions.
Much business of Importance was trans
acted at the meeting. DR.. Ollie gave a de-
tailed account of his Iabors in behalf of the
Lexow bill in Sacramento. According to
him the Democrats favored the bill in the
hope of making political capital out of it,
and the Republicans opposed it because
they could not afford to have an investiga-
ton Of their actions.
Governor Budd did not say he would
veto. the bill, continued the reverend
gentleman, "but he did say that he was
opposed to a recount, and you can't blame
him for that" According to the speaker
the federation should compel the police
to do its duty by persistently forcing upon
their attention the Haunting vices of the
community"
William Bradford brought up the cues
ton OF the contest for the office of Re-
corder.
Harry Piper, Chief Deputy County
Clerk, was the most interested man in the
| fight between Allen and Glynn," said he.
Piper admits that he assisted Allen in the
| fight, with the understanding that should
Allen be successful he Piper, should con-
! troll the patronage of the office. After the
contest was declared off Piper was heard
| to say that the matter had been arranged.
| From this it appears to me that there was
| something in it for Piper"
| Mr. Bradford was in favor of an investi-
| cation, but no action was taken.
Motions cOngratulating the Grand Jury
on the good work it was doing; urging the
| Legislature to pass the Cutter police COM
mission bill, making the commissioners
| term of office four years, and indorsing the
| Senate constitutional amendment making
representation in each house strictly pro-
portionate to population. were all unan-
| imously carried.
| Curtis Hillyer announced that the dive
cases now on appeal in Judge Bahrs' court
were likely to be decided in favor of the de-
PENDANTS. In that event the prosecution
could not carry the matter into the Su-
preme Court. as there was no right of ap-
peal from an order discharging the defend
ants.
"Hitherto it has been the custom of the
Superior courts to hold the defendants for
trial." said Hillyer, land thus compel a
test of the constitutionaIity of the law by
means of an appeal to the Supreme Court"
The federation decided to meet every
second Wednesday III the month at P. M.
hereafter.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-08

oil, valued at $112,00O.s In cruise from
1869 to 1873 in the Southern Pacific she OBJ
tanned 1000 barrels of oil.
About twelve years ago the bark came to
the Pacific and the Bering and Okhotsk
Seas were the scenes of her devastations.
She went ne more back to the place of her
building. She discharged her decreasing
catches in this port, paid off her hands
with the single release dollar" and sent
the bone of her few fish overland.
trip. Her timbers are yet sound, though the
storms Of fifty-one years have beat against
her oaken TANKS, but the destruction of the
whale and the coming of the steamer sends
the ancient sailer to the graveyard, whittier
the STEAMBOAT is now bound She will be
towed across from Oakland Creek in her
own funeral procession to this side of the
pay and broken up.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-08
THEY FAVOR THE BILLS.

The Union League Club Sends Dis
patch to Sacramento.
The following telegram was sent to Sac
ramento yesterday by the Union League
Club of this city:
The Union League Club earnestly desires the
passage OF Assembly bills 355, $50 and 751,
relating to the election and primary election
The dispatch was sent in triplicate to
Assemblyman Spencer and Senators Aram
and Flint. The members of the committee
on political action of the club were respon-
slble for the dispatch-Messrs. NJ. Cooney,
J. G. Geisting, w. B. Hamilton, A. p VIII
nams, Wendell Easton, George H. Puppy
E. 7. Donnelly.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-08

in many New Bedford families over the
odorous and oleaginous sailors return.
This was in the days when the big fish
foundered thickly through the seas
and the black smoke of the whalers
"trying-out" furnaces could be seen and
smelled in every quarter of the globe. The
'fry" was large then-150 to 200 and some
times 300 barrels of oil apiece. Now the
whale not being given an opportunity to
grow, so relentless are his pursuers, seldom
produces more than seventy-fve or eighty
barrels, and where thirty or forty was o
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-08

day for their transfers. These they give
they will sell a package of chewing-gum
with a transfer for cents. One of the
boys at Powell street said that they get at
that corner from fifty to a hundred trans
fers in a day, which were easily disposed
of. They approach people who seem to be
waiting for a car and offer to sell papers.
When any one refuses he is offered a trans
fer with the paper for nickel and assured
that the transfer is all right. The bait
generally takes, and many papers are sold
by the thrifty boys just through this in
ducement alone.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-08
SHOT HIS SON-IN-LAW,
A Marine Engineer Arrested for Assault
to Murder.

John Dougberty and John McKeowl, his
son-in-law, both marine engineers, drank
and quarreled in a Sixth-street saloon
yesterday. Dougherty finally drew a
pistol and fired two shots, one of which
struck his relative. He was arrested and
charged with assault to murder.
McKeowl was taken to the Receiving
Hospital in the patrol wagon. The bullet
struck him in the left jaw near the mouth
and lodged in his throat. Drs. Somers and
Petit probed for it, but could not locate it.
McKeowl was scarcely able to speak. but
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-08
SCHEMING NEWSBOYs,

How They Sell Papers by the Aid of
Railroad Transfers.
The Market-street Railway system is
losing many nickels one way and another
through handling the transfers of its many
branches.
Passengers getting off the Powell-street
cars and at other transfer points are i'm
portuned by crowd of newsboys every
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-08
THE PASSING OF
THE STEAMBOAT,
OLD AND WORN, SHE WILL BE
BROKEN UP FOR HER IRON
AND COPPER.
HALF A CENTURY AT SEA.
SHE ENRICHED HER OWNER LIKE
THE GoLD-LADEN GALLEYs
OF OPHIR.

In 1S43 the bark Stamboul slid from the
ways at Medford Mass, and started for
Bafins Bay, where the whales do blow. -
Four years later she returned home laden
with oil and bone. And there was feasting
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-08
WHO WILL Be
TEE MANAGER?!
VALLEY ROAD DIRECTORS Now
DISCUSSING THAT I'M
PORTANT OFFICE.
FOUR ELIGIBLES MENTIONED.
A WIDE DIVERSITY OF OPINION AS
TO THE ROUTE TO BE
FOLLOWED.

President Spreckels of the valley road
said yesterday that although he had not
yet heard from W. B. Storey, who has
been rendered the position of engineer of
the road, he had no doubt but that the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-08

father-in-law, were drinking in a saloon on
Seventh and Bryant streets. Dougherty
carried pistol, and he was fooling with
him trying to take it from him when it
accidentally exploded.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-08

testimonial concert viii be rendered Mr..
George Howard Studley, librarian of the Young
Mems Christian Association, Friday evening,
March Is, in the association auditorium, cor
ner of Mason and Ellis streets, to assist him in
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-08

The Periophthalmus, native of the
Malayan mangrove swamps, is the only
fish which brearhes with its tail. If the tail
be painted over with oil or varnish the fish
dies of suffocation.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-08

A frying-pan with legs about six inches
long is among the curios recovered at
Herculaneum. 1t belonged to Docilla,
who, had scratched her name upon the
handle.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-08
LAST evening the Young Mems Christian AS

ISOLATION Auditorium was crowded at the Carr
Beel pop concert. 1t is one of the most charm
ing halls in the city, and a most remarkable
thing about it is that it is always crowded
when anything is announced to be held there.
General Howard lectures there tonight at 8
O'Clock on "Grant at CHATTANOOGA" The hall
rents cheaper than any other in the city Spe-
cial terms to churches and benevolent institu-
tons. Secure your tickets for General How
ards lecture tonight at Sherman Clay & Co. 'ss
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-08

theological studies at Boston University
Among the participants will be Leo Cooper,
Emil Steinegger, ALI Black, Norman Edgar
Oscar Mohr, Miss Susie Hert, Thomas Quinn,
deaf-mute pantomimists, and trio of boy sing
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-08

LOOK to your interest. You can buy Salvation
OIL the great pain cure, for rs cents.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-08

In 1852 the Order of the Knot was found
ed in Naples
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-08

S DOLLARS MADE AND SAVED.
We profit from the vastly increased sales
and you profit from the greatly reduced
prices during cred Letter Days" To-day
and tomorrow are positively the last days.
CALIFORNIA FURNITURE COMPANY,
N. t. COLE d Co. 117-123 GEARY STREET.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-08

Table Glassware,
GenuineBohemian
Roemers, Lemon
ade and Roman
Punch Glasses,
AT HALF PRICE
= Is a Surplus Stock
Sale, where these
articles, and many
more, all splendid
goods, clean and
new, can be had
for from 90 to so
per cent less than
before. No such
reductions will
ever again be Of
fered by us.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-11

c century ngo and member of tho First congress. The present Fishers mother was Margaret Bradford. a direct descend ant Of Governor William Bradford of tho Plymouth colony. Her father was Cap tain Gamaliel Bradford. who lost q leg in 6 gallant and successful defense of his ship against French privateers
 MT. Ames Is graduate of Harvard col lege. His profession has been n quiet one in corporation practice, and for recreation his mind turned to whist some l2 or 15 years ago. He has since become we'll known throughout the country to the whilst players as the author of one of the most concise treatises on whist ever pub. lished and as a whist writer for the various periodicals He was born in Lowell 57 years ago and was graduated from Har- yard university in 1858 and from the liar. yard law school in 1881 in which year he entered the Boston bar In 1866 he re- oeived an appointment in the Boston city law department which be has ever since held When abroad, he met Henry Jones Cavendish") and In 1893 was one of the committee appointed to entertain the great English expert during his tour of Amer lea He and hts partner, George W Morse, defeated "Cavendish" and Nich olas 8, Trist, the author Of American Leads. in duplicate and straight whist AI the whist congress In Chicago in 1898
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-11
NEWSPAPER sENsATloN.

Mayor KTidum and City CIsF7x- Grady
 MGrePrfsented tp ,Gsivs. color to . Fake Article.
 Yesterday tue American printed e | lengthy padded article relative to the inn | morality of the performance at the Parlor opera house the night before. It quoted I City Clerk Grady as being appointed a censor. and said that Mayor Kilduff had decided that the show was too loud for Waterbury.
 City Clerk Grady and Mayor Kilduff both deny having held a meeting yester- day morning and listening informally to performance. They say the only testi- mony they received was from the reporter l whose sense of morality was shocked. They did not agree that the show was "too | loud for Waterbury," The remarks pub lished in the American in reference to a performance for the benefit of the city | government, suggested by the mayor, Il were informal, and were not made for publication. The mayor dId not appoint City Clerk Grady censor in the matter, with instructions that he should summon the management before him and insist that they cut out Lll vulgarity.
 City Clerk Grady did call on the man. | agement and told them if there were any | must be cut out. The management asked Mir Grady to remain and see for himself. He declined to dc this.
 Both Mayor Kilduff and City Clerk Grady told a reporter of the DEMOCRAT this morning that from every source but one they had heard that the exhibition was not immoral and that worse shows had played in Waterbury.
 The performance last night drew ano' ther crowded house and the only really objectionable feature which occurred the night before. the dance of the Sultan's daughter. had been cut out by the man. agsment. Even that feature had been seen before in Waterbury. Both Mayor Kilduff and Clerk Grady are satisfied that the show is all right and they will not in terfere with it.
 An officer was present at the matinee yesterday afternoon and his sense oi propriety has not been so rudely shocked as to enter a complaint. Detective Egar was present at the performance yesterday afternoon and found nothing vulgar or i'm proper in the various scenes.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-11
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

A Heavy Penalty Imposed Upon Peter
 Kelly, the Liyeryman.
 Peter Kelly was in court this morning charged with cruelty to animals. Humane Agent Gillatte was the complainant. It will be remembered that a few days ago Agent Gillette went to Kelly's stable and shot horse that had been lying between the stalls for some days. This morping Agent Gillette. Officers Smith and Brickel and John Jones testified to the starving condition of the horse and to the fact that the other horses were compelled to walk over the animal, which had fallen down, and was neither blanketed nor fed. Kelly and several witnesses told the court that he had fed the horse, that milk had been given him while lying on the floor, and tbat he was blanketed and we'll cared for. Judge Root said there was no question in his mind of Kelly's guilt. It was willful act on the part of Kelly to starve the horse. He did not believe the statements of the witnesses for the defense. that the horse had been fed with milk. oats and hay. It was systematic starvation and as the accused was livery stable keeper a penalty would be imposed that would teach him a lesson. A fine of $50 and costs and thirty days in jail was given. An appeal was taken.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-11
DOWN THE VALLEY NOTES
DoinEs ofa Day iu NauxatucH and Union
 CItY.

DoinEs ola Day In NauxatucE and Union
 CItY.
 NAUGATUCK. Jan 11-Peter Terrell. 6 piper employed by the G. NJ. R. Shoe company, was severely cut in the face yesterday by the explosion of heating ap. paratus he was using for melting lead. The flesh was cut by two gashes down from the eyes and across cl.ar to the bone.
 A young man named John Lundburg. who is i'll with typhoid fever. thinks he contracted the disease by eating raw clans No change was made in the directors CT officers, of the Naugatuck National bank at the stockholders meeting held yesterday. Representative Mccarthy is assisting S. s. Scott to sell out the Patterson stock on Main street.
 The Knights of Columbus are making big preparations for their annual ball the latter part of this month.
 Judge Stoddard was in town one day this week looking up papers connected with the Weary steps injunction case. which is set down for argument next Mon day.
 Major Wallace of the Naugatuck hotel has been quite Ill for some days, with his old trouble.
 The services connected with the con. ference of the Young Mems Christian association commence at the opera house to morrow at 2:30 o'clock. All are in. vited.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-11
UNDER A TROLLEY CAR.

4a a~ But the Fender Saved Him From Being
 N Killed.
 Representatives of the Darrach Fender Co of Newark. N. J., were here to-day and gave very satisfactory test of their life saver. It is an ingenious. piece of mecha- nism consisting of a fender, supporting frame and drop guard. The fender proper is designed to catch a person struck while sanding. If person ia struck while prostrated the rollers cause the fender to rise and pass lightly over him. This lifting action unlocks the rear drop guard which instantly falls to the ground and the person is picked up by a shovel directly in front of the forward wheels.
 The test was made near the Traction Cos barn. First a dummy was used. which was neatly picked up. Then a more thrilling test was made. B. W. Darrach, son of the inventor lay on the track and gave the word to be run over. The motor man tapped the lever and the car ran toward the prostrate man at a speed of ten miles an hour. Spectators held their breath fearing that the mec- hanism would fail to work and that the man would be ground to pieces. The fender passed over him and everyone thought he was a gonner, sure. when the shovel dropped and picked him up just before the cruel wheels reached him. Then Darrsch faced the car standing instead of lying on the track. A speed of about twelve miles an hour was applied and the fender struck him on the ankles. He was thrown upon the sofa and was not injured in the least.
 Messrs Young and Shepardson of the Traction company witnessed the experi- ment and were apparently pleased with the result. It is probable that another test will be made when the other officials are present. The Darrach fender has been in use for year in Newark and, it is said, has already saved six lives.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-11
THE INCOME TAX.
Collecting It wIn Be Hard Work al
 will Require Additional Help.

Collecting It wIn Be Hard Work and
 wil Require Additional Help.
 No effort has yet been made in the work of preparation to collect the income tax in this state The law provides that every one whose income exceeds s, 500 a year shall make return of the amount of his income before the first Monday of March, with the collector or deputy collector of the district in which the person lives. If people do not make the returns, blank forms will be sent to them as a gentle re- hinder. In case of a wilfully false re- turn, the deputy or collector may assess the amount at what he can find from the best evidence to be proper. and. under the law. add fifty per cent to that sum. In such a case the person so assessed may ap- peal to the collector, and if the collector sustalns the deputy. an appeal may be made to the commissioner of internal revenue. before whom the testimony or evidence may be laid. In case person refuses to make 8 return, the law provides that the deputy may make such list and add fifty per cent. There are two classes of forms, one for persons and the other for corporations. The hardest work will be the collection of the individual income tax. In the case of the corporation, it cannot evade the tax
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-11
A>.w Leeat Pom, Decided.

Melv,l!" Stew 1T, was engaged so sup. port IL r. GIaLaI. :h Larry me Lord Wker tL. company ha: beer 3Yt three wc-%s G!alnm fell III, a=E the tc"r wAs clGsed >evtga. weeks ai:erwArd Graham recovered and Gew company was organ ized :'. play :hs piece
 Stewart was :4ot'r re engaged, and he So- gan suit to recover ss weeks' salary. at $6G week against Henry Greenwall ard Frank Maeder claiming that he was en. titled 70 compensation :or the whole period that Larry the Lord was performed, be Ca1se he had not received twc weeks no tiee
 David Erber, representing Mr. Green wall. contended that the illness of the star of the company justified She termination of Stewart's employment; that, although Graham was net 8 party to the contract Act Eis nAme was not mentioned 10 it. he was employed tc support a star, and li was to be assumed that in the event oi the stars t!lness or death the managers, unable tc give performances. were relieved from their contract and that in ne event was Stewar: entitled to moro than two weeks salary
 The i2ry toIrd a verdict tor the two weeks salary S,ewar1 WI" appeal th'
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-11
FOSTOFFICE STATISTICS.

More Figures Concerning the Business of
 1894 at the Local Office.
 Postmaster Fitzpatrick to-day completed his report of registered and special de- livery matter during the year 1894. The number of domestic letters registered was 5, ,s43; domestic parcels registered. 10,S69; foreign letters registered. 966, official letters and parcels registered. 406; total l7.5S4
 The postmaster says that people are apt to get special delivery confused with the registry system. Special delivery only insures rapidity. not safety. Money or other valuablss should not be sent in that manner. as they are no safer than by regu- lar delivery.
 The number of special delivery letters and parcels arriving in the mail from other places was 3.2S9: number of specials for local delivery, 166; total, 3, 3,425; total compensation paid for special delivery, $2T1.2S; average time of delivery after ar. rival, thirty minutes; number of special deliveries mailed to other places. 3.750 number of special delivery stamps sold, 3, 929.