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The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
The British Battle-Ships.

The Majestic and the Magnificent, our
two new battIe-ships and the finest in the
world, take their place this week in the
effective list of the navy as the first and
second fiagships of the channel squadron.
This. now that the Royal Sovereign and
the Empress of India, the present flag
ships, are about to be recommissioned and
join the same flags, will become phenome-
nallv strong. 1t will include the Majestic,
14.9O0 tons; the Magnificent, sister ship;
the Royal Revolution, the Empress of
IA, $50, the Blake, 5000 tons Ito which the
Endymion's crew will be turned over this
week.; the Blenheim, her sister; the Bel
Iona, 1880 tons; the Halcyon, 1910 tons,
and the Speedy, 80 tons. The Magnificent
and the Majestic have been both COM
pleted for commission within two years.
an unprecedented feat highly creditable to
the dockyards at Chatham and Ports
mouth.-London Chronicle.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
Carlyle and the Blind Bow.

correspondent sends US an interesting
"reminiscences of Carlyle, which shows that
the "Sage"-f we may use the term after
Mr.. Morley's guarded eloge-had a very
tender side to his nature. Some years ago
our correspondent had relative living in
Devonshire whose son was totally blind
and somewhat deaf. This boy became
worshiper of Carlyle. His writings were a
gospel to him and he had them read to
him for hours every day. Though he
could never hope to see him he had q long
ing to hear his voice and feel the touch of
his hand. So when the Carlyle student
paid visit to London he ventured to call
at Cheyne-row to have an interview with
the man who had comforted and inspired
his soul. The grand old man received him
with beautiful gentleness and tenderness
He talked to the boy as father to son.
When the interview was over the blind
boy rose to leave, the venerable old prophet
rose, took his hand and gently and tender
ly led him downstairs and put him into
his cab. 1t was proud moment for this
blind Carlyle student, and he never ceased
to cherish the memory of this visit. Very
soon after the blind boy died, but he died
with the light of his master in his ewes
and the blessing of one of our greatest
modern prophets resting on his heart
London Chronicle.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29

Oxford Cam bridge race, which was un-
precedented, as man is never sent for
after he was down. as the expression goes
in the English college towns.
He was married to Miss Behrnes, a
lady of vast wealth and daughter of the
senior member of the firm of Behrnes &
Son, the great Hamburg bankers, and
created sensation by abruptly leaving
her shortly after the wedding day.
'The cause of his strange conduct has
never been satisfactorily explained. Sir
Charles is 26 years OF age, and is reported
to be very shrewd and wary, from bitter
experience. He is said to have recently
bonded certain Rossland proposition,
and proceeded to San Francisco to unload.
His family is we'll known and highly
respected in Scotland"
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
HE COLLECTS HIS DUES,
Collateral Inheritage Tax From
Probate Proceedings a Source
of Revenue.
A Handsome Showing Made in the
County Clerks Office by c. F.
Curry.

With the close of the year 1895 comes
also the close of the first years admins
tration of the County Clerks Office under
the management of the popular and com.
petent official, Charles F. Curry.
1t has been customary heretofore with
County Clerks and other officials to create
convention boom for themselves by COM
pairing the increase in receipts Of their Of
flee during their terms as an incentive to
the public to try to make the politicians
and voters believe that the increase in
revenue was purely and simply the earnest
labors of the County Clerk or other official
who succeeded in receiving more money in
fees than did his predecessor.
For the increase or decrease of revenue
coming into the County Clerks hands
through the exerrions of the Clerk or his
deputies Mr.. Curry takes no credit, know
ing as he does that litigation alone brings
suits and revenue to the City treasury
through the courts and County Clerk s
office.
Yet County Clerk Curry takes both pride
and pleasure in the conscientious knowl-
edge and belief that he has performed his
whole duty to the people of this City by
turning every dollar that belongs to them
",
not permitting any money to escape
through carelessness that should be paid
in. This carefulness may be seen by a
glance at the amount secured from wealthy
estates In probate, upon which there is a
a collateral inheritage tax.
During the year 1894, and under Mr.. Cur
rvs predecessor, M. J. Healy, the sum of
$40 ,699 was collected and paid into the
treasury from this tax.
County Clerk Curry has, by his
careful attention to the collection of this
tax, paid into the treasury the sum of
$60, ,332 48 during nine months of the present
year. and in addition to this the sum of
$lS4, 900 will go into the treasury, max
ing in all for the year 1895 $244,0 as
against Mr.. Healy's $4,000 for the year
1894.
The regular business done in the County
Clerks office during the past year is. how
ever, in excess of the year 1894, when COM
pared with the number of suits com.
menced.
The following table will show the num-
ber OF suits commenced and the revenue
received thereforsfor the years of 1894-95.
1t will be observed by the figures for the
month of July, 1894, that there were 1914
suits commenced. The increase there was
from the fact that there were over 600
street assessment actions begun to enforce
the payment of delinquent property-own-
ers who refused to pay for widening
streets ana other city Improvements.
This surplus of actions taken from the
revenue OF 1894 would leave an increase of
actions and revenue to the credit Of 1885
for none of which County Clerk Curry
claims any credit. The list is as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29

wreathed above the head and middle with
laurel, and holding clubs in their hands,
complete the arms, save for the Latin
motto below, Success Nourishes Hope"
Sir Charles has travelled much in differ
ent parts of the world, and is well in
formed both IN regard to the governments
and material resources of most countries S
of the globe.
He-is much infatuated with California,
which he thinks is scarcely equaled by any
other country.
. The nobleman dresses quietly and in ex-
cellent taste. He appears more like a sue
cessful business man who is enjoying a
vacation than anybody else. No doubt,
Sir Charles will cause decided futter in
the society of Burlingame and this City
before he returns if he decides to remain
any length of time.
He is what the ladies would call hand
some.
This dispatch was received from Vancou-
yer last night in reference to the Baronet: ::
A former English club intimate here of
Sir Charles Ross has the following to say
of him:
''Sir Charles is lively young man and a.
good fellow. His peculiar actions used to
be the talk of all the fellows in the club.
He is great sport and has lots of money,
but not so much as he had before he
'bucked the tiger in the London Stock
Exchange and tried the experiment of
keeping q stable of racehorses. He lost
heavily in both ventures.
''He is an al all-round athlete. a crack
shot and a bang up oarsman. He rowed
in the Cambridge eight as a single man
and after he was married created great
deal OF jealousy in the Cambridge crew by
being sent for again to row in the great
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
STRIKE AT THE BALDWIN,
The Chief Cook and Assistants
Suddenly Leave Their
Posts.
A New Staff at Once Engaged and
Very Little Inconvenience Is
Caused.

Tie chief cook and five assistants at the
Baldwin Hotel are on strike.
Their grievance was against Manager
Stanton. He found fault with the service
of the chef and that distinguished func-
tionary of the hotel Immediately removed
his apron and his assistants did likewise.
The difference between the manager and
the head cook began on Christmas day.
and as time passed the breach widened,
with the result that on yesterday the
men left their posts.
The head cook was an importation of
LUCKY" Baldwin and enjoyed the reputa-
tion of being thoroughly accomplished in
his art.
Mr. Baldwin brought him to San Fran
cisco some twelve years ago along with a
number Of other cooks and placed them in
his kitchen. The head cook, who received
his training abroad, has remained per-
manently with the Baldwin since that
time. His salary was $500 month.
An Italian chef was Immediately en-
gagged to succeed the retiring head of the
department, and now everything is run
ming as smoothly as though nothing had
happened.
The head of the laundry department
OF the hotel was discharged few days
ago, and other changes are also in con.
temptation by the new management of the
hotel. The bakers are trembling in an.
ticipation of the ak.
"The difficulty began with Mr.. Stanton's
objection to the manner in which the
cooking was DONE" said one of the strik-
ing cooks, "and the chef got mad. The
chef knew his business thoroughly and
refused to be dictated to. He received his
education in Berlin and Paris and then
came to New York, where he was em.
ployed at some of the leading hotels. Then
he was engaged by Mr.. Baldwin to come
10 this City, and has resided here ever
since. Oh, he is all right. He saved his
money and bought property and has
home, but the rest of US are out in the
cold. Still we had to stay with our chef
we have all been employed at the Baldwin
for several years.
The chef never did any work. He
Just superintended the cooking. On
Christmas day Mr.. Stanton complained Of
the manner in which the dinner had been
served. The chef got mad. He said to
MI. stanton that the less said about that
the better but Mr.. Stanton would not
nave 1t that way. He continued to kick
and the chef continued to get hot. Then
ne pulled OFF his apron and threw down
ms cap. Then the men did the same and
we all walked out"
Inc managers of the Baldwin say that
the strike OF the cooks caused them very
little inconvenience and the new staff IS
giving entire satisfaction. They declare
rs H.
back.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
THEY RAN LIKE REAL MICE.
Among Women shoppers
in New York.

in New York.
Policeman Leiber of the Jefferson Mar
ket Court squad several days ago ar
rested Anthony Korber, "a years old, Of
$50 West Sixteenth street, on a warrant
that had been issued to Annie Brill, 25
years old, of 116 Eldridge street, by Magis-
trate Kudlich, in Jefferson Market Court.
According to Clyde E. Ames of 172 AM
sterdam avenue and M. Levy of 420 Knick-
erbocker avenue, Mrs. Brill was standing
in front OF Hills store, in Sixth avenue,
near Seventeenth street, selling artificial
mice, when korber, who occupies some po-
sition of authority in the place, was much
annoyed by her letting the mice dangle
from strings in front of possible customers
of the store. The two witnesses said that
Korber, losing patience, ran out to the
cnrbstone and struck the woman violent
blow in the breast. The force of the blow
staggered the woman, and in trying to save
herself from falling she dropped the box
she was holding, which contained over
fifty artificial mice. The force of the fall
released the toys. and they ran across the
sidewalk so realistically that the many
women shoppers that were passing were
led to believe they were real, and display
nf hosiery was the result.
When arraIgned in court Korber denied
that he had struck the woman. He said
that he had only pushed her away. Ames,
Levy and Mrs. Brill all swore that she had
received violent blow in the breast, and
Magistrate Kudlich fined Korber $10.--
Tribune.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
NEEDS OF THE POTRERO.

Residents Agitating for a Better County
Hospital and Adequate Water
and Light Supplies.
Residents of the Potrero, particularly in
the western portion of it. are agitating for
better City and County Hospital.
The hospital question came up on Friday
evening at the meeting of Nuevo Potrero
improvement Club. It was said that the
present condition of the hospital is an eye
sore to the property owners and residents
thereabout, and some discussion was had
as to the possibility of the City ever put
ting up better building in the place of
the present one.
Messrs. l.. J. Dwyer. M. ]. Hurley and
others devoted themselves TO the improve
ments needed by that vicinity among the
speeches of the evening, particularly the
necessity of better water supply and the
want of several more electric lights. As
one of the speakers said:
"Thls portion of the City has built up
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
Golf and Other Games Will In.
terest Sir Charles Ross
at Burlingame.
Has JOINED HIS FRIENDS.
His Remarkable Marriage to a German
HeireSs and the Mysterious
Separation.

Sir Charles Ross, Bart, the Scottish
nobleman whose house dates back many
hundreds of years and whose castles in the
Highlands have long added to the pic
turesqueness of the north of Scotland, left
for San Mateo yesterday.
The knight of the Highlands has many
friends among the English and Scotch
colonists about San Mateo and Burlingame,
and he will remain with them for awhile.
Sir Charles, like his famous ancestors, is
no mean hand at any kind of sport. In
the golf games thereabout and in the other
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29

very rapidly in the past year or two and
has now reached point where the lack of
water and lights and need OF adequate
fire and police protection are detrimental
to the further advancement of the district,
besides working hardship on the people
who have already erected homes there"
Petitions for the things needed have
already been filed with the Board of Su.
pervisors.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29

ters prevented her from making such good
terms as she might have done.
Miss Bascom is bright, petite bru-
nette, full of life and vivacity. She is
fond of curling herself up in corner OF
the sofa or on the floor and devouring
books and plays, but when she launches
out into conversation she does 1t with vim
and she possesses the dramatic gift OF
making her hearers see with her eyes.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
TO SUE THE COMPANY.
Damage Suit Threatened Against the
Southern Pacific Owing to q
Conductors Assault.

A suit for $4,000 damages against the
Southern Pacific is threatened by M. G.
Merker, wealthy resident of Rochester,
N. Y, who now lies in Portland (Or.)
hospital suffering from injuries inflicted
by one OF the railroad company's conduc-
tors.
Mr.. Merker recently paid visit to San
Francisco, and early in the week purchased
ticket to Portland On the way north
Conductor Hubbard took it into his head
that Merker was travelling with scalped
ticket. This idea took possession OF him
when he went through the train at Port
Costa. He asked Mr.. Merker to write his
name so that his signature could be COM
pared with that on he ticket. Mr.. Merker
refused and the conductor assaulted him.
1t has developed that Mr.. Merker was
the rightful owner of the ticket.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
A HANDSOME LAW FEE.
Attorneys Langhorne and Miller to
Talk in Washington for
Stake of $4,000.

James P. Langhorne and John II. Miller,
attorneys, the latter until recently the
partner of Morris NJ. Estee, left last night
for Washington, d. c.. to argue before the
tax cases.
Messrs. Langhorne and Miller are special
counsel for the State of California in all
the cases against the Southern Pacific.
In every court thus far they have won
their point.
In the Superior Court in this city they
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29

were successful and again before the Cali
fornia Supreme Court. The railroad has
appealed the case again to the United
States Supreme Court. This time, if they
win, there will be an end to it.
1t will be rich plucking for them il they
do, for some $500, 900 is at stake, and as
the State allows them 10 per cent their fee
will be about $4,000.
The case comes up at Washington Janu-
ary g.. 1t is expected there will be some
hard fighting.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
McGarrahan's Mantle.

Samuel Chester Reed, the son of, his
father, who commanded the American pri-
vateer General Armstrong, which per-
formed marvelously effective work during
the War of 1912, is daily seen haunting the
corridors at both ends of tine Capitol; says
the Washington Times. His TALL gaunt
figure, long iron-gray hair, aided by GER
tain peculiarities of dress, makes him a
picturesque and noticeable parsonage in
the usual throng of lobbyists.
The mantle of Uncle Billy McGarrahan
has fallen upon Mr.. Reed, who has a claim
OF greater. antiquity, but less value, than
the genial Californian. For four score
years the father and son have been striving
to secure compensation for the destruction
of the General Armstrong. After struggle
lasting half century an appropriation
was made and a partial adjudication
effected. Of the sum set apart something
like $4,000 renamed, and Mr.. Reed de-
sires to have this turned over to him for
services of various kinds performed in
securing a settlement of the claim. The
funds in dispute are held by the Secretary
of State.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
New York Applauds Miss Ada
Lee Bascom's Melodranla,
"A Bowery Girl"
AT THE GRAND 0PERA.HoUsE.
The "Gods Were So Numerous That
They Hung Over the
Gallery.

Another California girl has made hit
on the stage in the East. This time, how
ever, it is not as an actress that native
daughter has stepped into sudden fame,
but as playwright.
Miss Ada Lee Bascom is the young lady
over whose melodrama, 1.-THE Bowery
Girl" the New York gallery boys have
been bowling themselves hoarse during
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
Human Leopards in Sierra Leone.

A correspondent in Sierra Leone writes,
under date November g: 'The doings of
the Human Leopard Society are again
Sierra Leone, two members of which will
be arraigned on Monday next before Chief
Justice Clark on charge of numbering q
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29

To keep fish fresh sprinkle little salt
on very clean piece of marble or flag
stone; clean the fish thoroughly; rub a
little sugar on the bone and as far as the
1nger can reach, and all about the head.
Lay the fish separately on the stone.
sprinkle little salt over them and keep
In dark place. 1t should be soaked in
water for two hours before being cooked.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29

In Algeria there is river of ink. In
the upper part of its course it flows
through beds of decaying moss. in the
lower part through a stratum Of iron ore,
and thus, through the com bination of the
two. It's waters acquire very nearly the
color and something of the taste-of black
ink.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29
NEW TO-DAY.
LanguOr.

Languor and depression are the first
symptoms of a Cold and La Grippe.
When active persons are disinclined to
exertion and know not what Is the matter
it is safe to predict that they have taken
Cold or that the Grips coming on.
This is the most preventabIe time and
"77' is the remedy; Its prompt application
will make you "cold proof" Garry it!
III" cures Colds. Cough, Sore Throat,
Influenza and Catarrh.
III" will "break up' cold that "hangs
on"
Dr. Humphreys puts up a Specific for every dis
ease. They are described in his Manual which is
sent free.
small bottles of pleasant peliets-fit YOUR vest
pocket; sold by druggists. or sent, on receipt of
price, 25c or five for 81 Humphreys Medicine
Company, Ill and 1l3 William st., New YORK Be
sure to get
H.I l. Md n u w Q,
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29

Whalebones that are bent can be
straighted by being thrown into cold
water for few hours.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-29

The holiday season evidently has a de-
terrent effect in the matter of litigation.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-04-11
OBJECTIONS ANSWERED..

From various sources We learn that
there is opposition to the county high
school proposition on the grounds
that the tax for it's erection and sup
port will be burdensome and that the
funds for the support of the school
will be taken from the general school
fund Of the county to the disadvant-
age of the country schools.
If the proposition should receive a
majority of the votes cast on the 29th,
it will be the duty of the Commission
ers to provide the funds necessary for
the erection of asuitable building and
to conduct the school for the first year.
This, the law provides shall be done
by direct tax upon the property of
the county.
Should the Commissioners come to
the conclusion that the amount nee
essary to build and equip the school
and run it for the first year would be
too heavy tax upon the people, they
are authorized to issue bonds not to
exceed $4,000. payable in ten years
The assessed valuation of the coun-
ty this year will certainly reach 3d.
100000. A tax of ten cents on each
500 would raise at least $4,000 which
wonld furnish the building and pay
all the running expenses for the first
year. The addition of the extra ten
cents to the rate already levied would
make tax rate of SLIGO corAhis year
as against S1.65 for 1894.
1t is also safe to say that when the
school Is once started tax of eight
cents on the 500 will be amply suf-
ticient to pay off the bonds as they
fall due and furnish funds enough to
pay the yearly running expenses of
the school.
So far as the second objection Is
concerned there is nothing in it as
the law provides that the funds for the
support Of the school must be raised
by direct tax upon the property of
the county. Not cent of the county
and State school fund will be taken
to support the high school. No in
jury will be done to the country dis
trlcts, but on the contrary, the boys
and girls now attending these schools
will be admitted free to the high
school on passing the required exam
nation.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-04-11
EARTHQUAKE INCIDENTS.

Courageous Conduct and Marvellous rs
capes of Turks.
A Constantinople correspondent of
the New York Tribune says that it will
probably never be known how many
persons were killed in that city by the
earthquake of last summer. The Turk
ish government has chronic hatred Of
facts, and the newspapers were forbid
den to publish statistics of the earth
quake. What are believed to be mod
crate estimates place the number OF
deaths at about one hundred and fifty,
and the number of the wounded at
about six hundred.
The correspondent cannot help prais-
ing the courage of the firemen stationed
on watch at the top of a tower more
than two hundred feet high. They
stuck to their post, although the tower
swayed like Flagstaff, and when the
fires broke out after the overthrow of
dwellings, they gave the signals as
usual.
Another case of a similar sort was
that of minaret builder who had gone
up to the top of a minaret to remove a
conical cap which the first shocks had
thrown aslzcw. While he was there an
other shock occurred, and there was
another panic in the streets.
His assistants, who were in one Of
the galleries of the minaret, began to
run downstairs, and the mosque serv-
ants below shouted to him to come
down, but he stayed where he was.
''If this is going to fall" he said, sit
will fall before 1 can get out of it, and
he proceeded with his work.
Many wonderful escapes occurred.
Two men were walking together. A
Turk met them, and, as is not unusual
when Turk meets foreigners, he
pushed in between them, instead of
turning to one side. At that instant a
stone fell from the building above them,
and hit the Turk, who fell dead between
the two Mortified foreigners.
But the most marvellous escape was
that of a boy three years old. He was
running along the street at the base of
the city wall just US one of the ancient
towers was overthrown. When the
dust cleared away he was discovered
pinned to the ground by great stones
] lying on his skirts on each side of him,
| but himself quite unhurt.