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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-24
THE VALLEJO CONVENTION.
Nearly Two Hundred Delegates
Are Expected to
Attend.
a ROYAL WELCOME PREPARED
Business and Pleasure to Be Well
interviewer During the Weeks
Session.

Preparations for the State Convention of
the Young Mems Institute, which will
meet in Vallejo during the week commenc-
ing on Sepuembe 16, are rapidly progress
ing and the affair promises to eclipse all
former gatherings of the State organlza-
ton.
The programme, which has just been
sent to the local headquarters, shows that
business will be closely interviewer with
pleasure, and that the hours spent in leg
islating for the good of the order will not
outnumber those passed in entertainment.
An innovation will be the grand ball given
to the delegates upon the first instead of,
as is usually the case, the last day of the
session. This will be done in order to
bring the delegates together and promote
their acquaintance with the townspeople.
On the evening OF the last day will be
given the banquet, and with this the ses-
sion will end.
AS outlined at the local headquarters the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-24
SIGHTS IN TIMBUOTOO.
It's Mud Buildings-The Mixed Bloc,
of the People.

Its Mud Buildings-The Mixed Blood
of the People.
Mr.. Felix Dubois, who was sent to Tim
buctoo by the Figaro, has returned to
Paris and publishes an interesting article
in that journal. He says in the Soudan
the wild beasts form an infnitesimally
small portion OF the animals of the country.
The traveller sees herds of beautiful
cattle and splendid horses and 1ocks
of sheep. As for fever, if the European
only protect himself properly from
the sun and takes quinine as pre-
ventive medicine, he has not much to
fear. The traveller from Senegal to Tim
buctoo begins his journey by taking the
train from Dakar to st. Louis. To pro-
coed thence to the Soudan the traveller
takes the steamer, furnished with all
modern improvements, on board of which
last about eight days. From Hayes,
the capital OF the Soudan. the trav-
eler again takes the train and crosses
country which often reminds him
of the forest of Fontainebleau AT length
he reaches the Niger, where the traveller
embarks on board a great lighter barge
propelled by oars.
Dienne is the commencement of the
marvellous regions of lakes and luxuriant
At length the sandy downs behind which
Timbuctoo is sheltered appear. Lying
like O sphinx at The gate of the desert,
Timbuctoo realizes all that her great
reputation promises" During stay of
several weeks his interest was kept con-
stantly on the alert and went on increas-
ing. Timbuctoo is the great city of the
desert, the queen of the sands, which
sweep up against its walls and invade its
its squares and streets. 1t has from 7OC0
to 5000 inhabitants. There is not vestige
of monumental building, nothing but
big houses built of mud and straw or
wood. The population consists of negroes
with the blood of all the races of
Northern and Central Africa in their
veins. Such elements, which appear mod
est and at first discomfort the visitor, do
not prevent the commerce of the city
amounting to millions OF francs year.
M. Dubois prophesies that the western
valley of the Niger will, at an early date
become one of the finest OF the French pos
sessions, if its destinies are confined to
men who know the country. = London
Standard
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WOULD KILL FILLMORE.
Andrew j. Collins, a Crank,
Wanted to Murder the Rail-
way Official.
OR CROKER, OR HUNTINGTON.
An Ex-Employe Of the Company
Creates Sensation In the
Office Building.

Andrew ]. Collins, an ex-employe of the
Southern Pacific Company at Los Angeles
and Tucson, entered the company's office
building, at Montgomery and Market
streets, yesterday afternoon with the
avowed intention of killing General Super
intendent Fillmore.
For Collins purpose either G. P. Hunt
ington, Colonel Croker or II. E. Hunting
ton would do quite as well as the general
superintendent. He had stated so much
on former occasions, and being regarded
as a crank he was watched by detective
in the railway service. Collins had not
gone far after entering the hall when De-
tective George Gard and one of his men
helped him to leave without much cere-
mony. The incident, however, created
some excitement in the building.
Collins had called previously at the wait
ing-room of Mr.. Fillmore's Office. He i'm
agined he had a grievance against the
company and claim that could be Salts
fed only by appointing him an engineer.
Nothing would have pleased him better
than a run over the Tehachapi Mountains
as engineer of passenger locomotive. AS
he received no notice from the railway
officials he grew sullen and threatened to
kill either Huntington, Croker or Fill
more. On his former visits to the office he
was persuaded by Gard to leave peacefully,
but he returned again more determined
than ever that he had mission to perform
in the big building. Yesterday he was
met by Gard at the elevator-door on the
fourth floor, near the general superin-
tendents Office. Collins attempted to pass
into the waiting-room, but Gard blocked
the way and tried to reason with him.
Collins would not be influenced by Gard
as he wanted to kill some one, whereupon
he was dragged to the next floor below
and then hustled downstairs to the street
while Collins shouted defiantly:
"rll get even. I'll kill him yet"
Collins was yardman at Los Angeles
some years ago and while so employed met
with an accident which resulted in the
loss of portion of one foot. While sick
he was cared for by the company and later
received $1,000 and steady employment in
the railroad shops at Tucson, Ariz.
A few weeks ago he was discharged,
with fourteen other men, at which he be-
came incensed. His next move was to de-
mand employment on the railroad for life.
He was passed to Los Angeles and there
superintendent Muir offered him work to
keep him from annoying Mr.. Huntington,
who was there at the time, and also to
stop him from coming to San Francisco,
where he said he would kill some high off,
cial of the company. He arrived here last
Tuesday and began visiting the railway
offices. AS he was then regarded as dam
gerous crank Detective Gard had him
watched constantly. He will be arrested
if he insists on visiting the railroad offices.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-24
OLYMPIC NOMINATIONS,
The Regulars Head Their
Ticket With the Name Of
F. w. Eaton.
A Third Party May Put Its Candl-
dates in the Field Before
Election Day.

Opposition to the regular ticket at the
coming Olympic Club election was as
sured by the action taken by the nomina-
ting committee last evening.
In spite of the protests of Messrs. Nc
Comb and Butts of the committee that the
tank and indoor athletes should be recog
nized in the makeup of the ticket moth
ing was done to satisfy them, and they are
now engaged in getting up ticket which
they will fight for to the last breath. The
committee made the following selections:
For president, F. W. Eaton; vice-presi-
dent, George A. Newhall; secretary, c. j.
Bosworth; treasurer, H. B. Russ; captain,
Leonard Gill; leader, E. n. Short; di-
rectors-L. D. Owens, H. H. White, G. II.
Umbsen. J. P. Kelly and ]. OBJ. Gum.
The two dissenting members-Messrs.
McComb and Butts-contended that as the
bicycle annex had two representative
Messrs. Owens and White-one should
step down and give a representative of the
tank and billiard element show.
They offered to make Whites fight if
Owens would withdraw and let Frank
O'Kane's name go on the ticket for di-
rector They also asked that the elements
they represent be recognized by giving DR..
Bryant the nomination for leader.
Both of these propositions being re-
iected they declared openly that they
would have these two names on an oppo-
sition ticket, which might also contain all
of the other names on the regular ticket
except those of Messrs. White and Short.
Their ticket will be announced to-day.
Another and more serious opposition is
in thefield from those members who are dis
satisfied with the actions of the nominating
committee and of the indoor athletic ele-
ment. A member of long standing said
last evening that the better and more solid
element in the club was thoroughly dis
satisfied with the committee on account
of The deep and dignified silence in which
it had wrapped itself from the day it was
elected.
ut was elected to serve the best inter-
ests of the club. and not to go into execu-
tive session and stay there without doing
anything until the last moment" he said
land we do not think that its affairs have
been properly conducted"
81 can tell you to certainty that an
other opposition ticket will be in the field
if we can get the men we want to run Oh
it. Henry J. Croker has been spoken of to
head the ticket, with Alex Forsyth as Sec
retary, but it is doubtful whether these
gentlemen can be induced to run after the
talk that has been INDUCED in by dis
gruntled men whose aspirations have been
crushed. However, We expect to find
others who Will do the work II those |
have mentioned cannot be prevailed upon
to take the nominations.
lone thing you may be certain of, and
that is that threats of withdrawal from a
few soreheads will not deter US from Sc
lecting those we see fit"
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of fine fiber are then drawn through the
liquid to strain out any small pieces of the
root which may remain. The drink is
now complete and is passed around in
cups of cocoanut-shell tc the chiefs ana
principal people of the assembly in order
of rank.
On my first attempt at drinking kava I
was strongly reminded of soapsuds; but
this unpleasant idea wore off after time.
A refusal to drink, or even not to drain the
cup, is considered grave impoliteness.
The solution of the kava root is non-in-
to1icating, but, taken in excess, produces a
loss of power in the lower limbs. Many of
the European residents drink it regularly,
but, of course, prepared in different man
er.-Westminster Review.
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WINTHROP IS ACQUITTED.
The Jury Agrees Upon the
Verdict at the First
Ballot.
FEATURES OF THE DEFENSE.
Witnesses to Show That Mrs.
Mathews Had Long Contem-
plated Suicide.

Oliver W. Winthrop, charged with the
murder of Mrs. Jennie Mathews, was &C.
quilted yesterday. The case was given to
the jury at 500 o'clock last night, and five
minutes later the report of an agreement
was made.
The verdict of not guilty had been
reached on the first ballot.
When the foreman, replying to the
clerks question, stated that the prisoner
was declared not guilty there was mo-
mentary scene. Mrs. Winthrop threw
herself into her husbands arms and wept,
and the prisoners aged mother jumped
to her feet and shouted to the jurors:
THANK you, gentlemen Thank your
The testimony for the defense was
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with the distinct understanding that no
tips should be received and that the en-
ployer only should pay for services to his
guests. With liberal wages this could
easily be arranged, and the new order of
things would certainly be great relief to
visitor and visited.
1t is no doubt true that some wealthy
people, used to lavish expenditure and
not possessing much sense of the value of
money, make life in some directions hard
for those who have equal refinement but
less money. The summer resident, who
through carelessness or ignorance or
thoughtless liberality, pays for local serv-
ice of any kind more than the market
value, and really more than it is worth,
raises inevitably the tariff for those en-
ployers who haven't money thus to throw
away
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ABOUT LETTER WRITING.
Long, Loving Missives No Longer In
duIged In.

Long, Loving Missives No Longer In
dulged In.
Are we getting aged, and wrinkled and
crusty, or is it fact that springs letters
are no longer what they used to be? In
deed, we may ask if any class of letter
writing is what it used to be. Hasn't the
telegraph wire on the one hand and the
typewriting machine on the other made
writing a mechanical function" al
most?
OF old some of the most charming pieces
of English composition published in the
papers of the day appeared in the form of
springs letters-not bare lists of names;
not mere accounts of entertainm ents, but
descriptions of picturesque scenery, dis
QUESTIONS upon the manners and
habits of the people, "reminiscences OF IA
nous men, etc.
Perhaps we shall be ruled down as out of
order and be told that fashions have
changed in letter writing as in other
things. And so they have, we concede,
and for this reason we are ready to free the
writer's of the present day from blame;
they furnish what they are expected and
asked to furnish. They know the popular
demand and supply it.
There was homelike charm in the old
addressed to you by a personal friend. and
as you read it you seemed to ramble by the
side of the writer and hear the music of
his voice as be discoursed on family rec
ords, local traditions and current history.
Gone is that style of letter writing; gone,
too, are most of the writer's who made it
what it was-who discussed politics and
history like philosophers, and who raved
about the springs bellies like lovers and
poets.
Gone, too, are most other old-time letter
writers. Telegraphs, postal cards and
typewriting- machines have changed the
order OF things. Where twenty-five years
ago one would write long, loving letter
to an absent friend, summary tele-
graphic message or snappy note on a
postal card is now made to answer Or, in
the majority OF instances, where one must
needs write a long letter, the aid of the
stenographer and typewriter is secured
and individuality OF the letter-writer is
thus lost.
Washington, Jefferson and all those
worthless, and many men and women of
the later period, were great letter-writers,
and they had no amanuenses-no type
writing machines, nor steel pens, even.
They made their own quill pens, and ham
died them well, writing letters that people
could read, gossiping and philosophizing
alternately. Now, few people seem to care
to be praised for their chirography. In
deed, so far as our lady friends are con-
cerned many of them in their private cor
respondence seem TO take special pleasure
in writing bold, bad hands, and then writ
ing across the pages, so that the manu-
script may prove as illegible as possible to
the reader.-Richmond Dispatch.
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she was convicted of murder in the second
degree and sentenced TO twenty five years
in the penitentiary.
"That judgement was reversed for errors
of the court and retired. Then the jury
disagreed. Now that the defendant has
been again convicted of murder in the sec
ond degree the court feels justified in fix
ing the penalty as it was fixed before-at
twenty-five years. That is the Judgment
of the court"
Many explanations of surprise showed
that shorter sentence had been expected,
but Mrs. Worthington showed no emotion.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-24
SYSTEM OF LEGISLATION
Meeting of the Committee Appointed
to Suggest Improve
ments.

There was an all-day meeting yesterday
at the Union League Club of the commit
tee of hold-over Senators appointed at the
, last session of the Legislature to report on
improved methods of legislation. 1t was
the first meeting of the committee since
the adjournment of the Legislature. Its
members are: David L. Wilmington of
San Diego (chairman), ]. H. Sewell of
Ukiah and T. c. Franck of Santa Clara.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-24

Archbishop Polladius of St. Petersburg
has informed the Abyssinians that their
church can be united with the Russian if
the two Abyssinian Metropolitans and
Negus Menelek will sign request for
union to be submitted to the Russian Holy
Synod.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-24

Hair growing low on the forehead signi-
fies strong constitution and long-lived
ancestry; peak coming down on the
forehead shows excellent powers of obser-
walton, honest purposes and fractions
temper,
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--- $50" - -'7-
LOCAL NE WS.
Brief Mention.
High water to-day at 1;54 p. m.
Buy a house-R. e. Baldwin.

High water to-day at l:54 p. m.
Buy house-R. e. Baldwin.
A. A. Cutting of Holyoke. Mass, was
in town yesterday.
Mrs. L. Wrisley of rs Ward street has
returned from Brooklyn, N. Y, after
spending the week with her friends.
Mr.. A. M. Monteith, dress goods buy
er for Even Mcintyre & Co., received
word yesterday of the sudden death Of
his brother in Liverpool, England.
Ellen Lee, wife of Patrick Lee, whose
saloon on Oak street was raided last
Sunday, was arrested last night, charg-
ed with violation of the Sunday liquor
law and released on bonds.
George w. Doty was arrested early
Patrolman Henry j. Donnelly with a
quantity of clothing, which had prob
ably been stolen from some neighbor-
ing clothes line. 1t is now at police
headquarters.
Mr.. Isaac Bidgood of "Cloverdale
Farm" in Bethlehem, Litchfield county
is a very successful farmer, judging
from the sample of Golden Skin"
onions just sent to this city. They are
remarkably fine. No need to go west"
Good results can be attained here with
practical knowledge of farming.
The marriage of Meyer Stodel to Miss
B. Ullman will take place at the resi-
dence of the brides father on Olive
street next Sunday at O'Clock.
Mr.. Joseph M. Mann, formerly man
ager of NJ Steinert & Sons company in
Providence has severed mis- connection
with that firm and has formed a part
nership with William Eccles of Provi-
dence, and win open a large music store
in that city.
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III. III. $. NOTES.

The literary society held a meeting
yesterday at 2:3O o'clock.
A committee Of football players com
posed of P. Thomson, G. Matthews and
Alex Troup will report to the eleven
about an entertainment to-day, when
designs of emblems for the hats will be
submitted.
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WEATHER RECORD.

AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.,
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF
OF THE WEATHER BUREAU
WASHINGTON, d. c.. Nov.6, 1895, 8 p. m.
Forecast for Thursday-For New England:
Generally fair with continued warm weather
with southwesterly Winds
For eastern New York; Generally fair, but
foggy in southern portions in the morning;
continued warm, southwesterly winds, cooler
on Friday.
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Where Do Men Buy
Underwear !?

Well, on a guess, we
should say that Il Of New
Haven Men buy it here.
What's the reason /? Why,
we've dealt long enough
with them to know just what
they want. Yes, and to
know what they don't want.
The November Sale of Mems
Underwear is now in prog
ress.
Mems Furnishings.
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Down Bed Quilts

Yes. you can apply the
!" down to contents and to
price.
Very fine sateen covered Down
Quilts at $500.
Some beautiful patterns in French
Sateen Quilts, $500 to $1,000.
Brilliant but elegantly modest hues
in Jap. and China silk, Quilts with or
without rufles, $500 to $4,000.
Buy Cloakings here and
you'll have not only salts
factory Cloakings, but more
pin money.
Flannel Section.
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gurrrmal and Gnmrter,
Thursday, November Z, 1895.

NEW ADYERTIS EMENTS TO-DAR.
Auction Sale-R. h. Mallory.
A Hobby-Conneotieut Clothing Co.
Cloak Sale-Wm. Frank \ Co.
Choice NoVeties-Chas. Monson Co,
Daily Chat-Nlalley. Neelv u Co.
Dr. Greene's NerVura-At Druggists.
Dentist-Dr. Gidney.
Drugs-Apothecarie Hall.
neutrality-suspicious. Opera House.
Estate Charles ]. Buckboe--ProbateN Notice.
For Rent-Houses-Jo Ohm G. Pundertord.
For Thursday-H & Stetson.
German Setzers--At Druggists.
Grand shopping Emporium-F.M NJ. Brown Co,
Johnson's Cyclop@dia--D. Appleton & Co.
Overcoats-C. Il. Longley Co.
Quail Shootng-J. w. Bratton.
Specialist--Dr olmsted.
sale of Horses-C. IL, Tufts.
Wanted-Assistant-L Box 2Ol.
Wanted Girl-7e Cottage Street.
Wanted-Situation-B 1908.
Wanted irl-BoX Isl, Walingford.
Wanted Situation-lb7 Bradley Street.
ed-Situation-S., This Office.
d-Seamstress-l3T Wall Street.
Wanted Situation-9T9 Grand Avenue.
Wanted--Man-i6I Long Wharf.
Wanted~-Apartment Permanent, Box 552.
Observation-Disclosures Davenport Avenue.
Wanted-Situation-30 Spruce Street.
Wanted--Apprentices Meadow Street.
Wanted-Situaton- Cedar Street.
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DRESS GOODS.
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Fine quality Novelty Dress
Goods in very desirable styles and
colorings. None but all-wool fab
RIGS, in 40-in. to 50-in. widths. $1.00
and $1.25 goods.
For Thursday, 5Oe yd.
BLACK SERGES.
0pcs. 45-inch Black Diago-
nal Serge of superior quality - at
such a price as no similar cloth has
ever been offered our regular price,
SOC.
For Thursday, $50 yd.
NOTE. We advise morning purchas-.
ing, as this lot may not last the day.
SILKS.
About 20 pcs. Fancy Striped
and Changeable Silks. Also 18-inch
Swiss Tafetas black with colored
sCrlpeS. o0F SOOuS.
For Thursday, 27e I'd.
CLOTH CAPES.
Is handsome Double Capes-
black Beaver, with velvet collar
length of Cape, ~ in.
For Thursday, SIPS.
Also odd styles of Fur Capes
and other garments -very few alike
at ridiculously low prices.
NEW JACKETS.
An immense stock at $500,
5000, $3.50, $S.75 and $1,000.
Bought under the most favorable
conditions they'll be found highly
interesting by Thursday customers.
HOSIERY.
Here's a hummer
Ladies' Fast Black Warrant
ed) Seamless Hose sold regularly
by all large stores at 12ae.
Thursday, oe pr.
3 pr. for 25e.
Mems Black Cotton Half
Hose with white feet warranted
fast color-new imported goods
19e value.
Thursday, 1877 pr.
LACE DEPARTMENT.
25e and 29e Linen Torchon
Laces, in excellent widths.
Thursday, l5e yd.
Ribbon and Lace Yokes -
81. Is grade.
Thursday, 7oe.
Balance 27-inch White En-
broidered Flouncings -25G quality
Thursday, 12a yd.
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SWANSDOWNE


40 pcs. (1275 yds.) handsome
swansdowne Figured Flannels-highlJ
desirable for House Jackets, Bath OF
Robes, or Children's Robesl
Choice colorings in tans, greys, etc.
Thursday, 12ar ydl
LINENS.--A lot Of goods slightly
shopworn-L Linen Lunch Sets-Bleach'd
Damask Cloths-Towels- Napkins, etc
You should see them, for there'll be d
decided reduction for Thursday.
COTTONS.-1 case Brown ga Sheet
ing--a good, heavy Cotton. This is BY
far the best of all our Cotton offers.
Thursday, 1877 I'd
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Crowded Out

The following Furniture
Pieces were crowded out of
three papers last Monday.
Only fair that those readers
should know the news.
SI4.oo Chamber Suits at $1,000 each.
SSzoo Parlor Suits at S4s.oo each.