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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26
4 FENDER FAILS TO FEND.
Supervisors Invited to a Test
That at Least Amused
Them.
The Electrified Car Cut Up the Leath-
ern Dummy in Most Har-
rowing Style.

superintendent Vining, on behalf of
the Market-street Railway Company,
sent the members of the Board
of Supervisors a letter some DAYS
ago inviting them to be present at test of
fender for their cars-the fender that is
supposed to be r protection to life, and
which, as required by recent resolution
of the board the company shall provide
great number of designs and sugges-
tions for tenders have been submitted to
the Mayor and the company, but none of
them seemed acceptable to the latter, and
the company, through its engineers no
doubt, evolved one of its own.
And 1t was the working of this that Mr.
Vining invited the Mayor and Supervisors
to witness.
The test took place on Mission street.
near Eleventh, many of the invited City
officials being present.
A leathern dummy filled with sawdust
and fashioned in the shape of man was
laid upon the track and the electric car
with its new fender nicely adjusted to its
nose, charged down upon it.
The officials and great crowd of specta.
tors who had gathered to witness the ex-
expecting to see the fender care.
fully pick up the leather man and carry
him along with it, but when they saw that
it did not do so, but instead the man
being pulled directly under the wheels
there was an exclamation of something
like horror from the crowd.
Then the shock and sickening sensation
changed to one of mirth, for in the wake
of that car for the length of half the block
there was the sawdust of dummy man.
the cut and burst and mutilated leather
of whom was stretched across the track.
They fixed him up as best they could and
ran down upon him again and again, but
the thing would not work. The impress
sion left upon the witnesses was that
the fender presented scarcely any alter
native to its victim between being cut
into sausage meat, or being merely butted
to death. But the simple unadorned car
can do as much.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26

to devote two or three weeks trip the
streams OF Washington and, especially, the
Snoqualmie.
The stream which 1 more particularly
refer to is within a two hours ride of Seat
tie, by way of the Lake Shore and Eastern
railway, to what is called 'The Hop
Ranch''
In the foreground the placid snoqual-
ME rolls between its fir and alder
clad banks to where a mile below it hurls
itself 2s4 feet into pool worn by its count
less years OF battle with the rocks, where
the salmon and salmon trout mingle with
the brook and mountain trout, and wonder
why their progress is barred to further
search OF quiet pools and swift-running
RIFLES, which they seem to know abound
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26
DAILEY'S AT THE ALCAZAR.
Favorite Plays to Be Presented in this
City Shortly.

Favorite Plays to Be Presented in this
City Shortly.
Managers Wallenrod and Rich of the AL
cazar Theater yesterday closed a contract
that will be of interest to theater-goers in
this City.
The contract was signed with Dailey's
Stock Company for a season of twelve
weeks, commencing Monday. June
10. This organization is now in it's
fourth continuous year of performing
west of the Missouri River, including two
successful seasons at Honolulu. A salts
factory season has just been closed at Los
Angeles.
Among the pieces to be staged at the
Alcazar are: "a Night Off, aBy Order
Of a,. the ), C ,:p5 sSHumbug,,' The Still
rietta," and others.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26
A NEW CUP-DEFENDER,
Model-Yacht Maker Cousins Goes Back
to the Junk for the Future
Racar

Engineer Cousins of the tug George C.
Perkins is skillful model-maker, and
many fine little yachts built by him have
taken leading part in miniature regattas
sailed in this port.
He is now constructing a large model of
a cup-defender, the hull of which is
modern enough for the coming or new
yachtsman, but the rig appears to 90 back
in the far past.
Below the deck this racer is Vigilant
and the rest of her is Junk. Naval
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26
Mrs. Curry,s Case.

Mrs. Curry, the complaining witness against
"Dr." James Mclean, now under arrest for
felony-embezzlement, wishes it stated that
she has no INTEREST," in the doctors
medical institute, but that he obtained
$1,000 from her. three years ago, upon
the pretense that he was to use it in organiz-
Ing company for the manufacture and sale of
:, patent medicine of which he claimed to own
the formula.
She says that not only was no company ever
formed, but that Mclean never owned aay
formula for any medicine whatever
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26
Wanted to Die.

man about u years of age walked to the
end OF the Powell-street wharf. at half-past
O'Clock last evening, and jumped into the bay.
~ Ms acuon was noticed by James Sinnott and
tne pooKkeeper OF the sloop Annie, and they
put of a boat and rescued him
me rescued man had gold watch and a
He refused to give his name or tell whv be
wanted to end his life Nv
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26
Why He Married Her.

When Mr.. George Nathaniel Curzon, NJ
p, arrived home at Kidliston, in England,
his 500 tenants all turned out to greet him
and his bride. Being called upon to ad-
dress them, Mr.. Curzon, thanking them
for their welcome, said:
The question has been asked why
went. to America for bride. The answer
is before you.''
Very neat, indeed.-Boston Herald.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26
A Dramatic Recital.

Miss Daisy Gilmore and Holbrook Blinn
will give dramatic recital at Beethoven
Hall on Post street, near Powell, next
Friday evening. They will be assisted by
Frank Coffin, vocalist
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26
More smoke Than p;r

A small fire at L. Altschul & Co. g whole
sale crocksry and glassware store, 400 Sam
some street occurred at $50 P. M. yester-
day, the alarm being turned in from box
81. 1t proved to be more smoke than
flame and was traced to some packing
straw down in the cellar under the side
walk.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26
To Be Repainted.

local sign painter had a crew of men
building high fence about Lotta's fountain
last night They expected to complete the work
by o'clock this morning. The fence will be
covered with signs and remain eighteen days.
Incidentally, the fountain will be repainted
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26
Or for "A Tramp.

Companies and of the First Regiment,
National Guard, mastering about 125 men,
left last evening for tramp to Walnut Creek
They looked we'll in their knock q bout dress as
they marched from the armory to the boat.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26
Testimonial Benefit.

Mr.. and Mrs. R. X. Love will be rendered a
testimonial benefit at California Hall, Bush
street. on June 4.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26
THE MOUNTAIN TROUT.
A Cast for Whoppers on the Sno-
QuaInie

Notlclng the many references In the CALL
TO trout streams in this my native State,
ana being acquainted from boyhood with
the best streams in the State, desire to
give information to whoever may be look
ing for good say good, I might rather
say the backgrounds in the world for a
true sportsman's ideal. For paradise of
brook and mountain trout cast l can
safely recommend to those who can affor 9,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-01

The country seems pretty well satisfied
now that the Morgan Belmont syndicate
does not intend to permit the gold re-
serve to fall below $lOO,OOOOOO. 1t has
already turned into the treasury $4,000, 600
of gold in addition to what it paid for
the bonds.
1t is costing the syndicate something
to keep up the reserve-just how much
nobody outside of its members knows.
1t is certain, however, that the syndi-
Gates profits are not nearly so great as
some of newspapers asserted they would
be when the government made a con-
tract with it. Indeed, the newspapers
that made the most noise about that con-
tract are having very little or nothing to
say about it now. They have found out
probably that they knew nothing of the
matter and were only making themselves
ridiculous, or else that the public had no
sympathy with their blatant utterances.
one of the members of the syndicate is
quoted as saying that it is Mr.. Morgans
determination to keep up the reserve to
500, 600 if it takes every dollar of profit
the syndicate expected to make, and
more, too. If that is Mr.. Morgan's de-
termination and it looks very much as
if it We're, it explains why there is so
much indifference in respect to gold ex-
ports, both by the government and bus
mess men.
The time will probably come, and, that
too. soon. when it will be generally admit
ted that the government did a wise thing
when it made contract for gold with
the Morgan-Belmont syndicate. Even
now 1T is generally agreed that the MAX
ing of that contract marks the beginning
of the present prosperity.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-01

North Dakota's Col Plummer was in St.
Paul the other day telling stories, says the
St. Paul Pioneer Press. He tells one about
a judge that was shaken from North Da-
kOta to Mexico, and the people down there,
who tired of conducting their own hang
up seven times a week. One night, after
playing poker all night on the losing side
OF the table, he walked into the court with
his hair pulling. He made up his mind to
surprise the Mexico boys. There was a
poor greaser to sentence for murder, and
he let him have all he knew right and left
for an hour and wound up by saying:
But hope is not for you: Fou you the
ZephryS Will not successfully combat the
ice king; the prairie will not endure its car
pet of glory. and the little brook will never
90 singing and bounding on its way to the
sea for the delectation of your soul; never
again will the mountains assume their
green gowns and blossom for you, Jose
Marie Jararo, for"
He looked about him, and saw the crowd
in court was staring at him wild-eyed
before. Most of them thought he had gone
mad.
This won't do" he thought to himself
''These people will think l am crazy. I'll
let 'em down easy" He fixed his eyes
again on the prisoner.
'"These things are not for you, I say; for,
Jose Marie Jararo, you will not be in 1t. 1t
is the sentence of this court that on next
Friday you be hanged by the neck until
you're dead-cuss your Mexican hide!'
There was a sigh of relief from the
crowd. The judge had saved himself by a
timely return to the vernacular. And Col
Plummers auditors were so rapt up in
the story that they didn't hear the sug-
gestion for an extra session.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-01
A big Gun.

'Talkin' about your big guns" remarked
Frank Timms. the Petaluma pothunter,
to the San Francisco Post, Il reckon 1
owned the biggest gun-barrin' cannon O.
course-that ever struck the coast. I'm
talkin' about sportin' guns now, not them
thunderin' big chimleys they have on ships
thatn throw a base-burnin' coal stove
fifteen or twenty mile an blow hole in
the water biggern Mount Diablo.
THE gun which I'm mentionin of was a
goose gun l invented myself for use up in
the Sac ermento valley. l wanted some
thin that would sweep up acre or two
siX-inch water pipe, plugged up one end
loaded her with half a bushel o. BIB shot
STRAPPED it on my mule and started out.
Il was a little early an couldn't find a
goose. They hadn't got out on the feedin
grounds yet, so l sat down an waited
Purity soon they come in clouds an lit all
around me. There was forty acres covered
with 'em so thick that you couldn't throw
a rock without hittin' a goose, an the
farthest one warn't more'n forty yards
frome me.
We'll, sir I sighted my gun along so it
would sweep the field in good shape an
touched her off by pullin a string"
Timms paused. He did not care to reach
the climax of his story too soon. 1t might
shock his hearers.
How many geese did you kill?'
Not blamed goose. The gun was so
big an carried such a charge that the
shot dropped straight down to the ground
and the mule, gun and all shot clear across
the river into Suffer county. If you don t
believe it you can go up there an see
where the river is with Suffer county on
one side an Yuba on the other"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-01

.-Whitelaw Reid is not so well. His trip
through Egypt did him great good, but
back.
,.-Abram 5. Hewitt. the well-known New
oIh reiormers was professor Of maLle-
mates az Columbia College fifty years
ago.
Henry Dunant the founder Of the
Geneva Red Cross Society, is now, al q,
IN steaJ poverty and nearly starving lie
spent all ne had in promoting MS idea.
1t viii surprise many people TO learn
lhat Aqolph dEnnery and Eugene Cor
mon, JOINT authors of The Two orphans,
Of age.
1t is announced in London that Will
!tin Brown, son Of the famous JOhn brown
Ior many years Highlands attendant OF
queen Victoria, has been appointed her
personal attendant
-Ambassdor Bayard's family have been
nol1lhg once continually under the United
lanes Bayard, the ambassador grand
father, having been elected a delegate
10 the federal congress in 1876.
John Morley is extremely nervous be
1ore going on the platform to speak in
pubic When he has once fairly started,
however, his nervousness 10 large extent
disappears, but he has admitted t9at the
strain winch ne undergoes is very severe.
One Of the Kansas papers contained
the following society item the other day:
Maud Hastings was pretty busy while
mere last week. She broke john Sayre'S
colt 70 ride, raked alfalfa, pitched wheat
and killed snake. Come again, Maudie."
The Rev. c, F. Gates has been elected
president of Euphrates College, in Har-
poot, Turkey. Mr.. Gates is from Chicago,
and has served for fifteen years as mis-
sionary in Mardin. Mesopotamia, under
the American Board. Euphrates is the
only college In Armenia and is under
American control.
-Hihikawa TOmitsumura illustrates the
sensitiveness and highsrung honor of the
old-style japanese gentleman. He was
great patriot and, after brOoding for some
time over the retrocession of the Lao
Tung peninsula, went out and killed him
self. He was not insane, but could not
abide his country's dishonor
Mrs. NJ. Louise Thomas. whose son
married an elder sister of Alice and Phoe-
be Cary, has purchased Clovernook, the
old homestead of the poets, and it will be
preserved in the family as memorial OF
the gifted pair Mrs Thomas will restore
the place by furnishing it with her ma
hogany furniture, her rare blue china,
her revolutionary relics, and other valued
antiques. The place, which is near Gin
cinnati. contains about twenty-six acres,
and the house and barn are in good condi-
ton.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-01
The Ahe small Cnne.

There appears to be some disposition to
complain Of the delay in carrying into
effect the sentence passed upon Abe
Small that is made necessary by the
proceedings that have been taken to test
the correctness Of the verdict that was
rendered in his case. The complaint is
natural The testimony against Small
was very strong-so strong that it is diff
cult TO see how the jury could have found
any other verdict. Stil in this particular
case. we are inclined to think that the
delay will have a good, rather than a
bad, effect and for this reason: The col
ored people are inclined to think there is
one kind of justice for them and an
other kind for white people-that colored
people accused of crimes of violence are
nearly always punished and that white
people for similar crimes are acquitted.
While it may be tue that white men
are more fortunate than colored men in
escaping punishment, it is quite certain
that no innocent colored men are con-
vcted.
The colored people are Influenced by
their prejudices. rather than by reason.
1t IS important not only that they should
be dealt with justly. but that they should
feel that they are so dealt with. They
form large part of the population, and.
in their capacity of servants, are brought
into intimate relations with the white
people. 1t is better for both races that
these relations should be pleasant.
If Abe Small should be executed after
every possible effort had been made to
save him from the gallows the colored
people would be much better satisfied than
if no effort had been made in his behalf
after sentence had been pronounced upon
him. Therefore, while justice will be de-
| layed. but not defeated. it is probably
better that the verdict in his case is to
be subjected to all the tests for which the
law provides.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-01
BRIGHT BITS.

-"Bashkins humor is quite original"
said the ordinary reader. Yes, replied
the contemptuous critic, that's its great
est fault Washington Star.
-Madge-I suppose you are happy now
you have the engagement ring?
Marjorie-"No, my dearI won't be per-
fectly happy until ! hnd out what it cost.
Life.
said the daughter of one of Americas
trust kings to her father. Il can't do i
now, my daughter" was the reply. =
have to buy two or three legislatures for
my own use.-Harper's Bazaar.
A Favorable NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
makes you think Toperly's yacht is so well
fitted out with supplies2"
Van-I offered to bet him that we would
see a sea-serpent the second day out, and
he didn't dare take me up."-L4tfe.
II wish / had lived in the middle ages"
more romantic, eh2' mo, don't care
for that; but then all you had to do was to
go around killing and be killed, and you
didn't have to decide whether or not wo-
men should vote.-Puck.
AS the World Goes-"Hello, where did
you get that box of cigars?"
"Louders a. Phelps-Just paid six
months account and the manager made
me a little present" why, I've bought
goods there for gs yea Gs and was b;f meyer Xo
pay cash!-Chicago Record.
Are you frightened miss?" asked the
policeman of the young lady from Boston,
who stood on step to avoid fierce-lo
ing dog. Not exactly, but my curiosity
has been very much aroused" What do
you mean, mss?" Il was wondering
whether that canine is mad OF only in
dignant. ashington Star.
One of the professors of the University
of Texas was engaged in explaining the
Darwinian theory to his class, Wnen he
observed that they were not paying prop
er attention. Gentlemen" said the pro-
fessor when l am endeavoring to ex-
plain to you the peculiarities of the mon
key | wish you would look right at me-
Texas Siftings.
How do you like my new trolley hat?'
| Trolley hat! It's very pretty but why do
you call it that2" 'Why, John says it's
perfectly killing Brooklyn Life.
Why Not?-Johnny-"Pa l want TO
ask you a question"
Papa-Well what is it, my son?
Johnny-If the ruler of Russia is car,
| is his wife a czardine.-Pick-Me-Up
AT one time the Presbyterians of us
| ter were discussing the ignorance and
| stupidity of one of their number. And
what a notion he has in his head now!
! exclaimed one of the elders, in dismay.
His head! echoed one of the ministers;
! che has no head! What you call a head is
! only a top-knot that his Maker put there
| to keep him from travelling out.-Argo-
naut.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-01
The Dreamer.
From Chambers Journal

HIOIu CHAMBER > JOuLlldls
He loves to watch the waves at play
Leap up the rocks with ceaseless roar,
And see their snowy, ShOWering spray
Dissolve in pearls along the shore.
The western sky is dear to him
When rosy day with twilight blends,
And on the oceans purple rim
The sun, a globe of flame, descends.
The white clouds sailing in the blue
The white stars peering through tn
night,
He loves, because they bring to view
The fringes of the infinite.
He hears the music of the skies,
The thunders bass, the song of birds,
And vanly tries to crystalline
His soul s rich harmonies into words.
And wandering in the autumn woods,
Far from the sight of human face,
His fancy fills the solitudes
With shapes of beauty and of grace.
What boots his idle dreams to those
Who with unconquerable will
Toll from the dawn till daylights close
To keep the world from standing still?
He smiles and says his dreaming tends
To show the beauty of design;
To shape mems lives to nobler ends,
And draw them nearer the Divine.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-01
Curious Eject of n Live Wire.

This here Electricity is purity dangerous
amt it2' he asked OF a Woodward avenue
conductor on a car coming down town,
SAYS the Detroit Free Press.
Yes, quite dangerous" was the reply
= II you got hold Of live wire, you get
a shock, don't yOu2''
Il guess you do"
Just rolls you all over the road, tears
your coat W the back and shakes every
blamed cent out of your pocket, ehg,'
IS. u makes things pretty lively have
you had an eXperience2'
mo. not exactly. but my son Sam had.
he came to town one day about two weeks
ago 10 collect a bill Of Sl5 and he didn
git home for two days. When he showed
Had he taken hold OF a live wirey'
That's what he sad. He had black
eye, three teeth knocked out, hurt on the
head, and his clothes was all mud ana torn
Il See" smiled the conductor He
grasped a live wire and couldn't let goE
mo, he couldn't let 20 for about ten
hours. Wire kept playing with him and he
couldn't let go. 1t works that way don
Sometimes, 7 believe"
But what / can't understand" contfn-
ued the father, lis what becum o them
SO. Sam says they was consumed by the
Electricity, but that seems funny. DO you
think they was consumer
You can't tell what a live wire win do,
replied the conductor as ne folded MS
arms and looked wise.
mo expect not but you kin tell what
a Teller about my size will do. / was told
by naybur this morning that Teller OF
the same name as my Sam was arrested
and fined so for drunkenness about the
time that live wire was .gittin' in its work,
and m goin' down town to see about II. II
it was some other Teller. all right II II
was my Sam III go back home and make
him think he has a live wire in each hand
and a hull lectric plant right under him!
I'll shock them SO outer him or bust the
masheen and let all the lightnin' loose!
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-01
Desperate Calamity HowIers.
from Springfield (Nrass.) Republican Qnd

Tn, effect of the rising price of cotton
on the free silver craze In the south Is
alre adv evident, as much in the warnings
of tle silver organs to their readers not to
be llisled by apparent evidences OF return
ing prosperity under the gold standard, as
in my positive evidences of abandonment
of heir demand for free coinage by cotton
pls nters. To offset the effect of the rise in
co ton prices the Atlanta Constitution con
tir ues to print statistics, drawn from the
tax returns, to prove how poor Georgia is
81 owing under the gold standard, and to
show that investments in that state have
co lstantly fallen in value in the last few
years. The Constitution would like to
hi We the farmers of its state believe that
they cannot make any money with cotton
al or 10 cents a pound, unless they are
? I'D in silver, or silver is made me OF
hard work doing SO. Cotton at cents is a
profitable crop, and if the planters I57 can
get that price for II TINS year,
not even the Constitution can persuade
them that they need the free coinage
of silver to enable them to make living,
and put by something to pay OH their debts
and educate their children.