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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-18
He LOOKED LIKE GRANT,
Elk Collector Basins Coun.
tenance Won for Him
Favor in China.
Secured Valuable Concessions Be-
cause He Resembled Ii Hung
Changes Friend.

SEATTLE, WASH, Sept. flowing to
the fact that he is almost the exact image
of Ex-President Grant, A. w. Bash, who
was formerly Collector OF Customs for the
Puget Sound port, secured from the
Chinese Government certain valuable
franchises and concessions which will in
few years make him very wealthy man.
After the China-Japan war Bash, who
resides at WILDLY Island, went to China,
intending to enter into the construction of
several street railroads in various parts of
the country. He had considerable Ameri-
can capital back of him, and plenty more
was promised If he could get the franchises
desired. Bash returned g. few days ago
and went East to-day to consult with his
financial friends. He had far more luck
while in China than he had ever hoped
for.
Soon after his arrival he met Secretary
Foster, who is an old friend of his, and
who was in China at the time representing
that Government in the settling OF its
differences with Japan. Foster introduced
him to the great Chinese statesman, Ii
Hung Chang.
The moment Ii Hung Chang saw Bash
he was impressed with his resemblance to
his old friend General Grant.
The two spent an entire afternoon to-
gether, and it was arranged that they
should dine together the following DAY
At the dinner was served the famous bird
nest soup, for which China is famous.
Bash sat in the same chair and in the same
place occupied by Grant when he was Ii S
guest. The statesman could not get over
the fact that Bash looked like Grant.
Once Bash and Ii became good friends
the former mentioned the fact that he was
after valuable franchises. Ii at once
promised to see that what he wanted was
forthcoming, and within very few days
Bash was pleased to learn that the Govern
ment was willing to give him what he
wanted. In very short time everything
was arranged, and Bash came back to
America a happy man.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-18
POLICE WAR;
The Conflict Will Probably Be
Fought Out in the
Courts.
Rival Forces Still Patrol the Streets
and Ignore Each Other
Entirely.

SPOKANE, WASH, Sept. 17.-There is
little change in the situation here in the
fight between the Mayor and the Board OF
Police Commissioners for the control OF
the Police Department. Two complete
police forces are now patrolling the city,
each one claiming authority and COM
pletely ignoring the other.
The Mayor to-day, claiming the right to
appoint the Chief of Police, sent into the
Council for its confirmation the name of
Alexander Mcdonald. a former deputy
sheriff. Although the appointee is Re-
publican and the appointment was made
by Populist Ma6or, he was promptly
turned down. TIE Commissioners also
claim the right to name the Chief and
captain and will do so tomorrow, and
will not ask for confirmation, but the
Council will doubtless sustain them.
The Mayor will tomorrow take the mat
ter into the court, by asking for a restrain
ing order against the Commissioners or by
quo warranto proceedings.
The manifesto issued by the Commits
sioners that they would remove all police
men who refused to obey their orders does
not meet approval, and should they at
tempt to do it public Indignation will de-
mand their removal. At present the
Mayor has decidedly the best of it.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-18

Ones physical feelings, like the faithful
setter, search and point out plainly the
fact of disease or health.
If man is not feeling well and vigorous
If he is losing flesh and vitality, if he is
l1stless, nervous, sleepless, he certainly is
not well. The down hill road from health
to sickness is smooth and declines rapidly
AT the first intimation of disease the
wise man takes a pure, simple vegetable
tonic 1t puts his digestion into good ac-
tive order and that puts the rest of his
body in order The medicine that will do
this is a medicine that is good to take in
any trouble of the blood, the digestion, or
may have become.
The medicine to take is DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. It is a remark
able remedy. 1t cures diseases in per-
fectly natural way, without the use of
strong drugs. 1t cures by helping Nature
It has peculiar tonic effect on the lining
membranes of the stomach and bowels
By putting these membranes into healthy
condition, stimulating the secretion of the
various digestive juices and furnishing to
the blood the proper purifying properties,
1t reaches out over the whole body and
drives disease-gerrns before it into the
usual excretory channels. 1t builds up
frm muscular flesh, makes the skin and
the eyes bright.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
has been found wonderfully eficacious in
the treatment of skin diseases eczema,
letter, erysipelas salt-rheum-from COM
mon pifnples or blotches to the worst case
OF scrofula.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-18

named Juan Lopez, saddled their horses
and left for Riverside and Narramore was
left alone with John Cummings.
After eating their supper the two men
sat and chatted for some time. What was
done can only be surmised. When Caesar
Cummings and the Mexican boy Juan
returned the house was in darkness.
When they entered John Cummings and
'Narramore were found lying on the floor
tied with ropes and Cummings gagged
with handkerchief. Narramore was
bleeding and insensible from wounds
in the head. from which he died.
John Cummings story of the murder is
as follows:
"Narramore and L were seated in the
cabin, when the door opened and two men
entered, armed with shotguns. We were
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-18
CYCLERS AT SIN BERNARDINO.
The Ne,c Track Opened With a Series of
WheeJ Events.

The Ne,c Track Opened With q Series of
WheeJ Events.
SAN BERNARDINO, CAL, Sept. IT,
The Inauguration of the new track built
by the San Bernardino wheelmen drew a
large crowd to-day. The result of the
races were as. follows:
Mile novice, J. II. Meyermon won, Henry
Heller second, III. A. Kitching third. Time,
3:OS12. Herbert Foster, L. W. Gurr, Harry
Davis and A. r. Williams of this city and Will
Endt of Riverside also started. -
Mile, open, class A., Candy Hewitt of the
Crown City Cycling Club of Pasadena won, D.
A. Whitman of the San Francisco Olympics
second, William Rodriguez of Duarte third
Time, "a. King of San Bernardino, Woman
of Los Angeles and Ed WATSON of Riverside also
started. a -
Mile, open, class B, w. A. Burke of the Acmes
won, Emil Ulbrichtsof the Bay Citys second,
2:44. Horace Slater, Clyde Washburn and
Herbert McCrea also started. There was a
great finish between Burke and Ulbricht, the
former winning by less than foot
County championship, Clyde King won,
Harry Keller second. Time 2:44. l.. W. Gurr
j. H. Heyer and Fl. A. Kitching also started.
Two-mile-lap race, Ulbricht won, Schmidt
second, Slater third, Time. 5 40. Other COM
petitors were: Burke, Washburn and McCrea.
Five-mile handicap, class A, Whitman won,
Rodriguez second and Yeoman third. Time,
13:42.
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delegates in Farragut Hall. 1t was free
and easy affair, with good music and
songs, lots of fun and impromptu adj
dresses.
Here is the programme for the remainder
of the week:
.Wednesday-Grand parade of the coun-
clls OF the order on the arrival of the eX-
cursionists from San Francisco on the
steamer Mary CARAT. Afternoon-Danc-
ing in .Armory and Farragut halls; WIS.,
itors who SO desire will be allowed the
privilege of visiting Mare Island. Even
lng-Grand open-air concert.
Observation-Disclosures session until P NJ. !;
adjournment and visit of delegates to Mare
Island. Evening-Grand street carnival ;
reception to King Rex, to be followed by a
masque ball in Farragut Hail.
Friday-Business session; election of
grand officers. Evening-Grand open-air
concert.
Saturday-Closing of the session. In the
afternoon ali will attend the launching of
the Undailla. Evening Banquet.
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Committed to Agnescs.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Sept. 17.-Chauncey
II. Cornell, an electrician. was examined
before Judge Reynolds this morning on
charge of insanity. Cornell is % years OF
age, and was at one time confined in
private asylum. His father has been in
the Napa asylum for fifteen years. Cor
nell imagines every girl he sees wants to
marry him, and he has been in the habit of
proposing to young ladies he met ON the
street. He was committed to Agnews.
Mrs. Kate McMulien of Gilroy. aged 60
years, was committed to Agnews.
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ated at Pigeon Pass, on the Box Spring
Mountains, about ten miles east OF River
side.
The ranch was leased to John and Cesar
Cummings, and Mr.. Narramore had gone
there to collect his rent, which amounted
to something like $500. The money was
paid over to him and his receipt given.
After the money had been paid over Caesar
Cummings and a Mexican employed
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-18
MOURN SIN ANDREAs, DEAD.
kilograms of Coincidence Pouring In
UDon Mrs. Reddick.

Kilograms OF Coincidence Touring ~
Upon Mrs. Reddfck.
SAN ANDREAS, CAL, Sept. 17.-Many
prominent persons and State officials ar
rived here to-day to attend the funeral OF
ex Lieutenant Governor Reddick, which
will take place tomorrow. Magnificent
and costly floral offerings of appropriate
designs arrived this evening from friends
of the deceased residing in San Francisco,
Sacramento and Stockton. A large num-
Der of kilograms and letters of sympathy
and coincidence have been received during
the day by Mrs. Reddick. All business
houses of the town are heavily draped in
mourning. The Mokelumne Hill and An
gels bands have volunteered TO assist the
local band in furnishing music. The two
companies of the Fire Department will
also come from Angels.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-18
ACCIDENT AT sACRAMENTO.
A Girl ScorcIer Badly Injured in q Col
HsiOn With n Pedestrian.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Sept. 17.-Miss
Lizzie Murray, whose home is in Wash
ington, across the river, went scorching
through K street on bicycle last night.
She was going at a high rate of speed, and
at Seventh street collided with man who
had just alighted from a streetcar. The
force of the collision threw both of them.
The man escaped with slight bruises, but
the young woman was thrown violently
against the granite curb, striking on her
side and head. She was picked up in an
unconscious condition, and it is feared she
has suffered conclusion of the brain.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-18
TO TEST ITS VALIDITY,
The Civic Federation Will
Fight the Last Act of the
Solid Eight.
NO HOPE OF IMPEACHMENT.
Attorney Reed Tells Why the
SunnySide Franchise Is
illegal.


The Solid Eight of the Board of Super
visors, who on Monday in spite of all law
and precedent practically gave the Sunny
side franchise to the Market-street Rail-
way Company, may rest secure so far as
impeachment proceedings are concerned
This at least is the opinion of some of the
most eminent legal minds in the City, and
the reform organizations are fully aware
OF 1t.
However much the CIVIC Federation
wouiu nave llkeu 10 aeIack oirectiy thls
.a'esS ac' VI .he Ooiio Hign'' enae SAWS
i"o'ioi AZ "eiieo 'no"' ''o Supoi' VI
'oi''
KING,
RENJAMIN.
HIRsCH,
HUGHES,
BUNKER.
MORGENsTERN,
"A1NEh'
were apparently not ignorant of the letter
of tho low aS construed INV tho leoaI l;obts
- 49, |,',,,,sr ~ ~ 49,, sotd e. -
~ Tue company W "iioh 'ney soio III d
trine ore OF the most important franchises
In the City.
The members of the Civic Federation,
however have not finished their work in
tho matter +bouob thew acknowledoa
tho;n ;uah;I;.,, - 1oo.ali,- roooh 49, co1id
1neti inaoi'S ~ ies"iis ioacn .no 80
Elght elther coliectlVeiy OF lnulVlduaily.
They propose, however, to test the validity
of the franchise granted for a song to the
Markets street Railway Com pany bv Super
v;sors
KING,
SCULLY,
RENJarIrN
HihsoH'
HUGHES,
BUNKER,
HoRcENsTERN
w.CNup
If this can be successfully accomplished
il of course inyalidates the law. which at
nresent o;yes tho Sunervisors sucb nm
-. So
iini..eu po"el'
rms last act OF the supervisors Is a
little more than we could reasonably be
expected to submit TO, SAID attorney
he ed, counsel Tor the CIVIC Feoeratlon,
yesterday we now iuliy appreciate the
TACT that the Solld III ant acted WITHIN tnelr
vested autnorlty, thougn IL Is PAIN TO
every one that tney nave grossly vtol ateu
the spirit o. that law. In the smith case
Attorney Maurice Woodhams, IN oehal1 OF
the federation, investigated the matter
and his report that only the Grano jury
could take action was atterWard sustained
by Judge Slack. This decision OF course
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-18
Fre,,o Grants a Franchise.

FRESNO, CAL, Sept. 1.-THE Board of
Supervisors to-day granted the petition of
the San Joaquin Electric Company for a
franchise to string poles and wires in any
part of the county. Work is to begin
within six months. This is the company
which is constructing an enormous cleo
trio plant on the North Fork of the San
Joaquin, and will bring power to this city.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-18
FAVORABLE.

THERE ARE MANY INSTITUTIONS IN THE
i far West to which the people may point
with just pride. One of these institutions is
the great Hudson Medical Institute, located at
Stockton, Market and Ellis streets, San Fran
cisco. The doctors engaged in the work of
curing chronic nervous disorders are recon-
mended very highly indeed. Men from all
over the West are telling of the good these doc
tors are doing.
u n Y 4 Il u
William A. Russell of Machias, Snohomish
County, Wash, says
"Hudson Medical Institute - Gentlemen:
Your treatment is thoroughly reliable and
ought to crave your pardon for not giving you
my ntimstion of the satisfactory results before
this date. / shall be glad to recommend any of
my friends who may stand in the need of your
treatment. l shall recommend the Hudson
Medical Institute to all my friends and ac-
quaintances.''
xx - n 4 u "
GENERAL DEBILITY.-Your whole system
is run down, you lack ambition no appetite,
headaches. disgust for food, loss of flesh skin
dry, feverish, white, furred tongue bad taste
in mouth, bowels constipated insomnia, rest
lessness, eyes and skin yellow, sharp shooting
pains throughout the body, easily exhausted,
palpitation of heart, undressing sleep. You
are nervous. Consult the special doctors OF
the great Hudson Medical Institute.
4 y
d. C. Fitzpatrick, Bodie, Cal, says: "Hud-
son Medical Institute-I have experienced a
decided improvement and 1 believe I am
cured man."
Rheumatism, soreness throughout the body,
swollen joints, painful to touch, pain jumps
from one part to another, enlargement of
joints in feet and limbs, soreness through
different muscles, appetite generally good,
bowels constipated, kidneys inactive and liver
torpid. You need electrical baths and cleo
trical treatment as well as the proper
remedies. Consult the doctors of the Hudson
Medical Institute, Stockton, Market and Ellis
streets
"a ~ v e T.
Edward Hilton of Asbury Park, N. j.,
writes: "Hudson Medical Institute-Gentle-
men: am incapable of writing my heartfelt
thanks to you for the cure which you brought
about"
Men suffering from nervous debility or loss
of capacity as result of oyerwork. mental
worry or past excuses are quickly restored
to sound, vigorous manhood by the aid of the
noted physicians of the Hudson Medical Insti-
tute.
Circulars and testimonials of the great Hud-
yam sent free.
~ y X X X y n
Blood Book is designed for the calculation of
blood diseases. Send for Blood Book.
HUDSON MEDICAL INSTITUTE,
stockton, Market and Ellis Sts.,
San Francisco, Cal.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-18
KILLING OF NARRAM0RE.
Story of the Murder Told by a
Boy in the Cummings
Employ.
TRAGEDY AT PIGEON PASS.
A Los Angeles Real Estate Agent
dubbed to Death by His
Tenants.

RIVERSIDE, CAL, Sept. 17.-John and
Cesar Cummings will, on Thursday, be
placed on trial for their lives for the kill
ing, in cold blood, of T. c. Narramore,
a Los Angeles real estate agent. The
killing occurred on Saturday, August 8,
on ranch owned by Mr.. Narramore, stu
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-18
Tnspector Robtnsoe at Petalun,a.

PETALUMA, Call, Sept. 17.-G. A. r.
Department Inspector Robinson of San
Francisco inspected Antietam, the local
post, tonight. His wife, Laura Robin
son, inspected the Woman's Relief Corps
this afternoon. Tonight both were given
BANQUET by the united organizations.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-18
Vine Grapes Scarce in sonoma County.

SANTA ROSA, CAL, Sept. H.-For the
first time in the history of Sonoma
County there is scarcity of wine grapes,
and wine-makers are complaining that so
far they have been able to secure but
small quantity of grapes, although offer
ing fair figure. 1t now looks as though
very little wine would be made in Sonon1a
Valley this season, as compared with
former years. Owing to low prices many
of the vineyards in the valley have been
uprooted the past few years, and In con-
sequence grapes are scarce.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-18
Petar,sn,a,s .Ne,c Yncht.

PETALUMA, CAL, Sept 1.-THE new
yacht Weona, rebuilt from the May, will
be launched in this city Sunday. 1t is of
the mosquito class and is owned by Messrs.
Hurd, Dies, Madison and White.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-18
Fatal Mistake of a Corvallis Man.

CORVALLIS, Or. Sept. NV. T. Peet,
cashier of the First National Bank. entered
drugstore this morning and took an
ounce of aconite. He died two hours later.
He thought he was taking blackberry
brandy.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-18
BOOTS and SHOES
Will Be Thrown on the Market, to
Be Sold
At 25c and SOC on the Dollar.

We will consolidate all our retail stores
and our wholesale house in our big stores
on Market street, in the Phelan Building.
We have enlarged our store and win
dows.
Now we have the largest, finest looking
and best lighted store on the Pacific Coast,
having frontage on two streets.
Now to business. We have $500, 900
worth of shoes in all our stores, which we
propose to throw on the market and sell at
25c and SOC on the dollar. In other words,
we propose to paralyze the shoe market for
at least thirty days.
Our object in this sale is to close out all
the stock of our branch stores. We will
not run any more branch stores.
To close out this vast amount of stock in
a short time there is only one way to do it,
and that we will do by marking the stock
down to just about one half the regular
prices.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-18
Peruvian Bitters

pleasant, palatable remedy unequaled
in the world to restore the appetite,
stimulate sluggish digestive functions,
dispel maIarial poisOns, promote quiet
nerves and sound sleep, replace wasted
tissues-in short, to make the weak
strong and shield the we'll from disease.
MACK & CO., San Francisco. All
drug gists and dealers.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-18
UNDER
Tropical Suns

grows the most powerfully curative ar
tic1e of the vegetable kingdom-Peru-
Wan Bark. 1t forms the most active in
gredient in the famous
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-18

Men suffering from nervous debility or Loss
of capacity as a result of oyerwork. menta
worry or past excuses are quickly restored
to sound, vigorous manhood by the aid of the
noted physicians of the Hudson Medical Insti
tute.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-12-28
THE BEAR FLAG.

troops, which lad just arrived there,
were machinG north. Gen. Andres Pico
had a command of about 500 cavalry
men not far from San Pascual. Iwrote
a note on the margin of paper, and
sent it by courier. Gen. Pico doubted
my information, saying: Impossible.
There are no more Americans; they are
all at San Diego!' That night they
captured my horses, but escaped and
hid in the mountains for a few days.
I finally reached Los Angeles and was
in the battles of Paso de Portolo, on
the San Gabriel, and La Mesa.
''The battles of San Pascual were
fought on December and z, 1916. The
first engagement was a skirmish a
short distance from the Indian village.
Next morning about daylight the Mex
lean troops We're surprised by the enc
my charging down upon them. The
village of San Pascual is situated at
the base of Indian hill, and our troops
were encamped in this basin-lil<e plain.
Perhaps our generals were asleep, for
the first that was known the Americans
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-12-28
COMMODORE ROBERT FIELD STOCKTON.

ried out to the battlefield and used
against the Americans at this last bat
tie. But the powder that the sonora
had made was so weak that every shot
was only puff, and fell short of the
enemy'S lines. This time, however,
the oxen were unhitched from the cart
so that they could not run away with it,
or kick the gun over, or maybe be kicked
over by it," continued the don, with
laugh.
That historic cannon is now in the
muesum at Washington.
Shortly after taking possession of the
country, Commodore Sloat, at his own
request, was relieved. and Commodore
Stockton took command. Leaving San
Francisco, his vessel cruised to San
Diego in time for the sailors to march
to the aid of the infantry at San Pas
cual. Commodore Stockton again took
possession of Los Angeles. In the mean
time Fremont had signed treaty OF
peace, '2O miles away" frcm the scene
him to Washington under arrest. lie
was court-martialed, but finally was
permitted to resign.
Ihe Americans then entered into
political revolution by forming state
constitution-thus usurping the powers
of congress. Thus California was adj
mitted as full-fedged statc-never
having been organized as a territory.
Otherwise, the programme was to form
Il western confederacy.
Her admission, however, was the di-
rect cause of the civil war that followed
a few years later. The south urged the
war against Mexico for the purpose of
extending her slave territory, while the
north opposed it. But the Californians
refused to take chances in territorial
condition, and came in as free state
a solitary instance.
California has much to celebrate.
j. NJ. -SCANLAND.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-12-28
THE CALIFORNIA WAR.
Mexican Side OF It Was an Opera
Boufe Affair.
The Approaching Forty-Ninth Anniversary
Of the Raising of the American Flag
at Monterey to Be Cele-
brated In Style.
Special San Francisco (Cal) Letter

The people OF California propose to
have grand celebration on July Z, next
the 49th anniversary of the raising of
the American flag at Monterey, by Com
modore Sloat. There will be gather
ing of the few American and Spanish
pioneers of those days now living, when
they can again fight over the battles Of
che peaceful conquest" The general
government has promised TO assist with
a naval and land display. The only
battles of the conquest of California
were fought after the conquest. There
was some bloodshed on both sides, how
ever, in consequence Of FFemont's free
hooters stealing horses from the Mexi-
cans. Subsequent revolution was the
outcome of the raising of the Bear Flag
at Sonoma. on June IL, by Capt. Ezekiel