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The herald., 1895-03-24
THAT MEMORIAL MUSEUM
Several Thousand People Attend the Opening
Services

Several Thousand People Attend the Opening
Services
SAN FRANCISCO, March 23.-The
memorial museum that has been built in
Golden Gate Park from the surplus funds
remaining from the Midwinter Fair was
dedicated to the public this afternoon.
Several thousand people attended the
ceremony. The museum building. which
came t. be known during the Fair as the
Fine Arts building, and a magnificent
collection OF curios, bought at an expense
of $147,OOO were presented by the Boar'i
OF Directors OF the Fair Association to the
Board of Park Commissioners as the rep
resentatives of the people. A golden key
was presented with the greater gift.
Catalogue pamphlets giving list OF all
the museum articles, numbering over
5000, were distributed. 1t was stated
that the total receipts OF the Midwillter
Fair were 81, go, 1f2. and the total ais
bursements 81, 1873, III.
Director-General De Young. in making
his presen tation speech, reviewed the
history of the Midwinter Fair and alluded
to the fact that at the close of the Fair
the Executive Committee offered various
buildings to the Park Commission pit
the latter declined to accept any but the
Art building. The committee had sur
plus at It's disposal ana 1t determined
to utilize part of this in creating a
nucleus of what some day would be u
great museum. Mr.. De Young spoke of
the generous treatment the committee
had received in the matter of contribu-
tions and he announced that balance of
the surplus still remained, which the
committee proposed to expend in securing
various collections from time to time to
add to those which were presented today.
In closing he expressed the hope that the
buildings presented today would cover
ten acres of ground and that the number
of exhibits would increase from five or six
thousand as at present to half a million.
The herald., 1895-03-24
A RUNAWAY BOY
Peculiar Story Told By Boy Who Ran Away
From Home

Peculiar Story Told By Boy Who Ran Away
From Home
ALAMEDA. March 90. Walter Latham,
the 17-year-old boy who ran away last
week. tells peculiar story that he was
enticed away by tramps. He says he met
three tramps on the creek boat and they
got him to go away by telling about the
pleasures of tramp life. They told him
that he would have lots of fruit and plen-
ty to eat, and that the watermelon season
in the San Joaquin valley was near at
hand; while IN southern california they
Walter went with them and before they
reached Stockton they tried to steal his
shoes. The shoes would not fit any of
them so they tried to pawn them. The
boy concluded that it was time to come
home so he left the tramps and went to
the police station at Stockton where he
gave himself up.
The herald., 1895-03-24
In Mid Air

OAKLAND, March 23.-George W.
Oakland and Alameda Electric Railway
Company. nearly killed himself while at
work On the top of pole this morning.
He was swinging an axe toward himself,
trimming off the top of the pole, seventy
feet in the air. when the sharp blade
glanced from the wood and struck him on
the right side of the face. An artery was
cut. and the axe struck close to the iugu-
lar vein. Dietz climbed down the pole
with the blood pouring from his neck in
stream. He was taken to a hospital.
where 1t was found he had missed the
iugulaI vein by just quarter of an inch.
He will recover.
The herald., 1895-03-24
THE CITY OF WHEELS
Oakland Coming to the Front Irrespective Of
Location

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Location
OAK LAND, March 23.-Oakland is
known as city of wheels. Because of its
level and well paved streets it has proba-
bly, more bicycles in it than any other
city of it's size in the country. 1t has
been stated that at least $3.50. 900 are in
vested in the silent steed in Oakland. and
now, in order to keep the streets in re-
pair, it is said the council proposes put
ting a tax on wheels.
This tax would cover buggies, carts.
hacks, wagons and all sorts OF wheeled
vehicles and bicycles. but because of the
mum ber of the latter the bulk of the tax
would come from that source. 1t is
thought that by levylng tax of 81 TO ~
a year at least $40, 900 could be raised. and
this amount would go far toward settling
the question of good roads. In Chicago
bicycles are taxed ~ per year, and Paris,
it is said. raised an annual revenue from
this source. Bicycle owners are much ag-
itated over the matter. and, 1T is thought,
they will enter vigorous protest if any
attempt is made to impose such tax.
The herald., 1895-03-24

sentenced to twenty-four hours in the
county Jail. and to ''pay $50 into the city
treasury" for contempt. A deputy sheriff
was instructed with the order and found
Grover at Stockwell's Theater, wehre he
is manager. The genial actor convinced
the representative OF the law that the JUS
tice was mistaken. and that he had al
ready settled the matter and been purged
OF contempt. The deputy thereupon took
it upon himself to allow Grover to remain
at liberty, and returned the order to the
sheriff. The attorney for Sachem how
ever. was not to be so easily satisfied, and
SO stirred up the justice to such sense
OF his injured dignity that he issued an
order requiring the sheriff to show cause
why she should not be punished for con-
tempt.
The herald., 1895-03-24
ROW IN A NEWSPAPER OFFICE
The McCarthys Regain Possession of the
San Diego Vidette

SAN DIEGO, March 23.-D. o. and J..
H. Mccarthy today resumed possession of
the Vidette office on account of the nom
performance of the terms of the lease,
going in early in the morning when only
the pressman was about and no violence
necessary to effect their purpose. The
paper has been in financial straits and
recently Harry Wagner, the lessee, went
to San Francisco leaving the boys in the
Office to run things.
The Republican nominees for city Off
ces. headed by Judge W. A. Sloane, can
didate for mayor, had offered to back the
paper, but no money was forthcoming.
After losing possession the Sloane ele-
ment besieged the doors, but was stood
off with drawn revolvers. During the
melee two men got in the back way and
succeeded in breaking cog-wheels in the
press and otherwise injuring the ma
chinery, desisting when compelled with
revolvers at their heads. Eight arrests
were made and riot narrowly averted.
The McCarthys are now in full control.
The herald., 1895-03-24
SEARCHING FOR A GOLD BAR
Vessels Arriving in San Francisco Are
Being Carefully Searched
A Robbery at Ensenada Amounting "a
$4,000 10 Being Investigated by
Detectives

SAN FRANCISCO. March 23.-A war
rant was issued here today to permit the
gasoline schooner Anita to be searched
upon her arrival here from Mexican ports.
Robbers who visited the little Mexican
town of Ensenada last Friday night got
away with nearly SIG. 900 worth OF plum.
der. A gold bar valued at $12, 500 belong
ing to the Ybarra Gold Minin, Company,
and several smaller bars of bullion were
taken from the safe of Riveroll g. Co. Is
commission house. From the safe of the
Godbe bank $12, 900 in Mexican silver was
also taken. The robbers opened both
safes by working the combinations. The
gold bdllion was taken into Ensenada on
the gasoline schooner Anita. The Anita
sailed from the port on the afternoon of
the day following the robbery. The Mex
lean authorities were searching every
where for the robbers and the plunder.
but to search the Anita did not occur te
them until after she had sailed.
SAN DIEGO. March 23.-The investi-
CATION of the robbery of the big gold bar
and gold coin at Ensenada took sensa-
tional turn today when Allen Pratt and
James f.. Garratt were arrested there
charged with the crime. They are being
held on suspicion, but the arrest of Gar
ratt who was not known to have been
suspected. indicates that the authorities
have clue which may result in the con-
viction of the guilty parties.
Allen Pratt has for six years served
Manuel Riveroll as cashier and confiden-
tial clerk, and was in full possession of the
secrets of the firm, knowing also the COM
bination to the safe. He is young Eng
lishman and has wife and child. During
his residence in Ensenada he acquird a
little property, and his reputation has
been the very best.
James E.Garratt has had an interesting
history during the past five years.
He is young Canadian and for some
time was clerk for the International Com
pany al Ensenada. Both men are natural
lied Mexicans and cannot therefore ask
protection from England.
The herald., 1895-03-24
Pun Dnwn at Sea

SAN FRANCISCO. March 23.-The
schooner Laura May came into port today
Gray's Harbor March 9th. and ten days
later. when off st. Georges reef, was run
down at night by an unknown vessel.
which scudded away in the darkness. The
Laura May had her mizzen mast taken
out her. galley smashed and was gener-
ally broken up. She ran for San Fran
cisco for repairs, instead of proceeding
on her VOYAGE
The herald., 1895-03-24
THOSE DIAMOND CUTTERS

One of the Alleged Contract Laborers Says He
Is Worth 100000
NEW YORK, March 23.-Frank Van
Reeth. one of the excluded diamond cut
ters who came over on the Wester land,
succeeded in getting a rehearing today at
Ellis Island. 1t then developed that he
was the most expert diamond cutter in
the world. He claimed to be worth $780,
900, and declared that he came over to
visit Mr.. Clstrman, one of Cincinnati
firm who are supposed to have contracted
for the men. His examination will be
C ontinued Monday.
The herald., 1895-03-24
LOOKOUT FOR THE QUARTER
A Splendid Counterfeit Has Been Put In
Circulation
Only the Most Adroit Experts Can Distinguish
This Bogus Coin--Work Of q
Syndicate

BALTIMORE. March 23..-The finest
counterfeit quarter dollar ever made was
discovered today. 1t is of the series of
1893 and is composed largely of silver.
Only the most adroit expert can detect it
from the genuine coin, and it is believed
to have been circulated in large quanti-
ties. This is one of the rare instances in
which nearly all silver has been used in
counterfeiting. The metal is now so cheap
that counterfeits of legal weight can be
made at handsome profit.
The herald., 1895-03-24
WILL SOON BE IN THE TOLLS
c. P. Huntington Indicted by a Federal
Grand Jury
The United States Marshal at San Fraacisco
Will Await the ragnate's Arrival
In the Bay City

SAN FRANCISCO. March 23-The
United States Grand Jury has indicted
President Coils P. Huntington of the
Southern Pacific Company for issuing an
interstate railroad pass, in violation of the
act of Congress passed in 1885,
Mr.. Huntington is expected here on
April LIST to attend a meeting of the Cen
tral Pacific directors. and as soon as he
arrives the warrant will be served on him.
The herald., 1895-03-24
Man Hunt Nearly Ended

SEATTLE, Wn., March 23.--The man
hunt is drawing to close and with the
capture of r. H. Ford. alias Manning,
every one of the notorious members of the
gang that walked out OF the county Jail
last Sunday night save the bunco man,
Frank ]. Hart, has been captured. Ford
was captured in this city this afternoon
by Chief OF Police Rodgers and Detective
Cudihee.
The herald., 1895-03-24
PerIshed in the Flames

CHAPLEAU. Ont, March 23.-The
house occupied by p. Dollard was burned
by the upsetting of a lamp. Five children
were in the upper part of the house, and
Mr.. Dollard made rush through the
flames to save them. He seized the baby,
a year old, kicked out window and
shouted to the other four children to
jump out. Three children were burned
BERTHE Dollard, aged 13; Michael. 5, and
Alexander, 3. Johnny, aged II, jumped
from window, but is so badly burned
his recovery is doubtful.
The herald., 1895-03-24
A NERVY CASHIER
lie Does Terrible Ba tie With and Battles Two
Footpads

BALTIMORE, March 23.-Walter B.
Swindell, of the firm of Swindell Broth
ers, who was on his way to the factory
with $2400 to pay the men, was halted on
Russell street this afternoon by two high
waymen who commanded him to hold up
his hands.
Instead of obeying them he threw out
his right arm and knocked their pistols
up. A terrific struggle ensued, in which
several shots were fired by the robbers,
one bullet knocking Swindell's hat off
Swindell got out OF his carriage and
hurled rocks at his assailants. They
finally jumped into q buggy and drove off.
The herald., 1895-03-24
rlisniaced Confidence

SAN FRANCISCO. March 23.-Mrs.
Alice Taylor is victim of misplaced con-
fidence. A few days ago Mrs. May Nc
Gath called on her for assistance. Sne said
she was destitute and was willing to work
for her board. Mrs. Taylor pited her and
nifty Mrs. McGrath gathered in all the
valuables sne could find and left. She
was arrested today and part OF the stolen
property recovered.
The herald., 1895-03-24
DEATH THE MOTORMAN
An Electric Car Severely Injuries Lwo Ladi'
In Alameda

An Electric Car Severely Injuries Lwo Ladies
In Alameda
ALAMEDA, March 23.-While riding on
Santa Clara avenue this morning, Mrs. j.
P. Norman and Mrs. ]. N. Barstow were
struck by an electric car and both severely
injured.
Mrs. Norman's hip was fractured and
her nose was broken. Mrs. Barstow had
her arm broken near the elbow. The
ladies turned into the middle of the road
way to pass wagon and did not observe
an electric car coming Immediately be-
hind them. When they learned OF the
close proximity of the car they became
frightened, and losing control of their
bicycles, came together with a crash.
The herald., 1895-03-24
THE FARMERS SACK
Bunco Men Work an Ancient Game on
Lodi Rancher

Bunco Men Work an Ancient Game on q
Lodi Rancher
STOCKTON, March 23.-Two bunco men
last week played the old game on Lodi
farmer and worked him out of $15O0. The
farmer is said to have drawn the money
from the Lodi Bank to play with the
gentlemen who wanted to buy his ranch,
but on discovering his loss he succeeded
in quieting the matter. His desire to
prevent disclosure of his greenness is
said to have led him to make no COM
plant to the officers and his name is not
known to them. The bunco men started
from this city and returned with the
team they hired. One of the horses of
the livery team died the next day from
the result of hard driving the owners say.
The herald., 1895-03-24
DONOHUE RESIGNS
The British Consul at San Francisco Relin-
quishes His Office

quishes His Office
SAN FRANCISCO, March 23.-Dennis
Donohue, who for seven years past has
been British Consul at this port, an
nounced today that he had rendered his
resignation to his home government. He
intends. however. to spend his remaining
years in California.
Consul Donohue will attain his eight
ieth year within few months. Under
the British custom he would be entitled
to pension after his eightieth year had
he chosen to remain in the service until
his next birthday.
During mis- thirty-seven years of consul
lar service, Mr.. Donohue has represented
the British government at Purto Cabello,
Venezuela Buffalo, n. Y. New Orleans,
Baltimore and San Francisco.
The herald., 1895-03-24
FIRE IN A CELL
Two Prisoners in a Country Prison Have
Narrow Escape

SAN RAFAEL March 23.-As Jailer
O'Brien was making his usual rounds to-
night he discovered cell occupied by
Frank and Valentine Valencia to be on
fire. An alarm was at once sounded and
the two prisoners were rescued, but not
before they were almost suffocated by fi'c.
The Valencias were arrested durine ii Q
afternoon by Constable Hughes. who
placed them in this cell. When arrested
one of them mad package of mea,. and
it is thou ght taey intended 10 cook this
IN the cell. They had set fire to all the
blankets that were near. After recovering
from the effects OF the smoke they were
placed in the county Jail. and a more
serious charge will be placed against
them.
The herald., 1895-03-24

selves in the closet in order to listen to
our conversation. I called Mr.. Fairs at
tention to these things, but he only smiled
and said it did not matter, as he was &C.
customed to it,"
Miss Cousins says that she asks for
nothing now except to be left in peace
with her sorrow.
The herald., 1895-03-24
The Trouble in MADAGASCAR

PORT LOUIS ISLAND. Mauritius.
March 23.-John l.. Waller formerly
United States consul at Tamatave, island
of Madagascar, has been fonud guilty of
corresponding with Hovas, after trial by
the French courtmartial. and senten ced
to twenty years i'm mprisonment.
The herald., 1895-03-24
A PETRIFIED WOMAN
The Arrest of Two Alleged Swindlers
at Fresno

at Fresno
FRESNO, March &c. H. Wood and
H. P. Lemon were held to answer today
at Selma on charge of obtaining money
under false pretenses. The defendants
had sold a stone woman. manufactured
in Selma to N. P. Daggett, farmer,
under the claim that it was human
petrifaction, taken from the earth in the
Coast Range Mountains in this county,
where number of other alleged petri-
factions had been secured and put on the
market. The work was done by a party
named Bozeman, who used his own
daughter to make a cast for the stone
fraud sold to Daggett.
The herald., 1895-03-24
JUSTICE AND SHERIFF
Row Among Officials in San Francisco All
an Actor

Row Among OFFICIALS In San Francisco About
an Actor
SAN FRANCISCO, March 23.-Sheriff
Whalen has fallen foul of the Justices S
Court. and on Monday next will have to
explain to Justice of the Peace Groezin ger
why he 1ailed by deputy to arrest Leonard
Grover, the actor and theatrical manager,
court. Grover failed to appear in the JUS
tice court to testify in suit brought
against himself and J. Rial by j. Sachem
to recover $21, money loaned, and was
The herald., 1895-03-24
A New Fire Commissioner

SACRAMENTO, March Ex-Governor
Budd today appointed Collin M. Boyd
fire commissioner of San Francisco, vice
H. A. Martin, term expired"
The herald., 1895-03-24
AN INSANE WOMAN
Telegraph Operator Has
EvoorsanrA

A TeIeXfapn OptfdtOr TIaS Lively
Experience
SAN FRANCISCO, March 23.-Charles
Bell, telegraph operator employed by the
Western Union Telegraph Company in it's
branch Office on Golden Gate avenue, was
compelled to stand off an insane woman
armed with hatchet early this morning.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-07
ARour RI-PRopucTs.

The Macon Telegraph of September 4, in commenting on the new coke oven plant recently erected by the Howard Harrison Company at Bessemer, says:
 For many years the coke ovens of all iron-malxing countries have been vast ing enormous quantities of heat, gas and light. Millions of tons of coal were turn ed into coke, with the loss of half their weight by fire, and the scientists seemed utterly unable to turn the wasted energy to account"
 The statement on information as to it's being a fact that the saving of the bi- products of coal is of recent solution is incorrect. The English, Scotch and Welsh mine owners have been saving the bi-products for years, and such perfec- tion in the manipulation of the coke oven has been reached that they pay the en- tire cost of coke production from the sale of bi-products. Several years ago MT. George Morris and associates had under consideration a proposition from English iron and coke scientists looking to the erection of 'bi-product saving coke plant in this district. Every year science brings to light some new product of coal which serves a good purpose in mans wants, and in many cases proves great blessing. Iris true that thousands of dollars worth of material passes off in smoke every day from the many hun dred coke ovens in the Birmingham dis trict. The Age-Herald predicts that in the near future every battery of coke. ovens in this district will be fitted up with bi-product saving attachment.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-07
SALISBURY AND THE PORTE.

The powers that be are preparing to make Turkey hash. The sick man of Eu- rope will not come to terms about the Ar menian trouble, and Lord Salisbury has emphatically informed the Turkish Min ister that unless the required reforms are accepted the result will be the dismem- berment of the present empire.
 Added to this, Russia is openly violat- ing the treaty which was specifically made to keep her out of the Black sea- Her armed force continually patrols these waters. and the French government is accused of shutting one eye to this ig- noring of the articles of agreement. Her sea dogs are also in the Mediterranean sea, and this makes Austria and Italy restive. It is more than probable that these latter powers, with their jealousy of France, will uphold England in any steps she may take to bring Turkey to terms. This, however, with the under standing in advance that they come in for part of the proceeds, and there must be no poaching on their preserves.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-07
How to Keep a Mans Love

Do not buy his cigars.
 Do not buy his neckties.
 Do not buy his suspenders.
 Do not crease his trousers
 Do not criticise his hat or ask him where he got 1t.
 Do not ask him at breakfast what he wants for dinner.
 Do not insist on his going to church simply to please you.
 Do not insist upon receiving company that is uncongenial to him.
 Do not tell him that your boy, if you have one, takes his temper from him. Do not wear a bonnet when he thinks you look better in a hat or vice versa. Do not ask him when he comes home in the evening what he has been doing all day.
 Do not persist in his giving you the same attention he gave you before you got him.
 Do not cross him in his opinions. For heavens sake, let him think he is smart CT than anybody else.
 Do not tell him what your dearest woman friend has said about her huS- bands good qualities.
 Do not tell him that every woman you know has more clothes and has a better time than you.-Chicago Chronicle.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-07
In a Million Years.

A current paragraph reports Mrs. Thomas K Beecher as having concluded a conversation on immortality, in which Mark Twain has taken the agnostic side" by asking him whether he would confess his error if he should meet her in heaven a million years hence. Mark promised that he would, and sealed the promise by writing appropriate stanzas on three stones found on the banks of the Chemung river, the three stones be- ing fragments of what once was a single rock. The "contract" is dated Elmira, N. Y., July ?, 1895, and here are the terms of it.
 If you prove right and prove wrong, million years from now, In language plain and frank and strong, My error I'll avow
 Gro your dear, moclSng face) If I prove right, by God his grace,
 Full sorry shall be,
 For in that solitude no trace
 There'l be of you and me
 (Nor of our vanished race.) A million years, O patient stone!
 You've waited for this messeage. Deliver it a million years
 Survivor pays expressage.
 -Critic