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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
KITES AS WEATHER PROPHETS.
Scheme to Utilize Then. to ForeteU Storms
and Rough Weather.

Scheme to Utilize Them to ForeteU Storms
and Rough Weather.
NEW YORK, N. Y, Sept. 3-Gilbert
T. Woglom of Sc John street, who is much
interested in kite-fying, says that the kite
will eventually be used to indicate the APP
proach of storms and cyclones. Woglom
had twelve kites flying from the tower OF
the Judson Memorial building, in Wash
ington square south, yesterday afternoon
for several hours. He had three lines out
from the tower. which is $50 feet high, and
to each of the lines four kites were at
tached. Those on the extremities of the
lines attained an altitude of more than
1900 feet above the pavement, and the
others were at varying heights.
Woglom explained his theory about the
efficacy of kites as weather prophets to
a reporter of the United Press yesterday.
He says that when he has become expert
in the science of flying strings of kites he
will be able to ascertain the weather con-
ditions at various heights, the lowest of
which will be several hundred feet above
the tallest observatory. He proposes TO
attach to his lines all the instruments now
used in determining these conditions. He
added:
MY experiments have lasted through
some months. | believe the balloon will
always be a failure for use in gauglng the
weather, because it is not steady enough.
The kite, on the other hand, will go with
the wind and is always at the command
of the operator"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
The Pulse, the TONGUE, the Bowels
Are The Three First I'm
p0rtalt Landmarks.
YOUsCAN ANSWER THEM EASILY.
and Learns About the Com
paSs-It Is Certainly In
tereSting, This Chat.

If sick man is a ship in distress and
the doctor the pilot to bring the ship into
safe harbor, what are the three first and
most important questions to be asked and
answered? l paused; the doctor looked at
me long and hard, but he was only think
ing His answer: "The pulse tells whether
the distressed ship is in instant danger or
not, therefore you must go to the pulse at
once. Ii the pulse is abnormal, or if the
hearts action is irregular, the pulse may
beat from 80 to 100 beats TO the minute.
Then you know the ship is in much dis
tress and stimulation may be needed. If ?
the pulse is beating regularly at about the
rate of 20 beats per minute you know the
ship is in no immediate danger, then you
must go to the next important landmark.
The tongue tells the story of the condition
of the stomach, bowels, kidneys and liver.
A normal tongue is clean tongue, and
clean tongue has no white or yellow coat
ing, but is red in appearance, and the
'papilla' or nerve ends stand out promi-
nently and distinctly. When the tongue
is furrowed in white or yellow it is coated,
the nerve ends or the sense of taste are GOV.
cred up and as you, in measure, lose
your taste you lose your appetite"
The doctor paused and l drew a long
breath. I wanted to know right away
what I could do to clean the stomach,
bowels, liver and kidneys, so that my
tongue may get clean, and the doctor said:
eff you want to clean the stomach,
tongue, bowels, liver, kidneys, use joys
Vegetable Sarsaparilla.
tThis vegetable remedy contains herbs
that make peculiar medicine. Unlike
any other medicine it does its work with
no uneasiness-no gripping pains-yet
surely, surely it washes, cleanses, soothes
and regulates" l was relieved, but my GU
riosity was not entirely satisfied, so I asked
the doctor about the bowels, and he said:
''The bowels must be regularly emptled no
matter if the patient has a broken arm, a
polypus in the nose, fever or any other dis
ease. Ii the bowels do not move they
must be compelled to move. You can't
live unless your bowels do move. There
FORE one question, and one of the first
questions asked, is, Do your bowels mover
This is the keystone. And right here
wish to state that joys Vegetable Sarsapa-
rilla is the best bowel regulator have
ever prescribed The work is done evenly,
uniformly, with no pain, no aches. no I'M
easiness, no gripping. Besides, when you
have ceased to take joys Vegetable Sarsa- =
parilla you do not again become consti-
pated-indeed, for months after you will
be as regular as regularity itself" The
doctor ceased, and I made up my mind to
get bottle OF joys Vegetable Sarsapa-
rilla. / went into drugstore and very
polite clerk told me I did not want joys
Vegetable Sarsaparilla. L wanted some
thing else. l was so offended I left and
went to another druggist, who gave me
what | asked for-said it was used a great
deal and we'll recommended.
OXFORD r. DENT.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04

image of Benjamin Franklin flying kite
and huge grizzly bear confronting the
car. These will also be blaze of electri-
city.
Work on the various floats is rapidly
being pushed to completion and many adj
ditons are being made. In the National
float the drapery surrounding the main
platform will be replaced by natural soil
and grasses, and will more wildly present
a camp invaded by the huge grizzly that
adorns the corner of the float. The throne
on the other float will be supported on
wildly colored electric bouquets, and the
front OF the car will bear huge vase of
electric peoples, which are so much spoken
of as the distinctive flower of the State.
The floats of the railroad shop depart
ments are also evolving new additions in
the minds of their designers, which will
bring renewed attractions.
Grand Marshal A. J. Johnson is rapidly
perfecting the list of positions of the vari-
Gus organizations in the line of march of
the grand parade, and on all sides the
utmost enthusiasm reigns. The room
committee has been putting forth strenu-
Gus efforts in the listing of available apart
ments at reasonable rates, and expects to
be able to accommodate all corners. Every
train is bringing an influx of visitors, and
letters are being received from all portions
OF the State making inquiries for accom-
modations for large parties.
Tomorrow will be the opening day of
the fourteenth annual shoot of the State
Sportsman's Association. The various
gun-club quarters throughout the city are
alive with visiting sportsmen. Nearly all
the noted shots of the State have arrived,
or are on incoming trains, and the mana
gers report that at the least calculations
there will be seventy-tive knights of the
trigger on hand in the morning to take
part in the smashing of the bluerocks.
Among the arrivals are George Zantcraft
of Green Valley. II. T. Bangs, Modesto;
MARTINEZ Chick and E. ]. Judd OF San
Diego, Richardson of Solano, Horning of
Marysville, Crittenden Robinson and Ed
Fay of San Francisco, c. ]. Hass and J. 81.
Shields of Stockton, and scores of others.
The grounds at Agricultural Park have
been fitted with every accommodation for
the comfort of the visitors, and new cleo
trio traps have been placed in position.
Eighty dozen live pigeons, constituting the
first shipment, will arrive in the city to-
morrow, with others to follow. Marks
men of talent from adjoining towns are
embarrassed at the array of noted shots
they Will have to encounter, and express a
determination to occupy the background
until few scores have been made, so as to
be fully cognizant of what they will have
to compete with, but all unite in declaring
that the State shot of 1895 will be by long
odds the greatest affair of the trigger that
has ever taken place west of the Rockies.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
SLEEPING MEN AROUSED.
Made to Hand Over Their
Cash to the Midnight
Visitors.
SALOON AND DWELLING LOOTED
One Victim Who Protested Slashed
With a Caseknife by the
Thieves.

STOCKTON, CAL, Sept. 3.-Two bold
robberies were committed at Clements last
night between the hours of II and O'Clock.
Two masked men entered saloon kept by
a man named Early Knave, and disar-
ranged things generally about the place.
They left an empty whisky bottle, the con-
tents of which they had drunk, on the bar,
together with a beer glass, but everything
else IN the room was strewn about the
floor.
Then the burglars entered room adj
joining the saloon, in which the proprie-
tor, Mr.. Knave, slept, and awakened him.
He asked them what they wanted, and
they replied they wanted his money. He
protested against this, and they took a
large caseknife that was on table near by
and made several attempts to stab him.
Only few flesh wounds were inflicted.
Mr.. Knave, seeing that it was useless,
made no further efforts to resist the rob-
bers. They then went through the pockets
OF his clothes and secured about $4S.
After they had robbed the saloon they
went to the railroad station house and
took all the money the telegraph agent,
A. D. Wilder, had. They made their en-
trance through window in the side of
the room in which Wilder slept. One of
them held the window open while the
other entered the room. The robber asked
Wilder for his money. Wilder got the
money he had, which amounted to about
81 50, and also offered his watch. The rob-
Der declined to take the watch, however,
saying he had no use for it.
Both the men are described as short,
heavy-set fellows. Both had the lower
part of their faces masked and their hands
blackened. There is no ciew to their
identity, as no spicious-looking charac-
tiers were noticed about the city. This
morning Constable Dial, found on the
railroad track a purse and a shot sack,
which the robbers got from the station
agent. This is the only clew the officers
have as to the road the robbers took.
Deputy Sheriff Robinson left to-day to
help in the search for the culprits.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
WILL BE URTMARTIILED.
There Has Foundation for the Charges
against Colonel FoTney.

There Has Foundation for the Charges
against Colonel FOTney.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 3.-Secre-
tary Herbert to-day approved the pro-
ceedings and the findings of the court of
inquiry which met at the Brooklyn Navy
yard to investigate certain derogatory re-
ports concerning Colonel James Forney of
the United States Marine Corps, and fol-
lowed this action by directing the judge
advocate general to draw an order con-
vening court-martial for his trial. The
reports concerning Colonel Forney were
filed at the Navy Department by Colonel
Haywood, the commandant of the Marine
Corps. They were to the effect that Colonel
Forney had heen negligent in caring for
Government property for which he was
responsible, and the testimony dealt with
large supplies of Government fuel, furni-
ture, provisions and bedding which had
been sent to the colonels residence in
Brooklyn and of which he had rendered
no account. The findings of the court of
to-day, were unfavorable to Colonel For
ney and court-martial is natural conse-
quence.
The court will meet at the Brooklyn
Navy-yard. Colonel Forney is the second
ranking officer of the Marine Corps. He
was commandant of Marines at the Brook
Ign yard at the time the negligence is said
to have occurred, and at present occupies
a similar position at the Portsmouth IN.
H.) Navy-yard.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
MRS. MELCHER'S PLANT.
Alleges That the Jurist Con-
Spired to Defraud Her Out
of Insurance.
LEAGUED WITH AN AGENT.
They Had Forced the Woman to
Sign an instrument Releasing
the Company.

PORTLAND, Or, Sept. 3.-Ex-State
Senator, now Judge OF Clackamas County
Gordon E. Hayes and Special Agent Toll
Thorn pson of the State Insurance Company
of Oregon will stand trial in the State
Circuit Court tomorrow on indictments by
the Grand Jury for intimidation, extortlon
and coercion. The complainant is Mrs.
Jennie Melcher of Oregon City.
Just year ago Mrs. Melcher's house
burned. 1t was insured in Thompson s
company for $1,000. A week later Mrs.
Melcher caused the arrest of Hayes and
Thompson on charges of eXtortion and
they had hearing in the Justices court,
but were discharged. Mrs. Melcher and
corroborating witnesses testified that the
Judge and the agent wrongfully accused
her of arson and frightened her into sign
ing a release of all claims against the in
surance company.
Although Hayes was then her lawyer
and professed to he the woman's personal
friend, she claimed he harassed her almost
into frenzy. He advised her to release
her policy to avoid going to the peni-
tertiary.
Eventually Mrs. Melcher's friends, con-
WINGED of her innocence, urged her to in
stitute criminal proceedings against Hayes
ard Thompson. At the preliminary ex-
animation Mrs. Melcher's testimony was
seemingly clear and could not be shaken,
but the defendants were discharged. Sub
sequently Mrs. Melcher brought civil suit
to recover the insurance money, but was
defeated because failing to show that the
release of the policy was obtained by
fraud.
The District Attorney, dissatisfied with
the outcome of the proceedings in the JUS
tees lcourt, and discovering new material
evidence against the men, caused their
indictment.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
OLD CROOKS APPREHENDED.

Caught While Trying to Rob a Cleveland
Contention Delegate.
NEW YORK, N. Y, Sept. 3.-During a
recent convention of silverites in Cleve-
land, O.. four men were arrested for trying
to steal diamond stud of one of the dele
gates. The Cleveland police had reason to
believe the prisoners were New York
crooks and their descriptions were for
warded to Acting Captain O'Brien of the
detective bureau. The latter said yester-
day that three of the men have been iden-
titled here as old offenders who are wanted
in this city.
One of the men is Edward Clarkson, alias
Connors, who, on SOFTEN Der % of last year,
in company with mike" Murray, robbed
Henry E. Rothkopf, the Broadway mer-
chant who committed suicide in his office
on Saturday morning. The two were
arrested, but jumped their bail last De-
cember Murray was captured again and
is now serving time in prison.
Another is Thomas McKeon, alias Fran
els Murray. alias Emerson, who got the
entire. police squad OF Jefferson Market
court in serious trouble few months ago
by making his escape from the court
room.
Another is Edward Finnegan, alias
Francis, picture 1920 in the Rogues' gal
lery, who was arrested some time ago in
this city for robbing man of a diamond
pin on a Third-avenue car. While out on
bail, pending trial, he robbed woman at
Fifth avenue and Sixty-third street. Cap
tain O'Brien expects to have the fourth
prisoner also identified as a New York
crook. Clarkson, McKeon and Finnegan
will probably be turned over to the police
OF this city, as 1t is not thought likely they
will be indicted in Cleveland.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
FadS
And Fashions

Come and go in the Picture Frame
business as in wearing apparel. At one
time a particular style of molding takes
the popular fancy, only to be succeeded by
something entirely different. We keep
''up to date" examples of all the popular
designs and new finishes. AT present
nearly all oaks in good holdings are quar-
ter sawed and finished either in antique
or dark English color. Some are plain and
some are decorated with small ornamented
beads. Nearly all hardwood frames are
made of oak. Some pictures look well in
such woods as cherry, mahogany, birch,
maple, Hungarian ash, sycamore, chest
nut and curly redwood. We have them
all, and have competent statesmen who
know and will tell you what is best for
your picture if you require any assistance
to decide.
In fancy moldings-gold, cream and
gold, white and silver, russell olive and
apple-green are mostly used. For cabinet
and Paris panel frames, the demand is for
white metal, brass, silver and leather. Our
variety of fine leather frames, both plain
and silver mounted. is not equaled else
where, and the prices are all right on
everything.
We have recently received several new
things in photographs, small ones under
glass panels and large ones for framing.
The new lines of banquet and piano lamps
and onyx tables, received about two weeks
ago, give the best values and have proven
the best sellers that we have ever had in
our store.
Our factory is located at 10 to 100
Minna street, and our Store and Sales
rooms are at TAI. 743, 745 Market street,
opposite Grant avenue, with Branches at
Portland and Los Angeles. Visitors al
WayS welcome
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
Explosion of Nitro Glycerine.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Sept. 3.-One thou
sand pounds of nitro-glycerine exploded
near Shannopin station on the Pittsburg
and Lake Erie Railroad. nineteen miles
from Pittsburg, this forenoon. The scene
of the explosion was the storage-house OF
glycerine used in shooting the oil wells in
The Shannopin oil fields. Two employees
had just left for dinner. but were yet near
enough to be thrown violently to the
ground by the conclusion. The magazine
was scattered, nothing remaining but a
huge excavation in the earth. The shock
was felt for miles around. The cause of
the explosion will probably never be
ascertained
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
SAILED THROUGH THE AIR.
CooIey'S Aerial CourSer Gives
Two Very Satisfactory
Tests.
Crashed Into Tree the First Time,
but Later Made Long
Flight.

ROCHESTER, N. Y, Sept. 3.-Two tests
of the Cooley airship were made yester-
day in this city, the second one being sue
cessful. Cooley. after drawing all the
ropes tight, gave the signal. and the ship
shot up with surprising rapidity. A strong
west wind was blowing at the time, and
the pet and pride of the inventor in a
moment sailed across the meadow to a tree
and entangled one of its ropes in it. This
caused the ship to shift its position so that
it no longer faced the wind, and it made a
dive to the earth amid the laments of a
thousand spectators.
When Cooley reached the ship he found
1T, to all appearances, a complete wreck,
but he set to work with a will. He
found that he would be able to use
but single set OF sails on the next trial,
for the cross spars were broken in several
parts. The useless set of sails was accord
ingly removed, and with the help of sew
eral men the ship was again placed in an
erect position, the ropes frightened and
fastened, and several extra braces added
to assure stability of the two parts.
About o'clock all was in readiness for
the second trial, and the ship was carried
far out in the meadow away from any
dangerous trees, and ten men held the
ropes preparatory to the signal from the
inventor. When finally the signal came
the ship arose slowly in the air to height
of 200 feet and instead of darting down
ward it stayed where it was. 1t was evil
dent, too, that it wished to go higher, for
il tugged at it's ropes, and then finding
that it could not go farther began its
course downward with great ease. 1t
alighted about 500 feet from the spot of its
flight upward and settled slowly to the
earth without damage.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
A SANTA ROSA SHOOTING,
Howard ChenoWeth Fired Upon
While Seated in His
Cabin.
Two Charges Passed Within a Few
Inches of the Intended
Victims Head.

SANTA ROSA, CAL, Sept. 3.-Howard
Chenoweth had g narrow escape from being
murdered in his cabin. near Santa Rosa,
Sunday night. Two gun shots were fired
through the house by unknown parties,
both charges narrowly missing Cheno-
weth's head.
Chenoweth heard noise just before the
shots were fired. His dog barked, but he
did not think any one was around the
place. Had the gun been aimed an inch
lower the top of Chenoweth's head would
have been blown off. No trace of the man
who did the shooting has been discovered.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
ance will undoubtedly be large. Follow

ance will undoubtedly be large. Follow
ing is a list of the carded starters:
Three-year-old pace-Roan Wilkes, Javelin,
Captain Hackett Ed Lafferty.
2:17 class, trotting-Bruno, Hammock, Hills
dale, Stranger, Margaret Worth, Paoma
Prince, Thompson, George Dexter, McZeus,
Nellie W. Lady o, Myrtle Thorne.
2:15 class pacing-Del Norte, Edna R, Belle,
Phenol, Path Mont, Hanford Medium.
1t now transpires that Potentate, sold at
the recent Walbum sale, was purchased
for Burnes & Warehouse. Goodwin, a
promising three-year-old, and two-year-
old were also knocked down to the firm at
the same sale.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
PhiIIin WedeI Wedded.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Sept. 3.-Phillip
Wedel, 81 years old, of San Francisco, and
Miss Catherine Mann, 20 years old, OF Ger
many. were married by Mayor Pagan OF
Hoboken. Wedel met his bride while
travelling abroad and she promised to come
to this country and marry him. He met
her at the steamship pier.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
Ly,i china Threatened,

FRANKFORT, KY, Sept. 3.-William
Lane, the man accused of the murder of
the two Rodenbaughs at Versailles, and
who was removed here for protection from
a mob, will be taken to Versailles to-mor-
row for trial, and it is generally believed
that lynching is a certainty. The Frank
fort officials are prepared to receive any
sort of mob. A detachment of the State
militia is sleeping at the Jail tonight.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
Lunaarettps AccompIice Captured.

SANTA ROSA, CAL, Sept. 3.-Berrini,
the Italian who ran away with Lungaretti,
who slashed Merchant Bacigalupi with a
knife Sunday night, was captured here to-
night and is in jail. He says be went with
Lungaretti eight miles into the country,
but declines to say anything about the di-
rection Lungaretti took from that point.
He will be held on.a charge of aiding a
criminal to escape from justice.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
---------------
CLARK At SEATTLE.
Prophesies That Carlisle VIII Be Nont-
mated for President.

PrOpHeSieS That Carlisle WtJ BE N07,tt-
mated for President.
SEATTLE, WASH, Sept. 3.-Congress-
man c. N. Clark of Missouri is in the city,
having paid visit yesterday to the naval
station at Port Orchard. In an interview
on the Presidential situation he expressed
himself from Republican standpoint as
favoring Mckinley, saying:
1--WE have plenty of good men, but Nc
R1ey is really my deal ana that is his vew
most to my liking"
Carlisle Congressman Clark believes,
will be the Democratic standard bearer.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
Dereloped a Cyclone.

QUINCY, ILL.,, Sept. 3.-The residents
of the small town of Kinderhook were
alarmed to-day at the appearance of
storm which developed cyclone just far
enough south of the place to pass over
without doing any more damage than de-
stroying few outhouses and trees.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
DISAPPEARANCE of a Colusa Youth.

COLUSA, Call, Sept. 8.-Charles King,
the 17-year-old son of G. J. King, disap-
peared from the ranch of o. j. Kilgore,
near Sycamore, last Sunday. ana has not
since been seen. The surrounding country
has been secured by searching parties, but
without avail.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
Shot Ero,,. 4anb,Ish.

SALEM, Mo-, Sept. 3.-John A. w. Rus
sell, who had lived for thirty years on
Black River, was shot from ambush yes
terday afternoon and killed. The shoot
ing was done about a quarter of mile
from his house. The family heard the
shot, but when they reached the spot life
was extinct and the assassin, who is un-
known, had escaped.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
HoI,nes, Btackmailino Schene.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept. 3.-Not-
withstanding the vigilance of the officers
Homes has put in operation new black
mailing scheme. He has written an auto
biography in which the names of large
number of respectable people are intro
duced In such a manner as to cast sus-
piciou on their character. On the pay
ment of money these names will be omit
TOD