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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-13

city of Oakland, above the line of ordinary
high tide, south of the original northern
charter line of said city and west of the old
embarcadero of San Antonio, and extending
thence to the navigable water-otherwise these
subscriptions to be null and void.
Mr.. Witcher then continued:
By this clause the terminus of the road will
have to be located in the actual city of Oak
land-otherwise the subscriptions are not bind
ing. There was some opposition to this clause.
and some men refused to subscribe because OF
its presence, but we took them lists upon which
this clause had been crossed out and they re-
fused to sign them, so you can see just what
their complaint amounted to.
The subscriptions so far have all been in
comparatively small amounts. We have one
for 5000 and one for 10000, but the rest
run much lower than this. If it were here as
it was in Stockton, where definite proposition
was made to the people and they went to work
to carry it out, 1t would not take US long to
secure at least $4,000 more and that, too,
without the least trouble. Numbers of our
subscribers have said that when the project is
in definite shape, they will if the circum-
stances call for it, double their subscription.
The people are all enthusiastic and they will
do anything in reason to secure the terminus
to this city.
w. E. Dargie, editor and proprietor of
the Oakland Tribune, corroborated in
every detail the words of Mr.. Witcher.
H. said:
Oakland is alive to the Importance of this
question ana Will 90 all IN ltS power 10 nelp
the enterprise along. We can easily raise from
$4,000 to 100000 more, for all the people
are in favor of the new road. They will give q
right of way through the streets, and will sub
scribe for stock and put up money to help the
road through the city. l think there is no
doubt but that Oakland will be made the ter
minal point, but some of the large stockhold-
ers have extensive tracts of land in the Santa
Clara Valley, and they may on that account
want the road to go through San Jose.
But Oakland will not be ignored. l am sui >
of that 1t is the natural terminus for lines COM
ing from the East, and there are too many peo-
pie here to put aside. Here is the best grade and
the most feasible route In two years we can
have two ferry lines, each doing as well the
present one, and the natural increase of bust
ness will make them still moro valuable after
that. Let the valley road people make the peo-
pie of this city definite proposition and they
will meet it.
Already into the race for golden sigma
lures of predetermined people has crept
discussion as TO how the road can come
into the city, and by what route it will
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COMPLETELY PARALYZED.
Physicians Are AStOunded by Peculiar
Case.
A Young Man Stricken With Landry's
Paralysis and Yet Receivers.
From the Times. Philadelphia. Pa.

From the Times, Philadelphia. Pa.
Stricken with Landry's Paralysis and yet
cured. That means but little to the average
layman, but it means miracle to physician.
Such is the experience of o. E. baltimore, now
a resident of Madison, n. j. and a rare expert
ence it is.
eyes, it is true that I had Landrys Paraly-
SIS" said Mr.. baltimore to a reporter, cor else
the most celebrated physicians of London were
mistaken
ut was on the 18th of March, this year." he
continued. when Twas in New York City, that
HIsV Ielt the symptoms OF my trouble. | eX-
peTienced difficulty in going upstairs, my legs
falhng to supporC me- | consulted a physician
VINO VINO informed me that had every symptom of
Locomotor Ataxia, but the case developed
ne pronounced 1t a case of Landry's Paralysis,
ana knowing the nature of the disease advised
me TO start Tor my home and friends gave
up my work and on April ! started for London,
ont. Weu-known physician was consulted,
but grew rapidly worse, and on Saturday,
April z, several eminent ply sicians held con-
sultation on my case and informed me that
was at deaths door, having but three TO six
days to live; still fingered on, by this time
completely paralyzed, my hands and feet being
dead, | could hardly whisper my wants and
could only swallow liquids. Oh, the misery of
those moments are beyond all description and
death would really have been welcome visitor.
"Now comes the part that has astounded the
physicians Rev. Mr. Gondy, a clergyman who
visited me in my last hours, as he supposed,
told me of the marvellous cures OF paralysis that
for Pale People. 1 started TO take the pills
about April %, and week after that felt an
Improvement in my condition: There was
warm tingling sensation in the limbs that had
been entirely dead and soon began to move
my feet and hands. The improvement contin-
ued until May %, when was taken out OF bed
for drive and drove the horse myself. By the
beginning of July was able to walk upstairs
alone and paid visit to Niagara.
SLOWLY but surely gained my old health
and strength, leaving Ontario for New York on
October II and beginning my work again on
October IS, 1894. Cured OF Landry's Paralysis
in eight months" To confirm his story be-
yond all doubt Mr.. baltimore made the follow
ing affidavit.
Sworn and subscribed before me December 3,
1894, AMOS G. RATHBUN,
[sEAL1 Notary Public.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain all the ele-
ments necessary to give new life and richness
to the blood and restore shattered nerves.
They are for sale by all druggists, or may be
had by mail from DE- Williams ian 60 Medicine Com
or six boxes for 81 so.
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ALAMEDA.

Work has been con- menced on Harrison
avenue preparatory to laying down the
tracks of the California Railway extension
from Fruitvale to Alameda. Several hun
dred rails have been placed along the
banks of the canal. 1t Will be standard
gauge, and it is the intention of the rail
road company to use it at first as a steam
road. The rails, however, have all been
drilled for the reception of connecting
wires, and with small amount of work
the line can be changed into an electric
road. About 500 feet of the double track
was laid yesterday and the work will be
completed in about three weeks.
The building of this branch line is the
outgrowth of the proposed transcontinen-
tai road, which it is said the Santa Fe had
under consideration. The Board of Super
visors granted to Herman Krusi three
years ago franchise to construct and
operate steam railroad along Harrison
avenue. The San Francisco Bridge Com
panv never completed the construction of
the railway for which the franchise called
and about year ago the Grand Jury took
steps toward a revocation of the franchise.
The new branch will in various ways
benefit the city. The district tapped is
freightage to this city easily accessible.
Made Good Haul.
The Office of the Street Superintendent
was burglarized on March 20 and the sum
of 1870 taken from a drawer. The door
was secured by a Yale lock and the thief
gained entrance by means of duplicate
KEY The burglary has been kept very
quiet in the hope that the burglars might
be caught. Another reason was the natu-
raj Discrimination on the part of the Super
intendent and his clerk, Miss Morse, to let
the public know of the loss, which they
feared might suggest carelessness. The
money was stolen while Miss Morse was at
lunch. and she promptly raised the sum
and paid it into the treasury, so that no
loss results except to herself. She first
reported the loss to the Superintendent,
who called the police into action, but no
success has yet resulted from their efforts
to apprehend the thief. Nothing but
money was taken. and no trace was left
upon which to fasten clew.
An Additional Substitute.
Postmaster Stoddard has received COM
mission from the department at Washing
ton allowing an additional substitute
letter-carrier. Heretofore the Alameda
office had but one substitute and seven
carriers. Mr.. Stoddard yesterday ap-
pointed John II. Floyd to the place.
Services Postponed.
The citizens committee appointed to ar
range Lincoln memorial services for to-
morrow have been unable to procure
speakers for that occasion owing to prior
engagements. There will be no services.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-13
He SW|NDLES CHINESE,
Securing Advertisements for
a Fictitious DireC-
tory.
How a ShreWd Oaklander UnlaW-
fully Increases His
Income.

Alexander P. Dunbar, "hailing from
Edinburgh town." has for some time
been securing names in Oakland
for a Chinese directory, which is sup
posed to. contain the address of every
heathen in the United States, Honolulu,
Kamchatka, Mars and few of the out
lying planets. He carries with him as a
bait for the unwary volume of porten-
tous dimensions that contains Chinese
names and addresses. Ten years ago di,
rectory of the San Francisco Chinese was
printed. It was about the size of an
ordinary hymnbook, and as it did not pay
no second edition was issued. Mr.. Dun
bars book is simply three or four copies Of
that old work bound together.
For each name which the Scotchman Sc.
cures for his directory he assesses its pos
SCISSOR 81, and as the volume is never
printed the amounts collected are all profit
Lately, however, he has become dissatis-
fed with this tariff for revenue only, and
to increase his income has devised the
scheme of obtaining advertisements for his
fictitious publication. Up to date be has
secured score or more of contracts. Most
of the victims are Chinese, but included in
the list are one or two reputable American
firms, and at least one prominent banking
house,
Having secured the contracts Dunbar
has the advertisements set up in an Oakland
job printing Office and perhaps dozen
copies struck off. They were printed four
to the page-ostensibly as they are to ap-
pear IN the directory, and armed with these
he makes his collections.
Among the firms which have suffered at
Dunbar's hands are the Lun III Company
Wing Fat IL Co., the K 70 Lung Company
Quong Fat d Co., Fung Hal 81 Co., Hop
Francisco. A half page advertisement for
WEIGH d Co., importers and commission
merchants of San Francisco, has been put
in type and half dozen copies of an adj
vertisement of the same size for the Bank
of California have been printed. 1t is not
known, however, whether Dunbar sue
ceeded in victimiZing the bank or whether
he had the lad" printed just to help him
defraud others.
Mr.. Dunbar represents himself vari-
ously as the agent of the Pacific Directory
Company" the western States Directory
Company" the "Chinese Directory Com
pany," and several others. He has no
Office and no one seems to know where be
resides. He possesses general letter of
Introduction to Chinese merchants which
purports to bear the signature of the Chi
nese Consul-General. Those who know
him say that he tried his directory game
in New York City, but it was frustrated by
the Chinese Consul there. That diplomat
pronounced the letter of introduction a
forgery and swore to warrant for Dun
bars arrest on felony charge.
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of Haywards. In the vicinity of the route
by these latter places there are extensive
coal mines, and for the sake of having the
road near to them the mine-owners are
willing to make almost any sacrifices
They have made a promise already
to furnish the new road with coal
at perpetual price of 50 ton, which is
much less than the price of the coal fur
nished to the Southern Pacific, and they
have also promised to make daily ship
ments of at least 1000 tons.
There is still another route, not much
talked of as yet, however, which would
lead the road from the Walnut Creek coun-
try about due southwest, up Redwood
Canyon and then by tunnels into Jack
Hays Canyon, reaching Oakland by way
of Piedmont. Ex-Mayor w. r. Davis, who
has personally gone over all these routes,
believes this to be an excellent route in.
There are many more of the business
men who are enthusiastic on the valley
road, but all are now hanging back to see
what course the directors of the road will
take. Should they decide not to have the ter
minal on this side of the bay Oakland's SUBJ
scriptions will never turn to the chink of
coin, but if they decide to bring the road
to tidewater within the limits of the city
all Oakland will turn out, and what is
wanted her people will give.
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BERKELEY.

Strenuous efforts are being made by the
students of botany at the university to re-
tain, for part of the year, the services of
Professor L. L. Greene, who intends leav-
ing for the East this summer to take
charge Of the botanical department of the
Washington University.
A petition has been prepared by them
and sent TO President Kellogg.
A portion of the petition reads thus:
We appreciate the fact that Professor Greene
is one OF the oldest of the botanists in the
United States and that he is recognized as the
is looked upon as an authority by botanists of
countries other than our own. And especially
we feel that no one else has knowledge OF our
Western fora in any way approaching his and
that 10 one is so well qualified 10 acquaint US
with 1t as he.
What will be the outcome of the petition
will not be known until the next meeting
of the board of regents, as they have al
ready passed on his resignation.
Wedding Bells.
The wedding of Rev. Hugh Dobbins,
poster OF the Presbyterian Church in Vir-
ginia City, New, and Miss Roberta T.
Lloyd, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ
Lloyd of Berkeley, took place in the First
Presbyterian Church on Thursday even
ing. a large party OF friends gathered at
the church to witness the ceremony, and
after the wedding repaired to the home of
the bride, where a bountiful supper had
been provided.
The attendance at the ceremony was the
largest that has been present at any we'd
ding in Berkeley for many months past
The bride and groom left on the late
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train last night for their future home in
Virginia City.

Notes.
Professor Frank Soule, head of the civil
engineering department at the university,
will deliver lecture on modern engineer
ing at the Mechanics Library, San Fran
cisco, this evening.
Professor and Mrs. W. B. Rising gave a
very pleasant reception last evening at
their home to large number Of students
and others.
A committee of arrangements for the
commencement ball has been appointed,
consisting of Luther III. Green, George w.
Gibbs: Louis Honig, Miss Nellie Mott and
Miss Mary Olney.
Magee and Gage, the winners of the
Q. C.-Stanford tennis tournament last
Saturday will not play in the next contest,
to take place the last of this month, on ac-
count of Gage having sprained his ankle.
A new brass band has been organized in
Berkeley by the members of Peralta Camp
Woodmen of the World.
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Ask Aid,

If you are troubled with malaria, constipation,
biliousness, kidney trouble dyspepsia, of Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, and it will be speedily
forthcoming. Nervousness, loss of appetite and
sleep, and loss of vigor also remedied by this
restorative. Physicians Of eminence indorse it, a
valuable confirmation of the verdict of the people
and the press. Take it regularly.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-13
Another Torpedo Boat.

Irving NJ. Scott said yesterday afternoon that
from information he had received he was con-
fdent that the Union Iron Works would build
one OF the torpedo boats for which bids were
hled in February. This would give San Fran
cisco one battleShip and two torpedo boats.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-13

CALIFORNIA peaches and nectarines sold
for high prices recently at Covent Garden,
London. Now our English cousins realize
what delicious short cake is, supplied as
they are with Prices Baking Powder and
am brosiai fruit from the land of the set
ting sun.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-13
AN Enormous Saving

Is made by the young man who buys his
fine dress suits of Roos Bros, who are
agents for Brokaw Bros. and Rogers, Peet
& Co. of New York.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-13
A lrorper Sentenced.

W. L. Eppinger, convicted of passing forged
check on the Bank OF British Columbia was
yesterday sentenced to fourteen years impris-
onment in the penitentiary by Judge Wallace.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-13

All the world loves lover. Every good
liver loves the woman who uses DR.. Prices
Cream Baking Powder.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-13

by the committee in the last two or three
weeks, for we have no definite promise to make
TO the citizens whom we call upon. The
people want more information than we can
possibly give them. They ask where the road
is going TO run, when it will be completed and
what it will cost, and we are not in any posi-
ton to answer them. We do not even know
how much the directors of the valley road
will want from this city, and of course
until we can give information on these points
we cannot hope to proceed very rapidly. We
already have subscribed nearly S220.O00 and
every cent of it has been given freely and with
the best of good will. You see here we have
the subscription list fixed handily and each
one of us has one. The pledge is here at the
top and it is exactly the same as that signed
by people in places other than Oakland, with
this exception: this paragraph is inserted so as
to insure to the people of Oakland the actual
presence OF the terminus of the new road.
The paragraph read as follows:
The subjoined subscriptions are made upon
the express condition that said railroad COM
pany shall, before collecting upon this sub
scription list and within six months from the
date hereof, agree that within two years from
date hereof ii will construct and operate and
thereafter maintain the western terminus of
the tracks of its main through line within the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-13

city of Oakland, above the line Of ordinary
high tide south of the original northern
charter line of said city and west of the old
embarcadero of San Antonio, and extending
thence to the navigable water-otherwise these
subscriptions to be null and void.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-01
GLOOMY OUTLOOK.
HaverhilI Has Got the Worst Fit Of
Blues Since 1882.
Shoe Manufacturers Won't Arbiirate and Shut
Down Shops.

Hayerhill, Mass, Dee. 3l.--Not since
the morning after the great fire in Feb
rnary, 1892, has such a gloomy feeling
pervaded the. city as today. The great
industry Of the city has received a severe
check. Chick Bros. have decided to let
thyf remaining portion of their $50 EN-
.ployes go as fast as their jobs are finished
and close the factory for the present with
out trying to secure new help. The
strikers come from each room In the fac
tory, I'D that work could not be continued
as the rooms were broken up. Their. pay
roll has been about $4,000 per week.
Only one more large factory is Left md
that is Of j. HI. Winchell & Co, bueS This
firm is one Of the most liberal IN then
pays fair prices andhas no contract hI0or.
1t is expected that this factory will not be
struck. Their pay roll for labor is about
tll 900 per week..
The manufacturers do not feel Inclined to
arbitrate. THY say that they took the
order at low piices and they cannot aflord
to pay more for labor until these pds
are made up Everybody is asking hat
the end will be-
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III SOMERSET COURT.
Decsmbef tn !, Judge A. p. Wisweii Pfssid-
Ing.

M Skowhegan, Dec. ~
Nellie B. Blaakwell was granted bivorce
from Clifford Lee Blackwell, caud adul-
terry. State VS.. Amos Learned,s licr-
ment as common seller, plea in all tnent
and demurren was Withdrawn. mol
pros Of former conviction was entered and
he was fined 500 and costs. State VS..
Seitlen G. SCammon, two indictments,
common seller and nuisance, fined $50 and
costs. Mittlinusses were issued in State
vs. Henry Burgess and State VS.. Frank
+. Thompson Lizzie W. Healey was d.
vorccd from dgerly H. Healey, for re-
frlsaI to suppGht The custody of children
was given u the mother
Monday, Dec. 81.
Charles y. Look VS.. William Furbush.s
action eftroyer for the value of horse.
PlaintiH alleges he had mortgage on cer-
tain horzE III the possession of one Benz.
+. Trssk Trash sold or traded the horse
to defendhnt and plaintiff brings suit 10
recover Jhllxe Of the horse. The defen-
dant claims he bought the horse without
notice of1nortgage, and introduced testi-
mony of Trask, who claimed he had sen
eral permission from plaintiff to sellAny
property in his possession, mortgagcd to
plaintiff Considerable testimony on
both sides was Introduced bearing upon
the question as TO whether plaintiR gave
Trask permission to sell mortgaged prop
erty and as to whether he afterwards took
another note in place Of the original
clair. Divorces We're decreed as follow.
Lille 81 Moody from Frank Moody, cause,
gross and 4 onflrmea habits of authorization;
10 fha1.
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NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought BY the Wires from the North, East.
South and West.

The recent cold wave has proved very
destructive in Florida orange groves.
Anti-toxine Is having wonderfully ben
iAotA effect in the treatment of diphthe-
~ Quincy, Mass.
I u dispatch from st. Johns says that by
the end of the week there won't be four
solvent commercial houses in the city.
The leading papers of England and
Russia agree that the commission ap-
pointed by the Sultan to investigate the
Anierisan outrages is farce
Congressman Breckinridge's first lee
tare waSsSnt st. Louis, Sunday night,
before an audience of 100 people, in which
.wex& only two women, one his wife.
/ NJ Pingree of Detroit has fled
.chSf ineompetency against three
the local board of health and
aa1S conncil to remove them.
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STATE NEWS.
Somerset.


Mr.s Vim. S. Pierce of Somersworth, N
H., Was IN town Il few days last week on
business. Mrs. Clarence L. Stevens has
been qtbite ill with rheumatic fever
John q. Pierce, killed u hog last week
wetGhibg 526 pounds. Vim. S.Pierce has
leased the ID. l.. Allen farm to o. S. :.
Allen for three years.-Lawton and
Emmo{,s have about 200 yards of stone
quarrieN on the Shepherd and Addison
contrac4 II. H. Burgess who has the con-
tract Tor lhauling the stone from Dodlin
to Skovhegan made his first haul last
Friday. He has about 30 horses ready for
the JOB. Che merchants of til, town
purpose ~ jclose their stores Monday and
Friday fvFnings, commencing January
18th her. Langley and family have
moved Sinh thfeld. -
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Metherf. nMfh,..

There has bceJ recently placed in our
drug stoEe Gilm{5re's Aromatic Wine, re-
con,n,cndcd by an medical societies in the
western part Of this State to be the best
regulating ton&cfo all complaints which
ladies ares ~ 1T to. A certain cure foe
Nervous Deleaity, Indigestion and Inward
Weakness yAnd a general regulator for thr
stomach yfid bowels. The price is s1.00
6er bottle Sold by G: B. Murphy, 157
UniSn hook, Water street.
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Won't waii to Be Kicked.

New York, Dec. 31.-Wm. S. Al
commissioner of street cleaning, .
ten q Aetter to Col. Strong, in y
says: II have to say to you II
your assuming the office of nj
shall tender you my resignation, I
effeGt upon Jan. Is, 1885,