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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-10
HIXsON OF ALABAMA.
a Gentleman Who Is Sure to Acquit
Himself With Great Credit Where
ever He MaY BE.
From the Washlngton star

From the Washington Star.
"Speakin' about Hixson, our consul to
Foochow," said an Alabama Black Belt
democrat the other day. "the Chinese en-
p'rer amt in it with i'm"
The speaker dropped the final letters of
words ending in ing and showed an I'M
consciousness Of antecedent consonants,
not to mention the omission of the letter
r." and he called the consul counsel"
Nevertheless, he is a power in his district
his very lack of airs and frills adding to
his popularity.
Don't know Hixson?" he continued
Never saw his moustache? Man. it's the
glory of the state. Nothin' like it under
the sun. But it's Hixsons, and he's be-
hind it, and 1 want it understood that
amt castin' no slurs at ii. No, sir; m
walkin' nightly light and talkin mighty
low around Counsel Hixson and his upper
lip paraph MALTA.
Never saw EN-? Well. sir. he's as fine
a specimen of physical manhood as any
body in this country ever saw, 1 reckon.
He's a perfect eppycure-nO, | don't mean
that-a perfect athlete, and I've got boo
die to say that Corbett wouldn't know his
own remains if Hixson got at i'm wunsf
He's as rigid as a frozen sturgeon, and in
a match of strength he'd be as hard to
overcome as an Alabama democratic ma
iority. He can bend an iron poker acrost
his forearm with blow about as easy as
you'd bend a rope Of molasses candy the
same way. I'd a heap druther have my
favorite mule kick me with malice af0re-
thought. likewise with his heels, than
have HiNsoa hit me with wilful inten-
ton 4a
but there's nothin coarse about Hix-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-10
GAMBLING IN FRANCE.
The Desire to Get Something for
Nothing Possesses All Glasses.

Paris Letter in London Times.
The desire to make money without an
effort is a human failing from which
Frenchmen are not more exempt than peo-
pie of other nationalities. People here
enjoy a little gambling and many who
would not go to a race course or touch
a card do not hesitate to make a small
investment, by which, as they say, they
leave the door open TO luck" A strik-
ing proof of this was the last Panama
loan. The company was authorized TO
buy French rentes and to devote the in
terest of the investment to lottery prizes
Several millions Of bonds were created
and the securities underlying them
made them intrinsically worth COT. each
at their creation. This intrinsic value has
by the appreciation of the French funds
risen meanwhile to about 70f. AS / said
they pay no interest; their attraction is
that they participate in the lottery drawn
every Two months, ana 50 great Is the
eagerness to participate in this lottery
that the liquidator Of the Panama Com
pany lately sold 1900 bonds in one block
at llSf., and the public have bought them
and pay 1907. for them to-day.
One of the more interesting features of
the whole question is the lavishness with
which money is transferred from one
pocket to another. People who have
been to the races in France must have
admired the order and method with which
the betting Is carried on. The pari mutuel
as IL is called, is merely a system con-
trolled by the government. by which all
the money HANDED over the counter to the
little booths is pooled and divided among
those who have had the good luck to
choose the winner. The odds are deter
mined by the proportion of the sum put
upon the winner to the total of the amount
put on the other horses The system
works with admirable precision, and is
absolutely proof against dishonesty be-
tween the bettOrs.
The sums passing In ready money over
the counter for the purpose of betting are
startling without taking into account anY
dealings with the lras-
They amount to the following: The Jock
ey Club meetings, $780, O0Of.: the Autuil
ciete Sportive, as 900 OO0f.; the Vincennes
and other sporting meetings, $500 0OOf ;
departments, 5000 000f: total, 10000 O0Of
or s36, 10000. The racing societies and the
government take per cent. of this sum
for administration and charitable pur-
poses.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-10
Gen. Gordon,s Orotorx.

Eugene Field in the Chicago Record.
1t is pleasant to know that Gen. John
B. Gordon met with so cordial a recep-
ton at Indianapolis. Elsewhere in the
not been so large as to warrant the be-
lief that an extended northern tour would
be profitable. Cen Gordon is addicted
to those howery periods characteristic
Of what is called the old school of south
ern. oratory, but which. so far as we
have learned by observation, is still cur
rent and popular in our southern states
This state Of oratory is by no means
distasteful to US; il comes in grateful
contrast to the bloodlessnes Of too many
public speakers whose efforts are as i'm
potent to move humanity as tepid water
is to excite emotion in the sensitive bos-
ON Of a Shanghai pullet's leg.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-10

Louise Michel has a scheme Of found
ing a home IN England for political refu-
gees from the continent out of the profits
Of an American lecturing tour.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-10

M. Eugene Ysaye. the violinist, has
bought for $500 the Stradivarius violin
known as Hercules. 1t Is dated 1892 IL
one of the most perfect Of its family, ana
Is beautifully preserved.
The San Francisco call., 1895-05-20
The KING OF The DUMPS,
A Rich Mans Son Discovered
in an Oakland Garbage
Raker.
LIVES IN A sQUALID HUT.
His Father the Well-knoWn Owner
Of Bates Landing on the
Sacramento River.

The discovery that Oakland's ''King OF
the Dumps" is the son of one of the
wealthiest landowners and fruit-raisers in
the Sacramento Valley has created no end
of comment and vague speculation among
the habitues of the Oakland water front.
The discovery was made in quite a
dramatic way. For nearly three years the
tall, straight, sandy-whiskered old fellow
(who is not so old as his habiliments and
mode of life would seem to indicate) called
"Rube" Tin ignorance of his true name)
has been the sole inhabitant of Mayor
Davies shanty at the city dumps, at the
foot of Harrison street. No one knew
where he came from, who he was or how
long he intended to stay. He made scant
living by raking over the debris on the
dumps. He sold bones for so cents hun
dred pounds and rags for 20 cents for the
same quantity. He bought can OF beer
each day and read all the old papers and
books he could get hold of. He was usually
The San Francisco call., 1895-05-20
BERKELEY.

The new Board of Town Trustees,
chosen at the municipal election held last
Monday, will be sworn in this evening.
They will Immediately enter upon the dis
charge of their duties.
There is much speculation as to who will
be chosen president of the board, as sew
eral candidates are in the field.
Under the new charter. which goes into
effect on the 22d inst, the new board will
have number of privileges which their
predecessors did not have. Chief among
these privileges is the appointment of
Town Attorney, Superintendent OF Streets
and Health Officer.
The Office of Superintendent of Streets
seems to be in great demand, as
there are seven candidates in the field for
that position, among whom are b. T. Bull,
! J. ". Striker, George Schmidt G. X.
Kerns, C. S. Preble and George Staff.
Owing to the discussion which recently
arose over the matter of combining the
| duties of the Marshal and the Snperintend-
| ent of Streets there is some doubt as to
whether appointments will be made to
these Offices very soon.
The candidates for the office of Town
Attorney are B. A. Hayne, Thomas Gra-
ter, the incumbent, and William H.
Waste.
Those who are seeking the office of
Town Engineer are Charles L. Huggins,
the incumbent, and Warren G. Sanborn.
The candidates for the position of Health
Officer are DR.. H. N. Rowell, the
incumbent, and Drs. Miner, Payne and
Farrar.
Temperance Meeting.
The first of a series of mass-meetings
held by the newly organized Society for
the Suppression of the Saloon took place
last evening at the Congregational Church
in Lorin. Much interest was manifested
in the movement and large audience re-
sponded to the first call for meeting.
The American Saloon" was the major
topic upon which number of short ad-
dresses were made. Mrs. 0. M. Sanford OF
Oakland, Rev. III. H. Dobbins, c. s. Drum
| mond and Rev. j. d. Foster made ad-
dresses upon the subject under discussion.
Rev. Mr.. Cook Lectures.
Rev. M. Cook of Oakland lectured to a
! large audience last evening at the North
Berkeley Church upon the subject of mis-
| sionary Touring and Experiences in the
| Valleys and Mountains of California" Mr.
! Cook is man of much experience in the
| line of missionary work, and he spoke at
length upon the trials and vicissitudes at
tendant upon and the good oftentimes
resulting from such duties. Special music
was feature of the service.
With Poetry and Music.
A number of prominent ladies from Oak.
| land and San Francisco, among whom are
Mrs. Louise Humphrey-Smith, Mrs. James
Pierce, Miss Ina Griffith and Miss Herrick
have been arranging for an Afternoon
with Poetry and Music" at the residence
of Mrs. Goodrich on Dwight way.
The readings and recitations will be in
charge of Mrs. Smith, and the musical selec
tions will be conducted by Miss Herricl
and Miss Griffith. The date set for the
affair is Saturday, the 25th inst.
The San Francisco call., 1895-05-20

prefers to remain on the city dumps, rak-
ing over heaps of garbage for old bones
and heaps of debris for old rags and bot
ties. When he secures ton of either of
these commodities he sells it for few
cents. He is not heavy drinker, though
he manages to get small can of beer every
day. Tt is very rare that he wants more
than one can of beer in day. He talks
lucidly enough on most subjects, but when
given his own way he usually chooses
topics of conversation concerning the Junk
business, the price of old tin, how high it
used to be and how low it is now, how the
rain makes it difficult to rake over the
dump heaps and how one load of debris
differs from another 1t is said that
Charley Bates has college education and
is fitted by training and experience to talk
intelligibly of much more learned matters,
but YOU would never guess as much from q
brief interview with him on the dumps.
He lives in mortal terror of being pho
tographed, and as soon as kodac fend
shows himself on the dumps Rube hurries
indoors and cannot be induced to come out
again until the kodac is out of sight. Since
the identity of Rube has been discovered a
good many stories have been told about
| his family and about himself. The gos-
sips have declared that his father is many
times a millionaire, and that his sister
married famous foreign prince, and lots
of other things that may or may not be
true. But Rube's time is nearly up now.
Soon he will go back to his fruit ranch on
the Sacramento River, and the Oakland
city dumps will be minus its king.
The San Francisco call., 1895-05-20
WEATHER BUREAU REPORT.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT. OF AeRIcULr
TURE. WEATHER BUREAU, SAN Francisco,
May 10, 1895, p. M.-Weather conditions and
general forecast
kThe pressure islowest tonight in Southern Neva-
da and is highest the Northern California coast.
There has been but slight change In the condi-
tions since yesterday. Brisk northwest winds con-
tinue along the Northern California coast, which
are carrying cooler air into the interior, resulting
in slightly lower temperatures throughout Caifor.
mia. The weather is partly cloudy, especially in
the southern portion OF the State, and light show
ers have occurred along the slopes of the Coast
Range in that section and at Los Angeles.
The following maximum temperatures are re-
ported Eureka, 56 deg, Red Bluff "a, Sacra-
mento TO- San Francisco 81, San Luis
obispo 64, Los Angeles "a, San Diego 81,
Yuma 80.
The following are seasonal rainfaIls to date as
compared with those of the same date last year:
Eureka 41.76, last year BITS: Red Bluff 2s.40,
1853; San Francisco 254l, last year 1899;
Fresno IA. IA, last year 7.21: Los Angeles 1888,
last year 6.64: San Diego 1855 last year 4.18;
Yuma 2.97 last year IL 16 inches.
San Francisco data-Maximum temperature 81
deg. minimum 4S deg.s mean 81 deg.
The San Francisco call., 1895-05-20
STRUCK HIS LITTLE SON,
While CraZed With Wine Mich
olas Gennotti Used an
Iron Bar.
He Missed the Mark and the Weapon
Descended on the Child's
Head.

Nicholas Gennotti, a cobbler living at
534 Vallejo street, struck at his wife yester-
day noon with a large iron water pipe. He
missed the woman, but brought the heavy
weapon down upon the head of his little
son, who was in the mothers arms. Fear
ing that he had killed the child Gennotti
staggered down the street, for he was very
drunk. In fact he was so much intoxi-
Gated that Officer Muliender arrested him
for being drunk. A little later Mullender
learned of the trouble in the house and on
investigation found the little one in a
unconscious condition from the blow
received at his fathers hands. The officer
sent the boy to the Receiving Hospital and
charged the father with assault with a
deadly weapon.
Gennotti has been character in the
Latin quarter for several years. He is
known as ''Garibaldi the cobbler.' His
little shoeshop is in the basement at 1902
Dupont street. Nearly all the money he
makes is spent for "foot" wine. On Satur-
day night his wife told the saloon-keeper
not to sell her husband any more wine, as
he was getting ugly from the effects of a
cobhler that he started to strike the
woman. The latter caught up her two
little boys and fed to the roof. She pre-
vented her husband from following her by
sitting on the trapdoor.
Yesterday morning they renewed their
quarrel and about noon Gennotti seized a
piece of iron pipe and struck at her, but
missed. She fed to closet with her little
son in her arms, and as she turned to close
the door the half-crazed fellow brought the
iron bar down again. Mrs. Gennotti
lodged and the full force of the blow fell
upon the little fellows head, knocking him
senseless. The father was little shocked
at what he had done and ceased his at
tack. He dropped the iron weapon, and
after taking another drink of wine started
down she street. The mother evidently
did not realize the seriousness of the case
for she did not call for help. The boy is {
years Of age.
When examined by DR.. Berry at the Re-
ceiving Hospital it was found that his skull
had been fractured and the blow had pro-
duced concussion of the brain. The boy
condition is critical and his recovery is
doubtful.
This is not the first row that has taken
place in the Gennotti household. Years
ago he was married to the notorious Mary
Cuneo, but they were divorced.
The San Francisco call., 1895-05-20

Tor Late &ntpptna Intelligence See Eleventh Poge.
The San Francisco call., 1895-05-20

Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty hours
ending midnight May 90, 1895:
For Northern California Fair nearly station
ary temperature, except slightly warmer near Red
Bluif; brisk northerly to westerly winds.
For Southern California-Generally fair, except
occasional light showers tonight on the mountain
slopes and in elevated sections nearly stationary
temperature; fresh westerly winds.
For Nevada-Generally fair; probably slightly
cooler at Winnemucca.
For Utah-Occasional showers tonight or Mon
day in the northern portion: nearly stationary tenn
perature
For Arizona - Fair; nearly stationary tempera-
ture.
For San Francisco and vicinity - Fair: nearly
stationary temperature; brisk westerly winds.
w. II. HAMMoN, Forecast Official
The San Francisco call., 1895-05-20

sever his windpipe and gullet and half cut
has arm off, should live to tell why he did
1t after lying unconsciously all night with
great vitality that DR.. Johnson, the Oak
land City Physician, thought it quite
likely that he might recover. But yester-
day Robinson began to sink rapidly and
was not expected to live through the
night
The San Francisco call., 1895-05-20

To the highest bidder for cash. the following arti.
cles of iewelry:
Diamond Necklace; Diamond Stars; Solitaire
Diamond Earrings; Earrings, with Diamonds and
other stones; Diamond Studs; Diamond Rings
with Solitaire and other stones; Diamond Pendants
Diamond Lockets: Diamond Bracelets Watches
Diamond Lacepins: Diamond Scarfpins, etc Com
prising some $4,000 worth of very valuable
diamond jewelry. The goods will be upon exhibit
ton Wednesday, May %, 1895 at our Office, 63s
Market street, from l to O'Clock p. NJ, and on
Thursday. May %, 1885, the morning of the sale
from o'clock to hour of sale, o'clock P. M
Catalogues Tuesday afternoon at our office. Sale
absolute. Reserved seats for ladies.
Terms of sae-Cash in gold coin. The pledge
and all parties interested have the right to bid
under the decree.
GEO. EASTON, Receiver.
THOS. V. OBRIEN, Attorney, 402 Montgomery
street.
The San Francisco call., 1895-05-20
COMP GNlEGENERALE TRAySiTLiNTlQUI
ROYAL NAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY.

CTEAMERS LEAVE ASPINwALL Am
- fortnightly for the West Indies and Ss&Eek8
Southampton, calling route at Cerbourgh.
France, and Plymouth to land passengers.
Through bills Of lading in connection with the
Pacific Mall 8. S. Co.. issued for freight and treas
ure to direct ports in England and Germany.
Through tickets from San Francisco to Plymouth,
Cherb0urg, Southampton. First class 1896; third
class. ~ 50. For further particulars apply to
PARROTT q CO., Agents.
2o6 California -
The San Francisco call., 1895-05-20
AUCTION SALES.
RECEIVER'S SALE
....OF....
PLEDGED JEWELRY.

By order of Hon. CHAS. w. SLACK,
The undersigned, GEORGE EASTON. Receiver
by virtue of the decree order of sale in the
of BRADBURY VS.. SALOMON EFT AL, Case
No. 50,245, Superior Court said City and County,
will, on
THURSDAY,
Thursday, Esd Day of May, 1895.
At o'clock PM,
At the Salesrooms of Easton, Eldridge & Co..
888 Market Street,
SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION
The San Francisco call., 1895-05-20
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP COMPANY

NISPATCH STEAMERS FROM SAN HsyW
~ Francisco for ports in Alaska, 9 A. NJ, SFaSX
May 20. June 4, 9, 49, "a. July 5. 9, 1e, "a.
For British Columbia and Puget Sound ports,
May To- 2O, 20, 3d. and every fifth day thereafter.
For Eureka, Humboldt Bay, steamer Pomona
Wednesday, May is and 22, and every Tuesday
thereafter at p. NJ.
For Newport, Los Angeles and all way ports
May l3, II, II, rs, 29 and every fourth day there
after A. n.
For San Diego, stopping only at Port Hartford
Santa Barbara, Port Los Angeles Redondo clos
Angeles) and Newport, May 1b, 19, %, az 81. and
every fourth day thereafter at IL A.
Steamer Pomona Saturday to Monday excur-
sion TO Santa Cruz and Monterey.
For ports I'm Mexico 10 A.. NJ, 25th OF each
MONTH steamer Willamette Valley.
Ticket Offce-Palace Hotel, New Montgomery
street.
GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., General Agents
10 Market st.. San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1895-05-20
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
GRAND HOTEL

C E Hollister, Courtland f Levy Chicago
Smith, Warm Springs w Waters. S Barbara
6 Hanier, Vallejo w Grady, Fresno
J,f oung & W, Fruitvale c Griffin Jr & W, Merced
M Mulville Oakland Barnet, Santa Cruz
w NJ SIMS Sacramento Morey q W, Watsonv
F P Tracy, San Diego j Well, Sanger
L Stanley, Sausalito a j Pommer, Sacto
f r Shank, Sacramento w Whit, Benicia
A Haskell, Colorado G Seaman dsw, Oakland
J . Derr d ", Stockton MiSs a Derr, Stockton
Chas Erickson d w, San Mrs Erickson, S L ObispO
Luis Obispo s II Fry W, Scotia
Smith, San Diego C Caldwell, Bakersfield
NJ Kilgallow, Omaha S NJ johnson, Eureka
VIM ErLman, Racine Z w Ertman Racine
j Fl Gyselour Eureka A Jordahl, Eureka
] H Hamsel, Eureka W III Hauser, Vina
Theo McElwer Vina PHoifhlll. Los Angeles
FL johnson & W, S Rosa II Schiyely, Oroville
PALACE HOTEL.
Russack&fm, st Louis W II Alderiice, S N
] w Stout, Y g Libby, n Y
z A White, Stanford OV Eaton, stanford
Mrs Thos Hill, Oakland Miss Hill, Oakland
n Burk, San Jose y Scott, U s N
G II Davis Ny JK Church, N
f NJ Rowe, Chicago r ID Clark, Peoria
G Fabyan, Boston o j. Geer d VT. N Y
G Farrell, ireland B Fraser, Stockton
Rosenbaum ,Stocktn Mrs Butler "
r A Luke. Helena w Kirk, Philadelphia
A n Leventhal, y Y f Beteinger, Riverside
Bradbury, Los Angeles W e Roberts, LIS Angeles
G r Mason Byron Sprgs Ryan, y S
Il j Nichols, auburn Kidder, Grass Valley
Geo Fletcher Grass Willy II Goodell, Sacramento
T Allen, Stanford
NEW WESTERN HOTEL.
John sprague, Boston Herbert, Benicia
G Hirst, Montague NJ Evans, Rocklin
q Il Bennett, n A Cunningham. Boston
E Noble, Augusta, Me X Allen & w Maine
w o Ban, Los Angeles ] ii Mcclure, Ohio
P p McMahon & W, Ind e Long, Louisville
Il Stwaith, st Louis CD Yolker. MINI
c Montgomery, st Paul A ] Sanner, MINI
Raymond Hanes, MINI ID Burns & W, Sacramento
Thos Mason, Spokane John Murphy, San Rafael
StaDely, Victoria w Easton San Jose
James Flick, Petauma Edward Puser OHIO
NJ Murphy, N Y Kennedy, Seattle
RUSS HOUSE.
II Is Morse, Marysville ] Il Mood, Oakland
NJ Stanley, Oakland ] S Stally, San Jose
G X Alexander Richmd Annear, Mont
Annear, Mont Perpruner, Mont
w G Wells, Platt City + MeGowan, Eureka
Miss r Wells Platt City G l. Collins, Ferndae
Miss A Wells Platt Cy Giavinni, Petrobia
w Young, Hum boldt Cooper, Los Angeles
j II Martin, Woodland j. III Thompson, Liverpl
y Weller Los Angeles & ID Bates Riverside
Mrs ID w right d I. LA @ Smith, Los Angeles
Il L Dennis, Healdsburg W Stevens q WI, Colo
Goodrich, Los Olvs l. + Moore, santa Cruz
w Estey, Ukiah
LICK HOUSE.
I Copeland, Vallecito w Maloney, Pleasanton
i Lipman Berkeley II smart, san Jose
Ellis & w, San Jose Joe Mayne, Fresno
Geo III Kraft, Red Bluff Frank ii Clark, Tacomf
L White, Fresno w knapp, Los Angelo:
f Z Colpan Sacramento E s Rector, Nevada CITY
5 Calkins, Nevada City y b dlnsaale, Gardner
CrossInan, Snohomish
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-04-03
Heavy Land Transaction.

FAIIBAULT Mimi, April 3.-Donald
Grant, wealthy contractor Of this city;
w. II. Fisher. late manager Of the Duluth
and Winnipeg railroad, and j. A. Bow.
man, Grand Rapids (Minn.) banker,
have just returned from Venezuela, where
they obtained concession OF land at the
mouth of the Orinoco, running 225 miles
south and from Is to 30 miles east and
west. It Is rich In minerals, mahogany.
rosewood and dyewoods. They also have
the right to mine asphalt on q small isl.
and near Trinidad. The syndicate will in
vest good deal Of capital in working the
concession, and Mr.. Fisher is to be the
manaUer
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-04-03
STOLE FOR YEARS.
Ehy Fcxcroii's Treasurer Committed Suicide.
Dcialcation viii Be Heavy.

FoxcRoFr, Me-, April 3.-Hon. Elias j.
Hale. Judge Of probate for Piscataquis
county, who shot himself on Thursday
last, Is now thought TO have been do
faulter TO an amount exceeding SlOOOV0.
He had been town trustee for 10 years,
and served without bond until last year.
Since his death, holders of notes in sCms
all the way from $1,000 TO $4,000 have been
coming In, and It appears that he had
hired these sums at different times In the
towns name. The town books contain no
record OF these transactions.
Judge Halo was buried yesterday, and
tho town officers demanded tho books OF
the administrator and are now engaged In
investigating. The last town report
showed an outstanding loan Of sS40l.25,
bnt notes already found make the amount
from 500, 700 to t70 900, and they are still
coming In.
1t is not known what Hale did with the
money. He had been living we'll and sup
porting the appearance OF wealth, with
little visible property. His home In Fox
croft was In his wife's name, but no
owned some real estate In this and ad-
joining towns. During his life, Judge
Hale was universally respected and es-
teemed and bore spotless reputation.
The reported defalcation has caused q
great sensation in town, and many con-
fiicting reports have been circulated. 1t Is
believed that he saw discovery was newt
able, and shot himself rather than face In
vestigation. He leaves q wife and niece,
DR.. Mary Lowell Of Mt. Holyoke college.