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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-27
A NOTED RIDER
PASSES AWAY
Park Policeman Samuel A.
Harper Dies at ST.
Luke's.
He Killed Contractor Henry de
Greayer in the Park Four
Years Ago.

Park Policeman Samuel A. Harper died
at st. Luke's Hospital yesterday after
noon of blood poisoning caused by wounds
he received two weeks ago. when his horse
fell on him at the park.
Harper had quite record as park police
man and vaquero. He was originally dis
covered by Park Patrolman Thomson,
when the latter went to Montana to buy
buffalo. Harper rode so well that Thorn
son had the commissioners send for him.
On January so, 1892 Harper shot and
killed Henry de Greayer, street contrac-
tor, under circumstances OF sef-defense.
The case created great deal of talk at the
time.
De Greayer was out riding with woman,
whereupon Harper requested him to drive
more slowly. The request was ignored
and De Greaver drove away again rapidly
Harper again commanded him to drive
more slowly and sought to hold back the
horse. De Greayer then got out of his1
buggy, abused Harper and drew his re-
voiver. Harper then fired in self-defen sc
and De Greayer fell, dying soon thereafter
at his home.
The trial was an interesting one, and
Harper was acquitted very largely on the
testimony of a wealthy lady who CHANGED
to be passing, and narrated the event as
Harper had explained it.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-27
ken by indications of intense application

ken by indications of intense application
two pupils enter the room quietly.
The principal. pleasan ly-Now. boys,
in this basket that these boys have just
brought in is a lot of beanshooters. l had
to take them from the boys in the other
rooms. Now you must take your turn.
All come up here and take your shooters
out of your pockets.
While the principal is speaking there is
a simultaneous movement among the
boys, as though they wsre taking some
thing from their pockets and slowing
them under their desks. So, when the
principal says: ~ know you have been
told that you must not kill birds-and YOU
probably haven't disobeyed-but l must
see what you have in your pockets a
CLEAN OF joy, quickly suppressed, flashes
along the rows of boys, and then their
mouths distend in broad smiles. There is
scramble to see who will be first to get
into line. They do not have to wait long
for operations to begin.
The next move of the principal is to rap
with his heel on the floor. The door opens
and two more stalwart boys appear. They
proceed without delay to the desks of the
boys, and extract therefrom about peck
of beanshooters. The boys have been out
fanked.
In one school on the Park slope bushel
OF beanshooters was scOOped from the
desks.-New York Sun.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-27
TRACKED A Be- AR
TO ITS LAIR
Mark StrouSe's Bruin Dis
covered Under Tallow
Works.
Two Men Make a Valiant
Attempt to Capture the
Brute.

The bear that escaped from the Bay City
Packing house, San Bruno avenue, near
Cortland avenue, Thursday afternoon,
was discovered OH Friday, but it is not yet
captured.
Instead of roaming round the outlying
districts OF the Mission it crawled under
meath Barrys tallow works, about two
blocks from the packing-house, and has
remained there, refusing to bulge.
Mark Strouse, the proprietor of the
packing house, offered reward for any
one that would capture the bear, dead or
alive, and several attempts were made
yesterday afternoon and last night, but
without success.
Charles Williams got few glasses of
liquor under his belt last night and with
the assistance of Juan Alvarez, a vaquero,
and several dogs, he attempted to capture
the bear.
They crawled underneath the building
and the dogs made for the bear. AS it
reared up Williams threw lariat round
its neck but in IN instant the bear threw
i. off. Four times the same process was
gone through, the bear getting madden
and madden all the time
After the fourth attempt the bear had
got close to Williams and, rearing itself
on us nauncneS, IL STRUCK at MIN WITH
both of its paws, striking him on the FORE
head and cheek, tearing them open. Will
liams, with yell. crawled hurriedly
away from the bear, and Alvarez was
foolish enough to crawl toward the bear
to fiud out what was the matter.
Alvarez soon found out. The bear
struck at him and he had the presence.:of
mind to throw his head back. The bears
claws grazed his lett cheek, leaving i'm
pressions as if some one hso drawn a
sharp fork down his cheek. He imme-
diately crawled out alter Williams and
the bear was left in undisputed possession
of the basement of the tallow works.
Williams and Alvarez made their way
to the Receiving Hospital and DR.. Bum
nell attended to their juries. Williams
C eek was swollen to twice its natural size
and several sti 'ches had to be put in the
wounds on his forehead and cheek. 1t
was wonder his eye was not knocked out.
Both the amateur bear-hunters declared
that nothing in the world would tempt
them to try and capture bear again in
similar circumstances.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-27
TIP HATS TO THE FLAG.
A Naval Ceremony Ordered to b
Adopted by the Army.

A Naval Ceremony Ordered to Be
Adopted by the Army.
Army officers are not lacking in patriot
ism, perhaps, but they SOM times show q
disposition TO resist manifestations of the
sentiment which would have wholesome
effect if shown with fair degree of ear.
| nesiness. Secretary of War Lamont is
not an emo tional person, as any of his
acquaintance will testify; but he has
some ideas about the service which highly
emotional men and women will share.
One of these has become a rule of the
army.
For ever so long, perhaps for as long as
there has been an army, it has been GUS
tomary to fire gun at sunrise at all army
posts, have the flag run up by sergeant,
and at nieht have it lowered again by a
soldier, and all was officially done for the
flag of the United States that was coDsid-
cred desirable to maintain regard for the
National symbol. In the navy, OH
the contrary, "colors" has been and
is ceremony reminding those on
flag is q thing to be treated with dlstin-
guished respect when it is raised and low
cred. At eight bells in the morning on
board every ship in commission ''colors"
summons officers and a marine guard, and
the band, ii there is one, to the quar- err
deck, and the flag is run up to the sound
of a bar of 1.-The Star-spangled Banner"
the officers standing at salute until the
colors are in place. At sunset the cere-
mony is repeated when the colors are
lowered. 1t is brief, but very pretty, and
to the stranger to it an impressive pro-
cee3ing.
Secretary Lamont thought that there
was no good reason why the same cere-
mony could not be adopted, with certain
notifications. for the army, which is as
much in need Of being reminded of the re-
gard due to the flag as in the navy. Oddly
enough the proposition met with objec-
lions from officers of the army, but they
did not strike the Secretary AS convincing.
At all events, instead of permitting
the flag to be sent aloft every morn
ing with the mere salute Of the morn
ing gun, which is touched off by a
soldier without com pany, except q COM
rade or two, it is now the order that,
where there is supply OF music sufficient
to produce 1.-THE Star-spangled Sanner."
the band shall turn out to play bar of it
while the flag is being run up to the top
OF the staff, and while il Is on its way the
guard and the officers who have turned
out TO see that the ceremony is properly
performed shall stand ut salute. AS on
board ship, The band is to render the like
service at sunset when the evening gun is
fired and the colors are lowered.-New
York Times.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-27
LAYING IT LOW ON THE BOYS
Strategy Used by Brooklyn Teachers
Ag inst Pupils With Beanshooters

Strategy Used by Brooklyn Teachers
Ag Inst Pupils With Beanshooters.
Boys in Brooklyn public schools have
recently had trying time. Every fall
when the leaves have dropped from the
trees that line the city streets the young
sters have for the time forgotten baseball
and marbles, and have turned to the de-
lights OF peppering English sparrows with
beanshooters. There is a city ordinance
forbidding the practice. but the boys have
kept right on beanshoo,ing. Teachers
have told the boys not to shoot at the
birds. The boys remembered this about
as long as it took them to get out OF doors.
Hence it was that there was a consensus
OF opinion at meeting OF the SCHOOL,
masters Association recently that the
boys must be disciplined.
The teachers have descended on the
boys and taken advantage of their guile
lessness in way tina. is shocking. The
scenes that have taken place have been
after this fashion:
Enter the principal; boys at their disks; ;
boys see the principal looking sharply
| about the schoolroom; dead silence, bro
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-27
GLUE WORKS IN ASHES,
Martin Hodges Establishment in
South San Francisco
Destroyed.
Henry Hol ier, an Emp,oye, Was
Cremated in the G owing Ruins
$4,000 Los.

The California Glue Works, owned by
Martin Hoige. Fifth avenue and @ street,
were completely destroyed by fire last
night, and it is ascertaineG that Henry
Hollier, an employe, was cremated by
the flames.
The fire was first seen breaking through
the roof of the establishment at 1880
o'clock. An alarm was sounded through
box 354, but when the department arrived
the entire building was a mass of raging
flames.
1t was useless to turn a stream of water
on the doomed structure, but nevertheless
il was done. The majority OF the engines,
however, confined attention to surround
ing properties in order to prevent a
general confagration, and the fire was
kept from spreading.
At midni< ut the flames were under con-
troll, there being hardly any of the wooden
portion Of the building left for them to
feed upon and the smoldering ruins were
drenched until the last spark was ex-
tinguished.
The loss was estimated at $4,000, be-
lieved to be all covered by insurance.
About half an hour preceding the break
ing out OF the fire Hollier, who supposedly
lost his life, was seen in dazed condi-
ton staggering toward the glue works.
He ept in a small ante-room attached
to the building, and it is thought that he
was on his way to bed. These facts were
reported to the police after the flames had
been extinguished and search was insti-
suited.
The looked-for man, however, was not
in or around his usual haunts ana the
police and fire officials reached a conclu-
sion that he had been cremated.
Later the body was discovered and
taken to the Morgue.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-27
C. H. Lord, a Millionaire
Merchant of Minneap-
oils, Heard Of.
He Was Found Wandering
Around the Donohoe Build.
ing by a Policeman.
Was Detained In the Receiving Hos.
pital for Some Hours and
Then Discharged.

c. II. Lord the millionaire merchant
from Minneapolis who disappeared from
the Palace Hotel several DAYS ago and
eludcd the vigilance of the police, has been
heard of.
He is troubled with amnesia, a cerebral
disease, in which the patient substitutes
wrong words or names in place OF those
he wishes to employ.
About O'Clock yesterday morning
Policeman T. B. Gibson saw a man acting
queerly around the Donohoe building on
Market and Taylor streets. Thinking
that he might be burglar Gibson accosted
him and at once saw that there was some
thing wrong with him as he did not
appear TO be able to answer any questions.
Gibson took him to the City Prison and
when he was searched a gold watch and
chain, diamond ring, draft for $l66 OF
ard another for 1906 A, payable TO his
order, were found upon him. He was then
taken to the Reoeivin Hospital and ques-
toned by the doctors, but he could not
collect his thoughts and was given a bed
till the morning.
He appeared to have somewhat recov-
cred yesterday morning, and as he was
anxious to get away and the hospital
dllGCL6S ldQ no 10 Q6ldIn III
he was discharged about half past 10
O'clock
He went to the Property Clerks office
and got his watch and chain and other
property. Since then no trace of him
has been found. Detective Ross Whit
taker is on the case and it is expected
that he will soon be able to locate him.
His brother, F. J. Lord, arrived in the
City from Denver, Colo, yesterday morn
ing and is stopping at the Baldwin Hotel
Yesterday afternoon he called at police
headquarters for information about his
brother and was informed that man
bearing that name had been taken TO the
City Prison yesterday morning and then
to the hospital, but had been discharged.
If description of the missing man
had been read to the watches every po-
iceman would have known 1t, and when
Gibson discovered him all anxiety about
him would have been at an end.
T. ]. Lord, the brother of the missing
man, said last night that his brother was
demented, having become so while cross
ing the range to this coast.
He stopped over at Fresno and sauan-
dered all his means there. Mr.. Lord was
anxious to prevent any unnecessary no.
toriety and seemed confident that he
would soon recover his brother. The
missing man is about As years old.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-27
Herring Fishing q Failure.

ST. JOHNS, N. F., Dec. 26-The
winter herring fishery is a total failure all
around Fortune Bay. Ali the fishing
schooners which We're waiting there hop
ing 10 secure cargoes have abandoned the
place and sailed for Placenta Bay. All
seine masters have given up tneil
voyages. This is the second year in sue
cession that the herring fishery has failed
at Fortune Bay. The result means star
walton to thousands of people because
the herring industry is the only possible
occupation of the residents during the
winter months. The Government will
have to help relieve the suffering.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-27
Enters the Clear,n,-Ho,.,e.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. 26-The st. Louis
United States Sub-Treasury VIII on Janu-
airy 3 become mem Der of the local clear
ing house association. This step has the
approval OF Secretary Carlisle and will
render unnecessary the transfer of about
500, 900, 600 between the banks and the
Sub-Treasury per annum.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-27
A Christmas Cantata.

A Christmas cantata, "St. Nicholas Visit to
the School," will be given by the choir and
Sunday-school OF the First Presbyterian
Church, in Union Square Hall, Tuesday even.
ing, December %. Queen Winter will reign,
ana her attendants, the Four Winds, Snow,
Hail, Ice, Jack Frost and Aurora Borealis, will
be in subsection. The Storm King, Long Ago
and st. Nicholas will visit the queen.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-27
The Humorist Has His Troubles.

How wretched it is to acquire the repu.
tation of being humorous writer.
Aside from the fact of always being sus-
pected of turning everything you see into
ridicuie, you are made the especial con-
tidant OF every body's Jokes"
AT every social function you are ex-
pected to entertain the assembled COM
pany with a continuous flow of choice
witticism, and ii you remain silent Tor
three minutes you are asked if you "ieel
sick"
Stories, so dry that if you were to bore a
hole in them with gimlet sawdust would
surely come out, are inflicted upon you
with an air OF rll-give-you-this-ins tead-$5.
And worst of all-even the editors laugh
at your efforts to please them.-New York
World.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-27
The Buck,.rs at the Banquet.

BOSTON, MASS. Dec. 26.-General and
Mrs. Simon 3. BuckEe7 were guests at the
annual banquet OF the New England Free
Trade League this evening. The event
was celebrated at the Hotel Brunswick
and the occasion was graced by the pres
ence OF large number of the wives and
fair companions OF the members.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-27
Coufe,scd n Judoment.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Dec. 26.-George
Heather, dealer n dry goods under the
name OF Heather & Co., to-day confessed
judgment for $50, SS3 The liabilities are
$4,000, nominal assets $4,000 and actual
assets $50 900.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-27
Exports of Specie.

NEW YORK. n. Y, Dec 26-The ex-
ports of specie from the port of New York
for the week were $3.50 COS, of which
S7S6, 500 was silver and $l440 gold went to
Europe ana So, 500 gold ana so, 262 silver
to South American ports
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-27
Yts;t of Prominent Prelcts,.

WORCESTER, MASS, Dec. 26-His
Grace Archbishop Martinelli, apostolic
delegate to the United States, accom-.
panied by his secretary, Right Rev. Mgr.
Sbaretti, d. d., Very Rev. P. J. Garridan,
vice-rector of the Catholic University at
Washington, and Rev. John Conway of
GEORGETOWN College, arrived here this
eyeninO
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-27
Murdered or Miners.

LEADVILLE, Colo, Dec. 26.-Patrick
Carney, a union miner returning with
his wife from a Christmas festival at 30
this mornin was shot dead at his door
step by four Missouri non-union miners.
The four men were arrested.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-27
Deeds of q L,tnntic.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Dec. 26.-Max
Becker, waiter, this afternoon snot and
killed his wife, Emma, and then shot and
killed himself in their apartments. The
shooting was committed in fit of insan-
ity, Becker having been confined on one
or TWO occasions in an asylum.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-27
Fatal Floods In Jnmnicn.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Dec. 26.-The Her
AIDS special cable from Kingston, Jamaica,
says: Disastrous floods have occurred in
Montserrat. 1t is reported here that no
less than seventy five lives were lost in the
storm and floods. Many houses and
bridges were destroyed.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-27

Erie County. was robbed. beaten into in
senslbility last night and placed in his
burning barn, from which he was rescued
by neighbour. He is so seriously hurt
that his recovery is uncertain.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-27
To Address Commercial Men.

Rev. William RAIDER of the Third Congrega-
tional Church will address the commercial
travellers on Sunday evening, by invitation of
the Christian Endeavor State Union. There
Will be fine programme of Christmas music
by the chorus choir.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-27

The Bavarians appeared, as a separate
people, in $50 A. d.. when they are men
rioned as having been conquered by the
Franks.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-27

The most healthy places frequently have
the highest death rate, on account OF the
large number OF lnvalids that visit them.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-27
Robbed and FATALLY Bectep,

ERIE, Pa. Dec. 26.-Roscoe Finley, the
Tax Collector of Greenfield Township,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-27

The average height of Laplanders is
under five feet.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-27

The Great and the Small.
These are the days when woman gets
poem OF n bonnet:
An epic Tor the theater
And for the street q sonnet.
Detroit Tribune.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-03-07
The May Election.

Have the people OF this school district
thought OF any one to run for School
Trustees at the election to take place the
first Monday in May? Ii not, would it
not be well for them to put on their
thinking caps and see who would best
serve them in that capacity? May will
soon he here, and u school Trustee is one
OF the most important offices within the
gift of the people. A school trustee
comes nearer being a member of your
family than any other officer, and you
should think carefully and intelligibly of
who will best serve you. The foregoing
by the Reno Gazette ia applicable to
every district in the State.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-03-07
Business Meeting.

Commissioner Alt was in town We'd
nesday looking into the county affairs
in this burg. Several sleepers of the
county bridge are broken and arrange
ments were made for repairs. The bnsi-
ness men of the town met Mr.. Alt at
the library room and requested that
the road work for this year in this dis
trict be divided and that no single indi-
vidual be allowed to hog it all, as it was
very apparent n was trying to do. Mr..
Alt asked that the meeting elect a com
mittre OF representative men of Wa Is
worth to attend to the matter. In com
piiance Herewith the meeting elected
II. Griswold, John Lee, W. ii A.. Pike
and X. II. Cowles. The gentlemen
will say where the work shall be done,
by whom, and have supervision over it.
The wisdom of this curse is apparent
to all. The committee is composed OF
merchants who are sterling citizens.
They know ON unemployed, oir worthy
and deserving, and can DO depended
upon to make II fair division. They
will do the work where it il needed.
Wadsworth is to be congratulated for
settling the question with justice to I'LL
and with satisfaction to all. The meet
ing was good for our citizens and good
for Commissioner Alt as it gave oppor-
tunity to meet, become acquainted and
discuss matters concerning all.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-03-07
Tuneiui Liars

"Madam," said q ragged tramp to a
charitable lady OF Wadsworth the other
day, "have You an old pair Of pants yon
conld gimme? Mems pants" he added
hastily, as IA second thought struck him.
A man in San Francisco is suing his
attorney Tor collecting 81 900 for HIM
and keeping the money. He should
consider himself in big luck that the
LAWYER don't charge him any additional
price.
Gold has been found in Kansas. Luck
lily England can assert no claim. The
flying squadron, deceptive as the title
is, is not made up OF air ships.
The burning out of a chimney in Con-
ductor Grants house caused the alarm
OF fire to be turned in last Monday
night, says the Truckee Republican. We
are inclined to think it was one of
Paddy's cigaroots. The fire department
will mistake him for a conflagration and
drown him yet.
Because the president Of the Wiscon-
sin University has been accused of being
too aristorratic. the Detroit Tribune adj
vises him to meet the requirements of
Wisconsin society bv ''expectorating
his whiskers and trying to smell like a
wolf"
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-03-07
Tax Levy.

State tax, 30 cents on each 500 valua-
ton; general fund 10 cents; INDECENT
fund Ii cents; general road fund, Is
cents; salary fund, l0cents agricultural
bonds fund, | cent general school fund,
20 cents. Total 81. 90ccnts for State and
county purposes. In addition TO the
above, the following taxes were levied
in Reno: Incorporation, 70 cents on
each 500 valuation school redemption,
10 cents; State University, 10 cents,
making Stale, county and municipal
taxes IN Reno, S2.S5 on each 800 valu-
alton.
Waisworth in addition to the State
and coln J taxes, aas - cents for ire
and redemption nnd+, making totalleyv
IA tais town, $40 on cach 800 yaIn..
.ioa.