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FIGHTING FIERY FUMES.
n biaze In Spice Mandatory Cause
Considerable Damage.

Biaze in Spice Mandatory Causes
Considerable Damage.
The members of the Fire Department
mad novel experience while lighting a
nre on Davis and Commercial streets last
evening. At $50 o'clock fire broke out
in the third story of the large building oc-
cupied by the Merten Manufacturing Com
pany, dealers in spices, ETC.. at 2l0 Davis
street. 1t made considerable headway and
WORKED into the fourth floor. By the time
the nremen reached the place the building
was hlied with the smoke and fumes of
burning spices and Cayenne pepper, which
ur0Ve them back time and again.
Ihe poor fellows could not work more
tnan minute in this atmosphere before
pSing opllged to rush out TO the fresh air.
Wnen this condition Of affairs was slightly
overcome by draughts from broken win-
1ows new element assailed them. The
neat began TO burst large number of bot
ties OF ammonia, and the fremen were
omoarded with flying glass and the
gases from the liquid were positively un-
Dearaoie 1t took fully an hoCr to put out
the blaze, and the fremen went home with
req noses and smarting eyes.
Merten.s loss and damage was about
Slo,VvO. Well Brothers, produce-dealers
on the ground floor, sustained some loss.
HOW the fire started is not known.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-30

grade class at the Pacific Avenue Primary
ScnooI was also referred to the Classifca-
ton Committee.
protest by Miss Agnes NJ. Manning
was submitted to the board. She pro-
tested against the closing of the Webster
Primary School, provided such closing
would mean her transfer to another school
on a reduced salary. The ground taken
by her was that the board had no au-
thoritv to transfer her from seventeen
class school TO an eight-class school, and
perhaps reduce her salary, when she had
no charges preferred against her to cause
her to forfeit her rights. Tne protest was
referred to the City and County Attorney
for his opinion on the point therein con-
tanned.
Upon motion of Superintendent Bah
cock the date for opening the Bernal
Heights School was changed from August
8 to IL, for the reason that the repairs now
going on there will not be completed until
that date.
a resolution by Director Comte, ap-
pointing George H Foulkes vice prin cipal
OF the Business Evening School at salary
OF $50 per month, was adopted.
The commercial department of the
Polytechnic High School was reciasslned
as follows: Miss K. G. Fay to pc heaq
teacher of business department, MISS ~
Rademaker to be first assistant IN same,
Miss B. Durkie to be second assistant tn
same, Miss Ida Garbarlno to be hrst
teacher in typewriting, Miss L. White to
be assistant teacher in business depart
ment and second teacher in ty2ewriting,
Miss NJ. L. Richards and Miss B. Conway
to be teachers in stenography.
BY recommendation of the classincatlon
committee teachers were transferred as
follows: Miss Grace ID. Mitchell from the
Everett Grammar to the Irving Primary; (;
Miss Josie Fleming from the James LICK
Grammar to the new class in the Monroe
Primary; Miss. A. L. Grimm from the
Lincoln Grammar to James Lick Gram
mar; Miss NJ. II. Slavan TO the Cleveland
Primary, temporarily from the unassigned
list; Miss Rosella La Faille from the
Washington Evening to the Lincoln Even
ing; Miss Lillian Mcmahon from the Linz
coin Evening 70 the Washington Evening.
A high-school class was established in
the Mission district and located in the
Horace Mann Grammar School building,
and Miss Ada Goldsmith ira nsferred from
the Broadway Grammar and assigned to
charge of said class.
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N0MIAEg DE rRIES PLANS.
HH Take the StHm2 i,l Hts District
Early ipeSeptember.


. Early in September.
STOCKTON, CAL, July 29.-Marion de
Eries, the Democratic nominee for Con-
gress for this district, arrived home last
evening from San Francisco. where he has
been taking a vacation for the last three
weeks.
The Congressional committee will be
called together at an early date" said
Colonel de Vries, in speaking to friend
of his candidacy, land the plan of the
campaign will be decided on then. twill
be three or four days before l appoint the
ten members of the committee, whom 1
was authorized to name by the Congress
sional convention"
when are you going to begin active
campaign work?' was asked.
. II shall take the stump on or about
SeDtem5er II, and shall continue until the
close of the contest. Ny fight will be
made on the free and unlimited coinage of
silver at the ratio of 10 to l, and in oppo-
sition TO every and all bills for the funding
OF the Pacific Railroad debts So far T
have received great encouragement. par
ticularly from the mining counties, and
shall make vigorous fight. ] confidently
expect to be elected -
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LITTLE CUPID'S VICTORY,
Mrs. A. Il. Marquis Is Rein
stated by the School
Board.
George H. Foulkes Appointed Vice
Principal of the Business Evening
School-The Webster.

The Board of Education met last even
ing.
Upon motion of Director Murdock the
board rescinded its action of the previous
meeting in dismissing Mrs. Alice II. Mar
quis as teacher of the Haight Primary
School on account of her marriage.
The request of the Chamber of Com
merce that an evening class in navigation
be established was referred to the Classii-
cation Committee.
A petition by certain property-owners
requesting the establishment of an eighth
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other able speakers, will form Mckinley
and Hobart clubs in the following places
Windsor. Thursday, July go: GuerneviIle,
Saturday, August 1; Bodega, Monday,
August 3; Occidental. Tuesday, August
Sebastopol, Wednesday, August 5; Penns
Grove, Thursday. August 6; Forestville,
Friday, August z.
The educational addresses of D. Z. Nc
Kinlay are intensely interesting, as he has
given profound study to economic dues-
tions, and his services arein great demand.
After the opening of the State canvass
this gifted speaker will be heard in the
principal cities of California, speaking un-
der the auspices of the State Central Com
miffea
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COLHILLE ELoPEMENr.
Flight Of Sirteen- Year Old Mis-. W
Nei0hboriuo Farmer

Right Of a SiEteen- Year Old Miss yifh
Netghboring Farmer.
CoLVILLE, WASH, July 90. = Rosa
Schuntz. bright young miss Of 16, niece
OF John Leipp, weII-to-do citizen, has
eloped with Ed Brooks, a neighboring
farmer. Brooks is about 40 years of age.
The girl had been in the habit of walk
ing to town occasionally during the week
for mall. Some time ago Brooks, in a car
rage, overlook Miss Schuntz on the road
ana invited her to ride to town with him.
Inc young lady accepted the offer and
this passing acquaintance was the begin
ning OF q clandestine courtship. which
grew into ripe affection. There is likely
to be some shooting when Rosa's brother
and Brooks meet. The couple have
crossed the British Columbian line.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-30
Sa,. Diego Barrants Protected.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, July 29.-All out
standing warrants of.the San Diego School
District, aggregating several thousand
dollars, have been rejected by County
Treasurer Thompson, acting upon advice
of the District Attorney. 1t is claimed by
the Treasurer that the legality OF the
Board Of Education has never been estab-
lished, nor has the legality of the Board of
three Trustees elected few months ago,
to prevent persons opposed to the Board
of Education from interfering with the
affairs of the district. Suit will probably
be brought TO compel the Treasurer to
honor the warrants.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-30
sait Spring Valley Casualty.

STOCKTON, CAL, July 29.-The infant
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Crosby of Salt
Spring Valley was killed in runaway ac-
cident on Monday and its mother was
seriously hurt. At turn in the road the
child was hurled from its mothers arms
and its head struck on pile of rocks. The
mother was thrown out While her in
lurles are serious they are thought not to
be fatal. The father hurried after the run
away horse and soon came up to his dead
baby. and farther on found his wife uncon-
scious.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-30
FUSION WINS 1r SPOKANE.
Middle-of- the Road Popuffsts May Bolt
the Convention.

Middle-of the Road Poputists May Bolt
the Convention.
SPOKANE, WASH, July 2S.-After one
of the most spirited political conventions
in the history of the county, at 1880 to-
night the Populist convention agreed to
fuse with the Democrats in the coming
campaign.
The vote was close. Majority and mi
nority reports were presented to the con-
vention. resulting in a wild debate and
great confusion. The middle-of-the-road
men threatened to bolt if the report was
adopted. After three hours debating
or, rather, shouting, for the widest confu-
sion existed all the tlme-a vote was Sc
cured. union carrying by forty-seven ma
jority.
The dle-of-the-roadsters will prob.
abiy withdraw
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SANTA ROSA MeKINLEYrrEs.
Five Hundred Voters sign a Club Mem
be-shfD Roll

SANTA ROSA, CAL. July 29.-An en-
thusiastic start has been made toward
forming Mckinley and Hobart Club in
this city. City Attorney 0. o. Weber, as
sisted by George A. Burch, was out one
day this week obtaining signatures to the
club roll. They had no difficulty in se-
curing 500 names. The first meeting will
be held some night this week. AS the to-
tai vote here at the last election was only
about 1900 the friends of protection, prog
Tess and prosperity are greatly encour-
aged.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-30
santa Clare Republicans.

SANTA CLARA, CAL, July 29.-The
Republicans of Santa Clara will form q
Mckinley club Saturday night. A pre-
liminary meeting was held last night and
a temporary organization formed by elect
ing l. Harrington president and .. A. r.
Saunders secretary. The club expects to
start with large membership.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-30

lnsp ector Spencer held UP thirty-four
milk wagons at First and Santa Clara
streets about O'Clock this morning, and
TOOK samples of the milk to be tested to as
certain the percentage of butter fat. The
samples averaged from to 4 S-5 per cent
each, but three of the lots going below the
standard OF 3 per cent set by the Board OF
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M1RrIS ArEsr,s U1cIDE.
Ends His Life Because He Could No
Secure a Pension.

Ends His Life Because He Could Not
Secure Pension.
STOCKTON, CAL, July %. = Martin
Avery, better known as Avery Martin,
committed suicide at the residence of S. G.
Rescassco Monday afternoon by shooting
himself in the head. He placed the muz-
zle of double-barreled shotgun against
his head, over which he had drawn a sack,
and hred the gun py means OF string,
one end OF which he had tied to the trig-
ger and the other end to one of his toes.
The side of his head was blown off.
The suicide was a pioneer resident of
Cloudman, having resided there for the
last forty years or more. BE was an old
soldier, served in the Union army and re-
ceived an honorable discharge. The cause
OF the deed was disappointment in failing
to get pension for which he had been
waiting for some time.
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oRGANIzINe IN sosomA.
o. o. Weber dppofnfed President q
the Republican County Leaoue.

the ReplblicGn County League.
SANTA ROSA, CAL, July. 90. O..
Weber hes been appointed president of the
League of Republican Clubs for So
noma County Mr.. Weber is City Attor.
ney of Santa Rosa and an able and enthu-
siastic organizer. Under the auspices of
the county Central Committee he, with D.
E. McKinlay, Judge J. A. Barham and
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-30
The Gnla R..1rre

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 29.-The
treasury gold reserve at the close of busi-
ness to-day stood at $106. 300, 704. The
day IS Withdrawals were $32l, 800.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-30

The telegraph lines Of the world aggso-
gate LOGS, 123 miles. America has more
than half-c4s, ,S32 miles.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-30
sam jose Dirorce S,.it.

SAN JOSE, CAL, July 29.-Sarah A.
Scofield has begun suit for divorce from
George w. Scoieid on the ground of ex-
treme cruelty. The SconeIds were married
at Santa Cruz thirteen years ago, and
have three small children. Mrs. Scofieid
alleges that her husband has beaten and
treated her in an inhuman manner tor
some time. She asks for the custody of
the three children, and half of about $1,000
worth of property near Almaden.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-30
San Jose,s Dockerv at Torl

SAN JOSE, CAL, July 29.-vsterinary
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"How do Y.u Do?"

From the Youths Companion.
An American lady who had spent some
time in Paris says that she had friend
there. a French lady. who wished to
learn little English. and did so. Among
her acquisitions in the language was the
expression, How do you do?" to which
she was careful TO learn the proper re-
spouse.
one day the American lady met her
French friend on the street The Ameri-
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smile, and passed on. She did not notice
that she had left the French lady stand
ing on the street i'm establishment
Soon afterwafd she called on her friend
and was received very coldly by the
French lady. As she did not know Of
any reason why the lady should be Of
Tended with her, she pressed her to tell
what was the matter.
Have l done anything to grieve your"
she asked.
Anything to grieve met" answered the
French lady; you meet me on the street.
you ask me how | am, you do not walt
TO find out how l am, you pass on, and
then you ask me whether you have done
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Then the American explained that IL
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How do you do?" that they commonly
"t1ef tue NoTus ana pass on or III they
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The French lady could hardly express
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The French. when they are of the de-
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CURRY as TO the health of another stop
and hear all about ii. and all about the
health of the respective families. When
all this Information has been EXCHANGED
the two persons part with many adieux
and elaborate good wishes for the others
continued health and happiness.
The Italians frequently embrace one
another in public places. and shake hands
several times, and commit one another in
parting 10 the care Of God. The Amer
leans and the English are the only REQ
pie that question each other as 20 their
health without stopping to find out any
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The q Il hite Horse.

From the Kansas City Star.
| When Kansas City was young and the
bulk of the towns business was conduct
7 ed on the levee and the streets contigu-
Gus thereto, and Main street was muddy
in wet weather and dusty in dry weather.
a livery stable was located out of the
way at Thirteenth and Grand avenue. 1t
was kept" by Calhoon & Johnson. This
was in ''grasshopper" year. Belonging to
the stable was a horse known as the "old
white horse" If ii had any other name
most people have forgotten it. THE old
white horse" was almost rigid of limb
and was so 'stove up" that he was given
the run of the town and ate grass by the
sides of the streets without interference
from impounders and deputy impounders
and assistant deputy impounders. who de-
light in taking up" any inoffensive ami
NAL not tied or chained or locked in. This
old horse had the blood of kings in his
veins and had come originally from Crab
Orchard, KY
In those days there was no jockey club,
and races either came off during fair time
or were impromptu affairs. Jockeys rode
about the country in movers wagons
with a lean, CLAIM limbed horse hitched
behind. These were generally sharpers,
travelling from town to town, looking dip
lomatically for races and the spare
change of the twonspeople They Dragged
modesty of their horses, which often
proved to be ringers" that is, racers
with record, travelling under an as
sumed name.
The people who lounged about the
Grand avenue barn were on the lookout
for this kind of people and whenever
they could pitted "the old white horse"
against the racers at good odds. One day
an oldish man came along with a likely
looking horse tied behind his wagon. He
Dragged of his horse and the barn people
banteringly told him they believed 1.-THE
old white horse" could beat 1t. The oldish
man looked the old white wreck over and
at once offered to bet at extravaganza
odds he couldn't A race was thereupon
arranged to take place in the afternoon
at the old MCGEE track.
on the way out to the track the old
man doubted much that the barn people
were i'm earnest.
They'll never dare to put that old
skate on the track with my horse" he
would say.
Yes, l believe they will" a tout from
the barn would reply, encouragingly.
At the track the man threw off his coat
and boots, and with a piece of barrel
hoop for whip. mounted his horse. A
boy was put upon the "old white horse"
and showed him up and down the track
awhile. to timber him up. When the word
go" was given both horses started Off.
and 'the old white horse" went around
the track twice while the racer went
once. The trouble with 1.-THE old white
horse" when his sporting blood got warm
was he never wanted to stop. He was
only beaten twice, the old-timers recall
with a glow, once by Paul Corder's 300
yard mare at Fort Scott Any old-timer
will tell you "the old white horse" was a
wonder. He was like the parsons horse
In Oliver Wendell Holmes poem, How
the Old Horse Won the Bet"
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THE LAY OF A LAUGH.

Here am perched at my open easement.
Enjoying the laugh Of some unseen
miss
That comes ripping up from some room
in the basement
Just below this.
Morning. noon and night | can hear
Babbling away with her chatter and
chafr.
And It seems as If all creation near her
Was just on the laugh.
Picture her: Isn't her face just made for
IL?
Crinkled and curved for the laughing
ht.
Could she be solemn. dye think If paid
Tor it?
Devn a bit.
can fancy the dimples her cheeks i'm
: And see the mouth corners upward run.
l can catch her eyes with the frolic CLINT
ing.
BrimfuI Of fun
She must be pretty to laugh so prettuy-
such laugh couldn't belong TO
trump;
Humorous. too TO see things wittily-
There. now She's or again Peal upon
peal Of IL,
Clear as a carlton. soft as bell
Why. its infectious, I'm catching the feel
Of IL!
Chucking as Well
What was / dreaming That musical mel
ody
Trips up the scale. arpergio.
So like a voice that was hushed-Oh, WE'LL
a-uay.
Long. long ago.
Helgh-ho' 80 think Of what little straws
tickle u.s.
just a girls laugh-and nay laughing
one lies
silent. ana I-weI. this IS ridiculous-
Tears iu ms eyes,
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thing about his household is that he
has no maid servants-all are men.
Years ago Rhodes had a chance to
become General Gordon's private sec
rotary 1t offered an opportunity such
as the Cape did not then disclose. but
Rhodes declined it, for he would be
subordinate to no one. He and Gordon
were companions in Basutoland. Cor
don was In his way the same strong,
self-willed man as Rhodes, and II Is
said the two never agreed on anything.
1t was after one of their quarrels that
Gordon, in mild wrath, summed up his
opinion of Rhodes character in these
words: Rhodes, you're one of those
men who never approve of anything un-
less you originate IL yourself"
1t has been rumored and denied that
he will resign his offices and return to
England IL Mr.. Chamberlain wishes. At
any rate, the Napoleonic sway he has
had over the public mind at the Cape
seems at an end, and, lured and led on
by his unquenchable thirst for leader
ship and power, he now stands at the
brink of political ruin and disgrace.
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A QUESTION OF SHIPS.
A Floating Vessel Weighs the Same as the
Water IL Displsces.
From the National Review.

Water IL Displsces.
From the National Review.
The fundamental principle Of naviga-
ton, and therefore the controlling Gle
mentary law of maritime strategy. Is
the pyhiscal law OF displacement-that
a floating vessel invariably weighs
neither more nor less than the guam
tlty OF water which its immersed part
displaces. IL is n consequence Of this
law that the weight of a ship Of given
size is constant. Within certain linn
its a builder may distribute the weight
as ne pleases. He may assign 80 much
TO hull, so much to engines of propul-
sion. and the remainder TO cargo. For
a given speed the weight Of engines for
ships OF the same size will be much the
same. The builder. therefore. must
choose between assigning weight to
hull or giving II TO cargo. A very
strong hull mean reduced carving
capacity, a great carrying capacity
means hull of the Iightest possible
construction. To these elementary con-
ditions is due the difference between a
ship OF war and a merchant ship; the
merchant ship must necessarily be
constructed TO carry the greatest
weight OF cargo possible. consistent
with hull strong enough for naviga-
ton and with propulsion sufficient for
the speed required in it's business.
The moment the hull is unnecessarily
strengthened the ship viii cease TO be
able TO compete as a carrier with other
ships of the same size and speed. which.
having lighter bulls. can carry more
cargo. ship built with a hull special
~ strengthened In order 70 withstand
the various shocks of battle cannot I'm
peaceful trade pay as a commercial en-
terprise, and the merchant ship. with
its hull lightened down to the margin
Of safety. can never be exposed to the
same rough treatment for which the
man-of-war. with its specially strength
ened framework. is prepared.
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What It May Come to.
the Boston Courier.

From the Boston Courier.
You don't mean TO say. Mrs Easy,
that you are houseless and homeless 20
Precisely"
Astonishing! How did that come
about?"
Well, ] engaged servant the other
day. and after she had been domiciled
a day or two she asked for my refer
ences. l gave them 10 her. and after
examining them carefully. she pro-
nounced them unsatisfactory and dis
charged me"