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The San Francisco call., 1896-10-26
ARION IN THE AIR.
The Wonderful Feat of an Artist on
Live Trolley Wire.


Live Trolley Wire.
Arion, the wonderful man who walks
on tight wire at a dizzy height, made
his first appearance at the Haight-street
grounds yesterday in the presence of a
large number of people. This individual,
who has on wire crossed over Niagara
Falls twelve times, gave an exhibition of
his skill at an elevation of sixty-nine feet
above the lake. He walked on 2O0-foot
stretch of wire with as much ease as if he
were on a sidewalk; walked with basket
on his feet; then encased himself in a
large grain sack, and walked in that man.
ner, after which ne carried large bundle
on his back. When midway between the
platforms he opened this, which consisted
of mattress, pillows and blanket. AT the
dizzy height he made up bed, covered
himself with the blanket, and laid down al
full length, apparently as contented as If
he were on hundred-dollar bedstead. 1t
was wonderful feat of balancing. In adj
dItion, ne did some trapeze work on the
wire and hung by his toes. In the even
ing he repeated the performances, and
supplemented them by riding on live
trolley wire with grooved-wheel bicycle.
He and the wheel were illuminated with
seVenty-fye electric lights of various
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-26
LAST TEST OF The SITE
Examinations of the New Post
Office Lot Are Almost
Completed.
Results Declared by the Government
Engineer TO Be Entirely
Satisfactory.

Another crumb of satisfaction for those
citizens who are awaiting the completion
of new postoffice is almost ready to be
di gested. For over a month Civil En-
gineer Moran of this City, working under
the direction of United States engineers,
has been probing and experimenting in
the soil at the corner of Mission and
Seventh streets to ascertain just what was
underneath the surface which would war
rant the erection of massive structure.
In the pursuit of these investigations a
stationary engine and force of men have
been engaged in pumping and digging
and the residents in the ghborhood
have wondered at the stream of muddy
water which was conveyed in trough
across the sidewalk. A high board fence
shuts out the gaze of the curious and pad
locked gates repeIl the intrusion of
Investigators.
Just what there is in the operations that
warrants such seclusion is not apparent,
though it was explained that the work
men were greatly annoyed with junk
seekers, who took every available oppor-
tunity to enter the inclosure and carry
away such available articles as are port
able.
Engineer Moran explained that the
presence of so much water was not un-
expected or unsatisfactory. I'VE struck
water at twelve feet" he said, ''about the
usual depth of surface water hereabout."
The results, he said, had been in every
way satisfactory. No mud had been en-
countered, nothing but sand, and sand
was the kind of a surface that is desired.
There have been four test holes dug to the
depth of sixteen feet, the proposed depth
of the foundation. The work has been
necessarily slow on account of the water
which the men encountered at twelve feet.
From that down the pump had to be kept
constantly at work to allow the men TO
dig, and even then it was painful labor
lifting out the mud and water.
Upon the completion of the present
tests, which will probably be in a short
time, a report VIII be made to the United
States Engineer.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-26
No ALIEN MAY
DO PUBLIC WORK
The California Labor Con-
vention Favors Ameri-
can Citizens.
Provisions of a Proposed Act
That Will Probably Be-
come a Law.
PRIsON-MADE GOODS DISCUSSED
Recommendation on Various Pro.
posed Laws to Go Before the
Legislature.
PRIs0N-MADE GOODS DISCUSSED

The California Labor Convention held
its third session yesterday at 915H Market
street, with a representative delegation
from the trades unions of San Francisco,
Oakland and San Jose. James Rose occu-
pied the chair. State Labor Commits
sioner Fitzgerald and his chief deputy,
Mr.. Dam, were present and took part in
the discussion of proposed labor laws to
be presented to the State Legislature.
The following delegates presented cre-
dentials and were seated:
Stationary Engineers-D. W. Mccarthy.
ia kers' and Confectioners' Union No. A.
I0 n CANA.
kers, and confectioners' Union No. 3D.
M4.Iiam Holub.
Theatrical Employees Protective Union
Charles Batterman, William Dove, John Quar-
rells
Carpenters and Joiners-C. Jackson.
Bricklayers' Union-H. Pleace, J. Cal
laghanan. g. A. Lafayette.
Granite-cu tiers Union-W. A. Sargent,
Charles Coyle. John Grant
Boiler-makers and dron-ship Builders-E.
Payne, c. j. Gilberts.
The committee on resolutions reported
it had met Thursday evening and consid-
cred various laws. Bill 2, providing
for the proper sanitary condition of
bakeries and the preservation of health
OF bakers, referred back to the committee,
was presented, with AN amendment, as
follows:
For the purpose of enforcing the provisions
or this act the Labor Commissioner shall ap-
point bakeshop inspector, who shall be a
practical journeyman baker, whose term of
Office and powers shall be the same and on the
same conditions and who shall receive the
same compensation as Deputy Labor Comm is
sioners authorized by section IL of an act en-
titled An act to establish and support labor
bureau.
The bill was further amended by insert
ing in the title, after bakeries" the
words "hotels and public restaurants" /"
and providing for the appointment of a
bakehouse inspector"
The amendments were adopted, with a
suggestion by the Labor Commissioner
that the inspector be empowered to issue
a certincate to the owner of bakery that
is conducted in com pliance with all pro-
visions of the act; bnt where orders are
issued by the inspector TO improve the
condition of a bakery no such certificate
shall be issued until such orders and the
provisions of the act shall have been COM
piled with. This, too, was incorporated,
and then the bill as a whole was adopted.
Bill f. an act to provide for bond
for the protection of laborers upon public
work, was laid over awaiting the opinion
of the Attorney General, which, Labor
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-26
JAPAN'S NEW WARSHIPS.
Commander Martha Thinks the Union
Iron Works VIII Be Favored.

Commander Martha Thinks the Union
Iron Works Will Be Favored.
Among the arrivals from the Orient
yesterday In the Unexpectedly early Coptic
was a party of Japanese consisting of Com
mander K. Narita of the imperial Japanese
navy S. Uchida, Japanese Consul, on his
way to New York; Y. Wooyeno, also
bound for the New York legation, and T.
Ida, a merchant of Japan.
Commander Martha saw service in the
late Japanese-Chinese war, and is particu-
larly interested now in the further devel-
opment of Japan's navy. He says that he
feels almost sure that the Union Iron
Works will receive contract for some of
the new warships contemplated by his
Government, though nothing official has
yet come from the naval department
All the memb bers of the party are enthu-
siastlc silverites and are opposed to Nc
Kinley and his protective policy.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-26
CANVAS DIRECT
FROM The SKY
Farmer Enos' Answer to
Prayer Ends in a
Charge of Theft.
Was Not Sent From Heaven,
but Was Cast Adrift by
an Aeronaut.
HE MUST NOW GO TO COURT.
Balloonist Vosmer's Unique Expert.
ence While Trying 10 Recover
His Machine.
HE MUST NOW GO TO COURT.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,
Qn2 RrnadWav Oct D.

9O8 Broadway, Oct. 25.
Joseph Enos is the proprietor of ranch
near Lone Tree Cemetery. He is very
devout man and during the hard times of
the past three years he has been forced to
place his trust in Providence, because he
could not find many human beings either
trustworthy or willing to trust. Recently
Farmer Enos supplicated fervently for
the way to be opened by which he might
procure enough canvas on which to spread
out his crop of horse beans.
Last evening. just before supper time,
Enos was electrified TO see something de-
scending right onto his ranch direct from
heaven. As it came rapidly toward the
earth Enos saw that it was large bundle
of canvas-just what he had been praying
for. It landed right at Enos' feet and he
at once saw ample facilities for doing the
very best possible for his bean crop. Enos
ut once proceeded to gather it up and de-
cided that so long as his gift had come
direct from heaven 1t would not be sacrl-
legious 10 spread it out on the Sabbath
and take the first turn out of his horse
beans.
Farmer Enos then went into the house
and acquainted his family with his good
fortune. He had barely completed his
story when an athletic young fellow
rushed up to the ranch and seeing the
heap of canvas at once laid claim to it.
Enos protested. 1t had fallen straight
from the clouds on to his ranch and was
his by right of eminent domain, there
being no title deeds to anything that came
from the sky.
Then the stranger, whose name was Vos-
mer, told his story. There had been bal
loon ascension that afternoon at the bar
becue and Vosmer had bade adieu to his
balloon at height of a mile or so above
the earth and had departed with his para
chute, at the same time making mental
date with the balloon when he should find
it. This did not satisfy Farmer Enos, who
is not posted in aeronautics, and Vosmer
had to return without his balloon.
The baGloonist at once swore out war
rant against Enos. and the latter will be
brought into court tomorrow morning.
Vosmer had another engagement to-day
for his balloon and was forced to fo-ego it
and he declares that he will also sue Enos
for damages.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-26
GOOD MINES IN MEXICO
A Large Amount of American
Capital Flowing In for
Investment.
Ex.Assemblyman Mack on the Poor
Corn Crop and Finding of
Minerals.

Ex-Assemblyman P. I'll. Mack of 1nyo
County, who is engaged in some large
mining enterprises in Mexico, is at the
Russ. Mr.. Mack is mining at Guanaiuato,
an old city of 10000 inhabitants, thou
sand miles below Ell Paso in the State of
Guanajuato.
81 have been going to that part of Mex
leo now for many months" said MIR. Mack
Wednesday. There are a lot of good mines
there, including both silver and gold. A
large amount of capital is going in from
many different parts OF the United States.
and the country is unusually prosperous.
There have been bad crops in several of
the Mexican States, however. and corn,
which is the principal crop, has to a large
extent been q failure.
Because of this, American corn is al
lowed to go into two of these States free
of duty. In these States there has been al
mostno corn crop. There is q good deal of
poverty among the common people. 1t is
estimated that there are 6.000000 poor
people in Mexico, but the larger share of
them are Indians who have always been
poor, and some natives who have been
poor and whose ancestors have been poor
for many generations.
In spite of this poverty, however,
Mexico is more prosperous now than it
ever has been. The capital that is coming
in for investment there is helping the
country out in great many ways. 1t is
lubricating things and making times bet
ter for everybody.
II consider Mexico a remarkably good
country for enterprising men to make
money in. The Governor of the State
where am is very capable man, and he
is looking after the interests of the people
in a way that is highly creditabls to
him.
Mr.. Mack will be here until after the
election.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-26
He LIFTED The PANEL,
How Mr.. Bouton's Visitor Last
Sunday Entertained Him
self.
He Went Through Every Nook in
the House and Overlooked
Large Sum of Money.

Last Sunday afternoon burglar called
at 217 Thirteenth street, the residence of
Superintendent Hart Bouton of the lie
Grand Laundry. He found the family
out, but this did not deter him from max
ing pleasant stay of it, and he doubtless
went away well satisfied with his social
venture. The doors were inhospitably
locked when he arrived, but he pried a
back window on the ground floor up. tear
ing out the strong screw with which it
was fastened, and easily let himself into
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-26
Died in the Hospital.

officer George Anderson found man lying
on the grass in Portsmouth Square yesterday
afternoon and had him conveyed to the Re-
ceiving Hospital, where he died Immediately
after his arrival. The body was turned over
to the Morgue, where II remains, having been
labeled "Unidentfied." Nothing found on hi s
person revealed his identity. The following
note WAS found in his pocket:
October 90 1896.
JeDsn,ie: How you getting along and do you
know of a good man 1 could get 10 cook for me
this winter.
l will tnclose so cents and you can get you
something that you can't have
Write me as soon as you receive this and oblige
MRS +. SMALL
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-26
UNION SOAPMAKERS.

They Elect Officers and Indorse Several
Political Candidates.
At the annual meeting of the Associated
Soapmakers' Union recently the following
officers were elected for the ensuing term !:
J.. F. Ahearn, president; Thomas Turn
bull, ce-president; directors-Edward
Topper, NJ. Sbarboro and M. ]. O'Con-
nor. The secretary's report showed 1856
members on the union roll.
The following candidates for municipal
offices were indorsed by the union: r. w.
Heilman, for Supervisor of the Ninth
Ward; George w. Elder, Superintendent
of Streets
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-26

colors, the effect being startling and mag
nificent The act was pretty one to OBJ
serve, but extremely risky, and one that
not many would care to undertake.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-10-16
MonosylInbre ana. Univocol.

Alexander Pope knew as we'll
as any man the value of consecu-
tive monosyllables, yet he felt
constrained 30 "have 60 at EN-
In this wise:
Aud ten low words oft creep in one dull
line. ....
Hall, in speaking Of the vanity
Of adding "houss to house and
field to field" says:
Fond fool six feet shall serve for all thy
store,
And he that cares for most shall find no
more.
Strangely enough, the same
thought is found in singh syla-
bles in George Webster's white
Devil"
His wealth is summd, and this is all his
This poor men get, and great men get no
more.
Churchill attacked an unhappy
literary wight thus:
Conjunction, adverb, proposition join
To add new vigor to the nervous line:
In monosyllaJles his thunders roll
He, she, it, and we, ye, they fright the soul.
In 1853 a specimen of one vowel
verse appeared in one of the Lon
don weeklies, the letter q dealing
with the Crrmean War:
Wars harm all ranks, all arts, all crafts
appal
At Mars harsh blast, arch, rampant, altar
fall!
All! hard as adamant, braggart Gear
Arms vassdl swarnls, and fans a fatal war!
Tartar phalaux Balkans scarp hath past,
And Allah's standard falls, alas! ut last.
The letter is devoted to the
fall of Eve, and the verse is as
striking as the last:
Eve, Eden'5 Empress, needs defended be:
The Serpent greets her when she seeks the
Serene she sees the speckled tempter creep;
Gent e he seems-perversest schemer deep
Yet endless preteXts, ever FIRE h., prefers
Perverts her senses, reyels when she errs
snoers when she woeps, regrets, repents
shs fell;
Then, dero.IgYeng'd, resoeks the neither
hell
The approach of evening fur
nishes material Tor exercise on the
third vowel, the poet beginning:
Idling sit il this mild twilight dim,
Whilst birds in wild, swift vigils circling
skin;
Light winds in signing sink, till rising
bright,
Nights Virgin Pilgrim swims in vivid light.
The letter is a prolific one,
running into no less than sixteen
lines bout lncontrovertible Facts.
Says the author:
No monk too good to rob, or cog, or plot.
No fool so gross to bolt Sootcd coliops hot.
From DonjOn tops no Oroonoko rolls.
Logweod, not Lotos floods Oporto's bowls.
Troops of old tosspots oft, to sot, consort.
Box tops, not bottoms, schoolboys fog for
sport.
No cool lnousoons blow soft on Oxford dons.
OrthoduE, jog-trOt, book-worm Solomonsl
Bold OstrObJths Of ghosts no horror show.
On London ahop-fronts no hop blossoms
grow.
To crooks Of gold no dodo looks f,r food.
On oft cloth footstools no old fox doth
brood.
Long storm-tost sloops forlorn work on to
port.
Rocks do not roost on spoons, nor wood.
cocks sport.
Nor deg on snowdrop or on coltsfoot rolls.
Nor common frog concOcts long protocols.
The lettor u is devoted to the
same truths:
Dull humdium murmurs lull, bnt hubbub
stuns.
Luculus snuffs up musk, mundungus
ehuns.
Puss purrs, buds burst; bucks butt, luck
turns up trumps;
But full cups, Lurtful, spur up unjust
thumps.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-10-16

Nicely furnished rooms at the
Popular House, 154 Fort street,
from $1.00 per week up.
Mechanics Home, corner Hotel
and Nuuanu streets, lodging by
day, week or month. Terms: 25
and so cents per night. 81, and
81 25 per week.
Beautiful, artistic, accurate,
charming island views at King
Bros. Every prominent point on
the islands is photographed by us
and painted by the best of our
artists.
The Platinotype Pictures by
Mr.. Henshaw at the Pacific Hard
ware Go. are the finest examples
of Photographic art ever seen in
Honolulu. just the thing to send
away to your friends.
When you are down on your
luck and feel as il the world was
cold, hard and dreary, Just step
into the Criterion saloon and put a
rose-colored tint on everything by
imbibipg q glass of Seattle
beer.
There is coffee and there is cof-
fee, but there is no coffee that
gives better satisfactionthan what
the PaIama Grocery is selling
But that we are careful to keep the
cover on it, its fragrance'could be
detected half, way round the isl
and, more or less. Just give it 6
trial, and You will use no other
Palama Grocery, opposite Railway
depot.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-09-18

city. Large numbers of men will be
thus employed at high wages, and
this will create and stimulate such a
demand for products that prices will
rapidly advance, thereby giving the
farmers the greatest benefits. Money
will be plenty and no one will stop
to enquire the price of articles, what
ever is asked will be paid and the
only limit to a mans riches will be
the elasticity of his conscience in de-
manding a price for his goods. The
West will swarm with men employ
ed in silver digging, the wealth and
population of the silver states will
rapidly increase, and this booming
prosperity will spread over the
country and fill every mans Golfers
with repletion of money. This is
a rosy picture of what will happen,
and this will be only the foretaste of
greater joys to come, for all the
world will at once open the silver
mines, every unemployed man, and
those now in other pursuits will
hasten to the diggings. The farmer
will leave his plow, the mechanic
his tools, for the new work which
will so largely compensate. This
will decrease skilled labor and farm
productions, and prices of each will
go booming to the stars. In short
there will be such halcyon days of
rolling in wealth as has never been
dreamed of by the widest imagina-
ton, and in a short time all will be
so saturated with wealth that every
man can live without employment.
Work will be abolished and voted a
relic of the olden age, of the heath
enish past when men lived by toll.
The new Scriptures will not contain
any reference to ''sweat of the
BROW" and such words as "per-
spire and suspire" labor, and toll
will be marked obsolete in the next
editions of our lexicons. We will
pave our streets with silver, and do
nothing all day long but roll over
them on silver bicycles. We will
abolish the golden hues of autumn
and substitute silver haze. We
will, yes we will when Bryan is cleo
ted and the silver age has come.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-09-18

The Free Coinage Problem is the
title Of penny magazine or pamphlet
by Lewis N. Dembitz Of Louisville, KY.
1t contains one Of the fairest and best
discussions Of the money question to be
had at any price. 1t contains in very
brief space and in simple language as
much Of the early history of money,
especially in this country, as is neces-
sary to understand the present situa-
tion. 1t discusses in a logical, unbiased
and impartial manner the probable ef-
fects of the proposed free coinage legis-
lation upon all classes, and especially
upon farmers and wage earners. 1t pre-
sents vivid picture Of the present hard
lot Of many farmers and shows what
kind Of money will be for their best in
terests
This little 48 page magazine contains
more Of monetary history and facts and
more Of sound argument than many
books which cost 100 times its price. It
makes it possible for any intelligent 11s'
borer or farmer who can spare cent(to
become we'll informed on the money
question before he casts his vote. Ten
or 10 copies can be ordered at once for
10 or 10 persons Otherwise it will cost
2 cents to send cent Address Present
Problems Publishing Co., o. Park
place, New York city.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-09-18

In 1877 the average value Of the hay
crop In the United States was $s. go per
ton. The following year it dropped 70
81. 30, and In 1879, the year next ensu-
ing, it jumped up to %. 80 per ton.
Again. In 1891, when this country
was firmly ON gold basis, the average
value Of the hay crop was &8. 10 per ton.
In 1902 It fell to 90. 78 per ton, and In
1898 1t rose to SS. 68 per ton. Last year
the average value was o. SO per ton.
Assuming that the fall In prices is
due TO the crime Of 1678," how are
these fluctuations TO be accounted for9
Will some Bryanite explain also why it
Is that the average value Of the hay crop
per ton was greater In 1895, when we
were ON a gold basis, than it was in
1878. when gold was at premiump
Hay has undoubtedly declined In price
since 1873. but why should it not have
done so2 Apart from cheaper methods
Of production and cheaper rates Of trans
portstion, the annual hay crop increased
from 20. 0S5, 100 tons in 1878 to 65l-
768. 1853 tons in 1898. Last year 1t
amounted 10 about AZ, 900, 900.
At the same time the number Of
horses In tbs United States increased
only from Q, 222. 470 In 1878 to 10. $685.
Sle In 1896. It Is estimated that there
are nearly LOO. 900 fewer horses in
this country today than there were three
years ago
These plain facts and figures should
not be hard 10 comprehend Let the
farmer study them before he allows
himself TO be hoodwinked by free silver
demagogisfn.