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that sounded like slRv dialect TO me-seemina
TO confirm my suspicion that there was the
Russian hand in the AFFAIR. The four I'M
mediately seized, bound, gagged. and blind
folded me. OF course, I struggled, for who
wouldn't, with the sense Of Representation
But l was weak with the long confinement.
My arms seemed as puny as q childs AGAINST
their strength and numbers. And then ! was
carried out and above. and was lowered, lsur-
missed, over the side, where l landed on the seats
of n boat that rJse and fell unsteadily that pres
ontly was in motion on q In the same
tongue. Time passed, the rain was In my face,
wetting me through. and then we grounded. l
was lifted out, the bonds united, the gag, ana
.astly. the bandage, removed, when l found my
self on my back, with the rain beating from the
blRckness. The steps were retreating. l raised
myself and saw the boat putting TO sea. Far
away was q single ship light, and that was all.
The boat was swallowed by the mist. The
breakers, that I had not noticed in my absorb
ton in my fears, broke with regular thud on
the rocks below.
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CURIOUS STORIES OF WHIST.
A Favorite Game OF CeIebrIties-A Gam
That Caused Great SORROW.

IN
That Caused Great SORROW.
Irom london TIT.
Lord Sligo was at q card table when the news
was brought to him that his magnificent resi-
dence was on fire. He stopped only a moment
to ascertain whether or not his presence could
be Of material service on the scene of the con-
dagration. Finding that IL would not, he calmly
took up the hand which had been dealt him
while he was talking with tho messenger, and
resumed play.
case whore q single game Of whist was re-
sponsible for q good deal was that In which G..
II. umm OF the famous Charing Cross
banking house of London lost e25. 900 at a
single sitting TO Bean Brummel. When his loss
became known TO Drummond's partners they
sociate in a business requiring for prosperity
the confidence OF the public IN its managers.
What is known as a Marlborough hand in
whist Is one N which there Is no card above n
nine spot: The name gwen TO this hand Ia
used 20 offer the attractive but very safe wager
OF Fl 900 to 81 that a hand OF this sort would
Chances or he may not. but the fact is os such Sh a
hand occurs only once In l.s27 rounds. IL is
said that Marlborough won his wager many
At the Union Club OF Boulogne some years
ago the dealer dealt the twenty-six, red cards to
their opponents. When we come TO realize that
the odds against such a round of hands are
very remarkable deal.
Metternich. the great Austrian statesman.
owed TO a single game of whist the greateat
sorrow OF his life. One evening, while he was
engaged in his favorite game. an express ar
rived with dispatches from Galicia. He placed
the papers on the mantslpiece, and went ON
playing ali that night and far into the morning.
When the party broke up he was horrinsd 10
learn. that upon his immediate reply To the DE.
spatches depended the fats OF two thousand
innocent persons, Had Metternich loved whist
less passlonately. history had never recorded the
Infamous GAliciAn massacre.
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may DO that he is here to dad out our plans.
But II" I began,
lutely true"
,,.,And you know, then, / can be trusted2''
~ can read human nature" Mgr. Renx
iSnsnsd,; ass, Shen yoa once may be COM
We were still over our coffee, for 1 had not
gone on to my hotel to dress. nor to Duesdale
interest in the affair was too absorbing, and
became more SO when three Dalmatian gentle
m and t YRn'e Count ~ Bsi SSIaF' W. s b.saS 70 s fnit TEAL fsSi.
Ian over the situation, n tongue. | understand
very well from some experience in Italy; The
since their land was q ief Of the. Venetian re-
pubic, ana many Of their great family names
Az first these gentlemen regarded me with
some suspicion, when | recklessly told them 1
would contribute outof my own resour, yes a very
maya. Mgr. Reux assured them Of my SINGER
Ivy, ana the personal experiences interesting
were o9nvineed they talked to me with greater
afrability. They. too, agreed. that Massimo,
In approaching Mgr. Roux, had not dropped his
hear OF, this. for h]esitated % think what I
might do II the Baron Massimo aad appeared
him a good left-hander.' However, that CON
tingoney did not appear, and I really felt better
t eSet | f9 bsd pgMsi sssIm , he I,s taken en- S whsn l found i
N AAS W HAfNN
one point was clearly brought out by this
little conference, and that the Importance OF
crossing the Adriatic from Venice TO lara, and
freeing the Princess Beatrice. As soon as she
should Fave been freed q bloodless revolution
would follow. every one decided. agreeing that
the Governmental policy In seiZing the young
lady, who 10 hereditary head OF. tho RomaRa,
was founded In strong common sense, which
the Romaua must combat -
The venetian adventure charmed me, and l
asked to be in 1t. AT last this was. allowed,
any, enth usiasm carrying nv end, l believe. For
Thought OF tho Princess Beatrice. Once she
l should try to help her.
Yet neither my new friends nor l myeelf un-
derrated the danger of the ATTEMPT which put
mo at once completely beyond anv chance of
my own Governments protection. AT once
! became vowed 9 political intriguer: n med
dler In the policy OF another nation. But the
spirit of adventure stirred. and my blood was
warm for the undertaking.. and all my previ-
Gus life seemed to have had q hopeless monot-
ony from which now l possibly might escape. =
l did indeed, III say. remember my duties. /!
wired both New York and my sister, and
looked up Lord Duesdale, one OF my best
friends, who rated mt soundly on my method
OF disappearing. But 1 did not explain oven TO
mo a confidant-that my honor was pledged to
the plot for tho restoration of the Romaga in
Dalmatia.
A week later I was on route for Venice, where
one evening l sat again at q table at Florien's,
where first l had eeen Beatrice Romaga,
and where. as on that occasion, the restless.
gay Venetian crowd surged past, and San
Marco faced the scene, its brilliancy merged
into the darkening blue.
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VIII.


HOW I LEAVE PARIS FOR CARA IN
cannot even now resist surprise at the cur
rent of events that bore me on irresistibly.
For TO the accidents which in a month had
involved mo In complications seemingly near
~ impossible, for me to have any connection
less wish TO be no longer the puppet of the des-
tinv that seemed to have taken up this period
OF my carey. but 10 control II. Possibly Mgr.
me, perhaps my memory OF the Princess Bea-
trice. But whatever the reasons. / burned
sequences. inRratiated myself Into Mgr.
Reux's confidence before that dinner was over.
lie, with his more impetuous Dalmatian nj
took me into his further confidence TO the point
OF letting me know that Baron MassinlO. whose
New York. doubtless was stirring up the very
rebellion that he, as agent OF the Govern
by the aTrest OF P rim oes0 trying to thEHsrt
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CHAPTER VII.

HOW IT YOU THINK INTENTLY OF A MYSTERY You
MAY ARRIVE NEAR ITS SOLUTION.
II the people at Biarritz whom / knew had twit-
ted me nm my disappearance, which they had
heard from tho Paris Herald and q lliQnani's.
they had no American papers issued
happened In New York. To see the last New
York papers. to reassure my sister in Ireland,
and TO cable my lawyer. were part Of the
reasons leading mo to hasten to Paris. while
another part was my earnest wish to get some
light on the mystery. As 4 say. ! had not told
{he truth to a soul IN BiSrrits, where formerly
! had spen. much time, lest they should con-
slider Ittill was under the alteration leading
mo To disappear in New York. But in Paris /
should make inaniriea ! had one certain clue
cabin, while / surmised the lady might be
known. from my own observation In the box at
the Criterion, Theatre the previous year,
reached the Care D'Orleans about 3 that
afternoon, and the porter was loading a hoy
containing some things / had borrowed Of
Howell. when suddenly I saw a man, whose
face was familiar, step into n cab, apparently
Without observing me. II were not mistaken
this was the fellow who had enticed me into the
adventure. Giving my man 1--WE francs, / told
aim 10 keep the other cab In sight, when there
began q chase knew not TO what end, We
turned from street 70 street, / not noticing the
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-21
SAN FRANCISCO "cALL."

BUSINESS OFFICE of the San Francisco C.,,
ITO Market street, open until 12 O'Clock eyerv
night in the year.
BRANCH oFFICEs-630 Montgomery street,
corner Clay: open until $3.50 O'clock
339 Hayes street. open until $3.50 o'clock
713 Larkin street, open until 9 80 o'clock
SW. corner Sixteenth and Mission streets oman
until o'clock.
251S Mission street, open until 9 o'clock
l16 Ninth street, open until 9 80 O'clock
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MORE SAUSALIT0 BOATS.
The New Time Table of the North Pa
cific Coast Road.

The people of Marin County have been
looking forward for some time Cor the
summer timetable of the North Pacific
Coast Railroad, and it has at last been
given to the public. Two boats will be
run between San Francisco and Sausalito.
the San Rafael and the Sausaiito. and the
new timetable goes into effect on The 18th
Of the present month.
On weekdays boats will leave San Fran
cisco at z, 8. 9:15, 11:45 A. NJ; i:45, 3:20
AIS, 5:l5. q, 6:35 P NJ, and the theater
boat will be run three nights week, Mon
day, Wednesday and Saturday at 80
p. NJ.
The Sunday timetable will be as fol-
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lows: 8, 9, 10, IL, II 80 A. NJ; 1890, 1:3o,
2:15, 4, 80, 6:45, $50 P. NJ.
A train will leave Cazadero at $50 A. NJ,
arriving in San Francisco at IL 20 A. NJ.
At AS P. NJ a train will leave San Fran
cisco for Cazadero. This is a much bet
ter arrangement than Cazadero has ever
before had
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SPECIAL NoTICE,.


F457 BAD TENANTS ELECTED FOR So:
eS-S collections made city or country Pacific
Collection Co., 4l5 Montgy ST.. room q. TEL $500.
e. WINDOWS CLEANED AND FLOORS
@~S ubbed: reasonable rates: payment for
eamages guaranteed. Z. RoSSl q CO.. ZAP Suffer-.
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NOTICE OF MEETINGS.

>.
R7 CROCKETT LODGE No. l39,.F n
E~S ana A. M.-Officers and members are "a
requested to attend the funeral of our de- X u
ceased brother. OLIVER HOWARD PET-TSYN
TERSON, late OF Ionic Lodge No. 121, Iowa Hill,
rom Bnai Birth Hall, SATURDAY, March 2l
fat 1:30 P. NJ. Funeral committee will please take
notice. BY order of the W NJ.
IA. FORTRIEDE, Secretary
|5 EX ELSIOR DEGREE sSsnlnl>x
1~S Lodge No. 2 ]. o. O.. F.-Regu-S SSSs<Sf-1sss>c:
lar meeting THIS EVENING. Second s<x.9-
degree Will be conferred >/1HrS~
A. K. KINGSFORD. D. NJ
@ MEMBERS OF THE PLASTERERS'
1s~0 Union are requested to attend mas s-neeting
10 be held at Metropolitan Hall, Fifth ST., THIS
EVENING at O'Clock.
ID. SULLIVAN, President.
EES ANNUAL MEETING-THE Il REGULAR
LT~0 annual meeting OF stockholders OF the
Western Sugar Refining Company will be held at
the Office of the company, 327 Market ST., San
Francisco, CAL, on MONDAY, the 3Oth day of
March, 1895, at the hour OF l2 O'Clock NJ, for the
purpose of electing board of directors to serve
for the ensuing year and the transaction of such
other business as NAV come before the meeting.
Transfer books will close Friday, March 20,
1896 at 2 O'Clock M
ROBERT OXNARD. Secretary.
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SITUATIONS wANrED-FEMALE.

EIRST-CLASS LAUNDRESS AND CHAM
II bermaid desires situation; years in last place.
MISS CULLEN. 323 Sutter st.
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FOUND.
-~-.-->-
T IGHT BAY MARE, WHITE STA ON FORE
II head and two hind white legs, found on Steuart
st. and is now in Washington stables, 79 Wash
ington st.
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mo TEaSE~ ~s0x195 Nv. COR. TOWNSEND
L and Clarence, near :. P. K X. denot' VIII
arrange building to suit tenant , o,,o
In Santa Rosa--2-story frame ouhuIhs, JOY ~,
cor Fourth and A. on the main business street;
ill arrange to suit tenant. -, = GOO
In Woodside, san Mateo County-fa ann oi 2oo
For particulars apply to L. ALIsCHUI' oIo
Clay st.
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CHEAPEST AND BEST IN AMERICA-THE
~ WEEKLY CALL, sent to any address in the
United States or Canada one year for 81 go, post
ace free.
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oniIders, Cnntrants.

Claus Spreckels- with California Electrical
Works, electric light and bell conducting and
wiring in buildidg on SW corner or Van Ness
avenue and Clay street; $4400.
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CHURCH NOTICES.


~ UNION SQUARE FREE BAPTIST
U.s. Church (open communionl, Bush ST.. near
Larkin = Rev. William \. Meserve. pastor. will
preach morning and evening, March %. Morning
subject, "On Guard" Evening subject, "Babe."
Mr.. Norris leads the song service, which is both
pleasant and worshipful "SunrIse meetinp,, at 7
O'Clock, attended by the Endeavorers of twelve So
cieties. These meetings next month will be held
at First Methodist Church. Sunday, school II 80;
Juniors 8: Endeavorers $50 Prayer-meeting
Wednesday evening. The public are invited.
/" HoWARD-ST. METHODIST EPISCO-
Es~S pal Church, bet. Second and Third sts two
blocks from Palace Hotel-Rev. w. w. Case, D. D..
pastor. Mr. Martin Schultz, musical director; w.
F. Gibson, Sunday school superintendent Hours
of public services, IL A. NJ and 80 p. II Sunday
ing Epworth League $3.50 Sunday evening.
Morning subject, Heart Failure" Evening sub
lect, platform meeting several addresses on Chris
tian work among the Jews. Pastors residence, PIP
Powell ST.; telephone, black 1131: church tele-
phone. black 96l.
- SIMPSON MEMORIAL METHODIST
GS~S Episcopal Church, corner Hayes and Buch-
anan stS-Rev. John stephens, pastor; residence
309 Haight ST.. Preaching at II AM and 80 m.
At II A. NJ addresses by DR.. Thompson and the
pastor on "The Books of Books" At 7 80 p. NJ
the pastor Will preach subject, "a Word in Season
TO the Weary" Sunday-school at ~ 80 p. NJ, C. B.
Perkins superintendent Epworth League service
at 80 p. NJ. The public cordially invited all the
services of this church, seats tree; ushers in at
tendance Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at
7:45 O'Clock.
FSP FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
4s~S cor. Van Ness ave. and Sacramento st.-Rev
Robert Mackenzie, d. D. pastor; Rev. Edwin I. .
jerks. co-pastor Dr. Mackenzie will preach at IL
a. NJ. Mr.. jerks will preach at 7 80 p n. sunday
school at 12:45 p NJ; Young Peoples society of
Christian Endeavor at 6:15 P. NJ Prayer-meeting
Wednesday evening at z: As. All are welcome to
these services.
20 FIRST UNITED PRESBYTERIAN
w. Church. Golden Gate ave. and ok st.
Rev. NJ. NJ. Gibson. DID,, pastor. Services at IL
NJ and 1880 p. NJ. The young peoples services
at $3.50 P. NJ. The pastor will preach at both SER
vices For evening the third lecture in the series
on Jonah: "The Preacher Found Guilty" Stran-
gers made welcome. Seats Aee
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-21

London possesses sixty incorporated
hanks exclusively devoted to International
banking. Their aggregate capital is 1924,
600, 900, their surplus $40, 100000 and their
deposits exceed 81 0,000 600.
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A Case of Self.Defence.

SPARTANBURa, S. G., April 29.-This
morning about sunrise a stranger call
ed at the jail and asked to see Deputy
Dean, if he staid there. Dean said he
did. The stranger, whose name was
w. M. Scruggs, said he had killed a
man by the name of Turner, and had
come to surrender. On Sunday night
two men, Henry Blackwell and Tur-
ner, went to the House of Scruggs:
near Ezell's postofice, aroused and
threatened him, and then went of:
After they left the parties said that
they intended to return, and Scruggs
loaded single barrel shotgun. When
they returned. Turner alone went
10 the house, and was forcing his way
in a threatening manner when he
shot him. He did not wait for arrest
but came to town and surrendered.
Those who were at the inquest yester-
day say Scrugg was acting in self de-
fence. He was about 54 years of age.
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The Candidate and the Editor.

A candidate sent an editor a note
informing him that he was in the race
for certain Office and requested the
editor if he said anything about the
candidates candidacy to send him a
marked copy of the paper. This was
too much for the editor and he indig-
nantly published the following: 1--WE
didn't do it. We aih't going to do
it. We amt saying a word: We
amt going to say a word unless the
cash is IN sight. And we can see smil-
ing of the Goddesssof Liberty on one
side of the dollar of our dads, and
count the tail feathers in the Great
American eagle on the other. Ia
times past we have given away COL
umns of paper, and reams of paper,
and great gobs of ink in political
campaign. And what did we get in
returnG Nothing but the privilege OF
wading in the mud behind the band
wagon, and spilling coal Gil on our
only coat and getting shot in the tie
with Roman candle. But times
have changed and our feelings have
changed. Everything have changed
except our pockets. There is no
change there. We amt no pack mule
to carry no candidate into office and
get the cold shoulder. And perhaps
the cold mutton after the election.
Our enthusiasm is gone. 1t has leak
ed through the holes at our elbows.
Glory is a good thing but cold cash is
better. Campaign thunder will no
longer reverberate through these col
cold es cash. Our m campaign rooster has
to be fed, and wherewith shall we feed
him without the cash. He's lost his
tail feathers from the LIST campaign,
and needs some extract of gold or sill
yer right now. Our tow l:ne is sag
ging in the middle, and urraveled at
the ends. The candidate is (Mt for the
Office. We ar . for cash."
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f. w. MCMAsTER,
columbia, s. @.
Uniform Bales.

From time to time there has been
complaint in the great cotton markets
of the world at the want of uniformi-
ty in baling cotton. There has been
much talk of docking cotton not reg.
ularly baled, and in some cases this
has been done. To avoid further
trouble the cotton exchanges have
taken the matter up. At meeting
recently held in Augusta resolutions
were adopted recommending: :,
First, That producers, ginners and
packers use bagging weighing not
less than 2 nor more than 2f pounds
to the yard, the bagging to be woven
and calendered to allow for clear and
distinct marking.
Second, six ties to the bale of mate
rial, weighing not less than 45 nor
more than 30 pounds to the bundle OF
80, II to III feet in length.
Third, Farmers and manufacturers
urged to conform to these recommen-
dations.
Fourth, That compressed bales have
shipside density 22f pounds per cubic
foot and 8 bands, weighing an average
of II pounds per band.
Fifth, That sample hole patch be
used in compressment OF bales.
Sixth, That railroads decline to re-
ceive compressed cotton of lesser dem
sity than 22t pounds per cubic foot.
Seventh, That attempt to enforce
arbitrary penalty of five pounds per-
bale by Liverpool exchange will only
retard every movement looking to
correction OF evils complained of.
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A sea Horror Near shaneh hal.

LONDON, April 3O.-A dispatch from
Shanghai received here today says
that the steamer Onwo has been sunk
by colliding with the steamer New
Chwang off Woo Sung, ten miles
north Of Shanghai. The Onwo went
down Immediately and the New
Chwang was beached to prevent her
from sinking. 1t is feared that the
accident has been very disastrous.
Five foreigners and 25o Chinese OF
those who were on board are missing.
A News Agency dispatch from Shang-
hal published in the Globe says that
by the sinking of the British steamer
Onwo many lives have been lost. The
European survivors of the sunken
vessel are Second Officer Cooper and
Third Engineer Allen. The drowned
include the captain and five English
officers and 800 Chinese. The United
States war ships Olympia, Boston,
Yorktown and Detroit sent boats to
the assistance of the Onwo and saved
many lives.
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Thrown out as q Feeler.

COLUMBIA, April 30.-Col. +. w.
McMaster has taken hold of a move
ment to have Convention here OF,
sound money men. He urges that
some action be taken, and has issued
the following address: ~
1T is manifest that a majority Of
the business men of the State are OPP,
posed to the free coinage of silver, and
that if there is a free silver plank in
the Democratic platform the Republi-
can party must win.
by prompt action on the part OF
the business men of our State we may.
avoid the catastrophe. ] i
'Let convention of self-appointed
Jefferson Democrats met in Columbia
at IL o'clock NJ. May 13. Let ten men
come from Charleston, five or more
from Columbia, Spartanburg, and
Greenville, and two or more from
every town and village in the State. I.
LET this Convention, representing
themselves to be true Democrats, pass
the following platform or some paper
embodying the idea:
1--WE, a Convention of citizens OF
South Carolina protesting torepresent
the majority of true Democrats in the
State, declare that we are in favor OF
sound money, and tariff sufficient
to meet the expenses of the Govern
ment.
"That we heartily endorse the poll
cy of our noble President, Cleveland,
in maintaining our present gold stand
ard, and in preserving the credit OF the
nation.
THAT we are upalterably opposed
to coming silver at 16 to /. @
LET the Convention thus constitut-
ed elect delegates to represent the true
Democracy of South Carolina. Let
these delegates 60 to Chicago and
claim their seats on the ground that
the Tillman delegates are not Demo
Gratis insomuch as they advocate cheap
and therefore dishonest money.
IF the delegates thus appointed by
our business men succe ed in gaining
their seats the National Convention
may and probably will have majori-
ty of votes for sound money, and the
trucuIent Benjamin will receive q
stab under the fifth rib and the weight
of his mailed hand being removed,
his deluded satellites will flop over to
true Democracy and South Carolina
will be delivered from Egyptian dark
ness.
f. w. MCMAsTER,
columbia, s. g.
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Fatal Error After Forty Years.

CHARLESTON, S. G., April 3O.-Df.
A. M. Cohen, a druggist of long stand
ing, on upper King street, has been
charged with causing the death OF a
negro child, last Friday by carelessly
compounding medicine. A coroner's
INQUEST has been held and the verdict
states that the child came to its death
through DIR. Cohen's carelessness. The
accused was bound over for trial be-
fore the next term of the sessions
court. 1t is claimed that DR.. Cohen
put into the medicine five cents worth
of strychnine instead of one-6fth grain
of the same poison. DR.. Cohen is
we'll known in the city and has been
in the drug business for forty years.
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BETRAYED Confidence.

LONDON, April 3O.-Dr. W. Play.
faci, against whom a verdict for &12,-
600 was recently rendered III an action
brought by Mrs. Kitson alleging SLAM
der and defamation of character, has
Withdrawn the appeal which he enter
ed against the Judgment of the court.
The terms of settlement with the
plaintiff are not made public. The
doctor betrayed professional conf
dence, and it was charged was mista-
ken in his conclusions besides, and
the result was the heavy verdict stat.
ed.