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Arizona republican., 1896-01-08
INDIAN APPOINTMENT.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7-The presi- dent has appointed Francis E. Leupp to be member of the board of Indian commissioners vice William E.. Rms sell, declined.
Arizona republican., 1896-01-08
INQUISITIVE STATESMEN.

They Want to Know All About Finan-
 cial Mysteries.
Arizona republican., 1896-01-08
A STRIKE OFHF.

BUFFALO. Jan. 7.-The strike of employees of the Western New York & Pennsylvania shops has been set tied. The demands of the men were acceded to except as to a restoration of wages and they have returned to work.
Arizona republican., 1896-01-08
WASHINGTON. Jan. 7.-The

WA01INGI HUN, JdH. l.-Ine mouse today adopted a report from the com mittee on judiciary calling upon the attorney-general for information as to
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17

for while. The new kite is the inven-
ton of Forecast Official W. H. Harmon.
Klte-fying is no longer TO be regarded
as a mere amusement for boys. II has
become a science and an art to which
many learned scientists are now giving
earnest attention. Kites are needed these
days to explore the upper air in the study
of its meteorology, to carry cameras on
high and tor other possible uses that may
be developed.
The man who started the present kite
flying movement IS here. 1t was Assist
ant Forecast Official 4. G. McAdie of the
local weather bureau who first made an
advance IN Ben Franklin's experiment
and sent up kites arranged to exhibit the
electrical conditions of the air. Mr.. Nc
Adie's useful work during the past four or
five years while connected with the head
quarters of the weather bureau at Wash
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17
LOWER PASSENGER RATES
Fares to St. Paul to Be Based
on the Present Local to
Portland.
A Reduction of So 90 Effected-Conven.
ton Rates to Come Up for Final
Action Tomorrow.

Despite the fact that the Traasconti-
mental Passenger Association was in ses-
sion yesterday from 10 A. NJ. until 6 P. NJ,
with but single hour CT intermission.
and that for lunch, but little business that
was deemed proper to be made known to
the public was transacted.
The matter of convention rates again
came up. The report of the committee
recommending half-rates was thoroughly
considered, and a vote of all the roads
represented at the meeting was taken,
with the result that not negative vote
was cast. There were, however, three OF
the roads interested which had no repre-
sentatiyes at this N Getting, and as the rate
cannot become effective without the
unanimous consent OF all the roads the
mater is still left in doubt. The roads
that were absent yesterday are expected
to vote on the proposition tomorrow, and
it is expected that all will favor the matter
as il now stands.
Another matter OF importance to those
who may desire TO travel to St. Paul or
Intermediate points came up and was dis
posed of. a peculiar situation has been
created IN the matter of passenger rates to
the territory specified by the rate war
between the Southern Pacific Company
and the Oregon Railroad and Navigation
Company, as by the separate purchase of
a ticket from this City TO Portland and
another from Portland to st. Paul pas
sengers can effect q saving of 81 80 as
compared with the through rates quoted
by agreement between all the lines.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17
WORKING FOR q BOULEVARD

Meeting of the Executive Committee of
the Mission Improvement Union.
A meeting OF the executive committee
of the Mission improvement Union was
held on Friday evening at the Office of the
president, James D. Phelan, in the Phelan
building. There were present: J. D. Phe-
Ian, John H. Grady, George Walcom.
George L. Center, F. w. Van Reynegom,
William Metzner, A. P. Van Duzer, A. B.
Mcguire and J. c. Young.
The subcommittee on boulevard re-
ported that it had prepared petition for
the improvement of Dolores street as
boulevard, and on two copies Of the petit
ton names representing over four thou
sand feet had been signed, and that two
other copies OF the petition we're vet to be
heard from. The committee also reported
that the property-owners interested had
appealed to the Board of Supervisors TO
delay action on certain proposed work bv
the board for bituminizing the blocks on
Dolores street, between Fifteenth and
Nineteenth, until the plan for boulevard
could come before the board
James d. Phelan, ]. c. Young John III.
Grady, John Bolger and D. a Hulse were
appointed delegates TO the Federation of
Improvement Clubs of the City, to meet at
B'nai Birth Hall next Wednesday even
ing.
John McMullen, president of the San
Francisco Bridge Company. was elected
mem Der of the executive committee 10 fill
q vacancy.
The committee on High School at the
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17
STABBED THREE TIMES.
James Riley and Unknown Young
Man Quarrel Over the Shaking of
Dice for Drinks

James Riley, 629 Howard street, was in
Courtney's saloon, corner of Third and
SILVER streets, early yesterday morning,
and shook dice with another man for the
drinks. They quarreled, and Riley left
the saloon.
Shortly after o'clock they met again
on the corner OF Third and Bryant streets,
and the quarrel was renewed, during
which Riley was stabbed three times. He
was taken TO the Receiving Hospital by
Polceman Chambers, and it was found
that one wound was in his back, the knife
penetrating the lung, another was on his
neck and tne third on his head, but neither
OF the two latter was serious
Special Officer Holden saw the ARRAY
and chased Riley's assailant, but failed to
overtake him. Riley said he did not know
him, and the barkeeper in Courtnev's
saloon said he was a stranger to him. He
is described as young man, 20 years OF
age, feet inches tall, light complexion,
smooth face, and was dressed in a black
cutaway suit and black slouch hat. Police
man I. L. Ryan has been specially de-
tailed on the case.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17

Mission reported that a petition for the
school was being circulated. On motion
of Judge Van Reynegom this petition was
signed by the Mission Improvement Union
by its president and secretary.
The committee on Mission PARK re-
ported that the officers of the Jewish
Cemetery had announced themselves
IN favor of granting the cemetery
blocks to the City for park purposes at the
lowest possible figure, without the inter
yentlon OF any middlemen or agents, so
that no person could make side profit
out OF the transaction.
a communication from the Sanchez
street Improvement Club, asking the
assistance of the Mission improvement
Y Mon in procuring favorable action by the
Supervisors on s. petition for grading San
chez street to the official grede, was laid
over Tor future action. After a general
discussion upon the features of the new
charter, without any positive action being
taken, the committee adjourned.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17

combination of boxes. The principle is
that of superposing two or more planes,
one above the other. The idea was origi-
mated in 1866 by Wenham. 1t was not un-
til four or five years ago that the idea was
worked out practically by Hargrave, a
well-known Australian scientist, who has
long been working at flying machines.
Hargrave lifted 4 man into the air with a
lot of his kites. Hargrave's kites were
never made much use OF, but when the
weather bureau went to kite-hying his
kites wexe taken up. A Hargraye kite was
tried few months ago.
When Alexander McAdie was in Wash
ington he had an assistant named s. A.
Potter and recently Potter has been cut
ting quite q figure in Uncle Sans kite
fving. He has improved on Hargrave's s
kite by making a diamond-shaped kite
which sits cornerwise in the wind instead
of horizontally as did Hargrave's.
One of these winged kites achieved mar
veIous results. 1t presented sixteen square
feet of surface and weighed thirteen and
one-ouarter ounces. 1t few with remark
able steadiness and With 500 feet of string
it rose to an angle of 20 deg.
The Hammon kite presents both a con-
yex and concave surface to the wind. It
avoids the cross-sticks in the interior OF
the Potter kite, which offer wasteful re-
sistance to the wind. Then in the Potter
kite the edges of the cloth are free and
thew vibrate in the wind as any sheet will
do and thus add much waste resistance.
In Hammon's kite there is a stick along
avarv edoe of the covering.
But one OF the most notable improve
ments is the manner of connecting kite
and string. A rigid stick projects forward
eighteen inches, and to this the string is
attached. This acts as lever, which holds
the kite steady, and it brings the point OF
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17

suspension farther IN front OF the center
OF resistance.
Another original peculiarity OF the Ham
mon kite is that it changes shape some
what in the wind through the framework
being made of somewhat flexible sticks.
This is a new idea, and it may become a
great secret of the success of the scientific
ally constructed kites of the future. The
stronger the wind the more viii the shape
become oval and the mole will the wings
bend backward, thus lessening the sur
face presented 10 the wind and decreasing g
the tension on the string. TO a certain
extent thlS kite adapts itself 20 the force
of the wind.
But every one of Hammon's kites has
broken away from him, and he hasn't a
kite TO his name just now. He will have
some soon, and they will be Improvements
on his latest one.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17
McADIE'S NEW KITE.

ington is widely known. The weather
bureau is now following up McAdie's
work with series of kite experiments at
Washington.
When McAdie was transferred 70 this
station few months ago he brought with
him his ambitious spirit of original re-
search and went to making and flving
kites as time and opportunity allowed.
Mr.. Ham mon, who has a lively interest
in meteorological Investigations himself.
Joined with his associate in the kite-fying
experiments, and from that work Ham
mons new kite has been evolved.
Kite-ma aking and kite flying are brand
new things from practical and scientific
standpoints. The science of the thing is
in its infancy. The old coffin-shaped kite
of our boy hood days, with its fat surface.
six sticks and a tail is crude thing that
will stay in the air in a good wind gen.
orally with good deal Of darting about.
Up to two or three years ago nobody knew
any better kite, but now the Malay kite.
which presents concave surface to the
wind, and so needs no tail, has revolution
lied the work. No scientifically con-
structed kite has a tail. 1t is a useless
weight.
For practical use kites are wanted which
will carry light weights high into the air.
The maximum OF lifting power with the
minimum of strain on the string, the mini
mum of weight and bulk and the maxi
mum of steadiness are chief among the
things sought for in kite. The number
of considerations that enter into the kite
problem is surprising.
The modern scientific kite is of what is
called the cellular" type. 1t looks like
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17

This agreement has, however, been vio-
lated on more than one occasion, and only
recently both the Southern Pacific Com
pany and the Northern Pacific ticket
agents were convicted of having cut the
rate to ST. Paul.
in the case of the Northern Pacific,
Agent Stateier took an appeal, and yester-
day Chairman Cald well reversed the deci-
sion of the local Passenger Agents Asso-
citation on the ground that the passenger
had only bought the ticket from Portland
to st. Paul in the Office of the Northern
Pacific. and had then simply been es-
corted by the Northern Pacifc's represen-
tative to the Office OF the Pacific Steam
ship Company, where ne bought his ticket
from this City to Portland. Mr.. Caldwell
ruled that this was not a violation of the
rules OF the association, Dor OF the agree
ment among the local passenger agents
not TO take advantage OF the local rate
war in making transcontipenral rates.
As the result of this ruling of Chairman
Caldwell, 1t is certain that all the local
agents will hereafter base st. Paul rates
and others that will thereby be reduced
on the war rate now effective between San
Francisco and Portland, as this Will effect
ually put a stop to the clandestin cutting
that is said to have been going on.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17
SONS OF THE REVOLUTION,
Resolution Asking for a Military Fourth
of July Celebration.

resolution ASKING Tor a Military FouTth II
of July Celebration.
At meeting OF the board OF managers
OF the California Society Sons OF the
American Revolution held May 16, 1896,
the following resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, That the board OF managers OF the
California Society Sons OF the American Revo-
luton. in regular meeting assembled, heartily
indorse the proposition of making the Fourth
OF July celebration psrtake OF military char
acter, and favor the concentration of the
United States army and naval forces and also
the National Guard OF California in San Fran
rising youth.
Resolved, That his Honor the Mayor be re-
quested TO have the United States flag raised
on the public buildings in the City and Coun tv
OF San Francisco on Flag Day. June Ia:
also, that he request the citizens TO display the
flag from their Offices and houses
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17
Have Power for a Year.

The suit which Joseph E. shain brought
against c. W. Beals and ID. 4. Curtin has been
decided by Judge Hebbard in favor of Curtin
& Beals. The suit was brought to recover
property transferred 10 Besls, TO revoke the
power of attorney given to Curtin and for an
accounting. The court decided that BeaIs
legally acquired title to the property trans
ferred TO HIM, mat there was good and vslu-
power of attorney to Curtin is irrevocable for
year and that Shain should pay the costs OF
gUif
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17
NAPA SODA SPRINGS.
California's Famous Mountain Spa!
HAVE YOU BEEN THERE LATELY?

1000 feet above Napa Valley. Climate unsur-
passed. Views magnificent. Table supplied from
orchard and ocean, field and farm. Hot and cold
NapR Soda water baths. Telephone and Postofice.
Burros 70 ride. Bowling alleys, tennis, crOquet.
swings aud hammOcks. New improvements every
year. Gas and running water in every room. Re
lief for asthmalics- WARM WATER SWIM
MING TANK. All ideal summer resort. Chill
drens paradise: mothers delight: husbands rest
Address ANDREW JACKSON, Napa Soda Springs
p q.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17
A Kite of the Cellular Type
That Does Wonders Up
in the Air.
KITES HAVE TAILS NO MORE.
Another Step Is Made in the Progress
of a New Science and a
New Art.

San Francisco has given new kite to
the world, and this and some other things
make it possible that the pace for the
kite-fiyers OF the world will be set out here
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17
PACIFIC CONGRESS- SPRINGS.
THE LEADING SUMMER and WINTEl
RES sOEC IN CAIIEORNIA

THE LEADING SUMMER and WINTER
RESORT IN CALIFORNIA.
I OCATED IN A CANYON OF THE SANTA
IL CruZ Mountains. convenient TO San Jose, amid
most enchanting scenery about 1900 feet above
sea level. No fog mosquitoes; all sunny rooms,
with q frontage OF $50 feet south.
Large Double Rooms, With Private
Bathrooms.
PURE SPRING or the celebrated CONG PESS
SPRING MINERAL WATER OF the cikochaly-
beate class; very valuable for table use, dys pepsa
liver and kidney troubles, rheumatism. gout, skin
and nervous affections Endorsed and recon-
mended b. all leading physical
HOTEL. COTTAGES, NEW NATATORICM.
ALL modern improvements; electric bells, teIe-
phone aud telegraph: good stables.
RATES, SO 10 SIS per week: oniv 21I hours
from san Francisco. via \ p. Railroad. v rite for
particulars. J. r. PFkTCH. saratoga. Cal.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17
ASTORG SPRING MINERAL WATER.

THE FOUNTAIN OF PERPETUAL YOUTH:
L cures most any disease OF long standing: cured
hundreds; recommended by thous nds in four
months in this city; agents 4. ASTORG. 10S
Fifth ST., sole proprietor: Glenbrook Hotel, Lake
County oneQuaI mile from spring. has privilege
he water.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17

NTT ~ NN HOT SPRINGS, Sonoma
~ atsfS' County, only 41a hours from
q II Srs-S san Francisco; but miles
HIN {issRsts staging: road through
~ -1- 80 NJ ~ ~ canyon: new stages; sanitary
plu n bng: natural temperature OF water 1902 Eahr
OF wonderful curative properties; no fogs disa-
ereeab ole winds: mosquitoes and other annoying
insects unknown Te&e TburOn ferry at ESQ
=. NJ or $50 P. u. Round-trip ticket only So so.
Telephone and telegraph, daily mail and express.
Rates ST. IA week; baths free.
J. f. MULG REV. Proprietor.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17
PLANTATION HOUSE.
Augmented Attractions for Season Is

Is Tiles from Cazadero, on Stage Line.
~ OOD TROUT FISHING, PLENTY FRUIT,
" cream and milk: free conveyance for parties OF
two or more; grand redwood scenery. Address
JOSEPH LUTrRINGER, Seaview, Sonoma Co,
apply KRUSE & CO., 207 Front ST., San Fran
cisco, for particulars.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17
Park Music To-Day.


The following attractive programme has been
prepared for to-day's concert at Golden Gate
Park:
March, Military Ellie enberg
Overture, 'Orpheus" .Ofenbach
Symphonic poem Burgers ballad "Leonora'
....................... France eschini
Waltz, "Recits d Amour '....-....-.. Waldtenfel
Grand potpourri from the great masters. =. Leroux
Overture, ''Giovanni d'Arco' '.............. Verdi
Cornet solo, Fantasia on Long, Long Ago"
Variations, composed and performed by
William Former.
Selection, sMefstofeie" e"...................B Boito
Death of Custer, descriptive fantasia, COM
posed by J. Donigan OF the Park band.
"Beck America" negro oddity. .Zickel
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17
SODA BAY HOTEL.

CODA BAY, SITUATED ON CLEAR LAKE,
- is mos; picturesque. soda Spring is famous for
he vast volume OF delicious soda water which
IL throws daily. amounting 10 over 900, 900
gallons Hunting fishing, boating and swimming
are unsurpassed anywhere. fine bar has iuss
been opened The table is supplied with the very
best the market affords and the comfort and well
fare OF all guests carefully looked after, Free
camping grounds. A coach will connect with the
daily stage from Pieta ana Highland Springs
Adams Seigler. Blue Lakes and saratoga Fare
from San Francisco, So so; rount trip. so. Spe-
cial rates for families. &. B. WYATT. proprietor
Soda Bay. kriseyville, Lake County. Cal.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17
a TANK
EN OF naturally warm mineral water
E "a 3Ox75 feet-the grandest place i'm
aginable to battle. That's only one
OF the good things at
ETNA SPRINGS

To make your summer vacation one of JOY.
Climate, scenery and creature comforts-what
more do you want?
Rates, SO to $14 per week. Fare round
trip, 81. Write-31s Battery St.. s. F., or W. L.
MITCHELL, Manager,
Lidell P. O., Napa Co., Cal.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17
HIGHLAND SPRINGS,
On the Border of Clear Lake.
LAKE COUNTY, CAL.

no YOU ENJOY A SUPERB CLIMATE,
IL dancing, lawn tennis. Croquet, billiards? Do
You like fine bathing, boating, hunting and fshngs
Do you need recuperetion and rest afforded by
thirty kinds OF mineral springs? shortest stage
route into Lake County.
All this and more can be had at Highland
Springs.
New hotel. Finest dining-room north OF San
Francisco.
From San Francisco it costs only So for the
round trip. and the hotel rates 81 so 20 81 so
per day or $40 TO S16 per week. Take the S. f.
and \. p. Hallway via Pieta, thence by short de-
Hghtful stage ride. J. CRAIG, Manager
san Francisco Office, Sl6 Montgomery st.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17
Two Routes to the Springs, s. r. Co. and
5. L. and y. =. Railway.

Address all correspondence to BARTLETT
SPRINGS COMP NY, % Fourth street, :. f., or
Bartlett Springs, Lake County, Cal.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17
GLENBROOK

GLENBROOK
rs ONE OF THE MOST CHARMING RE-
l. sorts in the State. Fine scenery, hunting and
Fishing; excellent table, For circua and further
Information ADDRESS O. w. r TREDWAY,
Proprietor, Glenbrook, Lake County. Cal
T AUREL DELL HoTEL, ON LAUREL DELL
IL Lake (formeriy Lower Blue Lake)-This pop
ular resort opens to the public for the coming
son with many improved faculties for entertaining
pleasure seekers; boating and bathing free;
pains will be spared TO provide good table; terms
So TO Sl2 per week; route s. f. and n. p. Railway;
through fare IS: round trip SO SO. Address II.
WAMBOLD, Prop Bertha P. o., Lake County Cal.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17

AT BELMONT, SAN MATEO COUNTY,
- board for summer months: private family;
beautiful grounds; large rooms; minutes from
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17

COTTAGE OF FURNISHED ROOMS TO
" rent for the summer; near 1T Helena: plenty
Of fruit. Address ROBERT WESTFIELD, 1925
Bush st.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-07-30
A Yankee at a Circus.


81 attended Barnum's circus at New
London, Ct., few days ago." re-
marked travelling man at the Palace
yesterday, "and had the pleasure of
sitting beside one of those shrewd,
practical old Yankees that we read
about and seldom see. 1 expected to
see him enthusiastic over the per-
formance, but he wasn't. After a
woman had gwen a beautiful exhibi-
tion of bareback riding asked him
what he thought of it.
"'She could ride heap more COM
Portable an run durn sight less risks
o. breakin' her neck on a side saddle
said he.
"Then a man gave bareback ex-
hibition on trained steer. The ami
NAL cavorted around the ring with the
man for several minutes, and then he
threw the brute and stood with one
foot on its head and the other on it's
side.
Mighty good way to spoil good
beef critter,' commented the old man.
"Next they showed horses in a
thunder storm. The stage thunder
commenced to roll, and the affrighted
horses huddled together in the center
of the ring. Then came flashes OF
lightning, and they scattered as if
terror stricken. 1t was very pretty
exhibition of well trained animals, but
the old Yankee was disappointed.
"Tt's all wrong declared he. No
one ever see thunder come afore light
MIN. The lightnin' allus comes first -
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1896-07-30
AIR SHIP.
Built Like Rocket By a Michigan
Aeronaut.

HoUGHToN, Mich, July 23.-Prof.
w. w. McEwen, of Jackson, proposes
to revolutionize aeronauts by using
an immense rocket for his ascensions
instead of the time-worn balloon.
Various models have been expert
mented with, and great deal OF care
full test work done with various ma
terials and different forms of the
rocket. At last model has been
produced which has made three suc-
cessfnl ascensions, and Mr.. McEwens
has begun work in Chicago upon the
sixty-foot rocket of aluminium, phos-
phorus, bronze and other things which
is to'carry him into the air in fewer
seconds by many than mortal man
has ever traversed that distance on
earth and other atmosphere here.
Prof. McEwen says there will be no
stick to this gigantic cloud piercer,
and that the general form of the or
dinary rocket would be retained. The
various devices for the propulsion OF
the monster, the steadying of its long
flight through the air, the provision
of air to its human occupant and the
mechanical filling of the parachute at
the crucial second when the rocket
has reached its highest flight, and
would otherwise fall to earth at
rate fatal to the rider, all these will
be thoroughly covered by patents
in the United States and the leading
foreign countries.