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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-07

Volumes could be written of the advan-
tages of the climate here. 1t is acknowl-
dyed to possess the best all-the-year-
round climate on earth. Thousands of
invalids who have regained health here
prove the helpfulness of these climatic
conditions. The county offers comforts
table liying-places from 200 feet below
sea level to 1000 feet altitude, while the
average annual rainfall in the city is only
eleven inches. In the mountains 1T is
always heavy and abundant. Delightful
temperature prevails IN summer as we'll as
IN winter and farming operations are car
rled on actively twelve months in the
year.
The city OF 20, 900 people has one of the
best equipped and conducted school sys-
TENS in the Nation. The social side OF
lie here is delightful and like that to be
found in the old established cities OF the
East. Churches of nearly all denomina-
tons, large public library, a Chamber OF
commerce and other commercial organi-
cations. excellent hotels, opera-house and
ali things necessary for wide-awake. pro-
gressive CITY are found in San Diego.
During 1895 nearly 1000 carloads o. prod
uce were shipped out OF the county and OF
this about 500 carloads consisted of
oranges and lemons. Within a year or
Two, according to estimates OF conserya-
i've railroad men, San Diego will ship
!000 cars of citrus frui s annually, and the
Increased product of the hundreds of thou
SANDS OF trees coming into bearing prom
lses TO increase the output by thousands
OF carloads and to encourage the building
to this point of second transconsinental
railroad, to supplement the service now
rendered by the Santa Fe system.
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upon them, as it were, by their constant
energy and elasticity of disposition, which
setbacks have in large measure dis
couraged the people of other communities
and caused business stagnation whenever
obstacles of moment have seemed TO stand
in their pathway. The people of San
Diego are proud of their past record and
achievements. and have abundant faith in
the future of their city and county because
of the superior resources of this section
and of the large promise there is of tre-
mendous agricultural, horticultural, COM
mercial and mining development in the
near future. This development is by no
means merely promise In all of the
avenues of industry mentioned, as well as
along manufacturing lines, San Diego has
accomplished a great deal in the way of
handsomely realizing what, a few years
ago, were regarded by conservative minds
as mere dreams.
One of the surest signs of prosperity, both
present and prospective, of any COM
munity, is the extentof its building orera-
tions. Activity in building affairs denotes
q necessity for residences and business
places which is the outcome of real
demand. During 1895 and 1896 the value
of new buildings erected in the city has
been unprecedented since The boom of
nearly ten years ago. Thus is the more
remarkable because the increase in build
ing has occurred right in the face Of severe
financial depression throughout the
Nation, when capital has been wary and
money exceptionally scarce. During 1895
: t,a ual,la of naw hilildiuos erected within
the city limits was about 100000 During
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guns of the first class, and bids have just
been advertised for by the Engineer De-
partment OF the army for the construction
of one of the big gun batteries at the en-
trance of the harbor.
This is matter OF significance to the
City, as the erection OF big guns means
the establishment here of a very consider
able artillery garrison. General Nelson
A. Miles, in his last annual report to the
Government. recommends the expendi-
ture during the coming year of $500, 900
upon fortitcations. The National Gov
eminent already owns 400 acres included
IN the commanding peninsula of Point
Iona, on which is already established
large quarantine station and foundations
for water battery, or which $4,000 has
already been expended; in addition to
these Improvements the Government is
spending $4,000 annually extending a
jetty into the ocean at the harbor mouth
for the purpose of deepening the ship
channel over the bar, although the depth
OF water there is already sufficient to
float the largest of ships.
Water is king in Southern California.
This county is royalty provided with an
abundance of the precious fluid and the
development of this resource already
achieved is enormous. There are three
irrigation systems at present established:
that of the San Diego Fiume Company.
bringing water from the Cuyamaca
Mountains fifty-three miles distant from
the city, furnishes not only municipal
supply, but also irrigates thousands OF
acres at Ell Cajon, La Mesa, Lemon Grove
and at other points along the line.
Twenty to thirty thousand acres Of the
best fruit land in the State are under this
system. In addition to this the water of
the San Diego River furnishes an auxil-
iary supply OF wafer for city purposes.
The famous system of the San Diego
Land and Town Company has its 1000, 000,-
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SWALLOWED MORPHINE.
Lizzie Emerson, a Woman From Seattle
Commits Suicide.

Lizzie Emerson, a Woman From Seattle,
Commits Suicide.
Lizzie Emerson, a handso woman,
about Is years of age, who occupied two
rooms at IL Stockton street, swallowed a
dose OF morphine Saturday night about IL
o'clock. She was not discovered till two
or three hours later, and then she was I'M
conscious.
She was taken to the Receiving Hos
pital, and for several hours Drs. Bunnell
O'Brien and Kearney endeavored by every
possible means to save her life. but with
out success, and she died shortly before 1
CLOCK yesterday afternoon.
The woman came here about three
months ago from Seattle. To friends she
stated that her husband had died about
two months previously, leaving her with
a little girl to support. AS she could find
no means of supporting herself and her
child in Seattle, she decided to come here.
She left her child with her parents, who
live in Seattle. About week ago she
told friend that she was sick of her life
here and intended going home.
1t was noticed that for few days back
she had seemed respondent, and it was
thought from expressions she used that
her husband was not dead, and that she
had deserted him and her child.
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arranging to make it the terminus of a
trans Pacific line. Negotiations are In
progress for the definite establishment of
this line, and the steamers are being built
in England. The operation OF this line
promises much good for Southern Cali
fornia, commercially, and is part of a
grand project of the Japanese Govern.
ment to establish colony in Mexico for
the purpose of growing cotton, mining
iron ore and securing other raw materials
needed in Japan for the encouragement of
manufacturing industries. These pro-
ducts will help swell the freight of the
steamers, 4000tons of which freight are to
be furnished monthly by Southern Cali
fornia producers. From San Diego. as a
base of operations, it is proposed to
operate these japanese steamers to the
principal ports on the west coast of
Mexico.
While the building of the Nicaragua
canal under Government auspices is not
yet absolutely assured, all signs point to
The speedy contamination of that much
desired aid to commerce. Throughout
California the belief prevails that the
canal is sure to be realized in the near
future. Its completion will mean the en-
hancing OF California property values by
hundreds OF millions of dollars, and FORE
most among The ports to be benefited by
the canal is that of San Diego The canal
would at once make this port the great
shipping and distributing center for
vast territory; California fruits can
then be shipped to New York to
arrive within fortnight and at
freight rates that will enable this
section to command the home citrus fruit
market and drive foreign competition
from our shores. Prospectively San
Diego, with its superb harbor is the door
way of commercial possibilities within
easy reach OF realization in the no distant
future.
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RACING GARD TO-DAY.
IngIeside Furnishes Another Great
Running Programme.

IngIeside Furnishes Another Great
Running Programme.
Ingleside track is out with another fine
programme for to-day; indeed 1t looks
as though the local track was the choice of
the horse owners. The various events are
all we'll filled and with the better class of
horses.
Among the jockeys who will probably
be seen in the saddle to-day is Frank
O'Leary, who has been very successful
during the past season in the East and
who arrived here Saturday evening.
A. 1som, brother of the clever Bob
will arrive here to-day and will also ac-
cept light weight mounts.
l.. A. Legg, who purchased lamar II at
the Macdonou sale and afterward sold
the gelding to Dan Honig, was present at
the track Saturday to see him win and
had good bet down ON the SON of St.
Carlo. Mr.. .Legg has some horses in train
ing that will be seen at the local tracks
shortly.
Charlie Uame) Hughes and Pete Riley,
the well-known bookmakers, will arrive
here from st. Louis tonight and will put
on book at the next cut in.
Heck Comiskey, the welI-known horse
man and owner of Robin Hood Ii. got
in from Chicago Saturday evening. He
horsemen on the way.
Following are to-day's hntries:
First race. one mile, selling-90 Pollaek 90
1856 Thornhill Ito, SO Harry Lewis lO1. lsi
Masoero 80, 1914 Allahabad 101, 1856 MoIte
Fonse 1o4- Hydi 101, 1s9 Monita lO7. 100
Gold Bug I01, 1S1 Broadbillow 90, 1877 AdoIph
spreckels l01. ~ Strathrol l04, 1874 Seaside
l01, 1856 Mic Nae 80, 176 Last Chance 1OI 1S1
Examiner 101, SO Julia o 10I, Dungaryan
104, 1875 Foremost 101.
Second race, FIVE turlongs, lardicap, two
-olds-(103) Dunboy lis, Suisun ia.
$50 lamar II 113, Q77) Horatio 10, 1877
Greyhurst los, 173 Midlight 106. TT Sugar
foot lO2, 1872 Altanero 100, B and w 100 Neh-
ua 100, 81 Loulou r 81.
Third race, one mile-190 Lobengula 100,
17S Annette 81. Ia Cavello IS, Schiller 100
l79 Lincoln II 80. (174) Kamsin LOG, 17S Lib
nrtlne 116, 1876 Ruinart 100.
Fourth race, three-fourths of mile, light
welter-weights = 194 Lucky Dog 100, 164
Tampa 127, l81 Miss Cunningham 122, 1853
Petrarch l25, IT'S Jack Rlchelieu $50. SO
Therese 1872.
Fifth race, seven furlongs, selling-9S Per-
seus SO, 1919 Toano 108, (168) Midlo SO, 1879
Waiter 80, 1879 Draw Scot 101, 1872 Thelma
101. 1873 Clissie B 100, 1876 Hermanita 1o1,
155 Schnitz LOG, 191 Ostler Joe 103, lS3l
Summertime 102, 1873 Wyoming 163, 166
Tenacity 90.
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place the night before in New York and
in which Mr.. Law was made to appear as
the principal figure. In this way he was
falsely reported from time to time as
having INDUCED in prolonged debauch
He never even troubled himself to deny
these stories. He said he had never con-
sldered it worth while to contradict them,
and he never even made the slightest ell
fort TO deny the story telegraphed all over
the United States several years ago that
he had bankrupted himself playing faro.
He was absolutely indifferent to what the
newspapers said about him, although most
wealthy men are extremely sensitive I'M
der the kind of comment which Mr.. Law
alleged exploits always aroused.
After he was graduated from Columbia
College his father made him a driver on
the Eighth-avenue line of streetcars, and
his duty every day was to take a car down
from the tables to the Astor House and
back twice. One night after cold RAIN
mad chilled the young driver to the mar
row there occurred the only incident which
marred his good record in this branch OF
the company's service. A friend OF his at
college Jumped on the car and suggested
that a drink would be in order. consider
ing the weather and the time OF night.
On Fifty-ff street, midway between
Eighth and Ninth avenues, there was
weH-known sporting resort kept by an ex-
boxing master of Columbia. Mr.. Laws
friend had proposed that he stop the car
while they run down the street, hurriedly
took drink and returned to the car. But
Mr.. Law preferred to follow his own ideas
ill the matter. and, giving the horses sud-
den yank, be turned them sharply toward
Ninth avenue and whipped them until, by
a quick effort they lifted the car OF the
tack. Over the cobbles the strong horses
drew the car, TO the amazement OF
the conductor and the passengers, and,
rafting down through the street. stopped
in front of the saloon. Mr.. Law alighted
with his friend, and so did the rest OF the
passengers. After they had. all taken
drink at the drivers expense they re-
turned TO the vehicle, and the car again
started the noisy progress over the stones.
When it was again on the rails and the
journey up Eighth avenue was resumed 1t
was rather the worse for wear.
During his days as streetcar driver
Mr.. Law most enjoyed his duties when in
charge of the ten-horse snow-plow. He
was good whip, and was frequently seen
in the park on his Observation-Disclosures
York Sun.
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the present year (1S96) the value of new
buildings is over half million of dollars.
The character of this building movement
has been the most substan tial. 1t has in
cluded some of the most handsome of solid
business and residence structures to be
found in Southern California. The IN
vestors in these properties have heen
among the most level-headed business
men from all parts of the country. One OF
the heaviest builders is q. 5. Grant Jr.,
who now has no less than three OF the I'M
portant business blocks in the city. but
also owns, in addition to these, large
residence and a ranch in the Sweetwater
Valley.
About the first of the year the largest
manufacturing enterprise IN the county
will begin operations. 1t is the San Diego
Brewery, with capacity OF 100, o0o barrels
of beer annually. The brick buildings of
this establishment are just being COM
pleted under the direction of experienced
brewers, who Intend to cater to the trade
OF Central America, Mexico and interior
points. Space, however, is insufficient TO
enumerate in detail, the many handsome
building blocks ana residences that have
just been added to the city.
In the way of public Improvements dur
ing the year have been the opening of two
new electric streetcar lines and the build
ing of lengthy extension of one of these
lines is now in progress. Many miles of
streets have been graded ana furnished
with cement sidewalks. The increased
street railway service has brough. large
sections OF excellent residence property
into close communication with the center
of the city.
A matter of importance to .San Diego is
the beginning of the fertilization of its
asnifcent harbor by the National Gov
eminent This harbor, which is twelve
miles long, can receive and float the
navies of the world in its land-locked en-
brace. 1. is to be defended by eleven
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-07
A PLEA FOR HELPfULNESS
Rev. George Walk Speaks Of
the Necessity for Alt ruism
in Life.
The Egotist Must Inevitably Become
Pariah and Is Doomed to
Isolation.

Rev. George Edward Walk, M. A., OF
Trinity Church preached yesterday from
the text Cor. ills "For we are laborers
together with God"
One of the grandest utterances of Ten
nyson is where the Immortal bard" puts
into the mouth of King Arthur these
''dying words:
More things are wrought bv PRAYER
Than this world dreams OF. Wherefore let thy
Rise like fountain for me night and day.
For what are men better than sheep goats
That nourish bind life withinlthe brain,
Ifknowing God, they lift not hands of PRAYER
Both for themselves and those who call them
friend?
For so the whole round earth is every way
Bound by gold chains about the feet OF GOD.
1t is the old lesson that ''no man liyeth
unto himself"y 1t is not socialistic; it is
not even communistic, except as it ex-
presses that best of all forms of commun-
ism which our blessed Lord incuIcaled in
his doctrine OF the brotherhood OF man."
1t simply means that we cannot live with
out the help Of our felIowmen. 1t means
that no man has right to say that what
have is my own and ] will do as
l please with it, 1t means that the
Christianized world is band of brothers
who are banded together for the pur pose
Of mutual helpfulness. 1t means that the
man VINO Will wrap nlmSell IN Ine gar
ment of his own seltishness inevitably
becomes pariah-a spotted man''-to
the "toilers and the moilers" in the eager
conflict of life. 1t means that the man
who is not willing to recognize
the benefits which have come to
him by reason of the interdepend-
ence of man, and which may ha We
lifted him above the common wants of his
fellow mortals, and all the time cherishes
the spirit of selfshness ard worldly pride,
will Justly deserve the enforced isolation
and dread of the work-a-day factors OF
life which surround him.
"Man cannot live alone-try as he
might"
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STORIES ABOUT GEORGE LAW.
Exaggerated Unfounded Reports
Which He Never Cared to Deny.

Exaggerated Or Unfoupded Reports
which He Never Cared to Deny.
The late George Law belonged to 3 set OF
New York men which had included in it's
time such celebrities as Wright Sanford,
Fred May and George Pollock. Many of
them are still alive, but they play no con-
spicuous part in the life of the city as they
did ten or fifteen years ago. The man
about town of the day has changed III a
number of particulars, and he is not of
lust he same athletic breed as formerly.
These earlier club men devoted more
time to heavier exercises, and whether or
not that was responsible for their size and
health, they certainly were vigorous
looking lot. Some of the yarns told about
Mr. Law were true and some were not, but
they were nearly ali interesting. When
man becomes well known hero for
stories any mum Der of them is likely TO be-
come more or less identified with his
name, and many stale fable is tempo
rarily reviyiied by its connection with the
personality of well-known man who has
been selected by tacit consent as an appro-
pirate foundation for story that needs
one.
Mr.. Law suffered much in this wav.
Once he bought at Saratoga lot of 1ew-
elry for O number of sporting men who
had entertained him on his trip during
the two days he had spent at the springs.
The cost of the jewelry was under $4,000.
an expenditure which Mr.. Law could
readily afford, but the report was spread
that in drunken debanch he had spent
$63, 600 in this way, and hired special
train to bring the crowd to New York. II
happened that Mr.. Law vas not drinkiny
at that time and had not tasted alcohol
for eight months.
Early one morning Sun reporter who
was driving through the country near
New York met Mr.. Law driving four-in-
hand. Mr.. Law was returning from a trim
of 600 miles, undertaken OH wager. and
for fifteen hours he had been drivine
almost uninterruptediy. Nevertheless 2
paper printed that same morning an ac-
count OF barroom brawl which had taken
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Nattomal conaress Of Mothers.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 6-Mrs.
Adlai Stevenson, Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst,
Mrs. W. L. Wilson, Miss Morton, Mrs. H.
w. Fuller, Mrs. Theodore w. Birney and
Miss Janet E. Richards will leave for New
York Tuesday December s, and will be at
the Hotel Waldorf for two days. They go
in the interest of the National Congress of
Mothers to be held in Washington Feb
ruary is. 1897. They will hold receptions
at the Waldorf Tuesday and Wednesday
for the purpose of comforting with those
interested in this movement. which is
making most gratifying progress.
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FORTUNE SMILES
ON SAN DIEGO
Superior Resources Bring
Prosperity to the
City.
Improvements of the Past Year
Include Two New Street
Railways.
Extensive Plans for Fortifying Its
Magnificent Sheltered
Harbor.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, Dec. Sit has been
a matter OF common remark during the
past three years OF financial depression
that in the city and county Of San Diego
there was always the tendency among the
people to push forward, and, evenin the
face of temporary commercial setbacks to
reach out and compel fortune to smile
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ANSWER al once. Collect.

PITTSBURG, PA, Nov. l2-The record
for rapid wooing is claimed by w. l.. Dale
man. Pittsburg travelling salesman, who
was united in marriage to-day TO Miss
Alice e. Wehmer, residing near Rome
City. Ind. Daleman visited Rome City on
his regular "trip Monday. lie met Miss
Wehmer at the depot and Irritation fol-
lowed. Yesterday Daieraan wired his
newly made acquaintance q proposal OF
marriage. A telegram OF acceptance was
Immediately sent in response, and to-day
tho nuptials OF the couple were solemnized.
Philadelphia Record.
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The Letter "H'' and Its Victims.


Your story of the "h"-less barrister re-
minds me writes a correspondent of
another of similar nature which was
current at Oxford in my day. At the
celebrated election in 1865. at which Mr..
Gladstone lost his seat Tor the university,
his opponent was Mr.. Hardy. The prac-
tice then (and for aught l know to the
contrary, IL may be so still at contested
election) was for each eIector to record his
vote by word of mouth before tellers for
each party sitting IN the Convocation
House or some other suitable place of
meeting. The late Professor Henry Smith
was acting as teller for Mr. Gladstone,
when an nncouth country parson entered,
and to the usual question for whom he
wished to record his vote replied in his
confusion, II vote for Mr.. Glad, l mean
for 'Ardy." II claim that vote" quietly
put in Professor Henry Smith. mo, no"
protested the old clergyman, 81 didn't
finish the name" "You didn't even
begin the other" was the professors dry
retort.
A story is told of an eminent legal prac-
titioner who was afflicted with similar
difficulty in pronouncing his asplrates,
many years ago. He had a particular
dislike to late learned Lord ChancelloH
who had published book upon Hymns
Upon seeing his rival enter the court o. ~
one occasion he was overheard to matte4:
ERE e comes 'umming lis 'ymn tunes;
'oly old 'umbug, 'ow l do ate i'm r.
Westminster Gazette.
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Thirty-five sovereigns have assembled
the English throne since the time OF Will
liam the Condueror, every month except
Nav witnessing the coronation OF one or
more; thai m nth not one.
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battalion is managed by an ofricer VINO
has special experiences in such matters. he
selects assistants from among the COR
porals and privates and gives them les
sons in the art of training. 1t is his duty
to buy the dogs, to distribute them amonN
the companies, to supervise the breedlngi
animals are properly cared for and fed.
The properly educated war dog must
carry messages with certainty, running
back from advanced patrols to detach-
ments in the rear and then returning.
1t is required to do this sort of work with
such efficiency as to maintain commune
cation between sentinels and stationary
detachments. The animal must be taught
to give notice to sentinels of the approach
of strangers. Some dogs will show an
aptitude for hunting up missing men, and
may be trained for that particular duty
Washington Letter in Pittsburg Dispatch.
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THmtwo hest Medicines for Consumption is DR..
Jayne's Expectorent<And Alternative. They abb
sorb the granules Of disease and heal the lungs
II bilious. take Jay mes Painless Sanatlye Pills,