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The San Francisco call., 1896-11-19
PORTLAND DoC1Ok AIDNAPED.
Claims He Has H.Id Captire In the
Mountains.

Mountains.
PORTLAND, Or, Nov. 1s.-Dr. f. I.
Ball, a prominent member of the medical
profession of this city, disappeared about
ten days ago under peculiar circum-
stances.
The police believe that he has met with
foul play, inasmuch as he had enemies
and also had money. Ball turned up this
evening in the vicinity of Kelso. WASH,
with sensational story about being kid
laped.
He claims to not know where he has
been since his disappearance. further than
that he has been a hidden captive in the
mountains He says he WAS kidnapped.
but by whom he does not know, and that
all his money was taken from him.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-19
suicide Whi,e Temporarily insane.

LONDON, Eng, Nov. 1S.-The Coroner's
jury which held an inquest this afternoon
over the body of Mrs. Merritt. wife of
George Merritt of New York, who died at
The Hotel Cecil under peculiar circum-
stances, returned verdict that the lady
committed suicide while temporarily in
sane.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-19
RUMoRED loss OF LIFE.

One Man and Three Children Said to
Hare Been Droscned.
TACOMA, WASH, Nov. 1S.-Suficient
repairs of the damages caused to railroads
in Western Washington py floods were
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-19
Ramon. London Church Burn.d.

LONDON. ENG, Nov 1s.-The tower
and part OF the body of ST. Georges
Church, in Hanover square, the most
fashionable church in London, was de-
stroyed by fire this evening. st. Georges
Church was erected at the commencement
of the eighteenth century, and contained
some finely painted windows brought
from MechIin
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-19

directed to reports that the Turkish au-
thorities are torturing suspected persons
for the purpose of compelling them to dis
close their knowledge of revolutionary
movements.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-19
EIeofed Armenfan Patriarch.

LONDON, Eng. Nov. 1s.-The Morning
Post will tomorrow publish a dispatch
from Constantinople saving that Bishop
patriarch.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-19

Probably the oldest timber in the world
is found in the ancient temples of Egyp,
in connection with stonework which is
known to be at least 1000 years old. This,
the only wood used in the construction OF
the temples, is in the form of ties, holding
the end of one stem to another.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-19

The Hebrew spoken by tie Russian and
Polish Hebrews of to-day is a polyglot,
composed OF a few Hebrew roots with
large admixture of Russian, German, Po-
lish, Lithuanian aud Tartarian words.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-19
NEW TO-DAY.
An Appeal
To Weak Men

Health, strength, mental and
physical nerve force and vigor |:
honesty, self esteem and conf
dence in fact, manhood in all
its elements is yours if you will
but use DR.. Sanden's Electric
Belt.
We positively guarantee it to
cure all forms of Nervous Debit
ity. Spermatorrhea, Shrunken
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-19

Parts Nervousness Forgeunes Confusion of Ideas Lanuor
Dyspepsia Lame Back Rheumatism Kidney and Bladder Com
pain and the evils resulting from secret habits youth
matuer wish that the marvellous
invention.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-19

| In some of the farming districts of
! China pigs are harnessed to small wagons
| and made to draw them.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-19

Holland is the only country in Europ
that admits coffee free of duty.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-21
WHAT TO DO NEXT.
How Young Man Got Even With His
Too Careful Brother.

How a Young Man Got Even With His
Too Careful Brother.
We are all more or less familiar with
that exasperating class of individuals who
seem to feel that the simple common
sense OF the world is centered in them
selves, and that the rest of US are in need
of guidance and direction in the simplest
duties of life.
Mr.. B. was young man OF this class.
He was always painfully profuse in details
regarding anything he wished done. He
had a parrot, of which he was excessively
fond, and when he was about to go abroad
for few months, leaving his bird behind
him, he bored and exasperated his family
and friends with senseless details regard
ing the care of the parrot, and his last
words, screeched from the deck of the
steamer that bore him away, were:
Hi, Jim!"
"What2" shouted the brother on the
pier.
Look out for my parrot" came family
over the water.
AS if this was not enough, he had no
sooner reached Liverpool than he sent the
following cablegram to his brother, who
had assumed charge of the parrot:
"Be sure and feed my parrot"
On receipt of this the infuriated brother
cabled back, at his brothers. expense:
81 have fed her, but she is hungry again.
What shall do ext?'-Harper's Maga-
zine.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-21

struck the country. 1 entered a skiff,
ana, when about half way over,
my dog. which 1 had forgotten,
came bounding after me and leap
ing into the water, began to swim
across after the boat. Almost immedi-
ateiy several alligators, lying with the
ups OF their noses above the surface, be-
gan to move after the dog and soon came
w!thln few feet Of the animal. He re-
allzed that he was being chased, and pro-
Geeded to turn the tables by chasing them.
he parked and turned to make for the
gators, but they got out of his way. Well,
the dog and the saurians kept up this per-
formance until the former had crossed the
stream. The alligators seemed to be
AFRAID to come within biting distance, al
though 1t would have been impossible for
the dog to have injured them. They were
simply afraid, that's oil, and it is always
the way with them. 1 have frequently
swan after an alligator myself, and he
would invariably turn tail and get out of
sight in hurry. Couragel They have no
more than goat. New Orleans Times
Democrat
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-21
1.-THE PERPE TUAL CUP. !"
A Clever Ruse on the Part of
the Encinal Yacht
Club.
A Rem odeled Defender Which Will
Surprise Yachtsmen When
She Sails.

Some weeks ago the San Francisco
Yacht Club challenged the EncinaI Yacht
Club of Alameda. That challenge was in.
spired by the belief that the Encinal feet
had nothing with which to meet success
fully their newly remodeled yacht Cathe-
rine. The San Francisco people were
further urged to issue the challenge
through desire to redeem their defeat of
last season, when their Queen lost the
Perpetual cup'' to Ell Sueno of the
Ensinals. The possession of this cup, as
its name implies. involves a standing offer
to make good the supremacy it attests.
and invites challenge.
Now the holding of this trophy subjects
the Encinals to some conditions, notably
that the possessors shall not build or buy
any new boat after a challenge has been
issued against them. The San Franciscos
considered this clause, and after having
fitted up the Catherine in such shape as
seemed good to them challenged with her,
complacent in the belief Of an assured VIC
tory.
But the provisions of the cup contest
forbidding the purchase of new boats
after challenge does not exclude the re-
modelling OF an OLD one, and thereby hangs
tale.
About three weeks ago it was noticed by
those members of the Encinal Club accus-
toned to scrutinize and debate the merits
of the boats anchored around the club
house that the Fawn was no longer among
them. Coupled with this fac; was an ex-
treme reticence of her officers as to her
whereabouts. A certain air of mystery
seemed to pervade the councils of the club
but the occasion of all this has now
transpired-
One of the members not on the cup de-
fense committee, being of that mental
turn generally designated as "of an in
quiring mind" succeeded in locating the
missing craft, and in his pride in this
achievement impaired the news unguard-
edly and the truth is now out. 1t is re-
ported that such great changes bave been
wrought on her that only the more
nautically experienced members would
recognize in the new yacht the same stick
of timber as that of the missing Fawn.
A new spoon-bow, large iron keel and
her sail area very much increased are
some of the features that have contributed
to the change. All this secrecy and ex-
pendlture of money involved in making
the alterations in her rig was designed to
afford the members of the San Francisco
club an unwelcome surprise on the day of
the race.
The defense committee secured the Fawn
at a bargain from one of the members,
formed a stock company, subscribed for
shares and spent several hundred dollars
in refitting her. Each one exults in the
surprise in store for his friend the enemy
of San Francisco, and would affirm that
the race is ever to the swiftest and that
the Encinals have now that boat.
The contest which will determine the
location of the cup for the ensuing year
comes off within two or three weeks over
the Encinal course.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-21
DANGER IN IOEORBAM.
1t Is Causing Much Sickness, Repor
+. Durant OF London.

1t Is Causing Much Sickness, Reports
f. Durant OF London.
F. Durant, in his report as chairman of
the st. Pancras public health committee,
states that upon analysis of three samples
of water in which icecream glasses are
washed it was found that they contained
respectively 4, 200, 900. 2. 10000 and 5.34O,. /.
600 putrefaction bacteria per cubic cent?
meter in cubic centimeter OF drinking
water. Hence not only were the cheap
icecreams yended in the streets and
mostly consumed by juveniles, Frequently
unwholesome because of the objectionable
materials of which they were Composed.
but the water used by the yenders in con-
nection with their business was very often
foul.
The st. Pancras health committee. hav-
ing fully investigated the facts of the case
over a wide area, hold that the present
state of affairs undoubtedly constitutes
source of danger to the health of the chill
dren of the poorer classes by whom the
Objectionable icecreams are mainly con-
sumed. The committee considers it is
clearly necessary to control street sellers
OF icecream in their occupation, and they
have requested the Local Government
Board to promote legislation providing for
the registration of these icecream yenders
and for the regulation of the trade oy by-
laws, and proper supervision of the manu-
facture and supply of icecreams. The
Vestry of Clerkenwell and other London
local authorities have made similar repre.
sentations.-London News.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-21
II MINISTER'S MONDAY /"
Three of the Reverend Gather
ings in Interesting
Session.
Incorporation of the Berkeley Bible
Seminary by the Christian
Churches.

Ministers Monday called forth three
reverend gatherings = the Presbyterian,
Congregational ana Christian-being the
only denominations represented at the
weekly meetings.
The principal event of the day was the
incorporation of the Berkeley Bible Sem
mary by the Christian ministers. The
Berkeley Seminary is the one to take
charge of which Professor S. NJ. Jeffsrso u
came to the college town. 1t will form an
annex to the university in this way, tha
while its students will acquire theology
through the seminary they must depend
for their secular education upon the col
lege. Further than this the seminary will
have no connection, actually or theoretic.
ally, with the State institution.
The directors of the new corporation are
Professor II. D. MoAneney, San Francisco
Rev. w. A. Gardner, San Francisco; A.
NJ. Mccoy, Red Bluff; Rev. J. NJ. Monroe,
Modesto; e. B. Beard, Modesto; Profess
sor A. NJ. Elston, Berkeley; Rev. A. G.
Smlthers, Los Angeles, and Rev. E. B.
Ware, Santa Rosa.
The committee which will have charge
OF the course of study is composed of Pro-
fessor McAneney, Professor Elston and
Rev. Mr.. Monroe. The endowment of the
institution amounts to $780, ,000 which sum
has been contributed by the members of
the Christian Church in this State. No
permanent site has as yet been selected
for the seminary, but one will be as soon
as the attendance warrants it. The course
will be one OF three years, which may be
taken as post graduate course by stu :
dents from the college, or during the term
may be taken together. The object of il
all is to turn out intelligent men for the
Christian ministry. Students of any de-
nom ination Will be admitted.
At the Congregational Club Rev. w. II.
Tubb read paper on christian Fellow
ship Mr.. Tubb thought the church
should be sufficient in itself to satisfy the
spiritual needs of its mem bers without all
the auxiliaries and annexes which are
now the rule. That it was not sufficient.
he said, was shown by the existence of
these outside agencies, but he thought it
could be made so.
Miss Burgess OF the Governments In
dian School of Carlysle, Pa, also ad-
dressed the Congregationalists on the SUBJ
ject of her work.
at the Presbyterian Club the ministers
had lively discussion on the silver ques-
ton
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-21
TRANS-PAC|F|c TRAFFIC,
Conference to Stimulate the Pas.
senger Business To and
Through This Port.
Prominent Steamship and Railroad
Men Meet to Discuss and Devise
Plans to This End.

With view to perfecting plans that will
retain at least fair share of the trans
Pacific passenger business for this port
and the tran sentimental railroads of the
United States, conference of half score
of the most prominent railroad and steam
ship mer of the country was held at the
offices of the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany, at the corner of First and Market
streets, yesterday afternoon. The meeting
lasted from to o'clock.
Among those present were T.. L. Lomax.
general passenger agent of the Union Pa
cific; w. B. Kniskern, general passenger
agent of the Chicago and Northwestern /;
]. @. Stubbs, traffic manager of the South
ern Pacific Company; r. A. Donaldson,
assistant general passenger agent of the
Southern Pacific Company; r. P.
Schwerin. vice-president and general man.
ager of the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany d. d. Stubs, secretary OF the Occi-
dental and Oriental Steamship Company
Alexa nder Center, general agent of the
Pacific Mail; D. w. Hitchcock, general
agent in this City of the Union Pacific and
also representing the Occidental and Ori-
entail Steamship Company, and T. d. Nc
Kay, who was appointed the joint pas
senReT agent OF tneSe LraQSDOrta t1On COM
panies about year and half ago.
This conference was called to adjust
some minor differences which has arisen
in connection with McKay's end of the
line, ana to arrange for putting out adver-
tising matter and perfecting other details
that will aid to bring the traffic to and
through the Golden Gate.
While Mckay has made an enviabIe
record as whole, there were some things
done that did not meet with the unani-
nous approval of his principals. 1t is now
admitted. however, that they resulted
from misunderstanding of instructions
and are not likely to recur. There is no
doubt that Mckay will go back to Yoko.
hama in few weeks at the latest and
continue at his old post.
According to the statement of several of
the participants in yesterdays delibera-
tions nothing of great public interest was
accomplished. The conference will be re-
sumed at $3.50 A. NJ. to-day, and is expected
to come to a conclusion this evening. Re-
cent competition of the lines north OF this
port was the cause OF this new move orig
inally, and the contemplated establish
ment of one or more new trans-Pacific
lines has caused this combination of
steamship and railroad lines to exert
greater efforts than ever TO COMBAT the en-
terprise of the more northern competitors.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-21
A Fat Milk Contract Awarded
by the Member From
the First.
THE MAYOR IS SUSTAINED.
No More Street Work Is to Be Done
by Private Contract Boxing
Permits Remanded.

The basis on which some OF the patron
age that comes under the control of the
Board of Supervisors is given out was ex-
posed by an admission of Supervisor Joe
King during the meeting of the board.
The contract for supplying milk for the
City and County Hospital was under dis
cusslon when King, who is chairman of
the Hospital Committee, demanded that
the matter be left to that body, intimating
that the contract had been given to friends
of Supervisor Taylor, chairman of the
Finance Committee.
The representative of the Eighth Ward
retorted by saving that when the Aims
house cows were killed the place was sup
piled with milk at 40 cents per can, until
Kings committee had considered the mat
ter, and then the price went up to so cents
per can. This cost the City $150 per
month more than under the old arrange
ment.
az understand, moreover, that the con-
tract Is held by a brother-in-law of Super
visor King" continued Supervisor Taylor,
"and that he did not even go through the
formality OF calling his committee together
to ask the other mem bers' advice when the
contract was awarded, but ran the whole
business to suit himself"
Supervisor King was pale with rage
when he rose to reply, and, as was ex-
pected. he began with denial that any
relative of his held the milk contract. In
the next breath, however, he admitted
that he had given out the contract with
out the knowledge or consent of the other
members of the committee and that he
had given it to a friend of his.
"That patronage belongs to the chair
man of the committee, as 1 understand
it." he said, "and 1 gave it where 1
pleased" He failed to explain why the
price had jumped up 10 cents can after
the friend got the contract.
Supervisor Taylor amended the motion
to refer by adding a provision calling for
report at the next meeting, and in that
form the motion was carried.
The contract for lighting the public
streets for the next two years was awarded
to the San Francisco Gas Light Company
at u cents per night for street gas lamns
and 80 cents per night for each electric
light in the outlying districts. This is the
same price that has been paid for two
years past.
Police Commissioner Nose Gunst was
granted fifty days leave of absence with
permission to leave the State.
The protest of property-owners that the
paving on Market street. between Noe and
Castro, IS in bad condition and should not
be accepted. was referred to the Street
Committee for investigation.
By vote of to the Mayors veto of
the order allowing street work to be done
by private contract was sustained.
The order allowing the Occidental and
Olympic clubs each two permits for box
ing entertainments was referred to the
Health and Police Committee for further
conside ration
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-21
Father Larkin's Graphic Picture
of the "Slav" Army
Victory.
HERoIsM AND RELIGION.
A Strong Parallel Drawn Between
the Warriors of Holy Writ and
Those Who Die for Home.

An appropriate and impressive me-
mortal service was held in the French
Roman Catholic Church of Notre Dame
des VICTORIES, on Bush street, yesterday
morning, IN honor of the brave Slavonians
who fell at the great battle of Lissa, in the
Adriatic, in 1866. The Slavonians, fight
ing under the Austrian flag, were attacked
by force of 81, 600 Italians, which was
more than twice their number. It was q
fearful conflict and resulted in a complete
victory for the Austrian forces.
The church was tastefully yet simply
decorated, and the impressive ser vices
were opened by high mass, the Rev.
brant, the Rev. A. R. Loude, S. NJ, and
the Rev. Murphy, S. NJ, assisting.
The attendance was not large, but all
those present listened to the services and
the strong Grafton of the Rev. Mr. Larkin
with deep interest. He began:
at is the privilege of the warrior who
dies in the service of his country to de-
serve sympathy and claim regrets which
no other mortal has right to respect. Is
not your presence here to-day a livin z
proof of this? Sympathy and regrets
have brought you in such numbers to this
hallowed sanctuary OF Notre Dame des
VICTORIES.
Sketching short though graphic his
tory of the battle and extolling the valor
OF the victorious Slavonians, he continued: !:
True it is that noble feelings and generous
impulses are common TO all times and to all
people, especially when prompted and de-
veloped by religion. 1t is therefore holy and
wholesome thought to pray for the dead.
And who is more worthy of a precious re-
membrance than the noble soldiers who died
on the field of honor? Soldiers as brave as
those who defended Thermopylae, as courage
Gus as the Theban Legion or those that formed
the army OF judah Macca beus.
Though inferior in number they did not
blaneh with fear, they did not fly for safety.
History loudly proclaims their courage. VIC
tory does not always belong TO countless
legions and valor may triumph over unequal
numbers.
Love OF your country and of your country's
flag prompted your soldiers to deeds OF hero
ism. To save them from dishonor they nobly
sacrificed rest and comfort, their domestic
happiness and even their lives. They died
like heroes. But il is not all over with these
brave men who fell fighting for the flag, these
sayiors OF their fatherland. Their hearts, it is
true, are still in death, but the hearts of their
countrymen, of their friends and their brothers
have not forgotten them. The memory of
their virtues, the memory OF their deeds shall
never pass away.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-21
TO SELL GOODS STEADILY.
An Experienced Business Man Says That
They Must Always Be Uniform.

An Experienced Business Man Saws That
They Must Always Be Uniform.
eIf you want to sell goods steadily"
declared the man VINO always takes two
cups of coffee, as he sat over his second
cup, discussing the affairs of the world
with his table companions, lit is of much
more importance that the quality of your
wares should be uniform than it is that
they should be of high grade or even good"
"Do you mean TO tell u.s." asked the
New Englander, ''that any body could find
a steady sale for poor goods2 Is the pub.
lie a fool2"
II don't have to answer the last oues-
tion, but will the first. You know that
am coffee tester and an expert. Now, did
you ever hear how the most famous coffee
house IN this city got its reputation? You
know the place down in cellar opposite
the postotfice. It has made fortunes for
its original proprietor, and now a second
generation is getting rich out of it. Well.
the foundation OF its success was laid in
the years of the civil war when coffee was
so scarce that it cost 81 q pound.
I'm private houses all sorts of substi-
tutes were used, such as chicory, roasted
bread crumbs, roasted sweet potatoes.
peas, and in fact almost anything which
would color the water brown and leave in
il bitter taste. More pretentious places
than the one in the cellar got over the
difficulties of furnishing good coffee to
their customers by charging ten cents or
more q cup for it, but the printers and
other workingmen who were the patrons
there had fixed the price at five cents. and
ii would have been ruinous to change il.
"Then the proprietor bethought him. He
bought lot of the rankest-havored, cheap
est Rio coffee that he could find, mixed
this with goodly quantity of chicory,
served the decoction made from this, hot
and with plenty of milk. and advertised it
as his unapproachable' coffee, or some
thing of that sort.
"There wasn't another restaurant keeper
in the city who would have dared to offer
such compound to his customers and no
others tried it. The new coffee had a
very distinctive flavor of its own, and it
drove some old patrons away from the
place. but the others drank 1t and pretty
soon began to like it and to sound its
praises. New York Sun.
THE King Of Pills is Beecham's-B