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The San Francisco call., 1896-11-17
IT WAS A REBUKE,
Manager Britton's Opinion of the EIec-
tion-Alameda Artists Preparing
to Entertain Their Friends.

ALAMEDA, CAL, Nov. 16.-John A.
Britton, president of the Oakland Gas and
Heat Company does not like the pros.
poets of having an opposition in this city
in the form OF a company which will
virtually be turned inlo the city's owner
ship. In a letter to the press of the city
he says some very pointed things. Among
them are the following paragraphs:
1t occurs to me in this connection to say
that 1t would seem as ii the people OF Alameda
had been sufficiently punished by municipal
ownership not to attempt to burden them
selves with additional taxation, and such, ]
firmly believe. would be the voice OF the
people if the matter should be submitted to
them.
The fad of municipal ownership is only
made possible by the active workings of few
individuals who see in ii opportunities to sell
apparatus, 10 create new and profitable posi-.
tfons Tor themselves or friends, or TO depreci-
ate exis ting values. That there is no merit In
the fad, your townspeopie nave ample evil
dence.
On the Sd of November the people of these
limited States determined by heir votes that
they would have nothing to do with tnat
element of society which is seeking to tear
down and destroy that which others have
such. it seems to me. is the evident inten-
ton of the class of men who are agitating
nun ,cipal ownership, particularly new gas
company in your city.
The Lovers of Art.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Nov. 16.-The Art
League will hold a rece eption at its studio
in the Central block on Thursday evening.
This will be the formal opening of their
exhibition, which will contin ne Friday
and Saturday. Hand-painted posters an
nouncing the event are attracting much
attention on the street.
An Engagement Announced.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Nov. 16.-The en-
gagement of Thomas Hanson, promi-
nent Native Son, and Miss May E. Flyn
of Watsonville is announced. They Will
be married next month.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-17
0UAOKENBUSH SUED.

COMPLAINT for Maintenance by His
Wife, Nancy A. Quackenbush.
Suit was yesterday begun in the name OF
Nancy A. bush, formerly Nancy
Abbott, against Thomas A. Quackenbush
for $500 month "for support and main
tenance," and $4,000 attorneys fees. Ar
thur Rodgers and ex-Judge Van r. Pater-
son are her legal representatives.
Some time ago Quackenbush, who is a
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-17
The Trophy Presented by Henry
Payot to the San Francisco
Whist C1ub.

admit ladies' TO full and equal m m bership
with gentlemen. The club teams contest.
ing must be made up equally of ladies and
gentlemen, and the winning club must
defend possession within pinety days. but
will not be required to play for the
possession OF the trophy sooner than thirty
days after winning it, without its consent.
The other conditions are as follows:
The trophy shall be the property of the San
Francisco Whist Club, and the club holding it
shall be responsible for its safe delivery when
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-17
A BLOW ENDS IN DEATH.
Three Months Ago Matilda Co1deweih
Was Struck on the Head.

OAKLAND CAL, Nov. 16.-Matilda
Coldewein, a 15-year.o old girl, died sud-
denly Saturday evening at her home near
Livermore. Her death was the result of
a blow on the head which she received
some months ago.
While visiting relatives in Oakland last
summer she was strack heavily on the
head with broom handle by cripple.
She suffered severely at the time, but ap-
parently recovered and went home.
On the day of her death she attended to
her duties as usual and in the evening
complained of sickness. Violent convul-
sions followed, and before physician
reached the house she was dead. Ma
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-17
RIood-Monex Cases.

An information has been filed against Will
liam Bacon for demanding and receiving s.
from James Ennis for providing Ennis with
employment as a seaman in violation of the
Federal laws Bacon is now in the County
Jail under 500 ball.
warrant was issued for the arrest OF A. p.
Mordaunt. who claims to be a shipping man.
G. Maudline, sailor, claims he paid Nor
daunt Tor securing for him employment on
the bark McNear The sailor returned from
Sydney few days ago, and at once swore out
O warrant for Mordaunrs arrest.
In Hamburg the authorities tax dog
according to its size.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-17
AUCTION Sales

taken up the question for investigation,
ana that he, Campbell, had given it con-
siderable study, but that he would not be
ready to write his opinion before next
week. The point upon which the issue
hinged, he said, was whether Supervisors
were general County officers.
II they were, they were entitled to hold
over, beyond the possibility of any doubt
or contention. If they were not, they
should make way for their successors
elected at the recent election.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-17

tiIda was born at the home where she
died and was great favorite in that Sec
ton.
The funeral was largely attended by
young folks, and Rev. e. Reid delivered
a very impressive funeral sermon.
Eugene Stanly. William Falvey, Will
liam Frost, Oscar Beck, Rasmus Christen-
sen and Joseph Brown acted as pail
bearers, and all the little people brought
beautiful floral tokens of their affection.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-17
spoke.
The Charge Dismissed.

Charles Sydney O'Brien, the author of "Ma
Angeline." appeared before Judge Low yester-
day to answer charge of assault With a
deadly weapon The complaining witness was
james McAudrews, a boatman, who was
stabbed BY O'Brien during row in restau-
rant on Pacific street. 1t was shown that
0'Brien acted in self-defense aud the Judge
dismissed the case.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-17
FIREDUGS WORK
At LIVERMORE
No Reason Can Be Found
for Recent Disastrous
BlaZeS.
Confined to Big Warehouses
That Are Owned by an
Old Firm.
Probably Tore Off a Piece of the Iron
and Dropped a Lighted
Match Inside.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL
90S Broadway. Nov. l6.

90S Broadway, Nov. 16.
Within the past year two of the largest
warehouses at Livermore have been
burned with the whole of their valua BILE
contents, and Mr.. Seller, one of the pro-
prietors, is not at all satisfied that the
confiagrations were the result of accident.
Some few months ago one of the largest
warehouses owned by Anspacher Bros.
was destroyed and the loss epproximated
$40, COO No reason could be assigned for
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-17
A Serious Fall.

OAKLAND, CAL, Nov. 16 = Robert
Smith, an engineer, fell from the new
coal bunkers at Adams wharf this even
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-17

he be required to give security for the
pay ment of a reasonable amount for her
support during her Life.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-17

ing. He tum bled about twenty feet and
Is seriously hurt. He was taken to the
Receiving Hospital.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-17
ChiIdren's III me.

BERKELEY, CAL, Nov. 16. = The
Children's Home Finding Society i
about to establish It's State headquarters
in Berkeley. F. K. Shattuck has do
mated lot for the erection OF home and
Mrs. DR.. j. d. Barrow, the Berkeley agent
of the society, is making a strong effort to
secure donations for the erection of neces-
sary buildings.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-17
Medical Course for Berkeley.

BERKELEY, CAL, Nov. 16 - The
academic senate of the STATE University
which includes The entire faculty of in :.
structors both in the college in Berkeley
and the affiliated colleges in San Fran
cisco, will meet next Wednesday in
North Hall for the purpose OF consid-
ering a plan TO introduce a course of
study at Berkeley which will lead directly
to the course in medicine now carried on
at the medical department N San Fran
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-06-20
ECONOMY IN GMALL WAYS.
1t Is the Little Household LEAFS That Are
E~xnenzjve.

1t Is the Little Household Leafs That Arc
Expensive.
The little leaks in the household eX-
penscs are the most miSchievOus. TIE
big ones are prominent enough to COM
pei attention. Do you not, for exam
pie, trust all your tradespeoplc implic-
ity? You can't afford to do so. The
head servants in the Vanderbilt and
Astor, and other wealthy families have
among their chief duties that of weigh
ing the household supplies. Dry
goods measurements in the large shops
are generally very accurate because the
employees are under strict orders to be
exact. But grocers and butchers will
bear watching. Get for yourself or
your kitchen ~priestess Il set of meas
ures and scales, and after you and she
have learned to use them, you will be
amazed to see how much you have been
paying for that you haven't had. Even
in h most reliable shops-so called
the weighing is very lax. Butchers
claim that the Deficiencies in their
weights are all due to the waste in
trimming. Very well, order the meat
sent untrimmed. You will get fresher
meat, and what you trim off will often
give you nice bits for the stock pot,
suet, etc. Try it and be convinced.
A qu~ick-witted housckeeper says she
saved many a dollar in plumbers bills
by buying n force cup and learning to
handle a wrench. Despite washing
soda and potash, now and then soIhe
thing unreliable slips through the
sink strainer n clogs the pipe. All
the more modern plumbing has n nut
at the bottom of the "gcose-neck," Just
below the sink. Dy setting a pan be-
meath this, and with a wrench loosen
ing and then removing the cap, the
obstruction will generally be found
right there. Sometimes the force-cup
applied over the strainer in the sink
will be sufficient to clear the pipe with
out taking the cap off the goose-neck.
If both fail, no harm will have been
done, but one or the other, or both,
succeeds often enough to make it worth
while to exercise ones ingenuity a bit.
-Jenness Miller Monthly.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-06-20
THE CUSTOM HOUSE.
rwo-Thirds of the Country's Imports Pa
Through Now York.


The custom house of New York, o
than any other institution, represents
the commercial supremacy of the me-
tropolis, and a few figures of its enor
nous transactions will make this very
clear.
Take, for instance the imports of
foreign merchandise for a single fiscal
year, that of 1894. In the IL months
the imports into the whole United
States were $40, $50, 293, of which $4S3,-
1866 were entered at New York, or
practically two-thirds of the total.
Following up the comparison it is
found that the exports of domestic
merchandise, coin and bullion from the
port reached a total of $452, GA, 06S, out
Of an aggregate of 1912, 761,37s for the
United States.
The total foreign commerce of the
country was 81, 76O, 300, 194, of which
S961 1913, 1871 was done through the port
of New York.
1t is certainly n remarkable show
ing, particularly when the fact is con-
sidered that the country has a ~seacoast
of 5000 miles, with many important cit
les and excellent harbors. The com
merce of no port in any other country
bears such n proportion to the total
m of that country as does that
of New York to the total of the United
States.
Bringing the statistics down to the
latest date, it can be said that the inn
ports of merchandise at the port of
New York for the calendar year end
ing December /, 1895, were 1919, 229, O13,
On increase over the previous year of
s72,63S,36O
The duties collected on this merchan-
disc reached SIP, no, $50, an increase
over 1894 of $23,061, 742.
The movement of gold and silver to
and from foreign ports through the
custom house affords another striking
illustration of the prominence of New
York, the exports of gold for the cal
endar year of 1895 having been $4,000
900. the imports $26, 00O, 900, and the ex-
borts of silver $3S, SOC, 900 and the inn
ports 81, 800, 900.
The figlres for a period of years show
hat the Importance of New York rs
a port of entry is steadily growing.
additions are being made to
the fleets of passenger and freight car
hat ply between this city and
foreign ports. The finest steamships
in the world, generally known as ocean
make New York their port
Of call, and this fact naturally adds to
the trade of the metropolis with the
outside world.
The business through h custom
house has reached such proportions
that the government has been COM
PEELED to provide additional facilities
md is now erecting an enormous build
ing known as the appraisers stores,
and it is only Il question of time when
the present custom house building will
be replaced by 4 much larger one.-N.
Y. Mail and Express.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-06-20

His coat was n bit too long and hi;
shoes were rusty. His linen was eel
luloid mostly. and his neck tie was
stained where his chin had rested up
on it. He vas u statesman down in
Dixie and everybody around the Fifth
Auenue hotel knew him.
Fine day." said the previous young
man, who wrote things for the news
papers.
Quite sc" replied the statesman.
May 1 ask" inquired the inoppor-
tune one, what brings you to the
city, senators? Private business or
politics."
Young man." replied the statesman,
81 am mere in the capacity of a private
citizen. Where l go and what l do is
largely my own concern. am here in
the endeaVor to make an honest living.
l expect to be entirely successful, for l
consider hat in New York l am with
out competitors in that line. Good
day."-N. y. Herald.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-06-20
DIDN'T WANT A FREAK.
The Little Girl Drew the Line at a Three
Headed Doll of Mixed Identify

The Little Girl Drew the Line at a Three
Headed Doll of Mixed Identity.
1t was in the toy department of a big
Esd street shop and the salesgirl had
brought forth n great array of dolls of
all sorts and kinds, and among them
the very latest in dolldom, the doll with
three adjustable heads, The little girl
beheld them all with growing interest.
understandable did you say? ." asked
the little girls mother.
Eyes, ma'am," said the salesgirl, "and
when one head gets looking old and
battered you can take it off and put on
one of the other two, They last Just
three times as long as a regular doll"
"Are you satisfied with this" asked
the little girls mother, bending over
her. ut is much prettier, l think, than
any of the Others" The little girl
shook her head decidedly and screwed
her little face into n bowknot of tear
full suggestion.
whats the matter?" asked her
mother, in astonishment.
ITS a freak" said the little girl.
tearfully. GLOW would you like it if I'd
been n freak with three heads, and Won
didn't know which was me and which
was the other ones? l don't want n
freaki"
And she finally triumphed in a single
headed French doll, with eyes that
could open and shut and n squeak like
a live normal baby.-N. Y. World.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-06-20
FOREIGN

The deepest of the London docks
Is st. Katherine. It's cost, including
c~learances, was $S,5GO,O0O.
"A toboggan slide at st. Moritz
Switzerland, is thrce-quarters OF a
mile long, and those who use it shoot
from end to end in II seconds.
The Bird of Death" a native OF
New Guinea, is about the size Of a
pigeon. It's bite causes lockjaw, loss
of sight, and is nearly always fatal.
Spurious ancient coins, some of
tlicm Of dates anterior to the Christian
era, are made in large quantities in
London, and sold all over the world.
"A number of provincial assemblies
IN Russia have petitioned for the doing
away with fogging as Il punishment
in the case of all peasants who can
read and write.
"A rich Armenian banker of Pera,
named Dicras K~arageus:an, was assas-
sinatcd by his feiIow-Armenians be-
cause he refused to subscribe to the
Tund for the relief of the victims of the
nIassacreS.
In some of the cantons of Switzer-
land all the dead, rich and poor alike,
are buried at the expense of the public.
Government undeTtaIers furnish every
thing gratuitously-the collins, the
vehicles, the grave, etc.
The cat is called kat in Danish
md Dutch, Eatt IN Swedish, chat in
French, Eatti in Italian, cato in Portu-
euese inc Spanish, kot in Polish, kots
in Russian, cath in Welsh, knth in Cor
nisn, catua in Basque, and gaz in Ar
menian.
A proposal to exclude from the
army, the legislature and municipal
Office all persons whose fathers and
grandfathers were not citizens is be-
fore the French chamber of deputies.
The rule would have kept out Napoleon
Runaparte and Gambetta. A law adj
hitting only the children of French cit
iZcns to the civil service is also under
consideration.
In Vienna, Austria, all bicycle
riders before obtaining permission to
ride on the public streets are required
to pass an examination. They are re-
urired to ride between boards laid on
the floor without touching the sides or
edges of them. At the word of COM
mund they must be able to dismount
either right, left, or backward; until
the rider passes this examination salts
factorily, a license TO rid on the public
highway is refused them.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-06-20
The Art of Defense by Fists

Patrons of the ring claim hat pugil.
ism is 1900 years old. Theseus IN
vented boxing. In modern times prize
fighting has been restricted mainly TO
English-speaking peoples. 1t was
practiced by the ancient British island
ers. Systematic boxing began in Eng
land in 1910. ~Frequenters of the ring
were Byron, T~hackeray. dukes of Clar-
ence, York, earls of AIbemarle and SET
ton. duke of Wellington and Sir Robert
Peel. As late as 1873 the shall Of Persia
saw a prize fight. Prize fighting was
repudiated by Russia more than a
century ago and the example has been
followed by all the refined of civiliza-
ton. The first prize fight in the United
States was in 1916 and was between
Hyer and Beasley. Prize fighting is
now a statutory offense in most of our
states.-Chicago News.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-06-20
GOVERNING AN OCEAN STEAMER
Reports Are Received by the Captain
Daily from All His Subordinates.

Reports Are Received by the Captain
Daily from All His SubordInates.
Just as the government of the city is
divided among the mayor, aldermen and
boards of commissioners of various de-
partments, so the administration OF
a giant steamship is divided into spc-
cialties. The mayor is the chief officer
of the city. The captain is the chief
officer of the ship. He is more than
that. From the time she leaves port
until she enters port he is master of the
lie and liberty of every person aboard
the ship, as well as all property in it.
He is an autocrat. OF course, he must
administer his authority wisely. Tn
wise autocrats don't last long, whether
afloat or ashore.
The head of each department is re-
sponsible for all that goes i'll it. The
first officer is at the head of the crew. or
navigating department. The chief en-
gineer directs everything connected
with the engines. The chief steward
has full control of all that has to DO
with the comfort of the passengers and
crew. Each of these chiefs makes Il
written report at noon every day. Thus
the captain is kept informed of every
thing pertaining to the ships welfare.
Every one of the senior officers of the
ship is II duly qualified master, capable
of taking her around the world if need
be. The day is divided into 'watchcs,'
or tours of duty, of four hours each.
One junior officer is on the bridge with
each senior officer on duty. The senior
officer directs the ship's course. lie
never leaves the. bridge while he is on
watch. Should he do so he would be
dismissed at once. There is no excuse
-cssihle~ItMoEI1 be lust as IL IL hi
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-06-20

The bell that still rings every Sunday
in the belfry of st. Johns Episcopa.
church in Portsmouth, N. H., has
most entertaining history. When Col
Iepperell led the colonial forces against
the frontier at Louisburg, and the Eng
lish had conquered, they came home
triumphant. Among other trophies
they brought n bell captured from q
French cathedral at Cape Breton. The
officers of the New Hampshire com
pany presented the bell to Queens
chapel. In the fire which destroyed the
chapel in 1S06 the bell was cracked
In 1907 Paul Revere and sol C the
belI.-Detroit Free Press.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-06-20
FUTURE OF PUGILISTs.
Reaction from the Tendency to Substitute
Oratory for Srience and Art.

Reaction from the Tendency to Substitute
Oratory for Science and Art.
Prize-fighting as II profession, after
L rapid decline, has at last reached Il
POINT when it is no longer possible
as Il means for earning Il living. No
trade can continue 10 exist after the de-
mand for its products has ceased. Sup
ply and demand are as much factors in
the business of the ring as any other of
tine industries of civilized or uncivilized
life. For Il time the art of self-defense
en- its spectacular side met and salts
fed a want that was real. The festive
sport was willing 10 travel many hum
dreds of miles to witness two of the
shining lights of the calling meet for
glory and dollars in the roped arena.
kut that was before talk was substi-
tuted for science and public debates
varied by letter writing for grit and en-
Gurance. Finally the change became
so great that 1t would have taken col
umns to contain the wordy controver-
sizes of the prominent priZe-fighters.
The result was as could have been eX-
pccted. There are enough orators in
congress, on the stump, in h pulpit,
ct dinner functions and in other places
without drawing on rugilism. Inter-
est declined and the end it at hand.
What is to become of the prize-fght-
CTS? Some of them have tried the
stage without particular advantage to
themselves There seems to be only one
solution to the problem. As the Gordi-
an knot cannot be united it must be
cut. The only refuge for the champi-
ms is to go back to common, ordinary
work. No doubt Jim Jams Corbett
would feel queer to be once more the
messenger boy in a bank. Peter Maher
would not take kindly to his old Occu-
patton of shoveling grain in a distil-
cry; or the ruddy-hued Fitzsimmons
at his former business of n blacksmith,
Or Jack McAuliffe as a cooper. But
then, at any rate, they could rely on
a sure, il modest competence, which is
ore than they get at their present
business. And, after all, what is glory
without cash, or notoriety without the
means to make both ends meet?-N. Y.
Sun.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-06-20
NOTES OF THE FASHIONS.
Some Now and Striking Additions in La
dies, Costumes.

Some Now and Striking Additions i'm La
dies Costumes.
"A very attractive costume is of priest
ley silk warp carel's hair in black.
The skirt is plain, but open at either
side of the front breadth. Into this is
set n panel which is n solid mass of
embroidery. From edge to edge of
the camel's hair there are straps of
velvet with buckles. These form a
group near the lower edge of the skirt.
The short basque has a very full skirt,
with a vest of embroidery and straps
of velvet. There is a very high collar
turned over and extending almost TO
the sleeve tops; the leg-o,mutton
sleeves have straps of velvet from the
arm-holes over the fullness of the
sleeves to the wrist, where they end in
small loops.
a new sleeve is made in narrow sec
ions. The top is cut somewhat on
the principle of the ~old-fashioned
melon pin-cushions that used to be so
popular. These sections are set to-
gether, and the extension Of them,
which run very narrow, makes the cuff.
In some cases pieces are double
stitched on the outside. Others have
scraps of velvet or braid stitched over
h seams, and others arc corded. The
latter, however, is not as much liked
as either the plain-stitched or the vel
vet or braid.
Black materials are very extensive
ly used, but are frightened and trimmed
up with a profusion of color, A tailor
costume of priestley silk-wnrp Henri
eta has the jacket lined with change
able satin in gold and ruby. A collar
cite of the lining material has a full
box-plaited ruche, with white lace edg-
ing, and from the collar to the belt
inside of the jacket are lengths of rib
bon matching the lining. y large ro-
settle how finishes one side of the belt in
front.
Round waists, in order to follow the
prevailing mode, have little tabs of en-
b%roidery, ribbon, lace or velvet. These
fall from six to ten inches below the