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The San Francisco call., 1896-03-03
SEmI-ANNUAL EXAMINATION
TEACHERS!
SAN FRANcIsco. March 2. 1ses

SAN FRANCISCO, March 8, 1896.
Ihe regular semt-annual examination OF appli-
cants Tor teachers certificates {High Sci ool Cram
mar and Primary grades and special certificates)
VIII commence at the Normal School building,
1896, at O'Clock P. M. Applicants who wish to
pass an examination for High School certificates
special certificates will send notice to mis- Office
on or before March 9Th.
In compliance with the State School law each
applicant must pay an examination fee OF So in
ADVANCE. Applicants who intend taking the ex-
animation must register prior to the commence.
ment Of the same as no fees will be received on
that date.
Applicants for Primary Grade certificates will be
required TO pass upon the following subjects:
ARITHMETIC, Grammar. Geography. Composition,
History OF the United States. Orthography and
Defining, Penmanship, Reading, Methods OF Teach
Ing, school Law, Industrial Drawing, Physiology.
CIvn Government, Elementary Bookkeeping and
vocal Music. Applicants for Grammar Grade GER
tihcates, In addition to passing on the above stud
les, must also pass on Algebra, Physics, Pedagog-
ic;, Geometry, General History and Literature.
NJ. BABCOCK,
Superintendent of Common Schoola
GEORGE BEANsTON, Secretary.
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Fresno County Holders Sued.

FRESNO, CAL, March 2.-Suit was COM
menced to-day by the Lower Kings River
Reclamation District against a large
number of property owners in the district
to determine the legality of an assess
ment of $4,000, made this year for I'M
provements in dams and breakwaters to
prevent overhows. Some objected to pay
ing this tax, and this led to the present
litigation.
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FOUR WORLDS RECORDS.
Fast Time Made by the Syracuse Racing
Team.

Fast Time Made by the Syracuse Racing
Team.
CORONADO, CAL, March 2.-The Syra-
cuse racing team broke four worlds rec
ords this morning. w. w. Hamilton,
paced by Taylor, Alldredge, Miller and
Vaughan on quad, and Stone. Terrill,
Washburne, jerks and Connibear on a
quint cut the worlds record for a mile
flying start, to :39 Is. A slight breeze
arose shortly after the ride for mile.
Hamilton then went out, paced by the
same two teams, for Berlo's two-third
mile mark of 1:07. Hamilton rode the
distance in SO 3-5. After resting for few
minutes he went out again for the one
third mile, uEpaced, and covered the dis
tance in :33 3-5 - former record :36 1-5
Taylor and Terrill then went after the
half-mile tandem record and made the
distance in so 3-5-former record :53 As.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-03
CAPTAIN-GENERAL WEYLER

Spread of q Eunor That He Will Soon
Resign.
NEW YORK. N. Y, March "A special
cable dispatch to the Herald from Havan a
says:
The startling rumor that Captain Gen.
eral Weyler had resigned swept like wild
fire through Havana to-day, originating
from an apparently reliable source.
1t was, however, promptly denied at
the palace. When Martinez Campos re-
tired his reported resignation was also
denied in Havana in official circles up to
the last hour.
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objections from the other attorneys, and
considerable discussion followed. 1t was
stated that the answer of George T. Barron
to the suit had not been filed, but wouio
be during the dav. Judge Reynolds stated
that not over twenty-four hours would be
allowed in which to demur to George Bar
ron's answer. The trial of the case was
continued until tomorrow morning, anG
Judge Reynolds stated that the case would
be continued from day to day until Attor-
ney Monteith had finished his suit IN San
Francisco, when it would be Immediately
called for trial
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-03

Congress of resolutions declaring in favor
Of acknowledging the Cuban insurgents
as belligerents has caused the widest eD-
thusiasm here, and the step meets with
the approval of all classes OF citizens. 1t
is believed that the Central and South
American republics will be quick to follow
the example set by the United States.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-03
To Dredge Guadalupe Creek.

SAN JOSE, CAL, March 2.-J. Fl. Dun
lap and other residents of Hyde Park to-
day petitioned the Board Of Supervisors
for the formation OF a protection district.
The Guadalupe Creek overflows its banks
in the vicinity of Hyde Park every winter,
and it is proposed by the formation OF
protection district to dredge out the creek
and secure other relief from the floods.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-03
ARRAIGNED fOR BURGLARY.
Serious Charges Preferred against a
Sirteen- Year Old Boy.

Serious Charges Preferred against a
Sirteen- Year Old Boy.
SAN JOSE, CAL, March 2. - George
O'Fallon, sixteen-year-old boy, was ar
raigned in Justice Dryers court this
morning on the charges of burglary and
grand larceny, the complainant being
Walter Wheaton. Both reside in Los
Gatos, and Wheaton alleges that O'Fallon
stole horse from him and then looted his
barn, taking lot of harness and buggy
robes. O'Fallon's examination was set for
March IL As there seemed to be some
doubt as to O'Fallon's guilt he was re-
leased on his own recognizance.
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FOR THE WILM MERDING SCHOOL.
Stockton Offers a Fine Site Ttco Miles
From the City.

STOCKTON, CAL, March 2-At' a
meeting of the Commercial Associa-
ton tonight committee was ap-
pointed to wait upon the regents of
the Willerming school at their next meet
ing and present, as bid for the location
OF the school at or near this city, an offer
of a tract of land near the suburbs of
Stockton, consisting of twenty acres, to be
a free gift. free from all incum mbrances.
This site is about two miles from the
eastern limits of the city on a portion of
the Governor Edwards ranch. It is
elevated some twenty feet above the alti-
tude OF Stockton and is capable of produc-
ing any and all kinds of fruit and yege-
tables
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REFUSED PoOR MEAT.
Scenic Road Comnissary Stands by the
Workmen.

Workmen.
MILL VALLEY; CAL, March 2.-The
commissary in the employ of the Califor-
MIA Construction Company yesterday re-
fused to accept the meat sent from San
Francisco for the men employed in the
construction of the Mill Valley and Mount
Tamalpais Scenic Railroad. The commits
sary said the meat was not good, and
fresh lot was ordered sent from the City.
There has been vast improvement in the
quality and quantity of food furnished the
men since the visit of President Egan of
the construction company: While the pay
is considered small the men have quit
complaining. as they are now satisfied
with the food.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-03

rect view of the situation IN Cuba
Williams has been in Havana so
long and in such close touch with
the officials at the palace, it is claimed,
that his views are colored by Spanish rep
reservations and also by merchants, COM
mission men and others whose personal
interests will be served by the putting
down of the revolution by Spain. VIII
liams cannot be accused of inattention
to duty. He is in mis- office from morning
to night, but this close application to
duties of minor Importance may have pre-
vented his fully realizing the state OF al
fairs on the island. Williams is also well
advanced in years and dislikes incidents
which mar the quiet routine OF office work.
His attitude has not satisfied all OF the
American colony, and petition is now in
circulation, asking the Government for his
recall.
On top of this comes the rumor that
Williams has sent his resignation to Wash
ington. Mr.. Springer, the Vice-Consul,
has been in the Office over ten years, and
is thoroughly familiar with its workings.
Under ordinary circumstances he would
be the most fitting successor If Williams
Is to go, but in view of the esemi-diplomatic
position of the Consul General and the dlf-
fculties likely to arise in the near future,
the wisest course would seem to be that
man of diplomatic experience and strong
executive ability be sent from Washington.
The situation has reached an import
ance, and the danger OF strained relations
with the United States is so great, that
man broad enough in mind to realize the
gravity of the situation should represent
the United States here.
Gomez and Maceo arc now in the east
ern part of Matanzas province. They are
taking their wounded to place of safety,
and going where their horses can rest and
Craze and their men rest after their IA
tiguing campaign. As they have left in
Havana province many bands of from fifty
to 100 men each and other bands to operate
in Pinar del Rio, Matanzas and other
provinces as before, it can hardly be said
that the two principal leaders of the
rebellion are fleeing from or before
the Spanish armies. Gomez has dis
played wonderful ability as leader and
his present move Is said to be part of a
plan arranged before he LETT Santa Clara
for his march to the West. The. with
drawal from Havana province of the main
armies of Gomez and Maceo will make it
more difficult for General Weyler to deal
them an effective blow before the setting
in of the rainy season. There are rumors
here of the landing of an expedition in
Pinar del Rio. 1t is supposed to have been
sent from the States by COLLAGE.
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WRECK NEAR RENO.

Freight Train Ditched by a Spreading of
t.e Rails.
RENO, NEv., March 2.-Freight train
No. % was wrecked this side of Boca this
morning. Ten cars and the engine ran off
the track, but no one injured.
The westbound passenger is held at
Floriston to await the clearing of the
wreck, which will take some hours. A
spreading of the rails is said to have been
the cause of the disaster.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-03
Santa Crus Fruit Suffers.

SANTA CRUZ, CAL, March 2.-some
damage was done to fruit in this vicinity
by alternating storms of hail and rain TO-
day. At Glenwood four inches of snow
fell. 1t is feared that the peach and prune
crop has been blighted.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-03
SHOT By THE GUARDS.

Fate of a Political Prisoner Who Tried
to Escape.
HAVANA, CUBA, March 2.-While thir
ty-nine political prisoners were being
taken on board Spanish steamer to be
shipped to Ceuta, Africa, one Of them
jun ned overheard.
His arms were pinioned and he imme-
diately sank. When he rose to the sur
face the guards fired four shots into him
and his body disappeared beneath the
waves and has not yet been found.
Two transport steamers bringing addi-
tional troops from Spain arrived here to-
day.
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No DAMAGE at Pasadena.

PASADENA, CAL, March "A heavy
rain. which was much needed, began fall
ING this morning. It continued through
out the day and promises to keep on
through the night. A light wind prevails
at intervals No damage to crops or
washouts is reported in this vicinity.
Farmers hail the rain with rejoicing.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-03
Kr1LED NEAR TUCSON.
Fatal Accident to n He'll KnotCn South
eru Pacific Engineer.

EnfnI Arcideuf to UeI-hnOtUu SOttF-
ern Pacific Engineer.
TUCSON, ARIz., March 2.-The body of
Morris Barnage, well-known Southern
Pacific engineer, was brought here last
night by party from the Rincon Noun
discovered the day before. AT Coroner 8
inquest this evening it was brought
out that Barnage, while on the re-
turn alone from visit to friends
at a mountain ranch, had been thrown
from saddle.horse in descending steep
trail. his head striking the rocky surface.
Barnage was 80 years old. unmarried
and native of New York. He held the
friendship of railroad men who knew him,
and had been in the service OF the COM
pany for ten years.
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$3.50.

Three-Button Cutaway Clay Worsted
Suits. Full-fashioned garments, elegantly
tailored. Sllk-lined throughout and hand
somely trimmed. Makes gentleman of
the wearer. $50 is fair price for these
suits elsewhere.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-03
WILL FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE.

Central and South american ReDublics
to Recognise Cssbans.
PANAMA. COLOMBIA, March 2.-The
! news OF the adoption by the American
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-03

Suits made to order of the finest
Pique, Cashmere. Cheviots, Tweeds
and Worsteds. Fit, workmanship
and trimmings guaranteed at the
unheard-of prices of $40 to $40.
Fashionable Trousers, So to $6.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-03
$3.50.

Single and Double Breasted Gray Cassi-
mere Sack Suits. Strong, durable, warm
and tasty. Worth SIS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-17

three miles to the south, and White
Hawk Down, about the same distance
eastward.
Soon we start coasting toward
Plumpton, which is on the northern
side of the South Downs, where the
escarpment is, perhaps, ii its steepest,
and where until quite lately, there was
visible from afar monster cross-patee,
now, alasi overgrown with turf, but
whose origin and purpose, like the
white Horse" at Marlborough, or the
Wilmington Giant" near Eastbourne,
is buried in oblivion. l am not going to
say that 1 kept my saddle all the way
down this terrible descent. Anyway, a
little judicious jockeying landed me
safely below. and 1 was soon gliding
on looking out for Plumpton Place,
formerly the moated residence of the
Mascalls, who were crown tenants of
the manor.
In Henry Wis. time one Leonard
Mascall is credited with having first
introduced carp into England, and it
must have cost him a lot of trouble,
in those days of slow travelling, to
transport them alive from the Dan
ube 20 this old moat. There can be
no doubt about the carp, for they are
in the moat to this day, as many a Sus-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-17
TeIephone safefv Device.

Accidents are from time to time re-
ported in the daily papers in which
lives are lost and telephone exchanges
damaged by the accidental crossing of
telephone wires with trolley circuits.
The telephone wire usually carries a
current which is harmless, and this
leads linemen and others to take hold
of it without rubber gloves Should
this happen to q wire which had broken
and fallen on trolley wire it would
probably result fatally to the man In
this country no particular steps have
been taken to avoid such accidents,
but in Europe the AIlbemeine Eleck-
tTicatats Gesselschaft has attained
this object cheaply and effectively by
encircling each telephone wire by a
wire loop. This wire loop is of such
size and so located, that not even the
strongest wind can bring the telephone
wire in contact with it, but should the
telephone wire be broken it will unLfail-
ingly fall upon the encircling guard
Wire. This guard wire is connected
with the earth. Should, therefore, the
telephone wire be broken and become
crossed with a trolley circuit the ex-
cessive current would re conveyed
harmlessly to the earth and not into
the telephone exchange, as might other
wise happen. This path to the earth
has such a low resistance as to render
a telephone wire crossed with a high
potential circuit harmless to a person
touching it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-17
RIDING DOWN
The CONVICTS
The Charge of the Forty-'Ieventt
Kentucky Cavalry.
A CLEVER RUsE REsoRTED TO IN
TIME.
Pluck, Speed and Arms Were rn-
availing, Yet Strategy Proved Sue
cessful-An Interesting story for
the Youth of Both Sexes.
BY w. A. CURTIS.

Copyrighted, 1896, by w. A. Curtis.)
When the news arrived that four
hundred convicts had broken out from
the stockade at the Clarkson mine and
were marching toward the academy to
seize its one hundred and fifty Spring
field rifles, not one of the faculty was
on the grounds and the responsibility
of the necessary immediate action fell
upon the senior cadet captain. All
but three Of the stockade guards had
these had ridden on to the academy
parade ground just as the sergeant-of-
the-guard was dismissing the punish
ment squad at half past five.
In a moment the drummers were
beating the long roll and the bugles
sounded 'to arms" a call which the
battalion had never heard before and
did not understand, save that its
frantic blares could be nothing else
than notes of dire alarm, and from
every part of the school domain cadets
came running at the top of their
speed and in five minutes all of the
hundred were in line and the excite
ing roar of the drums was still. They
must take the schools arms and march
across country to the countrytown,
seventeen miles away. There was no
town large enough for safety any
nearer than that They could not go
by rail, for tie nearest station was
three miles in the direction from which
the convictA were coming. The wires
had been cut by the convicts, so there
was no hope of troops arriving by
special train. With the academy arms
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-17
Discussing the Metric System.

A series of articles in the London
Times on the metric system have re
suited in a valuable aftermath of
lengthy correspondence in the columns
of that paper, in which the important
question has been discussed from all
possible points of view. One of these
letters, written by Mr.. r. Kaye Gray,
sums up in a short article the objec-
tons which are raised to the metric
system by people in ordinary business
and trade relations outside of the sci
entific world. Even in France, the
home of the metric creed, the residents
do not always use this system, but a
number OF old French measures are
constantly in daily use. He further
says: ''The jeweler in exercising his
trade finds the karat a very servicea-
BILE unit, and no doubt the student of
the exact sciences finds the decimal re
lationS between the units which exist
in the metric system great advant-
age, but why the jeweler should insist
upon the student adopting the units the
jeweler finds best or vice versa 1 fail
TO see. The weight of truck load of
coal can hardly be conveniently ex-
pressed in karats, and as the greatest
weight mentioned in the metric system
is the myriagranIme, of approximately
% pounds, this system is also unservice-
able for dealing in large weights
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-17
NEW IDEAS IN INDUSTRY.
A Noiseless Switching Engine.

The noiseless switch engine is the
latest output of the Schenectady Loco
motive works, and its operations will be
watched with special interest by lines
that use the noisy, Snorting switch en-
gines in thickly settled localities, to the
detriment of the peace of such neigh
borhoods. The engine just completed
was built after designs furnished by
William Buchanan, superintendent of
motive power department of the New
York Central, and is intended for use
by that company in making up trains
in the Grand Central station in New
York.
This is not a. service for which a
compound engine would commonly be
preferred but the main object in this
case was to make a locomotive which
would be as nearly noisefeSS as posi-
bic in service. This type was therefore
selected, and the engine was equipped
with an exhaust reservoir in front of
the cylinders and an annular variable
exhaust. The high pressure cylinder is
19X24 inches, and the low pressure cylin-
der 29x24 inches. The irtercepting
valve is OF the Schenectady Locomotive
works improved type. The exhaust
steam from the low pressure cylinder
passes through a large pipe to the res
ervoir IN front of the smoke box and
then to the variable exhaust. The ex-
haust reservoir is provided with perfo-
rated Plates, through which the steam
passes The exhaust from the air
pump is similarly muffied by passing
through the exhaust reservoir. The
engine steans readily, is quick in ac-
ton, and is practically noiseless in the
heaviest work.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-17

BRIGHTON, Eng, May 5.-More
Americans will make tours of the Brit
ish Isles and the continent this season
on bicycles than ever b efore. No one
who has caught the cycling fever can
visit Esngland without yielding to the
temptation of wheeling through the
country on the beautiful roads, visit
ing the quaint towns which abound
everywhere and seeing the ways of the
people and nation, irrespective of the
stereotyped routes laid down in the
guide books.
The American man or woman who
has been accustomed to cycline over
the average road of their native land
hail the English road with Joy. OF
course there are some bad ones here,
but there are SO many first class roads
that the others are not worth speaking
about.
No matter IN what town the tourist
is visiting, il is quite certain that he
can strike out on his wheel in any di-
rection and WITHIN an hour of easy
riding win resch some point of inter
est well worth rhe seeing. lie will run
into little places, hidden away from
the ordinary route OF travel. yet replete
with historic interest, or the folklore
of the people VINO for tens of genera
tions have gone on doing, thinking and
believing the same thing that their
great grandfathers did.
One slch place is Ditchiing, a quaint
spot within an hours ride OF Brighton,
through the prsttiest country in Sus-
sex. A trip was taken there with a
number Of fellow Americans, and the
PLEASURES repaid us for the journey d
score of times over. Early in the morn
ing We left Brighton by the Lewes
road. TO see what luck would bring US
during a days loafing around. At the
edge Of Stanner- park the cottage of
the wood bailiT, backed up by beau
tiful trees, still destitute of foliage,
catches the eye, and soon we leave the
high road taking the private way
through the park, thanks to the kind
ness OF Lord Chicester, cyclists may
circulate without let or hindrance.
One could we'll wish that this pri-
waite byWay from the high road could
be indefinitely extended, seeing that it
is in every way charming The road
way is beautifully kept, high UP in the
tops of the magnificent elmS the busy
rocks are noiselessly setting their
houses ia order for the increased CEN
sus thatswill soon be. recorded in their
favor, while in the valley the sun is
gradually disSnlv1ng the soft morning
mists. 1t seems a sin to hurry through
so peaceful a village, especially as we
remember that in another mile or two
+he scenes will change to the bare roll
ing Downs. Soon we come to the Stan
mer place" the home of the Pelhams,
and then pass on to the pretty little
early English church, with its tower