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The San Francisco call., 1896-02-22
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Tanning a Wild Deer.

These instances of tame wild animals
remind Maine gentleman of what he saw
in Mayfield few years ago. He was driv-
ing through that town, and at place
where he stopped his hostess, handsome
young woman, asked him if ne wanted to
see deer. Taking a dish with some grain
in it, or something of that sort, she went
down the lane to the edge of the woods
and stopped, calling in low tone some
name. Presently fine large buck came
out of the woods and trotted up to her as
tame as any colt could be. He stuck his
nose in the dish and munched the food.
while she patted his neck and talked to
him. When she left him to come back to
the house he followed her to the fence and
seemed really anxious to go to the house
too.-New York Dispatch.
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in this city. His chief assistant is one
Railton of Industrial Army fame. Buch' 5
case has been set for trial Tuesday.
Iroqrois Braves.
OAKLAND, CAL, Feb. 21.-The Young
Mems Democratic Club of Oakland will
send ten delegates to the annual confer
ence of the Iroquois Club of California, to
be held in Pythian Hall, San Francisco,
tomorrow. The delegation named to-day
by President Laymance is as follows: Z.
NJ. Fitzgerald, A. T. McDonough, E. J..
Pringle, W. f. White. w. E. Fine, ]. ].
McDonal Alex Rosborough, j. J..
O'Rourke, F. B. English and Frank Lake
The San Francisco Iroquois Club will pro-
vide entertainment in the evening for
visiting delegates in its usual hospitable
way.
Robber Captured.
OAKLAND, CAL, Feb. 21.-John Green
bank was arrested at a roadside resort to-
night and brought to the County Jail by
Constable Weldon. Greenbank held up
two men near Castro Valley last night and
was trailed by Weldon. One of his victims
identified him at the jail.
California Psychical Society.
Professor Edward H. Griggs of Stanford Uni
versity lectured at Golden Gate Hall last even
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at 10 O'Clock Yesterday. The officers found
his name and address on some letters in
his pocket and communicated with the
Oakland officers, requesting that they
notify his family.
a. r. Wilson. the City Engineer, who is
Miller's nephew, went over at once, but
failed to discover the cause of his uncle's
condition or how he had received his
injuries. The only mark on the injured
man was a small wound on his head.
Several days ago Mr.. Miler's son, Harry,
lost his reason and created a scene on
Broadway, and some of his friends fear his
reason is affected, but this Mr.. Wilson
denies
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ALAMEDA NEWS OF A DAY,
A Father Swears Out a War.
rant for the Arrest Of His
Son, Aged 9.
Mrs. Dorothea Olsen Receivers VaIu.
able Property Decided to Her
Young Husband.

ALAMEDA, CAL, Feb. 21.-The police
have a singular case In hand. Charles
Helling, aged 8 years, is in Jail under a
charge of vagrancy preferred by his father,
a wheeIwright who lives ON Eagle avenue,
near Bay street. The father wants the
prisoner sent to a reformatory because, as
he alleges, he cannot control him. The
father declares that the lad runs away at
night, stays out at uDseemly hours stole
watch from a neighbor etc. The boy
says his mother has driven him out of the
house and told him to seek a home else
where. Mrs. Prescott, the secretary of the
Humane Society investigated the case and
sent the boy home instead of taking him
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Ex-SOIdier Arrested .

OAKLAND, CAL, Feb 21.-Jacob Buch,
the ex-Salvation Army soldier charged
with soliciting funds for the erection of a
new barracks for the army" may escape
conviction after all. 1t turns out that he
is the head of a new organization known
as the Gospel Army" A uniform similar
to that,of the Salvationist has been adopted.
and unless one looks closely they will be
deceived. He denies that he was solicit
ing for the Starvation Army, but it was to
raise money to start branch of his army
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into custody. Then it was that bis father
caused his arrest.
Regular" Republican Club

into custody. Then it was that his father
caused his arrest.
Regular" Republican Club.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Feb. 21.-The "Regu-
lar" Alan eda Club met last THURSDAY even
ing. Colonel Ba bcock presided Although
the club is by far the youngest and small
est, it insists on being designated as the
regular" one. The club claims a mem
bership of 425. There was very evident
feeling against the other club, but there
were many protestations OF utter absence
OF any idea Of such thing. The chair
announced that hereafter no dues or fees
would be exacted of members. A rousing
meeting is to be held by the club at the
West End on Thursday evening next.
Mrs. Olsen's Property.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Feb. 2l.-Dorothea
Olsen has been in the courts many times.
She mas considerable property and married
man twice as old as herself. He led her
sad life, and she had the law on him for
abusing her, putting her out of the house
and beating her, and finally obtained a
divorce. Her single bessedness did not
long suit her, for she married Peter Olsen
over again, and not only that, but she
oeeded him property of the value of
$l2,000 As soon as she came to fully
reallze what she had done she wanted it
back and instituted suit to recover it.
In this she was successful. Judge Ogden
on Thursday Cancelled the deeds and
restored her to ownership. and it is an
interesting question now if she will go
back again to Peter.
To Be Reduced at Once.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Feb. 21-The NUM-
cipal Board had concluded to reduce the
rate of water for street-sprinkling from the
price now paid, 20 cents a thousand GAL
Ions, to 10 cents. But the reduction would
not go into force until July 1, 1896. The
board has now proposed compromise.
If the water company will reduce to Is
cents at once it will agree to fix that rate
for the next ensuing year. This, after due
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MRS. DANN's DEATH.
Inquiry in Regard to the Fatal Acct
dent of Thursday Night

OAKLAND, CAL, Feb. 21.-An inquest
was held tonight in regard to the death of
Mrs. Anna Damn, who was fatally burned
last night. Nothing was proved regard
ing the cause OF the remarkable manner in
which she was enveloped in flames few
minutes after leaving the dining-room
The story that she was filing a lighted
lam p was disproved, as there was not a
lamp in the house.
The most feasible explanation was that
the deceased was seeking something in a
closet with the aid of matches. They were
arIor matches, and it is supposed that a
spark ignited some paper that was on the
floor and the flames were communicated
to her clothing. After her clothes were on
fire the unfortunate woman went into the
back yard and perished without once cry
ing for help. This was all that could be
learned from the witnesses and the jury
returned verdict that death was acci-
dental
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ALAMEDA. CAL, Feb. 21.-At Armory
Hall for Saturday evening the Young
Mems Institute of Alameda has prepared
an ambitious programme of patriotic ex-
ercises to be given. ]. J. Tobin will deliver
an address: Miss Jennie Jehu will sing
"Star-spangled Banner" DR.. ]. G. Hum
Barry will deliver an address; Mrs. W. F.
Chapman will render soprano solo, Ed
Thornton a tenor solo and w. J. Hynes
comic specialties. An orchestra will fur.
nish music.
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ALL READY FOR THE MARCH
A Parade and a Rowing Re-
gatta to Take Place
To-Day.
Y. NJ. I. AT THE TARERNACLE.
Evening Exercises at st. Mary's Col.
lege and First Congregational
Church.
Y. NJ. I. AT THE TABERNACLE,
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCrsco C.11
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Oakland is in holiday attire and the
streets are gayly decorated in readiness for
Washington's birthday celebration. Not
for many years has so much interest been
shown IN National holiday. One of the
features OF the parade will be the floats.
Tney have been quietly built in various
parts OF the city and in Alameda and
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A Fortv-Eipbt-Hour Dav

The time-tinkers are still dissatisfied
with our time-reckoning system, and it is
highly probable that they will not only
smash the sixty-minute hour and substi-
tute one of 100 minutes, but that they will
also change the civil day into one of forty
eight hours. Professor Blatner of Berlin.
Sir Thomas Long of England and Pro-
fessor Bailey of Boston are now working
like beavers with that end in view.-Phila-
delphia Record.
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wanted to borrow So" said Perisco, s'and
he insulted my wife when he could not get
it. He lies when he SAYS that l have no
license for my place. I want to see that
man punished for wha: he said l will
wait and see what the Commissioners do
with him. and if they do not punish him,
well, will go after him. Even if cannot
make him pay me damages l will have
him sent to Jail. That is some satisfac-
tjop ~
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The new Municinal Technical Sobo,

The new Municipal Technical School
opened the other day at Birmingham,
England, contains 134 rooms, of which 116
are devoted to teaching; occupies space
expenditure is about $4,000 a year, The
school is used by 1900 students, of whom
about two-thirds are instructed in science
and one-third IN metallurgy.
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ing before the California Psychical Society on
the subject, "The Scientific Study of the Higher
Human Life" The lecture was exceptionally
well attended and regarded as one of the most
interesting of the course.
Friday evening, March 6, DR.. David Starr
Jordan will speak OF "The Evolution of Mind .
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DEATH OF PETER PUMYEA,
He Was a Politician and Office
Holder of Alameda
County.
A SUCCESSFUL LIVERYMAN.
He Made a Fortune Before Bicycles
and Electric Cars Came on
the Scene.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,

OAKLAND OFFICE San FRANCISCO GALL
908 Broad way, Feb. 81. {
Peter Pumyea, who figured prominently
in Alameda County politics ten years ago,
died this morning at his home on Eighth
and Alice streets. For several days Mr..
Pumyea has been sinking and his end was
expected.
He has been confined to his room and
suffered terribly from dropsy for several
months. He has been before the public of
this city for many years and has held sew
eral Offices.
Mr.. Pumyea was born in Fulton County,
Illinois, May II, 1914. His father was a
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AFTER LAMPING.
A Saloon Man Who Has Little Use for
the Off1cer.

OAKLAND, CAL, Feb. 2I.-N. Perisco,
who conducts the saloon at First and
Franklin streets, is after Officer Lamping.
During the recent examination of Lamp
ing before the Commissioners, the officer
characterized Persco as substitute for
the penitentiary." He denounces the
statement as rank falsehood, and declares
he never allowed ex-convicts or anv other
hard characters to congregate at his place.
He vows vengeance against the officer.
THAT officer came into my place and
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CAPITALIST INJURED.
Lying In the Receiving Hospital In a
Semi Cons cious Condition.

OAKLAND, CAL, Feb. 21.-H. R. Miller,
the capitalist of 1923 Boulevard terrace, is
lying IN the San Francisco Receiving
Hospital suffering from some injury that
as yet has not been determined. From all
that can be learned here he was taken to
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The colored people of the United States
maintain seven colleges, seven academies
and fifty high schools.
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Patriotic Entertainments.

consideration, was accepted by the com
pany and, consequently that is what the
rate will he
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Sophomore Glass Meeting.

BERKELEY, CAL, Feb. 21.-A meeting
OF the sophomore class of the State Uni
verslty was held this afternoon for the
purpose of nominating candidates for
officers on their Blue and Gold staff
The nominations made were as follows:
For edltor-Chickering Dickie and Rec
tor; for business manager, Baker and
Mead. Next Tuesday was set as the date
OF election. Tue polls will be open from
10 A. NJ. until 4 P. NJ. The meeting was
1nll OF interest and excitement throughout,
the questions of whether the voting
should be done by the polling or assent bly,
system and whether a plurality or ma
lority should elect in the case of the edi-
TOR having been discussed. Political strife
and fraternity feeling were manifest to
considerable extent at the meeting, all of
the candidates having been members of
different fraternities with the exception
OF Rector, who is "non-frat'' man.
I. O. o. F. Celebration.
BERKELEY, CAL, Feb. 21.-The local
lodge OF the l. 0. O. F. celebrated It's eigh-
teenth anniversary last night. The Veteran
Odd Fellows of California were guests for
the evening of the Berkeley lodge, large
number of them being present 1. W.
Striker was president of the evening. Ad-
dresses were made by Past Grand Sire Har-
mon, Past Grand Master Black, president
OF the Veterans. William Fl. Barnes, Past
Grand Masters Marshal of Ohio, Hill of
California, and Slater OF Indiana, District
Deputy Grand Master Jackson, Grand
Secretary Shaw, and Past Grand Masters
Crossett, Slater, Burnham, Benton and
Burns.
l. A. Boynton of Berkeley gave history
of the Berkeley lodge. The agitation for a
lodge in Berkeley was begun by Mr.. Boyn-
ton and f. II. Payne in Septem Der, 1877
and after some months of preliminary
werk, the lodge was formally Instituted on
February 20, 1873, OF which the anniver-
sary was celebrated last night. In 1885,
when the present Odd Fellows Hall was
dedicated. the lodge had mem bership of
over eighty, which increased to over 100 in
1898.
Athletes Entertain.
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The census shows that there are 794s
stables, occupied by 1850 horses, in
Brooklyn.
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The Grand Jury.

OAKLAND, CAL, Feb. 21.-The Grand
Jury, which has been in session since last
August, is expected TO complete it's labors
next week. Expert Fl. K. Snow completed
his labors on and will present uis re port
next week on his six months labor on
the books ofthe county. His bill OF $425 for
eighty-five days'labor was not audited by
the Finance Committee of the Supervisors,
as there is some question as to its legality
when the county has an expert employ ed
,npularlV
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Athletes Entertain.

BERKELEY. CAL, Feb. 21.-The "gen-
temen's night" of the Crescent Club last
evening IN the clubrooms was well at
tended. A lengthy programme of boxing
bouts, acrobatic feats, ETC., was rendered.
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BERKELEY, CAL, Feb. 21-Dr. David
Starr Jordan president of Stanford Uni
versity, lectured in Stiles Hall this even
ing on "The Disappearance of Great Men
From Pu blic Life" The lecture was un-
der the auspices of the Unitarian Society.
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Died in the Wagon.

OAKLAND, CAL, Feb. Michae
Callahan was found by Chinaman to-
night in Sanborn's nursery at Piedmont
he was very sick, and while on the way to
the Receiving Hospital in the patrol wagon
he died. Callahan was about 55 years OF
age and resided at Ala Sixth street. He
was subject to heart disease.
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The Mckinley Club.

OAKLAND, CAL, Feb. 21.-The Nc
Kinley Club OF Oakland is to be organized
on Saturday evening at Kohler q Chase
Hall, southwest corner OF Eleventh street
and Broadway. 1t is to be an open meet
ing. Music for the occasion will be fur
nished by Miss Grace Rollins, sister of
Sylvia Gerrish, the noted operatic
snuhraffe
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Co-eds with Mortar-Board,

BERKELEY. CAL, Feb. 21.-The co-eds
of the class OF '98 in the State University
have begun the revival of the custom of
wearing mortar-boards during their sopho-
more year. To-day large number ap-
peared in the time-honored headdress for
second year college women. The custom
at Berkeley has been gradually dying ont
for the past four or five years, but the '98
girls propose bringing it again in vogue
DR.. Jordan Lectures.
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California Psychical

CaI1fornfa Psychical Society.
Professor Edward H Griggs of Stanford Uni
versity lectured at Golden Gate Hall last even
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NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mrs. Cleveland walks for exercise and finds it enjoyable.
 A big temple of Shriners has been organized at Maryville. Mo.
 Chances are said to be against the seating of Senator Doupont, of Delaware.
 The New York Health Board is experimenting upon bacteria with X rays.
 The gold reserve went above and was then pulled down below $127,- 100000 Saturday.
 President Cleveland has refused to interfere with the death sentence against Cherokee Bill.
 The Perrine comet was scheduled to strike the earth Saturday, but it is going another way. Republican silver Senators have given it out that McKinley's money plank does,not suit them. The President has signed the bill making seven years unexplained absence proof sufficient of death to get pension.
 =The Senate Committee Judiciary are making amendments to the House provision of tho judicial bill which abolishes the fee sys- tenn.
 Exports from the United States for eight months ending with Feb ruary show heavy increase over last year's and exceed imports for the eight months by $61 ,000, 900.
 Tn report on the militia of the States the Secretary of War shows that if necessary the United States could put into the field on war footing nearly ten million men.
 The State Department has ordered Consul General Williams to inter- fere in the case of the American, Agramante, whom the Sn,aniissll: are are trying at Havana for complicity in the Cuban revolution.
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LOOK OUT FOR HIM.
A Fraud and a Cheat Who is Imposing 0n tjfeduious
 People.

Last week a man who styled him self as Dr. Granville arrived in Pine Bluff, secured rooms and at once proceeded to advertise himself as a partner of Dr. Cracking, who would also arrive in Pine Bluff in a few days. Granville opened an office, and by the medium of the newspa- pers and posters advertised that he was able to cure ali forms of diseases by a newly discovered power, and that his patients would not be re- qnired to take medicines, but all that was necessary for cure would be for him to touch them. He demand ed that his patients pay him fat fee in advance as d guarantee of their faith in his proposed treatment. Patients were numerous and the .Doctor" secured a good large "roll'' from those whom he "touehed, :" but after he touched" them for their money that was the last the deluded people saw of the Doctor" for be tween two suns he quietly boarded a train and left the city.
 It now transpires that Granville was merely an advance agent for Dr. Cracking, who arrived here Fri day, and learned of his agents ras- cality. He at once denounced him as fraud and impostor.
 Dr. Cracking comes to Pine Bluff with splendid credentials, both as physician and gentleman, and he is in no wise connected with his late "slick' and fraudulent advance agent, who. it is said, is now at Stuttgart imposing on the credulous people of that section.
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NO NO FORTUNE FORTUNE THERE, Arkansas Heirs to the . Strauss Millions" Doomed to Dis
 appoint
 ment. INVESTIGATION BY A LITTLE ROCK LAWYER DIscLOsEs THAT THE STORY
 IS A MYTH.
The Bank of England Holds no Fabulous Sum Subject to the Order of the
 Strauss Heirs.
tArkansas Gazette.l

For a year or more the papers
 have been teeming with stories
 about the vast legacies left by David Seymour Strauss and held by the
 Bank of England awaiting for
 claimants, chiefly in this country.
 It is said that there were untold
 millions waiting for the Strausses,
 the Altheimers, ct al, if they could
 prove their identity.
 Little Rock was included in the list of cities with fortunate heirs to the big treasure. Mrs. Bernard Cohen and the Navras were men, tioned, while the Altheimers, of
 Pine Bluff, were subjected to the congratulations of their friends ups
 on the roseate prospect Of receiving the stored-up millions.
 Three of the heirs of Strauss em- ployed Judge E, w. Kimball, of this city, to get at the truth of the matter. Judge Kimball immediate ly wrote to his London correspOn- dent, the Municipal Trust, and on February B the secretary of that corporation called upon the chief
 accountant of the Bank of England and showed the newspaper reports, so freely circulated in this country, about the Strauss millions. The chief accountant of the bank said
 that the3 whole story was myth; that the bank could not imagine how such story originated that
 there were no large sums in the
 bank awaiting claimants, and that
 the name of Strauss did not appear among them. He also stated that last year the bank was bothered so much by letters from the United States respecting this claim that it requested the British consuIs in the United States to try to stop the spread of the foolish rumors, and the British consuls did SO. And this is an end to that fabulous fortune.
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A WAGON FACTORY.
A Proposition to Erect One in Pine
 Bluff.-A Site Asked For.

There is an opportunity for Pine Bluff to secure q wagon factory. q concern that will employ from twen- ty to thirty worlsmen for the first year. Mr E. H. Colhouer, the well known wagon maker, is at the head of the enterprise, and he, with num- Der of other gentlemen who are backed by ample means, agree to erect G plant to cost not less than $10,000, if the citizens will donate a suitable building site. The building is to be of brick, and the factory is to employ not less than twenty skilled workmen for the first year.
 This proposition is most liberal one and there issno question but that several sites for the proposed plant will at once be offered by our liberal and progressive land owners.
 Mir. Golhoner has had years Of eS- perience in wagon making and this experience will be q guarantee that if the enterprise is once started it will be a success.
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PINE BLUFF ARKANSAS WEDNESDAY MORNING. MARCH IS l896

placed in an ante-ehamberready with
 his arqnebus to fire on any one who enters. In the momentary repen- tance of his extreme agony, Louis tries to pray, but theerimes off life rise in myriads before him like accusing ghosts. At this moment Nemours, who has dispatched the guard, stands before him with up- lifted dagger, to avenge his fathers death and his own wrongs.
 In the fifth act we look on the ex- piring moments of Louis. The hour for the execution of Nemours draws near. All pleadings for his life are vain. The hand of death is at the old Kings heart, but the spirit which guided him through life will not weaken towards the son of his hereditary enemy. Azrael claims alike the monarch aud the serf with out distinction. The king dies in time to save the life of Nemours. The romance of young love and the promise of higher aims of the Dau- phin, how king, are consistent with history. All sconndrels who have revelled in a glut of butchery and crime under Louis, are relegated by the young king to the merited block and gibbet The happiness of Nemours and Marie is assured by the friendship of the king, and the curtain falls on a grand burst of affection as the son bows his head over his dead father,
 No death scene within our stage memories has eversurpassed Keene's marvellous acting. 1t is an effort of profoundest realism which seen, can never be forgotten. If he had never done anything else, his Louis XI would stamp him as one of the great actors of our times.
 Seats for this extraordinary en- gagement will be placed on sale at AltschuPs cigar store next Tuesday at o'clock.