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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-09
r. r. PLACE ELECTED.
New Principal of the .. D. and 3. In
stitution--Mr. w. j. Young, Elected
Assistant Principal.


The Board of Directors of the Insti-
tuition for the Deaf, the Dumb and the
Blind met in regular session last night.
The entire Board was present as fol-
lows: b. +. Montague, chairman;
Hugh Morson, James \. Briggs, Ivan
NJ. Proctor, John r. Williams, DIR. IL.
C. Herring, DR.. Charles f. Meserve.
The Board elected Mr.. Frederick X.
Place principal of the Institution for
the ensuing year. Mr.. Place is AT
present principal of the high schOoi
department of the Institution for the
Blind at Jacksonville, Ill. He is thirty
years old, Democrat and Presby-
terrain. For two years he was prul-
cipal for the New York State Institu-
ton for the Blind at Batavia, n. J.,
and was removed from that institu-
ton, on the ground that he was a
Democrat. when the Republicans got
into power. He comes with the high
est Recommendations said a member
of the Board, Recommendation from
high authorities in the instruction of
the blind"
Mr.. wv. J. Young, who has so long
been principal of the Institution, was
elected vice-principal. One of the
IutlIlDtlS VI TIC IbOttid oe4iA' " 'i'iN
we have placed a younger, more vigor-
Gus man at the head of the institution,
we wanted Mr.. Young, who has spent
so many successful years in the work,
to be still connected with the institu-
ton that it may have the advantage
of his wise counsel and fatherly care.
He will still be prominently identified
with the institution for which he has
done so much"
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4. The Indifference of educated men
to the sacredness of the ballot.
5. The sensational liquor press.
6. Drinking in social life.
Z, Deafness of the conscience OF the
church.
The address was eloquent and earn
est. and was the finest presentation OF
the temperance cause ever heard here
Last night AT the Academy of Music
Miss Belle Keaney again addressed 4
large audience ON blind Tigers VS..
Saloons"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-09
NAKED IN THE WOODS.
Experience of a Raleigh Boy Who
Wanted 10 be a Sailor.

A Raleigh boy is clothed in a hat
and a sweet, spring smile somewhere
in the woods near Weldon. His resi-
dence is at present a deserted barn,
and he is anxiously awaiting friend
with a suit of clothes TO bring him
back to civilization.
He ran a way from Raleigh week
ago, and in high spirits started to
Norfolk to enlist in the United States
navy.and roam the wide seas. But he is
now roaming the wide woods, and is
not wearing uniform either.
He tried to beat his way to Norfolk
on a Seaboard train, but the conduc-
tor found him near Weldon, and put
him off.
The next news that came from him
was letter received yesterday that
read this way:
"My Dear Father:-I tried to beat
my way on the train back home from
Norfolk, but was put off here. | fell
into a gang of tramps and they stole
everything / had and all my clothes.
I got a negro man to mail this letter
to YOU. am now living in barn near
Weldon. Please bring a suit of clothes
and some underwear and some shoes
I have a hat. Please come at once.
''Your loving son,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-09
ALUMNI ADDRESSES.

At the Agricultural and Mechanical
College this morning at II O'Clock, two
Alumni addresses will be delivered.
The orators of the day are, E1essrs.
W. !. Matthews, '9s. of Mor@anton, and
r. w. Allen. '93, OF Wadesboro. The
public is cordially invited.
The Alumni Association give their
first annual banquet this afternoon.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-09
AT THE A. AND NJ. COLLEGE THIS
EVENING

This evening from until O'Clock
the shops and drawing rooms will be
open. The public is cordially invited
to come and inspect the work done
by students during the past session.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-09
PERFECT WISDOM

Would give us perfect health. BE.
cause men and women are not perfect
ly wise, they must take medicines to
keep themselves perfectly healthy.
Pure, rich blood is the basis of good
health. Hoods Sarsaparilla is the One
True Blood Purifier. 1t gives good
health because it builds upon the true
foundation-pure blood.
Hoods Pills become the favorite
cathartic with all who use them. All
druggists, Csc.
OF COMMERCE AND IN
DUSTRY.
The monthly meeting of the Cham
Der of Commerce will be held in the
office at $50 this evening.
GEORGE ALLEN, Seay.
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RATES TO ST. MARTS COMMENCE
MENT.

The Seaboard Airline Railway have
given the usual reduced rates to the
commencement exercises at st. Mary's
this week.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-09
The Haywood White Sulphur
WAYNESYIIAE. N. O..

WAYNEsvILLE, N. c.,
Opens May lst In the nearr OF the allie
ghanies, 2756 feet above sea level. The most
desirable place to spend the heated term in
she South. Large lawn beautiful shade
trees, splendid drives bowling, billiards
and tennis; tlrst-class orchestra For full
information and rates ad iress
r STEW ART, Manager
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-09

The suit of clothes and other fixings
was sent to the barn beyond Weldon
last night.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-09

Impure blood is the cause of boiIs,
pimples and other eruptions. Hoods
Sarsaparilla purifies the blood. and
cures these troubles
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-09
DIR. MINERS ADDRESS.

At eight o'clock this evening at the
Academy Of Music DR.. Charles ID. Me-
Iver, the eloquent young president of
the State Normal and Industrial
school, viii deliver the annual adj
dress to the students of the A. and NJ.
College. The public is cordially invited
to hear this eminent young educator,
one OF the finest speakers in the State.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-09

will be put on sale at unheard of prices Every hat
in the o. brand from crown to strings Not An
old st OK hat in the house All this seasons latest
and best shapes, and trimmed in the most artistic man
uer .. tie very best trimmer to be had This will be
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-09
The Grand millinery Opportunity

of the season. All sui able for mid summer wear in
Gliding Leghorns in white and black white fancy
rags in the latest shapes coored straws and rustic
saapes. In fact very choice selection Of mid sum
mer styles and demands in both bats and the trim
mings
bis special offering will be the largest single showing of
ready trimmed hats ever shown in Raleigh.
Also on same cay and in connection with the millinery
Offering, we show very handsome line of White Silk
P2rasos il the best grades, at just half prce-Frday
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-07

Fourth street. He was ugly in disposition
and uncomfortably aggressive. he came
up to me suddenly and said:
Look here, young fellow. don't wans
to see you meet that woman again.
.I answered him, What's the matter
with your
Never mind, he said.
II told him / had not seen the woman
since had been in town.
That's all right he replied. I'm
jealous of her and something is bound to
happen
While Sopher was talking he pulled
out penknife and was saving the air
with it.
"We parted without any further trouble
and met again an hour and q half later,
when he apologized to me for his actions.
I'm the course of our conversation told
Sopher how foolishly he was acting in
making threats to kill me. 1 told him
also that he was placing himself in posi-
ton where would be justified to kill him
on sight.
HE answered to that by saying, 'Oh,
I'm not looking for you, but another fell
low
II do not know anything about the re-
iatlons OF the Sophers, excepting my occa-
slonal visits to their home two years ago,
and do not understand why the poor fell
low mixed me up in this unfortunate af-
fair"
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-07

the pistol almost touching her. She
staggered back and almost fainting fell
out into the hallway where she swooned.
Believing he had killed his wife Sopher
turned the weapon on himself. He fired
and the bullet penetrated his right temple
and brain and he fell upon his face with
the pistol beneath his body, dead.
The Sophers have not agreed for many
years of their married life. She was a
hard working woman, earning livelihood
by working out as servant in this City
and in the country. Three times in sew
enteen years they disagreed sufficiently to
separate, Sopher squandering in drink the
little money she earned. At times he
abused her and frequently threatened her
life.
One week ago Mrs. Sopher and her
friend, Mrs. Libbie Barker. arrived here
from Dixon. where both had been at work
as domestics, and neither dreamed of the
visit they were to receive from Sopher.
He also came in from the country.
tanned and uncouth, and without stop
ping anywhere else he hied himself to the
room where he shot his wife and killed
himself.
Mrs Sopher was taken to the Receiving
Hospital in the ambulance and Drs. Well
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-07
Mrs. frankie Sopher Would
Rather Die Than Return
to Her Husband.
HE TOOK HER AT HER WORD.
elimination of a Series of Domestic
Quarrels Lasting Over Seven.
teen Years.

Suicide followed most cruel attempt at
murder yesterday morning in the Bruns-
wick House on Sixth street.
John Sopher, a man nearly 40 years OF
age, whose jealousy and whose love for
drink were his predominating traits, en-
tered his wife's room, where she and her
roommates, Mrs. Libbie Barker and May
Sopher, the 12-year-old daughter of the
couple, were chatting yesterday morning.
Sopher did not appear to have been
drinking. Quite the contrary; he assumed
a pleasant air and accepted light break
fast which his wife offered him. There
was nothing to indicate that the man in
tended murder, and he quit the room
shortly without making any offensive
demonstration.
Subsequently, Sopher returned. He was
still sober, and, approaching his wife, he
asked her whether she would return and
live with him.
Her answer in the negative, with the
addition ,hat>she would die first, brought
about the climax.
He drew a small 3S-caliber revolver
from his pocket and fired at the woman,
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-07

OF outdoor Captain. cchuster for
leader and of course II. B. Russ for treas
urer.
There was a rumor that w. j. Kennedy,
the superintendent, was in danger of los
ing his position and salary of $175 per
month. but il was stated yesterday by one
of the gentleman who, in all probability,
will be in a position to vote on that ques-
ton when the new officers will take their
seats, that Mr.. Kennedy will not be re-
moved, as his services as superintendent
have been invaluable to the club.
1t has been freely reported, however.
that "there are others" who will feel the
keen blade of the pruning iron.
Captain w. J. Black, Lieutenant
Hawelcke, James Mcintyre, Robert Black
and Al Weber, who represent the racing
contingent of the Golden Gate Cycling
Club, are going TO San Rafael Sunday to
take part in races there.
AL Lewis and George Hale start for
Napa County Saturday to visit Mr.. Lewis
fruit farm, taking in all points of interest
on the way.
J. w. Miller Jr., B. MeIIor and Emil
Rutland are on three weeks trip
through Mendocino and Lake counties.
Lieutenant w. Madden will lead the
rest of the club on a sunrise run through
the park to the cliff.
The Golden Gate Cycling Club will give
a smoker in the near future.
The Liberty Cycling Club will journey
next Sunday under Captain White to San
Rafael to witness the roadrace of the San
Rafael Cyclers. The members enjoyed a
good time at the clubs high jinks last
Saturday evening. The committee in
charge were: William Bouton, William
Beattie, Frank Irelan, Joseph Hole and
Captain White. At the clubs last meet
ing Joseph Holle was elected press repre-
sentative. The club will give fve-mile
handicap roadrace on August 80. The
course will be decided later on. The
Libertvs are rapidly gaining in member
snip, having elected the following new
members at their last meeting: A.
Kraeger, 412 Fell street; C. Lieb, 1854
Twenty first street; w. S. Bradbury, $40
Shotwell street; G. Barnes, 1857 Twenty
third street; II. T. Griffith, 2939 Sixteenth
street; and NJ. Kielberg, 1113 Nebraska
street.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-07
WILL FLANK THE SEWER.
Tracks to Be Laid on Either Side G
the City's Great Outlet.

Tracks to Be Laid on Either Side of
the City's Great Outlet.
The main line trains of the Southern
Pacific Company on the Southern Di-
vision, both passenger and freight, con-
tinue to run above the Channel-street
sewer, the main drainage outlet for fully
one-half of the residence section of San
Francisco.
It will be recalled that George w. Elder,
expert for the Street Committee of the
Board OF Supervisors, some time ago
made the discovery that this extensive
drainway has been broken, there being
many cracks between Fourteenth and Six
teenth streets. Since then the Southern
Pacific trains, which had been running
on the new track above the sewer only
about two months prior to Mr.. Elder S
discovery, have crept cautiously over a
long distance, hardly moving.
The speed between Fourteenth and Six
teenth streets is especially slow, boards
containing instructions to the engineers
to slow down having been placed on the
track at the points marking the intersec-
ton of these two thoroughfares with the
line of the sewer.
About two weeks ago it was given out
publicly that the Southern Pacific Com
might go back to the old route which leads
through the railroad property, upon which
there are shops and a roundhouse.
s force of men went to work with a
gravel train to bring material and began
TO construct new roadbed to the east end
of the line of the sewer between Four
teenth and Sixteenth streets and the ap-
parent intention was to make room tor the
main track east of the present siding
which abuts upon but does not run over
the sewer. Within the past few days the
gravel train has been at work dropping
material on the other side of the sewer
and quite an embankment has been
formed there, but this is not completed by
any means. The road bed on the east side
is nearly ready to receive the rails to be
placed upon it. While the main track
ran through the railroad property several
men were killed by switch engines and
that route is considered dangerous for
that reason. The indications are that
tracks will be placed on both sides of the
Channel sewer, one being the main
line.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-07

and Fitzgibbon did all they could to alle-
viate her sufferings. They found that the
bullet had struck her on the lett side OF
the jaw, fracturing it and laceratirg her
tongue, and then passed downward, lodg-
ing IN her neck alongside the trachea. In
her weak state it was not considered .ao-
visable to attempt to extract the bullet.
The wound is not necessarily fatal.
In the afternoon she was allowed by the
doctors to make statement, but she
could only talk in whisper and with diff
fculty.
"We were married. she said, ''seven-
teen years ago in Ferndale, Humboldt
County. Three children have been born
to us-lvy 10 years of age, John IL and
May IL. He was SO years OF age and am
33.
"For the past ten years he has been
abusing me end making my life miserable
through his jealousy and his drinking
habits. | bore it all for the sake OF the
children, but three or four months ago.
when we were living at Twelfth and How
ard streets, left him, taking May with
me. and went to Dixon. Solano County,
where | got work on VOLTS ranch as a
COOK. The boy was sent to the Boys and
Girls Aid Society and Ivy got situation
with Mrs. Johnston at Spring Valley. She
got wayward and two months ago was
sent to the Magdaien Asylum.
II returned to the City about week ago
with my daughteran engaged room in
the Brunswick House. He came to see
me and quarreled with me about Will
Graham, a barber in Berkeley, who is a
friend of ours. He was jealous of Graham,
IN fact he was jealous about every man
who spoke to me. Graham called upon
me on Tuesday, having been invited by
my husband.
"My husband came into my room this
morning. He was smiling and he asked
me If would go back and live again with
him. said would not, but if he stopped
drinking and promised not to abuse me
might. He said he wanted me to do it
now, and l told him no. He went out
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-07

and bought revolver, returning in about
i've or ten minutes. l was sitting on the
top OF bureau when he entered. He
came right up to me with one of his sneer-
ing laughs and fired the shot at me. Then
| saw him place the revolver against his
temple, fire again and drop on the floor.
"His father. brothers and sisters live in
Fortuna Humbol County, and my
parents live there also"
The Deputy Coroners removed the dead
body from the Brunswick House to the
Morgue. There was Is cents in the pock-
cts OF seedy plaid suit and two letters or
notes. Stripped of some OF their errors they
read as follows:
SAN FRANCISCO, August 8, 1895.
Frdnkfe Sopher: You promised me the LIST
of January that you would live with me. By
my GOOD conduct swear that will do every
tning IN my power to do right. But you must
not decelve me, nor fool me in any way, and I
won't TOOL you, nor deceive you.
]. L. SopHER
AND you promised me that you would not go
with any man. have brother and mother
and relations in Humboldt would like. If
possible, for Ida Sofer to take my dear little
glri 10 take care of. But if she can't, for Gods
sake please treat her kind aud good. for she is
good child; and my poor little boy, who
ever does take him, please treat him as one of
yours. Please, for Gods sake, treat them good.
j. l.. SoFsR.
Tom Harper and you, Graham, you see what
you have done? You have caused the lives
OF TWO, me and my Dear frankie. The way
that you done the other night caused my
plood TO curdle. can see what you intended
10 do amt blind, Tom. You should not
attend TO other peoples business and then
tnere Will be no trouble. / know it all, you
told me. The more think of it the more it
makes me wild. won't be fooled by any one
The deceased was evidently an unedu-
Gated man, who hardly knew how to
write his own name twice the same way.
William Graham. who is mentioned in
one OF the notes left behind by Sopher, is
barber working in Berkeley, and who
has room in this City, on Fourth street.
he was an early visitor at Mrs. Sopher's
bedside yesterday in the City Receiving
Hospital.
Il am well aware" he said to a CALL
reporter, that Sopher was jealous OF me-
just as he was jealous of Arthur Harrigan,
a sawmill man of Colusa. There was no
reason, however, for this.
II met him for the first time about two
years ago, when he was horse breaker,
and | subsequently became acquainted
with his wife and children.
Sunday night Sopher met me on
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-07

Approximately for fiscal year of 1885.
The fiscal years ending June 80, 1889,
and June 80, 1893, included the months of
July, 1888, and July, 1892, being the period
of practically final naturalization bv the
Superior courts just preceding the Presi-
Dental elections of 1888 and 1892. July.
1895. and the first four days of August,
1895. lead the naturalization for the years
endings June 80, 1888. 1890, 1892. 1894, 1895
and 1896.
While it is impossible to classify the
new citizens by nationalities at this time,
the clerical work in the County Clerks S
Office not being complete, the impression
is generally entertained, and a casual in
spection of the books ntaining the records
in each individual application seems to
confirm that impression, that very large
percentage of the new cIrizens are Ger
mans, Scandinavians and English. One
man who TOOK out his first papers thirty
six years ago. an Englishman by birth,
was made citizen in one of the depart
ments of the Superior Court last week.
The outlook is that the total naturaliza-
ton for the present fiscal year, of which
nearly eleven months remain, will exceed
1000. Only one year since 1888 has reached
that total, VIZ: 1898, when the record
made was 404S.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-07
COMING FORTH TO
| SWEAR ALLEGIANCE
Twenty-Four Hundred Nat.
publications in Thirty
Days.
ALL RECORDS BROKEN.
Totals for Several Fiscal Years
Beaten During One
Month.
MUCH INTEREST INDICATED.
A Very Large Proportion of the New
Citizens Are Germans and
ScandinavianS.
MUCH INTEREST INDICATED.

Between July l and August 4, 1896,
there have been admitted to citizenship
through the different departments of the
Superior Court in the City and County of
San Francisco 2486 foreign-born persons.
The great amount of work which has
necessarily been involved in this has fallen
upon the courts presided over by Judges
Hebbard. Daingerfeld. Hunt, Sanderson,
Trout, Slack and Bahrs, and compara-
lively few have been admitted in the de-
partments presided over respectively by
Judges Coffey and Belcher. There have
been none in the other courts. The courts
have held many night sessions in order to
get through with the business in hand as
rapidly as possible, and as many as 150
isitizens have been made in one night.
2 clerical work, which has fallen to the
Aty Clerks Office in this matter, has
,nsiderable. Deputy Mulcahy has
\Sed his forehead and has been sur
It the number of new citizens,
mind the comparative mum bers
made during preceding periods.
a Presidential year the inter-
" has risen higher than it
an off year, but elections in
'ues have been less clearly
lot begun to enlist the in
reign born as has the one
ite future. No citizens can
ning election who were not
izenship on or prior to last
ne statistical comparisons
hich will be of interest be-
ow SO much light upon the
ion of the public mind.
number of naturalizations
Twelve months ending upon
ing June 30, 1888, was 2409.
lumber of persons naturalized
Ze twelve months ending upon
Luding June 80, 1892, was 1850.
wo were Presidential years.
Course these figures do not include
/month of July in either instance, and
Us difficult to segregate the month of
July from the succeeding fiscal year, for
the reports of the County Clerk as they
are printed in the Municipal Annual Re-
ports give only the totals for the different
years. The memory of Deputy Mulcahy
is to the effect, however, that the rush for
naturalization during the month of july
1896. has been unprecedented. As mat
ter of fact more persons were naturaliZed
last month than have been made citizens
during any entire fiscal year from 1888 to
1895, inclusive, with three exceptions, as
the following totals from the Municipal
Reports will show the fact to be: