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The San Francisco call., 1896-03-30

2. For ward, march. Two short notes and
one prolonged.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-30

8. Quick time walk march. One short no
and one prolonged.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-20

now. We want not only Sunshine Valley but
first. Then good streets, and most assuredly
boulevard from the end of Folsom street out
through the Mission, and ending at the south
side of Golden Gate Park That is what the
people want out in the valley. | am not so
pronounced about buying the cemeteries for
park purposes; we might get along without
that park; but we cannot get along without
schools and good streets.
Ex-Supervisor Micah Doane, who lives
on Twelfth street, is fully as much in favor
of the proposed improvements in. the val
ley as though he was in the center of the
sunshine belt.
His ideas go still further, for he favors
the Folsom-street boulevard with two out
lets-one to the park and one out the San
Bruno road to San Mateo. He said:
AS it is now we people who live on the south
side of Market street and who own horses have
very little use for light buggies because We have
no pleasant streets or roads to drive on. And,
again, some consideration should be given to
the young people who have taken TO the bicycle.
amuse themselves well to ride in to their
places of business. At all events the San
Francisco people should wake up and put
their City in metropolitan shape and throw off
its village appearance. Don't mind a few
mills extra on taxation, but improve the
streets, build schoolhouses and beautify the
parks.
With such unanimity of sentiment in
favor of helping the enterprising residents
of Sunshine Valley a rousIng attendance
may be looked for at the mass-meeting at
Guerrero and Twentieth streets next Satur-
day evening.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-20
SALMON ARE INCREASING
Report of the Fish Commission
Shows a Growth of the
Industry.
Fish Transplanted From
the East Have Done Remark
ably Well.

Secretary Babcock of the State Fish
Commission has prepared the annual re-
port of the commission for the year
1s94-95, showing an interesting array of
figures, from which the amount of fish
taken from the rivers of the State in the
past year over the year previous is shown
to be exceedingly in excess.
The report was prepared directly from
the books of the wholesale firms who keep
such accounts in the City. Of the sixteen
firms who deal by wholesale only two have
no records to show the amount of fish re-
ceived.
The statement of salmon handled in
pounds shows that in spite of the enor-
nous gain in salmon fishing this year this
variety is ON the increase IN the Sacra-
mento River.
In 1898 2, ,453, 446 pounds were taken; in
1894 1854 ,609 pounds, and in 1895 2,713, ,45S
pounds, showing gain in 1895 OF 15S, $40
pounds over 1894. and this even though
the open season of 1895 was one month
less than the year before.
If 413, $40, the amount taken in the same
month of 1894, were added to the excess in
1895, it would show 562, ,189 pounds as an
| increase over 1894, showing also that the
! efforts of the commission are meeting with
excellent success.
! Striped bass show a very great increase.
! They were first introduced in 1879, then
| leo fingerlngs were put into the San Joa-
| quin River. The amount taken in 1895
was 252,177 pounds. The striped bass is
now one of the most desirable fish in the
San Francisco market, and is sold as
cheap here in every month in the year as
| in the New York markets.
Shad. carp and catfish show falling off
/ on the dealers books in the last two years
for the reason that now the majority of
these fish are taken from the San Fran
cisco and San Pablo bays and are sold for
spot cash at Fisherman's wharf AS
consequence no entry Is made on the
books, although Mr.. Babcock is certain
that the amount taken from the waters
compares favorably with previous years.
| The totals for the four varieties of fish
| is as follows:
Striped bass-1s93, 1878 pounds: 1894,
144, ,754 pounds; 1895, 252. TT pounds.
Shad-1S93, 4O5, 391 pounds; 1894, 269,37
pounds 1895, 146 ,399 pou nds.
Carp = 1893 80 ,0S4 pounds; 1894, 40, $50
pounds 1895, 26 1854 pounds.
Catfish-1S93. 36.544 pounds; 1894, 81 465
pounds 1895, 80. 2s2 pounds.
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A SILENT COMMUNITY.
DeafMutes Desire to Form a
Colony Somewhere in Cali
fornia.
The Strange Letter Received by ths
State Board of Trade From
Iowa.

Manager Filcher of the State Board of
Trade is in possession of a letter from John
J. Thompson of Corning, Adams County,
Iowa, asking information about agricul-
tural lands in this State, and where he
founding of colony of people who intend
to raise chiefly corn and poultry.
The writer states the singular fact that
his neighbors are all deaf-mutes, and that
although they lack these two senses gen.
orally supposed necessary in the acquisi-
ton of wealth, they are still prosperous
and happy.
1t is their desire, however, to emigrate
to country where the soil is more prolific
and the climate more genial than it is in
Iowa.
1--WE must be near running stream, y
the letter states, land on soil specially
adapted to the raising of corn" Beside
the raising of ccrn the silent community
also contemplates gardening.
''This letter, said Mr.. Filcher, twas for
warded to me by Superintendent Wilson
of the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb
near Oakland. 1t is one of the most sin
guar communications | have ever re-
ceived, and l believe there is good deal
in it, too. A class of people OF that kind
could not help doing the State good by
their industry. There are splendid locali-
ties for the raising of corn and poultry
along the Sacramento and the San Joaquin
rivers.
81 have taken the matter so seriously
that have sent to the writer circulars of
the localities best suited for them, and
have mentioned their desire to several real
estate men who will tell them more def
nitely as regards prices and location.
"a colony of deaf-and-dumb people
helping to develop the resources of Cali
fornia would be a good lesson of industry
and thrift for some who possess all their
faculties and yet allow their hands to lie
idle"
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W|LMERD|NG'S SCHOOL,
The Merchants Association Is
Asked to Take an Active
Hand.
The Association Is Very Rapidly Ex.
tending Its Circle of Mem
bership.

The Merchants Association is gradually
extending its circle of membership, and
bids fair to comprise at least 1000 firms of
this City.
At the regular meeting of the board of
directors yesterday morning applications
for membership were received from the
following parties, all of whom were unani-
mously elected:
H. NJ. Black e. Co., 124 New Montgomery
street
Britton & Rey, 525 Commercial street.
California Adsigns Company. 2O4 Sutter
street.
w. Cohen, Hirsch & Co., Battery street.
Hecht Bros. e. Co., 312 Pine street.
Naber, AIfs d Brune, 325 Market street.
NeuDurger, Reiss & Co., SIG Market street.
Pacific Coast Cooperative Credit Company,
20 Merchants Exchange.
Redingt ton & Co., % Second street.
g. H. Umbser e. Co., ID Montgomery street.
A report was read from the special COM
mittee on street-sprinkling, consisting of
Messrs. Fusenot, Keil and Kohlberg recon-
mendiDg special meeting of the associa-
tion. to be called at an early date, to
which should be invited those engaged in
sprinkling the streets, and also the Street
Committee of the Board of Supervisors.
The directors decided accordingly that =
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her legs and one arm were frightfully
broken and her head battered and crushed
against the cobbles.
John Floris. a saloon-keeper on Kearny
street, opposite where the woman was run
down, saw her about minute or two pre-
viously to the accident coming out of ga
loon at the corner of Kearny street and
Broadway. "She was very drunk" said
FlOris, land she seemed to be in a fight
ing humor. 1 took no notice of her fur
ther until saw her taken from beneath
the car"
Other people on the block said they saw
Mrs. feshon stagger across the street, and
when electrician 1112 turned round the
corner from Broadway. she shook her
clenched fist at the motorman who star
tied her with the bell.
The motorman. Henry Baumeistcr, said
that the moment he saw her he put on the
brakes and cut off the current; at the
same time he shouted, but could do no
more. The car could not be stopped sud-
denly on that grade. SO it rushed against
the drunken, gesticulating woman and
Knocked her down. After a distance of
fifty feet had been traversed the car came
to a stop, and then crowd tipped it up
trucks and all, on one side, while others
extracted the injured woman.
She was carried to the sidewalkfr ON the
track, where in the rolling and mangling
she had left trail of blood. A carriage
was procured and in it the unfortunate
woman was removed TO the City Receiv-
ing Hospital. Drs. Burrell and Rhine
examined the wounds and said that she
had sustained two fractures of both legs
and fractures of the right arm and severe
wounds of the scalp, ears and chin. She
was removed to the City and County Hos
pital in the afternoon.
Baumeister surrendered himself and was
released on his own recognizance by Judge
Low, after being charged with battery. He
said that the woman staggered upon the
track and defied him. He was nowerless
to stop the car aid at that point it was
impossible to do anything to save her.
This occurrence is the third serious ac-
cident on the new electric line within a
block of Kearny and Broadway. 1t was
the wooden bar that saved the victim from
being killed outright, though it did crush
her horribly. Quite recently Manager Vim
ing of the streetcar company stated that
the PLAIN board FENDER" as he called it,
was the best he could find anywhere.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-20
OUT IN SUNSHINE VALLEY.
The Mechanics Institute to Build
on Its Folsom Street
. Lot.
Sentiment Strong in Favor of Improv.
ing Property and Streets in
the Districts.

In addition to a high school, a public
park, Masonic temple and boulevard
on Folsom street the people of Sunshine
Valley are going to have Mechanics Pa
vilion before the year 1897 closes.
E. A. Denicke, the recently elected presi-
dent of the Mechanics Institute, in speak
ing of the prospects of the institute build
ing on its lot on Folsom street, said it is
the intention OF the directors to proceed
with the erection of a commodious struc-
ture for the requirements of the organiza-
tion just as soon as certain property lines
are Strengthened out.
The southeast irregular corner belongs
to John Center, who has made an offer to
sell it to the institute for about $4,000. This
sum was originally the amount for which
it was bonded by David Kerr when he was
one of the directors Of the institute some
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-20
He Was Once Quite Prominent
in the Hop Sing
Society.
THE cUsToM-HoUsE SCANDAL.
Charges That Loui Quong Had Dong
Sun Yet Photographed in
Chinatown Gallery.

Wong Sam took the witness-stand and
briefly told the story of his life in United
States Commissioner Heacock's court yes
terday. He is very ugly-looking Celes-
tial, but an exceptionally bright one. His
English is remarkably clear. It was in
that tongue that he related his connection
with the landing of Dong Sun Yet, the
pretty Chinese girl brought here to follow
life of shame in Chinatown, but rescued
by the missionaries and now held by the
customs authorities pending deportation.
Wong Sam is foxy and therefore dam
gerous fellow. For years he has prowled
about the Custom house, hobnobbed with
attaches of the Chinese Bureau, trafficked
in slave girls and grown rich and powerful.
Therefore he was once regarded as dan
gerous person to toy with and the Custom
house ring set out to destroy him; but
Sam is still very much alive and will figure
as the chief witness against "Dick" Will
liams, the inspector now under the ban OF
the Treasury Department, and whose con-
necton with certain alleged irregular
transactions is being inquired into by the
United States Grand Jury now in session.
The startling testimony which Attorney
Dibble for the defense, secured was to the
effect that Dong Sun Yet had had two sets
of photographs taken-one in China and
the ether in this City. This fact was
pretty clearly established by the evidence
of profe, sional photographers, who gave it
as their opinion that The paper used in the
Chinese print was never employed by
photographers in this country. William
Shew, the Kearny- street photographer.
testified to this effect. Gee Chong Poo, a
Chinese photographer. gave similar evil
dence, and these were also the statements
of two Chinese who had seen Loui Quong,
Interpreter of the Chinese Bureau, take
Dong Sun Yet into photograph gallery in
Chinatown.
Wong Ngow testified that Jew Shee or
Fai Ho had told him she did not get the
picture from Wong Sam, but that white
boy had given it to her. This is the picture
supposed to haye been taken in China
town.
Wong Sam testified that he had lived in
this country twenty-six years. He had at
different times conducted stores at Port
land, Or, Tucson, Ariz., and at Los An
geles. He said that he had nothing to do
with bringing Dong Sun Yet to this coun-
try. He had not been at the Mail dock in
sixteen months, and therefore could not
have been at the steamer TO meet the girl.
He had heard the testimony of the wit
nesses charging him with importing the
woman in question, but he entered an
emphatic denial of all the evidence that in
any way implicated him. He said he had
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-20

years ago. and about the time when the
Folsom street property was purchased oy
| the Mechanics Institute at o cost OF S93, o0o
The interest and taxes paid upon the
money and on the realty would bring the
expenses up to about $125, 600.
The bone of contention seems to De the
bed of the old Mission Creek, which Is
owned by the City. To acquire this the
directors of the Mechanics Institute
sought to have the Supervisors, through
Mayor Sutro. deed il 10 the society as a
gift inasmuch as the institute might be
considered quasi public assoclaticn. But
this concession Mayor Sutro refused TO
accede to- but did agree that the property
might be sold at public auction to the
highest bidder.
This was done and it was bought by
John Center for S6400 since which time no
further action has been taken by the dl-
rectors to purchase the entire fragment in
order to give to the institute the entire
block.
Mr.. Denicke yesterday said:
We anticipate no trouble in dealing with Mr..
Center, and just as soon as he gets his title
from the City we will then be in position 10
give the building our attention. After We get
started we will push it along TO finish.
AT the present time could not say to the
cost. but it would be safe to say it will cost all
of 100000. We intend to put up first-class
building, as we will build with the intention
of not again moving.
OF course, am in favor of improving the
Mission. The property-owners of Sunshine
Valley contributed by taxation more than
their share to build up this City before the
Western Addition was Inhabited. am in for
progress and improvementsw where they will do
the most good.
David Kerr expressed himself on the
proposed Improvements in Sunshine VAL
ley as follows:
am glad to notice in THE CALL that the peo-
pie out in my side are getting on some speed
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-20
SOME OF THE CHARACTERS WONG CASE
[Sketched from life by t'CaU' artist

Ogsbury, living at 1O5 Stockton street.
room rs, was said by neighbor to be
without any means of subsistence for her.
self and her two young children.
When the case was investigated Mrs.
Ogsbury was found to be very superior
woman, whose husband had formerly been
a printer in comfortable circumstances at
Los Angeles. He had invested all his
savings in mining town in Arizona, and,
the mines having petered out. his prop
erty became worthless. The family re-
moved to this City where. in spite of all
his efforts, the husband was unable to get
work. Last Monday he left for Cripple
Creek on the promise of securing employ
ment. He took two of the children with
him. but had nothing to leave for the rest
of the family.
The Associated Charities, when General
McComb reported the case, provided yes
terday for the Immediate necessities Of
Mrs. Ogsbury and her children.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-20

Why not be a we'll woman this spring? :?
There are women who cannot tolerate
the smallest neglect about the house who
too often take no care of their health.
They should use these precious March
days for getting strong and we'll by taking
Paine's celery compound-the greatest of
all spring remedies
Miss Elsie NJ. Brown of Leeds street,
Dorchester, Mass, whose picture is given
above, wrote the 5th of this month as fol-
lows:
-Four or five years ago l suffered with
dreadful pains in my back lowing to my
kidneys),so much so that night after night
could not close my eyes, ,a1d what few hours
sleep did get could be heard moaning
and tossing, showing that even in my sleep
l suffered pain. At times I would have
more pain than usual over my left hip,
and when waking in the morning it would
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-20
where Ben Franklin Wore His wig.

The difficulties encountered recently by
the ineal descendants of that great man,
statesman, patriot and everything else
that men properly hold in estimation
Benjamin Franklin-in having themselves
enrolled among the Colonial Danes.
recall an anecdote of him. which. SO far
as | know, has never been published.
When about to present himself for the
first time at the court OF Versailles he was
informed by the master of ceremonies that
a wig was sine qua non. Now, his head
was so large that no ordinary wig would
begin to fit it, and the situation was
em embarrassing in the extreme How
ever,s one was found sufficiently
large to pass him through the
antechambers, after which he was per-
mittec to remove the ridiculous conyen-
tional appendage and place it in his am
pie pocket, whence it never again emerged
to public gaze.-Washingto Post.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-20

be all I could do to stretch my limb down
straight. as there would be a drawing and
trem bling of the cords. Besides such tor
ture | began to boat great deal.
"After suffering for some time friend
advised me to try Paine's celery COM
pound. / can truthfully say that after
using four bottles l was cured; not helped,
but cured"
If you have any doubt at all these
spring days about your health-if neural
gic twinges, kidney troubles, dizzy spells,
Indigestion or heart palpitation show
themselves don't wait for palmer warn
ings. Make clean sweep of all these all
ments from the system.
1t is easiest to do this now, as spring is
approaching. Take Paines celery COM
pound when the system is most responsive
to its cleansing, strengthening influence.
An improved appetite. sound digestion,
uninterrupted sleep and an energetic con-
dition are the result of taking Paine's
celery compound.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-20
The Largest American Mule.

The largest mule that ever walked on
American soil is now, or was recently, the
property of one George Fl. Johnson, a
Grove, Tex. His muleship is exactly 1S1z
hands, or feet inches in height, being
exactly ~ inches higher than the famous
Los Pecos (old Mexico) mule, which was
so widely advertised in 1890-91 as being
"the most gigantic specimen of the mule
family the world has ever known" The
Honey Grove mule is not slim and raw
boned, but is built in proportion to his
height, weighing 1919 pounds.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-20
Julia Peshon Horribly Mangled
Under a Kearny.Street
Electrician.
THE BOARD BROKE HER BONES.
While intoxicated She Reeled Across
the Track and Is Now Dying
in the Hospital.

The unfendered electrician caught an
other victim yesterday afternoon, and
from appearances it seemed last night
that this latest sufferer had not long to
live.
The accident occurred on Kearny street,
between Broadway and Pacific, where q
car going down the incline mangled julia
Peshon, an unfortunate woman of bar
barry Coast" The woman may be blamed
for the accident, as she was intoxicated,
but owing to the absence of proper
fender on the electrician she was caught
by the piece of plank hanging before the
wheels and dragged about fifty feet, while
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-20
been threatened by "Dick" Williams, but
the court ruled this EVIDENCE out

been threatened by "Dick" Williams, but
the court ruled this evidence out.
Attorney Mowry conducted the cross
examination for the prosecution. He
asked Sam if he did not belong to the Hop
Sing Highlander Society at one time.
Seventeen years ago, replied the wit
ness, 81 was the interpreter of the Hop
the attorney"
This society was broken up by the
police. District Attorney Slessinger
thought it advisable not to go into the
character of the witness and no further
questions in this direction were asked.
Collector Wise is taking very active
interest in the prosecution of Wong Sam,
but Special Agent Moore, who is still hunt
ing up evidence against Williams, remains
away. The examination will be continued
to-day
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-20
Louis Sternberg's Case.

The case of Louis Sternberg, charged with
falsely registering David Newman. went over
until Tuesday next on account of the absence
OF David Newman and Samuel Newman, the
principal witnesses. Bench warrants were is
sued for their arrest By Judge Wallace. The
case is the one reversed by the Supreme Court
a short time ago.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-20
New Brick Works.

New brick works. to cost $35, ,00O are being
erected in South San Francisco by the Baden
Brick Company. The clay iu the district is
said to be unusually good ana the works will
probably give employment to nearly forty men
when they are completed.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-20

Wicklow was, in the reign of James I,
formed into county, and took its name
from the chief town. O'Flaherty says the
name comes from 'Buidhe Cloch,' yellow
rock. The granite rocks in the neighbor-
hood are yellow. The town of Wicklow
was called KiImanton by the Irish. The
O'Byrnes were the chief clans.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-20

The deer parks in England exceed 300.
The largest in the kingdom is Windsor.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-20
CpOSSnal'S Specific Mixture

With this remedy persons can cure themselves
without the least exposure, change OF diet or
change in application to business. The medicine
contains nothing that is of the least injury TO the
constitution. Ask your druggist for it. Price 81 :
bottle
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-20

The London County Council exercises
jurisdiction over about $50 square miles.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-20
OGSBURY'S SAD FAMILY.
A Los Angeles Printer Who Lost His
Fortune in Arizona.

A sad case of destitution was reported
yesterday to the Society for the Proven
tion of Cruelty to Children. Mrs. Laura
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-06-19
Prohibition County Convention.

The prohibition electors of Shiawassee
county, and all others in sympathy with le-
gal prohibition, are hereby called to meet in
county convention and counsel at the Court
house, in Corunna, June 30th, 1896.
To meet in counsel at 1880 a. M, to con-
slider what course Shiawassee prohibition
lists should take concerning the split in the
party at the Pittsburg convention May 81
and IS, 1896. Your committee believes
that we, of Shiawassee county, should show
more wisdom by keeping together.
To meet in convention after the counsel
to reorganlze county committee for coming
campaign, to elect delegates to next state
convention, and to transact such other bust
ness as may properly come before the con-
vention.
Let each township committee call its
caucus at once and elect twice as many del
egates as they did to last county convention,
but let every one interested come to the
counsel, whether delegate or not.
j. G. CURTIS, Chairman.
L. w. FRENCH, Secretary.