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The San Francisco call., 1896-12-13
LoMPoo koBBER HELD.
StG1e-Drfver Miller Mast AnstCer for
Ioofisl0 the MdtLS.

LoOffu0 the MutLSs
SANTA BARBARA, CAL, Dec. 12.-
Harry Miller. the 17-year-old stage-driyer
charged with robbing the United States
mail coach between Los Alamos and
Lompoc, had his examination this after
noon before United States Court Com
missioner w. S. May. Miller was held to
answer before the Federal Court OF Los
Angeles on the charge of embezzlement
Of mails. Bonds were fixed at $1,000, which
he could not furnish. He will be taken to
Los Angeles tomorrow to await the action
of the Federal authorities.
Postoffice Inspector Flint was present
at the preliminary examination this sf-
ternoon. The witnesses were Deputy
Postmaster Wickenden of Los Alamos,
Postmaster Ekins, of Lompoc, Sheriff
Hicks and Deputy ]. N. Saunders of
Lompoc. Miller was not examined and
made no defense.
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Oorrbv Mime Ltttoation.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, Dec. L. -Ad.
vices have been received by unset
in the case of the Golden Cross Mining
and Milling Company VS.. James Spiers ct
al. that the decision of Judge Pierce deny
ing the defendants motion for a change
versed by the Supreme Court. 1t is not
believed the reversal will affect the ap-
pointment of w. w. Stewart of this city,
as the receiver of the mines at Ogilby in
volved in the action, for the appointm ent
was made by separate order. Stewart
receives salary of $3.50 a month and is
getting about 500, 900 month for the credi-
tors of the company.
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ELoPBD TO PORTLAND.
Flight of San Frcaeisco Girl Hith
Gambler.

6tt0ftb OJ u Gun FRANCISCO GlTC h1tR q
Gambler.
PORTLAND, Or, Dec. 12-Harry Ellis
of 2506 Fulton street, San Francisco, an
emDloye at the Inglsside racetrack, ar
rived on the steamer last night in quest of
his 1S-year-old married daughter, Beatrice
Kotto, who lately resided with her hus-
band at 3oS Third street. Ellis says that
Beatrice was married about six months
ago, and to assist her husband she worked
in the box-office of the Midway Plaisance
on Market street, While there ployed
she met an alleged gambler, A. NJ Stern.
who sometimes changes his vocation to
travelling through the interior selling as
bestos lampwieks. Stern fascinated the
young woman and they eloped on Novem-
ber 10.
Ellis few days ago heard that the
couple were in Portland. To-day he asked
Chief of Police Robertson TO assist him in
locating his daughter. He says she was
good girl until she met Stern. Mrs.
Kotto is said to be well known in San
Francisco theatrical circles as an ingenue.
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Eye
Ear
Catarrh
and
Throat
Troubles
S S 5 ; |
Il |
Month |

Our practice includes every
ailment of humanity, for which
we make a uniform charge of
$500 month, including all
medicines needed. But we make
a specially of the Eye, Ear and
Throat, our long experience and
unparalleled success guarantee
ing the sufferer superior treat
ment and a sure cure. Thou
sands of persons, in every Sec
ton of the country, testify to
our skill and universal success.
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SAN DIEGO F0RrIFIcArIoNs.
Government P"ro"a.e' Battery Site

Government Purchates a Battery Site
on Coronado Beach.
SAN DIEGO, CAL, Dec. IA contract
was closed to-day between the Coronado
Beach Company and the United States
Government for the purchase by the latter
of fifty acres OF land one and one-eigh b th
miles south of Hotel Del Coronado, to be
used for iorti1catiou purposes. Bids will
be advertised for at once by Major E. G. B.
Davis, United States Engineer, for con-
structing emplacements for battery of
sixteen mortars, twelve inches in diam
eter, on land. The work will cost $400, 900
and be more extensive than the emplace-
ments already begun at Ballast Point, at
the entreance to the harbor.
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closa of the Kirme.s.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Dec. 1.-THE kirmess
of nations, which has been held during
the week at Turn Verein Hall under the
auspices of the Catholic Ladies'. Aid
Society, closed this evening with a fine
programme under the supervision OF the
Grecian booth. 1t was one of the most
successful church entertainments ever
held in this city and was attended by
large crowds of society people during the
entire week. The various booths did a
good business and handsome sum has
been realized for charities.
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TRAGEDY At sAoRAMENro.
Walter N. DemarnnrftEe Ends Hts Life
bu Inhdiina Gas.

Walter ". DemdTHnritEe Ends Hts Life
by InhGiilg Gas.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Dec. 12.-Walter
N. Demaranville, one of the leading
young men of this city, committed suicide
on Thursday night at the house of J. II.
Wiseman by inhaling gas. When found
local paper containing an account of the
death of Mrs. Cooper and her daughter IN
San Francisco was lying at his SIDE. The
body was not discovered until twenty
four hours after the tragedy as the family
was absent from the house at the time.
The only reason assigned for the act is
alleged family troubles. The young man
had a good position and wide circle of
friends.
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Performed Imaotnnrv M,rocle,.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Dec. 12.-William
Fin1gan, IS years of age, is being held at
the County Jail on charge of insanity.
He imagines he is an artist of great ability
and possessed of immense wealth. When
arrested he was standing on street cor
ner telling crowd of people about train
of cars that ran up telegraph pole.
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Dro,rued In Eusobeth lake.

LOS ANGELES, CAL. Dec. 12-Deputy
Coroner Summerfeld left for Elizabeth
Lake tonight to try recover the body of II.
Rumble. who fell into the lake on Wednes-
day. Rumble was in boat shooting
ducks. He fired at and apparently missed
flock. Friends on shore heard him shoot
again, and then saw him throw up his
hands and fall into the water. Whether
he shot himself or not is not known. Par
ties have been dragging the lake, but
have not yet recovered the body.
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All
Medicines
Free

We charge nothing for medi-
cines neither do we turn you
over to the tender mercies of
the druggists. We charge one
uniform fee of $500 a month,
and furnish all medicines.
If you suffer, come and be
cured. Consultation and advice
FREE. If you live at a dis
tance, write for a symptom
blank. Treatment by mail guar
anteed.
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Merc-d 1riol Ends an Disagreement.

MERGED, CAL, Dec. 1.-THE jury in
the case of Rix Shaver, on trial for the
murder of Elmer Bowles some months
ago. has disagreed and been discharged.
This was the second trial of the defendant.
The case was given to the jury Friday
evening at o'clock and to-day at l
O'Clock the Jurors came into court and re-
ported disagreement. Seven were for
murder in the first degree, one for man
slaughter and four for acquittal.
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saoramentnns Win at Football

SACRAMENTO. CAL, Dec. 10. = The
first game OF football between the Wood
land and Sacramento High School teams
was played at Agricultural Park to-day
1t resulted in victory for Sacramento by
a score ola to 0. At the call OF time at the
end of the second half the w Woodland boys
had the ball within three feet of the goal
Line
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A Pair of Speedy Birds.

was such good one that the general told
it on himself, first to his messengers and
afterward to many others. He had in
tended to run it into his memoirs, but it
never got there. He always spoke of it as
the first time he had received and accepted
fee for performing a public service. -
Washington Star
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CHRISTMAS ON FRIDAY-M, City. Christmas
has fallen on Friday in 1901, 1907, 1872,
1918, 1929, 1885, 1910, 1916, 1857, 1868,
1868, 1874, 1888. 1891, and will fall on Fri
1912 1858, 1859, 1864, 1870, 1881, 1887,
1892 anu 1898
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Poso District Lttioatto,..

BAKERSFIELD, CAL, Dec. 12-Land-
owners in the Poso irrigation district held
meeting to-day and organized to bring
suit to declare the bonds of that district
illegal. There was 100000 issued and
spent for the construction of works but no
water has been furnished.
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4rail- kobson RnfI,rnu.

SPOKANE, WASH, Dec. 12.-The con-
tract for the construction of a railroad
from Trail 20 Robson, in British Colum-
bia, distance of twenty miles, has been
let. The road will furnish transportation
for the great mines in the boundary dis
trict. 1t is to be completed by May 1.
1897.
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Welsh; third chief (secretary) J. r. Rem
ME; fourth chief Financial secretary J.
II. Mcleod; trustees-W. B. Fyfe, James
Allen and John Laurie. There is a large
Scotch colony here and the organization
promises to be a strong one.
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ltred Almost a Centrrv.

SAN JOSE, CAL. Dec. 12.-Mrs. Maria
Morales, one of the earliest pioneers of
this State, was buried to-day. She was 95
years of age and native of Sonora, Mex
leo. The deceased had resided IN this city
since 1850.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-13

TURKEYs-T. D., City. Turkeys as rule gel
dom exceed twenty-four pounds in weight. If
there was one in the East that weighed sixty
four pounds it must, like Mark Twain's s famous
jumping frog of Calaveras, have been filed
with shot.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-13

THE SAN CARLos-C. s., Berkeley, Cal. The
picture by Coulter published in THE CALL a
few days since is an original one, drawn for
the paper ana the text surrounding it is ex-
planatory thereof.
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Killed at Bernardo.

SAN DIEGO. CAL, Dec. 12-Arthur
Schellenberg. a boy, was killed at Ber-
nardo, north of this city, on Thursday, by
being run over by road scraper.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-13

Nearly every English flagship carries
eight and every cruiser four fully qualified
divers. whose duty it is to repair any
damage sustained by the vessel belo W the
water line. clearing the propellers and re-
covering the anchors.
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MARKET AND TAYLOR SITS.

to write some and submit them to such papers
as use that class of literature. If they are
humorous they will be used; If not, they viii
be returned or consigned TO the waste-basket.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-13

BANKING-HoUsE-J. j., San Jose. Santa Clara
County, Cal. There was no banking house on
Kearny street in San Francisco in the year
1875
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-13

HEENAN AND sAYERs-J. J. B., Porterville,
Tulare County, Cal. John c. Heenan and Tom
sayers fought at Farnsborough, England, April
II, 1860. The height of Heenan was 3 feet
inches and his weight 100 pounds, while Say
ers' height was 5 feet S15 inches and his
weight 164 pounds.
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A JoURNALIsT-D. J. E., City. The CORE
spondent referred to in your communication
is by profession journalist
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-13

uMAcK H-BENNETr CABLE-Andrew, City. Tht
three cables of the Mackay- Bennett CONNER
cial Company were laid in 1884 by the tele
graph ship Faraday.
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

A BACK DATE-A. L., City. The 22d OF
March, 1859, fell on q Tuesday.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-13

THANKSGIVING DAY IN 'SI-A L., City.
Thanksgiving day in 1881 fell on the oath OF
November.
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A HUMOROUS WRITER-B. R. s., City. If a
person is of the opinion that he has the talent
to write funny sketches of sufficient merit to
warrant their publica tion, all he has to do is
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-13
HOMING PIGEONS.

Two Birds That Have Established
Records.
The two homing pigeons illustrated
above are the males of two pairs OF homIng
pigeons owned by John Welch and John
Filmer of this City. WEIGHS birds were
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-13

PATENT-L K. R.. City. Every patent is
sued out of the Patent Office at Washington
contains a grant TO the patentee, mis- heirs or
assigns for the term of seventeen years, of the
exclusive right TO make, use and vend the in
venuon or discovery throughout the United
States and Territories.
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-30
Chief Justice Thomas Smith of New
Mexico.

United States District Attorney of New
Mexico during his first term, and he
served four years. Then he appointed
him Chief Justice, which he has been now
for three years. He was not an applicant
for either Office.
Chief Justice Smith is a very young
looking man to have been through the
war and attained such eminence. He
does appear now to be over about 40 years
OF age.
The Chief Justice has been doing what
he could in New Mexico to enforce the
laws and bring about a better order of
things. 1t has been his judgment all
along that only by the enforcement of the
law could the general morals be improved.
In New Mexico two-thirds of the entire
population is composed of native Mexi-
cans, he says, while the other third is
American.
The majority OF the natives are very
poor" said the Chief Justice; ''they re-
cite what is true, that there is no market
for corn, nor wool, nor other products.
The wool industry is paralyZed. As for
the silver interests, they are. all tagging,
too. 1t is undeniably true that the great
majority of the people want free silver.
The question of whether or not it can be
sustained does not need to enter into it
They want silver put back where it was
in 1873.
81 estimate we have about 175, 600 people
in New Mexico, though the Governor in
his report makes the number somewhat
larger. The natives are the poorest peo-
pie l have found anywhere. They are
poorer than the colored people of the
South. The larger number of them are
willing to work, but there is absolutely
nothing for them to do. The wool inter
ests are paralyzed, the agricultural inter-
ests are limited, and TO produce crops
thpra must irriUQtiOO NaW Mov,o0
has great resources, but the people being
poor and times hard, with no markets for
anything, there is general stagnatiou.
Because of the great ma jority of natives
over the Americans it has been question
among many whether it would be best for
New Mexico as it now is to be admitted as
State. Many argue that the natives, so
long oppressed and naturally revengeful
against those in authority, would be for a
State Government, when their sympathies
are with Mexico. The natives, too, say
they are so poor they cannot pay their
taxes now, and ask how they could do it
under State Government.
"The natives are in the main law-abid-
ing. The poorer of them, impelled by
hunger or resentment, som etimes commit
grave crimes, but generally they are good
observers and respecters of the statutes
The increase of population is entirely
American. In some places where there
were little towns or puebios year ago
there is nothing now. The natives have
scattered. Where they have gone to is a
question. 1t is even thought by some that
there is q steady migration OF the natives
over the line TO Mexico.'
The Chief Justice is only making brief
stay here Mrs. Smith and Miss Gaines
preceded him by over week. They have
been visiting Monterey and other places
besides this City.
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WOMAN SUFFRAGE WORK
Remotest Localities in the State
Are to Be Visited by
Speakers.
Miss Anthony and Mrs. Tupper.GaI pin
Will Address To.Night's Rally
at Sausalito.

A number of well-known society people
intend accompanying Miss Susan B..
Anthony and Mrs. Kate Tupper-Galpin
to Sausalito this afternoon. After seeing
the sights OF the terraced town the party
will attend woman suffrage rally In
Slinkey's Hall at O. clock in the evening.
Miss Anthony and Mrs. Tupper-Galpin
will both speak, and fine musical pro-
gramme will be given. Miss Anthony is
also booked to speak at another suffrage
rally on Saturday night at the Grand
Opera-house, Martinez.
Friends of the woman suffrage cause
are looking forward with interest to Miss
Anna ii. Shaw's promised address to-
morrow night at the Mechanics Fair.
letter from Tulare County saws that
three-fourths of the women and all the
men OF that section seem to be in favor of
woman suffrage; while from Fresno comes
the news that committee of fifty promi-
nent business and professional men have
lnaugurated a series of Sunday afternoon
meetings at which the equal suffrage Ques-
tion is to be discussed.
Meanwhile the counties which are out
OF the way of railway commun ication are
receiving special attention, speakers male
and female travelling to the most isolated
settlements in carts, on horseback or as
best they may.
"We hope" said Miss Mary G. Hay, the
State organizer, "to have the gospel of
equal political rights preached in every
nook and Granny OF this entire State before
the election; and though it keeps our
speakers on the go, we have the ground
nearly covered even now"
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-30
POLK STREET TO
Be ALL ABLAzE
Seventeen Arc Lights Be-
tween Suffer and Pa
cific Streets.
Enterprise That Will Do Much
to Enhance the Value of the
Thoroughfare.
WHAT THE STEP WILL COST
First Practical Project of the Progress
sive Residents of a Fine
Business Street.
WHAT THE STEP WILL COST

The Polk-street Improvement Club, hav-
ing for its purpose the improvement of
that street from Market to North Beach,
was permanently organized Monday
night by the election of L. H. Kohn of
1901 Polk street as president, Nathan Bibo
first and ]. E. Quinn second vice-presi-
dent, Robert Dross secretary and G. f.
Roberts treasurer.
Bylaws to govern the club, which now
numbers 124 mem bers, were adopted.
There will be an executive committee of
seven appointed during the week by the
president. The dues for the next six
months were fixed at % cents per month
and the secretary and treasurer were
placed under $500 bonds each.
The club is composed of property
owners, storekeepers and people occupy
ing dwellings on the line of Polk street.
1t was stated that the club, through its
executive committee, will act as an agita-
tion committee to have the City officials
place the street in proper condition from
one end to the other, and pending such
action it was decided last night to
light the street from Sutter to Pacific
street with seventeen arc lights, one at the
intersection of the cross street and one
between each cross street, so as to make
the thoroughfare the most brilliantly
lighted in the City. This will be at a cost
OF about $40 week, to be paid for, uatiI
the Supervisors furnish the lights, by the
people on the street.
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sources settled by working population
equal to that of all Europe and North
America. Four hundred millions of tire
less toilers with unequaled habits of thrift
and economy, initiative and not wanting
IN skill, waiting to be set to work by
European and American capital and en-
terprisel That is the competition which
confronts American laborl
China is conservative. China would be
glad to let the world alone If the world
would let her alone, but the world will
not. Japan waged war against China for
no other reason than to compel her 10
come out from her hermitage and open
commercial relations with her more enter
prising neighbor. England, France and
Russia are encroaching upon her on all
sides for the same avowed purpose. The
whole western world is bent on forcing
upon China all the invent tions aud instru-
mentalities wherewith to enter upon
never-ending and destructive competition
with the western world itself. To pre-
serve herself from utter dismem berment
and humiliation China has got TO build
railroads all through her interior and
open all her waterways to steam naviga-
tion. The great Lii Hung Chang has been
around the world to study the world and
now goes home 10 throw his immense in
fiuence and wealth upon the side of in
ternal development. Prince Lii is not
ignorant of the resistless power which
China's horde OF cheap labor gives her-a
abor so cheap and standard of living so
low that an earning capacity of 5 shillings
g month will support a Chinese and his
family. In the course of an interview in
New York he said:
"You should repeal the Geary law.
Cheap labor is a most desirable thing
within itself because it will enable you to
compete in the markets of the world with
the products of the cheap labor of Europe.
Cheaper labor means cheaper commodi-
ties and better commodities at lower
prices"
That is the sort of doctrine that obtains
in a country such as China and in all of
Asia, where the Government is ev cry thing
and the individual is nothing. It is the
commercial spirit as against the industrial
spirit. 1t is the policy of low tariff and
flying your flag in the markets of the
world carried to its legitimate con-
clusion. But it never was the policy of
the Republican party of America, which
believes that if the individual be cared for
well the Government cannot fare i'll.
India is another reiuvenated nation of
toilers. 1t has an area about two-thirds as
great as that of the United States and a
population four times as large, and it has
an inexhaustible supply of cheap labor.
| Three-fourths of the people of Hindostan
derive their support from the land, but
progress in handicrafts is making and an
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FROM The NORTH.
f. s. Hussey OF the British Columbia
Police Pays the City a Visit.

II. ,. dussey or the British CoIum bf a
Police Pays the City Visit.
F. s. Hussey, Superintendent of the
British Columbia Provincial Police, ac-
companied by his wife, is enjoying Cali
fornia vacation, and is at present a guest
at the Grand Hotel. He has just returned
from Los Angeles and expects to remain
in the City week.
In professional circles Mr.. Hussey's
name is one to conjure with and a whole
some terror to all evil-doers Since his
appointment to the position of Superin-
tendent he has been associated with many
celebrated criminal cases, which, in nearly
every instance, he has carried to success
full issue. One OF the most recent and sem
sationaI in this category was the ro-
mantle capture some two years ago of
desperate named Hugh Lynn, who brut-
ally murdered a wealthy northern rancher
and his companion. Lynn was arrested
on American territory after an exciting
chase, his trial, conviction and execution
following one another in rapid succession.
Superintendent Hussey is himself
man Of determined character and power.