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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-06
Tried to Burn an Engine-House.

OAKLAND, CAL, Sept. 5.-While Pc
rata hook and ladder companies 3 and 5
of South Berkeley were giving an enter
tainment tonight for the purpose of buy
Ing a firebell some one set fire to their
eagine-hUuse. The fire was discovered by
Sam Borckeim and soon put out. In the
rear where the fire started was found a
lot of refuse saturated with coal oil, and a
hole had been cut in the house. The en-
tertainment was a big success, and the
mem bers of the companies are now hunt
ing the incendiaries and promise picnic
if they are found.
Mckinley Club.
HAYWARDS. CAL, Sept. Sat an en-
thusiastic meeting last night Mckinley
Club was organized, with large enroll
ment. The officers elected are: Henry
Meek, president; Harry Brown, vice
president; Fred V. Hoyt, secretary; H.
L. Fisher, treasurer; w. J. Ramage, SER
geant-at-arms. The finance comm iJtee
consists of Charles Prowse. r. Reid, ]. G..
Crooks and E. K. 'Strowbridge. Open
meetings will be held twice month, but
the club will meet each Saturday night.
Behind Prison Bars.
OAKLAND, CAL, Sept. 5.-George L.
Jones, who started out last Christmas to
see the world by joining the ship Tacoma,
is held in a New York City prison as a
witness in a murder case aboard that
vessel He has been held since April 2,
but Congressman Hilborn has been inter-
ested in his behalf. and it is now though
that he may secure his release.
Jones was a handsome, clever high
school boy, well known and generally
liked here.
Nearly a Row.
OAKLAND, CAL, Sept. 5.-During a
meeting OF The License Committee of the
/ (fifp Cnnncn Loot lroa y,
Watkinson applied vile epithet to Coun'
Gilman Buckland, and it appeared for a
moment as if there would be blows, but
the latter controlled himself and con-
tinued the business of the committee, OF
which he is chairman.
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He Pleads Guilty.
How Thex First nIet.

DR.. George S. Row OF Cincinnati was
married to Miss May Hamilton by the
Rev. DR.. ]. e. Caldwell of the First Pres
byterian Church in Shelbyville, Ind, on
ilton, mother, of the bride, is one of the
wealthiest women in Indiana. Miss Ham
ilton spent much of her time in doing
charitable acts. About a year ago she
found poor old coiored woman about to
lose her eyesight from cataract. Miss
Hamilton fitted her out in suitable clothes
and took her to Cincinnati to DR.. Ayres,
an eye specialist. Associated with DR..
Ayres was DR.. Row, and for the first time
Miss Hamilton met the man who became
her husband. Mrs. Row is heir to about
$3.50, 000.-Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
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PEACEFUL STRIFE
IN FAIR ALAMEDA
Rival ReligioniSts Working
Hard for Spiritual
Supremacy.
PARK STREET AROUSED.
Each Tries to Suppress the Other
With Blasts of Martial
Music.
AN ARMED TRUCE NOW ON
The Salvation Army and New volun
teers of America in Battle
Array.
AN ARMED TRUCE NOW ON.

ALAMEDA, CAL, Sept. 5.-There are
two religious organizations in this city
the Salvation Army and the Volunteers
OF America, rival organization-each of
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Ex-Attorney Burriss Arrested.

OAKLAND, CAL, Sept. 81. F. Bur
Kiss. an attorney who was disbarred about
two years ago, was arrested tonight on a
charge of forgery. Burriss, it Is alleged,
signed the name of his landlord (Gooby) to
a note for 500 and Gooby caused his arrest.
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confined in Jail two hours on the COM
plant of Tschich on a charge of improper
conduct to the latter's daughters, which
charge could not be substantiated.
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Fireman wrirht Succumbs.

OAKLAND, CAL. Sept. 5. : Pierce
Wright, a fireman, died at Fabioia Hos
pitaI tonight. He was one OF the men
who was injured in the train wreck at
Niles Canyon month ago. The tram
was willfully wrecked and tumoleG over
the embankment. An inquest will be
beld. as the case is one of murder against
Some unknown DerSOn,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-06
wrestler Leau out-wrestled.

OAKLAND, CAL, Sept. 5.-The Lean
Williamson wrestling match tonight was
a surprise and Al Leans star as wrestler
has set permanently. Lean is the Reliance
idol and Williamson is pet of the Acme
Club, and when the match opened late to-
night Elite Hall was full of members of
the two rival clubs. Lean had boosted
that he would throw Williamson five times
in an hour.
Both men worked hard and at the end
OF an hour Williamson had not been
thrown once and was decidedly the fresher
man. The Acme men rushed into the
ring and carried their idol to the dressing
room. The match was for $3.50 aside and
the gate receipts.
Canning Season Closed.
HAYWARDS, CAL. Sept. 5.-The can
ming season here closed to-day when the
Hunt Cannery stopped work for the sea-
son. There have been &c, 900 cases of fruit
canned and SIS, 900 distributed in wages
this year. Of the $50 employees ali but
seventy-five are residents of this city.
The output consists of II, 900 cases of cher
ries, $500 of apricots, 5000 of peaches, $500 of
pears, 5000 of plnms and 1000 OF tomatoes.
Pioneer Gone.
DECOTO, CAL, Sept. 5.-The funeral OF
W. Baker, pioneer and prominent fruit
raiser of this section, took place yesterday.
He died on Monday evening, after short
illness, and was 70 years of age. He came
to California in 1857, settling about a mile
from Centerville, but later bou hit and
moved to the place where he died. He
was prominently identified with the local
church and took deep interest in the
Salvation Army. He leaves widow and
four married children.
He Pleads Guilty.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Sept. .5.-John Hall,
who was arrested on Sunday afternoon,
twelve months after four warrants had
been issued for his arrest on charges of in
decency before minors, pleaded guilty to
the four charges preferred against him this
afternoon.
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There are now orders ahead in the shops
of Paris and London for all the golden
hair that can be purchased in the next
five years.
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MAY Be Crowded Out.

BERKELEY, CAL, Sept. 5.-UnIes
more room is secured st the State Unlver-
sity there is a probability of DR.. G. M. STRAIT
ton, who is to assume charge OF the new
out because of no place in which to set up
his apparatus.
Absolutely no provision seems to have
been made for the reception OF the new IN
structor and his equipment, and there are
no funds available with which to supply a
new building. The delicacy OF the appar-
atus which DIR. Stratton is to use makes
If i'm nerative that an isolated laboratory
be secured. He will reach Berkeley on
the 18th inst, and unless some ,previsio n
is Immediately made for his workshop he
will probably be without position.
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nlace tonight at Sisterna Hall. The,
building was crowded TO the doors and
much enthusiasm was displayed. Charles
H. Spear County Recorder, PRESIDED ana
senIed the Hon. John T. Dare to the audi
ence as the speaker of the evening.
Brief remarks were made by mum Ger
of other speakers. The Republican CLUBS
of East Berkeley, Golden Gate, Temescsl'
Lorin and the State University were repre-
sented. Will Schmidt's colored luollee
singers enlivened the meeting by the rem
dition of a number OF comic cam PalsHi
SONGS. The meeting was voted AS one OF
the most successful yet held IN Berkeley.
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OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALI
908 Broadway, Sept. 5.
The Harvest Home Festival of the
Salvation Army, which was inaugurated
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ALAMEDA, CAL, Sept. 5.-For the last
few weeks cut rates for renting are the
rule among the cycleries here. The price
now charged is 10 cents an hour, or 25
cents for three hours.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-05-21
vaIue of a slave.

When the slave trade was in full
swing, it was a common thing for mer.
chants on the west coast of Africa t<
purchase cargo of rum and tobacco
and give slaves in exchange. The price
OF prime slave when Mungo Park was
among the Mandingoes was from nine
20 twelve minikallies, the equivalent ol
one minikalli being something like the
following: Eighteen gun-fints, 4s
leaves of tobacco, 20 charges of gun.
powder and cutlass. DIR. Living.
stone, than whom no explorer did more
10 expose the rayages of the slave-raid-
er, says he never knew of en- African
parent selling his own offspring. When
On his first great missionary journey
he relates how, in foray among the
Makololo, 80 captives were given in ex-
change for three English muskets.
Livingstone is especially severe on the
Beers for looting his mission station
in 1852, killing many of the Bakwains,
and driving nearly 200 of his mission
children into slavery. The Beers, by
SO retarding his work, and making him
uncomfortable at Kolobeng, helped tc
decide him TO move northward, q de-
cision upon which hung the future OF
modern African progress.-Chambers
Journal
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-05-21

pump TIE inTlgorator into Che raE 'tC
be disposed of. Several secret com
pounds are also employed by various
unscrupuious traders. In fact, ther,
ere many injections compounded which
contain limited amount of the fire o;
youth. Then the brollen-dovn anima
is often fed on alcoholic essence Of oats
while well-moistened hay viii I'll on,
an emaciated frame in short order.
Add to these careful grooming and
clipping and judiclous exercise, and IL
doesn't take long TO bring about g
complete metamorphoeis. There arr
tricks in all trades, undoubtedly, but
in none are there more than in that Of
horse dealing.
Dave L. Harrington, of Fleetwood
fame, said TO Journal reporter: ''Ons
Of the greatest difficulties / have Il
contend with is circumventing the ef
forts Of the sharps who try To palm OF
on mo apparently sound animals 20
train As a matter Of fact, these AMI
mals are 'bolstered' for the time being
and / am supposed 20 receive them ir
frst-cIass condition. Then, when the
effeots of their stimulants have worr
OF, the owners propose to come 70 ne
and charge me with not properly caring
for their animals. and thereby running
their constitutions."-N. Y. Journal. d.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-05-21
a LITTLE NONSENS.

-~"Look here, John we have now bee1
married some time. Why don't 20,
leave the Bachelors club?" ''They wan
to keep me as" Honorary member? 2
@-Oh, no-as a warning example. File
gende Blaetter.
No Love eLost.-Magistrate-"1s th'
prisoner known, constable?" Constable
-"Yes, he's well known to the police
your worship" Prisoner (savagely)-
-'Garn! 1 amt on speakin' terms with
none O. yer!"-Fun.
-Teacher-"Can any little boy tel
me which is the longest day in tn,
year?" Billy-"Some fellows say the
day before Christmas is, and some say
the day before the Fourth of July
Harper's Round Table.
Satisfactorily xplained.-"Well, o.
all the impudence! Asking me to help
you because you have three wives te
support" '"They don't belong to me
Inister-nothin' Of the sort. They be
long to me Observation-Disclosures.
-Ambiguous.-The Bishop Ito young
widow)@'My sister, dare say you find
comfort in the thought that you made
your husband happy while he lived.'
Young Widow-"Yes. Poor Jack was in
Heaven till he died."-Pick-Me-Up.
Strategy. - General" said the
Spanish subordinate, ga band of Cuban,
is approaching. Shall we stand and
give them battle7" mo. Let's see ii
we can't get quietly around behind
them and pursue 'em. 1t sounds all
right in the dispatches and it is good
deal fer."-Washington Star.
Charley" said young Mrs. Tocker
"you know 1 always try to keep posted
30 that can talk with you intelligent
ly." "Yes." swell, I've been reading
about horse races" 'You don't say SOL"
''Yes. And want to ask you one ques-
ton. DO they pick out a short horse by
measuring him from his feet upward,
as they measure man, or do they meas,
ure him horizontally ?"-Washington
Star
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-05-21

man TO indulge in vague and shadowy
speculations, has described his COUNT y
RS
The land which produced one Kant WITH
a K.
And a great many Cants. with G.
The Frenchman rushes onward "a
conclusions; the German feels his way.
Moreover, the German socialist can
plead in his defense that, after all. he 10
only lettering the instructions Of his
rulers. State socialism is the recog
nized creed Of the great ma jority Of iIs-
1uential Germans. IL - notorious that
Bismarck himself used 70 take counsei
of that eminent socialist. Lassalle. The
reigniDg emperor IS credited with hav-
ing much the s. me ideas, and II Il said
that be wishes % become known. a. his
great prototype before him, as a tTua
king Of the beggaTs. At least, II seemed
TO be $40 when he summoned the Inter
national Labor conference 10 Bcrllns-
Aacmiusn's Magazine.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-05-21
Chain Lightning

An extraordinary lightning story il
told by a correspondent He says thai
during the evening Of September
last. while a violent thunder storm Wa
raging, be saw eight strange LIGHTNING
flashes, having "a chain formation witA
large elliptical links and Of golden
yellow color" These flashes" wers as
tonishingly slow. ss zone Of them s,oh
Slightly over a minute 10 pour fruui the
clouds % the edge Of the valley oppo-
site me" This singular account be.
comes more interesting since a lss;e,
correspondent Of the same journal ba'
testified 90 its substantial accuracy
from his o~n obscrvatons q similar
streams Of lightning. Ee adds. hosF
ever. that be has never seen the Chain >
form, but has witnessed the spectacle oi
a thick stream pouring slowly down
''in the sort 81 curve which liquid tSIes
from q kettle. Mature.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-05-21
HORSES MADE OVER.
Some OF the Tricks of Dealers to Restsrs
Brief Youth to Aged EquiDe&

Some OF the Tricks of Dealers to Restsrs
Brief Youth to Aged EquiDeA
The bolstering Of ancient horses has
become almost an art An expert II
this practice can take the most de.
crepit street car v-reck. and IL shor'
time 50 alter his sppeararoe that Tx
careless buyer would consider him Q
bargain az = fairly good figure
The tricks employed 20 gain the end
OF the owner OF the time-worn horsF
IRE IS numerous as they are cruel
Ono OF the most recent and irgenio>1s
inventions OF the unscrlIPulOus is q
treatment for filing out the eyes.which
IS q rule. are sunk far back IN the hez-d
This operation consists il cutting az
opening IN each OptSc. in which t5f
nozzle OF 1 small air bellows Is Inserted
Wind IS then gently pumped into as
around the organ. pulling IL oct an<
giving il the APPEARANCE Of L hOTse -
perfect condition OF eOlrze, Ike al
other fake remedies The aPTz-rat@s
beneficial results last for = limited tiT1s
only. nfrzr which The normal conditions
return
Another and fa-nEife method % In
p7oveIzeat Is The iniee;iOn q = lary
daze OF Ehisisy into iae zuiruel. 2 hTi-o
Gerzsc -syE1z.& beia= &~l =
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-05-21
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Gratitude. - Magistrate (severely
TO prisoner)-"Lastt time you were here
let you off with a caution Prisoner
(coolly)-~Yus, that's why I'm 'ere
Gg'in; it sort of encouraged me!"-Fun
-H@I should have been here
earlier, but business is picking up a
little, and was detained at the Office. y
She-"Oh, do hope your business will
continue TO improve, Mr.. Mashman.
Brooklyn Life.
Her Sister-I never thought you
and Harry would fight He's a very
indulgent husband" Young Wife
That's just the trouble. II makes Inc
50 mad when he gives in TO me without
fighting. g."-Philadelph North Ameri,
can.
-'Slimmins is cultivating his voice.
''What led him to do it?" asked the un-
ceremoaious man, "cupidity or re.
venge?" What do you mean2 2" Docs
he want TO be high-priced opera singer
or does he dislike his neighborsT'-
Washington Star.
There Are Others. - The Lady
''Now, I hope you won't spend thii
money for that vile liquor The Tramp
well, mum. TIL do me best; but I'm
not a connysoor. an 1 generally has 70
drink IL afore 1 can tell whether it is
good OF bad. Citizen.
Mrs. Binn-"I understand that man
in the fat under Us Is at work on pat
ent continuance that will make a fire
consume its own smoke" Mr. Binn-
We'll, wish he would turn his attention
to some device that would compel him
10 burn his own fuel. His coalbin ad-
joins ours.--Yonkers Statesman.
This present warm spell" began
the oldest Yes, know
interrupted a gruf bystander. 1T re.
minds you of still warmer one hun
dred years ago" NO" continued tbs
Oldest inhabitant, cOolly. Tt Is the
worst have ever experienced for this
season OF the year" - Philadelphjs
North American.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-05-21
JUDGE TUCKER as A GOLD HUNTER
CONTINUED from Sixth Page.)

the union would fare On q silver basis
does not concern the argument or dis
pute the conclusion above reached.
These views are not unfamiliar to the
Colorado man who is usually well posted
There being no contingency out IN
which Colorado will be benefited by
free coinage, hence there is no reason
why a Coioradoan should oppose It.
Gold is secure in the markers OF the
world, so TIE gold miner has nothing to
fear; wherefore this gold camp is Ter
silver, not so dogmatically as other
parts OF the state, perhaps, yet surely
for silver: To hint that free coinage
might not furnish the remedy commonly
sought, the circulation side by side as
coin, of both gold and silver. is to De
a hideous gold bug, an enemy OF huma-
nifty in common parlance worthy OF po-
Iitical crucifixion.
To descend from politics to weather
IL may be averred that a Kansan can
find in this climate something most I'M
usual. It showed four days Of last
week The snow fell mostly at night
and from two 10 three inches deep. 1t
is not at all uncommon TO have snow
thunder storm. All the electrical dis
play, accompanied by thunder amidst
a down-pour Of snow. In the day II the
sun shines the snow disappears but il
cloudy 1t SHOWS. AT night il is sharp
cold. Vegetation, what little we have
is barely showing evidence Of coming
spring, which may be expected in the
next thirty days.
Judge Tucker appeared in camp few
days ago having come overland. His
accounts from Wichita-especiaily from
political standpoint, were of great in
terest, but not for publication, at pres
ent, al least.
Dr. A. H. Wendell is also here after
a four weeks drive across the plains,
The Doctor says he car do well here
amongst de Sherman beeples."
Cripple Creek is building up very
considerably. BRUCE KEENAN,.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-05-21
REBELLION IN SUMATRA.
Savage Chief Making Serious Trouble fol
4 the Dutch.


the Dutch.
Atieh, the scene of the rebellion, is
a strip Of territory on the northeast
coast of Sumatra. The points occu-
pied by the Dutch are the harbor OF
Oleh-leh and the garrison town of Kota-
raja, which are connected by railway
several kilometers long.
The natives of this district, the
AchineSe, are the most savage and ra-
pacious of all the inhabitants of the
Dutch colonies. At one time they ruled
supreme throughout Sumatra, and even
to-day they are the implacable antago-
nists of the Dutch, while the remaining
more or less peaceful tribes periodicals.
ly transfer their allegiance from one
to the other of the two rivals.
The instigator of the present rising,
Toekoe Djohan, or Umar as he is some
times called, has on more than one oc-
casion voluntarily surrendered to the
Dutch, who, in spite of the horrible
massacres and craftily planned muir.
ders of ships companies of which he
was practically guilty, acknowledged
his 'princely dignity" and looked upon
him as a welcome instrument to assist
in queIling the revolts of other tribes
for which they paid him substantial.
yearly salary.
Toekoe Djohan is tall, slim man be
tween so and 40 years of age. Like the
majority Of his followers, he professe,
to belong to the Mohammedan faith
but in reality he has no particular re-
spect for the tenets of that religion
He is courageous and clever leader
and these qualities, together with rart
cunning and the fact he has had fre-
quent opportunities of becoming &C.
quainted with the Dutch methods OF
campaigning. render him one of the
most formidable chieftains of the Achi.
nese.
He is now orce more on the warpath.
and for q change-he is collecting tha diff
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-05-21
Notice to Contractors.

The Wichita Electric Railway and
Light company will receive bids for
building an addition to their Third
street power station, and moving the
railway machinery. engines, boilers and
generators from Tenth street TO Third
street and setting them up in Third
street station. Plans and specifications
may be seen at the office under Kansas
National bank All bids to be in by
Tuesday, May 26th. Right reserved 10
reject any or ell bids.
24t z. W. SWEET,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-05-21
GOOD TAILORING.

Before placing your order for a
SPRING SUIT. see the very large as
sortment of SPRING SUITINGS that
we are showing in our tailoring de-
partmelt.
You are under NO OBLIGATIONS
L. take any garments which we have
made for you unless they are perfect
ly satisfactory 10 you.
Prices as low as the lowest for reIi-
able goods.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-05-21

Given an equal number a s;--anSa e
make up the Tope. And each of ;hessns
circumference. il Ray Be readily hoys =
that wire. twisted into rope form. viii
make a rope 80 strong ~ 20 sdElE of -
comparison even with the tezt white
hemp rope. Twisted hsmpen corcs Will
sustain s.7fs poundE II tbe rop.e b ous
irch thick: brt oae-cighth 0f n inch
n diameter q iron viii sustain more
than oae inch II eirczafereroe Of her5p
rope No rope. whatever its material
could bear coropzrisOn With an inch
rope made c. piano Eteel virc. gueh a
roe being able % BEAR not sess .has
-. .o10 pO1rflN. OF nearly 10 tors. b.
fore 3; co1id he tom bT Ssz-d v--tzhz.
fec-.-e,-..-sf E~--
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-05-21
ARE YOU GOING TO KANSAS CITY,
REMEMBER THE MISSOURI Pa
CIEIC RAILWAY COMPANY

IS the ony line that runs strictly
Wichita-kansas Ciyy traln- Leaving
Wichita 1t sos p II. arriving at Kan
sas City next morning al "a. This
train Is made up AZ Wichita. and there
fore always leaves on time Nice chair
cars and Pullman sieepers-
Notice the leaving time. and the next
time you SO TO Kansas CRY take the
Missouri Pacific Always on time
Never late. Fine equipment Leaves
Wichita sf a reasonable hoEr and az
rives az Kansas City neither 100 late
nor too early. Ticket Office ia Sorta
Main street Depot SornsE Second End
Il chifp srraEfs