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The San Francisco call., 1896-03-19
SAVED BY THE COACHMAN
Exciting Runaway of a Maddened
Four.in.Hand on Market
Street.
STOPPED BY THE FENCE.
Talbot Clifton's Coaching Party
Narrowly Escapes Disaster-A
Drivers Skill.

]. Talbot Clifton was the central figure
of an exciting incident on Market street at
/ o'clock yesterday morning. His four
finland ran away. and it was only through
the skill of the driver that serious acci-
dent was averted. There were two ladies
and two men on top of the coach,
while Clifton and lady a companion
rode within. The driver, who proved
to be a very skillful person with the rib
bons, was the regularly employed coach
man of the English nobleman.
The coach, drawn by four spirited horses,
ratified over the cobblestones at a terrific
rate, and the noise awoke unoffending
citizens from their slumbers. The
horses began running at Fifth street. and
increased their speed as Sixth was ap-
preached. They ran from one side of Mar
ket street to the other. and the coach
swayed and rocked until it almost toppled
over.
There was great excitement among those
who witnessed the runaway, as every
second it was expected that there would
be an upset. But the driver was cool and
sKillful, and he turned the corner at
Seventh street, came within an ace OF run
ming over number of people who were
leaving dance then in progress at Odd
Fellows Hall, and finally brought the
animals to standstill by running them
against the big fence that incloses the new
postotfice lot at Mission and Seventh
streets.
When the coach stopped the frightened
women jumped to the ground, and it was
some time before they recovered from the
shock. Mr.. Clifton. however, was as cool
as an iceberg, and finally prevailed on his
timid companions to continue the early
morning drive.
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The Famous Painter Of Wawona
Back From His Tour
in the South.
TWO PICTURES FOR CHICAGO.
He Will Go Into Yosemite as Soon as
the Stageroad Is Open
to Travel.

Thomas Hill, the widely known Pacific
Coast artist, whose studios here and at
Wawona are well known to thousands of
travellers over the world, dined at home
last evening after prolonged absence.
He has been at Coronado and Pasadena
since early in the year, and has recovered
his health almost entirely.
II was an invalid when I went SOUTH"
he said. II had the grip, the rheumatism
and | don't know how many other ills,
but am now sound and we'll, except for a
little rheumatism that catches me once in
while. was at Coronado a good while
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-19
WENT As A STOWAWAY
George Doctor, Who Defrauded
M. A. Gunst, Now on the
High Seas.
The Son of a Milwaukee Millionaire
but Black Sheep of the
Family.

When the Pacific Mail steamship China
sailed from this port on Saturday last for
Yokohama and Hongkong she carried one
passenger who was not down on the ships
books as having engaged a stateroom or
paid his passage in advance.
Aided by few sympathizing friends
and an ex-employe of the company, who
knew the remote hooks and corners of the
ship thoroughly, he stole on board the
night before the big China liner cast off
her lines, and, with few necessities to
make himself comfortable. slowed away
IN place where he hoped to be secure
until the pilot had left the ship and the
shores OF America were growing dim
against the eastern horizon.
The stowaway was George Doctor, the
son OF Milwaukee millionaire, who
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Corps of Company needed the room, and
hence this meeting.
Major Tilden presided and being mem
Der of both the Veterans of the National
Guard and Company f, his opening re-
marks were in good taste and highly con-
ciliatory
Short speeches were made by CoIonels
Barry, Taylor, Bush, Burns, Burdick,
Captain Pike and others prior to and after
motion was made to accept an offer from
Company to use room on the upper
floor at a rental of $40 month.
The motion called forth heated inter-
change of ideas on the head of militia eti-
quette and fraternal good-fellowship. Two
hours were consumed in debate, at the end
of which time motion was made and car
ried for the appointment of committee OF
three to look after the securing of room
farther downtown and report at the next
meeting.
Colonies Bush, Barry and Burdick were
appointed on the committee.
The meeting adjourned until next
Wednesday night, at which time the COM
mittee will submit its report.
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packed with fair race-lovers yesterday. the
closing day of the two weeks meeting.
The races were all well contested, nose
finishes being the general rule. The male
portion of the population was out IN lib
eral mum bers, and the bookies experienced
a most disastrous day. .Favorites or Sec
ond choices were successful throughout.
with one exception.
Undoubtedly the prettiest as well as the
most exciting finish was that at the con-
clusion of the six-furlong handicap, when
Mobalaska, George Miller and Sam Leake
passed the wire short heads apart. Miller,
carrying III pounds. was all even-money
favorite in the betting, with Corrigan's
Indian-named filly strong second choice.
When the barrisr was raised Garner, on
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whom he had known in his palmy days,
and they furnished him with clothes and
money 10 carry him for short time when
he should land in the Orient.
He had $25 and new suit of clothes
when he shipped on board the China, and
as he did not show up in his accustomed
haunts after the steamer was at sea his
friends knew that he was we'll on his way
to the country where he expects to make a
new start in life.
Doctor is we'll educated and was given
every opportunity in early life to carry out
successful career. His friends hope that
he will make a man of himself where his
misdoings are unknown.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-19
NATIONAL GUARD VETERANS.

A Committee Appointed Last Night to
Secure New Quarters
An animated meeting of the Veterans of
the National Guard was held at the Ellis
street armory last night.
The special object of the meeting was the
consideration of an invitation to vacate.
For long time past the Veterans have
used room in the Ellis-street armory for
their meeting place and the best of har-
mony prevailed. many members of the
companies in the building also belonging
to the Veterans
But there came time when the Signal
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Turf and Paddock Items,

The sport was viewed Yesterday by 5412
ladies.
The Bay District track reor eps to-day
with the Gunst selling stake as the feature
of the card.
Starter Caldwell's departure necessitated
the appointing of new manipulation Of
the starting gate. Yesterday Superinten-
dent of Track Allen handled the lever and
sent the fields away in perfect order. A
the conclusion of the hurdle event he was
presented with handsome floral piece by
his many lady admirers.
The popular Western turfman, John
Brenock, who with his family has been
spending a portion of the winter in Cali
fornia, leaves for his home in Chicago to-
night
In the carpenter-room of the grand stand
at Ingleside is a model of q starting
machine that is possibly destined to re-
place the one at present in use. In con-
struetion and action it is similar to the
Australian invention, but its inventor
claims for it greater rapidity in the raising
OF the webbing and in It's almost noiseless
working.
Eddie Jones is still riding in fine form.
He brought in three winners yesterday.
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1t is stated that there were 1898 human
beings killed by tigers. leopards, hyenas
and panthers in India during the year
1894, and in the same year the same spe-
cies of beasts, aided by snakes, killed o.
37l head of cattle. The number of human
lives destroyed by snakes in India in 1894
was q ,53S. The number of wild beasts
killed in the same year was 13,447 and the
number of snakes 102, 21O.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-19
Felt
Cushion
Covers.

FELT COvERs-2O inches square--tnn,
with II beautiful Delft designs IN cor
rect shades of blue. Imported ones sell
at 81. These, precisely same design and
quality, only .......... .....-.................
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The number of paid admissions to the
Columbian Fair was 21,477,2ls, a daily
average of 119,984E. The gross attend
ance was ~ ,529, 400, exceeding by nearly
tion for the six months ending with Oc-
tober.
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Turkish
Towel
Special.

LARGE TURKISH BATH TOWELS
heavy-soft fnish-perfect absorbents-
large initial letters in fast-color red cot
ton-colored borders-heavy fringe
45x27 inches-50c kind d.............
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Mobalaska, took his mount out in front,
with the favOrite in close attendance.
While the two horses named were having
a battle royal through the stretch, Sam
Leake came with great showing of speed,
the three horses flashing by the stand in
one of the proverbial blanket finishes. 1t
was SO close that many were unable to
place the winner, waiting until the num-
bers we're hoistcd, which showed the YER
dict to be in favor of Mobalaska, with the
favorite in second place.
The stable of Burns & Waterhouse
carried off the purse in the two-year-old
event, a four and half furlong sprint,
with Rowena B. a flly by imp. Maxim,
who won very handily from Dura, backed
down from l to 2.
The unlucky Walter was again just
nipped out for the coin in the second event
at six furlongs. He and the 8 to favorite
fought it out the entire way. the favorite
winning by nose. Tobey ran good race,
finishing third.
There was no pronounced favorite in the
mile and quarter hurdle han dicap, threes
or better being always obtainable against
My Luck, Silverado and Hello. 1t proved
up, who passed Bassanio after taking the
second jump and won galloping. The
place was captured by Bassanio in drive
with the gray mare, Nellie G.
w. B. Sinks mare Sister Mary, who was
unfortunate in getting left at the post on
Tuesday, was hot even oneychoice for
the fifth race over seven furlongs, and ran
unplaced. She was in the lead to the far
turn: where Cabrillo headed her, and
striking the stretch second, faded away to
nothing. The finish was a repetition of
the six-furlong handicap, Derfargilla the
second choice. Cabrillo and the rank out
slider Dungarven finishing heats on the
wire in the order named.
The wise ones were very badly fooled
over the result of the race following, also
at seven furlongs. Dan Honig's crack,
Magnet looked to have ''cinch" on the
purse, but he looked so big and high after
his long rest that after opening at to 10
he receded in the betting to and to 1.
The big coin went in on Thelma, who
was backed down from to to to 2.
Magnet took the lead from Boreas, turning
into the back stretch and lighting, all the
way for his head won with ridiculous ease,
with Benham head in front of Boreas for
the place.
Owner Honig scored another win in the
last race of the day, six-furlong dash.
Charm was well played at to 5, and slip
ping through next the rail on striking the
stretch for home, won by half a length
from the 20 to chance Artist. Olive fin
ished in the show.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-19

1t is said that there never is an odd mum.
Der of rows on an ear of corn.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-19
Tinted Denim Cushion
ops-Made=Up Cush-
ions s-Lambrequins-

TINTED DENIM CUSHION TOPS, "a
inches square-queer Delft designs
elaborated scrolls to be outlined. ETC.
all the new colors-should be 25c, but
special at at....:..............
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NEW TO-DAY.
nmNIur
,hza1A1r
5Aohn7z1nu
10Y AND 100 POST STREET
1920 1924 MARKET ST.

-Made=Up Cush-
ions Lambrequins-
POrtiereS-FOr Sum-
mer Use. Shown to-day -
first time-at both
stores-cooI, clean, highly dec
orative-outwears any other dra-
perry material-novel designs
tints, lace insertions and Ken
sington embroidery effects.
TINTED DENIM CUSHION TOPS, "a
inches square-queer Delft designs
elaborated scrolls to be outlined. ETC. &C
all the new coors-should be 25c, but ~
speclai at ...:-......'..... .........-.. Each
DENIM LAMBREoUINS 8 yards
long-scrolis in Kensington embroi-
derry effects-coors to harmonize with O 10
furnishings of any room-$2 so, So rs, ID l.
$l oU and ......-.....--............- Each
large patterns Kensington embroidery
effects-pain and knotted fringes-these
latest Eastern novelties, shown here
for first time.
= = size size 9 &C. GO s. 81 e. @ g g 2s Ss
DENIM PORTIERES-3yards long (por-
there's not turned over at top any
more). 80 inches wide-elaboraJed en-
broidered scroll designs in corners q O.75
heavy white and colored wash fringes DO
--old red, Delft blue, olive greens,etc.. Pair
3yards by 81 inches-very fne-$9 SO pair.
DENIM-COVERED .PILLOWS-hoss fill S5c
ings-some with separate Denim Pillow
cases, some cord, some ruffie- e-trimmed- To
lace Observation-Disclosures embroidery
effects, ribbon effects, Delft designs, etc Sc. 25
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DENIM LAMBREQUINS- yards
long-scrolis in Kensington enbroi-
dery effects-colors TO harmonize with Cp Il
furnishings of any room-$2 so. 81 rs, Dl-
ST so and. Observation-Disclosures. Each
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Pedigree.

Pedigree.
FL Rio Rey-Fiorence A
RathDone-Miss Melbourne
Tremont-Blue Belle
Racine-imp. Ouida
Take Notice-Eerly Rose
Imp. Merriwa-Raindrop
Bishop -Amerique
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A DAY OF CLOSE FINISHES
Some Very Exciting Sport Wit
messed by a Big Crowd at
Ingleside.
Mobalaska, George Miller and Sam
Leake Passed the Wire Short Heads
Apart in the Handicap.
Ladies' day continues as popular as ever
at Ingleside. The grand stand was again
1.-THE CALL" RACING CHART.

Club "wednesday
!, IS rSo Weathe Fine Track
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"THE CALI RACING GUIDE.
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-02
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES.


THE Indian Office on the 23d appoint
ed Special Agent Dixon to take cen
sus of Shawnee Indians for the pur.
pose of making payment to the Shaw
nees for interest in the strip purchase
money.
SENATOR JOHN T. MORGAN, of Ala
bama, has addressed an open letter on
the silver question to William c. Whit
ney in response to the latter's COM
munication of June 81. saying that, as
Mr.. Whitney agreed that silver ought
to be remonetized, our government
should restore the rights of our people
and not wait on other governments tc
do so.
THE secretary of the Interior has is
sued his requisition on the treasury
for $13, 325. 900 to be used in the quar-.
terly payment of pensions Topeka.
Kan, gets 5000, 600 of it.
A WASHINGTON dispatch stated that
the A. P. a. vote would be cast indie
pendently for president, but that the
order would devote itself to congress
and legislatures.
THE president has presented a medal
of honor to Charles Stacey. late private
company D. Fifty-Fifth Ohio volun-
teers, for distinguished gallantry at
Gettysburg, July g. 1868.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-02
An AppesI for Assistance.

The man who is charitable to himself will
listen to the mute appeal for assistance
made by his stomach, or his liver, in the
shape of divers dvspeptic qualms and I'M
that secretes his bile. Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, my dear sir, or madam-as the
case may be-is what you require Hasten
to use, If you are troubled with heartburn,
wind in the stomach, or note that your skin
or the whites of your eyes are taking a sal
low hue.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-02
The Modern nfother

Has found that her little ones are improved
more by the pleasant Syrup OF Figs, when
in need of the laxative effect OF a gentle
remedy than by any other, and that it is
more acceptable to them. Children enjoy
it and it benefits them. The true remedy,
Syrup of Figs, is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Company only.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-02

EXAMPLES of vicious courses practiced in
domestic circle corrupt more readily and
more deeply when we behold them in per-
sons in Acknowledgement
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-02

BIFKIN-''Every one that rides in Fifth
Yes, and out of them. "-Harlem Life.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-02

MONEY is like manure, of very little use,
except to be spread.-Bacon.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-06
NOVEMBER 6.
CANAL CONSTRUCTION.

Opponents OF the construction OF
the Nicaragua canal seem TO think
they have won a point III the talI-
ure of the Kiel ship canal to come
up to the expectations Of the pro-
moters. When that waterway con
Meeting the Baltic and North seas
was built it was assumed that GER
tain per cent of all the traffic going
up the Baltic would make use of
the opportunity offered for short
ening distance. The report lately
printed shows that the usage has
only been twenty per cent OF what
was estimated, and consequently a
serious deficiency Is noted III the
estimated income. This has been
a sore disappointment to the Ger
man Emperor, who opened the
canal with so much display. The
results in this instance, however,
are not such as to cause any dis
enlargement among prospective
canal builders. 1t simply demon
strates that ship canal construction
is a scheme that should not be
undertaken without careful pre-
liminary scrutiny.
There is absolutely no compari-
son between Emperor William
venture and the prospective Nicar-
aqua or Panama project. Traffic
will not readily desert the old chan
nels unless a marked advantage is
to be gained. The cutting of the
Western continent in half is better
compared with the Suez canal, the
success of which was almost instan-
taneous. The Kiel canal improved
the waterways of the North seas,
while the Suez has practically
revollttionized the trade conditions
between Europe and Asia, and the
same conditions would undoubtedly
follow the joining of the At
lantic and Pacific in the Western
hemisphere.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-06

A society having for its object
the protection of elephants is one
of the most recent organizations
formed in Paris. While the society
will probably furnish good subjects
for cartoonists, statistics show there
is plenty of good work for it to do.
At the present rate of destruction it
is estimated that the African ele-
plant will be entirely exterminated
in fifteen years, all of which is due
to the greed of ivory merchants and
to some extent to heartless sports
men.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-06

1t requires no lengthy article to
convince the public that the Board
Of Health Is in duty bound to make
immediate preparations for increas-
ing and improving the accommoda-
lions at the insane asylum. Some
time ago this paper published an
interview with a prominent ply
stefan, setting forth the unfortu-
nate methods for the reception and
care of the mildly insane patients,
all of which Is necessitated by the
lack of proper accommodations at
the hospital. These unfortunate
people ought to receive more con
sideration in the shape of more
liberal expenditure of public funds.
With the present crowded con
dition it is impossible for the at
PENDANTS to carry on their work
properly, though their intentions
and efforts are the best.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-06
GIVE PUPILS LIBERTY.

An Eastern exchange remarking
upon the superiority of Prussian
schools over those of New England,
gives as the cause the military dis
cipline maintained in the former.
To the rigid obedience of the Prus-
sian pupil, his Willingness to en-
dure restrictions imposed, and his
readiness to put up with plain sur
roundings, Is attributed the higher
plane of Prussian institutions.
There may be more or less sound
principle in this argument, but it
is safe to say that to average the
Prussian discipline with the New
England laxity would produce re-
suit superior to either. 1t is not
true that pupils will make the most
of themselves when kept with the
nose to the educational grindstone,
by sharp military rule. The pupil
who fails in his examinations in
Germany is ruined for life as a
professional man, while the young
American can be coached and pad
ded and crammed until he sue
ceeds In gaining enough knowledge
to scratch through. These are two
extremes, but more pupils are liza
bic to be injured by the former sys,
tenn than the latter. There are
thousands of boys and girls to
whom one failure is lesson which
spurs them on to make more honest
and strenuous efforts in the second
trial. It cannot be beneficial for
the pupil to feel that in conse-
quence of one unsuccessful attempt
he is forever barred from the OPP
portunities open to his more bril-
liant but not more studious fellow.
What hurts the discipline in the
American schools, after which our
own are copied, is the interference
of parents who get an idea that
their children are being abused.
In this respect the American svs-
tenn could be improved not little.
When the parent takes issue with |
the pupil against the teacher, the
latter might just as well 90 out of
business for all the good that may
be derived from his instruction. |
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-06

Children, and their parents as
well, ought to be made to I'M
derstand that while in school the
teacher is supreme and there IS no
appeal except in cases of gross
acknowledgement, which will quick
~ come to the attention of superb
ors without the parents taking a
prominent hand. There Is no occa-
sion to sigh for military rule IN
schools, or casting out from the van
Of progress the dull pupil who
needs assistance. Children should
be urged to make the most of their
natural capabilities. They should
be encouraged and led, not forced
by whipping post discipline.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-06

The Waterbury Conn American
in speaking of the lectures of DR.. Wat
son (Ian Maclaren) at Yale, says: He
talks as if his whole soul is in what he
is saying At times he is humorous. at
times dramatic. Whatever he is, he is
unconscious and natural. A favorite
gesture is to pass his hand over his
head, almost as if he were. in his study.
He moves about once in a while, look
ing straight down into the faces of his
audience His Scotch accent is pro-
nounced. and he has a trick of drop
ping his voice at a climax, which often
causes the nearer to lose the point of
what he has said. Once in a while the
suggestion of a smile plays about his
face; a pleasant, inviting smile, as if
he asked everybody to join him in the
humor of his thought. The intense re-
ligiousness of his nature and it's rev.
erence are apparent in every tone of
his voice. He is first of all man, then
a preacher, then a literary artist"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-06

Mayor Pingree has been put
down as a queer BIRD because he
lost his vote this year by a refusal
to tell his age. Mr.. Pingree has
surely gained the right to be classel
among the new men of the day.
New women do not object to tell
ing their age.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-06
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

thOught-weighing machine has
been invented by Professor MossO, an
Italian Psychologist, the rush of blood
to the head turning the scale. The ma
chine is so delicate that it can measure
the difference in the exertion needed
to read Greek from that required for
Latin.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-06

Rev Samuel G. Smith, of the Min
nesota State University, who was one
of the speakers at the National Prison
Congress, which has just been held in
Milwaukee, brought out the interesting
fact that crime is more prevalent in
times of prosperity than during time
of business depression. This, he added,
was in part explained by the fact that
during times of prosperity drunken
ness and dissipation led up to the COM
mission of crimes.