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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23

leopard with about 5000 sci ilitz powders,
swallowed separately ana suddenly effer-
vescing all together inside him.
He claws and b ties at the walls, the
bars. the floor, even his own tail and feet
in frantic rage at his inability 10 get near
you. And finally he rolls over on his
back, half choking, and crunches in his
teeth mouihful of straw snapped from
the ground, just to make you understand
what would happen 10 your head ii it
were where the strawis. And altogether
Satan's manners are not of patient and
ongsuffering sort" The neighboring
lions and tigers are comparatively soft
hearted.
The raven is another sblack rascal. I"
He is sinister. sly, melancholy and GRIM
visaged," although mischievous. Yet
there are people who keep ravens as
pets. Dickens had one, from whom Grip,
the famous raven in ''Barnaby Rudge,"
was drawn and who died from eat
ing white raint, anything even so dis
family approaching purity niece ssarily dis.
agreeing with him. UDdeterred from
rayen-keeping the novelist invested In an
other dark and melancholy bird, vino
came TO all untime y end throul h indulg-
ing TOO freely in g.aZ.er's putty.
Although black cats have come to be re.
garded as mascots they were not many
years ago looked upon with horror
ard distrust, and supposed to en-.
shrine the forms OF familiar de-
mons atronized by witches. Even now
many people find something nncinnv
about black cats and refuse to own them.
"Who." it is asked, would trust black
beetle? Look at his turtive, murderous,
round-shouldered deadiiness of shape-a
masked. blackclad headsman among in
sects. Doubly false even to his own name,
he is neither black nor beetle, but a cock
roach -
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BLACK ANIMALS.

Awful Examples OF Sa bIe- Coated Leo
pards, Cats, Ravens and Beetles.
Beware OF black animals" is consid-
cred sound advice by a magazine writer
who devotes six pages and numerous illus
trations to warnings against the awful
examples of black animals, leopards, cats,
ravens, beetles and undertakers' horses
The black leopard is admitted to be the
most savage and intractable of all euadru-
peds. The horrible black leopard Death
i'll Eugene Sues Wandering Jew" who
was followed about by loathsome Eng
lishman, anxious to see him eat his
tanner, is declared not to be a scrap
overdrawn when com pared with the
black Leopard now in the geological
gardens = Satan by name. Satan hates
the whole world and wants to fight it.,
to gnaw it, to tear it to rags and splinters !;
and he is staring, dancing mad because he
can't get the world 10 do it. He lies there,
black and deadly, his yellow eyes ablaze,
ready to pounce on you'll only those bars
suddenly melt away! But they don't melt
and you come no nearer. Then Satan
filings himself at the bars with yell and
flies up and down and over and over
about his cage like nothing but black
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23
GRETNA GREEN'S BLACKSMITH
Death of the Last of the Men Who Mad
the Scottish Town Famous.

Death of the Last of the Men Who Made
the Scottish Town Famous.
Few spots in the United Kingdom are
possessed Of more romantic interest than
Gretna Green, on the Scottish Dor.
der. where, according to local rec.
ords, more than 10000 runaway mar
riages have been celebrated. According to
Scotch law, says the New York World, an
acknowledgment before witnesses that q
woman was ones wife constituted legal
marriage, and SO runaway couples made
their way from all parts of England to
Gretna Green, where they would acknowl-
edge them selves to be man and wife at the
smitny in the presence of the blacksmith,
who would take his position behind the
anvil, repeat short prayer and give them
his blessing and a certificate.
Some time ago an act of Parliament was
passed forbidding these Gretna Gree n
marriages unless the parties had resided
three weeks in Scotland, and Great Brit
ain marriages will soon be thing of the
past. William Lang died recently. Old
Lang, who recently celebrated his eigh-
tieth birthday, was the last of four gen.
erations of these marrying blacksmiths.
Among those who have been welded by
the Langs have been the Earl OF Dundon-
aid, who eloped over the border with
Miss Barnes, and Lord Erstine, who
posted all the way from London to the
Scottish border with Sarah Buck.
The smithy stands within five minutes
walk from the bridge which marks the
line between the two kingdoms and looks
on Gretna Green, an open, verdant space
surrounded by few one.storied ancient
cottages. Few tourists ever visit the ro-
mantle spot, which figures in the guide
book and possesses no hotel. and yet
which is associated with the thrilling adj
ventures and marvellous escapes OF some
10000 English lovers of the aristocracy
and the wealthy classes.
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are guests at the Imperial. They will be in

are guests at the Imperial. They will be in
the city for some time.
Hon. George c. Perkins, looking verv
well and happy, walked UP Broadway
Saturday afternoon He had lust come
up from Washington to spend few days
in New York.
A. c. Neybro of Los Angeles has been
in the city several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Hall of San Fran
cisco are guests at the Aston House, where,
by the way Loie Fuller has just arrived.
She has had very trying time of it down
| in poor. unfortunate Cuba, and her spir-
tied denunciations against the Spanish
Government and its treatment of bleed
ing, suffering Cubans are intensely inter
esting. Miss Fuller cut her Cuban en-
gagement short. declaring she could not
dance in land where the air seems filled
with the shrieks OF broken hearted women
and the groans Of brave and dying men.
Poor people, Poor Cubans Well may
! they cast sad eyes to heaven and moan,
"How long, o Lord, how Iong?'
Charles WEIGH Of San Francisco arrived
In the city on Tuesday and registered al
the Fifth.avenue.
MIS-. Fred 0. Barto OF San Francisco,
known professionally as Claudia Hazen
Barto, has recently returned from Jack
sonville, Fla. where she has been teach
ing reading and elocution during the pas,
year. Mrs. Barto has signed contracts
with Roster & Bal to appear at their roof
garden this summer She Is very tai
ented woman. and her unique method of
expression will surely win her a high
place among the best names in vaudeville
The announcement of the engagement
OF Samuel M. Shortridge and Miss Laura
Leigh GaShwlier was to many of the
colony here a pleasant surprise. Miss
Gashwiler is niece of the we known
writer and correspondent, D. +. Verdenal
of New York. Mr.. Shortridges many
friends in Gotham offer him congratula-
lions and best wishes for long and con-
tinued happiness. 1t is not necessary to
say that the lovely young bride-elect is to
be envied the love and protection OF such
a worthy and distinguished man as Mr..
Shortridse has ever proven himself to be
in courts of law and political debate.
Again, may rarest happiness be theirs.
Mrs. N. Donahue and daughter. Miss
Mamie Donahu have been having
an enjoyable visit with friends in New
York. They will start homeward this
month, stopping over at Philadelphia and
Washington for few days. and visiting
Los Angeles before their return to San
Francisco. Miss Donahue declares that
though she likes New York she does not
like its climate nor its men, and will be
happy to return to San Francisco, where
one can live in comfort the year round,
and where gentlemen don't hold down
every seat in crowded streetcar.
Her criticism is just one in regard to
the male selishness exhibited in New
York's public streets and convey ances.
In no place in all the world are men SO
vulgar and discourteous as they are in
this city. voice the sentim ents of
thousands of indignant women, and from
PERSONAL observa tion and experience l do
not hesitate to join in the murmurs that
are growing louder every day against the
ungalant manners of the average New
York man. TRELLA FoLTz 1oLAND.
"a Park Row.
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The Northwest is destined to develop an enor-
nous supply of this metal, for which the
worlds demand is rapidly increasing One of
the discoveries is that of water which assays
twenty pounds of copper to 200 gallons
Recently member of the United States
Geological Survey who examined the Montana
copper belt said that it was an open question
whether the copper washed away in the water
from the mines in Butte did not equal in value
the entire output of the district
The copper development in Shasta County
goes rapidly on. AT Keswick, tho Mountain
Copper Mining Company will have five new
smelters going before long. mile from the
smelter Is the idle Mammoth quartz mine. and
it is now to be reopened to supply the copper
company with fifty tons of ore daily for flux
for the shelters An endless ropeway will
transport the ore. Many other quartz mines
in that region are supplying ore for fiux. In
this county. the Evening Star quartz mine has
peen sold to W. NJ Fitzhugh of San Francisco
for $4,000. large shaft will be sunk at
once.
The buying, bonding ard rehabilitation OF
old mines is rapidly increasing feature of
mother lode news. Among the latest are those
in Nevada County. The German mine, on the
Yuba, owned by the Shasta Mining Company,
is one. The Ormond, owned by Baron Won
schroeder, Is Delng prospected after being
closed for six years. A twenty-stamp mill is
on the property and when additional machin-
cry is in place, production will be resumed.
Alfred Tregidgo has bonded the Yuba mine,
owned by the Haggin & Hearst estate, and
abandoned four years ago at a depth of 800
feet.
The latest California purchase by the Lon
don Exploration Company is that of the Ne
vada City mine, which has been idle for
some time and which has been sold for $50
600. On Monday the California Debris Com
mission will consider applications for hydrau-
lie mining permits from the Industrial Gold
Mining Company in the old French mine, Ell
Dorado County; from James Rocks IN the
Messerer mine, near Spanish ranch, Plumas
County; from the Haskell Ravine Mining Com
pany in Mohawk Valley, Sierra County, and
from Costa. Davis & Co. in their mine at
Cherokee, Butte County.
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OF Ancient Origin.

Those Americans who dislike the an
them America" ON the ground that is
founded on the British national anthem
Payn has su gested the abolition Of God
Save the Queen" as happy way of COM
memorating the Queens Diamond Juhi-
lee. Mr.. Payn's quarrel is with the words,
however. and not with the music. He
complains: "The words have not even
the merit of an English origin. Raikes
informs US in his journal that they are al.
most q literal translation of the antique
song sung by the Demoiselles de ST. Cyr.
when Louis XIV attended the chapel Of
that establishment, and were translated
and adapted to the House of Hanover by
Handel" There can be no objection to
the music, which Beethoven himself
ca He'd "a treasure. ''-Philad elphia Press
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-20
A SUMMARY OF ToDAYs IMPORTANT NEWS.
THE STATE.


W. A Harris was killed and j. w.
Harris fatally wounded by q. II. Ger
aid at Waco, Gerald has two severe
Wounds an outgrowsh OF the Baylor
Brann episode.
A young man was killed by police
man at 1aris.
Tho horse disease is raging at Co
lu,nhla,
Fire at Gollnda Is believed 10 have
been .ncenilary.
A ohild was burned TO death at ENNIS.
Texas CITY Improvement company's
property will be sold at public outcry
December
Postofncc at Pittsbure WAS robbed OF
S2is.
coloucl d. A. Mum Is critically III at
Crockett
Luther Moore was given life SEN
tence for the murder OF Ad Patio at
Dallas.
Fischer ana Wolf. the Mcneil train
robbers, pleaded guilty ana wero given
nifty and forty-fve years respectively.
Galveston Chamber Of Commerce
adopted resolutions aucnt quarantine.
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ful dimensions OF the fire were apparent,
and It was decided 10 circulate q cali
throughout the whole metropolis district
London, November Pol a. ma very
large force OF fremen and about twenty
engines have been working at high pres
sure all night. The district ravaged by the
fire includes part OF Australian avenue,
Pauls alley. Cripple Gate churchyard.
Wood street square. Monsalls. Nchoil
square and Forest
1t is officially reported that $50 ware
houses have been Quilted. A later estimate
Of the damage places the amount at nearly
e5. 00o. 900.
Nearly all the British fre insurance com
panies are involved and Ore insurance
shares were practically unsuitable on the
stock exchange yesterday friday after
noon after the IRE was well under way.
Nearly 300 telephone wires have been cut.
thus Interrupt!ns communications with
many OF the provincial towns.
The fire will cause an immense advance
| In The price Of oztrich feathers, which rose
80 per cent iast evening Two feather arzns
alone have lost el600.
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FOREIGN.

A hundred big warehouses were
burned IN London, the loss ezxrg csti-
mated at more thar S2o.o0,ooo. One
hundred and ffty warehouses were
burned
China's statement shows Gcrmany's
action In SELLING kiao-Chau WAS very
hisN-handcd; 1t may tayolve William
in a dispute with Russia
Canada viii appoint a commission to
arrange a settlement OF all disputes
WITH the United States.
Great excitement prevails IN Uru-
quay, where It Is believed Cpesia in
tends 10 seize the government. II ner-
cssary.
Four men were killed and eight IA
tally wounded by an explosion In the
CITY OF Mcxico
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SLASH ny THE LONE srAn.
Hates to Colorado Polnts Reduce
Hxtren Gents.

Hates to Colorado P0lnts Reduced
sixteen Cents.
New York. November 19.--The Lone Star
line Of steamships from this port to Gal
weston has Issued new rate schedule ef-
fective al once The rates on first-class
business to Colorado common points via the
oompany's steamships In connection with
tho Texas and Kansas. the Fort Worth and
Denver City and the Union Pacific Denver
and Gulf railroad. are reduced Is cents. Tho
cut follows the movement Of rail rates
FROM Chicago.
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DOMESTIC.

The administration mace very defn-
Ute propositions to Canada for a settle
mont Of disputes
Cabinet discussed Cuba and finance;
nothing for them to do In the former
und each member had a different view
OF the latter.
There were six new cases ot fever,
but no deaths nj New Orleans: two
cases and one death at Mobile. There
are six cares al Mclienry.
A white engineer had a desperate
struggle for his life with a negro fire.
man. who he killed. near Birmingham.
Ala.
President Mckinney said he couldn't
give betterment OF labor amy cousif-
GRAFTON IN his coming message. as II
was already too long.
Lone Star steamship line has slashcd
rates to Colorado points i6 cents.
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raw nt Ncgro Frolic.

Little Rock, Ark. November ia spe-
ola, from Brinkley. Ark, says: News Of
bloody affray at a negro festival at iihe
Ridge last Tuesday night has just reachea
here The negroes were enjoying one Of
their usual weekly gatherings WHEN two
rival factions came togeth in deadly COM
hat Lem pawkn. at the head OF one o.
sbe factions. became wildly intoxicated and
attempted TO nut the opposing ia ton to
-o,t He drew revolver and began an IN
snrriminate shooting Other weapons were
omoJs,y drawn and the firing became las,
and curious. When the susilade suosldel
Lem Dawkins, John Cole, Mug Ino"ss
and The la,ter's daughter were iouha 70 =
dangerously and perhaps 'ataiis ih'u'
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RAILROADS.

Ship agents and irafno men come to
no agreement. Wili meet again Mon
day.
Traffic men in this part OF the state
Watching the outcome Of the cut In
Colorado rates.
Port Arthur lIno Of steamers ar
ranged for.
Alvin wants Colonel Lofts read.
Tho quarantine situation
Rates for Christmas holiday travel.
Rates made for the transportation OF
Fruit, Flower and Vegetable exhibits.
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Were Filled With Flimsy Material on Which the
Flames Fed Rapidly.
UNDREDs OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE wITNEssE
Firemen Had Narrow Escapes From the Falling Walls
Thousand Policemen Had Hard Task Keeping the
People Out Of the Way.

London November leone history
the OF OF
of Aldergae
after o'clock this afternoon The flames famed wind and
fed highly
old street Consequently the conhagran rapid
which the
sent out the signal that the fire was under control
At II o'clock the sim excitement Fifty
playing the ruins wagons are hurryns coal and tons water are pour
policemen, hurried
o'clock increase In the outbreak led Commander Wells to
several hours especially view of the danger
buildings which fall and with loud report
indicate that nearly 100 warehouses have been DESTROYED
loss will probably exceed saOooooo
The historic church principal
windows 'he baptsna font and Mrons statue
to an explosion gas
Co. man manufacturers No. 80 o. that horeushar' Their third factory
e rushing roo; of the oidns and thence
crossing to the her buildings and 50 ehns their escape ~ the names were
In less than quarter Of an hour
the street an enormous paper warehouse
minutes BY this time was evident to
those miles from the
spot and the police BATTERED
This display strength on the part Of the
police swelling amounted to tens
possible freedom of action
their Of the greatest difficulty owing . the nFenn o.
from all fair chance of c0nfn
crowded possible point Of
peatedl by buildings which
after the hmen had m"An4"A 70 the s " % % flames
huyins Of hosts Of clerks who
and rushing
places of safety costly
merchandise The intense
that groups Of nremn were Obliged to a'e 'ne Operations ~ ' =
water poured
O steadily
reached
oclock which, twelve
opposite roof from
The and from themselves I'D
@ seem 10 have any effect The
ground higher higher ana
and until
pletey g. walls keeed over
in fire suddenly he was
OF ned guns ioo~ed p
resud with
DOORS
edrers feathers jewely chinaware etc
his hat and cane TWO
st Of onewok emerged from the building
o, buried n front OF he
and into the streets burst
while matter
ing in every where the confederation
window frames all about the scene
smoke
thousands people surrounded the nse
mi, mass Of humanity by police as the
IN ave an operation winch peca ' aA
~ d es the adjacent to the rne
valuable portions the portable belongings
extremely brilliant Four streets were oaz
:, gambling the
s betting St. Giles churh
enopea Ine
black through
tn with tongues Of yellow hrs and
OF and glass frames paee VIII oe ''s o" H 70
dams
pnes - $500 wasno aba,e b
p. the flames we
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cJBA.

American members OF tho Competitor
crew are on route home:
New York World says Mckinley WIZ
advise Cnbans TO accept autonomy.
There Is actual starvation IN Cuba;
rations which the Un.ted States issues
TO 400 people keep 10000 alive.
Tobacco merchants want TO export
tho stock on hand before any more IL
raised.
Havana grocers have called halt on
Spain's cred!t.
spaniards whipped the Philippines by
using native troops.
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xy,na ana Rain playing Havoc.

Tacoma, Wash. Novembr l9.-ChinooK
winds and rains are playing havoc through
out western Washington. Telegraphic lines
are down In all directions, rivers and
small streams are swollen. railroads are
suffering from washouts and flooded tracks
The government telegraph wires have peen
Frustrated between Port Angeles ana Ia
Gosh, Cape Flattery.
Ledger specials say mountain streams
swelled SIohomish river beyond the hign-
est mark ever known. Traffic has peen
abandoned on the Everst and Monte christo
road. Ranchers along the bottom iano are
hurrying to places OF safety.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-20

Washington, November 19,-For Eastern
Texag-Fair Saturday southerly wt!ds.
Louisiana, Oklahoma, Indian Territory
and Arkansas-Fair Saturday; souther.y
winds. ~. ,.,..g
North and south Dakotas-lncreasiiig
c,otdness with light rain or snow; cod
er; winds shifting 10 n3lsSerly.
weather wll probaibly continue through
Saturday, with south TO wesi winds. but
There Is prospect OF much colder
weather Sunday.
Colorado-Fair sunday; probably fol-
lowed by showers and colder SUNDAY
night westerly winds, shifting to north
erly.
WNoming-L'ght rain or SNOW; winds
shifting To northerly and colder Saturday
night.
n T,tara--Light snow; colder; northerly
winds
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COMMERCIAL.

Wheat was expected to advance &c n
bushe', but closed at an advance OF
less than Ic.
llestcr's weekly statement shows tho
seasons reccip.s of cotton 10 date arc
4fiSS.i against 4,iso,s@ last year.
Liverpool showed an advance IN cot-
ton. TO which The markets on this side
did not respond.
isradsirects notices slight improves
Texas II holding back cotton. A great
business next year is predicted.
Manufacturers Of wooden goods clam
they Gun make miillonB by selling the
raw material at present market prices.
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FALL RIVER MARKET.
Print Cloths Dull and the Market
Restricted.

Print Cloths Dull and the Market
Restricted.
Fall River Mass, November 1.-THE To-
cal print cloth market has been dull this
week and-business has been confined wholly
to odd lots. Rumors OF bid OF 2hc fol-
$4,000 pieces of regulars have been In the
air, but II made such was declined Sales
amount to 152. 900 pieces with the deliveries
divided. $4,000 pieces for spot and Ss.ooo
pieces for CONTRACT. The production mas
been 1000 p eces and the stock on hand
has been increased about 10000 pieces.
The market is dull at bis Tne MN BY
nation is practically unchanged and II the
spee,lal committee OF the committee la !
been delibeIa,ing 1t has evidently reported
no decision.
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POLITICAL.

II. NJ. billiard OF Bosque county ex-
cuses himself from further attendance
on the republican party.
sheriff Cabel says the sherins are
not. as an organization, hgh;sag tho
fee bill.
Governor Jester says he intends 70
do no political ualking this year.
The administration Is very much wor-
ried over the situation N ONO.
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.ppNn,Nc 4 sErrLEMENT. =

washington. November is.--lne cable
rram receiyed yesterday by The navy de-
partmcnt from Admiral McNair, co1ipshd-
ing the United States squadron on tps
China station. announces that he has bnea
informed by the German admiral On the
station that the German forces had hseu
landed at Kiao Chan bay. In foutnern
shang Tun promontory pending setiie-
ment Of the indemnity for The murder Of
tso German missionaries The sisnincrncA
Of the dispatch lies In the imalicatiun that
the occupation Is temporary AMI not PR
manent, 81.
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There was no abatement Of the blaze be-
fore $50. p. M; then the flames we're
checked IN Jewan street and Wells street,
where the collapse Of wall on the right
hand side Of that thoroughfare was the
means OF saving the last building In me
street The width OF Red Gross street
comparatively broad fhoroughfare. also
formed a barrier TO the fire.
The constable who first detected Inc
flames blew bis whistle loudly for assist
anee. but several minutes elapsed before
the alarm was heard by any OF his com
rades. So soon as assistance reached him
the officer was dispatched 70 summon the
fire brigade. But here again was an I'M
accountable delay Of twenty minutes nefors
he first engine appeared. Then the fear