davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-18
DRIVING ON THE BALBOl,
Large Crowds Expected to Go
Over the Finished Portion
of 1t To-Day.
Special Efforts Were Male TO Get
the Avenue Into Coed
Shape.

One Of the most popular drives about
the City to-day will undoubtly be along
Balboa avenue, as far as it will then be
completed.
In filling in the ground across the
Trocadero Canyon the builders of the
avenue yesterday encountered bed of
quicksand or soft, slushy material, and in
order that the public may not be disap-
pointed in having their drive to-day along
the entire course the workmen were kent
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-18

at work some time after the usual hour
last night, and will also work. two extra
hours this morning, for which additioua N
labor they will be allowed a full days
pay
The relief committee had considera BILE
success yesterday in making collections.
The Bank of California made second
contribution of 5000, Metzgar & Franklin
donated 500, ]. Calegaris gave S34 so. the
Standard Theater benefit returned its firse
remittance of $19. Mrs. Matilda Esberg
contributed $10,and an unknown under the
name OF cash added 81 to the fun. The
total amount to date is S23, 124l1.
Last night there were two 1C-round con-
tests at Woodward's Gardens, per cent
OF the receipts of which are to GO to the
fund, with a guarantee of not less than
5000
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-18
A Good alinp Story.

when a whaler is fitted out from home
she takes her officers, boatswains and q
few foremast hands and steers for the
Western Islands (Azores) Arrived there,
a boat is lowered, and a box of new boots
put in 1t. The crew pull ashore, into some
convenient little bay surrounded by
woods, and landing they open the box Of
boots and stand them all along in q row.
Then one man begins at one end of the
row and pulls all the boots on and off
again, one after the other. They then
board their boats and pull off around the
point out of sight, and the natives, who
have been watching them from tas woods,
come down and try the boots on. When
the officer in charge of the boat thinks
they have had time enough to be fitted he
comes back, and the poor Gees, being un.
able 10 run with the boots on, are easily
captured and carried off whaling. know
this to be fact, for the whaers told me
OF II, tn mselves. "-"On Many Seas"
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-18
A Letter Strangely Addressed.

an Aberystwith postman. says the st.
Martins Letter Bag-the G. P. o. maga-
zine-bas managed to deliver to the pro9er
person an important letter bearing the ad-
dress, Mrs. -, Wearing a Large Bear
Boa, Violet Flowers in bonnet; Promenade
(mornings); Abery rystwith." This letter
was from the lady's son, who had mislaid
her seaside holiday address.-English Ex-
change.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-18
Tho Demand for Ivory Bnliard Ball

Tho Demand for Ivory Billiard Balls.
The total yearly demand for ivory bill.
lizard balls, when trade in general is good,
is estimated 10 be about Ito, 900 to lie, 900
balls, of which America and France ab-
sorb half, the remainder being used by
England, Germany and other countries
Bad times reduce the mum Der of balls re-
quired 10 about 80, 600 to $1,000 per year.
AS those elephants teeth which are most
adapted for billiard balls are getting
scarcer and scarcer great difficulty is ex-
perlenced in meeting the present demand
and prices accordingly rapidly advance,
being at present more than 16s per
pound.-Tid- Bits
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-18
CRUSHED UNDER
A COAL BUCKET.
One Stevedore Killed and
Two Others Seriously
Wounded.
Tragedy on the Wellington
While Hosting the Fue.
From the Hold.
The Gar Was Out of Order and /
Geve Way During the Rush
Of Unloading.

The Dunsmuirs' coal bunkers at Folsom
No. 2 were the scene of terrible tragedy
yes .erday morning. One of the buckets
slipped when it reached the chute and
tum bled back into the hold. II crushed
the life out of one man who was working
in the hold. dangerously wounded another
and slightly injured third.
Peter Ferguson was handling the buck
cts in the forehold and Charles Hansen
was assisting him. The work was being
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-18

Cigars that retail for 10 cents are said BY
good judges to be equal to brands that sell
in the States for 25 cents.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-18

You may listen for year and never
hear an angry word spoke in Spanish.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-05
M|SS|SS|PPrS QUARANTINE
NOW PRACTICALLY ISOLATES THE
STATE AND IT'S CITIZENS.
RAILROADS HAUL NO PASSENGERS.
The State Health Board Takes Deeper
Measures 90 Keep Out the
Yellow Fever.

Mississippi has at last struck the
final blow against railroad transporta-
ton in that state so long as the yellow
fever epidemic continues.
A rigid rule just adopted by the
state affects adjoining states and
strikes q body blow.
This latest order is the most pan
icky, the most stringent yet issued.
Citizens of Mississippi are now pre-
vented from travelling from one town
TO another and half dozen railroads
entering the state of Mississippi
through Alabama have been practical
ly compelled to discontinue Tire run
ming Of trains of any kind.
The situation with the railroads
grows more serious each day and it is
now practically impossible to reach
Memphis, Meridian, Shreveport, Little
ROCK or other points on or near the
Mississippi river and in the northern
part of the state by the usual routes.
BY the order of the state board of
health only one or two roads can
handle passengers or freight going
through Alabama and these roads run
through the latter state.
The Southern railway officials To-
Gated in Atlanta, Ga. received the
following advice of the latest quaran-
tine of the Mississippi state board and
the same has been distributed from
the Offices Of Assistant General Super
intendent Thompson and Assistant
General Passenger Agent Hardwick to
the agents of the company:
"No passengers shall travel from
one town to another in the state of
Mississippi on the following roads en-
tering the state of Mississippi from the
state of Alabama: The Memphis and
Charleston, Kansas City, Memphis
and Birmingham, Southern railway,
Alabama Great Southe rn and Mobile
and Ohio.
''No persons shall come into the
state of Mississippi from places hold
ing non-restricted intercourse with
Alabama on the above named roads. I"
"No baggage, freight or express, ex-
cept that named in general modified
order of October oath, will be permit
ted to be brought from one town to an
other on the above named railroads in
the state of Mississippi, and no persons
or baggage without the state will, be
allowed to come into any of the towns
on the above named railroads in the
state of Mississippi.
I'm accordance with above we have
discontinued all passenger accommo-
dations in the state of Mississippi"
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-05
GOES ON THE BLOCK.
Confederate Soldiers Home at Atlanta to
BE Sold November 10th.

Confederate Soldiers Home at Atlanta to
BE Sold November 10th.
The Confederate Soldiers Home at
Atlanta is to be sold on November
10th.
At n recent meeting Of the commits
sioners of the home it was decided to
advertise for bids for the property to
be fled on or before November 10th,
and an advertisement to that effect
was prepared.
The tract OF 119t acres is to be cut
into five and ten acre lots, with res.
ervation of 10, acres with the home
itself, for which separate bids will be
asked.
The property cost SAL 900 includ.
ing a $4,000 building, and there is q
floating debt of si.l50 arising from
the expense of insurance and hiring
watchmen. The land has enhanced in
vslue since it was bought eight years
ago, and the property is considered
both valuable and saleable.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-05

The Marine Hospital service Of the
Government, in collecting statistics as
to the public health and the death rate
Of cities, has made some very valuable
estimates as to tho growth of leading
American cities since tho census was
taken in 1890. While these figures
may not be as exact as the enumera-
ton made by the census-takers, they
are, to an extent, official, because they
are furnished by the authorities Of the
cities for which they are given. The
figures reported are for the year 1896,
six years later than those published
in the census reports. The estimates
show that Of oil the largo American
cities Chicago increased the most rap.
idly in its population. In 1890 the
number of inhabitants was 1,009, $50,
and in 1896 the population is reported
at 1,619,226 New York ranks second
in its growth, having Increased from
1915, 3Ol in 1890 to /, 995, 900 in 1896.
Next comes Brooklyn, with 8O6, 343 in
1890 aud ], 100, 100 last year. In the
six year period Philadelphia increased
her population from 1,O46, 964 to L.
1873, 1913. Fifth in the list is st. Louis,
which gained from 451, ITO in 1890 to
$40, 900 in 1896. Boston shows less
increment than st. Louis and has only
1898 more inhabitants now than in
1890. Baltimore, the last in the list
of cities having population in excess
of half million, increased from 1884,
439 in 1890 to 506,37S. The smallest
cities show proportionate gains in pop
ulation, which shows the continued
tendency of the people toward the
cities.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-05
pELK GETS LIFE SENTENCE.
The Attorneys on Both Sides Agreed to
Such Verdict.

A special from McDonough, Ga,
says: Taylor Delk, the Pike county
outlaw, charged with the murder of
Sheriff Gwyn, for which crime Tom
Delk, Taylor Delk's son, has been
hanged, and Tom Langford, another
member of the gang, is now awaiting
trial, was sentenced by Judge Gambler,
OF the Stone Mountain circuit, Tues
day, TO life Imprisonment.
When the trial began Monday
motion was made for q continu.
snce, but Judge Gambler overruled it,
and Tuesday morning it was expected
that the trial would begin in earnest.
Instead of proceeding, however, the
counsel for the defense and the coun.
sci for the state agreed on verdict OF
guilty, with recommendation for
mercy, and the jury so found, and
Judge Gambler sentenced Taylor Delk
to serve the remainder OF his life in
the penitentiary.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-05

The Atlanta Constitution says it is
gratifying to note that some progress
has been made in railway building and
that for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1897, nearly 1000 miles Of railway
track has been laid in tho United
States. The figures are taken from
Poor's Railway Manual for the current
year. In the growth which they rep
resent some States have shared more
literally than others, but there is
nothing to excite establishment in this
unequal distribution. The only thing
TO be wondered at is the fact that any
growth at oil could have been realized
under the depressing circumstances
which have prevailed during the year,
The following table shows how the
growth indicated in Poor's Manual for
the current year has been distributed;
California, l91 miles; Pennsylvania,
$50; Louisiana, 142; Michigan, 1T;
Wisconsin, 1O7; Illinois, 1903; Indian
Territory and Oklahoma, 81; Ohio, 70;
Georgia, 70; Arkansas, %; Texas, So;
Minnesota, Ga; Montana, 81; Alabama,
90; Florida, 43; Utah, 81; New York,
2S North Dakota, %; Maryland, g.
North Carolina, %; Tennessee, 20;
Vermont. 20; Indiana, IS; Maine, 10;
Oregon, II; Kentucky, IL; Delaware,
0; West Virginia, 8; New Jersey, g.
Missouri, Z; Colorado, g.. Had better
conditions prevailed during the twelve
months covered by the foregoing table,
better results would have been real
lied. But, in view of the hard times
which have paralyzed both trade and
industry, the figures contained in the
above table are highly gratifying.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-05
GOVERNOR TURNED DOWN.
GeorGia's Pcnitentiary Committee Against
Bill which lie Favored.

The general joint penitentiary COM
mittee Of the Georgia house and SEN
ate knocked the subcommittee bill
to pieces at their meeting in Atlanta
Tuesday morning, leaving practically
nothing Of it but five.year lease o!
convicts under state control.
The central penitentiary idea, OF
which the farm for boys, women and
infirm convicts was to be the nucleus,
was struck out.
This leaves the Legislature in direct
conflict with the governor. 1t has re-
jected almost without discussion the
central idea of the plan proposed by
the principal keeper and endorsed by
the governor, and has left the naked
lease, which the governor is publicly
pledged to veto.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-05
NEW YORK II ASTIR.
Municipal Campaign Monopoiizcs Atten-
ton In the Great Metropolis,

With only few days remaining in
which to complete the campaign, the
situation in Greater New York contin.
ues to afford large opportunities for
conjecture. So far as the betting ia
indicative OF results, Tammany ap.
pears TO have the best of it, although
there is lot Of republican money up
at odds that would prove alluring TO
those who have cash with which 10
back up their predictions that Van
Wyck, the Tammany candidate, will
DO chosen the first mayor Of the greas
municipality.
That the strength OF the Citizens
Union ticket, headed by Seth Low, is
not held in contempt is shown in the
space which is given in the Journals
advocating one or the other of the
regular political parties. Columns and
even pages are devoted 10 assaults up.
on Mr.. Lows record as o public oil.
cial and as the head OF Columbia uni
versity.
While the Jeffersolian democracy
strength, within certain limitations, is
conceded on all sides, it is only among
the most enthusiastic adherents o:
Henry George, who heads their ticket,
that the claim is made that he will be
elected. The real importance of his
candidacy lies in the source from
which his votes will be drawn. The
Georgeite campaign managers have
virtually abandoned the claim to reg.
ularity in the following sentences:
''Tsmmany hall claims to be the
regular democratic organization of this
city and county. We dispute tina.
claim, and although they have posses
sion Of the title, which ia nine points
Of the law, they have not rs yet re.
ceived the word of approval from SEN
ator Jones or William J. Bryan, who
are the leaders Of the national dem.
ocratic party today, and 1 don't think
they will get it,"
Whoever shall be the victor in the
mayoralty contest will win by plu-
rality vote only. The total vote may
be $4,000. The secretary of the Cit
liens union asserts that Low will win
with 100000, Van Wyck receiving
1876, ZOO and Tracy and George 100, 900
each. The republican claim is 2l0, 900
for Tracy, $4,000 for Van Wyck,
80, 900 for George and 60, 900 for Low.
In recent article Bishop Henry G.
Potter pointed out the imperative me-
cessity of every citizen registering.
He deprecated in the same article the
lsxity of citizens in this respect and
moralized to a great extent on the sub.
ject. An examination Of the list
showed that Bishop Potter, himself,
failed to register this year He declines
to say anything about his failure to
enroll as q voter.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-05
MONTa0MRRY,s NEW CASES.
Twelve Were Reported BY Board Of Health
Thursday.


The Montgomery board Of health re-
ported twelve new cases Of fever
Thursday. There were no deaths. All
OF the new GASES are in. the infected
district.
The exodus has ceased, and there 10
very much less alarm in the city.
The citizens relief committee is dill
ligently at work, and is accomplishing
undoubtedly great deal of good.
Twenty-Five or thirty families are be-
ing cared for, and q number of indi-
gent sick are being provided with
skilled nurses.
The negroes, with characteristic
sympathy, are sharing their part OF
burdens, nursing the sick among them
ana contributing their mite of money
TO the general relief fund.
The New Orleans board OF health
officially reported cases OF yellow fever
Thursday at 85, deaths, 8; total cases
Of yellow fever TO date, 1885; total
deaths from yellow fever to date, 164;
total cases absolutely recovered, 6s3;
total cases under treatment, $50.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-05
CLAIM Is GUARANTEED.
Union Pacific Debt. Principal and Inter.
est, IL Forthcoming.

Union Pacific Debt. Principal and Inter.
est, IL Forthcoming.
Attorney General McKenna has fully
confirmed the statements heretofore
made by the Associated Press as to the
recent offer of the reorganization COM
mittee and its acceptance by the gov
eminent, by which the full amount Of
the governments claim against the
main line of the Union Pacific road,
principal and interest, is guaranteed.
This amount is something in excess
of 35S, 900, 900 and includes outstand.
ing government bonds issued in aid OF
the road to the amount of S19, 076, 512.
OF this sum S15,919,512 becomes due
on January 1, 1888, and 90. 157. 900 on
january 1, 1s99.e
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-05
REDWINE Is PARDONED.

Ex-Bank Cashier OF Atlanta Released
From Penitentisry Mt Columbus, Ohio.
Lewis Redwine walked from the Co
lumbus, o., penitentiary Thursday
morning free man.
Wednesday morning while the pris-
oner worked at his desk the attorney
general in Washington was busily en-
gagged in debating a pardon for the
prisoner, and Wednesday night the
telegraph wires licked out the message
TO the principal keeper in Columbus,
authorizing the discharge Of Redwine.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-05
CAPT. PEOPLES CONFIDENT.
lie May Go Free when His Second Trial
Comes Up.

lie May Go Free when His Second Trial
Comes Up.
The attorneys for Captain Peoples,
of Dalton, havs made application for
a new trial in the case in which he
was found guilty, and fined $500. The
motion is pending and will be heard
in short time. His new bond was
fixed at 81, 1000.
1t is understood that when the hear.
ing comes up Captain Peoples will
spring a surprise on the court; that he
has in his possession letter from an
employe of carpet house in Chatta.
nooga, who will swear at the proper
time that he sold Drew NJ. Peoples,
about the same time that Captain
Peoples says his son purchased it, the
new carpet now at his home
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-05
TORPEDOEs NOT PRIMED.
AZ q Result n Big Naval Scandal 10 Pre-
cipitated In Greece.

''"''''
A profound sensation has been
caused at Athens, Greece, by a naval
scandal of formidable dimensions.
II has just been ascertained that all
the cartridges fitted to the torpedoes
during the war between Greece and
Turkey were not provided with per.
cussion caps and Illuminating mercury.
Hence, If the torpedoes had been
wanted they would have been perfectly
harmless.
The anti-dynasty newspapers are
making violent attacks upon Prince
George, of Greece, who was the com.
mander of the torpedo fotilla.
The prince, who was a great favorite
with the masses previous to the war,
is deeply affected by these attacks.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-05
CLASSIFY FAILED TO RESPOND.

Former Bank Cashier of Atlanta q Fugi-
tive From Justice.
Henry A. Cassin, an ex-bank cashier
OF Atlanta, Ga, is fugitive from JUS
tice. When his case was called in the
criminal superior court in that city
Monday morning he did not respond.
Cassin was indicted last spring for
embeazling 81, 200 of the funds of tho
Georgia Loan, Savings and Banking
company, corporation of which he
was cashier. He gave bond in the
sum of $4,000, which was signed by
Banker F. NJ. Cocker, who was in.
IDENTIFIED against loss by Judge Hill
yer, the father-in.law of the young
banker.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-05
MEXICAN TOWN DESTROYED.

Thousands OF People Are Made Homeless
by the Floods.
A special to the st. Louis Globe
Democrat from Mexico City, says
floods have washed away every build
ing in the town Of Ahumads, state of
chihuahua, Mex.
The town has a population Of 1900
persons and they are all homeless and
suffering.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-05
AFTER LOTTERY PEOPLE.

Agents OF the Honduras National" VIII
he Prosecuted by Uacie Sam.
The United States government
thought it had destroyed the Louis
lana State Lottery company, but it was
mistaken. That company under the
name of the Honduras National Lot
terry company has gradually regained
possession OF its old territory and now
has its agents throughout the entire
country. The facts are now in the
possession of the United States dis
trict attorney at New Orleans and
when the federal grand jury is impan-
eled they will be laid before it.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-05
GROVER HAS A son
And Ruth, Esther and Marian are Pos
sessed of N Small Brother.

And Ruth, Esther and Marian are Pos
sessed of N Small Brother.
A Princeton, N. j., dispatch states
that a son and heir has been born to
the house Of Cleveland. The young.
ster came Thursday.
The other children in the family are
al. girls-Ruth, Esther and Marian.
Esther was the only child of pres
ident ever born in the white house.
The happy event announced will
still further stimulate the lively inter-
est Of the public in the Cleveland fam
lily, and the intelligence will be hailed
with pleasure all over the land, and
will call forth many hearty congratu.
lations and good wishes.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-05
CHICAGO,S POLICE FIRED.
Change Made In Order To Put New Men
Under Civil Service.

Under Civil Service.
Chicago's chief OF police issued an
order Tuesday discharging from the
force 434 policemen, and appointing
in their place like number of mem
bers of the "Star League" who are
democratic ex-policemen who had
been discharged under the previous
republican administration.
1t is the biggest so-called general
order" iasued since ex-Chief Badenoch,
republican, issued his famous order
No. Is, in May, 1895, discharging 5s7
men.
D The changes were made in order to
put the department under civil service.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-05
TEXAS POPULISTS.
state Executive Committee Advises Ale
glance to Omaha Platform.

glance to Omaha Platform.
The Texas populist state executive
committee held two secret sessions at
Dallas Thursday, and it is learned
that the committee advises the party
in Texas to stand by the Omaha plat.
form in national issues, but in state
affairs to support any movement to
redeem the state from democratic ring
rule.
This is accepted by many as being a
bid to fuse in next years state cam.
paign with all elements opposed to the
regular democratic organization on
state, county aud legislative tickets.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-05

Is the epizootic among horses to
break out again? A revival of it in
small way is already noted at Boston
by the New England Homestead.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-05
ATLANTA'S PATIENT IMPROVES,

NO View Cascr OF FeNer IN the CITY and
No Suspects.
II. II. CONNER, Atlanta's only yell
low fever patient, is improving, and
indications point to his speedy recov-
cry. There are no new cases. nor re-
ports of new cases. Neither are there
any suspicious cases.
Dr. Jas. +. Alexander states that
Atlanta has had enough frost to kill
every germ brought into the city.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-05

According to the st. Louis Globe
Democrat, last year the American crop
Of cotton alone was worth five times as
much as the silver output.