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The San Francisco call., 1897-11-03
DEACON KEPPEI
IS RELIGIOUS
Pure Motives Induced Him.
to Make a Memorable
Confession.
His Friends Do Not Believe
That the Prosecution
Will Stick.
He Is Now Willing to Marry and
Cherish the Widow, if She
Will Say "Yes."

Deacon Garret Keppel of Biggs, Butte
County, appeared before United States
District Judge de Haven yesterday morn
ing and pleaded not guilty of the charge
OF sending obscene matter through the
mails.
The deacon maintains that he had
right to make the confession, synopsis
of which was published in yesterdays is
sue of THE CALL. He insists also that he
had right to print it and send it to his
friends through the postofics and that
the charge OF obscenity is not based on
facts. An inspection of the pam phlet
bears out his statement. tits not obscene,
but it is regarded as foolish, and while no
one questions the right of the deacon TO
confess his sins publicly or privately and
in decorous language, the friends of
Widow Little and the widow herself are
indignant over the deacon's assumption
OF the right to confess not only his own
sins but those of the lady, if she have any.
They 90 farther and assert that the PAM
phlet is false and libelous and that he
should be punished for having cast retiec
tions upon the widow.
Friends of the deacon say that in the
publication of the pamphlet con tanning
the so-called confession he was guided by
religious motives. 1t was hard. indeed
for him to approach the Widows house
after dark and to find the friendly toms
can missing from the pickets on the front
gate, signifying that the lady of his heart
had other company and that it would be
useless for him to shiver in the buggy
shed while waiting for them to depart
At such disappointing times it was with a
heavy heart indeed that he turned his
steps to the cam p-meeting and exhorted
his feIlow-sinners TO repentance. how
much peasanter it would have been had
the tomato-can been on the fence and had
he been able to spend few precious hours
in exhorting the fair widow to love him
and to marry him
It is not believed that the reverend gen.
tleman will be convicted under the charge
against him. In a prosecution for libel
there might be grounds for conv c,ion.
But if the widow will marry the deacon
and if the case shall be dismissed Justice
will be done and the population OF Butte
County will rejoice.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-03
OCEAN BEACH ROBBERS.
William Tierney Held Up While
Driving Along the Great
Highway.
He and a Lady Friend We're Com
PEELED to Dismount and He
Parted With His Money.

Since Sunday night Detectives Egan,
Silvey and Wren have been searching for
two footpads who committed bold rob-
berry at the ocean beach.
William Tierney, "a Folsom avenue,
took young lady friend out for drive
They were driving along the great high
way fronting the ocean and when about a
mile north of the Ocean View House two
men, each with revolver in his hand, or
dered him to stop. The revoIvers were
pointed at his head and Tierney pulled up
promptly.
'Get out of that buggy. both of you, -
said one OF the footpads, and the order
was at once obeyed. They did not mole 1t
the young lady but Tierney's pockets
were thoroug ly searched and he was re-
lieved of $5, all the money he had. The
footpads then jumped into the bu gy and
drove in the direction of the Cliff House.
Tlerney and his lady friend walked in
the same direction and when they reached
the car house of Robert Fitzgerald Tier
ney told him of the robbery Fitzgerald
ioined them in their walk and near the
terminus of the steam cars from Haight
and Stanyan streets they found the horse
and buggy, which the footpads had aban.
doned.
Tierney and the lady drove home and
Tierney later reported the robbery 10 the
police. The crime was committed about
7:30 o'clock and by o'clock the detec-
tives were sent out in search of the foot
pads They believe they have got clew
that will lead to the capture of the two
men.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-03

wharf, and he did not think it was worth
it. He thought it better to spend that
sum in putting up an entirely new struc-
ture.
Mr.. Healy informed the board that he
had the contract 10 supply the piles and
Ium Der for Green-street wharf and he had
placed the order for the same. He in
formed the board that it would have to
abide by the contract. Neverth eless the
board decided to lay the matter before its
attorney, and if his opinion be favorable
all the agreements for work in connection
with Green-street wharf will be abrogated.
The discussion on the matter will be re-
Sumed to-day at 2 P. NJ.
In connection with the pile question
Samuel c. Irving of the Paraffine Paint
Company was there to uphold MS method
of treating the piling. He argued that the
Pacific Coast tim bers will not take creo-
sote, and that piles treated by the paraf-
line paint process were the only ones that
had ever been used over again in this har-
Dor. he pointed out that the life of the
pile was longer and the cost of preparing
the SIT piles to be used in Green's street
wharf would be about $4,000 as against
$14 600 for the creoSotlng process. He
also stated that the Govern ment of New
South Wales was using his company's
process almost exclusively, and that fif-
teen tons OF the reparation had been
shipped on the Moana to Australia and
another fifteen tons was going down on
the Alameda. The whole battle will be
Tough over again to-day.
The mem bers of the llfe-saving station
at the Cliff House have been blamed for the
diatory manner in which r. B. Cornell
the swim mer. was assisted last Sunday.
There must be misapprehensiom some
where, as Captain George II. Varney and
his crew have always been noted for their
prompitude and the risks t1ey take in
making rescues. Captain Varney says
that no stop was made 10 grease the
wheels OF the wagon and that all possible
haste was made.
There was an unusually large crowd
down to Pacifc-street wharf yesterday to
see the steamer Australia off for Honolu-
lu. Among those who went away was
Princess Kaiulani and her father, A. S.
Cleghorn.
The police expected that James G.
Bennett, who attempted to kill his di-
vorced wife and commit suicide, and
afterward escaped from the Receiving
Hospital, would try to get away on the
steamer. Two officers watched the steam.
er and the crew was mustered before sail
ing, but no trace of the ESCAPED prisoner
could be found.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-03

trade. Local powder companies sell $780,
600 worth of giant powder to the miners
of California yearly. This city Is the
great headquarters for mining machinery
and supplies, and every line Of Wholesale
trade feels The benefit of prosperity and
growth in the mining regions.
Mining cuts larger tigur, in the gen.
eral business prosperity OF san Fran cisco,
as well as the rest OF the State, than
most people are aware, and the men here
who best rea ize il are Just waxing up to
do what they can for it. Ana the business
men of San Francisco largely interested
in mining can organize themoSt effective
efforts in this line that can oe made.
This general plan was DISCUSSED at the
meeting of the executive committee in
the Mills building last might, but nothing
more definite than the resontion to carry
out this general policy wss d cided on.
But one member OF the Ommittee was
absent.
The proposition most discussed was the
Immediate one of getting n, a good semi
centennial celebration OF tie discovery OF
gold in California, and this the commit
tee has taken hold of in avigor Us way.
This idea had been taken up al a recent
meeting of the com mittee, aid a sub-com-
mittee consisting of W. e. laiston, S. G.
Irving and a. L. Scott was appointed TO
broached al a meeting of thePioneers.
The report of the committee recon-
mended that Governor Bud6 be reque ted
to declare the 24th of January. 1898, a
legal holiday and call on the National
Guard to parade; that Mayor Phelan's
CO. cooperation in making TIE celebration
a memorable one be asked that the sup
port and cooperation of he Society OF
California Pioneers, the California Miners
Association and the county associations,
the commercial and labor organizations,
the Native Sons and Native Daughters, the
press ana the schools be ssked to the
same end; that the celebration be held
under the auspices OF the san Francisco
County Miners Association.
On motion of c. G. Yale opies of the
resolutions were ordered SEN to all the
organizations mentioned, togdher with a
request that they appoint committees of
five to meet with the executive committee
of the San Francisco Miners Association
on Novem ber 16 to formulate lans for the
ce ebration.
With this formal launchins of this big
enterprise the committee adjourned.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-03
TIE DICTATOR'S
NEW MACHINE
Sullivan Names Democratic
County Committee
No, 2,
The Hundred and Ten Who Are
to Be the Usual. Reorgan-
lied" Demo oeracy,
The Unterrifed Rains syliites Busy With
Preparations for Big Meet
ing Tonight.

Colonel W. ?. Sullivan. the dictator, and
several members OF his staff were at head
quarters in the Grand Hotel last evenins.
In order that the land and water forces
should cooperate in the campaign to ex-
pei Sam Rainey and Major Harney from
the Democratic party the dictator con-
ferred at Ienght with Commodore Cutie.
The campaign committee which the
dictator appointed last week concluded
late last night"the task OF selecting new
Democratic County Committee consisting
OF five from each Assembly D stI let and
twenty at large Here is a list of the
names selected:
AT large-Hon. Henry c. Gesford, Hon. VIII
liam J. BiggY, Joseph NJ. Nouges, Colonel
Jumes F. Smith, P H McCar by, VI. Jas per
MscDon aid, Co onel William 2. su ivan Jr.,
Jonn Macdonald, J. B. Tupi1lZ P. NJ. Welin,
William I. Hess Jr., Z. II. HOlcomb. Charles
kiesel, Charles Gifdea, F. CaYagnaro, E T. E.
Troy, II. J. Stafford, Charles Kane, Hugh
Twenty-eighth Dtstrict-John Murphy, Law
renee Hoey, Alexander Estelita, John l.
Moore, Martin Heavy.
Iwenty-ninth DISTRIBUTION. Samuel Braun
hart, E G. Faulkner, Lawrence J. Brannan.
August Tilmann, Joseph i Mogan-
Thlrieth District - John Heaney, John
b own, Peter Creegan, hugh Doherty, James
Cannon.
Thirty-frst District-E. V. Sullivan, A. J.
Barrett, Thomas Campbell, c. J. Harrigan, {.
Tnirty7-econd Distrlct-Captatn N. Creamy.
JOhn J. Lsrkiu. Joan J. s. Jelman, Thomas q.
Brady, Stephen McGurk.
Thlrty-thifd DsJr .cJ-Peter J. Curtis Frank
C. Cleary, J. Y. Sullivan, J. ?. Hopkins Dr. c.
A Clinton.
Thirty-fourth District-PauI B. Hay. John
A. Helms, John Il. Hanson, 5. r O'keeffe,
George F. Lynch.
Tnlrty-f1th District-John H. Grady, John
Beedy John F. Byrne, John Massey, " alter E.
Dorm.
Thirty-sixth Distrfct-Max Pepper, Edward
l. Cofey, S A Born, 2. J. Mccormick, J. J.
Flynn.
Thirty-seventy District-Thomas J. Walsh,
Thomas Cleary, Phil Fay Jr.. John Connor, A.
D. Lemon.
Thirty-eighth District-T. I O'Brien, Joseph
NJ. Quinn, J. H Dignan, William 7. Walsh,
Leo kaufman.
Thirty-ninth District Cutie, Jeremiah B.
Coffey, Comte Jr., NJ. J. Platshek, James F
Ford.
Wyck, John Manni4, I. Z. Riordon, L, T. BY
ington.
Forty-irst District Eugene y. Deuprey,
James Denman, D. J. O'Neil, J. j. McManus,
George II ealing.
Foriy-second District-Co lionel P. Boland, D.
c. Murphy, Samuel II. Daniel. NJ E Haley, J..
l. Rath bone.
Forty-third District-Thomas W. Chinn, A
B. Richet, H. A. Conrad, f. J. Forster, Thomas
H. Con boy.
Forty-fourth District-John Fay Jr., NJ Nc
Glinchey, George Callahan, Dr. G.W. Sichel, C.
w. Luhn.
Forty-ffth District-Thomas Murray, P Paul
Vlantin, Harry Hanson, Joseph Neagle, Clitus
Barbour.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-03
IRISH ON BUID.
Two Sides to the Charges Against the
Governor.

Two Sides to the Charges A gainst the
Governor.
John P. Irish has return ed from his
ranch, given up farming for the time
being and begun to attack Governor Budd
on his record in the reform schools. The
colone! is very angry because Budd Is
Governor. In an interview he states again
and again that the mantleof chief execu-
tive belongs to NJ. NJ. Este and that the
incu bent is in power thpugh fraud.
Speaking of the reform school question,
Mr.. Irish fails to give any specific IN
stances of the failure of the Governor to
make removals or visit oher punishment
upon persons who have been delinquent
in their duties.
Rev. G. w. Wendte, Kho made some
char es against the Governor, has repeated
them in modified form. He says in q
general way, that he seei nothing TO m AXE
him change his bad opinion of the Gov
ernor. All these statements are made in
spite of the fact that Mr.. Wendte said
the day after his remarkable Oakland
speech that all he adsaid was the i'm.
pulse OF moment and the result of an
emotion.
The friends of Governor Budd say that
unless the charges of his enemies are
direct and specific they're of no value.
Labor Commissioned Fitzgerald send
the following cemm un tation 10 THE CALL
on the question at issu:
SAN FRANIsco, Nov. l, 1897.
Editor Cdit-SIR: From he standpoint OF one
VINO KNOWS desire TO efute the charge that
Governor Budd has usedthe patronage OF the
different asyums and Ireformaiory institu-
tions OF The State TO recon pense political obli-
cations, and in doing 30 has ha:npered the
utility of these insliiutidls with infe rior help
shortly after The inalg OF the free
employment system ms depar tment of the
State Dor Bureau l Visited several of the
institutions in company with the Governor
In order to familia arize myself with the duties
OF persons occupying he diffe rent positions
l then, under his instra ctions commune a ted
with the managements using the Governors
name, and reques ted hat all help be engaged
through the medium the Free Employment
Department.
The Governor particularly desired that per-
sons engaged 10 fill these positions might be
relieved from paying fees to private agen-
cies-a custom init has always prevailed. He
instructed me in he performan ce of the work
10 secure help sdely upon the grounds of
competency and trustworthiness ana not
under any conditions, upon the ground OF
political am Ilatio-which instructions were
faithfully executd in every instance.
Positions were 1led, up TO the closing of the
department, in tie Whittier Reform School,
in the Deaf and umb and Blind Institu ton
the Home for Adat Blind, the Napa Insane
Asylum, the Hone for Feebie-minded Chill
dren and The Agnws Asylum. where the snla-
ries ranged from P25 10 800 per mon tn and
EN- mbracing nearlyevery occupation. Some of
these institution have engaged as high as
thirty persons, wlo were either selected by
the superin tender or myself
The charges appear to me so un lust that I
deem it my duty Il make this st statement
l.. l., FITZGEHLD, Labor Commissioner.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-03
Rafnevites Mako Readv.

The old Democratic campaign commit
tee held consultation last night to more
fully prepare for the meeting of the gen
eral committee at Metropolitan Hall to-
night. The fiery resolutions denouncing
Colonel Sullivan and his associates and
declaring the real local Democratic situa-
ton, which are to be introd uced to-nigh
were carefully discussed. 1t was decided
that there should be no long set speeches,
but a good many short ones, to give
greater force and whoop to the proceed
ings, and for the same reason every effort
will be made to get out a large ma jority Of
the committee Of $50
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-03
ST. THERESA'S FAIR.

1t Opened Last Night, Though the
Booths Were not Completed.
Though the booths were not quite ready
the fair of st. Theresa's Church opened
last night.
There was no special programme, but
the formal opening Of the fair was made
by the pastor, Father o. ConneIl.
The booths are in charge of the follow.
ing ladies:
Lem onade booth-Miss MacCormick and
Miss Annie Cutlin.
Ladies' auxiliary-Miss Kate Flynn.
Candy buoth-Nellie Boyle.
Immaculate Conception booth-Miss NJ. Cor
rigan and Miss K Rooney.
ST. Theresa's booth-Mrs. Karwitz and Mrs.
]. McHugh.
Martha Washington booth-Miss Annie
Reely and Miss Minnie Lanahan.
Sacred Heart booth-Annie MacNamara
Mrs. Mckay and Minnie Daily.
The fair is being held to procure money
to defray the expenses of the church.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-03
Acme CInh Rnxinp

The Acme Athletic Club Of Oakland is ar
ranging for q grand fslic entertainment on
Friday evening. On this occasion the first
professional boxing contest viii be held under
the auspices OF the club. Billy Elmer Will
meet Frank Mcconnell at 145 pounds in ten
round contest Young Mitchell viii referee
the match. The preiiminarles Will consist OF
three amateur four-round bouts between we'll
known local boxerS Tickets for admission are
selling like hot cakes.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-03
Heavily Punished.

John Murphy, the Mission peddler, con-
victed of brutally beating his horse with a
garden hoe, appeared for sentence before
Judge Joachimsen yesterday morning The
Judge said it was one of the worst cases OF
cruelty to animals that had ever come before
him, and he sentenced Murphy to nay fine
of $3.50, with the alternative of $50 days in
the County Jail.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-03
Rsoovers Her Maiden Name.

Louise Burkhard5 has been granted a d.
voree from Albert P. Burkhardt on the ground
Of willful ne glect The custody of the minor
child is awarded 10 the mother and she Is per-
mitted to resume her maiden name, ThIele.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-03
ADJUSTMENTS:

ADJUSTMENTS:
BALDWIN THEATER Lost, strayed or S. olen,"
COLUMBIA THEATFR-Ihe Herrmaans
- NoRosCo's OPERA-HoUsE-+ II
A1oAzAR THEATER "TheHi ighest Bidder"
IIvoH OPERA House. The" Geisha'.;
oRPEEUM:-High- Class VQpdevua;
OBERoN--Grand Concert.: :. III
CALIFoRNIA THEATER.-I Opera.
sU9Ro BATHS Baehiuc and Ferforriaucas
tvening
TACTIC COAST JOCKEY CLuB.-Races.
E1cURsIoN-To Merced Monday, November g..
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1he Weather.
Cloudy and unsettled weather Wednesday,
probably showers; s0uthweSterly winds.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-03
How to Examine q Watch.

To one who has never studied the
mechanism of watch, its handspring
or the balance wheel is mere piece OF
metal. He may have looked at the face
Of the watch, and while he admires the
motions Of it's hands and the time it
keeps he may have wondered in idle
amazement as to the character Of the
machinery which is concealed within.
Take it to pieces and show him each
part separately and he will recognize nei-
ther design nor adaptation nor relation
between them, but put them together,
set them to work, point out the offices
Of each spring, wheel and cog, explain
their movements, and then show him
the result Now he perceives that it is
all one design-that Notwithstanding
the number Of parts, their diverse forms
and various offices, and the agents con-
cerned, the whole piece is Of one thought,
the expression of one idea. He now
rightly concludes that when the main
spring was fashioned and tempered its
relation to all the other parts must
have been considered that the cogs OH
this wheel are cut and regulated
adapted-to the ratchets Oh that, ETC.. 3,
and his final conclusion will be that
such piece of mechanism could not
have been produced by chance, for the
adaptation Of the parts is such as to
show it to be according to design and
obedient to the will of one intelligence.
--Harper's Round Table.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-03

A ladder is made to be walked ON,
but human ladder Is novelty, and
sometimes q grand novelty. Such lad
der came into requisition In New York
not very long ago. But. after all,
though the act was novel, the actor was
but one in the long line Of men and
women who In life's emergencies are
always ON hand to exhibit that spirit Of
courageous self forgetfulness which
makes the locker on feel that there is
something grand left In humanity yet
1t was but the old story Of tene-
ment house on fire and small crowd
of frightened escaping tenants. They
came down the fire escapes In desper-
ate haste, before the fremen arrived
upon the scene, but between the last
rung of the ladder and the ground was
q drop of ten feet.
The light, fimsy ladder swayed be-
meath the weight Of the most venture
some tenant, who stood irresolute,
frightened to take the big drop and un-
able to return, for above was an ever
increasing weight of human beings
pressing downward. It was moment
of peril, and it threatened to be one OF
catastrophe. But just then the janitol
stepped forward, self possessed and sell
forgetful. Standing on the stoop, ht
reached up and found that his arms
could just grasp the end of the shaky
ladder.
"Climb over me, he cried and stood
his ground, holding on to the fiimsy
ladder, while men, women and children
scrambled over him to place OF safety
BY means of that human ladder the.
all reached the ground. Youths Com
panion.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-03
Bombs In Russia.

There was great excitement one day
at small Russian port on the Baltic.
The captain of a newly arrived foreign
vessel was arrested for the alleged
crime of having attempted to bring a
large number of dynamite bombs into
the country Of the car. They brought
the unhappy man before the judge, who
happened to he one Of the few intelli-
gent men in the town.
"Where are the bombs?" said the
Judge.
"On board the Ship" said the police.
"There is small cargo of them" T"
go and fetch one," said the judge.
1T is dangerous to touch it" sai0
the police.
~ cannot convict" said the judge,
''unless l have the material evidence.
Bring me bomb"
With much trepidation and many
precautions they at last brought one or
q cushion of cotton wool The judge
laughed most unjudicial laugh.
THAT" he said, ''is cocoanut."
And SO it as.-London It'll Bits.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-03
NATURES CYCLE PATH.
Tho Sandy Shore Of Lake Eric II Admire
bly, Fitted For Wheeling.

Tho Sandy Shore Of Lake Eric II Admira-
bly, Fitted For Wheeling.
Most Of us at one time or another have
basked for awhile upon some sandy
beach of ocean or lake. We have bathed
in the surf, gathered shells upon the
shore, and thus whiled away many idle
hours, but it was reserved for the BIZ
cycle to make Us really acquainted with
those stretches of beach and shore which
seem to have been purposely prepared
by kind Mother Nature as glorious
cycle path. Whether or not she orig
inally intended it for wheels, she GER
tainly spends great deal Of her time
in keeping the path in repair, and those
active servants of hers, wind and wave.
rain and sun, are kept very busy ut
work upon it all the time.
This long and varied path stretches
in its entirety hundreds Of miles along
our ocean shores and around the borders
of our great lakes, but the particular
bit with which we became familiar dur
ing happy summer weeks, and to share
in whose delights would tempt Others
is a comparatively small portion on the
southern shore of Lake Erie 1t begins
with the extreme end of Cedar point,
which with its long arm holds in a por-
tion of Sandusky bay, and extends east
ward l5 miles or more up the shore.
This sandy shore continues all the way
to Cleveland and beyond, but because
of some intervening piles of rock one
cannot ride the whole 90 or go miles.
The shorter distance is, however, enough
for summer days ride, especially if
one takes it comfortably and leisurely
and appropriates to himself the count
less joys spread before him. m.-Grace
Wickham Curran in ST. Nicholas.