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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-08
brown upon the Judges who try the

thrown upon the Judges who try the
cases.
g What is the use of making arrests"
said the Chief Yesterday, ''if the Police
Judges will persist in dismissing the cases?
These 'grafters' should be compelled to
keep away from the police courts, but I'M
less the efforts of the police to that end are
backed up by the Judges it will never be
accomplished.
"Grafters" have represented themselves
to people applying for warrants in the
police courts as attorneys and obtained
fee on the statement that it was necessary
before a warrant could be issued They
have obtained money from men arrested
for various offenses by representing to
them that they had sufficient influence
with the Judge to get the case dismissed,
and in many instances they have gone
further and told the prisoners that por-
ton of the money would go to the Judge.
They hang around the police courts like
carrion on the watch for prey, and
''drunks" who put up S. bail money are
their special favorites.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-08
Mrs. Kittie Burning, a Neigh.
Dor, Is the Complaining
Witness.
Chita Is Accused of Stealing From
Her Solitaire Diamond Ring
and Pin.

Emma Cleverly, better known as Chita
Jackson, the young woman who first came
into notoriety by stating that SIZE was the
last person who saw Eugene Ware, the
murdered drug clerk in the st. Nicholas
Pharmacy. alive, is again in trouble.
Yesterday morning, Mrs. Kittie Dur
ming, S43 Mission street, swore to a COM
plant in Judge Lows court, charging her
with grand larceny.
Emma and her husband lived at 846
Mission street, and ON Novembe IA she
made the acquaintance of Mrs. Burning,
at the racetrack. Emma called upon Mrs.
Durning the following day and the latter
showed her her jewelry.
On November 10 Emma again called,
and while Mrs. Burning was absent from
the room for few minutes she stole her
jewel case, containing solitaire diamond
ring with gold setting and gold horse
shoe diamond pin of the value of $3.50.
The ring and pin were pawned by EN- ma
with H. Abrams & Co., 785 Mission street.
for sos, and she went on q visit to her
friends at Llvermore. She returned last
evening and Policemen T. L. Ryan and
Ed O'Dea, who had been detailed on the
case. arrested her and booked her at the
Southern Police station.
The ring and pin were recovered from
Abrams & Co., and Abrams called at the
police station and identified Emma as the
woman who pawned them.
Emma has been very fortunate. About
a year ago she was arrested for ropbing q
farmer named Jackson of $40. She de-
clared that Jackson fell in love with her,
PROPOSED marriage and gave her the money
as a present. She was held to answer be-
fore the Superior Court, but jury in
Judge Banrs' court believed her story
and she was acquitted.
Some months ago she made the ac-
quaintance of Richard Brewer, a saloon
keeper on Merchant street, and he en-
gagged her to play the piano IN his saloon.
He became infatuated with her, and on
her promise that she would marry him
he advanced her various sums of money,
aggregating over $500, and became surety
for piano she bought on the installment
plan.
Brewer finally discovered that she was
married and he had her arrested tor OBJ
tanning money by false pretenses. The
case was dismissed in the Police Court,
and for the second time Emma escaped
punishment.
She is tail, handsome young woman,
with fascinating manners. Her husband
is an Englishman, and is in receipt of a
monthly remittance from the 'old coun-
try"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-08
Sea Otter Hunting Laws.

The Custom house yesterday received from
the Treasury Department the latest copy of
rules and regulations relating to fur seal fish
ing and sea otter hunting during 1897. Arti-
Gle states that ''eyery vessel mployed in sea
otter hunting, or in transporting sea otter
parties shall have, in addition to the papers
now required by law, special clearance and
license" Article VI. referring to other pre-
ceding rules ETC., says: These regulations
apply only to American vessels. Foreign yes
sells OF every description will not be allowed to
hunt sea otter within the three-miles limit
Under penalty of seizure" The foregoing
changes and additions are about the only new
features in the latest instructions and rules.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-08
Arobblshop RIordan win Leoture.

The lecture 10 be given by Right Rev. Arch
bishop P. W. Riordau for the benefit OF the
Presentation Convent win be delivered at
Metropolitan Temple Monday evening, Jenu-
airy H. Tickets issued for November "a and
Dece m Der viii be good for this da1e. Ad-
mission so cents; reserved seats 25. cents
extra. Tickets may be procured at the head
anarters Catholic Ladies' Aid Society, Charles
Mccarthy, 1906 Pacific street; Kast's shoe
store, Market street: also at the Metropolitan
Temple next Sunday and Monday, January
10 and IL, from to 80 P. M
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-08
Fulfilled His Threat.

On Wednesday the body of an unknown man
was found floating in the bay off the Lom-
bard-street wharf. 1t was taken to the
Morgue' where yesterday it was identified as
that OF +. William Scheurich, who lived at 8
virginia court. He was a shoemaker, and
the latter received a letter from his room
mate. in which Scheurich said that he was
going to commit suicide, and he gave his shoe
making outht TO Hultin. 1t was the latter who
1denuheo the body. Deceased WIS 81 years of
age and native OF Germany. At one time he
was one OF The best bootmakers in this City.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-08

Company of the Boys Brigade of Califor-
MIA will hold an open meeting and social this
evening at the Howard-street NJ. E. Church.
The company will give drill, and a miscel-
laDeous programme, embracing music and
recitations. has been prepared.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-08
Defending a Sewer

Daniel Dodge, by James M. Allen, his attor-
ney, has applied TO Judge Seawell for an IN
junction to prevent Edward E. Kentfeld from
closing up sewer which drains a lot owned
by the plaintiff on Harrison street, near Free
mont. Mr.. Dodge also demands that he be
ne Id costs of guit.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-08
Alphonse AiIman naad

Alphonse Altman, an Inspector of customs,
died on Wednesday in St Marks Hospital.
He had been Ill for some time past Mr.. ALL
man resided at 214 Third street He had been
in the service since November IL 1893 He
was native OF Switzerland, and was a an OF
letters. His son is about to graduate from col
lege at Heidelberg. Mr.. Ailman's death leaves
a vacancy in class A OF the civil service.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-08
nnties ola Lnstiea

The Supreme Court decided yesterday in the
case of T. S. Reid against G. c. Groezinper
Justice of the Peace, to whom Reid rendered
50 as a legal fee, that the Justice was nor
legally required TO personally accept the fee.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-08
Real Estate Company Incorporated.

The firm of Baldwin d Howell has filed arti-
Giles of Incorporation, with capital fixed at
]. r. Howell. JosepR Howell George FL r Ivon''
G. N Shield. The company, which was for
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-08
AUCTION NALts.

FY CHAs LEvY ~ Co-This day, January 8,
furniture at salesroom, 1856 Market street al II
clock.
~ INDIANA AUCTION Co.-This day, January g.
Mnlinery. az 1857 Market 81. at 2 O'CLOCK
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-08
ADJUSTMENTS.

ADJUSTMENTS.
BALDWIN THEATER--"The Old Homestead"
CoLUSfBIA 1EEATER-'' Shaun Rhue
MoRosco OPERA-H oUsk-- In the Name of
the Gar
ALCAzAR THFATER.-"A Serious Tangle"
TIvoLI UPKRA HOUSE." Jack and The Bean
stalk
ORPHEUM- High-Class Vaudeville.
COOPER MEDICAL CoLLEe Elaine Lectures
iHE GHUTES AID SKATING RINK.-DAuy al
Haight street, one block east of the Park.
sUTRo BATHs-Bathing and performances
TACTIC oAsT JOCKEY CLuR.-R Races to-day.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-08

Ho1TT's School, OF Burlingame, win reopen
January 5. Address Ira g. Hoitt, Ph.D.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-08
Trunks Moved ab Cents.

Commercial Transfer Company, 43 Suffer st.
Tel. main 40. Furniture moved reasonably
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-08
NEW TO-DAY.

Ifyour tea is good, it is
cheap; if it is not good, it is
dear, no matter what you
pay for it-you had better
drink water.
But good tea is better
than water sometimes, be-
cause it tastes good, and
whatever tastes good makes
the stomach work right.
So good tea is cheap and
poor tea is dear.
ScA1z2ang's Best is good.
A Schilling & Company
San Francisco SOB
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-07
Day Of Rest.

The institution OF a day OF rest was by
no means Hebrew institution. Il is well
known among scholars of ancient lore that
the Pagan nations were observers # the
seventh day, which was essentially one of
rest. Hesiod speaks of the seventh day las
holy day Homer declares that the
seventh is the day on which all things
were perfected" The same is supposed
TO have been the fact in regard TO the
Northern nations Of Europe, from which
We are Immediately descended. As a mat
ter OF fact, the Hebrews did but sanctify a
thing they already found in vogue. Not
to quote more than one proof and that the
most signiicau, of all. Tie earliest civil
lied race possessing the country known as
MesopOtamia. the Chaldees, had attained
to a high degree OF civilization before
Abraham's days, and therefore before
there were any Hebrews, so-cslled. Ac-
cording 10 recently produced evidence the
Chaldeans observed a day OF rest. Each
month had a sabbath, called Sabbath. on
the eth. l4th, 2lst and 2sth days. besides
fifth one on the 10Th. The conclusion to
which one may come is, that even before
the Chaldeans' time the dav Of rest was
common throughout the world, and trace
able, mole or less, at any rate as lar back
as Noah
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-07
what They Mere Their For.

William :. Holman of Indiana, the
Great Director, whose death took place
recently, was known as foe of sinecures
in the public service, and rooted out a
good many. Here is a good story told OF
him: II once happened that he was walk
ing about the basement OF the Capitol,
and endeavored to 60 through a doorway
guarded by one-legged veteran.
Cant go through there, said the
guardian of the portal.
Il am a member Of Congress- said Nj
Holman quietly.
- don't know as that makes any differ
ence, said the doorkeeper, unless you
come from district where the people can
walk through wood. The door is screwed
up"
Then what are you here for''' demand
ed Holman.
81 am here for 81. 20 a day. There is a
fellow from the Sixth Pennsylvania cav
airy watching TIE other side of ii, and
mebbe he can tell you more than ! can"
By a circuitous route through a commit
tee-room, Mr.. Holman reached the other
side of the door, and there sat another
doorkeeper, reading a newspaper, who &C
knOwledged with equal frankness that the
door had been screwed fast. These two
men were shortly looking after chance TO
earn $500 a day somewhere else. ~
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-07
ACROSS THE BROOK.
An Interesting Item Picked up in Estey-
vile by Our Representative.

When newspapers had only the stage coach and
sailing vessels 10 depend upon 10 gather foreign
news. when the telegraph. the telephone the
steam engine. steamboat and electric motor were
not in existence, coffee houses and inns were re-
gularly thronRed by loungers, and the public gen
orally. who exchanged scraps Of information
brought TO them by the post and who listened 10
the news read aloud 10 them by some habitue.
The item which follows was picked up by our
representative while strolling around, and al.
though the reader Is not indebted to electricity or
steam power for the information it contains. it is
Just as interesting and decidedly more reliable.
Read this:
Mr.. NJ W. Bingham, Of No Pleasant street.
EsIeyville, says: i saw Doau s Kidney Pills ad-
vertised and got box al F r. Durgin's drug
store. They helped me great deal and am
feeling better in every way than have for a long
time My kidneys troubled me for years with
sharp pains on the small Of my back 1t was
more severe in the morning for an hour or two
until ! had moved about considerably. Some
times it would last all through the day and per
haps for several days in succession. The pains
were quick, darling and were very severe The
secretions from the kidneys were scant and at
times distressing, am poor hand TO take medi.
cine and it did not seem as if l could take the
pills regularly out whenever felt the pain par
ticularly severe ! took a dose In this way
found they socn relieved me Doau's Kidney
Pills are a splendid medicine and will recon.
mend them whenever can"
Doans Kidney Pills are sold for 80 cents per
box. FosterMnburn Co., Buffalo, n Y, sole
agents for the L S. Sent by mail on receipt of
price. For sale by all dealers.
Remember the name Doan's and take no other.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-07
Proved the Lite on Him

4 gentleman was riding on the outside
OF coach in the West, when the driver
said TO him
I've had a coin guv me today 200 years
old. Did you ever see coin 200 years
old"
"oh, yes have one myself 2O0O years
All said the driver, ''have ye?" and
spoke no more during the rest of the jour
ney.
When the coach arrived al its destina-
tion the driver turned TO the other with an
intensely selt-satished air and said -
Il told you As We druv along l had a
coin 700 years old"
Yes"
And you said to me as you had one 2O0O
years old"
Yet SO | have"
That not true.
what do you mean by that"
What do ! mean Why, its only 1897
now"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-07

new storage battery, that can be useC
in residences and factories to supply ligh
and heat as well as power, is 10 be manu-
featured il Philadelphia. Il will weigh
only $50 pounds, and will cost only $50
The current will be derived from an ordi
nary dynamo; il will take but five hour.
TO charge the battery, and it will run
for 90 hours. The cells are arranged al
ternately, negative and positive, and moi
III series. The surfaces of the plates are OF
spongy construction. so that vast amount
OF additional surface is exposed TO the
liquid; the composition Of the latter is q
secret. If the claims of the inventor OF
this new battery president j. ). Rively OF
the Monongahela Street Railway company
Pittsburg, PENN are sustained, he will
be able TO command unlimited capital for
its manufacture.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-07

The reindeer imported into Alaska by
the government al the solicitation of Rev.
DR.. Sheldon jackson ale fiourishing and
multiplying, and are rapidly displacing the
dog for purposes OF traction. There are
now about 100 in the territory. and the
average annual rate of increase is 90 per
cent.
Experiments made in the electro-germi-
nation of seeds at the Hatch experimental
station of the Massachusetts, Agricultural
college-uslng battery of four Leclanche
cells in series, giving an electromotive force
of p volts-demonstrate that the process
OF termination is accelerated only a few
hours by a single application of the current.
but that, when applied hourly for periods
of about 80 seconds, the stimulation does
not lose its effect, but is a certain promoter
of growth and development
The highest bridge Of any kind in the
world is said 10 be the Leo river viaduct
on the Antofagasta railway, in Bolivia,
South America. The place where this
highest railway structure has been erected
is over the Molo Rapids in the Upper An
des, and is between the Two sides of a
canon which is situated 10000 feet from the
level of the Pacific. From the surface of
the stream to the level of the rails this cele-
brated bridge is exactly 600 feet in height.
the length of the principal span is so feet,
and the distance between the abutments
is S02 feet.
1t is q well-known fact that some trees
live TO great age, the oak, elm, cedar,
hickory, etc, but the palmetto trees of the
South, and particularly those along the In
dian river, Fla, are really a curiosity for
their long life. The older trees are grace
fully straight, about 40 or so feet high.
having a diameter of eight TO ten inches,
and so smooth that they look as if they
had been shaved with a carpenters draw
knife up to about three feet of the green
spreading fan leaves, which form a top
without a single branch. They are from
800 to 500 years old, according to their
height, and are so tough that they will
bend almost to the ground in a gale of
wind, then spring back to their normal po-
sitiOn again.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-07
Remenyi in His Old Age.
Something About the Famous Old vio-
linist' Who has Delighted Many y
Bratileboro Audience.

n huAentes
Dr Buckey's Florida Letter in New York Chris
tian Advocate
The Mascotte is a good steamer, and has
an unusually courteous and capable cap
tain. Remenyi, the famous Hungarian
violinist, and his concert singers, the latter
in snowy stage dress, came on board. They
had Just been giving an entertainment in
hey West. The violinist is about 20 years
old, but plays as vel as ever. He appears
to think that he is the last of the artists of
his grade, and walks about with sheet of
incomplete music in his hand, part OF an
extraordinary oratorio which he is forever
composing. He speaks eight or nine Ian
guages, and his English is expressive. He
told me that for Is years he had not eaten
meat. About nine months ago he fell,
from vertigo, and had two or three attacks
OF the kind. Examinations by experts led
| them to predict that he had at the most
but few months to live. He was very
/ persistent and determined to keep on play
| ing In ST. Louis he met a German doc
/ tor who had just returned from Europe,
who told him seven or eight months ago
/ that there was but very little hope for him,
/ but that he might prolOng his days II he
| would adopt diet of baked apples, bread
] =
and for a drink, skinned milk. On that
| he has lived for eight months carrying the
/ bread in bis pocket. and having the apples
/ baked wherever he goes, eating Neven or
/ eight Of them at each meal. Now he seems
/ TO be well, every trace OF his malady, which
/ chemical analysis can show, having disap-
| peared
! He created amusement by inviting young
| ladies TO play some of his unpublished com
/ positions. and his impotence was grotesque
| when they did not perform to suit him. A
| family of Cubans. obviously highly accom-
/ plished and wealthy, was on board. The
| daughter was as beautiful a girl as one
might see, of the Spanish type, anywhere.
| She sat down to play for him, and played
/ on entirely oblivious of other listeners,
/ while he summoned the interjections and
! EXPLANATIONS of several languages to eX-
| press his delight
He claimed TO be the only diet specialist
in the world who is not a crank, because.
/ as he said, he never preached his views ;
and then, with amusing inconsistency, he
| demanded whether | ate meat. pleaded
| guilty TO eating it once or twice a day, and
! he said, "Wel, ! warn you That is enough
| era and just denunciation OF excess of
sweets, fats meat, and pastry.
| Bemenyi has plans for a two years tour
! in South America. Like most professional
musicians, he makes fortunes and loses
| them. A Hungarian by birth, his religious
/ creed is summed up in kindness to every
/ body. which. as the Irishmau said OF char
/ ity lis good as far as it goes.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-07
A Railroad Deal,
In which the old Man Insisted that II
Had Been SwindIed.

A. b. Smith of the Burlington, was talk
ing TO me about railroads and railroad
building and he told of the most malg-
nant bit Of false pretences which any raj j.
road advance agent ever was guilty of. 1t
was somewhere of in West Virginia, as !
recollect it, and the man whose business II
was to 90 across the country and win the
favor OF the residents, 50 that they would
vote bonds. struck an intermountain re-
gion, and found that that particular coun-
ty was practically dominated by all old
farmer away up the ridge. The road want.
ed something like 100000 from the coun-
ty, and the skirmishing party appeared
unto the man of the ridge with a request
f his assistance. The old fellow. whose
name was Searles, was willing, on one con-
dition, TO help out. He wanted the road
to come some where near his own place.
Cushman, the agent looked over the situa-
ton, and after time promised.
The line he said twill run within
100 yards Of your front gate. Is that near
enough"
SearIes said it was, and an agreement
was signed. Then Searles began an ad
vocacy of the bond proposition, and the
concession was voted with hardly a word
of opposition, but with the front gate
understanding.
Two years later Mr. Smith happened to
be hunting in that country, and he stopped
al Searless house. Their conversation
turned upon railroads and the old man.
pointing to a long rife over the mantel,
said
The next railroad man that comes into
these hills I'm going to shoot with that
until he's dead
Mr. Smith, who had not ye, disclosed
his identity or occupation asked for the
reason. The mountaineer told of the epi-
sode OF the bonds
But, said Nj Smith, "if there was an
agreement the bonds are invalid"
mo, they amt the other responded,
sadly. He done it. He run it within
the prescribed distance She's within
them 100 yards"
But l don't see any railroad near here.
Nope. Ye can't. But she's here She
runs through this hill by a tunnel, which
starts a mile away. She's inside the nam
ed distance. but ben' as ! amt a ground
hog or rabbit | can't git direct access to
her"
MI Smith passed a very tremulous night
for fear his host would in some way find
what his visitors business was.-CHicdgo
Record
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-07
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES NOTICE.

y ESTATE OF BURTON \ BURNHAN
- Inc undersigned having been appointed bv the
huhorAuir frobate Court for the district OF Mari
b1ro commissioners. to receive examine and 81
just all claims and demands of all persons against
Tue estate OF Burton L. Burnham late Of BrattIe-
hioite1 ~ offset thereto hereby give rorics tba,
W. WIZ Meet for the purpose aforesaid az WI.
nam : Newton ofic- in said Brattieboro in
sal4 dlstrlct. on The Srh DAY OF June and The
sun day OF august next from = o'clock untiI
ciock p n, on each of said days and that six
months from thu 9th day Of March A d ls97
j. the time limited by said court for said orsijt-
allowance ''- NL1
Dated al Brattleboro. this 2-th day OF ADru
4. l. lsg7 "a AP'H'
WILLIAM :. NEWTON.
q. G.. ANERILL commissioners
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-07
COMMI>sIONERS NOTICE.

Y ESTATE OF JONATHAN SPRAGTrF
- The undersigned having been appointed nv the
non Probate Court for the District Of NarIbo-o
COMMISSIONERS, 10 receive, examine and ad1usr
al claims and demands Of all persons against IN
estAlt OF Jonathan Sprague, late Of Whitinghanl
III $40 district deceased, ana all claims exlibit-d
Al ollsrl thereto, hereby give notice that We viii
IA W htlngham on tin l5tu day Of Nav and ism
Jay or pctooer next, from clock P N. until
C.bsA ~. escL OF said days, and that six
tne time limited 10y said Court for SAID creditors
W present their claims 10 US for examination and
allowance aHu
y Dated al Nottingham, this 23d day of ApriI A
EDWARD L FULLER
WILDER F. CHASE. Commissioners