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Arizona republican., 1897-11-12
THANKSGIVING DAY.
Proclamation By the Governor o1
 Arizona

Another seed time and harvest have brought bo the husbandman their golden reward for his labor, and an other year of peace has given to the merchant and tradesman a revival of trade and a more confident hope for the future. Another year of health and prosperity has enabled all classes and professions to pursue their daily avOcations with a cheering measure of success, and afforded all good citi- zens of the territory abundant cause for gratitude to the Giver of all good. Now, therefore, mindful of a time hOnOred custom, and in compliance with a recent proclamation of the president of the United States, ap pointing a day of national thanksgiv- ing, I, Myron H. McCord, governor of the territory of Arizona. do hereby appoint Thursday, the 25th day of No vember, A. D., 1897, as a day of thanks giving and praise, and l recommend to all the people of the territory, Nhat laying aside the ordinary cares and pursuits of life, they on that day re pair to their usual places of worship, and in solemn assembly return thanks to Almighty God for His gOodenss and lowing kindness to us as people, and humbly s,lpplicate Him for a con- tinuance of His divine favor, to the end that civil and religious liberty, moral and material prosperity, en- frightened and free gOvernmen may be vouchsafed to us for ever.
 In testimony whereof I have here
 unto set my hand and (SeaD caused ithe great seal of
 the Territory of Arizona
 to be affixed
 Done at the City of Phoenix this 9th day of November, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seWen.
 By the governor,
 MYRON H. M'CORD. CHARLES H. AYERS,
 Secretary of the Territory. An international congress is being arranged in Paris for the discussion
Arizona republican., 1897-11-12
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Arizona republican., 1897-11-12
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The San Francisco call., 1897-07-18

to this shore was not confined to any par
ticular section or party Democrats. deep
dyed in the wool, fell into line The re-
calcitrant Populist was found in harm ony
and men of sense in every walk of life
united in a diapason of welcome to the
great chief executive of the Nation.
Things have now crystalliZed into
working order. 1t was felt that the pres
ence OF the great tariff President could not
but inure to the benefit of all classes.
California and her products and resources
require but to be known to be admired
and coveted. The Presidents visit could
but call attention to the wonders already
recognized by the great Christian En-
deavor convention an other visiting con-
tingents from the Eastern States. 1t is 3
case where visit would not only benefit
his patriotic cause, but the whole State,
independent of party.
So it has been that great Citizens
meeting" has been arranged for to-mor-
row night at California Hall, $40 Bush
street, to formally invite President Nc
K nley 10 California.
A bright galaxy of speakers has been
secured to address the meeting including
General w. II. L. Barnes, Hon. Samuel
NJ. Shortridge, II n. George A. knight,
Hon. James G. Mcguire. Hon. H. l.
Kowalsky, Hon. a. B. Treadwell, Hon. E.
Myron Wolf, Hon. Dawson Mayer, Will
lia m Mcintyre and others.
The following are vice. presidents for the
evening: George Z. Morse, Charles F.
Curry, John d. Spreckels, William S.
Barnes, l. J. Truman, Senator E. G. Bert,
Colonel T. c. Masteler Senator E. c.
Pa mieri, Charles S. Laumeister, A. Ruef,
A. Roio. Max Pepper, John Lachman, A.
M. Ebbetts George K. Fitch, Charles
Alpers. I. F. Bachelor, Hon. E. B. Pond
David Kerr, L. B. Morton. F. E. Masche-
rlni, J. J. Sullivan, +. L. Brown, Charles
Manwaring.
Hon. James Phelan will preside, at th e
request of the committee.
According to A. d e La Tore Jr. (secre-
tary) and E. M. Calvin (chairman) seats
will be reserved for ladies, and in all re
spects the meeting should be one that is
deserving of patronage.
In the words of the announcement
issued by the committee, Come one.
come ALL"
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-18
TN MEMORY OF
THEIR EMPLOYER
Resolutions Of Respect on
the Death of ]. j.
O'Brien.
Memorial Testimonial Of the
Many Employees Of the
Firm.
Male and Female Clerks Give Express
sion to Their Sorrow at
Their Loss.

The 300 mploves of the firm OF j. }.
OBlien met at the knights of the Red
Branch Hall yesterday with F. M. De-
aney as chairman and D. J. Costello secre-
tary. The following resolutions were
passed:
WHEREAS, It has pleased the Almighty God
to call from this life our beloved employer.
]. j. O'Brien, senior member of the firm OF
J. ]. O'Brien d Co and whereas, the an
nouncement of the death of Mr.. O'Brien has
been received by US with profound and heart.
felt sorrow; be 1t therefore
Resolued, That in the demise of Mr.. OBrien
we painfully recognise the loss of a most just
and kind-hearted employer, to whom our well
fare as employees OF the great mercantile estab-
lishment OF which he was the founder was at
all times an object OF kindly solicitude.
ReSoLred, That during his long and success
full career one of the leading and most en-
terprlsing merchants of the Pacific Coast he
bore proud and praiseworthy part In every
undertaking for the protection and advance
ment OF the social and material interests OF
the statesmen and saleswomen in our City.
RESOLVED, That the particular sanction and
support given by him as the employer OF
large and wellpaid force to "the early closing
movement justly entitled him 10 the grati-
tude of not alone the male and female dry
goods clerks. pu also to that of the clerks and
counter attendants in all the lines OF retail
trade.
Resolved. That with grateful appreciation of
the noble and sympathetic nature of our late
beloved employer and of the justice and kind
illness which it was his won't 10 manifest to-
ward even the humblest among us we re-
spectfully tender to his grief-stricken wife
ard ch ilGren and other surviving members of
his family our heartfelt sympathy and con-
dolence.
ResOlued, That committee from this meet
ing be appointed to prepare for presentation
to Mrs. ]. J. O'Brien an engrossed testimonial
expressive OF the affectionate esteem in which
we hold the memory of her deceased husband
and Of the sympathy and coincidence we ex-
tend to her in her bereavement
Res0lued, That as mark of rublic respect to
the memory of our late beloved employer we
attend his funeral ceremonies in body on
Monday, the 10Th, at $50 o'clock A. NJ, and
march afoot from his late residence, 1858
Post to st. Mary's Cathedral, thence to Cal
vary Cemetery, The place OF burial.
The Knights of st. Patrick, the Knights
of the Red Branch, the Balfe-Moore Club
and several other societies OF which he
was a member also passed resolutions of
sympathy on the death OF Mr.. o. Brien.
The funeral cortege will include as
marching military body the Knights OF
the Red Branch Rifles.
Flags at half-mast fosted on many of
the large dry y-goods houses, both whole
sale and retail. ont of respect to the
memory of ]. ]. O'Brien.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-18
ONE TAUNT TOO MANY.
Felicine Racorullet Almost Brains tn,
Husband of His Ex-Wife.

Felicine Racorullet Almost Brains the
Husband of His Ex-Wife.
Feiicine Racoruilet, teamster, living in
South San Francisco, nearly Drained E. E.
Waterman with chair last evening in
John Lankenau's saloon. Waterman is a
house-mover and several months ago be
won the affections of the teamster's wife.
Although the woman was the mother Of
several children she left their father and
went to live with Waterman, to whom she
is now married. Racorullet took his loss
quietly, but rs may be expected he bore
no kindly feelings toward the man who
br Ike up his family.
Last evening Waterman and his new
wife's father, named O'Neill, entered the
saloon and while he did not address him.
self to the teamster he began to discuss
: his wife, evidently for the ex-husband's s
benefit. Racorullet stood the mans
taunts as long as he coulo. Springing to
his feet he seized heavy chair and
swinging it over his head brought 1t down
on Waterman's skull with force that
laid the latter out senseless upon the
flo or. Not satisfied he again whacked the
PROSTATE man another blow before the
saloon-keeper could interfere.s The as
sailant was arrested by Officer Geog ge P.
OConnell. DR.. Todd was sent for to at
tend to the wounded man who took some
time to recover consciousness.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-18
DEFECT IN THE BONDS.
Ex-Oollector Welburn Causes
Trouble for United States
Attorney Foote.
One of the Sureties Dead for Three
Years and Certified as
Solvent.

Special Agent of the Treasury Thrasher
has reported to the department at Wash
ington that William T. Dougherty, one of
the sureLes on the bond of ex-Collector of
Internal Revenue Welburn, has been dead
since 1894 and th at in 1896 Welburn' bonds
for $500 0C0 with the dead mans name
still remaining on the paper were certl-
tied to as good and the surelies as solvent
by United States Attorney Foote.
When the matter was mentioned day
or TWO ago to Mr.. Foote by Mr.. Thrasher,
Mr.. Foote explained that at the time he
certified TO the bonds he had not been in
formed and was not aware that Bonds
man Dougherty was dead, although it
was two years after that event. Mr.. Foote
said last night:
81 was personally acquainted with all
the bondsmen. and knew Mr. Dougherty
very well, and knew that he and his asso-
ciates on Collector WeIburn's bonds were
solvent and that the bonds were therefore
good. The Government requires that
every two years bonds of Federal officers
must be re-examined in order to ee that
the sureties have not become impaired.
The District Attorney is required to GER
tisy to that fact. l had not heard of Mr..
Dougkerty's death, and Mr.. Welburn,
who was in conference with me at the
tlLlC L =" "0o eHC oouuS, oiu hot
inform me of it. | asked him this morn
ing why he had not done so. and he re-
piled that he himself was not aware at the
time we were examining the bonds las.
year that Mr.. Dougherty had died two
years previously.
"Of course" added Mr.. Foote, "the
bonds are not at all impaired by reason
OF Mr.. Dougherty's death. There is
ample security to cover all shortages in
the Office"
There is an i'm preston in ths Federal
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-18
He Enters the House Of
George Metcalfe, Capt.
talist.
Metcalf Surprises Him and
Orders Him to Throw Up
His Hands.
Instead of 0beying the Burglar Runs
and Metcalfe Fires Five Shots
At Him.

George Metcalfe, the well-known CAPT.
talist, had lively encounter with burg
lar in his residence, Ais Geary street.
early yesterday morning, and came out
on top.
About o'clock he was awakened by a
peculiar and unusual noise in the house.
and after listening for few minutes he
decided to make an investigauon. He
quietly got out of bed, slipped on his
trousers and, seizing his revolver, opened
his bedroom door. TO his surprise he
was confronted by masked burglar,
who was apparently making for his bed
room.
Quickly raising his revolver, Metcalie
shouted, Throw up your hands or I'll
shoot The burglar had not apparently
anticipated such reception, tor he COM
pletely lost his nerve, and instead of
throwing up his hands he wheeled round
and ran downstairs. Metcalfe called to
him to stop, but as he continued his flight
Metcalfe fired shot after shot at him I'LL
he had emptied his revolver.
One or two OF the bullets apnar-
emily struck the fleeing burglar. as Met
calie saw him throw up his hands and
emit yell Of fear or pain.
After emptying his revolver Metcalfe
started to follow the burglar with the in
lention of capturing him, but he was too
late, as the burglar quickly opened the
front door and dashed into the street
while Metcalfe was running downstairs.
Metcalie looked out of the front door,
but although ne could not see anything
of the pur, lar he could hear the pateer of
his footsteps in The distance
The shots were heard by Detective Glib
son, who happened 10 be on Mason street,
near Geary land he ran round tn corner.
He saw Metcalfe standing at his door
with the revolver in his hand. but the
burglar had taken the Opposite direction
and had disappeared round the corner of
Taylor street. If he had run toward Ma
son street Gibson would have caught him.
Metcalfe told The detective of his ex peri
ence with the burglar, and they made a
search for the bullets. They found three,
but were unable TO find the other two,
Metcalfe having fred five shots altogether,
and they came TO the CONCLUSION that they
were in all abllty concealed in the
burglars anatomy.
Metcalfe re ported the affair to Chief Lees
last night. Owing to the darkness he was
unable to give a good description of the
burglar, but the police think they know
him, and systematic search is being
made for him. He had not time to get
away with any punder.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-18
THE LITTLE CHINESE GIRL IN THE DEATH-CHAMBER

by Dr.. Minnie Very and taken to the
Methodist Mission Home, where room
was made for her despite the fact that the
place is already full to overfowing. AS
she lay upon her couch at the mission last
night, her big eyes yet distended with the
terror of the awful night and her zee lace
drawn and distorted with the recolIec ion
of its horrors, she presented a picture
that told better than any com bnation of
words the story of dark tragedy enacted
in the noisome alleys OF Chinatown.
The question of economics which enters
so largely into the liIe OF the Chinese is
nowhere better illustrated than the con-
nection between the sick and the grave
With the hospital adjoining the dead
house and the latter next to the under
takers room, it IS a short and easy road
to travel, yet not short enough TO SUIT the
peculiar fancy of the Mongolian, for it is
customary to place the helples and dying
in the room where lie those awaiting the
coffin. Here, left alone with the dead hui
manlty and living rats for company, all
afflicted with hopeless maladies are i'm
INJURED without food until death claim
them. Over the door are queer characters,
which, being translated, read chamber
of Tranquility" The horrors of one of
these places can never be adequately pic
tured, with its filth, its stencil strong
enough to overpower even healthy man,
it's vermin and its grewsome darkness.
What, then, must it have been TO little
Kuan 40, helpless and already ill enough
to die if proper care were denied her. All
night long the delicate child suffered the
terrors Of death, nay, worse than death it
must have been, lying there alone in the
dark close TO that shape whic was once a
man, with rats running over her, poking
their noses into her face and then retreat
ing as if they we're even more merciful
than her own kind and had not the heart
to inhict further injury upon her. Her
heart broken sobs, her cries of terror.
brought no one to her aid and the hours
went slowly by in the darkness until gray
morning broadened into day and then,
almost insane through the awful trial, she
was rescued from what had almost been
her grave.
When Kuan' Ho was a little child she
was sold as slave to a woman with whom
she lived up to the present time. Not
withsianding her youth she was given the
heavy labor of the household and the care
of the children. some of them older than
herself. Something more than year ago
one of the older children struck her across
the back with an iron bar and brought on
such an injury to the spine that she be-
came helpless cripple. Then she was
left alone with no companionship. No
one approached her except to give her her
frugal meal of rice. She was a useless
~ of
body. 1t was in this condition that DR..
Very found her on one of her rounds,
and she did what she could to relieve her
suffering.
Two weeks ago DR.. Very tried to get
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-18

her face would be drawn and tears would
fall as her little frame was shaken with
her sobs
For the present Kuan Ho will remain at
the mission-house, and the stay will be
permanent if il can be arranged. DR..
Very will donale So mon th for her sup
OFT, but more Will be needed for cloth
ing, doctors, medicines, etc. The home is
already supporting more than was orig
inally intended, but, as Mrs. Lake says,
sit is hard 10 refuse them" and they are
taken in, even if he outside aid is not
quite as much az 1t should be-
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-18
The read Had to Wait

William Kelly, milkman, was brought to
the City and County Hospital last Thursday
afternoon at 4 o'clock. He died five minutes
before O'Clock on Friday afternoon and the
body was allowed to lie in the hospital until
10 o'clock Yesterday, the hospital authorities
not having notified the Coroner until 8 40
A. NJ yesterday OF Kelly's death. The physi-
clans at the hospital said that they did not
know what the man had died of. They were
sure, however, that he Was dead and that he
had been dead for more than nineteen hours.
DR.. Gallagher, autopsy physician for the
Coroner made an examination yesterday and
discovered that death was due 10 tubercu-
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-18
What To Gail Them.

A short time ago, at the Liverpool
colosseum, an institution where poor chill
dren get free meals, a well-known humor-
ist gave one of his entertainments 10 the
''coly kids" as the youngsters are called.
At the close of the entertainment the
chairman proposed vote of thanks to the
entertainer, who in responding said:
"Mr. Chairman and coly kids"
AT this the chairman remarked, in an
amusing manner, that 1.-THE girls didn't
like beirg called kids"
The other gentleman then asked what
he should call the girls. and q lad of 6
years yelled ont from the back row: "Call
'em collv flowers, sir."-Answnrs.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-18
Rescued From a Most Horrible
Fate After a Night OF
Terror.
4 HUMAN HiRPY WANTED His PREY.
Pathetic Story of What Was Almost
Tragedy in Chinatown
Byway.

Crouched in corner in the horrible
presence of the dead, burdened with the
more horrible thought that she was placed
there to remain without food until death
took pity upon her and relieved her. suf-
fering cruelty from an injury to her spine
caused by a blow with an iron rod, all
night long sobbed a little Chinese girl
whose heartless mistress had followed the
usual custom of her race and placed the
helpless cripple In the chamber of the
dead, to remain alone until she died.
Here she was found yesterday morning
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-18
A Visitor and Missing watch

Between 2 and o'clock yesterday afternoon
Mrs. Mullarky. VINO keeps lodging-house at
2124 Howard street, received call from a
man who m ade inquiries about lodgings. She
showed him into room that was engaged by
Frank p. Herne. He did not engage the room,
but said he would call again. When Herne
went to his room at O'Clock he found that
his gold watch, that had been in his vest
pocket hanging in closet OF the room, was
n lssing. The matter was reported to the
police last evening. The afternoon visitor
suspected is described as an old man, short of
stature, wearing iaded brown suit and g
black telt hat.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-18
FRANK q. JOHNSTON ILL.
The Genial Master of the City Of sgd
ney a Very Sex Man.

Captain Frank III. Johnston of the
steamer City of sydney is very sick man
and Will not be bic to take his vessel out
on her usual run to Panama. He was able
to attend to his duties up to last Friday
about noon, but later in the dav had to go
home. Yesterday the Mail Company was
notified and Captain Mclean of the San
Bias will take out the Sydney.
Captain Johnston was formerly master
of the steamer City of New York, which
was wrecked at Point Boni,a during a
heavy fog. The accident was due 10 the
carelessness OF the pilot, who was dis
missed from the serv Ce, while CAPTAIN
Johnston was exonerated from all blame.
No master in the service of the Pacific
Mai is better known or batter liked from
Panama to San Francisco and from San
Francisco to China than the genial master
of the City of Sydney and his host of
friends will be grieved to hear OF his Sc
riOus illness
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-18
WAS TIRED OF LIFE.
Charles Emerson Commits Suicide by
Swallowing Dose of
Sabadilla.

Charles Emerson. man whose occupa-
tion in life is unknown, died last evening
in the Ferry Receiving Hospital from the
effects of dose of sabadilla, taken by him
with suicidal intent in his room at 629
Clay street yesterday afternoon at 4:3O
O'Clock. The suicide rented the room in
which he took the dose Friday night. He
had but little money and seemed to be
despondent. Yesterday afternoon Charles
Brown, who is employed in the house as
b+dmaker entered the room occupied
by Emerson for the purp Sc of arranging
II and found the tenant in an unconscious
condition. He informed the police, and
the dying man was removed to the hospi-
tai, where few hours later he did. 1t is
not known whe her or not the deceased
had any relatives in this country.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-18

room for the child at the Children's Hos
pitaI. but the crowded condition OF that
institution made this impossible, and she
was trying to devise some other means 10
get the cripple away from the place she
called home, when the mistress OF the
little slave girl took matters into her own
hands and placed the family ouroen III
one of the "Cham bers of Tranquility to
starve to death or die of fright, II mace
little difference, just so she died.
When DR.. Very missed the child on
her visit Yesterday, she was informed that
it had been sent to the undertaker's, and
she hurried there to discover what further
disposition had been made OF her protege.
The undertaken did not care to lose pros
pective bit of business, and placed every
obstacle in the way Of search, but when
the difficulties were overcome DR.. Very
found he child crouching in the corner.
a perfect picture of abiect fear. The girl
had given up all hope. and when she saw
deliverance a hand could only sob and
shiver and cling to the hand of her rescuer.
But the trouble was not yet over. The
undertaken refused to let the child go.
He barred the doors and called to his aid
his employel to prevent this taking away
of his business. 1t took dire threats of 4
visit from the police 10 cause the harpy to
finally allow the doctor to depart with her
char ge, and then it took long time to get
the child to place of safety and comfort,
for she was weak from physical suffering
and mental distress. and it was almost
impossible for her to walk. She was
placed under the motherly care of Mrs.
Lake, matron of the mission, and as she
recited the terrors of the previous night