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The San Francisco call., 1897-09-19

should be taken to compel the Southern
Pacific to provide better service Tor the
holders of s.cond-class tickets. The lu-
risdic.ion of the California Board OF Rail
road Commissioners may not extend be-
vond the boundaries of the Stale, but the
board could advise the delinquent railroad
corporation and report the facts 10 the
United States Railroad ommissioner.
The smoking-car, where smoking, drink
ing and swearing are common incidr rnts
day and night, is no place Tor women and
children, yet they must stay there or pay
extra 10 get into tourist sleeper.
Coming through from Chicago recently
an Arizona physician paid from his own
pocket 81 so to buy tourist sleeper accom-
nodaions for an old lady whose money
was exhausted. When she bought her
second class ticket in Cn cago she sup
posed that her fare to California vas paid.
According TO her statement she could find
no place on the train at Ogden without
paying extra. 1t is possible that the
trainmen excluded her from the smoking
car out of consideration for her sex.
While the Eastern connecting roads al
low second-cass passengers to ride in the
reclIningchair cars, the Southern Pacific
should at least provide one ordinary sec
ond-cass day coach. The Pullman Car
Company might not be pleased with this
change, but the travelling public would be
delighted.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-19

mature explosion; and with 175 TO 200
pounds Of powier he can throw his tor
pedo loaded with 900 pounds Of dynamite,
a distance cf eleven and a half miles. COM
pletely a1nihilating any OF the largest
battle-sbii al oat
The inventor Gains that his torpedo
differs from Maxlm's in t trajectory
being flatter, and as the calibeT is smaller
he can get greater speed and more accu-
racy at less expense in firing and fully
one-third better results from the use of
dynamite or nitro-g lycerine than from gun
cotton.
He has tested his invention in an old
style ffty-caliber rife with the best OF re-
suits.
As nitro -gly cerine is affected by the
changes of the atmosphere it be-
comes unreliable, so he prefers to use
dynamite.
The torpedo is of the ordinary pattern
with cap of aluminium or any other soft
metal and valve of clay or any brittle
plate The powde. is held IN position by
felt wadding, and the dynamite cylinder
having a percussion cap at its forward
end is held by spiral springs OF steel in a
cham Der filled with compre sed air with a
pressure o. 100 pounds to the square inch,
so arranged that when the torpedo strikes
either the water or the object fired at the
aluminium cap shifts and the valve breaks,
allowing the com pressed air at the for
ward end 10 escape, thereby causing the
explosive to be pressed forwarl and the
percussion cap to explode the dynamite.
The inventor CLAIMS 10 have used both
nitro-gIycerine and gun cotton fully five
mont ago.
Mr.. Noble is a quiet. unassuming man,
native of Sonoma County, 90 years OF
age.
Besides inventing this famous torpedo
he has various other devices upon whic h
he is now employed.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-19

This afternoon the usual meeting FOL
young men at the I NJ G. A. will be con.
Quoted by Rev. S. S. Ford of the FiIs
Christian Church.
Commander Booth Tucker will speak
this afternoon at DR.. Carrots church in
Oakland. II the evening he will speak in
the Salvation citadel, Oakland
Adiutant William Barker, who for the
raSt three years worked under Colonel
Keppell in the financial department, is 10
be transferred to the East. He will be
succeeded by Captain Dart from the At
lant.c Coast.
Colonel and Mrs. Perry. who for the
past eight years have been connected with
the national headquarters OF the Saliva
tion Army in New York City, are ordered
to Sweden, where they will have charge
of all the work there.
Ensign Lewis, secretary Of the mercy
box, is touring through Trinity County
with his phonograph.
Rabbi Meyers sroke yesterday at the
Bush-street Tempe or THE First Ripe
Fruits"
Rev. Gilbert Reid, a well-known mis-
sionary who has been doing work in Pc
kin, China, among the higher classes. will
speak this evening at the First Presbyte-
rian Church. HIS subject will be High
Lie in China"
Rev. N. C. Boynton, formerly pastor OF
the First Baptist Church OF this City, has
accep pied call TO the Woedlawn Baptist
Church in Chicago.
Rev. l.. A. Crandall (Baptis) and Or.
Isaac Moses (rabbD are preaching ander
the same roof in Chicago.
The new pastor of Trinity Presbyterian
Church of this city has arrived with his
family from Orange, n. J.
Rev. T. D. Butler, formerly of Hollis
ter, has accepted a call 10 the First Church
in Oakland.
The special meetings at the West Side
Christian Church have resulted IN eig hteen
additions 10 the church.
R.v Alfred Hummer. ID, will on
next Friday evening give an illustrated
the Trinity NJ. E. Church.
Rev D. C. Miller, d. D., will occupy the
pulpit at Simpson Memorial Church to-
day.
Bishop Rowe of the Protestant Episco-
pal church has built small hospital al
Circle City in the hiondike region.
Bishop Goodsell and family arrived in
New York on Saturday. They have been
absent from tins country fifteen months,
and the Bishop has held ten lound ds of the
European conferences.
The Jewish congregation OF Sioux City,
Iowa, recently elected Mrs. J. Nj. Cohen as
president. This is the first instance OF the
kind which has occurred.
The Congregation Sephardim has been
formed in this city. II is made up of Jew:
from Turkey, Egypt and the Levant, as
we'll as from Spain and Portugal. 1t will
hold services for the holidays in Frater-
nifty Hall IN the B'nai Birth building.
Rev. II. J. Abraham will officiate as
reader, and ATTORNEY J. R. Branden will
deliver an address. No music but plain
chan; is allowed, but the place of worship
will be oruamented with Oriental en-
broideres and decorations.
Rev. B. T. Rowe, Bishop of Alaska, will
preach this evening al the Church OF the
Advent, on Eleventh street, near Marke t.
A full choir of fifty men and boys will
participate i'll the services.
The forty hours alteration opens at Sa-
cred Heart Church to-day.
The mission for men will be open to-
morrow at s.. Ignatius Church. This is
the second week of the mission, the first
week being for women.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-19
NEXT THING
TO A HOLD-UP
How Second Glass Passen-
gers Are Imposed Upon
at OGDEN.
Measures Compelling Them to
Contribute Money to the
Pullman Company.
a Section of the Smoker the Only
Place Offered Free to Second
Class-Ticket Holders.

Ogden is the swearing point on the
Central overlandroute. Second-class pas
sengers arriving there from Chicago and
Omaha swear harder than the army in
Flanders when they are told that they
must ride in n mean compartment of a
smoker or pay an additional sum OF 50 50
for the privilege OF the tourist sleeper.
Some second-class passengers who came
through to Sacramento few days ago as
serted positively that they were compelled
to put up the additional tax for the Pull
man tourist or remain in Ogden. They
stated that no other accommodations were
p-oyided for passengers holding second
cla tickets.
This statement is denied at the general
messenger department of the Southern Pa
cific Company in this city. Il is admitted,
however, that a separate coach is not pro-
vided for second-class travellers, but thai
they are allowed to Ti!e without extra
charge in a compartment OF the smoking
car. This smoker is divided into Two sec
tons. One section is occupied by pas
songe-s vino desire 10 smoke and the other
nv second-ciass passengers. II is SAID
that cousid, rate iTainmen frequently
allow women TO occupy seats In the hrst-
class coach so that they may escale the
smoke of the div .dei smoker.
The Chicago and Northwestern and the
T-nion P,cite permit second-cass tEaye.-
ers 10 ,ide in the free recIining-chair cars
which are run on the passenger trains OF
these lines. As there is no competition
hetween Osden aud San Francisco IL is
hardly expected tnat the Central Pacific
trains should be equipped with reclining
chair cars. The offic- were asked. how
ever. whv an ordinary day cotch, lnde-
pendent of the dirty ana disa ble
smoker. was not put on to accommodate
second-class- ticket holders, and they re-
piled that the travel of this class "ouio
not justify it they yoIoss lan'lse be
continent ought 10 occupy the tourist
sleeper to get some s'eep. Complaint Is
made by the Southern Pacific officers hat
the travellers OF the second c.ass who hnd
smoke unbearable and are sometimes FL
loved to ride in the tirstclass coaches 10
escape the nuisance are prone 10 Doast
that they came through first class On
second.class tickets.
Travellers contend that some steps
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-19
THE SCARlD BURGLARS.
Mrs. Farrens Found Three NIen Sh
Came Home Yesterday.

Mrs. Farrens Found Three NLen She
Came Home Yesterday.
A hot chase over fences, through alley
ways. vacant lots. back yards and lum ber
piles by a policeman and hatcher late
yesterday afternoon resulted in the cap
lure of two young burglars on West Mis-
sion street.
The capiives had entered the residence
of William Farrens at 1887 Market street,
between and P. NJ, while none of the
family were at home.
Mrs. Farrens happened to come in
quickly by the hack door and surprised
three young men while they were ran
sacking some drawers. The trio rushed
by her and out by The back door, running
away down an alley. Mr.. Farrens rushed
as excitedly ont the front door giving the
alarm. Henry Pfaffele, a butcher next
chase as dl Officer Porter, who happened
to be strolling by.
The butcher and the policeman proved
good sprnters and they saw the fleeing
hieves as they leaped over back yard
fence. The chase WAS kept up for block
or two when The trail was lost for a few
moments. Soon, however. two of them
were found and captured in a vacant lot
on West Mission street, near Thirteenth.
After little search the rlace where
something had been buried was fo1nd and
about $l0O worth OF jswelry which had
been taken from the Farrens house was
found wrapped in a handkerchief. The
two prisoners were booked at the Seven
teenth-street Police station on charges of
burglary. They gave the names of George
Raymond and Joseph Martin. They are
supposed to be ex-convicts. The identity
of the third man is unknown.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-19
OF CHINA.
Ii Hung Chang Says His
People Are Ruled by
Suspicion.
A Remarkable Letter Prom the
Great Diplomat to a
Missionary.

Ii Hung Chang, China's leading states
man and admittedly one of the greatest
diplomats in the world, has written to a
missionary OF this city admitting that his
country is in darkness-ruled by suspicion
and prejudice and expressing the hope
that Western knowledge and wisdom will
eventually lead the Chinese nation out of
the darkness that now enshrouds it.
The letter is written to Rev. Gilbert
Reed, missionary recently returned TO
this country on t te eve of his departure
from China. Rev. Mr.. Reed, in native
Chinese costume, will speak on the sub
iect be fore the mass-meeting of tho Chris
tian Endeavorers, Y. NJ. c. A Hail, on
Tuesday evening next. Ii Hung Chang's
letter is as follows:
To Rev. Gilbert Reed, Founder of the Mission to
the Upper Glasses Of Pekmg-DEAR SIR: Hav-
ing on various occasions gladly snOwn my in
terest in the good work recently organized by
you among the educa ed and oficiaI classes of
China, through whom the masses may be
readily enlightened by means of Western
knowledge, and knowing also of the many
years OF self-denying labor you have devoted
TO the welfare OF The people IN various parts OF
China, it is with mucn pleasure that offer
you this testimonial on the eve of your de-
parture for the United States,
| have admired The bold and tireless energy
with which you have faced the difficulties of
your present task. 1t Is unfortunately true
that suspicion, prejudice and sel.-suffcency
are peculiar traits of educa;ed Chinese, e. pc
cialiy noticeable in their estimation of other
countrie perhaps because OF the iso alton Of
China from Westtra influence for SO many
centuries; but whatever may be the cause,
lamentable effect is seen IN the present back
ward state OF China among the nations OF the
world.
Tn. social, educational and official syste ms
OF China have tended 10 give to the educated
class control of the destinles OF the nation.
Whether such monopoly OF power be good
or bad need not now be considered. II exists,
and tne practical question is how 10 turn il
into benehcent and useful channe.s. You
have set bout solving this prob EN- in way
that shou d commend itself 10 every friend of
humanity Unques iionably II you can give to
the blin leaders OF our people lig mt and learn
ing epj .yed IN The West they in turn will lead
our people out OF their darkness.
| think may claim to have many friends
in the United States, where you now go. The
cordial reception / met With Wherever went
there made a deep impres ion upon my heart,
aud has greatly endeared your people to me-
II ii would interest then 10 know that l re-
gard you highly and give you helping hand
in your future efforts to bring more light in
the world and encourages higher aims for
human aspiration, you may use for that pur-
pose his letter from your lriend,
[Signed and sealed] Ii HUNG CHANG,
SENIOR Guardian to the Heir apparent, CLASH
cal Reader TO His Majesty the Emperor.
Senior Grand Secretary OF STATE, Minister OF
tue Foreign Office and Earl Of the First
Rank.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-19

This is Conference Sunday for the
Methods churches. All the pastors are
at Pacific Grove, and, as vet, it is not
positively known who any of the new
pastors will be, as the appointments Will
not likely be made until Monday morn
ing.
Thursday evening a meeting of the
'SociologicaP' Section of the Epwor tn
League will be held ct the Grace NJ. E.
Church. The general topic of the even
ing will be the Saloon Question"
Rev. c. c. Heriott OF Minneapolis will
preach this afternoon and evening at
Grace NJ. t. Church.
Great farewell demonstrations will soon
be III order 10 signalize Lieutenant Colonel
and Mrs. Keppel's departure for the East.
There are now 40, 0J0 local officers III the
Saivation Army.
Ensign and Mrs. Bourne are under
marching orders for the East, their des-
tlnation being somewhere in the New
England chief division, under Lieutenant
Colonel Cozsns.
Siaff Captain and Mrs. EEner of tho
Utah and Western Wyoming district will
also be farewelling from their command
In the near future.
Ensign Mary Jackson leaves on the 2lst
Tor China, where she goes to study the
language, in order 10 ne of more service in
the Chimes work in this city.
Ooerlin College is disappointed IN that
President Slocum of Colorado College de-
clines the call to the presidency. But
Colorado is pleased. President SiocUm has
done a splendid work a Colorado Springs.
President john II. Finley OF Knox Col
Iege has decided 10 remain with that IN
stiluuon, and has declined the call 10 the
Of faE Ea mi
The Seattle Times announces the return
OF Rev. w. H. Temple of Plymouth Con-
greatio Church (Seattlel to his pulpit,
after an absence OF several weeks.
The fair given in Alameda by the He
brew Ladies Endeavor Society closed last
"Wednesday, and was in every Iespect
grand success. All participants ACQUITTED
themselves highly credItably. 1t is ex-
pectei that a handsome sum will be
realized as that excellent society deserves.
Emanu-Ei announces that the Hebrew
Religious Free School Will open for work
on the first Sunday in October. Arrange
ments have been perfected ny which the
new home OF the Emanuel Si<terhood
will be occupied by the school, under con-
ditions acceptable TO both institutions.
The home Is located Oh Folsom street,
near Ninth, and is in every way vast
improvement on tbs sisterhood' ; previous
quarters.
Rev h. 3. Sucker OF chicago, district
secretary of The Baptist Publication So
ciety, is expecting 10 arrange for series
of meetings on the Pacific Coast in No
vem Der and Decem Der. D. P. Ward Will
accompany him in Oregon and Washing
ton and assist in Sunday sc hool institute
work.
The Central w. c. 7. U. holds its regu-
lar m Getting fer this month on Thursday,
the 23t inst. at 2:30 P NJ, In the parlors
OF Central NJ. E. Church.
An alI-day meeting of the San Francisco
County w. c. T. .. is 10 be held on
Wednesday, the 22d inst, in DR.. NJ. NJ.
Glbsnn's church. corner OF Polk street and
Go den Gate avenue, commencing at 10
A. NJ.
Al the First Christian Church Rev. DR..
Ford Will preach this morning on "Sys-
tematic Work" In the evening the
subject OF his discourse will be 'Four
Things of Wisdom"
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-19

Gently formed for the doub'e purpose of musi-
cal improvement and social enj ment, an
nounce an entertainment and dance at Union
square Hall in the near future.
Ii is the intention of the club to make this
the 6rst of series of social dances that will
extend through the winter months.
Following are the nam IS OF the members OF
the new club: Daniel Murphy. Captain D aiy
Lieutenant HOPPER, Edward Deasy. Joseph
Nolan, Robert Plunkett. Joseph PUNK IT,
John N. Miller, Robert Steele, Will Moore, Ed
Moore. Walter Young Harry Coleman, John
MeEnernev, John Goyheniex Ch aries Mora
ghrn. Angelo Bray and Ed o. Brien.
The EschscholIzias will give a social and
h.p Wednesday evening, Septem Der 20, at
Social Hall, AlcaZar building.
On Wednesday evening. September %, the
Comme IL Faut (formeIly Hyacinihs) will
give their opening party In LunPs Hall.
grand testimonial benefit, entertainment I
and ball Will be rendered to Paul Hartman at
Teutouia Hall, 1922 Howard street, on Sa ur-
day evening, September %.
The Terpsichores will hold their initial party
Tuesday evening, September 81, at Native
Sons Hall
The seventh concert of the Colum bia Either
Club will be held this Sunday eveninp, Sep
tember 10, at he San Francisco Turn Verein
Hall. 323 Turk street.
The seventeenth party of the Mission Ii E.
rary and Social Club will be held on Wedaes
das evening, September %, at Teutonia Hail.
1922 Howard street. Inc following pro-
granlme has been arranged for the occasion: :
Overture, j. d. Hynes' o Osches ira Burglars"
comlcal farce in one act The east: Josiah
Green, brave when no danger i'll sight, l.
Foolem; Maria Green, afraid Of burglars, NJ IS
ANITA Hsmmar; tty afraid of nothing, Miss
Nellie Oakes; ToUy, hired 10 keep burglars
away, H. q. Lehman. z easing selections,
Lyceum Quarfet; Jack Braiton first tenor,
Frank W. Heay second tenor. c. Moore first
bass, Charles W. Belts second bass. The Chi
nese absurdity. "The Coming Man" ian origi-
nal eoncepton), II. Harris and J. {. Ta.sen; !;
Miss Irene Delaney in one OF her entertaining
specialties 1.-THE Obstinate Family" comedy
In one act-Mr. Harwood, Hartiort's father-in-
law, Ii. q. Lehman; Mrs. Harwood, Hartfor's
mother-iu-4aw, Miss NJ. Candiage Mr.. Hart
fort, K. Lynch; Mrs. Hartfort, Miss Nellie
Connor; James, C. A. Wegener; Lucy. Miss
Nellie Oakes.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-19
he HAS BEATEN
MAXlM'S BEST
R. D. Noble Claims to Have
Invented a New Torpedo
That Uses Dynamite.
By the Use Of Compressed Air
and a Spiral Spring He
Controls the Explosive.
The Inventor Asserts That His Tor
pedo Will Have 0ne-I bird More
Strength Than Maxim's.

Quickly following in the lead of the
great inventor comes R. Delos Noble OF
Sausalito, who claims to have invented a
torpedo in which the death-deaiing ex.
plosve is dynamite, so arranged by means
of com pressed air and spiral springs that
it is harmless until it strikes either the
water or the object fired at.
Mr.. Noble claims that his torpedo can
be fired with the ordinary prismal or any
lower grade of slow powder. and can be
shot from gun at Lime Point. or any OF
the guns now in use without fea- of pre-
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-19
SCHOOL IN NOE VALLEY.
The Club Petit Ons the Supervisors for
Greater Facilities for the Children.

The Club Petit Ons the Supervisors for
Greater Facilities for the Children.
The improvement club west of Castro
coveted Mission park an zoo for school
building lor the children CT that locality.
At meeting of the club last night the
following resolution was ordered sent to
the Supervisors:
Gentlemen: Whereas there are at least $50
ch .ldren west OF Castro street without facili-
ties OF education, and the Board OF Education
is now hiring seven classrooms to accommo-
date the overflow from the James Lick School,
and this section is greatly i'll need of school,
street Improvement uo that the Board of
Supervisors and the Board of Education be
urged to make necess6r{ appropriation to
secure a suitable site and erect building for
a school in the district west OF Castro street.
That the petition might have still
greater weight the followlng-named mem-
bers were instruc ed to appear before the
honorable gentlemen and urge an appro.
priation for that purpose: Major
B. McKinne. f. A. Hackney, w.
J. Nixon and w. B. Curtis. Mr.. dd-
son stated that there were over 300
children in the valley that cannot find
accommodation in the school building.
And, rather than have those little ones
were com PEELED to hire building and pay
a teacher out OF their own pockets. This
the perty-owners consider Il very great
hardship if not a great injustice The
proof of this assertion can be verified by a
visit to 70S Douglass street, where the
scnool is now located
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-19
Loose Business Methods.

The Supreme Court has reversed the order
and judgmen OF the lower court in the case of
p. ". Eh .ers against Wannack Broth The
action was brought by Ehlers for services as
an architect in the preparation OF pans and
spec fcations for buildings proposed to be
erected by the defendants. Judgment was
rendered ioI Ehlers for $751; As. The contest
was made Ly the defendants on the ground
that Ehlers, learning that the others we're in
tending TO erect a building. yolun teered his
services; that he was told that the erection of
building depended upon their ability to Sc
cure license for the sale OF liquors, and he
knowing this, was given perm lssIon TO draw
The plans OF asuitable building. The plaintiff
claimed that there was special contract be-
tween them.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-19
KL0ND1KERS WILL MINE.

Interesting Exhibitions at the Chutes
TOM orrow Afternoon and Evening.
Nearly al of the miners who came down
on the Excelsior Wednes Law will spend
their afternoon and evening to- morrow at
the Chutes. J. A. Eiwell, Jack Horn,
Harry Schaeffer and f. w. Townsend, on
the open-air stage at the 1901 of the AXE,
will shtw how they worked in the KIon-
dixie, using burning pits. sluice- boxes,
windlasses and all the appliances in use in
Alaska.
JACK McQuestin, called the Father OF
the Yukon" will be on hand with his fam
iy. End NJ. Knutsen will exhibit his
$,S7 mug et the largest yet brought down
from The kIondike.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-19

II is calculated that in large ocean steam.
ers like the Campania more than 5000 arti-
cles of glass and china are broken on Every
voyage.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-19
PERSONALS.

Mrs. John Den air, wife of the superintendent
OF The Santa Fe Pacific who has been visiting
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-19

The coins OF Siam are made of porce-
lain; those of Japan are made princi-
pally OF iron.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-19
NEW ro-DAY.

One-seyeuth of the territory of France
is composed of forest
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-19
SOCIETY.

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