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The San Francisco call., 1897-08-22
SHANGHAI COOLIE RIOT.
Five Thousand Wheelbarrow Mer
Created Confusion for Five Days.

Five Thousand Wheelbarrow Men
Created Confusion for Five Days.
Mr.. Koford of London, whose father and
grandfather were pilots at Shanghai in
the days when it was a lucrative
business, is at the Occidental with his
wife, having arrived here .yeste rday by the
Coptic Oh his way nome. He went 10
Shangha last October to take possession
of and settle an estate left 10 him, and
during his stay witnessed last May the
great coolie riots in which 1000 Wheel
barrow men, who do all the trafficking N
Shanghai, participated for five days and
finally obtained the concession for which
they went on strike. The European resi-
dents were fearful during The disturbance.
Had they been determined, says Mr..
koford, they could have SUI pressed the
riot. The rioters subsided on condition
imposed by The authorities that their
terms be granted for three months. At
the expiration of that time recently
another riot was generally expected, but
the coolies remained submissive.
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Surrendered Himself.

/. Stanton, clerk in PRICES bookstore for
whose Arrest warrant was issued Friday by
Judge Joachimsen on the charge OF libel pre-
ferred by Private Detective A. L. Lucas, sur
rendered himse If al the City Prison yesterday
He was released on $500 bonds.
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Ran Orera Boz

Cord Wetjen, who WAS candidate for Tax
Collector at last election, appeared in Judge
Lows court yes terday to answer a charge OF
battery. While driving along Folsom street
Friday night he knocked down Arthur Rosen-
ger, boy, who fortunately was not seriously
Injured. The case YVES continued until to-
morrow.
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SOCIETY,
Continued from Page Twenty-si1thl

pleton's servant), Frank H Seaward; Thomas
GPoppieton's servanD, ]. FooIem; Fannie
Hardup tArthur's wite), Miss Nellie Conor;
Mrs. Trapem, Miss Candage; Mrs. Walker. Miss
Hattie Coilopy: Miss Georgiana Sparks, Miss
Clarissa Seward; Miss Jemima Singleton,
Miss Nellie Oakes; Mrs. Handy (Poppleton's
housekeepsr). Miss Anita Hammar; Master
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For Stealth & Milk.

Charles Rosner, who made living By steal
ing milk from the doorsteps OF houses in the
Western Addition in the early morning and
selling 1t, was yesterday sent TO the County
Jail by Judge Low for sixty days. The charge
against him petty larceny. He was
rested early Friday morning by Policeman
Hart,
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district without relief from his regular duties,
and that he shall Furthermore have the en-
tire charge and inspection thereof.
HENRY H. HART, NJ. D.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-22
DEATH TN Vile
CHINESE CIGARS
DR.. Hart Traces the Danger
GUS Manufacture of
Many Brands.
A Report of Filthy and Disease
Propagating Methods of
Imitation.
The Doctor Asks That W. Fl. Tobin
Be Appointed Inspector of the
Deadly Traffic.

Dr. Henry H. Hart. member of the
Board of Health, will present the follow
ing startling communication at one OF the
coming meetings of the board:
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! demurrer overruled. The Supervisors
We're given until next Thursday TO answer
the complaint, and Friday tue case will be
| set for trial
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LADIES ALL-WOOL UNDERWE EAR,
Jersey ribbed. colors pink, red, black,
white and natural, vests FL. n. l.. 5. >.
silk front, crochet neck, drawers
French make, button on side ......... {
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-03-03
Would Not Go Round.

Senator Mason, of Illinois, Is reported
by the Washington Star as telling a
good story to Illustrate the fact that the
official favors that the President has to
distribute will not "go round"
Pat Mccarthy gave dinner, TO
which he invited three or four of his
neighbOrs. Pat had allowed his wife
to cook only one chicken. When din
ner was served Pat took possession of
the carving-knife, and in most hos
pitable tone said to Mrs. Dugan:
What part of the fowl will yez
haveYn
"A leg, If yez phase"
An what part will yez have? Would
yez loike some av the whte!r Pat in
qulred of Mrs, 0Hooligan,
An leg will do me-" she answered.
As each answered, the part of the
fowl she desired was given her.
What part will yez have, Moike
WalshT' Pat blankly inquired of his
neighbor.
'Oi balave Oi will have leg, too
said "Moike," in his most modest way.
wishing to follow in the footsteps of
the rest of the company.
"Begorra," said Pat to Mickey. "whot
does yez think Ofm carying-a splder?'
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-03-03
Pruning and Irrigation.

| have tried both early and late
pruning, and could see no real differ.
ence in time of blooming, and for the
reason, that the first warm spring days
will inevitably bring the varieties in
rotation quickly into bloom, saws Leon.
ard Coates. 1t is peculiarly SO in
California, where we have, practical
ly. but two seasons, We jump right
into summer from winter without in
termediate spring
As to irrigation in winter to retard
root growth, and, consequently, flow
of sap, | think 1t too, is theory which
will not stand the light of reason, be-
cause, when the weather in the winter
season is dry. the nights are cold and
frosty; when the weather is wet. the
nights are warm, therefore one offsets
the other, and the subsequent starting
of the sap is about the same in either
case. As practical illustration, this
season, up to date, with only seven
inches of rain, and nearly two months
OF dry weather, the almond and other
early buds are no further advanced
than in seasons when it rains all of
January, As | have been pruning
nearly every day for the last three
months, can closely watch these
things.
The lime and skim milk wash, might
be of use in retarding the opening of
fruit buds. know of nothing else.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-03-03
A Bright RepIv

An excellent reply was that opes
made by Yankee pilot to the owner
OF Mississippi River steamboat
The boat was at New Orleans. ana
the Yankee applied for the vacant nos,
OF pilot, saying that he thought ba
could give satisfaction, provided thew
were 'lookin' for man about his size
and build"
Your size and build will do we'll
enough, said the owner survav,no
the lank form and rugged face Of ths
applicant with some amusement "bnt
do you know about the river. wbers
the snags are, and SO on?"
Wei, I'm pretty well acquainted
win the river" drawled the Yankee
win his eyes fixed ON stick no was
whiting, hut when you come 10 talt.
~ about the snags, don't know exac,.
" where they are, must saw"
Don't know where the snags arem
said the hoat-owner, In tone Of N.
gust; then how do you expect TO 90,
position as pilot on this rlyerPo
wen, SIR said the Yankee. raisina
pair OF keen eyes from his whittl,ns
ana meeting his questioner's star.
gaze with whimsical smile. az mo,
not know Just where the snags are. bnt
You can depend upon me KNOWN whars
they amt, and that's where | calculats
to do my sallin'.m
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-03-03

ginning On one side, stretch a No. u
plain wire. Insert brick layers 10
inch trowel 10 it's full depth, and pull
slightly toward yo-4self, pick up plant
with left hand by the leaves and with
downward forward sweep drop in at
back OF trowel with thumb and fore
finger, firmly holding the heart or
crown. Withdraw the trowel and as
you do so press the ground firmly about
the plant, pulling it up slightly. This
excludes all air and firms the plant.
When first row is set move wire AZ
inches and repeat. | set every third
plant fertilizer, or one fertilizer and
two female plants. As soon as plants
are set, If no rain has fallen, run roller
over them and follow with light har-
row.
Cultivate crosswise twice before run
ners bother, then do all cultivatinR
lenetbwise, drawing runners in until
you make perfect OF solid row. Keep
the field clean. l work plants each
week until September, when with
small Diamond pillow and rolling coul-
ter narrow each row down to l2
inches. In 10 days | work soil back
to row. From first 20 middle of Oc-
tober haul mulch and cover six to
eight inches deep. AID the field is
ready for winter. / have followed
this system 10 years and have no cause
to change my method. Nearly every
berry grower has his particular ways.
set plants in row as stated, then all
pickers have rows exactly alike.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-03-03
FACTS FOR FARMERS.
Helpful Suggestions For the
AgricuIturists.
HINTS THAT ARE INTERESTING.
tonne Good Advice for the KurAlIsL.-A
Budget of knowledge ThAtMAy
Prove Beneficial.
DIshonn.t Mrthod..


The fact that the German legislature
has modified the decree previously
issued prohibiting the importation Of
American fruit into the empire shows
that the danger Of reprisals from the
United States is beginning to be
grasped. The decree was based upon
the ground that American fruit which
had recently been imported into Ger
many was infected with vermin. 1t
was noticed at the time, however, that
the American minister at Berlin was
not notified of the interdict until it
was about actually laid. The sud.
denness and unexpectedness of the de-
cree gave the affair suspicious look.
The American minister and the impor-
tiers of the articles prohibited entered
emphatic protests against this exclu-
sion, and doubtless this action, and the
threat Of commercial war against
Germany by the United States, which
their words seemed to convey, were
the influences which have induced the
legislature to lessen the rigors of the
interdict.
Ever since Germany excluded Amer
lean pork eighteen or twenty years
ago, on the pretext that the greater
part Of it which was sent to Germany
was diseased, all prohibitions Of Amer
lean impol tations by that country have
aroused suspicion as 10 the motives in
citing them. 1t was proven at that
time by the testimony of leading Ger
man scientific authorities that the ex-
Guided article was sound, and in much
better condition and more wholesome
than the German product. The claim
that the American article was diseased
and inferior was shown to be a mere
pretext to create monopoly for the
home producer, and enable him to ad-
vance prices. 1t had this effect, for it
sent meats of all sorts up, and called
out some loud protests from the con-
sumers There is good reason to be-
lieve that the motive in shutting out
fruit is equally dishonest. The duty,
Of course, of the authorities of every
country to exclude all articles calcu.
lated to bring disease or serious harm
to consumers is plain and imperative,
but the duty of showing that such
danger is reality and not sham is
equally plain.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-03-03

Tattoolng extraordinary has been
practised in the case of Il young French
soldier, who has lately excited much
Interest in the military hospital at
Bordeaux. His body has been almost
entirely covered with tattoo marks. Be-
side sundry commonplace scenes and
devices, there is large and elaborate
reproduction, extending right down the
back from the shoulder blades to the
loins, of picture in French illustrat
ed paper showing the degradation OF
Capt. Dreyfus. The young soldiers
well-meant patriotic enthusiasm must
IN this Instance, have caused him con
siderable pain.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-03-03

since by Third Vice-President J. G.
Stubs, with several other important
changes.
Anna Covert committed suicide by
taking strychniDe at the home Of her
brother -in-law, J. Preston, near Cub
nerville. The young woman has been
i'll for two years and two weeks ago
was stricken with paralysis. This, to-
gether with other physical ailments,
caused dependency.
Marcus Lavelle Of Fresno has been
arrested for cutting the pipe of the
Pioneer Pipe Company, which conveys
oil from the oil wells of the west side
to Coalinga. The pipe crosses Lavelle's
land and he and the company have
had much trouble regarding it. La
velle is q wealthy landowner.
The Snow and Ice Transportation
company of Chicago. which has the
contract for transporting the govern
ment relief supplies from Skal 1ay to
Dawson, has let contract TO the Port
land, Oregon, Iron Works for building
frames and assembling machinery OF
six snow and ice locomotives.
Mrs. J. Cole dropped dead at Santa
Cruz when told that her son, J. S.
Cole. who was found guilty of killing
his wife at Castroville, had been taken
to San Quentin to serve life sentence.
Mrs. Cole was born in Monterey
seventy three years ago, and had re-
sided in Santa Cruz for fifty years.
A. d. Wilder, who has been Super
intendent of the Western division of
the Southern Pacific railroad, for a
number Of years, with headquarters
at the Oakland pier, died in Oakland
few days since. He had been i'll but
short time, but saooumbed to the
ravages of that dread disease-pneu.
monia.
T. o. Toland has been making cir
cult Of the oil fields ut Ventura in the
interest of the Oxnards. Oil will be
used as fuel in the big sugar factory
over the river, and it will take great
deal Of this article to do the work
Two tanks of 5000 gallons each will
be erected at the factory for oil stor-
age.
A petition to the Common Council
Of Santa Barbara is in circulation for
the passing of an ordinance that will
close the shooting park on Sunday and
prohibit live-bird shooting matches
within the city Ii nits. The pastors
of many churches have been agitating
the matter. The petition received 300
signatures in one days canvass.
The Regents OF the University of
California will establish College of
Commerce as one of the departments
Of the university. President Kellogg
Is directed to make application to the
President Of the United States that an
engineer officer of the United States
Navy be detailed to act as instructor
IL the college. Many branches, tech
meal and mechanical. as we'll as strict
ly commercial, will be taught, inolud-
ng the building of iron and steel ves-
a
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-03-03
AVOIDANCE OF col DS
some Practical Hints as to How Not 20
Catch Them.

3
| Catch Them.
A German professor once wrote 4
long treatise with a learned title on
how TO avoid catching cold. After
tracing the history Of colds from the
earliest ages, studying their causes and
symptoms, and cataloguing the RENE
dies which have been used by the most
eminent physicians of all times, he con
Guided with a short chapter on proven
ton.
His plan was to inure the back of the
neck to drafts by having some one d.
rect current Of air upon it from bel
lows three times day.
The writer had the correct idea, al
though its practical application was
clumsy, and he was a long time in
reaching II. The best and only way to
escape colds is TO meet the causes that
produce them, and not to run from
them. Let the body be hardened by
cold sponge bath, or even cold
plunge, followed by a brisk rubbing
with 'scratchy" towel. every morn
Ing. Let the clothing be adapted to
the season, though always as light as
possible, but keep the neck uncovered
no turned-up coat collar. no muller.
no boa. Never let the temperature IN
the house rise above 30 degrees In the
winter. Air every room systematical.
ly every day, no matter what the out
door temperature may be. Always
have fresh air in the bedroom: there is
nothing poisonous in might air." pop
ular belief to the contrary notwith
standing.
In word, don't always be afraid of
catching cold; don't coddle, but meet
cold and wet and changes of tenn
perature like manor rather, like 4
horse, and you will then run better
chance of being as strong as horse.
OF course, you must strengthen your
armOr where it is weak, bur If yOu
recognize in yourself a weak place.
cold spot" don't cover 1t up with
more clothes, but tougher it. and
tougher your entire body until it is
one homogeneous resistant WHOLE
Youths Companion.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-03-03
Reading to Small Purpose.

An English paper prints what pur-
ports to be a conversation between a
man and his wife. 1t is not to he sup
posed that such scene could ever
have occurred, even in England, but
readers may find it amusing, and at a
pinch instructive.
James, DEAR will you bring me up a
scuttle of Goals from the cellarY said
a busy wife.
That's just the way with you," said
James, with frown, as he put down
his book and rose from the armchair.
Just the way with meY'
Yes he snapped. AS soon as you
see me enjoying myself you have some
thing or other for me to do. Didn't
you see l was absorbed in my real.
ingT'
We'll, dear, will do 1t myself"
Eyes, and tell everybody-your moth
er especially-that you have to bring
your own coal up from the cellar. No
I'll do 1t. Let me mark my place.
So he marked the place in the book
at which he has ceased reading, and
when he had gone down cellar, grum
bling all the way, she picked up the
volume, and found it was a love story,
and that the passage that he had baen
absorbed in was as follows:
My darling, when you are my wife
/ will shield and protect you FROM ev-
cry care, The winds of heaven shall
not visit your face too roughly; those
pretty hands shall never be soile,l ly
mental tasks; your wish shall be my
law; your happiness"
Just then he reappeared. and drop
ping the scuttle upon the floor, said:
There's your coal, give me the
book
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-03-03
American Horse Industry.

1t is universally believed by men
engaged in the horse trade that this
country will soon experience horse
famine. The leading horse dealer of
Chicago, in public address, declared
recently that in the districts once IA
nous for fine horses. the number of
young animals is not one.tenth of
what it was. In the Middle West it is
now the hardest kind of work to pick
up really first-class horses. All the
markets are crowded with foreign buy,
ers looking for good stock. These
statements are fully borne out by the
official publications of the Agricultural
Department at Washington. This
country in 1897 exported 80, 532 horses
and 7473 mules, the total value of
which was 1914, 900, making a rather
important item of foreign trade. The
exports of horses have increased over
tive'fold since 1898. There were IA
B64, 900 horses and 2,915, 900 mules in
the United States on January /, 81
decrease of nearly 1000, 900 horses
and 100, 900 mules as compared with
the number in '93-but an increase of
100000 horses and 100000 mules
since fifteen years ago.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-03-03
washington stands Well.

The official reports of the agrioul,
tural department shows some interest
ing figures regarding the products of
Washington farms, especially when
compared with the results in other
States. The crop of 1897 in that
State is placed at 30, 1874, GAS bushels of
wheat, from $50, 1868 acres, giving an
average product of twenty three and
one'half bushels per acre. The yield
in Oregon was lS,l55,031 bushels
from 1907, 94S acres, showing very
much smaller average, or about eigh.
teen bushels per acre. South Dakota
produced 1,441, 24S bushels from an
area of $3.50, 1876 acres, or an average
of less than eight bushels per acre.
Corn as crop in this State is not
worth mentioning, but the outcrop.
considering the acreage, is in the front
rank Of production, averaging fifty
bushels per acre. The average would
be larger were the statistics of Western
Washington, where the bulk CT the
crop is grown, given alone, for the oat
fields Of Puget Sound are a surprise to
every one who Sc IS them, running over
one hundred bushels per acre in most
instances.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-03-03
What Frightened the EIenbon,s

Quiet usually reigns in the Geological
Gardens at night. The animals, kept
stirred up all day by their visitors, are
tlred enough to welcome rest when the
crowd departs, and little Is heard from
them from dusk till daybreak. The
owls boot occasionally and the night
herons along the lake utter their harsh
cry, but that is all. One night this
peaceful condition of affairs was
changed. The keepers on duty were
suddenly reused by terrific screams In
the elephant house. The lions and
tigers answered back, the huffaloes bel.
lowed, and even the little prairie dogs
bobbed on top of their burrows to con-
tribute to the racket with their shrlll
barking. Thoroughly alarmed, the
Keepers rushed to the seat of disorder
and found the three big elephants
which started the concert Juggling at
their chains and exhibiting signs OF the
most extreme horror, Nothing could be
done to stop their trumpeting. The
Keepers knew that something was
wrong, but could not hit upon 1t, and
SO the noise kept up for hours. When
morning came the mystery was solved
from dark corner of the elephant
mousse little opossum trotted out
across the floor. The elephants redou.
Dled their cowardly shrieks. One OF
the men caught the intruder by the tail
and carried it away, and gradually the
giants of creation recovered from, +hoi
fright. 1t is the supposltion that the
opossum, which was a wild one, enter.
Ell the city by way of the park. climbed
the fence into the Zoo and found it,
way into the elephant house, to spread
CONSERVATION among the inmates,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-03-03
Evaporated Vegetables.

A recent dispatch from Tacoma says:
Evaporated onions are precious. Every
Klondiker wants five or ten pounds for
his outfit, but the supply is running
very low and the price has risen to so
cents pound. Green onions are
scarcely obtainable at any price in
Washington or Oregon, All that can
be secured in Idaho and Montana are
being shipped in to supply the Puget
Sound evaporators. Outfitters have
announced that they will not sell
pound of onions except to men pur.
chasing whole outfits from them. Ia.
coma firms have cabled to Germany
for sample shipment of 500 pounds
OF evaporated onions. If they are
satisfactory several tons will be cabled
for, Fifteen vegetable evaporators
are at work on the Puget Sound. To-
gether they are turning out daily ten
tons of evaporated potatoes, carrots,
soup mixtures, squash. pumpkin and
parsnips.
Two vegetable eyaporators are run.
ing to their full capacity at Watson
vile, Santa Cruz county, and those in
Santa Clara county are rushing things
almost day and night and are far be.
hind orders, says the California Fruit
Grower. One vegetable dr1er in the
last mentioned county alone, has
worked up something like 900 tons of
green onions since December /. Prior
to that date it had evaporated 800 tons
OF potatoes besides other vegetables
suoh as squash, pumpkins and carrots.
The price of onions in the Santa Clara
valley has steadily risen through the
fall and winter aud was recently quoted
at $3.50 a hundred pounds, and is on
the increase.