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The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
FEMININE ART VIEWS

The Critic has secured rood story about the much-discussed "Bacchante. ; Two young women came along and stopped Tn front of 1t. One said:
 T don't wonder the Boston Public Library rejected it. I would have re- jected it myself"
 The other said.
 80 perfectly ridiculousi The idea of feeding grapes to baby as young as that"
 It would be hard to match this with out bringing up the anecdote which Is told of the Congressional Library build ing. Soon after the completion of that beautiful structure party of visitors from the rural districts arrived in town. They took in all the sights, the Library among the rest. 1t may be that their adjectives were exhausted before they reached the temple of literature. At any rate, when they had entered the spacious hall only one had anything to say. She, in a voice which was meant to signal across meadows and barnyards, presently remarked:
 "Ain't it cutei'
 Before such sentiments as these req son faints and oratory is dumb-Wash- ington Times.
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FERGUSON WAS HIS GUEST.

"A Worcester man." says the Wor- cester Gazette, "who makes frequent trips to Europe, fell in with a fas- cinating stranger the last time he was across The stranger, who may be designated as Ferguson, because that doesn't sound at all like his real name, was an American, his manners were those of a gentleman and he seemed to be well supplied with money and to know a great many people worth knowing. In conversation with the Worcester man one day Ferguson said: Worcester is a charming city and I have some very dear friends there. I presume you know Colonel F.. J. Russell? He Is an old and highly esteemed friend, to whom I am deeply Indebted for many favors' When the Worcester man returned home he met Colonel Russell one day, and in course of conversation remarked that he had met man in Europe who said that he was an old friend. Colonel Russell thought for a moment and then he re- piled: oh, yes; I remember Ferguson very well. I ought to, for he lived with me for seven years once. It was when I was warden of the State prison at Charlestown, and I will say that Fer guson was one of the quietest and best behaved prisoners that ever had"
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
HE Is A COMMON sCoLD.

The unusual spectacle or a man ar raigned as a common scold was enjoyed by choice audience which gathered Tn the rolroom of the police station at Front and Master streets the other morning. Magistrate OBrien occupied the Judicial bench and the prisoner before him was John Hartmann of 937 Marshall street. The audience was principally composed of Hartman1s neighbors and the principal witness against him was Charles Pickett, who resides next door to him. Pickett testified that Hartmann has been nagging at the people of the neighborhood for some time. Hartmann objected to his neighbors sitting upon their door steps at night, and insisted that they should stay inside and go to bed early. On one occa- sion he deliberately turned the hose upon Pickett and his wife because they refused ito go in the house by 10 o'clock. SeV- eral women in the courtroom chimed In with a concert of anecdotes, but were SUD- pressed by the Judge.
 Hartmann, who has pronounced Ho- henZollern accent to match his alleged Kaiser Wilhelm proclfvities for managing other peoples affairs, shouted: Wy don'd dey mofe deir houses und go? am a nuisance not" When the magistrate held Hartmann on the charge of being com mon seold and demanded bail, the de- fendant's lawyer cried: You cannot hold my client on that charge. Who ever heard of 8 man being a common scold? ?'' 1T did, just now, and unless your client enters bail for $400 he will take a ride in the wagon waiting outside replied the court. Hartmanns brother-in-law went on his bond.-Pliladelphi Record
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SACRAMENTO. Nov. 7.-Shortly af- ter l o'clock this morning the car and machine shops of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company here caught fire, and are now almost a total wreck.
 What the cause Is or where the fire started is unknown, but it is presumed that it had it's origin in the engine room of the machine-shop.
 From last reports sparks from the doomed buildings were carried for dis tance of six or seven blocks and were threatening the residence section of the city.
 The regular fire department was called out to assist the regular force employed by the railroad company to protect its property and every. attempt was being made to keep the flames from spreading or extending further than the shops.
 What the damage is cannot be esti- mated, but it is thought to be enor-
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
MACHINE AND CAR SHOPS ARE
 BEING BURNED Soutbern Pacific Buildings at Sacramento Are
 Doomed.
Flames Also Spreading to tbe Residence Section of the City, and the Loss Will Be
 Very Heavy.
Special Dispatch to The Call

nous, as all the locomotives of the en- tire road were made here, and at the time the fire broke out there was more than the usual amount of work on hand.
 The machinery of the shops, itself. is considered to be worth a fortune alone, not considering the works of the erec- ton of locomotives, cars, etc, which was being done in the building before the fire broke out.
 The effect of the fire is inestimable from a labor standpoint. as over 2000 men will be turned on the streets.
 From last reports there was abso- lutely not the slightest possibility of an abatement of the fury of the flames.
 Buildings were crumbHng on every hand and the indefatigable efforts of the firemen were abandoned after ever an hours work, and directed, instead of trying to save the shops, to the pre- vention of the spreading of the flames to other sections of the city
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
OFFICIALS ON THE LOOKOUT
POLICE SUPPLIED WITH FULL
 INFoRMATIoN.
Superintendent of Election McCul- tough Reports on the Dis coveries Made by His
 Force.
Special Dispatch to The call.

NEW YORK, Nov. 6.-State Superin-
 tendent of Election John B. Mccullough
 sent letter to the Board of Police
 Commissioners to-day in which he
 says:
 I am reliably informed that It is pro-
 posed to import into the Sixth Assembly
 District thugs, crooks and panhandlers
 from New Jersey, Connecticut and the
 city of Troy, prominent among those of
 that city being some of the men identi-
 fled with what has been generally known
 as the Bat Shea gang.
 I desire to notify you that 1t has been
 reported to me that fioaters have been
 registered from the so-called Raines law hotels and cafes in the Second, Fifth, Sixth and Eighth Assembly districts, who have surrendered their registration cer- titicateS for a consideration to certain per sons in such districts, and that other 1 floaterS and imported crooks and eX-con- victs will be given these certificates of
 registration to vote during the day of 1 also desire to notify you that have every evidence of considerable col driven out of Chicago by the reorganiza- tion of the police force Of that city, ana from Philadelphia, Pittsburg and other I,nearby cities who have settled within the boundaries of what has become known as the tenderloin district, and an lnVeStl- gation of the colored clubs located in the | Twentyzseventh, Twenty.eighth' TWe:nty- second districts by the detectives under your command will, I am convinced, lead to the apprehension and conviction of
 many of these violators of the law; l shall deliver into your custody Tor service before the day of election addi- tional warrants granted by the magis--
 trates of the city, of New York against persons accused of violations of election laws My deputies have been instructed
 to make no arrests upon election day for any alleged offense committed against the elective franchise until the person So accused shall have cast his ballot, if he shall demand the right to do so, and have no desire to interfere with the rights of any citizen entitled to exercise such right but rather to protect every citizen in the exercise of his right
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
A TRIBUTE TO ANDRE.

Roses were laid on the tomb of Major Andre in Westminster Abbey, with a card, on which was inscribed: From Mrs. .Curran, formerly Beatrice Benedict Ar hold of Chicago, a descendant of General Benedict Arnold, who detests the memory of her ancestor but reVereS that or me man whose death he encompassed, Major Andre. This is a token of her loving re spect'' Arnold, it will be rememberedf had turned traitor to Washington, anu was trying to secure West Foint Tor the British, and in a culpably careless tasnlqh had sent Major Andre on secret eApeul- tion. The major, in civilian dress, was re turning when he was seized by lIle Americans and hanged as spy, In Oc7 tOber I7S0 His remains were eGnuInSu and brought to Westminster Abbey III 1o-J. Mrs Curran's dislike for her ancestor IS certainly not shared by her family Tor so recently as 1880 Isaac N. Arnold pup nshed a book with the object of eXtenuat- ing the treason of General Arnold ana at tributed his traiteroUs conduct III gong over to the British to Tt of temper, IT. duced by Washington putting fNe, SuD3I- dinate officers over his head. Arnold, Wno joined King Georges service, dled m Lon Lon con in lSUl He has his apologists outslue his own family, who declare that put TOT inc nigh character of Major Andre, whose sad fate was the result of mlscaic culaLon;; ; ArnOId's treason would have been treaIeu very lightly by the hlstorlan--Lohool Telegraph.
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eventually effected, from the grouno ,a up. All this. as before o,fianF obseFvea eentle ls man has discovered that an eleVdeoI .oI is tlag an A'la almost equally potent moral moral agent. For years he said. safane Fl never thought of going. to bed ,i.oeI Detoa1 a1a1 o'clock. and the habit of idllng away the f eltsn; early night became almost a second nature. nal Naturally it led to my 1d sfnaHv fbrew dering a great deal of money ana Ia tn1nm nan1v me into anything but desirable com, IT., nany. Not long ago I rented a room III III a building that has an elevator tor Mfe'T Isfe stops at 10 p. m. sharp. Ii I'm late on have several flights of very steep stairs to climb, and I gradually round I hardly ever miss the elevator, ,,one me result is that I get up earlier. do more and better work, and have drifted away from tSr about all of my old nighthaWK companions. Nothing like an eIeVatol I.'z to renovate ones morals, my ooy IL 5 very uplifting. Orleans Ilrnes- Democrat.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
TIGERS DETERMINED
 TO DEFEAT YALE

PRINCETON, N. J.. Nov. 6.-The disap- pointed but not discouraged Tigers will begin hard work tomorrow with the de- termination to down Yale. The chief ob- stacle to overcome is the crippled condi- tion of the men. Wheeler is in Philadel- phia undergoing treatment for lame back. kafer was carried off the field at West Point unconscious, and will not be able to do duty tomorrow. Beardsley has not recovered from the injury to his knee and is practically out of the game. The condition of Wheeler is more serious than that of any of the others, and the chances are decidedly against his playing on Saturday.
 From the way things look now, Hutch inson and Myers will probably play at quarter and full back respectively: Black will play one halfback and Beardsley the other if he recovers from his injuries in time.
 Tomorrow the team will be put on long practice, the halves being extended to the limit
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
HERE'S A TOUGH YARN.

One night few weeks ago, as the fly ing fast mall on the Lake Shore was swamps, a big red fox darted out ahead of the locomotive and took the straight, level track right ahead of the train. In hound, with his tongue protruding, and his long, lank body stretched out at full speed. took the roadbed just fifty feet be- hind the fox. More steam was turned on, and with their heads out the window the engineer and fireman watched the con- test of speed. It was a grand race be- tween the two animals, with the mighty engine coming close after them sixty-five miles an hour. and the headlight show ing the fleet fox straining every limb and muscle and his enemy slowly falling be- hind. The old hound appeared to know that there was danger in his rear. and took to the west-bound track and In an other moment the rushing train went past him, but the fox, taking advantage of the complication. disappeared in the woods again.-Pittsburg Post.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
NEW SOCIETY IF
 WAR VETERANS Is Patterned After the Grand Army. SPANISH WAR SERVICE MEN FIRST CAMP ORGANIZED AT
 LEXINGTON. All American Soldiers Who Served Their Country During the Late
 Struggle Eligible to
 Membership.
SPANISH WAR SERVICE MEN
FIRST CAMP ORGANIZED AT
 LEXINGTON.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LEXINGTON, Ky, Nov. 6.-Last night there was organized in this city a society which aims to be to the sol- diers who enlisted for the Spanish American War what the Grand Army of the Republic has been to the Federal army of the Civil War.
 "The Service Men of the Spanish War" is the title of the new society The plan of organization was con ceived by Captain Wilson Davenny, commissary of subsistence of the First Brigade, Second Division, First Army Corps. Articles of incorporation have been drafted by Captain Davenny, Colonel R. w. Leonard, Twelfth New York; Colonel George W. Gunder, One Hundred and Sixtieth Indiana; Colonel Thomas J. Smith, Third Kentucky; Colonel lillian H. Pew, Eighth Mas sachusetts; Colonel William H. Caffee. Second Missouri; Lieutenant Colonel R. w. Banks, Third Mississippi.
 This, the primal chapter, has been named Henry Clay Camp No. 1. The following officers were elected: Com mander, Colonel Leonard; vice com adjutant and chief of staff, Captain Davenny; treasurer, Colonel Gunder. A ritual and regulations will be drafted.
 The plan of organization provides that the parent organization, Henry Clay Camp Mo- 1, shall be supreme in all matters pertaining to the ritual and regulations, organization of new camps and the general government of the so- ciety until a national camp is organ ized.
 The units of organization shall be the local camps, each to be named after some deceased American soldier, sailor or statesman and numbered in the or der of their formation.
 Each local camp shall elect two rep resentatives to State camp, and one of these representatives shall be desig- mated to attend a national camp. Char ters for local camps shall be issued by the commander and adjutant of the parent camp until a national encamp- ment is fully organized and provided with headquarters for it's officers.
 The charter fee at the outset is fixed at $20 for local camps. The funds ac- cruing to the parent organization or to the national camp as it's portion ot charter fees, etc, shall be used to de- fray the expenses of the adminiStra- tion. Local camps are permitted to provide for benefits for needs of worthy members if 1t Is deemed advisable.
 review of transportation was held at Camp Hamilton to-day. All the army wagons, ambulances and con- yeyances of every sort were inspected.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
CHALICE FOR NEW YORK CATTLE
 ORAL,

Much interest has been aroused in a challce exhibited in the window of Keith 6. Co.,, at Soho. It will be transferred next week to the Art Exhibition attached 10 the Church Congress at Bradford. The chalice Is described as undoubtedly one of the finest specimens of modern ecclesi- astical art workmanship that this country has seen,' and will vie with any product of the old masters. It stands close on a foot high. weighs fifty ounces, and has taken four years to complete It was de- signed by Mir. Keith for use at New York after the congress. The design is of the choicest fourteenth century work-hex- agonal plinth-the center panel shows the Cruciflxion, and other panels the chief events in the life of Christ. On the upper portion appear figures of the apostles
 workmanship which make the vessel a superb sight Thousands of passers-by have during the past few weeks admired this unique chalice.-London Chronicle
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
NCENDIARY FIRE
 AT SAN RAFAEL
Extensive Confagration AVerted Through the Vigilance of
 Night Watchman

SAN RAFAEL Nov. eff 1t had not been for the vigilance of Night Watch man J. Miller it is probable that where many handsome residences now ornament the eastern part of this city would stand a mass of blacltened. smoldering ruins- Shortly after midnight an incendiary set fire to the grand stand of the baseball grounds, but prompt alarm gave the Fire Department ample time to subdue reached.
 A s,rong breeze was blowing from the eas- at the time, and directly west of the grand stand are situated many cottages. If the fire had reached them it is proba- bie hat the depot of the California North western Railway Company would have been destroyed.
 There is no doubt that the fire was the work of an incendiary. So lar the authori- ties have not been able to discover a clew to his identity
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
THE TCMB OF THE MAHDL

The tomb of the Mahdi is stupen- dous building. It is treated s sacred Dlace. and honor of the Mahdi IS maae a part of the religion Of the khallIa and his followers. It is situated ID Omdur1nan. near the river bank, ana the Khalifa had the foundation Ia1d with great ceremony, he turning the first sod. The building is thirty feet high. and square, thirty feet each way. The stone for it's construction was brought from Khartoum. Above the square building rises hexagonaI wall fifteen feet high, and from this dome rises forty feet, while there are four smaller dornes on the corners of the main building It is furnished with ten large arched windows and two doors. In the hexagonal part are six skylight windows The whole is whitewashed and surrounded by a fence of trellis work Directly beneath the dome and over the Mahdi's grave 8 wooden sar- cophagus is erected, covered with black cloth On the sides of the wall cande- labra are hung, and at the end of a long chain from the center of the dome is pendent an immense chandelier taken from the Government palace in Khartoum. A few yards from the building is a small cistern used for ablutions of 7-isitors. It is called all together Kubbet el Mahdi-"the Nah dis Tomb. ."-Montreal Witness.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
ADVERTISEMENT ASr MA
 CURED TO STAY CURED.
During the Last Six Weeks Over 700 Sufferers Have Tried DOC TOR ROUXEL'S Asthma Cure.
 Over 500 Continued the Treat ment. That Speaks for Itself.

The doctor wants each sufferer from Asthma. Hay Fever or Bronchitis in this city to call ana get one When asked regarding his reasons Tor giving his remedy away in this manner be said: People are naturally skeptical about an asthma remedy, and when you consider the humber of so-called cures on the market you can hardly blame them. Now claim that my Cure cures. It will instantly relieve the most violent attack. It has permanently cured thou sands who had been considered incurable. Ii I did not believe 1t why should be giving It teIi whether 1t is as l represent 1t, and 1t doesn't cost him cent That IS fair isn't 1t be fairer. Those living in the city or vicinity must call at office Those living at distance can receive free sample by addressing DR ROUXEL. 323 Kearny street
 Hours-i1 8. In. to D. n- and to P 1n- Sundays-u to 12.
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stands the art of shoeing. The cost of a set of shoes in Paris ranges from to 15O francs. l have known many man to pay $50 for four good plates nailed on by an artist. In New York we are quite as care ful of our horsefesh, but $7 is regarded as eXtravagant for shoes. One of our noted bankers has a horse worth $27OO, anu on this poor animal he has expended over S4UOO in shoes Another New Yorker who drives q great deal on the road says he has spent for shoes twenty times as much as his horse is worth.-Victor Smith in the New York Press.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
TO PROTECT THE OYSTER.

The baymen in the vicinity of Pat chogue, L. l., are circulating a petition for the passage of a resolution by the Supervisors making the standard gauge of oysters two inches instead of one and n half inches. as now. The present gauge has failed to protect the young oyster, as was intended. The proposed two-inch oyster r. the size used as half shell for the export trade and which commands such high figure in Lon- don and other foreign cities. The peu- tion will be presented to the Supervis- ors at their meeting at Riverhead or September 26.-Fishing Gazette.
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probably leave before the middle of

probably leave before the middle of the week
 PONCE, Nov. GA large and repre- sentative body of Porto Ricans have drawn up a petition addressed to Presl- dent Mckinley asking the Government to retain in Porto Rico Colonel John B. Castleman and the First Kentucky Vol unteers. General Henry has cabled to Washington that the compliment IS thoroughly deserved, but that the regt- ment ought to go north. It Is under stood that orders to move will be is- sued as soon as the Fifth United States Cavalry arrives
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
Cans and DaIv Matched.

BALTIMORE. Nov. 6.-Joe Cans, the colored pugilist, who defeated Mozart land in New York Friday night, has been matched to meet Jack Daly of Whining ion before the Cleveland Athletic Club at Cleveland. The bout is scheduled for December F, and the club guarantees d purse of $5000. The men will weigh in at 6 D. m. on the day of the contest at l5S noundg
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
FIRE IN A TUNNEL
 NEAR BONNER LAKE
Southern Pacific Trains Will Be De- layed Three or Four Days by
 the Disaster.

TRGCKEE, Nov. 6-Fire In Southern Pacific tunnel E this afternoon destroyed all the woodwork and burned about 600 feet of snowshed. The fire has spread all over the mountain-side. In all probabil- ity it will be three or four days before trains can pass the scene of disaster.
 Tunnel 13 is about 800 feet long, and is situated about six miles west of here and high up on the mountain side above Don neT Lake. It was braced with timbers 19x14 Great volumes of smoke and fire can be seen rising high in the air. in the vicinity of Donner Lake this evening.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
A TART REPLY

A student recently asked the presi- dent of Oberlin College if he could not take a shorter course than that pre- scribed by the institution. "Oh, yes,' was the reply, "but that depends upon what you want to make of yourself. When God wants to make an oak he takes a hundred years. but when he wants to make squash he takes six nlorlths.'
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makes a Dose of strychnine.

SACRAMENTO. Nov. 6.-Charles Han sen, a bartender, swallowed two ounces of strychnine in a street saloon this morning, and died about thirty minutes thereafter He was German by birth, but had lived in this city for i've or six years He was out of employment. So far as is known he had no relatives in State
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
EFFECT OF AN ELEVATOR ON
 MORALS

The regenerating influence of a silk hat is we'll known. It calls inevitably for a frock coat and an umbrella. which are badges of responsibility, and not only lead their possessor to asso- ciate with others similarly equipped, but i1npel him to avoid disreputable folk who hold such attire in derisiou. Again, the ownership of a silk hat, a frock coat and an umbrella, al at one and the same time, insensibly promotes habits of neatness and precision, and, in brief, a thorough reformation is
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
Fxnlosion of Chemicals.

SANTA CRUZ, Nov. 6.-An explosion of chemicals at the powder works yes terday partially destroyed the labora- tory. R. Robinson was slightly burned. A heavy stream of water prevented further damage, confning the fire to the laboratory.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07

The Call will signal the elec- tion returns from the dome of it's building. Look out for the code. It will be published Tuesday morning.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
An Ex-Gozernor Injured.

BRADFORD, vt, Nov. x-Governor Roswell Fernham was severely injured by falling from a railway station Friday evening, and lies in critical condition with concussion of the brain