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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13
STROH GETS TWENTY YEARS.
Three Burglars Sent to San Quentin
by Judge Rhodes Borden.

Adam Stroh, the burglar through whose
operations Baldwin Gardner was mortally
wounded. was sentenced To twenty Tears
in San Quentin by Judge Borden yester-
day. Stroh is notorious for his lawless
acts, and when he was placed on trial
for the last offense four prior convictions
stood against him.
The crime for which he was sentenced
yesterday was the most serious of his
many. On last Christmas day he entered
the residence of Charles Bier, corner of
Franklin and Geary streets. He was dis
covered while in the act of ransacking
the house and the police were informed.
The house was surrounded, and when the
burglar became aware that he was cor
nered he fed to the roof and began a race
for liberty over the house tops. The police
opened fire on him, and in order to eS-
cape the thief jumped on the porch of
Baldwin Gardner and slid down a post.
Just as the burglar jumped on Gardeners
porch Gardner, attracted by the shots,
stepped out. A bullet fired at the fleeing
criminal struck him and he fell mortally
wounded. Stroh was captured and found
guilty of the crime charged. Yesterday
he appeared in court emaciated and ap-
parently very i'll. He received his SEN
tence with a smile and then left the court
room in charge of a Deputy Sheriff.
James Mckay, convicted of burglary,
was sentenced to five years in San Quen-
tin. T. Nagata, Japanese convicted of
burglary, was sentenced to three years in
the same penitentiary.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13
HALE g. NoRcRoss CASE.
Controversy Between the Fox and
Grayson Boards.

Inst what disposition will be made of
the $500 900 Judgment against the Hale &
Norcross Company has not yet. been de-
cided. but within the next few weeks
Judge Hebbard will make an order finally
disposing of the case. Argument on the
petition presented by the Grayson board
was heard by Judge Hebbard yesterday.
This board claims that the Judgment in
the Hale & Norcross case was recovered
for the benefit of the company and should
be paid into it's treasury. Also that the
directors should declare such dividend
as they may deem best for the interest
of the company. Owing, however, to the
controversy as to whether the GraySon
board or the Fox board are the legal di-
rectors they ask that the money remain
in the hands of Receiver Groom until the
question is determined.
Efforts have been made during the past
week by the attorneys of the Grayson and
Fox boards to adjust their differences. 1t
is said that Fox wants $50, 600 for his SER
vices in the case. On good authority it
Is stated that the GraysOn board is will
ing to declare dividend of 81 a share to
the stockholders if the Fox board viii
board, and the balance Of the judgment is
paid into the treasury of the company
was allowed Attorneys Baggett & Nc
Kisick as a fee for their services in the
case.
The Grayson board is anxious to REIN
burse itself out of the judgment for
moneys expended protecting its mining
property and also wish to have some
money left in its treasury in order to
avoid levying any assessments in the near
future. The Grayson board also seeks to
clear some 1890 shares of stock of a
cloud upon it by reason of sale, in VIC
lation of an injunction issued some time
ago, and Grayson also wishes to avoid
paying three assessments levied by the
Fox board in months past, which he holds
are illegal.
1t is said that the Grayson board is
willing to grant Fox reasonable allow
ance, but on the other hand the Fox
board wants to compel Grayson to pay
the three assessments, aggregating $4,000,
and is not willing to leave as large
working capital in the treasury the
Grayson board advocates. Such is the
controversy between the rival boards and
unless some arrangement be made the
stockholders may have a weary wait be-
fore they receive any dividends at all.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13
RACE DESTRUCTION
IN INTERMARRIAGES
RABBI MEYERS DIsCoURsEs ON
THE EVIL.

The Bush-street Temple was crowded
Yesterday morning to the doors. Inc oc-
casion of this immense asSemblage was
the announcement that DR.. 1sador Mey-
ers would lecture on the essential SUB
iect. 1.-THE Manufacturers Of Mixed Mar
riages."
The doctors purpose in delivering the
lecture was to denounce those Of his HOOK
who so far departed from their teachings
as to intermarry with the Christians ana
at the same time to upbraid those VINO
agitated HebreW-Christian marriages. lie
called attention to the fact that Abraham
had exacted a promise from Elezar that
his son should marry into his own race
and from that time the Jew had 1nStlnc-
lively guarded from race destruction by
confirming marriage within the limits Oh
his people. 4,,.ao,, Ton,
of to-day regards marriage as more than
the simple union of two people is because
they have preserved this custom, sald
the speaker.
I'm the community Of San FRANCISCO
there is a wholesale attempt being made
to encourage these unhallowed marriages
The men who have taken the oath before
God that they will prove faithful to their
the very men who encourage 1ntermar-
rage Oh, the mockery of 1t! The IN
fanny of men who have sworn before COD
to uphold the tenets of their faith to now
encourage intermarriage. L enter my
most rigorous protest because, as Jews
we do not wish to be absorbed and to lose
our identity"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13
THE ARMY AND NAVY
REPUBLICAN LEAGUE
PROUD RECORD OF A FAMOUS
ORGANIZATION.
Interesting Details of the Splendid
Work Done in the Recent Sue
cessful Campaign.

The Army and Navy Republican League,
which has been in existence eighteen
years, took prominent part in the re-
cent campaign The following report Of
it's operations by Adjutant General Bailey
of George H. Thomas Post will be read
with interest:
SAN FRANCISCO, November u, 1898.
w. n Seamans, Commander in Chief, Army
and Navy Republican League. b sacrament ne TO-
spectfully report the following facts regarding
the work accomplished under your orders and
directions. by and through these headquarters.
during the last two and one-halt months 81
my official services. CO..
the peculiar field of our organization; covering
Union Veterans, their sons and eX-soldiers and
sailors of the United States in lining up our
5000 older members. and enrolling large num-
Der of new men for the cause OF our loved OLD
party, is most gratifying to your o1ncers ana
Our splendid organization by reason of its
proseiyting Populfsts and fusionlsts, wooing
Democrats, and bringing to the party the large
elements Of swayable suffragists which are
the balance OF power in all election contests,
may, perhaps without immodesty claim to be
one of the many factors which wrought the
history beating triumph of Henry T. Gage On
November s. At the beginning of this cam
Republican League were on the lists. During
the last forty-five days sixteen charters for new
ters to various parts of the State From $500
to 5000 new members have been enroleo. no"
with their influence over family and comrade
affiliations cast at least 1900 straight votes
for the party.
Twenty thousand circulars of a political and
campaign nature have been sent out 10 the
camps of the league and their allied voters.
the effect of which Enthusiastically contributed
to the phenomenal success of last Tuesday
Upward of 1900 official letters and communlca-
lions have been mailed. -
Mass meetings have been held under the
auspices or direction of the camps of the league
in a number of towns, such as San francisco
Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, Fresno
Los Angeles, Oakland, San Diego, Yreka, Uklah
and others. - !, 4,,
city which number over 1000 men,, was heid
at Saratoga Hall on Wednesday. October 70
before which most of the municipal candidates
appeared and made addresses. which were
greatly appreciated by the members OF the
Our work has been provided for by and car
rIed on In unison with the Republican state
Committee which has politely and repeatedly
ecknovledeed its efficiency and value -,
The State headquarters of the league IN me
citv is a great success; open to all: constantly
freouented by many: and a bullet could scarcely
he fired at the walls without hitting goou-
looking FACET is needless to say, that OF one
u In closing, he desirability of permanently
maintaining these headquarters is urged, upon
1rour in1mediate consideration and that OF your your
executive council and others ReSpec ctI
submitted. j. MUhfA1 Pa 6naroI
fOf6Cial) AuJuLdlAI
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13

centers of France, and it is there that
thousands of merchants and dealers go
the time in order to secure favorable
bargains in goods from all quarters Of
the globe. Mr.. Filcher recognized the adj
vantage of having exhibit from this
coast, and he believes that q good dis
play will have the effect of drawing thou
sands of dollars of trade TO the Golden
West.
He at once set to work collecting
such goods and products as will
not perish. SO far he has gathered
for the great commercial center of
Europe the following products of the
State: Cereals of all kinds, beans, woods,
minerals, hops, woods, seeds of all kinds,
wines and brandes honey and beeswax,
nuts, sugar, tallow, canaigre Ga root, which
is extensively used in Europe for tanning
purposes and grows in abundance in this
State, desiccated vegetables, malt
leather, etc, and canned and bottled
fruits and preserves. 1t is expected that
the exhibit will be forwarded within a
week or so.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13
Saws He Is a Native.

All Len. a notorious Highlander, was re-
leased from the State Prison at San
Quentin last Friday, having completed
his term of sentence for the murder Of
a Chinaman in Les Angeles, and was i'm
mediately placed under arrest for dep9TI-
inSr for the deportation of Chinese felons:
Len claims to be a native American, ana
if the Government cannot prove TO the
contrary he will be let go.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13
Vagaries of an Expressman.

Dr. Ernest Heymans, ito Ellis street,
swore to a complaint in Judge Conlan's
court yesterday for the arrest of Larue
Lamar, an expressman, on the charge of
felony embezzlement. The doctor used
TO practice in Sausalito, but removed to
this city on November 4. He brought his
household effects and his surgical instru-
ments and books over with him and en-
gagged Lamar, who has a stand at the
ferry to take them to ITO Ellis street
Lamar has not yet delivered them, and
declines to give the doctor any informa-
ton as to where they are, although he
has offered to pay him the IS hire. The
articles are valued at $3.50.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13
men marched knee deep in the mud of the
rice fields he saws.

The night was so dark that it impossible
for me to see two feet from me- Inc
rain came down in torrents, the marching was
terrible, vet not single man fiinched Inc
scout sent out by returned. and reported d
small trench right ahead of us, and ordered
the men into this. After they got into me
trench ordered an advance. The men went on
the run in column of files, and it was then
that poor Maurice was hit In the abdomen
with a Mauser bullet He died in about hve
minutes, and all he said 81 am done lot
We advanced to the forward trench cheering
all the while, and when we got there the Penn-
sylvania boys received with a wild cheer,
for they depended our coming, and we were
Just in time. Each had only four ROUNDS
of ammunition left, and they had their bayo-
nets fixed ready for charge. Our men helped
the Pennsylvanians to ammunition, and the
Californians then got in and did some good
shooting. 1t glorious time for the Cali
fornia boys and, major, they fully come up to
YOUR expectations.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13
AN EXHIBIT FOR FRANCE.
California Products to Be Displayed
in the Lille Museum.

In the very near future there will be a
permanent exhibit of California products
established in the Commercial Museum at
Lille, France. Some time ago the local
French Consul informed J. A Filcher,
manager of the California State Board of
Trade, that free space would be given for
an exhibit of products from this State,
and the offer was regarded as too tempt
ing to refuse or neglect.
Lille is one of the great commercial
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
Vampires Defeated British Sailors at
Golden Gate Yesterday.

The Vampire Association footballers
easily defeated the team of apprentices
from British ships got together by the
Rev. Mr.. Fullerton, chaplain of the Sea-
mems Institute, OH the Golden Gate
ground yesterday. The score was: YAM
pire 4, Sailors 0.
The sailor boys played plucky uphill
game, but were entirely out of practice.
The team work of the Vampires was not
particularly good, several of their men
constantly getting out of their proper
places on the field. ]. d. Robertson acted
as umpire. The teams were as follows:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13

Presbyterian Church, Powell and Geary
streets, on Tuesday evening, November
Is, at O'Clock The subject will be:
lecture will be under the auspices of
Golden Gate Union of Christian En-
deavor, and j. S., Webster will preside
direction of ]. j. Morris, and admission
will be free, but by complimentary
ticket,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13

and Twenty-ffrst streets, Monday, No
vember IA. Reception and dinner from 5
to p. m. There will be music by the
male quartet, Messrs. Husband, Morris,
Sanchez and Grandeman- Among those
on the programme are: Drs. Beard,
Locke, Wilson and Woodward Several
of the laymen will give three-mtnute
speeches. The committee of arrange
ments is preparing literary treat.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13

The councils of the Junior Order Unit
ed American Mechanics of this city are
preparing to attend divine service at the
First Baptist Church on Eddy street,
near Jones, Sunday evening, November
90 Rev E. A. Wood will preach stir
ring Thanksgiving sermon, and Joseph s.
Theison will say few words on the work
of the order
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13
scbool Department Scandal.

A demurrer to the indictment cnarging
school director Burns, Inspector O'Brten
and Contractor Swift with having swim
died the School Department out OF sew
eral thousand dollars was interpose9 yes
terday by the attorneys for the aeIeniSe,
Valid bV reason Of the fact that it charges
the defendants with conspiracy to fs defT pr
4 en- while lawfully it can allege but
one offense. Judge Cook ordered the mat mat;
ter of the demurrer submitted ana Will
decide the nnint raised in q few days.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13
New Steamship Company.

The Yaquina Bay Steamship Company,
organized for the purpose of operating
steam and sailing vessels and to transact
a general freighting business, ineorporat-
ed yesterday with a capital stock of $780,
goo, all OF WHICH has been subscribed. The
r. p. Alexander, John Livingston and II.
s. Smith
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13
Annual Tea Meeting.

The twelfth annual tea meeting of the
San Francisco Church Extension Society
of the Methodist Episcopal Church will
be held in Grace Church, corner of Capp
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13
Thanksgiving Service.

Advances made on furniture and pianos. with
or without removal. ]. Noonan o17-IO22 Mission
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13

The season is drawing nigh when the
plumber will have a lead-pipe cinch
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13
Lecture ty Rev. Charles E. Locke

A lecture will be delivered by the Rev.
Charles Edward Locke, DID,. in Calvary
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13

ST<IER
gained their full during the five by using DR. sndens Electric
finally discovered that strength
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-06-25
Victim of Thirteen. !.

The late Woolf Joel, the many times
millionaire, who was murdered re-
Gently at johannesburg, was noted for
his abstinence from anything in the
shape of "blue verbiage" in his speech.
He rather prided himself, says a Lon
don correspondent of the New York
Mail and Express, on never using an
oath except in serious temper, and he
was very seldom, if ever, out of
humor. A curious fact has transpired
concerning him, which will interest
the Thirteen club. He arranged for
party Of fourteen by way of fare
we'll dinner just before he sailed from
England. One Of his guests was un-
able to attend. Mr.. Joel remarked on
the common superstition, and added
that as it was generally supposed that
he who rose first from the table would
be the first to die he would take the
risk upon himself and take precedence
in moving from his seat. He did, and
you know the rest.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-06-25
ANcLo-sAxoNs GREAT WRITERS.
Astonishing Facts About the Postal Busi.
ness of the World.

ness of the World.
Two thirds of all the letters which
pass through the postofices Of the
world are written by and sent to
people who speak English. There are
substantially 500,000,000 persons
speaking colloquially one Or another
of the ten or twelve chief modern Ian
guages, and Of these about twenty
five per cent, or 1875, 900, 900 persons,
speak English. About 10000, 900
speak Russian, $4,000, 900 German,
$4,000, 900 French, 100000 Span
ish, IS, 000,000 Italian and $4,000, 900
Portuguese, and the ba'ance Hun
garian, Dutch, Polish, Flemish, Bo-
hemian, Gaelic, Roumanian, Swedish,
Finnish, Danish and Norwegian.
Thus, while only one quarter Of those
who employ the facilities of the postal
departments of civilized governments
speak, as their native tongue, Eng
lish, two-t thirds of those who CORES
pond do SO in the English language.
This situation arises from the fact
that so large share Of the CONNER
cia( business Of the world is done in
English, even among those who do
not speak English as their native
language. There are, for instance,
more than $1,000 postofices in India,
the business of which in letters and
papers aggregates more than 800, 000,-
900 parcels year, and the business
of these Offices is done chiefly in Eng
lish, though of India's total popula-
ton, which is nearly 800, 900, 900, fewer
than 800, 900 persons either speak or
understand English.
Though 90,0OO,0OO speak or under
stand Russian, the business of the
Russian post department is relatively
small, the number of letters sent
throughout the czar's empire amount
ing to less than one-tenth the number
mailed in Great Britain alone, though
the population Of Great Britain is
considerably less than one-half of the
population of Russia in Europe.
The Southern and Central Ameri-
can countries in which either Spanish
or Portuguese is spoken do compare.
lively little postofice business, the
total number of letters posted and
collected in year in all the countries
Of South and Central America and the
West Indies. being less than in Aus
tralia. Chill and Argentina are, in
fact, the only two South American
countries in which any important
postal business is done, and most of
the letters received from or sent to
foreign countries are not in Spanish,
but in English, French, German or
Italian. New York Herald.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-06-25

had never been known there, I guess,
as formed on Lake Erie that season.
The breakup came earlier than usual
though. Toward the end of March a
stiff northeasterly wind came up, and
it's force was so great that it moved
the great fields of ice, then entirely
separated from the shores, up the lake,
piling the foes in great banks as they
moved. Toward night on March 30,
the wind changed suddenly to the op-
posite quarter, and became a tremen-
dous gale. The lakes surface was
packed with miniature icebergs, and
those we're hurled back by the storm
with such force that a great dam was
formed by them at the head of Niagara
river. This dam was for the time so
impregnable and complete that the
current of water that finds it's way
from the lake in the rushing channel
of that river, to be at last dashed over
the gigantic precipice at the Falls Of
Niagara, was held in check, and only
q very small portion Of its usual vol
ume could find passage through the
great pack of ice. Consequently it
was not long before the river above
the falls was drained of it's supply,
and, as the ice dam was strong and
stubborn, and held in place, by the
time the morning Of the 31st came
the stream was virtually exhausted, and
for twenty-four hours the thunderous
voice Of Niagara was hushed. Some
time during the night Of the 31st, or
the early morning of April 1, the ice
pack gave way under the great pres
sure from above, and the long-re-
strained volume of waterrushed down
and reclaimed it's own"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-06-25
LOve-Letter Torture.

There is very amiable lady who
uses her love-letters to score of her
husband when opportunity occurs.
1t is her custom when her husband
says anything disparaging to her to
fetch out one of these relics of court
ship days and reel off the glowing
tribute to her virtues which is therein
contained. These letters originally
numbered somewhere about 2OO,, but
owing to sundry successful raids which
the poor, prosecuted husband has
made upon them, the number has been
considerably reduced. When he
penned the tender missiyes, little did
he imagine what instrume nts of tor
tnra they would in later years become.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-06-25
Modesty Appreciated by Greatness.

There passed away in Massachusetts
one day recently man who was at one
time the firm friend of such men as
Webster, Douglass and Lincoln, who
presided at the famous convention
of 1860, which nominated the mar
tyred president, who was called to
Washington in the time of the coun-
try's greatest need, whose opinions
were sought by men of influence in
whatever crisis faced them.
George Ashmun was one Of the most
modest Of men. When he was chosen
to preside over the convention in 1860
he consented only on condition that
Governor Trask would accompany
him. He and Mr.. Trask both went to
Springfield with the committee to
notify Mr.. Lincoln, and it was short
ly after that that he received from the
president q letter that became famous
and which read: 1T seems as if the
question whether my first name is
Abraham or Abram will never be SET
tied; it is Abraham, and if the letter
OF acceptance is notyet in print, if you
think fit, have my signature thereto
printed Abraham Lincoln"
Daniel Webster once wrote to him:
anything good comes into
this house we always think of Mr.. Ash
nun. A fish came up the Potomac last
evening higher than. is usual for his
species to venture. Will you be so
kind as to join Mr.. 60 and myself
at 5 o'clock todayto taste him?'-Syra.
euse Standard.