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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-16
Bowling and Billiard Tournament.

Bowling and Billiard Tournament.
ALAMEDA. Oct 15-The bowling and
billiard tournament of the Encinal Yacht
Club is attracting great deal of atten-
ton. Last night the first of the bowling
games was played, the participants being
Or. and Mrs. c. l.; Tisdale, MI. and Mrs
r. H. Swayne and Mr.. and Mrs. H.N K.
Field. The scores are not made public:
The next bowling match will be played
on Friday evening next, H; c. Ward
won the game of the billiard tournament
that was played last night. defeating Dr.
c. L. Tisdale and L. A Redmane Another
game will be played tonight.
Company G's Bill of Fare.
ALAMEDA, Oct. 15.-Quartermaster
Huff of Company G, Eighth Regiment
now at Vancouver Barracks, writes con-
tradicting the accounts that have been
circulated with regard TO the food sup
piled to the troops. He enumerates the
the regular army rations, together with
such delicacieS as cabbage, carrots, hall
but and SaImon. He asserts that there is
no ground for any complaint on the part
of the privates about their food.
Alameda News Items.
ALAMEDA, Oct. 15.-Rev. George r.
Dodson of the Unitarian church will
preach tomorrow morning for the first
time since his European trip. His morn
ing subject will be 1.-The Religious Work
the New Age Calls For"
The executive committee of the Ladies
Seamens Friend Society gave Well-at-
tended reception at the residence of Mrs.
A. McAnny, 2S4o Central avenue, on Thurs
day.
The promenade concert given by the En-
cinal Recreation Club last evening as the
first of series this season was well at
tended and greatly enjoyed by those
present.
Many of the prominent boatmen of this
city left this afternoon to attend the row.
ing regatta at Guerneville.
The reception given last evening by the
EpWorth League of the First NJ f.
Church proved very pleasant affair and
was largely attended.
City Recorder \. f. st. Sure of this city
preme second vice president of the Young
Mems Institute Supreme Council, in ses-
sion at St. Louis this week.
The choir of Christ Church is preparing
to give a concert next Thursday evening
at Harmonic Hall for the benefit of the
church.
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PECULIAR SUIT OVER
w. w. NICKALS' ESTATE
GUARDIAN SEEKS TO RECOVER
LIFE INSURANCE MONEY.
She Charges That $4,000 Was Left to
Support an Incompetent Widow,
but Went to Pay the Debts.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

SVS broadway, OCT. 10.
Jennie Robinson, as guardian Of the
person and estate of Julia Nickals, an in
competent person, to-day filed suit
against ex-Public Administrator James
Stanley for the recovery of $500. John
L. Beard. John Dugan, Frank c. Jarvis,
Peter McKenna, Frank V. Macedo, An
tonic S. Escobar, Constant Sigrist and
Manuel Brown, bondsmen of James Stan
ley while the latter was Public Admins
traitor, are made joint parties defendant.
The complaint sets forth that William
". NickaIs died testate on October %,
1892, leaving his estate to his wife, Julia
Nickals; that he, on August Is, 1885, for
the purpose of making provision for The
support of Mrs. Nickals, in the event Of
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-16

iridium, which deffes the acids, is of some |
value, nothing better having been found |
wherewith to tip gold pens. Being nom
magnetic, its employment for the bearings
Of mariners compass has been adVo-
cated.-Popular Science Monthly.
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Increasing Ferry Business.

OAKLAND, Oct. 15-The Davie Ferry
Company is about to put an additional
and San Francisco, owing to the increased
amount of freight being received daily at
the Franklin-street wharf In all proba-
dergoing repairs al Hay & Wright's ship
yards, will be put in commission on the
run.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-16

PEACE COMMISSIONERS. C. P,
CITY, Congress has not yet made any APP
preparation for the payment Of the Peace
Corn
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-16

THU. NUMBER-C. H. P, Fort Point
City. This department cannot furnish
the number of the house in Paris,
France in which the ViscountesS Hen
riot put an end TO her life.
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BATTLE OF MALATE-M. ]. g., City.
The account of the battle before Malate,
July 81 1898, was published in The CAN
of August 9 and TO-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-16

LAFAYETTE DAY-P. B., City. Octo-
Der 10 has been named as Lafayette day.
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of kaleidoscope color
IN the
and mih
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-16

WORCESTERSHIRE D., City. Mrs. r.
J. Dustan was not the leading lady at the
Orpheum with Felix Morris when he ap-
peared there a few weeks ago.
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PAY OF LIEUTENANTS-A. O. A,
city. The pay of a first lieutenant in
the Tinted States army is: Mounted,
$500 per year: not mounted. $500; that
of a second lieutenant is, mounted, $500;
not mounted, S1400.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-16

HIS FATHERS SON-L. NJ. V. Angel
CaIayeras County, Cal. If a man says:
Brothers and sisters have 1 none, but
that mans father is my fathers son,
the speaker refers to himself and his own
son.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-16

A MORTGAGE-A. S., Vacaville, Cal.
A mortgage may be dated back The
question OF date is only effective from
the time of delivery.
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States steamer Concord, Manila, P. L.
Levi P. Morton was 81 years of age at the
time he was elected to the Office of Vice
President of the United States in 1888.
He was born in 1924.
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VIVIAN GREYS City "Vivian
Grey" by Benjamin Disraei, Earl OF Bea-
consfield, was published in 1851.
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ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS

any opposition. Doubtless we shall have
another election before very long, when
measure more agreeable to the opinions
of the people will be submitted"
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WHERE IT Is USEFUL

" hEhE II 10 OA01-i II.
Little Edward-Pa. what does large"
mean?
Pal dunno, I guess 1t don't mean
anything in particular. The war poets
fust keep II to use when they get stuck
and want rhyme for eharge.-Cleveiand
Leader.
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A Wooing Widows Fate.

OAKLAND, Oct. Is. = Mrs. Mary
Flaherty, the widow of a veteran, who
signed a contract to marry John II.
Gregg, an aged Temescalian, must now
Justice of the Peace Wood having to-day
rendered judgment to that effect. 1t ap-
pears that the wooing widow had oh
tanned cash and goods from Gregg, dur
ing the wooing season, to the above
amount, when She decided not to marry
him. as she discovered she would have to
forfeit her rights to a pension on account
of her soldier husbands death.
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Funeral of Mrs, N. A. Judd.

OAKLAND, Oct. 15.-The remains of the
late Mrs. n. A. Judd, who died in San
Diego on the Sth, after months of suffer-
ing with cancer, were inferred in Noun
tain View Cemetery this afternoon. Mrs.
Judd, formerly Mrs. Richardson, formed
the Womens Cooperative Printing Com
pany in San Francisco some years ago.
After her marriage to Norris A. Judd the
plant was merged into the Hicks-Judd
Company. with Mr.-Judd as president,
Mrs Judd holding stock in the concern
up to the time of her death. The SER
vices were held from the First Unitarian
Church. and the floral offerings were
M q nv and heautiful
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-16

THE CONSTITUTIONS. c. NJ, Palo
Alto. Cal. The constitution of the State
of California is to be found In the codes
of the State, in the California Blue Book,
and may be obtained as separate publ
cation through any book seller.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Revoked.

OAKLAND, Oct 15.-Constable H. w.
Won Kapff of Alameda township, recently
indicted by the Grand Jury, to-day filed
a revocation of appointment of the fol-
lowing named deputies: Ernest Jones,
Jesse Ives, Arthur T. Johns, A; L. Fos-
ter Alfonso 9seea RFaX or n 3 eo Ta' a Rir G.
DR.. Cranz, John Roy. George Clark, Otto
Schaeffer, L. T. Ward.
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SMITH AND GRIFFEN-T. r., City.
soIly Smith and Johnny Griffen met for
the first time in the ring at Roby, Ind,
in the hall of the Columbian Athletic
Club July 10, 1893. Purse 5000; GrifTen
knocked out in four rounds.
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COLUMBIAN HALF DOLLARS-J. X,
City. Columbian half dollars were coined
by an act of Congress of August ., 1892,
and Columbian quarter dollars by an act
of Congress of March 3, 1893. Both OF
these coins are legal tender in sum
not exceeding SO.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-16
CIRCUS TAKES THE TOWN.
A Most Glittering Pageant and Brilliant
Show.

VI TALLACE'S big circus, with Its
M! glitter, its acrobats, its w9n-
wv ders, clowns, wild men and
iron skulled freak, is in town.
Yesterday afternoon a gorgeous pa
geant travelled the streets and herald
ed its arrival. In the evening the in
itiaI performance was given and en-
joyed by a sea Of people that crowded
the vast tent to its fullest capacity.
Clear as Alpine horns the brazen
threats of trumpets gave the signal
for the start of the parade at z. O'Clock
in the afternoon. Heralds clad in
medieval armor advanced and cleared
the way, then followed the gorgeous
cages that held from freedom beasts
of the jungle. Majestic elephants
from Asia. camels in droves. two white
as the sacred beasts that carried to-
pether on the trackless desert the men
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THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE-T. L.,
City. There are more than 100000 words
in the English language. The German,
then the French, come next in the great
est number of words, but there are not
any two authorities that agree as to the
number of words.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-16

THE CITY HALL. B., City. The
land upon which the City Hall of San
Francisco now stands was the property
of the city and county of San Francisco,
having been set apart as park. Pre-
vious to that the site was the Yerba
Buena Cemetery.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-16

CLOSING STREETS-E., City. For a
century or so before 1898 chains were
strung across the streets of Philadelphia
in the vicinity of churches so that the
Worshipe-s should not be disturbed by
the sound of wagon wheels rolling over
the Tsa Vement
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-16

UNCLE SAM-H. w. N. City. 1t is
doubtful II there is any record Of who it
was that conceived the well-known carl
eature of Uncle Sam. The idea was TO
represent down Easter as typical of the
people of the United States, Just as the
caricature of John Bull is used to repre-
sent the people of England.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-16

JORDAN'S LECTURE-G. c. NJ, Palo
Alto, Cal. This department has not been
able TO nnd any ny letter by David Starr
been published a number of notices of
lecture which he recently delivered on
that subject and which attracted great
deal of attention.
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pointed. The candidate must have suffi-
GENTLY advanced in education. to be able
to pass careful examination in reading,
writing. photography, arithmetic, gram
mar, geography and history of the United
Sttaes. A boy who has had a high-school
education ought to have no difficulty in
passing the prescribed examination.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-16

DANCING-Dancer, City. How much
space a person covers in dancing is not
known to a nicely, but approximately the
distance has been measured with a pedo-
meter. The average length of a waltz is
half a mile a polka three-quarters of a
mile, a schottische a mile and a half.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-16

LLITERACY-S. Jr., City. Mullhall
saws that of the Europeans, the percent
ace of iIliteracy is as follows for the
countries named: Scandanayians, per
cent; Germany, per cent; sWltzerIand'
3 per cent: Scotland, per cent, and Eng
IaT nor cont
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SEA PORfS-A. s. A, City. This de-
partment has not the space to publish a
list of the principal sea ports of the Unit
ed States. You will find list of them in
Commerce and Navigation of the United
States" to be seen in the reference-room
of the Free Public Library. 1t contains a
list of the customs districts with the
names of the ports of entry and delivery.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-07-28
NO RACE FEELING
SPANIARDS AND AMERICANS MIX
FREELY AT SANTIAGO.
GOOD FELLOWSHIP EVINCED
But There is Much Bitterness Felt by
the Enemy for It's Home Govern
ment-Business Reviving and Gen
eral Activity CharacteriZes the
Captured City.

Santiago de Cuba, Tuesday, via
Kingston, July 21.-Hundred Of
American and Spanish soldiers, who
but a few days ago were shooting at
each other, crowd the streets Of San
tiago today, meeting and mixing on
the most friendly terms. A general
feeling of good fellowship is evinced
everywhere, the victors and van
pushed apparently equally rejoicing
that the strife and bloodshed are over
and that the horrors of the siege are
ended. The city presents a cheerful
picture in contrast to two days ago.
Over 80 steamers flying the stars and
stripes lie in or near the harbor.
Several large steamers, the State Of
Texas, Leon and AranZas, are along
side the wharyes, busily engaged in
unloading large cargoes of supplies
and provisions. To the graveyard
appearance of the city yesterday has
succeeded today a scene of life, en-
ergy, traffic and general activity. I'M
mense sheds along the water
front are already packed with
merchandise and large stores
rented along the main street are busy
receiving goods which are being
steadily unloaded. Everywhere are
signs of revival Of commercial activ-
ity and prosperity. Trade and bus
mess houses opened their doors for
the first time today and the cleared
warehouses made ready for the re-
ceipt Of goods. ALI Of the stores were
opened this morning, by Gen.. McKib-
bins orders, but the saloons remain
closed 70 the resent. The electric
light plant is working.
The pawnshops are doing rushing
business, their counters being crowd
ed by people of all sorts, pawnih5
heirlooms, clothes, dresses and furni-
ture. The officers tender medals,
spurs and swords and civil employees
offer tortoise shells and gold-headed
canes of office for a mere song, which
were bought at fancy prices by the
American soldiers, officers, or newspa-
per correspondents.
About 1000 Spanish troops still re-
main in the city, but the majority
will be removed from the old encamp-
ments behind the trenches to cooler
and better spots in the hills north OF
the town. The streets look fairly
clean and the city shows signs Of the
care taken by the Spaniards to pre-
vent an epidemic during the siege.
There seems to be no race hatred,
the bitterness being all directed
against the Madrid government, which
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-07-28
ADMIRAL CERVERA.

Boston, whittier he will repair with
his son, Lieutenant Cervera, who is
also prisoner here, as soon as peace
is declared.
Captain Eulate adheres to his orig
inal objections and refuses to sign the
parole agreement. He is gloomy and
morose, associating little, if any, with
his brother officers.
Spanish Prisoners Escape.
Atlanta, July 22.--It was re-
ported at midnight that four
Spanish prisoners confined at
Fort Mcpherson since the be-
ginning of hostilities with Spain had
escaped. The confederate veterans
attending the reunion here have been
allowed the freedom of the post and
according to the stories told they were
allowed to enter the house in which
the Spaniards were confined. During
the visits of the veterans the Span
iards are said to have escaped and
it is believed they have gotten away
on one of the many trains which daily
pass Mcpherson station.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-07-28

Washington, July 24.-The war de-
partment last night received the fol-
lowing from Gen. Shafter:
Santiago de Cuba, July 2S.-6:25
p. m.-The colonel of the engineers
of the Spanish army has just arrived
from Guantanamo. He heard from
the French consul there that Santiag }
had surrendered and that they had
been included. Not crediting it, he
was sent here to verify the fact. They
will be very glad to accept the terms
of the surrender, being very short Of
rations, and l shall have to begin
feeding them at once. He tells me
there are 5000 men at that place. L
am now feeding 5000 well prisoners
here and 1000 sick III hospitals.
expect 1000 men in tomorrow from
San Luis and PalmaS. / will send an
officer tomorrow or next day with one
Of TOral's generals to receive the sur
render at Guantanamo, then to go to
Sagua and Baracoa to receive the sur
render there. l think the number of
prisoners will be fully up to the esti-
mate of $4,000 or $4,000.
-"Shafter, Maj. Gen. commanding. -
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-07-28
NO ENGLISH GUNNERs.
Lord Goschen Denies Ridiculous Re.
port About Dewey's Men.

London. July 2O.-Goschen, the first
lcrd Of the admiralty, replying in
the house Of commons to a question as
to whether there was any truth in
the statement made by Cunningham
Graham. in a letter to the st. James
Gazette, saying the excellent gunnery
shown by Dewey's squadron was due
to the fact that most of the gunners
were EnglishmeD decoyed from the
British Chinese squadron by a prom
Use of $500 a month, said that no one
at the admiralty had heard such a
rumor, and continuing said: 81 may
add with reference to the alleged en-
listment Of Signal-man Matthews, late
ly contaminated at Davenport for
the theft Of the signal book from the
commander Of the United States
steamer Somers, l receiy ed letter
from Lieut.. Calwell, a United States
naval attache, in which he writes
distinctly denying that any officer of
the United States navy would induce
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-07-28
A MONROE HEROINE.

New York, July 23.-Miss jeanette
Jennings the heroine of the hospital
ship Seneca on her voyage from San
tiago to New York with sick and
wounded soldiers, was released from
quarantine Friday. She is a resident
of Monroe, Wis, and went to Cuba as
a Red Cross Society nurse. She is a
newspaper woman Of considerable
fame The Chicago Times-Herald
sent her to Honolulu several years ago
to complete the work begun there by
Kate Field who died suddenly while
engaged in writing special articles
from the capital of the islands. She
was an intimate acquaintance Of Miss
Field, the two having been engaged in
newspaper work in Washington at the
same time. Miss Jennings is about
45 years old and has accumulated a
comfortable fortune from her pen.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-07-28

will start out to receive the surrender
of those points. Three men died from
yellow fever Saturday and the same
number Thursday. It is also an
nounced that 1900 soldiers are sick
with fever, Of whom $50 have yellow
fever Precautions have been taken
to check the epidemic and general
shifting of the troops took place Sat-
urday to get them away from the in
fected section. Saturday the yellow
fever victims were: Jack Dongan
civilian; Bert Louis, bandman, 7th in
fantry; Private Fredericl A. Percival,
Co. F, 33d Michigan. Thursdays vic
Tins were: Sergeant J. Britton, troop
C, 1st cavalry; William J. Howe,
teamster; Patrick Sullivan, co. E, 7th
infantry.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-07-28
FINALLY SETTLED.
Augsburg Seminary Trouble to be
Heard of no More

Minneapolis, July 24.-It is an
nounced that the Augsburg seminary
contest, which has been waged for
several years past by the United Nor
wegian church and the faction in con-
troll of the seminary, was settled last
night between the contestants. The
United church wanted control of the
seminary, and the matter was taken
into the courts, and the church at first
won, but the decision of the lower
court was revised two months ago by
the supreme court. Since then the
parties have been trying to reach a
mutual understanding. Prof Sven
Oftedal, principal Of the seminary,
aud his supporters were willing to
yield the fund of the seminary, s39,-
900, but the church was not satisfied
with that, and wanted the property
valued at $4,000, and control OF the
seminary. 1t was expected that the
matter would come up in the courts
under another form, but it is under
stood that a settlement was reached
last night in manner satisfactory to
Prof. Oftedal and the seminary peo-
pie.
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MASTODON'S SKELETON FOUND.
Recent Heavy Rain Reveals It Near
F'ennimore

Fennimore, Wis, July 24.-The
heavy rains of the last few days
brought to light the remains of GU
rious animal at Anderson Mills, twelve
miles northwest of this city. A son
Of John w. Anderson accidentally dis
covered the point of huge tusk pro-
truding from the ground Thursday
and he at once set to work to take it
out. 1t was then that he discovered
that he mad found complete skele-
ton of some strange animal now ex-
tinct. 1t is difficult to form a clear
idea of it from the parts now ex-
humed, but it is evidently the remains
of some form of a mastodon. The
tusks are feet inches in length
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-07-28
DIES CLASPING THE FLAG.

Charleston, S. c., July 24.-Lieut
H. R. swift, company I, Sd Wisconsin
regiment, died at the st. Francis
Xavier infrmary of typhoid fever
contracted a. Chickamauga. A few
minutes before his death he asked the
Sisters of Mercy to bring him United
States flag. that he might take a part
ing look at it. The flag was brought
and he expired grasping it's folds as
it was placed upon his cot. His re-
mains were forwarded to his home at
Rice Lake. Private Melvin F. Thomas
of company I. 18th Pennsylvania, who
occupied an adjoining cot. died almost
at the same time. His remains were
sent home to Claiborn Pa.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-07-28
JOB FOR HOOSIER EDITOR

Washington, July 24.-George M.
Allen, for fourteen years editor of the
Terre Haute Qnd.) Express, has been
appointed chief clerk to the first as
sistant postmaster general. In the
absence of Perry Heath he will act
as first assistant. This position is
within the classified service, but upon
the representation by Heath that the
incumbent holds private and confden-
tial relations with the first assistant,
the civil service commission allowed
the appointment to be made personal
one without previous examination.
Allen is well known as a newspaper
man throughout the west. The salary
Of the chief clerk is $4,000 year.