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The San Francisco call., 1898-02-11

Via Rio Grande Western, Denver and Rio Grande and Burlington railways. Passengers leaving San Francisco on D. m. train reach Chicago 2:15 D. m. the fourth day, and New York 6:9O p. following day Through Pull man Palace Double Drawing Room Sleeping Cars to Denver with Union Depot change at g 30 a. m. to similar cars of the Burlington Route for Chicago Railroad and sleeping car tickets sold through and full information given at IA Montgomery st. W. H. Snedaker General Agent
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of the United States that is so much worn
 that all the printing on 1t is not clearly leg1ble is not such a relic as dealers in
 old coins and bills offer a premium for. POSTAL CARDS-X. K, Auburn, Cal. A postmaster is not authorized to charge more than 1 cent apiece for postal cards and $1 10 per hundred for stamped 1-cent newspaper wrappers PoStmasters whd charge in excess of these rates are liable to removal from office and to other pun- ishment.
 A MATTER OF CONTRACT-H. L.. Oakland. Cal. Whether a man has a right to discharge an employe without no- tice and pay him only for the time he has worked, or whether he is bound to pay him full months wages, whether earned matter of contract, and would have to bo decided by a court of competent jurisdc- tion on presentation of the facts.
 CHINESE POPULATION-W l. D., Mills College Postoffice, Cal. There are official figures as to Chinese in the United States except those of the census of 1890. These show the Chinese popula- tion to have been in the United States in that year TOT, ,475 in California 72,472, in San Francisco 25,S30 and in the China town of San Francisco 20,546. It is esti- mated that since then the Chinese popu- laton of the United States has been re- duced by death and return to China by 1000, and that in San Francisco 1t has been reduced by about 5000, but these estimates are not reliable. There are no accurate records of the population of China, but the estimates are from 3S3,- 253 ,029 to 402, CSC, ,000
 A HOMESTEAD-J. McB., City. A homestead is subject to execution and forced sale in satisfaction of judgment obtained before the declaration is filed, which act as liens on the premises; on debts secured by mechanics, contractors, sub = contractors, artisans, architects, builders, laborers of every class. material men or vendors liens on the premises; on debts secured by mortgages on the prem ises executed and acknowledged by hus- band and wife, or by an unmarried claim ant; on debts secured by mortgage on the premises executed and recorded before the declaration of homestead was filed for record" The homestead is secure from execution on debts contracted after the declaration has been filed for record.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

Baldwin-"Girl from Paris California Theater-Black Pattfs Troubadours. Columbia" What Happened to Jones'" Alcazar-"Charley's Aunt" Morosco s-"The Unknown" Tivoli-"The Pearl of Pekinn Orpheum-Vaudeviile. Bush-Thalia German-Hebrew Opera Co.,, Sunday night Olympia, corner Mason and Eddy streets-Speciaites. Auditorium, Mason and Ellis streets-Song Recital The Chutes-Chiquita and Vaudeville. Mechanics Pavilion-Minng Fair and Kondike Exposition, California Jockey Club Oakland Racetrack-Races today.
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CORONADO-Atmospher is perfectly dry soft and mild, being entirely free from the mists common further north. Round trip tickets, by steamship including fifteen days board at the Hotel del Coronado, s65; longer stay, s2 50 per day. Apply New Montgomery street San Francisco, or A. W. Bailey. man. ager, Hotel del Coronado, late of Hotel Colo rado, Glenwood Springs. Colorado.
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Somebody has written in the Stockton Mail an able editorial in denunciation of the vagrancy law The article calls this law blot upon the statute book It exactly this. Under its benign provision any man out Of work and seeking it is likely to be thrown into Jail for the sake of the arrestng off, cer ice, and when released to have similar ex- perience with the next constable who happens to see him. The law as 1t stands is not only unjust, but ridiculous and in all probability test would show 1t to be unconstitutional
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Special information supplied daily to business houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), 510 Mont gomery street. Telephone Main 1042
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Get a home; 5000 cash and $40 per month for a few years will buy the prettiest house in the prettiest suburb of San Francisco. Call on R. E. McGill, IS Post st.
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Ma agnesia.-Four

Husbands Calcined Magnesia.-Four first premium medals awarded; more agreeable to the taste and smaller dose than other magneSia. For sale only in bottles with registered trademark label.s
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Don't forget Waller Bros. Gift Day, Feb. 2e 1898, 33 Grant avenue corner Geary street
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THIS IS POSITIVE.
Time Reduced to chicaeo,

Vegetables raised by electricity have & shocking appearance.-St. Paul Globe.
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AUCTION SALES.

By Butterfeld-Ths day, February Il, Turkish Rugs. at l16 Sutter street, at ? and
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

FRACTIONAL CURRENCY-Subscr CT, City. A piece of fractional currency of the United States that is so much worn that all the printing on 1t is not clearly legible is not such a relic as dealers in old coins and bills offer a premium for.
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It is said that Indians never kiss each other. Judging from those we have seen, we don't blame ethem.-Philadelphia En- quirer.
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That Horace Boies of Iowa should be in favor of a new policy is not surprising. policy which fails to bring him prominently to the front is naturally de- fective in the eyes of Mr. Boies
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' ooUUUUUUUUUUUuuuu ; DAN CUPID'S JUBILEE DAY,
[ ooououuouYuuUuuuut

GUILD dear good Saint Valentine
 have peeped through the centuries
 and In real saint-like fashion have / been favored with the revelation that in fnture ages his name was
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-11

F. J. McWil- Hams and E. KruZe, two we'll known California street commission merchants, enter ed the Occident- ,,
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With every appearance of frankness the Stockton papers are calling attention the fact that there is corruption in San Francisco Their information does not come as surprise Indeed it merely gives rise to belief that they have been reading The Call. which has lately contained several remarks on the subject In fact, there seems to have been so much corruption here that the importation of an extra Iot from Stockton clearly superhuous
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AN INTERESTING CONTEMPORARY.

NUR esteemed contemporary, the Congressional \ J Record, is too often regarded by the general
 public as mere depository for political bun combe and thrown into the waste basket without further ado This rude treatment it does not always deserve Occasionally it contains good deal in the way of poetry and general criticism and on such oc- casions repays attention as well as merits it. The issue of the Record for January 27 is an in- stance in point. Take this as sample of poetry suitable for quotation in debate on the great issues of the day:
 Mammoth Cave, what spot
 In summer cold in winter hot
 Oh what awful wonder
 Hell and damnaton gone to thunderl
 The meaning, moral and significance of the verse are so clear and so suggestive to the mind 1t is hardly necessary to say used to illustrate point raised during debate on an appropriation bill for the District of Columbia It to that section of the Union and to that subject only that such verse could be made to apply without losing dignity and becoming absurd.
 Even interesting than the poetry of the num- Der is the criticism it contains on certain newspapers in the city of New York. The future historian of journalism in America who turns to the Record to ind expression ot contemporaneous opinion on cer- tain phases of the journalism of the day will find printed ln this issue memorial from Grand Army post in Kansas which sets forth that opinion with a degree of force sufficient to maintain it's vitality for years to come
 The memorial says of Harper's Weekly: "It has always been dlsoya sheet; its patriotism has been but salt to its dsunion sentiments It is at all times Tory, and if loyal word crept into that paper 1t was pure commerce and nothing more It panders to the English population in New York and London and desires the approval of foreigners rather than the esteem of its own countrvmen."
 Turning next to the New York World the gentle course of candid criticism continues: "The World IS degenerate each column is prostitute and the laborer on 1t is worthy of his hire It knows neither loyalty, decency or morals" After that comes the turn of the New York Journal and the criticism pro- ceeds: The Journal has the ability to initiate the vices of Its greater contemporary for rot and neither understands nor comprehends what it took in men and money to preserve this country"
 It is not worth while to make further quotations. The extracts given sufficient to prove the state ment that the Record is sometimes interesting Being an official publication, it is not liable to suits for libel and its criticisms therefore are at times as can did as truth itself while its poetry freed from the s- pervison Of unpoetc souls, attains flight that would have made Quintian gasp and stare"
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Trunks Moved 25 Cents. Furniture moved. San Francisco Trans fer Go. Office. 12 Grant ave. Tel. M. 505.s
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Genuine eyeglasses, specs. 15c up.SS 4th.s

Cal. glace fruit soc per ID at Townsend'ss
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Another cure for consumption has appeared and will be welcomed The world is perfectly willing that this disease shall be exerinaed, and has boundless faith. The latest cure has advantages not to be claimed by its predecessors In the first place. it is not enwrapped in mystery, and 1t is not produced bv ncantations only effective if conducted with inc moon in certain quarter. If borax is fatal to the bacilli of tuberculosis any man with lungs only partly caved in go into the desert with shovel and scoop enough of the remedy up to insure him such dose of longevity that he may get tired of if
 It would appear that man intent upon committing a cold-blooded murder should first take few drinks. Then jury will pity him for having been led into error and decline to treat him to the hanging he really deserves.
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There will be much regret over the fact that Roche fort must go to jail But the world is sometimes generous to man who is down. It will concede to Rochefort a monopoly of this regret
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WHERE THEY SHOW HORSE SENSE.
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De Lome has some good points The celerity witt which he sept in his resignation shows that when . house falls on him he has firm grasp of the fact that something has happened
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Circumstances would look brighter for the Dep- uty Shers on trial for killing strikers in Pennsy- vana Ii the men had not all been shot in the back While 1t may be true that striker is sometimes a dangerous man, when he is engaged in running away the excuse for sending bullet after him does not stand forth impressive and final
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Somehow the United States Supreme Court has not been educated up to the idea that the natural concu- sion to be derived from the fact that murderer has been condemned is that he ought to be set free Cali fornia lawyers might do missionary work in the national capital.
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At this distance it is impossible to have firmly grounded opinion of the justice of the verdict against Luetgert Tn Chicago. Ordinarily, however, jury before convlctlng man of murder wants to be req sonaby certain that somebody is dead.
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MT. Lynn of Oakland hardly hope to convince the world that the Lord told him to kill Mrs. Lynn but if he can succeed in making the world think he believes he got such order it will be good move n his game
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-12-08
EDWARDS NEWS NOTES.

Rev. Arthur B. Cort's regular month
ly preaching services continue to be
well attended. His sermons are plain
and practical and are we'll received.
On Friday last, Mrs. Hammond,
with her two little girls, landed at
Richardson, from the Thompson. She
will teach winter term of school at
the Edwards school house.
Now that politics i'm the county are
presumably laid on the shelf for the
next two years, it would be an appro
pirate time for the friends of progress
to concert some systematic, effective
plan to further the progress and stand
ing of our island county. That San
Juan county is yearly going ahead, is
proven by our increasing products;
but in view of the bright prospects for
enlarged trade betyee this coast and
our new possessions in the Pacific, and
with Asiatic countries, 1T behOoves us
to bestir ourselves and be ready to take
hold of anything that will bring pros
perity to our homes and greater promi-
hence to our county. One man says,
1--WE need more people to settle among
us; double our population, says he; and
you will insure the speedy develop
ment of the thousands of acres OF UNI
improved land, the making OF better
roads and the general opening up OF
new lines of business" 1t is possible
that could our population be largely in
creased, new life would he infused into
our old settlers so that they joining
| be that the timbered and undevelOped
oSf tu
! b. transformed into productive home
steads. But how can we increase our
population The best way would be for
every resident of the county to write
| friends, and, without exagerating, tell
| of the real advantages Of making q
home here where we are blessed with
mild, healthtul climate, productive soil
and q most favorable location for the
rapid and steady advancement of our
county. But in addition to individual
efforts. can we not have also some con-
certed plan, such as an Immigrant Bu-
reau, to give eastern people the true
| facts about our section of the Pacific
coast? To make such bureau effect
| i've, it should be composed OF delegates
representing each prominent section OF
the several islands Thus for Lopez isl-
and, amember, or delegate should De
chosen from Lopez, another from Port
Stanley, another from Richardson and
still another from Edwards. These
delegates from all the islands could
have stated meetings at the county seat
to fix upon the best measures for fur
thering the progress Of emigration to
/ our midst. If anyone has better plan
for bringing about the same results, we
would be glad to hear from him. 4
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EAST SOUND LOCAL NOTES.

+ The dance at Langell's drier, Friday
night, was we'll attended.
Messrs. WestmOre, of the CariboC
mines, are the guests of James Fry.
The many friends of Walter Suther
land will regret to hear of his illness. ::
Miss Nettie Showers returned Wed.
nesday, after short visit in WhatcOm
Mr.. and Mrs. Tullock are in What.
com county visiting Mrs. Tullock's pa
rents.
Messrs. Templin and Hill made q
business trip to British Columbia this
week.
Bert Chalmers, of West Sound, has
been visiting his brother for the past
week.
Messrs. Mike Adams and Joseph
Dyer are Oh the sick list. DR.. Fitz
Mathew is in attendance.
Rev. Mark Jukes spent several days
in the village this week, holding ser
vices Wednesday evening in the Epis-
copal church. EAST SOUND.
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ROCHE HARBOR NEWS BRIEFS

Mr.. F. Roberts, of the Victoria Gus.
toms office, came over from Vict orS,
Monday with Isaac Sandwich to see #
about midway between here and Fri
day Harbor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joy and children left
Monday for North Bend to spend a
Few weeks preparatory to going to Pine
Creek, Alaska, where Mr.. JOY is in
terested with his brothers in four
placer claims.
Committees from the Sunday school
nave been appointed to arrange for an
appropriate entertainment to be given
Christmas eve. It is intened to have
Christmas tree well laden with good
les for young and old, as usual.
w. H. McCrary has bought the
Northman place, about q mile and a
half from here. There is large
amount of good fuel timber upon it
which Mr.. McCrary intends to cut and
sell to the company and private GUS
toners.
Mrs. McMillin, who has been gen.
erously giving much of her time for
weeks to teaching the children of the
neighborhood at the school house, as
sisted by Miss Beeny, closed the little
school Friday and entertained all Of
her pupils at lunch at tie hotel.
The Lime company reports the bust
ness outlook for the winter much bet
ter than is usual at this season of the
year. Orders have been given to fire
three more kilns, which will greatly
increase the daily output and give en-
ployment to quite number of men.
The whistles of the Lydia Thompson
and Discovery were heard slmultane-
Ously in the harbor shortly after noon
Monday. Capt. Ruger, of the Thomp-
son, says he left Friday Harbor eight
minutes after the Discovery and tied
up at dock here two minutes behind
the larger boat. ROCHE.
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The Roman Church In America.

The history Of Roman Catholicism in
our western world began the day when
the keel Of the Santa Maria OF Column
bus grated on the beach of San Saliva
dor. AS the admiral stepped ashore he
intoned the Gloria in Excuses Dec.
His little party were all Catholics; had
held Catholic services every day they
were on the trackless deep; had been
been present at the mass and received
Communion the day they started; had
been gathered together under Catholic
auspices, through the assistance Of .
Catholic monk, by means OF the
pledged Jewels Of . Catholic sovereign
and through the impeling motive Of
gaining new souls to Christ in the
Catholic church. A monk, . mariner
and q mother-these three, symbolic Of
Faith, Hope aud Charity wrested the
unknown land from the bosem OF the
ocean and opened. p new continent
where the highest protidential designs
az God were to be wrought out. The
AT Of printing had been discovered
fifty years before, and many other Of
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-12-08
WEST SOUND NEWS NOTES.

Clear and frosty.
Christmas tree at West Sound Christ
| mas eve.
NOrin Barker is improving slowly,
but he has sore leg yet.
Capt. Basfeard's family moved to
Whatcom, Tuesday.
Harry Bromly was struck with q
limb and has a very sore face.
Mr.. Reddig's evaporation cost S45 and
has the capacity of $500 drier.
The Orcas Entertainers Thanksgiv-
ing social Melted $40 and lots of fun.
w. J. Court moved into Mr.. Van
Moran's house, near Orcas, last week.
The steamers discovery, Thompson
and Buckeye all met at Orcas, Mon
day.
Messrs. Vaughn and Clark surveyed
the West SoundDeer Harbor road last
week.
Mr.. Gibbs went to Whatcom last
Saturday, returning Monday on the
Discovery.
Mr.. Adkins has bought the lumber,
owned by the Chase Co., on the Ed.
Martin place.
Mrs. Hammond's school at Orcas
closed last Friday. She will teach a
term on Lopez.
We are sorry to announce the death
OF the infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Norcesus Iotte.
Mr.. Miller, of New Whatcom, moved
onto his place up the valley, near West
Sound, last week.
w. E. Sutherland's store has put on
a new dress. Done by, the skillful
hand of Mr.. Van Bogart.
Benz. Harrison is going to move onto
the Vickson ranch. He has lately
purchased the old homestead.
The Orcas Entertainers will enter
tain the children the Monday after
Christmas with Christmas tree.
Six thousand pounds of Thanksgiv-
ing were shipped from West Sound,
and there is enough left for Christmas
and New Year.
Alfred Bull met with an accident at
the Newhall mill, saving the end of
one of his thumbs off. He was at
tended by DR.. Fitz Matthew.
Mr.. Bigley, of Orcas, met with sad
misfortune last Sunday night, losing
his barn and the contents, hay, gram,
apples, potatoes, harness, wagon and
other personal property. Mr.. Bagley
was at Seattle, and when he arrived
home, Monday, he was completely
overcome when he heard af his loss.
SCRIBE.
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The P..I. of last SUNDAY

HrNs
AT Inc FL. of last Sunday says: "A
zeal was consumulated Yesterday
whereby Capt. Randolph sold ali his
stone quarries on Sucia island to repre-
sentatives OF Eastern investors for a
large consideration. The transfer in
cludes ia acres of stone and two and
. nall miles Of water front on that
1nS ISL in the Strait Juan de Fuca.
Inc property is valued at $50, 900. but
tne price 1t brought could not he
learned. The first purchasers are Seat
tie men, whe are said to be the agents
ol eastern capital. The deal was ne
gotlased by the Virtue Warner Land
company" The Pr. is little off i'm
its geography, as the Sucia islands are
IN the Gulf of Georgia, with MANY
miles of land and water interveniny
between them and the Strait of Juan
de Fuco. ''
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KILLED AT ROCHE HARBoR.
VIM. Wilkinson, Foreman Of the Linn
Quarry, Meets Instant Death.

VIM. Wilkinson, Foreman Of the Lime
Quarry. Meets Instant Death.
| VIM. Wilkinson, foreman of the big
lime quarry at Roche Harbor, was in.
stantly killed about 10 o'clock yesterday
morning. the 7th inst, by the unac.
countable explosion of q quantity Of
giant powder. The powder was in the
drying can, which stood close to q tree
| and behind little wall of wood and
rocks about a rod from the fire where
the water was heated which was used
in thawing the powder. The can con-
tanning the powder stood inside of q
larger can into which the hot water
was poured, on the principle
of double boiler. As the cans stood
at what is always been considered q
safe distance from the little fire where
the water was heated, it is hardly pos
sible to account with any degree of
certainty for the explosion. The men
say that Mr.. Wilkinson was going
toward the can to get stick of powder
with which to finish charging hole
just drilled, and that he was about
four feet away from the can when the
explosion occurred. His face and the
whole top of his head were blown off
and his hands also, and his legs and
body were terribly torn and broken.
The unfortunate man was about thirty
two years of age, steady, industrious
and reliable. He was quiet and rather
Tetireing in disposition and was highly
esteemed by his employers and fellow
employees. Nothing could be learned
yesterday as to his family, except that
his parents live in Los Angeles.
Some time ago he had said to Ed.
Carlson, the head carpenter, that if
anything happened to him he wished
him to buy a coffin for him and not
make one, and Mr. Carlson went to
Whatcom yesterday for that purpose.
DR.. Wright, county coroner, was sent
for by the company's superintendent to
hold an inquest.
1t is the first fatal accident which
ever occurred at the great lime works,
where every precautiOn is meant to be
taken for the protection of employees.
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the great instruments which produced
our modern civilization had come into
vogue. Martin Luther was then but q
little German lad learning the Cathec
ism he was later Oh to repudiate. When
Columbus returned to Europe, be
brought with him six of the natives.
These dusky savsges were baptized
into the Catholic. church, Queen Isa-
bella standing as their godmother.
These were the first native American
Catholics. These six Catholics Of 1893
have become the 100000 Of 1885,
Frank Leslie.