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The San Francisco call., 1898-05-23
ROAD WORK IN MARIN.

r I NDISMAYED by the legal complications ars- ! ing from the vote In Sacramento County for the V Folsom boulevard and unaffected by the adverse vote in San Mateo County for any kind of road i'm provement the progressive element among the people of Marin have entered upon contest with silurian- ism for the purpose of bringing about the construc ton of better highways in that county The pro- motors of the progressive movement have organized
 league for carrying on the work, and the struggle of road improvement against bad roads begins again in new field and with a set of combatants on both sides.
 The very fact that such. movement has been started in Marin at this time is evidence of the courage of the men who promoting it. It is well known that in years when crops are bad the prevail ing sentiment of the people is opposed to extensive improvements At such the tendency of men is to become Respondent. This tendency had much to do with the defeat of highway improvement in San Mateo It was the dry winter that beat the boule- yard proposition in that county, and it will require hard work on the part of progressive men to bring about different result in Marin.
 With the exception that it is somewhat handicapped
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-23
THESE ARE EXTRA LARGE.

The largest history ever published Is "1he War of the Rebellion issued by "Uncle Sam In 120 huge octave volumes of 1000 pages each, with a gigantic atlas in thirty parts. The books occupy thirty feet of shelf room and weigh one quarter of ton. The series cost S25, ,0O0 000 Is limited to Il 000 sets, and has been in course of publication for over twenty years.
 Raf'esia Arnoldi of Sumatra. Its size IS fully three feet in diameter-about the size of a carriage wheel. The five petals of this immense flower are oval and creamy white, growing round a center filled with countless long, violet-hued stamens. The flower weighs about fifteen pounds and is capable of containing two gallons of water. The buds are like gigan- tic brown cabbage heads.
 The largest painting in the world, ex- elusive Of panoramaS and cycloramas, is "paradise, by Tintoretto, in the grand salon of the Doge's palace at Venice. The painting is eighty-four feet wide by thir- ty-four feet high If we consider the dec work has been exceeded by Sir James ThornhilPs fine painting on the ceiling of the great hall at Greenwich hospital, 1l2 feet by hfty,six feet, representing the surrounded by the attributes of national prosperity.
 The largest city in the world Is London, lying In four counties and having popu- lation of 4,25o 900, equaling. the combined populations of Paris, Berlin, St. Peters burg and Rome. To walk through all the streets, avenues, lanes and alleys or the city, never traversing the same one twice, would require ten-mile walk every day for nine years. The streets, placed in a row, would reach round the world and leave a remnant that would stretch from London to San Francisco
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-23
TURN ABOUT IS FAIR PLAY.

' IHEN great strike imperiled the material in-
 l1 terests of the Southern Pacific the regular sol
 diers were called out and the strike ended. For every mile these soldiers have been carried the company they rescued received full pay. Contempla ton of this act pleasing Yet 1t the Gov ernment and not the who had to produce the money
 Now the city is thronged with regular soldiers. When they ride the street car lines of the South ern Pacific they are asked for full fare. Uncle Sam does not pay the fare now The soldiers have to reach into their pockets for the necessary nekes The presence of these soldiers is stimulus to local travel. Daily many hundreds of citizens visit the camps of the To let the soldiers ride free would be graceful concession on the part of the company It would be evidence of gratitude for service dered and would add much to the comfort of the boys for the promotion of which citizens of every class striving Indeed, 1t might be considered standing in place of the considerable cash contribution which the corporation might reasonably be expected to give
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-23

ernment Marine Observer on Cape Cod promontory. She watches ships through a telescope and takes notes of flags and names.
 Princess Furstenberg. daughter of the late Due de Sagan, is engaged to her cousin. the Comte de Castellane, who IS much younger than herself. She gives up the rich dowry from her late hus- band, who died two years ago, in order to contract the marriage.
 The new Turkish Minister is an intelli- gent-looking Oriental, whose fez and slip pers go badly enough with monocle, which he manages awkwardly. He is young, say 34, Mohammedan in faith and has one Turkish wife in Constantfnople He was educated in Paris and has served there and in London.
 Mr. Balfour Is generally credited with a rooted objection to newspaper reading. It may not, however. be generally known that for some time past his sister, through the medium of a, prosecuting agency, has carefully preserved in al- burns every iten1-pictorial and otherwise -relating to her brother.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-23
UTILITY OF MUSIC.

Henry T. Finck, the critic, has an ar ticle, "The Utility of Music,' in this months Forum. Music is almost invari- ably considered from the artistic side alone, and for this reason, MT. Finck' s point of view is at least novel. The showing he makes is surprising. Regard ed merely as a means of livelihood. music is useful, for it supports millions of peo- ple The Paris Grand Opera employs nearly TOO persons, to whom 1t pays about S5O0, 900 annually. In Germany and Aus tria there are about seventy opera houses, some of which have almost as many em- plcyes as the Paris Opera House. The Paris estimate includes, of course, besides the artists, the .costumers, carpenters, scene-shifters, and all others directly con- cerned with the performances. It Is cal culated that Great Britain has 900 music more Of the latter, 34,000 are women. MT. Finck himself believes that the real number is much greater than this.
 clans m in lith the German army " brings rings their importance home afresh. He points out the fact that these men are able-bodied. and had the Government chosen, they might have shouldered guns instead of playing comets and flutes or beating drums
 One of the more recent uses of music been found that insane persons are soothed and benefited by frequently hear ing it. A French physician. who has a hospital for the insane, employs band F!nck, that tailors, cobblers and bakers are useful, and that Bach, Chopin and the only necessary things in the world are food and drink. Everything else we have in the world Is superfuous: and iy as the choice of our luxuries, which is matter of taste and culture"
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-23
COLLECTED IN
 THE CORRIDORS

| George H. Murphy Of Washington. D' 1 C., is at the Occidental. 1 B. Lang, a merchant of Portland, Or.i | Is staying at the Palace. F. D. Nicol, a Stockton attorney, will be at the Lick for a few days.
 Mrs. Alice Rice and daughter of Bakers field are guests at the California.
 H. s. Allen, mining man of Sonora, Is among the arrivals at the Grand.
 Colonel Van B. Lady, an army man from Omaha, Neb., is at the California
 E. w. Knapp, well known in commer- cial circles in New York City, is at the Palace.
 Judge J. M. Mannon of Ukiah and Harry Postlehwaite of San Jose are at the Lick
 D. H. Jackson, mining man of Placer vile, and John H. Geysellar of Eureka are stopping at the Grand.
 Colonel O. Summers of Portland and John c. Fisher, a theatrical man of San Diego, are staying at the Baldwin.
 P. A. Buell., a Stockton lumber mer- chant, and H. w. Crabb, a fruit-grower of Oakville, are among the arrivals at the Grand
 L. Mebius, a prominent merchant Of Sacramento, and F. T. Duhring, busi- 'iS9o AiicIiA VI SSlAOiAie@, eNA O ANS-NN~- ON- - the Occidental
 William Van Slooten of New York, Grant c. Cape and H. T. Watson or Lon don and Max G. Calm of Cincinnati, O., are registered at the Palace.
 MT. and Mrs. William P. Jones of Bos- ton, who have been residing at the Sand wich Islands for long period, are 'em- porariy located at the Occidental.
 Arthur c. Johnson of the Denver Rocky Mountain News and Harry w. McCauley of the Denver Republican, who are with the Colorado volunteers, stopped at the Occidental preparatory to going to camp at the old Bay District track.
 J. H. Lee Holcomb, first lieutenant. U. S. N, who has been stationed at Phila- delphia, will leave on the City of Peking with the First Regiment of Volunteers in his official capacity. He has been stay ing at the Palace since his arrival in this city.
 Hans J. Tauscher, the husband of Johanna Gadsl1, who is creating furore with the Damrosch Opera Company of New York now filling an engagement at Covent Garden, is with the Ysaye party at the Baldwin. Herr Tauscher says that his wife will most likely visit San Fran cisco before the end of the year.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-23
WITH THE HUMORISTS.

A German paper says: Hail to Spain? Correct; good leaden hail-Galveston News.
 "Dearest,"~ she whispered, after telling him yes, 'I am graduate of cooking school"
 The young man shuddered.
 Never mind" he said. 'We can board. New York Evening Journal.
 eve don't even have the same butter we had in my younger days" said the elder boarder with the querulousness of age.
 Tt is my impression" said the younger boarder, that We do-the very same
 'fYes, young man." said the corn-fed philosopher, it is wise plan to be lavish with your money when wooing girl. There is fascination for her in the thought that she can curb your extrava- gance after you and she are married. - IndianapoliS Journal.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-23
Excursion to Grand Canyon of the
 Colorado.

select party of educators and scientists will leave San Francisco Monday, June 6. for the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, in charge of Professor Emory Smith of Palo Alto Very low rates have been made, and a pleasant and profitable trip is -sured. Full particulars at Santa Fe office, GA Market st.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-23

CORONADO-Atmosphere is perfectly dry. soft and mild being entirely free from the mists common further north. Round trip tick cts. by steamship including fifteen days board at the Hotel del Coronado. s65; longer stay, s2 50 per day. Apply 4 New Montgomery st, S. F.. A. W. Bailey. mgr Hotel del Corona do late of Htl Colorado. Glenwood Spgs, Colo.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-23
"Mrs. Winslow's Soothing svrupo

Has been used over fifty years by millions of mothers for their children while Teething with perfect success It soothes the child, softens the gums. allays Pain, cures Wind Collie, reg ulates the Bowels and is the best remedy for Diarrhoeas. whether arising from teething other causes. For sale by Druggists in every part of the world. Be and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. 25c bottle.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-23
ANU SEMENTS.

Baldwtn-Ysaye tomorrow evening. Columbia-"A Secret Warrant California-Hopkins Trans-Oceanc Star Speciality Co., Alcazar-'Yoricks Love Morosco's-"Mrs Burlington and Her Son Ike" Tlvoli-'The Poster" Orpheum-Ya Vaudeville
 The Chutes-Zoo, Vaudeville and "V1sto ns Of Art Olympia-Corner Mason and Eddy streets, SpecialteS Sutro Baths-Swtnming,
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-23

Advices from Spain say the new Ministers ap- peared in full uniform. Their predecessors acted as though they instead of their uniforms, full Perhaps the present Cabinet is a reform concern after all.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-23

definitions of genius by saying, when asked as to its relation to inspirations: Bah, inspiration is precipitation"
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-23

There is only one thing to do with the San Jose policeman who declares that when the Maine got blown up 1t rightly served He should be given his passports, but no safe escort.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-23
Cal. glace fruit soc per ID at Townsend's..

Special information supplied daily to business houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), 510 Mont- gomery street Telephone Main 1042.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-23

MUSIC HALL-W. F., City. The music hall which stood on Montgomery street on the site now coupled by the Occlaent6al l. 61 Hotel was destroyed by ire 0epleAioeA N''
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-23

TWO AND A HALF-C. c. w., stock ton, Cal A S2 50 gold piece or the oEI'eo , States dated 1S46 does not commana9i "a a premium. but the same sells TOT 2 eQ That Is the value dealers place OH such
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-23
AUCTION SALES.

AUCTION SALES. By Co-This day, May 2S Furniture, l12S Geary a oclock By D. A. Curtn-This day. May 2S Restaurant Third att o'clock.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-23
BRIEF NOTES of NoTABLEs.

Queen Victoria continues to refuse to talk to the phonograph, even when urged to preserve her voice to posterity.
 Sir William Turner, who is to succeed the late Sir Richard Quain as president Of the General Medical Council of Great Britain. is well known as professor of an- atomy in the University of Edinburgh.
 Miss Lillian Smith will probably not volunteer for war service for the reason that she already holds the post of Gov
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-23

The Chilean battleship O'Higgins, built at Elswick, passed through her final twen- ty-four hours trial last month off the mouth of the Tyne, and should by this time be on it's way to Valparaiso.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-23

DYSPEPSIA CAN BE CURED BY USING Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets. One little tablet will give immediate relief or money retunued Sold in handsome tin boxes at No Percentage Pharmacy
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-23
Northern Pacific Railway.

Cut rates to all points East. Call on T. K Stateler, General Agent, 63S Market st., $. F.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-23
ANOTHER SPANISH VIC.
 TORYi

Spain shouts. Will somebody tell him when he is licked. He don't realize that he is badly "done up' already. You may not realize that your linen is badly "done up,'' either, until you com pare it with some of the exquisite work done at this laundry. Our laundry work is simply perfect, and can't be improved on. A test is all we need to make you a patron always.
 United States Laundry Office, 1004 Market street. Telephone South APO.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-23

THE NAVAL ACADEMY-A. S., C1ty. 1p Q how wants to enter the United States Naya1 Academy he must file an applica- ton ton ~ with iu the united States Representa- tive of the Congressional district i'll Whlch he lives,
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-23

Don Carlos I, a protected cruiser of AGO tons, built for Portugal, was launched at Elswick May g. She is to have Q speed of twenty-two knots under forced draught, and twenty knots under natural draught, and has a coal bunker capacity of 1000 tons
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-23

HEART TROUBLES-R. R., Napa, Cal. stont and thin people are all liable to cer+air kinds of heart trouble. Persons of stout build are more likely to be troubled with fatty degeneration or the heart than thin ones.
The Yale expositor., 1898-10-21
TELEGRAPHIc BITS.

Dayton Kirby, aged 40 residing near
Cardington, died from blood poisoning
caused by a bee sting received last May
Articles of agreement have been
signed for a fight between James J
Corbett and Thomas Sharkey. Ia take
place on Nov 90. under the auspices
OF the Lenox Athletic club. New York
City. for $50, 600 purse.
The coroner's jury which iDvesti.
gated the Union elevator fire at Toledo,
n which u lives were lost. finds the
lessees. Messrs Paddock. Hodge & Co.
responsible for the FIRE, and charges
them with gross neglect for failing to
provide the necessary machinery for
preventing the accumulation of dust
The coroner also scored the city council
for not appointing a building inspector
TO look after such cases.
Louis Adams. a Toledo bookkeeper.
was bending over TO adjust the lamp
on his bicycle when he was struck on
the head by a robber. His skull was
fractured and he will die,
The Yale expositor., 1898-10-21
THE NEWS CONDENSED.


Maj Gen Coppinger, U. S. volun-
tccrs. has been retired on account of
age
Oregon Republicans elected Joseph
Simon, of Portland, n German. II ebrcw,
u. ; senator.
The famous stallion Mcddlcr has been
purchased by VIM G. Whitney, of New
York. for $40 900
il is reported that 81 Spanish trans
ports arc now en- route To Cuba to take
away the Spanish troops.
The great building trades strike at
Pari, is ended and the 40, 900 strikers
have returned TO their work.
rbc plans Of all Notifications in Cuba
have been turned over To the American
commissioners by Gen. Blanco.
Reports from japanese sources say
the British minister at Pekin has in
formed the Chinese government that
sovereignty appcrtains solely to the en-
pcror who has been dcposed and that
he must be restored to power.
The imported Negro miners who
were driven away from the coal mines
AT Virdcn, III. by strikers are being
cared for at st. Louis and the mine
owners say they will be returned to
Virden as soon as protection is secured.
At Santiago Gen. Wood has received
requests from two companies for rail
way concessions-one line between
Santiago and Manzanillo. and the
other between Santiago and Havana.
These requests will be forwarded to
Washington.
The highest mountain in North
America, which towers far above Mt.
ST Elias. has been discovered by the
u S. geological survey party in Alaska
to the right of the Sushltna river. 1t
is over 10000 feet in height. 1t was
named Bullshae, word spoken in ex-
clamation by the Indian guide of the
party upon first beholding the wonder
full peak.
President Mckinley was greeted
with continuous ovation on his trip
from Canton, o., to Omaha and on ar
irving at the exposition city the larg-
est crowd that ever thronged the
streets of the city gave him a tremen-
dous welcome. In his speech at the
exposition the President spoke on the
recent war. He said the defamers of
the nations heroes and great men of
this war cannot dim the lustre of the
victory. The gain of this achievement
10 civilization is yet unwritten and
unknown.
Capt. Herman Werner, OF Akron, Co
+, Tenth Ohio, has resigned,
The Yale expositor., 1898-10-21
mastering Out Michigan Troops.

Capt Irvine, u $. A., mastering Off
Ger for the Michigan volunteers, will
begin his task October "a, at Grand
Rapids where he inusters out four com
panics. lie then proceeds to Grand
Haven, Kalamazoo, Battle Creek and
Coldwatcr. Returning To Detroit the
four companies of the s2d and Co. NJ.
SD will be officially d,>bandcd After
that Capt Irvine will 20 To the upper
peninsula and will work south again
The war department insists that the
mastering out be conducted by compa-
MES. Where company comes from
two places far apart the choice of mus.
tcring out point is left with the com.
pany commander.
The Yale expositor., 1898-10-21
100 Lives Lost OF Coast Of England.

The Atlantic Transport Co. S steamer
Mohegan, formerly the Cleopatra of
the Wilson & Leyland line,
which left London for New York with
80 passengers and a crew of $780, went
ashore in gale off the Lizard, be-
tween the Manacles and Lowlands, on
the coast of England. 1t is reported
that 100 lives have been lost, the pass
cngcrs drowning like rats. Particulars
as to the disaster are difficult to obtain.
The coast at this point is extremely
dangerous and has been the scene of
numerous wrecks
The Yale expositor., 1898-10-21
Chicago,s Big Peace Jubilee.

The national peace jubilee at Chi
cago was inaugurated with a union
thanksgiving service at the Audito-
rum. President Mckinley and several
members of his cabinet attended and
listened to addresses by DIR. Hirsch, a
Jewish rabbi, Rev. Thos. Z. Hodnett, n
Roman Catholic priest, Rev. Dr. John H.
Barrows Presbyterian clergyman and
Booker L. Washington noted colored
orator. The applause for the Presi-
dent was terrific, and he was compelled
to rise in his box and respond to the
frantic cheering of the audience. Over
1900 people were inside the great
building and as many more were un-
able to secure admission.
The following day President McKin-
ley was the guest of the University Of
Chicago, from which institution he re-
ceivcd the degree of LII. d.
The Yale expositor., 1898-10-21
A Sad Tragedy nt FIInt.

VIM. p. Murray, of Clinton, Ia, shot
and killed his wife and then killed
himself at Flint.
In December, 1897, Murray took his
wife, Harriet, to the Oak Grove home,
where she has been an inmate ever
since. Mrs. Murray was afflicted with
a serious brain disease. Last week
Mr.. Murray came to see his wife and
DIR. G. b. Burr, the head Of the insti-
tuition, and was there three days and
nothing unusual was noticed about
him. Suddenly Murray and wife disap-
peared and after a search their bodies
were found in the grove. A 44-caliber
revolver lay at Murray's side. Both
were shot through the head and were
lying as though asleep.
The Yale expositor., 1898-10-21
HOT TALK FOR THE DONS.
American Peace Commissioners Call the
Spaniards to Time.


The Hispano-American peace com
mission has reached an interesting and
exciting point in its deliberations.
Judge Day declared that delay was the
only possible object attainable by the
persistent efforts of the Spanish com
missiouers TO saddle the United States
with the Cuban debt and would be toll
Grated no longer. as the United States
would neither assume nor guarantee
any part of the debt. The Spaniards
replied that before Spain would repu-
date or reduce the face value of the
Cuban bonds GO per cent-her only al
ternatives-she would surrender TO the
United States the entire Philippines.
Judge Day responded that the surren-
der of the Philippines would probably
be demanded irrespective of the Cuban
or any other debt.
The Yale expositor., 1898-10-21
MICHIGAN NEWS SUMMARY.
Doings of the Week Recorded in a
Brief Style.
CONCISE AND INTERESTING.
Fine Statue or War Governor Blair I'm
Veiled at Lansing-A Lake Steamer
Sunk Sy u ColIision-MuslSegOn Man
Hanged at Chicago.
statae OF Gov. Blair Unveiled.

The state of Michigan did honor to
her war governor, Austin Blair, by
erecting a splendid monument to his
memory ia front of the capitol
building at Lansing. A large number
of distinguished persons were present,
including Maj. Gen. Shaftcr. Numer-
Gus Grand Army posts participated in
the event to show their vencration for
the man who SO honestly and fcarlessly
looked after their interests during the
nations darkest hours.
A long and imposing parade of war
veterans and civic societies, witnessed
by 40, 600 visitors and reviewed by Gov.
Pingrce. Gen. Shafter and Commander
Patrick. of the Michigan G.. A. r., pre-
ceded che formal unwilling of the
statue. Gen. Alger, president of the
Blair monument commission, who was
to have presented the statue on behalf
of the commission, could not be present
and this duty was performed by Gen
w. III. Wilmington, of Jackson, also
member OF the commission. Gov Pin
gree accepted the statue in behalf of
the state. Hon. Thomas w. Palmer,
president of the day, made one of the
characteristic speeches in which he
paid high tribute to Gov Blair.
The commissions report show that
50. 1924 of the $4,000 was expended.
The sculptor was Edward Clark Pot
ter, of Enfield, Mass. Donaldson &
Meier, OF Detroit, designed tho pedcS
tai, which was furnished 10y G. w.
Hills. Of jackson.
The Yale expositor., 1898-10-21
Schooner Churchill Went Down.

During terrific northeast gale, with
binding snow, which swept over the
lakes numerous vessels had narrow es-
capes from destruction. The steamer
Majestic, towing the schooner Church
i'll, had a perilous time in Lake Mich
igan. The steamer came near founder
ing and had to cast Off the schooner.
Shortly afterward the Churchill went
down, carrying Capt. Patrick Kane, of
Detroit, and one sailor. The lost YES
sci was owned by J. j. Ward, of Chi
cago, and was valued at $4,000.