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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-17
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the story is true The Call has every
evidence. It is possible that the Off
Gals of the colleges are unaware Of the
facts, but If they are DESTROYS of max
ing an investigation. as they say they
will do, they need but extend their in
quiries to the business houses men
toned in The Call and they will find
every statement made by Mrs. Rix
borne out by a reputable business man.
Dr. Henry Gibbons Jr., dean Of
Cooper Medical College. was seen yes
terday ard emphatically denied all
knowledge of the practice and said;
II do not believe a word of it. 1t is
all imagination"
When he was told that The Call had
in It's possession portions of the tanned
skin as evidence and was further re-
ferred to the interview with a reputable
man whose business it is to tan leather
in which it is stated: II have been
tanning human skin for medical stu
dents for two years. 1t is easy to get.
Ask a medical student for it," he said:
Il did not think we had such fools in
our college"
He was assured that The Call had
evidence that students Of both the
Cooper and Toland Medical colleges
had been in the habit of having pieces
of human skin tanned. and was asked
if it were not possible for this to be
done without the knowledge of the
faculty.
I'VE. of course" said he, have bodies
to dissect. This work is done under a
! demonstration Of anatomy. 1t is against
the rules for student to remove even
a small piece of any subject. The law
allow US our pro rata of the unclaimed
! dead of all public institutions. This is
much better than the old custom of
| students stealing dead bodies. We try
! to keep the dissectin~ room in the back
| ground as much as possible but dissec-
! ton is an absolute essential TO a thor
ough knowledge of surgery or medicine.
We have in college always class of
students in the verdant age who think
such grewsome things as this are
smart They lose any sense of decency
! they may have been born with. If a
student in any way whatever initiates
or carries away any portion of body
he is dissecting he knows we'll that he
| offends against the laws of the college
! as well as every law of decency and So
! ciety And what sort of woman is it
that wears such belts or carries such
purse?"
why, apparently decent, sweet
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-17
TRAFFIC IN HUMAN SKIN
IN VIOLATION OF THE LAW

lates the dead body OF hu-
man being without authority OF law Is
guilty of felony"
Section 291 says: ANY person VINO
removes any part of the dead body OF
a human being from malice or
wantonness is punishable by impr1son-
ment in the State Prison not exceeding
five years"
The mutilation of dead body or a
human being with the authority OF
law" undoubtedly means the proper dis
section of subjects under the guidance
and tuition of regularly constituted ln-
structors. But when these subjects are
mutilated for the purpose of pleasing
the fair friends of the student then the
muti1ation comes under the head or
''wantonness" and the perpetrator be-
comes liable under the law to severe
punishment Nor does the law hold
guiltless those who have aided and
abetted the sacrilege, for 1t specifies
equal punishment to all participants in
the crime.
The status of the case, so far as the
Investigations of The Call are con-
cerned, is that students and physicians
get pieces of human skin for their
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-17
Cuban Opera Company-2S People.
Alhambra Theater tonight.
Bv the Sad Sea Waves.

Mathews and Bulger, two of the fun
niest men on the American stage, come on
at the Columbia tonight in by the sad
Sea Waves" and if these two versatile
actors live up to the reputation that they
established in Gay Coney Island san
Francisco theater-goers are to nave
week of most excellent farce comedy. 1t
will be the first presentation of the pia-r
In this city, and for Its initial appearance
Mathews and Bulger, under the direction
cleverest support to be had. Among the
notables in the cast are Nellie Hawthorne.
Josie de Witt, Marie Twohey, Bob YER
non and Gus Mortimer.
by the Sad Sea Waves like Gay
Coney Island" was written upon lines
suggested by the two funny leading men,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-17
GOLD
BOWEL
& CO
SPECIAL SAVING SALE
Monday Tuesday Wednesday

Butter squares CSC So 5oc
Been selling at 6oc square. Recent
rains and big buying made this price.
Tea-regularly SOC lb 4oC
Ten kinds-this years teas-fresh,
fragrant, full of flavor.
Royans a la vatel-aaeessqtiIanFly ISc
Avariety of sardine preserved in trufle
peppers and other spices.
Beer-Everard's pts $I.3s qts S2.IO
Regularly sI.55 and S2.35 dozen. The
old fashioned kind of beer-tastes OF
hops and health.
Glaze fruitS-reg'ly soc lb CSC
Assorted: pineapple, figs, pears, cher
ries, lines, prunes.
RaiSins reg'ly zoe lib I2Hc
Now come raisin days: buildings,
mince meats, and to eat from the stem.
Sauterne-sweet,re g'ly$5 doz qts S4
A delightfully."- rich wine especially
pleasing to ladies.
AlmondS-Jordan-reg'ly5 SOC CSC
Shelled.
Now, young ladies, show your deft-
ness in preparing salted almonds.
u pint pint quart
HamamellS nc 2SC 4oc
We sell Ponds Extract for 4oc, Soc
and $I.5o
Hamamelis, extract of witch hazel,
soothes bruises, burns, chapped skin.
Men use it after shaving.
Lime Water-Enamel, zoe, 35C
Enamel lime water Is made from dis
titled water and refined lime.
little in the food keeps stomachs sweet. Good
for babies. Regularly qts. SOC; n gallon SOC
Mackerel-1lb each zoe
regularly 3oc
Makes a breakfast all enjoy.
Talcum powder tins &c
regularly Ioc tin-Lady Jeanette's.
With lime water and talcum powder
babies cry less-they feel well.
Dentifrlce7 ShedtelPs tubes 25c
regularly 15c. Keep the teeth clean
and keep your teeth.
Pepper grinder-regly 4oe. 3oc
Grind pepper at the table-no question
then or Its freshness.
WhlSk brOOmS-reg'ly 25c zoe
Clothes well busted are said to last
surely they look better.
New goods arrived
Milohner herrings.
Pearllne is now ten cents package.
Smoking tobacco 75c
regularly SIS OF tin Arcadia Mixture.
The tobacco that inspired J. M. Bar.
RE to write "My Lady Nicotine It
Is in a pretty canister, with embossed
decorations, double thick to keep the
tobacco damp.
Cigars we received last week two
shipments of Henry Clay, Book Dc co:
and La Africanas from Havana; all
sizes, freshly made.
Mail orders entitled to these prices II posted not
later than Wednesday. Catalogue free
4aa Pine II, Suffer z8oo California San Francisco
io75 Clay between Eleventh and Twelfth Oakland
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-17
HE PAWNED THE WATCH.
Alexander Donovan Makes State
ment of the Death of Mrs.

Alexander Donovan, the young man
whose name was connected with the
death of Mrs. Barry, yesterday made
statement to Detectives Egan and Silvey
After recounting their trip from Sacra-
mento Donovan said that he and Mrs.
Barry took the fiat on Anthony street.
She seemed respondent and sought to
drown her sorrows in the flowing oowi.
According to Donovan's statement she
drank the contents of several bottles OF
whisky from the time they occupied the
fat until death ended the debauch. In ex.
PLANTATION of how he became possessed OF
Barry had presented him with the ring
and watch and ordered him to pawn the
diamond pin, which he did, he also
spent in LIQUOR. 1t is expected that Don
ovan will be released to-day, as the detec-
tives have nothing against him upon
which to base charge
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-17

trtbuted pro rata" to the medical col
leges and by them sold to the students
for scientific purposes. These scientlnc
Investigations are carried on by au-
thority of law and are supposed to be
carried on under the guidance or
demonstration This is the contempla-
ton of the law. The interests of hu-
mainly are subserved through the
learning acquired by the students.
But to such an extent have the ends
Of the law been misplaced that not only
medical students but young physicians
make their selections in the hospitals
even before death sets his seal on the
one who is to be unclaimed dead.
Even though the practice nullifies the
object of the law it is continued. The
law contenn plates the use Of the bodies
of the unclaimed dead" for scientific
purposes, yet when the cuticle Is re-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-17

friends; reputable tanners prepare this
skin into durable leather; jewelers.
work this leather into card cases,
purses, belts and covers for bags; at
least one large manufacturing shoe
house has made shoes from human
skin; young society women carry the
purses and card cases and wear the
belts and shoes.
And the unclaimed dead" the dead
of the unfortunate poor, the bodies of
men and women whose beings once pull
stated with the hopes and ambitions,
the loves and hates, the desires and as
pirations which even now animate the
souls of those who wear the grewsome
remnants of mortality, furnish the
means for satisfying society's latest
fad.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-17
Charles WhitelaW,

CHARLES WHITELAW, a mid
| dle-aged man who gave his adj
/ dress as 313 Folsom street,
walked into the Receiving Hos
pital Friday night about o'clock.
He said he felt sick, and as it was
rum tremens he was placed in a
padded cell in the insane depart
ment facing Larllin street.
Nothing unusual was observed in
his cell till yesterday morning about
o'clock, when Assistant Steward
Fogarty and Attendant Kelly went
to the cell with cup of coffee for
enter the cell, and he was surprised
to see Whitelaw hanging in the air.
Thinking Whitelaw was playing
joke Kelly said sternly: Come
he rushed out of the cell. exclaim-
entered the cell with Fogarty, and
IT was seen that Whitelaw had
hanged himself. He had torn his
blanket in pieces, which he had
ton of the floor which IS in sections
he placed it against the wall. and
standing on top he fled the rope
around the iron bar on top of the
grating on the south wall of the
cell. After fixing the moose round
MS iSCh lie JulhPco ilIlO oPaSC- Ills
feet were about two feet from the
floor.
Kelly and Fogarty cut down the
body, which showed signs of
warmth, and carried 1t into the OPP
Grating room in the hospital. DR..
Maher was called. and he pro-
nounced life extinct. The body was
sent to the Morgue.
Whitelaw was an unmarried man
and had lived at 3l3 Folsom street
for some time. He was formerly q
fireman at the City Hall. and later
was employed at the Corporation
yards by the Fire Department Re-
Gently he has been working for the
keystone Boiler Works. Friends of
the deceased say that he was not
hard drinker and are surprised to
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-17
Cuban Opera Company-20 People.
Alhambra Theater tonight.
An Athletic Outing

The twenty-second annual picnic ana
field day of the San Francisco Atnietlc
Club was held yesterday at Shell MOUND
Park. The attendance was good ana the
dancing was kept up until the last tram
left Berkeley at IL o'clock at night. a
large number of gate prizes were given
10 those who held winning tickets Late
in the afternoon the club and its guests
repaired to the ampitheater, where there
were a dozen races for members ana
open races Over twenty prizes We're
given to the winners of these contests.
Considerable amusement was caused py
the creased pig race, the prize being the
porker Following are the members or
the committee Of arrangements: Alex
Greggains, Frank Mcconnell, Frank
Schiller, John Conroy and David Sullivan.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-17
Cuban Opera Company-2s People.
ALEXANDRIA Theater tonight.
Worked a Game of Chance.

Joseph GRAY, a frequenter of picnics,
had a crowd around him opposite 81
Market street yesterday morning, who
were Investing their nickels on a wheel
of fortune, the prizes being cigars and
ed to see the crowd and he quickly placed
Gray under arrest and charged him at
the City Prison with working game of
chance and obstructing the sidewalk
Four boxes of cigars, four brass watches
and several brass cases of watches, be-
sides the wheel of fortune, were secured
as evidence
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-17
An AIhambra Attraction.

The Alhambra has an unusual attrac-
ton this week in Los Buffos Habaneros,
the Havana Comic Opera Company, which
will make it's first appearance on Ameri-
can soil at the new vaudeville house this
evening The company has just. arrived
from Havana, where 1t was obliged 10
remain during the period of the American
blockade of that port. Owing to the COM
pany's pronounced American sympathy 1t
was compelled to leave the Cuban city Sc
cretly as soon as the war was over Inc
Alhambra's new acquisition is SAID TO De
q star attraction.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-17
Cuban Opera Company-2s People.
Alhambra Theater tonight.
Quarantine and Commerce

CINCINNATI, Oct. 16. = DR.. Walter
Weiman, surgeon general of the United
States Marine Hospital Service, ad-
dressed the Commercial Club of this city
last night on Quarantine and Com
merce," and tonight left for the South
on a general tour to investigate on the
yellow fever conditions and report on the
same before the assembling of Congress.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-17
MANNED Under Car Wheels.

RENO, New, Oct ia carpenter
named Ed Seitz, while crawling under q
Southern Pacific freight train to get
across the track last night, was thrown
under the wheels and lost both legs. He
died at o'clock this morning.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-17

The famous old JESSE MOORE WHISKY is
recommended by physicians for family and
medicinal use because IT is pure.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-17
"The Cali" Laid Bare the
Grewsome Practice.
Bodies of Unclaimed Dead Mott
lated for the Latest
Fad.

a-zuHE-H-u-n-H-E-E-H 30 E-E-H-
very person the dead body Of human being
= without of is guilty of felony"
body human
a vihou authority of law, from malice or
the Stares prison
exceeding five years"
] 49, 80 and p" Of the Penal Code of California
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-17
While Suffering From Delirium
in the Receiving Hospital.

learn of his condition when he went
to the hospital. They can give no
reason for his suicide, as he had a
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-17
SUICIDE IN A PADDED CELL.
Tremens, Hangs Himself

number of friends who would have
helped him out of any trouble Wnlcn
might have been worrying him.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-17

and promises well in the way of amuse-
ment.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-17

Cuban Opera Company-28 People.
ALEXANDRIA Theater tonight.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-17
EXTRA VALUES.

This week we will show an elegant variety Of
NOVELTY AND PLAIN DRESS FABRICS in the latest
styles and colorlngs.
The times., 1898-12-14
HOME FOR SUPREME COURT.
BfH Providing for Site Passed by
the Senate.

the senate.
A bin providing that a site east of the
Capitol and north of the Congressional
Library shall be purchased by the United
States on which to erect a suitable build
ing for the housing of the Supreme Court
OF the United States was passed by the
Senate for the third time yesterday.
This bill has been the special charge of
Senator Morrill,. who has been a member
of the Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds for the past twenty years. 1t
has long been his desire to see Capitol
Hill owned and occupied by the United
States. and the proposition for Il Supreme
Court building east of the Senate wing of
the Capitol. corresponding to the Con-
gressional Library in its position east of
the House wing, would fulfill his ideas of
architectural symmetry in this direction.
Senator Morrill, delivered a carefully
prepared speech on the measure before
the Senate yesterday, and the only oppo-
nent to its passage was Senator Vest, who
maintained that the building should occu-
py the present site of the Department of
Justice, in Pennsylvania Avenue, opposite
the Treasury Department.
He said he had not made opposition to
the bill when 1t had previously passed the
Senate because he felt sure ii would never
pass the House. He professed the highest
respect for Senator Morrill,, and said he
disliked very much to differ from him on
any measure he might advocate.
Senator Cockrell secured the adoption
of an amendment to the bill allowing
ninety instead of thirty days in which TO
negotiate for the purchase OF the land
needed before condemnation proceedings
should be begun by the courts. with TINS
amendment the bill was unanimously
nassed.
The times., 1898-12-14

two countries. America Is the land of op-
portunities. and Cuba can no longer COM
plain. Her pathway is open. The spiI 1t
OF the American flag pervades oceans and
sea, and the country under its influence
enjoys all the opportunities possible. On
this occasion / must say to the Cubans,
map out your civil and religious future
Beneath the American nag is absolute re-
ligious liberty. and the very fact that
that flag has once touched Cuba is a
guaranty given the island she is free IN
her religion. As an American, l bid god
speed TO Cuba. / want Cuba TO show the
world America made no mistake 1 have
faith in her.
Il am sure If Gen. Garcia's voice could
be heard this morning he would speak of
peace. good Will and hope, of gratitude
to America and of counsel and encou G.
ment to Cuba Let us invoke Gods
blessing upon the future of America, the
future Of Cuba ard the future of liberty"
Archbishop Ireland officiated during the
absolution. Mrs. Rogers sang Nearer,
My God. to Thee The casket was again
placed upon the caisson and the march
TO Arlington began. AS the procession
Eleventh Street an American flag was
dipped at half mast
Twenty men We're detailed as a firing
squad at Arlington cemetery and the re-
mains of the great general. statesman
and patriot, Garcia, We're placed in a re-
ceiving vault,
Gen Carlos Garcia, son of the late gen.
eral, is now on his way here and will
superintend the removal of the remains
to Cuba when the evacuation has been
completed.
The times., 1898-12-14
RIVERS AND HARBoRS.
Committee Hopes to Have the Bill
Rcnorted Hcfore the Holiday.

Representative Burton, the newly elect
ed Chairman of the Rivers and Harbors
Committee of the House. is rushing work
on the committee bill. which the commit
tee hopes can be reported before the holi-
day adjournment.
Hearings were given on three subjects
yesterday. the longest time being allowed
to the Miami, Fla, harbor improvement
plan. The East Coast Railway has al
ready expended sl0o,oDO in deepening the
channel at that place to eight feet, and
now asks the Government to further
deepen it TO fifteen feet at cost of
81. .Ooo,Oe This is asked so that the rail-
way can start new line of steamships 10
Havana from that point.
Representative Tongue of Oregon urged
the improvement of the Willamette Fails.
in his State. but afterwards modified his
request to one for preliminary survey
of the falls. this being the invariable pro-
cedure of the House before making ap-
propriatIons for such work.
Representative Mann of Chicago pre-
sented the claims of the Calumet River.
which flows through Southern Chicago
and carries. according to Mr.. Mann, mora
commerce than does the Chicago River.
The times., 1898-12-14
MRS. BRIGHT's DEATH.
Wife of the scrSeant-at-Arms OF tn,
Senate Succumhs.

Mrs. Letitia AIerrick Bright. wife OF
Col. Richard J. Bright, sergelnt-at-arm5
of the United States Senate, died yeste--
day morning shortly after o'clock. at
the home OF Col. Bright, No. 49, B Street
northeast, as the result of n stroke or
paralysis OF the brain. which she re-
ceived shortly after o'clock Monday
morning.
Mrs. Bright had been In poor hca tn
since she suffered from a severe attack
of the grip. about five years ago, which
left her with an affection of the heart.
Her condition had never been regarded
as serious. however. until the sudden at
tack Monday morning. Previous to thai
she had appeared as well as usual, and on
the evening before joined the family at
dinner.
The funeral viii be held Thursday after
noon. at o'clock. at the home in 3
Street. The Rev. L. II. Bigelow. of st.
Johr's Church. will officiate The re-
mains will be inferred in Rcck Creek
Cemetery.
Mrs. Bright was from Madison. Ird.
Her maiden name was Letitia Merrick
Smith She was a general favorite in
social circles in Washington, and had
many friends.
Col. Bright is one of the most popular
officials at the Capitol. and he receiv. d
many messages and visits OF coincidence
from his friends in Congress and his asso-
ciates in office yesterday.
The times., 1898-12-14

fringenent is limited to $1,000 where the
article copied is of the fine arts and s.
600 where it is not of the fine arts. The
present law sets no limit whatever.
The bill provides that If any person, af-
ter the recording of the title of any map.
chart. dramatic or musical composition,
print photograph or chrome. or of the
description OF any painting, drawing,
statue or design intended as u work of
the fine arts. shall without the consent
of the proprietor Of the copyright first
obtained in writing, signed in presence of
two or more witnesses. copy either in
whole or in part or by varying the main
design, or shall sell or expose to sale
any copy of such, he shall forfeit 10 the
proprietor all the plates on which the
same are copied. ard shall further forfeit
81 for every copy, and in case of a paint
ing statue, or statuary, he shall forfeit
SO for every copy
The times., 1898-12-14
Congregational Notes.

The privilege of the floor of the Sem
ate was granted yesterday. on the re-
quests of Senators Hoar and Gallinger,
to the governors-elect OF Colorado and
New Hampshire.
Chairman Babcook of the House Dis
trict Committee, left yesterday for Mil
waukee, to look after his senatorial con-
test. He will open political headquarters
in Milwaukee and does not expect to
return before February.
A long list of recess appointments was
sent to the Senate yesterday by the Pres
ident. The list includes a number of
judges. district attorneys, marshals, COL
lectors of customs, surveyors of customs
and promotions in the marine hospital
and revenue service.
Senator Mcmillan today received a let
ter from Rev. W. E. Parson, president
of the National Lutheran Home for the
Aged. thanking him for his activity in
the movement to have New York Avenue
extended.
The times., 1898-12-14
EXEMPT CHURCH PROPERTY
Mr.. CatchinGs's Bill Relating to the
District of COIumba

Mr.. Catchings's Bill Relating to the
District of Columbia.
4 bill of considerable interest to the
District was introduced In the House
yesterday.
Representative Catchings of Niissis-
sippi introduced bill providing that all
cemeteries. churches and schoolhouses
and all buildings, grounds and property
appurtenant thereto and used in connec-
ton Herewith, and all grounds owned
by any religious denomination, society or
church and held for the sole purpose of
erecting church buildings or houses for
places of public religious worship there
on in the District of Columbia, shall be
exempt from assessments and taxation.
This bill is necessary because a former
bill making appropriations for the Dis
trict has been construed to repeal prior
acts of Congress exempting church prop
erty from assessment for special i'm
provements where such property abuts
the improvement. 49, ---yo 49,,
The Commissioners of the District of
Columbia are instructed to refund to the
churches any money collected under this
construction Of the act.