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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1898-05-28
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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1898-05-28

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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1898-05-28

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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-01

~ RACE Pickett, a blonde about %
years of age. and Lena GARLIC. a
~ dashing brunette, who confesses
to having seen % years of sunshine and
storm, sought death in the waters of,
the bay yesterday afternoon.
For some time pastthe twoy young girls
have been boon companions; together
they lived and shared the uncertainties
of a sporting life" and when Lena
finally became respondent and decided
to give up the struggle, Grace stoically
decided that even death would not part
them; everything had been evenly
shared, and if Lena was going to die
she should not die alone.
Lena is an unusually pretty girl, With
soft, black eyes and an abundant mass
of jet black hair, which fell in soft,
wayy curls about the round,s childish
face as she lay in the little cot. at the
Harbor Receiving Hospital and told her
story-the sad story of a wrecked and
ruined life. Her home is in Los Ange-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-01

like committing suicide did not Tease
Grace for a moment she at once as
sented, and furthermore decided to
make her exit from this mundane
sphere at the same time as her
friend. -: !: -: -. ~: e.
:: The two then counted UP their as
sets and found a balance of about s26
cash on hand. 1t would not do to go
out of the world and leave this behind,
so the two linked arms and proceeded
to purchase the most luscious kind of a
jag. In this, at least, Grace succeeded
beyond her utmost eXpectations-the
jag was a dream, and even a salt-wa
ter bath has not succeeded in totally
eradicating it. The two stayed out to-.
gether all night, and by noon of yester-
day the cash had given out and there
was just enough left for ferriage to
Oakland. This was all right; nothing
was better than to let old Goat Island
view another tragedy, so they en-
*barked on the Encinal on her 1:45 trip
from this city. The girls paraded back
and forth on the boat apparently in
good spirits until about half the dis
lance to Goat Island had been trav-
ersed, then they walked out to the
stern of the boat and Grace, throwing
her hat down on the deck. gathered up
her skirts and exclaimed, Here's go,
Lena plunged into the water. ..s5.
Lena was not long in following her
example, but a touch of old Neptune
and few: mouthfuls of brine soon sat-
isfied the girls. and they began to
scream Justify fer help. =. =. -*-..=
:: A lifeboat from the ferry was at once
launched, but before they could reach
the girls a launch from the United
States steamship Patterson, which hap.
pened to be in the vicinity, had come
to the rescue, and the frightened and
screaming girls were dragged aboard it
and taken to the Harbor Receiving
Hospital: 1t is not likely that they will:
suffer any serious consequences as a
result of their: escapade. but Grace
deeply mourns the fate of her clothing
as she says "the water made the dye
all run "e-..4.-.-...
- After an. hour or two in bed in a
warm room the girls became talkative,
but not repentant. Grace seemed to
glory in her experience, and paints her
self a. heroine, while Lena is almost
sorry the attempt was not. successful,
and threatens to end her life with gas
at the first opportunity. - = :
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-01

cided to come on to San Francisco, and
see what the great metropolis Of the
West had to offer. Here she met a
man whom she had known; in her child
hood days at the old home She APP
pealed to him for assistance, and he
readily agreed to help her. Instead of
aiding her, as he promised, the man in
whom the girl trusted cruelty wronged
and then deserted her. There was ap-
parently but one thing left fer the un-
fortunate girl thus wrecked and de-
serted-a life on the streets.
She soon drifted into the lower levels,
and there met Grace, who had been a
denizen of the unsavory quarter of the
city for about two years. The two be-
came fast friends.
Lena gradually became more and
, more Respondent. Sunday night she
told her friend she had decided to get
away from the life she was leading in
the only way which appeared open to
her-by ending her life. A little thing
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-01

Supervisors Do Not Think
Them Responsible for
Delay
Boxing Clubs Will Now Pay. a
J.. Fee of one Hundred r:
Dollars. " -.

4
Bateman Bros, contractors for the
Hall Of Justice, have obtained an ex-
| tension of time until October 1, in spite
| of the opposition of Kearny- street
property owners, who desired that the
job be taken out of their hands.
]. F.. Sullivan appeared before the
board and stated on behalf of Bateman
Bros. that 1t was not the fault Of the
firm that the structure had not been
finished, but that the responsibility lay
with the contractor who had under
taken to clear the site Of the old City
Hall.
George S. Shadburne opposed such
action in lengthy speech, in which he
called attention to the fact that prop
erty interests in the vicinity of the Hall
of Justice are being injured by the de-
/ lay. He stated that it appeared to him
that no efforts were being made to
hurry the work.
Supervisor Rottanzi wanted to give
| the contractors thirty days, While Su-
pervisor Britt thought that under the
circumstances the contractors should
be given time even beyond October 1, if
necessary.
tition, Supervisors Lackmann and Smith
being the only ones who voted against
I it on the final ballot.
! Supervisor Sheehan's amendment to
the boxing ordinance proposed by SUI
pervisor Clinton went through without
difficulty, and in future boxing clubs
who can get permits from the Health
and Police Committee will be able to
| give their exhibitions on the payment
of 800 license fee.
The City and County Surveyor was
authorized and ordered to designate the
lines of the Balboa boulevard for the
purpose of establishing a sewerage sys-
! TEN on the great drive.
|. The report of the Street Lights Com
| mittee shutting off the street lamps ten
nights in each month was adopted.
The Western Addition funeral direc-
! tors were given until July to bury the
| INDECENT dead IN the City Cemetery
and an attorney for the italian and
French societies asked that the same
privileges be granted these organiza-
! tiOnS. No action was taken on this
matter.
Mayor Phelan presented a communal
| cation regarding the salaries paid in
the County Clerks Office the closing
paragraph Of which was as follows:
/ therefore recommend that the CITY
I and County Attorney be directed to in
stitute suitable proceedings against either
the Auditor the Treasurer, or both
and their bondsmen to recover moneys
paid as salaries during the current fiscal
year to deputies Of the County Clerk, ex-
cept as authorized by the act of February
10, 1880. Such a course will serve double
purpose-First,.i if the suit be successful it
will be check upon the wasteful extrav-
| aganee of the. County Clerk, who spends
/ almost twice as much annually as did his
predecessors; and, secondly, by an appeal
to the Supreme Court a decision may be
obtained from that TRIBUNAL as 10 whether
San Francisco will be exposed in the
future to legislation so manifestly special
| in It's character as that contained In the
acts of April 2, 1880, and February IA, 1881.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-01
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
Summary Of the Weeks Work of the
Board,

The following is a complete record
of the street Improvements which
passed the Board of Supervisors at yes
terday's session:
AWARDS OF. CONTRACTS
Grant avenue: and Suffer STRENGTHENING I,
Cnion Paving Company
Grant avenue and Bush street-Same to vii
Bryant. Eighteenth to Nineteenth--Curbs anc
paving. to Pacific Paving Company.
Nineteenth avenue, California to Lake stree
-.Curbs and matchmaking to McHugh s
Sheerin.
Bernard, Taylor to Jones-Artificial ston,
Jones, at point sixty feet northerly from
Pacific, along easterly line to point sixty fee
Broadway and Octavia-Same as southeas
corner to ]. j. Bowling
Willard street, north. opposite intersection
of Golden Gate avenue-Storm water inlet etc
to l1uckman Contracting Company.
AWARDS CONSIDERED.
Twenty-first, Castro to misunderstanding t
Buckman Contracting Company
Hill, Noe to Castro--Artificial stone side
walks to Fred LETTER,
RESOLUTION ORDERING STREET WORK
Market northeast line of Second to south
west line of Fifth. including intersection Of
nue. O'Farrell Stockton Ellis, Powell ant
Eddy-Bitumfnous paving, except portion re
quired to be kept in order by railroad com.
Lany, etc.
RESOLUTION OF INTENTION
Twenty third, Bryant to Potrero avenue
CuTbS and paving,
Twenty-third and Harrison-Sallle.
Filbert, Hyde to Larkin-Same.
Liberty, Dolores to Church-oau1e.
Bartlett, I,wenty-sixth TO Army-Same.
Linden avenue; Cough to Octaviil-Same
Mason, Geary to Post-Artiloial stone side.
Army. Dolores to Church-Curbs and paw
. ninth avenue, Fulton TO -Remacadamizn,
Of eaS ST rlv-
point fifty feet southerly from street
Noe, Fourteenth to Sixteenth--Artfcial stone
sidewalks.
Laguna Bay to North Point-Pipe sewer.
etc:
Laguna. North Point to point 1I0 feet north
ery from Beach--Same-
Fifteenth avenue California to Lake-Same
Worth. Twenty-frst to. Twenty -second-Same
Lombard. Hyde to Larkin-Curbs and side
walks northerly side;
RECOMMENDED BY SUPERINTENDENT
OF STREETS.
Pennsylvania avenue. Eighteenth to Nine
-teenth streets-Curbs and gutterways etc
Mariposa. Mssissinri to Pennsylvania
Mariposa street and Pennsylvania avenue
Pipe sewers, cesspools, curbs. etc.
Marposa street. Pennsylvania avenue to
Iowa street-Pipe sewers etc.
Mariposa and Iowa streets-Pipe sewers
culverts. curbs, sidewalks. etc.
Mariposa Iowa to Indiana-Pipe sewer
Mariposa and Indiana-Pipe sewers. cul-
verts, curbs. storm water fnlets. sidewalks,
etc.
Mariposa. Indiana to Minnesota-Pipe sew
ers etc.
Mariposa and Minnesota-Pipe sewers, curbs
culyerts, sidewalks, etc.
Marlposa, Minnesota to Tennessee-Pipe sew
ers, etc.
Marposa and Tennessee-Pipe sewers. side
walks culverts. curbs etc
Mariposa, Tennessee to Kentucky-Pipe sew
ers etc.
Minnesota, Eighteenth to Mariposa-Same
Mariposa and Mssissippi-Pipe sewe.s on.
verts, curbs, sidewalks, etc
Marlposa Texas TO Mssissippi-Pip. sewers
exc.
Mariposa and Texas-Pipe sewers. curbs.
sidewalks. etc
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-01
ENDORSES
THE PROJECT.
w.. K. VandersIice. the Well
Known JeweIer, in Favor
of an Exposition.

w K. VANDERSLICE, the promi-
nent and well-known jeweler, when
seen yesterday heartily Endorsed the
project Of holding a semi centennial ex-
position, providing the present stupen-
dous plans were carried out to the let
ter :. -: d.
Business is steadily on the; decline in
this city," said the. merchant, :, and un-
less something is done in the way of
building up commercial relations with
the outside world crisis will not be
long in coming. place little faith, as
a. rule, In the So called sexpositions, such
as have been held in the past, but l
sincerely believe that If this great fair
which The Call proposes to place be-
fore the world in 1901 Is managed in
the right way it will undoubtedly be of
untold value to the city and the State.
If you want to see the depression in
business affairs, take my establishment
as an example,: or in fact. any other
large jewelry house in the city, and
compare the business done few years
ago with that which is being: done to-
day; there Is: hardly, If any, compari-
son.: It is. an undeniable fact that we
must have something to bolster up
business affairs or there will be ca
tastrophe in the business world which
will shake the city to it's foundation.
w natl say, Is To- go dneaQ with THIS
contemplated exposition as it can't
come too soon for the relief Of the
State.
: 'eThe idea of postponing the formal
opening until 1901 is a good one for
many reasons: We can't hope or ex-
pect people to stay at home while the
fair. at Paris in 1900 is in progress.
Their desire will not be so much to see
the fair probably, as to see the city.
people say that this Klondike move
ment is going to be the salvation of
this city; but this expected salvation
is going to be so slight l am afraid that
1t will have little or no influence on the
metropolis if it ever reaches it at all.
People, in consequence. should fortify
themselves against the delusion and
prepare something that will bea lasting
benefit to their interests. If the expo
sition succeeds in attracting people out
here many of them, I am sure, would
be induced to remain. l indorse The
Calls project, and / hope that it will
meet with the concurrence of all the
merchants and business men Of the
CITY," ~
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-01

under a misunderstanding.
Balboa boulevard-Spring Valley Water
Works requested to complete extension
through their lands.
Twenty-fourth avenue, A to street.-The
grading proceedings stopped.
Liberty, Dolores to Church-Paving post
pOned six months.
Octavia Jackson to Pacific-Artif1cial stone
sidewalks not to be laid for six months
Great Eighway-City Engineer directed to
place monuments on east line.
De Haro, Fifteenth to Sxteenth-Street work
postponed six months by majority petition.
Lombard Hyde to Larkin-Same.
I street, Twelfth to Thirteenth avenue-Same.
Twelfth avenue, A to streets-Same
Ninth avenue, K street to San Miguel
Rancho Iine-Part extending from X street, $40
feet southerly to be exempted from grading.
Montgomery court Montgomery street, wes-
terly-Property owners may pave.
Webster and Page-Richard Mccain may re-
pair sidewalk northeast corner.
Chestnut street, Twenty-fourth to Twenty
sixth avenue-In favor of sewerng.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-01
Mayor James D. Phelan Making
a Canvass Among Represent
tdtiVe Men for Members
Of the Committee OF
Fifteen.
LET CALIFORNIA SHOW HER PRODUCTS.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. %. 1898.

6 SAN FRANCISCO. 2S
G To he ditor of The
G magnannous Call which
enterprise of
c public previous
the treated by Mayor Phean
9 al his preliminary Though ervent admrer OF ms
G 1900 to 1901 the
which has adherents and will try briefly TO
= there no reasons
Worlds Fair fifteen times larger than
9 &rance inhabitants
those of all Europe
Havre Toulouse
aTl IT, original
even California alone be able to show the progress
unless they imported from the other side OF the
Q ocean?
such Importance that
depended them by soliciting the OF our
couldn't California make good
the few European hrmswho
mig answ o o invitation?
of the geographical position of
would incur the
connected with an ior
exhibits show of cheap French jewery
fed about forty foreign concerns
of the
encouraging fine climate and fresh air being not enough for
6 OF
increase its expectations and such
will by sending vessel via the Horn
the Paris Exposition buying if necessary portions of old
Mid"nter Fair which considering
notice and through the efforts of one man alone
9 Put from the EFFORTS of all the country addition
suitable and considerable
attractive in Keeping with climate
Q style of architectural conceptions
9 conflicts with the few
6 who
products cannot improve commerce from
they already supply us with more than is desir
republics and neighbong
fields for future trade with California
9 Manager OF the p Toss Company
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-01

les, and a year ago. becoming wearied
of the restraints Of domestic life, she
was induced to run away with a friend,
who also wished to see little of the
world. The twain proceeded in com.
pany as far as Fresno. where Lena was
deserted by her companion. Alone,
friendless and almost penniless she de-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-01
TO BRING SCHWARTZ BACK.
Detective Wren Will Leave for Seat
tie This Morning

The papers for the extradition of Joseph
Schwartz, the Eastern crook, who
swindled a large number of. money
brokers and jewelers. in this city and was
arrested in Seattle while preparing to
leave for the Klondike. have been pre-
pared and Detective Ed Wren will leave
with them for Sacramento this morning
to get them signed by the Governor and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-01

will then go on to Seattle to bring
Schwartz back.
Schwartz is fighting his extradition and
word was received by Chief Lees yester-
dav that he had applied for writ of
4habeas corpus. which had been made re-
turnable on March e.
The particular charge on which Schwartz
is waIited here-.is for grand larceny in
obtaining $500 worth of diamonds from
William : Wolfsohn. jeweler, Merchant
street. on the representation that he was
TO sell them to a customer: in San. Jose.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-01
oeooceo . 9 Q oeo GO GO G @ eooooooooo

ject have expressed themselves as be-
ing heartily in favor of holding the ex-
position and are a unit on its advisa-
bilfty. After the appointment of the
committee there will be no difficulty ex-
perieneed in carrying out the plans to
a successful result, if the proper men
are chosen to manage it. and that is
why am desirous to proceed carefully
and slowly, in order that failure will
not attach TO the exposition"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-01
Held for Robbery.

Z James Rodgers. the tan co1ored man
who knocked down: and robbed Chris
Goterman, "a carpenter. on Bush street
arIy9last Thursday morning: and was
captured by Policemen Purves: and Heinz.
was yesterday held to answer before the
Superior Court by Judge Campbell in
$4,000 bonds. Rodgers. put in no defense.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-03-01

Twenty-ffth avenue. Clement street to Point
Lobos avenue-Sane, - ~.
] street, Seventh to Ninth avenue-Against
grading
to clear path for boulevard.
Other communications filed. -.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-03-31
RAG OFFERINGS.
An Odd Old World Custom That still
..........,... Obtains.

An Odd Old World Custom That still
.. .--... ..-.,.... Obtnins.
The singular custom of leaving rags
and other worthless objects at wells has
not entirely fallen into disuse. The su-
perstition, in modified form, exists i'm
ether portions of the world, says Go
dey's Magazine. A traveller in. Persia
found tree with rags tied TO its
branches. They had been left there by
the inhabitants of province infected
with ague. A tree hung with, rags was
found by another traveller in Africa
Crooked pins. old clothes, pebbles.
Shells rusty nails. small coins. andeven
bundles of heath were considered APP
propriate. thank-offerings at shrincs in
earlier days. for it was believed thGtthe
saints. and apostles did not care for ar
ticles of value.
Such was the superstitious alteration
Of fountains that it was forbidden by
the sixteenth Of the canons issued in
oG0. in the reign of King Edgar. and it
was condemned by the carons CT ST..
Anselm,g 1t, was also interdic:eA by
lays nassed, in the reign OF King Can
ute, Since the, reformation the prac-
tee has not been prevalent, except in
Ireland. where many old wells ccmse.
Grated to saints and martyrs are yet
made places Of pilgrimage. There is
scarcely a.parish throughout the land
that has not its own holy we'll, where
despite; practical .admoEitian. the faith.
full and the faithless come to pray for
physical or mental relief, and leave be.
hind them q scrap Of rag as an offer.
ing.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-03-31
WILD PosIaoFEIcE CATS
Pets OF thu OISFedesal RpiIdinG NO
fuse ,8N Leave the site.

Pets of thA Ole Fedssal RuiIdinE No
fuse, sN Leave the site.
During aH the. time t3he old federal
building was being torn down and
since the fouRd atioas forth new struc-
ture have been lin progress the cats
that made their home in the old build
ing have chung tenaciously to the site,
reports the Chicago Post. They have
become wild as animals in the jungle.
While the old structure was being
taken down they sought refuge in the
coal vaults under the sidewalks. The
foundation cont FACTORS have torn down
the vaults. and half a dozen of. the cats
have their haunls under the piles Of
timber and under the temporary Offices
inside the Enclosure.
Building Inspector Canman has made
an effort to redomesticate the cats, but
he has given up the attempt. Two of
them were placed in his Office week
ago and imprisoned in a closet. They
were fed twice a day and the. door was
left, partly open to accustom them TO
the place. The other day the inspector
thought they had become accustomed
to their surroundings and the closet
door was opened to let them out. They
darted out into the room and leaping
over the top of desk sprang out of an
open window and disappeared under a
pile of timber. .. ..--.... g.. .......
There were a score or more cats in
the old building, petted and fed by the
employees. They made themselves at
home in every Office in the building.
Some of them were taken to the tenn.
porary post office. The neglected ones
probably. will cling to- the old place
and make their habitation in the new
structure.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-03-31
vcs.ei. Beneath the Sea.

s A hollow vessel, formed of metal or
any other, subsistence, and Dramatically
sealed, can be made to. float under the
water alta given distance without sink
Ing to the bottom. Copper, for exam
pie, is nearly nine times as heavy as
water. A cubic foot of copper made in
ii hollow, tight vessel Of nine cubic feet
capacity, would just float. BY making
it slightly smaller it would float. ut
some depth below the surface. Careful
measurements and exact cnlcula tons
would be necessary to. float such a yes
sci at required depth. A torpedo
boat capable Of carrying six persons
and remaining anumber Of hours UNI
der water was constructed during the
late wax, and one OF the plans to re-
lease Napoleon from ST. Helena com
templated the nse Of eyessel that could
lbs. used close to the island under the
water.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-03-31
JOINT STATEMENT

IF AUDITOR AND TREASURER
OF ELKo COUNTY.
For tho Quarter Ending Dec.
81, 1897.
TATE OF NEVADA, "a.
Cou~ty OF Elko.
AUDITORS OFFICE
~
To the Honorable Board OF County Commls
sioners Of Elko County, Nevada:
0INrLEnEN: weherewith submit our Quar-
eply Report Of the Finances Of the Comfy
fofithe quarter ending Dec. 81 1897.
Respectfully. submitted:
81. CA. WATKINS
Auditor,
"A. MCBRIDE,
Treasurer.
Backbone., 1898-09-01
An Easy Solution,

The liquor papers are frequently calling attention
to the fact that the tax intoxicating liquors
yields the government $751; 0,000. In the is
sue, rule, may be found accounts of how the
loonkeepers at the suggestion of the brewers and
wholesalers are by reducing the size of their glasses
and otherwise, throwing the burden of the tax
the consumer Thus does the deadly parallel
pose their alleged Contributions
Some of these papers proudly ask, What would
Uncle Sam do without us?" This vain query was
sufficiently answered by the great Gladstone When
Chancellor of the Exchequer he said to deputation
of brewers and dstillers who broached the dea
Gentlemen, you need give yourselves no trouble
about the revenue. The question of must
never stand in the way of needed reforms Besides,
with sober population not wasting their earnings,
should know where to obtain a revenue